Fergus County argus., 1901-04-24

out whether it can be raised success
fully In the United States. Secretary
Wilson believes that the future will
find this country In the first rank OF
rice-growing countries and the COM
ing mission to the east is with view
to gathering Information on the
whole subject which will yield good
results.
Carrie Nation got a refrigerated
deal In Kansas City and explained
very carefully to its residents that
they would land in a warmer place
hereafterif they didn't mend theerror
of their ways. The cause OF her dis
torted view OF Kansas City affairs il
that she was given twenty-four hours
In which to leave town by Police
Judge McAuley of that city, with an
option OF paying a $500 fine.
The action brought by General
Pearson. the Boer agent, to stop the
shipment Of mules by the British
from New Orleans, for army use in
South Africa has been dismissed. II
is intimated 10y Boer sympathizers
that privateers will be fitted out to
capture all vessals engaged In the
transport OF mules, and TO injure
British commerce as much as pos
sible.
Great interest has been caused
lately in the scientific world by the
successful completion of n new air
ship, which, after being thoroughly
tested, is found to give perfect salts
faction. The inventor is NJ. Auguste
Gundron, a Frenchman, who is now
engaged in building a second edition
OF his airship which is to be 100 feet In
length and driven by 40-horse power
petroleum motors.
Late arrivals from Dawson City
state that a glacier has made its ap-
pearance on the hillside at the back
of Dawson which has rendered that
portion of the city in its immediate
vicinity uninhabltable. 1t isexpected
that the immense flow OF water from
this glacial construction will in the
heat Of the summer seriously affect
the city and will have to be diverted
by means OF Il series OF bitches and
culverts.
The Chinese trouble does not seem
to abate and is daily presenting fur
ther complications. Chinese troops
are massing in the province OF Shan
81 and well informed natives pro-
phesy trouble at an early date. The
winter palace which was Inhabited
by Count Won Waldersee has been
burned to the ground and General
Ii Hung Chang is suspected oidouble
dealing by the ministers OF the for
eign powers.
Adiscovery has been made in Rome
Of large number OF letters written
by Jenny Lind to lady residing In
Italy. 1t is said that there are more
than n hundred in all and are in the
most intimate and unconventional
terms, giving the great prima donna's
candid opinion OF much of the music
and many OF the musicians Of her
time. The letters have been pur-
chased by an Italian publisher, who
proposes to issue them to the world
very shortly.
1t has been suggested by o. +.
Austin, president OF the bureau OF
stats lies, that representative Ameri-
can merchants and manufacturers
shall unite in fitting ont large
floating exposition, for the purpose
of foreign exhibition. The plan,
which Is received with much favor in
business circles, is that merchants
shall charter several ships aud fit
them out with exhibits from the diff
ferent lines OF trade, as samples to
show our foreign customers. This
mode of procedure has been success
fully tried by German merchants.
A new system Of military colonial.
tion Is being tried in the island OF
Madagascar by the French govern
ment. 1t now applies not only to
soldiers who have finished their term
of service in the French army, bat
also to those who are In their third
and last year and gives the colony
more OF domestic aspect than
formerly. The colonist IL provided
with agricultural implements and q
few head Of cattle to start with, and
II he fulfills expectations as to bis
value as n member of the community
may borrow money at long credit
and with no interest.
On the completion OF the Lincoln
monument the body of President
Lincoln will be moved for the last
time, on which occasion it will b,
transferred from it's present resting
place in the Springfield cemetery tt
the vault underneath the Lincoln
monument, which will be It's future
resting place. 1t has not yet beer
determined whether the hermetically
sealed casket will be opened. L. =
! Inhnonn custodian nf tha monumnnt