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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-15
COUNTED ELECTORAL VOTE.
Official Announcement Of the Result
Finally Made by CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Thousauds
struggled for admittance today to the
hall Of the house of representatives to
witness the formal finishing touches on
the election of Messrs. Roosevelt aud
Fairbanks, Or. 10 other words, the cere.
mony of canvassing the electoral vote.
Thost who were successful in gain
ing entrance to the visitors galleries
were rewarded by the sight of one of
the most impressive and interesting
ceremonies prescribed by the constitu.
ton of the republic.
Beneath the large silk flag draped
above the presiding officers chairs
Senator Frye aud Speaker Cannon
took their seats side by side, the for.
mer, on the right, being by statute the
presiding officer Of the joint session.
There was an absolute stiffness
throughout the great hall as Senator
Frye took up the silver keys placed
before him and unlocked the mahog.
any boxes. This marked the actual
beginning Of the ceremony. Senator
Frye then took up the brown pack
ages in alphabetical order, each o q
tanning an inner envelope sealed with
wax. He first broke the seal on the
envelope from Alabama and handed
the certificate within to Senator For
aker, one of the four tellers. The
other tellers were Senator German, of
Maryland, and Congressman Gaines,
of West Virginia, and Russell of
Texas.
Senator Foraker read at length the
certificate of the vote of the state Of
Alabama. Following precedents OBJ.
served on former occasions, the tell.
ers, having observed that the ~certifi.
Gates were in due form, omitted read
ing the others in full, and taking the
states in alphabetical order, an.
nounced the vote of each. When
Maryland was reached it was found
that the vote of that state was split,
seven votes being cast for Parker and
Davis and one-that of Charles j.
Bonaparte-being .'for Roosevelt and
Fairbanks. The votes of all the other
states were ''straight."
The secretary of the senate" gathered
up each certificate after it was read by
the tellers and handed to him by q
page. The votes of all the states hav.
ing been read and added by the tell
ers, the announcement of the result
was read to Senator Frye, who then
announced that ''the state of the vote
for president of the United States, as
delivered to the president of the sem
ate, is as follows: The number OF
electors appointed ito vote for presi'
dent of the United States is 476, OF
which q majority Is 239. Theodore
Roosevelt of the state of New York
has received for president Of the Uni.
ted States 1886 votes, and Alton B.
Parker, of the state of New York, has
received 40 votes.
a similar announcement OF the vote
for the v~ice-president then followed,
and afterwards Senator Frye made his
formal declaration ofs.the election Of
Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-15

officer of the United States Express
company, is q party to a conspiracy
to maintain identical rates among the
express companies for articles shipped
owe their lines and he asserts that
Plat has told representatives Of his
company that he will oppose all leg.
islation injuriously affecting his COM
pany's interests.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-15
Wants Senator Plat Expelled

WASHINGTON, Feb. SC. w. Post,
of Battle Creek, Mich, who has in
terested himself largely in the estab-
lishment Of a parcels post system, to-
day filed with President Pro TEN Frye
a petition for the expulsion OF Senator
Thomas c. Plat from the senate.
The petition is based on the asser'
ton that Mr.. Plat, as an executive
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-15
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont. Jan.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. y, lNS.
Notice is hereby given that Robert Klsy, of
Fort benton. .""nt.. has filed notice of intention
to make proof On his desert-lxnd claim No. 6326,
for the >WA, 81. SEA, section Is, township ~
moth, range . east. lun-urve. ed) before Chas.
II Boyle, U :. comm esioner,. al his office In
FO,t Benton. Mont. "n Thursday the 10th day
of February. 1905.
tie names the foiin~inr witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation t.nd reclamation Of said land:
William $. Bryant, Julius fairfield, Julius
Zschunke, Conrad kulAge, NIL "f Fort Benton,
Montana J.. VI. BCRLlNGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-15
Notice Of Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

TNEAT FALLS, Mont, FED. q, IN01.
NOticeis hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
Anal proof In support of his claim, and that said
proof will he made before u. b. Welhy, U $.
commissioner. nt his oihca in Chester, Mont.
on Thursday, Mag,1, . 1905. viz: Hatrns r.
Clark, who made homestead entry No. 1O,47S. for
the Eha SWA, NWA SWh, SWA NWM section
3, township 10 north, range : east.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: Henry W. Hoffman. Sarah Hoffman,
John Wolf and John WEIGH, all of Beatrice,
Mont. j NJ. RURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-15
FORT BENTON, Mont.
Or ST. PAUL PARK, MIMI

LEE GEE & BRO. Preprietors.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-15

DCoift-
New Indian Commissioners.
Francis +. Leupp, for many years a
Washington correspondent and former
ly of New York, has assumed his duties
ceeding W. 4. Jones of Wisconsin, who
resigned to assume charge Of his pri-
vate business interests.
The Presidents engagements.
The president will go to New York'on
Monday, Feb. IL, to attend the dinner
to be given in commemoration Of Lin
coins birthday by the Republican club
Of New York. The birthday falls this
year on Sunday, but it will be observed
on the 18th. The presidents address
will deal with the life, character and
time Of the martyred president and
promises to be Il notable uttcrance.
Some time ago the president accepted
an invitation to attend on Washington's
birthday. Feb. 30. a celebration to be
held at the University of Pennsylvania
in Philadelphia. His address on that
occasion will treat Of Washington and
his achievements and their result upon
the nation.
The president will be the guest at a
dinner on the night Of March II, st.
Patrick's day, given by the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick. He will deliver a
speech ut the dinner in New York.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
How r., Apar, p,d The, L,v.s


 T was at the capitol one day" sald | Boston lawyer, '1n attendance upon q committee having in charge s bin In which my clients are interested On, the long, leather covered settee near me two southern members were smok- hg and conversing The following words were jotted down by me yer batim:
 "Aiajah, I was down among youh people last summer, and 1 wanted to end Gen'al Blood's plantation, but Eot of my road. Where does he live from youh place, majahY
 "'Why, colon1, he lives near me. eight smart piece south on the riyer.' "'Does be live q right smart smart piece or right smart right smart piece south. mRjahr
 "'Well. it Isn't as far as either of tlsose pieces; just right smart piece tolon1'
 "'Then that must be the reason I missed It I went too far around the river bend
 ''Now, these gentlemen understood each other beyond 6 doubt But what | want to know is, how pany niles
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
THE CHINESE QUESTION

The boycott Chinese mercantile and banking institutions have established against the United States has resulted In . more or less yociferous demand from certain sections of the country for the repeal of the Chinese exclusion act, and the Pacific Coast states of the Un- ion are being soundly berated because of their opposition to Chinese immigra- tion.
 This clamor has caught some of the members Of the administration. On several occasions Tsft-Taft, the Great has taken 1t upon himself to say that the country should not permit the pre- judices of the Pacific coast to stand be- tween it and the Oriental market, and An executive order was made directing that the immigration officers should be more lenlent in enforcing the law.
 There might be something in the alarming cry that is coming from the east were the matter involved simply one of dollars andeents. But 1t is more than that The question is whether the Pacific coast, the choicest portion of the American republic, is to be a white mans country or whether it is to be peopled by a conglomerate mixture of the races. That is the point which should settle the question as to Oriental immigration to the United States for all time. We can afford to lose the trade of the Orient ten thousand times better than we can afford to introduce any more of the elements of race con- nict on the American continent. The race problem in the United States is now sufficiently grave to perplex the wlsest people of the country. It would be An unpardousble crime to make it ErAver.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
HERBINE

Renders the bile more fluid and thus helps the blood U flow; it affords prompt relief from billiousness, indi- gestiOu, sick and nervous headaches and the Ovsr-indulgence in food and drink. Heroine acts qnickly, dose after meals will bring the patient into good condi- ton iu few days.
 c. L. Caldwell, Agt, M. K. and T. R. R., Checotah, Ind. Ter. writes, April IS, 1903: 'I was sick for over two years with enlargement of the liver and spleen. The doctors did me no good, and l had given up all hope of being cured, when my druggist advised me to use Heroine. Tt has made me sound and we'll" soc, Sold by Kelly Drug Go.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Reason For Marrying.

They were talking about friend of hers who had married a bishop sta toned fin Kamchatka or Timbuktu or some other heather land
 q never could understand why she married him." said the young woman. "She seemed the last girl on earth to marry a bishop. She cared so much more for having a good tune than she did for church work and sewing cir cles."
 "Girls are pretty wise nowadays, said the young man, "and they general ly have a good reason for marrying the way they do. A girl friend of mine married a doctor SO she could always be well for nothing, and maybe this girl married the bishop 90 she could be good for nothing. York Trfe- una
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
so DECEPTIVE
Many AlAshA People Fail 10 Realiz
 the SSrIouaness

BaskAche is so deceptive.
 It comes and goes-keers you guess ing.
 Learn the eause-then cure 1t.
 Nine times out of ten it comes from the kidneyA
 That's why Dosn's Kidney Pills cure iE.
 Cure every kidney i'll from backache to diabetes.
 Here's . case to prove it.
 Mrs. Fl. NJ, Hawkins, of l444 Kind s., BellinRham, Wash, whose husband is . motormRn for the Whatcom Im- proVement St. R. w Co.,, says: "For three years past l have been factoring At different times for backache and other pains due to the affections cf the kidneyS I thought I he'd recovered and expected DO more trouble, but last fall vas taken with similar attack and for three days, might say, was almost helpless. When I was suffering the worst with the pain happened to hear ot Doan's Kidney Pills and sent for . box. l expected them to help me but did not look for such immediate relief The first few doses helped and when I had finished the box I felt SO well that 1t was not necessary to con tinue the treatment"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 90 cents . box. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N, r., sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
wherein HRwthorae Was Akin ts
 the Melancholy Dane.

AhN aANAAAANsARAA NH-NH
 Certain characteristics of Hawthorne are. Of course, indisputable and it is not fantastic ,o add that some Of these qualities bear curious resemblance to those Of that very Prince of Denmark who seems more real Co us than do most living men. Hawthorne was . gentleman; in body the mold Of form, and graced with 6 noble mind. Like Hamlet, be loved to discourse with un- lettered people, with wandering artists, with local humorists, although without ever losing his own dignity and inviola- ble reserve. He had inJny for the pre- tentious, kindness for the simple hesrt- cd. merciless wit for the fools. He liked 10 speculate about men and vom- en, about temptation and sin and pun ishment. but he remained, Ike Hamlet clear sighted enough to distinguish be tween the thing In itself and the thing as it appeared to him in his solitude and melancholy. His closest friends. Ike Horatio Bridge and William D. Ticknor, were men of marked jus tice and sanity of mind-of the true Horatio type Hawthorne was capable. If need be, of passionate and swift ae- ton, for all his gentleness and exquisite courtesy of demeanor. Toward the last he had, like Hamlet, his fcrebcd- ings-"such a kind of gdin giving as would perhaps trouble woman"- and he died, like Hamlet In silence conscious of an unfinished task.-Bliss Perry in Atlantic.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03

Quastermaaer Ofice, Fort William Fl, seward, Alaska July a, l9O5.-Sealed proposals, in triplicate, will be received here until eleven o'clock a. m. August 24th, and then opened, for the construction of one field officer quarters, one double captains quarters, one double lieut. enRnt's quarters, two double n. C, S quartersssnd Au addition to QuartermaStcr StOIChoUSe, RS per plans and specifications on file in this ofiee. The U. $. reserves the right tO accept or reject any or all proposals or parts thereof, lntorma- tion furnished upon application. Envelopes containing proposals should be endorsed Pro poSals for Construction of Quarters and sd dressed to the QuarterU astcr, Fort W. II. Sew ard, Alaska.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03

That vas a very proper action ou the part of the people of Dawson in giving Dr. Thompson a nou-partizan reception. Dr. Thompson has been a nOn-partizan representative if one ever sat in an as- sembly. and, unlike with so many non partizGns, he held the profound respect and very high regard of all partizans of every party.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Kstchikan is Booming

The Ketchikan Employment Bureau sent out ten men Thursday to Unuk River and now want twelve more for the same place. They have orders for men from nearly every camp in the dis trict but cannot find them, Machine men especially are in demand.- Ketchi- kan Journal.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
SOUVENIR CARDS
 ARE ON SALE

A large issue of new souvenir cards of the W. P. & Y. R. has been received by R. D, Pinneo, of the traffic depart meut, and they are now being sold at his office. The cards are much like a previous edition which Troved so popu' lar. They each contain view of the north,
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
rrnr,.1ln,. -. rrcaEarea.

The fa,e of FrInslin. the explorer was mwitilnely prengurcd, and oi tbe eve of hls s a. Ing on his last voy age. nt the hands of his uwn devoted wife. AS he lay dozlnr on a 2 "a I.adl Fmuklln threw soine'uC oF'r a'' feet. on which he awcs, % c~'i',r- "a ton. saying: "why, there's = throwa over mel Don't ynu know thS
 tlcy lay the un!rn ,acS over n corpseT
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
ntehneI AnEcis.

Michael Angelo. willie ga Ing . m Last Judgment" fell from his scafold and received a painful Injury iu ihs leg. He shut himself up and W Iuld not see any one. Bacio Roatinl a cele' brated physician. came ly acc lent te see him. He found an the doors closed. No one responding. be went Into the cellar and came upstairs. He found Michael Angelo in his room. resolved to de. Ills friend the physician would moi leave him. He brought hili out oi the peculiar frame Of mind into which he bad fallen.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
New Sunday s hoOl Officers

There was a meeting of the Sunday school board of the Methodist church last night at which J. A, Cooling was elected superintendent of the Sunday school and Miss Rose M. Baker, treas' urer, to fill vacancies.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03

That is big game the attorney gener- Al of New York state Is after. Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew, former Vice Pres idsnt Levi P. Morton, John Jacob Astor and George Gould have been names with which to conjure in the past.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
NhA rn.t.

Lny-wen. did you see herr Is u trueg Is she really eY gagged to him or is 1t only Idle rumorf
 NelHe-There Isn't word Of truth in it. I had a long tnlk with her and told her Of the men who are just wild about me, and she 7.ver said word s,haHt hiT.- -Brootlyu Life
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03

The Sitka Csblegam takes pardon able pride in the record it has made during the first half year of its exist ence. The Cablegram is good news paEer with a progressive policy.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Beauty.

A poetess asks, "Oh. where does beauty nngerT" We think that we are breaking no confidence when we reply that in these artisti,, times it generally fingers on the toilet table until the girl puts lt on with a brush and a powder puff.-London Tit-Blts
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Rtnhtlr pennsd.

Teacber-what are the three personal pronounsl Pupn-He, sine and it Teacher-Give an example Of tselr use. pupll-Husband wife and baby.-New York Times
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
LOSS AMOUNTS
 TO Sl2,OOO

The loss by the fire in the Mcdonald Ironworks Sunday morning will reach sl2,OOO. There was no insurance. The fire is believed to have been caused by defective electric light wires.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
Gsonetrfcai.

Don't know heri Why, she lives in the same square with you"
 ~Yes, but sbe's not in the same cir cle--Cleveland Jeadey
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03

Many a man chfvairousiy shouts of woman. God bless lfsr| but falls to bless her himself burlington Havk- eye.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03

Ths place to get good growler meas ure ie at the Totem saloon. You get your moneys worth.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
naGwAy Laundry

For hrst-clsss work try Skagway Laundry. Twenty-Five wears experi. ence. Telephone S9. If
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03

IL you are out of kindlng see E McC Weste. have.it it by the sack or cord. Phones 90-S4. u
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03

The coldest beer in town Is at the Se- Attle saloon. 6lu
The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-03
coldsst in TGWn

Tee cool stelns at the Seattle saloon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-06-29
Wonderful, Sport IA Newfoundland.

l.. r. Brown in The Country Calen-
dar: Brook trout and brown trout are
not appreciated in Newfoundland. be-
ing far irtre common than are the
perch arl sunfish of the states. Catch
Ing them will soon surfeit the angler
whc casts his flies from the shore OF
almost appalling in the vast solitudes.
counted by the doZen-one lot of sew
enty-two dozen being brought aboard
the traia at Harbor Grace. One dozen
ten-inoh trout usually sell for 10 cents.
There are 6S7 named lakes on the
Island, and 10000 known ones without
names. The island has about 1000
Sa. sr itke r~somavista. Notre Dame, For
tune. ST Mary's, Bonnie, ST. George.
Placentla and Bay of Islands From
one to six streams of clear green water
empty into each of these bays. Every
stream that reaches salt water is a SAL
mon stream. Back from all hat coast
are other and easily reached streams
that have not even a tradition OF a
fish net, rod or hook, and k never
mapped where one may camp and add
to the fare wild geese and ducks. will
low grouse. whose plulnage turns white
in winter. ~ptarnigan. rlover and cur
lew. These camping places bring a
unique sense of remoteness and soli-
tude. Only one who has actually seen
the wall of darkness around n camp
fire in the Newfoundland jungles and
over the tundras can understand he
tinge of fear that sometimes becomes
almost APPALLING in the vast solitudes.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-06-29
FORKS ARE OF RECENT DATE.
No English King Before Henry VII.
the Owner of One.

Pupic Ledger: Knives and forks are
d luxury OF comparatively recent date.
some SUI years & each man had his
knife. n at dinner seized the
JOINT and cut from it such portion as
ne wished, and passed 1t on to his
nelghbor. who did the same. The knife
then cut the meat into smaller bits,
which We're put into the mouth with
the unoccupied hand.
None of the sovereigns of England
had forks till the reign of Henry VII.
All, high and low, used their fingers.
Hence in the royal households there
was a dignitary called the ever. who,
with a set of subcrdinates, attended at
the meals with basins. water and
towels. The survival of every was evil
dent after forks had come into fashion.
When m l. entered the Spanish
ambassador at a dinner their males
ties washed their hands with water
from the same ever. the towels being
presented to the king by the lord treas
urer and to the queen by the lord high
admiral" The Prince of Wales had a
ever to himself, which was afterward
used by the ambassador.
The hrst royal parsonage in England
who was known to have a fork was
Queen Elizabeth, but 1t is doubtful
whether she ever used 1t. Forks came
so slowly into use that they were EN-
ployed only by the higher classes at the
middle of the seventeenth century
About the ! ,riod OF the revolution, 1858
few English noblemen had more thar
a dozen forks of silver. along with a
few Of iron and steel. AT length tho
steel fork came in for general use ant
was manufactured in Sheffie'.. AT frs
they a two prongs. but afterwar,
another prong was added
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-06-29
First Jewelry Store.

Boston Herald: 1t may interest
women to know that the first jewelry
store was started In the city of Chang
on about 5000 years ago. The celes-
tial Vanderbilts and Astors of that
period knew nothing of the fascination
of diamonds, because diamonds We're
not in vogue at that b. G. period.
Pearls and Jade and coral and other
unpublished minera substances had to
content them, and as if to make good
the glitter of rivieres and tiaras. the
princess of Chang On employed ar
tisans to fashion them the most Won
derful gold and silver ornaments
which in themselves were far more
costly than diamonds.