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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22

In the presidential election of four
years ago one Webster Davis. an ex-
assistant secretary of state, cut a con
siderable figure, and was made much
of by the Democratic spellbinders.
Davis had for many years been an
ardent Republican, but upon his re-
turn from the T%ransvaal, posed as a
violent Boer sympathizer and went
up and down the country crying out
in favor Of the intervention by this
government in favor of the Beers.
Just how much influence Davis had
can never be proven. but as he was
a good speaker, and had been a
prominent Republican and came di-
rectly from the scene of the war.
Democracy made the most of Davis
and he was everywhere given an OPP
p~ortunity to work injury to Republi-
can candidates. Now-nearly four
years later-it develops that Davis
was in the employ of the Boer lead
ers and had been given s150,000 by
them to obtain. if possible, assistance
from the United States government.
The facts are brought out by the FL
ing of a suit against Davis for al ac'
counting. the Beers alleging that Dav.
Is did not fulfill his contract and
should make restitution of some Of
the money given him. The question
naturally arises whether the Demo
cratic campaign committee was bun
coed. or whether Davis literally con.
trihutpd IN The noodle fund.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22
Sued by His Doctor.

"A doctor has sued me for $3.50.
which | claimed was excessive for a
case of cholera m%orbus," says r.
White, of Coachella. cal. AT the
trial he praised his medical skill and
medicine. | asked him # II was not
C~hamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy he used, as | had
good reason to believe it was. and
he would not say under oath that II
was not" No doctor could use a bet.
ter remedy than this in a case of
cholera morbus; it never fails. Sold
by all druggists and dealers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22

To a mar up a tree it appears
that Jeffries, the champion slugger.
is going to show the white feather
and fail 10 meet the ambitious miner,
Mnnroe. A bad knee is given as the
cause of postponement of the fight,
but many believe il is weak nerve.
Every pugilist ooner or later meets
defeat, and Jeffries may as well take
his medicine now as later.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22

A Butte dispatch says that at the
prize fight there last week a district
judge was not only a prominent wit
ness but a heavy winner in the bet
ting ring. The judiciary in Butte-at
least two-thirds of it's just about
as rotten as can be imagined.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22

Be prepared to get the best of the
argument by fortifying yourself with
Information from the World Almanac
for 1904. Price 35 cents at the office
or sent by mail for As cents.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22

Several leading newspapers OF the
state-Clark Democratic, Heinze Dem
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22

For vice president-but give us
time TO think.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22

For Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22

A small but complete stock Of office
supplies 10 kept on hand at this office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY

LEwIsTowN, MONT, June %. 1904.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
MACON PARKER MEN
Held an Enthusiastic Meeting and
Heard Speeches.

Held an Enthusiastic Meeting and
Heard Speeches.
Macon, April 5.-The Bib County
Parker Club held an enthusiastic rail-
ly tonight at the county Court House.
Speeches were made by Charles H.
Hall, Jr., president Of the club; Hon.
N. E. Harris, Capt. W. A. Davis,
Judge Warren D. Nottingham and
others.
Col. N. E. Harris paid hgih tribute
90 ex-President Cleveland, saying that
the Democratic party was at last rem
dering tardy justice to Mr.. Cleveland
in its recognition of his sterling de-
mocracy. His remarks were greeted
with applause. He said he was not
speaking as a Cleveland man in dis
guise, for he was for Alton B. Parker
as the man best calculated to lead the
Democratic party, but from sense of
justice to Mr.. Cleveland.
G. c. Matthews asserted that two
years ago Hon. Charles L. Bartlett, in
Congress from the Sixth Georgia dis
trict, first named Alton B. Parker as
the best man fitted for the Democratic
standard bearer.
A resolution was adopted, indorsing
Hon. c. r. Pendleton as a delegate
at large from Georgia to the Demo-
cratic National Convention.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

and UP, six and one-half furlongs.
Mrs. Frank Foster, 8 to l, won, with
Tom Cod, 8 to 10, second, and Calgary,
to 1, third. Time 1923 Us.
Second Race-Maiden 2-year-olds;
four and half furlongs. Mon Amour,
5 TO l, won, with Lady Frances, 2 to
1, second and Maggie Stroup, 40 to /,
third. Time :57.
Third Race-Three-y ear-olds and
up, six and one-half furlongs. Thorny-
croft, 8 to 2, won. with Mr.. Pickwick,
II TO l, second and Payne. to l, third.
Time 1928 1-5.
Fourth Race-Three-year-o lds and
upwards, six furlongs. Conkling, Z to
>, won, with City Bank, I to l, second
and sails, 3 to 10. third. Time 1:16 l-5.
Fifth Race-Three-yea seven
furlongs. st. Juvenal, l to 2, won,
with John F. Ahearn, 10 to /, second
and Cay, to 1, third. Time 1871 LIS.
Sixth Race-Selling. S-year-olds and
upwards, one mile and forty yards.
Latheron, 7 to /, won. with James F.,
6 to l, second, and Pompano, to 8.
third. Time l:45.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
MCGUIRE SHOWED GREAT FORM IN
FINAL SPARRING CONTEST YESTERDAY
Bout Tonight Will Prove Red Hot from Start
to Finish

On the eve Of his battle with a
man twenty pounds heavier, George
Mcclure went six fast rounds with
Jack Sheehan yesterday afternoon, and
had he let himself out would have
done serious damage to the plucky lit
tie lightweight.
Mcclure is in great form, and when
he steps into the squared circle to-
night he will give White the hardest
battle he has ever had. 81 care moth
ing for the superior weight" Mcguire
said last night, "for I expect to have
to work hard to whip anybody l meet,
and if 1 am able to overcome this
handicap SO much more is it to my
credit. I have been working hard for
this battle, and 1 believe that can
master White"
The preliminary event will be a six
round contest between Young Jollie
and Joe Green. Jollie has agreed to
take Green on, though the latter
weighs twenty pounds more. and is a
remarkable clever boxer. This should
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
GEORGIA WON FROM
THE TUSCALOOSA MEN.
Defeated the AIabamians by a Score
of to T.

Defeated the AIabamians by n Score
of to 4.
Athens. Ga, April Georgia de-
feated the baseball team of the Uni
versity of Alabama to-day in an in
teresting game by a score of 6 to 4.
The batting features of the game
were the home run of Charlie Cox of
the Georgia team, followed by the
three-base hit of Sullivan. Kendrick
Of Georgia got a two-base hit. For
Alabama, Mcmahon had two three
baggers to his credit and Caffey a
double.
Cox for Georgia pitched a splendid
game. Brown, Georgia's catcher, was
an unknown quantity until this game,
having never been on the Georgia
team before. He sustained himself
well.
Georgia led from the first inning
and was never in any great danger,
although the Alabamians rallied in the
eighth and scored three runs.
Tomorrow there will be a double
header between these teams. Sullivan
and Anderson will do the twirling for
Georgia.
The batting of the Georgia team is
steadily improving and that is con-
sidered strong point by Coach Dick
insOn.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
BIG PUGILISTS
START WESTWARD
JEFFRIES AND MUNRO READY.
BOTH WILL TRAIN IN CALIFORNIA
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE.

Many Well Reasoning Followers of
the Ring Are Not So sure That
Jenries Will Find the Butte Miner
as Easy as He Expects-ChampiOn
Has Every Advantage of Experi-
ence, Weight and Reach, but
Munro Has Wonderful Staying
Powers and All TO Gain in the
Coming Fight.
The coming week Will find both Jack
Munro and Jim Jeffries en- route TO
San Francisco. where they are to bat
tie for the worlds heavyweight cham
pionship on May 30.
Munro, accompanied by his trainer.
has left New York for the coast, but
it is expected that he will stop off at
two or three of the large cities, so as to
pick UP a little training money in Civ
ing sparring exhibitions. He has plan
ned to arrive in Frisco about the last
week in April. so that he will have
about five weeks fer actual training
In the meantime. however, Munro will
do light training while on he road, so
that he will be prepared for the
harder exercise whal the time ar
rives.
Jeffries will start west to-day. With
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
ON MEMPHIS TRACK
THEY RAN IN RAIN.
HaviIand Won the Country Club
Handicap.

HaviIand Won the Country Club
Handicap.
Memphis, Tenn, April 5.-A steady
shower fell throughout the racing to-
day at Montgomery Park, but the
downpour was not sufficient to make
the track heavy. The Country Club
handicap was captured easily by Hav-
Hand, two lengths in the lead of Lura-
lighter, the favorite. Summary:
First Race-Seven and one-half fur
longs. st. Merrylegs, 10 to 1, won.
with Trossach. to l, second, and Lam
pooh, to l, third. Time 1:3SA.
Second Race-Six furlongs. Mai
Pelham. to 5. won. with Forehand. 9
to !, second, and Floral King, to 5,
third. Time 1:15N.
Third Race-Four and one-half fur
longs. Charley's Aunt, 6 to 5, won,
with Maggie, 5 to 2, second and Lit
tie Mirthful, 8 to /, third. Time :56%.
Fourth Race-The Country Club
handicap, mile. Haviland, to 5, won
with Luralighter, to 5, second, and
Banter. 13 to l, third. Time 1:42lk.
Fifth Race-Steeplechase about q
mile and a quarter. Farmers Foe, S
to l, won. with Theory, 5 to l, second,
and Bright Girl. 8 to /, third. Time
2:E7.
Sixth Race-Mile and a sixteenth.
Welcome Light. 10 to /, won, with Sa-
rilla, 6 to !, second, and Lodestar, to
/, third. Time 1:52&.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

prove an interesting bout in itself. Jol-
lie has many admirers here who will
root for him TO lick the big fellow.
Green is all grit, and may dethrone
the local lightweight champion. If he
is successful he says he is willing to
take Jack Sheehan on.
Jack Sheehan is handling MCGUIRE
for the contest tonight, and says he
believes he will put White out. Nc
Cures last go in Savannah was with
Owen Ziegler, a friendly sparring
match, in which honors were even.
Ziegler said that MCGUIRE was one of
the cleverest light boys he had ever
gone UP against.
White is a hard man to beat down,
and has a right swing that is almost
death dealing when it lands. He says
all he wants is to get one good one in
on MCGUIRE and the bout will be fin
ished.
The next card offered by the club
will be the Southern championship
battle for the colored 'welterweigl1t
title between Blood and Capetown Joe.
This bout viii take place one week
from tonight, and will prove one of
the greatest drawing cards of the sea-
son.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
UP BOTH FEET
AND WITS OF TIE PLAYER
Baseball RuIemaker Is Busy and There Is More
Trouble in Store for Umpres

The baseball rulemaker is at ii again.
And he is making more trouble for the
poor umpire.
During the winter all kinds of plans
are laid down to circumvent the willy
player, and the result is that changes
in the rules have become a habit.
The one desire that seems uppermost
in the minds of the ruIemakers is to
keep down hits, give the fielders all the
best of it, and above all things make
the pitcher the autocrat of the dia-
mond."
The public always did like free hit
ting game, and it is the home run that
makes the crowd shout. Wonderful
fielding exhibitions draw a round of ap-
plause now and then. but when the
game is over the talk of the excited
enthusiasts is about that drive, that
homer or that two-bagger. But the
baseball moguls are Solomons, and
when they make a change in the rules
II must be accepted as the distilled
wisdom Of great minds.
This year there are three rules which
are likely to cause more than the usual
amount OF Wrangling with the umpire.
President Pulliam. of the National
League, held a six hours conference
with the umpires of his league a few
days ago. and at that conference the
three important rules were satisfac-
torily interpreted. The pitcher, around
whom the great battle of the diamond
almost continuously RACES. is not TO
have as many liberties this year as
last.
II IS now provided by the rule, which
will be rigidly enforced, that the pitch
er must stand in front of the pitchers
plate just before delivering the ball
He must not stand behind the plate, or
on the plate, as has been the custom
of some of the most famous twirlers
of the past few years.
Can't "Wind Up" Any More.
While standing in front of the plate
the umpire is supposed to see imagin-
airy lines to right and left of the pitch
er. The ball must leave the pitchers
hand when he is in front of the plate,
and between the two imaginary lines.
or else the pitcher is guilty of "balk-
ing"
This rule will be far-reachinR In
its effect, if enforced. The now noted
'cross-fire" delivery is virtually barred
by II. Only the straight overland
swing, the underhand raised ball, the
wide out curve, and the speedy break
ball are permissible. 1t really means
return to the box" which has been
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
''KID" GAVE WAY SEVENTY
POUNDS WEIGHT AND THEN WON.
DREW MUCH GORE FROM
THE HOLLAND CHAMPION.
mccoy NEVER FELT THE WEIGHT
OF PLACKE'S GLOVE.

He, Darted in and Out Around the
Big Fellow, Jabbing Him at viii,
and Finally Sent Him to the Ropes
With a Vicious Jab on the Nose.
Mccoy Demonstrated That He Is
still There with the Punch. and
Hardly Ever Failed to Bring the
Blood from the HOIIander.
With the help of the good folk of
Philadelphia, and the policeman on the
beat, two gentlemen of the prize ring.
one Herr Placke and Charles (Kid)
Mccoy, met in glove array last night.
There is nothing particularly strange
n this fact.
Gentlemen of the prize ring meet in
glove array with industrious regu-
larity. But last nights soiree was
loaded to the embellishments with
things not usually on the minutes of
the g. o. I. p. T. meetings. Holland
and the E. Pluribus Unum were in
volved.
There was a championship at stake
the championship of the Neither
lands. While this title cannot be said
to occupy a very prominent position in
the pugilistic blue book still, there
may be such thing. Anyway, 1t was
woven on the banner of the defender,
and therefore got a call. No two
gentlemen of the prize ring ever be-
fore IL. juxtaposition were so unlike.
One of Herr Plackes socks would
al of oil 60
The result of the encounter, as re-
lated in the press dispatches, demon
strated that ii must have been SINH
lar to that of the kitten and the
Whale-With the whale on shore, of
course. Here is the story:
Philadelphia, April 5.-Herr Placke,
the champion of Holland, made a
sorry spectacle of himself tonight in
a fight with kid" Mccoy at the
Lenox Club. Standing six inches
taller and weighing over seventy
pounds more than his pale-faced OPP
ponent, he was beaten almost insen-
sible in less than four minutes.
Never Touched Him.
Placke never laid a glove on Mccoy,
except when the men clinched, and the
cool, calculating Mccoy darted in and
out and around his burly opponent al
most like lightning. He would feint
with his right and then drive his left
to the face viciously, scarcely ever fall
ing to bring the blood.
Before the first round ended Placke
was covered with blood from his neck
to his waist, and both eyes were al
most closed.
Dropped PIacke Like a Log.
Just before the gong sounded an
nouncing the close of the first round,
Mccoy drove vicious left flush to the
chin, dropping Placke like log. The
gong saved him from being knocked
out. He was carried to his corner only
to be knocked out ten seconds after the
opening of hostilities in the second
round.
Busted Nose with a Left Hook.
Mccoy tented with right and then
drove his left square to the point of
Placke's nose. The latter intuitively
placed his left hand over the damaged
organ and dropped to his knees. The
blood was running from him in
stream. AS he knelt by the rope, the
police appeared at the ringside and
STONED the bOnT
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

the champion will be his manager,
Billy Delaney. Joseph Egan, business
representative, and Joe Kennedy, who
will act as sparring partner.
Jeffries is in no particular hurry TO get
into his training camp. Heretofore the
champion has trained hard for six or
seven weeks prior to a battle. This
Delaney has concluded, is too much
of a strain, as he saws it does more
harm to a fighter than good when he
overdoes il.
The champion has fully two months
in which to get into shape. He will
stop off at Chicago and St. Louis to
give boxing exhibitions.
When Jeffries reaches the coast he
will plunge into active training, and
although he is confident of beating his
opponent, he does not intend TO
take any chances in regard 10 his
condition.
Whether or not Jeffries has reached
that stage of over-confdence that
comes TO all champions and will there
by be defeated by Munro, is a ques-
ton that many well reasoning follow
ers Of the ring are asking themselves.
Munro has all TO gain and nothing to
lose in the battle, while Jeffries has all
to lose, and but little to gain, except
the large end of the purse which Will
be hung up.
From all past performances Jeffries
should be the victor. and already as
good as TO l can be had on his
chances. Superior in weight, reach
and general activity, Jeffries should
have a walkover from all reasoning,
but Munro is one of those characters
who can fight until blinded by pain
from punishment. and then make one
last desperate effort for victory, and
oftentimes. gain it.
The contest between Jeffries and
Munro will hardly draw as we'll as the
contest between Corbett and Jeffries,
but no one doubts that it will be a con-
test fraught with just as many inter-
estlng features.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
BASEBALL.

At Raleigh, N. C.-Syracuse, s; A.
and NJ. College. 3.
New York (Americans), 10; A. and NJ.
College. 0.
At Richmond, va.-Brooklyn, 9; Mon
treal, z.
At Durham. n. C.-Trinity College,
6; Gettysburg, 4.
At Charlottesville, va.-University
of Virginia, %; Lehigh, 3.
At Montgomery. Ala.-New York
(Nationals), ID; Montgomery, 7.
At Philadelphia -Philadelphia (Na-
tionals), 2; Philadelphia. (Americans),
&.
At st. Louis-St. Louis (Americans),
8; st. Louis (Nationals), 2.
At Birmingham. Ala.-Boston (Na-
tionais). s: Birmingham. 5.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9:
Yale, o.
At Atlanta.-Atlanta, 8; Cornell. 2.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Mccoy BEAT PLACKE INSENSIBLE
IN SECOND ROUND OF FIGHT
BRYAN MAY WRITE
ST. LOUIS PLATFORM.
Said to BE Supporting Hearst in Or
der to Demand This.

NNA ~
There is no need of binding our
selves to the TRUTH" said Mr.. WILDER
Alden Copeland of Newark, N. j., at
the De Soto last night. And it is
certainty that the Democratic party
is going to have all kinds of trouble
with William r. Hearst at the St.
Louis convention.
4 do not believe that Hearst will
be the nominee of the party, but under
the two-thirds rule of Democratic ma
tiOnal conventions, I fear he is going
to have sufficient strength to be in
position to dictate TO the convention
who 1t shall nominate.
There is no doubt about the fact
that Judge Parker is the choice of Z.
great majority of Democrats through
out the country, and 1 believe that in
addition to his name Hearst's name
will be the only other presented to the
convention. l have talked with Judge
Parker's friends, and they fear that
Hearst will have sufficient strength to
say to the convention:
If you allow my friends to write
the platform l will withdraw my name
and allow Judge Parker to be nomi-
mated
This would undoubtedly mean that
the Kansas City platform would be re-
affirmed. and 1 was informed by
United States senator in Washington
a week ago, that this is the very rea-
son Bryan is supporting the candidacy
of Hearst. as he believes in this way
he will be able to again dictate the
party's platform.
IF the Democratic national conven-
ton reaffirms the Kansas City plat
form, it means the reelection of Pres
ident Roosevelt by an overwhelming
vote. The Democrats of the state of
Georgia should not commit the blunder
of sending an uninstructed delegation
to the convention. The delegation
should, by all means, be instructed to
cast the vote of this state for Judge
Parker. Hearst is making a still quiet
hunt for delegates in this state, and if
the delegation goes to St. Louis unin-
structed l venture to say he will re-
ceive half of Georgia's vote. The DEM
ocrats who are friendly to Judge Par
ker should see that the delegation has
iron-clad instructions to support Par
ker."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
PATHFJNDERS SHOWED UP LIKE OLD
TIMERS IN SNAPPY PRACTICE GAME
SOME FAN FOOD

Anxious fans are looking forward
with great interest TO the contest TO
be pulled off at the Bolton Street Park
Friday. The lineup of the Y. N. c.
A. team, while not as strong as that
Of the Knickerbockers, will be strong
enough 10 bring out the merits Of the
Pathhnders. The three games with
the Knickerbockers next week promise
hard events for Dad and his bunch.
The Alice street Giants defeated the
Margaret Street stars yesterday N a
hotly contested game by a score of II
TO 10. The Giants CHALLENGE any team
in the city composed Of players "A
years Of age.
With the acquisition Of Jack Robin
son the Jacksonville team viii be
strengthened twenty-five per cent.
Robinson win soon learn the boys how
to fight. He is now in Tampa and will
join the team when it goes there next
Sunday.
Dad is delighted with the gentle
manly manner in which all Of the boys
who have reported so far conduct
themselves None Of them drink. and
there is only one man on the team who
smokes. All of the boys are hustled
off to bed at 10 o'clock each night.
The moguls Of the Jacksonville club
viii probably insist on King Kelly d.
recting the destiny Of his club from
the bench. Kelly can do more on the
outside than he can in.
Buster Mac says he is afraid TO go
on the gate in Savannah. There are
so many pretty girls here that he
wants TO pass them all in free and he
is afraid if he does Boyer viii ask him
to cash in.
With the addition of a couple Of
fighting catChers to-day the Path
finders should commerce to make con-
siderable noise out in the vicinity of
the coal chutes.
As soon as all Of the men have ar