The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-09-23

have tried various methods of reform WI
have attended primaries and found there the
same innovation OF tns machine. We have
expressed our prot US before the Convention
and found them disregarded. They now
propose not to bolt, but to scratch and have
prepared tickets containing all of Saratoea,s
nominations except Cornell and Soule, and
invite the Independents to distribute and
work for them" The Executive Committee
of the movement are R. II. Bowder, Journal.
list; Fred'k W. Whiteridge, lawyer; George
Harm Putnam, publisher; Chas. N. Judson,
lawyer; Felix kaufman, merchant.
New YORK, Sept. 1S.-A Herald Washing
ton special says: Mcdowell, commanding the
Military Department of the Pacific with head
quarters in San Francisco, has been ordered
by the Secretary Of War to Cooperate with
the citizens OF California in extending a
welcome to Grant. He will fire a salute of
Fl guns, the number designated in army
regulations fol the President of the United
States, and Is the highest compliment the
Government can pay to an Ex.Presldent, this
ovation being unprecedented in our history.
All troops OF the army stationed at or near
San Francisco, will form a part Of the escort.
The Secretary of the Navy has issuedra SINH
lar order to the commandment Of the Navy
lard at Mare Island, and a salute will be
hred the same as though the General was
present. The sailors will partici.
pate in the parade forming a part of the
escort, and in addition the cOmmandant has
been ordered to cooperate in every way with
the citizens committee. There is no naval
vessel at the yard which can take part in the
reception proposed to be given the General
while OH the steamship Toxic. All Govern.
inent flags Of bunting and canvass are put al
the disposal of the citizens committee, and
every facility desired will be given In order
o make the affair " )rthy Of the Nation and
litLIng tribute to the Commander in Chief
Of the Army and Navy of the United States.
Boston, Sept. 1S.-The occupants of the
tenement house, l2S Gold street, burned last
night, were, on the first floor, an aged couple
whom no one in the vicinity seemed to have
known, and one Gillespie and wife on the
second floor q German family, consisting Of
father, mother and three children, named
Pfeifer on the third floor, Ferdinand Aeroth,
wife and Two children, II Geo. Holland,
wife and two children, making fifteen per"
sons asleep in the house when the incendiary
kindled the fire. When the fire was discov-
cred BY policemen it was at q quarter to IL.
The flames were breaking out on the first
floor, having burned through the stairs, max
ing them impossible. The smoke was rolling
up the a lrow staircase, and the awakened
inmates, before the tiremen could arrive with
their ladders, had either leaped from win
dOws, gone to the roof in hope of safety, or
dropped, suffocated, in the halls. The list Of
dead comprises five, which may be increased
to seven or eight. The old couple on the
first floor made their escape, N were not
heard of during. the night. The Gillespie
family escaped, with the exception of the
xuifa null nathan tha loktor ESt,, x,oo,, 2lI
She might have escaped by walking only
about six feet, but became benumbed and
swconed in her room. She was found by a
German in apparently a dying condition, and
was taken to the station with the other vic
tins. Her injuries are terrible; the burns
are external and internal. Rose p. Pfeifel
age 20, was found in the hall of the second
floor. Mrs. Pfeifer and two children jumped
from o window and were but slightly hurt,
but Pfeifer was lost.
Meroth, on the third floor, lifted his son
Charles, aged fourteen, out of the window
and allowed him to drop to the ground a dis.
lance of forty feet. He then instructed his
wife and daughter Rosie to jump, which they
did. Last of all, he himself jumped to the
ground and in falling met instant death,
Mrs. Meroth is at the city hospital with frac'
lures of both legs and one arm, and her face
bruised beyond all recognition. The daugh'
ter Rosie sustained no serious injury, bul
Charles is badly hurt.
Holdred took his wife to the roof and then
went down stairs wherein was caught by the
flames and burned probably fatally. Mrs
Holdred's body, charred beyond recognition
was found on the roof. Charles HOldred
her son, is at the hospital suffering from in
juries sustained from jumping to the grount
and with arm broken.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-Secretary Nc
night from Santa Fe :-"The Indians ar,
committing horrible atrocities in Grant coun
to. There are not enough regular troops
Please give mt Federal authority to put tire,
or four companies of volunteers in the field
(Signed) LEW WALLACE.
Gov. New Mexico.
The following reply was sent this morning
WAR Dept, Sept. IS.
To Gen. Leu Wallace, Santa Fe -
Your dispatch received. The Wal Depart
ment is without information as to the natur
of the outbreak or the number of hostiles
l have taken steps to have the necessary fore
forwarded at once. In the absence Of lega
authority l am compelled to decline giving
orders to raise volunteers.
G. W. McCRARY,
Secretary Of War.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1s.-Five thousand peopl
attended the races this afternoon. Programm
fine, weather mild, and races generally excit
ing. In the $50 race, second heat, Will
going down the back stretch, Green Charlie
suddenly began kicking, and, striking hi
driver, Farrell, with his heels threw him fron
the sulky, but did not seriously injure him
Lady NJ. ran into the wreck and Abdallal
Boy and Surprise became involved. Hogan
the driver of Surprise, was thrown out, steI
ped on by his horse M his shoulder and sid
badly hurt. The other drivers were slight
bruised. Abdallah Boy and Green Charlie
were not allowed to start again. The pacin
race was the most exciting, but was not de
cided when darkness put a stop to the day
sport. In each race of this meeting the purs
has been one thousand dollars. John r wol
Business second. In % class Little Gypse
first, Dick Wright second. In pacing race
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