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The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-14
FOREIGN,

LONDON. Feb. 11.-Gen. Lord
Wolseley telegraphs the government
that scouts sent to Khartc cum have
returned. They confirm the report
of the killing of Gen. Gordon and
tho atrocities committed in Khar-
toum by the Mahdi's men.
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE six persons
arrested for participating in the dis
orders on the boulevards, Monday, in
connection with the proposed anar-
chist meeting, have been sentenced
to terms of imprisonment.
GIBRALTAR, Feb. l1.-Trocrs have
already sailed from here to reinforce
Wolseley's force in the Soudan.
Others will be dispatched imme-
dlately.
CoNsTANTINOPLE. Fob. 1l.-Turk-
ish newspapers have been officially
prohibited from publishing rews from
Soudan or comments upon the situa-
ton there.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE war office
refu ses, officially, to confirm the des-
patch which states Gen. Wolseley
telegraphs the government that spies
sent to Khartoum to ascertain tho i,
fate of Gen. Gordon have returned
with proof of his death.
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Gordon,s Presentiment.

LoSDoN, Feb. 1l.-Gen. Gordon
before his departure on the mission
to Soudan- told a personal friend, who
now makes the story public, he
entertained a presentiment he would
never return from Khartoum. Cor
don said the presentiment was dis
tinct and intense and he could not
push it off. Throughout his entire
life, he said he had always been
strongly and correctly affected by
presentjnents. During his military
"arees "a China he was guided by
Inen R,rC nTver zen ia tic most
critical moments of that teventful
period had he even expected death.
His friend asserts that in pursuance
of his belief in the presentimen,s
which covered him with Its shadow
before he started for Khartoum,
Gen. Gordon actually bestowed on
his chosen friends all his trinke's and
mementoes.
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Coal Mime Explosion, I.

HALIFAX, Feb. H.-Last night an
explosion occurred in a pit of Vale
colliery, Wes;ville, Pictou. A heavy
storm yesterday and last night serl-
ously interfered with teIegraphic
service. and little more than the bare
fact that casualty occurred can be
obtained. It is rumored in the city
that Juere were OaG hundred men III
the mine at the time, but it ia report
ed from New Glasgow that the peo-
pie there heard of only fifteen being
down. The latter report is likely to
be nearer the truth, as New Glasgow
is only seven miles distant from
We:tville. Whether the men are
alive or dead is unknown at present.
A fire broke out Immediately after
thu explosion, and men have goue
down into the pit to attempt to get
the flames under control.
A telegram received here states
that the bark Erlnna, from New
York January II, for Antwerp, had
been passed at sea dismas ed, abel
doned and on fire. No further pal
ticulsrs.
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LONDON, Feb. 10.-All the morn
ing papers have columns bordered
with black as q token Of the grief I
which is universally felt over Cor
doris fate. Some persons confne
the mourning emblem to the editorial
page, but in most of them the column
rules are reversed on all ;the pages.
The Nesss says: "The age of lschiv-
airy was revived in Gordon's history.
and the whole world thrills with
passionate grief at this Christian war
rior's DEATH" Ts,e Standard alone
refuses to believe hat Gordon is dead,
and cljngs to shadow of hope that
he may be prisoner or may have
escaped to the south.
The Daily Ne,0s appears this morr-
ing In mourning for Gen. Gordon
and publishes the following fro'u
Gakdul: The natives who escaped
from Khartoum say that Gen. Cor
don Was killed while in the act of
leaving his house to rally the faith
full troops. The latter were cut down
to a man, and for hours the best part
of the town was the scene of merci-
less slaughter, not even women and
children being spared. All the
notables were killed, except the
Pashas and their fol.
lowers.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.


WAsHINGroN,F Feb. 1O.-The senate
bill called Up by Dorsheimer FIR the
settlement of accounts of the Mobile
& Ohio Railroad Co. was objected 10.
At 3:l5, on motion of Townsend, the
house resolved itself into committee
of the whole for the further consider
alton of the pcstofflce appropriation
bill and Dingley concluded his speech.
Holman discussed and advocated the
proposed change In the manner of
compensatlng railroads for mail
transportation. The Iill was then
read by paragraphs for amendments.
Horr moved to increase the appropri-
alton for comp ansation of postmastels
from $l2, 500 900 to SIS, 100000 lost
Horr moved to increase by 100000
the appropriation for compensation
Of postoffice clerks, list. Pending
further action the committee rose.
Phelps from the committee on
foreign atfairs reported back the
resolution requesting of the presl-
dent copies of all correspondence in
the hands of the government relating
to the case Of G. A. Van Bocken, an
Ame'ic IN citizen imprisoned at port
Au Prince, Hayti. Adopted and
adjourned.
SENATE.
The consideration of the bill to
prevent unlawful occupancy of public
= lands was resumed. This Is the bill
known as the anti.fencing bill. It
passed with slight amendment.
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Warrington News Budget.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE fol-
lowing letter was received to-day by
Secretary Teller:
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Co.,
Boston, Feb. 8.
To the Hon. II. M Teller, Secretary
ofthe Interior, Washington:
MY DEAR SIR:-My attention has
been called in the Congressional
Record to an order passed in the
Senate Thursday last, calling upon
the Secretary of the Interior among
other things for whether the annual
statement was made by the UnN n
Pacific Railroad Company, Fee. l,
1855, as provided in the Thurman
act. | wish to say tor your informa-
ton there will be no delay ON the
part of this company in making the
stateme mt referred to. Whenever
the department will specify the sum
due in thst settlement, q draft for the
amount shall be rwarded by return
mail.
(signed)
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JR.,
President.
The Secretary Immediately referred
the letter to the Commissioner of
Railroads. "
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:Exarhihntfon lofsehvvab,

New YORK, Feb. 10.-The exami-
nation of Jusths sehwab, the. .notori-
GUS socialist, was continued at the
Essex market court to-day. Schwab
declined to swear by "the everything
God" He gave evidence on his
'sword of honor" and denied having
done anything to incite riot at the
meeting :of the socialists. He did not
strike Police Captain McCu1lagh, he
SAID, but on the Contrary did all he
could to restore order out of chaos.
He believed Captain McCullagh was
responsible for the most OF the DIS
order.
Judge Donohue, Of the Supreme
court, granted writ of habeas corpus
requiring the warden OF the Tolnbs
to produce YesIet Dldley, who shot
Rosa, in court tomorrow. Mrs.
Dudley wants to be bailed out or have
an immediate examination.
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emptiOn law was m0nstr0us. Greater
prosperity had ome under the oper-
ationso of this law than Of the home
stead law. He would entitle the
peDdfug bill ian act to facilitate the
sale OF lands to land grant corpora
tion4.', There had been evils
under the preemption law, but they
were not such as would be remedied
by It's repeal. Within the past
25 or 80 years the West has
been covered with land grants. No
longer in several states could home
steaders get lands, yet the land grant
roads had an abundance Of land for
sale. It was said 100 acres was
enough for q farm. 1t was enough in
such state as Iowa, but In the great
wet more was necessary for the
farmer he successful in making a
home. Under the homestead and
preemption laws Se ttiers could secure
$40 acres. Slater would. however, be
willing to repeal the timber culture
and desert acts. The bill was re-
ported to the senate and some amend
ments rejected in COMMITTEES of the
whole were reoffered. Pending their
discussion the senate went into
session and soon after ad-
journed.
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Weather Report.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE mercury
here registered Is degrees below zero
at 8 o'clock this morning but repol ts
from points throughout the north
west indicate that the weather is
moderatipg rapidly. st. Paul is re-
ported below, Wjnnepeg 19 below.
Reports from points in Iowa state
that trains, both passenger and
freight, are beginning to move again
this morning. In Illinois. however,
the blockade still continues; two
trains only left for the east this
morning. Roads t. the south and
east are still blocked and large
number of passenger and. freight
trains are sn0w-b ound. The. stase-
ment ls made that thousands of heads
of cattle and hogs are frozen to death
in ab ,ndons d freight trains.
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A Meeting Of Cranlks.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 10.-Between SO
and Is members of the international
Workingmen's Association met in
Jefferson Hall, Allegheny City, to-
night, to discuss socialism and an
archism. Jcs. Frick and John Staubb
made lengthy addresses. Frick spoke
German, and denounced the United
States senate for passing the dynam
ite resolutions. He said the sena-
tors were all millionaires, and that
they wele playing the part of police
for England. AS the poor man could
not get his rights by law and order, he
advocated murder and revolution.
Staubb spoke in the same strain.
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Washington News Budget

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Secretary
Teller to day accepted the PROPOSE
tion made by the governor of Ohio to
abide by the field notes in the gen.
erAl land Office for the determination
of the character of the lands claimed
by the state Of Ohio under the
swamp land act OF September, 1850,
and for Indemnity purposes under
the act of March 1856. The title to
nearly 100000 acres of land is In
vOlved and uuGer the decision the ad-
justment will be made at once.
The ''anti land fencing" bill passed
by the senate to-day Is a house bill,
but having been amended by the sen :
ate. it must return to the house for
further consideration.
Judge Reynolds, First Auditor OF
the Treasury, Concluded the exami-
nation of the accounts of Marshal
Wright OF Cincinnati. of expenses
incurred during the Ohio election,
an referred them to the First Comp
troller for final examination. The
First Auditor allows all the items
except those for fees of deputy mar
shals who were not residents of the
State of Ohio. There we're about fifty
such deputies whose fees had been
fixed at $40 each.
A bill will be favorably reported to
the House providing that pilots who
served on United states gunboats
during the late war shall receive the
same rate of pension as engineers In
the same service are now entitled to.
Speaker Carlisle is confiped to his
bed from illness Occasioned by q cold
contracted during his recent visit to
Albany. His illness ha' a sumed a
serious nature.
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Rough ON Mayor Eason.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Judge Freed
man, In the Superior Court to-day,
rendered decision in the proceed
ings brought by Theodore Roosevelt
and others against ex-Mayor Frank
Lin Edison, implicated with others on
a motion to punish the ex-mayor for
contempt Of court in disobeying an
injunction order granted by Judge
Beach last December which re-
strained the ex-mayor from making
any nomination for commissioner of
public works and corporation coun-
sel. Judge Freedman fluids ex-Msyor
Edson guilty of contempt, and di
rects he be confined in the county.
jail fifteen days, and in addition to
ray fine of $3.50.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-14
London Notes.

LONDON, Feb. lit Is announced
that a narrow gauge railroad will be
constructed between Suak i'm and
Berber. English firms Offer to un-
dertake the construction Of the road
within 8 fortnight by the use If man
ufactured sections OF rail lengths.
The government has deciued 10 &C.
cept the temporary services of a linz
tied numb -r of officers of militia and
reserve forces.
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CHICAGO. Feb. 10. The M 1rcury
fellispidly after midnight and re-
ports from all western polntsindicate
clear and cold weather. In this city
at 8 o'clock the signal service reports
the temperature as l4o below zero
Omahs, 17o below; Kansas City. l4e
below; St. Paul, $50 below; Dubuque,
20 below; Keokuk 15o below; Fargo,
800 below and Winnipeg 31o below.
BURLINGTON, Ia., Feb. 1O.-The
night is intensely cold With q north.
western blizzard, the worst for years.
The thermometer was 230 below this
morning. 1t Is now ten below. No
mail the past 25 b urs. Trains due
hast night are stuck fast In. snow
drifts at GAesburg. E sst bound
trains are bloekaded In drifts near
Limestone. .Tt
Another victim of the Creston dis
aster died last night, Mrs. H. Davy Of
Burlington, making seven la all.
Toe rem aiming "a will probably re-
Cover.
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General 0ordon's Death.

KoRTI, Feb. lO.-Cols. Wilson and
Wolseiey, with the expedition to
Khartoum arrived here to-day. They
made the journey from Gubat in
four days, bringing news of Gen.
Gordon's death. One Of the pashas
among Gen. Gordons' g. forces marched
the garrison to the side of the town
nearest Omduran, saying the rebel
attack waseex pected at that point.
Meantime another traitorOus pasha
opened the gates at the other end and
allowed the Mahdi's troops to enter
and they easily captured the toWB.
Gen. Gordon was stabbed while
leaving the government mouse.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES!
Graphic Account Of the Res
cue of Col. Wilson.
Diary Of Lieut. K!slingbury
of the Greedy Party.
The Death of General Gordon
Confirmed.
Interesting Washington News!
Budget.
Col Wilson Rescued.

LONDON, Feb. l0.-A despatch
from Korti dated Feb. oh says, Lord
Beresford returned In safety to Gum
bit bringing with him Col. Wilson
and party who were stranded on an
island soma distance up the Nile
while returning from Khartoum.
Some difficulty was experienced In
fetching away the stranded party.
The rebels on the river banks kept
a con slant firing and shouting after
the party embarked. A bullet from
a rebels rifle pierced the boiler of the
steamer, 1t was necessary to anchor
under fire and make repairs. The
British fire. however, took effect, and
the rebels were repulsed. Immedi-
ately after reaching Gumbat, Col.
Wilson started for Kolti where he
is now arrived to report iu person to
Lord Wolseley the details of his re-
conno:san ,eat K lartoum.
Wulstley telexraphs further paItic-
ulars of BeresfOrd's rescue of Col.
Wilson. When the steamer had
gone down the river about three
miles q battery Of the enemy opened
fire upon it. The steamer re.
turned the fire which it kept up
while the steamer anchored for re-
pairs. Meanwhile Col. Wilson with
a small party TO * four guns aud land
ed OH the right bank, then marched
down the river till directly opposite
the battery; put the guns In position
and opeued fire. Much assistance
was thus rendered Lord Charlts In
keeping the fire of the enemy down.
At sunset Wilson and party marched
Oh three miles further down the
river and halted for the night and
were there joined by Lord Charles
the following morning. Tnesteamer
mean while had another engagement
with the rebel battery, but succeeded
In p ,ssing it without serious harm.
Col. Wilson and party We're again
taken on TO ard and tre steamer pro-
cceded to Gubat without furthec diff
ficulty. During the passage f-er. the
lsland to Gubat one man was killed
and seven Injured. Wolseley con-
clu6es his dispatch with these words: |
Il cannot speak too highly Of the |
pluck of L ord Charles Beresford and
party. Col. Wilson's MEN likewise
behaved admirably and with the
usual determination of Englishmon."
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Springer withdrew his motion. and
Cox, of n. Y, stating the constitu'
ton declared who had been elected
President and Vice President moved
to lay the resolution on : the table.
Agreed to-yeas, 1a5; nays, lis.
AT 1:25 p. m. the senators returned
to the Senate Chamber, and the
president pro tenn of that body, hav.
Ing resumed the chair, the tellers on
the part of the Senate, Hoar and
Pendiet0n, appeared, and on their
behalf Hoar reported the result of
the electoral count. When the tel
lefs report was completed the Presi-
dent of the Senate reported verbatim
the closing sentence Of the announce
ment made by him in the House OF
Representatives relating to the decla-
ration Of the vote.
Conger said he desired, as one of
the members of the Senate, to say
that he entirely dissented from the
declaration that the President of the
Senate or Vice President had no
other power in announcing that vote
than 10 announce the fact, and he
did not know by what authority the
sentence quoted had been made a
part of the declaration.
Sherman said: I also wish for my
self, having put on record my opinion
on this ques ton at other times, to
again assert and put on record my
opinion that the declaration made
was the declaration of a gentleman
who presided on that occasion ex-
pressing his own opinion and should
not be taken as precedent except so
far a. it may command the judg-
ment of mankind hereafter. L be-
isve the Wee President Of the United
States de slared and exercised over
the body tO-dsy and counted the vote
and that his announcement Of the
vote is a conclusive end Of all argu-
ment upon the question, and that in
doing so he not only gave his own
0pinioBas the result Of certain papers
given to bim, but he made only q
constitutional declaration provided
for under existing law, who is to be
President Of the United States after
the 4th of March.
: After remarks by H0ar, Lapham,
and Ingalls, on the subject
the chair (Edmunds) said he regarded
The senate as in. no way responsible
for the declaration made by him. He
had performed his constitutional
1uty and had on his own respons;-
oftity made the declaration referred to
The resolution offered In the
senate by Ingalls, declaring the senate
Toes not assent to Edmunds' declara-
;ioE went over until tomorrow as
lid tine resolution by Hoar approving
IFS course.
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-14
The Art OF Getting Vigorous

Is comprised In ore very simp'e piece Of I'd
vice. improve digestion. No elaborate system
OF aietelics Is neede'. If you lack .igor use
hoste te = Stomach bitters. If you t; ke this
hint and do not co nit any excess, there Is
no rea on why you should net gain in s,r' ngth.
vaiitis are to-day building foundation for
years t vigorous health with this SQUAD and
thorough renovao or cfa dilapidated physique
amt failing energy. Dyspepsia is eraiicalel
by 1t, and the cons ltut,ou for life l a. inst
disorders to which, TIT were exposed, it must
surely succumb - notably malarlsl ftvrr,
Rheumatism, inactivity OF the kidneys and
bladder. nervousness, and their various symp-
toms disappear when it is used with persis
teucy, not abandoned afttr brief. and irregu-
lar trial. feb 18th to 26
The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-14
1taly's Proposition.

ROME, Feb n.-Negotiations be-
tween the British and Italian gov
ern ments with the view to Italian
cooperation i 4 the Soudan still pre-
ceeds. Chevalier Negra, the Italian
ambassador to London, has been in
structed to assure Lord Granville,
British Foreign Secretary, of the
confidence tha 1t Italy has in the
power of England to crush the rebel
lion in the s ,udan and reorganiz.
Esypt and to state that Italy Is will
ing to occupy with her troops
stragetic points so as to enable Eng
land to mass her forces against tho-e
of the Mahdi.
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Fiendish Work.

VIENNA, Feb. .10.-During ball at
the to wn Of Witko wits in Bohemia,
q dynamite cartridge was exploded
in the basement Of the building, The
staircase was demolished and sever
al persons injured. no ons killed.
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Effects Of the Storm.

CHICAGO, Feb. lO.-The worst ef-
fects of the storm appears to be south
east of Chicago. Trains between
here and Louisville and Cincinnati
are completely blocked. The morn
ing passenger trains east are aband-
oned except by one line. The roads
all expect to send out afternoon
trains. All incoming trains from the
west are six to eighteen hours late.
Trains are leaving for the west on
time. Freight business on all roads
is practically suspended.
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RancrOftS Readers.

A careful ex animation OF the series
of school le aders published by A, |.
Bancroft & Co., of San Francisco
justifes the favorable notices given
them by the press and principal edu-
Gators of Montana. Tie features Of
the readers which commend them
selves to both teacher andpulii are
the excellent, attractive binding; the
fine paper; the clear, open type; the
suggestive and object teaching Illus
trations, the choice aud interes ting
object matter Of the LESSONS, and above
all the fauliless arrangement of top
les by which the pupil is led step by
step from the opening lesson of ,h-
First Reader to the last leaf of the
Fifth. No better series OF. readers can
be adopted for the use of the public
schools Of the Territory.
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Diary Of Lie,.tensnt Kisllnsbury.

O11Ey "a 2AAVu3t0m~1AS AAA~AASoW~~oAJs
WAsH1NoToN, Feb. 10.-The diary
/ Of Lieutenant Kislinabury, Of the
Greedy party is made public. The fol-
lowing are extracts:
Lieutenant Greely's conduct late
/ ". In threatening to shoot Cross
without the slightest reason the other
day and swearing to men on other
occasions is without reason. His
silly actions lately In controlling the
launch when there are better men
who can do IT. Hts carsyfng apfstd
small self-cocking arrangement Is
too Ridiculous Confound the man,
why can't he be sensible and do
things right"
Arrest of DR.. Pavy was. = put up
lob as will be proven when this farce
ia investigated"
"slseping bags covered with snow
and NO tents. Lieutenant Greedy on
the launch alongside the boiler
covered by canvass and comfortable. !"
Referring to Greedy again he
writes.
"In fact he does nothing right and
our reaching this place ls due onIy 20
rood fortune and hard work and the
good management of the men,
"G id bless my friend Darlington
for his efforts AS also our government.
T was struck favorably when reading
Garlington's last record telling US OF
the wreck. In closing he showed
such indifference for their own criti-
cal condition and misfortunes and
said he would do everything that
man could do for US. was affected
nearly to tears and my voice nearly
failed me when reading aloud"
The last entry 10 an account Of how
Greely asked Klslingbury's forgive
ness fer his treatment of him and
only few days later dew into q pas
sion aud in u loud and insolent man.
ner called the latter q liar.
Lieut.. Greely says Tonight that
the pistol mentioned in KIsling-
bury's diary belongs to Lieut.. LocK-
wood and be (Greely) carried 1t as
favor to that officer. He: Also de-
clares he is not a profAne man but
did use emphatic language when the
launch grounded on: the falling tide.
It is true he called Kislingbury q liar
nut subsequently apologized and be-
fore the death of the latter they be-
came reconciled,
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:TsrFth AceiQent.

BRAZIL, Ind, Feb. l0.-A terrible
accident occurred In the rolling mill
at $50 this morning. The boiler ex-
ploded, burying four men under the
ruins Of the .puddling furnaces and
killing two others. Fifteen are se.
riousiy iniurad,. and some will die.
The four; men buried under the fur.
nan WlrVeH taEen out dead