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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
M0NDELL lDENIES FRAUD.
Wyoming Congressman Says Roose~
welt Charges Are False.

WASHINGTON, July "a. - Specific
details of the claims of Colonel Roose~
velt's managers that their candidate
I'D been improperly deprived Of dele~
gates in the Chicago convention in the
contested cases brought before the ns~
tiona! credentials committee we're
made in speech delivered IN the
house today by Representative Mon
dell of Wyoming, who was q member
of the credentials committee. He
ch ar acterized the contests as "mere
bluff" without shadow of substantia-
ton.
Mr.. Mondell presented categorical
review of the various contests, using
data which it was said later would be
given out from the White House in al
attempt to correct what the admins.
tration held to be wrongful con-
ception by the public of events at Chi.
cago.
The speaker declared that Colonel
Roosevelt and some of his supporters
in voicing charges of fraud had, by
their vehemence and persistency in
q period OF unrest and suspicion "pro.
foundly Influenced many good peo-
ple."
"It is proposed to steal the livery
and secure the benefits of republican
state organizations," said Mr.. Mon
dell, "while at!the same time repudiat-
ing the party and candidate 1t 10
difficult to conceive more shameless
proposal of pure piracy than this.
"As admitted by the Roosevelt man
ayers, they started out deliberately 1T
the beginning of the pre-convention
campaign to create contests" con.
tinued Mr.. Mondell. "a large number
of these contests were pure fiction, the
contesting deleg alton claiming to be
elected at conventions which II held
at all were held . month or two after
the regular conventions. Many Of the
contests which arose at the time con-
ventions were held, we're the result Of
pre- arranged bolts based on the dim
siest pretexts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31

which began to cause serious alarm
July 10, has prevented the imperial
patient taking sufficient nourishment
and he has gradually become weaker.
The bulletins hitherto have main
tained hopeful tone and it was
thought his majesty would rally. but
instead he sppesrs to have suffered .
relapse and it is feared his heart can
not etand the str ain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
DENIES CHARGES Of FRAUD
Republican Chairman Makes vigor.
Gus Reply To Allegations.

NEW YORK, July 27.-Charles D.
Hilles, formerly secretary to Presi.
dent Taft and new chairman OF the
republican national committee, gave
out the following statement tonight:
1.-THE only possible publication of
the avowed efforts of the third.term
party leaders to induce the republican
electors in at least six states to be.
tray their trust and cast their votes in
the electoral college for ex-president
Roosevelt would be the truth of the
charge that President Taft was nomi-
mated by the fraudulent seating of q
sufficient number of delegates to af.
feet the choice of the national conven.
ton.
"There Ia no truth whatever In that
charge. Mr.. Roosevelt and his assist.
ants know there is no truth In it, bu,
they have been attempting by vocif.
Grafton and reiteratio to becloud the
fact that they have no proof to offer.
They would drown out by persistent
cries OF thief and fraud all attempts
to establish the truth.
1.-THE third.term party is the con.
fessed sponsor for l60 fake contests
by which it was attempted to secure
fraudulent control of the rational con.
vention and now it has the temerity
to ask the American public to believe
that in the remaining 78 contests the
right was all on it's side.
"Of the contests which Mr.. Roose
velt ordered to be brought before the
national committee, his political man
ayers voluntarily abandoned 16O and
one OF his press agents announced
that these contests were instituted
solely for physiological effect anc
in order that table of delegates
might not reveal the large majority o
legitimately elected delegates instruc
ted for President Taft.
"This gross Misrepresentation o
the republican party has attained
proportions far greater than q fac
tional quarrel. Were the charges tru
it would be national scandal. Fo
that reason, the proper authoritie
have caused to be prepared complet
review of all the controverted case
which review it is the duty of ever
, loyal American to read"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
Death Of Japanese Emperor.

TOXIC, July 30.-Mutsuhito, emper'
or of Japan, died today and the crown
prince, Yo Shihito has succeeded to
the throne. Acute nephritis was
given as the cause of the emperor 4
death.
The emperor had been unconscious
since dawn Monday morning. From
that hour his respiration had become
more feeble and he passed away in the
presence of the members of the i'm
perisl family and the ministers O
state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
Mining Station For Helena.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Congress.
man Chas. N. Pray has introduced q
bill appropri ating S25, 900 for the es-
Establishment OF a mining experimental
station at Helena.
The bill provides that the station
shall be under the jurisdiction of the
bure au of mines and authorizes the
secretary of the interior to appoint q
mining engineer at salary of "a. 900,
q chemist at $500, and other employees
to conduct the stations peratione,
which shall include the investie ations
OF metal mining with view to in-
creasing the safety, efficiency aud
economic DEVELOPMENT of mines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
Extends Tax On Business.

WASHINGTON. July 26.-Democrats
and progressives united again today
in the senate, and by q vote OF 36 to l8
passed the democra attic excise tax bill,
extending the present tax on corpora
tions to the business of individuals,
private firms and co-partnerships.
Attached to the measure also bv the
aid OF republican votes, were amend
ments for the repeal of the Canadian
reciprocity law and the fixing OF q
two dollar per ton tariff on print
paper; and for the establishment OF q
permanent non-partissn tariff COM
mission
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
May Continue Tariff Board.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-President
Taft's tariff board secured from the
senate the promise Of one year more
of life. After q short fight that body
by . vote of "a to 20 authorized in the
sundry civil appropriation bill an ex.
penditure by the tariff experts.
Whether the appropriation is made
will depend on the strength with which
the house resists the sen nate's demands.
The house refused to provide for the
tariff board when it framed the sum
dry civil bill and its conferees are ex.
pected to fight the provision.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
HIS CONFESSION OF FAITH.
Col. Roosevelt Gives Outline Of New
Political Program.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, July 29.-The
''confession of faith" of Colonel
Roosevelt now is down In black and
white. When he has completed the re.
cital of his doctrines in Chicago on
the night of August he probably
will be called socialistic or anarchis.
tic, and maybe both, he said tonight.
But he insisted that the measures he
advocates must come.
"They are corrective to socialism
and an sntidote to anarchy" he said.
Two of the more striking measures
favored by Colonel Roosevelt are the
fixing by law of minimum wage scales
for women workers and q guarantee
by law to workmen employed In what
he calls the "continuous industries" {"
of eight-hour shifts and one days rest
in every seven.
Colonel Roosevelt said he had not
wished at present to take up new
things, but had come to the conclusion
that he must develop some of his
doctrines in the Chicago speech, and
had gone further than ever before In
advocating what might be regarded by
his opponents as radical measures.
The democra attic party, be said, Of
fered no solution of these problems,
and as for the democra attic platform, he
viewed it lightly, saying that it was
written by William j. Bryan, who did
not know what he wanted. The re-
publican party, now that the men in
the national progressive movement
have left 1t, he asserted, is composed
largely of the bosses and the financial
interests.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
Thaw Still Insane.

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.,July 26.-
Harry K. Thaw still ia insane q nd
must remain in the asylum where he
was placed on February l, 1908, after
he had killed Stanford White. JUS
tice Keogh of the supreme court de.
MED today Thaw's application for
freedom. The court took the ground
that Thaw's release would be danger.
Gus to public safety.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31

mittee reported today IN omnibus
measure embodying ten such bills, i've
of which previously had been stricken
from the calendar BY objections.
The bills grant the right to con-
struct dams across navigab streams
in Tennessee, Montana and Missouri
and across the Mississippi river bet
tween Iowa aud Illinois In Rock Island
county of the latter state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
Insists On Battleships.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The senate
agreed today to part OF the conference
report on the naval bill, but insisted
upon it's amendments for two battle
ships and eight submarine torpedo
boats.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
Permits To Build Dams.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-After q
fight waged on water site bills on
the expressed belief that the "water
power trust" was interested, the house
interstate and foreign commerce COM
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
Roosevelt Scores Democratic House

OYSTER BAY, July 26.-An attack
on the democratic majority in the
house for refusing to adopt the two
battleship proposal was made today
by Colonel Roosevelt. He declared
that the building up of the navy must
60 on if this country is to maintain it's
position among the nations OF the
world.
"When the democrats voted down
the battleships.' he said, "if they are
logical they also will vote to abandon
the Panama canal. 1t ia an outrage
from the standpoint of national honor
and interest to go on with the Panama
canal at ell unless we both fortify i,
and keep up an adequate navy"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
WOOL TARIFF IN SENATE.
Progressives and Democrats Join In
Passage Of LaF gillette Bill.

Passage Of LaF gillette Bill.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Ten pro-
gressive republicans overthrew the
regular republicans in the session OF
the senate late tonight and joined with
the democrats in passing the La Fol-
lette wool tariff revision bill as . sub
stitute for the democratic measure,
framed by the house of representa-
tives.
The LaFollette bill was adopted by
q vote OF Al to 20. less than two hours
after the republican leaders had
achieved what they believed was q
victory when q compromise submitted
by Penrose was passed in the commit.
tee of the whole.
The sudden termin alton Of the wool
tariff fight came as the climax of .
day full OF surprises. The democratic
house bill for q revision of the wool
tariff was technically before the senate.
The progressives first voted for Sena-
tor Cummins' substitute, the rates OF
which were slightly above those OF the
democr attic bill. They we're here de-
feated 81 to IA.
Senator Penrose then came forward
with q compromise measure consider
ably higher than the democratic bill.
but which regular progressive re.
publicans believed they could agree
on.
Led by the defeated Sens ator Cum.
Minis who said be would accept the
Penrose bill as "step in the right
direction" all but three OF the progress
sives rallied to the support of the
Penrose measure and it was adopted
by the narrow margin of "a to 80. Ir
the meantime Sen ator La Toilette who,
with Senator Clspp and Kenyon had
Joined the democrats in voting ag ainst
the Penrose substitute, saw an oppor.
tunisy to pass his bill of 1911. which,
President Taft had vetoed. There wat
a quick rally of progressive forces
and the LaFollette bill was introd ucei
as q substitute for the already amend
ed bill one for the democratic bill. Al
such the senate finally passed it, 4
to 20.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
HUNDREDS ARE HOMELESS
Pennsylvania Coke Regions Swept BY
Disastrous Cloudburst.

P1TTsBURa, Pa. July 25.-Death
aud desolytion spread broadcast over
the southwest counties yesterday and
last night through cloudbursts and
overdowing streams. Three score or
more lives were lost while the damage
to homes and industries cannot be
estima ated.
Hundreds of families deserting
homes In q mad rush for safety on the
mountain sides sought shelter bene eath
improvised shacks and tents toward
the construction of which every avail
able piece OF debris was turned to &C.
count. At day break, shivering women
and children gazed over the scene OF
desolation in the upper Youghiogheny
valley and ss the waters receded up.
turned dwellings,, shattered buildings
and crumbled piles of mortar were
held in conglomerated mass by q
railroad bridge or trestle or some
larger and stsuncher buildings.
The cloudb burst OF yesterday came
before the streams had returned to
normal after more than twenty.foul
hours OF torrential rains on Sunday
With every stream bank full they al
ready had overaowed their banks wher
tbs cloudburst occurred. Dunbar
near Connellsville, was inundated
The waters ragged through the mair
streets. cutting massive structures ant
end dangering the lives OF hundreds o
persons. A cloudburst was the caus,
although it is thought q dam brok
also.
It was in the coke regions that tht
fury of the storm seemed to have bee,
spent. Uniontown, Dunbar, Lemont
Braddock, Connellsville, all were in
und ated, and great damage was cuff =r
ed. The greatest loss OF life was du
to the flooding of the Superba mine a
Evans, nine miles from UniontOwn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31
Western Governors Will Meet.

BOISE, Idaho. July 25.-Fourteen
western governors have announced
their intention of being at Boise
August l to attend the first annual
meeting of the Western Governors
association. The principal subjects
to be taken up at the conference will
be the various phases OF the public
land questions in which the west ia
interested; good roads, the convict
and few other subjects receiving more
or less attention. The meeting will
last three days and will be followed
by q trip over the state of Idaho In a
special train provided for the purpose
by the Boise Commercial club.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-31

The WEEKLY RIVER PREssis . good
newspaper to send away to your friends
in the east. It will save you the trou-
BILE OF writing letters
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
BOND ISSUE FOR THE
CIVIC CENTER PASSED.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, March %.
san Francisco Is to have a now city
hall aud n civic center, to cost six mil.
lion dollars. Al the special city hall
and bond election held TODAY the is.
suance of six million dollars worth If
bonds was authorized, the vote sand.
in" two 10 one for the issue.
The original plan was 10 issue over
eight millions In new bonds, of which
$i,00o,"0 we're to 20 for the city hall
and Si,oO0.o00 to acquire land sur.
rounding the site for Groa civic cen.
ter.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
Cable News
Mine WORKERS
Go OUT MONDAY

CLEVELAND, o., March 90. - This
district is on the eve of one of the
most widespread struggles between
employers and organized labor of late
years, the officials of the United Mino
Workers having today issued call
for a strike throughout the entire an.
thraCitc district Of the Eastern and
Middle States. The call was made at.
Ter the minc.owncrs had been givcn
another opportunity of responding tc
the terms offered for another tim"
contract. to commence tomorrow.
when the present contract expires.
The strike, which will begin at mid.
might tomorrow. will affect l15 900 an.
thraCitc miners, while 1t IL not i'm.
! probable that the bituminous miners
, will also throw down their tools and
walk out In sympathy with the ha d.
coal mon
| The now terms demanded bv tho
unions involve n recognition Of the
union through the collection or union
fees by the employers. an increase IN
/ pay of 10 per cent, a shorter WORKING
day for full shift and change ftom
a 3.ycar to l.year contract.
| The strike will affect nearly ha'r u
million people directly and largo
part of the nation indirectly.
British Strike at End.
' LONDON. Eng, March go. - Tho
Minimum Wage Bill vas signed by
King George today and Is now the law
of the land, the news of the royal a..
sent being received with rejoicing
throughout the United Kingdom.
Today tho various unions balluicd
on the question of return to work
or not under the terms of the new
law. The results will not be an.
nouuCcd until Thursday. by which
time all the unions will haze officially
reported the result of the voting to
the union headquarters here The
general opinion Is that the vote will
be overwhelmingly in favor of re.
sumption of work and that the idle
mines will be in full blast again with.
in week.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
COMMISSION STOPS A
TEIEpBONE DEAL

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. March 90.
The State Railroad Commission, IN
der which on SATURDAY. last came al
the public utility corporations. has
disapproved of tho merger of the Bay
Cities Home Telephone Company AMI
the sale of the merged company to tn"
Bells. The merger took place prior 70
tho power of jurisdiction Of tho com
mission, hut the members take IN"
ground that tho combination and saln
we're not wholly effected until this
week.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
GENERAL AUBERT
WAS NOT KILLED.

.IIMINFT. Mex. March 29.--Gcncral
Auhcrt was not killed In the bomb cX-
plcsion that wrecked his villa, as re-
ported. To-day the federal general
appeared NJ the head OF body OF
troops.
General OrOzco estimates that tho
federal loss in Wednesdays battle was
$50. His own loss was about ono-hali
that.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
smooT PENSION BILL PASSES

WASHINGTON, d. C., March 20. --
Tho Senate today rejected III" Shor.
wood pension bin and passed the sub.
stituto hin presented by Senator
Smooi, Under IL" provisions Of the
Sm0Ot bill tho es mated increase In
pensions will call for an OUTLAY of
twenty million dOllars annually for
the next five years, Tn" provisions Of
the Sherwood bill were for much
largcl pension increase.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
ROOSEVELT NOW IN FULL SWING

ST, PAUL Mimi, March 29,-ThoO'
dore Roosevelt addressed large gath.
cring here tonight, being well recciv-
ed. He left after his meeting for
Iowa, from which State he will return
10 stump portion of Minnesota, He
expects to deliver dozen speeches
during the trip.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
WOMEN PosTMASTERS.

There TIRE nn' thrr" women post
masters at ur.t and snyond-rlus, offices
tu the Uu,luJ States and nearly 200 Of
ull CLASSES, many of tnrm OF long
terms extending over two or more ad-
uinistrutIous
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30

Want udS In the BuIIctiu bring
NUu rich returns,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
oCToR VICTIM OF
HooKWoRM DISEASE.

SEATTLE, Wash, March go. Or
John TiIcman is in n serious condition
here from the effect of hookwOrmS.
He became affected with the intesti.
nal parasites while carrying on Sc
ries of laboratory tests in San Fran
cisco In 1909.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
DIAMOND THIEF
SUSPECT CAUGHT.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal March 90
Word reached here today from Tahiti
announcing thd arrest there OF Hector
jewell, wanted in Sydnay on a charG"
of stealth" ten thousand dollars
worth or diamonds.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
POLICE OFFICIALS ARE
HELD AS GUILTY ONES.

SPRINGFIELD, Neb., March 90 -
The CorOucr's jury has held as rc.
sponsihlc for the death OF Roy Blunt
Chief Of Police Briggs, his deputy aud
Sheriff Hyors.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
THE AIR At
TWO MILES a MINUTE

STOCKTON, Cal, March 29.-Ayia
tor Lee Hamilton few from Sac, anon
to TO this city today, covering the dis
lance in 80 minutes. The distance mi
a straight line is lifty-two miles.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-05

Keokuk, Ia.-This was Iowa day
for Roosevelt and the Bull Moose,
with six scheduled speeches through
out the state prepared to address
himself particularly to the farming
element.
Roosevelt wore a big overcoat in
Connecticut, but now is melting col
lars by the dozen. A young lady who
caught glimpse of him when con-
siderably disheveled after his stump
speech remarked "Why he's more
homely than his caricatures," Which
delighted the colonel immensely.
"After seeing myself caricatured,
wonder how anybody can vote for
me- he remarked.
The colonel touched largely upon
Senator Cummin's announcement
yesterday that he would vote for
Roosevelt, even if he didn't support
| the progressive party entirely. This
gave Roosevelt an opportunity to in.
sist that the movement he was head
| ing was not a personal one.
'1f / were the issue, / wouldn't
be in it," he declared. "Penrose
Barnes, Guggenheim and other boss
es stole the republican nomination
| and scuttled the ship. There are tim
es when | do not see how it is pos
sible for a straight man to be OF
/ the other side from us.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-05
ROOSEVELT MEN
FOR ELECTORS
BY OVERWHELMING VOTE, RE
PUBLICANS OF CALIFOR-
MIA SO DECLARE IN
THEIR PRIMARY

San Francisco, Calif.-virtually
complete returns today from the state
primaries held yesterday, show the
progressives swept the state.
They have carried majority of
the legislative districts, thus giving
control of the organization to the
Roosevelt faction. In the congress
sional contests, the Taft faction has
possibly split even, the districts be-
ing evenly divided between Taft and
progressive candidates.
The result of the election makes it
certain that the names of Roosevelt
electors will go on the regular repub-
lican presidential ticket.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-05
DEMOCRATS POLL.
ENORMOUS VOTE
REPUBLICANS DISAPPOINTED by
THE NUMBER VOTING WITH
THEIR PARTY IN WISCON-
SIN PRIMARY,

Milwaukee, Wis.-Although defi-
mite figures will not be complete for
several days, it was certain at noon
that Judge John c. Karel had de-
feated T. ]. Schmitz in the primary
for the democratic nomination for
governor.
In Milwaukee county alone his
majority was estimated at 10000.
Gov. Frank r.. McGovern, the repub-
lican nominee. had no opposition.
Carl ID. Thompson, socialist. and
Charles l.. Hill, prohibitionist, were
nominated without opposition.
The republican vote fell far short
of the expectations of the leaders.
The socialists candidate polled a
goodly vote, considering there was no
fight between any candidates, and the
prohibitionists attracted fewer votes
than in several years. The demo-
Gratis polled an enormous vote Con-
gressfen Carey and Stafford ran way
ahead of their opponents for renom-
nation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-05
SUFFRAGE LOSES IN OHIO:
ALL OTHER AMENDMENTS WIN

Columbus. Ohio.-A singular alb
sence of wire-pulling marked the
gathering of the delegates to the
state convention of the progressive
party. The delegates talked more of
platform than of the candidates. The
convention opens at O'Clock this af-
ternoon.
Jubilant over victory yesterday of
all the constitutional amendments
gave woman suffrage in the Ohio
election, James r. Garfield, Walter
Brown. the Roosevelt managers in
Ohio and other new party leaders
here, insisted that tremendous vote
for Roosevelt in November is indicat.
ed by the returns from yesterday.