The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-29

uhuer sentence TO De hanged April "a, at
tempted to break Jail this evening at Rawl-
ms he got his shackles off with which he
attacked the jailor when he entered the CORR.
to lock the prisoners in their cells for the
night. The ~jailor's wife hearing the conflict,
had the presence of mind to lock the outside
door, locking the jailor in with the prisoners.
The alarm was then raised and a large num-
per OF citizens fastened to the Jail and re-
leased the jallor and secured the prisoner.
He will be doubly homeland strictly guard
ed until the day of his execution. This ac-
ton OF George is surprising, since he has al
ways manifested a contrite spirit and didn't
desire a trial, pleading guilty to the indict-
ment and desiring to be hanged soon when
the sentence Of death was passed on him. He
wept like a child and broke down completely.
He also said his health was failing. These
facts gained him much sympathy, but now
threats OF lynching are made and all desire
now to see him suffer death.
NEW YORK, March 21.-The Herald, in
terVleWlng Capt. j. A. Scrymser, president of
The Mexican-Ameriaan Cable Company, re-
Gently opened, learns that the work of the
company already completed consists ola land
line OF two miles from Brownsville to Brazos,
Texas, thence a cable to Vera Cruz via Tam
plco, 500 miles. The company will com-
plete by next JUNE the land line from Vera
Cruz to The City of Mexica, 1852 miles. Large
construction COMPANIES are now organizing
under }. X. Stearhs, engineer of the work to
build land lines across the isthmus ofTehau-
antepec, $50 miles, and to other points in
Central America. These land ines will be
the connecting link to extend the cable sys-
tenn southwark through Central America 10
Cailao.
NEW YORK, March 21.-Tbe World pub
fishes the first careful and thorough analysis
ever published of the public debt of Mexico
as formulated and submitted to the Mexican
congress by a special committee appointed for
that purpose. While it is apparent from this
analysis that the financial affairs of Mexico
have long been and still are in a sadly disor-
ganized ard Ill natured condition, il is also ap-
parent that the actual burden of the public
debt OF that country is so light in comparison
with its resources and with its population as
to make it a very easy task for a competent
financial administration to restore the credit
of the republic. The debt is given at $142,-
s 1900.
NEW YORK, March 24.-The Herald say
OF Robertson's nomination: "The pregnant
fact in his appointment is that no men in the
republican party have as high a claim to the
confidence of the president as the men who
went to Chicago to defy the party discipline
and party obligations. They form what may
be called the muscular element of the new
administration; a policy which three weeks
ago developed Blaine as secretary of state
and now gives Robertson the control Of the
greatest office in the treasury, is worthy of
deep and serious study. The more our re-
publican friends study it the more they will
see it. The removal of Merritt to London
should not escape attention as bearing on the
civil service reform. Merritt has been All
efficient officer; quite as efficient and popular
at the head of customs as James at the head
of the post office. Yet James is elevated to
the cabinet, while Merritt Is reduced to a
consul-gcneralship. Now, if we believe the
republican statesman cared anything abont
civil service reform, we should look
upon this as a serious matter,
but it was a humbug under Hayes and is an
inherited hunbug under Garfield and not
worth grieving over. In these appointments
the president strangles the siXth-wheel bust
ness and puts it away, ant for this he de.
serves our praise. We. should like to see
civil service reform kept up but, since the
president does not believe in it, it is we'll thai
it comes to all end.
NICE, March 24.-Up to this hour eighty.
nine bodies have been recovered from the
Italian Opera House destroyed by fire last
night. 1t is feared many more lost their lives
The fire commenced soon after the curtain
was raised for the performance of Lucinde
Lammermoor. Subscribers for orchestra
stalls and boxes of the grand tier had mostly
not arrived. A majority OF the victims be-
long to the working class.
Shortly after the fire began the gas eXplod-
ed and the house was plunged into complete
darkness. A scene ofterrOr and dlsmay ensuec
which beggars description. A detachment O.
| coil,,rs trtyn tho ennonrCn in tha horhnr or
rived upon the scene aud displayed great gal
lantry, rescuing people and combating thu
fire which was subdued toward ten o'clock
Strakosch, the impressario, wa slightly hurt.
SignOra Biarca Ronald, one of the leading
Artists, made her way from the stage to thu
streets safely. On whole family of five per
sons and another family of three persons arr
known to have persisted. A relief subscrip
ton for the sufferers has been opened through
out Nice.
The regatta here has been countermandeC
and the value of the prizes to be contested TO
will be contributed toward the relief of the
distressed.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The nomina
ton of Judge Wm. II. Robertson to be col
lector of customs tor the port of New Yor
created a genuine sensation at the capital to
day, and Is a prominent topic of commel
throughout w aSillilSlOn political circles tnl
evening. When Vice-President Arthu
opened the list of nominations in the senat
this afternoon and observed RobertsOn's nam
he rapidly folded the paper SO as to leave
uppermost and sent the list by a page to SER
aLor Conkling, who thereupon, with al air o
indignant establishment, walked briskly to tn
seat of Senator Plat. The two New Yorl
senators held a whispered conference. Thei
amazementa and displeasure were equally mar
Tested and were readily explainable by tn
fact known to almost every one in tie chan
Der that Judge Robertson is the leader OF til
anti Conkling party in the New York legis
lature, and therefore about as Objectionable
man to Conkling and his friends as any thu
could possibly have been selected for thi
most important New York office. The non
ination Was the more surprising in view {
the complete Difference that had been accorde
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