Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-11-27
liens OF INTEREST.
General News Of the Week Condensed Tor
the Busy Reader.


the Busy Reader.
During the hunting In the
state OF Maine this year, twelve per
sons have met death from the care
l~essness OF hunters.
DIR. Krause, the former governor OF
johannesburg is In London and is
being held ON a charge OF high trea-
son and Indictment to murder.
Aguinaldo has expressed an earnest
desire to talk to congress on the Pub
ject OF the Filipino and further re-
quests that he may bring eight of
his friends with him who are prom
inent at Manila.
Executive officials of all railroads
last OF Chicago and Of all steamship
lines connected with the railroads
have entered into an iron-clad agree
ment to abolish all forms OF free
transportation after January 1st,
1902.
sob, my daughter" Ito a little girl
of six), "you should not be frightened
and run from the goat. Don't you
know you are a little Christian
Scientist?" but, Mamma" (excit-
edlyl, "the billy goat doesn't know
it,"
1t is stated on good authority that
President Roosevelt in his message
will recommend the re-enactment oil
the Chinese exclusion act and will
also call the attention OF congress to
the reclamation OF the arid lands Of
the west. .
By a special invitation from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Charles +. Lummis,
author and champion OF the cause OF
the western Indian, will confer with
the chief executive or the subject OF
the eviction of the aborigines from
San Diego county landsin California.
The Liberals made an unexpected
attack on Colon, Columbia last week
and after a slight resistance, captur-
ed the town. The project, Guardia,
is q prisoner. Over II men were
killed and about 30 were wounded.
The United States gunboat Machias.
now there took no part in the pro-
ceedings.
The death mask of President Nc
Kinley has been finished and will
shortly be ON exhibition at the
Smithsonian Institute. By the ex-
press order of the government, no
photograph of the cast will be taken.
1t IL said to be n of the most per-
feet ever finished and shows the
whole contour of the head.
A proposed insurrection was nip
ped in the bud in the Yukon district
a short time ago, according to a
story brought down from the north.
1t is said that the scheme originated
in Seattle and $780, 600 was available
to aid the venture. The information
has been obtained from the former
police officers Of the Yukon force and
members OF the gambling fraternity
who have come to the coast cities
for the winter and IL %guardedly con-
firmed by the officials who have just
come down from the north.
Prominent Seattle women, the
wives and daughters OF wealthy bus
tness and professional men, accord
ing to United States secret service
detectives. have been conducting sys-
tematic smuggling operations on a
large scale. Their violations Of the
law have become SO frequent that
the matter is receiving serious con-
sideration from government officers.
1t may be necessary to undertake
proceedings against them. A large
quantity Of silks and dress goods
was Struggled into this city from
Victoria during the past winter.
Lost from a carriage, a woman's
light blue hat, trimmed with blue
feather pOmpons, and two jeweled
hat pins, n shape Of dagger. set
with diamonds and valued at $50,
the other set with a~methysts and
valued at $50" This is a message
that was wired throughout New
York one night last week, and the
hat was the property Of Mrs. George
Young. wife Of the president OF the
United States Mortgage and Trust
Co. OF New York city. The hat was
lost in Central Park while Mrs.
Young was returning from her mil
liners.