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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-01-05
Taken Up.

Lewistown's Undertaken.
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s.vitchmen Threaten.


Chicago, March Ga strike of switchmen
anu switch tenders on the Michigan Central
foadAts imminent, and if it is not promptly
settied there Is IL strong possibility of its
!eadlhs to complications upon other roads.
Last Friday the employees of the Michigan
central formulated Il demand for an in
crease or wages with the intiination that
A:i answer would he looked for on Monday
noon. The increase demanded WIS to 30
cents per hour for day helpers and 30 cents
1or day forelnen, night helpers and night
foren,en to get 32 and "a cents. If these de-
1nands are not granted the men say they
VIII strike. and the majority of the en-
gineers and tircincn OH the switching en-
gites will. the Swtchmen say, stand by
them. The large majority Of tne dissatisfied
men on the Michigan Central are nOn-union,
ana Grand Master Wilson, of the Switch
M. men association, said today that he had
~ a., power over them. though for the sake of
Ais MS own tnen working on the road he was
ehieavorng to prevent a strike. The dis
satisfied men have left the matter in the
ncers Of the Switchiuen's association, but
the feeling among them is strong both on
account a. OF wages paid and time Some of
1hein clHun TO be worked seventeen hours
day. aud if they do not receive what they
body.
1t vas learned today that at a secret
some time ago. at which every road enter
ing Chicago was represented, it was deter
mined to present all demands for increase
OF wage; and redress of grievances to the
general manaser by noon March S. On
every road complaints have been sent in
and the committees will begin to arbitrate
with the general managers by next Tuesday
a,itern9on afternoon and the question of strikes will
Hepehu upon the outcome Of these meetings.
Less than Il week ago a meeting of the
general managers of all roads cente.!ns in
Ihicago was held. and it was unanimously
declared the sense Of the meeting ,at no
increase in wages would be granted dur
ing the Present year. The men declare that
ms I'M; Is only bluff on the part of the gen
Maids which hnye been sent in will soon
Show how much tirmness there is behind
fhe resolution.
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took brush and cleaned or his own
table and wiped off what little dust
there might have collected 1t was inl-
possible TO keep the crowds. who over
flowed both galleries and floor from the
marble room and private lobbies, and
many ladies' had gathered there in spite
OF orders of the guards. 1t was thus,
through crowd bordrred by number
of ladies that ut three minutes before
high noon by the clock in the senate
chamber the Srrgeant-at-arms of the
senate came into the room of the vice
president. followed by Senator McPhcr-
and Vice l'rcsidrnt-eect Stevenson.
Here occurred the only incident that
Mnrrrd the PrOcerAIings.
and it was repeated q moment later with
additional emphasis. When Mr.. Cleve-
lan made his appearance some man
claiming to be- a member of the house
appeared in the lobby without ticket
and demanded admittnncc to the floor
This was denied by the guards and the
man became very indignant. At this
moment Scrgcnnt-at-Arms Valentine APP
pcarcd. leading the way for the vice
prcsidsnt elect The man who figured in
this ode halted Mr. Valentine, who.
quickly told him of the situation and
urged him to step aside and not to in
tcrt"rc with the progress of the party.
After being compelled to almost brush
him back. the party moved on. A mo-
ment later the other members of the com
mittce emerged rom the room with the
president in charge. The individual who
had stopped the officer of the senate then
together with the others. again crowd
ed forward. Every one but this man
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THE MERRYMAKING.

Washington on Its Big Spree.
Washington, March. 6.-Thcre was but
little outward indication yesterday of the
quiet and is considered an attribute
of the orthodox Sabbath. The enthusi-
asm aroused by the quadrennial political
revolution peculiar only to the American
republic continued when the serious
work of inducing new administration
was completed and the hosts of good
natured visitors who have captured the
federal capitol proceeded to consult their
personal preferences as to ways and
means of enjoyment. civilians and those
who wore the uniform of militia, guards
and artilirrsts. emphasized their ex-
Mberance in every way imaginable. The
desire to yell seemed infectious. and this
was later supplemented By longing to
carry torches. In the early morning
hours which preceded daylight the ccle-
bration became more indi, iduaizcd. but
scarcely less demonstrative. The roll of
less frequently.
Jhe hotel corridors We're filled all night
with men who strolled about tired out,
but unwilling to admit the fact. Penn
sylvania avenue WIS crowded until morn
ing with men who believed that such en-
3oymrnt could not again he found until
another four years should clnpsc. 1t
WAS amazing how they had waited pre-
Hious to the parade and had tramped in
the teeth of the icy wind. could still un-
cork sufficient enthusiasm to cover many
smiles in marching after nightfall. But IL
majority OF them appeared fresh and
eontenied, willie the variety Of forms in
which they expressed their emotions was
without limit
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President-elect Stevenson. accommodated
bS the senate com,ni,icr ON p,.m,eu srr,n.rni,,nt
entered the executive n" mans;an ,ri;aemTThts, Ths,,
were received by Pres;dnnt 1Hn IIarr;so mhey y
the blue room. riyn m;nntns ''Lltsoh Iatso IN IN
president and his successor r.anna.I nn,sa .ne
and: entering an open carriage. Iheleca, the march
of the procession to the capitol began s'te"
T,.. p...,,..,.., 'esan'
with tha;r r;,;,an,. en'mi ,,''I,'. rarity
W "''1 1h. .''e,. h,n,earS escort came in sight
W ,,. .me saS,crh ehtranre OF the capitol
Il a,., lew minutes nm, after ~ o'clock. A large
ofom" gro, nau asSa.Hnird at the east front
anu ',,,,',a,'.' snSeiso loudly as MIR. Cleveland
"rp.".,u.en ",,,, .,. re went IN ty the base
,,.Snt ,.S e'i,rance % IN order to avoid the some
Mna. WI, slippeTy steps on the outside. From
.;l' .ne "1ment on ne descended from the car
am wSen h. received Win lusty cheers
the cheers on NJ the outside gave way to
~. IN ,M 4vati"n. 40, =, When Mr.. cleysand stepped
Mr. Harrison both men had nd tns IHo'n a.oIIara Ma,n
of their great coats turned up ah"nt
their ears and their silk hats p shn%ea
the effects of the inclement we;ither Jheu theu
had encountered on the trim from thy 1Is
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responded to the cry of the guard to get
back as Mr.. Cleveland reached point
just opposite the entrance to the senate
floor. The president-elcct was stopped,
and remained standing until the door
keeper could jump forward and thrust
the offending individual aside. When
asked why he did not step back. the gen.
tleInan only replied that he did not know
why he was expected 10 get out of the
way. Because you We're ordered to"
retorted the guard. and the offending
When the party thus i,tcrfercd with
was gotten together. they met the prcsi-
dent in the red room. and marched
around the outside of the chamber
through the corridor. entering the cham
Der promptly at noon by the senate clock,
but as a matter of fact 12:I5 standard
time.
Meanwhile in the senate at quarter be-
fore u isenate clock the speaker and
house of representatives were announced.
The speaker was escorted to q chair at
the secrctary's desk, and the representa-
Gves who followed him were crowded
in wherever space could be found for
them. But as to finding seats for them,
AT this time the general Spectacle was
magnificent. The galleries were filled
with elegantly dressed ladies'. with few
gentlemen scattered among them. The
senators from forty-forr states were all
in their places Whe. the senate clock
indicated IL 30. but when the actual time
was 12:JO, the vice presi1ent-elect was
announced. and Mr.. Stevenson. escorted
by Senator Mcpherson. TOOK his chair
to the right of Vice President Morton.
Immediatcly afterwards the president OF
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iSss protection. The troops who were to
participate in the first part of the pro-
ceedings as the escort of the retiring
and elected president TO the capitol pre-
sented wintry appearance. mutiied in
their snow-covcred oyercoats, the guns
of the artillery protected with tarpaulins
and covered with snow. The concourse
in the streets were nearly all under UNI
brellas. and the open stands were
stunned. while the covered ones were
eagerly sought. The admirable asphalt
discomfort to 4 minimum. and while
there was abundance of moisture. there
was no mud. AT the capitol the thick
and fast falling snow fakes made the
inaugural stand on the main east portico
Of the capitol. notwithstanding its border
of red. white and blue bunting, look
as cheerless and uncomfortable as q
lonely seashore pavilion with nasty
nortiieaster in progress.
Vive President Stevenson drove direct
ly to the Arlington and arrived there
just before 1870 o'clock. at which hour
it had been understood Mr. Cleveland
would drive TO the White House. and
after waiting in their carriage few
to .he Cleveland parIors. The crowd in
the street constantly increased in size
until it almost completely blocked the
sidewalks for square or NOR. About
IL O'Clock fine four-in-hand turnout
came briskly around the corner and drew
up in front of the hotel. As every one
knew it was the one which had been
provided TO come. the president and
president-elect TO the capitol Then en-
II was shortly after II o'clock when
President-elect Cleveland and Vice
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the United States ani his cabinet were
announced. and President Harrison and
the members of his cabinet entered the
chamber. Mr.. Harrison was escorted to
one of the chairs standing in front of
the clerks desk. Immediately after
wards the presidcnt-elect was announced
and MIR. Cleveland. escorted by Senator
Ransom, took the chair next to MT. Har-
rison. His entrance into the chamber
was greeted with applause.
4 Farewell Address.
Vice President Morton arose and delivered
his farewell speech. lie said: ''Scnators:
The time fixed hy the constitution for the
termination of the Fifty-second congress has
arrived, and | shall suoi resign the Eavel
Of the president OF the senate to the honor
ell son of Illinois, who has been chosen as
my successor. / cannot. however, take my
leave of this distinguished body without
Offering my most grateful acknowledge
ncnts for the honor conferred by the res
olution just adopted. declaring your up.
prov:l of the manner in which have dis
charged the duties of the chair and express
ing my deep sense of the uniform court esy
and Kindness, even In critical and complt-
Gated situations. extended to me, as prcSil-
ing officer, by every member of this body.
II have committed errors, you have re-
Trained from rehuking them; and l have
never appealed In vain to your sense of
Justice and have eyer received your support.
MY association with the representatives of
forty-four states OF this great nation in
this chan bcr will he among the most cher
ishcd memories of my life; aud can en-
press no better wish for my successor than
that he may enjoy the same relations of
courtesy and Kindness that have never been
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lhnr,.rx nf Cru.I1x

Galveston, TEX, March 7.-Rccently Capt.
John q. Burke, L. s. A., stationed III Fort
Ein"g"ld WAS arrested hy civil authorities,
charged with cruelty To persons suspected
of completely in the late Gnrgo fnsco. Man.
scia H"Elni" WAS arrested ut the same time
Oh tile same charge. Burke WAS released OH
his own rrc"g.lizancc.
III" allegations against Burke are briefly
that he intmi'laitd three residents of Starr
county by tliIcnts of shooting ii they did
not point out persons engaged in the tinrZn
revolution and ON Information furnished by
these men he arrested without warrants
eighteen men, residents of Starr county, He
held thrS,. men SIX seven duys under ar
rest ana brought them to Fort ltinyHui.
With one exception none of these men had
ever been suspected of taking part In the
revolution. Deputy Marshn .nnnn,io made
complaint against sixteen of the mcn ar
rested: and they were then brought before
United States Commissioner Downs for ex-
anlnntion md every one of them dis
charged The men who pointed them out
To Burke Swurr they did 80 only because
they were so intmi,l.,tcd they bud to point
out some one In order to save their own
lives. During til" illnr that Burke and Dep
'itN l:aha'io were on II scout they hal hung
one Of these men five times In an effort to
lnnk" him confess himself II revolutionist
In"y hung anoih'r on" three times and an
other one one on more times.
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The White House, From the COnse-
yHfOrY.

SEfOrJ.
wardcd. and about ] 30 O'Clock the arrival
members of the pr.siI.ntia! party betokenc1
the early appearance of the president elect.
There We're about fifty ladies' and gentle
men in the Cleveland :,arty. and they were
them Immediately behind the presidential
enclosure.
The Party Appears.
At about 80 o'clock the doors leading
into the rotunda TO the central portico OF
the inaugural stand swung open. and Mar
shal Dan KaInsieil Of the District Of Co
States supreme court. appeared, heading the
procession. Er-T!.e President Morton and
Chief Justice Fuller and the justices Of the
the sergeant-at-arms. Valentine. and SEN
ators Teller. Mcpherson a..'. RANSOM of the
e9mHhns ;Snn IT, Of arrsn3sTsnts preceding Pres
lani WHO wa!kej side by siGe. Behind the
Incoming aud outgoing president followed
members Of the senate and an unusually
large contingent from the diplomatic corps,
members of the house OF representatives.
governors Of states and other Official per.
sons.
The. president and presGent-elect. Vice
President Morton. Chief Justice Fuller aud
the committee of arrangements were shown
to ,so .i;s from. M OF the platform where. within
green carpet. upon which had been placed
large !ca;aer-covered chairs, several tables,
a writing desk and other furnishings. which
gave bright touch to the scene. Mr..
Cleveland was warmly greeted by the pa
tient throug gathered about the stand. and
after few minutes OF delay stepped to tbs
froEt and began the delivery of bis inaugu-
raj address. He followed the same course
pursued Cy himself eight years ago Of de-
liver.ng h.s address frst and taking the
oath afterwards. This was the course pur-
sued :y buchanan and Lincoln. On the
other hand. Fierce. Grant. Hayes. Garfield
aud Harrison tooi the oath first and deIiv-
erei r.eu iuarsursl a1:erxaIds. 4 curious
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l,riland Or, Special, March THE sule
OF the Oregon Pacific will take place at
t"rimvillis t"-nollow in accordance with IL
former 'r;lrr Of III" court This is directed
In Judge fuliernll's order filed Saturday
removing iings Us receiver and appointing
E w. !iaiirN Of Cornayilis In his place.
The removal Of Receiver Eogs marks an
ii"rnrtaEt epoch in the history of the or
gnnizaiion. Since :ts organization the COM
rlit has been under the management OF
until lsa2, when the Blair Wharton factions
"f h"n'ihud"ls. representing S4.MiOWn of
Il total of Sla,pNl.Hn, became dissatisfied,
Siiir" then th" railroad and steamship COM
rnhy has been running behind from "a 900
I" Sl3,D'U The two companies are still
ten months behind with their e1uuloyrS
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A Prominent Minncsotinn Gone.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Special, March g.


Col. Hans Mattson died early yestcr
day morning at his residence, 1928 Park
avenue His sickness was of only
about three weeks duration. Fatty de-
generation of the heart was the innrhi-
at" cause of his death. He had been
fHi'lhg for over Il year past, never hHv-
ing recovered from IN attack of tho
grip. which left his system in Il much
weakened condition. He went to E,l-
rope last summer and returned much i'm
proved, but with the advent of winter
the OIL troubles returned. and three
weeks ago he took to his bed and grew
gradually weaker from day to day. Ills
mind was clear to the very end which
was painless and peaceful. He leaves a
wife, one dHrglitc: and four sons The
daughter is th. wife of Luther Jaeger
The arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made. The deceased was a
member of the Loyal Legion and Rawlins
post. G. a. r.. and was prominent il,
local Masonic circles.
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----------------
4 Suucexe In Money

N,w York, March There was squeeze
In money on Wall street to-day, rates for
cnii loans advancing To 81 per cent before
III 80 this morning. Early borrowers We're
accommodated ut $ per cent per annum,
nut the rate soon jumped to 3U. and after
dropping 10 10 got back 10 ~ per cent This
tishtncss of money has been anticipated
IN" recent exports of gold and the heavy
shipments of funds to the interior cities
have reduced the surplus reserves Of th,.
c!iy hunks 10 $6,47731.. Practically nll of
this Is held IN gold hy two banks-the City
National and the Hanover. Most of the
cthc' banks have less reserve than the law
requires. lie requirement Is % per cent of
deposits. y reason for the sIureZe today
was That S2.W'OoO or S2,5UO,,UU gold will
pe SEM /" Europe to-inorrow, and the banks
called IN loans TO this amount Oh Friday
last In order to get the legal tender To be
presented al the suhtrcnsury for redemption
in gold. The stock market was weak In
consequence" of the high rates for money.
ilr president of one of the largest banks
III the city said tlint the high rate was only
another illustration of the absurd way in
which some brokers actel in critical times
Some fellows. he added. got alarmed
This morning and bid for money at an hour
When there was no one around 10 lend any.
and did not know how they stood at the
clearing house They newer runw whether
they will have amy money TO lend until they
learn that. You might we'll offer 100 per
cent for money at some cross road aS TO
TRY 10 borrow on the stock exchange at
such an unusual hour as before IL O'Clock
In the morning.
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Cnn,rn,l,uw I,;.,uor rrn,,,c.

Of labor. Cos. Carroll ID. Wright, has trans
mittcd to the president his fifth special re-
po:t, dealing. with the origin and practical
npci nton Of the soraled "Goih .nbnrs
liuuor ' trallir Of Norway and sweden.
Briefly stated. the Guthcnburs system is
the granting of a monopoly of licenses In
tri.dc W in $ spirituons liquors to a W commercial i
company formed for this purpose After
summarizing the advantages and disad-
by saying: THAT the system is perfect
II. one will be snnguine enough to MAIN
tain, but that it is the best means which
liquor traffic. where the principle of llcens-
ing is admitted at all. we people under
stand Its character and have studied its
operation win be bold enough to lcny."
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ST. Louis. March 6. - The 81. Louis
Browns ar" not practically complete us IL
team TO begin lii" base bali season Of 1893.
Ycstcriu. JACK Gll>sc"ck sent in his ac-
ceptance OF III" salary offered him. and
Manager Watkins wrote him 10 CONF on 10
ST. Lotis hy March II. WHEN the Browns
will 20, South. With Glnsscork signed this
leaves but two men outs side the fold-IIaw-
ley and l!r"it"bs;cin. 1'h" former in let
ter 10 Manager Watkins. stated that lie
would come oIi at any time lie was wanted,
and his contract will then be signed. Nam
report here hy March II. and they will
play their first games in Memphis March III.
IL and is. Thence they will probably 20 to
Chattanooga ana Nashville. and will return
I" ST; Louis in time to open here with Mem
phis March - and 26
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a strong An.i-cntholic.

Milwaukee, March 1.--Rcv. j. q. White, a
Presbyterian minister of the Cumberland
order. which has its strongholls In Ken
lucky and Tennessee and has been making
war on the Catholic church for twenty five
years. mad" II statement after the meet
Ing Of the ministers association to-day
that he had documents In his possession
rrrfniably showing lhal the Catholic church
Is plotting To overthrow American inStitu-
ti"ns and that I. " Pow,rrly is one Of that
organ .iI;tiun S Instruments In the movement
He alleges that Powdcrly. under the guise
of assisting the IhDOring man, is really con-
niving to help the Roman Catholic church
10 overthrow the republic
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TLc N.,x Cubinnf.

Washington March I. - Judge Gresham
took the oa1i. rf office of secretary of state
ut the state G"'lrtIncnt this afternoon. Mr..
Wharton afterwards signed Judge Gr.sli-
ANS commission. and the latter will per
form a ike niic" 10 MORROW for his ASSOC
ciatcs i'll III" cabinet. 1t Is probable thut
the seven other cabinet officers will take
the prescribed oath NJ III" stntc department.
between lU and II O'clock Tomorrow morn
Ing All the members Of the cabinet will
assume their dntirs Wednesday morning
Judge Gresham to-day flied his resignation
8crput,.l
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me Dutv ain, ,,.,,,,,,,,.

Washington. Special, March L. The state
mcnt that til" vi la rcpe.. :Iir clause of the
Mckinley act nposing iv on pig tin
after July ]. 1s,3, had beer passed in the
closing hours Of the session Is Incorrect.
The hill pussed tho house F.:'. IS and was
Reported! TO the senate fr"'n t,:e finance
committee with nIncndmrb;> just bcfor.
midnight OF March J. Eat the i!il was
never considered by the senate. ans. ia. duty
of 4 cents per pound upon pig tin viii there
fore be imposed upon and after July 1,
1898. The only tariff act passed was that
continuing the present duty upon tnc linen
until July ], 1854.
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At the Lowest Ebb.

Washington. March I.-Sccretary Foster
this afternoon received Il Telegram from
Assistant Treasurer Roberts. at New York,
stating that S2D75.OhO III gold had been
taken from the subtrcasury today for cx-
port to-morrcw. United States notes and
treasury notes were paid for the gold. In
EDITION 10 the gold taken fr rjin the sub
treasury. 200 in gold was taken from
barks for export. This large export will
leave the United States treasury with u
little less than S2OpO,Ou0 free gold the low
est point II has reached since the passage
meuts. Treasury officials see IL this re-
Icwcd export Of gold an effort on the part
of New York bankers 10 force the incoming
secretary of the treasury to define his posi-
ton.
The Dickinson press., 1893-03-11
Kentucky Flames.

covington. Ky, March G.--Fire early this
morning destroyed the great plant of the
Fred j. Meyers Manufacturing company,
together with the Prague d MutSon to-
bacco warehouse, the rnpitol tobacco
WORKS. the Central Christian church and
three or four small frame dwellings, The
Meyers company manufactured hardware
ptcialties. and employed 4oD hands. The
loss on this establishment is S2GO.rO: in
surance, SJ5,HU The tpbb'ro warehouse
contained S75.WU worth of tobacco. 1t was
insured for sGnOoO; tl." building was In
surci for S3jDOO. The Capitol tobacco
works wAs Il thr"cstory brick STRUCTURE
Loss probably s5O.Gr,. The Central Christ.
IAN church was erected at Il cost of $50
wv, with insurance Of $1,000.
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Washington. March 1.-The treasury de-
pnitinent Is informed that numerous frnudu-
lent papers liavc been presented by Chinese
upon llir Pacific coast and c:r,ndimn bor-
dcrJ claiming To hc merchants with the
right To domici!c in the United States. As
sitHnt Secretary Spau,din. has instructed
papers and r.fuSr entry unless II is proved
satisfactorily that III" persons presenting
them have the hight to land.