The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-07
EDITORIAL T

notoriety.
Boston wants a Worlds Fair. On the 23rd
ult. the presidents of the various mercantile
associations called a meeting to consider the
possibility of i~naugurating one there in 1885.
Aparty OF men who gave their names as Den
is Kearney, Malone, Roscoe Conkling, Hen
nv Ward Beecher, Hartmann the Nihilist,
O'Donovon Rosa and Samuel j. Tilden were
arrested in a Chicago gambling house the 9TH
er day. Such is the penalty of greatness.
THE exports from the port of New York
from January to May 25th. amount to $l54,-
9T5, 2O6. an increase of sc, 4OS 1884 over the
corresponding period of last year. The bal
ance of foreign trade in favor of the United
States this year bids fair to exceed that Of the
last.
YESTERDAY was Decoration day at Gettys-
burg. President Garfield, Secretaries Blaine,
Window and kirkwood promised to be there
and participate in the ceremonies. Governor
Hoyt and staff, with the heads of department
and both houses of the legislature, accepted
invitations and were probably there. Mr..
julius C. Burrows, of Michigan, was to de-
liver the address.
GENERAL HOWARD has abolished band
music at Sunday parade at West Point. There
is a refreshing consistency in this order.
Why didn't the preacher soldier abandon
Sunday parades as well? He has also decided
to abolish the business of cadet barber, so
hereafter the cadets will have to shave them
solros Nnu, l,oE ont for moro oar SlittinuS
Razors are dangerous thugs in the hands of
boys.
The National Convention of brewers in
the United States was recently held at Chica-
60. The report of the secretary disclosed
the fact that Mexico was their best foreign
customer, the shipments of beer to that coun-
try amounting TO $50, 246 for the past year.
The United States of Colombia being the
next. shipments to that country exceeding
$29.0 600 for the same time. Foreign con-
sumption of American-made beer is on the
increase.
BISMARCK has "bounced" the Mormon mis-
sionaries in Germany who have been trying
to make proselytes there. They are to be ex-
PEELED whenever and wherever they make
their appearance. For this prompt and de-
cided action on the par of the bluff old Pre-
mler the civilized world is under obligations
and America owes a debt of gratitude. If
every European power would deal with Nor
mon missionaries as Bismarck has done and
proposes TO deal, the foreign accessions to
their number of proselytes in Utah would be
reduced to a fraction. A white mark is placed
to the credit of Bismarck.
A LATE telegram states that McVeagh
and James are steadily engaged in working up
the star route frauds and hope to issue all
warrants and have the arrests made early in
June. They expect to prove a huge conspir-
acy aud TO show to whom most of the money
was paid. The anne dispatch says that
threats and appeals are going up to Garfield
to stop the investigation. This was expected.
I If the conspirators be forced to the wall, as
James will certainly force them if he be left
to prosecute the investigation unmolested,
developments will be made that will consign
some of the shining lights in the party o
''moral ideas' to the tender care of prison warf
dens. But we will wager a new hat agains-
a rotten apple that not one o. them will be
1 convicted. The New York Sun says Blame
is Implicated i'll the star route frauds. If he
is, Mr.. James will find it cloves labor lost" in
hunting the ra5cals down."
In another column will be found a call for
a citizens meeting to be held at Loeber's
hall for the purpose of taking steps to cele-
bratc the coming national holiday. This is a
move in the right direction and should enlist
the hearty cooperation Of every liberty-loying
man in Butte. We believe there is enough
of the spirit, that animated the hearts of the
patriots of 'T6 in the breasts of our people to
bring them to the front on that day. Butte,
the largest city in the Territory, cannot at
ford to let the 4th of July pass without max
ing a demonstration that will be alike honor
able to themselves and the day which the ma
ton celebrates. The sordid spirit of the age
should not be permitted to prevent our bust
ness men and miners, our mechanics and Ia
borers of every calling from throwing aside
q their usual ayocations On that day and en-
gaging in a rousing celebration. LIE tus have
a glorious Fourth.
1t must be conceded the administration Or
gans are, at times, candid if not prudent. The
Cincinnati Commercial, relieves itself of its
pent up indignation after the following fash
ion: "The modest wants of the friends of
General Grant in whom he was interested,
are at last defined. The German Mission was
wanted for Fish; the Italian Mission was
needed for Cramer; the London Consulate
was required to enable an eminent secretary
detailed from Grants staff to.write history
London being, we presume, the place OF all the
world selected for the investigation of the