The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1883-03-03
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

! CURRENT NEWS NOTES.
>. The Forty-seventh Congress of the US
dies to-day.
Two more attempts were made 10 bur,
the Missouri Peritentiary.
Mace and Slade, pugilists and boxers, ar,
giving exhibitions at Washington.
Wool is firm at Boston at the recent ad
vances and prices are well sustained.
The Senate has postponed action on tn,
Mexican treaty until next December.
The little state of Rhode Island wa,
shook up by an earthquake on the 18th ult
| A Along distance of the Vicksburp. Shreve
port and Pacific railroad track is Inundated
The Emergency Rule" passed the Ma.
tlonal House of Representatives by large
majority.
David Davis, president FRO tenn of the
Senate, has resigned, to take effect to-day,
March sd.
The indications are that Edmunds will
be chosen President PRO tenn of the Senate,
vice Davis resigned.
1t is estimated that 10000 of the iuhabi-
tants of Glasgow, Scotland, 20 10 bed drunk
every Sunday night.
The grand jury at Milwaukee has indict-
cd Schiller, the barkeeper, for setting fire
to the Newhall hotel.
Fanny Driscoll, the well-known poetess
and writer, died suddenly at Milwaukee on
the 24th of February.
Nine Yankees are in prison at Panama
charged with robbing the railroad compa.
ny's vaults Of $4,000.
Theatrical managers in the State of Con-
necticut are taking measures to inagurate
Sunday evening plays and concerts.
Baron Nordenskjold, the Swedish ex-
rlorer claims the reward of 1000 guilders
for the discovery of the North East Pass
age.
The Pope and the Emperor William are
explaining matters through letters to get
at the precise limits Of the demand of the
Vatican.
The Irish Confederation held a great
meeting at Cooper Union, N. Y, on Feb.
Goth, to raise funds for the famine districts
in Ireland.
The proposed Permanent Exposition at
st. Louis has received 5000 of subscrip-
tons toward the 100000 required for the
enterprise.
The Legislative investigation into the
of the Pennsylvania insane
asylum shows number of cases OF cruelty
to inmates.
One year ago Jay Gould owned $21,ooo,-
600 of the stock of the Western Union Tele-
graph Co., which has been increased to
$3oooo,ooo.
A New York widow, Caroline Bemnum-
er, fell through a skylight on to revolving
rip saw in box factory and was instantly
cut in twain.
AT Chicago three hundred rioters tore
up five hundred feet of the Chicago and
Evanston railroad track before the police
could interfere.
Documents were seized at Brussels show
ing that plot was organized to murder the
nation at Moscow.
The application of the English Govern
ment for the extradition of Sheridan, for
alleged completely in the Park murder, is
likely to he denied.
Prominent Luthern clergvmen are rails
ing funds to erect, in Washington, a colos- !
sal bronze statue of Martin Luther, the |
great Protestant reformer.
The San Francisco city government is in
trouble, and it is proposed to re-
luce the salaries of city officials to help
,ut OF the embarrassment.
The silver wedding ceremonies of the
crown Prince and Princess of Germany
we're celebrated at Berlin on the 18th Of
February with great pomp.
The smallpox at Leadville, Co.., is now
m the increase and Notwithstanding strenu-
'us Efforts to throttle it, the disease is get
ing the upper hand of the people.
The Pope of Rome praises the piety of
Mexico. 1t is evident that the Holy Father
S not acquainted with the Greasers.
Crowell, who invented the Empire Min
ny Company of Utah, spent $43o694,
which is mildly called defalcation.
Meetings are being held all over Mime
ota to pl otest against the repeal of the pre-
mption law and the modification of the
omestead laws, now pending in Congress.
A stupendous land job steal has just been
nearthed at New Orleans. The stealers
'ere attempting to get away with the
round on which Gen. Jackson and his
rmy fought the battle of New Orleans in
SIS.
The New York Herald devotes half a /,
age to exhibit the retail liquor traffic of {
,at city. There are over 10000 saloons,
r one to every 125 inhabitants. In some
istricts there are $50 rum shops to the
lille square. There are 2,749 more rum ,