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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment 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 warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07
The Late

An attorney in Philadelphia who
makes a speciality Of prosecuting suits
against railway companies growing out
Of injuries due to accidents on the line
tells OF the trouble experienced in the
cross examination of IN Irish witness.
This witness had evidently been care
fully coached by counsel for the CON-
pany, for when the question was put to
him, WAS the man found on the track
a total stranger" the wary Celt re-
piled:
II should say not, sir. Seem that
his left leg was gone, l should say, sir,
that he were a partial stranger."-Wo-
mans Home Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07

recently convicted Of conspiracy to de.
fraud the government BY means Of
illegal homestead entries.
The judge then sentenced the pris.
oner to Imprisonment for one year in
the county jail at this place and to pay
a fine of $1,000. An appeal will be
taken. Ware has been for many years
pastor of Episcopal churches at Lead
and at Deadwood, s. D.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07

HELENA, February 27.-State Land
Agent Schmit and staff ars pleased at
the receipt of a patent from the gov
eminent to |, l2O acres Of land in Gas.
cade county. The lands so pate1ted
are indemnity, or lieu, lands received
in the place of those taken or covered
by forest reserves. The state aill
has pending at Washington CLANS
amounting to several hundred th'us-
and acres of land selected in a smi.
lar manner to the above, but the de-
partmen. is slow in acting IN the
premises. The land for which paent
was received was selected tour years
ago and approved by the washington
authorities nearly a year ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07
Would Control Copper Market.

BOSTON, Feb. 2S.-Thomas +. Cole
and John D. Ryan are back of a
movement to secure stability o. the
copper metal market through a pro-
ducers' agreement. Already produce
ers of more than 70 per cent. ct the
copper output of the United States,
Canada and Mexico have agreed to
pool issues under the Cole.Ryan cad
ership. So far only one company ap-
preached has refused to enter su,h a
compact, a lake property, selling d.
rect to the trade and controlling an
annual output OF about 10000 DOC
pounds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07
Eeryor.

swell, brother" said the deacon,
that was a fine prayer you made last
night"
THANK you, deacon. am very glad
to hear you say So"
Eyes, it was a splendid prayer, long
II fervent. And, say, what have you
been doing anyway? You can conide
in me with the utmost confidence. I
wouldn't betray you for anything in
the world."-Chicago Record Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07
TAFT'S PRESIDENTIAL BOON.

Among the political gossip that
comes from Washington is the in.
timation that Secretary Taft is IN.
derstood to be a receptive candidate
for the republican presidential nom.
ination in 1908. The Washington
Post, which is one Of the newspapers
responsible for this rumor, gives this
estimate Of the situation:
William Lowndes, who would have
been president of the United States
had he lived, said that it was an Of.
flee neither to be sought nor declined.
1t was q lofty sentiment and the utter.
ance of a lofty man, and has been
quoted ten thousand times in an effort
to add a dignity to what we are fond
of believing is the highest station in
the world.
But many Of our best and greatest
have sought the presidency with con.
Stunning ambition. The pursuit of it
robbed Clay, Webster and Calhoun
Of content, though 1t is very likely
that If any one of that splendid trio
had been successful in his ambition
his fame as a statesman would be less
than it is. The presidential bee
brought only disappointment to
Douglas, to Breckenridge, to Blaine.
1t gnawed the hearts Of Chase, of
Seward, of Morton. 1t would not let
Hendricks sleep, and disturbed the
| slumber of Thurman. 1t is constant.
~ buzzing in the ear of William Jen.
nings Bryan, who is now in the Orient
studying how to enchant it.. Roscoe
Conkling got rid of this pestiferous
insect in 1876, and transcenda ant as
were his abilities in the senate, on the
hastings and at the bar, the act OF
abdicating all presidential ambition
a the greatest event of his life.
Secretary Taft has been spoken of
in connection with the presidency, and
there were folk who supposed his re.
cent Akron speech was his bid for the
nomination, but he disclaims such de.
sign and afirms that he has no inten.
ton OF resigning his present Office to
prosecute . campaign for the greater
dignity. But there is nothing in the
secretary's disclaimer to prevent Mr..
Taft from being q candidate for presi.
dent in the sense that Mr.. Lowndes
was such a candidate. American
statesmen ara not in the habit of de-.
cliuing nominations for president Of
the United States, and if the republi.
can party shall call on Mr.. Taft in
1908 it is quite likely that Mr.. Taft
will be found, and no doubt he recalls
what Judge Thurman said when the
democratic national convention met
in Chicago in lSS4-"They know where
l live, don't they"
And though We are bound to accept
Secretary Taft's disclaimer, from the
mugwump standpoint, that same Ak.
ron speech could scarce be improved
on as the keynote Of a presidential
candidat c, and there is getting to be
q heap of HAT mugwumpery in rcpub-
lican councils.
Judge Taft is not a candid ate, but
he is a good, big-sized mark for a
stroke Of lightning, and there have
been national conventions in which
lightning made the nomination.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07
He Called the Turn,

II came" announced the intimate
friend Of the family, ito make my
dinner call"
But" they protested, you haven't
been here to dinner lately"
Il know that" he replied, land
thought IL l called that defect might be
remedied."
An invitation was promptly forth.
coming.-New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07
Buying q Book.

Buying q Book.
Here's a conversation I overheard
between two women in a bookstore:
isn't that a pretty book?"
Charming"
II am ure Ella would like that"
Then to the clerk, "Ill take this book"
AS the clerk was wrapping it up she
added: "What is it, by the way? I
didn't ook."-Boston Record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07
Justice q Device.

Justice = Device.
1t is universally conceded that moth.
Ing short Of divine justice can measure
the intrinsic guilt Of any action OF
administer punishment which shall be
exactly commensurate to the crime.
What we call justice Is In fact a wy
rude device which finds its justification
In the necessity to protect society,"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07
Preacher Goes to Pen.

OMAHA, Feb. 27.-Judge Munger, in
the United States distric, court, this
morning overru!ed the motion for a
new trial in the ease of the Rev.
George G.. Ware of Lead, S. D., presi.
deut OF the |. Is. |. Cattle company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07

W. G. CONRAD, Pres.
JAMES T. STANFORD,
Vice-Pres. and Manager.
A. E. SCHWINGEL.
Cashier.
OMAR j. MALCOLM,
Asst. Cashier.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07

Local Securities a Speciality.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

whom have played their parts for twenty
years.
Comedy, vocal and instrumental music,
acrobatics and pretty women are included
in the variety Of pleasing things promised
at the Orpheum for the week starting
with matinee today. Bert Coote and
company will be seen in q sketch entitled
"A Lamb on Wall Street. comedy de-
signed for laughter and the At Of Coote's
individuality to a nicely. The Colby fam
lily. accomplished musicians may be read
lily recalled. Rice and Cady are purveyors
of jovial German dialect auips. Mile. Mira
Amoras, a tfapeze performer, Is exploited
as a seductive Parisienne beauty who has
along with her as a rival for admiration
a pretty sister, Mile. Charlotte, eccentric
contortionist and acrobat. "A Little OF
Everything" as All Grant who Is assisted
by Ethel Hoag, styles his skit, is attempted
by Grant, who tells stories, sings, dances,
micmics and renders instrumental har-
mony. The speciality of those two muscular
and 1.-THE gymnasts, Tony Wilson and
pretty Heloise is the horizontal bars. Car
Isle and Baker are aristocratic colored vo-
calists and planists. and, like Cole and
johnson, have composed number of
songs. The Kinodrome will project en-
tirely new motion pictures.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

Kyrle Bellows now famous play, "Raffles,
the Amateur Cracksman," the interesting
attraction announced for a two nights and
one matinee engagement at the Boyd, be-
ginning Friday, is not merely study in
crimnology. Although Raffies is a thief, he
has heart which he loses to Gwendolyn
Conron. Rallies has struggle with him
self on this account, which renders the
character dramatic to point of pathos,
yet not without irresistible fascination for
the spectator. 1t is an intensely powerful
scene when their mutual love is confessed
and Raffies reveals to the amazed girl his
real identity. Handsome, graceful and
subtle Bellew, with his polished art, SPLEEN
did figure and features and his silver hair,
is an ideal Rallies, and in Miss Clara
Blandick he has a beautiful and accom-
plished Gwendolyn. The erotic element in
the play is complicated by the facts that
Rafles chum, Bunny, also loves Gwen
dolyn and that the burglar, knowing his
own unworthiness, at first pleads Bunnys
cause with the girl.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25


For the week at the Burwood theater,
Joseph Arthur's we'll known play, Blue
Jeans" will be the bill. In selecting this
play Director Sedley Brown has been actu-
ated by the desire to give the public one
more evidence of the adapta bility of his
players. So far this season they have been
seen in about every style of dramatic
tertainment except the classic and the
purely melodramatic. The time for these
has now come, and the purely melodra-
matte will be offered this week. blue
Jeans is a pioneer in its line and is a
better drama than any of the long list
that has followed it, In introducing a
sawmill in operation as a feature OF his
play Mr.. Arthur did what was a most dar-
ing thing fifteen years ago, and so had to
provide lines and situations that would
not be too great a departure from the
canons Of the guild, in order that his inno-
walton would not shock the public. For
this reason his drama was better built
than those which now offer the spectacu-
lar bits of scenic realism. 1t is a whole
some play, as well. in the. cast the full
strength Of the company is represented.
Blue Jeans" will be offered each even
Sunday, Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.
On Monday, Wednesday and Friday after
moons the Woodward road company will
be seen at the Burwood in matinee per-
formances of Little Lord Fauntleroy,"
with Lottie Salsberg in the role of Little
Lord.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
lEGsS|

- ing. or the artists whom Mr..
Chase brought here for his last night too
much cannot be said in praise. When
critical Boston, which has had the advan-
tage OF being educated by such men as
Wulf Fries in the early days and Schulz
in later times, the born genius, Fritz Goose.
and at present the thorough artist, Schroe-
der. promptly recognized the genius OF
Elsie Brueger, surely the last word has
been said in extollng her charms as an
artist. She had the distinction OF being
the first woman celloist to play with the
Boston Symphony orchestra, giving the
"Salo Concerto" at that concert with a
masterful rendering. Miss Marie Nichols
has also played with this Organization
with great success. Her education began
at the early age OF s, later continuing her
studies in Europe. In Berlin and London
she played Bruch's "serenade" for the first
time before very critical audiences. de-
lighting them with her breadth and vigor
OF bowling and technical perfection. 1t is
ardently hoped that Mr.. Chase will feel
inspired to bring to US another such series
of concerts as these which have just closed.
The query, heard so often, What has
become OF Ellen Beach Yaw with her
phenomenal high tones" is at last an
swered. In an interview with a repre-
sentative OF the New York Times, she
tells the story of her eight years absence
from her native land, thus:
over on the other side they do not
know me as a sensational singer. What
ever l have done there, l have done as
an artist. Whatever l do in the future
l shall do as an artist" Her struggle to
make herself career after her initial
mistake is an interesting one. After three
years spent in being heralded all over the
country as the woman with the highest
top notes in the world. she decided TO start
into serious work, much against the pro-
tests of managers who had made goodly
sums for her and by her. She first tried
musical comedy, to see II that would give
her the field she desired. 1t was at this
time that Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote for
her THE Rose OF Persia" He had heard
her, liked her voice and personality ami
wanted to give her this chance. She soon
broke down in health and had TO leave the
stage after two weeks trial. When she
was well enough to go on again she de-
cided that the only thing for her was 20
try and realize her old dreams. namely.
10 enter grand opera. She accordingly
went to Paris with her mother spending
three years in study OF voice, language
and repertoire. Four, years more she spent
In making for herself a place as an artist
Finally. last winter, she achieved her am
bition and entered the opera at Rome. She
Is now classed as a dramatic soprano
though most Of her roles are for lyric
soprano. Herein lies a tale that he who
runs may read.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
Notes and Personals.

Madame Nordioa will again gladden.
Omaha with a visit coming some time the
latter part OF April.
Mrs Edward Porter Peck has issued in
yitatiOns for an informal musicale next
Monday evening. Mr.. Fred G. Ellis will
sing several numbers.
Mr., w. ]. Henderson is giving a series
of articles on tone production in the New
YORK Sun, which IL would be well for
aspiring students OF the vocal art 10 read
and ponder over.
The Presbyterian quartet sang several Sc
leetions at the Visiting Nurse reception
during the evening, This Is such a we'll
rounded quartet that the church is to be
congratulated on having made IL possible
TO retain Mr.. Ellis as the bhsso.
Madame Calve has at last plucked up
courage enough 10 let New York hear her
in an English song. She sang Coming
Through the Rye" but confessed that Il
was with difficulty, as she finds the Ian
guage too harsh and cold TO At in with
her temperament.
Mrs. Katx, who has charge OF the must
cal department OF the Woman's Club. is
hoping to give Max Heinrich's Spanish
Duel" with the assistance OF Mrs. Ladd
and Mrs. Herzog OF Lincoln. This has
been very successfully produced before the
Ladies Musical club OF the Capital city
and repeated before 400 university stu
dents. II viii surely be treat.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

pany and the "Parsifal" company, both
of which did such splendid work last sea-
son. He is making a 16 OoO-miIe tour, which
has not been successfully carried through
since the days of JeaA aette Thurber, nearly
two decades since. They will probably be
with us the last OF March, giving Ia
Boheme," Faust" and THE Valkyrie ="
This offers a varied enough program, SO
that one may take the style of music they
like best.
Mr.. Borglum, assisted by Mrs. Walter
Purcell Olds, Miss Grace Hancock, Miss
Belsley and Mr.. Cecil Bergman, all pupils
OF his, and Mr. Fred G. Ellis. baritone,
who Is making such an enviable name for
himself, gave an interesting program at
Mr.. Borglums studio Thursday evening.
Tickets for the musicale to be given in
the First Congregational church March ls
for the benefit of the First Unitarian
church are now being sold by the women
OF the First Unitarian church. on which
reserved seats can be secured Monday,
February IS, at Hospes. Already $50 seats
have been taken by patronesses. Among
those on the program for this concert are
Mrs. Mabelle Crawford Welpton, the ceIe-
brated contralto; Mrs. b. j. Scannell and
Miss Vera Allen, sopranos; Mr. Alex c.
Stewart, tenor; Mr. Ira b. Penniman BARI
tone; Mr.. George Barker, violinist; Miss
Corinne Paulson, pianist and accompanied;
Mr. II. II. Allen, organ accompanist. Fur
Their information may be had by telephon-
ing Mrs. A. r. Hunt, who has charge OF
the entertainment.
-
The next Tuesday morning musical will
be held at the home of Mrs. ]. NJ Met
calf Tuesday, February q. The recital
will be given by Miss Olivia Dahl, a cele-
brated Norwegian singer. who will close
the program with some folk songs in cos
tune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

note nor one that will be given much
heed. A clash between the races does not
impend, nor is It at all likely to come The
social factor Of the problem has been adj
justed; the industrial phase is absorbing
the attention Of those who are best quail
fed to deal with II, and the political as
pect Of the negro question is also moving
TO wise solution. Really, II appears
that the apprehensive fears OF Mr. Dixon
are founded on a state Of facts more ap-
parent than real The negro in his present
condition is not serious menace to our
civilization; Mr.. Dixon and his followers
should take comfort
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

The event of the week in Omaha theat-
ricals will be the appearance of Nine.
Bernhard at the Auditorium on Tuesday
night. The Divine" Sarah will present
Camille" a play which she has made
famous the world over. The audience
will have the advantage of knowing the
situations in this great play, not only from
a general knowledge Of the play, but by
consulting the synopsis of each act as
printed in the program. The sale of seats
has been the greatest in the history OF
the Auditorium with the exception Of Par
sifal and an audience that will tax the
capacity OF the Auditorium is practically
assured. People are coming by the hun
dreds from towns and cities within a
dius of two hundred miles to see this
great actress Manager Gillian predicts
that the hotels of Omaha will be filled
to overlooking by out-of-town people, COM
ing to see Bernhard. While the sale OF
seats has been very great both by mail
and at the box office there are still plenty
of good seats at moderate prices to be
obtained The box office will be open to-
day from 10 to and on Monday morning
at o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

Joseph Murphy's famous play, Kerry
Cow" will be the attraction at the Krug
theater for three nights and Saturday mat
inee, starting Thursday night. March /
Allen Doone, who will be seen as Dan
oHara, the village blacksmith. is well
known. His art is finished. original and
always fresh. Mr.. Murphy has surrounded
his star with his own company, many Of
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

Constructed only for fun, with a fore
ground OF jolly comedians and a framework
OF pretty girls, r. f. Forrester's merry
musical comedy, Bankers and Brokers"
which will be seen at the Krug theatre
for two nights and one matinee, starting
with a matinee today, is replete with bright
musical numbers, novel features and brim-
full OF humor throughout. There is a YER
iegated display of attractive feminlty
with an abundance of dances. marches
and brilliant costumes. Bankers and
Brokers" stock goes up with every per-
Torrance. A company OF fifty headed by
those perennial favorites Yorke & Adams.
viii interpret the comedy and locate
laughs.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25


George Primrose and his big minstrel
company will hold high carnival at the
Boyd Sunday and Monday evenings and at
special matinee on Monday, giving
genuine high-class blackface minstrel en-
tertainment. The company numbers sew
enty-five comedians, singers, dancers and
musicians, including such comedians as
Vic Richards, Eddie Mazier, Emile Subers,
ALI. ellison and George Primrose, the
Bailey brothers, the worlds champion soft
and wooden shoe dancers and twenty other
song and dance artists. Music has been
made dominant feature OF the per-
Torrance and the singers in the Primrose
aggregation include Franklin A. Bates, Au-
brey Yates, Frank Coombs, William Oak
land Gus Reed, William Stenberg, William
Stonaker and George Kellogg, together with
a large and well trained chorus. In addition
to the vocalsts a special feature is made OF
the company's own orchestra, which is
under the conductorship of Carl Schilling
of Jeipsic, Germany. The big second part
will contain nothing but minstrelsy. The
final number of the performance is a spec
tacular transformation, entitled, 1.-The Evo-
luton of the Negro" 1t represents the
darkey in the moon, the change to an
African jungle darkey life "befo' de wah,"
"Old Kentucky Home" Negro Emancipa-
tion." "Darkey Heaven" and THE Birth
Of the Rose"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

Henry w. Savage mas effected a COM
bination OF his English Grand Opera com
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
Music and Musical Notes

TIL the exception OF the Chase
concert Friday night and a few
local musicales. Omaha has had a
very dull week. unsteady speak
ing. or the artists whom Mr..
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

'Lured From Home" will be the at
traction at the Krug theatre for two
nights and Wednesday matinee, starting
Tuesday night, February q. The play
contains four acts and ten scenes. The eli
makes are especially strong, particularly
the final act-well called THE Attic OF
Remorse'-for here the villain and his
accomplish are found together paying the
penalty OF their many sins They die in
agony. mourned by none-a moral lesson
not 10 be ignored.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-01-13
Pine Line Across Isthmus.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Secretary Taft
has recommended to the president
that he sanction the issue of Ievoca-
BILE license to the Union Oil company,
of California, to construct and main
tain pipe line across the canal zone.
There were six applicants for such a
right, but the company named is the
only one which specified the price of
oil if used by the government and
whose offer was otherwise sufficiently
definite and reasonable. 1t is, howev
err, expressly provided that the license
shall not be exclusive.
The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-01-13
RANGE WAR IN WYOMING.
raiders Murder Herders, Slaughter
Sheep and Burn Camp.


Denver, Jan. IL. - An Evanston.
"yo., special to the Tribune SAYS:
Masked and mounted raiders, pre-
sumed to be cattlemen, last night at.
tacked the camps of two Utah flock
masters near Burnt Fork, close to the
y tah- Wyoming line, shot down A. N.
Uarslte and Robert Allen, herders,
slaughtered the sheep, and b1rned the
camp wagons and outfits.
A camp mover who escaped the bull
lets OF the raiders Witnessed the battle
from the brush. The raiders num-
nered about 20, and approached the
camps at gallop, firing a fusillade
OF shots into the wagons. The herders
We're killed at the first fire. 1t re-
CURED less than half an hour to club
the sheep to death and burn the out.
nts, when the raiders departed. No
Ices of warning to other fockmasters
were left with the bodies of the dead
herders.
Sheepmen are indignant, threaten to
get even, and more trouble is antici-
pated. The range on which the out
rage was committed has long been in
dispute, and the sheepmen have been
frequently ordered away.