The semi-weekly miner., 1884-05-03
MISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHES

| WASHINGTON, May 1.-The DE-,
crease in public debt during Ami
SIS. 232 O75; decrease since June 9Cth'
1883. $s7. .O6O;474; cash in Treasurv
S399. 753, ,2OS; gold certificates, slOi,'
l16, 200; silver certificates, Sll6,3H.
23,; certificates of deposit, Sl5,Ox,
600, refunding certificates, S29S, IN
legal tenders. $3O6 6S1 ,OIG; fractions,
currency, So, ,9S3, lO7; bonds issued IA
Pacific roads, interest payable by the
United States, principal outstanding
$64 ,623, ,3l2; interest accrued not VET
paid, 81, ,292, 40; interest paid hy the
United States, $6l,lCO, 79S; interes
paid by transportation service, 81, ,8Og.
$40; by cash ],ayment Of five per cent
of net earnings, $655, 1872; balance Of
interest paid by the United States:
$42, ,492, 759.
DENVER, May 1.-The Republican
State convention organized this
morning with Hon. /. e Barnum
president. Resolutions were adopted
against the demonetization of silver,
recognizing the great Interests of
America. labor, its claim upon the
care of the government and the right
to equal consideration with capital.
declares against the reduction of tar.
if on wool as threatened by the Nor.
rison bill. Adjourned till this even
ing.
DENVER, May 1.-ShOrtly before
midnight last night a bomb with an
ignited fuse containing six pounds of
giant powder, was thrown upon the
porch of the Crawford House, Colo
RADIO Springs, shattering the doors
and windows of the hotel and neigh
borhood. 1t is supposed that the act
was directed by some saloonist
against the proprietor. Puse, who has
been very active in the suppression
of the liquor traffic in the town.
PIrTsBURG, May l.-Judge Sim
Onton filed an opinion to-day in the
cases of the State VS.. the Western
Union Telegraph Company. Both
cases grew out of appeals from tax
assessments made on the capital
stock of the Telegraph Company for
1878 and 1881. The court gives judg-
ment against the company in the first
case for $l3,4S1 and in the second
case for $64 4,O5.
DENVER, May Lover five huns
dred men employed in the U. P. ma
chine shops, freight houses and
round house, struck this morning
against reduction of salaries fnw
10 to Is per cent, ordered by Genera
Manager Clark, of Omaha, yester.
day. The men are determined, out
no violence is anticipated. 1t is stated
the strike will extend on all the T.
P. lines in Colorado.
New YORK, May 1.-The Western
Union Telegraph to day ordered
reduction Of from 20 to 80 per cent.
IN the rates to perman nt points
south aud west. Ali nj ght messages
10 points as far west as Kansas CITY
will be forwarded at Is cents for ID
ords, and one cent for each adj
ditional word. There will be 10
change in the tariff in Eastern mes.
sages.
SAN FRANCISCO, May la Victo.
ria B. C.) special SAYS: The astound.
lng::discove'y has Jeen made that the
mails that left Victoria. March 2lst
and "a for tie east and Europe never
reached their destination. Robbery
is assigned as the cause, which is be,
lieved to have taken place On the
line Of the Northern Pacific. The
pecuniarv loss is heavy. LIST De-
cember two mails from Canada aud
England for Victoria via the Nortir
ern Pacific were stolen.
BERLIN, May 1.-Prof. Virchov
says trichinosis in Germany, CAUSED +
by eating imported American MEAT,
is confined to few isolated cases at
Breman. He points out the daugvE
connected with rearing pigs, and |
urges compulsory examination Of !
German and American pork. +
BERLIN, May 1.-THE governmen,
insists Oh the adoption Of the anti
socialists law with Its entire prOvjs.
ions unchanged
Prince William, Of Prussia, ad
dressing the regiment guards referred
to the anarchist attempts to destroy
the statue of Germania at Neder
wald. He urged those of the trooN
belonging to the reserve corps TOT
their utmost to counteract the maic
and wicked design of the Anarchists
The bill of the new liberal psr!
dealing with anarchists prescribe;
several penalties against persons who
use explosives for illegal purposes
LONDON, May l.-EarI Granville b
received the reply of the French gov
eminent to the English proposal fora
on Egytian affairs. lts
'ouched in friendly terms and ae'
'epts the conference in principle: II
'sks for a previous exchange OF views
between the two governments upon
matters connected with the iinanclA
question. .
NEW York, May 1.-The inability
# Keene to meet his contracts ola
,ot affect the market to-day. Aeene
MS morning refused 10 SEE any per.
on. 1t is believed keena will pa,
w cents on the dollar. He had sss
raj offers OF assistance to-day, OUT IT.
used until he finds his exact posi-.
ion. He said he met two or three :.
mall demands this morning.
WASHINGTON, May L. Judge s
vylie sustained the motion to tn
!ude the testimony of Price IN lue
>ellogg case, holding that the VI,
'nse was barred by the statute y.
mutations. The jury gave q 'eI
lct OF net guilty.
RALEIGH, s. c., May There IS
1ull attendance at the RepuOile'antt
tate Convention. Indications polI'
the nomination of York, lloefai
Il 3overnOr, and the election
rthur delegates to Chicago.
HAaERsrowN, Md, May line
epublican State Convention organ
ed with w. H. Perkins as 'eh''
'rary chairman. a
ST: PAUL. May 1.-The State ~,
lollcan Convention met at noon ~,
y. Gen. John b. Sanborn ,s'n Ha'
'cted temporary chairman, wnlvn ,!na.
clded Blame the victor rs the lln.0
re Ora II on temporary organize
N.
CINCINNATI, May 1.-AIavor etelu
telt graphed this morning Il, llorn 70
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