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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-05-25
TO RELIEVE PORT ARTHUR.
A Big Russian Force Trying to Drive Back
the Japanese.

LONDON, May pa. G. Hales, the
correspondent OF the Daily News, ca.
bles from lien Tsin under date of
May 10: 1t is reported that 10000
Russians are marching N to the relief of
Port Arthur and the Japanese are con-
sequently Fastening offensive opera.
tions.
Forty-five thousand troops already
have been landed at Kin Chau and
Talie Wan, thus entirely investing
Port Arthur. The Japanese advance
lines are seven miles from the Russian
batteries. Skirmishes occurred yes
terday along the railroad. It is be-
lieved that the Japanese intend to al.
tack Port Arthur with the entire force
when it numbers $4,000 men. They
are mounting six-inch naval guns on
steel wheels with the object of silenc'
ing the Russian batteries.
TOXIC, May l9.-Vice Admiral Togo
has reported as follows: A report
from Rear Admiral Dewa says that
the cruisers Kasuga and Yoshino col.
lided during the fog off Port Arthur
on May Is. The Yoshino sank, only
twenty of her crew being saved. On
the same day the battleship Hatsuze
struck Russian mine and sank.
LONDON, May 20.-The English
newspapers express the greatest re-
gret and sympathy at Japan's ill-luck
in losing two warships. They con-
slider it due purely to accident, prob
ably to derelict mines, not believing
that the Russians placed mines at such
distance Admiration is expressed
at the smartness of the japanese in
saving so many lives from the vessels.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-05-25
Four Bishops Arc Elected.

Los ANGELES, May l9.-Three ad-
ditional bishops were elected by the
Methodist general conference today,
DR.. W. F. Mcdowell and Dr. Henry
Spellmeyer on the second ballot,
which was announced at the morning
session, and DR.. J. w. Bashford
chosen on the fourth ballot late this
afternoon. The third ballot resulted
in 30 election.
Four Of the eight bishops to be
elected have thus far been chosen, as
follows: DR.. Jos. F. Berry, Chicago:
Dr.. Henry Spellmeyer, Newark, N. j.:
DR.. W. F. Mcdowell, New York: DR..
J as. W. Bashford, Delaware, Ohio.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-05-25
FLOODS CAUSE BIG LOSS,
Cioudhurst Destroys Property Valued at
Over Million Dollars,

DENVER. May 21.-The flood in the
Cache la Poudre valley, caused by the
waterspout in the foothills yesterday
afternoon, reached its height at Gree
ley this morning. The only life lost
so far as yet shown is Ro bert S:rouss.
A number of people are missing and,
owing to conditions of the roads and
washing out of bridges, it is impos-
sible as yet to ascertain whether or
not they lost their lives.
FORT COLLINS, May 2l.-Estim ates
OF the damage caused by the flood in
the Cache la Poudre river last night
runs from $1,000, 900 upwards. The
gates of all the irrigating bitches have
been washed away and miles of EN-.
banl1ments destroyed. Unless repairs
can be made in time to save the water
for irrigating this year the loss will
be nearer $4,000, 900 than $1,000, 900.
One hundred and fifty houses in the
Russian settlement at the sugar fac.
tory, north of this town, have been
destroyed.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 2l.-Only
two lives were lost in the food which
swept through West and South Chey.
enne last night, the victims being the
Clayton boys. Others who We're miss.
ing were found today. Ranchmer
living along Grow creek report tha,
none of their families was lost, bu,
they were drowned out and their prop
erty damaged to the extent OF thou,
sands OF dollars.
| Grow creek has been running bank
full, and when the cloudburst took
place wall of water six feet high
came down the valley, sweeping ranch
buildings, fences, corrals, haystacks
and other mov able articles in its path
Five hundred people living in the low
lands along the creek in West Chey'
enne were given no warning whatever
until the wall of water was upon them
M any had retired for the night and
fled without their clothing. A general
alarm was sounded and hundreds o1
rescuers on horses and in boats were
soon at work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-05-25
Electing Methodist Bishops.

Los ANGELES, May 20.-Six of the
eight bishops to be elected by the
Methodist general conference, now in
session in this city, have been chosen.
DR.. William Burt of Italy, the fifth to
be elected, received 534 votes on the
fifth ballot, which was considerab BILE
over two thirds majority of the votes
cast on the ballot. Rev. DR.. Luther
Wilson of Baltimore was elected bish-
op on the sixth ballot.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-05-25
Will Register Idle Men.

TRINIDAD. Colo, May l9.-One hun.
dred striking union coal miners who
refused to be registered by the mill
tary authorities of Las Animas county,
which is under martial law. were
brought to this city today as military
prisoners from the strikers camp near
Ludlow. They were forced to march
eighteen miles under cavalry escort.
A. the county Jail is already full a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-05-25
lie Was a Dangerous Crank.

NINNEAPOLIs, May 22.-The lifeless
body Of Peter G, Elliott, who was ar
rested several months ago in Wash
ington, d. c., on suspicion of being a
luna,ic with probably murderous de-
signs on President Roosevelt, was
found this morning suspended from
the girder of a railroad bridge in
South minneapolis. 1t was evidently
case Of suicide.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-05-25
Dakota Towns Rapid Growth.

OMAHA, May 2l.-The town OF Bone
steel, In Gregory county, South Dako-
ia, has grown in less than a month
from village of 300 to a city of 3, 1000.
Bonesteel is located at the edge of the
Rosebud reservation, which the gov.
ernment is preparing to open to home.
steaders. A large number of persons
already are going over the new terri.
tory with locating parties and all ave
headquarters in the new city.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-05-25

bull pen will be constructed in which
the strikers will bp herded.
Major Hill commanding the mill.
tary forces, decided on the policy of
registering all the 5000 idle men in
the county in consequence of a mum Der
OF fires that have occurred in the
vicinity Of the strikers camps.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-05-25

ing made for the campaign by Secre-
tary Dover. He is in CORES spondence
with party leaders throughout the
country and by the time the conven-
tion assemblies he will be in posses
sion of organization details which be
will turn over to the new committee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-05-25

known. 1t is surmised that one of
the Sherwood brothers. who were the
only persons in the drying rooms,
dropped large box of torped oes, but
the story cannot be confirmed.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

Denver, May 10.-William D. Hay
wood, secretary of the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners, who has been under
arrest for several weeks on charge
of desecrating the American flag. was
given trial yesterday morning in
Justice Hynes' court The act of desc
Grafton, as claimed consisted in the
printing by the federation of a num-
Der of questions on a picture of the
flag and passing them out as circulars.
Among the questions was: is Colo
RADIO in American"
Deputy District Attorney Taylor Of
fered one of the flags as evidence and
brought out the fact that the Western
Federation had had it issued. He
made his argument on the statute
which strictly prohibits the use of a
flag for advertising purposes.
Attorney Hawkins for Haywood in
sisted that the statute was not consti-
tutional and that if it were, nothing
could be done to his client, as the law
said that flags could not be desecrated.
He held that a picture of a flag was
not flag, and went on to show that
innumerable business houses all over
the country used pictures of the ma
tional colors for advertising purposes
without the least objection from any
body.
Justice Hynes took the matter un'
der advisement and will render de
cision Thursday.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14
Canal Commission Rules.

President Roosevelt had long con
ference with Secretaries Hay and Taft
and Attorney General Knox. at which
the regulations to govern the Isthmian
canal commission were determined on
finally.
While the creation and work of the
commission is committed by law to
the President. whose authority in that
regard is practically supreme, the
President, by the regulations, directs
that the commission shall exercise its
powers under the direction and super
vision of the secretary of war.
General George w. Davis, the army
member of the commission, is appoint
ed governor of the American zone on
on the Isthmus. Until the expiration
of the Fifty-eighth Congress, the 18th
milan commission will exercise legis-
lative authority over the American
strip. Governor Davis is given author
ity to appoint one Judge, who shall
exercise judicial authority.
Under the operation of what is
known as the Dockery law, the audit
ing of the commissions accounts will
fall to the duty of the auditor Of the
State Department; but beyond the
matter OF auditing, the State Depart
ment will not be charged with any
control over the commission. The
commission will report directly to the
secretary of war as often as he may
direct, upon all phases of its opera
lions. 1t will then be under the same
sort of control of the secretary OF war
as is the Philippine commission. All
directions concerning the operations OF
the commission are set out fully in the
regulations and recitation Is made OF
all the operations leading up to the &C
QUESTION of the canal property and the
appointment of the commission.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14
General 1yner on Trial.

Bowed down with the weight Of
almost fourscore years, a helpless par
alytic. with vigorous mind, fighting
the tribulations that have come in the
autumn of his life, General James M.
Tyner, postmaster general under Presi-
dent Grant and for years assistant
attorney general for the Postofilce
Department. was on May End placed
on trial in the Criminal Court of the
District of Columbia on the charge of
conspiracy to defraud the United
States government. Harrison ]. Bar
rett. now a lawyer of Baltimore, his
wief's nephew and assistant to Cen
eral Tyner in the Postoffice Depart
ment. was defendant with him before
the bar. This is the second of the
cases to be tried as result of
the postal scandal. The indictments
which for the purpose Of expediting
matters have been consolidated,
charge that the two former officials
violated their oaths of office in the
matter of issuing fraud orders against
the bond investment companies, the
orders afterward operating to the
financial benefit of Barrett. who
resigned and engaging in the practice
of law, represented the bond invest
ment companies involved before the
department.
General Tyner was brought to the
court house in carriage at l o'clock.
Four United States deputy marshals
carried him in an invalid chair He
was wheeled into the court room and
was made comfortable in a large cush-
toned armchair. With him was his
wife, physician and a man attend
ant. Shortly afterward the court was
called to order. and United States
District Attorney Beach in brief pre-
scented the nature of the charge the
defendants were called upon to face.
Both waived the reading of the indict-
ments. Barrett, with marked empha-
sis on the word mot" declared that
he was mot guilty" From his chair,
with an evident attempt to choke back
sob. the gray-haired man who had
been member of General Grants cab
met, murmured mot guilty" when the
clerk stood him up to plead. There
was a momentary hush. Then tho
servants of the law suppressed the
emotions that were felt by all in the
pathetic scene and launched forth in
the trial of the case.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14
LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
claim peel.Ion save. MiIIlon..

SidITn 0SSlSIOn oUtG8 mlIllonQs
The Court of Claims on the 5th inst.
decided that duties collected on goods
shipped from the United States to the
Philippines after the treaty Of peace
with Spain, and before the establish
ment of civil government, were right
fully collected, although by military
authority and not by law. The deci-
sion follows the insular decision of the
Supreme Court that the Philippines
are United States territory.
The case decided was the claim of
Warner, Barnes & Co., British cor
poration, which sued the United States
for $81, 126. Other claims resting on
exactly the same foundation aggregate
between 100000 and $8,000,000. By
the decision this amount will be saved
to the government. Warner, Barnes
& Co. sued for tariffs collected at
Manila upon importations of mer-
chandise from the United States after
the treaty of peace with Spain, and it
was argued that under the authority
Of the insular cases lately decided by
the United States Supreme Court the
levy and collection of such tariffs was
illegal for the reason that at the time
of such collection the Philippine ar
respect to the United States after the
exchange of notifications Of the treaty
by the governments of the United
States and Spain.
Judge Wright, in rendering the opin
ion, followed the decision of the in
sular case and decided that the Philip
pine islands were not foreign country
in respect to the United States, but
distinguished the case from the insular
cases, holding that state OF war ex-
listed throughout the islands between
the United States and the Filipinos to
the extent that the treaty with Spain
and all other merely civil law was for
the time being suspended and super
seeded by military law. until such time
as it might be possible to establish
civil administrative and judicial au-
thority to enforce the civil law, and
that during such period of suspension
of the civil law the power Of the mill
tary commander was absolute and that
he might lawfully prohibit or restrict
trade or commerce. and, as condition
to commerce within his military dis
trict, might impose contributions to
assist in the expense of the war and
such care to INDECENT non-combatants
as humanity might require.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14
Wray Telephone System.

Denver, May 10.-A Republican spe-
cial from Wray, Colo, last night says:
THE stockholders of the Wray Tel
ephone company held special meet
ing to-day for the purpose of making
some changes in their articles of in
corporation giving them greater pow
ers and extending the territory in
which they will operate. The pro-
posed changes were adopted, and the
company is now in position to branch
out in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.
The construction work on the line west
to Akron and Brush has begun and will
be pushed rapidly.
There was a large representation
of stockholders present from this coun-
ty and from Kansas and Nebraska
and each one expressed qualification
over the progress made and the prom
Using future. Already the Wray sys.
TEN is the largest Of any system near
the conjunction of the three states
named, and has recently added local
exchange at Benton, Neb., and will
soon place one at Stratton."
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14
EXPLORER DEAD
II. M. STANLEY DIES IN LONDON.
Close of the Career Of One of the
; Worlds Greatest Explorers and
, Newspaper Correspondents,

London, May 10.-Sir Henry M.
Stanley, the African explorer. is dead.
Sir Henry, who was attacked by pleu-
risy fortnight ago. died at his London
residence. His illness was compli-
Gated by chronic heart trouble. He
had been in semi-cOnsciouS condition
since Sunday afternoon.
Henry M. Stanley was conceded to
be the most noted traveller and ex-
plorer of his time. His greatest fame
grew out of his finding DR.. David Liv-
ingston in the heart of Central At
RIGA, after that greatest of all mis-
sionaries had been lost to the world
for several years, and later Stanley's
successful efforts in carrying out the
work begun by Livingston in solving
for the world the secrets of Darkest
Africa.
The first years of Stanley's life were
spent in an English poor-house. His
name was Henry M. Ragland, but at
an early age he went to New Orleans
to live with an uncle and assumed that
uncle's name-Stanley. His school ed
ucation was limited, and before he had
reached the age of 20 he had enlisted
in the Southern army. At the close
of the war he drifted to Colorado, and
he is remembered by many of the men
who first gathered at the Gregory dig
gings near Central City. 1t is said that
his first journey of exploration was
made down the Platte river starting in
a common row boat at Denver, and ex-
tending his journey to the Missouri
river.
At that time Stanley commenced to
write for the newspapers, and the next
heard of him was when he accom-
panied a government expedition. of
which John d. Rowland, the Denver
artist, was the official secretary, to
the Rosebud and Sioux agency in Da-
kota. He was then correspondent for
the New York Herald.
Later Stanley went to Europe, and
next made two journeys into Africa
as war correspondent-first to Abys-
'sinia and then to Ashanti.
James Gordon Bennett then sent
Stanley to find Livingston, and then
followed his memorable journeys into
the unknown regions of that continent,
his discovery of the sources of the
Congo river, and further Ave years
spent in the development of the Congo
region in the employ of King Leopold.
In 1886, while on lecturing tour in
the United States, he was called upon
to rescue Emin Bey, the lost governor
of Ethiopia. in upper Egypt. That
work he carried out successfully in the
next three years, winning the acclaim
of the entire world. No man was ever
given higher honors.
Stanley settled down in London. His
one aim in life was to sit as member
in the English Parliament. At first he
met defeat. the next effort was sue
cessful, and he has been reelected
time and time again.
From poor-house he rose, by his
unaided efforts. to be member of the
British Parliament.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14
Pueblo onicials Arraisned.

Pueblo, Colo, May 10.-City and
county officials and others indicted by
the grand jury were arraigned before
Judge Dixon in the District Court yes
terday. Pleas in abatement will be
filed in all cases and ten days will be
allowed in which to file them. Judge
Dixon said that such filings must be
made promptly, as he expected to ask
another Judge to try the cases. One
Indictment against Officers Roesch and
Grant was nolled. District Attorney
Low gave as a reason for this action
a request in writing made by Frank P.
Lannon, father of Jesse Lannon whom
the officers were accused of assaulting,
while in jail. that such action be ia
ken. He expressed the belief that the
officers did not assault his son.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14
Ware Should Beware.

Commissioner of Pensions Ware is
guilty of lese majestic according to
Washington dispatch. His crime g
that he openly criticises the recent or
der of the President, issued through
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock.
creating a service pension roll. Thus
is what he says:
Many veterans will refuse to avail
themselves Of this means Of obtaining
a pension. One man visited me hero
the other day and asked for particu-
lars about the order. When had
given him all the information he turn
ed around and said: That's a pauper's
pension l would not accept any mon
ey under It,
"A good many soldiers will express
the same sentiment"
Commissioner Wares comment on
the Presidents order as a pauper's
pension. came at an end of a review
work that has come to his bureau UNI
der a ruling that veterans who reach
the age Of sixty-two should be paid
Sc q month with the provision that the
amount is increased with advanced
age until the pensioner at seventy
years secures $12 a month.
Eleven thousand applications have
been filed in seventeen days, the com.
missioner said. Every application has
to be forwarded to the war depart.
ment for comparison with the records
of that department. 1t is hardly posi-.
BILE that any Of the pensions will be
paid until July LIST.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

An erudite contemporary says that
.27 per cent OF the public school teach
,ers in this country are men. 1t is
probable that the average pupil would
by the addition Of the little letter "a, "
make them out mean"
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

The negro who killed Andrew H.
Green in New York says he has an
agreement with the devil. who will
stand by him, and that he IS going to
kill two more prominent men as soon
~ he gets out Of Jail, which makes
It look as If he wouldn't.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

A minister in New Jersey delivered
his Easter sermon in verse, and his
parishioners have no other recourse
than to deny him vacation and force
him to remain IN the state through
the mosquito season.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

Young John ID. recently said to his
Bible class: "a man who is proud
and pulled up is sure to fall" True.
And a man who climbs too high on a
slender pole is likely to break it on
and run it into himself.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

Smokers will read with regret the
story of the fire that burned 5000. 900
worth of tobacco and fine cigars in
the factories at West Tampa. But
Aunt Hannah will say grimly that
that's the only way that tobacco ought
ever to be burned.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

A Phoenix man dropped dead when
invited to have drink, but no strict
moral can be pointed from this, as
the man would doubtless have died
sometime anyway.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

Sea serpents have been sighted at
Avalon already this season, but 1t will
be remembered that prohibition does
not obtain there to any great extent
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

II merchant could subtract from
the sales of any day of the year the
business brought to him through adj
vertising, that day would be easily
the dullest day Of the year.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

High on the roll of heroes goes the
name of Gunner's Mate Monson of
the Missouri, who saved the good
ships crew by leaping into hole Of
death and pulling the door shut after
him.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

A Cleveland baby was crushed to
death by whisky key the other
day. 1t isn't the first case of the kind
on record.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

Former President Jiminez of Santo
Domingo has arrived in New York.
He has not announced whether he
will establish fruit stand or become
st. Louis fair attraction.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

The New York woman who says
flirting is as necessary as it is pleas
ant will please pardon us for assum-
ing that she speaks from experience
and is not gladdening us with mere
theoretical CUFF.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

The Emperor of Abyssinia is said to
have 100000 pounds of gold bullion in
his vaults. His royal highness seems
to have been overlooked somehow in
the worlds great diplomatic grab
game.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

A recent duel in Gay Paree lasted
two hours and fifteen minutes. Peo-
pie ought not to get as gay as all
that.
The Glenwood post., 1904-05-14

The growing popularity of Ameri-
can quick lunch" in England should
shoot CLEAN of joy over old Kru-
gers declining days.