Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-24

S1U, puttlng the once IN the preSldent,al
list with a salary Of sl,2oo. at Pembina,
Maryville and Tower City the salary fell
below 81 GEO. putting the Office in the fourth
class. At all the first, second and third
class offices not in the above list there was
no change in salaries.
THE OLD WORLD.
The composition of the new English cab
met has been partially settled as follows:
The marquis Of Salisbury, prime minister
and secretary of state for the foreign de-
partment; Sir Michael Hicks Beach chan
ceilor OF the exchequer: Lord Randolph
Churchill, secretary Of state for India; Sir
Richard Ashton Cross, secretary Of state
for the home department: Rt Hon. Edward
Gibson, lord chancellor of Ireland: Rt. Hon.
William II. Smith, probably secretary for
war; Col. Frederick Saleay, secretary for
the colonies: the earl of Carnarvon or Wis
count Cranbrook. lord lieutenant OF Ireland; :;
and Sir Stafford Northcote, lord president
of the council. Arthur j. Balfour, NJ. p,
nephew of the Marquis of Salisbury, has
been appointed chief secretary for Ireland:
Mr.. Holmes, attorney general, and Mr.
Monroe, solicitor general.
Prince Frederick Charles nephew Of
Emperor William of Germany, died of
appoplexy at Pottsdam on the 18th. He
had two strokes and death was painless.
The German court has gone into mourning
for one month.
The queen has sent Sir Stafford North
cote an autograph letter thanking him
an earldom. He will assume the title of
Earl of Eddesieigh and Viscount ST. Eyres.
The Marquis OF Salisbury insists on
assurances from the English Liberals Of
support but the Liberals refuse and have
made deadlock which may result in the
restoration uf Gladstone.
An explosion from fire damp occurred in a
colliery near Manchester, England, on the
18th inst. There were $40 miners at work
and it is thought over 100 were killed.
BIG BEAR RELEASES HIS PRISONERS.
Fort Pitt, N. W. T., Special Telegram,
June D.-Last night two Chippewayan
scouts, sent out by Strange, came into Mid
dleton's camp on Beaver river, north Of
Frog lake, and reported having met two
Wood Crees, who told them the McLeans
and other white prisoners were released
and were now en- route to Fort Pitt. The
story in detail, as reported to Middleton,
was that the latter could not have been
more than twelve miles from Big Bear when
the white troops turned back. Then, or
soon after, Big Bear, who had tired Of bush
marching and muskeg wading, determined
Wood Crees insisted on going north, to Lac
Des Isles above Beaver river, and took the
prisoners with them. How they succeeded in
getting Big Bears permission to take the
prisoners is not made clear, probably be-
cause the Wood Crees were stronger in
numbers. When the Wood Crees
got above Beaver they remembered
Canon McKay's message to them
at the time OF Steele's fight, and con-
cl1ded the best policy for them to secure
good terms was by delivering the prisoners.
Probably Mclean, despite the difficulties Of
the trail. decided to come into Fort Pitt
instead Of going to Strange. OF whose where
abouts he must have been ignorant.
FoRr PITT Special Telegram, June 20,
via Straubenzie, n. ". T., June els. L..
Bedson, chief transportation officer,
brother-in-law OF Mclean, left here this
morning with a Dougherty ambulance,
one or two buckboards and a wagon load
of provisions, on Middleton's trail to meet
the prisoners. This evening courier re-
turned to Middleton from Bedson with
dispatches dated S p. M, twenty miles
one OF Big Bears prisoners, who told him
twenty one prisoners were on the way to
Fort Pitt, destitute Of provisions and
badly Off for clothing. 1t appears that the
Wood Crees and Plain Crees separated
yesterday as wired, Big Hunter, chief Of
the former, saying his braves could fight
Big Bears men. il necessary: without guns,
but could not nor would not fight with
white men. Big Bear and party went
toward Turtle Lake, and in this direction,
Hodgson says. the prisoners heard cannon
firing day before yesterday. This is i'm
probable: but it true, must have been from
Otter, who to-day sends courier. saying
he has captured a party of Salteau. not
Crees, as reported yesterday. under Yellow
Sky. Big Bear allowed Big Hunter and
party with prisoners to go unmolested.
Probably he was tired Of them, and they
started for Cold lake thirteen miles north
OF Beaver river, where Strange is camped-
Big Hunter and people were glad to let the
prisoners go and gave them six ponies and
an OK. with such provisions as they could
possibly spare, unfortunately not much.
the Cold lake caches being taken By
Strange. Bedson's known energy leads to
the belief that he will push on and meet
the prisoners tonight and they are all
likely to be in here tomorrow.
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
A second great storm struck Iowa. and
portion Of Minnesota during Sunday
night, the I4th, Rochester, Winona- Lanes
boro. Owatonna. Austin, Granite Falls and
saltwater are among the points in Min
nesota~~hich report considerable damage
from wind and rain, but no fatalities