The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-04

+, 1885,
/ hold their meeting1 at Delmonico'
with propriety. On learning Gen
eral Grants condition, General Coch
rane stated that the Legion wOul(
adjourn Immediately after assem-
bling.
At 7:15 p. m. General Grant wa.
very low and believed to be sinking
At0 p. m. General Grant contin
ues very low.
A bulletin ut $3.50 p. m. says: Gen.
Grant is resting on his bed, He has
taken his usual n0urishment without
Inconvenience. The pain in his
throat and the cough is relieved,
General condition encouraging.
| (Signed) ]. II. DOUGLAS, M. D.
| G. F. SHADY, NJ. D.
9:50 p. m.-Hon. Cyrus w. Field,
Senator Leland Stanford of CalifOr-
MIA, and ex-COmmissioner of Public
Works Hubort o. Thompson, have
called vt the house within the last
hour. Four detectives from police
headquarters are patrolling in the
vicinity Of the Grant mansion. The
windows Of the Generals bedroom
are icing opened every now and then
as though to give the patient air.
Gel. Dent, brOther-in-law of Gen.
Grant has been sent for.
Ex-Secretary of the Treasury VIM
dom, of Minnesota, and ex.Postmas-
ter General Thomas L. James, have
just called at the house to see the
General but we're unable to do so on
account Of his low condition.
At $50 pm. Mr.. Stanford said In
reply to inquiries from an Associ.
ated Presa reporter, General Grant
ie now proDped in two chairs. and is
suffering very much pain. The Doc
tors hope he will pull through the
night. I think he will live till morning
Gen. Dent on leaving the house this
p. ~. left word that he be called If
any material change took place. He
Is still In the city.
1880 p. m. Bishop Harris, NJ. f.,
of Penn, Rev. Chas. F. Tiffany end
Gen. Clinton b. Fisk, called abodt
ten o'clock. but came away immedi-
ately. DR.. Douglas just stated that
there would be no new bulletin for .
little while
The military organization Of Loyal
Legion was to have had its monthly
meeting and banquet at Delmonico's
to-night, but on account Of General
Grants illness they adjourned after
q brief session for the transaction of
necessary routine business.
At 1l:4o the doctors felt more con-
fident and favored the opinion that
the General would live till morning.
The General is very restless. moving
about OR rather trying to move about.
He Is now lying on his cot with his
eyes closed but not sleeping.
Riels Rebellion.
QUEBEC, April l. - Preempt0ry
orders were received to-day calling
out the 9th battalion and cavalry
school. The former goes to the front
Immediately. They will number 800
and be commanded by Colonel Am
yot, M. P. In the event of the cav
alrv school leaving, the 8th battalion
will bs utilized for garrison duty. =:
OTTAWA, April LIN the House
of Commons to-day Sir John Mac
Donald stated the news from the
Northwest was favorable. CrowfoOt,
Chief Of the Blackfeet, had given as
surances that his tribe would be loyal
under all circumstances. It was also
hoped that the attack on Bsttleford
would be averted. Before the orders
of the day were called the Minister
of Militia, In answer to Blake con-
frmed the statement in the Times
that ammunition for the Use of the
Canadian troops in the Northwest
had been forwarded by American
railway companies to Emerson and
said that the thanks of the Govern
ment had been forwarded to the
managers of the railway companies
for the prOmptness with which
troops had been conveyed over the
Canadian Pacific railway at the rate
of two special trains daily.
WINNIPEG, April 1.-Advices from
Battleford show the situation is
growing worse. Mckay, agent Of the
Hudson Bay Company. wires: ''The
half0reeds and Indians are plunder-
ing our stores. With the Indian
agent ventured out of the barracks
to demonstrate with them and was
fired upon by both Indians aud half
breeds. who tiled to cut us of on our
way back, but we succeeded in get
ting inside under fire." A later dis
patch says the indians have killed
four instructors. A later dispatch
says all the halfbreeds have Joined
the malcOntents aud are rit1ing all
stores ana buildings outside Of the
barracks. The people In the bar
racks have arms, ammunitiOns .and
supplies enough to hold out until re-
lieved. The ha!fbreeds are soon OK
pected there from Duck lake. The
Stony Indians have Joined the rest
and killed several men. The build
ings on the south side of the river, In
cluding those belonging to the Hud'
son Bay Company and the govern
ment, have been burned. The 1ndi.
ans seized all the cattle along the set
tlement nesr tho Stony reserve,
which is nearest leford, but had
been quiet up to this morning, when
they went upon the warpa'h. Their
rising makes the situation very critl-
cal. Colonel Herscheemer has left
Regina for Battleford. via Swift Cur
rent, with seventy maunted police
and one cannon. Fears are enter
tanned that the half-breeds from Duck
Lake will 60 TO Winnipeg and cut
off all communication and interrupt
the advance of Herscheemer. The
Indians of the Fort Pitt reserve, be-
tween Rattleford and Edmonton, are
likely to Join those at Battleford. The
wires are still broken between Bat
tleford and Edmonton.
French Affairs.
PARIS, April 1.-The Senate TO.
day adopted the Tonquin credit of
$4,000, 600 without debate. A dis
patch from Honoi to LIE Temps, un-
der date of yesterday, says tnat In
consequence of the troubles In COM
missoriat. General Negrier's brigade
was obliged to evacuste Lang Son.
and to ratira to Thanmoi and Dong
Dang. The present positions are sat-
lsfactory, sufficient provisions are
beng issued, and the morale of the
| troops Is excellent. ReinfOrcements,