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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
Rushing Troops to Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Prepara'
tions for the military occupation oi
Cuba moved at a rapid rate today, af.
ter the receipt OF dispatch from Sec
retary Taft urging the sending of an
army to Cuba. All the organizations
making up the first expedition ar
ranged by the general staff were ad.
vised by the request of secretary of
war, and Quarterm aster. Hum
phrey and his assistants began to hire
transports and order supplies de.
livered Immediately at Newport News,
where the first expedition will be mo.
bilized. Sufficient supplies to last 81
500 men for thirty days are being
rushed to that point with full speed.
Quarterma.ter depots at Philadelphia,
Boston, New York and many other
cities are being drawn upon, and
Capt. Smiley, OF the Fifteenth infan-
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Taft May Govern Cuba.

HAVANA, Sept. 27.-It is reported
here today that President Roosevelt
has cabled Taft to land q force of
fighting men and assume control OF
Cuba as soon as he deems it neces.
sary. 1t was proposed to have Taft
and Bacon assume joint control, but
later it was decided that Taft should
rule alone to prevent possible compli.
cations in the case OF two rulers.
Taft will control the situation in
Cuba if the government ia taken over
and he will continue until the new
elections shall be held and the newly
elected officers have qualified for Of
fee. Senator Dolz, q moderate lead.
er. this afternoon intimated that in
case the Americans establish a gov.
erument in Cuba without the consent
of Palma the party leaders will be re-
bellious to the authority of the United
States.
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Government stamp On Meat.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-Beginning
October l, the railroads will refuse To
accept meat for interstate commerce
which does not bear the proper stamp
Of inspection from the department OF
agriculture.
Realizing at the last minute that
their business may be seriously hin.
dered by the provisions of the new
meat inspection law, many small
packers have appealed to Secretary
Wilson and his assistants within the
last few days to inspect their plants
and grant them the much.coveted in
spection stamp. But large number
OF these packers will be disappointed.
A rumor gained circulation several
days ago that an extension OF the time
for the full enforcement of the law h ad
been granted by Secretary Wilson,
but this was erroneous and all firms
which have not obtained inspection
must suffer after Monday next.
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try has been ordered to Newport
News, where he will secure storehouses
and look after the supplies.
Enormous Corn Crop.

SIOUX CITY, Sept. 30.-That lowa's
record breaking corn crop of 400, ,000-,
600 bushels is out of danger OF frost is
the declaration Of the Iowa bureau Of.
ficials. Secretary Wells, OF the Iowa
grain dealers, short time ago esti.
mated the total at $50, ,0OO, 900 bushels,
but admits now that his estimate may
be too low. The state weather bureau
reports indicate q total of 400, ,OOO, 900
bushels. If this Is the correct figure
1t will mean that Iowa has this year
produced more corn than has ever
been raised by this or any other state.
The Illinois total of $50. .00O, 900 bushels
last year broke all previous records,
but Illinois must move up this year or
Iowa will distance her.
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President Dines1With Jackies.

BARNsTAPLE, Mass, Sept. 29.-
President Roosevelt visited the North
Atlantic aeet of Cape Cod today aud
left with enthusiastic praise for the Of
fcers and crews on the tieet.
The crew Of the battleship Missouri
on which the president spent the day,
cheered themselves hoarse as be left
the ship at 1870, for they had had an
honor presented to them which no
other crew in the navy has ever re-
cetved. The president and his guests
sat down to dinner with the iackies.
This feature of the trip was a surprise
both to the officers and the men. When
the Missouri left the target ground
and returned to her anchorage and
the first mess call was sounded on q
marines trumpet, the notes had not
ceased echoing throughout the fleet
when the president called Admiral
Evans to his side and announced that
he and his guests would take dinner
with the sailors.
The necessary orders were immed.
lately issued and the sailors jumped
to their feet in surprise when they saw
President Roosevelt walk on the after
gun deck and take his place at a table
where he and his guests had the same
mess that was being served to the
sailors at the surrounding tables.
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WillistOn Irrigation Project.

W1LLIsToN, N. D., Sept. 27.-Work
on the reservoirs and canals for the
WiIliston irrigation project began in
earnest today. H. c. Delaney of this
place, has the contract, with Engineer
Evans in charge. The main canals
will be completed by June Is and the
laterals by December l, 1907. Work
has already begun on the power
house, under separate contract, and
this work will be completed and the
machinery installed by May l, 1907.
The coal mine in connection with the
project is located adjoining the power
house and the coal will be conveyed
into the sheds of the power house on
q down grade. The mine is nearly
ready for operation. Every detail of
the project is being pushed and every.
thing will be ready for complete de.
livery of water in 1908.
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Army Posts Damaged.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 90 9.-Enormous
damage to both life and property was
done at several of the army forts aud
naval stations along the gulf coast by
the recent hurricane. Major General
Charles F. Wade, commanding the At.
lantic division, reported to the war
department that six civilians were
killed at Fort Morgan, Ala, and one
enlisted man is missing. The damage
to the post is estimated at slOO, 600.
Chief Quartermaster Hodgson at AT.
lantic reported to Quarterm aster Cen
eral Humphrey the same facts, adding
that the fort was completely inund ated. /.
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Preparing For State Fair.

HELENA, Sept. 21.-Some idea of
the size of the fourth annual state
fair, which will open here Monday,
can be gained when the number of
entries received in the last ~ hours is
considered. In that time Secretary
Pace has received just 565 entries, the
exhibits to be made ranging from a
piece OF lace to bunch of cattle. AS
the opening date draws nearer more
and more entries will be received
Uuntil Saturday the secretary's force
will be swamped with work.
AT no fair il the northwest has there
been such program OF amusements
mapped out as will be seen at the
fourth Montana state fair. The pro.
gram has been selected with gre at
care, Secretary Pace visiting fairs on
the coast, in the middle east and in
Canada before making contracts for
features. Attractions of the highest
class have been secured, and in mum.
ber they will almost equal three.ring
circus. The racing card is declared
by all lovers OF the sport to be first
class.
Promptly at l:3O O'Clock each after.
noon the first race will be called, and
no vexatious delays will be tolerated
for an instant. Five races will be run
each day. In the intervals between
the heats and the races the specially
acts will be given.
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Robbed by strange Woman.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2s.-The arrest of
Clara Adams, an actress, and Harry
Morgan at Salt Lake City, will solve
the mystery connected with the alleged
theft OF nearly $4,000 from Anton
Fritz, butaher, at Portland, Ore, and
of an alleged plot to murder Fritz in a
hotel in Chicago, according to local
police officials who were notified of
the arrest.
Fritz was a alive of western Penn.
sylvania and before he started out to
see the world, owned butcher shop.
He sold the shop for $4,000 and, it is
claimed, placed the money, all in bills
OF large deuomin ations, in a wallet
ard started for the west. He had been
10 Portland several days. aud was
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Decrease In Pension Roll.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The net de.
crease In the pension roll of the United
States for the fiscal year ending June
30 last amounted to l2,470, the largest
decrease ever known in the history OF
the country. These facts are brought
out in the annual report of Commis.
sioner OF Pensions Warner, which has
just been completed. The report of
the commissioner expresses the opin-
ion that there will be still more
marked decrease during the present
year. During the year there were
added to the rolls 33, $50 new pension.
ers and 4O5 restorations and renew.
ais, making total addition of 81 ,974.
The total number OF pensioners on the
roll during the year was 1888, AS.
The number of pensioners dropped
from the roll during the year was A.
444, leaving the number of pensioners
June 30. 1906, 9S5,97l. The maximum
OF pensioners in the history of the
bureau was reached January 81, 1905,
when it was l,OOl, 1876.
The commissioner calls attention to
the fact that while there has been q
material decrease in the number of
pensioners the annual value of the
roll is nearly as large as it was last
year. This arises from the fact that
the ratings OF many invalid pensions
are constantly increasing, the average
increase last year being 1922. The
report shows that in the entire history
OF the country the total expenditure on
account of pensions has been %, 459,.
S6O,3ll, Of which only 500, 5l5, ,44l has
been paid out prior to the beginning
OF the civil war.
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CCBANS FAVOR INTERVENTION.
Residents Of Cuba Seek Protection Their
Own Government Cannot Give.

HAVANA, Sept. 2S.-American in.
terveution in Cuba will be an accomp.
lished fact tomorrow. President
Roosevelt's peace commissi sioners, al.
though clothed with the fullest authori.
ty from him to take such action when.
ever 1t became obvious that the secur.
ing OF peace by harmonizing the war
ring Cubans was impossible, patiently
withheld their hands from thus setting
aside Cuban sovereignty until the last
hope disappeared. This stage was
reached at late hour tonight.
The great mass Of the residents Of
Cuba-Cubans, Spaniards. Americans
and all other MISREPRESENTATION in.
tervention as something for which
they have longed throughout six
weeks Of unrest, disorder and ill.feel.
ing.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Peaceful
intervention by the United States is
believed by Acting Secretary Oliver
and many officers at the war depart.
ment to be the probable outcome of
the Cuban trouble. Intervention is
reg arded by these officers to be as al
most inevitable, but in spite Of the un.
favorable news from Havana, they
cling to the idea that the sending OF
large bodies Of troops to Cuba will
not be necessary and feel that Secre-
tary Taft will establish q temporary
government and restore peace in Cuba
without the assistance of the American
navy.
1t IL generally believed in Washing
ton that the secretary of war will find
the marines and bluejackets now in
Cuba and preparing to go there, cap.
able OF guarding Havana and neigh
boring cities, pending the holding of
new election and the placing Of the
Cuban government on a satisfactory
basis. Keeping in touch with their
ships by rail, the marines can do
guard duty very satisfactorily at
points where the insurgent leaders
may threa eaten the property and lives
of foreigners.
The army always smacks Of for
eign invasion but marines and blue
Jackets do not cause much alarm.
Consequently, it is believed that Sec
retary Taft, who is pre.eminent as a
diplomat, will not call for troops uu.
til all hope of handling the situation
with the navy is lost.
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MONTANA PIONEERS MEET.
Trail Blazers Hold Reunion and Elect OF
ficers For Ensuing Year.

ANACONDA, Sept. 27.-Paul McCor-
mick of Billings, one of the best
known citizens of Montana, was this
morning elected president of the So
ciety of Montana Pioneers by that
body, which is holding its annual
session here, and Billings was selected
as the place Of meeting for next year
without opposition. 1t was also de-
cided to make the meeting for three
days instead of two, as heretofore, it
having become apparent that two days
is not sufficient time in which to dis
pose OF business matters and meet in
a social way. The other officers
chosen this morning: James U. San
ders, Helena, secretary, reelected: a..
NJ. Hotter, treasurer, Helena, re.elect-
ed; executive committee, Conrad
Kohrs, Deer Lodge; NJ. Reinig, Hell.
ena.
Former United States Senator T. C.
Power presented to the society a re.
port from the Sanders Memorial as
ISOLATION, stating that there was S2,-
500 on hand and that the books we're
open to subscription. More than $500
was subscribed additionally in a few
minutes and it is expected that several
hundred dollars more will be sub.
scribed before the adjournment of the
meeting. James U. Sanders, secre-
tary, opposed and defeated a motion
to increase his salary from S4OO to
$500 year, saying that s4OO was
enough.
Short addresses were made by sew
eral members of the society before an
adjournment was taken until the ban
quet this evening. This afternoon the
pioneers are at the fair. The usual
resolutions thanking the city and its
residents for entertainment were
drafted and a vote of thanks was
rendered retiring President Thomas
for his work in behalf of the society.
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STORM CAUSES HEAVY LOSS.
hurricane and Tidal Wave Destroys Prop.
crty On Gulf Coast.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Reports of a
cyclone in New Orleans which des.
troyed much property in the city and
placed the entire lower section under
waters OF the river gained circulation
all over the country this morning. All
telegraphic communication with the
city has been cut of since midnight.
Late this afternoon the Illinois Cen.
trail Railway company got into com.
munication with the city for moment,
when the wires were again interrupted.
The company learned that there had
been a tidal wave along the coast for
q distance of 100 miles. The water in
Lake Ponchartrain has been raised
several feet, but scarcely any damage
has been done in the city.
PENSACOLA. Fla, Sept. 27.-The
worst sea storm and hurricane that
the guilt coast has experienced since
the village of Pensacola, on San Rosa
island. was swept away, 10 years
ago, began last night and is still rag
ing late this afternoon.
1t is reported that many lives be-.
tween the city and the navy yard have
been lost, but as many rumors of this
character have been current all day,
the report does not obtain credence.
1t is known, however, that many of
the houses In that section are under
five to ten feet OF water and many per.
sons have been taken from second.
story windows and carried safely to
boats.
The estimate property damage is
$4,000, 900. Every house in Pensacola
has suffered damage and many roofs
are blown off. Telephone and electric
light wire are among the mass. The
water front is strewn with wreckage
for miles on either side of the city and
vessels are piled high on the wharves,
or where the wharves once were, in
utter ruin.
Big iron steamers and many lighter
sailing ships are lying high and dry
up in the city, where the tide has never
before been known to reach. Every
wharf for miles around has been swept
away or is damaged beyond repair.
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Meat Shipments CONDEMNED.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Two cars of
cold storage chickens and several car.
loads of meat were condemned yester.
day by Chief Food Inspector Murray
and his assistants. to say nothing of
fifteen carcasses of diseased cattle and
four calves. The condemn alton of
the chickens was due to private ad-
vices received by Murray from Can
ada. When he learned that the lot
had escaped him and was on the way
to New York he notified the authorities
there so they can catch the shipment
at its destin alton.
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TAFT GOVERNS CUBA,
secretary OF War Takes Charge Of Affairs
In pisorgauizcd Republic.

HAVANA, Sept. 29.--Wit.l far less
ostentation than accompanies the &C.
cession of new municipal adminis-
tration. the government of Cuba was
formally taken over today by William
H. Taft, secretary of war of the United
States, who in proclaim alton clothed
in a kindly and diploma attic tone. in.
dicative of the policy he would pursue,
declared himself provisional governor
of the island. Promptly at noon
Governor Taft, Assistant Secretary OF
State Bacon and Captain Mccoy,
Governor Taft's aide.de.camp, called
officially at the palace and paid their
respects to the retiring president.
Ignoring President Palm q message
to congress on Friday, in which he
wrongly interpreted the mission of the
American mediators, Governor Taft
spoke kindly to Senior Palma, to
whom, he said, the people of Cuba
owed an unquestionabled debt of graft
tute. President Palma's brief reply
was devoted entirely to an expression
OF relief for the opportunity of shift.
ing the burden of guiding the tempes.
tuous republic to nation strong
enough to enforce control over it.
The fact that the government had
changed hands from q position of ao.
solute independence to the restraint
of temporary prstectorate was re-
ceived BY the masses withi utter indif-
ference. Most of the refined and
thoughtful Cubans, while they feel q
certain sensitiveness over the loss OF
the islands sovereignty, are inclined
to hope that the United States prctec.
torate will be brief.
General Funston will command all
the troops in Cuba, but il they exceed
the dimensions of brigade an officer
OF higher rank will be sent from the
United States. Consul General Stein.
hart received orders early today to
telegraph TO the rebel commanders
throughout the island informing them
OF Governor Taft's proclamation and
the establishment OF a provision al
government.
General Joseph Miguel Gomez and
other conspiracy prisoners will be re.
leased from custody in order that, a
members of u committee representing
the Insurgents. they may sign an
agreement with Governor Taft that the
rebel, will lay down their arms imme.
diately.
A commission, headed by General
Funston, will be appointed to super.
intend the actual laying down of arms
on the part of the rebels. This COM
mission will visit all the rebel camps
thrOu. bout the island and will be com.
posed of Americans only, in order to
avoid creating any bad feeling of com.
plications. The commission will also
disarm the volunteer forces OF the
government, leaving the Cuban forces
as they existed prior to the rebellion
The commission will be accompanied
by disbursing officer, who will pay
the expenses of the return home OF
the rebels, and thus avoid any dis.
satisfaction.
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sightseeing when he met Miss Adams.
She told him she was a stranger in
the city and was in need Of money.
Fritz claims he befrieuded the woman
and secured her place at hotel.
He says he also stayed at the same
hotel. The following morning he re.
ported to the police that he had been
robbed Of over $4,000. In the mean
time the woman had disappeared.
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SOUTHERN CITY DEVASTATED.
Fearful Storm Causes Great Loss Of
Life ana Property.

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 2S.-Loss of
life, variously estimated at from five
to SO. many persons injured, 5000
houses damaged, the business section
devastated and property loss Of
fully S3,0OO.0 900 is the effect of the trop.
icai hurricane. The storm which
struck the city about midnight
Wednesday ragged for hours, the wind
reaching a velocity Of 80 miles an
hour. The water from Mobile bay
was blown into the city by the gale,
and for a time was seven feet deep in
the wholesale district, which includes
that section from Royal to Alabama
avenue.
The loss Of life is believed to be
mainly among negroes. although con.
ditions are so chaotic that definite in.
form alton is impossible. The city has
been placed under control of militia.
Nobody is permitted on the streets ex.
cept newspaper men and persons wear
ing badges. Much apprehension is
felt for the suburban towns, as it is
feared they have been obliterated.
The chances are that the loss of life
in Dauphin island is heavy. Many
fishermen live there and in other out.
lying marshy districts, aud from
these nothing has been received.
The suffering ia Mobile is severe.
Every church in Mobile was damaged,
also Christ church, which suffered
much more. The damage to the
church is estimated at $500 and to
St. Francis Baptist church, $40, 900.
Much fear is enterta aimed for Fort
Morgan, where the government quar-.
antine station is located and many
soldiers are Quartered. In the city
many persons aud much livestock were
rescued only after heroic efforts. Pro.
visions are almost exhausted Res
taurants feed many but have no sup
plies on hand, ham and eggs ron>,i.
tute their food supply These too,
viii. soon become exhausted
I w uoIesHle houses lOSt many tNOu.
SANDS of dollars from flood and will.
ingly paid as high as l.5O an hour for
common labor and earnestly begged
men to accept such pay, SO frantic
were they in their efforts to save
goods. Even at this Fl CURE few men,
white or black, would accept work.
Words cannot describe the terrors
OF the storm. Between p. IN. Thurs
day and noon Friday trees fell and
roofs were crushed in by the hun.
dreds. Through the streets were
thousands of pieces of slate, tin and
shingles and all kinds of debris.
Blinds were torn from their fastenings
and windows smashed as though oi
tissue paper. Many people were
seriously injured and cut by the flying
slate and tin. The railroads have
started wreckers out to clean up and
repair the tracks, but their task is
herculean.
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For Governor of New York

SARATOGA, Sept 26.-Charles L.
Hughes, of insurance investigation
fame, was nominated this afternoon
for governor By the republicans. Sen.