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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Thirty Tons Of Jack Rabbits.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D. May PA
local commission house has just filled
a unique contract. The contract called
for the furnishing of 10000 jack rab.
bits to persons in Paris, France. The
last of these have now been shipped.
In the aggregate the 10000 rabbits
weighed thirty tons, making this
probably the largest order of the
kind ever filled in the United States.
The rabbits were furnished by South
Dakota, North Dakota and Minneso.
ia hunters, who derived good rev.
enue from their work. 1t has not
made a perceptible decrease in the
number of rabbits in the three states,
and it is expected that the next winter
the local commission house will be
called upon to fill even larger order.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Wealthy Druggist Commits suicide,

SAVANNAH, Ill.,, May 25.-Rothwell
Pulford. the wealthy druggist whose
name was connected with the mys-
terious murder of Representative
Daniel S. Berry, committed suicide
this morning. Pulford went to the
barn of his house at 1:l5 o'clock this
morning and shot himself in the head.
Although strongly suspected, Pulford
proved complete alibi by two wit.
nesses. He strongly protested his iu.
uocence of the murder.
Pulford was of a nervous tempera-
meut and it is thought possible that
the charges may have preyed on his
mind and led to the suicide. Gossip
connected Berry with the name of the
dead druggists wife. Berry was a
member of the last legislature. He
was called to the door of his own
home and shot down By an unknown
assassin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Bounty Swindlers Arrested.

DENVER, May 24.-With the arrest
of James Rumsby and his father.in.
law, James Riggles, police officials
believe they have captured the last of
an alleged gang of bounty swindlers,
who are said to have operated in
Utah, Nevada and Wyoming, and
through whom the state of Utah alone
has been swindled out of more than
100000. 1t is believed the gang
originally consisted OF seven mem.
bers and included former official of
Salt Lake county, Utah. The meth.
Cd of operation was to ship into states
where bounties are paid for the de.
struction of wild animals, pelts
brought from South America and
other countries where they can te
purchased at low figure. These
skins would be delivered to the state
or county officials and q claim made
for bounty provided by the law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Ohio Republicans Endorse Roosevelt

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 25.-The re-
publicans this afternoon began the
nomin alton of candidate for state
officers. Governor Herrick was re.
nominated by acclamation. General
Andrew l.. Harris was nominated for
lieutenant governor.
The platform adopted by the repub-
lican state convention today reaftirms
the state and national platforms Of
1904. 1t stands by the principles Of
protection to American labor and
American industries, endorses Presi-
dent Roosevelt's enforcement Of laws
against monopolies. combines and
trusts in the restraint of trade, and
also all his efforts to stop discrimina.
tions by railroads, including the Civ.
ing of rebates.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Bulletin On Canal Labor

WASHINGTON, May 23. - Colonel
Edwards, chief of the administrative
office OF the Panama canal commits
sion, will issue pamphlet containing
information as TO the conditions in
which unskilled labor will be EN-.
ployed on the canal project, with par
ticular reference to peonage and the
application of their eight.hour law.
BUTTE, Nav 24.-The Butte Cen.
trail Labor council, composed of un.
ions affiliated with the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor, last night addressed
to the president of the United States,
to congress and the isthmian canal
commission a protest against the en-
ployment of coolie labor on the ca
nal
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Parker Pays Tribute to Lawyers.

CHICAGO, May 26.-Alton B. Park.
er, the recent democratic candida ate for
the presidency, and a former member
of the supreme court of New York,
paid a rare tribute to 1.-THE Lawyer In
Public Life' today in an address be.
fore the annual meeting of the Illinois
Bar association. The New Yorker
declared that the lawyer held the high.
est place in the world. He took the
leadership in political life, in war and
in peace. He said on account of the
high privileges he enjoyed the lawyer
was under great obligations. and
should at all times be a guardian of
public interests.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
REJECT STRIKERS DEMANDS.
Chicago Employers Decide Not to Accept
Terms Of Settlement.

CHICAGO, May PA final rejection
OF union demands, especially those Of
the express drivers, was officially an.
nounced today by the employers.
They demand practically unconditton.
al surrender. Neither side 10 the
strike made a direct step toward
peace, and each was apparently wait.
ing the next move of its opponent.
Intern atioual President Shea, of the
Teamsters' union announced his In.
tention today to defy Federal Judge
Kohlsaat and Master.in.Ch ancery
Sherman by persisting in refusing to
answer questions at the resumption of
the hearing Of the alleged violations
of the strike injunctions. President
Shea based his determination upon
the fact that to answer might tend to
iucriminate himself. Relative to the
prospective calling out Estate troops,
Mr.. Shea said:
'Let them call out their troops.
That will not alter the situation, so
far as the teamsters are concerned.
The teamsters are not interfering with
the operations OF wagons on the
streets, and neither will the strike be
spread to any great extent. We are
using our best efforts to keep within
its present limits.
ut would seeem to me that the bust.
ness men of Chicago would not want
the soldiers here. With a lot of young
men unaccustomed to scenes OF excite
ment, armed with deadly weapons, life
would be in danger. At any rate,
thousands OF people intending to come
to Chicago to buy goods will be
frightened away and the effect will be
serious to many business men. But
personally have nothing against the
soldiers coming"
One cause for the lack of energy or
the part of the employers in the lum'
ber district today was that the city
was not able to afford them police
protection. Mayor Dunno provided
against this contingency tonight BY
issuing a call for 1000 extra police
men, who will be sworn in as rapidly
as applications are filed by suitable
men. This will be the second 1,00(
extra policemen sworn in since the
commencement of the strike. Sheriff
Barrett today swore in several hun
dred deputies, the largest number a
any one time since the beginning O
the trouble.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Must Yield to Public Demand.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-President
Spencer, of the Southern railway yes.
terday nc made surprising declaration
before the senate committee on inter.
state commerce. He said that all
railroads would eventually have to
adopt the policy which the public de.
mands. Railroads did not oppose
regul ations, but have merely resisted
the attempts to enact legislation that
would deprive them of resort to the
courts, he said.
The committee on interstate com.
merce closed its hearing on the rate
question yesterday. There still re-
mains much other business to be
transacted before the committee will
close its hearings finally and prepare
its report.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Bi. Fire At White Horse.

VANCOUVER, Is. c., May 23.-Fire
today practically wiped Out the bust.
ness portion OF Whitehorse, Yukon
Territory, entailing loss of $3.50, 900.
The fire burned for six hours, destroy.
ing houses, so that hundreds of peo.
pie waiting for the opening of naviga.
ton to proceed to Dawson are left
without food or shelter. The fire
started in small store on First
avenue, between Elliott and Main
streets, and destroyed every building
within two blocks. The large ware
houses of the White Pass 4 Yukon
company caught fire several times but
the flames were eXtinguished.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
AFFECTS BUILDING OPERATIONS.
Chicago Strike Causes Lumber Famine By
Closing Mills.

CHICAGO, May 26.-With the fiftieth
day OF the teamstcrs' strike comes in.
creasingly serious apprehension Of
huge spread Of the industrial disor.
ders that have marked the progress of
the unsettled conditions. The lumber
district and its dependencies hold the
key. Carpenters are restive, and
some are refusing to continue at work
where "unfair" lumber is used. The
carpenters district council has not
ordered action, but $1,000 carpenters
may be involved If the individuals
persist in their hostile attitude.
Significant of the probab BILE ap.
proach Of lumber famine in the
manufacturing district was the shut.
down today of the j. w. Lands mil
ling plant. This company essayed to
do business yesterday under protec-
ton of the police, but gave it up.
Vigorous enforcement OF the police
order to clear out saloons in the lum.
ber district and the. movement of con.
siderable lumber under guard today
brought out several riotous disturb.
ances. Shots were fired and many ar.
rests were made. Mayor Dunno, how.
ever, after a review of the situation,
said that the stu alton did not warrant
the calling of the soldiers. He was
quite positive that he had heard of no
peace negotiations for today.
Several of the express companies
today dispatched wagons through the
streets without protecting guards.
The vehicles, nevertheless, were not
without protection, being entrusted to
deputy sheritfs.
There were strike riots in the lum.
Der district, the police being Obliged
to draw their revolvers and fire to
disperse the mob. Strikes ympathizess
were armed with small air rifles and
shot at the police from behind lumber
piles. One lumber mill shut down and
discharged all its employees. The
owners claimed that they were una ble
to get adequate protection in making
deliveries, aud insisted that troops
| were necessary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Ranchcr Killed By tightening.

WILLIsTON, May 27.-Chas. Peary,
who resided on his homestead, about
10 miles southwest of Williston, was
struck by tightening yesterday at
noon, and killed instantly. A thun-
der storm came up just at noon. The
family of Rev. Snow, including Peary
were eating dinner when a bolt of
Tightening struck horse in the yard
near the house. The family went out
to see if the horse was killed, and
were returning when a second bolt
STRUCK the young man with the result
as stated above. Rev. Snow was
knocked down and stunned, but he
was not in iured.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

wells. but men Of science unanimously
secuted the idea and claimed to be
able to account for the presence OF
minnows in the vicinity Of the wells in
other ways.
The question seems difficult of ex-
planation when it is remem bered that
the artesian water comes from sand.
stone rock layers and not from sub.
terranean channels or open basins,
and the water reaches the surface un-
der pressure OF over 100 pounds to
the square inch. The recent fact Of
their capture. apparently issuing from
the we'll, cannot be disputed or ex-
planned away.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Ten Years For Emhezzlemcnt.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-E. j.
Smith, San Francisco's tax collector,
who fled from San Francisco to St.
Louis, pleaded guilty to EN- bezzlement
today and was sentenced to 10 years
imprisonment, the maximum sentence.
Smith fed from the city in April,
leaving shortage of 900 in his
accounts. He went first to New York
and then TO St. Louis, where he was
arrested just as he was leaving for
San Francisco.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Philadelphia Officials Evicted.

PHILADELPHIA, May 25. - Mayor
Weaver today took forcible posses.
sion OF the offices Of director of public
safety and director of public works.
Neither directors offered serious re-.
sistence. Four detectives are now on
guard at the offices. The fight on the
gas lease is at its height and members
OF the board of aldermen claim that
the lease bill will be passed over the
mayors veto.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Jail Sentence For ShylOck.

KANSAS CITY, May 24. - George
F. Hey. a money lender, was found
today guilty of charging usurious in.
terest on a loan, and was given fine
of 500 and sentenced to thirty days
in iail. This is the first conviction in
the crusade against money lenders
who charge 5 and 10 per cent. q
month interest. Cases are pending
against several others.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Montana Ex.COnviSt Arrested.

ST. Louis. May 25. - a warrant
charging grand larceny wa issued
today against That II Kellogg. aged
So, who admits serving a -,."'rnre in
the Montana peni.ent:Ary :ur black.
mail. kellogg was nr:r..-,: .har-ed
with enticing Frances Sadd.tr, aged
l6, from her home, but that c;arye
was overlooked when the police fos.nd
in his room 5000 worth of goods BE-
longing to his employers, George
Diel 4 Co.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
THOC SANDS ON STRIKE DUTY.
Chicago Authorities Have Large Number
Of Police On the Streets.

CHICAGO, May 25.-Troops were not
called out today to control the strike
situation. With 5000 deputy sheriffs
on duty today and 200 city police
energetic in forcing protection for the
teaming companies, the city authori.
ties were a unit with Sheriff Barrett
in making the positive statement that
soldiers were not needed yet. Re-
sponses to the mayors call for 1000
citizens to volunteer for special police
services were few, but the city's exc.
cutive did not become discouraged.
The absence OF any serious form of
strike violence in all strike effected
portions of the city did much to keep
up the spirits OF the authorities.
Spread of the strike in the lumber
district was confined chiefly today to
the hardware lumber industries, and
did not affect many OF the firms as
some mem bers of the lumbermen's as.
sociation had asserted. But many
thought today lull before the storm.
Although Presiden: Shea OF the
Teamsters made light of the state.
ment that the strike would soon affect
100, 600 men in the building trades. the
impression prevailed that the action
Of the carpenters aud other artisans
in openly boycotting supplies from
struck firms would eventually lead to
an industrial paralysis that would
make the situation too serious for the
civil authorities to cope with.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
More Russian Riots.

WARSAW, May 25.--The fighting
which began in the Jewish quarter
Yesterday was renewed this morning.
Jewi.h socialists took a lead in the at.
tacks on the rough characters who in.
fest t.c quarter. 1t Is estimated that
so were killed and wounded.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
VIII Build TO Omaha.

SIOUX CITY. Ia, May 25.-L. w.
Hill, vice president Of the Great
Northern railroad, was here and left
in an automobile to look over the
proposed route of the Great Northern
extension to Omaha. He said that
the Grea. Northern would be built to
Omaha and that no time would be lost
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

In the constr uctiOu o. the extension.
He also said that the extension would
be built on the Nebraska side of the
Missouri river.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Irrigation Project Blocked.

DENVER, May 24.-The state land
board today sold to the Denver,
Northwestern X Pacific Railro ad com.
pany a strip of land comprising about
% acres in the heart ofthe eastern en-.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31

trance to Gore canon at $3.50 an acre.
This action, it is claimed, will block the
government Gore canon reservoir
project and insure the construction OF
the railroad through the canon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
The Difference
in Cost

between a good and poor baking
powder would not amount for a family's
supply to one dollar year. The poor
powder would cause doctors bills many
times this.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
DR.. PRICES
Baking Powder

is the most economical in the end, be-
cause it goes further in leavening and
insures perfect, wholesome food.
When ordering of the grocer always
call for DR.. Prices Cream Baking Pow
der by name for good health and good
food. 1t makes the finest cake, pud-
dings, Aapjacks, biscuits and bread.
NOTE-There imitation
baking powders which sold from five
POWDER Co.. cents twenty five pound They
CHICAGO should be carefully avoided they
made from alum and are uuhealthful
The Dolores star., 1905-06-02
PiETY AND DoueHNuTs.

A baker in a town near Boston has
asked for license to sing in the
streets. He peddles doughnuts, and a
hymn goes with every one. Certainly,
he ought to be allowed to sing as
much as he and his customers like.
For his object is to evangelize the COM
munity, and when he is about to de-
liver a doughnut he delivers a short
talk on the need of salvation and
stanza of some uplifting verse. It
should go without saying that he is a
conscientious baker and gives full
weight and plenty Of sugar; that he
does not fry his products in rancid
lard. or dust it with whitewash, or put
the fresh ones on top when he is to sell
them by the peck, leaving the gnarly
nubbins at the bottom of the measure.
Therefore. he predisposes the recipient
to thankfulness and sanctity, and no.
body on his beat has any objection to
mixing dough and religion. 1t might
be well If the custom could extend it
self. II Mr.. Rockefeller would only
sing hymns as he draws oil for his
customers, instead of preserving the
hymns for Sunday, and if Mr.. Carnegie
would accompany the hammering of
plates with gleeful hallelujahs, there
might be less feeling against the
trusts, and II the walking delegate
would go about his work with a psalm
instead of jimmy and a blackjack
we could almost like him. II piety can
be associated with doughnuts. once the
symbol Of dyspepsia. what can't it as.
sociate with?-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Dolores star., 1905-06-02
Colorado Soldiers Monument.

Denver, May 25.-As soon after the
Memorial Day exercises are over as is
possible the commission having in
sharge the erection of the monument
% Colorado veterans who died in the
Civil War will meet and decide upon
the details of the work. This COM
micsion is composed of Governor Mo
Donald, Department Commander Geo.
w. Curfman and John D. Rowland, the
artist. A few days ago the governor
notified the other members that the
money was available for the monument
and that plans for its erection should
be taken up. Yesterday Commander
Cnrfman and Mr.. Howland called upon
the governor and It was decided to call
a meeting as soon after Memorial Day
as possible.
Fifteen thousand dollars was appro-
priated by the Legislature for this pur-
pose. The law provides that the COM
mission must first select site on the
capitol grounds for the monument and
then advertise for designs.
When the designs are submitted the
most suitable will be chosen by the
commission and the contract let for the
stone work.
1t is likely that the site selected will
be the one upon which the flagpole in
memory of the Colorado soldiers who
died in the Spanish War now stands.
The Dolores star., 1905-06-02
May Appeal to conaress.

Denver. Colo, May 25.-The Repub-
lican this morning prints the follow.
ing special dispatch from Washington:
'If Secretary Hitchcock decides to
build an irrigation storage reservoir
in Gore canon, on the Grand river,
Colorado. and thereby forces David H.
Moffat to run his Salt Lake railroad
through the canon ct a point abave
the level of the reservoir, there is go.
ing to be fight In Congress.
This is Mr.. Moffat's view at pres
ent, and from assurances he has re-
ceived, he is satisfied that If necessary
1t will be possible to secure a specia,
law authorizing his road to have the
right Of way through Gore canon with
out interference by the reclamation
service of the Interior Department.
Secretary Hitchcock is apparently
opposed to abandoning the idea Of
building a storage reservoir in Gore
canon, regardless Of what effect such
action will have on the Moffat rail
road"
The Dolores star., 1905-06-02
Chicago Strike Continues.

Chicago, May 2S.-Nothing devel-
oped to-day that would indicate an i'm
mediate settlement of the teamsters'
strike, which has been in progress
nearly two months. That the labor un-
ions are of the belief that the fight
will be a long one was demonstrated
at the meeting of the Chicago Fedora
ton Of Labor to-day when arrange
ments were made for holding strike
demonstration on July 4.
According to the present plans 1t is
the intention to hold a monster parade
of the strikers and the affiliated unions
unless the controversy has been ended
before that date. At the meeting to-
day each union affiliated with the CEN
trail body was represented by three
delegates at the request of President
Dold.
The strike situation was discussed
in all its details and the sentiment of
the meeting was that the teamsters
should continue the fight until the
seven express companies should offer
some sort Of a compromise. The Off
cials of the express companies are still
obdurate in their declaration that no
concessions need be looked for from
their side, SO the matter of settlement
through this channel seems as remote
as ever.
With over 1000 policemen and depu-
ties of the sheriff detailed on strike
Luty, the employers declare that dur
ing the present week they will be able
to demonstrate to the strikers that any
further continuation Of the fight will
be suicidal to the teamsters' union.
The Dolores star., 1905-06-02
Floods in Rio erande River.

Ell Paso, Texas, May pa half
millica dollars is a conservative esti-
mate Of the damage done by the over
flow Of the Rio Grande river north of
FL Paso. In Mesilla valley between
5000 and 10000 acres of farms are un-
der water, crops and farm machinery
have been lost and all houses in the
path of the flood washed away. The
water In most places is six feet deep.
Every adobe house in Anthony, New
Mexico, has been washed away and
people have fed to Ell Paso. Mrs. J.
L. Brown and family of Douglas, Ari-
zona, were caught in the flood at An
thony and were two days and nights
without food or water. Finally they
we're rescued from the roof of barn.
SEwo hundred carloads of baled hay
alone were lost in the flood. The wa
ters are rising rapidly, threatening
greater damage, especially at Ell Paso,
where the lower section of the city will
be inundated II q weak sand dyke
gives way. Laborers are working CON
stantly strengthening the dyke with
sand bags.