Fergus County argus., 1901-08-14
NEWS or THE wEtK.
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The population OF Canada Is $780,
600.
President Mckinley will visit The
Pan-Amerlcan exposition ON Septem-
ber 9th.
This years wheat crop in Mime
sofa and North and South Dakota Is
estimated at lS3, 600, 900 bushels.
The new Chillan training ship
Baauedano will shortly reach New
York on q visit OF international
courtesy.
Judge William G. Price. who was
treasurer of the United States under
President Buchanan, died last week
In Chicago.
The minister of the interior and sew
eral other high officials OF Brazil have
resigned and the political situation
there is critical.
There is another heiress to the mil
lions Of GeorgeJ j. Gould In the person
of a daughter who was born to Mrs.
George Gould last week.
The big exposition building which
was erected in Kansas City during
the boom OF 1887 was completely de-
stroyed by fire last week.
1t is feared by friends OF President
Kruger that he is losing his mind,
and specialist In nervous diseases
Is In constant attendance on him.
In view OF numerous petty jealous
les amongst naval officers it is prob
able that congress may take hand
In the Sampson-Schley investigation.
Rear Admiral Henry l.. Howison
will fill the vacancy In the Scbley
court ofinquiry which was caused by
the withdrawal of Rear Admiral
Kimberly.
1t Is reported that j. d. Rockefeller
will build a marble palace In the
Poncantico hills In New York which
will cost In the neIghbOrhood OF
$1.OOO,OO0.
Lingi Gianotti, who Is charged wit b
being an accomplice OF Brescl, the
assassinator of King Humbert, has
confessed to his completely In the
matter, according to dispatchfrom
Paris.
Theodore Roosevelt has been chas-
ing the willy coyote during the past
week I'm the vicinity of Colorado
Springs. He was accompanied by E..
b. Stewart OF that city and number
of friends.
There Is much Indignation amongst
Catholics at Rome against the con-
tinued opposition OF Crispi's family
to the advances OF the priests who
are waiting to administer spiritual
consolation to the dying statesman.
The navy department has ordered
the gunboat Machias, now at Boston,
to proceed tn Hampton Roads, and
thence to Colon, at the eastern ter
minus of the Panama railroad, to
look after American interests there.
This is in connection with reports oi
disturbances aud interruption ol
traffic In the isthmus.
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Viper was wrecked in the English
channel last week. The Viper was
the only vessel in the British navy
fitted with turbine engines. During
her speed trials she attained 30B knots
and was pronounced capable of do.
ing 81 knots. At that time she was
handled by an inexperienced crew,
and her builders believed she would
yet attain 81 knots.
Prince Henry OF Orleans died at
Saigon last week while on his way to
America. His name has been men,
toned as suitor for the hand of q
well-known American heiress and at
one time he figured as asuitor for the
hand of the eldest sister of the Y Dung
king of Spain, the Infanta Maria dc
Las Mercedes, who was married In
February of the present year to
Prince Charles Of Bourbon, son ofthe
Count Of Caserta.
1t is reported that Russia has nc.
cepted the Invitation of France to
join in the International sugar con.
ference to be held In Paris for the pur
pose Of discussing the abolition oI
sugar bounties by all countries. II
this report proves to be correct II
will be vindication Of the position
taken by the treasury department al
Washington regarding Russian sug
ar, for the acceptance of the invita-.
tion will be confession that Russia
pays either direct bounty upon sugar
or something apprOximating such a
bounty.
The Pittsburg Coal Co. is endeavor
Ing to gain control of the soft Goa
trade of the northwest. 1t Is under
stood that the Plttsburg) com
pany elready controls two OF thu
big northwestern concerns, the Pion
eer Fuel company and the Youghi
ogheny & Lehlgh. These two sel
more than half the soft coal con
sumed In the northwest. Negoti
ations are said to be pending will
the Northwestern Fuel company ant
the Ohio Coal company, and II thes,