The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-12-06


Guitteau's statement that 4 man will pay
fifty cents to hear a lecturer state there is no
hell. while no one will pay q cent to hear
there is one. cannot be taken as an evidence
Of his insanity.
AS a report has been circulated to the Ell
feet that the Garfield autopsy WAS a careless,
hap-haz.rd uuc, DR.. Lamb, Ole of the assist
ant SURGEONS, has come out IL a care exrls;I-
ing its manner, He says II e autopsy WAS
performed with Il e utmost cafe and exact
ness. L. hardly needed the Doctors card to
sat sly tie ecple upon this point. No res
5onasle person cali question the care and
skill exercised by the surgeons in conducting
that mourntul operation.
It is stated hers arr excellent reasons tor
believing that the present threatening rela-
CHS between the United Ststes and Chilli
are the direct outsru~th Of gigantic Washing
ton lobby schemes. The claims of America
against Peru on account Of the Guano grant
are now owned by q syndicate If capitalists
and politicians, with headquarters at Wash
iugtor. These claims arr now reported as
having been run up to something l!k- $780,
OUO, 900 end scrip representing millions have
been issued fer use here and elsew tere, in
ducing the United States 30 insist upon such
action en- the part of sChili toward Peru as
will protect their claims.
In the election for the speakersl'ip OF the
House it is generally conceded that cx-Speak-
er Randall is entitled to receive and doubtless
will receive the vote OF the Democrats for
that position, ~ MIR. Rsndal Is superior ability
as a parliam,Dt2risn aud the very satisfscro-
~ manner in which lie discharged the duties
of speaker during the past tour years, entitle
him to this mark of confluence OF the part of
his political friends in tina. body. 1t wisely
handled the Democrats in the House can ex-
ercise Z salutary..inIluence upon the legisls-
tier eff-cting the country. The Republican
msiorisy is too small 10 warrant the leaders
of that party to attempt any radical party
legislation.
II ere will Ue 4 81 eat efert made to sbrn-
gate the reciprocity treaty with the wich
Islands. l. seems that during the past three
years cur exports to those Stand have
amounted to but 5000 900, while eur ina
ports have reached over 80. 600 coo, on which
there would have been paid, but for the
treaty, a duty amounting to over s5,CO0,00O
The Pacific Coast States and Territories are
anxious for lis aorogAtioD, they claiming that
under the existing order Of things Mr.. Claus
Spreckles, having = monopoly ofthe trade, is
making about 100000 a year out of tie
$1,000 lie 11an yrltnk ~ ~ Ny~ ant
of the p0cke's of the consumers of that ri
ticle on the Coast, and that the revenue
which tt Government should collect upon
the inpor.s is really turned over to that
satewd cspstalist.
Many of our Western exchanges are san
guine that Mr.. Kasso", ofIowa, will be elect
ed Speaker of the House. it is claimed that
the Western railway influence will be ex-
erted in his behalf, and that the powerful
combination in " ashiDgson formed for The
purpose OF opening Up the Indian Territory
to white settlement Is working for him. Nj.
Blaine, it $ stated, is the leading aaind in
this interest. 1t has been stated that Mr.
Blaine was to be President Of the Missouri,
Kansas al d Texas railroad, but this is now
denied Nv bis friends at Washington. They
say hi will work directly for the interest Of
that company at the capital, and that the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Kasson is in the direct line OF shat
interest. The Speaker, through the appoint
ment of committees, really shapes The lsgis-
lation for the country, hence the fact may be
assumed that the great Western corporate In
iuence will be direcssd tc ware the election
/, MIR. Kasson.