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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
THE COLORADO OGOvERNORSHIp.
LEGISLATURE Vindicates Peabody Aftcl
lie Makes Promise to Resign.

DENVER, March 16.-J ames H. Pea.
body today won his contest for the Of.
flee OF governor, from which,he retired
on January 10, after serving term
of two years, but his victory was
achieved only after he had given his
pledge to resign and surrender the
chair to Lieut.. Gov. Jesse F. Nc.
Donald.
The vote in the joint convention of
the general assembly, by which Gov
ernor Alva Adams was ousted, aud
Governor James H. Peabody installed
was 55 to IL. Ten republicans voted
with the democratic members for
Adams.
1t was more in the nature Of party
than personal triumph. for both
Peabody and Mcdonald are republi-
cans and Adams is a democrat. AL
though the republican majority on
joint ballot is 35, it has been impossi.
bic to gain for Peabody enough re-.
publican votes to reinstate him as
governor for the remainder of the bi.
ennial term ending in January, 1907.
twenty-five repu blicans of the gen.
eral assembly, according to the re-.
port, refused to be bound by any ac-
ton in caucus on the contest and en-.
tered into contract not to vote for
Peabody. A majority of them, how
ever, were in favor of seating the
lieutenant governor in the governor 5
chair, If the means could be found to
do SO legally. Finally the leaders OF
the opposing republican factions ar.
ranged a compromise by which Pea
body would be vindicated by being
declared elected and Mcdonald would
be made governor.
At the conference at which the bar.
gain was made, pledges were given to
the independent republicans, by the
heads OF four large corpor ations who
had been active supporters of Pea.
body. tnat he would retire after being
seated and permit the lieutenant gov
ernor to take the Office of governor.
Governar Peabody's resignation, it
is said, was placed in the hands of
w. S. Boynton and will be filed by
him with the secretary of state tomor.
row.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
MIssOURrs NEW SENATOR.
Legislative Deadlock Broken By Eiec~
ton Of Republican Candidate.

JEFFERSON CITY, March 1S.-After
having been q deadlock since Jan. 18,
over the election of United States
senator to succeed Francis Nj. Cock.
rell, the legislature ut fifteen minutes
before sine die adjournment today
elected Major William Warner, re-
publican, Of Kansas City, to fill the
contested vacancy.
Seven ballots in joint session were
taken today in effecting q decision,
and the closing scenes Of the iegisla.
ture have not been paralleled In the
history of Missouri politics. When
1t became evident that Warner would
be the choice, the democrats, who had
steadfastly supported Cockrell
throughout, locked horns with the re-
publicans, who were split on the eau.
Gus nominee, Thomas X. Niedriug.
haus, Richard c. Kerens and over q
score of other nominees, aud the as.
sembly chamber became place of
general riot. Efforts were made to
prevent roll call on the seventh
ballot, several attempting to tear the
presiding officer from the chair, and
the democrats tried to effect an ad.
journment without election. The time
for sine die adjournment had been set
for ) O'Clock by concurrent resolution
and as the hour approached the clock
was smashed in the melee. Amid an
uproar that almost baffled control at
times, the seventh ballot of the day
was taken, resulting in the election of
Major William Warner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
JAPS WILL OCCUPY HARDIN.
Russian Authorities Fear Present Head
quarters Must Soon BE Abandoned

ST. PETERSBURG, March 19.-How
far, or how rapidly Field Marsh al
Oyama will be able to continue his
pursuit of the Russian forces remains
to been seen, but the Chinese at Har.
bin expect him there in April 10 and If
this opinion proves to be founded on
japanese proclamation, many per.
sons here, remembering the fulfillment
OF Oy ama's assurances regarding the
occupation Of Mukden, March 10, will
be inclined to name three weeks as the
limit.
The Russian government continues
to declare that, whatever be the fate
OF Harbin and OF the present eastern
army, the war will continue. Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky orders to try
issues with Vice Admiral Togo, have
not been Cancelled, preparations for
the mobilization of new army are
continuing and the finan department,
is busy with measures to provide the
necessary funds.
The lapse of full week since The be.
ginning OF the retreat from Mukdeu
finds Russia almost in complete ignor-
ance Of the details as to the effect o1
that re:erse.
General kuropatkin, before relin.
gushing his baton, professed himself
as unable to give details of the losses
and no private dispatches referring to
the number OF prisoners or their or.
ganizations have been allowed to sif,
through the strict censorship. The
public simply knows that the list OF
killed, wounded and prisoners is great
and is prepared to believe them enor.
nous, though one Russian correspon.
dent expresses the belief that they will
not exceed $4,000 all told.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
Utah Indians Protest.

WASHINGTON, March lS.-Francis
L. Leupp. commissioner of Indian af.
fairs, today presented to the president
a delegaitO of Ute Indians from the
Uintah reservation in Utah. The In
dians came to Washington to protest
against the opening of their reserva-
tion, as provided by recent act of
congress. In brief address to the
Indians the president informed them
that the va,ion would have to be
opened and that they must adiust
themselves to the inevitable and get
along amicably with the white1settlers
who might become their neighbors.
He assured them that every right they
possess will be protected fully.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
Adams Issues An Address,

DENVER, March lS.--Ex.G Governor
Alva Adams, who was ousted from OF.
flee by the general assembly, issued
an address ITO the People of Colo.
rado' tonight. 1t consists of about
1900 words and reviews in scathiug
terms the various steps in the contest
by means of which he was unseated.
Following are extracts from the ad.
dress:
"The 600,0 democrats and repub.
ltcans In Colorado are honest. They
stand amazed at the crime committed
by their representatives and they
ardently await the hour and the day
when they can rebuke the crime and
those responsible for it.
ga legislature cannot repeal the
decalogue. A majority cannot make
stealing respectable. Integrity is the
polar star in the moral armament and
the state or individual that does not
sail by it will come to wreck.
81 want to stand an honest man be.
fore the public of Colorado. Better a
hundred times a private citizen than
hold the highest Office by such q title.
Tho stolen presidency added no luster
to Rutherford b. Hayes. A stolen
governorship will bring only re.
l'"oach and disaster to Colorado and
repuhlicanism. The theft is to the
thief and comes back most to him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
Russia's Creditors Arc Alarmed

LONDON, March 16.-Lord Roths.
child regards the postponement of the
Russian loan as tantamount to a re-
fusal on the part of the French syndi.
cate to treat any further.
"After ALL" he said, sit cannot be
a matter for surprise. 1t is owing to
the force of circumstances and not, l
think, to the result of pressure on the
part of the FRENCH government in the
interests of peace. Between $780,.
100000 and $4,000, 100000 of French
money is invested in Russian bonds
and there Is nothing more natural
than at the present time, with the af.
fairs of Russia in the state that they
are both at home and abroad, that it
should become difficult at last to find
subscribers in France to another Rus.
sian loan.
1.-The French know that to continue
the war means revolution in Russia
and to cease it now under the present
conditions means revolution
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
JAPS IN POSSESSION.
Russians Driven From Tie Pass and Com
PEELED to Retreat North.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 17.--With
the evacuation OF Tie pass Wednesday
night, the Russian army ha, aban-
doned the last stronghold in southern
Manchuria, and definitely turned over
that section to the Japanese for the
campaign of 1905. At least, no other
strategy is possible for General Kuro.
patkin, in view Of his scanty supplies
of ammunition and stores, the shat
tered condition Of his army, and the
wide enveloping movements which the
Japanese have continued almost with.
out stop since the Russian defeat at
Mukden. Nothing has been heard of
the part which General Kan amura's
army is taking in these operations,
but Generals Nogi and Oku. operat.
ing in the low hills of Tie pass gorge,
were themselves sufficient to turn the
shattered Russian army out of the
Notifications which had been prepared
with view to being held by the army
after it should have been Withdrawn
from Mukden.
CHICAGO. March Is. - A special
cablegram to the Daily News from
Toxic says: Tie pass, which was held
by about division of Russian troops,
is now in possession of the japanese.
After slight resistance. the Russians
evacuated at midnight the strong posi-
tion they had prepared months ago,
setting fire to the railway station and
other buildings. The Japanese troops,
which had occupied Yinpao and East
Fushun, are in hot pursuit of the re.
treating Muscovites, along the Kirin
road.
LONDON, March 16. Ar uncon.
firmed report from St. Petersburg
states that General Kuropatkin will
retreat not to Harbin but to Kirin and
Vladivostok. This, however, is re.
garded here as quite improbable, and
the ensuing fortnight is expected to
witness keen race between the Rus.
SLAMS and the Japanese for the rail.
way bridge over the Sungari river, as
it is believed that after Tie pass there
is no fortified place of sufficient
strength at which to make stand until
the Russians reach Harbin. II Kuro.
patkin should be able to make q sue
cessful retirement thither, it is likely
that he would be able to add some
$4,000 fresh troops to the exhausted
army. A question discussed here is
the possibility of Russia evacuating
Vladivostok and concentrating it's
garrison at Hardin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
Pioneer Missionary Dies.

WINNIPEG, March l7.-Monsignor
Richol, one of the pioneer Roman
Catholic missionaries of western
Canada, and for the past forty.three
years parish priest of the French set
tlement of St. Norbert on the Red
river, died today. aged 80 years. The
deceased priest took a prominent part
in the Reil rebellion in 1881, endeav.
oring on behalf of the French half.
breeds TO bring about peaceful set.
tlement, and was one of the delegates
appointed by the provisional govern.
ment to proceed to Ottawa to draw up
u bill of rights.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
4 NEW RUSSIAN ARMY.
Military Authorities Decide To Mobilize
An Army of ASO,OOO Men.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 17.-Geu.
eral kuropatkin has been dismissed in
disgrace and General Linevitch, com.
mander of the First army appointed to
succeed him in command OF all the
Russian land and sea forces operating
against Japan. Emperor Nicholas
determined that step yesterday.
The command is confided to Line.
witch to withdraw what is left of the
army Of $50, 900 men to Harbin. 1t is
q desperate one. General Kawmura
presumably is pressing northward
through the mountains eastward, ready
to swoop down: Generals Nogi and
Oku are on the west of the Russian
forces, the whole line If the railroad
is threatened, if not already cut. and
the Chinese bandits are even reported
to be ia the rear Of Harbin. A cousum-
alton of the Nlukden disaster is
feared. Napoleon's plight in the re.
treat from Moscow with Kutasotf's
Cossacts> harassing the starving, freez.
ing Frenchmeu. was hardly as bad or
dangerous.
Bu. even in the face of the pOssibil.
it! Of the complete loss of the army
anU the admitted fact that NIaaivOs.
,"k i, already possibly lost, the en-
pe,ur st!li shnw> 10 siyus of yielding.
Preparations for continuing the war
on larger scale than ever are pro.
ceeding.
The dictum ha, gone forth that
another army of $4,000 is to be dis.
patched 20 the far east, aud in order
to avoid delay it has been decided, in.
stead Of sending only reserve men, to
form new armies !arSel. of regular
units, leaving the reserve men to re.
place the re.,ulav- IL garrison duty
at home. Thr"u-Lnut tie war many
military men have cunt"n,;.u that i:
was fatal mistake 70 .rau reserve
men 70 the trout | i. 30, lnprob
ao!r that some OF this sea: con.
scripts will be sent.
Even in the most optimistic quar-
ters, however, it is realized that a
general mobilization is likely to be
accompanied by widespread disor.
ders unless the composition and func.
tions OF the popular representation
under the imperial rescript are more
satisfactory than now appears prob
able.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
Women viii Fight Mormonism

WASHINGTON. March l1.-The Ma
tlonal Congress of Mothers, which
has been in session for week, ad-
journed today to meet in March. 1906,
at Los Angeles. AT meeting of the
board OF managers Judge Lindsey of
Denver, was appointed chairman of
the committee on juvenile court pro.
baton. 1t was decided to call on
every state congress of mothers and
every mothers club in America to
take up the fight against Mormonism.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22

CHICAGO, March 6.-Hypnotism as
Il cure for rheumatism has been
brought to the attention of the Uni.
versity of Chicago medical professors
by the discoveries and demonstrations
of Otto w. Greenberg, young medi.
cal student, who claims to be able to
cure the most chronic case of the all.
ment by hypnotic power.
Young Greenberg's theory was
given trial in a physiology class,
conducted by Professor Anton j. Car.
bon. y cripple from the home for in
curables was brought to the class room
on stretcher and thrown into this
hypnotic state by Greenberg. When
under the mental influence of the ope.
rator the ian was told that he was to
have the use of his limbs. When he
was released he was able to move his
lower limbs, a feat which. he had not
accomplished for a long time before.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
Oregon Apples In Demand.

PORTLAND, March 11.-Advices re.
ceived from London state that Newton
pippins grown at Hood river. Ore.
have been sold for the highest prices
ever paid for any apples sold in Euro.
pean markets. 22s. Cd. per box. equi-
valent to S543 or about : cents for
each apple. The same variety of APP.
piles from Hood river sold at Edin.
bnrgh, Scotland, at POS. per box when
apples grown il that country were
selling at l.. Cd.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22

isl lature OF 1901. Former Lieut.. Gov.
John A. Lee, at present residing in
Chicago, was indicted upon charge
of perjury in connection with the alum
deal. 1t was upon statements made
by Lee that indictments were returned
against Farris and Smith. The rea-
son for the indictments against Farris
and Smith is that In the opinion of
Attorney General Hadley the indict.
ments under which Farris aud Smith
are now awaiting trial are defective.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
Missouri Officials Indicted.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March l6--
The Cole grand jury, ordered by
Judge Martin to investigate charges of
legislative bribery, returned indict.
meuts against State Senator Frank Il.
Farris and Charles A. Smith, on char
ces of accepting bribes OF 500 each
from Daniel J Kelly, Legislative agent
of the so.cal!ed baking powder trust,
for defeating the alum bill in the leg.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22

William Grobe of Hardin county.
She claimed 900 as compens alton for
services rendered Grobe in going to
Chicago to secure information about q
woman whom he was desirous of mar
rying. The district court held tn at the
contract was a marriage brokerage
and therefore refused to allow the
claim. This decision Is now affirmed
by the supreme court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
ROOSEVELT AT BANQUET.
President Was lOnored Guest of the
Friendly Sons Of St. Patrick.

New YORK, March l7.-For the
second time within a month President
Roosevelt came to New York today to
be the guest at series of functions
arranged in his honor. The presi-
dental special was met at Jersey City
by deleg alton representing the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, which
acted as escort to the home OF the
presidents sister. Mrs. Douglas
Robinson, in West Fifty-seventh
street. This afternoon the presi.
dent attended the wedding OF his
niece, Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, and
her cousin, Franklin Delauo Roose-
velt, which took place at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parish, in
East Seventy-sixth street.
In the evening the president was the
guest Of honor at the one hundred and
twenty first annual dinner of the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He was
roundly cheered by more than 600
members of the society aud its guests.
The banquet was given in the golden
dining hall at DelmOnico's. The so.
ciety was obliged to retusu more than
1900 Applications for tickets. The
main banquet hall and the annex were
beautifully decorated with festoons of
the stars aud stripes, into which was
woven effectively the green and gold
flag of Erin.
The banquet tables were banked with
roses aud carnations. They were set
OFT by garlands of green and gold elec-
trio lights strung diagonal!y across
the hall. Immediately back and above
the seat of the president were the Cae.
lie words, "cead mile fail,he" in let
ters of fire. 70 the right aud left OF
the guests tables were fine med alliuus
of Washington aud Roosevelt. The
contrast of Washington aud Roose.
welt was significant. The Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick entertained WASH
ington in 1882 as the general in charge
OF the colonial armies. Roosevelt is
the first president, as such. that the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick has en-
tertained.
The presidents speech. which was
warmly applauded, closed with these
remarks:
"My fellow countrymen, | have
spoken tonight especially of what has
been done for this nation of ours by
its sons of Irish blood Bu., at'cr
all, in speaking to you or i,uy otter
body of my f-l!ow ci.z.n> no matter
from old what world country they them.
selves or their forefatn,rs may have
come, the great thing 70 remember is
that we are All q! Is Americans. Let
US keep our p::G - !le stocks from
which We huH4 II rang: but let US show
that pride not },y holding aloof from
one anolh4f, .>.,s; Of all by preserving
the old World Jralousies and bitter.
nesses. but in lt'ining in spirit of
gener)u. r'Hu.v! to see which can do
the most it', our great common cOuu-
try. Anne: ;cauism is not IA matter of
creed, or birthplace or descent. That
man is the best American who has in
him the American spirit-,he Ameri-
can SOUL
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22
Against Marriage Brokers,

DEs MONIES, March l7.-Marriage
brokers ia Iowa received a knockout
blow from the supreme court when it
declared that contracts to promote or
bring about marriage are void. The
point came up in the suit of Mrs. NJ AIRY
AlGinger against the estate Of the late
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22

No1E.-Avoid baking powdersmadef from
alum. They. look like pure powders,
and may raise the cake, but alum
s.a poison and no one can eat food
mixed with it without injury to health.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-22

pRicE BAKING
POWDER Co.,
CHICAGO.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-02
Life Insurance.

ST. Paul Commissioner
O'Brien issued preliminary report of
the condition and business of the life
insurance companies doing business in
the state during 1904. The amount
written by the premium companies do
ing business in the state was 500, 49,
Ala and the losses incurred amounted
10 ST., 777, 922 Their total admitted
assets were So, 479, 716, sos, liabilities
So. 2e9, 652, 200, and surplus $2l4 ,o64, 495.
The general casualty insurance COM
panies have cash capital of $50. 1872,
6s1 and assets of Sal. 1921. OF fifty
six fraternal societies furnishing the
department with statements total in
come of 81, 977.774 is given in premi-
ums and losses amounting to 81, $751;
1914 There were eleven fraternal So
cieties doing business exclusively in
the state and these show an increase of
$685. for the year and losses paid
$163, AL.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-02
WHOLE TOWN WIPED OUT.
Rio Grande overfows Banks and Gre.
ates Great Damage Through
New Mexico.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, May 26.-With
one town of 600 population practical
ly wiped out and hundreds of people
along the banks of the Rio Grande
encamped Thursday along the crests
of the low-lying hills which edge it's
flow, the mighty river of the south
west, a mile wide, is sweeping on it's
course, carrying on its bosom the
homes and goods of a score of the
villages of New Mexico.
At the village of Tome. 20 miles
south of Albuquerque, the situation is
the worst. For three days the river
has been rising at the rate of ten feet
day, and now the last foot of ground
in the low-lying village has been in
undated and the inhabitants have re-
treated to low rise of ground back
of the town, where, crouched in hasti-
ly .improvised shelters, they watch
their homes borne away on the breast
of the swirling flood. knowing that
should a further acceleration of the
rise come but few hours must pass
before they, too, are at the mercy of
the river.
Fort Worth, Tex. May ga dis
patch to the Telegram from Paris saws
it is reported that the little town of
Chicota, Is miles northwest of here,
was swept away by heavy wind storm
Thursday morning. Wires are down
and the report cannot be confirmed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-02
Russo-JAPANEsE WAR.

Linevitch has decided to give battle
to the advancing Japanese armies. He
has 1000 men and 1000 guns. Oyama
is said to have 435 200, with 1850 guns.
Kuroki is expected to isolate Vladivo-
stok. Nogi may strike for Tsitsihar.
Linevitch tried to take the offensive
against Oyama. He sent Rennen-
kampf around the Japanese left flank
TO disaster, his cossacks being badly
cut up.
Admiral Birileff has been given su-
preme command of the army and garrf-
son at Vladivostok.
The car plans a council of national
defense, headed by Grand Duke Nicho-
las, which will take over complete con-
troll of operations on land and sea in
the war.
The admiralty at st. Petersburg be-
lieve Admiral Rojestvensky has lodged
Togo by giving Formosa wide berth.
No direct advices have been received
from Vice Admiral Rojestyensky for
ten days, when it, is believed he set out
On his long voyage.
Russia officially denies that the JAP
anese army has cut off Vladivostok.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-02
Business Openings.

It seems to me that the man with a
small cap tai can find no better oppor-
tunity for investment and for the es-
tablishment of small business than
in some of the many growing towns of
the Northwest.
The Great Northern railway issues a
booklet Business Openings, which
adequately and comprehensively de-
scribes the needs of the many towus
along it's lines and contains detailed
list of the business openings afforded
The man with limited means as we'll as
the big investor. do not know of q
section of the country which offers
such limitless opportunities to the man
who is content to live in new coun-
try. The fact that in nearly every
state of the northwest there is an
available supply for almost every form
of manufacture, offers to the manu-
facturer chance to operate close to
the supply of raw material.