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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

necessities will be kept there There
will be large machine works, and every
arrnngcmcntfo for the rapid repair OF dis
ablcd vessels. II a gunboat Is Injured IN
an engagement III the Caribbean. 1t can
be lowed to Guantanamo, and there re-
paired in the dry dock.
A Look at the Harbor.
Guantanamo Bay has many advantages
over Santiago When Cevera was bot
tied up hero his ships had to 80 out to
sea in single file and Hobson almost
cloggcd tho entrance when he sunk the
Merrlmac. The entrance to Guantanamo
Is more than u mile wide. II Is so wide
that 4 half@a dozen great battleShips can
steam out of it Mt one time ana send
their bro1dsldcs at the vessels of the
enemy. There are high lands on each
side of the entrance and Notifications will
probably be made there to aid In It's pro.
lection,
Passing into tho harbor, our vessels
will have n broad and deep waterway
extending far back Into the country. The
eastern portion. including all the terri
tory which we have, Is about ten miles
long and five miles wide. This includes
the land about the hnrbor. 1t is not reg
ular In, shape. and the water and land
area altogether is about forty square
miles, or enough to cover about one nun
drcd and sixty nunrter-secton farms
The waters are big enough to contain
all the gunboats we will ever have on
the Atlantic, with ample room to spare,
AS to the depth, this is Just right 1t
ranges from sixty to eighty or one hlln-
drcd feet deep enough to enable the big
gest slnboats TO sail In and allow their
anchors to catch the ground
II Is quite rs bad to have water TOO
deep In a harbor az not deep enough.
II the water should be several hundred
feet deep near the shore anchorlny
would be impossible. Moreover, as 1t is
now, II lighter sinks IN this harbor
IT goes down deep enough to not obstruct
navigation, and al the same time not
so deep but that the divers can raise
it.1
A Big Rifle Range.
There are ample means al Guantanamo
for practice work on the part Of the men,
ON one side of the harbor there Is
great dry swamp which nature has fitted
| Tor n rifle range. One hundred men can
! practice long range shooting there at the
1 same time without danger OF injury to
any one, the swamp is surrounded by
/ NILS. ! understand THAT considerable
/ practiclng has already been done there.
y Is not improbable that Guantanamo
/ VIII eventually be connected by railroad
| WIN Santiago The distance between the
two points Is about fifty miles. and such
! road would give the naval station ae-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

the
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nndt
lung capacity
#
mouth and cxtalng holding
going position
until
that
them rgid for VIII, rgdly
held all ako active
in giving sults yrnusco
moment get out Of
bed In tho morning
water stay accessible cold
tahtowcl blood the surface
catching Never exercise
stomach orr retiring
II YOU viii follow will
fec short OF tine %
work skip for do
persistent ~ work
the
the window ana a
which VIII put
You in ton OF exercise
this movement at the wrist
tension for the
t.ndons the wrstun sa5s
SN @S's5 "a ~ VAN DoozER.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
kansas Attacks Oil Trust.

TOPEKA, kas., March l.-Attorney
General Coleman applied to the Kan
sas supreme court today. asking that
4 receiver be appointed for the Prairie
Oil and Gas company, because the
company had failed to comply with the
laws of Kansas. The Prairie concern
is the Standard, under another name.
All the railroad companies in the state
with the exception of the Santa Fe.
are made parties to the suit, as they
are alleged to have entered into an
agreement with the Stand ard:Oil com.
pauy to make rates which were dis
criminative on oil and the by.pro'
ducts.
Criminal proceedings against the
officers and employees Of the Prairie
Oil & Gas company will also be start
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Congressman Have Been Busy.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The legis-
lative activity Of the Fifty-elghth con.
gress during its short session just
closing, may be estimated by the fact
that over 100 laws affecting the gen.
eral public have been enacted, and
owe 1000 private acts passed. The
private acts consist largely of pen.
sions granted, while a few relief meas
ures aud removal of charges of deser.
ton make up the remainder.
The senate has amended and ratified
arbitration treaties with seven Euro
pean powers and sixteen American re-
publics. 1t has also sat as a court
and acquitted Charles Swayne, Judge
of the district court of the northern
district of Florida, on articles OF i'm
parchment voted by the house.
Statehood bills have passed both
houses and are in conference. Both
measures contain provision for the
admission of Oklahoma and the In.
dian Territory as n state.
The found alton for railroad legisla-
ton has been laid by the passage of "a
bill through the house, after hearings,
and the beginning of an inquiry by the
senate which is to be conducted during
the recess.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate
At Public Auction.

Notice is hereby given. that in pursuance of an
order OF the District Court of the Twelfth j judicial
District of the state Of Montana, in and for the
county OF thouteau, made on the ith day of
William McMaster, deceased, tho undersigned,
the administration of the said estate, will cell at
public auction to the highest bidder, and subject
to confirmation by said District Court, on SA,ur-
day, the llth cay of March 1905, at 10 O'Clock a.
m. al the front door of said district court house,
in Fort Benton, Chouteau county, Montana, all
the right, title, interest and estate of the said
William McMaster at the time of his death, and
all the right, title and interest that the said es-
tate has by operation of law or otherwise, ac-
CURED other than or in addition to that of the
said William McMaster 4, the time OF his death
in and to all those certain lots, pieces or parcels
OF land lying. and being in the county Of Chou
tean,stale of Montana, and bounded and described
as follows, to-wit:
The east half of the southeast quarter of sec.
tion twenty seven, and the north half of the
northeast quarter OF section thirtv-fOur, in
lwonshlp lwenty-siN north, of range sixteen
east OF the Montana meridian. Lots numbered
one. two and three of section four. in township
twenty-five north and the southeast quarter Of
the southeast quarter of section thirty three, in
township twenty-siN north, of range sixteen
east. The north half OF the southwest quarter
ana the southwest quarter of the northeast
twenty-siN north. of range sixteen east. The
south half of the northwest quarter OF section
tour, in township twenty-five north, of range
sixteen east. containing in all five hundred and
twenty-five acres more or less, and il known as
the William McMaster ranch.
Terms and conditions Of sale: Ten per cent
cash on the dav of the sale, forty per cent when
said sale is confirmed nv said District court, and
nifty per cent IN one year from day oft he eale
annum. JOHN NCMASTER.
Administrator of the Estate Of William Nc.
Master, deceased.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Lower Freight Rates In kansas.

TOPEKA, March 1.-The maximum
freight rate law recently passed by
the legislature went into effect TODAY.
and in couformauce with this law the
railroads operating in the oil fields
have completed Il new classification of
oil rates. If the rate is made in strict
accordance with the new law the rate
on oil in some instances will be re.
uuced almost one-half. j. Il. KoontZ,
general freight agent of the Santa Fe,
says:
IA new rate has been established
on Oil. just what the difference will
be from the old rate | have not yet
figured out. The new rate was made
simply to conform with the laws of the
state bearing on maximum freight
rates as recently enacted by the legis-
lature. There will be a reduction.
however,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLErs.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items from
Various parts Of the State.

BILLINGS. Feb. 2S.-At a joint meet.
ing of the city council and the board
OF county commissioners last night it
was decided that the city and the coun.
ty will pay equal parts OF the apgre-
gate expense Incurred by the smallpox
epidemic. Bills in the sum of about
5000 were read and perhaps about
s., 900 more will be presented later.
1t is estimated that the total amount
of expense will be about $14, 600.
K%ALIspFLL, Feb. 2S.-P. H. Camp
bell, who made a sens tional hold.up
of the Great Northern depot agent at
Columbia Falls ia December, and was
captured by a Kalispell policeman
was tried for robbery yesterday. The
evidence was very strong againt She
man, as he had a burglars kit, mask
and shooting irons when arrested.
Put upon the stand in his own behalf,
he rehearsed a story of crime from
boyhood up. His attorney "a dis
gusted, and it took the jury but ten
minutes to agree that he was guilty.
HELENA, Feb. %. More arrests
have been made in connection with
the alleged riding Of United States
mails at Silver, sixteen miles north
of Helena, as the result OF which Mrs.
Nellie Leary was taken into custody
yesterday. Depu ty United States
Marshal Guthrie went to Silver a,
noon today with warrants for the ar.
rest of her husband, Daniel Leary,
station agent at Silver, and Mrs.
Leary's son. Robert Stevens. Both
of these arrests were in connection
with the ritling of the mails.
MIssOrLA. March Lake Como
forest reserve became subj jet to home
stead entry this morning at 10 O'CLOCK.
Between 1900 and 20. 900 acres Of good
land was thrown open for settlement. |
The land is in the Bitter Root valley |
and was set aside 10y President Cleve-
land as a temporary reserve. Many |
persons were on hand to file claims as
soon as the doors Of the land Office
were opened this morning.
HELENA, March LIN an opinion
by Chief Commissioner C~layberg, the
district court for the Eighth district is
reversed in the case of S. H. Carman
against the Montana Central Railway
company, an action 20 recover dam.
ages for the alleged negligent killing
of cattle belonging to Carman, in
which a verdict for Sl75 against the
railroad company had been rendered.
The opinion sustains the contention of
the railroad company that the engi-
neer stopped his trainlwithin reason
able limit after seeing the cattle, and
also states that the plaintiff should
have been more definite in his testi.
mony as to the value of the cattle
killed. The judgment appealed from
is therefore reversed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
February Weather Report.

The official weather report for the
past month which has been issued by
Observer G. W. Ling, of Havre, shows
that its mean temperature was IL de.
grees, compared with an average of
Ii degrees for February in the past
twenty.fOur years. The highest tenn
perature recorded last month was 63
degrees on the 2S,h, and the lowest 4S
below GER on the 2nd day of the
month.
The average precipitation for Feb.
ruary is O.52 inches, but last month
the total was only Ola inches, nearly
all of which occurred in the second
week of the month.
The past month had sixteen clear
days, eleven partly cloudy and one
cloudy day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
S:rikeA iOde:; Rocks.

When your ship of health strikes
the hidden rocks of Consumption,
Pneumonia. ETC., you are lost, if you
don't get help from DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. j. w.
MckinnOn, of Talladega Springs,
Ala. writes: II had been i'll with
Pneumonia, under the are of two doe
tors. but was getting no better when |
began O take DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. The first dose gave relief,
and II bottle cured me-" Sure cure
for sore throat, bronchitis. coughs
and colds. Guaranteed at d. G..
Lockwood's drug store. price SOC and
Sl.OO. Trial bottle free.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08

ed at once in every Kansas county
where the company does business.
Conviction will be asked for under the
provisions of the Farrelly antitrust
law. The Prairie company, which is
a Staudar r concern, has Offices in
Chautauqua. Montgomery, Wilson,
NeOsho and Allen counties.
The house today. 81 to Is, passed
the anti-discrimination bill, aimed
principally at the Stand ard Oil com.
pany and the last of the anti trust
1t now goes to Governor Hoch. This
bill will reinforce the half dozen other
measures passed by the
present Legislature.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Would Increase Presidents salary.

nard Va. offered an amendment to
the general deficiency bill increasing
the salary Of the president to $4,000
per annum and that of the vice presi-
dent to So, 900 per annum and provid-
ing upon retirement of the president a
salary of $4,000 per aunum, but a
point of order against it by MIR.
Baker, of New York, Was sustained
by the chair.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
New Capitol For Idaho.

BOISE, Idaho, March 1.-The e ate
has passed the house bill providing
for the erection IF "a new capitol build.
ing In Boise. Til. is regarded as
definitely settling the question of loca-
tion OF the state caoital. The consti.
tuition provides that it shall be located
in this city until 1910, when the leyis-
lature may submit the question of
changing the location to a vote Of the
people. When the new capitol build
ing i, located here at a cost of $3.50.
600 it is thought there will be no eff.
fort TO change.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Stock Ranch for Sale.

One of the best stock ranches in Northern
Montana. consisting of 1900 acres of patented
land and n lease right from the state to about
''l acres: !rrieating ditch in good working
order. Five hundred acres under irrigation and
cultivation: $50 acres in alfalfa, can cut from 400
to 500 tons of hay every year: plenty of open
spring water that never freezes in winter. The
ranch has capacity for running 5000 sheep and
800 20 400 cattle without danger of heavy loss
Winter range nearly all under fence.
There are two new hay-roofed sheds, one S-foot
tight stockade corrali. one corrugated iron roof
sheep shed at home ranch, and other outbuild,
ings with water tight roofing. A two story
: room lath and plaste ed house, furnished com
plete. Thirty or forty range horses, about ~
work and saddle horses. Ranch has tri-weekly
mail and telephone communication with Fort
Benton.
For further particulars address j, +. PATTER-
SON, San Diego, Cal, or j. o. PATTERSON,
Lostlake, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
st Paul, where he will visit with re.

St Paul, where he will visit with re
latives for several weeks.
A decree of divorce was granted il
the district court today, in the suit o;
Anna Snyder VS.. W. P. Snyder.
John F. Sample and son arrived
this morning from Billings and lef,
for Highwood, where they will visit
with relatives.
The will of the late W. P. Turner,
Sr.. has been admitted to probate in
the district court. The estate is
valued at about $500.
Judgment by default has been given
In the district court ia the civil suit OF
Thos. O'Ranlon company vs.. Sarah
a. Hansen, Of Chinook.
NOT1CE.-1f you send during this
month your watch to Jesse COLON,
Great Falls, Mont, he will clean and
warrant it one year for $1.5O.
\ petition for final distribution in
the estate Of H. Bessette. deceased,
has been filed 10 the district court by
Marie l.. Bes>ette, eXecutrix.
d. Hogan, who arrived from St.
Paul this morning, has accepted Il
position in the harness and saddle
Of L. G.. Power u Bro.
G. Il. Burlington left for the Marias
country today, to fill orders for a
dozen or more Crago water lifters that
will be Installed by Marias ranchers.
Chas. Lippard, who is among the
visitors in town today, reports that
green grass has appeared ia the Vi
OF Lippard, one OF the earliest
indications of spring on record. i.
Summer temperature prevailed in
vicinity today. The cour, house
which was exposed to
the sun, registered a temperature of
lo+ degrees, according TO one of the
county officials.
1t is reported from Havre that Gray
w. richardson, n of the owncr, of
the Havre P~laindealer, has sold his
interest in that paper to \. J. Brod-
OF Livingston. Mr.. Richard
son has gone TO Goldields, the new
mining camp in Nevada.
"A telephone message received from
Highwood late this afternoon reports
that the residence of w. II. Thomas.
together with all It's contents, vas to.
tally destroyed by fire today. Mr..
Tho a was at the p%ostot1ice when the
fire broke out, and nothing could be
done to save any of the property.
Miss Atkinson, county school SUI
p~erintendent, announces that success.
full applicants at the recent teachers
examination we're: Mr.. ID. a. Cub
bage, Of Chinook, first grade certiti-
cate; Miss NJ. Moore, OF Chinook,
third grade; and Miss NJ. Z. Brown,
OF Whitlash, third grad e certificate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Approved Ny Governor TOOlc.

HELENA. Feb. 1S.-Three more bills
today received the approval Of Gov.
ernor Toole, and being filed with Sec.
rotary of State Yoder, are now laws
OF Montana. They are:
Substitute for senate bill L., to pro.
mote and foster the sheep industry.
Senate bill II, relating to the renew.
al of chattel mortgages.
Senate bin rs, direct and collateral
inheritance tax, and to provide for its
collection and distributions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Defends Panama Commission.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Admiral
Walker, chairman of the Panama ca.
nal commission, in an interview to-.
night, justified every act of the COM
mission in the matter of the purchase
OF supplies. Every purchase that
has been made through or from the
railroad company, Admiral Walker
declared, was made for the purpose of
obtaining the best terms for the uov.
eminent, and time and money were
saved thereby.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
5000 Reward

Will be paid for information leading to the re-
covery of one we'll marked Hereford bull, S years
old, small horns turning outward and downward,
branded K, on left thigh, also X back of point
of left shoulder blade.
GLEN SAILOR, Box Elder, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Partner Wanted in Sheep Business

Opportunity is offered to tine right party, with
or without investment in real estate, in one of
the beet sheep districts in Montana. Sheds and
equipments for three punches of sheep. From
three to five hundred tons of hay cut every year.
Address b. c.. care of RIVER PRESS PUB.
CO., Fort Benton, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Notice to Sheepmen.

The undersigned is prepared to make contracts
with sheepmen for shearing at the coming sea
son. Correspondence invited. Address
GEO. GRANlLLO,
lbs EldoradO, Stockton, Cal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
For Sale Or Exchange for Sheep.

4 bunch of good native stock cattle, can be
seen in my pasture on the Marias any time after
the first Of April: also three light teams for sale
Enquire of or address
\. l.. SUTHERLAND, Fort Benton, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Seed Oats for Sale,

First-class seed oats. Sl.15 per hundred weight,
sacked, and delivered at Fort Benton depot.
Time given on large orders. Call on agent at
depot, Fort Benton, for further information, or
write the undergsined,
P. N. ABBOTT, Teton. Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Ranch For Sale.

The Peck II Lacy ranch at lower crossing o.
Belt creek, $50 acres. G.. Y. LACY,
20 Daisy Ave, Long Beach, Calf.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Bulls for Sale.

Two registered Aberdeen Angus bulls and a
carload of fat eteers.
H. A. BARTLETT, Box Elder, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Horses for Sale.

Seven head of heavy work horses for sale
For particulars inquire of
c. II. E\ERS, Fort Benten, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08
Sewing Machine For Sale.

\ secondhand Singer sewing machine, in GOOD
order, for sale cheap. Apply at River Press
Office,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-27
HE RODE FIRsT,CLAss.
Cost More. But He Didn't Have to
Push the Coach.

4 gentleman who recently return
cd from a far western trip told TINS
story the other day of a stage coach
ride which he had I'm the Rocky noun
tainS;
~ wanted To go to a mining camp
which was ten miles from the nearest
railroad station, and the only way 10
ret there was either To- walk or 20
by stage coach
When | reached the coach the dri.
Yer wanted TO know how . wished to
travel-hrst second or third class.
/ thought this question peculiar as
! did not see three coaches. hut one.
However. / decided to 90 frstclass.
and the driver replied the fare would
be 81 shortly after | had taken my
seat another man came up tu the
coach and after talking 10 the driver
decided tu go scCond-ciass. at 81 He
entered the coach and sat directly
orr lsite TO me. Presently a rather
trush looking fellow resembling a
tramp. also entered the coach and
sat down by the side Of ne lie said
he would travel third-class and his
his fare was only 20 cent.
after We We're ON our journey n
little way { began to- wonder In what
consisted the difference of acComoda-
tions and why there should De- three
classes when We all shared tha same
coach My ignorance on this point
was enlightened when we finally came
to a long hill The driver stopped his
horse and, turning around IN the seat.
cried I'm high voice. Firstclass pas
scnEcrs. keep their seats second
class passengers get out and walk;
ana lhird.class passengers get out ana
push ! was glad was travelling
fTStCIass Baltimore sun
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-27

Two of the largest business houses
Cf Tulsa have changed hands last
week, ana az least half a dozen others
are I'm the negotiation state, wholly
brought about. il is said. by the pros
p,ctiyc collection of the tribal tax as
sassod by the laws of the Creek Ma
wa "A transfer of business does
away with any requirements to pay.
George w. Mowbrey, Sr., one Of the
most extensive dealers in the city,
ANNOUNCED that he had sold his bust
ness to his son, and thereby he es-
capped the payment of nearly $4,000,
that amount being the estimated tax
ho would owe, prodidad he had ~
Tlincd I'm business. The new owner
can only be taxed for the amount he
has iutroducS< into the nation A
large rtail store has notified it's
creditors to come Immediately anc
take charge of the stock because ne
would not be able to pay the tribai
tax. lie says that his stock will about
pay the debt he owes and If he tried
TO remain in business and pay hI<
tax il would ruin him But few bust
hess men are paying the tax In Tul
sl The business men have not wholly
given mp the fight, and tho seat u
war may be transferred from MuskO
gee to Tulsa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-27

An oldtime cough syrups were de.
signed TO treat throat, lung and bron-
chial affections without due regard
for the stomach and bowels, hence
most of them produce constipation.
Bees the original Laxative Honey
and Tar gently moves the bowels
and cures an coughs, colds, Group.
etc Bees Laxative Honey and Tar Is
the original Laxative Cough syrup
Look for the letter in red on ey,
cry package Sold by City Drugstore
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-27
A Narrow ESCAPE.

The doctor nearly killed Mrs. Mike
Johnson uf Greonhush, Minnp by
sweating her for rheumatism. She
took a complete box Dr Bells Kidney
pills which entirely cured her They
stand at the head of kidney remedies
and are absolutely guaranteed 20 cure.
Price 25c. For sale by all druggists.