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

-N'''Nf '%Af 49, A'' tS't' - " tpit
ingtOn special says: 1.-The propriety Of estab-
fishing a Territorial form of government for
Alaska will be considered by the Senate this
winter. The sub committee of the committee
on territories has been taking testimony of a
person named Elliott, who has his Leadquar-
ters at Smiths Sound near Inskaten during
the winter, and is said to be employed by the
Fur and Seal Company during the summer.
Elliott is opposed to the organization of a
territorial form of government in Alaska.
The Fur and Seal Company Is also opposed
to such government. Senator Butler, who is
chairman of the sub committee, and has been
investigating the question, says he thinks the
people Of Alaska should be given some form
Ot government for the protection of their
lives and property. He has been informed
that under an established government there
would be considerable emigration to Alaska.
NEW YORK, Jan. rs. - The Tribne's
Washington special says: "The board of In
dian commissioners, who have been ~investi-
eating the charges against COMMISSIONS
liayt, have been startled to find evidence of
his having falsely pretended. in his public
statements, that he had brought the case of
Agent Hart before the department OF justice.
and also that lIayt and Inspector Hammond
met by appointment in this city last Sunday.
4 letter was produced from Hammond to
Agent Hart, Of San Carlos, in which he i'll
formed the commissioner that he has taken a
bOnd in Il Washington mine now claimed to
be III he San Carlos reservation, and is the
same mine afterwards bought from Hart by
Edward Knapp. who is said TO be IA nephew of
Commissioner Ilayt and a member of
his family. 1t is reported that Hammond
will appear again before the committee this
week, and lie is determined lot 10 be made a
scape goat of if he can help it.
WAsuINUT0N, Jan. asa prominent New
York politicians, who has The confidence Of
Senator C0nklilg, is authority for a state
mrnt that the New York Republican conyen-
ton will not be called until April, and that
the probability is that the delegation to the
Chicago convention is instructed TO vote for
Senator C0nkling fer the presidential nomi-
nation.
Col. Tom keogll, secretary Of the National
Republican rUmnlitlee, left for his home in
North Carolina last night. lie says that Sec
Rotary Sherman will not h% able to get the
North Carolina delegation aL the national
conventions. lie thinks that Grant is losing
ground il New York.
New YORK, Jan. 4S.-A special FROM lta-
leigh. North Caroline SAYS: I'll" Republican
State committee VIII meet here tn-morrow.
Every member viii be present. 1t is now
indicated that ~" committee will appoint
four delegates Il large to the Chicago con
vention, aud that the Republican committees
Of Congressional districts Will appoint the
other sixteen.
The four ii, large vii! uudounlcdly b" for
Grant. for President.
BusvON. Jan. 2S.- rilc Board of OveiSrerS
Of Harvard College decided yesterday after a
long discussion, that the Rev. DR.. Bellows, OF
New York. is ineligible rs a member OF the
Board of nversecrS. not being Il resident of
NJ ..f,,,..+. ,I.I,,,1tl, lYlipniyirU n pllinIit Y
Of the votes cast at III" recent election.
NEW IoHK, Jan. 2S.-Thr police have
taken into custody Charles ChoIteau, a4cd p,
brother ln-law of Edward Timm, already un
der arrest in cuul.vr!iun with til" murder Of
Annie DUwNcN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2n.-J. Wyatt Stone.
convicted Of the murder OF his wife in Oclo-
her. 1919. after al unsuccessful appeal to The
Suprrnlr Cuurl. as to-day re-sen'cllc"d to be
hanged IN Friday, February -Itll.
uAyANA. jain. .S.-OM he 18th inst.
five persons ronvirtcG Ivy court martial Of
.u,rrndiarism aud robbery. were shot at Sal!-
liagU dc uEi.
rro,. \. \. IAN. 4S.-Thr Parnell rerrr-
tom here Tonight WAS an imn"nS" affair.
The subscriptions Were 81 90.
GALVESTON. re<a,, Jan. 2S.-Thr -Ncr%'
Sherman special says: - party Of drunken
rouulS while creating L disturbance IN Il Bag
MO here. were 0rd""r's to leave ny lie
Cliv Marshal. sam Bal. One, All johnson,
refused to 20, and Ball i"rcihly elected hlml'
When outside Johnson drew Il pistol ana shot
Bah in the heast, iHtlictlne probahiS Il 't'ai
wound. Ball seized lohn>ons pistol ana
I,winn his own weapoil, slot Johnson dead.
,Juhuson', brother and several other r"lsIls
,bu, At Rail. one shot cutting the skin on his
r,., anal In. nnNtIpr burning his eyebrows