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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
Death of DR.. George R.
G. Todd of Barnwe|l.
he Was LlnColn's Brother.iu.
law.

Charleston. April % DIR George
R @. Todd. Formerly Of Kentucky,
q brother in law of President Abra
ham Lincoln, died in Barnwell, this
State. today. He has lived there for
many years, practicing medicine with
great success 10 that aud adjoining
counties His reputation was go
we'll established that be was called to
Charleston Immediately after the
earthquake in 1886. and during
his short stay his services were in
great demand
He graduated in Danville. Ky
college in l843 and was for a long
time with the Texas Rangers on the
Rio Grsnde. Afterwards he served
the Confederate States with distiuc
ton as an army surgeon He said
that he remembered President Lin
coin az be appeared in 1874 when a
member of congress "Lincoln. I"
he said. twas then six feet, elk
inches tall. with black hair q dark
complexion and blue eyes"
Dr. Todd married in Camden, this
State, but moved TO Bsrnwell, where
he has practiced medicine ever since
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
THE FLOODS IN TEXAS.

Dallas. Tex, April % The foods
show no signs of receding On the
contrary. most of the Texas rivers
are rising. A Fort Worth telegram.
at io a. m. said the Trinity river
had overfowed, doing much damage
to property. The people are alarmed
for the safety of the water works.
which are seriously threatened. A
nine foot rise is sweeping down from
the headwaters of the Trinity. This
will cause big overflow in the
vicinity of Dallas aud Fort Worth by
tonight.
A bulletin from Waco, at 10 30
O'Clock, said the list of dead there
will seach from 10 10 Is persons.
The damage to property in Waco will
exceed $l5O.0O0 The telegraph
lines of both companies are gone
south of Waco, isoIating more than
one half of the State.
Railroad movements are suspended
south of Dallas on almost every line
10 the State. The loss by food and
hurricane since yesterday morning is
estimated to reach three to five mil.
lion dollars, including damage to
railroads and crops The damage to
railroads is immense.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
AWAITING PORTE'S REPLY.
Turkey Has Not Answered Americas
Last Note.

Last Note.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 80. - The
United States legation has not vet re-
ceived the porte's answer to the note
handed to Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish
foreign minister, by the American
charge d'affaires, regarding the indem-
nifty claims, and the impression is gain
ing ground that the reply will be in the
negative, or even that no reply will be
made. The latter alternative, however.
seems to be unlikely. The general i'm
preston is that without display of
force the porte certainly will not pay the
claims, but it wishes to sho& the world
that it yields to force only.
1t is not considered here that a simple
rupture of diplomatic relations will rem
der the porte easier to deal with, but y
rupture of formal relations is not
thought necessary, as the sending of a
warship to a Mediterranean port would
suffice to obtain settlement of the mat.
ter in less than "a hours.
The same proposition for the settle
ment of the indemnity question by an,
order for warshipin the price of which
the indemnity should be included, was
formerly made to France and Italy, hut
that M. COnStanS and Senior PanZa re.
Jected the proposal. The newspaprr'
criticisms and comments upon the atti.
tude OF Turkey i'll this affair are causing
great irritation at the yildiz kiosh.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
THE WAR In AFRICA.
Hard Chase of Retreatlng
Beers Had no Good Re.
suits.

London, April 80. 5 a. IN The
only dispatch from Lord Roberts pub
lished yesterday was the usual list
of deaths of sickness The food of
of newspaper dispatches today des.
crlbing the recent operations throws
no light whatever upon the present
position of affairs or on the great
question as to when the main ad
vance ia to begin. The Standards
announcement that Gen French q
cavalry are returning to BIoemfontein
is clear proof that their is no further
hope of catching the retreating Beers
aud the London papers are beginning
to display impa.ience at the practical
failure of the operations of last
week.
Without doubt these operations
have been of q very exhsusting
nature and will entail further delay
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
The Tines, writing on March 8.
after the Paardeberg affair, describes
Lord Roberto army ss q "wreck, ,"
because it was without horses and
without transport
The Bloemfonteiu correspondent OF
The Post speaks now of the urgent
need at present and always of more
horses
There is very little news from
other quarters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
THE SITUATION IN WACO.

Waco, Tex. April % The food
situation remains practically un.
changed from last night Conditions
could hardly be worse Every avail.
able wagon, dray and float was
brought into use and the entire night
was spent in moving hundreds of
families out of the submerged dis.
trict. There are no new names add.
ed to the list of deaths today, but
reports of persons missing. and who
were seen in the overflowed section
are numerons A call for aid, signed
by the mayor and prominent citizens.
has been sent out, and q mass meet.
ing of the citizens of Waco will be
held on Monday night TO devise
means to aid the suffering and those
in need The local weather bureau
gives the rainfall for the past "a
hours as 4 05, the heaviest on record.
IN OTHER PLACES.
Specials from Houston say "Not
since 1852 has this city and vicinity
been visited by such a downpour of
rain as fell here during the past two
days. The Salido river broke all
previous records and destroyed the
fine iron wagon bridge at this place.
At Summerville the school house was
carried away and the dam washed
out The large steel bridge at Little
river, on the main line of the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas, is wrecked.
The Leen river is out of it's banks
and the electric plant is flooded, the
city being in total darkness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
PALERMO MADE PRISONER,
Former President of Filipino Cabinet
Captured In Mountains

MANILA. April 30. - Major General
Lloyd Wheaton reports that Scnor Pa.
lerno, former president oi the Filiuip,
cabinet was captured III the mountain
ncar Trinidad. provinces of B,npu,:
Aprll ~. Paicrn" recently. rhrnrr'
relatives III Manila. requested and ~.
celVed PERMISSION 10 eater the Ameri;.,,,'
lines, but iaIl|d Il appear His rl1.
uves explained that h" hid been sick =
long time and VAS nn invalid. He WI
brough: to san F'til.,na' = an am!,i.
lane IN soldiers NJ m F,rtv-clp..,,
ron.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02

CHICAGO, April 30.-By practically Il
unanimous vote the general committed
OF the Methodist book concern approved
the finding today of the local book
committee which investigated tho
charges filed against DR., Jennings. pub.
hshing agent, thereby ruling that tic
charges were of too trivial IL nature to
be taken up by the conference. This
dispO'es Of the disturbance in the Meth.
odist church for several months.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02

osns>es Hear Sends Cold Calls Down
- sDisss es the Jiagoes-Predict-
- Dswnfs11 81 Republican Party.
~estss ss.s ~Iilsstrieus Tra,tors."
Dsapss Powers es Congress Under
90 cesssltstisa.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02

successful deal by which he kept
Quay out of the Senate. These
republican Senators would pro-
baby not vote against the subsidy
bell # put to the test. but they will
probably quietly beip the democratic
senators to prevent it's reaching a
vote, which will he practically the
same thing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-02
FIGHT AT ISRAEL'S POORT

FIGHT AT IsRAEL's POORT.
Thaba N'Chu. Saturday, April %
The adjacent country is now clear,
the Beers having retired toward
Ladybrand
There are interesting developments
ahead
London, April 80 "A special dis.
patch from Thaba N'Chu, dated
Thursday. describing the fight at
lsraels Poort, which is about seven
miles west of Thsba N'Chu, says |:
"Three hundred Beers were strongly
enIrencbed on two kopjes The place
OF honor was given to the Canadians,
who advanced very cleverly under
their dashing commander, Col Otter.
The Beers reserved their fire until
the Canadians had reached the wire
entanglements Then they opened
With terrific bail of bullets.
"The = Canadians. however, had
taken good cover, and we're not
greatly damaged They were ably
supported in the assault by the
Grahamstown Horse Succe ssive
rushes brought them right up to the
kopjes, when Col Otter was struck
twice. one bullet iuflicting q nasty,
but not dangerous, wound in the
neck, and the other tearing the
bandages from his ehoulder. But he
sti'l cheered his men on until the
kopjes were carried The Beers
bolted. The British losses were 20
in killed and wounded"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, rs they cannot
reach the Diseased portion of theear.
There IL only one way 20 cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused 10y an
inilamed condition Of the mucous
lining of the Eustachlan Tube. When
this tube gets inilamed you have n
rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing. and when ii II entirely closed
deafness Is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be- taken out and
this tube restored To it, normal con-
ditlon, hearing will he destroyed for
ever; nine cases ont oi ten Hre cnusrd
by caturrh. which IL nothing but nm
inilainud condition ui the mucous
sur-iHces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafness (cau-ed by
catarrhl that eau not he cured by
HILLS Catarrh Cure. send FOR circu-
lars. free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. Ijr.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18

Batemun 4 Co. All ut pricesclosc 10
L. cents advance.
Great Falls, T%ribuue:-ln the wool
market yesterday, J. r. Long offered
ITO sacks Of yearling wool and reject
ed all bids. :. j. McGrail sold l2,OOJ
pounds TO Whitman, Farnsworth *
Thaycr. at II cents.
II. Roscoe OF Gold Butte, rejected n
bid OF ny cents for 1880 pounds and
consigned To Denny, Rice x Co. ut an
advance OF II cents. T.. Christian OF
Gold Butte, sold to Thayer 10, 800
pounds, at Ii cents. ID. Davis OF
Gold Butte. sold 2,4OO to Thayer at
II cents. Geo. Mackle consigned Is
900 pounds to Denny, Rice x Co., az
an advance Of L. cents. Lewright
Bros. consigned 1880 pounds 10
Thaycr's firm ut an advance Of l.
cents. l.. II. llHger consigned 1000
pounds to Denny, Rice 4 Co. ut an
advance of L. cents.
AT Great Falls yesterday the only
Fergus county sale was l., 900 pounds
by 6. II. Ketchncr TO Thayer Mt -,
cents. Mcdonald X Rlmpell of Cho-
tcnu sold 10000 pounds at the Same
figure.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18

A warrant was issued from Justice
MacGowan's court Monday for the
arrest Of Herman Fleiner, brewer at
the Schneider brewery at Maiden, on
the charge OF wife beating and the
offender vas brought to LewistOwn.
Yesterday Mrs, Fleiner consented
that the charge he withdrawn on the
agreement that Fleiner should leave
her forever aud waive all right to the
two children. To this the fellow
readily agreed and he left on the
noon coach. Mrs. Flclner will re-
main with Mrs. Schneider for n time
or until she can hear from her rela-
tiyes in Germany.
At a meeting Of Judith Lodge
Knights OF Pythias on the 9th inst.
the degree OF past chancellor was
conferred upon f. f. Smith, the re-
firing chancellor commander, and
the following officers were installed
for the ensuing term: c. c., J.. W.
Eldrldge; V. C., T. 81. Shaw; T., E.G.
Worden; N. of w., NJ. II. Allen; NJ. at
A., Edward Brassey; NJ. of T.. Frank
Mckechnie; NJ. Of F., X. A. Hanke;
X. OF X. & S., Edmund Wright; /. g..
w. S. Smith; o. g.. f. f.. Smith. Al.
ter the installation the Knights en-
joyed q banquet furnished by the in
coming chancellor commander, Mr..
Eldridge.
The commissioner decision In the
contest OF A. b. keene VS.. VIM. Bee
son involving homestead entry No
sos, property adjacent to Gilt Edge,
was filed last week. The contentious
Of the contestant were that the land
was more valuable for mineral than
for agricultural purposes and they
offered assays and testimony In sup
port OF this. The local officers had
held that no mineral of any account
had been found on the land excepting
coal and that after q thorough trial
OF this product by the Gilt Edge mill
IL had been discarded as of little
value. Their decision was for the
claimant Beeson and the commits
sioner concurs.
s. j. Harding was In town last
week from his Fl. Maginnis home.
Mr. Harding had returned n few
days previous from the east where
he had marketed two ear loads OF
horses. His first intention was to
take the stock to the Dakotas or
Minnesota but when lie reached that
section he found that sufferings from
the drouth had been 80 severe that
good prices for his horses could not
be obtained and he went to north
ern Illinois. There also the effects OF
the dry weather were quite apparent
especially upon the grain crops,
though Mr.. Harding says the corn
crops will be good, rain having come
in time. His sales Melted him u fair
profit.
Monday the south bound coach
made its first run to Harlow. Though
the terminal vas changed from Mar.
tinsdale to Harlow, the schedule
was not changed and the mail left at
noon as formerly. This still necessi-
tates a lay over at Ubet, for the train
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18

The commissioners were to have
met Monday as a board OF equaliza-
ton, but both Chairman Phillips and
Mr.. Slayton were absent, the former
unavoidably detained at Great Falls,
where he had gone with his woolclip,
and the latter unheard from, though
1t is thought quite possible that the
raging of prairie fires in this section
have rendered it impossible for him
to leave home. Commissioners COrh-
ly met Monday and adjourned until
Tuesday and yesterday repeated this
| action.
Subscribers to the Helena Herald
may now receive their papers the
day after issue il the Harlow coach
makes the time anticipated. Thepa-
pers will leave Helena on the east
bound the night OF issue and go from
Lombard to Lewistown the follow
lag day. If distributed that night
the news will be twelve hours later
than reached Lewistown in the
Great Falls Tribune of the same day,
while the Tribune arriving the fol-
lowing morning will in turn have
news of twelve hours later date than
the Herald. In fact this would give
Lewistown people a morning and
evening paper each, bit "a hours old.
Billings Gazette: b. G.. Shorey Is
in the city from a trip to Miles City,
where he went to confer with the ad-
~justers concerning the insurance OH
his wool, which was recently de-
stroyed by fire in the warehouse In
that place. Mr.. Shorey says the ad-
busters and owners have failed to
come to any agreement. The wool
was insured at Is and 20 cents, but
the adjusters only want to pay II
and Is cents. The former price was
placed on the wool at the suggestion
OF the local insurance agents, the
growers In several instances demur-
ring against paying the premium on
such prices. In all probability the
insurance companies will be COMPEL
ed to pay the prices specified in the
policies, and this is only right and
proper.
At a meeting OF the Lewistown
lodge A. o. L. w. Friday evening
last, it was decided to give a dance
at Culver's hall August 9th, for
" hich invitations will beissued early
next week. The following commit.
tees were appointed: Music-W. A,
Whorton, A. Il. Harvey, W. W,
LARSEN; entertainment-H. X. Wat
son, +. &. Worden, W. b. Miner, Il,
w. Wsrren, John Laux, W. A. Whor,
ton, Walter Knight: floors. O,
Walters, II. ID. Larned, c. l.. Seiiert,
+. C. Stiles, S. d. Gray, W. A. Whor'
ton, DR.. Lindsey; invitation-H. ID,
Larned, Phillip LauX and entire
lodge. Mr.. Larned will have charge
OF the supper which will be served
cold and equal to any ever spread
before summer dancers. The com.
mittees are already actively engaged
and the event, which will receive fur
Their announcement later, will be
quite the indoor event OF the summer
season.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18
NO WOOL MARkII.
~Consigaments this Year will Probably Ia
clude Three Fourths of the Gig.

Clude Three tourtis oil the Clip.
The wool market at both Great
Falls and Billings has been almost
dead for week past. Buyers have
made Il few bids OF from - To lJH
cents, but gro yer have generally
refused to sell and many have con
signed mt an advance of 10 10 l.
cents. At Great Falls IL IL said the
clips are collecting 30 rapidly aud no
sales Of importance being made that
wool is being piled in the streets and
all the empty cars obtainable are
being filed and run on switch tracks.
At Billings on the 9th Dave Fore
man consigned his clip to Luce K
Manning at an advance OF ii cents
and ON the 18th Jos. Sims was re-
ported "a have consigned bis big
clip OF 10000 pounds to Nichols, Du-
pee & Co. The following kilograms
from the two markets give the latest
adyices:
Billings, Mont, July 1G.-The wool
market was rather dull today and
there was only II buyer in the field.
The other seems to be waiting orders
from his house. Up TO date there
has been oysr 100000 pounds sold at
an average OF l4A cents, while nearly
GoO,0 600 pounds have been consigned
at an advance OF from 10 TO II cents.
ID. W. Slayton OF Fergus county sold
$1,000 pounds late Saturday evening
to Bach, Becker & Co. at 10y cent?.
Sales today were as follows: G..
Becker, 10000, at II cents; c. II. Per-
rlnc, 1900 AT II cents; Robert Milne,
10000, at lSb cents, to jeremiah VIII
liams q Co. The consignments were;
Briggs-Ellis Co., $1,000 to Nichols,
Dupee & CO.; T. II. Herim, 5000, and
j. Salberg, 1000, to jeremiah VIII
liams & Co.; o. Yinger, $1,000, and
Kimball Bros. 5000. to Luce & Man
ming; Irwin Bris, 10000, to Justice,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18

On the 2lst inst. the county com
miSsioners will convene to attend
the several road matters which were
postponed from last regular meeting,
chief among these being the hearing
OF petitioners for and against the es-
Establishment OF a county road from
Tom Moore's ranch on Cottonwood
to East Fork. All those interested
in this matter should be present at
that time.
In commenting upon the assess
ment figures In our editorial columns
last week it was noted that the i'm
provements In town lots in Lewis
town showed an increased valuation
OF $65, 900 over that Of the previous
year. While this figure was suffi-
GENTLY high to warrant general con-
graduation, two other items should
be rightiully added in considering
the improvements made within the
past year. The new school building
cost upwards of $21 900 and the EPis-
copal church nearly $4,000. Neither
OF these properties are a~ssessable,
but when added to the amount list
cd, bring the total to nearly 800, 900.
The buildings already under way or
contemplated for this year should
quite equal the magnificent record Of
1899.
The agitation for a meeting OF the
Fair association this year which has
been referred to several times since
spring, appears to have finally taken
form and President Eldridge informs
us that from the encouragement re-
ceived yesterday, when David Hilger
and A. W. War; visited several of the
citizens, a meeting will surely be held.
The gentlemen secured $3.50 in n very
short time and a guarantee fund OF
$500 is considered sufficient to war
rant a definite announcement OF the
dates. The project is to hold thefair
two days instead Of three and to set
the date as early as the arrangements
will warrant. In order that it may
be a success the cooperation OF all
citizens OF the county is to be desired
and any who may have suggestions
to offer will be pleasantly received
by the president or Secretary Cook.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18
$50 Reward

VIII be paid for the arrest and conviction G
any party of paaic, having in thv.r Possession
working, riding or diving any horses pf mule
owned ~ them and belonging 10 Hnl
member Vt this association. without consent O
owner If sad brand. The membership ic,
in the association Is Is.
X, T.. HAMILTON,
President Fergus Co. Horsepower Asso.
ALE. J. STEPHENS.
President and Acting Secretary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18

\ Gown, County AND state !
-
To Subscribers.

We are sending out by current mail
our regular monthly bills for sub
scription. Do not be mad ii you get
one, for there will be PIG Others re-
ceive the same message, and the
weather Is too hot to become unduly
exercised. Just send in the money,
and ii we send you another bill for n
year we will make you "a present oil
the paper.
In accordance with u plan inaug-
urated last month we are also mail
ing notices to those whose subscrip-
tions will expire prior to Aug. 10.
These are not bills, but just such as
every one OF you receive who take an
eastern paper.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18
Shake Into YOU Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder. II cures painful
smaring, swollen feet and ingrowlng nails
and Instantly takes the stag ou, OF corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery
of the age. Aliens FUOt-E Ease makes light vi
new shoe, feel easy, II is a certain cIrc IA.
sweating, Gallons and hos, tired andachlng fees
Try Il tOday. sold by al druggists and shoe
stores. By mail for &c IN stamps. Trial pack,
age FREE. Address Alien 5. Oimsted, L.
Roy, MY.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18
10 tie TraVelinq Public.

Take the Great Falls stage ut Lew.
istown Mt . n. IN. and arrive at Hell.
enn In y hours ~ minutes, Mt Butte
hours 80 minutes. Fare TO Helena,
1925; fare to Butte, $685..
ALI. j. STEPHENS,
Lewistown Agent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18
$40 Reward $40.

Strayed from my ranch near Utica. one gray
mare branded 81 on left shoulder; also
vented with same brand on left thigh;
also branded M on shoulder directly above
other brand. IXlv
Strayed Al the same time, one light buckskin
or cream colored horse. with black name and
tail, branded I'm known as pick brand on
left thigh.
Above described horses weigh about 100 to
! 100 pounds each. ! will pay slO reward for
information leading to their recovery, or 81 for
either OF them.
T.. 4. PERRINE, Utica, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18
500 Reward.

We will pay the above reward for informa-
ton leading TO the arrest and conviction OF the
person who killed our saddle pony near Rock
ford. "Wednesday evening. July II.
WILLIAM BARNEY,
a. ID. BARNEY,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18

Fer information which will convict any person
n persons of breaking down our fences, lcay-
ny gates open. letting ont stock, or diving
my At or stock off our fields. our stock
brands are fsffg on left shoulder, O on
light ribs. ENd WM. FERGUS * Sons.
Fergus. Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18

GEORGE PIRRIE
Shropshire Rams for Sole.

Full bloc! Shropshire rams, Montana raiscd.
Price moderate. Apply to
WALTER RANKIN.
Mus-plAlplI, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18

] have 40 good Delaine Merino rams for sale
at prices 10 compare with rival prices. Call
and see them. PAUL r. GURNEY.
OF Alexandra. Ohio.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18
$3.50 Reward

For evidence tia; will convict any person or
VI breaking down my fences. leaving
gates open, letting out stock. or driving any Of
my stock of my fields. Stock brand r.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18

July 5th | will succeed Peter Schmiit In the
blacksmith shop aud viii be- pleased 10 see al
his old patrons Is well u, those who formerly
patTuuiked me. 7, II, MACkEI.