The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-23
FL EGRAMS !
A Fraud.

cuuoND, Va, March 14.-The commute
Eas startled this morning by the public
bupcement that DR.. Kulherr Dickinson,
n and proprietor of the Planter and
ner magazine, and prominent citizen of
moud, has been engaged for two years
in systematic course of forgeries. He
forged endorsements of Jeter u Dickn-
proprietors of the Religious HerCld, to
tiate notes of his own, which he offered
iscount at the various banking, lnstitu-
of this city, or sold to noie-brokers.
has also forged endorsements 0! Rev. DR..
ec B. Taylor, Baptist miss ionary to
e, Italy, and the Rev. Charles E. Taylor,
essor in Lake Forest College, N, O., both
hom are his brothers law. The fact
he was a blother-in-law Of the Rev. DR..
Dickinson, junior member of the firm Of
& Dickinson, and was otherwise so
Nv connected, disarmed all suspicion as
ne genuineness of the forged signatures.
hight haye continued his criminal opera
for a long time to come, but for the
nt death Of the Rev. DR.. j. B. Jeter,
br member of the firm Of Jeter & Dick
h, which event renders impossible further
pf the firms name in negotiating loans.
settlement of the affairs of the deceased
Jeter led to the discovery of the forgeries.
forger finding disclosure of his many
es was about to be made, left the city
Thursday ostensibly on business, since
h time he has not been heard from. He
behind contrite letter saying he was
less, but would strive to pay all his debts
live all honest life. The amount of the
eries is $4,000.
Boston Wool Market.
DsToN, March l3.-The wool market for
kinds is very firm. Prices are gradually
ncing with good demand from manu-
lrers. The stock OF No. and medium
es is so small that quotations are mostly
inal Unwashed tieeces are also very
e and any good lot of medium would sell
ily from Y TO 80 The demand for fall
fornia wool has improved, the sales for
week amounting to 345 900 pounds, and
able lots are now difficult to find. Pulled
is in demand and taken fast as received.
transactions in foreign woods this week
prise 100000 pounds of all kinds. 4 d.
Importation of Australian is now overdue
some fears are beginning TO be felt about
b. The sales include Ohio and Pennsyl-
feeces Y, Xxx and No. l at 54aGO
higan X, 52a53; Wisconsin y, 53; New
lpshire X, so; New York Y, -. Mixed
es 49a5S combing 5SaG0; delaine sorts
70; unwashed combings, 40a43; Kentucky
Indiana combing, A; Oregon fine all,
Sc, 81 and AL Territory, 2Sa4; Georgia
umwashed and unmerclantablr, 2Saa4o
fr and y pulled, 50a10; spring California
fall, 2la3S secured, 45alOS tub washed
Montevideo, 42a45 English comblng, oI
60; Australian, 47a and 50; Cape, choice
Total sales the week were SUI
pds, for which 81 ,642, 100 were paid.
Kearnes's Trial.
AN FRANCISCO, March 12.-ln the police
u.s. this morning, kearney was placed Oh
for the use of vulgar language ant
ats to kill. ;. Defense waived jury trial
imony was introduced to show that Ian
Be was used as stated III the complaint
rney was the only witness for the defense
in one of the cases only immaterlall.
ifed in his evidence the language as glvel
he complaint. In the second case tn
uage was admitted. kearney's couhse
ed the dismissal of the case on the Sroth'
the language did not tend to create
ch OF the peace, it being directed III on'
against person not present, ana III Ill
II against no one in particular, being vague
general. The threat case was suolnIte'
bout argument and taken under ADVISE
until Monday.
Binsham-RaHdali.
HICAGo, March 14.-The lnter-Oce0h
Phington special says: cit is uhdefSI"o'
that John A. Bingham, Minister to h''
erio, will return to this country within I'LL
few weeks and re6nter politics as 4 , cal,
tc for Congress in his old district, the lot
b.
he Sunday Gazette, of this city, Demo
ic organ, is out to-day with portrait
Aker Randall, and an autobloSraphicu
Oh. Strangely enough all reference 10 III
tary service in the Union army is ohl.tIe"
as a matter of fact, Captain Randall an
company were the first Federal soldiers |
Ne at Gettysburg on the eve OF thar nat'l(
the Guzette's a .count carefully oihltS u
ltlon of the great Democratic ieauei
llary service"
Wife Murder.
AYNEsvILLE, o., March ll.-uiueo
Son, aged between so and 6D, was arrest ,;S,l,
light for the murder of his wi1e. Inc
been living during the past winter III
pol house near the outskirts OF the Vii'aS
Extreme poverty. The discovery OF "
rder was made by a young man VINO c1'ie
have Mrs. Carson do washing lor mn
body of the lady was on the bed eilll'e'
with wound Oh the face made oS
b fhet, while the husband lay on the pa'
:, of the bed in drunken stupor. Cars'
occupied good social and Dusii'e
nding, but intempera ice caused nm
cend.
Il Assistance Sent.
oNDoy, March 14.-Three tugs have he!
fiom Liverpool to the assistance oi u
ansr Montana. Captain Price, super
dent of the line, Is at the scene Oh u
ster, and will endeavor TO float the vcss'
n feared, however, that she will become
wreck, but il is hoped all OF the car
be saved. The beef will certainly