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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-04
School Examination.

EDHoR ARGUS: Perhaps the iocIossd
items will be of interest to the patrons OF
the Grammar Department, LswistowD
schools:
The seventh grade has recently passed a
written examination in following branches,
namely, arithmetie, grammar nnd u. q.
history. The questions we're confined to
that portion OF the text books. studied
during the past two months. As a result
Of this examination it is found that Miss
Viola Lafoilett ranks first in this grade.
The general average attained by her being
the highest, in a class OF eighteen members.
For the month just ended March 18th,
Dormsn Jackson ranks first in Improve
ment in Penmanship." in this class. In
spelling the month past. the six highest
in this same grade. are Viola Lafsilett
Grace McHugh, Emma Schmidt, Katie
Gregory. Stella Maekey. Ella Lafoliett.
In spelling in the sixth grade Miss Annie
Luton leads the class, Zach Schneider
next, Ella Moschnsr. Fannie Cook, Phemis
Campbell. Arthur Hall.
The greatest improvement in psnman-
ship in this class has been made by Dick
Reed and Walter Sturmsn. Their copy
books are models OF nestness. not q blot
anywhere, to mar the appearance of them.
Respectfully, MRs. Howkr.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-04
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

lodged near the spine. The third
bullet fired did not hit her. She was
removed to the hospital and tonight
is very low, with the probability OF
dying any hour. Stanley is interested
in a mine at Elliston. He ia well
known in the Judith country, having
kept a saloon in Utica. He is about
35 years old, and this is his first
serious trouble. He expresses no re-
gret tor the act, which was perfectly
cold blooded. He had threatened to
kill the woman the night he says she
robbed him. He seems to be perfectly
indifferent as TO his victims fate or
his own. He is not insane.
Ida Woods is about 30 years old i.
She came here year and a half ago
from Anaconda.
The shooting caused great excite
msnt in town. 1t is great wonder
some one else in the court room did
not get shot. Had Murphy not caught
Stanley Just rs he did, he would prob
ably have shot Clements, who had
subjected him to a sharp examination.
Had either OF the first two shots missed
the woman, they would have struck
Attorney Purcell. who was in line
across the table. The woman died the
following day.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-04
EUGENE STANLEY A MURDERER.
Shoots a Wooman in q Helena Police Court
and is in Fair Way to Hang.

HELENA, March 27-What will, prob.
tional murder ever committed in
Montana occurred here late this after
noon in Judge Cages court room at
the city hall. Ida Woods was being
examined on a charge OF grand lar
ceny. She and another women named
Annie Cleary were accused of having
robbed Eugene Stanley OF $50 in a
house on wood street Monday night.
The women were having separate hear
ings. There were present, besides the
judge, County Attorney Purcell, S. Nj.
Clements, who defended the women,
Marshal Davis and several police
officers, besides a big crowd that filled
the court room. When the COM
planning witness had been examined
he took a seat back of the woman
whose hearing had just been COM
menced. Suddenly without a word of
warning, Stanley jumped up, pulled a
3S-caliber double action gun, turned
it on the woman just in front OF him
and pulled the trigger three times,
with the words, 'she won't rob
another man."
The woman with a scream of NOR
tai agony, rushed to the platform
and tell in the judges arms. Sergeant
Murphy at the first shot made a jump
tor the man, but the shots came SO
fast that three were fired before STAN
ley could be overpowered. There was
never a more panic stricken crowd
than in that court room. People
rushed down stairs i'm mad haste to
get out.
Stanley was locked up and a sur
geon called, who pronounced the
woman's injuries probably fatel. One
bullet entered her back and penetrated
the kidneys into the abdominal cavity
The other entered the shoulder and
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-04
Concerning Licenses.

County Treasurer Cook is in receipt
OF the following opinion from Attorney
General Haskell concerning licenses:
HELENA, Montana, March 2Gth. 1895.
g. W. Cook, Esq.
County Treasurer Fergus County,
Dear Sir:
Herewith we note receipt Of yours OF
March 22. and the following interrogs-
tories therein contained upon which you
request information from this office:
L. "Should professional men be required
to pay a county license, under Sec. lSIl
Compiled Statntes?"
2. "Shonld "A settlement consisting OF
hotel, store. saloon blacksmith shop, post
Office and three or four ia miles be deemed
a village under Sec. l.345?"
The law by you referred to is superseded
by An Act approved Sept. IA. 1887. page
~, Laws 18th Extra Session. All probes.
sionaI men are required to pay a county
license.
A settlement, such as by yon mentioned
comes within the meaning of the Law
governing the treasurer in the collection oI
such licenses.
Respectfully yours.
II. j. HASKELL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-04
LICENSES
The Following Are the Provisions of the
New License Law Which Goes Into
Effect July LIST.

After much amending the late legis-
lature adopted n new license law as
follows:
AuctiOneer's are classed according
to the amount of sales, the licenses
ranging from $4OO to $5 per quarter
Bankers and brokers are to pay as
follows: Those doing $25O,OOO or
more business in a quarter, 500 a
quarter; between 5000, 900 and $3.50.
600 a quarter, $50 a quarter; between
100000 and 5000. 900 a quarter,
$40; between $500 and 500, 900
quarter, $25; between $4,000 and
$50, 900 quarter, 81 5; under So, 900
a quarter, $5.
Billiard, pool and baeatelle tables
are TO be charged $3.50 q quarter,
and bowling alleys SO quarter.
Theaters are to be charged $5 day
for each performance or $25 month;
single exhibitions of opera or concerts,
not in a theater paying a monthly
license, So; variety and concert halls,
whether an admittance fee is charged
or not, $75 a month; minstrel, leger-
demain or other shows not specially
provided for, $5 for each perfor
nance, when not in a regular theater:
circus and menagerie, not including
side shows, $3.50 a day. No license is
charged for amateur affairs or those
for school, church or charitable pur-
poses. Pawnbrokers are to pay $55
a quarter; intelligence Offices $40;
shooting galleries $15.
The liquor licenses are to be: In
places containing 10000 inhabitants
or more, and within one mile OF such
places, $500 semi.annually; where
there are between $500 and 10, 600
people, $3.50; where there are from
1000 to $500 people, $24O; where
the population is from 800 to 900
it is 5000, and where it is less than
800 people $50. Licenses cannot be
issued for less than six months, and
are transferable and negotiable in the
county where issued.
Merchants are licensed according
to the amount of average monthly
sales, as follows: One hundred
thousand dollars q month, SIS a
month; from SIS, 700 to 100000 a
month, $50; from $50, 900 to SIS, ,OOO
a month, $40; from $4,000 to 5O,-
600 q month, $25; from $50, 900 to
$40 900 a month, $50; from $50, ,OOO
to $40, 900 a month. 81 5; from 10. .OOO
to 10000 month, $12; from $5, 1000
to $4,000 a month, s.; from 50. SOC
to $4,000 a month, SIS; from 1,25C
to 81, 900 a month, 81; from $4O0 to
81, ,25O amonth, $3.
Those who keep weighing or plat
form scales for hire are expected to
] pay SO q year license. Dealers in
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ter
Hotels, restaurants, eating stands
and lodging houses must pay license
IA follows: Where the business is
less than SO 1000 a quarter. 50 a quar-
ter, ami where it is more than that, 50
for each additional 50, 600 or fractional
part thereof. Assayers, where the
business is from 5000 to $500 a month,
must pay SO "A quarter, and where
the business is more than $500 a
month. $40 a quarter. Skating rinks
and merry -go-rounds in cities of 1900
population and upward must pay $50
a quarter; in towns OF from 200 to
5000 people, $50, and in towns OF less
than 900 inhabitants, $40.
Steam laundries pay SIS a quarter.
Architects, builders and contract
ors doing more than SIS, 600 bust
ness a year, and manufacturers, are
taxed $50 year.
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IMPORTANT LAND DECISION.
Furnished by w. D. Harlan. Land Attorney
Washington, D. C.

The pending of adverse proceedings
suspends the running OF time allowed
a pre-emptor. by statute, for the sub
mission of final proof. The amend
ment of Rule So of Practice permits
the claimant. if he 40 desires, to sub
NIT proof during such proceedings, but
no statutory right Is lost by failure
to take advan tage of said amend
ment.
MINERAL.
An actual discovery OF mineral
within the limits of a mining claim
is a prerequisite to the location.
When legal mineral location has
been made on land returned ss agri-
cultural the slight presumption in
favor of the return is overcome and
the burden of proof shifts to thsparty
attacking the mineral claim.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-04

cigarettes, cigarette papers or other
material for making cigarettes, except
tobacco, must pay $40 month, in
addition to any other license.
Foot peddIers $3.50 a quarter,
and where they use horse and
wagon, $50; where two horses are
used the licenses is $40 a quarter.
Peddlers of the agricultural produc-
tions OF the state or articles manu-
factured by them, are exempt from
these licenses. Race tracks are to pay
$25 a day.
Brewers and wholesale dealers in
malt liquors, and all who sell i'm
Quantities OF six gallons or more, pay
$50 month: when the sales amount
to $1,000 or more a month; $25
month when the sales are between
81 900 and $1,000 a month; $12.5O
when between $500 and 81, 900 a
month, and $3.50 if less than $500.
The license of manufacturers of pop,
soda or like drinks is fixed a s.
month in cities of over IL, 900 people,
SIS In places of from 5000 to 10000
people, and $5 in smaller places.
The So in larger cities is evidently
mistake, either in enrolling or at
some other stage. The bill made
it S25 originally. The law as
passed and signed makes it
IS, however. The licenses for stall
lions run from $40 to $75 a year.
according to the charge for service.
Jacks and bulls pay SO a year.
The law makes the licenses of gas,
water and electric light COM
panies 5000 year in towns of
oyer 10000 populations; $1OO in
towns of between 5000 and 10000
population; $50 in places OF between
1 500 and 5000. and $25 in places o f
less than 1,5OO, and provides that
where such companies are consolidated
the license is to be paid for each de-
partment. Telephone companies are
to pay rs cents a year for each instru-
ment in use. and telegraph companies
IS quarter for each instrument.
Lawyers, doctors, dentists. photo
graphers. insurance agents and real
estate agents must pay a license of SIS
a quarter. The license of livery sta
bles in towns of 500 or less is s.; in
towns of from 500 to 1 500 it is $40
and in towns of over 800 it is SIS.
Corrals pay So a quarter; hacks and
express wagons, using one horse, 81. so,
and for each additional horse $3.50.
Common carriers doing business of
$50, 900 or more a quarter in the
county must lay s1s7. 80 quarter;
not to apply to street railways.
Where the business is between SAC, 900
and $4,000 the law ma kes no pro-
vision. Between $4,000 and $4,000
the license il s93.75. Where the
business is from $4,000 to 10000
the license is to be $50. so a quarter;
where it is from $4,000 to $40, 600
the license will be $37 so; when
between IS, 600 and SIC, 600 it is SOS. .25
and under 200 it is $3.50 a quar-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-04

~l> JAMES A. SHIELDS Posr No 10. G.
: :: !:
@ A. K. of LewistOwn, meets on the last
I'M Saturday of each month, at p. IN, in
u|II|l g. A. X. hall.
WI JAMES REED.
49, Commander
A. NJ. MACUMBEB, Adj.
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A stimulant 10 often needed to nourish
and strengthen the roots and to keep the
hair q natural color. Hail's Hair ksnswsr
10 the best tonic for the hair.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-12
TOBACCO COMPANY OFFICERS UP.
Questioned by stock Exchange Gov
ernOrs.

NEW YORK, December n.-Treasurer
Arents and Secretary Brown, of the
American Tobacco Company were be-
fore the Governing Committee of the
New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
The stock is on the regular list OF the
Exchange. and the governors exercised
their right Of calling for an explana-
tion of the recent remarkable action OF
the company in advertising the passing
nf the dividend on the common STOCK
which resulted in the sensational break
In the price.
Treasurer Arents admitted that the
meeting on Friday last was entirely In
formal. and the decision 10 pass the di-
yidend was not down In the minutes as
Il should have been.
Mr. Arents informed the governors that
there was no intention of inJuring
s,oc ckholders. but the governors OF the
Stock Exchange were not satisfied with
the explanation. 50 the Tobacco direc-
tors had TO meet this morning and take
action on the dividends. as announced
In the regular stock-market report II Is
understood that the stocks narrowly
escaped being stricken from the list.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-12
CRESCENT CITY RACES.
Large Crowd In Attendance Only
Two Favorites Win.

NEW ORLEANS. LA. December H.
Delightful weather and a fair card
brought out a large crowd TO the fair
grounds to-day.
sixteen books cut in and were kept
busy, and they had considerably the best
OF II, as only two faverltes won.
Sauturn captured the first race by two
lengths at the comfortable odds of Is to l.
The other races were well contested, and
all ended In rather close finishes. Dona-
tion, heavily backed favorte in the
third race, was interfered with In the
back stretch. and could not get up again.
Imported Wolsey. while running close up
to the front, in the fourth bled and was
pulled up.
Weather clear: track slow.
First race-six furlongs. selling-Sau-
terne ga, Scherer. Is to u won. Nikita
second, Lorrania third. Time. LII 1-2.
Second race-six furlongs. handicap
Somnambulist Q03, Ross. to u won,
Artist second. Panway third. Time,
11S "a.
Third race-six furlongs. handicap
Scuffie (S6. Clay 1-2 to u won, Judith G..
second. Leo Lake third Time, 117
Fourth race one mile and quarter.
handicap-Orinda Q10 J. Murphy. even)
won, George W. second, Peytonia third.
Time. 2:l2 IA.
Fifth race--seven furlongs, selling
Mate n07. Murphy, TO u won, Balk Line
second, Pulitzer third. Time. 1:S1.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-12
WORTH STUDYING.
The Showing of Virginia banking
Institution.

The last statement OF Williams & Goodes
bankers, at Boydton. as compared with
the first statement they issued. which was
In April. 1893 presents a remarkable Illus
tration OF what conservative. yet liberal.
banking methods and business sagacsty.
can accomplish In the way OF building
up a financial institution In community.
The figures are worth studying. April.
1898. loans and discounts were co.sS2. B;
capital paid up. $4,000; deposits subject
TO check. $29.3l453 November Is. 1886,
loans and discounts. sil7,ei7.42: capital paid
up, $4,000: deposits. sl2o.3342o. The bank
has now undivided profits Of s2.sS5.T. and
a surplus of $500. The loan and discount
and the deposit items. not only speak
volumes for the prosperity and good
management OF the bank. but argue q
most gratifying business development OF
the community 10 which the institution
has contributed so much. The statement
shows how richly Messrs. Williams d
Goode have merited the confidence the
public has reposed In them and their
enterprise, and how instrumental the bank
has been In building up Boydton and the
surrounding country.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-12
CONSTANTINOPOLITAN
EIsquaturs Granted 10 Newly Appointed
British Vice -ConsulS
LOAN NEGOTIATIONS
Said Pashs and the sultsn-Terns
ON which the Former Consented
to Return to M. Home-Impsris
Assurances.
Assurances.

CONSTANTINOPLE. December H.
The Porte has granted exequaturs to
Major Williams and Major Buliman. the
newly-appointed British vice-consuls at
Van and Sivas, and also to British
vice-consul at Harpot. The vice-consulz
will start for their posts Immediately.
In the appeal made to the Sultan By
NJ. NelIdon. the Russian Ambassador, In
the name OF the Gar. ne strongly I'd.
vised the Sultan to accede to the de-
mand5 for the extra guardships, I'm order
to avoid magn!fying the matter. as he as
persisted In by the Powers.
The negotiations for government loan
OF fl,000000, secured by the revenues OF
the Turkish tobacco regie, have fallen
through.
1t is learned that Said Pashs, In reply
to the sultans demand that he leave the
British embassy and return to his home
said he was willing to live in any place
outside Of Turkey that 1he Sultan
might appoint. and would also pledge
himself to keep entirely aloof from poll
tics. being. In view OF the circumstances,
extremely anxious to leave the country
with his family. To this the Sultan re-
piled that he was not willing that Said
should put himself outside Of his. the Sui
tan's. power, as he was the custodian OF
too many secrets.
The result was that Said received the
assent of the Sultan to his living any.
where within the empire. together with
an Imperial assurance that his Majesty
would not compel him to hold Office. and,
upon these assurances Said resurnet to
his home.
Upon leaving the British embassy Said
left letter, addressed to Sir Philip Cur
rie. the British Ambassador. thanking
him for his protection and hospitality. Sir
Philip wrote a l-'tter to the Sultan. ex-
pressing the hope that Said Pasha would
not be harmed.
PIacards denouncing the Sultan were
posted on the morning OF December 10th
In all OF the principal mosques and az
the gate OF the Yildiz palace. the Sultan's
residence.
After the decision OF the Porte to issue
an trade permitting the passage OF the
extra guardsbips through the straits OF
the Dardanelles. the foreign diplomats
held a meeting. az which they decided
that the petition of an ultima'tum to the
Porte was needless. inasmuch as the fir-
mans demand had been granted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-12
THE FEDERAL SENATE.
Propositions I'm Honor of Dfstin-
guishesl Men-Cuba.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. December IL
sENATE.-'rhe Senate was in session to-
day for only an hour and a quarter. and
then adjourned until tomorrow.
Three propositions were read In honor
Of distinguished men Of the past.
The first was the purchase OF a $4,000
statue OF the French novelist. Victor
Hugo. to be placed I'm the new library
building in Washington, now almost fin
ished.
The second was for $4,000 monument
to the naval hero. John Paul Jones, to be
erected In Washington.
The third was to authorize the placing
Of a statue Of President Franklin Pierce
upon the grounds Of the public building
at Concord. n. II.
Mr.. Dubois Republican). of Idaho, made
short argument In support Of his pro-
posed amendment OF the rules so as to
distribute the general appropriation bills
among the committees having charge of
the various subjects to which they apply
No action was taken. as Mr.. Hill signi-
fled desire to speak on 1t. as well as on
his own proposed amendments to the
rules. in regard to cloture and the count
ing of quorums.
Mr.. Allen PopuIist) OF Nebraska, spoke
DfltUl on MS ltSOiutiofi iof the ftCDSf
ton of Cuban belligerency. which also
went over without action. He declared
that the Populist party was as thorough
ly committed to the Monroe doctrine as
either the Democratic party or the Re-
publican party. and he scoffed at Ameri-
can citizens who were so ready to be-
come English lords. or lords in some
other country" and at the American
women who were willing to waste them
selves on titled mendlcants from the
East"
A resolution calling on the Secretary OF
War for copies of all records in his office
relating to railroads In Tennessee seized
by the military authorities during the
civil war was offered by Mr.. Harris and
agreed to.
Mr.. Cockrell presented a memorial from
the Kansas City MOI Board OF Trade
asking Congress to grant belligerent
right to Cuba, and 1t was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
At 1:l0 p. NJ. the Senate proceeded to
executive business. and five minutes later
the doors were reopened and the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
The House OF Representatives was not
in session to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-12
BARBARA AUB CASE.
Alleged RetractiOn by the Woman
of Her Confession.

NEW YORK. December u.-Barbara
Aub, who confessed to Recorder Con on
Thanksgiving night that she had falsely
sworn when she testified at the trial Of
Walter l.. s. Langerman. whom she ac-
cused OF crimnally assaulting her, Is
said to have repudiated that confession.
Assistant t-District-Attorney Robert
Townsend who prosecuted Langerman,
announced Barbara's retraction. He said
that Mrs. Mitchell. one of Barbara's aunts,
had informed him that during an inter-
view with Barbara I'm the Tombs the lat
ter had told her aunt that her confess
sion was false. and that her testimony
given at Langerman's trial was true.
Barbara said she had been pressed
TO make the confession by people at the
Door of Hope. where she was stopping
after the trail She said she had been
forced into the confession by Miss Kel-
lard. one of the women In charge there
Frederick B. House counsel for Bar
bara Aub. was called to the Tombs prison
this afternoon by Mrs. Mitchell, and had
an interview with the prisoner. but when
seen later would not admit that there had
been a confession made TO any one. She
said: You can take nv word for IT.,
there has been a retraction made"
When District-Attorney Fellows was
seen regarding the retraction. re said
there was no probability of putting
Langerman again on trial. He said he
would want stronger evidence against
Langerman than was now In his posses
sion.
In regard to prosecuting Miss Kellard
for subornation Of perjury. in forcing the
confession from Barbara. the District
Attorney would not commit himself
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-12
VETERANS NEW YORK PARADE.
"An Enthusiastic Public Reception
Awaiting It,"

NEW YORK, December ia meet
ing of the special committee Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee having in charge the
proposed Confederate veterans parade
and review In New York on July 4th
next, met this afternoon in the rooms
of the New York Board of Trade and
Transportation.
w. =. st. John. president of the Mer-
camille National Bank, presided. At the
conclusion of the meeting the follow
ing statement was given out:
"This special committee on organiza-
iton, plan, and scope have met, received
accumulated evidence of the enthusias-
tic public reception awaiting this reunion
and parade. and have requested the chair
man of the committee. CHARLES a. Dana.
10 advise the commander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army of the Republic of the
United States of the plans and purposes
of the committee. and that the same are
held In allegiance awaiting his reply; also.
that a similar letter be addressed subse-
ouently TO the commander-in-chief OF
the United Confederate Veterans.
The committee announced that the ar
rangements for the parade and review
were progressing most satisfactorily and
that promises of support were being re-
ceiyed from all over the country.