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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
PEACE TALK SUBSIDIES,
Japanese Army Begins Movement Against
DemOrnlized Enemy.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 3l.-The
news from the front today indicates
that Field Marshal Oy ANA has begun
. genuine advance of his main army,
with the wings far extended. Heavy
reconnaisances are being made against
the Russian center, with the object of
enveloping the Russian position.
The newspapers today are so signiti.
cantly reticent about the peace pro-
posals from abroad that it leads to
the inference that they have been
warned by the government of the in
advisibiity of airing their views at
this time.
Those papers which have been fav-
oring peace say nothing, while the
smaller section Of the press which has
been insisting on a continuation of the
war contents itself with the reproduce
tion of articles from foreign newspa.
pers. showing that peace now means
the abandonment forever of Russia S
position un the Pacific.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Fate Of Explorers Is a Mystery.

SAN FRANCISCO, April IA spe-
cial dispatch to the Examiner from
Yuma, Ariz., says it is now almost
an assured fact that Harry E Miller
and Capt. Gus Olendor have lost their
lives In an attempt to explore Tiburou
island. Whether they were killed and
eaten by the cannibal Seri Indians on
the island or drowned in the turbulent
waters of the Gulf of California or
were slain by some renegade band of
Yaki Indians on the mainland OF Son.
ora Is a mystery that will probably
never be solved. The fact rem aims,
however, that the men are lost and
the circumstances lead to the conclu.
sion that they met death in one of the
three ways mentioned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Rough Riders Reunion

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 3l.-A
rousing welcome will he given the
Rough Riders at their annual reunion
in this city April 6 and I. The United
States army has been given charge of
the camp, which will be in Riverside
park, the original rendezvous of the
regiment.
President Roosevelt has expressed a
desire to see as many of his old com.
rades here as possible. After recep-
tion at the Grand opera house, the
Rough Riders will mount bronchos
and proceed to camp. Trolley rides
and Mexican dinners are part of the
program.
On the second day the Rough Riders
will be kept busy furnishing escort to
the president, receiving him at lunch
and entertaining him in the afternoon.
The president will bid them farewell
on the night of the 7th.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
JAPANESE STAND PAT.
Will Demand Heavy Indemnity As One OF
the Conditions of Peace.

LONDON, March 3O.-Peace talk is
prevalent everywhere, but that nego-
tiations have commenced is still posi-.
lively denied in all official circles
here. The foreign Office disclaims
even having any knowledge of peace
proposals. Baron Hay ashi, the Jap.
anese minister, declared this after.
noon that he had no Information in
regard to the announcement contained
in the St. Petersburg dispatches thai
Russia had Indirectly made known to
Japan the negative conditions on
which peace might be concluded,
namely no cession of territory and no
indemnity, leaving Japan to determine
whether peace negotiations could be
begun upon that basis: but he said
unreservedly that the terms mentioned
could never be considered and added:
"a cession of territory and an in
demnity are the only points negoti-
able, as Japan's anti.bellum demands
have already been secured by Japan" I"
NJ. Takahashi, the japanese special
financial commissioner, in an inter.
view today said to the Associated
Press:
"The war cost between $3.50, 900, 900
and $500, 600, 900 the first year, and it
is estimated that it will cost $3.50, ,OOO,.
600 during the present year. 1t would
be unprecedented in the history of
great wars that no indemnity and no
territory be given up1 by the van.
quished. While it is beyond my pro.
vince to discuss terms of peace, I can
express my personal opinion that as
the war was forced upon Japan, it is
not likely that she will waive the right
to an indemnity and cession of terri
tory when concluding peace. What
indemnity will be demanded l can not
say, but 1t is my private opinion that
it will at least cover the expenses of
the war.
"If Russia assumes that q continu-
ance of the war will deplete our finan.
ces before hers, it will be another
mistake of judgment on her part.
We can maintain a sufficient army in
Manchuria to keep out the Russians
indefinitely, but this will necessitate
the Japanese remaining in Manchuria
and administering the province on a
war footing, which we do not desire.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
The Presidents Western Trip.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-President
Roosevelt will leave Washington to.
morrow morning on long trip to the
west and southwest. He will be ab.
sent from the capital for nearly two
months. One of the chief objects of
the trip, which the president long has
had in mind, is the reunion of his
Rough Rider regiment of the Spanish.
American war which Is to take place
at San Antonio, Tex, next Friday.
and for which an elaborate program
has been arranged.
There will be a number of brief stops
en- route, where the president will make
addresses. Leaving San Antonio
there will be brief stop and address
at Fort Worth, which will terminate
the public part of the trip, following
which the president is to go hunting in
the panhandle Of Texas and later in
Colorado.
All arrangements have been made
whereby the president will keep in
touch with public affairs both during
his railroad ride and while hunting.
80 that he will be able to pass on
all matters requiring his attention.
The president is looking forward with
keen pleasure to his long vacation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
MONTANA MEN SEE PRESIDENT.
Milk River Delegation Receives Assur.
ance Of Early Construction Work.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-A dis.
tinguished delegation from northern
Montana is here. 1t consists of o. P.
Brigham, Havre; w. E. French, Har-
lem; r. M. Trafton, Malta: A. H.
Gray, Great Falls: John Willis,
Glasgow. These gentlemen represent
the Milk river irrigation project.
They were introduced by Senator
Carter to the president today, and the
latter discussed informally with them
the situation in Montana. Later, the
party called on Director Walcott and
Chief Engineer Newell of the reclama.
tion service and submitted a petition
of the citizens in the Milk river val
ley.
The recent action of the secretary of
the interior is cordially approved by
che deleg alton, which has been as
sured the prompt action of the de.
partment, and instructed as to the
matter of procedure for association in
settling conflicting claims for water
rights and land titles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05

Montana, and thereby be allotted land
on the Flathead reservation. The ap.
plicatious of these Indians have been
brought to the attention of Congress.
man Jones and he has taken up the
matter with the Indian Office. He was
informed that the question of enroll
ing these Indians had assumed such
Importance that the special agent at
J Jocko, Montana. has been directed to
Investigate the rights of parties claim
ing membership with the confederated
tribes on the Flathead reservation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
viii Investigate Rates.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Sen ator
Elkins, chairman of the senate com.
mittee on interstate commerce, assured
the president today that the investi.
cation OF the railroad rate question
will be continued by the committee
during the presidents absence in the
west. The committee will meet April
18th.
The list of witnesses to be sum.
moned has not been completed, but the
senator said it wa. the plan to have
enough persons summoned to keep the
committee going until June II. He
had no doubt tina, Il good working
bill would be prepared in time for
considerations in October, if congress
assembled at that time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Mormon Colony In Alberta.

SPOKANE, April 1.-President JOS.
eph Smith, head of the Mormon
church, has bought $1,000 acres of
land in Alberta, north of the Montana
line, aud proposes to establish a col.
ony OF MOrmons on the tract. The
price paid was about $780, 900, accord.
ing to w. +. Cochran, of Nelson, B.
c., who was in Spokane last night.
Mr.. Cochran was chief owner of the
Big Bonanza ranch, as it is known.
This was the property bought by the
Mormon leader. improvements on the
property are estimated to be worth
$50, 900. The nearest town to the
ranch is Mcleod, one hundred miles
away.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Girl Guilty OF Perjury.

CHICAGO, March 3l.-Inga Hanson,
a former Salvation Army girl, con.
vlcted OF perjury, was today denied a
new trial and will go to the peniten.
tiary on an indefinite sentence. The
perjury wa, committed in a remark.
able attemp, by the prisoner to OBJ.
tain $50, 900 damages from the Chicago
City railway for alleged injuries in a
street car accident, by which Miss
Hanson claimed to be rendered deaf,
dumb, blind and unable to walk. She
claimed to have been suddenly cured
through u miracle, as a result of a
prayer at a religious festival.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Reform Measures In Nebraska.

LINCOLN, April 1.-The C.. H. Jun.
kin antitrust bill, aimed at the meat
packers, has passed both houses OF
legislature and will be signed by the
governor with an emergency clause.
The bill seeks to make 1t impossible
for packers to force prices down in
certain localities to kill the competi.
tion of independent butchers. 1t is in
effect state application of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
The anti.cigarette bill which passed
both houses has disappeared from the
desk of the clerk .of the senate. The
disappearance Is charged to the to-.
baccO trust. The trust has been fight
ing the bill hard from its very incep.
tiOn
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
BEEF TRUST INDICTMENTS
Federal Grand Jury May Order prosecu.
tiOn of Several Packers,

CHICAGO, April 2.-Well authen.
ticased reports that the federal grand
jury which is investigating the bust.
ness methods of the meat packers,
will return indictments when it recon.
venes next Wednesday were prevalent
today. The report is that the ad diourn.
ment taken yesterday was really
decided upon in order to allow
Assistant Attorney General Hagen
time to draw up the bills at his leisure
and give due consideration to the
mass Of testimony taken since the jury
went into session.
An important feature of the beef
trust investigation was an official an.
nouncement today by counsel for Ar.
mour Il Co.'s general superintendent,
I. j. Connors, under indictment
charged with interfering with wit.
nesses, that an appeal will be made to
Judge kenesaw Landis for an immedi.
ate trial on the charges made against
Connors. The government officials
were served with a notice to this effect.
They declared themselves ready to
meet the arguments of attorneys for
Connors. The notice states that Con.
nors will appear in court ready to
plead to the Indictment and to present
a motion for an immediate trial on
the indictment, Connors standing on
his constitutional rights.
One of the conjectures which arose
when 1t was first known that such a
move was contemplated was that an
attempt is being made to force the
government to show what some of the
proceedings before the grand jury
We're. According to federal officials,
however, it would not be necessary If
the Connors case should go to an i'm
mediate trial, for the government to
divulgc any of the secrets of the grand
jury room.
The testimony OF j. Edward Shields,
the witness upon whose testimony
Connors was indicted, would be pre-.
sented before petit jury with any
substantition the government may
have. This would not necessarily
cause the government to give away
any secrets and it is quite likely that
the demand for an immediate trial for
Conuors will be acceded to.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
lie Violated Anti Trust Law,

TOPEKA, Kan, Apri. l.-Governor
Hoch will not grant IL pardon to f. j .
Smiley, convicted Of violating the
Kansas antitrust law whil,- acting as
secretary Of the kan>u- Grain Deal
ers' associ alton.
"Mr. Smiley. is Immature Rookie.
feller,' said Goveru, Hurt! today,
In discussing the case. "f ni> ue,h-
ods were to prevail. the tatul.r- rf
Kansas would have received uu.y
$40, 900 900 for their wheat this Year
instead of S6O, 100000. | am glad v-
have law that will protec, the n,en
who raise the whe at
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
PROBING GAS TRUST.
Affairs Of Big Corporation Investigated
by New York Authorities.

NEW YORK, March 3l.-The legisla.
tive committee appointed to investi.
gate John D. Rockefeller's gas trust,
known as the Consolida ated Gas com.
pany. ia now at work. The committee
was appointed by the recent session
OF the legislature as a result of
charges of an unlawful merger of all
the gas and lighting companies in the
city and Of unlawful contracts with
the city government by which the gas
trust is enabled to hold up taxpayers
and private citizens for unreasonable
rates.
Every legal obstruction possible h as
been put In the way of the legislative
committees investigation and an afti-
davit was filed with the committee
stating that the trust and its subsid-
iary companies had secured complete
new sets of books which had been
made for the express purpose of Jug
ling with figures in order to misrep.
resent the facts concerning the trusts
business.
Apparent discrepancies of sll ,OoO,-
900 tp the amount of profits, and of
Sl3, 900, 900 10 the total amount of in.
vestments. in the statements submitted
by the Consolidated Gas company.
formed the features of the second day
OF the inquiry by the Legislative com.
mittee conducting the gas investiga.
tion in New York.
On behalf of the company it was
said that another statement would be
presented shortly showing what dis.
position had been made Of the $ll,-
OOO, 900 profits. On account of the alb
sence of Il. A. Carter, secretary of the
company, due to illness, no exrlana.
tion was offered BY the defense Of the
Sl3, ,OOO,O beyond the statement of
counsel that it was attributed to the diff.
ference between the price of properties
acquired and their present actual
value
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05

and promoter, is dead. Jim Wardner
made and lost several fortunes in
Washington, Idaho. Montana and
Dakota. He was a pioneer in the
Coeur d 'Alenes, helped start the town
OF Fairhaven, since merged into Bel.
lingham, Wash, was one of those to
make rush into the Black Hills, and
had prospected and operated in al.
most every mining camp in the north
west with the possible exception of
Butte.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Russians Leaving iIarbin.

HARDIN, April l.--Business is par.
alyzed and general lack of conf.
dence is shown. a majority of the fe.
male population is leaving Harbin.
1t is believed that the japanese are
preparing bold turning movement,
probably TO the eastward, and the
Russian cavalry is operating widely
in order to avoid repetition of the
surprise at Mukden.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Big Sale Of Mexican Cattle.

KANSAS CITY, April l.-Five thous.
and head of halfbreed Hereford and
Mexican steers, two and three years
old, were sold today by j. H. Pinnell,
agent of the TO (Riverside) ranch,
state OF Chihuahua, Mexico, to the Em.
pire State Cattle company. William
Sheaf and j. D. Cane, of South Da-
kota, at $l4 a head, one of the largest
sales of the year. The cattle will be
shipped to Evarts. South Dakota.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Stone Succeeds Whitney.

ST. PAUL, March 3O.-Otticial an.
nouncement was made today of the
appointment, effective April l, of Carl
+. Stone as general passenger agent of
the Great Northern railway system to
succeed F. [. Whitney, who has been
appointed passenger traffic director.
Mr.. Stone was assistant general pas.
senger agent to Mr.. Whitney.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Killed In Train Wreck,

DICKINSON, \. d., March 3l.-Pat
Riley, travelling man for Armour &
Co.. Henry Doty Of Bowling Green,
Ohio, and David Simons of Montana,
We're killed, and another man whose
name Is not known suffered a broken
leg in a train wreck near Medora. on
the Northern Pacific road.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
snow PlOWs In Colorado,

Den Err, April 1.-THE storm which
held Colorado and u portion OF New
Mexico il its grasp for IS hours sub.
sided this afternoon, but it is still
cloudy and threatening. For the first
time this winter the Santa t'e road
found it necessary to use snow plows
between Pueb and Colorado Springs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
swept BY Prairie Fires,

OMAHA, March 81. - Reports re-
ceived from Bonesteel. S. D.. and
other points on the Rosebud reserva.
tion tell of serious prairie fires that
are sweeping across the reserv alton.
The country is extremely dry and SER
ious results are feared.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Big Rush Of Immigrants.

NEW YORK, March 81 --Immiyra.
tlon 20 this country Though the port
OF New York for tbs month Of March
reached unprecedented figures, the
total arrivals numbering $4,000.
Las, year for the same month the
arrivals were only 41,S11..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Indians Want AllOtment

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-A mum.
Der of persons of Indian descent are
leaving the Colville reservation coun-
try in order to be enrolled as member
of the Flathead tribe of Indians, in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05
Jim Nardncr Is Dead.

Ell PAsO. Tex, March 3l.-James F,
Wardner, pioneer of the northwest.
widely known as mining prospector
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-05

as possible for the financial sacrifice
be has made in leaving his position.
Horace G. Burt, former president
OF the Union Pacific railroad, who
was talked Of as the head of the new
commission, will not have a place on
that body.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-27

the line IL built, traffic arrange
menta can be made with the Bell
inRham Bay q British Columbia
road In order 10 reach Puget Sound.
Think Of the healthy competitor
this will meant
II e. the second time that any
trans continental line has had the
temerity TO invade the Hlu territory
and, railroad commission or not. II
viii probably mean n vast reduction
OF freight rates from the Missouri
river to the great Inland Empire.
for the 500 line viii push right on
ward from Great Fails, Mont. direct
10 Spokane. this state. and the sur
veys show that "A route unencum-
bered with monumental engineering
obstacles. has been selected for
the right Of way
With this new feeder TO the coast.
there r. bound to be active competi-
tion In both freight ana passenger
traffic. For IN. 500 line H. controii-
eli largely by English osprai and
the beet posted railroad men OF the
Norti wsat are convinced tina, n
merry wsr will be precipitatss1 fhe
vsry moment the 500 line in ready
TO make It's bid for transportation
patronage.
II L. argued that the Tin interests
/ which now CONTROL both the Great
| Northern ana the Northern Pacific
VIII not hear OF blooming BritishsEs
efatertfag fhete field and tstsAy1Hxst.f-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-27
A Good Deal OF Nonsense
About Blood Purifi.rs" and
"Tonics.a

Every drop Of blood. every bone
nerve and tissue IN the body can
DO renewed In but one way. aud that
IL. from wholesome food properly
digeated. There IL no other way and
the idea that medicine In itself
can purify the blood or supply new
Tissues and strong nerves iB ridicu-
lous and on par with the fold
rol that dyspepsia or indigestion Is
n germ disease. or that other fal-
lacy, that n weak stomach which
refuses 20 digest food can be made
10 do so by Irritating and inflamlng
the bowels by pills and cathaftlcs.
smart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure
Indigestion. sour stomach. gas aud
bloatlng after meals. because they
furnish the digestive principles
which weak stomachs lack. and
unless the deficiency OF pepsln and
diastase is supplied. Il Is useless TO
attempt 20 cure stomach trouble by
the use OF tones" pills" and
"cathartios' which have absolutely
no digestive power, and their only
effect is TO give a temporary stimu-
lation.
One grain of the active principle
in stnart's Dyspepsia Tablets will
digest 1900 grains Of meat. egg and
similar foods. aud experiments have
shown that they will DO this In
glass bottle at proper temperature.
but OF course are much more ef-
fective In the stomach.
There IL probably no remedy so
universally used az Stuart's Tablets.
because II Is not only the sick and
aling. but we'll people who use
them AZ every meal 10 insure per-
feet digestion and assimilation Of
food.
People who enjoy fair health take
stuart's Tablets as regularly as
they take their meals. because they
want 60 keep well. prevention Is
better than cure, and Stuart's DYE
pepaia Tablets do both they pre-
ysnt Indignation and ther remove "
where Il exiiHa The upsrulnv use
- coo or tue uf thsua AFTER meals
s'sa aansestaepis tt<ar nsn7s ane
hnrS sasseH than any othS ar
rIfr4snf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-27
WILL RAISE Rate

Passenger rates from this city 60
Dawson and the Tauaua are liable
TO be raised at any moment Steam
ship operators are expecting a tele-
gram notifying them that paHscn-
ger tickets will not be accepted at
the present rate. This IS oeeastonad
by the breaking up of the trail and
the extra Accommodations which the
companies are forced % briBR into
action. Word has been received here
from the transportation companies
IN interior Alaska, the tickets. dated
IA Seattle, after notification has
been received. will not be honaHcd at
White Horse As consequence Of
this notice the Dawson and interior
passengers are hurryinE 10 their in
terests in the different sections OF
Alaska. Ga order TO avoid paying the
extra rate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-27
YOUNG GIRLS
MUST KEEP AWAY

on account ~ the recent arrest of
young girls. whom the police say are
drifting into a life % immortality be-
cause their parents allow them 30
much liberties. an order has been Is
sued 20 patralmou by chief OF Pc
lice Delaney and Mayor BalllnRer 20
watch certain places of amusement
where young people conRregatr.
one OF the places investigated by
Humane officer Clarke l. "a novel
~" uarlor on second avenue near
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-27
BIDS WERE
high

only two bids for the constitute
ton Of the great Rainier avenue
trunk sewer were submitted when
the board Of works Saturday morn
ing opened bids for the improve
mrHt. Both we're high. but the con
tract will probably be awarded 70 +.
Mcclellan.
The lattega bid has not been COM
putrd yet but Il Is expected that it
viii amount to $4,000 or Sss.eoo.
The estimate Of the cost Of the work
made by the city engineer was fss,-
600
The other bid was made by sirrat
q Goctz. Il was very high. running
about g. a foot over that OF McClel-
Ian. when computed the bid will
probably run up 60 about $4,000.