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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30

Jan. p. The meat, it is said, is for
use OF the Russian army and it's des-
tination is said to be Port Arthur.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 28.-Within the
past eight business days Minneapolis
mills have booked almost 100, 900 bar
rels OF flour for export to Japan.
There was further inquiry reported
today and it is not unlikely more
business will result. The millers are
reticent about discussing the Japanese
business but admit that the orders are
still coming.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
ANOTHER WAR CLOUD,
Russia and Japan Have a Dispute Tha,
May Result In BlOOdshed.

PEkIN, Dec. 2S.-1ien Fang, first
secretary to the board OF foreign at.
fairs, visited Russian Minister Lessar
today and requested Information con-
corning the intentions of the Russian
government regarding the evacuation
of Manchuria.
Minister Lessar, in reply said that
nothing could be done at present with
view to evacuation for two reasons.
In the first place the minister pointed
out, cold weather made it impossible
to remove the troops from their pres
ent positions, besides which there were
no accommod ations to be had else.
where, and in the second place it
would end anger Russia's interests to
undertake evacuation during the pro.
gress of negotiations between Russia
and Japan, for the reason that Japan
might seize the opportunity to invade
Manchuria.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Rumor continues
busy with the Russo.Japanese crisis.
The latest report credits Japan with
insisting that Russia shall reply to its
last note before January 10, on the
ground of the rapid approach of Rus.
sian naval re.inforcements to the scene
of action.
According to the Daily Chronicle,
the japanese government outbid the
Russian government and actually pur-
chased the warships Moreno and
Rivadavia, both OF which are now
nearing completion at Genoa.
Others papers print report that
the Russian ministerial council has
decided to transfer $4,000, 900 from
the educational fund for emergency
purposes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Warships Going to Panama.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.-The fleets
OF warships on both sides the Isthmus
OF Panam will shortly be reinforced
by several vessels now on their way
to that quarter. The flagship New
York, the gunboat Bennington, the
torpedo boat destroyers Preble and
Paul Jones. and the collier Saturn
have been fitted out at San Francisco
for service in the vicinity of Panama,
and it is expected that all of them will
start south in day or two.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.-The aux.
iliary cruiser Dixie sailed from the
League Island navy yard today en-
route for Colon, carrying 900 marines
and five months living and fighting
supplies for 1000 men. Six compa-
MES of marines, divided into two bat
tallons, sailed on the Dixie.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Mail Clerk Burned to Death.

ST. PAUL, Dec. PA head ON col.
lision occurred on the Duluth division
of the Northern Pacific railroad this
afternoon at Deroun, small station
between Pine City and Hinclzley. The
collision occurred on the main track,
between switches and both engines
were badly damaged. The mail car
on the south-bound train was burned
and Mail Clerk Rouse was burned to
death, his rem mains being still under
the wreck. Beyond a sli ght shaking
up, none Of the passengers was hurt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Montana Senators IndispOsed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Both OF
MOntana's senators are now i'll. Sen.
ator Clark has not yet fully recovered
from his recent operation, and tod ay
Senator Gibson was unable to leave
his hotel. There is nothing about the
senator's condition, however, to occa-
sion alarm.
Congressman Dixon of Montana has
introduced house bill No, 1923,
amending the laws relating to mineral
veins or lodes within the bound aries
of placer claims. The bill was re-
ferred to the committee on mines and
mining and ordered printed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
More Trouble for DOVie.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Further legal
troubles for John Alexander Dowie
were started today when a petition
was filed in the United States district
court asking for permission to start
suits against Dowie fn the state courts
while bankruptcy proceedings are
still pending. The attorney who filed
the petition, and who represents a
number of creditors, gave as reason
belief that Dowie is to leave the
jurisdiction OF the court December p
on trip to Australia. Judge Kohl.
saat intimated he would not object to
the starting OF suits if Dowie's cOuu.
sci was given a chance to appear in
court,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
lie Was Drowned In Beer.

SPOKANE, Dec. 25.-The effort to
show how much beer he could drink in
the Oxford saloon at Colfax, WASH.
cost Joseph Richardson his life.
Some person accepted the offer of a
wager and standing before the bar
Richardson drank seventeen glasses
Of beer and then fell dead. Coroner
Crawford was summoned, but after
learning the facts decided no INQUEST
was necessary and announced that in
his opinion the man was simply
drowned in beer
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Will Have Powerful NAVY.

w WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Senato
Hale, chairman of the committee on
naval affairs, said today that it is the
Intention to made provision for an.
other liberal addition to the navy
durlug the present session of con-
gress. He says that when the addl-
tions already authorized are COM
pleted, the United States will have a
more powerful navy than any other
nation except Great Britain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
He SWindled Farmers.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-Charles
D. Fensstemacher, aged So years, who
was yesterday convicted of using the
mails to defraud, today committed
suicide by hanging himself with a
towel. He was employed as book
keeper for commission house. Post
al Inspector Holden says his crimina al
record extends over a period of forty
years. His plan was to mail letters
to farmers in various sections OF the
country, through which he secured
large consignments Of produce, for
which he failed to make financial re-
turns,
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SIXTY-THREE WERE KILLED.
Fearful Loss OF Life in Wreck on Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad.

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, Dec. 23.-
With a terrible crash and grinding
noise the Duquesne limited, the fastest
through passenger train from Pitts.
burg to New York, on the Baltimore
q Ohio railroad, plowed into pile of
lumber at Laurel Run, two miles west
of Dawson, at 7:45 o'clock this even
ing, and it is estimated that fully So
lives were lost and 30 persons were in.
jured.
The train left Pitts burg this evening,
running few minutes late, 10 charge
OF Engineer William Thornley,, of
Connellsville. When approaching
Laurel Run, which is particularly a
fine piece of road, the train was run.
ming at a high rate of speed. Sud-
denly the passengers were thrown
from their seats by the lightning like
application of the air brakes and a
moment later there was a terrible
crash. The train plowed along for a
considerable distance and the cars
were torn to pieces, passengers jump
ing and falling from the wreck as it
tore along. Suddenly the engine
swerved to the left and the coaches
plunged down over an embanktnent to
the edge of the Youghiogheny river.
The wreck was caused by the break
ing of the castings on a carload of
bridge timbers on a westbound freight
train which had passed Laurel Run
not more than fifteen minutes before
the ill-fated passenger train. The
wreck occurred on curve and it was
impossible for Engineer Thornley, to
see far enough ahead to detect the OBJ
struction on the tracks. The big At
lantic type engine plunged into the
timbers at velocity of sixty miles an
hour.
Most of the killed were foreigners,
who were in the smoker just back of
the baggage car. They were literally
roasted to death, baggage and smoker
telescoping the engine and immedi-
ately catching fire. Their bodies are
AJAuS, "duJ VI Cucu1 Uufueu W q Crisp,
in the baggage room of the Baltimore
& Ohio depot, to be removed later to
different undertaking shops in the
city. The entire population has turned
out to assist in caring for the living
and in disposing of the dead. A pe-
culiar feature of the accident is the
fact that not a woman was seriously
injured.
CONNELLsV1LLE, Pa, Dec. 25.-An-
other name has been added to the long
death list resulting from the Duquesne
limited wreck on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad at Dawson on Wednes-
day. The total dead now number IS, !
and this probably completes the list,
as the two still at the hospital are do.
ing we'll and will probably recover.
The bodies of about 30 of the VIC
TINS were gathered up and taken away
on early trains today. Those identi-
fed will be shipped within the next
"a hours and the unknown will be
cared for by the borough council.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Christmas Presents Cause Tragedy.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-WilIiam Kautf-
man, nephew of George Kaufman,
shot and fatally injured his cousin,
Rosa Kaufman, and wounded his
aunt, Mrs. Rega Kaufman, in the
shoulder yesterday in quarrel over
Christmas presents. kaufman de.
clared that his uncle had not given
him a proper number of Christmas
presents and attempted to shoot him.
The women endeavored to act as
peace nnHer, and Kaufman shot
them both. He made his escape and
has not been arrested.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
A Big Irrigation Project.

CHEYENNE, Dec. PA telegram
was received today from Colonel w.
F. Cody Buffalo Bill, who is now in
New York, stating that he had secured
So, 800, 900 in cash for the big Cody.
Salisbury canal and irrigation pro-
ject in the Big Horn basin, and that
work will be begun early in the
spring on this and several other enter
prises in northern Wyoming.
The Cody.Salis bury canal was pl
ned several years ago, but not until
now was Colonel Cody able 70 interest
sufficient capital in the scheme to war;
rant going ahead with the project.
The canal, which will be one of the
largest and longest in the west, will BE-
seventy-tive miles in length The big
ditch will pass to the north of Cody
City and carry sufficient water to ir.
r A. : Savnr", t,,-a~o1 +honsand acro,
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Il >. yer. >ntt"i .,.,.t-, 'pn.-- :, r.1-!y
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Another Crank Arrested

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.--Having ad-
dressed letter to the president, the
nature of which led the secret officers
on duty at the white house to believe
that he was insane, the police today
arrested Jerman kehl, a native of
custody he had on his person loaded
revolver and pair of steel knuckles.
He said he was an inventor and had
several patents pending and he de-
sired to be protected. He was pro.
nounced insane by the police sur
geons and was sent to St. Eliza beth .
asylum
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Tallest Building on Earth.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The ,alle.t
building on earth is to be erected on
lower Broadway, if present plans are
carried out. With five stories below
the street level, 10 stories high from
the entrance to the top floor and sur
mounted by 6O.foot tower the gigan-
tic new building will have a total
'"'"N' "f 6'5 feet. making it over
twice - h'-ti IT. he +. .aljron bull iog.
urG almost "a tall again a. the Park
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
New Trial for Dreyfus.

PARIS, Dec. 24.-Captain Dreyfus,
accused of treason to his country, de.
graded, dismissed from the French
army, and most bitterly punished, will
have another trial, this time by civ
ilian tribunal. The court will assem-
BILE next month and Dreyfus will then
have full opportunity to make a COM
plete exposition of the wrongs he has
suffered. The former captain as a re-
suit OF this new trial expects to obtain
full and complete vindication, fol.
lowed by the restoration to his rank
in the army.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Will Surrender BOOdlcr.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 26.-President
Diaz, acting upon the request of the
American ambass ador, and upon hear
ing the evidence submitted in the case.
has conceded to the United States au.
thorities the eXtradition of Charles
kratz, a former member of the St.
Louis city council, wanted In that city
on charge of bribery in connection
with street car franchise legislation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Contracts for Provisions.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 26.-The Rus
sian government has just placed an
order with Armour l. Co. for a mil.
lion and a half pounds of mess meat
for immediate shipment to San Fran.
cisco. The order calls for the deliv.
p,v of the meat at San Francisco by
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Better Than II Plaster

A piece OF flannel dampened with
hamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
on the affected parts is better than a
plaster for lame back and for pains
in the side or chest. Pain Balm has
no superior as liniment for the re-
lief OF deep-seated, muscular and rheu-
matte pains. For sale by D. G.. Lock.
wood, druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30

Eoad building, which at present holds
the record.
This building would extend one full
block on Broadway aud its cost, in
GLIDING the site, will reach SO. ZOO, 600.
The land is said to have been secured
and completion OF the building within
one year is promised.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30
Millions for Defense.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Secretary
Root has forwarded to the house of
representatives, through the treasury
department, a supplemental estim ate
of s., 526, 100 for the defense OF the in-
sular possessions of the United States.
In his request the secretary says:
Defenses for Porto Rico, the Ha-
waiian islands. Guam and the Philip
r'~oS ,-".~or.,'- onadnd TO nrOtect
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-12-30

a.. 'e'. >n.'i"i .'.''t-- rHA- :, r.u-.N
p@cr erL:eg utrC IL :.-r tie Carey a..
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-08
PURE WHOLESOME BREAD

by a First-Class Baker OF Twelve
Years Experience in Honolulu.
Z LOAVES FOR % CENTS.
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, Ice Cream,
Etc, made TO order at very short
Aotics.
SUNRISE BAKERY
NLuanu Street near BeretAAiA.
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Board of Directors.

Geo. C. Perkins, United States
Senator and of Goodall, Perkins
& Co.
H. S. Croker, of H. S. Crocker
Company.
John Birmingham, President
California Powder Words and
Hercules Powder Works.
VIM. H. Crocker, President
Croker Woolworth National
Bank.
v. ]. A. Rey. Of Britton &
Rey.
Jas. Moffitt, President Blake,
Moffitt & Towne and Vice-Pres-
ident First National Bank.
H. l.. Davis, President Cali
fornia Title Insurance and Trust
Co.
John w. Phillips, Capitalist.
F. P. Deering, Attorney at
Law.
WALLACE EVERSON,
President :
A. P. REDDING.
Secretary.
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For Sale

DUCK TENT Large with side cur
tains and poles. WIN sell for one
fourth cost.
PHAETON. Good Rubber Tire Phae-
ton in excellent condition. Rubber
Tires almost new. Very cheap.
HOMING PIGEONS. Home-bred and
imported stock. Beautiful birds. 81. 90
per pair. $500 half dozen.
FERTILIZER. Poultry and Pigeon
Guano. Fine for plants. S1.00 per bag.
$1.25 per bag delivered to any part OF
city or boat
Enquire
WALTER c. WELDON,
Room 5 Mcintyre Building.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-08
A MAP CALENDAR

T. Fl. Davies & Co., are distributing
to their customers and others a very
convenient map of the world and calen-
dar for 1904. The map places the Anne
rican continent in the center and shows
its relation to the eastern hemisphere
with trade routes across both the At
lantic and Pacific. The calendar part
Is for the whole year. In addition are
displayed the flags of most of the ma
tions of the world, and at the top of
the map a fine view of Honolulu and
harbor and pictures of the Davies build
ings both in Honolulu and in Hilo.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-08
TEMPERANCE RALLY.

There will be a young peoples tenn
perance rally at Association Hall on
Friday evening at 1880 o'clock. Rev,
E. S. Muckley will speak briefly, Rev.
w. d. Westervelt will give colored
views with the stereopticon, and music
will be interspersed. A double quar-
tct of alumnae of Kamehameha Girls
School will sing under the direction of
Mrs. Yarndley. The Y. NJ. c. A.
juniors are the hosts of the occasion,
inviting all the young people of the city
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-08
CONGRESS ANO
THE COUNTY ACT
MEETING OF CITIZENS DISCUSSES
THE MATTER WITHOUT REACH
ING DEFINITE CONCLUSION.

| The "Town Meeting" last night to
discuss action on the county bill adj
] journed without arriving at any def
: mite conclusion. Many views were ex
( pressed on the question Of whether IL
! was desirable to ask the aid of Con-
! gress to make the county act less liable
to be contested in the courts. An adj
journment was taken to Thursday
night, at which time a committee Of
I FIVE, to be named by the chairman, will
report resolutions.
| The meeting was called to order by
! G. w. Smith, who stated that it was for
the purpose of discussing the status of
the county act and was for free discus
sion by all. lie read a letter from Gov
ernor Carter, in which the latter stated
that a prior engagement made it inn
possible for him to attend and giving
his views on the subject of the meet
ing. The governors letter had the fol-
lowing:
The seriousness of the Territory's
situation was first called to my atten-
ton by United States District Attorney
Breckons. A few days later in order
to understand the situation, ! invited
a number of gentlemen to meet with
the Attorney General and myself and
discuss the matter. At that meeting
the Importance of prompt action was
made evident. There remained less
than a month before the County Act
would take effect To secure an
opinion of the Supreme Court on all
points within this time was impossible.
l think all of the attorneys present
at that meeting were unanimous in
the opinion that the Supreme Court
would not decide on the Act as
whole, but only on each question as 1T
was raised. The decision already
given illustrates the general rule laid
down by the Court. In that case as
+ many points as could possibly be
thought of were submitted. One only
was decided, and the rest left for fu-
ture consideration. .
Under these circumstances, if Con-
gress was willing to simply ratify the
Act as it stool and the election held
under it, leaving to our Legislature the
responsibility of it and the authority
to amend it in future, this would be
the surest and safest method of hand
ling the question; such action on the
part of Congress would clear away all
doubt as to conflict with the Organic
, Act. 1t would assist to a large extent
our attempt to build up American in
stitutions in> these Islands by sanction
ing this County law as drafted and
passed by our own Legislature.
1.-THE people of this Territory have eX-
pressed an unqualified desire for coun-
ty government; for an opportunity to
have a larger voice in the management
of their own affairs. This has been re-
peatedly promised them and the Leg
islature did it's part. so that the Adj
minstration would be lacking in good
faith did it not do everything in its
power to bring about county govern
ment.
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HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.
Branches
ESTABLISHED 1880.

Branches:
Honolulu, New York, San Francisco,
London, Lyons, Bombay, Hongkong
Newchwang, Pekin, Shanghai, Tientsin
Kobe, Nagasaki Toxic.
The Bank buys and receives for col
lection Bills of Exchange, issues Drafts
and Letters Of Credit, and transacts a
general banking business.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-08

Portuguese voters of the Republican
party are called to an important meet
ing in San Antonio hall on Friday even
ing. The subject of starting a night
school for the cultivation of good po-
litics will be discussed.
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Claus Spreckles. VIM. G. Irwin.
Claus SpreCk0lS 4 Co.
B AN * nc R -.
II AN nc ~ -

HONOLULU, H. 1.
San Francisco Agents-The Nevada
National Bank of San Francisco
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANCISCO-The Nevada Ma
tional Bank OF San Francisco.
LOEDON-Union Of London g. Smiths
Bank, Ltd.
NEW YORK-American Exchange Ne
tional Bank.
CHICAGO-Corn Exchange National
Bank.
PARIS-Credit Lyonnais.
BERLIN-DreSdner Bank.
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA-The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank of New Zealand, and Bank of
Australasia.
VICTORIA AND vANCOUvER-Bank
Of British North America.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING
AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Deposits Received. Loans Made on
Approved Security. Commercial and
Travellers Credits Issued. Bills of Ex-
change Bought and Sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY AC-
COUNTED FOR.
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Honolulu Branch 81 King Street
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SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting of the stockholders
of The Bank of Hawaii Ltd, for the
purpose of electing an Auditor has been
called by the Vice President to be held
wednesday December 9th, at $3.50 a. IN.
f. C. ATTENTION,
Secretary
Honolulu. Dec ynber /, 1908.
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BYAUTHORITY
NOTICE.

Opening of bids for the Armory has
been postponed to December 21st 1908.
c. S. HOLLOWAY,
Superintendent of Public Works.
December 5, 1908.
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Every sincerely yours,
&c. r. CARTER,


Henry f. Highton was the first
speaker He argued strongly for the
principle of absolute local self-govern-
ment and declared that Congress ought
not to attempt to pass on the County
Act. United States District Attorney
Breckons took the opposite view. He
approved the mission of F. NJ. Hatch
and said that Hawaii was not asking
Congress to pass it's County Act, but to
strike out any sections of the Organic
Act which might conflict with that act.
A. S. Humphreys disapproved Hatch's
mission. He did not think Congress
would act within a reasonable time and
was of the opinion that it was a con-
fession of incompetence for Hawaii to
ask for aid from Congress.
w. o. Smith discussed the difficulties
under which county government is
about to be inaugurated He thought
it would more firmly establish county
government if Congress would simply
ratify the Hawaiian act. Speaker Beck
ley didn't want any Congressional ac-
ton, and said that there was danger
that Congress would force an undesira-
BILE act on the Territory. ]. A. Mathew
man offered a resolution favoring a
test in the Supreme Court and declar-
ing against action by Congress, for
which Attorney General Andrews sub
stituted another resolution approving
the sending of Hatch. Remarks We're
made by Captain Kidwell f. w. Mac
farlane, f. Towse, Moroff, George Nc
Clellan. c. w Ashfo~d A. L. c. Atkin-
son, w. c. Achi and others. and at II
o'clock the meeting adjourned to
Thursday night.
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TO RENT.

Residence of F. b. McStocker, on
Lunalilo Street, to rent to response
BILE party, possession given at once.
Rent reasonable. Apply to
w. H. HOOGS.