The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
A Banquet to Doctor Norvln
Green.
Sale Of Tobacco Stamps I'm
der the Law.

Sale Of Tobacco Stamps Un.
der the Law.
! MISCELLANEOUS, ETC, ETC.
A Meeting OF Boss Lightning
Strikers.
LONDON, April 3O!-A compliment
tary banquet was given to night to
DR. Noryln Green. president of the
| Western Union Telegraph company
and,John Pender, member OF parila-
| ment, at the Ship Hotel, Greenwich.
There was a large number OF guests,
| among whom were Sir Hussey wy
ian. Sir Sidney Waterlaw, Professor
Rogers, George Armistead, Sir George
Elliott, and others. John Pende', in
proposing the health of the Queen,
said 4 her dominion extended over
Americans, where she is as much
loved and esteemed as in England.
The next toast was to President Ar
tnur. and Pender said he hoped and
knew it would be drunk as heartily
as that to the Queen. The President
never died, but there were occasions
when he was stricken down by the
hand of an assassin. On the occasion
this happened, England, and its Queen
above all, expressed such heartfelt
sympathy as never ran be forgotten
in America.
Viscount Bury, replying to the
toast to the House of Lords, thought
# was a great honor that its health
should be drunk by such "a distin-
guished company. When. ii ever, IT
should come that the House OF Lords
should be abolished, he would apply
for the post Of electrician to the com-
bined cable company.
Aupnaston remarked, and a very
good position to hold.
Pender, in proposing the health OF
DIR. Green, as the toast Of the even
ing, said before submitting it, he
must apologize on account OF illness
for the absentees~ (referring to Lords
Monck and Tweedale and James An
derson). Continuing he said: This
is the Doctors first visit to Europe,
and that fact is the only fault we
eau find with him. He has told me
he has looked forward to visiting the
old country and l am convinced that
he really honors England. The posi-
ton of DR.. Green, as president OF the
Western Union Telegraph 60. is one
of the most arduous and responsible
in America. He fulflls the duties OF
his position with the greatest credit
and ability. I can tell you such a po-
sitiOn requires a man OF vast ability
and unimpeachable honor. l thinklt
is always well on occasions like the
present to justify men by statistics. 1
was never more struck than by
American telegraphic statistics. DR..
Green preSides Over a company with
100000 capital, $4,000 stations, and
10000 employees. The company owns
10000 miles Of poles and 425, GOO miles
of wire. During my visit in America
and Canada, l found no part OF dis
trict without a Western Union sta
ton. The car wherein l travelled was
stopped by a small white flag and a
Geographic message handed me con
tanning the news OF the Tel ell Kehir
victory. I replied, congratulating Sir
Garnet Wolseley, and | was afterward
told by him that before sunset Of the
same day he had the answer. The
object and mission of %telegraphy are
peace and unity; and it has done
more in this direction than any other
of our political or social efforts have
accomplished. When. we consider
that almost every commercial trans.
action necessitates the use of the tel
egraph, we can understand how much
it controls. In earlier times the idea
prevailed that when the cable was
broken. it was irreparable; now it is
known we are as much masters of
cables as of railways. The
cable to the Cape, [ am sorry to say, |
is broken again this morning, but |
am confident it can he repaired in a
day or two. The telegraph is an ele-
ment of social, political, and CONNER
cial unity, and who can foresee the in
results that must proceed
therefrOm?
DIR. Green in replying said: Il feel
the overwhelming, d~isagreeable rock
Of the ocean. 1 am delighted with
such a welcome. l had an idea that
On coming to this vast metropolis, a
person lost his individuality; but l
suppose 10y my being selected for such
that l am the exception
proves the rule. l see before
ne in a strange land the American
md English flags entwined; they are
symbols of the cable uniting the two
countries. 1t is true l always wished
% see the mother country, althoughit
8 not so much different from America.
Your common law is ours, your bill
II rights and decisions of pc: sonal
md civil rights are a model for ours.
IN the other hand, l notice you
ire progressing and improving in
It is said the sun never
'ets on the British dominion, but it
axes nine hours to rise on our tele-
,raph system. We claim to do the
'harpest Geographic work. AS, for
Instance, the closing London prices
It in the afternoon are published in
he San Francisco evening papers. |
AVE seen a New York clerk dispatch
commercial message from the Pro-
luce Exchange to Chicago and re-
GIVE an answer while waiting at the
Ounter.
He concluded with expressing his
hanks for the honor done him.
A Rush for Tobacco Stamps, ]
T,OTISv1TIr Apr;l % rho 49,.