The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-09
MONROE SALISBURY.
His Examination by the Star Route In.
v~esti.atiOn Committee.

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CHICAGO, March 5.-The Times Washing
ton special says: The testimony of Monroe
Salisbury, a star service contractor in Califor-
mia, was examined by the House star route
investigation committee to-day. His testi-
timony related to a letter written by him to
the Senate committee, in which he stated that
the passage of the bill making an approprla-
ton to continue the star service for the last
quarter of the current year was accomplished
under extraordinary circumstances, and by
improper influences, and asked that commit
tee to give him a hearing which he said had
been refused by the House committee. His
testimony before the Senate committee was
taken last week. Salisbury had also charged
that there was personal interference to sustain
a newspaper combination by which the con-
tractors had refused to be blackmailed, and
which had contributed towards securing the
passage of the bill. When examined by
Blackburn, Blount, and other members of the
investigation committee, he Acknowledged
that lie had no personal knowledge whatever
of the existence OF any such newspaper COM
b~ination, or of any other improper influence
having been operated TO secure the passage OF
the bill. The only foundation he was able to
give for the charge of attempted blackmail
was that one Mr.. Reside had told him that he
had better go and see certain newspaper cor
respondents.
At the conclusion of Salisbury's examina-
ton, Reside was called, and testified that it
was Salisbury himself who had expressed a
desire to have all interview with the newspa-
per correspondents, he had never advised
Salisbury to call OIL the correspondents.
Salisbury then again sWOre that he had no
knowledge whatever of the existence of any
contractors ring or of any newspaper combin-
alton, and that he had never contributed to
form or sustain one. He admitted that he had
paid to his Washington attorney about $1O,-
600, but states that it was paid fol- legitimate
services. His examination will be contin-
ued.'
The NihiIlsts.
PARIS, March 5.-llreconcilable journals
publish what purports to be a manifesto OF
the Russian revolutionary executive commit
tee, justifying the plot against tie Gar which
resulted in the explosion in the winter palace.
Thu manifesto expresses regret at the death
of the unfortunate soldiers in the palace, but
declares such catastrophes inevitable as long as
the army is the bulwark of imperial a~trocity.
1t says the revolution is forced on Russia by
government repression of intellectual devel-
opment, and that the struggle must continue
until the Gar abdicates or grants a c~onstitu-
ton, and it concludes by saying: ave will
triumph at all COSTS"
The Russian ambassador has assured the
French government that its decision in the
matter of the surrender of Hartman, what-
ever it may be-, will not affect the relations
between France and Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 5.-General Mel
ikotf7s would-be assassin, Midotsky, when
arrested, behaved in such a manner as to
suggest mental arrangement, but the surgeon
pronounced him sane. When before General
Zuroff, Project of Police, for preliminary ex-
animation, he made a declaration regarding his
arrest last year and escape from Justice. He
| said he was a native of Minsel, thirty years
| old, and became a convert from jewish Juda-
ism because it was impossible for Jews to
live IN st. Petersburg. General Melikotf on
Wednesday evening ordered a court martial
for Thursday morning and the trial began at
IL o'clock that day. The prisoner was inso-
lent in language and demeanor and refused
to stand up or take any part in the proceed
ings, saying that he had nothing to add to
what he had already told General Zuroff; that
lie did not want TO be troubled any more, and
wanted the matter finished. Dispositions
were then read and the prisoner withdraw
back at one O'Clock, when judgment was pro-
nOlnced.
CIRCLEvILLE, O., March "A fire de-
stroyed two c aches, eight freight cars ant,
their contents of furniture, plate glass and
other valuable chattel property. Loss esti-
mated at $40, 600.
PORTLAND, Me-. March 5.-McKensie's
grist and box mill at Bar Mills, burned YES
terday together with a covered bridge $50 feet
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