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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Great Northern Is Enjoined.

HELENA, Dec. 5.-Until the further
order of the federal court, the Great
Northern railroad was enjoined by
Judge Hunt this afternoon from COL
lecting under the new tariff schedule
on lumber, which superseded the old
schedule November l, from certain
points in Flathead county. The new
schedule increased the rates approx
mately 30 per cent, which the lumber
manufacturers allege would drive
them out of business. The railway
can only collect the amounts named
in the old rate.
The injunction became immediatel y
effective. The complainants, seven
milling concerns of Flathead county
are required to put up $4,000 bond
to indemnify the defendant from in
jury. The court reserves the right to
increase the bond if required.
The injunction was secured that the
lumber concerns could still do bust
ness until the latter has been dis
posed of by the interstate commerct
commission and the business or un
business of the new rate decided.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Blue Sunday In New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-New York 8
Blue Sunday" will be remembered
for q long time. For the first time in
the history of the city, 35O,0 900 people
who usually attend some form of
amusement on that day were forced to
smuse themselves by walking the
streets or in the parks.
There was not theater, not con-
cert hall, dance hall or lecture room
open in the city. and penny arcades
that usually do an enormous busi-
ness on Sunday, were closed. Even
donkeys that carry children on their
backs for a small fee in Central park
rested.
1t is estimated that actors, musicians
and employees of the various entertain
ments that are usually open on Sun
days, lost $4,000 by the forced clos
ing of everything and the estimated
loss to the amusement interest of the
city is placed at $1,000
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Denied the Right to Work.

BUTTE, Dec. 5.-Five non.union
boiler makers, until yesterday en-
ployed in the Northern Pacific round
houee near the corporate limits of
Butte, left the city for the east today.
They had planned to remain in Butte
all winter, but so union men, who call.
ed on them at the round house shortly
after midnight yesterday morning, in
duced them to change their minds.
AS strikebreakers their occupation in
this city is gone.
The strikebreaking boiler makers
employed on an engine in the round
house, when half an hour after mid
night, so men quietly walked into the
place and surrounded the locomotive.
The visitors did not attempt to con.
ceal their faces with masks or other
contrivances, and they made known
their mission in a few words, direct
and to the point. A leader, acting as
spokesman for them said the commit
tee represented the local unions.
The non.union men were badly
frightened, although no violence was
offered them. They threw down their
tools and left the shops. AS all the
non.union workers were strangers
they did not recognize any of the men
who called on them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Federal Grand Jury At Work.

HELENA, Dec. From all indica-
tions the federal grand jury will be in
session for at least another two week.
Many important cases will be cOnsid.
cred before the body completes its
work. On yesterday, Il. Lewis
Dalbey, a special agent of the interior
department, was called as witness,
and this indicated tn at the case against
Mrs. Helen Pierce Gray, the Chicago
newspaper writer's, charged with &C.
cepting money from the Indians of
the Crow reserv alton without the con-
sent of the secretary Of the interior,
was under consideration. Mr.. Dalbey
was sent to investigate the affairs OF
the Crow reserva alton after Mrs. Gray
went to Washington and conferred
with President Roosevelt, the secretary
of the interior and the commissioner
OF Indian affairs.
Since the grand jury was impaneled
last Wednesday it has been consider
ing Indian cases. Many of the red.
skins from the Blackfeet, Flathead
and Crow reserv ations have been in
attend ance at witnesses, and the ma
jority of these were allowed to leave
the city yesterday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Will Fight the Boycott.

BILLINGS, Dec. 6.-The labor war
which has been waged in this city for
some time against the firm of Lindsay
4 Co., wholesale fruit and produce
firm, eliminated today in an action
being Instituted by the company
against the Montana Federation of
Labor and others. Action brought ia
for the purpose of securing an injunc.
tion restraining defendants from in.
terfering with the business OF the
concern.
The complaint alleges that at a
meeting of the Yellowstone Trades
and Labor assembly, held Oct. %, the
company was placed on the unfair
list and a boycott promulgated against
it: that such action was advised by
Alexander Fairgrieve, president of
the Montana Federation of Labor,
after a similar attempt against the
comp any at Helena had failed. Com.
plant also states that business of the
company amounted to 81 900 per month
in this city before the boycott was
begun and amounted to $500 per
month in Bear Creek, but since the
inaugur alton of said proceedings the
business has been almost totally de-
strOyeu.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
King Of Sweden Is Dead.

STOCKHOLM. Dec. Skiing Oscar is
dead. The end came at 9:l5 this morn
ing, while mem bers of the roy al family
surrounded the bedside of the aged
ruler. The news was conveyed to
thousands of loyal subjects, who, for
hours, had patiently waited in pour
ing rain in front OF the palace,
awaiting some word from the dying
monarch. Crown Prince Gustav will
today assume the reins of government
as the successor to his father.
King Oscar has long been one of the
most interesting figures OF royalty.
His descent from Napoleon's great
field marshal, Bernadotte, his gigan-
tic statnre and his family connections
with m any OF the other great houses
OF Europe combined to give him an
interesting person ality. His truly de.
mocratic habits had made him idoliz.
ed by his subjects, who have thought
him more of father than monarch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
OF INTEREST TO MONTANA.
Bills Introduced In Congress BY
Members From This State.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. - Senator
Dixon has introduced bill opening
to settlement the Fort Peck Indian
reservation in Valley county. Last
summer at his request Inspector Nc
Laughlin was sect there to negotiate .
treaty with the Indians. The present
bill carries out the provisions Of this
agreement with the Indians.
Senator Dixon also introduced a
640-acre homestead bill. Where per.
sons heretofore made entry on 160
acres they are allowed to enter 4S0
acres additional. The present bill
only applies to lands that cannot be
irrigated and only to that part OF
Montana lying east OF the main range
of the Rocky mountains.
Congressman Pray will offer bill
in the house next week providing for
the appropria alton of funds for the re.
lief of Chouteau county on account Of
the maintenance by the county com
missioners of smallpox quarantine
over the Cree and other Indians no,
lawfully in the United States. He
will also present memorials from the
Montana legislature in favor of open
ing the Fort Peck eservation.
He is also preparing a bill provid'
ing for the election Of United States
senator's by popular vote. One of the
most important measures that he will
present will be one for an appropria
tion for the repairing of the southern
bank of the Missouri river to the &C
Of navigation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Milwaukee Is Rushing Work.

LEWIsTOWN, Dec. 6.-The Milwau.
kee is now over the Montana line on
the east, according to w. II. Brown,
immigration agent for the company,
who came in today from Brown coun.
ty, South Dakota, where he had charge
OF the sale of the Milwaukee's last
townsite in that state.
The line will reach Miles City, he
states, about the first of the year, and
then push on to meet the other end,
building eastward from Harlowton.
They will be joined by April l, and the
main line will then be finished to Har-
lowton. From that point to Butte the
road is being constructed rapidly, and
he thinks trains should be running
into Butte soon thereafter.
Mr.. Brown had received reports from
various agents of the company as TO
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Carter Plans Postal Banks.

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA bill to
establish postal savings banks for
depositing savings at interest was in.
troduced today by Senator Carter of
Montana. The proposed system is to
be under the supervision of the post.
master general and secretary of the
treasury, and the former is author
ized to designate money order offices
where savings may be deposited. The
sum of one dollar will constitute the
lowest amount that may start an &C.
count, and no individual will be al.
lowed to deposit more than 500 in one
calendar month.
Interest at the rate of two per cent
per annum will be computed on de-
posits each year and added to the
principal, provided such deposit does
not exceed $1,000 Moneys are to be
kept in United States repositories and
the secretary of the treasury is au.
thorized to invest a certain amount of
the deposits in United States bonds.
Sen ator Garter today received set
of resolutions drawn up by the Helena
Commercial club favoring the pro.
posed improvement of the Missouri
river. \ similar set of resolutions
was placed before the rivers and har.
bors congress by former Senator T..
C. Power.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
West Demands Recognition.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The western
memb bers of the house met today to
form an organization with which they
will assail the stronghold of Speaker
Joe Cannon. and the westerners expect
for the first time to rout the doughty
old peaker and force him to give the
west proper recognition on the many
committees whose trans actions are of
such vital interest to the people OF
the west.
COngressm Charles N. Pray OF
Montana attended the meeting, and
congressman from Colorado, Utah,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and other
western at ates were also in attendance.
There are 20 members from these
western states, yet they have no rep
resentation upon the most important
committees, such as appropriations
agriculture, naval affairs, postotfices,
post roads, foreign fairs, and judic'
iary. These are the committees
whose work is of the most Importance
to the country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
For A Central National Bank.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-Senator
Hans brough has introduced in the
senate bill proving for the establish.
ment OF 1.-THE Central National Bank
of the United States in Chicago,
with a capital stock of 10 per cent of
the aggregate capital of all national
banks, to begin business July IL, 1908,
and to exist SO years.
The bill provides that any national
bank may subscribe to the capital in
amount of 10 per cent of its own
capital. The stock subscribed may be
counted as part Of the reserve fund Of
the bank subscribing for it. The
secretary OF the treasurer of the Unit
ed States and comptroller
OF the currency, with II others
to be chosen by the stockholders,
shall constitute the general council of
the bank, governing its affairs, each
member to get salary of $4,000 a
year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Harvester Trust ls Convicted.

TOPEKA. Dec. 5.-After being out
an hour, the jury in the case of the
state against the International Har.
vester company this afternoon re-
turned verdict against the company
on ~ counts. This decision practi-
cally convicts the company of being a
trust aud entering into an unlawful
combin alton to control the price OF
harvesting machinery and to force
dealers to handle its products.
Immediately following the decision
of the jury, the attorneys for the COM
pany filed motion for a new trial.
Judge Dana has not yet passed on
the motion. The maximum penalty
which may be imposed is $4,000 on
each count, with custer from the state
forever.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Hill Favors Waterways.

WARRINGTON, Dec. GA notable
feature of the rivers and harbOrs con.
gress convention was the address de.
livered by James j. Hill, president OF
the Great Northern Railway company,
who was introduced to the congress
as "a wizard of transportation and
one of the greatest railroad builders
in the world" Mr.. Hill created great
enthusiasm among the $500 deleg ates
by decl airing that the railroads Of the
country would support cordially any
proper plan for the development of
the legitimate waterways OF the Unit
ed States. He produced figures to
show that the traffic of the country
had become so great and was increas.
ing so tremendously that it was be-
yond the physical powers of the rail.
roads to handle it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
indians May Get Cash.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.--Secretary
Garfield has sent to congress a draft
OF a bill providing for the satisfaction
of claims of the Turtle Mountains In
dians who have not received allot-
ments of land. There are 1870 of
these Indians, and the bill provides
that they shall be paid in cash for the
100 acres they are entitled to at the
rate of 81 so per acre. The secretary
says that the only places where these
Indians can get land are in North
Dakota and Montana, and that it is
difficult to get suitable tracts owing to
the opposition of the residents of these
states, and he suggests cash pay
ment as good solution of the diff
ticulty.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Will Grow Its Own Ties.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-The Atchison,
Topeka g. Santa Fe railway proposes
to grow its own railway ties. To hat
end ranch of 10000 acres has been
purchased in San Diego county, Cal.
ifornia, and 1000 acres will be planted
in eucalyptus trees. The remaining 3D.
600 acres will be used as an expert.
mental station and serve as an object
lesson to the farmers of that vicinity.
This step has been taken because of
the increasing fear that before many
years the native timber of the United
States will be exhausted. 1t has been
demonstra ated that wood of the euca-
lyptus tree will outlast any other
when used for piles, ties and bridge
work.
While the planting of trees has been
started, it will be from Is to Is years
before any of them will be large
enough to cut. At that age, each tree
can be cut into two ties, and the in
crease from then on is more rapid.
With it's present mileage. the Santa
Fe uses 100000 new ties yearly,
which during the fiscal year ending
June 30, last, cost s2,393,973. It is
estimated, however, that at the time
set for maturity the eucalyptus ranch
will produce each year 1000, 900 ties,
giving a surplus over present needs of
I. 4.OOO. 900 a year,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Want Land Prices Reduced.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-SenatOr 10.
seph Dixon, accompanied by former
Secretary of State II. S. Hogan, of
Montana, appeared before Commis.
sioner L,upp today in an endeavor to
lands reduced from 81 an acre, the
price now ASKED. 1t is stated that
the conditions are such that the land
is not taken up as rapidly as desirable.
A strong effort il being made to in.
duce the government to lower the
price on the land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
WILL CLOSE THE MINES.
Amalgamated Copper Company Will
Cut Cost of Its Product.

BUTTE, Dec. ALL of the mines of
the Anaconda company, the Butte x
Boston company aud the Washoe.
Parrot aud Trenton companies will
be closed and the operation of the
Amalgamated Copper company con-
fined to the properties of the Boston
Il Montana company, which embraces
the largest mines in the Butte district.
The Washoe copper smelters at Ana.
conda will be shut down and the ores
of the companies smeltod here after at
the Boston & Montana smel.er at
Great Falls. The suspension of the
Washoe smelter will render about
1000 men idle at Anaconda. 1t is
stated by Amalg mated officials tina
they can mine copper at a profit at the
present price of the metal through a
concentration of their operations.
The Great Falls smelter running at
full blast has capacity of 1000, 900
to 5000, 900 pounds of copper a month,
which is Just about the same as the
Washoe and Great Falls smelters
jointly are turning out now. 1t can
readily be seen that there will be q
great saving in manufacturing the
same amount of copper by running
one smelter instead of two smelters
The Great Falls smelter will use from
1920 to $500 tons per day, being 2, 500
to ,, 700 tons Of concentrating ore and
700 tons of smelling ore.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Canada Has Champion Steer.

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Canada has Sc
national live stock exposition. defeat
ing the American breeders on their
own grounds. The grand champion.
ship in the steer class goes to Cana
dian exhibitor.
Roam King, shorthorn calf, select
ed as the best of the huge herd of
cattle assembled at the stock yards, is
owned by James Leask of Green Bank,
Ont, weighs 1,075 pounds and was
fed on a diet of peas and hay instead
of corn, which is the staple diet OF
American fancy kind. The Canadian
contingent at the show are jubilant
over the victory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
T|LLMAN ASKS QUESTIONS.
South Carolina Senator Wants lnfor-
nation About Bond Issue.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. - Senator
Benjamin r. Tillman of South Caro-.
lima, today fred a broadside at the
administrations financial policy in
the senate. He introduced two reso-
lutions calling upon the financial COM
mittee for information, one concern
ing the steps taken by Secretary Cor
telyou, of the treasury department, to
relieve the financial situation. He
also asks concerning the validity of
the clearing house certificates which
have been issued all over the coun.
try.
The first of the resolutions directs
the committee on finance to investi-
gate aud report to the senate as fol.
lows:
First, whether the issue of certii.
Gates of Indebtedness bearing three
per cent interest, bids for which were
invited by the secretary OF the treas.
ury Nov. lS, 1907, were for the pur.
pose of borrowing money to meet pub
lie expenditures as provided by sec.
tion % of the act approved June Is,
1899, and if not whether there is any
warrant of law for the issue of said
certificates.
Second, whether the issue of $780,
600, 900 of bonds of the Panama can al
loan, bids for which were called for
by the secretary of the treasury on
Nov. Is, 1907, was required to defray
the expenditures on said canal, there
being at the time when both these
loans were made upwards of 5000, 900. 3.
600 10 the treasury for current expend-
lures.
Third, whether any legislation was
necessary to protect the people and
business in this country from the issue
of unl awful money, if clearing house
certificates are such, and to prevent
the illegal increase of the public debt
in time of peace.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
AWFUL NINE DISASTER.
Over 500 Men Entombed As Result
Of Dust Explosion.

FA1RMoNT, W. Va, Dec. 6.-An
explosion OF coal dust in mines Nos.
and 8, of the Consolidation COM
pany mine of Baltimore, located on
opposite sides of the Monogahela
river at Monongah, six miles from
here, this morning resulted in what,
from present reports, is indicated to
be the worst disaster in the history OF
the coal mining industry Of America.
The most eonserv ative reports place
the number of men entombed by the
explosion at 300, and nearly all esti.
mates, including those of most OF the
coal company officials, place the num-
ber at 500 at least. Some estimates
place the number even higher.
Late this evening the rescuers took
out three men from q point about SO
feet from the entrance OF mine No. g..
They were terribly injured but alive.
Five of the dead have been identified.
The interior of the mine is so badly
wrecked that it is almost impossible
to reach the main body OF the miners
who are tive miles from the entrance.
Special trains are ready to bring
the wounded to the miners hospitals
here as fast as possible. A hospital
was arranged at the opening of the
mine, where the wounded will receive
attention. Several men were practi.
cally blown out of mine No. 6 through
an air hole. Their escape was mi
| racnlOus
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Labor Troubles At GoldfeId.

GoLDFIELD, Dec. o. The news that
Governor Sparks has called upon the
government to have troops ready for
use IN Go!dtield on a moments call to
restore order was heard in this com.
munity with amazement this morning
and every one is trying to find an ex-
planaion 1t was not supposed that the
strike stu alton had reached such an
acute stage as to require such pre-
caution. On the surface, Goldfeld is
a. quite as on holiday. There is
very little talk on the streets and no
agitation whatever.
The people generally accept the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Would Compel Cattle Shipments.

CHICAGO, Dec. SIS. H. Cowen, at.
torney for the cattlemen of the west
and southwest, who passed through
this city on his way to Washisgton,
stated that he proposed to have bill
introduced in congress which would
compel the railroads to furnish suffici-
ent equipment to move the cattle of
the west to market. He will also call
upon President Roosevelt, advising a
plan whereby the government may
lease grazing lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Violated Livestock Law.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4. - The
Southern Pacific Railroad company
was found guilty by jury in the
United States district court today, on
six charges brought against it for
cruelty to animals, in violation of the
law requiring sheep. swine or cattle
to be taken from the cars for feed and
water at least once every % hours,
while in transit between one station
and another.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Losses From Burglaries.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-That more
burglaries and robberies have occur.
red In New York during the last sixty
days than at any other like period in
the history of the city Is the state
ment of agents of half dozen bur.
glary insurance companies.
1t is also said that burglaries and
robberies have steadily increased for
several years. Last year it ia esti.
mated the loss in the city from this
cause amounts to sl5, 800, 900, while
the loss from fire was only $500, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

move as meaning that the mine opera.
tors are preparing to open up with
non.union men. If this is undertaken,
the general opinion is that there will
be q riot and bloodshed. The having
of troops in readiness therefore 10 only
a precautionary. measure. Neither
side is giving out any information,
their plans being guarded with the
utmost secrecy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11

the Judith basin, and the statements
in regard to the wheat crops grown on
the dry benches were so hard toe be.
lieve that he came to see for himself.
Now he is satisfied that it is all
true and says it is the greatest sec.
ton Of wheat he has yet seen. He
confidently expects to locate several
thousand settlers along the line OF the
Milw aukee in this state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-11
Troops Guard Mines.

GOLDFIELD, New, Dec. 9.-W hen
drawn broke on Goldfeld this morning
the scene at the various mines pres.
ented an armed appearance. During
the night the guards in the employ of