The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1882-05-13
Rofs and nasles.

ing an assay otnCe Ut DeaowOou.
The Mayor of Vienna has been acquitted
of neglect Of duty in the Ring rheater fire.
Petitions are being circulated in Maine,
asking Blaine to run for membership Of
the House.
A heavy storm accompanied with mid.
winter weather visited the coal regions Of
Pennsylvania.
BoRN--At Pot~dam, Prussia, to Princess
Victoria, wife Of the Crown Prince Freder.
ick William, son.
The Moors stoned the English Minister,
at the court of Morocco, for which the Sui.
tan Imprisoned GOO men.
General Beaver was nominated for Gov.
ernot Of Pennsylvania by acclamation at
the Republican Stat.: Convention.
Great preparations are being made in
Detroit for the annual reunion cf the Army
of the Potomac, June l4th and 18th.
Iennv Lind advises Anne. lean girls to
study music at home, as the music is just
as good and the husbands much better.
A cyclone struck Wesleyan College,
Warrenton, Mo-, about midnight on Tues.
day, car, ying parts OF the roof half mile.
The Cour, House at Pittsburg, Pa, was
burned on the Sth, loss; $2oo.oco One
man was killed In attempting to save some
records.
Caikins has introduced bill In the
House authorising the Secretary Of the Ma.
w to expend $4,000 on another arctic
expedition. Some Of the members Of the
late expedition will doubtless speak Of his
future with warmth.
On Tuesday, a Boston woman named
Mary Konie, murdered her boy, August, s
years old, cutting his throat with case
knife. She then cut the throat Of her 49,
year.old daughter, not fatally, and wound.
ed two older children, then tried to kill her.
self. She is doubtless insane.
The Public debt reduction during
the past ten months Of the fiscal year
Is about 81 Iso,ooo,ooo, or nearly double
that Of the corresponding period Of last
year. It would have been greater still but
for dimin ished internal receipts. caused BY
TIE agita ton Of the whiskey tax question.
Anna Parne,l has written long letter
to the London 7Ixes, calling attention
to the fact that group Of children were
shot down In the streets Of Batlina like mad
dogs. She says Forster butchered men
and women, but for Earl Spencer has been
reserved the distinction VI butchering child.
rem.
A terrible cyclone passed over McAllis.
ter, Indian Territory, Monday night. The
destruction Of life and property was terri.
BILE. Seven people were killed outright, and
four fatally, eleven dangerouel, and thirty.
nine more or less hurt. Fifty. nine houses
were totally demolished and thirty others
badly wrecked. The cyclone cut path
through the timber, just a. scythe would
NOW through grass. The population Is only
500 and their suffering is very great.
The Chinese Bill Law.
The President on Monday last signed
the Chinese Bill, and now the heather
must go.
The Denver Exposition.
Mine owners Of Montana shonld be max.
ing up their mineral cabinets for the Min.
ing Exposition which opens at Denver on
August lst. THIS Territory has the miner.
ais and can make as fine display as any oi
its neig hbors, and our mining men should
see that Montana is we'll represented.
Rich Ore.Dtscovery In Wyoming.
A wonderful discovery Of native copper
and silver ores, has been made seventeen
miles southeast Of Laramie, Wy, directly
across the old overland stage road. The
ore runs from sixt, to 100 per cent. copper
with gold and silver In paving quantities
Parties are stampeding to the new discov
cry from all directions.
Enormous POst.Oiiice Business.
The business of the post-office has gained
enormous proportions. Last month thers
were :2I letter carriers employed, whs
made in the aggregate 449 trips and deliv
cred 100000 letters, nearly 100000 posta
cards and over Iooooo.COO newspapers, anc
collected 3s97,463 letters 9eS,313 postal
cards and s., ,S24 newspapers.
MEMORABLE Prophecies.
Vennor the prophet, has broken loost
again and the burden Of his song bring
not joy to the farmers ears. For 10! h.
saws the summer Of 1882 shall be, generally
cold and wet with exceptional warm days
and likelyhood Of June and August frosts
in Northern, Western and Southern sec
tions. September will probably give rail-
and floods; and November commences tn
winter of our discomfort, with heavy snow
falls and very cold weather. Finally a
1888, is, even SO shall be 1853. Here tn
prophet took a rest.
Raci ne Fire.
Last Saturday fire broke out at Racine
Wis.,, in the Goodrich steamboat duck
spreading rapidly to the elevators and lu,''
ber yards, on what Is known as the PENN
su.a. Fire engines were sent from Mil
waukee and Chicago which aided largel
in checking the condagration. Early i
the day, while strong wind was blowin
it was feared the entire city would be wipe
out. The burned area Is bounded by tn
lake on the east, the liver on the southwes
and by Fourth street on the north. Sever
blocks were burned, over iorty -four builo
ings and lo,ooo,ooo feet Of lumber consun
ed The loss figures up $7soooo. Tha
part Of the city that is in ashes was the o'e
est and least ornamental, being largel
composed OF inferior buildings, with her
and there fine one. The citizens hav
not lost heart, but are preparing to rebuilt
Flood on the Red River OF the North.
\ Winnepeg dispatch, Of May Sth, says
"rhe water in the Red and Assiniboin
continues to rise and large area OF tn
city and suburbs are submerged. HUI
dreds of families are enduring hardship
from being so lorg forced to live In the NJ