The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-08-18
N ews and Notes.

News and Notes.
The T. S. Minister to Mexico, Mr.. jack
son, has resigned.
The Pope is ill, but no danger of fatal
results is anticipated.
There said to be 5000 visitors in the
national park at present.
A great yacht race at Newport was
won by MayfloWer ON the 9TH.
Squire and Flynn, the New York City
officials, have been indicted and arrested.
Governor Ireland, of Texas, has issued
proclamation asking for relief for drouth
sufferers.
The town of Skein, Norway, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 9th inst. Loss,
92O, ,0O0,0 900.
Superintendent Wear of the national
park is going to resign. He won't work
without pay.
The Indian commission was at work at
White Earth agency, Minnesota, when
last heard from.
j. w. Eagan OF the Canadian Pacific
has accepted the general superintendency
of the Manitoba road.
Belfast, Ireland, continues to be the
scene of sanguinary contests between the
catholics and orangemen.
The Alabama election last week resulted
in democratic majority of50 900. Thorn
as seay was elected governor.
The Green Montana Stock ranch COM
pany marketed l47 head of 975-fbs Mon
tana-T Texas On the 4th @$3.50.
The steel rail mills are all running, full
of orders, and prices have risen from $25 a
ton, year ago, to $3e and $3.50.
The depth of the water in the Mississ-
ippi at St. Paul is but two feet and boats
have to scratch bottom to get there.
The trial Of the Chicago anarchists is
rapidly drawing to close. The case is
likely to be given to the jury tomorrow.
St. Paul now requires that every factory
and institution using steam power within
the city limits must have smoke consul
mer.
Whole counties and towns in Wisconsin
have been laid waste by the forest fires,
which are sweeping everything before
them.
The president has reappofnted and corn-
missioned w. G.. Matthews (colored) as
recorder of deeds for the District of Col
umbia.
The Belfast riots continue and are a
disgrace to Ireland. Five thousand troops
and $500 constables occupy the disturbed
districts.
Taylor Tilley, proprietor Of dance
house at Murray, in the Coeur d'Alenes,
was shot dead on the 10th inst. by depu-
ty sheriff.
Michael Davitt was in Chicago on the
18th inst, and was warmly received by
his friends. He was to speak at Ogden
grove on the l4th.
St. Louis was selected as. the place for
holding the next reunion Of the G. A. r..
Gen. Fairchild of Wisconsin was elected
commander-in-chief.
Joaquin Miller has assumed the editor
ship of the Golden Era magazine of San
Francisco, the Journal in which Bret
Harte made his debut.
The Mexicans are massing troops on the
the frontier and act generally as If it will
be necessary for Uncle Sam to give them
another dressing down.
The deposits in the New York City say
ings banks for the six months ending
June 80 were $s,0O0,000 greater than for
the same period last year.
The Burlington 8 Northern, Chicago to
st. Paul and St. Louis, is completed. The
average grade is 13 feet. This makes six
roads between st. Paul and Chicago.
The steel rail mill at indianapolis
which has been shut down several years,
is preparing to resume and will employ
fOO 4AAS AS II1 lie
The trial of the anarchists at Chicago
continues to attract great interest. Spies
and Parsons were on the stand Monday
and sWore they did not throw the bombs.
Assistant General Superintendent A. J.
Earling, Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul, declined an offer from the Canadian
Pacific to become its general superinten-
dent.
] The English government has adopted
the proposal Of the royal commission on
the depression in trade to appoint a gener-
al committee to examine the currency
question.
The land league Of the U. S. has just sent
to ParneI $50, 900 to sustain them in their
contest with the government party. The