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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
In Defense Of Rockefeller.

NEW YORK, April 6.-S. c. T.
Dodd, chief solicitor of the Standa ard
Oil company, gave out statement to.
day with reference to the recent dis
cussions regarding the acceptance of
gift of 800, 600 offered by John D.
Rockefeller, for missionary work.
Mr.. Dodd declares that the statement
that Mr.. Rockefeller made his money
dishonesty, "is false, is vile and, be-
ing made bv ministers in the pre-
tended interest of morality, 10 doubly
vile."
Mr.. Dodd says that the Standard
Oil company does not own a share OF
stock of any railroad company, does
not control any railroad company,
and that since the enactment of the in
terstate commerce law has not re.
ceived lower rates than other ship
pers by rebates, arrangements, de.
vices or plans of any character. The
testimony of Howard Page, freight
agent of the Standard Oil company,
before the industrial commission is
quoted in this connection.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Notorious Desperate Captured.

TRINIDAD, Col, April AFTER a
hunt covering period of six years
Ed Frank, alias Bob McMauus, said
to be the last surviving member Of
"Black Jack ke;chum's :" notorious
band of train robbers. that terrorized
New Mexico and southern Colorado
for many years, was safely placed IN
the county Jail at Trinidad today. He
was arrested forty miles northeast of
Watervale, a small station OF. iLe Cul-
Orado & Southern railroad, thirty
miles south of Trinidad.
Franks lived alone in a wild, desc.
late, rocky canyon, difficult of ap.
proach, where his safety seemed as.
sured. The officers located Franks
house "Wednesday morning, but were
compelled to max. n detnur aud crawl
through the canyons f'r nearly three
miles, as the hOu,. wa ~ situated
that 1t commanded au open view IT the
country for miles. F.auh- Na- build
iny corral when ,h,. otfi :er- .u,pri. ed
him. He had rifle and six-,h..uter
close at hand, but made no fight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Ill Search For Montana Fossils.

NEW YORK, April 6.-The depart
ment of paIeontology at Princeton
university is completing its plans for
an expedition to start in June for
Wyoming and Montana with a view
to collecting fossil bones and the
skeletons of prehistoric animals. The
party will be composed of upper class.
men under the direction of DR.. Mar.
Gus S. Farr, curator of the depart
ment of paleontology. After several
weeks devoted to the collection of
specimens an opportunity will be given
with ranch and camp life. The trip
will end with two weeks camp in
Yellowstone park.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Endorsed Mormon Apostles.

SALT LAKE, April 6.-Joseph F..
Smith was sustained as prophet, seer
and revelator by unanimous vote of
the members of the Mormon church at
the opening session of the seventy.
fifth annual conference today. When
the vote was taken to sustain the II
apostles, two hands were raised in
dissent. One of the dissenters arose
to explain his vote, but was not per-
mitted to speak, President Smith mere.
ly stating that he could present his
objections to the proper authorities.
The incident created profound SEN
sation. The members who dissented
afterward stated that they desired to
protest against sustaining such of.
ficers of the church as live in po-
lygamy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Kansas Oil Men Combine.

CHANUTE, Kas., Apri! 7.-Repre
sentatives of 30 independent, oil COM
panies which control three-fourths OF
the oil production of Kansas met here
today, and decided to form company
representing $7,O0O,OOO of invested
capital to build a fuel oil pipe line
from the Kansas oil field to kans as
City, and to construct refinery and
storage tanks in that city. The COM
pany to be formed will be the only one
which will compete with the Stand ard
Oil company for the markets of the
middle west. The producers decided
that a consolld alton of all their inter.
ests is the only salvation of the in.
dependent operators in Kansas.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Bridge Fell Into River.

CoLFAx, WASH, April 6.-By the
collapse of the sidewalk on the foot.
path of the bridge across the Palouse
river, in the heart of the city, q score
of young people were precipitated in.
to the shallow stream below. Less
than an hour later the lifeless body of
Miss Mary Onstot of Asotin, was
found.
When the footpath collapsed the
cries of the unfortunate could be heard
for blocks. Adding to the confusion
were the darkness of the spot and the
difficulty of getting the half strangled
people up the steep banks from the
water. But the work of rescue was
done quickly and it was thought com.
pletely until the body of the young
woman was found. She had struck q
timber in the fall to the water and it ia
believed had made her way to the bank
only to wander in a dazed condition
into the river again, there to drown.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Funds For Chicago Strikers.

CHICAGO, April "a determined
effort to settle by arbitration the strike
of the garment workers and the team.
sters employed by Montgomery Ward
n Co. is being made. Judge Edward
F. Dunno, who will assume the office
of mayor tomorrow. stated tonight
that one OF his first official acts would
be to endeavor to bring about an am.
icable adjustment of the difficulty.
While peace plans were beiug con.
~iCered today, the local unions Of the
xprr-- drivers throughout the city
;uet and decided to refuse tomorrow
to handle any goods belonging to the
firm If Montgomery Ward g. Co.
The employers, however, declare they
will have sufficient non.union help on
hand tomorrow. The Chicago FEEDER.
alton OF Labor decided today to ap.
propriate S2,5OO II week for the gar.
ment workers while the strike is on.
This makes a total Of $1,000 that the
strikers will receive from outside
snnrr..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Daily Case In Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, April S.-The appeal
Of the government in the trespass case
against the estate of the business sue.
cessors of the late Marcus DAILY, Of
Montana, was docketed in the supreme
court OF the United States today. The
government brought suit for 81, 900, 900
claiming that DAILY and his assistants
had cat timber of that value on the
public lands without obtaining per.
mission.
The present suit is against Mrs.
Margaret DAILY, executrix of the Mar
Gus DAILY estate, the Bitter Root De.
velopment company, the Anaconda
Copper Mining company and other
companies, which, it is alleged, were
organized by Mr.. DAILY for the pur.
pose of carrying out his designs,
concealing his identity and escaping
liability" The court of appeals for
the ninth circuit decided the case in
favor of Daily.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Will Fight Standard Oil.

ST. PAUL. April s. - The fight
against the Standard Oil company
ha, been carried into North Dakota
by independent oil dealers of ST. Paul
and Minneapolis. The railroad and
warehouse commissioners of North
Dakota held conference with the
Minnesota railroad commissioners at
the state capitol at which the ,itua-
was held merely to compare notes and
to ascertain what the conditions really
are in the two states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Death List Reaches Hundreds.

LAHORE, April 6.-Eighty percent of
the Inhabitants of Dharmsala, the hill
station 95 miles northwest of Simla,
were killed by the earthquakes. Doc
tors, nurses, foods blankets, etc., are
on the way. A second shock at Simla
caused such panic that the residents
rushed from their homes and slept all
night in the open air. The mortality
in this city is estimated at 100, all ma.
tives. No Europeans are reported
missing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Evidence Against Beef Trust.

CHICAGO, April 7.-Members Of the
federal grand jury. which is investi-
eating the beef trust, were placed in
possession of "inside rmation" to.
day by Myron c. Baker, auditor for
the Boston Elevated railroad, and for
two years private secretary to Edw.
C. Swift, vice-president OF Swift Il
Co. Mr.. Baker was on the stand for
nearly two hours, and is said to have
furnished q great deal of information
concerning the inner workings of the
big packing firms. In answer to
questions after leaving the jury room,
Mr.. Baker declared he had told the
truth and that from the action of the
jurors it was apparent to him that
they had already decided on what &C.
tion would be taken by the packers.
It was persistently rumored about the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
A Good Joke On Roosevelt.

TEMPLE, Tex, April 6.-President
Roosevelt was not scheduled to stop
here. but upon notification at Sherman
that the Temple city council has
passed an ordinance requesting all
presidential trains to stop at least 10
minutes, the president needed the
unique appeal. The president was
greeted by POO school children and
practically the entire population OF
Temple. The president was pleased
with the unique demand for the stop.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
CHARGED WITH LAND FRACnS.
Fifty Persons Indicted BY Federal Grand
Jury In Oregon.

PORTLAND, Ore, April SIN q
manner consistent with its previous
record the federal grand jury, which
has conducted investig cations into the
alleged land frauds perpetrated in this
state, today bade adieu to the public
and passed out of existence, after re-
turning five more indictments impli.
eating Is, men among whom are the
head Of perhaps the largest numbering
concern in the state, q state senator, q
receiver of a land Office and minister
of the gospel.
Never in the history of the north
Pacific coast has similar body of
men achieved so rem lark able a record
as has this grand jury, which, alto.
gether has returned % indictments In
connection with alleged conspiracies
to defraud the government of part of
its public domain.
The indictments prefer charges
against nearly fifty different persons,
all told. In this number, besides
those enumerated above, are United
States senator, two congressman, a
United States district attorney, sew.
eral officials Of the government land
department, several state senator's,
several county and municipal officers
and namber of prominent attorneys,
livestock men, timber men and cash.
tered officer of the United States
army.
Conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment of public land, conspiracy to de.
fame the character of a government
official, bribery, perjury and subor-
nation Of perjury are the crimes which
the government will attempt to fix
upon the accused.
The jury which went out of existence
today is not believed to have con.
cluded the Investigations Of alleged
fraudulent practices in securing Of
public lands in this state. From the
fact that United States District Attor.
ney F. j. Heney spent a considerable
portion of the day in consultation
with United States Jury Commissioner
c. j. Reed, It is thought to be MIR.
Heney's intention to secure a new
grand jury and continue the work
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Japanese Arc Advancing,

LONDON, April THE correspon.
dent at St. Petersburg of the Times
telegraphing this morning says: The
latest official information leads to the
belief that the Japanese are advanc.
ing In crescent formation, Oku on the
left, Nodzu in the center and Kuroki
and Kawamura on the right, and with
total strength of $4,000. 1t is
feared that Linevitch will be COM
PEELED to withdraw.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
10 the neighborhood

reported 10 the neighborhood Of
Singapore in the middle of March,
are still in that vicinity, and the re.
port from Penang, on the west coast
of the Malay peninsula, that II Jap
anese warships were seen steamin9
ahead tor the Russian warships is in.
terpreted to mean that the former are
scouts sent out by Togo to get in
touch with the Russians, and when
their object is accomplished, 10 retire
On the main body Of the japanese
squadron.
The reports of the number of the
Russian ships vary. but at any rate
more than IS battle ships, cruisers,
colliers and torpedo boats have
passed the port Of Singapore. The
two naval forces were this afternoon
only about 50 miles apart and may be
in touch at any moment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
hundreds Killed ByaEarthq uake.

CALCUTTA, April Tt now appears
that 400 of the Seventh Gurkhas were
killed at the Dharmsala cantonment
by the collapse OF stone barrack
building, in consequence of the recent
earthquake. In addition 20 members
of the first battalion and 60 members
of the First Gurkhas were killed, while
it is roughly calculated that from 20
to 80 per cent of the native population
of the surrounding villages were
killed,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
President Goes Hunting.

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 9-In
q suite OF rooms Of the Hotel Worth
in this city. the seat of the nation al
government has been temporarily
established. In the absence of the
president, who is hunting coyotes and
jackrabblts over in the Kiowa. Com
mauche reserv alton in Oklahoma, of
fetal business Is given attention by
Secretary Loeb. Most of the business
will be transacted by the secretary and
directed to various departments in
Washington, where it originated.
That which requires the personal su.
pervision of the president will have to
wait until Thursday, for it is not until
then that communication will be had
with the hunting party.
Secretary Loeb expects to receive
word from the president to run the
special train to Frederick on Thurs
day. and on that day start for western
Colorado, to which point the president
goes for the purpose of finding larger
game than abound on the Red river in
Oklahoma. According to present
plans the public part Of the trip west
is ended. 1t is not expected that any
stops will be made until the train
reaches Colorado Springs and then
stop Of two hours will be necess ary,
but not for the purpose of speech.
making.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
senator bur,on May Resign.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April GA
special to the journal from Abilene,
Kan, says: senator J. II. Burton
will re sign his seat as Uunited States
senator in a short time, according to
information given out by one of his
close personal friends here. After he
was convicted and pending his appeal
to the supre me court, he could not re-
sign for fear that it would be taken as
au admission Of guilt. The supreme
court reversed the case and Burton
now stands as innocent, until con-
victed again. He believes this is a
good time to withdraw from the sen.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Will Consider Montana Project.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Mr. A. P.
Davis, assistant chief engineer of the
reel alton service, now in the west
visiting the several government pro.
jects. will devote considerable per.
sonal attention to the various schemes
for reclaim alton in Montana. Under
instructions of Chief Engineer Newell
he will hold several meetings with
boards of engineers in that state, and
during his stay will endeavor to meet
and discuss important questions with
the prominent citizens of Helena,
Great Falls, Glendive, Billings and
the Milk river valley.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Few Babies In WcalthyDiIomcs.

NEW YORK, April s. - Sixteen
thousand babies were born in New
York in the last four months. Figures
compiled by the bureau OF vital sta
tistics show that Fifth avenue has the
lowest birth rate of any street in the
city. Less than 10 births were re.
ported in the wealthiest section of
that thoroughfare. The heaviest
birth rate is on the East side, near
Division street, where the conditions
are the reverse of those on Fifth
avenue.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Expect Big Naval Battle.

LONDON. April s. - The sudden
Of interest 10 the war from
the land to the sea and the apparently
imminent prospects of fateful battle
between the Russian and the J Japanese
squadrons in the China sea have re-.
vived all the interest shown here in
the earlier developments of the strug-
gle in the far East. 1t is taken for
granted that Admiral Togo's ships,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Four Hundred Spaniards Killed.

MADRID, April 8.-Four hundrd per-
cons were killed or injured today by
the collapse of new water reservoir
in course of construction. Fifty bod.
les have already been recovered.
Troops sent to the front are engaged
in helping the sufferers and recover.
ing the bodies Of the dead. The
structure which collapsed was huge
quadrilateral, 350x15O meters, built on
arches. The disaster was due to the
weakness of the supporting pillars.
AS the greater part Of the debris 10
under water the work of extricating
the victims is most difficult. Up to
this time 100 bodies have been recov.
cred. These were taken Immediately
to the cemetery in order to prevent
disturbances. The government will
appoint mixed civilian and military
commission to establish responsibility
for the disaster.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12
Casualties On Railroads.

WASHINGTON, April GA report of
the railway accidents in the United
States during the months of October,
November and December, 1904, has
been compiled by the interstate COM
merce commission. |, shows that in
that quarter 53 passengers aud 1913 en-
ployes were killed and l,43O passen.
gers and 1865 employc. were injured.
total OF 242 per-o killed and 3.29S
injured ia train accidents.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

ping of his train, copy of which was
sent him and ordered obedience In
spite of the fact that it interfered with
the schedule. In brief speech he elo-
quently expressed his belief 10 Texas
aud Texans.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

federal offices, where the jury Is cit.
ting. that preparations are making to
return indictments within q short time,
but whether the indictments will charge
violation of the antitrust laws, per.
jury or interference with witnesses
could not be ascertained.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

PRICE BAKING POWDER Co.,
CHICAGO,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-12

NOTE.-There are many imitation
baking powders which are sold from five
cents 20 twenty-five cents pound. They
should be carefully avoided as they are
made from alum and are unhealthful.
The oasis., 1905-09-30
No Dry, Teehniesl Papers.

It is announced by the officers of the American Mining Congress that no dry, technical papers will be read at the meeting at El Paso be- ginning November IS, to take up the time of the convention, but such papers will only be read by caption and printed in the report of the official proceedings. This is new departure, but will give ample time for a full and free dis cussion of live topics, of vital in- teresF to the mining people of the country. The problems of drain- age, mining rights. needed legisla- tion, and kindred topics will be discussed by practical engineers and men of experience, thus enab- ling the delegates to get the most out of the meeting.
The oasis., 1905-09-30
sap, SAD. SCENE.
The Arizona Round up as # Is Under
 the New Arrange

The roundup in the Orc Blanco country last week looked not un- like a funeral procession. It was tame Even the horses knew there was something wrong and went about their work in a lack spirit manner. The cheery Hello, Bill How's she going?" was changed to Good morning Will liam. How are you this morning?" Occasionally an outlaw cayuse would toss his head, look at the peaceful looking travellers and throw a great loud horse laugh. Men who for years had ridden the ranges with all the dash of centaurs and with defiance flashing from their eyes, sat as stiff and still in their saddles as mutton-chopped Britishers, and with faces more solemn. Truly, the change from the old, rough-and ready, happy go-lucky bunch was great. It could have been hardly greater. There were no guns in the party The edict had gone forth that roundups would hereafter be re- garded as public gatherings and the laws of Arizona (maledictions on the meddlers that framed them, mutters Riata Rube) forbid the carrying of weapons at public gatherings. Rangers Olds and Coffee of Nogales visited the roundup gang during the week and found the atmosphere SD gloomy and oppressive that they were back in town three days be- fore cheerful expression returned to their faces.
The oasis., 1905-09-30
Cananea Notes.

Two weeks ago there was a change in the management of the Cananea Herald, Mir. Vincent Scott, a man of newspaper exper- fence in New York, having assumed charge. Mir. Scott has an excel lent field and an opportunity to make a great newspaper.
 Mir. Joe Berry, a mine worker long and widely known in sonora, has been visiting at Cananea the past two months. He intends re- turning to Hermosillo next month, to go out to work at the Ramona mine, near Gabilan, for the tres Consolidated Mining Company.
 MT. Ernest Fleischer, formerly of Nogales of the Boston Store Ga branch of that at No- gales) was all in smiles, at the time of the visit, over intel ligence of the birth of daughter at Oxnard. California, where his wife is visiting, on the 14th inst.
 Mir. G. NJ. Bernstein, formerly with the First National Bank of Nogales, who is in the brokerage and insurance business in the great camp. has but recently re- turned from an extended visit in California and the east--taking en route the great fair at Portland.
 Mir. Sam Kraft, long in business at Hermosillo, widely known all over Sonora and Arizona, who has been in Cananea about three years, conducts now jewelry and watch making business. He contem- plates establishing a business at Agua Caliente, in the state of Chi huahua, retaining however, his business Tn Cananea.
 Mir. William Ritchie, who was q mine foreman for the Grand Gen. tral Mining Company at La Colo rada, several years ago, afterward
The oasis., 1905-09-30

in like position with the Mocle. zuma Copper Company at Naco. zari. is now at Cananea with the big corporation operating there. He took a vacation last week and went to El Paso a few days.
The Yale expositor., 1905-01-06
West BrOCkWay.

Robt. Middleton and wife spent Sun
day with the latter's parents at Peck.
Mrs. Bert Bell, of Detroit, visited with
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Adams, the past
week.
Mrs. Della Pierce, who has been
spending the past few days with Sam
uel Carson and family, went to Mar
lette on Monday.
Arthur Carson returned to North
Port Huron Sunday after spending a
week with relatives and friends here.
Earl Rose accompanied him, returning
home Monday.
EVA Roadway entertained q number
of her friends at her home on Saturday
evening. Numerous games were en-
joyed and all INDUCED in taffy pull.
After watching the Old Year out and
the New year in, all returned to their
homes wishing the hostess Happy
New Year.