The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28

which restores the former rates on
East bound freight. In other words
they have formed pool and agreed
not to CON pete with each other.
A coal mine at Sullivan, Indiana,
exploded yesterday. Thirteen persons
were killed outright, eight or ten
badly wounded and many injured 10y
Suff0catlon. A large fame ignited the
gas i'll the mine and caused the acci.
dent.
The Russian organ. lie Nord, refer
ing to the Afghan war, says the
reports which will doubtless be prop
aga.ed relative to complications
between England and Russia, may be
characterized beforehand as false.
The sheriff and his deputy, who ar-
rested U. S. (election) commissioner
Lee on Sumpter. S. c., have them.
selves been arrested for resisting a U.
5. process, us it is alleged Lee was in
custody of a U. s. marshal at the time
Of his arrest by the state officers.
The British Indian army crossed
the Afghan frontier the 2lst inst,
and occupied Forts kapion and All.
medisham without resistance upon
the kahrum Valley route-by the
kyher pass the resistance Of Fort Ali
Masjid WAS resolute, but it fell by as.
saut after bombardmeht. English
loss 1900 killed and wounded.
Mr.. Minister Welch yesterday
handed Lord Salisbury $500. 900,
being the amount of the Halifax
Fishery award in favor of Great
Britain against the United States. At
the same time Mr.. Welch protested
in the name of his government az ainst
the injustice of the award. To all of
which Lord Salisbury will diplomat.
cally reply in effect that if the United
States don't like it they can go to
Halifax.
At Chicago. yesterday, the grand
jury in the United States court came
into court with an indictment against
the following pers,ns for conspiracy
to uefraud the government in cOnnec-
tion with the construction OF the
Chicago custom house, by means Of
fraudulent vouchers. ont of $3.50, 900:
James G. Hill. supervising architect
o. the treasury; Edward Bnrling. ex-
Snpel intendent Of constructions; VIM.
\. Potter ex-supervising architect;
John A Mueller. stone contractor at
Cincinnati. A. G. Mills, Mueller s
asenI an1 repnted partner; G. F.
Reed. Mueller's foreman; A. G..
Wheaton. ex.stone inspector. and
Geo. G. Prnssing. ex-assistant super
tendent of construction.
Saturday November23,
The English troops are advancing
in their columns upon Afghanistan.
Twenty.One cannons were among the
trophies Of Fort Ali Masjid.
Several European cabinets are re.
ported TO have notified Switzerland
that they will discontinue diplomatic
intercourses, il the Beme government
permits the anarchists Of Europe
refuge within their borders. (Why
do they not menace England!-ED.)
The public health association in
session at Richmond, Va, elected
officers fnr the ensuing year, fixed
upon Nashville, Tenn. as the next
place of meeting. adopted resolutions
covering the same grounds IN regard
to yellow fever. as.we have elsewhere
noticed. and adjourned. The follow.
ing committee To solicit funds from
the medical profession in AID Of the
families of physicians who died in the
yellow fever epidemic was appointed,
viz: Dir. Chas. y. Hewitt. Red Wing,
:.Iinn.: DR.. II. w. Mitchell. Memphis;
d.. Writ Johnson. Jackson, Miss;
DR.. Chas. B. White, New Orleans; DR..
stephen Smith. New York; DR.. l.. S.
Steinir, Frederick City. Nd; DR..
Tkos. l.. Neal. Dayton. Ohio.
Sunday, Novembs- a.
The Cal-.Dillpn war II $ broken out
affesli ut Des Moines.
Bismarck is now in telegraphic
communication with Dead .ood via
Fort Keogh.
Diphtheria. tits reported from Des
M"ine.;. is clrryi.i. of children in
Iowa like yellow fever.
The whites. it is reported are mur
,lerin- every U..atilll Indian found
without his reservation i'll Washing
ton territory.
Capt. Matliies' company. Ill, cav
airy. passed through Bismarck yester-
Iay sa route for Fort Totten where
they 60 into winter quarters.
The f!,5: declares that Russia
must have u permanent land comnu.
nica.ion with Bulgaria throu.n r ~
mel;a. This mems the permanent
occuiatina OF lie latter.
Il is M 4 said that the British
troops will no. attempt 10 enter AT
ghanistan n force before spring. bat
simply establish themselves IN the
Daka, khITum and Pishen valleys.
The steamer .-SIrmatian'' came to
anchor yesterday at Halifax. nine
days out fpm Liverpool. having on
hoard the Marquis of Lorne, the
Princess Louise and suites. The
.-Sarmatian experienced heavy
weather. AMI the great people aboard
acted like culinary mortals when they
have something on their s.omachs
thay they wish to be red Of.