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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Children Win Strike.

NEW YORK, July 17.-Twenty.five
hundred children jacket makers, who
went on strike Ave weeks ago against
a reduction In wages, have won their
strike in all but few shops and re-
turned to work at the former pay.
The gaining of the demands is
looked on by the unions as an indica.
tion OF an increasing demand for
workers and that trade was rapidly
improving and. preparations have
been made by the unions in the
women's garment trades, in which the
wages have been cut, to demand a
restoration of former wages.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Anarchist Murderer Hanged.

CANYON CITY, Colo, July 15.-
Calling down the maledictions of the
Host High upon the Roman priest.
hood, and shouting "Long live Italy:
long live the Protestants," Giuseppe
Ala, the murderer of Father Leo
Hinrichs, was carried to the death
trap tonight, and paid the extreme
nalty of his crime.
Giuseppe Alias crime, the murder
of Father Leo Heinrichs, of the Order
of Franciscan monks, at the alter rail
in St. Elizabeth's church, in Denver,
while the priest was administering the
horror to the heart of every person in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
other places. No such drought %
that which prevailed in Maine recent.
ly has been known before in . quarter
OF century. In some sections no
rain fell for two months,
Preservation Of Forests.

WASHINGTON. July 10. - A joint
board representing the war depart.
ment and the bureau of forestry has
taken up the matter Of preserving the
forests on military reservations. An
arrangement will be made for q most
beneficial cutting of timber and for
preserving the trees which will remain.
Under this arrangement the war de-.
partment retains control OF the for.
ests on the reservations aud ct the
same time gets the valuable support
Of the forestry bureau.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Elevated Railroad Accident.

CHICAGO, July l8.-Eight persons
were severely injured and q number
of others suffered minor injuries in an
accident on the Jackson park branch
of the South Side Elevated railroad
at Stony Island avenue and 63rd
street today. A train of three cars
clashed against the bumpers at the
terminus of the road, tearing loose
the front trucks of the motor car and
allowing the car to slide over the bum.
pers for about 10 feet. Catherine
Jasmecka. II years old, was the most
seriously hurt. Her lower jaw was
broken and her face. head and body
was cut and bruised. The accident is
believed to have been caused by the
failure of the brakes to work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Indians Will Be Good.

RAPID CITY, S. D., July l6.-Five
hundred Ute Indians who revolted and
terrorized the country after fleeing
from their reserv alton in Utah, will
have 90O-mile trek back from here
Friday. The Indians will return un.
der escort of captain and ten United
States army cavalrymen. The agree
ment to return is the outcome of a con-
ference between the chief and President
Roosevelt. The chief promised the
president that the Indians would
henceforth be good
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Showers Put Out Forests Fires.

PORTLAND, Maine, July ia sue.
cession OF drenching showers has just
put stop to the great fires which
have wrought damage amounting to
hundreds of thousands of dollars in
the Maine woods during the last two
weeks, causing great alarm in many
instances for the safety of villages.
Summer resorts along the shore
have seemed a. times in danger of be.
ing wiped Gu, by the rush of flames
through the timber and underbrush,
packed up their belongings 10 seek
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Encouraging Letters.

Hot SPRINGS, july l7.-Democrats
OF many southern states are writing
to Judge William II. Taft declaring
their purpose Of voting for him and
do whatever may be iu their power to
secure his election. Letters of this
kind form one of the most interesting
features of Mr.. Taft's daily increas-
ing mail. From Democrats in Mary.
land, Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina and Georgia he has letters
assuring him it is the belief of the
writer's that those states will elect the
republican ticket in the coming elec-
tiOu.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Railroad Business Improves.

CHICAGO, July l5.-J. o. Knapp,
president of the National Association
Of Car Service, is of the opinion that
next November will see another car
shortage. It will hamper shippers all
over the country, Mr.. Knapp thinks.
He says that business now is ten per
cent more active than it was one
month ago and that things are gradu.
ally working back to normal. A car
shortage reported at present in Texas
is the first in that district in one year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

TWIN BRIDGES, July ia tele.
phone message received here today
from Browns station, in the Big
Hole, near Melrose, told of the finding
this morning OF two of the bodies OF
the four men who were drowned in the
Big Hole river near that place on
July 1. The recovery was made by 9
searching party about nine miles
down the river from the point where
the drowning occurred. The bodies
are said to be badly decomposed aud
Identification is difficult. 1t was not
learned which Of the four the men
were.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Federation Loses Members.

DENVER, July 16.-The annual re.
port OF Ernest Mills. secretary-treas-
urer OF the Western Federation of
Miners, which was submitted to the
convention today, shows that the or
ganization lost 5 1000 members during
the past year. The total membership
January this year was 3S,ll6. Mr..
Mills attributes the loss of members
to the existing industrial conditions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
LABOR STATISTICS.
Rate Of Wages Paid Last Year Show
Increase Over Previous Year.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-The aver.
age wages per hour in 1907 were 81
per cent. higher than In 1906; the re.
gulsr hours Of labor per week were 4
per cent. lower than in 1905, and the
number of employees in the establish
ments investigated was l per cent.
greater than in 1905.
These are some of the facts in q
statemement issued today by the bu.
reau of labor, ss the result Of an In.
vestig cation OF the principal wage
working occupations in 4.154 estab.
lishments, representing the principal
manufacturing and mercantile indus.
tries of the country.
1nvestig ations covering the sales OF
1,O14 dealers in 68 localities show tn at
the retail prices Of 30 principal arti-
cles OF food, according to consumption
In representative workingmen's fam.
lilies, were per cent. higher in 1907
than In 1906. An advance in retail
prices from 1906 to 1907 was greater
than the advance in wages, the pur.
ch asing power of an hours wages, as
measured by food, was slightly less in
1907 than in 1906. the decrease being
one.half of per cent.
The average hourly wages in 1907
were higher than in any year of the
lS-year period from 1890 to 1907 and
more than 20 per cent. higher than the
average in any year from 1890 to 1900.
AS compared in each case with the
average for the l0-year period 1890 to
1899, the average hourly wages in 1907
we're 2S.S per cent. higher, the number
of employees 44.4 per cent. greater and
the average hours of labor per week
s per cent. lower.
The average price of food in 1907
was higher than in any other year in
the ls.year period. The average price
of 80 principal articles, as gathered
according to family consumption of
the various articles. was 222.6 per cent.
higher iu 1907 than the average
price for the 10 years from 1890 to
1894
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Raise Rates or Cut Wages.

NEW YORK, July l6.-The presidents
of eastern trunk lines met today to
discuss the question whether there
shall be an increase in freight rates.
It is understood that the conference
discussed raising freight rates ten per
cent, or the alternative OF reducing
wages ten per cent. 1t was reported d
that E. H. Hartman was opposed to
q cut in wages, while the representa-.
tives of several other lines favored th at
course rather than an increase in
rates.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22
Arrested For Timber Land Frauds

NEW YORK, July IA. G. Mar.
shall, manager of the Standard Pro.
tective society, who with Henry G.
Cooke, president of the Oregon Ranch
ing and Timber company, was in.
dicted on charge of conspiracy to
defraud the United States by violat-
ing the law in relation to the sale OF
timber land in Oregon, surrendered
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Water right blanks-only correct
form published--.for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-22

Denver and weakened anxiety through
out the Catholic world, lest it should
prove the beginning of general plan
of priest murder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
WONDERS WORKED
ON MAIN STREET
Uninterrupted Sky Line Visible
Wires Are Gone.

The removal of the iron arms that
support the electric arc lights on Main
street, was begun by the city this
The arms are being taken
down in accordance with the intention
to remove as many overhead obstacles
as possible. The lights are suspend
ed upon wires attached to poles remov-
ed several feet from the Main street
curb line and on the cross streets.
The Light, Heat and Power company
has removed practically all its poles
and with the city and telephone COM
panies having done likewise, Main
street shows an almost wholly unin-
terrupted skyline above the tops of the
buildings. The only posts remaining
are those supporting the trolley wires.
There seems to be no haste upon the
part of the street railway company to
remove it's feed wires from the line Of
poles on the north side of the street.
The company informed the board Of
works and city council these wires
were being placed upon the iron poles
for temporary purposes only. That
was about one month ago and they re-
main.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT JACK|ES
Men May Not Be Given Shore
Leave at Manila.

Washington. D. c., Sept. 25.-Secre-
tary Metcalf has sent the following dis
patch to the naval station at Cavite to
be delivered to Admiral Sperry when
the battle ship fleet reaches that place:
Cholera reported in the Philippines.
If you find on approaching. epidemic
or danger Of getting it aboard ship. re-
strict visiting the shore to official bus
mess or prohibit it altogether to OFF,
GERS and men, and permit no visitors
aboard while at Manila or Cavite till
return from Yokohama"
These instructions are of precau-
tionary nature and the admiral will be
given some discretion as to allowing
such communication as is absolutely
essential. Cavite is six miles across
the bay from Manila and no danger is
apprehended from stay there Of sew
eral days of the vessels for coaling.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
FREIGHT RATE RAISE
PLANNED BY ROADS
Shippers of the West Aroused
By Announcement Just
Made.
INCREASE ON COMMODITIES
CHANGES AFFECT THE SHIPPERS
MORE THAN CHANGES IN CLASS
RATES TARIFFS EFFECTIVE
SOON.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 25.---he COM
mercial interests of Chicago and of the
West are aroused by the semi-official
announcement that the trans-conti-
mental freight bureau is preparing to
make general increase in commodity
freight rates. 1t was stated that the
new tariffs had been prepared and are
in the hands of the printer. 1t was
further averred that the tariffs would
soon be filed and made effective on
Dec. l or Jan. 1.
Traffic men deny that there is to
be a general increase in the commodi-
ty rates, but admit that proposition
is under consideration to make ad-
vances in some of the commodity rates
which have, it is asserted, been too
low for years 1t is the understand
ing of some Of the larger industries
that the increase is to be cents per
100 pounds from Chicago to the Pacif-
ic coast points. The iron and steel
industries are expecting such an in
crease and are preparing plans for
combating it.
The western traffic men some time
ago decided that 1t would be impossi-
BILE for them to make advances in the
class rates on account of the peculiar
situation between the Missouri and the
Mississippi rivers, and that If there
were any increases they would have
to be confined to the commodities.
Fully 90 per cent OF the tonnage is
carried on what are called commodity
rates, which are lower than the cores
ponding class rates. Accordingly,
changes in these rates affect the ship
pers more than changes in class rates.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
Affairs Of the Sporting World

Marquard is foolish like a pawnbroker.
The New Yorks took kindly to
Brown yesterday, who the Cubs have
been working over time, and he re-
tired under fire in favor of Coakley.
The Cubs did not render Brown their
usual sparkling support.
One of the Cincinnati papers prints
a pipe to the effect that Coakley went
to Chicago in part trade for Johnny
Evers, the star second baseman, and
that at the close of the season Miller
Higgins will be turned over to the
Cubs to complete the deal. A swell
chance the Reds have of getting
Evers
Waddell pitched another winner
yesterday. trimming Boston to o.
RUDE took things easy and only
whitfield six of his opponents. When
he feels good he generally strikes out
between twelve and seventeen.
Welcome back to our fair city, Mr..
Vail. Earlham's crack coach pulled
in yesterday ahead of time and is now
mapping out his plan of campaign.
Right now he is interested in having
his team in good enough form to
make a good showing against Purdue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
(By Tort.)

Under President Pulliam's ruling
that Wednesdays New York-Chicago
game was a tie and, therefore, no con-
test, the Cubs reported at the Polo
grounds yesterday at 1880 for a dou-
ble-header but the Giants did not
show up in time, so only one game was
played. The Cubs now claim that
New York forfeited one game to them.
It's up to Puliam again.
The long winning streak of the
Clevelands was halted yesterday
when the Maps old hoodoos, Washing
ton, stopped them 2 to 1. Johnson of
the Senators held Cleveland to three
lonesome hits.
The New York highlanders surprised
themselves yesterday by defeating the
White Sox / to 0. Lake was a mys-
terry to Comiskey's hired men.
Mr.. Marquard, late OF Indianapolis,
holds documentary evidence that he is
to get his share providing the Giants
play in the worlds championship SER
les. He wouldn't report to New York
until he reached this understanding.
Why, therefore, his title 'Rube"? Mr..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
TERRIBLE TURK HERE
May Meet One of the Wrest-
IerS at the Coliseum
Tonight.
GOOD BOUT IS ASSURED.

Tonight there will be pulled off the
first wrestling bout held in Rich
mond for years. The contest will be
held at the Coliseum and will start
promptly at $50 o'clock. 1t is not
yet definitely settled whether Busch
will take on Prindle or the Terrible"
Turk. The Turk arrived here this
morning and is very anxious to meet
Busch. The match was originally
made for Busch and Prindle and the
young American insists that he be pit
ted against the German champion.
Which ever way the match is arranged
the spectators will be assured Of a
good bout.
Promoter Carlson has been receiv-
ing numerous challenges for the win
ner of the contest this evening.
Busch is probably one of the best de-
veloped athletes in the world. He is
very anxious to meet the Terrible
Turk, being confident Of beating him.
The Turk paraded the streets today
clad in his native costume. His mag
nificent figure attracted general at
tention. 49,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
ESCAPE WAS STRANGE
Authorities Here Cannot I'm
derstand How Lucas
Secured Freedom.
KENTUCKY SHERIFF SLOW.

The local police department blames
the authorities at ST. Matthews. KY,
for the escape Of Isaac Lucas from jail.
1t is claimed the authorities must
have been lax in their method. owing
to the peculiar circumstances sur
rounding the affair There is strong
er hint as to the probable influence
that was brought to bear on the sher-
If of the county in which Lucas. who
was accused of forgery, was confined
in jail.
Mrs. Lucas was In communication
with the sheriff and was known TO be
making an effort to secure bond for
him. After the man had broken jail.
or managed TO pass beyond Its con-
fines, the sheriff did not wire to the
local authorities to be on the lookout.
but wrote letter. This stated ii was
believed Lucas would return to this
city.
Monday. when Lucas was at Liberty.
he acted In manner that created
suspicion. He hired a rig at a livery
Earn and drove about town for some
time. The liveryman became suspi-
cious and followed Lucas. AS soon as
he observed he was being watched Lu-
cas- drove back To the barn. He then
left the city in a manner not known.
The man has served time for horse
stealing and IL is the belief of the To-
cal police he hired the rig at Liberty
with the intention of driving to Gin
cinnati- He had made the trip to the
Queen City from Richmond several
times with horses and was perfectly
familiar with the roads.
The police do not believe Lucas now
will attempt TO return 10 this city.
where he operated barber shop on
North ID street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
ng-Shao-Yi Hopes to Inter-
est. American Dollars in
Manchuria.
WU-TING-FANG TO LEAVE.
HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED AS CHI.
NESE MINISTER TO WASHING
TON BY cHUNG-MEN-YEW NOW
ON WAY.

Picking, Sept. 25.-Bearing letter 10
the people of the United States from
the hand of the emperor of China,
Tang-Shao-Yi, Chinese official of
high standing, has left here for Amer
lea by way of japan.
Tang Shao-Yi's principal errand to
America is to thank the United States
government for it's remission of a por-
ton of the Boxer" indemnity and to
enlist American capital in the develop
ment Of northern China
He is accompanied by Chung-Men
Yew, who is to succeed Whiting fang
as Chinese minister at Washington.
This change in office probably will
take place in December. WI Ting
fang will receive Tang-Shao-Yi on his
arrival at the American capital, after
which he will retire.
Presents for Americans.
The diplomatic representatives here
of America, Great Britain, Japan,
France and Germany, were present at
the railroad station to bid the envoy
farewell. He was escorted to the sta
ton by a detachment of Chinese SOL
diers and the guard Of the American
legation. Tang-Shao-Yi is taking with
him a number of valuable presents for
American officials. The dowager
empress is sending special presents to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
SPECIAL SERVICES
At N. {. CHURCH
Sunday School to Hold Rally
Board Members to Speak.

Sunday is to be a day of especial
Importance at the First NJ E. church.
1t will be rally day for the Sunday
school and membership day for the
church. The program for the Sunday
school rally includes addresses by the
members of the official board. These
addresses are as follows:
THE Sunday School of Fifty Years
Ago'-W. E. Russell
The Sunday School of Today'-Dr.
q. b. G. Ewing.
The Sunday School of Tomorrow
S. Fl. Jones.
Sunday will mark the close of the
first month in the attendance contest
being held with the First English
Lutheran Sunday School.
Membership day at the church will
be fittingly observed. There will be
a number baptized and there VIII also
be number of people received into
full membership from probation and
by letter. The sermon will be deliv-
cred by the Rev. T. NJ. Guild. district
superintendent. In the evening the
choir viii render sacred concert
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25

needed to come forth. he proffers his
assistance. He changes his tune with
the time. His present bank deposit
proposition is worse than his free sill
yer dream. 1t is an easy thing to put
a proposition into platform and
make promises but to put them in
practice is different.
The Tariff Question.
About the tariff proposition. Both
parties have declared themselves in
favor of a change. The republicans
promise it Immediately after Mr.. Taft
is inaugurated. I have no doubt but
that he will be inaugurated. I want
to impress upon you the necessity of
having republican congress. 1 know
the people of the Sixth district will
attend to their share. have some &C
quaintance with Judge Barnard and
regard him ~ one of the cleanest.
most honest and best men in the dis
trict
"The Dingley law was passed in
1897 as tariff measure. AS a rev.
enue raiser it never has been surpass-
ed. For four years I have advocated
tariff revision. I have a communica-
ton from the president and know
where he stands. He has spent his
time with other big measures and has
not got around to the tariff matter.
1t has been placed aside only temper
arily. There are 1000 tariff schedules
and I promise you the republican par
ty will make revision and adjust them
fairly and justly. We will have a dual
rate. That is-we will treat a foreign
country as it treats us. If we are
made a favored nation by it we will
give it minimum schedule. but if
not we will make it pay a maximum.
But We will not reduce the schedules
so low as to close any industrial in
stitution or throw any American work
man out of a job. The tariff ought
not be too high. Remove the tariff
law and the standard of living in Am
erica will fall to the level of European
countries"
In concluding his address the speak
er said there never will be election
of United States senators by popular
ballot. He said such a system is not
needed. He advocates the election of
senators by primaries as the remedw
He announced his belief in the nom
nation of all state officers by primar-
les and advocates stringent rules. He
said other states follow the system
and Indiana must get into line. He
referred to the local option measure
in Indiana and stated he believes in
leaving the prohibition matter to the
countries as the most logical way to
do.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
CARNEGIE TO FOUND
NEW HERO FUND
ST 100000 to Be Given to
Trustees for Use.

London, Sept. 25.-Encouraged by
the success that has attended the es-
tablishment of his hero fund" in
America, Andrew Carnegie has decid-
ed to found a similar fund in his ma
tive land" To this end he is about
to hand over to trustees the sum of
$1,250, 900. Mr.. Carnegie has selected
as the administrators of his new bene-
faction the trustees of the Carnegie
Dunfermline fund, to which he made
over ,2,500,0Oc in 1903, for the purpose
of introducing more sweetness and
light into the monotonous lives of the
toiling masses Of Dunfermline''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-25
SENATOR MOORE
GIVEN NOMINATION
viii Represent Tri-County Dis
trict.

Connersville. Ind, Sept. Ex-senator
E. e. Moore of this city, received the
nomination for joint senator for the
senatorial district composed of Fay
cite. Rush and Hancock counties here
yesterday. Mr.. Moore takes the
place of Elmer Binford of Greenfield,
the regular nominee, who was COM
PEELED to resign on account of i'll
health. 1t was planned to nominate
Tom Null OF Manila, Rush county,
but 1t is understood he withdrew from
the race.