The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-13
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LONDON, Feb. 8.-Papers have been
laid before parliament explaining the
NEGOTIATIONS between England other
neutral powers concerning the course
to be pursued should war arise be-
tween France and China. It has twice
formed the subject Of inquiry on the
part of France. Granville, foreign
secretary, stated that he lad informed
Waddington, the French minister at
the court of st. James. last December
that the powers having vessels in
Chinese waters proposed to instruct
their commanders to unite IN adopt
ing measures to insure the protection
of foreigners and the continuance OF
a friendly spirit toward France and
China. Washington said in reply
that France would not exceed the
programme ALREADY announced. by
either interfering with foreign trade
or b~lockading the treaty ports unless
forced to do so by the action OF
China.
Advices from Suakim announce
that a state Of siege had been pro-
claimed.
VIENNA, Feb. SIN the lodging of
| Schumacher, the assassin OF Detective
| Bloch, dynamite bombs and seditious
writings were discovered by the po-
| lice. The landlord has been arrested.
LONDON, Feb. g. Advlces from
Tamatave, SANITARY 25th, state that
the French had sent out q reconnoi-
tering party which the Madagascar
stoutly resisted.
The American man.of-war Pensa-
cola arrived from Batavia and pro-
ceeded to the south coast of NADIA
gascar.
LONDON, Feb. "a dispatch from
Suakin printed this morning in the
Daily Standard says: I'VE do not
know how the suferings OF the poor
fellows and thousands Of women
and children at Senkit affect the
English public, but here they elicit
feelings of pity and humiliation i'm
possible to describe. There is abso-
futely no hope of recov+ sing stray
glers from the battle OF, Takir.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Advices from
South Africa report the death of Get
ewayo, the famous Zulu chieftan. OF
heart disease.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Miss Fortescue
in her breach of promise action
against L ,rd Garmoyle estimates the
damages to her affections at $4,000.
WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 9.-Scenes
in this city are indescribable and no
pen can do the situation justice. The
flooded portion has been we'll provid-
ed for in the way of food. As the
waters subside the amount of d.
struction to be eel is appalling. The
fire engines are employed in washing
off mud from the streets as the
water falls.
CINClNNATI, Feb. 9.-At 9 a. m. the
river was 63 feet 6H inches. a rise of
four inches since 2 Il. m. The weather
is cooler. A drizzling rain prevails.
At Gallipolis the water is four feet
higher than last year and rising an
inch and a half an hour. At Mays
vile. go miles above here, it is within
two inches of last years food and
one inch per hour. The wealth
er all over the Ohio valley is foggy
and drizZling, but not much rain is
The gas lasted all through
the night and there is a supply on
hand this morning
PITTsBTRG, Feb. 9.-As the waters
are steadily receding, affairs are re-
Stunning their usual condition and in
few days all trace of the food will
be Obllterated.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 8-The day has
been II of anxious suspense and
constant speculation as to the con-
tinuance of the rise; the average dur
ing the day has been slightly over
half an inch per hour. The weather
has been cloudy, with occasional
driZZling showers. All eyes are
turned of course to up river prospects,
and the prospect is not very encourage
ing. It is true a fall is announced at
Pittsburg and Wheeling. Thence
no news can be had until
is reached. 200 miles above
Cincinnati. There is still no CON-
municatiOn with Parkersburg or !:
Marietta. News from GAINESVILLE.
however, is that the Muskingum
was at an unprecedented height :
md still rising, showing that achance
TOR a fall at Marietta would be small
for the Muskingum en- ers the Ohio
It that point. Att Gallipolis at 100
p. m. the river bad risen ten inches
lbove high water mark Of last year
Ind was still rising at about 4 inches
m hour. A general RAIN has fallen
long the west side of the mountains
IS Chattanooga reports four inches of
ain fell in the past 36 hours in east
Coming further down the
liver, Catlettsburg. KY, at noon re-
'OrtS a heavy rain and says the storm
) general. This makes the Big Sandy
mother feeder to the Ohio at that
'oint. These facts indicate that the
all cannot be rapid and at the best
he fall cannot reach Cincinnati be- :
ore Monday or Tuesday next, With 4
he present rate that will bring the 4
Vater above last years food. This
stimate IS based on the continuance =
t the present weather. The pros
ect of cold weather is gone and there
} greater probability OF mere rain,
STEUBENvILLE. Ohio, Feb. 8.-The !
ighest point, 40 feet, Was reached
esterday at 2 p. M, two feet higher
han in 1882, the greatest previous
God. 1t has since receded Is inches
nd continues falling. The loss to
property here is $15O.N O., and
he railroads i%ncalculable. No loss
+ life Is reported in this vicinity.
PlTTsBURG. Feb. 8.-The rivers are
gain within their banks and steadi-
7 receding. The Monongahela marks
bowed 26 feet IL inches at neon.
'lth about one foot more in the Al