The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-12-10
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

Prince Alexander is in London.
John f. Owens, the veteran comedian. is
dead.
The Grant fund has now reached S1,,..
7lo.cl.
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer,
is the popular rage in New York.
James G. Blaine, jr., has begun work on
the Pitssburg Times as a reporter.
Earthquake shocks were felt at Missouri
City, and Columbus, S. c., this week.
Outbreaks Of pleuro pneumonia among
cattle arc reported from Lancaster county,
Pa.
Large findings Of gold have been made
in the South Australian diggngs in the re-
gion Of 1'eelulpa.
The coercive policy Of the English Gov.
ernment towards Ireland is approved by
Lord Harrington.
a snow storm occurred in Tennessee
last Saturday and Sunday, extending ,so
miles south OF Memphis.
! In the case Of the National Soldiers
Home against General Benz. Butler the
jury found verdict for $l6,s37 against
Butler.
Tl' Federation Of organized Trades at
their session this week at Columbus, Ohio,
declared in favor OF strikes that could be
made successful.
The New York Board of Aldermen are
considering the advisability Of uniting New
York, Br:'oklyn, Yonkers and Long Island
City, into one municipality
The will Of the late Chester A. Arthur
leaves his estate valued at $1so,ooo to his
son and daughter. The son has attained
his majority but his daughter is no. vet
fifteen years old.
Robt. Smalls, colored Congressman from
the black district of South Carolina, will
contest the election Of his opponent, c. ..
VIM. l.. Elliot. He thinks the democratic
leaders will oust Elliot to strengthen their
party in the North.
The unofficial list Of members Of the
House Of the fiftieth Congress, as complet.
ed BY the Clerk Of the House, classifies the
members as 16S d., IS, r., and a Inde.
pendents, with one vacancy--Rhode Is.
land-probably to be filled by republican.
A Saturdays dispatch from London
says that Turkey has sent note to the
Powers asking advice on the solution of
the Bulgarian difficulty. The note bctrays
the existence Of an entente between the
Porte and Russia.
1t is reported at Belgrade that the Bull.
garian Regency will make ovcrturcs to
King Milan to induce him to become the
candidate for the Bulgarian throne with a
view of arranging union between Servia,
Eastern Roumelia and Bulgaria.
The Canadian Pacific Navigation com.
pany has contracted with the Union Iron
Works of San Francisco for the construc.
ton of steel screw steamer Of 900 tons.
to cost $2Co,ooo, the vessel to be used as a
feeder to the Canadian Pacific Railroad on
Puget Sound.
A "Patriots League" has been formed
in Chicago, with Gen. John l.. Thomson
as president, Col. II. W. Jackson, treasurer,
and Thos. NJ Nichols, secretary. Its OBJ
ject is to oppose anarchism, socialism,
communism, mormonisn, and all hercsics
! tb,ot
stitutions.
Paris, Dec. 4.--Prcmier De Frcycinet
announced in the Deputies to-day the res.
ignation Of the Ministry. The members of
the Radical Left in the Chamber of Dcpu.
ties have unanimously decided to vote con.
fidence in the Government. 1t is believed
that this incident will induce the Cabinet
to recall its decision to resign.
The Union Pacific has issued an order
requiring its engineers and conductors to
have their watches examined bv come
competent matchmaker before going on
duty. \ variation of thirty seconds per
week will be considered sign of unrelia.
bility.
The Helena independent reports an
elopement in the National Park, the actors
in which many of our readers are acquain:.
ed with. The bride is Jennie Henderson,
daughter of the late Assistant Superintend-
ent Of the Park. She was postmistress at
Mammoth Hot Springs. The Lochinvar
is John Dcwings. They went out for
quiet ride, and were married Dad gave