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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-30

And SO again the issue focuses upon
that burning point which. according to our
decision. viii become the fixed and radiant
star Of our progress and our hope or the
nalign and darkeniHg orb Of our decay
and dO0m-the retention OF our islands and
our future power 70 acquire, 10 govern. TO
develop. For il We are not TO have the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-30
DEBATED IN THE Senate
Amendments to the Porto Ricaa Bill
Under Consideration.
Number of Propositions Disposed
of-A Discussion as 10 the status
Citizenship Question - New See
tions Taken JP-The Arguments.

The amendments to the Porto Ricsu bill
were taken under consideration by the Sen
ate yesterday afternoon. and several Of
them were disposed Of At the conclusion
! Of the routine morning business Mr.. Proc
I Tor gave notice that he would pos pone his
speech on the bill until today. in order to
give Mr. Beveridge an opportunity TO ad-
dress the Senate on the same subject yes
terday, at the time for which he lMr.
Proctor) had given notice. Mr.. Beveridge's
remarks are referred to elsewhere AT their
conclusion Mr. Foraker introduced the fol-
lowing amendment to the Porto Rican bill:
That on and after the date when this
act shall take effect wares and merehan-
disc previously imported from Porto Rico
into the United States for which no entry
has been made, and all goods wares. and
merchandise previously entered without
payment Of duty and under bond for ware
housing transportation, or any other pur-
pose for which no permit Of delivery to the
importer or his agent has been issued shall
be subjected TO the duties imposed by this
act, and to no other duty. upon the entry
or withdrawal thereof: Provided That
when duties are based upon the weight of
merchandise deposited in any public or
private bonded warehouse said duties shall
be levied and collected upon the weight OF
such merchandise at the time of its en-
try"
The first amendment taken up was that
imposing a duty of cents per pound upon
coffee imported into Porto Rico.
Mr. Pettus moved to strike out that pro
vision, and said he wanted a distinct vote
on the question as to whether tax can
be imposed on merchandise imported into
the island which is not imposed on like
merchandise imported into other parts OF
the United States.
Mr.. GallinEer's Opinion.
Mr.. Gallinger said the provision was a
beneficent one for Porto Rico. Under the
Spanish regime a tariff had been imposed
on coffee imported into the island because
the coffee raised there is the best in the
world and the object was to prevent in
ferior coffee being sent there and blended
50 as to destroy the good name of Porto
Rican coffee
Mr.. Pettus-H you have a free hand tc
mutilate the Constitution Of the United !
States. then you can pass this bill. but if |
the Constitution means anything when it |
says the taxes and duties shall be uni |
form then you have no such right
The vote was taken on Mr. Pettus mo-
ton, and II was defeated-yeas. 10: nays. /
-. The vote was as follows.
Neas-Bacon. Bate, Berry. CLAY. Cuber-on.
HaUis, HeiJfeld. Jones of Arkansas. Beuney Lind |
say, Mclluriu Morgan Pettus. Turley-13.
N1ys Baker, Bard. Burrows. Carter, Clark Of /
Wyoming. Deb0e Elkins Fairbanks Foraker /
Foster. FRYE, Gallinger. Gear, Hale Hanna Hans
brough, Hawley. ke8u. KYLE, Lodge McBride,
Aif( ON MfNff Pork ON EDrt
Qusrles, Ross. Sewell, Sh0up. Spoouer Warren.
" Ctgnuro-.2
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
TINE lAST RALLY.
Messrs. ChesdIe, yonTobeI and Beidea Ad-
dress the People OF lewistown.

Messrs L. X. Cheadle and o. W.
Belden, Republican candidates for
district Judge and county attorney.
and X. Won Tobel, Republican candi-
date for associate justice Of the SUI
preme court. closed the campaign for
tha Republicans at Culvcr's hall last
Monday evening. The Glee Club
first rendered n stirring song which
was greeted with genuine applause,
when Chairman Brasscy introduced
Mr.. Belden as the first speaker, Mr..
Belden spoke well, though his voice
showed the strain Of hard campaign
ing. After brief mention of the
issues involved in the state and
national campaign he devoted the
balance OF his speech To his associates
on the local ticket, as lac had been
doing throughout the campaign.
MIR. Belden made friends ~ he has
from the first and as the returns
clearly Indicate.
Mr.. Won Tobel followed Mr.. Bcldcn
I'm a few remarks as to the outlook
in the state, having arrived that
morning from his tour OF the state.
Mr.. Cheadle was the last speaker
and he devoted all of his time to i'm
perialism and militariSm, speaking
largely from personal observation as
regards our policy in the Philippines.
His remarks were given the closest
attention and was frequently greeted
with applause. In the opinion OF
many 1t was the bestspccch delivered
in Lewistuwn during the campaign
though confined to one-the para
mount issue" Mr.. Cheudle has n
fine presence. "A splendid command of
language and he goes To- the depth
of any subject upon which he seeks
to address the people. Ills talk was
IA rare treat.
The Glee Club favored the audi
ence at intervals and the local cam
paign OF 1900 was closed most en-
Enthusiastically.
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
CATHOLIC cHrRcHE.
METHODIST CHURCH.
JoHN +. WILLIAMS. Pastor.

LewistOwn- Services at II a. m. and Z 80 p.
m. each Sunday; Class meeting at close OF
morning service; Prayer meeting, Tuesday
evening
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
Lodge Directory.

Lodge Directory.
HIRAM CHAPTER NO. Is, X A. M
Meets the second and fourth Wednesday
of each month IN Masonic hall.
+. L. SMITH, HIP.
q. J. BACH. Secy,
7 EwIsT0wN LODGE NO 81, A F&AN-
IA Meets the first ana ihu saturdays OF each
l.. W. ELpRIDGE, w.M
j. l.. STUART, secy.
JUDITH LODGE NO 80, X. OF P. - Meets
every Thursday in the fthan hall.
L. l.. SMITH, &C.
ID, T.. lIENPHIIL. X. Of R.&S.
I EwIsT0wN LoDGEN0 456,B o. ELKs
IA Meets the second and fourth saturdays of
each month IN Masonic hail.
+. 4. SMITH, Err.
Epw, BRAssEY, Sccy
DIG SPRING CAMP No. lOs. W00DMEN
ID OF THE WORLD Meets the second and
fourth Tuesday uf each month in stafford hall.
q. W, ANDERSON, {, {,
WM. l.. CoRT, Clerk.
JUDITH LODGE NO 80, l. o F.Meets
every Monday evening iu St3tlOm ball.
{. u. JOHNSON y. q.
\. W. SToDDARD. RS.
SNOWY MOUNTAIN EECANPMENT NO.
- :, |, o. o 4 Meets the first and tlIlld
/ Tuesday evening ut each month lu stafford
| hall. {. B. JOHNSON. &. T.
+, c. STILES. ).
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
Why Was Lewistown Omitted
From the List Of Mon
tana's Chief Cities.
FIGURES ON ALL The STATES
Interview With Supervisor
Richards Relative to the
Montana Returns.

According to the recent census,
Montana has n population OF t3,OlT.
Director OF the Census Merriam to-
day announced the census Of the var
ious states and although the per
cent OF Montana's increase il very
large compared with that OF most
other states, 1t Is in some measure
disappointing to many residents OF
the state, who had expected some
thing better. The population of the
state in 1890, according to the census
OF that year, was l32,l59.
Ex-Governor j. +. Richards, super
wiser OF the census Of Montana, esti-
mated that Montana had popula-
tlon of 255, 900, which was remark.
ably close guess.
at is safe to say" said Governor
Richards to the Herald, "a number
of persons were missed by the enum-
orators, and allowing for these, the
total population OF the state would
be In the nelghborhood OF $4,000.
"Undoubtedly," added Supervisor
Richards, "many persons In thestste
counted on n larger population.
The Increase in the state, however,
should be gratifying TO everyone. 1t
is large, and | think we should be
the subject OF congratulation for it,.
The census Of Montana makes a very
creditable showing for the state, in
my opinion"
OF all Montana cities, Great Falls
shows the largest gain in popula-
tion. The town did not exist In 1850
and in 1890 was given u population
OF only 1919. The recent census
gives 1t a population OF lI,g32, which
makes it the second city in popula-
tion in the state. The population OF
the Falls City by districts is: Wards
one and three, 5.S0i. wards two and
four, $50; Gregg, ISIS. 1t is inter
esting to note that although Great
Falls has larger population than
! Helena, its registered vote Is consid.
erably smaller.
Although the residents of Butte
are not satisfied with the census re.
turns of their city, the report shows
a remarkable gain. That city In
1890 had only 1923 population Will,
now it has nearly 1000. The tota
population of Silver Bow county 1,
,S3G.
OF the - principal towns In the
state, all but five show increases ovel
the returns Of 1890. Helena's popu
lation shows falling off, but it viii
be remembered that in 1890, the first
count gave the city about the popu
lation it now has. lt then secured .
recount, and by what was claimed
as padding" by rival cities at thu
time, raised its population to 1884
Deer Lodge shows the principa
decrease. In 1890 it had ! ,4G3 inhab
itants, while now it can claim bu
$50. Livingston, Virginia City anC
White Sulphur Springs also show
decreases. The following table showl
the population of the 10 principa
towns of the state:
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
CAUSE FOR THANKSGIVING.
President Sets Aside November 20 to be
Observed by This Nation in Giving
thanks.

Washington, Oct. 29.-The state
today issued the follow
ing:
By the President of the United States of Amer
ica-A Proclamation.
1T has pleased Almighty God to
bring our nation In safety and honor
through another year. The works
OF religion and charity everywhere
have been manifest. Our country
through all itsextent has been blessed
with abundant harvests. Laborand
the great industries of the people
have prospered beyond all precedent.
Our commerce has spread over the
world. Our power and influence in
the cause OF freedom and enlighten-
ment have extended over distant seas
and lands. The lives of our official
and many Of our peu-
pie in China have been marvelOusly
preserved. We have been generally
exempt from pestilence and other
great calamities, and even the tragic
visitation which overwhelmed the
city Of Galveston made evident the
sentiments uf sympathy and Chris
tian charity by virtue Of which we
are one united people.
Now, therefore, /, William McKin-
ley, president Of the United States, do
hereby appoint and set apart Thurs
day, November Goth. to be observed
by all the people of the United States,
at home and abroad, as n day Of
Thanksgiving and praise to Him who
holds the nations in the hollow of
His hand. ! recommend that they
gather In their several places Of wor-
ship and devoutly give Hin thanks
for the prosperity whtrewith he has
endowed us, for seed-time and har-
vest, for the valor, devotion and hu-
manity Of our armies and navies, and
for all His benefits To US az indiyid-
1als and as n nation; that they hum
bly, pray for the continuanc Of His
divine favor, for concord and amity
with other nations and forrighteous-
ness and peace In all our ways.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
Fergus County Officers.

County Commissioners meet In regular ses-
sions on the first Monday OF March. June, Sep
temtcr and December
District Court meets during 800 as follows:
Saturday. March 10: Tuesday June ~: Satur-
day, September l5; Thursday, November 10.
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
The Appetite OF d Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspcptics
whose Stomach and Liver are out Of
order. All such should know that
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, the Won
derful Stomach and Liver Remedy,
gives "A splendid appetite, sound dl-
gestion and d regular bodily habit
that insures perfect health and great
energy. Only DC at C.. II. Williams
drug store.
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07

Beaver Creek-Seryices at 3 o. m. every other
Sunday; Sunday school every sunday at
p. m,
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
DIG SPRING CAMP NO. lOs. wOoDMEN

ID OF THE W0RLD Mcci. he second and
iOurth Tuesday uf each month in stafford hall.
q. ". ANDERSON, c, {,
WM. l.. Corr. Clerk
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
Story Of the Thrilling Cele-
bration In the Town on
July 4th, 1884.
PART OF The TOWNS HISTORY
The Two Desparadoes Were
Finally Made to Bite the
Dust Of Main Street
Helena Independent,l

A group of miners and ranchmen.
nearly all OF them old acquaintance,
were sitting in the Cosmopolitan
hotel last night recounting some of
the variel experiences OF life in Mon
tana in the early days. Each had
story to tell OF stirring events, some
that occurred as far back as 80 years
ago, while Others W ere oi more recent
date. The trend of all the stories
was such as To inspire man with
the feeling that life and property In
Montana are safer now than in the
days when there were no railroads
and other facilities for travel were
not OF the best. There were tales of
hairbreadth escapes from imminent
death; Others were not SO fortunate,
but paid the penalty Of their wrath
in instant death, in every case the
gun playing star part in the pro-
ceedings.
81 Ipresume you fellows remember
or have hear of the shooting scrape
that took place at Lewistown on
July 1, 1851" spoke up A. +. Dicken-
sheets during II lull in the story tell
ing, and after several had finished
spinning out some large chunks of
exciting adventure. "Well, / hap
pened to be in Lewistown that day;
i'm fact, was interested in a ranch a
few miles from town and was also
mixed up In some mining deals, hav-
ing done considerable prospecting in
that part Of the country about that
period. 1t was pretty well known
that thtre was going to be some do
ings In Lewistown ON that Fourth of
July, when ranchmen, miners, half
breeds and pretty bad mixture OF II
little of everything came to see the
fun. There were probably $50 people
congregated in the little town. Moth
ing very extensive in the shape Of n
program had been arranged for their
entertainment, other than n general
understanding that there would be
some horse racing, and, perhaps,
some other amusements on the side.
Maybe | am getting ahead Of my
story n little, hut | almost forgot to
mention thatforseveral weeks before
this time that there had been quite a
number Of horses missing from the
vicinity of Lewlstown, nearly all oi
which were believed to have been
stolen. For about the same length
OF time two suspicious characters
had been hanging around that part
of the country, known as Rattle
snake Jake, the Terror Of the West,
and his partner, O'Fallon. 1t was
the general opinion OF yearly every
body that they were horsethieyes or
accomplices, yet nothing could be
proven against them. At any rate,
the ranchmen and Others kept pretty
close tab ON them and had made up
their minds that the two men were
largely responsible for the loss of 81
many horses.
"On this particular day am speak
ing Of, the two suspicious characters
came to Lewistown with the appar-
ent intention Of celebrating with the
rest OF us. Everything moved along
smoothly until some timein the after.
noon when Rattleshake and O'Fallon
became involved In a quarrel with
some half-breeds, more particularly
with cne by the name OF Jackson
From few hot words they came tu
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
Church DIRECTORY.
rREsnYrER1AN cnrRrn.

ikEnhh TERRAIN CHURCH.
LewlstoWn-D Divine worship each Lords Day
az a. IN, and 30 p. m; sunday school ~
lE:l3 p. M; Midweek service. Thursday even
ing al i!S, Visitors are cordially invited,
CATHOLIC CHuRCHE.
Lewistown- Masses every Sunday at and
lQ;O n M, except the last sunday ofthe month.
Nespers, Sunday al $3.50 .. m, Sunday school
az 23D y. m.
Gilt Edge Services the last Sunday of each
month at 10 a. m.
IA. NERMAAT. Pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Lewistown- Services at II a. m. and : 80 %.
m. each Sunday; Class meeting at close OF
morning service; Prayer meeting, Tuesday
evening.
JoHN +. WILLIAMS. Pastor.
Beaver Creek Services at o. m. every other
Sunday; Sunday school every sunday at
.. m,
Garneill-Serviccs every other sunday At 10
a. M. and i;;sl p. IN; Sunday school every sun
day al 10 a. m.
Ihet Services every Other Sunday n p. m.
Cottonwood Services every other sunday
az u a. mn.
Trout Creek Services one Sunday month
al iiN 3. M,
Rock Creek Services one sunday a month
al ID D. m,
c. J. ST. HILL, Pastor.
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07
cRowY MOUNTAIN EEcANPMENT NO
School Board Dist. No. 4.

w. +, Cort. chairman; K. q. Jackson, J. II
Nadnais. l.. +. Slater and j. J. Thompson.
trustees, 4. G.. Wuf1rn, clerk.
Regular meetings held on the first and thitd
saturdays OF each month at y. m' at the Office
uf the clerk.
Fergus County argus., 1900-11-07

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. It is received through the
nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur
face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists
sell the Soc. size; Trial size by mail, 10
cents. Test it and you are sure to continue
the treatment.
Announcement.
To accommodate those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal trou-
bies, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, which will be known as Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is rs cents. Druggists or by
mail. The liquid form embodies the med
icinal properties Of the solid preparation.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-09-13

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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-09-13

In the whole mental a n d
constitutional make up, their
moral fiber and their will
power, there could not be
two men more Numerically
the opposite of each other
than William j. Bryan and
William Mckinley. The lat
ter richly deserves the keen
thrust which Mr.. Bryan giv g
to those who are fond OF
quoting Destiny as being re
sponsible for their acts when
he Gays: Destiny is the sub
terfnge ofthe inevitable, who,
lacking the courage to op
pose error, seeks some pIaus
able excuse for supporting
it," Not without reason has
President Mckinley bee n
compared to a jelly fish,
Baltimore Sun.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-09-13

Winston Sentinel: Let ev-
cry voter show his color in
this contest Ii one prefers
Mckinley and what he stands
for, let him have the nanli-
ness to say so. If one prefers
Bryan and the principles Of
the Democratic party, let
him act in8accordanee Nth
such preference. But iefthere
be no masqusiading-nosail-
ing under false rolors-np
pretending TO be one candi7
date and all the while covers,
ly kniting him in the interest
OF the opposing candidate,
Let US havea free and 'oi*ii
contest. rhifs,c'friz"d byfhe
utmost fralikpeSs.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-09-13
Liberty and Property.


1t lie clear that Mr.. Bryan
fully believes that civil liber-
ty includes the right OF prop
erty as well as the rights Of
person. The definition which
he gave Of civilization at
Omaha last Saturday was*
an excellent formulation oi
the fundamental principles cf
self-government. He said:
! | want property to be the
reward OF industry, and /
want every citizen to be &C.
cure in the enjoyment OF the
proceeds OF his toll.
He also said:
| do not envy the rich. !
am not desirous of pulling
them down. | want a civili-
zation that makes every pocr
man hope to be better off
and relieves the rich man of
the fear that his children will
be,trampled on il they ever
become poor. | want acivil.
ization that embraces within
its benefits every deserving
member of society.
Here is the very essence OF
the gospel of Democracy. Mr..
Bryan's attitude as to prop
erty is the attitude Of those
who have insisted from the
days Of Magma Charta to
those OF the stitution that
the 'hurnblest man should
stand on an average footing
with the highest; that the
law should have no fayorsto
grant; that each man should
live as long as he would SO
long as he did no harm to his
neighhor; that every man
shouldgain all that he could
by tie lcgatexercise OF sin
dustry and his talents land
shonld hold it under the law.
sale from the attacks of the
preihltory and the powerful. ]
Ms Bryan goesbeyond this
and Holds that men should
embrace their opportunities,
and that property rights
should be secure, because
property elevates the man
who has earned II and holds
lit.
Justice demands that Mr..
} Bryan's position on this SUBJ
ject should be frankly recog-
nized. 1t il impossible in
= view Of it to repeat the charge
; that he is cOmmunistic. He
has the American notion OF
individual rights and OF indi.
vidual worth and the Alneri'
can respect for thrift. .-Ntw
York World.
,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-09-13

Charleston Post: Mort h
cardinals Negro Congress
man, George l.. White, an
n0unces that he will not
stand for re election and that
he will also quit the State,
removing to New York for
the practice Of law. White
says he cannot live in peace
and happiness in North caro-
lima because OF the antipathy
for the negro felt and shown
there, hence he seeks other
parts. But has he not made
a mistake in his choice of a
residence place? Considering
the recent negro hunt IN New
York we should say The black
brother would not find t h q
metropolis an ideal place OF
refuge.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1900-09-13

lngton Saturday, and who
will succeed Gen. Joe Wheeler.
who will be retired next Mon.
day under the age limit law.
as Commander Of the Military
Department of the Lakes,
seems to have a very short
memory. He declared before
leaving Manila, and again
after his arrival in the u. s.,
in the most positive terms
that the war in the Philip
pines was over; now he says
it will be over by the close of
the present rainy season.
Perhaps that is why Mr.. Nc
Kinley has failed to keep his
promise to send the vOlun-
teers home. There has been
a wholesale lot OF official ly-
ing about the war in he
Philippines and it is still be-
ing indulged in.
1t was Boss Hanna who
saved Mr., Mckinley from
making a spectacle OF him
self by going on the stulnpin
West Virginia. Mr.. McKin-
lev promised Steve Elkins
that he would do so without
consulting Hanna, but as
soon as Hanna heard about
1t. he denied that any such
promise had been made and
succeeded in compelling Mr..
Mckinley to allow that de.
nial to stick, even If it did
put Elkins in the attitude of
having made an announce
ment that Was not true.
Hanna had sense enough to
see that it would cost Mr..
Mckinley thousands of votes
if he 50 far forgot the dignity
belonging to the Presidento Of
the United States as to go in
tie stump.
When it comes to banner
raising, the Washington dem
ocrats are a long ways a
head of ftherepublicans. Four
large and handsome Bryan
and Stevenson banners swing
over Washington streets. but
no Mckinley and Roosevelt
banner has yet made it's ap-
pearance.
The star route spectators
must have had refusing to
contribute to Hanna's cam.
paign fund, as it is announc-
ed that at the coming letting
Of contracts for more than
six thousand star routes, no
bid will be accepted by the
Post Office Department. un-
less the bidder lives near
enough to the route to per-
sonally superintend the work
| The spectators have hereto.
fore almost monopollzed
these contracts, subletting
them to local men who did
the work. 1t remains to be
ascertained whether the pro-
posed change is intended for
a bluff or for a real reform.