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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15

of wheat is now nearly double what
it was then. and all other grains are
advanced in sympathy.
In his campaign speech No. 191 Mr..
Bryan said:
1--WE say that while the dollar goes
up property must go down, and
that falling property and falling
prices means hard times. II you ask
us how the gold standard affects the
farmer we tell you that the gold
standard lowers the price Of the pro-
ducts he sells without lowering his
taxes or his debts"
Now, what Mr.. Bryan calls the
"gold standard" was definitely i'm
posed on the country for four years
by the election of 1896, yet today
wheat is at Sill a bushel and all
other farm products advanced in
proportion, while property" OF
every kind is worth greatly more
than when his utterance was de-
livered.
As an honest and sincere man
should not Mr.. Bryan now admit
that he was mistaken?
In his speech No. 232, at Memphis,
Oct. 4, 1896, he said:
| "Down goes the price of cotton
when you drive up the price OF gold
| He held that to defeat the free sill.
yer candidate was to "drive up the
price of gold" Yet free silver was
defeated, and cotton is today worth
a cent a pound more than 1t was wheI
he spoke. This means $40, 1000 ,00t
more to the planters on their crops
Again Mr.. Bryan, being an honest
and sincere man, must admit that b,
was egregiously in error.
In his speech No. 3O1, at Elk Point
s. D., on Oct. 9. 1896, Mr.. Bryan said
"The people who raise corn have 4
right to protect themselves and II
prevent an additional fall In tn
price of corn. The more nation
there are which demand gold tn
greater will be the difficulty to get 1
and the more of your corn it viii
buy"
Yet today the gold dollar will no
buy nearly as much corn as 1t wOul'
on Oct. 8, 1896. Again Mr.. Brya
must nee that his theoretical logic
contradicted by the facts.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
EMERY AT YO0o.
[Great Falls Tribune.l

lotCdt rdAio AttouHC.J
YoGo, Sept. 7.-Again has The
Tribune the pleasure of bringing to
the notice of its readers another ad-
dition to the varied mineral re-
Great Falls.
This time it is the discovery OF
huge deposits of uncrystallized cor
undum, or emery, in the shaft of the
Judith Sapphire company, near YOgo.
At the 5O-foot level. this material
first was noticed in the vein, but at
the 1OO-foot level it is present in large
bodies. The writer was kindly
show several specimens, which ex-
hibited not only the emery, but the
beautiful blue sapphire in the same
piece.
| At present nearly all the world g
supply of emery comes from Naxos,
in the Grecian archipelago. This
new discovery in Fergus county,
therefore, will have a tangible effect
on the emery trade In the United
States, and unfoids to view the pos
sibie erection of large buildings, con-
centrators and heavy crushing ma
chinery In this section in the future.
1t might be interesting here to
state that in hardness emery is next
to the diamond, among It's crystal.
line forms are the ruby and the sap.
phire.
1t is pleasing to note how the
mineral resources of this section are
CONTINUALLY being developed year by
year, either by increased amounts
being found of minerals already
known to exist, or the discovery o
some others whose existence In thfi
section was hitherto undetected.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
ANOTHER TREASURE ship.
Steamer Cleveland Brings Four' hsadre1
ThSussad From Aisska.

SEATTLE, Sept. 1O.-The steamship
Cleveland, IL days from st. Michaels,
arrived In the straits at 2:30 o'clock
this morning and was boarded by
Representatives of the Associated
Press, who were In waiting on-the
tug Sea lion. She brings 65 passen-
gers and and $4O0. 900 sih9gold dust.
Thirty-eight of the passengers are
from the gold fields and n are Car.
penters returning from st. MichHeis,
where they went to construct boats
for the North American Transports
ton and Trading company. The
story of the fabulous wealth Of Klon.
dyke, Bonanza, Ell Dorado and other
mines tributary to the Yukon Is re
iteratcd by the returning miners
but the warning which has already
been given to stay away from the
gold fields this winter, is emphasized
by every one on board.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
SILVER ANR WHEAT.
Time Has Proven the Fallacy of
Bryan's Utterances.
What The PopuIistic champioa Said Last
Year Is Recalled by the New York
Worid.

The campaign utterances of Mr..
Bryan have been logically analysed
by the New York World, "a Democra-
tic newspaper. 1t says that for u
number of years past the Nebraska
statesman seems to have believed
three propositions: First, that the
price of wheat is dependent on the
price Of silver; second, that unless
silver is remonetized and the dollar
cheapened the farmers products
must continue to sink in price until
ruin shall overtake him, and third
that the maintenance of what he
calls the "gold standard" by which
he means the maintenance of dollar
worth 100 cents, necessarily means a
continual decline In the price of all
farm products.
In view of the facts even Mr.. Bryan
must now see that in these beliefs he
has been utterly mistaken.
On February 8, 1898, speaking in
congress against the repeal of the
Sherman silver purchase law, Mr..
Bryan said:
| 1T means a reduction i'm the price
of our wheat and our cotton"
| Nevertheless both wheat and cot
ton are much higher in price now
than they were in 1898, although the
repeal was accomplished.
In the same speech Mr.. Bryan sait
that unless silver was remonetizet
cotton at 10 cents today and wheat
60 cents would mean cotton at
cents i'm u hundred years."
That was four years ago. TOda,
cotton In worth more than it wa,
then and wheat, then worth 60cents
is now worth Sill, with a prospec
of going much higher. Was not Mr.
Bryan mistaken? Was not his as
sumption Of a necessary connectioI
between the price Of wheat and silve
remonetisation u delusive one?
For since that time had not siive
fallen to the very lowest price eve
known, and have not wheat, corn
oats, barley. rye and other farm
lproducts advanced to an extent tina
10 positively sensational? The pric
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
CATTLE SHIPMENTS.


| Cattle shipments froim the ranges
tributary to the Great Nbfthern rail-
way have not been as' numerous In
the past two weeks as had been an
ticipated, but WITHIN the next week,
unless the plains of the cattiemen are
changed, the shipments WIN be very
heavy.
The market fias lately shown a de-
cline and II the anticipated run Of
rangers occurs, the market win prob
ably GO OF considerably.
L Shipments thus far from Great
Northern points have aggregated
about 1000 cars and 1t is expected
that $500 cars will yet be sent for
ward.
Chinook has heretofore been the
principal shipping point, but this
year II win have strong rivals In
Malta and Gaiata.
The latter station, which is 80
miles west Of Shelby. rs growing IN
favor, as cattle may be easily ioaded
there and the run from that point't to
Chinook is more rapid than from
points on" the Montana Central.
Many shippers who have heretofore
loaded at Great Falls or Fort BEN
ton will this year ship from Gaiata.
In 1894 the shipments from Nom
tnna Central points aggregated ss4
cars; In 1895 the total was lose, cars
and last year the shipments f0oted
up 1,271. This year there WIN doubt
less be a large increase. as Big Sandy
alone will probably show an increase
of 400 cars.
Several shipments. not heretofore
reported, have been made in the past
| week.
j. B. Long shipped s carloads OF
sheep from Great Falls Monday.
Tuesday, P. j. O'Haro shipped II
carloads of cattle from Arlington.
Wednesday the Bear Paw pool
shipped 81 carloads of cattle from
Big Sandy and, the following day,
the Moccasin roundup shipped %
carloads from the same station.
Yesterday the VT outfit shipped 81
ISdbicooc iAoh DtS Nodudy anu
Moccasin roundup will send a train
load from the same station today.
j. Ward Huse of Fort Benton will
ship a trainload of sheep from that
point next Wednesday.
On the following day Mcnamara
& NARROW will ship two trainloads
of cattle from Big Sandy.
Libby & Merrill. the big sheep buy
ers of Fort Benton, will ship'a train
load of mutton wethers from that
town Sept 20 and on the following
day will forward a trainioad from
Big sundy.
John Harris OF Fort Benton has
ordered a cattle trnin' for that'sta-
tien on the I'D inst.
| M. E. Miller will send two train-
loads. of cattle from Fort Benton
Sept. %.
| No other cars have as yet been
ordered from Montana Central points,
but many cars are available and
several orders are expected to- be
placed in afew days.
A list OF orders for stations on dii.
visions other than the Montana Cen.
trai IL not obtainable, but many will
be placed in afew days. f
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
nusseIsheih Noses.
Especial Correspondent Billings Gazene.I

/ Especial Correspondent Billings Gazette.l
! The bridge work Is progressing
nicely, considering the fact that the
iron work is 40 slo WHY arriving from
the railroad. Messrs. Potts and
Robinson, the head men sent here
by the bridge company. are without
doubt the right men In the right
place.
: j. E. Edwards, the popular and
clever N-bar foreman, remained In
town Monday night On his way to
Custer station, where he superin-
tended the shipping OF beef to the
Chicago market Thursday of this
week.
Both cattle and sheepmen are feel
ing exceedingly iubilant over tht
present and future outlook for prices
In their respective.lines.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15

my boy came home frorn sehooi
one day with his hand badly laeer-
ated and bleeding 'and suiieringgreat
patn,'' says' Mr.. E. J Sehaii. with
Meyer Bros. Drug co.. st Louis. No.
II dressed the wound, and applied
Chamberiain's Pain Balm freely.
ALL pain ceased AndinAa remarkably
short time It healed without leaving
scar For w0tfnas. spaffhs: sweii-
ings and rheunatism, I know of no
medicine or prescriptions -eqsualte II,
I cot1siderit d hodsehU1d neeessAty.' -
THE Is and 80 cent 'sikes fUf' 'saie BY C.
F. Little, Druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
Fergus County Woolgrowers.

The annual meeting of the Fergus
County Woolgrowers association
will be held at the court house In
Lewistown at 10 O'Clock q. m, Sep
tember 18th, 1897. All interested In
woolgro wing are urged to be pres
ent az an interesting program has
been arranged. A. w. SToDDARD,
Secretary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15

The Montana Cattle Co. have for
sale at their ranch in Yellowstone
county, on Big Coulee creek, choice
lot OF rams-Lincolns, Hampshire
Downs and Merinos-all of which are
bred Just right to produce both wool
and mutton. Parties in need of rams
are invited to examine our stock be-
fore buying.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
CATTLE MARKET.

UNION STOCK YARDS, CHICAGO, Sept.
10.-Receipts of cattle today were
4, 500 head, of which 1000 were ram
gers.
The market was steady.
Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., live stock
commission merchants, have made
the following sales OF Montana cattle:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
.ScAtXixg's Best

tea baking powder
coffee davorng extracts
soda and spices
are as good as they can be
mot prudishly or foolishly
or extravagantly perfect
FOR sale by
Chas. Lehman & Co.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
RambouIllet Rams.

One hundred and twenty head OF
the fam 0us Rambouflet ram6fUr sale.
Yeariings and choice. Reasonable
terms. Can be seen at Henderson's
pasture, Billings. Call on or address.
d. c. HERvEY,
BhHiGs, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
Lincoln Bucks for Sale.

The Fergus Live stock & Land Co.
VIII have about a hundred grade
yearling lincoln bucks for sale at the
fair grounds during the Fair.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
SCHOOL BOARD.

W. r. Cort Chairman; +. +. Wright, John
Nadnais J. B,Thompson, K. q. Jackson, II II
Mackey w. II. Culver. +. q. Worden. Clerk
Regular meetings Ill rst Saturday of each month
at S D. M. at Cort & Worden's office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
Fergus County Officers.

District Court Sessions, 1897 ! March 22nd'
June 9Th. August 23rd, November ath.
County Commissioners meet in regular ses-
sions on the first Monday of March, June, sep
tembeT and December.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24
INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Iud IA Hearing In Memphis on C0t-
ton shipping.

Memphis, Tenn. April 23,-~The inter-
state commerce commission. with Messrs.
Morrison, Clement. Prouty aud Knapp
present. today had hearing In Memphis
ON cotton shipping questions In all its
qualifications. The principal discussion
waS upon floating cotton into the country
congresses and giving 1t through bill
ing. Tho practiuc is the same as milling
In transit on grain aud the railroads claim
that If floatinl.ls decided TO be Illegal MILL
ing in transit Will also be abolished. From
the line of questions asked of the witnesses
1t seems as IL the commission was again
going to bring up the export rate question.
Soon after 1t was organized the commits
zion took turn at export rates and q
United States Judge In Texas decided that
this was out OF the province OF the COM
mission. The case was not appealed. and
II a ruling should be made on II tho rail-
roads Will be certain to fight II In tho
courts,
The commission left the city tonight. two
going To Nashville and the other members
to St Louis After hearings in those cities
they will meet for a Joint hearing In Louis
VILE and return to Washington 10 promul-
cato the rulings upon the subjects invcsti-
gated since they les~ Washington IN the
early part OF the month.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24
po,t,nn.tcr MT Cuero.

cuero. Texas. April 23.-Mr. William
Drawe received telegram yesterday even
ing announcing his appointment AS post
master nj Cuero. Postmaster Nashs APP
pointment expires early in May. There were
three applicants for the position. 1t is uh :
derstood that this is another victory for Inc
Grant faction.
Mr. Drawa's appointment is well re-
ceived. The democrats had the plum io'
eight wears In succession. MI Draws wac
apnointed by President Harrison just be-
fore President Cleveland qualified, but re,
fused to quality at the time, but he VIII
take charge this time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24
TRAIN wlRECKERs.
Work of Miscrcnnts ON Louisville
aud Nashville.


St. Louis. April GA special to the
Republic from Montgomery. Ala. says:
Another disastrous wreck. caused EVIL
IDENTIFY by tho band of wreckers which has
PLAYED havoc with roads In this State. oc-
CURED this morning, Az result three
men are dead. two others are said to be
diving and number OF others more or less
seriously injured.
Train No. 3 OF tho Louisville and Nash
Vile. bound for New Orleans, left here
at 9:40 last night loaded down with pas
sengers. 1t was going rapidly when It
reached Wilcox. little station seventy
two miles south OF here. Just beyond VII
cox Is long trestle When the engine
reached It tho wheels left the track. broke
through the trestle. and the engine, bag
gage and smoking cars were piled up 10
heap In the stream below. Engineer ALVIN
Adams OF Mobile and his fireman, Jordan
Jones. were fatally scalded and both died
An unknown tramp. who was stealing
ride. was killed.
Two messengers were fatally Injured and
a number were seriously hurt. When day
broke 1t was found 1t had been brought
about by felony almost Identical with that
which caused the Cababa horror. The
spikes holding the rails on the cross ties
on the trestle had been drawn. the rails
pushed seven or eight inches out OF line
and pinned down again. Dogs were put
on the trial OF the wreckers ana Two ne
gro suspects have bean srrestod
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24

London, April 23.-The Greek charge
d'affaires here received a dispatch dated
at Athens today, giving tho exact situa-
ton on the Thessalian frontier from that
standpoint II follows.
in Thessay in the direction of Revcii
and Boughazi our forces penetrated into
Turkish territory and have advanced to-
wards Damaski.
An the attacks OF the enemy have been
repulsed in the direction OF critzoyali.
our army occupied strong position at
Natl. where there has been fighting since
Yesterday. The Turkish attacks have been
ropulsed
The Greeks had to retire from Nczeros.
falling back on the banks OF the Derchi.
strong position which they are now de-
Tending.
In Eplrus our army is advancing and
has captured Fort Emaret. FIllipiada and
several villages.
The Greeks also occupied. Salagora. cap
turing three cannon. n number OF GUNS.
quantity of ammunition and provisions.
The army is now advancig northward.
(Signcd) Skouzees.
Mjnister for Foreign Affairs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24
Nashville mates.

Chicago, April 23.--Tbe general passen-
ger agents OF the Western roads had the
question of rates for the Nashville EXPOSE
ton before them. The managers OF the ex-
position had asked them to make rate
OF so per cent Of the oncway fare for tho
round trip That would have been ON tho
basis OF ! cent per mile. The roads re-
fused to make anything like so low rate.
The experience they had with the Atlanta
Exposition convinced them that travel to
the exposition from the Western territory
could not be materially stimulated ny low
rates. the making of which would afford the
means OF manipulating one-way regular
business. and they therefore decided that
tho best they could do for the Exposition
was to constitute Nashville tourist point
for the season and apply the regular tonr-
ist rate of 80 per cent Of tho double locals.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24

once shell exploded within few yards
OF our regiments without doing harm. but
splinters and schrapnel bullets must have
come uncomtortably near. The hill from
which the Greeks are firing lies about half
way between the plains and the pass.
The Turkish fire was better directed than
that OF the Greeks. but against their SUI
perior strength 1t seemed TO affect little
Our infantry gave it's support and COM
menced a furious fire. to which tho Greeks
replied.
Tho aim of Edham Pasha is not as yet TO
fight decisive battle. He has gained
strategic success OF the utmost Importance
by holding the Greeks In front. while In
lines parallel to our advance his other col
tmns move forward by Dainasi on Tyrnavos
He has also asccrtalncd the strength OF the
Greeks.
Our troops are now fast converging on
Tyrnavos and we shall probably occupy the
town tonight From the position which we
now occupy. Larissa. with its white houses,
is embosomed amid the green trees and
glistening in the sun as send off this mes
sage
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24
Greece WIN cali out Mi,i,ln.

Athens. April 23.--It has been decided
to Gull out several classes of the land
wchr or militia
In Greece all able bodied males from FL
years OF age and upward are liable to be
called upon for military service. The to-
tai service is for nineteen years. OF which
two years with considerable terms OF
leaves OF abscncc) must be passed with the
colors; eight years are then passed In the
reserve and the remainder OF the total
term OF nineteen years is passed IN the mil
tia or landwehr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24

Washington. April a5.--secretary sher-
man has received a brief cablegram from
Minister Terrell at Constantiuople under
date of yesterday stating that osman
pasha, the old hero of the Turkish defense
OF Plevna. left Conatantinoplo last night
10 assume command of the Turkish army
In the field. Tho cublegram IL regarded
here as significant of some change ni plans
on the part OF the Turks
osman Pesha won great distinction In the
Russo Turkish war hy his defense of ploy-
ma against the Russians. He WAS born at
TokGt. Asia Minor. In 1872. and received his
military education at Constantinoplc. He
has had great experienced as fighter and
was in the Crimcan war. tho Crotau cam
paign ana tho Serbo- Turkish war. At the
outbreak OF tho war between Turkey and
Russia he was placed in command OF tho
Fifth army corps. which did great fight
ing. He was defeated ut the battle OF Scol-
eri,zo. and then entrenchod himself in
Plcyna. which he held from August 81 to
December 10. 1877. lilo surrendered with
$4,000 men. He has since been minister Of
war several times and also occupied tho
position OF grand marshal of the palace.
0sman I.sha is in personal appearance
and character, n typical soldier Of the OF
toman empire being fapatlcai and brave and
very frugal lie Is regarded as ono of the
most invincible soldiers of Europe In q
fight behind earthworks. being more Of
defensive than an offensive general.
London. April ga dispatch 10 tho
Times from constantinoplc says that while
osman Pashh viii take supreme command
of all the Turkish armies engaged against
| Greece. lsdhcm Pasha will remain In active
| command OF the Eastern army, with head
| quarters MT Macedonia
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24
CREEKS CArTUREp STORES.
Two Bnttulions OF Turks Were Put
to lTltght.

Athens, April 2s.-Aftor tho lombard
ment OF katerlna, on tho Gulf OF Salonica.
the Greek squadron having put TO
2 At two battalions of Turks. and the in
: itants of that place. the Greek fleet
- led detachment and found the Turks
3 left behind them immense stores of
i visions. destined fCr the armies q;
: hem Pasha These valuable stores had
: N left unprotected In the belief by the
p rks that tho blockade of Greece by the
" IT'S of the powers would prevent the
{ eek fleet from attacking the Turkish
= Aops In tho Gulf OF Salonica, which is
: mr. the railroad to Salonica. and which
Z been used us points to land stores for
= Turkish army and forward them TO
front.
The capture of these towns. not to
mention the loss of stores. places serious
difficulty in the path of Gdhcm pasha, and
II is stated hore that as soon as the Turk
ish commander in chief heard the news of
the capture of Platamona and Katerina he
dispatched 10000 men towards the coast of
Macedonia. fearing flank attack from
the Gulf of Salonica
A dispatch from Larssa says yesterday
after the Greeks had fortified Mayrichori,
to which place they retreated after evacu-
ating Nezeros, they reoccupicd Ratn2a
and Hegcnia. which the Turks failed to
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24
Fighting in crete.

London, April 23.-rbe Times CORE
spondent at Canea says that today the
insurgents are attacking Fort izeddin.
which is occupied by the internal troops
in addition to the Turkish garrison. Three
warships have left Suda and anchored op-
posite tho fort The admirals have gono
TO reconnoiter in torpedo boat. Colonel
Vassos has written to the admirals to ask
whether the powers are In alliance WIN
Turkey. The object OF this inquiry is OBJ
yious.
A dispatch to the Daily News from Ca
pea gays that Colonel Vases notified the
admirals that he had been ordered to at
tack the Turks. The Times correspondent
ut Canea says It is reported that Colonel
NassnR has received this order.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-24

Now York. April aS.~-Flve hundred and
sixty-two Greek recruits will sail toinor-
Champagne for Havre. From there they
will be transported via Marseilies to the
scene OF the conflict between their coun-
trymen and the Turks. The recruits como
from different cities, MS follows Chicago
ehO. birmingham. Ala, i5 Atlanta Ga,
s: Minneapolis. Mimi, &C. Boston, % Low
ell. s. Hartford. /; Trenton. n. j.. G; Bal
timore. G; Indianapolis, IL, and about 40
from this city.