Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
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j. Pierpont Morgan has given ST.
000, 900 toward the erection OF the
Harvard medical school at Boston.
In the neighborhood of 10000 Boer
prisoners and those in concentration
camps are today being supported by
the British.
Nelson Story, who owns large mill
ing interests In Bozeman. has secured
contract to supply n large amount
Of flour TO China.
1t is rumored that Miss Helen Hay,
the daughter of the secretary oistate,
is engaged TO Payne Whitney, a son
OF W. C. Whitney. Il
According to a late report from the
war department 3I,9lS Filipinos eth
err surrendered or were captured up
to the 18th OF May last.
The College OF Physicians and Sur
geons, In Chicago, was struck by
lightning last week. A fire ensued
which totally destroyed the building.
The steamer Luistana, bound from
Liverpool to Montreal, was wrecked
last week of Cape Ballard. Though
no lives were lost the passengers and
crew underwent severe suffering.
Ten thousand acres OF grain land
were burned last week in the neigh
borhood of Los Banos, Cal, and a
much larger area OF grazing land has
also been completely devastated.
Charles W. Mussey, the former
cashier of the National Bank of Rut-
land, who was convicted last year of
misappropriating 800. 900 of the bank
funds, was pardoned by the president
last week.
Jessie Morrison, who wasconvicted
in the Elderado, Kansas, court last
week OF the murder OF Mrs. Olin Cas-
tie, has given notice to the court,
through her attorneys, that a motion
for a new trial viii! be filed.
Warrants were issued last week by
the treasury department in favor OF
Rear Admiral William L. Sampson
for $3.50. and Capt. French E. Chad
wick for 1866 for their shares of prize
money decreed them by the court OF
claims.
Mr.. Schwab, the steel magnate, was
Hobsonized last week by the ladies
of ~Braddock, Pa, two hundred of
whom kissed him In twenty minutes.
The steel magnate had donated
$4,000 to the First Presbyterian
church to pay of its Indebtedness;
hence the kissing.
A decision has lately been made in
New York city to the effect that n
married woman must turn her wages
over to her husband ii he so wills.
The decision has created quite acom-
motion and ON inquiry the law has
been found to exist in several other
states. Much Indignation isfelt over
the decision.
Arrangements have been made by
the Turkish government for the con-
struction OF a swift cruiser at the
Cramp ship yards in Philadelphia.
The ship will be OF the protected
cruiser type. $500 tons displacement,
with a speed OF twenty-five knots an
hour. This speed vii. make the craft
n Of the fastest OF that type afioat.
The lands of the Kiowa and other
Indian tribes in Oklahoma will
shortly be thrown open for settle
ment. The information OF the in
terror department is that there are
between $1,000 and 80, 900 settlers on
on the borders Of the new lands, and
that the number will be augmented
by thousands Of others during the
mex thirty days.
The ear OF Russia has taken steps
to establish an absolute Russian con-
troll OF the Finnish custom houses.
This would mean that Russia would
apply the same retaliatory tariff
ON American goods entering Finland
from the United States as cominginto
empire. This would undoubtedly
work a hardship on the Firms, who
have depended largely upon American
machinery and at times upon Ameri-
a wheat and cereals.
An Idaho cowboy appeared ut a
railroad station and stated that he
desired to ship to parents in the east
the body OF "A comrade who had been
killed by n grizzly bear. In shipping
the box the agent noticed thati it was
quite heavy and not the usual shape.
In u few days came telegram, which
read: "Snme mistake; Bills body
not arrived; box contained a bear"
The cowboy. who was still at the
station on n prOtracted spree, wired
back: mo mistake; Bills inside the
bear."-Seattle Standard.
The Seventh, National bank Of New
York suspended payment last Friday.
The comptroller OF the currency ap-
pointed a national bank examiner as