The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-04-02

wasl,Out at North Bend when the new dis
aster came. Fears are felt for the Burling-
ton & Missouri bridge at Oreopolis. This
afternoon the river began breaking up.
A di~p: tch from Omaha says the whole
valley ot the Platte, from Columbus to
Fremont is overilowed. The Union Pa
c'tic track is washed away at several
points.
BEEAk CP or THE MISSOURI.
OMAHA, March ,7.-Crowds are gather
Cd on the banks Of the Missouri; to see how
the gorge would affect the great bridgr m'
,,e Union Pacific railroad The ire went
crashing with tc:rtil force. against the ;ron
piers, which stood u,,sln,k ell and unhurt by
its attack.
| ParMell Asks Too Much.
| Worlds London reS}oodcncc: The
| English land reior,ners are not inclined
To work with p;,rntll, and while his En-.
glisl Land League will doubtless prove an
efficient collection box among lrishmen in
the cities and towns, il will not take root
in The countries. The fact is, the Irish
leader goes further than the English asri.
tni' ur,l class care to go. lie demands
the purchase of the land lv the Govern
ment and It's dislr button among the peas
ant propric;or-, thus completely wip;ng out
the land ODDS. 1t is needless To say that
such a proposition would no, receive II s,-
Gle En.,lisi, Radical vot>. in the House OF
Commons. The English land re;ormers
will support him in agi,Ating, but they
would only iniure their cause irre.rab'y
by joining in the demand for Government
purchases. Moderate 1rishnen Of tht
stamp of Shaw, the member for Count,
Cork, and Il In sc majority of the tenants
i''el that Parnell is asking that which Ii,
knows it is inpos,itl. ior Gladstone o.
, any other English statesman to grant, ant
his course is warmly denounced. II tn
$ Irish tenants would join with their Englis
brsthcrn in agita'ng for any REASONABLE
scheme Of reform, the borough Radical
= would help them and no Ministry coul
:, refuse their request. Parncll seems to b
;. ANXIOUS to prevent such a coalition
o A messenger from potchefstrom report
l. that that place Was surrendered Monda,
q Peace was signed after hard fighting,
d which eighteen British soldiers were kille
4 ana ninety wounded. The Beers cap;ur.
Il 5000 pounds of ammunition and two gun
e \ monster Land League meeting ";
IL held at Thurlc>, Tipperary county, Tue
Aav. Dillon addressed the meeting. II
viud!cated his attack on Judge Fitzyera
and counseled the Irish tenants not to p;
$. UNJUST rents except at the point OF Il
s. bayonet.
'e Fort Pierre Inundated Steamer SUM
:. :: A Fort Pierre dispatch Of the ,9th, say
- The ice b, oke in the Missouri river at mi
=, night ON Sunday, overtlowing this post
: ~ the depth of five feet and driving the i
y l,abitants to the bluffs. 1t has since r
- coded greatly.
- The steamer Weston sank at the lcvce
Yankton.
The steamer Meade is floating dow
stream with the ice.
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad {
fer to take the Centennial building to NJ
~ York for nothing and the owners offer
- sell it for u quarter Of a million dollars
'S the Worlds Fair Commission. 1t &C
- $1,Soo.ooo at first and would cost milli,
:. and u quarter Or more now. The comm
'' sion will consider the proposition.
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