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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

How Much Money Hinged ON the
Decision.

How Much Money Hinged on tn.
Decision.
From the Anaconda Standard: II, twelve
years ago, Democrats in this country had
conducted themselves after the manner OF
the contingent of Office. hungsring Republi-
cans in Butte, Rutherford B. HAYES would
never have been known as president of the
United States.
Ii, five years ago, Republicans in New
York state had forced a fight on technical.
tues lar more significant than those relat.
ing to the Homestaks tunnel precinct.
erover Cleveland would never have been
inaugurated amid peaceful surroundings.
Ii accoun were taken of all the little ir.
regularities incident to the October election
IN this territ DRY. half the precincts in Mon.
.tana would be thrown out and and the
new constitution itself would not have sur.
vived the wreck,
III the mature judgment OF the people of
Montana had been respected, the count in
Siiver Bow would ave been completed and |
tnls territory would not be in confusion
ABOUT its vote by the decision of a map
VINO 10 declared to have had mo, ey at
on the very precinct he dared to
throw out.
II two or three men in this territorv
broken political hacks that they are, whom
inc popular vote has defeated at the polls
lime and time again, believe that they can
'teal ibis state, defy the people, plumber
inc ballot box, ruin the new states good
and stride into power over the wreck.
IL these men fancy they can do this, they
viii live to see their mistake and bitterly
20 rue it; and they will not have to live
cry long to find it out. !
II Republican conspirators fancy thatthe !
cop OF Montana are prepared to sit idly 8
y while the politics OF the territory is al |
o~ed TO turn on the testimony OF con- I
emned murderers and men who in their
me have been drummed out of the city of
.elena' they miss their guess by a very
arge majority.
II Ihomas c. Power or any other living ,
IAN dares to tamper unlawfully with the n
onest vote OF Deer Lodge county, he will
ve 20 expiate the offense at the hands OF
. outraged public and to curse the day
la1 ever, caught him linked with a con. m
piracy to defeat the people. Whatever eff
'ner counties may do, this county will !,
yer Dc anlawfully counted out, and we =,
rye notice to that effect on the conspira- U
RS here and now. hs
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
THE CONTEST.
There Will be no Submission to the VIII
- famous Crime,

famous Crime.
st. Paul Globe: It is given out that the
administration intends to adopt a species
OF buildozipg tectice with regard to Mon.
tana: 1t is currently reported in Washing.
ton, and upon what seems to be reliable
authority, that the president will forth.
with issue his proclamation admitting the
Dakotas and Washington into the Union.
but that the proclamation Of Montana's
admission will be postponed until the lepis.
lative contest in that state ia ended. TT
This course should be pursued, it would be
an outrage scarcely .ess infamous than the
attempt OF the Republican t.
steal the legislative delegation from Silver
BOW county. Montana has complied with
all the provisions OF the enabling act. and
tnere Is no reasonable pretext under which
she can be longer excluded from admission
to the federal union. She has
adopted a constitution and elect.
ed a full staff OF state officials. and
Is as much entitled to be included
In the presidents proclamation OF admis.
] as either OF the other new states. Tbe |
legislative contest is q matter vf ppreIv |
local concern, with which the federal gov.
ernment has no power to interfere, and viii
be settled a~ccordingto the provisions made
for disposing OF legislative contests in the
state constitution. Consequently
1t Is a matter OF no posi-. lie consequences to
the president whether. the Silver BOW dele.
gates are republicans or Democrats. It il
merely his business to declare by proclama.
lion that Montana, having complied with
The provisions OF the enabling act, is. bv
that act, admitted as a free and soveIeipn
MEMBER OF tbs iedeia al family. We know
hat President Harrison has q renptat;on
or ~bullheadedness, and is a partisan Of
he bitterest type, yet we 10 not believe
hat he would 60 to the extreme of at.
.'enpting to bulldoze the Montana Demo.
into submission to the v%illainous
that has been perpetrated against the
'allot in that state. The president ought
o have some counselors about him v;so
nough to warn him OF the danger of such !
n undertaking. i!
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
General John r.. Hartranft of Pam

General John F.. Hartranft of Penn
sylvania is dead. He was a brilliant
soldier during the Rebellion, and at its
close he entered a political career no
less brilliant. He was twice governor of
that great commonwealth, and occupied
many other positions of prominence in
that, his native state. His entire career
was free from tarnish, and in his death
his state and nation have lost a man
universally admired and esteemed.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
Didn't Ask Twice.

Chicago Herald: President Harrison is
to be aske1 to remove the Montana judge
whose duty it will soon be to decide the
contested election case in that state. The
republicans of Indiana didn't have to ask
Twice when not long ago they requested a
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
PRESS OPINIONS.
rhe courier-Journal.

EL
The attempt to steal the state Of Mon
tana from the Democrats il marked by
features which intensity the turpitude
which necessarily attaches to any attempt
to defeat the will Of the people. There is
back Of it not ever q plausible pretext Of
equity. In the Louisiana steal Of 1875,
while it was conceded that the majority OF
the votes actually in the boxes had been
cast for the Tilden electors, there vas q
claim that other votes would have been
cast for the Hay es electors but for intimi-
dation. Even this miser BILE pretext is
wanting in the Montana case. The cleo
ton ia conceded to have been as free as
any election ever was, and in b precinct
which the OF Silver Bow county
threw out there was only q technical ir:
regularity, which the supreme court OF
Montana decided years ago a no reason
for rejecting the vote OF q precinct.
Among the instruments Of this conspiracy
one Henry Bernard is conspicuous. He
made all the afidsvits which served as a
basis for the action Of the canvassers, ex-
cept those made by four Swedes at his in
.stigation. This Bernard, it is stated by q
Helena correspondent OF the st. Louis Re.
public, is q convicted murderer. In 1884
he was publishing a paper in Idaho, and
shot one OF his employees named Enright.
because he demanded his wages. He came
near being lynched, but wal saved by the
officers having him in charge, h hid him
in the mountains. Bernard was tried and
sentenced to the penitentiary for eight
years, but succeeded in getting q pardon,
through the influence OF politicians to
whom he was useful.
The Tunnel precinct OF Silver Bow county
was thrown out because there we're only
three judges instead of five. All the judges
and clerks we're Republicans, and there is
no pretense that the vote was not q fair
expression of the wishes Of the legal voters.
The precinct gave a Democratic majority
iof I'll, and as this determines the vote Of
the county. which chooses ten members, it
had to be rejected in order to give the Re.
pdblicans control of the legislature.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

From a careful study of the past
neither Jack nor Hall had much to lose.
1t seems that Henry Bernard had some
thing to gain-his pardon from the idaho
~penitentiary to which he had been sem
fenced for murder.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

Read on this page of THE MINER what
some Of the leading papers of the United
States have to say about the attempt to
steal the legislature of Montana, and
about the legal powers of a board of can
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

The Republicans did not leave the
question of fraud at the Tunnel precinct
to courts but to Jack and Hall. And
still they yell law abiding citizens and
courts of justice. ...
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

Did C~anvassiHg Board Jack before
leaving secure the $3.50, which it is said
ne bet on the 34th. or Tunnel precinct?
That seems to be the precinct against
which he seemed to feel aggrieved.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

Governor White is probably aware Of
the fact that the vote for joint represent
tative for Beaverhead and Deer Lodge
counties is a tie, and for which reason a
a special election must be held. Has he
issued the writ?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

Jack and Hall sat down on the steps
OF The House that Jack Built and wept
because the theft of one election pre-
cinet was all that the situation de-
manded. They seemed to be willing and
anxious to do more.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
Reed Again.

o'ooe'Democrat; According to Thomas
heed 9 figuring he will have
votes inthe speakership caucus
on tne frst ballot. or seven more than
y W;ni 20 give him the nomination. vb;,.
W. Imam Kinley win have less than Sitn
VI ~. Mckinley has not made his est;m.y !:
~ ~ iar az the public knows, but vha,,
this. inherent from
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
Portland Mercury.

The Mercury is independent in every sense
OF the term, and not a craven organ that
advocates anarchy to serve a party. If
the courts d. termine that frauds have been
practiced in Silver Bow county, by which
the Democrats achieved q victory ia the
state, then let the vote of that precinct be
thrown out, but until that point has been
settled it is not ''easy to believe" except
by minds capable of winking at crime and
willing to encourage political knavery, that
the vote and returns are not as regular az
those from other portions OF the state.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
1t Is in Operation.

Chicago Herald: The Australian ballot
system is in operation in Montana, but
honesty at the polls does not prevent at.
tempted Republican frauds in the count.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
Who Shall Decide.

River Press: Four times Col. Wilbur F.
Sanders begged the people of Montana to
send him to congress and four times they
refused. The first time he was beaten by
1888 majority and the last tim, he a
under to the tune of 3,71S ma.
This destroyed his appetite for ap-
pealing to the people for political pre-.
ferment, but not bis craving for office. He
wants to 60 to the United States senate.
The people say no. Jack and Hall, of
Butte. say yes. Who shall decide, the peo-
pie or Sanders Butte tools? 1922.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
$500 IA

Whether the fence really did cost
$SS5!90 in Detroit, or less, is altogether a
matter of speculation, with the prepon-
derance of speculation in favor of its
having cost less, for the very reason that
Commissioner Jack forgot (Y) to attach
the Detroit invoice to his, nor is 1.-THE
Detroit invoice-among the archives of
the county commissioners. The matter
OF freight as to amount is not authenti-
Gated, and this fact is open to criti-
cism unfavorable to Commissioner Jack.
It is evident from the general aspect of
the picket fence deal that there was an
argument between Commissioner Jack
and Jack, the fence dealer, that the latter
would sell the fence to the fromer at
Detroit cost and 10 per cent. profit, the
county to pay the freight. With
that astuteness In accounts which
has made VIM, M. Jack a man of wealth,
the record shows that he added the 10
per cent. to the freight item as well as
to the supposed Detroit cost. OF course,
it is only a matter Of $7.75, but upon the
face Of it, 1t is crooked enough to cause
the most confirmed crook to smile and
to wish himself the pupil Of such an
able preceptor. We are not going to
pass upon the honesty of Jack, the court
house dealer, Jack, the fence dealer,
Jack, the commissioner, Jack, the &C. I
countant, Jack, the photographer, or
Jack, the canvasser, but simply place ,
facts and reasonable differences before i
the public. We live in an age of won-
ders. and Mr.. Jack of every profession
may be honest, but If he is he should
sponge the blackboard and hand over |
he chalk y
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

The price Of Demands pardon was the
theft of the legislature Of Montana. If
he, Jack and Hall shall be unable to de-
liver the goods, will Bernard resume his
convict garb?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

As VIM. N. Jack and Vim. e. Hall SOW,
so should they expect to reap. They
must not expect to gather figs of thistles
nor honor from the blighted tree Of dis
grace.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

1t is a principal Of the law that a man
who has anything to ask of it must com
into court with clean hands. The two
Williams should visit a natatorium
before November Z.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

They weave not, neither do they spin
yet Billy Hall pays his fine and Jack
takes a irst-class passage to Europe, and
both have money left.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

Yes, the Inter Mountain believes in
prOtection-the protection of the Tunnel
precinct c~onspirators.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

When C~anvassing Board Jack came to
Republican Irregularities they slipped
through his hands like a creased pig.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

There should be an amendment to the
constitution OF Montana: ''Thou shalt
not steal"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

Public sentiment will support Mayor
Kenyon should he call an indignation
meeting. Democrats and Republicans
will sign the call.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
WIN. M. JACK.

VIM. M. Jack, Of ~canvassing board In
fanny, has been for years one of the
county commissioners for this county
He has been for years the master spirit
Of that board, and as such has disbursed
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars, Of
which q large amount stuck to his muci-
laginous fingers. We do not charge that
Commissioner Jack ever received one
dollar from this county for which he
gave no equivalent, but we do charge
that his footprints on the courthouse
sands Of time are not such as men who
are jealous of a good name would are
to leave behind. While he may have
given in every instance an equivalent,
yet whether that equivalent was what it
should have been either In respect to
character or value admits Of most seri-
Gus doubt to him who even cursorily ex-
amines the musty and ambiguous records
Of the days Of court house building, or
the more recent, though none the less
ambiguous official acts of Commissioner
Wm. NJ. Jack. The very ambiguity or
cat-like tread of Mr.. Jack throughout all
Of the years which he 50 willingly de-
voted to the service of his country, as a
commissioner for this county, furnishes
the text of a biography whic while it
might establish his reputation as a
shrewd financial manipulation of munic-
ipal conditions, yet it might neverthe-
less influence VIM. M. Jack to deny his
identity.
The court house for this county cost
probably twenty-five per cent. more than
Its intrinsic value, and this statement
upon the face of 1t, inpugns somebody's
honesty OF business capacity.
The water closets belonging to the
structure cost nearer $4,000 than $1,000,
and yet none Of the precious metals
into their construction, as the
cost would indicate. The first closets
soon found to be worse than worth
less and had TO be removed and replaced
1t a large cost. Although Mr.. Jack was 7
hen a hardware merchant, a plumber Q
md a dealer in closets, he either did not '
his business or he under <
TODD 1t too well. ~ Tx
Coming down to a recent date, on the 81
9th Of last September, Commissioner O
ack presented a long bill against =
bis county, which bill was duly r
aid, and among the many items D,
{ which we find the following: al
ept. "a, 1888 feet square picket al
40 fence aud 2 gates, cost In
in Det-oit.... ..$3S5 30 Is
Freight..........". II 30 tn
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

To Jack and Hall: EVIL c0mmunica-
tiOns corrupt good manners"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

Bernard exchanged the convict's garb
of a murder to come to Montana and for
what?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
Flour Mill Burned.

WIsoNA. MIMI, October 23.-The -four
ing mill OF Lie. Porter burned this morn.
Ing. Loss $4,000.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

~Canvassing Board Jack is gone. but
not forgotten.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

And there is Jack, the courthouse
builder.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

% when the subscriber 20 orders his sub
Arlptfon, win be discontinued at the end o. the
time paid for, otherwise It Will be continued.
When the 6emi-Weekly Ii 20 continued, it will
be charged for ut the rate of $500 per annum
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26

Jack and Hall were in very bad com
pany.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-26
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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-07-04
Land Office ~ Helena, Mont.

Land Office AZ Helena, Mont
June IL. lss9l
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has flied notice of hi, inten-
fion Ia make final proof in support
81 his claim. and thai said proof will he made
before the Probate Judge of Fergus County.
Mont. at Lewistown. Mont, on August 3.
lss', viz:
William Logan,
who made homestead application No. 1902.
tor the - NV, Sec. :; ~ NEl. See. :. Tp.
Is N, X. III T..
tie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultivation Of. said land, viz: David J. Bed
ford, of Cottonwood. Mont: Charles NJ.
tlary and Isaac u. Dawkns. of Lewistown,
Mont; Roger W. Clifford, OF tibet. Mont.
Any PERSON who desire, to protest against
the allowance of such proof or who knows
al any substantial reason. under the law
and the regulations of the Interior depart
mcnt. why such proof should not be nj
lowed, will be given an opportunity M the
above mentioned time and place To cross
examine the witnesses Of said claimant, and
To offer evidence in rebuttal of that sub.
mitted by claimant.
:. ". LANGHoRNE. Register
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-07-04
Notice Of Final Proof.
Land Office at Helena, Mont,

Land Office at Helena, Mont,
June \, 1859.
Notice is hereby given thai the following
named settler ha, filed notice of his inten-
ton tn make final proof i'm support
Of his claim, and that said proof will
he made before the Probate Judge of Fer
gus County, Mont, al IewistoNn, Mont.
on August 3, lss3. viz:
farSsshar MeRae.
who male presumption declaratory state
ment No. 1911, for the W! NWl. NJ sWt,
Sec. 10, TIP. . ". X. Is T..
lie names the following witnesses to
prove ms continuous residence upon, and
cultivation OF said land, viz: William Tay-
Tor and George Holmes of B-rcail, Mont:
Lewis Awe and Torger Steiger. of Halbert,
Mont.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof. or who knows
of any substantial reason, under the law
and the regulations of the Interior Depart
nient, why such proof should not be allowed,
will be given an opportunity at the at,eve
mentioned time and place tn cross-examine
the witnesses oi said claimant, and to offer
evidence in rebuttal of that submitted by
claimant.
;. W.'L,SGIoeNr, Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-07-04

NOTICE OF FINAL ENIKY.

Land Office AT Helena. Mont.
June II, lsso.
Notice is hereby given That the following.
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton To make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will he made
before the Probate Judge of Fergus county,
Montana, at Lewisfown. Mont. on July
p, lss.,. viz.
Walter 4. ate,
who made homestead application No 3iao,
Tor the NW' Sec. n. Tp. ~ ~, u. - T..
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous, residence upon, and
cultivation ut said land. viz; Taylor Allen,
james X. shelton and Simeon :. Hob>on.
ot Utica, Mont, and Frank r.. Wright. of
Lewistown. Mont
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof. or who knows
OF any substantial reason, under the law
and the regulations of the Interior Depart.
ment, why such proof should not he allowed,
will he given an opportunity al the above
mentioned time and place to cross examine
the witnesses Of said claimant. and to offer
evidence ia rebuttal of that submitted by
claimant
;. W. LANGHoRNE, Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-07-04
SUMMONS.
In the Probate Court in and for the Count,
al Fergus. Territory at Montana

al Fergus. Territory at Montana
JAMES FERGrs, Plaintiff.
IooN HARVEY. Defendant
The people of Montana send greeting to
foon Harvey, the above nanled defendant
Nou are hereby required tn appear in
an action brought against you by the above
named plaintiff in the Probate Court in
and for the county OF Fergus. Territory oi
Montana, and To answer the compl ant
filed therein within ten days Exclusive of
the day at service) after the service on
You al this summons, ii served within this
county, otherwise within foriy days or
judgment by default will he taken against
YOU. according In the prayer of said com
i'aint.
The said acton j. brought to recover
judy tnenf against you Tor the sum Of five
hundred dollars. due plaintiff tor h-r.iing
ranch ing and breeding ten head ri horses
i"r you, aud al your special request he
tween the twentieth day al May. lssl. and
the twentieth day al May. 1850 ~ more
fully appears by reference Ia the com
plant on Tile herein.
An! you are hereby notified that If You
tail Ia appear and answer the said com
plant, ~ aisnve required, the said plaintiff
viii take Judgment against you for the sum
ri live hundred dollars together with the
costs III this action.
Given under my hand and seal of the
Probate Court, in and tor the county
oi Fergus, Territory at Montana this
twelfth day at June. in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighiy-nnr.
tsEAL.l u. a. MEAGnEg
Ex-Diiicio Clerk.
FgASK T.. Sairn, Any Tor flain,in
June ~