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The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-16

four months on Lesseps' Panama canal, and
only 5000, 600 out Of the 102, COZ, 600 meters TO
be cxcavatcd had been dug March II, 1854
At this rate the canal can, perhaps, be com.
pleted in, say eighty years, at cost OF about
e2,OOo,OU,Wu
The Mexican government believes in Ead's
ship railway scLen,e sufficiently to guarantee 5
per cent for fifteen years on a5,Wo.0W OF
stock and the free importation OF coal Tor tho
use Of the railway and the ships. The railway
will cost sj0,0W,OOO and the distance across
Tehuantepec is IL. miles.
Tracklaying on the Canadian Pacific rail-
road, at the gap, says the Montreal Herald.
was proceeding at the rate OF two and half
miles day, when the work was suspended in
order to push forward the troops by sleighs.
Work was resumed few days ago, and track
laying will be finished hy the ~ or Il inst.
Lord Mayor John OConnor is in another di-
lcmns about tho cvic flag Of Dublin. Tho
lord mayor being strong nationalist, at first
declared in public speech that II the prince e
| lowered from the mansion house, his lordehiP
Official residence Then he said the flag would
| DO officially down, and now the nag has been
stolen
Hostilitics between Guatemala and the allied
republics have been suspended and IN armis-
tice Of one months duration 10 announced
The legislative assembly Of Guatemala has an
nullsd tho decree promulgated BY President
Barrios ON Feb. % in which . union Of tn.
Central American republics was proclaimed
| and BarriOs was announced - dictaeer AND
supreme military chicftain Of all Centra!
America The gold -hilted sword Of President
Barrios was found on the battlefield OF Chal-
chuaaips broken. According to the latest in
tellgence received here, President Barrios u
doad No particulars have been received
A judgment Of the court OF review ct Quebec
composed Of Judges Casault Caron and Bour-
gers and three Roman Catholica has JUS
disposed Of dangerous protsnsion" OF
the part Of the ecclesiastical authorities
Tho case was that Of one Francois L
Henreux, whose second marriage with I
widow named Pagan had been ecclesias
tically annulled on the ground Of .spiritua
afinify,r from which an episcopal dispense
ton had not been previously obtained. Hen
rcux applied 10 the superior court to civil.
confirm this annuliment, bat Judge (now chic
justice) Stuart decided the suit in favor OF tn
wife, ruling that the civil code did not recog
nize such cause Of nulty - spiritual affinity
, The court Of review has just unsnimousl
affirmed this decision.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Gen Sheridan does not think that Riel will
retreat into Montana, but that he will make for
the British American forests
Ex-Gov. Sprasue of Rhode Island, ID now .
business man in the City OF Mexico, while
Mrs.. Kate Chase Is educating her children in
Europe.
The approaching death of Gen. Grant brings
sorrow to many households here. and all in
tended movements in official society walt on
the sad, inevitable event.
The collection of engravings belonging to
the late J. L. Claghorn of Philadelphia becomes
the property to President Garrett, OF tho Bal
timore 4 DINO, for SlJU,Vo.
Mrs. Matt Carpenter and her daughter are
among the numbers at Fortress Monroe, spend
ing few weeks there on their way up from
Florida. Miss Carpenter was converted to
Catholicism by Mgr. Capel, and has lately
joined that church.
FOREIGN NEWS GOSSIP.
Tho new German tariff on lumber enhances
.he import duty on sawn lumber to 20 per
cent of Its actual value.
Col. Irvine telegraphs that the situation al
Prince Albert is very critical and urges that
reinforcements be sent
Mr.. Baumgarten Of Montreal has equipped
fifty men with horses and supplies to tight
Ricl The horses alone cost him slO,On
Princess Dolgorouki, widow of the lato czal
of Russia, is living in Paris in queenly style.
The car made excellent pecuniary provisions
for his second family.
Mgr. Di Rende, papal nuncio at Paris, hai
been appointed cardinal protector of English
speaking Catholics at Rome. He will be thu
medium Of appeal to the holy see by English.
speaking Catholics instead OF the episcopate.
About ga. aOO, 600 has been expended IL
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THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

THE CRIMINAL CALENDAWs
o. & Marshal Hughes Of Va, is dcfaulter.
Near Monmouth, ILL.,, Edward Nash, IN in-
sane youth, shot and killed his mother and
sister.
At Portland, Or. missing Ma Thompson
was found, and at once arrested on charge Of
bigamy.
Adam Faust, who has hitherto bono good
reputation, is in jail at Sioux Falls, OAK, for
horse stealing.
The notorious Felix Constant and Mcdonald
were hanged, recently, at Beech Creek, near
Benton, Mont, for horse stealing.
At Pierre, Oak, in the Small murder invcs-
tigation, Bennett, the accomplish Of Bell, turn
ed states evidence, and showed where tho
body was buried Lynching is talked Of.
John Siege Of Dubuque suicided with re-
volver He was proprietor of q stone quarry,
and had passed the prime OF life. lntirmities
and dependency arc assigned 81 tho cause OF
his act.
william H. H. Bemis Of Sherburne Falls.
Mass, was arrested, charged with incest with
his two daughters, aged eighteen and thirteen
respectively He was bailed in s5.OUO, but his
| bondsmen surrendered him, and he IL now IN
| Jail awaiting examination.
Richard Bascombe and wife, living on .
farm 1--WE miles from North Platte, were
burned to death in their house recently. The
| post norton went TO prove that Bascombe and
wife were murdered and the house fired to de-
stroy all traces Of the crime
E T. Pierce student at the Cleveland Mil
itary academy, has been arrested at Eric, Pa.
| for thieying from several stores. He had gone
| to Erie with the intention of clipping with q
| Cleveland girl who did not keep her agree
| ment to meet him at the former place.
Fred Heldt, aged for;y-years, q well-to-do
resident of Milwaukee was arrested by Detec.
tive Keller in Chicago and brought to Milwau-
kec on charge Of incest The alleged victim
| lie his niece, Min, Heidi, and the complainant
is the girls brother, who lives at Clinton, Iowa.
Samuel Trice, a well known sporting char.
acter of Bozeman, Mon, who has figured con-
spicuously in several criminal cases, and who
was indicted by the grand jury for living in
open adultery with enc lollie Burbank, made
| amurderous attack on A. X. Yerkes, the editor
of the Bozeman Chronicle, for having publish
ed an account Of the case IN his paper.
f. II. Heldt, a wealthy tailor of Milwaukee
was arrested in the Iostofice at Chicago ant
brought to Milwaukee. He is charged with SC
| ducing his twenty one year old niece, Mimi,
Exedt, from Clinton, Iowa, whom he Travelled
| with through Europe and America. In Indian
| apolis q short time age she gave birth to
child, when he brought h,r to his home, telling
| his wife that the girl was married and had beei
forsaken by her husband
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Frock coats are rolled lower than last season
and close with four buttons. Tho cuffs are
four and a half inches deep and close with two
buttons. The fashionable length for person
five feet eight inches tall, is Isl inches on
tire length The lapels are faced with silk,
and the edges are bound flat with braid from
eight to ten lines wide.
Pantaloons are cut larger in the leg, the fash
ionab,e size now beng is inch knee and IL 4
inches at the bottom with slight
eprIpg over the foot The seams are made up
plain. aud pockets in front arc losing caste
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NEWS OF THE Week SUMMARIZED.
FROM WASHINGTON.


The president signed tho commissions Of
the newly appointed ministers and consul gon-
ais.
Ex-Gov T. Jarvis, the newly appointed
minister to Brazil, has qualified at tho state de-
partment
The administration 10 afraid Of trouble II an
attempt is made to Dust settlers from tho VIM
neDago and Grow Creek reservations.
Secretary Whitney is informed that the force
Of marines sent recently would be sufficient to
protect American interests at AspinwaiL
Owing to the critical condition of Gen Grant,
tho president has postponed indefinitely the
general evening reception TO the pubic, winch
was To have been gwen the inst
Tho controller Of the treasury says that while
tho failure of the Exchange National bank OF
Norfolk, Va, Is . most serious one. tho gov
eminent is amply protected, and will suffer no
loss in consequence
Tho Galena, Commander Kane's vessel, 10
armed with Calling and Hotchkiss guns. andis
manned by 800 sailors. marines and officers.
Navy officers at Washington cxpress surprise
that Kane did not blazo away ct tho Colombian
rebels Who insulted our dag
John q McAlmont Of Pennsylvania was ap-
Po'n'ou oo'a .. - a.-.
onn.rns,o- ~ the trs.snrv 5udce Chsrlss
Cheslev. solicitOr Of intcrnel revenue, resigns
ct request of Secretary Garland
Tia fact that v,ce Presi.leut Hendricks fail.
"A n v.c.ta thu chair in order that . presi.
-.,,,.. n. .h..er IN axcitine
yen. ply " H.. " .s.. 200 ~ Arthur WHO
comn,cne aou. 49,. sSSso.1 n ,;Es manner
~: ne" W. =. he tho A. om,ssion 81 MI
Snlcn - ocnsvV ~ " ~ ~
1''o A"o"" !" "''
Az the Republican senator's acted on thu
principle that tho president nad no nen'
remove without cause, ofhcials whose once
we're covered BY the tenure OF once acs. II ~
Cle'easna nss ssx 49, ',,0 ..t,r d,ae rre.;den
~ ~: oplnipn ~ .v - 80. .or,ovsis
'n'nAs no "ss '"o 'i6'A' " Ns.0
The secretarv of the navy has received up
,,,o.t;or. from nearly eli the naval ofacer
p'.'~''o'' '.o-. 49, 49,,
who arc avaiapiy located 20 ue som' - Aip..
wall. Tho secretary says that II al wn9 Ia
applied were permitted 70 go nc wo1l1 n ~,
more officers than men he received tnc s ~.
lowing diepatch from ommahueI ns.c, " =: -:
GalenA: hold Two OF the most PTomlnTv"t ~ =
surgents VINO sssistea IN hrhe AsPn, WI" 49,, : ~
sot thnkit - safe 70 deliver mem 70 anS So'on
olan a"'nor'"es' WIN "'"'" P'''' WYNN
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HENRY O'REILLY, the veteran his
torian and journalist, who edited The
New York Patriot, which was Gov.
De Witt Clinton's party organ in 1929,
and who has written lots OF local his
tory, is still living in comfortable quar-
tiers at st. Mary's hospital in Rochcs-
ter. not as an invalid, but for the benc-
lit of what he calls "quiet and placid
surroundings"
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with tasty dressers. Two watch pockets OF h6-
eral size are IN the waist seam in front, while
two hip or pistol pockets are all that are a.
lowed in fashionable pantaloons.
Vests are made 10 roll lower. according to
the character Of the coat they are worn with,
and close with five and SIX buttons The points
at the bottom are cut away slightly. II is re-
ported that tho double breasted vost is coming
into use, and by the arrival OF next winter Will
be in "full blast"
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In Philadelphia the other day Mr..
Moody said lady told him she wanted
to DO a Christian, but not to give up
the theater. Ibid you ever hear me
speak against the theater?" inquired
the evangelist. mo; but If l become
a Christian can l go to the theaterP'
said the pcnitent. YES" said Mr..
Moody; "but you must give Christ the
first Mace"
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PRINCE MErrERNICH has written the
,libretto and one Of the ROthschilds the
music Of an operetta which is present.
ily to be produced on the private stage
at the princes chateau Of Konigswart,
in Bohemia. The Princess Metternich
and her daughters will be among the
nerfOrmers.
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HENRY NJ. STANLEY is pushing to it,

HENRY NJ. STANLEY is pushing to its
completion the manuscript of work
On his African labors. The work will
bear the title, Congo, or tho Found
ng Of a State; a Story of Work and
Exploration" 1t will consist OF two
good. sized volumes, and it Is expected
that the manuscript will be ready for
the printer within a month.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF NEWS.
Two hundred and fifty marines left brooklyn
for Panama.
At . great revival just endedat Princeton,
Ind, four hundred persons we're converted.
Near Corning, Ohio, there is reported dis
covery OF hundreds of acres Of stone, which,
when exposed to fire, becomes nearly puro
article Of soap.
Walnut, Iowa, has been thpwn into state
Of excitement over the question Of closing sa-
looms, of which there have been seven running
without license and without any sort Of per-
NIT
W. J. and f. Ellsworth, dealers in groceries
and crockery, at Madison, WIS.,, made an as
signment to W. +. Main for the benefit Of
creditors. Liabilities are $1,000; nominal
assets 4SOOO Tho First Rational Bank Of
Madison Is involved to the extent of 81 300,
and Reed, Murdoch Fischer, Chicago, over
el,0O0.
The Minneapolis s,ciety for the suppression
Of vice fled articles If incorporation with the
secretary Of state. The object of the society,
as stated, is to aid he municipal, state and
United States authorities IN the enforcement
Of the laws for the suppression Of the
trade in, aud circulation Of OBJ
scene, immoral or indecent literature. etc.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-16

MIR. VANDERBILT, with party Oh
ten. is at Mobile, whence he Will go 10
New Orleans.
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A VERY pretty story is told OF Victor
Hugo. the little 4-year-old son OF
James Parton, the historian. One day
last summer he was found in the gar
den kissing the rosebuds to make them
imam
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Rev. DR.. Newman and DIR. Shrady left Gen.
Grants house on the morning of the I'd inst:
"The general has just walked up" said the
former "Hc slept peacefully Tor several
hours, awakening only at intervals for little
nourishment. The first thing lac said this
moistcncd his throat"
Dr. Shrady seemed in light spirits as he but
toned his coat about him and stepped down
toward the park for little morning air. 10
your correspondent he said:
'sThe change in Gen. Grant this morning Is
simply wonderful He has had good sleep,
taken his nourislment, and is again resting
quietly"
"Bright as button" was the response. "lie
seemed often to anticipate our own suggestions,
and his replies are always quick and To tho
point"
"No; he rested in his reclining chair, which
has been made az comfortable as possible, and
il much better for him than the bed 1t per-
mits linn to change his position easily, and at
the same time supports hi, head in a way to
prevent any accumulation in his throat"
Show do you account for the change this
morning."
$40 one can tell. When wo look back and
think that his condition was such on yesterday
morning that, at the closest calculation. delay
of five minutes in the bypolermic injection Of
brandy, (which was given him, would have
caused his death, the change this morning Is
SIMPLY RENIARKABIE
On Saturday morning, DIR. Shfady said
"Thcrc il one point about Gen. Grants
trouble" said he, 'that has not yet been brought
| out The cancer itself has not yet sufficiently
| developed to put man in ordinary health in so
| dangerous q condition. If the generals consti-
| tuition were only AZ strong a. the average man
| he would be good for six months yet at least
| The severe mental and physical shocks he has
| had the past year or 20 are the things that are
telling against him at this juncture His
| them. For all that, regard his rallies, and
especially that Of to-day as simply marvellous,
and almost beyond belief. There was one time
| Wednesday morning when Thought another
| five minutes would finish him. To night he Il
| better than he has been in week. For all
that, however, he MAJ sink away rapidly, and
| DO dead within the next hour"
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SERGEANT MASON, who shot at Gui-
teau, Is living quietly on his Virginia
farm with Betty and the baby. his
museum experience yielded him near
ly 425, 900 in cash.
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CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE, in Florida
Tor a month, says that he is going to
pass the time ..as lazily as possible.
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KING HUMBERr, Of Italy. has under
taken the task Of eilecting reconcile
alton between PlOnplOn Bonapartc
and his wife.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-16

The Princess Louise Of England is
modelling statue in bronze OF her
.royal mother, which is to be placed IN
the Lincoln cathedral.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-16

GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN's subscriptions
for the benefit Of the New orleans eN'
position amount to $1,000.
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MEssRs. FLOOD AND MACKAY will. 1t
il is said, erect two business blocks in
San Francisco the coming summer to
cost 81 10000 each.
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4 correspondent learns the following con-
cerning the fight between Riels forces and tho
police and citizen soldiers ON Thursday, March
III The story is direct from half breeds who
were present Learning that the force was en-
route for Duck Lake. mounted half-brecLs,
twenty in number startcd to reconnoiter. They
met q force Of 100 men police and citizens
i'm slcighs, and the half breeds scat
tered Crozier, in command Of the police,
Thought an effort was being made to sur
round him and ordered his men to fire.
Seeing half breeds falling dead at the first
fire, his followers returned the shots with
much execution. The fight was short
but hot The half breed, who tells tho
story, counted thirteen dead on tho
Geld When tho police returned the
route to Fort Carlton was traced with blood
The half breeds lost four killed, and one In
dian not in the fight was accidentally shot An
other story OF the half breeds side Of the fight
il told. T. w. jackson, member Of the terrific
rial council says Gabriel Dumas. ono of Riel's
lieutenants, told him Crozier was coming to
take supplies from Duck Lake Dumas took
thirty mounted men armed with Remingtons
and met Crozier's force few miles from tn I,
spot where the trail enters a coolie and
bluffs. Both parties stopped. The half breeds
were ordered 10 scatter in the bush, in order
that they might not be much exposed
Crozier thought a surround was attempted,
and fired first. The half breeds lost four Kill
led and two wounded Crozier hal thirteen
killed, who, according to the last story, were
left on the field. Both half breeds above i'll
terviewed assert that Riel's orders are never
to fire first.
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Operations unAsf Certain Classss Of n.
tries OF Land IN the 1orthwsst and Else
whore ouspsnAsd.
The commissioner Of the general land Office
Las ordered that final action in the land Office
upon all entries of the public lands except pr
vate cash entries, and such scrip locations as
are not dependent upon acts Of settlement and
cultivation be suspended ia the following
localities: All lands west of tho FIRST guido
meridian, Kansas; all west of range IL west, IN
Nebraska; the whole of Colorado. except lands
in the Tito reservation, all lands in New Mexico,
Montana, Wyoming and Nevada, and that
portion of Minnesota north OF the indemnify
limits of the Northern Pacific railroad and
east Of the indemnity limits Of the Chicago
Minnesota 4 Manitoba railroad. Final action
in the land Office Is also ordered to DO sus-
pended upon all timber culture entries un der
tho act Of June 8, 1875. which have not already
been examined; also in al cases Of desert land
entriea
There have been . good many charges OF
fraud made at Washington and throughout tho
country in regard to pinc and other land entries.
past two or three years, - all will remember.
Corporations and private syn,licates have been
charged tn hiring men 10 mako presumption
entries and then transfer their claims to the
former. II IL doubtless true that this plan
and the government and honest settlers
defrauied 10 prevent further fraud
Of this nature 10 presumably the OBJ
ject Of tho order. Its effect will be
to prov mt final proving up ON al pre- emp.
ton, homestead and timber culture entrics-in
fact ON all entries on public land except where
land has been offered for sale, in which latteI
case one may purchase by private cash sales
| but only in this manner Scrip locations ar
also excepted. Tho object 10 probably to al
low the commission to investigate the numcr
GUS charges Of fraud and refuse to allow ina
proving up in cases where fraudulent intent
evident II can work no hardship Il
tho actual settler, - IL will only defer his tim
for final proving mp, and it IL not likely tina
the government will throw any hindrance II
tho way of ono who is proved to 10 an aetna
settler Tho order affects bat little land in Min
nesota, only that between the eighth and tent
co. rection lines and the fourth and nfth meri
dians-the strip from Lake Superior west +
Red Lake reservation. A large portion Of this
also. will not DO affected, ~ it 10 not yet sur
veycd
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The dominion government is taking active
precautions against Fenian plots.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-27

His coming in our hearts is that which will
edo for us more than we can ask or even
think" The genesis of the views in regard
to the visible kingdom is the same in recent
as in ancient times.
The way that external circumstances mod
ify the truth is continually held up before
men. The people who camefnto the Roman
church were used to authority and naturally
brought the conceptions of authority with
them. They said some control and power was
needed in order to put the people down, that
Rome must be the mistress of the Christian
world and trample on every form of opposi-
ton. It was natural that she became mer-
cenary and selfish. God tolerated monarchy
in the Hebrew race that they might make
the most of it and see the result. 1t proved
to be poor thing. So in later times Israel
was allowed to embody ideas; this resulted
in the breaking up of power and the institu-
ton of reform
Ali through the history of Christendom
certain forces by their very nature have
been opposed to Christianity. They opposed
while they could and when they saw that it
was in vain they attempted to drive Chris
tianity.
What is the use of following out this line
of thought? In the first place we see what it
is important to see; that is, the harmony in
the great elements of the system of truth;
each part has its own peculiar function and
is influenced in its own way by outside cir
cumstances.
Then, too, we see what truths we ought to
be at pains to emphasize before the people we
are trying to keep. Circumstances change
and the law for the ancients no longer holds.
We must not follow a childish invitation; but
must see whether things set up by cause
and for an end.
People say that all we want is ethics. That
has been the craving of every honest heart
since the world began. In setting forth
I
that has any hope of success in giving to the
world the system of practical ethics. If we
begin to be good we must take hold of an
outside power which is found only in the
gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. We must
have an idea to look up to and be infused by.
The person of the Lord only can give us this
idea. In his manly, loyal, self-sacrifcing
life; in his word ipcarpate in sum and sub
stance, we see it and by this means are we
infused and inspired.
The grace of God brings salvation and en-
ables us to live soberly, righteously and God