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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-01-23
DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF.
4. ). Land Office at Helena. Mont,
December .. IsSg.

I. ;. Land Office at Helena Mont,
December o. lss9
Notice il hereby given that Nathaniel VI.
McCaulcy, oi Grass Range. Fergus county.
Mont. has filed notice. of intention to make
proof on his desert land claim No. 1873,
Tor the lots ! and :, Ia NWi,, and Mel,
See. :, TP. ~ y, Il. - f.. before the
clerk oi the District Court of Fergus county.
Mont. at Lewistown. Mont, on Thurs
day, the 2id day of January. isgD.
He names the following witnesses to
prove The complete irrigation and reclama-
ton Of said land: George Duncan. Amos
snyder. August Westvclt and Caleb Dun
can, all ofGrass Range Mont.
:. W. LANGHoRSE, Register.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-01-23
Chicago Cattle Market in 1883.

IUIUI HVI1IIDtT OI CUTs FtttINtU UUr-
ing the year, 265, so.
Total valuation OF all live stock
received, 5000. 100000.
Receipts OF Northwestern range
cattle for the past year We're l6O, 1876,
against 269. 500 in lSsS.
Texas and Indian Territory cattle
for 1889, GIG, 151, against 5I1.ls5 in
lSsS.
1t will he seen that there has been n
great decrease in shipments from
northern ranges, and some hold the
decline will he still greater the present
year.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-01-23

StateSenatd
Members III
Represent
Sheriff. 4
Treasurer.
Clerk and II
Judge Ith u
Clerk Dist.
County Att
As-tsSpI....s
Surveyor.
Coroiier......
supt. of SCI
John W. B'
John Nlc,'oI
Phillip saul
County CO
day oi Mar
ceiniser.
The I)istr
sets first sal
day of Mare
third 'ruesd
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sional hit Mnds frcvailing throdg gh
out the Ststts~ generally haze been
the cause of tins falling of of the
corn prospects. It's condition, which
one month ago was reported 90 per
cent, is now reported at only 93 per
cent. OF an average crop. This de
vastatiOn of the crop exists in every
portion of the State, but that portion
of the State between the 97th and
Tooth meridian has suffered severely
Gray and Riley countictTcport a
practical failure of the crop. Seven
ty five counties i'll Eastern Kansas.
eight counties west of the Tooth me
ridian, report 30 or 30 per cent. of II
crop. 1t is safe to say that the corn
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mated fof al tlIS 0tfices f6at are to

mated for al tle offces that are to
be filed by election this year, and let
the American principle of majority
rule be indicated in the State where
minority rule and theories of govern
ment hostile to the Constitution and
and the Union have caused more dis
astrous consequences, to the South
east and the nation, than have come
from ally other Southeastern State.
"A peaceful, quiet, well-managed
uegro campaign in South Carolina.
would not only be Il menance to the
real interests of the Southeast: it
would be the beginning of the end of
4he white terroism, violence and
fraud that, much longer continued,
will inevitably provoke war of races.
1t would be the most fitting and
proper that South Carolina, whose
malign and treasonable influence and
example brought on u lc Southeast
tt,S,aef1i;rst,io fs5tnishme3 of civil tsar,
shostId dbe he'irst to flll under the
fH1e W the negro majority.
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Pope, when Mai. Thomas ". Wood.
ward arose arose and declared that
what he stated in reference to the
Fairfield case was "a plain, bold and
palpable lie.'
Cheers followed from the anti,
Tillmanites in the convention, and
among the spectators, and i'm
mediately there was rush into the
vacant space III front of the speaker 4
desk. For five minutes the greatest
confusion ensued, the chairman rap
ping in vain for order.
The first moment that silence was
obtained, Col. j. g. Haskell said that
III speaking under excitement men
might make inaccurate statements,
but from ten years acquaintance with
DIR. Pope 81 don't relieve lie is capa-
bile of Intentionally stating what is
false. Cheers from Tillmanites.
AT length order was restored, and
several speeches were made Oh each
side, the speech, of e. \. Douslazs. a
member of the Bratton delegation
from Fairfield, being the bsst one
made. He received quite an ovation
at it's conclusion, after which vote
was entered upon, and the majority
report, seating the Tillman delegates,
dopted by the convention ON n yea
and nay vote.
The vote rejecting the Bratton del
cgation from Fairfield was 23s to 10.
and the delegation filed out OF the
hall leaving the Tillman delegation
triumphant
L.,
delegation was laid on the table
This completed the action upon the
report of the committee and the con
ventlon was permanently organized
by the election of the temporary Off
GERS as permanent officers.
rEHMAHkNr ORGANIZATION.
Mr. Pope nomiJlted Mr.. Talbcrt
for permanent fS-psidcnt, and Mr.
Haskell nominated Mr. George Lamb
Buist. Mr.. Pope proceeded to put
the name Of Chairman Talbert, and
declared him elected without even
putting the name OF Mr.. Buist
Cheers, groans and misses followed.
and on the protest OF Col. J. &.
Haskell the name OF Mr.. Buist was
put before the convention by Mr.
Pope and voted down.
President Talbelt then thanked
the convention for the honor confer
red. and emphasized the great i'm
portancc Of this convention advo-
eating peace and harmony in the
ranks of the party.
CONFUSION AT MIDNIGHT
Vt 1885 n resolution was passed to
proceed until the work of the con
Nourlon was transacted
Inc committees OH resolutions and
Platform, ard Gu the eonstitu.iep re-.
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president lalDert has called OH the
| crowd to ''shut up and sit down,
shut your mouths and peep quiet.
AT O'Clock the convention is still
III noisy session awaiting business
from the committees.
THE STATE DEBT.
After debate OF an hour the ma
Jorty report on the resolution de
claring the State debt of South Car
! olna to be n public obligation OF
primary Importance, and shall re
ccivc in the future. rs in the past, the
fostering care of the State govern
mcnt. has Just been adopted at
O clock
The Split Occurs.
y. cClai relcg ram To the HERALD
COLUMBIA. >. c.. Aug. ii. The ex-
pcct"l split i'll the Democratic party
has matcrialiZed. 1t was brought
about by the attempt of the Till
NANTES to pass an amended consti
tuition giving them power to elect Il
new executive committee, and pro
viding Il primary for 1872. and there
after. The antis had previously
resolved that l. the convention
amend the constitution or otherwise
usurp power not delegated to it
they would not submit When the
cOmmlttc' on constitution reported.
there was Il minority report from the
Hon Leroy +. GolmluS d..larin
that the changing of the constitution
was not iii the scope of the convcn
ton : power.
Ioumans. Brawley. Buist, Smvthc
III 4 Il
and when the question was demand
cd, the minority report was report
was rejected, 252 to 53.
Hby then announced, We have
offered compromise; they have
refused it, and now we will have the
whole hog or none.
John Haskell said his delegation
could not participate i'll Yoting for
the new constitution. at 2:2l this
morning Richland withdrew, followed
by the delegations fromgCharleston.
Sumter, Beaufort and Georgetown.
The convention then elected II new
executive committee as follows:
First Congressional district-H.
! \. Meetze. Lexington: O. r.. Low
man, Orangcburg.
Scconu-D. I. Jordan, Aiken; u.
ID. BcllinScr, Barnwcll.
Third Wv. \. Neal. Anderson, A.
w Jones. Abbcvilic
Fourth j. l.. NJ Irby, Laurens; O.
W. Buchanan. Fairfield
Fifth--lra b. Jones, Lancaster; w.
, {. McCrcight, Chesterfield
Sixth T. T.. Early, Darlington; NJ.
{. Gallichat, Clarendon
Sevcnth-E. A. Williams. ID. T.
Kccls
First Judicial district-T W.
Stanland.
/ Sccond-A NJ. Youmnns.
Third $ Bigham
FOurth-T. W. Daggett
Fifth H. II. Townes.
Sixth q. w. Gage
Seventh II. a, Lancaster.
Eighth III. B. Burt.
lrby was elected chairman and q
Duncan Bellnscr secretary
4 resolution was passed rejecting
the primary this year, and at 5;26
this mslning the convention adj
journed.
When the antis left the convention
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FLOWERS CALCULATIONS.
He Makes Democratic Majority of Thirty
In the Next House n Certainty.

ne Makes Democratic Majority Of Thirty
In the Next House n Certainty.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ii Congress-
man Flower has been spending some
weeks in New York studying the po-
lltlcal situation, and upon his return
to this city submitted to an interview.
III which he says: Il have looked the
ground over very carefully and l am
more than ever pleased with the pros
pect. the next house cannot fail to
be Democratic by handsome mn
Jorlty, and for two years, ut least, the
country will be secure from such in
H!ctioms as have been conceived and
carried out by Republican majority
IN the Fifty first Congress. | have re.
vlscd my figures with some care and
have no reason to change the est
mate of thirty Democratic majority.
which gave several weeks ago.
II do not think the Farmers ALI
ance will reduce the Democratic ma
jority i'll the next House. The Ali
ance candidates will here and there
supplant Republicans rs well as Dem
ocrats. and those who come to Con
gress from the South may be safely
counted upon to vote with the Demo
Gratis on all important questions.
Upon the record made i'll this Con.
grcss, at well rs upon the general
platform of the party, the Democrats
need have no fear that the farmers
Will fail to recognize their friend.
For the past five or six wears the
farmers have complained of their con
dltion, and they fully realize Just who
Is I" blame fcr ~" present state of
,hIng, Tie, W, level headed.
~tN"wd fellows, lhr~, iar"crs, and
~ ->--rrr4-$yr trts--- = mn, s. .-...-.
-lakco when the time come to cast
then ballots for men who are to rep
resent them III Congress.
What will be the chief issue in the
coming campaign!"
1T takes tremendously strong
issue to overshtdow the tariff. which,
owing TO it's relation to the every day
business interests of the country.
must always be paramount, but the
splendid fight that has been made
against the passage of the federal
elections bill has very nearly forced
it ahead of the tariff as II campaign
issue. There is nothing that appeals
to the people with the force of a plea
of liberty, and that is what this cry
against the elections bill really means.
The measure is dangerous in the cx-
trcmc. and instead Of assisting to
purify politics. us all good Legislation
on the subject of our elections should.
1T simply provides additional oppor-
tunlty and temptation for dishonesty
and fraud"
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SAVED HUNDREDS OF LIVES.
Woman Prevents Terrible Railroad
Wreck In New Hampshire.

Mrs. Emily Branson is IA heroine.
She saved the lives of 300 passengers
on the White Mountain express train
yesterday afternoon. Hardly had the
train passed the station ut North
Wakefield, y. H.. at l:5O o clock, when
the engineer saw Il woman upon the
track Just ahead of him. franticuIly
waiying white cloth. Evidently
there was danger. A push ut the
throttle shut off the motive power.
and Il quick pull at the air brake lever
was instantly respondent by slack
ening of speed. The train stopped
with athe ow-catchcr of the great
'Ss1@af'ye %o@sS ALMOST i" front of the
"What,s the matter"
The track around the curve is all
covered with trees. L came to warn
You.
just ahead there was II sharp curve
i'll the shining lines of steel over
which the train would have passed
mad it not been halted by the brave
woman SO sharp was the curve that
after an obstruction upon it had come
INTO the engineers view no human
power could have. prevented an acci-
dent, and IN accident under such cir
| cumstanccs means death, to how
many human beings no one can tell
Mrs. Emily Branson, from her
| house near the track, saw the wind
| hurl several huge trees across the
rails. She was alone with her two
| little children, but she knew that the
express was due, and that the great
| trucks which had been flung down in
its path were ON such curve that
they would be hidden from sight un
| til it was too late. Il hated to leave
my children alone in the storm. said
she, "but l knew there was nothing
else to be done. SO | caught up II
towel, the first thing that was handy,
and ran up to meet the train. I'm
glad l got here in time, she added
in quiet tone. 1t required the use of
axes to clear the track, occasioming
m hours delay The passengers
raised purse of $500 and gave it to
the plucky little woman.
Mr. ON Flanders, the well and the
favoinbly known local mnn of Column
bia Register, has retired from lOuru
! nliSm and will engage to thC !If,
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located Ill certain way, must assist
the local officers to count the vote,
and must make their own returns,
which form the basis on which the
result is finally determined by the
federal returning board, from VIII 1sc
decision there may be an appeal to
the United States Circuit Court,
which ia to settle all contests. II
there IL delay by the local election
officers III opening the polls, the
supervisors may hold the election
themselves. Should there be more
woes i'll the ballot box than the mum
Der OF persons who have voted, the
election must be determined by
species Of lottcry-the excess OF votes
being drawn by blindfolded persons
and deducted from the total number
of votes cast for the candidates. A
man seat i'll Congress might depend
upon mere chance OF upon trickery in
working the lottery scheme. A
long list OF offences under the law
are specified and heavy penalties in
fines and Imprisonment are provided.
State laws inconsistent with the pro-
visions OF the bill are annulled and
State sovereignty Is trampled upon
III all directions.
A pretense Of fairness is furnished
i'll the provision for enforcing the law
wherever application is made under
certain specified conditions, but in
view of the fact that its declared OBJ
Ject Is to secure IA free ballot and
fair count at the South, which would
mean. OF course. the counting of the
negroes en- masse for the Republican
candidates, this apparently general
applicability OF the law is seen to be
mere sham. Good care, of course,
would be taken to enforce it only
where its enforcement would do the
party good, and the real field of it's
operations would be the Southern
States. In that section the result
could hardly fail to be disastrous.
Race conflicts at almost every polling
place would be almost inevitable and
n condition OF unrest and excitement
would be created which might prove
fatal to the industrial progress OF the
South, SO marked in recent years
Sectional prejudice would be greatly
embittcred and the whole country
would feel the disturbing effect of
law which would at once array the
two races and the two great sections
against each other. Business men
fully realise this and the most effect
i've opposition to the bill is coming
from that quarter. The sincere friends
of the negro also recognize the fact
that no legislation more injurious to
his best interests could well be de
yised, and Republican leaders all over
the South are protesting against it
most earnestly rs being certain
means of wiping out the white Re
publican vote iii that section.
1t is possible that these formidable
sources of opposition will prove
eifectual in the Senate, but the me-
ccssities of the clique of hi sh-tariff
interests which now controls both
houses of Congress are so great that
it is not at all unlikely that the voice
of reason and patriotism will be
stifed in the mad rnsh to reach, if
possible, the point of absolute con-
troll and dictation of the political
destinies of the country, Baltimore
Sun
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le.S1Re@ ----!77-r, -"- -

pict" compendium of all tile ~hii,,n
c;al hcirsiCs ana exploded theories of
:nc past century that, even if it had
been turned over to the most brilliant
representative of New York bar, he
could not have made it more com
plPte or more concise.
Thus the South Carolina issues
between the white voters are between
n tyrmMjcal and corrupt white aris
tocracy, on the one hand, and tinan-
cial lunacies of the widest sort on
the other. Has not white suprema-
cy' down there brought the State
near chaos and ruin! Could negro
rule be worse! Would it not be far
In South Carolina. the State of
Traitor John &. Calhoun, and where
rebellion first showed its ugly front
under his malign leadership, the con
timing treason of the white Suprcm-
acy doctrine has had full sway for
many years, the negroes having been
kept under or cheated out of their
notes. and being tn" passive sufferers
from the violence. intimidation and
fraud of 'th" superior race. The
alrarchic results are fully displayed
c;t,n,, - n,rrv Estr,,. ,n1 ,Ln,
ynnii hn .t,nnloI Lv ,,rnat LInnI
.brI Inf Tor tLn f,rt tI,t MI tho
wL,tr man ;n this strurrlo know
thot If collisions hecIn tho nnI
tLrrrof wnulJ Lr ,.n,olj;nc to CON,
,rnnlotc
me laval c,t,y,r- nf Soutb coro-
lima. t.,' r,.orr,. who cnnst;tnta -
three fftI, nt H.. Donulotinn Lovo
sn f,r n,.r u.,......,. innct,tors Of tbo
onomoln,, .,ry.,.,In brtwcrn the;,
onnrrs.,,.- TG,, have been tho
-,r,r1. iN thc white mems
Ns71 N7nn' .,,rY,rr ,.I is nj Inst rcbcllci
n"ni, l.y Win. men They have
Ind ,u,, or, HAVING the satisfaction
of srrin" Inc .,t,nnl result of the
pcruInr sort =, mlc that has dis
rrucrI South Cnrolinn in pOlitica]
G-I. without precedent for it's bitter.
urs. Their noticucc and self icon
t,ol have been admired bv the whole
country
.Nnw j. fine time for them TO as
er., thr;r RIGHTS and thcir manhood
by uomiuntiur candidates of thei,
o,yu and bv making n we'll orrnniZed
energetic and determined campaign
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The FIrsr Days ssion =, mounts to Praoti.
cally Nothing-Mr. TaIlbert OF EdgeheId
! Made Ci,air,naa Other Proceedings.
! Or, ,ouvilis News.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. 13.-There
were stormy times in the State Con
rcn.ion to-day. The ants realized
that cverythil e was against them SO
| they bent their strongest energies i'm
,, the shape Of dilatory motions and ex-
pert parliamentary tactics towards
battling the majority But it was tc
no purpose. After nearly un hour of
fighting the Tillmanitcs carried their
point, which was the election of w. j.
Talbcrt temporary chairman instead
Otll loving one to he named by State
! kSG0Vanan IIoyt Colonel HoN was
placed III Il very trying position, but
|lSfulcd fairly at every iuncture,
knbugh it was in opposition to his
side OF the house.
Colonel Hoyt called the convention
to order ut noon and after the call
was read he stated that 1T became his
duty to name II tcmpory chairman for
the piirpos" OF forming IA permanent
organization. He would therefore
maine the Hon. g. Lamb Buist, of
Charleston, as temporary chairman of
the convention. This brought ON the
fight and DR.. Samp son Pope nomn-
atcd W. J. Tnlbcrt for temporary
chairman.
Chairman Iloyt then explained that
II had been customary for the Exccu-
Committee tonnmc the temporary
= airrnan.
8k2Dr- Pope said he did not care what
WIFE customary: that the majority
wanted MIR. Talbcrt for chairman and
they proposed to make him such re
Gardless Of the wish of the Executive
Committee.
Several delegates called attention
to the provisions OF the constitution,
whereby the convention should elect
the temporary president. Chairman
Hoyt admitted that. but suid the Gus
tom had been otherwise.
DIR. Pope insisted upon his motion.
Senator Smythn then made the point
that thcr" was no organization and
that Chairman Huyt had no right to
assume the powers of chairman of the
convention SO far us to call for the
nomination of chairman.
~ chairman Hoyt looked pcrplc1cd
E6{6 confusion rcigncd. Colonel Has
Ken, of Richland rose - point Of
kUrstcr. claiming that ns the body WAS
kets tsnu nrGrniHcd one the chui. could
II1stiize any delegate save by
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The Seventh District Radicals

The Seventh District Radical con
vcntion met at Lincolnvillc. Tuesday.
There was Il running riot, delegates
freely and constantly calling each
other - white livcrcd -- --
and hammering each Others heads
Ostendorff and Green, tive Berkeley
delegates who voted for and elected
the Miller nominee for chairman
would have been mobbc,l had not
Mal shal Cunningham c,mmandcd
the peace The marshals authority
was, however, denied and he was
roundly abused. Rev,ticrs. weg,c
abyplssssspa ,,sssi y laispt Sls
chaRsS w 1Sir: y taya &lps onS
Ss.5I ~
The stcnSclegraphy. wth (which
people are now cxporim4ntmg i'll
France, IL crntluG much ekclicm"ni
among news trtl crcr' r1 IL short
hand reports can br trmsA Aittcd to
any distaua.. Just rs hey Gpruc from
the desk o the s'r"nSraV cr The
invention alio ciloc. rae, OF t"lc-
grn; hic spccl, either III long or short
hand, never O ,tainublc before. In an
hour, for imsMncc, 10y means of it,
$4,000 struogIaphcl words were
, transmitted from Paris to Brussels,
$4,000 words to- Lyons and $4,000 to
Marseilles. Stcn"+aphcd kords can
be sent at tho ra'r of 20e Us pei
minute: ordnnr' "urds 40.
! Further cXpcrimcuts are ed ia
Gill ~ N, 40 -
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- XxI.---NEW SERIES.
SSsoCTH CAROLINA 1
AS IT Is SEEN THROUGH NORTHERN
GLASSES.

Anarchy Rampant--CrclitI Impaired Gov
ernmcnt Corrupt--white Supremacy a
Faiiurc--The Negro Again.
Olr political situation has excited
Gaep interest throughout the United
States Thu unfounded, and retract-
cd charges of Capt Tillman have been
received us simple truth and the won
derful strides we have made seem to
b, impcled by the reputation our
State has recently acquired, based on
The statements of one of our candi-
dates for governor. That he has,
,-siven the Staty such reputation is a
=. .'-t"'t"ns IT. n,nr, 'very'{ o"r0lipiai
%. The New York Mail and Express
snys
"The latest advices from the sin
gtllar and desperate political cam
paign III South Carolina make it clear
that the time has arrived for the as
scrtion of their constitutional rights
by the colorcd voters in that State,
who are decidedly in the majority and
who have been SO long the victims of
the white supremacy doctrine.
They have shown sagacity and
self control III remaining passive spec
tntors of the Tillman and the anti
Tillman struggle, while the white
voters have displayed their nnfitness
to govern by the violence aid viru
lrncc of II struggle that would bring
about an anarchist condition if it con
tinucd long enough The followers
Of Tillman believe that the govern
mcnt of the State by the white aristo
crncy since 1876 has been getting
more and more corrupt. They con
stitutc the middle class and the poor
white class of voters, and have been
gradually getting more and more
radical and revolutionary. If their
programme was fully carried out,
South Carolina would become II
bankrupt State, deserted by capital
and by men of large business enter
prise" Yet their wrath against the
mcompctrncy and corrupt rule of the
ariStocrucy is absolutely justitiablc
and the very wildncSs of some of
their schemes shows the desperation
to which that rule has goaded them.
"With all that has been published
about the crazy schemes of the Far
merS Alliance that is in rebellion
against the white mristycrlcy. It is
needtul. III this connection. to stat
~ n.t what lioSC schemes II