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Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
Russian Nobility Alarmed,

St. Petersburg, June 21.-The in.
transigeant position of the Russian
nobility is made manifest in the ad
dress to the throne adopted by the
mobiles congress, recently in session
here, and now published for the first
time.
While it contains honeyed words OF
solicitude for the peasants, as broth
ers," it does not yield an iota on the
question of the appropriation of land
It characterizes the present as the
most dangerous moment for Russia
in 1000 years of her history.
The address assures the emperor
that nobility are persuaded that the
real Russian people have implicit con
fidence in the maintenance of "the
supreme autocratic" power as essen
tial to the regeneration and develop
ment of the country.
The address insists that the onl,
relief possible is by colonizing, thu
purchase of lands through the agrariar
banks, education of the peasantry ant
better agricultural methods.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22

that the sisters did not favor the idea
and it may have been abandoned.
Now that the time for the funeral
has been fixed. the relatives and
friends of the decedent will be able to
make their plans to be in the CITY
Thursday. Phil Chase is making the
arrangements for the services and ex.
poets to communicate with Alf. T.
stephens on his arrival at Lombard.
The latter is accompanied by Mrs
Calph, who left here with him. and
1t is likely that Mrs Reynolds. the
other sister, whose home is in Denver
VIII also come on to Lewistown. los.
epn stephens, a brother, and his wife
nave arrived here from White SulDhur
Springs, and Frank Stephens and wife
nave Deen here for several DAYS.
IL is expected that the Denver party
VIII arrive Monday or Tuesday even.
ing. o"
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
The Congworths in London.

London. jane 2O.-Mr. and Mrs
Nicholas Longworth paid another visit
to the house of parliament TODAY in
the proceedings of which they are TAX
ing keen interest
A1ter lunching with Arthur Hamil-
Ton Lee. first lord of the admiralty
and Mrs Lee formerly Miss Moore
Oh New York;, they accompanied their
host and hostesses to the house of
commons, and also made their Sec
ond tour OF the house of lords.
Th1s evening Mr. and Mrs. Lonp-
worth visited the opera in comnant
with Mrs. Reid. They attended the
races at Ascot today with Mr.. and
Mrs. Reid.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
. Al" the news, twice every week. IN
the good fortune Of Argue subscrihera.

IN Kendall on business Wednesday,
VIM. Longmore left for Lewistown
Wednesday.
Messrs. Brown and Gerring left for
Lewlstown Tuesday.
oerVlces are announced for the Pres
oyterlan church of Kendall for next
sunday as follows: Sabbath school.
III a. M; church service, II a. m,
subject, "A Little Child Shall Lead
Them; evening topic, p. m., THE
Cnild In the Midst" Rev. A. S. Kerr.
pastor.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
OSCAR STEPHENS FUNERAL
TOBE HELD HERE THURSDAY

kilograms wey received here yes.
terday from ALT. ?. Stephens stating
that he would lefe Denver for Lew
istown tomorrow nd asking that the
funeral OF the lat Oscar Stephens be
announced for mkt Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock The place of hold
ing the services al other details will
be agreed upon later. There was
nothing in the metages received here
to indicate whetheor not the request
of the decedent TIT his body be Gre
mated would be lrried out or not.
There is a cremafy at Denver, and
it may be that MtStephens' instruc-
ion has already b4 carried out, and
that the ashes wi be brought back.
However, it is coauded that if the
body had been or IS to be cremated,
some definite stapent regarding it
would have been 1de. 1t is known
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
LATEST NEWS
FROM KENDALL
News Of the Unexpected Death Of os
car Stephens Is Received There
With Deep Regret.
VISITORS At THE BIG cAMs
Pleasant Dance Is Given at the Ken.
dali Aotel-6usiness and Per.
sonaI Mention.

Kendall. June 21.-Mr d. O. Holt
OF the Kendall boarding house, drove
to Lewistown Monday. returning on
Tuesday.
Word was received here Tuesday of
the death of Oscar Stephens in Co;o
RADIO, where he had gone for the ben.
eht OF his health. Mr.. Stephens had
many and varied interests in and
around Kendall, and was well known
to every one in the camp, and all
learned OF his death with regret. He
was 81 years of age and the largest
land owner in the county. No definite
word has been received here regard
ing the funeral He made request
that his body be cremated. but his
relatives are said to be opposed to the
idea
w. +. Graham was in Lewistown
Monday.
A social dance was given at the Ken
dali hotel Tuesday evening. II was
very enjoyable affair, many turning
out to dance the merry hours away.
w. A. Shaules, who has been gone
for several months to lower Califor
MA, is expected back today.
Joe Montgomery left on Wednesday
for Lewistown, and from there he will
drive to his ranch near Utica. return.
ing the latter part of the week.
II. J. Smith has sold the Palace
restaurant to Mrs. VIM. Currie, who
will take charge at once.
F. B. OBrien, of Butte, arrived in
Kendall on Wednesday.
W. A. Granger, of Kansas CITY
registered at the Shaules Wednesday
E. w. Hayden, of Lewistown. was
in Kendall Wednesday.
{. T. Richardson was a guest n
the Shaules Wednesday.
Joe Marshall and Johnson Strong.
both OF Utica, came in on Wednesdays
coach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Wilson and lit.
lie son, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson's
mother, drove to Lewistown Wednes.
lay. Mrs. Wilson has been in Ken.
iall for nearly a year on a visit with
Ter daughter and will leave Lewistown
thursday morning for Wisconsin on
IN extended visit to her mother there
Mr.. Hatfield. who travels for tho
~at'onai Biscuit Co.. of Helena, was /
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22

JUDGE CHEADLE
GIVES WARNING
The Next Time Gamblers Are Brought Before Him
They Will Probably Get the Limit -Hagenson,
Nave and Spurlock Are Fined-- Court Notes.

Carl HagensOn and Charles Nave,
who were arrested here a short time
ago on charge of gambling, appear.
ed before Judge Cheadle in the dis
trict court late Tuesday afternoon and
entered pleas Of guilty. The cases
were not aggravated ones, the defend
ants simply having participated in
poker games, but it was Hagensons :
second appearance in court on SINH
lar charge, he having been arrested
last year. In passing sentence, Judge
Cheadle took occasion to give the de-
PENDANTS some advice, saying they were
young men who could find some voca.
tion in life other than gambling and
make an honorable living. This they
could not do as gamblers. Both the
court and the county attorney were
determined to stop gambling, and his
honor said if they were brought in
again on such charge, he would be
very likely to impose the maximum
fine, which is $1,000. He hoped the
experience might prove lesson tc
them, and that they would mend theil
ways.
Spurlock Is Fined.
Pleasant Spurlock, who resides out
by the N-Bar ranch, also faced the
court on a charge of gambling. He
promptly pleaded guilty and was fined
$10O. Spurlock's experience was q
peculiar one. He is the man who
made the complaint against young Pau
Hall, charging him with stealing &
saddle. The latter, it will be remem
bered, was arrested by Sheriff Adams
near Billings, and when brought bacl
to Lewistown he claimed that he an(
Spurlock had played poker, and tha
he won the saddle at game of cards
After he had left with the saddle, HI
claimed Spurlock got sore and sworl
to the complaint. Spurlock strongl!
denied that there had been any gamb
ling between them, and insisted tina
Hall went to the stable and stole tn
saddle, thereby committing burglary
When Spurlock was put under oath
however, he surprised the county al
torney by admitting that they ha'
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
DAWES.
The Wedding at Bozeman Was =
Pretty Affair.

TTetty Analr.
Mr and Mrs. w. w. Watson. who
were married at Bozeman Wednesday.
arrived here last evening, and were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. War
rem at dinner. The Bozeman Chron.
icle gives the following account of the
wedding:
"A wedding of unusual interes,
which occurred at high noon today,
was that OF Miss Louise Dawes q
popular music teacher of this citv
and Mr.. VIM. w. Watson, of Lewis.
town. The event was solemnized ar
'he residence of r. S. Dawes, brother
OF the bride. Rev. F.. B. Lewis ofYici.
ating A large number of friends and
relatives witnessed the ceremony and
attended the reception which follow
gu. Inc bride wore charming gown
OF white French organdie, with long
moving veil, and carried white carna
iohs. She entered the flower fes.
tooned parlor, where the ceremony
TOOK place. on the arm of her BROTH
er' James. Her matron of honor Mrs
James Dawes, also wore white. and
with the groom marched to the nrettv
Moral arch to the notes of wer,dino
march played by Miss Grace Griffin
AT the reception which followed
,he ceremony, those in line besides
the bridal party, were Mr.. and Mrs
ROBERT Dawes. Mrs. James Johnson
ana Mrs. Frank Robinson. In the din.
ing room Mrs. Fulled presided over
'he cofee urn, and Mrs. Moger. the
ice cream. The guests were served
win the dainty wedding refreshments
os Misses Roda Dawes, Isabel Naya.
ro' Alma Smith and Bessie Bulen.
BESIDES the general expression M
good will which greeted this hannv
couple from all quarters, they were.
also the recipients of a great many
handsome gifts.
MISS Dawes is looked upon, bv tho
people OF Bozeman, as their very own.
having lived all of her life here with
me exception of the few years she
spent in st. Paul to pursue her stud.
es and to graduate in music.
Mr. Watson occupies an important
'osition with the electric light com.
'any at Lewistown, and he Left with
lis bride On No. l today. for the
'retty home he has prepared for her
u tnat nourishing little town."
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
Brothers in a Row.

Tom Wells, half breed who resides
with his wife out near the brewery.
had a trial in Justice of the Peace w
I. McFarlands court yesterday on a
charge of assault and battery, alleged
10 nave been committed upon his
brother, Pete Wells. The evidence of
all the witnesses showed that the
wells family was indulging in some
sort Of celebration, in the course
OF which considerable quantities OF
liquor were consumed At one stage
In the proceedings, Pete tried to
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
SLAUGHTER OF
RUSSIAN JEWS
Soldiers Responsible for the Worst
Crimes Committed In the 6iaIy-
stok Horror.
DIES TERRIBLY MANcLED
Most Of Them Show eayonet Wounds
Story as Told by Sur.
vivor.

St. Petersburg, June 21.-The en-
barge on news from Bialystok was
lifted today and the Associated Press
staff correspondent was, for the first
time, allowed to telegraph directly
from the sacked city a picture of the
scene OF ruin and desolation left in
the wake of the mob. According to fire.
quent bulletins order was restored this
morning and maintained throughout
the day, in spite of the incentive to
disorder at funerals which were in
progress; but the atmosphere is sup
ercharged and slight event may suf-
flee to precipitate a renewal of street
fighting. The authorities apparently
realize this and hope to avoid such
catastrophe by show of force. On
called out and the streets were lit
orally packed with horses, footmen
and artillery until the danger was
passed.
The story as told by the Associated
Press correspondent is dreadful one.
There are indications that he has been
prevented by the censorship from re-
lating further details about the con-
ditions of corpses, the utter bestiality
of the mob and inability of the troops
to cope with the excesses during the
fret dovc nf tho riotinO
It is evident from the dispatches
that the excesses assumed the charac-
ter of a three-cornered fight among
the military, the mob and armed men,
bers of the Jewish bund, who, instead
of submitting passively to slaughter,
as their unarmed co-religionists have
done heretofore, carried the war into
the enemies camp and fought brave.
ly. though without inflicting appreci'
able loss on the troops, among whom
no serious casualties have been re.
ported.
oetai': Are Horrifyins.
Horrible details have been sent Out
by the correspondent of the Bourse
Gazette, who managed to send his
story by a messenger Sunday after
noon. The correspondent. who accom-
panied Stchepkin directly to the hos
pital. and was escorted by acorporal'i
guard, says he was utterly unnervet
by the sights he witnessed there.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22

saying that this is clearly shown BY
the decentralization OF the soldiery con.
sequent on the removal of all restrain,
The correspondent declares that not
only the soldiers, but their officers al.
SO, participated, and that he himself
was witness, as late as Saturday. to
the shooting down of Jewish girl
from the window Of a hotel by Lieuten
ant Miller of the Vladimar regiment
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22

excesses at Odessa, kishineff. Come
and Kiev. aside from bestiality. is the
comparatively small amount of actu
al robberies committed. The particj.
pants seemingly were not inspired by
motives of loot. but of murder and de-
struction, pure ard simple
He also holds that the participation
of the troops has bten completely prov.
ed. and quotes nputy stichpkin as
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
Court Notes.

In the district court decree has
been entered in the case of F.. NJ
wells against Benjamin Chute, declar-
ing the plaintiff to be the owner of
io's and block 3 of the Oulette
addition No. l..
In the matter of the estate of HON.
er H.. ana M. A. Nichols, minors, the
sale OF tract of ranch property near
"arhelll to w. c. Drinkard has been
confirmed.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
ASK THATANSWER
BE STRICKEN OUT
Attorney's for Mrs. Hedges Attack Mrs. Belcheur,s
answer TO oComplaint--Assaulta andBattery Case
III justice Court-Judge Cheade Leaves.

A new move was made Wednesda,
III ''e Szo,ooo damage case instituted
oy Mrs. Maude Hedges against Mrs
Auieheld Belcheur. The plaintiff filet
motion asking that the defendant he
adJudged in default, on the groun 4
that the time in which to file an an
swer had expired by limitation. I,
VIII be recalled that short time ago
MRS. Belcheurs husband, as guardian
ad Item for the defendant. did file
an answer, but the plaintiff now moves
that this answer be stricken from the
f1ies on the ground that it is not prop.
erly verified as required by section
'3l OF the code of civil procedure and
the practice of the court. The motion
Will be argued before Judge Cheadle
as soon after next Tuesday as possi.
ble Meanwhile the plaintiff is allow.
ad ten days additional time in which
10 nile a reply to the defendants an
'"er. III case the motion to strike
out should be overruled. In that event
L Is also the intention of the plaintiff
o carry the point up to the supreme
court, but this, it is stated, will not re.
suit in any delay in the trial of the
ssne. the plan now being followed be.
hg merely to save every importan,
'oint for the plaintiff.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22

Merely saying that the corpses
were mutilated,' the correspondent
writes, fails to describe the awful
scenes. The faces of the dead have
lost all human semblances, and the
corpses are simply crushed masses Of
flesh and bone, soaking in blood. It
is impossible to conceive of such bes-
tiality.
"The corpse of Teacher Aptstein lay
in the grass, with the hands tied. In
the face and eyes had been hammered
three inch nails. Rioters entered his
home and, after outrages, killed him
thus and then murdered the rest of
his family of seven"
When the corpse arrived at the
hospital it was marked with bayonet
thrusts. Beside the body of Apstein
lay the corpse of child of ten years,
whose leg had been chopped off with
an axe. Here also we're the dead from
the Schlachter home, where, according
to witnesses, soldiers came and plum
dered the house and killed the wife
son and neighbor's daughter and ser
iously wounded Schlachter and his two
daughters.
Il am told that soldiers entered the
apartments of the Lapidus brothers
which were crowded with people who
had fed from the streets for safety
and ordered the Christians to separate
themselves from the Jews. A Chris
tian student named Dikar, protested
and was killed on the spot. Then all
of the Jews were shot.
Some of the cOrpses were marked
with fire. These had been brought
from a burned tannery. and showed
bullet and bayOnet marks.
I'm one corner of the yard was a
demented Jewess, trying to. cover the
body of her husband, but her efforts
were in vain, as the blood simply Ooz
ed from beneath the inadequate GOV
ering.
From the wounded in the hospita
the correspondent heard many pitiable
stories, all of the same general tenor
Here is the account of a badly wound
ed merchant, named Nevyazhiky:
"I live in the suburbs. Learninf
of the slaughter, l tried to reach tn,
town through the fields, but was in
terrupted by roughs. My brother wa
killed, my arm and leg were broken
my skull was fractured and was stab
bed twice in the side. l tainted from
loss of blood and revived to find a sol
der standing over me, who asked
What! Are you still alive? Shall
bayonet your l begged him to spar
my life. The roughs again came. bu
spared me, saying: He will die; le
him suffer longer.''"
Participation Of Troops.
The correspondent, who adopts tn
bitterest tone toward the government
holds that the outbreak was provoke
and attributes the responsibility to p
] lice Lieutenant Schermatieff, and say
the distinctive characteristic of tn
outbreak, in which it differs from tn
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
AT THE [OME
OF GOD REEF
Marriage OF ThomPignan and Mrs
Goss FoiloweN Dance at
Gilt be.
is HURT WHILE N ROUND UP
George c. Berry Rrns From Den-
YER, Where He Aided the Min
ers' Contion.

Gilt Edge, June August Teu
bert, E. w. Cooperl A. J. Cohic;
left this week for lngs to atten,
the registration of throw reserva
ton,
Mrs. Merryfield, who's been Twin,
on her ranch below den for thu
last few months, returlto Gilt Edg,
last week. Mrs. Meleld will re
main here for some ii
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Wles returned
to Kendall this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Franbss, of Lew
istOwn, were visiting IDS here las1
week.
Miss Sadie Bell aniss Marion
Morris were visiting nds in Mai
den last Sunday.
James Murphy, of Butte, pur-
chased a fine team orrels from
Hugh Green last wee
R. D. Young, propriof the Mint,
who has been confito his room
for a few days, is to be out
again.
E. J. Wallace, who recently &C
cepted a position wiz Gold Reef
| Mining Co., was call Great Falls
by the illness of his Mr.. Wallace
formerly represented Information
al Correspondence Stof Scranton,
Pa, in this district.
J. E. Wasson left week to rem.
resent Gilt Edge Af. o. E. No.
375, at the state ctiQn at Hell
ena. A large numbEagles were
in attendance and ad a pleas
ant and profitable t
c. E. McKoin, VIII received Of
fetal notice of his 4ment in the
land Office, left II for Lewis.
town, to familiarizeelf with the
work of the officge assuming
charge. Mr.. McK,pects to be
ready to take the about July
1st. His many frieish him sue
cess and predict he and Mr..
Hedges will mainta high stand
ard of excellence Lewistown
land Office.
| H. NJ. Rae was aess vi.itor to
Lewistown Wednes
Mrs. J. r. Mcka childrn, Of
Kendall, are visitin mother, Mrs
Shipley, also her Mrs. Abert
Schneider. I
Thos. Stout, of ergus Comfy
Democrat, was a bus visitor Ire
for few days last.
DR.. Ross, formerlLewistownls
spending a few da Gilt Edge
Mrs. B. Hedigan sitting frieI;
in Belt. /.
Mrs. G. n. Caldwid children, ,
LewistOwn, are vi, Mrs. Abe |
Schneider.
C. H. Dahl and were busine:I
visitors to Lewistonis week.
Fl. NJ. Rae, C. dcKoin, Hug
Green and Sam Hun attended tn
Republican smoker .ewistown las
Saturday evening.
Geo. C. Berry. whended the col
yention of the Wes Federation {
Miners at Denver, rned Tuesda
Mr.. Berry says thelther was vel
warm in Denver du the session
:. the convention, amat he prefe
Montanas climate.
:, Thos. Dignan anrs. J. n. Go
went to Lewistownt Tuesday al
fO1-x;p,ad AaQ<a
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22

HIS prother down with a chair.
o"' went down himself, and Tom laul.
Gu on Pete's face couple of times
Win MS boot. 1t was quite clear. how
ever, that the complaining wstness
was the aggressor and Tom wac die
charged. County Attorney Ayers at
once put in a complaint charging the
brothers jointly with disturbing the
peace. to which they pleaded guilty
lhey were fined s25 each.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
ITS EFFECT
ON ST0CKMEN
;. s. Hobson Thinks They viii be
Losers Through Packing House
Exposures.
WILL cURTAiL
PURCHASE ES
Says Fergus County Is Most Prosper.
Gus and Discusses the Sheep
Business.

Helena, June 21.-Former State Sen
ator S. S. Hobson, of Fergus county
who is largely interested in cattle an,
kindred industries ant. is also one q
The leading bankers in communit,
where stock interests rule, is of the
opinion that the present agitation ov
er the Chicago packing houses will in
the end be seriously felt by the stock
raisers of Montana and other western
states. He questions the wisdom of
the wide publicity that has been Civ.
en- the matter and believes that in the
interest OF what is termed public pol
ICY, for the general protection of all
enected, the lid" should never have
been raised upon the alleged methods
obtaining in Packingtown. Mr.. Hob.
son is not claiming that there is no
room for reform there; he says that
Is not the question; what he contends
Is that leaving out of the question all
merit in the present controversy. and
ne is not saying whether the sensa.
tlonal stories are founded on fact or
not-there can be but one result, the
Montana cattlemen will have to nay
the fiddler. He contends if reforms
were needed they should have been
Drought about without much publicity
Delng given to it. Mr.. Hobsop arrived
In Helena last night and when asked
To-Day for an opinion with regard to
lhe relgning sensation of the hour said
ne deplored it very much because he
was firmly convinced that the owner
OF range cattle will be injured in the
end.
Inc present agitation will result
IN the packers buying at least 25 ner
cent less cattle than before" declar.
ed Mr.. Hobson. Now. if thew take
only Is per cent of the cattle offered
the remaining 25 per cent will depress
the cattle market, will it not? con.
tend that the packers are in position
TO pay whatever price they want 10
Tor cattle. Well, if the packers decide
10 buy 20 per cent less, the unbouebt
20 per cent will fall back on the mar.
fet and bear the prices. You cant
ngure it out any other way.
The Packers Trust.
Many cattlemen have been com
blaming against the so-called packers,
rust. claiming they depressed the
'rices OF cattle and elevated the prices
u meat. am not defending the pack.
RS VINO, everybody knows, are strong.
} entrenched and in a position to die.
a'e cattle prices, but think that the
aAge cattle raisers will find if thew
END a better grade of cattle to Chi.
ago, they will-or at least wouh1 he. I
ore the present agitation-get better
rices. | speak as a cattleman when
Sd! We have not been sending as
ood grade of cattle to Chicago dur.
'g the past five or six years as form.
ris and as result have not receiv.
as good prices. Drouth and moor
ed may be in a measure responsi.
1or this condition. The cattle bus. {
'ss OF Montana and other states
ere the animals are fed upon the u
. &c is peculiar in that the pro,nct II
g all be placed upon the market u
ne same time; it can't be strnnp q
as in the case of corn fed ca,. n
= out must be marketed all at once l
= ! am wandering from my sub. a.
Continued on napo eN
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
Back From Bad Lands

Deputy Sheriff Firman Tulloc,, No
turned from the Musselshell country
wednesday, where he went to serva
papers on Mrs. Thomas Gilfeather
who is wanted as a witness in a sbo,
lifting case at Helena.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22
judge Cheadie Gojnu Awav.

Judge Cheadle leaves in the morning
for Virginia City, where he will take
the place of Judge Galloway on the
pench IN the trial of water right case.
He Will return next week.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22

For job work In any line, neatly
executed. call on the Argus Job office.
Fergus County argus., 1906-06-22

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