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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
DENEEN IS
NOMINATED
Illinois Republicans Finally Break
the Deadlock by Agreeing Upon
States Attorney.
sevENTY.NINE BALLOTS TAKEN
Sherman, Yates, Hamlin and Pierce
Finally Withdraw in Favor Of the
Successful Candidate.

Springfield. ILL.,, June 3.-By max
ing combination with Charles s.
Deneen, l.. Y. Sherman. Howland j.
Hamlin and John II. Pierce, Governor
Yates today broke the deadlock in
the Republican state convention. and
brought about the nomination OF De.
neen for governor. The nomination
was made on the seventy.ninth bal.
lot. which stood
Yates. 1; Lowden. 529is; Deneen
5971a; Warner, 81.
The combination was the result OF
a series of conferences which were
held last night and this morning, and
which were participated in by Yates
Deneen. Hamlin, Sherman and Pierce
The agreement had not been con.
summated when the convention met
at ten o'clock this morning. and the
Yates and Deneen people forced a re.
cess until 2 p. m.
Then the parties to the combination
met and finally agreed upon Deneen
as the candidate.
When the convention re-convened,
Yates, Hamlin and Sherman withdrew
their names from the consideration
of delegates and urged their friends
to vote for Deneen.
When the seventy-ninth roll call
was ordered and Adams county led of
with 'one vote for Yates and nine.
teen for Deneen." the widest excite
ment prevailed.
As the call proceeded, 1t became
evident that the new combination
would win, but the original Lowden
men for the most part remained firm,
and went to defeat with him. When
the call was completed, Lowden NOV.
ed to make the nomination unani-
nous and Chairman Cannon declar.
ed the motion carried.
All of the pentup enthusiasm of the
delegates manifested itself as Deneen
came to the platform and briefly
thanked the convention for the honor
In response TO the demands OF the as
semblage Lowden made an address
pledglng his support to the ticket.
The convention now took up the
nomination OF candidate for lieu
tenant governor, but the leaders OF
the combination were prepared for
this. and a recess was taken until s
p. m.
In the meantime the parties to the
combination which had nominated De
neen met at the executive mansion
and prepared a slate for the remain
der of the ticket.
The ticket was completed at the
night session, as follows:
Lieutenant governor-L. Y. Sher
man.
Secretary OF state-James A. Rose
present incumbent.
State treasurer-Len Small.
State auditor-James s. McCul
lough. present incumbent.
Attorney general-W. Fl. Stead.
University trustees-Mrs Mary l.
Bussey, Charles Davidson. w. l.. Alb
bott.
The ticket went through according
to the slate agreed upon at the ex
ecutive mansion conference, except
In the case OF b. NJ. Chipperheld
whom w. II. Stead defeated for at
torney general.
At 11:46 o'clock the convention ad
journed sine die.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
WANTS A DIVORCE.
Sensational Charges Filed by Promi.
nent st. Paul Man.

Great Falls, June 4.-William c..
Toomey, president of the Great Falls
Water Power e. Townsite company
formerly a resident of this city, but
now of st. Paul. is the plaintiff In a
sensational divorce suit now pend
ing In st. Paul. A dispatch from that
city says:
The Toomey divorce case. three
times suppressed as IL was about to
be aired in court, is finally to be air
ed In an action brought on statutory
grounds against the stunningly beau
tiful woman who has Deen a leader
for some years past of the most ex
elusive set OF st. Paul society ma
irons and is the wife of william c
Toomey, President James j. Hills
private secretary and trusted conf
Dental agent In all his private bust
ness affairs.
Mr. Toomey handles millions of the
great railway magnate's private funds
Mrs. Toomey has handled thousands
of the wealth of the secretary, and
II has gone, rumor says. in the mad
chase after excitement and social
prestige.
The Toomey marital troubles have
been the talk Of the smart set for
two years. A year ago papers were
drawn In an action for divorce. bu
Mrs. Toomey's tears and repentance
averted the crash.
A few months later a second move
toward divorce followed a sensation
al story of the husbands attentions
to May Buckley, an actress who won
notoriety through a sensational shoot
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
'''''ri''l Sosi..,
ToCK AND WOOL INTERESTS OF THE GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY

secretly at the village of Peh Wang
on Takin island, one of the Mao Tao
group which are situated in Peohli
strait. and the Japanese cruiser Chi.
tose visited the island yesterday 10
investigate. She did not however,
find anything. II is reported that an.
other such station has been erected
near Shan Hal Kwan and the Japan.
ese are investigating the matter.
Yesterday the Chitose steamed in
close to Lao Tishan promonlory and
discovered four masts and a watch
house near the coast. One OF these
masts evidently was fitted up for
wireless telegraphy operations. The
station was beyond the range of the
Chitose guns. The Chitose reports
having heard series OF explosions al
Port Arthur and believes them to
have resulted from blasting prepara
tory to the emplacement OF new bat
teries.
The Japanese torpedo boat destroy
er lkazuchi yesterday discovered and
exploded a large mine of San Shan
island, at the entrance to Talienwan
bay. The Japanese naval authorities
engaged in clearing out the mines
in the vicinity of Tailenwan bay, are
employing Japanese shell divers from
Kushiu province. These divers vol
unteer for this work and are wonder
fully expert. II is said that with
their diving paraphernalia they can
stay under water for half day at a
time. Hundreds of japanese fisher
men are volunteering to assist In
clearing away Russian mines and 1,
Is probable that some of them will
be used for this work. These vol
untary offers are taken to illustrate
the unity of the Japanese people on
the war.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
ANARCHY RULE
IN COLORADO
A Concealed Assassin ExpIodes An
Internal Machine, Killing and
Wounding Non-union Men.
REIGN OF TERROR PREVAILS
Crowd Fired Into and Troops Are
Compelled to Take the Union
Hall by Assault.

Cripple Creek, Colo, June IA
concealed assassin. by merely pulling
wire, exploded an Internal machine.
thereby instantly killing 10 men aud
severely wounding nine others, one
ol whom has since died, at lndepend-
ence today. All the killed and inJur-
cd, with the exception OF two men
from the Deadwood mme, were non.
union miners employed on the night
shift of the Findley mine.
The men had quit work at 2 a. m.
anu were waiting to board the sub.
urban train on the Florence and Grip.
pie Creek railroad and return to their
homes in Cripple Creek and Victor.
Just after the engineer of the ap.
preaching train blew his whistle as
a signal to the miners. according TO
custom. terrific explosion occurred
underneath the depot platform on
and near which rs men were gather.
ed. The platform WAS blown into
splinters. the depot was wrecked and
a hole 20 feet in circumference and
about as many feet in depth was torn
In the ground. Fragments of the
bodies were hurled through space for
several hundred feet and later were
picked up still quivering. Some OF
the bodies dropped into the pit made
by the explosion, but heads, hands
legs, arms and trunks were strewn
about on all sides. Pieces OF flesh
were found on buildings 500 feet
away, and bloodstained everything
within radius of so feet.
The force of the explosion was felt
throughout the camp and the crash
awakened everybody. Ihe approach
ing train was stopped and the train
crew were the first men to reach the
scene of the disaster. They were
Joined in a few minutes by hundreds
of persons and relief work was begun
at once. A special train was sen,
from Cripple creek, carrying physi
clans, nurses, officers and many 9th
ers, but when 1t reached Independ
ence the injured had already beer
placed on board the suburban traiI
and removed to hospitals in Victor
The mangled bodies of the dead
pieced together as well as possible
were removed to the c0roner's Office
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
Terrors at Cripple Creek,

Denver, Colo, June "a reign of
terror, brought on by diabolical dy-
namiting plot. followed by rioting
and an assault upon the militia. ex-
lists in the Cripple Creek mining dis
trict tonight. Armed men throng the
streets and conflicts are of hourly
occurrence. Militiamen are march
ing hither and thither making arrests
by wholesale. A number of union
miners have been placed in the mill
tary bull pen" and others are being
gathered In at frequent intervals.
City and county officials have been
compelled to resign their offices be-
cause of their reputed union sympa.
thy. AS near as can be estimated
tonight Is are dead and a score or
more injured as result of the events
leading up to the events above de-
scribed. Beginning with this morn
ing when an Internal machine set un-
der the station platform at Findley
on the line of the Florence and Grip
pie Creek railroad was touched of
and a number of non-union men, who
were waiting for train, were sent
into eternity and others horribly
mangled. events followed thick and
fast.
They eliminated in a riot at a mass
meeting where bullets few and at
least two were killed and number
injured. Later, as company OF mil
itia was marching past union head
quarters, pursuing their search for
union miners, they were fired upon.
according to report, by armed men
concealed in union hall The soldiers
stormed the building and from last
accounts at least six unionists were
wounded.
The remainder fled Drecipitately,
blood streaming from the wounds of
the injured. The soldiers. who were
unhurt, pursued and arrested num-
ber Of the fleeing men and continued
far into the night to suUur the coun-
try in search of men supposed to have
been In union hall at the time OF the
assault. At the headquarters Of Ad.
jutant General Bell. in this city. ey.
erything is in readiness to promptly
meet a call for additional troops IN
the gold camp It is understood that
the railroads have been instructed to
have engines and cars ready and a
quick trip to Cripple creek would
follow an appeal for more soldiers.
! However, from the tone Of a com.
munication received from Sheriff
Bell, the newly appointed official OF
Teller county, he will only ask for
further aid from the military as a
last resort. He intimates that he can
control the situation unless a gener'
al clash of opposing interests occurs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
PARK GATES OPEN.
Tourist Season in Wonderland Prom
ises to be Prosperous.

Travel to the Yellowstone Nation
al park this season promises to ex-
ceed that of any previous year in It's
history. Great preparations have
been made for the accommodation of
tourists by transportation companies
and by the big hotels throughout the
park.
The Northern Pacific will run two
daily passenger trains from Living
stOn to Gardiner to accommodate the
tourists. The season opened June
/, two weeks earlier this year than
formerly. Il required two special
trains to carry the help needed in
the park. which was mostly recruited
from western cities.
The first large parties to make the
tour of the park were booked to ar
rive on Monday and Tuesday.
From Helena the Northern Paci-
fic railway company will begin SER
les OF excursions to the park on July
3. The price for the round trip will
be $i3.65 and includes transportation
and hotetl accommodations. The trip
to and through the park will be made
in seven days, and five and one-haf
days will be passed in Wonderland.
The round trip price includes all nec-
essary expenses. There will also be
week end excursions from Helena to
the Mammoth Hot Springs. Tickets
will be on sale Fridays of each week,
limited to return the following Mon
day. A rate of SIS for the round trip
has been established, which includes
railroad transportation from Helena
to Gardiner to Mammoth Hot Springs
and return. Also included in nthe
rate is one nights lodging and five
meals at the Mammoth Springs, and
lodging and meals at Livingston en-
route to and from the park.
Among early visitors to the park
from Helena will be number of
school teachers, who will take in
Wonderland on their way to the
Worlds Fair at st. Louis.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
Natures Varied Wealth in Montana

We who live in Flathead county
and who have lived here for years,
are not yet aware what the resources
of this county are. While drilling
for oil the Kintla Lake company
struck vein of hard bituminous coal
at a depth OF 1900 feet, and the ex-
act thickness of the vein is not
known, they being compelled to aban-
don drilling operations until they had
more cable. While they are conf
dent that a good aow of oil will yet
be found, they are equally pleased
with the gratifying discovery and out.
look, as all who live within the con.
fines of this county should be. II
this coal is of sufficient quantity a
fine coal mine can be worked with
profit TO those who undertake the
task and to the community In gen
eral. Many mines in the Pennsylvan.
la fled are down several thousand
feet and still being worked with great
profit. Why not here In this county
-Kalispell Inter Lake.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
iG, Manager.
Stockholders Meetjno,

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Spring Creek Coal company
will be held at the Offices of the COM
pany In Lewistown. on Friday, June
10, 1904, when there will be elected
a board of directors to serve the en-
suing year and such other business
transacted as may properly come be.
fore the meeting.
Dated Lewistown, June 7, 1904.
l.. ID. BLODGETT. Secretary.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
Worst Of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than TO fee
that every minute will be your last
Such was the experience OF Mrs. S
II. Newson, Decatur, Ala. For three
years." she writes, Il endured insuf
ferable pain from Indigestion. stom
ach and bowel trouble. Death seem
ed inevitable when doctors and all
remesiies failed. At length | was
induced to try Electric Bitters and
the result was miraculous. | improv
ed at once and now I'm completely
recovered" For liver. kidney, stom
ach and bowel troubles Electric Bit
ters is the only medicine. Only soc
It's guaranteed by Delzell Drug Co.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08

London, June 6.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Tien Tsin correspondent
wires: -Four thousand Russians be.
longing to General Stakelberg's bri-
gade, on May 81. attacked 1,500 ia.
panese occupying position five miles
south of Wafangtien. The Russians
were repulsed. losing 200 killed and
400 wounded. The Japanese lost
more than 100 killed."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
Warninu.

II you have kidney and bladder
trouble and do not use Foley's Kid
ney cure. you will have only yourself
TO blame for results, as 1t positively
cures all forms of kidney and blad-
der diseases. Sold by e. F. Nc
Kechnie.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
Was Wasting Away.

The following letter from Robert
r. Watts. of Salem, Mo-, is instruc-
tive: Il have been troubled with
kidney disease for the last five years.
lost flesh and never felt well and
doctored with leading physicians and
tried all remedies suggested without
relief. Finally | tried Feley's Kidney
Cure and less than two bottles COM
pletely cured me and am now
sound and we'll" Sold by Z. +. Nc
Kechnie.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
Hereford Cattle.

Pure bred bull calves for sale. I
will also have few cows and heifers
for sale every year. This is a good
opportunity for anyone wishing to
start a herd OF high class cattle. In.
spection OF my stock is invited and
all inquiries and correspondence will
receive prompt attention.
DUANE BUTTERFTELD,
Stanford, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
Machine Shearinu,

The plant at this place VIII be op-
Grated this season commencing June
2nd. We will have full crew of ex-
pert shearers. Little danger from
showers, as We have cover and shell
ter for sheep before and after shear
ing. You should write early for
dates. MOULE & MARQUIS,
Bercail Mont
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
Notice.

Book your sheep now to be shorn
at the Harlowton machine plant,
which will be in operation by June
Sth. For particulars write me at
Harlowton.
j. o. BERG, Manager.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
BIG WOOL SALES.
Several Of the Largest Clips in the
State Sold for Top Prices.

SS'e w IVY E'SSo.
Billings, June S.-A. w. Elliott,
buyer for jeremiah williams K Co. s
Boston wool house, is here today. He
closed a deal for c. M. BARS wool.
The clip is practically the largest in.
dividual clip in the state and will
reach total of half million pounds
Mr.. Elliott paid 1910 for II. A great
part of the clip has not yet been
sheared.
Mr.. Elicit also bought the clip OF
the Snidow Sheep company today
Not a pound of 1t has been sheared
II is estimated at 250.000 pounds. He
paid 161ac for II.
Joe Wing, representative of Dew.
ey, Gould & Co., has bought the wool
of the Custer sheep company, esti.
mated at 100000 pounds. The price
was 16c.
These prices. as compared with
last years indicate a favorable year
for sheepmen. as they are a shade
higher. There Is a disposition on the
part of the buyers this year to take
all the big clips in the country be.
fore the public sales open, which will
be about July 5th. An old-tlme wool
grower says that this suits the pro
ducer to a nicely, as there Is grow
ing dissatisfaction in regard to auc
tion sales, and the growers believe
they can realize better prices at pri
vate advance sale.
ID. Il. Hallet, also a representative
of Jermeiam Williams & Co., has
purchased c. o. Gruwell's wool near
Glendive. There Is 100000 pounds in
the clip. The price has not been
made public.
Livingston, June 3.-The first wool
sale OF the season was made here to-
day when John Harvat contracted to
sell his entire clip for 13% cents per
pound. The purchaser is J. Z. Ham
pie, OF Butte, who represents Bos
ton wool concern. Mr.. Harvat is
shearing 10000 sheep and IL Is es
timated that the clip will reach 20,
900 pounds. The wool is to be deliv
cred on the cars in this city.
Billings, June 4.-Following are all
WOOl bdltb TtDOTttu lOudy.
Bert Shorey sold to A. w. Elliott
representing jeremiah Williams, OF
Boston, 100000 pounds, at l6 cents.
w. b. Rogers sold to same buyer
10000 pounds. at IAN cents.
Fred Awe sold to Frazer Bros, rep
resenting Brown & Adams. of Boston
$4,000 pounds. at IA cents. All above
are private sales, no other kind hav
ing taken place this season.
Miles City. June 6.-Numerous WOO
sales are reported in the vicinity oI
Sentinel Butte and Wibaux by per
sons coming thence. The buyers have
purchased between 100000 and 400.
600 pounds in the vicinity Of Senti
mel Butte. This Is an unusual pro
ceeding on their part, ans indicates
that they want the wool. They are
not waiting for the wool TO b,
brought in, but are hiring livery rigi
TO ride across country and are buy
ing the wool on the animals backs
c. o. Gruwell has sold to ID. l.
Hallett of Jeremiah Williams &c Co
about 10000 pounds at lG cents.
Hugh Hunter to Joe Wing of Dew
ey, Gould q Co., $1,000 pounds at 15H
cents.
w. II. Freeman to Wing at 16 cents
S. F. Gale. wether clip to Wing a
16 cents.
w. f. Harris about 100000 pounds
to Hallett at l5lk cents.
John Holt TO Hallett about 5,Os
pounds at l5h cents.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
JAPs STILL WINNING.
Little Brown Men Gradually Creeping
Towards Port Arthur.

Toxic, June Sit is suspected here
that the Russians at Port Arthur are
communicating with points on the
Chinese coast by means OF wireless
telegraphy. It was reported that a
wireless station had been erected
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
Russian Boats Torpedoed.

Toxic, June G, IL a. m.-The Rus
sian gunboat Giliak was torpedoed
and destroyed at Port Arthur Satur.
day.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08

On the first indication OF kidney
trouble. stop 1t by taking Foley's Kid.
ney cure. Sold by E. +. McKechnie.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
One Hundred Arreata.

Colorado Springs, Colo, June g.
A special from Victor says Sheriff
Bell has sworn in more than 300 dep
uties. At midnight upwards of 100
arrests have been made.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08

No good health unless the kidneys
are sound Foley's Kidney Cure
makes the kidneyssright. Sold by K.
r. McKechnie.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-08
Bell RlInored kiIted

Victor, Colo. June GA persistent
rumor is current here to the effect
that Sheriff Bell was shot and killed
tonight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-24
TRAMP FINDS $4,000 IN GOLD.
Treasure Lost From Express Car Re
stored to Its Owners.

SEATTLE, Wash, March liter
thousand dollars gold, lost from .
Great Northern express a in thu
s~now-covered Cascade Mountains las
Tuesday, wa found by a tramp ant
restored to the rlghtful owner. The
gold was in two bags, consigned by the
Puget Sound National Bank of Seattle
to the First National Bank OF Sno
homish, Wash.
Express Messenger Andrews forgot
to leave the gold at Snohomish, and
planned to transfer 1t to Messenger
Taplln, who would meet him at Chi
waukum on the west-bound Great
Northern No. /. Andrews put the
gold with the waybill In a newspaper,
it is claimed, and as the trains passed
at Chiwakum tossed the package over
TO Taplin. He said 1t fell between
the cars, but Taplin did not find 1t out
until he reached Everett, supposing
Andrews had tossed him the news
paper to read.
All along the line there has been
great hustling to find the gold, but
last evening a ~trackwalker brought 1T
into the station at Chiwaukum. 1t
had been found In the snow by a
tramp, who turned it over to the
trackwalker. 1t is said the tramp is
is to be giyen'a position with the rail.
rnah.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-24
MRS. MINERVA COLL, DECEASED
A Noble Type Of womanhOod Died in
Chicago-s Sister Of Mrs. Hutton.

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mnn,. ,S.s NJ short dnratlon' only a
49,, A. uar husband Mr. ! N.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-24
HORACE W. GLEASON DEAD,
Former Citizen Of Mexico Passed
Away at Eagle, Nebraska,
Thursday.

Horace W. Gleason, who formerly
nyedin Mexico and who was engaged
in the hardware business here, died Al
his home in Eagle, Neb., at 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning, March III 1t Il
thought probable that the remains
will be brought to this city and buried
beside the bodies OF other members Of
his family.
Deceased was born rs years ago IN
Chautauqua County, N. ", and re.
NAMED on the farm in New York un'
til he was Is years Of age, when he
moved TO Monroe county, Mo-, ant
farmod for fourteen years, moving tc
Mexico and engaging In the hardware
business in 1871. Some years aftel
moving to Mexico two children Of Mr.
Gleason's we're drowned near Young'
Greek post ONCE, north OF this city
while attempting to ford Young'
Greek.
Later Mr.. Gleason moved to Soutl
Omaha. Neb., where he lived until HI
moved TO Eagle, Neb.
Deceased was a member OF the Pres
byterlan church and was a Mason, still
holding his membership with Hebron
lodge OF this city.