The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-06
James F. Viii on will hasea clear field in
the Iowa legislature fer the Senatorship,


The President will not print his messag,
until it is delivered to congress, thus con
forming to a custom which has been repeat
edly violated of late years.
Mr.. Gladstone, whose early letiremsnt na'
ben repeatedly reported, will, it is said, re-
main at the head Of the government unit
after next session. Mr.. Gladstone evidently
desires to have Irish matters in a fair way Of
peaceful settlement before lie relin4uishes his
position.
For s lucid, intelligent exposition of the
Regulators policy in Virginia commend us
to any other source than that afforded by our
amiable but lamentably b~efogged evening
contemporary. Its Half Better Than None"
article Of last evening convinces us that none
is better thar the half OF such twsddle,
Would it not be quite as we'll for our belated
coteIn. to Tread up on , irginia politics be-
fore utteriog opinions upon the situation
there?
English lawyers express themselves as as
touished at tine lenlency of Judge Cox to-
ward GuitteaU and wonder whent The prisoner
will permit the case to 60 to the jury. Our
English cousins are evidently unused to
crank trials. They have a more effective
and better way in dealing with such men as
Guitteau. Herr Nest would have been con
sidered a "crank" in Ibis country. In Eng
land he was trea ed only as n common GRIM
inal al d was punished without any nonsense
being permitted to interrupt the progress of
the trial.
We see it reported that Governor Murray
of Utah will be removed. Removed for What?
If President Arthur is earnestly IN favor OF
checking the power of Mormonism i'll Utah
lie will hesitate a long time before he re-
moves Governor Murray. This gentleman
by his prompt and well advised action in Is
suing a certificate of election to Delegate
elect Campbell has gained the approval Of
the Gentle population Of Utah and ~coatig-
nous territories. We caLnot believe that
President Arthur will ignore their wishes aud
remove Governor Murray.
Whatever may be said or thought Of Quit
teau, there can be but one opinion conCerung
ScovilIe. That he has proved himself one OF
the foremost advocates in the country will be
conceded. Although the famous trial into
which he was unw'llingly drawn has scarcely
re cached its middle stage, he has made a mark
upon the case and created an impression
which The opposing counsel will labor in vain
to remove. Coo, earnest and logical, if Lot
eloquent, he has favorab!y impressed the read
ing public with the belief Of his confidence in
the merits of the defense upon which he rests
his case. Whatever may be the result of the
trial Mr.. Scoville will leave it with a national
reputation as a superior criminal lawyer.
A special from New York says the recent
purchase Of the Erening Express is thus ex-
planned by a gentleman who has had some
connection with the Express establishment
''It is part Of a sche me to get control Of the
Assoc ated Press. 1t is known that the great
capitalists and monopolists have bought three
OF the seven papers in the association. 1t is
said the fourth will soon be gathered in, and
spectators will have it in their power to
control The reports of the markets sent all
over the world by means of the Associated
Press. They also control nike lines of tele-
graph. and as the public are entirely depend
ent upon them for news, there may be soTs
force in the statement. II is said John Kelly, |
just before the election of directors of the
Express, got some stock transferred upon
which money had been lent. lhe matter was
holly contested in the courts, aud Kelly final
ly settled it by buying the three shares of
stock il question for s3f, GOO. There are one
shares, and the capital stock is
S20e,0 900. The idea is TO urge the Nal and
Express to publish penny evening papers.
We publish this morning one Of Mr..
k-iih's u~nanswerabls letters on the merits Of
the Pipestonc Pass and its superior advan-
tases over the Mullap or Deer Lodge Pass.
blr. ke+th's Intimate acquaintance with the
route Of which he writes and lis acknowl-
ability as a civil engineer entitle his
opinion to a re. pe,tiul herring by those
most deeply interested in the matter-the
directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad
company-and we feel satisfied that hearing
will he accorded him. There can be no
among those who are acquainted
the several passe. over the Main
Divide in this Territory as to the
superiority Of the Pipestone Pass over
nv other, and that either it or the Deer
Lodge Pass will be eventually adopted for
the main line of the NORTH ern Pacific there
can scarcely exist a doubt. 1t is true that
ZONE work is being done on the Mullan Pass,
when the bottom facts are reached it will
undoubtedly transpfre that the company is
mersly testing the character Of thu rock
which the tunne would have to be
bored should that route be adopted. A few