Fergus County argus., 1901-10-30
kfwS OF TINE WEtk.
Items Of General interest Condensed for
the Busy Readers.

| INC busy kcooefs.
President Roosevelt was 43 years
OF age on Sunday last.
The bubonic plague has broken out
In viruleLt form at Rio de Janeiro.
The Chicago postoffice was robbed
Of $4,000 worth ofstamps last week.
Marquis Ito, the distinguished J lap
anese nobleman. dined with Presi-
dent Roosevelt last Thursday.
The present indications are that
the live stock exhibit at Chicago.
which opens early In December, will
be a grand success.
President Rosevelt's knowledge of
applicants for appointments and
their local surroundings and cond:-
tions is a complete surprise tn office
seekers.
President Roosevelt's message to
congress will be on entirely original
lines. and will relate to subjects that
1t il deemed necessary for congress to
Immediately consider.
The situation In China Is far from
satisfactory, and the interior Ia yet
In IA state Of unrest. General Greely
says that serious disturbances are
likely to occur at any time.
Caleb Powers. eX-secretary of state
OF Kentucky, has been found guilty
OF completely In the assassination of
the late Gov. Goebel, and was SEN
fenced to imprisonment for life.
1t Is reported that King Edward is
suffering from a cancerous affection
Of the throat and has already had
three operations performed, which
have afforded only temporary relief.
Arrangements have been made
for the transportation Of a large num-
ber of reindeer from Siberia to Alaska,
where they will be used by the trans
portation companies in hauling sup
plies.
A gigantic camera trust has been
formed at Rochester, N. Y, with u
capital OF $33,000,O00. The purpose
OF the trust is to completely control
the camera and photographing sup
ply Of the world.
A scheme Is being promoted to COL
onize 10000 acres of land along the
Platte river near Fort Laramie,
Wyo., with Swedish farmers from
Illinois. The Burlington railroad is
behind the scheme and is pushing 1t
through.
According to a number of we'll
known art dealers, a fiourlshing In
dustry is now established In Paris
for selling bogus paintings to rich
Americans, among whom the picture
buying habit has grown greatly dur
Ing the last few years.
Sir Redvers Butler has been relieved
OF the command Of the First army
corps Of the British army, owing to
the late revelations concerning the
message sent to the gallant defenders
Of Ladysmith In which they were ad-
vlsed by General Butler to resign.
A dispatch tn the Daily Mail from
Athens records the death at KhutI,
Albania, of Ismail Hudio, said to
have been the oldest man in the
world. 1t In said that he was 100
years old. His faculties were unim-
paired, and he had all his teeth when
he died. He leaves 200 descendants.
After an absence Of two years and
q half Joseph Hodges ChOate, embas-
sador extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary to Great Britain, has just re-
turned home. He has been a great
success abroad, and he returns full Of
honors. Ii IL said that he has been
sacrificing $l00. 600 a year to serve his
country at the court Of st. James.
Russia and Japan. already bitter
enemies because of China and Corra,
are declared To be nearer war now
than at any time within the last i've
years, owing to Russian seizure Of
japanese scaling vessels. News Of
the extreme anger Of japan and the
consequent tense situation was re-
ccived from the Orient last week 10y
the steamship.
j. Pierpont Morgan has invested H.
large tract of bay shore land adj
joining the Standard Oil cumpany's y
property above Point Richmond on
San Francisco bay. to be used, IL is
said, az u terminus for the Morgan
Hill syndicate nfrailroads embracing
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific roads. The purchase prize In
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