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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
The New Department.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The trans.
fer of the various bureaus which are
to be assembled under the act creating
the department Of commerce and labor,
to the new department, took place to.
day. The transfer was attended by a
pleasant ceremony in the Office OF
Secretary Cortelyou.
A number Of distinguished persons
were present. including Secretary
Moody. Secretary Cortelyou made a
brief address concerning the objects
aud aims of the department and there
were several responses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
ANOTHER INQUIRY.
Investigation Into the Glove Contract for
the Army.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Secretary
Root today had . conference with
General Humphrey, quartermaster
general, aud Colonel Patton. who par.
tictpated in the clothing supplies for
the army, regarding the contracts for
gloves with E. r. Lyon, who, It 10
said, obtained his supply Of gloves
from the firm OF which Representative ve
Littauer, Of New York, is Q member.
The secretary has directed that an in.
quiry be made into the whole subject
with . view to ascertaining whether
any officer made contracts in viola.
tion Of the statutes and for such other
Information a. may be obtained.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 2.-General
Marshal I. P. Ludington, retired, to.
day said In reference to the glove con.
tract between the government and E.
r. Lyon, in which the name Of Con-
gresham Littaur has been mentioned:
"The transaction occurred during
the busiest part of the war, when l
was loaded down with work. The
bids were opened in my Office and
awarded to the lowest bidder, except
In cases where 1t was necessary that
the goods should be delivered imme.
diately | knew Lyon as q govern.
ment contractor. Mr.. Littauer / also
knew as very pleasant and agree.
able gentleman. knew also, as did
everyone in Washington, that he was
q manufacturer Of gloves, but never
knew that he was interested with Mr..
Lyon in business, or that he had any
connection with him.
General Ludington further said tina,
Mr.. Littauer never called upon him
concerning any glove contract, and
added: "This is the first time that
have heard or read Of his name being
connected with any contract for gloves
or Of his being connected in any way
with Lyon"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
THE WYOMING DISASTER.
The Work OF Rsseuing the Bodies IL Coins
on Cuder Great Difficulty.

HANNA, Wyo., July LOT 262 men
who worked in the Uuion Pacific com.
pany's No. l mine, 235 were killed by
the explosion Of black damp that oc.
CURED at 1880 yesterday. Most Of the
dead are Finlanders and negroes.
Members OF the rescuing parties tell Of
pitiful scenes about the seventeenth
level, a. deep 40 It has been possible
TO penetrate. Some OF the survivors
were driven insane and fought like
fiends against the rescuers. Dazed,
listless survivors were found sitting
on cars or lying on the floor, careless
Of whether they lived or died.
Near the seventeenth level twenty
bodies were found strewn over q pile
Of debris which the men had striven
to surmount before overcome by the
deadly fumes. Some were SCARED
and blackened by flames, but all
had died crawling toward fresh air.
The eleven rescuers who penetrated
this far were too weak to bring out q
body.
For hours the scene at the mouth OF
the level was heartmoving. With
clothes and hair awry, mothers, wives,
sweethearts and children were huddled
together weeping and wringing their
hands. Many sat on timbers blown
from the mines mouth, insensible to
their surroundings. The most frantic
pushed to the edge Of the gap and
tried to force way into the stope.
An expert who went almost to the
seventeenth level says the mine cannot
possibly be cleared for q month.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
a Busy Year in the Mint.

PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-The fiscal
year OF the United States mint here,
just ended, was record.breaker in
the number of coins, medals and dies
struck, and the increase in the pro.
duction was accomplished without any
material increase in the expenditures.
According to the report made by
Superintendent Lands to the treasury
department at Washington. the coin
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
Pacific Cable Completed.

New YORK, July 4.-The last con.
nectlon in the Commerclal.P Pacific COM
pany's cable was made at Honolulu
tonight II 1850 o'clock, eastern time,
and cable dispatch was dashed
around the world in nine and oue.halt
minutes. The drst message over the
cable was sent at 1850 p. N. by Pres.
ident Roosevelt at Oyster Bay to Gov.
ernor Taft ut Manila.
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POPE LEO XIII DYING.
The Venerable Head Of the Catholic
Church Nearing His End.

ROME, July 8, 3 .. tn.-'.God's will
be done. Who would have believed
It, when only 10 days ago was pre-
siding over public consistency"
murmured feebly Pope Leo, - he felt
himself, late last evening, sinking 10.
TO sleep which continued for about
three hours, until excruciating pain
brought the dying pontiff back TO con-
sciousness. He groaned and com.
plained Of pains on both sides Of the
thorax. Tenderly DR.. Papponi, as.
sisted by Pope Leo's valet, Pioceutra,
and the ply sician's second assistaut,
DeCastro, lifted the frail form aud,
changing the position, succeeded In
giving the patient some relief.
Though lowering on the brink Of
death the life Of the pontiff IL still
prolonged by means Of strong stimu.
lants and concentrated nourishment,
and while he 10 still alive his wonder.
full vitality may again resist and con-
quer the attack Of this illness.
Late last evening after the excite.
ment Of the ceremony Of the last sacra-
ments was over, the pope seemed less
restless, partly soothed by the religi-
GUS service and partly by dose Of
chloral which was given to hi,n in con.
siderable quantity.
The pontiff is lying on q small bed
drawn up to window overlooking
the piazza Of St. Peters. The only
picture in the room is an antique Ma.
donna and the sole ornament a great
ivory crucifix.
The interior Of the vatican during
the early hours of this morning testi.
fies to the conviction that the passing
OF Pope Leo 10 very near. The court
yard OF St. Damasco 10 filled with the
carriages Of the cardinals. Cardina al
Satolli drove to Rome from Frascati
this evening, the beautiful carriage
horses covered with dust and perspir.
alton. In the Cortile are drawn up
carriages OF the cardinals aud Of
many notables. Servants and mes
sengers hurry across the court with
bundles OF huge wax tapers and with
robes OF the ecclesiastical dignitaries,
who are waiting within the palace.
The ante.chambers Of the palace were
all through the night thronyed with
princes of the church. HIGH nOblemen
and members Of the diplom attic corps.
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indorsea by everyone - Just and
equitable and consistent with Ill the
needle and interests Of the departments
concerned.
The prospects Of an enlargement Of
the fortt6catlons and new marine hos.
pttal, many army and navy improve.
ments Of great value and new federal
butldings promise . general boom IL
Porto Rico.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-08
Cholera lufhutuna.

I,1i, has long been regarded as one
ot me most dangerous aud fatal dis.
case, to which infants are subject. Il
can he cured, however, when properly
.!,.a .~,: All that Is necessary is TO
y.s- Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
atd Dlarrhoeu Remedy and castor oil,
Il. f!irec,ed with each bottle, and q
cure j. certain. For sale by D. G.
Loeswnod, Druggist.
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General Knox to act a. special coun-
sci for the prosecution Of all offenders
detected in wrongdoing In the post.
Office department, was in Washington
going over the evidence that is IN the
hands Of the postal authorities and
preparing for an active part in the
prosecution.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-07
IRRIGATED ORANGE GROVE. -AzUSA. CAL.

me river IS navlgareu Tor several nun
dred miles from it's mouth by hat,bottom
owing to the shallow, changeab1e channel.
that wagon transportation is preferred
wherever it is possible. In times OF hlgh
water the current is very swift i,o,o, no.
sources in which the country tapped by
the Colorado is very rich. are greatly
hanpered by the cost Of power ana Inc
lack Of transportation, Mr.: Dav ts,a De
reservoirs will completely solve po'n
'transpol tation and mining.
a Sub-Tropic Climate.
AN the land that can be irrigated from
the lower Colorado may be regarded as
having a semi-tropical climate where the
growing season for most products con-
tinues the year round, the requirements
for water h. wever, being probably double
It is believed that with proper regulation
the Colorado river will be able to fur-
nish continuous stream of water for. in
dustrial use. varying from 10; 900 cubic
feet per second in summer. in dry wears,
and allowing the great floods of wet
years to sweep on to the sea as at pres
emit This win be sufficient to irrigate
two million acres of land. II 3 ess<ys *. Z
A considerable portion Of the valleys
of the lower Colorado consists of sandy
food plains which are subject to occa-
Soma, 1nunoatlons ana unsuitable Tor cui-
tivation This large acreage it is pro-
posed to reclaim by impounding upon
them the silt which annually passes down
the Colorado river. s'-% 7lS5' ST
I; A Chain of Great Reservoirs. -
;; Mr.. Davis plan is for the provision OF
a series of reservoirs on the Colorado
river by the construction of dams where
the possible storase is large. The fall
or the river is 80 slight that reservoirs
of enormous capacity may be construct
ed without involving dams OF impfacti-
cable height. At any time, by opening
the sluiceways OF the reservoirs the cur:
rent Of thu river Ell nic.-lysss ont sha
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UNCLE SAM, ETC.
Continued From Fifth Column.

Continued From Fifth Column.
ocean for three years perore she II; nna .,,
disappeared, and in her voyaging she
CROSSED the ocean twise c ene1 in Two by
s saT Zach half of her fioated, and she be-
came two derelicts, moving In opposite ol-
rections. ., s.o, finally
The forward part OF tins ves @se sn ,laM
and her stern grounded on the beaches
of North Carolina. o, ,,,h,oh
Pesides the little red triangles "hlcn
tell Of icebergs on the pilot cnart; tne er rn
that occurred in other years IN the saInui
month. and the little red boats that tei!
Of derelicts, there are long blue nnes ialu!
down, which mark the pathways OF ing
sea. The captains OF steamers m v nagn from
mort to port. This agreement Is mace so 81
that steamers going in one directlon VIZ w
Teen away from the track or steamers
going in the othe1 Se and ena1 may be
expected to be found, and SO avoio tn .iae
section Of the sea- thus decreasing the
chances Of collision. ao,,,,,
On the pilot chart, also. are SET Gown
round blue rings and blue arrows rows ss spow
the direction of the prevailing winds IN
the part Of the ocean where they are
With the pilot chart in his hand ma ys,,a q
ships captain can a sss are likely to pre-
vail over the whole North Atlantic ocea t;
He can see what dangers ne mas 70 a s.o..4
in the way of obstacles that ne mlsALL
strike is Uncle a9d sa day oner the
and the shore and hunting storms 70 thelr
ocean wastes that makes the sea more
and more safe each year.-7W asn' - lo ~
Post. S1---3 ssS7 y Si n gE3
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poets corner of Westminster Abbey.
Longfellow's old home in Portland was
last year bequeathed TO. the Maine His
torical society by his sister, Mrs. Annie
Longfellow Pierce, on certain conditions
Some of these are that the AOciety shall
keep the property in its present cond1-
ton as a memorial to- the poet, while in
the rear Of the house a suitable fireproof
building shall be erected for the safe
preservation of it's very valuable collec-
ton of books, papers z and historical
mementos AS the present rooms of the
society were entirely inadequate for its
needs lack of space presenting proper
classification and arrangement this gift
of Mrs. Pierce was accepted. But to
meet all the conditions of the deed of the
property in their full meaning and spirit
from $4,000 to 100000 will be required.
A part of the necessary fund has been
raised by subscription, but a large
amount Is still needed. An appeal Is
therefore made to- all persons who are In
terested in the preservation of Longfel-
lows old home as we'll as to the former
residents of Maine to help along the good
work IT.
The work of the Maine Historical So
ciety is Of great value to Maine people;
for they have collected and preserved
library of 49, 900 volumes and great num-
Der of pamphlets and papers.
The society is constantly In receipt OF
letters from natives Of Maine or their
descendants who are anxious to obtain
information relating to their FAMILY MS
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Hrizona a'' With a: capacity to irrigate 800,
Eli Williams Fork, with capacity isufi-
cient to irrigate 100000 acres; q third one
at Bulls Head with capacity to -irrt-
the Black Canyon of the Colorado with a
capacity of 1000. :, These reservoirs
would each be provided with large canals
Mr.. Davis estimates would also develop
water power to the extent of 100000
horsepower. In case more storage ca
l'acity is required in the future other res
ervoirs could be constructed in the cam
yon of the Colorado, each of which would
navigation facilities: This additional
storage would only. be- needed by. the
the Black Canyon, which Mr.. Davis says
would mean the creation of two or three
hundred thousand acres of rich farming
land, the value Of which would far more
than pay for the additional reservoir
The development of the enormous horse
extensively in the> mining industry
throughout the region, where power is
very costly. -. sa. -. - =
The cost Of the entire development as
outlined by Mr.. Davis is $4,000, 900.
Against this, however. he credits at least
1,2OO, 900 acres of land which could be irri-
gated. alone worth several times the cost
worth at least $1O.O0O.OOO, and immense
power possibilities, worth easily O,0OO, :
600. ..s.3
cent countries in Southern California de-
pendent upon irrigation, he shows that
these ], 100000 acres from the Lower Col
orado would support a population OF
numerous than the entire population Of
any one Of twenty-three states Of the
Union: .ss5s ss..5s We
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Often l think of the beautiful town
That is seated by the sea
Often in thought go up and down
The pleasant streets of that dear old town
And my youth, comes back to me-
These words of the poet LongfelloW
always awaken a responsive echo in the
hearts of all natives of the State OF
Maine, as they think of the city by the
sea, which he has thus immortallzed
And to think of Portland is to recall the
old Longfellow home, where LongfelloW' S
childhood and young manhood were
passed, and where so many of his earlier
and some of his later poems were writ
ten. What Burns is to Scotland, Goethe
to Germany and Shakespeare to Eng
land, Longfellow is to America, and tour
lists who cross the ocean to visit the
homes of poets as sacred shrines appre-
ctate also the opportunity of visiting
Longfellows home. This fact was DEM
onstrated when the house last year was
For the first time opened to the public, over
three thousand visitors having registered
In six weeks. The admiration and appre-
citation of the poet is not confined to
Americans, many of these registered
guests being foreigners. Among them be-
ing Madame Modjeska and her husband
Count Basenta. Madame Modjeska never
fails to visit Mt. Auburn on her visits to
mass. and to place laurel wreath on
Longfellow's grave.
ENGLAND also has honored LongfelloW
and shown her appreciation of his genius
by placing marble bust OF him IN the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-02-07
ST p T. AND MlNNEApos MINI FEBRU AIRY 1908
1he Gee That s.
NQs Never Hived


But you'll have to hive some day."
III The gil Shook her head.
1T is the bee who escapes that abject
eats it--who sees lite" she said, land like
the spirit of the great Hokusai, Comes
and and goes at will across the summer
"And when night falls-what then?'
The night. and the night perfumes, are
even more glorious to it than those of the
.'And autumn and winter-how then;
when all other bees are warm, and
hived and fed?"
warmth is not everything-nor CON- ON
the Easterns, is riches. My bee, may per
ish in an early frost, or blunder into a
spider web; but even bees know that the
g1ds die they d91 WAT t1 fro
les that bee would have-in the long, long
days and nights, he is certain to hap
upon other truant bees who have thought
for themselves, and declined to be I'M
counted units of those bronzed, conVo-
luted masses, swarming over each other
into
"You mean the hive of marriage he
said. frowning, as she passed. ,,,,o,,
"Have you ever read your, .,r Line upon on
Line carefully - she said. There was
and and are. The IN East set the West the
pattern of manhood then. and through
the centuries East and West nave al,
tered very little up to the present li!ile'
"You know too much he said with
a strong distaste. THE women of the
last generation did not talk thus"
NO they were first chloroformed ny
love, then soundly cudgeled into subnls,
sion when they came to their senses,
said the girl "Nowadays if man WINS
a womans respect, it is worth having
And how can he win IT.? $3.50
.By curbing the lust of the eye-look,
ing deeper than the dazzle of pink ana
white skin-marking the meaning OF
glance not the color of it-studylng the
Expression Of the m outh-not Its shape
and searching a heart, not TOT ms MS, ow w
fattered image Of 1T, but ideals pure as
those he once had. and lost, and no"
may find again-if he will
"But I thought we men were pad eggs
from the beginning?'
mo, it is your bringing up, the bound
less license you are permtteu IRON 1a
birth that a6 SKsS LOOK
at our girls-straight, strong, often beauI
tiful, and look at the brothers who starr
under the same conditions of health; It
is the difference of life they lead tnat
stunts the one, and perfect the other.
"Then you demand muH-ah aoso-
lutely good man.
ION the contrary we demand a man
half bad and half GOOD, who, aware that
if he is wholly bad no one Will PUNISH
him, elects to stand by his better self,
and the woman who loves him. Then you
get self-control, loyalty; and, trust me,
we women know how to reward him. For
one human soul to help another up, not
down. O! there's a fascination in it that
all the excitement of tObOgganlng down
precipices can never beat"
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THE OLD LoNeFELLow HOMESTEAD, PORTLAND. MAINE

tory or that of the state itself, and no
pains are spared to answer each request
AS fully as possible. AS a slight indica-
ton of the value of the treasures in the
possession of the Maine Historical socie-
ty mention might be made of records OF
the Acadians and their apportionment to
the different colonies when hey were
banisned from Acadia by. the English.
Also of crucif1x and a strong box, which
probably contained the emblems of the
sacrament, which belonged to prominent
Jesuit priest, who was notorious in his
efforts to instigate treachery among. the
French and Indians against the English.
Longfellow in his poem of >"Evangeline'
has made world conversant with this
country in Nova Scotia, and "Evange-
lines land has opened not only new
beauties in. the way of scenery, but new
interest in the study of the history OF
the French and Indian wars against the
English.
When the new library building is fin
ished the entrance will be through the
Longefellow house. And one can visit the
den where he wrote the rainy day" and
live over many scenes in. the poets life,
as he passes through this ''vestibule' to
enjoy the books and treasures OF the H.
brary, Contributions to the fund OF large
or small amounts are solicited and can
he sent to Fritz H. Jordan, treasurer,
Portland, Me. A permanent record of the
names of all contributors will be kept,
and the fund used only for the purposes
for which it is donated.
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(kf of the most ambitious schemes
lH - conceived -by prince, potentate or
Wv capitaiist f now or ever is an en-
IA be practicable to harness the
great flow of the. Colorado river as it
passes through Colorado, Utah, Nevada,
Arizona and California. utilize the water
for irrigating vast areas of desert, and
1nc1dently create two or three hundred
thousand acres of new land by scientlhc
post it's alluvium or sediment as desired
by man and likewise create vast electrical
power.
The Colorado has never been considered
a stream whose waters could be utlllZed
to a great extent for irrigation, but
Arthur P. Davis. who has spent several
months in a careful reconnaissance OF the
situation, presents a plan of starting pro.
known hydrographers Of the United
States geological survey, and was de-
tailed as chief photographer of the
1sthmian canal commission. IN speaking tiI1
of his recent reconnaissance he said: The
great Colorado river is the largest stream
both in drainage area and dlscharge that
hes wholly within the ARD portions OF the
Unite ed States. 1t is formed by junction
Of the Green and Grande rivers, rising in
wyoming and Colorado, respectively, In
regions Of heavy rain and snow fall. Only
RADIO has as yet been utilized for irriga-
ton. Through most of its course this
river and it's tributaries flow at the bot
tom of profound canyons from which it is
impossible to divert them upon irrigable
lands. If it's water could be fully utilized,
it would irrigate vast areas Of rich land
A Vast Flood of Water.
Measurements made in Arizona show
that the river sometimes discharges as
low as 5000 cubic Feet per second. It's
maximum discharge is unknown, but Mr.:
Davis states it probably exceeds one-half
million cubic feet per second or the in
credible amount Of two and a quarter
billion gallons per minute, enough to wa
ter 10000 acres, one foot deep in twenty
four hours.
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like d. said SAID the man. looking at her WIN ~
eyes gloomy and th"arted IN MS manu-
sc !stri IS off my white and silver gown"
she said, contemptuously; strip on my
do you find worth the having? Nothing:
For few brief years, just SO long as my
bloom my yG1th aasts p@ Tipen not
faa Snd Sn don Tfef val 1a The Them? Listen
will grow upon youths restlessness. tn1s
Inclination your only law, till at last you
vii find it impossible to tether yourself
"Only q heart could do that, A man of.
fers it to woman and gives her "a a nt ne
his heart. his inclinations. walk out at inc
door to conquer fresh flelds
II don't see why. Have you 50 niue
faith in your power to bind your lover "
your ,,,, or q child.
or any other human thing, but not man:
II 7 we're" she insisted, "a plain woman
forgive my frankness-l mignt It FISK 1,nI en- IT.:
velope if the soul, the spirit of me, con- !
tented him. The only. happy marriages ;
ever knew were made by remarkably orol-
nary women: r 49,
."rhat the best looking, brightest women
attract the worst order OF. men: Inc! So
on pursuing the type-not the woman; tH ne
man who will go on loving woman IN II,
,r,ita ~ and not because of her beauty 10
worthy Of her love, indeed. But he is m
c = Hermnione,' =, urged the man, you have
everything beauty and trains and heart
and If no man could ever be worthy OF
vol1. don't you know he would have sense
IL realize the treasure he possessed? :,
Tii he possessed it. Yes Yes ses sae in sd the
s aiiu eariien. and the man rose, too an
ugly look deforming his handsome 1 ''sl'
Some day you Will be tired Of w Span r.
vnm he said to himself, savagely; but
that time seemed far enough away as
thew entered the ballroom, and she was
at once surrounded and besieged oy 10Y
a.sWhat q beautiful voice that woman
had!" said man, who, sitting az Chs
to raaA had heen abba to eatnh the Soma 'ala,