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PURE IRISH LINEN-Stock collar, fancy bow at front Several peats down front Pearl buttons and stitch ing down of front Leg mutton sleeves deep cuff decorated with pearl buttons somewhat taiorish style PRICE S2.5O.
 WAISTS OF JAP SILK-Not a sazy quality but fine and washable Peas at shoulders extending half down front Silk medalons down of front stock collar Leg O mutton sleeves Peats from elbow to cuffs. Cuffs simple decorated with silk covered button, Pleats at back PRICE $2.5O.
 WAISTS OF LINEN-Pure Irish flax, tailorsh style, simple attractive Stock collar decorated with three of hemsitching Tucks at front and shoulders Gen. of front has pearl buttons and two of hemschng Leg O mutton sleeves deep cuffs pleated back PRICE $I.5O.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Cost OF Land Fraud Cases.

PORTLAND, Ore, April 22.--Accord.
ing to a conservative estimate, the
land fraud cases have already cost the
government about $50, 900 and the end
is not yet, nor does this amount in
clude the fees OF MIR. Heney. 1t has
been given out that it is not his inten.
tion to touch a dollar of the salary
allowed him as United States district
attorney, a private arrangement con.
corning compensation having been en-.
tered into with District Attorney
Moody at the time Mr.. Heney was en-.
gagged to prosecute the land fraud
cases, and this understanding is said
also to apply to his conduct of the
California cases, but in no other states.
Fully - defendants are involved in
the proceedings, and if the govern
ment's expectation that all will be con.
victed is realized, it will result in the
accumulation of quite fund, as the
maximum fine in each case of couspi.
racy is $l0,0 900, besides the two years
imprisonment, and all the indictments,
with few exceptions, are based on con-
spiracy charges.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
President Killed q Bear.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, April 90
That President Roosevelt is enjoying
royal sport in his hunt for Rocky
mountain grizzlies is attested by Sec.
retary Loeb, who returned from the
camp late today, after having spent
the night with the party. While the
only game pulled down thus far is the
bear shot by the president, and the
bobcat shot by DR.. Alexander Lam
bert, there has been plenty of recrea-
tion. Every day dogs have followed
trails that look promising, showing
that there are more bears to be found
in the vicinity now being hunted.
Camp will not be moved until Satur-
day. Then the party will locate on
the West Divide creek, within twenty
miles of the present location. and four
miles nearer Newcastle. The point
toward which the party is working is
Red Stone, where camp will be broken
on May II. The private car "Rocket"
will pick up the president there, and
he will spend the night at Glenwood
Springs. The start home will be
made on May Is, with stops of one
day each at Denver and Chicago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
ChicugO Strike VIII Continue.

CHICAGO, April 22.-The employers
association Of Chicago refused this
afternoon to accept the proposition of
the teamsters that all questions in
volved in the Montgomery Ward &
Co. strike be submitted to arbitration
with Judge Tuley acting as arbitra.
tor.
The proposition of the teamsters was
conveyed TO the employers through
Mayor Dunno, and late this afternoon
the employers replied to the mayor
that they were, as they have been
from the first, willing to arbitrate any.
thing CONNECTED with the strike of the
leamsters alone, but ,ha, they will un.
der no circumstances consent 20 arbi-
trate the strike Of the "a, men. work.
ers, which was on over four months
before the teamsters went cut in SYM
pathetic strike. The mayor was in.
formed by the employers that the
strike was "declared not because OF
difference between the tpamsters and
any member of the Employers asso-
citation, but because Of difference be-
tween Montgomery Ward x Co. and q
certain branch of labor which is en-.
tirely foreign to anything affecting
the teamsters."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
To Tax Wisconsin Bachelors.

MADISON, Wis. April 20.-Single
blessedness-male single blessedness
bids fair to become q taxable luxury
in Wisconsin in the near future. The
Cleary bill to tax bachelors over 30
years of age has been favorably re-
ported by the assembly committee on
assessment and collection of taxes,
and will come up 'as a special order
in the lower house OF the Legislature
next Wednesday night. The legisla.
ture has strong majority of married
men in both branches, and the econo.
mists finally have succeeded in get.
ting a taxation measure to the fore
which isn't handicapped by the old
stalwart half factional warfare.
Forty thousand Badger bachelors
will be affected by the provisions Of
the Carey bill If it becomes law.
Two hundred thousand manageable
woman also are taking more interest
in the pending legislation. Governor
La Toilette, whose veto might defeat
the proposed legislation, began his
duty to society and the state before he
entered upon his public career by get
ting married, and his interesting home
is frightened by two girls and two
bows.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
WOOdmen Elect New Officers.

Los ANGELES, April 2l.-The Pa
cific division of Woodmen of the
World today elected officers for the
ensuing year. I. I. Boak, of Denver,
was chosen head consul by an over.
whelming majority. Only one other
name was placed in nomination for
the Office, A. b. Keith, of Butte,
Mont.
At the convening of the session this
morning, the matter of fixing the sal.
aries of the head managers brough,
about considerable discussion, finally
resulting in the members of the board,
not members of the finance committee,
being allowed salary of $500, and
those who are members of the finance
committee salary of 200.
The compens alton OF the head ply.
sician was fixed at 25 cents for each
applic alton acted upon. 1t was then
decided that these salaries shall be
full compens alton for all services
rendered to the order, and that no per
diem be allowed except to the head
consul as heretofore provided.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Quiet Sunday In Camp.

GLENwooD SPRINGS, Colo., April
23. Precedent Roosevelt's hunting
party, In camp IL miles northwest Of
Newcastle, spent q quiet Sunday. The
party had been invited to attend
church services at Newcastle but IL
decided that hunting togs would be
tnharmonious with Easter gladness.
After a week in the saddle the sports.
men welcomed the chance to rest.
Bear tracks had been sighted in sev.
eral directions from the present camp,
and 1t is believed by the party that at
least one more bear will be bagged
before another move is made.
A committee from the Denver bo ard
OF trade will arrive here tomorrow to
confer with Secretary Loeb in regard
to the entertainment of the president
In Denver on May Is.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Many Dead In Convent Fire.

MONTREAL, April 2l.-St. AIMS
convent at St. Genevieve, near Mon.
treal, was destroyed by fire at an
early hour this morning. Thirteen
lives are known to have been lost. 1t
is feared that the bodies of other
inmates of the institution are in the
ruins. Several who were seriously in
iured or suffered from exposure will
probably die.
The morning was bitter cold and a
high wind was blowing when the fire
broke out. There was more than a
hundred inmates in the building The
villagers rushed to the assistance of
those in the institution the moment the
fire broke out, and a majority of those
within We're rescued, being hauled
from the building in their night cloth
ing. The whole building was u mass
of ruins before the fire department
from Montreal could reach the scene.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Want Receiver For Equitable.

CHICAGO, April 2l.--A bill for the
appointment of receiver for the
Equitable Life Assurance society OF
the United States, and seeking an &C.
counting. was filed in the United
States circuit court here today by At.
torney D. J. Schuyler. The petition
is filed in the name of Abraham Sit
ron and others, policyholders of the
society. Sitron says he holds s., 200
policy in the society, and his interests
are being dissipated by the officers
and directors of the society. He
names specifically President j. w.
Alexander and Vice President James
II, Hyde.
In the bill President j. w. Alexan-
der and Vice President J. H. HYDE
are charged with misappropriation OF
funds and mismauagement. The com.
planning policyholders are seven in
number. each holding1policies OF ST..
900 to 3,l50.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Too Many Saloons In Portland.

PORTLAND. Ore, April 23.-The dis.
covery that - licenses to saloons
have been granted within small ra.
dius OF the entrance TO the Lewis and
Clark centennial grounds has caused
a small sensation. Even the city
councilmen were very much surprised
when they read the list in today's
papers.
No more licenses will be issued, &C.
cording to a majority of the members
OF the liquor license committee, within
a mile of the fair grounds, and those
who are erecting buildings with the
expectation OF renting them to saloon.
keepers will have to find other ten.
ants.
Many of the saloonkeepers who have
secured the licenses for LIQUOR selling
near the fair grounds are strangers iu
Portland, and have come here with 40
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Reservoir Site Withdrawn.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The in.
terror department has withdraw from
entry the Two Medicine reservoir site
OF the Blackfeet Indian reserv alton,
with the consent Of the Indians, who
permitted its withdrawal with the
promise that they be given work Incl.
dent to the construction of the pro.
posed reservoir (which is a part OF
the big St. Mary's irrigation project
undertaken by the federal govern
ment.
The Indians are also to be allowed
the use of water from the reservoir.
While the acreage embraced in the
proposed reservoir site Is not definite.
ly known, it Is stated to be considera.
bic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Subject To Irrigation Law

HELENA, April 2l.-All lands now
or hereafter owned by the state, which
are design ated as irrigable under any
existing or proposed national irriga-
tion system in Montana, shall be dis.
posed of by the state in farm units,
subject to the limitations and condi-
tlons OF chapter 1903, 32nd United
States statutes at large, 3SS, and acts
amendatory thereof: but no title to
such state lands shall pass from the
state until the conditions and limita.
tions provided for in said United
States law have been fully complied
with, and the state land board is fully
satisfied with such compliance on the
part of the purchasers.
This is the Interpretation given by
Attorney General Galen today in re-
sponsc to a letter from State Land
Register John Schmit as to the pro.
visions of house bill 2l9, enacted dur.
ing the Ninth assembly, upon the right
of water commissioners to dispose of
state lands design ated as irrigable
and lying within the irrigable limits
of any existing or proposed nation al
irrigation system in Montana. The
opinion is regarded as a most i'm
portant one, because of the vast
amount of such lands under state con.
troll and the several national irriga-
tion projects under way and in con.
temptation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Joseph Jefferson Is Dead

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Apri
23.-Joseph Jefferson, the emineut
actor, died at his home, "The Reefs, -
ut Palm Beach at 6:15 this evening
The end came after day of uncon.
seriousness, aud after q heroic strug
gle Of days. which had exhausted his
vitality.
The body of Mr.. Jefferson will be
taken to Buzzard's bay on special
train, leaving here tomorrow evening,
accompanied by all the members ot
his family who are here. 1t will reach
New York Wednesday, morning, and
the family hope to reach Buzzard'l 4
bay the evening of that day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
BANKERS MUST TESTIFY.
Grand Jury Wants Important Evidence
Affecting Beef Trust.

CHICAGO, April 22.-vice presidents
and cashiers of four Chicago nationa al
banks have been subpoenaed by the
federal officials working on the "beef
trust" inquiry. The subpoenas called
for the production of the accounts and
records of the Aetna Trading com.
pany and the S. Oppenheim & Co.
Sausage Casing company.
The government officials have
traced from bank to bank and through
the clearing house checks which were
numbered and are said to bear ficiti.
Gus names.
The latest move is said to be one of
the most important yet made In the in
vestigation and has caused stir
among the leading packers who are
suspected Of having been directly con.
nected with the opera ations of the Aetna
Trading company.
1t required more than two weeks
hard work on the part Of the several
officers and National Bank Examine,
Starek to trace the checks. many o1
which were discovered in trunks seized
by the government detectives. Itwa.
a direct result of developments regard
ing the checks that the subpoena as
were issued for the oftici ais of the four
banks.
1t was found that one of the mos
complicated methods of bookkeeping
had been employed by the Aetna Trad
ing company officials, and those of S
Oppenheim & Co. No names appear
on any of the books, it is said, which
indicated that the persons were in an,
way connected with the packing indus
try
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Cars Life Is Threatened.

NEW YORK, April 22.-The World
tomorrow, in a St. Petersburg dis
patch dated April %, will say: "A
plot to kill the czar and his kinsmeu
has been discovered among the troops
of the imperial guard. Many officers
are involved, the very men upon whom
the imperial family depends for per.
soual safety. Governor General Trep.
offs secret agents unearthed the plot
and assert that several of the con.
spirators of noble birth were in poses
sion of large quantities OF dynamite.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Scrip Filings Not Allowed.

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The cases
OF William NJ. Woolridge and Cor
nelius j. Mcnamara, arising in Grea
Falls, Montana, land district, were
decided today by the secretary OF the
interior, the secretary holding the
right to make a soldiers additional
entry, given under section 2306 of the
revised statutes, cannot be exercised
on lands Withdrawn from entry under
the reclamation act of June Il, 1902.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Commissioner Garfield Is Busy.

DENVER, April 22.-Commissioner
James II. Garfield, of the United
States government, arrived in Denver
today to investigate the condition Of
the oil industry in this state. He
spent the day with agents of several
oil companies in Denver and making
other Investigations. He will leave
for California tomorrow. On his re.
turn be will investigate the oil condi.
tions in Texas, and thence go direct
to Washington and prepare a state.
ment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Thousands of Immigrants.

NEW YORK, April 2l.-When the
neutrality-suspicious. steamer Pennsyl-
vania arrived here today from Ham
burg she had on board the largest
number OF passengers ever brought
to this port on a single steamer. The
whole number. including cabin and
steerage, was 3,0S6. Of these, 1850
were in the steerage.
Four transatlantic steamers, which
arrived at the port today, brought
$3.50 steerage passengers, the larg
est number ever passed in quarantine
in one day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Cigarettes O,ntlawed In Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 20.-The acts
Of the legislature of 1905 were promul-
gated late this afternoon by Governor
Hanly, but they were actually in effect
at 2:30, when the last county receipted
for copies. The proclaim alton was is.
sued month earlier than usual, as
the governor wanted the new munich.
pal code to take effect in time to pre-
vent spring elections provided for by
the old law.
With the promulg alton of the acts,
cigarette smoking becomes q crime
within the borders of Indiana. It is
also crime to have possession of the
''makings" of cigarette, even for
personal use.
Jobbers have for several days had
their agents Offering cigarettes at a
low figure to smokers. The authori-
ties say it will not be so difficult to
prevent the sale of cigarettes by deal
ers, but they fear it will be impossible
to keep people from smoking. Any
one, however, may cause the indict-
ment of person smoking in public.
1t is probable that the CONSTITUTIONAL
ity of the law may be tested immedi.
ately, as many veteran smokers de.
clare that the legislature has no right
to deny them personal privilege.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
standard Oil In Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, April 20.-James r..
G. arheld, commissioner of corpora.
tious, and Herbert S. Hadley. attor.
nev general of Missouri, held a con.
ference here today at the request of
the Missouri official, who is pushing
an investigation into the Standard
Oil company's methods in this state.
Before going into the conference Mr..
Hadley said: "We have already Sc
cured enough evidence to prove that
the Standard Oil company has been
violating the laws in Missouri in mo.
uopoliziug the oil products of the
state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
A New Railroad Project.

TACOMA, April %. - The Weyer.
hauser syndicate, which owns timber
holdings amounting to 10000, ,OOO, 900
feet in Washington aud northern
Idaho, has Incorporated the Wash.
ington Il Montana railroad. It is
believed here that this is u part of the
plan for the Milwaukee extension to
the coast. There is rumor of com.
bination with prominent Montana in
terests for the incorporation OF link
in the extension to carry it across that
state. and also for traffic arrange.
ment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26

LIVINGSTON, April 2l.-Park coun.
tvs first creamery, at Clyde Park, in
the Shields river valley, has been
running only two weeks, but it already
has more orders than it can fill. The
farmers are beginning to realize that
there is more money in taking their
milk 10 the creamery than there Is in
making butter al home, so the pros.
poets are that the creamery will soon
have supply of milk which will en-.
able it TO work to its full capacity,
which Is 1000 pounds of butter daily.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26

make complete reports of their private
car lines as required by the law
passed at the recent session of the
legislature. They said it was impos.
sible for them to comply with the law
at once, as they had not been keeping
their records in way to make the
obtaining of the Information easy.
The board gave them until May 10 to
make the report. The law says it
shall be turned in by March l Of each
year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
An Anti'BOyeOtt Law.

DENVER, April Ex-Governor Nc.
Donald has signed the anti.boycott
bill passed at the late session of the
Legislature. This measure was strong.
ly advocated BY the Citizens Alli-
ance, and was vigorously opposed by
labor organizations. Violation Of ito
provisions is punishable by fine or
Imprisonment or both.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
NORTHERN MONTANA srocKMEN.
The Railroad Problem Discussed at Thei
Regular Annual Meeting.


tana Roundup association convened
here in annual session today, Presi-
dent j. M. Boardman presiding. The
visitors were cordially welcomed by
Mayor r. r. Purcell, who, in addition
to extending the freedom of the city,
suggested that the convention take
some decided action in relation to the
systematic and gigantic robbery Of
Montana's great industry by the rail.
roads, packing house and stock ard
methods in Chicago.
Wallace Coburn responded in q
happy vein. President Boardman
then delivered his annual address,
praising President Roosevelt for his
stand against the railroads and pack
inghouse trust. and urging that de.
cided stand be taken in support of the
president and his proposed plan to en-.
large the scope of the interstate com.
merce commission. Mr.. Boardmau's 8
remarks were in part as follows:
"The great question before the
country is national or governmental
supervision and control OF railroad
rates and service, forcing these great
highways to treat all men alike, on
open, reasonable and equitable terms.
The roads have an interest in your
business and in the resources of the
country that belong to you by reason
of development, but the railroad inter-
est should not be to the extent of alb
sorbing your capital or impoverishing
the resources that are yours by honest
toll, by imposing al exorbitant tariff
tax in the transportation of your pro-
ducts to market. The railroads cam
not be permitted to control your pro.
ducts or the resources of your state
to their own interest alone. 1t is not
only just, but it in the interest Of the
development of our state, that the
railroads should receive fair compen-
sation for all services which they ren.
der the people. Their existence de.
PSuNS uPOA VIC pCOpAO 0ou VIC puOAIC
prosperity, and, as public serva ants,
they should at all times be in abey-
auce to the power from which they re.
ceive life"
At the afternoon session addresses
were delivered by Judge Cowan OF
Texas, and Senator Harris of Kan.
sas, both of whom spoke along the
lines of the addresses they made at
Miles City, dwelling upon the benefits
accruing from 9overnmcnt control OF
railroad rates and other matters OF
interest to cattlemen.
The following officers We're elected
G. j. Mcnamara, ,,resident.
Henry S!eben, vice president.
II. r. C'ary, >etretary.treasurer,
reelected.
The resoluliu;.~ adopted were the
same as those "a: Miles City, and also
indorsed the American Livestock as
sOciatiou.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
senator Platt Is Dead.

WASHINGTON, Conn, April 2l.-
United States Senator Orville Hitch.
cock Plat of Connecticut died at his
summer home in Washington, his
native home, at S:o3 tonight. The
end came unexpectedly, the immediate
cause being the breaking of the alb.
scess which had formed in the right
lung, and which produced strauyula-
ton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
THE BEEF TRUST INVESTIGATION.
Grand Jury Secure Witness Who Was
About to cave Chicago.

CHICAGO, April 20. - The specia al
grand jury inves tig alton of the "beef
trust" today ISSUED a. subpoena for
G. j. Davis, head buyer in the sheep
department of Al 'mour & Co. Davis,
it is said, had al most completed plans
to leave Chicago, having gone so far
as to sell his home in this city. Davis
has been in the employ of Armour &
Co. for a number of years, and is
said to be in possession Of valuable
facts concerning sheep and sheep cas-.
ings.
The grand jury today took up the
investig alton CT the Aetna Trading
company. A la rye number of witness
es were on hard. One of those who
testified today is said to have been
F. A. Fowler, manager of the beef
department for Swift & Co.
District Attorney Morrison stated
today that it is probable the investi-
cation will be concluded by May /.
He said that although the question of
the part played in the beef business
by the railroad companies may be
taken up, it would not be under the
interstate comm cree laws, because
this feature of the case is handled by
the interstate commerce commission,
which is to meet in Chicago May 10.
He also said that no part of the Gar.
field report on the beet industry was
to be used in tn, grand jury investi.
cation
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Cannot Comply With kansas Law.

TOPEKA, kas., April 2O.-Repre-
.eu.atiyes of the Swift, Armour and
Do,d Packing companies and the Nc.
Dowell Stock Car company appeared
hefore the state board of railroad as.
SCISSORS to explain their failure to