The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-08-19
FOREIGN.

LONDON. Aug. 13.-A conference of dele
gates representing 10000 miners was held
in Manchester yesterday. Mcdonald, Presi-
dent ct the conference. pointed out there was
sonr opening for miners in the United States
as during. the recent depression in the mill
ing industry III Pennsylvania amt elsewhere
Numbers OF men sought other employment.
Resolutions were unanimously yas,eu in
favor Of cmigration to The United States.
CoNsTANT,NorI.E, Aug. l3.--rilc Porte
having made concessions. the Servian bound
airy question las been settled. .Adv,ccs from
Jarina state that slight encounters have
already taken place near the Greek frontier.
Some Of the newspapers IN Athens are be-
coming war-likr.
SEHAJERo, Aug. 13.--Tlr mob on Thus
day attempted to plumber the military store
and collected threatcningly h"forc. the bar
racks. Several arrests were made. During
the lii" many cartridges exploded in burning
houses. The report that the fire is not yet
! eNtin.uished refers 20 >moulderinc rains.
New York Aug. l3.-Ihc star and Her
0M Panama says Chill loses over one
mill:"> dollars by recent raid, Of The Peruvian
war ship Sup>rar. Ca'ama has been rvacu-
;te" 'y til: Chiljans and all their forces com
ccntraird ut Aut"taiosta. preparatory, it is
said to Il dec, mt upon the Peruvian coast.
MADRID. August l3.-.Scvcral fires, some
ilic",.diary. are reported in the provinces.
in one cas-. thirty houses We're destroyed and
;!ir'y-tour persons persisted in the flames.
The Spanish minister Or foreign affairs has
requested nn rNplanatiu'. rom the Mexican
government respecting the rrccn: a>sa>~lna-
lioH OF Spanish subject, in Mexico. ii is
lated spain intends 10 demand the payment
II Indemnity to the families Of The deceased
all punishment "flhe asSassins.
LONDON, Angus. l3.-.i dispatch. from
south Africa DATED Fort nuutort. July ~.
says: Kin. tr'awayo made Another effort to-
~" I" ascertain wlvctllr, his liberty wnulh be
-!antra him if he submitted. He said he
had been completely deserted by his warriors.
-Advirrs from Transval" Gll"rsrnt represent
that ex-Pirsident .Jonhert refuses to pay his
taxes.
C~ArETowN. July .9.-Somr Zulu prisoners
l'i'ori King Eetawayo with his army il the
marshes ri tmm''"si river where he intends
lighting. Tw" British columns will re-
advance On til" tl.ird Of August ami ,n",., at
Nayliilnnisili .Ai4. It th.
LONDON, Aug. l5.--Tllc Porte has ap-
pointed pleniintentiarirs 10 arrange tie Greek
frontier.
MONTREAL. Aug. l3.-Tl" general mana
ger Of the Bark OF Montreal has resigned.
This action ,ausud great ,.Acitrmcnt and i'm
mediate TALL in stock.
QrErEC, Aug. lJ.--Tlc L.a!nrt,S Sncir1,.
W" thousand >t)ul-G. marched through Iuwri
Town to-day. Intending I" Wnrr'' Il" the
'nv"s. As they entered Champion street. the
>'E'nIs hold of tilr Ship i.al.nrr, >uri",y from,
Mllirl Strurk'S :ncn had seeded. the battle
was begun. Il wa> -I,i-.t by >tin,k'> mon
falling back t. Lower T"wn. >..t"rHl mon
w'r" wounded hy pistol shots and ,ti"r~ l'H,ilv
hratrl. oHr man II lrnltt! t:rt,I.
on EIE,. .A,l-. lo.-Ttw >.!in lti.l"r,':"li-
les eliminated To-day in , t;'atf,,l ijt. E-il IN
lower Town. OH Cl..inri"n >rr,".>. i.s,,r Ali.,l.