The Red Cloud chief., 1886-03-05
MISCELLANEOUS


Ir was understood that the Secretary of
the Treasury would IL commend that Con
gress provide specific duties on silk.
THE Queens Proctor has decided TO inter
vcnc i'm the Dixie case.
EXCITEMENT was intense i'm the French
Chamber Of Deputies recently when a
strange man cxcitediy drew a revolver
and threw n paper toward NJ. Clemenceau.
The stranger was immediately arrested.
when be said he was al old soldier and
wanted redress for his grievances.
FIR British Government has approved
Lord DutTerin's request that a strong expe-
di:ion be sent asains: the Shans. The
British commissioners in Burmah are au-
thorized to secure the submission Of the
chiefs either by brib:ng or by fighting
them.
TIE Chinese on three ranches near Wheat
land, Cal. were recently driven of by a
mob. After their expulsion from one Of
the ranches their quarters were fired.
THE English House of Commons, by n
vote of 20 To ti agreed 10 n grant Of ci.2o
for medals for the Canadian volunteers
who suppressed the Riel rebellion. The
vote was opposed by Irish Nationalist,
Al the conference of labor leaders. held
at Pittsburgh, Pa, il was decided to send a
representative committee of working men
To Washington To advocate the interests of
the tariff before Congress.
IL a recent interview with General
Crook. Geronimo. the Apache chief. re-
fused TO surrender Internationally and de-
parted for the mountains. Il was reported
that Geronimo had ninety bucks with him.
The Wyoming Legislature recently dis
covered that it had passed a bill relating
tn school superintendent which legis!ated
out of office the only three ladies holding
official positions in the Territory. The bill
eel through under an innocent guiss
without being examined into.
DEBATE on the Educational bill closed in
the Senate on the 18th. The Indian Sever
atty bill was passed. The Pension Appro-
Mr.. Henderson. of Iowa, making an attack
on the actions of Commissioner Black.
JosErH I. MCKEE. a merchant at Wood
bridge, D.. T.. and associate judge of the
county in which he resides, is under arrest
in Chicago on the charged obtaining goods
by false p~retcnSes. His accusers are Decker
& Co. dry goods merchants.
THE Interstate Agricultural convention
assembled recently at jackson, Tenn.
Eleven States were represented. Hon. II.
ID. Pratt. Of Wisconsin. was chairman.
THE coke drawers at the Morgan foundry.
White and Summit works, near Pittsburgh,
Pa. who struck for an advance Of five
| cents per ton for drawing small ovens
have returned TO work, the operators con-
ceding the increase. The coke operators
hav decided to release all Hungarians un-
der arrest for riot except the ring leaders.
THE Virginia Legislature has adopted
the local option law.
THn total value of merchandise and gold
and silver exported from the United States
during January last amounted to IS. .a6e.
aS, against So. Ssa.5S in January, lSS.
The total value of imports for January last
was Ss'.s 40, against $ts III, III in Janu-
AIRY. 1885.
The New York grand jury was discharged
on the 9Th. No indictment was returned
against any of the aldermen who granted
the Broadway railway franchise.
Tn House Committee ON Railways and
Canals has reported fsvorably Mr.. Perkins
joint resolution for the relief ofthe Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Gulf railroad.
A DISPATCH form Easton. Pa. saws: The
wages of the 400 employees Of the Warren
Foundry and Machine Company, PHILIPPE
burg. n J., viii be advanced Is per cent
March IL Orders have been issued to pro
pare the Glencin Iron Company's No. 4 IN
South Easton for blast. The stack has bcsn
Idle sor several years. The Bethlehem Iron
C~ompany's Nc. 6 furnace win be put in
blast in . few days