Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-03-02
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SILVER ELL VETOED.
ST. PAUL, March 1.-THE Presidents
message, vetoeing the silver bill, was
presented to the House at I 80 yesterday
afternoon. His objections relate princi-
pa!ly to making the silver dollar legal
tender to public creditors, but he holds
that it ought not to be legal tender at all
except as TO future contracts and obliga-
tions. The House promptly
PASSED THE BILL
over the veto by vote of 1o6 to 73, and
at four o'clock the senate passed 1t by
vote of 46 to 19; adding pairs 81 to II.
So the bill became a law Notwithstanding
the presidents veto. Secretary Sherman
declares himself prepared to Immediately
execute the law, the mint being ready to
strike new dollars as fast as required.
TO BE INQUIRED INTO.
The President has sent Representative
Leonard, Of Louisiana, to Cuba to inquire
into allegations that freedmen had been
kipnapped from Florida and sold into
Cuban slavery; also, to inquire into the
condition Of the Cuban 1nsurrection.
EASTERN WAR NEWS.
While Russia appears able to reconcile
Austria and the Turkish provinces to her
plans, English War preparations continue
vigorously, and stro"g feeling of resent
ment is therefore manifested in Russia.
Russian and Turkish troops at San steta-
10 are only separated by small river
The officers and men fraternize with the
utmost cordiality. The treaty of peace
is believed to be signed by the turks and
Russians. Saturday is the anniversary
Of the Cars accession to the throne.
BIG DEMONSTRATION
in favor of Lincoln Territory organized
at Lead City last night The procession
made a grand round through Deadwood,
Ga.ville, Central City. Golden City and
Lead City. Saunders, Spencer and 9th
erfiends of the bill were heartily cheer
ed by the crowd.
o. THE LINCOLN TERRITORY BILL
was reported in the senate yesterday fav-
orably with an un,mportant amendment.
PRESIDENT WRIGHT,
Of the Northern Pacific, in Washington,
says he will this week complete a con-
tract for the construction of two hundred
miles more of the road.
DISCHARGED.
ST. PAUL, March 2.-Fifty-three en-
ployees of the General Land Office in
cluding twenty women, were yesterday
required to take leave of absence with
out pay on account of the delay in the
house making appropriations.
SECRETARY KvARrs
will at once open correspondence with
the Latin Union and o.her European
powers for coufe, ence to agree upon the
relative coinage OF the value Of gold and
silver. BY the middle Of April it is Prom-
,sed the mints will be coming silver DOL
lars at the rate of three and half millions
per month.
THE PUBLIC DEBT
was reduced last month two and quar-
ter millions.
GOING BACK.
The Iowa senate voted 28 to I9 to re-
store capital punishment
Russ,As INTENTIONS.
Agencie Russo declares Russia has re
spected and satisfied English interests; as
regards further concession Russia is
resolved to maintain the essential results
Of the war
i. dangerously Ill with brain fever result
ing from over work.
THE CUBAN INSURGENTS
are surrendering and the rebellion is over.
| The terms of the surrender include a
pledge to establish local self government
The understanding between the papacy
and the Italian government is as far off
as ever.
MAJOR SEwsoS
delivered lecture to an interested au-
dience here last night. describing the
Black Hill, Bismarck, ETC. In the course
Of the lecture he presented six assays of
gold bearing rock from Vermillion Lake
and the north shore of Lake Superior in
this state, showing over twenty dollars
to the ton.