The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-10

concerning this years yield. Storms, noons ana bugs
have done some injury, but the latest reports are
| more favorable.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union IN session IN
| Boston. adoDted resolutions approving the splendid
| work done nv the temperance women and cadet So
| cieties Of the country in furtlerance of temperance.
| The clergy and press are heartily thanked Tor Iher
aid, and resolutions of sympathy with the Land he
| form struggle in Ireland were adopted.
Within one week a delegation of five Indians from
each Of the following tribes, namely: Omahas, Pom
| cas-. Winnebaeost Spotted Tail, Red Cloud and Stand
ing Rock agencies;will leave for Washington to hold
d consultation with the Interior Department on mat
| tiers of business. the principal one of which is the To-
| eating of the Poncas, who have refused to go back to
Indian Territory.
special from Madrid says that King Alfonso, with
| Queen Christine and the rest Of the Royal family
leave La Granja on Saturday for the province OF San
lander, The royal family will return to Madrid ABOUT
the end of this month. Early in September they will
receive a visit from the King Of Portugal, who, with
King Alfonso, lis to inaugurate the new railway lines
between the two Kingdoms in the valley of the Duoro-
The first rail was laid and the first spike driven on
the Mexican Central Railroad at the boundary lna
Of the United States and Mexico, near FL Paso on
| Wednesday ldSt. a grand pICCSSSlOA " so
banks Of the Rio Grande, where the spike was driven
by Governor Terrazs, Of Chihuahua, amid music and
the applaudits of the assembled masses. There is
great rejoicing over the advent of the railroad that
will connect the two Republics.
The Consul General at Brennan has forwarded to the
Department of State an official table showing the es-
Inmates of harvestry in Prussia up to June 28, COM
piled by heads Of districts for Prussian ministers OF
agriculture. The table comprises substantially the
agricultural area of the German empire. The average
harvest being reckoned 100, the following are the esti-
mates of the present crop: Wheat, 80; rye, Il; barley,
SO: oats, SO; leguminous plants. 50; potatoes, 80;
rape seed, 70; clover, IS; meadow hay, So.
Grove. of Peoria, has been arrested on a warrant
| sworn out by the British vice-conBul at New York,
which was sent to the United States authorities of IL
linois. Attorney General McVeagh says that the mat
ter of the internal machines has not been officially
brought to his notice, but if it is he will find law Tor
suppressing such practice and would not deal lenlont-
sly with the offenders, be they makers or users OF the
machines. He thinks Hartman, the Nlhlllst, might
be turned over to Russia if they demand it. He does
not approve of allowing plots against the peace OF
| other governments to be barbored in the United
Stlte;,
The blast furnace Of the South Pueblo Steel Works
will be ready to blow in about three weeks. Ihe
works have cost more than $~1.O0O,0OO, and the COM
panY will be ready to turn out steel 1alis ny next
December. They already have q contract to furnish
the Denver s. Rio Grande Company with 10000 steel
rails for their extensions. This is the first and only
steel works established in Colorado, and is looked
upon as quite an era in it's history, as is evidenced by
the stimulus given to South Pueblo by these works.
The company has sold lots to the value Of over slOo,
600 since the beginning Of the year. The company
owns several iron mines near Placer and South Ar
kansas. to which side tracks will be extended by the
railroad company. The works will be one of the lar
gest in the country, and the ore they will use is said
to be equal to Lake Superior deposits in purity and
for the manufacture of bessemer steel.