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

concurrence of the people, that his tradition
al friendly relations to Russia still subsisted.
and consequently alayed the excitement
winch had been caused Europe by newspaper
denominations extending over several months.
II Emperor Alexander uttered the words as
crlbed to him by the public journals, thank
Gou war with Germany is an imposslbiity
lie SAID, we may well believe in accord
aiice with the feelings Of IL great majority of
his loyal subjects These words are, it is to
be hoped, to be eaced neither by Nihilists
nor ran Slavonic agitators, nor by those
restless statesmen and generals, who,
hotWihstandlng their experience in the Rus
So Turkish war, desire to satiate their thirst
lor glory 10y an attack upon Germany Should
they venture upon this they may. perhaps,
md their Object will be trhe more difficult
OF attainment in this country than it proved
in Turkey.
AUGrS STA, Me-, Jan. 9.-The statement
made by Swaun in the House to-day relative
to the attempt to brbe him is substantially
the same as his affidavit with the following
additional points: A reliable member of the
House told him that Wallace Il. White had
offered him thousand dollars cash to resign
as member. The member refused to accept.
lie (Swaum upon hearing this consulted
the Secretary of Stale Goove, and with Soon
>hoo'' ait" up iil dllut\ ~ \SellJ MOnuay
nighD alleging the bribery by White He
then had the mcmber intimate to White that
he (Swaun) would resign for one thousand
dollars and meeting with White was had at
The court house Al six a. III. next morning, and
W lite taking him INTO the corner of the room
showed him the following statement:
AUGUSTA Jan. 9.-TO the chairman ot the
Democratic and Creenback caucus: After
mature deliberation ! have concluded that it
is my duty as a citizen to obey the laws is
they are construed and decided by the s,l-
pleme judicial court. lean net. therefore, Lend
my aid to keeping out of their sect3 ;ile Re-
publican representatives elect whom the sll-
premc court has declared entitled therefor.
therefore give public notice that will not
participate in the organization of the House,
being fairly and fdly determined 10 obey the
mandates OF the court. TO resist that man
date is revolution and destruction both to my
party and tie gir2t interests Of the State.
CSigned,) THOMAS b. SWAIN.
lie informed me that should have to write
Il statement like it and sign the same. also to
sign a resignation and deliver I'D nv certiti-
cate to him. II" said they should not want
to Use the resi- gnation, but wanted il to show
that acted i'll good faith and that after the
House was organized could take my seat
and the Republicans would put me upon inl-
portant committees. | informed him that
| would sign the papers, and he said that he had
to 60 ana get the money. lie left the room
and returned in about twenty minutes. and
said it was all right. He then read to me
| and copied III my own hand the letters to
| the Ehurncn of the Democratic and Green
back commuters; lie also read Il resignation
which copied; then put said papers with
out ny signature into my pocket, and We
counted the money and found it correct;
! then signed the pApc.S and took the money
| lie SAID lie wanted some more men, and lie
wanted to know if | knew of any he could
get, and | told him thought he could get
| Hartman. of kcnnabunk, and he told me tc
see him and come WITH him at 1870. | then
! left aud called at the Augusta House to see
if I could find Hartman, but did not find
him: then went direct to the State House
and found +. II. Cove and made the following
| statement:
Il, Thomas B. Swami, in the presence Of
Hon. Scion Chase and Hon. L. II. Cove dc
make the following statement: | have this
day been approached by an agent of the Re
publican party to Iesign as a Representative
for money. am going to take tie money
tomorrow, and thus show the people til,
fraud and corruption Of the Republican party
| expect to have another party also take sonC
money for the same purpose.
(Slgnru) THOMAS u, SWAIN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lD.-The committee TOOK
up he KellOgc-SpoiinGtl case to-day. Spotfort
was represented by Judge Meriick. kellog.
and his counsel wee hnth present with seN
crn witnesses. Some discussion of the man
ncr Of conducting the proceedings wa
brought on by il suggestion from Judge Mer
rick that only members Of the committee eN
anime and cross examine witnesses. 1t Wa:
decided. however, that the counsel and parties
interested might also intcrogate witnesses
John A. Walsh, Il banker OF this city, testiiirt
in rrbuttal Of the testimony of Barney vii
lamS before the subcommittee III New
Orleans, that lie had conducted five wit
nrsseS lu the Srllat nr's rooms about midnieh
on the -tll Jun" last that they remained
there Il long time. and that Senator Kellogg
produced al: envelope containing twenty-five
| SlN0 bills Whicu he istributcd equally among
the five witnesses. Walsh testified that h'
occupied IA room adjoining Senator Kellogg
on the night il question; that there was
connecting door usually open; that lie was il
aud out Of Senator kellogG's room lIequcntl,
before midnight, and that from II until l:}t
he WIS in KellO-T'S pa"ior coIVrrsinS Unln
tclluptedly, aud that he was poSitlv" tina
neither Williams nor the five witnesses were
in Kcloggs room up 20 half past one O'Clock
and moreover, he believed they could 10
have visited KclIor.'s "UomS after 4 late hou
without his Knowledge. After the cNamina
tion Judge Merrick declined to allow the wit
ncsscs to be discharged until after his coun
sci. now on his way t" Washington from New
Orleans. shall lave had an opportunity t.
crrSS-cXaminr the witnesses. l he comhiite
yr-assembcs ON Monday.
SAN FRANClSCu. Jan. l0.-For fcrtv-elgh
hours ending this morning Il snow storm
ragged i'll the Sierra Nevada AIong the iln
nf thr Central Pacific railroad snow fell TO
LeutL of eirht ~ ten feet AMI the wind drittc'
the cuts full Three SNOW slides occurred
between Emigran, such and Cisco. rrushin!
sheds and blockaling the track. IN som
ulaccs the snow is twenty-five feet deep oI
tnn If tlp. wrecked sheds. Five hundred fee
Of shedding west If Tamarack station VII
DESTROYED. The overland passenger train 70
) the E'as. and the Virginia fast train, whicl