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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23
51.O0 PER YEAR.

AS will be noticed in the subs head
of the Acantha the subscription
price has been reduced to $1..OO
per year. This step is made be-
cause We have long known that
$3 pei year was too much TO
charge for county paper like the
Acantha or any other paper
printed in Teton county, and also
because we believe that in the in
creased subscription Iist we will be
able to more than make up the
amount lost in the decrease in
price.
Many improvements are contem-
plated in the Acantha in the near
future: among them being a more
complete news service throughout
Teton county. In every village
and hamlet we will try and have
special correspondent who will
furnish the local happenings each
week. e Instead Of printing two
pages at home as at present we will
print four pages, this giving us
more space to devote to this service.
In the meantime if YOU owe us
one, two, three or four years sub
scription, come in and pay your
Indebtedness and leave dollar for
next years papers. We promise
you the best one published in
Northel Il Montana,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23
John HunsbergeF Dead

John Hunsberger, of BIackfoot,
died on Friday morning, March II,
from heart failure. The deceased
was one OF the old timers of north.
Montana, of which he had been a
resident for period of over thirty
years.
The River Press says. John
Hunsberger was born at Lancaster,
Fa about sixty years ago. Soon
after the outbreak of the civil war
he enlisted in The Sixteenth Ohio
volunteers, serving three years as
private and being honorably dis
charged in 1864. Ie came to this
state two or three years later and
for while was in the employ OF
the Northwest Fur company. ia
their trading post at Fort Benton.
In the winter OF 1870 or II, while
on a trading trip in the upper
Teton country, he was caught IN a
blizzard and was so badly frozen
that both legs had to be amputatel,
him a cripple for life. He
was subsequently chosen treasurer
Of Choteau county and was re-
elected to SIX consecutive terms,
holding that Office for period of
fourteen years.
Mr., Hunsberger was we'll known
to early day travellers as proprietor
of the Overland hotel for number
of years, he also ran the Centennial
hotel in partnership with Robt.
Mills, and was associated with Mr..
Travers in the management of the
Grand Union hotel in the early
Later on he engaged in
the saloon business at Great Falls
was interested in land speculation
adjacent to that city. About four
years ago he removed to Browning,
in Teton county, and conducted
restaurant at that point. The
4 ews of his death will be received
with deep regret by c large circle
OF friends.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23
Land Script.

| have a limited amount of
Soldiers Additional Homestead
Script for sale. Price per acre,
1915 for sos AID 120's, $500 for
40's; Can be located on any SUR
veyed government land IN this dis.
trIct, G. E, Trcscott.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23
Regular March Session.
ntinued from last week.

Board then proceeded to design
ate polling places for tho election
to be held Saturday April /, 1899,
as follows.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23
Additional Local.

Masquerade ball at the town
hall April 1st.
Archie McCanuell is visiting
friends here this, week.
E. Rtchael, representing the
American Brewing company of the
Falls, transacted business in town
this week.
We want to send the Acantha to
every family in Teton comfy aad
have reduce the price to $1.OO a
year that we may be able to do so,
The BlacAfo stage failed to
bring the Acantha ready prints on
time this week and the Acantha is a
couple Of days late in consequence.
John Brown, Of Pondera, will
contest the homestead entry of
Adam SIiger at Choteau next Fri>
day, Land in this viclnlty.is evil
IDENTIFY getting valuable.
The small poA scare along the
Great Northern is getting to be
known among The Indians on the
reservation. they have reason to
be afraid Of that disease, for tbs
last visitation they had from it
carried off a large number of them.
Surveyor M. S, Daring informs
as that the Conrad irrigating canal
rom Birch creek to Dupuyer will
De completed this spring. WORK
will be resumed early next month,
md the remaining i IA miles will be
inished as fast as men and teams
IAN handle the job. River Press.
Rev, W. W, Van Orsdel, one of
most widely known and generally
popular ministers of this state has
inally seen the mistake which he
las made for many years and will
hortly be united in marriage to a
'oung lady Of Gallatin county.
Brother Van" has hundreds of
riends in the northern part of the
tate who extend congratulations.
G. E. Trescott returned from
rip to Great Falls and Sun River
his evening. While at the latter
'lace he purchased the old printing
Material of the defunct Rising Sun,
This, with the type, paper cutter
md job press recently ordered from
It. Paul, will give the Acantha the
'est printing office in the north
,art of this state,
James McDevitt, the we'll known
attic and sheep man of Fort
conrad, spert several days in
1avre and Chinook the fore part
# the week, His unexpected visit
o this locality was not altogether
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23

District No 8 Fifty dollars
Distrist No 8 Two hundred and
fifty dollars:
Board then proceeded to count
cash OF county treasurer. Same
was found as called for by treas
urer's report, amounting in bank
deposit, checks and money to
$23, 425. 55.
Claims against county were then
audited, and warrants ordered in
payment Of those allowed,
Adjourned to 1880 p m.
NIGHT SESSION.
Board reassembled at Z 80 p. m.
All members present.
G. E. Trescott presented print~
ing contract, accompanied by bond
in sum OF two Thousand dollars
with VIM Hodgskiss, H Beaupre,
A J Cowell and Henry Ryan as
sureties. After examination, bond
was approved and contract.signed.
The matter of road district for
St Mary township was laid over to
the June meeting.
Claim of NJ Corson for county
printing was then audited. OF the
item for prin ting delinquent list,
$38. go was disallowed as an over
charge under terms of contract.
Claim was then allowed for bal
ance, and warrant ordered drawn,
Claim Of S NJ Corson 1924. 90 for
a balance claimed on publication of
delinquent list for 1897 was dis
allowed as an overcharge:
Ordered that treasurer transfer
the sum OF $36.7O from the gen
eral fund to the Institute fund.
Ordered that treasurer transfer
the sum of 81, 500 from the gen
eral fund to the contingent fund.
Ordered that the sheriff be in
structed to have the interior of the
Jail renovated and painted.
Board then adjourned sine die,
During the session warrants in
payment of claims were ordered as
follows:
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-23

The following named judges O.
election were appointed for the
said election.
District No. l G H Connor,
Lawrence Davis, NJ H Orsmby.
District no. 2 Chas W Gray,
Geo 2 Miller, E Osgood.
District No 3 Geo B Fry, Z /
Matheson, Jas L Collins.
District No 4 W D Jones NJ I
Manix, r D Anderson.
District No W R Bass, 7 M
Garland, Dan Sullivan,
District No7 B Jones, R G
Stewart, W Mathews.
Dsst. No s ] N Hyde, Lutz,
Chas Daviin.
DIST. No 8 Erastus. Green, M "A
Wilcox, Peter Erickson.
Ordered that b4llots for said
election be of white paper, three
by four inches in size, and have
printed thereon the number of the
road district, with blank line for
the name of the person voted for.
Ballots to be furnished by the
county clerk.
Ordered that the judges of cleo
tion furnish box for ballot box.
Ordered that county clerk and
county attorney prepare necessary
blanks and books to fill REQ quire-
ments of new read law.
Ordered that all goods purchased
for county account must be upon a
written order from the county
CLERK.
Board then proceeded to audit
claims against the county. War
rants were ordered for those
allowed.
Board then adjourned to 2 p, m.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
Board reassembled at 2 p. m.
All members present, and pro
ceeded to consider the matter of
printing After consider
able discussion the contract was
awarded to G E Trescott at legal
Rates, no bids being considered.
Ordered that the county survey
or overhaul the county piledriver,
and have same put in condition for
use.
Ordered that county surveyor,
subject to approval and supervis>
ion of Con missioner Foster, erect
a bridge across Muddy creek on
the Burton and Pondera road.
Ordered that no more than the
amounts here after named as ap-
portioned to the several road dis.
tricts be expended in said districts
during the present quarter, unless
specially ordered by one OF the
board of commissioners, said APP
portionment being as follows.
District No l One hundred dollars
District No 2 Fifty dollars
District No 3 Fifty dollars
District No One hundred dollars.
E" g." 5 One hundred and
fifty dollars
District No 6 Que hundred dollars
District No z Fifty dollars
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03
VALLEY ROAD Is
GIVING GOOD SERVICE

TULARE, Feb. 1.-The Valley road is
running their trains into Tulare and pas
sengers can now reach Bakersfield, Han
ford, Visalia, Fresno and Stockton over,
that popular line. Passenger train from
Stockton reaches Tulare at 12:15 p. M,
arriving at Corcoran Junction, where it
connects with trains for Bakersfield and
Hanford.
Returning this train leaves Tulare for
the north at LOS D. m. In addition TO this
is run both ways, thus giving the people
excellent opportunity to reach all points
on the system.
An agent and one assistant are now en-
ployed, who have temporary quarters in
a boXcar, where they will hold forth until
the new depot is completed. Workmen are
putting the finishing touches upon the
handsome new depot, which will be COM
pleted in two weeks. This depot is one
of the very best on the line, the company
having made changes and improvements
in the plan, making the cost to the road
some $1,000 more than other depots in the
valley. 1t will be remembered that when
the Valley Road entered the field and
asked for concessions in the matter of
right of way Tulare did not hesitate, but
went to work and secured these rights
without any delay and without any con-
demnation suits Tulare did well by the
Valley Road and now the road is in the
position where it can return the favors
received.
Tulare people are proud of the Valley
Road and are swing it q full share Of
the business. The Visalia and Tulare,
WHICH connects Tulare with the county
seat. has reduced its fares to meet the
tariff of the Valley line. Single fare over
the V. and T. to and from yisalia is now
40 cents or round trip for SO cents.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03

Howard expressed his regret, but sald
that as he must have the money ne
would withdraw his securities tempor@
arfly and raise the money. elsewhere
He promised to return the securities in
a short time and he was allowed to
take them.
But although Howard came back
for fresh loans later the securities did
not Howard continued to borrow
money until he owed the bank $75.000s
and then he practically had the con-
Germ at his mercy. But a small portion
of this indebtedness was secured. and
he refused to settle, whether from dis
inclination or inability matters not.
When pressed hard to liquidate he came
back with demands for more money.
and said if it was not forthcoming he
would be forced into insolvency and
the bank would lose all. This is the
banks side of the story.
Howard has done an enormous busiS
ness, but his methods have been fully
as reckless as those of the bankers
with whom he dealt. He always paid
from an eighth to a quarter of a cent
more for fruit than any other shipper
in the business, but where his compete
tors usually paid cash he paid about
% per cent down and gave his notes
for the balance, payable in from thirty
to sixty days or even six months The
result in his case was as inevitable a9
in the case Of the bank.
That the failure will have bad effect
on the legitimate banking interests of
the city is not feared, but many def
positors who can i'll afford to be de4
prived of the use Of their savings wilR
suffer, and many of the stockholders
who are financially unable to pay thee
assessments that are sure to be levied
will be practically ruined.
That the bank received deposits afteH
it's suspension was a foregone conclu$
sion cannot be denied, and it is possi$
BILE that the directors may be held act
countable for keeping the doors of the
institution open after they knew failures
was certain. Affairs are in such a tank
gle that it is difficult to obtain a COM
prehensive idea of the actual condition
of the banks assets, but it is certain
that if forced to realize on them at
short notice there would be little left
for the creditors.
The securities given by Howard con-
sist principally of warehouse receipts
for fruit and if this commodity is
thrown on the market prices will slump
at an alarming rate. A local syndicate
is being formed for the purpose Of
handling Towards holdings and if it is
consummated the situation, so far as
local shippers are concerned, will be
greatly relieved.
Tonight there is a feeling Of dread
that the devopments of tomorrow may
show matters to be in even worse
shape than they at present seem.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03
MERRITT TO SUCCEED
MILES AS COMMANDING
GENERAL OF THE ARMY
On the Presidents Programme Are Some Changes
That Will Cause Great Sensation
Throughout the Nation.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The Heralds
Washington correspondent sends the
following:
Major General Miles is to be relieved
as commanding general of the army
and placed in command, probably, of
the Department of California.
Major General Merritt is to be de-
tached from duty as ommanding off,
Ger Of the Department of the East and
assigned to command the army.
Major General Shafter is to be re-
lieved from command of the Depart
ment of California in case General
Miles should be given that detail and
assigned to command the Department
of the East.
President Mckinley and his Cabinet
will seriously consider tomorrow the
ACCESSIBILITY of making these changes.
Though the decision may be reached to
make them, action will not be taken
until the President has received the re-
port of the War Investigating Commits
sion.
This is the status of the case of
General Miles tonight. So complicated
is it with important national conse-
quences, so far-reaching will be the eff
feet of the action upon the country and
the army, that the President is pro-
ceeding slowly, gathering precedents
to fortify the policy which he will
adopt. There is now lying on his desk
at the White House a mass of informa
ton dealing with the action of his pre-
decessors in cases of similar trouble.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03

AT the War Department copies of in
terviews authorized by General Miles
during his Porto Rican campaign and
the statement he gave out Immediately
upon his return to New York, and of
interviews he has since given on the
beef question, and finally his contra
dictory recommendations regarding
plans of campaign and movements of
troops which he submitted to the PreSi-
dent and Secretary of War during the
war.
President Mckinley is greatly
wrought up at the latest evidence of
General Miles INSTRUMENTATION. 1t was
hoped in administration circles that the
President having brought General
Eagan to account for his improper Ian
guage would cause General Miles to de-
cline to make any further statements
to the press. The President was quite
willing to let General Miles continue his
beef investigation, for he proposed to
adopt the findings of the War Commits
deeply feels the action of the major
general commanding in going to New
York and in making any charges that
the War Department fed poisoned beef
to the army during the war, such as
were credited to- him. The President
feels that in so doing General Miles not
only reflected on the Secretary of War
but reflected upon him as President of
the United States and the commander
in-chief, and he does not propose to
tolerate what administration officials
term such gross INSTRUMENTATION
In relieving Major General Miles, the
President, it has been shown to him.
will simply be following in the footsteps
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03
EXPANSION TALK
TO THE ENDEAV0RERS

BOSTON, Feb. 2.-The eighteenth ami
versary of the founding of the Christian
Endeavor Society was celebrated at Ire
mont Temple tonight by nearly 5000 peo-
pie, representing the Christian Endeavor
of New England. Rev. DR.. Francis
f. Clark, founder of the society, was the
special guest, and he made a. ringing adj
dress on 1.-THE Attitude of the Young
Christian Toward the Territorial Expan-
sion of the United States"
John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy,
sent his greeting as follows: with re-
gard to the territorial expansion of the
United States it would seem to me that
the word to say to our young people is
that they should recognize it as adding
to the duties and responsibilities of the
good citizen. 1t raises new problems in
our Government of the people and for the
people which can best be met by facing
them and bringing. high purposes and
hearty endeavor to their solution.
There is no reason why. while it may
put upon our country new burdens and
risks and expense, 1t should not result in
the larger civilization of the world
Senator George +. Hoar wrote: "Are
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03
NO PRECEDENT
FOR LENIENCY
So the President Moy Be Com.
PEELED to Approve the Sep
tence Of Dismissal for
Edqun.

= NEW YORK, Feb 2-The Washington
Herald President Mckinley
=
the Miles
developments President
considered the ad"isay dmssng
administration circles
danger of Eagan being dropped the roll and that
leniency
DO
President Ager
mitigation of the will be considered
that
poisoned beef
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03
100000 80 @ 10000 @ C

REMEDIES, Province Of Santa
Clara, Feb. (via Havana, Feb. ~
General Maxine Gomez. the COM
mander in chief of the Cuban army,
placed himself squarely in position to-
day as an active ally of the United
States Government in the work of the
reconstruction Of Cuba.
AS a result of the conference which
Robert P Porter, the special commits
sioner OIL President Mckinley, has had
with General Gomez, the latter cabled
to President Mckinley this afternoon
assuring him of his cooperation in
disbanding the Cuban army and in dis
tributing among the Cuban soldiers the
81, 900, 900 appropriated for the purpose
homes. General Gomez also teie-
graphed to Major General Brooke say
ing he would accept the latter's invita-
ton to go to Havana.
The success of Mr.. Porter's mission
greatly simplifies the returning of the
military Cubans to the pursuits of
peace.
In view of General Gomezs supposed
prior attitude of hostility toward the
United States, Mr.. Porter came here
clothed with absolute authority, and
the tender of 900 was practically
verbal ultimatum Had it not been
accepted no more proposals would have
been made. Mr.. Porter made plain
the purpose of the Government and was
gratified at the ready response of Gen
eral Gomez. The conference took
place at the house here occupied by the
Cuban general as his headquarters
since coming to town.
In brief, the compact is as follows:
First-The Cuban officers in each prov
ince shall assist the American officers in
distributing the funds.
Second-That these officers shall at once
meet at some convenient point and de-
wise when and where the settlements are
to be made, and arrange any other de-
tails.
Third-That the sum paid to each man
shall not be regarded as part payment of
salary or wages due for service rendered,
but to facilitate the disarmament of the
army as a relief of suffering and as an aid
in getting the people work.
Fourth-The CubanS shall surrender
their arms to the Cuban Assembly or to
its representatives.
F'ifth-The committee on distribution
shall use it's best endeavors to distribute
it among the population, so that all may
secure work.
Sixth-That the s., 100000 shall be placed
subject to the order of General Brooke,
and that action in the matter shall be i'm
mediate
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-03

of President Lincoln, who relieved Gen.
erals Scott, Mcdowell and Mcclellan
from command of the army. General
Miles friends admit he can be relieved
from his present duty, but they con-
tend that he cannot be subordinated to
any other officer, as would be the case
If he were placed in command of de-
partment, should Major General Mer-
rift be assigned as commanding gen.
eral of the army. But action by the
President looking to the detachment of
General Miles from his present duty
will be in accord with the wishes of a
number Of Senators and Representa-
tives, who have called at the White
House and impressed upon the Presi-
dent the advisability of taking such a
step. 1t developed to-day that Secre-
tary Alger suggested to the President
signed to command the army.
This action has caused a great deal
of comment, especially in view of the
we'll known enmity which has existed
between General Alger and the COM
handing general Of the Department of
the East since the Civil War. But while
General Merritt was in Washington on
duty as president of the court which
tried General Eagan, Secretary Alger
invited him to his home on several oc-
casions with the result that a reconcile
alton has been effected. General Miles
will be sent as far from Washington as
possible, and he will probably be given
the command of the Department of
California, while General Skaters
name is suggested for command of the
Department of the East, to replace
General Merritt.