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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08

Hanna, Wyo., July 3.-The gangs
working In the stope of the wrecked
mine made good progress today and
cars are running to the twelfth level.
At the present rate OF progress cars
will be running to the bottom Of the
level, $500 feet in, by tomorrow night.
Beyond the $500 feet dip q long in
cline rises and here probably many
bodies will be found. The walling In
of the fire In the seventeenth entry
is proceeding rapidly and no more
trouble from that source anticipated.
No n not actively engaged in the
mine is permitted to approach within
200 yards Of the stope.
Great restitution prevails among
the families of the 235 men who lost
their lives In the dire mine disaster
Tuesday. Those who lost their sole
support number hundreds. The char
liable people OF Wyoming, Colorado
and other western states are urged to
send liberal assistance to the mayor
of Hanna without delay.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
suaui.t, Dvtdcs.

There are no bridesmaids at a Span.
ish wedding. but instead n madrlna
literally godmother) Is present with
the witnesses. There IL no bride cake,
but there Is n reception and very often
n feast after the ceremony. Before
the wedding tnkes place the brides
new home Is made rendy for her re-
ceptlon. for the honeymooncrs do not
start on their travels until the day
after their marriage.
BEFORE their departure they pay u
polite visit to their respective parents
On their return dainty sweetmcuts In
pretty boxes are sent round 10 their
friends. No visits are paid I'LL little
cards have been sent offering Their
house."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
NO A OF CURRY.
The Montana Bandit Has Got Entire
Iv AWAY From the Officsre

~ away FfOfU VIC OTtCCFts
Knoxville. Tenn, July 3.-Harvey
Logan. or Kid Curry, Is still at large
and no trace OF him whatever has
been learned by the officers. The
Pinkerton men are still circling about
In the mountains In the hope OF get
ting some clew to his whereabouts,
but as yet they have made little pro-
gress and have not even hit his trail.
Investigation by the government
authorities into the escape continues.
but nothing is given out, though a
sensation Is expected within the next
few days. as II Is being established
that Curry made use of money in his
getaway A suspicious character was
e on the train near Atlanta, Ga,
and 1t may be that Curry caught q
train. II is believed also that he
BACKED his face as he did when he
made the robbery Of the Great North
ern train near Wagner. Mont.
Excitement here runs high and the
public is %denouncing the sheriff and
jail authorities for the lax way the
prisoner was guarded.
United States Marshal r. w. Aus
tin tonight made public the affidavit
which he made to the court OF appeals
at Cincinnati last January in request
ing that Logan be removed to the
Hamilton county, o., jail. Logan's
attorneys fought the removal. and
we're backed up by other influences.
The AFFIDAVIT was made before a not
airy public. Logan declared that his
lawyers wanted to keep him here to
bleed him. He declared they had al.
ready made $4,000 out Of him, and
Charles T. Gate, Jr.. now attorney
general OF the state, had been paid
$500 and had done nothing. He was
also indignant that John Mynatt, n
OF his lawyers. did not go to Cincinnati
for him.
Marshal Austin gives rs his first
reason that the sheriff had informed
him that Logan made several at
tempts to bribe his guards. Another
reason given is that Logan Is a dan
gerous man and has made several es-
capes while in western prisons. II
Is further alleged that the Knox coun-
ty jail is not safe as the Hamilton
county, o., jail, and further that fed.
eral prisoners had frequently escap-
ed from the Knox county jail.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
BIG SHELTER
SHUT DOWN
EIGHT MINES ALSO TIED VI
The Closing Down Of the smeIter Is to
Prevent Doing Damage to Crops
In Deer Lodge Valley.

Butte, July 1.-The order to close
the Washoe smelter went into effect
today. and with It nine of the heav.
lest ore-producers in Butte suspended
operations for the time being. Three
thousand lei In Butte are affected
by the shutdown.
The mines closed are the Anacon-
da, st. Lawrence. Neversweat, Par
rot, High Ore. Mountain Consolidated,
Moonlight, Bell and Diamond.
II Ii also stated that the Gagnon
mine, which supplies the Colorado
smelter with the bulk of Its ore, will
close down in a short time. The close
OF the Gagnon. however, has nothing
to do with the closing of the other
properties of the Amalgamated COM
pany. The Gagnon shaft. 1t is stat
ed. is to be re-timbered.
During the general suspension of
work at the mines on the hill consid-
cradle repairing Is to be done. Also
some development work will be car
ried on. It Is understood that the Par
rot shaft, now LOO feet deep, will
be sunk to the 1000 level. The Dia-
mond shaft is to be re-timbered from
top to bottom.
1t is stated that 800 men are en-
ployed In building the big iue and
stack at the Washoe smelter The
Amalgamated company expected to
have the work completed by July 1,
but owing to a shortage of brick could
not do 30. II is the purpose Of the
company to avoid injuring this years
crop In the Deer Lodge valley, and
this is one Of the reasons why no ore
will be smelted until the new stack
Is in operation. When the fiue is COM
pleted 1t is believed the gases issuing
from the smelter will be robbed of
their noxious properties. Only harm
less vapor will come from the stack
at the top of the mountain back of
the smelling plant.
The mines operated by the Boston
& Montana company and the Butte
q Boston company will raise ore as
usual.
These mines will yield about $500
tons of ore q day Eight hundred tons
Is treated at the Butte & Boston
smelter and 5000 tons at the Boston
q Montana's plant at Great Falls.
The companies are branches Of the
Amalgamated Copper company.
The Amalgamated company employ
es three-fourths of the miners in Butte.
There are about 5000 men engaged n
and about the mines and smelters of
Butte and over 5000 are or the pay
roll of the A~malgamated Copper COM
pany. The men who will remain idle
during the temporary close down rep
resent nearly one-half Of the total
number employed by the corporation.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
AWFUL MINE
CATASTROPHE
An Explosion Of Black Damp Results
In 235 Deaths In Hanna, Wy
oming, Coal Mine.
RESCUE UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE
The Seventeenth Level a Mass Of
FIames-Heart-R BENDING Scenes
About Mouth Of Mine.

Hanna, Wyo.. July 1.-0f 2S1 men
who went into the Union Pacific coal
company's No. / mine yesterday, 235
were killed by the explosion OF black
damp that occurred at 1890 a. m. yes
terday. Most of the dead are Finland
ers and negroes.
Members Of the rescuing parties
tell Of pitiful scenes about the seven
teenth level, as deep as 1t has been
possible to penetrate. Some Of the
survivors were driven insane and
founght like fends against the res
cuers. Dazed. %listless survivors were
found sitting on cars or lying on the
floor. careless Of whether they lived
or died.
Near the seventeenth level, twenty
bodies were found strewn over a pile
OF debris which the men had striven
to surm0unt before being overcome
by the deadly fumes. Some were scar
ed and blackened by the flames, but
all had died crawling toward fresh
air.
Eleven rescuers who had gone thus
far were too weak to bring out the
bodies.
For hours the scene at the mouth
OF the level was ~heartrending. With
clothes and hair awry, wives, sweet
hearts and children, .huddled together,
weeping and ~wringing their hands.
Many sat on the shattered timbers
blown from the mines mouth, insen-
sible to their surroundings. The most
frantic rushed to the edge of the gap
and tried to force their way into the
slope.
An expert who went almost to the
seventeenth level, says the mine car
not possibly be cleared for a month.
II Is reported that the men in the
lower levels were torn to pieces by
the explosion, which hurled great tim
bers high owe the town and LOO
feet beyond the mouth Of the slope.
Among the dead Is Alfred Happ
good, who turned the first shovel of
dirt In starting the slope Fire bosses,
who had reported all safe before work
ing time yesterday, met death while
making q second inspection.
Information was received tonight
from an experienced miner, who pen
etrated the mine to the sixteenth lev
ell, that the workings below the sew
enteenth level are a mass of flames,
and which would In a few hours pre-
vent escue from reaching the bod
les of the entombed not later than
fOmorrnW n0ou Tho offorfe of fhoca
below the surface are now confined
to the work of walling up the entries
and stope and putting up fire proof
barriers which will prevent the flames
from reaching the seventeenth and
other levels above This is taken as
an indication that the rescuers realize
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
500 Reward, 500,

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cur in all Its stages.
and that Is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease.
requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and Mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation Il
the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu.
ton and assisting nature In doing Its
work. The p%roprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they
offer one hundred dollars for any case
that II falls to cure. Send for Inst OF
testimonials. Address
y. j. CHENEY. & co, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggist. Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
TALK AROUND
THE WORLD
The Mackay Cable Across the Pacific
Ocean 10 Connected and Presl.
dent Sends First Message.
CLARENCE MAckAy RESPONDS
Message Completes ,ts Course Around
the Globe In II Minutes-Twlee
Around In n Minutes.

New York. July 4.-The last con-
nection In the Commercial Pacific
company's cable was made at Honolu-
IN tonight at 1880 o'clock, eastern
time, and a cable dispatch was fash
ed around the world In nine and one
half minutes. The first message over
the cable was sent at 1880 p. M. by
resident Roosevelt at Oyster Bay,
to Governor Taft at Manila.
Oyster Bay, July 4.-To Governor
Taft, Manila: I open American Pa
cidc cable with greetings to you and
the people OF the Philippines.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
A copy Of Taft's answer to Presi-
dent Roosevelt:
Manila, July 40 the President:
Filipino people and American resi-
dents in these islands are glad to pre-
sent their respectful greetings and
congratulations to the president OF
the United States. conveyed over a
cable with which American enterprise
has girded the Pacific. thereby rem
dering greatly easier the more fire.
quent communication between the
two countries. II will certainly lead
to a closer union and a better mutual
understanding OF each others aims
and sympathies, and OF their common
interest In the prosperity of the Phil
ippines and education and develop
ment of the Filipinos. II Is not map
propriate to incorporate In this. the
first message across the Pacific from
the Philippines to America, an ear.
nest plea for the reduction OF the tar
in on Filipino products, In accord.
ance with the broad and liberal spir-
II which the American people desire
to manifest toward the Philippines,
and Of which you have been an ear
nest exponent.
President Roosevelt then sent the
following message around the world:
westward to Clarence III. Mackay,
who was with Mr.. Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay.
Oyster Bay, N. j., July 4.-Clar-
ence H. Mackay. President Pacific
Cable Company. Oyster Bay, N. y
Congratulations and ucces to the
Pacific cable, which the genius Of your
lamented father n your own enter
prise made possible.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The message was sent at 1923 p.
M, and was received by Mr.. Mackay
at 1885 p. m, making the time OF its
transmission around the world IL
minutes. Mr.. Mackay replied as fol-
lows; his message going eastward
around the world:
ITO the President. Oyster Bay
thank you deeply for your message,
and I earnestly hope that the Pacific
cable. by opening wide horizon of the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
Very Remarkable Cure Of olarrhoea.

Very Remarkable Cure OF Dlarrhoea.
About six years ago for the first
time In my life | had a sudden and
severe attack Of diarrhoea," says Mrs.
Alice Miller, OF Morgan, Texas. Il
got temporary relief, but II came back
again and again. and for six long
years l have suffered more misery and
agony than | can tell. II was worse
than death. My husband spent hun
dreds of dollars for physicians pre-
scriptions and treatment without avail.
Finally we moved to Bosque county,
our present home, and one day I hap
pened to see an advertisement OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea remedy with a testimonial of a
man who had been cured by II. The
case was so similar to my own that
| concluded to try the remedy. The
result was wonderful. l could hardly
realize that | IA well again. or be-
lieve 1t could be SO after hayeing suf-
fered 70 long. but that one bottle OF
medicine. costing but a few cents.
cured me-" For sale by all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
A FAIR MEN MEET.
s. s. Hobson Chosen Temporary
Calrman Of the Fair Board.

Helena, July with an attendance
Of %, out Of a possible 26. members
Of the board OF directors OF the Mon
tana state fair, the first meeting OF
that body, was held in Helena today,
and the members entered into the ar.
rangements for the first annual meet
ing under the law passed by the last
legislature with a great deal Of enthu-
siasm.
Il has been decided that the fair
will be held during the first week OF
October, and the details necessary to
the perfection Of the exhibition are
In the hands OF an executive board OF
five members, representing every part
OF the state. =
When the meeting was called to or.
der this afternoon, all of the counties
Of the state with the exception OF
Custer. Flathead and Ravalll were rep.
resented, and temporary organization
was made by the selection of Direct
ors s. s. Hobson, of Fergus, as chair.
man, and Director w. NJ. Biggs, OF
Lewis and Clarke, as secretary. Perm
anent organization was effected by the
election OF Director Frank l.. Benepe,
Of Gallatin. to the presidency by q
unanimous vote.
The board then decided to consoli-
date the offices OF secretary and treas.
urer. and John W. Pace, Of Helena,
q chosen for the place.
Under the provisions OF the law,
the directors divided themselves into
classes for two. four and six year
terms.
This evening the following executive
committee was elected: 7. A. Mar.
low, Helena; w. b. George. Yellow
stone; w. II. Raymond. Madison;
Samuel Dinsmore. Missoula; p. w.
Bradford, Great Falls. The directors
will visit the fair grounds in the
morning.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
Brutally Tortured,

A case came to light that for per-
sistent and unmerciful torture has per.
haps never been equaled. Joe Colo
bick, of Colusa. CAL. writes: "For 10
years l endured insufferable pain from
rheumatism and nothing relieved me,
though I tried everything known. I
came across Electric Bitters and It's
the greatest medicine on earth for
that trouble. A few bottles OF II CON-
pletely relived and cured me-" Just
as good for liver and kidney troubles
and general debility. Only SO cents.
Satisfaction guaranteed by c. II. Will
liams.. druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
A lightning Change Arsi.,.

The rapidly with whlcl, chamcleons
change their color IL marvellous. You
gather one from an outdoor shrub aud
II Immediately becomes dark. almost
black. kissing aud with It's mouth wide
open, threatening 10 bite. Meanwhile
II Is sill. but continues to crawl
upward whenever possible M you, up
your sleeve. always upward. ny de-
grees the angry black changes Into
whatever color IL nearest. II ones
dress IN Of u brownlsh color % Is tho
chameieon's.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
Greed.

Don't you think that people pay too
much attention to money nowadaysr
mo. ! don't" answered Senator
Sorghum. Time was when q five dol.
lar bill looked as big as q farm to q
member Of the legislature. Now be
won't pay any attention to II what.
ever."-Washington Star.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
No Pity Shown.

For years fate was after me con
tinuously." writes F. A. Gulledge, Yer.
bena. Ala. 81 had a terrible case Of
piles, causing "a tumors. When all
failed Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
me. Equally good for burns and all
aches and pains. Only 25c at Will
liams' drug store.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
workinn Nioht and pay.

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made Is DIR. Kings
New Life Pills. These pills change
weakness into strength, listlessness in
to energy. brain.fag into mental pow.
err. They're wonderful In building up
the health. Only 25c per box. Sold
by c. II. Williams, druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
A Money Saver.

A Money Saver.
City Guest-Why don't you have your
windows washed, landlordf can't see
out.
Country innkeeper-No. don't want
'em cleaned. II they were clean I'd
have to get curtains to keep the sun
Out.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
Expert at II.

Towuley-This paper says that one
Of those ldiotic colleges is going to
make Senator Boodler a doctor Of
laws"
Brownley-Well. that's appropriate
enough. He doctors the laws every
time he gets q chance.-Exchange.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08

great east may prove useful factor to
commerce Of the United States"
CLARENCE II. MACKAY."
President Roosevelt received this
message at 12:04h. The time con-
sumed In passing around the world
was nine and one-half minutes.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08

Men do not change much. after all.
Three hundred years ago q wise man
wrote this: "a a knows little who
bells bis wife all he knowa"-Atchi.
| nm 0iobe.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-28

USUAL VERDICT
AT INQUEST.
Testimony Taken Over
Shooting Of Gonzales.
NOTHINGSENSATIONAL.
TiIlman's Lawyers are ST.
lent.
NOTHINGsENSATIONAL.
Senator Talbird Heard TIlIman Say
"How Are You, Mr.. Gonzaies?W
Other Witnesses Sworn.

There were not more than O hundred
people at the Gonzales inquest last
Thursday. Solicitor Thurmond aud ex-
Attorney General Bellinger were pres
emit representing the prosecution and
Mr.. Blease, Mr.. Tillmau, but not o
word was uttered by a lawyer. The
verdict was q simple statement with
out comment that Mr.. Gonzales came
to his death from q gun shot wound at
the hands Of James n. Tillman on Jam
uary 18th, the jury being out less
than five minutes. In general the
testimony corroborated the accounts
already published. Senator Talbird,
however, swore that when Mr.. Con-
zales approached within ten or fifteen
feet Tillman said: GLOW ara you Mr..
G~onzsles?" The latter made no reply
but obliqued to the left. "I received
your message" said Tillman and fred,
Mr.. Gonzales being then almost on a
line with Talbird and Tillmsn. After
the shot Mr.. Gonzales said: Here I am,
finish me-" This was Talbird's testi-
mony. Senator Browns TESTIMONY
was identically the same with what
has already been published. He did
not see the shooting, was speaking to a
lady friend who became terrified when
the shot was fred. +. f. Sims was
crossing Main street, he heard the pis-
tol shot, and that first attracted his at
tention and then heard Tillman say:
81 got your MESSAGE" The latter might
have been said at about the same mo-
ment as the shot was fred but he knew
nothing about the aft lair until he heard
the shot.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-28
gov. HEYWARD.
SWORN in.
Other State Officers Takes
Oath OF Office.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Clear Gut Expression of
Views.
Biennial Sessions, Child Labor Law,
Regulation OF Trusts, Schools
Advocated.

d. Clinch Hayward of Colleton ant
John Il. Sloan Of Columbia wore in
augurated governor and lieutenant gov
ernor respectively of South Carolina al
noon last Wednesday,. The ceremony
took place In the hall of the house o.
representatives and in the presence o.
the supreme court, general assembly
and q large audience, including an un'
usual number of people OF prominencc.
Chief Justice Pope administered the
oaths.
While Mr.. Hayward was not elected
as the representative of any faction, he
is the first to be elected aiuce 1890, not
identified with the Reformers. The
new governor read his address from
manuscript, the delivery consuming 40
minutes. He hopefully reviewed the
recent advances of the state In agri-
culture and manufactures, alluding
particularly to the great development
in tobacco culture. The necessity OF
common school education and help for
those in thinly settled school districts
was pointed out. He advised q contin-
uance Of liberal support of the state
colleges. II the laws with regard to
regulating trusts be inadequate, the
Legislature should amend them with tho
view always, however, to give capital
its legal privileges.
Child labor in textile manufactures
should be prohibited, the statute to
provide that time be given to manufac-
turers and operators to adjust them
selves to changed conditions.
He would seek to enforce the provis-
ions of the ~dispensary law in all locali-
ties. He recommended in q general
way pensions for. ex-Confederates and
directed the attention OF the legisla-
ture to the demand for improved high.
ways.
Attention should also be given to tho
importation and sale of adulterated and
impure food products.
A constitutional amendment provid-
viding biennial sessions of the legisla-
ture Is advisable.
Appropriations should be made to
correspond with the tax levy and avoid
mourning necessity to borrow money
to meet current obligations. II appro-
priations cannot be reduced without
impairing the usefulness of public inst
itutions, means should be provided for
increasing the
The legislature should take steps for
the drainage Of the waste lands, com
prising one-fifth of the states area.
Later in the day the various other
new state officers were sworn in.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-28
ONE CENT A WORD.

All persons are notified not to hunt,
ride over or Crespass upon nay Waits
place or home place In any way what.
soever. The law will certainly be en-
forced against any n 30 doing. "a
word to the wise is SUFFICIENT"
JNo, II. SMITH, M. ID.
Jan. 90, 1803.--2t.
WANTED - FAITHFUL PERSON
TO travel for well established house In
few counties, calling on retail mer,
chants and agents. Local territory.
Salary $l,024 Q year and expenses,
payable S19.70 @ week In cash aud ex-
penses advanced. Position permanent.
Business successful and rushing. Stand
ard House. 334 Dearborn ST., Chicago.
Please take notice that / forbid any
spersop or persons hunting, fishing or
riding on my lands or trespassing on
my landSin any way; also forbid any
persons OF hiring my hands TO work as
dday lsborere or Otherwise
NJ, b. PooLT.
Jan, 12th 1a0s,-2t.