The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21
NOTES

1t is stated the report that Blaine has been
summoned to Albany to appear before the
bribery committee, is a canard.
MIR. Henry Willard emphatically denies nal
he is interested I'M the purchase of the New
York Evening Post, of which it is reported
Carl Schurz is to be the editor.
1t is said Senator Blaine, in an answer to
an Irish emigrant agent, said that all able
bodied paupers willing to work would be re-
ceived in New York.
The Ohio Republicans have made a bid for
the Temperance vote in that State. In their
platform is a resolution ~favoring the submis-
sion to the people of amendments to the State
Constitution relative to the liquor trade.
The sports of New York are netting that
are for the acquittal of the accused and four
for his conviction. Ii is claimed that Presi
dent Hayes packed the Court with members
favorable to the cadet. Hence the betting
fraternity are placing their bets for the boy
to win.
Why is it that tie Halfbreed press so per-
s~istentiy urges that eX-P President Hayes should
be called TO the witness stand in the star route
investigation? Suggestions of thisskind are
apt to revive unpleasant "reminiscences in the
mind of the late president that must be ex-
tremely.annoying to him. Spare his feel
ings.
General Walker, of the Census Bureau,
now finds himself without friends to prose-
cute the work on hand to completion. AL
though the clerical force has been reduced
during the last few months from 1,4O0to 600,
the Appropriation was exhausted on the 10Th
inst. Secretary of the Interior kirkwood has
issued a circular to the employees, lin which, he
says if they desire to continue work and leave
the matter of their payment entirely with
Congress, they are permitted to do so. 1t is
believed that a sufficient force can be retained
under this arrangement, to continue the la
bors of the Bureau. General Walkers esti-
mate of the expenses incidental to the work
it is found was much too low.
The millers have been holding a national
convention at Chicago. 1t was composed Of
representatives from all the great wheat grow
ing states. Tie objects of the convention
were to promote the general interests of the
trade which are now assuming vast proper
ions in the United States. Several years ago
Buffalo was the headquarters for the annual
gathering of the trade, that city being the cell
ter of the then cultivated wheat region. But
as the west has been thrown under the pillow
the wheat growing center like the center OF
population has been moved in that direction,
A few years more will develop a new center
still further to the west. The close settlement
somewhere on tie Mississippi. The future
great wheat fields of the United States are
scarcely touched at the present time.
The demand for labor in many portions OF
Iowa ami Wisconsin is far beyond the sup
ply. Notwithstanding the vast immigration
that is invading all that part of the country,
it would seem it is inadequate to meet the
requirements of the field and workshop. "La-
Dor is scarce is also the cry in the Domin-
Jon. At Winnipeg they have been advertis-
ing for some time for 1000 men to work on
railroads b t as yet there have been but few
responses although the wages offered is 81. Is
per day and board is 81 per week. 1t was
LuOuSuJ Tie lLlIleHSe lHuliSIdylou Ol tiG
present season would block every avenue
leading to employment but it appears this is
not the case. Nearly all the immigrants
possess more or less means and instead of
offering their own labors upon the market
they are seeking to employ help to build
their homes and improve the farms which
they purchase and settle npon.
On the 9th inst. the Virginia Republican
Executive Committee adopted all addre,,
calling on republicans throughout the State
to stand by the party and repudiating a Goa
lition with the Readjusters. 1t appears to us
that in view of the services Malone rendered
the party III the United States Senate such
action upon the part of the Virginia republic
cans is ungrateful in the extreme. They are
dropping him and Lis followers in the wrong
place-between two fires-where he will be
utterly annlhilsted. The DIRE an of the adj
ministration that a third party will be organ
iZed in the south which will break its demo-
cratic solidity and pass 1t over to the republic
cans will never be realized if upon the forma-
ton of such parties they be so summary
dealt with. But Malone has been used by
the republicans to the extent of his full value
and now having squeezed him dry they cast
aside as useless. Mr.. Malone will henceforth
reap the fruits of his treason to his former
p ty.-
Another ring has been found. This time
IN the Treasury Department. A committee
which has been investigating matters in the
department submitted its report to Secretary
Window on the 10th inst. The committee
report that it found a regularly organized
ring which had been in existence for several
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