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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
A Soldiers Escapade.

Says Major j. W. McClung in the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat think / am
the only survivor of the confederacy
who led federal charge. This singu-
lar thing did, and here's how it was
1t was at the battle of Selma. | was
carrying orders and had to pass
straight through the town. 1t was
terribly hot and | had my coat off.
We had captured wagon train few
days before, and out of the spoils
had appropriated brand new federal
cavalry hat, so did not look unlike a
Yankee officer. In the main street of
Selma | met an aide named Brown
n gallant fellow. He shouted to me
that our line had been broken and that
Armstrong was falling back, and told
me to get out or I'd he taken. Just
then Armstrong and his staff galloped
past, and the general recognizing us
called ont: ''You must hurry out OF
this gentlemen. They are close on
your heels" Brown had a dispatch
for Col. johnson and he said he would
wait and deliver it, if he died for it.
While we were talking, pistols in hand
a column OF federal cavalry swung in
to the street where we stood, coming
full tilt. We were so taken by surprise
that we could not get away. Brown
had on a new uniform that had Just
run the blockade and he was a good
target. Half dozen troopers dashed
out from the line to catch him. We
were riding for our lives, Brown a lit
tie in the lead, so that it looked a.
though L was chasing him. The pur
suers passed me and overhauled
Brown, and | caught glimpse of him
as passed, down on his back work
ing his revolver, with a group of the
enemy about him, all shooting down
at him and cutting at him with their
sabers. By this time was at the head
of the column, which had not slack
ened it's mad pace. For at least q
mile rode at the head, exchanging re
marks about the retreat OF the "rebs'
and joining in the cries OF Hurry
let's catch Armstrong" As we came
to side street that ran right down tC
the river, | dashed out and swervet
sharply and then ! rode for dear life
In a second they were after me and th'
bullets sang all around me. | nevel
halted, but plunged of a low pier into
the water and swan straight across
to where our people were trying tt
form a new front. The water wa
torn by a perfect rain of bullets, but
was not scratched and my horse wa
only slightly wounded. ! would lik
much to know the name of my fedora
commander.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
Stand by Protection.

No surprise seems justified by the
suit the men who have assumed the
task of tariff reform" in accordance
with the British standard. Trainers
of the existing law found inspiration
closer home than Europe, and they
laid tariff along those lines Indicated
by the founders OF our Republic and
the law makers in it's first congress.
OF course this could not he done with
out exciting opposition from free trade
attorneys, as such opposition is the
only excuse for their existence.
But the real facts OF the situation,
at any time since the passage of the
new tariff law, have in no wise war
ranted their bitter opposition to its
enactment or their determined efforts
for it's repeal. Immediately following
its passage, and before some OF its
most important provisions were In
force, its influence for good was mani
tested in the renewed assurance given
to capital that the great body of
American voters might still be relied
on to maintain the traditional defense
against foreign competition made nee
essary by the advanced standard OF
wages and living prevailing in this
county. In many localities factories
long idle or materially restricted in
output by enforced division OF the do
mestic market with foreign competit-
ors, were given new life, skilled opera
tives found opportunity for steadier
employment than before at wages
enabling them to live as becomes
American citizens, without any mate
rial advance in the cost OF manufac-
tured products as they reach the
hands OF ultimate consumers.
Never in the history OF this country
could more OF the necessaries and lux
uries OF life be obtained by honest
effort than since the Mckinley bill be-
came law, despite the early prophesies
of its opponents that the reverse OF
this would follow it's passage, and
their subsequent efforts to insure con
firmatIon of their doleful predictions.
In the face of this array of facts free
trade promoters serve notice OF a con
tinuance of their crusade against the
policy by which all of this has been
brought about. By way of prelimi-
naries, threadbare arguments are be-
ing patched into shape, oft-refuted
prophesies are being placed in the
mouths OF spokesmen, and the hob
goblin OF high prices is marched to the
front to scare voters into support OF
foreign free trade. In short, history
is to repeat it's record OF past efforts
to substitute British political econo-
my for the policy of protection for
home industry under which our coun-
try.has made its phenomenal advance
ment. Let patriotic voters see to it
that the same page shows that history
the overwhelming defeat of this re-
newed attempt at checking the pros
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
Mckinley Prices Prices of Sheets and Shirt.

New York Press: "The Mckinley
tariff has made and will make dearer
every yard of cloth,.o clothing which
the poor people buy" So sang the
"reformer" last November when he
was working for the return of a free
trade majority to congress. But his
song has changed to a sorrowful wall
since the real effect OF the new law has
become apparent. Supplies of manu-
factures were never cheaper than now,
although the Mckinley act has been
in operation almost ten months. A
fall in the price OF the very goods on
which the tariff was increased is a no
tlceable feature OF the present condi-
ton OF the dry goods market. We
give a few more examples in support
OF this assertion.
Prices OF bleached shirtings and
sheetings as given by the Dry Goods
Economist of April 5, 1890, and July
IL, 1891:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20

only Ill, ,679. T.ds indicates final
disposition within ,>wo years OF over
two hundred thousan, cases that had
accumulated under the obstructive
tactics of the Cleveland .administra-
ton, while at the same time disposing
of current business. Within me next
twelve months the present co. INNS
sioner OF the general land Office c,'nh-
IDENTIFY expects TO completely dispose
of this accumulation, and again bring
up the business OF the land depart
ment to date.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
MONTANA NEWS.

Max Cohen. "a tailor was drowned at
Glendive on the 18th inst. while bathing.
An effort is being made at Helena to
build a monument to General sheridan.
IL should succeed.
A correspondent OF the Billings Gazette
says there are over thousand acres of
corn in Pense's bottom on the Yellowstone
that will yield forty bushels to the acre.
The Coeur d. Alene branch of the North
ern Pacific is completed from Missoula,
and the event was celebrated on the 18th
by an excursion from the Occur a. AIene
region to Missoula by fully 500 people.
A short time ago the Hume of Thomas
Cooney e. Co., who are working some placer
mines near Canyon Ferry, was robbed Of
between $500 and $1,000. We learn that
the owners have despaired OF discovering
the thieves.
A townsite company has been organized
at Neihart with a capital stock OF $780,
900, divided into 10000 shares OF SO
each. The incorporators are Charles 6
Hubert, David Rice, Charles NJ. Webster.
Daniel F. Smith, and Timothy j. Me
Carthy.
daily passenger train now leaves Great
Falls at eight O'Clock bound for Monarch
over the Belt mountain branch of the
Great Northern. The increased service is
rendered necessary by the largely aug.
mented business between Great Falls and
Belt mountain points.
The state board Of equalizs ton places
the assessed yulue OF live stok in Montana
at something over 81 1000, 900. This will
be slightly Increased by raising the tssesa-
ment on sheep. Real estate is valued at
S12, 1s3, ,Is2. Lewis and Clarke county
stands at the head Of the list of counties.
with realty valued at s22, ,94G.O75.
Like father, like son: Gov. Hauser. as
is well known. has a fondness for the shot
gun. and is one Of the crack shots Of the
Helena Gun club. 1t seems to run in he
family, and he will have to look out for his
laurels. His little son Tom. who is hardly
big enough to keep from being knocked
over by the reeoil OF the gun, yesterday at
the gun club grounds made sixteen out az a
possible twenty.-Herald.
About 900 head OF beef steers. which
have been sold by the Bay State Land &
Cattle Co. to Matt Morgan. are now on the
opposite side of the river. They have been
transferred To 4. W. Copps, foreman for
Nr. Morgan and VIII be crossed tomorrow
ana loaded at the TT. Benton yards. Four
"uneu "ea" vi 'heHe ca'lIe VIII De shipped
70 sne op'ar agency. IN dawson county
to fill a contract. and the remainder will be
shipped to Chicago.-River Press.
| Erastus Green one of Neiba ~ l,,.;,,,.-
men, favored the Leader office with a call
this morning. Mr.. Green says that Neihart
rs bound to he big camp. Things there
are booming. Last week there was zone
leweiry store m Neihart. now there are
'onr' 'e" days ag" single barber min
's'ered TO the needs of the Neihartians;
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
Fast Time by Nelson.

INDEPENDENTS, Ia, Aug. 15-This
afternoon the stallion Nelson trotted
a mile in 2:1O fiat. The day was per-
feet and the track in excellent condi-
tion. The great trotter was accom-
panied by runners, but as it had not
been thought he would show such form
quarters were not taken
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
Big Trees In Washington.

There are some big trees in the new
state lof Washington. For instance,
there is fir 81 feet in diameter, and
a cedar II feet in diameter 33 feet
from the roots, and IL feet in diane
ter ll2 feet from the roots. But the
Washingtonians scorn the suggestion
that the latter is the biggest tree in
the state They expect to come across
a tree in their primeval forests some
day that will make it seem like sap
ling.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
The Wool Market.

BosToN, Aug. Is. Wool demand
good, and territory woods continue to
sell firm. Transactions amounting to
1927 900 pounds, principally at 90
cents clean for fine; 81 to So cents for
fine medium and 53 to 80 cents for
medium. Oregon and California woods
are quiet but i'm demand.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20

Could the tariff "reformer" have
toreseen last November the trouble
INTO which his Mckinley prices fabri-
cations were destined to involve him,
probably he would have stuck closer
TO the truth in his campaign utter
ances about the Mckinley tariff. But
ne seems to have thought that no
matter how he lied TO the people they
would soon forget. The Press will see
to it that they not forget. And the
"reformer" might as well prepare 'or
the castigation which awaits him at
the hands of indignant voters in the
next election.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
A New Estimats.

Helena Herald: From the way beef
cattle are selling in Chicago and the in
creased weight of the Montana bull
lock we have to blot out the old fig
ures and put in the new. That isfrom
the new information just obtained,
partly from P. P. Shelby, assistant
general traffic manager of the Great
Northern railroad, whose road is car
rying double amount of the wool and
cattle shipped over that route last
year. These new estimates are given:
There will come back to Montana
from exports:
vi iaL S,UUU,DDU
OF wool and mutton sheep...... 10000
OF horses, etc ..,.,.................... 300, 900
SO. 300, 900
A safe expectancy may be added for
the following:
For gold, silver and copper.....S47, 800, 900
For precious stones, sapphires
ruDles ooo,ooo
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
S4s.OOO.OOO

From these exports of stock and
wool shipments there will come to
Helena at least $3,000,000 in hard
cash, and, as Mr.. Shelby says, good
times are assured to Helena this win
ter.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
Tariff Pictures.

Has the Mckinley tariff largely in
creased the cost OF clothing for the
poor, as the "reformer" saidit would?
The price lists of wholesale houses do
not say so. For instance, American
shirting prints which sold at
~. 49,.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
OFFICIAL. ROSTER.
state Directory.

state Directory
GoyernoT .............Joseph h. Toole, Helena
Lieut. Goyernor...John +. Richards. Butte
Member oI Congress, r. ii. Carter. Helena
Secretary Louis Rotwitt, Helena
Treasurer .............. X. o. Hickman II elena
Auditor............. +. A. kenney, Helena
Atty General Henri j. Haskell, Glendive
chief Justice Supreme Court...........
Henry n. Blake, Helena
Associate Justices f. n. Harwood
supreme Court '''''' W. II. Dewitt
clerk Sup. Court, w. J. Kennedy, Helena
Public Instruction
..John Cannon Helena
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20
WooL.sToRINc FACILITIES.

Warehouse the bank with View to the Storing
Judith and Wolf Creek county Will Ind
the point their wool, whether
desiring sell ship.
the
anehmn will find the route via
kinds BED PRICES Also blacksmith shop Landing
S~ORDERS BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-08-20

a ward SIX months before the new tar.
i'll took effect, now sell under that tar
iff at
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-10-11
The side.

The answer to the complaint of the plaintiff in the suit of Paseholy vs Hare was filed today by Herring & Herring the defendants attorneys. He denies each and every allegation with the exception that he did get 5000 from plaintiff. The story cut short is as follows as related in the answer Igo had hay contract a; Fort Apache and Jo PaschOly was Un his bond. IgO and PaschOly induced the defendant to go to Apache and fill the contract and relieve the plaintiff from his per- ilous financial position. The picture Of the small amount of money needed and the easy task it was to perform as related in the answer, might be boiled down to use 8 slang expression, iato pudding" for the defendant. When the defendant arrived at Apache how ever he found that the 5000 which plaintiff had said would fll the con tract, was not starter and after pay ing out 5000 of his own money, be telegraphed Co the plaintiff for $4OOU more which was sent. Nothing Was said or mentioned regarding interest or profits. The answer also relates the hardships which the defendant ~as obliged to undergo which were dangerous m the extreme. He asks the court to dismiss the suit and alsC for 5000 as a just compensation fol relieving the plaintiff from loss.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-10-11
CATTLE NEWS.
Interesting Notes from Kansas
 and Along the Line.

A carload of H, reford bulls, 29 in number. were taken ont to the San Bernardino ranch this morning by G. s. Baker who brought them from Kansas. The bulls are the property of J H. Slaughter and will he placed on his ranch. They are, with one exception, fast year calves, and are all of one size and marked so much alike tLat it would be difficult to tell one from the other. They are in splendid order and look as fresh as though they had come off A Kansas corn field instead of a car. They were brought through in A T X palace stock car, which accounts for their good condition. It s understood that the cost O: the car to Benson from Eureka, Kansas, was Sl70, or irac- ton over S6 per head MT Baker has been with Mir. Slaughter since his departure for Kansas with 20O0 head of steers. Mir. Slaughter has about closed out, having but 400 head to l dispose of.
 The market has gone all to pieces. It takes a good, fat, three year old range steer to bring S22 after fstten- ing on Kansas grass. Cattle in New Mexico are in a bad condition and to save them they are shipping train loads to Kansas and turning them loose to shit for themselves on buffalo grazs. One shipper has turned 2OOO head onto the prairie m this way. At Deming a Nevada shipper is loading 2OOO head for that state. They go over the P, which is making a low rate, notwithstanding a report that they had declared the Nevada low rate of.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-10-11
Getting to Market.

The Butchers Gazette reports as follows the condition of the San Fran cisco cattle market:
 Stocks have been accommodating and with free arrivals the eorrals are full. Some Arizona cattle have been killed during the past two weeks and some Of then are in very good condition. Our local slaughterers have been buy ing largely in Arizona to stock their ranches in the southern part of the state.
 Sixty carloads arrived at Bakersfield on Tuesday to be fed in Kern county besides other large shipments, and they have been picking out the best and shipping them to market.
 Buyers who have been in northern California and southern Oregon report cattle plentiful and in better condition than they have been for four years. Hay is also abundant and cheap, and many will soon commence to feed for the winter market.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-10-11
GEO. W. BRYAN,
 Chairman.
COUNTY RECORDS
Clerk.

RT Swan, trustee, to T M x M Go McCann and Wedge mining claims B 800.
 NV storer to T NJ NJ Co, Escon- dido mining claim-sI.
 MORTGAGE. CIV Pugh to Liberman, lots l X 3 block 3l, Wilcox-sl, 300.
 BRANDS. Drew brothers, Gatewcod-fgure '. John Spencer to L F. Page B feet opposite court house on Toughnut St. -S35.
 Thos Burns to ". H. Rand, the Magnet and Mars mining claims, Cal iiornia mining district sl.
 BIRTH. in Benson Sept P. to the wife of F c Nelson, boy.
 BRANDS. Jose Espinosa-J F.. Bias Sanchez-S B, Savarre Lopez-S L. All oi Fair. bank.
 RELEASE OF MORTGAGE. Alfred Graham of chattel mortgage on property Of Ellen McFall, Dragon.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-10-11
:" August
 Flower ;

For two years I suffered terribly with stomach trouble, and was for all that time under treatment by a physician. He finally, after trying everything, said stomach was about worn out, and that I would have to cease eating solid food for time at least. I was so weak that could not work. Finally on the recom- mendation of friend who had used
 your preparations A worn-out with beneficial re-
 suits, I procured stomach. bottle of August
 Flower, and com menced using it. It seemed to do me good at once I gained in strength and flesh rapidly; my ap- petite became good, and I suffered no bad effects from what ate. I feel now like a new man, and con- sider that August Flower has en- tireiy cured me of Dyspepsia in it's worst form. JAMES E. DEDERIcK, Saugerties, New York
 W. B. Utsey, St. Georges, s. c. writes: I have used your August Flower for Dyspepsia and find # an
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-10-11

The case of Chong Sam, China man who entered the United States from Canada, and who was ordered Geported to China, has been finally disposed of. Sir Julian Paunceiote, the British minister, interested him self in the case on the ground that the man had A domicil ary residence in Canada, and had therefore been allowed to enter Canada, and in order to accomplish that purpose he urged that the president grant a pardon to the Chinsman.
 The president wrote to the secretary of state September l9 as follows: "I have had under consideration the case of Chong Sam, Chinese subject who crossed from the Dominion of Canada to the United States and was arrested at Port Huron for violation Oi our exclusion act, and in whose behalf Sir Julian Pauncefote, her Majesty's Min istsr to this capital, has made some representations and requ"sts that thi' mIn should be returned 70 Canada You will please say to Sir Julian that if this were single cause it would give this government great pleasure to show its consideration by comply ing with his request; bu+ there is in- volyed in this case, in my opinion, the whole question of the success and en- fo-cement of our exclusion acts. II Chinamen can land in Canada and suffer no other penalty for crossing our line than that of being returned to Canada, from whence they may ag lin repeat their attempt to get into our territory, our law becomes practi- cally dead letter. I have, therefore directed the secretary of the treasury to send him back to China
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-10-11

IN looking over the victories which
 have been accomplished by the Me Kinley bill, the closing of the Ameri- can cattle market to the cattle owners Of Sonora and other states Of Mexico, should not be overlooked Their cattle are dying and their owners helpless to do anything to relieve their condition. With the duty of, they would all find their way to east
 ern packing houses, and back into the country in the shape of corned beef canned tongue and boots and shoes. Mexico would willingly take off the duty on all of these manufactured products of their cattle, for the priyi- lege oi entering their steers without the duty Of sl0 per head on U s soil.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-10-11
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Of sheiHseard of Supervisors of
 Cochise.souniy-
Oct. ', 1891.
 5 o'clock a. m.

o CLOCK R. m. Board met pursuant to adjournment Present Chairman c. W. Bryan, Supervisors s. White and John Mont gomery.
 Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.
 Whereas, it appearing to the board, that some of the district school boards have allowed their respective census marshsls quite one dollar per capita for the enumeration: that in addition to this exhorbitant charge, large sums of school moneys have been expended for school election purp Ises, and it appearing that these items of expend- iture are unauthorized by law and tend to deplete the school fund 1t Is therefore unanimously resolved that the county school super nteudent and county treasurer be instructed to al- low no claim for school trustee cleo tions, and no greater sum than 9 cents for the enumeration of each child of school age.
 Board examined the report for the 3d quarter, 1891, of the treasurer, sheriff. probate judge, county superin- tendent of public schools, H. E. Pen ny, J. P. of Precinct No. ?, and c. G. Johnston and c. E. Alvord, J. P. of Precinct No. 1, and found them cor rect.
 It is unanimously ordered by the board that a proper set of books for keeping the accounts of the county be purchased and the clerk of the board is hereby instructed to purchase same in accordance with form this day approved by the board. By unanimous vote the board ad- iourned to ? o'clock p. m. Nov. , 1891,
 Approved
 GEO. W. BRYAN,
 Chairman. Attest
 WM. D. MoNMoSIER
 Clerk.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-10-11
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

cocHIsE. James Parrot, Pittsburg. Pat Symms, Chicago. H. c Kenny, M Johnson, Bisbee. WH Hall, Charleston; J H Web ster, New York. Ed Rineon, Sonora; Berger ranch. Paul Winter, Sam Barston, Cal.
 PALACE. E W Notewsre, Mil, Wm Heyn, San Pedro. R De Haven, San Francisco. R Hopper, San Francisco. Psscholy and wife, Huaebuca. Emil Hirsch, St. Louis; W H Ran dal. Chicago. Gus HIrsch6eld. s. F.; Hugh ConIon Bisbee; N " storer, mill. w Adams. Chas Heckman Dem ing c W D Cowles, Colorado; A E Frank, N Y. VIC. Green ranch.
 SAN JOSE. Scott White, Bowie. c " Bryan, Benson. T H Haskins, San Francisco. B E Smith, Bisbee. D B Ringold, Los Angeles; c H Dalton, Denver. A Blumhnrg. Eli Pas0 " II Henrv.