Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-27
NEWS OF TIE wEEK.
Items Of General Interest Co ndensed Tor
the Busy Readers.

The president has called an extra
session of congress for executive pur-
poses March 18th.
Minister Conger leaves Pekin for
the United States on u sixty days
Ieave of absence. Negotiations now
In progress will be conducted by Com
missioner Rockhill.
A telegram has been received In
London from Lord Kitchener stating
that General Botha sendeavoring to
arrange a meeting with a view To
complete surrender.
Evidence has been brought to light
which shows that the city Of Mil
waukee has been systematically de-
irauded i'm The last few years to the
extent OF Sl0O, OO0by means OF iraudu-
lent certificates issued TO contractors
q. b. Deans, for years leader OF the
Pupulist party in Alabama and con-
sidered for the last year or two the
chairman of the party there, and who
was the candidate for governor, has
aligned himself with the Republican
party.
Mrs. Nation, having gained all the
%nptoriety she needs, intends to start
a%newspaper, which, ifconducted with
the cyclonic ability shown in her ef-
forts to discourage the sale Of spirit
uous liquors, will be interesting to
say the least OF it.
Senator Stewart reported n substi
tute for the mining bill introduced by
himself. The substitute prohibits any
person from locating a mining claim
otherwise than for himself. Thesub-
stitute authorizes the purchase of
government oil land at 81. 30 per acre.
The United States government has
received assurances from the powers
represented by military forces In
Pekin as to their entire agreement
with our government relative to the
inexpediency Of resuming hostilities
while peace negotiations arein pro-
grcss.
Tesla, the electrical inventor who
has been for years heard of In con-
nection with Tesla's oscillutor, has
invented Il lamp which, when under
full head OF electricity, produces a
II light almost equal to sun light and
which promises to revulutionize cleo
'trical lighting.
The house last week passed the bill
granting five million dollars for gov
eminent assistance Of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition To be held in st.
Louis In 1905. When the bill passed
the senate an amendment was added
providing that the exposition should
be closed on Sundays.
movement has been inaugurated
in Holland to enact a prohibitiye
duty on the importation of American
flour in retaliation for our duty I'M
posed on American bulbs. The rails
ing Of bulbs is animportant industry
of Holland and while the movement
may be only a bluff yet the informa-
ton comes from too high a source To
be totally discredited.
A climax il at last To be looked for
I'm Cuban affairs, the Cuban constitu-
ton having been completed and the
.ha rtat .ltn M WF.Hl,it.t Pom rhfy xsa.Is
1t will contain nom of the provisions
defining relationship with the United
States, suggested by Governor Gen
eral Wood. Naval stations on the
Cuban coast are objected to and the
constitution will he strictly Cuban.
According to some Of the British
correspondents In South Africa Gen.
eral De Wett's inTasion of Cape Col
ony has landed him In a bad predica-
ment. They represent him az having
lost nearly all his ammunition and
having been driven into a district
.denuded of both horses aud men, but
then De Welt has an unfortunate
habit of always ''bobbing up serene
ly' when least expected.
The jury in the case of the state of
Minnesota versus Frank II. Hamil-
ton caused much surprise by return
ing a verdict Of manslaughter In the
first degree, with a recommendation
to the mercy Of thecourt. Hamilton
seemed dazed by the verdict and still
protested his innocence. The penalty
Of the crime for which he stands COM
miteI is from five to twenty years in
the ~penltentiary. Starr X. Jackson.
clerk at the hotel Pfister, claims 10
know of evidence that would clear
Hamilton and vigorously proclaims
the prisoners innocence.
Judge Clancy OF Butte has issued
nm order restraining the Boston x
Montana Company from working
the Comanche claim pending the SET
Element Of Adolph Wetstein's suit for
II one-fourth interest. This order
throws several hundred men out OF
employment. The b. & NJ. has been