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VOREIGN.

PARIS. March 9.-General Briere
De'LisIe telegraphs the government
his loss during the two days fighting
to relieve the French garrison a.
Thuyenquan, was &C killed and 1873
wounded. The garrison itself lost 81
killed and 80 wounded. Thirty
French officers are among the killed.
LONDON, March 8. "A Dispatch
from Ksrti says the rear gu ard of
Gen. Buffers troops arrived at Korti
from Gakdul In a terribly fatigued
condition.
PORT SAID, March 9.-The italian
men of war Dandolo and Cunte
CAvour with ak italian torpedo yes
Sis have arrived here.
LONDON, March a.-Advices from
the wes, c vast If Africa state the
Germans h.uled down the British
flay and h0isi+d. the German flag al
Victoria, an Eoel sh mission town
situated at the head Of Amtas Bay,
jni' Ing the Camer0Ons territ 'ry.
While the English G ,nsul prote sted
against this action his opposition was
unheeded.
LONDON, Mar. 9.-The Archbishop
of Canterbury makes q public ex.
preston of the desire to hold religious
services in memory Of General Cor
don in Canterbury Cathedral, st
Paul's aud Westminster Abbey next
Friday.
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Notes from the Orient.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.-YokJ-
hama Associated Press advices state
negotiations between Japan and
China In reference to the Corean
trouble will be begun at Pekin short
~. Japan will send a special Am.
bassdor. She will insist upon a dis
olatmer for the attack by Chinese
troops and will propose the Joint
withdrawal Of soldiers from Corea.
The Corean Embassy arrived at
Toxic with a letter of apology from
TIE King of Corea to the EMPRESS Of
Japan: 1t is stated the French re-
gard the prospect Of q disagreement
between Japan and China as an
opportunity for an alliance with the
former against the latter, Japan.
however, Is disposed to settle the
difficulty with China separately.
1t has been determined the treaty
revision conference will meet the end
OF March. It is thought the conferences
Will occupy not more than three
weeks. ~
General Foote, United States
Minister to the Corean, had an
audience with the Emperor February
!7th. by the special desire of His
Ms1esty who cordially thanked
General Foote for his humaue and
courageous conduct In protecting q
number OF Japanese during The
Corean riots. The Empress pre-
eented Mrs. Foote with q handsome
tea Get.
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It Is sincerely hoped the legislature
will not pass the memorial praying
Congress to retain the desert land
law upon the United States statutes.
The law has already worked great
harm to the Territory and If not re-
pealed will work still greater. A
large portion of the best agricultural
lands in Montana are being taken up
under the desert land law merely for
grazing purposes. These lands pro-
duce the finest Of grasses and are no
more "desert" in character than a
ranchman's garden. The law should
new. r have been applied to Montana
in the first place. It was origin lily
framed for the purpose Of retaining
the arid plains in Southern California
by a ~ stem of artesian wells and
should not have included Montana.
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THE WHITE HOUSE MISTRESS.

Az exchange says that President
Cleveland's sister, will in all prcba-
bility be mistress ofthe White House.
It is said it was with reluctance she
consented to take charge of the Presi-
Dental Mansion. She Is represented
rs an earnest and industrious woman
and never contemplated q life Of
luxury, much less one of . conspicu-
GUS pos ton before the country. She
lie a. unique In her way a. her brother
Is In his, though they are apparently
not at all alike in general character
nor does she physically resemble him.
She il Of medium stature and build,
with q shapely and. highly iutel-
lectual face. She is good-looking,
but not pretty. She dresses neatly,
but plainly, and wears few orna-
ments. She speaks several languages,
is exceptionally we'll informed in
history and arts and has that degree
Of confidence IN herseif and the
knowledge she possesses to be able to
firmly take the lead in conversation
and to hold 1t against the bright men
and women who have come 10 con-
tact with her. Yet in some respects
she is notably shy and always SO
modest and almable as to win friend
ship easily and qulckly.
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The Minneapolis Tribune ia bound
to suit its readers in both political
parties. Speaking Of President
Cleveland's inaugural 1t says: ut
contains not a single fresh idea, fe-
ljcitous sentence or apt EXPIRE sion.
No other man could have managed
to set so many heavy pla,itudes into
so short a speech" In the same issue
and in the second column to the right
of the one in which the above excerpt
appears is the following: 1.-The
inaugural address of President Cleve-
land was plain, sensible and Straight
forward. Brilliancy was not ex expected
and nobody was disappointed" The
Tribune evidently believes in being
all things to all men. It is aceommo-
dating if not cons stent.
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THE LAST CONGRESS-.

Amorg the bills enacted into law
by the Forty eighth Congress were
those to establish a bureau of labor.
to prevent the expectation of die
eased animals, to establish q bureau
of animal industry, to grant q vaca'
ton to letter-carriers, to prevent the
importation of foreign laborers under
contract, to declare the forfeiture Of
the Texas Pacific land grant, and to
restore Fitz-John Porter to thearmy;
together with the usual appropri'
alton bills and q river and harboI
bill. Over 1900 bills and joint reso.
Iutions have been introduced, and
about 600 have become laws. Among
those that have failed was q vast
number of private and personal
claims, for which let US be thankful.
A distinction ought to he made. in
any attempt to review the action of
this Congress- between Its two con-
ttituent bodies. The House is re.
sponslble for the failure of many bills
that passed the Senate aud the Sen.
ate spoiled some good bills that
passed the House. 1t is but just.
however, that most Of the appro-
brium that will follow the last do
nothing Congress shall be visited up
on the Senate. The House had its
hands tied by a hostile Senate and
President and was therefore COM
PEELED to shape its legislatit n to meet
their approval. One compensation
IL found in the fact that no harmful
le gislation was enacted.
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this company there has been
d1ne something that never has been
done before here. Every 6ecregaIy
nm has sst In the chair Of the De.
partmsnt Of the interior for the last
eight years has done exactly Wnat
has been done by the Secretary wno
M lust retired. During . good por-
zion Of tt at time the honorable Sena-
tor has been q member of either the
House or of this body. There are on
record IN the land office millions OF
acres of land issued under exaoti3
the same situation as that under
which this land was issued.
Teller summarized the action OF
the legislative and executive
branches of the Government with re-
lstion to thie read, showing how the
validity of the grant had been eetao-
lished in Congress and In the action
OF former Secretaries OF the Interior,
etc. Teller then gave the history OF
the road. He recited the conditions
OF the grant and its assignment,
which he declared legal and regular
in every particular my predeces-
sor." said Teller, ''had submitted to
the Attorney-General the question
whether the company bad the right
claimed to innocent purchasers with
out notice."
Teller, replying to Van Wyck,
said: Mr. Presidept-My exper-
fence in this body has not been as
lengthy as some that sit before me,
but after something over eight years
l have been in public service, l con-
f. % to considerable astonlshment on
picking upa resolution SO dlscOurte-
Gus vs. this to q coordinate branch
of the Government. suppose it has
accomplished the purpose for which
it was introduced. 1t has enabled
the mover of this resolution 10 appear
before the public, not for the dist
time, not on the fret occasion, but
a. he has on various occasions, as u
special champion of the laboring
classes-the down trodden of this
country. and Is an especial opponent
of corporations. I suppose the senator
introducing the resolution expected
no more. He hardly expected that
any department of the government
would allow itself to he thus assailed
without answering the resolution.
Before this dis ussiOn is closed aud
on some other occasion I will call the
atten,i n of this senate to the re.
narkable character of the various
resolutions corning from this same
source that have been directed to the
executive 0epartmt nj IF this govern
ment within the last three yesrs. /
wish to give notice here to every
b. DIV that although the administra-
ton has lassed into the hands of q
p 'lltical party with which 1 am not
affiliated, yet as q senator having
Que respect for
rHere the dispatch breaks off
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FASHION POINTS.

New designs in pocket handker-
chiefs have rOse.cOlOred blocks, on
each of which is delicately embroid-
cred spray in white. Others have
garlands Of flowers in the natural
colOrs.
The newest finish for Zouave and
Elton jackets is to edge them all
around with very small fancy geld,
silver and other metal buttons, set
on SO close as to touch, but not over
lap one the other.
The general design for spring suits
is that of short basques, with long
d'apery and plain lower skirts, and
this suggestion Is given al ks In
tons of two mate rails.
Bright ieweled pins are worn
through the knot O fthe hair. Ostrich
tips and algrettes are used in full
dress %coiffures, while with the low
Grecian knot handsome back-combs
set with precious stones are in great
favor.
America furnishes enormous quau-
titles of dress and other garment I'm
ings and tailor trimmings to Earopa
i1 the form of the Gilbert twills,
three-leaf cotton fabrics in twenty
eight varieties of weaving. and un-
numbered shades of color and fast.
blacks.
A pretty Princesse dress for a
young girl ia made OF blue cashmere,
-dg-d by two rows of soutacne braid.
Toe front is seamless and the dress
Is buttoued up the back. a full
scarf drapery of embroidered CASH
mere Is fastened behlnd, just. below
the waist-line. and is much pulled
and falls behind TO the middle If the
fiounoe. The collar and sleeves are
trimmed with the soutache braid.
A pretty suggestion for the i!pcy
dress OF Mistress Mary quite cons
trary" comes :" us from London 10
Labouchere's II nth. It is for q child
ana In rose-plnk gauze and satin
Surah, with the BODICE aud skirt
poth trimmed with silver bells aud
cocRleshells, also silver, wnie the
"C0iuDbines all in y rown were
small dollits dressed as such In c,lors
to correspond with the DIR. 81. and
sewn all around the skirt at equal
intervals.
The best dressed women in society
ignore the strap which serves, in
niany %full-dress toilets, tor II sleeve.
Quite short sleeves are very often
chosen, but the sleeves, III some
r recognizable form, must be en- Ell.
dence. In the Case of bodices with
81 ewes of lace. tulle or silk muslin,
the ar'nhole Is cut a little lower Oil
the shoulder than usual, which
brings the bodice and lining Of silk
little lower on the arm. The lace
sle is then considered sufficient,
without one of the bodice material,
though many prefer a semblance Of
one made by a single fall of lace, For
n'gn or dem!-iecO!lete dresses, fiat
sleeve, with monsquetairs revers. are
USED for heavy materials. Tue Louis
Az sleeve, with sabot, i. g., a
graduated frill OF the same fabli or
lace, = for light, transparent toilets.
ana the "Medici Manci,es" fox
dresses OF damask satin and velvet.
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THE RAILWAY I L

Some time ago the MINER, In a
lengthy article, referred to the ques-
ton Of fuel supply for this vicinity
and gave q rather extended notice of
several leading coal mines at and
near Bozeman. 1t also urged the
necessity of direct railroad commu-
nication between this CITY and that
place. The article was written and
the suggestion made under the belief
that the coal fields named contained
an abundance of excellent coal which
could to probably used in the mills
and smelters in this district. Expert
ments with some of the coal demon.
strate its unftnees for smelling or
mill purposes, and hence the prcpo-
sition to build q railroad direct from
Butte to Bozem.n, will receive a
severe check. If it does not kill 1t
altogether. 1t may, however, trans
pire that the Bozeman coal fields con-
tain coal which can be proftab.y
used by our shelters and mills, In
which case the bill that has been in
troduced in the House for tuilding
the road, the full text of which ap-
peared in the MINER yesterday morn
ing. may be favorably considered by
our people. But until that fact be
demonstrated it Is useless to talk
about Silver Bow county taking
stock In the enterprise. We sincerely
hope that our Bozeman friends will
succeed In proving to our mining
men that they have coal that can be
probably used by them, for outside
of its coal Gallatin has q we slth of
agricultural products for which Butte
could find abundant use.
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A new and exceedingly important
use for hydrochlorate of coacine is
reported to have been discovered by
one DR.. Feischl, of Vienna. Admin.
istered bypodermically in doses of
from one-twelfth to one fourth of a
grain it is said to cure alcoholism and
morphinism within ten days. Boze-
man papers should note this discov-
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The fact that President C~leveland's
Cabinet does not suit the leading RI
publican journals of the country 10
evidence that the gentleman compos-
ing it are sound Democrats. Nj.
Cleveland is very fortunate In select
ing men whose views on the vital
questions of the day are not In har-
mony with the leaders of the late
y. q. d.
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WHAT Is HAHDIi

"A Mahdi or Mahadi, - one writer
spells 1t, ID An ancient title In the
Moslem world which, at first, sigr1-
ied simply director Of the faithful"
But in the course of Moslem history,
and especially history IN Africa, 1t
came to have another Specification
related to an accepted prophecy Of
Mohammed. It necessarily refers
to toe African part Of Arabic his
tory. By this secondary signih-
canoe Of the word the Mahadi is q
certain ancient leader come again.
His appearance il the second adj
vent" Of q prophet who lived in the
old days and who in all the mean
time has been with the immortals.
Mohammed, the twelfth Inman,
and the twelfth in descent from Ali,
is the real original. He Is the Mahadi
who comes again every now and
then. He was hidden from the
world at an early age and communed
only with his disciples through his
lifetime, and finally di ! not die, but
"went up" with the fixed intention
Of returning to revive the glor;es OF
Moslem. As in the Christian theory
and oven in the history OF several
m0nafchies this legend of . prince
Who is to return has afforded q favor
lite pretext for no end Of impostors,
80 it did in Islam.
The most famous of these in past
ages was Abalcassem Mohammed,
Ben Abdailah, the founder of the
Fatimite dynasty in Africa. Moham-
med had prophe>ied that In 800 years
the sun would rise 10 the west, and
a. Abulcas.em's glory was in 296 of
the Hegira, 1t was held that the
prophecy referred to him. and since
then the idea of the Mahadi has conn.,
monty had relation to q revival of the
glories Of Islam In the Wes'ern
world of Modernism. the provinces
of Africa held by the Arabs! Per-
haps we should not plume ourselves
too much over a race of men who
are yet controlled by a vivid convic-
ton that their lie ader was born q
thousand years ago. We believe in
leaders whose cl aims to allegiance
are equally ridiculous.
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Morntng Journal: There is every
indication that the coming admins
tration will be q hearty one. What
ever the big Buffalonian does he does
with all his might. When he gives
q dinner 1t will be one Of the good
old-fashioned kind, without sup
pressed emotion or unpronounceable
cookery. Even the White House
dog will be q big fellow, and will wag
his tail every time q Democrat shows
bis Jolly old nose at the private
entrance.
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O'Donovan Rosa is showing him.
self in BOSTON with the hole in his
coat made by Mrs. Dudley's little
bullet. AS q lecturer Rosa might
be successful were it not for the fact
the congregation Of dynamiters to
hear him affords 80 great q tempta'
ton 10 the Yseult Dudleys to give
them q chance to 'see how 1t is
themselves" Rosa has had one
dose Of his own medicine, and he
wish+s no more. Discreet dynaml.
tiers Will perceive that 1t will be safer
tn remain away from bis lectures.
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cuNGREssIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. March 9.-.He said
it was q matter Of sincere regret that
the last of the late administration
should have been performed at the
dictation and in the interest of cor
pOration wealth. He detailed the
history of Backbone and its mys-
FERROUS record" which, he said,
formed a most remarkable chapter
in railway annals. Gould and Hun
tington, he decleIed, were scheming
in this matter, as they were with the
Scott and Texas Pacific. using the
same tactics aud the sa'ue influences.
They would not consent that Con-
gross should forfeit this grant, unless
it should at some time convey it to
them. The propt sition Was 50 infa-
NOUS, that Congress, though manipu-
lated As Huntington delineates,
would not consent.
1t was claimed there was q special
meeting Of the catiuet t. legal,ze this
fraud. Did ac.ual settlers on this
land have any advocate there and
were their rights protected? The
law secured the settlers the right, but
did the cabinet protect them or were
they turned over to the tender mer-
cies Of this corporation? 1t was
claimed by way of apology that SEQ.
rotary K'rkwood desired the opinion
Of the Attorpey General a. to the
validity OF this grant. With few no.
ticeable exceptions the his Dry of the
land bureau of the inteIi n depar:-
ment was q record of the demands of
land grant corporations of the de-
partment in obedience ther. t.. But
when the demand was too exacting
In the 0pini N of the Attorney Gen.
eral, it WIS sought behind which to
escape until the storm Of public in
dignAtion passed by. In this case
the Attorney General Was equal to
the occasion and sustained the repu-
tation Of the office in that o.
rection. Very learned arguments by
Judges Dillon, Green and Pierrepcnt
on behalf If Gould and HUNTINGTON
were made bsfore the Attorney Gem
eral. but there was no one appeared
on behalf of the people. From all
the officers of this great nation no
one a. peared to def nd the public
domain. No wonder the ATTORNEY
GeLe:al readily accept.d the argu-
ment Of Gould's attorney.
The ingenuity of the Attorney
General was valuable to suggest
doubts where none existed and then
resolve these doubts in favor of
cJrporations. In the 18th Congress the
public | ,nds committee of the House
reported In favor of forfeiture but
some political legerdemain matter
was afterwards referred to the
judiciary committee to report as to
the legality of the forfeiture. A
majority Of the latter reported ad-
versely and was sustained in the
House by . close vote that the
symmetry Of legislation might be
preserved. never intend, without
at least . protest, that this admins
tratton shall be treated by tots
Senate, or by any other by resolution
the late administration has been
treated Why Nj. President, If you
were TO believe all this honorable
Seuator said today, you would sup
pose that In Issuing this patent Ger.
ufcats on this land earned by
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OUR NAVY.

The present administration will
doubtless turn its attention to solving
the naval problem which Is really
one of the most conspicuous ques-
tions of the day. And 1t must be and
will be solved In a business way, rec
from jobbery of every kind. AS the
Mail and Express says. it is extreme.
ly important to have right dissemi-
mated among the pe ople as to exactly
what needs to he done for the crea-
ton of a naval power which the ma
ton ought to have. In the first
place, it would be folly for the United
States to attempt to build a naval
feet like that of England, Germany,
France or I:aly. W. do not need 1t,
and by the time we could construct
such q feet 1t would be all out of
date, and perhaps almost as useless
as u present old naval hulks.
What we do need ia a feet of the
swIttest steel cruisers science can pro-
cure to act rs commerce destroyers'
and a very few of the most powerful
ships of war to gu ard u chief sea
board cities. With q thorough tor
pedo equipment of . ur harbors under
the protection of Notifications SUD-
porting heavy guns, such q naval
f)rcs would make vi coasts impreg-
nable tn all attacks which might be
m sde upon them. General Ne vton,
Chief of Engineers, has estimated
that the entire equipment for the
protection of the nation sgainst for
e'gn invasion can be produced for
less than the surplus revenue of the
government for one year, and there
ought to be no delay In its provision.
It is no. wise tor Us t, undertake a
naval policy which will permanently
require vast expenditures in the at
tempt to rival the great navies of
Europe. The gun must always CON-
quer the armor, and it is futile t. Try
to build ships of war which no gun
can destroy; but we can make our
coasts impreguable, and that result
the policy here indicated would ef.
feet in the best and most economical
manner.
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The Commons.

LONDON, March 9.-In the Com.
mons the Under Secretary for the
Foreign Office received a'letter from
Granville concerning the recent colo
NAL controversy with Germany.
Granville says he has Sc good reasons
to hope this friction will soon be q
thing of the past" The latter was
received with cheers. John Cole will
ask whether the government awarded
a large contract for cartridges to an
American manufacturer without due
consideration sof the prior claims of
British manufacturers.