The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-03-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Emperor of Germany has
publicly expressed his dislike for
United States Minister Sargent.
Col. David Stanley of the ed
infantry is likely to succeed Gen.
Mackenzie as brigadier general.
Congressman Kasson is reported
as being engaged in writing a di-
plomatic history of the rebellion.
Secretary Chandler is strongly
opposed to second investigation
into the Jeanette arctic expedition.
A new freight route has been es1
tablished to the Black Hills via
Dickinson. Oak. Rates are reduced
100 per cent.
Representative Budd has intro
duced bill prohibiting the impor-
tation and sale of opium in the
United States.
Osman Digma is rallying his
forces since his late defeat, and it is
expected that he will yet couse
much trouble.
The House of Representatives
has concluded not to pension
Thomas Jefferson's granddaughter
by vore Of 129 to go.
The House committee on post
offices and post roads has reported
against the different bills for the es-
tablishment of postal savings banks.
The post Office appropriation bill
which came before the House for
consideration on Saturday last
caused quite a breeze of partisan
talk.
The army retiring board finds
Gen. Mackenzie incapacitated and
that his incapacity resulted from
service. His retirement will there
fore follow.
Considerable uneasiness is felt
in Partisan diplomatic circles ow-
ing to the sudden activity display
ed by Germany in the increase of
her naval forces.
General Graham has defeated
Osman Digma near the Famai
wells. The British lost five off,
GERS and eighty.six men. The
rebels lost 1000 men.
Switzerland refuses to join the
confederation of European powers
for the purpose of suppressing an
archical forms of socialism. The
confederation will therefore prove
failure.
Senator Riddleberger of Virginia
and Representative Hurd of Ohio
failed to appear on the occasion of
the late State dinner given by the
President and did not send regrets.
They are now being "talked about"
The Fitz-John Porter bill has
passed the Senate, Sc nator Sabin
of Minnesota having the courage to
vote against his party in favor of it.
The bill has now to go back to the
House for concurrence in the Sen
ate amendments.
The way of the transgressor is
hard. A. w. Finch, who embezzled
a large sum of money some years
ago in Ohio, was discovered and
arrested on Saturday last at Way
nesboro, Va. where he was employ
ed as depot agent.
A trapeze performer known as
LaHaire while performing what is
known as the Ceiling walking" act
at the Pence Opera House, Mime
apolis, on Saturday last fell, and
received such injuries that he died
Sunday morning.
Two Washington newspapers are
for sale-the Republican owned by
Secretary Chandler and others, and
the Evening Critic, owned
by ex-Assistant-P Postmaster-G General
Brady. It is said that Col. Pat
Donan is negotiating for the latter.
The sale of tickets for PATHS
second appearance in San Francis
co, resulted in a rush and riot in
which several people were badly
hurt. Maplesons has been arrest
ed under fire ordnance for selling
ticket to more people than the
opera house would hold.
The New Jersey Methodist con-
ference refused to admit the Rev.
John Dewitt Miller of Trenton to
membership because he has up
held the theatre as a means of diff.
using morals and intellectual in
and had attended the
passion Play" giving favorable
criticism of it.
The Pocahontas Va, mines
were last week the scene of ONO of
the most horrible coal mining ac-
cidents which have occurred for
some years. An explosion caused
by fire damp annihilated the whole
night force of 154 hands. The
bodies have not yet been recovered
the mine being still on fire,
The first through train on the
Mexican Central railroad left Mex.