Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-18
GABLE GRAMS.

A TEHErAN dispatch says the govern.
ment Of Herat has sent men to fortify
BAHIA Murg hab
THE English Afghan frontier com
mission IS moving TO the upper ParOp-
amisus Mountains, to avoid the heat
THE Turkish government has sent
1,700 troops to Salonica on account of
the threatening attitude of Russia on
the Bulgarian frontier.
THE mahdi has issued proclamation
which has been extensively circulated
in the countries bordering upon the
Persian gulf, stating that it is his in.
tention TO invade boUn Egypt and Ara
ba.
OsMAN DlGNA's troops make attacks
on Suakim nearly every night Eleven
thousand refugees have arrived at
Dongolia from Khartoum AID Berber
The mahdi is allowing Egyptian prison
ers to depart.
THE celebrated Islander case of Chas.
W. Adams against Lord Coleridge
has beenCompromis5d, the latter pay
ing $4,000 on the occasion Of Mr..
Adams marriage to Mildred, daughter
Of Lord Coleridge,
ADyIcEs from Merry are to the effect
that the Russians are taking the great
est care to prevent foreigners commun-
icating with the Turcomans and have
expelled Persians who were supposed
TO be CORES ponding with Afghans.
THE newspapers of Rangoon, are dis
causing the separation of Burmah from
India and making it crown colony.
They complain of the neglect of the
Indian government. The Rangoon
Chamber of Commerce supports the
proposal.
IN connection with the dispute over
the right eff the Duke of Cumberland to
succeed to the Grand Duchy of Bruins
wick, the German press is demanding
tho passage of a law excluding all
foreign princes from succeeding TO the
throne in any OF the German states.
SIR julius BENEDICT, the musician
and composer, is dead. Sir Julius mad
so far recovered from recett illness
as to be able to resume the practice of
his profession aAd prepare for lis an
nual concert. His death was entirely
unet pected, 1t followed quickly upon
a sudden relapse.
A terrible calamity is reported from
Theirs, France. During murder trial
I the court house was crowded with men
and women, and when they were max
4 ing their exit after the adjournment Of
1 the court, a heavy stone stairway,
crowded with people, suddenly gave
I way and fell crushing twenty -four
| persons 20 death and injuring 1853 9th
/ ers.
THE Times says: United States Min
/ lister Phelps spoke at the lord mayor
| banquet TO the Judges with grace of
| dictiOn an an elevated tone thQt proves
1 him fitted to fill Mr. LOwell's place az
well socially as officially. He will be
/ the medium toward bringing the Eng
lish and American bars and benches
together in other modes than by their
partnership in law books and axioms.
Tue German dispatch boat Pemmer.
ania, while cruising on the North Sea,
observed a fleet of English vessels fish.
/ ing in prohibited waters. The Pommer-
ania sent an armed crew with a form Al
protest on board IN English steamer
acc, mpanyiEg the fleet, The Pommer-
auia and then seized Yarmouth lighter
towed it into Wilhelmshaven where il
is now detained.
GLADSTONE and his ministry having
resigned the following is forecast Of
a portion of the new cabinet:
Marquis of Salisbury Prime minister ana sec
| Rotary ut state Ter foreign department
! Sir Michael Hicks Beach Chancellor Of FIX
cheQuer and leader in the house Of commons
] Sir stafford N0rthCote who will 40 Go the house
| Of lOrdsf-Lord president OF council
Lord Randolph Churchill Secretary Of state
| for India.
for war