Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-10-31
General News.
TOUGH on SITTING BULL,

9th states that Secretary Schurz
avs that it is mistake to con-
s;jer that the Sitting Bull commission
vas not successful. He says that it has.
m the contrary, been eminently sue
,essfll. and that the result is what the
administration wanted. 1t was never
desired that Sitting Bull should return
10 the United States, but twas courteous
70 the dominion government that steps
should be taken to secure his return as
fugitive. From "a later report from
Gen. Terry it appears that subsequent
TO his interview with Sitting Bull the
British officers present consulted with
him, that the latter told Sitting Bull
that, if he considered himself subject
If Queen Victoria, the white mother, he
was very much mistaken that he was
fugitive flying from the United States;
that if he wanted to remain in Canada
he must behave himself; that he would
not be permitted to send expeditions of
Young men to trouble United States
settlers; that if be did he would have
70 fight the soldiers of the white mother
and that he could only remain upon
the condition that he behaved himself.
TEXAS PACIFIC JOB.
\ Washington dispatch of October
24th, says prominent northwestern
democrat, who is earnestly opposed to
the Texas Pacific scheme, gives the fol
lowing opinion on the subject: He says
that the Texas Pacific people in the
house assert that Randall has promised
to make up the railroad commission in
favor of the BILL that Atkins, of Tennes-
see, has said so publicly. This repre-
sentative, however, thinks the Texas
Pacific bill has no chance of passing 1t
is not considered by southern men as II
distinctive southern measure, or one
from which their section is likely to de-
rive great benefit.
BEATING TIE MINERS.
4 Wilkesbarre telegram of October
24th. in speaking of the late strike
there, SAYS the strike was broken by a
compromise of James Parrish & Co.,
whose men resumed work on an adj
vance of 10 per cent, and were imme-
dately followed by the men of other
companies, who surrendered uncOndi-
tionally, seeing that it was useless to
continue the strike further with broken
ranks Parrish x Co. now notify their
men that, in view of the decline in
coal a reduction of 10 per cent. will
take place in November, thus placing
their men on the same footing with the
strikers who resumed without any nd
vance.
TERRIBLE NINE EXPLOSION.
4 London telegram of the 22nd says
an explosion has occurred in colliery
at High Blantire. near Glasgow. Four
hundred men were in the mine; a large
number were killed.
ALL LOST.
\ Glasgow dispatch says the most
intense excitement prevails over the
colhery explosion. Exploring parties
but have little hopes of rescuing any.
The bottom is said to be full of dead
bodies.
LTER--A special train to bring
die injured Of the colliery explosion
TO the Glasgow Iniirmary has re-
turned, no one having been got out
alive. Twenty dead bodies have been
recovered 1t is feared the entire four
hundred in the colliery when the ex-
plosion occurred persisted.
The latest particulars. from High
Blantyre, show that 233 men descended
INTO the mines this morning None of
these except one who was working
near the shaft at the time of the explo
sion, had been rescued up to late
hour this morning.
There is very little hope ofrecovering
the men, as the explosion occurred at
nine o'clock in the morning and an eX-
ploring party had to relinquish their eff
forts i'll one of the pits at four O'Clock in
the afternoon because of the poisonous
gases AT the bottom Of the shaft
Of the other pit, The col
iiery comprises two pits,
with communication between them.
\ faint knocking has been heard
but 50 far it has been impossible to
reach the bottom Of the shaft. En-
plorers have resumed operations at the
tirst pit. They report forty corpses ~
rng ~ the foot Of the shaft.