Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-06-06

\ number pl loNfl- III IsiEi'h' ''''
France We're shaken by earthquakes
on May Both.
Dispatches from Oklahoma report
I he finding of rich iron mines w'thih u
short distance of Guthrie.
Two spans OF the Long bridge, cross
ing the Potomac river were carried
away 10y the Hood. this week.
W. j. McGarigle, the boodler, has
ret urned to Chicago, paid fine oi one
thous and dollars and l. again Tree
man.
An Ohio veteran named Philip Flood
gets ~ ). 2S9 as a pension, the largest
amount vet paid His disability dates
back to Nov. IA. ls62.
j. A. Newcomb Of Wichita, kas.,
committed suicide at Clearwater. by
shooting himself in the head. The loss
OF S1OO. 900 had left him financially
wir-c ked.
Mrs. IIarrietta Smell, widow of the
late Amos SMELL announces that her
reward of S5O,OoO. heret ofore offered
ior Tn~cott. will hold good SIXTY days
longer.
Jake kilrain was tlie recipient of
sad news on his arrival IN New York
on the steamer Adriatic. Illsmother,
Mrs. Hannah kilrain, aged 6S years,
died ut the residence of the puailisf,
1910 Division street, on May 2'th,
two days before he landed.
White boring "a well on farm near
Bavarly, Iowa, u How oi water was
l. 4. 4 g., ha t.4i la
plaine spouter. All efforts to control
it have so far been unsuccessful. An
amount oi gas il with the water which
burns freely. Great excitement pre-
walls.
Consul Griffin. nj sydney, australia,
IN u report to ihcdellri meni oi state,
saws the disease known as AM hraX, or
speneiic appoplexy, which Tor so
many years has been devastating the
herds oi New south Wales. is in n iair
lMav of being eifectually checked by
pasteur's system oi innorulatlon.
Ex- senator Thomas &. Platt and
General Russell \. Alger have decided
| To spend The summer IN Alaska. They
leave New York June Goth in General
Ayers private ear, Journey 10y rail to
| Tacoma aud embark in II steamer
which will convey them To Alaska.
They expect to ie away two months
or more.
At tincinnati. on May 2Slh, John
l.. sullivan and William MuldoOn gave
Il wrestling exhibition OF ten rounds,
| London prize ring rules, before an
enormous crowd. sullivan was IN
I splendid condition and was received
| with great enthusiasm 10y the audi
encr. Muldoon won the first. fourth,
fifth. seventh and tenth bouts and
sullivan lac ot hers.
The Chicago memorial monument on
the site of the iIaymarket anarchist
riot OF May 1, 1856. IN which many
policemen were killed and wounded by
the explosion of II bomb,was unveiled
May Both. The monument WAS pre-
scented to the city on behalf OF the
citizens by X. T. Crane and accepted
by Mayor Cresier. There was no pro-
cession. The monument consists OF Il
marble base surmounted 10y II bronze
figure OF II policeman in uniform ol
heroic size.
| EN'rrea Surrr Louis tonstans. ol
Newport. Ky, has been Indicted 10y
he grand Jury tor embeZzlement, the
amount being fixed at $50 200. City
Clerk William +. Mcclure was also
indicted on the same charge. surprise
i fclt in both eases Both men are o
high standing in the community, and
neither has been suspected oi any IN
| territorial wrong doing Constans all
mltted Il shortage ot nearly 81 900
but seemed confused when showed q
shortage of S21 900 IN one omission
from his cash book.
At plvmouth, H.. on the night o
e May 3Oth. Mrs. George Terry, wife o
, II Plymouth lawyer, confronted Rufus
Fosdyck with a revolver ON the street
. Fosdyck grasped the woman, but II
A the scutlle Size looSencd one hand, and
| placing Ire revolver close to Fosdyck
body. fired. The ball went through
= thehody. With a,ry FosdNck grabbed
t tlir weapon and started toward town
{ Mrs Terry He'd. but was subsequent !,
i arrested. Fo~tyck staggered "A shor
D distance aud fell mortally wounded
/ Mr. Terry claims l'oSdyke ruined he
thirteen year old daughter.
\ cyclone visited Kansas on Ma,
o.th Three miles east oi Elyra i
struck the house al John Nightengale IL
taking it from the foundation, Wit h .tl
it, contents and carrying i entirel
away. Not Il ve~tige oi II has bee
seen since. The family escaped b
?. taking refuge in the cellar. II. Kat
lap'~ house wis also drSt roNed an
his family likewise saved 10y takIn
r refuge in hr cellar. Corn and whea
! We're taken ont oi the ground. \ ie'
H. hailStone~ fcl and one hat was pickle
!, upmcasurcd thirteen inches in circun
= ference. No lives We're lost nor Wa
" anyone hurt Large quantities ol ma
IL chlnery were destroyed aud ais
Ie timber.
Is At Petersburg, Indiana, on May 81
4 Col. j. Il. Barker. one oi the pes
! known and most prominent lawyer
in thai part OF the state, shot AN
y instantly killed Mathew Beck II fan
1t hand. H.gaer lives four miles fro,
r. Petersburg. and his legal business kel
l. him in the clty great deal OF IL
r, timer Bsck won the affections oi Mr.
1i Barker. ii l. claimed. Since this hal
l. pened. three months age. Beck carrie
t a pistol and threatened Barker's Iii
e stating that one OF them would 1t
j. when they met. Last night Bark.
Il came out of the postoilice, stepped II
IL the street and met Beck, who put h
,r hand INTO his pocket. Barkerwas II
u quicker and fired first, hitting Beck
ri the breast. lie fired four more time
lI one bali going through the breast an
two entering the head. Barker hi
not been arrested. Excitement rtlI
2 high, although the public sympathy
y with Col. Barker.
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