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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Prohibition In Texas.

DALLAS, July H.-State.wide pro-
hibition is the leading Issue of the
campaign now on in the democratic
party of Texas to select nominations
for all state officers from governor
down to sheriff. Primaries will be
held July q, with about $50 candi.
dates to be voted on. The attitude Of
Senator Bailey is being generally
watched because OF the influence 1t
may have on his fortunes when he be.
comes Q candida ate for reelection two
years from now.
Senator Bailey has given his sup
port TO Judge William Poindexter for
governor. Judge Poindexter fsvors
amending the constitution to prohibit
liquor traffic, but opposes q statutory
statewide prohibition act as uncon'
stitutional.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Fear Cattle Disease.

WASHINGTON, July Is. - Another
period OF watching importations from
South American countries to prevent
the Introduction of the foot and mouth
disease has been inaugurated by the
department of agriculture and treas
ury.
The disease Is now reported to be
prev alent among southern American
cattle. Wool. hair, straw, hay and
other foodstuffs have been known to
carry the germs of this disease and
such importations are being watched
particularly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Prize For Good Marksman ship.

PHILADELPHIA, July 16.-It was
announced at the navy yard today
that the battleship Idaho had in her
pactice of the Virginia Capes, broken
all records for target shooting. Lieu.
tenant Commander Williams read q
letter to the crew OF the Idaho from
Secretary OF the Navy Myer stating
that the crews of the seven-inch guns
aud the eight-inch guns bad been
awarded the coveted letter "E" and
that the crew had won the 81, 500 prize
offered by the department for the best
craftsmanship. A target placed at q
distance of 1000 ards, moving at the
rate OF five miles an hour, was bit Is
times out of 16 shots.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
WITHDRAWS COAL LANDS.
But Surface Is Open To HON estead
Entry BY Settlers.

BEVERLY, Macs, July l4.-Presi.
dent Taft Today withdrew several mil.
lion acres Of coal lands in different
states In the West, bringing the total
acreage of coal lands withdrawals
made by him up to the enormous total
of Il, 5l6.588 acres.
About half Of this amount is now
withdrawn. The work is now complete,
according to letter to president from
Secretary Ballinger, In which the sec.
retary says:
"The orders for the withdrawal of
coal lands which are transmitted here
will complete the series which have
been prepared Ia accord snce with your
Instructions. These orders confirm
and continue all existing coal land
Withdrawals and add materially there.
to. The areas covered include:
"Montsna. 80, ,208, ,865 acres; North
Dakota. 17,S2S.1s acres; South Da-
kota, 2.S70, ,257 acres; Utah, 5,sl6.2
acres; Wyoming, 1909, ,71s acres.
"All the land, however, is open to
agricultural entry. with . limited sur
face patented under the terms Of the
order of withdrawal and In accord lance
with the recent enactment providing
for agricultural surface entries on
withdrawn or classified coal lands."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Nevada Drouth Is Broken.

RENO, July 1s.-The worst storm
Nevada has experienced in years at
this time OF the year started late yes.
terday afternoon and is continuing
today, breaking the longest dry per-
tod the state has ever known.
The precipitation has been nearly two
inches, which exceeds the total for the
five preceding months combined. The
street car traffic was demoralized by q
aash Of lightning which burned out
the transformers. No fatalities have
been reported, but James West at.
tempted to clear the street of a live
wire and when he put his foot in q
pool of water received q shock which
rendered him unconscious for some
time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Another Airship Tragedy

s'' S'''H ssW60Oys
LE1cH1Ne, Rhenish Prussia, July l3.
The diriRible balloon Ergsloeh, re.
Gently refitted for passengers, was de.
stroyed in the midsir today through
the explosion of q benzine tank and
her inventor, Oscar Erksloeh, and bis
crew OF four men dropped to their
deaths.
The bodies of the aviators we're
frightfully mangled. The gondola was
torn to bits and the motor buried itself
In the ground. The Victims we're men
we'll known to all Germans interested
In aerial feats and Ergsloeh gained an
international reputation in 1908, at St.
Louis, when he won the intern alton al
cup in the distance race for balloons.
The Ergsloeh was constructed last
year and had dubious career. The
first time 1t descended it crashed into
q clump OF trees and it's occupants
narrowly escaped injury. A few days
ago during another trial flight q pro.
peller was broken. The balloon.
which was Of the non.rigid type, had
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
State May Lose Land.

HELENA, July 12.-Unless the state
of Montana and the contr actors, the
Great Falls Land aud Irrig alton COM
pany Of Chicago, shall execute within
30 days q deed reconveying to the gov.
ernment about 1000 acres OF the 90.
called Dearborn irriga cation project in
the northern part Of this county, ac-
tion will be instituted by the attorney
general OF the United Estates for the
recovery of title thereto.
The state Of Montana and the Carey
land act board are ready to act, 80
the final outcome rests, with the con-
tractors, the successors in interest of
the Ames Realty company OF ST.
Louis. In letter received from the
secretary of the interior by Governor
Norris the good faith OF the Ames
Realty Realty company is seriously question:
ed, direct charge beiuglmade that it
has sought delay in order to dispose
of its interests and step,lfrom under.
The government announces its willing.
ness to extend the time for the recla.
nation of the land two years longer,
II necessary, II the original agreement
is kept, that is, the agreement reached
by the secretary Of the interior. the
state of Montana and d.theIAmes Realty
company OF st. Louis, to o'trestore to
the government that part of the Dear.
bord project which was not and ap-
parently could not be reclaimed under
the provisions of the Carey act. The
state of Montana is sbsolved from
blame in the premises.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
For Universal Peace.

WASHINGTON, July 18.-The per.
sonnel of the universal peace commits.
sion provided for in the closing days
OF the last session of congress will be
named In the near future. Friends OF
the project are still hopeful that for.
mer President Roosevelt will accept
the Craftsmanship.
Five members will constitute the
commission, all to be appointed by
the president. The expediency of
utilizing existing International agen.
cies for limiting the armament of the
nations and making the combined
powers of the world force for the
preservation of peace. is the principal
object of the commission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Will Inspect Reclamation Projects

Will Inspect Reclamation Projects.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-The board
of army engineers which will decide
upon the expenditure OF $40, 900, 900
for irrig gatiou work in the west is per.
fecting organic zation. It's members
are coming to the conclusion that the
principal function of the board is to
be the "goat" in turning down insist.
ent demands for few projects urged
mainly for political purposes, reliev.
ing Taft, Ballinger and the reclama-
tion service of this undesirable re-.
eponsibility.
According to the view taken by the
members of the board there are going
to be many disappointed boomers
when the report ia made in the fall,
after . tour of inspection, and it is
considered probable from the attitude
now taken by the board that at least
one project in Montana and ono in
Wyoming will not receive the indorse.
ment of the board. It is expected that
fnll plans for the summer work of the
board will be perfected within two
weeks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Settlers Come From Canada.


WASHINGTON, July 14.-The inter-
ees OF land seekers has been recently
aroused Ia the Sun river irrigation
project In Montana, and the remain.
log farms on the Fort Shaw unit are
being rapidly occupied, according to
reports received by the reel am alton
service.
The favorable condition of affairs
is ascrlbed to the assurance OF trsus-
portation facilities for the project
through the prospective immediate
construction of branch of the Gre at
Northern up Sun river valley.
The Sun river project occupies an
area equal to that Of Rhode Island
and when fully developed, 1t is said, j,
will furnish homes for $4,000 people.
Its canals will have a total length of
5000 miles and the irrig alton system
will be one of the largest in the United
States.
The emigratio of homeseekers to
Canada, which has been the subject Of
great concern to the administra ators Of
the public domain, has turned, in the
opinion OF officers of the reclaim alton
service. Thousands have returned
and great many more are expected
back soon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Alaska Glaciers Are Moving,

JUNEAU, July l2.-The great glacier
in Rainy Hollow, near Haines, Alas.
ka, 10 moving at the prodigious rate
OF twelve feet q day. Huge masses
of ice are falling with thunderous
noise over the precipice at the brink
OF which the glacier scharees.
This Is q season of glacial adj ance
all over Alaska. Never has such
rapid extensions of the ice rivers been
known In the history of the world.
The theory is that avalanching,
caused by earthq axes, is responsible
tor the increased aow. The National
Geographical society has an expedi-
ton ia Alaska studying the phenome.
non.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Crops Blown Out of Ground.

LOUISVILLE, July 1S.-For the sec.
ond time in three days, Kentucky was
swept by q highly destructive storm
yesterday. Crops loosened by the
heavy rains were blown out of the
ground, while rain and hail storms
all over the state dashed vegetation
to pieces and sent streams out of their
banks.
The damage to crops is estim ated at
30 per cent. One death caused by the
floods has been reported.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
WILL ExONERATE BALLINGER
Majority Report Will Favor Secretary
Of the Interior.

Or the INFERIOR
CHICAGO, July 18.-According to .
special in the Chicago Tribune today,
under Washington date line, secre.
tary Richard A. Ballinger will be ex.
onerated BY . majority report of the
congressional committee, which for
five months has been making an ex.
haastive investig alton Of the conduct
OF Affairs Of the department of the in
terror and Of the bureau Of forestry of
the department of agriculture.
The investigators who concur In the
majority report, which carries condem.
nation of the course of former Chief
Forester Pinchot, ]. r. Garfield and
Louis Glsvis, according to the Tri.
bune story are Senator'S Nelson, Flint,
Sutherland and Root and Representa-
tives Mccall, DENLY and Olmstead.
1t also is declared that . minority
report will be fled declaring Secretary
Bsllinger guilty Of the charges made
against him, to which the signatures
OF Purcell and Fletcher and Repre-.
sentatives Madison, James and Gra-
ham will be attached.
The majority report is said to find
Secretary Ballinger acted within the
record and displayed proper Judgment
with respect to the Cunningham coal
lands; that he was wise, honest and
conservative in his actions, and that
he was justified in his criticism of the
reclamation service and his abandon.
ment of the policy of Secretary James
r. Garfield.
The minority report, it is asserted,
will conflict In almost every particu.
ar with the finding of the majority of
the commission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20

was unable to continue his speech and
begged the audience to excuse him,
speaking with the greatest difficulty.
The intense heat affected him and
brought on the sudden sinking spell.
Ice water and fresh air partially re.
vived him, and he thanked the audi.
ence for listening to aim for 90 great
length Of time. Then be was led away
by his friends and taken to the home
OF J. T. Rafferty,, where he was .
guest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Portland Has Big Blaze.

PORTLAND, Ore., July 14.-An early
morning blaze in the west central por.
ton OF the city resulted in at least one
fatality. the injury of several persons,
the burning of $50 horses and inan.
cisl damage of about $500, 1000.
The fire is believed to have started
In the salesroom Of the Oregon Brush
company. The burned district cover.
ed approximately 10 acres. So far %
known the only victim of the flames
was stranger, whose name was Prud.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Immigrants Turned Back.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-Nearly 25,-
600 Of the emigrants who arrived at
United States ports during the fiscal
year ended June 30 last, were denied
admission by immigration officials
and were compelled to return to the
country from which they came.
The fiscal year 1910 was ''million
immigrants" year, the first for several
years, the total number admitted be.
ing !, ,4O1 $50.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Want Postal Bank Funds.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Applica-
tions are pouring in from banks
throughout the country whose oficials
are anxious that their institutions be
made repositories under the postal
savings bank law. They come TO the
secretary Of the treasury, the attorney
general and to the postoface depart
ment. Formal replies are sent, but no
inform alton is yet available o. to
where depository banks will be 10.
Gated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Primarie. Will Decide enator.hip.

Primaries Will Decide Senatorship.
MILWAUKEE,, July 14.-Senstor La
Toilette will not be candida ate for re.
election before the legislature unlees
he wins in the primary contest next
September. This 10 the authoritative
announcement OF Senator La Follette's
campaign manager, c. W. Crow nhe art
OF Superior, who, in an interview to-.
day said:
Senator La Toilette will accept the
judgment of the people at the prim ary
as final. II he is not indorsed at the
primary he will expect the legislature
to ratify the choice of the people,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
FIERCE FOREST FIRES.
Northwestern Montana Covered With
Heavy Pail Of Smoke.

WHITEFIsH, July l4.-This town il
In the center of forest fires that are
sweepang the mountain sides, licking
up logging and tie camps and threat.
ening the town itself. While it is no,
believed the city is in immediate dan
ger, all precautions have been taken;
the water works thoroughly tested and
the tire hose made ready for instant
use.
The fire started on the west side of
Lion mountain and fed by wind from
the southwest, it burst over the summit
at about O'Clock yesterday and went
raging down the other side. Huge bill
lows of flames and smoke were swept
from the height out across the lake,
making scene grand and terrible.
The smoke is 80 thick that it ia difficult
to breathe and the eun is obscured.
On the mountainside there are mum.
Der of logging and tie camps and sew
eral of these have already been licked
up, the occupants fleeing for their
lives. So far as known there has been
no loss of life, but thousands of cords 8
of wood and half million ties have
already been destroyed. The mill of
the Somers Lumber company is in the
heart of the fire district and probably
will be destroyed.
M1ssoULA, July 14.-Oftlcials of the
forestry service district No. l, report
that IL forest fires are now raging in
western Montana and that the situa-
tion is serious. Hundreds of men, as.
sisted by many railway employees, are
fighting the flames. Two fires are re-.
ported in the Occur d'Alene nationa al
forest, aod both are said to be spread.
ing with great rapldity. There are
nine condagr ations in the Lolo nation
al forest, one in Clearwa ater forest, one
in the Bitter Root and one in the Mis-.
soula forest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Elks Elect Exalted Ruler,

DETROIT, July 12.-August G AIRY
Hermann Of Cincinnati was elected
grand exalted ruler of the Elks today
at the largest meeting of the grand
lodge of Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks ever held.
The present membership of the order
is 33l .2SS, made up of 1905 lodges.
The net increase In membership during
the year was 26, 242, ,dispens ations hav.
ing been issued to SO new lodges.
Only one lodge surrendered its char.
ter
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
London Wool Market.

LONDON, July IA large number
OF buyers attended the opening OF the
fourth series OF wool auction Gales.
There Was . strong demand for the
1882 bales offered. Merinos and fine
cross.breds were unchanged and Cape
OF Goodhope and Natal and coarse
cross.breds ranged from uncha hanged
TO 5 per cent lower. Americans sold
500 bales bought earlier In the year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Millions From New Tax,

WASHINGTON, July 14.-Reports re-
ceived at the treasury department give
the total payments on account of the
corporation tax as s25. 793, $40 out OF
an assessment of over 1000, 900.
These figures were for the close OF
business Saturday. The time allowed
by law in which corporations were
privileged to pay without incurring
any penalty for default expired July
10.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Freight Advances Suspended.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-Suspension
OF the recent general advances in
freight rates has been determined on
by the interstate commerce commits.
zion. As those tariffs are to become
effective on August l, by a vote of the
commission the prepared rates will be
suspended until a general inquiry into
their reasOnableness can be had.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
- Roosevelt Will Campaign.

OYSTER BAY, July l5.-Theodore
Roosevelt has given out the timer aries
of the two speaking tours he soon is
to make-one into the west late in the
summer and the other through the
south IN the early fall. The two tours
will resemble . campaign trip by .
presidential candidate. for Colonel
Roosevelt will not only make % many
set speeches as bis travelling cards
permit, but probably he will deliver
talks from the rear end Of his private
car. For the fret trip . car has al.
ready been chartered. The western
trip is to begin August Is and will end
September IL. The southern trip will
extend from October 6 to October 13.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
TWO MILES Of RUINS.
Northern Lumber Towns DESTROYED
6y Disastrous Fire.

DALHots1E, N. B., July PA
waste of smoking ruins, extending for
two miles, and seven isolated build.
ings represent tonight the town Of
Campbellton aud the nearby village
Of Richardsville, which we're over.
whelmed yesterday BY are.
Two lives we're lost while the are
ragged. Dr.. Beverly Sprule, . dentist,
while aiding with his automobile in
rescuing women and children, vas
burned to death by On explosion Of
gasoline. An infant was suffoca ated ia
the dense smoke.
Five thousand residents OF Camp.
bellton and 400 Of Rtchsrdsville are
homeless. One thousan buildiugs in
Csmpbellton snd Is In the village were
destroyed. The combined loss In both
places is estimate at ", SOC. 600. The
total insurance is 81, ,000, 1000.
Csmpbellton was the largest cedsr
shingle center in Eastern America.
All the mills were destroyed, including
the big plants OF the Shives Lumber
company. the Richards Lumber com.
pany and the Moff att mills. The pro-
perty Of these three concerns, in which
American capital was invested, was
valued at S3OO, 900.
A gale and the failure of the water
mains left the population helpless
against the flames.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Speaker Csnnon Collapsed.

WINFIELD, Kan, July 16.-Joseph
G. Cannon, speaker OF the national
house of representatives, collapsed
this afternoon on the Chautauqua
platform, after speaking for an hour
and three.quarters. Prompt aid
prevented him from fainting, but he
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20

BUTTE, July 15.-County Attorney
Walker this morning filed an infor.
nation In Judge DOMAINS department
charging Police Officer James Pace
with receiving stolen property aud
the same to have been stolen.
Under Sheriff Murray arrested Pace
just as he was leaving his home.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
Investigating the Beef Trust.

CHICAGO. July 18.-A special fed.
eral grand jury today began the sec-
ond local investigation in the work.
ings Of the so.called beet trust. Sew.
eral o6icers aud employees of the Ma.
tional Packing company we're sub.
poem aed to appear.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20

Water right blanks-oniy correct
form published-for sale at the River
PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20

just been made over prepar atory to
the esta blishment of . passenger ser.
vice between Elberfelds and nearby
points.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20

lO6,O0 additional head can be in.
stalled on the ranges.
Secretary Wilson appealed to the
railroad companies to give the sheep.
men In Montana special rates in order
to permit the movement OF starving
sheep to better vanges.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-02-18
ll[OIlti ay.

The Senate met at p. m, with
President German in the chair. Pray
CT was offered by Rev. G. T.. Kennard
Twenty-three Senators answered to
their names at roll call.
. few bills we're introduced.
Tonight's session of the House was
opened with prayer by Rev. J. 1T
Billingslea. Speaker Peoples was in
the chair, and 50 members were pres
emit.
The Speaker presented a petition
from George w. Belt and others re
questing the passage of the Local Op-
ton bill and another from the Hamp-
stead Methodist Episcopal Church tc
the same effect.
MIR. McQuade introduced the only
bill, which provided for an appropri-
alton of $4,000 to preserve the Car
roll Mansion.
DR.. Ashby's bill to stamp out the
white slave traffic was passed, and al
SO few others.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-02-18
lis MARS a DELTSION Z?
Greenwich Observatory Man Finds No
Martians and no Canals.

London, Jan. Sc. W. Maundes of
Greenwich Observatory shattered in
one sentence pronounced before the
Royal Astronomical Society ramance
OF the universe. lie declared that
there we're no canals and no Martians
on the planet Mars. He showed the
latest photographs of the planet taken
by Prof. Hale at the Mount Wilson
Observatory, in California, with his
sixty-inch telescope. These photo
graphs revealed no canals, although an
enormous Improvement on any hitherto
taken, and" added Mr.. Maundes
there is no indication on them of the
spiderlike network.
THE explanation given by M Anto-
niadi, director of the Mars section, is
a satisfactory one. lit is that the sup
posed canals are the effect on the eye
of congeries of dark spots. There
never was any real ground for suppos-
ing that we had i'm the marking OF
Mars any evidence of artificial action
Had it not been that the idea was a
somewhat sensational one, we would
never have heard OF it, and it il the
better for science than it has now been
completely disposed of. You may
sleep quietly in your beds without any
fear of invasion from Mars"