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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Helena Politician Arrested,

HELENA, JULY 22.-As the result of
an attempt to rob the plates at the
Whitlach- Union mill, four miles from
Helena, last night, Stony Hancock, a
we'll known local politician, in under
arrest and the sheriff is looking for
two other men supposed to have been
engaged in the attempt. The watch
man at the mill heard a disturbance
during the night and, going around
to tha front, found man there. He
told the II an to throw up his hands
and the stranger, instead of obeying,
opened 6ra and ran. He fell into a
hole and was caught by son of the
watchman, who was attracted by the
firing. While thestwo were attending
to their capture, two men ran out of
the mill and escaped in the darkness.
Hancock denies his guilt, saying he
was coming into Helena and when in
front of the mill was comm anded to
throw up his hands. Thinking it was
a highwayman, he fred and then took
to his heels.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
For River TRANSFORMATION,

WASHINGTON, July 23.--Plans for
$4,000, 900 river transportation con.
cern are being discussed in Washing
ton. st. Louis attorneys, acting,
they say, for financial interests able
to carry out the immense project OF
building line of steel vessels and
barges to ply the Mississippi and it's
tributaries are interesting the con-
gressmen in the scheme. The COM
pany proposes to have operating g
points at Chicago, ST. Paul, St. Louis
and New Orleans, believing that the
waterway which will give lake ship
ping an outlet by way of the Gulf of
Mexico Is practically assured.
The wheat carrying trade between
the upper Mississippi valley and the
seaboard is the prize the new com.
pany is seeking.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Heney Says He Earned Salary.

CoRDOvA, ALASKA, July 21.-Fran.
els j. Heney, the San Francisco pros
ecutor, who is at Abercrombie canyon,
IS miles up the Copper river, was no.
titled over the telephone today of the
statement made in the house of repre-
sentatives by Representative Tawney
regarding payments to him from the
federal government.
Mr.. Heney replied; "l have rot re.
ceived dollar in fees except for SER
vices rendered prior to the commence
ment of the San Francisco graft cases.
The delay in payments to me by the
United States government was due to
lack of funds. necessitating a specia al
appropriation by congress. A fully
itemized statement of all my accounts
is in the hands of the United States
attorney"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Wyoming Coal Land Restored.

WASHINGTON, July p. Announce.
ment was made today that the depart
ment OF interior has just classified as
coal land and restored TO the public
domain certain unappropri ated lands
in the Evanston district, Wyoming,
fixing the price for disposal of the
tracts there in some eases as high as
$500 per acre. This land contains one
of the finest coal veins in the west.
The land was included in the tract
involved in what was known as the
Horse Thief Canyon case. Investiga-
tion some months ago by special
agents of the department declared
that the title to much Of the most val.
liable coal land in that part OF Wyom-
ing had been secured from the gov
ernment through system of alleged
fraudulent oper ations, and suit was
instituted against the patentees to re-
cover the lands. Finally the defend
ant re-conveyed the lands to the gov.
ernment paying about forty thousand
dollars for coal extr acted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Clark Still Has Hope.

WASHINGTON, July %, = William
Andrew Clark, former Uuited States
senator from Montana, will return to
the Uai,ed States senate, succeeding
Thomos Il. Carter, whose, term ex-
pires year from next March. This,
at least is the prophecy of an inti-
mate friend OF Senator Clark. who
professes 10 read the cards for next
year game in Montana politics.
For the past sixty days there have
been occasional rumors that the vest
ern Croesus had am billions to come
back 70 Washington. but besides w.
G. Conrad and few who would like
to see Clark back in the game, no one
paid much attention to it. .Now the
rumor has begun To spread to a be-
lief and the wise ones are affirming
that Clark will make one OF his char
acteristie efforts to land the plush.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Would Encourage Reclamation.

WASHINGTON, July 20. - At the
urgent request of SEM ators Borah
and Newlands, Attorney General
Wickersham will appear before the
senate irrigation commission to ex-
plain his recent decision holding lille.
gal contracts heretofore made by the
reclamation service with the water
users associations, under which the
settlers on uncompleted government
projects were given the opportunity to
assist in the construction and for
which work they were paid in scrip
certificates. Mr.. Borah has decided
that unless the administr alton reverses
itself and resumes this cooperative
plan of building, he will introduce
and the next session will demand the
passage OF bill specifically author.
izing this manner of constructing
government irrig ration projects. To
annul this practice, he insists, is to
retard development by reclamation.
The committee will also discuss the
details OF its proposed trip during the
coming recess to various irrigation
projects of the west If arrangements
can be made the commission probably
will start on the trip as soon as con-
gress adjourns instead of September
l as heretofore arranged. This will
enable the members of the commission
to take the trip and have vacation
before congress reassembles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
LABOR LEADER SENTENCED,
) Judge Declares He Was Disgrace To
His Organization.

3. NEW YORK, July 23.-Cornelius P.
Shea. the former Chicago labor leader,
found guilty on Wednesday of attempt
ing to murder Alice Walsh, former
Chicago waitress With whom he had
been living here, was sentenced today
to not less than five, nor more than 25
years In prison. The former presi.
dent OF the Intern ational brotherhood
Of Teamsters listened stolidly to
Judge Fosters scsthing remarks in
pronouncing sentence.
"Your services for humanity are
urged here in your behalf,'' said the
court, because you have been active
in affairs of organized labor. l be-.
lieve in the right of labor to organize,
but there is prejudice in this COM
munity, and we must admit it's exist.
ence, against organized labor, be-
cause such men as you dominate with
your brutal methods and your coarse
personalities. and part of the COM
munity has come to look upon organ.
lied labor as being composed of
brutes, forcing their victories by bru-
tai methods. But this is all wrong.
l believe l am helping the cause of Or
ganized labor by Kidding it of one
such as you, and sending you to states
prisOn
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Wasting Natural Resources.

WASHINGTON, July PA bulletin
just issued by the geological survey
gives some startling information on
the exhaustion of natdral resources.
The most serious situation is that
with reg ard to petroleum.
Petroleum has been used for less
than so years, and it is estimated
that the supply will last only 25 or 30
years longer. If production is cur.
tailed and waste stopped it will last
till the end of the century.
Coal has been extensively mined in
the United States for not much more
than half century, but the consump-
tion is increasing SO enormously that
ii this increase should continue all the
easily accessible coal would be ex-
hausted by the year 2040. and .all coal
by the middle of the 21st century.
Water power will undou btedly;large-
ly take its place. 1t is estimated tn at
within 30 years the best iron ores will
be exhausted, and that it will be nec-
essary to resort to ores that cannot
be worked at profit. This, of course,
means higher prices unless new and
cheaper processes have been invented. !.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
AIRSHIP MAKES RECORD.
The Wright Machine Performs Great
Stunt At Fort Myer,

WASHINGTON, July 2O.-Establish-
ing new record for aviation in
America, Orville Wright, in the
Wright aeroplane today at Fort My
er, made spectacular flight of hour
20 minutes and as seconds duration.
The longest previous flight was of "A
minutes made by Mr.. Wright at Fort
Myer last fall.
Several thousand people saw the
greatest feat of aviation yet accom-
p.ished. The machine travelled about
7ii miles, was estimated by Wilbur
Wright, and at one time during the
figh. the height attained was between
260 and $50 feet, which exceeds the
highest point ever reached by heav-
ier than air machine on the continent.
The most wonderful part of the flight
was the execution of three completions
of the figure eight. After travelling
several hundred feet only about five
feet from the ground the aeroplane
rose gradually to IS feet before max
ing the first turn. After passing the
starting point the aviator sent the m a.
chine up on each turn to about 15O
feet, which was maintained until to-
ward the end of the fight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Helena Woman Murdered,

HELENA, July pa private tele.
gram received here this morning states
that the wife of A. p. Dorrance, q
Helena coal merchant. was instantly
killed by burglar at Hot Springs,
Ark, last night.
Mrs. Dorrapce had been called to
Hot Springs by the serious condition
OF her hus band A. p. Dorrance, who
left here for the famous resort last
Friday. Mr.. Dorrance. who is mana.
ger of the Silverman Coal company
and owner of bicycle repair shop in
this city. suffered from an attack of
paralysis. His condition becoming
serious, Mrs. Dorrance followed him
to the Springs, and could only have
just arrived when the tragedy took
place.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Will Inspect Irrigation Projects.

SEATTLE, July 24.-M. j. Costello,
assistant traffic manager of the Great
Northern railroad, was notified yes
terday that the United States sen ate
committee on irrigation and reclama-
tion OF arid lands would leave Chica.
go on or about August 81 to come
west to inspect the reclaim alton work
in the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho aud
the coast.
The Committee will study irrigation
conditions during practically all the
month of Septemb ber according to the
informatio received byMr. Costello.
The party will come out to St. Paul
from Chicago over the Northern Pa
ci6c and then over the Great Northern
through Montana 10 Spokane and
thence to the coast, using the Northern
Pacific and Union Pacific lines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Bonding Companies In Combine.

WASHINGTON, July 2O.-Bond COM
panies must return to the rates of
1908 if they hope to get any business
from the officers of the government
occupying positions of trust. The
urgent defcieny bill contains an ex.
press prohibition against the payment
OF the higher premiums determined
upon last year by the companies.
The friends of the bonding compa.
MES in the house today sought to
have the prohibition clause stricken
out on a point of order, but their efforts
were fruitles.-,
Bitter denunciation was heaped by
Mr.. Smith of Iowa upon the bonding
companies which, he said, had entered
into combination to boost their pre-.
miums 300 per cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28

yard. July 16, Mr., Stubbs, who is
an aged man, met his death by fall
ing distance of 40 feet into the dry
dock while sightseeing at the yards.
MILES City, July 23.--A, C. Spald-
| ing. of the firm of Spalding & Yates,
the St. Louis horse buyers, died OF
heart disease while seated at table
in Hyde's cafe last night near mid.
night. He expired without uttering
a word. The remains will be shipped
to his home at Hunnewell, Mo.
MILES CITY, July 23.--J ohm Fitz-
gerald who came in today from Ralph
Gilmer's horse camp, 80 miles north
of Miles City, reports that mans
dead body has been found there, death
probably being due to lightning.
Acting Coroner Varco and a jury
have left,to make an investigation.
FORSYTH, July 23.-Morris Maho-
ney, young lad 13.years old. was
drowned In a reservoir in the Rose
bud The lad and hired man had
gone in bathing but the boy could not
swim. He was taken on the back of
the hired man and when in the center
of the reservoir lost his hold and i'm
mediately sank.
KALIsPELL, July 23.-The first case
of parental delinquency to come un-
der the new law in Probation Officer
Lang's administration resulted in the
payment of $40 fine each by Mr.. and
Mrs. William Brown in Judge Wal
lace's court today. The parents were
alleged to have permitted their chill
dren to wander on the street at un.
seasonable hours after ringing of
curfew.
MIssOULA, July 23.-Judge Web
ster yesterday morning sentenced w.
A. Ferguson to 80 days in the county
jail for gambling. Ferguson was ar
rested about three weeks ago on
charge OF ambling in the Headquar-
ters saloon, the license of3 which was
revoked at the last meeting OF the city
council. With credit OF 30 days on
the term given him in the district
court Ferguson will serve 50 days in
jail.
BUTTE, July 26.-An automobile
owned by Sellars Largey, president
of the State Savings bBnk. and mil.
lionaire of this city, ran down Edward
Adtield, aged IL. death ensuing few
hours later. The machine was driven
by Largey's chauffeur at the time of
the accident.
HELENA, July 24.-The state Carey
act land board has signed a contract
with the Conrad Land & Water com.
pany of Waller for the reclamation of
10000 acres of land In Teton county.
The signing of the contract is virtu-
ally an approval by the state of the
irrigation project just completed, and
has the effect of authorizing its dis.
position to settlers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Burbank Creation Is a Failure.

BOSTON, July 20. - Luther Bur.
bank, the ''wizard OF the plant world, u
has been informed that his latest crea.
ton, the "wonderberry or "sun.
berry," is declared failure. Many
amateur gardeners have tried to cul-
tivate the "wonderberry' without
much success in this vicinity. Sunday
Mr.. Burbank new berry was labelled
worthless" by the judges of the
Massachusetts, Horticultural society.
The berry plant, which has been
expected to prove rival to the blue
berry. was displayed at the sweet pea
exhibition at Horticultural hall and
attracted great deal of attention.
Under the name given it by Mr.. Bur
bank, the "sunberry'' or it's CONNER
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
SETTLERS WILL BE PAID.
Holders of Reclamation Scrip Have
No Cause For Worry.

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-The senate
irrigat committee today considered
the effect Of the recent opinion of the
attorney general that the certificate
system of contracting for work under
the irrigati projects was without
legal authority. The attorney general
was unable to attend the meeting be-
cause OF his engagement with the
president and another meeting will be
held tomorrow when it II expected he
will be present.
Chairman Carter. when asked about
the certificate system said that certifi.
Gates aggreg ating $500. 600 have been
issued for work doae on Montana and
Idaho projects and in Other states and
that persons to whom the certificates
were egularly issued need have no
fear concerning their redemption. The
attorney general, he says, holds that
the work performed for which the car
tifcates were issued by the various
water users associ ations on work
certified to by government engineers
to have been actually performed. Ac.
I'cording to the original plan these GER
.iicates were to be received as advance
payments on water rights. This plan
has been declared illegal and If the
opinion of the attorney general stand 5
or if legislation should not be en- acted
to legalize the plan the certificates will
be paid in cash.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Crops Damaged BY Storm.

BILLINGS, July 21. - Reports re-
ceived in Billings indicate that the
storm which struck this city last night
caused extensive damage in the Clarke
Fork country and on the Billings Il
Northern, between Billings and Great
Falls. The damage near Hedges was
especially heavy. A travelling man
saw hail drifts more than a foot in
depth near the Hedges depot.
1t was stated at Hedges that grain
had been damaged and in some Sec
tions it had been ruined. Immedi-
ately after the hail storm, which was
accompanied by terrific rain and
wind, the Billings & Northern or.
dered section men out to make repairs
on the track, which is believed to have
been washed out in places.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Small Bills Are Scarce.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-The coop
eration Of rational banks with the
treasury department ip furnishing
small bills To meet the demands grow.
ing out OF the crops in various sections
Is brought up in a statement given to
the treasury department,
The relief sought is TO have the
national banks issue s. bank notes to
their legal limit in place of the larger
denominations, and then to exchange
their S. certificates for 81 silver Ger.
tificates OF equal aggregate value.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Public Officers May Register.

BUTTE, July 22.-Alarm was created
among public officers recently by the
publication of report that the in.
terror department, or some other high
authority, had ruled that no one
holding public office of any kind
could register for the Indian reserva-
tion openings. Assistant Postmaster
Neeley wrote to Judge Witten, super
intendent of the reservation openings,
for official information on the subject
and he received a reply yesterday in
which Judge Witten said the only
persons of official character that were
barred from registering were officers
and employees of the general land
office.
MIssoULA, July 22.-The stream Of
applicants for Flathead lands con-
tinues steady, 1864 registering here
yesterday up to p. m. A big crowd
reaches here this afternoon from the
east. A trainload of registrants from
Bloomington, H., is to be here the
last of the week. Spokane delegations
continue large, 300 being here yester-
day from that place. Chicago has a
trainload on the way and more 70 fol-
low. Special trains will be made up
in eastern Montana of persons to
make the rounds of the registration
cities. A series of entertainments will
be planned by the chamber of COM
merce for visitors every evening.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Flies Across the Channel.

DOVER, July 24.-Louis Bleriot sue
cessfully landed at Dover after a fight
in his aeroplane across the English
channel.
NJ. Bleriot landed on the cliffs of
Dover. He is reported to have been
slightly injured.
NJ. Bleriot, the French aviator &C.
complished the remarkable feat of
flying across the English channel this
morning in % minutes. The distance
from his starting point, near Calais,
to Dover, is about 81 miles and he
therefore travelled at the rate of nearly
a mile minute.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
Galveston Protected From Storm

GALVESTON, TEX, July 2l.-Forti.
fed behind I7-foot sea walls and ele.
waited to point above the danger
line. Galveston today passed safely
through hurricane which resembled
in intensity the disastrous storm Of
1900.
Part of the island upon which the
city is situated was again inund ated :,
the overflow of the sea water reaching
a height of seven or more feet. The
wind attained velocity of 6S miles
an hour, and heaved the waters of
Galveston bay up against the island
and flooded that section which had not
been raised. The water backed up in
to the main streets. The principal
damage, however, was confined to the
water front, where bath houses and
pleasure piers were swept away, but
shipping was undisturbed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28

railroad that it would deliver grain
at any dock or mill on any railroad
in either city free of switching charges
collected by other roads. The effect
OF the ruling will be an increase in the
price OF approxim ately one cent per
bushel, paid growers by Seattle and
Tacoma exporters.
1t Is expected that the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific will take like
action.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28

BILLINGS. July 22.-While the big
rush is being made for the Flathead,
Spokane and Coeur d'Alene lands
about to be opened, the advantages in
the way of government homesteads in
Yellowstone county are not being
overlooked by all of the prospective
settlers who pass through Billings.
The visitors to the chamber of com.
merce have been unusually numerous
during the last ten days, and addi.
tional citizens for this section OF Mon.
tana has been the result in several
instances.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
For Federal Building At Great Falls.

WASHINGTON, July 2O.-The treas.
ury department has perfected its plans
for public building at Great Falls
and it will be beauty. It will be OF
three stories, the first of sandstone
and the other two of brick and terra
Gotta; the columns will be Corinthia an
and the building will have a frontage
of 154 feet, with depth of 65 feet.
Specifications will be ready for bids
about Aug. Is.
Owing to the pressure of work in the
treasury department, specifications for
the Missoula public building will not
be ready until late in the fall and for
Billings some time next spring.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
32O-Acre Homesteads.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Approxi.
mately 90S, 900 acres of land in Wyo.
ming were designated today by Act.
ing Secretary of the Interior Pierce
as coming within the enlarged home.
stead act. This makes IL, ,584, 900 acres
of land so designated in Wyoming.
The land is not susceptible of success.
full irrigation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
AboIishes Switching Charges.

TACOMA, July 24.-One of the most
sweeping innovations in the northwest
railroad traffic will be the absorption
hereafter of all switching charges on
grain at Tacoma and Seattle termi.
nails. 1t was announced today by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
cial title, 'wonderberry. the plant
has become widely known throughout |
horticultural circles.
London Wool Sales Closed.

LONDON. July 20,-The fourth SER
les of wool auction sales closed tod ay
with small attend ance. The offer
ings were umbered as 14,62b bales,
including many lots of good quality,
particularly scoureds. The latter
were in animated demand at firm
priceS
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