The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-31

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signed the call for a caucus tonight Will
not consider themselves bound to a call
for Monday night, and a formal caucus
is very improbable. Conkling's only hope
is in the arrival of Grant and his intlu-
ence in his favor. The opposition say
that even Grant would be Intellectual.
The "Graphic's' Albany special says
that Conkling is sure of an election by
democratic votes and will accept them.
The "Commercial's' Albany special
says that the stalwarts are more conf
dent than yesterday. Many of them
have gone home and the half breeds
boasts have subsidized.
The Brooklyn Eagles" Albany special
says that Judge Robertson Is well salts
fed, and says that the administration peo-
pie have made no mistake yet, and that
the fact is that Conkling and Platt are
beaten. If they adjourn the Legislature
we will be glad to fight them among the
people. Conkling will return Monday
and make a public speech.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Secretary
Window will compel a rigid enforce
ment Of the steamboat law required by
the revised statutes, which provides that
every officer who neglects or refues to
make any return or report which he is
required to make at stated times by any
act of congress or regulation OF the de-
partmant Of the treasury, other than his
account, within the time prescribed by
such act or regulation, shall be fined not
more than $1,000 and not less than 500.
Three officers failing to make the reports
required have been called upon by letter
from the secretary to explain their neg
lect to comply with the order and in
formed Of the penalty they have incurred
thereby.
LONDON, ONT., May 27.-Up to mid
night $50 interlnents Of the victims Of
the late disaster had taken place.
NEW YORK, May 27.-IIenry Vii
lard's suit against Billings and the
Northern Pacific was discontinued to-
day.
ALBANY, May 27.-The senate con
Cured in the resolution to adjourn "sine
die June 2l. Which had been laid over
'UlNer the rules.
BERLIN, May 21.--Ihe Hamburg SEN
ate by 4 Vote of eight to two approved
the convention for the incorporation OF
Hamburg in the Iollyerein.
Sr. lnrT-, MAy 27.-J. j. White. wheat
, aHG Stock ~s!'eculator in Il small way,
failed: liabilities, S1u,OGO.
ATHENS, May 27.-The government
has decided toratify the convention with
Turkey without consulting the chamber.
PARIS, May 27.-The senate ratified the
treaty with Tunis without debate.
WAsiiNGTuN, May 27.-The total Gus
tom revenues received OF May 18th We're
100000. Internal revenue will be $l2,-
100000 and the reduction Of the debt for
May will be over $1l 100000.
There is no danger that Secretary Win
dom will relax his efforts to punish treas
ury officials, guilty of a misuse of public
money. Private friendship will not save
any one. John &. Thompson, sergeant at
III VI UIIC llOtoC VI lCPI CSClilitlFcS
since 1874, is behind in his none &C.
counts with congressman. He has been
in the habit of drawing pay for congress
men and holding it subject to their order
Or check. He went beyond his means
and now is unable to meet the checks.
He has a bond, but the law is such that
his bOndsmen cannot he held. 1t is claim
ed that some congressman have been ac-
commodated beyond what was due them,
and that he will assume every dollar.
SAN FRANCISCO. MAY PA Bodie
dispatch says: Some irresponsible par
ties demanded the discharge of the Chi
nese employed on a railroad approaching
the town, and OH refusal. about forty
armed men went to the Chinese camp
about thirty miles distant. The railroad
people sent a courier to the camp and had
the whole outfit with their supplies
transferred to N island in the center of
Mono lake. The rioters not being pre-
pared for a long campaign returned to
town and ~endeavored to raise funds to
provide provisions, but with slight sue
cess. The movement does not have the
sympathy Of the people OF of the miners
union, who -disayow any connection
with it.
ST. Louis, May 2I.-A contract is lust
closed here for the experimental ship
ment of $4,000 bushels of spring wheat
from st. Paul to Glasgow, Scotland. by
barges to New Orleans and then by
steamer. The barges to receive the gain
are to leave here for st. Paul tomorrow.
If this experiment proves successful
others will follow, amounting, perhaps,
to millions of bushels. The rate is TWEEN
tY-eiGht cents ner lushel A larne Lot Of