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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

FOREST RESERVE IIEC APPLICA.
toni. :. Land Office at LcwistUwn,
Mont, Aug. =. li1O.
Notice Is hereby given that
ARTHUR W. BOWER,
whose pOstoiilce address Is stanford, Mont, has
this day made application to select. under the
provisions Of the Act OF June 1. lsDI 90 Stat. 36i
the following described tract:
The eIi Of the sell sec 10; nell neh, sec Is;
nell nei4, sec 3; and the unsuTveyed seA nwii,
SEC u: sell sell. sec -, tp IL n, II e: the svli
VI tile swli, sec 3; SCI. sNA, sec q; nwli swA,
sec >; nell sel4, sec Z; nwii nea, sec IL: sex,
Sch sec q. ~ IL n, 7 II Z; the swll of nell.
unsurveyed. of sec p, ~ II u. Z II e: the mel,
Of the sw u, sec u; the swl4 AZ the nell, and
the nwh OF the sell. sec -. to III n r II c, and
sw4 net4, sec y, tp II n, 7 II e, swA swli. sec o
SEA sw4. sec -, ~ II n, Z II c, mex swli, sec2i
~ 10 n, II e, SEA nwli. sec 81. e y set. sec H.
mel nell. sec II. nell nel4. sec Z. ~ IS u. IL e
Within the next ~ days from date hereof
protests or contests against this selection on
the ground that the LAND described. ar any Ot-
ton thereof. Is more valuahlc for Us mineral,
than for agricultural purposes, will b. received
ana noted for repOrt TO tie commissioner Oftht
general land office.
EDWARD BRAsSEY, Register.
First publication Sept
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at Le"istown, Mont,
Sent. 5. 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
% make final proof in support OF his claim and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown, Montana. on
Saturday, Oct. 20. 1900. viz:
AUGUSTUS W. HALL,
who made H.. T.. No. il6. for the lots ], 2. 3 and
4, sec q. ~ IL n. 25 e. Montana L, NJ,
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land. viz:
Frank Degnar, Josiah q. Sherman. Charles
W, Mcdonald. William c. Robertson, all of
Flatwillow. Mont,
EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
First publication SEPT. Il.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

Gar~neill-Services every other Sunday al 10
a. m, and 7:0 p. m; Sunday school every sun
day at 10 a. m.
Ubet-Services every other Sunday al 3 .. m.
Cottonwood-Services every other Sunday
at II a. IN.
Trout Creek-Services one Sunday a month
at 20 p. M.
Rock C~reek-Seryices one Sunday a month
al 1880 p. m.
c. J. ST. HILL, Pastor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
~ States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont.
Sept. 4. 100.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
tHat said proot Viii be made before he register
Ind receiver at LewIstown, Montana, on
Saturday, Oct. %, 1870, VIZ:
FRANK i. SIBLEY,
who made III. T.. No. 1885,, for the sell SELL. sec
9, " swii. sec 10. uil nWll, sec IL, ~ l. n, Z
~ e, Montana L. NJ,
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Claud Is. BoWles, of Fergus. Mont: Marion
VI. Maurey. Odin J. Rumundstad. Albert {,
Wiedman, OF AuucllS. Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register.
First publication sept. 3.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the regular September session OF
the board of county commissioners OF Fergus
county, Montana. which met asper statute pro-
yided. on the first Monday Of September. 1900,
The first Monday being a legal holiday no
session was held.
Board called to order at 10 a. m. Tuesday,
September 4, 1905.
Present. Saml Phillips, chairman; y Corb.
ly and d w Slayton. commissioners; CM
Kelly. clerk.
RIIIs o
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

WITHHELD WOnicut
she looks a being
from anothe
world. Will she
ever lie like themi
Could they once
have been as fair
as shel No beauty
car last under the
strain and drain
of female weak
ness, from which
the majority OF
women suffer in a
greater or less de-
gree. They might
preserve their fair
ness of face and
form il they would
cure the disastrous
diseases which
affect the woman
ly organs. Women
are cured Of such
diseases by the use
| Of DR., Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescrip-
ton. It stops the
e~nfeebling drains,
heals inAaInfna-
ton and ulcera-
ton, cures bear
| ing down pains,
! strengthens the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12
How viii She End?

lust budding into womanhood, so
fresh, so fair and fine that we turn to
watch her as she passes, she trips along
the street a picture of health and beauty:
Among the passing crowd Of worn and
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12
DESERT LAND FINAL rRooF1No,!ce

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF-Notice
~ for publice - United States Land Office
at IeWis5oWn. Mont, sept. u. lgyl.
Notice Is hereby given that
FREDERICK j.. CARR.
OF Fergus County, Mont, has filed notice Of in.
tcniion 10 make proof nn his desert land claim
No. SO. for the sell sea SIC =. sWlI sWit. see ..
~ o. n, 10 q, Munt.nt l.. NJ, before the reg
lster and receiver at LeWi.t Wn. Montana. ON
tttlay. the 18Th day uf October. 1901.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land:
Harvey II. Daimun.o OF X Ckforl.M mt: vii.
liam H.. Barney, John H. CamyleI. Samuel
Anderson, Of ttaTneill. Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register,
First publication sept. ~,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12
Church DIRECTORY.
I CnrRcH

P~REsBYTERIAN CHURCH.
LewistOwn - Divine worship each Lords Day
at ii a. NJ. and 7aD .. M; sunday school AZ
l2:l5 p. M; Midweek service. Thursday even.
Ing at I:S. Visitors are cordially invited.
CATHOLIC CHURCHE.
Masses every Sunday al 3 and
1880 a. M, except the last Sundayutthe month.
Nespers, sunday at 3:I .. m. sunday school
at 2:.D y, ~,
Gilt Edge Services the last Sunday of each
month IL 10 4. m.
j. \, NERNAAr, Pastor.
METHODIST HuRCH
LewistOwn- Services nj II a. m. and I:3J =.
NJ. each Sunday: Class meeting NJ close II
morning service; Prayer meeting, Tuesday
evening.
JoHN r. WILLIAMS, Pastor
Beaver Creek Services ut q =. m, every other
Sunday; sunday school every Sunday at .
y. m,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

Report of the viewers who viewed the road
from the nv cor of the sch of neli. of sec Is. tp
Is n. IS e, southwesterly to the county road
on Rock Creek. was examined and approved.
Board adjourned to Q a m tomorrow.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12
DESERT LAND FINAL PRooF-No,Ice

DESERT LAND FINAL PROOF-Notlce
~ for publication-United States Land Office
at Lewistown, Mont. Sept. ;, 1850.
Notice is hereby given that
JOHN T.. LOLLAR,
Of Utica. Fergus Co, Montana. has filed
notice Of intention 10 make proof ON his desert
land claim Moss for the sWii sell sec2i, nwl.
nell, sec ., IT, II n, 7 ~ L. Montana l.. NJ, bc.
fore the register and receiver At Lewistown.
Mont. On Thursday. the 18th day Of Oct, 1900,
He names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of aid
land:
John \. Dover, Lydia \, Dover. Charles II,
overrocker. George II. Payne. all of Utica,
Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY, Register.
First publication sept. II.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

Elliot 4 Phillips, Understandings ,...,.", 81 y
Report of the viewers who viewed the road
from the sw cor OF sec 10, tip Ism. r lSe, along
the south and east side of said sec to the ne cor
thereof. was examined and approved.
Board adjourned to 9 a. m. tomorrow.
Board met at Q o'clock a. m !. Sept. 5, 1900.
All present.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

nervous system, and restores the gen.
eral health. 1t contains no opium, Co
caine OF other narcotic.
al had been a great sufferer from female
weakness writes Mrs. NJ. n, Wallace, OF Nuen.
ster, Cook Co. Texas. NJ lried BKp dooforI dnd
none did me any good. I suffered six years. but
NJ last l found relief ] followed your advice.
and took eight bottles Of DR.. Pierce's Favorte
Prescription and kur Of his Golden Medical
Discovery I now feri like a EeIO HomdB. ]
have gained eighteen pounds"
DR.. PicTce's Pleasant Pellets cure bill
iousness.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12
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A CYCLING BALLAD.
Oh. why doth Hilbert sit apart

Oh. why doth Hubert sit apart
And make such doieful cheefH
To him the world Is bleak aud gray,
The times are out Of gear.
His grief, his melancholy, Is
From day to day the same,
The picture o. a sorrow that,
With sobs doth shake the frame.
Oh, Hubert loved a maiden. and
He loved the maiden we'll;
She was the baron's daughter, Of
The countryside the bell.
Twas not for him, a low born churl,
With rank and state 10 NEEDLE,
Who went, with pack upon his back,
Ills iolderals to pedal
But love scorns all distinctions, and
The cost is never counting;
Dan Cupid lights a fame that is
Forever higher mounting.
And Hubert. meath the lady's bower,
Would breathe his fond desire;
Nor yea nor nay she said, and yet
His fond heart knew no tire.
One month he's been upon his rounds.
Away from home so dear;
His heart 1t yearns. and now he turns
A gladstone course to steer.
But four short weeks. and absence feed
The fame Of loves young torch;
Her bower in sight. it burns SO bright
That he Is like TO scorch.
Below her window, barred, he sits.
All underneath the stars;
To climb he'd fain, but 1t were vain
To climb and handle bars
And go he sighed, as lovers viii,
In high falutin manner.
"would she were by my side that !
Around her waist might spannerl''
But, 10. the shadowy forms that DER
The grassy silence skip!
Before he has perceived them they
Right up to his side slip.
"what bird Of III omen art thou
That here doth cav and croak?
I bid thee answer!" And il was
The baron's voice that spoke.
81 I'M the peddler, Hubert. and
I fain would have for bride
Thy beauteous daughter, but ] know
My suit thou wouldst de- ride"
Then loud and long the baron laughed,
While Hubert knelt and truckled;
'Last week my daughter went to church
And TO a mate was buekledl"
Young Hubert fell unto the ground
As though struck 10y a club.
"Nay, nay!'' he cried. but they replied,
"Yea, yea; she's ta'en a hubl"
He did not know was he In dreams
Or sleeping or awake;
o his love robbed. he simply sobbed
As though his heart would brake.
But soon they brought him round again
With many a cuff and thump,
Then took and held his added pate
Beneath the streaming pump.
And thnt's why Hubert sits apart;
Canst wonder now al himf
His bitter cup Is full right up
And running DER the b. rim.
-Tit.Bits
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12
FITCH 8 co.
LIVE Stock
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Union Stock Yards, South ST. Paul, MINI.

REYrREScEs-stock Yards Bank. SO. 81. Paul:
Nat. Ger~man-American Bank, 81, Paul; Butler Co.
Bank. Clarksville, Iowa Nat. Bank OF Commerce,
Minneapolis; Loser a Simmer, Bankers, Nashua,
Iowa; Bank OF Banboo, Baraboo, VIA; Paris 4
Co, Onion stock Yards, Chicago.
Correspondence invited and given prompt
attention
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12
Fergus County Officers.

County Commissioner meet In regular ses-
sIuns on the lirst Monday of March, June, Sep
tcWher and December.
District Count meets during 1900 as follows:
Saturday, March 10; Tuesday, June ~: Satur-
day, September Is; Thursday. November IL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - United
N States Land Office at Lewistown, Mont,
Sept. ;. 1900.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
10 make final proof in support OF her claim and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver at Lewistown, Montana, on
Thursday, Oct. i, 1850. viz:
LYDIA \. DOVER,
formerly Lydia A.. Layman who made II. T.
No. SS6, for the swii nea. ma neii, nell swIi,
sec Il, tp II n. T II e. Montana y. NJ.
She names the following witnesses 20 prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
ton {. White, Charles III. Peuine. all Of Utica
Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEY. Register.
First publication sept. IL.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12
Mining Blanks.


40 T The atUVeN Ianks VIII De scntp postage paid 10 an addresb BY mail nme.
dmey upon receipt OF order when accompanied by cash. money order os stamps ""e'
,ume blank you desire Is n t aboe listed, write us I'M We will print II AT once
M send you such quantity asyou may order and thereafter keep 1t In stock We ain
nhapde every blank desired by our patrons.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION = United
~ States Land Office at LewIsiOwn, Mont,

" States Land Office at LewIsiOwn. Mont,
Sept. q, 1890.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice ut her intention
to make final proof in slppuu uf her CLAIM and
that said proof will be made before the register
aud receiver at L~ewistowu, Montana, ON
Friday, Oct. 10, 1900, viz:
MINNIE SCHNEIDER,
who made II. T.. No. 1ili. tur the sw4. nell
nwii sell, etS swii. sec :, tp Il n, I - e, Mon
tana Z. NJ.
She names the following witnesses 10 prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz;
John Kelly. Frank MCCARTNEY. Anton
Flewry. John II. Schneider, all of Grass
Range, Mont.
EDWARD BRAssEy. Register.
First publication Sept. Il.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

FOREST RESERVE IJEr ArPLICA.
toni. :. Land Office at Lcwistuwn,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

In the District Court ofthe Tenth Judicial Dis
trict uf the State OF Montaua, IN and for the
County ~ Fergus.
C,r,h T;yis piaiptiff - t,.,rye TiviS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-30
FINE COFFEE CROP.
Peculiar Way in Which the Natives
 Prepare the Bean.

Coffee is exported from Puerto Rico in larger quantities than is any other native product, and while but little oG 1t finds its way into the American mar. ket under the brand Puerto Riean, an immense quantity. according to Gen. Roy Stone, is sold bere as genuine Mocha and Java The average Puerto Rican couEtryman, even though his children have neither shoes for their feet, nor clothing for their backs, owns his private coffee patch. from which by occasional pickings, he secures enough of tue little round berries to keep the family supplied. The exporting, how ever. is done by large growers--mer who have plantations which cover hun 6reds of acres. mostly upon the well drained mountain sides. The plants, or trees" as they are sometimes call' ed, are grown at intervals of from six to eight feet, and after reaching 8 night of about five feet are trimmed off that DO strength may be wasted iD surplus foliage The flowers, which are pure white h color, have rich fra grance. Each berry contains two seeds, or beans, and as these are gathered Aefore fully ripened. they are dried in tue sun. It is a common sight to Sec coffee drying on burlaps, or mats, ID the city streets. The average Puerto Riean has little or no use for a coffee mill. He bakes his coffee until 1t IS black, and then grinds 1t to a powder in a huge mortar. When ready for use It closely resembles gunpowder, tht beverage made from it looking very much like ink Some of the natives since the close of the Spanish regime have learned to prepare a cup of coffee on the American plan, but these belong to very small minority of the popuIa. son.-Leslie's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-30
Atnskn. otawtne warnssr.

Prospective visitors and gold-seekers in the Klondike region may extract some comfort from the discovery, made by the Hartman Alaska expedition, that most of the glaciers which abound in that territory are receding. The fact is an indication that the average weather there is growing warmer. If it were growing colder the glacers would be advancing, while if 1t were about the same one year with another they would maintain the same general position, neither creeping nearer to the aea nor melting away from their ter ninal moraines. The rate of glacial recession Is so slow, however, that fur overcoats and warm sleeping bags are likely to remain as payt of the neces- sary equipment of Alaskan travel for some years to come. Nothing, it may be added, is slower thar the move ment of a glacier, except the settle ment os the Alaskan boundary ais- puts.
 .s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-30
a...,xror ' eat-a S,,,p,,r,s..

Senator Vest viii probably writs This side up" on the clippings he ends up to ths desk to be read here after Recently, while the currency iebate was ia progress, he forwarded I newspaper clipping on the financial luestion to the secretary with the re- ~ieest that 1t be read. The reading Jerk too4 tAe slip of paper. and his metallic voice rang out with startling Is lnetnass as he recited. 'Ridicu1ousl les. but the absolute truth We are sfaetiaallg 3tviag away these goods :. 'ile ether side. roared Senator Vest tnd the clerk then gave currency stat ,stis.s ar-d the suppressed mirth O. Dc senators.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-30
a DANG ERoUS GAME.
Roman Past,ue That Not rnfrs-
 quentiy Ends in Tragedy.

quentiy Ends in Tragedy.
 Italians In Rome have a delightful little game, which is called the Pas satella." It is played mostly nowadays ln low drink shops. and as it leads fre- que y to murder, the police are anx- leus to stop 1t. Round table some men are smoking. At the head sits a man with flask of wine and a glass before him. He is the president OK the party. Ali the company, incIud- ing the president, have paid for that flask of one, but not one of them can Arink a drop of it unless the president gives permission. He, however, may drink as often as he likes. When he passes the glass to another that other may drink until the president cries aStopl" and the glass is passed to the aext. Sometimes the "Stop!" comes before single drop is drunk. This is the fun for the others who are allow ad to drink. 4 good-natured president rarely repeats this joke, but it some- times happens that he has a grudge against one of the men, and then the unfortunate victim sits the whole ev- ening, smoking and frowning, while he sees all the others drink but himself. This is making an "Olmo" of himl And woe to president who would make an "Olmo" of the same mar txiGe, for he would soon have a knife run across his throat. It is the fire. quency of such q tragic end that causes the police to tTy bo prevent the game when possible
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-30
SOUTH AFRICAN LAWS.
. Life Is Valued at Less Thas
 Diamonds

iA%AAD Nlat7Nt s@S A1SGH 4 AANN% Diamonds
 Ei1befley proper is built around ilg enough to hold the entire Re iopulation of South Africa. This bs lxeayation above the Kimberley |e made when diamonds were led from tho surface. Nowadays Its hre sunk and levels formed, Fnel sst blue ground is blasted out haied to the surface in elevators almond is different from other pio4 stones, in that it is found In ely, while the amethyst ruby and eral are embedded in quartz. This Ikes he diamond easy to conceal in mfth, nose, and by swallowing, evfy year the De Beers company E i'm the workmen s2,000,00G fth f stolen goods. The inelina- D topilfer these stones is so intense lt tA crime is severely punished. Tn gth frica the first commandment is RRu bait not steal diamonds. For EFlngE diamond found or his person Ft isot registered a man will get 2G Ers' iprisonment. At Cape Town is |grea convict station called the Reaklter, where sons of prominent heria families and English aris- Eratsoin in lockstep. with Lascars |d Klrs. They have all violated E frseommandment. h Kimberley 100 nro eonvicts sort the diamonds lder muzzles of Martini rifles. Icy kept In a separate place. The Der hek boys live in a five-aere in- psurenown as the compound. Tho Bef company controls the dia- pnd rket of the world. Of the five Fnes-imberley, De Beers, Du Toits. An Buontein, and Premier-tae first Fo ltuated in Kimberley and are |f ones worked now. The dia- oduced in other parts of the uld not supply the city Of \ elia. The value of the Souts p product thus far has been N sea0. The supply seems inex. Rustio'-Ainslie's Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-30
Strawberries,

Frankd has an interesting curiose N In form Of strawberry plant good-sized berries, [hleh r be seen in the window of ITS, J Fredericks' residence, 4344 |aul str. The plant was taken from Pe yarn the fall and placed in 6 |o@er ] No great care was taken It ortention paid to it until re- Fhtfy, Nn twelve blossoms appeared ne bers followed in due time and Pok esIally tempting in this Wintry Eeatherhen strawberries are a de- Fued luy.--Philadelphia Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-30
An Kzsraorainars obitanry Nosiet

In the Northampton tEngland) pa pers recently there appeared the fol. lowing extraordinary obituary notice. Smith, January 5, at London. George Smith and John Smith, twin eons of the late James Smith, Of this towr. aged ST. The twins were both car inet- makers. and lived at Peekhala The coineidences do not end hers, fo1 each caught pneumonia following On influenza, one dying in the mfrning and the other in the evening
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-30
An Ancient Coin.

Tn Te. some nine years ago sil- fer she. was found dating back to iz $. Ctrinsically it is worth about air dr, but collectors put price
 i5.00{ 1t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-30
Novelties for Gentlemen Wear
 Specially.

H&$$SSSs:sSS $S$:sSSSs SS"SS
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-09-18
HURRICANE REACHES
NEW ENGLAND

Boston, Sept 14.-The now famous
West India hurricane, which started
ten days ago to the eastward of Porto
Rico, pushed across Cuba and Jamaica
and threshed about the Gulf of Mexico,
entered New England yesterday and
inhabitants in this corner of the coun-
try have nearly million dollars to
add to the lengthening list of losses
which this remarkable storm de
stroyed.
Strangely enough, the gale in this
section was more destructive on land
than at sea. 1t started into life scores
of wood fires and in many sections of
New England thousands of acres Of
woodland are ablaze, and several
scores of houses have been burned.
In southern Massachusetts, the losses
will be large.
Reports from various parts of New
England show damage to telegraph
and telephone wires, houses unroofed,
orchards denuded of fruit and great
damage to crops.
The gale was also severe off the
coast but it blew off shore, so that
shipping was not damaged.
As usual, Mount Washington, in the
White mountains, reported the highest
wind velocity. eighty miles an hour,
and freshening, the thermometer at
that time standing thirty-tive above
zero
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-09-18

Washington, Sept. 14.-Minister WI
has received cablegram from Lii
Hung Chang answering the hope ex-
pressed in the American note of few
days ago, that his powers are sufficient
to protect American lives and interests
in China. Earl Ii says he has that
power and will see that the protection
is given.
The crisis that was near at hand
yesterday over the evacuation proposal
of the Russian government has been
averted, for a time at least, and the
diplomatic side of the matter has be-
come again the object of attention.
The order to General Chaffee to
leave at once, which was expected in
some quarters, did not issue to-day.
Instead, earnest efforts are making TO
arrange the preliminaries for the ne
gotiations which are expected finally
to settle the Chinese troubles.
Lii Hung Chang's message to-day re
moved perhaps the last obstacle to the
speedy beginning of these negotiations