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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22
Price 5 Cents.
4 plGllANTE COMMITTEE.
Former Commissioner SIa,ton Thinks Re.
course May be Had TO That
Extremity.

ID. w. slayton, former county COM
missioner. writes from his Folsom home:
DOCS the AUGuS know, or can it find
ont, what is the status OF the Howell
cosc2 am asked So many times and
supposed it was waiting the pleasure Of
the supreme court, but II SO is there no
way 10 cause that Honorable Body TO
get move on itself? Please interview
the local authorities and let us know
what the matter j., before l1w-abiding
citizens get tired out and organize
yigiIaute committee" Though but last
wrrl, we made brief reference ty the
status of that Howell murder case. Tor
the benefit of all we will rcstatc the
c,act fact7. After lluwcll's conviction
hls attorneys, NossrS. COrt Il Worden,
appealed the ease 10 the supreme court.
although at the time knowing ones
positively stated that the move was
made only Tor the purpose Of delay. as
there was no possible hope for re-
vcr,al of Judgment The time during
which that appeal might nave been per-
fcctcd expired and it was then eur.
rcuily, and upon reasonably good
authority. reported that counsel for
Howell never hoped To- obtain ncw
trial for their client, hut depended upon
the ease being forgotten ard after Gov
Toole had been in Office some months 10
aSl; him 20 commute the -cutcnce 10 life
imprisonment. From the date Of the
expiration Of the period during which
the appeal might have been perfected
ihc attorney general could have secured
the dismissal Of the appeal by merely
calling the attention of the court there
Ia and making the formal notion But
Attorney Donovan has done nothing.
ami IL q, tie belief OF those who have
Irpt tbr trend ui yyrut- in view that
hr docs not desire 20 oa,sist the pro>ccu-
ton. A. H. his sworn duty County
Attorney Byldcu ho, requested Attorney
GcurrN ponoHn tp take steps 20 secure
the dismissal pi the appeal, but his
efforts have bccu auayailinr Thustbe
ma't ry-l- today,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22
TURNlCE IT'D Win SECURITIES.
force OF Nen kept Busy for Week De.
strO,ing Cold Bonds.

After supplying fuel for Il close fur.
mace for u week securities represent.
Ing over Slj0,0OO,OOO Of PlttShurg
wealth lic smoldcrlng IN the great
Hrmor plate vault ot the Union Trust
company Of Pittsburg. They were
the gilt-edge securities oithc Carnegie
company, the launching If which
eignalizrd the practical close Oi the
famous business quarrel between An-
drew Carnegie uud Henry Frick.
The bonds OF this. the greatest In.
dustrial corporation OF III. world tlll
the United States Steel corporation
was formed, were OF such bulk that
they wOnld completely ill TO tbeceIl-
ing Il room Gxl2.
Fora round week there was kept
busy at the Union Trust company's
force of men to feed the furnace fire
which destroyed the securities. The
great pile OF gold bonds has passed
out III existence, nnd with the crelna-
tory pile Of ash was born the assur-
nncc that the United States Steel cor
puratiOn Is IA thing real and living.
ui the Carnegie bonds there were
SlGO,0OO,00D, but less thnn slo,0JO,0uD
failed 10 bcturned into the trustcOm-
pauy. Part oi thee may be ac-
counted for In the SJ,OO0,0O0 bond
trust ol Andrew Carnegie for the
Homestead, Dnquesne and Braddock
Carnegie libraries aud for the death
and accident pension funds for the
men oi the Carnegie company, The
bonds destroyed had face value
varying from $1,000 tu S2,Oj1. THrir
receipt and iilIng for the Union Trust
company vault fire was the work Ui
II month Tor the hank employees.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22

!
the course of the Slocum should be
changed TO allow him to pass near
her. As the Slocum approached the
big transport there was n scene OF
almost frenzied enthusiasm aboard.
Soldiers, all in their service uniforms,
rushed to the side and rent the air
with cheer upon cheer ut the sight OF
the president Of the United States to
welcome them home. A band on the
after deck struck up "The Star Span
gled Banner" soldiers lined the rails
and raillngs and almost drowned the
music with their shouts. They swung
their hats and acted like madmen.
Several OF them got their regimental
flags and waved them frantically to
and fro from the bridge. The ensign
at the stern was dipped again and
again. The salute was answered by
the Slocum.
The president was plainly moved
by the remarkable demonstration
He stood on the lower deck uneoy-
cred, bowling and smiling and waving
his handkerchief until the sound of
shouting died away in the distance.
The welcome OF the soldiers was only
the beginning. AS the Slocum drew
near the line OF steel-clad thunderers
of the deep, with iackies lining the
rails, marine guards drawn up aft
and officers in full uniform on the
bridges, n puff OF smoke burst like a
white balloon from the port quarter
Of the battleship Wisconsin. Admiral
Casey's flagship. Boom came the re-
port. 1t was the first gun from the
ships, the first OF twenty.one. Each
OF the warships, the big, savage bat
tleship Iowa, the long, lean cruisers
Philadelphia and Adams and the lit
tie torpedo boat Farragut and the
revenue cutter McColloch, which was
with Dewey at Manila, turned loose
their secondary batteries as the Slo-
cum steamed slowly by.
Opposite the McColloch the presi-
dent witnessed a smart exhibition OF
jdck tar's skill. The dag at her peak
fouled, and in n twinklng a nimble
sailor ran alOft and loosed it.
Beyond the warships the little tug
threaded her way through the holi-
day fleet OF steamers, yachts. tugs,
barges and every variety OF water
craft, iammed about in front OF the
ship yard. Each was packed with
cheering people, and there was hardly
one OF them which did not have a
saluting gun oi some sort TO add to
the roar OF welcome that greeted the
president from the dense crowd of
workmen gathered upon the piers.
Ashore, to the right, was a stand
covered with acres OF people, and be-
yond that q hill alive with them.
Upward Il broad aisle OF white muslin
ran through and the workmen placed
ON either side. Up this path, arched
over with banners bearing the in
scription, "The Oregon has made her
record; watch the Ohio" the presi-
dent and his party moved to stand
where stood representative OF the
1900 employees Of the Union Iron
works. lie welcomed the president
and asked heartfelt blessing upon his
head. Heexpressed tendersympathy
for his suffering wife and presented,
as a token Of the esteem Of the work
men, gold plate engraved with a
suitable inscription.
The presidents response aroused
much enthusiasm. lie told his aud
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22
Passed q Comfortable Day.

san Francisco, May Is, $40 p. NJ
Secretary Cortelyou gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
Mrs. Neutrality-suspicious. report
that she had a comfortable day, but
that there is n slight rise In her tem-
pcrature tonight"
Secretary Cortelyou said that no
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22
THE LAUNCHING OF THE Ohio
Mrs. Mckinley SO Much Improved That the President
Attended--Met Joyous Welcome From Re-
turning Northwestern
Trip Necessarily Abandoned.

San Francisco, May lS.-Fortu.
nately Mrs. McKinley's condition to-
day permitted President Mckinley 10
attend the launching Of the battle.
ship Ohio from the yards Of the Union
Iron works. To witness the launch,
ing OF this ship, named In honor oi
his native state, was the real object
i've OF the presidents long trip across
the continent, and the event which
has attracted to the Pacific coast the
governors OF three states, the Ohio
congressional delegation, several
United States senators and many
other notable and distinguished peo-
pie.
Dramatic as was the sight OF II, 600
tons OF steel sliding into the iul
breasted tide OF Sen Francisco bay, 1t
was not SO splendid and magnificent
as the great naval pageant which
accompanied it, nor as profoundly
impressive as the greeting extended
to the president by 1850 employees OF
the ship yard.
With the threat OF great strike
impending the presidents words to
worlingmen today have added sig
nificance, and his reference to eXpan-
sion and other national questions
makes his speech, probably the last
he will deliver on his present tour, in
every respect notable one.
When the president left the sick
room OF his wife this morning every
arrangement had been made to notify
him on the instant OF any change for
the worse in her condition. Physi-
clans assured him that there was no
indication Of setback, but at his
request telegraphic connections were
made ut the wharf and at the ship
yard, and save for the time he was
on the water he was not n minute
away from direct connection with
the Scott residence.
He was driven to the wharf In q
closed carriage, escorted by a squad
OF mounted policemen. The cabinet
and other distinguished guests were
already aboard the transport tug
Slocum. which was tn convey the
party to the Union Iron works, two
miles up the bay. When he arrived
the presidents flag, eagle and shield
on blue field was dying from the
main truck and the union jack was
at the bow as he stepped smilingly
upon the gangway to the accompani-
ment OF the cheers OF thousands who
blackcned the ncighboring pier heads.
Then began the sail over the shin
ing waters OF the bay. 1t proved to
be triumphant journey. the like OF
which has not been witnessed in this
country since Admiral Dewey, upon
his return from the Philippines, sailed
up the Hudson on the Olympia.
Every craft In the harbur was decked
out in the gayest attire, and the city
i'm the background was perfect
mound OF waving flags. Every wharf
ON the sea front swarmed with peo-
pie. Up near the ship yards thegrim
warships OF the Pacific squadron
were swinging at anchor, with
streams OF signal flags extendingfore
and aft OF their peaks, from Prov to
tafirail.
Near Goat island lay the transport
Sheridan, travel stained from her
long Journey across the Pacific. She
had just arrived from the Philippines
and still aad on board the Forty
second and forty-sixth United States
volunteer Infantry. The president
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22

further bulletins would he given out
unless unfavorable symptoms should
develop.
In the event that Mrs. Mckinley
continues to improve the president
and his party will start for Wash
ington about themiddle oincxt week
Secretary Long Will leave tomor-
row for Colorado Springs, where his
daughter is lying III.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22

and the new batterlesand companies
being raised to the strength pre-
scribed to the assignment OF recruits
or transfers from the cavalry or in
inntrY.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22

BIliousnessi Is a condition character
lied by a disturbance OF the digestive
organs. The stomach IL debilltated,
the liver torpid, the bowels consti.
pated. There Is II loathlng OF food,
pains in the bowels, dizziness, coated
tongue and vomiting, first Of the nm
dIgested or partly dlgested food and
then OF bile. t'hamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets allay the disturb
ances Of the stomach and create a
healthy appetite. They also tone up
the liver to Il healthy action and reg
ulate the bowels. Try them and you
are certain to be much pleased with
the result. Forsale by c. ii. Williams.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22

1t will thus he seen thut OF the ten
leading cities the United States have
three, while no other country has
more than one.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22
The len Great Cities Of the World.

The population of the largest cities
In the world, according to the latest {
figure, are as follows:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-01-26

hot stove he sits at a desk and never goes
near an oven or a broiler. The roast cooks
never bother with pastry; the ice-cream
men would never look at vegetable. The
soup men would turn up their noses at a
saladmixer and the saucemakers grow stern
at the thought of opening oysters.
This great kitchen can serve 3,700 per-
sons for each meal and never get Austered.
This is the high-water mark. Yet it could
turn out much more without getting upset.
1t can cook soup for 5000, coffee for
6, 900, roasts for 1000, salad for !, 200,
4, 1000 loaves of bread, 275 gallons Of ice
cream, 2, 100 dozen oysters, game for
5 1000 and other things for brigade.
1t ism anything to cook for brigade
in the field-the 8, 900 soldiers get pork
and beans and coffee and bread, if they are
lucky. But think of cooking for brigade
of epicures Each cooked dish passes
through four hands before it is served.
The scullions do the preliminary work.
Then it passes to the table men, who pre-
pare it for the fire. The cooks do the rest.
Then the walters hustle it upstairs to the
diner
Attached to this great kitchen is butch
er-shop and huge grocery store. Here
everything is properly kept, and when an
article is needed for the table it is drawn
from the store just as anyone gets table
supplies at his tradesman' But this
scheme saves time and money. 1t takes
an order to get the things, though. And
the average grocery store or butcher shop
ism half SO well stocked as those that are
adjuncts to the Waldorf Astoria
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-01-26
The Waldorf Kitchen.
From New York World.

In the greatest kitchen on earth the
finest dinners are cooked OF course that s
the Waldorf Astoria great kitchen, deep
down in the cellar.
1t occupies more space, has more modern
appliances, employs more chefs and helpers
and turns out more cooked things day
than any other kitchen on the face of the
globe. Really, it is more like factory
than kitchen.
In the first place, there are IA chefs
not mere scullions, but graduated chefs
''diplome, as the French say. There are
IL more just to make sauces and 10 to do
nothing but fry things. 1t takes % men
to make the soups and cook the vegetables
and 20 more for ice-creams and pastry.
All told there are 181 men down in that
big kitchen, of whom Z do nothing but
cook meals for the other ia
This big kitchen where they work covers
10000 square feet of space. In it are
two immense ranges, each containing IL
separate fires. Five men constantly tend
them, doing nothing else. These ranges
take up 1000 square feet. Then there
are big game broilers, a big steel oven
with 4 compartments, 3 bake ovens and a
pastry oven, giant copper caldrons for
the vegetables, steel broilers for meats,
Is coffee urns and dozens of tables, heaters
and chopping blocks.
Each department is separate in this big
kitchen One Gordon bleu chef watches
over all. Instead of standing near red
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-01-26

Mississippis Mysterious Wal

One of the scientific puzzles of the state
of Mississippi is the "Brandywine Stone
Wall. !" 1t has long been problem that
is yet unsolved. Some time ago Thomas
Watson, of Hazlehurst, sent Governor
Longino pencil drawing of an immense
pile of stone in the southwestern portion of
Claiborne county, suggesting that the stone
might be utilized in building the new cap
itol In letter which accompanied the
drawing Mr. Watson stated that these
stones, piled high on each other, cover an
area of four miles square. Each stone is
six feet long, three feet wide, and two feet
thick, and they are joined together with
an excellent quality of cement. No man
knows how they came there. They may
have been there for thousands of years
The builders, the jackson News thinks,
were some prehistoric race-it could not
be otherwise. This structure is supposed
to be continuation of the great "Chinese
WALL" which seems to begin below Ray
mond in the southern part of Kinds coun-
ty, and which is traceable through Copian.
1t is broad enough to accommodate two or
three wagons abreast, and is one OF the
wonders of the world.
"Mention of this remarkable exhibit,
saws the Hazlehurst Courier, "has elected
no little comment-in fact, has brought a
letter to Mr.. Watson from the warden of
the United States penitentiary, at Leaven-
worth, Kansas, and also letter to Dr. L.
B. Birdsong, from another distinguished
source, it being known that the latter
some years ago investigated the matter.
Mr.. Watson, however, says the Courier,
s'has given the subject more patient
thought and gone over the ground more
thoroughly than any one else, and to him
the Courier is indebted for the following
interesting facts
"He calls it the 'Brandywine Stone
Wall, and says that wonderful and mas
sive structure, or parts of structure, of
masonry done in stone, which has with
stood the ravages of time for, perhaps,
many thousands of years, still stands an
enduring relic of prehistoric civilization,
and a knowledge of the art of building not
inferior in many respects to the present
day. These stone buildings lie, for the
most part, buried in the earth in the south
eastern portion of Claiborne county, and
lying against the Copiah county line, on
the slopes overlooking the valley OF the
Brandywine Creek from the west side.
These walls run from northeast to south
west. They are built of white or grayish
white stone, of immense size, weighing
from two to three tons, measuring FROM SIX
to eight feet in length and three feet wide
bv two feet thick. These blocks, or slabs,
are laid in very fine quality of cement
and as perfectly as brickwork. The joints
are perfect and very close.
-''At one place the top of the wall is ex-
posed by the earth being washed away to
width of so feet and length of 80 feet
this exposure has the appearance of brick
hearth. At another place the stone has
been quarried for domestic use to depth
of three layers of slabs, which is six feet,
width of "a feet, or eight block, and a
length of 25 blocks, or $50 feet. The
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-01-26

length of this wall, as indicated by the
groupings, is about l, 900 feet At anoth-
er place about 500 yards away from the
place just mentioned is wall jutting from
under a slope for distance of nearly g.
900 feet. This stone work is exposed in
great many places over an area of four
square miles.
1.-THE sides and angles of the blocks of
stone are so perfect that they resemble
pressed brick. The tops of these walls are
perfectly horizontal and without regard to
the unevenness of the earths surface
The seams between the tiers are perfectly
straight, and each block of stone is per-
fectly harizontal in position, and these
blocks are smoothly dressed on the edges
and ends, while the broad surfaces are
rough, showing broken surface brought
down to level plane, but not dressed.
They are held so firmly together by the
cement that it is with great difficulty that
they are broken up.
"a personal inspection of these great
structures as they lie partly buried in the
earth would relieve the minds of the most
skeptical of all doubt Of not being the
work of the hands of man. In all that is
above mentioned in connection with numer-
GUS cavings-in of the earth crust, which
represent the existence of underground
caverns, abundant evidence is found to bear
out the theory of the existence of great
buried city in that locality. The informa-
ton above given is vouched for by other
parties who have visited the scene in re-
cent years, and bears out the theory ad-
vanced by Mr. Watson. Truly, there is
work for the scientist here.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-01-26
CORSET COVERS.

12c. Made of fine Cambria, square low
neck, tight back, pearl buttons in
front
29c. A dozen styles, all new, of fine
Cambria, Lace and Embroidery
trimmings; full front.
48c. Fine Cambria Corset Covers, full
front, hemstitched and Lace trim
med around neck and sleeves.
SOC. Fine Cambria, square or round neck,
trimmed with Embroidery and Lace,
good 75c quality.
&c. Such Corset Covers as you usually
pay dollar or more for, fine ma
terial and beautifully trimmed
$1.25. OF fine long cloth, elegantly trim
med in handsome lace; a very
elaborate garment.
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COMFORTS.

We have marked our stock of Comforts
at such prices as viii insure speedy sale.
We have only the best quality-covered
with silkoline and filled with white cotton.
So Quality for 81 So
$3.50 Quality for ST. 80.
81 so Quality for CSC.
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Dainty Undergarments
NIGHT GOWNS.

Soc. Muslin. Tucked yoke with inser-
tion of lace or embroidery-rufie
of cambric on sleeves.
63c Fine Muslin, lace trimming or en-
broidery square yoke, full cut.
75c. In half dozen styles or more, all
of good muslin, many styles of
trimming Lace and embroidery.
sec. Usually 81, fine Muslin; very long
and full elegantly trimmed, with
lace or embroidery.
SLOO. Excellent Muslin Gowns, beauti-
full trimmed, yoke of embroidery
-surplice neck and other styles.
S1.l0. For 81. so, Gowns made of par
ticalarly good Muslin and trim
med in the very newest styles.
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A Church Advertisement.

The efficacy of newspaper advertising
has been newly demonstrated at Beverly,
Massachusetts, where the First Universal
list Church trustees have made contract
for half-page of advertising space in the
leading newspaper for every Saturday
This half-page is used to declare the doc
trines of the church, announce the preach
er' s subject and the music programme for
the next day, tell people how to reach the
place and describe the seating arrange
ments. The church is crowded every Sun
day night.
The amount of the shortage of John w.
Shotwell, Jr., the missing cashier Of the
Ray County, Missouri, Bank, is SIT, 2S6.
1t is now stated that the Ray county funds
held by the bank are short 81, l72, making
total alleged defalcation of S24, 458.
The schooner A. P. Coleman, from
Newberne, N. c., for Philadelphia, went
to pieces and sunk off Atlantic City Sun
day shortly after her crew of four had been
rescued by the Atlantic City life-saving
crew. She was lumber laden. Two
thousand persons on the beach witnessed
the rescue of the seamen.
In his address to the cadets at West
Point congratulating them upon the reso-
luton they had adopted to put an end to
hazing in every shape General Dick, of the
congressional committee, foreshadowed that
the report would hold the academy not re-
sponsible for the death of Cadets Booz and
Brett, and would commend Commandant
Mills
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NIGHT GOWNS.

Flannelette night gowns, just the thing
for these cold nights-warm and comfort
able, in number of choice patterns and
colorings; all sizes; regular price 75c, now
reduced to 49c
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UNAVOIDABLE SHOE BARGAINS.

saving of oneh half Fine New, Stylish Shoes item
to you.
FIRST LOT.-Shoes worth So and $2 so in one lot all
styles and sizes, reduced to only 40 Pair
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Such shoe bargains these don't often-buy while
YOU have the chance.
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DRAWERS.

19c. Good Muslin; hem and cluster of
tucks, splendid value; truly.
29c. OF fine Muslin, with tucks and en-
broidery trimming, usually 39c.
30c. Fine Muslin Drawers, with deep
umbrella rufle and hemstitched, cut
full and wide waist band.
48c. Embroidery or Lace trimmed and
made of fine Muslin, others with
deep ruffle hemstitched.
Soc. Fine Muslin Drawers, with cluster
of tucks and embroidery trimming,
others trimmed with lace
CHLDREN'S DRAWERS
Made of good Muslin, hemmed and
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1Oc to 36c.
According to size.