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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
A Busy bay In Congress.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-The con.
gressioual situation tonight is such
that congress can adjourn tomorrow.
All OF the appropriation bills have
beer passed and will be ready for the
signature of the president tomorrow.
The conference report on the pure
food bill was favorably acted upon
BY the senate and the house today.
This passes the bill.
The conference report on the bill
crea,iug bureau of nationaliza alton
aud immigration was adopted by the
house today. This passes the bill.
Late IN the afternoon the conferees
on the agricultural appropriation bill
returned to the senate chamber and
Mr.. Proctor presented their report.
u va, read and without comment was
agreed to. II carried the meat iusp pee.
ticL provision as presented by the
hou.e. The house adopted the con.
ference report, amid much applause.
TLi- passed the bill, and when signed
b. the presiding officers Of both
houses. il will 90 to the president.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Graft In san Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.-Accused
OF selling large quantities. of blankets
and appropriating the money, John
Clark. superintendent of the Red
Cross relief station No. l, at Golden
Gate park. and George Bryant, eugi-
neer at the children's playground in
the park, who, it is alleged, aided and
abetted Clark, were arrested BY detec-
tives today. The police state that
they were made aware of the alleged
populations through A. Suggerman, .
junk dealer. While refugee in the
park, Suggerman made the acquain-
tance OF Bry ant, and after Suggerman
had resumed business, 1t is alleged,
Bry ant called upon him and said he
could sell him quantity of new gov
ernmeut blankets. Bryant said he
could deliver him 400 pairs and II the
price was satisfactory, it would lead
to delivery Of 500 pairs per week.
Suggerman notified the police, who
set trap for the man. After some
haggling q price OF 1925 was agreed
upon and according to Detective
Ryan, Bryant handed Suggerman an
envelope with Clark's name on it,
which the teamster was to hand to
Clark, so that Clark would know the
right man.
A wagon followed by the detectives
was sent for the blankets and secured
400. which are being held a. evidence.
Clark was arrested at the relief sta
tion and Bryant at Suggerma ans
store, where he was waiting to receive
the money.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
President Vetoed Blackfeet Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-President
Roosevelt this afternoon vetoed the
Blackfeet reservation bill. This bill
really brought up the question of con-
Aict between the laws of the state and
the old Blackfeet Indian treaty nego-
tisted In 1883, upon which the Fort
Belknap case was based.
The Indian Office insisted on main.
tanning, for the Indians on the Black
feet ervation, substantially the
same extensive rights to the water 40
decreed to the Belknap Indians by the
court decision. The bill, as presented
to the president for his approval,
limited the Indian rights to actual ap.
preparations by them, but gave them
two years after survey, allotment and
c!assitications Of land and the presi-
dents proclamation, opening the
country to settlement, within which to
make their actual appropriations.
These limitations, which seemed very
liberal to the senate and house. were
vigorously opposed by the Indian de.
partment and Secretary Hitchcock.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Armour Denies All Charges.

NEW YORK, June 3D.. Ogden Ar.
mour, head of one OF the largest of the
Chicago packing houses, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, Lolita, who
has been under the care of Prof. Lo.
REM in Vienna, has arrived. Mr.. Ar.
mour made public the following state.
ment regarding the recent packing
house exposures:
son summing up what has been said
about the packers and what has been
done to the packing industry, one ma
turally inquiries: What has become
OF our boasted American fair playa
One of the largest American industries
has been attacked and attacked with
out reason in q way that has dis
credited American goods Of all kinds
abroad. All over Europe there is
open agitation for a boycott on Ameri-
can products.
"The entire export trade Of this
country has been badly damaged. To
estimat the total loss now would be
merely guess work. 1t may run into
the hundreds of millions. When
American industries are slaudered by
persons who pretend to speak a.
Americans, it is to be expected that
foreign competitors will take advaut.
age Of it.
"But the American meat industry
cannot be destroyed by socialistic
agitators, political revolutionists,
stump speeches or sensational Jour-
nalism running amuck. 1t has existed
for 40 years. Its products have made
their way into every quarter OF the
earth on merit. They speak for them.
selves. They are as good today as
they were yesterday. If they can be
improved they will be better tomor.
WOW -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
PadiOcks On saloon Doors,

KANSAS CITY, July l.-For the first
time in their existence, perhaps, all
saloons in both the Kansas City's
were closed tight today. On the Mis-.
souri, side, it was the usual Sunday
closing that has been carried out for
months past by order OF Governor
Folk. On the Kansas side, where the
prohibition law has been openly vio-
lated for years, the closing was the
result of Governor Hoch's campaign
to stop the sale of liquor, not only on
Sunday, but on every other day in the
week.
Since the Sunday closing order has
been in effect on the Missouri side,
80, 900 weekly have gone to the Kan
sas side for relief, but today none was
in sight. The lid was not only on in
Kansas. but it was padlocked. In
Kansas. in order to emphasize his
earnestness in his authority, District
Attorney Eickett had padlocks placed
on the doors OF all joints.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
RATE BILL BECOMES LAW
Measure Passed By Congress Goes Into
Effect In Sixty Days

WASHINGTON. June 90 The confer
ence report or the rate bill wa called
up by Senator Tilltna. ,;.i> morning.
The report which he opposed in str:k.
Ing language was mA'!e 'he occasion
for a broad side a, t;.s. president aud
also at the conference. Discussing
the friendly attitude VI the president
toward rate reyu! alton, Til.man de.
clared that the president had deserted
at a crucial period.
''For the time being" said Til!mau.
''the big stick and pitchfork were
aligned together. but when tie pitch
fork got 20 the Airing line it saw the
big sticks Goa, tail. hustliug toward
the rear. TIE president is now -!i3
ing on ali ifours to get between the
fathers aud sons legs
The conference report was adopted
withou, division. This vote had the
effect OF finally passing the BILL The
senate then adopted the joint resolu.
tion, hxing the time when the act shall
90 into effect at two months after its
approval by the president.
The president tonight, at ll:l5
signed the railroad rate bill. He also
signed the naturalization bill and the
bill for the construction of lock ca
nal over the isthmus of Panama.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Many Americans Killed.

SALISBURY, Eng, July l.-Driving
at q mad pace over the London South.
western railway, the American line ex-
press, carrying 43 of the steamer New
iork's passengers from Plymouth to
London, plunged from the track lust
after passing that station here, at
1851 o'clock this morning, and man
gled to death in its wreckage % pas.
sengers who sailed from New York
June 23 and four of the trainmen.
Besides those to whom death came
speedily, q dozen persons were in
iured, some of them seriously.
The late hour of the New York's ar
rival at Plymouth saved many lives.
She carried more than 80 travellers for
London, but many of them elected to
travel comfortably to Southampton,
in preference to the late landing at
Plymouth and the long night ride
across country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Agree On Pure Food Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 28.-The pure
food bill was agreed upon by the con.
ferees for the senate and house last
night and was reported to the senate
just before adjournment. The house
bill was taken as basis of agree.
ment, and into this were grated many
of the important sections of the sen.
ate measure, which had been given
great attention by Senator McCumber
and Congressman Hepburn, extending
over three sessions OF congress.
The bill az agreed upon m axes it q mis-
demeanor for any person to manufac.
ture, sell or offer for sale any article
of food, drugs, medicines or liquors
which is adulterated or misbranded,
or which contains any poisonous or
deleterious substance. 1t prescribed
for each offense fine not to exceed
$500, one years Imprisonment, or
both, within the discretion of the court,
and for each subsequent offense a fine
of not less than 81 900 or one years
Imprisonment.
Section 2 prohibits the introduction
into any state or territory, or the Dis
trict of Columbia, from any other
state, territory, or district, or any
foreign country, or the shipment to
any foreign country, of any article
adulterated or misbranded within the
meaning of the act, under penalty not
exceeding q fine of 5000 for the first Of.
tense and $500 or one years imprison.
ment or both for each subsequent Of
tense. Concerning shipments to a
foreign country, it is provided that no
article shall be deemed misbranded or
adulterated when no substance is used
in conflict with the laws of the foreign
country for which it is intended.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
HAD NOTHING TO WEAR.
Northern Montana Visitor Gould Not Dine
With the President.

WASHINGTON, June %. - Senator
Carter and John Willis of Glasgow,
and Thomas NJ. Everett of Harlem,
called on the president this morning
with blood in their eyes.
1--WE called to ask him why in the
name OF all that's holy it takes more
than four years to survey the Milk
river valley" said Senator Carter.
''The government agents have been
At work surveying that valley ever
since 1902, and they are not done yet.
We told the pre.ident If the govern
ment did not intend to ever get down
to actual work, for goodness sake to
let the people get q whack at it them.
selves. They stand ready to do the
work If the government won't, and l
will bet all have that it will not take
them four years to make few lines
on paper"
The president said he would take up
the matter with the reclamation serv.
ice at once and Willis and Everett
paid call upon Director Walcott of
the geological survey and lodged their
kick with him.
Willis, who is an old friend of the
president, was invited to dinner this
evening, but declined.
81 haven't any dress suit, Mr.. Pres.
ident,' he said, land l guess I'll
have to side step. I'll be around here
for few days, though, and if you do
any horseback riding will be mighty
glad to take run with YOU"
81 don't care whether you are
dressed in spike-tailed coat or a
cowpuncher's outfit" said the presi.
dent: "you're welcome at my table in
any old Clothes"
But that did not encourage Willis q
bit and be could not be persuaded to
take in the dinner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

were working with fransi, haste in an
effoYsto save the ira aprisoue, man, but
the shifting sand surgeG hack and re.
uewvc its grip upon the prisoner al.
mos; as fast as they could remove it,.
Wner the rescuers began to abandon
hope OF getting Fisher OUT alive they
Reluctantly decided to notify his family
of his predicameut aud the wife,
mother and brother were witnesses ~:
the alI-u;ght fight for life that fol.
lowed. Hundreds 0: people locked TO
the scene aud many Of them remained
there ali uigLt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Buried In ou.cksand.

New YORK, June 2s.-After fighting
against death for more than twenty.
two hours, jeremiah Fisher, a plum.
Der, was rescued alive today from a
sand pit at Tompkinsville, Staten Is.
lard, in which he had been imprisoned
since yesterday forenoon. Fisher is
in pitiab!e CONDITION from exhaus.
tion and may not recover.
Fisher was working il az excava.
ton when a passing street car
loosered the ground and sent down an
avalanche OF sand. The sand sifted
;n around his legs. holding him as in
a wise, and gradually rising until only
his head was visible
For hours a large force Of rescusrs
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
MANY NEW LAWS.
First Session Of Fifty-Niuth Congress
Witnessed Important Legislation.

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-Promptly
at 10 O'Clock tonight Vice-Presideut
Fairbanks in the sena ate and Speaker
Cannon in the house declared the final
ad djournment Of the first session of the
Fifty ninth congress. For the first
time congress adjourned on the day
which closed the fiscal year. Other
sessions have adjourned before aud
some after June 30, but the Fifty ninth
congress ended its session on the day
when the government strikes its bal.
auces and closes its books.
The first session Of the 59th congress
was a strenuous session from start to
finish. The measure which caused the
greatest debate is the rate bill. Begun
with the session, its consideration
continued throughout.
The pure food enactment aud the
meat inspection provision are also i'm.
portant changes in the federal attitude
toward both the producers and con.
sumers OF the country.
A uniform and more strict method
OF naturalizing all foreigners was en-.
acted.
The immunity of witnesses from
prosecution who give testimony before
government tribunals was made the
subject Of an enactment which clearly
states when such immunity obtains,
and when otherwise.
A bill removing the internal revenue
tax on dena.ured alcohol was also
passed,
The type Of Panama canal was fixed,
thus settling question which has per.
picked both the professional aud lay
mind. The president is to build a
lock-level canal, and was given total
of s39, ,ooo,0 for the year for tha,
purpose. 1t was required that materi al
for the canal should be of American
manufacture unless the president shall
find the price excessive, in which case
be is given authority to buy abro ad
The tariff tC be collected by the
Philippine government on goods en-.
tering the island trade was revised.
A measure Of Importance to railro ad
aud other employees engaged In
hazardous employment, known as the
employers liability bill, became q
law.
The government will participate il
the amestowu ter.centennial exposi
tion, and Sl.325. 900 was authorized to
be expended out of the federal treasury
for tha event.
Speedy appropriations for the San
Francisco sufferers resulted from re.
quests by the president. $500, 900 be.
ing donated directly, and supplies
furnished by the government nearly
equaled that amount.
Private pension legislation, for the
benefit of old soldiers who are unable
to receive a pension under the statute
laws, kept up its usual heavy pace.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Wind Derails Train,

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. June 2s "A high
wind early this morning blew over a
train of eleven cars at Weir, small
station east Of Cheyenne. The cars
were used as quarters for japanese
laborers and were on siding at the
time OF the accident. Twenty laborers
were injured. seven seriously. The
wind a!so blew down abou. mile of
telegraph pole. and d!d otier lam age.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Building Appropriations Reduced.

WAsHINGTON, June 25.-The senate
committee on public buildings gave
Montana the worst of it to the extent
of $4,000, that amount being cut Off
the post Office bills.
The original house bill for the Great
Falls post Office, custom house and
land Office was 1925, 900. The senate was
pars;monious and made it $3.50, GOO.
The Missoula post Office was given
$4,000 by the house, but was allowed
only $4,000 by the senate. The sen.
ate was generous with Butte and gave
her 81, 900 additional to the post Office
huildinu
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
FaVOrs state Distillcrics.

TOPEKA, June Ex-Governor Hoch
is in favor OF the establishment of a
state denatured alcohol distillery in
Kansas. suck distillery said the
governor last night, would furnish
means for employing Il large number
OF convicts, and the courts could not
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Against Tariff Revision

WASHINGTON, June 2s.-Sen ator
Warren made a speech in the senate
today on his resolution calling on the
director of the census for a statement
covering the extent of the livestock in.
tustry of the United States and of the
foreign business Of this country ir
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
Enforcing Law In kansas.

KANSAS CITY, June 2s.-The anti
saloon crusade at Kansas City, Kas.,
was renewed today with increased
vigor. In addition to destroying the
liquor and bar fixtures, G. w. Trick
EFT, the assistant attorney general ap.
pointed by Governor Hoch to enforce
the prohibition law, today threatened
to demolish the saloon buildings if the
owners persist in renting their places
to joint keepers. Many OF these build.
ings are owned by brewing companies.
Today Assistant Attorney Trickett be.
gan sending out warnings TO propri-
etors.
''This is to notify you.' reads the
warning, THAT if you permit said
premises to be again used for the sale
of intoxic ating liquors, so as to make
necessary the issuance of a second
writ of abatement, | shall order the
premises sufficiently demolished SO
that no third trip will be necessary
and in addition will cite you for con.
tempt Of court in assisting in violating
the order of the court
There are about 100 saloons in
Kansas City, Kas., about fifty of
which have been closed. The liquors
and fixtures in fifteen of these had been
seized by the county officials up to TO-.
day. A portion of this property was
destroyed yesterday and today the OF.
dcials continued to spill liquor and
break up costly bars, tables and other
furniture already brought ir and to
search for still more.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

declare the law inv alid on the grounds
set up against the state oil refinery
measure.
"This law would have the came ef.
feet that was expected Of the oil refln.
cry measure, in that it would reduce
the price of light and fuel to the con.
sumers."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04

r';ua Book and Job Printing spe.
ct1,:y a. the RIVER PRESS Office
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-26

money is being expended for that pur-
pose. The oft repeated statement that
low dives and drinking places develop
in the vicinity of military posts be-
cause of the abolishment of liquor SELL
Ing In the canteen is disproved on the
authority Of such officers as Col. Ray
of Kentucky, and Major Nave of Cali
fornia, and by the honest investiga-
tors of the real conditions. The re-
ports of those who stand at the head
of the several bureaus connected with
the war department do not contain
any evidence to indicate that the pres
ent law produces bad results"
In speaking of the various measures
for the control of the liquor traffic Mrs.
Stevens said:
"The Gothenberg, state control, dis
interested management Of the liquor
traffic, and the dispensary. are danger
GUS forms of license. This fact is so
well understood by all temperance ex-
perts that 1t Is not necessary to do
more at this time than to briefly re-
view the rise, progress and fall of the
dispensary system in South Carolina
the one state which has adopted the
plan as a state measure. When the
dfspensary system was introduced in
South Carolina thirteen years ago, It
had the favor of some Of the best tenn
perance people of the state-but they
soon saw their mistakes. Counties
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-26
Thirty Third Annual National Lillian Stevens

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 26.-The thirty
third annual convention of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
union began here today in Parsons
theater. Sessions will be held day and
night until the middle of next week.
The union numbers more than 300,-
900 members, and includes in its
ranks members of every Christian de-
nomination. More than five hundred
delegates, from every state and ter
ritory in the union, are In attendance
at the convention. In addition many
of the foreign delegates who took part
in the worlds convention in Boston
last week are here. Presidents Of re-
preventative women's clubs have been
invited to make addresses at the con-
vention, and many well known clergy
men and educators will join the speak
ers. Representatives from numerous
charitable and social improvement So
cieties will also address the meeting.
The chief feature of today's pro-
gram was the annual address Of Mrs.
Lillian M. N. Stevens, of Maine, pres
ident of the organization. Mrs. Stew
ems has failed to attend only one con-
yention in thirty-three years, and at
that time she was kept at home by ILL.,
ness. Mrs. Stevens In her address to-
day spoke in part as follows:
.Eighteen hundred thousand square
,o,,es or nearly one-half the United
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-26

which had been under prohibition had
the dispensary thrust upon them, for
it was a state measure and must cover
the whole state. The prohibition
counties were crowded to the wall and
the dispensary with the state as bar
keeper had control. What has been
the result of this so-called disinter-
ested management of the liquor busi-
ness in South Carolina? Let the pro-
nouncement issued by committee of
the best citizens Of South Carolina an
swer this question: THE dispensary
system has created corruption at the
fountain head and In its branches
drunkenness and murder, woe and mis-
cry have been its products. A pernic-
ious political machine of gigantic pro-
portions. with determined lobby at
the seat of state government, and a
working ring In every county, the mon
ster has waxed fat. insolent and de-
fiant. In eighteen counties the peo-
pie have spoken. and in all these: ex-
cept two their voices have in thunder
tones repudiated the system. In other
counties they are now ready to give
expression to their WILL
Tho dispensary and its advocates
are fast losing ground in popular es-
TEEN. and the prospect is that South
Carolina will very soon be entirely
freed from this system of licensing the
sale Of liquor.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-26
Unknown Man, Caught in the
"Peeping Tom" Act, Shoots
His Pursuers in a Running
Fight-Keeler Will Die and
johnson is in Hospital.
The unknown AssA|LANI
MADE GOOD HIS ESCAPE
Wounded Men Continued the
Chase Until Exhausted From
Loss of Blood.

Associated Press to The Evening Time..
Fremont, Ohio, Oct. 26.-As the re-
suit of running fight with mysteri-
Gus man last night, Louis Johnson of
this city is suffering from a bullet
wound in the leg, and Frank Keeler
may die from the effects of a wound in
the groin.
A mysterious man has been repeat
edly seen lettering around the house
of Johnson and his son-in-law, John
Weber, who lives next door. Last
night Keller, who lives at the Weber
house, saw the man peering through
Johnson's window. He went to the
johnson home and informed the lat
ter. The two Immediately started af-
ter the man. who pulled a revolver
and fired. One of the bullets struck
Keller in the left side, just below the
kidney. and the other passed through
Johnson's leg. Both men continued
the chase until they fell exhausted
from the loss of blood. Their assail-
ant escaped.