The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-11
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UNITED STATES.

in the income tax suit brought by the Gov
ernment against Samuel j. Tilden, was filed
to-day III the Clerks Office in the United
States Court. Costs are taxed, and defend
ant is given sixty days from the hearing of
decree to answer bill of complaint.
BMDaPoRT, Conn, Nov. 1.-Work's Met
ropoltan Button Company, and the White |
Manufacturing Company, burned last even
ing. The loss on the latter was $4,000, and
$4,000 on the Button Company. Insurance
is in excess of loss. |
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. To-day, at the
adjourned annual meeting of the Nevada
Bank, it was decided to reduce the capital from |
$10,OO0,O0O to S3,O00,000. The old officers
were reelected.
SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. "A tremendous
explosion from fre-damp occurred in the
Delaware & Hudson mine at Mill Creek pit
this morning. Geo. Waskie, Daniel Rupp and
j. Kinney have been taken out dead. Two
men yet in the mine are believed to be killed.
The dead bodies of f. Thomas and D. Jen-
kens have been taken from the mine. The
men were all dead when found, and the bod
les were fealfully mangled The remains
We're hoisted to the surface amidst the weep
ing and lamentation of the friends and rela-
tives of the unfortunate men. 1t cannot be
definitely ascertained how the catastrophe oc-
cured. 1t is thought, however, that the fame
from one of the miners lamps came into con-
| tact with the gas.
TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 2.-The Hon. Chas.
Hewitt. brother of Abram S. Hewitt, died
| here this evening.
CAIRO, Nov. "A fire at Mound City this
afternoon destroyed over one-third of the
town. A telegram was received here at 3
o'clock p. IN, asking for assistance, and il
response three fire engines were promptly
| l,o1 l,,,,, NIn Gra Lo1 ai1,al
too great headway for the fire department to
accomplish anything more than to prevent
further spread. From sixty to eighty houses
were burned, among which were the court
house with all the records.
BRIDGEToN. Conn, Nov. PA block of
fine buildings on Main street was burned last
night. Several citizens were injured. Loss,
$4,000.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-The furniture factory of
| A. II. Andrews 81 Co., located on 1856 Mather
street, burned at an early hour this morning
Loss, 100000. The amount of insurance
could not be ascertained to-day.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2-The last sad offices for
the deceased Senator Chandler were per-
formed at an early hour this morning, at the
Grand Pacific Hotel. Rev. David Swing Off
ciated, and the services were necessarily very
brief. consisting simply of prayer and read
after, the guard, consisting of a detail of the
First regiment, formed two before and four
teen after the casket, which was borne out of
the hotel John B. Dake, Geo. R. Davis,
Jesse Spaulding VIM. Aldrich, Hiram Bar
Der, General Morten, and Bernard S. Collier
ofiiciated as pail bearers. As the procession
moved through the spacious corridor, some
two hundred veterans formed IN twos behind,
and with mutiied drums beating, the coffin
was deposited in the hearse. Three compa-
MES of the First regiment, and detail of ca
diets under Col. Swain, and a part of the sec
ond battalion under Col. Thompson, were
drawn up in line on either side the entrance
on jackson street. The procession then
formed in the following order: Drum Corps,
with mufiled drums, beating the long roll ;
First regiment in column of fours Sixth bat
TALON band and cadets; Haverys band ;
hearse, fanked by pall-bearers; carriages con-
tanning members of the committee appointed
yesterday to escort the body to the depot ;
Union Veteran Club, employees of Sheriff s
offices and Young Mems Auxiliary Club. The
line was over two blocks long, marching iii
close order and in fours. But for the unto
> ward weather and early hour it would un-
doubtedly have been very much longers The
day was raw and chilly, and about two inches
: of snow had fallen, making the streets wet
. and slippery. The bands played the Dead
March in Saul and funeral strains from old
dirges. Conspicuous among the mourntul
procession were Gov. CullOm, Gov. Oglesby,
. Emery Storrs and Robert T. Lincoln. When
they arrived at the depot, the military organi'
: cations deployed, allowing the casket to be
borne through their ranks. The Detroit del
V egatio,l, headed by eX-Gov Bagley, had ar
rived at the depot some time before, and takel
4 breakfast in the vicinity. They received tho
q procession, and together witt! the escort from
q this city, accompanied to the baggage car o
the special train, the remains, which wert
carefully deposited therein. The two com
= mittees then distributed themselves through
4 the three coaches making up the train, and
!, 9:2O pulled out of the depot.
e DETROIT. Nov. "A special train from
n Chicago over the Michigan Central railroad
v with the remains of the late Senator Chandler
!. arrived here at o'clock p. M, under the es
d cort of a delegation of prominent citizens o.
# Detroit The remains and escort were met a
the Michigan Central Depot by the Light In
q tantry Light Guard National Guard, Mont
,t collerv Rifles and vast concourse OF cltl
= Zeus, and escorted to the dead Senator's lat
&c residence on Fort street. Gov. Crossweil ma
Is isiued proclamation directing the State Off
" ces to be closed aud flags to be displayed
+ halt mast. Mayor Langdon has issued carr
is for a citizens meeting, to be held III Tn
Ia Council Chamber at u o'clock noon, Monday
y, to take action appropriate to the soTowfu
y occasion. The funeral obsequies occur ut
, D. IN. Wednesday.
'e WAsIIINGroN, Nov. l.-Some time ago
report was received by Commissioner Hoy
N from Ponce Reservation, in Indian Territory
,e tha, Big Snake, chief Of the Poncas, wa
/, threatening to kill the agent, who last sum
rs mer caused his arrest and imprisonment for
"a month at Fort Reno for brutal and disorderl
ne conduct, making himself e terror to the III
~ dians as well as to the employees. His re
5. arrest was ordered and a detachment OF troop
-. from Fort Reno was employed to effect il
NJ ni,r Snake resisting arrest. was shot dead b
W -. ~ soIl;ors Jhis sudden occurrence cause