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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
LOOTED BY THREE ARMIES.
Residents Of Lao Yang Were Robbed BY
Famished Troops.

LAO YANG, Sept. l2.-The looting
OF Lao Yang has few parallels in the
annals of warfare. Three different
armies, on three different days, had
possession of the city and engaged in
acts of depred alton. When the Rus.
slams entered into the occupation Of
Liao Yang, they built model Rus.
sian city outside the old walled Chi.
nese city and thousan of troops were
lodged within its gates. When the
Japanese drove the Russians out OF
Shansampo hills the Russian soldiers
realized that the town must fall and
forgot all discipline.
They looted the town, sparing neith~
er Chinese nor European shops, de.
stroying what they could not carry
away. They wantonly destroyed great
quantities of foodstuifs and other
goods, ripping open bales, bags and
boxes with the ever.ready bayonets
and scattering their contents over the
streets. Much liquor was found and
the soldiers, becoming drunk, com.
mitted further excesses.
During the interim between the de.
parture Of the Russians and the ar.
rival of the Japanese, the Chinese SOL
diers and police fnished.the work the
Russians began, pillaging the shops
that were not raided by the Russians.
Then, when'the japanese came, they
completed the looting. They had been
fighting for five days without food,
and broke loose upon entering the
town.
The Japanese looted right and left.
The shops having already suffered,
the Japanese turned their attention to
the private houses. They wanted food
principally, but overlooked nothing.
This was the first time in this war tn at
the Japanese were guilty Of looting a
captured city and their officers were
much disturbed by the outlook. When
order was restored, the japanese sol
diers were taken out of the walled city
and are not now allowed inside with.
out special pass.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
\ Warming From Alaska.

SEATTLE. Sept. IA dispatch from
Dawson warns persons at coast points
not to attempt to enter Alaska this
fall, expecting to catch steamers
at Dawson for the new Tanana dis
trict and Fairbanks. Five hundred
people are now at Dawson anxious to
60 down the river to the new camp,
with no steamer available The steam
er Light left Dawson yesterday for
Fairban with five hundred ton
cargo, which yielded S25, 900 in freight
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
vention then adjourned with cheers
for the candidates.
Senator Lee Mantle was elected
chairman of the state central CON-
mittee.
DONNELLY ENDS STRIKE.
Leader of Union Men Acknowledges that
Packers Have Won the Strike.

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-The strike of the
Butchers workmen which has demor.
allied the meat packing industry
throughout the country for the last
two months, was officially declared off
tonight by President Michael J. Don
nelly of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen of Ameri-
ca. This morning Mr.. Donnelly tele-
graphed the members of the national
executive committee asking their con.
sent to an announcement of the end
OF the struggle tonight, and having
received favorable answers from all,
he declared the strike of the mem bers
of his organization would end at mid.
night. The strike of the members Of
the affiliated unions at the stockyards,
who quit work in sympathy with the
butchers, will be officially declared off
tomorrow at a meeting of the confer
ence board of the allied trades.
AS the other unions had no griev.
ance, but had gone on strike to aid
the butchers, there was nothing left
for them but to follow the lead of Mr..
Donnelly, and they, too, decided to
call off the strike as far as they were
concerned. When the packers were
notified tonight that it had been de.
cided to end the strike, they announced
that they would give places as fast as
possible to the strikers, but it was
stated at the same time that many of
these men would be unable to secure
their old positions as in many cases
the work was being performed in a
satisfactory manner by men who had
been secured since the commencement
of the strike.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK.
After Two Months of Idleness They Seek
Their Old Positions.

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-The ffty-nine
days strike of butcher and allied
trades at the stock yards is off. Vice.
President Smith of the Meat Cutters
& Butchers union said the vote of the
conference board of the Allied Trades
council to bring the trouble to an end,
was unanimous. President Donnelly
has telegraphed the decision to all the
cities where the workmen have been
on strike.
During the strike. approximately
SO, 900 persons have been involved in
the struggle, which is estim ated to
have cost the men about $4,000, 600 in
wages as against an estimated loss Of
S., 100000 to the packers in loss OF
business and in increased expenses.
The greatest number of men idle in
Chicago during the strike was 26,6OO,
and the total in the country outside of
this city is estim ated to be about the
same. The men return to work under
conditions tha, existed before the
strike.
More than 600 livestock handlers
who went out on strike appeared at
the Office of Manager Skinner of the
Union Stocky ards and Transit COM
pany to apply for their old positions.
He had previously announced that he
would employ all the old men needed.
None Of the stock handlers were taken
back, being Informed that they would
be sent for when needed. It is under
stood that before going to work they
may be required to sign an agreement
setting forth that they return as indi-
viduals and not as an organization.
OMAHA, Sept. 9.-The end of the
strike is disastrous to unskilled men.
They drew l9 cents when they went
out, but return at II! cents. Skilled
labor is unchanged. The packers say
they will take the men back as fast as
needed. 1t is reported, however, lat
about $50 men active in the strike,
will not be taken back. No men will
return to work before Monday on ac-
count of lack of stock.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Japanese Killed BY Mine

CHE Foo, Sept. 8 "A japanese col
umn, numbering approximately 700
men, while marching along at night
on road in the valley between Long
hill and Division hill, met with a
frightful disaster through the explo.
sion of an electric land mine. The
mine was carefully laid by the Rus
SLAMS three weeks ago. 1t covered
nearly mile of available marching
place. The explosive was placed at
the bottom. Rocks were placed near
it, and on top of these clay was packed
SO carefully that the ground gave the
impression of not having been dis
turbeG.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14

ST. LOUIS, Sept. lO.-The powers of
the world signatory to The Hague
convention will be asked by the In
terparlimentary union, at its twelfth
conference, to intervene in the Rus
sian-J apancse war. President Roose-
welt will be requested to call second
session OF the Hague conventions: com.
pulsory arbitration will be advocated, :,
submarine mines in time of war will
be deplored and many kindred reso-
lutiOns will be presented during the
deliberations of next week. This ac-
ton was decided upon today by the
executive council of the union.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Forest Fires In California.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9.--Forest
fires are doing great damage in sew
eral sections of California. In Ala
media and Contra Costa counties
thousands of acres of land have been
swept away by the flames and many
houses are destroyed. the loss re aching
100000. In Marin county fires
have burned over the slopes Of
Mount Tamalpais, and now threaten
the Mount Tamalpais scenic rail-
way and the timber in the adjacent
canyons. The Big Basin state park
in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara coun-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Successful Train Robbery,

SEATTLE, Sept. ia special to the
Post. Intelligencer from Vancouver, B.
c., says: Today's development in the
case of the robbery Of $1,000 from a
Canadian Pacific train on Saturday
night show that the robbers fled for
the United States and are prob
ably now safely across the border.
The robbery was planned to the
minutest detail. After having robbed
the express and mail cars, the robbers
forced Fireman Freeman to uncouple
the engine and with it they started
for point which they named, two
miles down the track toward Vancou-
ven
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 9.-Gus
Willis, arrested here for vagrancy, is
believed by the police to be man wanted
in Eau Claire, Wis, for the alleged
murder Of the sheriff of that county
last June. The sheriff attempted to
arrest man suspected of burglary
and was shot dead. The man escaped
and was supposed to have come to the
coast. Willis is SAID to answer the
description. He will be detained here
for Identification.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Mounted Police Going North.

WINNIPEG, Sept. 9.-1nspector Pei.
tier and ten men Of the mounted police
will leave Regina tomorrow to take
the steamer Arctic for Hudson Bay.
The crew of the Arctic has been chosen
from men who are engaged in the seal
ing industry of New FoundIand and
are familiar with ice work. They will
plant the Canadian ensign on all the
northmost points of British North
America and spend the winter in the
farthest north.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Food Supplies Are Scarce,

MCKDGN, Sept. l2.-Rain again fell
in torrents and today it is drizzling.
The roads are impossible and mill.
tary movements are at Il standstill.
The town is so crowded that fOodstutf ifs
are almost unprocurable Prices have
trebled and quadrupled. The divi.
sion settlers lost almost all their sup.
plies during the Russian retreat.
Civilians are besieging the railroad
station and other eating places, but it
is we'll nigh impossible to get food.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14

gest and finest redwood trees in the
state, seems doomed to destruction,
though hundreds of men are fighting
the fires.
In Montera and San Luis Obispo
counties thousands of acres of pastur-
age have been burned and the stock
driven from the ranges. None of the
Inmates of the total loss can be made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Editors Visit Parker.

EsOPUs, n. Y, Sept. s.-Editors of
upward of 200 of the democratic news.
papers representing various parts of
the country came to Rosemount today
to visit Judge Parker. They were re-
ceived by the candidate and the visit
was made the occasion of the first
speech he has made in many years,
barring only that in which, on Aug. l
he accep4ed the nomin alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Many Killed In Wreck.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. 9.-Seven
persons were killed and many injured
in a wreck on the Seaboard Air line
at Catawba junction., S. c., early to-
day. Five cars and a sleeper of pas
senger train No. Al from Portsmouth
to Atlanta went through a high trestle
over small stream. An extra freight
train, following the passenger, piled
on top of the wreckage few minutes
later.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Sold Government Land,

w WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.--The secre-
tary of the interior has accepted bids
for l6,39S acres of the surplus lands
OF the Grand Ronde Indian reserva-
tiOn, Oregon, for which the govern.
ment will receive S66,5l7 The land,
which was sold under special act of
congress, was disposed of in quarter
section tracts to a number of pur-
al
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Big Attendance At Fair.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. ll.-The attend
ance at the Worlds fair during the
past week broke all records since the
opening. Labor day had an attend
ancc of 2O9, ,622, the largest days at
tendance. The official record of the
weeks attendance was 81, ,S54. Alto
gether total of 9,994 $40 admissions
have been recorded since the opening.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14

charges. The Northern Commercial
company yesterday refused to send
the steamer Sarah with cargo yield
ing $4,000 charges and passengers
down the river, fearing the ice would
close before she could get back. Hun
dreds are going out in small boats
from Dawson to Circle, intending to
walk overland 250 miles from there to
Fairbanks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Robbed County Treasurer.

PoMERoY, Ohio. Sept. 8. -- Two
youthful strangers entered the county
treasurer's office here today, covered
Tire asurer Chase with revolvers and
after procuring Sl4, 1000 locked Chase
in the vault and made their escape.
Mr.. Chase was locked in nearly three
hours
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Oil As Fuel For WarshiDs.

BERLIN, Sept. 9.-The admiralty
has ordered two new tank steamers to
be built at kiel. They are to supply
petroleum as fuel to German warships
Oil as subsidiary fuel has already
been used so successfully on battle.
ships that the government designs US
ing it in larger quantities in the fu.
ture.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-14
Big Republican Plurality.

PoRTLAND, Me-, Sept, l2.-The re.
publicans carried the state in the bien.
NAL election today, returns up to II
O'Clock tonight indicating a plurality
of about 33, 900 for VIM. Cobb, the re.
publican candid ate for governor, com.
pared with 33,3S4 for Hill, the party
candid ate four years ago.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-03-10
THE ROSEBUD LANDS.
e~rssidsnt's Position Of Demanding
That They Be Sold by Bidding
Caveos Trouble.

Washington, d. c.. March 2.-Repre.
sentative Martin Of South Dakota had
. long conference with the president
today on the manner OF dlsposing OF
the lle.000 acres Of land Of the Rose
bud reservation In Gregory county.
which will soon be thrown open. MI.
Martin and the South Dakota members
eenerally feel that the price OF the
land should be ixed In accordance with
the usual practice.
The president IL disposed to want
competing bidding. TO this Nr. Martin
u strongly opposed, ana it 10 under
stood hie constituents ere also. 1t ID
uncostaln how tho question WIN be set
III. The efforts WIN be made to con-
vert tn president from his position, az
4 u telt tAAt Il would interfere with the
disposal g the lands 20 have COM
pettvo bidding. Tht bdll for the OPEN
Sssh ~ 1880 - ~ sa Icy nSsss .oo and I wa.,
- the date M. Martin thinks the
lands Vim b. opened,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-03-10
ABERDEEN Man
SUED FOR LIBEL
Keeper Of Gambling House 's
Arrested on Complaint
of c. j. Mcleod.
ON CHARGE OF ISLANDER
Mcleod. Editor Of Daily News, Wa
Charged by II. D. Shepard of shar-
ina a Certain Per Cent. OF
Gambling House Profits.

Aberdeen, s. d.. March 2.-Haisey
ID. Shepard, the keeper of Il bowling
alley In this. city, has been arrested on
complaint of &. j. Mcleod. editor OF
the Daily News, on the charge OF
Islander. the proceeding being wnae
lawyers know rs arrest n palI. M
LeOd lays his damages at $o,ooo. lme
allegation is hat Shepard repea.eu.y
made the statement that 10 per cent.
of the profits of a slot machine device
owned by a Sioux Falls man and OPP
Grated in Shepard's place Went 10 NC
Leod as "rakeofT." Mcleod declares
tina. there are one or two more People
in the city who ilave repealed sIu1llA.
statements, but chiefly by inuepoo 4.l11
i~nsinuation. that he will have asfeseS@A
at the proper time. He says that the
stories "all emanated rrons oldtiNe
bitter political campaigns ana Il Ton
general belief that a newspaper man
is a legitimate object for any manner
Of abuse The arrest caused q de-
icided sensation in the city. Shepard
is a son of City Justice Shepard, who
has held that position for Il umb OF
terms. The trial of the case Will come
up at h May and June term OF the
circuit court.
Ben Il. Ward of this city, secretary
of the recently formed South Dakota
Minnesota racing circuit,
That the dates for the summer meetings
have been liked as follows: Beardsley!
Mimi, Saturday and Monday. June 4
vnd 6: Browns Valley. June IL and 49,
tSisseton. June Is and 20: Britton
Fune % and ~; Groton. July 2 and 4;
Aberdeen. July ? and IL. At each
place each event. except the 2:40 class
will have a purse of 5000, with $3.50 fol
the 2:40 gOers.
The work team Of the Sioux Fails
Eagles Saturday night assisted Depu.
ty President Simpson OF bfadwood ii
Instituting an aerie of the order II
Aberdeen. with a membership of near
~ 100.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-03-10

Students come here from almost
every state and attend ct less Expense
thsn n possible at some home institu-
tions and at one-fourth he expense
necesitated at institutions where high
living and exorbitant prices are in
vogue. II,
select their studies.
ENROLMENT LAST YEAR, 2,175.
This 10 one Of the largest and most
thoroughly equipped institutions in the
west and expenses the least. The de-
mand Tor u graduates 10 greater than
positions are guaranteed. Expenses:
Board IL tho principal item Of expense
In attending school. This II the only
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-03-10
TWO SERIOUS CHARGES.
W.. 3. Hayes Hold to Grand Jury for
R%urniarizinq and Desertion.

W. 3. Hayes Held to Grand Jury for
eursiarizing and Desertion. !
Deadwood. s. D., March Enlarged
with desertiOn from the Sixth cavalry
ut Fort Meade and with having burg
larized the dwelling Of Sergeant Mol.
w. B. Hayes has been held to the
United States grand jury, after a hear
ing before the United States commits
eioner here. C. H.. Nelson. Hayes de-
serted at Fort Meade, hanging In
the vicinity of the post several days.
he broke into the house of Sergeant
Moll, and besides stealing a large num-
Der Of articles wrought other mischief
Cody on TO Europe.
Deadwood, S. D., March 2.-Colonel
W. F. Cody. the noted plainsman, has
started from his ranch7e Cody, Wyo..
for Europe to join his show. and his
| old time companion, n. r. Russell OF
Deadwood meeting him at Edgmont, IL
proceeding with him eastward.
Heavy Sentence Tor E~mbezzlsment.
Deadwood. s. D., March fudge
William g.. Rice in circuit court has
sentenced Guy Hopkins to two years
and three months in the p~enitentiary,
for embeslement. Hopkins sold a team
and wagon and a load Of dressed beef
belonging to Mrs. Josephine Thompson
a Spearfish, inc left for KansaA.
Nearly q year later ne was located Dy
Sheriff Moses and brought back to
Butte county for trial. As he crime
was committed in Lawrence county he
was indicted by the grand jury at
. Deadwood, tried and convicted here.
-
Meeting Of National Guard Officers.
Aberdeen. s. D., March 1.-The meet
ing held In this city in response to q
call issued by q number Of National
Guard officers, resulted in the postpone
ment Of the effort to organize u Ma
tional Guard association for the present
at least. A considerable number of
the officers urge that Join action on the
! part Of all IL necessary In order to brinG
the guard up to the proper efficiency
and that the proposed organization
. would enable all to enter into b dis.
cushions without regard to rank
Those who were instrumental In having
the call issued have been urging fo1
some time the necessity Of securing the
detail Of . regular army oficer as an
Instructor for the guard; also Of hav.
ing a b~rigadier general appointed tc
!. command the brigade AZ It now exists.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-03-10
MASTER OF THE STORM.


MASTER OF THE STORM.
The preachers blue Monday Is
proverbial. Exhaustion follows intense
services. One Of Kipling's graphic pic
lures Is Of the utter WEAKNESS of Kim
and his long, deep sleep after he had
helped Lama to a resting place. Jesus
at the time OF this lesson. was In the
midst Of his popularity. and his soul
was well nigh spent. He had been be.
set with crowds, every member of
which had his own reason for throng-
ing this young Rabbi. and all conceiv-
able demands were being made upon
his attention, sympathy n power.
Finally, al the close OF an intense Day.
the limit of fiesh's endurance seems to
have been reached, and he babe his
disciples sail him over to the other side
Of the sea of Galilee. The events OF
this passage are today's Sunday school
lesson.
AWAY FROM THE CROWD.
1T must be so nice to live on the
main road" said a countrywoman to a
friend whom she was visiting IN n
small town; there is always some
thing going on to occupy your attention
wagons n people passing all day,
The remark revealed n type OF MIND
devoid Of interests, and 1t bespoke a
barren life with no In itself.
1t IL well to be near men to serve them,
u It IL well also to draw apart from
men to prepare for this service. Every
worker with and for people UNDER
stands the necessity OF getting away
rlgn of lack Of love. George Herbert
knew this when he
by all means use sometimes to be alone;
Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth
Dare to look within thy chest-for it Is
And tumble up and dow what thou
dndest there"
Jesus made this a life principle. He
insisted on his seasons apart. 1t
seemed as II his spirit could be re-
cuperated and revitalized only by his
mountain top OF meditations and COM
munlon with the Father. He even re-
garded these times of retirement as OF
a. great Importance as his days OF
eervice. The h%urrying twentieth CEN
man into his life work almost before
the down has left his cheek, has much
to learn concerning the Importance OF
preparation from the unhurried Christ.
He put out to sea that afternoon, a
Inc behind him those whom he could
nerve, and doubtless on the shore,
Watching the receding boat. were many
whose opirits were sorely hungering
for the MATTERS word. and whose bod
- WeFo still In need Of b Masters
touch.
a WEARY WORKER.
Ne picture Of Jesus u more appeal
Ahas
1abotUr after his days work on the sec
tion, or as q farmer at the close Of
busy day at harvesting. or as u tOile
ovor bench or books, 30 Jesus knew tn
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-03-10

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ljFE's SToRMs,

There Is no don't worry recipe like
a glimpse Of the serene and radiant
face of Jesus.