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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
AN INTERNAL MACHINE.
tie Fearful and Deadly Work In The
6remerhaven Explosion.

lie Fearful and Deadly Work In the
e~remsrhaven Explosion.
The greatest fatality ever caused by
an internal machine Is known as the
Bremerhaven explosion, and 1t occur
red near the end of 1875, when a fell
low who called himself Thomas and
was said to be al American took up
his residence with his family In Brem-
en-. His finances were at a low ebb,
and to replenish them he conceived the
idea Of sending to America some
worthless but highly insured packages
Of goods. By the same vessel he In
tended to ship an internal machine,
which was to have exploded a few
days after the vessel had left port.
The explosion occurred, however, just
before the package was put on board.
causing terrible loss Of life.
Thomas, whose real name was said
to be Alexander, charged his machine
with nitroglycertn, which he had pro
cured In America and purchased the
clockwork and the case containing the
machine In Germany. The hammer of
the clockwork, which was to act in six
days after leaving port, was to strike
a blow Of thirty pounds weight. In
his confession later Thomas said that
when testing the clockwork the ham
mer smashed a mahogany table.
He sent the contrivance to Bremen
haven to be shipped IN the Mosel for
New York via Southampton. He him
self took passage to the latter port,
where he had arranged to ship his
cases Of rubbish for New York. The
Mosel was to leave B~remerhaven on
Saturday, Dec. II, and on that day
the internal machine was sent to the
dock, which was crowded with porters,
passengers and their friends. For some
reason that has never been explained
the heavy case slipped from the crane
on to the wharf as It was being lifted
up the ships side, and the charge was
Instantly exploded. Death and destruc
ton were dealt around, 12S men, wo'
men and children being instantly
killed, while ffty-six others were ter
ribly wounded.
Thomas was waiting on board the
| ship to receive his case and e II
| slowed away in the hold, but right aft
er the explosion he went to his cabin
locked the door and shot himself in thu
head with a revolver.
He fingered for several days in the
hospital and made a full confession be
| fore he died.-Exchange.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
A Remarkable Race.

The Lapps are very fond of stinau-
lating drinks. They think nothing of
drinking fifteen or twenty cups Of cot
fee a day, while their consumption of
punch is on a vast scale. 1t is no I'M
common thing to see numbers of help
lessly drunk natives in the streets, of
Tromso, especially when the sale OF
reindeer flesh has been profitable. Yet
robbery and, indeed, crime in general
are practically unknown among them.
The innate honesty Of the people Is
quite extraordinary.-Wiae World Mag.
azine..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
Lifting Power Of the Magnet.

The magnet that boys of yesterday
used for a toy they are employing
as q useful instrument in their work.
shops. Within the last few years
particularly, a. w. Frank Mcclure
points out, it Is being adapted TO
handle many shapes Of metal, all
forms Of iron and steel, from iron
dust to scraps. or small junk to
weights OF 1900 pounds.
The magnet is employed to break
up imperfect castings, to hold sheets
OF metal in position while they are be-
ing riveted in the building of ships, to
lift q "sow and pigs" At the furnaces,
also as q gigantic broom to sweep
both the large and small pieces Of
iron, and in numerous other ways.
Half q dozen kegs Of nails may be
seen travelling through the air, held
by magnetic ties Of force despite the
wooden covering of the kegs. Ever
two or three men are sometimes lifted
from the ground, their feet resting OF
Q metal sheet which is firmly held b,
the magnet.
The fat style OF magnet 10 available
for picking up metal sheets, from tw'
to elk at q time, n under the other
the number depending upon thei
thickness. These may be dropped b
the magnet a at q time at the desir
Of the operator provided he is cleve
. in adjusting the switch at precisel
the right intervals.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

BILLINGS, May ia special train
OF eight coaches and baggage cars
loaded with beet workers from Lincoln
have arrived In the city in prepare.
ton for the work in the fields in the
vicinity of Billings and other nearby
towns. The contingent numbers more
than 400 Russians, men, women and
children, together with conglomera ate
masses OF baggage. Two car load
were left at Toluca, In the vicinity OF
which place the people will Guilty ate
beets during the season.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

REFORMING THEM BY LAW.

Down in Wisconsin, the home OF
Senator LaFollette. and the brew that
made Milwaukee famous, the spirit Of
reform runs rampant, and the pompa-
dour senatorcan point with pride to the
Wisconsin idea Of language by law.
Heretofore Wisconsin has been going
some in the way Of LaFollette. rail-
road legislation, direct primary, and
the like, but It has remained for the
present legislature to play the limi,
In the way of curtailing free speech
OF ct least swesr-speech which is gen
orally considered pretty free. AZ q
result the muledrivers, %stevedores and
all other persons will soon be pro-
hibited by law from using profanity
in Wisconsin. Likewise it will be I'm.
lawful for people to use sulphurous
language to the girl at the telephone
exchange.
The lower house of the Wisconsin
Legislature has put the finishing
touches to the Hull bill making 1t a
misdemeanor to swear in public.
The bill as first introduced simply
prohibited swearing. 10 the presence Of
minors under Is years of age. When
the bill reached the senate In that
form Senator Hudnall submitted an
amendment striking out the reference
to age. The amendment has been
adopted and the bill passed.
Now what do you think of that?
Abridge the right of man to record
the passing of a thumbnail, or the
baking Of q pestiferous horse! Cut
out the sounding argument Be- to why
the other fellow should not be voted
the rounded period Of empty speech?
Well, I'll be- Fudge! Likewise, pit.
fe, and thereafter Fudge some more!
And to think the state that gave Mil
waukee to an ~appreciative world
should also do this-only to think it.
Great Falls Leader.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
Observations on RaIdheads,

"If' you care to observe the bald
headed row." remarked the theatel
goer, "you win find that there is grea1
variety in baldheads. There are clip
teal bald spots, circular bald spots
elongated egg shaped bald spots, bale
spots that are almost square and bale
spots whose shape can hardly be de
scribed for the reason that they in
clude the entire circumference Of tn
head, with the exception perhaps of
slight row Of finishing fringe between
the head and the neck. If it wasn't TO,
the baldheads the theater would be.
bore before the rising Of the curtain
New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
SETTLERS ARE COMING.

After many years OF comparatively
slow development Montana is coming
into her own at last. For years the
railroads have advertised the Pacific
coast coast country and thous ands of
settlers have passed through Montana
to find homes further west.
With the advent OF the Milwaukee
railroad, however, a new order has
come about, says the Kalispell
Bee. Thousands of new settlers are
pouring into eastern Montana and the
demand for land has sent land values
skyward.
The Milwaukee road is planning
branch lines all over the state and
other lines are coming in. The 500
line has nearly reached the Montana
line and will undoubtedly build
through the state in the next year or
two. The Northwestern line is coming
from the southeast and has It's line
projected as far as Miles City, in
Custer county. Montana. On Tuesday
last parties representing the Hartman
lines filed articles of incorporation
for aline to come through the Lolo
pass in the Bitter Root. The line is
an extension of the Union Pacific and
will run through Missoula to Butte.
Its total length will be $50 miles. 1t
is more than probable that this line
will send a branch into the fertile
Flathead. With all of these lines
building feeders Montana will lead
every state in the union In the latter
of railroad construction for several
years to come.
Montana Is about the only state
that now has any large area of public
land, and the last wild scramble for
land on which to build homes is going
to take place here In the immediate
future.
The opening of the Flathead Indiar
reservation is going to bring many
thousands of homeseekers into thil
country and Flathead will receive 1T
full share of the new blood that II
pouring into the state. The next decad'
will witness the greatest development
in Montana ever shown by any stat
in the same length of time. A million
people and q billion dollars in wealtl
is the modest increase OF Montana q
seer by the Bee for the next ten years
Helena, Butte, Great Falls, Billings
Missoula and Kalispell will all becom
cities of the first class and the smalle
towns will take rank as cities.
Much has been said recently sbou
publicity as ameans of bringing aboy
more rapid development of the state
resources and under the old order
things this was desirable, but just
present Montana 10 getting . lot
free advertising and the problem
properly as%similating the new poop
10 something that should be locke
after. New settlers will find themselv
surrounded by new conditions he
and much will depend on how tn
meet the new problems. This 10 G
pecially true of those who settle
non-irrigated lands, and the vario
boards OF trade and other organic
lions should make az effort to he
the new settlers with instruction q
advice about the best methods to pit
ue.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
W. q. CONRAD, Pres.
JAMES T. STANFORD,
Vice.Pres. and Manager.
A. e. SCHWINGEL,,
Cashier.
OMAR j. MALCOLM,
Asst. Cashier.

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
Iowa Woman Gets Damages

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE case
of Elizabeth Peck against the Tribune
because of publication of her portrait
as part of an advertisement indors-
ing a certain brand OF whiskey, was
decided by the supreme court of the
United States today in favor of Mrs.
Peck. 1t appeared from the record
that Mrs. Peck was a resident of Iowa,
and a temperance advocate. Her pic
ture vas printed over another name.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
WHO GETS THE PRoFITS7
Tariff Debate Shows Low Cost of
Imported Cutlery.

imported Cutlery.
WASHINGTON, May ia compre-
hensive discussion Of the income tax
by Senator Sutherland OF Utah, and
an extended speech by Senator Depew
in support Of the pending tariff bill
consumed most of the session today.
Mr.. Sutherland argued against the
constitutionality of q federal income
tax and declared such q tax should be
q means Of revenue for the state. Be-
fore adjournment q couple of hours
we're devoted to the discussion of the
tariff bill.
Razors were used during this dis
cussion In q hostile attack on the
rates Of the bill. The committee on
finance had increased the rate on
razors In common, and as soon as the
senate took up the cutlery schedule to-
day amendments offered by Mr.. Sim
mons Saturday, cutting those rates,
we're rejected. Senator Stone then
offered amendments reducing the
duties on razors to the rates OF the
Dingley bill.
Senator Smoot, in opposing these
amendments, said II the duty vas 600
per cent, 1t would not increase the
price to the consumer. He held up
before the senate q razor which he
said cost 40 cents to import and which
was sold for %.
Mr.. Smoot exhibited another razor
case. supposed to contain q keen.
edged blade. It was from Germany,
sold at $3.50, while it cost to import
"a. IS q dozen.
MIR. Aldrich said the most striking
feature about the razor industry was
that q large part Of the razors import
ed cost to import wholesa ale 10 cents
each.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
Big Storm, hn Alberta.

WINNIPEG, May II. Alberta 10
having the most remarkable weather
in It's history. Reports from Macleod
and Lethbsidge state that 1t has been
showing there for the last 4R hours
with no prospects OF q letup. The
scarcity of coal on account Of the
miners' strike makes conditions unus.
ually severe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
Searching For Train Robbers

~ ~ -"
SPOKANE, May 1s.-Responding to
the offer OF rewards aggregating $685..
600 by the federal authorities and the
railroad for the capture and convic-
ton of the bandits who held up and
plundered . Great Northern train
near Spokane, detectives r gather
ing here from many places. Several
arrived from Denver and the Pinker.
ton force here has been increased to
Is. Spokane police believe the rob
bers made their way into Spokane and
q close watch Is being kept on thu
saloons and lodging houses. A mum
Der of detectives r working on thu
theory that the desperadoes are hiding
in the mountains back of Colbert.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attractive offer.
ings in our advertising columns.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26

Local Securities . Speciality.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-26
Conrad Banking
COMPANY,
GREAT FALLS MONT
(Unineorporated.)

PAID UP CAPITAL......S 100000
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY 600. 900
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-27
MAY DRILL WELLS
ON ITS TOWN LOTS
VALLEY WELL SUGGESTS NEW
POSSIBILITIES
New Well Is Closest to City Limits of
Coallnga and ReVlVes Talk
of Drilling In the
Town

In reference to the Valley well, which
entered the oil sand last week, the
Coalinga Times says;
THE Valley is the closest well to the
Coalinga townsite, being only across
a 4O-acre tract from the city limits.
The indications are that the we'll will
surely be a gusher.
I'm talking with old oil men in the
city the Times is led to the belief that
the strike in the Valley is of more
than usual significance to the city of
Coalinga 1t surely demonstrates that
almost beyond the peradventure Of a
doubt oil exists under the townslte, and
there may be such a thing, as A. p.
May said yesterday, that ere long every
back yard may soon be the home of an
oil derrick.
"All of which sounds mighty good
and means a great deal for the city.
And in the event that the Valley proves
to be a great producer there is no doubt
but what the possessor of a lot in
Coalinga will enjoy the privilege of
seeing his property value advance far
and beyond what his most sanguine
dreams imagined
Anyway, with the Nevada producing
and the Valley coming in as a prospec-
tive gusher, the people can feel assured
that the money they have invested here
has not been invested in vain"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-27
PITTSBURG-SILVER PEAK
WILL ADD TWENTY STAMPS
Nevada Company with Large Ore
Reserves to Increase Capacity
of Reduction Works

GOLDFIELD Oct 26.-Following the
example of the Consolidated, the Pitts
burg-Silver Peak company at Blair,
twenty-six miles west of Goldheld, will
increase the capacity of its 1OO-stamp
mill bv the addition of twenty stamps,
grading for which has begun.
The Pittsburg- Silver Peak owns the
famous old Blair mine, for which the
company, composed of wealthy Pitts
burg capitalists, among whom is Unit
ed States Senator oliver, paid $150OOO
three years ago. An immense tonnage
of mill ore is developed in the mine
which is connected with the mill by
an aerial tram three miles in length
The company also owns its own rail-
road. seventeen miles in length, which
connects with the Tonopah & Goldtield
at Blair Junction. 1t was recently re-
ported that the Pittsburg- Silver Peak
would be consolidated with the Silver
Peak Valcalde, of which Sam New
house of Salt Lake is the dominating
figure.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-27
WHALER OLGA GOES
TO PIECES AT NOME
Craft Whose Captain Was Pilot for
Discoverer of Northwest Pas
sage Wrecked In
Alaska

SEATTLE, Oct. 26.-The whaler
Olga has been wrecked near Nome.
The vessel was a small two-masted
gasoline craft of 80 tons, owned by
San Francisco lumber company Her
commander Captain William Mogg, is
famous in the Arctic country.
After Roald Amundsen made his trip
in the Gjoa for the discovery of the
northwest passage it was Mogg, Win
tering with the Olga at Banks Land,
about 300 miles east of the mouth OF
the Mackenzie river, who guided the
explorer from Herschel island on a
long march to Dawson. He accom-
panied Amundsen to the United States,
visiting Seattle and San Francisco,
and then went to his former home in
England. He returned north and win
tered in a newly discovered harbor
near Cape Bathurst, far to the east
ward. He spent last summer whaling
with the Olga in the Arctic and re-
turned only a short time ago to Nome
with the vessel.
The schooners Louise and New York,
small power boats; the tugs Defense
and wilhelm and an unidentified four
masted schooner also were wrecked.
There was no loss of life. There are
no wharves at Nome and the anchor
age is not good. The vessels were
helpless in the storm and were soon
dashed upon the beach. The Senator
is safe.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-27
ROUND MOUNTAIN
Mine WILL MAKE
BIG PRODUCTION
OCTOBER OUTPUT WILL BE
$4,000
MILL is RUNNING ON HIGH
GRADE OF ORE
Nevada VIlls of FaIrvlew Opens Shoot
of Ore Worth Three Hundred
Dollars a Ton in Gold
and silver

James R. Davis. who is visiting In
Los Angeles from Goldheld, yesterday
received a letter from his partner, j.
p. Lotus. to the effect that the Octo-
ber output of bullion from the Round
Mountain Mining ccmpany's mill at
Round Mountain will be the largest
since the plant was installed, and VIII
approximate $45, 900. The increase Is
due to a better grade OF ore on the
500 and $50 levels, which are now tur-
nishing the bulk of the mill feed. Inc
ore is milling $40 per ton and better,
and there seems no limit to the tom
mage being developed.
THE superintendent of the mine also
reported good conditions in the east
drift. which was extended for dis
tance of 300 feet before permanent
ore body was found. This part OF the
mine bids fair to yield a good produc-
ton in future. a.,
trict are very free and the mill makes
an extraction of 95 per cent on the
plates. The first unit of the plant con-
sisted Of Nilsson stamps and TUBE
mill for regrinding, from which the ore
nassed over secondary plates. The
plant was enlarged two years ago and
Huntingtons were installed in the sec
ond unit. The company has been pro-
ducing an average of $32,OOO per month,
and Is paying dividends at the rate or
$40 a quarter. The surplus earnings
have gone into the purchase of adjoln-
ing ground, the company now owning
the Sunnyside Great Western and
Combination groups, about 800 acres
in all.
Nevada Hills Strike
Mr.. Davis reports an important
strike in the Nevada Hills, the Fair
view Bonanza, which is considered one
of the big mines of the state. On the
45O-foot level a drift to the northwest
has broken into a full face OF ore
which carries $500 ton In gold ana
silver. the values being equally divid-
ed between the two metals, whereas
the white metal predominated in the
older workings. The vein is a new
one, and appears to run northwest by
southeast, so far as can be determined
nv the limited amount of work done.
The ore was first opened on the 35O-
foot level some time ago, the Dig end
of it being beneath the floor of the
drift. A winze was started, but en-
countered such a strong flow of water
that work had to be discontinued until
the shaft could be lowered another 10o
feet.
The company, while having discon-
tinued dividends, continues to snip
more than enotgh ore to pay develop
ment expenses, and has surplus IN
the treasury sufficient for the installa-
ton of reduction works, as soon as
development work has been carried far
enough ahead to enable the manage
ment to determine the best process. "A
car of ore is now at the smelter in
Salt Lake which should add $4,000 to
the treasury.
Mr.. Davis will return to Goldfield the
last of the week, and later expects 10
establish himself in Los Angeles per-
manently.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-27
GLENDALE MAKES
RICH SHIPMENT
TWENTY TONS OF ORE WORTH
100000
Cliffords Send Second Consignment
from Rich Ore Shoot Which
Excited Nevada When
First Discovered

TONOPAH. New, Oct. 26.-Twenty
tons of ore from the EllendaIe district,
valued at $50, 900, has been loaded here,
consigned to the Selby smelter. The
ore was brought in by teams under
guard and is the second consignment
from the Clifford mine, the first con-
sisting of four tons taken from the
original strike on the surface, and
which netted the shippers little
more than $4,000.
The Glendale strike caused a great
deal of excitement about eight months
ago, and there were conflicting opin-
ions expressed by mining men as TO
the value Of the ground. The district
is forty miles east of Tonopah, and
the discovery was made by the Cliff
fords, a family Of ranchers and min
ers who lived at Stone Cabin. The
same men discovered the Broken Hills
mine at Clifford, which was sold to
the Broken Hills Mining company.
The values in this phenomenal mine
did not hold out with depth and the
plans of the company for the installa-
ton of mill were abandoned.
AS in every case where high grade
ore is discovered in Nevada, the an
nouncement of the Glendale strike, the
exact location of which was not dis
closed for several weeks after the dis
CoVery became knoWH' was ioilp"eu
by a rush by which the townsite COM
pany profited, and "A number Of leases
were let, the CIifords retaining the
ground for some distance in the local
ity of the rich ore.
There is no gainsaying the value of
the ore which the Cliefords are ship
ping, but the extent Of the find is un-
known, the owners 5eing noncommit-
tai. With the present consignment
added to the money already received
they have netted a snug sum Of money,
even should the ore shoot not hold out
with depth.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-27
Totals. "a $40,24

Cove avenue, 2253-Frank ]. 'Phelan,
at lot, owner; c. Page, builder; one
story, four-room residence, $500.
Main street, 324-26 North-Plant
Bros, at lot, owner; Prussell Bros,
builders; alterations to building, $500.
Irola street, 667-George H. Rector,
744 Hartford avenue, owner and build
er; two-story nine-room residence,
S4SOO.
Seventeenth street, 23O1a West-E.
Slater, 232 West Seventeenth street,
owner; o. Runion, builder; one-story,
three-room residence, $500.
Forty-f1rst place, 1925 West-Max
Schulze, 269O West Pico, owner; H. L.
Bernard, builder; one-story, seven
room residence, $2200
Percy street, 3525-H. M. Bristol, 1905
Brooklyn avenue, owner and builder,
two-story, two-room residence, $780,
San Pedro-Third street, 634 East
John G. Fletcher, at lot, owner and
builder; alteration of residence, $50.
Fifty-seventh street, 22S West
George H Wadsworth. 461 East Thir-
tieth street. owner and builder; one
story five-room residence, $500.
Sixty-sixth street, 405 East-Eliza-
beth Kirby, owner; C. L. Mason, build
er; alteration of residence, $500.
Altura street, 2S15-A. B. Greenwood,
at lot owner; E. Hartup, builder; al
teration of residence, 5000.
Third street, 1888 East. Spring, at
lot, owner and builder; alterations of
Main street 1882 south-Mrs. R.
Curtis, owner; P. J. Leaver company,