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

was accepted as a. sufficient pledge
that he would at least emulate the
doughty deeds of his distinguished
ancestor, notwithstanding the old
proverb about great mems sons. Blu,
when MIR. Garfield turned up later,
fat and rosy, with no marks Of battle
upon his well.upholstered person, and
reported that the beef trust was a
much.abused innocent corporation,
doing business at an infinitesimal
profit and often at a loss, the country
wept--all but the cattle raisers and
meat consumers-to think of the great
injustice it had been doing these
noble philanthropists: and then,' as
one good TURF deserved another,
somebody poured a bucket of white
wash over the young commissioner
whose name was too big for him. His
apologists averred that the packers
had taken a cruel advantage of Mr..
Garfield's youth and ~innocence-in
fact, had cruelty deceived him by
means of a double set of books.
Now 1t appears that the bitter was
bitten and Mr.. Garfield deceived the
packers. According to the testimony
of three men of high standing in Chi.
%cago-one of them IN ex.comptroller
OF the federal MISREPRESENTATION
Garfield assured the packers that
nothing In his reports would be used
against them by the government, and
on the strength of this pretense he was
given free access to the most private
books of the packers combine. Now
the packers are pleading Mr.. Gar.
fields of immunity as a
bar to the prosecution which the gov.
ernment has instituted against them.
Whether the claim is good in law
or not, the country would like to know
what Commissioner Garfield meant by j
making such a promise. Did he sup
pose, as some cynical folks say, that
the governments attitude toward mo-.
trusts in general, and the
beef trust in particular was merely q
bluff? What possible use could the
federal authorities have for his re.
port except as a basis for prosecu-
1t appears that Mr.. Garfield has be-
his trust as we'll as the pack.
srs. President Roosevelt's warm de-
'ansa NJ TOnmis opd pou1 Mov&0o oo1 |
Press Agent Bishop has given him q
.vell.earned reputation for sticking to
lis friends, but he will have to look
p the famous recipe that used to
nake such q lasting coat of whitewash
or the White House If he expects to
tick to Garfeld.-Kansas City Jour-
al
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
Another Road For Montana.

DENVER, Feb. with the insen
ton of locating a route for the pro.
posed extension of the Colorado Il
Southern railroad from Grin, Wyom-
ing, to u junction with the Canadian
Pacific in Assiuiboia, a party Of sur.
veyors left here last night. The line
Is to connect in Montana with the
road about to be built by the Chicago,
Milwaukee 4 St. Paul company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
THE PRINCE OF CuU MpS.

Commissioner Garfield is not con-
nected with the department of justice
and was never authorized to make
any promises in its behalf or on its
account. If the beef trust packers did
not know this they were densely igno.
rant, and so were their high.priced
attorneys aud counselors. just why
the government should be bound by
the promise OF an official who was
without authority to make such q
promise, and who could not be sup
posed by any intelligent person to
have such authority, is beyond the
comprehension of the ordinary citi.
zen.
But il the testimony of the witnesses
In the packers case Is to be believed,
Commissioner Garfield is easily the
prince Of chumps in President Roose.
velt's official family-and that is say.
ing a good deal. Facile p%rinceps Is
no name for it: he is the royal flush
of fo~ur-tlushers, and that is the limit
When President Roosevelt declared
war against the beef trust and sent his
chosen knight, young Mr.. Garfield,
out on the firing line and beyond to
reconnoiter the enemy and report to
headquarters preparatory to a general
assault, the country breathed a sigh
of relief and the innocent bystanders
united in saying that there was going
to be trouble. Mr.. Carield's name
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
ELECTRICITY AND STEAM.

According to a recent Washington
dispatch, Representative Dixon has in
PRODUCED a bill in congress to author.
ize the construction of a dam across
the Missouri river near Helena, for
the purposes of water power and irri.
CATION. The dam will be built by the
Capital City Improvement company.
of Helena, which proposes to supply
electrical power to the Butte and Ana
conda smelters.
Electrical power promises to sup
plant steam in the near future, for
nearly all the purposes for which the
latter is used, and the demand for
such power In Montana q be sup.
piled to an almost unlimited extent
from the Missouri river. Any num-
Der of dams can be built, and the
power transmitted to such points as
may need It.
The displacement Of steam by cleo.
trio power is the subject of an interest.
ing article in the Globe. Democrat,
which says two railroads in Colorado
have decided to change their motive
power from steam to electricity, this
step having suggested itself long ago
to engineers and even casual Observ.
ers. Work is about to begin in In.
stalling electric power on the Pacific
coast branches of the Canadian Pacific
railway. a paper published in the
state OF Washington says q similar
transformation will soon take place
there, for every railroad going
through the Cascade mountains is
within sight and easy reach OF water
powers of enormous magnitude. From
every gorge and canyon mountain tor.
rents pour down, ready to be har'
messed, and in that climate they are
not ice.locked in winter. Electricit,
, generated by water is now the motive
power on the urban and iuterurbar
. car systems of western Washington
and has proved TO be An importau
y economic adv u That point wa
settled many centuries ago in favor 0
water power, and is n of the funda
mental facts of engineering.
"A bill introduced In congress latel,
proposes a lease Of the water powe
e along a deep waterway from St. Loui
i. to Lake Michigan, by way Of tn
Mississippi and Illinois rivers, o.
S terms that are represented to cove
(, interest on the cost Of constructing tn
Q ship channel. According to the re
!. ports Of engineers, a ll.foot channe
q. could be built for S3l, OOO, 900. \ com
3 pauy Of New York capitalists will IN
h vest $50. OOO, 900 in utilizing the Feathe
river in northern California to suppl,
electric power, light and heat to Sal
) Francisco, Sacramento, and a Ion;
chain of other cities and towns. VIVA
, has been done at Niagara in general
ing electricity by water is u familia
! story.
A recent prediction of the leadins
periodical devoted to the iron Interest,"
is that the identification of the steam
railroads of the United States is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14

This bank solic;ts accounts, and
offers to %depositors' absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal tire atmtnt consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state; county, city and school bonds
and rants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
tic Needed q Lantern.

A rancher who is known for work.
ing his men long hours recently hired
an Irishman. A day or 80 later the
rancher said he was going to town
to buy a new bed for Pat. "Yez
need not git extravagant on me &C.
count" said Pat: "if it's just the
same to yez yez can cut out buying a
new bed, and thrade the ould wan for
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Local Securities q Speciality.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits
The Glenwood post., 1906-05-26
Denver Treasurer Dead.

Denver. - Charles w. Badgley
county treasurer of Denver, died at his
home, 1880 Franklin street, Tuesday
night at S:45 o'clock from neuralgia of
the heart. His death was unexpected
although he had been aiiing for the
last ten days.
Mr.. Badgley was president of the
local Dartmouth alumni and also was
affiliated with the University Club. He
came to Colorado first in 1876 and
operated in mining in Georgetown,
then boom town. He remained there
but short while and returned to Mil
waukee. In 1885 Mr.. Badgley came
back to this state and opened up a
mining and milling machinery busi-
ness.
He was leading member of the firm
of Badgley & Watkins, succeeded in
later years by c. w. Badgley & Co.
The business of the concern was
absorbed by the Mine & Smelter Sup
ply Company. In other lines of bust
ness Mr.. Badgley was heavily inter-
ested, including flour milling con-
Germ at Longmont.
The Glenwood post., 1906-05-26
ROYAL GORGE RAILWAY.
Contracts Let and Work Progressing
Rapidly.

Denver-A News special from
Canon City says: The Canon City and
Royal Gorge Interurban Railway Com,
pany let a contract Monday to j, b.
Harrison of Cripple Creek and X. j.
knight of Canon City for the pole line
and overhead work of eleven miles OF
its line from the city barn to the top
of the Royal gorge. The contracts call
for setting 700 poles and stringing one
feed wire and one trolley and placing
the trolley brackets on the poles.
Work will start tomorrow morning
with a force of fifteen men. Harrison
and Knight are both employees of the
Colorado Light and Power Company.
which will furnish the electric current
for operating the line. The contract
calls for the work to be completed by
June 25th and will cost for labor nearly
$4,000 The poles already are arriving
on the ground. Three hundred and
thirty-fve men now are at work on the
grade to the top of the gorge. building
bridge abutments and culverts and
making the roadbed.
Contracts have been let to the Bull
len Bridge Company of Pueblo for
fifteen iron bridges, which will be re-
CURED in reaching the summit of the
Royal Gorge park. Nearly all the ties
are delivered along the roadbed and it
is hoped to have the line to this point
finished by July LIST. At the rate OF
progress now being made it will be ac.
complished if there is no delay in the
arrival of the steel rails. The car barn
and office buildings will be erected on
a half block of ground just east of the
State Penitentiary on the corner OF
First and Main streets.
The Glenwood post., 1906-05-26
SAFE COUNSEL PREVAILS.
Russian Parliament Settles Down to
Regular Work.

st. Petersburg-The threatened
storm over the Emperor's refusal to
receive the delegation from the lower
house of Parliament appointed to pre-
sent to him its reply to the speech
from the throne, has been averted.
The House Monday adopted a reso-
luton to proceed with the regular
order of business and the discussion Of
the agrarian question began.
The moderate leaders of the Consti-
tutional Democrats. after laboring with
the hot-heads until the early morning
hours, succeeded in convincing them
that it would be fatal blunder to
precipitate conflict upon a false
issue, and resolution was prepared
pointing out that the Importance of the
address consisted in its contents, and
not in the form in which it is trans
mitted to the Emperor.
A resolution of Novogorodseff, urg-
ing the necessity for overlooking minor
incidents and getting to work on agra
rian questions, was unanimously
adopted, after which the House pro-
ceeded with the agrarian debate.
The project adopted by the conven-
ton of the Constitutional Democrats,
laying down the general principle that
the land belonged to those who titled
1t, was formally presented, but was
temporarily laid aside to permit the
organization of committees to examine
credentials and investigate the election
Of members. Eleven committees, In
Guiding the entire membership of the
House and distributed by lot, were ap.
pointed for this purpose.
The Glenwood post., 1906-05-26
SAN FRANCISCO NEEDS.
They are Still Urgent and May Get
Morse.

Denver.-The Colorado end of the
relief work in San Francisco is going
along smoothly and Coloradans are
doing much towards bringing order out
of chaos. Mrs. lZetta George CT Den
yer, who has supervision over the Colo
RADIO work, writes the Denver Chamber
of Commerce under date of May 18th,
that she and other relief workers are
much in need of blankets and shoes.
She has been telegraphed to use her
own judgment in making purchases OF
these articles.
This is her letter in full:
THE large box of women's and chill
dren's underwear arrived last evening
and has been greatly appreciated by
the poor receiving it to-day. The Den
Yer Chamber of Commerce is certainly
doing a great work.
Every day brings a number of Colo
RADIO people to see me. Mr.. Ramsey
of Santa Rosa, has decided not to 20 to
Denver at present. 1t does seem as
though San Francisco people ought to
be all provided with clothing by this
| time, but find people every day need
ing it, and especially shoes and bed
| ding.
Il spent this afternoon at Mrs.
| Scott S, 3O5 Buchanan street. She is a
| leading club and society woman here
| and has opened her beautiful home as
| relief station. 1t was in this house
President Mckinley stayed when in
San Francisco. Mrs. Scott is devotinG
| every moment of her time to this work.
and is, as everyone else, discouraged
| at the lack of ystematization-all,
even those who have lived here all
their lives, seem utterly at sea. So do
you wonder that | was so for week or
| more?
LAS | began this letter we had a
severe earthquake shock. You cannot
imagine the weirdness accompany
ing it.
1T was so severe that we all ran
quickly to the street.
IF San Francisco rebuilds it will be
a brave people who call it home.
| How blest Denver is
| 81 telegraphed this evening for some
blankets. Would you also be so kind
as TO send some outing flannel? The
club women will make it up into gar.
ments for the nurses of the city who
lost everything. These nurses were
coming to Mrs. SCOTS residence all
afternoon for clothing.
Everyone here thinks The hardest
times for San Francisco are yet to
come, but ere that time l trust there
will be more order in the relief work
We are watching for the last car you
sent. 1t still takes much time TO get
about the city, as few car lines are
operating.
Il am wondering if you get my tele-
| grams and letters? | do not get third
of those forwarded from my Office in
| Denver. | have written to your com
mittee several times a week.
The Glenwood post., 1906-05-26

The house committee on elections has
decided the contest from the Twelfth
Missouri district in favor of Coudrey,
republican, and against Wood, demo-
crat, the persent holder of the seat.
The president has transmitted to
congress the full report of Commits
sioner Garfield regarding the oil in
dustry. The document covers 500
printed pages and includes document
airy evidence of the questionable
methods of the Standard Oil COM
pany.
Twenty-Five pages of Commissioner
Garfelds report on Standard Oil re-
Gently sent to congress were devoted
to the situation in Kansas, Oklahoma
and Indian territory, but there was
little new or startling in them.
The bill providing for the segrega-
ton of the Usage Indian lands in In
dian territory and the distribution of
the tribal funds amounting to $4,000.
900 now held by the United States
government In trust, has passed the
house with a provision that 1t must
be approved by the Indians.
Senator Bailey. Of Texas, disturbed
the calm of the senate recently by de-
nouncing the Washington correspond
ent Of the Chicago Tribune as mali
cious liar for publishing an attack up
on him regarding the rate bill con-
troversy. The correspondent claims
to have documentary proof of his as
sertions.
Senator Buckley, who is president
OF the Aetna Fire Insurance company
recently declared before the house
committee on judiciary that the Arm
strong Investigation in New York had
done more harm than good.
The Glenwood post., 1906-05-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for tho
BENEFIT of Our Readers,


D. r. Francis of st. Louis, president
of the Louisiana Purchase exposition
has received several letters threaten
ing his assassination unless he i'm
mediately pays the writer $1,000.
President Palma has again been in
augurated as president of Cuba.
Rev. Hunter Corbett, d. D., has
been chosen moderator by the Pres
byterian general assembly in session
at Des Moines. la.
Walter Wellman, the American ex-
plorer, recently delivered a lecture in
Paris before the Society of Aerial
Navigation relative to his proposed
balloon expedition TO the north pole.
Statistics recently made public in
Wall street show that the income of
John d. Rockefeller from Standard Oil
stock alone is more than s1,000,000
a month.
DR.. Seth Ward, DR.. John Tigert and
DR.. James Atkins have been elected
bishops by the general conference Of
The NJ. f. Church, South, at Birming-
Nam, Ala.
Queen Alexandra and Princess Vic
toria have returned to England after
an extended cruise in Mediterranean
waters.
The Glenwood post., 1906-05-26
FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION.
CoIoradans Called to Ceebrat. Juns
Fourteenth.

Denver.-Governo Mcdonald has is
sued his annual Flag Day proclama-
ton, setting aside Thursday, June 14th,
as Flag Day, and calling upon the peo-
pie to celebrate it in a BETTING man
ner:
State of Colorado, Executive Chamber,
Denver.
Freedom has been the battle-cry of
the ages. The people Of every nation
have had to fight for their liberties
against foes from within and from
without. Each has had an emblem to
lead it, going before, pointing the way
IN the fierce struggle for right and
justice.
Our nation has the Stars and stripes
for its emblem and every true Ameri-
can is proud of the glorious achieve
! ments which have been attained under
this standard. Our flag is respected
at home and abroad. 1t stands for love
OF God, liberty, loyalty to country and
reverence for the home, all sacred in
the hearts of the American people.
1t is therefore proper that a day
should be set apart as Flag Day, for
IAS PURPOSE VI CdlllilS 10 mlnu the MS
tory of the past and in preparing the
children of to-day for the duties of to-
| morrow in order that high standard
of government may be maintained in
our land.
Now therefore I, Jesse F. McDon-
aid, governor of the state of Colorado,
pursuant to the authority vested in me
by law, do hereby set apart Thursday,
June IA, 1906, as Flag Day. and do call
upon the people of this state to cele-
brate the day in BETTING manner by
display Of our flag upon their places
OF residence and business houses, and
do ask that, in so far as possible, tho
day be observed as holiday and par
ticularly that the school children OF
the state participate in the observance
Of the day by proper exercises.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great seal
of the state to be affixed, at Denver,
the state capital, this 10th day of May
A. D. 1906. JESSE F. MCDONALD,
lSeal.1 Governor.
BY the Governor-Attest:
James Cowie. Secretary Of State.
The Glenwood post., 1906-05-26
Rumor of stoe.ser. Sentence.

st. Petersburg.-It is rumored that
the military court which has been IN
vestigating the surrender Of Port Ar
thur and the battle Of the Sea of Japan,
has condemned to death Lieutenant
General Stoessel. who commanded the
Russian forces at Port Arthur, and
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff, who COM
manded one Of Admiral Rojestvensky's
squadrons, and who surrendered dur
ing the naval battle to the Japanese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
Congress Heights News.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Congress
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church.
Nichols avenue, conducted fair Thursday
and Friday OF last week in the Sunday
school section of the building. Mrs. Ste
phen II. Wright was the chairman Of the
executive committee. The proceeds will be
used partly for the benefit of the church
and partly for the purposes of the So
ciety.
residence at his summer home in Con-
gress Heights
The death of the eight months-old female
child OF Mr.. and Mrs. p. N. Jeffries oc-
CURED yesterday morning at the family
home on Nichols avenue. Mr.. Jeffries Is
connected with No. chemical engine COM
pany of this place. the members of which
expressed their sympathy today for the
bereayed parents through the medium of q
beautiful floral piece. The funeral viii oc-
cur tomorrow
Rev. H. r. Spencer the newly-appoin4ed
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal churches
at Congress Heights and oxon Hill. Prince
George county, Md. has advised the officers
Of the churches of his prospective arrival
to take charge here by the 17th instant
He VIII reside in Congress Heights Mr.
Spencer Is at present completing his stud
les in D=ew's Seminary in New Jersey.
Mr.. George e. Newcomb OF Baltimore Is
visiting his son. Mr.. Edward J. Newcomb
pestIrasssr e this town. at the. iatter.s
DR.. William n. HemIer and family have
removed to Washington.
A meeting OF the Congress Heights citi-.
zens' Association viii be held tomorrow
evening.
The members Of the chemical engine and
truck company. located at Congress
Heights, Capt Jacob Stulz in charge have
about completed the decoration OF the com-
pany's premises with flower gardens and
rustic woodwork. A feature of the Inn
proyements Is rustic house In the center
OF tile plot to be used as summer house
by tho men. Private w. III. beavers OF the
company .a on annual leave.
| The eight-m0nths-old lawn OF Jennie
pet deer on the Randie LONE at this place.
escaped from an enclosure BY 5eaplng =
hve-f0ct fence about ten days aso ard q
yet at largo. The animal has been aeesi
near Good Hope. however, and hopes are
entertained OF recapturin9 It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07

Rev. Wilbur P. Thirkield, d. d.
odist Episcopal Church and has general
direction of the schools and colleges under
the control of that denomination Dr.
the board of trustees his final acceptance
OF the position. but has the matter under
careful adyisement.
The trustees and faculty feel highly eIated
over the prospects of the university under
the administration of the president elect
who is regarded being well qualified by
training and experience for its responsible
duties,
tees in consequence of the resignation of
DR.. John Gordon, which was handed to
the trustees last December after an out
break on the part of the students.
a serious demonstration occurred at noon
Friday, December 8, when the cries of
Down with Gordon.'' We're heard which
was variously estimated as coming from a
hundred to five hundred. Kisses, cat-calls,
etc, were INDUCED ia and more than one
hundred students were said to be in SYM
pathy with the revolt which, it was claimed,
was in consequence of a rooted belief that
DR.. Gordon had displayed race prejudice.
The trouble had been brewing for a long
time. A committee of graduates had been
organized early as last May for the pur-
pose of presenting petition for the presi-
dents removal.
A committee with DR.. Gallaudet investi-
gated the charges, and later the resigna-
ton OF the president was accepted to take
effect at the close of the fiscal year.
Upon his departure for a long trip in
Africa and the Holy Land DR.. Gordon was
presented with a handsome cane by his
African pupils IN token of his kindness
and helpfulness to them The exercises
connected with the presentation were mark
ed by a strong spirit of loyalty to the
departing president
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