The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-17
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mons Henry Fawcett "a Liberal) moving an
amendment to the report upon the address in
reply to the speech from the throne expressed
regret ina no assurance had been gwen that
tne cost OF renewal of the war in Afghanistan
would not be wholly betrayed from the reve-
Iues OF !hdia. The Under Secretary for In
ula declined to pledge the government but at
the proper time, he said, The question must
come before the House. Upon the Chancel-
lor OF the Exchequer promising to bring the
question OF expenditures in Afghanistan be-
lore the House Fawcett withdrew his amend
ment. ~
O'Donnel, Home Rule member for Dun
garvan, then moved his amendment calling
attention to the systematic neglect of Irish
ahalrs, and also to the factious misrepresenta-
lion OF the acts of the Irish members of Par
lament by the government and their agents,
the concluding words of winch stigmatize the
abuses practiced by the government as worse
Than treason. ODonnell having prolonged
till $40 p. m, the debate stood adjourned till
Tomorrow.
oDonnel became very much excited and
Wrathy when describing Parnell's services to
his country. O'Donnell denied that Parnell
and his followers had intended to m
agitation. Their object was to call attention
TO the miseries of the starving people to which
TINS government was then apparently indiffer-
eht. lhele was. he said, a natural law which
OVERRIDE LEGAL rights. They only protested
against the e@Xactiou of rents by threats of
ejectment.
Alexander Schossa, who recently fired on a
priest engaged in celebrating mass in an Ital-
ian church at Hatton Garden, London, has
been sentenced to penal servitude for life.
An Orderly Demonstration.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11.-Some 5000
unemployed working men assembled at the
sand lots this afternoon, and after listening to
a number of speeches about half of the crowd
formed in line and marched to the Office of
the Central Pacific Railroad Company, and a
committee appointed for the purpose sought
an interview with President Stafford and Vice
President Croker. Both were absent, and
the committee was received by General SUI
perintendent Towne, to whom they stated
that the object Of the movement was to ask
the company TO comply with the provisions of
the new constitution forbidding corporations
to employ Ch:uainen, and give work to unem-
ployed whites, and intimating that if the re-
quest was not complied with and distress CON
tinued it would be difficultto foretellthe result.
Mr.. Towne replied that he would refer the
matter to the Directors and return an answer
on Monday next. The procession then re,
turned to the sand lot and subsequently dis.
persed. Other corporations will be called
opotIt w i AC plctCCuIIIGS WtIt Wei
quiet and orderly.
Indian Fight-Panic.
DEADwooD, Feb. 11.-The Times Fort
keogh. Montana, special of February Sth
says: Sergeant Glover, b company second
Cavalry, of this post, with ten men and ter
Indian scouts started out at daylight on the
fourth inst. to capture a party of five Sioux
Indians, supposed to belong to Sitting Bull's
band, who killed one man and wounde an.
other some days ago on Mispah creek. They
found them near the head of Pumpkin creek
when a lively skirmish ensled which resulted
IN the death of two Sioux, and one soldier
killed and one wounded. This, together witt
the news that the Sioux had gotten under
cover in such manner that Sergeant Glover
and his party could not get at them came tt
the post last night, and on its receipt Captain
Snyder, of the fifth Infantry, with his com.
pany, proceeded at once to the scene of acton
and put an end to the affair. The scout,
came in this evening displaying the scalps OF
the two Indians who were killed. The othel
three were taken prisoners and are now being
brought in by Captain Snyder and his com
mand.
While the concert and ball was in progress,
at the Opera house in Central City last even
ing Il heavy wind carried the entire front o
the building into the street. a scene of the
MllutSt tbllluSiDii tcu, bub lcItuildlCiS I
panic was prevented aud no lives We're lost.
i Republican Supervisors.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12.-The JoWnals Wash
ingtun special says the Senate having rejected
all the Ohio supervisors of census on account
of their being Republicans, the Democrat
are anxiousIy watching to see what the Presi-
dent will do next. An Ohio Republican o
prominence" says that The president does not
intend to submit to any dictatiOli. but viii
nominate other Republicans for the position
without regard to the threat conveyed by th'
| action of tie Senate.
1t is certain that The bill agreed upon b.
the ways and means committee for a - pc
cent. bona, cannot become Il law. There viii
be Il 5 long opposition in the House, and i
: it passes tins body the Senate will not agre'
to it. y member of the Senate finance com
mittce saws his committee will report in tavoI
of il four per cent. bond, and il will pass TIN
Senate.
WiIhelm's Speech
BERLIN. Feb. 12.-The session of TIN
Reiclstag was opened with a speech from I'll"
throne. 1t states that the relations OF tn
government with all foreign powers ar
peaceful and friendly and confidence is tel
in the maintenance of peace Trough the
labors OF the Berlin Congress which has beel
upheld and the stipulations OF the treaty Q
Berlin have been executed III nearly all incl
points. The empire would sedulously ant
inseltishly and conscious of its own powe
continue to participate in the endeavols tt
secure lasting peace for Europe in %consonanc
with the pacific disposition OF its people, AM
with that object would endeaver TO procur'
the cooperation and guarantee OF the power
similarly disposed.
r. The principal measures for legislation All
nouncel in the speech are a bill FOR establish
/, inc biennial budgets, new military law
T pr0olongation of the law against socialists, am
for securing ii treaty with the South Sc
Islands. The speech justified the military
law as a measure Of security made necessar!
by The increased armament OF nelghborln:
: countries.