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Imperial Valley press., 1908-06-06
Tetter Cured

X lady customer of ours had suffered with letter for two or three years It got SO bad on her hands that she could not attend to her househoid duties One box of Chamberain's Salve cured her. Cham berlain's medicines give splendid satisfac- tion fin this community.-M. IT. Rodney & Co.,, Almond Ala Chamberlain's medi- cines are for sale by El Centro Drug Store.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-06-06

Edison Photographs and Records. Teller, the Singer agent, Imperial Cal
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
WORST FLOOD IN YEARS.
Many Lives Lost and Much Property
Destroyed BY Torrent.

DALLAS, Texas, May Is. - Two
thousand persons we're driven from
their homes today by the rise of
Trinity river. This is the worst food
in 80 years. Houses were swept down
the raging stream, factories are food.
ed and bridges destroyed. Complete
chaos prevails. Thousands of head
OF stock have perished.
Fourteen persons were swept into
the flooded river when six feet Of the
Texas & Pacific bridge was washed
out this morning. Six were rescued.
The others are believed to have per.
ished. Sheriff Lebetter this afternoon
declared that the number of dead may
reach 100 in the vicinity Of Dallas.
Following the torrential rains OF
Saturday and yesterday, q volume Of
seven inches, the river went three in.
ches above the record.breaking food
Of 1889. Stock valued at many thous.
ands Of dollars, including 2,500Isheep,
penned up In the stocky ards in North
Fort Worth. was washed down stream
and destroyed. The property lost
cannot be estima mated as yet.
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because some of the grant lands have
been sold in violation Of the terms of
the grant act.
Seattle Welcomes Fleet.

SEATTLE, WASH, May %. The
city OF Seattle, sitting on her seven
clothed hills on the shore Of Puget
sound, capitulated today to the
Atlantic fleet of battleships under
command of Rear Admiral Charles
8. sperry, the gates Of the city were
thrown open wide andjAdmiral Sperry
was given the key, made OF Alaskan
gold.
The city's normal population of one
quarter of million was augmented
by an equal number who came from
the states Of Montana, Idaho and Ore.
gon and from across the Canadian
border to witness .the unusual naval
spectacle.
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ings consisted of crossbreds, for which
there was q strong request from all
sections and lots suitable for America
advanced.
Creates Currency Commission.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.- Senator
Aldrich today introduced joint reso-
luton creating . national monetary
commission. consisting OF nine sen.
ators and nine representatives to In.
vestiga ate the financial situation and
suggest currency legislation. This
resolution will supplant all financial
legislation contemplated By the Aid.
rich and Vreeland bills st this session.
The report was adopted without de.
bate. A similar resolution will be
introduced before the house and II
is expected will pass without opposi'
tion. According to the plane of those
behind the resolutions the commission
will begin its work At once and mar
out currency system which will
place the United States on par with
the leading powers Of the void o.
finance and commerce.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The sen ate
has passed a bill amending the mill.
tia laws, making various changes
in the organiza zation. 1t provides that
the militia shall consist of every able
bodied male citizen between the ages
of Is and 45. to be divided into two
classes, one to be known as the ma
tional guard and the other to be known
as the reserve militia.
The bill requiring publicity for cam.
paign contributions was passed by the
house today by vote of 100 to 125.
with the Crumpacker amendment add.
ed. The amendment would have the
effect of reducing congressional rep.
resentation in the southern states. It
Is believed the bill will not pass the
senate.
A bill has been passed by the house
establishing in the department of in.
terror bureau OF mines. A commits
sioner of mines is authorized.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Montana Matters In Congress.

WASHINGTON, May "a. - Senator
Dixon has introduced q bill paying
SIS, $3.50 to the heirs of James w.
Mardis, deceased, in full for property
taken by the government in 1867 for
the use of the army at the time of the
establishment of Fort Ellis, near
Bozeman, G allatin county, in the then
territory OF Montana.
The government will provide a ma.
tional bison range in the Flathead
Indian reserv alton, authority there.
for being contained In the agricultural
appropriation bill as passed by the
house and signed by the president.
An appropriation Of $4,000 was au.
thorized by the bill, $50, 900 to pay the
Indians and $4,000 to fence in the
range. Beginning July the agricul.
tural department will commence the
work as the law ia not effective until
then. The range will not probably
be ready until fall, when the Am.
erican Bison socdiety will supply q
nucleus herd.
In the general deficiency bill Is q
provision appropriating $4,000 to
complete the survey, allotment, clas-
sification and appraisement of the
Blackfeet Indian reservation, to be
reimbursed from the sale of surplus
lands and townsites on the reserva.
tiOn
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Plat Denies Alleged Marriage.

NEW YORK, May Ex-senator Thos.
G. Plat, weak and sick, attended court
today to testify in the suit which has
been brought against him by Mae
Wood, ss his wife, seeking divorce
and alimony. Senator Plat denied
every allegation OF the complaint and
displayed intense emotion.
He denied the authorship of the let.
ters which the Wood woman declares
he wrote her. He admitted meeting
the plaintiff in 1901 and frequently af-
terwards. he declared that the al
legged marriage is myth and swore
that the letter bearing his signature
and containing an alleged acknowl-
edgment of the marriage was blank
when he signed it.
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Millions For Public Buildings.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-The omni-
bus public buildings bill passed the
senate today. It carries appropria-
tions aggreg ating about 5000, 900,
and among the items carried by it are
three for Montana. Billings gets
S125, 200 for q federal building, Mis-.
soula gets an appropriation of $780,
600 for a like purpose; and there is an
appropriation Of sl5, 900 for the pur-
chase of q site for building at Liv-
ingston.
The senate today passed bill to
prevent desecration of the United
States flag, with an amendment pro-
viding that its restrictions shall not
apply to banners or flags carried by
military or patriotic organic zations
authorized by law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Many Killed In Wreck.

ANTWERP, May 21.-The wors.
railroad catastrophe ever recorded in
Belgium took place near Conlich, elk
miles southeast Of Antwerp, this morn.
ing, when, because of q misplace
ed switch, the Antwerp express, run.
ming so miles an hour, crashed into q
train loaded with pilgrims on cid.
ing.
Every car of the pilgrim train, ex'
cepting the foremost one, was telescop-
ed. The cars were literally ground
to pieces, and practically all the
passengers were either. killed or badly
injured. About so dead people were
at once removed from the wreck, and
succor was extended to more than 100
injured,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Ruef Jury Oisagrees.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2l. - After
being out for 49, hours, the jury in
the trial of Abraham Ruef, the former
political boss of San Francisco, and
central figure in the bribery graft
prosecution against whom Wholesale
indictments were returned, has failed
to agree upon verdict and was dis.
charged this afternoon by Judge M.
T. Dooling. The specific charge
against Ruef in the trial just closed
was the offer of q bribe OF 81, 900 to
former Supervisor j. Phillips to In
fuence his vote favorably upon elec'
trio road franchise applied for by the
Parkside Realty company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Old Cannon Exploded.

EUREKA. Cal, May 20.-As result
of the explosion of an old four.inch
cannon, which was being used to fire
a salute to the passing Atlantic fleet,
one man was instantly killed, three
women and boy dangerously and a
dozen more slightly injured. Hun
dreds of people of Ferndale and River
Valley had assembled at Centerville
beach to watch the fleet pass. An old
cannon was secured from Ferndale.
The first charge exploded the cannon,
instantly killing Ike Davis. the gun.
ner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Governor Sparks Is Dead.

RENO, May Ex-Governor Sparks Of
Nevada, died at his home in this city
this morning. Neuralgia of the heart
is the cause of death. The governor
had been confined to his home for
nearly month. His friends say that
his death was hastened through polit.
ical troubles incident to the Goldfeld
strike and the calling of the troops.
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PLAINTIFF GOES TO JAIL.
Sensational Ending Of Divorce Suit
Against Senator Plat.

NEW YORK, May 21.-The case of
Mae G. Wood. the Omaha woman who
sued United States Senator Thorn as
G. Plat for divorce came to a sudden
and sensational end this afternoon
when Justice O'Gorman, of the su-
preme court, dismissed the complaint
and directed the complainant be COM
mitted to the city prison under $4,000
bail on the charge of perjury.
The climax came after the introduce
ton in evidence of the deposition of
man who manufactured the blanks
on which the alleged Wood.Platt cer-
tificate had been prepared in which he
declared that the blank form in ques-
ton was not autographed until three
months after the marriage of Miss
Wood to Plat is alleged to have been
made.
The court said: "The court cannot
for moment credit the contention OF
the plaintiff. It is most wicked de-
sign to support a fictitious claim by
forgery and perjury as has here been
attempted. The court is confident the
plaintiff was never married to the de.
fendant."
The case has attracted exceptionally
wide attention on account Of the prom
inence of the aged senator and the
names of widely known persons whom
Mae Wood involved in her sens alton al
charge in support OF her complaint.
Miss Wood was at once taken to the
Tombs prison.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
HAYES MUST HANG.
Chouteau County Convict Guilty OF
Murder In First Degree.

DEER LODGE. May 22.-After being
out seventeen hours, the jury this
morning returned verdict of guilty Of
murder In the first degree in the case
Of the state against William Hayes
and fixed his punishment at death.
Hayes with three other convicts con-
spired to escape from the penitentiary
and three Of them attacked Head
Guard John A. Robinson and Frank
Conley, one Of the prison contractors.
George Rock who killed Robinson,
pleaded guilty recently to murder in
the first degree and was sentenced to
be hanged June Is. Hayes was the
convict who attacked Conley, slash.
ing him with q knife. c. B. Young,
on the advice OF his counsel and up.
on agreement with the attorney for the
state, today pleaded guilty to murder
In the first degree and on waving the
statutory time, was sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
Only one more case growing out Of
the desperate attempt of the convicts
to escape from states prison remains
to be disposed of. Orem Stevens
trial has been set for May 25, next
Monday. In view of the fact that it
developed at the trial OF Hayes that
Stevens struck Robinson over the
head with one Of the improvised
slugshots found on the convicts after
the assault, it is expected that the
states attorneys will insist on trial
and will urge the jury to bring in a
verdict of murder in the first degree
with q view to securing the death
penalty. Ithas been stated, although
perhaps not by Stevens counsel, that
he would be willing to plead guilty,
provided he escaped with life penal.
ty.
Rock is locked up in the peniten.
tiary, where he was taken after he had
received his sentence. 1t is expected
that he will swing on June Is, no steps
having been taken to appeal his case.
The execution, it is understood, will
take place at the penitentiary, the
sheriff being empowered to carry out
the sentence of the court anywhere in
Deer Lodge county that seems best to
him. Hayes, unless the supreme cour,
or the governor should interfere, will
swing from the same scatfo!d. al!
though probably on later date
Stevens also may be executed, il tn a,
event he also would be hanged from
Rocks scaffold.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
BIG AIRSHIP: BURST.
Trial Trip Ends In Disaster But No
Lives Were Lost.

OAKLAND, May 23.-The great Nor
rell airship, the largest ever con.
structed, collapsed in q trialtrip tod ay
when about 300 feet above the grc und
and dashed the 16 occupants of the
car to the earth. None were killed
but all we're seriously injured, suffer.
ing broken legs and arms and proba.
BILE internal injuries.
1t was shortly before noon when the
ascension was made ambitious ands of
people had gathered to witness the
trial. The giant ship which was 450
feet long and 36 feet in diameter. q
combin alton of the aeroplane and d.
rigible air craft. driven by six gaso-
line engines generating 200 horse
power, rose successfully from the
ground and assembled to the height OF
probably 300 feet. The car was oc-
cupied by Is men who had become in
terested in the invention and who
agreed to make the trial trip before
taking stock in it. They were all res.
idents of Berkeley and Oakland.
Suddenly the big gas bag, contain.
ing 500, 900 cubic feet of illuminating
gas. burst. The machine began to
settle slowly a. the gas escaped, and
1t appeared that II would settle 20 the
ground withou, ipiuring the occu
! pants. When it had reached within u
feet Of the ground the remaining gas
was let out with rush and the whole
machinery, thousands OF pounds ia
weight, dashed to the ground with a
terrific force. The occupants of the
car were caught under the heavy ma
chinery and all were seriously in.
jured.
Among the thousands watching the
ascension were many women, and as
the big machine collapsed and dashed
to the ground, scores of them tainted.
The l6 injured men were taken to the
Roosevelt hospital in Berkeley.
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Railroad Sells Lands.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Congress.
man Pray is in receipt Of advices from
Montana that the Northern Pacific is
selling come of its grant lands in that
section which have for years been
withheld from settlement. This action
is believed to be in part resultant from
the passage of a resolution by con.
gress authorizing the department OF
justice to begin suits in Oregon for
the forfeiture of Southern Pacific grant
lands withheld from sale Of late, and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
GAVE LIFE FOR FRIEND.
Butte Miner Dies In Saving Life Of
Fellow Workman.

BUTTE, May 20.-To save the life
of John Lbuik, . fellow.workman,
Battista Pinazza risked and lost his
own life in the West Colusa mine this
morning, when he went into gas
filled crosscut and dragged Lubik
forth to the purer air, then toppled
over dead. Lubik, whom Battista
dragged out to safety. coon recovered
from the stupor into which he had
fallen while In the crosscut and aided
in the attempt to restore Pinazzs, but
it was all useless.
Lubik was fighting the fire on the
900.foot level. A fellow workm an
smelled the gas and the shift boss
called for voluteers to bring Lubik
out.
II co." said Pinazza, simply. and
walked into the crosscut where he
found Lubik lying on the floor in a
stupor. he seized Lubik around the
waist and carried him out.
II get him" he told the shift boss,
and he laid Lubik gently on the
ground, then put his hand to his
heart and fell over dead. Lubik soon
came to, and weeping when he learn.
ed how his savior had died for him,
Joined the others in their efforts to
revive the dead man.
Electrician Nesbit says that he did
not notice any strong smell Of gas
and did not suffer any bad effects
from it. 1t is the opinion Of miners
that Pinazza became excited on hear.
ing the cry that q man was dying,
and suffering from q weak heart, be
collapsed and his death was due more
to heart trouble than to gases.
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Tammany Will Be There.

NEW YORK, May 20. - Tammany
Hall will be represented at the demo.
cratic national convention at Denver
by deleg gation of $50 strong. Five
special trains have been engaged and
accommod ations for the entire party
have been secured in the Denver ho.
tells. 1t is estimated that the cost ot
the trip to the Tammany deleg alton
will be at least 100000 Each man
will pay his own expenses.
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Big Floods In Oklahoma.

GUTHRIE, OKLA, May q. 23.-Oklahoma
has been visited by the most dis
astrous flood in the history of the
white man in the state. II has been
raining more than 30 hours, streams
are at food tide and rapidly raising.
Railroad traffic on the Frisco, Rock
Island and Santa Fe in many parts
OF the state Is abandoned. Three
great railroad bridges over the
Cimmaron have been washed out and
the damage will run into hundreds OF
thousands of dollars. The lowlauds
are all flooded.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Heavy Snow In Wyoming.

SHERIDAN Wyo.. May 2l.-Snow,
which in many places reached a depth
of three feet, fell all day Wednesday
and last night. Fruit will be ruined
and the suffering of livestock very
great. 1t is the worst spring snow
storm for % years and extends over
northern Wyoming and parts of Mon.
tana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27

MIssOCLA, May 23.-The body of
Henry Meier, better known as Dutch
Harry throughout. Montana. was
found nn sand bar in the Missoula
river today. Meier is believed to
drowned while bewildered. Clutch
Harry" was we'll known early day
character during the exciting times
OF the vigilante reign, acting as q
freighter for Bill Bunton At the time
he was taken from his camp at Drum
mond by vigilantes and strung up to q
nearby tree. Harry was out looking
for his horses aud when he returned
to camp found Bunton suspended from
limb.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Seeking the Labor Vote.

OMAHA, May 23.--It Is declared on
good Nebraska authority that William
Jenning- Bryan wauid rather have
Jonn Mitchell. eminent labor leader,
as the nominee for vice president with
him on the next democratic ticket tn an
any other man in the United States
Bryan has not said 20, out it would
be unbecominy to Bryan to say any.
thing, either way. Tne fact rem aims
that an Omaha newspaper, which has
been considered the mouthpieece ot
Mr.. Bryan, has declared that Mitchell
is the strongest possible man the dem
ocrats can nominate for vice presi.
dent
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Legislators On Rampage.

GUTHRIE, Okla, May PA scene
was created in the house today when
Tillotson, Norvell and other members
of the socalled house "insurgents" at.
tempted to throw Speaker Murray out
of the house. They rushed toward the
speakers stand, declaring their inten.
tion, but were stopped by conserv ative
members. A general row ensued and
it was some time before order was re.
stored,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
PIONEER IS DEAD.
Veteran Indian Fighter and Scout
Crosses the Great Divide,

News of the serious illness of W. T.v
Hamilton. one of the most widely
known pioneers Of Montana, is QUICK
ly followed by the announce ment Of
his death, which took place Sunday
at hospital in Billings. The remaius
will be shipped to Columbus for in
terment.
"Uncle Billy" Hamilton, 40 he was
familiarly known among bic as
sociates, came west from St. Louis In
1912, and engaged in hunting and
trapping in the region that later form.
ed part OF Montana. He Joined In
the California gold stampede OF 1S49,
and returning to the northwest several
years later participated in many Of
the Indian wars that took place In
this part of the country. Mr.. Hamil-
ton spent several years hunting and
trapping In the Flsthead country, and
also engaged in trading with the In.
dians, and the experience gained In
that connection made him an authority
upon Indian signs and Nsimilar sub.
jects. A biographical sketch makes
this reference to his career in north
ern Montana:
From the west side, Hamilton went
to Fort Benton, then the)head Of nav
igation on the Missouri river and
went into business. .CLater he was
elected sheriff of the county. It was
In early days when Chouteau county
embraced all of northeastern Mon.
tana. While sheriff, q government
commission visited Benton, intending
to bring about a treaty OF peace be-
tween three tribes then in northern
Montana. The commissioner himself
could do nothing. There was only
one man there who could and as it
meant much to the settlement, Hamil.
ton volunteered to undertake the mis.
sion. With one companion. an In.
dian, he left Fort Benton and struck
Off into the Judith Basin and the
Musselshell country. There were no
settlements 10 that section in those
days and the country was the hunting
ground for hostile tribes. 1t was a
dangerous mission. Twice Hamilton
"as forced to fight. In one of these
tights he and his Indian companion
killed seven Indians. In the end he
accomplished his mission, bringing
about a peace which lasted for years.
From Fort Benton, Hamilton, seek.
los Il more adventurous location, went
~" the Yellovst me country. In 1874
he lined an expedition that left Boze~
nau aud went down the Yellowstone.
Tnis party had several fights with In.
diun.. in whicn the Indians lost heav~
lily. That party was equipped with .
cannon and travelled about lou strong.
| Wh.u Geuerul Custer aud his su.
perior- PLANNED u campaign against
the Indians, Hamilton Joined the COM
Ia:,d as scout, aud he was with the
main body OF soldiers at the time
Custer and his men were massacred.
Leaving the service he located in the
Yellowstone valley, taking up a place
on the river q, Columbus. That has
been his home for years. There he
trapped 10 SUNNI and led a quiet.
independent lie. He was reduced In
circumstance, hu. "Uorle Billy"
Hamilton neve" hAgE.d, and in recent
years he found =: difficult to make q
living.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
London Wool Market Improves.

LONDON, May 20.-The offerings a,
the wool auction sales today amounted
to ll,9O4 bales. Competition was
strong at extreme rates. A small
supply of fine, light greasy merinos
was in keen demand for American and
German aud occasionally five per cen,
advance was had. Most OF the offer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27

BUTTE, May 2l. - Lewis Ferris,
charged with dynamiting the east.
bound Burlington express in Butte On
the night of May l, pleaded not guilty
to the charge when arraigned in the
criminal court here today. Trial was
set for June l.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
New Laws In Oklahoma.

GUTHRIE, May 22.-The graduated
land tax bill, which by excessive tax.
alton seeks to prevent the owning OF
more than $40 acres of land by one
person in Oklahoma, was finally
passed and cent to the governor. The
income tax bill and the inheritance
tax bill are in the governors hands
also.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27

HELENA, May 2l.-It was reported
on the streets today that because OF
the extent of the scarlet fever epidemic
in Butte, an effort is being made to
have the state board of health estab.
lish quar- antine against Butte and
its suburbs.