Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-07-11
NEWS NOTES.

4 son Of Gen. Sherman was ordained
u Jesuit priest on the 9TH inst.
WiIkie Collins has been stricken
with paralysis aud is not expected ia
recover.
The island Of Suwarrow, in the Pa
cific ocean, has been annexed to the
Brit ish crown.
| Mormon missionaries are securing
manv converts in various parts of
West Virginia.
the northwestern states during the
past ten days.
The pOstOtiice depart msnt will is.
she u iostag stamp one-third smaller
than the present size.
Lightning struck a 40, 600 barrel oil
tank IN Washington, Pa, on the I'd.
All the oil WAS burned.
Judge Collins, in the circuit court at
Chicago. has decided that divorces in
the Jewish church are null.
All the city labOrers of Duluth,
Mimi, struck last week for an ad-
vance in wages OF 25 cents per day.
Durango. Colo, was wiped out by
fire on he LIST. Loss, $500, 900. The
fire is supposed to be he work of IN
cen,liarisni.
Secretary Noble has issued an Or
der to th- effect that apl'licat ions for
PENSIONS must he taken up strictly in
I heir order.
a Negro riot occurred on July LIST
at Glasgow Mo-, between about fort v
persons -- all colored. Three were
killed and II number injured.
Robert Bonner offered $65,OOO fOr
ANtell, u three year old trOtting horse
hat broke the record ut Memphis on
he :,d. The offer was refused.
President Hill, of the Manitoba Ky.
intends to construct and operate "a
line Oi steel passenger steamers on the
great lakes, making connections at
Duluth with his road.
.IohnstOwn was the scene OF another
severe Hood on the Sd inst. Through
prevailed for tt,e past two weeks, caus-
ing considerable loss OF property.
Attorney General Miller has given
an opinion to the secretary OF the
treasury expressing grave doubts rs
to the authOrity y OF the latter To COM
promise cases arising under the alien
labor contract law.
Ellensburc, W. r., was visited 10y a
conilaeration on the 5th. Ten entire
business blocks were destroyed and
over u hundred families rendered
homeless. 4 call for aid has been
ISSUED 10y the mayor.
Admiral krantz, minister OF marine
of France. has made u demand in the
chamber Of deputies for an extra
credit of 6O,OOt',OOO francs for the
navy, and has threat ened To resign II
thr money is not voted.
The big brewery Of Falk, Junk 4
l1orchert ia Wauwat Osa, lust beyond
the city limits of Milwaukee,, was
burned July Jth The loss is n million
doliars. insurance $3.50. .tHu. In the
storage ..,use H.re J2,h", -r..ls oi
beer. hut little of which was saved.
! \ terrible disaster occurred on the
/ Norfolk 4 Western railroad in \ir-
sinia on The 2d inst, resulting IN the
| instant death of forty passengers and
n part II the train crew. Only seven
persons on the train escaped injury
/ The acci,ient was caused by "A wash
out.
| Advhss from West Africa confirm
the pr-vious reports of shMkins pri
yations to which Stanley has beei
subjected II is stated his hair has
turned snow white; that his clothes
are in rags and that he is without
cover his feet.
a colony Of Russian Jews WIS sent
To Indianapolis II lew days ago by Il
New York employment agent, who
had. in consideration Oi a lee Of ;.
from each Of them, glarant esat then
steady work at wages ranging iron
81 .5O u day upwards. The Jews
found themselves dumsl, and are nov
going back To New York.
Fin cen hundred II rect employees VIII,
went on n strike IL lew days ago il
Duluth, Mimi. became unruly july 6tl
and attacked the police with stones
and clubs, compelling them to tire
Three strikers were killed and seven
teen wounded, and several OF tn,
police were seriously injured. TIN
State Guards suppressed the riot.
Hon. John Norquay, for twent,
years premier of Manit Ola, and on
oi the best known men in he Canadian
northwest. died suddenly at his resi-
dence in Winnipeg, July 9th, Of hear
disease, aged ~ years. lie took 1
prominent part in the Riel rebellion il
1855. and was instrumental in sup
pressing the uprising lie WAS sue
ree'i,-d by Hon. Il. Greenway as pre-
mier last Year.