The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-01
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and solid Boston stockholders of the two
roads are not given to immatured or imprac-
tlcable schemes, and when they get into any
thing like this it means business The al
most endless connections of these two roads
will tend to enrich still more the stockholder.
The plans are not fully matured. but there
seems to be no doubt that they will shortly
be.
The people of Maine propose to shelve
Hannibal Hamlin this winter. He has held
one office or another for forty years. It is
feared that the old man has been in office 9
long that ne will not know how to make q
living without one, and his name has been
suggested for custom house appointment
Foreign.
The socialists, of Germany, have resolved
| in view of the violent means of repression
used against them, to abstain from voting at
political elections.
Parnell has issued an appeal to the Ameri-
can people, hoping that all lovers of freedom
Will assist the agitation now going on in Ire
land, which will secure the radical settlement
of the land question.
The German government is about to COM
| plete number of branch railway lines over
the country with q view TO their stragetic i'm
portance
The Bundesrath has passed law prolong-
ing the state OF siege in Berlin another year.
The German press strongly condemns the
British Government for its policy of intoler-
ance towards Ireland
The Constantinople Vahit has just assured
| the Turks with gravity that the United States
are burning with desire to 60 to war with
England, and insinuates that Turkey is about
to enter into an alliance with Columbia to
punish q common foe.
Orders have been given for the immediate
formation Of small army corps on the
Russian frontier for the purpose of watching
the Kurdish revolt
4 company has been formed for the pur
pose Of starting q number of Imperial Journals
in France to weigh upon the next general
election.
Although it is reported that the Albanans
resisted by force of arms the approach of
Dervish Pasha TO Dulcigno, there were no
casualties The Albanian honor thus vim
dicated, the League will, perhaps, surrender
Dulcigno without any further resistance
While q Land Lacquer was addressing the
people from Costsao- Ballina, county Mayo,
on the 23d, the police attempted to arrest
nhofr $Lo
entered, and sanguinary fight ensued Sew
eral Of the police were wounded but being
reinforced charged or the crowd and arrested
the Land Lacquer.
A force of 1900 men which had been on a
patrolling expedition through Basuto land,
in South Africa, has returned to Mafeting.
They report that they engaged the Basntos on
the 18th inst, defeating them with heavy
loss. Another section of Basutos rebelled
and have already twice attacked the British
residences at Lerabe. Reinforcements are
being sent thither at the urgent request Of the
residents.
The British government is taking great
care that the speeches of the public prosecu-
Land League, shall not become public before
the day Of trial, and thus betray the govern
menps course of procedure to the accused
Each one of the Queens compositors is guard
ed by detective who watches every type as
it leaves the case. The printers are sworn to
secrecy. After the speeches have been
printed the proofs are carefully sealed up and
the type distributed.
Affairs at Pekin are still unsettled. Differ
ent parties at the capital are still anxious
about the future of the country-of the na-
ture and extent of the demands to be made by
Russia. It is believed that Tsung Ii Yamen
is ignored; that territory will be asked for in
addition to a large money indemnify. 1t is
generally conceded that Corea and Formcsa
are mentioned in this connection. The re-
port that the Chinese are desirous Of settling
matters by arbitration is perhaps correct 1t
is stated that Russia will allow no foreign in
tervention
Official information has been received that
Dervish Pasha personally, urrendered Dulcig-
no to the Montenegrins on Friday.
During the debate on the budget in the
Hungarian Diet, the question of the regula-
ton Of the Hungary river was discussed.
The formidable competition of America in
grain and flour had directed their
attention.
Lord Beaconsfeld received 100000 for
bis new novel s'Endymion, from the Long
mans No such price WAS ever heard of be-