The Dillon tribune., 1883-09-22
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

CURRENT NEWS NOTES.
Benson ID In ashes.
Yellow fever, In Mexico, is abating.
Leadville mines still continue to produce
10000 tons week.
The smuggling Of Chinese over the line
into Washington Territory still continues.
A fatal disease resembling hog cholera
Is prevalent In the vicinity Of Reading, Pa.
The Appaches are making trouble near
Ell Paso, Texas, BY rounding up the stock.
Thos. Hays, the Texas cattle king, was
mortally wounded, Tuesday, by a saloon
keeper, named Pendleton.
In Virginia they are making -four Of pea
nuts, and It 10 praised. tits customary, In
Georgia, to pound the nuts for pastry.
The latest reports from the agricultural
districts Of England show large increase
in the foot and mouth disease among cattle.
1t Is reported that Anthony & Kuhn,
prominent bankers, Of St. Louis, have sus.
pended and that their liabilities are large.
The amount Of standard dollars issued
for the week ending September 18th was
$4saoos, against $4,000 for the same
week last yeas.
The volkesfest, three days celebration
for the benefit Of the German. American
school, at Washington, excelled anything
ofth kind ever seen there.
On the 18th inst, Jack Ryan, formerly
correspondent of the Muscatine, Iowa S1owr.
nal was found murdered at Lordsburg, New
Mexico. The murderer Is not known.
The American mercantile marine have
received instructions from France, that all
vessels carrying war materials to Tonqutn
will be captured as privateers by the French
navy.
At Washington, Wednesday morning,
Supervising Architect Hill rendered his
resignation to Secretary Folger, to take
place immediately after the appointment OF
his successor.
At St. Joseph, Mo-, Sexton defeated. Wal.
lace in cushion carom game, Tuesday
night, score 50 toss. Schaefer vanquished
Sexton in balk line game; score, Schaef.
er 500, Sexton 427.
A Christian convention under the gui.
dance Of ID. l.. Moody, the evangelist, be-
gan three days session at Chicago, Tues
day. About 5000 persons, chiefly ministers
and evangelist, were present.
In October, on the 3rd, will be held con-
~eu,ion in Philadelphia Of the Protestant
Episcopal church Of the United States.
S,xty.two Bishops, $500 clergymen and
1900 laymen are expected to be present.
The Diamond Match Co., of Milwaukee
one Of the largest match manufacturers IN
the country, have reduced the wholesale
price Of matches from $40, per case, tc
$3.50 @ ass, with discounts 10 large pur
Chasers.
Inxhe fiscial year ending June, 1883, the
entries Of Government land In Montana
covered 100000 acres, and during that tint
the Northern Pacific sold 100000 acres
making total Of 6s3,ooo acres taken up IN
this Territory during that period.
A man employed in painting the sp're o
the Roman Catholic Cathedral In Omaha
Neb., climbed to the top of the cross, 21s
feet above the ground, on Tuesday and wa
photographed while standing there In tn
presence Of large and admiring crowd.
Miss Fannie Strickland, aged II, died
Adrian, Mich, from strange cause. Tn
nost mortem revealed the fact that the ali
doninal cavity was filed with pus, an
low down in the intestinal canal was foun
q niece OF grape stem about an inch i
length.
A new building at Cambridge, Nd, Is
theatre and church combined. There Is
stage, with scenery and footlights, for dr'
matte use, and in the centre Is large tra
out of which an altar is raised. on Sunday
and other holy days for Roman Cathol'
services. The exterior Is made church'ik
by a steeple.
It is reported from Huaneyo, Peru, TIL
1000 Monteneos who had collected net
Izxunahca for the purpose Of sacktng th'
CITY, were 0tUSSNSO ~ " csssses e~'v
belonging to the Pacific forces. After
quarter Of an hours fighting the Monteneo
were defeated, with loss Of 200 men. tn
department Of lea is in an entirely tranq'
state.
At the meeting Of the General Pa'seng
and Ticket Agents Association OF u
United States, held At Chicago, the 1St
resolution re-afirming the rule prov
ding that passengers be not allowed mo
than $50 pounds Of baggage free, passed.
motion to re.afiirm and return to schedu
rates on all lines represented In the Asso'
alton Oct. lst, and thereafter retain the
ridsidly, passed without dissent.
The No,th Dakota Convention, At Far
passed resolutions protesting against the
val convention assuming to act In the NAT
Of the people Of Dakota, while represent
less than one half the wealth and popu
A. .e sh> Ts>~~ltovv. and A0afnst the