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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-17

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Nuns have mt beea oolleu1ed.
LONDON May M-The fund To- n.
s sPSSdSsee"'''n of the aasassins i new
Considerable difference ~ o,s,,.. -.
s.sS. among Farnellite member on the
Ssos ~ toe new coercion bill. several
r III an nvoe Of withdr.wing ffom
ure altogether.
1tb seated the Turkish Admir,,tv
ne been ordered to prepare ls iron clsa
ana transports for ses in connec4ion
WIN the cruising in Egypt.
Cork, Nay l6.-Rohert Dova.u
~ arrested on the arrival Of the him
rom Dublin ON suspicion Of heinz The
Dublin murderer. m fhce wa S.S JIv
scratched: wv '~''S
-! LONDON. Nay l5.-The common coun-
~ - ASWOSO VI xtCUO 0Oe the OOOVfC,
tlon OF the persons who placed the tin
con,ster Of powder on the roof of the
Mansion House.
DUBLIN, May 15.-Rush. who Il WA
stated drove the car containing the muir
oolo 70 . car owner. He was Questioned
% % whether any Of his cam were miss-
ing but y ithout result. The police make
no progress In the case.
PARIS, Nay 15.-The French SQUAD.
ron from Peracas will join the British
eqoadron from CoFfur at Crete. The
Britain and French Governments sent
identical notes to the powers stating the
measures determined upon in relation to
Egypt.
DUBLIN, May 15.-The police have
discovered the car in which the murder.
ers escaped. 1t was hired by . stranger
from stable In 6Outhan. The paftv
returned about three O'Clock ON the af.
ternOon Of the murder. They hone to
trace the driver.
stephens for Governor Of 0eorgia.
CARTERsvII.LE, Ga, May 16.-A
convention Of Independents endorsed
Stephens unanimously and enthusiastic
cally for Governor.
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Silver.

The latest market quotation Of silver
yesterday was Sl.ili per ounce. 1t is
stated that the Mint rate for fine silver
has been advanced to $l.lj' per ounce,
by authority of the Treasury DEPART
nlent, and that this is ut the present
time q rare per centage Of advantage.
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I'll be ese]d DO was to try aud ct The
ta1m baok. So Who doe0 b run acsuoo
In dfeee1 minuteo but purchaser No. !.
oays AnGse: ''I'm sosTy I sold you
my 6sn. I'd Hike to ct e back. Here's
your ga, and ven b where We were. -
'1Oh. / can't do that. bought farm,
and win have the papen ready to-mor.
row."
After further higg]ing, Angus offered
him $50 to break the bargain.
With great reluctance the llIst pur-
chaser took tho)500- hundred new
IS bl0sl the hank of Nontreal-and
gave hack to, Angus the Temporary
agreement Of sale.
to An "s s. ~: ss: Se' again. and ''' out
He found him not. No. and No.
were pal confidence men. Angus was
the sucker from Ontario, and $50 was
the net amount that they sung him for.
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A Bad TOOthache.

DALLAS. Tex, May 16.-A crazy CAL
;fornian created good deal Of c,nster-
".t;"" on the cast-bound Pacific TX
mress Ly driving a revolver on the pas
aanyer: mud threatening to shoot. He
was (lisarmetl by two rangers, and gave
ria name rs II. Bellair, Of San Jose.
He claims to have had the toOtl'ac'le,
."I to have taken whisky to- ease 1t,
which had the effect Of making him be-
:;..we the train was beset by ROBBERS.
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Lively Times in tho House OF Com
mons.

Lively Ttm00 In the House OF Com
mons.
LONDON, My 16.-In the Commons
this afternoon, Gladstone replying to
the request Of Northc0te for further in
formation regarding negotiations with
suspects, reiterated Il was not conducive
to law and order to explain details. He
said It WAS the duty Of the Government,
looking neither to the right nor to the
left, TO open the prison doors. He had
had no communication or stipulati0ns.
In consequence of Gladstone's answer
BalfOur, Conservative, moved on ad-
tournament Of the House. A long de-
bate is expected. Balfour SAID the COM
pact with suspects was unexampled in
tnfamy. Gladstone, speaking with
great passion, declared there was not q
word Of truth in the charge that q conn
pact existed, and such accusations were
y disgrace to those making them.
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MINNEAPOLIS, May IA :A number *.s O.,
s os on spree night t;, and % sf'of %
started to run. One n nance and Pike ike
an" Si 'sd'nF Re vas likely yyes TO re- where
Spo: POI Pc d;sx i, P'1ffs sir e" thigh:
T RI wound h rot serious T *,,. IA h"d feel-
. ~, deei OF excitement. = - dn sSt"6ents i
~ hstVesn the teealty ana i Ssvs ~
~ ~. ionc Standing. re .ssss' IN ~, been
-: =: :ss'''''': No '''''' ~
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One way To suspend Chinese Emil
grafton.

s>xFRAxc,stO, May 16-Rep"rts
tut received at the Corcner's office
;mH' Nae, ,ndray and to consignet's o: o'
ti',. steamer Alfon"wer, now lying IN
t"e .,,t;mr with Chinese passengers.
trat barge containing thirty's d:si, CIR IN.
, ,""r taken with smallpox ana a ,'.,
Ga," for the r,st-house, cap*izeti an !.
s 'I3 '...r ~, drowned. Another report Is
that only portion OF those , in the ns;
are '' ont among the 800 Chinese re-
raining on the steamer N"""k u"
f;";te is vet ascertatned.
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IN OQU80D00e
oo01rma&1o0.
wAAo9oss, Nay M-6e0aboeU Hear
aoe Q0 came 70 Uiof In tho Sooote
t0'1a 1hey have beea working like
6eavog91e months pagt 70 defeat the
Hno061a q Roland WOrthinGton to
- ool)eqk Of Ito port Of Boston. It
~ TT light regularly in tho Sem
- = oe the Administrative, and
Vmj6 9v6lybo6y knew It would b fruit
leos, there 70. some curiosity to know
how many men could b ranged in line
against the President. The result in
executive session to-day when Worth
ingt0n was confirmed by 4 vote OF 8 to
II, shows that seven Republican Soma
tors, HHar. Dawes. Hswley. l'latt, Miller
IN. ~, Sherman and Mitchell could he
counted on to oppose an objectionable
nomination. The fight Of the Massachu-
sets Senators has been almost 4 ludi-
crous one. They pretended not to base
It on the ground Of senatorial courtesy,
but because of the strain that W0rthing-
tons appointment as collector, would be
upon civil service reform principles in
his management Of the ls0st0n custom
house. Messrs. HOar, and Dawes spoke
in this strain to-day and alluded to the
partisan administration of office by ST.
mons, Boards predecessor. Rollins (New
Hamlshire) showed that under SimOns
the custom house had been more efficient
" managed and ut less c,st than under
Beard, and that moro merchants petit
toned for the reten' ion of Slm0ns than
had petiti0ned for Beard. The Demo
Gratis who voted against Worthingt0n
to-day were B.yard, salisbury, Will
liams, Vest, Pendleton, George, and
Jones. OF Florida.
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Arrest of a u. 8. Marshal.

WASHINGTON. May l5.-United Seates
Marshal Russell tor the Western Dis
trict Of Texas, was arrested here to-day
for presenting fraudulent expense ac-
counts in connection with the transport
t;l,i,n Of prisoners. tie travelled on tree
railroad PASSES and charged full fare,
and also charged for guards meyer EN-.
pluyed. 1t is understood that several
deputy marshals and some private banks
are i,npl ic;.tet in this fraud on the Gov
eminent.
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3ho 1suGRooD AZ LoW1oonnooo and
tho.1ooooat1y 1oe it, 1oprooDion.

Within the past twenty-1our hours -
many - forty men have been seen leav.
ing Butte, most Of them in the dead
hours, and on tie passes. 1t IL supposed
that they have been doing 90 In compli-
ance with the Invitation OF the Vigi-
lance Committee. Even though this
should be all true there are every day
In this community abuses which de-
mand speedy correction. Ladies' have
been insulted ON the street. in one in
stance In broad daylight. \ day or two
ago the wife ofa prominent citizen, ON the
west side, went to butcher shop between
eight and nine in the evening and on
coming out was approached Ivy u thing
calling himself u man who put his arm
around her waist. To her cries for as
sistance other men standing by said,
oh, don't mind him, he is only .
drunken fellow"
In another care y lady walking home
ON West Broadway was hailed with
most indecent language by person in
a second story window.
About two o'clock yesterday morning
attempts were made, it Is supposed, to
break In the houses Of two wealthy resi-.
dents Of Butte. That these attempts
were unsuccessful is probably due only
to the vigilance Of the inmates. Yester-
day morning about three o'clock medi-
cal man returning along frequented
street from professional visit was invi-
ted to halt, instead Of which lie sought
the counsel Of discretion, which under
such circumstances discounts valOr, and
taking to his heels, made good his es-
cape.
All these things together show
the presence Mt this time in this city Of
large number of law breakers, rObbers.
thieves, burglars-nien VIII" may ut any
time add murder to the list of their 9TH
er diversions. There il every reason to be-
lievc that there has recently been an
exodus westward among sucl, clarat:-
tiers. Late advices say that Denver is
swar1ning with despera.lOcs Of every
kind, who have been driven out OF Ari.
IONA andNew Mexico Ivy the authorities.
The police Of Denver are making it too
warm for them an.. they are beginning
tn scatter, most Oi them for the Pacific
Coast, rs fast :,s they can proceed on tic
passes.
There are indications all along the line
IF the Union Pacific road OF the arrival
Of these tespcra'ltns. Ogden has recent
" been the scene Of some III their ex-
pIoits. And that they arc coming north
and have looked towards Butte ~ Il field
in which they to" may gather II golden
harvest is most likely from the l,wlcss-
hess along the Utah e. Nort' crn road.
The jcwelry store in the Is'ackttnt
p.,stoilicc was huryIarizc.l few
nights ago in much the style
Of the recent rOLlrr,"S in this city.
One thing il certain, that the Officers "f
the law as we'll :.s the citizens ut large
are determined that law and order shall
b<. maintained.
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49, 008 I'm 011 ~ TN
W1101 UNION 11L,De1APH GO.


NEW O81RANs, Nay l6.-On Monday
-, neer Breaax Bridge, st. Martin
Parish, Joseph Jenkins shot and kille(l
nj oFother-in-law, Rayshel Castillo. Il
y claimed It Was . mistaken identify.
Castillo was wealthy and respected, and
eventually the citizens became much
lnoensed, and yesterday collected 200
strong With masks and rode to the VII
nGe where Jenkins WAS c0nlued. and.
taxing. him from the officers, hanged
him where Casaille fell.
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More Indian Work.

NEW YORK, May lG-A special to the
Tri,yram from Brownsville, Texas,
says news has just baen received here of
an attack by Indians upon train on the
Conception road, near Chihuahua,
Mexico. They killed five men anu two
women ut this point and next ra!de:t
Hacienda, San Lorenzo, where they kill
ed two llertlsillel.
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Cu,cAoo. Nav ga Washington
.,,<.,.i.i ssvs Guitteau's defense IL pre-
Iaring to apply to the supreme Ccur.
ior writ Of ha!'eas corpus n'r 0u.'s -.
~ snri e'iio1ion. in case the decision u
.CycHc6 them - Il now seems 1t will be.
H"itesn i much Depressed by the report
- ~ 1ce,ei0m a9afnst him. 0uttean'o
rni,iishes1 ~ not over 100 copies q ID
hook have boea oobo.
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Big Sale Of Water Loan Bonds.

Chicago, May 15.-The City Comp
troller to-day disposed in lump Of the
entire new issue Of water loan bonds,
amounting to 1913 COO and bearing 1856
y.er cent. interest to the First National
Bank Of this city. The hank payetl
four-tcnths Of one per cent. premium for
them.
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An Exclamation OF Balfour's Re-
marks.

LoxDOS, May l6.-The remark OF
poiSo"r which particularly excited
.,'"t I:i..,stone's statements might Ike
. .' accurate but they were sub
''..',.s;,.rv inaccurate. HarcOurt de-
..,' r'.i the government was bound 10
. ..i. 400 s,,spects when it believed they
desired to help restore peace.
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4 Startling Rumor.

CHICAGO, May 16.-Ihe Jour,eaps
Washington special correspondent says:
There IL . rum0r that Queen Victoria
has been assass'nated, but the State
Department here has received moth
ing in confirmation of the report.
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HOUSE,

WAsHIN0T0N, May 16.-The House
resumed the consideration Of the'nation-
81 bank charter bill, and Hewitt spoke
In favor Of banks. stating the present
system was the best yet devised by the
ingenuity Of man.
SENATE.
Bayard rep orted hvorably from the
nnAnce committee with amendments
In the nature Of q substitute for the
bonded spirits bill. He said the amend
ment would probably be offered in the
annually.
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Bismarck sick Again.

BERLIN, May IAN attack of neu-
ralgiI, from which Bismarck is suffer
ing, will c0ntine him to his bed at least
a week. 1t is probable his illness will
tend further to delaying the Govern
ment's plan Of proroguing the Reichs-
tag until autumn.
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Tee Declaration of q Crank.

CHICAGO. May 15.-O'DonOvan-R Ross,
being interviewed in New York on the
Dublin murders. said: II don't think the
Land League had anything to ITO with
it. The Leaguers haven't the stuff IN
them to do such piece of work. In my
opinion the plot was laid for Burke and
Forster, and Cavendish was IN acciden-
tai victim. But see no reason for spe-
rial grief over the death Of two English
men. rather than over the death of poor
Irishmen, evicted by thousands from
their homes"
"What will be the effect of fresh mea-
sures Of repression?
',rhey will help the cause. They will
benefit our ls,rty-what they call the
dynamite section. Fresh attacks upon
the Irish people will only help us tn
rouse the Irish spirit everywhere and
bring about war1'r"n English interests
all over the world"
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The Lost 1ound-Doreey Makes Hio
Appearance.

0AD0 A1>~O = O~eAs~o AD>OS O0y @O00O 4AAO
Appearance.
WARRINGTON, May 16.-Attorney.
General Brewster was in court this
morning When the Star Route cases
came up. The deputy Marshal reported
he had been unable to arrest John w.
DOrsey. and had no information Of his
whereabouts. Judge Wylie suggested
perhaps Doney might be IN court, and
directed his name to he called. As the
crier called his name Carpenter arose
and surprised the spectators by saying
John w. Dorsey was In the court and
has teen in the city. He added: ut
has been DOrsey's intention from the
first to attend when wanted" Dorsey
was then arraigned and pleaded not
guilty. Merrick stated the Government
was ready to proceed, but said the grand
jury was now considering Rerdell's
case, and II Rer(lell was not tried with
the other defendants it would necessi-
tate another trial of his case. The hear
ing was then adjourned until the 18th
inst, Judge Wylie reminding the mar
shall he was responsible for the person
of Dorsey until bail was furnished.
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FOR SALE.

Four head ~ draft hOrxex. harness and WaG-
on. H0rsaa will be s0ld single q: double. 10
suit purchaser. Apply To
PETE JACKY,
maf7dasVtf BolOW Centennial 6reWe.
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A dairy out0t. oonejsting AZ sightren head 0f
ftoah cows with calves. two mares. sp1ing
Voeon, cans, etc., and milk route. Apply q
once @ J. b Ihomas' seoCe. West fark slSoet.
naaf700
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Attempted Suicide.

CLEVELAND May ga passenger on
an outgoing train this morning ineffect-
ually attempted to commit suicide by
cutting his throat and jumping from
the closet window. He Is in the h0spi-
tai.
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The Oochet Claim Explained.

The O0Ohot Claim Explained.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE Coch-
ct Claim was the subject Of inquiry to-
day in the case of James F. Wartrop,
charged with embezzling 5000 shares Of
the stock of the Denver City Consolitla-
ted Mining Company, or disptsin OF
the stock and holding on to ia, 900 be-
loiny to Peter Hevener. Hevener testi-
feel that he negotiated for the purchase
Of the COchet claim. the estimated value
Of which was 81, 2OO. OOO, 100. In 1879 he
found one of the heirs in Lima, named
Galacias COchet, aged about II years.
He obtained from Il Mr.. I.andreau infOr-
nation of Galacias' right to the claim
- heir to his father who had discovered
the guano. He made u contract with
Galacias COchet and then hunted up
the record Of his baptism. The regis
try set out that the son of Alexander
COchet and his wife COnlanche, was
bapt:sed ut one year Of age by the name
Of Galacias and the witness had been
identified. DIR. Franklin Stewart testi-
fled that he purchased the COcl'et claim
from Hevener and sold the shares and
half the Of the claim to Shipherd.
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Grave Charges Preferred by Indians
Other Interesting News.

Other Interesting News.
CHICAGO, May Is. Washington
specials say: Three Indians from the
Indian Territory complained to Secre-
tary Teller to-day that Indian Commits
siOner Price had ref: I'll them audience,
and further. that Price had u bill intro
duced in Congress taking away their
lands and giving them to the ralmllOes
and Cheyennes, and the only reason
for this Is because u son Of Mr.. Price
was connected with the Texas Pacific
Railway Company, and that the rnld
favOrs the latter Indians having lands.
Both charge. are denied Ivy Price.
The Critic says ex-Representative
ROllin NJ. Daggptt, Of Nevada. is to he
appointed United States Minister to
Honolulu. This post has leen held
ever since the first year Of Hayes adj
nimistration by General Comfy, Of
Ohio, formerly editor Of the State Jour-
nat. 1t is understood Comfy has grown
tired of his absence from this ,Oun-
try, and is perfectly willing to he re-
called.
A snake twenty-five feet long and two
feet thick came here on the steamer
Necker last week. It Is the largest
snake ever brought to this country. Mr..
BergI would better he stirring, Us DIR.
Kohn intends to put Il calf in the cage
with this enormous serpent. The Doc
tor says the serpent is 'n'a. and
will absorb calf head first in two
hours. The snake is in u wcll-irUned
,lry yoo.ls lmx, and covered with blan-
kcts. DIR. kOhn will give the snake Il
hot bath and get it out IT its forbid
state. when the calf will he brought
in.
The fact that large number Of fraud
ulent United States certificates OF de-
n)sit purM,rting tn have l4en issued ly
fhe Assistant Treasurer ut Santa Fe
have Oeen discovered in Circulation. has
ln.en occupying the attention OF the
General Land office some time. Sew
emil arrests are already made, and three
narties are now under Indictment in D.a-
kOta for printing ant issuing these
n fraudulent certificates. Last night the
Commissioners of the & neral Land Of
Ace received the foll"win t..le%ram:
OMAHA, May Is C0nsnsi*sioncr LAM
()ti;,.c. Uuxh;n.ytOn: l have found the
,nsrtv who printed the blanks for fraud
nient certificates ut this place He is
now in custody. The printing WAS done
at Canton, Dakota. Further develop
,,,o~t will follow. Will leave tO-nlOr-
row for Yankt0n.
(Sgned) o;t na.a,+
The Commissioner Of the General
Land Office said to corresl.ondent tnat
there are large number of these fraud
ulent certificates scattered through the
country.
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The Commissioner Of the General
Land office said to correspondent that
tSare nre large number of these fraud
.,i..mt certificates scattered through the
country.
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Lbs a!tern""n by Introducing another
,"ead eagle Irish resolution: re asksu
,1a' the President communicate 10 'Ae
.''a>r whether cert"ln papers an" cor
'''!"ndrn"e rt.ar;in American cit'
."is in British prisons communicated!
"ue Hriti>i. Parliament or Pub''sSlet'
~ ."h.'"n have i,ccn received at tne
i I'e Department, and whether inc
''u'e l'.ay rxM.ct additional t"rrs'- :.
'''''H!ti"r r:,l:etl for by it's resolution ol
~. ae 9TH uil.. whether persons claiming
n"!e Anlcri. IN citizens still remain III
n!'tisll prisons without allegation Oh
sl''.e or II pr.,,pect Of speedy tr'a';
:, .Ae'''er any proposition has l'een n'aae
~"+rr American citi1ens to 80 uc-
ss'a'e their citizenship as to accept u re-
s s.se fro'M unjust imprisonment ny 49,
sNli'y it ON degrading c0Idl'lons'
Ssnetier any PERSON. holding Omce un,
~ ~" tue United States have OlIeret'
%" "ey I" those citizens to induce t! s:.,..
s "sss!t rclea under such degraulnS;
s.sSltl"ns. aud ii 80 by what ai,esT,
,M.a"of'ty, and whether letter aiIegto
~ 'e from Lord Granville and puoiis's.
~. ~ newspapers, and worse III tS..e
~ temper than the Austrian u Cno
nv! Halznl.n, has been receiv9u =.
- Stste Department, and what answeI
No. oeen given to its inlpudent sue
~aA The RESOLUTION created quite q
c. lie Senate passed . bill 70 ene ~ ~
~ ''o'nia to take lands IN lseo o. ~
~ hsnd 18th sections, found to b NM"
he movem.n& ~ shandof6 01lvos
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-25
TRANSIT OF VENUS.
A Party of Government Officials to Make
observations in San Antonio.

A party of U. S. officers and others will
soon arrive here and begin preparations for
observing the transit of Venus. 1t will be in
charge OF Prof. Hall of the U. S. coast survey
service. In making the observations the same
methods will be employed, by means of pho
tographs OF the suns service, as in 1874. The
apparatus to be used consists of a long shed
having at one end Photographic lens and a
heliostat which turns the ravs of the Gun .,d
throws them horizontally into a small frame
structure at the other end of the shed, where
the photographs are made. Besides this an
paratus, which will be erected here immedi.
ately after the arrival of the observationists.
no equipment of instruments is considered
necessary. To observe the contacts, the Begin
ming and the end of the transit a small equatori-
al telescope will be employed Altogether there
will be four observing stations in this country:
here; Cedar Keys. Fla; F. Horne, N. NJ, and
Washington. There will be also four foreion
stations in charge of representatives of he
United States: Cape of Good Hone. Santa
Cruz. Patagonia; Santiago, Chill: and one in
New Zealand. To defray the expenses of the
work contemplated an appropriation of S7s.-
600 has been made by CON ress. In other
equally civilized countries even more exten.
sive preparations are being made, but while
there is great interest manifested in the re.
suits of these observations and considerable
enthusiasm in scientific circles, still the chances
OF the entire preparation coming to nothing
are SO great that scientific men are not in
cllned to be very sanguine.
In recent interview with a travelling rem
resentative of the LIGHT Prof. He'll said that
the transit OF 1874 was rendered valueless on
account OF the clouds which obscured the face
OF the sun during the transit and prevented
photographs from being taken. In order to
avoid as far as possible the unhappy contin-
gency OF the clouds, stations have been select
ed in the south instead of in the north. Wash
lngton being the farthest northern station.
The inaccuracy in the present estimate of
the distance Of the sun from the earth is. &C
cordng to Prof. Hall, about half million
miles. By the use of the Photographic
method, which Prof. Hall considers far su-
perior to any other, he hopes the data will be
obtained which will determine within a small
traction of a second the solar parallel.