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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Colorado Mine Disaster.

DELAGUA, Nov. 10. - Nine more
charred and mangled bodies were
found in No. mine this morning,
bringing the list of dead to 64. It is
now thought the list may reach Is or
80. The long line OF bodies in the
temporary morgue OF the Victorian
erican Fuel company grew fast this
morning. Rescue parties penetr ated
the chambers of the fourth north en-
try, where the explosion occurred, and
found tangled mass of charred and
disigured bodies, a mile from the en-
trance.
Fire broke out near the place where
the explosion origin ated shortly after
midnight aud the rescue parties were
rushed to check it before the last
bodies could be removed. More for
tunate than the human laborers, q
mine mule was found in one of the
cham bers alive and unhurt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
CONGRESS WILL GET BUSY,
important Legislation Will Be Urged
At Short Session.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-The elec~
ton aud its lessons and the pressing
forward of the Administrations legis-
lative program go as to get it out of
the way before the demoer attic con.
gress comes in were discussed at q
cabinet meeting today.
Featuring the administrative meas
ures will be the plan for meeting sec-
ond class mail abuses by requiring
magazines-not newspapers-to pay
increased postage on advertising
pages sufficiently to eliminate postal
deficits and warrant l.cent postage on
first class mail.
The plan will be urged upon con-
gress at the coming short session and
several magazine publishers already
have expressed disposition to Coop
crate.
At the meeting it was pointed out
that in the east the most damage to
the republican party was suffered,
much of the outcome in the west hav-
ing been discounted in the prim aries.
Some comfort was found in the rela-
tive smallness OF the democr attic plur.
alities as compared with the past
when democratic, primacy was At
tained. New York's apparently less
than 10000 plurality being cited.
The expressed views we're that the
defeat of the partyi might in reality
work for good.
President Taft realizes the necessity
for getting through all needed admin
istration Legislation In the three
months session beginning next
month
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16

two years preceding Oct. l, 1910. q
proportion greater than in any other
registr alton district iu the civilized
world, showing conditions that de-.
mand remedy. says Health Commits
sioner Heg in his annual report. OF
these violent deaths lilo were &C.
cidental, 70 by accidental poisoning,
4S7 by suicide and l46 by homicide.
Deaths from violence exceed deaths
from tuberculosis. Many deaths and
injuries in the industries could be pre-.
vented by legislation, DR.. Heg says.
he deplores the belief of mothers that
whooping cough and measles are
harmless and even desirable Whoop.
ing cough and measles cause more
deaths than either diphtheris or scar
let fever.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
New York Election Bets.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-This was the
day for cashing in on election bets aud
one Tsmmsny election captain hired
an express wagon-a union express
wsgon-to do It. When he had made
the rounds, he had full load of new
hats and boxes of cigars.
1t Is estimated that fully 1000. 600
changed hands. One curb broker is
said to have handled $3.50, 900. Fred
Brooks, an old time betting commits.
siouer, says he placed $3.50. 900. An.
other broker made 5000 in commits.
sions and $1,000 in backing his own
Judgment.
Oddly enough the heaviest individ-
usl loss reported befell q man who bet
on Dix, but placed his plurality at
s75, 900 or better.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Champ Clark Wants Speakership.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 13.--Congressman
Champ Clark, accompanied by mem
bers of his family, left here tonight
for w Washington, where he will begin
his work in connection with the forth
coming session OF congress. In dis.
cussing his candidacy for speaker of
the house Mr.. Clark said:
II believe will be elected. No other
member has announced his candid dacy.
I would not be surprised if somebody
else would announce 1t and 1 would
not be surprised If nobody else should.
IT is not improbable that somebody
besides me should want to be speak.
er."
On the prospective action of the new
democratic majority Mr.. Clark said:
"The democratic success at last
Tuesdays election was due to the fight
on rules In the house and the diss ats
faction with the tariff. suppose we
will revise 1t reasonably. cautiously
and wisely. We will get together ss
soon as possible after congress- meets
and have . conference on the tariff
and other questions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
President Goes To Panama.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. TO-
President Taft sailed today for the
1sthmus OF Panama to get 10 personal
touch with conditions along the big
canal. President Taft visited the ca
nal just before his inauguration In
1909, but since then various executive
engineering problems have arisen and
congress- must soon frame legislstion
as to rates of toll. form OF govern.
ment, the regulationNof the sale Of
coal, the disposition of the Panama
railroad and many other things. The
president expects to make various
recommendation. reg arding the canal
at the coming session.of congress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
DEATH CLAIMS PIONEER.
Member Of Party That Discovered
Alder Gulch.

Alder Gulch.
PLAINS, Nov. 12.-Henry F. Edgar,
who panned the first gold from Alder
gulch, from which $4,000, 900 OF the
yellow metal was taken out OF Is
mines, died today In Plains, where he
had made his home for the past 20
years.
Mr.. Edgar was q native of Scott and
and was born October 4, 1926. In 1885
he removed to Prince Edwards island
and In 1850 came to the United States.
He helped to survey the first bound ary
line between the United States and the
Dominion of Canada and was at the
fight wherein Col. Steptoe was defeat.
ed in Oregon in 1857, being wounded
in this fight and carrying q bullet for
fifty years. Returning to st. Paul in
the following year, he started for Fort
Benton, the head Of navigation on the
Missouri river.
He mined for placer gold in Elk
City, Idaho, and was one of the party
consisting OF William Fairweather,
Barney Hughes and others. who at
tempted to join the James Stuart ex.
petition to the Yellowstone in the
spring of 1868. Mr.. Edgar's party was
held up by the Crow Indians on the
Yellowstone and robbed of their all.
They were then told to return from
whence they came, having in their pos.
session only q small batch of -four and
few old cayuses.
The Indians followed the party to
kill them, but were not successful in
locating the camp. The party escaped
by detour and camped on the very
spot in all the world for which they
were 10 search, the richest placer de-
posit ever found in the world, which
they named Alder Gulch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Revolver Duel With Robbers.

CHICAGO, Nov. ll.-Five persons
were shot. two of them probably fatal.
l.. In an attempt early today to rob
the saloon OF Louis Belmont in the
town Of Cicero near here. Three ban
dits made the attempt At robbery and
when the saloon keeper fred upon
them revolver battle began.
One of the bandits was shot through
the head and is not expected to recov-
er.
Policen an John Kane, who ran to
the aid of Belmont, was shot through
the body five times and will probably
die.
Miss Millie Collier, q waitress, was
hit by bullet while in an adjoining
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Packers Object To Lands.

CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Judge Lands
of the United States district court and
author of the famous s29, 600, 900 fine
against the Standa ard Oil company, is
not desired by indicted members of the
so.called "beef trust" to preside over
their trial on charge of conspiracy
in restraint of trade.
The petition declares that Is years
ago charges were made in the news
papers and in public speeches In con-
gress that certain Chicago meat pack.
ers we're in combin alton in vio! alton
OF the Sherman antitrust law to con-
troll the prices of livestock and the
prices of meats. Judson Harmon, then
attorney general of the United States,
appointed Keneshaw Mountain Lands
1.-THE present judge) q special attorney
to Investigate the charges and to take
them before grand jury If he found
that advisa able.
Lands spent the better part of a
year at the work and eventually q
grand jury indicted the late Gustavus
Swift, founder of Swift & Co., and
divers other persons, to the jurors un.
known, charging violation of the Sher.
man antitrust law.
The alleged "beef trust" of 1905 and
the one OF 1910 are identical, and the
harges practically 40, the petition
sets up.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Women Will Vote In Washington.

SEATTLE, Nov. $50 far as known
only one county In the state OF Wash.
ington went democratic in the congress
sional election yesterday. The plural.
ity of republican supreme judgeship
candidates is estimated at 10000, as
against A. 81 for Taft In 1908.
The most interesting result of the
election is ratification of the woman
suffrage amendment to the state con.
stitution. The amendment will be-
come law as coon ss the governor
receives the official count, and pro-
claims that the amendment has been
ratified. Some $50, 900 women will at
once become qualified voters, and they
will participate in the spring election.
Every county thus far reported gave
q majority for the amendment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
LEGISLATURE IN DOUBT.
Official Canvass Necessary to Ascer-
tain Correct Returns.

O'''O's'' O~'''SO sSOSSSS0sy w VOS0s
tain Correct Returns.
HELENA, Nov. 1O.-With q United
States senatorship as the prize. man
ayers OF both parties are sending
trusted agents to Eve counties In the
state where legislative returns are
still incomplete. Upon these five
counties, with elk disputed seats, de.
pends the political complexion of the
Montana legislature, which will choose
q successor to United States Senator
Thomas 81. Carter.
The disputed counties are Granite,
In which the democrats claim to have
elected Dearborn senator by two
votes and Duffy, representative by
ten votes. The republicans claim the
election OF Power as senator by two
votes, and Cummings a. representa-.
tive by one vote. One precinct Is y ct
to be heard from in this county.
In Carbon county the democrats
claim the election Of Pierson, repre-
sentative. by three votes, with IS votes
yet to hear from. These votes have
been sealed and the definite returns
from this county will not be available
until the official count next week.
In Rosebud county, the democrats
claim the election Of Herbold, who was
leading Dowlin by six voies at the
last report, although there were sev-
eral other precincts to hear from.
In Sweet Grass county, with uno6l-
cial returns from every precinct, some
of which are disputed, the republicans
claim the election of Pope by two and
the democrats claim the election of
Martin by three.
In Custer county the republicans
claim the election of Freeman over
Terrett by two votes, although there
are several precincts yet to hear from.
Without these disputed seats the
democr ats will have 40 votes on Joint
ballot. and the republicans will have
Al. The democrats therefore, have to
secure three of the disputed districts
In order to have control. The repub.
licans will have to secure five to get
the 81 votes necessary to elect q sena.
tor. In case the republicans get four
and the democrats two of the disputed
seats, the legislature will be tie on
joint ballot.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Glass Trust Officials Fined.

PITTsBURG, Nov. n.-Fifteen officers
and directors of the Imperial Window
Glass Co., today pleaded guilty before
Judge Young In the United States dis
trict court to q violation OF the Sher.
man anti trust act and each vas fined
$500. AT the came time q 6ne Of o., 500
was imposed on the corpor alton itself
with costs.
Dissolution of the combine by which
the government alleged monopoly In
hand. blown window glass had beee es.
tablished and an increase in price will
follow Immediately, 1t was announced
by attorneys for the company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
May Unseat Powers.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 1l.-Reports
were freely circulated yesterday that
movement is under way to have the
niue democratic congressman OF the
Ke4Eucky deleg alton make concerted
en9t to have Caleb Powers ousted
iron his seat ~ representative of the
Eleventh Kentucky district. Congress-,
II 70 reported, will be asked to deny
Powers his seat on the ground that he
has thrice been convicted OF felony
and has not been acquitted by q jury.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
DEATH Of JUDGE DIXON.
Former Montana Congressman Pass
es To Great Beyond.

Los ANGELES, CAL, Nov. l3.-For.
mer Judge W. W. Dixon of Montana
died this morning at about TOO o clock
at 733 West Fifty first street, the home
Of Mrs. r. G. Garland, q trained
nurse, who had been attending him for
the last two years.
Mrs. Dixon, who is in New York,
was notified and funeral arrangements
will not be made until her arrival.
Judge Dixon was . sick man when
he arrived in Los Angeles from his
old home 10 Montana two years ago.
1t had been hoped by his family and
friends that the change in climate
would benefit him, but he was suffer.
ing from complication of ailments
and his age, 73, was against him.
Mr.. Dixon was prominent in politi.
cal life and was one of the leaders of
the democratic party. He represented
Deer Lodge county in the territorial
Legislature, was q member of both con.
stitutional conventions, and when the
present constitution was framed served
as chairman of the judiciary commit
tee. In this service he rendered the
new state exceptional service.
In 1890 Mr.. Dixon was elected to
congress, defeating Thomas H. Car.
ter, the republican candidate. He was
. candidate again in 1892, but the re-
publicans carried the election, sending
Charles S. Hartman to ashington.
In the legislature of 1893 Mr.. Dixon
was q candidate for the United States
senate. but the legislature adjourned
without choosing q sen nator.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Railroad Men In Conference.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 10.-Men who con.
troll the destinies of the most import.
ant railroad systems of the west are
meeting In St. Paul today. They went
into conference in the Office of James
J. Hill today, discussing several mat.
ters of Importance, among which, it is
said, is the advisability OF advancing
some of the freight rates in the west.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Attempt To Wreck Train.

GREAT FALLS, Nov. 14.-An attempt
which partially succeeded to wreck the
Great Northern passenger train No.
240 at Withee. three miles this side of
Conrad, was made last evening. Two
switches were thrown and a tie placed
across the track. Luckily the air
brakes had been applied before the
switch was reached. As it was the en-.
gine went into the ditch, and the bag.
gage car drove the tender through the
rear of the engine. Engineer Houle OF
this city and his fireman only escaped
terrible death by jumping from the
cab when the engine plunged from the
track. The wreck occurred about 7:3O
o'clock.
Dexter Boyer, boy about IA years
old. has been arrested in connection
with the wreck and is now locked up
in the city jail here. Conductor Wood.
worth of this city, who wss In charge
Of the train, assisted by the train
crew, made an investig alton of the Of.
fair at once and picked up young Boy.
er In the vicinity. Boyer asserts that
he knows nothing OF the wreck. He
told the officers and trainmen that be
had been travelling from Shelby to
Great Falls by freight and that the
freight crew had put him of at Withee.
That 10 how, he said, he came to be in
the neigh borhood.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS.
Political Landslide Makes Changes
In House Of Representatives

Political Landslide Makes Changes
In House Of Representatives.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Democrats elect.
ed 22l congressman, republicans 157,
socialists l, missing IL, total 391.
Gain by democrats, IS; gain by repub-
licaus, elk; net gain for democrats, 40;
number necessary to control, 1876;
working majority for democrats, Is.
The sweep of the political tidal wave
which rolled over the country is fur.
ther emphasized by additional returns
and revised figures at hand today.
The democratic majority in the
house Of representatives will be at
least Is and possibly more, as com.
pared with the present republican ma
jority Of 43.
Added to the reversal in the lower
branch of congress the morning re-
turns showed the republican majority
Of 26 in the United States senate rap.
idly approaching the vanishing point,
although the republicans are now rea.
sonably assured Of IL senator's, or one
more than the necessary majority,
with q number Of states still in doubt.
The most notable changes from those
presented last night are summed ur
az follows:
In Ohio q democrati legislature b az
been elected, insuring . democratic
successor to Sen ator Dick. republican.
and the plurality of Governor Har.
mon is increased to 10000.
The West Virginia legisl ature is
democratic and will elect democr attic
senator.
In Indiana the legislature, which
chooses successor to Sen ator Bever.
idge, is in doubt with the democr ats
claiming majority of twelve and the
republicans maintaining Beveridge
will have small margin.
Iowa is still uncertain with both
sides claiming the governor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
The National Apple Show.

SPOKANE, Nov. l4.-Apples enough
to make . pie that would just about
cover the state of Washington are on
display At the third National Apple
show. which opened it's doors to the
public today. The pick of the or.
chsrds Of the east and west, north and
south. including every variety known
to horticulturists, are entered in the
competition for the $40, 600 in prizes of.
fered by the management. A number
of foreign countries are also repre-.
sented. A competition for the world .
apple packing championship has been
arranged for Wednesday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
SMALL REPUBLICAN VOTE.
Chairman Of National Committee ls-
sues Explanatory Statement.

CHICAGO, Nov. civilian B. Nc.
Kinley, chairman of the republican
national congressional committee,
made the following statement:
"When it is considered. as now
seems to be the fact, that barely two
thirds of the repu blican vote in the
middle western states came to the
polls and the further fact that fac.
tion al differences had aroused unusua al
bitterness among the repu blicans, the
result of today's election is not at all
surprising. Every effort to promote
harmony was made by this committee
and in many instances with success.
"The revision of the tariff has al.
ways proved q disturbing element in
American politics and this year has
been no exception. Judging by the
light vote polled the republican party
yesterday had the same experience it
had in 1892, two years after passing
the Mckinley bill.
III 10 my Oplolon that TWO years from
now after it has been demonstrated
that the present tariff is beneficial to
the country, the same conditions will
obtain as In 1894, when the republi.
cans swept the country.
"After the democra attic Wilson tariff
bill had been made law, the distress
In the country WAS 90 widespread that
the people returned the republican
party to power by q tremendous ma.
jority.
"Looking to the future 1t is my
opinion that this defeat will wipe out
oil factional differences and that the
republican party will present q united
front In 1912.
"There will be no question In my
mind that the American people in 1912
will yield to the apparent patriotic de-
msnd made by the present occupant
of the White house In q substantial
endorsement Of the wise and patriotic
alton he has given to Them"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16

room. Her nose was shot of. Bel
mont was hit by two bullets, but his
wounds are not fatal.
Fred Cobb, q patron of the place,
was hit by three bullets, but his in.
luries are not fatal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16

A Washington special announces
that the Second infantry now at Fort
Assinniboine, has been ordered to the
Philippine. and that the post will be
abandoned. II is believed, however,
that the absence OF troops from Fort
Assinnihoine will only be temporary,
and that others will be sent there at
IN early date.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16

A Joke On Democratic Chairman.
BULLETIN, N. Y, Nov. 8.-Normsn
E. Mack, chairman of the democratic
national committee, today voted the
straight republican ticket. 1t was an
error, but it could not be fixed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
ed that the democratic majority would

ed that the democr stic majority would
be SO.
"The landslide" said Mr.. Clark.
sis attributable directly to the tariff
and the fight on the rules In the house.
The rules split the republican party
and the tariff bill coming 90 soon ai-
ter caused dissatisfation throughout
the country"
Mr.. Clark predicted his reelection
in the ninth district by 1900 votes.
II am an avowed candidate for
speaker Of the house Of representa-
tives," said Congressman Clark, "and
I hope to be elected
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16
Champ Wants Speakership.

BOWLING GREEN, Mo-, Nov. s.
Champ Clark. minority leader in the
house, when advised tonight that the
democrats would probably control the
next house OF representatives, predict
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-16

Appalling Record Of Violent Deaths.
SEATTLE, Nov. 13.-Nesrly $500
persons lost their lives by violence in
the state of Washington during the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-17
THROUGH DEATH voLLEW SCORES 4 BIG SUCCESS
 AT JACKSOA'S THEATRE

A fair-sized audience at ,Jackson's Theatre last night witnessed the per- formance of Through Death Valley, Western melodrama that is repIe a with ha!r-raising situations. well act- ed. and with an excellent scenic equip ment.
 "Through Death Valley" is not the hackneyed tyre of Western drama, but is full of novel les and portrays some of the most exciting phases of life on the frontier. Last nights perform ance gripped the audience. and the hearty applause showed the enthu- siasm of the spectators.
 The closing performance will be given this evening, and large audi ence is cxpec ed to be in attendance. For a melodramatic production the story unfolded by the plot of Through Death Valley" is one of the most in- teresting and plausible usually found in plays of this character. and though abounding in the necessary thriiiing inciden and stirring situations at no time becomes impossible or absurd. The splendid cast portray.ng the va rious leading roles lends much to the enjoyment of the piece. while the elab- crate scenic investiture enhances the beauty of the scenes depicted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-17
JACKSON'S

On Tuesday evening" Dec. 27. at Jackson's Theatre. will witness the first local aDpearance of the Comic Opera Conrany from the Irving Place Theatre New Yo~k city. which will be seen here in "Das MuSikantenmae- del'' ("The Musicians Girl"). which scored a tremendous success in Ger many. and which will conclude on next Saturday an unusually long run in New York city.
 Two of he higoest hits of inc pres ent season in New York ''The Girl and the Faiser' at the Herald Square Theatre and "Alra. Where DO You Live. at the Weher received their first American presentation in their original tongue at the Irving Place Theatre.
 Commenting upon "Das Musikanten- maedep'. one of the New York dailies