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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Is, 1905.
STOCKMEN AND THE RAILROADS.

at the annual meeting Of Montana
stockmen recently held in Miles City
and Helena, indicate that the rail
road problem is still the subject Of
greatest concern to the livestock inter-
ests of the state. The address OF
President Boardman OF the North
Montana Roundup association, re.
ferred mainly to the necessity of Sc
curing federal regulation of railroad
rates, and the report of the executive
committee OF the organization made
local railroad conditions the chief
topic of discussion. That part of the
report which deals with this subject is
in part as follows:
eve particularly urge the election
to the next state legislature of men
pledged to use all honorable means
for the creation Of a state railroad com
mission. to be elected by the people,
which shall be empowered to protect
every business and industry of the
state against inadequate service and
injurious rates-the salaries and en-
penses Of such railroad commission TO
be paid by a special tax levied against
the railroad properties in the state.
''Previous to the meeting last year
the railroad conditions were so oner-
Gus and oppressive that this commit
tee felt it necessary to make com
plant. There has been an evident
disposition on the part of the roads to
consider our grievances and to modify
the burdens, especially in making sub.
stantial reductions in freight rates,
which ere very acceptable to US in
view of the low prices received for our
cattle, but there are still some matters
that need ad justment:
"First-Stockmen we're subjected to
great Inconvenience, delay and eX.
pense by the failure of the roads to
furnish ear on the dates for which
they were ordered. This was ex
planned by the roads last year as
due to the disturbed conditions caused
by the strike, but We believe that this
could have been partially obviatet
had the roads made sufficient requis
itiOn for ars for the seasons ship
ments. And we suggest that they
be guided by past experience in anti
cipation of the large shipments to be
made this year.
"Second-While ostensibly shippers
had the privilege OF routing their own
cattle from st. Paul to Chicago, in
practice certain restrictions we're i'm.
posed that have not been explained
satisfactorily to all shippers.
"Third-We regret the necessity for
again making complaint that adequate
stock yards have not been built at all
desired points in Montana so neces.
sary for the successful handling of our
cattle, and we earnestly suggest tina,
the railroads at fault give this matter
their early consideration.
"Fourth-It is our experience tina,
the feeding yards in North Dakota
and Minnesota are not adequately
supplied with help to properly handl.
the cattle stopping at these points il
transit to market. In some uuac
countable manner the shippers seem tt
be subjected to "a kind of toll, becaus,
the counts of the cattle unloaded a
Chicago too often do not agree will
the careful tallics made at the ship
ping points. In cases of this natur.
We have found it impossible to collec'
for the missing cattle"
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were sold. Prices were low, the aver.
age being about 800 a head. ]. B.
Welcome, G. NJ. Clemow, OF Beaver.
head county. and Charles Halliday.
of Delphine, Teton county, were the
heaviest purchasers.
MIssouLA, April %. - Theodore
Hapke. of Chicago. representing one
of the largest sugar beet firms in the
east, who has been here for the past
several days Investigating the advisa.
bility of establishing a sugar beet
factory in this section, returned from
a trip through the surrounding VAL
leys today and says that in all proba.
bility the factory will be built. The
conditions are most satisfactory and
nearly all the farmers in the surround.
ing valleys express themselves as
anxious that the factory be started.
Mr.. Hapke Will return Monday morn.
ing to Chicago, where he will make
final arrangements regarding the CAPT.
tai.
GLENDIvE, April 25.-Jos. Schedik
was shot n probably fatally wound.
ed at Wibaux yesterday by Homer
Porter, while the latter was engaged
in a row with VIM. REEVES, known as
"DeadwoOd Dick.' Schedik was an
innocent bystander. Porter declares
he fired only to scare REEVES. but that
whisky spoiled his aim. The bullet
Went almost through Schedik's breast
just above the heart.
HELENA, April 2%4.-Judge Hunt, in
the United States court today, made
perpetual the restraining order issued
about a year ago by Judge Knowles,
his predecessor, cnjoining County
Treasurer Heyfron of Missoula couu.
ty from selling for taxes the property
OF certain ha.tDreeds living on the
Flathead Indian reserv alton. The
case involved many rev legal points
and the decision is considered Of far.
reaching Importance.
M1SsOULA, April 24.-Thirty five
head of hutfaloes We're shipped this
afternoon for Arlee by NJ. Miller, who
sends them TO a point in Oklahoma,
about 300 miles south of Kansas City.
The animals shipped today were all
adults, and an exceptionally choice
lot. The Pablo butfaloes were al.
lowed to range on the Flathead reser.
walton the year round, but the open.
ing OF the reserve will mean the dis
bandment Of the herd, as with the set.
Element of their range they will be
virtually forced out OF a home.
GREAT FALLS, April 24.-James T.
stanford, the Cascade county member
Of the state board of livestock COM
missioners, has been advised by the
board that the dipping of nearly all
cattle, horses, mules and asses in Cas-.
cade county will be required by the
board, in accord nce with the recently
z enacted law for the eradication OF
mango, or scab, among such animals.
The state veterinarian has discovered
that animals iu Cascade county are
affected with the disease and others
have been exposed, and it therefore
ecomes necessary to require dipping.
LewistOwn Democrat: Landing has
been in progress for some time on the
HObsOn ranch aud in the ue!rhbOr.
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CAME NEAR DYING
From an Awful Skin Humour.
Scratched TIL Blood Ran.
Wasted to Skeleton.
cuREp1YcuTlcuRA
One Application Soothed Him
to Sleep. Cure Speedy
and Permanent.
CUTlcuRA

"When my little boy was three
months old his head broke out with a
rash, which was very itchy and ran
considerable watery fluid. W. tried
everything we could, but he got worse
all the time till it spread to his arms,
legs, and then to his entire body, and
he came e. dying. It itched SO he
would scratch till the blood ran, and a
thin yellowish stuff would be all over
his pillow in the morning. I had to put
mittens on his hands to Keep him from
tearing his skin. He got so weak
he took fainting spells and we would
think him dying. He was almost a
skeleton and his little hands were
thin like claws.
"He was bad about eight months
when we tried Cuticura. I had not
laid him down in his cradle in the
daytime for a long time. He had got
so that he just slept in our arms all
the time.
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Lewistown Democrat: Landing has
been in progress for some time on the
Hobson ranch aud in the ue!ghbor.
hood of 1000 fine lambs have been
saved so far,
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The End of the Trail. the sixth story
Of this series, viii appear next
Ssa8ay.J
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THE TRAIL OF THE DEAD"-By B. Fletcher Rob

ward to find his master II was
doubtless their interview that Graden
had observed from the bridge. When
the supposed victim Of our plot had
tod his story, they had armed them
selves and come 10 arrest uS calling
the Irishman and two more Of the
crew in case Of resistance. They
had found us below source of de
lght to the Portuguese sailors, who
had healthy terror Of Englishmen:
the rest we knew.
Come, my man." said my cousin
after he had concluded. for yourself.
now-do you believe us guilty."
Faith, sorr. tbs a quare business
entoireiy,' he answered scratching
his red pole indecisivcly For wbeth-
er 'tis tou or the ould gintleman that
ton Water it's not fer me to be after
saying. Sure tbs wan Of the two
which is all Oi knows"
Now, lister, listen to ne Tim Tim Blake :
told you. Sir Henry Graden. and | am
a rich man ! am not asking you To
neglect your duty, which is to keep
us in: but If you VIII have an eye to
the door so as to keep that old gentle
man out. there1l be. five and twenty
pounds i'm your pocket"
Whatever the Irishman may have
thought of our characters. there was
no doubt as to his belief in the genu-
inc nature OF the offer. He beamed
upon us with a childlike Jubilation
that was quite comic in its enthusi-
asm."
"Indade. sorr, indade. and / will"
he cried
Have you the key?'
Il have. sorr. Wud your honor like
20 kape It? You can turn the lock
whin I knock fower times"
That will hardly do said my cod-
sin laughing. I'VE might have the
captain visiting us. which would mean
a change OF 5ailers. Now, as 70 the
trep door-is that also securedT'
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the case could be fought out in the
English courts. In the meanwhile, as
tho evidence was Overwhelmingly
against us we should be placed in IRONS
and confined in the cabin where we
then were. .,..--,.
was at the time. ] have come 10 thlnk
he did the right thing. The harmless
aupearance OF Marnac. his ability 10
plead hs cause. our obvious enueasOI
70 keen him from communicating with
the crew our possession of so galud-
BIZ. "A pOcketbOok belonging 10 him
no. we cannot blame the captain Il
he decided IN his favor
To attempt resistance would haNt
been absurd. The men about us carried
knives. and the butt OF a heaNy re
volver showed warningly from tne
captain's pocket. For the first time IN
either of our lives the handouts snap
ped at our wrists. They moved out one
by one. the door was closed ana barred
upon US In another three minutes We
were both asleep. our ill-fortune, the
doiugs Of our worst enemy. the irons
at our wrists-we forgot them all in
the dead. still sleep that nature grants
10 the very weary.
II was Blake who woke us with our
midday meal. He was IN his most
taIkatfve mood. Guilty or innocent.
IL made small difference to him. after
he had decided upon the fact OF our
gentIlity. He was agog with the
manner of Marnac's escape from US.
The lad who was servant TO the cap
tain had been down In the lazarette,
and from pure curiosity had poked up
the trap in the cabin floor. With
promises Of money, Marnac had per-
suaded the youngster TO guide him 10
tho captain. In their haste they had
forgotten 70 close the trap and graf
5-g behind them. though they had Sc
cared those at the head of the second
ladder Marnac had waited in the
captains room while the lad went for
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He sat himself across the cylinder
A. he did So / felt a hand upon my
shoulder. and 1 knew that Gfadeh ""S
..Y5u might have spared the lad.
hc said. very quietly .ha
Narnac looked up with one OF ihe
beast-iikc glsnceS that showed the us
ordered brain on
..It was "A necessity" he said lie
would have prevented my act OF JUS
ticc upon NOu-upOn YOU VINO ~ ~HaND
tried so hard TO hinder me IN my my
revenge. upou my enemies who are aISo
the enemies of science DO YOU ~ii
derstaud what ! am about.
..PerhapS" " answered my cousin grim
II. and at the word he Jerked away ny y
boot letting the trap fan INTO "S
ssTo the door. Robert" he whisper
cd To the door. and shout for heip,
or II is all over with US. lie mus @
have noticed the ammonia SNIinuSI
tbIs afternoon. II he turns the tap.
thar stun win choke the life out OF
us. The gas is under immense pres
sure and will pour up into TINS oeh ike
water from a irehose. Run man.
rum
l staggered across the heaving cabin
to the door and dropped upon my
knees hammeTing with my irons ana
screaming for aid Ii seemed 10 me
fbat the thunderS Of the storm re-
doubled in violence. as II nature was
conspiriuG TO shout me down once
/ looked round and saw that the llght
about the trap had gone. Graden had
smothered the spot with blankets.
Presently he came cropping TO me, rails
ing his voice in hoarse bellOwings-
And then il happened.
There came an acrid. piercing scent 10
my noStriiS that grew and grew until
nv lungs seemed TO contract. so that
/ fought for every Ny cries
ceased / struggled To my r-~-t with
my head raised like a bird shot through
The lungs. Brilliant lights flashed IN
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The lad we spoke of-he has the
Kay, sorr. May the divil seize him.
We can't leave il like that See if
you can fix II up to better advantage
Blake raised the outer block OF
wOod which fitted level with the floor
ing. and inspected the grating below.
1t was secured by paddock pre-
caution necessary enough. for honesty
is not the prevailing racteristic Of
a Portuguese crew. After a moments
thought he drew from his pocket a
handful of rubbish. from which he ex-
tracted a large nail Gradeu's boot
served as hammer. and with this
he drove IL into the keyhoIe
Twill Mould it foine" cried he,
And so, with fresh assurances OF
watchfulness. he left US.
The wind rose again that afternoon,
and by o'clock II was blowing very
hard The seas drove against the
sides of the old ship in thunderous
murmurs. now and again they spranS
the bulwarks. crashing down upon the
deck above us and shaking the iron
fabric Ia couvulsive tremoTs. In the
confined cabin my nausea visited me
again. Enough that ] was supremely
miserable.
At 6 Blake had brought us a supper.
His presence iTritated me; and when
he pressed food upon me. I spoke my
mind strongly on the lamentabie want
Ol TAFT btlAti dl AAIbllhSL SdllOTSs I1f
gave us the comfortable news, how
ever, that we were expected to reach
Southampton by next morning.
The night crawled on. Blake had
helped us into hunks and covered US
with rugs | found the handouts Of
small Inconvenience. could hear
Graden snoring. For myself | could
not go To sleep, but lay in the lowest
misery. staring at the opposite part !
tion. that rose and fell at the ship :
rollings with a sickening regularity
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Just before midnight. the lamp-that
had probably been injured when era
den fell in the lazarette-s smoked,
stank. and expired. was 100 uh-
well to care. except for the smell.
Yet it was the darkness which saved
our lives.
II was about half an hour later that
/ first noticed it-a faint ray of Hlum-
ination winkinC i'm the center Of the
cabin floor. At first imagined thal
the nausea had affected my eyes. ana
so peered Into the black Of the night,
rubbing them impatienty. But the
rays steadied and. if anything. in
creased i'm volume II was a ghostly
thing 10 witness, this white knlfe-edBe
of light staboing up from the sold
piaukiug without cause or cNpidndlioh-
/ was about To shout to Graden when
I remembered the traDdoor. Someone
was below in the iaZdrettc-
For some moments ] remained star
ing at the CrcVice through which the
might bc some member of the crew
but if motif il we're old Mdruac'
What then? lie was an old man: he
could not force the grating. even n he
had obtained the key. We had seen 10
that.
do not mean to say that l was un-
afraid. There were devilish posSibtil-
ties in a hatred such as that ia which
tine mad professor held us Yet after
a while my curiosity ovcrcame my
fear. inst as my fear had been put
aside my sickness. | rolled from my
bunk-noisily enough, / dare say. but
all sound was dulled by the turmoil
without. The pltchings OF the vessel
made IL impossible for me 70 stand.
SO | crawled forward to where the
edge of tho trap was outlined. / felt
for and found the ring. grippcd II with
my teeth and slowly. for the irons
hammered my balance, raised the edge.
Then with my hands | thrust the edge
OF the boot, which l had removed for
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that purpose. into the crack. Flat on
my face. / peeped below.
IL WAS indeed Marnac. The light of
a ships lantern. jammed between TWO
barrels. drew streaks of silver from his
white hair as he bent TO his labor. scat
ed aStride one of the steel cy'iudefS
that We had noticed. he was unScr"W-
ing the last Of the nuts which secured
It's iron cap What ne intended / had
no idea.
He was lingering the nut which the
Spanuer had lOOScueN. when 1 saw q
face creep out OF the shadow behind
him. IL was the captains boy. With
Infinite caution he moved forward. with
a blending of alarm and curiosity iu
his manner ana showed he was no
party TO what was prUcecdiuE- Proba-
bly, the key 20 the laZarette had been
purloined from him ana ne had DIS
covered its loss. When scarcely two
wards from MaTDaC. the lurch OF tha
ship threw him from his balance As
he stumbled forward, MarGac spun
round with scream OF the most Nio-
lent passion Swinging the heavy nam
mcr. he brought il down upon the bent
head with a scrunching blow The lad
had dropped upon the Hoor face down
wards: nor did he try 10 rise again.
Murderer I cried down upon him,
i'm horror at so fearful n spectacle.
started back. his fingers twitching.
his ewes searching wildly for sight
of his accuser Yet. when at last. he
saw my face above him. he drew him
self together without sign OF trepl-
dation-saVe that the hand with which
lac ErippCd tho stairs still shook
slightly
..Ach. hut it is YOU - whispered
up ..For a mOmeat : thought-bUt IL
was th- tolIy of a thild. And 50, Mir.
Harlau- YOU come again 20 trouble
me. Wen. 20 is the last timc-mark
you that-ror the vary last time"
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,er r Johnson Collaboration With A. Conan Doyle

my exss. There. were hollow drum
mings in my ears. And then II sSShie1
that the air left me IN a vacuum
fell and forgot 1t all
It was daylight when remem6er
facts again. The motlon o. EE,eSI;sh
had ceased. and there was an EnSiisn EnSi,
stranger by my side. My cheSt lsl1 s,S
bruised and battered. and my eyes ,,.o.t1 Se.t
watered freely Also ! was very "edN
and III
We have got your friend round,
said the doctor-for so l felt that ne
must be. also the other man
What MANI" &C.,
the cylinder exploded. \ red-headeo
fellow-Blake | think his name IS fou
owe your lives 10 him You had DoIh
tainted when he opened the door;
Then he heard us. after an len His
what became OF MarnaC!
IT really don't know about him. L
don't think he was injured on. per-
haps YOU mean the old gentleman VINO
bOlted2"
'Boited?''
Yes: of course there was great en-
citement over the accident. Inc cap
tain was dreadfully cut up over tne
death Of his servant. tie couid not
imagine how il came about When the
shin arrived here Mr.. MarnaC. OF what
ever his name was slipped away on a
shore-boat while everyone was fuSSins
over YOU. Your friend has gone TO in
auire about him. 1 fancy. The old man
had something against you both. hadn
he2 Or was 1t YOU against him.
Both. doctor. both l whispered.
shutting my eyes
(Cop, right 1905. by James b. Yowles.)
a. The End of the Trail, the sixth STORY
Of this series. viii appear next
SsaS2y.l
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II BLOCKED John Drew before he
could escape from the dress
ing room at the National
Theater last Monday night
and gently broke the news to
him that he was expected to fur
nish some burning thoughts for the
benefit of a doting public. He looked
quite as bored as | expected him to
and wearily mentioned o'clock the
following afternoon at the New
Willard.
Il shall be there with an artist at
the appointed hour" / agreed
What is he going to do?" in
Quired Mr.. Drew suspiciously.
Help fill the page" I explained
I'm sure you don't care to talk a
whole page full. and heaven knows
I don't-that is to say, won't have
time to write seven solid columns.
The drawings use up a lot of room"
"Of course" he agreed. Capital
idea"
/ nearly tainted from surprise the
following afternoon when l found
him at the appointed place at the
specified hour and was politely in
vited TO enter. He appeared to be
prepared for the worst and offered
me a cigar with an air of resigna-
ton
What topic do you propose to
discuss. Mr.. Drew" | inquired Curl
ously.
Pm entirely in your hands. Any
thing you please. For instance,
there on the dressing table is pic
ture frame made from a plate worn
by one of my favorite show horses.
That is a new idea"
Your own?'
Partly. And here is the pedigree
of my deerhound, Donald Dhu. Over
on the table is another pedigree OF a
favorite terrier And you may OBJ
serve by that hat rack that | have
CAPS for almost every kind of sport
Imaginable. including golf cap and
a motoring cap. Do any or these
things suggest a topic?"
81 think ! will disobey orders and
accept a cigarette, | remarked. i
see / must do some thinking"
MIR. Drew searched the table and
unearthed a small square box
wrapped in white paper.
"Ah. there you are" he exclaimed
Il seldom use them myself.
| rapidly disappeared behind
cloud of smoke and mentally de
bated the situation. When l go
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ton. Just a friendly interest in your
heirs"
/ dropped automobiles
Il think. Mr.. Drew, | should like
to return to the subject of inter
views" | said Il have always
yearned TO know something definite
about English interviews. You have
played i'm England-were you inter
viewed -
We'll, you know, English inter
views differ from American, he
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though. I objected. It's the east
est kind Of an interview for you,
isn't it, / was bound to-defend the
system. 1t resembled my own too
closely to permit unkind criticism
Yes. I suppose So" he admitted.
Certainly IL is better than starting
learned discussions and disputes in
which the middleman between two
actors (he meant the interviewer, OF
course) makes you say things you
don't want 10 say. OF course, you
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said. cautiously. The daily papers
over there don't so in for theatrical
interviews. Periodicals like The
Sketch and Black and White run
them. have figured in those.
Large photographs-'Mr Drew MAX
ing a clever approach shot'-'Mr
Drew and his favorite dog'-Mr
Drew at the races and so on. \
little type around them, but mostly
photographs.
That's not bad scheme,
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VIII you operate it yourself?" l
asked
If | buy it," he replied cautious
~.
What life insurance do you car
ry?"
Mr.. Drew observed me closely and
look of pprehension spread across
his face.
No. you're wrong | said hur-
riedly. Il don't do insurance on the
side, even If ! do live in Washing
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down the alphabet to 81" l blew
a lane through the smoke riffs.
Interview" I suggested hopeful
Iy. What kind of an interview do
you prefer?"
Your kind, of course" he replied
promptly.
THAT settles the fate of one sub
ject," l said sorrowfully. Let us
go back to the rack. Are you really
motor enthusiastic"
YES" said Mr.. Drew, but l don't
own machine"
Like myself above that sort of
thing, or what?"
NO he replied meditatively, "but
1 cannot choose the proper make"
What seems to be the trouble?"
l inquired sympathetically.
MY friends" he explained. "One
of them takes me out in his car to
show me how speedy, yet safe, it is,
and I return convinced. My mind
is made up to buy that particular
make, when / meet another friend
and tell him my decision.
What Not a Blank Touring
carl he exclaims in horror. For
Gods sake don't buy one of those.
They're the rottenest on the mark
ct Come out and try mine
al try his and decide that is just
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1905
SIGNATURE.
TO HIS

The artist gave faint evidence Of
being alive and produced sketch
which he requested Mr.. Drew to
autograph. That gentleman good
naturedIy complied, and added
1905" to his signature
Observe the date line | said 10
nv ally. 'One might suppose Mr.
Drew was an artist
Not if you had ever seen hlm
act" was Mr.. Drew's dry retort-
In bidding you farewell, MIR.
Drew" I said, permit me to say
that YOU are the most patient sub
ject | have ever had"
CHe hadn't even yawned during
our conversational
Not at all" he said politely
have enjoyed talking TO you Drop
!, and see me again if you find
time"
II is a weil-established fact that
one must be a diplomat. in the Eu-
ronean acceptance of the term, to
he social favorite. Is it any wonder
that John Drew is enthusiastically
..,ut mn at all the leading clubs OF
the cities he visits?
FRANK MORSE.