The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-20


the State House for the purpose of organizing
Legislature. The movement was entirely
unknown to the Fusionists, and but few Of
the Republicans outside of the Immediate
members were aware of tie condition of
affairs. The news that the Republicans had
taken possession Of the State House spread
rapidly, and caused great rejoicing among the
Republicans who have been Impatient to have
this brought about. Mr.. Lamson, President
of the Senate, when he saw the people assem-
bllngiproceeded to the general clalnberlan's
headquarters and excitedly said: 81 protest
against these men coming in The General
informed Lamson that he should permit the
men to stay as long us they pleased There
was no torcible resistance whatever. The
| nails were lighted, and the minor officers of
the previous Legislature, familiar with the
| premises, taken into service In the Senate
Hon. jeremiah Dingley called the meeting to
order and Austin Harrison was called to the
CHAIR, Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR..
! Butler member OF the House, Charles w.
Turner, Assistant Secretary at last session,
called the roll and Is Senator'S responded to
the call, and quorum was announced pres
ent all being Republicans who proceeded to
qualify, the oath being administered by the
Hon. Wm NJ. Stratton, and Mr.. Andrew w.
Smith was declared Sen;..or from Lincoln
county on the face Of the 4eturns. Joseph A.
Locke Was chosen PRESIDENT, receiving all the
votes cast-19. Charles ". Tiden was chosen
Secretary.
B0sToN, Jan. Ex-senator Blaine in reply
to the intimaton that he is employed in the
alleged bribery cases in Mainc telcgraphs as
follows: Whatever may he the form of the
accusation against me. l pronounce it an I'M
qualified calnmny, and merely part of the
monstr,us, wicked and unparalleled conspi-
r""y t. deprive u free people Of their suffrage
by fraud, forgery and perjury. | am busy
night and day in the task Of Lhwarting the
the conspiracy, and it IS merely most cow
ardly, dastardly and despicable course to in
vent some form of SANDER against me. l
have not seen the charge, but know it is a
| lie ont of whole cloth, and | cannot now he
diverted from the real work in hand to do
more than dcnounre the calumny and its
| authors.
! WASnING1ON, Jan. l2.-Sccrettary iochurz
! says he does not at present desire to say any
thing regarding his conference with Oulay.
He has not yet decided whether he would
hold an open council with the entire delega-
ton or not, inasmurFi as il las been stated
that the Indians are being guarded as captives.
| The Secretary desired to announce that such
has moi been tlle intention Of Tie Department,
the Indians were here, he said, as Il delegation,
and would be treated as such, but in view OF
the rough treatment they have received at
several railroad '.epots of transfer while Oh
their way, and as some Of them are unWell,
he thought it best ihat they be given rest be-
fore they are approached by citizens and the
| representatives of the press.
WAsilNGTUN, Jan. 12.--Maior William L.
Sweet, chief Of Internal Revenue Division III
the office Of the first comptroller Of the
Treasury Department, has been dismissed for
eNtlavagant expenditures made while travel
ing OH government account.
The Board of Indian Commissioners called
upon the President and after discussing the
Indian question with him recommended that
religious bodies be permitted to select agents
for the Indians. a later conference was held
between the members OF the Board and Sec
retaly Srhlllz.
The charges preferred against Internal
Revenue Commissioner Hayt were considered
and committee appointed to investigate the
charge and report to the board to-morrvv.
BOSTON, Jan. 12.-Joseph IIalfner, of An
daltlsia, was committed to Jail Saturday even
ing charged with numbering Jacob Yerber.
His wife and child called to see him this
morning, but when the cell door was opened
he was found dead, having cut his throat from
car to car.
New YoEK, Jan. l3.-The II'oHd prints. /,
twG-column letter from Charles O'Conuor to
the Democratic Club o. ESSEX county, New
Jersey, in which he speaks disparagngly OF
the Republicans and contemns both factions
of the New York Democracy, styling Kelly
= local factionist =" and despising Tilden for
his former serv. v.lity to Southern dominion
and says .'he suddenly wheeled around III
lS4T-S because of Il merely personal disap.
poinment.' O'Connor puts his hopes TO,
liberty and prosperity III the collapse Of ON
institutions so corIplrte as to give scope fol
. the reconstruction of the Republic OF tain
new lines which he lays down.
SAN FEAHClSCo, Jan. l3.--The coast sur.
vey party under Prot. Davidson and the [. :
naval observatory party under Prof. Frisbe
observed the recent eclipse with perfect sue
cess from Santa Lucia mountain, SIN tho,lsan,
, feet above the sea. The first contact was
within one and Il half seconds of tie com
| puted time.
CulCAGo, Jal. l3-'rhelp was consider.
able excitement at the Stockyards this morn
ing owing to the assaults made by the union
men who, being unable to secure their old
places III the packing houses, busted them
selves going about the guards, abusing the
nol-llnlOn men, stoning them and striking
them with sticks as they passed III and OH
the gate. About four hundred in all were
engaged in these Outrages and several of hem
We're arrested and marched to the police
station at the point Of the revolver followed
by a hOOting crowd Of their friends The
, most Of the strikers and all the more reason
able ones are at their halls, but should tn,
arrests continue it is feared they will join il
the trouble and cause bloodshcd. The police
authorities regard the situation as critical ant
have transferred q large force to the stock
, yards.
While a mob of union men We're attackin.
Il workman named Andrew De;chmaM, OF
4 :: I.
and stabbed Frank Cough. leader Of The
! ma'conts, intlicting serious injuries. Dcich
l man was arrested and taken by the polio,
into Il street cal, whereupon the mob ncari,
demolished the car with sticks and stones
The superintendent of police las ordered th