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chief.
Capt. Mares, the commander of the
British Arctic expedition, believes that the
Polar Sea is never navigable and that the Pole
can never be reached. Animal and bird life
is unknown at Cape Columbus.
Expeditions under Gen. Terry and
Merritt have left Fort Lincoln and the Black
Hills, respectively, for the forks OF the Chey-
enne country, where they expected to find
Crazy Horse and an Indian army.
Some idea of the terrible suffering
in Servia consequent upon the war may be
gathered from the statement that eleven
thousand homeless and halt naked refugees,
are dying of starvation in the mountains sur
rounding belgrade.
The British Arctic expedition which
went out year or so ago, under Captain
Mares. has returned. The expedition sue
ceeded in getting no nearer the North Pole
than SO dogs. 20 minis. but in ether respects
it is reported as successful.
A letter lately appeared in the French
papers purporting to come from the French
commissioner at the Centennial exhibition,
assailing the character of Americans. 1t
pronounced us a nation OF thieves, and Amer
lean women as immoral as a class. The
| commissioner, however, pronounces the let
ter a base fabrication.
G. Y. Gardner, of DeadWOOd, reports
that the Black Hills mining conpany's quartz
| mill commenced operations on the 10th inst.
On the following day they ran through
seven tons of ore, from Hidden Treasure
| ledge, which cleaned up five thousand dol
lars. Gulch mining is still in operation, and
| quartz mines showing better results every
| day
The Servian army under Tcherna-
| yeff vas defeated-cut in two and completely
routed and demoralized by the Turks, on the
30th ult. Prince Milan at once telegrahped
! to the car of Russia to come to his rescue be-
fore it was too late. 1t is generally under
stood, however, that the car had accepted
| the Turkish terms for an armistice.
! In the speech of King William at
the opening of the imperial parliament,
that potentate assured the country no
German blood would be split except for
the protection of German honor and interests.
| He intimated clearly that in case OF war the
| interests of Germany would be with Russia.
The Democratic majority in the West
Virginia legislature will lie the same as last
winter.
Gen Crook telegraphs that he will
proceed at once to organize an expedition to
| the Powder river country, consisting OF fit
teen companies of infantry, none OF whom
| were engaged in the summer campaign, and
will himself go out in command. Probably
Crooks forces " i'll be joined by at least por-
ton of those under the command of Gen. Ter
~, and the combined forces then go on a
''still hunt to the winter quarters otthe hos
tiles.
A New York Herald special from
Philadelphia reports the receipt OF informa-
ton from Sweden of the discovery OF an open
way to the Arctic Sea. Professor Vanduskiold
started on an exploring expedition from
Hammertest,, Sweden, in August, and dem
onstrated the correctness of his theory re-
garding an open way to the Arctic Sea. He
reports having encountered no obstacles, and
considers the way now open from Europe to
China through a northern passage.