The Dillon tribune., 1885-07-25
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.
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Four Arctic expeditions will leave Ger
many next winter.
1t has been decided 10 add f;ftv tornsd,
boats to the Russian fleet in the Black Sea
thursday next is appointed for the unior
IN marriage OF Queen Victoria's younges
daughter, Princess Beatrice.
Fresh proposals have been received h,
England from the Russian Government
concerning the Afghan frontier.
The issue Of standard silver dollars from
the mints during the week ending lulv 18Th
was Ss3o9Sl, and for the corresponding
period last year Sa15,4ss.
John Roach, the famous ship builder
made an assignment on the 18th to Geo
w. Quintard and Geo. E. Weed, with pre-
terences Of about $I22,ooo.
Professor Adams, the newly elected
president of Cornell University, has writ
ten to Andrew D. White, accepting the
IPIesloehcy OF the university.
1t is now arranged that a meeting be.
tween the Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus.
tria and Kaiser William of Germany will
take place at Gastein on August 7,h.
"A Plymouth dispatch says: The steamer
|"Hecla" collided with the Liverpool and
London steamer "Cheertul, ina fog. The
Halter foundered and thirteen persons were
drowned.
Dispatches received in London from As.
|souan say that Major Grenfell has tele.
|graphed thither that messengers from Cob.
ira report that Ell Mahdi died Of smallpox
|on June coth.
Secretary Whitney decided that the
eight-hour law shall hereafter be enforced
in the different navy yards, that is all en-
Ployees shall receive ten hours pay for
eight hours labor.
AT Bedford, Iowa, on July 20, Ida Kim
ball, a beautiful fifteen.year.o daughter
Of leading business man, shot and killed
w. +. Giles, prominent music dealer.
She claims that Giles seduced her.
The Marquis Of Salisbury for England
and Marquis Tscng for China, have signed
. new opium treaty between China and
Great Britain, BY the terms of which the
interior of the empire is opened up freely
to the oPiun>trade. - a..--
A dispatch received at London state s.
that the King Of Dahomy with large
army has massacred the French in an uni
protected village. The king has also cap
!ured 900 French persons and that he and
mis- followers propose to cat them.
Russia asserting to the issue of the
Egyptian loan, the British government has
instructed the Rothschilds to issue the loan|
n August. The consent of Russia is held
o indicate the growth Of friendly relations
With England and has caused rise in all
stocks.
It is rumored that at the last moment|
he German Crown Prince and Princess
will refuse to attend the wedding of Prin-
less Beatrice though the Queen is doing
her utmost to induce them to attend. 1t is
believed that the German Court disap-
'roves of the match.
The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics re.
orts that the number Of immigrants who
rrived in the United States during the tis.
al year ending June goth, 1855, was 3S,,.
II, being 1903 less than the immigra-
ion during the preceding fiscal verr, and
o1,171 less than during the fiscal year end
~ June so, 1882.
On July 10th at Salt Lake City, Bishop
harp, a director Of the Union Pacific rail
Dad; Bishop II. B. Clawson, the double
Of Brigham Young, and Henry
'inwoody were arraigned for unlawful CO.
abitation. All pleaded not guilt. which
eans that the church is vet united against
le laws, and will fight to the bitter end.
News has reached Cairo, Egypt, from
assala to the effect that large force of
bells attacked that place and made sew
al desperate attempts to carry it by as.
ult. They were finally repulsed, and the
lrrison al Kassala following up their vic
ry captured the rebel camp, with 1000
zen and sheep and 700 rifles. The enemy
st 200 men killed and wounded, while the
rrison's casualties were small.
Riel's trial began at Regina on the 10Th