The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-25

together to enable you to further con.
slider the great subject of the represen-
tation of the people. l continue to
maintain the relation of amity with all
foreign powers. The information from
Soudan includes painful uncertainty,
but the energy, courage and resources
SO conspicuously displayed by General
Gordon, in his successful defense of
khartoum, deserve my warm recogni-
tion. The advancement of my troops
to Dongola has for it's object the rescue
and security of that gallant officer, and
of those who have 80 faithfully cooper
ated with him. / arm using my best
endeavors in Egypt to promote further
Improvement of the affairs there. /
have given my support to the Egyptian
Government in the difficult financial
position in which she was left through
the failure of the recent Conference.
I regret the occurrence at the Trans
vaal, and am considering with the Cape
Government the best means to secure
the observance of the Convention.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons:
The operations in the Soudan render it
necessary to ask of you further pecuni-
airy provisions. My Lords and Gentle
men, the bill for the extension of Parli.
amentary franchise will be at once in.
troduced. May the blessing of God
attend your labors."
At Wilmington, North Carolina,
while General Alfred NJ. Scales, Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, was adj
dressing a large meeting, including
many ladies, in front of the City Hall,
a procession of negroes, who had been
attending Republican meeting in an
other part of the city, passed within a
few feet of the Democratic meeting,
and acted in such disorderly manner
that compelled the meeting to suspend
proceedings. Stones were thrown at
the speakers stand, one of them mar.
rowly missing General Scales and one
striking in the breast Col. John n.
Staples, Democratic candidate for
Elector at Large. The affair has cre-
ated intense indignation, and there was
much excitement on the streets Thurs
day. The meeting appointed CON-
mittee to wait upon prominent white
Republican leaders and inform them
that they would be held responsible for
any repetition of the outrage.
Every department of the Administra.
ton is represented in the political con.
test except the State Department, and
Freylinghuysen may yet make some
speeches in his State, though it is not
usual for the State Department to take
an active part in politics. Chandler
is actively at work In New England;
Teller is working in Colorado; Gresham
is ON his way to take the stump in In
diana, and Lincoln has just started out
for the West. Hatton has not taken
the stump, but his paper is vigorously
supporting Blaine, and he is doing edi-
torial work. The Attorney-General is
"out of politics" but the department is
represented in the campaign by his as
sistant, Phillips.
The Chicago express, which left
Montreal Thursday night at IL o'clock,
collided with an east-bound cattle
freight train at Point Claire, causing
terrible havoc and the killing Of Engin.
eer Aleck Stewart, and fatally injuring
the fireman. Other train hands were
seriously manned. The passengers es-
capped without fatalities, but number
were quite seriously injured. Stewards
body was not recovered for two hours.
and when taken from the debris he was
found to be burned beyond recognition.
One hundred and fifty head of cattle
were killed. The estimated damage is
$3.50, 900.
Samuel T. Boone, who assaulted
Governor Cleveland. has been dis.
charged. He said he had been greatly
worried over his brothers case, aud
had not slept for several nights. He
admitted his conduct had been hasty