The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-24
DAY DISPATCHES.
Women's Congress Elect Off
GERS and Close.
That Supreme Conrt Decision
Again.
1t is Charged to the Republi-
can Party.
MISCELLANEOUS. ETC. ETC.

MISCELLANEOUS. ETC. ETC.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-The closing day
of the Woman's Congress opened
with an executive session at which
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Julia
Ward Howe, of Rhode Island; Vice
Presidents, one from each State; Sec
retary, Ella c. Chapman, of New
York; Treasurer, Heneretta X. Wal
cot, OF Massachusetts. At the after
noon session, Mrs. Julia Holmes
Smith, Of Illinois. read a paper on
"Mourning Garb." 1t took the ground
that it should be dispensed with, as
unwholesome mentally and physical
ly. and this was generally conceded
in a discussion. Mrs. DR.. Mary E..
Bagg. of New York, read an interest
ing paper On Historic Art"
In the evening Mrs. Augusta Coop
er Bristol, of New Jersey. read Il
thoughtful ard intelligent paper on
Labor and Capital" The last paper
was by Julia Ward Howe on the
benefits of suffrage to woman" She
said the benefits would be twO-f0ld to
woman, herself and society. The
physical weaknesses of woman were
dilated on. The ballot would give
her an independence which would
enable her to throw of the thralldom
of fashion which rcpressed her vital
", made her beauty simply dead
beauty, and incapable of producing
the best specimens of men and wo-
men Relieved of her chains her
feminine weaknesses would disap-
year, a d the effects on sOriety OF her
improved progeny, would be marked.
She made three cardinal points; first
women would have better world to
work in; second. better work to do;
third. better ability to do it.
HALIFAX, N. S., Oct. 19.-Since the
arrest OF Holmes and Bracket. sus-
pected of connection with the infer
nal dynamite conspiracy, the six
British war ships in port are more
carefully guarded from any secret op-
eratlons that might be directed on
them. At night particularly, extra
precautions are taken; boats with
strong forces of men being placed
around and about the ships. Vice
Admiral Comerall to-day made an in
spection of the suspicious articles
found on the prisoners and stated
they were exactly suited for inten-
tiOns such as the men are suspected
of.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19.-The time of the
departure Of the first. through train
from St. Louis to San Francisco, by
the new Soathern route, via the st.
Louis & San Francisco, the Atchison,
Topeka 4 Santa Fe, the Atlantic Il
Pacific, and the Southern Pacific
roads, has been slightly changed, and
the first through sleeper will leave
here tomorrow Saturday night, in
stead of Sunday, the 21st, rs previ-
ously announced. The through sleeper
for the east leaves San Francisco at
the same time. A through sleeper
also leaves Kansas City for San Fran
cisco on Sunday morning, instead OF
Monday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-At the re-
quest of the Presid, mt, the members
Of the civil service commission called
at the White House this afternoon
and had an Interview with him. The
commissioners are reticent this even
ing as to what transpired. An asso-
ciated press reporter asked DOrnan
B. Eator, president of the commits
sion, what was the object Of the con-
ference. Eaton replied that he did
not deem it proper for him to state
what had occurred. He said the CON-
mission had called at the request of
the President and that the interview
was long one.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.-The
United States life boat exercises this
morning at Ocean iseach, on the Pa
cific ocean, were great failure. When
about 800 yards from the shore the
life boat capsized. The men in cork
jackets reached land safely,but Capt.
Ellis, in command, to whose careless
ness the accident is attributed, was
with difficulty rescued. The boat
was left at the mercy OF the waves.
About 500 spectators were present.
GALVESTON, Oct. ia Ne,cs Ty-
Ter special says: Parties are here
from the scene of the wreck on the
East Line narrow gauge road last
night, few miles east of Sulphur
Springs. One lady and two children
were severely injured; there were a
number of other passengers aboard,
several of whom were quite badly
hurt. The recovery of the lady is
doubtful. The train wrecked Was a
freight. It was moving 1s miles all
hour when struck by cyclone, and
was blown over and almost complete
ly demolished.
LONDON, Oct. ia Constantine
ple dispatch says: The Sultan has
ordered the Governor of smyrna to
start for the scene of the earthquake
with tents and other necessaries.
A Hong Kong dispatch says: Since
the riots of Canton there have been
signs of hostility on the part OF
the natives toward the Portu-
gWse. One of the gunboats at Canton
has on board a Portuguese watchmap,
who is cha ged with drowning a
Chinaman, an incident which led to
the recent riot.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 19.-The color
ed Baptists in convention at Wyan-
dotte, representing a number of west
ern states and territories, adopted
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