Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

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At Chicago, Oct. s, 1900 cigar makers
struck for higher wages.
The failure Of j. q w. Shatfer, brewers
New York, was announced October 10. LA
bilitles estimated at 100000.
The state school commissioners of
Georgia have appointed IA colored pupils to
the Peabody scholarship in the Atlanta Uni
versity.
1t is reported that Gen. Merritt, since
his arrival to the relief of Capt Payne, has been
having continuous and heavy fighting with the
Ute Indians.
A New Orleans telegram of Oct. 9 says
the steamship Canada brought $l,O57,2OO. Re-
ceipts of foreign specie since last weeks state
ment were $780, 800.
The North German Gazette says Russia
has intimated her willingness to permit the
destruction Of Cabul but will not allow the
annexation of Afghanistan.
At Buffalo, N. Y, the freight hands of
the large transfer house of the Lake Shore
and New York Cer< al roads, at East Buffalo,
struck for higher wages. Considerable excite
ment prevailed.
The chief Of the bureau of statistics at
Washington reports that the exports of petro-
leum and petroleum products from the United
States duling August 1879, amounted to 49,
3S7 ,776 gallons, valued at $3,630,112.
The American Board of commissioners
for foreign missions commenced its annual
session at Syracuse, N. Y, Oct. 8, President
Mark Hopkins, of Massachusetts,, in the cnair
The attendance was large, 5000 in all being
present .H
A dispatch from Berlin reports that
Russian overtures to England relative to At
ghanistan have either been or are about to be
made. The Gar desires assurance that Eng
land will not occupy Herat or the Babakohan
plateau.
At st. Louis, Oct. 8, the great pageant
of the yelled prophet traversed some of the
principal streets of the city, at night, and was
the most magnificent spectacle ever presented
in the West, surprising in extent and splen-
dor any of the Mardi Gras camavals of the
south. .. ...... ...
Sir Frederick Roberts telegraphs from
Chorasiab, Oct. 6, at o'clock in the evening
that the Afghans advanced from Cabul in
force and there was heavy fighting all day.
The Afghan position was carried and twelve
guns captured. British loss about eighty
killed and wounded. Gen. Roberts hoped to
be able to march close to Cabul the next day,
Tuesday.
Thomas Floyd, composition on the
Dubuque Times, saw balloon early on the
morning of Oct. 10. He watched 1t for over an
hour and called the attention of the telegraph
operator to it. 1t was up very high and car
could be seen but no person. 1t was seen in
the southeast and travelled south, slowly rising
and falling in its course. Numbers of others
also claim they the air ship
A Winnipeg telegram of Oct. 10 says:
Six delegates sent out by the tenant farmers
of Great Britain, arrived last night, accompan-
led by Hon. Mackenzie Bowel, minister of
customs, and Hon. j. c. Aikens, secretary of
state. They have been warmly received and
will spend about ten days looking over the
country. The object of the delegates is to seek
locality for intending immigrants from
Great Britain.
At Chicago, Oct. 6, markets on change
were more active and as a whole more excited
t..
There was a strong and general advance in
every article, which amounted in wheat to
about cents on corn ito l cent and hall,
oats cent, pork So cents, lard 10 to 20 cents.
Prices were well sustained and closed firm
with fractional reaction. The transactions
were immense in produce and provisions
with considerable irregularity in the specula-
ton. There were no failures.
The forthcoming annual report of the
commissioner of the general land office will
contain an interesting comparative statement
OF the disposals of public lands to actual set
lers during each of the last five fiscal years
The totals range from about 8, SOC, 900 to 4OOO,-
GOO acres each for the fiscal years of 1876, 1876
and 1877 to 7,166 974 acres for the year ending
June 30, 1875 and $3.50, 1l9 acres during the
twelve months ending with last June. The
totals of entries under the homestead and
| timber-culture laws contrast as follows:
For the fiscal year Of 1877, 269S771 acres;
for 1878, 6,2S8,779 acres; for 1879, s,O26 ,6s5
acres. The cash sales show a
| decrease of 255,O00 acres since last year, when
they aggregated about $4,000 acres, but
| the net increase in the amount of land taken
by actual settlers the last fiscal year, is found
| to have been nearly one and half million
| acres.
A Washington telegram of October IL,
| declares that the Indian bureau is preparing
/ for the attack which is certain to be made up
on it as soon as Congress meets. The adyo-
Gates of the transfer of the bureau to the war
department will take advantage of the Ute
i tn
ate change in the Indian system One of the
arguments which will be used is the charge
that the Indian bureau was advised in time
of the imminent danger of an outbreak on the
part OF the Utes but delayed calling fol
troops for the reason that it was hoped thai
the difficulties might be averted and because
there was strong desire not to seem to be
dependent npon the military in the conduction
| of Indian affairs Secretary Schurz and Com.
missioner Hayt, however. will undoubtedl,
claim that the utmost diligence was used, ant
that the delay in going to the relief of Agen
Meeker, If there was any delay, is not to b.
attributed to the Indian Office or to the inte
rior department.
At the session of the American boarC
Of commissioners for foreign missions, at syra
cuse, n T., Oct, 9, it was reported that the
board has received and expended from the be
ginning about $17,OOOOOO; has organized mo-
far from $50 native churches, with about IS.
900 communicates; has sent out $50 ordained
missionaries and about $50 unmarried lad,
missionaries. They have reduced to writing
twenty-six languages; have issued in forty
six languages upwards of 1900 different edu
cational and religious publications, and have
had under instruction more than 100000 nj,
pills. About 10O.0O0OOO of unevangelized arr