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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Reliance Again Ahead.

NEW YORK, May 23.-In a wind
that ragged from mere zephyr to an
eight. knot breeze, the Reliance clearly
proved her superiority over the Col
umbia and constitution in race on
Long Island sound this afternoon.
Though officially the race was no con-
test, owing to failure of the boats
to finish before 6:3O. enough was re-
vealed to show that in his latest crea-
tion Designer Hereshoff has wrought
his N masterpiece.
In all points Of sailing as they were
brought in the triangular course, the
new boat Gle EARLY outclassed her rivals.
Whenever the conditions were at all
equal she scurried away from the
other yachts with ease.
The tests to which the boats We're
sub iected were mainly confined to
measuring their respective merits,
over reaches. close aud broad, little
opportunity being afforded of showing
what they may have been capable of
in working to windward or running
to leeward. In what little chance
there was to form an estimate of the
boats IN these two latter respects the
new boat demonstrated her SUPERIOR
ltE
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Russia Is Friendly.

LONDON, May 22.-Ambassador Me-
CORN ack is here for few days on his
way from St. Petersb burg to America.
He sails on the kron Prinz Wilhelm
Wednesday next with his wife and
Miss Patterson. The St. James Ca
zette prints an interview with him in
which he is quoted as saying:
zone of my last official acts before
leaving St. Peters burg was to interro-
gate the Russian government on its
policy toward Manchuria. was as
sured Russia had no desire to see
Manchurian ports closed to the Unit
ed States or to have its consuls ex.
cluded. The Russian government was
emph attic in declaring it was with
America in the open door policy in
China and what applies to the United
States must apply to every other pow
er. Your government also received
aud accepted similar assurances. I
know NJ. Witte is a firm advocate of
the open door policy and l have every
reason to believe Russia is quite sim
cere in the matter. She points out
that it is to her own interests to sup
port that policy aud l think that is
the case
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27

CHICAGO, May 25.-At meeting OF
the general managers of the various
railroads upon which the freight
handlers have made demand for an
increase OF an average of Is per cent.
it was decided to refuse to grant any
increase or make any compromise
Whatsoever.
Twenty -four roads were represented
at the meeting and the decision to re.
fuse was unanimous.
The managers claim that the dem aud
i unreasonable, as less than a year
ago the men were given an advance in
wages Of - per cent. President Cur.
rar. Of the Freight Handlers union,
toniyh, declared hat unless some con-
cessions are made he will order
s'rike of the 10000 freight handlers
employed by different railroads enter.
ing in Chicago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
STORMS IN THE EAST.
TOrnadOes and Cloud Bursts Deal Dcs
tructiOn at Different Points.

GUTHRIE, Okla, May 24.-Early to.
day this vicinity was visited by an-
other deluge, making the twenty
fourth consecutive day of rain. Cim-
maron aud Cottonwood rivers are now
at danger point.
A tornado struck Foss, a town of
POO inh abitants on the Choctaw, Okla.
homa & Gulf railway in western Okla
hCma, this morning, completely des-
troying l3 residences and wrecking
many outhouses. Three persons were
killed and a number injured, one, r..
+. Hall, seriously. The dead are F..
NJ. Slagel, wife and daughter.
ENID, o. T., May 24.-Hundreds of
persons were rendered homeless and
property damage estimated at $780,.
600 was done in the Enid bottoms
alone by cloudburst which struck
west of this city at midnight last night.
The aggregate will doubtless be raised
much higher by losses sustained be-
tween Enid and the seat of the storm.
At II O'Clock a bank of water three
feet high and 800 feet wide swept down
through the bottoms, carrying houses
and everything before 1t. 1t came up
on Enid without warning, while most
of its citizens were asleep. Within a
few minutes 100 houses were partly or
completely submerged.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May PA
cloud burst above Merrill, added to
recent continued rains, has, caused a
large flood in the valley of the Floyd
river, which is mile wide at Hinton,
stretching from hill to hill. Grea,
damage to farm property has resulted,
much stock being drowned.
LINCOLN, May 24.-Another heavy
rain tonight in southeastern Nebraska
has added to the swollen condition o1
the small streams, now out OF theil
banks and flooding the farming coun.
try. In Otoe county eight county
bridges have been carried away by
high water, the damage being the
greatest for 20 years.
BLOOMINGTON. May PA tornado
swept across central Illinois today
causing much damage. No lives were
lost. The storm moved from the south
west to northeast, accompaui d BY
torrents of rain and lightning. Two
grain elevators were blown over a
Carlock and many barns aud uthel
structures were destroyed.
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ing' and the crushing of the rock
during the process of the mountain
collecting. Heavy rainfalls pouring
through the fssures tended to open
them still further. The accident was
likely FASTENED by creep in the coal
mine, which caused jar. The noun.
tain where the slip took place is very
badly fractured and is now slipping
down continually in small pieces.
There is danger Of another slide, as
some of the fractures extend back 500
or 900 feet from the face and if these
were to open another hulk would come
down. MIR. Mcconnell thinks that
there will always be more or less risk
living in Frank and that people should
move as soon as possible. The geo.
logists say that there was no volcanic
eruption or earthquake. Neither was
there an explosion in the coal mine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Won't Arhitrate.

CHICAGO, May 24.-Tte refusal Of
the laundry drivers to submit their
wage scale to arbitration prevented a
settlement of the laundry strike today.
At meeting between representatives.
Of the Drivers union, the Laundry
Workers union and the executive
committee Of the Laundry Owners as.
soclation, al sorts Of arguments were
brought to bear on the drivers to re.
cede from their position, but the lat.
ter refused to yield from the stand
they have taken aud when the meeting
adjourned tonight settlement of the
strike seemed to be as far Off as ever.
The laundries and Laundry Workers ,
union have settled their differences,
but the owners refuse to open for busi-
ness until the trouble with the drivers
has been adjusted. The strike has
lasted more than three weeks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Orders COuntermanded.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Until he is
$ satisfied with conditions at Brenertou,
Wash, in the vicinity of the navy
yard. Acting Secretary Darling will
direct that no more ships be ordered
there for repair or docking. This
work, so far as practicable, will be
done at the Mare Island navy yard.
Ships too large for docking at Mare
Island will come V the Atlantic coast.
Telegraphic instructions have been
sent to the Pacific squadron, which
was about to proceed to Bremerton for
repairs to remain at San Francisco
until further orders, and Mr.. Darling
has wired Capt. Bleecker, acting COM
mander at Bremerton, regarding the
truth Of newspaper reports that the
Bremerton town council has declined
to approve the revoking of the licen.
ses of the saloons and gambling hous.
es on Front street, and that these
places were still oper ating. If these
reports be trues Acting Secretary Oar.
ling says, the department has been
misled
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Fatal Automobile Race.

PARIS, May 25.-The trail of death
and disaster following the start Sun
day morning, from Versailles, of the
Paris adrid automobile race, has
caused profound sensation. Reports
from along the route of the stage to
Bordeaux continue to give details of
the various accidents and these are
causing far greater attention than the
race, which has been practically a ban
doned, owing to the indiction of the
government to its being continued in
French territory.
1t is now possible to assemble from
many reports along the route of the
frs: stage of the Paris Madrid auto
mobile complete list of the casual.
ties. This shows six persons killed,
two SO seriously injured that they may
die, aud 10 seriously njured. During
the day it was asserted here that II
persons had been killed and that II
We're Injured, but this was not war.
ran,cd.
Concerning the effect Of the acci-
dents, Mr.. Moore expresses the opin.
ion that it will stop excessive speed
in races and that this will really be
beneficial to true sport. He says the
Paris and Madrid race is less a con.
test OF craftsmanship than competition
between rival makers, seeking to gain
a reputation. many makers Offering
large premiums to unknown men to
induce them to break records.
MADRID, May 25.-The Spanish gov.
ernmeut has prohibited the contiuu.
ance Of the Paris-M Madrid automobile
race iu Spain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27

HAVANA, May 22.-The permanent
treaty between the United States and
Cuba, in which is incorporated all the
provisions of the Plat amendment,
was signed this afternoon.
The act of signing the treaty occur
red at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon at the
office of the secretary of state. The
signers were Secretary Of State Zaldo
and United States Minister Squiers,
who were constituted special plenipo-
tentiaries for that purpose. Senor
Zaldo and Mr.. Squiers simply met,
accompanied by their secretaries, and
the signing was accomplished and
copies of the treaty exchanged within
few minutes.
The permanent treaty contains no
extraneous conditions of any kind. 1t
simply incorporates the entire Platt
amendment into the form of treaty.
The length of time consumed in the
negoti ations was principally due to
the fact that the Cuban government de-
sired to include in the treaty various
ex!raneous conditions, especially one
to the effect that there should be no
intervention in Cuban affairs by the
United States except through the ini'
tiative of the president of Cuba. All
these conditions were rejected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Our Trade With Peru.

CHICAGO, May 2l.-Becau5e of an
Increased trade with America, the gov.
ernment of Peru has opened a consul ar
Office in Chicago and appointed DR..
Leopold Armaud, former Spanish con.
sui in this city, who is a noted foreign
scientist, geologist, explorer and au-
thor, to fill the position, and also tn at
Of commercial agent.
The latter Office has been created by
the government for the benefit of Am.
erican investors in Peru.
The official papers of recognition Of
DR.. Armaud are in the hands of the
secretary of state and will not be
signed until the president returns to
Washington.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Report on Frank Disaster.

OTTAWA, Ont, May .5.-Alessrs. r.
w. Brook and r. w. Conuell, geolo-
gists who were sent to report on the
cause of the landslide at Tultl noun
tain, which wiped out the town Of
Frank, have submitted preliminary
report to Sir William MuIlocN, act.
ing minister of the interior. MIR. Me-
COnnell states that the part IF Turtle
mountain which gave "ay vas ab, ut
half mile wide Owe" , 'm' f.'t in
hei 5;.t and FROM 40 to ~ -, thick
at The cnutc.r. II = nH'>: ',4l' u :
tween $4,000. 900 al. >p.1u ',,,uJ ,,.> IT
rock fell, lhc Le)rls TT Au:th COY -
almost two square mills. The i d.: is
attributed to the seepn"-> uf the
mountain and the shattered condition
of the rock. This was due to "fau
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Pension for Servant.

CHICAGO, May PA dispatch to
the Tribune from New York says:
Through the generosity of Mrs. Coils
P. Huntington her invalid servant,
Miss Lizzie Cornell, will spend the
remainder of her days in her old home
ia Ireland and will be supported as
long as she lives by her American
mistress. Miss Connell was shot by
Daniel Harkins, a gardener on the
estate of Mrs. Huntington, at Throgg's 5
neck, six months ago. Harkins SUI
spected the young woman, who was
engaged to be married. of trying
to oust him from his position so that
her intended hus band could have it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
pOSTOFFICE DEFICIT.
Postmaster General Severely Criticizes
Former Superintendent Of Free
Delivery.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Congress
will be asked at the opening of its next
session to make an appropriation to
cover the deficiencies in both the reg.
ular free delivery service and the ru.
raj free delivery service of the post.
Office department. Postmaster Gener-
al Payne today announced that this
deficiency now aggregates exactly
1927, 300, of which Sl05, 700 is in the
rural free delivery service. The post
master general said he very much re.
GREETED the existence of the deficit and
for the first time publicly criticized
the administra alton of A. w. Machen,
general uperintendent of the free de.
livery system, who is out on an indeti.
mite leave of absence. He said:
ut is very reprehensible for bu.
reau officer to have deficit of $780,
600 rolled up on the lst day Of May.
1t was bad. very bad administration.
A bureau officer should not incur a
deficit without consulting his superior
officer, the postmaster general. l can"
not stand for that kind of administra.
ton, and l do not approve of it. The
official must be held to more strict
accounting. do not say that there
was anything criminal or anything
wrong in Mr.. Machen's action, but it
was certainly loose administration
and he should have had his business
more in hand. l believe, however,
that congress will quickly vote the
money to cover the Deficiency
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
WAS HATCHED IN BUTTE.
The Internal Machine Intended to De-
stroy the Umbria Made in the
Silver City.

BUTTE, May 21.-The startling an
nouneement was made this afternoon
by the police that almost beyond a
doubt it is believed that the terrible
plot which had for its object the de-
struction of the Cunard liner Umbria
and its 700 souls, was hatched in
Butte. Rosseau, the anarchist, who
is suspected of the dastardly deed, is
thought to be in hiding somewhere in
the many dens of criminal and thugs
in this city, and Detective Arthur
Carey, from the central Office of H.
spector McClosky at New York ci !,
is now in Butte searching for him
That officer arrived this morning.
1t has been definitely ascertain Il
that the dry batteries used in the in
fernal machine, by which it was plan
ned to furnish a spark to the cigar
lighter, exploding one hundred pounds
of dynamite and sending the Umbria
to the bottom, was purchased of the
Montana Electric company on April
4th, last, by a man who very close
ly answers the description given
of Rosseau. The mysterious strangers
actions were very nervous. He had
black hair and dark eyes. His walk
is also described as being queer and
his chest protruded.
When the purchase of the batteries
was made it was noticed that the
stranger placed the electric appliance
in box in which was cigar lighter.
The act seemed so odd as to be re-
marked upon. This cigar lighter, ac-
cording to the officers, perfectly an.
swered the description of the one
found in the Internal machine.
The trunk in which reposed the in.
fernal machine also bore marks tend
ing to show it had been made in Butte.
Chief of Police Reynolds would not
discuss the startling disclosure in de-
tail, except to affirm that there was no
doubt as to the identity of the dry bat,
teries found in the intern al m machine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Should Legislate in English.

HONOLULU, May pa serious
question, invo living the validity of all
the legisl lation en- acted in the Hawaiian
islands since 1900, has been brought
to light by superintendent of Public
Works Henry L. Cooper, who refuses
to act under the regula ations of the
recently adopted county government
act, on the ground that the act was
unconstitutional.
Cooper claims that the act is invalid
by the fact that the Legislature per-
mitted the use of THE Hawaiian languar
during its deliberations. which Coop
er holds was prohibited by congress
in the territorial government act.
During the recent session Of the leg.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Took a jump.
the case.

NEW YORK, May 24.-An unknown
man sitting in an open car crossing
on Brooklyn bridge today suddenly
alighted when the car was in the mid
tie Of the center span and, running to
the side of the bridge, jumped into the
river. He threw his hat into the face
of a fireman who tried to seize him as
he stood poised GA the edge of the
trestlework and then dived head first.
holding lighted cigar between his
teeth. His body rose to the surface
Immediately after the plunge and was
carried away by the current.
Fine Book and Job Printing spe.
cialtv at the RIVER PRESS Office
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Again in the Tolls.

NEW YORK, May 22.-Col. Robert
A. Ammon, who has been out on So,
600 bail for two years on the charge
Of receiving stolen goods in connec.
tion with the $50 per cent. Miller case,
was arrested today and his bail in.
creased to 500, 900.
The re.arrest was made at the in
stance of District Attorney Jerome,
who says he has facts in his posses
sion which show that Ammou received
S24 900 from Miller a few days before
Miller was arrested.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27

Mr. Joseph Puminville of Stillw ater,
NJ m after having spent over $1,000
S''h he best doctors for stomach
" nHl' without relief, was advised
oH his druggist. Mr.. Alex. Richar
y" 'rv box OF Chamberl aims Stom-
'''''' AID Liver Tablets, He did so,
a d l., a we'll man today. If troubled
y; h Indigestion, bad taste in the
noun, lack of appetite Or constipa-
ton. give these tablets trial and you
are c.rta n tn be more than pleased
with the result. For sale at 25 cents
per box by D. G.. Lockwood, druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Troops in Charge.

LEXINGTON, KY, May 24.-Lexing-
ton was the mobolizing point of state
troops that took charge Of the peace
regulations of Breathitt county. Com.
pany A, of Frankfort, Captain Cor
don: Company K, of Shelby vile, Cap.
tain Burton, and Battery A, Captain
Griftiths, with Calling gun arrived
and joined the command at Lexington
at their armory. The command left
later for Jackson on a special train.
A hospital corps from this city accom-
panied the troops. Col. Roger Will.
liams, of Second Kentucky regiment
is comm anding the expedition and
Major Embry, Of Lexington is bat.
talon commander. The officers and
men number about 150.
No one here anticipated any trouble
during the investig alton Of the assas
sination of DR.. Cox, Jim Cockrell and
J. B. Marcum, for which a special
term of court is called tomorrow.
Curtis Jett, accused of the assassina-
tion OF Marcum, remains in Jail at
Winchester where he was arrested. Z.
Habeas corpus proceedings instituted
for him will keep him under jurisdic-
tion of the court until June 4. 1t is
understood, however, that if an in
dictment is returned at Jackson, the
Clark county court will surrender
Jett to the Breathitt authorities for
Immediate trial,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
4 Strange Will.

LOUISVILLE. May 22.-The will Of
the late Captain W. F. Norton, Louis
ville's eccentric capitalist and landed
proprietor, who died at Coron ado
Beach, Cal, was filed for probate to-
day. The estate is conservatively
valued at S1,000,0 900. Bequests to
friends here amount to $7l 900 and the
residue, which will probably be $780,
900, is left to the Baptist Orphan Home
of Louisville. Captain Norton was
not member of the church.
The will, which is characteristic of
Captain Norton, opens with quota
tions on life and death by Shakes
peare, Byron, and Prior, and its Sec
ond clause provides for his funeral in
the following words:
"Provided, that no services of a
religious character be held at the fun.
eraI; that special train of Pullmans
be chartered to take his remains from
Louisville, where he has for SO long
been, to Cincinnati lat the bullets Of
the car be we'll stocked with good
things to eat and drink, in order tn at
his friends do not thirst or hun
ger: that while the remains are being
crem ated at Cincinnati an orchestra
render a program OF popular and Sc
lect music.''
The program is attached to the will,
and it is stipulated that when an in"
termission is reached the friends ask
the orchestra 70 join them in "drink'
ing my bon voyage
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27

islature the question of allowing the
Hawaiian language to be spoken was
bitterly fought, and it was only after
a threat by the natives to block all
legisl alton that the white contingent IN
the legislature agreed to permit the
native tongue to be spoken.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
English Iachtsmcn Staggered.

LAMLAsH, Island of Arran, Scot
land, May 22.-The leading yachts
men in this vicinity were somewhat
staggered by the cabled reports of the
Reliance's fine performance yesterday
They expressed the opinion that the
new yacht is more formidable antag-
onist than previously reported.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
Frank Again In Danger.

VICTORIA, B. c., May PA special
to the Colonist from Frank says a
crack four feet wide and 5000 feet
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27

long has appeared in Turtle mountain
at the summit. a dispatch has been
received at Frank from the lieuten ant
governor of the territory ordering the
mounted police to inform every body
of the danger and suggesting the i'm
mediate evacuation Of the place.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-27
"The Wizard of Boz"
Perry Heath is to Go.

Washington, Oct. 27.-It can be
said on high authority that President
Roosevelt has already selected a sue
cessor to Perry S. Heath, as secretary
of the Republican national committee.
His choice is Louis A. Coolidge,
newspaper man of this city, a citizen
of Massachusetts, and a close friend
of Senator Lodge. It is expected that
Mr.. Heath will resign his position
when the committee meets in Decem.
ber to set a place and TX a time for
holding the next nominating conven.
tion
The Presid, =, can have no voice in
the selection of officers to manage his
campaign until he has been formally
nominated. He has indicated his
preference in the syent that Mr..
Heath resigns in December.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-27
shoRT STONES.

Thermometers are coming into much
more general use, and the export de.
nand for them is increasing.
Southern Alaska promises to be q
Treat oil producing field. A British
syndicate has bought up large areas.
Last year the United States made
more iron than Great Britain and Ger,
many. the two next largest producers
combined.
A man in South Bethlehem, Pa, re
Gently fell from the inside OF a 1856 foot
smokestack and landed on a hard floor
with only leg and arm broken.
The six cared shell In which Pfesi-
dent Eliot, Alexander Agassiz and the
CrOwninshields rowed for Harvard has
been presented 20 the university by T..
s. Watson. The boat was built In
1857.
The United States now consumes
eight times as much sugar per capita
as In the first quarter OF the last CEN
tury, four times as much as the aver.
age per capita during the decade end.
ing with 1850 and twice AS much as iu
any year prior TO 1870.
All the ships OF the United States
navy are being supplied with steel fur
niture. Experiments carried ON fOI
several months have proved that al.
most all the essential furniture Of war
ships can be made OF steel, Serious
damage was done during the spanish
war by the furniture OF ships catching
Ore.