Fergus County argus., 1901-10-23
NEWS or The WIN.
Items OF General Interest Condensed ior
The Busy Readers.

The Busy Readers.
Former President GroverCleveland
has been elected member OF the
Princeton university board OF trust
ees.
General Chaffee protests against
the reduction Of the army In the
Philippines and says more soldiers
are needed to preserve peace in the
islands.
Germany is sending two additional
war ships to Venezuela and the jim
goes of the fatberland believe this is
the preliminary step to securing per-
manent foothold in Caribbean
waters.
President Underwood OF the CHI
cago and Erie railroad has been
slated for similar berth with the
new company controlling the North
ern Pacific, the Great Northern ana
the Burlington.
Sir Thomas Upton, while at ban
quet given in his honor by the Chi
cago Athletic Club, declared that he
would again enter the cup lists next
year with the Shamrock III.
At the convention Of the Polish
National Alliance at Toledo, Ohio,
last week, resolutions were passed
expressing admiration for the dead
president and denouncing the crimes
Of anarchists In America.
Every man who entered the court
room during the trial Of Caleb Pow
ers for completely In the assassination
of Governor Goebel was thoroughly
searched for deadly weapons before
being allowed in the room.
Anarchist Most IL sentenced In New
York To one years Imprisonment for
publishing in his paper just before
the assassination Of President Me-
kinley an article advocating violence.
Roland B. Molineux, who was con-
victed Of numbering Catherine j.
Adams In New York, has been grant
ed a new trial on the grounds Of
error IN admitting evidence ofanoth-
er death at his former trial.
Captain Cook, who commanded the
Brooklyn during the battle Of Santi-
ago, testifes that he, not Admiral
Schley. gave the order for thefamous
loop, and that the movement was
necessary to checkmate the escaping
Spaniards.
Santos Dumont. the air ship in
ventor, successfully rounded the
Eiffel tower last week In his wonder
ful flying machine, but owing to- u
technicality an to time he failed To
secure the Deutsch prize of one hund-
red thousand francs.
Speaking before the national con
yentiOn of bankers in Milwaukee,
Secretary Gage commends sugges.
tions by A. B. Stickney for one big
central bank, with all the Others as
subsidiaries and for the abandon.
ment OF the subtreasury. Other re.
forms are also urged by Mr.. Gage.
Local shippers of freight to Europe
will benefit immensely 10y operation
OF Brauer Steamship Company, which
will place fine new line OF steamers
In commission between New York
and Hamburg, giving practically n
through route from Chicago by way
OF Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The general organization Of the
Mckinley Memorial Arch Associa.
ton was completed last week. The
officers are: Henry Il. MacFarland
president; Lyman j. Gage. treasurer
Thomas f. Walsh, Of Colorado, sec
retary. President Roosevelt and tn,
members Of his cabinet were elected
honorary members Of the assucia
ton.
Dudley Porter. u well-to-do farmer
of Moweaqua, ILL.,, while ut work II
q field found bed of peculiar look
Ing rock. Investigation proved tha
II was quartz containing both golt
and silver. Samples were sent tu th,
assay department Of the University
of Illinois and the quartz was founc
to run $l25.6O In silver and $3.50 IL
gold to the ton. Mr.. Porter wi
prospect at once for the vein
A roundup Of wild horses tool
place ut Albuquerque, n. NJ, last
week. Ia which n large number o
animals We're killed. The chase last
ell hall IA day and covered many