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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
More Indictments Coming.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The feder al
grand jury, which has been investi-
eating postal affairs probably will
bring in five indictments against per-
sons involved. Assistant District At.
torney Taggert, who has the cases in
charge for the government, was at his
Office earlier than usual this morning
and was busily engaged in going over
the indictments.
He denies himself to all callers. AL
though every effort has been made to
keep the public in ignorance of the ac-
ton to be taken until the papers were
ready for presentation by the grand
jury, it is learned on unquestioned au-
thority that the jury has voted to re-
turn indictments against August w.
Machen, Diller B. Croft, Samuel a.
Croft, George E. Lorenz and Mrs.
Lorenz, the two latter being residents
of Toledo, Ohio. The specific charges,
it is understood, will be conspiracy to
defraud the government.
The fact that new indictments would
be returned against Machen and the
Croft brothers have been talked of
for some time about the courthouse.
but it was not expected that action
would be taken so soon.
The sensational feature Of today's
probable proceedings is the connection
of Mrs. Lorenz's name with the trans
actions which led to the arrest of MIR.
Machen and the Grotfs. At the time
OF the arrest stories were in circula-
ton that there was a go.between but
the information at hand was not con-
elusive enough to esta blish the identity
OF this particular person.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
WILL DISREGARD INJUNCTION.
Cabinet Decides That the Virginia Cour,
Has Exceeded Its Jurisdiction.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-The time
OF the cabinet meeting today was con-
sumed in large part by the considera-
tion of the legal questions involved in
the decision OF the United States gov.
ernment to disregar the injunction of
the court of Virginia and seize the un-
completed gunboat, Galveston, at the
Trigg shipyard in Richmond. Attor-
ney General Knox presented a care
fully prepared opinion on the subject,
strongly affirming the right of the gov
ernment to disregard the injunction
granted in court which forbids the
resumption of work on the Galveston
pending settlement of the claim of
the sub.contractors who have not been
paid for material furnished.
In concluding his opinion the attor-
ney general says: zone further point
remains to be considered. The letter
Of the secretary of the navy requests
to be authorized to employ if neces.
sary the military forces of the gov.
ernment at his disposal for the execu-
tion OF his orders in the premises.
am oath to believe that occasion for
such exertions OF the federal powers
will arise, being confident that any
claim to interfere with the national
rights under the judicial authority of
the state of Virginia would be prompt.
ly disposed of and denied by the chan.
Gerry court. For this reason l shall
defer answering that question:
The cabinet, after considering this
opinion, unanimously decided that
the governments case was sound and
the program outlined yesterday by
Moody should be pursued. An effort
will be made to launch the boat next
Monday if conditions permit. 1t is
intimated that if not it will be con.
veyed to the Virginia justice who
granted the injunction in this case
that he has exceeded his proper func-
ton and it is expected that he will
withdraw from what the attorney gen
eral and the president regard as an
unten able position, thus avoiding any
clash at Richmond.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
TIE STRIKE Is OFF,
The Textile Workers Acknowledge Them.
selves Defeated aud Return to Work.

LOWELL, Mass, June 2l.-The tex.
tile council this afternoon declared
the strike in the Lowell mills at an
end. Every union affiliated with the
council was represented and the vote
was unanimous. The mule spinners
and loom tixers were included in this
vote, despite statements that they
would oppose return to work. When
asked for statement, President Con-
roy said:
"We now worship at the altar OF
defeat, but later we shall rise again
and conquer
Agent VIM. S. Southworth, secre.
tury of the employers, said:
''It will be impossible to start the
remainder of the machinery so as to
employ all at once who will come
back. Running with incomplete force
for three weeks has disturbed the ball
ance that usually exists between stock
and prices in the various departments.
A mill may have depleted stock in
certain kinds of yarn and for that
reason be unable to start all of it's
looms, even if full compliment of
help is available. It is for selling
agents aud treasurers to decide, in
view OF the market, whether we shall
attempt to run in tull. The strike be.
gan on March Both and involved about
1900 operatives. The mills were
shut down until June lst, when the
agents opened the gates and majori-
ty Of the operatives went back to
work. The strike has cost in wages
about $l,300,OUO. 1t is understood
that the agents will take back all old
help they have room for and will
make no Discrimination against the
leaders of the strike movement. The
high price Of cotton precluded any
hope Of the success OF the strikers
campaign for 10 per cent. increase. !"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Charged With Looting.

MANILA, June 22.-The charges tn at
American officers looted public build
ings in Manila, after the surrender Of
the city in 1898, have been revived and
may possibly lead to formal investi-
cation.
Recently the authorities endeavored
to locate certain pictures and other OBJ
jects belonging to the museum, and
the inquiry showed that they had been
given to a Filipino to take care of af-
ter the surrender
The Filipino officers tried to prove
that some American officers received
the pictures, and that it is claimed
that a former staff officer abstracted a
silver service from Malacana palace.
The government may ask the war de-
partment to investigate the matter
Governor Taft has returned here
from Benguel. His health is COM
plttely restored
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Fatal Railroad Wreck.

WATERLOO, June l9.-While going
at terrific rate and turning on a
curve, unaware of the approach of a
freight train, passenger train No. ?,
eastbound, Of the Illinois Central.
crashed head-on into the freight. Nine
persons were killed and the engines
reduced to junk. The engineers and
tiremen of each crew are dead.
The passenger train had orders for
the right'ot-way, the freight crew hav-
ing misunderstood the wording of its
orders. The passenger was going at
the rate Of fifty miles an hour.
The collision took place upon a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
COffinS Are Scarce.

New YORK, June lS.-lf the coffin.
makers strike spreads much further
among the factories of this city, it may
become necessary to bury the dead in
union made boxes put together by or
dinary carpenters in the next few
weeks.
The surplus of caskets on hand is
said to be quite small The strikers.
who desire shortes hours, say the
work makes them melancholy and they
need more time in the sunlight and to
mingle among those who are not al.
ways thinking about death.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Explosion OF Lyddite.

LONDON, June 1S.-FOurteen men
we're killed and thirteen injured by an
explosion in the lyddite factory at the
Woolwich arsenal this morning. Sew
eral of the victims were literally blown
to pieces. The building was complete.
ly wrecked. The roof was blown off
and then collapsed. The explosion is
attributed to the bursting of a shell.
There were many pathetic scenes
about the gates Of the great arsenal,
where thousands of relatives beseiged
the officials for inform alton. Six ad.
ditional men are missing and it is be-
lieved they We're blown to pieces.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

proach OF the opposing train until
within few feet of each other. Had
1t not been for the makeup Of the train,
the Pullmans being placed in the cen
ter, with the passenger coaches on the
rear, the death list would have been
appalling.
The wreck occurred at Raymond,
seven miles east of w aterloo, at 2:45
this morning. All the surgeons avail
able in Waterloo left Immediately on
special train as soon as the news
was received.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Aged Cardinal Dead.

LONDON, June 20.-The Very Rev.
Herbert Vaughan, cardinal and arch
bishop OF Westminster, died at mid
night.
Herbert Vaughan, English Roman
Catholic prelate, was born at Glouces-
ter, April Is, 1882. He was educated
at Stony hurst college and at Rome,
where he attended the Academia Del
Bobi(i ecclesiastical. He was ordained
priest in 1854, and returned to Eng
land and founded and became presi-
dent general of St. Joseph's Foreign
Missionary college, Mill Hill, Middle
sex.
In ISL he accompanied to Nj aryland
the first detachment of priests who
were sent on {; special mission to the
colored population of the United
States. He was elected bishop of Sal
ford in 1872. In March, 1892, he sue.
ceeded the late Cardinal Wiseman as
arch bishop of Westminster, and in
1893 was himself created cardinal He
Identified himself with the movement
against intemperance and took an &C.
tive part in the rescue of children and
in commercial education, in the in.
terest of which he built St. Bede's col
lege. He was made head OF the Ro.
man Catholic church in England, and
was proprietor of the Tablet and the
Dublin Review
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Strike Of Freight Handlers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 1S.-All
the freight handlers employed at the
local freight depots of the St. Louis
and San Francisco road, the Burling-
ton and Rock Island systems, went
out this afternoon because the COM
panies refuse to grant their demands
for an increase of wages of nearly 25
per cent.
This makes total of 600 men now
out, the Santo Fe men having struck
on Monday. The demands of the men
were made before the recent flood rem
dered all work in the yards here i'm
possible. These were presented to the
various railroads again today and
promptly refused. Other roads may
be affected.
The railroads had anticipated the
strike and had several men take the
place of the strikers. The forces at
the various depots were entirely in
adequate, however.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
European Squadron to Be Entertained

BERLIN, June 1S.-The United States
European squadron is due to arrive at
kiel Saturday. The Machias alone
goes through the kiel channel. The
kearsage, Chicago and San Francis
co will go through the Cattegat. Ow-
ing to the great beam and keel of the
kearsarge, it was decided not to at
tempt to steam through the 56.mile
channel.
The German naval authorities have
arranged to entertain the American
seamen as we'll as their officers. Am
hiss o. Tcwo" VII c.v.. 9 y. ,.,.,- %
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
\ Grasshopper Plague.

Big TINEER, June 19.-News comes
from the Bridg ger creek country tn at
there is Ii kelly to be a great plague of
grasshoppers in that section this sea.
son. The grass, which has attained a
good growth. begins to show signs of
the ravages made by the hoppers. and
the stockmen say that in a few weeks
the range will proba bly, be denuded
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
They Cut the Dixie

Gruu:.c City, H., u the l4um ,er OF
100, led by t. G.. at: w. Il. Nirl.i"-
haus, OF the National stan. .,iu. v,,ln
pany, cut the uike plo;cv.iu. the Me"
chants bridge approach at : o'c,oyk
tonight in order to le; the back water
out of the city. The dixie is severa
feet higher thar Granite City, 50 thai,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24
Cham be llain'~ collie, Cholera and
DiarrhOeu Remedy

l. everywhere recognized as the one
reneuy that can always be depended
up II and that is pleasan to take. It
is especially valuable for summer
di .rrnoea in children and is undoubt-
ed|y the means Of saving the lives OF
a yr"a, many children each year. For
tie 10y D. G. Lockwood, Druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-06-24

Prince Henry Of Prussia, the mem bers
of the emperor's suite, the principal
officers and embassy staff will be pres
ent. The banqueting room Of the I'M
perial Yacht club has been engaged
for four large dinners, including one
to be given to the emperor.
The American squadron will sail
for England June 80, the same lay the
emperor leaves kiel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-24
POLICEMEN
CONFESS TO
ASSAULT
FINE IMPOSED ON THEM BY THE
MAGISTRATE AND is PAID BY
THEM.
Their Story is Different from Fowler's
and the say he was not Struck with
Mace.
Officers had Driven to the West End
Just Because they Wanted a Drive
as they Express it-Had Bor-
rOwed the Buggy.

Nicholas White and James Simms,
policemen charged with assauTting John
Fowler, confessed in Squire Samuel w.
Gordon's court Friday night and were
fined five dollars and costs each. They
paid it and were released.
Their version Of the affair, as they told
it to a newspaper man runs somewhat
like this. They borrowed the buggy of
Pete Boring and Doc somebody and drove
to the West End, just drove out the said,
when asked why they went to the West
End. When they came back Fowler
wanted to take the buggy away from
them, but they did not know him and
they proposed to give the vehicle to the
parties they borrowed it from. Fowler
called Simms an ugly name and the lat.
ter knocked him down. In the fall he
received the cut on the back OF the head.
they claim, and not by being struck with
a mace. Both deny that either used a
mace or that White struck him at all.
They further state that Fowler did
not take the buggy to the stable but that
thcy returned to the parties the borrowed
it from.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-24
CARPENTER
SUSTAINS
INJURY
JOHN BARNES, OF BROAD OAKS,
CUTS ARTERIES WITH HAND
AXB.
Blceds 50 Profusely that he is very Weak
Before Physicians Arrived-Brought
to City for Treatment of
Injury.

John Barnes, Of Broad Oaks, met with
a painful accident at o'clock Saturday
morning lie was engaged on carpentry
on the house Y. G. Smith is having built
in the Clarksburg Industrial company's
addition and was using a hand axe He
made a miss lick and thcaxe struck him
on the left wrist inlicting a very dan.
gcrous wound. The arteries were sever.
ed and he bled very profusely before he
could receive medical attention. Fellow
workmen bandaged the arm with a hand.
kerchief but this did not check the 0ow
OF blood and he was very weak when the
physicians arrived. After measures had
been taken to stop the ilow, he was
brought in carriage to the city and
taken to physicians office to have
the wound dressed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-24
F FAIRMONT
NEXT PLACE
OF MEETING
OF THE MoNoGAHELA VALLEY
ROUND TABLE FIRST WEEK IN
MONTH OF DECEMBER.
Splendid Program and Interesting Dis
cussion of Topics-Attendance
Gratifying and Interest
Good.

The Teachers Round Table adjourned
here at II o'clock Saturday forenoon,
after most successful and enthusiastic
meeting. The meeting will be held in
Fairmont Friday and Saturday, Dccem.
Der A and5.
The Saturday session convened at $50
O'clock with Prof 4. L. Burdctte in the
chair. Nearly all of the 80 persons who
had enrolled were present
Prof. Hayward Fleming, OF Grafton,
discussed "What steps shall be taken
toward industrial education in the pub.
lie selfool?' A general discussion Of
the topic followed.
"Ihe study of civics in the public
schools" was then discussed by. Prof. U. /.
jenkins, Of Buckhannon, Prof. Gallup,
of the University, and others.
Miss Anna Dunn talked in a very in.
teresting manner about Library work in
the, schools
Prof. MCGOWAN, of the Fairmont State
Normal, presented the subject, @How can
the brighter pupils advances"
Prof, Burdettc, Miss King, of Buck.
hannon, and Miss Abbott. of Fairmont,
made addresses on Literature in the
grades and how to use it,"
At the night session Friday D. j. NJ,
Callahan talked about "'rhe study of
local history" and w. i. Morris told Of
education in thePhilipPints. Prof. Cox
in an able manner the question,
What are the most efficient aids in
teaching patriotism" Prof. Trotter,
Prof, McConkey and superintendents
Gallup, Bmdettc and Fleming talked in.
terestingly about "our educational ex-
hibit at st. Louis"
The session was presided over by Prof.
rrotter
Joseph Roster, Prof. MCGOWAN and
Prof. J. \. Deahl were appointed com
nittee on program and arrangements for
the next meeting.
Buckhannon was more largely repre-.
scnted than any other section in the Val.
ley The absence OF DR.. s. f. Swmtz
was much felt
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-24
GAS
NO OLE
hows up in the Heldreth Well in the
Wallace Field and Same Oil Appears
in Lambert Wen.

On the east side Of the Folsom dis.
ytriet. in the vicinity Of Wallace, the
SouBh Penn has drilled No. l on the Geo.
Hcldreth farm 80 feet into the stray
and has developed 1ittle gas, butno oil.
The same company has drilled, No. 2
on the ). l.. Lambert farm into the Cor
lon sand and has developed some oil The
aole has filled up 300 feet with fluid
No. Lon the J: w. Davis farm is drill.
ing in The salt below the Gordon and tie
test on the J. Webb farm is drilling at
2O.fect in the Gordon and has no oil or
gas
On the west side of the Folsom dis
trict the souti Penn Oil Company has
drilled No. % on thG b. W. Peterson
fanpinto the Gordon slud and the hole
has filed mp 1000 feet with oil
Credit balances Sill; certificates, no
'bid. Shipments, s2,407 barrels; average
barrels; average, $685. barrels.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-24
.SNLIT THEIRS
SENT TO JAIL
coIored Man Of North View WAo
Threatened His Wife With
Razor FoiIed TO Give pecce
Bond and Is Now in
Durance Vile.

Jackson smithers, colorcd, of North.
view, arrested on. a peace warrant
sworn out by his wife, Mrs. Catherine
Smithcrs, and required to appear be-
fore Magistrate Gordon Saturday
morning at eight o'clock for trial,
was giAen a hearing at that time, and
Sc It to jill for an indefinite period in
default Of furnishing peace bond Of
800 TO keep the peace for six months.
He was taken to jail BY Constable Nc.
olung and he.now fingers in durance
vile,
Smithcrs is the man who went home
the other night and tried to rout his
wife out Of bed threatening her wItha
razor HtSwite was in great fear Of
b,dily harm at her husbann's hands
and she procured a warrant against
him in the magistrates court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-24
JANSEN
FINED $40
AND COSTS
Foreigner Who Assaulted ]. C. Vincent,
the Glen Elk Boarding House Pro-
prietOr, Fined for Disorderly
Conduct By Mayor Grille.

\. J. Jansen, the foreigner, who was
arrested Friday morning on a warrant
which had been sworn out in police court
by J. G. Vincent. the aged boarding house
proprietor Of Glen Elk, charging him
with assault and battery, was given a
hearing by Mayor Grille at-Friday even,
ing's session OF police court. Jansen
plead not guilty to the charge. The
mayor decided that he was guilty Of dis
orderly conduct and fined him ten dol
lars and costs. Jansen paid the fine and
costs and was discharged.
The case was the result of an alterca.
ton between the two men Thursday
night in front of the All Nations saloon
in Glen Elk, over some trivial mater. AZ.
cording to Vinccnts storyJanscn followed
after him when he left the saloon to get
away from him, and struck him, knock
ing him down. Several blows were cx-
changed and Vincent was again knock
ed down and, he claims, was kicked about
the face and the body sustaining sew.
aral bad bruises and hurts.
jansen was arrested by the police but
up SO for his appearance at tile evening
session of the court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-24
WILL FIGHT
FOR FLAG
Three Recruits Leaee TO Join the
Infantry Recruiting Station
Will be Made Permanent

Charles Fowler of Mt Glare, A. G.
Kendall, Of Adamston, and Marshal
Liner, of Glen Falls, bade their friends
add homes goodbye this morning and
were then sent by Recruiting Omcer
George W. Hawthorne to Columbus,
Ohio, on the 1913 O'Clock train, there
to join the United State infantry and
fight or the country's flag.
Another applicant for enlistment
was received today, His name isJohn
Mullen. lie was examined this after
noon.
sergeat hawthorn has been 50 sue
cessrul here that IL is very probable
the recruiting station will be made
permanent.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-24
WILL BUILD
OPERA HOUSE
Judge Gof has Building Of the Kind in
View and will Begin it as soon as
Waldo is Done.

\ prominent business man is quoted
aging that Judge Gofl told him a short
time ago that upon the completion Of
re Waldo hotel he would begin the cree
lion Of an opera house building It the
corner Of lIcwes and North Fourth Ii
is definitely known that the Judge La
been in New York inspecting plans for
such a building 4 feature Of it will be
that i will be provided with sleeping
apartments for the members Of the show
companies, 50 that when The come here
they may make their headquarters in
the opera house building. The proposed
building will be several stories high.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-24
.ELKS Will have
BIG MEETING.
SEVERAL YOUNG BUSINESS MEN
WILL BE THROWN INTO THE
HOPPER OF INITIATION
MACHINE.
And Each Member # clarksbuFg Lodge
Will Give the Crank Wheel Twenty
Seven Yanks, Next Tuesday Night.

The regular meeting OF The clarks.
burg lodge Benevolent and, Protective
Order of>Elks next.Tuesday evening will
be an unusually interesting one. Several
candidates will be thrown into the thresh
ing machine Of initiation and tile ESQ.
tcric mysteries OF the order will be re,
yealed unto them, Among The candj.
datesare several prominent young busi,
ness men of the city
4 committee from The lodge has just
returned from an extended trip through
Southwestern Canada. Montana and
Idaho erethey were sent by the order
to get some small elk ,rntlefs for the new
candidates to wear about the streets of
the city for two weeks after their initia.
ton.
This initiation session will be about
the biggest thing Of its kind the local
lodge has ever had. Elaborate prepare,
tions have been made for the occasion
and considerable expense has been in.
.yolvcd in getting all Of the necessary
things ready
+. The services Of three physicians have
been engaged for the occasion, and the
Harrison County and Kessler hospital
ambulanccs will stand Mt the door Of
the lodge hall during the session for emer-
gency cases.