The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-23
Washington GOssip.

port Is III favor OI unSeatlnS WaShDllrne ant
seating DonreilysF ltcites POI cases on ths
part u Wastburne whose money was paid by
'Washburne's clerks, his, business manager
the secretary of his political committee or hi,
political agents. p Over one hundred cases arc
traced directly to Washburne's office money,
in some cases being paid in his presence or IN
the presence OF his brother, Gov. G. r. Wash.
burne, Of Wisconsin,. L II case a Demo-
cratic village postmaster wrote directly to
Washburne offering to sell his vote for fifty
dollars. 'Washburne through a friend ans
wered the letter, thanking him for his offer.
and sent the friend to him to pay the money.
In another case, ninety wood-choppers who
were not legal voters, were paid two dollars
each to vote for Washburne, and the MONEY
was repaid by Washburne's business mana.
ger. In another case the Democratic speaker
who had been advocating Donnelly was an
nounce to make a Democratic speech the
night before the election. He made a speech
for Washburne and told the next day he had
received one hundred and fifty dollars of
Washburne's money for doing so. At Crook
ton there were s. legal voters and 25O votes
were cast by paid railroad hands. A Demo-
cratic newspaper at Little Falls was bought
TO support Wasllburne for Two hundred and
fifty dollars. Washburne sent out a U. s..
o'iNNi I ' " IllIu. i duInltS
he may have bribed one hundred persons.
Great numbers of laborers in ~sparsely settled
points where there were no precincts or poll
ing places voted in box cars, cigar boxes and
depots. Although non-residents, they all
voted for Washburne for pay. These briberies
extended through a section half as big as New
! DIRK. In Minneapolis one mar was paid
fifty dollars for his vote and influence, and
others twenty-five to thirty-five dollars.
Workmen were paid by employers fifty dol
lars to work and vote for Washburne. Over
coats and flour were paid. Saloons voted their
boarders for pay. In many cases money was
offered and declined by the employers who
intimidated their wOrkmen to vote for Wash
burne or not at all thereby causing nearly
5000 Democrats not to vote. The Republi-
can majority was 3 $50 for Washburne against
355 for Hayes in '7G. The numbering Of the
ballots was in pursuance of the plan to in
timidate the voters and was unconstitutional.
The lawyers advised the Republicans not to
do it. Out of q Judges Donnelly only had
one, while being a candidate Of both parties
he should have had IA.
WAsHINGToN, March 19.-The Star route
and tortification bills as passed by the Senate
have been referred to the House sub-commit-
tee.
u . CApCCteu lildt CtCIttdIN tOlItIHldl VIII
authorize the purchase of $4,O0O,O0O bonds
Wednesday next.
Foreign Notes.
DUBLIN, March 19.-The distress in the
district is deepening daily. The
grants of money by the Mansion House COM
mittee exceed the receipts. The Land League
say it is desirable that Parnell's arrival shall
be marked by an expression of national feel
ing, with bontires OH the hills and bands of
music in the towns throughout Ireland. 1t is
suggested for Sunday evening next.
TRIESTE, March 19.-An Austrian revenue
cutter seized two Italian trading vessels in
South Daimatian waters because they surrep-
t~itiously conveyed G,OOO breech-loading rifles
and a quantity of ammunition apparently des-
tined to Albania or Bosnia. The crews were
arrested.
BERLIN, March 19.-It is likely that diplo-
matte relations with the. Vatican will be
shortly resumed.
Ouray and the Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The House
committee on Indian affairs resumed exami-
nation of Ouray but failed to elicit any salts
factory information in regard to the engage
ment with Thornburg, the Meeker massacre,
or the subsequent i'll treatment of the captive
women of the agency by the Indians. He
did not deny that they might have been treat
ed as alleged, but asserted he knew nothing
of it. Mrs. Ouray was still more non-com-
initial and the committee were unable to eX.
act any information upon the subject under
inquiry. Jack was then tried but with no
better success. At first he positively asserted
that he did not understand and could not
speak English. Several questions were put
D., l,;-, l., Fv,rlreh hut ha nrpPaalah with a
stoical appearance of indifference. The
question was then put to him in Spanish
through an interpreter and with no better re-
suit. The committee were about to abandon
the examination when Jack suddenly. sur
prised them in very good English, stating he
was not present at the fight aud knew nothing
of the circumstances attending it; that
he met the soldiers three days before the
FIGHT and tried to persuade them to turn back
and that failing in this and fearing trouble
he had gone away ; that he had no hand IN
the Thornburg fight or the Meeker massacre.
Chairman Scales then addressed Ouray, tel
ling him it was evident to the committee that
they had determined not to testify ana thaC
such a course would only delay matters ana
needlessly prolong their stay here that the
object of summoning them to appear before
the committee was to OBTAIN their version OF
the difficulties in Colorado and that the COM
mittee was friendly to them and only anxious
to have Justice done them, and protect them
in their rights. Ouray listened attentlveiy
but made no reply.
Washington Gossip.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The debate III
the House of Representatives OH the marshal
deficiency bill to-day was the most animated
that has taken place since the exciting periods
If the extra session. and the parliamentary
struggle over the various amendments called
into play the ablest efforts OF an unusually
larre number Of leading men of both parties
It i generally conceded that the Democratic
manoeuyre Of acting and treating as an oriSi,
nal compromise the proposition which was
niared by Garfield yesterday simply as al
omanJment to an amendment gave them
decidedly the best Of the position, and ther
the Republicans in finally Young so,,d y,
- a rider ia An appropriation bill were