Fergus County argus., 1886-09-23
TERRITORIAL PRESS OPINIONS.


TERRITORIAL PRESS OPINIONS.
Political aud Otherwisc.
According to General Boulanger's scheme
pr army promotion the minimum periods
4 service for an officer in each grade are
xed as follows: In the rank fsub lieuten-
MT two years; second lieutenant, two
ears; first lieutenant, two years; captain,
tx years; commandant, three years; lieu
enant colonel, two years. Colonies and
II officers superior must serve three years
n any rank before being eligible for promo
ion to higher rank. No officer is eligible
ntil he has served the required time in his
ank, and has passed the necessary theoret
raj and practical examinations for promo
journal.
The next delegate to congress-whether il
+ Toole, or Sanders. or sombody else
hould he required to pledge his word and
sacred honor that the outrageous treatment
received by the upper Missouri river at the
hands of congress during the late session
will not he repeated, orat least not without
a trenchant and vigorous protest. The
matter Of the improvement Of the upper
Missouri river is of more vital Importance
to the whole territory. and particularly to
this section, than an, other item that re-
uuii,s the attention of the delegate. River
Press.
Judi,, has absorbed s5l 900, 900 annual
Iy in silver du,ing the past eleven years
Last year $50, PSI, 81 was imported into
hat country. The amount is quite S2o,-
,too, 600 more than al the world supplies,
outside Of the United States. Suppose WI
were to retain our product at home, what
would he the result? Would the price vi
brate between ninety-one and ninety-four'
Salt Lake Tribune.
Labor organizations should take upon
themselves the task of crushing the anar
chist scuundrels who are disgracins thu
cause of labor by preaching assassination
as in lis behalf. There is no danger that
the country will be- subjected To revolution
but there j. much danger that the cause %
the workinsman will beirrctriev niuret
by the mixture Of fools AMI rascals who ar
linking it with wholesale m'irder.-N Walker
Vile News.
The 'rcsidcn, in still fishing, Mrs. cleve
land il well, the earthquake has quit qua X
ing. Alexander has lri, his throne and hi
country. Geronimo and his chosen band q
cut-throats are captured and disposed oi
the threatened water famine in Butte j
averted, another railroad will come Il
Butte and the democratic ticket will b
elected. II there is anythi more necessar,
to complete the happiness of II people win
don't want the world wef,i to See Miner
And now the mono-indaliSts complai
that the new silver certificates will be har
to distinguish from grcrnIHcks. We don
think this will trouble the MASSES of tn
people. All they want to know II that TIL
certificates will buy things At this brsse
moment not one man in 10000 know
whether the paper money in hi, pocket
ia greenlacks. bank mates or silver certii
Gates, and, what's more, he doesn't care
continental.
| The Knights Of Labor is an eminen'l
respectable organization md carries wit
| i, the sincere sympathies of the America
/ people But it is liable to lose prestige M
less it dispenses with somc of its crank
advisers. The organization now propos'
to demand of congress tlat ~ fund he -
apart for the Use oi citizons who desire
embark in business. Iellovstpne 1ourna
iieut. Hem was commander of The hal
tea. bat the Mayilower teat her and h
crew crowcd like plymouth h Rocks. SOM
how, with all he iun matA' of the Amrric;
navy. American sailors manage to brea
the recor,lFoi the worlds achievement ~
20 under the wire ahead whenever there
hard lighting or fast guinstu br done. VI
Northwest.
Next To- the Independent, aud for H. lie
equally rrrditablt, the most noted rpr'
improvcincnt among teirit oridi papers
in the Fergus County AR'a's since rcm'
al to the county seat. Tie boys are ma
ing most excellent paier, and one th
merit the support ofrver' citiz"n of Fer4
county. May illcir sircrs, continue
Tranchant.
Notwithstanding it's coating oi paraii
the New YORK "beli-k is i'll weatherin.
Tier, will br not thing In OF IT in the y
York climate in few cri'urir~. Thr .
crnment oush, to ship : Ia The Nati"
Park. dip il in the Mammoth springs :
night and then -et il up ,lan5 Side ti'r !
rriv Gap.-Ncw Northwest.
Awili beast would bs-hot oA sight. ;
u white man hanged higher than llan
Sc without iud-,- "r Jury th,' had = -tr"yo
," tithc of tn. number oi hlman live, char
to Geronina. But c'rrnino j. . pn"F
dian. aud viii probably 'e t,hru car '
,ha government during tle r.taainarr "'
worthless ljfe.-Hia r