The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-24

-" w ~ "ppSaio 1iiC government LOOK Tie
Poncas away to the interior to keep the Sioux
from hurting them ?' Bishop Hate" Yes,
1t may be looked at in that way. You know
the Indians have common saying The bet
ter we are the worse we are OFF, Indians
who kill and steal are likely to be well pro-
vided for" Senator Kirkwood-o Is it not
easier to procure appropriations for mar-like
than for peaceful tribes ?' Bishop Iare--.s
understand it is." Senator Kirkwood said he
asked the question III order to show that Con-
Sress must take part ofth blame for the COLI
dition of the Indians referred to. Senator
Morgan--" Was The governments failure to
protect the Poncas due to the want of Con-
gresslonai appropriations ?' Bishop Hare
" No, think not. The government authori-
ties were afaid Of the Sioux
Washington Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Randail and other
ConSresSlnen who took a conspicuous part in
the reception of Parnell, are dsgusted to find
that his American trip is more "A personal or
political move than IA mission Of charity. If
he returned he could by no means get the hall
OF the House to speak in.
Wood is not satisfied with Tic refundinr
Dill agreed on by the ways ami means COM
nttee, and will Tomorrow move to change
the interest on the short line bonds to 81
cents. FryS will move to make the time for
The redemption of the short bonds from two
to ten years at the option of the Secretary of
the Treasury, and Secretary Sherman dp-
proves of this idea.
The friends OF Fitz John Porter are very
much discouraged at the prospects of passing
the bill to restore him to the army, and take
no pains to conceal it.
Representative Page to-day presented to the
House L monster petition signed by about
l,G0O citizens OF the San joaquin valley and
the memorial nf tha Stnrl-t,,,
citizens committc of '5, asking Congress for
an appropriation for improvement OF narIga-
ton OF San Joaquin river. Page also had
printed copies OF these documents laid On the
desk of each member of the House of Repre-
scntatlves ready for their perusal before the
House assembled.
Senator Farley aud Representa- yes Davis
and Page to-day presented to Congress the
joint resolution OF the California Legislature
urging an appropriation for the complexion of
the iron clad Monadnock. now awaiting COM
pletion at the Mare Island navy yard.
Senator Farley Introduced bills providing
tor the appointment of official stenographers to
the United States Courts, and for the payment
OF $500 to Julius Martin, of Gilroy, for sup
plies furnished TO the Cali tOrnia battalion Of
volunteers under command of Colonel John
{. Fremont, III lS47.
Page introduced bill to repeal the section
of the Revised Statutes which provides for a
tax of one half per cent. per annum upon all
bank deposits. Also bill to provide for the
payment of rent of land officers. 1t appears
that the San Francisco office is the only one
iii California to which a rent allowance is
made under the existing laws and regulations.
1t is intimated in official quarters that the
nomination of new Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs will be sent to the Senate, and
the indications are Strengthening that eX-Con-
grcssman Trowbridge, of Michigan, will be
the nominee.
Measures coming before Congress now are
looked at in the light of their possible effect
upon the approaching Presidential election,
and when the conclusion is reached that harm
might come OF bill Its fate for the present is
settled. The Democrats are anxious to avoid
questions that may cause a partisan debate,
and this accounts for the unwillingness of the
House to touch the Fitz John Porter bill
The Democratic. members say that General
Porter can wait until after the Presidential
election for the passage of his bill, and in the
opinion of many prominent members it will
rest easy without action until next session.
Suicides.
CHICAGO, Feb. l7.-W. E. Guernsey, a
passenger OH Il train from the West yesterday
evening, threw himself under car at the Des
planes viaduct. and was SO badly crushed
memorandum book wss this entry: my
brother-ln-aw's name is Frank 4. Dears
Wellsboro, Pa. l killed myself because
knew the Masons would when we got
to Chicago, w. E. G." On another page ap
peared his real name, William E. Guernsey
and from another rmemorandun it was CLEANED
that he had been in San Francisco and that
he had plenty Of money, as he had bet 500 in
gold with one Joseph E. Gibson, that certain
mining stock would 60 up before certain
date. In other pockets were found 4 cancelled
ticket from San Francisco TO this city, ovel
the Rock Island road, and between $40 anC
$50 in cash, mostly gold, some paper and tele
gram blanks. and photographs of his family
Guernsey appeared to be Il well to do man o
about 50 or 30 years old. and was quite com
fortably clad in dark suit. From the little
that lac was induced to say it was apparen
that he was of unsound mind. He died a
the hospital at eight o'clock last evening.
William Gilman, aged 50 years, citizen 0
Mattoon, Illinois, cut his throat with razo
yesterday while at breakfast with his family
Melancholy from the death of his wife. wa
the cause.
The TribuMe's ElecliOneerinS.
Chicago, Feb 1.-THE Tribune Today ha
more special dispatches favorable to Blain
and hostile to Grant 1t also publishes
three column article from the New Y ork Sul
showing up the corruption of the Boss Shep
herd ring, who misruled Washington
and denouncing Grant as responsible for thei
success in evadng punisement. Editoriall
the Tribune directs attention to the remark
able growth and development of the Blain
| campaign, especially in Ohio and Washington
! 1t says it has been generally conceded durin
the past three months that the Republicd
convention would be divided between Grant
Blame and Sherman, with strong probabil
! ity that Washburne would be nominated il
case the contest among the friends of th
three other gentlemen should become S
close and bitter that no one of them could b
safely selected. Events of the last two week
have advanced Blaine's name toward the hea
of the list. When Grants friends surrendere
/ the hope of nominating him by acclamatio