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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Helena M an Robbed.

CHICAGO, July 19.-Geo. Andrews,
81 years of age, was bound hand and
foot, robbed of S165 and left to die
from q stab wound in the back in q
hotel at % South Halstead street to.
day. He was found by friend who
had come to call on him and was taken
to the county hospital. While he lay
moaning the robbers riaed his pockets
and departed. The friend who found
him helpless and wounded notified the
Desplsines street police. Detectives
are searching for the burglars.
Andrews said he arrived In Chicago
yesterday from Helena, Montana, and
that he was bound aud gagged by two
men who robbed him Of Sl50 and his
watch. He said his assailants fol.
lowed him from the railroad station
and attacked him after he had retired
late last night.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
First Census Bulletin.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The popu.
lation of Rhode leland, as shown by
the census returns, the fret given out
for q state, indicates an increase Of
more than lis, 1000.
This figure is not sufficiently large
to insure an additional representa-.
tive in congress. Thus, for at least
ten years more, the state will have to
get on with two members as it has
been compelled to do since the appor-
tionment under the first national CEN
sus in 1870.
The fact that the figures for Rhode
Island have been announced does not
mean that the totals for other states
are to follow quickly. Rhode Island
was expedited for the benefit of the
state legislature, which is to meet next
month to re.district the state under
the new law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Killed BY Burglars.

CHICAGO, July 20.-Ira G. Rawn,
president of the Chicago. Indianapolis
& Louisville railway THE Monon J,
was shot through the heart and instant
ly killed at l:30 o'clock this morning
by burglar who entered his summer
home in Winnetka, q suburb, Is miles
north Of Chicago.
The burglar forced open the base.
ment door aud was heard prowling
about the 6rst floor by Mr.. Rawn,
who went down stairs to investigat
Members of the family heard him say:
"What do you want here?" and shot
was fred Immediately afterward.
When they hurried to the first floor,
Mr.. Rawn was lying dead at the foot
OF the stairway, with bullet through
his heart. The murderer or murder.
ers escaped.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27

eastern dealers and manufacturers
and on account Of the strength shown
ct auction rooms. Mills are not buy.
Ing other than moderate quantities. of
wool, ous the wsexB SSSSsslness includes
grease and secured territory 81 $50 to
60c for dne and Csc to Sc for half
bloods and medium Ohio fleece at un.
changed prices.
"From 1900, 900 70 .. 900, 900 pounds
OF wool we're bought In Montana this
week at Tic to 20tc, or about 58c to
6Oc secured, for choice clips contain.
Ing 60 per cent. This value could not
be obtained in Boston today"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Forest Fires Checked.

PORTLAND, July 23.-Showers dur.
ing the last Sc hours have done much
to check the disastrous progress of
the great forest fires which have been
sweeping through the forests OF the
Pacific northwest and British Colum.
bis. Despite the downpour. however,
several big fires continue to burn in
Idaho and British Columbia and .
few smaller ones in Montana, Wash.
ington and Oregon.
A conservative estimate made by
men converssnt with the situation
places the damage At "a, 500, 900, with
. strong probability of 1t going higher
when the full reports are made. Some
lumbermen state that the damage will
reach $6, 600. 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Power From Missouri River.

GREAT FALLS, July 2O.-The new
Rainbow Falls power dam at this city
began generating electricity and send
ing it over the wires today. The dam
and power house cost little more
than 81, 600, 900 and will generate 49,.
600 horse power. Two units. gener-
ating IL, 900 horse power, were started
today and it is expected that within q
week the plant will be operating in
full.
Power now being generated is sent
l50 miles to Butte to operate street
cars. When the plant is operated in
full the additional power will be used
for smelter and other industries and
for the mines and smelters in Butte
and Anaconda.
The plant has been installed by the
Great Falls Water Power and Town.
site company, and the same company
has under way another dam at the
Great Falls of the Missouri, which
will generate about Is. 900 horsepower.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Novel Case For Decision.

OMAHA, July pa new and novel
question arising In Nebraska is to be
turned over to the interstate commerce
commission for decision. Up to date
it has stumped the state railway com.
missioners and they want Q higher
authority to pass upon it.
Recently John Brady Of SCOTS
Bluff, shipped two carloads OF cows
to the Omaha livestock market. When
the animals were loaded the shipper
put IA COWS into each car and took .
bill of lading showing that number.
The freight charges were figured on
this number of animals. When the
shipment reached the stocky ards. the
two cars contained % head of cattle,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Explosion Killed Artillery Men.

FIT. MONROE, Va, July 2l.-Eleven
artillerymen are known to have been
killed and ten are missing a. the re.
suit of the blowing out of the gun
breech In battery Do Russy at Fort
Monroe.
The bodies OF the artillerymen we're
terribly mangled. The wounded were
rushed to the fort hospital. The dis
aster was witnessed by q number of
prominent officers of the army and
navy who we're here to see the battle
practice. The wives and children of
several of the men killed were present
and saw them meet q terrible death.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Big Movement Of immigrants.

Big Movement Of Immigrants.
WASHINGTON, July PA return
ing tide of Americans and immigrants
from Canada aud indications of an
enormous movement of people from
the northwest, including western Can.
ada, to the southeastern states next
fall and winter are attracting the close
attention of immigr alton and Undue.
trial authorities. The bureau of i'm.
migration officials are now awaiting
an early report from Commissioner
Clark at Montreal before discussing
the impending influx.
Industrial experts say the movement
to the southeastern states will begin
next October. A record-breaking mi.
grafton in this direction occurred last
year, drawing upon the population of
the central states, especially Iowa,
Kansas and Nebraska.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
An Arizona Cioudburst.

B1sBEE, July %. - Two persons
drowned and forty houses swept aw ay
is the result of the food in Bisbee
Friday afternoon. 1t ia estima ated
that the property loss will be close to
$500, 900. The precipitation for less
than two hours and a half was four
and half inches. This was gathered
into q vast volume in the narrow can.
yon near to what is known as John
sons and the rush down on this Sec
ton Of the city was terrific. 1t is only
due to the fact that the food occurred
during the day time that the loss OF
lite -.zas not much gre eater.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
A New Hybrid Wheat.

GREELEY, CAL, July 24.-E. p.
House, Colorado's Burbank, has pro.
duced q new hybrid wheat which, he
declares, will yield 100 bushels to the
acre on dry land and resist the worst
kind of drought.
He obtained it by crossing the Dur
um and Egyptian wheat. The plant
has q head of an enormous size and is
more prolific than either of the two
wheats from which it was produced. I.
It's offspring is even more superior
and more prolific, says House. He
has grown some of the wheat on dry
land near the city. He says it will be
lazy mans brand of wheat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27

HELENA, July 23.-The decapitated
head OF On unknown man Was found
In the wagon road . short distance
north Of Craig this morning. E. J.
Brewer, . rauchman, was on bis way
home when his team became frlghten.
ed and bolted. After the horses were
brought under control, Brewer In.
vestigated and found the head. From
it's condition he judged that the man
was killed only few days ago. It is
not known whether the man was mur.
dered or whether he was run over by q
Great Northern train, and the head
dragged over to the wagon road BY
some animal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
DENOUNCES REPUBLICANS.
lnsurgent Iowa Senator Claims To
Be True To Party.

PEABODY, Kan, July Ex-senator
Albert B. Cummins of Iowa in his
speech before the ChautauQua here to.
day asserted that Senator Aldrich and
Speaker Cannon were traitors to their
party, II not to the cou ntry, when they
gave their support to the Wickersham
railroad bill as it came from the at.
torney generals Office and dem anded
that it 60 through congress.
"That bill was q direct repudi alton
of the republican party platform OF
1908 and it was directly in the interest
of railroads and not in the interest of
the common people of the country"
said Senator Cummins.
"Speaker Cannon and Aldrich and
men Of their class seem to think the
republican party was formed to make
men rich. I think it was born to make
men free. They think it was born to
make men millionaires: believe it
was born to drive misery out of this
country.
"Senator Aldrich has vigorously
opposed all regulation of the rail-
roads by congress ever since the bill
to create the interstate commerce
commission in 1897. was born and
always have been q republican, but I
cannot and will not follow the leader.
ship of traitor in this party and the
people,"
Senator Cummins spoke in a big
tent where the heat was intense, but be
continued his address for two hours
to q large audience.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Immigrants For Northwest.

SPOKANE. July Statistics com.
piled BY the emigration department Of
several transcontinental railroads
shows that more than 100, 900 men,
women and children have come into
Warrington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana since January l, and Of
these between So, 900 aud $1,000 have
settled In the inland empire.
Passenger traffic during the first
elk months this year exceeded that Of
the came period in 1909, notwithstand.
Ing the fact that the rush to the expo.
sition at Seattle began the last week
In May. The reports also indicate
that fully 100000 more settlers have
arranged to come into the four north.
western states before the close of the
year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Report Favors Railroads.

ST. PAUL, July 23.-The railroa ads
win substantial victory in the find.
ings filed today Of Frederick N. Dick.
inson, master In chancery. These are
the preliminary fndings in the lumber
rate suit instituted In the fall of 1908
against the interstate commerce com.
mission by the Great Northern, Nor
thern Pacific, Union Pacific and Chi.
cago, Burlington & Quincy companies.
They we're served on the attorneys of
both sides.
The lumber rates established by the
interstate commerce commission from
the Pacific coast to all points west OF
the Pembina line. which Is made up
Of the western boundaries of Mime.
sofa, Colorado and Missouri, are
sustained, but the rates from the coast
to points east of that line are declared
to be unreasonably low. The rail.
roads ask for q rate of so cents q
hundred.weight on lumber shipped
from Portland, Ore, to ST. Paul and
for go cents from Portland to Chicago.
The interstate commerce commission
cut this to As cents from Portland to
ST. Paul and IS cents from Portland
to Chicago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Strikebreakers Go On Strike.

BOSTON, July 20.-Strikebreaker Q
from all parts of the country con.
tinue to pour into New England today
to take the places of the conductors
and trainmen on the Grand Trunk
and Central Vermont railroads, now
on strike for higher wages.
Last night q lot of strikebreakers
who had been working hard all day
went on strike themselves. They had
been on duty continuously for 16 hours
and when the time arrived for them to
take the last train from Burlington,
VT. to Essex Junction, to connect
with the express for Boston, they re-
fused to 60 out.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, July PA total of
7,l45 national banks In the United
States responded to the call of the
comptroller of the currency for re.
ports on their condition at the close
of business on June 30 last. This Is
an increase of 219 banks since June
%, 1909.
1t was announced today after u con.
ference between Chairman Knapp of
the interstate commerce commission
and q committee of the traffic offici ials
of the western trunk lines that the sd-
vanced rates filed by the carriers
would be suspended voluntarily until
November l.
The frst three rescue stations to be
established in coal fields of the coun.
try az q means of reducing the number
of deaths in the mines will be estab.
lished at Birmingham, Ala; Hunting
ton, w. Va, and Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Having driven q team of Angora
goats distance of more than 1000
miles on a wager, Capt. V. Edwards,
a ranch owner OF San Diego, CAL,
arrived here from San Diego today.
With Capt. Edwards were elk young
men and team of three Mexican
burros hitched to q canv as.covered
wagon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Going Some, For a Cow.

AUGUSTA, Me-, July 25.-James
Duncan, q Maine farmer of promin-
ence. wants to 60 to Elliston to tell
President Taft about q COW that he
owns. He also thinks the mixer is
entitled to the approval and commen.
d alton of ex.President Roosevelt. She
has given birth to six calves-two
pairs of triplets-within' 13 months.
Duncan holds that this breaks all
records for anti.race suicide among
COWS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
A Million Dollars Missing.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 23.-August
Ropke, assistant secretary and book.
keeper of the Fidelity Trust company,
is believed to have made away with
81, l40,O the entire surplus of the
concern, according to statemen,
made late today by John w. Barr,
president of the company. Ropke has
been In Jail 10 days, unable to furnish
bond in the sum of S25, 900.
He was heavy speculator and lost
large sums, it is said, in Wall street
and on the Chicago Board of Trade.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
LUMBER TOWNS BURNED,
Forest Fires Sweep Through Several
Populated Districts.

SPOKANE, July 2l.-The town of
Marble, on the Columbia river, about
10 milss south of the Canadian bound
ary, 10 reported to be burning. The
Big Land company has been making
improvements valued At hundreds Of
thousands of dollars there. The town
is surrounded by fire and its destruc.
tion is expected.
Fire in the Flat creek country, near
Bossburg, WASH, 10 steadily spread.
ing and threatens to wipe out the ma
jority Of homes there. In China creek
basin the citizens have been fighting
flames almost continuously since Sat.
urday afternoon. Indians bring news
that all the buildings at the Napoleon
mine, Eve miles west of the town, have
been burned.
Dispatches from Nelson, B.. c., state
that 300 government fire fighters are
working desperately to save the town
of Sandon from destruction. The
flames have already crept within ,one
mile of the place and should they con-
tinue the town will be destroyed. Fire
fighting is being done on q scientific
basis and it is believed that further
damage 10 the Hall and Arrow Park
districts has been averted.
MILWAUKEE, July 20.-Special dis
patches to the Milwaukee Sentinel
from the northern part of the state,
tell of havoc wrought by forest fires
in the small lumber towns. Manawa,
town of 400 Inhabitants, and Heina-
man, q town of 500. were destroyed.
Forest fires also are raging near Wit
tenberg,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Will Reduce Indians Rations,

viii He0uce un0IanS Hati0nS.
WASHINGTON, July ITO raise the
Indian to the plane of independence
occupied by other races, the bureau of
Indian aff airs will m materially decrease
the rations to be distributed among
the red men this year. The officers
are engaged in apportioning the In.
dian appropriation for the current
year and will reduce the number of In.
dians receiving gratuities from the
government by ten to fifteen per cent.
This year the rations, it is said, will
be confined largely to aged and indi-
gent Indians.
The Indian bureau has been decreas.
ing the rstions ss far as possible.
The goal which the officials see in the
not distant future is . total abolition
Of these gratuities. Last year 1880
Indians received rations at q cost of
e414, 400.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Montana Forests Are Burning.

montana Forests Are Burning.
MIssoULA, July 21.-The fire situa.
tion on the reserves of district No. 10
this morning is again reported to be
quite serious. A big fire is raging on
the Cabinet forest reserve near ST.
Joe and call has been Issued for re-.
Inducements to fight the flames. This
morning reports indicate . dire need
of assistance, % the flames are rapid.
ly spreading.
The fires at Heron and Thompson
are still burning and . new force of 40
men has been dispatched to the scene.
A high wind prevails, which is carry.
ing burning embers to the commercial
timber territory.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
every available man fighting the
flames near its property at Paradise,
nearly 100 men being engaged in this
work. At Cedar creek none but the
most pessimistic reports are received,
the burning districts now covering an
area OF three square miles. Other
discouraging reports are reaching
here from Rivulet, to which place
forces were dispatched from here yes.
terdsy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Receiver For Land Company.

OOSVsVCb TUT e0UO SOIUQduys
GREAT FALLS, July 22.-With liabil.
tiles of q little over two millions and
assets of about four millions the Con.
rad Land and Water company is in
the hands Of two receivers, Jas. T.
Stanford and w. G. Winton, appoint
ed on compl amt of Kennabee and Rus.
sell OF Denver, who have large con-
tract for ditch work.
The receivership is the result of f.
nancial entanglements following the
death Of w. W. Cargill of La Crosse,
Wis. who was the principal backer.
The company 10 engaged in the irri-
CATION OF \ large tract near Conrad
and the receivers will continue the
work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27

four calves having been born enroute.
The railroad company officials in-
sisted on collecting freight charges
on 81 animals, while the bill Of lading
accounted for but %. Brady paid un.
der protest and referred the case TO
the state railway commission demand
ing . return Of the money he paid -
freight for four animals that we're
never billed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Widow Alleges Fraud.

MINNEAPOLIS. July 2l.-Psying $500
an acre for apple.raising land in Mon.
tsns and finding that che received
for her money sandbar said to be
worth o an acre is the charge of Mrs.
Margaret j. Woxland In q suit begun
today. Mrs. Woxland Gays che in.
vested s2. $50, the greater part of q
verdict awarded her in the local courts
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Miners Want Six.hour DAY.

DENVER, July 20.-The report OF
the executive of the Western Fedora.
ton Of Miners, made to the conven.
tion here today, reviews conditions in
the mining fields in which the fedora
ton is active.
The report suggests that the fedora
ton use its influence to have . six.
hour law for the mines passed in Ne
vads, Montana and Arizona, because
of the intense heat in the mine work.
iugs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Murdered Man Was Montanan.

OKLOHoMA CITY. July 20. - The
body of J. Edgar Cross, formerly .
prominent ranchman of Montana,
Oregon. and Texss, WAS found In .
secluded spot within the city limits
with bullet hole through his head.
The coroner's jury held that he had
been murdered and testimony showed
that he had been robbed of several
hundred dollars.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
LABOR UNIONS PROTEST.
Would Discourage Agricultural De.
veiopment 6y New Settlers.

would discourage Agricultural De.
velopment 6y New Settlers.
BUTTE, July l9.-The labor unions
OF the stste will 60 on record 40 being
opposed to undue advertising of the
state OF Montana. Such procedure
mitigates against the welfare Of the
lsborer who has interests in the state,
and Is unfair to the immigrant him.
self.
Such Ia the statement Of NJ. M. DON
oghue, president Of the Montass Fed.
Grafton Of Labor. this morning. Ex.
planning the ssand of the unions in the
matter, Mr.. Donoghue said:
"Undue advertising OF the state
mesns highly colored views Of the re-.
sources of the state, without adding
the other side Of the picture. brings in
. number OF immigrants, which In the
end injuries the prospects Of the state.
We have instances on record where
men and their families, who have been
enticed to throw in their lot with this
part Of the northwest, in ignorance of
come of the draw backs, have left the
state cursing It.
advertisement of the state for the
purpose of interesting people, aud
without consideration for the immi-
grants themselves, is unfair to every.
body, many with families finding con.
ditions not as represented, and to save
their loved ones. They cannot be
blamed for this, but the system under
which they have been enticed here
should be condemned.
Labor suffers In the long run. We
are for Montana as much as any body,
and Montana's advancement is ours.
But we stand for telling the true con.
dition of things, and then let the i'm.
migrant come and stay with u.s."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27

Tor the death OF her husband, who
WAS kill. d in . Minneapolis mill. She
10 now practically penniless. The de-
fend ant In the suit ia Sarah q. Leale
OF Hamilton, Mont.,: fsshionably
dreased woman staying 1t the Hotel
Redisson ct the time Mrs. Woxlaud
received her suit money.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
London Wool Auction.

LONDON, July 20.-The offerings at
the wool auction sales amounted to 12,-
730 bales. Strong competition between
home and continental buyers keeps
the market firm, especially greasy
merinoe. A quantity of wool among
the offerings previously purchased by
Americans sold below the prices they
paid,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Chicago 10 Growing.

CHICAGO, July 20.-The population
OF Chicago has passed the 1000, 900
mark, according to the 1910 school
census, made public today. The total
minor population OF the city is 8l4,-
lis, an increase Of 66, 76e over the cen.
sus of 1908. Based on the minor
count the total population is 2, 1O0, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Chicago Is a Hot Town.

CHICAGO, July 24.-Today was the
hottest day in Chicago in nine years.
The weather bureau thermometer on
the street level registered 102 degrees
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The
Thermometer at the government wea.
ther station on the federal building
registered 81 degrees. sv
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
Boston Wool Market.

BOSTON, July 23.-The Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow OF the wool
market:
"There is better feeling apparent
as the result of the higher prices being
paid in Montana for the new clip by