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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-04
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Special session of board of county
commissioners called Sept. %, 1894.
for the purpose OF receiving bids for
coal and wood and receiving experts
report.
Called to order at 80 p. m.
Present, f. p. Chandler and III. o.
Wareham. and w. II. Kelly. clerk.
Bids for coal and wood as follows:
Geo. II. Kelly, 20 cords OF wood at
$500 per cord.
Jos. Moorehead, % tons coal at
5000 per ton.
Frank Bland, 20 tons coal at $40
per ton.
II. NJ. Conway, 20 tons coal at
S4.75 per ton.
Bid OF G. ii. Kelly for % cords of
wood accepted and contract awarded
g. II. Kelly.
Coal contract awarded Frank Bland
for 2o tons coal at $40 per ton.
Wood and coal all to be delivered be-
fore Dec. l, 1894.
Report of VIM. NJ. Dolliver, expert
employed to examine county officers
books, examined and approved. The
report being voluminous, the board
did not consider it best to publish
same, but said report being on file is
open 10 the inspection of all persons
concerned.
Ordered that the county officers
who owe money to the county for un-
collected fees pay sameinto thecounty
treasury on or before November 16,
1894, under penalty of prosecution.
Adjourned sine die.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-04
Mems Trousers, So,
81, SIS and Sc.

The above are marked at prices
that will be IA saving To you of
from 81 to So. Is that not an OBJ
feet 4? The goods are all new and
fresh. No Shelf-worn goods in
our stock.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-04
GRACI0UsLY ENTERTAINED.
The Meeting Of the 0raad Lodge, A., F. q
A. II, and the Billings Fair.

EDITOR FERGUS COUNTY ARGUS: Our
old friend, Frank Dsy, and the writer
visited Billings last week to attend
the Masonic grand lodge and to take
in the fair. The weather was good,
excepting little rain Friday morning
and Saturday was quite chilly.
The chapter held their comunnica-
tion Monday, the commandery Tues
day and the grand lodge A., F. & A.
NJ. Wednesday and Thursday. There
was a large attendance at the grand
lodge and much business of import
ance to Masons transacted. The
grand lodge and the craft generally
were invited to the court house after
adjournment Thursday evening to
partake of a banquet given by the
ladies of the Eastern Star chapter.
On entering that spacious hall the
sight that met our eyes would have
tempted the appetite OF the most ex-
acting epicure. The whole space, in
Guiding that within the railing about
the judges stand, was occupied by
tables loaded with fruits and the
choicest products of the culinary art.
The judges stand itself was like a
great bank of flowers artistically ar
ranged. After the guests had passed
in single file through the narrow
spaces between the tables and were
seated, the Divine blessing was in
voked by Grand Chaplain Coombs OF
Missoula, after which all proceeded to
not only supply the requirements of
nature, but to please the taste with
the bountiful supply of delicacies set
before them. Then came the toast
master, the inimitable Logan, who
propounded several toasts that were
well responded to by Grand Master
Monteath, Mrs. Cornelius Hedges and
others. The guests then arose and
passed out, leaving upon the tables
more then seven baskets full, but TAX
ing with them q feeling of gratitude
toward the ladies and people of Bill.
ings generally that cannot be ex-
pressed in words.
The fair was a grand success, al.
though we had not the pleasure of at
tending it till Friday and Saturday
There were many fine horses upon the
grounds and, considering that the
track is but . half mile, there was
good time made by several. The In
dian races seemed to afford the most
amusement, but their dance wasquits
tame. There was but few animals OF
exhibition and some of them lacked
considerable of being in prime condi
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-04

.a~ JAMES A. SHIELDS PosT No ~. q.
-. !: !: !. Z: 80: =: !: :. !: :: T:
- A. H.. OF Lewistown, meets ON the last
iii Saturday OF each month, NJ = p. ~, in
JIIIIJl q. A. X. hall.
@ JAMES REED,
SA Commander
V A. NJ. MACuMBEE, Adj.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21
|E SALVADOR REFUGEES
One of Them Released at His Own Re-
quest
He Had Fought Against the Presen,
Government, but Was Assured
% Protection.

Secretary Herbert has authorized the re-
lease of one OF the Salvadoran refugees on
the gunboat Bennington. He is Gen. JEFF
fries. an official OF the defunct government,
and a personal friend Of ex-President Ezeta.
He fought with Gen. Ezeta Cthe ex-presi-
dents brother), s,so a refugee on the Ben
nington, against the present government
He was released at his own request The
authorities at La Libertad guaranteed him
protection. and he was perfectly willing to
risk his safety in their hands. His request
was laid before the Navy Department In a
telegram received from Capt Thomas of
the Bennington yesterday.
The matter was considered by the Presi-
dent. Secretary Herbert and Assistant Sec
retary Chl and IL was decided TO grant the
reque1t Secretary Herbert cabled Can't
Thomas to that effect. instructing him par
ticularly, however, to secure Gen. Jeffries'
request In writing before allowing him 10
leave the ship. Similar action will probably
be followed In the case of any of the other
refugees who desire to surrender them
selves. II is understood that Gen Ezeta,
the wounded brother OF the ex-president is
the only one OF the fugitives on the Ben
nington who cannot be surrendered with
comparative safety. The feeling against
him Is very bitter and Ii would undoubted-
ly go hard with him II he should fall into
the hands of the successful revolutionists.
This government is considering the demand
for his surrender on the charge OF robbery,
but hesitates TO act in the present state OF
political excitement In Salvador.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21
KILLED BY A TROLLEY CURRENT.
Horrible Death of a Telephone Line
man at Rochester.

ROCHESTER. y. Y. June 21.-Stephen
Kirk. a lineman employed by the Bell Tele-
phone Company. was working On a tall pole
on which there was a network of electric
light. telegraphic and street car trolley
wires. A fellow workman let the wire on
which Kirk was working sag too much
and Ii touched the trolley wires. Kirk
graSped Il, secured full force of the cur
rent from the trolley wires, and agonized
screams broke from the mans lips as he
tried to free himself from the wire, but
could not. He struggled. then toppled over.
The thousand of persons who had con-
gregated-for il was just before o'clock
when the employees of the large stores were
on their way TO wOrk-expected to see his
body come tumbling down. But the cur
rent was so strong tnat 1t held him fast
TO the wire almost by his heels.
Kirk hung there head downward for fully
hve minutes until a fellow-workman To-
Gated the wire. The body was secured by
ropes and then lowered to the ground.
Contrary to the expectations of all who
saw the accident Kirk was alive when he
reached the ground. He was placed In the
ambulance. but died almost Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21
A PROSPECT OF DELAY
In he House Consideration Of the Tariff
Bill
The House Ways and Means COmmit-
Followed the Senate Changes.

The House ways and means committee
promises TO be in a peculiar situation when
the tarin bill comes over from the Senate.
The bill will be at once sent to that commit
tee on its receipt by the House. and the
committee Will be expected to consider ali
the Senate amendments and to report back
to the House recommending the acceptance
OF those amendments to which there Is no
objection, and asking conference on the
rest. At the best this is a considera BILE
work. If any attempt is made to do it prop
erly.
In the present instance, however, the
committee will be without preparation for
the work. except such as comes of their
general knowledge of the tariff question
The committee has not been following the
work OF the Senate. and IL is understood
that there is no member of the committee
who has been keeping track of the measure
Like Taking Cp New Measure.
When it comes to them 1t will be like taxi
ing up an entirely new measure, and they
will have to reject it on general principles
or go over it laboriously. 1t is feared that
there will either be considerable delay of
action resulting from this, else that the
House will be at a great disadvantage in the
conference IN consequence of it's representa-
tives not knowing what is In the measure
or what reason there was for the changes
made from the House bill. The illness and
absence of Mr.. Wilson have kept him from
attending to the matter and the committee
has been practically disbanded since the
bill was passed by the House. 1t has been
urged upon the acting chairman and men,
bers OF the committee that occasional meet
ings should be held in order to follow what
the Senate is doing and be prepared for the
consideration of the propositions that will
come up in conference, or that there should
be subcommittee detailed to do this work
The Committee DisOrganixed.
The suggestions have been ignored. how
ever. and the committee is entirely disor-
ganized and unprepared for the work be-
fore them. 1t Is not even known how far
the democrats of the committee will be
agreed to what treatment many of the
amendments should receive and the situa-
ton opens the prospect of considerable de-
lay entirely apart from that occasiOned by
the contest between the two houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21

MESSRS. HILL AND HIGGINS AGAINST n
The Anti-Option Bill Further Con-
sidered in the House.
MORE DEBATE TOMORROW

There was a fairly good attendance ir
the galleries in anticipation OF the opening
Of the income tax debate when Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson called the Senate TO order
today. Some preliminary routine business
was transacted. Bills were passed as fol-
lows: To authorize a commission to draft
code Of laws for the district of Alaska:
to promote the efficiency Of the navy and 70
define the boundaries OF the three judicial
districts in the state of Alabama and TO
regulate the Jurisdiction of the United
States courts therein and the powers and
duties of the judges thereof.
Mr.. HflI Against the Income Tax.
At 1890 the tariff bill was laid before
the Senate. AS soon as the clerk had read
the first section of the income tax pro
visions Mr.. Hill IN. W. who assumed the
leadership Of the opposition TO those pro-
visions. took the floor and delivered a care
fully prepared argument against the incor-
poration Of an income tax in the tariff bin.
Interest I'm the speech.
While Mr.. Hin was speaking rrany men,
bers Of the House. including several men,
bers Of the ways and means committee. en-
tered the chamber and listened attentively
TO the New York Senator throughout his
speech. The Senators and Representatives
on the floor broke into a broad smile and
in the galleries there was quite a demon
strstion when Mr.. Hill reached the climax
OF his denunciado Of the shifting demo-
cratic leadership. which vaccilated from one
side 10 the other OF every great public
question. by saying that four years ago II
decried and howled against the Reed rules
at the other end OF the Capitol and this
year allowed those rules to be adopted
under its auspices.
This was the only demonstration made
during the delivery OF the speech. but al
The close there was some slight applause IN
the galleries, quickly Queiled. however by
the gavel OF Mr.. Blackburn, who was in the
chair. Considering the sweltering heat in
the chamber. those on the floor and in the
galleries followed the three hours speech
with remarkable close attention
Mr.. McMillin of the House and Senator
Smith OF New Jersey and several others on
the floor congratulated the New York Sen
ator when he finished
MIR. Higgins Del) followed in opposition
TO the income tax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21
PLIGHT OF THE STRIKERS.
Places FILLED and They Cannot Re-
turn 10 work.


PANA. Ill. June 21.-The strike at Pana
sas declared off at meeting of the
Miners Union yesterday. Every man was
given the privilege of getting work as best
le could at the operators terms. but most
Of the local strikers will have to leave
town. IL Is reported, because their
places have been filed by strangers. The
scale committee called on the operators
and the latter told them they had all the
miners they could employ at present, and
would not recognize the union.
OTTAWA. Ill. June 21.-The grand jury
has reported sixty-five indictments to the
against the strikers who nearly murdered
sherl.s Taylo: and his deputies at La Sale
On May "a, ami against the men who de-
stroyed the Scott and Mcneil mines at
Langley, and stoned the Santa Fee trains
at Streator.
meeting of SUI miners was held here last
evening and 1t was decided that all men re-
sCming work will pay II IL per cent OF their
earnings TO those belonging TO the organi-
zation out of work. The miners say the
shafts resuming work will force others to
give the demanded scale.
PITTSBURG. Kan, June 21.-The miners
convention which met here yesterday prov
ed TO be an Interstate one. 1t having been
called oy parties not properly authorized
1t had settled that there will be no suspen-
sion Of work in this district for a week at
least
SCOTTDALE. Pa. June 2l-To those not
interested IN the coke strike Ii looks as II
the men had lost, but they will not admit 1t.
Inc operators continue to import new men,
and by the first OF next week half of the
ovens in the region will be in operation
Ihe strikers will hold a convention here to-
morrow and there Is a possibility the strike
may be called off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21
The NfnneauOlfs' TrfaI.

The official trial trip of the Minneapolis
will take place over the deep-sea course
from Cape Ann to Cape Porpoise, about
the 1Oth of July. AS so much in the way of
premiums depends upon an accurate report
of the performance of the great cruiser
the department has arranged TO have eight
or nine vessels stationed along the course
to note with precision the exact speed of
the ship and gather data as to the strength
of tides and currents, for which allowance
must be made Accordingly, orders We're
issued to day to have the Dolphin. the
Nesuvius, the Atlanta, the 1wana, the For
tune the Leyden. the Fern, the Mont
Somery and. If possible, the New York re-
port for this duty at Boston before July 10
to Commodore Selfridge. president of the
trial board. who will assign the vessels to
stations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21
CONTRACTS AWARDED,
Supplies of Coal aud Ice for the De.
: = -.-s -,-..-- Da rtm enta.- ---.--


The departmental commission has par
TALLY completed the award of contracts for
miscellaneous supplies for all the executive
departments for the fiscal year beginning
July 1 next. The successful bidders for
fuel were as follows: ]. Maury Dove, War
Department. Government Hospital for In
sane. State. Navy and Department Of JUS
tice: VIM. H. Baum, War Department por-
tom, fish commission and Treasury Depart
ment (portion); Geo. L. Sheriff. Government
Hospital for Insane 0portion), Treasury De-
partment Gportion); Chas. Werner Govern
ment Hospital for Insane (portion), govern
ment printing office. Interior tportion), Az
ricultu-e (portion). Post Office and Smith
sonian tport!on): Frank A. Kennedy, In
terror Department (portion); John Miller &
Co., Interior (portiOn) and Navy (portion);
Mayheld & Heiston, Agricultural (portion)
and Treasury (portion); John Kennedy Ag-
riculture tportion fish commission (por-
ucr). Justice portion) and Smithsonian
(portion): Thos. b. Martin & Co., Agricul-
ture tportion); V. i. Johnson, Zoo eportion)
and J. Edward Chapman, Zoo (portion).
Ice contracts We're awarded as follows:
Independent Ice Co.-Navy Department
at "a 81 cents per 100 pounds; State De-
partment "a "a. and Treasury Department
% IA cents.
E. NJ. Willis.-War Department, at "a
cents. and Interior Department. at % l-2
cents.
Great Falls Ice Co-Department of JUS
tice 30 cents. and Agricultural Depart
ment, % cents.
VIM Clipper.-Interstate Commerce Com
mission, - cents.
j. B. Daish.- Hospital for the
Insane. 2S IL cents.
Hygienic Ice Co.-Government Printing
Office. "a 5-lO cents; Smithsonian Institu-
ton. "A l-2 cents. and Zoo, 80 cents.
National Capital Ice Co.-Fish Commis-
sion, at "a cents. and Post Office at "a 1-2
cents
s. s. Daish & Sons get the contract for
forage for all the executive departments
Qncluding the government printing ofice>,
except the Treasury Department. Danen-
hover & Co. get the contract for that de-
partment.
Other contracts have been made, as fol-
lows:
w. B. Moses & Sons, carpets for Interior
Department, at 50 1-2 cents; Hall. Head
ington & Co., carpets for post Office at 93
3-4 cents.
The bids for supplies for the District gov
ernment have not yet been finally consid-
cred,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21

Admiral Walker has made a strong plea
to the Navy Department for the repair of
the United States ship Marion, just arrived
at San Francisco from the Asiatic station.
He points out that this wooden vessel, with
her fine supplemental sail power Is pecu-
lisrly adapted to navigating the trade wind
courses of the Pacific. economically, with
out frequent long trips to the few distant
coaling ports and in addition her copper
sheathing renders unnecessary long and fire.
quent absences from her post in order to
go to San Francisco to be docked and clean
ed The board of survey is now at work On
the Marion, and until its report Is made
1t cannot be known whether she can be ie-
paired within the ten Der cent limit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21
IMMIGRATION FALLING OFF.
What Representative Gefssenhafneu
Has Learned While in New York.


Representative Geissenhainer. chairman
OF the congressional committee which is
inspecting the New York Immigration sys-
TEN. has returned temporarily TO take part
In the anti-option contest He saws the tide
OF immigration has fallen or so enormously
That the number OF people entering the
country is now less than those leaving the
country. This turn I'm the tide is such as
to threaten the depletion OF the fund for in
specung and quarantining immigrants. The
service - now paid out OF the head tax lev
leo on each Immigrant. but the total number
or newcomers is now SO small that the
head tax yields small returns The emer-
sehcy may oe presented requiring an ap-
preparation TO run the service. Mir. Gels
senhainer thinks. however. that. immigra-
tion VIII pick up when the tariff biIl Is
PASSED and the business condition is there
,, py improved la which case the head tax
VIII probably be sufficient TO run the service
without calling for an appropriation.
The committee has watched many Steam
ers discharge their loads of irIimigrants
; Mr; Heissenhainer says very few pauprrs
and no anarchists, as far as can be learned.
are arriving. The undesirable class of i'm
migrants has been greatly reduced the
number Of Polish and Russian Jews having
The chairman gives much credit to the
Hebrew relief societier for having discour-
aged this class OF Immigration. Mr. Geis-
senhainer says that he will advise an i'm
- .@i't Siiahse III tne present law as TO the
time within which an immigrant who be-
comes a public charge. or is shown TO be
an anarchist or is otherwise undesira BILE
can be sent back home. The present law
limits the time to one year from the date of
arrival. but Mr.. Geissenhainer will advise
two years.
AS yet the report on the observations of
the committee has not been outlined beyond
the extension of the time limit Mr. GeIs-
senhainers associates ON the committee are
sun In New York, and he will rejoin them
there when the anti-option vote is taken to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21
CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION,
Live stock Men Form a Permanent
Sanitary Organization.

The National Live Stock Sanitary Asso-
ciation was permanently organized yester-
day evening by the gentlemen who have
been In convention at the Agricultural
Department for several days past j. A.
Potts Of Missouri was elected president;
DR.. Robert Ward of Maryland. vice presi-
dent; A. NJ. Brownlee of Illinois, secretary,
and Chicago was selected as the next meet
ing place of the organization.
At this mornings session there was a
general discussion Of the question of Sc
curing uniform laws governing live stock
and providing for the treatment Of its
diseases in all the different states, and the
unanimous sentiment was I'm favor Of in
augurating a vigorous campaign in the
various states in order to secure the adop-
tion Of such necessary legislation. At the
conclusion of the debate resolutions were
adopted In line with that sentiment and
the convention adjourned to meet In Chi
cago in the shape of q permanent organi-
ZatiOQ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21
THE LOWEST POINT.
Gold Reserve Goes Down Through
Foreign Withdrawals.

The gold reserve, after deducting the S.
25o.ooo engaged for shipment today, is s64.-
703 O47, or S735, $50 lower than ever before
In its history. On February .. 1894. just
previous to the bond issue. the reserve
reached s65. 43s.377, the lowest point up to
that time, and the cash balance was $751;
745. .lO2.
The cash balance today is sl15. .2ss. ais. or
S3l.5Is6l3 greater than on February ..
Today's cash balance is made up as fol-
lows: Cash In depository banks. sl2. lis. 52s3 I:
fractional silver coin, si'.7+0.096: minor
coins (nickels, etc), H.249.5 .53I; standard
silver dollars, $0UO.0o0; silver bullion in
New York subtreasury, s415.61l; United
States notes, treasury notes and other pa
per money. 81, T26. s44: gold coin preserve
stated today, $50. 95S.0iI: total, si15. .263 1i5
The engagements of gold for shipment
today were unexpectedly large. and the
treasury officials were somewhat surprised
that the amount was not furnished by the
New York banks.
II is understood. however. that the banks
Will eventually make good to the SUBJ
treasury the amount taken yesterday, the
explanation being that the banks were not
prepared to count and box the large amount
required on so short a notice. The treas
ury officials are apparently not seriously
alarmed at the continued outflow of gold.
The July interest payments abroad the
large amount required by the large army
OF American tourists now moving toward
Europe. and possibly the Withdrawal Of
European capital which has not found sat
isfactory investment here. are thought to
be some,.of the causes Of the present dex
DRad for gold. Previous experience seems
u wsoPa1o<sst4S belief that within a yery
short time the tide will turn and the gold
now back again During June OF last year
the net exports of gold were only H,10i, 544
while July showed balance OF imports Of
$.1f6,4ol; in August the imports exceeded
the exports by over s+O.oo0.oO0. 1t is there
fore confidently asserted that by July the
gold exports VIII have nearly or quite ceas-
ed. That there is no lack Of gold in the
country is shown by the last national bank
statement. On May 4, 1894 the national
banks Of the United States held specie TO
the amount of s259, ,9il. .923 of which over
S34.WO.OOO was In gold coin and gold certif-
icates.
The treasury receipts SO far this month
aggregate $2s0.s17 .632 and the expenditures
1861 .i5i .SSI. leaving a deficit for the year up
to this time, Of s14213. To5.