The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-11
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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of 81, 1886, $3.50.
They make elections lively in Brazil
During a senatorial election in Ceara a row
ensued among the several factions, in which
thirty-fve persons were woudded. Spark:
and Weaver would be in their element there
Among the languages of civilized nations
English is the most widely spread. 1t is The
mother tongue of about SU,OOO,0O German
of between 100000 anu 10000, 900; French
Of between 4 100000 and 50,uo0,ODO Span,
ish of 40, zoe, 900; Italian Of 2S,000,000
Russian Of between So, 100000 and 100000 600.
While the receipts of the United States
government are constantly increasing, $5S,-
100000 last year, the expenditures are as
steadily decreasing. The refundins Of the
six per cent. bonds at 81 or 3 per cent. will
decrease the interest to be paid one half. The
pension account thisy year will be seven mil
lions less than last. 1t is calculated that Ill
two decades, barring war and such calamities
the country will be free from debt
England is getting a good-sized job on her
hands in her endeavors to force the Beers to
recognize her authority in South Africa. A
Durham correspondent of a London paper
says that if England sends troops to fight the
Beers, the Dutchmen in the free state will
make common cause with the Beers and give
England a game. The British Lion is terri
bly, tormented just now. The st glt little,
bright little island'' has trouble with her sub
,iects on all sides.
Pref. John Gamgee, who is considered the
best English authority on the spread of COIL
tagious diseases, says that the United States
should oppose the building of the Panama
canal for the reason that it would open the
way for the spread of yellow fever. He
claims that yellow fever is a ship disease,
never originating on land and the vessels that
passes through the pestiiential regions Of the
Isthmus would increase the difficulty of the
quarantine Of American ports. 1t is claimed
thai the Nicaragua route is free from these
objections.
Nearly a million of dollars has been rails
gu Al IN ivy " 1iOuiS ~ diu IL Tic tbll-
struction of the st. LOUIS and Texas narrow
gauge road, a line which is now being Quilt
from Trxarkana to Waco, Texas, which it is
designed to extend from the former point to
Cairo, Ill. From Cairo it will run to ST..
Louis. 1t is also intended to push the road
from Waco to the Rio Grande to connecG with
the Palmer-Sullivan system which is to be
constructed to che City of Mexico. 1t is
stated that the road will ultimately be built
from St. Louis to New York City and thus
have a continuous line from the latter place
to the City of Mexico.
TIT Brule and Yankton Sioux want to
stay in Washington until after Con-
gress meets. They wish to see that body in
session. Though our dispatches make no
mention of the fact, there is no question
in regard to their real motive in protracting
their visit at the capital. The poor, nntutored
savages have only one way of settling their
little difficulties. The rtle-shot, the swift
turning of the knife, the loosening of the
scalp, and the matter is ended. They I'M
doubtedlY desire to know how those medi-
cine men and big braves in our national
councils, who have all the advantages of tread
ing a higher plane of civilization, dispose OF
their adversaries. They should be accomo-
dated. Sparks and Weaver might be induced
to repeat their late performance in the pugi-
hstic line for the benefit of these wayward
sons of the forest. If SO, and the red men
rouIj ba prara;lod ,,cnp 70 ~, y, Ioto tl,,;, ~
ample, our frontiersmen would hereafter rest
in security and peace in their unguarded
cabins.
On the 21st ult. Senator Beck introduced q
bill in the senate entitled ian act TO author.
ize the issue of legal tender notes of the UNI
ted States upon deposits of gold" The bill
substantially, is as follows:
"The right is conferred upon any American
citizen, firm or corporation to deliver to thu
assistant treasurer at New York, United States
gold coin in sums of $4,000, or any multiple
thereof, and to receive therefor an equa
amount of slegal tender notes of the United
States.' to be specially issued for this purpose
in denominations of not less than $40 each
in all respects similar to the United States lie
gal tender notes except that the new note
shall bear the words, Issued on deposit o
gold.'
"The secretary of the treasury is required
to maintain al the New York sub-treasury
sufficient amount of said notes to make tn
exchange thereof for gold delivered.
"The gold deposits shall be held by th
United States 'as a fund for the redemption
of the legal tender notes of the United States
and shall be used for no other purpose.
"The new notes shall have all the lega
qualities of the legal tender notes now in Gil
culation.
"Whenever any of the notes SO to be issue,