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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Wellman starts For the Pole,

PARIS, June l5.-Walter Wellmau
and the remaining members of his
Arctic expedition left Paris today for
Tromsoe, Norway. A crowd of peo.
pie, including Ambass ador McCor.
mick, saw the party off.
Nj. Foville, dean of aeronauts, and
secretary OF the Society Of Areal Navi.
cation, presented Mr.. Wellman with
an address of congratulation on the
thoroughness OF his prepar ations.
The mammoth airship and its appli-
ances, totalling so tons in weight, oc.
cupied special freight train.
Previous to his departure, Mr..
Wellman said:
"We are fairly we'll satisfied with
the airship, and feel sure that the
balloon features are the finest ever
constructed, but in the mechanical
features the constructor has not been
50 fortunate. His work is good but
not perfect, requiring slight changes
at Spitzbergen, where we shall com.
plete the machine.
~ still have faith in the success OF
the machinery though strikes and the
short time available prevented its be-
ing made perfect
The crowd cheered aud bouq uets
were presented to the members of the
expedition as the train drew out of the
station.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Successful Airship Flight.

WASHINGTON. June l4.-An air.
ship, under complete control, flying
over Washington, was the spectacle
witnessed here today. Thousands
cheered the navigator as he skillfully
directed the craft.
The ship started from a point three
miles from Washington, on the vir-
gina side. After twice circling the
monument at a distance of 400 feet, it
steered for the white house, where it
landed 5Oyards from the south portico.
Mrs. Roosevelt was at the window
when the descent was made and ex-
hibited great interest in the strange
looking structure.
After remaining a short time, the
navigator ascended, carrying his ship
over the newspaper Offices, and then
took straight course down Penn.
sylvania avenue for the capitol, where
it was viewed by thousands of people
and also by senators and employees
about the buildings.
The navigator finally brought his
ship to the earth, directly in front of
the capitol. After remaining Is min.
utes, he again set sail, passed over
the north of the dome and started back
to Virginia.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
transportation of Army Supplies

WASHINGTON, June l5.-As the re-
suit of experiments army supplies will
hereafter be transported without the
aid of contractors. There has been
considerable expense in transporta-
tion by contract. This work has been
done after the public opening of bids,
and it was found that the service was
not entirely satisfactory. In addition,
the local teamsters entered into q
combination by which they materially
increased their prices for hauling, of
which the government does consider.
able, between the railroad and the
quartermaster's depot at Fort Myer,
Virginia, and other places of storage.
AS the quartermaster' depot was we'll
supplied with wagons and horses and
employed large number of men, it
was decided to do away with contract
transportation. The result has been
eminently satisfactory. The work has
been done more promptly. at a saving
of money hitherto paid to the con.
tractors and at no additional cost for
new wagons or horses or addition al
men. The system will be permanently
adopted. and the war department, in
its local transportation, will hereafter
be independent of contractors.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Mon.
tana delegation in congress has sue.
ceeded in having legislation enacted
placing the name of Harriet P. San.
ders, widow of the late Colonel Will
bur F. Sanders, upon the pension
rolls, giving her q pension of $40 per
month.
While the omnibus public bill will
not be reported until next week, it is
ascertained the measure carries two
items for Montana public buildings,
the committee having approved Rep.
resentative Dixon's bill appropriat.
ing $3.50, 600 for a federal building at
Great Falls and $40, 1000 for the pub.
lie building at Missoula.
The house committee on alcoholic
liquor traffic today authorized fav'
orable report on the Terrell bill, pro.
hibiting the sale of alcoholic liquor
in buildings or on premises owned or
leased by the United States govern
ment. Besides applying to all gov
ernment homes, this bill will prohibit
the sale of liquors in the hotels on the
government reserv ations at Old Point
Comfort, Va, and in several hotels in
the Yellowstone park.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Republicans Will Celebrate,

PHILADELPHIA, June lin the
same assembly room, in Musical Fund
hall, where, on June II. 1865. the re.
publican party opened * first nation
al convention, which named Fremont
and Dayton as its pres ideu'iai ticket,
there gathered today hundreds Of re.
publicans from different sections of
the country to commemorate the event.
1t was the opening meet of the four.
days celebration of the 5Oth anniver.
sary of the republican party, under
the auspices of the National Republi.
can league, which will begin its an.
nual convention here tomorrow.
The old hall, which has changed
little since the first convention was
held within its walls, was filled by re.
publicans who cheered every time the
name of republican president was
mentioned. Among those who par
ticipated in the exercises were 152 who
had voted for Fremont for president
They entered the hall In body and
were assigned to seats in the from
part Of the auditorium. The appear
ance of the old men, some of whom
could hardly walk, was the occasion
of long and enthusiastic applause. lr
the ranks OF the l52 was delegat,
who proposed the name of Abraham
Lincoln for vice president, but as tn,
Illinois man was not we'll known, tht
nomination went to Dayton.
While the meeting today commence
rated the beginning of the first con
vention, it was devoted largely to ad'
dresses In memory of Abraham Lin
c0ln
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Bryan Sits In DOuma.

ST. PETERSBURG, June l4.-William
j. Bryan was an interested spectator
of the proceedings in the lower house
OF parliament today. During the
agrarian debate which continued
throughout the morning session he
occupied seat in the diplomatic box
as the guest of Ambass ador Never
and during the recess Mr.. Bryan dis.
cussed the situation with some of
leaders OF the house who appeared
anxious to express their views TO the
distinguished American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
plan To Help Out Frisco.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-An entire.
~ new proposition for the supply of
funds for building purposes to San
Francisco was developed yesterday
through conference with the relief COM
mittee now here from that city and to.
day was presented to the house COM
mittee on appropriations at hearing
given the relief committee.
The plan, it is said, is the sugges'
ton of Senator Aldrich of Rhode Is.
land, who objected decidedly to the
proposed plan for a government loan
OF SIC, 900, 900 to the Red Cross associ-
alton or similar loan to the San
Francisco Clearing House associa.
ton. The plan proposed today is
congress pass a joint resolution al
thoriziug the secretary OF the treasury
to place SO, 900 of government
funds on deposi, in San Francisco
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
The Geological survey.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-Denuncia-
ton of the methods pursued by the
United States geological survey with
q view of securing larger appropria.
tions for the bureau was heard in the
house. A point of order was made
against the item of s3O0,OO for topo.
graphical surveys. The chair over.
ruled it, and then Mr.. Small Of North
Carloina offered an amendment in.
creasing the appropriation to $780,.
600. This precipitated a discussion
on the whole subject of the geological
survey, led by Mr.. Tawney OF Min.
nesota.
Mr.. Tawney said that the United
States geological survey is the most
ambitious branch of the public SER
vice, and that since the accession of
the present director, D. c. Walcott,
the appropriation has increased 500
per cent. Mr.. Tawney asserted that
the typographical surveys now being
made are for the benefit of the street
railway companies, water power COM
panies and municipalities, and charges
that the geological survey is even now
engaged in making Typographical
survey of Minneapolis.
"The geological survey was estab.
lished to care for the territories, leav.
ing the states to make surveys for
themselves, said w. l. Smith of
Iowa. ''It gradually spread to the
states, and the director, without any
authority of law, established system
OF contributions, that If q state would
put in q specified sum he would, out of
the appropriations, put in an equal
amount"
Mr.. Smith said that this had resulted
in the rich states, by thus paying
buying the national appropriations
away from the poorer states, and as a
result Mass achusetts, Connecticut and
Rhode Island are all surveyed, while
the western states, for which the sur
vey was founded, have had little done.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
$3.50, 900 and $500, 900. The Ry an hotel
Is across the alley from the burned
structure, but it was not damaged in
any way and there was no alarm
among the guests.
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The' com.
plete records of rifle, pistol and car.
bine firing of the United States army
for 1905, which have just been pub.
lished, show Abraham Hill, sergeant
In the twenty fourth infantry, sta-
toned In the department OF Dakota.
to be the best shot In the army. The
percentage Of possible shots made By
Hill on slow fire, timed fire and skir.
mish fire was 81. .33.
OF all the interests to be affected by
the railway rate bill none has com.
plained louder than the express com.
pantes. They assert that the carrying.
out of the drastic features of the rail.
road bill will eat up everyIpenny Of
the dividends that some of the big ex-
press companies are now paying.
The bill amending the banking law
with amendants was concurred in by
the house by q vote Of 125 to 70, after
q sharp fight to postpone action. BY
the terms Of the agreement nation al
bank may loan to single borrower
sum- not in advance of 80 per cent OF
its capital stock, provided the surplus
OF the bank is equal to twice its capi.
tai stock,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
THE PANAMA CANAL.
The House By Large Majority Votes In
Favor Of Lock Canal.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The intro
duction today. by Representative Lit
tauer, of the amendment to the sundry
civil bill, appropriating s25, ,000, 900 to
continue the construction of the
Panama canal, providing that no part
Of that sum shall be used in the con-
struction of the sea-level canal, was
done with the approval of the presi'
dent.
The house today, by vote of ITO
to SO. voted in favor of q lock canal
across the isthmus of Panama, acting
on the Littauer amendment to the sun.
dry civil bill.
With members of congress sitting
on steps in the aisles of the house, the
galleries filled and with Mr.. Burton,
of Ohio, pointer in hand, discussing
ch arts, showing the difference between
the sea level and lock canal, the
house presented every appearance of
q class room.
Mr.. Burton took position in front
of the maps and calted attention to the
vital difference between the two types,
remarking that, were the topography
understood, it would be the very
strongest argument for the lock canal.
He said If the banks would not cave,
if large boats could 60 through with.
out running against rocks at the eide
and could be properly steered, then a
sea.level canal would be the enterprise
which would be naturally preferred
But such canal, convenient for mod.
ern shipping and prospective ship.
ping. would, in the judgment OF those
who have carefully studied the sub.
ject, exhause 20 years or more in
building.
Mr.. Bartlett of Gorgia made'a point
against the amendment of Mr.. Lit.
tauer. He insisted that the amend
ment was clearly new legislation, and
argued the question from that pre-
mise.
The chair, Mr.. Watson of Indiana,
held the amendment in order, and
without further discussion, the Lit.
tauer amendment was adopted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Succeed Secretary WilOsn.

WASHINGTON, June l5 - There is,
apparently, good found alton for the
semi.Ofticial report that Clifford Pin.
chot, chief OF the forestry division OF
the department Of agriculture, has
been chosen by President Roosevelt
as the successor Of Secretary Wilson,
who, 1t Is said. will be removed in
consequence Of the apparent neglect Of
duty indicated in the expose of the
methods of the beef trust.
Mr.. Pinchot Is we'll known all over
the west. and is immensely popular
with both stock raisers and agricul-
turists because of his effective work
In saving the forests and thus pre-.
serving the water supply of the coun.
try.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Packers Must Clean 10.

CHICAGO, June 16.-The city health
department yesterday sent its first Of
fical written notice to the packing com.
panies at the Union stock yards to
improve the sanitary conditions Of
their plants. The packers were in-
structed that they must, within three
days, discard the filthy tables and
benches, provide cleaner rooms and
tools, and correct some of the present
sanitary conditions. Structural
changes in the buildings. including,
new toilet rooms and more ventilation
and light, must be made within thirty
days.
TOPEKA, June l6.-Secretary S. J.
Crumbine, of the Kansas state board
OF health, has commencedi an investi-
CATION of the Kansas packing houses,
with q view of ascertaining whether or
not preservatives of harmful nature
are used In preparing the products.
Sanitary conditions in the plants at
Kansas City, Kans., will also be
looked into. DR.. Crumbine states
that the investigation is not the re-
suit OF the congressional report on
the Chicago plants, but was planned
10y him before the Neill.Reynolds in
vestiga alton was commenced.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Rate Bill Conference.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-Conferees
on the railroad rate bill today elm.
mated the provisions which the senate
had inserted increasing the salaries
OF the secretary and assistant secre-
taries of the interstate commerce com.
mission and providing that the act
should take effect within ninety days
after its passage. The discussion
then turned on the subject of the later.
al line and anti-pass amendments,
neither of which were disposed Of.
The indications are that the anti-pass
amendment will be re.drafted to in.
clude most of the exemptions made by
the senate amendment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Big HartOr For seattle.

SEATTLE, June III. A. Moore has
announced that he and his associates
will build million dollar steel plant
on Lake Washington and will con.
struct canal between the sound and
Lake Washington through Lake
Union within two years. The county
will call special election and issue
$500, 900 to guarantee the investment
Moore agrees to maintain the canal
for three years after its completion,
then turn it over to the government.
The canal will be two miles long and
will give Seattle fresh water harbor
OF hundred square miles in area.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
BLACkFEET RESERVATION BILL.
The Bill As Agreed TO in Conference Is
Passed BY the senate.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The friends
OF the plan to throw open to settlement
the Blackfeet Indian reservation in
northern Montana has every reason
to believe that this favored project
will be passed by the present congress.
At this hour the conferees have agreed
to pass the bill: there Is absolute as.
surance that it will be accepted by the
senate in the form In which it comes,
and uuQuestionab bly, it will pass the
house.
The Blackfeet bill at various times
has had rough sleding, but the energy
Of Montana's delegation overcame
many obstacles, aud the assurance
from the dispatches, by inference at
least, is that soon another vast tract
of fertile land will become available
for settlement by the white farmer.
The measure is in effect the Dixon
measure, amended as to the allotment
Of irrigable lands which are fixed at
forty acres for each Indian, with 24O
acres non.irrigable.
Senator Clark today made record,
when, for the fourth time within eight
days, he passed through the senate
his bill to survey an allot the lands in
the Blackfeet Indian reservation and
to open the surplus lands to settle
ment.
The enactment into law of this bill
will open up to settlement 1880, ZOO
acres OF land heretofore included in
the Indian reserv alton, and will
bring thousands of settlers to Mon.
tana.
The first time the bill was passed. it
was as an amendment to the Indian
appropri bill: the second time,
as a separate bill: the third time. as
an amendment to Representative Dix.
on's bill: and the fourth time, as re
ported from the conference committee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Blackfeet Hill Passes House.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The house
passed the bill opening the Blackfeet
reservation today. 1t is practically.
the same bill introduced some time
ago by Representative Dixon, soon
afterwards passing the house. In the
senate the original bill opening the
reserv alton was substituted for the
Dixon bill, and when the measure
went to conference the conferees struck
out the senate measure and adopted
the house form. in which shape, with
few imm aterial amendments, it
passed. 1t will now 60 to the presi.
dent. having passed the senate yes
terday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
ANOTHER STAR ON THE FLAG.
President Signs Bill Admitting Oklahoma
and Indian Territory As State.

WASHINGTON. June l6.-Another
star was added to the union toda ay
when President Roosevelt signed the
bill admitting Oklahoma and Indian
Territory as one state. The measure
also provides that Arizona and New
Mexico may be admitted to statehood
as the state Of Arizona, provided the
people of the territories vote in favor
OF admission on the terms submitted
BY congress.
The signing Of the measure was
made the occasion of an interesting
ceremony. Senator Beveridge and
Representative Hamilton, chairmeu Of
the senate and house committees on
territories, who have worked long and
hard for the measure, werejpresent, a.
also Delegates Mcclure, of Oklaho.
ma, and q number Of Presidents OF
Oklahoma; Delegate Andrews, of New
Mexico. Secretary Loeb land others.
Just before the president signed the
bill Ambassador Speck:ivon Stern
burg, of Germany, was ushered into
the Office, and he, too. witnessed the
ceremony.
The president used two pens in sign.
ing the measure, writing the frs,
name. Theodore" with solid gold
pen presented by thel people of Ari.
zona, his family name Roosevelt
with an eagles quill taken from an
eagle in Oklahoma.
After signing the bill Presiden,
Roosevelt congratul atedl Sen ator Bev.
eridge and Representative Hamilton
on the completion of this long and ar.
duous labor in connection with the
bill. He also expressedsthe hope tha,
the people of Arizona and New Mexi.
co would avail themselves of the op.
portunity to come into the union as q
state. From every viewpoint he said
he regarded this as the wise thing for
them to do, as each might not come in
In score of wears,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20

under the same terms as deposits are
made in government depositaries, with
the exception that it shall remain
where deposited for FIVE or ten years.
To make this money available for
building purposes, local improve
ment company would be organized,
transact all the business between the
banks having the deposit and pros.
pective borrowers, the improvement
company to assume the respon sibility
to the bank for loans.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Building Material For Frisco.

SAN Francisco, June II. - The
shipping guide of this city says that
there are - large steamers and "A
sailing vessels now on the way to San
Francisco for the reconstruction of
the burned district. The cargoes con-
sist chiefly OF structural steel and ce.
ment. The greater number of the yes.
sells are coming from New York. Phil
adelphia, London, Antwerp and Ham
burg.
Two distinct earthquake shocks, ia
rapid succession, were felt in this city
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Railroad Work TO Begin at Once.

MANILA, June Is. - Preliminary
work on the Philippine island rail.
road will begin At once. Forty engi-
neers and physicians who arrived at
Manila on June 9 and 10 left today
for 1loilo to begin operations. The
line on the island Of Panay will be
surveyed first, some changes In the
original survey being necessary. The
actual work Of construction will prob.
ably commence this summer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
The Dry Dock Dewey.

WASHINGTON, June l5.-The navy
department today received a dispatch
from Commander Hosley announcing
that the dry dock Dewey passed the
entrance to Sabang, at the extreme
northern end of the island of Sumatra,
on June 13, about noon. The Dewey
is expected to reach Singapore on
June 20.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
Zig Fire At st. Paul.

ST. PAUL, June 1.-The six-story
Ryan Annex building was completely y
gutted by fire which was discovered
shortly after ; o'clock this morning
and which burned tiercely all day.
The estimated loss to the building aud
the stocks of the occupants is between
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20

BILLINGS, June l6.--The total for
the three days OF registration for the
Grow lands here is 2,4O2. Today's
registration was 673.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20

and Oakland at $40 o'clock tonight.
The movement seemed to be from east
to west and was several seconds in
duration.
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Drought Is Broken In kansas.

TOPEKA, June l7.--After the hottest
day of the year, north and central
Kansas was tonight visited by terrific
rain and thunderstorms, breaking the
extended drought, which had already
irreparably damaged the wheat crop
and thre atened the corn crop. Reports
received here are meager, but it is
known that the storm is general in
northern counties OF the state. In
Marshall county the storm is so terri.
tic that all wires are down and food
damage is threatened.
In the extreme northern tier of coun.
ties the rain will still greatly benefit
the wheat, but farther south it is
feared that the crop will be still fur.
ther damaged by the delay in harvest
ing, due to wet fields. The hot weather
has been burning up the corn in all
section and tonight'a rain will mean
saving Of many thousands of dol
lars to the farmers OF the state on this
crop alone. No rain has fallen in
Topeka Il far.
Dillon, June l4.-Word was re-
ceiyed this afternoon of the death Of
Mike Herr, near Bannack. He was
working in the mine and large rock
fell OIL him, killing him instantly.
The deceased was an old timer Of
Beaverhead county, having gone to
Bannach more than 40 years ago and
| has since made his home there.