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SHE ER rESS.
Vol. VII. Fort Benton, .o.ontana a, Wednesday, November 3, 1886. No. Ž.
TOOLE TRIUMPHANT!
He Carries the Territory by
an Overwhelming Majority.
The Hide of the Old War
Horse is Nailed to the
Democratic Barn Door.
The County Election Close on Sev
eral of the Candidates and the
Full Returns will be Requred
to Determine the Issue.
Below we give as full a report of the
elections as has been received up to the
hour of going to press. The returns from
the out precincts are coming in slowly, as
will be seen by the tabular statement,
which is not half completed.
Judging by the precincts heard from,
however, it is evident chat Toole will have
a large majority, between 300 and 400, in
the county. Al. Regers, the democratic
candidate for clerk and recorder, is elect
ed by a handsome majority, and there is
hardly a doubt about the election of Mr.
Taylor to the house, Mr. Collins to the
council, Mr. Hamilton for assessor, Messrs.
Conrad and Wegner for commissioners,
Mr. McIntire for county attorney, and
Miss Finnegan for superintendent of
schools-all democrats. It is "nip and
tuck" between Harris and Black for sher
il; Maclay and Minar for treasurer and
Tattan and Learning for probate judge,
with the chances a little in favor of "tuck."
In some of these contests it will require
the full returns to decide. The tabular
statement herewith presented will be an
interesting study.
Lewis and Clarke Oon1ty.
The Herald concedes election of entire
democrrtic county ticket. Toole has car
ried territory with majority of from 1000
to 1,500.
Shergold.-Toole, 38; Sanders, 11.
Chestnut.--Toole has 17 majority.
Gorham.-Toole, 42; Sanders, 25.
Fort Shaw.-Toole, 8; Sanders, 13.
Augusta.-Toole, 131; Sanders, 39.
The Conquerlag Hero.
IhELENA, Nouember 3.-A large delega
tion waited on Delegate Toole last even
ing, with a brass band and torches, and
escorted him to the residence of Governor
Hautser.
Toole carried Billings by 50 majority.
The vote of Red Rock, Beaverhead
county, was: Toole, 42; Sa: ders, 25.
Bedford gives Toole, 26; Sanders, 19.
Good bor IHelena.
IIELEiNA, NOV. 3.-Helena gives 391
majority for Toole. His estimated ma
jority in the territory is 2,000.
Another Dispatch Would Have Settled It.
Special to the River Press.
GREAT FALLS, Nov. 3.-Great Falls gives
Toole 173 out of 250. Another dispatch
from Sanders and Power Would made it
unanimous.
Charley Voorhees May Get There Again.
Special to theRiver Press.
PORTLAND, November 3.--Very meagre
returns are received from the election in
Washington Territory. The weather is
clear and cold and a large vote polled. In
the cities and principal towns about one
iifth of the votes were cast by women.
The contest over the local officers were
overshadowed in the interest of the fight
on delegate. The republicans are inclined
to think Charles S. Voorhees (Dem.) the
present incumbent, is defeated by C. M.
Bradshaw, (Rep.) by a small majority.
It will not be possible to give the approxi
mate figures before late to-morrow, night
as the ticket was very long and the count
slow."
Massachusetts Clope.
BoSTON, November $.-One hundred
ind fifty-four cities and toWZsgly1
ASOi· ndree
OFFICIAL ELECTION RETUTRN FO' CHOTEAU COUNTY, M.T.,
On TUESDAY, NbVEMBER 2d, 1886.
For For For i For COUNTI B TE I COnTY ILEK I COUNTY COUNTY ISUPT. I PUYBUO I COUNTY COUNTY
ELGATE COUNCIL HOUSE. SHEMIrF OEUA JGE SSESSO AND REC COMMISSIONERS ATTORNEY [1. CHL'S. ADMINBT7R CORONER 1RYOR.
CHOTEAU COUNTY $ _
ELECTION PRECINCTS. oo o ' .
Dem Rep. D R D R D R D R D D R D R D D R R D R D R D R D R D R
Fort Benton ...........................179 96 172 105 148 127 137 140 134 141 149 125,164 114 198 8( 1-3 146 112 (01166 108 1'2 107 144 134 172 106 156 118
Sun River .........................24 28 15 37 13 38 32 1919 33 21 3 22 29 33 19 38 13 39 1'2 40 12 32 20 ...
Choteau .................................... .. .. ....... . .... ... ... ... ..... . .. ... ... .. ... ....
Great Falls............................ 172 78 141 109 183 117 119 130 120 130 120 13( X77 172 126 124 ... ..122. ... .22, 128
Sand Coulee ........................... . ..... .
Birch Creek................ ......... '
Highwood................. 24 27 20 30 23 28 28 23 18 33 19 32;24 2630 2122 26252723 21 29 21 30 24 27 24 27
Shonkin ...............................38 30 40 27 17 50 26 41 28 40 20 48 33 34 39 28 31 25 34 43 30 38 22 46 35 33 34 34 33 35
Marias .................................. 17 2 7 12 7 12 14 5 6 13 7 12 11 8 17 2 11 10 11 17 2
Judith ................................. ... .......
Valleaux .... ..................1....... *10 3 7 7 7 . ... ... ... W' C3 .. .. ... 3 41 9 4 7 6."
Perrysburg .............................. •. . . ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ........ "'............
Willow Creek ......................... ..... "..............................
Belt Creek ........................... .. .. .. ... ... ... ...... ... ... ......... ..... ....................... .. ......
Arrow Creek....................... ... ... ....... ... ..... ....... ... .............. ...... ...
Willow Rounds ....................... .. ... .. ... ..... ... ......... .. .. ......... ............. ... ... ... .. ..
Bynum ............................... ............ ...... .............. . ........ ..................... ...........
Fort Conrad .............................. ... ... ... ... .. .......... ... ... .......... . ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .
D upuyer .......................... ....... . .. . .. . .. .. ... ... .. .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . ... . ..
Rocky Point ........................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ..
B e l l e v i e w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crow Coulee ........... .... 13 1 ... 14 9 5 9 8 6 13 1 3 ... 1 6 8 8 6 ............ ..
TOTAL .....................
MAJORITY.........
Hewitt Elected.
NEW YORK, November 3.-Six hundred
and forty districts give Roosevelt 50,184;
Hewitt, 70,502; George, 50,845. Villages
and cities show net repnblican gain over
two years ago of 274. Total prohibition
vote so far reported, 376.
Another Shock.
Special to the River Press.
CHARLESTON, November 1.--There was
another shock of earthquake at Summer
vill at 8:25 this morning but not severe.
All is quiet here. The spring described
in the Custom House yard, yesterday,
proves to be a break in the water pipe.
Surveyor Beattie Shot.
Special to the River Press.
NEW YORK, November 2.-Surveyor
Beattie, shot by a discharged customs in
spector yesterday, is much improved this
morning. His physician's report that
his condition is most encouraging. The
ball, which lodged in the muscle of the
left side, has not as yet been probed for or
even located, but as the patient has had no
internal hemorrhage it is believed that the
ball did not touch a vital part. Under the
influence of morphine the surveyor passed
a comfortable night.
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Another Line of Steamers.
Special to the River Press.
LONDON, Nov. 1.--Sir. Edward Walkin,.
the well known railway magnate,proposes
the re-establishment of a line of trans
atlantic steamers in connection with the
Canadian Pacific Railway.
Powderly and the Cardinal.
BALTIMORE, October, 30.-The Sun this
morning had the following: Grand Mas
ter Workman Powderly, of the Knights of
Labor, was in this city Thursday and cal
led on Cardinal Gibbons at: his residence,
where the conference of Prelates Was held
to discuss questions affecting the welfare
of the Catholic church in the United States,
relation and duties of Catholics who are
Knights of Labor. Powderly had two in
terviews with the Cardinal, and laid be
fore him the constitution and by-laws of
the order. He also spoke of purposes of
the Knights, and how in his opinicn they
were the organization not included in the
rules of the church. against secret so
cieties which promise blind obedience.
Utterances of Powderly were carefully
noted and presented to the church of
Bishops. The Grand Master Workman
was wholly unexpected and unknown
among Knights in this city, who did not
look for him before liext week. It' was
known that he would visit Cardinal Gib
bons in obedience to instrucations from the
convention of Knights held at iRichmond.
It is said that he went away 'frOm Baltl
more assured that his organization would
not be interfered with.
. .. -..4.3 'Hn,. c m-- -- . -.
The Helena and Northeirn .
Yesterday an organization was effected
for the Helena &. ~orthern rail
road comnpany and articles of ineorporation
were filed iin the office of Secretary Webb.
The ineorpriit tors aire Gov. S. 'F Ia
ser, '-. C. A. VM-1. nolter, Alber t
Kleinschtinidt, IL M. PEarctene ad"i u
Klein. The captita stock is $0,
The objpets of the! corporation as e
clared in their Articles are to4 bild .ail
road from Holeoa by w*y Of Su r
and Fort Beton the rt
O·ftheterritory of MontanaaI build
vartous n t Wated. edl
o poi ha h noiy -
cally ideni eI
haas bullt(
the teriiKO i'
tain arid the Boulder valley roads. The
first work done by the Helena & Northern
company will be the building of the
Marysville extension from Helena, which
will be done immediately. Within ten
days a contract on that line will be let,
and the road will be in course of construc
tion. As soon as the work can be com
pleted it will be put in operation. It is
also probable that a contract will be let
very soon on the northern division to build
as quickly as possible to the coal fields on
the Dearborn.-Independent.
Letter List.
The following is a list of letters remain
ing in the post office at Fort Benton, M.
T., for the week ending October 30, 1886:
Bashor M L Rouse Theodore F
Bishop Edmond 2 Rouse Geo WV
Bell Mrs Mahlon Rainey George
Etting W W Stuart Chas
Fogelsonger W H Smith Miss Ruth
Gillam John Skerrett R D
Hagg J L Schaffc Carl
Heaney David 2 Tutt Jno C
Juliusen Johan B Tower Finlay II
Jacobs John S Towers Mr
Larson Zack Thomas A J
Morrison Geo Terry James
McDonaldMissAnnie Thomas W H
Nicolason Mrs Helen Taylor Frank
Ogle John Wilkinson Henry
Price Geo M 2 Wely Mrs M
Proctor Clarence E Walin Mrs Ettie 2
Potts Mrs L M
Persons calling for aiy, of the above let
ters will please say "Advertised."
M. A. FLANAGAN, P. MI.
Stock Notes.
It is stated that the cattle ranging in the
Judith were never in finer condition than
at present.
Four hundred and sixty-five Montana
sheep were sold in Chicago on the 25th
inst. at $3:80.
The Musselshell pool sole~' 268 head of
1,208 pound cattle in Chicago on the 25th
inst. at $3:75.
Messrs. Babcock and David lost every
horse belonging to them in the recent raid
of Piegans in the vicinity of Utica.
The drive of beef cattle to the Blackfeet
agency by the Conrad-Price outfit has been
concluded. This last drive completes the
contract.
Wolves are becoming so numerous on
the Shonkin range that the stockmen are
seriously agitating the subject of employ
ing men to put'out baits In order to rid
the range-of these pests. :
The Shonkjn round-up party are now at
Spring Coulee. They have been working
down fromn Deep Creek. We have been
informed that the branding thus far is
something above the average of former
years.
F. C. Poole and Frank Bain, prominent
wool growers of the Wolf creek country,
were at Great Falls a day or two ago with
150 bucks which were purchased from E.
Beach at Augusta. The purchase was
made for themselves and other wool grow
e ra ·Iknr thniv winirr
ers in their vicinity.
The wool growers' of the Northwest
Territory-Calgary district-held a meet
ing recently and diseussed their industry
at length. The tollowing gentlemen, well
kntown inFort Benton, took part: Frank
SWhi',. Alex. Begg aid 'Mr; Pettaplece.
T'i:tu ,t't-ring ateri havinig di-posed of
other important busine.'s relating to for
eign wool mtirkets dtecide that; just at
present, It was not necessary to orgairti
xa AflItal Si4tifnl, but tunauiunoisly le*
:cited to hppoint a commit tee consisting of
Judge 'Tr vis rad White, Ruther.
Sord, Johns'ton, Pet'ee-, Martin and
Bannister, to watC Wool growers' in
=as ,that, s d ta:.fqaod
Ilecess;
CROWS vs. SIOUX.
A Hot Fight on the Reservation--Five Good
Indians.
A report received from Fort Custer Fri
day is to the effect that about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon of that day a party of Crow
Indians camping on the Little Horn river,
about three miles south of Fort Custer,
were (surprised and fired upon by about
fifty Sioux. The Crows, who greatly out
nunmbAred the Sioux, returned the fire,
and a pitched battle ensued, which termi
nated by the Sioux retreating with a loss
of five tiled and several wounded. 'Sev
eral Cr is Were alsi wnded. Yester
day m infive companies of cavalry
went after the Sioux, but up to last ac
counts d not succeeded in capturing
them. :he Crows'scalped the dead Sioux,
and a rcliable report says they: are holding
a war imeeting and all have their war paint
on. The commanding officer of Fort Cus
ter has snt two compalies to the agency
to stop them if possible. Further trouble
is expec.ed.-Miles City Journal.
River Ripples.
The Iik1ouri river at Pierre, D. T., is
lower thin was ever known before.
The Eclipse will start up the river at
once. Capt. Gould has orders to get to
Dauphin. rapids and take the wool left
by the R ebud from there, if it takes all
winter. 4t is probable he will return to
Rocky Pint and if no great difficulties
are experienced she will start immediately
for Clagett and remove the wool at that
point.
The Roebud has been undergoing re
pairs at Bismarck, and is now on her way
to Poplar~ier and Buford.
Steamb/ ting has not been profitable to
the uppe sve transportation company du
rig theseson and $25,000 will scarcely
cover th es. Among the incidents ofl
the camp ýi are two steamboats badly
crippled, .quiring entire overhauling of
the hulls, ides the usual delays caused
by low wois.
Two Years Ago.
This 'i y ay the vote stood by coun
ties two y . ag6. The table will be Con
venient for Terence and comparison:
SKnowles. Toole.
Beaverhead. . ................ 136
Chotean .: f. ... ............ 158
Custer ..... <. .... ............ 34
Daw son..... :. , ......... 124
Deer Lodge. . ............. 78
Gallatin... .............. 100
Jefferson . . 164
Lewis an ................ 61
Madisou... a 34
Meagh~ir. 73
SMissoula .. ......... 2
Silver Bow ... 20
Yellowstone . ......... 75
Total m 480 629
:_rn aItt
torial Wards.
Prof. W. Wylie, territorial superin
tendent of ic instruction, has lately
been east v the territory's wards at
special se there. The territory is
educating f eaf mutes at an institution
near Phila a, two feeble-minded
mutes at an . nstitution in Pennsylva
nia for ti ation of feeble-minded
children, blind child at. a school
near Wasi All .are doing well.
The inteli . .tes are learning not only
to read, wrii overae ini the sign lan
guage and r teligena t conceptions of
what: he d read about, :but are
making pr itecrn.lig to their ages
in the powe i spcih. e, tha seemingl
impossible lieliment thiat tes ilts
from c d of the vocalOgans.
The Thi the Cdlumbia nstitu
tiozi isýl J apidly in the eu
atio es'ded efor that unfor
uifate e w. : .mte bwhe eo.
tibtitios ate ally unfortuna-te *
):. . -
reason of their being feeble-minded, are
being trained by intelligent and experi
enced efforts to become, so far as possible,
useful and happy members of society.
Independent.
The Festive Indian.
The Indians at the agency of the Black
feet have, heretofore been granted immu
nity for the crime of stealing horses. Sto
len horses would be brought to the agency,
taken away from the Indians by the agent,
after which they would be severely lectured
on the error of their ways and ;Hen-al
lowed to depart in peace. This, it seems,
has been the humane(?) policy of the past.
The new agent,) Maj. Baldwin, will stand
no such nonsense and will assist at all
times in securing the arrest of Indian
thieves and turning them over to the prop
er authorities.
The necessity for troops in the vicinity
of the agency is daily becoming more ap
parent, and even if Fort Shaw is not aban
cloned there should be troops placed at
Cut Bank or in that vicinity. Even a one
company post would have a beneficial ef
fect. We have repeatedly set forth the
reason why something of this kind should
be done. In nearly all instances war par
ties from the north take this route; it
brings them close to their friends and rel
atives, the Piegans, where they are usu
ally outfitted with provisions. After this
is gone they are in a country filled with
stock and of course they subsist on good,
fat beef. It is most time that raiding was
stopped, and if the government cannot do
it other means will be tried.
Our stockmen will not submit to it much
longer. When the green grass comes next
spring and the sportive Indian goes on the
warpath, they will be met and followed by
sturdy, resolute men, and the Indians will
never more-return to their lodges and
there will be weeping and wailing in the
r camps of the Bloods and Piegans.
f Stock Matters.
At a meeting of the executive committee
of the Stock GroweFs' Association, held at
Helena, October, 22d and 23rd, 1886, the
following resolution was unanimously
apopted :
Resolved, That we heartily commend
the efforts that are being made by the of
ficers of the international range association,
to secure uniform live stock sanitary regu
lations in the western states and territo
ries, and we assure them of our willing
ness to co-operate with them in carrying
out all measures tending to protect the
range cattle industry from disease.
At the earnest request of the executive
committee, deputy veterinarian, Dr. Her
bert Holloway; issued the following cir
cular:
To whom it may concern:
I am directed by, the executive commit
tee of the Montana Stock Growers' Asso
ciation, to give public notice that the
quarantine regulations of Montana Terri
tory will be rigidly enforced, and all
parties violating the same will be prosecu
teld to the full extent of the law. All
.cattle coming into Montana from east of
the Montana line, are hereby required to
stop at the stock yards at Glendive, on the
Nbrthern Picific- railroad, until passed
uItpor by th': territorial veterinarian or le
gally auithorized deputy.
Shippers -are requested to notify terr
torial veteriniry surgeon at :Mileseity,
Ftarmng time when stockwill arrive. at
G'eidive, an& all stock shipped over
Ulon Pacific-or' branches;, are required to
stopa Spring [ill;, and shippers will no
ti~ erritorial rveteinary surgeon at
Eaminations of cattle will be mide
THE CHEYENNES ON THE WAR PATH.
Report That They are Murdering Settlers on
Tongue River--The Troops in the Field.
Special to the River Press.
MILES CITY, October 26.-A few days
ago a Cheyenne chief named Crazy Head
and two braves were arrested on their res
ervation on Tongue river, 100 miles from
here, by the civil officers, charged with
killing sheep of the local raisers. The In
dians were brought to this city and jailed.
The Cheyennes have been troublesome to
cattle. owners for some years and have al
together developed a spirit of piunder and
lawlessness. To-day word was received
at the government post that the Cheyennes
had made a break and would be revenged
upon the whites for the indignity put on
their chief by arresting him. It is au
thentically reported that six men were
killed on the upper river and the women
and children of the settlers are flyingefor
safety. Three companies of United States
troops have been ordered to the scene of
the outbreak and are already moving by
forced marches. They can reach there in
a day. The agent is Capt. Upshaw. The
agency is not connected by telegraph and
is totally unprotected. There are several
hundred Indians at the agency, rations be
ing drawn by over 450.
An Elopement.
Special to the River Press.
DEER LODGE, M. T., Oct. 26.--A very
sensational elopement occurred here last
night, the parties being James E. Stuart,
a telegraph operator at this place, a well
known and highly esteemed young man
of good family and a nephew of Hon.
Granville Stuart, and Miss Eloise
McMillan, a niece of Rev. Dr. McMillan,
a very estimable young lady, a pupil of
the College of Montana. The bride's
guardian it appears learned of the intended
elopment and made careful arrangements
for taking the young lady to her home in
Chicago. In some unaccountable manner
[the young people escaped the vigilance of
iallonerned and reached Garrison in a
still more mysterious manner, where she
and Mr. Stuart were married at 6:20 this
morning. The couple returned this after
noon and will be serenaded by friends to
night.
The Post Office Removed.
r Special to the River Press.
BUTTE, M. T., Oct., 2G.-To-day a tele
gram from Washington received by post
master Smith late last night determines
that the post office shall be removed up
Main street one block, into the Miner's
Union building. Mr. Smith was notified
three weeks ago by the post office auditor
to take out a new lease by the 24th and
t vacate. A telegram to Washington
. brought out the above decision. A gang
Sof men was put to work to-day to put the
3 building in proper condition. This decis
Sion will break the hearts of thelower Main
and Park street merchants who had deci
3 ded that the post office must come down'
Stown.
A Sad Affair.
t Special to the River Press.
HELENA, M. T., Oct. 28.-Yesterday af
r ternoon R. S. Ford came in from Sun
j River accompanied by Geo. W. Dickey, a
j relative from Franklin, Ky., and the lat
Ster's daughter. Mr. Dickey is suffering
with some cerebral trouble and has been
stopping at Mr. Ford's ranch for his
health, but with no good results. The
party went to the Grand Central Hotel,
and Mr. Dickey and his daughter went to
their rooms up stairs. There Mr. Dickey
was seized with a sudden frenzy and
catching up a chair he hurled it through
the window and was about to take a fatal
jump to the street below, when his daugh
ter rushed in and held him until other as
sistance came.
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A Big Failure at Miles City.
Special to the River Press.
.MtEs CITY, M. T., Oct. 28.-Attach
ments aggregating $25,000 were to-day levi
ed on the Miles City Dressed Beef Co, of
Dustin & Co. The works are closed down
and numerous others attachments will be
levied to-morrow by local creditors who
since the desperate state of affairs has be
ecme-known are as thick as the leaves on
trees. The principal attachments were lev
ied by all parties for something over $18;000
and the full liabilities of the firm are sup
posed to be $75,000. The senior member of
the firmnis now in the East, it is said for
the purpose of making settlement.
The cause of the failure was on account
of the loss by fire three months ago and
the new abbatoir was built on 'credit.
Dustio failed to meet the run on his bank
at Lincoln, Ill., yesterday, and the credi
tors of the abbatoir placed their attach
ments ihimedlately.
Cutting Again.
Special to the River Press.
Nw Oix.A2se, Oct. 27.-A sp cial to
the0Tires Deinocrat from Elp so Texas,
says: Cutting is here concoctng a scheme
to mlest 10,000 Tm.en to Invde tMexico for
the purpwsy of conquering the three states
otChtht i, 8ora'aid Dorngo r4
erecting a republic.