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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31
A Monstrous Scheme.

A bill has been introduced in con-
gress which provides for the holding
by the government OF all lands which
shall i'm the future be designated as
mineral lands, such lands to he leased
to operators instead OF sold as has
heret ofore been the practice, and a
royalty on the output to revert to
the government for stated use. In "a
second section OF the bill, which is in
troduced by Representative Stock
dale, OF Mississippi, it sprovided that
the funds thus obtained shall he EN-
ployed in improving the water ways
OF the country, including the levees OF
the Mississippi river.
The people OF the trans-Missouri
country should give this bill prompt
attention. 1t is simply u scheme to
put the mining interest under tribute
to certain local enterprises in the
south. With the possible exception
of our homestead laws, there has been
nothing in the policy of our govern
ment respecting the public domain
that has done so much to promote
the prosperity and preserve the honor
OF he United States as the laws that
have insured to prospectors the re-
suits of their own labors. 1t should
be understood that they receive moth
ing as gift; that they are only per
mitted to acquire titles by paying
from two to four times the price paid
| for other lands. In addition to this
| to subject them to the payment OF a
royalty would be a final blow to the
mining industry.
Then in what behalf is this radical
departure sought from the liberal
policy which the government has held
out to the men engaged in developing
the mineral resources OF the west? II
| is time for the truth to be told. The
scheme that has absorbed millions o
dollars from the treasury under the
pretense of improving the water WAYS
of the country including the levees o
the Mississippi river" is simply plar
to visit upon the general government
and saving individuals or the loca
municipalities the expense of prevent
ing the overflow of their plantations
The country has been patient undel
this annual larceny; but when tn,
Democrats propose to make it a spe
cifc tax upon the industry in which
the welfare of the country is NOR
vitality involved than any other, ther
will come kick that will knock bi
hole in the sky.-Helena Herald.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31
Curious Things.

1t takes q fraction less than three
seconds for a message to go from one
end of the Atlantic cable to the other.
A man of an average OF L "a pounds
has enough iron in his makeup to
make plowshare, and enough phos-
phorus to make 3 half million
matches,
st. Johns, Newfoundland; Montreal
and Ottawa, Canada; Portland, Ore.
gon; Temeswar, Hungary; Trieste
Austria; and Venice, Padua, Verona,
Mantua, Milan and Turin, Italy, are
all situated between As and 46 de
grees of north latitude. Who would
think of putting Montreal and Ottawa
in the same latitude as Venice and
Verona?
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31
The People Mean Business.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: The
Standard Oil Trust has decided to 60
out of business, and similar organiza-
tions will find it expedient to do so in
q short time. That is to say, the en-
forcement of the Sherman antitrust
law is convincing the parties interest.
ed in these mischievous monopolies
that the time has come for them to
abandon a form OF business that tn,
people are bound to suppress.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31

There is no danger from whooping cough
when Chamberlain Cough Remedy is
freely given. 1t liquefies the tough, tena-
cious mucous, and aids ia its cxpectora-
ton. II also lessons the severity and fire.
quency Of the paroxysms OF coughing, and
insures a speedy recovery. There is not
the least ,dangor in giving it to children or
babies, as it contains no Injurious sub
stance. 30 cent bottles for sale by W. W.
Dewitt, druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Called to order by chairman at 9 O'Clock
a. m. March 26, 1892, for the purpose Of
receiving bids for building fence on posr
farm and such other business as may prop
erly come before tho meeting.
Present j. w. Beck, chairman, John Me-
Court, p. Saunders, commissioners, and
w. H. Kelly, clerk.
Adjourned to | p. IN.
Called at p. IN. All present
Bids opened for fence as follows:
VIM. Ricks, S245; L. W. Aely, S247; J..
L. Crowder, S26o; ID. j. Kane, Sl95.
Contract with Wm. Mediger for care and
maintainance OF county poor etc. read and
signed.
Bond of VIM. Mediger for care of county
poor etc. approved.
BILLS ALLOWED.
NJ NJ o 'Brien, constable iees.............S29 80
Jos McGallon, posting notices @ 90
Unttef rebate OF assessment CT =. M.
Goodell made at September session hs
should have rebate of tax in sum of s3.6s,
which error is hereby ordered corrected
and warrant ordered.
Bid of ID. j. Kane for building fence on
pooi iaIiii Nd5 a''Tllirlr ne 70 lllr bonu IVA
sum OF S400, work to he done on or before
June l st, lS92.
Clerk instructed to advertise for bids a
follows: For doing work required to put
the water ditch on poor farm in good con-
condition, bids to opened April 9Th at two
p. m. at court house. Also for work on
road between ranches of T.. S. Smith, John
Trash and ]. Lewis. bids to be opened ON
road April 9Th, Ia u. m; also for bids for
putting concrete floor in jail room.
| Adjourned sine die.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31
OFFICIAL. ROSTER .
state Directory.

q ,yernor......"....Ioseph h. ronle, Helena
Lieut.. Goyernor....John +. Richards Butt
NJ mber al Congress, W. ". Dixon, Butt.
S S'crrtary................ Lonis Rntwitt, Heleaa
Treasurer .......... K. q. Hickman, Helena
Auditor............. f.. i. kenney, Helena
Atty General, go. II enri J Haskell, GIendivc
chic fIustic- Supreme Court...........
Henry y. Blake, Helena
A ,.snciate Justices f. y. Harwood
supreme Court ''' W. IL. Dewitt
Cler- Sup. Court, W. ]. kennedy, Helena
9up-Tinteudrnt Public Instruction
.........Johu Cannon, Helena
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31
wooL-sroRINc FACILITIES.

constructed with Special View the
Wool WoolGowes the Judith and Wolf Greek will find
this most point o haul wool whether
desiring sell or ship
settlement
Judith
OF
BED ROCK PRICES Also, blacksmith shop at Landing
p0rORDERS BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31
Federal Directory. !.

v. - Marshal Vim. f. fnray, Butte
Eezistrr 4. ). Land Ohicc.-.......c. A. Bur,
Receiver q. ). Land Otiice.......G. W. Cool
Surveyor rtieHeral........,.........Ge Geo. ID. Eaton
n. ,. Attorney +. ID. Weed
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31
II Is Enough,

81 do not smoke. nor chew, nor lie,
Nor steal, nor take my 'tea;'
simply am a Democrat
And that's enough for me-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31

We guarantee this wind
power superior to all other
males. limitations are
made but do not equal it.
We also guarantee against
destruction by storms.
The Aermoters please all
who use them. We have
geared outfits for grinding,
sa wing, etc. Also, pumps,
tanks. etc.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-31
- per ct. difference.
& ROYAL BAKING POWDER
~ Strongest, Purest, Most Economical.

publishing
and wherein
baking powders with the Roa
their mpu low strength and lack of keeping qualities as shown
by the ment and others
whether of these baking powders
Royal" the official clearly deter I5=78
baking powders k6l(\)1YAB1
e: : !: :: sI
purchased and yzed by the United n A
Chemists and the Chemists OF State III
Health the revealed the fact
contained from 90 ENNNTHN
leavenng strength than other OF &NS1y
tartar baking powder and also that perfectly
purer ingredients, and altogether wholesome
sold the same price, by the use
wholesomene OF ood OF
cake made perfectly light and Paatabe-advn
taqes not be in heap made baking
ders that lime and other impurities
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15

their fight from Nauvoo, and on this
same spot was committed one of the
most revolving murders that evcl
stained the earth. Yates was shackled,
and accompanying Bill Hickman as q
guard, were his brother, T. J.. Hick-
man, John Flack and Lewis Macham.
They took from Yates his watch and
$1,000. On arriving at the mouth of the
canyon they were met by Joseph A.
Young with an ''order" from his father,
the prophet" ordering that Yates be
used up" Col. Jones directed him
where to camp with the doomed man.
About midnight Col. Jones and a law
yer named Hosea Stout came to the
camp to see if the time was appropriate
for the commission of the damnable
deed. Hickman had directed the others
Of the guard to 60 to sleep, and sat
alone guarding the prisoner.
With 'bowie' knife drawn Col. (?)
Jones stood over him, and while Hosea
Stout held lantern Hickman, the fiend,
killed the man while asleep, cutting his
head open with an ak. They rolled the
corpse in blanket, dug q shallow grave
On the spot and buried it. They then
moved the camp fire onto the grade so
as to destroy traces of fresh earth.
Flack awoke about this time, and saw
what was going on. Hickman agreed to
give him share of the money, in order
to quiet him. But, on reporting to
Brigham, as they were in duty bound,
they were repri1nanded for asking such
: thing, and ordered to turn the money
over to the church to go toward paying
the expenses of the war" This they
lid. But ii. knocked all of the Mormon
ism out of Flack. He turned Gentle and
returned to New York. For many
years it was believed that Yates had
been killed by Indians, but rumors
grew into suspicion, and the body was
aisinterred, being found at the exact
spot designated by one of the murder
ers. who had turned states evidence.
But the criminals were never brought
to justice. The church gathered up all
of the dead mans property, and placed
It to the expense account of the "war'
against tho United States government.
j. M. ScANLAND.
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often afterwards told me that he put
that flag out over his house on every
public occasion. His widow still retains
it as an historical relic"
Of the past of this peculiar woman,
who made her appearance in Washing
ton in such q dramatic manner, little is
known; and her antecedents are
shrouded in mystery. 1t is known that
she is of French extraction, and that
she came to this city from New Orleans
during the civil war, drawing public at
tention to herself in the manner above
described, and that is all that is known
of her prior to the year 1862. Her life
in Washington since that time forms an
interesting narrative.
Not long after her advent here, she
secured through the friendship and in
1uencc of Hannibal Hamlin a little re-
cess in corridor running parallel with
the main entrance to the senate cham
Der. With a complacency and self
assurance which has marked her ever
SINCE she introduced herself to the sem
ate carpenter and induced him to make
her small pine table from some of his
spare boards. This she placed in the
recess, and upon it laid out stock of
articles calculated to tempt the unwary
visitor into purchasing. She had little
Inexpensive trinkets, guide books of
Washington, pictures of the capitol and
other public buildings, and different
sorts of figures modelled out of mace
rated United States paper money. Very
soon Clara Morris, as she called herself
and came to be called, became fanlil-
lar figure around the capitol From the
first, business at her little stand was
active and constantly on the increase.
In time, as her sales grew larger, she
added to her stock in trade and finally
opened a lunch stand in connection
with her other articles of mer-
rhandise. This last move proved q
drawing card, and soon Clara's stand
became a favorite resort fer the en-
ployes of the senate, who assembled
there every noon hour and ate her home
made pies, washing them down with
pure country milk. Occasionally a
\ United States senator, less dignified
than his colleagues or perhaps more
charitably inclined, would number him
self among her patrons and take his
place at the lunch counter quite like an
ordinary mortal
Having once catered to such distin.
guished persons it is not strange that
Clara Norris should suddenly discover
that !ieF accommodations were insae.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15

command of Gen. Daniel 81. Wells, one
of the twelve apostles, and who, it is
said, oficiated in the murderous rites
Of blood atoning. The infamous ''BilI"
Hickman commanded company of
Danitcs. Joseph A. Young, so the tes-
timony of one of the assassins reads,
brought the order from his father TO
Apostle Orson Hyde, who said: 81 have
orders to have Hartley used up" This
was a modification of ''sent to h.
across lots" Hickman and another
trusted Destroying Angel" named
George Boyd, were deputized to ''use
him up" They rode with Hartley few
miles, chatting pleasantly, and while
they were crossing a deep stream, Hick-
man shot the unsuspecting Hartley
through the head. His corpse foated
down the stream-the assassins not
even giving it burial They washed the
blood from the saddle and led the dead
mans horse back to camp as trophy.
Apostle Hyde had ridden round upon
the mountain side and witnessed the
scene. After which he rode up to the
"angels" and said that 'tit was well
done"
The murder of Richard Yates was re-
voting and cowardly in the extreme.
Itwas, however, from different motives,
gold, and not fanaticism, being the in
centive. This was in 1853. Yates was
trader and had a train of wagons
loaded with goods, ammunition, ETC.,
valued at about $4,000. He had halted
on Green river, and was buying beef
cattle for the United States government.
The Mormons offered to purchase am.
munition, but Yates refused to sell it to
them, knowing that they were in insur-
rection against the United States gov
ernment. One day, riding out too far
beyond his camp, and alone, Yates was
captured by some prowling Danites.
He was carried to Fort Bridger and
placed in stone corral and a guard
placed over him. Gen. (?) Wells ordered
Bill Hickman to take him to Salt Lake,
saying: ''Yates ought to be killed; but
take him along; you will probably get
an order when you get to Col. Jones'
camp"
This camp was at the mouth of Echo
canyon, on the Weber river, and guard
ded that narrow defilc. 1t is about as
wide as wagon road, and the perpen-
dicular walls rise to the height of 2,oOo
feet From these high walls the Nor
mons rolled down stones upon Johnson's
advancing army, and from one of these
peaks q boy was shot and killed by a
soldier-the only victim of the "Mor-
mon war" 1t was in the mouth of
Echo canyon that Brigham Young
preached his first sermon in Utah, on
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15

THE PRISON OF SOCRATES.
you in school days are now living and
forcible on the lips of young men and
maidens, porters and cab men.
1t seems strange to read the name Of
the streets-Socrat1s street, Plato
street, or to hear Greek woman shout
Ing after her youngsters the names of
the old philosophers and poets. The
Greek language as used to-day is much
akin to the Greek of Xenophon. 1t is
more like it than Italian resembles
ancient Latin.
On the plain Of Attica three great
hills stand up boldly-the hill of the
MUSES., the Acropolis and Mount Lyca-
bettus. The Acropolis rises about3OO feet
from the plain and covers an area less
than ten acres. On it is the great group
OF buildings which made Athens so
famous in art. twas after the Persian
wars, whose ravages devastated Athens,
that the Greek geni1s rose to the
highest pitch. Then Pericles sum-
moned to his aid Phidils and q brilliant
galaxy of architects and sculptors, and
Athens poured forth the treasures
gained as trophies in the war besides
the tribute of Thousand cities, and in
little less than generation. in the
fifth century b. G., the Acropolis was
covered with buildings which for grace
and beauty haze never been surpassed.
We must leave to the archaelogist the
description of t,.ese structures.
The ParthenCa is the most perfect
Doric temple ever built. About 200
feet long, 100 feet wicle, it had eight
columns ateach end and sixteen on a
side. On this structpse Phidias and bis
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15

been admitted by one of the assassins,
was conveyed to them by son of the
so-called prophet, seer and rev.
elator." Hartley was a well-educated
young man and lawyer by profess
sion. He had recently come from ''the
states" with the tide of emigration,
settled at Salt Lake City, married Nor
mon woman named Bullock and Joined
the Mormon church. Whether he Joined
the church through policy or belief is
unknown, but it is certain that his be-
lief IN the prophet, if he ever had any,
gas soon dispelled, and he began to
show that belief in his actions, and
wrote letters to his friends exposing
the secrets of the Endowment house.
Being suspected of apostasy, his letters
were intercepted, and the Mormon
church authorities claimed that they
had the necessary proof"
When a person joins the Mormon
church he or she takes an oath that they
will submit to the "blood atonement"
In expiation of that sin. This apostasy
and violation Of oath is held to be sin
which only the life blood of the sinner
can wash away. Until the arrival Of
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnson's army in
1858 to quell the Mormon. insurrection
this human sacrifice was practised
among the saints. Ine victim, who had
voluntarily given up his life for his
transgression, or apostasy, was dressed
In the habiliments of the grave, and
after certain ceremonials, which passed
for prayer, his throat was cut, and he
was thus Saved from eternal damna-
tion." These human sacrifices were ex-
ecuted in typical Gardenof Eden in
the Endowment house. Apostates have
testified that these barbarous rites were
practiced, and named some of the VIC
Tins Mrs. Hartley, the murdered
mans widow, stated that such was the
freed and the nature of the oath ad-
ministered. She also stated that her
husband told her after he had been dis
covered that Brigham Young required
him to lay down his life and submit to
blood atonement in one of the rooms of
tho Endowment house, where such
atoncment is made. The prophet says
it they submit to it he can save them;
otherwise they are lost"
These are the words of Mormons.
who had rebelled against the murder
Gus authority of the so-called church.
Hartley refused to walk into the En-
dowment house and be murdered. He
was ''cut off" from the church, and it is
part of the history of Utah that Brig
ham Young said from the pulpit on the
next Sunday: This man Hartley has
been writing against the church; his
throat should be. cnt, and he should be
sent to h across lots"
ITO h across lots" was favorite
expression Of the Mormons, without
any particular meaning, only that of
killing the person against whom the
anathema was launched.
After that denunciation, Hartleys
friends avoided him - his doom was
sealed. He kissed his wife and babe
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15
QUAINT CLARA MORRIS.
The Eccentric Namesake Of q
Famous American Actress.
Peculiar Circumstances Which Marked
Her Arrival at tWashington-How She
Won Hannibal Hamlln's Friendship
Her Present Occupation.
Especial Washington Letter.1

Especial Washington letter.
Everybody who has visited the cap
itol building within the last thirty years
has seen Clara Norris To see her once
is to remember her for all time; for
her eccentric dress and quaint manner
isms leave an impression not easily
erased from the mind of any one of the
multitude of sight-seers who pass
through Washington.
Of her first appearance at the capitol,
Capt. Bassett, the venerable attache of
the senate, has this to say: "Clara Nor
iris came here from New Orleans one
day in 1862, when the senate was in
session, She took a seat in the ladies'
gallery, and-l had my attention called
to her rather forcibly. She was not
fairly seated in the gallery before she
unfolded a large American flag and be-
gan waving it in honor. as she said, OF
Henry Clay. was sitting in my usual
seat to the left of the vice president,
when Hannibal Hamlin, then vice pres
ident of the United States, turned to
me and said: Captain, what is the mat
ter with that woman? Will you please
go and see?'
II started at once for the gallery and
met her coming down the marble steps,
| asked her for an explanation of her
strange conduct and she said she waved
the flag in honor of Henry Clay, and
asked me by what authority | ques-
toned her. / told her | came from the
vice president; and she then asked an
audience with the presiding officer. l
returned to the senate chamber and
told Mr.. Hamlin what she had said, al
though had no idea that he would
leave his desk to see this very peculiar
person. However, he was very good
naturcd about it, and calling one of the
senators to tako his place in the chair
for a few minutes, went ont into his
room to see her. All Of what happened
there do not know, but do know that
he was presented with the flag by Clara
Morris and accepted it in the same spirit
in which it was offered. He kept the
tag and carried it home with him, and
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15

good-by and set out alone for 'the
states" The last words his nearly heart
broken wife said to him were: .'sWe
shall never meet again; they will muir
der you!"
Orson Hyde, the head of the twelve
apostles, and next in authority to Brig
ham Young, was at Fort Bridgcr with a
portion of the Nauvoo legion. These
rDanitesl were under the immediate
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15
MORMON HISTORY.
Two Bloody Pages in the Record
Of Utah Territory.
Assassination Committed by Order q
brigham Young : The Killing Of
Hartley at Orson Hyde's Com
mand-Yates' Removal.
! Especial Salt Lake City W. T, Lettcr.l

Especial Salt Lake City U. Ty Letter.l
One of the most cruel, heartless and
causeless murders ever perpetrated was
that of Jesse +. Hartley by the "De-
stroying Angels in Utah. The bloody
crime. the perpetrators of which were
known but never punished, was COM
mitted near Fort Bridger, U. T., in
1859, by the express orders of the
Mormon church. The ''order," it has
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15
, Legitimate Robbery.

Customer-Isn't two dollars a bottle
rather high for cod liver oil?
overwhelmingly, yes; but you
forget, sir, that you get this by prescrlp
kap.-Life,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15
Very Probable,

They say De Rigeur lives by his
wits"
II shouldn't be surprised. Some peo-
pie can live 80 little you kpow."--Chi.
cage News
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
Strength and Health.

II you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters.. If La
Grippe" has left you weak and weary,
use Electric Bitters. They act direct
ly on Liver. Stomach and Kidneys,
gently aiding those organs to perform
their functions. II you ara afflicted
with Sick Headache you will find
speedy and permanent reliefby taking
Electric Bitters. One trial will con-
vince you that this Is the remedy you
need. Large bottles only 50c. at
L. Fourniers' Drug Store. 6
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

The Young Peoples Society" Of
Christian Endeavor. will celebrate
the anniversary of the organization Of
che Society. at ca. Presbyterian
church. next Sunday evening. The
exercises will be Of a religious charac-
ter aud will DO participated in by Rev.
s. G. Taylor. and Others. A collec-
ton will he taken for the benefit Of
the Missionary Society's of both
churches. Il