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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16

The best disinfectant of all Is sunlight.
It destroys by its very brightness all sorts
of germs and at the am time helps the
growth of plants and animal life. Doubt
less all have noticed that mould grows
during the night and in dark, damp cellars.
Bright sunlight quickly destroys germs.
mould or other organisms. That is why it
is best to let the sunlight into your houses
for its purifying influence.
At the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical 1nsti.
tute, Buffalo, N. Y, DR.. Pierce, chief ron.
sulting surgeon, started experiments, some
three years ago, with the Finsen light in
conjunction with the X-ray in the treat.
ment Of diseases. He got excellent results
therefrom, and was among the first to adapt
this remarkable cure to many cases which
It was formerly supposed must OF necessity
be treated by the knife.
Not only is DR.. X. v. Pierce notable for
his surgical achievements at his hospital in
Buffalo, but nearly a third of a century ago
he discovered certain roots and herbs
which were natures remedies, and sue.
ceeded in putting them up in a form that
This he called DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. It maintains he patients nu.
triton by enabling him to eat, retain, digest
and assimilate nutritious food. 1t over.
comes gastric irritability and symptoms OF
Indigestion, and in this way fever, night.
eweats, headaches, ETC., are done away with:
1t forti6es the body against the germs OF
consumption, grip and malaria. It builds
up the tissues and puts on healthy flesh.
The body in health and disease, also medi.
cine and surgery, without technicalities,
should read the "Common Sense Medical
Adviser" which can be had for 81 cents in
one.cent stamps for the cloth.bound book.
! Address Dr.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16
Will Care For Canal Employees.

NEW York, Aug. 1.-THE care of
10000 employees to work upon the
Panama canal vas declared by Chair.
man ShOnts of the Panama canal com.
mission, who arrived on the steamer
Mexico today from Colon, to be OF
the first Importance and to have pre-.
cedence over the actual work of dig.
ging.
Mr.. ShOntZ said that there was ia
reality no yellow fever scare to speak
OF at the islhmus and that the total
number Of cases in Panama during
August up to the time of his sailing
was only thirty. There are about TO-,
900 employees on the isthmus now, in
Guiding the laborers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16
Disastrous Train Wreck.

CLEVELAND, Aug. ia fast east.
bound passenger train on the Nickel
Plate collided with a west bound
freight train early today at Kisha-
man, Ohio, near Vermillion, resulting
in the death Of II persons, while at
least % others were injured, eight of
whom will probably die.
The wreck, according to the officials
OF the company, was caused by a mis-
understanding of orders or neglect to
obey them on the part of the crew OF
the freight train.
Aside from the engineer, the men
killed on the passenger train were all
riding in the smoking car and were
mostly foreign laborers, in the employ
OF the Standard Oil company, or their
way from Fort Seneca, Ohio, TO Brook
field, Ohio. in charge of a foreman.
Engineer G. H. Poole Of the passen'
ger train was killed while trying &c
reach for the air brake. His fireman
saved himself by jumping.
The high speed of the passenge,
train threw its locomotive and first
three coaches over on the engine O
the freight train, t~elescoping thu
smoker and the a following. Sew
eral cars of the freight train were
splintered into fragments.
OF the passengers in the smoker, NJ
one escaped injury. Fortunately Their
was no fire, but the heavy timbers o
the wrecked cars pinned down man!
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16
4 Rush For Land.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Aug. l4.-A
bi. crowd is lined up before the land
Office here for the opening of nearly
100000 acres OF land which has been
fenced by cattlemen. The fences have
been tori down by order of the gov,
eminent and the land is to be divided
into hOmesteads of sections.
1t Is reported that the cattlemer
have been cutting much of the wilC
hay and that they are again trying tc
discourage homeseekers from entering
upon the land. North Platte is filled
with strangers. Hundreds had to slee1
out Of doors last night, and every
available conveyance for getting tc
the land is being used.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16

OWING to the difficulty of getting
men to work: in the hay fields of west
ern Montana this year, the report is
that many women are engaging in the
work. If the report is true. it is the
first time in the history Of the state
that women have worked in the fields
for wages. Many women in Montan u
look after livestock about the home
and some ride the ranges, but usually
the work is done as a recreation and
not for wages. Are there any Nor.
mons in western Montana?
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16
PROFIT IN IRRIGATION,

While every one in Montana be.
lieves that the completion of the large
irrigation works contemplated by the
government in this state will add
largely to its wealth in taxable prop.
erty, but few have a realization of
what it means to the individual. A
writer in an eastern magazine, who
has been devoting some time to the
subject Of government reclamation of
the arid and semi-arid lands, recently
set out to find out what irrigation
mean to the settler, calculated from
the standpoint Of cold cash, and what
the settler will sc. from the hundred
millions of dollars that is being spent
for irrigation.
He says that turned into money the
annual yield of field, orchard and
garden 10Y equals that sum. He says
that part of arid America thus made
productive yields a harvest yearly
which averages SIS to each acre that
is titled and seeded.
The farmer in the middle west raises
wheat, oats and potatoes in abund-
ance from the rain.nourished earth OF
his prairie land. But records com.
piled for ten years back show that his
brother who had gone beyond the bor-
der will harvest from 20 to 30 per cent.
more to the acre, or 100 acres even, OF
these staples.
The eastern writer gives an example
of the truth of this statement by some
experiments that have been made by
the agricultural department in the
Salt River valley, Arizona, where the
government is building an immense
reservoir to irrigate one Of the mos
barren regions in the United States.
The figures show that the profit pc,
acre from lands in the Salt River val
ley, after they have water, is: Whea'
$3.50 an acre; potatoes, $50. so; to
matoes, $3.50; strawberries, $3.50; mel
ons, STA: Egyptian cotton, $40; corn
$3.50.
Residents of Montana have had 70,
q number OF years more striking il
Illustrations than those furnished b,
the eastern writer in Arizona. Tn
Gallatin valley has not only shown
larger production per acre for grail
than any land in the middle west, bu
it has also shown q better quality q
wheat, oats and barley. The yield ha
been double and treble that of middl
west farms, and such a thing as a fail
ure of crops is unknown in the Gala
tin.
The same record has been made i
every valley in Montana and On ever
acre of land where it has been poss
BILE to get water for irrigation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16
DISCUSSING PEACE TERMS
Three Articles Of Japanese Offer Accepted
By Russian Representatives.

PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 14.-Althouph
rapid progress has been made with
the peace negotiations today, three OF
the twelve articles which constitute the
Japanese conditions of peace having
been agreed 10 by NJ. Witte and Baron
Rosen, on behalf of Russia, neither of
the Two articles to which NJ. White, in
his reply, returned an absolute mega.
tive was reached. The crisis, there.
fore, is still to ome 1t may be
reached tomorrow, as the cession of
Sakhalin comes fifth in the list. The
three ''articles found" as they are
officially designate in the brief com.
m%unications authorized to be given to
the press, which were disposed of TO-.
day, are. in substance, as follows:
First-Russia's recognition Of ia
pans "preponderating influence and
special position in Korea, which Rus.
STA henceforth agrees is outside Of her
sphere of influence, Japan binding her.
self to recognize the suzerainty of the
reigning family, but with the right to
give advice and assistance to improve
the civil administration of the empire.
Second-Mutual obligation t evac-
uate Manchuria. each to surrender all
special privileges in that province:
mutual obligation to respect the ''ter.
ritorial integrity" of China and to
maintain the principle of equal op.
portunity for the commerce aud indus
try of all nations in that province the
open door,.
Third-The cession to China Of the
Chinese Eastern railway from Hardin
southwark.
There was never any question about
the acceptance, on the part of NJ.
Witte. of these articles, the first two
covering in more emphatic form the
contention Of Japan in the diplomatic
struggle which preceded hostilities.
The cession of the railroad, the
building of which cost Russia an i'm.
mense sum, estimated at between
800, 900, 900 and 5000, 900, 600, is to go
to China. Japan and China there.
fore arrange between themselves the
method BY which the former is to be
remunerated and through this tinan.
cial operation Japan might have a
very considerable portion of claim
for the "expense of the war" liquidat-
ed. The railway is ostensibly the
property of the Russian Chinese bank,
although built by government money,
advanced through the bank, and since
its completion, operated, managed
and protected by the Russian gov.
eminent. Japan cannot take the rail.
road herself. To place herself in
Russia's shoes regarding the railroad
would be militarily to control the
destinies of the three provinces Of
Manchuria which she has promised to
return to China. But Japan is en-.
titled to reimbursement for the ex.
pense to which she has been put in re.
storing the raiiro ad below the presen,
position of Linevitch's army, rebuild.
ing the bridges and narrowing the
guape.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-16

and prevented them getting out until
assistance arrived. Doctors were sent
on a special train to the scene from
Lorraine,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02
MINES AND MINERS.
%
tFrom La Plata MInerJ

lfIOm La rata MlntT.B
J. W. strayer Is doing some thor
ough prospecting on his claims east
of town.
Gibbs q Lonergan are at work on
their assessments above the Empire
mines.
Walter Hunter is doing consldera'
Bile work on his Sunrise lode In Bui nj
Timber gulch.
Milt Holllngswortb is doing the an-
nual work on his claims on the south
side OF Burnt Timber gulch.
Lee Abbott and son are doing the
annual work on the Amethyst and
Bulldozer lodes In Lewis gulch.
Mr.. Loncrgan Is here from Denver
to do several assessments ON claims
on the divide between La Plata and
the East Mancos.
Stewart a. Beason have commenced
sinking the shaft on the Idaho lode
and will do considerable work at this
point.
Mr.. McElroy is drifting ON veir
which cross-cuts his group of claim
situated between the river and thu
Chief property.
George Davis Is still drifting oil
dent that he has the radium veii
his claim east OF town and Ii conf
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02
GIVES SAVINGS TO PAY
FARE OF RIVALS BRIDE

NEW YORK. Sept. 29-His hopes
of bliss dashed to earth and his faith
In womankind seriously shaken, Fritz
Schultz returned today from Ellis
island, where he had reason to be-
lieye his sweetheart. Frieda Luhrs,
was anxiously awaiting his coming.
She was there. he found on his ar
rival. and was anxious because Of the
fact that, although the savings OF
Fritz had been spent for her passage
money. she arrived as Frau August
Wagner. and Herr Wagner was with
her Fritz at once recognized in him
a hated rival for The hand of Frieda.
whom he had left behind In the Ger
man town of Dusseldorf.
To the immigration officials Fritz
told the story OF his coming to Amer
lea two and a half years ago to make
home for his intended bride. The
officials looked over August and
Frieda and decided they would he
valuable acquisitions to the ranks Of
the German-AmerIcans In the UAited
States and passed them through the
lines.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02

Acting upon complaint made to
aim District Attorney Sellg of Mon
trose county has instructed the sheriff
OF that county TO suppress gambling.
The Denver stock yards are enjoy
ing an unprecedented prosperity. Cat
tie that yesterday sold for 1926 at
Missouri river points today brought
$50 in the Denver market
New York Judge declares that the
families of criminals can not be taken
into account in fixing sentence, and
robbed the ID. Percy Morgan estate,
sent up for seven years.
The New York anti-Tammany con-
ference failed to agree on candidate
for mayor and the Citizens union
threatens to bolt the fusion move.
ment II the Republicans insist on
supporting John Ford.
Colorado leads the states In produc-
tion of gold with s24, 1896 800, accord
ing TO the report of the director OF
the mint for 1904 California is sec
ond with Sl9,l09. 500. The production
Of silver for 1904 was IA ,33l 600 ounces
fine.
Word was received In Denver We'd
nesday that the Mount Vernon Ma
| tlonal bank OF Boston had quit bust
ness. This Is one of the Imboden
banks and had borrowed 800 900 from
the Denver Savings bank. but day be-
fore yesterday Receiver Stevick sold
the securities for $4,000. thus realiz-
ing larger amount than be probably
otherwise would should he have wait
ed until the present time
The Pueblo police are investigating
agents for standard publications who
are taking orders at greatly reduced
rates of subscription. Several have
been arrested on suspicion, the latest
| arrest being that of John F. Ryan.
who is offering eastern magazines at
half their subscription rates. Ryan
failed to produce credentials and was
giving receipts out of an ordinary
blank book.
| The Windsor sugar factory COM
menced sllcing beets Wednesday. The
crop viii keep the factory going until
| about $1,000 tons OF beets will be
handled. The pulp from the factory
has been contracted for by the sheep
and cattle feeders. The factory starts
with about 800 men and already has
several days supply Of beets on hand.
| All the farmers are digging beets.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02
THE FAIR
From rhnrsday,s Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
The parade this afternoon at 1880
was more interesting than that of yes
terday in that the Indians turned out
In larger numbers and the exhibit
horse show was added. The parade
startel from the Rio Grande depot
and proceeded through Main avenue
one nile to the fair grounds.
The utes led. the bucks first, mount
ed on ponies. the squaws following on
their ponies.
George Logan drove carryall, car
ryine the local band. The Navajoes
were given second place. presumably
because they work and try to sustain
themselves.
Both Utes and Navajoes. however,
appeared to accept the honor extend
ed in the same spirit in which it was
proffered.
They had on their G strings and otn-
er clothes and war paint and to en-
liven the occasion they whooped and
howled, giving us again the same old
fashioned war whoop.
The sound of the tom-tom and beat
of the drum were interspersed with
yells and whoops and the Indians had
good time. and SO did the people
who came to the fair.
At the grounds this afternoon the
sand painter and the maiden blanket
weaver and the silver smith are show
ing the visitor that they have known
something about manufacture, art and
lingerie ever since Noah mad his ark.
We have given the sand painters
name-it broke the press. We will
now take a chance at two more.
The maiden's name is announced
as Shorty-Pa- Ba Had, and they made
It easier 10 call the silversmith Chala-
Be-Ga.
The tent where these real Ameri-
cans are trying to attract this after
noon is part of the machinery that
gets the money, and the patrons are
going away satisfied, almost inclined
10 go back again.
The Navajo maiden makes blanket
before your eyes ana the silversmith
makes the bracelet and ring and the
ear iXin'.
The sand painter will he better un-
derstood when you have seen him.
His is still the greater art. It is said,
handed down from generation to gen
GRAFTON through phenomenal fam
lily.
And what lot of fun they are hav-
ing at the fair!
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02
spoken of by Colonel pemmins.

spoken of by Colonel Demming
Crockett. Shcehan 4 Co. are max
Ing good headway in drifting towards
the ore shoot on the Yankee Girl
which they expect to cut very soon
Tony Dapra has struck nice body
of ore In the Bessie G.. extension that
runs nearly $4,000 per ton In mill
run samples. This claim is owned by
him, Dan Mclean OF the Durango
smelter. ]. C, and c. f. Herr Of Du-
range. and bids fair to make q mine
with little more development.
Jos. r. Bradley of Canon City has
secured bond and lease on the Gold
Dollar mine in Burnt Timber gulch
and will soon have n good force OF
mon at work on 1t. This mine has
produced considerable shipping ore,
and. with systematic development, ID
likely to become a large producer OF
desirable smelling ore.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02

There are mining engineers who are
paid $4,000 annual salary. and that
is not considered the limit, as some
members of the profession are cred
tied with receiving more than that
Such a salary Is by no means an un-
usual one among railway men. some
Of whom receive $4,000 year. As
to whether any man can make himself
worth that amount OF money to any
concern per year. II may be said that
while no one might earn" that
amount In the ordinary acceptance OF
the term. yet where a man by knowl-
edge. experience and judgment can
save or make, say n million year.
to the company he represents, per
cent of that would represent his sal
airy, and there are many broad gauge
engineers. miners and railway men
capable of such sn0wing.-Tellnride
Examiner.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02

Jack Slattory and his ball players
lett for Denver this morning where
inc opening game with Cripple Creek
is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
with the addition OF two crack play
ers to take the weakest positions OF
the present team Mr.. Slattery will
give the Cripple Creek boys n run for
their money, although Glaze. upon
whom he depended when he signed
the contract, Will not he there to pitch,
having left Denver last night for the
east. However II Nesbitt and Baker
pitch the same kind OF ball as they did
In Durango the past two days they are
going to make good, II ther support
does not fall down. Mr.. Slattery also
has another pitcher for one OF the
games. new man for eacn game. The
Herald Is with the Silverton bunch
and we trust he will land at least two
OF the games At any rate Mondays
Herald will tell the result, arrange
ments having been made for special
Geographic service to cover the games.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02
THE CROWDS THAT
CAME LAST NIGHT
o.

Yesterday evening all the trains
coming into the city were crowded
with visitors to the fair.
The broad gauge train from the
south brought Is to 100 in advance
of the special arriving today
The western train, which has been
stupidity called the Southern for
years, never having been in any sense
a southern road. brought in l2h to
$50 people. gathered up from elong
the road for fifty miles and farther
west.
The eastern carried about 150 pas
sengers, the greater number being
from towns and places between Du-
range and Chama.
The Silverton or northern train
brought down as many as the com
bination coach could carry.
The Rio Grande has given very gen
erous rates to the people but has been
shy on furnishing coaches for the peo-
pie to ride in,
Yesterdays Racing Events.
The results OF events at the Du-
range park yesterday afternoon We're
as follows:
Three-eighths mile running
May, j. p, Sutton, first; Pearl S. F.
Mcclure, second; Miss Susie, l.. r.
Cox, third, Time, :3S.
Three-quarter running-Castake, by
Sutton, irst Frank, by ]. Aller, sec
ond; Emshe, by Jim Curl, third, Time,
1.23. 1t was here that Emshe, win
ming by lengths, broke his leg.
Half mile running-Fred, by Jesse
Haller. first; Dick by F. Martinez,
second; Rody Boy. by George, Patter-
son, third. Time, SO.
Half mile Indian running-Buckskin
Charley first. Wasatch second, FL
Pimo third. Time with these events
is always unimportant.
Half mile trotting-Diamond Joe, by
DR.. Ochsner, first; Arrowpene. by
Wood 4 Morgan, second; Birdie E
third. Respective time, l:13, 1:17 and
1:1S
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02
From Fridays Daily.
Earp,ipntop

From Fridays Daily.
Pennington.
The Pennington exhibit consists of
a carload OF fruit and garden truck
which were bought at the Aztec fair
by the home fair association. The
fruit arrived in Durango some days
ago and was placed In cold storage.
The exhibit is beauty, not alone on
account OF the excellent fruit, but Its
beauty is enhanced by the artistic
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02
t was a great ball game.

1t was a great bali game.
The crowd was well pleased.
Let the good work continue.
The bail game yesterday afternoon
between the crack Silverton nine and
the Durangos resulted in a victory for
Durango by a score of to 4 in a
ten-inning game. The game was n
pretty one, barring the customary
squabble over umpire's decision, the
Silverton players chewing the rag in
the first inning AS the decision was
one that should be based on rules,
and this critic is not posted, The Her
aid can not say the decision was eth
er right or wrong, but, allowing Sill
verton the benefit of the doubt de
cision more rank was given in favor
Of Silyerton In the last part Of the
game which would have given Du-
range the game without playing the
extra inning. Each side scored three
different innings, the rest being
goose eggs. One home run was made
by Kroell of Silverton, who sent a
beauty into right field over the race
track fence. being enabled to make
the round of bases with ease, although
he sprinted some just the same
There were several fine plays, one
double. Herrick catching a fly and get
ing ball to second before the runnel
could get back, the catch being aftel
long run. Roberts also made three
or four pretty catches In center fiel,
and Grant Hughes did well with on,
exception. muffing high fly. his foo
shpping. 1t looked like a cinch to tn
crowd which was disappointed whei
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02

Durango by the Bayfield, Horse com
pany, is the subject of much admira-
ton. He is bright. bay. weighs l $50
pounds, was four years old last March
and won four medals in his native
country. Carl Coulson will show you
the medals.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02

The indian parade was such a good
feature yesterday the committee de-
cided it would be a good thing to re-
peat today for the benefit of visitors
who were not in the city yesterday.
II may be repeated again tomorrow,
but that is uncertain. for the squaws
must have dinero TO help out in the
parade.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02

The Herald Tor JOB Wsrk.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02

II you see a bunch of the cutest
little pappooses and Indian children
that ever happened. at the fair. you
may know they are John Taylor's.
They nave pretty red faces and bushy,
kinky hair, They are dressed in be-
coming red dresses. They talk good
English. Their pa is John Taylor
the colored interpreter. who has lived
member. Their mother is full.
blooded Ute,