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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Banker Killed By Bomb.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-Two men
dead, q score of others injured, two
of whom may die, and the wrecking of
bank building is the result of the
dropping Of q bomb in the Fourth
Street National bank here today by q
man who had demanded loan of S5,-
600 for which he could show no coll
lateral. The identity OF the perpetra.
tor of the outrage is mystery, for he
was blown to pieces by his own engine
of death. The other man killed by the
explosion was w. S. McLear, cashier
of the bank, who had been talking to
the stranger and had refused his re.
quest.
A man answering the description of
the bomb thrower earlier in the day
visited the Equitable Trust company,
on Broad street, and demanded loan
of s., 900 on securities he declared to
be in his possession. Receiving Tel.
Ter McDevitt, whom he pproached,
ordered the stranger away. The man
fumbled in his pocket, but finally
withdrew. He stopped at the door.
way, however, and again fumbled in
his pockets. A woman patron of the
trust company passed. This, it is
said, diverted the mans attention, and
when the watchman, following instruc.
tions of the teller, ordered him out he
] A.
afterward news of the explosion at the
Fourth Street bank reached the trust
company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Oregon Towns Mcnaccd.

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 4.-Specia
dispatches from Willamette valley
towns to The Evening Telegram re-
port that streams and rivers are rum
ming bankful In many places and there
is every indication that high water.
especially In the larger streams and
the Willamette river, which has risen
S feet within "a hours, and is still ris'
ing rapidly.
Unless cold weather sets in within
the next II hours flood of serioue
proportions will submerge the low
lying ground in the valley. This al
ready has occurred in some sections.
Should the river go beyond the 2O'ioo'
mark At Albany considerable damage
will result.
At Cottage Grove the main street II
under water today and residents II
some sections of the city were forced
to vacate their homes. The main sec
tion of Eugene is situated on com
paratively high ground and has es
capped the food waters, but on the op
posite side of the river stretch o1
land seven miles wide between VIII
liamette and Mckenzie rivers Is prac
tically all under water.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Horses Die OF. Cold.

Los ANGELES, Jan. A. G.. Dun.
lap, a horse owner of Seattle, has
sued Wells Fargo x Co. for $ll 1861 80
as damages for the death of two OF
his horses and alleged injury to two
others. Suit was first filed in the su-
perior court of this county, but an
application for removal to the United
States district court was granted.
Dunlap alleged that he shipped five
horses from Seattle to Los Angeles,
He claims that the car furnished by
the company was defective, that dur
ing a storm the animals were drenched
with rain and that the car stood on q
siding for forty.eight hours. He
claims that from the effects of this ex
posure two valuable horses. Catherine
G. and Hoodwink, died. He PLACED
their value at $4,000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Darnes-King Changes Hands.

HELENA, Jan. 5.-The Barnes.King
mine, in Fergus county, was virtually
transferred tonight by the Barnes
King Mining company to the Barnes
King Mining and Development
company whose stock was recently
put on the market and largely over
subscribed. The tranrier took place
when the annual meeting Of the
Barnes.King company was held and
officers and directors elected for the
ensuing year. The former owners Of
the mine, f. w. King and j. P.
Barnes, still retain q substantial in
terest In the mine.
A. J. Campbell, the president OF the
company, said that s50O, 900 would be
expended Immediately in the equip.
ment of the mine. The new owners
will erect 50O.tou cy anide mill, which
will have q capacity of l.O00.ton
mill by adding tanks. More men will
be employed and the mines opened on
q larger scale than before. More than
half of the purchase price has been
paid. Mr.. Campbell says the mine
will undoubtedly be paying 20 per
cent. dividends to stockholders in the
near future.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Immigrants Break Records.

WASHINGTON, Jan 6.-The fiscal
year ended June 30, 1906, produced q
record eclipsing all former figures on
the subject of immigration, according
to the annual report OF Frank Sar-
gent, commissioner general of immi.
grafton.
During that period, the report says,
the population OF the Uuited States
was increased by the admission OF l, :
100. 1876 immigrant aliens and 65,6ls
non.immigrant aliens entered at it's
ports, making the total admission /,
l66, 1853. The increase over last year. .
record of l,O95, 755lwas 7O,598.
During the fiscal year 1905 the de.
partment rejected II ,480 aliens and
duriug the past year l2.432 of the i'm
migrant aliens-that is, those who in
tended settling in the United States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
kausaus Get Lower Rates.

TOPEKA, Jan. 3.-All suits now
pending in the federal court here to
test the validity Of the statute Great.
ing the state board of rs road COM
missioners will be dismissed and i'm.
mediately the freight rate reductions.
aggregating 81, 500, 900 annually. will
be made by the leading railroads In
the state. This agreement was reached
at q conference yesterday between
freight traffic managers OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific, Union Pacific, Rock Is-
land and Santa Fe railroads and the
railroad commissioners. The agree.
ment was approved last night and
will be signed by both parties to the
conference today.
BY the terms of the agreement the
railroads will reduce the rate on coal
l mill per ton per mile, making an
aggregate reduction Of $500, 900 to 81,
600, 900 annually. The reduction on
grain and grain products is per cent.
of the present rate. The board had
ordered a reduction of only D per cent
The saving to Kansas shippers will
be from s4OO, 900 to 5000, 900. The rate
on all kinds OF paper from Missouri
points to Hutchinson, Wichita and
other western points was cut 10 pc,
cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
To Investigate Railroad Wrecks

WAsHINGoNT, Jan. An view OF
the several recent disastrous wrecks,
seemingly due to the failure OF the
oper alton OF the block signal system,
the interstate commerce commission
has forwarded to congress recon-
mend alton for the enactment OF legis.
lation that will enable either the CON-
mission or some other government
body to conduct experimental tests OF
automa attic devices for the prevention OF
railroad accidents. The communica'
ton says the commission is credibly
informed that such devices have been
invented, and expresses the opinion
that they ought to be tested at the gov
ernment's expense.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
VIII Not Raise Salaries.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The senate
committee has turned down the pro.
position of the house for more sal.
aries of members and has even cut
out the increases for the speaker, vice
president and cabinet officers.
No formal vote has yet been taken
by the committee which has the legis.
lative, executive and judicial sppro-
priation bill in charge. But it will
be reported to the full committee with
the salary increases stricken out and
without any provision for the increase
of salaries Of the members which the
house failed to vote. lodging the re-
sponsibility In the hope that the sen.
ate would assume the responsibility
and put back the increased salaries
for members of congress, so as to
correspond to the addition to the of.
fetal income of the vice president,
speaker and cabinet officers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
MIS ST REMOVE FENCES.
Secretary Hitchcock Issues Order Giving
April As Time Limit.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-By deci.
sion of the president, Secretary Hitch
cock today issued an order to Com.
missioner Richards Of the general
land Office at once to notify all spec
ial agents and receivers and registers
of local land offices that the act OF
Feb. 25, 1885, for the summary de-
struction of illegal enclosures and
Instructions existing on public lands,
will be rigidly enforced after April l,
1907.
This order means that all fences in.
closing public lands in violation OF
law must be removed before April l.
If they are not taken down by that
time they will by torn down by repre-
sentatives OF the government.
In Secretary Hitchcock's order Of
instructions to the special agents Of
the land Office regarding the enforce.
ment of the law to enforce closing of
government lands for private pur.
poses they are amended so as to read:
1t shall be the duty of the special
agent on receipt of any charge or
complaint, or upon information being
acquired by him from any source. that
an unlawful enclosure is being main
tanned by any person or persons, as
sociation or corporation at once to
proceed to secure the sufficient data,
including a description of the lands
enclosed with reasonable certainty,
not cessarily by metes and bounds
nor by governmental sub divisions OF
surveyed lands, but only that the en-
closure may be identified and the per.
son or persons guilty of the violation
as nearly as may be,.by description II
the name cannot be learned, and al
once to submit such case, with the ata
thus obtained. to the Uuited States
attorney for prosecution.
1t shall be the duty of every spe
cial agent and he shall be SO instruct
ed, to be alert and vigilant to detec
the existence of unlawful enclosure:
in his district and proceed in accord
ance with the above directions, and ht
is not to construe his duties as re
quiring that, before proceeding in th'
matter of an unlawful enclosure, frs
must be filed with him formal com
plant by some person or persons
acquainted with the facts, but it shall
be his duty, as herein above stated t.
take the initiative action.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Cost Of Federal Control.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The treas.
ury department estimates that the
various statutory provisions for fed
eral control and regulation of corpor.
ations involve an expenditure of about
$4,000, 900 annually. The amount is
apportioned as follows:
To enforce the meat inspection law,
81, 900, 900.
To enforce the pure food law, $3.50,
600.
To regulate interstate commerce,
s65S, 800.
To enforce the antitrust laws, $3.50,
600.
Employment of special attorneys,
department OF justice, sl25, 900.
Employment OF special counsel for
bureau of corporations, Sl75, 900.
To enforce law establishing uniform
system OF nstur alization, 600, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Wins Suit For Millions.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-Mines.
valued by the owners at over S2O, ,OOO,.
600, in the Bullfrog district of New ada,
were awarded to E. Nj. Montgomery
by Judge Seawell today, against the
statements of G. B. Fleming, who had
sued for a half interest because OF a
dispute in the grubstake agreement.
1t is now stated that the property
will be transferred to Charles M.
Schwab, the steel king, who has
awaited a verdict clearing the titles
before closing the deal. The mines
are known as the Shoshone group, the
Indian Johnny, the Polaris and the
Beatty townsite group.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Put Poison On Bread.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Four men, said
to be members of, the bakers union,
have been arrested on the charge OF
putting acid on hundreds of loaves OF
bread to be distributed among the
Jewish residents on the west side. A
strike is in progress at local bakery,
and it is claimed that strike sympa-
thizers threw the acid and also iodo-
form on wagon loads of bread and
rolls after they had left the bakery.
The police have contiscated many
baskets OF poisoned bread and are
holding them for evidence. In the
pockets of the four men arrested were
found bottles of carbolic acid and
packages OF powdered iodoform.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
were citizens of the United States,
while "a, ,0.4 Of the steerage occupants
were citizens.
Suit For Forty Millions.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-On six United
States deputy marshals was placed
yesterday the responsibility of serving
on 5000 defend ants notices OF eject
ment in a suit recently filed in the
United States circuit court by Sidney
Smith, of Cambridge, Mass, who
seeks to possess himself Of south side
property valued at approximately
s4O, 900.
MIR. Smith claims absolute title to
all the land bounded by Thirty.tifth
street on the north to Thirty.ninth
street on the south, and from Grand
boulevard on the west to a line run.
ming north from Cottage Grove and
Thirty ninth street on the east. He
asserts an ancestor settled on the land
in 1888 and filed claim to it, bu,
died before obtaining patent to the
property.
In order to obtain standing in court
it became necessary to include as de-
fendan to the ejectment proceedings
all persons living within the bound
aries described in the plaintiffs bill
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Would Lease Mineral Lands.

WASHINGTON Jan 4.-Senator Nell
son today introduced bill TO pro-
hibit the sale of lands on which are
sitnated beds of coal, Ignite, asph alt,
petroleum and natural gas in the gov
ernment domain. Provision is made
for leasing for terms not exceeding
one year for the purpose OF having
them explored. Persons making ex'
plorations and discoveries are to be
given the preference in the right te
lease and work the deposits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Officials Get Passes.

GRAND FORKS, N. D., Jan. B.
Passes have been issued by the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail.
roads to members of the Legislature
and others in this state, and the issu.
ance seems etfectual to evade the fed
eral law with the following provision
printed on each annual; "This Ia only
good for q trip wholly within the
state. It cannot be used for any por.
ton of an interstate trip, nor can
baggage be checked or sleeping car
reserv ations made for an interstate
trip
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
WAR ON HILL LINES.
Pacific Coast Shippers Declare Car Short
age Ruins Their Business.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-The lum bermen
Of the northwest are going to try to
put the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern into the hands of receiver
and then swamp the roads with many
damage suits. aggregating more than
SIS, 900, 900. This statement was made
at the convention by Victor H. Beck.
man, secretary OF the Pacific Coast
Lumbermen's association, during q
speech in which he revealed the cam
paign against the Hill roads planned
by the lumbermeu. 1t was charged
by Mr.. Beckman that the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern have been
guilty of ''disciplining" shippers who
were active in the agitation for recip-
rocal demurrage, and that in three
cases these roads had volunteered to
show the shippers "what car short
age meant" with the.:result that the
men thus "shown" hadsbeen forced to
60 absolutely without equipment.
"Our present car.lshortage," con-
tinued MIR. Beckman, ''has lasted
thirteen months, and some OF our peo
pie are going out of business, not vol
UNFAIRLY, but by the aidlof:the sheriff
We will ask for a receiver for these
two roads on the ground that the,
have not fulfilled their duties as pub
lie carriers"
Mr.. Beckman will l.jshow Presiden
Roosevelt one thousand photograph
which he has taken all over the Pa
cific northwest, illustrative:of the ca
shortage. He will show lumber pile
in the state of Washington, aggregat
ing eight hundred million feet, await
ing transportation: photographs o
ll6 sawmills and shingle mills whicl
he declares are closed down, and ar
facing bankruptcy because of inabilit.
to secure cars.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Want Better Railroad Service.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Delegates from,
more than so organizations OF lum-
herman, coal dealers and other large
patrons of railroads will attend a
convention commencing here tomor.
row for the purpose OF securing ma.
tional legislation to remedy the gen.
eral shortage OF cars, provide better
facilities for shippers and prevent fu'
ture damage to business through the
failure OF transportation companies
to handle freight promptly.
The convention will present to con-
gress statistics showing losses sus'
taiued by shippers through the short
age of cars and probably will urge
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Over a Million Immigrants.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-During 1906,
exactly 1898, ABA persons arrived at
New York from foreign ports, accord.
ing to a statement made public today
at Ellis Island by the department of
commerce and labor. There we're
1929 first cabin, l3l,9l7 second
cabin, and 944,9l7 steerage passen.
gers. OF these, l34,9S8 cabin and
92O, ,643 steer age passengers were aliens
making the total number OF immi.
grants arriving at this port l,O55, s3l.
Among the cabin passengers lis, s,529
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

under the provisions of which, it is
alleged by the interior department,
most of the land frauds have been
perpetrated. The proposed senate
bill provides for the amendment of
the present forestry laws so that Is
per cent. of the proceeds from timber
sales and grazing privileges, on forest
reserves shall go to counties in which
the reserves are located. instead of
ten per cent, as under the present
law
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

the passage of law providing for
reciproca al demurrage charges snch as
Congressman Madden has prepared
and will soon introduce in the house.
The railroads are opposed to any
form of reciprocal demurrage. They
declare tn at the most selfish reasons
prompt them to furnish cars as quick
ly as possible to persons who have
freight to ship, as the cars earn moth
ing when not in use.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Folk Recommends Reform.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. B.
Governor Folks message was deliv-
cred today. He recommends the reg
ulation of insurance companies, the
abolition of railroad passes and the
taxation OF the capital stock of cor.
por atious, also Imprisonment for a
violat of the antitrust laws and a
law making it felony to register q
bet on q horse race. Much other re.
form legislation is recommended.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
PROGRESS ON MONTANA PROJECTS.
Supervising Engineer Of Reclamation
Service Gives Interesting Review.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-"The scare.
ity of labor and the difficulty of get
ting satisfactory proposals Is COM
pelling the reclaim alton service engl'
neers to undertake number OF the
larger works by direct force account,
employing laborers and teams,' said
Il. N. Savage, supervising engineer
of the reclamation service for North
Dakota, Montana and Wyoming, who
is in the city on brief visit. "While
the policy of the reclamation service
is to advertise all of its worl: and to
award contracts wherever practicable,
it is frequently necessary to take over
a number of contracts and carry them
out to completion.
"The St. Mary canal is one of the
well-known features of the reclama-
ton service work. Construction was
begun by the engineers last summer,
and an additional plant, steam
shovels and steam excav ating m achin.
cry are now being transported to the
site of canal and assembled for carry
ing on the work as soon as the season
opens up in the spring. 1t is expected
that some of the deeper cuts can be ex.
cavated during the winter. The canal
crosses the Blackfoot Indian reserv a.
tion, and the engineers employed the
local Indians with theil teams SO far
as available during the season OF 1906.
Two hundred and eighty teams were
on the work at one time. 1t is ex-
pected that an equal or larger number
will be available for the work during
the coming season. 1907.
'The reclamation service will con-
slider informal proposals from con.
tractors who desire to take small sec.
tions of this work. The nature OF the
canal is such that there is opportunity
for small contractors with steam ma.
chinery or with teams to get satisfac'
tory contracts.
"Work on the Huntley project is
progressing quite rapidly. 1t is ex
pected that some water will be avail
able for irrigating the land in the
summer of 1907. An effort will be
made to open the land to entry mex
summer, thus enabling the entrymer
to get their lands broken up and theil
houses and barns erected during tht
summer and fall.
''The first unit of the Sun river
project, near Great Falls, is approach
ing the construction stage very rapid
ly. Drawings and specifications hav'
been completed for the structures TO
the first unit of 1900 acres, whic1
includes the Fort Shaw military reser
walton. 1t is expected that proposal
will be received about March l TO
this work. Drawings and specitica
tions have also been completed for tn
Willow creek dam, and advertise
ments will be made the first week il
January. This reservoir will stor
water to supplement the low flow Q
Sun river.
"On the lower Yellowstone the con
tractors are carrying on the work a
rapidly as climatic conditions vii
permit. Work on the big dam acros
the Yellowstone river is being prose
cuted by the Pacific Coast Construt
tion company, and the deep cuts o
the main canal are being excavat
with steel steam excav ating machir
cry"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

CHICAGO, Jan. A dispatch to
The Chronicle quotes the The New
York World of today as saying:
The powder trust, protected by q
prohibitive tariff and rolling up mill
lions in profit in its supply to the
United States government alone, will
on January employ every possible
means to gain control of the Nations al
Rifle association and if successful,
control the character of the ammuni-
tion for every state military organic.
alton in the United States. The oc-
casion will be the election Of presi.
dent of the associ alton to be held in
the list regiment armory.
From July l, 1905. to July l, 1906:
the trust sold to the government s.,
947 $50 pounds of smokele.s ordnance
powder. The cost of manufacture at
the mills was 32c u pound, the price
ch harged the government was zoe a
pound, so in that one item alone the
approximate profit was 3Sc pound.
The total profit approximately
footed up 81 ,34S, ,356, which il greater
than :.Ay profit ever derived by any
seller OF any profit of staple sold il
one year to the government in the his
tory of the republic, and the monopoly
carrying on this business was IL, tn,
same time contracting with foreign "a
tions to furnish ammunition will
which they could attack American
merchantmen on the high seas.
The powder trust is known legal,
as the Dupont International Powde
company, organized under the laws o
the state of Delaware, with a capital
ization of $4,000, 200. The corpora
tion is controlled by the E. l. Dupon
, Powder company, which was incor
porated in New Jersey May 10, 1905
for the pupose of constructing the va
rious explosive manufactures cor
trolled by the Dupont interests.
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senator Clark Buys Ranch.

TRINIDAD, Col. Jan. Sit is re.
ported in real estate circles here that
Senator W. A. Clark of Montana,
has purchased Vermejo park OF Mill
liam II. Bartlett, of Chicago. The
tract embraces 2OO,0 900 acres, located
so miles west of Trinidad, in New
Mexico. Senator Clark visited the
ranch last year and is said to have
tried to purchase it at that time. The
consideration is said to be 1000, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
To Repeal Timber Act.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The senate
committee on public lands, after long
consideration, has agreed upon bill
repea aling the timber and stone act,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

Fine Book and Job Printing a spe.
cialtv at the RIVER PRESS Office,