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The Indian Coal Lands Inquiry.

No time has been fixed by the Senate
committee on Indian affairs for the con-
sideration of the report to be made by a
special subcommittee which investigated
during the summer, charges of fraud In
connection with the disposition of certain
coal lands Of the Choctaw. Chickasaw and
Cherokee tribes of Indians in Oklahoma
and Indian territories. There has been a
long contest before the Indian committees
of both houses Of Congress concerning the
value of these lands, and 1t is expected
that the subcommittee investigation will
enable Congress to safeguard the interests
of the Indians against the alleged plans of
land grabbers. The value of the lands has
been variously estimated from their value
as grazing lands up to $50, 900 900.
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Lively Pipe Laying.

WASHINGTON, Pa, December 5.-As the
result of informations made by James
King, wealthy farmer. forty-eight men
employed by the Southwestern Pennsyl-
vania Pipe Lines Company who were en-
gagged in laying an OIL line across King s
farm, in Charter township. were arrested
last night and held in $500 ball each for
the action of the grand jury. Bonds We're
furnished by the company.
While the men were working on King 8
farm he fired to charges of buckshot at
them. none of the men being injured. how
ever King was arrested on complaint of
the men and furnished $500 bail for the
grand jury hearing. 1t is said the oil line
is being installed without Kings permits.
sion.
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THIS YEARS COTTON CROP.
Department Estimates to be Published
Next Week.

1t is announced at the Department Of
Agriculture that the cumulative estimate
of this seasons cotton crop will be issued
Tuesday December II. at 2 o'clock p.m., = in
stead of Monday as heretofore announced.
The bureau of the census has decided not
to publish their report of the amount Of cot
ton ginned UP to December l until Monday
the 10th instant. at 2 p.m.,- and the bureau
Of statistics Of the Agricultural Department
desires to consider the information con
tanned in the census report In connection
with information derived from other
sources.
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Chicago Car Line Valuation.

CHICAGO, December 5-Sixty million
dollars is the approximate valuation placed
on the tangible and intangible property
Of the Union Traction COMPANY and the
Chicago City Railway Company by the
commission of engineers.
Upon this basis lLe negotiations for fran
chises for both companies will be con-
Guided, It Is confidently believed. within a
few weeks, The hope is that the settle
ment will be made by January and that
the companies can prepare plans to order
material and award the contract for re-
habiiitating the lines at once.
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BIZ WILLIAM 4. CURTIS.

Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
THE Mohammedan World Today Is q
very interesting book, containing papers
read at the first missionary conference on
behalf Of the Mohammedan world, held at
Cairo, Egypt, last spring, and It Is pub
lished by the Fleming H. ReyeH Company
of Chicago. It estimates the entire Mos
lem populations of the world a. 232 ,966 ITO.
which is smaller than the popular belief.
and divides them as follows:
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any of the Mohammedan countries except
India, this is all guesswork, but Is quite
as likely to be accurate as any of the es-
Inmates that have been made.
Moslems Of the West.
The estimate for Australia and America
is certainly excessive, and it would be in
teresting to know where the Mohammedans
are located. The census Of London shows
only about 300 in that great city, where
lives the king who rules over more mil
lions Of Moslems than any other monarch
many times the number that are under the
temporal authority of the Sultan of Tur-
key. who is the head of the faith. The
MohammedanS in London are chiefly mer-
chants; importers of wool. rugs and other
eastern fabrics; peddlers of silks and fruit
exporters of cotton goods, and students
from India and Egypt. There are In Eng
land about 300 converts from Christianity
to Islam, mostly well-to-do and prominent
people, although some Of them have been
picked up from the slums by merchants
and others for charitable and other rea-
sons, and are only nominally members Of
the faith One rich Englishman named
k1liiam Is now erecting mosque in Lon
don In imitation Of famous one at Delhi
a splendid structure of white and green
tiles with the usual dome and minarets
1t will take several years to build. There
Is a mosque at Working. a railway and
manufacturing town not far from London:
and another at Liverpool. where there are
small colonies Of Mosiems. There ia also
mosque in Paris; and those. I believe
are the only places of worship Islam pos
sesses in the western world. There is no
mosque in the United States. In New York
there are only few Mohammedans-peo-
pie connected with the Turkish consulate.
merchants and peddlers.
The Turkish consul In Chicago has the
names OF only three members ofsthe faith
OF Islam on his books. One of them Is be-
iieved to be In Liverpool at present He
Is the son Of former captain of one of
the sultan's boats About a year ago he
ran away from his home in Turkey and
went to Chicago, intending to aual;y HIM
self to become a Christian missionary in
his native land. He took the name Mo-
FAMILY on the west side and sought the
society of religious workers He fell from
grace, however, and on several occasions
was found wandering about in the bad
lands OF Chicago. Later he vent to Des
Moines, where he renounced the Christian
religion and soon after left for New York.
saying that he intended to go to Liyerpool
Inc other two Mohammedans in Chica go
reside on the west side, ard very little is
known OF them. The OttomanJ empire is
most exclusively by Armenians, Macedoni-
ans. Syrians and other Christians.
Inc largest Mohammedan colony in the
United States is at Worcester, Mass. where
900 Turks and koords are employed in the
wire works OF what once was the Washburn
& Moen Company, now a part of the Steel
Trust. Three or four hundred Koords are
working In the tanneries at Peabody, Mass
and about two hundred in Rhode Island
There is small colony at Sioux Falls, OAK
the Hudson. Taking these all together
however, the total Moslem population of the
United States will not exceed 1000 but it Is
gradually increasing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05

William Farrell, seventy-six years old.
formerly known all over New England as
an expert railway track builder, was found
frozen to death in his home near East
Providence, r. l.. yesterday.
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A liberal estimate based on this statement
would be about 300 of them were Moham-
medans, mostly Turks and Koords, who are
highly valued in NV England as unskilled
laborers because they are willing to work
anywhere and do anything for comparative
ly small wages. They never Join labor
unions; they never strike; they never drink;
they do not learn the English language;
they are Industrious. sober and frugal in
their habits; hence they are grabbed up as
soon as they land. / understand that for
these reasons New England manufacturers
are encouraging their immigration and that
there is secret bureau for that purpose. A
Turkish gentleman who is well posted pre-
dicted the other day we will have thousands
Of them here in a few years. Their chief
purpose is to save their money and return
to Turkey as soon as they have enough to
buy a piece of land or establish themselves
in some little business.
Cannot Change Religion.
By their frugal living they are able to
save 80 per cent of their wages, which are
five or six times as much as they could earn
at home. My Turkish friend says that not
one of them has ever been naturalized or
converted to Christianity and wonders why
the good people of New England. who are
always contributing money to send mission
aries to Mohammedan countries, have never
made any attempt to convert those who are
living in their immediate neighborhood. But
such an effort would be useless because the
sultan still denies the right Of any Ottoman
subject to change his allegiance or his re-
ligion. If he did so his relatives and his
bondsmen would be subjected to severe pun
ishment. Before he can leave Turkey a
Mohammedan has to furnish three bonds
men, who guarantee that he will not change
his religion or citizenship. II he does both
he and they forfeit all their possessions
within reach of the sultan's long arm
There Is no mosque in the United States,
and there has never been one except that
on the worlds fair grounds at Chicago In
1898. Nor Is there any muiah In this coun-
try. but there Is an imam-one who leads in
was in charge Of the mosque at Chicago
Why Mohammedans Stay at Home.
There are several reasons why Moham-
medans do not emigrats and they also APP
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Arrival Of Mohammedans.

The report of the commissioner of fmmi-
grafton shows the following arrivals from
Mohammedan countries during the last
fiscal year ending June &c. 1906:
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One Upright Piano, in
small ebonized case. Full
octaves, nice condition,
standard make.
$500 Upright, full size.
dark mahogany, rich
tone and perfect condi-
ton. Almost new.........
$500 Upright, mahogany
finish. full size. sweet
tone, a well-known
make. Just like new.
$3.50 Upright: handsome
case, carefully used and
in first-class condition. 4.
$500 Upright: rich ma
hogany, elegant case.
fine tone and action: has
not had 8 months use. 4.
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$500 Flemish Oak Up
right, OF fine make; just
as good as new; is less
than six months old. %.
1925 Persian Walnut Up
right. of C g e bra t e d
make. Is less than six
months old. Perfect. ;. /.
5000 Ste way Parlor
Grand, ebonized case: In
good musical condition. 4.
5000 A. B. Chase, ma
hogany upright. Per
$500 Colonial Uprights; 4
Of them. A celebrated
make; rar e bargains;
perfect; almost new. 80.
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AS no census has ever been taken of
any of the Mohammedan countries except
india this is all guesswork, but Is quite
as likely to be accurate as any of the es-
Inmates that have been made.
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There are several reasons why Moham-
medans do not emigrats and they also APP
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-01
BOOSTS FOR WIRELESS.
r. B. Sieafoos Says That Latest
System Will Be Boon to Humanity

Over hundred people went to the
opera house last Tuesday evening to
hear a lecture on wireless telegraphy
by r. B. Sigafoos, manager of a dist
riot comprising four northwestern
states for the DeForrest Wireless Tel
egraph company. Mr.. Sigafoos spoke
for about two hours and was given a
most respectful hearing by all pres
ent. He has his subject at his tongues
tip as he has been intimately associat-
ed not only with Thomas Edison but
with Marconi, DeForrest and many
other great exponents of the wireless
system.
He explained the technical features
of the system explaining how, with
the proper instruments for sending
and receiving, messages may be sent
for hundreds of miles, carried by the
waves of ether which is present in all
things and at all times. He showed
that the system is in practical use in
hundreds of cities and towns in the
United States and on hundreds of
ships which plough the seas. The cost
of the wireless is so small when COM
pared with the old method as to be
almost nothing. AS an example, he
said that the Western Union wires
and equipment between Denver and
Chicago cost the company $25,00O,OOO
whereas, the wireless system can be
installed for $25,00O.
A most interesting part of the lee
ture was that relating to wireless tel
ephones. Mr.. Sigafoos maintains that
not only is it feasible but that it will
be in universal use within very few
years, it's comparative cheapness
making it so that it will be within the
reach of everyone.
The speaker asserted that a station
will be established in this city with
in the next three or four months. All
of the more important cities of Mon
tana will haveI stations with the CEN
trail station at Helena.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-01
SUMNER CAMP NEAR BOZtMAN
GaIIatin County Men Promoting a
Scheme to Catch fasteners

Bozeman, Mont, April 26-Rodney
Wellington Hey, a young man who
has recently came to Bozeman from
Syracuse. N. Y.,Henry F. Sears of the
Republican-Courie Co., and John H.
Dawes, a local real estate dealer, are
about to undertake the promotion Of
a great summer camp for students
from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and
the University of Pennsylvania. The
location of the camp is to be at tht
head of the West Gallatin canyon.
close to the boundary of the park, in
one of the widest and most pietur.
esque spots in the northwest The
company expects to secure a hundred
campers from among the students of
the Big Four who will be given lit
tie taste Of wild life as it really is and
at the same time receive the convent
ences and comforts which they are ac-
customed to in the east, so far as they
can be supplied at that distance. The
company expects to purchase some
land at the site designated and viii
invest large amount in equipment
1t is expected that Mr.. Hey's extern
slve acquaintance in the east will en-
able him in interesting large num-
Der of people.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-01
Bedtty.lint0n

DR.. A. H. Beatty and Miss Lillian
Linton were united in marriage SUM-
day afternoon about 3 o'clock at the
M. E. parsonage, the Rev. w. A. Win
ters performing the ceremony in the
presentce of few immediate relatives
and friends of the contracting parties.
The bride is well known and popu-
lar young woman of this city. Her
lovable disposition has won her host
of friends during her residence here.
The groom, DR.. Beatty, is highly re-
spected young professional man Of this
city, being associated with his father,
DIR. I. NJ. Beatty, in the practice of his
profession, osteopathy. The young
people left Sunday evening for Great
Falls where they will visit for several
days after which they will return to
Lewistown where they will make their
future home.
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CHINESE WORSHIP.

San Francisco. April 26.-With un-
weavering faith in the image OF
one of the desolate ruins of China
town this morning and worshped
heaven, twenty Chinese gathered in
In full compliance with the rites of
their religion. In the ashes of their
temple they knelt and silently offered
their prayers.
Prostrate in the smouldering wreck
age before them was the charred
trunk of the carven image that once
held the altar in the temple of Shi
Etal. The fumes of the fresh incense
and sacred punks curled skyward. All
the dainties obtainable under the cir
cumstances were spread in propria-
tory offering to the devil, that no Of
1ense to that diety might bring a re-
currence of the disaster No detail
was overlooked by the faithful Chin
ese. who pleaded for mercy in behalf
OF the $4,000 Of their countrymen made
homeless by the holocaust.
Ihis unique and touching service
look place in Waverly place, where
once stood the richest joss house in
san Francisco's Chinatown. Last
nlgnt the worshipers came across the
"as from Oakland. bringing priests
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-01
LANDING NOW
NULL BLAST
Hundreds Find Employment on the
Many Big Ranches of
Fergus County.

Hundreds of men are finding en-
ployment in Fergus county these days
there being a call from scores of .g
sheep ranches throughout the county
for men to help during the lambing
season. Lambing is now in full blast
and the chances for an excellent sea-
has been slightly unfavorable for the
past week but it did not do any dam
age to speak of.
Woolgrowers generally are taking a
most optimistic view of the situation,
started off in the county being held a
good sign for ALL With a good lamb
ing season and nothing to disturb the
wool market, this promises to be de-
cidedly the best year that the Fergus
county woolgrower has ever expe.i-
enced.
In it's review of the wool market for
the past week, the American Wool
and Cotton Reporter says:
Trade is exceptionally quiet in ter
ritorial woods. Stocks are so small,
however, only two or three houses
having attractive selections, and their
holdings being only moderate, that
consumers, II they were disposed to
operate very freely. could not succeed
in obtaining very large amount OF
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-01
Simpson. Clinoan.

The marriage of Mr.. N. II. Clingan
of Kendall and Miss Mary Elizabeth
Simpson of this city was solemniz-
ed at the home of the brides parents
in the western portion of Lewistown
Wednesday morning at $50 O'Clock,
the Rev. Craven of the Methodist
Episcopal church officiating. Only the
members of the brides immediate
family witnessing the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs. Clingen left on the morning
train for Denver, in which city they
will visit for short while, after
which they will proceed to Los Ange-
les and other Southern California cit.
les on their honeymoon. They expect
to be gone about one month.
Upon their return, they will make
their home in Lewistown, Mr.. Clingan
having large business interests in and
adjacent to this place.
The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Simpson and is one of Lew
istown's sweetest and most popular
young woman. The goom, H. N.
Clingan, has been a resident of
bers his friends in that city by the
he has won for his bride. The Demo-
crit together with their many friends,
wish Mr.. and Mrs. Clingan the fullest
measure OF happiness and prosperity.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-01
REAL ESTATE
VERY ACTIVE
a Number of Big Deals Made Durino
Fast Week Throughout All Parts
OF the County.
IMISlUND Will ERECT BUILDING
Former Resident of Grass Rance
Buys Thirty Feet On Upper Main
Street Near Bank.

Fergus county real estate is movm,
actively these days, number Of biz
deals having been recorded during M
last week. The activity has not beei
confined entirely to county real es
tate as several deals Of importanc,
have been made in the city. II. +
imlslund, formerly of Grass Rang,
but now a resident of this city, yester
day purchased Of Joseph Jackson q
leet on upper Main street, joining tn,
new building being erected by the
First National bank building The
price was 500 per foot or $4,000 for the
lot. 1t is the intention of Mr. Imis-
lund to commence at once the erection
OF two-story stone building on his
recently acquired ground.
The following transfers have been
recorded in the recorders office during
the last week:
lsidore Berger to Henry Neil, Dav-
ia Hilger and f. Q. Busenburg, l.:
NV Ia, sec. II, tp Is n, 10 e. Consid-
GRAFTON, $780,
George M. Stafford to Arthur j. Ev-
ans, lot Z, block 32, Stafford Fifth ad-
dition to the city of Lewistown. Con-
sideration, $50.
Tubb Bros ct uxores to Herman OF
ten, lots l, 2 and 3, in block "B," Stod-
dard addition, being the resident
property of J. A. Tubb on Brasse,
j. j. Duvall ct ux to 3. c. Olds, lot
2 and and Sc Ia sw IA, sec. 80, II
13 n, IS e. Stated consideration, So
Henry Lapham to Thomas Murray
Sc Ia se1-4, sec q, e1-2 sw1-4, sec. %
and IL NV IA, NV Ia, sec. SO, tp Il
n, Is e. Consideration, $1,000
Frank Hill to A. j. Boyle, 1-2 s.
IA, sec. II and n 1-2 sw Ia. sec. II, tr
Is n, 10 .. Cosideration 5000.
Jacob Harmon to Tubb Bros, lots
and 3, block "B," Stoddard addition
Stated consideration, 81.
j. F. Belcher to Adelheid r. II. Bel
cher, 63 acres including the buildings
at Lavina for $4,000.
Ludwig c. Lehfeldt to the Enter
prise Land and Improvement COM
pany, 35,030 acres on the Musselshell
Consideration 100000
E. A. Hamilton and Belle Hamilton
to George II. ketchner, 1-2 sec. and
ne IA ne IA, sec. rs, tp 16 n, II e;
also lots and 4, the 1-2 sec. and
Sc Ia sec. 19, W 12 Sc IA sec. 20 and
lot L. also NV IA NV Ia sec. 90, tp 16
n, IL e. Consideration, $6,500
George M. Stone and w. A. Long to
E. ]. Tubb, lot 8, block No 3, Stafford
addition. Consideration, $125.
!. NJ. Hobensack to Tubb Bros, lot
l, block 8. Janeaux addition No l.
consideration 1890
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-01

north end of the property and where
| some fine ore has already been opened
| up. Although the Barnes King mil
| mas been fed for five years with the
ore taken from the south end of the
| property and these operations have
| been highly profitable to the stock
| holders, it is believed by many who
are perfectly familiar with the dist
rlct that the ore production from the
south end will be but a drop in the
bucket, both as to value and uuanti-
ty, when compared with the vast bod
les to be opened up on the north GEN.
tral portions of the property.
The shaft on the Santiago is now 800
feet deep. Although they have passed
through a large mineralized area,
they have not yet struck the Barnes
King contact but President Rae, who
was in the city Saturday, stated that
ne is perfectly satisfied with the out
look. They installed their new elec.
trlc moist last week and are now MAX
ing good time on the shaft
Diamond drill work on the Billiard
had to be suspended for a few DAYS
last week owing to the scarcity Of wa
ter A pipe line was run over to one
OF the diamond drill holes on the fer
gus property from which artesian
water was secured and drilling was
resumed last Saturday morning. No
one can say what will be the outcome
OF this work as the officers of the
queen company themselves will not
know for several weeks
w. q. Moore Of Colorado Springs
Colo, arrived i'm this city last Tues
day evening and will spend some time
in the Kendall district. Mr.. Moore
owns or has an interest in a great deal
OF ground extending from the south
END OF the Kendall property clear
around on Iron creek. He has a large
number of his claims patented and is
constantly working to secure more
ground. Mr.. Moore is always yery
retlclent concerning any of his proper
ties but is known to be we'll satisfied
with the outlook. He has spent
thousands of dollars in buying and
patenting claims and is too shrewd a
man and too experienced in the min
ing business to put in money when he
does not believe he has more than an
even break to get it out again. Min
ing men in general believe that he will
some day open up a mine which will
be second to none in the Kendall dist
rict.
over on the other side of the noun
tains from Kendall, on Plum creek
and in the vicinity, much work is be-
ing done this summer and those who
are interested take a most cheerful
view of the situation. Beyond the
Barnes-King on the north, Messrs,
Stuart, Burr, Long and others have
some ground which is valuable and
which will be explored the coming
summer. Work is also being pushed
on the Bullard Extension
Taking all Of these things into con-
slderation, it certainly seems that
there is no need for anything but the
most optimistic feelings over the fu-
ture of the great North Moccasin Min
ing camp.