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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20
Gen. Wood Appointed Governor.

Washington, Dec. l3.-By direction
Of the president Maj. Gen Wood, u.
=. ". was today assigned to the
command OF the division OF Cuba, re-
lieving Maj. Gen. John II. Brooke, u.
s. A. Maj. Gen. Wood will, In addi-
tion to his duties az division COM
mander. exercise the authority OF the
military Of the island.
On completion of the transfer of
the command Maj. Gen. Brooke is
ordered to repair to this city and re-
port to the adjutant general Of the
army for further orders from the sec
retary OF war. He will he accom-
panied by his authorized aids.
In relieving Maj. Gen. Brooke, the
president desired to express his high
appreciation and thanks for faithful
efficient services rendered by that
officer MS military governor OF Cuba.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20

lead, but 1t is difficult to find good
lines OF fine medium and fine below
the secured basis OF 60 cents, and the
range is up to 81 5-Sto Go cents. while
many holders will not sell at this
figure, but are asking several cents
higher. Fleece woods are held firm,
but few washed lots are being sold.
Quotations: Territory woods, Mon
tana and Dakota. fine medium and
fine, 90 TO 24c; secured price GO to Csc;
staple 65 to roc. Utah, Wyoming,
fine medium and fine 1Sto 2lc; c;scoured
price 50 to Gle; staple 60 to Csc;
medium 20 to pc; secured 80 to 54c.
Australian, secured basis, combing,
superfine, 81 to 90c; good SG to SIC;
average SIC.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20
SlBlEy SEES MS ERROR.
The Pennsyivsnia Congressman viii No
Longer Follow Bryan.

Washington, Dec. 10.-"A man must
keep step with the music oihis timeif
he would be right. said Congressman
Joseph Crocker Sibley of Pennsyl-
vania, an original free silverite, this
evening. "Anissue that W as supreme
In 1896 may be ridiculous In 1893. l
confess that stood upon free silver
platform in 1896 and cried out in a
loud voice and from the promptings
of a heart that beat true to my
utterances that II the Republicans,
with their gold policy, were placed
in power, as sure az l was standing
before the people in behalf of Bryan.
gaunt famine would stalk forth
throug thestreets Of our great cities.
''But it hasn't. | admit it. The
Democrat who does not freely admit
that these days we are now permitted
to llvein are not tfemost prosperous
and fullest OF content and happiness
for all people alike is either lacking
i'm honesty or il an ignoramus.
"How do l account for the great
change? With a greater abundance
OF money comes greater prosperity.
The Klondike was opened soon after
1896. Cripple Creek emits forth its
treasure; South Africa. by the cyanltic
process. began to mine and ship In
an unprecedented emount of gold.
Gold, gold gold, everywhere. Money
became plentiful. Prices began to rise.
"From the elowest plane In the valley
of commercial despondency we have
begun to- work up toward the table
lands OF stiff prices end plethora of
currency. The eresult-just as Aristotle
and all the other sages from his time
down have brought tout-commercial
health and happiness throughout the
land.
81 desire TO say that never in my
life and never. to my belief, in the
history OF this nation have so many
looms hummed, so many furnace fires
famed, and so many factory chimneys
smoked night and day as there are
atpresent. Agreat amount Off money
has brought this"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20

ed nations. But more thnn mere
declarations are necessary. Power
must he vested In the proper officials
tu carry out these declarations In
periods of stress. The President and
the Secretary Of the Treasury should
he armed with every power necessary
toeXecute the twodeclarntiuns which
affirm the standard and apply 1t TO
public obligations. Their powers un.
der existing law arcdoubtful. Every
President and Secretary Of the Treas.
ury heretofore has assumed the
authority 10 raise means for the
maintenance Of the gold standard.
But the authority should be clear
and express, not the subject uf ns-
sumption or construction"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20
IDAHO ALL RIGHT.
Populism Dead and the State Will Re.
deem Itself Next Year.

Seattle, Wn., Dec. 9.-Morgan L.
Mason, of Boise, Ida, nm ex-state
senator, who is here, interviewed in
the Post lntelligencer, said:
There is every chance that Idaho
willbe republican next year. / firmly
believe that we will not only elect re-
publican electors, but a full set of
state officers and legislature. This
lbelieve wecan do on ourgeneral pros
perity II there were no other good rea-
sons. Idaho never before enjoyed
such prosperous period. The ad-
vance on lead Of nearly 100 per cent.
has opened up our mines, and as u
consequence we have, almost unson-
sciously uncovered valuable gold and
silver properties.
cattle and sheep, our two greatest
Industries. have been more profitable
than ever before. We have had
hblndantcrops sofcverything, and are
RECEIVING good price. The feeling
all over the state Is republican.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20
ENGLISH
SUFFER DEFEAT
General Buffers Division Repulsed
With a Very Heavy
Loss.
BOERS PROVING GOOD FIGHTERS
Notwithstanding an Overwhelming
Force 1t Looks Bad for the
British.
BOERS PROVING GOOD FIGHTERS

London, Dec. l6, 12:4j a. m.-The
war office has received dispatch
announcing that Gen. Butler has
met with a serious reverse, losing ten
guns.
London, Dec. 15.-The following is
the text OF Gen. Buffers dispatch
announcing his reverse:
"Buller to Lansdowne:
"Chieveley, Dec. Is, $40 p. MI re-
gret to report serious reverse. /
moved In fullstrength from our camp
near Chieveley at 4 o'clock this morn
Ing. There are two fordable places
In the Tugela river and it was my
intention to force passage through
at one of them. They are about two
miles apart.
my intention was to fore one or
the other with one brigade, supported
by the central brigade. Gen. Hart
was to attack the left ford. Gen.
Hildyard the right ford and Gen.
Lyttleton was to take the center and
to support either. Early In the day
l saw that Gen. Hart would not be
able to force passage and directed
him to withdraw. Hehad, however,
attacked with gallantry and his
leading battalion, the Connaught
rangers, l fear suffered q great deal.
Col. L. G. Brooke was seriously
wounded. then ordered Gen. Hid
yard to advance, which he did and
his leading regiment, the East Sur
rey, occupied Colenso station and the
passes near the bridge. heard that
the whole artillery / had sent to-
support the attack, the One-hundred
and Sixtieth field batteries and six
naval 12-pounder quick firers under
Col. Long, had advanced close to the
river in Longs desire to be within
+, effective range. 1t proved to be full
OF the enemy, who suddenly opened
n rattling fire at close range, killing
all their horses and the gunners who
were compelled to staud to their
guns. Some took shelterin u donegal
and desperate efforts were made to
bring out the field guns. The fire,
however, was too severe, and only
two were saved by Capt. Scotield
and some drivers whose names / will
furnish.
Another most gallant attack with
their teams was made by an officer
whose name will obtain. OF the Is
horses, Ii were killed and as several
were wounded | would not allow
another attempt, as 1t seems they
would be sure mark, sacrificing
them to the gallant attempt to force
the passage. Unsupported by ar.
tillery directed the troops to with.
dLaw, which they did In good order
Throughout the day II considerable
force Of the enemy was pressing on
my right flank, but was kept back
by the mounted men under Lord
Dundonald and part Of Gen. Barton's
brigade. The day was inten sely hot
and most trying on the troops whose
conduct was most excellent. We
have abandoned ten guns and lost
by shell fire one. The losses In Gen
Hart's brigade are | fear heavy,
although the proportion Of severely
wounded hope is not great. The
Fourteenth and Sixty.sixth field bat.
teries also suffered severse losses
We have retired TO our camp al
Chieveley."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20

Asn cure for rhcumntirm Cham.
bcrlaln'H Pain Balm isgnininga wide
reputation. ID. B. Johnston uf Rich.
mond, Ind, has been tr ,ublcd with
that nilment since 1862. In speaking
oi II he snys: I" ncyerfuund anything
that would relieve me until used
Chnrnberlnln's Pain Balm. II acts
Ike mngic with me. Ny foot wns
swollen and palning me very much,
but one good application Of Pain
Balm relieved me. For sale by nll
druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20
Allen Gets the Plum.

Omaha. Dec. 13.-Governor Poyn-
ter appointed ex-senator Allen to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Hayward.
1t is announced that the appoint
ment OF Allen was made certain by
the receipt Of a telegram from W. J.
Bryan by the governor. In which
Bryan urged that good faith nnd
party expediency demanded Aliens
appointment.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20
Wool Still CIimhina.

Boston, Dec. l2,-The tone OF the
wool market was quieter this week
although sales foot up a large aver
age. Values AZ IA rule areev stronger
than last week, and dealers are san-
guine that the top has not been reach
ed yet. Territory woods continue t0
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20

London, Dec. lG.-General Butler re-
ports to the war Office that his losses
in the recent engagement were killed.
81; wounded, G6I; missing, 3lS; making
a total OF 1,097.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-05-31
Nia tiCIR1tL DAY
How TIL" Day was observed ia izii>-
worth.

VIM. II. Fl. Rice post, L. a. K up-erH d
Memorial Day in Ellsworth according 10
the time honor,d custom. In the mo1u-
ing detachments visited tie vHfit us
cemeteries ia The vicinity aud deeofattd d
the graves of soldiers. In the afternoon
there were public services at the soldiers
monument aHd III Hancock hal.
Ram has seriously Iulerfertd with the
exercises arranged uy the post III he past
day forenoon gave LtlIe sign for hope
that this year would be an Exception.
But at noon the SKY tighteneG, aud as he
veterans, escorted 10y Monaghan 5 band
marched up Bridge hill, the clouds broke
and the sun beamed down n bened dlction
| upon them. Col. John +. Whitcomb Mas
marshal OF the day.
The services ut the monument were
| conducted by the commander Of the post,
a. w. Curtis. They cons ist,d OF the reg
ular service from the book, prayer by Rev.
}. P Slmonton and music by tue Dend
After the out-duor SERVICES lac pot
marched to Hancock hall Tue hail was
crowded beyond its seating capacity.
Tn exet clseo opened with mu-5c ~
Monaghan tand, followed by zluEtpg
/ by mate chorus of ten VOICES Rev j. T..
stmonton offered Pray
The orator Of the day, Prot. Afcn Ros
/ er-, of the University Of Maine, WIS IN
trodueed by Il. NJ HUI, j.. Prof. Elgeg-
addr. - WAS Il mastery stad eloquent ,A-
/ p#,-It ION and defence 9f Nm. u-tituf IAN,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-05-31

VI 'i'lii anu Ntfi'f Nti''ti@.
For Other local Hcles see pages /, ) and $.
The hotel Shore Acres at Lamoine Point
Will be opened this season.
Oscar y. Tompkn-, OF Boston, spent
Memorial Day in Ellsworth.
\ handsome new flag flies from the
staff on the county Jail house.
a telephone has been placed in the
aldermens room at Hancock hall.
Prof. II. {. Emery, of Rowdoin, spent
| Sunday md Memorial Dag at homo.
Lee Powers, OF Boston, was the guest OF
l.. F. Hooper in Ellsworth over Sunday.
Rev. II. NJ. Moore, of surry, attended
the Memorial bay exercises in Eilsw orth.
The annual reunion OF the 10Th Maine
| regiment VIII be held in Ellsworth in Au-
gust
Rev. !. f. Lombard, OF franklin, was
guest ut the Methodist parsonage last
| night.
Mrs. j. P. simonton Is very i'll. Her
many- friends hop tor her speedy re
covery.
Tho sehooter "Lfyoita', Capt Whit
take, i, Oh tie htacH hetng cauiked Hhd
pt3h'ta.
Maurice and Everett Gnn, of Boston
visited frirHas IL l. is"ortn few day
ia7t Week.
| Ms AIIre tsher, OF Bangor, visited
| het Huut, Mr.. {. X, fo-ter few days
recently.
Iejnk lodge. l. o. O. r., VIII work the
! IHitIatory degree on tour candidates Fa-
| day evening.
seuator Hal Ia. purchased of f. +.
Greedy he four y,ar-aId uare Matin Bel,
IT b. by Dawn h, to be used on the
road.
DR.. Thoma. y. Drake, wfte and daugL-
ter. of fIttsiie.a, Wete .ne sues5s OF MI.
and Mrs. G.otse y N44tiua segeraldays
last Nr,k.
R.y- l. Lara nf usrtforu VI for
merIy OF this city, preached the nemor Tal
sermon before Abraham Lincoln post, q
a. r., OF that totsa lust Sunday.
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NJ ,,,l, tsr ti,nce Nnruau F,rsfar
OF Lawrence. Is the guest OF her aunt.
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Ellsworth Quarterly ,Icetino

The June session of the Ellsworth quar-
tsrly meeting VIII be held with the free
Baptist church at West Franklin June Is
to Is.
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Star Publishing Co" made trip to East
Po'' .'7' "'eN. M iiHE'' ms 'o'''ei''-
ft"'' 8 s'1eF'''s h'7 J2' pruning P'Nu1 10
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iaFlfatons are out for the marriage OF
Mis- Ethel Maud Giles, daughter Of NJ.
eHi Mr@ j. /. Giles, to Frank Ners7il
aHfri8z son et Col aad aifs. I. I. BURR !,
al l''' i.'''''.s=i ne i3f'''e on " en'''sa7a'
Jti..e = a. IN l.''. i9f'h""n' y rec 'stt "
"'..' ''4l'" a. ~
E.e. \. Il. oar, OF the Unitarian
etu ch, left for H7ston sunday nIght-
Nj oeer ~ u seturn 'n time 10 prtnch at
htH-or SUNDAY, ia exchange viii ~. =
e L aeh. Nh Heaah = sure Of a-aarm
" 'me ia Ellsworth, Where lie ha-
preached so aeeeptabiy before.
There Will be simple home wedding at
the residence Of Mr. and Mrs. [. T, DorI
on Pine street Tomorrow forenoon at II
o'clock, when their daughter, Miss lhe'
l.. Deor, %iii be married to willard I
Lowell, OF Mansheid, Mass. Only the
family and a lew intimate friends OF the
bride Viii be present,
The death Is announced at Worthing
Sussex, England, OF Mrs Martha Anr
JelIlson, wido" Of David Cobb JeIlison
late of Ellsworth. Mr.. Jellison was the
youngest OF the family OF Maj. Johr
Jelison. Mr-. JeIIi-on Was tine last sur
vror OF pnNt IerIy family OF sons, d'us n
ter, soe- ,n-Ie.> toa daushtere-ta-Ia".
james Murray, the coIored boy EN-.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-09
REVOLUTION THAT FAILED.
The Story the Rough Riders Bring
Back From Blueiields.

New Orleans, La. March S.-Ihe
steamship Condor arrived tonight from
Rluefields with II passengers aboard,
mostly the Americans composing the
body known as Rough Riders. with
Captain j. c. Kennedy III command
They tell the story of the revolution
which failed. They had been sent 70
attack Greytown marching overland. and
the San Jacinto. the gunboat which the
revolutionists seized. was kept close to
the shore 10 supply them with rations
and aid in the attack When they got
half way they ran into another gunboat,
which Nicaragua had borrowed from
Honduras. The San Jacinto could have
sunk the enemy. but turned tail and
fed The HOndurean gave pursuit but
when she got near enough to use hef
stationary gun the San jacinto ran up
the white flag. Her captain made terms
for the soldiers as well. and then both
boats steamed up and made known the
fact that the revolution was over ana
Reyes had fled. They went back TO
Bhefields and found the revolution really
over. Eleven Americans had led q VIC
tory at Rama. but after that were de
serted by the natives and also compelled
to return to Blueiields. Reyes had been
told that his armies were defeated ana
the Nicaraguans in the interior had
Joined the Xelaya standard instead Of ms.
so he sought safety by escaping on the
Ronaventura to Bocas del Toro.
The Rough Riders" were taken
aboard the Condor. and sailed for Ameri-
ca under the terms made with General
Rubin after the gunboats met. General
Rubin is now in Jail ut Blueields for
letting the insurgents off SO easily.
A Spanish priest at Rama who aided
the insurgents was to have been shot for
the prominent part he took in breeding
the revolt. but he slowed himself away
on the Condor and came to America IN
safety.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-09
PASSED THIRD READING.

The Last Bills Enacted Into Laws by
the House.
IL. B. 2063. Act to amend the char
ter of the town of Ellington, Harnett
county.
II. Il. 2064. Act to authorize Thomas
Miller, late sheriff of Ashe county. to
collect back taxes.
II. X. oil. Resolution endorsing Pig
ford Sanitarium, Southern Pines.
II. b. 2.066. Act to authorize the
Speaker TO appoint five additional com
missioners to represent the State at
the Paris Exposition This is tne third
bill passed for this purpose-one for
three. one for four and. one for FIVE
commissioners. making in all twelve
commissioners.
H. 4. 2,067, S. b. 1851 Act supple
mental to an act in regard 10 the courts
of the Ninth judicial district
III. b. 2.06S, S. b. 1.5SS. Act sup
Elemental to the act abolishing the Rail
road Commission and establishing the
Corporation Commission to allow the
expenditure of as much as $500 for ex-
ira clerk hire.
II. b. 2,069. Act authorizing the late
sheriff of Allegheny to collect back taxes
from 1892 to 1896 inclusive.
II. b. 1.757. S. r. 745. Act to amend
the charter of the Bank of Milton.
II. b. 1,1S6. S. b. 94S Act in re-
gard to the stock law fence in No {
township. Craven county.
II. r. 2,069. S. II. 1.59S. Resolution
to nay lahorers and clerks s. each for
night work.
II. Il. 900, Resolution OF thanks
To the members of the Press of Raj
eigh for their accurate and impartial
reports.
". II. 2.071. Resolution to appropriate
$500 to pay funeral expenses of any
member of the General Assembly from
sickness now suffered.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-09
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.

Twelve Prominent Men Appointed to
Represent North Carolina.
II looks like North Carolina will be
well representedA- in number ard
character of the representatives-at the
Paris Exposition in 1900.
One of the last official acts Of Speak
or Conner yesterday was the appoint
ment of twelve commissioners and
twelve alternates TO attend TINS great
worlds fair as the accredited repre-
sentative of the State of North Caro-
lima.
These commissioners are as follows:
John s. Cunningham, Cunningham.
John c. Drewry, Raleigh.
Joseph A. Holmes, Chapel Hill.
T. X. Bruner Salisbury.
Charles Il. Johnson, Raleigh.
j. J.. Currie, Carthage.
w Il. Council. Boone.
Clayton Giles, Wilmington.
James A. Bryan, Newborn.
]. S. Carr. Durham.
Nathan O'Berrv. Goldsboro.
John ID. Murphy. Asheyille.
The following were named as alter
mates:
ii. c. Wall, Rockingham.
John Wood, Edenton.
Fred 4. Olds, Raleigh.
Fred Phillips. Tarboro.
w. K. Odell, Concord.
+. III. Hanes. Winston.
ID. Y. Cooper, Henderson
Ashley Horne, Clayton.
Charles w. Worth. Wilmington.
]. s. Westbrook, FaisoD.
NJ. C, Toms, Hendersonville,
Hugh Chatham. Mt. Airy.
These appointments We're made IN &c
cordance with three resolutions intro
duced in the House and passed.
The first one was by Mr.. Fo1shee, OF
Durham. and provided for three com
missioners: the next one was by Mr.
Council. of Watauga- and added -four
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-09
THE LESSONS OF THE WAR.
Vice Admiral Colomb Lectures on This
Subject in London.

London. March S.-7Nice Admiral
Philip Howard Colomb retired. lectured
this afternoon on the lessons of the
Spanish War before the NOM
bers of the United Service Institutions.
After dealing with the impossibility
of secrecy in warfare hereafter. owing
to the vigilance of the PRESS and the
necessity for protecting cables III shall
low water, he said he thought that IL
Spain had showed real comprehension
of strategy, the United States would not
have been so Succe ssful. The sure way
for the United States we;id have been
for her to send q sufficient force 10
the coast of Spain to balance the forces
known to have been III Spanish ports
and TO send squadron 10 the Cape
Verde Islands the moment it was known
a Spanish hotilla was assembling there.
If. he added, the Island of Minorca had
been seized as base. nothing offensive
on the other side of the Atlantic wouil
have been attempted by Spain.
The lesson to be deduced was, accord
ing to the lecturer. that the American
strategy was hazardous, in so far as 1t
departed from the ~tereotyped rules of
naval warfare. Admiral Cervera's ships
were lost sight of; causing anxiety on
the American coast, and obliglng the
Americans to keep considerable squad
rons wholly in a defensive attitude. in
stead of maintaining command # the
sea. 1t was clear he added that if
there had been coal supplies at Santiago
de Cuba and if Admiral Cervera's squa1-
ron had bsen reasonably efficient in
stead of miserable abortion" all it
could have purposed to effect by enter
ing Santiago might have been effected
without any interference upon tie part
of the United Suites navy.
From the actions between the Spanish
forts and American ships. the speaker
deduced the idea that very inefficient
batteries were abb, to keep ships ut a
distance.
Regarding the purely tactical ques-
tons involved, the Admiral said It was
plain Admiral Dewey took fun advan-
tage of the superiority of his guns and
guDners. and placed himself in so distant
II position that neither the Spanish ships
nor the Spanish batteries were able 10.
adequately reply to his fire.
THE whole thing" continued the lee
tllrer. was terriblry business-like eli the
American side. with Il pathetic pa:&de
of auixotic gallantry ON the Other
In conclusion. Admiral C0lomb COM
mented upon the fact that all orders
to the American ships ware sent from
Washington, which he considered was
momentous change in naval warfare.