The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-10
WHOLE NO. 1914

| extensive stove works OF FAINTER q 20. struck
for 15 per cert. advance under orders of the
| Philadelphia convention. The firm offered
5 per cent. advance and another5 per cent.
| in July if the state of trade warranted The
| stove mOulders at Rogersford struck the same
way.
AUGUSTA, Feb 3.|srael Coothing, cashier
| of the first National Bank shot himself fatally
| to-day after jumping into cistern on she
bank premises with weights attached to the
probably all right.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The Secretary of
the Treasury decided to purchase eleven mil
lions of dollars in bonds for the sinking fund
in the usual manner, bids to be opened on the
11th inst, no limit fixed as to price.
DUBLIN, Feb. Sat meeting of the
Mansion House Committee the Lord Mayor
referred to the reports that three inquests had
| been held in the neighborhood of Parsons
| town wherein verdicts were rendered of death
| from destituton and stated that no applica-
| tion for relief had been received from that
district.
| ALLENTOWN, Pa. Feb. 3.-The men in the
! Right ore mines are on strike for an advance
from 80 cents to Sl.2O day.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.--A young man
grabbed from the Office of the Guarantee
Trust & Safe Deposit Co., yesterday, fourteen
| ore thousand dollar bonds of the Crane Iron
Company.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. "a San Dago dis
patch says that Governor Castrijan, of the
Mexican province on the frontier of Lower
| California, has called out the military and
| placed the province under military law. The
couse of his action is revolution started by
Margnese at l.apaz 1t is reported that Marg-
| nese has been driven out of Lapaz by the
federal troops, and is making his way up the
peninsula with handful of followers.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The Postmaster
General to-day filed in the District Supreme
Court demurrer to the bill of the lottery
| company against him for interfering with
their postal correspondence. 1t sets forth
that there is no jurisdiction i'll this court, and
raises other points which will be Immediately
discussed.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 3.-The Republican
convention to morrow will adopt resolutions
declaring that the present prosperity and
specie resumption are due to the financial pol
icy of the government in opposing any finance
or tariff legislation, and denouncinc the
election frauds and intimidation, and also
congratulate the people of Maine.
WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. 3.-Thcre have
been four convictions for illegal voting in this
city at last election. All Democrats.
HARTFORD, Conn.,. Feb. 3.-The Republi-
can State convention for electing delegates to
the Presidential convention, is to be held at
New Haven, April It'll.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. Sit is now known
that in the fire yesterday all but two inmates
of the hospital were rescued, Mrs. Christine
Nelson, feeble-mnded woman 90 wears of
age, and Frederick Schorffan, an insane man,
were awakened and came into the hall, but
instead Of following the others into the open
air probably returned to their rooms and per-
shed in the flames.
ATLANTICvIILE, Feb. 3.-The captain OF
the brig Augustine, which came ashore here
this morning, shot himself when he saw the
vessel must be wrecked. The crew was saved
with ditiiulty.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 3.-A petition has
been signed by number of the prominent
merchants and forwarded to the President
indorsing Gov. Plnchback for naval officer of
this port. The colored mems protective
union endorse Pinchback, and state that the
telegram recently sent by the President and
Secretary of War was sent with the knowledge
of the association.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 3.-A caucus of Blaine
delegates was held this evening, at which
there We're l05 votes cast in his interest.
Afterwards caucus of all the delegates was
beid, and it was decided by vote of 1913 to
ITO that the convention tomorrow should
select delegates to the national convention.
VIENNA, Feb. 3.-Trustworthy accounts
represent the internal condition of Russia as
becoming daily more critical. A number of
officers high in command have become disaf-
tected, while those not promoted after the
late war with Turkey have, with few excep-
tions, Joined the revolutionists
| DUBLIN, Feb. 3.-The Irish courts Queens
Bench granted Daritt, Daley, Killen and
Brennan extensive time to plead, and orders
have been given to furnish the accused with
copies of the indictments against them. 1t is
, believed their trials will be had in March.
LONDON, Feb. 34.-The Mansion House
relief committee met to-day, Lord Mayor
Grey presiding. 1t was announced that
, f4l, lis had been received by the committee
, to date, and fl5,40O distributed. Replies to
inquiries from the Lord Mayor have been
received from thirty bishops, including three
Catholic archbishops and one Protestant arch
bishop, repudiating Parnell's charges and
discrimination against rent defaulters, and
, expressing confidence in the committee.
) LONDON, Feb. 3.-The steamer Strahlenen
with cargo of fresh meat in cases and live
stock, from Australia for London, has arrived
+ The meat in the cases was perfectly fresh.