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The river press., 1903-11-11
A BIG MONTANA FARM.
An Immense Grain Crop Harvested by
Resident Of Beaverhead County.

According to the Dillon Tribune,
the Birchdale Stock farm in Beaver
head county produces bigger grain
crop than any other farm in Montana.
1t is owned by j. E. Morse Of Dillon
and the Tribune gives these facts
about the grain crop that was recently
harvested:
George Stimson has finished thresh.
ing the Morse crop, and upon footing
up his daily record he found that he
had threshed SO,S63 bushels of grain,
nearly all of it being oats, only a
small per cent. being rye, wheat and
barley. 1t took "a days of steady
threshing to handle the product Of the
l,245 acres of grain, and when it was
completed, in addition to the so, S63
bushels of grain, Mr.. Morse also had
fully 60 large straw stacks for his
stock to feed on this winter.
The average yield of the grain was
IS bushels to the acre. Several pieces
went over 80 bushels to the acre and
two pieces passed the 100 bushels to
the acre mark, which is almost beyond
belief, but nevertheless fact. The
total weight was 3,433, TAG pounds and
if all was shipped at one time would
require 100 cars, making four ordin ary
trainloads. If sold at the presen,
market prices the crop would bring
$34, ,337.46.
! Mr.. Morse has unlimited confidence
in crop rotation and each year he puts
several hundred acres ia alfalfa
and whenever the alfalfa winter
kills Or becomes thin it is plowei
up and put in grain a few years. Elk
perience proves that the best result:
are obtained by putting the land il
grain three years, then in alfalfa fol
three years and so on. He alread,
has a large tract of alfalfa grount
broken for next years oats. Abou
1000 acres have been plowed for mex
season. He irrigates all his land be
fore plowing and then plows it from
seven to nine inches deep. After tn,
grain is in the ground it is irrigated
two more times. The first irrig atins
after the seed is sown is commenced
about June 1st and the second irriga
tion is finished by the first of August
Only few years ago the land no,
comprising the Birchd ale Stock Farm
was generally considered worthless
barren waste, but the good Judgment
push and Industry of the propreto
has resulted in the construction of 81
larye reservoirs which supply a.
abundance OF water for irrigation pur
poses and has converted the suppose,
worthless hundreds of acres of Ian
iuto the most productive ranch in tn
state Of Montana.
The river press., 1903-11-11
DEATH IN THE NINE,
Nine Lives Lost as Result Of Fire In
Madison County Property.

VIRGINIA CITY, Nov. 6,-The Kear-
sarge niue at Summit, light miles
south of Virginia City, was the scene
today of one of the worst mining fatal
tiles that ever occurred in Montana.
r. B. Turner, the superintendent OF
the mine and eight men, nearly all OF
them miners from Butte, lost their
lives from being sutfocated by smoke
from Il fire that destroyed the boiler
house and blacksmith shops at the en-
trance to the main tunnel to the mine.
Supt. Turner gave his life for his
men. He was at breakfast and par
TALLY dressed when the alarm came.
Dashing into the shaft house in his
shirt sleeves, with another miner
whose name has not been learned,
Turner made his way into the main
tunnel. Here they found everything
ablaze. They groped their way down
and dragged out five bodies. In a
second attempt they did not come out
and were later pulled forth dead by
reScuerS.
The kearsarge mine is one of the
Oldest quartz claims in Montana. 1t
was located in the '60s by Frank
Steele and Judge Sawyer, who sunk
the first shaft. 1t is nov the property
of United States Senator Millard of
Nebraska and was valued at about
ST 900, 900.
The river press., 1903-11-11

Liquid Cream Balm is becoming
quite as popular in many localities as
Ely's Cream Balm solid. 1t is pre-
pared for use in atomizers, and is
highly priced by those who have been
accustomed to call upon physicians
for such a treatment. Many physi.
clans are using and prescribing it. All
the medicinal properties of the cele-
brated Cream Balm are contained in
the liquid form, which is Is cents, in.
cluding a spraying tube. All drug
gists or by mail. Ely Bros, Sc War
ren st. New York.
The river press., 1903-11-11
Want a Canal Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The state
department has been informed by an
agent of the Panama Canal company
that the provisional government of
Panama has designated a commission
of three members, one Of whom is
Federico Boyd, member of the junta,
who will leave Panama tomorrow for
Washington, to begin Immediately the
negoti ations for the canal treaty. The
commission, it is stated. is clothed
with full powers to conclude this in
strument.
The river press., 1903-11-11
Doesn't Respect Old .A"e

It's shameful when youth fails to
show proper respect for old age, but
4st the contrary in the case of Dr..
Kings New Life Pills. They cut Off
aladies no matter how severe and
irres pective of old age. Dyspepsia,
} aundice, Fever, Constipation all
WELD to this perfect Pill. 25c, at D.
G. Lockwood's drug store.
The river press., 1903-11-11
For Sale.

About 200 tons of blue joint hay.
W. NJ. WILLIAMS, Harlem, Mont.
The river press., 1903-11-11
Special Session OF Legislature.

HELENA, Nov. lot is announced
that Governor Toole will call spe-
cial session of the state legislature to
meet December TO- 1t is understood
that some agreement has been reached
under which the Amalgamated Copper
company will open its mines and
smelters at an early date.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
BIG STRIKE IN ST. LOUIS.
More Than {, 1000 MachinIsts aud Trades
 men Quit.

St. Louis, May 2o.-More than two thousand machinists and members of kindred unions, including metal polish CTS, brass workers and laborers, em- ployed in about 175 shops in St. Louis, all members of the St. Louis Metal Trades association, which is allied with the International Association of Ma chinists, went on strike to-day. The machinists demand an increase of 10 per cent. in wages, while the brass workers ask for 16 2-3 per cent. in- crease. Negotiations have been in progress for six weeks between the employers and the unions. A 6 per cent. of the increase was offered to the unions and a demand for 10 per cent. was maintained. Efforts to arbitrate the disagreement failed and the strike to-day resulted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
STATE WoMEN's RELIEF CORPS.
Tho Twentieth Annual Convention s....z Opens in Torrington.

3@.:...Gs-s Opens in T0rrfngtOn. } Torrington Conn.,, May 20. The twen- tieth annual convention of the Connec- ticut Womans Relief corps opened iI the city hall here this afternoon at 1:15 o'clock. The department president, Ern- ma D. Chase of Milford, presided. About $50 delegates from various parts of the state were Iii attendance. The first business was the introduction of grand officers. This was followed by the roll call and the reading of the ap- pointments. Devotional services. cons ducted by department chaplain Mrs. Bates of Lakeville, were then had. As-s sistant National Inspector Mary c. Bis sell of Torrington delivered the address of welcome. Department Senior Vice President Mrs. Carrie A. House of Hart ford responded. Department President Emma D. Chase then read her annual reaort.
 A reception was rendered the grand officers tonight. and the programme included an address on the Grand Army by Former Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley of Hartford, department com msnder. ,a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
ALL-AMERICAN RIFLE TEAM.
Chosen as Result of the Sea Gtrs, N. J.,
 Trtals.

Sea Girt. N. J.. May 20.--As the out ended late this afternoon, the follow ing marksmen were selected this even ing for the American rifle team that will be sent to England in the hope of re-eapturing. at Bisley, July il, next, the coveted Palma trophy:
 Captain Horace M. Bell, Second New Jersey; Lieutenant K, V. Casey, Sev- enty-first New York; Private George Cook, Company A, Third battalion, D.. c. N. G.: Sergeant George Doyle, sev- enty-first New York; Lieutenant Thomas Holcomb, Jr., United States Marine corps; Quartermaster Sergeant J. H. Keough, Sixth Massachusetts,; Private H. H. Leizear, Sixth Pennsyl- vania; Captain William B. Martin, Second New Jersey; Corporal w. D. Short. Seventh New York; Corporal Charles B. Winder, Sixth Ohio; Pri- vate Samuel B. Wetherald, Company A, Third battalion, D. c. N. G.; Lieu tenant A.'E. Wells, Seventy first New York
 ates-Quartermaster Sergeant Franklin Phillips, First troop, New Jersey; Private Howard Gensch, First New Jersey; Captain H. E. Evans, Sixty-ninth New York; Colonel Leslie c. Bruce, Old Guard, New York, will be the team captain and Colonel J. H. Wells, Seventy-first New York, will serve as team adjutant. Lieutenant Colonel E. J. Dimmick, recorder of the board to promote rifle practice, is to accompany the team as it's quartermas- ter and Lieutenant Albert s. Jones, secretary of the National Rifle asso- ciation as secretary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
MULVIHILL SCORED.
Called a Political Byena Before Lesisia-
 tive Committee.


 Hartford May 20.-The hearing be- fore the committee on cities and bor- oughs on the bills to restrict the ap- pointing power of the mayor of Bridge port, which was in session most of the morning, was resumed at o'clock this afternoon. The bill is aimed at Mayor Mulvihill.
 Senator McNeil, of Bridgeport, said he understood that self-appointed committee of Bridgeport men had ad- vocated the bills. City Attorney T. M. Cullinan, of Bridgeport, declared the bills were not in the interest of public welfare, but were in opposition to the mayor. Patrick Kennelly. director of public works. opposed the bills. Rep resentative Bissonette said the running of cars on Sunday, where there was a strike, was unwise. Deputy Sheriff Plumb said he believed the rioting would have had a different ending if Mayor Mulvihill had not acted as he did Dr. Fitzgerald, of the health board, said he had heard the mayor say, ''To hell with the health board. I'll have 8 health board of my own to do my bid- ding"
 Fire Commissioner James H. ORourke called Mulvihill a political hyena, and said he had demoralized the fire department. He referred to the ''viciousness, perniciousness and mis- chievousness" of the mayor. Mayor Mulvihill again addressed the commit tee. He said the people did not want the bills. He believed he had prevent ed bloodshed on Sunday. The mayor continued:
 "As for ORourke, he wanted me to put him on the police board and I would not do it. He sent me a check when I ran for mayor and I sent it back to him. Dr. Fitzgerald had a brother-in- law who was declared elect ed city collector, but the supreme court reviewed the case and turned him out I did not think the city should pay him when he wasn't the collector. That's why Fitzgerald is against me. He also has a bill against the city which I ve- toed. He had no authority to do the work"
 Dr. Fitzgerald-"That's not true"
 Mayor Mulvihill--"I have the floor; you keep Stlll' uclJ 'iciS "o9 SNSt " clash between the police department and the mayor But I don't think the policemen ought to go on the cars and act as mot tormen and conductors. They are needed on the streets
 MT. ORourke-'T did send the mayor $25 and he sent it back. I have no per- sonal motive in this matter. He asked me himself to go on the police"
 At this point the hearing closed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
StetsOn Co.
WOMEN CoNGREGATIoNALIsTs
Annual Meeting .or Home Missionary
 Unfon-Ofcers Elected.

| $ Uht0n-Omcer6 EiecEous Norwich, Conn. May 2O.--At the an- nual meeting of the Women's Congrega- tional Home Missionary union of Con- necticut at the osgood Memorial parish house here to-day officers were elected as follows:
 President Mrs. Washington c. choate of Greenwich: honorary vice president, Mrs, Francis B. Cooley of Hartford; vice presidents. Mrs. Erastus Hubbard of Meriden. Mrs. Nathan T. Merwin of Milford, Mrs. E. P. Parker of Hartford, Mrs. o. Vincent Coffin of Middletowfl. Executive committee: Fairfield coun- ty, Mrs. Jabez Backus of Westport, Mrs. J. A. Kippen of Fairfield, Mrs. c. J. Ryder of Stamford: Hartford county, Mrs. D. c. Goodwin of Hartford, Mrs. Russell T. Hall of New Britain, Mrs. H. T. Hitchcock of Hartford Mrs. M. C. Stone of Hartford, Mrs. Charles H. Smith of Hartford. Mrs J. G. Johnson of Pennington. Mrs. A. R. Pierce of SufieId; Litchfield county, Mrs. F. P. Wilcox of Winsted: Middlesex county, Mrs. Philo Bevin of East Hampton; New Haven county, Mrs Luman Cow1es of New Haven Mrs. Williston Walker of New Haven. Mrs. W. H. Phipps of Prospect, Mrs. c. c. Ewell of New Ha- ven; New London county Mrs. W. R. Burnham of Norwich, Mrs. William Carr os Norwich. Mrs. B. F. Bishop of Norwich; Holland county, Mrs. Cyrus M. Perry Of Bolton: Windham county, Mrs. F. H. Means of Windham, Mrs. E. D. Sargent Putnam.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
Large Com mission House Fails,

Chicago, May 20.--Bankruptcy pro- ceedings against the Porter Brothers company, one of the largest fruit com- mission houses in the country, were begun secretly in the United States district court yesterday and it was not until to-day that it became known that receivers had taken charge of the com pany's affairs. It is said to be proba- ble that the debts will prove to be larger than the assets which are worth from s1O0.OOO to $2oO,0O0. The concern was capitalized for s1,O00,0O0 and had a high financial rating.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
SELIGMAN TRIES SUICIDE
BANKER AND BROKER STABS
 HIMSELF IN THROAT.
Found fn Ills Room at the Rossmore Hotel in New York-Taken to Hoosc.
 welt Hospttai-Prompted to the Deed by Nervousness which flo Felt Was Overpuwertns Him.

New York, May 2O.-Washington seligman, banker and broker. a son of James seligman and a brother of Jef- ferson seligman, was found in his room at the Rossmore hotel tonight with @ deep gash in the right side of his throat. He was taken to Roosevelt hospital a prisoner, charged with at tempting suicide. To Police Captain o'Connor, MT. SeligmaH said:
 T have. been suffering from a ner- vous aliment for the past twenty years and only few days ago noticed that it was getting much worse and was afraid to face it. Because have been having 8 whole lot of trouble in Wall street lately I determined to end 1t all!e'
 The doctors say that there is no doubt that Seligman will be able to leave the hospital in few days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
HARRIMAN OPERATED UPON.
Railroad Magnate Goes Under the
 Knife for Appendicitis,

New York, May 20-E. H. Hartman, president of the Southern Pacific rail- road, was operated upon for appendici- tis at 9:15 o'clock this, morning at the Hotel Netherland. The operation was performed by Dr. William T. Bull and, according to Dr. Lyle, was entirely suc- cessful. The physicians in attendance, besides Dr. Lyle, were Drs. Walker, Tenton, Janeway and Morris.
 At 12:40 o'clock the following bulletin was issued by Drs. Lyle and Morris: MT. Harrimans condition is very satisfactory. Resting quietly. Pulse and temperature normal.
 ''L. R. Morris, M. D.,
 "W. G. Lyle, M. D."
 At midnight MT Harriman's condi- tion was said to be excellent. His pulse and temperature remain normal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
DEATHS FROM HEAT,
Two and a Dozeu Prostrations in Now
 York.

New York, May 20.-Two deaths and about dozen cases of prostration to- day marked the hottest weather ever recorded by the local weather bureau on May 20 since a record of maximum daily temperature has been kept. The mercury reached the maximum at 3:SO this morning, when it registered 90 de- grees. The highest temperatures re- corded on the same day in New York were S6 in 1877 and 72 in 1898.
 Slight relief was afforded in the af- ternoon and evening by several light showers, but tonight the temperature was still oppressive and throughout the swarming tenement districts the suffer- ing was very great. Frank Kelly, while believed to be temporarily insane from the intense heat, jumped from the roof of a house on West Thirty seventh street and was instantly killed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
PROMOTIONS CANCELLED.
OYER 5000 IN POSTAL SERVICE
 HELD UP.
Latest DeVeIopments Is in the Postffice In- vestigation-CIerks in the S9D0 and S1,000 Fer Annum Glasses Affected General Heath Formally Notified of Charges Against Him.

Washington, May 2o.-The concella- ton of the promotions of over. 5000 post office clerks throughout the country re- gently authrized by the department, and formal notice to Former First As- sistant Postmaster General Perry s. Heath, of the charges made against him by s. W. Tulloch, former cashier of the Washington postoff1ce. constituted to- days developments in the. postoffice in- vestigation.
 First Assistant Wynne late to-day re- ported to Postmaster General Payne that the tabulation of the clerks in each grade in postoff1ces of the first class has been completed. This work was under taken in accordance with the order made by the postmaster general to re- arrange the salaries Of the clerks al- ready classified so that the number in the several grades shall not exceed the number specifically prescribed in the act of congress making appropria tions for the postal service The former class siflcation was made by George W. Beav- CTS, just prior to his sudden resignation as chief of the division of salaries and allowances.
 The new schedule approved by the 5 per cent from grades where there are vacancies as authorized by recent de- cision of the comptroller of the treasury, made it necessary to cancel 3,046 pro- motions in the several grades in which there is an excess above the number to which the grades are limited by law and in which grades 7.412 promotions have been authorized heretofore. The report says:
 Tt will not be necessary in any case to reduce any clerk, but simply to can- eel 3.046 out of 7,412 promotions hereto fore authorized to take effect July l, 1903. We will proceed at once to ascer- tain exactly the number of promotions in each grade that it will be necessary to cancel at each postoffice and then will inform the postmasters and allow them to select the increases which must be cancelled"
 Most of the excesses in the number in the respective grades of clerks scatter ed throughout the United States at first class presidential offices, are in the $900 and $1,O00 per annum classes. The ex- cesses in grades are divided among eight grades as follows: 258 excess in the $700 grade; S52 in the $500 grade, 936 in the $1,OO0 grade: 451 in the S1, 100 grade. 231 in the $1.2Oo grade, 22o in the S1.200 grade: S2 in the $1,40O grade, and 16 In the s1,500 grade.
 The postmaster general to-day sent to Perry Heath copy of the charges filed by MT. Tulloch, together with a letter requesting any information he may care to submit on the subject. This is the first official communication with MT. Heath during the investigation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
CARRIER AFRAID TO RESUME.
The Ohiciai Investigation Into Ken-
 lucky Case.

Washington, May 2O.-Postmaster General Payne to-day received the of- ficial investigation into the recent in- limitation of John Atwood, the col ored rural free delivery carrier at Gal latin, Tenn. The report says that only two persons were involved in the affair and that the sentiment of the commun- ity does not uphold their act. The car- Tier is afraid to resume the service, be- 1ieving his lief would be endangered thereby, although Inspector Conger, who made the investigation, reports that he believes the carrier would be entirely safe. The carrier thinks he knows who the two men were who held him up and warned him not to con- tinue, but the inspector says their iden- tity is uncertain. An irregularity in the appointment of Allgood has been discovered and the matter has been re- ferred 10 the civil service commission. Senator Bate of Tennessee had a con- ference to-day with the postmaster general and urged resumption of ser- vice on the suspended route, but the postmaster general deferred action 6peHulHS q cdreli coiISluefdlolH oA tHe report. Subsequently MT. Payne de- clined to say whether the service would be resumed.
 Allgood has resigned as rural mail carrier no the ground that continuance in tae service would endanger his life The postmaster general said tonight that the resignation had not yet been accepted but tomorrow he hoped to dispose of the case and announce his decision as to resumption of the ser vice.. The civil service commission is now looking into the papers connected with Allgood's examination for the ap- pointment, it being stated that his rat ing was made higher than it should have been. 's..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-21
OBJECTED TO "DICTATED"
MR. BOWEN AGAIN IRRITATES FOREIGN DIPLOMATS.
E 1cepfions Taken to a FoOtnote in the Recently Published Hue Book on yenezueIs- State Department Replies That It Was Not an American State Paper.

Washington, May 20.-Because Sir Michael Herbert and other representa- lives of the powers took exception to a certain footnote included in the blue book on Venezuela the state depart ment has assured them that the book was prepared by MT. Bowen and is not to be considered an official publication of the department.
 The note in which the representatives of the powers took exception appears at the foot of one of the exchanges where MT. Bowen adds a word in ex- planation to the effect that the above note was dictated late at night to the British and Italian ambassadors and the German minister" and by them cabled to their respective governments.
 The diplomats concerned objected to the word dictated" because they felt the inference might be drawn that they were taking instructions from Vene- zuela's plenipotentiary. The German ambassador has refrained from the controversy altogether. While the de- pertinent appreciates that MT. Bowen's sole motive in making the interpola- tion was to make the various steps in the negotiations plain, to assuage the feelings of the diplomats they were assured that the blue book was pub lished by MT. Bowen as Venezuela's plenipotentiary and not in his capacity as United States minister to Vene- zueIa and therefor that the publica- tion cannot be regarded as a state pa- per of the government of the United States.