The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02

letter to his wife from st. Petersburg. saws
1--WE were walking through the large corridor
10 MS MaJesty's apartments, when suddenly
fearful detonation was heard and the flooring
was raised as by an earthquake. The gas was
eXtlngulshed and we were left in total dark
ness, AT the same time horrible dust and
smell OF gnnpowder or dynamite filled the
corridor. Some one spoke and said the
Chandelier had fallen in the saloon where the
table was laid for dinner. FASTENED thither
with the Czarowitch and Grand Duke Vlad-
imar, while Count Aellerborge. in doubt as to
what might have happened, hcldE back the
Emperor. We found,all the flooring broken
and the walls n ruins. Dinner had been
delayed half an hour for my arrival, and it
was owingtO this circulnstanc that the imperial
family had not yet assembled in the dining
room. Gen. G0urkO, Governor General of
st. Petersburg; Gen. Drutchew, Chief Impe-
rial of Police, and Gen. Zouroti, Protect of
Police of st. Petersburg, have received no
llces from the Nihiist committee informing
them they need not trouble themselves to
make arrangements for an illumination on
the occasion of the Cars anniversary, as the
reVolntionists are preparing such an illumina-
ton as has not been since Nero burned Rome.
Mining Excitement.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.---An article in the
Tribune to-day says twenty million dollars
would be very low estimate of the amount
OF eastern capital invested in western mining
enterprises during the past year. The Fifth
Avenue hotel is the mining rendezvous of this
city, and it is safe to say that one-third of the
men who throng the main corridor from 7:30
10 10 p. m. have mines to sell. Sauntel
through the crowd and the words "mines,' -
:. ore, :" ''shaft," dividends" are heard on all
La
lication notices for sales is conspicuous
feature of advertisements of some companies.
This announcement is supposed by many to
be ruse, but it is simple truth. The stock
of four of the largest companies in Leadville
has been taken in large blocks for investment
only A dividend of one hundred thousand
dollars, declared few days ago, will be paid
with fewer than dozen checks. Large
properties placed upon the board have re.
Gently been sold in lots Of not less than one
thousand shares each.
NihiIist Conspiracy.
New YORK, Feb. 23.-A despatch from
Paris says of the latest attempt on the life OF
the Car: >'rhe palace officials are widely
affiliated with Nihlists, for it is affirmed that
the Gar daily found black-edged letters on
his table, threatening that he should never see
the twenty-tifth anniversary of his accessi ol
to the throne, unless he abolished his despotit
system Of government. Although officials
were continually changed, the letter was al
ways found. Several high officials have beer
placed under surveillance. 1t is rumored thai
lady of high rank has been arrested in ST
Petersburg, on suspicion OF being connected
with the winter palace conspiracy. 1t is also
said that the Gar and Czarowltch had a Ions
interview yesterday. Reports OF the Gar
t,1S
Washington Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The House com
mttee on foreign affairs instructed its chair
man to-day to report tavorably to The House
the resolution making an appropriation fol
the relief of the suffering people Of Ireland
The resolution was amended by the commit
tee increasing the appropriation from $4,000
to the amount originally proposed, $500, 600
The House committee OH public land
agreed to report tavorably to House Valen
tines bill for the relief of settlers on publi
lands. 1t provides that when pre-empt;on
homestead or timber culture claimant ha
filed written notice of his claim in the loca
| land Office the land commissioner, by sucl
claim, SHALL hold it as open to sci ettlement an,
entry without further action on the part o
the commissioner of the general land office
The committee instructed its chairman t,
ask Suspension of the rules to secure TIL.
| passage by the House Of resolution provil
ing for the appointment OF committee t.
Inquire into anu Investigate the ac..s Of th'
| Hot Springs commission.
| The bill introduced IN the House by REP
resentative Vance, of North Carolina, t.
amend the internal revenue tax and to pre-
vent abuses in the administration Of iustic
| in the courts of the United States, provide
| : hnf nj AZ ipi
distillation Of spurious liquor OF the unlawful
manufacture Of the same, the district judg
shall have power TO punish, at his dicsretjOl
| by fine or Imprisonment or both that II
| single violation Of law shall be al indicatiO
of offence, but only where the accused
guilty of repeated acts Of sale for money O
| profit. 1t also provides that no marshal q
| deputy marshal shall have power to bTn
| defendants before any other United State
! commissioner than in the county where til
! offence is committed; that no marshal or del
u!y shall have power to arrest any party al
clse.l ut illicit distllation> or unlawful retail
ing OF spurious liquor without warral
endorsed by creditabie witness stating tha
he knows or has good reason to believe tha
| the law has been violated and further, thu
| no, attorney prosecuting for the United State
| in the federal courts can enter an indictmel
| and prosecute the same against any peTSO
| for the violation Of the inter lnll revenue law
upon mere information, but the indictmel
must first be submitted 10 the grand jury
who shall pass upon the same.
The House committee on coinage, weight
| and measures directed their chairman, Repre-
sentative Stephens. to present to the Hous
| bill providing for the establishment of a
assay office in Arizona.
| PATTERSON, n. j. Feb. 2l-Iarriet HIM