The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-04-23
ALL OVER THE WORLD
GRIST OF THE TELEGRArHIC NEWS
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Political Circles, Fire Losses
and So On.

James B. Angel Of Michigan has beer
appointed minister to Turkey.
The Greek %irregulars have captured
Baltino in Macedonia. The Turks lost
40 men killed.
Colonel John Hay, the newly appointed
United States ambassador at the Court
of st. James, has sailed for England.
The New York Central railroad has ar
ranged for the sale of 500, 600, 600 3R pei
cent 10O-year gold bonds.
President Mckinley has appointed John
D.. Cunningham of Idaho to be assayer
of the United States assay office at Boise
City.
In the burning of the Scarrett block
there is a fire loss of $60, 600 at Kansas
City, with $4,000 insurance.
President Mckinley has sent a message
to congress Urging it to make suitable
provision for the representation OF the
United States at the Paris exposition OIL
1900.
The slate output of the United States
in 1896 aggregated 81, TAG, 205 in value.
A revolution has broken out in Hondu-
ras, and the republic is now under mar
tial law.
The populist state central committee of
Oregon has resolved againSt fusion with
any other party.
A committee of the United States SEN
ate will investigate the extent to which
the civil service law is enforced.
Rear Admiral Miller has been detached
from the of che Boston navy
yard, May 5, to take of the Pa
cific station.
The Canadian Moral and Reform League
is %agitating the exclusion from Canada
of the kaleidoscope pictures of the Cor
bett-FitZsimmonS fight.
Senator Hansborough of North Dakota
has introduced a bill authorizing the APP
pointment of a commission to introduce.
the bread foods of the United States
among the people of the Orient.
Rear Admiral Bunce has been detach-
ed from the of the North At
lantic station and assigned to duty as
c~ommandant of the New York navy yard,
in place of Commodore Sicard, who takes
Command of the North Atlantic station.
The Turkis minister, it is announced,
has Informed the sultan that war should
be declared against Greece. The sultan,
who objects to war, has not yet replied
to the recommendation of his minister.
There are Is populists in the national
house of representatives, and Mr.. Simp-
son asserts that he expects enough DEM
ocrats will work with them to make an
effective minority. The populist members
haved ecided to undertake the policy Of
forcing the republicans to keep IL quorum
in the city. Without a quorum to carry
a motion to adjourn for three days it
will be necessary for the house to meet
every day.
The Greeks lave achieved success in oc-
cupying strategic positions by means CT
irregulars within the Turkish territory be-
fore wal has formally been declared. The
Greek %irregulars now hold all four roads
leading from the Thessalian frontier in
the direction of Grevena, which may be
locked upon as the Turkish center.
Greece is spending about 500, 900 daily in
support of her army.
With the beginning of the rainy season
a part of Spain's army in Cuba will be
withdrawn.
China is to have a new set of treaties
with the great powers with a view of in
creasing her revenues.
Boston reports enormous receipts of for
eign wool from Rosario, Buenos Ayres.
Liverpool, London and the Cape of Good
Hope.
The street railway company of Indian
apolis, Ind, has decided to give up it's
fight against the Scent fare law, until
the matter is settled in the courts. AT
first passengers We're put off the cars
when rendering only Scent fares.
Another expert commission will be APP
pointed by President Mckinley to act in
conjunction with the one already selected
by Great Britain to visit Boring sea this
summer and to study the conditions sur
rounding seal life.
Bradstreet's reports a better demand for
building Materials, while the demand for
wool is checked. Prices for wheat. flour,
ndian corn, pork, lard, coffee and wool
have advanced. Lower quotations
reported for sugar, petroleum and
naval stores in addition to iron and wool.
There is a marked decrease in the total
of business failures throughout
the United States, the total of 1875 this
week being compared with 22 last week,
244 in the week a year ago.