The Mineral argus., 1885-02-12


made 10 coilpictc the college term, the Pres
byterian church having been secured for that
purpose.
The president transmitted to tho house .
letter from the secretery Of state concer ming
awards made by tine Venezuelan mixed COM
mission. In the opinion OF the secretary the
honor Of the United States calls for an iuvesti-
CATION OF the charge made by Venezuela that
seven awards amounting to ssA, IL. are tainted
with fraud
Deacon Albert Smith. Of the Baptist church
at Flushing, !. l., is said to have elopcd with
pretty Miss Maud Belmont of the same place.
Mr.. Smith has left a wife and three beau
tiful children behind him, and he declares he
will not come home again Mr.. Smith ~ very
handsome man, and was fsvorite with tho
society bellies Of the place.
Op,novan Rosa says he received the fol
lowing letter from Pittsburg: TO the Editor
Of the United Irishman: Just 80 sure ~ you
are = black hearted son Of hell, i will shoot
YOU through the heart before the close Of thir
~ days. No prepare To meet your master, the
devil This il no vain thaeat (Signcdl An
Engli 'hman. +. std d-n your SOUL
At De Soto, Vernon county, Wis, Charles
Worth shot aud instantly killed Charles Fur
man, whoNi he mis,ook for burglar Fur
man, while under the influence OF liquor, en-
tered the wrong house, near his boarding house
On discovering his mistake he ran. Citizens
supposed him to be q burglar and gave pursuit
Not stopping upon being ordered to halt he
was shot
Gov. Criten,len OF No. has within few
days received letter from the British minis
ter at Washington informing him Of Alfred
Sheldcn's arrival in England, alive and well.
Mr. sheldon, who was a resident Of Kansas
City, member of the Blue Springs company,
disappeared mysteriously on the night of Nav
4 last. He was said to be short eD,O uVin his
accounts.
A sherin's posse arrived at Arkansas City,
Ark, with Meredith Cole, a noted outlaw lead
or, anu five members of his band captured in
Indian Territory The other me arc Askew,
formerly . sheriff in Texas, the two Clark
brothers and Barber brothers Col has been
outlawed seven years. lie was wounded and
disabled in the capture but made strong re-
si-tance. A seventh member of the band was
killed
Miles City Daily Journal: This is the most
severe winter that has been experienced here
since the first visit of Lewis and Clarke and
has no paral lei in tho history of Montana: and
it IL for this reason especially that its effects
upon range cattle are being so closely watched
by Eastern capitalists. 1t is est mated by old
and experienced cattle men that the losses will
not exceed ) per cent. even if the severe wealth
er should continue for some time longer
Helena, Mont, SPECIAL: There was meet
ing Of the committee on safety, known as3-s-1-
:. The committee consists of about one hun
dred and fifty of the best citizens, thoroughly
organized, who are determined TO rid this
county of the hard gang now infesting IL.
There IL a Glow 20 the origin of the last fire,
which will receive prompt attention. and some
known criminals al other bad characters viii
he notified that there are healthier climes thar
Montana for tie =.
The Clearwater Advance commends the Pio.
neer Press in its new venture presenting III
its Sunday issue articles on current topics by
specialists II says the articles are made
doubly valuable because the authors 'arc
known TO he in full possession Of their powers.
II is u literary treat TO perusc their wrtings
The Advance il right, and the fact that these
articles are published in the Weekly 20 well ~
in the SUNDAY Pioneer Press places them within
reach of every body for One dollar yesr.
marvel Of cheap literature,
Gen. wolseley telesraphed from Korti tina
he had received reports from the surgeons at
Gubat, stating that Stewart was doing well.
No attempt has been made TO extract the bullet
which entered the right thigh. and il now LODI
gcd in the region OF the groin. In view OF the
many hardships and deprivations which
wounded men had to suffer, and the almost
constant moving they have been subjected TO,
most of them are making wonderful progress
toward recovery. In the cases of about two
thirds OF the wounded the injuries are very
bad.
Mr. Duester has framed a bill to put stop
To the fraudulent cultivation of claims against
foreign governments. by the terms of the bill
any person who presents to any department OF
the tuited States government, or to any joint
commission or arbitrator appointed under any
agreement between the United States and any
foreign govefnm-nt, claim against any fof-
elm government. knowing the same to be false
or fctit ous shall. upon conviction. he impris-
oned at hard labor for not less than one year
and not more than five years, or fined not less
/ than sl,tU, or not moro than s3.Un This
I will cut OH what has grown since the war, to
be a thrifty and busy branch OF practice
All the royal apartments of Windsor castle
have been ordered closed 10 all visitors. The
steps taken by her majesty in consequence
of the extraordinary pr cautionary measure,
generally advised l,y the ministry. The queen
conducted herself 70 rtoically throughout all
/ previous dynamite pailics that her present ac-
ton attracts much attention. II IL rel or;e
! that one of the great English railway corpora
| tons has decided To discharge from ITS employ
immediately all persons OF Irish BIRTH An
official estimate, made by government inspcc-
| tors, places the amount OF pecunary damages
wrought by the explosions in Westminster hall,
house of commons and tower at s'c.Un
Paul Holman, son of Judge Holman Of In
diana, at the house of Mrs. Stewart while At
tending as a guest at an evening entertainment;
knocked down Mr.. C. De Castro. an attache OF
the Venezuelan delegation The next day
Mr. Alexander j. GroSen, the second secretary
OF the Enssian legation. and Mr. John u. Mar.
cou of the Smithsonian institution, called on
Mr. Holman as friends of Senior DE Castro Il
demand an explanation. The result of theil
interview is made manifest by the following
card: To Mr. C. De Castro: Mr.. Holman re
grets that while under the influence of Iqno