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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-11-08
THE UTES ARE STUBBORN
A Fight With Redskins in Wyom.
ing Is Probable.
A Panic Prevails in Vicinity Of
MoOrehead, Mont, on Account
of Indian DcpredntiOns.

Sheridan, Wyo.-We are going
to visit Chief Whitecow Bull
Of the Cheyennes at any cost and will
not be taken back to Utah to starye.
We would rather die first" is the
substance Of the answer Of Chief
Kannapp to the soldiers. The In
dams are getting holder and pay no
attention to the soldiers. A fight
was almost started Tuesday when
an Indian encountered a sentinel OF
the tenth cavalry. The Indian refuA
ed to turn out Of the path and rudely
bumped against the soldier. Only the
Intervention Of some cavalry men
prevented a serious encounter, as
other Indians came up. AS the Utes
are continually on the move In small
bands. cowboys are hired by the sol
diers as scouts to keep track OF the
Indians. The latest report from the
front locates the main Ute band In
the vicinity Of Moorehead going
rapidly toward the Cheyenne reser
walton. Two more troop trains are
reported out OF Fort Robinson follow
ing the first train unloaded 81 Ar
vada this morning.
A messenger who has just arrived
from Moorhead, Mont, says the Wild
est excitement prevails in that yicin-
ity on account Of the d~epredatlous OF
Indians. Wagonloads Of women and
children are being driven to places
Of safety Ia fear OF more serious
trouble. TIE Spear ranch Is being
converted into a fort and Is we'll
stocked with guns and ammunition. The
ranch blacksmith shop, a log build
ing. Is now heavily embarked and
~loopholes have been bored In the
walls.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-11-08

Billings. Mont. A telephone
message from Aryada. Wye. Tues
day afternoon stated that the
renegade Ute Indians are intrenched
In a strong position in the hills al.
iaccnt 20 Arvada and that the Tenth
and Sixth cavalry troops are recon
noitering the country preparatory TO
closing IN on the redskins.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-11-08

Topeka-The second dividend 10 be
paid BY the receiver Of the First Na-
tionhl bank was made Saturday. The
sum was q 10 per cen dividend ana
amounted 20 s~229.1bs1a. This IA tho
second dividend within ten months
ana there viii probably Be another
prior { Christmas.
cenEressman Kctcham nsad.
New York Representative John
Henry ketoham. of Dover Pialn. died
OF npopiexy AZ q hospital ID ihis city
suaday Ho was "a years % age.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Farmers Plan Big Strike.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. PA strike of
the 100000 farmers composing the
American Society of Equity, an or.
ganization with headquarters in
Indianapolis, has been called for
March l. Every one who responds to
this call will agree to withhold from
marketing any agricultural products
excepting at prices that are up to the
level that has been decreed as equit.
able by the officials of thel organizes
tiou.
This organizat claims that the
producers ought to get at least S1 8
bushel for wheat, no matter what may
be the size OF the crop. The cali Of
the strike sets forth q minimum sell.
ing price of all farm products, prices
which the agricultural strikers claim
those are entitled to and can get II
they stand together. Kansas and
Minnesota are being flooded with
copies of this cali. 1t is figured By
the officials of the organization that II
these states hold out for the higher
prices, the movement will prove q
success.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Treasurer Gets Big Rake-Off.

CINCINNATI, February 23.-County
Treasurer Hynicka received about
$40, 900 ia gratuities from various
banks for deposits of public funds,
according to his testimony today be-
fore the commission appointed by the
state senate to investigate the public
Offices of Cincinnati and Hamilton
county.
The three democratic members of
the commission, Senator'S Drake,
Espy and Schmidt were assisted by
Attorney Philip Roettinger, the two
republicans who had been named to
serve with them having resigned from
membership on the commission. Be.
fore the testimony of Treasurer Hy.
nicka, several bankers had testified to
the payment of gratuities to various
persons connected with the county
treasurer's Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Political Revival In Progress.

TOPEKA, kas., Feb. 22.-In an ad.
dress at a banquet given by the demo.
Gratis here touight, Governor Folk
said, in part:
IA political revival is going on all
over the land today on the subject Of
graft. The people OF Philadelphia,
Cincinnati or Pennsylvania and Ohio,
have been fighting to gain the govern
meut they had lost. The people are
beginning to awaken to the realiz alton
of the fact that the government Of
city, state and nation belongs to them,
and they can take the government into
their own hands whenever they wish.
This is the idea true democracy stands
for-,he rule of the people.
The moral awakening that is now
sweeping over the country is simply
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
To Regulate Forest Reserve Grazing.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-Forester
Pinchot today agreed to promulgate
q departmental order, under which
owners OF livestock grazing herds on
forest reserves, aggrieved at the de.
partmental orders limiting the number
of stock to be grazed in any reserves,
can appoint committee composed OF
members of the association, which
shall constitute an advisory board of
the forestry bureau to consider with
the bureau all questions of increasing
or readjusting the number Of cattle or
sheep grazed In reserves. All mem.
bers of livestock associations are to
be bound by the decision of the advis.
ory board in its division of range
among members. The idea of appoint.
ing q committee of stockmen as an ad-
visory board Of the forest reserve
management origina ated with President
Fred w. Gooding, of the Idaho Live
stock association. who took up the
matter with the forest bureau some
months ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Knox Has q Rate Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Mr. Knox's
much-discussed and long.expected
railroad rate bill was introduced in
the senate today, and because of the
exceptional interest of the subject it
was accorded the unusual privilege of
reading for the information of
the senators on the day of introduc.
tion. Close attention was given. In
q brief statement Mr.. Knox said that
he did not hope to have the committee
on interstate commerce do more than
consider the bill as affording light on
the question of court review of the
findings of the interstate commerce
commission. Mr.. Foraker gave
notice of speech for next Wednesday
on the rate question.
The rem ainder of the day was de.
voted to listening to the reading of
Washington's farewell address by Mr..
McCreary, and considering the hazing
bill which was passed just before
adjournment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Wrecked BY Big Locomotive.

SPOKANE, Feb. 23.-One of the mon.
ster freight engines of the Great North.
ern, on a wild dash from Hilly ard,
crashed into the o. r. T. N. passenger
train from Pendleton last night, at
the transfer junction at Spokane. a..
H. Walker, passenger: Henry Taylor.
transfer agent at the junction, and
Miss Daisy Robinson were seriously
hurt.
The engine hit the baggage car al
most in the center and tore it from the
mail car, carrying portion of that
car with it. Carrying the car on its
pilot. the wild engine brushed the
transfer station over. tore up the plat
form, and brought up 100 yards away.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Garfield Denies Packers Story.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Commissione
of Corporation Garfield was subjected
to q severe alton in the
packers case today, and was still on
the stand when court adjourned.
During the examin alton he admitted
that he had turned over to the depart.
ment Of justice some information
which had been secured during the In.
vestig alton of the beef industry, but
asserted that it was nothing which
had any direct bearing on the case
now on hearing. The informant
given the department of justice, he
said, had been received by the agents
of the department from men all over
the country claiming to have informa.
tion of the violation of law by the de-
fendan No information obtained
from the packers was given to the de.
partment of justice.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Orchard Made Long Confession.

DENVER, Feb. 23.-Detective James
Mcfarland has left for Idaho with
all documentary evidence in the Steu.
nenberg murder case, including Har-
ry Orch ards confession, in his pos.
session. He will testify before the
grand jury which is to begin its in.
vestigation next Monday. He will be
the principal witness, and his exam.
ination will probably occupy a full
day or two. Before leaving he as
serted that 20 one could wish the &C.
cused federation men fair trial more
than himself, but he declared that he
is amply able to prove his charges.
Orchards confession, copy of
which is on file in this city, en-
braces lOl pages, closely typewriter
aud contains fully $4,000 words. 1t
was secured by Mcfarland with two
of his steuographers while he inter-
viewed Orchar in the penitentiary a.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Too Mach Red Tape at Panama.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-John F. Wal.
lace, formerly chief engineer Of the
Panama canal, has contributed an ar.
ttcle to the March number of the En-
gtneerinR Magazine, recounting HE
observ ations and experience during
the year which be was in charge Of
the construction work in the canal
zone.
In this article, Mr.. Wallace de-
clares it to be his belief that "it will
require more time and money to con.
struct high level canal on the 85.foot
plan, under the present method of gov.
ernment control, than it will to con-
struct sea.level canal provided the
work is accomplished by modern ef.
ficient method"
He advocates placing the work in
the hands of one mana practical en-.
gineer-with unlimited authority: or
letting the work to one large contra act
ing firm.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
DETECTIVES SECURE LETTERS.
Labor Leaders Alleged To BE Implicated
In Several Serious Crimes.

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. PA story is
published here today to the effect that
letter written at the headq u arters of
the Western Federation Of Miners in
Denver was the foundati upon which
the detetective work to secure the evi.
dence which will be used against the
prisoners now charged with the muir.
der OF Former Governor Steunenberg.
This letter, it 10 stated. was addressed
to member of the federation in Sill.
yer City, Idaho, but he did not call
for it and detectives secured the mis-.
sive.
It is stated that the letter directed
the ass sassin alton Of Steunenberg, and
as an encouragement to the act, refer.
red to other crimes which had been
committed and the perpetrators of
which had escaped punishment. The
name of the person to whom the letter
was addressed 10 withheld. Other let.
ters from the Denver Office of the fed.
GRAFTON are said to have been inter.
cepted, and it is stated that these let.
ters have been used in securing dam.
oging statements from one of the pris:
oners under arrest.
The prisoners Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone are confined in separate
cells. They are permitted to have
books. but no newspapers, and they
are allowed to consult together once
each day in the presence of officers.
DENVER, Feb. 22.-The Western
Federation of Miners will spend $780,.
600 to secure the release of Charles
Meyer, president of the Western Fed.
GRAFTON; William Haywood, secretary
of the Western Federation, and Mr..
Pettibone, and any other members Of
the organization who may be arrested
in connection with the assassin ation
of Ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg,
or any other crime of which they be.
lieve them innocent.
This announcement was m ade today
The federation will use every cent in
the treasury and will then ask the aid
OF every labor organization in the
country. Attorney Richardson wires
from Boise that the evidence against
President Meyer, Secretary Haywood
and Mr.. Pettibone is not of convict.
ing character and that the charges
against the men are built solely upon
the alleged confession Of Orchard.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Plans For Lofty Skyscraper.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The Singer
Manufacturing company fled plans
yesterday with Building Superinten.
dent Murphy for structure which
will be higher than all existing sky.
crapers by. from 200 to 800 feet, and
will be about 40 feet higher than the
Washington monument. Accompany.
ing the improvement Of the property
which it already owns adjoining its
present building at Broadway and
Liberty street, the company will erect
over the central part of the enlarged
structure q tower of forty stories.
which will rise to the height of 593
feet 10s inchhes.
The tower will be IS feet square for
SO stories and will be surmounted by
q wall containing four additional
stories, above which will be cupola
and flagstaff.
Borings have been taken over the
area to be convered by the tower, and
it has been found that there will be no
AAAuVuAVS ~ AVOOAAAS y oNAASAVoeAy Ak
found alton on bedrock to carry the
enormous weight. All engineering
problems in connection with the pro-
lect, it is said, have been satisfactori.
ly worked out.
The total cost of the improvem ents,
including the tower, as estimated by
the company's architect, is @5, SOC, 900.
With the exception of the Eiffel tower,
the building will be the loftiest struc.
ture in the world. It will be nearly
60 feet higher that the Philadelphia
city hall, more than 200 feet higher
than the Park Row building or The
New York Times building, and over
100 feet higher than the famous spires
of Europe, with the exception of those
OF the Cologne cathedral, which rise
5l2 feet above ground.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28

the patriotism that comes from the
hearts of the people, determina alton
to stamp out the things that dishonor
in public life, the things that oppress
in public life-a firm resolve that
government shall be representative of
the good, not of the bad.
"This movement against graft is not
q movement against wealth. The dis.
tinguishing characteristic of this
crusade for higher ideals in public
life and in private business is the con-
serv atism of the people,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Taft Had q Busy Day.

CHICAGO, Feb. @. Secretary of
War Taft today, before an audience
which filled the Auditorium to the
doors. delivered au oration on 1.-THE
Army and the Republic" He spoke
under the auspices of the Union
League club of this city, which for
years has been feature of the cele-
bration of the birthday of Washing.
ton. In the morning the secretary
addressed 5000 school children who
were gathered in the same hall in
which he delivered his afternoon ad.
dress. He chose 1.-THE Philippines
as the subject of his first address.
At night he spoke for the third time
at the banquet held in the Union
League club house, and this time he
discussed the Panama canal.
In opening his address in the after.
noon, which was the most important
speech of the three, Secretary Taft
declared that his work had for so
long been .ot such an exclusive char.
acter that he did not know about any.
thing except the Philippines, the Pan.
anna canal, the army and the best
methods of organizing matrimonial
excursion. The Philippines, he said,
had already been discussed, the Pan.
anna canal he had reserved for his
speech at the banquet and the only
subject left for the afternoon was
''The Army" He spoke at some
length, discussing the organic ations,
needs and requirements of the army,
urging strongly upon his hearers that
the people support both the army and
the navy in such q manner that both
could be maintained at a state of the
highest efficiency.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Must Reside On HOmesteads.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The senate
committee on irrig alton today agreed
to report adversely the Hepburn bill
granting leaves of absence to home.
steaders on lands to be irrigated. The
bill provides that leaves should not
exceed six months in one year, but
authorized their continuance until ir.
rigation projects were completed. The
committee took the position that an
absence of such character would be
conducive to frauds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
RATE MEASURE REPORTED.
Senate Committee Decides Not To Make
Amendments to the Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-By a vote
OF eight to five, the senate committee
on interstate commerce today agreed
to report the Hepburn rate bill with
out amendment. but the resolution re.
served to the members of the COM
mittee freedom of action concern.
ing amendments offered in the senate.
BY vote Of five to three, republicans
prev ailing, Senator Tillman, a demo.
crat, was given the honor of reporting
the bill. This establishes q precedent
in that the republicans have given to
q democrat control of an importan
measure passed by q republican house
and indorsed by republican presi.
dent.
In spite of the fact that the senate
was not in session today, nearly all of
the sen ators were drawn to the capitol
by the contest in the interstate COM
merce committee. AS soon as the re.
suit was made known specul alton be.
gan as to the probable procedure on
the floor. 1t was predicted that there
would be delays, and all sorts of OBJ.
structive tactics used. This was con.
tradicted. however, by Senators AL
drich and Crane and other leading
nators not members of the interstate
commerce committee. They said they
would favor reaching an agreement
whereby the bill could be placed on
the calendar as the unfinished busi-
ness ahead of the statehood bill.
They said they thought the prominence
given the railroad rate question and
the interest the people of the United
States have taken in it, entitled the
question to early consideration. l,
was agreed, however, on all sides,
that the discussion must be prolonged,
and that undoubtedly it would be az
bitter as any taken in the senate. All
factions conceding that the Hepburn
bill will pass the senate, the only con.
test will be over an effort to incor.
porate into the bill some provision for
court review of the orders OF the inter.
state commerce commission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
MURDERER HOCH HANGED.
Cold BlOOdcd Criminal Executed After
Efforts to Escape GallOws.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Johann Hoch,
convicted OF the murder of his wife,
Marie Welcker.H Hoch, was hanged in
the county Jail today at l:34 o'clock.
Three times respited, Hoch insisted to
the last that he be granted all the de.
lay that the law conceded him. Under
the wording Of his sentence, Hoch was
to hang between the hours of 10 q. m.
and p. IN. When the last resource
OF his attorneys-an appeal to the
federal court alleging violation Of
the Fourteenth amendment to the con.
stitution, which forbids that a man
shall be deprived of his life without
due process of law-had been denied,
Hoch abandoned all hope of saving
his life, but still insisted that he be al
lowed to live as nearly to . o'clock as
possible
Johann Hoch was IN some respects
most remarkable criminal. The
exact number of women he murdered
will probably never be known, but
he is reported TO have had more than
a score Of wives in the last 10 years.
Seven of this number he weeded in
this city. some of whom are said to
have died under suspicious circum-
stances,
Mrs. Marie Welcker.H Hock, for
whose murder Hoch was sentenced to
hang today, died Of arsenical poison
lug after Il short illness, December 10
OF last year. Preceding her death he
money, as he had done in mos. of his
previous marriages.
Five days after her death he mar.
ried her sister, Mrs. Emelia Fisher,
his last wife as far as the record shows
, now, and the day following the wed.
ding he obtained from her $3.50 to be
used, he said in paying the mortgage
ou the furniture aud house where he
lived. A day "r two later he disap-
peared and Mr.. Fisher Hoch re-
ported to the police.
A search for Hoe. extending to Mil
waukee, Cincinnati, Pi'=burg and
New York then bcgan. He was ar
rested in New York January 80 on in.
formation given by woman at whose
home he was boarding aud to whom
he is said to have proposed marriage
after an acquaintance Of scarcely "a
hours.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Missouri River On Rampage.

NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Feb. 22-The
Missouri river is cutting through its
banks eigh, miles above here and un-
less something is done this will be an
inund a,eG town. Opposite what is
known As June's point the river has
been cutting for some time. a report
from there says it has cut three.quar.
tiers of mile and a large amount OF
land has been washed away.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28

the northern part Of the kingdom.
The first shipment starts from the
Pacific coast on March 5. The bsgs
bear an inscription in Japanese stat.
ing that the -four is q gift from the
government Of Canada q to famine suf.
ferers. Directions in bread making
and samples OF yeast used in the pro-
cess are also being sent. The -four
selected is made from wheat from the
provinces of Manitoba and Alberta.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Affecting Indian Reservations

WASHINGTON. Feb. ga measure
that Is OF interest to every state aud
territory In which there remains In
dian reserv ations. has been presented
by Senator Carter, of Montana. 1t is
bill sweeping in its character, and is
intended to check the Introduction Of
innumerable bills providing for spe.
ctal action of congress to open lands
now comprised within Indian reserva.
tions or permit the lands of Indians
to be leased for the benefit of these
wards Of the government.
Senator Carter's bill authorizes the
president in his discretion to classify
and allot Indian reserv ations any,
where in the country. 1t is further
provided that when allotments of
lands in severalty shall have been
made from the reserv alton lands, the
surplus lands not required in making
proper allotments to the Indians shall
be restored to the public domain and
opened to settlement and entry under
the pu bile land laws.
Much complaint has been made from
time to time regarding the loose man.
Der in which congress has treated the
question of allotment to Indians, and
also the disposition of lands which
are opened to sale and settlement after
the requirements of the Indians have
been satisfied. In almost every state
and territory where Indian lands have
been allotted, and where surplus lands
have been restored to the public do
main or opened to entry or sale, diff
ferent plans for procedure and final
results, either in respect to the amount
of lands given the Indians, or the
prices to be fixed for the sale of SUR
plus lands have been adopted. 1t is
the plan of Senator Carter to bring
about uniformity in these matters un.
der the direction of the president, who
will, of course, be advised by the sec-
retary of the interior and the officials
of the Indian Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
Speaker Henderson Is Dead.

DUBUQUE. Ia, Feb. 25.-Former
Speaker David B. Henderson. of the
national house Of representatives, died
at o'clock this afternoon at Mercy
hospital, of paresis, which attacked
him nine months ago. He began to
sink Friday afternoon. rallied Satur.
day morning, but 10 the morning
lapsed into unconsciousness and failed
rapidly until the end came.