The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-04-19
Or General Interest.


The Paris exposition was opened at
noon last Saturday.
The Usage Indians of Oklahoma have
adopted novel idea which they have
presented to President Mckinley along
with protest against the action of their
agent in compelling them to deal only
with licensed traders. They say that if
it be found that Pollock their agent
must be provided for, they will appro-
pirate from their own funds, enough to
pay his salary by way of pension, il the
Government will only take him away
from them.
The prices of food in Manila have
reached the highest point known since
American occupation. In fact, they are
now above those ruling during the block
ade of the port by Admiral Dewey.
Meat is selling for S1.40 a pound while
chickens bring 81. Rinderpest and CLAN
ders are working havoc among the local
cattle. Foreign beef is unobtainable.
There is much suffering among the
poorer classes.
Milton O. Howell, sentenced to hang
at Lewistown April II, for killing Tho
mas Rosling July II, 1896, will not hang
this month as the governor granted the
condemned a respite until July 10Th,
that his attorneys, Cort and Worden,
may perfect an appeal to the supreme
court. The resite was granted upon
request OF attorneys, who showed the
/ governor that they did not have suffci
ent time to make the appeal.
A national civil service retirement as
sociation has been organized at Wash
ington. Its object is to secure the pass
age of bill by congress providing for
the retirement Of the employees of the
government who are under civil service
regulations ty paying them an annuity
when they have reached certain age
and have been certain number OF years
ia the sevice. Charles Lyman, Of the
treasury department, was made presi-
dent.
The navy department has signed d
contract with the Holland Submarine
Torpedo Boat Co. for the addition of
some of their boats to the navy. By the
terms of the contract the govel nment
pays $4,000 for the Holland boat. 1t
also agrees 20 pay S175,O0O each for boats
Of the same type it may purchase here
after, provided that the boats shall be
similar in dimensions to the new Hol-
land which will be larger than the old
one.
The company undertakes to protect
the government against any claims for
infringement of patents, and also to sell
to the government at a price to be fixed
by board of appraisers, any of the
patents used in the construction of the
boat which it may be desirable for the
government to possess. A further Oh
legation upon the company is to furnish
experts for a reasonable time to train a
naval crew in the management of the
Holland. The company also bonds itself
in the sum of $4,000 to complete the
plunger.
The senate has passed Senator Car
ter's bill appropriating 100000 for 6
federal building at Great Falls.
General Cronje, his wife and three o4
his staff, with other Boer prisoners, ar
rived at the island of st, Helena Ap2i
10th and were landed April 17th
=, 4, The new French cruiser, the Chateau
Renault, made trial trip last Friday
and att aimed speed Of 25 knots.
Assessor Donald Fowler has decided
/ upon the following basis of assessments
Collaborating $15; stock cattle, S2t
ali owners of over 100 head will be as
3 sessed for. but the higher class Horses
range, 10; others according to value
Sheep 27o Land is divided into three
classes and will be assessed as follows
l First class, 10 per acre; second class, S.
third class $3.50. There will be no dis
tinction made between land fenced ant
unfenced. -Lewistown Eagle
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When Doctors Disagree.