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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONYENIloN.

Before the ARGUS reaches a major
ity of its readers next week President
Mckinley will have been renomlnated
forthe exalted position he now holds
and which ne has filed with such
credit and honor for the past three
years and four months.
On next Tuesday, the 10th inst, the
National Republican convention will
meet in Philadelphia to name the
standard bearers OF the party for the
great national contest. 1t goes with
out saying that for first place no
other name but William McKinley's
will be heard in the convention hall,
and we predict that when his name
Is presented IL will be received with
an enthusiastic acclaim never before
equalled In any national convention
in this country. II will be M
trumped up demonstration for polit-
zeal effect, but n genuine outburst Of
patriotism and loving regardfor one
OF the grandest men who ever occu-
pied the presidential chair, n true
American In every sense of the word.
President Mckinley enjoys the honor
and distinction Of seeing the great
industrial question to which his
name il firmly attached "A settled
policy OF this nation, n policy which
may he threatened but which no
party has the courage to disturb.
On all the great questions that have
brought wealth and prosperity To
this country and which are to bring
still more, he Is eminently sound and
safe. Personally he is II charming,
loyrablc man. 1t l. safe to say no
man ever occupied the White House
who had stronger personal friends
among his political opponents, and
no president has been subjected to
less abuse by n partisan press. The
denomination of President Mckinley
W III W lNANlN'h WIN FdllNliA Al'il
everywhere and his election will fol
low as surely rs the sun rises on the
9Th day OF November.
As to his associate on the ticket
there is yet much speculation. An
drew ID. White, minister To Germany,
has been mentioned of late. lie is "A
statesman and scholar md il n resi-
dent OF New York state, which is
quite important, but there is II name
which may carry the convention by
storm. 1t is that of j. Z. DOlliver,
of Iowa. He il young, popular and
brilliant and the equal OF WI. Bryan
as an orator.
II the nomination comes to the
west Mr.. Dolliver will doubtless be
the man. But the Republican party
IL not short Of material for second
place aud we hnve every confidence
that wisdom will be displayed in
making the selection.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13
Hit 0RLGON IlICUON.

In the Oregon election, held on Mon
day OF last week, the Republicans
won a glorious victory, capturing
everything In sight, supreme court
justice, food commissioner, two ron
gressmen and the legislature.
In 1896 Oregon gave Mckinley 2,1l7
plurality. In lN9N Gccr (I,ep.) was
elected governor 10y 1851 plurality.
Since 1872 the state has gone Repub-
llcan on president by varying plural
tiles six times. The slump from l5,-
900 Republican plurality in 1894 for
governor "a 2,ll7 for Mckinley In 1896
was due to the silver craze. While
pitted against fusion again this year,
the Republicans came out of the fight
with flying cOlOTs.
The issues were uptOdptc-money f,
trusts, expansion aud anything the
Bryanites had to Offer, and on every
one the enemy WAS routed ut every
point. Even Brynu's tour of the
state last February, with NIL It's hip
podrome attachments, had no effect
upon the intelligent voters Of Oregon.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13
DuM-DuM BullETS.

Having crossed all the intervening
rivers, there seems to be nothing to
prevent Gen. Butler from eventually
ordering n meal in Pretoria-unless
he should fall down and step on him
seli-Globe Democrat.
Ii IL some time now since Colonel
Bryan attempted to crack a joke ut
the expense of General Prosperity"
Cleveland Leader.
Democratic papers are making n
great cutlery about the Cuban postal
frauds. But they forget to point out
that the record OF d~efalcations of
government funds shows stealings Of
S5.l7 in every 1000 under Democrat
ic administrations, as compared with
only Al cents in every $1,000 under
Republican administrations.-Ex.
At the end OF four weeks Bryan
has not rerudiated II word Of the
Sioux Falls platform, which Mr.. Me
Leans paper calls n document writ
ten by crazy men. Globe Democrat.
The Republican party has a past,
n present and n future. The Demo-
cratic party has only n past, and it
would he much better OFF without
that.-Kansus City. Mo. Journal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

The Helena Independent, which IL
Clark's personal organ, displays n
great lack of modesty ard discretion.
For the organ OF II man who has
beer kicked out OF the federal senate
for procuring his election by bribery
and corruption, ii is too hasty in ac-
cusing prominent Republicans uf
wrong doing on cX parte testimony
and thnt testimony the offering OF
n disgruntled crank like Pettigrew.
There Is hardly any doubt but Sen
atOrs Hanna and Carter would
be willing to compare their polit-
ical records with that OF w. A.
Clark, although the latter's has been
remarkable for it's brevity. Clark's
wealth should not save him from the
oblivion he has 80 Justly earned.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

They gave him cordial greeting, list
ened attentively to his sophistrles
and platitudes. admired his sonorous
voice and Apollo-like form. and then
waited patiently for a chance to turn
him down.
Oregon Republicans voted for ex-
pansion, protection, sound money
and a continuation Of our present
prosperity. They will vote the same
way next November, only u great
deal stronger. Washington and Cal
ifornia will also be in line. There is
no hope for Bryan on the Pacific
Cnuaf
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

Chairman Kerr, Of the Democratic
congressional campaign committee,
SAYS that he has sent ont practically
no IL to | speeches this year. There
il no demand iur silver literature, the
subject hring n dead me Yet the
Democratic papers oi Muntnnn will
tell Won that Chairman Kerr is n PRE-
V~aricatDr.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

The pcstiirrous rettigrew was
thoroughly trounced in the senate
last week by Tom Carter. The South
Dakota renegade knows that his po-
litical life is fast ebbing out, hence
his malignant and false attack on
his old party associates. Pettigrew
il constantly giving evidence Of de-
mentia and he should be watched
through the heated term to prevent
him from doing himself bodily harm.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

Announcement il made that the
Kalispcll Bee will soon make its ap-
pparancc. with Walter Aitken editor
and T. T.. Butler manager. The Zee
is to he a srmi-weekly and will take
the DAILY side in Montana politics.
Mr.. Aiken was formerly proprietor
Of the Big Timber Express. lie Is a
competent newspaper man and is to
be congratulated ON n wider field for
operation.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

The Boxers are members of asecret
society Of China, who aresworn with
blood oaths To eXpcl all foreigners
from the empire and preserve China
for the Chinese. They number about
10000 and their ranks are constants
ly being added to. They believe in
assassination and other forceful
means Of discriminating foreigners,
The empress dowager is supporting
the uprising and the imperial council
sustnlns her course.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

OF course, those who composed
that secret executive session did
not carr much who were named as
delegates To the Butte convention,
but they get in their work on the
.'~altcrnates." who will lac the dele
patps" To the fall convention.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13
fereus County ar9us.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY ny
JOHN N. YROOMAN, Editor aud Proprietor.

The export trade OF the south for
the mast twelve months amounted To
owe s4OO, OOO, 900. But for the race
question in the south Bryan wouldn't
carry n state in that region.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13
HOw's This?

we oller oHe DOlIufS lie
ward for any ase Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & Co.. Props,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
+. j. Cheney for the last j. years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any oh
legations made by their firm.
WEST &TRrAN, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
WALpING, kINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Price I5c. per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

We congratulate our new contem-
porary ON the moral courage dis
played in his snlutatory. II requires
a great deal oi trmcrity for n man TO
consume three columns Of space in
informing the people TINT he halls
from Missouri.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

But they do say the Johns-Cort-
Williams faction bit of too much ana
that the delegates to the fall con-
yentiou will not stand. They will be
named at IA regularly called county
convention.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

Those who are competent to Judge
say the Paris Exposition In no way
with the Chicago worlds
fair. The PariSians ARE even poor
imitators of American ingenuity and
enterprise so lar as their big show
pOCs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

The fact OF the matter is theJohns-
Cort-WilIiams faction of the local
Democracy are too cunning for their
opponents. They do things while
the other fellows are dreaming.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

A man has struck the western part
Of the state who says his mission In
the world is to cast outdevils. Both
the Clark and DAILY factions are said
to he after him TO attend the Demo-
cratic state convention next week.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-13

We carry a nice selection of Brussels, Moquette
and Ingram Carpets, cut, matched, sewed aud laid
at prices beyond competition. Also an endless va
riety of Rugs and Art Squares. Linoleums from 3
to II feet wide.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
RUSSIANS ORDERED OUT.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 13.-The
latest official advices received here re-
garding the spread of the revolution
movement in Manchuria add but little
material information. On June "a an
edict of the emperor of China was in
tercepted ordering the Chinese troops
to unite with the Boxers.
Subsequently the governors of
Moukden informed the chief engineer
that the railroad line must be handed
over to the Chinese, and that all Rus
slams must permanently leave Man
churia. The engineers protests and
uIgings that the governor ask for the
assistance of the Russians at Port Ar
thur to annihilate the Boxers, did not
avail and the Chinese troops continued
to mass until the rising eliminated in
the murders and attacks on the railroad
and towns already reported.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
CIery's Column az witpoort.

WITPooRT, Transvaal. July l2-Gen.
Clery's column, which has moved caster
ly, is now encamped here. During the
march the mounted infantry engaged 200
Beers, shelling a ridge occupied by the
burghers.
1t is anticipated that this movement will
clear the country from Standerton to
Heidelberg. as the troops found but one
remaining lager. from which the Beers
retired hurriedIy.
Lord Roberts has sent nothing fur
Their concerning the Nitrals Mex affair.
Pretoria dispatches, however, show
that the Lincolnshires lost half OF their
officers. including Col. Roberts. who
was wounded and taken prisoner.
Straglers continue to arrive at the
campp. but few further details can be
gathered. The British fought stub
bornIy until nightfalI. when the cavalry
turned their horses loose.
The Boer report OF the engagement
places the British casualties at over
zoo.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
FUHKIEN QUIET.

NEW YORK, July 13.-The Rev. DR..
A. B. Leonard, secretary of the Meth
odist Episcopal missionary society, to-
day received cablegram from Rev.
VIM. NJ. Macy, of Foochow. The mes
sage contained but two words: 'Fuh-
kien quiet
This message was sent in answer to
one cabled by DR.. Leonard some days
ago directing that all missionaries
should be called in from their posts,
if there was any danger. Fuhkien is
one of the southern provinces of Chi
ma and there are 5 Methodist mission
aries there, including several women
Still further south is the district of
Hinghua, where there are IL Methodist
missionaries, who also have headquart-
ers at Foochow. Out of the total num-
Der of forty-six probably half dozen
are now in the United States.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
TRAIN ROBBERS CAPTURED.
THREE OF THE MEN WHO HELD IN
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRAIN
AT MAYFIELD,
July II, Have Been Taken Into Gus.
tody-The other Two WIN Proha.
bly, he Captured sosn--0ne OF the
Robbers Has Made Full Canfes-
sion-Asents of .4e Company Made
the Arrests.

CHICAGO, july 1S-"Three OF the rob-
bers who held up the Illinois Central
train No. 4 at Mayfield Greek, KY, about
ten miles south Of Cairo. at 1880 a. M. ilth
inst. have been arrested and Imprisoned
by special agents in the employ Of the
company. We also expect "a ger the
other two robbers in a short time
Vice President j. T. Hartman. Of tha
Illinois Central. made the foregoing state..
ment tonight. He said. The first one
arrested was Michael Connolly. alias
Doyle. who claims to be a resident Of
Portland Oregon. He was caught at
Charleston, Mo-. a small town on the
Iron Mountain railroad, about fifteen
miles from Cairo. on the afternoon OF the
nth inst, and is now In jail at Cairo.
The second man, Mike Conlan. was ar
rested at or near Wycklirfe, Ky, yester-
day. and is now in Jail there
George p. Murray, chief special agent
Of the Illinois Central railroad company.
went 10 the house of Jack Nelson, who
is thought TO be implicated in the rob
berry ut st. Louis last night, ana In en-
deavoring to arrest him. Murray was shot
through the shoulder and arm by Nelson,
who got away. 1t is expected that he will
be captured soon. Murray was not se-
verely injured and is in the hospital at
ST. Louis. 1t is expected that he will be
out in few days.
Another suspect has been arrested and
held in custody at Cairo and information
has Just been received from ST. Louis thae
one of the persons implicated in the train
robbery has made full confession"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
NO WORD FROM REMEY.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-Secretary
Long stated at a late hour tonight
that he had not received a word during
the day or evening from Admiral
Remey in command of the Asiatic
squadron, and now in Chinese waters.
The fact that the admiral has not
made any report of the conditions said
to exist in Pekin and the reported
murder Of the ministers, the secretary
regards as a hopeful sign, as he in
clines to the opinion that had any An
ality occurred in the capital some word
or rumor of it might have found it's
way to Tien Tsin or Taku.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 49,
The friends of James X. Hall boast
that they are going to make him chair
man of the Republican State commit
tee.
When the Ohio county delegation
left here to-day they claimed tlUy had
nine of the thirteen votes in the State
committee pledged to Hall in writing.
The number pledged was afterwards
stated to be seven, with the absolute
assurance that another member, Nc
Donald, of Marshall county, would sign
the pledge.
Mr.. Hall and his friends refuse to
give any names, and the opinion pre-
walls here among many State leaders
whom the Register correspondent inter
viewed on the subject, that this claim
of Halls friends is mere bluff, as were
many of his claims while Mr.. Hall was
a candidate for Auditog.
A member of the Ohio county dele
gotion
Says Hall Claims Too Much
and over-reaches himself
A prominent Republican leader from
the Second district said to-day that
the First district delegates failing to
get the Authorship, deliberately threw
away and refused to accept anything
else on the ticket They might have
had the Attorney General in the person
of Mr.. Lynch, or the Superintendent of
Schools in the person of Mr.. Bell, or
the Treasurer in the person of either
Mathews, Hanen or Atkinson, but fail
ing to get the Authorship they got
angry and would not accept anything.
1t is said this refusal of the First
district to accept anything (the judge
ship being forced upon them against
their wild was the work of Mr.. Hall s
friends, whose object was to place the
district in better position to demand
his election as chairman of the State
committee, and finally his appointment
as Secretary of State.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
Message From the Emperor.

LONDON, July 13.-In the House of
Commons to-day, replying to questions
On the subject, the parliamentary sec
rotary of the foreign office, Mr.. Broder-
lex, said that little news had been re-
ceived from China, Her majesty's gov
eminent, he explained, had been unable
to communicate with the British naval
officers in China. as the land lines be-
tween Che Foo and Shanghai had been
cut. A dispatch purporting to have
been sent from the emperor of China
10 her majesty's government was re-
celved yesterday, but the secretary said
he was unable to promise to make its
contents known.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
AFRAID TO SHOW 1T.

SHANGHAI, Thursday, July 49,
The foreign consuls are Offering large
sums for the production of the letter
which Chinese merchant is said to
have received from Pekin, dated June
80, saying the legations were demol-
ished and that the foreigners had been
killed. The merchant declines to show
it, alleging that he fears punishment
from the Chinese officials.
Rioting is reported to have occurred
at Ning-Po, but no confirmation of the
reports has been received.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14

GEORGETOWN, KY, July 13.-The
jury was completed in the Powers case
to-day and the first evidence was heard.
Before the hearing of evidence began,
Col. Campbell stated the case for the
prosecution. He reviewed the political
events of last fall, and especially the
events following the election and the
instituting of contests by the Demo-
cratic candidates for State offices. He
said that Caleb Powers was the most
aggressive among those who sought to
settle the contest by violence and that
to him largely was due the importa-
ton to Frankfort of the band of mount
ain men, 175 of whom were retained in
Frankfort regularly. He charged that
the majority of them had killed from
one to several men each. He claimed
it will be put in evidence that on Janu-
airy % Mr.. Powers made use of state
ment that "Goebel has not as many
days to live as l have fingers on my
AdlQ. I1t iSNlSW6u The ldCIS III Gull
nection with the assassination and
claimed that the State House yard had
been cleared in furtherance of the con-
spiracy, cited the closing of the execu-
tive building against the police Off
GERS, and calling out of troops and 9TH
er matters which have already come
out in the examining trials, as further
proof of the conspiracy.
D. Meade Woodson, ex-city engineer
of Frankfort, who made the measure
ments by which the prosecution,
through mathematical demonstrations,
attempts to prove that the shot was
fired from Powers's Office, was the first
witness placed on the stand.
During Surveyor Woodson's testi-
mony he produced the chip cut from
the blackberry tree in the State House
yard. The chip contains the steel bull
let which is supposed to have passed
through the body of Mr.. Goebel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
MUST INVITE BRYAN.

CHICAGO, July 13.-The Post to-day
says:
The fact that VIM. J. Bryan had not
been invited to attend the Grand Army
encampment to be held here next
month was brought to the attention of
Mayor Harrison to-day and the Mayor
at once addressed a letter to the en-
campment committee pointing out the
omission. Unless, at the meeting of
the G. A. R.. which President McKin-
ley is certain to attend, the same at
tention is paid to the presidential can
didates of both parties, Mayor Harri-
son said the encampment would pass
without the official recognition of the
city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
EducatiOnaI Association.

CHARLESTON, S. c., July BAT the
morning session of the National Educa-
tional Association, DR.. Martin G. Brum-
baugh, of the University of Pennsylvania,
was the principal speaker. DR.. Brum-
baugh, who was recently appointed Com
missioner of Education for Porto Rico,
spoke on Educational Principles Applied
to Literature" Prof. VIM. NJ Beardshear,
of the Iowa State College of Agriculture,
read paper on 'The Influence of Poetry
in Education from the Basis of Aesthet-
les" Reuben P. Halleck, principal of the
Louisville, Ky, schools, Professor Otis
Ashmore, of Savannah, and John r. Kirk,
president of the>state Normal school at
kirksville, Mo-, also spoke.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
NO SUCCESSOR FOR HEATH
Has Been Selected Yet-Two Gentle.
men spoken of for the Position.

WASHINGTON. judy $50 far as
known here the appointment of a sue
cessor TO First Assistant Postmaster
General Heath has not been decided upon.
Mt Heath's retirement from the post
office department following his selection
as secretary OF the Republican National
Committee has been contemplated for
some time and there has been some infor-
maj discussion as to his successor. 1t Is
one of Postmaster General Smiths objects
In going to Canton this week to discuss
this matter with the President Curtis
Guild, Of Massachusetts, to whom the
President at the close OF the spanish
war rendered an appointment as mem
Der of the insular COMMITTEES. has been
considered for the office. and Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Bristow. who
Investigated the Cuban postal system re-
Gently. has also been mentioned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-14
AGAINST ANNEXATION.
Secretary Root Not Sure We Want
Cuba, Even If Cuba Wanted to he
Annexed

WASHINGTON, July 13-Secretary
Root to-day, in discussing the coming
constitutional convention in Cuba, ex-
pressed himself quite positively on the
question of annexation. In reply to a
question he said that the subject of an
nexation or any other subject for that
matter, might be brought up before the
convention, but that in his own opinion
Cuban annexation, if it came at all, was
not imminent just now. Said he:
my own experience in Cuba leads me
to believe that the desire for independ-
ence is both strong and general among
the people. 1 do not think they want an
nexation, even supposing that we want
them. Under the Congressional declara-
ton, we are in honor bound to give them
independence first. If, subsequently, they
wish annexation, that is a matter for
them to determine. But it should be
determined when they are in position
absolutely independent of us. Even then,
as l have suggested. 1t is a case where
it takes two to make bargain"