Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-09-25
MWS or THE WEEK.
Items Of General Interest Condensed for
the Busy Readers.

President Roosevelt has asked the
entire cabinet to retain their port
folios, and has also retained Secre-
tary COrtelyou.
In the event Of Shamrock III. WIN
ming the American cup n challenge
will ut once be issued by the New
York Yncht club fora race to besailcd
next year.
A recent statement made 10y Post
master Stewart Of Seattle IL to the
effect that from July lst TO Septem-
her 10th 40 orders were issued for
Japanese rcmittanccs, calling for
100000.
4 number of Beers in Johannes
burg have approached the American
government on what terms they cun
acquire land in the United States for
settlement.
W. Il. Ridgcly Of Springfield, ILL.,,
has been appointed comptrollerOithe
treasury by President Roosevelt.
He IN IA s~on-in-law of Senator Cullom
and was the late presidents choice
for the position.
Events leading up to the assassina-
ton Of President Mckinley point
strongly Ia Emma GOldman's COM
plicity IN the crime. as it has been
with the assassir T. Chicago and
afterwards in Buffalo.
At Union Pacific headquarters at
Omaha il has been announced that
as "A result Of the time made by trains
carrying the mail over thecountry en
route from Australia To London this
mail will In the future 20 by way Of
the United States route instead OF the
Suez canal.
An attempt was made to wreck the
presidential funeral train between
Buffalo and Washington. Ischua, a
small station In New York state, was
the place chosen by the would-be
wreckers, and 1t was only due to the
: vigilance ofSuperintendent Creighton
Of that district that the attempt was
frustrated.
. Lieutenant Peary IL charged by
, Engineer Stats Of the Windward
, with abandoning DR.. Diedrick In the
a far north. The doctor was the sur,
/, geon md physician Of the Windward,
aod Stats claims that the abandon.
ment was the result Of repeated quar-
rels between Lieutenant Peary and
a the doctor.
= The Loyal League OF North America
has been organized by prominent
r Grand Army men to oppose anarchy
throughout this continent. says a
y Tacoma dispatch. Ii proposes t.
y organize local branches everywhere
4 and through them inculcate love oil
I American institutions ana insist on
their absolute protection.
Mourning services were held in Lon
= don last Thursday and the daily
papers were published with mourn.
Ing borders and full accounts of thu
presidents funeral. The STANDARD
In commenting on the universal
mourning at Mckinley's death, says
Seldom has common sorrow found
expression In so many lands"
No cessation OF the hostillties ex
listing between the city front fedora
{ ton unions and the association o
Z employers and draymen has as we,
t occurred in San Francisco, and every
day which passes now seems to adj
d evidence To confirm the prevailing
impression that the strike has settled
down TO u game of siege. Neither
sideis willing to make any concession
Cresceus, the trotting stallion, de
fcated the Abbot on the Readvill,
track last Friday afternoon, making
the record-breaklng time Of 2.07H
The start was II good one. At IN,
first quarter Cresceus led by five
. lengths, and at the five-elghths they
were on even terms. The positions
remained unchanged until the three
quarter mark, when Cresceus began
to draw away, crossing the line fiv,
= lengths ahead.
The Beers have captured POO Brit
It ish troops and three guns at Scheep
er'S Mex. A dispatch from Lore
Q Kitchener, from Pretoria, dated Sept
18th, says that the Beers Sept. It'll
s ambushed three companies OF mount
r. ed infantry with three guns, com
= manded by Major Cough, In the vi
I. cinity ofScheeper's Mex. After sever,
X lighting the British were overpow
cred and lost their guns, the sight,
- and b~reech-locks Of whlch were frs,
d destroyed.
The house committee OF the New
York Athletic club met last Friday
" and by n unanimous vote decided I,
bar the New York journal from tn,
is hleH OF the club. The action wa,
taken asthe result OF apetition signed
by 4oO members and which read al
follows: 1--WE, the undersigned, re.
Y. specially request that you exclude
from the files Of the club the New