Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-21

off the northern coast OF Cuba. Cayo
Romano is the third largest Spanish
island OF the Greater Antilles, and
both islands. being the nearest to the
United States const, would give for
eigners a commanding position.
According to a letter received from
one OF the American teachers In Ma
nila, 60 OF them, on reaching Homo
lulu, were married, says the Inter
Mountain. The teachers had been
chosen from the many normal uni
verslties OF the country and were all
strangers to each other. Their ac-
quaintancesbip and eourtshlp ex-
tended yer a period OF less than 10
days. The captain OF the transport
Thomas refused to permit weddings
while en- route, and the 30 couples,
upon the arrival OF the transport at
Honolulu, sought a clergyman and
we're all married. Aboat was chart.
cred and the 60 people made a tourof
the bay.
A number Of men met death in n
crib situated underneath the waters
OF the lake at Cleveland last week
through the explosion OF u boiler,
which caused the burning OF the
works. The boiler In the crib ex-
ploded with terrible effect. Onegang
was at work IN the tunnel and two
more gangs were asleep In the crib.
In a few minutes the working gang
discovered that their position was
extremely critical. Twenty-one men
and n woman were hemmed I'm by
the burning timbcrs. Too terrified
to resist, they were forced back step
by step. Their only hope seemed the
water Of the lake. They were with
out boats and three miles from the
shore, and many persisted before help
arrived.
A wierd Buddhist ceremony was
held on the steamer Caroline In San
Francisco harbor over the spot where
the Inflated Rio de Janeiro went
down, at which go Japanese, headed
by X. Nishijami Of the Buddhist mis-
sion, were present. The ceremony
consisted Of the ceremonials Of the
Buddhist religion and was held forthe
benefit of the orientals who went
down with the Rio. After the cere.
mony all on board joinedl In strewing
the sea with flowers, fruits and con
fections, while slips Of tissue paper
bearing the names of the ancestors
OF the dead were also consigned to
the waves. This ceremony ended,
the boat proceeded on "a four hours
pleasure trip around the bay. Re
freshments were served and music
and games enlivened the occasion.
The racing yacht Shamrock III. ar.
rived at Station Island, n. T., last
week, after an uneventful voyage
across the Atlantic. That the sham
rock III. Is by far the hands0mestand
most graceful yacht that has ever
challenged for the America'scup must
be conceded by all. She easily out
classes the first Shamrock. The
Shamrock !. had an ugly, coarse bow
that used to pound and batter the
water whenever the slightest semb-
lance of a hard sea was raised. The
bow OF the Shamrock III. reminds one
of that of the Columbia. 1t has vast
penetrating power and will divide
the water with ease. The whole fore
body OF the challenger shows a clever
adaptation and skilliul modification
Of the forward sections Of all the
good parts of the Watson and Fife
and Herreshofi creations.
DIR. Edward +. Brush OF Mount
Vernon, n. ", discredits the state
ment of Prof. Koch that the bovine
tuberculer germ Is not transmissable
to human beings. In defense of this
DR.. Brush says: "The Kirghis ON
the steppes of Russia, who have no
cows, have the domesticated horse,
using it's milk, meat and skin, and a
cas- of pulmonary tuberculosis has
never been known In the tribe. The
EsQuimaux have no cows; neither
have they pulmonary psthis, and |
think 1t IA be laid down as "a fact
that where the dairy COW Is unknown
pulmonary consumption does not
prevail. Let us treat this disease,
especially among the COWS, as lep-
rosy was treated of old, and then we
shall be savedfr the painful necess-
ity Of treating the human race in like
manner, for | am convinced that II
we stamp out tuberculosis In the
bovine race a few generations will