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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Canada Is q Good Customer.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-The United
States sold to Canada last year ex.
ports to :he value of sl65, 600, 600.
This amount constituted more than 81
per cent. Of the whole Canadian i'm.
ports and it was only IL per cent. of
the exports Of the United States. This
statement Ia contained in q report by
Chas. M. Pepper, special agent of the
department of commerce and labor,
resulting from his study Of dominion
trade conditions.
Besides selling goods to Canada a,
Mr.. Pepper says that $4,000 settlers
went from the United States to its
northern neighborhood from January
to October, 1905, and that the value ol
their effects was Sl0.OOO,OOO. This
number of emigrants from the United
States is less than for the two previ.
Gus years. The new wheat fields OF
the dominion's great northwest are
the attraction to those seeking new
homes in Canada, and it is to that
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
May Dissolve Parliament.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-The recent rum.
ors OF an early dissolution of parlia.
ment and an appeal to the country are
gradually crystallizing into more def.
mite form, and the idea is prevalent in
political circles that Premier Balfour
will take an early opportunity to place
his resign alton in the hands of the
king. Should this materialize the lib
erals will be invited to form q gov.
ernment, parliment will meet for few
days session and q general election
will occur early in the new year.
The political situa alton was so radi.
cally altered during the last week tn at
even the government supporters no
longer argue that Balfour has suffi-
ciently united party at his back to
again meet parliment with the object
OF Initiating any legislation for the
public advantage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Many Matrimonial Misfits.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-This city has
apparently gone divorce.mad. More
than half hundred cases of connubi.
al discord were docketed yesterday
and - DEGREES OF divorce were
granted. Six judges were kept busy
hearing the cases. Seventeen divorce
DEGREES were made on Friday, and on
Thursday the families disrupted by
legal proceedings numbered ii.
There is an increase in the number
of petitions for divorce, which come
from all classes. The troubles of the
members of higher social, profession.
al and business circles are surprising.
ly large. In nearly all of these cases
other women are causes for the CON-
plants of wives, while among the
poor desertion is the reason given.
To show how serious the divorce
evil has become in Chicago it is
pointed out that on one day last week
more families were broken up by di.
vorce and death than were created by
ma.rimony. according to the record
of the marriage license bureau.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Russia Fears Revolution.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 26. - The
successful mutiny of the sailors OF
Sebastopol, accompanied by the first
open revolt of an entire regiment of
troops, has created the greatest alarm
In government circles. and no attempt
Is made to Disguise the seriousness of
this latest crisis.
The army is the last prop of the
government. The mutiny is contagious
and the epidemic of revolt which has
attracted in turn practically all the
units of the navy from Vladivostok to
Croustadt it is now feared, 10 destined
similarly to spread throughout the
army. Ugly reports have been re.
peatedly circulated Of sedition among
the soldiers In Manchuria. and It was
reported q week ago that General
Linevitch had to put down q mutiny
with considerable bloodshed, and that
subsequently he executed AZ men. No
confirmation Of this report was OBJ.
tainable, but whether it be true or not,
the morale of the troops on garrison
duty in Russia has certainly every.
where been shaken by the revolution.
ary propaganda, and the fidelity of
individual units, even of the guard
regiments, 10 questioned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Senator Burton Convicted.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. Ex-senator J. II.
Burton Of Kansas was tonight found
guilty on all six counts in the indict.
ment upon which he has been on trial
for the past week in the United States
circuit court, charging him with hav.
ing agreed to accept and having &C.
cepted compensation from the Rialto
Grain and Securities company of St.
Louis to appear for the company In
the capacity OF an attorney before the
postotfice department.
The verdict was brought in at 1850
O'Clock, hours and % minutes after
the jury had received the case. Sena.
tor Burton was ordered to appear IL
court Monday morning, when, the
counsel announced, bill of excep.
tions would be presented and an ap
peal asked for. Court then adjourned
Senator Burton was indicted or
eight counts, two of which were
quashed before the case went to trial.
The penalty provided by the statute is
not more than two years. imprison-
ment, nor more than $4,000 fine on
each count and forfeiture forever of
the right to hold any position of trust
or profit under the United States gov.
ernment.
Unless the verdict Is reversed in the
supreme court, Senator Burton's seat
in the upper body of the national con.
gress will at once become vacant.
The term for which he was elected will
expire March 4, 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Cuban Records DESTROYED.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-After hav.
ing carefully stored for years the Off.
cial records for the occupation OF
Cuba, and having paid 5000 year
for such storage, the government to.
day turned over the entire mass OF
documents to the waste paper men.
From these records many costly, II
not valuable volumes have been com.
piled and printed at public expense,
and the general opinion was that the
original records were worthy OF pres.
ervation. If for nothing more, they
would be valuable in that they present
the exact facts regarding General
Leonard Woods expensive regime in
that island, according to the results
of the congressional investig alton,
that regime was also worth all it cost.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29

20 years Newton G. Dougherty, rs
city superintendent, and for nearly 20
years as secretary Of the board, had
almost absolute control of the school
funds. He Issued and handled notes
and checks as II they we're his own
property.
As president of the Peoria Nation al
bank he has been able to cover up his
populations so we'll that from June
30, 1904, to June 30, 1905, the school
fund shortage amounted to S94, 900.
While all Of the books Of the board
have not yet been examined by q
special auditing committee now at
work, It is currently believed that the
aggregate amount Of money taken will
reach 81 900, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Reclamation Fund Is Growing.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 24.-A discus.
sion Of the highest importance to IF.
teen OF the western states and terri.
tories has been going on during the
last week. A report was published in
some Of the western papers that the
secretary Of the interior had decided
to approve no more projects for the
reclamation of arid and semi. arid
lands until the general reclamation
fund is increased by further receipts
from the land offices. The report was
coupled with the statement that more
funds had been previously set aside
for irrig alton projects than the gen.
eral reclaim alton fund amounts to at
this time.
Secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock
declares THAI these reports are inac.
curate, and the denial has brought
forth an interesting statement as to
the present state of the irrigation
wo'k now in contemplation by the
government aud the condition of the
reclamation fund. 1t is shown that
the Exclamation fund at the end of the
fiscal year closed last June amounted
to $2S. .O25,57l. The secretary has ap.
proved IA projects OF irrig alton in IL
or II different states and territories,
and has Professionally set aside a
total Uf S27, 1910, 600 for carrying out
these projects. Only about Sc, 900, 600
has thus far been expended by the
reclaim alton service, and the contr act
obligations entered into by the gov.
ernment for irrigation works will
bring the total expenditure up to ouly
about 81, 900, 900. 1t is estimated that
the collections applicable t" the rec.
lam alton fund during he uext three
years will amount to approximately
50, ,00O, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
BURTON HAD A GRAFT.
Kansas Senator Alleged To Have Sold His
influence to Clients.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 23.-In q lengthy
extempore opinion, United States
Judge Willis Vandevanter over.ruled
q motion to dismiss all the counts in
the indictment against United States
Senator j. Ralph Burton. charged
with having accepted compens alton to
act a. an attorney for the Rialto
Grain and Securities company before
the postoffice department at Washing-
ton. which was filed by the defense i'm
mediately following the close OF the
government case today.
One of the most important Witnesses
brought forward by the government
was placed on the stand today. and
the testimony adduced was regarded
as very damaging to Senator Burton.
The witness, Charles Brooks did not
appear at the former trial. His testi-
mony was to the effect that Senator
Burton had been introduced to him on
the recommendation that he employ
the senator. who would, it was stated,
be a valuable man for him, in the
light Of pending investigation by the
postoffice department of an investment
concern of which he was president.
Brooke testified that at a conference
between Senator Burton, r. Y. Kastor
and himself, Sen ator Burton was in.
troduced by Kastor, who said the sem
ator was willing to represent the Ma.
tional Securities company. Brooks
said that he did not see how the sena
tor could be of any use to him.
"Kastor REPLIED" continued the wit.
ness, Here is the man pointing to
Burton) who defeated your fight
against Major Dennis, president Of
the Rialto company, by preventing the
Issue of fraud order by the postofflce
department.
II replied that in that case it might
be we'll to employ Senator Burton, as
Kastor assured me that all specula.
tive companies in St. Louis were un.
der investig alton, and that trouble
might be made for me. There was
some general discussion between my.
self and Senator Burton, as to the
terms and other matters, but no def.
mite arrangement was reached
The government also brought out the
fact that Brooks is now awaiting q
decision of the court of appeals, on
his conviction of q charge Of scheme
to deiraud, in connection with the Ma.
tional Securities company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Would Set Aside Patents.

ST. PAUL, Nov. PA special to
The Pioneer Press from Helena says
that United States Attorney Rasch
has Instituted in the United States
court an equity suit against a number
OF Montana corporations and iudivid.
uals to set aside patents to lands Sc.
cured upon what are known as Hyde
and Benson forest reserves. There
are % patents in all inv diving between
5000 and 1900 acres of land, located
in various parts of the state. The
United States is plaintiff and the de.
PENDANTS are Hyde and Benson, the
Western Lumber company, owned by
Senator w. A. Clark; the Big Black.
foot Milling company, owned by the
Amalgamated Copper company; the
Conrad Investment company, owned
by W. G. Conrad: the Riverside Land
and Stock company; school district
No. II Of Fergus county; former State
Senator S. H. Hobson, of Fergus
county: Anna D. Huntly and others.
Hyde and Benson are under indict.
ment for alleged illegal action in con.
nection with the creation of forest re-.
serves in California, the government
alleging that by improper methods
they brought about the creation OF for.
est reserves in California to include
lands they already owned. They are
said to have secured scrip for such
lands and to have sold the scrip all
over the west to Washington parties.
Patents for lands owned by the de.
PENDANTS in this suit were received
upon the Hyde and Benson scrip and
it is on allegations of fraud that the
government seeks to have the patents
set aside.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
PROSPERITY On lilE FARM
secretary Wilson Says Value Of Products
Is Greatest On Record.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-"Wealth
production on the farms of the United
States in 1905 reached the highest
amount ever attained in this or any
other country-S6, ,4l5, ,000, ,OOO."
In the first annual report of his third
term, Secretary Of Agriculture viii.
son presents an array Of figures and q
statement representing the products
aud profits OF the farmers of this
country which he admits ''dreams of
wealth production could hardly
equal"
Four crops make new high records
as to value-corn, hay, wheat and
rice-althouRh In amount of produc.
ton the corn crop is the only one that
exceeds previous yields. In every
crop the general level of production
was high, and that OF prices still
higher.
Besides the enormous yield OF
wealth. the secretary estimates that
the farms Of the country have in-
creased In value during the past five
years to q present aggregate of @6,.
133 ,OOO, 900.
Every sunset during the past five
years." he says, "has registered an
increase Of %, ,40O. 900 in the value OF
the farms Of this country
This increased value, the secretary
suggests, Is invested better than In
bank deposits or even in the giltedged
bonds of priv ate corpor ations.
Analyzing the principal crops for
the year the secretary says that corn
reached its highest production at g.
7OS, 100000 bushels, a gain of 42,OOO,.
600 over the next highest year, 1899;
hay Is second in order of value, al.
though cotton held second place dur
ing the two preceding years. The hay
crop this year 10 valued at S6O5, ,OOO,.
600.
Secretary Wilson points out that
the farmer Is taking an important
part in developing the manufacturing
interests Of the country by furnishing
raw material, aud that he has also be.
come banker. The farm coutribu.
ttons to manufactures during the
year were $2,673. co., 900. Under the
amendment of the national banking
laws authorizing the incorporation OF
banks with a capital of less than $780,.
600, there have been l04 such banks
established 10 the last year. nearly
every one of which Is located in q
rural community, and the capital
furnished by farmers
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Banker Goes To Pen.

PEORIA, H., Nov. 24.-Newton C.
Dougherty, former school superinten.
dent and banker. has pleaded guilty
to five of the forgery charges against
him, and will be taken to the Joliet
penitentiary either tonight or tomor.
row. He appeared before Judge
Worthington today, pleaded guilty,
and was given sentence of from one
to ii years on each of the five counts.
the same to be concurrent.
This marks the closing scenes of the
most astounding school fund robbery
ever brought to the public notice. For
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Governor Of New Mexico.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-President
Roosevelt today authorized the issu.
ance OF the following statement:
1.-THE president announces the ap.
poiutment OF Herbert ]. Hagermau OF
Roswell. N. NJ, as governor Of New
Mexico, to take effect at the expira.
tton OF Governor Otero's term, Janu.
ary q, 1906"
There have been bitter factioual
quarrels in New Mexico for some
time, and in view Of 1t the president
thought It best to select q man who
was IN no way connected with either
of the factions. Mr.. Hagerman was
strongly recommended to the presi.
dent by SecretarynH Hitchcock.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Illinois Banker Indicted,

PEORIA, Nov. 23.-Ten addition al
indictments charging embezzlemeut
was returned by the November grand
jury yesterday against Newton c.
DouRherty, former school superinten.
dent and bank president. Judge
Worthington fixed the bail from new
bills at S6, 800, which makes the total
bail for Dougherty sl06, 900, which the
prisoner has not been able to furnish.
One hundred and ifty.three bills
against Dougherty have been re.
turned, l37 of which will stand. The
trial has been set for early next week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29

initiate, and when the sharper notes
the wording and number of check
upon piece of baggage that has just
arrived, it is the work of but few
moments to prepare q duplicate and
present 1t to the bageageman. In
many cases the baggage has been de.
livered several hours before the real
owner called for it, thus giving ample
time to make away with the plunder.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Baggage Thieves Get Busy.

CHICAGO. Nov. 23.-The Chicago l.
Alton and several western roads are
suffering from the operation of bag.
gage check swindlers. The game is a
new one. Most of the railroads have
discarded the old.time brass checks
and now use q card on which is writ.
ten the destination, route and other
particulars. These cards are easy to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29

section. the report says, that the
United States should look for the de.
velopment Of existing and the creation
of new markets Of trade. The food,
clothing and farm implements to which
these settlers have been accustomed in
the United States constitute the prod.
ucts which may be sold them the
easiest in Canada.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
Federal Official Stole Gold Dust.

SEATTLE, Nov. 23. - George Ed.
ward Adams. for. seven years cashier
OF the United States assay Office in
this city, and one of the best known
young men in Seattle, is under arrest,
accused by secret service officials of
the theft OF s35, 900 in gold dust, to
which he had access in his official
capacity. OF this sum, $4,000 was
taken from Adams by Secret Service
Agent Connell, who has been at work
on the case for several weeks. Mr..
Connell claims that Adams has made
q practically complete confession oi
guilt, stating that he has abstracted
more than $50, 900 from miners pokes
since June last, and substituted black
sand to represent the deficiency ia
weight.
Adams was taken before United
States Commissioner Kiefer this af-
ternoon, and held in $50, 600 bonds to
appear for preliminary examination
on Friday next. Adams believes be
will be able to secure bondsmen when
arraigned In court. Adams made no
statement other than to demur to the
amount alleged to have been taken.
Secret Service Agent Connell, on the
witness stand, testified that from the
result of his investig alton and exam.
ination OF Adams account he had
reason to believe that the shortage
would exceed S35, 200.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29
AFFECTING sHERIFFs' PROFITS.
Supreme Court Sustains Law Passed By
Ninth Legislative Assembly.

HELENA, Nov. 24.-It was not vio.
lative Of the constitution for the legis.
laturc to pass law reducing to aetu.
al expenses the fees allowed sheriffs
for the transportation of prisoners
and insane, and therefore Montana
sheriffs will no longer receive 10 cents
q mile for such services.
This 10 the essence of an opinion
prepared by Associate Justice Mil
burn and concurred In by Chief Jus.
tice Brantly and Associate Justice
Holloway. handed down by the su.
preme court today in what is known
as the sheriffs' fees case, and which
law had been declared uncons stitutiou.
al by District Judge j. Nj. Clements,
OF this county, and from whose find.
ings the state appealed. During the
opinion, Justice Milburn delivered
some very forceful arguments regard.
ing the remuneration OF public Off.
cials.
The case, which was in the nature
OF test law passed by the Ninth leg.
islative assembly, was submitted to
the district court on an agreed state.
ment Ut facts. Sheriff Scharren.
broich, Of this county, transported
prisoners to Miles City and Deer
Lodge and an insane person to Warm
Springs. He presented a bill to the
county of slS5.lO which included 10
cents a mile for mileage ia those
travels. His actual expenses were
S9O.65, and the bill was disallowed in
part. Judge Clements found for the
sheriff, and rendered judgment against
the county for SlS5. 10, holding in sub.
stance that the law was violative Of
the constitution in that 1t changed the
salary of an elective official after dur.
ing his incumbency.
The case was appealed to the su-
preme court. The opinion says in
part:
"The question to be settled is, which
law applies-the law in force at the
time of the sheriff's election, which al.
lowed him 10 cents q mile mileage, or
senate bill No. 81, act OF March 3,
1905. passed after his taking Office and.
allowing actual expenses only? 1t 10
conceded that the present statute,
which allows only actual expenses to
the sheriff, Is valid and binding upon
all officers elected after the date of its
passage. It is also understood that
the act in force at the time of the e!ec.
ton OF the sheriff was valid. The
point made by the respondent is that
the constitution prohibits the increas.
ing or diminishing of the amount the
sheriff shall receive for expenses dur.
ing the term Of Office to which he IL
elected. TIE object of the legisl ature
was to have certain services performed
for the people, aud not to make money
for sheriff. or to set him up in bust.
ness. The same reasoning would ap-
ply to the feeding of prisoners 10 the
county jail The salary pays the sher.
iii for taking the person to prison.
The mileage paid the expenses In
Cured. We do not believe that the
constitution is violated BY the leyisla.
tion complained Of.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29

indispensable in making finest
breads, biscuit and cakes. The
greatest culinary help of modern
times. Young housekeepers find
the beginning of their success
in cookery in its employment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29

PRICE eAkiNo POWDER 90.
CHICAGO.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-29

NoTE.-Imitation baking powders are low.
er in price, but they are mostly
made from alum and are injur.
ious to health whec taxea Ia food.
The Tomahawk., 1905-05-25
RUSSO-JAPANEsE WAR.

The Russian fleet is officially declared
to have left Indo-China coast. st. Pc
tersburg believes any hour may bring
news of naval fighting.
The Fourth Russian fleet will sail
from Libau for the far east next week
and German crews for the transports
are leaving Hamburg.
Sir Charles Dixie announces that
the war will not extend to other DOW
ers as a result of Frances violations of
neutrality. -.., >-.-..
Japanese have landed $4,000 troops
IN Wonson, Korea, and large quaint
tiles of military stores at other ports.
leading to the belief that an advance
on Vladivostok is to be expected soon.
Russians think Rojestvensky is delay
Ing battle and trying to elude Togo by
taking course around the Pacific side
of Japan for Vladivostok. @ .s.
The Tomahawk., 1905-05-25
News Notes.

St. Paul.-The Minnesota guards
men may take part in the national
rifle contest at Sea Girt, N. J.
St. laul.-The Minnesota Historical
society holds a memorial meeting in
honor of Judge Greenleaf Clark.
ST. Peter.-The remains of Emil
.Lundberg, the state hospital nurse
who disappeared on the morning OF
April 30, were found today in the
Minnesota river about a mile below
the trestle where he was last seen.
Owatonna.-This city will build a
new city hall this summer, the fire
department having donated the land
and $1,000 in cash. The building will
be three stories high and cost $4,000.
Aurora.-A small village, started a
mile from here, is now being moved
to this place and the two combined.
St. Paul-The civil service depart
ment Of the United States govern.
ment has announced three examina.
tons for the early part OF June.
Duluth h. lille crossing Trout lake,
in Cook county, Darius Dexter, 8
:homesteader, was drowned. His boat
:caDsized in q squall.