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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
ENOR NOUS LOSSES IN WAR.

Recent dispatches that
both the Russian and Japanese auth.
critics are making provision for in.
creasing their armies, each proposing
to assemble q military force of about
u million men. This action contem-
plates the continuation of Il war in
which each side has suffered loss that
almost "staggers humanity"
Fighting has been in progress in
Korea and Manchuria for about four
teen months, the japanese having
landed a considerable force at Chem
ulpo on February 10 of last year.
This was followed by operations look
ing to the siege of Port Arthur by one
section of the japanese army, while
another portion of the Japanese for.
ces moved north and succeeded in
compelling the Russians to retreat
over the Ialu river. In this latter
movement occurred the first great bat.
tie between the opposing land forces
on May l, when the Russian loss was
over three thousand men.
Several battles of minor importance
followed, in which the Russian forces
were routed by one or the other of the
Japanese divisions. Then came the big
battle of Liaoyang which was in prog.
ress from Aug. 26 to Sept. /, with Gen.
Oyama in command of 22O. 900 Japan.
ese, opposing Gen. kuropatkin with
2OO, 900 Russians. This was one ofthe
severest conflicts of the war, and the
Russians met with decisive defeat.
losing 1880 men and 256 officers,
while the Japanese lost 1859 men,
killed, wounded and missing. The
Russians we're forced back to Mukden.
The battle of the Shakhe river, Oct.
IL to Oct. 81, was another fierce ten
days. battle. in which the Russians
again suffered defeat. The opposing
generals were Oyama and K%uropatkiu.
The Russian losses were enormous,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Spotted Fever InkNcW York.

NEW YORK. April 1O.-Like the first
OF cerebro spinal meningitis, which
prevailed here in 1872, the present run
OF the mysterious disease is dying out.
Physicians express the belief that II
will have disappeared by May /. The
only explanation obtainable is that q
light sunshine and a few days OF
balmy weather have accomplished that
which baffled the medical fraternity.
The figures in the Office of the register
OF vital statistics show that $50 per.
sons, the majority OF them children,
have fallen victims so far.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
PROGRESS IN IRRIGATION.

AT Reno, Nevada, June II, the third
anniversary of the reclamation act
will be celebrated and the 1oodgates
Of the first canal completed under gov
ernment auspices opened. There is a
movement on foot among those inter-
ested in irrigation to make the day a
western holiday, says the Butte Inter
Mountain. The canal to be opened in
Nevada diverts the waters of the True.
kee river and will reclaim 10000 acres
of land. Many government officials
are to be present to witness the open.
ing of the big ditch. Members of the
national house and p ate committees
on irrigation and the reclamation ser.
vice engineers are to come west for the
affair. Special trains will be run
from Salt Lake, San Francisco and
other points and a large gathering is
expected to make the first Irrigation
Day celebration one long to be re-.
membered. The government has pro-
jects in contemplation in thirteen
vow SClAAVOIACS o0O AZ I'LL /
these the anniversary should be
noticed.
The area covered by the engineers
OF the reclamation service comprises
two.ffths Of the United States. The
fund derived from the sale of public
lands in the states to be benefited by |
irrigation aggregates thus far some.
thing like $50, OOO, 900 and the money
constantly is accommodating. 1t is
thought $50, 600 900 will be available
by the time the majority OF the pro-
jects are we'll under way. At the end
OF the last fiscal year the states inter.
ested in irrigation had the following
amounts to their credit:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Will Build Sugar Factories.

SALT LAKE, April ia new sugar
company is to be formed in this city
to establish sugar factories in western
Idaho, according to the Deseret News.
The new company will be incorporated
about July l. One factory will be 10.
Gated near Payette and another near
Boise. Both will be in operation in
1906. The new company will be called
the Western Idaho Sugar company.
Local men are the promoters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
The Right Sort OF square Deal.
Spokesman Review.

Ii any railroad men have labored
under the impression that an enlarge.
ment OF the powers of the interstate
commerce commission would mean a
contiscatiou of property or an unjust
impairment OF any of the rights of
corporations engaged in interstate
transportation. the remarks of Presi.
dent Roosevelt before the legislature
of Texas should convince them that
they are making a mistake.
The address of the president for
brevity and %clearness a never en-
He frankly declared that he
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Thousands killed In Earthquakc.

LAHORE, India, April ll.-Commis-
sioner Jullundur reports that as 4 re.
suit Of his Investigation he estimates
the fatalities resulting from the recent
earthquake in the kangra district at
10000 and in the Palampur district at
5000. The total number of persons
killed at Dharmsa!a was 4ol besides
the Gurkhas, who were crushed to
death by the falling of the stone bar.
racks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Alaska Is Part Of United States.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The su.
preme court of the United States to.
day held that portion of the Alaska
code providing for a jury of six men
to be unconstitutional.
The opinion was by Justice White
and was based on the ground that
Alaska is q part of the territory of
the United States in a full sense of
the word.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
Farming Area In Amcrica.

1t is estimated that the total area for
farming purposes in the United States
Is $4,000, O0O-an area larger than
England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales,
France. Germany, Austria, Spain, ia
pan and the Transvaal. There are
14,439.O 900 persons engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits, while all other indus.
tries employ but Is, S45, 900.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29
Five Others UnCOmmitted But
Majority of Sentiment
Favorable.
STATE CONVENTION YESTERDAY EN-.
DORSED DISFRANCHISEMENTM MEAS
URE UNANIMOUSLY.

With the meeting Worcesteraus at Snow Hill Monday
completed the chain
Maryland each of them has had opportunity give
sion its sentiment uchng and apperang to
issues uppermost in the campaign.
Most of the counties have their local tickets
candidates for the legislature bnt postponed action in this
matter until later, which by the by has also policy
adopted by the Republicans in counties
Montgomery nominated its candidates by the Crawford County
system as ala Hartford the people making their choice of NOM
nees direct at the polls Hartford held convention later for the
selection of delegates to the State Convention.
There also the Judicial the Third Circuit
comprising Howard and Hartford Counties
dldates for Chief and Associate Judges.
Nineteen counties heartily suffrage amendment
and pledged their best efforts
cuded the anti Wells rreguar faction of Arundel
County, which itself down favor
These counties Aeganey, Anne Arundel an-Wells)
chester Frederick Garrett Howard Calvert Carroll, Cecil
Charles Hartford Kent Prince Georges Queen Anne Marys
Somerset Washington, Wicomico Worcester
The regular Wells faction Anne Arundel Democracy
did not take any action on the amendment its
The Baltimore County Convention adopted resolutions Of
any kind
The Democrats of Caroline reference to the
resolutions but in interviews published in the
county papers the party nominees expressed their devotion the
o acknowledgements
AS convention held Montgomery was not an
opportunity for the passage of resolutions
Talbot Democrats did directly ndorse amendment,
but their resolutions provided that the the should
stand upon the platform adopted by the State Convention which
Is practically the same thing.
Those that did endorse the amendment did in strong Ian
guage and those that did refer the their platforms
are regarded as being as sincerely for it as the others
The Democratic State Convention. formal opening the
campaign IN Maryland convened Fords Opera House
largest and most enthusiastic gatherings of the Democratic hosts
ever held The demand for tickets kept Chairman Murray
yer on the jump Ou nearly all who applied provided for
Hon. Joshua w Miles, of Somerset County elected
porary chairman.
Hon. Joshua Herring made permanent chairman All the
prominent State leaders present, including Hon.
Freeman Rasin. Ex-Governor Frank Brown Ex-Governor
Carroll Ex-Governor John Walter Smith Elk Governor E.
Jackson Neither Governor Wafeld Senator
present The former had Annapolis
latter is with his family Blue Ridge Summit Governor War
field would have been present had the convention been held
night first intended
The sentiment amendment almost unanimous and
many able addresses made its provisions The
ment of this will the campaign from
on the contest will be merry Full particulars
convention could be obtained before CITIZEN went
press
Hon Gordon Atkinson, present Comptroller nomi
mated by reclamation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29
MUDD AND CHING.

Mr. J. d. Robertson concludes his re-
ply to the recent outbreak of Congress
man Sydney +. Mudd on the alleged
election frauds in Charles county, with
the following paragraph:
"Iu conclusion, | wish to say to Mr.
Mudd that if in my zeal for the success
of the Democratic ticket this fall | over
step the bounds of the-law and am de
serving of a penal sentence | will take
my medicine like man and not have
the sentence and fine put on someone
else, as some Republicans from this
section of the State have done in the
past
This, in the language of the times, is
"a hot one.n
There has always been considerable
sympathy for the Hon. Mr.. Ching, W no
served term in Jail for padding the
census in Southern Maryland. He de-
served his punishment-but his work
was in behalf of the Republican party
of Southern Maryland, and the Repub-
lican party of Southern Maryland is
mainly Sydney E. baltimore
Ecening Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29

Iris interesting to note that Mr..
Harp, the Republican Chairman, has
discovered that there are two amend
ments to be voted on this fall. The
weight of the discovery seems to bear
on him rather heavily, and he seeks to
shift some of it by doing just what was
expected that he would do-send out
word all along the line to vote against
both amendments. What a sorry CON-
mentary upon the Republican electo-
rate of Frederick County, that it
should require an order like that to
ensure action desirable to the leaders.
How like the destruction of the temple
by Sampson and the slaughter Of
thousands of innocent men, women
and children in order to destroy one
hated enemy. The Republicans mean
to take no chances and in like manner
the Democrats should give them none.
Every move should be watched and
everything done to insure the success
of the amendment. Register and see
that every one you know is down on
the books. No one can be spared this
time. Tomorrow is the last day to get
transfers in Frederick. Don't forget
this.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29
To Make Existence Felt.

Speaking of tine work in hand
for the Democratic Camp i G n
Committee, Mr.. Frank A. Furst,
the chairman, says:
sour campaign committee has
not yet got down to real solid
work, but after the State Conven.
ton we shall make our existence
felt. Our campaign will be strictly
one of education. We shall show
the voters that there is not the
slightest danger of any white
mans vote being imperiled, and
also prove to them that practically
the same provisions prevail in the
constitutions of all the Southern
States.
"Maryldnd is the only Southern
State IN achich there is n0w appeal
from the DEGREES Of the registers of
election. There is no such appeal
III otHoT OOhtRefn comm 0niced tins,
despite 'ohich condition, not a com.
plant has yet been heard Of any
achite man being disfrdnchised.
The measure is designed to deprive
the negro Of rote, and the negro
only.
"But, further than that, we
shall also convince the people that
the cOlored man will be a better
citizen without a vote than with
one. Irrefutable records will
prove the truth of this contention,
and we shall make it plain to all
men, irrespective of color or po-
litical creed"'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29

days of the reconstruction bon.
Whilst | opposed slavery TSsa q
condemned the crimes con also
ted in its name. I never ul
sidered that the negro h.. tUO'
right to vote and bitterly onu M .
ed the passage of the Fo1rtapappoSs '
and Fifteenth Amendments
History tells how thew n.y..
passed with packed delego,i;seare
and every illegal means 1 tMO,u
to the adroit politicians Of tbo "l
days. / have often wished DUSs
party to make amends for tI ny
crime of 1870, but it can onln Y
done now in the way undertaL'uss
by the Democrats of Marv JaeI
and the States south of ne ''T u
is a question that must be 90,
tied some day and the peo MI,
have an opportunity now.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29
The Vital Part.

The vital part of the franchise
amendment reads as follows:
Every such male citizen OF the
United States having the above
prescribed qualifications of age
and residence shall be entitled
to be registered so as to become
qualified voter if he be-
First.-A person able to read
any section of the Constitution
of this State submitted to him
by the officers of registration
and to give a reasonable expla-
nation of the same; or if unable
to read such section is able to
understand and give explana-
ton thereof when read to him
by the registration officers: or
SecOnd.--A person, who on the
first day of January, 1869, or
prior thereto, was entitled to
vote under the laws of this
State or of any other State of
the United States wherein he
then resided. or
Third.-Any male lineal de-
scendant of such last mentioned
person who may be twenty-One
(21 years of age or over in the
year 1906.
No person not thus qualified
by coming under some one of
the above descriptions shall be
registered as a qualified voter.
nor be entitled to vote.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29

EUery district should look after
its registration and transfers. You
need not scait until registration day
to get your transfers. You can go
before the Supervisors in this city
any day and get your transfer.
EUery member Of the Democratic
Central Committee should take the
"Citisen. How does he kmow phat
is going on sOithOut taking the Dem
Ocratic paper.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29

eve believe that the political
deStinieS of Maryland should be
shaped and controlled by the
white people Of the State, and
while we diSclaim any purpose
to do any injustice whatever to
our colOred population NC d.
clare without reserve our IcSc-
lutte purpose to preserve in every
conservative and constitutional
way the political aScendancy of
our race. Prom Democratic Plat
form of 1908
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29
TO WORK FOR AMEND
MENT.
Democratic Campaign Com
mittee Formulates Plans.


mittee Formulates Plans
The Democratic Gam palga
Committee met Tuesday nlgns
at the headquarters, at the HO'sl
Rennert, Baltimore, and mauS
plans for active work IN OenSH
of the suffrage amendment. !
The purpose was declared /"
making it plain to tine wnll.
voters of the State that Iu'
amendment will not, as has Ossu
represented by its opponents, uls
franchise white voters, but IS w
signed solely for the purpose y
eliminating so far as possluss
the ignorant and venal neg"
voters.
Immediately after the Sls ,I
Convention the committee W."
issue an address to the voters y
which its position will % !. II
forth and an appeal made 70 d. :"
Democrats, as well as those ~ Il
publicans who are not IN favor =
unrestricted negro suffrage o.,
support the amendment 60.
this purpose the Finance wv =
mittee will 60 to work at onCe
raise Q fund with which to pro-,
cute this work. Mr.. Msrh y
ShrIver was added as q me@O'
Of the committee.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29
Politics, $40. 600

NC we" 1orK Times thus com.
ments upon recent development,
in insurance matters:
Not only the holders of life n
surance policies but the peonIo u,
the United States and the cau,a
OF public morality are under ohli
cations to the insurance invaSt;
eating committee for disclosin,
the fact that the New York Liz
Insurance Company camp aign
fund last year. If no other q,
further information about the liza
insurance business were ELECTED
by the Armstrong committee tbs
ordering of the inquiry would bs
fully justified by the disclosure If
his contributions to the Roosevelt
campaign fund made by the Al
rectOrs of the New York Life In
surance Company because thev
protested to be afraid of the 81
Louis platform. or course every.
body knows that the st. Jonis
platform was not in question
Judge Parker was in every con.
ceivable respect at least as safe
and sane as Mr.. Roosevelt. The
contribution was altogether parti.
san, and in no respect made as
measure of prudence and safety
The trust funds cared for by the
directors of life insurance comma.
MES would not have been endau.
gered by the election of Alton B.
Parker to the presidency.
1t is worth while to have an in.
surauce investigation, we say,
merely to uncover this transaction.
There was a noble show of virtu.
GUS anger by candidate and chair
man because of the charge that
the Republican National Commit.
tee was collecting n great sum Of
money for Mr.. Roosevelt'S cam
paign. Now we have the proof,
and proof in these matters is 50
very hard to get at that memory
will be searched in vain we, think,
for any similar revelation. If the
New York Life Insurance Com.
pany, with $500, 600, 900 of assets,
felt called upon to contribute $780,,
coo to the defense fund, what
would be the total of the countryl
The railroads of the United States
have Sl5, 900, 600, 600 of assets, and
the principal manufacturing cor.
porations have $40, 0O0,OOO Of
share capital. Had they contrib
uted in the ratio established by
the conservative directors of the
New York Life, MIR. CortelyOu
would have had the handling Of
s., 125, 900 from these corporate
sources alone. The apprehensiOns
Of bankers and private capitalists
wonld have yielded him enough
more to round out a full $1,000
900.
Five millions is enough TO buy
the presidency. 1t is not in ac-
! cordance with the spirit of our
institutions or with the will of our
people that the presidency should
be bought, or that it should ever
be within the reach of buyers Mr.,
Perkins perfectly frank testimony
will go very far to make it unpur'
chasable. The agitation already
begun to compel campaign COM
mittees to publish the truthful llsI
of their contributions, with names
under pain of disqualification Tor
! their candidate, will receive .
much greater impulse from toe
discovery of this contribution Of
S48. 702.50 out of the sacred tuna
belonging to widows and orphans
to secure a Republican victory
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29

J. +. IDICKERsoN, a eolored man,
editor of the Norfolk News. has de-
clared in favor of the DISTINGUISHING
Amendment in Maryland. He be-
lieves that the NEGRO race will profit
more ny letting the white race pre-
dominate" He is not the only color.
ed man who holds such views. More
of them would see matters in that light
if it was not for the hold that the sci.
fish "white Republicans, have over
them. 1t is political slavery of the
worst kind aud a condition that is
both injurious and demoralizing. An
end must be put To it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29
JUST GIVE THE CALF MORE
ROPE.

The CITIZEN has told its readers Of
the efforts that are being made and will
be made all through this campaign by
the Republicans to hoodwink the people
by Silful Misrepresentation and malic-
icus misstatements.
There is one of many in this weeks
Examiner that calls aloud for correc-
tiop-even the helpless type in eliues
are unsteady and restless in their tight
ly locked places.
Here il is:
ITO WORK MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AND HELP DEFEAT
THE AMENDMENT THAT WILL
ROB YOU ANDI, YOUR SONS AND
MINE OF THE RIGHT TO REGIS
TER UNLESS TWO WICKED AND
DISREPUTABLE RING REGIS
TRATION OFFICERS SAY So"
1t is the first time that We can re-
member of ever knowing the organ of
the Republican party in Frederick
county accusing its own registration
officers of being WICKED and DIS
REPUTABLE" REGISTERS.
This is an admission that can be &C.
counted for only on the grounds that
the editorial work is being portioned
out, and that the "devil" got his hand
in on the sly
There are only tao registration off,
GERS for each district or precinct, one
Democrat and one Republican. Ger
tainly the Examiner says 't,Co wicked
and disreputable registration officers"
We have often known of wicked and
disreputable Republican Ring Registra
ton Officers, but we never thought Of
seeing the same blszoned forth in the
pages of the Examiner. The person
who wrote the. article in which the
quotation appeared, should certainly
post himself on the registration law.
What was meant to be conveyed was
that there are four officers of registra.
ton and that two Of them, wicked and
disreputable" Democrats, would "rob
you and I, your sons and mine of the
right to register"
The Examiner is of course more than
ordinarily interested in the defeat Of the
Amendment, but it should confine it.
self to correct statements. 1t can all
the twisting aud distorting of facts it
wishes as long as it hews closely to the
line Of truth, and bases its arguments on
the substance and not on the shadow
Of things. The Republican position is
perched high on the pinnacle Of deceit
and hypocracy in this campaign, and
the more rope they let out the more
hopelessly they get tangled up.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29
REMEMBER
THESE FACTS!

Remember these facts, all of
you who are taking an interest
in the discussions concerning
the Disfranchisement Amend
ment:
"THAT THE ELEC-
TION LAW OF MARYLAND
GUARANTEES the RIGHT of
APPEAL to any citizen who
feels so disposed, from the de-
cision of the Judges OF Election,
who are the registrars.
"REMEMBER THAT
THERE ARE TWO REGIS
TRARS IN EVERY ELEC-
TION DISTRICT AND THE
EIGHT PRECI n CTS OF
FREDERICK CITY ONE
REPRESENTING EACH Pc
LITICAL PARTY.
"Remember that the adop-
ton of the Amendment by the
voters of the State does not carry
with it the change of any fea-
ture of the election law, except
as is SPECIFICALLY STAT
ED IN THE WORDING OF
THE AMENDMENT ITSELF.
" Rememb er t h at til e
RIGHT OF APPEAL does not
exist in any State south of us
which has adopted disfranchise-
ment measures, and yet no COM
plant has been heard of any
white man being CO n pire d
against.
Remember also, and paste
this i'll your hat, that the Re-
publicans are trying to create
prejudice against the Amend
ment on the unsupportable
grounds that it is a threat
against a great portion of the
white vote. This position of
theirs is positively indefensible
and cannot be born out by any
reasonable contention. 1t is
made to frighten timid voters
and must not hold.
Finally, the Amendment
is aimed ONLY at the negro
voter and a critical reading of
its clauses will show this con-
clusively. 1t will make a "white
mans party" of the electorate of
Maryland and rebound to the
best interests of the State and its
people.