The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
The Let Alone Policy stock Exchang @

Believing that what Kearney has done has
been fostered and encouraged by the publicity
which the local press has heretofore been
giving to this agitation, all the leading mer-
chants have united and demanded that the
Incorporate folly Of the press reports shall
cease or they will withdraw their business
patronage from the newspapers. But for the
strife between the newspapers here seeking
to capture kearney and the Workingmep. he
would have been in obscurity long ago, The
papers have agreed to leave him here
after u~nreported, and in so doing the pres
ent agitation will soon cease. 1t lives greatly
on publicity, its orators delighting to read of
themselves and the reports of what they saw.
The Times says to-day: The projectors Of
the proposed Mining Exchange 4 Trust 20
appear to be gentlemen whose minds are snh.
ject to frequent changes. They held a meet
ing yesterday and adopted a new plan for the
establishment of the exchange, which is
essentially different in nearly every particular
from the plans heretofore made public in
their circulars. The name of the new ex-
change Is to be the American Mining Stock
Exchange, consisting of 800 members.
Blaine.
CHICAGO, March 4.--The Journals WASH
lnSton special says: Your correspondents
asked VIM. L. Chandler, Senator Blaine's
trusted Trend, to-day, upon what he based his
claim That Blaine would secure the Republic
can nomination at Chicago. Mr.. Chandler
answered, "Upon the vote of the Illinois
delegation, which we feel certain will, be cast
for Blame and not for Grant. The adyices
we get from Illinois is that Grant is not as
popular as his friends claim. Logan and
Nashburne will no: be able to influence the
delegation to cast its vote for Grant. Without
the vote Of Illinois, Grant will not be nomi
mated, but, with the vote of that State cast
for Blaine, the latter will be certain n to get the
nomination.
Convention.
ST. LOUIS, March 4.-The National Union
Greenback Labor Convention met at Masonic
hall at noon. Hugh Prior, OF Ohio, called it
to order. Twenty States were represented
by go delegates. Lafayette Chisley was
elected chairman. Recess.
Upon r~eassembling, the committee on Gre
dentials not being ready, a speech was made
by Hugh Prior, who stated that this wing of
party has nearly 10000 clubs in working
order and two million Greenback voters in
the country.
The committee on credentials reported PIP
delegates present. Brick Poneroy addressed
the convention and produced a sensation by
VI iilSliiH ~ \ llliCly CAtCNttcu Ill pdlIllllp OF
the American flag with "a greenback printed
across it and pierced by a bayonet. lie mar
rated the history of the greenback and after
alluding to the progress and growth of the
Greenbackers, rendered his resignation as
Secretary of the party.
Thanks were voted to Dennis kearney,
Pomeroy and Prior, and to representative
Weaver and other Greenback congressman.
Ralph E. Hoyt was elected President and
Geo. w. Brewster, of Iowa, Secretary. Hoyt
made a bitter speech against other political
parties and attacked President Hayes. An
abortiye effort was made to adjourn and unite
with the Chicago Greenback Labor Conven-
ton on June 9th.
The national committee was appointed and
resolutions adopted substantially the same as
last year. Dellaye, of Maine, was nominated
President, and Beckwith, of Colorado nomi-
mated as Vice President. The convention
adjourned after midnight to meet at Chicago
9th.
Rejected.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Senate has
rejected the nomination of John Mcneil, of
st. Louis, as United States Marshal for the
eastern district of Missouri. Gen. McNeil's
rejection was effected by the very decisive vote
of 30 nays against I yeas. This action was
based upon the adverse report from the
judiciary committee accompanied with a
statement to the effect that Gen. Mcneil, in
the year 1862, willie in command of the
United States troops at Palmyra, Missouri,
ordered the eXecut on of eleven citizens of
that neishborhood, who had been arrested,
but not yet tried, Oh the general charge of
s.bushwhacking," and did execute ten of them
as a measure of retaliation for the alleged
abduction and supposed murder of a Union
man in the same county. McNeils order
required the execution of these prisoners if
the missing UnioniSi was not returned within
a certain period; and as nothing was heard
from the latter the orders were carried into
effect by McNeil's provost marshal upon the
designated day. 1t was also stated by a
member of the judiciary committee in eXecu-
tive session that the life of the eleventh pris-
oner was spared by the provost marshal upon
an enforced condition that the honor of the
formers wife should be the price of her hus-
bands release, and that Gen. Mcneil still
continued this same provost marshal in SER
vice under him after the disgraceful facts
became known.
Rejoicing.
Chicago, March 1.-The Inter-Ocean's
Washington special says: "The Maine Re
publicans here are much pleased with the
news which they get from their otate aS 10
the success of the Republican party in the
recent municipal election in Portland. The
Republican majority was larger than ever be.
fore known. The Republican Representa-
lives here say that there is no question but
that the Fusionists will be routed all over the
State at the approaching election this fall.
Mr.. Warner NJ. Bateman, of Cincinnati.
will remain here in charge of the National
Sherman Club until after the Chicago COLI
~yention. Sherman's friends are pleased with
his management.
Senator Ben Hill has written to Represent
talive Speer, OF Georgia. a warmly eulogistic
letter pertaining to his recent speech upon the
subject of riders upon appropriation bills.
This was the speech applauded on the kepub-
of some of Speer's Democratic friends.