The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-01

WEDNESDAY, MARCH !, 1889.

'Barkis h willin." Conkling will &C
ccpt.
All the departments Of G0vernmen
ut Washington were closed yesterday a
II o'clock In honor Of the Garfield mem
orial services.
The reasons given by Mr.. Gladstone
mr his threatened resignation are ne
calculated to inspire confidence In thu
ultimate success Of the Irish hand act.
Mr.. l.. A. Luce, assistant att0rne,
general Of the intel States, has re
signed, and, it is stated, has arranged t.
practice law in this Territory.
N. Ronzaud, husband Of Mime. Nil
sson, who became insane during the ex.
element attending the recent failure 81
the Union Genersle, died in lunatie
asylum at Paris on the 2..l Of February.
The R;rr. Frcss of the I'D INST. has
the following: "Wehave been informed
by Nj. Richard Clentlenin that there IL
no trutl, whatever in the current report
that the late Colonel Clendenin was u
member Of the military commission that
hung Mrs. surr,,tt, the Colonel being at
the time Of the trial many miles distant
IRON Washington"
There are two anti Chinese hills be-
fore Congress -Miller's in the Senate
and Pages in the House. Both eMbotly
about the same provisions, and both re-
ceivc the indOrserleut Of the Chinese
.Ambassy. The Scnate il now ready to
debate the Miller bill, which it is thought
will pass that body without any Difficult
~. Tine Chinese, as well rs the Nor
MONS, are not in very good "lor with
Congress this winter.
Mr.. Jennings, the U"riti's London
correspondent, says: Political circles in
London are discussing Mr.. t;'adstone's
,liste:urtt.-y to the Queen. The Premier
did not wait upon her, As 10 the custom,
On her arrival recently, AMI she left
London without having seen him. An
article in II Tory aper few days ago
Unlimited that the Queen was exceed
ingly anxious about public affairs, and
.!.at sl,o had to submit to more than one
in:iynity from her Ministers.
Senator John Logan has succeeded in
securing tho nomination Of his sOn-in-
Jaw, Mr.. VIM. Tucker, Jr., to lie Major
and l':.ym,aSter in the regular army.
This appointment, says late dispatch,
carrying with II the rank Of Major, will
..in~ vt cavalry, 90 Captains Of artillery,
ana 80 al'tailsS Of infantry, or in all
80 officers, many Of whom fought ON
IL" hattie fields II the late war, and
most o! them have probably I'ecn twenty
wears in the service.
The Commissioner Of Internal Rev
-.,ur has written letter to the chair
n:.n OF the Ways and Means commit
:reI tie House in which he suggests
3i,.,! a tax !n imposed on oles,,lar,,arine,
y'u'"<r and cider champagne sui!icimet
:" r;li@O their c:,st above that Of the ar
..cic they are used t" counterfeit or
aduitcratr. This very sensible recon-
ar.icsts nan,c.l are usually sold ~ imnu-
...H: purchasers for genuine butter,
champagne. etc: They are frauds AMI
>a"ui'i Il" .lucl''lci.
{ recent press report say: First AS
s:>lami Postmaster General Haitian dc-
c;sic- that Il magazine intended for "a
.':s..la;,n circular, and ,U:.talninS adj
ycrti..l.rnts must pay u postage rate ri
'hrcr cents an ounce. unless ii appears
the actual subscription list would sup
sort The magazine without such a,lycr-
;i",,irl,ts. In this event the pui,lica-
ton w"u',i fall within secon.l-.lass mail
matter. II j., held that campaign pui,-
iivAti"!,s arc in one SENSE. educational in
":.Ar::r,er. and therefore secun.l-clls>
u,,ttsT, nut il advertisements form the
,,rimiua: part Of the publication it loses
LAS character al,! then !rv"nI.'> simply
d. business adjunct, and ti.ird-c!a.> mat
lc".
AS was expected the Tam,,any
ri:<er~ have finally marketed their
.,:;r.'- in the Republican shop. In
.:i.rr .r:,i> they lave sold thcEl<. Ives
..rly ami ;ai,l t. their old time enemies.
it swell. John Kelly and his gang
...v" New York over 10 the Republic
,'t,s in l>;o, ami the mischief they .lid
l:,.n ."ui.; not H. repaired in l>>>. Had
H.. been Il true i|cIMthrs;t instead Of Il
:,sMu hunter Genera! Hancock wW.ld
unw l.. President o: the United States
ami Den,r RATE. supremacy assured for
'.se next d,y-,.i" or Two. We hope the
,'l:..i,ii,,r~ will keep Mr.. Kelly. Just
.:.,:, ~ Ai;ny,.'* are dead weights to the
,..rty siul tic So"nrr Democrats throw
''.cn, ever, earl the better it will lie for
;:..'!ii.
The l.H", .N'UH'h. persists. III ad
v,v:iSing ii, ignorancc. Last evening