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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
landslides On Great Northern,

SEATTLE, Jan. 2l.-Destructive
land slides, carrying hundreds of tons
of earth, along the line of the Great
Northern between Ballard and Ed.
munds last night carried away the
telegraph and telephone lines, pre-
venting for an indefinite period the
movement Of trains, and generally
worked much Inconvenience. Yester.
day the first overland train of the
Great Northern to reach Seattle for
II hours arrived. A series of slides
occurred at Mukilteo and other places
north of that point in the direction of
Edmunds.
Officials of the road say that the
landslides are worst in many years:
The cliffs among which the road g
main line runs between Ballard and
Edmunds are underlaid with blue clay
form alton which has q consistency
something like soap stone. The freez.
ing weather and the thaw tn at followed
caused huge masses of earth to slide
down over the greasy formation until
for many scores of yards the tracks
were covered with earth.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
GOVERNOR URGES ECONOMY
Legislative Assembly Warned That
State Treasury May Be Empty.

HELENA, January 20.-The revenue
which will be derived by the state from
all sources during the years 1909 and
1910 will exceed the expenses of gov.
ernment by the comparatively small
sum of S25, ,620, according to the esti-
mates of Governor Norris, which were
contained in special message to the
legislature, read in the house this
morning and in the senate this AFTER
noon.
The small difference will permit but
few extraordinary appropriations by
the present legislative assembly. In
making the estimates the governor
took as basis for computing the 1909
revenues, the assessed valu alton of
1920, 1000, 900. In computing the 1910
revenues, he took as q basis an as.
sessed valuation OF s3lO, ,OOO, 200.
The present tax levy is 24 mills.
The constitution provides that when
the assessed valuation of property
within the state shall have reached
$500, 900, 900, that levy be decreased to
II mills, which will decrease the rev.
enue of the state. The governor re-
marked that should the assessed valu-
alton for 1909 be more than $500 ,OOO,-
600 the reduction in tax levy will be.
come effective this year, which will
shrink the estimate balance of S25,.
620 OF the next two years to q much
smaller figure.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
Buried Under SnowsIides.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Jan. 3d.
Four men were killed and over q score
narrowly escaped inlan avalanche of
snow which swept the Camp Bird mine
at Ourway, destroying the cooks
house.
Eight six.horse teams, q stage with
$4,000 in gold and many passengers
are caught in the mountains. The
avalanche is so feet high.
Emil johnson, who was buried in
the snow, was dug out BY his dog.
Forty horses are buried under tons
OF snow in camp near there.
The Camp Bird snow slides have
cost hundreds of lives during the last
10 years. The mountain above the
camp rises almost shere for several
hundred feet, and the avalanches
hurl themselves down from the summit
with every breake in cold weather.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
May Choose Method Of Execution,

OLYMPIA, Jan. PA bill intro.
duced in the house today provides
that "a condemned man shall be given
his choice of death. The GRIMM al
under this proposed law will have his
choics OF being hanged, sent to the
electric chair or dispatched with
drugs. In addition it Is proposed
that no date be fixed for carrying out
the sentence, but the prisoner be al.
lowed to set the day between the dates
named by the court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
For Experimental Station.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-A bill to
establish an agricultural plant, shrub
and tree experimental station at Man.
dan, N. Dak., has been introduced by
Senator McCumber. It provides for
an appropriation of 100000 for the
purchase of necessary farming land
and the erection of buildings to adapt
it to the purpose of an experimental
farm to demonstrate the kind and
character of plants, shrubs and trees
best suited to the climate and soil of
the prairie lands of the United States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
Traffic Blocked BY LandsIides.

SEATTLE, January 22.-Continued
landslides on the Great Northern, and
washouts on the main line in western
Washington. east of the Columbia
river, have combined to make the
prospect of regular passenger train
service over the Hill roads more dub
ious than it was "a hours ago. The
Great Northern this morning sent out
an Overland train over the Seattle
division of the Northern Pacific as far
as Snohomish, and thence it was rout-
ed over the main line tracks of the
Great Northern.
Between 500 and 1000 Iaborers are
shoveling off the mud from the tracks
between Seattle and Edmonds, where
slides have occurred at frequent in
tervals.
Not since 1906 have the Northern
Pacific operating officials had such q
multitude of troubles as during the
past two weeks. In November, 1906,
q chinook wind, lasting three days,
loosened the SHOWS of the foothills in
the Cascades and heavy rains follow.
ing flooded the valleys of western
Washington. washing out q score of
miles of track between the Columbia
river and Seattle and q number of
bridges on the main line west of the
Stampede tunnel were washad out.
For nearly two weeks there was prac.
tically suspension of traffic over the
main line of the Northern Pacific.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
In Memory Of Lincoln.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-In connec.
ton with a resolution establishing
Lfncoln's birthday as legal holiday
many suggestions for a suitable mon
ument to the war president were made
in the senate today. Senator Carter
proposed a national highway from the
White house in Washington to the
Getty sburg battlefield. The resolu.
tion went over under objection.
To commemorate the Tooth anniver-
sary OF the birth of A br ah am Lincoln,
Postmaster General Meyer today an
nounced that one hundred million new
two cent postage stamps would be
issued on or before February II next.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
Pension Parents Of Dozen,

SACRAMENTO. Jan. ga bill hat
will cause considerable discussion is
being prepared for introduction in the
legislature. P. H. Cavanaugh of Ala.
media, the father of II children, will
have measure introduced providing
for the pensioning of fathers or moth.
ers of more than dozen offspring at
the rate of S25 a month. Cavanaugh
says he has a letter from President
Roosevelt endorsing his scheme.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
May Discover Big Land Frauds.

WASHINGTON, January 25.-Sensa.
tional disclosures of alleged colossal
frauds involving public lands in the
west are anticipated If congress heeds
the urgent appeal of Secretary Gar.
field for an appropriation of million
dollars to be used In uncovering them.
The searchlight will be turned on at
once by the secretary should favora.
BILE action be taken on his recommen.
dation, it being his intention to ferret
out every trace of alleged fraudulent
requirement of government lands.
It is vigorously asserted that the
large amount of money requested is
necessary if the public interests are
to be safeguarded. An interesting
phase of the case is that since Secre.
tary Garfield made his first estimate
of s5OO,OOO for conducting the pro.
prosed investig alton, reports recently
have reached him tending to show
that the frauds are so extensive that
the original estimate will fall far
short of covering the expense which
will be involved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

OF opposing measures that may be
offered In congress to have the tariff
reduced on any American products,
particularly wool, will be maintained
by the National Wool Growers as.
socistton. Announcement to this
effect was made today by the ex-
ecuttve committee. Sufficient money
for the purpose has been raised among
the membership and others interested
in sheep raising.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

bers. Harbert insisted that Flathead
took first prize At the Spokane apple
show over Sanders county and that
he wished to correct the impression
which might be conveyed that there
was any section of the world where
finer apples can be grown than in
Flathead.
HELENA, Jan. 22.-Party lines were
drawn in the house of representatives
today when the majority of the judi
ciary committee reported on house
bill No. 26. by Clayberg. q direct
primary bill fashioned after the Ore
gon law, and recommended that the
measure "do pass" The bill is one
to the support of which the democrats
are pledged by the platform Of the
last campaign. 1t provides for the
election of United States senators by
the direct vote of the people and diff.
fers from the Donlsn bill in that by it
the majority vote of the people must
rule In the choice, regardless Of the
political complexion Of the legisla-
ture. The Donlan bill provides that
the choice of senator shall be made
by the majority of counties; that the
party in power in the legislature
may select q senator of it's politics
even though the actual number of in.
dividual votes cast by the people be
of the opposite party.
Colt of Sweetgrass, gave notice of
a joint resolution in the house memoir
ializing congress to secure the elec.
tion of United States sen ators by
popular vote.
Burke Of Deer Lodge, gave notice
of "joker" bill prohibiting state
senators from giving banquets to
which the speaker, speaker pro TEN
and press representatives of the house
are not invited.
Fifteen bills were recommended for
passage by standing committees and
three were killed. Norton's Silver
Bow bill relative to the duties of the
city treasurersas killed.
The feature of today's session of the
senate was the recommend alton for
indefinite postponement of DOMAINS
bill to prohibit pool rooms and book.
making except at fairs. This report
was made by the committee on public
morals, and it was adopted without
dissenting vote or the slightest pro-
test from any source whatsoever. The
reason for killing it is said to be that
house bill covers the same ground.
Six bills were introduced, the mum.
Der now reaching So, and five notices
of bills were filed, one by Meyer,
creating an insurance fund for coal
miners, and by Sanders, bill to de-
termine reliability of persons aud
corporations engaged in mining.
Senate bills No. 13, relating to in
terest on city and county funds, and
No. IL, Longs cooperative associa-
tion bill were finally passed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
TO RECOVER LAND.
Government Brings Suit To Forfeit
Railroad Grant.

PORTLAND, Jan. 23.-The United
States government today filed IS suits
against the Oregon & California Rail.
road company, the Southern Pacific
company 1.-THE present owner of the
Oregon & California railroads) and
more than 100 other individuals and
priv ate corpor ations. These suits are
to recover from the railroads and
their grantees, who comprise the other
defendants, an aggregate of 353, ,288
acres of land within the "old Oregon
& California land grant" in this state.
The lands are valued at over Sl5, ,OOO,.
600.
The suits. which were filed by B. D.
Townsend, special assistant to the at
torney general, are corollary to, but
entirely separate from the suit recent.
ly filed by the federal government
against the Oregon & California and
the Southern Pacific to cancel the
patent to the grant on the alleged
ground that the companies had failed
within them to bona finde settlers at
the rate OF $3.50 An acre. The present
suit is for the purpose of recovering
from the grantees of railroads 353, ,2SS
acres, which, the government alleges,
it has sold timber companies, lumber
specul ators and others.
The grounds alleged in these &C.
tions are the same as in the first case;
that is, that the railroad companies
failed to live up to the provisions of
the patent. The defendants are scat
tered from Maine to California, and
when the trial comes it will perhaps
surpass in variety of residence and
station of life the defendants OF any
other case tried on the coast.
In its prayer the complaint alleges
that none of the settlers was an actual
settler, nor did any ever intend to be.
come such. On the contrary, the
complaint alleges that the lands were
bought for the purpose of speculation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

first class and 2l1 steerage passengers,
was rammed by an unknown vessel and
disabled 26 miles south of Nantucket,
while threading her way along the
Nantucket south shoals in q thick fog
early today. The passengers and
crew we're taken of in safety by the
Italian steamer Florida from Naples
to New York.
Immediately after the accident the
wireless apparatus on the steamer
flashed tbs news of her plight In all
directions and within q short time
several vessels were on their way to
offer every assistance to the disabled
steamer.
The nearest land was Nantucket is.
land, about 10 miles due north, but
with his engine room full OF water the
only thing left for the captain to do
was to send wireless waves broadcast
over the Atlantic asking for aid.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
The PeriIs of Ocean Travel.

Boston, Jan. 23.-The White Star
Line steamer Republic, which sailed
from New York yesterday from
Mediterranean points carrying 250
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
MUST CONSERVE RESOURCES
President Sends Message To Con-
gress Upon Important Subject.

President Sends Message To Con-
gress Upon Important Subject.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-President
Roosevelt transmitted to congress q
special message today calling At
tention to the report of the conserva
tion comission appointed at the recent
conferences of the governors of the
various states.
The message is remarks able in that
1t outlines the efforts of the admins.
tration in the great work of calling to
the attention Of the people the great
necessity for conserv alton in justice to
future generations. The president
says 1t is q work for the people, and
the carrying out of one of their con-
stitutional privileges to the utmost
limit, the pursuit of happiness. The
message says in part:
The facts set forth in this report
constitutean imperat call to action.
The situation they disclose demands
that We, neglecting for q time, If need
be, smaller and less vital questions,
shall concentrate an effective part OF
our attention upon the great material
found ations of national existence,
progress and prosperity.
This inventory of natural resources
prepared by the nation al conserv alton
commission is undoubtedly but the be.
ginning of series which will be indis-
pensable for dealing intelligently with
what we have. 1t supplies as close an
approximation to the actual facts as
it was possible to prepare with the
knowledge and time available. The
progress of our knowledge of this coun-
try will continually lead to more &C.
curate information and better use of
the sources of national strength. But
we cannot defer action until complete
accuracy in the estimates can be
reached, because before that time
many of our resources will be practi.
cally gone. 1t is not necessary that
this inventory should be exact in every
minute detail. 1t is essential that it
should correctly describe the gener al
situation; and that the present in
ventory does. AS it stands it is an
irrefutable proof that the conserv alton
of our resources is the undamental
question before this nation, and that
our first and greatest task is to set
our house in order and begin to live
within our means.
Our public-land policy has for it's
aim the use of the public land so that
1t will promote local development
by the settlement of home makers: the
policy we champion is to serve all the
people legitimately and openly, in
stead of permitting the lands to be
converted, illegitimately and under
cover, to the private benefit of few.
Our forest policy was established so
that we might use the public forests
for the permanent pu blic good, instead
OF merely for temporary private gain.
The reel am alton act, under which
the desert parts of the public dom ain
are converted to higher uses for the
general benefit, was passed so that
more Americans might have homes on
the land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
Wool Growers Plan Bureau,

CHEYENNE, Jan. 21.-A permanent
bureau at Washington for the purpose
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

Water right blanks-only correct
form published for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe-
cialtv at the RIVER PRESS Office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-19
MASTERS SALE,

State OF Illinois, Alexander Count
IS, or the October Term, A. y
800. In the matter of Alexande
County Savings Bank vs.. Edward !
Fitzgerald. Charlotte A. Fitzgerald
md pabst Brewing Company. !
Chancery. Bill to Foreclosc Mort
cages.
Public notice is hereby given thu
in pursuance Of a decretal order 81
tered In the above-styled cause, o.
the 23rd day of October A. ID. 1909
II. Waiter Narder, Master in CHANGER
for said Court on Saturday the It'll
ay Of December, A. d. 1909. at eley
en- O'Clock a. m. OF said day, shall sci
lat public auction, to the highest bid
der for cash at the southwestern
door of the court house. in the Cit
|of Cairo, in said county, the follow
ing described real estate. to wit:
Lots numbered eight go. nine %
AMI ten 90, in block numbered thir
lty-one (3i). in the City Of Cairo 10
numbered sixteen (I6p. in block mum
bered eleven UlD in the City OF Cairo
lot numbered sixteen GGD. in b'ocl
lnnnibefed eleven III. In Railroad Al
liition TO the City Of Cairo; lot mum
Y red twenty 900 aud twenty-on'
t2ii feet off the east end OF lot
lnumIared twentyone (2tt and TWEEN
!ty-two (22,, in block numbered seven
Iteen G7l in the First Addition Il
1.-THE City of Cairo. all in the Count,
lof Alexander and State of Illinois
together with all the tenements ant
lheredtaments thereunto belonging.
| Dated at Cairo, Illinois. this l6tF
lday of November, A. ID. 1909.
WALTER WARDER,
Master in Chancery for the Circuit
Court of Alexander County, III
| inois. sts
tI-.NSDEN & LANSDEN,
! Solicitors for Complainant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-19
TONE WAS STRONG WHEAT HAD RALLY
BeIated Covering BY Shorts Cause
Good Gains Showroom Was
Favorably Affected

Chicago. Nov, 1S,-WHEAT.--B Be.
lated covering H. shorts caused a
sharp rally here today and the final
figures. show net gains of Am11sc.
Despite the absence of any important
news of bnllish nature the market
was firm almost the entire day. Trad,
ing much OF the time, however. was
inclined to drag, owing to the meager-
ness OF offerings. but in the final
hour considerable activity developed,
Numerous smaller saorts became nrg
ent bidders. which resulted i'll an ad'
vance OF more than one cent from
the low points for the leading options.
The advance at Liverpool and the
much smaller movement in the north
west were the e:iief factors con
trihuting to the advance here.
No. 2 red $1l9; No. 3 red loSN
lis; No. > harI 109M1.lo; No. 3
hard 1.03m1.o7: December opened
l.o7as@1,o79s high los; low 1905
closed los; May LOSS.
CORN-The masaet was heavy the
greater part of the day on the in
creased disposition on the part of the
country dealers to sell corn and the
continued slackness IN the demand
for cash grain by eastern shippers.
The late bulge in wheat however.
started covering by shorts which re-
suited in fiFmer tone at the close.
The final figures We're sc higher.
No. . G31a MG3a No. . yellow
'G414; No, 3 gag: No. 3 yellow 63%.
December opened ,SomGoh; high
COZ; low 1895; c:osed 6ols; May
IG1ls @Gl5a.
OATS-Quiet. s'rices moved with.
in nc range. Closed steady. shade
to C higher. .e3t
No. 8 3SA; No. white 3Sh m5l;
standard 4l641A: December opened
39B@3sA high 39L low 39GS9M;
closed 1914 May 41M,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-19
In Stock Yesterday - No Animation
In Speculation-Wells.Fargo
"Meion Cutting"

New York. Nov 1s,-The strong
tone in stocks today was unaecom-
panied by animation in speculation.
The international money position still
iaestrains the speculation within TEN.
perate bounds. .The most striking in
cident in the days news was the an
nouneement of the Wells-Fargo ex-
press ''melon-cutting" The company
announced an increase in the capital
stock OF the company from $4,000, 900
to $24,000,000.- the new $4,000, 900
ching offered to stock holders. To
whom dividend of $500 per share
win be paid out of the accumulated
earnings The new stock is offered
to holders of old stock at par, In the
proportion of two shares of new for
one Of old.
The maximum dividend on this stock
was hitherto 10 per cent yearly. that
rate representing a concession to the
demands from the stockholders for a
share of the accommodating surplus,
demands which were determinedly op.
posed by Hawiman's controlling in
'fluence. The high record price of this
stock was 325. Today's announce
ment induced sale at $50. The distr-
button amounts to three time par val.
ne of the outstanding stocks in cash,
calling for $2,o00000 while the capital
is increased three fold.
REIMBURSEMENT of capital thus in
vited may involve some ingenious
reasoning as to the direct profit ac-
cruing, but the effect OF appeals to in
vestment holders OF similarly situated
corporations. Ut was considered =
question how far today's action might
be designed to anticipate possible in
quisitions by the government concern
ing an industry that yields such prof
its, especially in view. OF the conten-
tions by the national authorities for
the inclusion of express companies as
common carriers.
The various other high grade in.
#vestment stocks rose buoyantly, es-
Ipecially those for which D possession
ofs concealed asset" was claimed
An easier tone in the money market
was obtained.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-19
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, Nov. WHEAT. RE.
ceipts 194,100; exports 257.159; spot
irregular; No. red sl25 nominal
domestic elevator. No 2 red 1,24la
nominal fob afoa.. There was a
nervous and undecided market in
wheat but there was little pressure
to sell and prices late were firm,
closing al 9 net advance of hmAc.
Crop news, was favorable but receipts
small. Dee. i.1G& May 1-f2ss.
CORN - Receipts l0,125; spot
steady; No. , 72hc elevator do
nestle; Is elevator and 70 fob.
ahoat; No. . yellow 10 all nominal.
Options without transactions, closing
unchanged to lsc net decline. Dec.
IN; May G9%.
OATS-Receipts GG,575; spot
quiet; natural white ii19 M46; clipped
white 451am4Sh2.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-19
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PROVISIONS.

BUTTER Stronger; creamery
specials 31la; extras 30R thirds to
firsts 2G@30c.
CHEESE Firm.
EGGS-Steady and unchanged.
COFFEE-Futures opened firm at
an advance of So 10 points on private
cables estimating the coming Santos
crop and the higher European mar
kets. Trading here was much more
|active than recently vita an increase
an business through commission
houses, while the market also receiv-
ed support from local bulls and Eui o.
|pean buying orders. The French mar,
ket closed unchanged to u franc
higher. The local market closed firm
at net advance of 10G20 poitns
Sales $3.50 bags; November $6.45;
4 spot quiet: No. Rio 81 GS1sc mild
lquiet Cordoya 96111a.
aSUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining
$s.s2; centrifugal 96 test 4.42; molas
ises sugar 3.6l: refined steady.