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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Villagers Flee From Molten Lava,

NAPLES, April 6.-Streams of lava
which are diffusing great heat are pro.
crossing with considerable rapidity in
the direction of Pompeii. From the
crater, which is twenty feet in circum-
ference, the lava has already gone two
miles and half.
Hot mud, ashes and black sand are
also elected, which, mixed with rain,
produce the so.called caustic rain,
which j. most damaging to vegeta.
tion,
Although the showers of cinders
here have diminished. people can be
seen holding up umbrellas as protec-
tiou against the falling ashes.
On the PoInpeii side the main stream
of lava has divided into two. one
threatening Ot.ajano, a commune of
10000 inhabitants, and the other
threatening Tore del Greco, with a
population of 10000. The danger is
becoming serious and calls for the inn
mediate evacuation OF Boscotrecaz,
the nearest village to the crater, which
has population OF 5000 souls.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Vesuvius Is Spouting.

NAPLES, April 5.-The eruption of
Mt. Vesuvius is assuming alarming
proportions. Five streams of burn.
ing lava are descending the mountain,
threatening everything below. Elk.
plosions are heard for twenty miles
around. The inhabitants of the small
villages near the crater are escaping,
while professions of villagers carry
ing images of saints and madonnas,
are praying for cessation of the
eruption, are passing through the
neighboring towns.
The smoke and ashes are carried so
far that all Naples is sprinkled with
cinders. The Neapolitans are not
alarmed: in fact, they are rather glad,
saying that the new eruption of Vesu.
vius is preparation for the arrival of
King Edward, who left Marseilles
April 3. on the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert, accompanied by Queen
Alexandra, and who was expected
here today.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Made Crazy by Fire.

PORTLAND, April 6. - The most
spectacular fire which ever occurred
in Portland destroyed the eighth, the
top story. OF the Chamber OF Com
merce building this afternoon, and
the direct cause OF the death of Homer
H. Hallock, right of way agent of the
Willamette Traction company, at
Peudleton, Baker City and Umatilla.
Mr.. Hallock, who was one of the best
known railroad men in the Pacific
northwest, was in the commercial club
when the fire broke out. He seems to
have become suddenly mad, and de.
spite the efforts of several men who
started to restrain him, jumped down
the light we'll onto the roof of the Cen.
trail court, eight stories below, and
was instantly killed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
1t Is a Paper Railroad.

PORTLAND, Ore, April ga spe.
cial dispatch to The Evening Tele.
gram from Salem, Ore, says:
Copies of the articles of incorpora.
tion of the San Francisco, Idaho &
Montana Railway company, an Idaho
corporation. were filed with the secre.
tary of state today. The road is to
star. at San Francisco and run in q
northerly direction through Nevada,
Oregon and Idaho, by way Of Boise
to Butte, Montana, a distance of 1000
miles, with connecting line from
Mason to Winnemucca, Nevada. The
capital stock is $50, 900, 900. The prin.
cipal place of business is Boise, Ida.
EO
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
New Contract For Canal.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Secretary
Hitchcock today authorized q new
contract for the construction and com.
pletion OF divisions 5, 6, I, and 9 and
number of lateral bitches, in conuec.
tion with the Lower Yellowstone pro.
ject, In North Dakota and Montana.
The original contract with the Wi.
dell.Ftnlay company has been sue.
pended on account of the failure Of
this company to commence the work
as provided in the proposal, and the
new contract Is entered into with John
A. Nelson, of Minneapolis, who
agrees to complete the work by Sep.
tember l, 1907, at the price named in
the original contract.
The secretary's authority for the
new contract is conditional on the
furnishing of new bond for s25, 900
by the American Security company
and upon it's agreement that its liza
bility on the original bond shall re.
IN ain In full force and effect.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
SENATOR ELklNS On RATES.
Railroad Senator Declares Hepburn Bill
Has Serious Defects.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The rou-
tine business occupied the senate q
very few minutes today, after which
Mr.. Elkins took the floor. MIR. Ell.
kins announced at the outset his de.
sire to secure legislation that would
secure to the people "prompt and
adequate remedy for the evils, injus-
tices, abuses and wrongs Of every kind
practiced by railroads, or in any way
growing out of their operation" but
he said that while he favored the bill,
he wanted to make it "better and
stronger"
II stand fret for the interests of the
people of my own state,' he went on.
" and after that, for the interests of
the people of the United States.''
He declared his personal objection
to the house bill to be that it does not
60 far enough in remedylng evils and
expressed the opinion that if enacted
into law it would prove a general dis
appointment. He said that he was in
hearty accord with the president on
the subject of rate regulate aud then
indicated the respects in which, &C.
cording to his opinion, the bill falls
short in accomplishing all that should
be accomplished by railroad legisla.
ton.
Among these were the following:
Prohibition against railroads pro.
ducing, selling or shipping their own
coal, and other like articles in compe-
tition with other owners: q require
ment tn at switches shall be built where
needed to accommodate business: q
requirement compelling interstate
roads to make connections. with state
roads.
He expressed the conviction that
there "should be definite provision
in the bill denying the power to com.
mission to f. rates between localities
on divergent lines" He entered upon
long argument to show that no pro.
cedure is possible under the bill where.
by the carrier may initiate any pro.
ceeding in which it can obtain ade.
quate relief against an order of the
commission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Strikers Want Arbitration.

NEW YORK, April 5.--Having failed
to come to an agreement, the hard
coal miners of Pennsylvania, through
their representatives, today proposed
to the operators that all matters in
dispute be referred to board of ar.
bitr alton for settlement, the tribun al
to be composed Of the board of con.
ciliation which was created by the
award OF the anthracite strike com.
mission in 1908, with Judge George
Gray, of Delaware, or any person he
may appoint, as chairman and um.
pire. If the operators accept the
proposition, and convention OF
mine workers approves the plan, the
16O, 900 men now idle in the anthracite
fields will return to work at once.
While it has been reported for several
days that the miners might ask that
the differences be arbitr ated, the prop.
osition made to the mine owners to-
day came to them as q great surprise,
as they did not believe the union
leaders were ready to leave the con.
troversy to third party at this time.
That the operators will accept the
miners proposal as submitted is not
generally believed; in fact, it is init
mated they may fatty refuse the offer,
on the ground that the existing condi.
tions are the result of arbitr alton.
The employers have decided to con
slider the miners latest move. and
promise to give President Mitchell and
his men an answer Monday, when an
other meeting of the two sub-com.
mittees will be held in this city.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
A Head Tax On Immigrants.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-The house
immigration committee will be pre-.
pared to report an immigr alton bill in
Q few days, providing for important
changes in the laws. A subcommittee
is now considering the dozen or more
bills before the committee. and from
this number q general bill will be
framed. Chairman Howell hopes to
have the bill on the house calendar
this week.
So far as the committee has gone
the bill reported will be essentially
different from the recommend ations Of
the immigration bureau. The ma.
jority of the members of the committee
are in favor of q head tax of IS.
This will. undoubtedly, be one of the
provisions of the bill. Another pro.
vision will probably require that i'm
MGR ants shall have certain amount
of pocket money with them when they
arrive here. The amount now favored
is $50 for the heads of families. The
object OF this provision is to keep out
the poverty stricken class and also to
prevent viol lations of the contract la.
Dor laws.
There will also be provision in
the bill for an educational test of the
immigrants. Representative Gardner
of Massachusetts, is making strong
effort to have the bill so framed as
largely to restrict the volume of i'm
migration, but other members of the
committee are in favor of regulations
insuring physical, mental and moral
soundness, regardless of the number
of people admitted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
STREAMS OF LIQUID FIRE.
Residents Of Towns Near vesuvius Are
Driven From Their Homes.

NAPLES, April S.--The hope that
Mount Vesuvius was becoming calm
was dissipated today, when the vol.
cano became more active than ever.
The panic has spread to Naples. Two
strong earthquake shocks. which shat.
tered windows and cracked the walls
OF buildings, were experienced today.
The entire population rushed to the
streets in terror. many persons crying
''the Madonna has forsakeu US: the
end OF the world has come.'
No trace rem aims of Bosco otrecase a
community on the southern declivity
OF the mountain, where, up to 4S hours
ago. 10000 persons lived: and Tore
Annunziata, on the shores of the gulf
OF Naples, one mile to the southw ard,
is almost surrounded by the invading
lava and has been evacuated by It's
$4,000 Inhabitants. The people were
brought to Naples by trains, street
cars, military carts aud steamships.
Similar means Of transportation are
being employed to bring away the
people from Tore Del Greco. The
police and carbineers are guarding
the abandoned houses and several
members of the government also are
there.
A telegram received from the mayor
OF San Sebastiano, a village near the
observa vatory of the northwest declivity
OF Nesuvius, says that lava is ap-
preaching rapidly, and that the peo-
pie are terror stricken. They have
been for some nights without sleep, he
says. aud are destitute and beg assis-
tance be given them. The work OF
succor is hampered, owing to delays
to railway service, which is inter-
rupted by red.hot stones thrown to a
height OF 5000 feet falling on the
tracks.
As yet 1t is impossible to count the
craters that have opened, and from
which streams of lava have flooded the
beautiful, prosperous and happy land
lying on the southeast shores of the
gulf of Naples. The atmosphere is
heavily charged with electricity, and
now and then the flashes of lightning
are binding, while the detou ations
from the volcano resemble those oi
terrible explosions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Apache Braves Make Trouble,

WASHINGTON, April 6.--The ature
of the trouble that has been brewing
among the Apache captives at Fort
Still, incident to which is the threat of
the Indians to forcibly break away
from the post, is explained in the war
department as the result of the refusa
of the authorities to let the Indians go
on the road with "wild west" show.
These Indians, under their old chief,
Geronimo, have been technically cap.
tives at the army post for many years
past. But in fact they have had al.
most as much liberty of action as the
Indians on the reservation. They
were not confined in close quarters,
but were only required to stay within
the military reservation. Many of
the Indians were permitted to go out
on passes to visit other tribes.
Last year, many OF the Indians were
permitted to join "wild west" show
which travelled over the country.
When they came back to the post, 1t
was found that many of them had
learned to gamble and had picked up
other bad habits. So when applica
tion was made this spring for permis-
sion to provide another contingent of
Indians for a show, the war depart
ment, to which the request was re-.
ferred upon the advice of the officer at
the post, declined to issue a permit.
There was one exception, that was in
the case of Geronimo himself lie
had been vel! behaved and the officers
decided that he might go with the
show.
Tha. made trouble, for the other
Indians felt that they had been dis
criminated against, hence they are
threatening to leave the post. 1t is
not believed they will do so, however.
for they are aware that they would
soon be rounded up aud returned and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Denounced the Watch Trust

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Mr. Rainey
( Ills. Immediately after the house
met and the journal had been approx.
ed, resumed his speech on the alleged
iniquities of the protective tariff.
Usiug the watch trust as an object
lesson to show how protection works
in behalf of monopolies. the lone
democrat from Illinois in the nation al
legislature, set up q "kindergarten
school for standpat republicans
Mr.. Rainey displayed a nun Der OF
watches of American make which he
said had been bought abroad and
are now being resold in the United
States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Exports and Imports Increase.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-According
to bulletin issued by the department
of commerce of labor, the exports
from the United States for the fret
eight months of the fiscal year 1906
were Sl90, 000, 600 In value in excess OF
tqose Of the corresponding months OF
1905. The imports for the eight
months Of 1866 are S7l, ,000, 900 greater
than for the corresponding period OF
1905.
The growth in exports of manu-.
factures has been @47, 900, 600 and in
agricultural products 1888, 900, 900 over
the same period last year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
WARM DISCUSSION IN SENATE.
Iowa senator Calls Attention to Efforts
To Defeat Rate Bill.

WASHINGTON, April SIN the sen.
ate today there was a re-echo of the
white house conference of last Satur.
day relative to the pending railroad
rate legislation, aud while the discus
sion ended in good nature there was
time when the feeling was quite in
tense.
The incident occurred at the close
of a speech by Mr.. Stone, which was
devoted largely to discussion Of that
conference. Mr.. Dolliver took the
floor and in brief speech devoted to
q defense of the right of senators to
confer with the president charged that
other senator's had been in consulta.
tion with the presidents of railroad
companies. The intimation contained
in the charge was resented by both
Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Foraker, and they
dema manded the names of the senators
referred to. These MIR. Dolliver de.
clined to give, but he justified his
course in making the charge by saying
that he and other senator's who had
participated in the conference had
been sneered at and ridiculed in the
discussion of last Tuesday.
MIR. Dolliver said that he had never
dreamed of committing any i'm
propriety in his statement, because he
had not seen any reason why senators
could not confer on this subject with
men who are experts on the subject:
indeed, he considered it unfortunate
that the railroad officials were devot.
ing their time and resources to an eff
fort to influence public opinion against
legislation instead of cooperation in
framing q proper measure. He said
that railroads had spent $1,000, 900 in
their efforts to antagonize the legisla.
ton. He did not believe that sena.
tors right to confer with the railroad
men should be questioned, no more
did he believe that sen ators who con-
ferred with the president OF the United
States should be made the subject of
ridicule.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Montana Matters At Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-President
Roosevelt reiterated: today his state.
ment, made last month, that A. w.
Merrifield would be appointed to sue.
ceed Lloyd as United States marshal.
The statement was made to Senator
Carter and ex. Sen ator Mantle.
A delegation from Flathead 1county,
consisting of Messrs. johnson. Meade
and Baldwin, representing the St.
Mary's River Improvement associa.
tion, was received. This delegation
was accompanied to the reclamation
service Office by Representative Dixon,
where it presented to Director Walcott
scheme for the irrigation of about
100000 acres In Teton county under
the Milk river canal, but Director
Walcott intimated that reclaim alton
engineers cannot thus early determine
the lands to be irrigated under the
Milk river canal project.
Representative Dixon had q con-
ference with Secretary Taft upon his
return from Tuskegee in relation to
the rebuilding of Fort Missoula, and
the secretary was very favorably i'm
pressed with the showing made in
favor of the post. Mr.. Dixon urged
the strategic adv antages and presented
statements of the commissary gen.
erals and quartermaster's depart
ment, showing that the cost of main.
tanning troops is lower at Missoula
than at any other fort in the west.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
DOwic Favored Poiygamy

CHICAGO, April 6.-The Daily News
today say. that John Alexander
Dowie has announced in private
telegram TO one of his deacOps that he
will re,uen to Zion City late Monday
night and "perform a miracle.'
H promises. among other things,
to bring to the "faithful" in Zion, q
million in gold and several scrolls of
parchment upon which are written the
Ave books of Moses. In the mess age,
which was sent from the City of Mexi-
co, Dowie declared that he is "now
greater than he ever wa, believed to
be,'
Dowie'e domestic tyranny was laid
bare before 25U over.eer>, elders, dea.
cons, deacone.ses anu teachers at a
meeting in Zion university building
last evening. Nearly every officer of
the church address the meeting,
which lasted five hours without inter.
mission. Mrs. j ane Dowie. wife of
the deposed First Apostle" told in
detail Dowie's conduct toward her
during the past two years. AT the
close of her recital the officers were
called upon to decide by vote whether
the course adopted by the overseers
should be carried out. Only one vote
was lacking to make the approval un.
animous. One official asked for fur.
ther time to consider the IN after before
placing himself on record.
Mrs. Dowie related at the meeting
her husbands alleged efforts to con.
vert her TO the idea of plural marri.
age. 1t was to further his plans for
polygamy. she declared, that he de-
veloped the "Paradise plantation"
project, to be carried out in Mexico.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Money For The Indians.

w WASHINGTON, April 6.-The house
committee on Indian affairs today
authorized favorable report on the
Burks bill providing for the allot.
ment and distribution of Indian tribal
fuuds. These funds aggregate $780,.
OOO, 900: and are to be distributed to
individual Indians on the order of the
president, who, upon the application
of the Indians, shall determine their
fitness to relinquish the tribal rela.
tion and become citizens of the Unit.
ed States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11

time that she had suffered q stroke of
paralysis. 1t was reported later that
she is suffering only from severe at.
tack OF nervousness.
The appellate court today by a
decision deprived Dowie of S53, 900
which had been left to him by Fred.
erick Sutton, a New Zealander. The
heirs OF Sutton brought suit to have
the will set aside, on the ground of
undue influence, and won the case.
Dowie appealed and the appellate
court today decided against him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
One Night Shirt Is Exempt.

DEs MONIES, April 5.--An unmar.
ried man in Iowa is entitled to but
one night shirt, according to Judge
Zell C.. Roe's Interpretation of the
exemption laws here. A few days
ago, when John Franklin had his per.
sonal belongings attached on judg-
ment for $50, the judge allowed the
youth to keep but one nightgown, and
his other two went with other person al
effects to be sold to the highest bid.
der.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
More Trouble In Zion.

CHICAGO, April 5.-Physical col.
lapse for Mrs. John Alexander Dowie
today followed rumors that the party
in favor OF the ''6rst APOSTLE had
grown so strong that serious conflict
between the two factions in Zion City
might follow the return of her hus-
band. Friends of Mrs. Dowie say
that she expressed the belief that
bloodshed might res alt.
Early today she fell ia a swoon at
her home. and il vas feared for a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Political Crook Sentenced.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 6.-Judge
De Haven sentenced Frank Johnson,
convicted of naturalization frauds, to
ten years at San Quentin prison. and
imposed fine of S40O. Johnson is a
prominent waterfront POLITICAL ring
leader OF q crowd which made bust.
ness Of securing the naturalization of
sailors at so cents each, and voting
their names at elections.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
viii Restrict ImmieratiOn.

WASHINGTON, April THE house
committee on immigration has COM
pleted its bill further to restrict the
coming of aliens to this country. An
educational test provides that each
immigrant over l6 years old must be
able to read in some language. 1t
places In the excluded column imbe.
Giles, the weak.minded manual labor.
ers of poor physical condition. It
gives the department of commerce and
labor discretion TO admit or exclude
immigrants under Is years of age
coming to this country alone.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11

mon pleas today against the contrac.
tors and others interested prior to
last May in the construction of the
filtration system of this city. The
complainant is Mayor Weaver, and he
seeks to recover on behalf of the city
over e5 .OO0, 900. The bill is directed
against Israel w. Durham, former
republican leader Of this city.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Alleges S5.OOO.OOO Graft.

PHILADELPHIA, April GA bill in
equity was filed in the court of com.
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Fine Book and Job Printing a spe.
cialty at the RIVER PRESS office
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confined in close quarters, aud that is
the most dreaded of punishment to an
Indian,