The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-17


The fire was first discovered in the cupola, |
and is supposed to have been the work of an |
incen,. ,.iary. The loss is $250,OO0 insurance,
$4,000.
NEW YORK, Feb. TO- The Times Wash |
inston special says Representative Spear
of Georgia, recently introduced in the House
bill to prohibit bands Of the army playing
music OH Sunday. This BILL it seems, is
Objectionable to General Sherman, and that
distinguished officer has written letter to
Spear, in which he threatens to remove the
troops from the garrison at Atlanta if that
gentleman presses his bill. This has brought
upon Spear a large number of letters from
Atlanta protesting against its passage. Spear
has DCen irrated by Sherman's method OF
expressing opposition to his measure, and
proposes to rise to a personal explanation and
to call the general of the army to account for
threatening to use his official influence to
defeat measure pending in Congress, and
for attempting to intimidate member OF the
House."
New YORK, Feb. 1O.-The Herald says:
"Since the Herald relief fund was opened
last Wednesday, the subscriptions received by
us haye been in round numbers about fifty
thousand dollars.
New YORK, Feb. l0.-All obstacles to the
Hanlan-Courtney race are apparently removed.
Riley is expected to enter. The forfeit money
amounts to 81 500.
MADRID, Feb. 1O.-The Didro Espdnol
states the government desires that the discus
sion OF financial reform in Cuba be most
exhaustive, hoping thereby to arrive at the
best means of covering the deficit.
BRADFORD, Pa, Feb. 10.-Howard HacketL
and James Feney were driving to Coltvlle
with one hundred pounds of nitro-gl ycerine,
when the sleigh was upset. An explosion
| "a, -,I y,n t\yn M horses
killed and the sleigh demolished and tv,
houses and barn, one house five rods away,
were wrecked.
! WINDSOR, Ont, Feb. 10.-Au explosion in
the Canada Paper Company's mills killed two
men, and probably fatally injured three more
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-A dispatch from Dub
lin says one woman ana seven men were
killed, and thirteen workmen and tiremen in
jured by the burning Of the Theatre Royal
last night. Manager Eserton lost his life by
remaining too long in the building in dn at
tempt to arrest the flames.
In the match race on the Tyne on Saturday
for f200 between Boyd, winner of the race
with Elliott yesterday, and Hawdon, the
former gives the latter start OF four lengths.
QUAKERsTowN, Pa, Feb. 1O.-The mould
crs who received per cent. advance in wages
Saturday have struck for 10 per cent
ALBANY, Feb. n. Y, 1O.--The City Hall
burned this morning Loss 100000. When
the dome fell seven men were crushed and
one has since died. Two or three others are
expected to die The judgment records, chat
tel mortgages and records of the proceedings
of the Supervisors were destroyed. The rec
, ords of deeds mortgages on real estate, pol>
traits of eX-Govern0rs and the books and pa
Ders of the surrogate officers were saved.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 10.-Tbe ushers in st
} Peters Catholic Church, early this morning
heard outcres in the church and went in jus
} III time to prevent negro from ravishng
) young white girl, who lad gone il. to prayers
The negro escaped.
Boston, Feb. 1O--A company ha~ beel
organized here to construct and operate :
railroad from Cairo, Egypt, through to Por
Said, Damascus, to connect with the Euphra
tes Valley Railroad, about to be built by al
. English company. The British government
. has been asked for the concession of right o
way
BERLIN, Feb. 10.-Thc Tossiche Zeit,m
says that the danger to European peace is n
longer from France, but from Russia. Gel
many and Austria must watch her and com
. pei her to abide by the treaty of Berlin.
r. FALMOUTH, Feb. 10.-The steamship Chin
. borazo, for Australia, returned in conseqenc
! of damage done during a gale off usllan
= Two persons were washed overheard, tw
y lost six boats and received other damage.
q NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-A Washington specis
: to the Erening Post says: "Senator Gordon
r. plea for special committee to consider til
n inter-oceanic canal trenched on delcat
:. ground, and the tone of his remarks and til
q comments of Senators showed that the subje'
It will have prompt and serious attention.
p SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-A large numbe
of unemployed workingmen assembled o
; the Sand Lots this afternoon, where the
+, were addressed by Mayor Kalloch. he ga'
u them to understand that within few da,
u Chinatown would be legally declared
u nuisance, and that the work resulting frol
!, such declaration would give them emplo
- ment. He counseiled them to refrain tro
, any illegal or injudicious action until the
- heard from him again.
\, LONDON, Feb. lO.--In the House of Con
is mons to-day the Chancellor Of the EXchequ'
l. replying to the announcement in the Tim
this morning regarding Persia and Her
said: The communications from Persia G
a, - the subject have been under considerable
W. We lave not yet come to an understandin
, ,v therefore it is inconvenient to make any stat
w ment.
10 LONDON. Feb. 10.--In the House of Lor
,t to-day Earl Granville asked whether it we
Is not time that the government had relieve
" Persia from her engagements relative to lie
at? Beacontield replied that there is
foundation to the statement that steps for Il
;, settlement of affairs in Atghanstan in maj
- instances had been taken with success. Du
~ ~ ing their progress many communications we
.. o, interchanged with Persia concerning matte
81 " on the frontier, but nothing had been co
=, cuded.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1O.-Scott Cooper, sto
- dealer, was chloroformed, bound to the be
w. w. gagged and robbed of $1,000 at 4 hotel
to to Brookville, Indiana, this morning.
w. CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-The wagon make
tv from all over the country met here to-day a
nd decided to advance the prices of wagons t
- Der cent The firms reDresented made IL