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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12
Red LODGE Mine Fire.

Red Lodge, June 11.-The most seri-
ous fire in the history of the Rocky
Fork Coal Company broke out at three
o'clock this morning.
II started in the third west entry and
became so serious that the mine has
been closed. while every effort is be-
ing made TO control the flames.
Yesterday seven men We're overcome
with white fire damp in the mine, from
''smudge" in room %, and great eXx-
element ensued until all We're safely
removed, after $50 men working near
by had been menaced.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12
California Excursion.

Commencing uJne 1st and continu.
ing until September 18th, inclusive
the Northern Pacific Railway will sell
round trip tickets as follows:
Helena to San Francisco. $4,000
Helena to Los Angeles. .s62 0(
Final limit October 31st Stopovel
privileges allowed in both directions
For further particulars, sleeping ca!
reservations. ETC.. address
E. S. RICHARDS, General Agent
5-25-tf Helena, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12
TOURIST SIeepers to Chicago-An limo.
walton In Sleeping Car Service.

vat'on IN sleeping Car service.
The Great Northern Railway com
pany has met the demand for through
sleeping car service to and from Chi.
cago.
The Oriental Limited, the new Great
Northern train, is now equipped with
new tourist sleeping car, operating
between Seattle and Chicago and in
termedlate points. The rates on these
cars are about one-half of the Stand
ard Sleeping Car rates and no change
OF cars is necessary between points
on the main line in North Dakota and
Montana and Chicago in either direc-
ton.
Ask your local agent for further in
formation, or apply to F. I. Whitney,
Passenger Traffic Manager, st. Paul,
MINI. If
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12
Excursion Oregon Short Line.

Chicago and return. ........ $3.50
st. Louis and return ........... 1850
Omaha and return. 42.OO
Kansas City and return. 1890
Denver and return ............ $3.50
Tickets on sale May goth, June 2nd,
3rd, 9th and 18th, limited for return
September 18th.
Stopover privileges in each direc-
ton. Above tickets good via Salt Lake
and Denver, and also good on the I'm.
ion Pacific's electric lighted Overland
and Los Angeles limited trains.
Don't delay in reserving sleeping car
berth. Short Line City Ticket Office,
los North Main ST., Butte Montana
H. o. WILSON,
5-25-5 D. F. P. A.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12

at the Great Divide school house Sun
oav and organized Sunday school
WIN Mr.. G. w. Drinkard as superin-
tendent, to meet every sunday at 2:30
O'CLOCK. Everybody is cordially invit.
ed to attend.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12

All the news, twice every week, 10
the good fortune Of Argus subscribers.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12
J. c. Huntoon, lawyer; telephone
No. I'D Bell phone, No. rs Mutual.
Office opposite Day House. att

The Civic club announces that dan.
.ielions will be received at the city hall
Thursday morning from until r. The
boys of the city have been busy for
two or three days now digging up the
pest, and they will receive half a cent
a pound for all they bring, provided
that the dandelions have an inch of the
root attached that the greater part of
the plants have not gone to seed, and
that they were dug within the city lin.
its. The club is prepared to buy $50
worth OF the dandelions, which at half
a cent a pound, will allow for 5000
pounds. and it is thought this will Gov
CT all that will be brought in Mar
shal Marion Burke will act as weigher
in for the occasion, and he is looking
/ forward TO a day fun of trouble. 1t is
not generally believed that three tons
OF the yellow peril can be secured
by the boys of the city, and meantime
the boys are saying nothing, but dig
Sing dandelions industriously.
To the discriminating Ladies of Fer
gus county We submit the "John H
Cross" shoes and oxfords with a can
did belief that they embrace all of tn,
good points that good shoes ought t,
have. Power Mercantile Co.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12

For job work In any line, neatly
executed, call on the Argus Job office.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12
The white slippers for little tots are
here. for the bigger folks too. Power
Mercantile company

LeWlstoWn had an illumination late
Saturday night and a stranger would
have been puzzled to account for the
brilliant appearance ot the city.
Through the grounding Of a wire, the
electric current was off until about
dusk SATURDAY, when il came on. but
IN an hour there was a recurrence of
the trouble and the lights again Went
out. This continued until after Q
O'Clock, when they cleaned for an in
slant and again went out. Naturally
every one thought they would come
on in short time and the lamps We're
left open everywhere. Bur the lamps
failed 10 CLEAN, so people Went TO bed.
inadvertently leaving all The lamps
turned on. Shortly after midnight, the
trouble was remedied, and the lamps
all over town We're burning. Every
store and window on Main street was
Illuminated as were most of the resi-.
dences. Even the Presbyterian church
was brilliantly lighted through the re.
mainder of the night, and lot of cleo.
tricity went to waste.
See the new "Gray ooze" Gibson
ties. Really the prettiest in town
Power Mercantile Co.
Have you seen the large display Of
buggies and spring wagons at the
Montana Hardware company 4.17-ati
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12
You will be suited in every sense OF
the word if you buy clothing of US
Power Mercantile Co.

The Basin Lumber company. organ
ticles of incorporation yesterday. The
company is capitalized at SO, 900, rep
resented by 100 shares OF stock of the
par value of 500 each. The stock
is all subscribed for w. J. Owen. as
trustee, taking 80 shares, S. S. Owen
one share and the following subscrib-
ers two shares EACH j. T. Wunder-
lin, G. NJ. Stone. G. o. Shafer, Pat Nj
hill, ID. r. Withrow, Thomas Nichol-
son, B. E. Stack, j. D. kipe, G. j.
Bach, NJ. l.. Woodman and r. w. Cliff
ford. Charles LARSON, of this city,
ford.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
HAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Senate Avoids Subject of Conference.
Pension Dills Passed
n Aas0cInted Pregs.

bN Associated fIeSs
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1O.-Thc senate
made it plain today that it had yester-
day all that il wants to hear for the
present ON the Moroccan question,
There were two opportunities to resume
consideration of the subject, but both
We're avoided, apparently with the as
sent of all the members, and the sem
ate adjourned at q comparatively early
hour rather than take it UP.
Notwithstanding the early adjourn
mcnt a great deal of business was
disposed or About eighty bills were
passed, leaving ON the calendar only
six OF seven measures. OF the bills
passed a large majority grant private
pensions and many were bridge bills,
one of the bills faVorably acted upon
is an appropriation Of 100000 for the
appropriate marking of the graves of
Confederate soldiers who died i'm north
eru prisons during the Civil War.
For the rest of the session the senate
gave attention in regard to the ques-
ton of salaries paid to Panama canal
officials to the pure food bill and the
merchant marine shipping bill, but
without taking action on either of these
subjects. The canal subject was dis
cussed by Mr.. simmons and the pure
food bill by MI Hepburn. The only
action taken on the shipping bill was
that of reading it at length.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
UNIONS TO ENTER POLITICS
Building Trades Council in Convention
at San Jose Adopts AngeIenos
Resolution
Rv Associated Press.


SAN JOSE, Jan. 10.--The most i'm
portant feature of today'S session of
the State Building Trades council was
the introduction -and-unanimous adop-
ton of a resolution committing the or
Sanization to political activity. The
resolution was introduced by James a
Gray. Carpenters union No. 426 of Los
Angeles, and is in favor of the policy
outlined and recommended in the re-
port of the general president.
The feature Of the morning session
was an address by Mayor u. E.
Schmitz of San Francisco, delivered in
executive session of the convention.
A report of the San Francisco coun-
ellis, dwelling on the progress Of the
organization in San Francisco, was
read by o. A. Tveitmoe.
Reference was made to the project of
a building trades council in San Fran
cisco at a cost of 100000. The report
aroused a great amount OF enthusiasm.
Resolutions requesting the unions to
require that applicants for member
ship should either declare their inten-
items to become citizens or perfect their
citizenship before being admitted to
the unions were unanimously adopted.
The election of officers and the place
for the next convention will be chosen
at tomorrows session. Stockton has
no opposition for the convention city.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11

Morris from the White House office
building was made the subject Of re-
marks by Mr.. Shepard Of Texas.
Mr.. Shepard has q resolution for an
Investigation Of the incident pending
before the rules committee. Mr.. Gros-
venor made the point of order that the
discussion Of q resolution pending be-
fore a committee was not proper.
If the president had heard the howl
of a wolf or the grOwl OF a bear IN
the adjoining room he would have been
on the scene immediately" said Mr..
Shepard. He characterized the Mrs.
Morris occurrence as an "unwarranta-
bic and unnecessary brutality which
demanded investigation and merited
ccnsurc."
"If congress-" he continued, COM
posed of American fathers. husbands
brothers. permits this incident TO go
urebuked &c will add a passive and
coWardly approval of this violation of
the most sacred principle Of American
life"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
lRRIGAToRS IN CONVENTION
American Federation Meets at Omaha.
Los Angeles Men Are Among
Officers
BY Associated Press.

OMAHA, Jan. 10.--The American Ir-
rigators Federation is the name chosen
for an organization formed by repre-
sentatives Of the irrigation states who
met in Omaha today.
Among the objects of the fedora ton
set forth in an official statement are to
harmonic conflicting interests, pro-
mote essential legislation, circulate in
structive literature, aid in settlement OF
reclaimed areas, criticise officials or
others for acts OF injustice and to aid
in the adjustment of freight rates to
and from the reclaimed areas.
The following officers We're elected to
serve until the first annual meeting,
which will be held at Boise, Idaho, the
date to be named by the executive COM
mittee, to correspond with dates
selected for the National Irrigation
congress- President, Ex-Governor L.
Bradford Prince, New Mexico; secre-
tary, D. II. Anderson, Chicago. An
executive committee, among whose
members are Zera Snow, Portland,
Ore; c. NJ. Heintze. Los Angeles, and
Ex-Governor Frank Hunt, Boise Idaho.
was elected. Vice presidents include
Nj. II. Heber of Los Angeles and c. d.
Rephey, Florence. Ariz.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
ORGANIZE BIG MINING
AND SMELLING COMPANY
INCORPORATE WITH S75,ooo.o .ooo
CAPITAL
Concern Authorized Under Laws of
Maine Has Extensive interests in
California and utah-Fifteen Pro-
noters Reside in or Near Boston
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. 10.-Announcement
was made today of the incorporation
of the United States Smelling, Refining
d Mining company under the laws of
Maine, with an authorized capital of
SIS, 600 0O0.
The company is formed for general
mining purposes in the west and will
be controlled largely by the same per-
sons who own controlling interest in
the United States Mining company.
Property is already owned by the Or
SANITATION in Utah and California, and
1t is proposed to extend operations in
other states of the west, as well as in
the south. There will be 10000 shares
Of per cent cumulative preferred
stock and 10000 shares of common
stock. g. 4. Night of Brookine. Mass
is president and Edwin G. Ramsdell of
Boston treasurer. The fifteen promot-
erS all reside in Boston or near by.
At a meeting of the new company
for the organization here today the
offer to the stockholders of the United
States Mining company to exchange
that companys stock for shares of the
new corporation was approved. For
each share of the United States Min
ing stock of $25 par value the offer
is three-fourts of share of new cumu-
latiNe preferred stock for a quarter of
share of new common stock, totalling
500 in value, and 81 each.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
FnueraI Takes Place Sunday

DR.. Harper left a statement outlining
his wishes for the ceremonies at his
funeral A detail which he empha-
sized, both in writing and in person,
was that no regular university eXer-
else should be suspended except dur
ing the service of the funeral. The
body will remain in charge of the fam
lily until Saturday. 1t will then be
taken to Haskell assembly hall, on
the grounds, escorted by the Univer-
sity band, University senate and the
University council, members Of the
senate and council acting as pallbear-
ers The body will lie in state in
Haskell hall until after midday under
a guard of honor composed Of students
of the university.
The funeral services will be held in
Mandel hall at the university Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. AS part of the
exercises addresses will be delivered
by President Faunce Of Brown univer-
sity, Chancellor Andrews Of the Uni
versity of Nebraska and Dean Judson
of the University of Chicago.
The news that DR.. Harper had eX-
pired was received in the city with
deep sorrow. He was a man popular
with men of business as well as with
men Of letters, and all united in prais-
ing him as a man of remarkable bril-
liancy of mind, executive ability and
kindness of heart.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
SUGAR MAGNATES HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
WILL RETAIN ACCUMULATED
PROFITS
Information That Two Great compa-
nies Are Affiliated Is Given First
Official Confirmation at New York
Assembly
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-,At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
American Sugar Refining company in
Jersey City today President Have
meyer, John Meyer and Arthur Donner
we're reelected directors.
President Havemeyer said that he
regretted that so few stockholders had
attended the meeting in person.
"Of the 100000 shares outstanding of
the stock" he said, the holders of
564,S20 shares have sent proxies for
the business of this meeting"
The stockholders adopted resolu-
ton that accumulated profits of the
company. less the dividends, be re-
served as working capital.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the National Sugar Refining
company held here today John Meyer,
Arthur Donner and George II. Frazier
were elected members Of the board OF
directors. All these men are also di-
rcctors of the American Sugar Refin-
ing company.
Although it has been generally known
for some time that the American Su-
gar Refining company is largely inter-
ested in the National Sugar Refining
company, this is the first official con-
nection announced between the two
companies,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
PLAN DISTRIBUTING POINT
Portland Company Organized to Ess
tabIish Great Railway Yards on
Columbia Slough

PORTLAND. Ore, Jan. 1O-To es-
tablish a distributing point for all of
Oregon at the meeting place Of the Ore
gon Railroad 6, Navigation company
and Northern Pacific roads, seven
miles from Portland on the Columbia
slough, is the purpose OF the Columbia
Investment company, incorporated to-
day by articles filed in the county
clerks office.
The company has secured 100 acres
and a 15O0-foot frontage on Columbia
slough, and on the line of the Port
land railway company, and plans to
make this the distributing point for
the entire state. II is the first point
where the Hill and Hartman lines will
meet after entering Oregon. Seven
miles will be saved each way by max
ing this the distributing point instead
OF having the freight trains running
on into Portland.
The company includes among its
stockholders many OF the leading citi-
zens of Portland and Oregon.
The capital stock is $65,OOO and it has
all been placed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
AMAD0R is NOT ALARMkv
President of Panama Doesn't Consider
Uprising of Indians
Serious Affair
By ASSOCIATED Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-A cable dis
patch to the Herald from Panama
says:
President Amador says he does not
regard the Indian secession as serious,
but will send the gunboat Oriente with
Il request to Chief Inannaquina to
come to Panama for u conference.
President Anlador says jealousy be-
tween Inannaquina's tribe and that
headed by Chief Henry Clay who re-
mains friendly to Panama, is one of the
causes of the discomfort of the former.
1t is alleged that a Colombian gem
eral visited Chief Inannaquina and
proposed that they go to Bogota to
make arrangements for arms and finan-
cial help in order to resist or make an
attack. The Panamanian big chichi, or
war dance, is said to be in progress
in the villages on Sarsadi bay, head
quarters of Chief Inannaquina's tribe.
-
To Finish Floors and Woodwork
Use only FLOOR SHINE" Enamels.
oak, mahogany, cherry, etc. Sold by A
Hamburger x Sons.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
TO GUARD CHINESE VISITORS
Men Who Come to Study American
Form of Government Afraid
of Violence
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1O.-The
Chinese consul has announced that he
would request a police guard for the
commission Of students sent out from
China to study the governments of the
world and who are expected to arrive
in this city Friday next. The consul
has said that he knew that no protec-
tion would be needed, but that his
countrymen were afraid because of the
terrible stories which circulate in
China and they would not feel safe
without protection.
The commissioners will be formally
received ON their arrival on the steamer
Siberia by ]. j. Black, adjutant gem
eral, Collector of the Port Stratton and
other men of the state.
The members OF the commission will
not stay long in San Francisco. They
will be greeted by the Chinese of the
city, driven about and probably ban
quoted They Will leave at once for
Washington, where they win remain
forty days studying the United States
form OF government. Then they will
take passage for Europe, where the
principal forms OF government will be
studied.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
FIGHT AGAINST
JOINT STATEHOOD
OPPONENTS TO CIRCULATE A
PETITION
congressman Opposed to Hamilton
Bill Have Pledge Bearing As
Signatures and Say More
Ready to Sign
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.--Opposition
among the Republican managers OF the
house to the Hamilton joint statehood
bill seems to be making little head
way. The leaders of the insurgents
have prepared a pledge for the sigma
ture OF Republicans who will vote to
defeat a rule preventing amendments
to the Hamilton bill.
This was freely circulated today
among the opponents Of joint statehood
and is now said to bear fprty-fiVe sig
natures. About twenty Republican
members are undecided on the state
hood fight and the struggle to win them
by the opposing factions is waxing hot.
The insurgents insist that many OF
their sympathizers have not yet had
an opportunity to sign the pledge and
claim that they viii readily obtain
more than sixty names. Administra-
ton supporters declare that the total
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11

Hardinge, had a farewell audience of
the emperor today and presented his
letters Of recall.
No new steps have been taken during
Sir Charles stay here relative to the
proposed Anglo Russian understanding.
Great Britain, II is authoritatively
stated, has decided to postpone the
question Of definition of the spheres
of influence on the Persian and Indian
frontiers until the new regime is in
augurated in Russia.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
SOLDIERS soMRARD HOUSES
Many Persons Killed and Wounded by
Artillery Fire
BY Associated Press,

by ASSoclateu lSfe>S
TIFLIS. Caucasia. Jan. 1O.-The plum
dering Of this city continues. Last
night bombs were thrown at a military
patrol, whereupon the house from
which the bombs were hurled and the
adjoining buildings were bomba rded
with artillery with the result that many
persons were killed or wounded
A house in which an Armenian who
had attempted to assassnate an officer
had sought refuge was set ON fire and
the man was burned alive.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11

strength of their opponents is not
much more than forty.
An urgent deficiency bill will be ready
for the consideration Of the house in a
few days and it is now expected that
this bill will be laid before the house
Immediately before the Philippines
tariff bill has been disposed of, as the
leaders are said to be anxious to delay
the statehood bill until Speaker Cannon
is more certain how the Republican
members stand on the measure.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
NO MERCY SHOWN REBELS
Dragons Surround Revolutionists and
Exterminate Entire Force

BY AssOclated Pres5.
MITAU, Courland, Jan. 10,-A squad
ron of dragons which was ambushed
near Hazenpol, losing two men killed
and four wounded, received reinforce
ments later and surrounded the revolu-
tionists. No quarter was given and the
revolutionists, numbering eighty-nine
in all, We're killed to the last man.
A band of fifty revolutionists made a
daring raid on Livenhoff with the object
of obtaining medicines and bandages
for the revolutionists in the field. They
carried off two Jewish merchants and
held them for heavy ransom, which
was paid.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
Execute ReyoIutlonist President

BY Associated Press.
RIGVAL, Esthonia, Jan. 10-A tailor
named Schultz, who had been elected
president Of the Esthonian republic,
has been captured and executed by the
soldiers
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
IS DETERMINED
TO SAVE RUSSIA
.WITTE MAKES INTERESTING
STATEMENT
Premier Tells Of Dark Days in St
Petersburg When Railways
Were in Hands of Desper-
ate ReVolutionists
BY Associnfed Iress.


ST. PETET "HTRG, Jan. 1O.-Premer
Witte today u.dc an interesting state
ment to u delegation headed by the
mayor Of this city which requested a
relaxation Of the orders of the prefect
OF police against meetings i'm the in
terest of the electoral campaign The
premier could not promise to do any
thing until after January 30.
While personally he did not SYM
pathize with the harsh measures of
Interior Minister Durnovo, he regarded
them as essential. The premier could
not assume the responsibility for Il
course which IL ii resulted i'm blood
shed would make him IL scapegoat. He
spoke bitterly of the failure of the
moderates to give the government sup
port, saying that upon their shoulders
largely rests the burden of compelling
the government to resort to repression.
He added.
The emperor in the manifesto of
October 30 at one stroke granted the
PEOPLE more rights than any monarch
had ever before given, but you know
the attitude which Russian society as
sumed. The governments appeals for
confidence were rejected and every
liberty granted was abused by the
revolutionists The permission to hold
meetings was translated into license
for street disturbances aud assem-
blages to plot against the life of the
government aud to the industrial ruin
Of the country
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11
Censures President Roosevelt

MIR. Williams, the minority leader, ex-
plained that his party did not believe
in free trade, and the declaration in its
platform that "all forms of protection
are robbery" to which attention was
called by Mr.. Grosvenor, did not mean
free trade.
The recent election Of Mrs. Minol
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11

Dora .Hope-Are you prepared for any
him?
Kleene Gawn-Yes, dear, or anything
he may do. I've taken out a $4,000 aocf,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-11

When child shows symptoms of croup
there Is no time to experiment with new
remedies no matter how highly they may
DC recommended. There Is one preparation
been In use for many years, and has never
been known to tail, VIII Chamberlain's 3
Cough Remedy. Give II, and quick cure
Is sure to follow.