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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
Will Attack Rate Laws.

CHICAGO, April "A combined at
tack on the 2-cent passenger rate is
promised by the railroads that operate
in Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri.
The first step will be the application
to the federal court in Chicago for an
injunction to restrain the state from
maintaining m in force the 2.cent statute,
and its penalties.
That the rate laws of Illinois, Min
nesota and Missouri viii be attacked
simultaneously is a conclusion from
the close touch which has been main.
tanned by railroad officials of the
three states in all their conferences.
Chicago railroad men declared yes
terday that Illinois roads have pre-
pared statistics as to earnings and
expenditures under the 2-cent fare law
tending to show that the rate is unre.
munera ative, and hence confiscatory.
The statistics are now ready to be
presented as basis for petition for
an Injunction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
Seven Years For Perjury.

LIVINGSTON, April 3.-Chas. W.
Campbell, who was found guilty at
this term of court of perjury, was to.
day sentenced to serve seven years at
the penitentiary. Compbell was q
witness in the Barney Hanlon murder
trial, and testified for the defense.
He claimed to be an eye witness to the
shooting of Lannon by Hanlon, and
contended that Lannon was armed
with gun which he attempted to use
when shot by Hanlon.
Immediately after giving his testi-
mony in the case he was arrested on
the charge of perjury. 1t was shown
at his trial that during the quarrel
in which Lannon was killed he was
asleep, and knew nothing OF the
quarrel until he was awakened by one
of the parties asking for cot on
which to carry Lannon's body in
doors. This is the first conviction
ever secured in Park county OF a
charge of this kind.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
The Grow Indian Trouble.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Mrs. Helen
Pierce Gray, newspaper woman,
who was arrested last summer on the
Grow Indian reserva alton in Montana q,
and kept in Jail for three months on a
charge of collecting money from the
Indians, was given q hearing today
before the senate committee on Indian
aft airs. She denied that she had col
lected more money than was necessary
to pay her expenses to Washington,
where she came to make reports and
representations relative to injustices
which she claims had been done the
Indians.
She charged Secretary Garfield and
Commissioner Leupp with misconduct
in Office, and declared that Maio,
Reynolds, the Grow agent, had been
guilty of gross favoritism in leasing
the Indian lands. She also asserted
that Mr.. Leupp had been partial tc
the Lincoln Township company. Mr.
Leupp was present and denied hav
ing any financial interest in the mat
ter
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
Meat Prices Advance.

NEW YORK, April s. - Retailers
have again put up all meat prices from
reut 10 D cents pound, and when
the house wife goe, to the market this
morning -he will tiud the new scale of
prices ia effect. porterhouse steaks
that have heretofore been 30 cents a
pound VIII be 3o cents. and sirloins
that have 9"eu IS cents will be 80
cents. Ruua' -t,ak- that could have
been b ,ught 'ot - cents pound last
week, will b- 223 cents.
Talks with wnu.e, Il. e dealers YES
teruay developed the fact that there
Is not likely to b. any further change
10 the p !ce- for "a mouth. About the
first If May The cattle rai-ers of the
cuuu:ry wi. be able to snip 70 the
market, ~ome gra>- fattcned cattle
and tni, will make the supply some.
wha' greater. There are no corn fed
cattle ~ the farms and ranches to
speak nf, and those Ma, the farmers
have are being held back and shipped
gradually 80 as to get the advantage
OF the high prices now prevailing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
Montana Matters In Congress.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-The senate
committee on Indian affairs has fav.
orably reported Dixon's bill estsb.
lishing a buff alo park on the Flathead
reserv alton.
Senator Carter, of the committee on
postoffices and post roads, has intro.
duced bill to establish postal sav.
ings banks. He stated that this meas
ure was satisfactory to the postoff1ce
department and it was referred back
to the committee and will receive fur.
ther consideration.
George Palmer, for whose relief
Representative Pray introduced q bill
recently to repay him money to sc.
cure his release from draft into the
army in the Civil war, is living in
Ravalli county. Palmer was drafted
into the army on October 90, 1868, in
Michigan and on November II paid
at Grand Rapids 5000 for his dis.
charge therefrom. Palmer in an aft.
davit filed by MIR. Pray with the com
mittee on claims, says that at and be.
fore the time of the draft he was au
invalid.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
P0PUL|STS MAY BOLT.
Nebraska Delegates Make trouble In
National Convention.

ST. LOUIS, April 2.-The populist
national convention was late in com.
mencing proceedings. The chief cause
of this was the renewed efforts of the
Bryan men to secure an agreement
for an adjournment until after the
republican and democratic convcn.
tions. They made strong argument
before the members of the national
committee and also before the commit.
tee on credentials, but with no ap-
parent effect, save to delay the pro.
ceedings.
They cited the case of Pennsylvania, ),
which has seventy.nine votes in the
convention, while Watson in 1904 did
not receive single vote in the state.
Other irregularities in the system of
representation were mentioned, but
the Watson men stood firm and re-
fused to listen to any proposition for
an adjournment.
The determination of Nebraska,
Minnesota and Michigan to bolt the
convention if the program of making
nominations were carried out, was
unaltered today. Z. A. Walrath,
secretary of the Nebraska state
central committee, said today: "We
do not propose to be trampled on and
we are going to fight for our rights.
We claim to represent more Simon
pure populists than any other state.
We will not be party to any nom-
nations, and If they are made, and
if an adjournment is not taken, We
will leave the convention"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08

HELENA, April 6.-Because of the
evidence of good faith shown by the
defendant, Judge HINT this morning
in the federal court only imposed 3
fine Of $3.50 on Enoch Harpster Of
Dawson county, who was indicted
jointly with his brother, Kleber, on
the charge of fencing 4.320 acres of
public land. The charge was dismis-
al as to Kleber Harpster, it being
proven to the satisfaction of.the court
that he had no interest in the unlaw-
full pasture. Enoch Harpster used the
land for pasturing horses.
An airship, real motor car on
wings, will be the big feature and
attrac,ion of the next Montana State
Fair, This was made certain yester.
day when Secretary John w. Pace, of
the State Fair association, signed q
contract with William T. Lester,
manager of the Strobel Airship COM
psny, of Toledo, O., who has been in
the city for the past few days com-
p citing negotiations. The contract
drawn up yesterday specifies that the
airship shall make two flights daily
and that the company shall be paid
for each hight, thus guaranteeing "a
| flight, or your money back"
The centennial anniversary of the
organization of the Sixth infantry Of
the United States army will be observ.
Cd with fitting ceremonies at Ft.
William Henry Harrison, Montana:
Ft. Missoula, Montana: aud Ft. Abra-
ham Lincoln, North Dakota, next
Sunday, April IL The regiment was
organized by act Of congress April II.
1908, and has served conspicuously in
every notable engagement in the war
of 1872, the Mexican war. the civil aud
the SPANS American wars and
throughout the iu-urrection ia the
Philippines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
Long Trip BY Dog Team.

NEW YORK, April 3-When seven
Alaskan dogs drawing an Alaskan
sledge on wheels trotted into City
Hall park late yesterday, their driver,
Eli A. Smith, completed probably the
longest dog sledge trip on record and
won wager, said to be $4,000 of
nearly three years. standing. Smith
is miner, and formerly govern
ment mail driver in Alaska.
When he stopped to visit Mayor Nc.
Clellan yesterday he had completed, /,
he said, entirely by land, finishing it
in less than a month less than two
and q half years. Smiths regularity
in making his mail trips through the
wilds and SHOWS of Alaska with dogs
as motive power resulted finally in a
wager that he could not make q trip
with his outfit to New York from Nome
in less than two and one.h alf years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
A Nebraska Prairie Fire.

PAXTON, April "A prairie fire has
been raging in the sand hills for two
days. James Kane is known to have
been burned to death: many houses
were destroyed, hundreds of head OF
livestock were lost and thousands of
acres of prairie burned over.
The fire started Tuesday. All day
Wednesday 80 mile wind blew and
the blaze swept across The prairies
with tremendous speed. Blazing em-
bers were carried ten miles in advance
of the flames in places. The sky was
90 black with smoke that ranchmen
were unable to locate the fire until the
blaze was upon them. AS rapidly as
possible ranchers plowed safety fur.
rows around their buildings, but in
many cases the flames reached them
before the plowing was complete.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08

on the Missouri river, thirty miles
from Helena. When completed, Il
will not only irrigate thousands of
acres OF land in this section. but will
furnish power for plants in Helena,
Butte and Anaconda. The immeusity
Of the undertaking is seen By the fact
that 125. 900 barrels Of cement will be
used. Loaded on cars, this would
compose q train nine miles long.
One thousand tons Of steel will also
be used.
The plant will be in opssasion with
in about one year and when complet.
ed will have 80 great . capacity -
the two plants now in operation COM
bined, or twenty-five thousand horse
power. Seventy-five men are. now en-
ployed at the dam-site and bylJune l,
Mr.. Gerry announces, the) working
force will have been increased to 800
men, while by July / there will be
more than 500 men employed in the
construction work. The camps for
the workmen are now about completed
and within the next two weeks the
company will begin workion the spur
track.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
Police Dogs In New York.

NEW YORK, April Am increase
in the city's crime is indicated by the
quarterly report of the detective bu.
reau. This report shows that more
crimes were committed in that period
than in the first three months of last
year. AS an Offset, however, it is
shown that there were many more con-
victions for felonies and misdeme anors
and larger amount of stolen pro-
perty was recovered.
Commissioner Bingham was pleas
ed by the report concerning the police
dogs attached to the Parkville station
in Brooklyn. Since the dogs have been
patrolling the Parkville territory bur.
glaries there have fallen from ten to
two a mouth.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
MONTANA IN CONGRESS.
Favorable Action Upon Matters AT,
fecting Treasure State.

WASHINGTON, April 6. Largely
through the efforts OF Congressman
Charles N. Pray of Montana. Gen.
eral Mckenzie, chief of engineers, has
authorized the government boat Man.
dan, to work on the upper Missouri
river this season as far "a Fort Ben.
ton, for the removal of obstructions
to navigation and to make q thor.
ough inspection Of the river. This
latter task will be done this fall. In
an interview Congressman Pray stated
that he was working for an appropris.
tion OF SlOO, 900 to continue the work
next season on . more extensive
scale.
The army appropriation bill as 1t
passed the senate carries an estim ate
Of sl00, 600 for Fort Harrison water
supply and $40, 900 for increasing the
size of the resery alton at Fort Harri.
son.
Senator Carter has introduced q
bill authorizing the Yellowstone Val.
ley Steel Bridge company of Montana a,
to construct a bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at or within one mile ives,
of the east boundary line Of Mon
tana.
Major Reynolds, Indian agent or
the Grow reservation in Montana, to.
day testified before the senate com.
mittee Oh Indian affairs, denying the
charges made by Mrs. Helen Pierce
Grey OF Illinois. as to the treatment
of the Indians. He produced large
amount of documentary evidence taker
from the files of the Indian agency ir
defense OF his conduct in various mat
ters OF which Mrs. Grey complained.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
INDIAN DEFENDS AGENT.
Grow Reservation Scandal lnvesti.
gated BY Senate Committee.

WASHINGTON. April Chief Plen
ty Coos of the Grow ltd an irib4 tes.
titled today before the senate commit.
tee on Indian aft airs and in response
to questions by Senator Dixon deuied
many of the statements of Mrs. H.ieu
Pierce Gray, that many Indians were
mistreated by Major Reynolds, the
agent. Two interpreters were used in
the examination, one repea atiug the
questions to the chief and the other
giving the answers to the committee.
Plenty Coos explained the manner OF
his tribe in farming their lands, and
told of the relations of the tribe to the
agent, Major Reynolds.
He expressed the belief that Rey.
nolds was the best agent the Grove
had ever had, in that he helped the
Indians to help themselves. The CHIEF
denied that Reynolds interfered with
members of the tribe in selling their
stock and produce for the best price
obtaiuable. In other ways he praised
Reynolds, but said there had been
some complaints by those Indians who
did not like to work.
Senator Dixon brought out the fac
that Plenty Coos was with General
Crook in 1876 and fought with him
just in advance of the Custer massa
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
He Swallowed Hardware.

SEATTLE. April 4.-Henry Harrison
has had removed from the innerm ost
recesses of his system eleven knive
blades, five lath nails, six small
screws, three tacks and sundry other
bit, OF hardware. Incidentally when
Harrison summoned the surgeon he
thought he was suffering from appen.
dicitis. Hartman makes his living
on vaudeville circuits swallowing
glass, knife blades, horseshoe nails
and other incidentals. He is thirty.
eight years old and has been following
hi voc alton for twenty years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
After the Paper Trust.

WASHINGTON, April 2. Speaker
Cannon today introduced q resolution
directing the attorney general and the
secretary of commerce and labor to
inform the house what steps have been
taken by those departments to inves.
tigate the action of the Intern alton al
Paper company of New York and
other corporations supposed to be
engaged in an effort to create . mo.
nopoly in print paper. In a statement
Mr.. Cannon said If the claims of the
publishers are correct, the manufac.
turers of paper are subject to penal
ties and the "trust" can be dissolved
in the United States court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
Punished For Peonage.

ST. LOUIS, April l.--Seven men
from southeast Missouri, who had
been convicted in federal court on the
charge OF peonage, surrendered to
United States Marshal Mossey and
were taken by him today to the U nited
States prison at Leavenworth, Kan,
to serve terms ranging from one and
one-half to three and one-half years.
They were convicted in the United
States district court at Cape Girardeau
of having kept negroes in bondage.
They appealed to the United States
supreme court, which tribunal affirm.
ed the judgments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
Wants Tariff Revision.

INDIANAPOLIS. April 1.-The re-
publican state convention, which open
ed here today, endorsed Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks for president. The
administration of President Roose.
velt was warmly commended.
A letter read before the convention
from Mr.. Fairbanks urged the dele
gates to press for an extra session OF
congress to revise the tariff before
the next administr alton takes Office.
Mr.. Fairbanks gives as his reasons
for this demand that he fears the next
house may be controlled by the demo.
crata
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
Thirty-six We're Drowned.

PORTSMOUTH, Eng, April 3. -
Thirty.six men, including Lieuten ant
Middleton, the comm ander of the tor.
pedo boat destroyer Tiger, lost their
lives in the collision off the Isle of
Wight last night between that vessel
and the British cruiser Berwick. The
vessels belong to the Portsmouth di.
vision of the home fleet, and were
engaged in night maneuvers in the
channel while on their way to Port.
land,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08

Carter offered q further amendment
recurring the secretary to certify that
the land so disposed of cannot be
irrigated because of the absence of
available water. Mr.. Smoot explain.
ed the methods of "dry" farming
applied on this class of land and dec.
Jared that considering the results to
be secured, the amount OF land re-
ferred to in the bill was equal to no
more than 100 acres Of land to be set
tied under the Homestead act. Under
objection, the final disposition Of the
bill was postponed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-08
WATSON LEADS POPULISTS.
Delegates From Nebraska and Min.
nesota Leave the Convention.

St. LOUIS, April 2.-For president,
Thomas E. Watson of Georgia; for
vice president, Samuel E. Williams
Of Indiana.
This ticket was nomin ated today by
the populist party convention after .
stormy session, throughout which the
Nebraska and Minnesota delegates,
working in the interests Of VIM. j..
Bryan strove desperately to bring
about an adjournment of the conven.
ton until after nomin atone had been
made by the democra attic and republi.
can parties. Hopelessly outuumbered
and without any chance whatever of
gaining their object, the Nebraska
men fought desperately to the last:
and when j. A. Forest of Albany, N.
Y, mounted the platform Ito place
Watson in nomin alton they withdrew
from the convention attended by the
Minnesota convention which consisted,
however, of only one man, T. j.
Weigham. If Bryan is nominated at
Denver, the men who walked out of
today's convention will support him,
and they declare that the populists OF
Nebraska will do so to q man.
About 200 delegate were present,
representing % states, and it was
notice able that all of those partici.
pating in the convention were aged
men. One speaker called attention to
this fact when he declared "there ain It
one spring chicken on this whole
roost."
The calling of the roll developed
the state of Montana was represented
by a resident of St. Louis, who
"called Montana his home" His
vote was promptly challenged by w.
B. Jones of Nebraska, who claimed
that the Montana representative was
not accepted by the committee on ere.
dentials and could therefore take nc
part in the convention. Nebraska
was voted down and the Missouri m ar
cast the vote for Montana. He is
William Schiffelbein.