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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
HEINZE WILL RETURN.
Made Fortune In Montana and Lost
It In New York.

NEW YORK, April 10.-F. Augustus
Heinze, who made fortune In copper
mining in the west and lost It in the
banking business In New York, has
decided to give up the fight he has
been making here to rehsbilitate his
shattered finances, and will 60 back
to the country where he scored his
first great success. While his plans
have not been perfected it is his de.
sire to leave New York at the end of
the present month, with q clean slate,
and go to Montana again to engage
in copper mining.
Mr.. Heinze is credited with being
actuated by q desire to roll up an
other fortune, then return east and
renew the conflict with the forces that
resulted in his downfall. It was in
Butte, in February, 1905, that he won
his victory over his Amalg lgamated
Copper and Standard Oil opponents,
and in the same month he came to
New York and started his brothers,
Otto and Arthur, in the brokerage
business with seats on the New York
and Boston stock exch anges. Then
came the reverses that eventually put
him out of the Wall street running.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Express Companies Defy Law.

LINCOLN, Neb., April 10.--The Neb.
raska supreme court today granted a
restraining order against the express
companies doing business in the state
forbidding them to charge rates in
excess OF the schedules prescribed by
the Sibley act. The order goes into
effect April Is. A referee has been
appointed to take testimony. The
Sibley act reduces express rates 25
percent. The companies have dis.
regarded the act. Attorney .Gener al
Thompson started suit and asked for
an Injunction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT.
Congress Urged To Legislate Upon
the Subject Of Anarchy.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-In one of
the shortest messages which he has
yet transmitted to congress, President
Roosevelt today called the attention
of that body to the further necessity
of legislation on the subject of anr.
chy. With the message he transmitted
q report reviewing the legal phases of
the question by Attorney General
Bonaparte.
The message OF the president is as
follows:
I herewith submit letter from the
department of justice wich explains
itself. Under this opinion I hold that
existing statutes give the president
power to prohibit the postmaster gen.
eral from being used as an instrument
in the commission of crime; that is, to
prohibit the use of the mails for the
advocacy of murder, arson and trea.
son; and l shall act under such con.
struction. Unquestionably, however,
there should be further legislation by
congress in this matter. When com.
pared with the suppression of anr-
chy, every other question sinks into
insignificance. The anarchist is the
enemy of humanity, the enemy of all
mankind. and his enmity is of deeper
degree of minality than any other.
No immigrant is allowed to come to
our shores if he is an anarchist and
no paper published here or abroad
should be permitted circulation in this
country if it propagates anarchistic
opinions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Will Benefit Railroad Employees.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The bill
relating to the liability of common
carriers to employees, passed in the
house Of representatives on April 6.
was today passed in the senate with
out amendment, and without q divi.
sion. The bill abolishes the strict
common law liability, which bars .
recovery for personal injury or death
Of an employe caused by the negli.
gence OF q fellow servant. The bill
does not bar recovery even though
the injured one contributed by his
own negligence to the injury. The
amount of the recovery Is diminished
in the same degree that the negligence
of the injured one contributed to the
injury.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Montana Matters In Congress.

WASHINGTON, April l3.-Ex. Gov
ernOr Hauser anu Senator Carter
made progress with the war depart.
ment today, arranging the building of
dam near Wolf creek. Helena people
are pushing the project On the ground
that IL will conserve the waters for
irrigation, power, aud mining pur.
poses.
AS passed by the senate, the army
bill contains an appropriation of 81,
200 for the construction and preserva.
tiOn OF q suitable iron or steel fence
about the mou um 20. erected in 1883
on the Big Hole o'tt!e field, in Mon
tana.
Senator Dixon has introduced Il
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15

BUTTE, April ll.--For the first time
in r"veral months the payroll in Butte
has climbed back to something like
normal. The six companies of the
Am a!gamated here, Including the
Auaconda, Washoe, Butte & Boston,
Trentun, Parro, auh Boston & Mon.
lana, have just paid out about $780,.
600 in addition TO the 5000. 900 that has
been paid out 10y the Boston & Mon.
tanA properties all along, making q
total of a60O,OoO paid out in about
two thirds Of u tnOutn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Lottery Men Must Pay.

CINCINNATI, April 9.-Fines aggre-
eating $4,000 we're today assessed
against Morris Richmond and six
others, who we're arrested some weeks
ago and charged with conducting the
Kentucky Lottery contrary to law.
The men we're arraigned In Covington
today and all pleaded guilty. Rich.
mond was fined $40, 900 and lesser am
cunts were announced against the
others, all of whom declared they
were through with the lottery business
forever.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Protests Against Capitalization.

SHILOH, Tenn, April 10. - Gov
ernor johnson of Minnesota, today
dedicated Shiloh monument, erected
by the state of Minnesota in honor of
the soldiers falling in that battle. In
his address he protested against Pres.
ident Roosevelt's idea OF centraliza.
tion.
Relative to centr alization, Johnson
said the very theory of our govern
ment is based upon the rights of the
states to control absolutely their own
domestic affairs. He declared the
government does not need more
power, but a distribution of privil-
eges, so that all citizens have an
equal opportunity.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
JOHNSON IS WILLING,
Governor Of Minnesota Would Not
Refuse Nomination.

CHICAGO, April 8.-Governor John.
son OF Minnesota, who is on his way
to the battlefield Of Shiloh, Tennessee,
where . monument is to be dedicated
to the Minnesota soldiers killed In
the battle passed through the city
today. He discussed the presidential
question freely, saying:
II am q candidate for the presi.
dency in the sense that II I gain the
nomination shall accept It, and make
every effort to be elected.
II am not making a personal cam
paign and don't expect to seek in.
structed delegates. consider the
ambition to be president one of the
most laud able aspirations which any
man can entertain"
''Any insinuat or assertion, I"
said Governor johnson, ''that my
candidacy is being advanced by
James J. Hill and his interests is
absolutely false. l have fought him
several times and have never receiv-
ed word of encouragement from him
or any similar source" o
Governor johnson said that he did
not care to discuss w. J. Bryan and
any differences in policies between
himself and Bryan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.
Cry Of Chelsea Suffers Loss Of Mil
lions BY Disastrous Fire.

BOSTON, April l2.-An apparently
insignificant fire which started among
rags on dump in the city of Chelsea
today, was famed oy northwest gale
into a contlagration which obliterated
nearly one.third of the city. Five
hundred dwelling houses and public
buildings were destroyed, 1,500 fam
lilies were driven from their homes
and 10000 were made homeless. Two
lives are known to have been lost,
and at late hour tonight it was re.
ported that two other persons had
perished, one woman, having shot
herself in frenzy over her inability
TO save her property. From SO to 100
persons were injured. Accurate esti-
mates of the loss are impossible. The
city solicitor estimates the loss a,
nearly Sl0,O00,000.
The fire started in the marshes Dor.
dering the eastern division tracks oi
the Boston & Maine railroad, In the
rear of the Boston Blacking com.
pany's works. where employees were at
work in the drying out of rags. The
company's works are situated at the
west end of Bird street, half u mile
north of the heart of the city. A series
OF long, low, wooden buildings COM
prised the works, stored for the most
part with old rags and paper. The
exact cause of the fire ia is not known,
but it is supposed that spontaneous
combustion among the rags was re-
sponsible.
Among the structures destroyed were
l3 churches, two hospitals, the public
library, city hall, five school houses,
20 business blocks, nearing score Of
factories and upwards of 300 tenements
and dwellings,.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
He Tasted 43 Days.

Los ANGELES, April 9.-Day H.
Elmore, q local cigar dealer, last
night broke his fast of forty.three
days by partaking of clam broth and
milk in small quantities, and is today
gradually accustoming himself to
solid food. Elmore stated that the
death of man in St. Paul, who died
In an effort to prolong fast, induced
him to end his own effort because of
the danger to people who might follow
his example. Emore reduced his
weight thirty .eight pounds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Great Northern Is Fined.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 9.-Counsel for
the Great Northern railroad pleaded
guilty today in the federal court to
the charge Of rebsting brought gainst
the company, and Judge Morris i'm
posed q fine of 5000. The case was
brought in November, 1906, but was
not tried as the Great Northern had
appealed q similar case to the United
States supreme court. Judge Morris
tried the case, which was appealed,
and in that case had imposed q fine Of
$4,000. The supreme court sustained
his action.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Furious Wind Sweeps New York.

New YORK, April 1l.-Five men
are known to have loet their lives, q
number of boatemen are reported
missing aud dozens of other persons
were injured today in furious wind
storm, which set in here this after.
noon. The winds velocity at times
was as high as 60 miles an hour.
Pedestrians suffered much discomfort
besides being in constant danger
from falling chimneys. shutters, avn
ings and other articles which were
torn from their fasteninge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
A CITY IN RUINS.
Thousands Of Residents Of Chelsea
Secure Temporary Relief.

BOSTON, April 13.-Although more
than 10000 people were made home.
less, and hundreds OF buildings, in.
cluding residences, business blocks.
churches and public institutions we're
destroyed In the fire which wiped out
. third Of the neighboring city Of
Chelsea, a careful estimate by the in
surance adjusters today places the
property loss as approximately s5,-
600, 900. on which there was insurance
to the amount Of $500, 900. The work
today took on q substantial form and
by noon the situation was we'll in
hand. There was clothing in abun.
dance. temporary shelter had been
provided for the homeless and 90
bounttful was the supply Of food
brought in that by noon no one went
hungry.
As the day broke over the fire.swept
city the fright OF the night previous
which had overcome the populace die.
appeared. Parents roamed the streets
searching for lost children. The school
houses OF the city, as we'll as those OF
the neigh hboring cities and towns, were
filled with lost children and scores Of
parents went from one to another,
growing more alarmed as each was
visited and no tidings of missing
children were found. Thirty. seven
persons are unacconnted for and 1t is
feared that the clearing of the ruins
will reveal many charred bodies.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
the streets were joined in jail yester.
day oy another squad, members of
which had repeated the offense.
Montana Matters In Congress.

WASHINGTON, April Is. Repre-
sentative Pray has introduced . bill
sppropriasiug s20, 900 for the acquire.
ment OF q site for . postofice and
land Office building At Miles City.
After the purchase Of the site is
authorized, . bill for the construc.
ton OF the building will then be pro.
posed.
approximately 376, 900 acres Of land
which were withdrawn from the public
domain In November, 1904, in conuec.
tion with the Little Missouri irriga.
tion project in Montana, Wyoming
and South Dakota, have been restor.
ed and will become subject to settle.
ment and entry on such dates 40 the
secretary of the interior may pre-
scribe.
The delegates from the Grow In.
dtans now in the city appeared before
the senate committee on Indian affairs
today and all opposed the passage Of
the bill pending In the senate for the
opening OF their reserv alton for settle
ment. All but one of the delegates
favored the Dixon army breeding bill,
BY which, If the land should be open
ed. 35O, 900 acres will be set aside for
the tribe to breed horses for the army.
The delegates will 20 before the COM
mittee next Monday, when they will
give their views on the details of the
horse bill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Rates We're Too High.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., April 1.-THE
state board of railroad commissioners
has ordered reductions in freight
rates in western South Drkota, rang.
ing from 10 to 43 per cent. The great
est reductions are made on immigrant
goods and groceries. 1t is believed
the railroads will accept the judg-
ment of the board and put the reduced
rates into effect at once.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Governor Hughes lndorsed.

New YORK, April 1l.-Governor
Charles E. Hughes was Endorsed as
New York's candidate for president
by that party's state vention, held
today, and the four delegates elected
to the Chicago national republican
convention were instructed to use all
honorable means to bring about his
nomina alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
The Mineral Land estigation.

HELENA, April 13.-Iu compliance
with the request of the Montana Min
ing association, through ito repres en-.
tatives cent to Washington to inter-
view President Roosevelt, Secretary
Garfield and others, the interior de.
partmeut has begun an investig ration 70
the mineral and non.mineral classiilcsr
tion Of lands included in Northern
Pacific land grants In Montana and
Idaho. Land Commissioners Bennett
assigned Chief Of Field Service
Schwartz to the task and for two
weeks be has been mappinglout plans
for . thorough investig alton into each
and every complaint. Today 1t was
announced that field work would be
placed In charge Of L. l.. Sharp OF
Helena.
The Northern Pacific has also fled
some protests and these, too, will be
Investigated. The railroad alleges
that q strip Of ten miles wide, "a miles
long, near the north fork of the Clear
water in Idaho, has been classified as
mineral, when in fact 1t is not min
eralized. The same alleg cation is made
In reference to large tracts In the
Bitter Root and Cascade ranges in
Montana. Mr.. Schwratz said that
many complaints hadlbeen filed where.
in it was alleged that the railroad
had secured very much valuable tim.
Der and mineral lands under impro.
per classification,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Doukhobors Discard Clothes.

FORT WILLIAMS, Ont, April 10
The forty Doukhobors arrested a
fortnight ago for appearing naked in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15

Yorkers to be superior In texture,
sweeter scented, more delicious In
flavor, and more grassy In quality
than the rarest kinds OF creamery but.
ter
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15

bill making Immediately available
the unexpended balance Of the appro.
prtation, made In 1905 in pursuance
OF treaty stipulations for subsistence
and civilization OF the northern
Cheyennes aud Araphoes in Montaus.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-19
Land Office Decision.

The decision of the Land Office at
Montrose on the bunch of entries made
on Redlands was decided adversely to
those making the entries by Register
Bryson P. Blair and Receiver Gordon
Kimball. The following is summing
up of their decision:
while we could review the facts as
shown by the testimony at greater
length than we have done, we do not
deem it necessary. for it is clearly evil
dent that this whole transaction, from
beginning to end, is 30 stamped with
fraud that it needs no extended state
ment to demonstrate it.
1--WE therefore find that said entries
were not made in good faith, for the
sole use and benefit of said entrymen,
but at the instigation and for the use
and benefit of said promoters and the
officers Of the Redlands Irrigation and
Power company, and therefore under
the law said entries are not entitled to
stand of record.
'1n view of the foregoing, we rec
ommend that the entries be cancelled,
subject to the right of appeal
The Delta independent., 1908-06-19
Lyon to be Archdeacon

In order that he may become arch
deacon Of the Episcopal church in
Southern Colorado, Rev. C. W. G.
Lyon, for eight years -ieetor Of st.
Matthew'S church in Grand Junction,
has rendered his resignation and on
July will take up his new duties and
his successor is to be chosen immedi-
ately.
The important promotion has been
given Rev. Lyon for his faithful and
successful work in Grand Junction
by Bishop Edward ]. Knight, and his
headquarters will be located in Delta.
He and his family, however, will spend
the summer in Telluride.
Rev. Lyon, as archdeacon, will have
charge of all the churches in the south
western part OF the state.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-19
Eckert Locals.

Mrs. Van Dyke drove down to Austin
last Tuesday.
John Ashworth and wife were shop
ping in Delta Monday.
Bruce Bertram was visitor on lower
Surface Creek Sunday.
Mr.. snd Mrs. Davis of Cedaredge
were visiting Dr. and Mrs. Walker over
Sunday.
Gardens are growing and looking fine
Fairly tomatoes in bloom, cabbage be-
ginning TO head, squash and such vege-
tables are vining.
The young ladies who have been at
tending school in Delta have returned
home for the summer, which adds
largely to Eckert society. Plenty of
girls now boys 30 there is no need of
you playing wall flower for long time.
Why is it that the orchardists have
pulled up the prune trees and will not
grow prunes at all when most any time
you are in Reynolds and King Bros.
you can see customer buying prunes
that are shipped in put up in attractive
packages of pound each. Tney are
not one half as fine as the little French
prune that used to be grown in this
locality.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-19
Methods Of Inducing fruit Bearing.

1t isn't often that the Colorado fruit
grower is concerned about his fruit
trees not setting fruit, as the general
Of most varieties is to over
bear. There are. some varieties, how
ever, which are slow in coming into
bearing and individual trees Of standard
varieties sometimes fail to set fruit.
Horticulturists have for many years
practiced various methods to induce
fruitfulness and with some degree of
success. All these methods, as girdling
the trunk. root pruning, and summer
pruning Of the branches temporarily
check the growth Of the tree, and the
consequent slow growth induces the
formation of fruit buds. 1t is we'll
known that the buds which produce
fruit in any particular season were
formed the season before and their
formation is believed to begin early in
the growing season. This being true,
the time is now at hand for such work;
if put off much later in the season, it
will be too late, as the time for the
formation Of fruit buds for next years
crop will soon be passed.
By root pruning it is meant that q
small portion of the roots are cut off.
and the operation may be performed
with spade or in any way which is
best suited to individual needs.
Summer pruning takes the place Of
the annual winter pruning, and Is the
same in most respects except that it IL
done in June instead of winter or early
spring.
Girdling or ringing consists in re-
moving a ring of bark from the trunk
or larger limbs. This ring is some
times two inches or more in width; all
the bark within this space is removed,
thus exposing the wood. This method
of checking growth, though often en-
ployed, is rather drastic, and should
be used with caution. A more rational
method il to girdle the branch or trunk
by cutting through to the wood by
making one continuous cut and not re-
moving any Of the bark.
Some authorities state that the pro-
per time to check the growth of tree
in order to induce the formation Of
fruit buds is at the time when the bark
begins to set on the new growth. As
this is rather delicate feature to de-
termine the average person will make
no mistake IL he does this work any
time in the fore part of June.
W. PADDOCK,
HOrticulturist. Colorado Experiment
Station, Fort Collins.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-19
Stump-Iwin.

At the parlors of Mr.. and Mrs. E. r.
Morgan, on last Thursday evening oc-
CURED the marriage of Miss Esther
Irwin to Mr.. L. C. Stump, two of our
most popular people. With Miss Viva
Hawkey presiding at the piano, the
event began with a solo entitled, "Oh
Promise Me" by Mr.. Walter Irwin.
Mendelsohn' wedding march followed,
during which with Rev. r. N. Smith
as master of ceremonies and Gwendo-
line Stump as flower girl, the bride and
groom marched to position under a
fiowery bower where the impressive
and beautiful ring marriage ceremony
was pronounced in the presence of
about thirty guests.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-19
Paonia Weddings.
Paonia Ssvspapsr.)
HaCat- -Dixea.

One of the prettiest events of the
season was the wedding which took
place at the home of Dr.. and Mrs.
Dixon on last Tuesday evening. Miss
Daisy DIXON and Mr.. Clifford Vincent
who are among the most popular of
our young people were united in mar
rage, Rev. H. T. Cash performing the
ceremony which made them one. Miss
Dixon has long taught in our schools
and has host of warm friends who
wish the couple long and happy life
which she and her popular husband so
richly merit. The rooms were decor
ated in a very tasteful manner and the
wedding supper which was served at a
number Of small tables scattered
through the rooms, was in harmony
with the other perfect Arrangements
of the evening. A most interesting
part of the program was the gathering
of the high school students on the lawn
to do honor to the bride, their late
principal and in happy manner ex-
tend their congratulations to bride and
bridegroom.
The Delta independent., 1908-06-19
Read Happenings.

j. Prices baby is very i'll at the home
of J. E. Gallup.
All kind of crops look good. Haying
will soon commence.
Frank Robbins was down from the
Whiting ranch last Sunday.
A. M. Crawford and family visited
last Sunday with his brother-in-law C.
j. Anderson, in Delta.
Joe Sullivan who was operated on
for appendicitis sometime ago is still
having very serious time of it.
Harry Trail has taken down his house
preparatory to building his new cement
house. He has purchased cement
block machine and will make his own
blocks.
w. F. Doyle went up to Darling's
saw mill after some things belonging
to his Oldest son Wiley, who is at home
for few days helping his father thin
sugar beets.
1t is reported that Mr.. Sullivan had a
good mare killed in a runaway few
Gays ago. his son clarence went to
Delta with the mare and she got scared
at an automobile and ran away tearing
up the buggy.
The approaches to the new bridge
have been graded up and the road on
the south side of the river is finished
up in good shape. The grade connect
ing with the road on the north side is
not finished yet az it is a very hard
grade to make.
A quiet wedding took place last Mon
day at the residence of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Bryan,
when their daughter Alma became the
wife Of Oscar Billstrom. Rev. P. d.
Davis performed the ceremony. Their
many friends extend congratulations.