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FOREIGN.

LONDON, Feb. GA telegraph
states the cabinet were summoned to
meet at two this afternoon to con-
slider the question CT resigning.
LONDON. Feb. 2S.-Ponsonby, the
Queens private secretary, left Lon
don to day and visited G a1stOne at
Downing street. He was clOseted
with the prime minister for long
time.
BRUSSELS, Feb. % The lie Norde,
the Russian organ, in an officially
inspired article says. Russia is re-
solved to respect existing arrange
ments concerning Afghanistan, pro-
vided the other side to these arrange
ments respects them.
LONDON, Feb. % -Rumors are
current that in case Gladstone re-
signs he will propose as his successor
the Marquis of Harrington, the pres
ent minister of war.
LONDON, Feb. 2s.--The cabinet
council met at 2 this afternoon and
are still in session. Earl Spencer,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, is pres
ent, having arrived from Dublin
this morning. The outline of the
meeting is very uncertain, but a
crisis is predicted.
ROME, Feb. 2S.-The government
has sent million dollars to Masso-
wah for the purchase of camels. The
action taken indicates that Italy in
tends to take steps for the relief Of
Kassala.
LONDON, Feb. % --Advices from
Durham announce that reports are
current there to the effect that
proposal has been made to organize 4
contingent of 5000 surplus for service
in s Judan.
ROME, Feb. 2S.-The second italian
expedition to the Red sea under COM
mand of Colonel Leitenitz arrived at
Assabu.
PARIS, Feb. 28.-Special advices
from Pehin state that all the digni-
tarles of the Chinese Empire have
teen summoned to give their opln-
ions as to the expediency of continu-
ing the war with France.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE..

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.- r ,agan
asked unanimous consent to take
from the Speakers table the Inter.
State Commerce bill for the purpose
Of non-cOncurrence in the Senate
amendments thereto, but Kean Oh
jected.
Rcsencrans. from the mmittee
on military affairs, reported a bill for
the retirement of Gen. II. G. Wright
with the rank of Major General.
The House proceeded with fu' ther
consideration of the Sundry Civil
bills. Hoar offered an amendment
providing that money appropriated
to aid the New Orleans EXP osi.ion
shall be used first in payment of the
Indebtedness now outstanding of the
exposition due to persons living out
side Louisiana including debts to
foreigners or foreign nations and such
rs are due States and Territories, and
second in payment of all premiums
awarded by the Exposition. The
amendment was adopted, yeas 2O6,
nays So. Potter then moved to strike
out the entire clause, lost, yeas 122,
nays 159.
The bill then passed-yeas, 1853:
nays, l07. The Senate amendments
to the legislative appropriation bill
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A GrOyyl From IL ussia.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 27.-The
JoArn al de st. Petersburg says c,L-
cerning the Afghan difficulty, 1t is
to be hoped that Earl Dufferin who
is instructed to confer with the
Ameer of Afghanstan will give the
latter wise council, If England and
Russia are to regard Afghanstan as a
buffer to prevent friction, the Amer
must not make it a brand Of discOrd
or interfere with delimitation on the
frontier. The fact that the Ameer is
to have an interview with Earl Duff
ferin shows the Ameer is. dependent
on British policy, therefore British
policy is the more responsible for the
acts of the Ameer. Ii is to be hoped
that the moderation and prudence of
the English cabinet will prevail in
the settlement of the frontier dispnte
despite the clamor raised by English
politicians. The Journal concludes
this significant article with the fol-
Owing non-politlcal epierarn, 'pres-
tige endangered on the Nile cannot
be restored on the Fl .r rim road" -
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The Montana Belle, one of the
most promising mines in Montana
district. has been developed to the
depth of 1O3 feet. and is better at that
depth than any point above. The
rich streak in the vein has widened
to thirty-three inches and greatly
improved in richness, the ore in it
assaying from 800 to 1900 or. The
owners, Messrs. Belle, Chamberlin 4
Co., intend to resume work in the
mine at an early date, and will sack
the ore for shipment to the Omaha
snlelter. Their programme IS to send
$4,000 worth in their first shipment
which will 60 forward early in the
spring. The mine is held at quarter
of q million do lars, and is well worth
that sum.
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The Enslish Ministry Sustained,

LONDON. Feb. 2S.-The govern
ment's majority of IA in the division
on the censure motion in the COM
mons last night, has not disappolnt-
ed the conservatives. It is the low
eat majority the government has
ever obtained upon any important
question since it entered Office. The
conservative vote, which is normal
ly estimated at 24S, was increased to
2S8 by the vote of Goschen and other
wings and "a Irish members. The
peace radicals supported the govern
ment. The excitement became in
tense toward the end of the debate
when it became known that q Sec
tion of wings and the Parnellites had
decided to vote against the govern
ment. This report led q number of
hesitating radicals to vote against
the censure notion thus saving the
government from defeat. The STAN
ddrd commenting on the small ma
jority by which the government es-
capped the vote of censure, says the
cabinet is bankrupt of influence, and
Gladstone has received q severe les
son. It is reported that before the
division on the censure motion. the
ministry had decided to retire from
office if their majority should be un-
der fifteen.
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Mrs. Dudley Again.

NEW YORK, Feb. Z8.-The Gen
eral Sessions Court room was crowd
ed this morning with persons anx-
ions to witness the proceedings in
the arraignment of Mrs. Dudley for
shooting Rosa, and Dick Short for
stabbing Captain Phelan. Short was
first arraigned. His face was flushed,
but his manner was calm and COL
lected. Short pleaded mot guilty"
to the charge of assault and battery.
The recorder said as the case was an
aggravated one he would increase
the bail from So, 600 to $1,000. Short
was then removed. Mrs. Dudley
was then arraigned and approached
the bar with a quiet smile. Her
counsel said that by his advice she
stood mute. The recorder directed
the plea of mot guilty. te
entered for Mrs. Dndley, and her
bail fixed at $500. The accused was
then taken back to prison. Neither
Captain Phelan or O'Donovan Rosa
was present during the proceedings.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE..

| aOCoEs
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The COM
mittee on foreign affairs, by a vote
Of six to four, adopted Phelps reso-
luton relative to the Congo con-
gress. The following, reported by
Representative Belmont, will be re-
ported by the minOrity committee:
''That the House Of Representatives
heedful of the admcnitions of Wash
lpgt0n and faithful to that neutral
policy of separation aud peace which
our situation and the wisdom of
free people have hitherto enabled US
to maintain, do hereby explicitly
record their dissent from the act of
the President of the United States in
accepting the invitations of Ger
many and France to participate in
the International Congo Conference
at Berlin, instead Of declining the
same, as tending to the reversal of
our traditionally established and
approved foreign policy"
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Mitchell
offered the following preamble and
resolution:
WHEREAS, The commercial value
of silver has 80 far deprecated that
standard silver dollars coined under
the act of 1878 are now worth but 50
cents in the open market and
WHEREAS, The continued coinage
Of such deprecated dollars now
amounting to nearly S2OO, 600, 600
seriously threatens the suspension Of
gold payment by the Government
from necessity and the consequent
banishment of gold coin from active
circulation. therefore
r solued, That the committee on
finance be and hereby is instructed
forthwith to prepare and report
Senate a proper bill to pro vide for the
immediate suspension of the coinage
Of silver dollars and for the resump-
ton of such coinage whenever the
commercial value of the standard
dollars aforesaid shall rise to within
5 per cent. of par with standard gold
dollars of the United States.
Mitchell asked to have the resolu-
considered at once and to have read
in connection with the resolution, q
very important letter from distir-
guished person (meanlng the letter of
the President elect just published on
the silver question). Objection wss
made by Harris, Maxey and Cameron
of Wisconsin and others, both to
reading the letter and the present
consideration Of the resolutions. The
matter therefore went over one day
under the rule.
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HELENA. Feb. q. 1885.

HELENA. Feb. q, 1885.
Special dispatch TO the MINER.
In the Council, notices of bills
were given by Kennedy authorizing
Missoula county to build Jail. Also
for teaching a trade to the INDECENT
blind. @
By DeWolfe, concerning the diver
sion of water for agricultural, manu-
featuring and other purposes.
Bills were also introduced by De-
Wolfe concerning the poor tax. By
Kennedy, concerning INDECENT per-
sons brought into the Territory.
By Greene, for the protection of
hotel keepers.
Greene introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That John B. Reed,
the present rep orter of the Butte
Inter Mountain be hereafter excluded
from the Council cham-er of the
legislative as ,embly for unwarranted
criticism of the motives of the menl-
bers of this lody."
The militia bill was amended so as
to allow each company three hundred
dollars per annum, and its passage
recommended.
The House considered Potts. bill
relating to salaries of county officers
and recommended its passage.
The salaries for Silver Bow are:
Treasurer, S2,5O0; sheriff, $500; as
SCISSOR, $500; clerk and recorder.
$500; clerk of district court, $1,000,
probate judge, $1,000.
The wounded prisoner, Ashton,
died to-day.
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A torpid liver, a stomach out of
order, digestive appara us weak, and
the brain in consequence of these
disorders, over sensitive to exertion,
or to any unusual circumstance, and
the formula for a "crank" is COM
plete. Ayers Pills will rouse up the
liver, regulate the functions of the
stomach and bowels, the tirel brain
will be relieved, and the head resume
its wOnted leUel.
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LegislatiOm Against Chinese,

VICTORIA, B. G., Feb. 2s.-The
local legislature passed bill to pre-.
vent Chinese immigration. It goes
into effect upon tine close of tn pres
ent session a fortnight hence. It in-
poses fine of $50 or six months inn
prisonment on any Chinaman not a
previous resident who attempts to Ell
ter British Columbia. 1t is stated
that the early date at which the act
becomes a law will enable enforce
ment during the interval before til
order of its disallowance by the Do
minion government arrives.
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Wants to Secede.

HALIFAX, Feb. 27.-In the Nova
Scotia legislature Mr.. Power gave
notice that be proposed to question
the righ. of the parliament of Canada
to i"-pcse duty on flour. Another
member brought down resolution
stating that the union with Canada
has teen injurious to Nova Scotia,
and recommending an appeal to the
imperial authorities for leave to with
draw from the Dominion.
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THE HOUSE.
4 New Offer.

The owners of the bond on the Lit
tie Darling mine were yesterday Of
fered $50, 900 bonus in advance Of the
$75, 600 bond they now hold, provid-
ing the mine, lease, contract, bond
and everything else pertaining to the
mine should be Immediately turned
over to the new lessees. The main
shaft has been sunk thirty feet dur
ing the past week and will continue
to go down to depth Of 80 or 300
feet, before cross-cutting or further
drifting, begins.
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preventing an establishment, go Or
ganized, becoming IN time purely
civil in its organization, a military
organization. 1t seem to be entirely
inconsistent with our policy in such
matters. BY far the la gest part of
its clerical force in the city of Wash
ingtOn are called "enlisted men" and
are SO treated by law, and they enter
the service by personal selection of
its chief or his immediate subordi-
mates, but they perform the same
functions as clerks of any other
bureau of the War Department and
discharge the duties which in all
other departments are performed by
men certified by the civil service COM
mission under the law and regula-
tions of the President. This Is an
anomaly for the existence of which
mo good reason is apparent.
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Almost every stockman that has
arrived in Miles the past week has
been Questioned on the subject, and
one and all agree that the losses so
far have been Insignificant and con-
fined entirely to ''dogies," that were
brought in so late and SO poor that
it was impossible for them to put on
flesh sufficient before the cold wealth
er cme to 60 through the winter.
The only wonder is that more of
them have not died. Many native
cattle are fat enough for beef, and all
are rustling while horses and mules
are In first-class condition.
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Mrs. Dudley and Dick Short
Arraigned.
Call for an Extra Seseion of
the Senate.
The English Ministry is Not
Censured.
Gen. Grants Health.

New YORK, Feb. 28.-In regard to
Gen. Grants health Col. Frederick
Grant said to q Post reporter this af-
ternoon: "My father is a very sick
man. There is no use in longer de-
nying the fact. We have made every
effort to keep the true facts from the
public because we know that as soon
rs it should become known he was
dangerously ill there would be hund-
reds of letters coming in with everv
mail, and this only would exert him
and make his case less hopeful. My
father has had little rest for the past
few nj sh ts. He was upa nd about the
room for little while yesterday, and
We hope to get get him up again to-
day but he is suffering constant pain
in the ear and head. For any facts
concerning the nature of his disease
1 refer You to his physicians. The
doctors who are attending him are
DR.. Fordice Barker, DR.. J. H. Doug
las and DR., III. B. Sands of this city,
and DR.. T. M. Merker of Philad IL
phia.,n
DIR. Douglas said: 81 am in no
wise responsible for the rose colored
reports that appeared in the Medical
Journal last week. Two days before
the report was published had a con-
versatlOn with DR.. Sands at
General Grants house. The result
of the consultation was that we both
decided that the cancerous growth
at the root of the tongue was harden
ing and steadily growing worse. A
micrOscopical examination by an
expert proved beyond doubt case
Of malignant epithetical growth.
Gen. Grant is very sick man. l
think there is little or no hope that
he will recover. He Is breaking
down but has displayed much cour-
age. Less than month he has done
as much as six or eight hours work
a day, but has had little sleep for the
past eight days. We have tried to
keep the knowledge of his true con-
dition from the General, because he
had 80 many other trials to bear He
takes nourishment every day in
liquid form. He cannot eat solid
food, because he has lost all of his
teeth. They were extracted in the
hope of easing the pain. Although 1t
resembles neuralgia, it is not that,
pure and simple, but is a reflection
of the pain caused by cancer in the
throat. He has been suffering from
a severe pain in the right ear and on
the top of his herd. To case this,
his head is kept wrapped in hot fan
nels. 1 cannot say how near the end
is. He may live for months yet,
men suffering from this disease have
done it. I don't think there is
any hope that he will ever recover.
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EdmlndsOn Captured.
Special to the MINER,

Special to the MINER.
HELENA, NJ. T., Feb. %.
John Heating and John O'Neill,
the latter one of the captors of Con.
Murphy, captured Edmundson and
Dwyer tonight in Mcclellan gulch,
ten miles from town. They have
sent for the sheriff in order to deliver
the prisoners to them and avoid all
difficulty in getting the reward this
time. 1t is rumered the prisoners
were riddled with bullets before they
their capture and are either dead or
badly wounded.
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Annoying.

PARIS. Feb. 27.-The announce
ment made In the British house of
commons yesterday by Lord Fitz--
maurice, under secretary of the for
eign department., that France has
been notified by England that she
could not assent to frances deciar-
ing against rice as contraband OF
war in China, is growing annoying
to the French government. 1t is be-
licved that the attitude taken by the
British government will produces a
tension in the present relations b5-
tween France and England.
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Arrest of Anarchists

BERNE, Feb. 27.-In consequence
of the decision to expel anarchists
from Switzerland, the police raided
suspected houses this morning and
wholesale arrests were made. Ten
notorious anarchists were arrested in
this city.
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Still Kicking.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-In the House of
Commons this evening Henry La
boucher gave notice he would move
that the house regrets that the militia
has been embodied, because it indi-
Gates resolution on the part of Her
Majesty's government to interfere in
the Soudan by force of arms.
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banquet for Secretary Of State.

WILMINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Ere
ming NcaUs publishes statement on
entirely trustworthy authority that
Senator Bayard will ent r Cleve lands
Cabinet as Secretary of State, and
will forward his resignation as Sena-
tor to the legislature on Wednesday.
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Garland for Attorney Genera 1.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Star
says: 1t is stated to-day on unquek
toned authority that Senator Gar
land yesterday received a letter for
mally inviting him to accept the
portfolio of the department of JUS
tice, and the senator mailed his ac-
ceptance. While no doubt has been
entertained that Garland would be
appointed, it apr ears the formal ten
der of the position did not reach him
until yesterday afternoon.
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The Montana Marshalship.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The SEN
ate spent an hour in executive essiOn
to-day in consideration of the nons-
inatiOn of Edward A. Kridler of
Montana to be U. S. Marshal of that
territory, vice A. G. Bo.kin, to be
removed. Botkin is from Wisconsin
and senators from that state opposed
the confirmation of his successor. No
action was taken. The point was
made in debate that the nomination
of Kridler was due to influence of
First Assistant Postmaster General
crosby, who was supposed to have a
grudge against Botkin.
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Rioters Arrested.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 27. - The
men arrested last night for Great ng
riot around the mills where the weav-
ers' strike was in prog cess, to-day
were held in 900 bail each for in
citing the riot. Two others were
held in 81 800 bail for threatening t.
kill non-uniOn workman.
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GOrdOn's Letters to the Mahdi.

LONDON, Feb. %. Last October
the Mandi sent an autograph letter
to General Gordon. exulting over
the wrec6 of Col. Stewards steamer
and the murder of that officer and
companions. In proof of his knowl-
edge of the disaster which had over
taken Stewart he enclosed copies of
documents found on the steamer and
an account showing the state of the
munitions and supplies at Khartoum
at the time of Stewards departure.
By the messenger " no brought the
letter Gen. Gordon sent back de-
fiant reply to the Mahdi. He said !:
II do not care how many men you
killed or what success you gained.
1t makes no difference with me-"
After more In the same vein he con-
cluded with: I do not care what
forces you have, [ am made of iron
and intend to hold on here"
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Hendricks Visits the Presidcnt-The
Call for an Extra Session of
the Senate

Call for an Extra Session of
the Senate
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. 49, Vice
Presldent-elect Hendricks called at
the White House to-day, in company
with Henry D. Pierce, of Indianal-
oils, and the inaugural reception
committee. and paid his respects to
the President.
The President to-day issued the
following proclamation:
@@Ry the President of the United
States of America, proclamation
HWHEREAs, Subjects of interest to
the U United States require that the
senate should be convened at II
o'clock on the fourth day of March
next to receive and act upon such
executive subjects now, therefore, I,
Chester A. Arthur, President of the
United States, have considered it my
duty to issue this my proclamation,
declaring that this extraordinary oc-
casion requires the senate of the
United States to convene for the
transaction of business at the capital
city of Washington, on the fourth
dag of March next. at II O'Clock
noon Of that day, of which all who
shall at the time be entitled to act as
members Of that body are hereby re-
quested to take notice.
CHESTER A ARTHUR,
President.
FREDERICK T. FRELINGHUYsEN,
Secretary of State.
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SUAKIM, Feb. 2S.-A fter the late
action with the rebels in destroying
their advanced redoubts Lieutenant t
Askwith went to them to alter the
arrangement for exploding the mines.
While examining one of the mines
it exploded, and Askwith was blown
to pit ces.
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General Buller's Movements.

KoRTI, Feb. 27.-General Buffers
whole furce is now within one days
march of Gakdul. It reached this
point withou casualties. The sick
and wounded are doing we'll. Butler
expects to reach Korti early next
week.
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Mr.. Reads Denial.
HELENA, Feb. 2S, 1885.

HELENA, FeD. 3, 1880.
Special to the MINER
The statement published in your
special yesterday about my being
struck by member of the council is
false. No one struck me in any man
ner whatever, nor was any such at
tempt made. AS. an act of simple
justice hoLe you will publish this
dispatch and for confirmation of
truthfulness 1 refer you to Mr.. Buck
himself or any other member of the
council who was present.
J. Z. READ.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Rear Ad-
miral Jewett has been instructed to
send a vessel to the relief of a num-
ber of destitute American citizens in
the vicinity of Livingston, on the
west coast of Central America where
they had gone for the purpose of en-
gaging in work on the projected rail-
road.
It is estimated there has been de
crease of $3.OOO,OOO in the publ
debt during February.
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Looks Like War.

LONDON, Feb. 25.- Every member
of the ministry present this afternoon
at the cabinet council of the admiral
ty, have ordered six torpedo cruisers
and invited proposals for seven war
ships from the Clyde ship builders.
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SUAKIM, Feb. 27.-The activity of
the rebels during the la t two nights
has been great and effective. They
succeeding IN wrecking three ad-
vanced redoub:s without exploding
the mines, which the naval brigade
aud engineers had prepared in each.