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aov.pvn.miter Pleads Guilty.

Depver-Kemp V. Biglow pieaueu
,,,iItv m the four charges against nm
In The West Side Court Saturua.'
when he was arraigned before jugs
Miss. 1t was setting and pieaulnS ,,as u", nx.
and It was the day on which IL va, ,.;nI J
nected that the date OF Bisio"s .,
wonId he set. When his name was
called his attorney, ID. b. Eiils. ar ,u
o,,d stated that he wished TO withuin"
THAR former plea of not guilty anu nv
t,ons that he had previously i'eu. 40
sio"s ,,'. s,,ent had decided to plead guil,y.
Then Hirlow arose. and, In cam cam,
,,a,co without any show OF en,o.'on -,
,yhotever. entered plea OF gu'''y r.o o
oncb of the four charges. ~
ohar,es were assault with intent W
xiii Governor II. A. Bucntei, Law amd at.
Pbipps and G. B. kouh.ae % aame
temnting to work confluence
unon C. B. KountZe. p,, arst
up pir,ow was convicted when hrs'
..,od ~, committing simple assault up.
on | navid H, Moffat, which is puh.sn ,,,a
o,,,o hv n short Jail sentence Ing u,. o
sn,n, 49, ottorney's office thought tnat .ne
tr,v' sa. was getting of with too hgh. u
uUs .arce and asked the court that tne
senseh nssa. ha set aside. This was done.
.., 10 was at once rearrested on .ne
sn,,. au charges mentioned above. = s.
BiRlow il the "boy-dynam'.ssr, sr,r.mite
bel'eved that no could seno s .hsn
~ ~ 6enyer's leading citisens ana .s .aSr h,
tSan ~ teiI them that their hves weIS ~. =,
HsnrSr ana get, fpr doing snus !. : " n n
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EVANS MAY VISIT COLORADO.
S'ste' OF the Great Admiral at Colo.
rado Springs Anticipates His
Comma.


Denver.-A Republican special from
Colorado Springs Sunday night SAYS:
Fighting Bob" Evans, who sails to-
morrow In command OF the Pacific
bound fleet, will, according to his pres.
ent plans. visit Colorado Springs after
the completion OF the cruise around
the Horn. He will come here to visit
his sister. Mrs. b. Zevely Of % East
Columbia street.
Rear Admiral Evans will retire MS
vice admiral in August after having
completed the long cruise. lie will be
met by his wife In San Francisco and,
according to letter received By his
sister few days ago in which he out
lined his plans, he expects to return
overland to his home in Washington.
He has promised Mrs. Ievely to stop
In Colorado Springs for visit if pos
siblc. This will bring him here early
in September.
Admiral Evans has been West only
once before and that was on flying
trip in 1901 when he was detailed 10
act as one Of the judges In a court.
martial at San Francisco. lie passed
through Denver at that time. but did
not come to Colorado Springs. Mrs
ICvuly went to Denver to meet him
81 wish ! had large flag to fly To-
morrow" said Mrs Zevoly this after
noon ThertupOn her little six year
old granddaughter Marjorie Williams
produced Il little flag which she had
purchased for Christmas. and said;
Il will hang this from the house
and every one will know that Uncle
Bob is taking his fleet out TO sea to
day"
Mrs. Zevcly Is following the move
mcuI Il ,hc fleet with the greatest in
t"rrs..
Il received letter from my brother
only Il few days ago" she said. but
Of course he didn't tell me much about
tn" fleet and It's movements. His let
ter vas full mostly Of family news
He told me Of his plans after his re
tirom,nt, which will come In August
He will then be In San Francisco
whvr" he will be met by his wife and
they expect to return Icisurely over
land to their home in Washington. Wis
ling Colorado Springs aud Denver or
III" way.
his winters in Porto Rico with one o
his daughters. whose husband is TIA,
owner of a larg" plantation. In tht
summer he will remain In Boston ano
Washington. II has been five year:
since have seen him.
There have been n great many
stories as TO how RohlCy got hi
name" said Mrs Zcvcly. 1T has beer
said that It dates back to his schOo
days at Annapolis and also that 1t WA
due to various incidents in his latcl
naval life, but the episode which rcall'
gave him the name Fighting Bob
occurred in Chile about fourteen year:
ago. At that time he was sent Il
command vessel anchored NJ Val
pnraisC and rcprcsr nting the CnitcC
States government. II was at III,
time OF an lusnrrcctiou aud there hat
been some trouble with the marines
Word was sent 10 him by the Chilean
government that he would have 10 sal
within certain time" He imm"di
atcly sent back word in rather forcihl'
language that he would remain where
he was as long as II pleased him. nn'
that II any one wanted to come an'
drive him out he would be AT the dEiv
ing"
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ro Remodel Brown Palace.

Colorado Springs.-The Brown Pal
ace hotel In Denver Is to be remodeled
and made thoroughly modern by the
executors Of the Stratton estate, ac'
cording to statement made by VIII
liam Lloyd. The estimates on the cost
of the work are now being prepared
and az soon as these are completed
Mr.. Lloyd says, the contract will be
let. II IL understood the cost will be
somewhere between ef50. 600 and $780,
600 ana the work will BE- ruahed C
hat q hcee, w I. = :. rsesy sos g
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) Of THE WEEK
| L,o,,au, Happenings OF tbs
Past Seven Days.
! teams Gathered From all
W. ,b, World Condensed
| Small Space tor the Bon
M, Of Our Readers.
Personal.

S. Colyar, a dis''hs''sHea
,osmon and author. is dead
willie, Tenn. l.. ,,s
nry Cortelyou declares he mas
IN ~ reslgnlng from the cab
present g., hoo, m
commissioner to mark con-
graves by the president.
,i,lIam Wells. the Oldest pro-
, linton college. is dead at
ady. n. Y. ,,
Thomas W. Park, prom'-
moerat of Platte county, MO.
rder of the Platte City Land
dead. ,,,,,
bar dinner in honor of william
Bryan is announced for LIN
b. on January 10.
Nicholas Longworth. daughter
,dept Roosevelt. was operated
appendlcitis at the White
scently. The operation was
ful in every way and the pa
expected to rapidly recover.
Philip sousa. the bandmaster.
New York with an attack OF
lis.
Busha n veteran of the Black
tar in 1892. is dead at Council
la He was ia years OF age.
h Hensley. aged i02 years. n
Of Helena. near st. Joseph.
I'd recently.
bent Roosevelt has issued .
n, reaflirming his former de-
a that he would under no cir
hces be a candidate for prcsi
ain.
Thomas has been elected
b, OF the sugar trust to fill the
caused by the death OF ii. o.
Dyer.
|rd Hicks Magill. former presi.
Swarthmore college, Penn
Is dead In New York.
Henry Stoddnrt. the veteran
dead at his home In Sewaren.
b T. Smith has filed suit in
knon county. Mo. circuit court
the Modern Woodmen OF
h for $4,000 for Injuries al
ko have been received while
Initiated by the Erie. Kan,
bel Goethals. engineer.in.chief
Isthmian canal. will come to
4gton soon to advocate widen
canal locks.
Mary Curtis. who died recent
Farley. Ia. at the age of lO7
has brother living at Hum:
Kan. who is lOi. Her father
! the age OF il5.
president has named John @.
BON OF Pratt. Kan. as an as.
attorney general.
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Miscellaneous.

n Wulff. ten.year-old girl
Is recently kidnapped In Chica-
been found in Monence. Ill. A
ID woman with her were ar
result OF the house census
al Monongah, w. Va. shows
men were in the mines when
cent explosion took place.
hundred and twenty bodies
ben recovered.
lam F. Walker. who abscondei
Few Britain. Conn. leaving a
In the savings bank OF $780,
been captured in Mexico.
oemocratic national committee,
ION at Washington. decided to
ne national convention OF the
Denver. Col, on July Z. next.
oowaser queen OF Sweden has
rlously III since the death of
|scar.
oahta Fe railroad has trans
cases from the Oklahoma to
eral courts.
e'ock Yards Bank OF Com
az Kansas City has reopened
iness.
aate for the national encamp-
me G. A. r. has been set for
si TO September z next at To-
VI lie and great damage to
s reported In eastern Penn.
fains.
Nauonal Mutual Fire Insurance
OF Omaha has been ordered
'n'ihue doing business in Ok
Hmeht statistics show the
VI winter wheat sown to be
cent less than the area sown
The total acreage now
is 3l.o6s,oOO.
call for the 11th annual con.
ol the American National
A association. to be held in
~duary 21 and 20, has been
s.s'ersburg Lieut.. Gen. Stoes.
',.' Seu not guilty to a charge of
surrenderlng Port Arthur
apahese. He is ON trial in .
ss day Of the attempt to re-
soidfield mines with non.
asrs passed without a dis.
OF any kind.
MI ~ o. d tickets OF admission to
.s,s sa states is the latest form
sS,h discovered by the immi-
e'a. Sa.e Bank OF Admire. Kan.
i lueo ~ after the failure Of the
s nsnk Of Commsrcs Of Kan.
i.s.r - reopened for buainesu.
s,sncs sssS was recshtly hcjS =
betwssa kllIl61 Y
n1n1nnmt y = " {{.1z ;2:I :. .i1':1 i
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ou..n Of saxonx Dead.

nresden.-Queen Garcia, Of saxcny'
s,ad sunday morning at twenty NM
uun'hed usvS after On attack Of infiamm !.
t,nr v%" n the tissues Of tho brain wnicn
saaan t,o n fortnight ago. The countess
oesE ~ sEianders and the Arch-duchoss
u w.ris Ioseph arrived this mnrninH.
= Sms~s.vthinr ~. q closed and 1eess q the
..ssisc IySas hriidlnm afe = sAel9 IN y,
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Congressional.

A bill designed to restrain fedora
Judges from issuing temporary III
functions against the operation ol
state laws has been introduced In the
house by Representative Clayton, ol
Alabama.
Bills exempting all lumber and coa
from import duty have been intro
duced in the house by Mr.. Boeher. ol
Missouri.
A bill making 1t a felony for ma
tional bank or any OF its officers to
speculate with funds OF the bank has
been introduced by Representative
De Armond OF Missouri.
No business Is being transacted In
the house OF representatives except
the Introduction Of bills because the
committees have not been appointed
and Speaker Cannon has announced
that they will not be named until next
week.
Nearly 1000 bills were introduced
In the senate on the third day OF the
present session.
Senator Tillman has introduced a
resolution directing the committee OF
finance to investigate the recent pro
ceedings of the secretary OF the
treasury In connection with the fnaii
cial crisis.
Senator Hansbrough will endeavoi
To have salaries of rural carriers In
creased from 5000 to $1,000 at the
u ssent session.
Senators Gore and Owens havt
formally elected by the Oklahoma leg
isisturc. Ths ~ republican votes
Vsrs east lor Jones and Douglas.
n I'm ia bean introduced ~ tne
i6l1sS p Sliln 06teher ~ legA holl
=; WI a jjS,'S 7's;i11 ( ~ y discovery ~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
An Expensive Fire.

She was Il splendid servant, but she
didn't know anything about gas tc
cook with. Sc he went to the kitchen
with her to explain about the range.
So that she could see how it a op.
Grated he lit each of the many burners.
While still explaining a message called
him from the kitchen, and he left her,
saying, Il guess you will find that 1t
will work all right now Martha"
He didn't see the cook again for foul
or five days. then upon entering the
kitchen he said, well, Martha. how's
that range doing?
To his utter CONSERVATION. she re.
piled:
"'Deed, sir, that's the best stove !
ever did see. That fire what you kin.
died for ne four days ago is still
a-burning, and it amt even lowered
once."-Houston Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
HEARS ABOUT OWN FuI!E-AL.
Miner Not Dead, but SpecchIess, Savee
by Erabalmer's Absence.

Rusin G.. Hooper, a Madison county
(Mont.) placer miner. Was found IA.
conscious il his di-gings and IS
carried to hi; cabin. Resto-at."l ..:i!-
ed to revive him. and in Il fev;' '..rs
life seemed To leave lis body o..,i =.
His companions finally became con.
WINGED that he was dead ana so Noti.
fed his relatives and friends. Then
they set about making arrangements
for his funeral.
Meantime Hooper. despite his appar
emily lifeless condition, was acutcly
conscious of what was going on about
him. He heard his companions discuss
his supposed death. listened to tributes
they paid to his character, and in ut.
ter helplessness and indescribable
agony of mind he lay there expecting
to be buried alive.
With the desperation of despair he
tried to speak and. failing. to make
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Went to Sleep With His F,ao,

Two miles south of Winder, La. at
the Russell farm. on the Seaboard. the
section gang was putting in a siding
and had the main line torn up. The
section boss sent one Of the negro
workmen down the line to flag the
northbound passenger from Allan
ia. The negro sat down IN the track
and, with his flag in his hand. went to
sleep. The train came laundering
along and ran over him. killing him in
%stantly. Had this not occurred posi-
bly, the whole train would have been
wrecked and many lives OF passengers
Lost
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quarrels occurred which were chiefly
due to this fact. The idea came to
him to invent an international Ian
guage which could be easily learned.
He thought it would do much toward
the cultivation Of universal brother
hood. He made several experiments,
and the outcome Of them was Esperan-
to. DR.. Zamenl!of Is now forty-eight
years of age.
Esperanto has been recognized as a
language by the London chamber Of
commerce and at the Vatican and is in
cluded in the syllabus OF the National
Union of Teachers. The little Prince
Olaf Of Norway is being taught it, and
Queen Victoria of Spain is an enthu-
siastic student Of the new world Ian
guage. Books for its study have been
printed In twenty-five languages, and
twenty-five journals are published in
1t. There are many "centers'' for it's
study.
The charm Of the language is its
simplicity and the "a with which it
may be mastered. Its plan is to elm
mate what is accidental In the vari-
u European languages and retain
what Is common to all. The great ma
jority of the words are from root
words found in all the European
tongues, both ancient and modern.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
THE CULLINAN DIAMOND.

try, but thus far the most success has
attended the efforts Of the diamond
hunters of the state Of Arkansas,
where something like a real diamond
boom has been created. The precious
crystals for which men risk life and
limb have been found in at least one
locality in Arkansas-namely, MUIR
freesbOro. Pike county. The United
States geological survey has made a
report on the subject, according to
which it appears that the gems found
occur In igneous rock similar to that
In the South African mines. The first
stones were found in August, 1906, by
a farmer who was examining patches
OF green dirt and rock on his farm
with the idea that possibly his land
contained copper deposits Of value.
He picked up a pebble with a pecul-
lar luster, slipped 1t in his pocket and
later showed It to n geological friend,
who advised sending It to New York.
This was done. and the value of the
stone as a real diamond was thus as
%certained. Since then there have been
many other finds in the same locality,
and drilling is now in progress to de-
termine the extent Of the existence Of
gems In the soil of the vicinity. 1t re-
mains to be discovered whether val
liable stones can be found in sufficient
quantity to render 1t commercially
profitable to work mines for them.
When diamonds have been found in the
United States heretofore biologists
have explained the finds on the theory
that they We're NJ indigenous to the
soil. but only migrations during the
glacial period from some far distant
locality. This does not apply to Arkan-
sas, which is some hundred miles south
OF the extreme glacial limit.
A hunt for diamonds is also being
made in Kentucky Mt the present time
under the auspices Of General Samuel
Pearson, formerly OF the Roer army.
Test excavations nre being made in the
so called blue ground" region Of the
state. as the soil in this locality pre-
scnts a marked similarity to that Of
the famous Kimberley district in South
Africa.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
SWEET CHILDHOOD.

That dear, svce: a~gel c?i!d" whose
grace
And beauty men s. ing have sung
l met today-alet face to face.
His bah bat nearly smashed my lung.
That infant .cherub whose young soul
I've heard described as pure n
sweet"
He let his soap box swiftly roll
And nearly knocked me off my feet.
That innocent. delightful boy"
So heralded as Heavenly fair"
We met. Twas bliss without alloy
To hear his mothers darling swear.
Fond. loving lambs! Upon the street,
AS busy wayfarers pass by.
How Joyous It's your flock to meet
And get a slin in the eye!
Sweet chil6hood." You are raved about
In every land and every cline.
But henceforth. when I heal your shout,
III leave the neighborhood each time.
-Lurana W. Sheldon in Puck.
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r mig alO VII. accepts the
gift of the Cullinan diamond
voted to him by the Transvaal
- legislature he will have a con
siderable addition to make to his
crown should he desire to include
the Celn in the collection he wears
upon his brow On state occasions.
The British crown weighs already
over thirty-nine ounces. and the Cul-
Imam diamond, which is the largest
In the world, weighs 3.O24A carats. or
about one and three-Quarter pounds
avoirdupois. A crOwn that weighs
over four pounds is not a very COM
Portable thing to wear. even to show
Off the finest diamond in all the world.
But King Edward may we'll be graft
fed by the action Of the Transvaal
legislature in voting him SO valuable a
present. 1t was taken as a mark of
appreciation Of the grant of repre-
sentative government to the colony so
lately in revolt against British author
ity, and it is well known that King
Edward was strongly In favor of the
policy adopted toward the Transvaal
ny lax Jill SuNA a NHS
position Of the famous gem was warm
" urged by Premier Botha. who led
the armies Of the BOer republic during
part of the strife with the British. The
price to be paid for the diamond has
not been disclosed. but it is supposed
it will be about $75O.OOO. The owner
Of the gem, the Premier Diamond ON
pany, has been unable to sell it and is
willing to accept payments extended
owe Il period Of years so as not to
make the cost of the gift a burden
upon the already overtaxed people of
the Transvaal colony.
The C%ullinan diamond was found
near Pretoria in January, 1905. Cut
ting would probably reduce it about
one-half, but the process would be
long and costly. In it's present shape
1t measures four and a half by two
and one-quarter inches. When it was
shipped to England an insurance of
s ,5OO.OOO was taken out on it, but the
difficulty in putting it to any use COM
mensurate with its Importance as the
largest diamond in the world has de-
creased its market value.
At just the time that the Cullinan
diamond has come into prominence
again there happens to be excitement
over the finding Of s%parklers in con-
siderable quantity In the United
States. Prospecting for diamonds is
going on in several parts of this coun-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
TWO of a Kind.

A we'll known clubman in New
York likes nothing better than to hunt
big game in British Columbia. Dur
Ing his last expedition to that region
he was in camp with a friend from
Minnesota. Toward morning, says the
New Yorker, he awoke shivering with
cold. The fire was very low. His
companion was fast asleep.
1t isn't nice to get out Of a warm
blanket to roll frosty logs to the fire.
so the willy New Yorker gave his
friend q kick and then pretended to
be asleep. There was no response,
and presently the man from New York
tried another kick.
At this the westerner broke into a
laugh. II did the same thing to you
twenty minutes ago." he explained.
land that's how you came to be
awake"
Then, of course, both turned out to
build a fire Lippincott's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
DUCK WENT AFTER MAIL,
Laid Daily Egs In Pcet-".e, ara Took
Homo Daily E---r.

Laid Daily Ees In Pcet-".eo arc; Took
Homo Daily T-cor.
y suit in the county court at Boulder.
Colo. reveals Il nature story vi. ie.
fies all criticism. james Il. Tin .c-. a
farmer of Sikestown. wants damages
for some thirty dozen eggs which. he
contends. We're laid in a combination
store and rostotiice conducted by John
Ardley.
Tinsley's home is some distance from
the postotfice. He had to cross Il bridge
to secure his daily paper. He trained
Il duck to waddlc to the store. .Ardiey
tied the paper and what mail there
happened to be for Tinsley to the
ducks back and it returned home
About a year ago rural free delivery
vas established. The ducks job was
no longer necessary, but it continued
its daily trips Notwithstanding. The
former postmaster tied an old paper
to its back every day.
Tinsley thought 1t strange that the
duck should continue to the store, and
he followed it and watched. The duck
marched in. went to the real of the
store and laid an egg on the floor,
Ardley. he says, tied the naie" on the
ducks back. took up the egg and the
duck started home. Upon being con.
frontetl by Tinslcy, ArIley a&,ui: FL
that the duck laid an egg every day
and had been doing SO since the rlral
free delivery was established.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-30
Snakes Shark Ashore BY Tail.

Fletcher Davis. an athletic young
mar from Oklahoma City. Okla, was
enjoying Il swim in the surface Mt Vir-
ginia Beach. Va. when he saw n shark
coming through the breakers some
distance beyond the ropes. Without
more ado Davis set out for the shark.
rounded him up and drove him within
the ropes. causing a panic among the
bathers. The swimmer then caught
the shark by the tail and dragged him
to shore. The daring exploit Of Mr..
Davis was a thrilling spectacle to the
great crowd present. The shark weigh
ed Il hundred pounds.