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, 1884-04-12

Osman Digna was not in COM
mand at Teb, and IS believed to be
still unsubdued. He lies with large
force threatening Suakim, and tells
his followers that they only failed be-
cause they used Intidel weapons, like
cannon, contrary to the command of
the Mahdi. AS Suakim cannot be
safe while Osman believes in himself.
General Graham has been auth0ris-
ed to offer him battle at a place about
ten miles from the port, where he
has collected some 10000 men. The
whole expedition will be collected
at Suakim on Saturday, the march
will begin on Monday, and by We'd,
nesday we ought to hear that Os-
man Digna, who has already been
warned by proclamation, has retreat
cd in disorder. The blow is pro-
nounced by military authorities
indispensable to the salty of Suakim
which must remain Egyptian, if only
to separate the Soudan from Arabia.
Otherwise, Turkey. which is in
perpetual danger in Arabia, will be
compelled to reconquer the Soudan,
to prevent the tribes there from as
sistingtheirbrethre across the water,
and thus will defeat the policy of re-
storing neutrality-suspicious.. Moreover,
trade cannot grow without IL safe
port, and it is by creating a COM
merce in produce that we shall des-
troy the temptation, to export slaves,
now the only article which the Sou
danese find it profitable to sell. They
will grow sugar and dates, as the
country settles down, and find a great
market for both in the Red Sea and
the Persian Gulf.
, 1884-04-12

Crown Prince in Italy md Spain, as
the representative of his Majesty the
Emperor, prove that the confidence
Of princes and peoples in our policy
tends to increase respect for the Ger
man nation abroad" The phrase
~"hereditary friendship applies spe-
cialIy to the RomanoffS, and has been
repeatedly used by The present En-
peror. The remainder OF the speech
is domestic, and its main proposals
are to continue the ntissSocialiSt law,
and to pass further Insurance Bills,
OH, in particular, to provide a
livelihood for the aged aud inirm.
That is, in principle, a Poor law.
An Austrian officer of high mark
has published in the Pesther Lloyd a
paper on the occupation of Merv,
which has attracted the attention of
the Times. The writer argues that II
Russian march upon India is strate-
gically almost impossible, and that
Russia, in occupying the Steppes, is
really trying to envelope and crush
Persia, against whom the Turcomans
could materially aid her. The Times
we are happy to see, has been great
ly struck with this explanation of
Russian designs. We have been
preaching it for twenty-three years,
without getting much attention, but
perhaps tie Times will be luckier.
The key note Of Russian policy i'll
Asia is that she is governing the
whole Mouth, a trightfuI extent of
land, without any rich province to
pay expenses. 1t is as if we had to
govern India without Bengal, Persia
in Russian hands would be such II pro-
vince, and. moreover, would admit
Russia to The open water. We do not
know ,hat England could endure
such a conquest. of which Lord Pal
merstOn lad a clear inkling, any more
IAN she could endure the conquest of
Afghanistam, but she may as well have
the facts accurately before her. Even
now, if England were occupied, IIus-
STA from the Caspian, from Erivan
and from Mery, could give Persia a
squeeze which would kill her. The
Shahs have eaten up their fighting re-
sources.
, 1884-04-12

eu9lllS MN us E"Illf VI NoItlotdti
with transports of delight, clothed
the messenger who brought it in robes
Of honour, and sent orders to some of
his followers on the White Nile tn be
friendly 10 the British. The state
ment is quite probable, as Gen raj
Gordon'~ recognition would liberate
the Mnhdi from a great deal of pres
sure, and makes him a temporal ruler
as we'll as 81 Nahdi, bun all these &C,
counts must be received with some
caution. They are based on reports
from spies, who often relate thing
they think will be pleasant, ana need
10 be corroborated by facts. The
Mahdi clearly has ROT ordered Osman
Diena to retreat, nor has lie MS yet
released any garrison. General Cor
don is doubtless working steadily t"
an end, but he does not draw the tele-
grams, and it is simply impossible to
understand from them what is hap
pening on the White Nile. Possibly,
bur only possibly, Colonel Stewart
was threatened on his first expedition
under orders from FL Obeid, and well
coined on the second, under new IN
stIuctIons. If so, General Gordon is
winning, bur there is no proof yet.
1t is reported, apparently on nu-
thOrity, ihat The Russian Govern
mrnt, which for some time past las
been underwriting to come to an
agreement with that of Germany, has
at length succeeded. An arran e
ment has been made, like that with
Italy, not an alliance, but still bind
ing, under which the Car will satisfy
the military patty in Germany by
Withdrawing the large army collecte
in Poland 10 environments farther from
the frontier. He will also pledge
himself not to attack Austrian posses
sions, to recognise the occupation Of
Bosnia, and 10 avoid for II certain
term any alliance with France. In
return, Germany agrees on her "
behalf and that Of Austria that peace
shall be maintained ard that the
status quo in the Balkans shall not be
disturbed, especially by any advance
to SaIonica. This truce is to last for
five years, during which Russia will
attend to her finances, Austria will
~subjugat" Bosnia, and Germany,
though This is not stated, will accom-
MEDIATE herself to til" changes which
must follow the death Of the Emperor
William. The existence If this agree
ment is denied in Berlin, and "ng'ily
questioned in Paris; but Russian
Stocks are steadily rising, and official
journal admit that there is rappr0che-
ment between Berlin and IT. Peters
burg. AS we have argued elsewhere,
Great Britail has nothing to appre-
bend from an agreement under which
the Balkans will prosper, while the
greater States in Europe will not al
ter Their position towards each other.
II is only an armed truce, but time is
not always unavoidable to peace.
The speech from the Throne read
to The German Parliament on the 9Th
, 1884-04-12

The speech from the Throne read
to The German Parliament on the 9Th
inst. confirms the rumour OF an agree
ment between Germany and Russia.
The Emperor says the foreign rela-
tons Of his Empire are a cause Of
deep satisfaction, and that he looks
upon peace rs secu'ed,-"and not
alone 10 Germany. The strengthen.
ing of The hereditary Friendship which
unitcs Germany and her Princes with
the neighbouring Imperial Courts,
and the reception accorded to his
Imperial and Royal Highness the
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
Salem and Hawthorne
Correspondence of the Detroit Times.

Correspondence of the Detroit Times.
What a charming old town is Salem !
Witch hill stands bleak and bare, I'M
adorned by the modern Queen Anne
cottages, or the mansions of the wealthy
who are seeking out all the hill tops
around Boston for their homesteads.
The old witch house is as it ever was.
I never go to Salem but [ fancy that
Hawthorne, with his distracted look
and dreamy eyes, will come around the
next rne Salem is still intensely
proud and aristocratic. 1t is n of the
old sea ports of the state where money
does not rule the roost. In Salem fam
lily is more than ducats. A young girl
with a good lineage can marry into the
richest families. And it is the same
with the young men of old Salem blood.
Blood tells in Salem. The city is full
of those commodious old brick houses,
perfectly square, with generous halls
and great spacious chambers. The old
East India merchants built them
when Salem wharves were lined with
Calcutta clippers and the wares of Bonn
bay and Madras were lying in the
grey SLOI6 uOklSeS Ou Ju6 NhbCI lIOuJ.
There is a splendid museum there and
many odd things to see. Salem is now
noted for its science. 1t has societies
which study bugs and animals and the
fishes in the sea. 1t is the city of polite
manners, of common courtesies on the
street, and of the prottiest maidens in
all New England. Every Salem girl
is born beautiful. The young bache-
lors of the west should come to Salem
for their wives. These demure grey
and brown-eyed beauties you see trip
ping along Salem streets are "up" in all
the ologies, for education is a passion
in Salem, and they all know how to
cook and superintend households, for in
Salem it is still held that q young girl
should not only know how to speak
French and play the piano, but should
be able to mend stockings and bake
good, sweet bread. / am not hattering
this lovely old town and it's ~lovelier maid
ems. This is the solidest truth 1 have
asked to have put into printers ink for
a year at least.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
What senator sabin Saws.

Senator Sabin on returning to saltwater on
Friday, was besieged by business associ-
ates and journalistic interviewers. lie had little
to say regarding the financial troubles of the
several enterprises with which he is connected,
proferring to wait until he has an opportunity
to get at the facts in the case. He is confident,
however, that Seymour, Sabin & Co, have
enough assets to take care of everything, and
denies that there has been any improper ap-
p~licatiOn of the proceeds of the sales of stock.
AS to matters political, the senator is posi-
tive in saying that he has never expected or in
tended to retain the craftsmanship Of the
national committee longer than until the meet
ing of the Chicago convention. And even if he
might desire to do 30, he intimate that he has
no overweening desire to run his chances of
the penitentiary under the newly discovered
civil service law. He also denies explicitly that
he has stated that New York's financial trou-
bles would hurt the Republican party, and also
the rumors that he is financially interested in
Loren Fletcher's candidacy.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
cmur n,A1ene Impressions.

DR.. Day, postmaster of st. Paul, during
his Western trip, passed near the
CGur d'Alene mines. He says that
from the best information that he could OBJ
tain from $3,OOOto %, cooper day is being taken
out. No quartz discoveries have yet been
made, although old miners expect that daily.
There are about 5000 people in the mines.
Belknap seems to be the favOrite port of entry
although many go from Spokane and
Thompson's Falls. The snow is gone at
the mines, although on the noun
tains it is ten feet deep. In the valleys the
weather is I'd delightful. There has been no rain
and none is expected until October. Tn veg
citation is much farther advanced than in Min
nesota. The air is very bracing and has that
peculiar GOODNESS found only from high noun
taing and on the seashore. The doctor is very
enthusiastic over the scene in the Rockies and
up the Columbia river. He is very much inn
proved in health, and says his months trip has
done hum an immense deal of good.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
Northern Pacific Prosperity.

J. B. Montgomery of Oregon says in the New
York Tribune; "Do you notice the large traf-
fic over the Northern Pacific? When l came
here early in February, the earnings were only
$6OO,OO 0 for the preceding month. l stated
in print that the earnings in April would be
81, 0 10000. The first eighteen days of April
show my estimate to have been correct. In
May the earnings will be 81, 900, 000, and in
October, which will be one of the best months,
81, 900, 900. The road will earn between SIS,
00O,0 900 and SIC, DOC, 900 this year, and close on
to $4,000, 600 next year. 1t will take 80, 00(
emigrants to Washington and Oregon, beside
what go TO Dakota and Montana. Mr.. Sam
Houser, the Helena banker, told me that from
his section parties interested with him will
give 10000 tons of freight to the Northern Pa
cific in 1885, from mines that were wholly un-
developed before the road was built"
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29

acres-and damages were asked for the rigIf
OF way. Sture appealed TO the Polk county
court, and a decision was rendered in his favol
awarding him the damages claimed. The rail.
road company appealed to the supreme court
and set up the plea that Sture had no right ia
object to a railroad through his land, as he had
become possessed of it through the United
States homestead law. The company claimed
that under the United States laws of 1866.
highways could be constructed or opened
through such lands; it was also asserted that
the Polk county jury had rendered a verdict in
favor of Adam Sture, instead of Andrew Sture.
and that papers in the case, lost from the file,
we're replaced by the court with copies. All
these objections were overruled, and the de-
eision Of the Polk county court was affirmed
This decision is in direct opposition to de-
clslons Of other supreme courts. 1t has been
held that, until the possessor of the land re.
ceived a patent, he has no right to prevent the
construction of railroads through his land:
that the mere entering of the land under the
homestead act did not complete his title tc
ownership. Judge Mitchell holds that a home.
steader has rights, and that railroads cannot
trespass upon his property without paying
full damages and being amenable to the courts.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
How Ward Caught Fish.

President Fish of the exploded Marine oank
of New York says Of Ward:
Within the past several months Mr.. Ward
has represented to me that he had a confiden-
tial understanding by which he furnished to the
government the supplies. l supposed that
through the Grant family, or the friends of the
Grants, he might have some such contracts.
He said it would be a good thing to get con-
tracts for government supplies, and mentioned
Elkins and Chaffee, and thought they were a
portion of the scheme, and that their friend
ship and knowledge had been of advantage to
Ward as the partners of Mr.. Chaffee's son-in-law
and of Gen. Grants son. l am now satisfied
the whole thing was an invention and a myth.
l do not believe he had any kim of contract l
don't suppose now Gen. Grant knew anything
about it. But before these disclosures l did
think that Grant or Grants friends might have
given Mr.. Ward the opportunity. Nh. Ward
said to me on at least one occasion thatI | now
saw the adyisability of his having brought the
Grants into business relations with us. he re-
ferred to the matter of these confidential con-
tracts.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29

said the witness in a very excited man
ner.
The hair was marked exhibit 80,
sealed up, and handed to General
Barnes.
Witness, continuing, said that the
next time she saw Althea she was very
angry and said the charms were no
good. She wanted the hair charm.
Saw her again March 5 at Mrs. Samp-
sons house. It was a birthday party
and witness went to run the cards. Al
thea told Mrs. Sampson l was a good
fortune teller. Asked her how she was
getting along with her old love. She
said she was going to sue him for breach
of promise. Saw her since the suit on
my doorstep.
She said that if I dared to appear in
this court and say anything against her
I'd have my throat cut. There we're
two men with her. One shook his fist
in witness face and threatened her with
dire harm if she dared toappear against
Althea. Witness bravely replied that
she was aware she lived in a cowboy
city, but she was not afraid. Recalled
to the subject of charms, witness said
Via OlbO LA1Jllba 6IlOMCd ICI "a HAL
shirt she vas wearing and asked her
what she thought of it.
Then the dusky sibyl was handed over
TO Mr.. Tyler for REORGANIZATION. She
was bristlingly on the defensive, and
resented every imputation of error as
soon as it was made. She said she did
not make a regular business of fortune.
J telling, nor fix any regular price.
off any one offered you $40 you'd take
it, would you not?" asked Mr.. Tyler
"Deed an l would" said the witness
with an amount of energy that carried
conviction to the minds of every one in
the court room.
Mr.. Tyler started an inquiry into the
art of fortune-telling, but a warning
word from the Court that he was not
disposed to waste time over any non
sense turned the examination into a
new channel.
The witness was questioned about a
certain George Washington Jackson,
whose acquaintance she Indignantly re-
pudiated.
"My God, whar is dat man? ?" she
asked, after Mr.. Tyler had annoyed her
with questions about the absent darkey
with the historic names. With ess ex-
planned that Althea knew she was going
to be a witness, by meeting her in the
witness room of the grand jury.
"Did you ever tell Sharon's fortune ?"
asked Tyler.
"Don't think he needs any, honey
replied the witness.
Witness said she had learned of the
sock charm from a blonde lady named
Mary Ann Riley, who told her that the
whisky added to the Influence" of the
charm. Had destroyed all her books
when she was sick. Did not believe
much in a higher power, and as little il
the power of her charms. Althea hac
demanded charms, and said she would
get them elsewhere if witness wouldno
! help her, so she agreed to do SO. Go
/, SIS as a present. She explained tnat il
using her books she had to see wha
the "oreculum' had to say about the
matter, and in futher explaining mad,
use of a lot of gibberish, which non
but herself and Althea appeared to un
derstand.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
The New York Panic Ended.

Bradstreet's Journal of Saturday the 18th,
saws of the financial outlook: ''The violence of
the storm seems spent. Whatever happens
now will be accspected as its after effects, and
with more orless feeling of resignation. Wheth-
or the worst has been seen is a matter which
no one can tell, though there is a supernuity of
assurance that it has. Those who nave the best
reasons of knowing the situation are by no
means confident. Some of these may publicly
saw that all is over, but privately they do not
EXPRESS such confidence. But the scare has
gone. The wildness of fright cannot be re-
1ewed. All the large operators have contributed
and are still contributing to strengthen the
next week where we stand. At present Wall
street is hopeful"
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
Pacific Love Charms.

Miss Hill, who was very anxious to
make Senator Sharon love her, went to
a woman who had learned how to. make
charms from her father, who had been a
famous astrologer in his day, and got a
receipt that was warranted to bring the
hard hearted millionaire to her feet. 1t
was to mix nine drops of molasses, nine
piuches of sugar and half cupful of
cold, black tea, to be given in teaspoon
full doses three times a day, or oftener-
the more she could get down him the
more he would love her. 1t didn't
work. The next one was for her to
steal one of his socks, dip the toe of it
in whisky and wear it pinned around
her left knee, which she did for nine
days. Still he didn't love her. She
then resorted to the master charm,
which consisted in placing a suit of I'M
der garments in the bottom of a newly
made grave. By the aid of the sexton
of the Masonic cemetery she worked it
through, but with no better results.
Then she sued him and got left.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
Exploration of New Guinea.

ain connexion with the Waltham
Watch company, it may be stated that
when the proprietors of The Age de-
sired to present Mr.. G.. E. Morrison
(the explorer of New Guinea) with a re-
liable chronometer, acting upon the adj
vice of Mr.. r. L. J. Ellery, the Govern
ment Astronomer, two Waltham were,
however, procured for Nh. Morrison in
stead. These were kept at the Mel
bourne Observatory for a fortnight, and
thoroughly and carefully tested, and
were pronounced by Mr.. Ellery, at the
end of that time, to be better suited for
Mr.. Morrison's requirements than any
chronometer Extract from the Mel
bourne Age.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
A Marrow Negro Escape.

A few mornings ago Glenn Davis, a
colored man, residing IN the lower part
of Richland county, S. c., apparently
fell dead, and was prepared for burial.
As no undertaken was close at hand, the
supposed corpse was laid out on the bed
while a messenger was sent in a wagon
to Columbia for q coffin. That night
as is customary with the negroes, they
gathered at the house in large numbers,
and were alternately engaged in pray
ing preaching and singing until a little
after midnight, when the corpse rose up
and sat erect in the bed. The negroes
fed in terror, and the corpse himself
was badly frightened, but one after an
other the mOurners were induced to re-
turn and view the dead who had come
to life. The negroes are wild with Joy
over the miracle. Davis had a narrow
escape from being buried alive. He
had been in a comatore state for nearly
"a hours.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
Failures of a Week.

There were 1877 failures and suspensions in
the United States reported to Bradstreet's dur
ing the week ending the 18th against 1872 in the
preceding week, and 1G6, 116 and IS in the cor
responding weeks of 1SS3-S2 and'S1, respec-
lively. About ~ per cent. were those of small
traders whose capital was less than $1,000.
The following. were the important
suspensions Of banks, bankers and
New York City, Fisk & Hatch, Hatch & Foote,
Donnel, Lawson & Simpson, o. M. Bogart &
Co, Hotchkiss, Durham & Co, A. w. Dim
ack & Co., Nelson, Robinson d Co, II. c Hardy
& Sons, Coffee & Randle; Brooklyn, Atlantic
State bank Newark, N. J., the Newark Saw
ings institution; Boston, f. A. Hawley & Co. +;
Bradford, Pa, Whitney & Wheeler Quincy,
Ill Union bank; st. Joseph, Mo, State Saw
ings bank; Tucson, Arlz., Hudson & Co At
lanta, Ga, John II. James. Among the other
suspensions were the Northwestern Manufac
turing and Car company of saltwater, Mimi.
Charles Il. Young q Coz produce, Philadel-
phia, and Henry b. Mayo, Boston, canned
goods.
The Mineral argus., 1884-05-29
British and American frauds.


An English grocer was fined heavily
md severely scolded by the
court the other day. Ifhe ever
S summond back on the same
charge, he will not only pay a fine, but
win go to jail. And what do you sup
pose this English grocer did? He sold
raspberry jam largely composed o apple
sauce. The bottle was marked "rasp-
berry flavor, " but it was shown that the
person who made the purchase asked
for raspberry jam" The grocer did
not make the jam. 1t was a well known
brand from a reputable manufacturer.
But that was no excuse for the dealer,
and he was fined. Now, what do you
suppose would be done with the case of
an American grocer caught selling flaw
ored apple sauce for raspberry jam? 1t
would be laughed at as an innocent joke;
and the next time he will sell something
worse than apple sauce for raspberry
jam. Why, that is no trick at all for
an American grocer, who every day
sells deodorized grease for butter, white
sand for sugar, glucose for maple mo-
~lasses, glue factory ~iellies, secondhand
tea, artifically -colored coffee, kaolin
candy, and other indelicacies of the sea-
son. Seldom, however, does he sell
apple sauce for raspberry jam. His
jams are made of ground turnips.