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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-22
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 .' Burns ap Ar.zons Ranger IS iting the 'itN | McCabe Visitor.
 Mrs ieorge tlamm.I ~ Nc'.p. s visiting ir the city Grown King Visitor
 x rrcngoro ot TOW, kiue .s .-e on short business 5is,' Yaeger Visitor
 M' and Mrs ljunN t saogc, are sitting .r the city Home from Nevada
 Mark Bradley has returned from . Nevada minc inspection trir Back from Frisco.
 George r Wells returned yesterday from aI extended visit ID San Fran. CISCO
 Accepts New Position.
 Frank lIanlcy of PhoenIx has ac. ccpted position ir the Hotel st. Michaci
 McCabe Visitors.
 Ben Townsend and Fred and Edward Willis, McCabc mining men. are visit ing m the city
 Left for Home
 Deputy Sheriff Mainze left yesterday | for htg hptn., ,,, Aah Il official visit here.
 Purchasing Supplies.
 John Hanson is in the city from the Mirably mine, on Groom creek, pur chasing supplies.
 Mining Men Visit
 J. Il. Farrell and son, R. F.. Farrell. of McCabe, arrived here last evening on mining business
 Purchasing Supplies.
 John llalbleib was here yesterday from his camp in the Big Bug district purchasing supplies.
 Home from Phoenix.
 George lIoulihan arrived home yes terday from n business visit to Phoenix and the Salt River valley Harrington Visitors.
 Richard and Harry Gill, Bradshaw mountain miners, arrived here last night from their camp at Harrington. Visiting His Family.
 ExSherifr John l.. Munds arrived last night from his stock ranch in the Grand Canyon country to visit his fam ily.
 Back from the Valley.
 Dr. l.. c. Toney of Humboldt re. turned here yesterday from a visit with his family in the Salt River val. ley.
 Left for the Monica.
 John Fitch was an outgoing pas senger last night night cn route to the Monica mine, where he has accepted a position.
 Visiting Sick Husband.
 Mrs. T. IT, Brown of Long Beach, Cal, arrived here last night to visit with hey husband, who is very m at the Mercy hospital. Passed Through. | D. M. Francis of the firm of Camp bell Francis, wool growers, passed through nerc yesterday afternoon en route to Flagstaff from the Salt River valley.
 Back from the East. W. C. Albers, general manager of the Alma Empire Consolidated Mining [ company, mas returned to his com } pany's camp on Groom creek from q business visit to the east.
 Circulating Among Friends. George Wallen, an old-timc conduc [ tor of the S. F., F X F. railway, is 1T l. the city circulating among his man, friends after m absence of tnre' years. l Mine Superintendent Visits. . Elmer Wells, superintendent of th' Lelan mine in the Big Bug district l. is visiting m the city He is accom- i, panied by Mrs. Wells, who will visi - here several days with relatives an' friends o More Hides.
 The scalps and hides of eight wild - eats and nine coyotes were received a , the supervisors office yesterday iron Ivy Burleson of Mayer, and the oute '' adornments of four eats were receive' k from A. A Burleson of Ash Creel Donnie welch of Columbia, contribute ' the skins If two eats to the collec ' tion
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-22
More Hides.

The scalps and hides of eight wild eats and nine coyotes were received at the supervisors office yesterday from Ivy Burleson of Mayer, and the outer adornments of four eats were received from A. A Burleson of Ash Creek Donnie welch of Columbia, contributed the skins If two eats to the collcc ton
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-22
Mine Superintendent Visits.

Elmer Wells, superintendent of the Lelan mine in the Big Bug district is visiting m the city He is accom- panied by Mrs. Wells, who will visit here several days with relatives and | friends
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-22
Circulating Among Friends.

George Wallen, an oldtime conduc tor of the S. F., F X F. railway, is 1T the city circulating among his many friends after an absence of t0re' years.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-22
Left for the Monica.
Visiting Sick Husband.

Mrs. T. II. Brown of Long E, Cal, arrived here last night to with hey husband. who is very | the Mercy hospital.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-22
Recovering from Grippe.
Passed Through.

Attorney F. M. Doe of FlagstsG passed through here yesterday an route to his home in the Skylight City from Phoenix, where he attended ths sessions of the supreme court Tuesday and Wednesday. {
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-22
Passed Through.

D. M. Francis of the firm of CamT bell X Francis, wool growers, passe through nere yesterday afternoon c route to Flagstaff from the Salt Rive valley.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-22

Home from Jerome.
 r R Stewart has returned fro business visit to Jerome He re business healthy and active in the prr City
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-01-22
Back from the East.

W. C. Albcrs, general manager of tn Alma Empire Consolidated MininI company, mas returned to his com pany's camp on Groom creek from business visit to the east.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Highest Dam In the World.

CODY, Wyo., March 2s.-S.xty five
feet below the bed of the Shoehone
river at the bottom of a caisson rest
ing on rock as solid as Gibraltar, a
little party Of mud. d.grimed workmeu,
amid fitting ceremonies, set in place
the first stone of the found alton of
the Shoshone dam of the government
reclamation service, dam which will
be 3l5 feet high, exclusive OF sixty
five feet beneath the bed of the river,
the highest in the world, and which
will make possible the conversion in
to fields and orchards of 1000 acres
of land on which now grow only sage.
brush, greasewood and cactus.
For two years engineers of the rec
lamation service have been delving in
the bed of the Shoshone river, a few
miles above Cody, and in canyon
more than 300 feet deep in search OF
bedrock. A fortune was expended in
the search, the cost of locating a
found dation for the Shoshone barrier
amounting to more than that of the
erection of any other dam ever built
in Wyoming.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Favor Land Leasing Bill.

WASHINGTON, March Pa dele'
cation of cattlemen, introduced to
President Roosevelt today by Senator
Burkett of Nebraska, left the White
house saying that they had obtained
the presidents Endorsement of a move
ment whereby the government should
enact legislation authorizing the leas-
ing of the public domain for grazing.
Senator Burkett has prepared bill
embodying this plan, and has hopes
of securing favorable action upon it
by congress. The leases are to be
granted by the secretary of the inter.
ior and are to be so drawn that
bona 6de settlers may take up the
leased lands at any time, the same
as any other portion of the public do.
main.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Big Graft In Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 26.-An amazing
system of robbery and graft, involv.
ing city employees and big business
firms, and extending back through
several years, was uncovered yester-
day in the water department. AS a
result Of the investigation two EN-.
ployes, including a division head,
were removed and 3S subordinate EN-.
ployes are slated for discharge. Some
of them may be indicted for compiled
ty in the thefts.
Through the use of tampered meters
and the connivance of city employees,
several large corporations have de.
frauded the city Of hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars in water taxes. At
the same time the employees of the
meter division, to which the scand al
is confined, have plundered the stock
of supplies, selling meters to junk
dealers and bartering meters for
drinks in saloons.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Fort Shaw Canal Completed. i.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The sec.
retary Of the interior announced today
that the irrigation system for the Fort
Shaw unit Of the Sun river project
will be ready for service about June
l, and such water supply as may be
practicable will be furnished there.
frum during the coming season for
the irrigable land shown upon the
farm unit plats on lie at Great Falls
and Helena.
Homestead entries, accompanied by
applic cation for water rights, and the
first installment o! building and op.
Grating ana maintenance charges, may
be made on and after May : under the
provisions OF the recla,u alton act for
the farm units shown on said plats
" arning is expressly given that no
person will be permitted TO gain any
right whatever under any settlement
or occupation begun prior to May
on these lands and all such settlement
/, forbidden.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Meat Prices Advance.

NEW YORK, Mar. 26.-Retail prices
of meat of all grades have increased
two cents q pound within the last week
and before another week has gone it
is very likely that prices will 60 from
three to Eve cents q pound higher, as
q result of q strange combin alton of
circumstances which has affected the
cattle raising industry of this country.
In fact, local packers say that if con-
ditions become much worse it will be
necessary for the big packers of this
country to import sheep and cattle
from Argentine republic, England and
Australia.
When asked for an explain alton the
only thing that could be said by the
retailer was that the Wholesale price
had been increased from 81 to $3.50
per 100 pounds and that the loss to the
dealers in bone and fat was so much
greater in proportion that they were
compelled to make the increase larger
than that made by the wholes aler,
whose sales in bulk did not call for
such a proportionate loss.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Make Special Tourist Rates.

ST. PAUL, March 27.-As the re.
suit of conferences between the pass
enger officials of the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific and 500 railroads,
it was announced that these lines
would make special tourist rates Of
$50. for the round trip from the Twin
Cities to Seattle, Tacoma, Portland
and other North Pacific coast points.
This puts the northern lines on par
with the southern lines which have
granted special rates to California
points. The regular fare from Chi
cago to north coast points. via the
the Twin Cities, will be $3.50. Regu.
lar fare from the Twin Cities TO
California points, via the north coast
cities il either direction, will De
SSl.5O.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
CURRENCY BILL IS PASSED..
important Measure Receives Large
Vote In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March p. - The
Aldrich currency bill was passed by
the senate today by . vote Of AZ to Is.
in the main . party vote. Previous
to the taking of the vote on the Aid.
rich bill . vote was taken on the
Bailey substitute authorizing the gov
ernment instead Of the national banks
to Issue the emergency circulation for
which the bill provides. The vote on
the substitute stood AZ to II, and this
vote was entirely partisan, even
Senator La Toilette casting his vote
with the republicans.
The bill has been before the senate
since early in January. The vote was
not reached until after p. N. and
the galleries were practically empty.
An interesting feature of the passage
of the bill was q reiter alton by Mr..
Aldrich of his promise to bring in q
bill for an investiga alton of the entire
banking system OF the United States
with view to instituting reforms.
AS passed the bill provides for not
more than $500, 600, 900 of emergency
currency to be issued to nation al
banks upon the deposit Of state. county
and municipal bonds, to be approved
by the secretary of the treasury. The
currency is to be issued with view to
securing an equitable distribution OF
the currency over the United States,
and in accord ance with the unimpair.
ed capital and surplus of banks in
each state. Banks are to pay for this
emergency circulate one.half OF l
per cent per month during the frs,
six months it is circulated, and after
ward three quarters of per cent per
month.
The bill provides that national
banks shall pay not less than l pei
cent on government funds deposited
with them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Texas Congressman Makes Sarcastic
Speech About President.

WASHINGTON, March 26. - More
shafts of sarcasm and invective were
aimed at President Roosevelt in the
house of representatives today. In
one of the most sc cathing arraignments
of a public officer ever heard in that
cham ber, MIR. Beal of Texas charged
the president with having been guilty
of "disgusting usurpation of power"
not oniy towaru the national leg.sl.-
ture but the judiciary as we'll.
Congress had, he said, abdicated to
him its powers and the judiciary OF
the country felt the effect of his in
huence. God and the future alone
knew, be declared, just what niche he
was to occupy in the temple of his
country.
Senator Burrows, chairman OF
privileges and elections. today made
objection to the swearing of Sen ator.
elect Smith, OF Maryland, who was
chosen to succeed the late Senator
Whyte, on the ground that Mr..
Smith's election had not been in &C.
cordance with parliamentary rules.
Representative Coudrey, repu blican
of Missouri, has introduced bill
making ex-presidents of the United
States, honorary members of the
United States senate for life, at an
annual salary of S25, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
MANY MINERS KILLED.
Two Explosions In Wyoming Coal
Mine Cause Large Death List.

HANNA. Wyo., March 2S.-About
seventy lives were lost this afternoon
and tonight in two explosions in Mine
No. l of the Union Pacific Coal com.
pany. In the first explosion at three
O'Clock this afternoon an entire
squad OF twenty fire fighters were
killed.
At ten o'clock tonight a rescuing
party Of fifty, headed by State Mine
Inspector David Elias, was over.
whelmed by second explosion OF
greater force than the first. and with
the exception of two men all are
thought to have perished. There i
little chance that any of the rescuers
have escaped.
Before further attempt at rescuing
the dead the fire in the tenth level,
which was the direct cause of the two
explosions, must be ex,inguished
Work to this end consumed the entire
day, effort being directed especially to
closing the west slope, which, it is
hoped. Will eventually smother the
flames.
Toaay's disaster brings the number
OF victims OF explosions in mine No.
during the 20 years of its operation tc
the neigh borhood of 800. The great
est previous loss Of life occurred or
Jnne 80, 1903, when l69 men fell
victims to deadly gas.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Watson Will Lead Populists.

ST. LOUIS, March 30-In response
to a call issued December > by Chair.
man Jas. H. Ferris OF the Peoples
party national committee. the nation al
populist convention will be held April
2 in the Olympic theater, for the pur.
pose Of nomin ating candidates for
president and vice president of the
United States and transacting such
other business as may come before the
convention.
Chairman Jay W. Forrest of the
national provisional compmittee O. aid
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Favor Enlarged Homestead Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 26. - The
house public lands committee has
favorably reported the bill framed by
the general committee of western mem
bers of congress providing for enlarg-
ing homestead units to 32O acres. In
it- report the committee calls atten-
tion 70 paragraph in the president 5
mess age TO congress ia which it stated
.ha. farm of $50 acres is not ade-
Quate in the great plaias region for the
support Of an entrymaa. The commit
tee concludes its report by stating
that it believes the proposed legis.a'
ton vii. encourage the settlement OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
A Big Prairie Fire.

KIMBALL, S. D., March 26.-The
worst prairie fire in many years is
sweeping through the country here,
laying waste thousands of acres of
land and burning farm houses and
barns. The loss. will be enormous.
The flames passed four miles south OF
kilnball anu the last reports are to
the effect that the fire is half way 10
the Platte. Many buildings and
school houses have been destroyed.
Heroic work in saving women and
children is reported.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Lower Wages In Cotton Mills.

BOSTON, March 3O.-The general
reduction of ten per cent in the wages
OF New England cotton mill oper atives
which was recently decided upon, be-
came effective today in mills employ
ins $4,000 persons. Next Monday the
movement viii apply to the pay Of
many more.
The reduction is due 70 the depres.
sion OF the cotton goods market,
which forced mills to curtail produc.
ton. The cities of Fall River, Law.
renee and Berkshire county are not
included in the general reduction, but
may De affected later on.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
A Lively Political Convention.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 25.-The
police were called to stop the fight
ing In the republican state convention
here today. The Brownlow and Evans
factions got into squabble and a
free. for.all fight followed the attempt
OF Newell Sanders, the chairman OF
the executive committee, to take his
seat on the stage. A stampede was
caused by delegate assaulting a
negro delegate. He broke chair
over the negro's head.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
The Largest Clock In the World.

NEW YORK, March 27.-A clock,
which, it is said, will be the largest in
the world, will be finished soon at
Thomaston, Conn.,. for Jersey City
soap factory. The clock will be
placed on the company's sign on top
of the soap factory and will be visi.
BILE from the river and the New York
piers. 1t will have diameter of %
feet. Philadelphia has a clock with a
diameter of 25 feet, and Westminster,
London, one with 224 feet diameter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Miners Threaten Trouble.

tary of War Taft ha. ordered com.
pany of troops tc Treadwell's island,
where strike j. on by the miners.
1t is stated ,ha, Il lot OF dynamite is
in the possession of the strikers and a
threat has been made to blow up some
of the mines. \ dispatch from Alaska
says that the United States marsh al
will have charge Of the troops after
they enter Treadwell.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
LEGISLATION IS URGED.
President Advises Congress That
Many New Naws Are Needed.

WASHINGTON, March Pa spe.
cial message from the president was
read in both houses Of congress today
and was closely followed. In the
house the declaration that the time
had come for revision Of the tariff
elected hand clspping on the part OF
the democra attic members. The repub.
licans waited and confined the ap.
plause to the message as whole. The
legislation urged by the president in.
cludes the following:
renew my recommends alton tor an
employers liability law to conform
with the recent supreme court decision.
The government should also chow
good faith by enacting q further law
giving compens alton to its own en-.
ployes or their families for injury or
death incurred in it's service.
I also urge action along the lines
already mentioned concerning injunc.
tions in labor disputes. No temper.
ary restraining order should be is.
sued by any court without notice. The
petition for q permanent injunction
should be heard within q reasonable
time, say not to exceed q week or
thereabouts.
I again call attention to the urgent
need of amending the interstate com.
merce law, and especially the anti
trust law along the lines indicated in
my last message. The interstate com.
merce law should be amended to give
the railroads the right to make traffic
agreements subject to the approval OF
the interstate commerce commission.
1 also urge that action be taken
along the lines of the recommends.
tions have already made along the
lines of the injunctions concerning
labor suits. No temporary restr aim
ing order should be issued by any
court without notice and the petition
for permanent injunction upon which
such temporary restr aiming order has
been issued should be heard by the
court issuing the same within rea.
sonable time.
The question of financial legisl alton
10 now receiving such attention in both
houses that we have right to expect
action before the close of the session
IL is urgeE.ly uecossa AIRY :AA..t ..o4>
should be action. Moreover, actor
should be taken to establish posta
savings banks. These postal savings
banks are imperatively needed for the
benefit of the wage workers and mer
of small means and will be valuable
adjunct to our whole financial system
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Salt Lake Is Shocked.

SALT LAKE, March PA severe
earthquake, lasting nearly 40 minutes,
was recorded by the seismographs .,
the University of Utah some time be-
teen midnight and the opening oi
school this morning. For about e
minutes the shock was 50 severe tha,
the instrument made no definite rec
ord. For the remainder of the time
the shock varied in intensity. The
distance Of the quake has not beer
estimated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01

considerable areas of land now used
for grazing purposes and build up
settlements In localities now without
habitation except an occasional stock
ranch; that the bill 10 carefully drawn
in the interest of those in the eastern
and middle states who are, or may be
seeking new homes.
Representative Howland Of Ohio, OF
the public lands committee, submitted
minority report in which he predicts
that the present rapid absorption Of
public lands would lead to land fam.
inc, and contends that the homestead
area should not be increased beyond
16O acres.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Threw Bomb At Police.

NEW YORK, March 2s.-A red hag
flut,ered in Union Square today: a
BON b fell: two men lay dying in the
peoples playground, and New York
awoke to the fact that it harbored
those prepared to give their lives in
armed resistance to constituted au-
thority.
The bomb vas intended for the po-
lice who had broken up meeting 0:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
Fined For Accepting Rebates.

ST. LOUIS, March 3O.-The Chap.
man Dewey Lumb company Of
Kansas City today pleaded guilty in
the federal court TO accepting rebates
from the San Francisco railroa ad, and
was fined the minimum, $3.50 and
costs. The railroad was recently
fined the same anluun, for granting
rebates. The company gave II check
for $4,000 aud Sl5S 63 in cash for
costs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
A Big Bank Steal.

PITTsBURG, March 27.-The specific
charge OF stealing 81, 500, 600 was made
at noon today against Henry Reiber,
teller, and John Young, auditor of
the Farmers Deposit National bank.
The bank examiner this afternoon
said he believed a closer investiga-
tion will show the steal one of the
largest in the history of the country.
1t is said the losses may reach 81, 900, :
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