Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-17

~ thNNf 'aAa - 49,
OF the spllnters hit Walls on the
head, rendering him unconscious.
He was at once conveyed indoors,
where IL was aseertained that he was
rather seriously wounded, bnt will
recover. The lightning did not strike
him. the tree getting the full force OF
the bolt.
j. @. Brady, who was the probate
Judge OF Kootenaicounty Idaho, was
shot and fatally wounded by an es-
capped lunatic named Wilmbussy ut
R%athdrum. Idaho, last week. Wilm-
busy ives adjudged insanefoury years
ago by Judge Brady, who appointed
a guardian to handle the estate.
This preyed upon his mind. He es-
capped several times and was recon-
mitted, but thelast time was allowed
to remain at large. He Is ~abachelor,
Is years old. Brady was widely and
f%avorably known In the entire north
west.
Eight men who had gone to Liver
pool with cattle slowed themselves
on board the Atlantic liner Michigan,
bound for Boston, thinking to make
the return trip free. The steamship
had gone about go miles when they
decided that there was 10 need for
further hiding and came forth, much
to the surprise Of the captain and the
ships officers. They were too precipi-
tate, however. for the captain pro-
ceeded as near the shores OF Ireland
as practicable and then bundled the
whole eight into a boat which was
rowed to shore. They were left to
shift for themselves.
Workmen employed in ~excavating
for the foundation Of the new Ann
Arbor hotel Mt Frankfort, Mich,
have unearthed a golden altar cruel
fix eleven inches in length, set In a
base two inches square, valued at
from $500 to $500. 1t Is believed to
have been the property OF Father
Marquette, who was buried there 225
years ago. Some time ago a skull
and rosary were found here, and the
skull is preserved as that OF Father
Marquette. The cross is heavily
plated with gold and bears the ini-
tials /. n. X. /. The contractor who
Is working at the hotel holds pos
session OF the cross, but the authori-
ties OF Ann Arbor are trying to OBJ
tain it.
st. Paul's cathedral, one of the
most prominent historical structures
Of London. ..is being subjected to seri
ous damage through the sinking OF
the ground on which it stands. The
probability ofthis has been generally
known since the days OF Christopher
Wren but has not been brought to
the notice OF the general public until
lately. Large cracks have appeared
in the walls, which are oian extremely
dangerous nature, and fears are
entertained OF the subsiding OF the
entire building. St. Paul's has been
the center OF many historical events
and is one OF the most celebrated
structures in the world. Great loss
would be felt both historically and
generally speakingi III was destroyed.
The American indemnity claim
against the Turkish government for
S95, 900 has been received by the state
department at Washington. The
money was paid by the Turkish
government to Mr.. Leishman, our
minister at Constantinople; was by
him placed in the Ottoman Imperial
bank and drafts RENTED for the
amount. These drafts have just
reached Washington. As is always
the case, the claims in the aggregate
considerably exceed the amount Of
the indemnity actually paid, but our
government has expressed Itself sat
islied with the payment. 1t assumes
full responsibility for the distribu-
tion, the Turkish government paying
down IL lump sum OF $685. and
leaving II 10 the state department to
distribute this among the claimants
at it's discretion aud after its own
fashion. 1t Is stated that as soon rs
the department officials can prepare
their list they will communicate
direstly with the claimants.