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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Factory Girls Meet Awful Death.

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 26.-In ten
minutes 25 girls were burned alive
this morning or Crushed to death on
the pavement in lesping from the win.
dows and fire escapes of the four.story
factory building at Orange and High
streets. occupied on the top floor by
an underwear manufacturing concern.
Here the death list wss heaviest. The
lower floors were occupied by two pa.
per box concerns and two electrical
fixture factories.
The latest count tonight shows that
20 of the 25 bodies recovered have
been identified and that six girls are
missing. They may be among the un.
identified dead or yet in the ruins.
The collapse of wall tonight inter.
rupted further search. Fifty we're TAX.
en- to the hospital, of whom two may
die
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Shippers AIlege Unjust Rates.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-The ship.
pers had their inning today In the con-
test before the Interstate commerce
commission over the suspended pro-
prosed increase In freight rates on the
eastern trunk lines. Their contention
was that the advances were not justi-
fed and that the real solution of the
problem of meeting q railroads need
for greater net income lay in scientific
management. This was the burden OF
the whole days proceedings, the only
witness for the railroads being Presi.
dent Joseph Ramsey of the Ann Arbor
railroad, former head of the Wabash
system, who defended the proposed In
creases as vitality necessary In view of
the increased cost of oper ating and of
materials.
The hearing will continue through
the week and the commission will not
be prepared TO decide the case, which
involves an increased tariff on several
thousand articles, until we'll into next
year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Returns Of Recent Election.

HELENA, Nov. 24.-Figures com.
piled from the official returns by the
republican state central committee
chow that Charles N. Pray, republi.
can candidate for congress, has 4. 4.345
plurality over Hartman. The largest
plurality given any candidate is thai
received by Athey, for clerk of the
supreme court, reaching 1861. Morley
has q good lead over Sanger, his
plurality exceeding that of Pray, be.
ing 5,734. Chief Justice Brantly has
plur rality far In excess OF that which
has been given him until the official
returns came In. the present chief jus.
tice leading his nearest opponent,
Judge Cheadle, by 4.143 votes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Horses We're 0landered.

MILES CITY, Nov. 2s.-Aiter one OF
the most determined legal battles
against the custom of the state live.
stock sanitary board In carrying out
its regulations in connection with the
destruction OF livestock alleged to be
infected with disesse, four horses be.
longing to Dan Mckay of Kinsie were
shot today by Dr.. A. D. Knowles,
deputy state veterinarian, and the
owner having been convinced they
we're "elsndered" after application OF
the Mallein test, consented to their de.
struotion without further parley.
The plaintiff, Mr.. Mckay, ct one
time threatened to use the case as q
test Of the constitution ality OF the law
and brought the matter into the GU.
preme court but it was remanded to
the district court here for determine q.
tion and Judge Sanner, % the most
satisfactory way out Of it, ordered the
Mallein test to be made, the horses
having previously beep condemned by
Deputy s. v. Cheney on clinical ex.
animation only.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Will Open Sun River Lands.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-On April
2l, 1911, the secretary OF the interior
will throw open to entry q number of
new farms on the Sun river irrig alton
project in Montana. The area for
which water will then be ready con-
taius some OF the choicest land in the
project, including, as it does, q part
of the lands formerly occupied by the
Indian school. Some of these farms
are just outside of the limits of the
new town of Fort Shaw. The water
right charge is only 90 per acre, pay.
able one'ten down At the time oi
fling and the balance in annual in.
stallments over q period of 10 years
without interest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Alaska Valley Swept BY Flood.

CoRDovA, Alaska, Nov. 24.-A dis as
trous food. caused by the looseniug
of the water of an internal lake, swept
the Big River valley today, devastat.
ing large section of the country
southwest of the great ice field. Many
miners cabins were swept away and
grave fears are entertained for the
lives of the occupants.
Icebergs OF gigantic size were torn
loose from the glacier and dumped in.
to the river. Swept before the huge
rush of water, which caused the Ber-
ing river to rise ten feet in four hours,
the great mass of ice carried every
thing before it. Cabins near the river
we're carried out by the water and
ground to pieces.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Jim Hill Talks Politics.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-J ames j.
Hill had talk with President Taft.
Afterwards he had this to say on poll.
tics:
"The last election has taught the
politicians and country something val
uable-that party lines no longer ex.
ist to an important extent, and tha,
men are thinking, voting and acting
along independent lines. The dema.
gogue and agitator have held sway 90
long it is really q relief to see the Aae
OF warning that has been hoisted for
their benefit.
~ am of the opinion that the dema-
gogue and agitator will 60 more slow.
ly hereafter when be attacks every.
thing and everybody in sight and
merely appeals to the dissatisfaction
of the people,.
"It is highly probable that in few
years there will be little in the way OF
party lines in the United States.''
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Congress Will Be Busy.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-When con.
gress meets q week from tomorrow, it
will have three months in which to
perform whatever may be the demands 9
of republican sdministr alton. After
that the faith OF the Taft legisl ati ve
program will depend upon the will OF
q democrat house and q republican
senate.
The success or failure of the an.
preaching short session of congress
Is believed to rest with the char acter
of the executive message to be sent to
the legislative bodies.
Within the short session fourteen
regular appropriation bills, carrying
an aggregate of billion dollars or
more, must be passed. Otherwise
there would be necessity for an extr a
session next spring. The result of
such session would be to bring the
democrats face to face with the neces.
sity OF doing something nine months
In advance of the time they would
ordinarily be called upon to assume
responsibility.
For many reasons neither demo.
crat nor republicans want to precipi.
tate this situation, and it will be
avoided If possible. So far as ap.
preparation bills are concerned, 1t is
not believed there will be lack of CO.
oper alton to facilitate their pass age.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
FOREST OFFICIALS ACCUSED.
Fire Fighter Alleged To Have Been
Killed For Cowardice.

MISSOULA, Nov. 24.-United States
government forestry officials will be
defend ants in one of the most sensa-
tional suits ever instituted In the
northwest, as q result of the death of
Oscar Weigart, a forest fire fighter,
August 2l, near Avery. Idaho, during
the sweep of timber conhagration.
Weigart was supposed to have com.
mitted suicide in frenzy of fear over
the approach of flames which threat
ened to wipe out the company of rang.
ers under Ranger w. II. Book, but
this Weigate's mother disputes. de.
claring that bundle of affidavits
which she is carrying with her to
w allace, Idaho, to back up her suit,
will show that Weigart was shot down
by forestry officials because he ainched
in the face OF danger.
The body of Weigart was exhumed
by Coroner Kendrick and City Physi.
clan E. F. Pease. The examin alton
showed that two 3O.caliber bullets h ad
entered the region of the heart.
Coroner Kendrick said today that
he was assured that Weigart had not
killed himself, but that the bullets
which ended his life were fired by an
other person.
Mrs. Wiegart claims that during
the times of stress incident to the for.
est fires, it was the practice of the
forest services field officers to enforce
obedience at the point Of the pistol,
and to keep their companies together
at any cost. 1t will be her contention
that her son was fred on for COWS ard
ice In the face of the fire which was
swee ping up the hill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Suffragettes Attack Premier.

LONDON, Nov. 22.-Premier Asquith
has yielded to the opportunities of the
suffragettes and In the house of com.
mons today announced that If he was
still in power at the next session OF
parliament, the government would
give facilities for the considers alton of
q womsn's franchise bill 80 framed as
to admit of free amendment.
Premier Asquith was assaulted by
suffragettes on his way to the house of
commons today aud was sayed from
rough handling only by the prompt
arrival Of . strong body Of police.
Since the reopening of parliament
delegations OF militant suffragettes
have picketed the approaches to the
lower house 90 closely that the pre-.
mier has been Obliged to resort to
strange devices to circumvent them.
In addition to this campaign. the
women members of radical election
committees threatened revolt unless
the government recognized their claims
prior to the coming election.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Will Apportion Reclamation Fund

Will Apportion Reclamation Fund.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-President
Taft 10 expected during the early part
Of next week to allot 90, ,00O, 900 made
available by congress- last session for
completing government irrig alton pro.
jects In the west. The board OF army
engineers that examined all these pro.
jects last summer has practic ally COM
pleted its report aod will trsnsmit Il
to President Taft Monday or Tuesda ay .
AZ many senators aud representa-
tives are arriving in Washington and
will likely enter protests If they feel
their states are not fairly treated In
the distribution of this fund, the pre-
sident will, It is believed, act speedily
upon the report Of the board after dis.
cussing its conclusions with Secretary
Ballinger.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Washington Women Celebrate.

SEATTLE. Nov. "a. Washington
suffragists are celebrating today the
recent ratification of an amendment
to the state constitution granting the
ballot to the fair sex.
Mrs. Emma Smith Devoe, president
of the State Equal Suffrage associa.
tiou. issued a proclamation setting
apart today as q special and extraor.
dinary day of thanksgiving for the
40, 600 newly enfranchised women of
Washington and meetings have been
arranged in nearly all the cities and
towns of the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Battling Nelson Knocked Out.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-"Bat-
tling" Nelson Of Hegewisch, ILL.,, will
no longer menace the light weight title.
For the first time in his fighting career
the "Durable Dane," q shell Of the
once.great pugilist. was knocked Out
today beyond all dispute yOwen Mo.
ran, the sturt lad from Birmingham,
England, In the presence OF one of the
largest crowds of spectators ever as.
sembled at q glove contest in this city.
Moran knocked Nelson out in the
eleventh round OF q scheduled 20.
round event, his victory being clean
and leaving no room for argument as
to his complete mastery over the one.
time champion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Opposed To Race Suicide,

OGDEN. Utah, Nov. 22.-Sandford
Bingham. aged SO, died here last
night. leaving the greatest number OF
progeny OF any member of the Nor
mon church. Surviving him are .
widow, 20 children, 150 gr grandchildr
SO great grandchildren and two great.
great t-grsndchildre He came to Utah
with the second company OF immi.
grants who crossed the plains in l847
after the Mormon people had selected
Utah as the future home OF it's church.
He was born in Concord, VT, May 3,
1921, and was baptized In the Nor.
mon faith November ls, 1884.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
British Parliament Dissolved.

LONDON, Nov. 2S.-The second par.
liament in the short reign of King
Edward VII, which met on Febru ary
Is. last, was dissolved today in pur.
suance of the plan of the liberal gov
ernment to 60 before the country on
the question of the prerogative OF the
house of lords.
The kings speech was notable for
its brevity, the only reference to the
constitutional crisis being q colorless
expression of regret because the con.
ference between the leaders of the op-
posing controlling parties had failed
of an agreement over the reform alton
OF the upper chamber.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Liberal Treatment For Settlers.

Liberal Treatment For Settlers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. "A law
regulating capitaliz alton of corpora.
tions In interstate commerce should be
passed At the coming session of con.
gress, says Senator Borah of Idaho.
He thinks little good will result frcm
the investigation OF capitalization by
the Hadley commission.
Everybody knows this matter
should be dealt with," said Borah.
land we could do without q commits.
sion."
Borah says he will seek to have
passed bills permitting the home.
stesder to leave his home during the
winter to educate his children. and
slso reducing the residence period on
homesteads from Eve to three years.
Idaho's compulsory education law
has the effect Of making the home.
steader 20 to town In the winter 90
his children can attend school. Then
his homestead is endangered.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30

60. Dec. 10, when Grand Chief War
rem S. Stone is to meet the general
msnagere. Unless the railways &C.
cept the terms within "a hours, q strike
- expected over all the systems In.
cluded In the demand. approximately
40 men are running out of Spokane
on the Northern Pacific, Great North.
ern. Oregon Railroad and Naviga ration
and Canadian Pacific, who would be
Affected by the strike order.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
THEY STOLE MILLIONS.
Railroad Officials Charged With Big
Scheme of Graft.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-Frauk B. Har.
riman, John NJ. Taylor and G. L.
Ewing, former officers aud employ es
of the Illinois Central railroad, and
Joseph E. Buker, were indicted tod ay
by the Cook county grand jury for
conspiracy in connection with frauds
said TO have been practiced against
the railroads.
Two counts 10 the blanket indict.
ment also charge oper alton of q con,
6dence game. Each defend ants bond
is fixed at s20,0
A total Of 81, 1926, ,O5O, it is charged
Was '!leg ally taken from the Illinoi.
Central railroad by the four men
named, in company with the Osterm az
Manufacturing company, the Blue
Island Car & Equipment company, the
Memphis Car company, and the Am.
erican Car & Equipment company,
which are also mentioned in the in.
dictment.
The loss by alleged fraudulent deals
estimated by the present railroad off
cials was 81, 500, 900, but the whole am.
cunt of trans actions with the car re.
pair companies. since 1894, when the
alleged illegal conspiracy is declared
to have been conceived J, 10 named In
the Indictment.
Buker. who escaped prosecution
when arrests were fret made. was in
dicted on the testimony of Henry Os.
terman, president of the Ostermau
Manufacturing company, who testified
that Buker was the go.between who
carried the alleged illegal money
gained by padding expense bills, to
the former officials named.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Oil Fuel For Locomotives.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 23.-After q thor
ough investig alton by an expert for
more than . year, the Great Northern
has decided to utilize oil for fuel on
practically all its locomotives west of
Leavenworth. Wash, In the Cascade
mountsins. It will take an immense
amount of money to equip the locomo-
uves with new burners and install the
tank facilities along the system, but
1t has been figured that q big saving
can be accomplished In long run aud
that much economy can be realized In
fuel alone. while the dirt and smoke
incident to GOAL consumption will be
elimin ated =, Official announcement of
the plan was made yesterday. It was
said that the work will be carried on
with greatest expediency 90 that with
In oompar atively short time oil en-.
gtnes will be in service as far east as
Spokane, Washington.
Crude petroleum oil will be shipped
from the fields of California by boats
to the docks at Everett, Wash. The
boats will carry from $4,000 to 5000
barrels on trip. Three main storage
tanks with q combined capacity of T..
600 900 gallons are to be erected at
Everett. The oil will be pumped out
of the boat into pipe line. 1000 feet
IN length. The cost OF handling this
fuel is small, compared with coal, eff
fecting q great saving in transporta-
tiOn
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
PADDED CENSUS RETURNS,
Seattle and Portland Returns Have
Been Revised.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. In an.
nouncing tonight the correct populs-
ton of Seattle, WASH, and Portland,
Ore, as 2S7. .194 and 207 ,2l4, respective
ly, Census Director Dursud issued
statements giving the results of the re.
enumer alton made necessary In Ger.
tain Districts OF the two cities by evi.
dences OF padding of the original fig.
ures.
1.-THE original returns from Seattle
contained 248. 1882 names. or 11,lS8
more than the final figures. says Mr..
Durand. "This difference represents
names eliminated from various die.
tricts ss not entitled to enumer alton
and, In the case of district No. 62. the
difference between the original enum.
eration and . re.enumer alton which
was found necess sry."
The original returns for Portland
contained 222,959 names, or Is, $50
more than the final count, the latter
being elimin ated on careful recheck-
ing of certain districts and the entire
re.enumer alton Of two others.
In both Portland and Seattle sev.
ersl similar causes were found by the
census bureau for the padding which
led to the recount.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Editor Must 90 To Jail.

ST. PAUL. Nov. 22.-F. D. Warren
OF Girsrd, Kss., editor of the paper,
Appeal to Reason, must serve siz
months in the federal prison a,
Leavenworth, Kss., and pay q fine oi
one thousand dollars imposed by q
Jury In the United States court ia
Kansas. The sentence of that court
was affirmed by an order from the
United States court OF sppeals, filed
yesterday. Warren was accused OF
sending through the United States
mails. envelopes, on the outside OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Meat. Prices Reduced.

CHICAGO, Nov. pa general re-.
duction In the Wholesale cost OF dress-
ed beef, mutton and pork is snnounc.
ed by the meat packers. Spare ribs
are reduced one cent pound, dressed
beef loius one cent and beef ribs one
to one and One-half cents. The sharp
est reduction came in mutton loins
which we're cut two cents pound.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
AMERICANS LEAVE MEXICO
Revolutionary Conflict 10 a Menace
To Personal. Safety.

Ell PAso, Texas, Nov. 22.-Passen.
gers arriving shis morning from Mex
leo report Q terrible condition In that
country. Their train was loaded with
American refugees aud Americans are
leaving the country as fast as possi.
BILE. The refugees report Parral, In
the state Of Chihuahua, in the hands
of the revolutionisss, with the wires
cut and the mayor and chief of police
dead. How many others have been
killed the refugees did not know.
Troops being sent from Chihauhs su
to Parral left the train at Jiminez, the
junction point, and refused to 60 fur.
ther. Jiminez was captured by the
rebels Monday after . fight In which
Is Of their number and several rur ales
were killed.
Mexican officials permitted Ameri'
cane to retain their arms to protect
themselves. Passengers cay the Mex.
lean government 10 placing little reli
ance on the army, % half Of IL 10 made
up of petty criminals and convicte
sentenced to q term in the army in
stead Of prison. Most of these ar'
known to be in sympathy with tht
revolutionary movement and many
officers, who have been offered pro
motion by Francisco I. Madero, ar
suspected OF being ready to Join him
Passengers declare that Madero
headquarters Of the F. S. Pearso,
lumber interests in Cbihu ahua, is II
the hands of the revolutionists.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
Murderer Collapsed On Scaffold.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-Dr. Hawley q.
Crippeu today paid the penalty for
the murder Of his wife. Belle Elmore.
the actress, within few minutes Of
the stroke of nine, the morning hour
officially fixed for the execution.
The hanging was in Pentonville pri-
son, where the prisoner has been con-
fined since his return to this country
following bis arrest in Canada.
The condemned msp, who through
out bis trial aud even until Home
Secretary Churchill had refused pc.
tition for his reprieve, had maintained
an imperturable calmness, presented
q pitiable appears ance as he Was led
through the short corridor from his
cell to the scs1old.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
British Suffragettes On Warpath.

LONDON, Nov. 26.-Winston Spen.
Ger Churchill, home secretary, return.
ing to London tonight after q speech
at Bradford, was attacked in the train
by male suffragist with dog whip,
who cried out, take that you cur"
Two detectives, who accompanied
Churchill, parried the blows and over.
powered the assailant, who is believed
TO be man who interrupted Mr.. Chur.
chill In the course of his address and
was expelled from the meeting after q
struggle. When the train arrived at
London three women tried to assault
the home secretary, but the detectives
drove them of.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-30
MUST MAKE FAIR RATES.
Commission Will Enforce Provisions
Of New Railroad Law,

Of New Railroad Law.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ga hearing
of representatives. of both railroad
companies and shippers was commend.
ed today by the interstate commerce
commission, to decide differences re.
sulting from the construction OF the
long and ehort haul order.
Under the decision of the commits.
sion. the railroads must m maintain the
present rates until February II, next,
In conformity with the law which pro-
vides that no changes are to be made
for a period Of six months. The com.
mission come time ago announced th at
no changes in rates would be permit
ted in the interim which in any way
affect the existing relationship be-
tween the long and short haul.
After February II under the order
OF the commission, lesser rate can
not be charged for. longer than q
shorter haul, except In special cases
to be determined by the commission.
The railroads are required TO apply
to the commission for each group oi
rates where 1t is desired that the long
and short haul principle shall apply
Specific reasons must be given in each
application for the suspension of the
law which provides that no railroad
shsll charge any greater compensation
In the aggregate for the transporta-
tion OF passengers or of like kind OF
property for . shorter than q longer
distance.