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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
Railroads viii Stop Rebates.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-The big rail-
roads of The country have agreed to
abolish rebates to shippers, accord.
ing to reports which were circulat
yesterday. Several conferences on
the subject have been held recently.
This action 10 the direct result Of
the many prosecutions recently under
taken by the federal government
against railroads and railroad Off.
cials for infringement Of the anti re.
bate clauses in the federal statutes.
The action begun against the Chicago
& Alton and several officials Of that
road aud the indictments just found at
Kansas City against number Of rail.
roads, including the Chicago, Milwau.
kee & ST. Paul, are cases in point.
An officer Of one OF the railroads, the
officials OF which were indicted at
Kansas City, while denying tha, his
own road had broken the law, said
that there was not the slightest doubt
that the giving of rebates would come
to an end as y result OF the prosecu.
tiOns.
The inform alton that rebates would
be abolished came not only from rail
road officials but from prominent
banking interests, which, directly or
indirectly are connected with any rail-
road. The agreement to do away with
rebates is intended to weaken the ar.
guments advanced in favor of rate
legislation.
Much of the discussion of rate leg.
islation resolves itself finally into an
agitation against the granting OF re.
bates, which IL recognized by railroad
officials themselves as q serious evil.
The conferences which have recently
been held have apparently resulted In
the belief among railroad presidents
that under existing conditions each
road can trust Its competitors.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
Carnegie Gives Millions.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-It was an.
nounced from Boston yesterday, says
The Herald, that ''the Carnegie
found ation," sum Of $40, 200, 900
given by Andrew Carnegie to provide
relief for needy teachers and profes.
sors in universities, colleges and
technical schools, is to be forthwith
increased by the addition of 5000,
600. At the same time the restrictions
which prohibit aid from being extend.
ed to the members Of the faculties of
sectarian and state aided institutions
are to be removed, the statement de-
clares.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
Rate Matters In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-When the
senate met today Mr.. Foraker OBJ.
tanned leave to have printed the re-
cord in q number of cases recently be.
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion involving the charges OF discrim.
ination in beet shipments. He said
that after taking cognizsnce Of the
case the commission had not reached
it's conclusion for almost three years,
whereas the United States court for
the northern part Of Illinois had taken
the matter up and reached q final de.
cision within Ave or six months. The
matter has been introduced, he said {,
tor the purpose of showing that exist
ing law affords . remedy for many OF
the evils Of which complaint is made
and also TO show that there is greater
celerity in the courts than IN the inter-
state commerce commission. The
court had, be said, reversed the find.
fng of the commission and he said that
If the commissions decision had gone
into immediate effect the railroad com.
pany would have suffered q wrongful
loss Of 100000
Senator Dolliver has introduced a
billi designed to simplify the railroad
regulating measure proposed by the
interstate commerce commission. It
authorizes the commission to fix and
enforce q maximum and reasonable
rate, to 60 into effect 30 days after
notice. The court procedure OF the
commission is eliminated and rail.
roads are left to use their constitu.
tional remedies in the courts. The
commission is increased to seven mem.
bers at . salary of sl0, 900 each.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
Bills Introduced By Dixon.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Represen.
tative Dixon today introduced bill
providing q special pension for Har-
riet Sanders, widow Of the late Col
onel Sanders. The bill asks for $50 q
month.
Mr.. Dixon has also introduced q
bill for the completion of the classifi.
cation of the Northern Pacific land
grant in western Montana and Idaho
to determine the mineral characte OF
the lands. About 700 acres remain
unclassified.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
RUSSIA FACES REVOLUTION.
Workmen Threaten Strike That Will
Cause Business Paralysis.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 20.-The
proclaim alton of . general strike for
tomorrow at noon has created the
most intense excitement. It It can be
successfully begun and maintained the
revolutionaries are confident that It
will break the governments back. In
government circles, however. conf
dence is expressed that the proletariat
rgauis atoms cannot effect complete
tie.up, aud that the strike must be OF
short duration. This hope seems
based on the theory that the extreme
program Of the reds had alienated the
sympathy Of large proportion OF the
real workmen, and also upon what
they claim to be absoluteslknowledge
that the organizations areI without
funds. The governments calcul lations,
however, have proved deplorably at
variance With the true situation in the
past and the strike leaders declare the
government is again hopelessly ignor.
ant of the magnitude of the struggle
confronting it.
On account Of some confusion, the
general strike was proclaimed at Mos
COW at noon today, instead Of tomor-
row. It was begun there with COM
plete suspension Of the street railway
service. The government enters on
the new struggle greatly crippled.
The situation in the Baltic provinces
is growing steadily worse, and in the
Caucasus the renewal of the outbreak
Of Tartars and Armenians has pre-
duced another reign of terror.
The inh abitants Of Tiais and other
cities are begging the authorities to
furnish them with arms to organize q
militia for self protection. At sebas.
topol new mutinies have occurred, and
1000 soldiers have been disarmed and
are under guard. The troops at
Kharkoff have revolted and the in.
habitants are still administering the
city.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
Another Million Dollar Bab>

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2O.-A grand.
daughter OF Senator W. A. Clark, of
Montana, was born this morning at
San Mateo, the parents being MIR. and
Mrs. Chas. w. CLARK. the mother
having been Miss Celia Tobin of this
city. When informed of the birth of
the baby Senator Clark announced
that he would Immediately give the
little girl a dowry of 81, ,OOO, 600, fol-
lowing the example set by himself at
the birth of his first grandchild.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
Fees For Grazing In Forest Reserves.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Commeuc.
ing the first day Of January, the for.
estry bureau will organize new poll.
cy with reference to grazing sheep and
cattle In forest reserves. After Janu.
ary l fee per head will be charged
for the grazing Of livestock in forest
reserves. 1t is proposed to charge s
cents per head for sheep and 20 cents
per head for cattle during the season.
This new policy is meeting with
vigorous opposition from the western
senators and representatives. Repre-.
sentative Mondell Of Wyoming, called
on the chief forester and entered q
vigorous protest against the proposed
change. He insisted that 1t was con.
trary to established custom, new de-
psrture-thst the public land of the
United States had always been con.
sidered as belonging to the general
public aud for free use for grazing
purposes. In this he was joined by
Senator Warren, who entered the Of.
fee OF the chief forester while MIR.
Mondell was protesting the proposed
change.
Mr.. Pinchot finally said that he be-
lieved it would be practicable to re.
duce the fee one.half in regard to the
first 100 head Of cattle grased by a
stockman in q reserve, but that the
full fee would be charged on any mum.
Der In excess Of 100. Mr.. Mondell
then insisted that 24 cents per head
for sheep and ten cents for cattle
would be reasonable fee anywhere
In the west. The chief of the forestry
division stated that he would take the
matter under consider alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
Alaska Citizens Protest.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 2l.-A move.
ment is on foot to petition for q spe.
cial federal grand jury to investiga
the alleged combine between the Pa.
cific Coast Steamship and the Alaska
Steamship companies. It is alleged
that they have violated the Sherman
law and have raised their rates from
Is to 80 per cent. The entire business
of Alaska is being crippled.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
RUSSIAN PEASANTS REBEL
Thousands Of Armed Citizens Organise
Resistance to Authorities.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 81. The
number of armed peasants now in re.
volt Is 100000. The czar's authority
has entirely ceased to exist in the Bal
tic provinces. Fifteen hundred dele.
gates to the Pan.Lettish congress at
Riga have been selected. Riga will be
the capital Of the Lettish republic.
Plans for an army are made, and
all males are ordered to arm them.
selves and join forces. They will pay
no taxes and obey no orders of the
czar's p :ernment. These orders are
beinl obeyed. Fortresses are man
ned for defsnse against the inv aiding
army Of the czar. All bridges have
been blown up.
The workmen's council last night
issued q stirring proclaim alton, de.
claring that the government had cast
to the winds the principles of the i'm.
perial manifesto Of October 80 and
was now basing itself 90 reaction,
trickery and deceit. The proclama.
tton ended with summcning all the
people of Russia to join in a general
strike and not to cease the struggle
until the demands for a constitutions al
assembly, universal suffrage, the re.
lease of the arrested leaders of the
proletariat, land for the peasantry,
etc., are granted.
According to informant received
during the night from Moscow that
city was in state Of grea excitement.
Inhabitants were scurrying about,
buying supplies, candles, etc., the
stores were boarded up, the great ma.
jority of the factories and mills were
closed and the postal telegraph Offices,
which had partly resumed their ser.
vices, were again closed. Last night
the city was in darkness.
The strike leaders at Moscow are
boasting that the strike will be trans-
formed into an armed revolution, the
orators At the meetings declaring tn at
Russia will be drenched with blood
before the long struggle ends.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
Bids For Yellowstone Dam Rejected.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The bids
received for the construction OF the
lower Yellowstone dam In Montana
have been rejected by the secretary of
the interior on the ground that they
are materially higher than the esti.
mated cost plus q reasonable profit.
The bidders have already been award.
ed other contracts under the terms of
the reclamati act and are not show.
ing the progress in the work which
was expected. New bids will be asked
after some slight changes are made in
the plans and specifications.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
Bounty Fakir Found Guilty.

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 20.-Former
Deputy County Clerk David B. Davies
was found guilty of conspiring to de.
fraud the state in the district court
last night. Davies was charged with
aiding the gang which operated in
Utah, Idaho and Nevada q year ago
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
OPPOSED TO EXTRA SESSION.
Governor To0ie Expresses Opinion That
Railroad Rate Legislatiou Can Wait.

HELENA, Dec. Ex-Governor Toole
will not summon Montana's legisla.
ture in extraordinary session for the
purpose Of passing railroad and
ware house commission law. The
governor made this announcement in
response to q communication from the
committe of the Montana |
Rate association. recently organized |
here.
Yesterday the committee filed a|
written request that he take such &C.
tion, and today Gov. Toole replied
that under the existing circumstances
he did not feel justified In issuing the
call. The governor points out that
the rate convention contained but 33
delegates who voted on the question,
and says that the number in the con.
vention convinces him that it was not
. representative one.
He says in case the legislature 10
called In special session for any other
purpose, and q majority of both
houses petition him in writing for au.
thority to take up state railway
commission bill, and will agree to
meet his objections to the bill passed
two years ago, which he vetoed, he
will send special message to the
legislature, empowering It to take up
the state railway commission matter.
The governor said that he was
heartily In sympathy with the move.
ment to create commission for the
regulation of freight rates, but thought
the matter could we'll rest until the
regular session q year hence. Mean
time. the other work laid out by the
association, said the governor, refer.
ring to the statistics of freight iu.
eQualities, meets his unqu allied appro.
val, "and ought to furnish ample EN-.
ployment for your most excellent com.
mittee in the meantime"
The governors reply concludes with
this statement OF his position: "If
the people of Montana are in favor of
proper and effective measures regu.
latinK railroad rates, as II believe
they are, measures which are not to
be the subject Of continual agitation
and amendment. they will lose moth.
ing, In my opinion. In the end, by
waiting patiently until the next regu-
lar session OF the legislature, only q
year hence. and thus avail themselves
of the exhaustive researches which
congress is cure to make on that SUBJ
ject. II, however. contingency should
arise, which at this time does not seem
probable, making any extra session
necessary to meet some sudden or un.
expected emergency, and q majority
Of both houses, when assembled,
should In q sigued petition represent
to me their desire to pass the measure
mentioned in your communications re.
lieved Of the objections urged In the
veto OF last winter, would not hest.
tate by special message to extend the
powers Of the Legislature for that pur-
pose."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27

that when it Is running at its full ca.
pacity. 10000 men will be employed
there. Even under the most favorable
conditions 1t will require at least two
years to complete the enormous plant.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27

and secured nearly 100000 in illegal
bouuties. One year in the county Jail
10 the maximum penalty for the Of.
tense of which Davies was convicted.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-10-20

-Vamos, es precise separarse. Es va muy tar
de. jCuando volvere verla7
Como asombrada por la preguna. Eva contest6:
-Manana, dentro de algunas horas Ire es-
tudiar
-Entonces hasta luego...
Inmedatamente le tendi6 los brazos indecso,
mendo ofeuderla, sin embargo, deseoso de demos
trarle toda ternura. Con radante sonrisa Eva
acerco e sintio su blanca frente bao sus ardorosos
labios.
Ell encuentro de Eva Brilliant de Overo Ders-
al fue algo asi como la conjunction fugurante de dos
astros el mundo del are sino muy pronto la con-
moci6n. De Ia noche la maflana ell taento de Ders-
tai, pregonado por zrbros del gran mundo
que mponen opinion los 'snobs de todas las cate
goras, fue conocido irmado.
Ell tremendo desastre de su "scherzo" en- ell con-
certo Lamoureux, lie fue contado como un titulo de
gloria Pas6 innovador quien la muchedumbre
ignorante sempre sujeta lus prejuicios del NOM
bre, no habia sabido esnnar su usto valor.
Eva Brilliant. que provocaba ell mas grande entusas-
mo los salones, por taeEto original po-
tente por belleza graca perecas, canto
domngos consecutivos las me odaS de Derstal en- los
concertos Colonr exito verdaderamente
dnario.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-10-20
Jorge OHNET

irene en- otra parte, cuando haya tenido exito
grande, entonces veremos.
Eva Brilliant contest6
-Esta muy ben ese exito que usted exige, 10
terdra
Rechaz6 la contrata que lie ofrecfan, sal6 de la
Opera C6mica, Ell teatro de Monte Carlo no
contaba grandes novedades ofrecfa pouer inme-
datamente estudio la obra de Derstal, la canante
conssto en- dar representations en- 81.
Ell reparto de la obra, de la que solo habfan de
darse tres audiciones, no dejaba NADIA que desear.
Ell divino Gayarre. que entonces estaba en- ell apo
geo de fsma, cautaba la pare del tenor; Dufriche
era ell baritone. para los personajes de segundo
cen Derstal obtuvo tampien artstas de graudes me-
rtos. Frente sempre azul, y bajo un cielo
radiante, los ensayos de erin fueron delca.
Aquella mtisica clara, poetica apasonada encan-
taba los artisas que sentfan gran entusiasno por la
obra.
No Sc produjo nj TN desacuerdo, al una discordan-
ca, ell ruido de pr6ximo y gran exito lego hasta
la prensa que atrao la atenc6n de la alta crftica 10
.,tandola para que hiciese viae obeto de DIR
la cbra del desconccdo
Los que asstieron al estreno sc acorda:an siempre
de s1ue II unfo colossal. La obra parecio encantado-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Wireless ToIeprAnhy.

Reports received by the Bureau Of
Equipment OF tho Navy at Washing
ton from the )mmandant OF the ma.
val station at Key West, Commander
Beehler state that thG wireless tele.
graph operator thafe received and
read without trouble message OF
eight words sent by the station at Co.
on, distance Of more than 1,00O
geographical miles. This new sta
tion at Colon was equipped for tho
government by the De Forest Compa
ny. Messages passing between Beau.
fort, S. @, and Havana, Cuba were
heard aud read by the station at New
port r.. l. at the same time. These
are extraordinary records, but Rear
Admiral M Anney, the chlef Of the
lureau, has instituted a system OF
daily tests OF the diff 9rent stations
and 1t is hope before he retires from
the service to have this means oi
communication is such perfect order
that these occasional records shal
have become a regular matter.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Tragedy in Oity or Mexico.

A dispatch from the City OF Mex.
leo gives further details Of the acci.
dent In which James Russell Parsons,
U 1ited States consul general, lost his
life "Wednesday night The open car
riage In which he ~as driving with
Mrs. Parsons and their son was
struck bI an electric car. Mrs
Parsons was slightly injured. The
boy escaped without scratch. The
accident happened while Mr.. Par.
sons and his family ware going to the
central station to hid farewell to
friends. The coachman tried to cross
the street car track in front Of a
rapidly moving car which struck Ghe
carriage with terrific force, crushing
1t against o trolley post. Mr.. Par
SON ncad struck the post, the whole
top OF bis head being taken Of
The mot, rlnan and driver OF the
toach disappeared after the accident
md have not yet been arrested.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
An Outrng,

A. w. Ksnnerley, an induStrit US
colored farmer OF the Fork, lost two
mules under very peculiar clrcnm
stances some short time ago. He
says he went with two mule, team
to haul something from tho woods.
He hitcbed his two mules on the edge
Of the Elisto swamp for some purpose
ard went down In the swamp. While
he was away some person or persons
slipped up to the wagon and set fire
all around bis mules, burning one of
them to death on the spot ard injur.
ing the other 30 bad that 1t will die.
Kennerly does not know who did the
meanness nor why they did IT. 1t
Is nothing but an outrage and IL the
parties who did 1T could be caught
they should be severely punished -
The Times and Democrat.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
where Are rho Books.

There was hearing In Columbia
on Friday which is regarded as sig.
niflcant before the legislative com.
mittec appointed to check up certain
State officials. The objsct is to dis
cover the four missing cash bo3ks
from Secretary Of STATE Gantt's Office
covering tranactions amounting to
many thousands Of dollars. These
arc the books about which there was
such q heated controversy at the last
session OF the Legislature. The com.
mittee has information that these
books were not burned as was inti.
mated. Clerk McJown testified Fri.
day that ne was absent in Florence
when the books got lost, and Clerk
McLaurin did not know how the
books got away. secretary CAN'T is
sick and his examination along with
that Of OF Olerk Means, OF the sink.
ing fund com mission, la deferred un.
til they can be examined together
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
Nuw York Mysterics,

Three OF New York's great high
ways, the river, the underRrt und rail
way and street and that dark section
known as chinatown, each furnished
a police mystery last week. An un-
known man jumped in front Of train
as 1T swung into 18TH street and
Broadway station OF the subway.
His body was literally ground to
pieces. The @ Chinatown mystery was
the death Of a white woman, Lottie
Lane, whose husband, a Chinaman,
died short time ago. Lottie Lane
mad three callers Tuesday night of
last week, a Chlnaman and white
man and a white woman. During
the night these callers summoned a
physician and notified the police that
thesr hostess had tainted. The PLY :
stefan found her dead. The police
put the three callers under arrest
William Hallinger, who said he came
down from YOnkers and after dspos
Ing CT his load OF produce started out
TO enj)y himself, was dragged from
the East river with q fractured skull
Mabel Weber, a 20 year old girl wao
found lying bound, gaggel and sense
less in the hallway Of her house In
West Forty. Fifth street where she
resided with two girl compaL
Ions,