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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Boiler Makers On Strike.

ST. PAUL, Sept. IA general
strike of boilermakers on the Chicago o
Great Western, Great Northern,
Omaha, Northern Pacific and 500
railroads was called today and it is
expected that before night the shops
of the entire systems of these roads
will be tied up. The boilermakers
are aided in their fight by their help.
ers. and in the case of the Great
Western, the machinists in the big
shops at Oelwein went out in sym.
pathy.
Reports at headquarters of the
roads show that there are out on the
Great Northern, $50; Great Western,
225: Omaha, 100: Northern Pacific,
338, and the 500 line, 225. Railroad
officials expect that the strike will
spread rapidly and they will be ser.
iously handicapped at once.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Cost Of Panama Canal.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-The Pan
ANA canal cost America ss4, ,449, 900
up to December 81, 1906, according to
a statement of the audited expendi.
lures made as of that date and just
published. The bulk of this expendi-
ture was s5O,OO0,O 900 to the French
company and the Panama government
for the canal property, right OF way
and franchises, and 50, 449,033 went
for N material and supplies.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
REDUCING COPPER OUTPUT.
Butte Mines Will ee Operated On a
Smaller Scale.

BUTTE, Sept. 12.-Not since the
shutdown Of October, 1908, has there
been such excitement as has been
brought about in Butte during the last
few days, as q result OF the violent de-
cline in the price of copper metal and
the announcement this morning, COM
ing from New York that the Anal
gamated Copper company was about
to close all its mines. 1t was quickly
learned, however. that the report was
exaggerated and that the mines will
q OF close, but that production will be
largelyl reduced.
A general curtailment of the pro.
duction of copper and the doing away
with Sunday work in all the mines OF
the Amalg amated company is official
ly announced today. The curtailment
will mean q reduction from 10000, 900
pounds month to between 1000, 600
and 5000, 900 pounds. The work OF
bringing about this curtailment has
been going on for some little time and
will be continued at q gradual rate,
until the production reaches the fig
ures mentioned above.
The order in reference to Sunday
work was issued today and will take
immediate effect. Work will also be
stopped on all large construction jobs
and in general there will be decrease
in oper ating expenses.
The reason for all this, as explained
by General Superintendent John
Gillie, who, under Managing Director
John D. Ryan, is in charge Of the
Amalgamated Copper properties oi
the city, is that there is large &C
cumulation of copper. notwithstand
ing that the consumers have stocks
and are not buying in any quantity
with the result that copper is accumu
lating and the money of the mining
companies is being tied up in the cop
per surplus.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
MINES WILL NOT CLOSE.
Reduction Of Butte Copper Output
Affects About 5000 Men.

BUTTE, Sept. 14.-While the reduc.
tion In the working force In and
around the mines is the general topic
of convers alton about town today,
there are few new Developments in the
sitmation. A careful canvass Of con.
ditions indicates that out of the 10, 1000
men employed in and around the mines
not more than 5000, or less than one
third, will be out of work, when the
maximum curtailment is made, and,
Of these, the vast majority are not the
heads of families, but single men.
It Is known tn at on last Wednesday
an order came from New York to COM
pletely suspend operations at the
mines of the Amalg ama ated Copper
company and to close them down tight
for an indefinite period because of the
depressed condition OF the copper
metal market. That the order was
not carried out was due to the sug.
gestion Of Mr.. Ryan, who urged, In
lieu OF closing down, the production
of ore be curtailed 40 per cent of the
normal output. 1t is authoritative vely
stated that the operation of the mines
on q reduced scale is but temporary
| up TO the present time, and that q de-
finite policy, whether to operate on q
curtailment basis or to close down
completely. will be determined by the
course of events in the east during the
coming week. 1t is certain that II Mr.
Ryan has his way about the matter
there will be no complete shutdown.
| Some comment has been heard 70
the effect that 1o.cent copper ought to
be sufficient to give the producers a
gooo profit, but the fact of the matter
is that there is liltle sale of copper
just now at any price. The Amalga.
m ated company has more than $40,
600, 900 tied up in copper at the pres
ent time-reckoniug the price OF copper
at iust what it has cost The company
to produce it. Were this amount o
copper thrown on the marke, al once
or any large portion OF it, the marIe
price of copper would be lowered sew
eral cents more per pound. 1t take:
cash to pay miners and pay the o,heI
costs of producing copper, and th'
company finds itself unable to stor,
away more than the amount of copper
represented by the $4,000, 900, and
consequently, the amount of produc
tion must now be limited to the am
Ount sold.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Could Not Reach the Pole.

TRoMsoE, Norway, Sept. l3.-Wal'
ter Wellman and his party, compos.
ing the Wellman Chicago Record.
Herald expedition, arrived here last
evening from Spitzbergen. Mr.. Well.
man says the air ship America left
her shed September 2, and made an
ascent in bad weather, but she proved
so strong and behaved so we'll that a
start north was Immediately made.
The air ship, however, encountered a
storm, was driven back and landed on
top OF glacier. Everything was
saved. Mr.. Wellman says he will
make another attempt with a new air
ship in 1908.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Homesteads.On Forest Reserves.

HELENA. Sept. l4.-George F. Pol.
lack, chief of the Office of lands of the
forest service, is here from Washing.
ton, d. c., on tour OF inspection
with reference to mineral and home-
stead applications. Under the act of
June II, 1906, it is now possible for
any man to take up homestead with.
in forest reserve, providing the
land is agricultural.
Application is made to the super
visor, he forwards the apple alton to
the forester and an investigate is
made at the expense of the govern
ment. If the land is found to be agri.
cultural, the applicant is given first
choice to take up the land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Indian Charged With Murder.

HELENA, Sept. 13.-Charged with
the wanton murder of Blackfeet In.
dian named Faber, Alexander New
Breast, seventeen.year.old Black.
feet boy, was brought to Helena by
Deputy Marshal Sam Ross to await
the action of the federal grand jury.
New Breast had preliminary hear
ing at Browning and was bound over.
Fred V. Lodge and Z. ?. Wilkinson
were also brought down TO await the
action OF the grand jury on the charge
of introducing liquor on the reserv a.
ton.
While in northern Montana Deputy
Ross arrested John P. Johnson and
John Wittechar, at Cut Bank, on the
charge of selling liquor to Indians.
1t is charged that the whisky which
caused the killing was secured from
these men. They are out on bail
awaiting preliminary hearing.
According to the story told the of.
ficers, New Breast had been drinking
with two other Indians, who abused
him. He started to get his gun. Fabe,
saw there was going to be trouble and
started after New Breast to quiet him
New Breast, without looking, though
Faber was one of his prosecutors, an(
grasping the gun, whirled and pulled
the trigger on the instant, the soft
nosed rife ball tearing a hole in Fa
ber's body. He dropped dead in hi:
tracks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Politicians Are Wondering.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l3. - Politi.
clans here are wondering whether
"son.in.law Nick" was correctly
quoted and il so whether he spoke
by authority or merely on his own
hook. A Honolulu interview with
Longworth attributes to him the
statement that President Roosevelt
will not become a candidate for re-
nomin alton unless the "entire c0un.
try demands it," Politicians take this
to indicate that Roosevelt is wavering
in his determination not to be candi.
date under any circumstances.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
POSSES IN PURSUIT.
Great Northern Train Robbers May
Have Fled To Canada.

The train robbers who held up the
Oriental Limited at Rexford are be-
lieved to have escaped over the bound
ary line to Canada, and the Northwest
Mounted Police have been requested
to assist in running them down. Four
posses have been making . search OF
the country near the scene of the hold.
up, and will remain in the field until
satisfied that the robbers are not in
the country.
Later reports OF the robbery state
that the through express car was not
molested, but that the robbers blew
open the safe of an extra express car,
containing overflow express matter.
but found nothing in this safe. They
then rifled the mail sacks in the mail
car, taking the registered mail. After
stopping the train, the robbers Or
dered the engineer and fireman to leave
the engine and go to the mail car,
where they were lined up with the ex.
press and mail clerks. From time to
time while they were working, the
hold.up men fred fusilades from their
revolvers to terrify the passengers
and train crew.
1t appears that the state authorities
cannot offer larger reward than $500
for the arrest and conviction of train
robbers. Section 2S51 of the Penal
code provides for "a standing reward
of three hundred dollars for the ar
rest of any person engaged in the rob-
berry Of, or in an attempt to rob, any
person or persons upon, or having in
charge, in whole or in part, any stage
coach, wagon, railroad train, OF
other conveyance, engaged at the time
in carrying passengers: or any pri
vate convey ance, within this state, the
reward to be paid to the
person making the arrest, Immediately
upon the conviction of the person ar
rested; but no reward shall be paid ex
cept after such conviction"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Cattle Inspector Arrested.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. l5.-Dr.
Samuel Bradley, city livestock in
spector, has been arrested on a war.
rant sworn out by w. w. Davies,
chairman of the board of public safe.
ty. 1t is charged that Bradley,
through confederate, Lawrence
Schang. purchased cattle which he
had condemned as diseased and after
shipping them to farm near the city
aud fattening them sent them to the
stock yards, where they were sold to
butchers. On their second appear.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Montana Veteran Is Dead.

PITTsBURG, Sept. IL. - Brigade
General Harry Kessier, the we'll
known Montana veteran, died here
yesterday after a short illness. His
military career began when the civil
war broke out, when he served with
distinction as an officer of the Penn.
sylvania volunteers. On the cessation
of hostilities he decided to try his
luck in the west and came to Montana
in 1875, and engaged in mining on a
small scale, eventually settling down
in Butte.
He was appointed colonel of the
first regiment of the Montana Nation.
al Guard in 1897, and in the following
year, when the Montana troops were
modified for the Philippines, he went
to the islands with them. He took
part in all the engagements in early
part of the war and was very popular
with the men under his command.
In 1899 he was breveted brigadier
general in the island and was on sew.
eral occasions commander of brig
ade in the general engagements in the
north of the islands. After the war
he returned to this country with his
regiment and joined the Butte camp oi
veterans, in which he was very &C.
tive member and was always most sue.
cessful In furthering the success of the
reunions.
In 1903 he was appointed vice com.
mander in chief of the Grand Army Of
the Republic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
WILL PROTECT SHIPPERS.
Member Of interstate Commerce
Commission Is Visiting
Montana.

BUTTE, Sept. IL. - Franklin K.
Lane, interstate commerce commits.
sioner, arrived last evening from st.
Paul aud stopped over in Butte for .
conference with. State Railroad Com
missioners Godfrey and Stanton, who
are here from Helena. The exact ma.
ture of the conference could not be as.
certained, but it was suggested by Mr..
Lane that there were number Of mat.
ters at present before the state board
which involved the questions Of inter.
state shipments, and that it was pos.
sible that the federal and state com!
missions might work together along
certain lines which may be determined
upon to accomplish the greatest good
in the shortest possible time.
Any griev ance which the people OF
Montana or individual shippers may
have regarding interstate rates or
conditions Of shipments will be in.
quired into and corrected by the in
terstate commerce commission upon
complaint being made to that body,
says Mr.. Lane.
Such complaints need not be made
in the form of q formal legal docu.
ment, but the commission will take
official cognizance of plain statement
of facts in written form, protesting
against any treatment which the ship
per may find unjust.
All such complaints are Immediate
ly investigated by agents of the CON-
mission, and If the complaint is found
to be just and the railro ads refuse to
remedy the conditions, the interstate
commerce commission will send to the
shipper either as an individual OF
through an associate to which hi
may belong printed legal form which
may be filled out and formal hear.
ing will be had. Before any formal
action is taken on complaint the
commission always attempts &c secure
correction of wrong at the hands OF
the railroads. If the railroad refuses
q hearing is held in the state from
which the complaint is made and wit
nessess are summoned and evidence il
taken. When conditions are all in
vestigated, the commission makes it.
order, which must be complied will
by the railroads. The power of th'
commission is backed by the power o
the federal courts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
FOR RIVER , NAVIGATION.
Montana's Great Waterway Can Sup~a
ply transportation IF ABILITIES.
Helena Independent.

Senator T. H. Carter is very much
interested in the concerted efforts thas
are being made to re.establish river
navig alton to Fort Benton and above
that famous old port Of the Missouri.
Irrigation enterprises at Buford and
in the fat reaches of the river have
developed conditions that are not sde.
quately handled blythe railroads. The
swift settlement of Montana IL far
ahead Of the transportation facilities
and there are ressons why the navi.
cation OF the Missouri mustl.become .
prompt and profitable factor lin the
work of progress. InSdiscussing the
subject last night, Senator Carter
said:
"During his recent visit!to this city,
Captain Schultz, who Isl in charge Of
government improvement on the upper
Missouri, stated that no work in the
vicinity of Fort Benton or between
that point and Buford was inj contem.
plation this year. In response to an
inquiry as to the disposition of the
engineering corps to resume work on
the upper river If navig gatioul should
be resumed, Captain Schultz expressed
himself as favorable to an effort TO in
duce the resumption OF naviga cation by
such needful improvement as might be
called for. II q railroads. is not con.
structed along the river itrom Bis
marck to Fort BentonI and points
above, the developmentsof the river
bottoms will require the useEof the
stream for navigation in the near fu.
ture. Settlers are now taking up the
bottom lands contiguous to the Mis-
souri, all along its course.
"Between Fort Benton and the
mouth of Milk river, ia the absence of
a railroad along the stream, suitable
river transportation will ere.long be-
come a necessity for the accommoda-
ton of the new settlers as we'll as the
old timurs. just as soon as 1t be-
comes apparent that transportation
facilities will be afforded the delega.
tion in congress from this state will
make an effort, believe, to have such
river Improvements made as may be
necessary to successful navigation"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
FOR A new STATE.
Citizens Of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory Hold. important
Election.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Sept. l6.-Tomor-
row the people of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory will vote to accept or
reject the constitution which, II accept.
ed, will admit these communities to the
union % the state. of Oklahoma. At
the came time the people will vete for
state officers, members Of congress.
Legislative and county officers, and
will also ballot on the question of
prohibition.
The campaign now closed has been
one OF unusual interest and has at
tracted the attention of the entire
country. II Oklahoma statehood be.
comes an accomplished fact before the
presidential election next year the re.
suit may have an important bearing
on that contest.
The indications are that the consti.
tuition will be ratified by the people.
Ever since the final adoption by the
constitutional convention the docu'
ment has been a subject of much dis
cussion, chiefly because of the politi
cal controversy over the question oi
its approval by the president, whose
approval and proclamationlare neces
sary before Oklahoma cant be placed
on the statehood roll.
If the constitution goesi Through Ok
lahoma will be q prohibition state
the most stringent liquor law In ex
istence, prohibiting not only the sale
but the introduction of liquor into the
state, being provided for. The enabl'
ing act provided that Indian Territory
must accept prohibition for q years
The convention provided that the
whole state shall vote onsthe question
and there is said to be little doub
that the terms of the enabling act viii
be IN ade uniform over the whole state
The recent action of Georgia in pro
hibiting the sale of liquor is expected
to help the prohibition issueiin Okla
hOma.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
who is just building up home feeling
the increased tax demanded by the
government to greater degree than
the larger rancher who is already we'll
established.
Population Of Okialsouaa.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.-The CEN
sus bureau today announced that the
total population Of the territories Of
Oklahoma and Indian territory, -
made public last night l,046. 732, with
four districts unreported) is IN In
crease of 76 per cent over 1900 and
that the aggregate population is larg-
or than that Of any state 1t the time Of
admission into the Union. West Vir.
ginia was the next largest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

HELENA, Sept. IL The first hunt
iny accident of the season reported in
this vicinity was at Marysville, this
county. James McWethy, II years
old was shot through the arm and in
the groin through the carelessness OF
a boy companion. McWethy handed
his .32 rife to his companion to ex-
anime and the cartridge was exploded
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

ance In the stock yards DIR. Bradley
is alleged to have passed the cattle ss
healthy. 1t is charged also that
Bradley and Schang made . practice
Of securing hams which were con.
demned and Of having them peddled
to the poorer quarters of the city at
reduced prices.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

Havre Herald: The work OF putting
down q new system Of driven wells by
the Great Northern is going on apace
and fifty OF the wells have been con.
nected up already for use. Fifty more
points are to be driven.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

loading them for rest, water and feed
ing. Further that the company was
not prevented from unloading them by
accidental or unavoidable causes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-26
UNCLE SAM WANTS WORKERS.
Prosperity in the South Keeps Men at
Home.-Civl Service Commis-
sion After Recruits.

A dispatch from Washington to the
News and Courier says that the un-
precedented prosperity Of the south
ern states at this time and the bright
outlook for the futre is one of the
main reasons why people from hat
section are not entering the govern
ment service in larger numbers.
John A. McIlheny, Of the civil ser
vice commission. who recently made
a tour Of the southern states IN an
endeavor to stimulate an interest in
that section in positions in govern
ment work through the means Of the
commission, is now preparing his re-
port to be submitted to the other
members of the commission, in ad-
vance of which he speaks interesting
ly in an informal way Of his trip, of
the people in the south, and Of the
prospects Of inducing them at an ear
ly day to accept work in the govern
ment service. Commissioner McIlheny
found the people Of the state through
which hepasSed in a most flourlshing
and prosperous condition, and this,
hesays. applies to practically all To-
calities with the exception Of the State
of Florida. which he did not visit.
passed in most flourishing and pros
porous condition, and this, he says,
applies to practically all localities
with the exception Of the State of
Florida, which he did not visit.
Commencing his work in Virginia
and gradually working on down
through the two Carolinas into Geor-
gia and Alabama and the states fur
ther south, Mr.. McIlheny found the
people generally hard at work with
their crops, but he had not the least
difficulty in securing audiences with
teachers associations, Young Men 5
Christian associations, etc. Besides
this many college presidents, before
whom Mr.. MeIlheny appeared, prom
ised to instruct their students along
lines which would fit them for the
classes Of work in the civil service.
There are many obstacles in the
way Of securing eligibles for govern
ment work in the south, as discovered
by Mr.. McIlheny. The people of tha
section, being largely of an agricul
tural class, are not quick to give uI
the open, free life Of the farm, wher'
it is easy to make living, to come K
Washington and enter the governmen
service often at small pay and sur
rounded. too, with the restriction
which the rules require. This IS on
reason, as found by Mr.. Mcllheny