The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-09-18
OTHER PEOPLES REMARKS.

The appeal of Louis Riel has been dis
allowed BY the court Of Manitoba, and the
conviction of the trial court confirmed. This
decision will probably cause little surprise.
Technically, In the eyes Of the law, Riel was
undoubtedly guilty Of the crimes charged in
the Indictment, and It was not to be expected
OF court Of appeal that It would 60 beyond
Its province and retry the case. The matter
viii now be brought directly before the
Governor General for consideration, with an
sppeal for pardon, or at least modification
of Tie sentence, At this stage of the case Il
will Be possible to bring TO bear facts and
arguments Of which court wsuld scarcely
take cognizance.-Pioneer Press, 10Th.
The New York Financial Chronicle says /:
Many bankers think the gold movement
from abroad, which began this week, Is to
reach large proportions, but In view Of the
uncertainty which surrounds the future of
the silver issue in this country, we think the
shipments to this city will at least be largely
delayed. The recent fall In the price of bar
silver In London is for good reason attract
Ing wide attention In financial circles. The
decline has been steady and the price Is now
47sd per ounce, on which basis the bullion
value Of the standard dollar Is equal to about
80 cents. The fall 10 due to silver being
poured into India from every part Of the
world In increasing volume, and Is conse-
quence the large amount Of India council
bills offered are In excess Of the demand.
London Truth: The latest Impossible
news which reaches me from Paris, and
which 1 publish under reserve, relates 10 the
irrepressible Sara Bernhard. Impossible a
1t may sound, the great Sara has made up
her differences with NJ. Damals, and inste I'D
Of taking advantage of the new French law
Of divorce, the couple intend to spend the
remainder of their lives In harmonious
union.
A patent has been issued for en- apparatus
to run sewing machines. The inventors
have succeeded in constructing an apparatus
which is reliable substitute for foot power,
and which does away with the laborious and
fstiguing treadle. The motive power Is or.
binary clock springs, arranged so as to run
the motor with any speed desired by simply
bearing the foot on rest. A few moments
winding up sufiices 10 store enough power
In the motor TO run sewing machine all
day.
No part Of the quarrel between Spain and
Germany over the possession of that Micro
nesian group Of coral islands known Is the
Csrolines, IL creditable to either Of them.
Neither country has q particle of right in the
islands, and In any case their trade Is not OF
consequence enough TO justify dispute.
Spain has never attempted to exercise SOW
erelgnty In the Carolines, and bases its
claims on certain traditional rights Of dis
covery. II Is said on good authority that no
Spanish vessel had even visited the islands
for twenty FIVE years, until the affair Of last
month.
No other foreign nation has tenth part
the right TO claim authority In the Carolines,
the Gilbert and the Marshall Islands, which
the United States has. American mission
aries, sent out more than q generation ago
by the american Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions" were the first foreign.
ers TO effect real and permanent occupa-
tion Of the islands. They have accomplished
. great work there. Thousands Of natives
have been civilized aud educated, and more
than forty churches, with aggregate mem
bership Of four thousand, are now 10 exist.
encs. These Americans have reduced the
Polynesian language to writing, and given
the people . literature. The only vessel
regularly plying among the islands Is the
American missionary steamer, the "Morn-
ing Minneapolis Tribune.