The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-10-29
lofs and flashes.

Since the commencement Of the Tunis.
ian expedition, the Tunisian French troops
varying in number from cS,ooo to 1900
have had from 1900 to 1900 on the sick
list. Deaths from disease, 900. Typhoid
fever has caused IS per cent. OF the mortal
ity.
Several more arrests under the coercion
act, were made in ireland Monday. includ-
ing Miss Hobneth, OF Bailey cydehole, for
persistng in exhibiting Il copy of the NO
Rent" manifesto, in the window OF her
house. Miss Mabel Wilbcrtorce was found
guilty Of perjury and sentenced to niue
months imprisonment at hard labor.
The >aluting of the British flag at York.
! town, creates deep feeling Of grateful SYM
mlhy. Every Itngli>hman cordially
echoes the sentiment oil the Presidents
proclamation. Englishmen have naturally
watched the centennial celebration, and
have been struck by the tact with whici,
, the Americans have avoided oicnse. and
the good taste and heartne>s Of their allu-
sions to the mother country. American
sympathy is peculiarly acceptable ut the
present crisis. 1t is significant that any at
tempt in Irish quarters to excite interna-
tional difficulties, as in previous agitation is
considered hopeless.
are that another break has taken place
about eleve, miles below Ilannibie, and II
is said only about six of the 60 miles of
land protected by the levcc is now above
water. The river below the break, now
about seven miles wide, is dotted here and
| there with farm houses, many of which are
partly submerged, and all desert,.l. ThH
coan crop on Snv Island and adjacent bot
toms was especially fine, owing to the over
! t1ow last wear. but it is nearly al! LOST NOW
! and large part of tn: wheat and out GRO =
/ destroyed.
! The whi>kev sii>ti.l les of tn. United
States have determined to make an ,tE,rt
next winter to get Congress to reduce the
tax on whiSkev from oo to so cents pr gal
Ion. They will have powcr'u. l>bny
here.
The New York Tribune prints a letter
from General Rosecrans, in which .he
complains quite bitterly Of the continued
injustice done him in the criticisms of the
press on the battle OF Chickaulaus;.,
and especially Of the statement that Gar
field wrote all the principal orders Of
the battle. lie SAYS the statement that
| Garfield wrote all the orders but one is in
letter and spirit an unmitisated ial>chood
by whomsoevcver made or circulated.
The New York Mayor has dressed IA
proclamation to the people Of the city,
rcciting the pcrilou> situation Of the city IN
consequence ot the unrr 'cet'cntcl drought
and deficiency oi the water supply. lie
enjoins the people to practicc economy in
the use OF water to tide over the difficulties
and avoid dangers which are Imminent.
lie SAYS without copiou> rains, th> cl.tirc
reserve supply will br exhausted in sixteen
u,
The steamer Ma'a.,ar wfc, has Jus. :,r
rived, in New York, from tae pai'i;i pislc
Islands, has Il cargo OF ,,,.5 IONS Of sugar.
Sac is tn. .i:>. steam :. tlat his ever COM
from tn, Pii;lliN i':e ,..",d> +, the United
1 States, and this is the largest cargo OF sugar
| ever imported into the United States from
{. T.. Iluntinyt'n III prouounc,S premature
the repor! that the Union and Central Pa.
cite companies d .ciicl tn: ln.n = 10 stop
its Oregon line at B,;cr Civ and t',-. lat
ter wol!l not l.av>. 10 huj,u - tn, Missouri
River. Negotiations 10 IN!, ,nu arc pend
ing, but no s"ttl .n,-nt has been reached.
The ship Sa,n,ri, rom p,il;ticp1,i, re-
ports that September md OF Cape / !prl,,
She sax an iron ship with posts on fire
Only the l,oNsprit was standing. She
!
tain her name.
Governor Blhlwin announces t',at d
much lrgor sum oi IN ,nry is needed tol
the Michigan sufferers than was supposed
There are 5000 destitute families.
Anattcnot was made, BY three unknow,1
men, to rob the Chicago express, on tn
Pitt,burg. Fort Wayne y Chicago road III,
its way to that city, about twelve O'Clock
last Tuesday night. The train had Just lct,
Bucevvillc, Ohio, and was running about
fifteen mile, an hour, when the men board
cd the train and attempted to force tl,ril
way into one ot the Pullman >le,wr>
They were met bv conductor Shalli>. who
tried to ei,c, them, when one OF the part,
drew revolver and fired several shots, tor.
tunatcly without injuriny any person. Til,
passengers were aroused bv this time
The men escaped by jumping from the
tram.
The Oribassa. Mexico expedition. at the
suggestion OF Col ID. Y. Whiting. manager
for the United States, vii, be- continued un
til next Friday, to enable visitors and rAhih
!. itors. who cannot leave before the first o
the year. to participate. Excursions vii
leave Chicago ON December list and Janu
arv 18th taking in the exposition on thu
way to the City of Mexico. Round trir
tickets will he issued by the Illinois Central
good until May list. Passengers may re-
turn via Havana, Florida, New Orleans o'
New York.
VIM Brown. of Ma>Si.lon. Ohio. Will,
riding on /, train near E.ic. Pa. drank
from Il win. flask handed him by tw" flash.
Young men. When he WAS sufficient,
drowsv, they chimntnrned him in Il ca'
tull of passengers. They then escorted
him to the platform for fresh air and re-
moved from his waist belt containing SIS.
oso.
Guiteau's Trial Postponed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. ,6.--Aftcr aryu,nen,
bv Scovil,e. Judge Cox postponed t;u'cau'
trial until Nov 18th. Scoviilc stated in
his opinion the court had Jurisdiction, and
/ intinla,cd he would not raise any question
on that point.
WA>islNGroN. Oct. ,h.-The district at
torncv oppo>in. thc W'stwncment, said
Has any thin. been presented upon which
the court could arr. except the statement
of the co,r ~ that he would establish the
fact that the insane man Killed the Prc>i
dent. 1t WAS more important that i sane
man. who as>a>>inatcd thr PRESIDENT
should promptly e>pi;,tr that crime. That
was what the people were waiting tor, moi
th;,. this man should Ne proven insane.