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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Blazing Hot In Texas.

MCGREGOR, July pa terrific heat
visitation, which lasted an hour and
20 minutes is reported. The therm ON. .
eter registering 10 degrees in the sun
and III in the shade. An area of three
miles long and two miles wide was af-
fected.
The visitation was accompanied by
q peculiar haze hanging like q veil in
the sky which moved over the area
affected. Scores of persons were
overcome. Horses, cattle, hogs and
poultry dropped dead. one man los
ing 30 head of stock. The phenome.
non has not yet beeu explained.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Banker Was Gold 8ricked.

GUTHRIE. Okla, July GA spe.
cial to the State Capital from South
McAlester says that J. j. McAlester,
president of the American Nation al
bank of that city, was today swindled
into paying $40, 900 cash for worth
less brass brick.
A brick was offered to the banker
by man representing himself to be a
miner. 1t was taken to Muskogee, ap
praised at the government Office and
stated to contain 50 per cent of pure
gold. When the deal was completed
the McAlester banker was given the
imitation, instead of the brick the ap.
praiser had examined. The swindle
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Too Much Culture.

"Aunt Penelope Virgins" as every
body called her. was visited one sum-
mer by a niece. vassar college grad
uate. Aunt Penelope was one Of the
most hospitable souls alive. but she
was not greatly impressed by the su-
perior learning Of her young relative,
and one day she freed her mind about
her thus:
"Talk to me about what college
education does for a girl! What do
you suppose Matilda said to me the
first day she came? She said: I'm SO
glad to meet you, aunty! You accent
your name on the Aunty Penultimate,
don't you?' Did you ever hear such
nonsense? had to tell her my name
wasn't Aunty Penultimate, but Aunty.
Penelope. and thought she would die
a-laughing"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Canadian Cattle Combine.

EDMONTON, July 29.-The beef com.
mission held its last session for the
Province of Alberta here last week
Although no definite results of their
work can be ascertained at present it
is known that they have accomplished
a great deal in the gathering of evil
dence against the combine which, it is
alleged, holds full sway over the meat
industry in this province.
To date they have examined over
300 witnesses representing both the
producers and buyers. The evidence
of the producers has been principally
unanimous on the point that there has
been combin alton by buyers and ac-
tion is necessary by the government
in order that it will not be possible in
future for one man to control the
prices over so vast q tract.
This influence has driven q great
many farmers out of stock raising
owing to the fact that they were un-
able to realize any profit on their
cattle. Several instances have been
noted wherein the contract system ia
used by all the large buyers Of the
country. 1t is detrimental to the
farmer and also to the buyer. To the
farmer owing to the low price and to
the buyer from the fact that these
same low prices are resulting in q
material decrease in the hog and
cattle industry of Alberta.
Some evidence has also been intro.
duced regarding the discrepancy in
the freight rates by the C. P. r. to the
large shipper. The proofs have been
gathered together on this question and
will probably be forwarded to the
railway commission together with
these other evidence which the com
mission has gathered from the 30C
Witnesses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Will Roosevelt Accept

New YORK, July M.-From all
parts Of the country President Roose.
vels has during the last few days re-
ceived postal cards urging him to re.
consider his declaration Of 1904 and
accept another nomination for the
presidency. They are rather elsbor'
ately printed, containing . picture Of
the White House, under which is the
inscription, "Uncle Sam will renew
the lease.'
Printed in Philadelphia, the cards
have come from many states, and the
growing food of them indicates that
some one has started . campaign to
induce the president to change his
mind.
SPOKANE, July 2.-Secretsry Jas.
Wilson, of the department Of agricul'
ture, left for Weuatchee this morning
Asked as to the chances of Theodore
Roosevelt being q candidate for re-
election next year, Secretary Wilson
said:
II have always known Theodore
Roosevelt a. q man of his word. II
he says he will not be candidate TO,
the presidency Of the United States fol
another term, 1 take it that he will mol
be.
'This ia the only way I have o.
judging whether President Roosevelt,
is to accept q third term from the
American people,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
~ xsscovered few hours after the
,rsfYaction.
Twenty Dead In Fire.

NEW YORK, July 29.-Shocking loss
Of human life and destruction of prop.
esty estimated At more than d, 900, 900
Wa caused by fires in New York and
- Immediate vicinity in the "a hours
seatng At 8 o'clock this evening.
Twoosy persons are dead and Is suf.
ferine from injuries ~ result of the
burning Of . six.story double tene-
ment In Christie street, and the finan.
cial loss caused by the destruction oi
the Long Beach hotel at Long Beach
today Steeplechase park and other
property at Coney Island yesterday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Express Rate Law Upheld.

OMAHA, Neb., July 27.-Judge w.
H. Munger in the federal court today
handed down decision holding tn at
the Sibley law passed by the last leg
islature, proving for q reduction OF
25 per cent. in express rates, is con.
stitutional and denying the applica.
tion of the express companies for a
temporary injunction restraining the
Nebraska railway commission from
enforcing the Law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
WILL TRY PETTIBONE.
Attorneys Believe They Have Strong
Case Against Defendant.

BOISE, July 29.-Charles H. Meyer,
president of the Western FEEDER alton
of Miners, and co.defendant with VIM.
D. Haywood, acquitted yesterday of
the murder Of former Governor Steu.
nenberg, was ordered released on S25, =
900 bail today by Judge Wood, who
presided At the Haywood trial. The
attorneys for the federation expected
to have the bonds ready for fling to-
night, but the arrangements had not
been wholly completed At . late hour,
aud Meyer resigned himself to an
other night in jail. He will probably
be released tomorrow and will leave
within "a hours for his home in Den.
YER.
No application for bail was made in
the case OF George A. Pettibone, the
third Of the alleged conspiracy, but .
motion was made for . speedy trial
and his case was ordered Get down for
Tuesday, October /. Counsel intim At.
ed today that they might apply for q
bond for Pettiboue later, but it is not
believed that the states attorneys will
consent. 1t has been generally init.
mated that the state has more incrimi.
ating evidence against Petit bone than
any OF the others, while it has been
generally considered that the case
against Meyer is the weakest of the
three. The defense in the Haywood
case admitted that there were . mum.
Der of things for Pettibone to explain
as to his associate with Harry Or.
chard, and the sending OF money to
him, but they said 1t would be time
enough to deal with these matters
when Pettibone himself was placed on
trial.
The attorneys for the defense in.
sisted before Judge Wood this after
noon that the acquittal Of Haywood
knocks the conspiracy charge galley
west" and that no court would allow
case to 60 to the jury on the evil
dence the state now has. Darrow
made the statement that the defense is
prepared to put any amount up to
slOO, 900 for bail for Pettibone, who,
it claims, was only on honorary mem.
ber OF the Federation and had no par,
in its deliberations.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
DARROW'S EARNEST PLEA.
Heywood's Attorney Makes Strong
! Argument For the Defense.

BOISE, July 25.-Attorney Clarence
S. Dsrrow of Chicago, closed his ar.
gunent for Haywood today after max.
ing vicious attack upon the methods
Of the prosecuting attorneys in this
case. He intim ated that the state had
concealed much of its facts regarding
the crimes charged to the FEEDER alton
officials In failing to place K. G. ster.
ling, the mine owners detective OF
Cripple Creek on the witness stand.
he also asked why Mcfarland was
not put on and he shouted to the jury
that, had the state placed Charles
Nevill, . boy who was with Orchard
after the Independence depot explo.
sion on the stand, the jury would
know who was responsible for the
crime. Outside Of these statements,
the feature of Darrow's speech was
his defense of the Federation for con.
tinuing Jack Simpkins on the execu'
tive board.
"They ask US why Jack Simpkins Il
not here" said Darrow, land will
tell you. The reason he IL not here il
he is afraid. l don't propose to
go around the question and give any
fantastic reasons. He is afraid, tha,
is the reason. Hawley tells you thai
Simpkins' flight proves that is guilty
With that statement I take serious
issue. If the fact that Jack Simpkina
rar away proves he is guilty, then by
the same token the fact that Haywood
Meyer and Pettibone did not ruu
away proves that they are innocent ,
Darrow's speech has been enigmati'
cal to his friends. Apparently some
parts Of his argument have been jus
tification plea. This last is the only
construction which can be placed upor
his reference to the Colorado labor
troubles. What effect this will have
upon jury Of daho farmers is hare
to forecast.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Many Victims Of Heat.

ST. LOUIS, July 29.-Yesterday was
the hottest day we have had here this
summer. and many persons were af-
fected by the great heat. The hospital
treated over 20 persons in the after
noon for heat prostration and two
died in the streets. The Thermometer
registered 96 degrees for the greater
part of the day
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

down the space allot in the railway
postal cars to forty feet on various
routes, making q reduction OF s15 q
mile, or q saving for the government
of q, 500 . year in 50O-mile run for
q single car. There are likely to be
six care on the route, making . total
saving OF a., 900 for one postal route.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

which it was provided that they should
be paid as the settlers took up the
land.
Few settlers have come into the res
ervation and taken up land; hence,
while the eservatton is open and the
Indians have lost II, they have neither
it nor the money, and no prospect Of
receiving either again.
Mrs. Grey is held under q, 500 bail
to answer to the charge against her.
She says che Was glad che WAS ar
rested, for an investig alton will now
follow aud reveal the fraud on the
Crows. She Gays she was employed
by Golfers and several newspapers
to write story about the Grow Iu-
dian fair.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31

i girl imagines that she's in love
with man when she doesn't enjoy
iirting with other men as she thought
-he would.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
FATHER WEPT AND
PLEADED FOR SON

The father of Joe Furtado, youth
convicted of stealing number of bags
of bran, pleaded with Judge Andrade
yesterday morning in the police court
not to send his boy to t2e reform school,
the tears running down the cheeks of
the old man as he made his plea. 1t
had been the intention of Judge An
drade to sentence the prisoner to a year
in the reformatory, but, on the promise
of the father that the boy would be
sent away and given a chance to be
gin ever again somewhere on the Coast,
his sentence was suspended for thirteen
months.
Five Chinese gamblers, who had been
caught shooting craps in the rear of
a Maunakea street chophouse, appear
ed Cor trial, but had their case put over
until today to allow them to get law
yer. They are going to fight the case,
being the first Oriental gamblers ar
rested for long while who have not
pleaded guilty at once. Nine young
half whites. who had also been arrested
on a charge of crap shooting, also had
their case continued until this morning.
". T. Rawlins is defending them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
DEATHS IN HONOLULU
FOR MONTH Of OCTOBER

D. p. Lawrence, registrar general of
the Board of Health, reports mortality
for month of October, 1907. males 81,
females 81, total 65. Annual death
rate per 1000 of population, 1854, On
basis of 1896 population, census of
1900
Nonresident, 5; deaths investigated
8; post-mortem examinations, 8; coro-
ner's inquests, .; births reported, 81;
marriages reported, 1903.
The total of 65 deaths is a decrease
of nine compared with October, 1906.
BY ages the deaths were as follows:
Under one year, IA: one to five, 8; hVe
to ten, 2; ten to twenty, 2; twenty TO
thirty, II; thirty to forty, 6; forty to
, fifty, 6; fifty to sixty, 4; sixty to sew
enty, 6; over seventy, 5.
Rv nationalities the mortality was
distributed thus: American 8, British
/. Chinese Z. Hawaiian %, japanese
10, Portuguese 5, Part Hawa1lans q
Porto Ricans 3, other nationalitles 5.
Causes of death are thus summar-
lied: Febrile 2, diarrheal l, septic /,
dietetic 2. constitutional Is, develop
mental 1. nervous Z, circulatory I,
respiratory 10, digestive s, urinary >,
| osseous and integumentary i, accident
and violence 1, suicide 1.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
T WOMEN ONLY KNEW.
What a Heap of Happiness it Would
Bring to Honolulu Homes.

Hard to do homework with an ach-
ing back
Brings you hours of misery at leisure
or at work.
II women only knew the cause-that
Backache pains come from sick kid
neys,
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills cure
sick kidneys.
Mrs. Selma Jones of 200 Main street,
Ansonia, Conn, says: "I think II 1t
had not been for Doan's Backache Kid
ney Pills l would not be alive today.
Seven years ago I was in such bad
state with pains and aches across my
back and other weakness that was
obliged to keep to my room, and was
at times confined to my bed for six
weeks before I could get about. See
ing Doan's Backache Kidney Pills rec
commended, I began taking them and
inside of a week the terrific backache,
pains and soreness across the loins and
the headaches had vanished. as well
as the feeling OF general weakness and
Ilangror, The kidney weakness was
corrected and the dizzy spells had dis
appeared. I strongly endorse the
claims made for Doan's Backache Kid
ney Pills.
Doans Backache Kidney Pills are
sold by all chemists and storekeepers
at 90 cents per box. six boxes $3.50, or
will be mailed on receipt of price
| by the HOLSTER Drug Co, Honolulu
wholesale agents for the Hawaiian
| Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07

payable to bearer, and no fee will be
charged.
TESTS OF stamp vending machines
will be begun this month and il the
machines are satisfactory they will be
adopted as they should prove conve~
nient TO the public in facilitating the
sale of stamps"
AT the beginning of his address Mr..
Never gave some interesting historical
and statistical information.
In 1893 the General Court OF Massa-
cbusetts ordained that Richard Fair
hanks, house in Boston should be the
place for all letters. Benjamin Frank
lin. the father of our postoff1ce, was
APPOINTED postmaster at Philadelphia
in 1877. and in 1853 he was appointed
Deputy Postmaster General for the
colonies. The Continental Congress
made him Postmaster General, and au-
thorized him to establish postofhces
from Maine to Georgia.
washington, in 1889, appointed Sam
uer Osgood of Massachusetts the first
Postmaster General of United States.
Ar that time there were but seventy
five postoffices. The rate OF postage
was six cents for thirty miles, and up
to twenty-five cents for 450 miles. To-
dav there are 81, $50 postoffices and an
equal number of postmasters. The rate
of postage is two cents an ounce Tor
frst-class mail addressed to people liv-
ing in North America or in the insular
possessions, and five cents an ounce
on first-elass matter for other parts
of the world. The department is dis
trfbuting in the United States about
thousand million letters and postal
cards a month.
The expenditures for 1906 were SlIS,-
449, 1859; the receipts, S167,932, 7S2.s5;
the deficit being SO, 1854. Judging
from the figures of the hrst three
quarters and the estimate for the last
quarter of the fiscal year ended June
so, 1907, Mr.. Meyer said there was ev-
cry indication that the deficit would
be reduced to about seven million dol
lars for that year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
WHAT SHE GRABBED.

RayShersay had returned from visit the foreign
the habo of the American
1--WE had fine time she said They showed us all over the
ship paid We didn't know they had arranged
elegant and agreeaby surprised OF
when the invited into the dining saloon and seated
long spread with everything that could the
petite you Mrs. Upsome enjoyed that luncheon We
hurry through either waited with
the poiteness and cordiaity.
The service frstcass t? interrupted Mrs UPsome
The servce?' said Mrs RayShershay lowering her voice
nearly all imitation give you word there
hardly thing worth carrying away souvenir All grabbed
this little pickle fork and do believe it's nothing but plated
ware !-Chicago Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
CURE FOR LEPROSY AND CON
SUMPTION.

I do not treat all diseases, but cure
all ] treat. / have made life study
of leprosy, consumption, neuralgia
rheumatism, stomach troubles and run
ming sores. If you are in need of treat
ment I will willingly place my knowl-
edge, skill and experience at your dis
posal. Write or come and see what
can do for you.
MRS. LULA WEITZEL,
Axtell, Kansas.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
NEAR 1T.

the animal and nature writer OF the Pha-
de1pha zoo talking the other day about wolf
said Mr. Lover she her last litter OF cubs She mas
eaten in fact her tters aecionate
wolf Strange that she should be unmOthery
he reminds remark overheard the other day. the
keeper resumed "A school teacher here with class
little girls every then he would and re OF at
the youngsters quesons-nature questions, know
"In the lion house he said
"'Who tell me what Eliminating animal is:
81 know SIR said little girl She is that chews her
cubs >"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
POOR WAGES.

John of the American Federation OF Labor
Bloomington interesting address strikes
Turning amusing features of the strike question: Mr. Len
said:
bobbn just strike, and one that
conducted their fight we'll even primarily
they posted in the spinning room OF
employers mill great pacard inscribed with the words
death the of the bobbn boys
is worse Washington Star.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07

1t was at a theater in Manchester.
The king, aged and infirm, was blessed
with two sons. He was pacing up and
down the stage with a wearied, trou-
bled look, exclaiming aloud: "On
which Of these my sons shall I bestow
my CROWN" Immediately came a voice
from the gallery: why not art a
crown apiece, guv'nor ?"-London Mail.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
AN INFALLIBLE REMEDY.

No matter how severe an attack of
diarrhea may be, Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy never
fails to give relief. You cannot afford
to be without it. For sale by all deal
ers. Benson, Smith & Co., agents for
Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
MORE LEPROSY
CURES OFFERED
A Kansas Woman and a Cali
fornian Have Long-Sought
Remedies.

The Board of Health was notified
Yesterday of two new remedies for
leprosy. Both notifications came through
the mail: At the rate they are coming
in. there win not be lepers enough IN
the islands pretty soon to go round.
Notifcation~of one of these remedies
comes from a miner and prospector in
Yolo County, California, and is as fol-
lows:
Guinda, Cal, Us.A., Oct. a6, 1907.
Chairman Board of Health, Commits
sioners, Honolulu, Territory of Ha-
wall.
Dear Sirs: Some weeks ago noticed
in the S. F. Examiner something in re-
gard to the leprosy plague in the IS
lands. I would call your honorable at
tention to the fact that / have discov-
cred here a combination of mineral and
vegetable substance which, if applied,
| think will effect cure as 1t has
benefited everything we have tried II
for. AS it is not poisonous-if you sc
desire-I will ship you a gallon to make
test of its merits, if you will pay the
freight from San Francisco there.
viii give it free and prepay all charges
to San Francisco. The Examiner ad.
vised me to take this step.
I am neither doctor or chemist.
am prospector and miner and diseov-
cred this by accident.
Sincerely hoping this finds favor,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
Axtell, Kansas, Oct. "a, 1907

Governor of Honolulu.
Dear Sir: To whom it may concern.
I wrote you together with one Presi-
dent s statement in regard to treating
and curing leprosy and other diseases.
/ wish to state again I can cure these
diseases. I will come and test my
method, it is a sure cure and requires
only one month s treatment together
with a few months restrictions after
wards. The day sweat is my method
which takes all impurities from the
blood together with the herb teas taken
in connection with it. Also an inhala-
tions preparation. / do hope this mat
ter will be taken under consideration
and give me a chance Immediately, and
I hope by your permission and after
a close investigation I may be permit
ted to cure these eases for you. With
best regards for your country's well
fare, l remain, yours for health,
MRS. LULA WEITZEL.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07
Respectfully yours,
c. HARKRODER.

The other notification came from
Kansas (the home of Carrie Nation and
others). 1t was addressed to the Gov
ernor and was sent over from the Gov
ernor s office with a request that it
be given earnest attention. 1t is as
f0llows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-07

Dshere talk de putin de boss business
Il" all foohne 1t hasn't shut Out ne
pushcart an de wheebarrow Washington Star
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-29

The season for coughs ami colds Ia
now at hand and too much care cannot
be used TO protect the children. A cnild
Is much more likely TO contract diph'
thoria or scarlet fever when he has a
cold. The quicker you cure his cold the
less the risk. Chamberlaln's Cough
Remedy Ia the sole reliance OF many
mothers. and few Of those who have
tried IL are willing to use any other.
Mrs. +. +. Stareher. Of Ripley. w. Va,
says; Il have never used anything otaef
than Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy for
my children and It has always given
good satisfaction This remedy contains
no opium or other narcotic and may be
given as confidently to child as to m
adult. For sale by Frank Hart and lead.
ing druggists. =