The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
half breeds, and that the dominion will have
all it can do to suppress the rebellion.


sea, from BakA, OF these 6,ooo landed at
Chikislay and 4,CW at Krasnovodsk: Twc
thousand additional men have been sent from
Tu. kestan to Mery, Priof to the dispatch of
these feinforcemehts, there were 5000. men
stationed il trans Caspian territory. Merv is
the nearest point to Afghanistan where there
IL a large Russian force stationed the garrison
now numbering 6,0oo
The feods Continues in all intensity in Points
st. Chaf1es ana st. Gabriel, suburbs of Mon
treal Many boatloads of provisions have beer
distributed among the people who are i'm
prisoned in the upper stories of their houses,
and actual starvation will be avoided. Advices
from Laprairie states the food has increased
and the surrounding country, as far as can be
seen, is covered with water The loss there is
now estimated at $25O,OO At Toilette the
damage is $5O,0OO At Nuns Island Water
reaches the second stories
Panama special 81 April 2 says: The
Americans have eh:ered the c1!:y oco streif: if .sa
all the American ilrepertx va ! Occupied with
out :ssistanet ~; .t:o rebels were completely
sar<Sfss5d, and threaten to burn the city of
Aizpura if not released, Reinforcements of
5OO mon have arrived from Colon, Comnlaa-
der Mccall has issued q proclamation taking
charge of the town. The French consWi has
ae% yssa' TSsas sssa sass s9e NJ srP As
plaza Waa clsaied By Gatling gun. One feba5
Vas y killea Aid three Wounded. All il quiet at
The reception given, TO ths prAA II Wales @ales
at omsgh ~as terS militant affair: The Na-
tlonaliass haa prepared counter demonstra-
eon and, were arrayed in procession, but the
time to carry out their Intention. eaptarsd .hoiF
black Tag and drums, and HFtpelsed them. It
Is stated that the gov ernment proposes to buy
ter Prince Victor, oldest son of the prince Of
wales, as permanent residence in Ireland,
eannfe en9 Ard ArdbraSan Psess Ut Nava
celved by the people Of CarticA- -ForSus with
great enthusiasm. In his fT5pljS to an address
or Welf0nde N6 prince expressed himself as
fa*isned with the manner in which his tour
has been received by the Irish people.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph states that the English pro-
posal arrived there by special coHrier. The
imperial council taet and decided to reply that
the czAf favored the maintenance Of Russian
tlerhand in respect to the, de1ilhitation of the
frontier, ;, The cohpcil also resolved to inform
England ThAt Russia would consent to the ap7
examine into the facts relative TO- tho reports
of Gen. Komaroff and Sir Retet Lumsden, and
to deGide. which of the reports is correct NJ.
De Giara HIS advised that if England refuses to
accept these proposals, Baron dc Stael, the
Russian ambassador, be withdrawn and all
negotiations be broken off. Gen. Kouropot-
kline urges an immediate advance upon Herat
and his proposal finds many supporters.
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
u At Bellevue, Iowa, David seeley killed Billy
Horin in tavern braMl.
Near Lewiston, Idaho, Peter Brazil and James
Flynn, stockmen, met in secret and killed each
other with clubs and pistols.
At Minneapolis Jennie Bennett sues her part.
ner Louis P: Crevier, alleging fraud and
treachery in their business relations.
Near Trenton, in Hitchcock county, in the
wrstern part Of Nebraska a fatal fight occur
cd between so1ne coWboys and settlers, result
ing in tie death Of four settlers; three 0f whom
We're nanied to6 Cline, L. D. Troxen and
Mr.. Dunbar.
Chief Of Police Anderson of Cannon Fallg
captured III St. Paul Louis Blom, Wanted at
Cannon Falls for bastardy. His victims name
is Matilda Erickson. Blom was formerly
jackson street saloonkeeper, and was taken to
Cannon Falls.
c. A. Sterling, superintendent of tho county
farm and infrmary at Washington, Iowa, who
was indicted thrice for attempted outrage on
en inmate or assailt to commit outrage on an
inmate, and for cruelty to patients, has boen
arrested and put under 81, 700 bonds.
A Bohemian girl of La Crosse, seventeen
years old, was followed on her way home by
an unknown negro, who overlook her while
crossing vacant block and outraged her. The
police arrested Henry Gibson for the crime.
At the examination the girl identified Gibson,
and other witnesses swore he had admitted the
an alibi He was held for trial in 81 500 bail
At Palestine, Texas, a negro called at tho
residence of citizen, and, under the pretext
Of having a note for the gentleman's wife,
he inveighled her out on the portico, where he
seized her violently, but her screams drove
the scoundrel away. The lady recognized hor
assaillant, who Was apprehented recently by
half dozen prominent gentlemen who made
sure they had the right man, then quietly took
him to the edge of the town and told him I'd
ruin: Before he had procesded dozen steps
he was dead.
Neill Lane ahd Fred Johnston were partners
at Bozeman. Mont johnson -sea-ccd e=>a ran
away With Lanes wife, but soon returned to
Bozeman and met Johnston in saloon. The
moment Johnston saw he was cornered by
Lane, his most deadly enemy, he drew his re-
volver Lane followed suit and simultane-
Ously both men fred Johnston, however,
had taken the surest aim, the bullet from his
pistol going straight through Lanes heart
Lahe fell backward ilttering feeble groan and
expired instantly.