The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-12
The Butte DAILY Miner

The Butte Daily Miner
The Canadian Pacific has stock
outstanding to the amoun of SOS.
100000. From resent appearances
1t Is a good stock to let severely
alone.
Tom Ochiltree, it is said, bolted
Keifer's nomination for speaker.
The stalwart prevaricator of the
truth from Texas couldn't stand the
Ohio dissemoler. Ochiltree deserves
credit mark and pardon for all his
magnificent lies.
Leading Democrats advise a short
session of Congress this winter.
They hold that all measures looking
to a reduction of expenses and a con-
sequent reduction of the national
debt should be strenuously advocated
and put On their way toward a final
passage.
Helena Independent. Dec. Sth: The
Inter Mountain says, "Col. Mcclure
comes out in his Democratic paper
for Grant. Democratic paper. In
deed! The Inter Mountain has
just about as correct an apprecia-
ton of whata Democratic paper is
as it has of what constitutes common
decency in journalism.
Postmaster. General Gresham evil
dences his leaning to the centrlizaa-
ton of power by urging the Govern
ment Postal Telegraph scheme. Now
ifthe Government could 90 into the
railroad, steamship and express bust
ness on a national scale and create a
few thousand more offices, what a
fine thing it would be for the party
In power.
Our babyish evening contemporary
devotes nearly a column to q review
of a short MINER article which it de-
clares "has nothing in it," It now
becomes = serious question for its
readers to consider as to the space it
would occupy in commenting upon
an article that has something in it.
The possibilities are appalling to the
lovers of short, crisp notes.
The wish is generally expressed
among American newspapers that
O'Donnell's sentence be commuted
to imprisonment. The English gov
eminent would be the gamer by list
ening to the suggestion. The excel
ton of O'Donnell will still further
embitter the Irish people and make
them all the more determined in their
opposition to English rule. England
has now the opportunity to exercise
forbearance and make friends.
The absence of any reference to
the silver question or to the land
grant forfeiture matter by the Presi-
dent in his message cannot be &C
counted for only on the hypothesis
that he does not desire to commit
himself for or against either. They
are both Of paramount interest to
the people and will be leading sub
jects for discussion during the pres
emit session. The Presidents silence
In regard to them is singular to say
the least.
Hal there been any way for the
county to escape paying four prices
for its printing if the MINER chose to
charge II Winter Mountain, 9Th inst.
Certainly there is a way. 1t the ig-
noramus of the MterMountian will
consult the printing law found on Pr
6OS to 6l2 inclusive of the REVISED
STATUTES he will find how every
county escapes paying four prices for
Its printing. There is one uniform
rate prescribed-about one half the
Inter Mountain charges applicants for
mineral patents.
General Rosecranz shows his mill
tary training and the value he places
upon a careful organization of forces
in the proposition he makes looking
to the closing up of the ranks of the
Democratic party. His proposition
is to organize the party for the next
Presidential campaign into bands of
tens, twenties, fifties, hundreds,
thousands, tens of thousands, and so
on. Over each section is to be placed
q chief, whose Office it is to see that
his men do their duty and are in line
when wanted. The proposition is a
feasible one and could be carried out
with good results to the party.
organization is as essential
to the success of political party as
is to the success OF an army. ,
The peculiar appearance of the !
sky In this locality, Immediately az
ter sunset, has been noticed by many. 4,
to- an exchange the pc. 8
culiarity is not confined here, but is
throughout the country. It I
was 30 brilliant at Providence, R. l.. {
few evenings since that it caused a
and fears of fires, and at G
New Haven, Conn, Poughkeepsie d
md New York alarms were actually e
'iven and the department called out. .
1t Norwich and New London, a
people were greatly alarmed, Al
nd searched diligently by telegraph Il
nd telephone. Brockton, Mass, Il
vas sure that the great Ames Shovel t.
Works at North Easton were burn O,
ag up, and sent inquiries. Various Vi
Imilar experiences are reported. L
phenomenon was considered II
ute remarkable. W
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