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This Is TO certify that this engrossed
document propoe.-g IN AIne.d nent TO the
Constitution OF the State Of Maryland. the
original Of W. ieh YVES passed by the Senate
by yeas and nays, rrore THAI three-tifths OF
ail the members elected voting IN the at
armatlve, ca Marca p 1901. -
SPENCER G. JONES,
President Of the Senate
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14

with the union, with a view to having
q Swedish minister and separate con.
sular service, but the Norwegian gov.
eminent refused to accept the crown
princes request unless 1t we're Hrst
assured that q separate consular serv.
ice would be established, and also
that no obstacle would be raised
against the present liberty Of action of
either country. The regent ~thereupon
turned the matter over to the council
of state, which unanimously adopted
a law for a separate consular system
that had been passed by the Norweg-
ian storthing and submitted it to the
king for his signature, which was re.
fused.
The action of King Oscar, of Swed.
en-, was resented by the Norwegian
storthing or congress-. and q few days
ago it officially proclaimed that the
union between Sweden and Norway
has been dissolved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
Uncle Sans Big Pay Roll.

WASHINGTON, June GA bulletin
just issued by the United States civil
service commission contains some in.
teresting information as to the mum.
Der of classified employees and the ex-
tent to which the merit system has
been extended. The whole number OF
persons in the service of Uncle Sam is
more than 400, 900, with salaries ag.
gregating $3.50, 0O0, 900.
Exclusive of the army and navy, the
diplomatic and consular service, and
the legislative and judicial branches,
there remains the executive civil ser.
vice of 275, 69S officers and employees,
with salaries aggregating more than
Sl75, 000, 900. of whom nearly one.halt
in point of numbers and three.fourths
in point of Importance and compensa-
ton are subject to competitive exam.
iuation under civil service rules.
In accordance with the provisions
OF the civil service act, all positions
in the executive civil service are
classified with the exception of day
laborers and persons whose appoint.
ments are subject to confirmation by
the senate. Positions in the federal
service in the Philippines, Porto Rico,
Hawaii and Panama are classified,
as is the insular service in the Philip.
mines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
Peace Talk In Washington.

WASHINGTON, June ~6.-Pending the
decision of the czar regarding war or
peace in the far east. the president
and European ambassadors with
whom he is daily comforting. have
agreed that silence regarding their
activities is necessary, and word to
this effect has been passed along lest
Russia take ~otfense, and go contrary
to what the neutral powers believe to
be for her own advantage.
Count Cassiui, the Russian ambas-
sador. remains without advices from
St. Petersburg that throw any light
on the probable policy of the car.
The ambassador has not yet received
an acknowledgement Of his long cable.
gram OF last week regarding his con.
ference with the president.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
Secretaries and Presidents.
Boston Globe.


Secretary Taft is now accused OF
having stolen a march on all other
candid ates for the republican presi.
Dental nomination in 1908, and In his
Ohio speech is said to have made 1t
plain that he is the keeper of the great
seal of this administration.
II it is true that Mr.. Taft is looking
this early for the candidacy in 1908,
he will not be the first secretary OF
war who has aspired to the presi.
dency, but, if elected, he will have
been the first secretary thus hOnored.
The most illustrious secretaries OF
war, who were unsuccessful a~spirants
to the presidency, were John c. Cal
houn and Lewis Cass. The latter be.
came the regular democratic candi.
date in 1913, but was beaten by Zach.
airy Taylor.
Jefferson Davis, who became a
president, but not the president, was
secretary of var in Franklin Pierce's
administr alton.
John Bell, who had been secretary
of war in Tyler's administration, was
the presidential candidate in 1860 of
the Constitutional Union party.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
New Range Conditions.
Billings Gazette.

Billings Gazette.
Taking for their text the extensive
work undertaken by the government
and private enterprise in the direction
of retaining the arid portions of the
state, some of the newspapers are be-
ginning to write about the day when
there will be nc range in Mon
tana on which to feed cattle. 1t would
be manifestly wrong to say that trri-
cation has not had the effect OF cir.
cumscribing the area of range lands
in the state and that as time grows it
will still further reduce it, but it is
eQu ally wrong to say that eventually
there will be no more range left. Be.
cause Of natural physical conditions
there will always be a great deal Of
land that may not be irrigated and
which will have no further use than
the grazing of cattle. 1t is for the
government to say whether this land
will remain free to all, or whether it
is to be leased and kept for the Ok.
elusive benefit of q few. Free or re.
stricted in its utilization, it will be
grazing land and as such be a valu-
able adjunct to that given over to the
production OF crops, one being q com.
plement to the other in the raising OF
livestock for supplying the world with
meat.
The day of the really "big" outfit
may be passing, in fact, probably has
passed, but instead of decreasing,
Montana's output of cattle will stead.
lily increase as the years roll by.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
THE NORW EGlAN TROUBLE.

The people OF Norway, having cut
loose from Sweden, are reported to be
undecided whether their new form of
government shall be a republic or a
monarchy. Should they finally decide
upon the latter system, which appears
to be in favor with most European
countries, they will need a king, and
that position, according to the press
dispatches. is being offered to mem.
bers of royal families whose principal
qualification is ancestry. Norway
itself is deficient in citizens of SO.
called royal blood, and must seek
that class Of available candidates
elsewhere.
The trouble between Sweden aud
Norway has disrupted a union which
was SO peculiar in character that it is
surprising it lasted so long. The
countries agreed to live together in
unity under Il Swedish king a. long
ago as 1915, but each retained its own
constitution, and Norway reserved the
right TO have its own consular system.
This rather mixed kind of unity was
satisfactory until 1850, when the coun-
tries began to differ on tariff policies,
and Sweden overthrow Il previously
existing arrangement with Norway
under which trade between them had
been practically free. This caused
Norway to push her claim for a sepa.
rate consular service, which became a
political issue in 1891.
The Norwegians were united, and in
1907 a committee Of representatives of
both countries, named at the instance
of Sweden, reported that it was pos.
slble to maintain separate consular
systems, the Norwegian system TO be
entirely beyond the control Of the
Swedish foreign minister. Ncgotia.
lions following this repor, resulted in
Il preliminary agreement, signed
March ~. 1903, that separate consular
services should th~euceforward be
maintained. This agreement was laid
before both governments. and formal.
ly ratified, and was then signed by the
king. Norway Immediately proceeded
10 act in accord auce with its terms,
but for some reason Sweden remained
quiesceut.
Last mouth Crown Prince Regent
Gustav of Sweden proposed that uego.
tiations be begun for an entirely new
arrangement of all matters connected
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
Alaska Season opens.

SEATTLE, June 6.-The road stead
at Nome is now clear of ice, accord
ing to Il message received by the
Northwestern Steamship company.
The Corwin, which left this port May
-, reached Nome safely June =. The
vessels which left Seattle last week
encountered tloes beyond Dutch Har-
Dor, but there is no fear that they
will be delayed seriously. The Cor.
win went by the inside passage.
Speaker Cannon of the house OF
representatives and members of the
senate and house, accompanied by
their wives and families, left Seattle
tonight in the steamer Cottage City
for Skagway and points along the
White Pass X Yukon railway. The
party will be in Alaska for a fortnight.
The congressional delegation from
western Washington are members OF
the party.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
THE UBIQUITOUS CELT.

There Is a more Or less authentic
story, says the Helena Independent. to
the effect that the first white mar to
land on American soil was an Irish
sailor named Kelly, who came over
with Columbus and who was so eager
to ''get there that he jumped into the
sea before the small boats could be
lowered, and swan ashore. He was
greeted by Il tall, red.haired Indian
chief, to whom he shouted: "Huroo
FIR me, We divil. I'm Kelly, tn first
white maj in Ameriky!' "Ier a
liar" replied the chief, ''l'm Casey
iv Cong. an I've been here since tn
year av tn big wind
That may be fiction, but it isn't half
so strange as the facts narrated by the
St. Louis Post Dispatch, as follows:
cit is we'll known hat Field Mar.
shall Oyama is the descendant of an
Irish king named O'Iama, who left
the green isle several hundred years
ago. Oku is a member of the famous
O'keough family. These are facts
familiar to antiquarians. But that
Kuropatkin was anything but Il Rus
sian will be news even to students Of
the origin Of things. In I1Ol Sir Der.
mott Carew left Ireland and went to
France. His son Patrick Carew be.
came Il general in the French army.
His son Patrick Carew vent into the
Austrian service, distinguished him
self in a battle with the Turks and
was granted large estates in Hungary
by the grateful emperor. This Carew
had a son, also named Patrick. who
entered the Russian service. In Rus
STA the surname is place before the
Christian name. He was known as
Carew Patrick, which readily yielded
to the phonetic requirements and be-
came Kuropatkin. The present gen
eral is eighth or ninth in descent from
Sir Dermo,t Carew, 1851. 1t is a
strange example of rac merit reap
pearing. And remember that, since
the irish are the lost tribes it follows
that the heroes OF the war in the east,
yictors and vauquished, are of the
blood Of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
Damaged by Floods.

FOND DU LAC, Wis.,, June 6.-Fond
du Lac city aud county have been
swept by a Hood eutailing a loss of
$1,000 Buildings were torn from
their found ations and shattered, the
fragments passing out into the lake.
The Fond du Lac river and both its
east and west branches and the De
Neveu creek are sending water over
the bank for miles beyond. Nineteen
thoroughfares are covered with water.
SHERIDAN, Wyo., June Ga cloud.
burst in the mountains has occurred
and Is miles Of railroad was washed
out between Coburn and Toluca yes.
terday. The water washed ten cars
OF freight into the ditch. Thirteen
miles Of railroad were washed ont be-
tween Cody aud Toluca. Snow is
melting in the mountains aud causing
swollen streams. The Big Goose rose
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
ROYAL WEDDING IN BERLIN.
Crown Prince of Germany Married to
Duchess Cecilia Of Meckltnburg.

BERLIN, June 6. = Crown Prince
Frederick William and the Duchess
Cecilia of Mecklinb burg Schwerin, were
married by DR.. Dryander, the court
chaplain. in the small chapel of the
palace at 5 o'clock this afternoon &C.
cording to the Lutheran church, which
is the same for a prince as for a sub.
ject.
About half the 400 persons present
were princes or special ambassadors
Of other countries, with their aides.de.
camp. Ambassador Tower attended
as the extraordinary ambassador for
the United States. Mrs. Tower was
with him. The other guests were the
diplomats accredited to this court, the
members of the cabinet, generals and
admirals.
When Chancellor Won Buelow took
his place In the chapel he received the
quiet congratulations of those about
him on his elev alton today to a
princely rank by Emperor William.
After the other persons were in their
places the visiting members Of the
royal family entered.
The duchess wore a wonderful train
of silver brocade, made at Moscow,
which was the gift OF Grand Duke
Michael. 1t was borne by two pages.
The embroideries on the train, which
were nearly IA feet in length and seven
feet wide, were done after the designs
OF Professor Doepler, in pink and
silver. The corsage was cut low and
trimmed with lace.
The brides veil was of old Brussels
lace of great d~elicacy and beauty.
She wore a tiara and the broad blue
ribbon of the Grand Star of the Luisen
order, bestowed on her by the emperor
on Saturday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
A CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.

Alarmed at the agitation in favor
of government control of rates, the
railroad interests have embarked
upon a campaign Of education which
is national in scope and which will
cost them a very large sum annually
The educational work, as they are
pleased to call it, will be conducted
through the medium of two large bu.
reaus in New York and Chicago,
which may have branch organizations.
The New York and Chicago bureaus
have become established, their agents
are touring the country 10 search Of
Information regarding conditions. and
they are already engaged in sending
forth IONS of literature and in prepar.
ing more.
The enterprise is under the active
management of G.. p. S. Michaells
and J.. D. Ellsworth, under the firm
name of Michaells T. Ellsworth, who
are working in New York, Chicago
and Boston. Back of them in an ad.
visory capacity is Slason Thompson
Of the Railway News Bureau, an or.
ganization promoted by the General
Managers association of Chicago,
The latter is composed of general
managers of all the railroads center
ing in Chicago.
The largest enterprise, however,
which as yet is not known by any
definite name, but which some call ar
industrial and statistical bureau, ha:
the direct backing OF the presidents Of
pr ~actically all the railroads in ths
United States. In charge Of the Chi
cago Office is Lauriston Ward, a for
mer New York newspaper mar. Mi.
chaells has general charge of the
work in Chicago, while Ellsworth at.
tends the New York Office.
The work of the bureau will be ac-
complished largely through the en-
ployment Of active newspaper men.
1t is the purpose to send such men
into every state in the union and keep
them travelling and talking with every
one who comes in contact with the
railroads. This will be done with a
view to a%scertaining, it Is explained,
what. If anything, is wrong in the re.
lations between the railroads and the
Incidentally they are pre-.
sumed to assur the people that any
abuses shown to exist will be cor.
They are expected also to re-
port at the general offices in New
York and in Chicago, and upon their
reports literature will be prepared
and disseminated with q view o cor-
recting alleged public misconception.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
four feet yesterday, the highest In Eve

four feet yesterday, the highest In Eve
years.
DENVER, June 6.-Nearly all the
rivers and creeks of Colorado are run.
ming bankfull, some overlooking, as
the result of the melting snow in the
mountains due to the warm weather.
From Buena Vista, Salida and Pueblo
come reports that the Arkansas river
is higher than it has been during the
past twenty years and considerable
damage lie occurring to ranches, wag-
on bridges and railroad property.
The Rio Graude Southern railroad is
practically waterbound in the neigh.
borhood of Rico, and it is not likely
to resume operations for a week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
The Minister'S New Horse.

A young country minister who had
been presented with a horse by a rich
farmer parishioner rode the animal
home to exhibit him to his father.
The old gentleman studied the horse
carefully, and observed that he seemed
very aged and iniirm.
"Wcll, father said his son, 81
don't think you ought to complain OF
him, even if he is old and feeble. 1t
is "A good deal better animal than our
Savior rode into Jerusalem eighteen
hundred years ago
Il don't know, john replied his
father: 81 think it's the same ANIMAL
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
4 ECO

The recent defeat and destruction
of the Baltic squadron III the Korea
straits is described in naval circles
as a second Trafalgar, and is regard.
ed as the greatest sea fight of modern
times. A complete and accurate &C.
count of this great naval battle may
never adorn the pages of history, as
it is not possible for eye witnesses to
observe the maueuvers and chronicle
the details of an engagement between
ships that are several miles distant.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
Enormous Russian Losses.

LONDON, June 6.-The Toxic CORE.
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says
there were ladies on board the hospit.
al ships captured by the japanese, in.
GLIDING Vice Admiral Ro~jestvensky's
niece. who asked permission to nurse
her uncle.
The correspondent says that the
total Russian casualties in the naval
battle were $4,000 persisted and 4,60(
captured, while 5000 escaped. HI
adds that a large percentage Of the
prisoners are suffering from disease.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
Fifty Thousand May Strike.

New YORK, June GA mass meet.
Ing Of the Brotherhood of Tailors has
been called to demand a reduction in
hours and it is likely that a strike OF
the 5000 members in this city will
shortly follow. The members are
largely employed in sweat shops.
They say they were promised "a nine
and q half hour day last year, but are
compelled to work ten hours or more
and can only earn about $40 q week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14

The newspaper correspondents agree
that about twenty-five Of the Russian
vessels we're destroyed or captured,
and that the Russian loss in killed,
drowned and taken prisoner by the
enemy was fully 5000 men
The Japanese victory differed in
many respects from the Trafalgar
battle of n hundred years ago.
In the latter fight the victors were
numerically weaker than the van
pushed, the combined fleets of France
and Spain being stronger than that
commanded by Admiral Nelson. In
those days the fighting was done at
close quarters, the heavy guns being
used at a distance of a few hundred
yards, and the closing scene of the
battle being a hand to hand conflict
with sword and pistol between the
crews of the rival fleets. Under mod.
ern conditions of warfare, a naval
battle is fought and won with a mile
or more of water separating the com.
batauts.
The Russian squadron left the Bal.
tie sea some two months ago on its
trip OF 1900 miles, to make a des.
perate and final attempt to retrieve
former disasters. According to data
made public at that time, it consisted
OF about twenty vessels classed as
battle ships, cruisers and coast de-
tense ships, together with some twen-
ty-fve smaller craft, such as destroy.
ers and auxiliary cruisers. How
many of these reached the straits Of
Korea is not definitely known.
The Japanese fleet is said to have
included twenty nine warships and a
swarm OF smaller craft in which tor.
pedo boats, destroyers and subma-
rines are listed to the number of eighty
or more. Manned with crews of fight.
ing men who had dedicated themselves
to the task of making Japan mistress
Of the eastern seas, the } apanese ships
won q quick and complete victory.
The battle of Trafalgar, which is
considered the greatest naval fight in
history, took place on October q,
1906. 1t derived its name from Cape
Trafalgar, a low promontory on the
south coast OF Spain, near which the
French and Spanish fleets awaited the
arrival of the British fleet under Ad-
miraI NalSOn. The latter had been
chasing the French vessels half around
the world. There was no wireless or
any other form of telegraphic commu-
nication in those days, and the loca.
ton Of an enemy could not be ascer.
tanned so readily as under present
The British force, when it discovered
The combined French and Spanish
fleets at Trafalgar, consisted of q
while the enemy had 80 of
size. The fighting began at q
distance Of only 800 yards, when the
big guns of the French feet opened
fire, and ragged furiously for q few
hours, some of it being done at such
close quarters that several Of the Brit.
ish ships collided with those of the
the hostile fleet. 1t was q glorious
victory for the British fleet, which cap.
tured nineteen of the enemies war;
ships, but it vas achieved at a loss
which included the death of Admiral
Nalson
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14

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
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
prints All the News

II any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommendation
to friends, the favor will be very high.
ly appreciated by its publishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14

PAID UP CAPITAL, 100000
INDIVIDUAL REsPONsIB1L1TY..2 600. 900
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-06-17
Military bounty Laind Warrants.
WANTED-Wfll pay IS for telling me-
who has one whether buy 1t ornot.
II. X. KELLEY.
5O-4t. Kansas City, Mo.



United States Land Office. T
New Orleans, Louisiana. y
June Is, 1906.
Notice il hereby given that in CONF
pliance with the provisions of the act
OF Congress, Of June Sd, 1878, enti-
tied IAN act FOR the sale 81 timber
lands In the State Of California. Ore
gon. Nevada and Washington Terri
tory" as extended to, all the public
lands states by act of august 4, 1897
MATHEW f. SWAFFORD,
Of Colfax. parish OF Grant, La, has
this day filed in this Office his sworn
statement No. 57l for the purchase of
the NE OF SW 4, Sec. "a, Tp7N, X
3 w., La. Mer., and wifi offer proof to
show that the lands sought is more
Valuable for It's timber or stone, thar
for agricultural purposes, and to esq
tablish his claim to said land before
James j. .VQuinn. Clerk OF District
Court, at COifax, La, on Wednesday.
Aug 30th, a. u 1905. He names as
witnesses r. E: Mcknight, q. II. Nc
knight. j. II. STAFFORD. OF Collar,
and q. g. Jones, Of Black Creek, La.
Any and all persons claiming adj
verseiy the above described lands are
requested to- file their Claims In this
office. on or before the said seth day
OF August, 1855.
WAlI1EK L. COHEN,
June II. Register