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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
Open shop For Postal Service.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.-The prin.
clple OF the open shop will be ap.
piled TO the postal service, according
to decision reported at the depart.
ment at a conference between Post.
master Fred A. Busse OF Chicago and
Acting Postmaster General Hitchcock
aud Second Assistant Postmaster
General Schallenberger.
The visit Of Postmaster Busse was
brought about by the recent announce
ment OF the proposed formation OF a
national labor union of postal clerks
in atfiliation with the Americ an FEEDER.
alton of Labor.
The determination was that so long
as the postottice employees conform to
the rules and regulations and do not
attempt to molest those who do not
enter the union there will be no obiec.
tion to the employees affiliating with
labor organizations. 1t ia expressly
stated, however, that the department
would afford the fullest protection to
those who for reasons of their own do
not see mt to join the union.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
Hermann In Land Frauds.

PORTLAND, Ore, August 3l.-The
prosecution in the Blue Mountain for
est reserve land fraud case today at
tempted to prove that the person who
gave out the advance news that the
commissioner of the general land of.
hre had recommended the temporary
withdrawal from entry of the lands ia
the reserve was none other than Con.
gresham Binger Hermann, then CON-
missioner OF the general land Office.
Scott Smith, who was the commits
sloner's private secretary, testified
that, on July -, all the papers in con-
nection with the proposed reserves
were in the hands OF the commissioner.
and Smith created no small sens alton
by asserting that the special dispatch
contained information not contained
in the papers transmitted to the secre-
tary of the interior. Smith testified
that at that time Harry.jBrowu, the
Oregonian's correspondent at WASH
lnyton, ID. c., was very intimat with
Hermann, but that later GOODNESS
sprang up between them) and that
Brown stopped coming to see the COM
missioner.
Smith identified the commis Is sioner's
letter, Ia which the recommend alton
was actually made. The commis ssioner
based his approval on the indorse-
ment OF the geological survey, to-
gether with Forest Superintendent
Ormsby's report and a letter of rec.
ommendation from one Of the defen.
dants, F.. p. Mays.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
May Not Have to Give bond.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-The question OF
whether the Stands ard Oil company
will be required to give bond for its
appearance on each of the indictments
returned Monday by the federal grand
juries on the charge of accepting re.
bate from railroads has not been set.
tied yet.
A bond of s25, ,0o0,00 was filed by
Judge Bethes when the first iudict.
meut was returned against the com.
pany several weeks ago. The indict.
ment was on 10 counts, and if the
same ratio is maintained with the
6, 42S counts in the ten returned on
Monday, the required bond would be
se, $50, 900.
~ don't think bond will be re-.
quired," said John S. Miller, attor-
ney for the Standard Oil company.
$50 far as have been able to dis.
cover, there Is no provision requiring
it when corpor alton is indicted. The
Standard Oil company is not going to
run off to Europe. 1t is different when
an individual Is charged with crime"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
New York Is GROWING.

NEW York, Aug. 3l.-The World
says that to make the west end of Long
Island the greatest residential city Ia
the world Is the object Of . new real
estate campaign. Instead Of 20 or 30
small villages which now dot the ter
ritory of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau
and Suffolk counties, it is intended TO
prepare for the development of an i'm
mense settlement.
Ia future decades the present towns
and villages of that entire district will
be known only as separate sections of
the same city, through an evolution
similar to that Of Manhattan and the
Bronx. The popul alton statistics show
that New York will have nearly 90.
100000 BY 1850. The trend OF residen.
tial expansion is strongly toward Long
Island. There can be little doub. th At
Long Island by 1850 will hold half of
New Iorx's residential population.
This means that about 10000, 900 per.
sons may make their homes on Long
Island before that year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
Spokane JObbers Protest

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Tkat the
Interstate commerce commission !. t.
be busy body for the next few months
was evidenced today by the rum per OF
compl aints fled against variou. rail-.
road companies. Shippers he'd back
many OF these until the cew rate law
went into effect, SO as to take advan.
taRe OF the term. OF tia. measure
Following are abstracts Of a tyn;ral
case filed TODAY:
Inc city OF spraaue, the Spokane
Cham ber Of Commerce and the Spo.
kane Jobbers' association against the
Northern Pacific Railway company.
Great Northern railway, Union Paci.
tic railway. Oregon Railroad * Navi-
CATION company and Spokane Falls &
Northern Railway company. Com
plant aver that Spokane is from 339
to o63 miles closer to points of origin
or des.lo alton in the eastern states
than Tacoma, Seattle and Portland i.
but that on almost all interstate tr attic.
carried by the defendan from states
east VI Washington to Spokane, the
rates charged are equal to those
charged To Seattle, Tacoma and Port.
land, plus the local rate charged from
those cities back to Spokane.
!: Is averred that the Spokane
freight rates largely exceed those
charged shippers of any other city
similarly situated, and that goods
can be shipped to cities competing
with Spokane, such as Butte, Helena
and Great Falls, Montana, for less
than they can be delivered at Spo.
kane.
The difference between Spokane is
- cents TO 81 per 100 pounds of freight
and then the iohbers here have to pur.
chase carload lots to get carload
rates. which are given to other cities
on smaller lots. The contention that
the favorable rates to Seattle. Taco.
ma and Portland are made because of
water competition Is characterized as
q "tnere subterfuge." The petition.
ers ask that the rates to and from
Spokane be equalized and that the
shippers may recover excess nav.
neuts exacted from them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
As Crazy As DOukhObOrs.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 3l.-Ja James
F. Sharp, who says he is Adam, and
band OF very slightly clad followers,
nun beriug fifty, marched through the
streets today from their abandoned
camp outside. In the party were any
little children who had marched for
eight miles without stop and were
hardly able TO walk.
Covered wagons containing a dozen
Or more babies brought up the rear of
the parade. Sharp led q procession
of nude persons through the streets
here a year ago, which resulted in one
of TIE band being sent TO the asylum.
Sharp returned few weeks ago and
established camp east of this town,
where many of his followers went
without clothing under the belief tn at
they were in the Garden Of Eden.
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Bryan Has u Busy bay.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Aug. 3l.-The
visit OF William Jennings Bryan to
Connecticut today must have strongly
reminded him OF the strenuous days
during his presidential campaigns,
for he delivered four addresses, each
of considerable length: attended two
receptions and was the center of hand.
shaking bees whenever his admirers
could reach him. All this was
crowded into the hours between noon,
when he reached this city, and the
hour OF his retirement tonight as the
guest OF former Senator Mcneil of
Bridgeport. Everywhere he was
heartily received, although there was
an absence of street demon stratious
both here and in Bridgeport. His
audiences, however, at times were
wildly enthusiastic, and especially at
the noon luncheon here.
The features of the day were the
luncheon and the conference of the
New England democrats. At the
former Mr.. Bryan was welcomed to
the city and state with q cordiality
that, for warmth, has seldom been OK.
tended to q visitor, and q. the latter
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
Investors Lose Millions.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3O.-Since the pres.
ent prosperous times began six or
seven years ago, working people OF
this country to the number of 100, 600
have put $50, 900, 900 into the "develop.
ment of Mexican plantations, Mexican
boat lines. Mexican oil wells and sim
liar enterprises. This estimate is
founded on facts discovered by the
government agents in an investig alton
that began last April and has not yet
ended. 1t deals only with the string
OF corporations in which Henry D..
Bushnell, l. B. Miller and John Il.
Markley, OF this city are interested.
There are scores of other similar
schemes. The investigation came to q
climax with the late raid on the Ia.
basco' o'Chiapas Trading and Trans.
portatiou company. More arrests
may be expected. The reports of the
federal postal inspectors have been
submitted to the law department of the
government, and upon the legal opin.
ions rendered will depend future &C.
ton
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
Damages For Boycott.

RACINE. Wis, Aug. 2s.-Cniou la
Dor was dealt heavy blow by the de.
cislon OF Judge Chester A. Fowler. in
the boycott suit, for S25, ZOO damages.
brought by baker, Otto 3. Schultz,
against the Trades aud Labor council.
Benz. Dresser and others.
BY the decision, the contract ex.
acted from the boss bakers BY the
union men, in an effort to enforce the
closed shop, is held Illegal the Trades
Council and the individual members
are enjoined from using the "unfair,
list: the boycott is declared an action.
able conspiracy to accomplish a Grim.
inal or unlawful purpose: Schultz is
allowed to recover damages OF $500
for the loss of profits from the time OF
the commencement OF the boycott;ne
acts up to the time o! the trial, and
$500 In damages for the amount of
injury to his business and property
IN relation to its selling value.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
May Revise Banking Laws.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug: 3l.-The fail.
ure OF the Real Estate Trust company
is likely to lead to a revision of the
state laws governing trust compa-
MES. Under the present laws, trust
companies in this state are permitted
to do a surety business and q move-
ment is now on foot to separate the
two.
Examin alton of the list of securities
held by the defunct real estate COM
pany has develowed the fact that
Frank K. Nipple, president of the in.
stitution, who committed suicide, was
an embezzler. The authority for this
statement is George H. Earle, Jr., re-.
ceiver for the trust company. Earle
declared that President Nipple em.
bezzled 1000, 900 loaned to Adolf Se-
gal, the promoter. These loans, Mr..
Earle said, were personal trausac-
tions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
THOUSANDS WELCOME BRYAN.
His Return From Abroad Is Occasion Fol
Enthusiastic Dem OnstratiOn.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3O.-The home.
coming OF William j. Bryan was
made complete tonight, when he was
greeted in Madison Square Garden by
athrong of welcomers mum bering more
than 10000. 1t was such a welcome
as seldom, if ever. has been accorded
to a private citizen.
Mr.. Bryan's eyes filled with tears
as he acknowledged the laundering
welcome from 10000 throats. For
eight minutes. while the great build.
ing seemed to trembl aud shake from
the shouts and applause. be strobe
uervously from side to side on the
platform.
Another demonstration greeted Mr..
Bry an when he told his hearers tn at
he had been converted to the cause of
government ownership OF railroads.
II favor the control Of only the
trunk lines by the natioua! govern.
ment,' said Mr.. Bryan, land the
ownership of all other railroads by
the state governments.
ln an instant thousands of voices
were raised and thousands of faces
were turned toward a box, opposite
the spe aker's stand. where William
Randolph Hearst sat.
"Three cheers for Hearst" was the
cry. which sweiled until the speakers
voice was drowned for moment.
Tonight's reception. which was
given under the auspices of the Com.
mercial Travellers Antitrust league.
proved really to be the sounding Of
the democratic campaign call.
Mr.. Bryao's speech was a c!ear.cus
outline Of his ideas as to what demo.
cratic policies should be. The election
OF United States senators by direct
vote of the people: regulation of the
trusts by the government: uuiversa al
e!ghs-hour day: settle of intern alton al
disputes by arbitration, rather than
oy force, were his chief points. He
declared that these were merely ex.
pressing his own opinions, aud not
attempting to forecas. tie policy of
his party.
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Viii! Dam the Yellowstone

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-The secre.
tary OF the interior has awarded the
contract for the construction of the
lower Yellowstone irrigation project
TO the Pacific Coast Construction com.
pany OF Portland, Ore, for the sum
OF Sl42, s2o. This dan is to be rock.
filled, tim ber.cribbed structure across
the Yellowstone at the head works of
the canal, about IS miles northeast of
G!end!ve, and. according TO the terms
0! the contract. wil. be completed Feb.
l, 1909. The river a. this point has
beer considered ravigable. The build.
ing OF this dan marks the close of
navigation on the Yellowstone rive.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
STRIKE BREAKERS ARE ARMED.
TrainlOads of Men Go to Scene Of San
Francisco Labor Troubles.

NEW YORK, Aug. %. The Times to.
day says: Another special train
loaded with strikebreakers was started
for San Francisco last night by ames
Farley, who has been employed to pu,
an end to the big railway strike in
that city. Three Farley trains are
now trying to cross the continent in
four days, saving day on the regu-
lar passenger schedule. Another
train will leave tomorrow night. Far
ley's headQu arters resembled the head.
quarters OF general in the field yes.
terday. His expedition is being
equipped with ammunition, medic al
supplies and surgical attend ance.
Seventy-five rounds of cartridges have
been ordered for the men, 1000 re.
volvers of heavy calibre have been
furnished, and only the pick OF men
seeking adventure or high wages has
been selected.
Farley will send New York sur.
geon, who will get, in San Francisco.
staff OF assistants. He has already
commenced an arrangement to get
supplies for the men in New York and
at cities between here and Chicago,
while other commissary agents will
attend to it from Chicago westward.
The strike came day or two before
it was expected, and Farley had bare.
!y reached New York from San Fran.
cisco, to begin calling his force to the
place OF assembly, when he received a
telegram at his hotel here that the
strike had been ordered.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-The
fourth day OF the street car strike
found the disputing parties further
apart than ever. The refusal of the
men to report for work, and the an.
nouncement of the corporation that it
Is bringing out Farley strike breakers.
contributed to lessen the hitherto
friendly feeling between employer and
employees.
The carmen declare they are not dis.
turbed by the coming OF Farley's men.
They say that western conditions are
utterly dissimilar from those of east.
ern states, and that the nou.uniouis,s
will encounter unlocked for obstacles.
The railway officials have thus far de.
clined to say when they will attempt
to begin operating their lines. Far.
ley IL expected Saturday or Sunday.
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May Import Cement.

! WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-Locks for
the Panama canal probably will be
suilt according to the dimensions re.
commended by the majority of the con.
sult'ng boards of engineers. which
favored the construction OF sea level
waterway instead of the smaller type
planned BY the board. Under this
change OF program the locks will be
lOO feet wide. The plans adopted by
congress provide for locks ninety We
feet wide, with usable lengths of 900
feet. With this exception, it is said
the minority plans will be followed.
Chief Engineer Stevens is computing
the additional amount ofcemeut which
Will have to be purchased for the
changed plan.. He said that to as.
semble the amount of cement needed
would require l25 carloads a day for
two years. or 81, $50 carloads. The
clina OF Panama is such tn at cement
cannot be kept in good condition for
more than three or four mouths, and
the problem Of shipping is of.no little
concern to the commission.
As the facilities for shipping from
England to the isthmus are better than
from the United States, and as the
foreign price frequently has been
found to be below the domestic price,
1t Is not unlikely that the greater part
OF the contract will be given 70 foreign
dealers.
1t VIII be about two years before the
work OF construction Of the locks will
be begun. The association of manu-.
facturers of cement Ia the United
States has shown considerable activ-
lty 10 getting better shipping facili.
Ties and may therefore be prepared to
compete with foreign cement
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
OVATION TO BRYAN,
Democratic Leader Returns From Trip
Round the World.

New YORK, Aug. 29.-Uuder gra,
skies, but in exuberant spirits anc
bronzed by the suns of many cline:
during q year of travel completely
around the world William j. Bryan
OF Nebraska, twice the nominee of the
democratic party for president of the
United States and already endorsed
as the candidate for 1908, steamed W
New York bay on the steamer Princess
Irene and received an ovation from
the large welcoming parties which
went down to quarantine to meet aud
cheer the incoming vessel and it's dis.
tinguished passenger.
MIR. Bryan did not enjoy his usua
health during the voyage but he was
much better today and said that he
felt sure be would be able to carry
out the plans which have been made
for him during the next few days. he
was very much fatigued when he
boarded the steamer and during the
entire voyag suffered from indiges.
ton and severe headac His illness
was not serious enough to interfere
with his work, however, and he de.
voted large portion Of the nice days
at sea In preparing his speeches and
In keeping -p his correspondence.
Mr.. Bryan will not land in New
York city proper until tomorrow at.
ternoon, which he will be received At
the battery by delegations of promi-
nent democrats from all parts of the
country and escorted to the hotel
where he will make his headqu arters
while here. He was taken of the
Princess Irene by special permission
OF President Roosevelt shortly after
the vessel had anchored in quarantine.
First he went aboard two tugs which
had been chartered by "Bryan's Ne.
braska home folks' where he was
exultantly greeted and hailed as the
next president. He then went aboard
the trim little yacht Illini, owned by
his longtime friend and school. mate
Edward F. Goltra Of St. Louis, and
where such we'll known democrats as
Norman E. Mack, nation al committee.
man for New York and Daniel j.
Campau, national committeeman from
Michigan, were awaiting him. In the
lllini, Mr.. Bryan was taken to the
landing of the Ocean Yacht club at
Stapleton, Staten Island, where he
landed and was whirled away in an
automobile to the home of Lewis Nix.
on "Ben Braw," on the heights of
Tompkinsville, and overlooking the
harbOr.
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he stood before representative body
OF New England democrats and with
great earnestuess spoke OF the prob
lens which the party must face iu the
coming congress.
Will Move kansas Town.

ENGLEWooD, kas., Aug. 3l.-The
whole town OF Englewood, in the south
east part OF Clark county, is to be
moved half a mile southeast OF its
present site. Englewood has about
4oo Inhabitants and is at the end Of
the Eng!ewood extension of the Atchi.
son, Topeka 4 Santa Fe from Wichita.
4nere Is daw in the title to the land
upon which the people have built their
homes.
The work OF moving the town will
oeSin this week. The majority of the
buildings will be loaded on waoons
and truck and hauled to the new site.
Englewood was plated q years ago
oy Col. c. D. Perry of Chicago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
DISAPPOINTMENT cArsrn nr.ru
Nebraska Politician Failed to Receive
Senatorial Nomination.

OMAHA, Aug. 3l.-Edward Rose
water. proprietor and editor of The
Omaha Bee, and prominently identi.
fied with the political, financial and
business affairs of Omaha and the
state of Nebraska for forty years, was
found dead in the district court room
No. on the third floor of the Bee
building, early today. He had evi.
IDENTIFY died Of heart failure.
Mr.. Rosewater went to Waterloo
Neb., Thursday afternoon, where he
delivered an address to the old sol.
diers Of Nebraska, who were holding
picnic at that place. He reached
Omaha on his return trip at ! .. N.
He Is known to have been in his Office
during the evening, but was not seen
by members of his family after return
ing from Waterloo.
1t was the habit of Mr.. Rosew ater to
90 to different parts of the building
whenever his pleasure so induced, and
1t Is presumed be stepped into the
large court room and sat down for q
minutes repose and fell asleep.
DR.. Charles Rosew ater, brother of
the dead man, attributed the sudden
death Of his brother to the results
which followed the excitement attend.
ing on long campaign, in which Mr..
1sosewater was q prominent candidate
for nomination by the republican
party convention for United States
senator. The convention was held
August -, and Mr.. Rosew ater, nani-
mously supported by the deleg alton
from Douglas county and Omaha, was
a prominent figure at that gathering.
There were several ballots taken, dur.
ing'the course Of which Mr.. Rosewater
gained steadily against his chief op.
ponent, Norris Brown.
Following the ballot which nomi.
mated Brown, Mr.. Rosewater.delivered
an earnest speech to the convention.
thanking his friends for their support,
and pledging himself to support Mr..
brown aud the state ticket, and urged
the convention TO nominate a clean
ticket, for which no apologies would
be nece>s sary
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
Must Give Full Weight

CHICAGO, Aug. 3O.-The city scaler,
Joseph Grein, in whose department is
the supervision of weights and meas.
ures, today issued an ultimatum to
the packers at the stocky ards, and
wholesale and retail dealers in lard
and butter, declaring that the public
must be given full weight in all pack.
ages OF lard and butter or the city
will prosecute them in hundreds of
cases in which it has secured evidence
az ainst them.
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In Memory Of John Brown.

OssAwAToMIE. Kan, Aug. pa
semi'centennial celebration OF the bat.
tie OF Ossawatomie was begun here
today in this, the one-time home OF
John Brown. While the battle @,
Ossaw atomic was bu. skirmish when
compared with the many conflicts ,h at
followed, it was here that the advo.
Gates OF abolition made their first
stand against slavery. AID more than
ordinary iuteres. therefore surrounds
tee place.
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HELENA, Aug. 30.-Marsh Mills,
the ls'year-old son OF Superintendent
Mills, In charge of the construction of
the new bridge near Teeple's ferry
above the new dam in the Missouri.
was drowned while swimming in the
river there Tuesday evening. The
body was recovered last night aud
brought to this city this morning. It
will be shipped tonight to the home of
his parents in Minneapolis for inter-
ment.
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Cottages For the Homeless.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-The re.
lief corporation let contract yester.
day for the building of 1000 two and
three.room cottages in the parks Of
the city. They are to be completed in
four, eight and twelve weeks, dating
from September l.
The executive committee was au.
thorized to enter into a similar con.
tract for 1000 additional houses,