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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
Preparations for Battle.

WAsHINToN, Dec. 1S.-The senate
shared the general sentiment of bel
ligerency prevalent today and from
the outset of the session the measures
proposed breathed a spirit of patrio-
tism and of preparation for any
emergency that might arise concern
ing Venezuela The first bill intro
duced was that of Chandler, provid-
ing an immediate appropriation OF
$3,OOO,OO0 for a heavy Increase IN
the national armament. This was
speedily follwed by a proposition
authorizing the secretary of war TO
purchase a late device for heavy
battery and for a report on the
feasibility of equipping for service the
old ship Constitution. Hill added
to the suggestions OF defense by ask
ing immediate consideration OF a
bill making ex-confederates eligible
to service i'm the army and navy
AS a further expression on the subject
of British encroachments, the senate
agreed to resolution introduced by
Davis, calling on the president for In
formation as to British or Canadian
occupation, military or civil, of any
part of the United States territory
of Alaska. Throughout the day th'
senate galleries were crowded, show
ingthe keen public interest n antici
pated Developments ON tie British,
| Venezuelan question.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
The Senate Adopts the Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The United
States senate, by unanimous vote
and without the formality of a roll
call, today passed the bill already
adopted by the house of representa-
tives, empowering the president to
appoint a commission to determine
the Venezuela-British Guiana bound
ary.
This action was the elimination
of a debate adding n memorable
page to congressional history. 1t
was a day of noble speeches by
notable men. The subject of wal
between the United States and Great
Britain was the prevailing theme
which found expression in truly
patriotic sentiments, i'm stirring
appeals for preparation and defense
in graphic portrayals OF the horrors
of war. and at times i'm defiant warn
ings to the people across the water
BY a singular coincidence the ses
sion. which was to he marked by
such vigorous debate and action
was opened by an invocation O
classic beauty from the blind chap
lain breathing a spirit of good will
between the two prominent Englisl
speaking nations.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
Senators Appiauded.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE presi-
dents message on the Venezuelan
question occupied the main attention
of the senate during it's brief session.
Secretary Cox read the document
amid impressive silence. The sena-
tors followed every word with in
tense interest The concluding SEN
tence OF the message was no sooner
read than n demonstration occurred
almost unparalleled i'm the history
of the upper branch of congress
Senators on both sides of the cham
her joined i'm their expressions o
approval by long continued hand
clapping. The message and accom-
panying documents were at once re
| ferred to the committee on foreign re
! lations.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
PROTECTION IN ENGLAND.
British Patriots Who Have Had Enough Of
Free Trade Ruin.

At the conference held i'm London
recently to reconsider the existing
fiscal system of the country, James
W. Lowther, conservative member
of parliament and formerly under
secretary for foreign affairs, stated
amid uproar and applause, that he
desired '.to see in this country re-
institution of protection" Mr..
Lowther added: .'Since the institu-
ton of what is called free trade,
public feeling has veered to protec-
ton, ard it is our duty to convince
the country that the present fiscal
system is not satisfactory. l am
not "A believer in specific duties, but
i'm sliding scale which would
accommodate the duties to the needs
of the country. ! wish to see pre-
ferential trade established between.
the mother country and the colo
MES"
Mr.. Lowther also maintained that
the protection in most extreme form
had improved the condition OF ag-
riculture in France, and added: AS
for the royal commission on agricul
ture, it has been packed and ever,
protectiOnist excluded Therefore
| its report will be worthless"
| A resolution in favor of the prOtec
tion of native industries was carried
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26

and report upon the matter with
the least possible delay. When such
report is made and accepted it will, in
my opinion, he the duty of the
United States to resist by every
means i'm its power as a willful ag-
gression upon it's rights and interests
the appropriation by Great Britain
of any lands or the exercise of
governmental Jurisdiction over any
territory which, after investigation,
we have determined of right belongs
to Venezuela.
in making these recommended
tions l am fully alive to the responsi
oilities incurred and keenly realize
all the consequences that may fol-
low. l am, nevertheless, firm i'm my
conviction that while it is grievous
thing to contemplate the two great
English speaking peoples of the
world as being otherwise than
friendly competitors and strenuous
and worthy rivals in all the arts of
peace, there is no greater calamity
which a great nation can invite
than that which follows supine sub
mission to wrong and injustice, and
the consequent loss of national self
respect, and honor, beneath which
is shielded and depended the peoples
safety and greatness"
All the correspondence between
tha two Governments accOmDanies
the message and gives fuller details
of the matter discussed. Olney's
letter in explanation and support OF
the Monroe doctrine is clear and
strong and covers all points i'm tho
entire controversy.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
PLANNING A NEW BOND ISSUE.
The President in Consultation With Members
of the Syndicate.

NEW YORK. DEC. 19.-The World
says: The withdrawal Monday OF
$3. 15O. 900 i'm gold leaves the treasury
reserve at $72,S4 1876. President
Cleveland, seeing that a bond issue
must come, has been in personal
consultation with members OF the
syndicate which advised and man
aged the last issue. The details of n
plan for the issue were partially
agreed upon and it is understood
that the president will order the issue
as soon as the reserve strikes the
$50 ,OOO. 200 mark. The issue will he
for at least $5O,OOO,OO0, possibly
$1OO, 200, 900. 1t is the general feeling
that this shipment will be the last
for some time, but it is thought that
the presidents mark of 100000, ,O00
will be reached in the fortnight Joi
the new year, when the bond issue
may he expected.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE presi-
dent today sent a message on the
question to congress.
He gives the facts i'm the correspond
ence with Great Britain briefly.
stating the substance OF letters sent
and received. Salisbury had in
sisted that the present contention OF
the United States was entirely n
novel point and was i'm no way in
cluded i'm the original Monroe doc
the present action was entirely i'm
keeping with international law and
with the principles enunciated i'm the
so-called Monroe doctrine. Sails
bury admits that the English govern
ment had practically agreed to the
Monroe doctrine when first an
nounced. but declared that the
latest statement of it was entirely
wrong. Cleveland agrees with this
i'm part, but insists that the present
action of the United States is the
only natural outcome of the princi-
pie involved. He asked that the
matters i'm dispute be submitted to
arbitration, but Salisbury refused
this on grounds which the prcsi-
dent says he considers far from salts
factory. He regrets that such an
appeal should have produced no
better results. Hesays: 'Thecourse
f, ha n,,rSua6 hv this nnrarnrnanf i'm
view of the present condition, does
not appear to admit of serious doubt.
Having labored faithfully for many
years to induce Great Britain to
submit this dispute to impartial
arbitration, and having been now
finally apprised of her refusal to dc
SO, nothing remains but to accept
the situation, to recognize it's plain
requirements and deal with it accord
ingly. Great Britain's s present propo
sition has never thus far been re
garded as admissible by Venezuela
though any adjustment of tn,
boundary which that country ma,
deem for her advantage and ma.
enter into of her own free will can
mot of course be objected to by tn,
United States. Assuming, however
that the attitude of Venezuela will
remain unchanged, the dispute ha
reached such stage as to max
it now incumbent upon the Unite'
States to take measures to determin
with sufficient certainty for its just
fication what is the true divisions
line between the Republic of venezuel
and British Guiana. Inquiry to tina
end would of course be conducte
carefully and judicially and du
weight should be given to all avail
able evidence, records and facts i
support of the claims of all parties.
'.In order that such an examine
ton should be prosecuted In
thorough and satisfactory manne
b / suggest that congress make adj
quate appropriations for the e,
penses of a commission to be al
pointed by the executive who sha
make the necessary investigatio
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
The House Responds.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Today :
hour, but it sufficed for the passage
of a bill authorizing the president to
appoint commission to investigate
the Venezuelan boundary and ap-
propriating $lOO, 900 for the expenses
carries into effect the recommended
tions of the presidents message was
prepared by Hit (rep., Ill., this
morning and met the approval of
Speaker Read. The committees will
be announced Friday, and then the
holiday recess taken.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
IRISHMEN RESOLVE.
One Hundred Thousand Irishmeu Ready to
Shoulder the Rifle Against Great
Britain

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE following
manifesto has been issued by the ex-
ecutive council of the Irish Nation
Alliance of America, and a copy sent
to President Cleveland:
To the members of Irish National
Alliance and the American public
1t has been publicly charged that our
policy is one of hatred to England, and
is therefore contrary to the interest
of America. This calls i'm question
the loyalty to the Republic of our
people. We declare it incontrover-
tible that no more bitter, more per-
than Great Britain to the United
States has ever existed. England
has ever been the vengeful foe OF
American liberty and the Republican
institutions. Imbued with this con-
viction, and seeing that Great Britain
has avowed her intention to trample
upon the Monroe doctrine by her
attempt to rob Venezuela of her
territory and has dared to violate
the integrity of our territory in
Alaska, we hereby offer as a proof of
our loyalty and devotion to the
country of which we are citizens to
place at the disposal of the president
of the United States 100000 soldiers
rifle, and every man of whom is a
believer in the principles and teach
ings of the Irish National Alliance.
Our army. which is now organized,
is ready to serve the American Re
public in any part of this continent,
and should the endorsement of the
Monroe doctrine need its aid will
either on Irish soil or English ground
establish thefact that the eintrepedity
the valor, and determination of the
Irish brigade will again prove the
loyalty of Irishmen TO the United
States Whatever the nation which
dares to interfere with American
principles of liberty. be ii England
not, the men whose faith is that o
the Irish Nation Alliance, stant
ready to fight at any moment for tn,
honor and for the rights of TIN
country of our adoption. This il
the loyalty our men bear to tn
United States. We have proved 4
on many hard fought field. whethe
the enemies of the Republic wer
Englishmen, tories or rebels.
AS to our relations with Englan,
I we have no apologies to make, n.
excuse to offer. Should it be posi-
BILE to embroil her with any powe
! on earth, we shall not hesitate to d.
: So The chief object of the Iris
5 National Alliance is to create tn
+ opportunity which will enable u
r to drive the British enemy froI
Ireland as it was from the Unite
States. England's cruelty, oppres
: sion and usurpation of the rights {
T. American citizens hastened her ute
defeat in America.
:, We pray that the day may 500
: come when we, the exiles of ou
e land, shall assist in driving TIL
! foe to whom we bear unendin
: hatred from our island. We remaiI
4 WILLIAM LYMAN, President,
$ J. p. SUTTON, Secretary,
: L. v. FTTZPATRIcK, Treasurer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Latest U. Govt Report
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Latest u s. Govt Report
R0!a!al! q! fs%dsgE BskiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE

annually. Upon the basis of the
Customs revenue received upon
Schedule X. since the eWilson-Gorman
law has been i'm existence the latter
will yield the government Customs
revenue of many millions of dollars
less than was annually received
under tn, law of 1880. The annual
loss of revenue upon wool and man.
ufactures of wool i'm the present law
is thus very large at time when the
government is embarrassed for
revenue with which to meet it's cur
rent expenses.
In order that the government may
have largely increased revenue and
have it Immediately, it should be the
first duty of Congress to re-enact by
joint resolution Schedule X. of the
law of 1880 to take effect at once
Such course would not disturb
business SO much as would be the
case by the opening up of the whole
tariff subject.
The latter would require for sue
cessful completion the greater part
of year with the almost certainty
OF flood of imports that would
delay the recovery of prosperity for
at least two years longer. The only
business that can he disturbed by
immediate re-enactment OF Schedule
X. of the Mckinley law would be
that OF importers, who can easily
countermand orders for goods not
received at the time when the
schedule goes into effect. The loss
sustained would be trifiing in com
parison with the frightful loss now
being sustained by woolgrowers;
stated by them to bc thus far Sl0O,-
100000 upon wool and sheep alone
This loss must continue until some
measure of relief is passed. The re-
enactment of Schedule X would lie
no experiment. Its revenue pro-
ducing qualities have been proven
by three years of undisturbed actual
merits as revenue measure, regard
less of the fact that il was accep-
table to both wool growers and
wooden manufacturers: for under il
both We're prosperous.
. Manufacturers never asked for its
repeal; it never increased the cost
of clothing to consumers, for within
. twelve months after its passage
. clothing was cheaper than before
ii became a law. 1t was not a pro-
hihifiye tariff nor was IL tnn bi0b as
/ was proven by the large amount
imported during the first three years
, of its existence, as well as by the
large revenue derived from it during
| that time, 1t was symmetrical
, law so carefully constructed by a
joint convention of manufacturers
r and woolgrowers that it was un
, animously approved. Under il the
, prosperity of the American peopl,
p was greater than that of any Other
. nation. Not only was the United
, States the most prosperous nation
4 in the world, but the only
one. Schedule n. of the law o
4 1890 was so scientifically drawn
r that foreign manufacturers admi
having been obliged to pay the large
n portion of the duties collected a
r the price of selling their goods i'm TIN
q American market. There il thu
q levery reason why Schedule h. of tn
!. law of 1890 should be re-enacte,
without one moment Is sdelay.-Justie
Batemam & Co.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
Received With Enthusiasm.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-While the
time OF the house was mainly aD-
sorbed today i'm a somewhat partisan
debate on the Republican plan to
create three committees of nine
members each to deal with the elec-
tion contests, it's interest was GEN.
tered upon the presidents message
which was received with enthusiasm
by all nartieS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
How Congress Can Help Amsrican Wool.

Schedule h. of the law of 1890
(which covered wool and -manufact-
ueres of WOOL yielded the govern
ment i'm Customs revenue during the
first three years of it's existence and
before it's influence was menaced by
repeal, an average Of over a., 900 900
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26

Send in your orders for Job
Work.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-12-26
How Much Was IL worthr

1t is said that the largest bar OF
gold ever cast was sent to the Bank
of California i'm 1852. 1t weighed
Sly pounds.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-10
III, National Csmplaiat.

Dyspepsia is the national complaint. Al
most every other man or woman you
meet has IL. and the result Is that the
number or pseudo-remedies for Il is as
numerous as Pharaoh's host. They are
for the most part worthless. There Is
however. searching eradicant of this
distressing and obdurate malady, one
whose genuine merits long since raised IL
TO foremost place among the staple
medicines OF America Hostetter's Sto-
mach Bnters extirpates dyspepsia with
greater certainty and promptitude than
any known remedy. and is a most genial
invigoranf. appetizer and aid to secretion.
These are not empty assertions. as thou
sands OF our countrymen and women who
have experienced its effects are aware.
but are backed up by irrefragable proofs.
Repeatedly laid before the public. The
Bitters also promote a regular habit of
body and give a healthful stimulus TO the
urinary organs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-10
A POINTER,
Inc Codes Have u Word of Advice for
Certain Pub ic Servants

The Codes Have a Word of Advice IN,
Certain Pub ic Servants.
To all appearances one or two man.
bers OF the board OF school trustees
are not aware Of what the new codes
provide relative to their duties. II
they do know what the law Is II is GER
tain that they don't care about living
up to 1t. For the benefit of those
trustees who are either ignorant of the
law or REGARDLESS of IL the following
section from the new code ds reprinted
Section 1902 1t shall be unla wful
for any trustee to have any pecuniarv
interest. either directly or Indirectly in
any erection of school houses or for
warming. ventilating, furnishing or re-
pairing the same or be in any manner
connected with the furnishing of sup
plies for the maintenance of the
schools. or to receive or to ACCEPT any
compensation or reward for services
rendered as trustee"
It Is perhaps to he regretted that no
salary or perquisites are attached 10
the office Of school trustee, but such Is
the case. and the trustees knew n
when they were elected. Most of them
apparently are satisfied to do their
work for nothing. but there are one or
two members of the board who cannot
get the idea out of their heads that a
public office is private snap and that
there should be some perquisites at
tached TO H.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-10
BY A SWITCH ENGINE
d. d. Clifford Sustains Fatal Iniurie:
on the Hill Line.
ARMS AND LEGS CRUSHED
me Body is Now at sherman's
morsue and an Inquest VIII Be
Held at O'Clock This After
noon-No Relatives Here.

III. z. Clifford, a swftchman IN the hill
yard OF the B., A & p. railroad, was
run over at tine Anaconda mime switch
between and O'Clock yesterday aft.
ernoon and Sustained injuries which re-
suited IN death soon afterwards.
The engine which Clifford was work
ing with was going In to the switch
Tor some cars of ore at the time OF the
accfdent, and he was riding on the
lootooard in front. In some unaccount.
aole manner he lost alis footing and
peii on directly In 'front.' and across the
raaL The engineer reversed the engine
IN an instant, but It was impossible to
avoid the fatality, although the engine
was stopped so quickly that only the
'front.' wheels passed over the prostitute
porm. The wheels struck Glfford's
Ught leg at the knee and ram up the
10 pne peivis, crushing the limb in
= nonraole manner. His right arm was
broken and crushed in half A dozen
places and his left hand was cut off.
ne was removed at once In Murray &
rreunds ambulance to their hospital
Where his last moments on earth were
iIIdue painless by the use of anaesthet-
Scs: his injuries were of such a terrible
nature that there was no possible
cnance Tor recovery, and he died about
six O'clock
Soroner Richards was notified and ne
VIII conduct an inquest at the Butte
Undertaking rooms at 2 O'Clock eshis
afternoon. The body was removed to
Sherman's morgue.
, rl1ord had worked on the B., A. &
:. only few days and was a recent |
arrlVsi IN the city. He was a single |
nan about IS years old and mis- only |
Snow relative is a sister. Mrs. Ella |
slsnourn of Salem, Oregon The |
'wrtch engine was in charge of Conduc- |
or Mike Anglim and clifford was the |
our1n man that ne has taken to the |
iospftal and they have all died. The
asst one talSen to the hospital previous
Grnord was Pat Anglim, Mikes
yrother
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ment and surprise. and Il Is said that
the cause of their surprise was the
smallest mute Of a baby girl who act
u'aaly laughed ait them
The "Swede girl" apologized by say
ing that she, TOO, was taken a little by
surprise The landlord was hustled on
nor doctor, but the first one he called
ON refused to respond unless his fees
were paid IN advance. He next sum-
moned the city physician. but that
gentleman referred hfm to the county
Doctor. and by the time the latter got
GROUND the baby was several hours old.
The doctor provided the young mother
with a nurse and then ne tried TO learn
somethmg about his patient. He asked
ner name and where she came from.
out she rather impolbteiy told him II
was none of his business and he did
not press his investigations. It was
learned. however. afterwards from the
.ransrer man who hauled her trunk
unaN " came from Melrose. To her
nurse, she stated last evening that her
name was Sophia Morley, and claimed
she was married. but that her husband
deserted her ON the 4th of last July
ana THAT she had not seen him or
heard from him since and did not
know where he was She declined,
however. to say where she came from.
put SAID She had no friends or rela-
tives In Butte and had but $14 OF
money in the world. One OF the room
ers at The house rushed of to a hard |
ware store about am hour after the |
oerth or the child and returned with a |
LaI OF scales. A dozen persons as |
5isteu IN weighing the babe, so that /
there cam be no mistake about its i
weight. Ut tipped the scales very light
~ al rhr,ee and a half, but IL woman
tno one man agreed that II was the
'reuriest babe they had ever seen.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-10
SHE WAS SURPRISED
A Ihree-and-a-H slf-Pound Babe Aston-
ishes the Boardsra

A three and a half pound mite of
humanity created a sensation and star
tied a house full of roomers at the Rosa
and Thistle lodging house in East park
street about o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
1nree days ago a young girl arrived
In the city from Melrose and she asked
a hack driver at the depot to take her
10 some lodging house and ne took her
10 the Rose and Thistle. formerly the
Pennsylvania house. She paid a wee,x,s
room rent in advance and was assign
ed 10 room where she remained to
herself most of the time. There was
nothing about her to attract particular
attention except that she was rat.oer
pretty and spoke English very BADLY.
She said she was a '.Swede 9sri''
Everything went well until about
O'Clock yesterday morning and then
zhe whole house was made aware Of
the fact that something had happened.
The landlord was the first to investi-
gate and me was surprised with the
discovery ne made. A minute and half
l2lsSr every woman IN the house was Ia
The "Swede girls" room and there were
an sorts OF exciamat4ons OF astonlsh-