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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-10
COUNTY PRINTING MATTERS.

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The recent award Of . printing con.
tract by the Chouteau county bosrd oi
commissioners appears 70 have stirred
up some Of the animals in the news.
paper menagerie Of this county. Two
Of the unsuccessful bidders-the Havre
Plaindealer and the Harlem News
after misrepresenting the circumstau.
ces under which the award was made,
exhibit their chagrin and disappoint-
ment In q vomit Of personal abuse
directed against members Of the board.
The columns Of these newspapers are
redolent Of perfume such as is emitted
by q certain odoriferous little critter
when he imagines he has q grievance
against anything.
Presuming upon q lack of informa.
ton among their readers regarding
county printing matters, these news.
papers would have them believe that
certain discounts which do not cover
all the work should determine the
award. Persons familiar with the
subject. however, are we'll aware of
the fact that the Montana law upon
the matter explicitly instructs the com.
missiouers In these words: 1.-THE con.
tract shall be let to the newspaper that
In the judgment of the county commits.
sioners shall be most suitable for per.
forming said work." These critics of
members Of the board should be cog.
infant of these statutory instructions;
but, s%uppressing this information,
they open their Walls of wrath, vitu-
peration. venom and personal abuse
against public officials who used their
best judgment in the matter.
Their county printing experience Of
the past year probably assisted the
commissioners in making their deci.
sion. When the contract was let
twelve months ago, the River Press
was an unsuccessful bidder, thelaward
going to a newspaper that offered
larger discounts. The service that
OAaO"C was AuSiIlClCut ouu uuSdVIS-
factory; the annual printing bill was
several hundred dollars larger than
that Of the corresponding previous
year, and a considerable part OF the
work that was formerly done in Chou.
teau county was obtained from Port.
land, Oregon, Helena, Great Falls
aud other places.
The present indignation Of the Havre
Plaindealer recalls q time when it re.
Trained from frenzied abuse OF those
who made public printing awards.
The municipal authorities OF Havre
invited bids for the city printing, and
the Plaindealer and the Herald were
competitors for the work. Each was
conveniently located for giving prompt
and satisfactory service, and each
possessed the necessary mechanical
facilities. The Herald was the lowest
bidder. but its competitor received the
award.
What course did the P~laindealer
take or that occasion? Did it open
up its mud batteries against the Havre
city council? Did it ransack the die.
~tionary for opprobrious epithets with
which to heap personal abuse upon
public oficials who made the award?
Not on your life. 1t commended them
as statesmen and patriots, and pre-.
ceeded to publish city ordinances and
resolutions, and execute such other
work as its contract covered. The in.
dignation was relegated to the other
fellow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-10
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10. 1906.
MONTANA FREIGHT RATES.

While members OF The executive
committee of the Montana Rate asso.
citation did not succeed In convincing
Governor Toole that it 10 his duty to
call a special session Of the legisla-
lure to create q state railroad commits
sion. 1t has been making excellent pro.
gress In gathering data that demon
strate the unjust and unreasonable
nature Of freight rates 10 this state.
That was one Of the purposes for which
the Montana rate association vas
formed. There was evidence forth.
coming from various shipping points
that transportation charges are ex.
c~esstve, and the work devolving upon
the association is to assemble these
complaints into an exhibit that will
form an Indictment against the entire
schedule of freight taxes levied upon
the citizens of Montana.
1t is practically acknowledged by
railroad officials that transportation
charges In Montana are higher than
In any other state east or west, but
they endeavor to defend these exces.
sive rates by alleging that the cost of
operation in this state is greater than
on any other part Of their systems.
This defense, however, was completely
knocked out by data presented by
Hon. T. j. Walsh, of Helena, who
produced figures presented in the Off.
cial reports of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads. These
facts, given out by the railroad Off.
cials themselves in their annual re-.
ports, make interesting reading for
western people who pay the high trans.
%pOrtatiOn tax.
The annual report of the Great
Northern railroad for the year 1904
showed that its line east of Minot con.
sisted OF about 1902 miles, and the
gross earnings!of that part of the sys.
tenn in that year we're $22, 669, 600. AZ
ter deducting expenses, the profits Of
the years business on that part OF its
line were at the rate of %, 500 per mile.
The same report states that the Great
Northern line vest of Minot consists
Of about 1926 miles, the gross earn.
ings of that trackage for the yea,
named being q little over S13, 500. 600,
The net earnings of that part Of its
system were about 81. zoo, 600, or at the
rate Of a., 100 per mile.
The report Of the Great Northern
railroad for the year 1905, as it ap.
pears In the Railway World, does not
give separate data for each part of
the system, but the figures presented
in the exhibit show an increase of
about Is per cent. 10 the net earnings
OF the entire system, compared with
the figures for 1904. Applying that
percentage Of increase to Montana
trackage and it probably averaged
more(, the net earnings per mile of
the Great Northern line In Montana
the past year were,over q, 700.
These net earnings are somewhat
large for q property that is valued for
purposes of taxation at about Sl3, 600
. mile. The exhibit also Is conclusive
evidence that freight charges in Mon
tana are far in excess OF 4 rate that
would yield a fair profit upon the In.
vestment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-10

Havre Plaindesler: John Des Ro.
sier has instituted q contest against
A. w. Morrell for q desert claim in
the mountains south OF asvre. The
case will come up for hearing before
Judge Pypsr, Feb. 14th.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-10
For Sale o. Exchange.

Fifty.two copies Of the WEEKLY RIv1a Pass
tor $500 spot cash, or tts equivalent n baaka BE
paper: 0oode viii b. delivered In regular weekly
lnstell mentsd uring the twelve moathe following
Address TIE RIVER PRESS,
Fort HentOn. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-10

BILE OF. That 10 why
America is now beating
the world In. manufac.
lures all due to the
brain and muscle of our
Yankee men and
women.
Unfortunately where
there is smoke, dirt and
dust and little sunlight
there also can be und
the germs of disease.
Natures great disinfec.
tant is sunlight. It 10
IN the factory, the work.
shop, the Office, that
men and women suffer
from diseases which are
In the dus and the bad
air. Such disease
germs enter into the
blood in two ways,
either through the
lungs or stomach.
Aher years of expert.
ence in an active prac.
tiCe. DR.. r. v. Pierce.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-10
The TOl1ers I'm On,
Factories.

No workmen In the world can do 50 mech
Or use the same intelligence that our own
American work.men aud women are csr..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27
SUGAR TRUST IS FINED
Federal Court Assesses Fine Of $751;
600 Against American Sugar Rein.
ing Company for Accepting Rebates
From New York Central.

New York, Nov. 27.-A fine of $4,000
was imposed upon the American Sugar
Refining Company by Federal Judge
Holt today for accepting rebates from
the New York Central.
Prior to- the imposition of sentence
T. K. McIlvane, defendants counsel,
made a lengthy argument in support of
his motion for arrest of judgment. He
contended the contract made with the
New York Central by Lowell M. Pal
mer, thru which rebates We're granite d,
could not be held to be binding GRIM
inally upon the defendant. Judge Holt,
in the course of the discussion, 90
served that in his opinion Palmer could,
under the interstate commerce act as
superseded by the Elkins act, have
been indicted, tried and convicted for
soliciting rebates. Under the former
enactment he would upon conviction,
have been imprisoned, said the judge,
while under the Elkins law a fine only
could be, imposed McElNane insisted
that it was no crime for shipper to
solicit rebates. at the time Palmer made
the contract. The judge reiterated that
he was satisfied it was a crime to So
licit, even at that time; that the crime
was not completed until the rebates
were actually paid thus bringing the
present offenses clearly within the
Elkins law. He accordingly overruled
the motion of defense and imposed the
sentence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27
GUARDS FOR TILLMAN
Plain Clothes Men to Protect South
erner When He Lectures in Chicago
Tonieht-Injunction to Prevent Ad-
dress Discussed But Abandoned.

Chicago Nov. 27.--Mayor Dunno to-
day announced he would detail a num-
Der of policemen in plain clothes to
mingle with the throng at the lecture
of Senator Tillman tonight and see
that no violence or insult was offered
the senator. Among the number were
several colored officers, who received
instructions from the chief of police
to watch for any possible outbreak.
They were selected because of their
acquaintance with the colored popus
lation It is not expected by the chief
that any trouble will be caused.
A number of colored men early to-
day sought the advice of lawyers re-
gar6ing the procuring of the injunc-
ton restraining the senator from de-
livering his lecture. They were in
formed that such a step might possibly
succeed, but the chances were against
it. The project was abandoned.
Tillman arrived in the city over
the st. Paul road. He was met at the
depot by committees Of ladies having
charge of the interests of the hospital,
in behalf of which the senator is to
lecture. A score of police officers were
in the depot, but there was no dem
onstration of any kind, nor was there
any gathering of colored people in or
about the depot
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27
Negroes Investigating Negro
Soldier Trouble Charges a
Conspiracy Existed
olsLlkED NEGROES PRESENCE
Going Before the President With Evil
dence CoIIected-Booker Washington
and Others Plead With Roosevelt
President Says Only New Evidence
Will Be Heard.

El Reno, Okla, Not. 81 -Gilchrist
Stewart (colored), who has been at
Ft. Reno the past few days securing
data to be placed as evidence before
President Roosevelt in the matter of
the discharge of negro soldiers of the
Twenty fifth infantry, said last night:
''rhe substance of my investigation,
supported by over 100 affidavits from
members and on-commissioned off,
GERS of the companies, and from the
statement of officers of the companies,
amounts to this:
That the citizens did not want the
negro soldiers in Brownsville. Texas,
and that this feeling became so intense
that on the very night in question,
Major Penrose issued an order and
sent out patrols thru the town, that all
men should be in by s O'Clock, wheth-
er on pass or not. Captain iMackin, Of
ticer of the day. reported that all men
We're in except three on pass. That the
firing that night was of mixed arms.
All inspectors sent out from the war
department have started out with the
assumption that there was conspir-
acy among the men to keep back the
truth, and shoot up the town. They
have never made any investigation into
the real facts. From the investigation.
to make g case against the soldiers and
get them out of town. Six sergeants
of long service, and in whom the COM
missioned officers have implicit con-
t1dence. are going to Washington with
me, to act as witnesses before Roose-
Welt -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27
MURDERED WITH PICK
Authorities Looking for Miner Who
Fatally injured Another italian Dur
ing Quarrel at Mining Settlement
Near centervilIe - Skipped Country
at Once.

Special to Times Republican.
,CentNrville, Nov. 27.-Tony Maino
died v, sterday as the result of injuries
received during a quarrel at Shaw
Vile Saturday night. He was struck
three times with a miners pick in the
hands of E. Froleny, who Immediately
skipped the country, and has not yet
been apprehended. No inquest has yet
been held. Maino is said to have been
a pretty good sort of fellow. He
was keeping batch and working in
the mine. He has q family of a wife
and four children in the old country.
Frolemy has been here but short time
and is not we'll known. Officers are
looking for him now and it is thought
he will be captured.
1t is said that the men were alone
together when the fight occurred, and
there are no eye witnesses to it, Both
are italians and had been working in
the mines.
The man who did the killing is said
to he going under assumed names. The
name given the Miners Union is Sta
bio yincestas, and to the coal COM
pany Fabio Dominica, as we'll as the
first name above given. He is five feet
ten inches high, age %, high forehead,
brown eyes, nose regular, mouth me-
dium, hair and mustache brown and
complexion fair. can talk French as
we'll as Italian language.
Maino was struck three times with
the pick, once in the abdomen and
twice in the head.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27
MISS RlPkE SEEKS WITNESSES
Council Bluffs Woman Charged With
Murder is Puzzle to Officials.
e,--....1 ,U;v,,oe % pay,,,hlicam

Council Bluffs Woman Charged With
Murder is Puzzle to Officials.
Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs. Nov. 27.--iMiss En-
ma Rpke the young woman who is 10
be called into court next Monday to
answer to the charge of numbering
Frank Potts October Is, in their apart
ments in this city, has asked the court
to summon four witnesses from Han
over Kas., her former home and i've
from Omaha. The names of the possi-
BILE witnesses could not be learned as
her attorney declined to name' them
until the court had passed on the girls
application.
The girl continues to puzzle the Of
ficials and Jail officials. She contln-
ues to maintain her innocence and that
Potts committed suicide. 1t will be
recalled that the, manner of Potts
death was not revealed until the un-
dertaker had began preparing the body
for burial and discovered the bullet
hole over the heart The girl at first
expressed surprise over the develop
ments and after her arrest told SO many
conflicting stories that her guilt was at
once assumed. This later gave way to
the belief by many that she was IN
nocent. She appears guileless young
woman, innocent of the ways of the
world and her age, II, is no longer dis
puted
Since her five weeks confinement in
iail she strengthened the belief OF
those who think her innocent She
does not appear to realize the gravity
Of her position and cannot realize, ap-
parently, that in truth she is not only
suspected of the murder but is under
indictment and must stand trial for the
charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27
sADoONIsT SwINDLED
Valley junction Man Buys Diamonds
for $500 and Finds Them Worthless
Victim of Smooth Crooks.

Special to Times Republican.
Valley Junction. Nov. PA couple
of crooks who are artists in their pro-
fesslon secured a snug piece of easy
money from a salocnist of this town
yesterday. All the saloonist, Ed Wag-
ner has to show for his experience l.,
a collection of paste stones
The deal was effected thru smooth
piece of ubstitution after the jewels
had been passed upon by Valley
Junction expert, who declared them to
be worth in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The entire detective force secured the
city yesterday afternoon, but the
smooth strangers could not be found
and are believed to have left the city
on a Rock Island freight train shortly
after the affair was pulled off
Two we'll dressed men entered Wag-
ner's saloon and after calling for
drinks engaged the proprietor in con-
versation. The talk adroitly turned to
the subject of precious stones, and as
soon as Wagner's interest was aroused
one of the strangers produced a little
leather sack from his pocket "Speak-
ing of diamonds" he remarked, "here's
some of the handsomest ones I've ever
seen" He passed them over to Wag-
ner.
"Those stones" he continued, low
ering his voice, "are property of my
wife, who is now in the county Jail.
She has been charged with a crime and
needs money to hire attorneys. Sha
would not part with those stones ex-
cept in a case of great need. Whatll
you give for them?"
After dickering for few moments
Wagner agreed to pay $500 for the dia-
monds, provided a jeweler would be
permitted to examine them. The three
men left the saloon, going to jewel
er's store further UP the street, and the
diamonds were turned over to him.
There were eight stones in all. He in
etantly pronounced them as being
worth $3.50 apiece. The bargain was
made at once, the exchange made, and
the strangers boarded car that was
then on the point of leaving for Des
Moines.
After the men had disappeared,
Wagner's suspicious were aroused. and
he again turned to the jeweler, holding
out the eight stones ir his hand. Look
at these again, please. 1 don't like the
looks of this deal. Are they really
genuine?"
II should say not" cried the jeweler,
"they are counterfeits, and mighty good
one sat that In handing the dia-
monds to Wagner the, swindlers had
substituted valuable facsimiles of the
genuine diamonds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27
CITIES DEBT GREAT
Census Bureau Finds Combined Liza
biIities Of Cities of Over 5000 Ex-
ceeds Combined Debt Of Government
and States.

Washington, Nov. 27-Much work Of
the census bureau during the past year.
as disclosed by the annual report OF
Director North, made public today, re-
lated to the census OF manufacturers
in 1905, to the preparation and publi-
cation of statistics on municipal
finance, and to the collection, tabula-
ton and publication of prompt and
accurate reports on the cotton crop.
The annual estimates of the popu-
lation of various states and territories
are made by the census. In order to
establish death rates in the vital sta
ttistics report In 1906, thirteen states
took enumerations of population, the
total being 25,293,236. North has plan
ned in connection with the annual
tical studies of the important phases
OF municipal development. including
parks markets. paving, sewers po-
lice and fire departments, baths, schools
and libraries. The Importance
of statistics of this character is indi-
Gated, the report notes, by the fact that
the present aggregate debt of cities of
the United States containing over s.
900 / labtants is in excess of Sl,600,-
600 900 or greater than the combined
debt Of the national and state govern
ments and counties, school districts
and other minor civil divisions" The
director adds:
I'm 1900 thirty-three per cent of the
people of the United States resided in
cities having a population of 5000 and
over, and in few decades over half
the people will reside in those cities.
The problem of self government is
therefore becoming one of city govern
ment."
The director advocates the taking of
quinquennial census of agriculture
and recommends the enactment of more
rigid laws to enable census officers to
secure information.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27
TO FIGHT EXTRACTION.
Travelling SaIenman Who Paid Runa'
way Boys Fare in Trouble.

Baltimore. Nov 27.--The return of
Lezer Winakur. a travelling salesman OF
this city, to Nebraska on a charge of
kidnapping Floyd Drummer, aged IL
years, of Grand Island, will be resist
ed Extradition papers were issued
by the governor of Nebraska yester-
day. Floyd Brunner left his home at
Grand Island about u fortnight ago and
came to Baltimore. Winakur, to whom
the boy told his story AT Grand Island
of alleged i'll treatment by his mother
The man declares, admits having paid
his railroad fare. He insists, however,
he had no criminal intent in aiding
the lad ia leave home. prominent
Jewish citizens of Baltimore have in
terested themselves In Winakur's be-
half and have engaged counsel to fight
the extradition proceedings. The boy
was taken back to Nebraska last Sat
urday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27
GIVE HIM "BIG STICK"
Marion, o., Democratic Admirers of
President Roosevelt Send Him an
Unique Gourd, designed by Provi.
denee for His Official Use."

Marion, O.. Nov. 27.-Congressman
Grant e. Mouser last night received
large gourd from one of his constitu-
ents, with note requesting that 1t be
delivered to President Roosevelt. The
said to resemble published pictures of
the big stick Attached to the
gourd was the following message:
'Mr. Roosevelt: Please accept this
"big stick" and send to congress at
tached to your next message, and tell
them to be good. 1t was apparently
designed by providence for your Off
cial use. From your trust-busting
democratic admirers of Marion, Ohio"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-27
Body Of Unborn Babe of Grace
Brown introduced as Evi-
dence Against Gillette
ENTERED AS ExHIeIT NO. %
Defense Makes Strenuous Objections to
Its Introduction But Is overruled-
More Damaging Expert Testimony
Crowd at Trial Large and 1000 Res
fused Admission.

Herkimer, N. Y, Nov. PA sensae
der trial today when the prosecution
offered as evidence the unborn child
taken from the body of Grace Brown,
at the autopsy District Attorney Ward
offered the exhibit as No. 80. 1t met
with Immediate objection from the de-
fense.
is only offered as a means of making
the peoples case spectacular" said At-
torney Thomas.
"If l were sure there was to be no
denial from the defense that such q
condition existed, l would exclude it,"
said the court.
Thomas assured him the girls preg-
nant condition would not be DISPUTE
ed Ward, the district attorney, insist
ed the exhibit be introduced. =
II would like to exhibit the girls en-
tire body here" said Ward. Il have
the right to take it from it's grave ie
/ want to, and bring it here"
The exhibit was admitted. Dr. E. II.
Douglas, who occupied the witness
stand, swearing he assisted in it's, re-
moval from the body found In Big
Moose lake. Douglas gave several
comparisons between the conditions
usually found in drowned bodies and
the conditions found in the body OF
Grace Brown, that went to prove the
girl was not drowned.
With the interest heightened by the
declaration OF medical experts that
Grace was dubbed before she fell into
the water, there was "a larger crowd
than ever at the trial today. More
than a thousand persons were turned
away, and those who got seats We're on
hand as early as o'clock to secure
them.
The prosecution can not complete its
case before Thanksgiving. and the case
will not go to the jury before the foi-
lowing Wednesday,. Coached by DR..
Suitors, of Herkimer, the defending
counsel are doing everything in their
power to shatter the contentious of the
district attorney, as advanced to the
jury thru the medical experts called
to the stand.
Dr. George H Smith corroborated
the testimony of the doctors who pre-
ceded him, by testifying that Grace
Brown came to her death from blows.
The defense scored point when Rev.
Cuthbert Frost qualified his statement
that Gillette was the first to speak of
the drowning Of Grace Brown, after his
arrival at Arrowhead. Frost refused to
swear to that statement again today.