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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Pima Indians In Distress.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-An appeal
was made to President Roosevelt to.
day by committee representing the
Pres byterian board of home missions
in behalf of the Pima Indians in Ari-
zona, who are said to be perishing be.
cause the waters of the Gila river
have been diverted from their reserva-
ton.
The committee stated that no water
was available for the irrig cation of the
Indians lands, and the Indians, who
number 5000, are said to be on the
verge of starvation because of the
failure Of their crops. The president
promised to investigate the matter,
which has been before the interior de-
partment for a long time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Reclamation Fund Increased.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-An in
crease in the arid land irri CATION
fund, held by the treasury, to approx
imately S25, 100000, is announced in
the report of the interior department
for the fiscal year ending June 80 last.
This is the fund accumulated from
the proceeds of public land sales in
California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas,
Montana, Nebraska, New ada, the Da-
kotas, Oregon, Utah, Washington
and Wyoming and set apart under the
act OF congress of June Il, 1902, for
the construction and maintenance of
,irrig cation works for the reclamation
!, Of arid lands in these states.
4 Tne funds thus accumulated and set
apart for the three fiscal years ended
On June 80, 1903, aggreg ated sl6, 444, >
339
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

la bor troubles in Colorado. In clos
ing he refutes the contention that the
strike inaugurated by the Western
Federation of Miners at the Ore Re.
duction works in Colorado City was
called because of the failure of the
legislature to enact an eight.hour law,
pointing out that it was called on Feb.
IA, some five or six weeks before the
adjournment of the legislature, which
then had under consider alton an eight
hour law. Later sympathetic strike
was declared by the federation in
Cripple Greek to cut off the ore sup
ply of the mill. Governor Peabody
goes into the history of the Western
Federation of Miners, which, he de-
clares, has been replete with assaults,
dynamite Outrages and murders.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL AssAss1NATED.
Minister Of Interior Meets Sudden Death
on Streets Of St. Petersburg.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 28.-Minister
of the Interior Won Plehve was assas-
sinated this morning while driving to
the Baltic station to visit the emperor
at the Peterhof palace. A bomb was
thrown under the minister's carriage,
completely shattering it. Won Plehve
was terribly mangled.
The coachman was killed and the
wounded and maddened horses dashed
wildly away with the front wheels Of
the carriage, the only portion of the
vehicle remaining intact. Immediate.
ly there ensued a scene Of the widest
confusion. The police and gend armes
hurried up from every direction and
vast crowds gathered about the spot
where the mangled body of the minis.
ter lay weltering in his blood.
The assassination is believed to be
the outcome of widespread plot, the
existence of which has been suspected
for several days. Numerous arrests
have already been made, including
that of the assassin, a young man, who
is believed to be Finn of the name
Of Leglo, and who is now in a hos pital,
perhaps fatally injured by the explo-
sion o. his own bomb. An accomplice
of Leglo, also apparently Finn, but
whose name is unknown, has been ar
rested. He had in his possession a
bomb which he tried to throw, but he
was overpowered by the police just in
time to prevent a great loss of life.
Won Plehve was appointed minister
of the interior April IS, 1902, succeed
ing NJ. Sipiaguine, who was assassi'
mated April Is. 1902, by student
named Baimashoff. Early in his
career he was employed in the outly'
ing provinces of Russia, where he OBJ
tanned notoriety for the extreme meas
ures he advocated.
PIehve was head of the secret po
lice-the spies of the Russian govern
ment, and was accused of the many
cruelties and prosecutions perpetr ated
by the "secret DIVISION It was he
who instigate the fearful massacre O.
Jews in kischinetf. He caused to bt
issued inf am atory literature which in
cited the lower classes to the uprising
He has always been Jew batter anl
the unhappy lot of the race in Russia
is due to his policy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Police Refuse Protection.

VICTOR, Colo, July Fitzpatrick
McCarvet, one of the men who were
deported to the Kansas line by the
military in June, returned to
Victor, where he owns property. in
cluding a large hall and buSines 5
block valued at So5, 600.
When McCarvet disembarked from
the train he was taken in charge by
Major Haynalor, acting city marshal.
McCaryet was allowed to attend to
some business affairs and was placed
on board the first outgoing train, with
a warning that in future police pro-
lection would not be afforded him
should he return. McCarvet was
originally deported for openly ex-
pressing sympathy with the miners
union, and denouncing acts Of Gov.
ernor Peabody and his military sub
ordinates.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
STRIKERS USE VIOLENCE,
Several Employees Of Packing Plants Are
Victims OF Assault

CHICAGO, July 29.-Through the ar
rest of George F. Golden, president Of
the Packing Teamsters' union, this
morning, on the open charge Of in
timid alton. by Police Inspector Hunt,
the claim is made by the union that
an attempt is thus being made to
break the strike. Golden stopped a
teamster with load of meat which he
suspected was bouud for a Swift
branch house. He ordered the man,
who was union driver, to take it
back. Hunt was nearby, and he
promptly placed the labor leader un-
der arrest.
Attempt to smuggle out non-union
meat from the stock yards through
subterfuge today resulted in an excit-
ing chase and the complete failure of
the plan. The meat had been loaded
by Armour & Co. into wagon of the
Great Western Freight company, and
eluding the vigilance of the pickets the
driver had passed out of the yards.
The pickets shortly after learned the
facts. They mounted a street car,
overlook the driver and compelled the
man to turn back to the yards. where
the meat was unloaded.
Disorders at Nelson Morris & Com
panys branch in South Chicago to
day caused the arrest of five men who
had attacked retail meat dealers going
for supplies, and overturned two wag-
ons. The leaders were arrested.
KANSAS CITY, July 29.-Pat Ian
ester and Matt Sullivan, union strik-
ers, who, with a crowd of associates,
offered violence to L. King, colored,
as King was going to work at Ar.
mour's this morning, were shot down
by him, each being wounded in the
leg. King was arrested and two
others were arrested by the police,
who responded to the riot call. Many
packing house employees were molested
on their way to work and it is feared
that riots equal to those of 1884 u ay
break out.
OMAHA, July pa small distur
hance occurred this morning during
an attempt to get 20 strike breakers
into the Swift plant. Pickets inter
fered and fight ensued. Fedora
Judge Garland cited $50 strikers 70,
alleged contempt Of the injunction re
Gently issued.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Strikers Assault WOrkmen.

KANSAS CITY, July 28.-A riot oc.
Cured tonight in front of the Fowler
Packing plant, when mob of SOC
strikers attacked gang OF non.union
men who were leaving the plant.
Stones were thrown and two of the
strike-breakers were injured. The po'
lice rushed into the mob and arrested
several of the strikers. The strikers
surged around the officers, who had
difficulty in getting their prisoners tc
the station.
Riotous scenes in the Armour-F Fowl
er district were numerous tonight
Hundreds of rocks were thrown anC
dozens Of revolvers were hourished
No shots we're fired, but there is {
feeling tonight that more seriou:
trouble may be expected tomorrow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Tons Of Tariff Literature.

NEW YORK, July 29.-The American
Protective Tariff league is preparing
to distribute an enormous quantity of
protection literature among the voters
of the county during the presidents al
campaign. Secretary Wakeman states
hat the leagues distribution of docu-
ments direct to voters will amount to
moro than 100000 copies.
A catalogue of several hundred
thousand voters who will cast their
ballots for the first time in November,
has been procured, and no efforts are
being spared by the league to convince
the new voters in all sections of the
country that President Roosevelt
should be supported at the polls,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Alleged Land Grabbcrs Acquitted

NEW YORK, July 2S.-J ohm A. Ben
son, of California, who was under in
dictment in Washington on a charge
of conspiracy to defraud the United
States by the acquisition Of govern
ment lands known as the forest re-
serve lieu lands in Oregon and Cali.
fornia by fictitious atfidavits and fc-
titious persons, was discharged in the
United States circuit court today by
Judge Lacombe, who in his decision
said:
"Open to the broadest construction
which can be given to the Indictment,
it does not set forth facts tending to
show conspiracy to commit any Of
fense against or to defraud the United
States and the petitioner should there
fore be discharged "
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
PACKERS EXPECT TO WIN.
They Believe Many Of the Strikers Will
Soon Return to Work.

CHICAGO, July 2S.-With the refu.
sal of the packers to further negotiate
with the strikers the stu uation at the
yards this morning resolved itself in
to long pull. Assertions are made
by the packers that stampede will
probably come within a few days,
while Donnelly claims it will be inn
possible to profitably conduct the
packing enterprises without the skilled
help. The men now out are to remain
until settlement is reached.
There were 1900 men at work in
the big packing plants here today,
taking the places of more than 25,42U
strikers. According to President
Skinner of the Union Stocky ards and
Transit company 600 stock handlers
became dissatisfied with the prospects
of the strike today and returned to
work in the yards.
All the railroads entering Chicago
have become involved in the butchers
strike. Lawrence J. Curran, presi.
dent of the Freight Handlers union,
today ordered all members Of the
union employed by the various rail.
roads throughout Chicago to refuse to
handle any freight whatever for the
packing houses, where the thousands
of employees are now on strike. If the
freight handlers live up to the order
of their president it will work severe
hardship on the packers as the Motif
cation to the men states explicitly tn al
no freight delivered by or billed tc
the packing companies, whether de-
livered at the freight houses by the
teams or in cars, is to be touched by
the mem bers of the union. What the
railroad officials will DO has not beer
decided,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Ticks Cause Spotted Fever.

PORTLAND, Ore, July 29.--That the
germs OF spotted fever are carried by
wood ticks and thus transmitted from
animals to human beings is the con.
clusion reached by the Oregon state
board of health, after an extensive in.
vestigation Of the subject. DR.. Ralph
Mattson, bacteriologist of the board,
has proved that the germs Of spotted
fever are animal proloya. Ticks
which live upon the bodies of ground
squirrel or gophers carry the disease
germs into the human body through
their bite, and 80 per cent of the cases
will prove fatal. DR.. MattsOn is now
searching for some antitoxine which
will nuIlify the bite of the tick.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Discussed Labor Conditions,

WAsHINGTON, July 30.-Labor con-
ditions generally throughout the
country were the subject Of a confer
ence which the president held at the
white house today with Attorney Cen
eral Moody, Secretary Metcalf of the
department of commerce and labor,
and Commissioner of Labor Carroll D.
Wright. Several matters which have
been appealed to the president were
considered and action upon them will
be announced latter.
Regarding the strikes in various
parts of the country, the president aud
his advisers agreed that at no point
had any Of these passed beyond the
scope of local treatment nor was the
administration called upon at this
time to take action. AS for the pend
ing meat strike, although it was not
specifically discussed at the confer
ence, it can be stated that the admin
istratiOn does not consider that a
national emergency has been precipi-
tated, as was the case in the coal
strike. Until such an emergency has
been created there will be no official
consider alton of it by the administra
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Spokane Needs Water.

SPOKANE, July 2S.-Combined pro.
testations of the fire insurance COM
panies and the clamorings of the
people for water for lawns have
brought a response from the city au-
thorities on the water question, and
the city engineer has prepared plans
and estimates for the huge reservoir
that will cost anywhere from $500, 200
to $500, 900. The present water system
of the city is by direct pressure, and
is inadequate in every way. The in
surance companies have recently rails.
ed their rates 20 per cent. and say
they will not decrease them until a
water supply OF 100000 gallons is
prepared.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
An Arizona CIOudburSt.

klNGMAN, Ariz., July 3O.-Heavy
rains in the mountains east Of Trux.
ton last night sent down wall OF
water 80 feet high through the cany on,
washing out the Santa Fe railroad
track, mbankments, bridges, ,ele-
graph poles and everything movable
for a distance of II miles. Great
steel bridges We're taken from their
foundations and piled up against the
walls Of the canyon. Massive stone
abutment5 were crumbled and carried
away. At Crozier everything NOV
able, including the station signal,
telegraph poles and boxcars, were
piled upon the big steel bridge to the
west Of the station.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Hammond Tried to Bribe Sheriff.

SPOKANE, July 29.-Robert Prit-
charu is the name of the n orthern Pa.
Hammond away to the authorities.
City Detectives Bailey and Burnes,
Northern Pacific Detective Joel Hind
man and Pritchard will divide the
2,3UO reward offered. The governor
Of Montana will give $500 and the
Northern Pacific will give 81, 900.
The penalty in Montana for train
robbery is sentence for life, but it is
believed Hammond may get Oft with a
lighter sentence. Hammond is lot his
true name, but he refused to disclose
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
BOTH SIDES ARE STUBBORN.
Packers and Strikers Determined to Figh,
To a Finish.

CHICAGO, July 3O.-The conflict be.
tween capital and unionism, which
has been going on in the packing in.
dustry throughout the country for
nearly three weeks, shows no signs of
abatement. Both of the opposing in.
terests seem as determined as ever on
fight to finish. The packers de-
clare they have practically won their
fight and that the strikers are becom.
ing demoralized. In direct opposi.
tion to this statement Of the employers,
the strike leaders assert that the vic.
tory is with the workmen and that it
will be matter of but short time
until the packers will be compelled to
ask for peace.
More than 1000 new men were added
to the number OF men already at work
in the different plants. Among to.
days arrivals were many skilled la
borers, something the packers have
been sadly in need of ever since the
strike started. Because of the lack of
skilled labor the by-products of ami
mails killed have been let go to waste.
Enough skilled men have been pro.
cured in the past 4S hours, however,
to Justify the belief that all the by
product plants would be in full opera
tion before the end of the week.
The strike leaders spent the greater
part OF the day in preparing state
ment to the public. In this statement
the unionists explain their side of the
controversy, declaring that it is the
packers and not the men who are re-
spousible for the present state of af-
fairs in the packing industry. The
public is asked to be lenient with the
men during the strike, it being de.
clared by the union leaders that it
will be Impossible for the men to work
under the conditions which existed be.
fore the strike was called and tn at, ur
to the present time, the packers have
shown no disposition TO treat the
strikers in a fair manner. According
to this statement, the men will stay
on strike until their unions are dis.
rupted or until the packers surrender
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Martial Law at BOncStcci.

BONESTEEL, S. D., July 3O.-Troops
have been requested by Sheriff. Taylor
and Governor Herreid has agreed to
send them. From Aug. S until Sept.
10 the filing period, the place will be
under martial law. The militia will
arrive next week and be on hand when
the filing begins. The guards are
considered necessary to protect $500,
each day. 1t has been planned to
meet every train during the filing
period with soldiers. Every passen-
ger will be stopped at the town gates
and made to prove that his business
is legitimate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Russia Will Make Good.

LONDON, July 28.-The tension in
the Russo. British relations has been
relaxed and no rupture is now prob.
able. NJ. Benckendorf, the Russian
ambass ador, informed Lord Lans-
downe this morning that if Russia h ad
committed wrong she was ready and
willing to make full reparation. but
before any action could be taken in
the Knight Commander case the Rus
sian government wished to have the
opportunity of examining the report
of the commander of the Vladivostok
squadron.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

MISSOULA, July 25.-William Pow
er began suit today against the Big
Blackfoot Milling company for $40, 800
road of the company near Potomac
last June. Power alleges that he was
employed by the company as a labor
er and that while engaged in his duties
showing q push car he was forcibly
struck by logging train and severe
ly injured. He is still in the hospital
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

his real identity. He is 2S years Of
age and his parents are said to reside
in Syracuse, n. Y. 1t Is now said
that Hammond tried to bribe Sheriff
Doust with SIS, 900 worth of diamonds,
S265 in money and a gold watch, al
the same time proposing a new scheme
whereby he could break Jail and hold
up another train.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
An Immense Tunnel Project.

NEW YORK. July 29.-An idea of
the inmensity aud cost OF the Penn.
sylvania railroads project Of tunnel
ling the North river to gain an en-.
trance into this city may be gained
from the statement that the railroad
company, through its contractors, has
this week awarded a contract for 5000
tons of bolts to be used in construct
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

BUTTE. July 29.--Tne body Of
Philip Franklin, one of the victims. of
the Belmont mine disaster of last Sun
day, was recovered this morning. All
the bodies have now been taken from
the shaft. The men were drowned by
q sudden influx Of water.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03

ing the tunnel. The Cam bria Steel
company obtained the contract. The
price is, it is understood, 2 cents a
pound or $40 ton, which makes the
order aggregate 1920, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
Governor Peabody Explains.

DENVER, July 3O.-Gov. James II.
Peabody today issued an address ex-
planning and defending his acts IN the
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-28
SALE or Rial BSTATB,

COY virtue Of the authority conferred
I'D on me by power Of attorney. duly
and regularly executed. will offer ior
sale before the court house door in Ben.
net,svile on the first Monday in Novem. i.
Der next. to the highest bidder for CASH.
The one half undivided interest and estate
OF in and to all that certain piece, parcel
or tract OF land situate in the county OF
Marlboro and State Of South Carolina,
containing One Hundred and Twenty.
Six Acres. more or less. bounded north
by lands Catherine and Margaret Nc
lIaurln. east by SWEET Swamp, south by
land y. ID lluestess formerly State land
lot Douglas Calhoun) and west by lands
oil Neveilc Bennett the one half interest
70 be sold being the same conveyed by
j.. Is Green. as Sheriff, 10 George a
Wa2cncr, by deed dated November IL
IS0j. and recorded in Office OF the Clerk
oi Circuit Court OF tie county and State
"ioresad, in Book Il" Of Deeds and
Gonvcyanccs. pages I25-I26. anI said
tract OF land being the same heretofore
devised in and by the last will and ties,
lament o! Catherine McLaurin to r. E..
Roper and Miss Martha Jane Roper.
kNON !IVINGSTON.
Attorney in tact.
iicnnct;-vilc, :. Q. Oct "a, 1901.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-28
Notice Of Election
FOR
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS AND
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE
pRESEnENT
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, !
COUNTY OF MARLBORO.
PRESIDENT,

Notice is hereby given that an elec-
tion will be held at the several presincts
established by law in Marlboro County,
on tuesday. November 8. a. D IoO4
tor Member OF Congress from The Sixth
congressional District and for Presiden
t!al Electors. pursuant to the Constitu-
ton and the laws Of the State OF South
Carolina.
Polls at each voting place will be
opened at seven o'clock a, m. and Gloss
ed at iour o'clock p M.
The following named persons have
been appointed Managers to conduct
said election, to wit:
Adamavillc L D Ncwto,, W II Pearson
Theo L Breedeu
BanncttHvilo- s Chanin, w P Gov
ington. T L Croaand
Fayetteville Lawrence II English, W,de
Stubbs, B Odom
Brownsville A Rogers, John Nc
Callum, Zack Drake.
Clio-John Oulhoun, Mcleod, Levi
Ivey.
Hebron e w Smith, Tilden Lee, T
A. Coyington.
Kollocks-T s Smith, ON Pogues,
James Bennett.
McColl l-Lucion Williams, BF smoot,
Julius Covington.
Joe Qutoks Y Roads II Graut, z T
Pearson, a Joseph Qniol.
Red Hill-John I R,gors, WIN Evanu,
B II Covington.
Tatum "A B Hamer, Alexander Stan.
ton, IIaner Eastcrlrg
On the day OF the election the Mana
gers must organize by the election o..
chairman: a clerk may be named if
necessary. The chairman elected is
empowered to administer oaths to the
other Managers and clerk.
The Managers have the power to Ell
any vacancy, and il none OF The Mana
gers attend. the citizens can appoint,
Managers from among the qualified
voters, who. alter being sworn. can
corduct the election.
at the close OF the elec 10 ! .lc Man,
ayers must proceed publicly to 0r;i.
the ballot boxes and count the ballots
! therein. and continue without adjourn.
ncnt until the same Is completed, and
| make a statement OF the result thereof
! and sign the same.
Within three days thereafter. the
| Chairman OF the Board, or some one
designated by the Board. must deliver
to the Commissioners OF Federal Eec.
tions the poll list, the boxes containing
the ballots, and signed statements oi
the result OF the election:
| One of the above named Managers
Tor each precinct must call upon the
Board OF Commissioners AT Bennct,sville
on Monday Nov 7. 1904 to receive the
ballot boxes. poll lists and Instructions
and to qualify