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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04
Why Have a President .

As President Cleveland goes out AMI
President Harrison comes III, IT might
be worth while Tor the American
people to ask themselves what Is the
use of president, anyhow? Switzer-
land gets along without a president,
and gets along we'll. Our presidency
was but a substitute for the crown.
and i'm England the crown has ceased
to be anything at all but "a mere ex-
pensive legal fiction, while in all the
important English colonies the gov
ernor, instead of being an actual
executive, is little if anything more
than an expensive and powerless rep
resentative OF an expensive and pow
erless crown. Why should we not
abolish our imitation ot royalty
Why should not the American republic
also have a responsible government,
and get along without the friction oi
recurring presidential elections, which
are at best but a clumsy way OF ex
pressing the will OF the people on the
only questions on which any expires
sion OF their will is necessary-mat
ters of legislation.-llenry George, II
the Standard.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04
Gov Lsslie's Arbor Day Proclamation.
Territory OF Montana, Executive

Territory OF Montana, ExecutN"
Oe;cs Helena, March 10, 'S9.
Free planting and tree culture en-
oooed the hand OF the Great Creator
almost simultaneously WITH man
BEGINNING on earth, and the very mrs.
conversation the Lord had with man
after his creation was with reierence
to "the trees OF the garden an" '"s
fruits thereof"
| Ever since that morning CONVERSE
tion, clothed in the spirit oil eoll!hanu,
ali down through the years 'ha' naso
come and gone, tree culture ana ures
inc the vine have had place III the l'ie
work of men i'm all countries, King
doms and nationalitles. os
T'he LEGISLATORS for the people OF
Montana have not been unmindfui Oh
tho refining influences and great value
~ th,s great interest, but have by law
m.da nroyision for it's place III the
: 6sId of progress here amidst these
Rocrv mountains inlaid with gold ana
decorated with green grass ana Hiii'-
ions OF flowers. .o tho
: Therefore. and in pursuance 70 tne
9 nrovisons OF law, I, Preston II. Leslie'
! Governor OF the Territ ory OF Montana;
4 40 hereby declare the 10th DAY .,
: AnriI. next, which will be the thiro
}, Tuesday in the month, Abor Day lor l
Montana's people, and q GO rero rerU%,n,e h"use.
J; and exhort the people OF ever! nnn ia.a,,
a hold, and all the teachers ana c',iorc.
n to Co forth on that day and engage II,
. planting trees, beautifylng homes
q cemeteries, highways, puhhc ero",ua
It church yards and Landscapes, anu
= especially, that the youth be t taught ,Si;'
'f and trained on that day, ana tnel =,
!, thoughts and tastes be directed ed, ,t .t
ID the decoration and love OF TINS depar.
n. ment OF work, so full OF rehhe'"e'
ef and blessing to the world.
20 j" witness %y hSnd Sa and caused the sres
n Al seal of the Territory TO .
e. affixed, this 1 9th day OF Marcf
AZ 1889.
Id PRESTON II. LESLIE.
81 Wm. B. Webb, Sec. OF Montana.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04
THEY PAY THEIR DEBTS.
A Millionaire Mine Owner Pays for oru'
Stake Secured Years Ago.

sixteen years ago prOspector went
10 Hon. Thomas {. Power and tod
him that he would like to have grub
stake. as he was out OF money ana
wanted to go out prospecting. Mr..
Power let him have goods to the
anouut of S32s 50. The prospector
Was charged on the books with the
GOOD, purchased, and every year since
thnt S:,2S 50 has been carried forward
ON the ledger, but will not be after
| this. Yesterday the man who got the
orub stake from Mr.. Power, after
sixteen years absence, appeared ~
/ Uel.ra anl his first act was to seeR
| out the man who aided him in years
gone by and ask for his account. II
was found 80.
What does the interest ana TIT
debt amount to?" was asked.
Mr.. Power figured awhile and replied
SsOl.92.
Here is your money, said the pros
pector. handing Mr.. Power a check 10
the amount, which was duly honore'
and cashed at the bank.
The old prospector who got a gru
stake from Mr.. Power sixteen year
ago discovered mine which miei
him wealthy. TO day he is a million
aire many times over, but he did no
: forget the little debt to the man VIII
befriended him, although that deb
was outlawed ed.-llelena Independent
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04
The Cattle Interest.

The cattle interest OF the entire west,
and not OF any one state, has reached
a point where something must be done,
and that something cannot be enec.eo
bv LEGISLATION. AS there was Kiho o'
epilepsy in Judea some two Thousand
wears ago. which would not yieid 10
tbe usual treatment OF the period, 10
there is in the low prices OF western
cattle "A business trouble which no icy
islation can cure or even ameiiorate'
III. fact staring the country in theta
is that cattle-raising is now unproht-
able. while cattle-handling and the
manufacture oil beeves into beef are
both enormously profitable, SO much
so. in fact. that seqeral new centers o'
c,,tle selling and killing have sprung
M within the past few years. During
| the period that cattle-raising has beer
exceutionally Improbable, instead o
exceptionally profitable, enormoustor
times and "a good many OF them have
been made by men who merely buy ano
sell cattle, and still larger fortunes,
! fewer of them, by men who are butch
: ers on a large scale. In other words
, the profits which formerly went TO III
nroduce,s now go to the middlemen
I'm the entire history Of industry an
), commerce can he found no parallel !
h magnitude and completeness to I'M
> transfer OF profits from first TO secon
and third hands. just how the presei!
's monstrously unfair state OF things
Il the cattle line is to be righted Is one
Il the knotty problems yet TO be solve,
d, but that some way out VIII De iouh
admits of no sort OF doubt. Ihe COZ
N sumer has to pay enough for his be
~ to make "a handsome profit Tor aiico
n, cerned, and surely there Is nothing
very difficult in selling cattle on col
mission at some stock yard, or IN
IN ducing steers to steaks and roast, TN
II those two intermediate classes shou
in have all the profits OF the whole pu
n. ness. Ii the present injustice cam
e. be remedied, the farmers and ranc
mt men of the country had better 4n
20 claim their property to these mluo
re men AS gratuity ana hire ou.
ds them. Almost any wages wonn
pe- better than no profits. In the iangis
'd- of the familiar proverb, let the TAN
ar with the hide.-ChicagO lnter-Oceah
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04
HER REASON pErHRONED.
The Authoress of Uuncle Toms Cabin Said to
Be Hopeless Imbscils.

Nrw YORK, March 25.-A Hartford,
Conn, special says: 1t is now about
six months since Harriet Beecher
stowe was brought as Il dying Invalid
from sag Harbor. Only the cares OF
her physician and the attentive nurs-
ing of her children brought her through.
But Mrs. stowe finally recovered OF
her ailments and is seemingly now in
as good health rs she has been oil late
wears. True, the mental condition OF
Mrs. stowe, although well known here
i'm Hartford, is seldom alluded to. Ii
is. however, a tact that Mrs. Stoves
mind is shattered and she is, at best 1,
| intellectually, now hut a mere child.
Her friends will not say she is insane
nor that she is an imbecile, but her
mind is almost completely gone. Her
memory is that of a baby. When
former dear friends visit her, people
whom she has known for years she
creets them with "a vacant stare, SO
indicative IA symptom In cases OF that
kind. Oi course her relatives view al
this with a feeling of disniNy, but they
have now become reconciled to the
change and her whims are treated with
the utmost tenderness. For rsOme tims
it was given out that she did not rec
ognize her friends on account OF failin,
eye sight, but this excuse is no longel
alluded to and the fact hat she is nov
no longer mentally capable is recog
nized by every one. Ii was also for ,
long time thought to be an attribut
OF genius when Mrs. stowe showed
these idiosyncracies, but the geniu
, which made "Uncle Toms Cabin" ha
departed The father of Mrs. Stowe
Rev. Lyman Beecher, passed the clos
! ing years of his life with a cloud rest
q ing over his mind. His symptom
were greatly similar to those whic
now effect Mrs. Stowe.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04

:. S. Huntley, OF the firm OF Hunt
lev 4 Clark, horse breeders at Tos-
ton, Montana, has just returned
frsm lengthy visit to New York,
where he gave much time and atten-
tion to the work of Montana horses
on the street car lines. lie found the
divers universally favored the Mon
tana horse and that the animals had
a wide spread reputation for good
feet and legs and good lung power.
When shipped from the range before
they are too old they speedily become
gentle and tractable, but one OF the
last things they learn to do Is to drink
out OF bucket. Mr.. Huntley thinks
the street car companies will look
largely to Montana for their horses II
the future as they are harder and
sounder than any class of horses they
have yet used.-Yellowstone Journal
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04
Boston Diplomacy.

Patrick -Phat's that on the new
banner?
Mike-That, Patrick, is the motto
for our new workingmen's union,
Labor Omnia Nincit."
Patrick-lt'e haythenish lingo, but
oi suppose the Oitalians is gettin' so
thick now we must do something to
coax 'em into our organizations.
Boston Beacon
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04
They All Do 1t.

Boggs-I see you have changed your
barber.
Biggs-Yes, couldn't stand the old
one. Why, only last week they had
him out on Fourth street 70 shave
corpse, and he tried TO start conver-
sation on the tariff.-Burlington Free
Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04

this act mentioned, shall he deemes
? of perjury. or subornation oi per-
as the case may be. and upon con'ic-
hereof shall be punished by impr'son-
|, in the territorial prison i"r term "'
lsss than one % nor more than 'e"
wears.
IL. This act shall take elect s'' oc
Zee on and after Feb. 20, 1887.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04

The greatest known depth of the
ocean is midway between the island OF
Tristan Il 'Acunha and the mouth of
the Rio de la Plata. The bottom was
there reached at n depth OF iO,236
feet, or seven and three-fourth miles.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-04
New Bounty Law.

The following is the text Of the new
~ bill, as passed by the lare territ or
islature and approved 10y Gev. Les
Feb. 90, 1ss?
An act to provide for the payn
bounties for the killing Of certain ste
stroying animals.
TIE il enacted by the legislative ass
of the territory Of Moniana:
Section I. There shall lie paid out
territorial treasury, for the killing
mails hereinafter mentioned, which
been killed in said territory, the foil
bounties:
For each mountain lion, two dollal
each bear, two dollars; for each W.
coyote, two dollars; for each wildcat
or bobcat. fifty cents.
See. 2. Any person killing any one
sbovs-named animals for the purp,
obtaining the bounty thereon, shall ,
sixty days from the date Of killing .
said animals exhibit the entire skin .
animal or animals ;n.l,,,;,. ,h. ,.;
the skin from the forehead, embraeir
ears OF each animal, to the probate
of the county in which such animal a
mails were killed; provided. that thi
shall not apply to any skins Of an,
mails which NAV b,xs h.., L;,,.., ,.:
Feb ,o ISso
s.,. /. An, .;.u
batc ;,d,. ~ III, .,n,, a., Il.
~ amy su,b ,;,.I. "a, .
taipiny b,u,,x ,h.. .,,n :. a..
file with sucb nroh,,, md. III. .u,
setting forth tb., .u;.n, ;lI.,l ,h -,
a., ,n;,,.,, I.;.,, a., -
were n ken. that the su,ns ,xar. l. l;ll.d
i'm the bou,.I. of IN. ,n,, =. II,
application for the certificate in ,
which certificate shall lee substantial
the following form:
,uo,,,,
County f.....-....................j
l, ........"................... probate iuo
............................co county, do hereby &c
that....................... has exhibited I
this......day of...................., A. DIS.
skin of..........................., and has filed
me his affidavit that he killed. within
=
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''''"''''" "''''"'s' 'e'i"''s ''e "''"aV
:" 'e'''''''o'
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skins: that to the best of their belief
,nimaI or animals from which .,ch al;
,kins were taken wero k;,lsd With, ,h.
to Of ~ county.
49,,
,a.--s srs-i - ---...,y tre..n'sr of
county, whose duty it shall he to he ?
'nt' small m'nu'ely examine each SKIN
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-10
HER THROAT CUT.
Terrible Fate Of q Young Girl on q
Farm Near Merehantville,
New Jersey.
Left Alone. She is Discovered an
Hour Later a Corpse-No Clue
to Her Murderer.
Fatal Fight Between Hungarians and
Irishmen- Record of Criminal Do
ings from All Sections.

CAMDEN. y. j., Sept. "a brutal and
horrible murder was committed this morn
ing al LecODly's mill, two miles beyond
MerchantviIle. Annie Leconiy. . years
old, the niece and housekeeper of Chalkley
Leconly, the miller, hal her throat cut
from ear to ear by q brute. who first at
tempted to outrage her, and after murder
added robAszy 10 his crime. Leconly and
a cOlored farm hand named Murray after
breakfast this morning went out into the
field to gather melons for market The
niece remained alone in the farm house,
waiting for another colored farm hand,
named Frank Lingo. 20 come to breakfast.
An hour later Lizzie O'Donnell, a young
Girl residing on a neighboTlng farm. came
to LecOnly's house and found AnDie's
corpse weitering IN blood on the nOOr. She
ran INTO the field and summoned Leconly
and Murray. Lingo was arrested this alter
noon while at work on the farm. miles
from the scene of the murder. de Is mar
ried and has a family. He left his home at
o'clock this morning TO go 90 work oD the
farm and claims 10 have arrived there at
5:15 and not 10 have LETT il until arrested.
Officers are inclined to think Ling is not
guilty. The murdered girl was OF pleas
ant disposition and exemplary habits. she
acted a. hOuSekeeper for her uncle, Henry
Leconly. who ran the mills until his death,
be worth SIS 000, and his niece had a claim
against il TOR seven years services as house
Keeper. 1t is said Chalkly Leconly dis
puted this claim of his niece on the estate.
But so Tar SIS known they never had a
quarrel
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-10
A BOYS NARROW ESCAPE.
Caught i'm the Ropes Of a Balloon and Car
ried a Thousand Feet in che Air.

Caught i'm the Ropes Of a Balloon and Car
ried a Thousand Feet in che Air.
PORTLAND, ore Sept "A very ex-
citing and thrilling incident occurred here
Saturday evening. Prof. p. II. Redmon,
seTonaut, was 20 make an ascension last
evening in a bot air balloon. just as the
large air ship sailed away skywarG . lad
about ~ years of age. named Eddie Hall,
became entaDgled in the ropes attached TO
the trapeze. His neck got caught in half
moose and he could not extricate himself
lie clung desperately TO the ropes with
both hands, and by winding them around
both arms managed 10 save himself from
falling and cheated death. The balloon
rose over 1000 feet high and drifted several
miles away to the southeast. The cir snip
was seven mindt. in tbe air, and came
down light s. u f,-stheF, i.sps Z tl.a lad
down without a scratch. thc BrY was
frightened nearly to death, tut soon recOv-
cred after finding himself safe on earth
again Prof Redmond did not go up at
all, for il be Lad has weight would have
choked the boy 20 death. When he saw
how the lad was caught he iet 20 cf the
ropes and remained ON the ground. The
ascension was Witnessed by over 5000 peo-
pie. Great excitement prevailed during
the time the balloon was IN the sir.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-10
THE Man FOR THE PLACE.
The Democratic Candidate for shert0 a
Msagher Highly Endorsed.

The Democratic Candidate for sherta Of
MeaEher Highly Endorsed.
DEER LODGE, Sept 2-Hon. W. Suther.
lin, Chairman Democratic County Com
mittee, White Sulphur Springs Dear Sir
Il am much pleased 20 see that the democ-
racy OF MeNgheE county have nominated
that sterling and active young democrat.
Simon Marks, as their candidate for sheriff
No better selection could have been made.
and predict that, II elected, be will make
as good sheriff as Mesgher county has
ever had.
Mr.. Marks for the past three wears has
oeen guard In the United states pepifep-
tlary al Deer Lodge, and | can say with.
out the fear of successful contradiction
tnAt be was one Of the best guards ever
employed In that Institution. In q great
measure the very excellent discipline now
IN force in the penitentiary, which has
given tnGt plaee the name of the ssmOdel
prison." was due TO him. He is brave
ana fearless in the management Of
criminals, and has every requisite 10 make
a popular and active sheriff. The voters
OF your county can make no mistake in
electtDg him and his many Trends in this
locality. both republicans and deUu0srtts.
are only sorry that IL will not be their
privilege IN the coming election to show
theiI appreciation Of him by giving him a
rousing majority. Very respectfully
you're, X. S. KELLY,
Late u. > Marshal
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-10
KepeaI the Registration Law

The first act of the Montana legislature,
says the Glasgow Herald, ought TO be one
70 repeal the registration law. The right
to vote has long since been given almost
everybody, but now at this late date it re-
mains for Montana legislature 10 pass 4
law which can be. and has been construed
in different ways; and at best only works
hardship and imposes an expense upon the
people, especially in the sparsely settled
countries. We can have fair elections and
honest counts without such a machine as
the registration law which now pOllutes
our statute books Every vote at G. glasgow
under this law will cost the people not less
than So aud now that mistake has been
made the expense may be greater. Submit
TO such bad laws no longer than il takes TO
reDeal Ihern
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-10
HARRIS,
ONE-PRICE CLOTHlER
St. Louis Block, Main St,
HELENA, M. I.
HARRIS,

N Bout of town orders
will receive our best attention.
Goods sent on approval to any
part of the territory. Price list
and rules for self-measurement
mailed free on application.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-10
DRENCHED AT ROCKAwAY.
A Great Rush of Water which Does IA uch
Damage to Hotels

A Great Rush of Water which Does Much
Damage to Hotels
RocKAwAY BEACH, Sept. 9.-At about
4:3O yesterday afternoon great consterna-
ton WAS caused by a tidal wave which
rolled seventy feet up the beach and broke
over two or three thousand persons-men,
women and children-wno we're on the
sands. IL came without warning, and
though a rush was made Tor shelter, few
escaped being drenehed. A laIge number
of small buildings, stands. etc, were
washed away
The tidal wave was the heayiost THIS
year and did considerable damage. The
big waves from the ocean daGhed over the
breakwaters at Manhattan, Oriental and
Brighton Beach, carrying everything be-
fore them The most serious damage was
done at Manhattan Beach, particularly in
front of the Oriental hotel. The guard
rails on the bank of the beach were washed
away and also part of the bnlkhead at the
end of the Oriental. Part of the new
breakwster in front Of the Brighton Beach
hotel 20 prevent the waves from coming on
the promenade, was washed away.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-10


Congressman Thomas Flood, OF Elmirs,
n. Y, (republiean) who was recently at
tackled by Corporal Tanner. says In an
Interview "a the New York Star. iI am
going 70 Washington and maybe to Deer
Park. 1 am going TO visit President Harri-
son snd demand the dismissal of this
blatant man Tunner, for the good OF the
republican party and for the sake OF the
deserving soldiers who fought in the late
wax The reasons are apparent to all If
Harrison cannot see them, they should be
brought before his eyes ia such q way that
be must be made 20 see them, and l can do
that 1 Sm not the only congressman who
has been insulled ky this man. There ara
two others whom L know and have talked
with who are equally determined, and they
are both republicans. Probably there are
more. Two ! know. and with this man
Tanner In the pension Office we will never
vote for the passage Of a pension apprOpri-
alton. That Is the way we will fix Mr..
Tanner. 1 shall see these congressman
while / am gone, and help rid this admins
trHtlOn OF Its disgrace, and II Mr.. Harrison
il the man believe him to be, ne will do
what is right and demand Mr.. Tanners
resignation at once ~
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-10
DROWNED IN A MIMI.
sad Fate of Coal Miners in the White Ash
Mine. Colorado.

Mine. Colorado
GOLDEN. Col, Sept 9-0ne Of the most
serious and sudden accidents ever known
in this portion OF the state occurred in the
White Coal Ash mine near this place An
old abandoned mine runs alongside of the
White Ash mine and has for months been
full OF water. which without moments
warning burst through into the White Ash
mine, filling It with mud and water. Ten
miners are known 10 have been at work in
the White Ash mine at the time OF the aeei-
dent. ami not one Of them could have lived
ave minutes after the surging mass broke
in on them. Ii will take between two and
three weeks before the bodies can be
reached. In the excitement only two Of
their names can be learned t0-night-a Mr.
Allen and Jack Morgan. There are four
brothers, besides four other men imprIs-
oned, making total OF ten who are posi-
lively known 10 have perished- Work Will
be commenced at once by willing b nos %
pump the mine out, but old miners who
have been through the mine say it Will be
Impossible . clear il ana reach the bodies
under two and perhaps three weeks Part
OF The men leave families, while the rest
are single. All are highly spoken OF.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-10

uIIHWUI PIAIf 'INlUl 70 Hll = II -
THE BABIES LOSE
st. Louis Refuses 10 PIa-.

Szvs Yes, sept s.-f5stwcsn i@. 900 and
10000 people went to RIdgewOod Park,
Long Island, yesterday TO witness the
game between the 81. Louis aud Brooklyn
teams. The st Louis team refused to
play. In fact, the players did not even go
to the grounds When the time for the
game 10 begin arrived, Umpire Goldsmith
formally presented the game to the Brook
lyn club by score Of 2 70 0. The crowd
had been admitted 10 the grounds free. At
IL p. NJ. Saturday President Byrne received
a telegram from President Won der Abe
saying: Il refuse TO allow my club 20 play
any more games in Brooklyn" On receipt
OF this telegram President Byrne immedi-
ately wired President WyckOff at COlum-
bus, asking him to notify Won der Abe that
il be fails to play games as scheduled he
subjects himself to expulsion. No reply
has been received and Won der Abe stands
firm in his position.
at Baltimore-Baltimere, 8; Cincinnati,
At elphia-Louisville 10, Ath-
letics, Z.
Columbus-COlumbus, 9; Kansas City, d.