The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16
FOREIGN.

haS oisaPpeareu. roiloWiuS are some OF Ine
principal provisions of the newly revised
constitution. Thu Presidential term is fixed
at eight years, and the salary at 2 5000. The
President is vested with the right to appoint
and remove all public fu~nctionaries, also with
the power to close the Chambers; sentence of
death for political ofienses have been abol-
ished. Generals Tanis, Sonfferront and
Montmorency are still hidden at the foreign
consulates awaiting the pleasure of the gov
ernment. Generals Harris and Lamothe are
still in prison awaiting the result of the in
v%estigation.
HAVANA, Dec. 1O.-Havana newspapers
to-day publish a dispatch from Porto Rico
announcing that President Guillermo, of San
Domingo, arrived there with his ministry.
The revolutionists in San Domingo are tri-
umphant.
ROME, Dec. 1.-THE Pope has sent fresh
dispatches to the Bishop of Chilli and Peru
recommending them to use their influence in
favor of peace.
The last dispatches to the Papal Nuncio at
Brussels instruct him to consider the differ
ence between the Vatican and Belgian gov
eminent has terminated if the Belgian
Cabinet will SO regard it. If the Cabinet does
not agree to this proposition the Papal Nuncio
is instructed to maintain reserve.
VIENNA, Dec. 1.-THE Bulgarian Assem-
bly, was dissolved because the leaders of the
majority refused to allow Prince Alexander
to have any voice in the nomination of the
new cabinet.
The cabinet appointed to carry on the gov
eminent until the new assembly shall meet,
with Bishop Clement of Tirnova as Premier
and Minister of Public Instruction is such as
will demonstrate the Princes anxiety to avoid
the appearance of his siding with either party.
PANAMA, Dec. 1.-The torpedo boat that
was detained blythe government as contraband
of wal has at last sailed for Peru, flying the
Hawaiian flag and with a license from the
reliance in the torpedo service they are now
organizing. They succeeded in landing at
Aricarrenbys 600 men, 100000 cartridges
and - Krupp's field pieces. About $50 allies
and 300 Chilians were killed at Pisaqua. The
early retreat of the allies is attributed to the
running out of ammunition, the supply of
cartridges not being fitted for the rifles in use.
The town, however, had been almost ruined
by the Gillian shells before the landing party
had driven the allies from the position COM
manding the town. Various rumors are a1oat
concerning the manner in which the wounded
allies were treated by the Chillans, and res
pecting the cruel outrages on the women
found in the place.
A Lima letter from a trustworthy source
says: "Lima is in trouble about the reported
disaffection of the Bolivians. General Dago
marched to attack the CHILEAN flank with
$500 men, got half way from africa, halted,
hesitated, and turned back to africa, declaring
he feared a revolution in Lapaz. General
Prado gave orders to General Buenda to
advance and attack the Chilians at the head
of the allied army of fourthousand Bolivians
and six thousand Peruvians. After the affair
of Pisaqua the Bolivian battalion dispersed
and most of them have gone home. Out of
just four hundred men in the Independence
battalion only 80 mustered after the fight,
and yet but q small number were killed.
[quique is blockaded and the cable cut.
The storm at Aspinwall damaged the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship Company's wharf over
100000, and that of the Panama Railroad
Company; 1929 tons Of coal were lost by
vessels sinking. Some idea of the violence Of
the sea may be gathered from the fact that
the A. J. Bonner lost her rudder, striking
bottom i'll six fathoms of water. "The sea-
the captain of the Bonner says, "was heavier
than any he has seen on the banks of New
: Foundland." 1t is expected it will be 30 day:
before traffic can be fully resumed on the
railroad. The telegraph lines are still inter
rupted. The water OH the road was fully two
> feet higher than ever before known. Bueni
Vista, Gatean and Matachen, villages on the
i, road are destroyed and the inhabitants il
,, restitution. They have been fed and clothed
from Panama and Aspinwall. The foreign
merchants took the initial step in measure
for their relief, the government as yet having
, done absolutely nothing. The villages which
E suffered most from the storm, are Gaia An
, Buena Vista, swept away BailamonG, par
!, TALLY ruined; in Matachen many houses are
+ ruined, and in those which remain the floor
' are covered with mud. In some places OF
the railroad track and in the streets the mut
! is a foot or two deep.
The Legislative Assembly of Panama ha
elected Se&or Constantine Aros Enamel to tn
Presidency. Another revolution is threat
ened. Antignean is much agitated.
: PARIS, Dec. lin the Chamber Of Dep
Y uties to-day ePere, Minister of the Interior
, moved to grant 100000 francs to relieve the
existing distress from trade depression, ant
, announced that if this sum proved INSULT
cient the government would not hesitate t
make a further demand. Dornans, membe
, from the department of Charente, asked tina
some control be established over the expendi
. ture of the fund so as TO prevent its bein:
: used for electioneering purposes. LePer'
1 declared that he accepted the responsibility,
for the proper distribution of the money, ant
-, demanded the adoption of his motion as a,
expression of confidence in the government,
!, The motion was adopted, 524 to ).
! VIENNA, Dec. 11.-Nearly all the river
, in Pennsylvania have overlooked, layin!
under water vast tracts of country and de-
stroying bridges and houses, interruptin:
communication and sweeping away tarmin:
q utensils, cattle and grain. In some cases tht
!; inhabitants were for days on trees and roof
5 of houses waiting rescue.
AMHERsTBURG, ONT. Dec. l3.-An eX-
= plosion of three tons Of n;tro-slyccrine ant
,ri.a nnurIar I'M GOV ,siar,E .J,,,,l B., MI br,l.
t things here as if a violent earthquake had oc
t cured. The report OF he explosion wa
hear forty miles away.
e Atthe scene of eNploSt,u nuthiug wiiAteve
| cali be found oitllc magazine. IN is stead i
:, u hole sixty feet in diameter aud fifteen deep
t. a large number of mica-powdef cartridges az
/ lying around nneyploded. The shock wa