Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-07-18
NEWS NOTES.
New York City has 2I5 hotels.

New York City has ~ , hotels.
Bar SILVER is worth y2 cents in New
York.
Simon Quinlan of Chicago. has been
Ielectel grand ruler of the Order al
Elks.
/ Blind Tom, he famous Negro pianist,
is reported to have perished in the
Johnstown flood.
The Clyde ship builders have gwen
notice of ~ lockout to force the strlk-
ing riveters to return to work
A special from Washington says a
number of Registers and Receivers Of
land offices are to ie fired shortly.
The Otis Iron and Steel Co., OF
Cleveland, Ohio, has been sold to mn
English syndicate for 81, ,5OO,WO.
1t is reported that the Russian gov
|ernnIent has suppressed the Lutheran
church with the hope Of driving Ger
mans out Of Russia.
The grand jury in Denver is consid-
ering charges OF corruption made
against state officials and members Of
the last legislature in purchasing sup
plies.
The gold product of the United
States last year was valued at S33,-
l75,OOO over the previous year. The
silver product amounted to 500, lO3,-
600.
.JOhnstOwn citizens in mass meeting
accuse the State Board of squandering
the dOiat ions made for their relief.
An itemized account Of expenditures
is called for.
Edmund Rice, OF st. Paul, Minn.,
died at White Bear Lake, that state,
on the 1lth inst. He had been several
terms mayor OF st. Paul, and for one
session member of congress.
Fleming, on the 10th inst, left at
office OF the Sporting Life, London,
the draft Of an agreement binding Jsm
Smith and John l.. sullivan to fight
for $50, 900 either in Spain, Holland
or Belgium.
| The treasurer has ordered that in
future the redemption OF legal tender
notes by the treasury department
shall he made on a basis OF the three
fifths rule in vogue in the redemption
OF national bank notes.
The miners AT Pittsburg. Pa. are on
O. strike which bids fair to prove the
most deplOrabe for many years. The
sheriff with 500 deputies and 100
| PinkertOn men are on the ground to
suppress riot. BlOOdshed is expected.
| A band OF Pentecost MOrmons have
| been holding n revival in TuscOla, ILL.,,
\ for the past six weeks and made u
number Oi converts. The authorities
arrested five members Of the band for
holding boisterOus meetings, causing
great excitement in the town.
Thomas j. Morgan, the new com
| missioner Of Indian affairs, has APP
| pointed his wife his private secretary
at n salary Of 81 900 per annum, and
Dr. Dorchester, superintendent or
Indian schools, has secured the ap-
point ment Of his wife as n special
Indian agent al compensation oi So
per day and expenses.
Peter Jackson, the Negro prigilst.
and Sailor Brown had a set-to III
Chicago on the l lth inst. Jackson
agreed to knock out his opponent in
six rounds. Ia the bird round Browns
condition became pitiable. lie was
bleeding proiusely aud unable to raise
his hands. The spectators cried out
that he was being killed and the referee
stopped the fight. awarding the victory
tn jackson.
The Internal iOnal WOrkngmen'
Congress convened in Paris on the
18th. The circular Of invitation de
clares that as the capitalists invite
the rich to the Universal Exhibition
to admire the achievements of the
workers doomed to misery in the
midst Of the most colossal wealth.
that they, the socialists, whose aim is
the abolition Of slavery, thought it
advisable to call the producers Of the
world together ut this time.
4 circular has been issued 10y the
officials of the q. A. X. advising com
rades to stay away from the National
encampment advertised to be held ut
Milwaukee, for the reason that the
railroads do not show n disposition to
make "a one cent per mile rate. The
circular concludes by recommending
the organization Of county and dis
trict reunions throughout the various
departments, IN order that every old
soldier may he given an opportunity
w tlleet f:iS
fire in II gladstone reunion.
A nest OF Ounterfeiters doing mIsi-
ness Mt .Iuarez, Mexico, has been
broken up. A man named Allen ap-
preached Charles Jones. n young
At ockman, in III Paso. and VOLUNTEERED,
to show Jones how tn make $4,000
il Jones would give HIM five per cent.
Of it. Jones agreed and Allen informed
him that u man in Juarez named
| Martin was making counterfeit $40
gold pieces that could not be distin-
guished from the genuine stun, and
that he could get SlO,OOO of it ior
81, 500 in currency. Jones reported
the matter to the police and part OF
the gang was arrested at III Paso, July
| 18th, and Martin in his den M Jusrez
while in the act of casting money lie
tried to destroy his dies.