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THE RIVER PRESS. 1 4 THE RIVER PRESS Published Every Wednesday Morning by the River Press Publish- ing Company. THE \Old Roman,\ Allen G, Thurman, celebrated his 76th birthday yesterday. THE prosecution in the Cronin murder trial has closed its case and the defense now has the ears of the court and jury. MR. GREEN PREUITT, retiring territorial treasurer, leaves the office with the con- eciousness of having truly and honestly discharged its responsible duties. He has made a most excellent officer. -WE are Johnstown; the dam is broke,\ exclaimed Jerry Rusk when the election news from Iowa, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Mississippi reached Washington. It was a terrible inunda- tion. CALVIN S. BRICE wilt doubtless succeed Payne as United State senator from Ohio. He has announced himself as a candidate for the office, and as he enjoys the full sonfldence of the people of his state his eiection may be regarded as assured. -- REPUBLICAN journals profess to rely up- on the sturdy good sense of men of both parties to settle amicably the pending -..fillliculties arising out of the tunnel pre- cinct vote. Such talk upon their part is the rankest hypocrisy. There is only one way to settle that matter and that is for the state stealers to stop right where they are, and recognize and obey the law as -emphasized by Judge DeWolfe in the de- cision he handed down to the commis- sioners of Silver Bow county. IN retiring from the office of auditor of the late territory of Montana the Hon. James Sullivan carries with him the con- fidence, respect and esteem of the people of the state. He has made a model offi- cer. His accounts were found correct to a cent. Always courteous in demeanor, gentlemanly in bearing, diligent in his duties, and obliging to all, he has made a host of friends throughout the territory who unite in wishing him success in what- ever business he may undertake. ONTARIO county, New York, a republi- can stronghold, which gave Harrison a plurality of 1.260 over Cleveland in 1888, and an average republican majority this year of 600, elects Sanford W. Abbey, democrat, to the legislature. The signifi- cance of this result lies in the fact that Mr. Abbey is the largest woolgrower in that wool county and a strong advocate of free wool. He has published several articles on the subject and made his can- vass on that issue.—Helens Independent. THE democrats of the Ohio legislature propose to redistrict that state for mem- bers of congress so that their party may elect, at least, a fair proportion of the state's representatives. Under the pres- ent districting the democrats may carry the state by a large majority and still be able to elect only five out of the twenty- one congressmen. This is manifestly un- just to the party and the incoming legis- lature will see that the democratic party will no longer be compelled to submit to the injustice. THE first legislative assembly of the state of Montana will convene at Helena, Saturday, 23d inst. If the right prevail there will be but one legislative body and two democratic United States senators will be elected to represent Montana in the upper house of the national congress. But if the state stealers carry out their program a bogus set of senators will be sent to Washington. Governor Toole will recognize but one legislative assembly and will sign the credentials of out one set of senators. THE admission of Washington into the Union lust Monday rounds out the work so persistently pursued by Maginnis and Toole aided by such sterling democrats as Springer of Illinois, and the late Sunset Cox. Idaho, Wyoming and New Mexico will next ask for admission and should not be refused. When the people of a territory declare their ability to main- tain a state organization it is presu med They know what they are talking about and congress should not deny their re- .juest for statehood. THE situation at Butte may be summed up abont as follows: Judge McHatton remains in peaceable possession of the district court room and is transacting the business of the session. Sheriff Sullivan and deputies preserve order and attend *o such duties as are assigned them by nis honor. Ex -Sheriff Lloyd has posses - Fief] of the books of the office and ths keys to the jail and refuses to give t up. to Sheriff Sullivan. Just how the conflicting claims of those gentlemen will be adjusted remains to be seen, as each contends he is entitled to the office. JUDGE MCHATTO:4 was permitted to don the ermine and bold court at Butte last Tuesday without protest upon the part of the republican claimant. No wrong was perpetrated against any one by his doing so. McHatton was honestly elected and no one knows that fact better than the republicans of that county. If there ex- ists a single valid reason whp he should not discharge the duties of judge of that district it has not yet been made known. He holds the office by virtue of an honest majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors of Silver Bow county and should not be disturbed in the exereise of its functions. BENTON'S MAIL SERVICE. If the ingoing mail sacks for Helena or Butte were carried by those places and the outgoing sacks left on the depot plat- form where they were deposited by the transfer companies the papers of those cities would raise a howl which would be heard at Washington. They would charge that an outrage had been perpe trated upon the public and demand that the negligent railroad postal clerks should be superseded by men who would attend to their duties. The papers would be quite right in making the kick and the demand, and the probabilities are both would be heeded by the authorities at Washington. Such occurrences are not infrequent at this place. Mail destined for the Fort Benton post office is often carried by and returned in course of time from Great Falls or Minot. Complaint has followed complaint concerning this matter and yet no relief from the annoyances and losses has been granted by the powers that be. It seems that the people of northern Montana have no mail privileges which the post office department at Washington is bound to respect. A mail car is run from Butte to Great Falls, where it is sidetracked until the west bound train takes it in tow and returns it to Butte. At the other end of the line a mail car is run from St. Paul to Minot, where it is dropped until the east bound train eou- ples it on and runs it back to its starting point. Consequently no mail car is at- tached to any train running between Mi- not and Great Falls. the mail between those two points being intrusted to the care of the baggage master. That rail road official sometimes performs the du- ties of a postal agent and sometimes he does not. Last Wednesday he forgot all about it and took Benton's eastern mail along with him to Great Falls and left the outgoing mail from this place lying on the depot platform. We submit if this is not rank injustice to the people of northern Montana. They ask only for what is right and what can be easily given them by retaining the mail cars on the trains running between Great Falls and Minot. There are not such gaps left without regular mail facil- ities upon any other railroad line in the territory. The Manitoba would doubtless run the mail cars if the post office depart- ment would pay it for the service, but as no provision has been made for this no blame, as we understand the matter, can be attached to the railroad company for the non -delivery of mail matter between the points referred to. The fault lies with the Washington authorities and with no one else. Why it has not been corrected long ago is one of those things past find- ing out. The attention of Mr. Wanna- maker is respectfully called to it. Ilhere is a great big country fast filing with a class of settlers who reasonably expects mail facilities not inferior to those they have enjoyed elsewhere. The assurance that such facilities will be extended to them is not among the least of the in- ducements which direct their steps to this portion of the public domain. They should not be disappointed. Neither should those who have endured the hard- ships of pioneer life and blazed the trails for those who followed after them longer be deprived of the mail accommodations which are so freely bestowed upon other portions of Montana. Let us have better postal facilities. A FAULTY LAW. It should be borne in mind by gentle- men who advocate the Australian system of voting as incorporated in the election laws of this state that if repnblican charges be true more fraud was perpetra ted under it at the late election in Mon- tana than was ever practiced or conld be 'practiced under the old form of voting. Unless the chairman of the state republi- can committee lies like a pirate the Aus- tralian system of voting is a lamentable failure, and unless the republican prints set truth at defiance it should be radical- ly amended or swept entirely from our statute books. No law has any business upon them which offers so many oppor- tunities for defeating the will of the peo- ple as expressed at the polls. THE WORLD'S FAIR. New York, Chicago and St. Louis are candidates for the world's fair of 1892, Each presents its claims fortified by facts and figures, and each contends it has ad- vantages not possessed by the others. New York comes to the front as the largest city in the Union with lines of steamers from her doors to every part of the civilized world and railroads running to every portion of the Union. Chicago asks a favorable consideration of its claims upon the grounds of its cen- trality; it vast transportation facilities, its magnificent offers of ground and mon- ey, its ability to accommodate a world of visitors and its attractions as one of the largest, most enterprising and progres- sive cities in the United States. St. Louis shies its caster in the ring and challenges comparison with its rivals. It guarantees $5,000,000 toward the SUC ceas of the enterprise and promises to fur- nish ample grounds. In a map before us a 500 mile circle is drawn around New York, Chicago and St. Louis. Within the circle thus drawn around New York there were, according to the census of 1880, a total population of 20,117,060 and now contains a railroad mileage of 31,369. Within a like circle Chicago had 21,793,- 526 souls and now has 54,801 miles of rail- roads, while St. Louis led its competitors with a total population of 21,838,016, and now shows 77,571 miles of railroad within its 500 mile circle. It furthermore claims the census of 1890 will show the St. Lou is circle contains 30,584,905 of population while Chicago will fall three millions be- low it and New York over six millions be- low it. All these facts and figures will be presented to the next congress by the rep- resentatives of Missouri who will ask that body to select St. Louis as the place for the great world's fair of 1892. WHISKY SPILLING. In an article under the above headline the Calgary Herald enters a protest against the practice of the Northwest mounted police of destroying contraband whisky. It says that if rumor be true $2,000 or $3,000 worth of the article has been seized and spilled upon the ground very recently near Calgary. It holds that this is wrong; that the liquor should be preserved and sold \in places not far dis- tant where liquor is not contraband,\ and the proceeds of such sale applied to some charitable roirmise. This is eminently prastical view of the question, if not an orthodox one, as measured by temperance lines. But as large quantities of liquor are taken into British Columbia under permits is- sued by the authorities, and only the smuggled article is seized and destroyed, it would seem that the suggestion of the Herald is entitled to considerstion. If the contraband whisky be held by the po- lice and sold to the highest bidder it would not increase the amount consumed by the people of that territory, but it wouid lessen the amount manufactured for it. To just that extent the cause of temperance would be advanced, while the money realized from the sale of the seized liquor would in time create a fund to be used in erecting hospitals or Indian train- ing schools, as pointed out by the Calgary journal. The matter is one which does not ma- terially concern the people this side of the boundary line, but as much, if not about all, the contraband article is man- ufactured in this country it would afford the detected smuggler some consolation to know that his seized gods will not be wasted upon unappreciative ground, but will in the end minister to the wants of some fevered patient or cripple, or aid an ambitious Indian in his efforts to acquire knowledge. The smuggler may find some compensation for his loss in that thought. THE RIGHT NOTE. The \Triumph of Silver\ is the caption of an excellent article which recently ap- peared in the Silver Dollar. The writer takes the ground that the people at larFe are now studying this silver question A- telligently; that they have d iscovered something is wrong in our finances, and that owing to the restricted coinage of the metal our farmers and cotton raisers are being robbed to the tune of $200,000,- 000 a year. They propose to stand it no longer and shall demand of congress more money and that that money shall be in gold and silver as it is mined. This is striking the right note—the note that has been sounded by the democratic press of Montana during the past ten years. It has asked for the unlimited and free coin- age 'of silver, It asks for it still. Instead of sending the metal to foreign markets as an article of merchandise let it be coined at home, and then if England wants our silver let it buy our silver dol- lars and recoin them to suit its pleasure. There is money for the American people in the proposition. THE attention of the reader is directed to the letter of Mr. Peckman, which ap- pears upon another page of this issue. The gentleman is evidently well informed concerning the matter of which he writes. Efforts directed towards the discovery of petroleum in the region indicated would doubtless lead to important discoveries. \Oil signs\ have been discovered on Wolf creek, and it is not a violent assumption to assume that flowing wells may be de- veloped in the vicinity by the expenditure of capital and intelligently directed labor. Fortunes are in store for those v. ho suc- ceed in finding them in Montana. BLAKE, C. J., will decide a very fine law point to -morrow. W. H. Venneday, P.n Anaconda express agent, was tried and convicted for embezzlement before Judge DeWolfe and was sentenced to one year's imprisonment in the Deer Lodge peni- tentiary. Venneday's attorney claims that Judge DeWolfe bad no right to sit on the case, as his successor had quali- fied at the time the decision was render- ed. Hence he holds the sentence is ille- gal. Blake's decision is anxiously await- ed by the legal profession as the case in- volves points in other cases which may be set at rest by it. ABOUT the last official act of Governor White was to pardon a Beaverhead coun- ty criminal confined in the Deer Lodge penitcntiary. It is now in order for the journals that went into hysterics over Governor Leslie's exercise of the pardon- ing power to \turn loose\ on White. But they won't do it. In the eyes of some journals that which is a crime when com- mitted by a democrat, becomes a virtue when practiced by a republican. THE fact that the ladies of the W. C. T. U. had . a row at their recent national convention and that a portion of them bolted and propose to form a new temper- ance organization shows that they natu- rally drop into the ways of the sterner sex when a deliberative body is not run just to suit them. One or two suits for slander is another outgrowth of the row. Ladies, you should be ashamed of you r- eel yes. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE GRANTS. Section 16 of the admission act grants ninety thousand acres of land which shall be selected, as the legislature may provide with the approval of the secretary of the interior, for the use and support of an agricultural college in Montana. Section 17 further provides that there shall also be granted to the state of Montana, \in addition to the grant herembefore made for that purpose,\ fifty thousand acres for the establishment and maintenance of an agricultural college. And the lands here- in granted shall be held, appropriated and disposed of exclusively for the purposes herein mentioned in such manner as the legislature may provide. As we understand it, the grant of 50,000 acres is made for the purpose of establish- ing or building and maintaining an agri- cultural college, and the 90,000 acres are granted for the purpose of supporting such college win completed and ready for occupancy. Neither grant can be di erted for Uses other than specified in the act itself. The legislature of the state will provide for the selection and dispo- sition of the lands and for the location of the college. As to the proper place for the location of the institution, there. should exist no two opinions. Nature has pointed that out in the physical conformation of the state. All will agree that, other things being equal, the proper site for a public building is where its surroundings har- moilize with the objects of the institu- tion. For instance, the school of mines provided for in the admission act would be more at home in the vicinity of one of the large mining centers than it would be in a purely agricultural or grazing sec- tion. No one would contend that the in- sane asylum should be located in or near the noise, bustle, activity and confusion of a mining camp, nor would such a place be a desirable location for a state univer- sity. For obvious reasons other and quieter places for such institutions would be preferable. The same natural law of the fitness of things should apply to the location of the state agricultural college. Its site should be determined by the opportunities the place and its environments offer for suc- cessfully carrying out the purposes of the institution. If it be so determined Fort Benton will be selected as the location without a single dissenting voice from any quarter. It is the center of the lar- gest and finest body of agricultural and grass growing lands in the state, afford- ing excellent opportunities for experimen- tal and practical farming, and is - alien healthily and pleasantly situated. No other city in the state presents such man- ifold advantages for the institution. If its location be determined according to the fitness of things, Fort Benton will be eel cted for the location of the state agri- cultural college. PROPERTY LIST. T HE RIVER PRESS COMMISSION AGENCY has for sale the following property, and corres- pondence is respectfully requested regarding the same; also a large number of improved building lots in the FortBenton Reservation addition, at rea- sonable figures. When writing please designate *property by number attached. We invite correspondence from all those who wish to sell real estate, live stock, and similar de- scription of property. Ranch Property. 123. Patent to 323 acres; patent also to 160 acres; commuted homestead if required to 160 acres more; timber claim of 40 acres, and 40 acres hill land non - accessible for outside entry: 720 acres in all. Five roomed dwelling house log stable for 8 horses, and stable for 32 cows, granary, etc. Property situated in Ilighwood valley. 101. A fine stock ranch on the Shonkin, consisting of 868 acres (M00 acres fenced) furnished complete with everything for carrying on extensive dairying and stock raising business, sheds for 300 head of cattle, work homes, wagons farm machinery, dairy utensils, etc. Also 175 head of cattle, (1tz cow stock, and 50 steers) 34 grade Shorthorns. Ranch prop- erty will be sold separately if wished, or entire out- fit will be offered at reasonable figures 119. A valuable sheep ranch on Dog creek; title to 440 acres under fence, water rights and ditches; also tree claim of 160 acres. Sheds for 6,000 shlep, hos- pital sheds, storehouse, stables, corrals, etc. Has good log house of five rooms and three other houses. Have on hand two hundred and fifty tons of hay Controls good summer range, provided with neces- sary corrals, etc. Also 4.54X 1 stock sheep, high grade shearing 74 pounds in ordinary seasons. 103. Good stock ranch of 160 acres on Arrow creek, 40 miles from Fort Benton; ditch is taken out of Arrow creek, 20 acres broken and property partly fenced, convenient to timber and good water plenty, log cabins, stables, etc.; good location for any kind of stock. 113. Ranch of 320 acres near Fort Benton, all pat- ented, 200 acres under fence, 80 to 90 acres cultivat- ed. Good frame house of 4 rooms, stables and , ranarv; well of good water, constant supply. Will be sold cheap. 114. A fine farm on Shonkin, 20 miles south of Fort Benton, 480 acres, title to all, with improve- ments, tools, etc: good house, granary, stables, etc. Water right and irrigating ditches. A' very desira- ble property. 115. UM acres of unimproved land adjoining ceme- tery, and extending down In bottom adjoining Riv- erside addition to Fort Benton. U. S. Patent. Will be sold at low figure. 117. The Thos. Boffin ranch, on Highvvood, 26 miles from Benton; 160 acres, U. S. patent, all fenced. Log cabin and small log stable, two good springs Will be sold at a bargain. 120. A fine ranch of 320 acres near Townsend; two good log dwelling houses with outbuildings to each, 200 acres in cultivation, two good water rights. Has 130 acres finest growing wheat in valley, 30 to 44) bushels to acre. Plenty of straw and grass feed for winter. Pasture well' sheltered, with stream of water running through it. 121. Fine ranch of 160 acres all under fence, six miles from White Sulphur Springs. Frame house of 6 rooms, and full complement of outbuildings. Good bottom land with second water right; tools and implements included. Plenty of hay and good range. Have also for sale 50 head stock cattle, ten milk cows and three work horses. Properties sold together or separate. Live Stock. l01. Cattle for sale. See 101 in ranch property list. 118. A fine 2 -year old jack, 144 hands high, color grey, thoroughly acclimated and in good order. Will be sold at reasonable price, and can be seen at owner's ranch on Marlas. 119. Stock sheep for sale. Sep 119 in ranch pro- perty list. 121. Fifty head stock cattle, ten milk cows, three work horses. See 121 in ranch property. Town Property. 102. A neat and comfortable residence on Frank- lin street; frame house and outbuilding, 52% feet front. Will be sold at a bargain. 104. The choice business location at corner of Benton and Main streets; two lots, 70 feet front. Will be sold at reasonable price. l05. Six lots on Franklin street, with house. well, stable, etc. Owner will sell on favorable terms. 112. Small frame house and two lots on upper Front street. Property is fenced, has good out- buildings, well. etc. 116. Lots 11 and 12, Block 117, Reservation addi- tion. to be sold cheap. 122. Lots 17, 18, 19, 20, in block 55; lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and in, block 143; lots 3, 4, 5 and 6, block 151: and one-half of lot 9, block 12, city of Fort Benton. rr\ For further particulars regarding any of the above property, address—THE RIVER FRE 1!4 Cox- MANION AUENCY, Fort B4..nton, Mont. T. C. POWER & —DEALERS IN— roi nevi GOODS, Staple and Fancy Groceries, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES and NOTIONS. Our stock in the above lines is now full and complete, and we are offering special inducements to Stockmen and Ranchmen in the shape of reliable goods at bottom figures. We are enabled to do this by bus-ing largely from first hands, at inside prices. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS `Ns are sole agents for the celebrated Wood's Mowsrs and Biliders, and for these- hhve Always on hand a full line of extras. The Bost Hay Hake in Ilse. Walking and Sulky Plows, Ete., Ett. : COOPER WAGONS: Wool Sacks, Twine, and Cooper's Sheep Dip. —We keep a full and complete stock of— WINES, LIQUORS, BEER AND CIGARS, Both Imported and Domestic brands. :0: IIARNESs and SADDLERY sts cud attention is called to our stock of Harness. Saddles, etc., which are of the.besr California and other celebrated makes. We keep a full stock of every thing in this line required by the Cowboy trade. Our Dry Goods Department! Is the largest and most complete in Northern Montana. We have recently secured the services of an experienced Dress Maker from the east, and are now prepared to take orders for Dresses and Ladies' Garments of all kinds. Satisfaction guaranteed. :Inspection invited, in all Departments: T. C. POWER & BRO. - - Fort Benton, L T. WM. G. BAILEY JEWELRY COMPANY, —DEALERS TN— WATCHES, DIAMONDS, SOLID SILVER AND PLATED WARE rffr\ SEND YOUR WATCHES to us for repairs; the work will be thorough and the charges moderate. We make a specialty of replacing the broken parts of Sul... and American Waiches. IX =La NT.A. IVEC:INTT. R. S. HALE & CO., ni uf . 4 Ci4S, Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Glass, Etc. Aar Orders by Mail promptly attended to. 27 MAIN STREET, HELENA, MONT LINDSAY Sr CO., 1 -- =11El\T_A, MONTI_ Jobbers of Meats, Fish, Fruit, Produce, Poultry, Oysters and Game. Address: T,.o American Writing Machine Co., Nartforcl, Conn.; New Yt.rk Otnoa, 2,31 t:roads'. Sar DEALER IN OFFICE SUPPLIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Montana Agency— CHAS. K. WELLS. Bookseller and Stationer HELENA - MONT. JOS. SULLIVAN, F oor7 s7RIE t: T. MANUFACTURER Or -:Harness and Saddlery: t- STOCK SADDLES A SPECIALTI, -tom Buggy and Team Harness 0: every description. CHAPS, BITS AND SPURS OF EVERY KIND. BEST LINE OF GOODS IN MONTANA. Give me a call before purchasing elsewhere. FO R7' n E.A.7() v. • .1
