davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
MONTANA CEMENT.
Officials of Reclamation Service vii
Need Thousands Of Barrels.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-An investi.
CATION was recently made by the ce.
ment experts of the United States re.
clam alton service, to determine the ex.
isteuce and advisability of raw ma
terials for the manufacture Of Portland
cement In the intermountain region In
the vicinity Of Ravre, Mont. An area
exceeding 3o5 acres convenient to Az.
sinuiboine station on the main line OF
the Montana Central railway was
found to contain an unfailing supply
OF natural cement rock; suitable clay
for an admixture If needed at any time
In the preparation Of cement 10 abund.
ant on the ground, and the bituminous
coal mines throughout the section
adapted for the work of burning the
rock. A mill site and town site were
located and large springs furnish an
abundant water supply for domestic
and other purposes.
The reclaim alton service has four
large projects in Montan alwhich have
been approved by the secretary of the
Interior. Upon two of these work is
we'll under way. The estimated cost
OF these four great works Is 81. 900, +.
600. and upon their completion de-
pends the reclamation of approx.
mately half q million acres of land.
Thousands Of barrels Of cement will
be needed in their construction and
the service is naturally greatly con.
cerned in the output of this material,
as the present unprecedented demand
for cement all over the west is already
taxing the capacity of millss through.
out the country. Now that splendid
raw material for cement has been
found in Montana the department is
known to be seriously considering the
advisabili'y of installing a cement
plant at Havre.
This would not be an innov alton be.
cause Uncle Sam Is already making
his own cement in Arizona In con.
nectiou with certain irrigation pro.
jec1s in that territory. 1t Is to be
hoped that Uncle Sans government
sees fit to put into operation q similar
plant in Montana, for such q move
would do more good than anything
else to give the cement industry foot.
ing in Montana. Montana cement for
Montana irrigation projects should
l)t. the slOvan Of ALI citizens xuho h avo
Montana best interest at heart.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
DREYFrs Is INDICATED.
Court Martial Verdict Is Aunulled By
French Cessation Court.

PARIS, July 12.-The stigma OF trai.
tor has been officially lifted from
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, the "prisoner
at DEVILS island," by the cass alton
court, which announced its verdict
this morning. The court martial yer.
dict on which Captain Dreyfus was
degraded and imprisoned on q charge
Of selling army secrets to Germany
was annulled by higher court which
reviewed the case.
The court did not order q new trial,
apparently satisfied that the evidence
adduced at the court.martial and on
which the verdict of thatkbody was
based did not warrant . retrial. The
action of the court means thatl Drey.
fus is not only free fromEobloquy
which attached to him for years, but
that he will be restored to;his rank in
the army.
The circumstanceslof Captain Drey.
fus returning to the army have not yet
been determined upon, but it is ex-
pected that he will take the grade of
lieutenant colonel of artillery, which
he would have reached if his service
had not been Interrupted.
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, of the artil-
lery, q member of a wealthy Hebrew
family of Alsace, where he was born
in 1859, was on October 4, 1894, ar
rested on the charge OF communicating g
French military secrets to q foreign
power. Two months later Dreyfus was
tried by court martial and found
guilty, and on January he was pub.
licly degraded and deported to DEVILS
island, near Cayenne, French Guinea,
there apparently to spend the re-
mainder of his life. The friends and
relatives Of Dreyfus, notably his wife,
always believed in his innocence and
devoted all their energies to the work
of proving that he had been unjustly
condemned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
The Livestuck Transit Law.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Notice has
been served on the railroads by the
department of agriculture of the pas
sage of the ''twenty.eight hour law"
This is law relating to the shipment
of livestock by rail or water in iter-
state commerce, which was urged by
Representative Rodenberg and was
backed by the railroads and the cattle
raising interests of the entire west.
The notice is couched in legal phrase
ology, but the gist of the matter is
that it extends the time during which
animals may be kept in transit without
food or water from twenty.eight to
thirty-six hours. This is a bill that
was bitterly fought through both
houses of congress, but was finally
passed and signed by the president
just as congress was adjourning.
Under the law, railroads, steam.
ships and all common carriers are
prohibited from shipping stock,
horses, cattle, sheep or swine for more
than twenty.eight hours at a stretch
without unloading them for at least
five hours for feed, rest and watering.
This was the period at which the law
stood for years, but It was dead let
ter and little attention was paid to it
till the secretary of agriculture, hav.
ing his attention called to the abuse,
commenced to enforce the law. Even
in that case the shippers and the rail
roads were allowed to plead guilty
and escape with the maximum fine OF
800. The maximum time of shipment
is left at twenty.eight hours, but it is
provided that, on application to the
secretary of agriculture, the time OF
continuous shipment may be continued
to thirty.six hours.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Thinks Roosevelt Will Kun.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, July l2.-
United States Senator Clark of Mon.
tana, in an interview here last night
predicted that the next presidential
campaign will find Bryan the candi-
date of the democratic party and
Roosevelt of the republican. Al.
though President Roosevelt is not
seeking the nomination, the senator
believed that it would be forced upon
him. Sena Clark is returning from
Goldfield where he inspected the rail.
way now being CONSTRUCTED for him
from Las Vegas to Touopah.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Montana Coal Production.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-MontAao
Is not classed among the great coal
states OF the union, but 1t 10 . ooal
producer and the belief exists that
discoveries will be made which will
greatly increase the output and that
the quality will be improved. Ac.
cording to figures Of the geological
survey, the coal output of Montaus
amounted in 1905 Ito 1,643.s32 short
tons. valued at s2,s23,35O. The coal
mining industry of the state has
shown comparatively little change
during the last IL years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
More Funds For Irrigation.

WASHINGTON, July l5.-The secre.
tary of the interior has increased the
appropriation heretofore made for the
land reclamati fund for six OF the
most important irrigation projects as
follows:
klamath, Ore, from $1,000, 900 to
S2,O00,0 900.
Hondo, N. NJ, from S24O,OOO to
1886, 900.
Minidoka, Idaho, from 1900, 900 to
Sl, 5000
Truckee Carson, Nevada, from 49,
600, 900 to %, 100000.
Payette, Boise, Idaho, from 81, 800.
600 to 81, 100000.
Lower Yellowstone, Mont, from 81,
900. 900 to s2, 100000.
The increases were made because OF
the advance in the price of labor and
building material.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Japs as RailrOaders.

SAN FRANIsco, July l3.-Ten Jap.
auese officers are, it is said, to be
given railroad positions on the South
ern Pacific and allied roads.
Three of the lieutenants are to be
stationed at the San Francisco head.
quarters of the Southern Pacific, one
at Portland, Ore, two at Salt Lake,
one at Los Angeles, one at New Or
leans and two at Omaha.
The object OF sending these army Of.
ticials to this country is TO have j "a
pau through their experience here,
improve its railroad service in traffic
aui operation, and also its railroad
accounting methods.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

probably against . higher city official
for levying tribute on Joint keepers
by attempting to guarantee them inn
munity from arrest aud prosecution.
Not only $50 was collected from each
keeper in May and 600 In June, but
for months prior to that time q cam.
paign fund Of Sl5 dollars . month
vas collected from each Joint keeper
IL expect to have 100 afid avits from
that number Of Joint keepers who
have been forced to pay these large
sums OF money to combin ation.''
Before Attorney General Trickete
began bis crusade there were about
12O saloons In Kansas City, Kansss,
and its suburbs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
London Wool Sales.

LONDON, July 1.-THE offerings at
the wool auction sales today amounted
to 1899 bales in good condition.
There was steady demand for all
grades, and full rates were paid.
Home buyers again took the bulk of
offerings. Americans bought small
lots of greasy crossbreds. Queensland
and Tasmanian greasy combings were
in good request. Fine Cape of Good
Hope was steady, but inferior was
weak.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Reduce Army In Philippines.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Maj. Gen.
H. C. Corbiu, who is here re.organiz.
ing the general staff, said today it
would soon be possible largely to re.
duce the force in the Philippines. He
thinks a permanent footing OF 5000
men will suffice, instead OF $1,000 as
at present.
General Corbin cited the fact that
there are now 100000 children in the
Philippine public schools as evidence
of the great work America is doing.
BE emphasizes the need of free trade
with America.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

river will have to be irrigated from
some other source.
We urged that the Chain Lakes res.
ervoir should be constructed, anyway,
as separate project, in case the
waters Of the St. Mary's could not be
had, but were informed that the site
for the dam had never yet been ap.
proved, that the borings showed only
. sandy found alton, that the dam
would be OF earth aud nearly 100 feet
high, that the consulting engineers
could not agree together that such .
dam on such q found alton was safe,
but that they yet hoped to get the
building Of the dam approved.
We had q long interview with the
reclaim alton officials and they think
that to begin work on the Dodson
dam or lower division canals, without
either the Chain Lakes reservoir be-
ing approved or the assurance of the
waters OF St. Mary's river, would not
be justi6able and that the farmers of
the lower valley could not be expected
to pay for water which the govern
ment was unable to furnish.
1t was clearly shown to US that the
Milk river project has presented more
embarrassing features than any other
project undertaken in the United
States, .ud that the reclamation SER
vice and all other parties Interested
are doing all they can to push the
m after along: and especially do We
fnd that Mr.. Babb aud his engineers
il the field have performed task,
and been called upon to solve engi.
neering problems, the difficulties OF
which we had not been before aware
OF. and we are assured that it was to
the energy, enthusiasm and teuacity
Of Mr.. Babb in clinginy to this pro.
ject, more than TO any other cause,
that the actual construction Of the ca.
nal from St. Mary's 70 Milk river is
now under way.
We also took up the matter of the
survey of the public lands in ,hi, vi.
cinity and were assured that, il peti.
tions were had for surveys according
to law, the matter of actual bona tde
claims would be construed as liber.
ally rs pussible. and the surveys
made. JOHN WILLIS,
IHOs. M EVERETT,
Committee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Robbers Make Rich Haul.

SEETTLE. July l2.-Over 100000
consigned TO the Alaska Pacific Elk.
press company here has been stolen
from aboard the steamer Ida May and
no clue has been obtained a. to who
the robbers are. The shipment was
sent from Fairbanks and was trans.
ferred at Neuaua. The Ida May was
to transfer it to the Sarah at Fort
Gibbon, and it was there tha. the loss
was discovered.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

DENVER, July PA Post special
from Cody, Wyo., says: One hundred
strikers have taken possession OF the
government camp at Corbett tunnel on
the Shoshone reserv alton works, eight
miles from Cody, and have created a
reign of terror. They threaten the
lives of 500 other men if they return to
work. Sheriff Hammett OF Cody, with
50 mounted deputies, left here at +
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

ANACONDA, July Pas o result
OF coroner's inquest held last night,
John Clichan and his employer, Matt
F. Polich, are held on q charge OF
murder. The evidence showed that
the men dragged the Barkovich boy
into Polich's warehouse, where the
body was found. The boy was after.
ward heard to scream for help.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
Bis Exports Of Beef.

WASHINGTON, July A.-According
to the fignres now published by the
department of commerce and labor,
the beef trust lost in June s328,06 in
expectation of canned beef alone as
compared with June, 1905. There was
an increase, however, of two and a
half million pounds in the shipment OF
fresh beef.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
A Crusade Against Graft.

KANSAS CITY, July II. &C. w.
Trickett, assistant attorney general,
who recently closed the saloons at
Kansas City, Kansas, said today:
"Proceediugs will be filed against two
members of the police department. aud
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18

o'clock for the scene Of the trouble.
A battle is sure to follow, as the
strikers are armed and are incensed
at the officers because they drove them
out OF Cody on July 4.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-25
Mp. Builds Warehouse.

1t is reported that the Northern
Pacific railroad will erect a large
brick warehouse in the city in the
near future. Recently the company
erected a frame warehouse just north
of Occur d'Alene street on Third to
accommodate the rapidly increasing
business. Since that time the freight
traffic has increased to such dimen-
sions that it becomes Necessary to
erect another as large as the last one.
The new building will be 40 feet
wide by ITO feet long, and will be
constructed of the best class of
brick, being one story high. 1t will
be erected on the Northern corner of
Third and Occur d'Alene streets, and
the arrangements of tracks and spurs
will be changed in such a manner
that the cars may unload directly in
to the building, and there will be a
platform on the opposite side for the
transfer wagons.
This freight comprises imported
goods of the city, and show to what
extent the city has grown during the
past summer.
Mr.. Kitchen, managing agent for
the city, stated that the building
would be erected in the near future,
and that all branches of the COM
pany's business had vastly increased
this year. The shipments of lumber
have been larger than ever before,
but owing to the big car famine, due
to the cars teing used in transport
ing wheat, the shipments have been
small during the past month. This
famine is general throughout the
country and it has been the cause of
not only the closing of the night
work in several of the mills located
here, but in other cities as we'll. 1t
has also caused a slight decrease in
the freight business, but of no con-
sequence.
The passenger traffic is increasing
daily and has grown to such dim
ensions that an extra coach has been
added. While a number of these
people are through passengers, many
make Use of the stopover privileges
and spend days in our city.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-25
HEPBURN
FOR LOYALTY
Denies MOrmOniSm Is
An Issue

Last evening Senator Hepburn
made one of the warmest political
speeches at the Auditorium that has
been made since the campaign com
menced In spite of this he cover
ed the same ground covered by the
political speakers lately, and the peo-
pie are firing of the same old riga.
ma-role," as many stated when they
left the house. 1t is a clear case of
man eat man, for each speaker SO far
has denied what the others have said
and claimed that his party has done
the whole thing. A good band had
been secured and some appropriate
music was about the only new thing
given.
In spite Of the fact that the republi-
cans are saying that the Mormon
question is not an issue, each speaker
for that party uses up much valuable
time talking on that subject. Sena.
tor Dubois stated that the Mormons
we're not gaining control and that the
practice of polygamy was not univer-
sal among their numbers. He stated
that the Mormons were not in league
with the republicans and vice versa;
that they were not menace to the
country and that those in the democra
tic party who we're making the Nor
mon question a leading issue were
trying to pull the wool over the peo-
ple's eyes. He almost openly assail-
ed Mrs. Frederick Scoff, stating that
she knew nothing whatever about the
question and asked why the democrats
did not prosecute the Mormons ac-
cording to the law if they knew that
polygamy was practiced.
His speech was an appeal to plrty
loyalty, call to republicans to stand
by the ticket regardless of issue.
Tonight Hon. Reese Hattabaugh
will speak at the Auditorium and he
will touch new chord in the Nor
mon question. Something new is
promised and there will be few side
lights worth hearing.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-25
Wind bid Much Damara.

II Is reported that the prevailing
wind storm has done much damage
70 the wires OF the local telephone
companies. The long distance wires
Of the Interstate Telephone company,
were badly crippled this morning and
II was found that almost ali ii their
lines leading 90 this city we're down.
The lines Of the Bell Telephone CON.
pany, reaching points on Lake Occur
d'Alene we're down this morning and
crews Of men are ont repairing tho
lines Of both companies. Last night
the lake vas ehurned 70 foam and The
performance was repeated again this
afternoon. Orchards IN the vicinity
Of the city are suffering badly aud
not only Is the unpicked fruit being
blown from the trees, but ID many
cases the trees are being twistc and
bent, and many ARE broken.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-25
EARBS DIES
AT SANTA
Drunken Row Proves
Fatal

Bert Earhs, the victim Of the
shooting affair which occurred al San.
Ia last Saturday evening, died last
evening at six o'clock from the
wounds received.
According TO the best authorities
Earbs was under the influence az ii.
quor Saturday, and kept annoying
Dennis LaFrenia, who Ia much
smaller man than the deceased, ali
day. LaFrenie, who Il resident 81
the Mica creek district was In Santa
ON business, and after he had warned
E'arbs 70 stay away from him, Earba
continued to bother him. The trou.
BILE came TO climax when Earbs in.
sisted on fighting LaFrenie, bearing
him to the floor and sitting on him.
The under dog turned and bit, using
revolver, and landed three bullets
In his opponents abdomen and one
In his hip. LaFroaia was arrested
and the wounded man was taken 20
the hopsital, but died In spite % the
best attention. While still cons.
cious, he made a statement 20 the
effect that u was all his fault, that
no had promoted the trouble and had
received his medicine This will
greatly help the man who Is now IL.
Ing in iaii at st. Maries aud who viii
have preliminary hearing la d few
days. This hearing will be held 1T
Santa and the law firm 81 Sanders d
Flynn Of this city, will defend the
prisoner The case will prove very
interesting as both sides will be we'll
represented by many witnesses and
there is much feeling displayedain
EnntR.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-25
DYNAMITE A TRAIN
Unless Lake Shore Pays Him
$4,000.

Chicago, Oct 25.--Threatened hy
an anonymous letter writer with the
blowing up Of one Of It's passenger
trains unless IL paid $4,000, the Lake
Shore road last night sent dummy
train oiled with armed men out IL
Chicago aud at point In Indiana
designated by the bandits, the train
was stopped, but no one wns found III
the neighborhood. As soon a. the
trim slowed up Superintendent vii.
son, with a score Of United States
deputy marshnls and railroad detec-
tives lcaped from the coaches aud be.
gan hunt that Is still ia progress.
The officers are So rehng the Indiana
marshes IN the vicinity 81 Miller and
Aetna. Two employees Of the Aetna
power works have been arrested.
Their arrest was caused by the lind.
ina Ia their room Of bottle Of nitro
giyeerine The bandit. In bis letter,
instructed the railroad 10 carry the
money TO him on the limited express
which leaves Chicago ut 80 In the
eTening
Il viii be at the eide II the
trucks, . be- wrote. "somewhere east
or west 81 Pine. When the limited
approaches me will fire two shots
from my revolver. Have the money
Ia tag and drop II of the hind end
q the train. II you do not DO this
] vi bloN your train to atoms with
dye ite.
Tfse letters were received by the
raiifsad officials, sho turned the
matter over to tbs United States post.
office authorities, who planned tbs
dummy trim.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-25
Passed Examination.

Drs. Dorland, 'wood. and John
Hunt Shepherd, who recently visited
Lewiston and took the examination
of the state board of medical direc-
tors, have received word that they
successfully passed with high marks
OF credit The examination was a
hard one and it Is a distinction to
have passed the examination this state
sets forth, as it is the most strict and
rigid examination in the United
states required of physicians
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-25
win Not Go Home.

A report states that the Chambers
woman, who with her little boy, we're
supposed 90 be- lost ia Spokane las
been found, but that the woman re
fuses 10 retura e Der home Tor The
reason that her hnshand has IN treat
ed her She will remain in Spokane
md find employment.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-25
SPOKANE BFgEnNc q MAILING CO.

TeaoveBa bran by b DIV them
puGenddeb d ha nd
np@nTsaW eg Hy
mhE orig
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-25

TIE e0ag1 DA1asn THURSDAY nvnalno. ) .e
oOKANE BREWERY IN
KOOTENAI COUNTY POLITI
lvises the Saloons to Support the Republican Tic
@ gszeae 800: 800.
llS9NWa6l
81 Y@~
e5Nol@us~ 1a1M october aaa 1905
oe4a s So.
d'1a Of
County, publishing
Republican nOnnee in co1nty:
tr4put4ne
your
Try the he. o' u that ss a vi. si n please you
Brewing Mailing Co..
1enatz We'll, -
"The beer neebO
drnk swiloy Of Israel is Distributing
thai
its stockholders
political faiths
friends any rurther
"ci1t bottled
principally
is attach
appears
ground,
unaesstood by tts