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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
Worlds Fair Hates.

Great Falls TO ST. Louis and return,
$3.50.
Great Falls TO Chicago and return,
$3.50.
Great Falls TO st. Louis. returning
via Chicago or vice versa. s53.75.
Tickets on sale every Tuesday, May
to October, inclusive, also June 9th,
10th and 18th. Stopovers allowed
within going limit of ten days, and
returning within final limit Of ninety
days from date of sale.
For further particulars apply to
G. w. DOHERTY.
Agent Lewistown.
l.. II. YOUNG, Ticket Agent. Great
Falls.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
PRESIDENT REID RESIGNS.
Prot. Hamilton Becomes the Head oil
Agricultural COLLEGE,

Bozeman. Sept. 11.-President Jas.
Reid of the state agricultural college,
has resigned his position and Prof.
James II. Hamilton of the state uni.
versity at Missoula, has been elected
as his Rumors of a change
have been heard for many months, so
that the announcement will not come
entirely as a surprise. Secretary Pet
er Koch. in speaking Of the matter,
said that 1t had been known to the
executive board for nearly a year that
on account of his private affairs DR..
Reid contemplated resigning his posi-.
ton. z
President Reid leaves the institu'
ton after ten years OF service. he
institution Is three times as large. and
is well housed and well organized.
Among the institutions of the state il
is first in age, in student attendance,
in equipment. in number of faculty
and In final resources.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
a Roosevelt Soma.

Scores of poems set to familiar airs
drift into the Republican national and
state headquarters these days. Re.
Gently the mail brought a verse which
the writer says should be sung to
Hail Columbia" IL Is as follows:
Raise your banners, hail the chief
Of II country, great and glorious;
Of our party, long victorious;
Strenuous always-pressing onward,
Ever watchful-looking forward.
Vote for him who is truly leading,
Earnestly all good causes pleading,
Lest our nation come to grief.
Trust in him-our faithful chief.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
Fearful Odds Against Him.

Bedridden, alone and destitute.
Such in brief was the condition OF an
old soldier by name Of ]. J. Havens,
of Versailles, o. For years he was
troubled with kidney disease and
neither doctors nor medicines gave
aim relief. At length he tried Elec.
tric Bitters. IL put him on his feet
in short order and now he testifles.
I'm on the road TO complete recoy.
cry" Best on earth for liver and
kidney troubles and all forms OF
stomach and bowel complaints. Only
soc. Guaranteed by Delzell Drug Co
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
Notice 10 Trespassers.

Notice is hereby given that any
person having any buildings or tim
Der cut on the north half OF the south
east quarter, the southwest quarter of
the northeast quarter and the south.
east quarter of the northwest quarter
of section %. township II north, OF
range 10 east. is hereby notified to
remove same within sixty days or no,
at all. HANK PENSE.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14
Bucklen's krnica Salve.

Has worldwide fame for marvellous
cures. 1t surpasses any other salve,
lotion, ointment Or balm for cuts,
corns. burns. boils. sores. felons, ul-
GERS, letter, salt rheum, fever sores,
chapped hands, skin eruptions; infal.
lible for piles. Cure guaranteed. On.
ly 25c at Deizell Drug Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
READY FOR TRANSFER
BILL OF SALE FOR THE PANAMA CANAL.
Officials of the French Company, it is Said, Have Not Attempted
 to Run up the

Paris. April 1s.-All the papers neces- sary for the transfer of the Panama Canal to the United States are now com pleted.
 They include lengthy inventories and schedules of the property belonging to the company in Panama. in Paris and else- where.
 They have been carefully gone over and checked up by w. A. Day and Charles W. Russell assistant attorney generals. who came from Washington to assist in the transfer of the property, and the officers of the company.
 The most important paper is the con- tract for the sale. This sets forth all the preliminary negotiation between the United States and the company leading up to the transfer and the final ratifica- tion of the transfer by the stockholders of the company. The consideration Is said to be $40.0o0.00O.
 The signing of the contract will occur immediately after the meeting of the stockholders, next Saturday. However, as the meeting will probably last until late, the signing may not be over until Mon- day.
 It is said at the American embassy that the reports to the effect that the repre- sentatives of the company sought to in- crease the purchase price are unwaT- ranted. The American officers pay tribute to the straight forwardness shown by the officials of the company through out the negotiations and say there has not been the slightest effort to make the United States pay more than agreed upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
Knox Gives Bis Opinion.

Washington. April i6.-Attorney Gen. eral Knox has handed to the President his opinion regarding the validity of the Chinese exclusion law. While the opin- ion has not been made public. 1t is known that the Attorney General holds in effect that the denunciation of the treaty by China does not operate to null lfiy the existing laws. and that the ex- clusion can be enforced as rigidly here after as under the treaty.
 In accordance with the action of the Chinese government, the treaty will ex- pire December !. It was manifestly nec- essary, therefore, that 1t should be de- termined before the adjournment of the present session of Congress whether the law enacted originally in 1892 would con tinue in effect after the treaty had ex- pired and this question was referred to the Attorney General by the President.
 In It's effect, the exclusion law Is more drastic than the treaty. While the treaty is in force the points of difference between the law and the treaty are de- cided in accordance with the demands of the latter. It is the hope of the Chinese government that a new treaty will be negotiated which will prove more favor able to Chinese migrants than the pres ent treaty. Such a treaty is now being considered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
Mann Before Committed.

Washington, AVril 16.-The House Committee on Patents to-day heard Representative Mann of Illinois in fla vor of his bill amending the patent laws so as to grant protection only on the process of manufacturing chemi- cal compounds and not. as at present, on the product resulting from such manufacture. Mir. Mann exhibited two One-ounce packages of phenaeetine, both made in Germany by the same company. One is marked Not for ex- port to the United States" and sells in Germany and Canada for IS cents. The other Is made for use in the United States and sells for $1. The German manufacturers own the United States patent This illustration applies in the case of many other chemical conn pounds. Manufacturing chemists are to be heard on the bill
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
BUILDING SUBMARINES.
The Japanese Naval Yards are Work ing Overtime.

London. April 1S.-while 1t is authori- tatively said that the Japanese have no submarine navy at the present time and that therefore 1t Is impossible that the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk was sunk by boat of this class. 1t Is said that the Japanese arsenals and navy yards are working oyer time on two or more submarine boats, which will be ready before the Russian Baltic squad ron reaches the Far East.
 It is known that the Japanese Govern ment met a firm of submarine boat build CTS about the time submarines were adopted by the United States. but no purchases were made then. the Japanese preferring to watch the developments of this class of vessels. Subsequently. the Japanese Government secured all neces- sary details for the construction of sub marine boats at their own yards, but the Russian negotiations moved too fast to allow the completion of the boats in time for active service around the Pacific.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
RECOVERED HIS NERVE.
Korean Emperor Receives the Dip
 lomatic Corps.


 Seoul Korea, April 16.-The Emperor received in audience this evening the members of the diplomatic corps. The Emperor had apparently recovered from the shock caused by the burning of the palace, and was calm, making inquiries as to the health of the ladies of the le- gatlons, etc.
 Many Koreans believe the burning of the palace has a political significance, in that 1t will force the Emperor to return to the Kyong Box palace. In the outskirts of the city, where the Queen was assas- sinated in 1895, and from which the Em- peror fled to the Russian legation The Emperor, however, refuses to return, claiming that the palace is haunted by the murdered Queen. He prefers to re- main in the imperial library, in the Kiu- seiken, where he took refuge during the fire, until the palace is rebuilt. The electric plant was totally destroyed, to- gether with thousands of dollars worth of instruments and machinery.
 The heaps of smoldering ruins are be- ing guarded by a cordon of vigilant sol diers, stationed one foot and half apart around the palace walls. The supersti- tious populace is excited and depressed over the fire, regarding 1t as an evil DOT tent. The fire furnished a wonderful spectacle. The steep mountains about the city were lighted up as though 1t were, day, hurrying crowds of frantic Koreans and Japanese troops arrived on the scene in double-quick time. There was extreme fear for the American lega- ton for time. American marines formed a bucket brigade and United States Minister Allen took extreme pre- cautions to prevent the flames reaching the legation. All the Korean govern ment records and accounts were lost, to- gether with much treasure. The loss Is estimated at a. 100000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
MERGER OF RAILROADS.
Virginia Lines to Be Under One
 Managemeut.


 New York. April I6.--At a meeting just held here control of the Norfolk and Southern railroad has been sold to syndicate composed of Flint. Ba- con & Co. and the Continental Trust Company, of Pittsburg. This syndf- cate owns the Chesapeake Tr&nsie Company. and 1t is understood to ba in the interest of this corporation that the Norfolk and Southern was pur- chased. President John Carsten req signed and was succeeded by A. H. Flint.
 The Chesapeake Transit Company. in whose interest the Norfolk and South ern was purchased is small corpora tion which consists of an electric sys- tenn in Virginia, connecting Norfolk, Cape Henry and Virginia Beach. It's president is J. E. Cole.
 Between Norfolk and Virginia Beach the Chesapeake Transit Company and the Norfolk Southern are competitors. It is understood to be the purpose of the new owners of the Norfolk and Southern to equip the Virginia Beach line with electricity and operate 1t in connection with the Transit Company.
 The Norfolk and Southern owns I4e miles of railroad, and was organized in 1891. with capital of S2,000. .0O0, and a funded debt of $1,S50.000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
DEATH OF W. H. aERENE.
Assintant to General Manager of the
 Southern.

Washington. April 16.-Captain w. II. Greene, assistant to the general manager of the Southern Railway, died at his residence here to-day. after short illness. Captain Greene leaves a wife and one son. Alexander Greene, The remains and funeral party, which will consist of a large number of of- ficials of the Southern Railway, and number of friends. will leave Wash ington at 1o:3o a. m. Monday by the Washington Southern Railway. The funeral will be at Hollywood cemetery, Richmond. Va. Monday afternoon.
 Captain Greene was 65 years old and had been falling in health for four years. He was born in Richiand coun- ty, s. C.. and had been connected with the Southern Railway since it's for nation. Previous to that time he was connected with the property that now comprises the Southern Railway with an unbroken record of over fifty years, having worked his way from water boy in the shops to general manager of the Southern. After serving faithfully for a number of years as general manager his health began to fail, when he ask ed for lighter duties and was made as- sistant to the general manager. which position he held since that time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
TWO VESSELS WERE SUNK
Makar0ff's Flagship and Tor
 ped0 Boat Destroyer.
Damage to the 1Gikado's Vessels Were slight-The Attack Well Planned and Carried Out
 with Greatest Effect.

Washington, April ts.-The Japanese legation tonight received the following cable dated Tokio, April l6:
 Admiral Togo reports that the com bined Beet. as previously planned, com menced April II the eighth attack on Port Arthur. The fourth and the fifth destroyer fotillas and the fourteenth tor pedo hotilla and the steamer Keryo reached the mouth of Port Arthur at midnight of the l2th, and effected the laying of mines at several points out side of the port. defying the enemy's searchlights. cred ct dawn 18th one Russian destroyer trying to enter the harbor and after ten minutes attack, sunk her. Another Rus sian destroyer was discovered from the direction of Lio Tishin, and was attacks ed. but she managed to flee into the har- bor On our side there were no casual ties except two seamen on the Ikazuchl slightly wounded. There was no time. to rescue the enemy's crew which drowned
 Struck Hidden Mine.
 ''The third fleet arrived outside of the port at @. m, whom the Bayan came out and opened fire. Immediately after wards, the Novik. Askold. Petropavlovsk Pobieda and Pottava came out and made an Omensive attack. Our third neet hardly answered and gradually retired and enticed tho enemy fifteen miles southeast of the port when our first fleet Informed through wireless telegraphy from the third feet appeared before the enemy and attacked them. While the enemy was trying to regain the port the battleship Petropavlosk struck mines laid by us the previous evening and sank al 10:32 a. m1
 Although another ship was observed to have lost freedom or movement. the confusion of the enemyss shipe prevented us from Identifying her. They finally managed to regain port. Our third fleet sufferAd no damage ana the eneniy's dAms fe, besides above mentioned. wat pfobe ly slight aiso. M
 roar fleets resIssd as 9. m. and pre-. pared for another attack They resaiIec April il toward Port Arthur. The sec. ondi the fourth and the fifth destroyer fiotlilas and the ninth torpedo fiotilIa also Joined at a. m, No enemy's shir was found outside the port. Our first fleet arrived at the port at a. nl.. and discovered three mines lald by the en- emy. and destroyed all. The Naksuga and the Nishoin were dispatched to the west of Lao Tshln. and made indirect bombardments for two hours. 1t beins their first action. The new forts on Lic Jon Lio Tshin were finally silenced. ouI forces retired at 1:30 p. m;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
PREVENTED A LYNcHING.
Goodness of Judge and Poiice's Pistol
 Save Negro's Life.

Asheville. N. C., April 16-But for the coolness of Judge Council and the salu- tary effect of a drawn pistol in the hands Of the chief of police. Hickney, N. C., would have been the scene of lynching tonight.
 About o'clock a cry was raised that a negro employe of the Pierce Company had insulted a white woman in the street. The negro was arrested and in- stantIy surrounded by a furious mob. While Judge Council addressed the crowd the chief of police, with drawn pistol. carried the prisoner to J. D. Elliott's of fee. The mob followed, and proposi- ton to storm the stairway was met with A threat of instant death to the first man who made a move.
 Meanwhile the negro was hurried down back stairway and taken in buggy to Newton jail. When the mob found that the prisoner was gone 1t dis persed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
sKRYDLoFF IS POPULAR.
His Appointment is Received With
 Satisfaction.

St. Petersburg. April 16.--Vice-Admiral Skrydloff's appointment to command the naval forces at Port Arthur has been re. ceived with great satisfaction by both the navy and the public. He Is a great fa- vorite with the tackles, who have q song about him. Skrydloff Is considered to be one of the ablest seamen and strategists in the Russian navy. He Is the natural successor of Kagaroff, whose comrade he was during the Turko- Russian war, both al distinguishing themselves. The papers unanimously commend the selection in the highest terms.
 The Novisti. reviewing the naval situa- Jon, argues that there is no cause for despair the ships left at Port Arthur and Vladivostek still constituting what Cap tain Mahan calls "a fleet in being" which leaves the Japanese not free to act. The first two brigades of the nine Siberian Rifles brigades have been ordered to bs converted Into nine divisions, increasing their numerical strength to about loo, 900 men.
 The Russ prints a sensational telegram from Moscow, saying its correspondent has noticed, during the last three days. that the Chinese are hurriedly leaving that city. owing, it is said, to orders re- ceved from China The report is ridt- euled at the Chinese legation here. where
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
ASKED TO RETRAcT.
Campbell Calls on McKinnon te
 Take Back Statement

Albany, N. Y, April 16.-Democrats from all parts of New York State gathered to- night in anticipation of the Democratic State Convention Monday.
 David B. Hill, Charles F. Murphy ana other leaders, will arrive later.
 Chairman Frank Campbell of the state Committee today transmitted the follow ing letter of demand to Don Dickinson or Detroit, who was quoted yesterday as saving that Judge Alton B. Parker was in charge of the Democratic State cam paign in 1888 when MT. Hill was elected Governor and MT. Cleveland lost the State:
 You are reported in published inter view, dated yesterday, as saying thd' Judge Parker was in charge Of the Dem Dem ocratic campaign in New York in 1000 This is not true Judge Parker was unan- inously elected Justice of the Supreme Court in 1886, receiving the votes Of ooth parties. He has never since participated in politics I ask you to give this state ment publicity to correct your error.
 Ii is now about settled that the New York delegates-at-large to the National Convention will be; D. B. Hill' Edward Murphy, Joseph w. Ridgeway ana Bourke Cochran.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
IS UNFIT FOR THE OFFICE Patterson's Arraignmcnt l Of Roosevelt. QUOTES FROM HIS WORKS Presidents Contempt for HIS
 Predecessors.
QUOTES FROM HIS WORKS
Tenessee's congressman's critcism is of the Rough Rider as a Cam didate and Not as the Chief
 Executive.
Advertiser Bureau,
 Colorado Building,

Washington, April 16.
 Representative Patterson of Tennesses made powerful speech this afternoon arraisning the man at the head of the administration. not as President, but as a candidate for President.
 Mir Patterson went over the entire career of MT. Roosevelt as disclosed by his acts, bis speeches and his writings. a1 well as his acts to promote ssis ambi- ton, and declared they showed him to ba unfit to hold the high ofrice of President of the United States.
 The Tennesseean was parficular1y ef- fective in his array of and comment upon the opinions of Roosevelt in which he spoke contemptuousiy of Jefferson and his other predecessors in tho White House as they are given in his book on Thomas Benton.''
 The speaker showed that Mr. Rooseyels had not only libelled great men whom the country had delighted to honor, but in his subsequent experience as q -uem- Der of the New York Legislature he had written libellously of both the great par ties in New York. His entire personality, fiis deeds and his uttefancea. rendered him a disturber of the well being of the country, not only at home. but as a menace to the peaceful relations Of this country with foreign nations
 Questioned by Cooper.
 Here Representative Cooper of Nsis- consin interrupted with the question whether any act of President RooaeTe1t could be named which disturbed tha peaceful relations of this country with other nations.
 Mr. Patterson replied that Alr. Rooas- velts continual prenching of the doctrine of the strenuous lIfev was n ifself 2xs answer to the question.
 As Mir. Patterson proceedsds hoIdlnk some of the Roosevelt chAxactarisfics url Ito scoru. the Kspnhflcans iooha1 oa ii grave surprise while 8he Democrats gath Tered about and heartily applauded the speaker Minority Leader Williams fead- ing the demonstration.
 Before MT. Patterson had finished what he had to say, his time had expired ana the Republicans would not consent for him to continue The Democrats gath cred about the Tennessee member and congratulated him. The Patterson speech was immediately spoken for as cam paign document. R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-17
DIsBELrEvE TOGO.
Russians Still in Doubt as to Cause
 of Explosion.

QA &AA AARAV0AOhs
 St. Petersburg, April 16.-The asser- tion of Vice Admiral Togo that he sunk mines or Port Arthur at mid night Tuesday. eiicited an authorita- tive statement to-day that hot a sim gle Japanese torpedo boat approached the entrance to Port Arthur at that time. The informant of the Associat- ed Press had access to all official re- ports. but admits he cannot explain the explosion.
 An admiral has given version of the affair confirming that of Vice Ad- miral Togo He declares that the Jap anese torpedo boats came up in the previous evening and laid mines along the shore entrance to Port Arthur. He says the torpedo boats were seen to make on in a different direction from that from which they came He says the Russian flagship drew out of the line as the squadron re-entered the harbor. thus getting among the Jap anese mines. The theory that the dis aster to the Petropovlask was caused by submarine boat is being secuted by the admiral interviewed. Launches from a torpedo boat were sent out to investigate. but no trace of a subma- rine vessel was found.
 Several spent torpedoes were picked up by the Russians It is not irnpos- sible that one of these spent White head torpedoes exploded against the battleship Pioeda. Four hundred and fifty of the naval reserve whose terms of service expired in 1903 left this evening for Port Arthur to replace the men killed by the explosion, and an- other detachment will leave to-mor- row,
 Baron Schilling. a torpedo expert. has gone to yladfvostok to take charge of the two submarine boats there. oth- CT submarines are going out in sec- tions.
 The admiralty admits buying four large German steamships which win he converted into cruisers. It is be- iieved that the admiralty is in nego- tiation for the purchase of four simi- lar vessels from the United States,