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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Senator Accused Of Bribery.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 2.-With charges
before it that United States Senator
Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin
secured his election on March 4, 1909,
by means of bribery, and other cor.
rupt use of money, the subcommittee
on privileges and elections of the
United States senate formally began
it's sessions here today. Senator
Stephenson was summoned to be the
first witness, after the preliminary pro.
ceedings.
The charges preferred by the Wis
consin Legislature are:
"That Senator Stephenson kept
secret many of his disbursements in the
primary campaign, nomination II
1908; that
"Whereas, he admitted having ex
pended S11l, 1886, his campaign mana
gers accounted for only Sl07, 1888, ane
tha q large part of his fund was im
properly used.
THAT fraud was connected with hi
primary campaign contributed direct
ly to his election.
"That he distributed money to stat
officials to further his campaign.
"That he spent money in legislativ
districts to strengthen his support Il
the legislature.
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their newly organized federation be.
came . reality today. The number OF
men who quit In the fifteen states a.
fected were estimated at between 20, 900
and 80. 600 men, although Julius Krutt.
schnitt, vice president of the Hartman
lines, tonight said the number was
much smaller. Reports from most OF
the points indicated that the men
walked out without demonstra alton aud
no rioting was reported. Traffic was
continued without interruption, and
the road heads say the shopmen's
strike, even II extended, would not in
terfere with transportation. The re-
sponse to the strike order was gener al
through the middle west and in the
south. The men had received notices
from the International presidents OF
the five crafts directly involved, and
when the hour came the men laid dowr
their tools and left.
At New Orleans where the strike al
ready had been inaugura ated severa
days with q strike of the 1llinoi'
Central clerks, two men received jat
sentences for violation of feder a
Injunction restr aiming them from In
terfering with the company's property
In the far west, it is said by railro &C
officials only a small percentage o
workmen responded to the strike call
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
British Fear Labor Troubles.

NEWCASTLE, Eng, Sept. 29.-That
the present military activities IN Eng
land are due, not to any fear OF war.
but to determin alton on the part OF
the king and government to suppress
by force the uprisings of the working
men, which are becoming more fre'
quent and violent, is the declaration
of the leading delegates to the 44th
annual English Trades congress,
opened here.
A terrible and bloody war now
seems inevitable and it certainly is
admitted by the most conservative OF
trades union leaders unless the atti'
tude of those in authority is speedily
changed. To use the army to force
British laborers to work 10 hours q
ay for IS a week ia asserted by union
officials to the "patriotic" intention
OF the government. AS q result, the
spirit of anti.militarism is for the frs
time rife in England and finds expires
sion in the labor congress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Taft At Bryan's Home Town.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 2.-President
Taft received . cordial non'partisan
welcome At Lincoln today. w. j..
Bry an, Irising before the 400 guests
st the luncheon here given In Mr..
Taft's honor proposed toast to the
president of the United States.
In addition to Mr.. Bryan Gov.
ernor Aldrich, United States Sen.
ator Brown and Hitchcock and other
republican and democratic leaders,
participated in the reception. Con-
gressmsn Norris, one OF the leaders
of "insurgency" in the house, did moi
show up either at Omaha or at Lincoln
and IL was said that he had found Il
necessary to return to his home in
McCook, although counted upon for
time as member of the reception
committee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Railroad Workmen May Strike.

CHICAGO, Sept. pa crissi In the
labor troubles on the Harrima an lines
was appro ached today when 1t became
known that Julius Kruttschmitt, vice
president of the railroads., had re.
piled by telegraph to the so.called
ultim atum sent by the heads OF the
intern ational unions involved.
A strike on all the Hartman lines,
including the Illinois Central, will be
called as soon as the presidents OF the
shopmen's intern ational unions in-
volved can fix upon the day and hour.
according to MIR. Kline. The strike
order is said to be already In the
hands of local union heads, aud all
that will be needed 10 the-aash making
it effective.
Thirty. dyeithousaud men, including
maohinists, boilermakers. car repair
ers and makers, sheet metal workers
and blacksmiths, will be affected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Uncover Election Frauds.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 28.-As the result
of the uncovering of evidence Of whole
sale fraud in the counting of the demo-
cratic ballotslin five precincts in this
city at the recent primary election, 70
election officials, democratic and re-
publican. are today either. under ar
rest or evading detectives while trying
to arrange for bail before giving
themselves up to the police.
Every so.called anti'organization
candidate, except in few cases OF In
dividual candid ates, was defrauded OF
votes in every precinct thus far re-
counted by the grand jury. In one
precinct more ballots were found In
the box than there was registered vot'
ers in the precinct.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Sensational Air Ship Flights.

HELENA, September 26.-The utter
recklessuess of Cromwell Dixon, the
l9.year. old aviator, in his mad flights
from the grounds, we're the sensation
of Western Montana day at the state
fair. Apparently not knowing the
meaning of fear. Dixon today swept
over For: Harrison, and then flew
over Helena, where he mounted high
in the air and for fifteen minutes
astounded the householder with the
most daring dips and spirals. A
thousand feet above the tops OF the
buildings, the machine would shoot
straight downward, with its nose
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Watching For Comet.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Astrono.
mers at the United States naval OBJ
servatory, in common with those
throughout the country, are busy these
nights in an effort to identify as q
previous celestial visitor the comet
now visible just above the end of the
"Dipper's Handle" This latest ce
lestial wanderer 10 known as Brooks
comet and is said to be sweeping TO-
ward the earth at an enormous rate
BY the end of this week or the begin
ming of next, with conditions right
the comet can be seen with the naked
eye. It will pass nearest to the sur
some time next month.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
IOWANS WELCOME TAFT.
Absence of Insurgent Senator Forms
Feature Of Reception.

FORT DODGE, Sept. 2S.-The recep-
tion committee of Iowa republican
leaders which welcomed President
Taft to the state at Central Bluffs to-
day, did not include United States
Senator Cummins, one OF the marked
leaders of the "insurgent' faction In
the senate. Senator Cummins has
declared for Senator LaFollette for
republ presidential nominee In
1912, against the wishes OF many OF
his own friends, who desire Mr.. Cum
minis himself to be candidate.
Governor Carroll and staff, with
Senator Kenyon and enough republt-
can leaders to fill two special cars,
attached to the presidential train at
Council Bluffs, we're waiting to greet
the president.
Senator Cummins' welcome, it was
said today, would scome at Des Moines
tomorrow, where he is q member OF
the reception committee. Aside from
that appearance with the president.
the Iowa senator Is not expected to
figure In the trip across the state.
Beginning.at Council Bluffs with .
speech OF expla an alton Of his long trip
west that was turned into talk on
prosperity, President Taft led up be-
fore he had seens.a half dozen Iowa
towns to q discussion of the tariff, and
his vetoes of the three revision meas'
ures at the special session. The
crowds were fairly large and proved
good listeners.
At Denison the president made hi'
first long speech. Helreferred to th'
: platform OF the republican party IL
, Iowa. as calling for tariff commits
sion of there republicans and three
democr ats, and0s aid the present tastf'
board was as near like such com
mission as congress would permit the
country to have.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
CoIored Tea Is Excluded.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Secretary
MacVeagh has ended the treasury de.
partment's controversy with tea mer-
chants who claimed the right to i'm
port artificially colored teas by IT,
suing an order to all customs collec
tors fatty forbiding them to pass any
tea which shows traces of artificial
color.
The controversy grew out OF the fact
tha at some of the samples collected by
the government were found to contain
coloring. Secretary MacVeagh has
ruled that the stand ard prescribed
was without color, and that If some
of the samples were colored without
the knowledge OF the government, thai
would be no excuse for importing
colored tea.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
MUST OBEY THE LAW.
President Says Prosecution OF Trusts
Will Continue.

WATERLOO, Ia, Sept. 29.-Presi-
dent Taft yesterday in speech defin'
ing "The relation OF the government
to business" announced that the trust
prosecutions begun by the department
of justice At Washington would con-
tinue. despite the recent criticism tn at
business was being made to suffer.
He served notice that the "big busi-
ness interests" of the country must be
brought within the law just as the
railroads, and declined to admit thai
there exists any discretion that would
enable the attorney general to stay
the hand of the government in dealing
with combin ations in restraint oi
trade.
At the same time, the president m made
an earnest appeal for reasonable con
sidera alton of the railroads and the
big industrial corpor ations on tho
ground that their reformation was be-
ing brought about steadily and salts
factorily and that nothing was to bf
gained by "vindictive hostility" Mr.
Taft denounced those politicians wht
seek to arouse the prejudices of th'
people and to array one section of th'
country against the other. Such ut
terances he declared to be "those o
the blindest of men," The trust prose
cutions, he said, need not be long con
tinued, because be believed the busi
ness community has taken interest L
the effect of the recent decisions OF th
supreme court and preparing to equar
itself with the law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Favor Grazing Homestead Law.

DENVER, Col. Sept. Pa grazing
homestead law giving.preference to the
stockm an and farmer ahead OF "any
and all American citizens" in dispos-
ing of public domain under system
OF state supervisioniw asl advocated BY
Chairman ]. A. Eddynin his address
opening the public lands convention
here and sounded the keynote OF the
fight to be made by states rights adj
vocates. The latter clearly are In
control and whatever declaration OF
principles Ia set forth by tthe conveu'
ton undoubtedly will oppose con-
tinued federal control aud disposition
of public lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
ADMIRAL SCHLEY IS DEAD.
Popular Naval Commander Falls
Dead On Street.

New YORK, Oct. 2.-Rear Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley dropped dead
here today near the corner OF Forty
fourth street and Fifth avenue, while
on his way down town. The admiral
died before medical aid could reach
him. Admiral Schley had been out
of town over Sunday and on his re-
turn had gone to the New York Yacht
club in West Forty fourth street. At
ter q short stay at the club, Admira
Schley started to walk along Forty.
fourth street toward Fifth avenue,
when he was taken i'll.
Winfield Scott Schley was y years
old, and had a 6fty-year record OF
naval service. From 1880 to 1883 he
was lighthouse inspector at Boston,
became attached to the bureau Of
equipment In 1883 and in 1884 was
placed In command of q relief expedi.
ton sent to the Arctic regions tc
search for Lieutenant Greeley and hie
companion. Two former expeditions
sent out for that purpose had failed
Comm ander Schley's expedition saile6
from St. Johns, Newfoundland, MAY
IL, 1884, with three steam whalers
After dangerous trip across the ict
pack Comm ander Schley and his mer
reached the camp of the survivors o
the Greeley expedition. They fount
seven survivors who were on the verg'
OF starv alton and brought them ant
the bodies of nine victims, who ha'
perished before the arrival of th
rescuing party, safely back to tn
ehips.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
More Gold Foom Alaska.

SEATTLE, Sept. 28.-The North
western, the last steamer to leave
Nome next month, will bring out sl,.
OOO, 900 in gold dust and will carry
also all persons who do not intend to
winter in the northern camp. Practi.
tically all of the rich placer ground
that could be worked by hand has
been exhausted and the remaining
auriferous earth is being worked by
dredpes,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
ITALY DECLARES WAR.
Turkish Government Accused Of Not
Observing Treaty.

Turkish Government Accused Of Not
Observing Treaty.
ROME, Sept. 29.-Italy has declared
war on Turkey. The official announce.
ment was made late today. 1t declared
that the two countries we're In q state
of war beginning at half past 2 o'cl ock
on the afternoon of Friday, Septem.
ber 20.
This is the hour at which the Italian
ultimstum to Turkey expired and fol.
lowing . session of the cabinet At
which the Turkish reply was considered
and found uns satisfactory.
Though every indication pointed to
the action by the royal government.
there was always q possibility tha the
good Offices of other governments
would be successful in averting hos
tilities and when the decision OF the
cabinet was announced, the excitement
throughout the city was intense.
Throughout the earlier hours OF the
ay the papers had issued special edi.
tions announcing that the Italian feet
was moving in plain sight OF the coast
OF Tripoli and intim ating that war
might be declared at any moment.
The trouble between Turkey and
Italy that culmin ated this afternoon
ia q declaration of war dates back
to 1878, when with the making OF the
treaty concluding the Russo.Turkish
war the powers are understood to have
agreed to permit Italy "paciac pene
tration of Tripoli." Turkey elaine
that this right has been respected eve'
since. Italy has colonized Tripod
until her interests in that African
province are very great. She has as
serted, however, that her subjects hav'
been mistreated by the Ottoman au
thorities and constantly discrimin ate'
against.
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pointed toward the ground. and when
less tha 200 feet above the buildings,
would 60 of on a glide, and, again
rising, repeat the performance.
After thoroughly frightenin every
woman in town, Dixon scared of to
the westward, lazily tapped over
Mount Helena, and then returned to
the grounds. He repeated the per-
formance on his second and third
flights, but instead of spiraltng over
buildings, spira aled over the heads OF
the crowd which broke and ran for
shelter, fearful that something would
sna ap and the biplane would topple on
them
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Airship Flights At State Fair.

HELENA, Sept. 26.-The aeroplane
flights of Cromwell Dixon, the young
est licensed aviator in the world,
eclipsed every other feature at the
opening day of the state fair. He
banked and spiraled, and dipped and
glided, and to the spectators it seemed
that he firted with death every mo.
ment of the time. The fret flight was
the shortest, but it was far better than
the first flight Bud Mars made year
ago.
On the final flight Dixon's machine
mounted from the track and scudded
northward. rising higher and higher
every minute. In ten minutes he was
utterly lost to view, and when he final
ly reappeared . dot In tho feckless
sky, 1t seemed to the waiting crowd
that he WAS over Beer Tooth, 10 miles
distant on the Missouri river.
Rapidly the machine grew larger
and higher and higher 1t climbed as Il
approached the grounds. Two thous
and feet above the quarter stretch the
l9-year-old air man banked, and th'
craft dipped its nose eastward, ant
with the speed of . falling star fell II
an almost vertical drop. A tremen
dous ovation greeted the aviator whel
he descended. He was in the air 8
minutes on his flight, and travelled
total distance of 30 miles. His highes
; elevation was between 1900 and 200
; feet, or an altitude of approximate,
6 200 feet.
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the Turkish government and prevent
ing the useless shedding Of blood and
grief to thousands of families.
The government has asked the Unit
ed States to take charge OF the inter-
ests OF Ottoman subjects In Italy.
The German ambass ador notified
the porte that he had assumed the
protection of the Italian subjects and
interests In Turkey. The Italians In
Turkey number $4,000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
TWO KINDS OF PROGRESSIVES
Secretary Fisher Provokes Retort
From Senator Bristow.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, Sept. 27.-Near
the close OF what had been non.par-
tisan celebr alton of the 50th anniver.
sary of the birth of Kansas as state,
with President Taft as the principal
speaker, q polical incident aared up
here yesterday and gave th1ill to the
thousands of Kansa ans who packed the
grand stand at the state fair gro unds.
Walter L. Fisher, secretary OF the
interior, just back from Alaska. made
q three minute speech in which he said
something about the difference be.
tween real progressives of the middle
OF the road type like Mr.. Taft and
hypocritical, demagogic progressives,
who opposed every practical progress
sive policy put forth.
Senator Joseph L. Bristow, ranking
second only to Senator LaFollette oi
Wisconsin, among the progressives ol
the senate. followed Secretary Fishe,
and quickly brought up his challenge
"We in Kansas" he said "are al
ways willing to grant that the other
fellow is honest In his views; aud WI
expect him to grant that We are honest
In ours. want to to say to Presiden
Taft and to Secretary Fisher right nov
tn at in working out the problems tha
confront US, we of Kansas will hav
our part and have our say to the en-
that there shall be equal justice to al
and special privileges to none."
Both Secretary Fisher and Senate
Bristow were wildly applauded. Th
throng seemed to appreciate the ver
bal passage at arms aud the practica
serving OF notice by the junior senate
of Kansas that while he was particI
pa.ing freely and gladly in the we|
coming to President Taft In his state
there was to be no let up In the fat
tional fight as soon as he had left th
borders of the commonwealth. Th
president himself had made absolutel
no reference to politics.
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Turkey Makes Another Appeal.

CoNsTANT1NoPLE, Sept. 30.-The
Turkish government has made another
appeal to the powers, expressing
panied surprise at Italy's action In
declaring war yesterday and saying
there is still time to prevent the dis
astrous and evil effects of war,
which nothing in the attitude OF the
Turkish empire justifies.
The porte appeals to the peaceful,
hum unitarian and friendly sentiments
of the powers to assist in convincing
Italy of the conciliatory intentions OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Personal Estate Of Senator Carter

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The late
Senator Carter's personal estate Is
valued at s33, $50, according to his
Widows petition for the admission OF
his will, presented to the district su'
preme court today.
The will was admitted to probate
and letters testamentary were granted
Mrs. Garter, who gave 81, 500 bond
Senator Carter owned real estate and
other interests in the district of Co
lumbia, Montana and Washington
but the values of these holdings were
not given.
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A TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Big Dam Bursts, Destroying Two
Towns and Drowning 200.

Towns ana browning ZOO'
AUSTIN, Pa, Sept. 30.-Austin, q
town of 1900 residents in the northern
part of the state, was swept out OF ex.
istence today, and more than 200 OF
its people we're killed by food which
followed the breaking of the Bayless
Paper & Pulp company's dam, q mile
and half north of the town. Almost
500. 1000, 900 gallons OF water rushed
over the place in wall 10 feet high,
wrecking every structure in its path.
Fear that the towns of Costello and
Wharton, also in the path of the food,
had been destroyed, was expressed to-
night. Reports that Costello was
wiped out and 359 persons who were
there were drowned are prev alent, but
destruction of all communication with
the town made confirmation impossible
1t was learned that the food caused
heavy loss of life and property In
Costello. Costello had about 500 in
habitants. Wharton, q SIN aller town,
was also reported to have sustained
heavy damage.
At Austin the bursting OF scores oi
natural gas mains as the buildings
we're swept away added fire to the gen
eral horror of the flood and hundreds
OF those imprisoned in the wreckage
were burned to death.
The contents of the dam which was
filled to overaowing by the heavy rains
of two weeks, swept through natura
gorge in which Austin and Costello
were situated. While many resident!
of Austin escaped to the hills, th'
warning given by the blasts OF tn
Bayless mills whistles was too brie
for hundreds of others.
The catastrophe paralleled In man!
respects the food of Johnstown, Pa.
in 1889, in which more than 2, 800 live
were lost. The extent of the loss Q
life and destruction of property ca
not be known for several days, bu
the property loss will surely be sew
eral million ollars.
The dam was built two years age
It was $50 feet long, spanning th
little valley formed by Freeman rul
. and rising to the height of 40 feet.
. was of concrete 81 feet wide at the baz
!. and said to be constructed after tt
. most approved plans of modeI
engineering. The basin behind tt
!. big dam has never been file
i with water until this week, and tod q
: it was noticed that water was runnin
. over the top of the structure. Man
l. people went out of the town, mil
9 and halt away, to see the unusu
u sight, and 1t was while they vel
n watching the overaowing water th'
u the break occurred.
n The little town of Costello, belo
q this place has been annihilated. II
n population is between 400 and 500 pc
sons. A survivor reached Austin
10 O'Clock to night. He said that the
was hardly sign of life In Costell
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Strike On Hartman Lines.

CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-The threatened
strike of the shopmen on the Harri.
m an lines to enforce recognition OF
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Fine Book and Job Printing a spe.
cialty at the RIVER PRESS Office
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Terms Of District Court, 1911.

CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, October 81.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, November IA.