Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-04-03
NEWS OF TINE WEEK.
Items Of General interest Condensed for
the Boz y Readers.


Governor Odell of New York has
formally declined to sign any police
bill and repudiated the new bill draw
up BY Senator Platt and his friends.
Ex-president Harrison left $4O,0 0
In life insurance. The Union Trust
Company's appraisement Of the Har-
rison estate gives its total value at
$3.50, 900.
One weeks shipment from the Ross
land mines during the last month
amounted to 9,l74 tons of ore, which
breaks the record for any mining
camp In the northwest.
Captain r. p. Hobson, U. \. ~, is
engaged to Miss Emiline Grigsby of
New York, whose brother was a
member of Rooseyelt's Rough Riders
and was wounded at the battle oi
San Juan hill.
President j. j. Hill of the Great
Northern rnilroad, has presented the
employees OF the road in West Su-
perior with n building erected for
their sole use. Ii will be built with
reading rooms, bath rooms, swim
ming pool and many Jther conven-
fences. The cost of the building will
be about $50, 600.
The leading coal operators OF ILL
nois are liable to consolidate the coal
interests Of the state into one man.
moth combination. The reason of
consolidation is to regulate the out
put. and to strengthen the operators
against the miners unions, which
have gained such power that they
are able to dictate tel ms as to wages.
Another ambitious navigator is
seeking fame and publicity in aratiser
unique and dangerous performance.
1t is the intention OF Frank Saxby, q
British Columbia prospeclor, to sail
around the world in a large Indian
canoe, proceeding first to Hong Kong
via the Pacific islands, from thence
starting on his adventurous journey.
Fifteen OF the biggest cattle dealers
In the country have organized u land
and cattle company, with 49, O0, 900
capital and will control GA, 900 acres
OF land south OF Panhandle City,
Texas. 1t Is the intention OF the
company to place $4,000 head OF cat
tie Oh the range at once. The head
offices of the company will bein KAN
sas City.
The capture OF Aguinaldo will no
doubt be n starting point for the
winding up of the Philippine cam
paign, rs he was regarded by the ma
tives with the same snperstitious
veneration accorded to the Mahdi of
Soudan. He was ven regarded as
being invulnerable and many impos-
sible stories are told of him. The
people are intensely superstitious and
they thought no harm could beiall
him.
The wal clouds In China are again
clearing away and Russia has form
ally disavowed any intention to ac-
quire Manchurla or other Chinese ter
ritory. Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador, has reiterated to Secre-
tary Hay the assurances heretofore
given that II the action OF the other
powers does not prevent 1t Russia
will, as soon as peace and order are
restored in Manchuria, withdraw her
troops.
The government has inforced rules
which offer inducements for IA volun-
teer to re-tnlrst In the regular army
and is counting ON the enlistment of
volunteers as the means Of bringing
the army up to its full numerical
strength. Two of the rules regard
ing re-enlistment within three months
after discharge are that the age linn
itation will not apply In such cases
and the time actually served in the
volunteers ia to be added to the time
served in the regular army in COM
putting a soldiers pay.
Souvenirs in the shape of Pan Amer.
lean stamps prepared by the govern
ment to commemorate the exposition
at Buffalo will be put on sale May
LIST, the opening day OF the exposi-
ton. The stamps are of one, two,
four, five, eight and ten-cent denoml-
nations and present pictures of mod
ern progress. Ocean and lake navi-
CATION are typiied on the 10 and
l-cent stamps, respectively, the en-
craving being ocean md lake steam
ors. An express train, automobile,
steel bridge and canal lock are pic
tured on the =, 4. 5and S.centstamps,
respectively.
The owner of a pawn shop in
Omaha was considerably emhar-
raised the other day byayoung lady
entering til, establishment and want
ing to borrow S25 OH her legs. The
pawnbroker hardly knew what to
say, but on recovering his equilibrium
he asked the lady II the extremities in