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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Prizes For Best Farms.

MINNEAPOL1s. Feb. 9.-Attractive
cash prizes for the best titled and the
best managed farms in Minnesota and
the Dakotas have been offered BY
James j. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern Railroad company. Several
years ago Mr.. Hill gave a strong i'm
petus to northwestern live stock in
terests, giving away score or more
of imported bulls, which have been ef-
fective IN improving the strains Of cat
tie over large area.
This latest encouragement to agri-
cultural interests is more general in
scope. The only requirement is that
the farmers who compete for these
prizes must keep two classes of live
stock in addition to their crop farm.
ing-that is, cattle and sheep or swine.
Judges will visit the farms and will
base the award of prizes upon a system
of rotation Of crops, character Of cul-
tivation, cleanliness Of farming, crop
yield aud the numbers and quality of
live stock kept In proportion to the
farms acreage.
The prizes are divided in such man.
ner that every farmer has chance to
compete. Three prizes are offered in
each congressional district in Mime
sofa aud for the eastern and western
halves of each of the Dakotas. The
first prize is $500 in cash, the second
$3.50 and the third $75. This makes a
total Of S525 in cash for each district,
or an aggregate Of $6,s25 for this year
for the farmers in the three states
named. II the number of entries and
the interest taken are sufficient Mr..
Hill will doubtless duplicate these
prizes each year f"r four additional
years, making total of 81, 100 IL
cash awards.
There are no fees or dues. Every
farmer may compete. An intelligent
farmer on a small scale, who l. rela.
lively poor, has as good chance q,
the prize as richer farmer who ope'
rates on larger scale. To win a
prize does not necessarily involve un'
necessary expense, simply that tn.
farmer shall farm we'll.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Suspected of Train Robbery.

SRATTLE, Feb. 8. Ed. Erickson
and another man, whose name the of.
6cers refuse to give out, are being
held in the county Jail here on suspi-
cion that they were implicated in the
Great Northern train robbery which
was committed at Meadow Point, near
this city, on the night OF October 2.
The two men were taken into custody
a few days before the end of the Lem
Short trial. for fear that if Short, who
was tried for having stolen the horse
and wagon used by the train robbers.
was convicted that they would leave
the country. So far the men have re.
fused to say anything, although put
through severe sweating process
daily.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
A MONSTER BATTLEsHIp.
British Government Builds Vessel That
Can Sink Anything AflOat.

PORTSMOUTH. Eng, Feb. lO.--The
monster battleship Dreadnought,
which when finished. will have cost
81, ,500, 900, was launched here today
by King Edward. The ceremony was
the most simple possible, the king
having vetoed all decorations and
pageantry on account of the death of
his father.iu.law, King Christian of
Denmark. There was a moment OF
suspense after the king touched the
electric button removing the last
block, as the huge ship hesitated and
appeared reluctant to take the water.
But, ultim ately. she glided down the
ways in safety.
The launching Of the Dreadnought,
the largest and most powerful battle.
ship Of the worlds navies, marks the
fret stage In what the British admir-.
atty claim as the greatest achievement
In naval construction. On October 2,
1905, only few days over four months
ago. work was commenced at Ports.
mouth on the vessel, the first of what
IL to be known as the Dreaduought
class. The promise was made then
that she would be launched within six
months. The admiralty has more
than made good their boast and Brit.
ishers have another cause for pride in
their navy. Another twelve months,
all going we'll, the Dreadnought will
be commissioned and join the Atlantic
fleet, thus beating all previous re-
cords in battleship building by six
months.
In the past British vessels have car
ried four l2.inch guns throwing $50
pound shells: the Dreadnought will
have ten of these weapons OF a new
type. In great sea fight the Dread
nought will be able to discharge every
minute ten projectiles weighing $500
pounds, with sufficient velocity to send
them % miles, or to penetrate about
Is inches Of the hardest armor at q
range of about two miles.
Unlike all British and foreign bat.
tleships built in the past 30 years, the
new addition to the fleet will carry no
weapon smaller than the great l2.inch
piece, except ls 3.inch quickhrers for
! repelling attacks BY torpedo craft.
She will mount neither 9.2.inch, rs.
inch nor 6.inch guns; she will be the
biggest warship aA0at, and she will
have only the biggest and most pow.
erful guns.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Lots Of Presents For Miss Alice.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Miss Roose.
Welt has already set aside whole top
room in the white house for her we'd.
ding presents. This room is said to
be piled ten feet high with gifts al.
ready. All the express packages go
there first for peep by Miss Roose.
Welt. 1t has been said that she wants
to keep the gifts as ''surprise" for
the wedding day, but that is not true
of all of them, as she recently ex-
hibited some of them to friends, under
a pledge of secrecy.
One of the presents is the most gor.
geous butterfly shaped fan ever seen
in Washington, and it is supposed TO
be from one of the Japanese princes.
On the tag was scrawled in a child's
hand, "Glad he amt no duke
There is already a guessing bee as
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Packing Plant At Salt Lake.

SALT LAKE, Feb. 11.-Prepsratory
to the beginning Of work on packing
plant with a capacity Of 600 cattle,
1000 sheep and 1000 hogs q day, the
Utah Packing company has elected
officers.
George c. Whitmore of Nephi,
Utah, is president. The company is
capitalized at S5OO, 900, OF which $685..
600 has been subscribed by western
stockmen. Feeding pens and depart.
ments for working up by products are
to be included in the plant, which will
be situated five miles north of Salt
Lake City. 1t is the intention OF the
stockholders to furnish q home mar.
ket for the livestock of the intel. .mouu.
tain states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Pat Grove On Trial.

OMAHA, Feb. 9.-The principal wit
nesses ut the Pat Grove trial today
were Edward A. Cudahy, the packer,
whom Grove is charged with robbing.
and his son, who was the victim of the
KIDNAPPING. Young Cudahy was
cross.examined briefly. Mr.. Cudah! !,
Sr., told of the search for his son, the
reception of letter demanding ran.
som and the placing of s25, 900 in gold
at the spot designated by the kidnap-
ers. Three or four other witnesses
were examined, their testimony elabo-
rating details 10 the story told by Mr..
Cudahy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Would Abolish Passes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Senator La
Toilette today introduced bill pro.
hibiting federal officials from asking
for or accepting railroad or other
passes and prohibiting railroads from
granting them. 1t imposes penalties
for violations of law. The bill for.
bids all persons and corporations
giving free passes or grants to any
political committee or its employees;
to any candidate for an Office under
the constitution or the laws of the
United States or to any holder of such
an Office. The bill forbids passes,
franks or privileges being issued for
'the travelling accommod alton or
transportation of any person or prop.
erty, or the transmission Of any mes.
sages or communications"
The punishment for violations OF
the bill is imprisonment at hard
labor, not more than five years nor
less than one year, or by fine not ex.
ceeding $1,000 nor less than 800. :"
Agents and officers of companies with
in the purpose OF the bill are to be
privileged from testifying in relation
to anything it prohibits, and no per-
son SO testifying is to be liable to pun.
ishment for any otfense concerning
which he was required to testify.
Free pass" as used in the bill is
defined "any form of ticket or mile.
age emitting the holder TO travel over
any part of the line Or lines OF any
railroad. issued to the holder as a
gif, in consideration of any service
performed or to be performed by such
holder or any other person, except
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Gathering Data About Reserves.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-At a meet.
ing of the senate committee on Indian
affairs a letter was read from Commits
sioner Leupp. of the Indian Office, say.
ing some data was being compiled re-
lating to the Belknap and Blackfeet
Indian agencies with view to aiding
the committee to reach a conclusion
with reference to Senator Carter's bill
providing for opening these reserva-
tions. 1t is understood the committee
will make report on Senator Carter 5
bills at the next regular meeting.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Pension Roll Is Large.

WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN present.
ing the pension appro opriation bill to
the house MIR. Gardiner mich. J, in
charge Of the bill, detailed an interest.
ing array Of information concerning
pensions. Forty years after the civil
war, he said, the pension appropris.
ton is at its maximum. There are
1000. 900 pensioners, all but So, ,524 Of
them from that war, with an annual
roll of Sl39 900, 600. In the 53,524 are
representatives of all other wars the
country ever had.
The civil war cost six billion dol.
lars. Up to the present time half as
much again has been paid out for pen.
sions and Mr.. Gardiner predicts that
If the end of its pension rolls comes
the first cost of the war will have been
equaled. In twenty years from now
he predicts the pension rolls will con.
tain half a million names of which
142, Ala will be chargeable to the Span
ish-American war. At the present
time, he says, the pension roll costs
the government just one.fourth of all
other expenses. In 1867, one year
after the civil war, the interest on the
public debt was over Sl43, 7OO, 900, and
the pension roll S20,933, ,55l. Now
these two items are practically re.
versed as to the amounts.
Mr.. Gardiner compared this pension
roll to that of France, with an annual
expenditure of $4,000, 600; Germany,
S2l 900, 900; Austria.Hungary, S10,-
000, 900, and Great Britain, $4,000, 900.
As to Spanish war veterans, he said
there were today more OF them on the
pension rolls than were in Shafter's 8
entire army in Cuba.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Labor Leader Warns Miners.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 1l.-Presideut Pat.
rick Dolau, of the local district United
Mine Workers Of America, whose res.
ignatiou was demanded last week at
the convention of delegates from the
local union In the district, because he
voted with the operators at Indian.
apolis to maintain the present wage
scale, tonight issued q statement in
which he gives his reason for so vot-
ing: In the statement President Do.
Ian says:
"Let US be honest about these
things. Our wages have been in.
creased more than 100 per cent. and
our hours of labor have been de-
creased from ten to eight hours since
1897. Is it right, by.Iiusisting upon
this Ryan resolution. to jeopardize all
these things? and let me tell you the
miners of the country have never won
q prominent soft coal strike under the
direction Of President Mitchell. Mark
Hanna settled the first anthracite
strike for US and President Roosevelt
the second. Nobody has settled our
big soft coal strikes. because we have
lost them. President Mitchell's big.
gest soft coal strike was in the south.
west. 1t lasted 18 months and ended
in utter failure. Hundreds OF good
men were victimized. The second soft
coal strike was in Maryland, where
our people over the entire state we're
utterly defeated. His other disastrous
soft coal strike was in Kentucky,
where our people were beaten.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Millions For Mormon Church.

WASHINGTON, Feb. &C. A..
Smurthwaile of Ogden, Utah, was
called for cross.ex amin alton by A. s..
Worthington, counsel for Senator
Reed Smoot, in the proceedings today
before the committee on privileges and
elections. After explaining the tithing
~ stem OF the Mormon church. Mr..
Smurthwaite was asked If the tithes
were invested in corporations.
~ am fearful that it is" he replied.
He estimated that tithing brought
the church q revenue of from 81, 500,.
600 to 81, ,000, 900 year, but no account.
ing had been made as far as he knew.
The protestants' counsel then an
nounced their case closed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
SENATORS DISCUSS RATE BILL.
Members Of Committee Have Trouble
Over Proposed Amendments.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The senate
committee on interstate commerce to.
day began consider alton of the Hep.
burn rate bill which passed the house
yesterday. Today was devoted to the
first section, which describes the kind
OF transportation to which the act
shall apply. Several amendments
were suggested by senators unfriendly
to the bill, but none were voted on
today. 1t is generally conceded that
the Hepburn bill, with only few modi.
fications, will have majority report
when the committee votes next Friday.
1t became evident during the dis.
cussion of the various amendments
that the arrangements to discuss the
bill next week would accomslish no
important result, 50 great were the
differences of the opponents and the
champions of the bill. Senators
Clapp and Dolliver charged that the
amendments were offered to obstruct
the perfection of a bill that stands a
good chance to become law. Sena.
tor Aldrich replied that the amend.
ments had been offered seriously,
whereupon Senator Clapp announced
that he would "waste no more time"
in the consideration of the bill, but
would be present to vote on the meas
ure on February Is. He then left the
committee room.
After the departure of Senator
Clapp, Senator Dolliver took the
committee to task for its "levity" in
considering railroad legislation. He
called attention to the fact that the
committee had been conducting hear.
ings since last summer and had not
arrived at any agreement. He
charged that some OF the committee
did not appear to desire an agree
ment.
Objection was made by Sem ator
Aldrich to the charge that ''levity"
had been displaysd, and said that be
had been serious in everything that
he had offered. Warming to the de.
fence Of his sincerity, he said that he
would talk in any manner he pleased
in discussing the proposed legislation
and would not be called to account by
Senator Dolliver.
The Iowa sen ator, who is the par
ticular champion OF the Hepburn bill,
with empasis replied that he. too,
would choose his own language and
cha acterize as he choose the methods
that he said had been resorted to.
Chairman Elkins, who had partici-
patcd in the early debate, raped for
order and few minu.e> later the
committee adjourned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14

LEwlsTOWN, Feb. 8.-A stay Of
judgment was granted this morning by
Judge Cheadle, until Saturday after.
noon at o'clock, in favor OF james
Sherman, who was found guilty Of
murder In the second degree for the
killing of Samuel Studzinski last
August, and who appeared in court
this morning to receive sentence. The
stay was granted on q motion OF At.
torney j. c. Huntoon for the defense,
who had previously filed a statement
OF the case against judgment, the priu.
cipal argument In which was that
Sherman is insane.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14

to the value of Miss Roosevelt's pres
ents-received and in transit. So far,
1t has been announced that four no.
tions, France, Cuba, Germany and
China, will send special gifts. The
French president has ordered the
finest piece of Gobelin tapestry; the
Empress OF China has eabled that her
present is on the way, and little Cuba
stands ready with S25, 900 to be in-
vested in jewels or the plantation that
surrounds San Juan hill, and:the Ger
man emperor will send dinner SER
vice.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Lower Fares In Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Feb. Ex-Governor Pat
tison has signed the Freiner 2.cent
bill, which was accepted by the senate
and is now law. 1t will not 20 into
effect until thirty days have elapsed.
The law provides that cents shall be
the maximum rate charged in Ohio for
transportation of passengers on rail.
roads OF Ohio for all distances in ex-
cess of FIVE miles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Hill Boasts About Rates.

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 j. j. Hill, when
questioned yesterday, said he did not
know what ch ance the Hepburn railway
regulation bill had of passing the SEN
ate, and would not express an opinion
OF its value as legislation.
~ know this much about it," be
said. "Beiore some of the railroads
get down to the rates the Great North.
ern is charging now they will all be
sick aud tired of rate regulation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
President Sees Clark's Paintings.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s. President
Roosevelt, accompanied by Senator
Clark of Montana. visited the Cor.
coran art gallery today to obtain q
view Of the Montana senator's collec.
lection of paintings. Mr.. Clark made
the collection for the adornment of his
mansion in New York. As that is not
ready for occupancy he has loaned
the collection to the Corcoran art gal.
lery. The collection consists of about
60 paintings, and contains works of
the greatest of the worlds masters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14

other hand, the American statistics
include high class goods carried by
express companies, which class IL not
included in the Prussians' figures.
Furthermore, they say, the American
roads receive immense sums for car
rying the mails aud the Prussian lines
almost nothing.
The original cost of the construc-
tion of the Prussiau lines was 63 per
cent. higher per mile than that of the
American roads. II conditions we're
equalized At all points, they figure
that the American average for freight
would be l.44 cents per ton, and that
Of Prussia 0.95 per ton per mile.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14

by such holder in the performance of
his duties an an employe of the rail.
road issuing the same" Railway
mail service men, while in the per-
formance of their duty, are to be ex.
empt from the provisions OF the bill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
HOUSE PASSES RATE BILL,
Hepburn Measure Receives Endorsement
That Is Almost Unanimous.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Before vot.
ing on the railroad rate bill the army
appropriation bill was reported to the
house by Mr.. Hull of Iowa. The house
passed the pension appropriation bill,
carrying 81 ,245, 900 for administr alton.
after a consideration of three hours.
The house passed the Hepburn rail-
road rate bill by a vote of 346 to Z.
After the rollcall the he'announcement of
the passage of the bill was received
with ripple OF Of applause. Speaker
Cannon stated the vote to be 346 yeas
and nays. Those voting against the
bill were all republicans. They were
Littlefield of Maine, Mccall and
Weeks OF Massachusetts, Perkins,
Southwick and 'Vreeland of New
York, and Sibley Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Sullivan of Massac achusetts,
voted "present, and was not paired.
There were % members paired, but
these pairs were generally political
ones. None of them was made upon
the bill and consequently did not in.
dicate opposition. The pension bill
was taken up in committee of the
whole with Mr.. Madden in the chair.
General debate on the bill was limited
to three hours and Mr.. Gardiner of
Michigan, in charge Of the bill took
the floor.
The following is summary of the
Hepburn bill:
The bill, according to Mr.. Hep.
burns statement in closing the debate
on the measure, was intended and die, J.,
50 far as it could be made, he said, 7,
comply specifically with the recon-
mendations of President Roosevelt on
the rate question. 1t gives the inter.
state commerce commission authority
when rate has been complained OF
as unreasonable" by q shipper, to
investigate the rate, state whether or
not it ia unreasonable, and II found to
be unreasonable, to name rate which
is to be Just and reasonable and fairly
remuuerative and which Is to be the
maximum rate to be charged.
This rate so fixed is to 60 into effect
80 days after it is announced by the
commission. subject during that time
to be set aside or suspended by the
commission or by the courts. After
it has gone into effect, it Ia to remain
the rate for three years. During this
time, according to the opinion tha,
has been expressed by those who have
participated in the debate, the rate
may also be reviewed by the courts
and If found to be in conflict, either
with the terms of the act or with the
constitution, by being confisc atory, II
can be set aside by the courts.
Another important feature is the
definition OF the word "railroad" and
transportation" and q manner to
include auxiliary instrumentalities oi
the common carrier and to bring them
within the control of the commission.
This power to name reasonab rate
and the inclusion of the auxiliaries
within the jurisdiction Of the commits
sion are said to be the new features.
All other provisions are modifica.
tions of existing laws. They include
publicity of railroad methods, which
is to be aided by prescribing q system
of bookkeeping and enlarging the
commission to seven members and in.
creasing salaries of members to SlO..
600 year.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-07-06
A Romantic Wedding.

A romantic marriage of a popular
young couple of the Conner section
took place Sunday, July the first.
Mr.. Oliver Mcdonald and Miss
Nancy Smith attended the morning
service at the Ocklawaha Baptist
Church, and none of their friends
knew that in little while they would
be made one.
Immediately after the service they
drove to Lynne, where Col. R. F. Rog-
ers united them in marriage. They
then returned home and announced
the news of their marriage to their
friends, who, after their surprise,
wished them all manner of happiness.
The Ocala Banner joins the other
friends of these young people in hop
ing their life together will be one of
usefulness, prosperity and happiness.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-07-06
AT the Variety Store Yesterday.

Great crowds continued to throng
the Variety Store all day yesterday,
where the great Newark Salvage sale
is being conducted by the Southern
Mills and Factory Syndicate. Those
that were there the day before re-
turned and continued to take advan-
tage of the sacrifice prices. 1t is sup
posed that the sale will reach its cul-
mination today and extraordinary eff
forts have been made to see that the
customers are waited on promptly
Cash boys, package wrappers and
clerks by the score have been en-
gagged for today, and it is promised
that every customer will receive
prompt and polite attention.
The company want to make this
sale record breaker in its history,
and for that purpose are making ex-
traordinary preparations.
If you want to learn just what jul
dicious and systematic advertising
will accomplish take a peep into the
Variety today. 1t will put all doubts
aside. You will see customers buying
from the advertised list and you will
see further that every article will be
sold just as advertised with the dis
tinct understanding that every article
may be returned if it does not come
up to the guarantee.
The Variety will be the great
Fourth of July rendezvous. To see it
it will be almost like a circus. and it
will cost you nothing.
The Red Front tells the whole
story.