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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
St. Louis BOOdlcrs Sentenced.

ST. LOUIS, July 27.-Judge Ryan
today passed sentence on five former
members of the house of deleg ates,
four of whom were convicted of brib.
cry, and one in connection with NUM-
cipal franchise deals. Following are
those sentenced:
John A. Sheridan, bribery in con.
nection with Suburban street railway
deal, i've years.
T. Edward Albright, bribery, Su-
burbau zeal, five Years.
Jerre Hanniyan, bribery, Suburban
deal, five Years.
James Decker, perjury, Suburban
deal, four years.
Emil Hartman, bribery, city light
ing bill, six years.
Judge Douglass today overruled the
motion of attorneys of the former dele
gate, Harry Faulkner, for change
of venue and his second trial on the
charge of perjury in connection with
the Suburban franchise deal was pro-
ceeQed with,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Nearly a Million Immigrants.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-More i'm.
migrants arrived in the United States
during the fiscal year that ended June
80 than in any other year in the his.
tory Of the country. The total ar
rivals for the twelve months numbered
857,046: being 68,054 above the pre-.
vious record year of 1882, when re-
strictive legislation was pending in
congress and total OF 1892 immi-
grants, many of them alien contract
laborers, We're rushed to the United
States.
One OF the most significant features
of the statistics for the fiscal year and
for the month of June is the evidence
that they contain showing that there
is no indication of diminution of the
rate at which immigration is increas-
ing. There is strong reason for be-
lieving that if the prosperity of the
country continues immigra alton will
continue to increase at very nearly
the rate maintained during the past
fiscal year. Germany contributed 40, :
0S6 to the total for last year: Norway,
u, 460; Sweden, 46,02S and the United
Kingdom and Great Britain and Ire.
land 68,947. It is predicted that the
immigration for the present year will
exceed 100000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Routed By Mosquitoes.

NEW YORK, July 23.--There has
been an indignation meeting Of NOS
quitoes on Staten Island. This was
apparent when an army of the pest in
sects invaded Stapleton village hall,
where solemn conference was being
held with view of ridding the coun.
try forever of the obnoxious family.
The hall was ]ammed with deleg ates
representing the various towns.
After several speeches and displays
Of maps it was decided to drain the
whole of Staten Island and not leave
as much as tomato can full Of stag
nant breeding water. A committee of
public safety was also decided upon.
Then the mosquitoes appeared upon
the scene and the delegate were kept
busy beating them off.
1t is even asserted that the meeting,
which was cut short, adjourned before
the committeeman on public safety had
been chosen.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Body OF Pope Leo Inferred.

ROME, July 25.-The body Of Pope
Leo was ilte'r.d in St. Peters )niglt
A stroke of hammer which resound-
ed through the immense dome of the
cathedral announced to the earnest
gathering in the nave that Leo XIII.
had been laid to rest. At sundown
the most important and most solemn
of all obsequies took place. The
front doors Of the Basilica were clos.
ed and the vast church, except for a
row OF lights at the shrine of St. Peter,
candles about the bier and those per-
sons who had quietly and with utmost
reverence gathered there, appeared
dark and deserted.
A Abou, 900 persons had received in
vitations to attend the ceremonies.
The cardinals, who met earlier in the
vatican, entered the chapel, waiting
there for the arrival Of the procession,
Cardinal Oregl:a, camerlengo, hold
inc the keys of command.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Royalty Visits Belfast.

BELFAST, July 27.-The welcome ex-
tended to King Edward and Queen AL
eXandra at the capital of Ulster was
marked by the same enthusiasm which
has followed their progress through
Ireland. The city was elaborately
decorated and thronged, and the streets
were lined by 200 troops, 1000 blue
jackets and 5000 police. The lord
mayor and corporation awaited their
majestic. at the railroad station and
presented them with an address.
Upward of fifty other addresses
were presented. The king in reply
said his highest ambition was to fol.
low IN the footsteps Of his mother and
make the well-being Of hi, people, the
pros perity Of Ireland and the main
tenancc of the peace OF all nations hi,
constant aim.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
They Mobhed Il Detective.

SCRANTON, Pa, J ally 2G.--An at.
tempt to lynch John Peel, a Delaware,
Lackawanna 4 Western railroad de-.
tective, was made last night at Foster
by crowd of the Villagers, who were
infuriateG upon learning that he had
gained evidence which would connect
a score Of the families Of the Village
with the wholesal thievery Of brass
and other junk from the company's
property. Peel was attacked at the
hotel while waiting for a train. When
the mob made the attack with cries of
':vuch him., the detective drew re.
volvcr and began pulling the trigger,
but there was something wrong with
the mechanism Of the hammers and
the cartridge, were not exploded
Peel gained the waiting room and
locked himself in. Word was tele-
graphru TO this city and force of -
officers were hastily recruited to be
sent 10 the detectives rescue. Mean
time q passenger train arrived, and
the crew: acting under orders from
this city. quit the train aud after a
hard fight succeeded in getting the de.
tecti-e on the train. The ringleader
Of the mob is said to be one of the
leading citizens OF the town.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Found Valuable Pearl.

PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis, July "a.
The largest pearl on record was
found near Genoa, 80 miles above
here, and brought to this city by
Willis Hastings. 1t weighs 185 grains,
is pure white, double saucer and per-
feet shape and measures fifteen.six-
teenths of an inch in diameter. It was
found yesterday by Frank, the l7.year-
old son OF Hastings, in a mussel shell
which be opened with his fingers while
in boat fishing.
John b. Peacock, a local dealer,
purchased the chunk, which was ir-
regular in shape, for $2,675, but after
taking off the bad layer he found it
to be a most beautiful pearl, and it
eclipses anything yet found in fresh
waters. New York buyers who are
here say it is worth from $4,000 to
8l5 OOO
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29

in. This is due to today's severe
heat, from which no embalming, how
ever perfect, could completely protect
the body.
The will of the dead pope was
opened at today's meeting of the con-
gregation of cardinals. It consists OF
SO pages in the handwriting OF Leo.
Kill, and leaves all property OF
which he died possessed to his success
sor for the use of the church. To
each member of his family he leaves
present to be chosen from the valu-
able objects of his apartment. Sim
liar presents are bequeathed to his
physicians. The total amount OF the
property which he left is not yet
known.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
A BIG JAIL DELIVERY.
Nearly Score Of Convicts Make Success
full Break for Liberty.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, July 27.-Eight-
cen or twenty prisoners made break
at Folsom prison between and s
O'Clock this morning, taking with
them Warden Wilkinson, his grand.
son. Harry Wilkinson, Captain OF the
Guard Murphy and two other officers.
Guard Cotter was mortally stabbed
by one Of the prisoners. Nearly all
the sheriff's force and county con.
stabulary are searching for the pris-
oners, who secured number of rifles
from the prison armory before they
left the prison.
Folsom penitentiary is known as the
prison without walls. 1t is situated
in rocky amphitheater close to the
American river about twenty miles
from Sacramento. The prisoners are
locked up at night in the cell house,
but during the day they labor in the
quarries under the supervision Of
armed guards. Nearly 1,500 men are
confined at Folsom, and it has been
the practice to send the most desperate
criminals there, instead of to San
Quentin, the other state prison.
The convicts were armed with knives
and razors and with these they as.
saulted Warden Wilkinson and his Of.
ticers. The warden's clothing was
slashed into shreds with the razor, but
the blade did not touch the flesh.
Turnkey Cochrane fought the convicts
with chair, raining blows upon them
right and left. Finally he was felled
by knife thrust in the back. Guard
Cotter was cut in the abdomen and he
died this afternoon. The officers were
easily outnumbered aud soon were
relieved Of their arms. Then using
the officers as shield the convicts
started for the armory post on the out.
skirts of the penitentiary grounds.
They passed Calling gun on one of
the walls, but the guards were afraid
to turn it on the convicts. When the
armory post was reached the officers
attempted to interfere but were quickly
overpowered. Then, after fortifying
themselves with rifles, knives, pistols
and ammunition dash for liberty
was made. The convicts, each armed
with rifles, marched on either side of
Warden Wilkinson, who was threat.
ened with death if he made an attempt
to escape and the officers were told
that if any of the pursuers took the
life of any of their number they would
retaliate life for life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Dispute Over County Boundaries

HELENA, July Ex-Governor Toole
has before him joint petition from
the Broadwater and Meagher county
boards Of commissioners asking him
to appoint an engineer to make a sur
vey of that portion of the line between
the counties in dispute, with view to
permanently settling the controversy.
The governor will make the appoint
ment as requested.
The law provides that where coun-
ties are unable to agree upon a divis.
ion line, it may call upon the govern.
or to appoint an engineer, who shall
make survey and report, and that
his findings shall be final. 1t is be.
lieved that the petition filed with the
governor at this time is the first one
presented to the chief executive under
the law.
Meagher and Broadwater counties
have been quarrcling for several
years. There has never been an open
rupture, but the counties could not
agree on the line. Meagher county
has been collecting taxes from the
people loc lated in the disputed terri
tory, and Broadwater county has all
along claimed that the taxes should,
by rights, have been paid into its
treasury. \ crisis was precipitated
recently when a sheepman named
Dodge resisted arrest on the ground
that the sheriff. of Broadwater county
had no authority to take him into
custody.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Danish Treaty Is Dead.

WASHINGTON, July 24.--The treaty
providing for the acquisition by the
United States of the Danish West In.
dies officially died today. If Den
mark should conclude to sell the is
lands to the United States, it would
be possible to revive the provisions
of the treaty which has just failed. l..
Meanwhile the position of the state
department is comfortable, for, hav-
ing done its part toward completing
the bargain, the American govern.
ment of course could not sanction the
sale of the islands by Denmark to
any other government.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Many Land Contests Pending.

The institution of several land con.
tests in northern Montana indicates
that ranch property in this part of the
state is u desira BILE acquisition. Dur
ing the past few days notices Of con.
tests have been filed in the Great Falls
land Office in these cases:
Alfred H. West has filed notice of
contest, involving the homestead entry
of Jennie Creelman Of Big Sandy
creek, near Fort Assiniboine.
Clyde H. Potter of Chinook against
Andrew j. Smiths homestead entry;
failure to establish residence.
Albert Hurley, OF Harlem, VS.. Her.
man D. Lester. Abandonment and
change of residence; non-cultiv alton
and non.settlemeut.
George Duttield vs.. Lee G. Duncan,
affecting desert entry on the Teton.
The contestant alleges that Duncan
made the entry fraudulently; that he
never was resident of the state and
that he made the entry for the benefit
of others; tn at the entryman has been
fraudulently holding the land, for the
reason that he has not made the an
nual proofs required.
Israel Gagnon OF Hill against Viii.
liam Sanders homestead entry: aban-
donment.
James Il. Panton of Nashua against
Albert Jacobson's homestead entry;
abandonment.
William 2. Thompson, Valley coun.
ty, vs. Frank Eppelsheimer. Aban-
donment and failure to improve.
Guy Allen OF Valley county against
John Loutzenhser desert entry: con-
testant asserts squatter's rights and
alleges that the contestee's entry was
made for the purpose Of speculation.
Bert w. Jacobs of Valley county
against Percy ORiley's desert entry;
non irrigation alleged.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
1t Will Cover More Ground Than Any
Former Show Of Its Kind.

ST. LOUIS, July 23.--It is only by
comparing the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition with other great interna-
tional expositions that one may gain
anything like correct idea of the
immensely of the Worlds Fair that
will open its gates at St. Louis on
April 30, 1904.
The Columbian Exposition at Chica.
go 10 years ago more nearly ap.
proaches the Worlds Fair at ST.
Louis than any of the others of the
past. Until the present undertaking
assumed shape the Chicago Fair
dwarfed all comparisons. Now in
turn the Louisiana Purchase Exposi
ton outstrips what has heretofore
been the worlds greatest effort. The
Pan"American Exposition at Buff alo,
the Trans-Mississippi at Omaha and
the Paris Exposition are also CON-
pletely outclassed when the dimen.
sions and features of the enterprise at
ST. Louis are compared.
The Worlds Fair at St. Louis oc-
cupies twice as large an area as the
most extensive of all former world 5
fairs, and covers almost as much
ground as the combined areas of the
expositions at Chicago, Omaha, Buf-
falo and Paris.
The Worlds Fair site at St. Louis
comprises 1,240 acres. The total acre
age of the four larger expositions in
this country-Philadelphia, Chicago,
Omaha and uffalo-was 1879 acres.
At Chicago the exposition grounds
were contained in 633 acres, fraction
more than half the size of the grounds
at ST. Louis. In St. Louis the princi.
pal exhibit palaces cover an area of
12S acres. In Chicago the exhibit
buildings devoted to the same pur-
pose covered an area of 1922 acres.
The Pan.American Exposition at Buf.
falo covered 300 acres, and the COM
bined exhibit buildings were contained
in an area of 15.1 acres. The Trans
Mississippi Exposition at Omaha was
built on a 150.acre tract, and the ex-
hibit buildings covered an area Of 93
acres.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Cattle Killed BY Poisonous Dip.

HELENA. July 2..-Stalc Eeterinar-
ian NJ. T.. Knowles returned from Pop.
lar. where he went last week to inves.
1irate the sudden death Of 2J0 head of
cattle belonging to the Indians Of the
Fort Peck reservation. The state vet
triuarian found that the cattle had
died as a result of having been dipped
in poi>oluu> dip which had been
sold to the agency by a man who rep.
resented that the dip conformed with
the live stock regulations of this state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Russians Will Can Salmon.

TACOMA, July 24.-With cheap la
Dor and no restrictions to hamper
them, Russians are planning to open
salmon canneries which promise to
compete with the Alaskan plants.
The canneries will be established at
Pankura and other bays, on the 81.
berian coast, where salmon are most
plentiful and fatter than on the Alas
kan side. The Russian company can
put up fish at a price with which the
American canneries cannot compete.
The cost of labor is 80 cents day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
SEARCHING FOR 1xCENDA1R1Es.
A Posse of Sheepmen Hunting for Mis-
creants Who Burned Sheep Camp.

BUTTE, July 26.-Advices received
from Big Timber say the sheepmen in
the Bridger Creek country, several
miles southeast Of Big Timber, are up
in arms as the result of the burning OF
a sheep camp and pens belonging to
Flanagan Bros. last Monday night.
The camp and pens are said to have
been the best in that section OF the
country and quite valuable. The fire
occurred quite early in the evening,
and before midnight an armed posse
had been organized and the search be-
gun for the perpetrators.
Early yesterday morning, the posse,
under the leadership Of Will Bell, a
prominent sheepman OF that vicinity,
started out to search the surrounding
country. They think they know who
the man is, and if caught there is Ii
able to be serious measures taken.
Parties who came in from the Bridger
country last night say that the seri.
BUSINESS of the situation is not over.
rated, and if the posse succeeds in
capturing their man an old-time lynch.
ing may be resorted to.
There has been great deal of trou-
BILE over the range between the sheep
and cattle men of the above locality
for some time and an uprising has
been thre atened once Or twice before.
One man was prosecuted several
months ago for arson, it being alleg-
ed that he burned a certain camp, but
no evidence was introduced to convict
and he was discharged. Several 9th.
er camps have been burned, but no
complaint has been made to the au.
thorites about them. There haye al
so been numerous clashes between the
different classes Of rangers regarding
the right to certain portions OF the
range.
Harry Sanborn, who was out In the
Bridger country yesterday, says that
the sheepmen mean to stop the en-.
croachments of the cattlenen and
drive them from the territory that
rightly belongs to them by priority of
occupancy, even if they have to resort
to extreme measures. There is also
trouble reported between different
sheepmen over disputed right to range.
From the meager news obtalnable
from that country today the sheepmen
who started out yesterday morning
are still searching the hills for the
man who burned Flannagan's camp.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
RAILROAD VALUES RAISED.
State Board of Equalization Adds Ten
Per Cent to Figures Of Last Year.

HELENA, July 24.-The state board
of equalization this afternoon raised
the assessments on railroads in the
state 10 per cent, with few exceptions.
The Big Horn & Southern and the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy re.
main the same as last year. The Mon.
tana & Great Northern is advanced
from S2,5O0 mile to 81 200, which is
greater than a 10 per cent advance.
The advance of the assessment Of
the Northern Pacific is 10 per cent all
around except that the Cokedale and
Elkhorn branches remain the same as
last year. The decision of the board
was unanimous. July 80 was fixed as
the date for hearing, the representa-
tives of the railroad
Clerk j. j. Ryan has not yet COM
pleted the detailed assessments of the
various railroads, but this afternoon
estim ated that the railroad assessment
in the state for this year could be ap.
proximated at $35, 450,0 600. The rail-
road assessment of the state last year
was S32 ,036, ,565.
Governor Toole presented mes.
sage to the board advocating the
gradual increasing of the railroad as.
sessment until an amount approxina:-
ing their value is reached. The other
members of the board are Secretary
of State Hays, State Auditor Calder.
head, Attorney General Donovan and
State Treasurer Barret.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
The dip used was of carbolic acid.

The dip used was of carbolic acid.
"There are but two dips for cattle
which can be recommended by this
Office" DR.. Knowles said this after
noon. lone is the lime and sulphur
dip and the other is the tobacco and
sulphur dip; both of these are harm.
less and stock men should take care
and see that none others are used.
''There are number of patent dips
on the market, but would not advise
stockmen to use them. Some may be
harmless, but the incident at Poplar
proves that one of them at least il
very Deadly
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Thousands View the Remains,

ROME. July 23.-From sunrise until
sunset today thousands passed before
the body OF Leo. AIIl., lying in state
in the Basilica Of St. Peters,. 1t was
originally intended that this opportu-
nifty to publicly view the remains
should extend through three days, but
the time is likely to be curtailed and
the funeral may occur Friday in.
stead of Saturday night, owing to evil
Gences that decomposition is setting
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Livestock at State Fair.

HELENA, July 24.-From present in
dications the livestock exhibit at the
Montana state fair, to be held
in October, will be one of the most
extensive ever seen in the North.
west. Secretary Pace is receiving a
large number of letters every day
from various horsemen, cattlemen and
hOckmasters from all parts of the
state making inquiries relative to
space, premiums, transportation and
other details. From these it is evil
dent that the livestock department will
be one of the features of the fair.
Sixty.one stalls have already been en-.
gagged for cattle exhibits and those
for sheep are being engaged daily.
Ten pens have been engaged for the
Angora goat exhibit and this will be
one of the finest displays of mohair-
raising animals ever placed before the
public. So far $3.50 will be offered as
premiums for goats. The state fair
has offered $50. the National Ango-
ra Goat association $50 and local
Montana companies $50, making a
total of $3.50.
Len Lewis, the we'll known Montana a
sheepman, is perintendent of the
sheep division, and he states that the
exhi bition will be an especially fire
one. Many of the hockmasters have
high class sheep, and they take this
means of showing them to the public.
At least $400 will be offered in pre-.
miums for the various classes of sheep,
and the executive committee hopes to
increase this by at least 500 more.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29

RED LODGE, July 25.-.The twelve
cat:lemen whom G.. NJ. Brown, Sheep
man, accused of assaulting him upon
the public highway, have been pro-
nounced not guilty by jury in the
Bridger justice court. 1t developed
from the evidence tn at Brown was him
not entirely responsible for the trou.
bic which resulted in the kiIling of a
number of sheep and the riduling Of
the sheep wagon with bullets.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Cholera, Iuf'alltulla.

Thi, has long been regarded as one
OF The most uaugrrOu, and fatal dis
eases to which iLfan1o are subject. 1t
can be cured. however, when properly
treated. A that l. necessary is to
give Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy aud castor oil,
as directed with each bottle, and a
cure is certain. For sale by D. G..
Lockwood. Druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29

the count be held, stating that war;
rant was held for the nobleman's ar
rest. The charge was not stated.
Chief of Police McGovern wired the
Havre marshal several times after the
count had been placed in confinement,
but he failed to respond when he would
leave or the nature Of the charge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
The Fugitive Count Arrested.

WALLACE, Idaho, July 26.-Paul
Amundas, or as he claims he is enti-
tied to be named, Count Pulaski,
paluist and magnetic healer, was ar
rested here Friday and lodged in the
city Jail. Chief of Police NcGovern
received telegram from the city mar
shal Of Havre, Mont: requesting that