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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-02-06
In Effect Sunday, June 2, 1895.

In Effect Sunday, June 2, 1895.
ARRIVE AT HELENA.
No. l. Pacific Mail. west hound -...........s:25 n m
No. 3 Atlantic Mail east bound II 10
No. s, Marysville accommodation, daily
except sunday .-------.--..----.---- -s:sO m
No. g. Elkhorn accommodation, Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays 90
No. 9, wickes and Boulder accommodation
daily except Sunday -....5:25 m
No. lOl. Rimini mixed, Mondays only. ..2:3o p M
DEPART FROM HELENA.
No. /, Pacific Mail, west bound a:35
No. ., Atlantic Mail. east bound 80 m
No. z. Marysville accommodation. daily
No. 10, Elkhorn accommodation. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays M
No. 10. wickes and Boulder accommoda-
tion, daily except Sunday m
No. 102 Rimini mixed, Mondays only --.10:s0 m
For Information: time cards, maps and
tickets. call on or write
A. D. EDGAR,
General Agent, Helena, Montana,
cHAS. s. FEE,
Genl Pass. and Ticket Agent.
ST. PAUL. MINI.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-02-06

1t il the deliberate opinion of "A
western editor that Cleveland will
go into history as the man who
killed more ducks and disgusted
more Democrats than any other
President Post-Express.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-02-06

Was it because Spain recognized
the southern confederacy as belliger-
ents soon after the first guns We're
fired that we are now so tenderly
guarding Spanish interests Inter
Ocean.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-02-06

When General Weylef raises 1.-The
black flag" in Cuba he will hear
something drop. This is A. ID. 1896,
and Cuba is not so far away from
Ocean
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-02-06

The old Monroe doctrine was:
Keep off the grass. The new Mon
roe doctrine is: KEEP OFF THE
GRASS.-Boston Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15
Jeff Davis Dungeon Cell.

The casemate in old Fort Monroe in
which jefferson Davis, president of the
late confederacy, was for Il short time
confined is now used as a storage-roon
for misft lumber, iron scraps. etc a
sentinel stands on guard at this entrance
OF the fort. and in answer to the visitor 5
query points to this dungeon, with Il
solitary bulis-eye window looking out
over the morass of hrackish. ill-smellnu
water which surrounds the high-walleti
fort. The guard comes to Il present
arms while talking with Il visitor His
duties seem to be merely to put in time
TO earn his rations. for no one is denied
admission and anyone may walk through
the grounds and upon the ranlparts eX-
amining the loaded cannon at will with
no one to say Halt"
the-wall casemate, Davis was placed in n
small frame building. known as officers
quarters. It IS now occupied by some
artillery officers and is beautifully shaded
py WILLOWS much prettier and more
habitabe place than 1t was in those days.
here the prisoner of state remained
nearly two years. Beyond this the pres
ent garrison, all new men, know abso-
inteiy nothing, and some of them have no
idea Of the extent of the war, excepting
the fight between the Monitor and the
Merrimac. They had not heard of the
burning of Hampton-the old borough q
few miles distant.
One of the buildings saved in that burn
ing was ST. Johns church, the Oldest
church in America in which services are
now held, and third in age of any built
in this country. The grounds are covered
with broken tombstones-a few English
quaint characters show them to have
been made before this republic was born.
Weeping willows shade these ancestral
tombs. which invite trespassers to halt in
the cool churchyard and learn from these
crumbled stones that this ends ALL Ii
Is a picturesque spot to visit-New York
Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15
Foreign Gleaninqs.

Two million dollars have been be-
queathed to the church of England and
the society for the propagation OF the
Gospel by Dewsbury cotton spinner.
One of the most highly priced relics
| belonging to the late shah of Persia
was small cube of pure gold which
tradition says fell from heaven during
the time of Mahomet and which for
merry belonged to the prophet.
| Frances railroad from Algeria to the
! Soudan. ninety kilometres of which
We're built between 1881 and 1884, when
the appropriations were stopped. is to
be pushed forward rapidly now that
the English have reoccupied Dongola.
| Ireland has had year of unexam-
| pied prosperity. if the deposits in banks
are any indication, the increase in those
| in joint stock banks being over Sc. OOO.-
900 and in savings banks also over &C.
100000 The traffic receipts on the Irish
railroads. too, We're the largest on re-
cord.
King Carlos of Portugal paints in his
leisure hours. His mother, Queen
Maria Pia. models in clay, and his
grandfather, the King Consort Ferdi-
nand. who was a Coburg prince and
ter after his queens death, used to
make respectable pen-and- ink sketches.
Sir H. Fl. Kitchener's promotion to
the rank of Major General, on account
of his success at Dongola, is an I'M
usual one, as. though he held the breyet
rank of colonel, he stood tenth from the
top In the list of majors of the royal
engineers. He passes over the heads
OF 81 colonies. II of whom are tenn.
porary major-generals He is 46 wears
of age and counts % years service in
the army.
The greatest interest is manifested in
London IN the experiment undertaken
by the government of New South Wales
IN introducing oranges from that col.
ony into England in order to relieve the
oVersupply of Australia and SUNNY
England when the market there is hare
Oh other oranges. A consignment OF
l'4o boxes was sold this week and ex-
perts declare that the fruit was of ex-
ceiient quality and in fine condition
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

For three years and half the gov
eminent has been borrowing money to
live upon and the people have been do
ing likewise very largely. We want
somehow to stop that both as to
government and people (applause.) We
ought not to resort to the issuing of
bonds in time of peace except to pre-
serve the credit and honor of the gov
eminent. That opens the question as
to what policy will save us from that
! do not know of anything Tat will dc
it better than protection. l believe that
with returning confidence-and conf
dence is half the capital of the world
money will come out of its hiding place
be invested in enterprises all over the
country and put all idle men to work
and so believing, l stand for that policy
which will most surely restore conf
dence."-Mr. Mckinley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15
The Gravity Of the Crisis.

Archbishop Ireland. one of the most dis
tinguished prelates of the Roman Catholic
church. has been moved by his sense OF
duty as a citizen of "A sefgoVernng
country to address "A few words to his
fellow citizens on the present crisis in
political affairs. lie considers the exist
ence OF free government threatened by
the Bryan movement. He concludes his
address with these words:
Il may of course be mistaken. But !
nave come TO look upon the present agi-
tatlon as the great test OF universal
suffrage and popular sovereignty Can
the people defend public honor and the
institutions of the country At the polls.
as they have done on the field OF battle ?
Can they be so calm and deliberate in
their judgment, so careful to weigh all
Things in the scale of reason, and to avoid
all rash experiments. that they can be
trusted with the settlement of grave So
cial and political problens3 That is the
question that is before US ut the presen,
moment
Archbishop ireland has here uttered the
thoughts OF very large majority Of the
educated classes in the United States
w ny IS the present crisis so grave9 ii f.
not merely because a panic and 4 vast
deal of business trouble would ensue from
chanse in the standard of value. 1t Is
not because many people would losa
money and social disorder would ensuc
from the disturbance of wages and con-
tracts. \ remedy can be found for all
these things in time. We have had bust
ness disturbances before and vet W.
pulled through to Il brighter day because
we all had confidence in our institutions
But the case now is vastly different from
any other crisis in our history. Ii in
wolves the nations good faith, without
which the motive power that impels the
whole machinery is gone. y republic
cannot perform its work after it has for
feited the respect of its citizens The
sense of honor is absolutely necessary to
its life because ii has no other reliance
in times of danger than the devotion of
its citizens. Strip it of this and it falls
at the first shock.
Now the issue which presents itself to
the mind of Archbishop Ireland and of
nearly all persons of Intelligence is this:
whether a country that repudiates its
debts in whole or in part can ever again
command the devotion of honest men.
This is the most serious question that has
ever been put before the people. not eX-
cepting that which involved in war 81;
years ago. At that time the republic
could and did command the unreserved
devotion of its citizens. They were Will
ing to pour out blood and treasure to any
extent in the service of their country. be
cause they loved and honored it: because
ii represented everything that makes
citizenship precious and life worth living.
But a country that repudiates its debt
what claim can it have on the affection of
any self-respecting soul?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15
Maine Shipping.

Schooner Loduskia. which Capt. A.
l.. Bellatty left in New York on account
OF his illness, was sailed homeward by
capt. Smith of Ellsworth Owing to
the unfavorable winds the voyage was
heightened to Is days.
The schooner Laura. built at Mil
bridge, Me-. in 1879. Captain Lamson
with a crew of eight or ten men. and
mailing from Boston, has been q days
out from New York on her trip to Gal
weston, Tex, and no news of her can be
obtained. 1t is thought she was caught
IN one Of the recent hurricanes on the
Atlantic and foundered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

We clip the following from the Rock
land opinion as it is good illustra
| ton of the way in which voters ar
being fooled on the money question
this fall:
Mr.. Editor: why is it that you cal
take one of those silver dollars to an.
store and get it's full value in goods
when it is reported to be only wortl
| a cents? .(The explanation is thu
| same as that of the old Relationship
puzzle-''The boy lied" The silver
dollar of the United States is worth
100 cents, always was, and always VII
he Silver coin holds itself beside gold
without free coinage. 1t is absurd Il
intimate that it will not do so when
government open it's mints to silver
Editor.)
Why didn't the editor tell his in
quirer what is the fact, that the sill
yer in that dollar if the dollar were
melted, would not exchange anywhere
for SO cents, for the reason that BIN
grains of pure silver the amount of
pure silver in that dollar. is today
worth a fraction less than so cents?
Why didn't he tell inquirer that
when the government established the
ratio on which to make that dollar only
Is grains of silver were required to
equal grain of gold in the market and
accordingly the Is to l ratio was es-
tablished, but now in order to get gold
in exchange for silver one must give
twice as many grains of silver, as for
merly, for one grain of gold? Why
didn't he tell that inquiring voter that
the government just contrary to what
the silverites propose, has restricted the
coinage of silver: that the secretary of
the treasury has said that he will give
gold for silver if necessary to keep the
silver dollar at parity and that the
public accordingly is not afraid the
silver dollar will depreciate on their
hands? Why didn't he state what is
undoubtedly the fact that if the gov
eminent did not agree to maintain
this parity and established unlimited
coinage at 16 to l silver dollars would
buy only as much as the pure silver in
them would exchange for? Why didn't
he inform inquirer that an old Confed-
crate dollar bill when it required a
bushel of them to equal a bushel
of salt in value was still dol
lar, one hundred cents, and that a dol
lar would still be dollar if it wouldn't
buy half or quarter as much as it does
now? Had the Opinion given this in
formation to that seeker, it would have
told nothing but the truth, and would
have cleared away the apparently be-
logged condition of inquirer's mind
1t would, however. have let the light
in on the sham pretense back of this
free silver nonsense and that isn't the
the Opinion has taken upon
itself this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

from the start by the most absurd ane
extravagant claims. Its component 81,
ements, in fact, have been chiefly brag
buster and blow So far as they are
concerned. it has been, essentially, q
campaign of wind.
We all remember that one of the rea-
sons for the nomination of Mr.. Sewall
/ for the vice presidency at the Chicago
! convention was his presumed ability
+, to carry the State of Maine for the
F., free coinage of silver! Such, from its
very inception have been the Quixotic
notions that have characterized Mr..
Bryan's campaign.
This has come about. naturally
enough, from the very incoherence of
the movement. 1t has been at all times,
largely chaotic. At no time has it been
able to present anything bearing the
semblance of an organization. It's
methods have been hap-hazard 1t
bears. in fact, strong resemblance to
the famous Greeley campaign of 1872.
1t has the same exuberance, the same
lack of organization, and about the
same chances of success. Mr.. Bryan is
not so able or so distinguished a man
as was Mr.. Greeley. Neither has he
had anything approaching the expert
ence in affairs that Mr.. Greeley had
enjoyed before he became the standard
bearer of the national Democratic par
ty. 1t must be conceded, however,
that the Boy Orator of the Platte"
has been almost as successful in draw
ing large, popular audiences as was the
famous editor of the Tribune. Big au-
diences. however, didn't bring Mr..
Greeley a big vote neither is there any
reason to believe that they will bring it
to Mr.. Bryan.
The election is near at hand. The
political lines are being closely drawn,
and the greatest activity noticeable
among the Popocrats at this time,
is confined, almost exclusively. to those
few who are hurrying about in a fran
tic attempt to hedge on the bets made
earlier in the season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15
In The Railway World.

frea Chandler. Grand Trunk rail-
way baggage master. has been promot
eu 10 the position of freight agent at
Yarmouth Junction.
=. ). Flanders general passenger and
ticket agent of the Boston & Maine
railroad, with a party of friend. 10
spending fortnight in Blaine on a
hunting trip.
n. X. Macleod. superintendent of
the Portland 4 Cape Elizabeth electric
road. mas been made general manager
OF the road and A. S. Macreadie has
peen promoted to the superintendent.
AR. Hilton and party have completed
the preliminary survey for a railroad
from near Dead River station to Ken
hebago lake. The distance was fonnd
10 be seven and nine-tenths miles with
Easy grades. Mr.. Hilton states that
put comparatively little earth would
have to be moved in building tho en-
tire length of road,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

The Popocrats say that because Alt
geld is willing to go outside his own
state and speak he believes he is to
carry Illinois. AS Altgelds confidence
one way or the other, does not settle
anything, he may or he may not think
he is to carry Illinois. On the other
hand his leaving the state may be a
shrewd move on his part, an anchor to
the windward. There seems to be lit
tie doubt among the better informed
politicians, who have watched the
campaign in that state, that Altgeld' s
lieutenants are trading votes, doing
anything and everything to elect their
chief. whatever happens to Bryan.
This sort of work can go on Just as
we'll with Altgeld in New York or else
where as If he We're in Illinois. Then if
he meets with defeat he can saw that
he sacrificed himself to his party. tina,
had ne remained at home he could have
carried his state for himself. On the
other hand. there is probably a desire
, on the part of Altgeld to show himself
ne Is as smart and ambitious as he. i.
unscrupulous and one of the hest ora
TORS popocracy has produced this wear
I'VE would Ike to improve on the i'm
PeSsien that has gone abroad concern.
ing him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15
A Significant Fact.

There is a world of significance in the
reports from the West and South that
the Republicans are now pushing the
campaign in those sections more on the
is case where recent history repeats
itself. The suddenness with which the
free silver proposition, a question COM
paratively new to the American peo-
pie, and but little understood by them,
was injected into the present cam
paign, forced the Republican party in
defence of a sound currency and ma
tlonal integrity to digreSs somewhat
from the original bent of a campaign
which in view of the economic condi-
tions that have existed under the Cleve-
land administration, would have run
naturally and irresistibly along the
lines of the tariff issue The fallacies
of the free coinage idea had to be thor
oughly exposed to the people of the
country at the very outset of the cam
paign. Not until this should be done
and done thoroughly, would it be pos
sible to deal to any considerable ex-
tent with the other important issues in
volved in the present political contest.
From this purpose the Republican
party has not deviated The free sill
yer propagandists have been promptly
met at every turn, and the utter shall
lowness and absurdity of their position
effectively and thoroughly exposed.
The farther the campaign has pro-
crossed, the fewer have been the advo-
Gates of free silver coinage That cause
has been ION the toboggan' from the
opening of the campaign. 1t has been
vigorously repudiated wherever the
people have had an opportunity to
pass upon it.
Maine people will recall the fact that
when the Republican party opened
the recent campaign in this State, the
attention Of it's press, and it's platform
SpCdhcIS Was ueNOteO almost eXclu-
sively to the currency question. Near
, its close, however, when it was evident
that the people thoroughly understood
the fallacy and the folly of the free
. coinage issue. the tariff issue was taken
, up. and vigorously pushed to the day
i of election.
Even Mr.. Bryan was unable to ex-
! tract any rainbows from the result of
the count
The reports from the South and West.
therefore. indicate that the campaign
in those sections has progressed far
| enough to drive the free silver heresv
/ pretty thoroughly into it's hole. and
! that having accomplished this result
, Republican papers and public speakers
are engaged in the work of pushing the
, tariff issue to the front.
Now the Journal has never be,ievad
that there has been at any time during
the campaign, anywhere near the
amount of free silver sentiment in tho
West and South that has been al,egad
by Mr.. Bryan and his followers The
Popocratic campaign has abounded in
| falnDoWS. 1t has been charactar;,oa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

or the more intelligent among them
know, that in event of war with this
defeated, whereas to confess inability
to suppress the Cuban uprising would
be humiliating in the extreme. Under
such conditions, as the prospect of Gu
ban success grows brighter the posi-
bility of serious trouble arising between
Spain and the United States increases
1t is not improbable that the Cleve-
land administration may find itself in
the very situation which it has SC
Strenuously endeavored to avoid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15
substantial reasons.

Mr.. Bryan says that he only begun
to study finance six years ago and for
four years of that time it occupied a
secondary place in his affections to
free trade, still the boy orator is quite
convinced that he knows more about
the question than all the great au-
thorties in his own country and all
other civilized countries put together.
Mr.. Bryan has many short comings;
but a lack of egotism isn't one of them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

Mr. Hearst's New York Journal. which
promised to duplicate every dollar sub
scribed by the public for the Bryan
campaign fund. has received $4,000,
and has lived up to it's promise, by
turning in $4,000 of its own, making a
$50, 900 Contribution to the fund for free
silver from that source. Mr.. Hearst
enthusiasm for the cause appears to be
of very substantial sort.-BoStOn
Herald Yes, and for very obvious and
substantial reasons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

Out on the Pacific slope they are ask
ing why Bryan. when he presented in
Congress a petition for the repeal OF
the Chinese exclusion act. did not
take occasion to speak against it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

The impression is rapidly gaining
ground throughout the country, that
when the wind is knocked out of the
Popocratic movement in November it
will be found to have consisted of
little else.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15
Daily geuuebee Sonrual,
TERMS: $500 PER YEAR.

No notice whatever will be taken Of I'M
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers. Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

An odd looking cabbage was raised
III PRESCOTT. 1t consists of large cab
pase, similar to any other. with II
small cabba2es growing around its
oase. Each small cabbage is perfectly
formed with stalk of it's own. which
grows out of the main stalk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

Biddeford papers for situation
created almost a riot in that office. The
a house girl nearly mobbed the bust
ness manager in their eagerness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

The parties that took half a ton Of
trout from Ellis Pond. Somerset county,
last winter, will find fish warden
waiting to entertain them this winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

Pugilistic wind has fallen below par.
The enormous supply of Popocratic
wind has overstocked the market.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

The Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary is
putting in a $4,000 electric plant and
may invite the next Legislature down
to see the wheels go round.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
OF OHIO.
FOR WcE-PRESlDENT,
GARRETT A. HOBART
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For Electors at Large:
JOHN F. HILL of Augusta.

First District-EDWIN PARSONS of
Kennebunk. -
Second District-A. r. MCPHERSON OF
Boothbay Harbor.
Third District-FRED ATWOOD Of
Winterport.
Fourth District-ALBERT H. SAWYER
of Calais.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

Beware of the itinerant rubber
stamp seller who collects in advance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15
. l48I8e sSssS

Deer can be purchased in the woods
for IS a head. What hunter need come
back empty-handed?