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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-20
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
investigating Powder Trust.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-That q 90 per
cent monopoly OF the powder trade in
the United States has been obtained
by methods such as cutting prices to
about dollar in certain states, while
q price of s6.75 was maintained else.
where, was the substance of testimony
against the so.called powder trust at
q further hearing of the case here to-
day. The litig alton is a federal suit
for alleged violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
r. S. Waddell of Peoria, ILL.,, was
the only witness today. For many
years Mr.. Waddell was q general
sales agent for the combined powder
companies and he subsequently be.
came an independent manufacturer.
It was he who filed the petition on
which the suit was brought.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Insures Against Bryan's Election.

New YORK, Oct. 23.-Lloyd's Elk.
change, London, which will give in.
surance against anything from the
disaster of a rainy day to the ezra ex.
pense of twins, has accepted from
American business men risks against
theelection of William Jennings Bry an
amounting to 100000 in return for
premiums amounting to about S55 900.
While the writing of the insurance
Is technically business trans action
it amounts virtually In this case to Q
wager by the famous London excha ange
against Bryan at odds Of nine to one.
In taking such risk, or making
such bet, Lloyd's has not acted in .
| wildly hazardous manner. 1t has
based It's trans actions upon q most
careful investig alton OF the sentiment
among American voters and has receiv.
ed reports from confidential agents and
astute politicians concerning the sit.
uation in every state in the union.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Win Prizes In Land Lottery.

DALLAS, S. D., Oct. 22.-The draw.
ing for farmslin the great Tripp county
district was finished today, when the
number of 5000 was reached. This
morning Judge Witten and his clerk
began the work of asserting the 10S,.
900 unlucky applications and compsr.
ing them with those which drew prizes,
in order to detect any applicants who
had registered twice. II any are
found among the prize-winners, they
will be barred from fling.
Last night and today the work of re-
moving the rush buildings which have
lined Main street for the last three
weeks to the new town site in Tripp
county made a unique spectacle. The
buildings are on wheels and eight
horses were hitched to each and q
forced march over the prairies began,
each owner intent upon securing the
best location in the town of his choice.
It is estim ated that participation in
the lottery cost the land.seekers not
less than $4,000, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
TAFT STANDS ON RECORD.
Declares That Decisions From Bench
We're Good Law.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 23.-In
this city last night Mr. Taft made q
clear distinction between The republi-
can and democratic platforms on the
use of the injunction and decl ared
business to be property. The largest
outdoor gathering Mr. Taft said he
had ever addressed was assembled at
Terre Haute, wien the Taft speci al
arrived there. Committeeman said it
was the largest political gathering in
the state.
Mr.. Taft addressed the Terre Haute
crowd on bis position on injunctions,
and during his talk the caudida ate de-.
clared with great vehemence:
"That is where the republican party
stands; that is where I stsnd and I
don't care what happens politically,
that is where I am going to stand. I
have issued injunctions against law.
less la boring men who were violating
somebody else's rights. II l had not
done 1t, l should not have the right
to be here asking for your suffrage.
"What kind of q Judge do you
want? Do you want Judge that dis.
tinguishes between classes, decides in
favor of one class and against an.
other? Is it not the Judge who under
bis oath, with the law as it is laid
down in the textbook and the statute
and with the evidence before him, de.
cides according to the justice of the
case and then issues the order that the
law requires him to Issue? What is
an injunction? An injunction is mere
ly an order with reference to the pre-.
vention of abuse made before the fact
occurs which 10 to injure or not injure
the party. Where an injury has been
done q man brings suit to recover
dsmage for the injury, but where the
injury is OF . ch ar acter recurring from
time to time in email acts for which
you cannot recover damages that are
adequate, there equity says that q
man may have prevention rather than
cure.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Perished in Storm.

SANTA FE.. N. NJ, October "a
Twenty thousand sheep on the Cum.
bres mountain in Rio ARABIA county
IA miles north of here, are reported
to have perished In the blizzard which
has ragged In this section during the
last three days.
The storm Is the worst in years, and
the snow is from i've to 10 feet deep.
Besides the great loss of sheep. six
herders are missing, and 1t is believ-
ed they were also frozen to death.
MEDICINE Hat, s9s sk., Oct. 25.-The
first train since Monday reached
Medicine Hat from the east last night.
Donald Cameron, sheep heard er,
and two others, we're caught in the
storm aud forced to leave their sheep
to perish and seek safety themselves.
Cameron, however, became exhausted
and died. After being 60 hours with.
out sleep or nourishment, the other
two reached ranches In safety. It is
feared that many other herers
perished.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Railroads Resist Lower Rates.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 22.-Three amended
bills of complaint were fled in the
federal court here today by the Union
Pacific, Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern Railroad companies,
alleging unconstitutionality Of the
interstate commerce act OF congress
under which the interstate commerce
commission ordered reduction in the
freight rates on lumber from the Pa
cifc coast and also asserting that the
rates alleged to be excessive we're jus
titled by reason of the increase in
value of the forest products, occas.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Electric Power For Railroad.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Electriication of
all the tracks of the Illinois Central
Railroad company, within the limits
of Chicag was authorized at the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders Of
that road held here today. The
change from eteam to electricity must,
according to the resolution, "proceed
with all reasonable dispatch"
The Illinois Central tracks entering
the city run along the lake shore
through a well.to-do residence district,
and are used constantly by the COM
pany in the suburban, through and
local traffic. The smoke and dust
arising therefrom have long been OBJ
jects of attack by persons living along
the line.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Millions For Canal Work.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Congress
will be asked to make an appropria.
tion OF s35, 900, 900 for carrying on the
work of the isthmian canal during the
year OF 1910, ii the estimates prepared
by the commission are approved by
the war department. The current
years appropriation aggregates s27,.
0o0, 900, 81, 800, ,00ol of which was for
the purchase OF three vessels forl the
commission's use. The 1910 estim ates
make provision for about seven
months work on the three locks at
Gatu. The work on the great railway
there is to begin the coming Decem-
ber.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28

washing machinery, according to coal
traffic officials Of the Burlington,
Chicago and Eastern Illinois and
Illinois Central roads.
Scarcely any rain hAs fallen in
Franklin and Williamson connties
where most of the coal mines are locat.
ed since last May, they say, and many
Of the mines already have been haul.
ing to the mines from long distances
and borrowing from the supplies kept
by the railroads in reservoirs oil
along their lines for their engine
tanks. The supply now 10 becoming ex.
tremely low and II the drouth con-
tinues the mines, many Of which
already have been obliged to curtail
theirlproduction, will be oblig ated
to suspend operation entirely.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28

ports received here this morning. The
crest of the food struck here this
morning and the river rose 10 feet in
less than an hour. Hundreds OF
farmers have taken refuge in the tree
tops, and frantic efforts are being
made from many points to rescue the
marooned ones. The bridges in all
directions have been destroyed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Great Northern Finances.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 23.-The 10th annual
report Issued today by the Great Nor.
thern is highly favorable, In view of
the general business conditions dur.
ing nine months of the company's
fiscal year, ending June 30, 1908.
The gross oper ating revenue for the
year was s54, 429, 900, q decrease com.
pared with the total for the previous
year Of 81, S3S, 900. On the other hand
the operating expenses were increased
by 1923 900 and the cost of maintain.
ing way and structures increased o..
32Q. 600
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
TAFT IN INDIANA
Republican Candidate Makes vigor'
Gus Reply To His Opponent.

MILAN, Ind, Oct. 22.-Indiana is to
be the battle-ground in which william
h. Taft will push his campaign for
the remainder of the week. He has
adopted an itinerary which calls for
forty speeches and will take the can
didate through the state from south
to north. He began the delivery OF
the sixteen speeches required of him
today at Lawrenceburg before 8
o'clock this morning. The day will be
ended at Evansville. With a voice
restored by his day of rest Mr.. Taft
had this to say of Mr.. Bryan at his
first stop:
''Mr. Bryan is q bit sensitive be.
csuse the republicans are prophesy.
ing, not only republicans but demo-
Gratis, too, that II be is elected it will
restrain business and that ii the re.
publican ticket is elected it will i'm.
prove business. He says that it ia
Offering bribery to workmen. It
is not offering bribery. 1t is merely
stating fact, and it is fact that
workingmen ought to know as we'll as
business men. Mr.. Bryan's election
would be q menace to prosperity. We
may not, II he is elected, expect tha,
business will be resumed with that fow
and the current Of prosperity which
we have had for the last eleven years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Rains Cause Disastrous Flood.

CoFFEYvILLE, Kan, Oct. 2l.-This
part OF Kansas experienced one OF the
heaviest rains in its history last night.
Nearly six inches of water fell, caus.
ing the rivers to rise until floods are
feared here. Cellars and Easements
in this city were flooded and Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas stock train
was wrecked today south OF here by
running into washout.
SHAWNEE, Okla, Oct. 2l.-At least
100 persons were killed in cloud
burst which flooded the country ives,
of here last night, according to re-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Lynched 6y Night Riders.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, oct. 2l.-A mob
OF night riders, composed Of fishermen
who have been making their living by
illegally taking fsh from Reelfoot
lake, near Union City, last night
murdered Captain Quinten Rankin. .
we'll known attorney, and attempted
to kill his partner, Colonel r. q.
Taylor, also we'll known lawyer OF
this state. The two men are the own.
ers of the lake and had taken steps to
prevent trespassers from fishing there.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Billiards Blockade Traffic.

WINNIPEG, Oct. 23.-One of the
worst snow storms ever known In west
ern Canada Is raging today, com.
pletely demoralizing transportation.
Ten inches of snow has fallen and in
many places the drifts are ten feet
deep. Westbound trains are unable
to proceed. The Vancouver express
is stalled here, and will probably be
unable to 60 on before tomorrow.
No trains from the east arrived tod ay
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Montana Stockman In Trouble.

CHICAGO, Oct. PIE. J. Murphy.
said to be wealthy cattleman from
Augusta, Montana, was taken to the
Peoples hospital last night by the
police. According to the police he
became mentally unbalanced while in
the dining room of the Transit house
of the stocky ards. When the police
arrived Murphy is said to have been
violent and he was handcuffed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
BRYAN CHARGES COERCION.
Democratic Candidate Says His Op-
ponents Use Crooked Methods.

NEWARK, O., Oct. 2l.-'I say to
you that the little ward heeler who
goes around and bribes . man for
five dollars is q moral character be.
sides the man who attempts to use his
power to threaten those who work for
him and to buy them by . promise Of
increase or threaten them BY promise
Of decrease
Thoroughly aroused by what he
termed q thew menace" through the
publication today Of press dispatch
stating that the officials Of the New
York Central lines had summoned
their workmen and informed them that
II the democrats won the election there
would be ten per cent reduction in
wages, but that. If they lost. there
would be an increase, W. ]. Bry an,
in q before breakfast speech to q vast
throne, poured q volley sof criticism
into the republican partylfor its cam.
paign tactics. He. threw into his Ut
terances all the vigor he could muster
and his words were greete0 win louo
cheers.
Great crowds and lusty cheering
was Ohio's greeting to W. ]. Bryan
today. Although the day was hard
one for him, Mr.. Bryan exhibited no
signs of fatigue. While still in bed
this morning newspaper was handed
itno his state room and Mrs. Bryan
read to him dispatch stating that
the New York Central railroad sy stem
was threatening it's employees with q
reduction in wages If he was elected.
This was his cue for the day and be
fred broadside after broadside into
the republicans in criticism Of theil
campaign tactics.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
GUESSING AT RESULT.
Election Of Both Presidential Candi-
dates Predicted In Various
Forecasts.

NEW YORK, October Educational
Chairman Mack authorized q state.
ment today in which he claimed the
election Of W. J. Bryan by landslide.
He announced that his reports showed
that Mr.. Bryan would receive at least
301 electoral votes or SO more than 10
necessary for . choice. Mr.. Mack's
forecast Of the election follows:
The rumbling and laundering Of the
Bryan landslide In the west is already
heard in the eastern states, and today
I can confidently predict the election
Of Mr.. Bry an; that landslide in the
west will extend to the shores Of the
Atlantic. 1t means that the national
democratic ticket will carry every
doubtful state In this section and in
rockribbed republican districts the
msjorities of that party in recent
years will be reduced to q minimum.
Basing my forecast on the most
conserv alive lines, In view of the op.
timistic reports have received from
all sections of the country, figure
that Mr.. Bryan will have at least 301
electoral votes, or SO more than is
necessary for q choice. This COM
Portable majority will be increased
rather than decreased when the vote
is counted.
In addition to the 166 votes OF the
solid south, and In this l include
Maryland, l am confident that Mr..
Brya an will carry New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Idaho, Montana,
Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, In.
diana, Ohio, Delaware, Kansas, and
South Dakota--a total of 301 votes.
All over the country there is q change
OF 25 to SO per cent from the Roosevelt,
vote of 1904 to Mr.. Bryan.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.--Straw ballots,
taken by newspapers in Chicago, Gin
cinnati, New York and st. Louis
show that the following states claimed
by the Bryan supporters will give
Taft enormous majorities:
Ohio, $4,000.
Kansas, 10000.
Connecticut, 80 900.
Rhode island, 10000.
New York, 100000.
Wisconsin, 500
The poll in Oklahoma shows BryaI
In the lead by about 900. The pol
in the southern states shows that tn
democrats will have consider ably re
duced majorities In many communi
ties. The claim that Kansas shoult
be placed in the doubtful column i
shown to be preposterous by the strav
vote returns. This state is safely ant
solidly republican. Nebraska Is II
the doubtful column, the ballots &C
tually returned showing Bryan re
ceived ia more votes than Taft
Maryland will again be the scene o
I one of the closest fights in history
, The straw vote shows Taft ahead o
Bry an by 30 votes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
STILL WHITTL.IN'

Toned by the depletion of the forests,
the increased value Of southern vel
low pine and OF the white pine Of Min.
nesota, Wisconsin aud Michigan.
The amended bills recite that the en-.
forcement of the reduced rates would
entail q loss upon the railroads of
cents per 100 pounds and in some in.
stances more.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Starved To Death In Desert.

Los ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 2l.-
Thirty miles from habitation, B. T.
Pratt, miner, starved to death on
the Inyo county desert, according to
q report today by G. W. Lewis, who
returned from . prospecting trip.
He found q notebook scribbled full of
q terrible account Of, the mans dying
agopies.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Dixon Confers With President.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-President
Roosevelt today held long con-
ference with Senator Dixon of Mon.
tana, chairman OF the republican
speakers bureau at Chicago. Senator
Dixon left tonight for Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-28
Orouth Closes Coal Mines.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-Unless there is
q rainfall soon in the southern part OF
Illinois the coal mines will have to
shut down for want of water for max.
ing steam and for operating their coal
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-14

F A professional nurse at Leeds,
England, wns remarkably successful
in the care of patients suffering
from smallpox, diphtheria OF pneu-
monia. In fact, she had never lost
4 patient with one Of these COM
piaints. Not long'ago, however, she
sad a pneumonia case which was
given up by the physician, much to
the nurses chagrin.
a'iIe can't through the night,
aid the doctor.
Sure enough, when the nurse
vent to give the sick man his medi'
zine he only shook his head. The
distracted nurse saw her proud rec
ord about TO be broken, and sh'
| urged the patient to take his dose.
+SNo use" he murmured.
well, sir said the nurse Il
/ DESPAIR. "you've got to take i'll An
lie you die I'll kill you!"
whereupon the patient began t
laugh. took his medicine and 60
| veil.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-14
Hin Amendment.

A good many yeaEs ago 1t is sald
that 4 bill was reported in the New
York assembly entitled IAN act for
the preservation of the heath hen
and other game" The speaker, a
very shortsighted man snd nothing
Of a sportsman, after a squirting
look at the paper, read, "An act for
the preservation Of the heather and
other game"
He was apparently unconscious
Of his blunder and of the ripple oil
merriment which was runn'ng
through the house until an homes,
member from the north, who had
suffered considerably by the depre'
dations of frontier tribe, but wh'
had one of the kindest hearts IL
the whole assembly, proposed a hal
groamng amendment:
"Inciuding Indians. gentlemen
| for I shouldn't want 'em left out, i
spite Il everything they've done Il
A nal"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-14
MANS MOOD FOR SONG.
Il Asserts Itself In Almost Every
Phase of life.

Sailors sing. They have song
for work and songs for every part
Of their work, and they have songs
Of "reminiscences and Of tragedy and
many farcical songs, some brutal
songs, songs Of repose and songs IN
which is packed the desire for a dis
tant home. Soldiers also sing, at
least in those armies where soldiers
are still soldiers. And the line,
which is the core and body Of any
army,.is the most singing Of them
all. Those men who marched be-
hind Caesar in his triumph sang "a
song, and the words of it still re-
main ESQ | am told). The armies
Of Louis XIV. and Of Napoleon, OF
the republic and even Of Algiers
made songs Of their own which have
passed into the great treasury OF
European letters.
/ They sang in that march which
| led men to the assault at Hastings,
| for it was written by those who saw
the column of knights advancing TO
the foot of the hill that Taillefer
was chosen for his great voice and
rode before the host, tossing M
sword into the cir and catching i
again by the hilt, a difficult thing t.
do, and singing Of Charlemagn'
} and Of the vassals who had died un
der Roncesyalles. +.,. ...s .,.. - !.
! Song also eliminates AM
strengthens and WHITES all commol
! | life. and on this account what
! left of our peasantry have harSes
] songs, and there are songs for NOV
/ ing and songs for the midwinte
E rest. and there is even a song IN tn
{ south Of England for the gatherin
o Of honey. is =.
Il Indeed, all men sing at their labc
/ or would so sing did not dead col
Il yention forbid them. You will s
ic there are exceptions, as lawyer
IL usurers and Others. But there a
n no exceptions to this rule where =
N the man is working and is workii
!. we'll and is producing and is n
ashamed. Rowers sing, and thu
song is called a barcarole, and ey
Ia men holding the tiller who ha
NJ nothing to do but hold 1t tend
no sing a song. And I viii swear
n. this-that have heard stOkers VIII
vt they were hard pressed starting
n. sort Of grooming chorus togeth
he | which shows that there is hope
ras US all--H. Belize in London Pos
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-14
Rurkln a. . Boy.

Every precocious boy does not be-
come q brilliant man, but some bril-
liant men have been precocious IN
childhood. John Ruskin, the great
English essaycst and critic on art.
was such a child. Az the age Of
seven he wrote verses in rhyme and
kent a journal, or diary. This jour.
nal was really a record OF trips
through England that he took with
his father. His interest in the old
eathedrals and in the bits Of scenery
that he saw during these journeys
betrayed the tastes that in later
years decided his career.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-14
a F,u Rsinssii.

The astonishing effects sometime,
produced by cloudbursts are ven
known, but not many Trustworthy
records Of the depth Of the rainfall
during such occurrences exist. Inc
following instance, therefore, pos
scsses much interest: On one ocea-
.ion during a thunderstorm in the
Fiji islands the measured depth Of !
nc rainfall in o gauge elevated
twenty-five feet above the ground ~, !
ras three feet and one inch. The
rain continued thirteen hours, anu,
owing to unmeasurcd overflow tne
total amount remains unknown, ?, pn'
| 4 Z estimated 70 have been not e les !
Than forly-one inches. = Youth
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