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THE RIVER PRESS.

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THE RIVER PRESS.Published Every Wednesday Morning

by the River Press Publish-ing Company.

CHOTEAU county cast a very light bal-

lot. Farmers-and stockmen were too busy

to take time to vote, and in many pre-

cincts polls were not opened.

Will some well-informed repubjican

journal please tell us what became of that45.000 majority their party cast last No-

vell-Mir? It seems to have gone glimmer-

ing somewhere.

IT is now in order for republican jour-

nals throughout the territory to charge

their defeat last Tuesday to republican

apathy and democratic boodle. They

should bear in mind, however, that the

making of either charge is an advertise-

ment of mighty poor republicans.

Tes.-Mvra Clark Gaines suit of long

and unblessed memory is at last settled.

If the little litigious .widow were alive

she would spend her life in getting the

case reopened, as the amount of damages

awarded does riot meet the sum asked byseveral hundred thousand dollars.

Hos. J. L. SULLIVAN, formerly of Bos-ton but now of New York, professor of theDelsarte movement, etc., has gone southto meet the Hon. J. Kilrain on importantbusiness at which time the parties wifldiscuss several interesting points concern-ing the system in a twenty-four foot ring.

Tim New Idea, published at Corvallis,

turned it toes to the daisies with its lastissue. The proprietors say: "The coun-try is not able to support a first-classnewspaper any longer" and so they givethe field to their "corn-tassel contempora-ries who are content with picturesque Iscenery and prospective fame." The NewIdea was as original as it was brilliantand we do not expect to see just such apaper eyec peblished again in the tern -

IT is said Eli Perkins is coming to Mon-

tana to lecture. He will spend some

time in Butte. The campaign last fall

and this month developed such monu-mental pretaricators in that city thatPerkins is compelled to look to his laurelsas the boss liar of the universe. The re-port is current that Johnnie Read, of the

Inter Mountain, a paper published at

Butte, will challenge Eli to a six days' go-

as-you-please contest for the world's

champion liar belt. The Silver City will

back its home talent for any amount, and

go broke if Perkins lays him out.

THE people of the territory, without re-

WO to political affinities, will rejoice to

learn that Martin Maginnis7 J. K. Toole,

L. H. Hershfield, B. Platt Carpenter, W.

A. Clark, W. W. Dixon, Paris Gibson, Dr.

rarbefft; Ciaii Milo; Walter Cooper, ILIB. Smith, J. C. Robinson, G. W. Stapleton, i

Ed. Cardwell; W: A. Oheitainati, Warren

C. Gillette, iloc. Rotwitt, Judge Knowles,

T. E. Collins, Prank Marion, den. Warren

and the gentlemen from Choteau county,will be members of the constitutional

convention. All these gentlemen are

representative Montanians and in such a

body belong to the .territory rather than

to a party.

IN a recent speech before the San Fran-

cisco chamber of commrece Senator Stew-

art said congress was in favor of increased

silver coinage and that the fault hereto-

fore has been with the executive. He al-

so said that he hoped within twelve or

eighteen months to see silver at par

in the United States as a truly American

policy. This is all very fine talk upon the

part of the Nevada senator and was evi-

dently made for home consumption. But

there isn't a sage brusher in his state who

does not know that the republican head-

lights would if they could again demone-

tize silver, and he is talking nonsense

when he speaks about it being restored to

par in the country within a year or a year

and a half.

THE victory gained by the democracy

last Tuesday gives the party a prestige

which will be felt in the great battle to be

fought next October. The issue of that

contest is, in a measure, already decided,

the democratic party having measured its

strength with the opposition and proved

its ability to win in a fairly fought field.

The victory, however, should not make

democrats over confident. The election

next October will be desperately contested

by the opposition and democrats should

prepare for the struggle now by a closing

up of their ranks and a thorough organi-

zation of their forces. Now is the time to

organize democratic clubs throughout the

territory. The work cannot be commenc

ed too soon.

THE fact that President Harrison ap-

pointed his brother to an Office has given

rise to a great deal of comment reflecting

upon the executive. The RIVER PRESS

cannot see wherein the president has vio-

lated any written or unwritten law in

making the appointment. If the brother

:s qualified to perform the labors of the

office and has done nothing to forfeit his

right to recognition among gentlemen no

wrong has been committed by the presi

dent in giving him an office. The simple

fact that he is a brother should not prove

a bar to his preferment. "Charity should

begin at home" is an old legend which the

peer as well as the peasant may bear in

mind. Grant was justly charged with

"nepotism" but he took the second term

all the same.

FORT BENTON.

Mr. E. V. Smalley, editor and proprietorof the Northwest magazine who, recentlyvisited Fort Benton, thus notices the cityin the last issue of his publication: "Iwas glad to note, on a recent visit to Fort

Benton, Montana, that the interestieg,historic town at the head of navigation onthe Missouri is alive, and in good spirits,in spite of some recent disappointments.The new town of Great Falls has drawn off

some of its trade and the Manitoba roadleft it two miles distant from its track,

but the merchants still ship more wool

than any other Montana town and theirbig stores show an extensive business. A

wagon bridge has been built across theriver and a flour mill is going up. Many

farmers are settling in the adjacent coun-

try. When Benton gets the long-talkedof branch of the Northern Pacific from

Billings, it will make a fresh start. Itwill open to fuller occupancy and devel-

opment a fine stock country, a rich miner-al country and much good land availablefor wheat-growing and general farming."

THE ELECTION.

The RIVER PRESS has partial returns

from 18 districts and full returns from

three. There are four districts yet to

bear from. The footings thus far indi-

cate the election of thirty-two democrats;

twenty-nine republicans, one labor and

one independent candidate, the latter be-ing Sam'l Ralston of Marysville. Kenne-

dy, of. Boulder, independent candidate in

the 11th district is doubtless defeated.Hons. W. A. Clark and W. W. Dixon, ofthe 26th, and Hons. Martin Maginnis and

J. K. Toole, of the 14th district—all dem-ocrats—are elected. Messrs. Paris Gib-son and T. E. Collins, of the 4th, and C.E. Conrad and D. G. Browne, of the 2d,are also without doubt elected. The votebetween Peck and Mitchell of this county

is thus far close and will require full re-

turns to determine who will be the thethird delegate from the 2d district. Thepresent outlook leads to the belief thatthe democrats will control the conventionby three or four majority.

MONTANA IN OVERLAND MONTHLY.

Elsewhere in tbie issue will be found an

artic143 tinder the above caption. The

Overland Monthly is a long established,

popular San Francisco publication of ex-tended circulation and pronounced influ-

ence. The contributions it proposes topublish are, it is presumed, intended to

attract the attention of a desirable classof people to Montana and her almost

boundless resources.The hon. Granville Stuart is thorough-

ly qualified to discharge satisfactorily thepart assigned him. He is one of the firstbttlQr iqtbe territory said intimately

ticquaifited with it; earl article will be reliable and interesting.The Rev. M. L. Streator is a Helena mm-

!s 9f of. whom but little is linQWEI OUtSide

et that 04. The valil6 of hi g pen pic-

tures may be more correctly estimated af-

ter they appear. The Hon. Lee Mantle

is a Butte politician, real estate dealer,

insurance agent and mining, broker. lie

has always resided in that eity since he

came to Montana and is doubtless abund-

antly able to present "Montana's Growth

and Resources" from the stand point of a

Butte observer in an intereeting manner.

The RIVER PRESS decidedly favors a

truthful presentation of Montana's al-

most boundless resources. It is a great

country capable of supporting an im-

mense population when its various indus-

tries are fully developed. But their de-

velopment requires capital, labor and per-

severing industry. Fortunes are not

gained in a day in Montana but we hold

there are more avenues leading to them

and open to the energetic and persevering

than can be found in any other country

in the Union. To such Montana presents

a field of magnificent possibilities.

Northern Montana in particular offers

striking inducements to the homeseeker

in its wealth of free lands, and the mar-

velous resources of the territory cannot

be faithfully presented without an ex-

tended account of this vast empire just

thrown open to settlement. But neither

it nor any other portion of Montana de-

sires "boom" literature to people it with

desirable citizens. Plain, unvarnished

facto induce a healthy growth of a coun-

try and only plain, unvarnished facts

concerning Montana should find their

way into the Overland Monthly.

THE MONTANA INOBSDt

The second victory of Spokatee over

Proctor Knott settles the question as to

the relative merits of the two horses and

at the same time emphasizes the fact that

the Montana- three-year-old is the fastest

race horse on the American turf. We

have always contended that Montana pos-

sesses the prime essentials to produce the

perfect horse. Its rarei bracing atmos-

phere develops immense lung power; its

dry, elevated ranges build up firm, sound

feet and its nutritious bunch grass and

pure mountain water abound in flesh and

bone making properties while all c,ombin-

ed"give the animal health, strength, con-

stitutional vigor and nerve.

Montana Regent, Daniel B, Carrie Belle,

Ida Glen, Ranchero, Little Turf, Bogus

and many other horses that may be

named and that have made their mark

upon the turf are also notable evidences

of what !ontana bunch grass and climate

can produce. None of these horses has

been subjected to the careful and severe

training which eastern stables bestow up-

on their favorites yet they have made re-

markable records, considering their ban

dling and the circumstances under which

they were placed upon the track.

Spokane is a finished product of the

territory—a masterpiece produced by a

happy combination of those elements

which go to make up a perfect horse—

blood, climate and food. Give Montana

the first—nature has supplied the others

--and scores of world beaters will be an-

nual:y sent from this favored country to

every part of the racing world. Spokane

is but the pioneer of the host that wi!'

follow him.

IHE COUNTY OFFICERS QUESTION.

The Age in commenting upon the re-

sult of last Tuesday's election says: "The

convention will undoubtedly have a dem-

ocratic majority of from three to seven.

This event prognosticates a red hot cam-

paign this fall which will require the ac-

tive assistance of every man who can be

enlisted on either side: ergo, the county

officers "must go."

It seems to be the opinion of many that

as the de.„ • ' have control of the

constitutional coovention an election for

county officers will be held in October.

The opinion is based upon the supposi-

tion that as nearly all the county officers

are republicans the convention will turn

them out to give the democrats another

show for office. It goes without saving

that if the conditions were reversed: that

is, if the county offices were held by dem-

ocrats and the republicans had control of

the convention that a new election would

be ordered. We have seen enongh of re-

publican unfairness, and republican greed

for office during the past two months to

justify this assumption.

But notwithstanding the fact that this

administration is working the political

guillotine upon full time-and for all it is

worth, and that democratic heads arerolling in the basket at the rate of from

one hundred to three hundred a day we

believe a majority of the democratic mem-

bers of the convention favor the retention

of the present incumbents of county of-

fices for the full term to which they were

severally elected. A congressional elec-

tion will be held a year from next fall

anyway and then a new set of county of-

ficers may be elected. If any other dispo-

sition of the matter be made we are con-

fident it will be made by republican votes.

ENRAGED REPUBLICANS.

Our dispatches to-day report the failure

or republican silver men of the west topersuade Windom to purchase silver bul-

lion for coinage and add: "They are en-

raged" over their failure. The RIVER

PftEss can see no grounds for their anger.

This administration has held out no hopes

to the silver men of the weet. In fact

when Harrison turned over the treasury

portfolio to Windom he gave notice to tal

of them that no change would be made in

the policy of th0 administration toward

the silver industry of the country. Win-

dom was known to be a thoroughbred

gold bug. He had ellown his hostility tO

the white wtWttl es secretary of the trtag-

ury undtr a fOrmer administretlun and

One might look tit leopatd to change

his spots, or* i•Vpublican to refuse an of-

fice, before Arindom would buy an ounce

of silver more than the law compelled him

to buy. He would resign rather than

stultify himself and his record in making

the purchases.Coming right down to bottom facts the

republican party is opposed to bimetalliRtn.

It fraudulently demonetized the metal in

1873. Its leading congressmen opposed

the passage of the Bland act by every

means in their power and since it has

been in operation every republican secre-

tary of the treasury has annually pur-

chased only the minimum amount of sil-

ver he is required to purchase. So we

cannot see why the republican silver men

of the west should get warm in the collar

because Windom refuses to "go back on

himself and his party."

It is true Harrison carried California,

Colorado and Nevada on the promises of

republican orators and the republican

press that a more liberal 'cy uld be

pursued toward the silver indus ry of the

west if he were elected. The saute prom

ise was made by the republican press cif

Montana. The masses took the bait, but

every man who is familiar with the recora

of the repnbiliean party npon this ques-

tion knew that the promise was made On-

ly to be broken—to -gain votes fit the

patty and then to be ignored. ilehee we

repeat it: Senator Stewart thin his re-

publican friends have no renten to be

"enraged." Their party is consistent in

opposing the silver industry of the 'coun-

try and nothing different can 'reasbnably

be expected of it. The dembcratic petty

is alone friendly to silver. That party /re-

monetized the metal and made it possi

ble for the'ailver men Of the west to work

their mines and through their workings

to build up 'prosperous comnannities • and

the great state of Montana.

THr'folloWing from the Cheyenne Lead-

er wfillbe'read with interest by Montana

stockmen: "The shipment of '2:60,000

head of Texas cattle Over the Cheyenne Sz

Northern will commence next Monday

and will be completed about Aug:I:This

great herd is the combined purchase of

Montana then and the cattle will be un-

loaded at Wendover and driven north.

These cattle *ill occupy aboufti00 trains,

which will be run on passenger time from

start to finish. Arrangements are being

made tor three trains daily over theCheyertfie*NOrthern from this point, al-

though an unlimited number can be haul-

ed if necessary. Three additional train

crews will be employed and extra engines

will be brought from points on ;the west-

ern portion of the-‘systern."

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every 'function and faculty of the-body.

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FOUR NEW STATES.

South Dakota, North Dakota,Montana, Washington.

On Febrnary 22. 1889, Vie President tooled thehider sting iouth Daaot t, North Dakota.. Montana.and Wash ngton states t th-i UnionSOUTH DAKOTA.— The gent Prune State. to which

the St. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba R tilway hasthree main lines. reaching Elien.lale, Aberdecn,ituroi', Watettown, and Sioux t• ails. Go to SouthDakota via the St, Pan,' Minneapolis 4 .11anitohaRailway and pass through Nt. paai and 111.4nespoleen !mite.NORTH DAKOTA.—WhPre is grown the No. 1 Hard

Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthful climate nur-tures the most vigiorous and brainy civilization onearth; where single counties raise more wheat, oatsand barley than entire s ates; the soil of whose fer-tile pralr es is richer than the valley of the Nile;where the furtle Mountain, Minot and D:vil's Lake'and districts invite the home seeker to secure a freehome. Magnificent daily train serv!co to FargLIGland Fork', Oration. Devil', Lake, Boitioati, ivaall Dec: Iniphrtgnt ptantot.MONTANA, Tag GOLDEN.—Treasures in her mines

of precious metals; wealth in her 4,000,001) head oflive sto( k; profit in her fertile fleAs, producing alarger yield of crops than any other state or te•ritory ;the richest country per inhabitant on earth; wherepr:sperity is universal 7 which has the bi st paid la-bor in the world; a balmy winter climate, caused bywarm winds from the Pacific. The St. Paul, Minne-apolis & Manitoba Railway is the only railroadpassing through a continuous agricultural countrytrom St. Paul and Minneapolis to the Rocky M011U•tains. It runs through the Great Reservation of 1.4.-000,000 acres of land, free to settlers, in the MilkRiver Valley. Wood. water, and coal in abundance;no irrigation required; the only line passing throughGreat Falls, with its 1.000,000 horse-power cataracts ;immense coal veins, and surroundin1 farminiz coun-try of free land; through Helena the capital city andcommercial center of Montana, and Butte, the rich-est mining camp on earth, to San Francisco by theColumbia River Valley, Portland and Snasta Route,or Ogden, Utah, to California points. Rememberthis is the only line running dining cars, sleepingcars and free colonist s eepers of its own from S.Pa ii and Minntapolis to Fort Benton, Great Fails,Helena and Butte. It is also the shortest lino toRiffle

e country of tall tinker, in-

dent;ccl 11,L Puget Sound. the Mediterranean of the

Pacific: Do not forget that the St. Paul, Miuneap-

& Manitoba Railway is the only line which tittersP. itoice of three routes to the Nellie Coast rdeManitoba-Pacific route is the oilly pid by wieichpassnngers en route for Tacinta. FerUand and SanFrancisco can pass through i Pilft Townsend andSeattle. Free colonist slecikfs run through withoutchange or delay. Distance to the Pacific Coast issame as by other lines, but ptices of tickets are fiveand ten dollars less Take th Seattle route.For further intormation, maps, rates and publica-

tions in regard t3 the resources of the four newstates write or apply to F. I. WHITNEY, Gen'l Pass.and 1:kt. Agt., St. P., M. & M. Ry., St. Paul, Minh.

VIA THE

Northern PacificRAILROAD,

The Dining Car RouteAND

Great Short LineTo all Eastern Cities.

250 MILES the Shortest Route to

CHICAGO,Arra all points East, and the only

THROUGH CAR LINE!LOW RATES! QUICK TIME!

PULL/KAN PALACE CARS.

itORTHEttit 'PACIFIC TIME TABLE.

The OlcAvihg is the time of the arrivals and de-

parturells 'of trains on the Northern Pacific on the

new sdit6dule, taking effect Sunday, March 31, 1889:

ARRIVALS AT HELENA.

t—Through West bound express.... 3:50 p.m.

'-'42—Through East bound express__ 7:10p.m.

4‘ '8—Butte Missoula and Helena exp _12:05 p.m.

lc 10—Marysville passenger .... .......10:10 a.m.

" 20—Rimini accommodation, Monday,Wednesday and Friday. 5:00 p.m.

" 5—Wickes and Boulder passenger.. 10:05 a.m.

DEPARTURES FROM HELENA.

No. 1—Through West bound express 4:05 p.m.

" 2—Through East bound express 7:25 p.m.

" 7—Helena, Butte and Missoula exp 8:00 a.m.

" 9—Marysville passenger.... _ 4:15 p.m.

" 19—Rimini accommodation, Monday,Wednesday and Friday 8:15 a.m.

6—Wickes and Boulder passenger 4:15 p.m.

For full information addressC. S. FEE, A, 1). EDGAR,Gen. Pass. Agt. St. Paul. Gen. Alit., Helena.

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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 de this by buying

largely from first hands, at inside prices.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS

We are sole agents for the celebrated Wood's Mowers and Binders, and for themachines have always on hand a full line of extras.

The Best Hay Rake in use. Walking and Sulky Plows, Etc., Etc,

: COOPER WAGONS:

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—We keep a full and complete stock of—

WINES, LIQUORS, BEER AND CIGARS,

Both Imported and Domestic brands.

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HARES s and sADDLERY

Special attention is called to our stock of Harness, Saddles, etc., which are of the be'.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 :

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