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Rummage Sale Of Rugs, Carpets, Lace
Curtains. Upholsteries. etc. at Moses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Many Dead In Mine.

BLCEFIELDS, w. w., Oct. At now
appears certain that there are at leas.
60 dead in the Pocahontas mine, in
which terrific explosion occurred
yesterday. All the cofins in town
have been ordered taken to the mine
by the superintendent of the company.
The miners who formed members OF
the first relief party state that the ex-
plosiou is much worse than the com.
pany has given out, and that the mum.
Der OF dead may even reach 100. 1t
Is believed also that many who were
not killed outright have been suffo.
Gated by gas. A second relief party
is now in the mine exploring the pass
ages which lead in all directions from
the compartment which is afire.
William Ferguson and Charles Nc.
Henry. members OF the first rescue
party, were killed in the mine. They
ventured too far into one OF the blind
passages and were overcome with gas.
Their companions retreated for q mo.
ment and suddenly there was another
explosion of gas. That passage ia
now in lames. and the bodies OF the
two rescuers have been incinerated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Women Storm Public school.

NEW YORK, Oct. g. .--Believing that
the murder DOCTORS" as they called
the board OF health physicians. were
cutting the the throats of their child
ren in a public school in the Williams.
burg section of Brooklyn. 500 wo.
men, nearly all of them Italians,
stormed the school building in mad
effort TO reach the little ores today,
Before the riot had been 1ueiled sew
eral policemen had been seriously in.
jured by the infuriated women and one
OF the rioters had been arrested
For several days physicians of the
hospital have been examining the eyes
and throa:s Of the pupils. A con-
tagious affection of the eyes had
spread from the homes of the Italians
in the vicinity of the school and the
doctors were directed to make an in
vestigatiou. Many OF the pupils, upon
going to their homes, told their par.
ents that the ''murder doctors" wanted
to cut their throats and frenzy that
does not listen to reas spread among
the mothers OF the pupils.
Today they decided to make an in.
vestigation in body and marched to
the school building, 1900 strong.
Teachers who were warned of the ap.
.proach OF the trouble, locked the
doors and the windows Of the building
and sent call for assistance to q
nearby police station Before the 20.
lice had arrived, the women rushed to.
ward the main entrance of the school
building and finding their way barred,
made efforts to batter down the doors,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Hard To Get Coolies.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The officers
OF the isthmian canal commission are
examining the proposals recently sub.
mitted by contracting firms for furn.
ishing Chinese labor for work on the
canal at Panama. Some doubt is ex.
pressed whether contractors will be
able to carry out any contract which
may be awarded for supplies for the
laborers. On account of clim attic con.
ditions, the isthmian can al commits sion
desires that any laborers sent to the
isthmus shall come from the southern
provinces OF China. In that section
reports received at the Chinese lepa.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Tornado Hits Louisiana.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 5.-A TORNADO O
passing through five miles of the resi-.
dence and factory sections of New
Orleans today injured at least score
of people and did fully 100000 dam.
age. Halt an hour after the torn ad 10
left the city, travelling in a northerly
direction, a telegram from Hammond,
La, SO miles north, said that four
persons had been killed in q torua ado
at Pontchatoula, q town near by. A
great property damage was also re-.
ported. A report was brought in from
the neighborhood of Lake Ponch art.
rain, outside the city limits, that lives
had been lost there.
The path of the lorna ado through the
city was from 30 to so feet wide. This
narrow zone was strewn with bricks
from demolished chimneys, detached
boards, uprooted trees, fallen tele.
graph poles and an occasional roof.
1t was the. falling of these objects
which caused most of the injuries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Judges Will Draw Lots.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6. - "The
state law forbids gambling, yet it
provides for little game of chance
whereof the prizes are, respectively,
S84, 600, $50, 600 and 5000. wonder
Why"
This was the question propounded
by Presiding Judge Graham. He re.
ferred to the provision Of the statute
whereby the appellate judges to be
elected this fall must draw lots to de.
eide the length OF their respective
terms.
'It sounds a little like q ioke,"
continued Judge Graham, but it is
not. Three judges OF the court OF ap-
peals are to be elected this year, one
to serve Il, another eight and third
four years. The first will receive ss4.,
900 salary, the second $500 and the
third s2S, 900. The law does not actu.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
American Teoops In Cuba.

HAVANA, Oct. 1.-THE first landing
OF American soldiers in the present
occupation of Cuba was accomplished
today with marvellous promptuess and
tonight 500 men of the Fifteenth United
States infantry and $50 men from the
second battalion OF engineers are set
tied under canvas in Camp Columbia.
The disarmament of the rebels can.
not be successfully completed until
the volunteer organizations of the
Cuban government have been paid Of, ,
disarmed and disbanded. That is the
position taken by the various rebel
commanders throughout the island,
who are strongly inclined to hold on
to their arms until the volunteer or.
ganizations disappear. This is the
only important element now retarding
the otherwise fairly rapid dispersal of
rebel forces. The disposition OF the
government is to yield to this demand.
The volunteers would have been
mustered out OF the service but for the
necessity of having some force ia ad.
dition to the police force for the pro-
lection OF towns. It is related, how.
ever, that in many sections the pres.
sence OF volunteers and the militia
only acts as an irritant to the surreu.
dering rebels. The conduct OF the
volunteers toward their late oppo.
nents is not always exemplary and
what seems most needed is the pres.
ence OF sufficient force of United
States soldiers and marines to gar.
risOu every town.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
l.aFOllettc Accuses Railroads.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 4.-Sen ator Robert
NJ. LaF'ollette, of Wisconsin, it was
announced today. has agreed to ap.
pear a. witness before the Minnesota
state railroad and warehouse commis.
sion, which is now holding a meeting
regarding the reasouableness of com.
modify rates in this state, and give
testimony concerning the existence of
''yellow dog" funds. said TO have
been contr buted by the railroads to
bring about his political downfall.
Senator LaFollet'e has not only
agreed TO appear and give testimony,
but says he VIII bring other witnesses
to support the testimony that such
funds We're formed ont Of the gross
earnings of the railroads.
AT hearing today i, wa openly
charged by attorney Monahan that
President Marvin Hughitt of tln Chi.
cago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis Il Omaha
road has paid s50,oOO from the funds
of the company as contribution to
the congressional funds of one of the
national political parties. A. L.
Clark, vice president Of the same road, ,
testified that there were vouchers to
show that POO men had been employed
in the present congressional campaign
in Wisconsin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Beef Prices Raised.

NEW YORK, Oct. $50 scarce has
been the supply of the best quality of
beef that reports have lately been cur.
rent Of manipulation of the market by
the big dealers. Wholes ale dealers in
this city say that the price OF the better
grades of meat has materially in.
creased during the past few months,
and attribute the raise to increas
shipments to England. Beet from
stall fed cattle now costs from DC. .95 to
s7.O5 q hundred pounds on the hoof
and sells dressed at lOs cents. In
June before the supply commenced
falling off, beef on the hoof could be
obtained at $3.50 hundred pounds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
ally provide that the three appellate
judges shall shake dice for the bigger
purses, but why the question should
not be settled that way as we'll as by
drawing straws / cannot see."
RAILROAD Is ACCUSED.
Union Pacific Alleged to Have Secured
Control Of Coal Lands.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 6.-By far the
most sensational disclosures yet made
In any investigation by interstate
commerce commission are those which
concern relations Of the Union Pacific
railroad to coal lands in its territory.
There is excellent authority! for the
statement that the two important de.
partments of government very coon
Will be busy in further inquiry into
these conditions. These are the inter-
Tor department, which liz concerned
with revelations about the Union Pa.
cific methods in getting control of rich
coal lands, and the department OF jus.
tice, which will have its attention
called to violations of the antitrust
law and the interstate commerce act.
Commissioner Prouty, who con-
Quoted examinations in Omaha, Den.
yer and Salt Lake City. is expected
back In Washington in a few days.
when he will make q preliminary re.
port on his work, which will be- made
the basis from which tol start further
and more specific inquiries looking
for violations OF the interstate law.
The commissioners have stumbled up.
on what is considered the most start
ling evidence Of wholesale infractious
OF both the land laws and the anti.
trust act. In the line of the presi.
dents policy of prosecutions of fraud
against the public, 1t is expected these
schemes will be investig ated in the ut
most detail.
1t Is pointed out that the Union Pa
citic's revelations get much nearer to
the chief executive officers of the rail-
road than did the amazing disclosures
OF graft In the relations OF the Penn
sylvania road to its business, and that
Union Pacific revelations will drag ia
magnates of the first caliber.
1t has secured control of the coal
lands. according to the testimony. by
fraudulent methods which included
the experiment of subsidiary COM
pany whose stock was owned BY the
railroad company, and whose EN-.
ployes. as we'll as other persons. were
procured to file on coal and then to
turn them over to subsidiary concern
when it could not get actu control of
coal lands. The Union Pacific would
deny switching facilities to indepen.
dent operators or, if they secured
these, would keep them from getting
cars. 1t has also been charged that
the railroad company practically fixes
the prices OF coal in cities along its
lines, and that these are made out.
rageOusly high.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
BIG DEAL IN ORE LANDS.
Inc Hill Interests Purchased BY Steel
Trust On Royalty Basis.

NEW YORK, Oct. Sc. H. Carey.
chairman Of the board of directors of
the United States Steel corporation,
has announced that the companies
controlled by the corporation have
acquired the Hill ore lands in the
northwest. Judge Garey's announce.
ment was:
"After long negotiat q contrac
has been signed for the acquisition on
royalty basis of the Hill ore pro.
perties, so called, by companies con.
trolled by the United States Steel cor.
poration. The quantity of ore has
not been accurately determined, but it
is large body. The price to be paid
is Sl.65 per ton, delivered at the upper
lake docks, with an increase of { cent.
per ton each succeeding year. The
minimum agreed to be mined is 75O..
600 tons per year, until it reaches g..
250, 900 tons, and thereafter continues
on that basis.
"It is believed that the completion
of this agreement will result in great
benefit to both parties. The lease of
the ore properties is practically per.
petual, since it holds until the ore las
been exhausted
The magnitude Of the trans action
and its effect 90 the properties con.
cerned as we'll as upon the iron and
steel trade of the country is Indie ated
by the fact that the Hill properties
are estimated to contain from 4OO,.
O0O,O 900 to zoo, 900, 900 tons Of ore. The
properties are said to be second in
importance and extent only to the
Lake Superior iron mines already
controlled by the United States Steel
corporation and it is said that this
deal will furnish the steel corporations
with supply of ore for 50 years.
The Hill properties are believed to
comprise q number of properties
owned in part by other interests than
those controlled by James j. Hill, but
the ownership of which was shared
with his Interests.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
trges MOrmOns To Secure Land.

SALT LAKE, Oct. 6.-The feature Of
today's session OF the semi.auuual
conference OF the Mormon church was
the address of Senator Reed Smoot.
who is also an apostle of the church.
He declared that he was neither
ashamed of his religion nor of his
state, and that while he believed his
first obligation is to God, he still af-
tirmed that duty could not conflict
with his duties to the country. He
appealed to Mormons to concentrate
their efforts to obtain land in pre-.
ference to other forms of investment.
Another speaker referred to the won.
ders OF irrig ration in the west a. the
fuldllmeut Of prophecy OF Isaiah.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Prominent Politician In Jail.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Oct. flames
B. Dodson, an attorney Of this city,
was found guilty by jury in the fed
eral court of having made false afi.
davits iu land entry before the
United States land Office yesterday.
Dodson's otfense consisted in making
aftid avits that forty acres of land in
Christian county was untenanted and
subject to entry, while man was liv.
ing on it.
The owner OF the tract had paid s2,-
600 for it and Dodson, it was proved,
had offered to relinquish the claim he
had upon it, by reason OF the false
entry. for $500. Dodson is prominent
in politics and recently announced
that he would make the race for the
republican nouinat alton for governor
two years hence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
CONTRACTS FOR IRRIGATION.
Water Pumped From Missouri River For
the BufOrd.Trenton system.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-The secre.
tary OF the interior has executed o
contract with the Dolier Engineering
company. Of Philadelphia, for furnish.
ing and installing pumping machinery
for the Buford. Trenton project in
North Dakota. The Doiler Engineer.
company will receive $40, 1886 for the
work.
Now that the contract is let and the
exact dimensions of the machinery is
known, the engineers will determine
on the design Of the floating barge in
which the intake pumps are to be
mounted. Labor and material will be
secured for the construction of the
barge. The water supply for this pro.
ject Is from the Missouri river, the
slight gradient of which neces states
lifting the water direct from the stream
by pumps. No long and expensive
canal system will be required. An
abundance Of Ignite fuel exists in the
vicinity, and 1t is proposed to gene.
rate power at the mines and transmit
1t electrically to the several pumping
stations for the Buford Trenton and
Williston projects.
The first pumps will be placed on
floating barges. These will, Of course,
accommodate themselves to changes
not only in water level, but to the
shifting Of the stream, the water being
conducted from the pumps on the barge
through pipes with flexible Joints to
the main canal. Additional substa.
tion lifts will be introduced wherever
required.
Secretary Hitchcock has also exc.
cuted contract with the Pacific Coast
Construction company, OF Portland
Ore. for the construction and com.
pletion of the Yellowstone dam and ac-
cessory structures, lower Yellowstone
irrig cation project, Montana aud North
Dakota. This dam is to be a rock.
filled. timber.cribbed structure, locat.
ed about Is miles north of Gleudive.
Montana. for the purpose of diverting
the waters Of the Yellowstone into q
canal extending about 80 miles down
the west side Of the river for the irri.
CATION OF $1,000 acres of land, two.
thirds OF which lie in Montana. The
work requires about 100000 feet of
lumber. 5000 piles. 1900 sheet piles,
ll.ooO cubic yards of rock filling and
riprap, and 50 tons of steel. The con.
tracing company will receive $l42, ,S25
for its work, which, according to the
terms OF the contract, must be com.
pleted February l, 1908.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Killed By Gas Explosion.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.-A terrific
explosion OF illumin ating gas ia the
subway OF the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company under construction
at Sixth and Market street today re-
suited in the death OF six men, the in.
juring OF about q dozen others and
caused damage and ruin of thousands
OF dollars worth of.property. Besides
the six men known to be dead, it ia
said that at least three others are
buried under tons OF earth ir the
wrecked subway.
Just as the gas blew up double
team dirt cart was being driven di.
rectly across the covered subway by q
driver OF the Millard Construction
company, which is building the SUBJ
way. The vehicle, horses and man
were blown high in the air and the
horses and cart fell into the hole. The
driver landed in the street and was
only slightly hurt. Several of the
workmen who were standing near the
derrick were blown across the street
and injured and q number OF pedes.
trians were hurt by falling glass aud
signs OF the tall business houses on
Market and Sixth streets. Those por.
tions OF the subway that were not
covered with dirt burst into flames
and for q time no persons dared ven.
ture near the place for fear OF further
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
President Answers Critics.

HARRISBURG, Oct. 1. President
Roosevelt in his speech at the dedica.
tion OF the Pennsylvania state capitol
today spoke of federal control of large
corporations. The keynote of the
speech was that state governments are
helpless in remedyiug abuses of power
by corporations unless the federal
government can control them and more
closely than under present laws, pre-.
scribe the lines along which such cor.
porations shall operate and where
their operations shall cease.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Rural Free Delivery.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-A report on
the operations OF the rural free de.
livery service up to October l, sub.
mitted By Fourth Assistant Postmas.
ter General Degraw today, shows the
petitions received since the establish
ment of the service number 81, l2O, up.
on l5,ojG OF which adverse reports
were made. The number of routes in
operation October l was 1856. and
petitions pending 2,424.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Candidates Flee From Graftcrs.

WASHINGTON, Ind, Oct. To-day
the democratic and republican candi-
dates for treasurer in Martin county
left on the same train for the west.
They will not return until after the
November election, both candidates
having entered into a written agree.
ment to remain west OF the Mississippi
river.
Martin county is infested with 70.
litical buzzards. To escape these fell
lows the rival candidates for county
treasurer decided on the novel method
of getting out of the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10

tion show that not q single Chinese
newspaper favors the emigration OF
Chinese to Panama, as the experience
OF those who went there for the French
Canal company are still fresh in the
minds of the people. The Chinese
were unable to withstand the coudi-
ttons then, and it is said that about
70 per cent. Of those who went there
died.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-17
FORMER WALLAs WALLA CONVICT
is UNDER ARREST AT
SEATTLE.
Man Who Served Sentence of Five
Years May Come Back to
the Prison.

If sufficient evidence can be brought
forth to secure a conviction. Warden
Kees may soon have the pleasure OF
entertaining one of his former boarders
at the penitentiary on the hill. 1t is
Dick" Ryan, alias 'BIackie Dick,
alias Man o'War jack who is now
under arrest at Seattle charged with
complicity in numerous burglaries that
have occurred in that city recently.
Ryan served five years in the Walla
Walla prison for robbing the residence
of D. T. Denny, of Seattle. Silverware
to the value of several hundred dollars
was taken. besides some jewelry. Sus-
picion pointed to Ryan and he was
placed under arrest.
The prisoner remained silent, and
would perhaps have been released had
not Detective Adams, VINO was handl-
ing the case, secured a confession from
a saloon man named Smith, who had
the stolen property in his possession
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-17

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 17.-After six
months of delay in the hearing of the
preliminary pleas the cases Of the
packers accused of conspiracy in re-
straining trade began this morning.
Judge Humphrey presides and 20 of
the shrewdest lawyers in the country
are engaged. The issue of the trial is
merely to determine whether the con-
stitutional rights of the packers were
violated by Garfield when he forced
them to produce their records for ex-
animation by the department.
Immediately after court convened
Judge Humphrey announced that be-
cause former Judge Hynes, one of the
packers attorneys, was suffering from
sore throat so he could not speak, the
case would be postponed till this after
noon. Hynes is to make one of the
principal preliminary addresses. The
jury were questioned and found to be
all in good health and able to pro-
ceed.
The beef case was postponed. to 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-17
THREE PRINCIPAL TOPICS DIS.
CUSSED AT LAST NIGHTS
council MEETING.
Glssford Made Attempt to Have WeiIe
Employed to Construct Proposed
New Waterworks.

Water, whiskey and pool-selling were
the topics of discussion that occupied
the attention of the city council last
night for over three hours. While all
of the councilmen took part in the
debate, Councilman Glasford proved to
be the most prolific speaker of the
evening and during the course of his
remarks he took occasion to attack
Water superintendent Knight, City
Engineer Wilson and hinted that
Mayor Hunt was the "unnidden hand
that had been responsible for what he
termed useless expenditure and throw
ing money in the hole" for several
years in connection with water de-
velopment. He also took occasion to
give The Evening Statesman some ad-
vertising by referring to the article
printed relative to the survey made by
Engineer Sayles at the instance of the
venerable councilman from the first
ward
The orarorical portion of the pro-
gram was started when Glasford read
communication from Engineer Otto
Weile, of Spokane, who offered to fur
nish plans and specifications for the
proposed water system for $1,000: that
he would give two weeks Of his time
each month at the rate Of $40 per day
and furnish a competent engineer to
system at the rate of $50 per month.
Glasford moved that the proposition
mis- address to the council, in which he