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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20
Notice of Election.

To the taxpayers of the city of Lew
istown, Montana, affected by an extern
sion of the limit of Indebtedness of
said city, in the sum of $35,O0O.0O,
within the statutory and constitutional
limits, as ascertained by the last as
sessment for state and county taxes.
Notice is hereby given that spec
ial election of the taxpayers of the
city of Lewistown, Montana. will be
held at the same time as the general
election. on Monday, the End day of
April, 1906, from o'clock a. M, to 6
o'clock p. m. of said day, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the taxpayers of
said city the question whether or not,
pursuant to the provisions of section
of article XIII. of the constitution
of the state of Montana, and the acts
of the legislative assembly in pursu'
ance thereof, and applicable thereto
the limit of Indebtedness of said city
of Lewistown, shall be extended, and
the sum of $4,000, additional indebt
edness be incurred, over and above
the per cent limit fixed by the con
stitution of the state of Montana, and
within the 10 per cent limit of the
statutes made pursuant to said consti
tuition las ascertained by the last as
sessment for state and county taxes
for the purpose of securing water
supply and of constructing a gravity
water system for said city, which said
city shall own and control said water
supply and system and devote the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20

or and the suggestion that Secretary
Root be elected as the presidential
candidate is not approved there, the
objection to the secretary of state be-
ing that he is too ,lomineering. More
than ever it is believed here that Sec
rotary Taft will be appointed to the
supreme bench. but the friends of the
secretary and of the president laugh
at the talk that this is part of any
such plan as has been suggested; the
relations between the big secretary
and the president are close and very
friendly and today's gossip is dismiss
ed by the friends of the two as insight
ficant
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-20

revenues derived therefrom to the
payment of the debt incurred therefor.
mat the places for holding such
election in said city will be as follows:
In the FIRST ward, at the court room
IN the court house; Second ward, at
Cuiver's hall: in the Third ward, at the
city hail.
H. LEONARD DE KALB,
City Clerk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
VETS WILL HONOR WHEELER.
Big Memorial Meeting To Be Held in
Atlanta, Feb. 25.

washington, Feb. IA big memori-
al meeting in Atlanta on Feb. 25th
In honor of the late General Joseph
Wheeler, and which will at the same
time furnish the occasion for a reunion
OF the men who wore the blue and the
gray, was planned at a meeting here
OF Camp A, Wheeler's cavalry, of At
lanta, Ca
At this meeting it is proposed to
have President Roosevelt and the
commander-in-chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic and the Confederate
Veterans as well as the veterans of
the Spanish war present.
Corporal Tanner, at the head OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, al
ready has accepted the invitation and
later delegation will be sent from
Atlanta to Washington TO invite the
president. 1t is proposed that the mat
ter of erecting a monument to Gener-
al Wheeler in Arlington will be ac-
lively discussed at the meeting.
Before leaving for their homes the
camp elected Colonel T. H. Jones, of
Atlanta, chairman of the committee on
arrangements, it was stated that the
intention to hold the memorial meeting
was explained to the members of Gen
eral Wheeler's family and that it was
approved OF by them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
TAKING THEM TO TOWNSVILLE
T. r. Pate and Mrs. D. w. Byrd Ar
rested at Memphis.


Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 1T. R.
Pate, a tailor, and Mrs. D. w. Byrd,
both of whom came to Memphis some
months ago, have been taken into
custody and were taken to Thomas
vile, Ca, by Sheriff T. J. Hight, who
came with requisition from the gov
ernor for the people.
Behind the arrest there is an inter
esting story. Several months ago Mrs
Byrd secured a divorce from her hus-
band, D. w. Byrd. Two children were
given into the custody of the father,
but the order of the court prohibited
him from removing them from within
the jurisdiction of the courts of Shell
by county. The youngest child was
given to the mother later. Mr..
Byrd took the two older children to
Georgia and was there arrested at the
instance of Mrs. Byrd on the charge
of abducting the children in violation
of the injunction. Mr.. Byrd then
had Mrs. Byrd and Pate indicted on
the charge of illegally cohabitatine
in Georgia and they were taken back
to Thomasville to answer that charge
After Mr.. Pate and Mrs. Byrd were
arrested an application for a writ OF
habeas corpus was made for them, but
denied and Sheriff Hight left for the
town of Thomasville with the two
prisoners.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
STATE TROOPS MAY GET CAMP.
Plan Is Pending to Mobilize Regular
Troops.

Plan Is Pending to Mobilize Regular
Troops.
Atlanta, Feb. 1.-St@te military Off
cials are enthusiastic over the pros
poets presented in the military bill
now before congress providing for all
the troops of the state to enjoy
two weeks encampment during the
coming summer.
This measure provides for the mo-
bilization of all the regular army
troops in the country at the time at
seven of the large army posts through
out the United States. One of these
given posts is at the Chickamauga
Park in Georgia
The bill car,As with it an appropri-
alton to have assembled at these army
posts at the same time the best regi-
ments OF the national guard of the
various states, these regiments to be
designated blythe govern
The mobilization of the regulars, it
is said, will be for a period of three
months, If the bill goes through, as
it is expected it will. This will af-
ford sufficient time to give each of the
six regiments in Georgia tour of two
weeks in camp at Chickamauga Park
provided sufficient funds are forth
coming from the national government
to pay the expenses.
Georgia militia officials believe
will be possible, if the measure goes
through as it now stands, to give all
of the Georgia troops an encampmonj
of two weeks or ten days at least "a
the governments expense They are
basing no small hopes on the success
full outcome of this plan, since it is
the only hope that the state militia
has of being able TO ger INTO camp for
instruction during this year
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Discuss Measures of insurance

Chicago, Feb. 1.-More than 100 OF
state officials, including several gov
ernors, commissioners of insurance
attorneys general and representatives
OF insurance companies, were present
at the apening session of the nationa
convention on Thursday called to dis
cuss measures of ccutrol of insurance
companies in the various states. T
E. Drake, insurance commissioner ot
the District of Columbia, pre- led al
the opening session, and ca.Hsed the
convention TO order.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
THREE INJURED IN
TRANSPORT FIRE
Twenty Men Overcome By The
Dt adiy Fumes.
SEVERAL REPORTED AS MISSING

Fire Breaks Out In Hold of Transport
Meade Lying at Wharf in San Fran
cisco, with Disastrous Results tc
! Men and Cargo.
San Francisco, Feb. 1-Fire broke
out in the hold of the transport Meade
lying at her wharf The fire ragged
| four hours, despite the efforts of the
| fire department.
Fully twenty men were overcome By
the deadly fumes, and at least three
men were injured fatally. The dead
Third Officer George Wallace, of =
Meade.
B. H. Henness1y, lineman of engine
company No. 4.
Captain Charles Dakin, of engine
company No. A.
The following are reported as miss
ing, supposedly in the hold unconscious
and psrhaps dead:
Charles Gill, operator for Chief Fer
nandez.
george Brown, of Engine No. II.
w. R. Eagan, of engine No. IL.
One of the sailors of the Meade,
name unknown.
The injured
Captain George Wilson, of the Meade
has shoulder broken
First Officer LaSack, of the Meade
H. Dahl, second officer of the Unit
ed States Transport service.
Louis Cook, foreman of truck No. Is.
Battalion Chief Fernandez, of the
fire department.
Lieutenant John Gilbert, of engine
No. H.
Captain D. R. sewen, of engine No.
12.
Lieutenant A. MattlocK, of engine
No. 8.
Gabriel Cuneo, a fireman.
The Meade was to have sailed on
Thursday for Manila, with 1000 men
On board of the Second infantry, and
the Eighth and Thirteenth batteries
OF light artillery The forepart of
the ship. where the fire broke out.
contained the personal effects of the
officers and men of the regiments en-
route to Manila
The vessel had also on board a car
go of 5000 tons of commissary and
quartern asters' supplies consigned to
the Philippines.
1t is impossible to state at this hour
the extent of the damage to the ship
and her cargo.
Third Officer Wallace was native
of Sydney, N. S. w, and was 25 years
of age
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Express Companies Flohtido Ta>

Austin, Tex, Feb. 1.-The several
express companies doing business in
Texas today filed the in the twenty
sixth district state court injunction
proceedings against the state of Tex
as to prevent the comptroller collect
inig 21s per cent tax on their gross
earnings as demanded by the law pass
ed by the recently adjourned legisla-
ture. A temporary injunction was
granted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Boxer Unrisinn Eeared.

Victoria, B. c., Feb. 1.-Adyices re
ceived by the empress of China tell
of fears of an anti-foreign rising in
China. Applications for the sdppres
sion of the rioters are being made BY
the Peking legation, but the Chinese
authorities appear Indifferent and have
taken no steps other than issuing a
formal notice to the provincial gov
ernment to quell the rising.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
viii Stop Reckless Auto Driving

Chicago, Feb. 1.-City and~ park au-
thorities have united in a determined
attempt to stop reckless automobile
driving in Ohicago's street. Police
records show that so per cent of the
40 instances of persons being killed
and manned by automobiles during
the last year can be laid directly to
the careless and criminal chauffeurs
sent out by the garages and automobile
companies as experts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Cotton DAMAGED px Fire.

Villa Rica, Ga, Feb. Villa Ric;
came near having disastrous fire
The depot platform was covered witt
cotton bales belonging to che Mande
vile Cotton company, when it was dis
covered to be burning. Thirty-fiv,
bales were more or less damaged. Th,
fire was extinguished by rolling th,
cotton from the platform, whereby th
depot was saved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Three EVENTS scbed,,Ied

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb Three
events were scheduled for Thursday in
the second annual motor boat regatta
now in progress here. The ideal
weather continues. The first event
was open class over a course. equiv
alent to 1895 miles Sixteen boats OF
Special classes with eight entries. The
distance in this race was SLY statute
miles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Roosevelt Takes Prompt Action.

Washington, Feb 1.-President
Roosevelt took prompt action on the
telegram of Thomas 7. Hayes, depart
ment commander of the legion of Span.
ish War Veterans, and John n. Dunn.
formerly captain of the Twenty-eightk
United State volunteers, CT Boston
regarding the case of John J. Bowes,
the former United States soldier whom
it is alleged had been denied land
ing at Boston, where he arrived from
Ireland on the 10Th instant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
President Makes Nominations.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The president
has nominated Major General John c.
Bates, at present chief of staff, to be
lieutenant general to succeed Lieuten
ant General Adna r. Chaffee, retired
this day. He also nominated Briga
adler General A. w Greeley, chief
signal officer, to be major general OF
the line to succeed General Bates as
major general; also Colonel James A
len to be brigadier general and chiel
OF the signal corps to succeed General
Greeley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Naval courtmartlaI Adiourn..

Annapolis, Feb. 1.-THE courtmartial
which has been engaged in trying mid
shipmen on charges of hazing for over
four weeks at the naval academy, ad-
journed Thursday with the consent of
the reviewing authority, Admiral Jas.
H. Sands, to meet on Feb. Is, next.
The purpose of the adjournment at
this time is to avoid interference with
the examinations which began Wednes-
GaY
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
,.weIrv Valued at $500 Stolen

Chicago, Feb. 1.-Two armed rob-
bers entered the Empire Loan bank
Wednesday night, compelled the two
clerks ito kneel behind one of the
counters, looted the cash register of
$500. filled a valise with waches, dia-
monds and other jewelry and escaped.
The jewelry is valued at $500
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
viroinia,s Governor Inauaurated.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 1.-Clause A
Swanson, of Chatham, who began pub
lie life as a member of the fifty-third
congress, and has been reelected to
every congress since, was inaugurated
governor of Virginia, and j. Taylor E.
tyson, of Richmond, former mayor, a
confederate veteran, and for the past
IA years chairman of the Democratic
state committee, was inaugurated as
lieutenant governor Thursday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
U. S. IMPORTS ARE
DOUBLED IN VALUE
Bulletin Gives Figures For Last
Seven Years.
BILLIONS IN VALUE AGGREGATED

The Increase in Importations Is Dis
tributed Through All Glasses and
Practically All Articles of Merehan-
disc According to Statistics.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The imports
into the United States have practical
ly doubled in value in the last seven
years, according to bulletin issued by
the bureau of statistics of the depart
ment OF commerce and labor.
In the calendar year, 1905, the i'm
ports aggregated in value $1,179,000,
600 as against $685., 100000 in the cal
endar year 1898. The figures. of 1898
included merchandise from Porto Rico
and Hawaii, now customs districts of
the United States. If, the bulletin
says, the value of the merchandise
brought from those islands in 1905
be added to the bureaus statement of
imports from, foreign countries, the
grand total for 1905 would be S1,234,
100000.
The increase in importations is dis
tr1buted through all classes and prac-
tlcally all articles of merchandise.
Food stuffs increased $S4,00O,0OO, a
gain OF As per cent; manufactures in
creased $81, 100000, or gain of 81 per
cent; luxuries increased $4,000, 900, or
80 per cent, and manufacturers mate
rails increased $4,000, 900, or III per
cent.
These figures do not include mer-
chandse from Hawaii and Porto Rico
during the year 1907. Cotton manu-
factures of all kinds increased from
$29,O0O,OOO to $54,OOO,OOO; silk manu-
failures $25,OOO,OOO to $4,000, 900; Gig,
ars and cigarettes 1850, 900 to about
$4,OOO,O00 and in addition to this
$2,666,000 worth were received from
Porto Rico last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
/, Accident Insurance Restricted.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 1.--Notice
has been issued by Superintendent OF
State Insurance Vandiver that after
Feb. l no Identification of registry
company, or agents thereof, will be al.
lowed to write accident insurance for
any accident company licensed to do
business in Missouri. Superintendent
Vandiver contends that the law does
not allow accident companies to place
insurance through the rigistry or iden.
tification companies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Upheld RIGHTS Of JUDGES.

KOuston,,-F Fex., Feb. 1.-The supreme
court of Texas has upheld the right
of district judges in this state to is
sue injunction to prevent the leasing
of buildings for gaming purposes. The
decision was rendered in the case of
K. j. Allison, of Waco. 1T is claimed
this will stamp out gambling in Tex
as. There has been a determined fight
made against gambling In all of the
cities of the state for some time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Condemn PRODUCERS Action.

Chanute, Kans., Feb. 1.-The Cha
mute Oil Producers association has
adopted emphatically condemning and
repudiating the recent action of Kan
sas and Indian Territory producers at
a meeting at Kansas City, so far as
1t tends to disparage the action OF
Governor Folk. of Missouri, and Ator-
rney General Hadley, in their custer
proceedings against the Standard Oil
company
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Woman Accidentally Shoots Man.

Wilmington, N. c., Feb. Eugene
e. Hughes, of Hillsboro, N. c., was
shot and slightly injured Wednesday
by his niece, Miss Vera l.. Truner.
also of Hillsboro. 1t was stated that
Hughes came to Wilmington for the
purpose of inducing his daughter to re
turn home to her studies at business
college and that a pistol taken by the
girl from Hughes the day before was
accidentally discharged as Miss Turn
Il retIrned il to her, uncIo
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
VIII Not Discuss plans.

London, Feb. Sir Thomas Lip
ton will not discuss at present his
plans to challenge for the Americas
cup in 1907. He points out that un-
der the rules it is not necessary to
challenge till the fall of this year, and
until then he will not say what his
proposals will be. 1t is understood.
however that Alfred Mylne, of Glas-
gov, will design the challenger and
that the Dennys, of Dunbarton, will
build the yacht.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
H.e Mt cora Ahro,d

New York, Feb. 1.-The Herald says
that John D. Rockefeller is at Box
wood, his home in the Pocantyoe hills
and has a guest who, it is understood
is his father, William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller has been reported
recently as in the south, and at vari
Gus winter resorts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Charter for New Road.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. IA char
ter has been granted by the state
board of railway incorporation to the
Memphis and New Orleans Railroad
comnany for line paralleling the Mis-.
sissippi river, distance of 179 miles,
Critendon county to the Louisiana
state line. The capital stock is
$6,265,000. The list of incorporators
includes two Frisco railway officials
Il. F. Parker and C. r. Gray.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Coffin Wrapped in Confederate Flags.

New York, Feb. IA special to the
Tribune from Baltimore says that Rev
Mathew O'Keefe was buried under the
chancel of the Catholic church Wednes
day. of which he had built at Lowe
son. In accordance with a request
made long before he died, three con
federate flags were wrapped about
his coffin. He was a chaplain Of
MasOn's Brigade.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Three KILLED by cave.In.

Otisyille, N. Y, Feb. 1.-Several
workmen were buried under masses
of earth in cave-in which occurred
in the Erie railroad tunnel, which is
now being constructed near here.
Three dead have been taken from the
cave and two injured. The accident
was caused by an explosion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Fire Of Incendiarx orlnln.

New York, Feb. Three big East
Side tenements containing in all be-
tween $50 and 400 persons, were fred
by incendiaries early Thursday morn
tag, but each blaze was discovered in
time and extinguished before serious
damage was done. The fires occurred
within five minutes of each other.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Bonaparte Recommends Pardon

Washington. Feb. 1.-Secretary Bo-
naparte has recommended to the pres
ident through the department of JUS
tice, that Midshipman Miller, of Ken
tucky, sentenced to dismissal from
the naval academy for hazing. be par.
doned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
TEXAS AFFIDAVITS
MAY SAVE PATRICK
Westerners Swear That Valet
Jones Has Confessed.
SAY LAWYER is INNOCENT MAN

In Confession Valet Jones Is Alleged
to Have Said that Patrick Was in No
Way to Blame for the Death of
Millionaire Rice.
New York, Feb. 1.-Among the affi-
daYits filed in support of the applica-
ton for new trial for Albert Patrick
is one by Alexander B. Stanbury, a
corporal of the Thirteenth United
States infantry. After Charles f.
Jones, the valet of William Marsh
Rice, the murdered man, and who was
the principal witness against Patrick,
went back to Texas, Stanbury says
they met at the Sindletop oil fields.
After shaking hands, Jones said:
Il hope you do not consider me as
some of my other friends do-a muir
derer."
Stanbury says Jones told him he had
made several confessions regarding
the manner of Mr. Rice's death, and
that they were all lies, and that Pat
rick was innocent of the murder
charge.
Fayette Lee, fisherman, of Lynch
burg, Tex, swears Jones told him in
April last year:
Il was SO bounded and troubled by
officers and harassed by them that |
found that if did not lay the blame
on Patrick they would either take my
life or send me to the penitentiary for
life, SO l just told the officers that
lSatrick was to blame for everything.
Patrick did not tell me to chloroform
Mr.. Rice, nor did he in any way ad-
wise me to take the life of Mr. Rice,
and Patrick was in no way to blame
for his DEATH"
Other Texas affidavits are to the
same effect.
New Trial Is Wanted.
Notice of a motion for a new triq
in the case of Albert T. Patrick, on
the ground of newly discovered evi
dence, was served late Thursday on
the district attorney. The motion
which is returnable Feb. 9, was served
by Patrick's counsel, Black, Olcott,
Gruber & Bonynge.
The principal ground urged in the
motion is substantially, that new evi-
dence has been obtained to show that
William M. Rice, did not die of chloro-
form poisoning, but instead, died
natural death, and that Jones, the
valet, since his relase here has made
many statements to persons in .Texa
to the effect that he never killed Rice.
One of these statements, all of whic
appear as sworn affidavits, is that
Jones said he would return to New
York and plead guilty to charge of
perjury if he was promised only
light sentence.
The notice includes many affidavit
and statements by physicians who sig
nifty their willingness to testify for
Patrick if a new trial is ordered
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Sims, Resolution Passed.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The house has
passed the Sims resolution fnstructine
the director of the census to make
public the figures on unginned cotton
as shown by the data that he has col
lected from the period ending Jan
16, 1906.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Warshlp VIII Land Troops,

Mellilla, Morocco, Feb. 1.-The sui
tan OF Moroccos warship Sidiel Turk
is cruising off the Marchica factory
awaiting a favorable opportunity to
land troops. The forces of the pre-
lender Buhamara occupy the factory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
1;,,.A WIFE. wo,nds Sell.

Sparta, KY, Feb. William Tay
los. aged %, shot and instantly killed
his wife and probably fatally wounded
himself at the home of his father-in-
law. Morton Baker. Taylor had been
married since Nov. /. Both are of
prominent families.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-02-02
Samoan Volcano Enntuinn.

Honolulu, Feb. 1.-The volcano of
Savaii, one of the Samoan islands. is
still in eruption. The lava, after
flooding Il miles of land, extended 4
miles into the ooeez-