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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Roosevelt Is Delighted.

OYSTER BAY, May 22.-'The result
in Ohio has settled the contest" said
Colonel Roosevelt today.
The colonel as greatly elated at the
reports from Ohio. After going over
several hundred kilograms that came
In today from all parts of the country,
he dictated a statement which says in
part:
"Naturally I am very muchlpleased
with the 'impulsive Judgment Of Ohio.
"seriously, can only repeat what
I have already said. infinitely pre-
fer the deliberate judgment of the peo
pie to their impulsive Judgment and in
Ohio we got their deliber ate Judgment:
and as have also said, If chad to
make choice l would choose the i'm
plusive judgment of the people rather
than the deliberate judgment OF the
bosses."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Preparing For Big Convention.

CHICAGO, May 23.-William F.
Stone, sergeant at. arms for the repub-
lican national convention began today
the organization of the force Of aides,
to be used al the convention. Atleast
800 assistants will be employed by the
sergeant at arms. The force will in.
cIude 100 doorkeepers, 400 assistant
sergeant at. arms and 300 ushers. AL.
ready thousands OF applications for
positions have been received by Mr..
Stone and he is busy classifying them
according to their fitness.
The Coliseum will be turned over to
the national committee May q, and
Architect Arthur G. Brown then will
superintend the construction of the
platform and direct the placing OF
seats.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Predict Big Grain Crop.

ST.PAUL, May 27.-Grain experts
in Minneapolis are predicting crop
OF 63, 900, 900 bushels OF grain in Mon
tsns this year. Figures are based on
the increased acreage and good wealth
er. For wheat the prediction 10 3d..
100000 bushels, against 20,00O.000
bushels raised last year. With in
creased acreage and normal weather 1t
10 predicted that the northwest is due
to have the greatest crop in history.
Reports received at the chamber of
commerce say that the crop conditions
at this time are better than they have
been for years. Winter wheat, which
was sown in favorable conditions, has
appeared above the ground and shows
signs of good health.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
The Ohio Vote.

COLUMBUS, O, May 23.-Scattering
returns from the most distant districts
received within the last few hours indi.
cate tn at Colonel Roosevelt's deleg ates
acquired in Tuesday's primaries will
not drop below the 81 hitherto credited
him. Governor Wilson of New Jer.
sey. however, has made slight gains
and there is q possibility that Gov
ernor Rarmon's delegates will not
total more than q.
The respective pluralities of the can
didates in the democratic presidential
preference with practically complete
returns from all but seven counties.
are 10, 1877 for Wilson and 1922 for
Harmon, giving the latter majority
of 1901.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Clark Claims Nomination.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 24.-"I am tired
of hearing about lavish expenditures
for Champ Clark. We are going to
nominate him on the fret ballot and we
are going to do it with remarkably
little money. We have had S29, 1000
to date"
This is the substance OF q state
ment issued here yesterday by Fred T.
Dubois of Idaho, a Clark manager.
1--WE have 39S Clark delegates al
ready elected" he said, land from
the conventions yet to be held, we are
certain to get 122 more, making q total
of $40 straight Clark deleg gates.'
Mr.. Dubois conceded 210 votes to
Wilson, 108 to Underwood, Is to Har-
mon, 30 to Marshall, IA to Baldwin
and 10 to Burke.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Advises Taft To Quit.

WASHINGTON, May %. - Senator
Dixon, head OF the Roosevelt national
headquarters, Issued q statement to.
day practically calling on President
Taft to withdraw from the presidential
contest.
"Ohio makes the tenth republican
state where the candidacy OF Mr.. Taft
and Colonel Roosevelt has been sub.
mitted to the republican voters them
selves for decision,'' said Senator
Dixon's statement. "The verdict has
been unanimous in every state. Presi-
dent Taft and his campaign managers
have fully realized that an adverse
verdict In Ohio meant the death knell
OF the movement to renominate Mr..
Taft. Mr.. Taft frankly stated in q
speech at Cleveland last Thursday:
''The vote in Ohio, my home state,
will be the decisive one, and will set.
tie the question of the nominal
"The republican leaders and the re-
publican voters so interpret the Roose.
velt landslide in Ohio yesterday.
''The public will is bigger than the
ambition of any one man. The one
wise thing to be done is for Mr.. TAT,
and his manag to accept the verdict
of the republican primary states and
to withdraw from the contest. Neither
be nor his managers can longer with.
stand the nation wide movement that
calls for Roosevelt once again to as
sumo the leadership OF the republican
party.
"Hts nomin alton is inevitable al
Chicago and his election is certain il
Novemb ber."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Somebody Is BluHing.

NEWARK, N. j.. May 25.-"I have
more than $40 delegat Instructed or
Pledged" declared President Taft in
a speech at Kearney near here today.
"New Jersey is not necess ary to suc-
cess, but I would be glad to add it.
But whether do or do not, l have
$40 delegates and Mr.. Roosevelt's
nomination is impossible"
CHICAGO, May 15.-Colonel Roose.
welt will have 634 votes on the first
ballot, predicted Ormsby McHarg of
New York, Roosevelt manager, who
today coferred here with n. L. Landon
of Seattle, relative to the contest be-
tween the Taft aud Roosevelt forces
for the control of the IA deleg ates
from Washington in the nation al co.,
vention.
"While I am not at liberty, nor
would it be advisable to give out spec.
i6c information relative to contests
pending, said Mr.. McHarg, "Roose.
velt will have more than enough to
control the convention when the doors
open. We have enough instructed
deleg ates now to control and with the
pledge in the hands of Roosevelt OF
support from other sources, we shall
have at least 634 votes on the first bal.
lott
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Protests Against Intervention.

HAVANA, May 26.-President Gomez
sent today telegram to President
Taft in which he protested In friendly,
but firm, terms against Intervention by
the United States.
President Gomez says that the gov.
ernment is doing its utmost, having
within four days sent 5000 troops to
crush the rebellion in Oriente and in
short time restored order in all
parts OF the island with that exception.
He also says that 5000 rifles with
ammunition have been distribute to
loyal citizens and that the government
ia prepared to food the compar ati vely
small section with regulars and volun-
teers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29

OF the organic alton, to murder fonr
city and county officials here. were IN
San Diego was asserted last night by
Chief of Police ]. K. Wilson.
The plot became known to the San
Diego officials by one of the men who
WAS scheduled to engage 10 the crimes,
Chief Wilson said, but who rebelled At
the idea OF committing murder and
wrote to the authorities warning them.
He was said to have told the police
Ia note when the men we're due to
reach San Diego by steamship, giving
the additional inform alton that they
would not be armed; but that they
would be supplied with arms by friends
here after their arrival.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
New Line of Great Northern.

NEW YORK, May 24.-The Great
Northern has plans which call for the
of line 400 miles long,
for the most part territory
untouched by railroads. This
new line as now projected will run
from point on the new Rockford.
Williston line, in North Dakota, q
little west of New Rockford, through
North Dakota into Montana, and
thence west to Lewistown. From
Lewistown to Benchland q line is
about completed. North from Bench
land no new work will be necess ary.
as the route will run north along the
LAUREL Shelby line to Vaughn; tfrom
Vaughn west to Augusta the Great
Northern is building an extens ion
which will soon be finished.
From Augusta the new line will be
built to point near Java, Flathe ad
county. When completed the new line
will have somewhat the shape of q
hoop. Work this season on the pro.
posed extension will consist of build
ing that part from Crane, on the Vel
lowstone river, east of the Missouri
river, in North Dakota. distance OF
about so miles. The new route will
give the Great Northern an alternate
ranscontinentsl road and will allevi.
ate the necessity of double.tra ackine
the main line through Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
A Real Estate Swindle.

SEATTLE, May 20.-Indictments COM
tanning % counts were returned today
by the United States grand jury
against W. A. Ridgway and r. E.
Glass, promoters ofthe Jovita Heights
townsite, the indictmentsscharging use
of the United States nj ails to defraud.
Cashiers for Ridgway and IGlass tes-
titled before the United States commits
sioner in this city some months ago
that they had receivede.s 1896, 900 from
the sale OF lots in Jovita townsite.
Most of this money ia said to have
come from Butte, Montana, eastern
Washington people also investing lib
orally.
The indictment declares that the land
company acquired vacant land be-
tween Seattle and Tacoma, plated it
into lots and blocks and set S130 a.
the selling price for the lots.
The indictments chargeIthat they ad-
vertised by circulars that on IL lots
they were building magnificent houses,
costing $4,000 each. No lots were to
be identified at the timej OF purchase.
After all the lots had been sold the
indictment charged, Q drawing was to
be held wherest the lots were to be-
parceiled of by chance. According
to witnesses none of the investors
drew q house in the lottery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29

to forcing the railroad to construct
two new bridges At other points.
More than one thousand men are ~
sisting In the battle, which is being
waged day and night, the force work.
ing in two shifts. The railroad has
found 1t necessary to build ten miles
of new tracks across the hills in order
TO get trains into Council Bluffs with
out detouring widely through Nebras.
ks, and the financial loss already ex-
perienced Is probably close to u, ,000-
600. The river is not seeking TO
return to one OF its dozen or more old
beds, but is cutting an entirely new
channel fifty to sixty miles long,
paralleling the present river but some
six to eight miles to the east of the
channel.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Homestead Bill Delayed.

WAsH1NToN, May 20.-''There will
be no adjournment OF this session Of
congress If can prevent until the three
year homestead bill is finally passed."
was Senator Borah's answer today to
the leading senators who were endeav-
oring to secure an agreement to ad.
journ by June Is. Borah is disRusted
at the failure of the conference commit
tee to report the agreement. he fears
that II there should be agreement to
adjourn by June 15ithe opponents Of
the three-year bill might hold the bill
in conference until that d ate and thus
virtually kill it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Blame Officers Of Titanic.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The senate
committee on commerce considered to-
day the report of the Titanic disaster,
which the committee will submit to the
senate next Tuesday. It will be
sweeping arraignment, it Ia under.
stood, of the conduct of the officers,
especially Captain Smith, under which
the great vessel swept along through
the iceberg area to her doom with its
immense loss of life. The report was
framed largely by Senator William
Alden Smith OF Michigan, the chair
man of the committee which conducted
the investig alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
A POLITICAL BURLESOUE.
Chicago Newspaper Men Have Fun
With Candidates.

With Candidates.
CHICAGO, May 25.-The Chicago
Press club tonight "scooped" the re-
publican party by holding the nation
al convention almost q month In ad.
vance OF the time set for it.. The con-
vention was held in q downtown
theater. before large audience.
Taft, Roosevelt, LaFollette, Can
non. Champ Clark, Wilson, Hearst
and even Clark's celebrated "houn'
dawg" were on the stage. About $50
persons took part in the performance.
The burlesque was in one act 1t having
been announced that the club would
present "in one act the many scream
ing acts OF the political leaders of
the day."
The curtain rose on q convention
scene, with the temporary chairman,
newspaper men, telegraph operators
and several delegations in their places.
A few seconds later the New York
deleg alton entered. They carried ban
ners inscribed "Jim Jetfries Thought
So. Too" and 1--WE are for Big Built
Aft" The lone Roosevelt delegate
was tied and blindfolded.
Roosevelt, clad in q cowboy outfit,
followed quickly. After exclaiming
"liars," he threw his hat into the
audience. Then he described a chalk
ring on the stage and threw another
lat into it. In snappy sentences he
explained he was not q candid ate for
the nomin alton and that If he accepted
it he would have to force himself to
do so.
~ have gone all over the country
trying to stop this movement" be de-
clared.
Roosevelt having retired, LaFollette
and the Wisconsin deleg alton appear.
ed. After kicking Roosevelt's hat out
of the ring, LaFollette announced his
platform, bearing greatly on the Wis.
consin income tax, which, he declared,
gave men with large families large
tax exemptions.
"If man has II children Roose.
velt pays him q compliment; LaFol-
lette pays him q bonus," said the
speaker.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Methodist Bishop For Montana.

MINNEAPOLIS. May 25.-Montans
delegates to the Methodist general
conference, together with visiting min
listers in the city from that state, are
highly pleased with the assignment of
one of the newly-elected bishops, the
Rt. Rev. Nspthali Luccock, D. D.,
LII. D., as the residential bishop for
the coming quadrennium at Helena.
There seems to be satisfaction all
around, for when Bishop Luccock was
informed of his assignment to this
newly created episcopal residence by
the committee on episcopacy, he ex.
claimed: "That is an ideal residences;
I am greatly pleased. I realize that
l am going to great empire, with a
work and an opportunity into which
will enter with the greatest ZEAL"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Fighting Missouri River.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, May 22.-
The Burlington railroad Ia engaged
in fight with the Missouri river, the
scene of the battle being five miles
south of Council Bluffs. The river
has already swallowed up several
miles of Burlington track and is now
threatening to cut new course, which
will destroy half q dozen towns and
leave two OF the Burlington's big
bridges spanning dry land, in addition
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Conrad Favors Champ Clark.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-W. G..
Conrad of Helena. in an interview
here today, said in his opinion Mon
tana will send deleg alton to Balti-
more favorable to Speaker Clark and
that he believes that Clark can carry
every state now regarded as doubtful
against any candidate the republicans
can put up. The issue will be the tariff
and the high cost of living. From his
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
THREE-YEAR HOMESTEADS
Conference Committee Agrees Upor
Important Measure.

Important Measure.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The con.
ference committee In charge of the
Borah Jones three.yesr homestead
bill today reported what is declared
to be the final agreement, and which
will be reported back to both houses
in . day or two. The main features
of the original bill are retained and
all objectsble proposed amendments
rejected. AS the bill is agreed upon.
the homestead period is reduced from
five to three years, and entrymen are
permitted leave of absence not to ex.
ceed Ave consecutive months each year,
being required to notify the local land
Office when they leave the land and the
late of their return. The GUILTY. alton
clause ia incorporated, which requires
the entryman to cultivate not less than
one sixteenth of his entry the second
year and one eighth the third year,
before receiving patent. The bill will
apply to all entries including enlarged
homestead entries and all pending eI-
tries.
Entrvmen who have not yet received
patent are given the privilege OF COM
pIeting their proof under the three.
year bill or continuing under the old
law as they may prefer. Senator
Borah is much pleased over the long
delayed agreement OF the conference
committee, and is now hopeful that
the bill will finally pass and become
law in the form in which it is now
left by the conference committee.
Senator Newlands did not attend the
meeting of conferees today, but the
other committeeman feel satisfied that
be will approve the bill and join In
the report.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
NEW JERSEY IS NEXT.
Taft and Roosevelt Will Continue
Fight For Delegates.

NEWARK, N. j.. May 23.-President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt moved to-
day on New Jersey for their next state
campaign for delee ates to the nation al
convention. The battle for the % rep.
resentatives this state will send to Chi
cago opened last night when Senator
La Toilette spoke in Jersey City and
West Hoboken. Colonel Roosevelt
came into the state this morning for
q series Of speeches that will close to.
night at Jersey City.
Theodore Roosevelt delivered the
frst speech in his campaign for ma
tional delegate In New Jersey. He
said In part:
"In it's essence this is q very simple
fight and yet think lit is q fight o.
more far-re aching Importance to the
people of our country than any tha
has taken place since the days of Lin
coin. for it is fight to restore ani
strengthen the simple. healthy ideal
ism which char acterized the men who
century and quarter ago, made
this union aud the men who, half {
century ago, restored and perpetu ated
it.
1--WE have against US In the fgh
practically every representative ant
beneficiary of the old system OF priv
ilege, both in politics and in business
We have against US practically ever!
represent alive of the alliance between
crooked business and crooked politics
We have against US all that portion
of the press, including the majority o
the great New York dailies, which
whether from conviction or for les
proper reasons, represents Wal
street.
"But we also have against US many
sincere and we'll meaning men who ART
misled because the channels of infor
nation are choked or who are fright
ened because they do not entirely un
derstand our position.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
CONTROL IS IN DOUBT.
Taft and Roosevelt Each Short Of
A Majority.

A Majority.
CHICAGO, May 27.-Neither Taft nor
Roosevelt will have $40 instructed or
pledged deleg ates, the required mum.
Der to nominate in the republican ma
tional convention, according to opin-
ions today by members of the ational
committee. The members agreed that
the control of the convention will be
In the hands OF the uninstructed dele
gates.
A supporter of Taft on the commit
tee declared that even IL Roosevelt
WOO all the deleg ates yet to be chosen
he still would be short of the necessa ary
$40 votes.
1t is expected that the first real test
vote will be on the adoption of the
report of the committee on credentials.
Every contest passed on by the ma
tional committee probably will be
taken before the committee on credeu.
tials and fought out on the floor of the
convention. The committee, 1t ia ex-
PCOVVOs WAAA OO OOOuV OVOnA$ uAVluOus
NEWARK, N. J. May 27.-This was
another day Of hard riding and fast
talking for President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt. Tomorrow New Jersey
will instruct her twenty.eight delegates
to the national convention and the last
full day of the primary campaign was
utilized by both candidat to its last
hour.
Many other signs besides the meteor.
like trips Of the candid dates made it
apparent that the state was at the
crisis OF big political battle. The
bill boards which stretch for miles
along the railroad lines fame with
political posters. The newspapers
are full of political advertisements
and campaign liter ature has been dis
tributed by the ton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
knowledge OF conditions In New York
state, Mr.. Conrad said, Speaker Clark
is stronger there than any other can
didate,

New President Of Great Northern.
ST. PAUL, May 27.-The directors
OF the Great Northern appointed today
Carl r. Gray OF Portland. Ore, presi-
dent of the road and retired L. W.
Hill from that position. Mr.. Gray's
duties will begin at once.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29

A self-made man is usually in such a
hurry to finish the job that he neglects
to add the finishing touches.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29

An Alleged Murder Conspiracy.
SAN DIEGO, May 24.-That six arm.
ed members of the I. w. W. selected
lot drawing at q Los Angeles meeting
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-09-18
DEMOCRATIC
BARBECUE
To be HELD in Lexington
ThurSddy--Big Crowd
Going.
Let's All GO--0nly SIPS the
Round Trip from This City.

N The big Democratic Ratification
meeting and Barbecue to be held
in Lexington Thursday prom
Uses to be the biggest gather
ing of its kind in the history of
Kentucky. Preparations h av e
been made to entertain 40, 900 peo-
pie, and it is expected a large
number from this city will attend.
Free burgoo will be served on the
grounds and inspiring music will
be furnished by several bands.
Such speakers as Senator Gore,
Governor Marshall, Speaker
Champ Clark, Senator James,
Senator Bailey, Governor Beck
ham, Congressman Stanley and
Congressman Shirley, will be
present.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-09-18
W. c. 7. U.

Hon. Clinton Howard, of Ro-
chester, N. Y, the greatest word
painter in America, will be in this
city on Sunday, September Goth,
and speak at the State Convention
of the w. G. T. U.
Miss Marie G. Brehm, who is
known and loved throughout the
world, will be the convention
speaker Friday and Saturday.
Miss Brehm represents the Pres
byterian Temperance Committee.
The day sessions of the convention
will be occupied with reports,
of work and discussions of
problems bearing on the prohibit
tion reform. At the evening SER
vices prominent speakers will be-
on the program, also good musical
This convention will have the
largest. delegation of any ever
held, and State officers report that
they have the best program they
have ever had. Let everyone who
is interested in this meeting come
TO the front and help in every
way possible to entertain this
splendid body of women.
The first session open to the
general public will be Wednesday
evening at the Christian Church
1t 1880 o'clock.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-09-18
Street Construction
Work in PROGRESS.

Under the watchful nye of en-
gineer Bosley the brick street con-
struction work on Bank and Lo-
Gust streets is progressing nicely.
Part of the curbing has been COM
pleted on Bank street and several
property owners who have been
watching the work express them
selves as we'll pleased with it. The
Central Construction Co., of Lex
ington which has this contract say
it intends to carry out its contract
to the letter and if it continues as
it has started the work is sure to
be satisfactory.