Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-09-04
NEWS OF THE wtEk.
TENS Of General interest Condensed Tor
the Busy Readers.

the Busy Readers.
The car OF Russia will shortly pay
a visit to Paris.
There are only four widows oil the
late Brigam Young alive at the pres
ent time.
Buckingham palace Is being fitted
with hydraulic elevators by an Amer
lean company.
The crop OF cereals In Russia this
year Is larger than 1t has been for
many seasons.
A law has been passed In New York
city compelling butcher shops to re-
main closed on Sundays.
1t is estimated that 100000 people
witnessed the parade OF the Knights
Templars at Louisville last week.
The PALESTINE beaumont oil gusher
went on a rampage last week and
before 1t could be shut off caused the
death OF three workmen who endeav-
ored to stop it.
DIR. Kock will inoculate DR.. Ora
nault, one OF his assistants, with boz
vine tuberculosis in order to prove
that human beings cannot catch the
disease from cattle.
Rear Admiral Sampson will in all
probability be represented by coun-
sci before the Schley court OF inquiry,
and W. III. Slayton OF New York has
been retained for that purpose.
A Yokohama dispatch says that
Major Strong Of New York has an
nounced that he intends to make
Lady Hope his wife as soon as she
can secure O divorce from her hus-
band.
1t is probable that the withdrawal
OF the French consul from Constants
nople will cause the European powers
to press their vast claims, which
would undoubtedly cause a dissolu-
ton of the Ottoman empire.
Mrs. Tina ID. II. Young, m OF the
many wives of Brigam Young, died
at Salt Lake City Oh August 18th
from paralysis. The deceased lady
had lately made a journey to Cards
ton, the Mormon settlement in the
northwest territory that over-taxed
her strength and caused the fatal at
tack.
While the Wilmington steamboat
company's steamer, City of Trenton,
was on her way from Philadelphia
to Trenton, N. j., last week, her port
boiler exploded, killing seven persons
and injuring twenty others. A gov.
eminent inquiry will be held on the
matter, as 1t Is thought that the
boat was racing with the steamer OF
ari7al line.
A story was lately brought by
Indians from the far north that may
relate to Andree and his two com,
panions. The Indians report the
finding of n broken basket contain
ing the remains OF two men. From
the description it was the basket o
a balloon and presumably Of that In
which the intrepid explorers started
on their voyage Of exploration.
An armed man was arrested in thu
Vatican gardens at Rome last week
through which Pope Leo passes or
his way to and from his private
apartments. The prisoner carried q
large cavalry revolver and u dagger
He has admitted that his purpos,
was to as~sassinate the Pope, whom
he denounced as n spiritual giant
keeping millions oi men in thruldom.'
a race war Is In progress In Okla
homa and the desire to drive al
negroes out Of that section Of thu
country. which started Mt Sapulpa
has spread to Stroud and a mob %
gamblers and toughs has driven al
the blacks from town. In addition
they tore down the houses Of two
negroes and burned the building
and contents. The trouble begaI
when a negro attempted to stab 4
white man. So far the officers hav,
not interfered.
An immense cloudburst ON Sep
TENDER LIST turned the streets o
Cleveland into raging torrents caus
ing terrible devastation and loss o
property. The appalling overflow
was caused by a terrific rain tina
commenced to fall shortly after