The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-04
Foreign News.

LONDON, June 29-The tribes in
revolt near Bagdad had a battle with
the Turkish troops. Two hundred
and fifty men were killed. 1t is not
yet known which side was victorious.
The Post says the latest news re-
ceived at the foreign office in regard
to the Tonquin difficulties is that
China is resolved to prepare for the
eventuality Of war, while carrying
on negotiations with France to gam
time.
BERLIN, June 29.-It is reported
that NJ. kroswski. the Polish author,
who with others was recently ar
rested, was connected with con-
spiracy aiming at a general rising in
Russian and Prussian Poland.
VIENNA. June 29.-The project Of
permanent European sanitary
board is mooted by the press here; it
is thought the Austrian government
will officially propose the formation
of such a board.
PARIS, June 29.-The Temps will
publish qualified denial Of the state
ment that negotiations between
France and China have been breaking
off, but it admits that the negotia-
tions so far hove been difficult and
unfavoTable.
ALEXANDRIA. June 90. - Two
thousand persons have already fled
from the city in consequence Of the
outbreak OF cholera.
Miscellaneous.
PHILADELPHIA, June 29.-The
wool market is quiet. Ohio, Penn
sylvania and West Virginia NX and
above 37@3S; extra 81; medium 1908;
coarse a@5; tubwashed 33@40; Ore
gon 23@ 80; others unchanged.
ST. Lou S, June 3O.-The steamer
Brightlight, running in the Electric
line between here and Kansas City,
struck a railroad bridge crossing the
Missouri river at Bonneville this
morning, and sunk in nine feet of wa
ter. She lies straight and can prob
ably be raised. The vessel is valued
at $4,000; no insurance. ,
LONDON, June 20.-In the House
of Commons tonight a bill for the
creation of the minister of a board
charged with the administration of
local affairs in Scotland was read the
first time. The bill fixes the salary
at $4,000 which will be secured by
the abolition OF the salary of the
Lord Privy Seal.
KANSAS CITY, June 3O.-News is
just received that nearly the entire
business part of Cotton Wood Falls,
Kansas, was destroyed by fire about
2 o'clock on Friday morning. Three
or four merchants and business men
are burned out; loss S57, 900. The in
surance is light. Arrangements are
being made for a speedy resumption
of business.
HARTFORD. June 3O-A serious
accident occurred near the depot here
owing to a collision between two en-
gines one of which burst its boiler.
three or four lives are lost.
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-Treasurer
Wyman to-day mailed 51,1S4 checks
to pay $7,1O7 ,26S interest due July 1st
on 1 per cents and on Pacific railway
bonds.
luc 1CliON lHS ID lAC SOIiOlClOu VI
the Treasury: Gold coin and bullion,
$l97 sol ,555; silver dollars and bull
lion, Sl16,2l4,O33: fractional silver
com, S25, ,627 ,265; United States notes,
$54, ,44S661. Total, $396, ,649.961. Ger
titicates outstanding: Gold, S6O,9S8,-
$40; silver, s72,3S4,971: currency, S13,-
800 O0O.
New YORK, July 3O.--A schedule
in assignment by Joseph w. Frazier,
gun dealer, 2s Broadway, for the
benefit of creditors, to Theodore Shot
well, was filed in court to-day. 1t
gives the liabilities at 1925 1878; nomi-
nal assets, Sis, ,6is; actual assets,
$l05,25O.
CINCINNATI, June 30.-A Tines
Star reporter at st. Martins convent
says Archbishop Purcell was better
this morning.
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The
President leaves Washington for
New York Monday night, where he
Will remain several days. His plans
for the summer will not be arranged
until after he returns to Washing
ton.
PROVIDENCE, June Ex-senator
has far recovered as to be
able to leave this afternoon for Oak
land Beach.