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Vol. X. THE RIVER PR. 7el : • Fort Benton, Montana, Wednesday, October 30. 1889. . 1. THE SPELT. BINDERS. rir ty Patriots for Revenue Only. but Want Office All the Same. A great many of the disgruntled repub- 101w —office seekers in Washington, ore properly speaking are the spell bind- \ of the last campaign. The \spell- paider,\ whose sonorous voice woke the ec h o es of the backwoods, and whose elo- f aint words carried conviction to the ne - ert of the wavering republican, and the f o rtunate possessor of a voice and free J e w of speech. He came forth at his par- •' t3 s ail, when the call was backed by SO MUCH PER NIGHT LI expenses. He was in many instances , party patriot for revenue only, but he e stablished a reputation as a party work- e r.and when there were spoils to distrib- li te he was on hand to get his share. In ; be early days of the administration the spell binder called on the president or s ome cabinet officer, gave his name and ,;ate. told of his party service during the a unailign and intimated that his republi- 412 friends had told him that his reward Would be a good place in the federal ser- vl a,. A consulate or some other position would just about fit him. The president 4 - cabinet officer had heard of the dis- :siguished orator, was gratified to know - tat he had made forty speeches during HOTTEST OF THE FIGHT and they would see what could be done for him. Then Senator Quay. Gen. Clark - ,on, Co!. Dudley or possibly a senator or ..ongressman from the state where the .pell binder had been at work would be seen, and the appointing power would mention the fact that general or captain io-and so, who delivered forty speeches luring the campaign, had called and ranted a place. Then the wheel horse of party and campaign manager would say: -Yes. he did good work; we paid him $25 per night for each speech. He wanted hut took half of it.\ The next time :he SPELL BINDER CALLED zedid not get so much encouragement, andthat is why there are so many spell :Anders on their uppers in Washington, mdemning the slow manner in which the administration moves in making ap- pointments. Of course not all the men who did such work for the party last fall of this class, but it is this class who • making most of the noise and doing -t of the growling.—A. M. D. in Pio- , .r Press. THE ACCLIMATIZING PROCESS. a is Necessary to Perfect it and Why the Whiskey Tax Should be Taken Off. recent arrival in Washington is in- -- ned by his friends that he must be - .e \acclimated\ and then he will be all This \acclamatizing process is in- - -siting if not entertaining. Every man in shington who feels qualified to speak •noritatively on the subject of acclima- :tori has a different method • the same general remedy. -se plenty of whiskey and quinine,\ all the wiseacres, \and you can keep nialaria until you get acclimated and .a you will be all right.\ The newcom- ears this from so many that he easily .erstands why the duty was taken off .7,ivian bark, and is not surprised that . re is a growing sentiment in Washing- • to repeal the internal revenue TAX ON WHISKEY. .t there is also an indication among lay who are so prolific of advice upon •unating medicines that they too Ire- 'Qtly neglect the quinine, and are sat - with a little lemon in theirs. How it would take a northwestern man to :thoroughly \acclimated\ is something , t has not been learned. There is 1 -ething in the climate that a north- -terner cannot like, and I have yet to one who does not long, for the crisp, - althy air and invigorating breezes that w across the plains and sigh through . forests of the greatest and best por- !i of the United States. The \Sunny Ah\ and `•Dixie Land\ are nice poeti- ' ternis, but the bracing atmosphere of Laaesota and Dakota is what the north - tern exile yearns for. -A. W. I). in -unser Press. What We May Expect. Ills Harrison administration, while disappointing in many respects 4 .41 that of Hayes, the usurper, will prolific in furnishing campaign - ' 4 1.ses for the next presidential contest. -fait things were expected of the Hoo- , -r atatesman, and to a certain extent moiat 4 anguine friends have been sur- • When Iiarrlson discovered the presi- 4 nq the president discovered the Ham- pr ' t ' rac nilY, and the country was scoured -44 Maine to California for members of 44 tribe who were appointed to office. 115 motto: \Civil Service Reform,\ Z Place to the more appropriate one, \It is home without the rest of the 1 k. of I he tirst acts of this ; p.gmy rep- ot the g. o. p. was the dis- charge of every colored servant employed in the White House. The famous battle cry. \We freed the negro,\ was relegated to oblivion, while the more modern one. \We fired the niggers\ reigned in its stead. Later on the Hoosier statesman and his advisers struck what they cousidered pay dirt in Brooklyn. A certain Corporal Tanner, lately lamented, was called to Washington to help devise ways and means of reducing the surplus. Unfor- tunately for the administration Tanner was first discovered in repose -otherwise with his mouth shut. This relic of an apple tree raid soon made his presence felt, and down came the slogan \reduce the surplus,\ to make room for \smash the surplus.\ Other incidents could be cited without end, whereby this administration h as achieved notoriety. Prince Russell's calves were exhibited before the Queen of England. and we understand were en- dorsed by his royal giblets, the Prince of Wales. Baby McKee cut a tooth along about this time and shortly afterwards the president's father -in law took up his residence in the White House. And so it goes. In 1892 we may expect to see transparencies such as :these: \Who diecovered the White House? The Harrisons.\ \Who smashed the surplus? A republican:\ \rne Harrison family is endorsed by the Queen of England;\ \Who freed the slaves? The g. o. p.\ \Who fired the niggers? We did.\ \The red man's friend, the republican party,\ and others quite as startling. Meanwhile the noble Indian will take his fire water without any ruffles, drop his ballot in the slot, enjoy the right of fran- chise to which many of them are no more entitled than a jackass doing duty on a tow path, and—between gurgles of course --give vent to his feelings in something like this: \Me heap republican. Have free whiskey. Ugh!\—Anaconda Stand- ard. CONTEMPLATED DICKERING. Republicans Hope to Create Dissensions Among Leading Democrats. It is now fairly well understood that the two Montana senators will be demo- crats. The attempt made by the republi- cans to steal the Silver Bow delegation has raised such a storm of indignation throughout the entire country that the men who are responsible for the outrage are searching for a hole in the ground in which to hide themselves until the storm be passed. It is stated that the Montana republicans, realizing the hope- lessness of their legislative contest, are I already dickering with democratic aspir- ants for senatorial honors with the hope of creating division in the democratic ranks. They express a willingness to form any kind of a combination whereby they can break the power of the \BIG FOUR.\ Their scheme is to throw the republican vote to any democrat outside of the \Big Four\ combination, who can control enough democratic votes, with the aid of the republican vote, to secure an election. In other words, the scheme is simply to defeat the democratic caucus nominees. It is hardly possible that a party which has shown such splendid fighting quali- ties as the Montana democracy will per- mit its organization to be impaired by a trick of the enemys. This is a time, above all other times, when Montana democrats want to stand together.- St. Paul Globe. The World Moving. The effort of those republican manufac- turers in New England to have iron ore, pig iron, coal and coke placed on the free list aggravates some of those who will stand on the republican platform. One of them indignantly ejaculates: \If those New England iron and steel manufactur- ers are not out and out free trade theo- rists in everything, they are more fools than hogs, it that is possible. They should be %%ell aware that the break in protection they ask for will upset the whole protec- tive system.\ No doubt it would, and the commercial and industrial interests would then have broader fields. --St. Paul Globe. - A Coal Oil Find. Gold. silver, copper and coal have been found in abundance in Missoula county, and now the news comes from the Flat- head country that two and a half miles from Egan, on Jim Shaw's ranch, coal oil in large quantities has been discovered. For the past few years it has been known to a small number of persons that near a branch of Flathead river, right across the line in the British posessions, petroleum exists in abundance, but it has been but lately that the discovery has been made on this side of the line. If the oil turns out in such quantities and is of as good quality as anticipated this item alone will prove an immense addition to the already great resources of Missoula county.—M is- soulian. Property owners desiring to find buyers should list with the River Press commis- sion Agency. A LEAP INTO ETERNITY. M. W. Wilson Suicides—Chloroform and Pistol the Means—Whiskey and Gambling the Cause. • tack of typhoid fever. Hs is. however, growing better which will be good news a to his host of friends. Saturday morning added another to the list of crimes that are becoming of such frequent occurrence in Butte. No man in the community was better known or enjoyed to a greater extent the good opinion of his friends and the public gen- erally, and the fatal act and . the causes which led to it will be a matter of genu- ine surprise to many says the Butte Min- im; Journal from which we extract the following account of the sad affair: Marshal W. Wilson was the cashier and city freight agent of the Northern Pacific at Butte. For several days Mr. McCaig. the general agent, noticed that he was ill at ease but paid no saecial attention to it until yesterday morning when he receiv ed word from Clark & Larabie that Wil- son had been giving checks that, were thrown out. Returning to the office,, he asked Wilson whether he was NOT FINANCIALLY EMBARRASSED to which he repaed in the negative. Be- ing pressed he said he had not Ipade his remittances to the company for three ' the company was between $450 and $550, and feeling that he did not have the mon- ey McCaig started out and consulted with Mr. Foster, the room mate of Wilson in regard to getting the amount to avoid trouble. The plan was soon agreed upon and subsequently carried out, but quickly as it was done it was too late. Returning to his office Mr. McCaig had a talk with the telegraph operator, and was told by him that some time ago, while depressed in spirits, Wilson had talked of COMMITTING SUICIDE. This alarmed McCaig and he sent the operator in search of Wilson, and he him- self went out to meet Foster. Finding him he related his fears and urged Foster to find Wilson as soon as possible and ex- plain what had been done. Mr. Foster soon after went to the room occupied by himself and Wilson jointly, and found the door locked. He rattled it and in a sec- ond there was a report of a pistol in the soom and Foster ran in search of a physi- cian. Finding Dr. Murray the two pro- ceeded to the room, forced the door in and there lying on the bed undressed, WITH BLOOD GUSHING from his head, lay Wilson, unconscious but still breathing. In his right hand was a revolver and in his left a glass con- taining chloroform. An examination showed that a pistol ball had entered the right side of the head above the ear and came out on the left a little lower. Death ensued a few moments after their arrival. Deceased had been considerably under the influence of liquor Friday night, but was apparently all right yesterday morn- ing. The only further facts gleaned were that he had a MANIA FOR GAMBLING and during the past ten days had been visiting the gambling house of John Dowd playing faro and drinking consid- erably, and that the last time he was in that house was Thursday night about midnight. Dowd has checks to the amount of $550 that he cashed for Wilson. The jury returned a verdict that de- ceased came to his death from a gun shot wound inflicted by his own hand with in- tent to commit suicide. In the pockets of the deceased were found a draft in fa- vor of the Northern Pacific at St. Paul for $196.50 0 about $100 in cash and several time checks belouging to other parties. There was no letter or other indication as to the intent to suicide. Deceased was of good education and pleasing address and courteous demeanor. He was about 33 years of age and had been in the railroad business for years. He came to Butte from Woodstock, Can- ada, to enter the service of the Montana Union with his old friend, Major Dawson. About two years ago he entered the ser- vice of the Northern Pacific and has been there since. Immediately after the oc- currence Major Dawson telegraphed his family and the remains will be held until they are heard from. Glasgow Items. [From the Glasgow Herald.; Judge C. S. Hayden is building a residence. The Waldo house has received a piano for the use of its guests. A new hotel called the Commercial has ' just been opened by Landlord Staack. Ye editors of the Herald are just com- pleting a cozy little home for winter quarters. The prospects of Glasgow have never been brighter. Business activity on all sides indicates substantial progress. A car load of brick was received here last week to be used in building chim- neys. The Glasgow people are sensible. Brick chimneys are safer than stove pipes. Thefriends of J. P. Kelly will be sorry to learn that he is suffering with an at new new Samuel Dodd passed through town this week with a fine herd of horses bound for his ranch on the Missouri river. Mr. Dodd has secured a contract for grading on the railroad from Great Falls to Nei - hart. The citizens of Glasgow are moving in the matter of county division. They are going to ask that a new county be created out of that portion of Dawson county ly ing north of the Missouri river and west of the Dakota line. -40.-• Castle smelter Output . Three ear loads of bullion were shipped yesterday to Aurora, Ill., reduction works. It was brought from the Castle smelter by bull teams. There is still a considera- ble quantity to be hauled before the bul- lion smelted by the recent run under the ; Cumberland management is all shipped. —Livingston Post. W I N DOM'S DECISION Senator Wolcott Speaks Out in Meeting About the Policy of the A41111111i8— days but would do so at once, and . start- I tration ed out for the ostensible purpose of get- ; ting drafts. Mr. AicC,iig was still dubi DENVER, October 26.—In view of the --- ous and knowing that the amount due fact that Color;ido is one of the largest lead and silver producing states in the world, and her citizens are considerably ' exercised over Secretary Windom's recent lead decision, Senator Wolcott was seen to -day and asked for his opinion upon the decision and its effect in the west. He ! said: \The decision is an unpleasant ' shock and a surprise to the whole mining! industry of the west. Already some of the mines carrying low grade ore and heavy in lead have closed down and other are following suit. I saw the secretary in Washington last month on the subject and certainly expected a different result, although the lobby in the interest of rail- roads working and operating in old •Mex- ico was very strong. I have hopes that congress will rectify this flagrant wrong perpetrated by the treasury department. In its general treatment of the west, how- ever it is on a par with the apparent pol- icy ct the present administration as evi- denc4d both by the president and hie sec- retary of the interior as well as secretary Windom. The western country can large ly take care of itself. The whole doctrine of protection rests largely on a basis of . enlightened and patriotic seltishnes and the mining states will begin to question the policy of protecting eastern industries when its own are ignored.\ FORD'S NARROW ESCAPE. A Cow Boy Shoots at Jesse James' Slayer. WALENSBERG, Col., October 25.—Bob, Ford, well known as the man who killed Jesse James, the Missouri bandit, at St. Joseph, several years ago, had a close call for his life here yesterday. In company with a man named Kehrs he has for some time been running a saloon and dance hall here. Ford was behind the bar when Ernest Kurry, a cow boy, who is known to have \killed his man,\ entered. Kurry was drunk and in a very ugly mood. Walking straight up to the bar, he said: \Lookout Bob, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU,\ at the same time pulling his gun and fir- ing. Ford is continually on his guard against such attacks, a number of which have been made on him since he killed Jesse James. He at once dived behind the bar and seized his revolver which he turned loose. His first shot hit the cow boy in the shoulder, and Kurry fell to the floor, but managed to discharge two more shots at Ford,. The latter kept on firing until his revolver was empty, two of his shots taking effect in the prostrate man's body—one in the hip and the ce her in the side. He was. about to empty another gun into Kurry, but some of those pres- ent dissuaded him, and the wounded man was taken away. He may recover. — IN WOMEN'S CLOTHES. A Man Tries to Mash the Buys of a Colorado Town. DENvEit, October W.—Quite a sensa- tion was created this afternoon at Bert- houd, a small village fifty miles north of here. Three week ago a lady arrived . at that place with all the appearance of be- ing highly educated, and conducted her- self in such a model and pleasing way . as to soon win several admirers, and had it not been for the keen watchful eye of the city mars:m1 there would have no doubt been a wedding in high life before the winter was over, but the marshal played the detective, and as a consequence to- day the young lady was given a suit of men's clothes and told to wear them un- til she could prove beyond doubt, that she was not a man. The strangest part of it is that the woman or man rather, greatly resembles Tascott, the Chicago murder- er, and he will be held until the chief of police of that city can be consulted with The River Press. Subscribe now for the WEEKLY RIVER PRESS. Send it to \the old folks at home.\ A NOVEL INVENTION. A Contrivance to Burn Fire Breaks on Ranges and Prairies. Sioux CITY, Ia., October 22. tion that will prove a great farmers on the prairies of the -An inven- benefit to northwest has been perfected by Walter Strange of this city. It is a contrivance for burning a fire break without the labor of plowing furrows to prevent the fire from spread- ing and causing the very damage it is sought to guard against. The machine is made of sheet iron, fourteen feet in diameter and about the same in length. The front is rounded up like a toboggan and in the center is a six foot space in which is located the tire box or generator On each side of this space four feet 'of sheet iron is left which rests perfectly flat on the ground so as to prevent the spread of the flames. On the back is an oil tank very similar in appearance to a BABCOCK FIRE EXTINGUISHER, from which the oil is forced into the gen'- erator ly: means of compressed air. Gas is generated much the same as in a gaso- line stove and a perforated gas pipe acts as a medium to transmit small jets of thane to the grass. Just behind the gene- rator is a roller which crushes out any coals of tire that tray be left. To make safety doubly sure, following the roller is a heavy chain fastened at each end which crossing at 4 o'ehek to morrow and the Manitoba men are to see that the drags ii:ong the ground and extinguishes crossing is prevented. Serious trouble any coals of fire that may be left in the RUTS AND HOLLOWS i is looked for as the two companies only over whch the roller passes. It is drawn ; recently had a similar clash in Manitoba. nal action for nuisance against the man. the place kept by him is on trial also, and, therefore, there is due process of law. This is a matter that has been much dis- cussed, and involves a grave question of the extent of the powers of the state leg- islature. The property rendered value- less by this order of the court exeeede $400,000 in value, and consists of brew- eries in the city of Burlington. The case will probably be taken to the United States supreme court. by two horses and it is claimed that one man and team can accomplish in a day what heretofore has taken a number of men and teams two weeks to do. It burns a strip six feet wide as clean as a wagon road, and consumes not to exceed one gal- lon and a half of crude oil an hour. To burn a wide strip the machine can be run twice around a tract making paralel strip and then the grass inside can be burned on a still day without danger of the fire TROUBLE A HEAD. The NIanitoba Will, if Possible Prevent the N P. from Entering I riiitkrief111 CaoousTos, Minn., October 94.--Serious trouble is looked for to morrow morning, when the N. P. will attempt to cross the Manitoba tracks two miles east of Crooks- ton. The Manitoba has an injunction or. the N. P. and forbidden the crossing. Sheriff Paulsrud and several deputies to gether with 50 armed men hired by the Manitoba officials, are at the point where the crossing is to be made. In order to get the &30,000 bonus offered by the city of Crookston the N. P. road must be with- in the city limits before Nov. 1. Supt. James of the Manitoba is in charge of a train which blockades the cross:t g. The trackhiyers are expected .e,,,A1 the morning, THE BOOK OF JOB. A Professor Says its only a Poem I 7 -, nOCKFORD, lIla., October 2.3. ---Prof. E L. Curtis of the McCormick Theologicai Seminary, startled the orthodox congre- gation of the Westminster Presbyterian • church here yesterday by declaring in Es ; sermon his belief that the book of Jot is only a poem written by some pious spreading. Jew during the period of the exile. He FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE, asserted that the book was only a parable and that Job and the other persons men- • Resolutions Granting Samuel Wilkenson Leave of Absence. NEW YORK, October 22.—At the meet- ing of the Northern Pacific directors tin the 17th inst. President Oakes offered the following resolution concerning the oldest charter officer of the corporation, and the employe who had been longest in the ser- vice of the Northern Pacific Railroad com- pany, Secretary Samuel Wilkenson. Resolved, That unlimited leave of ab- sence be granted Secretary Wilkenson with full payment of his salary of $4,000 a year, and with the privilege of doing as much or as little work as he pleases; and that he accept the affectionate injunction of the directors of the company he has served so well, that he use this leave of absence unstintedly, so as to improve his health and prolong his life. This resolution was adopted by an un- animous vote. Mr. Wilkenson was fifty- one years old when he accepted the sec- retaryship of the company. To -day hOs in his seventy-third year. He is incura- bly ill. IN THE CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE. -- -- Plan Submitted by the President of the - Kan- sas Union. KANSAS CITY, MO., October 22.—James A. Troutman, president of the Kansas state Temperance Union, has submitted a plan to the temperance unions of North and South Dakota, lowa and Nebraska for the formation of central organization. His plan as outlined in his letter is as fol- lows: The success of prohibition next year in Nebraska closes the gap and ce- ments five imperial slates lying side by side in aunited crusade against the liquor traffic. There ought to be a strong cen- tral organization embracing these five states, and I suggest that a convention be called at Omaha about the first ofJan- uary for the purpose of forming such an organization. Limit the organization at first to these five states, adding adjacent states whenever they submit the question of prohibition. Mr. Troutman to -day received replies from C. F. Atkisson, president of the Ne- braska association, and W. W. Barnes, president of the South Dakota associa- tion, endorsing the plan, and promising their co-operation. HAD FOR BREWERIES. A Decision Which Renders Valueless Much Property. DES MOINES, Ia., October 25.—In the cases of .I. N. Craig, appellant, vs. Werth- uller & Endy et al., and of J. N. Craig, appellant, vs. Berthold Roach et al., a de- cision has been handed down by the su- preme court. prepared by Judge Given, in which several old features and some new ones of the prohibitory law are pass- ed upon. Among the questions is the right of the state by legislative enact- ment to confiscate personal property of a defendant without process of law, it be- ing claimed that statutes authorizing such seizure are in conflict with the con- stitution of the United States and of Iowa. The opinion holds that in a crimi- t oned were but the creatures or poetic fancy. He gave as one of the reasons for this belief that it was not reasonable to suppose that any man who had become so reduced by fasting and bodily suffer- ing could utter such lofty poetical senti- ments as are ascribed to Job. To Lease the Cherokee Strip. KANSAS CITY, October 15.—Chief Mayes of the Cherokee nation, Indian territory, was in the city to -day and left this even- ing for his home. The Cherokee council, he says, will meet on Saturday to discuss the government's offer of purchase of the Indian lands. The chief would make no prediction as to the result of the council's meeting. At the same time he will pre- sent to the council a new offer recently made to him for a lease of the Cherokee strip. The offer is made by Wm. Blair & Co., of Independence, MO., to pay $400,000 per annum for grazing privileges of the strip for five years after 1893 and $720,000 for the succeeding five years. SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD. A Man Under the Influence of Liquor Tries to Hill Another. SPOKANE FALLS, October X.—Infor- mation reached here to-day from Farm- ington a few miles south of here in the 1 Palouse country, that Daniel Canty was shot through the head by a man named' Russell in the palace saloon at that place. Russell entered the saloon under the in- fluence of liquor and after a few words drew a pistol and fired, the ball entering the temple and coming out of the neck. Canty's condition is extremely critical. There is no hope of his recovery. He is a young man highly respected and aboe4 28 years of age. Russell is about the same age and is a son of an old pioneer family living in Walla Walla. He was ar- rested and the examination was to occur to day but the result has not yet been learned. HE USED A RAZOR. One of John L.'s Friends Slashes Another With a Razor. BOSTON, October 26. --This afternoon John L. Sullivan and a party of followers, among whom were Tommy Kelly, ex - champion feather-weight, and Tommy Shay, made the rounds of several saloons, finally bringing up in a barber shop. Shay, who was considerably under the influence of liquor, had attempted several times to engage Sullivan in conversation upon mat- ters he did not care to discuss, and had been made to desist. While Sullivan was seated in the chair getting shaved Shay again began to talk. Kelly then inter- fered, whereupon Shay made an insulting remark to the former, who quickly seized a razor and inflicted a terrible wound un- der Shay's left ear. Sullivan in the mean- time walked out of the place, entered a cab and drove away. Kelly surrendered himself to the police. Shay's wound is considered extremely dangerous. All sorts of rumors regarding the affair were current.
