Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-05-15
ALL OVER THE WORLD
GRIST or THE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Industrial Pointers, Occurrences In
Political Circles, Fire Losses
and So On.

and Kentucky includes 1900 men,
The British house of commons has re-
jected an eight-hour bill by vote of 22l
TO 1856
The United States senate committee
has reported favorably on the Lake
Washington $4,000 survey appropriation.
Stanford Newell OF Minnesota mas been
appointed envoy extraordinary and MIN
ister plenipotentiary to the Netherlands
Johnny Van Heest Of Ashland. WIS,
defeated George Stout of Cincinnati in
prize fight of IA rounds at Lexington,
Ky.
BY the burning of the sawmill and
stock of lumber of the Lowell Lumber
Company at Everett, Wash, loss OF
$4,000 was sustained insurance. $1,000.
The Oregon National Guards encamp-
ment this year will be at HOOD River
Or in the latter part Of June.
General Otis, late commander OF the
Department of the Columbia, has lett
Vancouver, Wash, for Denver, where he
will take charge Of the Department OF
Colorado.
Ex-President Cleveland. ex-Secretary
Carlisle and ex-Postmaster General Wal
son are on a fishing trip in Buzzard,s
bay. off the coast of Massachusetts.
Colonel J. D. McIntre of Seattle has
been appointed brigadier general OF the
national guard of Washington. He is
civil engineer and a product of West
Point having been appointed from Colo
RADIO to that school,
The western members of the house are
preparing to make a strong stand Tor
the retention of the duty on hides in the
tariff bill, if that feature is adopted by
the senate.
London papers comment bitterly upon
the rejection of the arbitration treaty by
the United States senate.
General Shafter has been assigned to
the command of the department Of the
Columbia, with headquarters at van
couyer barracks.
1t is reported al Berlin that the powers
have decided to land troops at Athens to
defend the dynasty, Greece having de-
cined the proffered mediation and Tur-
key being willing to negotiate on easy
terms If Crete is evacuated by the Greeks.
The national quadrennial festival OF
the North American Gymnastic Union OF
the Turnerbund is in session at st. Louis
1t is estimated there are 50,OJS strangers
here. At the last festival in 1883 more
than 5000 active turner's strove for the
laurel leaf, the only reward in the con-
tests. This year the contestants NUMBER
1900 at least.
At the annual meeting of the Primrose
League in London the marquis of Sails
bury dwelt a length upon the Graeco-
Turkish war and the concert of Europe,
the main object of which, he said, was to
prevent an European war adding tnat
the belief prevailed that all danger OF
such a war was finally dissipated, and
that the peace of Europe, apart from the
local conflict. had been placed on better
basis and had better hope in its future
than ever before Her majesty's govern
ment the premier also said, would do its
best to end the trouble.
A million dollars in gold was shipped
from New York to Europe Saturday.
The bank examiner has closed The
Dalles, Or, National bank, owing, 1t is
said, to a disagreement among the stock
holders.
John Bloor. secretary of the senate OF
the last Montana legislature, is on trial
at Helena on the charge of secretlng the
salary bill, which would have reduced the
salaries of a number of county deputies.
President Charles Spalding, of the de-
funct Globe Savings bank at Chicago,
pleaded not guilty to 20 indictments, most
ly charges of embezzlement, and was
taken back to the county Jail in default OF
$500, 900 bail.
Ex-senator Call has been withdrawn as
candidate for United States senator in
Florida, and N. G.. Stockton, the Jackson
vile banker and supporter of Call, placed
in nomination.
The actual sales in April! by leading
houses in each line of business in the prin-
cipal cities east of the Rocky mountains
are reported to average only about 10 per
cent less than in April 1892, the year OF
the largest business hitherto, and were 81
per cent more than in the same month
last year.
r. Marpole, who for years filled the Do-
sition of superintendent of the Pacific d.
vision of the Canadian Pacific, has oeen
appointed general superintendent, in sue
cession of H. S. Abbott, resigned.
The Turkish government, after many
futile attempts elsewhere, has concluded a
loan with the lighthouse administration
for $500, 900 (s2 500, 000) at 8 per cent. Part
of this mohey will be devoted to war pur-
poses.
Brigadier and Brevet Major General
Wheaton has retired from the army, hav-
ing reached the age of SO years, of which
AZ have been spent in the service. The
officers and employees of the department OF
Colorado assembled at General Wheaton
office at Denver and bade him farewell.
The Turkish attack upon Nalasl was
made without any previous plan. The
men were ordered to capture the place,
and they advanced quietly, shooting as
though hunting. The Greeks maintained
a whitening fire. The correspondent adds
that he saw a Turk wounded in the leg
advancing to the attack on all fours.
Ex-Vice President Adai Stevenson, Cen
cTa1 - dHtc Ciilleu 1teLCo hCie.
tor E. O. Wolcott, who were recently APP
pointed by President Mckinley as com
mission to confer with the heads of the
European governments relative to the
holding of an international bimetallic con-
ference, sailed for France.
Instructions have been issued by Com
missioner of the General Land Office Her.
mann to registers and receivers of various
United States land offices, under provis-
ions of section 6, the act of June 10, 1896,
which provides that homestead settlers on
all ceded Indian reservations be and are
hereby granted an extension of one year
in which to make payments now provided
by law.
Judge Thomas NJ Ewing of Pittsburg,
Pa, is dead.
By an explosion in the Shaeffel lead
mine, Isle of Man, 20 miners were killed.
In reply to a senate resolution Secretary
Gage says the government should nave
more whisky revenue
Fire has damaged f. A. Small & Co.,
wholesale clothiers, Of Montreal s125 900.
The death is announced at Cincinnati of
James M. Hutchins, the veteran show
man. more widely known as Uncle jim.
In filling the vacancies on the senate
committees Mitchell of Oregon finds a
place on privileges and elections, Turner
of Washington on public buildings ana
grounds, Heitfeld Of Idaho on territories.
Henry Smith of the Maryland century
Cycling Club covered 10 miles at the end
of 12 hours, and 314 at the end Of the Nth
hour, claiming to have established new
set Of American road records.
The United States senate has agreed TO
a resolution directing the commerce COM
mittee to inquire into the reasons for the
recent Mississippi river floods, and report
next December. '-
A vigorous policy of extending mail ia
,.,,f,, ,,r1,- l1r, oft nc
far as possible by both steam and electric
cars has been adopted by Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Shallenbcrger.
August Normand of Larimore, the dou-
BILE murderer and ravisher, has been 10
Gated by the Indian police in a grove of
poplars 17 miles south Of Fort Totten,
near the Cheyenne river. The place will
be watched SO closely that escape will be
practically impossible.
The queen regent OF. Spain has iss1ed a
decree authorizing the raising of $4,000,
Co., to be secured by customs duties of