The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16
accordance with tbe necessities of the neople,

accordance with the necessities of the people.
A communication was received from the law
clerk Of the Postofflce Department with the
draft Of bill containing the views of the
Department on the lottery question. Morris
bill of last session, providing for the estab-
listment by the Postmaster General of such
offices as he sees proper for the return of let
ters which cannot be delivered to the writer's
thereof, was ordered reported with amend
ments making the establishment of such Off
ces mandatory.
New York, Dec. S.--The 1rib,ne's Wash
ington correspondent says: "Singeton, of
Mississippi, who has just returned, says he
favors Seymour for the nomination, but that
with Indiana and New York the Democracy
can win in 1880 with anybody as candidate.
He says that the Republicans will get no
Southern State. The Democrats have and
mean to keep them" Hfs..
The Worlds Washington special says that
Tilden is reported to be preparing paper an
nouncing his withdrawal from the political
field for 1880 in favor of Speaker Randall.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, left for home
last night Upon returning he will make a
great speech on finances. Jones in conver-
ton yesterday bitterly denounced both the
President and Secretary of the Treasury for
the views they had expressed regarding
finances, and has announced his purpose to
give them both severe handling when he
addresses the Senate.
New YORK, Dec. S.-Further Panama adj
vices state that the storm and freshet of the
10th and subsequently was the 'severest ever
known on the Isthmus. The railroad was
submerged over 30 miles, and it may be two
or three weeks before trans will run through
All the native villages and farms have been
,,s,Nfs
swept away and drowned, and the poor inhab-
itans left to starve. Assoon as the news OF their
condition reached Aspinwall, a subscription
was raised and several boat loads Of supplies
sent out; but the reports came back that the
relief, though timely, was inadequate, and, in
order to prevent starvation, further immediate
help was necessary. Several bridges have
been injured many passengers are awaiting
| transit at both ends of the route, and every
| thing is confusion and uncertainty.
CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Gen. Grant lunched
with the members of the Boston and Chicago
| Club at 2 o'clock to-day, by invitation of j.
| w. Doane, President of the Chicago Club.
| He will spend the evening with a personal
friend, and will leave tomorrow morning fol
| indianapolis in Pullman's private car, accom-
panied only by members of his family.
| NEW YORK, Dec. S.-A letter from Havana
announces the arrest there of Jose Medina
who had just landed from New York steam.
er with a lot of counterfeit $500 government
bonds, bank notes and revenue stamps.
| New YORK, Dec. S.-Rev. Mr.. Talmage
to-day before commencing his sermon made
answer to the proposal of the trustees tha
the Tabernacle congregation go out of the
| Presbyterian denomination. He reviewed
proceedings in his recent trial and said, " l
is only question how much annoyance ant
nagging the great Presbyterian denomination
will allow my enemies to carry on towar(
me without officially condemning. All ash
is that the Synod of Long Island or the Gen
eral Assembly of the United States call OF
these pursuers. 1t the Presbyterian Churcl
wants us, they can have us. If they don't
let them say so, and we will all go together
This church was built for me to preach in
and here shall preach till God shall tell mi
to STOP"
DENVER, Dec S.--Specials to the Denve
Tribune from Los Pinos dated the sixth, rep
resent that Saturday witnessed some decided
ly animated occurrences al the com
missioners' meeting. After Jack had dt
clined to inform the commissioners what Ir
dams had been concerned in the White Rive
massacre, the Indians returned to Ouray
house to debate what course to pursue. N
Indians appeared at the agency until Satul
day, but seem to have been engaged at Ouray
in conducting the widest dances and in max
ing fiery speeches.
A man who was sent from the agency t
Ouray's with hay for the horses of the Ind
ans, discovered from the noise on the !nsid
that the Indians were greatly excited whs
he saw of them were bedecked in feather
and war paint, and he was so frightened ths
he turned back and did not deliver the hay
Saturday at twelve o'clock the Utes cam
into the agency and took seats inside tn
agency building. Jack, CorolOw and twelv
other White River Utes, and of course Oura
having been among the Indians present
When the Indians and commissioners ha
taken seats, General Hatch addressed then
setting forth the full demands of the comni.
sion, its right to make demands, and the p;
thence already exercised with the Utes. IL
day, he said, is your last chance; we wi
wait no longer; We want your final answer
we want no evasions. The list of Ute
charged in taking part in the massacl
was then read. Then the question VIZ
put ,by Hatch, sWill you surrender the me
whose names are on this paper to be tried, an
if guilty punished, and If innocent acquitted!
The question was put twice, and after consu
tation evasive answers were returned eac
time.
} When the question was put the third tin
Ouray replied without consulting the 9TH
| Utes: "How do we know that these Indial
t YOU name were at White River at the time
, the massacre or even if they were there "
do not know that they were concerned in
These women mentioned the names whit
came first to their lips, whether they kne
! them to be there or not We cannot depend {
, what they say" "That is what we depeI
on,' said Hatch.
D Adams then addressed the Indians, makil
/. a speech of over an hours duration, sayil
l among other things, that the commissions
did not want to punish Colorow, Jack al
5 others that took part in the Thornbnrgh figl
a but the cowardly dogs who participated in Il
massacre of the unarmed men at the agenc
c and closed by SAYING, we want those Utes al
: we will have them.
0 The Indians held consultation in lc
t tone of voice among themselves, but did II
: seem inclined to reply at all, when Hat