The Dillon tribune., 1884-11-15
CURRHNT NEWS NOTES,
tBoiled Down from the Late Tcieeran,s.l

the 2olh inst.
Rumors Of the fall Of Khartoum and Of
the death Of Gen. Gordon are now arriving
BY the way Of Massowah.
Vienna newspapers report that Minister
Astor has resigned. 1t is emphaticaly de.
MED at the State department.
Ono Democrat i. elected to Congres IS
from California Henley, Democrat, in
the First District, has 50 majority.
President Grevy, Of France, has publish.
I'd decree stating that the Universal Elk.
hibltion in Paris will open May &, 1859.
The cholera has broken out at Paris,
France, and eighty. three deaths occurred
from the disease in that city on the nth.
Frederick J. Allen, Vice. President Of the
Young ireland Society, charged with trca.
son and felony, has been committed tor
trial.
The steamer Etna, which left Hamburg
October a8th for New York, has put in at
Queenstown with its main shaft and ma.
chinery damaged.
Final returns from the recent election
for members Of the Second Chamber of
States General Of Holland show a. anti
Liberals and AZ Liberals returned.
The conservatives Of both Houses Of the
English Parliament will hold meeting
Tuesday next to consider the franchise bill
and its relation to the redistribution bill.
The New York Herald in its summary
Of the vote in Lew York State by coun.
ties says: AS far as ascertained the offic-
ial count gives Cleveland a plurality of
1884 votes.
st. Georges Society, Of Toronto. Cana
da, has appointed a committee to consider
the best means Of preventing the immigra.
tion Of undesirable acccssions to the poru.
lation.
Real Admiral Alexander Murray died
in Washington City after short illness.
lie participated in the war with Mexico
and was actively engaged in the naval con-
flicts Of the Rebellion.
The slate was broken at Louisville, ky.,
on the 10th, and Maud S., Queen Of the
Turf made the fastest time on record.
Time-Quarter, 3a74; half, :o4 q; three
quarters, 1887; mile, :ooA.
A later dispatch from the Mudir states
that one of Mahdi's chief lieutcnants is
marching against Dongola with 1s,ooo
men and another with 1000 men is advanc-
ing against the Kabbabiel, tribe.
St. John says he held no relations what
ever with any political party in the cam.
paign, except the Prohibition party; that he
had made his fight strictly upon the prin.
ciple which he represented, and he said he
would take the field again after a few weeks
rest.
Bismarck will open the Congo Confer.
ence to-day, Saturday, in the Hall of the
Palace where the Berlin Conference was
held six years ago. Henry M. Stanley will
attend the Conference on the invitation Of
Count Won Hatsfcldt, German Minister Of
Foreign Affairs.
1t is reported that active negotiations
with view to the settlement Of the diff
culties between China and France are in
progress in London, between the Marquis
rscng, the Chinese Ambassador, and Earl
Granville, the English Secretary Of State
for Foreign Affairs.
The Omaha Lumber Company's mill,
Osterbout & Hughart's saw mill, with 49,
100000 feet Of lumber, four dwelling
houses, one store and other buildings were
burned at Duluth on the 10th. The esti-
mated loss is $2ooooo; insurance $loo, 900.
The fire was OF incendiary origin.
ltis understood the question raised BY
counsel for Judge Advocate General Swain,
with regard to the legality and authority of
the court.martial appointed in the latter's
case has been decided adversely to General
Swain and that the court will assemble
and the trial begin to-day, Saturday.
The election is still doubtful in WASH
ington Territory, but the chances favor
Vorhees, Democrat, for Delegate to Con-
gress. The only issue between the two
parties was that Of the railroad. Demo-
Gratis and disaffected Republicans demand.
eda forfeiture of the land grant which had
iapsed over seven years ago. Voorhees,
estimated majority is about 200.
A St. Louis dispatch says: The long,
talked of Cattle mems Convention VIII as
semble in this city on next Monday, the