The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-06
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agreed to report on the subject of reorpaniz.
ing the militia. 1t urges the Importance OF
national legislation and states that instead OF
interfering with the control of the States over
their militia, the federal government should
take action in the nature of cooperation and
should make sufficient annual appropriations
for arming and equpping the militia and nav
the men for service during the prescribed
period Of annual encampment.
Secretary Thompson to-day instructed
Commander Potter of the Irish relief shin
Constellation that he might land his cargo
either at Kingstown, Queenstown or Galway,
Ireland.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The Republican
Senators caucussed this morning on clause
OF the immediate deficiency bill proposing to
amend the law concerning the appointment of
deputy marshals of elections and unanimous
ly decided to oppose it as rider and resist all
attemps to force it, by filibustering.
The Senate, by vote of 25 to 10, defeated
the Brazil subsidy scheme.
The Senate took up the immediate deficien-
cy bill and reduced the appropriation for
public printing 100000.
~ Wool Market.
BosToS, March 27.-The wool market is
comparatively quiet Sales this week agsre-
gated 2,154,SOO pounds, large portion of
which was foreign. Notwithstanding the
quiet tone of the market there is very firm
feeling. During the past week there was
very little movement in domestic feeces,
which are rather neglected particularly some
Ohio and Pennsylvania, but holders are con-
tident that full prices will be obtained for the
comparatively small supply remaining on
hand. Some few mills are turning their at
tention to Australian, but the supplies of
this description will soon be exhausted. In
domestic combings and delaines nothing of
consequence was done, but there continues to
be a del..And for English and Irish combngs
In unwaShed and merchant able fieeces sales
reached PAS, 900 pounds, at full prices. Fall
California is quiet. Pulled woods are steady
and firm; Oregon 39a45c; fall California 26a
SSc.
CHICAGO, March 29,-Ouray and other Ute
Indians from Washington left for Colorado
last night having passed the Sabbath in the
city. Indian agent Page remarked to the re-
porters that they are pretty well scared at the
military show made against them and by their
visit to civilization, and are not likely again
to become insolent.
Saturdays storm appears, from reports
tral and southern Illinois, Wisconsin and
eastern Indiana. In some places considerable
damage has been done, but mostly in the way
of broken fences, glass and roofs. Cham
paisn suffered losses aGgregating $4OOO.
Farmers report fences leveled and land under
water. The wires have been in difficulty
throughout Iowa, but reports from that State
do not speak of any great damage inflicted
W. McManus, formerly Catholic priest in
Canada, who was confined in the Madison
street precinct station last night while under
the influence of liquor, was found dead in his
cell this morning.
Chinese Trade.
NEW York, March 30-The Herald's
Washington special says: An American res
ideAt here, who has interests in California,
has at, dressed Congress some facts and figures
relating to the commerce of California with
China, which deserve general attention. He
shows to the members of Congress that in
1878 California sent to China, in round num-
bers, 100000 barrels of flour and in 1879,
235, 900 that, besides this, China takes more
than half of the whole quicksilver product of
the State. Should the proposition now before
CongresS for double duty on Chinese rice be
adopted, China would doubtless levy duty on
flour, which is Eow duty free. The San
Francisco Bulletin and Market Rerte,o natllr-
ally oppose the movement as very injurious TO
important industries of their State, but the
country at large las also interests IN Chinese
commerce. as the PaH Mall Gazette, of Lon
don. recently made plain. 1t is salu that
duriur the last foul years, ending 1877, the
Rr,tish imports into China of manufactured
co,ion and wool have been nearly stationary,
.ttor falling in 1878 from G,625, ,5ll pounds TO
lrl11SO hounds The decrease has not Deen
in quantity but in value, which has fallen
with the quality. In those four years tLeie
was no less steady and significant increase IN
the imports of American goods at Shanghai.
Heavenly Diplomatlst.
NEW FORK, March 30.-An evening paper
has the following Washington special: lres-
ilent Angel, of Washington University, IS
h',rr awaiting consultation with the Secretary
Of State with reference to his appointment as
mjuis,erto China. The Secretary FIRST offered
Anneu the honor of serving as president OF
tha commission to negotiate treaty win
China. This was declined. Then the Sec
ra,ory offered to clothe Angel With full pow
ors of envoy extraordinary, which was accept
-I unon condition that he was not to be
hammered by any policy OF The adi'lhisIra-
tinn nor 10 be Instructed as to what terms to
ntiar 10 or accept from China. Preslueht
ANGEL insisted upon conforming MS oliic'ai
action to his own views OF what was just ana
desirable, and to commence the lh'eSIiSa.!o'
Of the Chinese problem without preJuulce.
,rnesn conditions were accepted by the De-
narIment, lutl and he will go to China unconi-
rmitted to any policy, but prepared to lnyestl-
a4o the subject Of Chinese immigration
thoroughly thor both in California al and o,imsi China
Ills Instructions will therefore be nominal, ,i.
t-H sL.d to-day for an expression OF his
,'iaws on tle questions he is to consider,
ar"e,l remarked That he had no views that
Ia snu,,ld first learn the Chinese alphabet.
Irregular Ballots.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3O.-Much com,
meut is excited by the variation oelore no'eu %
-, Inv h,,iots, 1t is known that men have been
..tianed IL, nj the polling places during the day
soat,t ~ ,abn notes of the color of ballots and the
10 nsrsnns .snr voting them, aud the worklnsmen
pIa' pl,,arrn that The Citizens Union put upa Jop