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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
RGf0RM IN POSTAL RULES.
Second-CIdss Matter Subject TO New Regu.
lations.

Postmaster General Smith last
week signed three orders amending
in important particulars three postal
regulations affecting second class
I matter. The changes will effect
sweeping and radical reform in the
departments practices and methods
of treating this class of matter. The
first order amends section 2GG so as To
exclude from the second class, publica-
lions having the characteristics Of
books. The second order amends Sec
tlon 9Nl In several plnces, the princi-
pal Que being that publications that
are not founded on their value as
news and literary Journals, aud
which, 10y the general Use Of premiums
aud other considerations in the form
of chances 10 win prizes, etc, to in
ducc subscriptions, in effect circulate
at apparently n nominal rate, will be
excluded from the second clnss. The
third order amends section 3Ol so that
unsold copies of srcund-class publlca-
tions may not bc returned at the
pound rate to news agents or to pub
fishers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24

market was the re-appearance OF F.
W. Thayer. representing Whitman,
Farnsworth & Thayer, who had
dropped out OF the market since the
raise In prices took place. Monday
showed slight improvement In The
Billings market and only four clips
were withdrawn. The sales amount
ed to 100000 pounds and prices
ranged from II to l4A cents. The
2l5,OOO pound clip of Thomas Cruise
was withdrawn, the highest bid be-
ing l3a. cents.
The j. B. Elliot clip was also with
drawn, the highest bid being l3Y
cents, by jeremiah Williams & Co.
Nose +. q. Smart, Musselshell. sold
81, 900 pounds to Dewey, Gould & Co.
at II cents.
p. II. Carlson, Reed, 81 900 pounds,
at l2% cedts, to Williams & Co.
Fergus county sales in the Great
Falls market Tuesday were as fol-
lows: j. C. Huntoon, $4,000 pounds
at II cents; Samuel Phillips, 10000
lbs. at l54 cents; S. $. Hobson, 81, 900
lbs. at 14T cents; T. a. Gray & Co.,
$4,000 pounds at l3ls cents; Ed. Fo-
garty of Malta sold $1,000 lbs. at l4h
cents. Total sales We're Cpl 900 lbs.
at prices from II j., to ljh cents.
Advices from Fort Benton this
morning are To the effect that the
next wool sales there will be held
July 30th.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
COMMISSIONERS HAVE POWER.
Must Look After Rood Affairs in Districts
Having No trustees.
Helena Record.l


Until thecounty commissioners can
secure three men In each road district
to act rs road trustees and look after
the roads, they themselves haye the
right to perform the duties which
properly now belong To the trustees.
This IL the substance OF the opinion
submitted to the commissioners Of
Lewis and Clarke county yesterday
by the attorney general. 1t is, of
course, applicable to all other sec
tlons OF the state.
"Under the constitution aud laws
of the state ~ Montana" says the
attorney general In the opinion writ
ten yesterday, "the members OF the
board of county commissioners, In
their executive capacity, are vested
with the general powers necessary
for the administration of county al
fairs. Section 1890 Of the political
code, subdivision -. gives them full
power to represent the county and
have the care Of county property and
the management OF the business aud
concerns of the county in all cases
where 40 provision IL made by law.
"While il Is true that the lesisla-
ture has made provisions by senate
bill No. II for the management pf the
affairs OF the several road districts
by boards of trustees, and there Is no
doubt but what the board uf county
commissioners should use every effort
to carry out such law by the appoint
ment oi such trustees, yet, II IT IL
wholly impossible to find persons
who are qualified and willing to
serve, then it becomes clearly the
duty OF the county commissioners,
under their general powers, to ad-
minister the affairs OF the suil road
districts until they are able to find
qualified persons who are willing to
serve.
"The provisions of senate bill No.
Il are practically imperative, and
the board Of county commissioners
in the meantime would not be- iusti-
fled in allowing theroads and bridges
of such districts to become out oi re-
pair and impossible or unit to be
Travelled upon, nor to allow the
county property OF which they nre
the custodians to deteriorate or he-
come destroyed.
Until they can find some qualified
person to assume the duties of the
road district trustee, tho board oi
county commission rs hold the prop
erty Of such district In trust, and are
chargeable with the proper manage
ment OF such trusts. Therefore, un-
der their general powers. they must
do everything necessary to fulfill the
duties thereby devolying upon them,
until relieved thereof by the organi-
zatiOn of II board of trustees In said
district, to whom the trust can be
transferred.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
Ill RR;ID TOWARD forsyth.
Train Robbers Yer, Quickly Put the Stolen
None, in Circulation.

Great Falls 1r.buneJ
The officers of the Great Northern
Express company have received posi-
tive information that the three men
who held up and robbed the west
bound Great Northern train near
Wagner on the 3rd inst. crossed the
river on the 9Th and traded horses
that dny Mt ranch n few miles south
of the river At no time while the
officers and posses were hunting for
them In he Little Rockies were they
in that vicinity, and while Sheriff
Grilliths and his lighting men" were
throwing II Gordon around thcm0un-
talnS the robbers were far away.
In the evening uf the 9Th they
reached the house oi shrepman
named Morton, south Di the Missouri.
on the trail 10 the Little Porcupine.
They told him they were compelled
to be In Forsyth the next day 10 pre-
vent the shipment of some stolen
horses. aud ~ their horses were
jaded they offered to trade horses
with him aud give him Sl0O to boot.
The trade was mndc, Morton recriv-
ing three $50 und four $40 bills In the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
PREVAILING PRICES HIGH.
Yukon Not the Mecca Of Working Men Who
Work for Wages.

William Il. McSorley received
communication from the Yukon La
bor Protective and Improvement Tn
ion last week, In which miners are
warned not to go into the Yukon
country expecting work Mt remuner-
ative wages, says the Helena lnde-
pendent. Thestatement Is signed hy
II. W. Bracken. president OF the un-
ion; Joseph A. Clarke, vice-president,
and ID. II. Dick. secretary.
In speaking Of the prevailing con-
dltions the union says:
THE establishment OF n wage OF 81
per day and board by this union, as
the going wage for labor In the Iu-
kon, should not deceive anyone who
reads the same. Five dollars Is es-
tabllshed as the minimum wnge for
the territory, because II Is the lowest
possible living wage. There are
scarcely five per cent OF the laborcrs
In this territory who would remain
here ii that wage was their only In
dnccmcnt, for the following among
other reasons:
"First-rhc very greatest length oi
time in cach year that a laborer can
hope iur employment j. nine months.
and the average Is much below that
| figure. When not working, board
costs AZ au average 81 per week.
running from $50 To $50 per week, ne
corIlng TO the location In which you
are forced to stop. While engaged In
seeking work theeXpenses amOuntup
to as high as $50 per week. in nddi-
tion to having to walk many miles n
day and pack your outfit.
"Second-The cost Of labOring
mans necessities in the Yukon IL far
more than difference of wages In, say
Butte aud the Yukon. Thcfulluwing
IL "A short list of prevailing prices
varying according To location: Boots
$40 to Sl2, rubber boots S2i To $50.
Ovcralls 81 to -, shirts $50 to 81.
tobacco Sl.J0 To 81 per pound. clgurs
- cents to 30 cents each. beer 2Jcunts
To 20 cent? per glass, whlskey, etc. -
cents To 30 cents per glass, stage fares
- cents per mile, laundry - cents to
20 cents n piece
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
CUBAN BONDS 10 BE PAID.
LATED States VIII Determine as TO the
Limit,

1t has been ascertained at the war
department that IL Il not the inten-
tlun nf this government to interfere
In Cuba To the extent Of preventing
the payment Uf Cuban bonds should
the new government in Cuba deter
mine To assume the bonds issued by
the former so-cnIled government and
iunta. Under the Plntt amendment
the amount OF the Indebtedness IL
limited by the provision that the new
government shall not assume or con-
trnct nny public debt which the or.
binary revenues al the government
will not pay the interest upon and
also crcnte n sinking fund to pay
after deiraylDg the expenses Of the
government. Under this clnuse the
United States will determine when
the debt eithcrcontractcd or assumed
hns rcnched "A limit. 1t isstated that
the independence ofCubn carries with
it the right To create obligations and
to incur Indebtedness within these
limitations.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
UNDER MILITARY CONTROL
Owing to Incomplete PsciIicaiiQn MiIitar,
Occupation is Necessary.

The United States civil commission
has announced that after three
months trial OF the provincial form
OF government in the islands nf Cebu
and BohOl, and the province Of Ba-
tangas, in Luzon, the control of these
districts, owing To their incomplete
pacilication, has been returned To
military authorities, it having been
proved that the communities indi-
Gated are backward and undeserying
of civil administrations. The pro-
vincial and civil officials ui the PROV
lnccs designated will continue their
function, but are now under the
authority uf General Chniiee instead
Of Civil Governor THft, as heretofore.
General Chailee has power arbitrarily
to remove from office any civil of.
ticial, abrogate any section Of laws
promulgated In these three provinces.
Residents of the island OF Cebu have
protested, but without success,
against the return OF that island 10
military control. Several towns In
Cebu are still besieged by insurgents.
The insurrectiun on the island oi
Bohol has been renewed ana insur.
gent sentiment in the province oi
Batlngas is strong General Chaffee
ordered battalion of the Thlrtietl
infantry to begin operations ON the
island Of Mlndero. The province oI
Bantangas will be occupied by the
entire Twentieth infantry.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
AMI TAStTS TROUBLES.
The Citizens OF Gilt Edge Throw Iheir De
fnnct Family Pets ia aunt Iann,'s Yard.

"Aunt Fanny" "a cUlored lady Of
Gilt Edge, was in the city Inst week
with a load OF troubles and she was
"lookin' for dat county 'turney." Ac-
cording to "Annt Fanny" the resi-
dents Of Gilt Edge are In the habit Of
dumping all their dcfunct cats and
dogs and other refuse close to her
door In spite OF much vigorous pro-
testatiun on her rnrt. She says
"that she wrote to Mistnb Shaw and
the county turncy and didn't get NJ
answer; no, sah!' aud had evidently
made up her mind to give them IA
little promlscuous advice as To the
duties Of their Office.
The first person That met her gaze
as she sailed into Chas. Williams
drug store was County Attorney Bel
den an she greeted him with glad.
some and winning smile and said:
"Scuse me from bein' 40 bold, snh;
but from yo looks just guess you to
be Mistah Belden."
After considerable thought the
county attorney acknowledged the
accusation and blandly asked the
lady what he could do for her.
swell, sab:" snys Aunt Fanny In
an injured tone Of voice. 18th, IN peo.
pie up at Gilt Edge throw their old
dogs and cats right in my door and
Just want you To tell 'em To quit. -
Mr.. Belden assured her that the
matter would be attended 10 with all
expediency aud gladly turned her
over to Sheriff Shaw. who entered at
that moment. aud who Aunt Fanny
greeted with, "Why, howdy do, Mls-
tab Shaw; Pm right glad to see you"
and seemed TO think that when she
had found the sheriff that her trou.
bles were all over. Mr.. Shaw listen.
ed attentively to her tale Of woe and
promised to see that the deiunct fam.
lily pets were removed and saIn that
he would instruct Deputy Martin to
tbat effect.
Here Aunt Fnnny's comfortable
looking personality fairly qulvered
with Indignation as she remarked
"that she had shore told that Mistah
Martin about them cnts and dogs be.
in thrown near her house and he
hadn't done a thing"
The county attorney and the sheriff
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
Old Soldiers Lxnrriencc.

NJ, VI. Austin, civil war veteran.
OF Winchester, Ind, writes: My
wife was sick long time. IN spite of
COED doctors treatment, but was
wholly cured by Dr. Kings New Life
Pills, which worked wonders for her
health" They always do. Try them.
only - cents at e. II. Williams drug
store.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
Buyers Refused to Buy for Two Days
Owing to Difficulty Con-
cerning Rates.
SAM PHILLIPS CLIP SELLS HIGH
Judith Wool onthe Market Every Day
Sixteen Cents Not
Yet Reached.


been rather highty, and though good
prices have been paid for staple clips,
contrary to expectation, the III cent
mark has not been reached. Prices
have ranged from liz to 15& cents,
and many woolgrowers have with
held their clips for better prices which
many believe will finally be given,
toward the end of the season. Fer
gus county clips have been slow get
ting to the market, which fact is
doubtless owing to the long distance
which they have to be hauled. On
Friday morning a notice was posted
on the bulletin board OF the Great
Falls exchange stating that no more
clips would be bought until an
agreement was reached between the
buyers and the Great Northern Rail-
road Company. The Great Falls
buyers claimed that the Northern
Pacific and its connections from Bill.
lings to Boston had granted the buy
ers on the Billings market n Sl.S5
rate and they demanded that the
same rate he allowed them over the
Great Northern.
The freight department OF the
Great Northern admitted the justice
of the claim and agreed to allow the
$1.3J rate on the same amount of
wool as has been and will be shipped
from Billings.
Business was resumed on the Great
Falls market on Monday morning.
The wool sales at Billings on the
10th fell off little. the highest bidfor
the day being lax cents, which was
obtained by Lehieldt Bros. ofLayina,
the clip being divided between Jere-
mlah Williams & Co., Dewey, Gould
& Co. and Hecht, Lehman & Co.
G. NJ. Clary, Billings, sold 1900
pounds to j. koshland < Co. for l3&
cents.
Ora Clement, Flatwillow, sold 12,-
600 pounds to jeremiah Williams X
Co. ut l21s cents.
Frank Degner, FlatwillOw, dispos-
ed OF his 5000 pound clip to Yegen
Bros. at l2% cents.
The wool market at Great Falls on
the 18th was Il strong one and n large
amount Of business was transacted
Prices scared To 1l¢s, which was
given by jeremiah Williams & Co. for
the 10000 pound clip 0f j. Brown OF
Choteau.
L. l.. Panike of Stanford sold his
clip OF 5000 pounds to Denny, Rice 4
Co.
The big clip of l3l 900 pounds be-
longing to the III. II. Nelson Sheep
Co. was sold at l5k cents.
The Billings market on the 18th fell
off a little, three clips were consigned
and several were withheld owing to
the drop In prices.
The top price for the day was l4ls
cents. which was paid for clip o
yearling wool owned by Ralph Berry
of White Sulphur Springs, which was
purchased by Hallowell, Donald 4
Co.
Halbert Bros. OF Halbert sold 9,00t
pounds at liz cents to Dewey, Gould
x Co.
Robert Sullinger OF Grass Range
sold $4,000 pounds to Haliowell, Don
aid & Go. No price given.
w. A. Hedges Of Yale refused Il
cents and shipped his clip OF $1,000
pounds to Denny, Rice & Co. on hi'
own order.
Prices ranged from llR TO l5k cent?
on the Great Falls market on the lStl
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24

combined in assuring her that the
matter would he attended to at once
and Aunt Fanny left the store In
search OF Judge Cheadle, who. she
said, was II good friend of hers and
would see that them old eats and
dogs were moved out of there"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
Price S Cents.

exchange, and therobbers rodesouth
on the fresh horses. The next day
Morton heard OF the robbery and
later learned that unsigned bank
notes had been stolen. He examined
the bills he had received, found they
were unsigned and sent them to q
bank at Miles City, where they were
found to he some Of the bills stolen
from the dynamited express car.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24

The Faber handy pencil sharp
ener is just the thing. Saves time
and trouble. Only 25 cents at this
office.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-07
NETWORK CITY.

The members Of the Madison Square Republican
Club. of the XXVth Assembly District. will meet
on the evening Of March to listen to a lecture
by City Magistrate Joseph NJ Deuel.. A large
delegation from the XXVIIth Assembly District
will also be present. The lecturer will relate his
long and varied experience with courts beginning
with time when he a justice in
Oneida County and heard cases in his local juris
diction.
William H. Baldwin 5r. chairman of the Com
mittee OF Fifteen Will he the guest OF the Civic
Club tomorrow evening. and will deliver ad-
dress
The Society Of Medical jurisprudence will meet
on Monday evening next No Il West Forty
third-st. General y. NJ Curtis will read paper
Capital Punishment-U -Unscientifc and Futile"
The Charity Organization Society has been in
formed that a man giving the name and address Of
ostensiby for Carl Schroeder. OF No. 1s5 East For
ty-seventh-st. Ma gnus says he is raising money
for his friend, who, he asserts. is nearly blind and
wishes TO return to Germany. Inquiries have been
made which show that both Schroeder and Mag
unknown At the addresses given.
Owing 10 the absence of Grahams Policy his
hearing in bankruptcy, which have gone
before Peter B. Olney. referee. yesterday after
noon at No. 81 Nassau-st.. again adjourned.
Mr.. POley's counsel promised TO have him there
next Monday.
The case of Charles F. Wilson. the Inspector in
the Department of Charities who is charged with
subornation Of perjury, which set down for
examination yesterday morning in the Jefferson
Market court, was adjourned to Saturday morning.
The Medical Society Of the County OF New York
~ a meeting held on February 25 adopted resolu-
tions condemning the proposed law doing away
with the present requirement that the president of
the State Commission i'm Lunacy shall he a ply
sician who has had five years experience In the
care and treatment OF the insane and shall have
had experience in the management of institutions
for the insane.
The annual smoker of the Republican Associa-
tion OF the XVIII Assembly District took place last
night I'm Lyric Hall, in Slxth-ave, and was largely
attended Speeches we're made by George Wan
maker. the district leader Jacob Kemble and Will
lam Leary.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-07
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago March 6 (SpeciaD-Armour sold wheat
literally to-day. but the supposition is that the
same interest buying New York and Min
ncapols No one undertakes to explain the Ar
mour plan. The suppostion is, though, that this
interest is long great deal OF wheat. Liverpool
was I'D to I'D higher. There was cold weather
West and Southwest, without snow. There was
quite determined buying by the Phillips interest
In spite Of the Armour selling which was i'm the
first hour. the market advanced I2c 10 ac The
price did not hold. The close was the bottom
at about the last figures OF Tuesday May opened
at 76c sold between 76I4c and 757sc. and closed at
75Asc. While Liverpool higher. Paris was
lower The Northwestern ear lots We're small, III
against G22 last year; but the Southwestern
and Western receipts were heavy. The total at all
primary points ahead of last year coo 600 bush
els, against $4,000 bushels. Receipts at the sea-
board were large. CIearances were liberal 495 900
Bushels. The shipping demand everywhere was
poor; nothing sold here. and only four loads at the
seaboard The low temperature West is not taken
seriously by the professionals. This latter class
is excessively bearish.
The Phillips party. active in trying to bull
prices, also the best buyer of corn. The ex-
perience in the coarse grain was about the same
in wheat, some advance early, but the rally lost
finally May sold at nl4c sellers. and at 40%.c and
closed at 4o7sc sellers. The last price shade
under Tuesday There enormous clearances-
l2S7.000 bushels. Local receipts were light 229 cars
with 265 for to-mOrrov. The shipping demand was
poor, 12500O bushels sold here and only loads
worked at the seaboard. Cables up a frac-
tion. Country offerings were light The West Is
not doing so much on the buying side The Patten
party is bearish ever.
Oats were decidedly weak losing sc, and closing
at the bottom, the May at 251sc. Early it looked
If the leading longs willing sell
Scalpers made haste to put out lines on their own
account. Receipts 159 cars. with 100 for to-
morrow. Clearances were 5000 bushels; shipping
sales. 10000 bushels. The elevator interests seem
rather bearish
Faxseed weak, May closing at 81 81. or lc
under Tuesday At the three points there were
fifteen of seed. against twenty-five last year
Provisions steady. in spite of duness. Pork
closed at 7lsc Tuesday lard and ribs. 2lac TO
oc over. Hog receipts 1000 less than OK
pected. Shipments for the day were large. Specu-
Iation is quiet. The cash demand is good.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-07
CAUGHT MURDERER IN AFRICA.
SECRET SERVICE AGENT HERE WITH LOIS
DARRELL. 4 SOLDIER. WHO KILLED
HIS TENTMATF

On the steamer Hohenzollern, OF the North Ger
man Lloyd Line, which arrived Quarantine last
night from Genoa, by way of Naples and Gibraltar.
Is Lois Darrell formerly sergeant in Troop C. 9TH
Cavalry. who is charged with having murdered
his comrade in arms. Henry Crouch at Pinar del
Rio Cuba. last June Darrell is in irons and is in
charge of W. o. Dupuy. officer in the United
States Secret Service. 4 reward of 5000 will be
paid To Dupuy when he arrives at Havana and
turns his prisoner TO the authorities. Dupuy
and Darrell will start for Havana on Saturday
Darrell was captured at Bera. Africa. after
long chase. Dupuy obliged To 90 to Lisbon in
order to obtain requsition for his captves extra
diton. The requisiton did not arrive until January
20. after which Dupuy and Darrell started for the
United States. Dupuy had pursued Darrell from
New-Oreans to Lorenzo Marques and then to
Beira. The crime for which Darrell is to answer is
a CHASTITY and shocking He and his victim
Crouch were terminates and friends One night
Crouchs dead body found in the company
street of the camp. and shortly afterward Darrell
fed. Witnesses swore that he the murderer.
The Hohenzollern Will dock in Brooklyn this
morning. She was 10 have up from Quaran-
tine last night but the delay caused by the Health
oficers examination of the ship prevented her do
ing so.