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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20
BLAINE To TAKE A HAND
The Magnetic Statesman to take the
Stump for Harrison.
The Irish Will Be solidly Repub'
lican.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Pat Egau,
minister to Chilli, is now in Washing
ton. He denies the rumor that he is
going to resign, and says he is much
pleased with the relations now exist
ing between the Chilian government
and the United States. He says also
that the Chilians are ripe for reciI roc
ity.
Egan says that the Irish vote will
be practically solid for Harrison and
Reid. Egan believes that his country
men have now come to the conclusion
that the Republican party is the party
that has done more for their inter-
ests than any other, and that they
are willing that the present adminis-
tration should have four years more
of power.
The most important piece of infor-
nation vouchsafed by Egan was the
fact that he had authentic informa-
tion direct from Blaine that he would
in a few days take the stump for the
Republican national ticket. Egan
says that q representative of Blaine
visited him in New York shortly after
his arrival from Chill. To Egan,
Blaine's representative said that
Blaine would take the stump. Egan
says that if he were not perfectly sat
istied on this point he would have
made personal visit to Blaine to
find out his exact political views. He
had intended to do this but owing to
the fact that the information came to
him in New York. he decided to post
pone his visit to Blaine until later
date.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20
Liucoln's Old Home.

Century: Near the graveyard where
Lincoln's father and stepmother rest,
seven miles south of Charleston, ILL.,,
in a place then known as Goose Nest,
the Lincolns made their final settle
ment on removing from Indiana.
Here Abraham Lincoln assisted his
father in getting settled" as they
call it. He helped him build log
cabin and cleared for him a patch OF
ground, and when he saw him 'under
headway" in the new country, bade
him goodby and started north afoot.
One very old man told me that be
once rode up to Thomas Lincoln's
cabin and inquired if he could spend
the night there. He was informed
that the house afforded only two beds
and one of these belonged to a sor
who was then at home, but If hs
would get the consent of this boy to
take him in as a bedfellow, he could
stay. The stranger dismounted, and
soon found the six foot boy in thu
back yard lying on board reading
The boy consented, and the man slep'
with him that night. The boy wal
Abraham Lincoln, and the other neve
tires of telling how he spent the nigh
with the future president.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20

articles" the foreign pig iron would
cost $21 .97 per ton and the American
pig iron would be worth $21.72. But
we can buy the American No. 1 Dig
iron here for SIS, and with the great
est pride and satisfaction as Ameri-
cans, because it is the product OF
American labor and because 80 per
cent of the cost or $13. so for each ton
goes into the pockets of American
laborers. If there were no tariff the
foreign pig iron would cost, laid down
here, 25 cents per ton more than the
American, which fact is conclusive
that the tariff is simply to preserve to
American laborers the earnings of the
labor entering into its production
from the raw material into the
finished article, and at the same time
insure license fee of $6.72 to the U.
s. treasury should the foreigner de-
sire to peddle his pig iron in this mar
ket. If it would not be considered
fraudulent and unconstitutional l
should like to tax the brain of some
free trade Democrat, with a clear con-
ception of the tax question to eluci-
date wherein the tariff of S6.72 on pig
iron is a tax. If the tax is too heavy,
just send pig to the epistolary pen
pusher of Grey Gables and he will
tcatch on" at once to what is wanted
great head) and write letter with a
full encyclopedia elucidation of the
whole litter OF pigs including pig iron.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20
Wire Nails.

The free traders tax on wire nails
is cents pound, which he says is
paid on every pound of them brought
and used in this country, but they are
selling regularly, according to the Iron
Age of April IA, at 1 .65 cents a pound,
3.5 mills less than the alleged tax.
1t is only few years when, under a
low tariff, wire nails were so dear that
farmers could not afford to buy them
at all. Now, under the Mckinley law
they sell cheaper than ever before, and
the farmer can drive them into his
fence posts or sheep sheds with the
satisfaction of knowing that he is
driving absolutely the best and cheap.
est wire nails in the world, notwith-
standing the "grinding tariff on
them.
In 1875, under a revenue duty Of
about cent a pound, we made 1000.
600 kegs of wire nails, which sold at 10
cents a pound. In 1883 the duty was
made protective A. cents a pound)
and last year we made over 1000
times as many (4,114, 1886 kegs, and
they have been selling as low as Ia
cents pound in large lots, 1-2 cent a
pound below the present duty.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20
Powderly Takes Risks.

Milwaukee News: Mr.. Powderly
seems to be a courageous fellow.
Notwithstanding the fact that he had
the example OF the persecution of Com
missioner Peck before him by the Nat
ional Democratic Committee for telling
the truth about the raise in wages in
New York State the past year, Mr..
Powderly has come out in letter say
ing that the Democratic party is the
''foe of labor"
But Mr.. Powderly is running great
risks. In the South the third party
men are not tolerated in free speech
by the Democrats. In New York Mr..
Peck is prosecuted for telling the truth
about wages. Mr.. Powderly may be
the next victim of Democratic intoler-
ance for having plainly and firmly af-
fronted the National Committee on its
free trade issue.
1t is getting to be dangerous to be
truthful as Democrat, or even as q
citizen.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20
Condition Of Trade.

To show that the country was never
more prosperous than it is at present
one need only refer to Dunn's weekly
trade report, October s, 1892. Follow
ing are only few brief extracts: "Chi-
cago reports large trade in merchan-
disc and good collections with bank
clearings IA per cent. larger than a
year ago, and decided increase in real
estate and lumber transactions" "At
indianapolis there is boom in manu-
featuring, and railroads find it exceed
ingly difficult to handle all the tonnage
offered. At Detroit manufacturing
is decidedly active and works are en-
ployed full time" "At St. Paul trade
is materially greater than a year age
and at Minneapolis very good, lumber
being unusually active, and the out
put of -four 100000 barrels against
1914 900 last year. Business at st. Louis
is more active than usual and collec.
tions prompt. At Kansas City trade il
steady, cattle receipts heavy, and col
lections fairly satisfactory; at Omahs
business is good, particularly in gro
ceries; and at Denver business is i'm
proving. Nearly all southern citie'
report better trade" Perhaps the tex
tile industries were never more pros
porous than they are now, for whil'
prices are remarkably low the demand
for goods is large and urgent, and tn
works are crowded with orders. Their
are signs of improvement in prices o
C, ton goods, and sales of wool con
tinue heavy" 1t will be seen by refer
ence to textile industries that th
prices for goods are remarkably low.
Yet we were told by the free trad
press two years ago that everythin
the laboring man wore or used woul
be exhausted in vslue by the oper.
tions of the Mckinley bill. Trade st,
tistics cannot be refuted.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20
GOOD THINGS BY HARRISON.
A Terse Passage from the Presidents 8
Speeches for Every Day in the Week.

"The Republican party has always
been hospitable to the truth. 1t has
never Stunned debate. 1t has boldly,
and in the courage of the principles it
had advocated, opened the lists and
challenged all comers. 1t has never
found it necessary or consistent with
it's great principles to suppress free
discussion of any question. ."-Benja-
min Harrison.
There is not Republican commun-
ity where any man may not advocate
without fear his political beliefs.
There is not Republican voting pre-.
cinct where any man, whatever may
have been his relations to the flag dur.
ing the war, may not freely exercise
his right to vote. There is not one
such precinct where the right OF a con
federate soldier freely to cast the bal
lot of his choice would not be defended
by the union veterans OF the war;
Benjamin Harrison.
sour party is tolerent of politica
differences. 1t has always yielded tc
others all that is demanded for itself
II has been intolerent of but one thin
l-disloyalty to the flag and to tn,
United States. ."-Benjamin Harrison
| "The purpose not to permit Ameri
can wages to be brought below tn,
level of comfortable living, and com
petence, and hope, by competition
with the pauper labor of Europe, ha
taken a very strong hold upon ou
people. And of kin to this suggestion
and purpose is this-the other? Tha
we will not permit this country to b
made the dumping ground of for
eign pauperism and crime. benjamin
Harrison.
"There are some who profess to b
eager to exclude paupers and Chimes
laborers, and at the same time advo
cate policy which brings the Ameri
can workman into competition wit
the product of cheap foreign labor.
benjamin Harrison.
"I have thought that the prophe
Daniel must have had a vision of th
commercial travellers when he sal
that in the last days many should ru
to and fro and knowledge should b
increased" d."-Benjamin Harrison.
"Do not allow any one to persuad
you that this great contest as to ou
tariff policy is one between schedules
1t is not a question of a z per cent. r.
duction. 1t is a question betwee
wide-apart principles" - Benjami
Harrison.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20
Big Pig and Little Pig.

The Democratic (Mugwump) Boston
Herald says: "The Thomas Iron Co.
has reduced the price of No. 1 pig iron
to SIS per ton. 1t also says that
iron of similar gradeis selling at Glas-
gov, that is Scotch pig, at $13.25 per
ton, aud that, "the cost of transpor-
tation across the Atlantic, including
landing charges, is nearly 81 per ton. "
The tariff, it says, is S6.72 per ton. "
Now if the great political economist
and tariff reformer of Buzzard's Bay
is correct in the profundity OF his
economic reasoning, that the tariff is
a tax equal to the enhanced price
which the duty adds to the imported
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20
Cleveland Would Carry England.

The Democratic party in the states
may rest assured that if English SYM
pathy could carry the election of
Grover Cleveland in November the
white house would be theirs. We shall
watch the development of the strug-
gle with the keenest interest, and even
if the triumph be not attained all at
once there is indeed reason for con-
graduation that one of the great
American parties has made free trade
the great battle cry of the future
Liverpool (Eng.) Courier.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20
wooL-sroRINc FACILITIES.

Special View
the Judith and Wolf Creek will find
this the most convenient point % their
desiring o ship.
Ranhmen Others seeking will find the route via
blacksmith Landing.
sorORDERS BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20

Globe Democrat: No Democratic
orator in the present campaign has
yet dared to come out squarely in
favor Of the repeal of the Mckinley
tariff bill.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20

An old man in St. Louis, who has
been hiccouebing at half minute inter
walls for two days, was stopped by
hypnotism.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-20

)CK WOOL INTERESTS OF THE GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
ODDS ABOUT THE POSTAL FAIR.
FEAR THAT THE MANAGER WILL GET MOST
OFThE PROFITS.

. FEAR THAT THE MANAGER WILL GET MOST
OFThE PROFITS.
TIL. nroiect of having fair in aid OF the New
Work postortce Mutual Aid Association Is not having
cerfectly smooth sailing Just now Thcre Is E"N
deal Of curiosity among some people III 'i' 20
Office as to who is going 10 get the proceeds ., N7
enterprise. Louis A. Jackson OF No 20 rarK hoM,
&c manager OF the fair lie has advanced the S"2oo
IN nav for the lease OF the Madison square "aiNeh
from November rs TO December 3. and the papers
are signed By him individually. lie has also aoNhocd
other sums. Some time ago he told Postmaster 'or
nehus Van Colt that he would receive per ce"'
Of The profits for his serviceS-an arrangement .i"'
seemed entirely Just. But now 1T IS generally uue'
stood that Mr. Jackson is TO get 40 per cent. Oh
either the net or the gross receipts. ii is thoushe
that this IS too liberal a slice for HIM.
Mr. Jackson Yesterday denied 10 Tribune reporter
that he TO get 40 per cent OF the sum taken III
lie declared that he had absolutely no contract WIN
the Mutual Aid Association except that II any money
was made he was to get much Of ii as the officers
cared TO give him. Mr.. Jackson has managed other
fairs rs regular business, but in this case seems to
have adopted a remarkable course. lie Is nskne
g. goo or and doing a great deal OF work. con-
fessedly no OF charity and yet has made
no stipulation whatever he says, about his pay
The superintendent and Clerks Association Of the
PostOfnce at first wanted to- Join in the fair Post-
masterGeneral Wal&maker had Endorsed the fair on
being told that it WAS to aid pension fund. II is
really to be held TO pay 10000 due the widows and
other heirs Of mombers Of the association The
officers OF the organization OF supsrntcndents and
clerks wanted to make this fact clear TO Mr.. Wsno-
maker. Mr.. Jackson promised to give them the in
formation to be transmitted TO the Postmasfor-Gen-
eral, but he has not been heard from The associa.
G ssHrs that f to Maze s 70 has 40 @ ae
ceved about II. The three organizations OF letter
carriers Interested In IT, however
Postmaster Van Colt Is annoyed at learning that
persons soliciting money for the fair under pre-.
ence Of acting by his direction. He OF course, wond
like TO see the fair big success, but has absolutely
no Official connection with IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
FALL SUNSHINE AT RHIyEDECK.

Rhinebech Oct. 90 Specal) 1.-The long uninterrup ed
continuance Of beautiful, clear. bracins, autumn
weather. the ideal period OF the year in the country,
has kept nearly all the residents the large estates
about here from taking their departure TO the ei'y.
Ellerse is quiet Just now. The Vicc-P President and
Mrs. Morton Mt Chicago. where Mr.. Morton is
filling the Presidents place In the opening ceremonies
Of the Columbian Celebration, and the Misses Nor
ton have gone attend their boarding school. Mrs.
Dobson, the sister-nlaw OF the Vice President. is
still at Ellerslie Mrs. Dobson recently presided at
the annual meeting Of the Rhinebcck branch OF The
Womans Needlework Guild OF America, Of which
Mrs Morton Is the honorary president and accounts
Of which have previously appeared In The Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob Aston again at Fern
cife and Will remain TO enjoy the autumn weather.
Mr. and Mrs. Glover, OF NewYork, have been
the guests Of DR.. and Mrs. George W. Miller, at
The Grove.
Ex-Congressmsn Carelton Hunt and family have
left Montgomery Place, the home OF Ms sisters, The
Misses Hunt; for his residence. in NewOrleans.
Mrs. Robert B. Suckley is In New-fork for brief
visit -
Mrs. Zimmerman, OF Orange, and Miss Johnston,
Of New-York. guests of Professor Hobson, Of
Annandale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
povCIIKEEP5IE BRIDGE Rbpi"N''"''

p,i,.oe,phia oct o:.-rhe last step III NV
orgon,,at,on and consolidation OF the ro"." na
Rrdge company and the ccn'rai NV ,,hor ,be
wosierp Railroad will he taken on MONDAY, WV" ,,nc
1. -, tho new corporation. the philadelphia l''',s
"U% ' New England Railroad Company ~ be rSGa"S Se
o." ,ho ccr,ncotes representing the 's'ur''''S
no.,.ed with the Fidelity Trust Company im' ,"ra
~ each poughkecpsle Bridge SLOW o0hu VII ,,a,oa
r. lion thereof 500 in first mortgage co"'"n
!" M coo Income mortgage series u. per
n,s and 500 OF the latter, in addition ior ,ne
ovrr,ne coupons and scrip The holder Of eaen
-, c.n,rol New England and Western hr'' mo-,
hands will receive 5000 In first NOR wears
bonds bearing interest at per .ens 400 In income
and /, ner cent thereafter ana Sio' III o.,
anu p series B. per cents compensation 10,
INDUCTION Of Interest, The Central New England anu
western general mortgage 1000 bones c ~ series
w., hr ~ 900 income mortgage PEI IN. 49, comnanv
Hi'o III. Issue of those securities OF
cHn,mnetes the reorganization OF M .orroni1aiion
nridce system and the iabor' VI W"
committee the same uih''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
THE ARMorRs' GREAT KANSAS PLANT

Chicago. oct 80 (Spcclnl.-A dispatch from NhnN"
CITY. Mo- saws that the Armour plant. jist comIH''u
acros, the lire I'm Kansas city, Ban Is the E'
meat packing establishment in tho world sN no"'
and men will lie on the payroll OF Inc h'St.'".'o''
Tho Armour Packing Company there is ooh'f"l'" ny
,hilip d. Armour OF Chicago H. o. Armour :" ~
York and simeon Is. and Kirk Il. Armour oi nonsNS
f,tv For wears the Arnours have o~n~i Phn'
,,.. Int IL had no rank by the side OF the chicago
end OF the house. although It was In itself =" Irhe
affair Last spring Philip y. Armour appreciated NV
necessity Of establishing a great o.ths E''ins "'"
beef packing plant somewhere ne" tho range from
which the raw product Is obtained In III" fourth
month allotted 10 the work eight mammoth on'aihgs
hsvo been erected and filled with nncmnsV aus ~
nanv a, a cost OF nearly S200O,C00. The build
ms cover twenty acres OF ground ard are e's"ty'
Iour feet high.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
OBITCARl.
DENNIS T. HANKS.

Paris III Oct 2o-Dennis r. Hanks. the tu'or anu
life ,ors, friend of the martyrcd PRESIDENT hoiAn'"
Lincoln who died here yesterday WAS oo'n '0
miles southeast Of HOsgnsvie III laruih 'o"i'N' ~
NAV 49, 1893. His parents were natives Va ''e
and were among the first settlers III heh'uons' ~
WINS in the sam. ncighborhood In Hardin county, ny!
tho. Abraham Lincoln was born. his father ana MT
Hanks b.iuc boys together. Thomas Lincoln ia'her VI
Abraham Lincoln emgrated from Hardin County NY,
IN Suenccr County Ind. After years residence III
Indiana his wife died and he returned 10 heh'u'n'
Th,mas Lincoln Their returned TO Indiana accompanied
bv Mr. Hanks and ii was here the iat'er Husn' '''
how Abraham Lincoln 10 read and write Aher h'i"s
I'm spencer County for sixteen years the laniheS Vi
Thomas Lincoln and Dennis f. Hanks moved I" ILLINOIS,
snh setted on tho anga River IN Macon county
Here Nr. Hanks remained unui tue ran Vi 1901 wiz"
he removed to Coles County.
In 1864 occurred the riots at Charleston. III 'oies
Comfy. ILL., known in that locality AZ the Charleston
Rebellon" in which DR.. YORK, prominent resldeh'
Of that city WAS killed. number OF Inc rlo'fiS
were arrested and thrown into prison Dennis Hams
WIS sent TO Washington 10 intercede Win ffesuc"'
Lincoln in their behalf Arriving at Washington lie
went immediately the White House. lie WAS III
formed that he could not Mr. Lincoln as that was
not the day for the President to see visitors >e'
hut | must see him." said Mr.. Hanks 10 the usher
show me the door of his ROOM TINS was aoho
and Mr. Hanks walked into The Presidents room ana
exclaimed: How ere You. Abef' The President ler
his desk and walking toward him exclaimed. ""hy
Dennis what brought you here y and threw MS aims
around the old man and embraced him. MI Hahhs
soon made known his errsnG. secured the release OF me
men In whose behaH he was ch'rcd'iHs' an" '"''N
for hone the next day ., - .
MIR. Uanks's health mp to few months ago was
good and he was well posted the current ovent OF
go, us had most retentive memory. and nothing
gave him more pleasure than to taI OF ApId""'" LII"
coin and tell anecdotes OF hls early DoShoou'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
,x MEET CANADIAN COMPETITION.

Chicago. oct 22.-Iudee BrwsrS 'e., '"".. r,aa.
Northwestern case. declaring tha' '"o " 10 r,,os
'' .o,.r,,orsnte raies 10 meet the true rates
,"' n.+,pg line without in the least disturbing 'h'
,a.a, rate. 4, causing good deal Of comment among
.anroad men. They arc both surprised and srAuneu
Heretofore they have been restrained by ',s n,",
,tate Commerce Commission rom meeting .'l0 '',,,a
competition on the ground that TO do 30 "i'h0u
down local rates 10 corresponding lcVei """'' "
violation OF the law. The lines oohhc''"'e q"
csgo are now told that they may JON III "'"" 49,,
cent rate from Boston to -. fs"l u, way ..na,,a,o
w Wv ,..,,,, any az their local intermedih u
~ ithsandng the construction tlIat VA. neo
,"fo,,. lcn put upon the long ana snort h"i ''" "
tic Interstate Commerce law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
THE REV WILLIAM coRTIs COOLEY.

CanaIoharie, y. Y, oct. 90 (Specid)-The Rev
William Corts Cooley died to-day ut the rectOry OF the
Episcopal Church Of CanaIohare. He was born at Rut-
land VT in 1905, graduated from the Academy
at West Rutland, then entered Dartmouth college,
and later was admitted 10 the General Theological
Seminary OF York. and after three years study
WIS In 1896 ordained Episcopal clergyman.
His first charge was at West Troy. y. Y. Next he
went TO Peekskill. and later, Spring Garden, PhIa-
delpbia. He next went TO Pottsvle. Penn. and
then established himself at IT. Peters parish In
Philadelphia. Later he went TO Maspeth, In Wash
ington, then West Hoboken, y. j., then West Phil
adelphia and finally to Christs Church at Roxbury,
Conn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
RUMOR OF A FAILERE DENIED.

A rmor was circulated In this city yesterday m,rn-
Ing that the great European grain firm II Dreyns
brothers Coz OF London and Paris. had failed. Tie
news caused drop Of from 80 TO 3-l Of "a cent il
the quotations OF wheat on the stock Exchange II
discovered that the report untrue. and prices
recovered Ia Of u cent As As the report was
received Emil Rosenberg the New YORK repre-
sentative OF the firm who has an Office in the Welle'
Building, telcgraphed 10 Paris for information. and
received the reply " Nonscnsc. Deny officially" Mr.
Rosenberg said that there were many small grain
firms In Europe By the name OF Drcyfns. spelled In
variOus ways, and one OF them miyht have failed liz
going 10 ask for information that point. J. 4
W. Seligmnn a Co. received "A dispatch In the after
noon saying that the failure that OF a small
house having dealings In Ncw-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
HOW SULLIVAY COMPOsES MUSIC.

From The London star.
sir Arthur sullivan, the composer, recently
asked where he able TO compose best. and under
what circumstances his ideas flowed most freely. lie
replied that there place In which he had so
many inspirations In a railway carriage. There Is
something in the rspdity OF the notion In The Changing
OF the iron and in the whirrlng Of the wheels which
seems to excite his Imagination and supplies material
for host OF harmonss. Under very different cir
cums,snccs. however. 1.-THE Los Chord" composed
by the gifted musician. one night he in the room
next that In which his brother dying. lie had
been watching The bedside Of the dying man and was
thoroughly tired out sitting down before an organ
that was by chance In the room he found the noble
words before him. lie did not rise from his seat until
he had composed the music which has since thrilled
the people.