The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-07

VIII participate In The proposed international
money conference. I..r
LONDON, Sept. 2s.-The Lirerpool Post
says that in consequence of the prevalence of
foot and mouth diseases among 1900 head of
sheep which recently arrived there, the PRIV
council is about to issue an order placing
American sheep in the same category with
cattle. .a.lsEE "a. 2. ftF
SIMLA, Sept. 2S.-The Viceroy sent the
following dispatch to London to-day: Gen.
Baker received letter from the Afghan COM
mander-n-chief yesterday, at Kushi, asking
whether he would receive him and the
Ameers heir-apparent in camp. The General
replied in the affirmative, and an hour later a
message came from 'Ameer Yakoob Khan
himself, asking General Baker to receive him.
The General responded, saving that he would
meet the Ameer one mile from camp. The
Ameer, his son, and father-in-law and Gen.
Damoud Shah, who was reported killed dur
ing the Cabul outbreak, with a suite of As
persons and an escort OF 200 men, arrived at
kushi the same day.
Cabul is in state Of anarchy. The gates
of the city are closed. A number of Ghilzas
are in the Ameer's suite.
General Roberts reached kushi to-day.
LONDON, Sept. 3O.-The suspension of the
Hamburg house of Wedston is announced
1t has also involved that of Meyer, of Lyons
with liabilities of 100000 marks. Three
Manchester houses are among the creditors.
Advices from Vienna announces the suspen-
sion of Shield & Co.. large firm of drapers
Liabilities, 100000 florins. Several Paris and
Lyons houses are among their creditors.
Sieber & Jerabik, cotton merchants of Vien-
ma, have failed. Liabilities, 100000 forms.
This failure affects parties in Manchester and
and Liverpool.
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Russia is suffering from mental fatigue and
is daily getting worse.
LONDON, Sept. 30.-A Vienna dispatch
spys: 1t is now certain that Prince Gortscha-
kof will visit Berlin although the date is not
yet fixed. The Prince acts on his own initi-
alton in making this visit. The object is to
consult Bismarck on his recent journey to
Vienna.
A correspondent at st. Petersburg reports
that twenty-five important political prisoners
will be tried in that city in October. Among
them are Mirske, Gen. Orenteln's assistant,
the coachman who drove the assassin of Wes-
imar, and Bogdanovitch, who were connected
with Solovieff, the man who fired at the Gar
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 30.-The ambas-
sadors OF the great powers here and at Athens
have been instructed to make joint and iden-
tical representations with the view of bring
ing about an understanding between Turkey
and Greece. The situation in Eastern Rou-
melia is considered very critical and the Porte
has sounded the great powers touching the
recall of the Governor-General,A Aliko Pasha,
but Russia and some sther powers oppose
such measure.
OTTAWA, Sept. 3G.-The Princess Louise
has taken passage by the Sarmatian, which
sails from Quebec October 18th. Her health
has been poor recently and her medical ad-
visers here urged change of air. 1t is un-
derstood, however. that she will return to
Canada in time for the opening of Parlia-
ment.
BERLIN, Sept 3O.-Persons in the conf
dence of the Russian embassy here doubt the
truth of the report that Gortschakotf is COM
ing to Berlin on visit.
MADRID, Sept. 3O.-In consequence of the
intelligence received from the Spanish en-
bassy at Paris confirming the report of the
coalition of the Democrats and Radical Re-
formers with Signor Gorilla, many retired Off
GERS and field officers as well as civilians have
been arrested at Barcelona, Seville, Saragosa,
ValadOlid and FerrOl. Their cases will be
referred to court-martial. Arms and cIandes-
tine printing establishments have been seized
by the police of this city.
The following are some of the meanings
attached to precious stones: Diamond, in
nocence ruby, forgetfulness or an exemption
from the vexatons caused by friendship and
love; sapphire, acceptance; amethyst, cincer-
est; topaz, fidelity; turquoise, prosperity
opal, hope; blood-stone, courage; agate.
health and long life; cornelian, contented
mind, sardonyx, conjugal felicity.