The Dillon tribune., 1885-11-21
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.
Down from the Late Telegrams.]


Gate Of California.
:. III. billiard match at Chicago Slosson
,.ta,,ed Shaeffer. The score was: Slosson
soo: Shaeffer, sol.
~. war fever at Philoppopolis is at its
,..hest nitch. Troops are being hurried
- the defense Of Sofia.
rh. issuance of silver from the mints
n the shape Of silver dollars, for the week
..a;,o November IA, was $62S,117, or
e..o,,6 in excess Of the same week last
year.
1ohn Bright, in speech at Birmingham
,,.tonced the conduct Of the Episcopal
church in America as proof that the
c,,,ch of England could maintain its
-;ohts without a state alliance.
On the 18th the Servian division, march,
mo on Widdin, gave battle to the Bulga-
r;s,s near Widdin and inflicted upon them
crushing defeat. The loss is heavy on
hotb sides. The Servians captured one
thousand prisoners.
The old Retiring Naval Board has been
dissolved and new one formed, com.
nosed of Rear Admiral John l.. Worden,
captain A. w. Weaver, Medical Directors
Thomas !. Turner and William 7. Hurd,
and Captain Richard w. Meade.
The British forces in Burmah have car.
,ied forts in the vicinity Of Minpla, and
CAPTURED the city after three hours firing
from floating batteries, armed launches,
and heavy guns on board the steamers.
The British lost four men killed and twenty.
seven wounded.
The President has made the following
appointments: Registers of land offices:
Henry Rinehart, of Oregon, at Lagrande,
Oregon; Winfield S. Austin, Of Washing.
ton Territory, at Olympia; Receiver of
public monies, John I. Clubhouse, of Ore.
gon. at LaGrande, Or; Indian Agent, Pc
ter Roman, of Montana, at Flathead agency,
Montana.
Chief Switzler, of the Bureau OF Sta.
tistics completed his annual report on For.
eign Commerce. 1t shows falling off in
our foreign trade, during the last fiscal
year of $93,c51,921. Comparing our for
eign commerce with that Of other nations
Great Britain stands first, Germany sec.
ond, France third and the United States
fourth.
A Washington special says: The Presi-
dent has called on the State Department
for full statement of our relations with
Germany and Austria in regard to the
treatment of naturalized citizens Of the
United States in those countries. 1t Is un.
derstood that the President has determined
that the United States shall no longer
remain inactive upon this question.
At the session of the National Rabbin-
ical Convention Of the Reformed Hebrew
Church, at Pittsburg, the subject of Sab.
bath observances was discussed at some
length, and resolution was unanimously
adopted, declaring that there is nothing in
the spirit Of Judaism or its laws 70 prevent
the introduction of Sunday services in
localities where the necessity for services
appear or is felt.
The examination Of the brain of John
Mccullough was made by Drs. Hugo En-.
gle, Charles X. Mills and A. E. Rausel, in
the presence of number of leading Phil
adelphia scientists. 1t resulted in confirm.
ing the diagnosis made by DR.. Engle, after
the actors return from the Bloomingdale
Asylum, and showed that there was dis.
ease of the blood vessels of the brain, due
to blood poisoning.
Governor Edmund G. Ross, of New
Mexico, in his annual report, dwells upon
'he tact that immigration into the Terri.
fitory is restricted by a fear as to the valid.
ny OF land titles there. He recites how the
Mexican and Spanish grants have been
made to cover tracts vastly larger than Mas
intended, and that great quantities OF land
nave been fraudulentiy entered through
forgery and perjury. He recommends that
Songress appoint a commission to quiet
s'es' The Indian troubles Of the Terri.
'0ry are treated at length.
"A Circular to the National Land League
's' oeen issued by President Egan, of the
league designating the following persons
sct as committee with the President Of
.ne Municipal Council of the League in
,:e~ ork, to suitably receive Parnell and
."' colleagues on their arrival, and escort
'"e'n to the National Convention at Chi.
saso The several members of the National
Necot've Committee of the League are