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that they bad sent Blake to you Them

that they had sent Blake to you them
selves?"
Kelly had no opportunity to answer
the question put by Heney. Ach arose
and said to the court: II don't know
how much your honor is going to stand
from this assistant district attorney.
If Burns says that any attorney for the
defense sent Blake to see Kelly he says
what is not true. These personal insults
on the part of Mr.. Heney have gone
pretty far When it is ever shown that
in any case that i am connected with
there has been an attempt at bribery or
subornation of perjury. 1 quit the
case" t
Heney then said: I'VE are absolutely
satisfied that jurors have been bribed
in other cases. We wanted to catch YOU
in one of the jobs"
Judge Lawlor called for order and
declared that he, would do nothing in
the case until action had been taken
by the grand jury. The work of ex-
arnining jurors. for the Ruef trial will
go on this morning at 10 o'clock
Two more Jurors chosen subject to
peremptory challenge were passed in
the Ruef case yesterday. These were
John Beuttler a butcher. of 1872 Haight
street, and William Gerran, a clerk, of
l34 south avenue. There are now five
jurors in the box.
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the box when John Martin Kelly en-
tered the courtroom.
According TO Heney~~. either Henry
Ach or Ruef turned to Murphy and said
in a low tone: There it goes now"
Murphy arose buoyantly and faced
the court, drawing a legal document
from his pocket. He asked to make a
statement, and continued: "This state
ment I make on the advice of the pre-
siding judge of this court. Two weeks
ago a juror sent to me an offer to ac-
cept money for his vote. I am in
formed Indirectly that Mr.. Kelly solic-
tied $1,000 for his vote. advise an
grand jury. If necessary / can file an
affidavit in the case"
Heney had arisen to his feet during
the speech by Murphy. but had said
nothing. Then he turned on the coun-
sci for Ruef.
ACTING UNDER ORDERS
You discussed this September l." he
said scornfully. Il have in my pocket
a statement Of this juror that an at
tempt was made to bribe him on July
81. Mr.. Murphy did not see fit to bring
this up until he saw Mr.. Kelly in
court. Since July 81 Kelly has been
acting under the instructions of the
district attorney. Just last night Mr..
Blake was shadowed to the Office of
Ach.'
Murphy took the stand to explain
his position, but he had lost the debo-
nair air that had characterized him
when he first started the exposure. He
stated that he had met Blake in New
burgh's office, that Blake had said that
he knew Kelly and that he had asked
Blake to sound the man. Your honor
had decided in the contempt case that
that might be DONE" said Murphy
wildly.
But that was before I had decided
the contempt case" Judge Lawlor
commented calmly, and Murphy grew
more perturbed.
Then Murphy went on to say that
Blake had reported back that Kelly
wanted $1,000 for vote either way on
the case. Murphy said that then he
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SPNRNED WOMAN SUES
LOS ANGELES BANKER
Says Man introduced Her as
His Wife and She Wants
$4,000 Damages

Los ANGELES. Sept. 3.-w. G.
Springer. teller of local trust com
pany, to marry whom Miss Mary NJ E.
Evans last week secured license, and
who at the time said that he had never
heard OF the woman, was today sued
for $4,000 by Miss Evans. who averred
Springer had failed to keep his prom
her as his wife from
August 20, when, she says, their en-
gagement took place. until August 25.
Springer refused to discuss the case
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WOMAN DRAWS UP
MANS HEAD IN BUCKET
Grewsome Discovery Made in
Orr Ditch in Reno by Indus
trious Housewife
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

RENO, Sept. 3.-Mrs. w. G. Alexander,
contractors wife, went to the Orr
ditch. that runs through the center of
Reno's north side, today to get bucket
of water. She raised the bucket with
difficulty when it had been filled and
brought to the surface the head of an
unidentified man.
Too startled to fasten the body TO
the shore while she summoned help. the
woman screamed and tainted Mrs. J.
Rittinger and John Young neighbors
vived the prostrate woman and, hear
ing her story. followed the stream a
few feet. where they found the body
floating along
The coroner believes that the body
was floating head downward and >that
the skull was forced by the current
into the bucket. Efforts to identify the
body tonight were futile.
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COL. GR[ENf'S CAR
SEIZED BY SHERIFF
Continued from Page 1, Column.

braith. It had no sooner landed in the
yards at the Third and Townsend mas
senger station than the sheriffs Of
ncers climbed its steps They bore
writs OF attachment. and from that
time the car has been in custody.
Recently DR.. E. b. Perrin began suit
against Greene to recover $4,000.
which he claimed was due him on a
land transaction, and it was in the
process OF this suit that the attach
ment came.
The matter will be adjusted this
morning" said DR.. Galbraith, speaking
for Colonel Greene. TT is simply a
misunderstanding"
In the meantime, however, the
Greenes are waiting and the car is
housing plebeian but entirely salts
fed deputy sheriff. whose feet have no
respect for its patrician cushions.
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DIG DEEP INTO FINANCES

BERLIN, Sept. 3.-The inquiries of
tional monetary commission are taking
a wide and deep range in Berlin. The
commission has found in Germany a
great variety of banking institutions.
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MURPHY MIXED IN DATES


Murphy and Newburgh. The affidavit
was sworn to before Martin Stevens.
MURPHY MIXED IN DATES
Heney took Murphy in hand to cross
examine him.
when did you tell your client. Ruef,
of this?" he asked.
"On August IA or 15." replied Muir
ply.
of the matter then?" said Heney, as
Murphy had just testified that Blake
had reported back to him between
August IT and 20.
when Blake said that Kelly wanted
81 900. did you tell him that it was too
much?" asked Heney,- tantalizingly.
II won't be insulted by you,'' re-
piled Murphy.
Murphy said that the delay in bring
ing the matter to the attention Of the
court was due to the fact that he
thought the proposition was Burns
job"
Judge Surtevant was called and tes-
tilted to his brief conference with MUIR
ply. LYDIA Hutchins, Blake's stenog-
rapher, testified that Blake had dis
appeared from his office early in the
afternoon.
Samuel N. Snyder. the real estate
man, testified that Kelly had immedi-
ately told him of Blake's proposition
A. S. Newburgh told essentially the
same story that Murphy did. Il thought
1t was job of Burns" said the witness.
'I know Burns to be capable of jobs
like that. or of any job. Joe Campbell
told me -"
He was interrupted by Heney and
subsided.
Mrs. Laura NJ. Cowan. stenographer
in Snyder's office, testified to the same
effect that Kelly did later In the even
ing concerning every point where KEEL
ly's story touched hers.
ACH TRIES TO ARGUE
When the attorneys had concluded
with their examination of Kelly in the
evening Ach arose and addressed the
Judge. Ach's address was caused by the
last question of -Heney, Didn't it
strike you as pretty audacious on the
part of the attorneys for the defense
charging Mr.. Burns here with trying to
disqualify jurors in face of the fact
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Labor pax Excurxion.

Low round trip rates in effect Sep
tember to 7. inclusive, via Southern
Pacific. Tickets good for return until
September 8. Ticket offices SS4 Market
street. IA Powell street. Market street
ferry depot and Thirteenth and Frank
lin streets Oakland
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salary and expenses of self and assist
ants in apprehending and bringing
Peter C1audianes to San Francisco,
S625.50; expenses of 20 other assistants,
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Persons who figured the investigation of bribery scandal
the Ruef In the upper left photograph of John
NJ Kelly the taesman who charged that attempt
brib him. To the right pictures of Frank Murphy and A.
Newbugh Rues attorneys of completely
low photograph of M Snyder Kys employer group
reading from left right Special Agent Burns Mrs M
Cowan Snyds senographer Venean Kelly District
torney Langdon.
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brought the matter to the attention of
Judge Sturtevant. Murphy then sub
mitted the affidavit of Blake. That
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Discussed Opera House Plans.

There "a a large attend ance Of
citizens at the meeting held at the
council O Tuesday evening, to
consider the new opera house pro.
position. The meeting organized by
the election of w. S. Towner as chair
man, and w. K. Harder as secretary,
after which there was an informal
discussion of the matter by many OF
those present.
The plan generally favored was the
purchase OF the /. G. Baker & Co.
brick building on Main street, and its
conversion into an opera house and
dancing hall, an option upon the pro-
perty having been given by its owners
A motion vas made by DR.. j. V.
Corroll that the chair appoint a coln.
mi,tee Of five citizens to ascertain the
cost OF fitting up the Baker building
for opera house purposes. with the
aunex as d dancing pavilion, the
furnishings TO include a heating plant
aud electric lights. An amendment
to the motion was proposed by j. E.
Tempelton hat the committee also be
authorized to solicit promises OF sub.
scriptions to the stock of a company
til a; VII, ha organized for the purpose
indicated. The motion as amended
a cared.
The chair named a committee con.
sisting Of Messrs. j. o. Patterson,
David G. Browne, Jno. V. Carroll,
Geo. L. Overfeld and l.. d. Sharp,
who will make report at a meeting to
be held Saturday evening. Liberal
support for the project has been Offer
ed by several progressive citizens,
and it will undoubtedly meet with
success.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
assistance and efforts to revive the
unfOrtuna ate men we're undertaken.
Mining Activity At Zortman.

1t is expected tina, the gold output
for the present year from Chouteau
county mines will largely exceed that
OF last season. According % the re.
port OF the United States assay Office,
receipts of gold at that institution
last year included nearly 1864, OOO
from Chouteau county, which ranked
third in the list Of gold producing
counties In Montana. Fergus county
was at the head of the list, with Lewis
and Clark county holding second
place.
"A considerable increase in the
Chouteau county gold product is indi.
Gated by this item in the Helena
Record:
Some time this week the Little Rock
les Exploration company, in which
many Helena people are interested,
will make the first cleanup from its
property at Zortman. The mill has
been running since the first of the
month at it's full capacity of 100 tons
daily. The bullion will be shipped to
the United States assay Office here.
Sam Hurvitch, who returned recent.
ly for q two weeks trip to Zortman,
says the camp never looked finer and
that this coming season will witness
the development and opening OF many
good properties. The Ruby Gulch
company is employing about 100 men
and the Little Rockies company abou,
half that number.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

are in favor of ChOuteau county en-
trymen. Individual notice will be
sent to each settler for whom a paten>
has been issued.
From Fridays Daily
District court was adjourned today
until Thursday, March 3.
Boys and youths clothing at Gu,
prices. I. C. Power X Bro. II
Latest styles in mems hats, Just
opened up. r. c. Power Il Bro. 4
Charles Murray and wife. OF Big
Sandy. were among the arrivals to.
day.
See our bargains in mems clothing.
One lot a. about half price. I. G..
Power & Bro. <
V. F. Blatkenbaker aud wife ar
rived from Nlrgelle today. on a short
business visit.
John T. l%saacson. OF Nirgelle, and
D. a. Smith, OF Hinsdale, are among
the visitors in town.
Ask for tickets on the talking ma.
chine, in our clothing department.
T. c. Power Il Bro. +
A petition for naturalization has
been filed ia the district court by
Robert Ritchie, Of Collins, who is a
native Of Scotland.
AT the meeting Of stockholders OF
the Benton aud Highwood Telephone
company, held yesterday, it was decid'
to extend the telephone line on High.
wood in order to increase the
efficiency OF the service.
c. J. Men amara, the we'll known
merchant and %etockman, is among the
visitors in town today. Mr.. Nc.
Namara reports that range stock is
not in such good condition as would
be expected in an unusually mild
winter.
Washington's birthday will be OBJ.
served as a holiday tomorrow by
banking Institutions, and federal and
county officials. 1t is designated as q
holiday by the Montana statutes, bu,
is not recognized as such in many
parts of the state.
There is a difference OF opinion
among old-time residents as to whether
the Missouri river will be frozen over
a. gain this winter, the recent freeZe-uL
having lasted only three days. A
wager OF a Stetson hat was made to-
day by two citizens who hold contrary
views upon the subject.
1t is announced by Great Northern
officials that a depot will be built and
an agent located at Dodson, which il
recognized as the natural shipping
point for freight to Zortman. Mos
Of the supplies for that busy mining
camp have heretofore been freightei
overland from Malta. but the route
from Dodson is said to shorten the
haul by about twenty miles. Th'
change will also benefit the reeidentA
of Dodson and vicinity.
\. sheritf's sale of ranch propert,
located near Big Sandy was held a
the cour, house today, to satisfy ;
Judgment for about 50. 400 in the fore
closure suit of the Union Stocky ard.
National bank, of Omaha, agains
James w. Garter and others. Their,
were several bidders for what is known
as the Mcmillan ranch. consisting O
about 100 acres, which was secured by
Mcnamara & NARROW for 81, 500. Tn
B. Carter desert property of abou
$50 acres was bought in for 81 800 b!
Attorney w. S. Towner, as agent fol
the Omaha bank.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

BILLINGS. Feb. 2O.-Louis Johnson,
aged -. and we'll known in this city.
swallowed twenty grains OF strychnine
Tuesday night and died yesterd ay.
He had returned from Spokane only a
few hours prior to taking the poison,
aud i: is believed that worrying over
i'll health had unbalanced his mind.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Peter j. Tasdall, deceased.
Notice liz hereby given by the undersigned,
administrator of the estate of Peter j. Tasdall,
deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons hav-
ing claims against the SAID deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers within four
months after the first publication of this notice
to the said administrator at his Office in the city
of Fort Benton, in the county Of ChOuteau.
CHAS. II. BOYLE,
Administrator of the estate of Peter j. Tasdall,
deceased.
Dated February II, 1908.
First publication Feb l3, 1908
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26

RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. 81, OSl, 432 81
Oyerdrafts, secured and unsecured. 4l,956 VI
Y. ). Bonds to secure circulation. ...... 100000 co
Premiums on U. $. bonds ............. 5000 90
Bonds, securities, etc 1865 80
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 5000 90
Due from national banks mot reserve
Due from hssn's state banks and s'''0'' 70
bankers .............. 900 90
agents al3,O5G "a
Checks and other cash items 2y5 33
Notes of other national banks 1890 90
fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents -. 30 to
Lawful money reserve in bank
Legal tender notes. ..... 2l,!GO 90 go, II 30
redemption fund with u $. Treasurer
(5 per cent. of Circulation) 49,. 10000 no
bne from L. :. treasurer, other than )
per cent redemption fund =. 5,tOJ 60
Total S~l,999,377 81
LIABILITIES,
capital stock paid $an,un %
Surplus fund 2bl,WU ~
Undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes paid 1869 f3
National bank notes outstanding. -. 100000 90
Due TO other national banks ) 3,545 Fl
Dle state banks and bankers 2,O41 -
Dividends unpaid ..... ...... BOD 90
individual deposits subject
Demand certificates Of deposit s'559 81
Time certificates of deposit sll,42 81
Cashiers checks outstanding 472 25 l,36i, $50 SO
s1,9s9,s777 81
state of Montana, county of Chouteau.-
/, Louis ID. Sharp, cashier of the above named
bank, do s0lemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
LOUIS ID. SHARP Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2let day
of February, 1908.
F. A. FLANAGAN, Notary Public.
COrreCt-Attest.
CHAs. L. DuER
DAVID q BROWNE Directors
CHARLES LErIEY
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
For Sale.

Between 1000 and $500 first class ewes, bred te
good Delaine bucks, for sale April delivery. .Ad
dress \. care River Press, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
$4,000 Reward.

| will pay the above reward for the recovery o
one bay-roan horse branded on right shoulder c
with white hind legs and white strip on stom- |
ach. GUS BLANK, Fort Benton. c
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Ewes for Sale.

About 1000 breeding ewes for sale, three t
five years old. For particulars address
G. v. NASSAU, Chinook, Mont
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
Residence for Sale,

A slX-roOm house. with bath room, sewer con
%nections, electric lights, yard we'll improved
good barn and other out buildings. Inquire OF
address A. X. MCLEISH, Fort Benton.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

muddled by calling Mr.. Douglas
Robinson, the president bro;h
in-law, and Mr.. Charles II. Taft, the
presidant-elccts brother. 90 account
We know OF no reason why each
might not have put his money n thu
bonds they chose to buy for rising
marKet, one OF them, if no. both.
having money to invest. The at
tempt TO impeach the president II
the presiden;-elec In that connec-
ton, even the charge were true,
wo Id seem farfetched.
When the fight was on the Cou,-
ier-Journal took a hand und2r the
cad OF the lac Senator Morgan. 5f
Alabama The fraudulent character
OF the proceeding from start to ha-
ish was fully exposed and explained
IN these columns. In spite OF all
our congress passed the forty IN u
ion bill lie admin Is rat on recog-
nized the 1y-by-night Republic"
Of Panama; again the congress al
thorized two blocks of ten m'llio ns
n favor OF the new "Republ c.:
and, failing to arouse the people, or
to obtain aut hentic information
through adequate investigation, Mr.
Morgan meanwhile passing from
the scene, we let 4 go at tina. and
dropped Il altogether
Let us say In this connection tina.
we did not suspect the administra-
ton of guilty completely wth any
OF the STOCKHOLM ng schemes which
emanated from these proceedings.
The stock jobbers took advantage
OF is amb lions. The senate com.
mittee thwarted Mr.. Morgan at cv-
cry point In his effort to get t1c
truth from Mr. w liam Nelson
Cromwell. Here. at least If the
president cared to enter upon a con
troversy, he would have the New
York Sun for a hacker, If not M
organ; Cor Mr. Laffan and Mr.
Cromwell were understood to be
very good friends.
The indianapolis News seems to
have been without adviscment in
making personal case where proof
was not only lacking but impossi bic
The president may very well deny
The disappearance of nominating
documents which could never have
been in the possession OF Che gov
eminent. We must and We do ac-
cept Mr.. Robinson's and Mr.. Tafts
donials The only thing at this ialo
day which he could wish otherwise
is the apparent intimacy between
Mr.. VIII am Nelson Cromwell. and
,he national Republican organiza
ton during the recent pres dcnua'
cumpaign
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09
THE SUN" ANSWERS

Under the caption, "The Pres =
lent Amenities" the Sun said edi-
torially Monday:
The editor of the Sun presents
his compliments 90 Mr.. Roos2v It.,
ana acknowledges his sensiblity In
respect OF the attention VIII oh Mr.
Roosoyc; has been good enough
TO pay HIM in his letter 10 Hon.
VIII lam Dudley FoLlke, OF Indiana
NOW outstanding she directness
OF his challenge. the editor Of Che
sun declines controversy with Mr.
Roosevelt He is By NO means in
Inherent to the implied compliment
discerniblo in Mr.. RooseNelJs IL
rade, lut MIR. Roosevelt has
shown in his frequent coll sions
with various persons OF distinction
that he has an oyerwhelm ng advan-
tage over any respectable antago-
mist I'm his (Mr. Roosevalt's) com
plete freedom from any sense of
personal obligation I'm respect of
the truth. The editor of the Sun
$ fully alive to the * remity OF the
Inconvenience whioh attaches to a
personal controversy with man
who has shown himself capable Of
suppression and peryerslon OF in
diyilual correspondence, an act
which in o binary life would, in
the cogn zance OF any cl b or assoc
ciation OF self-respecting gentlemen
entail his prompt expulsion.
I'm saying these things we can
not disguise our ohagrin and hui
miliat on that the person who is al
dressed is also the presi lent of The
United States. 1t is curious that
Mr.. Fodlne Is a preferred reposlto-
ny Of these condolences of the pres
idcn.. IT was to him that Mr.
Roosevelt wrote that memorable let
ter denying that Che was using the
federal patronage TO d Mr.. Tafus
candidacy, .. letter which az once
took It's place among The most val
ued incunabula OF yeracity."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-09

give the essential facts -bu.. re-
celving lite encouragement, he
went away again. hen Mr.. Ed
ward Lampre, secretary OF the new
company. came over with a revised
offer of $4O,OOO,OO0, wh,ch-the
legal rights OF the new company
having been es:abl shed--was final
ly accepted and he money pa d
over to the liquidator-in America
we would say receiver-appointe
by the French court to distribute 4
and so to w'nd up the whole AFFAIR.
The French government, as a
government, was now 81 involved.
II was not a negot att between
two governments. IL was deal be
tween the government of the Unit
ed States and a French company, or
syndicate, in litigation before the
French courts, finally French
court o. liquidation to which the
money was paid.
Now the NOV ny spirit, the ready
hand, directing and engineering the
transaction in the United States was
Mr.. William Nelson Cromwell The
activities VIII oh had organized the
lew company, taking over The
rights of the old company in Paris
were transferred to New York and
Washington in order 20 compass
the sale to the government Of the
United States. Forty millions is a
good dean OF money. If the new
company only paid twelve millions
for that which IT. proposed 20 sell,
and did actually sell, for forty mill
ions somebody, or bodies, made a
profit of twenty-e ght millions. With
Mr.. Cromwell, an American, in the
cad, the field OF operation the con
gress of the United States-a vast
sum in issue-it is by 10 means in
conceivable-certainly IL Is not IAN
abom nable falsehood to surmise
that not one. but many, Americans
got some OF the profits accruing
from the imitation OF twelve millions
into forty m lions. 1t is simply
disngenuous in the president to
qualify his denial by interpolating
the words French government"
and by repudiating an Amer can
syndicate" which did not ex ST,
nor need TO exist.
There might have been fifty
Americans in the French syndicate,
or none al all, the fact remain ng
hat the United States did through
the tnstrumentality OF Mr.. william
Nelson Cromwell and his associates
pay forty nntions OF dollars 10 a
French company, for a worthless lot
Of pots and pans and sink-ho.es, n
Panama, and for rights" which
proved no rights" at all-but for
which thereafter we had to pay ten
millions more TO a Republic OF pan
a1na, set up by the same con- racting
parties, with ten mil ons more on
top OF that for operating expenses,
sixty millions I'm all, with nobody
visible, excepting Mr.. Cromwell, Mr..
Lampre and Mr. Ph Hppe Bunau
varilla, claiming TO represent the
French company.
The broad question is merely