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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-07-20
HOME NEWS.
All About Webster, Her People
And Her Visitors.

All kinds of clocks at Harris jewelry
store.
Remember to call at Harris jewelry
store.
We are after your trade. The Home
Bakery.
Harry Honsen was Bristol visitor
Monday.
j. Koenig, of Lily spent Sunday in
this city.
Jack Grooms was Summit visitor
Monday.
For abstracts of title call on Carl
Malmberg.
Miss Clara Kaplan spent Wednesday
in Waubay.
Patronize home industry. The Home
Bakery is it.
Frank Dean was a Milbank visitor
over Sunday.
Mr.. Kenney went to Groton on bust
ness Manday.
Buy nine jewel watch at Harris
jewelry store.
AL engraving done free at Harris
jewelry store.
If You wish loan. Call ON the First
National bank.
Joe Englehart was in Bristol ON bust
ness Saturday.
Ira Siglinger returned from Aberdeen
Thursday night.
Mrs L. w. Scripture was Bristol
visitor Saturday.
The Home Bakery is the place to buy
your daily wants.
To the Kading harness shop for fly
nets and blankets.
G. e. Wilson was visitor in Aber-
deem over Sunday.
Big bargains on pianos next week at
Harris jewelry store.
All kinds of nice rings from 81 to
$50 Harris jewelry.
Charles Long and family have moved
into their new home.
We will take old watches in on new
ones. Harris jewelry.
Johnson ia the place to get
your photos taken.
VIM. Jovissen departed this morning
for Chan Hassen, Mimi.
Pianosl Pianos? Call and sec them
at Harris jewelry store.
Peter SCHNEIDER returned from Aber-
deem Thursday morning.
Simon Nelson and J. J. Adams were
Waubay visitors Sunday.
Just received one dozen Hamilton
watches. Harris jewelry.
VIM. Gottschalk departed for Alberta
Canada, Wednesday night
Chas. Johnson handles only the best
wines, whiskeys aud cigars
Mrs. Mahaney departed for Andover
on visit Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wattier,of Bristol were
over from Bristol Tuesday.
G. S. Blodgett, Of Waubay, was doing
business in this city Friday.
The board Of county commissioners
adjourned last Friday night.
II you are dry 60 to Chas Johnsons
that's the best place in town.
The street commissioner is putting in
several new cement crossings.
T. E. Haugen returned from his visit
to Minnesota Friday morning
Miss Lydia Flanders was Webster
visitor from Wauhay Monday.
M. Darmody and daughter departed |
for Minneapolis Sunday night.
That ainneapolis beer sold by Chas.
johnson Is the best on draught.
w. Egeland was visiting relatives
and friends in this city this week.
ANY one desiring painting or paper
hanging done eau on John Block.
Bait Janish came in Wednesday to |
attend the carnival for few days.
Miss Leehngwell, Of Summit, was in
the city between trains Wednesday.
Rev. Fl. Mensing will hold mass at
81. Mary's hospital Friday morning.
Remember Blanks, the new jeweler,
a Halbkat y Company drug store
Sidney Rexford went 10 Summit
last Thursday on matters Of business,
=. Sherwood Is building barn az the
residence just rented by n. Q. Dalen.
Austin Rowlee returned Saturday
evening from his visit - Charles City.
Nh James Thornton returned from
mr. vizit ~ Waubay Saturday evening.
Mis- Mamie McCormiok returnod
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-07-20

THE CARNIVAL
OpenedTueSday
in Webster.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE
Considering this is the
Haying Season.
MANY FREE ATTRACTIONS
And Just as Good as Ever
Seen With Any Street
Carnival Company
THERE AGE MANY GOOD FEATURES
The Shows Are Very Good and
are Free from Vulgarity and
Low Remarks and Acts.
THERE ARE NO R0BBER GAMES ON THE STREET
There Are Games of Chance for Cigars,
Jewelry and Knives, but No Games
for Money. The Performers All
Conduct Themselves in an
Orderly Manner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Panama Canal Concession,

NEW YORK, Sept. =. - Chairman
Shonts of the Panama canal commits
sion, announced today that he had
awarded concession for feeding and
housing the greater part of the canal
employees to j. E. Markell, of Omaha }.
Following months visit to Panama,
Mr.. Markell worked out q comprehen-
sive scheme which includes the early
esta blishment of ten hotels along the
canal and railroad, each OF them to
accommodate from $50 to 25O dodgers
and twice as many dinners. These
hotels, it is declared, will compare
favorably with the better class of
commercial hotels in this country, and
viii! be used chiefly by the higher
salaried employees. The average rate
for board and lodgings will be about
SS6 month. For the laborers EN-.
ployed on the canal or in any way
identified with that project. the con.
cession aire will at first establish 20
commissary camps and later 100 ad-
dltiohal ones, each with kitchen aud
dining rooms Laborers will have the
privilege of buying their food cooked
or uncooked at these camps, and in
either case will be furnished with the
necessary table apartments. The av.
erage rate to laborers for cooked food
will h.. ahnu, Sll "a ntnth
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Mail Drivers On Strike.

NEW YORK, Sept. THE opera.
tions OF the United States mail de.
livery wagons in the great business
and hotel centers Of New York city be.
tween the battery and Forty second
street was interfered with by:a strike
of 300 of the New York Mail com.
pany's drivers last night. Wall street,
where mail is delivered by lanother
contractor, was the only portion of
the business center not affected by the
strike.
A message from Washington, offer.
ing immediate assistance to the New
York Mail company if it should be
needed. came early today, but even
preceding this offer there we're 400 ap.
plications registered at the stables
here, seeking positions left vacant by
the striking drivers.
Some OF the men, however, were in
duced by the strikers to withdraw their
applications, while others who did 20
to work proved to be strangers in New
York and got lost with their wagons
while attempting to drive over the
regular routes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Robbed Gambling Joint.

NEW York, Sept. 7.-One of the
most startling robberies in the history
OF the under world in this city hap.
pened day or two since, according
to The World, in q brownstone man
sion in West Eighteenth street. The
place has been used recently as a gam.
bling house.
A we'll known turfman had put in an
evening of high play, during which he
lost $S,5 500. He had left the house but
few minutes when there came a rap.
ping at the street door. A "lookout"
was sent down and three men wearing
masks dashed through the door. They
quickly made their way to the main
gaming room, where 10 players were
seated at roulette tables.
Two revolvers were leveled at the
proprietor, while the third robber got
SO, 600 in bills. gathered from the cash
drawers. The men Immediately fled
and were Joined at the street door by
a fourth, who had held the "lookout"
under guard while his pals were with
in. The owners of the establishment
are now quietly searching for the
"lookout.', whom they declare plan.
ned the robbery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Government PrOsecutes Contractors.

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The crimi.
nal prosecution Of Morris Busch. con.
tractor, and Robert Charlton. in.
spector, was ordered today by Acting
Secretary of War Oliver.
This action is contained ia a direc.
tion to Judge Advocate General Davis
to prepare the necessary papers for
this prosecution and submit them to
the department of justice. Busch holds
a contract with the quartermaster' de.
partment Of the army to furnish fur
caps and gauntlets to be delivered at
the Schuylkill arsenal, PHILADELPHIA.
The order for prosecution is taken on
the strength of a report made recently
by Major F. $. Strong of the artillery
corps, acting inspector general, in
which it is shown that conspiracy to
defraud the government exists between
Busch and Charlton.
Besides the criminal prosecution of
Busch and Charlton, Secretary Oliver
directs that Busch shall be compelled
to complete his contract with the gov.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
JAPANESE ARE INDIGNANT.
Streets Of Toxic Paraded By Mob and
Many Buildings Burned.

TOXIC, Sept. 7.-Marquis Ito, ia.
pans foremost statesman, and for
many years the idol of the populace,
and Edward H. Hartman, the Ameri.
can railway magnate, were stoned in
the streets here today. Neither we're
injured. The demonstration is regard.
ed as q manifestation of the bitterness
with which the Japanese people re.
ceived the news Of the peace terms.
The rioting started on Tuesday when
an attack was made on the Kohumin
imbune, the newspaper organ Of the
government. Theistreetsssin the neigh.
borhood were Immediately closed and
200 police formed a Gordon about the
building, protecting 1t from the mob.
Baffled here the mob next surged to
the official residence of the minister of
home affairs. This is situated! !betweeu
the Monies club and the Imperial ho.
tel, aud faces the Hibaya park, and
that section of the city was the storm
centre during the day.
4ue obstruction OF the nome minis.
ter's residence was intensely y,dram attic.
Throughout the day series OF dem
onstrations occurred in the neighbor.
hood of the buildings and late in the
afternoon the mob attacked the house,
swept the police away and battered
down the gates. The police and SER.
wants resisted stoutly, but the mob
serged forward and enteredithe house.
One of the mob leaders. carried an
armful of burning straw and gained
the rear of the structure and.succeeded
in setting it on fire. 1t was not totally
destroyed, however, as the fremen
succeeded in saving the main struc.
ture, Only the outbuildiugs were de-
stroyed.
The police reserves charged the
crowd, using their swords freely, but
the mob rallied from several quarters
and stoned the 6remen when they ar.
rived. The members of the1minister'
household were rescued land escorted
to the Imperial hotel. When darkness
came the flames from the burning
building illuminated men acing
scene, the mob hooting and throwing
stones at the police and firemen, re-
peatedly clearing the streets.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
The Mail Drivers Strike.

NEW YORK, Sept. S-Unlrr guard
VI policemen and occasionally show.
cred with sticks aud stones. the Uuited
States mail delivery wagons, whose
operation In New York's busiest lc.
caIities is tied up by the strike of the
300 drivers, carried the mail withou,
delay.
Upon receipt of coufrm alton from
Hobokeu and Jersey City that attacks
were being planned in those cities
upon New York mail wagons, United
States Marshal Henkel communicated
with the chiefs Of police in those
places, who said they would have
special details of policemen to meet
the wagons from New York at the fer.
ries and escort them through the
streets.
United States secret service agents
made the report of the threatening
conditions in the Jersey cities.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Grand Army Officers Elected.

DENVER, Sept. 8.-Corporal James
Tanner was elected commander-in.
chief of the Grand Army OF the Re.
public by the national encampment to.
day. The uote was as follows: Jas.
Tanner, AL; Robt. B. Brown, 1877;
Chas. G. Burton, ~; George Stone,
10. A great demonstration followed
the announcement of Corporal Tanner q
election.
Col. George W. Cook OF Denver
was unanimously elected senior vice
commander.in.chief.
Silas H. Towner of Minnesota was
elected junior vice commander.in.
chief.
Hugo Philler of Wisconsin was
elected surgeon general.
Rev. Father j. F. Leary of Char
man, Kan, was elected chaplain-in.
chief.
Minneapolis has been chosen as
Grand Army Of Republic national en-.
campment city in 1906.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Disastrous Earthquake in Italy.

CATANZARO, Province Of Calabria
Italy, Sept. S.-A violent earthqu AXE
OF 2:o5 O'Clock this morning caused
serious loss of life and widespre aG
destruction in Calabria. The towns
OF Pizzo, Monteleone Di Calabria and
Martcrauo were almost entirely des.
troyed. AT Monteleone Di Calabria
seven persons were killed outright and
many were injured by the collapse OF
the prison. The Pizzo district is said
to be almost entirely destroyed.
Locally the shocks lasted eighteen
seconds. The walls of the hospital
here collapsed and some of the patients
were injured. The inhabitants of this
city fled panic stricken from their
homes.
Later-All the houses at Stefaconi
have been wrecked by the earthquake.
1t is feared that 100 people are buried
in the ruins.
The villages of Pizzcopio and Prip.
arini have been destroyed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Religious War In CANADA,

MONTREAL, Sept. THE French
Catholics in St. Louis de Mole, a
northern suburb of this city, attacked
the newly established Salvation army
station there and seriously injured
some OF the Salvationists. Some OF
the Protestant residents went to the
rescue and pitched battle followed.
More rioting is expected today, as the
Protestant residents are organizing to
defend the Salvationists and will be
aided by members of some of the Eng.
lish Protestant militia corps.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Earthquake Victims.

ROME. Sept. 9.-The effects of the
earthquake were more disastrous than
at first reported. Dispatches from the
country give increased lists of dead
and injured, the number now running
into the thousands. Martirauo alone
shows 2,2oo casualties, while at Par.
ghela the number of dead is estim ated
a. 300 and at Lapholo, 200. In some
cases whole families have been wiped
out.
Othcial figures of victims of the
earthquake in the province of Catan.
zaro -how that $50 dead;have already
been found, that 1000 were injured,
and that there are an enormous nun.
Der without shelter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Pension Roll Decreased.

WASHINGTON, Sept. THE pen.
sion roll reached the maximum mum.
Der in its history on January 2l last,
the number being 1904, 1876. The roll
passed the million mark in Septem
Der OF last year and gradully in.
creased for the next four months.
The decline began with the lst of last
February, and by the following March
had dropped below the million mark.
These facts are developed in a
synopsis of the annual report of Pen.
sion Commissioner Warner, covering
the operations of his Office for the fis.
cal year ending June 30 last. At the
end OF the year. the number of pen.
sioners had declined to 99S, AL, net
increase for the year of 1863.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Big Gold Strike.

GoLDF1ELD, Sept. 9.-What IL pro.
nounced BY mining experts to be the
greatest discovery OF gold in the min.
Ing history OF the United States has
just been made In the Bullfrog district
on the property Of the Bullfrog Exten.
sion Mining company, adjoining the
original Bullfrog mine.
The scene is at the point of the first
discovery OF gold in that district by
"Shorty' Harris just a year ago. A
tunnel driven into the side Of the
mountain for distance OF $50 feet re-
vealed In the working q narrow seam
OF almos, pure telurium ore.
The discovery assays 81 per cent.
pure gold. The nearest approach to
this Kind Of ore was in q mine In Grip.
pie Greek eight years ago. The rich.
ct 'ellurium encountered there was 10
per cent. pure gold.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Suits Against Railroads.

Los ANGELES, Sept Twelve hun.
dred suits involving q penalty of from
800 to $500 in each case, or a total
maximum of fine of $500, 900, are to be
brought against the Southern Pacific,
Santa Fe, Union Pacific and other
western roads for violations of the
so-called 2S.hour law, providing for
the humane shipment of cattle. It is
at the instance of the secretary of az.
riculture that this litigation has been
taken up by the attorney general, and
the suits will soon be commenced by
the various United States district at.
torneys.
The law under which the wholesale
suing is to be done has been on the
statute books since 1873, but the rail.
roads have never given 1t much
thought and still less observance. 1t
requires railroad companies trans.
porting cattle from one state to an.
other to unload the animals after they
have been in the cars for % hours,
feed and water them and give them q
rest for at least five hours.
CHICAGO, Sept. 7.-September Is
has been selected as the day when the
government will push the charges
made recently against Is western rail.
roads by members of the interstate
commerce commission. Subpoenas
have been issued by District Attorney
Morrison for number of witnesses
to come to Chicago and testify in the
case on that date. In the bill of com.
plant against the roads it is declared
that higher rate for the shipment of
live stock is being charged than for
the shipment of dressed meats from
Missouri river points to Chicago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
THE NELsOS.BR1rT CONTEST.
Battling Nelson knocks Out Britt in the
Eighteenth Round.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9.-In fight
that will long stand in q class OF its
own In the history of ring contests,
Battling Nelson, the sturdy little Dane
from Illinois, knocked out James Ed.
ward Britt of San Francisco at Col.
ma this afternoon. The end came iu
the eighteenth round, and was clean
cut, fairly won victory. This is . sim.
pie statement Of the result; the story
OF the battle itself furnishes q thrilling
story. No element that goes to give
the fight the superlative title Of "great.
est was missing. The surroundings,
the crowd. the known bitterness OF the
men toward each other, the uncertain.
ty as to whether there would be fight
at all up to within brief quarter Of
an hour before the fight actually be.
gan, the cleverness, gameness and en-.
durance displayed by the two boxers
these are what made the fight great
one.
1t was the story of many another
ring contest-the success of the strong.
sturdy, enduring fighter against y
clever, cool boxer. This, in brief, is
description of Nelson and Britt's
ring characteristics, respectively.
From the very 6rst moment Of the
fight. until Referee Graney finished
the count of ~, Nelson forced the
fighting. Though batted by immune.
rable bruising blows upon the face
and body, and at times very tired,
Nelson never for one moment gave
ground. He came back after every
vicious attack by the clever Britt, al.
ways ready to exchange blows. For
these rushing. forcing, persistent tao.
tics OF Nelson, Britt could find no ef-
fective counter. The Californian tried
every blow known to him-and he ap.
parently knows all of them-to stop
his tireless opponent. In every way
he failed. 1t Is true Britt punished
Nelson severely, knocking him down
once and staggering him several
times: but never was he able to beat
him back and change the aspect of the
fight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
New AnglO.)apancse Treaty,

PARIS, Sept. S.-Although copies OF
the Anglo.J apane.e treaty have not
yet reached the powers, its principal
changes from tue former treaty are
known in diplomatic quarters. One
OF the highest officers informs the AS.
sociated Press The principal features
are:
First-Tha. the provision in the old
treaty making the alliance applicabl
only TO the Chinese littoral is changed
SO that the new provision makes the
alliance applicable to all Asia up to
the line crossing Persia from north to
south, indicated by the fifty.trst de.
gree vi east longitude. The signiti
canoe Of this change is the inclusion
Of India aud also Indo-China, where
France has suspected Japan of having
designs. The effect of the change
tends to preserve the present statu
quo of French authority in lndo.
China and the statu quo of India.
Second--The provision in the old
treaty making the alliance operative
it either ally is attacked by two pow.
ers is changed SO that the alliance be-
comes effective when either is attacted
by one power.
Third-The primary underlying
principles of the treaty is defensive
and the mainten ance of existing con-
ditiOus,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13

the house may act quickly, he says,
the senate will deliberate slowly and
carefully.
II think the democrats of the SEN
ate, although am not authorized to
speak for anyone but myself, will co.
operate with the republicans who
stand by the president In an effort to
secure this legislation" he continued
''The house passed q bill last session,
but the senate, owing to delay in the
committee on interstate commerce, was
unable to do anything. Those who
favored delay last session plainly
stated that they would agree to take
the subject under consideration this
winter, so that it may be generally
anticipated that something will be
done.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
THE TOXIC RIOTS.
The Obsttnacy Of the Government Givcr
As Cause for Uprising.

TOXIC, Sept S.-Disorder has broken
out at Kobe. The statue of Marquis
Ito was dragged from its pedestal and
pulled through the streets.
General Sakumo, commander.in.
chief Of Toxic garrison, has issued
the following instructions:
"By imperial order have been au.
thorized to suppress the disorder in
Toxic and its vicinity and maintain
peace and order in the same locality.
Numerous people assembled at several
places in the last several days and
during this period riotous acts, such
as the burning Of government proper.
ties and Christian churches and de.
stroying of cars occurred.
II have therefore given the iustruc.
tions to the force under my comm and, i,
that 1t will be necessary that every
person be cautioned to this effect, and
that they be advised to prudently
warn and guide their Independents to
obey this order, and 50 prevent recur.
renee Of the extension of riotous acts.
'Those not engaged in unlawful
acts are to be warned to desist from
bling on streets, least they incur
some unforeseen accident.
''In ordering the disposal of crowds
and stopping riots, the troops will be
required to do SO by verbal orders.
In case swords are inefficient, they
will give warning by firing blank cart.
ridges. Should the preceding meas.
ure prove Intellectual, they will then
resort to the actual use of arms, as a
last measure"
The leaders of all political parties
and leading mem bers of the lower
house have agreed TO urge the cabinet
to call special session of the die, as
speedily as possible. 1t was agreed to
represent that the people are on the
verge OF anarchy, aud to urge the
adoption Of measures to restore order
by peaceful methods. An extraordin.
ary session of this character will, it
Is believed, tend to peace.
The ASH, newspaper, this MORN
ing asserts that the obstinacy of the
government Is resposible for the at.
tacks on Christian churches. 1t says:
Had the government lent an ear to
the popular voice and refrained from
enraging the people by its obduracy.
Toxic would have been spared the
pain and humiliation of the mob ris.
Ing and the resulting destruction of
mission property. Foreign suscepti.
bility has thus been touched. We
greatly regret the occurrences
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
Russia Has Home Troubles.

BAKU, CAUCASUS, Sept. THE
principal fighting is not in Baku it.
self, but at Balakhan, where hun.
dreds have been shot by the infantry
and artillery and where 1000 were
killed or wounded during a deperate
attack on the military camp and pro.
vision depot. The troops sustained a
few casualties.
A large number of wo:kmen bar.
ricaded themselves in the Balakhas
shop. The soldiers began the attack
with rifle fire and then stormed the
shops and completed their work with
the bayOuet.