The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-27
TELEGRAPHIC.

OTTAWA, Oct. 23.-Lord Lans
dowSe arrived this evening. and after
q co4dial reception at the station, the
| royal party took carriages aad were
driv1n to Rideau. Many private resi-.
dencbS were illuminated and the
streets were crowded. The Parlia-
ment buildings were Illuminated and
there Twas a great display of fireworks.
As Il e bells rung the hour of seven
the lew Governor General was es-
corte& within the walls by squad Of
Dominion police.
STRAsBURG, Oct. ga great SEN
sation has been caused here by two
mysterious murders. One of the VIC
Tins is an apOthecary's assistant,
whose body was found fearfully
wounded; the other. military senti-
mel, was found on tho ground near
his post with his head crushed in.
The motive for the commission of
the murders is unknown. No arrests
have been made.
JAMAICA, VT, Oct. 23.-Morton G..
Clarksand Charles w. Stone are ar
rested. charged with counterfeiting.
They belong to an organization Of %
young persons, who had a complete
counterfeiting outfit, which was
seized, together with a quantity of
spurious coins.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-The two
houses met this afternoon as q board
of missions. Mr.. James W. Brown,
of New York, was elected treasurer
of the Foreign and Domestic Mission
ary society. Bishop Tuttle, of Utah,
took the chair, and Bishop Deane
presented the report of the Mexican
commission, which stated that dur
ing 1881 increased dissatisfaction was
felt AZ to tho conduct of affairs in
Mexico. In October, 1881, the COM
mission expressed to Bishop Riley
in strong terms, their opinion that
the church could not be called upon
to support the church in Mexico until
the terms of the covenant had been
met, and his presence was requested
in New York. There was no ques-
ton with the commission as to the
duty of continuing the reform move
ment in Mexico, but the commission
was not prepared to state what meth
cd should be adopted. The house Of
bishops. by unanimous vote, approved
the action of the commission, and
requested the denomination of Bishop
Valley, of Mexico, and also recon-
mended that the mission work in
Mexico be carried on. The questions
presented to the board Of missions
seemeds confusing to consider, and
finally Van Antwerpt, of Iowa, moved
to lay the whole matter on the table,
which was agreed to.
MADRID, Oct. 23.-The cabinet has
resolved to summon the COrtes to
meet December LIST. A royal decree
has been issued preyiding'that hence
forth general officers shall hold staff
appointments for only three years.
The enforcement of the decree will
involve the resignation of the cap
tain general, seven lieutenant gener-
ais, FIVE field marshals and forty brig
adiers. This is the first step in the
new scheme for the reform Of the
army.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-Nilliam
Young, president OF the Commercial
National bank at Reading. Pennsyl-
vania, has confessed judgment in ia
vor of the bank for $72 ,357.12. Young
borrowed the money from the bank
sometime ago for speculative pur-
poses, and when the notes became
due he was unable to meet them.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23.-The immense
medicine factory, packing house and
offices of Dr. J. H. Mclean. corner
of broadway and Bidd]e streets
caught fire little after II o'clock to-
night and at midnight were pretty
nearly destroyed. The fire is now
burning adjoining property, and
threatens to sweep down most of the
block between Blddle and Carr
streets.
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct.23.--The loss OH
the buildings is $35, 900, and the loss
on the stock and fixtures is $4,000.
The insurance is less than $4,000.
Sr. LOUIS, Oct. 23-rhe loss on
McLean's building is $4,000, and may
run higher. The large agricultural
implement warehouse adjoining the
rear of McLean's building and 'front.'
ing Collins street, was also destroyed.
The loss cannot be ascertained to-
night. The burned property on
Broadway south of McLean's is not
valuable and the loss will be light.
The loss cannot be got tonight.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Capt. Dewar,
who left Dover on Monday in boat
in which he attempted to cross the
Channel, met with a gale when part
of the way over. and has not since
been heard from. 1t is feared he has
keen drowned.
ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 23.-The Egyp-
tians have completely routed Ell
Mandel, the false prophet.
New YORK. Oct. 23-[Speclal.] II
James r. Keene will wheel right
around tomorrow, and from the most
stubborn and pronounced bear in the
street. becomes an outspoken bull.
Mr.. Keene himself acknowledges this
fact tonight. Two years ago he de-
clared the market was going down, |
and then took stand as bear in the |
face of Vanderbilt and Gould, and !
his position until to-day. !
In June last rumOrs were plenty that |
Keene's losses on the bear side Of the |
market had ruined him, and that he |;
was nearly bankrupt and without a
dollar. It was said he had sold his |
house in Newport IN order to get |
money to live on, and leading brokers !
went so far as to refuse his business. |;
This latest movement is liable to in |
Auence Northern Pacific tomorrow.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-The com
mittee on the state of churches in !
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