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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29

George NJ. Stafford. candidate for sur
vcyor, is a thoroughly competent Off
Ger. He has rendered the county good
service in the past and will undoubted-
~ be chosen TO succeed himself.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29

Congressman j. L. Dolliver, of Iowa,
has been appointed to fill the unexpired
term of the late senator Gear. He will
probably be chosen to succeed himself
when the Iowa Legislature convenes
again.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29


w. Il. Woods. or Billy Woods, as
everybody calls him, the nominee for
sheriff. was the efficient deputy under
Ex-sheriF Waite. He was a candidate
before the convention two years ago
when c. NJ. Clary received the nomina-
tion. He had many friends then who
regarded him as the stronger candi-
date of the two and some of them ralli-
ed TO his support this year and were
successful in gathering the plums. His
experience in the Office heretofore rem
ders him thoroughly competent and
when it comes TO going for a man
Billy Woods will get there with both
feet in the stirrups and with no stops to
eat or change horses. lie is a rough
rider" in pursuit of the fleeing criminal
and yet as smooth a campaigner as you
will find anywhere. lie will give his
opponent a race for his money whoever
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29

G., W. Kelly, candidate for clerk and
recorder. is the present very popular
and competent officer. He had no OPP
position ia the convention rs il was
conceded he had well earned a second
term. Uhliging and always attending
to hi, Official duties he i, regarded as
tbo Ideal public servant. That he will
DEE elected goes without saying,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29

Alexander II. Lehman, his running
mate, is n young man Of ability and
great popularity. Ili> nomination vas
a concession to the Younger element of
the party. HE'S athorough Montanan,
having been born in Helena twcnty-one
years ago. Mr., Lehman is well edu-
Gated and being u great reader and
a careful observer. is well fitted for the
office To which he aSpircS. lie is a
Stanch Republican and will bc found
n hard worker in the present contest
for the supremacy of the principle, and
policies Of his party. lie Is much
stronger than his party in Lcwistown
and we believe such win prove the case
throughout the county. See that he is
elected.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29
the REPuBLICA, TICkLT.

The men placed in nomination by the
Republicans of Fergus county last sat
urday are 50 well known that personal
mention is hardly necessary. Yet we
regard il as a pleasant duty to present
their claims for the SutrragcS Of the
people and we will take them in the
order in which they were named by the
convention.
Hon. ". A. Hedge, who was nomin-
ated tn succeed himself ~ a candidate
for the legislature. has served thccoun-
ty intelligcntly, faithfully and honor
ably for two terms. In This connection
we wish To place great -lrc~, q n the
word "bonorabl for during all ofthe
last legislative session. when the arch
bribrr and his hirrlings were p]u!luting
the very air ut the state capital and
urging Republicans to hctray thcirpar-
ty and their constituents and iiN aprice
for which they could De purchased. Mr..
Hedges stood a firmly A. Gibraltcr. for
political and personal honor. lie was
a hard working and painstaking lcgis-
latur, ever alert 'u promote thc welfare
of his constituents. The voters of Fer
gus county. regardless If party, should
give him hearty support, thereby set
ting the seal If condemnation on those
who have brought ir%rcparablc shame
and disgrace upon the ,tatco Montana.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29

q. W. Bcldcu. who has been named
for county attorney, is n young mar of
high character and ability. Whatever
nc may lack in experience at the bar he
will make up in fidelity and hard work.
by studious habits and close applica-
tion to his profession he will soon win
his way to the forefront among his col
leagues, lie will prove worthy of the
support Of every voter in the county.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29

Donald Fowler, nominee for assessor,
will succeed himself. lie has proved n
most capable and careful officer, the
last assessment being one of the best
ever made in this or any other county
of the state. His majority should be a
hummer.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29

ADVERTISING RATES FURNISHED ON
APPLICATION.
The evening times., 1900-03-03

KEYS / have seen-but now the wrinkles
smoothed themselves out and he nearly
smiled,
Why is ii that dogs hardly ever regard
a picture as anything but a fiat surface
with matches Of color dotted over it? IN
all nv large canine acquaintance l know
but one dog who sees that portraits are
likenesses of people! AS for his own re-
Election in a glass, dog generally mis-
takes il for an enemy and goes foT II.
Later. when knocks on the nose and ab-
sepce of scent have done their part in
convincing him of his mistake. dog will
look coldIy. not TO say despitefully. at the
mirror Sometimes it is as if dogs resent
ed their reflections as caTicatUres of them
selves.
Unlike the dogs. Cocoro was Greek
cock. to whom devoted owner dedicated
fourteen years of affection. One of his
pastimes was to contemplate his reflection
for hours at time and quite demWely.
He placed himself opposite looking glass
above a chest of drawers for this express
purpose. He died this summer and his
owner was utterly disconSolate. Cocoro
knew his name, came when called, and was
the 10y of his Greek mistress.
Perhaps London society or the diplo-
matte world has not forgotten the canary
that belonged to the daughters OF min
lister TO the Court of st. James. The bird
woke the young ladies daily by peckine
their lips, This was one way OF KISSING
oood-morning."
The evening times., 1900-03-03
SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES.
How Boer Women Employ Their
Time During War.
(From the London Mail.

Boer wives, mothers. sisters, aud daugh-
ters. whose male relatives are fighting
now. are passing through an unnecessarily
anxious time. The war authorities al Pre-
toria apparently hold strictly selfish views
upon the subject of casualty lists, deemlng
II impolitic to let those who are bereaved
know that their men folk are dead. Owing
to the influence the knowledge might have
on others who are going TO the front. the
Beer War Office keeps its secrets inyloiate,
and does not issue news of losses on the
field.
The elder generation of Boer women Will
probably be bearing the suspense in tight
lipped. listless silence, but the girls who
have received the benefits of education Will
understand how cruel their position is, and
fret in impotent wrath beneath the injus-
tice inflicted upon them by this reticence.
What kind of lives are these women lead
ing now? In all likelihood pretty much
what they led in ordinary times. Their
farms are squat, two or three-roomed
buildings, dumped down on the veldt far
away from neighbors. in the centre of the
acreage of land farmed by the proprietor.
They are wretchedly uncomfortable habita-
tions; for Boer women are not hoIse-
proud. Formerly no BOer woman received
more than an apology for an education,
and a very lame one at that. Now. how
ever. some of the youngsters are sent to
the convent schools, and are modelled into
very much improved editions of the origi-
nal POerS.
The evening times., 1900-03-03
ABUSE OF BRITISH SAILORS.
4 Claim Made That They Are Plum
dered in New York.

LONDON, March 3.-In the House o.
Commons Mr.. Joseph Havelock Wilson,
member for Middlesborough, and Secretary
of the National Seamen's Union, comp aimed
yesterday of the hardships of British sea-
men in New York, where, he declared. they
were plundered by crimps. the shipowners
sharing in the spoil. They had paid, ne
said, the sum of e160,000 in year for the
privilege of obtaining work.
Mr.. Wilson and other members blamed
the Government for not protecting sea-
men. The Rt Hon. W. St.%. Broderick
Parliamentary Secretary of the Foreign
Office, replied that the chambers of ship
ping could do more to remove the griey-
ances than the Government. which was
willing to give them every assistance, but
it could not make laws for the United
States. Mr. Broderick added, however,
that representations had been made re-
Gently regarding the engagement of sailors
in American ports, and he suggested that
the complainants await the effect of these
representations.
The evening times., 1900-03-03
AN UNKNOWN MAN MURDERED.
The Victim of Tramps Found on n
Railroad Track.

HAZLETON, Pa, March 3.-A murder was
committed near here Thursday night. with
a tramp as a victim Other tramps are
probably the murderers. Laborers at an
early hour in the morning found body ly-
ing across the Lehigh Valley Railroad
tracks. near a slate bank. II was evident
that a murder had been committed as there
was blood all about the place. Blood
spots led UP to a nearby shanty. The in
terror of the shanty was bespattered with
blood. showing that fight had taken place
there The dead man had small cara
in his pocket with three verses of poetry
printed on it, the heading being Give Him
a Lift.
This card was evidently used TO solicit
aims He was in this city at o'clock Thurs
day evening. He applied to Matt 5. Selger.
at the Hazleton Hotel, for something to eat,
and food was furnished him. The shanty In
which the murder was committed is fire.
auently used as a sleeping and carousing
place by tramps. and, as number were
hanging about the place in the course OF
the day. it is believed that the man was
murdered by his lIow-tramps in a
drunken fight
The evening times., 1900-03-03
DYING FOR HER CHILDREN.
/ Mother Saves Her Little Girls by
Sacrificing Herself.

NEW YORK. March 3.-Madelinc Rot
tino made desperate efforts to rescue her
two children from death by fire last night,
and will pay for her heroism. the hospital
physicians say. with her life. She is the
wife of Antonio Rottino an empiOye OF the
Street Cleaning Department. and lived
with her husband and two children. Min
ME, aged two years, and Marie. six months
old. on the second floor of No. 56 Macdou-
gal Street
Mrs Rottino. who is only nineteen years
old. was sewing by the light of Kerosene
lamp last night while Minnie played about
the table and the baby lay asleep close by
its crib. Little Minnie became entangled
in the tablespread tripped. and fell to the
floor, knocking the lamp over into her
mothers lap. The lamp exploded. throw
ing burning oil over mother and child:
Mrs. Rottinu seized a blanket and threw
it ever the crib. Then. taking Minnie in
her arms and holding her hands over the
cbild's face she rushed downstairs.
screaming for help In the hallway she
met Alexander Goratzula, who lives on the
first floor
She threw Minnie into the mans arms.
and started to go back to the second floor
for the baby although her own clothing
was burning.
Fred Zenna. who also lives on the first
floor was about TO enter the house as Mrs.
Rottino started up the stairway. He ran
TO the woman and bore her quickly into his
rooms. where he extinguished her burning
clothing with blanket Then he rushed
upstairs with GoratZuIa, and rescued the
baby still sleeping in the crib.
Policeman Sheridan had been attracted
by the cries and sent in an alarm of fire
and later an ambulance call. Mrs. Rottino
and Minnie were taken TO Bellevue HoSpi-
tai where it was found that both mother
and child were probably fatally burned.
The physicians say that the brave young
mother cannot survive. and so severely Is
Minnie burned about the face and body
that the. chances of her recovery are slight
After the fire Zenna ran TO Park Row,
where Rottino was at work, and told the
husband of the calamity. Rottino fastened
| to Bellevue He asked to see his wife, and
when Superintendent MeHale said it was
| contrary to orders. the husband fell on his
| knees and begged to be allowed to COM
| fort the sufferer McHale could not resist
! the appeal OF the agonized husband and
! father. He was taken to Ward !, where
Mrs. ROttino lay.
The evening times., 1900-03-03
MRS. RoosEvELT's CUBAN TRIP.
She VIII Climb san juan Hill and
study the -.ntiyes.

ALBANY. y. Y. March 3.-Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt proposes to visit Cuba. She
will leave Albany on Tuesday morning for
New York. where she will meet her sister.
Mrs. Caro- and together they will sail on
Wednesday for the island.
Mrs Roosevelt will land at Santiago. ana
under the guidance and direction of United
States officers climb San Juan HUI up
which her hus band led his Rough Riders
Mrs Roosevelt intends to make personal
inspection OF the homes. the home life. the
opportunities and conditions OF the people,
and to spend a month in the prosecution OF
her studies.
From Santiago she will pursue her IN
vestigations along the coast 10 Guantana-
mo. one OF the most conspicuous points in
the naval battles and if her present policy
be permitted by the conditions OF the
weather she will proceed overland through
the various provinces Of the interior 10 the
city of Havana.
Mrs Roosevelt will be one of the arst oil
American women TO undertake such an IN
yestigation and it is not improbable that
the results of her observations Will even
tually be communicated to the Federal
Government Not alone because OF her
husbands achievements. but because OF her
own individual efforts in the behalf If hu-
manity. her report will receive earnest
consideration.
The evening times., 1900-03-03
FANTASTIC RELIGION.
Joseph smiths Creed Compared
With That of Mahomet.
(FTom the Mexican Heraid.)


Men of fantastic mental outfit are at
tracted to Mormonsm: it offers celestial
mower and dominion after death. and. in
deed. promotes its followers to the offices
and preregatives of minor deities' And
lust here il makes a strong bid for the
support of men of vague and dreamy minds
Il beats Mohammedanism at its own game.
Man on this planet is a poor devil at the
best He lives subject to many risks and
when he dies. he must leave his houses and
lands his bank stock and his smart equip
ages. and. dropping all his Importance, get
down into the grave beggar, with only the
prospect ahead of a stern oyerhaul1nS IN
the Valley of Jehosaphat when he will be
treated with Rhadamanthine justice This
is not a pleasing prospect, and so Mormon
ism comes along. offering to the faithful
real crowns. genuine thrones. and the pre-
negatives of the godhead. 1t is big,
dazzling. and glorious bait. MahOmet in
his cave great genius that he was, deeply
learned in knowledge of the human heart,
did not approach Joseph Smith in power OF
imagination.
There Is. therefore. no good reason why
Mornonism should not continue to grow;
it suits the plain man and the ardent
dreamer. the man of business instinct who
| wants to get full value for his life of con-
| fOrmity to beilef, ana the 1ahtaSllc Intel
| Iects who. as the history of lunacy shows.
are very many who aspire to vast. to spir-
| itual and material dominion. Mormonism,
| you may say, is crude; but so is the mass of
humanity. Mormonism sets out an ample
counter full of goods earthly and celestial,
and there are plenty of customers. 1t Is
| one of the religions that has keen instinct
| for what the everyday man wants. Its
| ideals are vulgar, but so are the half-edu-
I Gated and the illiterate to whom it makes
| its appeal so successfully.
| And many of the chief Mormons are sin
| cere; they believe with all their hearts in
their strange religion, and this gives them
| power over the hesitating and doubling.
| Mormonism. transplanted to Asia. would
| give the followers of the Great Epileptic OF
| Arabia a hard run. 1t is essentially re-
\ lgion for the great. uneasy, craving, un-
| thinking masses. as we'll as for all queer
| and cranky minds.
The evening times., 1900-03-03
WAYNEsBoRo, PA, FIRE-SwEPT.
An Early Morning Blaze Does $780,
900 Damage.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, March 3.-The
business portion of Waynesboro, Pa. was
swept by disastrous fire at 1 O'Clock yes
terday morning. The Wolff Block. owned by
James p. and J. NJ. Wolff, a large four
story brick building. was sutted, and the
large brick residence of DIR. Branisholtz
entirely consumed. The total loss is
placed at SlOO, coo. The insurance will cover
about one-third of the loss. The fire
started in the clothing store of ]. H. Stine.
in the Wolff Block, but the origin is hot
known. There were five stores in the
building.
A strong gale was blowing when the
fire started. and for time it looked as
If half the town would be destroyed. The
fire ragged for three hours. Appeals for
aid were made to this city and Chambers
burg, and two fire companies from the
latter place went to the assistance of the
local firemen.
The evening times., 1900-03-03
MARRIAGE OF A PRINCESS
King Leopold's Daughter Weds
Count Elmer LOnya.
Matrimonial Alliance That Has Es-
tranged Royal PersOnages-Stepha
ME Disregards Parental Wishes
and Forfeits Her Imperial Position
mt Vienna-Romance and Tragedy.

VIENNA, March 3.-The wedding rites
of Stephanie daughter OF the King of Bel
gium, and widow of Crown Prince Rudolph
of Austria and Count Elmer Lonya, son
of a noble house of Hungary were cele-
brated today. The marriage. which was
performed with pomp and ceremony at
beautiful Miramar. on the Adriatic. has
upset two courts of Europe, driven king
to disown his daughter, and caused young
princess to part in anger from her mother.
The middle-aged bride has made much
sacrifice. Caste, privilege and money, she
has thrown to the winds No longer will
she be the first lady of the Imperial Court
at Vienna King Leopold her father, has
cast her off. So has her daughter, the
Princess Elizabeth. Her sin has been to
marry a man beneath her in position. Her
child she vows she will never seek to see
again unless the Princess requests it. Ste
phanieS daughter Elizabeth is an only
child She was the pet of her ill-fated
father, the Crown Prince Rudolph She
never loved her mother. but nevertheless
regarded any possible suitor with Jealousy.
Stephanies first marriage was lofty but
loyeless union Her husband Crown
Prince Rudolph. was openly tired OF her.
and when. in 1888. at the Polish ball IN
Vienna he met the Baroness Marie Vet
sera. he became infatuated. In due time
Rudolph applied to the Pope for divorce
from Stephanie and permission to marry
Vetsera The Pope replied that in casa
of a divorce he must not marry again, and
that. if he married Vetsera who was much
below him in rank, he must give up the
throne.
Both Rudolph and the Baroness commit
ted suicide in January, 1889, at Mayeriing
an old castle used by the Prince as his
hunting headquarters After a gay dinner
with the other guests Marie took poison in
her boudoir. Rudolph found her there and
shot himself
The evening times., 1900-03-03
LIEUTENANT MLEER HURT.
His Horse Falls on Him at n Brook
1yn Tournament.

lyn tournament.
NEW YORK, March 3.-Lieut. James
Cook Mcteer, of Troop C, son OF Gen.
James McLeer, met with severe but not
serious accident last night, while riding
in a tournament at the armory Of the or
ganization in North Pleasant Avenue,
Brooklyn.
The occasion was circus given by the
troop There was very large crowd
present Among those who looked On at
the daring feats Of the cavalrymen was
General McLeer. His son is accounted ore
of the crack riders of the organization,
and was down on the programme for sew
eral of the most difficult and dangerous
contests. .osyTiss -.snt.
Everything had proceeded without acci-
dent until the sixth event. Then young
McLeer rode gaily into the tan-bark ring.
The event was designated as low reach
ing at gallop,' wherein the contestants
ride around at a rapid gallop and, reaching
down, pick up flag or some article from
the ground. First time around young NC
Leer missed the flag When he again made
swoop for it his horse stumbled. Then. to
the horror of the big gathering, the horSe
! fell his rider under him.
Members OF the troop rushed to their
comrades assistance. They d. agged of the
struggling horse. Lieutenant McLeer lay
on the tanbark insensible. His father was
soon at his side, was also Or. Cameron,
who had been sitting few feet away.
1t was more than ten minutes before
Lieutenant McLeer was restored TO con-
seiousness. DR.. Cameron made an exami
nation and said that no bones were broken
and there were no internal injuries, he
believed The young man was principally
suffering from shock. he said. The Leu
tenant was helped TO his carriage, and was
taken home. The accident created much
pHcitnnenf O
The evening times., 1900-03-03
THE VANITY Or ANIMALS.
Many Like to Lock mt Their Pictures
i'm Mirrors.

(From the London News.(
l saw a performing monkey the other
day. He went through many tricks very
successfully. Toward the end of the per-
formance he was ordered to put on his
cooked hat before hand mirrOr-which he
did He was next told to set it straight
and he tried on his generals headgear re-
peatedly, at different angles, causing much
laughter. When all was over and the or
gan man and his helpers and the two
monkeys were preparing to depart | saw
that 1.-The general had possessed himself
of the little mirror and was studying his
own countenance with great delight. He
had placed the glass on top Of the barrel
organ and he bent over it again and again,
srimacing energetically. He afterward
picked up his mirror and contemplated
himself earnestly and contentediy at diff
ferent angles. His face had been pro-
foundly sad-like the faces of most mon
The evening times., 1900-03-03
To Meet Mt Norfolk.

RICHMOND, Va, March 3.-The State
Committee last night selected
Norfolk as the place, and May 2, as the
time for the State Convention. Owing to
the unwieldy size of the last two conven-
tions the representation was reduced one
half by making the basis one delegate to
every 200 voters instead of 100 voters as
heretofore. The call will state that the
besides the election of dele
gates to the National Convention may con-
slider the question of a constitutional con-
yention
The evening times., 1900-03-03

Double breasted Black Serge
Suits, sizes s to 10, only a limited
quantity, special S1.19.
Double-breasted Cassimer er g
Suits, in variety of styles, $500
and S2.25 values, special $1.41.
Double breasted Cashmere and
English Cheriot Suits, well made,
excellent styles and qualities,
$3.50 values, special S2.3S.
$50 pairs Blue Cheviot Knee
Pants. 19c each.
Bows Dark Outing and CheViot
Shirt Waists, &c each.
Bows Percale Shirt Waists, He
each.
BOYS Colored Cheviot Negligee
Shirts, zoe each.
Bows fine Blue Golf Caps, 122c.
Mems Indigo Blue Overalls,
best quality, 25c, -39c, 45c and soc.
Boys Dept, Sd floor.
The evening times., 1900-03-03
The Proper Attitude.
(From London Tit-Bits)

certain lawyer has his portrait painted in
his fayorite attitude, standing with one hand
in his pocket His friends and clients all went
m see it. and everybody said: "oh, now like!
An oIJ iarmer disscntcd. ''Tdin't like, no
.tain't." said he, dryly. looking out OF the cor
ner Of his eye.
s..Ta;net ike?" exclaimed everybody; 'jrIst
show us wherein tain't ike.
farmer: don't you see he has got his hand in
his pocketg 'Twould be as like sgin if he had
it in somebody eIse's pocket.
The evening times., 1900-03-03
Naval Orders.

The following naval orders, regarding acting
boatswains have been issued: Myles Sears,
detached from the independence to navy yard,
Mare Island; Daniel Moriarity, from the Inde-
pendence to the Pensacola; w. r. Holdsworth
and +. r. Hazard sent to the Asiatic Station.
The following appointed acting boatswain
and assigned to the vessels named: Frederick r.
Hazard, Baltimore; Frank Carail, Dolphin; Viii
liam r. Holdsworth Helena; Daniel Moriarty, In
dependence: Myles Sears. Independence; John F.
Dunn, Dolphin; William johnson, uncas, and
Arthur Smith, Richmond.