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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23
GOV. SMITH WAS FURIOUS.
Denounced Ciark's Appointment as an In
suit to State and Senate.

Ogden, Utah, May 16.-Gov. Robert d.
Smith OF Montana was in Ogden today, ar.
irving from the coast en- route to Helena.
Relative to the appointment OF Senator
Clark to the United States senate by Lieut..
Gov. Spricgs, he spoke in very vigorous
terms Of what he termed contemplate
trickery.' He said:
ut is an insult to the state to send him
back to that body. 1t is a disgrace, shame
and humiliation upon the people OF Mon
tana, and the senate should act upon the
resolution and show him that they do not
want him there, as be can take the hint in
no other way"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23
TAKE THE
~
Stage
THE QUICKEST
THE EASIEST
THE CHEAPEST
WAY TO THE RAILROAD

New coaches, good horses, gool
truSty drivers; 10 hours ride to
MartinSdale; the finest meals served
at Ubet to passengers travellers 60
ing and coming.
Stage leaves Lewistown every
day, except Sunday, At | P. m.
Leaves Martinsdale at 2:50 p. m
every day, except Sunday.
For information inquire Of C.. H
Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23

Garneill-Services every other Sunday al II
a. m. and $50 y. M; Sunday school every sun
day az 10 a. m.
Cbet-SeTyices every other Sunday al 8 p. m.
CottunwOod-SerVice every other Sunday
~ IA 4. m.
Trout Creek-Seryices one Sunday a month
al ~ p. M.
Rock Creek-Scrvices one Sunday a month
at so p, m,
c. J. ST. HILL, Pastor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23
SIS Reward
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder. 1t cures pain
full. smarting, swollen feet and ingrowing nails,
and instantly takes the sting out Of corns and
hunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. IL is a certain cure for
sweating, callous and hot, tired. aching feet.
Try it today. Sold by all druggist. and shoe
stores. BY mail for PC in stamps. Trial pack
age FREE. Address Allen 5. Olmsted. lie
Roy, \, ".
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23
To the travelling Public.

10 The IraVeIing Public.
Take the Great Falls stage at Lew
istown at . a. IN. and arrive at Hell
m in y hours - minutes. at Butte
81 hours 80 minutes. Fare to Helena,
$l2.9J; fare to Butte, $685..
ALT. j. STEPHENS,
Lewistown Agent.
SIS Reward
Will be paid by the undersigned for testimony
that will lead to the arrest and conviction of
any person for the illegal selling of liquors
without the proper license in the town OF Lew
istown:
+. g. SCHNEIDER,
ID. NJ. CROWLEY,
GEORGE HUBER,
LOUIS LANDI,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23
Fergus County Officers.

County commissioner meet In regular ses-
sious on the first Monday Of March, June, Sep
tcWher and December.
District Couu meets during 1900 as follows:
Saturday, March 10. Tuesday. jun 10: Satur-
day. September ~; Thursday. November u.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23
MINERAL OUTPUT OF MONTANA.
Increased Over Seventeen Million Dollars
During the Past Year.
lIIelena ~Independent.l

The report Of Eugene u. Braden, assaycr
10 charge Of the United States assay Office
here, to the director OF the mint concerning
the output OF mineral for Montana during
1899, will give encouragement to the peo.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23

" Decrease.
The above is "A gain OF more than 33 Is
per cent in the value OF the production
over the year 1898. Except that of cop.
per, the several changes in value noted
above are those naturally attendant upon
the mining industry. Owing to general in
d~ustrial activity in 1899, and the conse.
quent heavy demand for copper, the high
price that prevailed at the opening Of the
year was maintained throughout. This
fact, together with the increase OF nearly
rs, 500, 900 pounds in the production OF
the metal itself, explains The enormous gain
OF nearly $50, 1000, 900 in the value OF this
metal alone.
The price above quoted for 1899 is that
OF electrolytic copper. The Montana prod.
uct is OF this kind. Ia former years this
quotation was not o~btainable, and neces.
sarily, in computing the value OF the Mon.
tana output, the selling price for flake
copper" was used. This 10 higher than the
price for e~lectrolytic "copper", and had 1t
been used in arriving at the value OF the
Montana copper in 1899, the gain would
have been more than SIS, 1000 over
1898. This latter figure, therefore, more
nearly represents the actual value Of the
increase in copper during the year.
The values won from ores mined in Fer
gus county during 1899 were in the follow.
ing amounts:
Description. Quantity Value
Gold fine ozs."..".S, SS3, ia S1S3, 643.91
Silver fine ozs
(~coinin, value)... 5,3S0.G5 6,956.7S
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23
Church Dircctorp.
rREsBYrERIAS cmvRcn.

PR~EsBYTERIAS CHyRCH.
Lewistown- Divine worship each Lords bay
at III a. ~. and $50 .. m; sunday school dt
l2!l5 .. m; MIdweek service. Thursday even
ing Al i:U. Visitors are cordially invited.
CATHOLIC CnURCHE.
Iewistnwn- Masses every Sunday ~ : and
l0;5ja ~, except the last Sunday ithU month.
Ncsprrs. sunday II 3:3l pm. sunday school
at 2tD ,. m.
Gilt Edge Services the last sunday of each
month at 10 q, IN.
"A. NERNAAT. ( Pastor.
METHODIST CiIutCIi,
Lewistown Services at II \. m. and $50 .,
m. each Sunday; Glass meeting AZ close OF
morning service; Prayer meeting, Tuesday
evening.
JoHN T.. WILLIAMS, Pastor.
Beaver Cfrek-Serytces At 3 =. m, every other
Sunday; Sunday school every sunday 81 :
n. m.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23
Bulls for Sale.

Five high grade bulls for sale; one full. blood
Durham; two grade Durhams; two grade Her
chords: ranging from two to four years old
Address GEO. W. TRASK. Utica.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23

knows the contact OF oxygen. He's the
kind of man, who, when a cough attacks
him, goes galloping down the road
toward consumption. Many such a man
has found strength and healing for weak
lungs and tissues lacerated by coughing
and drained by hemorrhages, in the use
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. The healing power Of this medi-
cine in pulmonary diseases seems little
short of marvellous at times, s extreme
are the conditions which it cures. The
"Discovery" contains no alcohol, and
no narcotics.
rwhen ! started TO take your Golden Med.
ical Discovery I" writes Mr.. A. r. Novotny, OF
New York, n. ", Box 1857. III had a regular
c~onsumptive cough, Of which I was afraid, and
everybody cautioned me aud warned me con-
corning Il. ! was losing weight rapidly, was
very pale and had no appetite. whatever. Now
my condition is changed entirely. do not
cough at all, have gained eight pounds IN
weight, have recovered my healthy color, and
my appetite is I can r~ecommend
your medicine to everybody who may be In need
Of the same, as IL is a sure cure.n
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure constipation.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23

Pile Of the state as no other official publien-
ton can. II is beyond the expectations oil
any OF those who have engaged in specula'
tions as to what the mineral output OF the
state would be, and il shows that the out
put during the year vas S6s,i57.3O7.
This is an increase OF more than Sl7,'
900, 600 over the year preceding, ora gain
OF more than 33 l.3 per cent.
The report is accurate. Mr.. Braden's
figures cannot be questioned, and they
have been gaining in accuracy as the years
have gone by since he began making them
and periecting the system Of ehseks that
are a guarantee OF absolute fnality. The
figures are not exaggerated. They are con-
sentative and truthful and it is not too
much to say that in the Forthcoming re.
port OF the director OF the mint there will
not be a report upon the mineral output OF
a state upon which the director will him.
self place more reliance than upon the fig
ures from Montana. The report says:
The value of the precious metals won by
the washing, milling and smelling Of gravel
and ores mined in Montana during 1899
was the largest in the history OF the state.
The quantity aud value Of each is shown
below; the gold aud silver being computed
Mt their coinage rate, and the copper and
lead Of the years average price;
Description. Quantity. Value.
Gold, ine ozs.
233, 12G, III s ISIS, 1865
Silver, fine lbs. (~coining rate)
1850, 754.S5 Fl, 7SG, s3I.52
Copper, fine lbs. at S16.67 per cwt.
2I5,G02, 3l4 4O,941, 905,74
Lead fine lbs, at SI.47 per cwt.
20,344, T50 909,410.33
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23
Mining Blanks.

Any othea above blanks vii be sent postage paid. to am address by mail imme-
dftely upon receipt OF uNr When aCcuu panied by cash, mont oudef or mps
hthe bank you drHe is M above listed, write us and We will print II at once
and send yu such quantity as you mayC order and thereafter keep 1t in stock. We aim
TO handle very blank desired b our patrons
We d o ct eHtend credit On blanks
fergus County Areus,
Lewistown, ~r1ontana
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23

S19O ,600.G9
Nearly the entire product OF Fergus coun.
ty came from the district about Maiden,
where the Great Northern Mining and De.
veloping company treated the ore from the
Gilt Edge Mine by the cyanide process,
they having erected a plant for this pur-
pose in 1898. Besides the values obtained
by the above company, considerable
amounts OF gold we're won by parties work.
Ing on the stray tailings from the former
milling OF ores from the Spotted Horse
mine, n famous gold producer in former
years. Another producer vas the New
Year mine.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-16

somewhat scary report to the Controller few
days ago, In which he admitted that fully two
thirds of the supply at present goes to waste
through the pipes About one hundred and six
teen gallons per head per day is drawn in
Manhattan and The Bronx Probably not more
than twenty-five gallons per head are used for
individual and manufacturing purposes. Liver
pool has supply Of only twenty-seven and a
half gallons per head per day, and finds it
abundant. Not more than half the New-York
supply ever goes to consumers and half Of that
is wasted by them Before rushing off into
travagant increase in the water supply system
some attention should be given to the fact that
about eighty gallons day for each inhabitant
runs away through leaky mains. All this loss
could not be stopped without great trouble and
expense. but moderate degree of care and eff
cheney and a modest expense compared with the
annual outlay on a Ramapo contract would
save at least half of that and leave forty gallons
more per head per day available for the con-
sumers AS even under present wasteful hab-
its they get on with seventy gallons each
day without feeling themselves victims of the
severe restrictive measures which Mr.. Dalton
threatens. ii is evident that our present popula-
ton of Manhattan and The Bronx can be In
creased by considerably more than half and
still have abundant supply from the amount
of water at present consumed not TO mention
that yet in reserve. Repair the big leaks and
enforce even mild regulations, and there will be
no shortage of water.
Turning TO Brooklyn. on which Ramapo has
long had an eve. Mr. Dalton points out that
break in the conduit between Hampstead and
Ridgewood which took more than fOrty-eight
hours to repair would entirely cut off the sup
ply. 1t might be remarked that a similar break
in the conduit Of any city leaving it dependent
on distributing reservoir would make trouble.
The only remedy against such remote chances
is a duplicate plant. But if this danger in
Brooklyn is serious, why not meet it by con-
Meeting the RidgewOod and Croton systems?
Such connection would be ample safeguard
against emergency caused by break in either
borough. And IT would cost far less than any
other method of duplication to guard against
breakdown in either plant. This plan has often
been proposed by engineers. but politicians who
want no entering wedge to unification which
might some day cut off spoils oppose it, and
panic makers have for simple safe
guard against sudden and temporary want.
They wish the drest possible straits of either
system to be those which the people feel are
impending and must be prevented by private
contracts.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-16
WATER PANTCS

III Is evident that the people of this city are
going 10 be subjected Systematically 10 attempts
70 create water supply panics in the next few
months. That was foreseen when the Legslat-
IRE failed 10 give the city free hand 10 in
crease its own supply without recourse TO the
Ramapo company. Instead. ii only rendered it
more difficult for the Ramapo company TO Sc
cure contract without making it appear to be
necessary as the only alternative to Impending
thirst Therefore, SO far as laws are concerned
the necessity is only increased to create a scare
The public should be on its guard not to scare
too easily, and prepared 10 ask pointed aues-
tons and seek other possible remedies for any
alleged shortage than an improvident contract
with a private company.
We had no doubt that as soon as the Legis-
lature adjourned The working I'D of a publie
demand for more water at once at any price
would be begun. We are therefore not disap-
pointed 10 see little signs of water famine scat
tered through the annual report of William
Dalton. Commissioner of Water Supply pre-
senfed 10 the Mayor last month and now made
public. Mr.. Dalton finds that with the present
annual rate Of increase in consumption the city
VIII in five years use up the maximum capacity
Of the CroTon aqueducts before it will be DOS
sible 10 secure new sources OF supply and build
new reservoirs and new aqueducts and conduts
Ergo. contract with private COMPANY which
can get us new supply quicker than we can
get il ourselves, and that company Is of course
fhe Ramapo company. Mr.. Dalton says the
people must now. and without delay face the
''cioice between two alternatives; they must
either take prompt and decisive action for the
acquisition of large additions TO the water
supply from sources beyond the Croton water
'-shed. institute further and severe restrictive
measures 10 reduce the per capita consumption
'-of water" That is plain as a pikestafr
Shall the free people Of this imperial metropolis
particularly the free brewers and other manu-
faclurers who waste water be restricted in the
exercise Of their rights? Never. Severe re-
sfl icIiye measures" are not to be imposed on q
liberty loving people whose inalienable right is
10 leave their faucets open Hence We must
doubtless thinks Mr.. Dalton at once acquire the
large additions TO the water supply-of course
by contract
fsut why Ignore another way Of making supply
equal 20 demand without deprivng any citizen
Of all the water that he needs? Why except
that the obvious remedy is not the one which
the panic makers wish adopted Mr. John r.
Freeman made an exhaustive and likewise
New-York tribune., 1900-04-16
rapid TRANSIT EXTENSIONS.

The Mayor has earned public commendation
by approving the amendments TO the Rapid
Transit act which We're passed at the recent ses
sion of the Legislature extending the Commits
sion's authority to other boroughs and remov-
ing what was considered to be financial OBJ
stacle In consequence it is already taken for
granted that arrangements for tunnel roads
under the East River will soon be completed.
and though this conclusion may be somewhat
premature there is no reason TO doubt that
such an amplifcaton of the original plans will
result in the near future. At the hearing before
the Mayor last week n remOnstrant protested
against further grant of authority to the
Commission on the ground that It's contract
with Mr.. Mcdonald was unwise and injurious
to the city, and proof of its incompetence. But
his voice was single and found no echo. SO far
ii is possible TO judge, the people are well
contented with the bargain made in their name,
and more than willing that Brooklyn should be
embraced in the scheme of underground trans
portation on terms approved by Mr.. Orr and
his collea CUES. Thus speedily has the prediction
been verified that tunnel roads in the boroughs
of Manhattan and The Bronx would scarcely
be begun before they would create a demand
for similar facilities elsewhere.
We regard with entire satisfaction the pros
pect that Brooklyn will obtain without long de-
lay an Improvement which some of her citizens
rather morosely declared that it the pur
pose of old New-York TO deny her. If there ever
was a reasonable warrant in civic pride and
loyalty for wishing TO see the city on this side
of the East River progressively Outstrip the
city on the other side of it, there is no longer an
excuse for the existence of that spirit. Whether
or not consolidation blunder it is now an
accomplished fact, and our organic unity ought
10 be dignified and made fruitful by mutual
sympathy and admiration and the hearty CO.
operation of all cvlZing forces.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-16
NATIONAL GUARD SHARPSHOOTTNG.

The armory season is drawing to a close and
small arms practice for National Guardsmen
will be transferred from the armory ranges to
the open air on May g. At this time and
ers OF military organizations usually impress
upon their men the Importance OF good shooting
and urge them to surpass previous records. and
while many OF the officers recognize the impor-
tance Of sharpshooting hundreds of enlisted men
look upon the practice as a means for securing
prizes only, and do not understand that the
Napoleonc maxim that Fire is everything" is
as true in the days Of smOkeless powder and
long range weapons as 1t was many years ago.
The existing regulations and uSages show that
the authorities desire to improve the efficiency
Of the Guard in that respect, and with that end
in view much money is expended every year.
Men who qualify as sharpshOoters and experts
receive bronze decorations, their names are pub
Iished in orders and they usually selected to
compete for valuable prizes which are offered
by the State These cost S1,925 and the indi-
vidua decorations cost about $1,000. But this is
q small amount compared with the ammunition
item. The fifteen thousand Guardsmen receive
fifty rounds EACH and these cost S1S thousand,
which makes $13, 800 for that item. to which the
salaries of markers and helpers at the twenty
seven ranges must be added. also an item of
about $4,000. Transportation of troops from
their armories to the ranges will cost, too, about
81 200 making the total cost of outdoor target
practice about $25 625. In addition to this
pense which is tax on the State, the various
organizations buy their own ammunition for in
door practice About 81 per cent of the mem
bers Of the National Guard qualified marks
men, sharpshOOters or experts last year, but the
number in the higher classes was comparatively
small, owing to the disorganiZed condition Of the
State forces. The results this year will probably
be better and will amply justify the expense.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-16
TWENTIETH CENTURY LEADERSHIP.

great opportunity is within the reach of this
Administration. Behind all questions of tempo
rary service and necessity looms up the far
greater question whether those who by fran
chises enjoy the natural resources of the Ma
tons new island possessions shall in return
bear the cost of their government.
Elsewhere largely an abstract question. 1t is
here concrete fact of incalculable Importance
that those who come TO possess and turn to
profit the mines and forests and water powers,
the undeveloped lands and wharf privileges and
rights Of way for lines of transportation, can
without any burden to themselves largely take
off future inhabitants of these islands the cost
Of governing them. moderate percentage of all
profits derived from every franchise of such
character would not deter anybody from in
vesting in the wonderful opportunities now pre-
sented. English and German and American
capitalists are crowding for concessions or fran
chises which will enable them to invest their
money with legal protection and prospect Of re-
turn. Each of them would gladly pay to the Gov
ernment of the United States for the benefit of
the Islands sum at the outset for every fran
chise granted and percentage of all profits
derived from it thereafter. If the President
should invite competitive offers for a few of
the available water powers and rights of way
for electric roads in Puerto Rico, he would
quickly find q mine OF wealth at the Nations
command.
In the long established States franchises al
ready granted can be made to yield a public
return only with difficulty and after some de-
lay In the islands the United States has free
hand. 1t can make all the franchises corpora
tions, combinations and trusts that may be
formed to use and develop the vast resources Of
regions scarcely touched by the hands OF mod
science and industry contribute to the sup
port of government according TO the value Of
the privileges bestowed. If any man supposes
that the adoption of such National policy re-
garding the islands would not have powerful
influence in coming elections Presidential Sen
atorial and Congressional. he has done little
thinking. The National leader who shows how
original conditions ought TO be organized by the
great Republic for the benefit Of the people who
live under its protection will find millions to
rejoice in his wisdom and his courage No man
can say that such an organization Is nprac-
ticabe, II he sees what Pennsylvania and ILL.,
nois and some other States have done already
When the island possessions of the United
States start twentieth century civilization on n
higher and wiser basis than that which some
Of the States have adopted, the influence Of the
example throughout the country will be lasting.
and In the end resistless. Whether President
New-York tribune., 1900-04-16
Amnsemsnts.


ACADEMY OF afUsIC-s:lo Way Down East.
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
BIJOU-2:s0-Ching Ling Foo and Japanese Players
s:3a-The carpetbagger.
BR0ADwAY-s-Ber-E Eur.
CARNEGIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Seton Thompson
CASINo-s-The Casino Girl.
CRITERION TBEATRE-sI5-The Pride OF Jennico
CUBAN FAIR--o-nght-openin reception.
DAEsyS Observation-Disclosures Within Wheels.
EDEN MuSEE-9 a. m. II p. m.--Wexworks. Grand
Concert and CinemstogTeph.
EMPIRE TEEATRE-s.3 s.30-A and His Wife
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-s-The Rivals
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-s-The Great Ruby
GARDEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Are Trunps
GARRICK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Holmes.
GRAND OPERA fIOUSE-s:I5-A Guilty Mother.
HARLEM OPERA HoUsE-s:i5-oiiver Goldsmith.
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-S-ouo vadis.
IRVING PLACE THEATRB-Mlle Nitouche.
KETTETs-Con Performance
KNHcK ERBoCKER TTIEATRE-s:l5-viceroy.
EOSTEK & BIAI1S-s:I5-Progress
I.yCEJ5M THEATRE-s:S0-My Daughter-in-IAw.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2-S--CIrcus
MADISON SQUARE THEATRES so-why Smith Left
Rome.
MENDELSSOEN HAIL-3-Song Recital.
MURRAY HILI~-S-The Dancing Girl.
NEw-YORK TFiEaTRE-s-Quo ya6is.
PASTOR R's-cont:nuous Performance.
STREET FAIR ana Midway Carnival-Brooklyn.
VICJoRIA-s:3o-A Hot Old Time.
wALLACR' 'S-S-sapho