The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-20
NEWS.


The alarm offire which was sounded
last evening was caused by a chimney
burning out while a perfect gale was
blowing.
A lady met the President of the Hele-
ma Land League on the street Tuesday
and handed him $50 as a contribution to
the Land League fund.
Last week receipt was acknowledged
of the following contributions from
Montana to the Land League fund;
Beartown, Sl2O; Sheridan, $3.50; Gus
ter, $4.S7; Nevada, S15O.50
w. w. Jones, the victim of Tuesdays
accident, was resting comparatively
easy yesterday, although at times suffer-
ing severe pain, 1t is as yet impossible
to determine the extent and character
of his injuries.
JAS. A. Murray, c. G. Thurston and
Chas. Walters, of Butte, arrived and are
registered at the Cosmopolitan.
Helena Herald.
Thirteen hundred lbs. Of freight were
carried out of town this morning by the
Belmont coach, the greater partof which
consisted of quicksilver for the mines in
the Belmont district.
The delightful warm wave with us is
the subject of comment on all sides. Ev-
cry one seems to feel sure that there is
to be an open winter this year. The
farmers throughout this section are con
graduating themselves and rejoicing
over the chinooks with which we have
been blessed thus far.
N ISIS Minnie Opie arrived in Helena
last evening direct from Europe. via
New York and Chicago, and left here
for Deer Lodge to join her friends at
that point.
The order of Royal Templars of Tenn
perance, of which the Herald spoke some
weeks ago, has been successfully organ
lied in this city. 1t is a fine order, and
is well entitled to the success it has met
with in our midst. Mr.. George H. Tay-
lor has devoted considerable time and
attention to the organization of a lodge
here, and has been well rewarded for
the efforts he has made to accomplish
his laudabIe object. The Alpha Coun-
Gil No. l, Royal Templars of Temper
ance, will doubtless become one of the
popular institutions of Helena.
There are 5O,OoO Msnnonites in the United
States.
Baptist missionaries are said to be meet.
ing with great success in Russia.
There are 95, 103 Presbyterians in New
Zealand.
Iowa is erecting Methodist churches at the
rate of one per fortnight.
The meetings of Moody and Sankey in
England are a great success in point of at
tendance.
Ia a recent six weeks preaching tour, Rev
j. E. Clough, of Ongole, India. baptized
1908 persons.
The Gospel of Luke has been translated
into the Yahgan language, spoken by ma
tives Of Patagonia.
The converted Jews of Smyrna lately
raised over ST 800 for the support of a med
zeal missionary.
There are ninety-one foreign mission pc.
riodicals published in the world, Of these
seven are Baptist.
The National Christian Association ar.
nouuces a National Convention to be- held in
Galesburg, Ills December LIST an I'd.
The Presbyterians have fifteen Indian mis-
siors i'll the United States, with an aggregate
,f, I DSa ,,o,-,,to.pt, and tan enbools Will
3e6 pupi s.
Evangelization work among the neglected
classes of New York is being urged by emf
nent clergymen, and with more energy than
ever before.
Tie Swedish Lstherans in the United
States are said to number 100 congregations,
$50 pastors, and 10000 attendants at different
churches.
The Presbyterians have begun a series Of
revival meetings in New York. AT one
church 1,4Os persons were present; at an!
other 1000.
Maine has 243 Congregational churches
and only 1876 ministers, and even Of these 81
have no changes, 81 are only acting pastors,
and the rest regular pastors.
DR.. Williams, of India, told the New York
p rstors last week that he had b baptized 700
converts in one date. The Anglia Church
received 1920 new member in one day.
Mr.. Kinball, the "church debt-raiser," has
thus far iabored in behalf Of 100 churches,
being Instrumental in raising from church
menbsrs the respectable sum of Sill ,OOo,u 600.
In Minnesota hetre are 81 Episcopal
Churches, with SO clergymsn, 1904 commu.
n~icaAts,s and $685. 97 worth of property.
The contributions last year amounted to
$4,000.