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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-05-09

IL 10 said the unexpected generally happens
and IL did so In this Instance. Several I'M
expected things happened. To relate even
few of them intelligently 1t Is necessary to
refer back to the situation preceding The
convention, and TO state what was evident
during the canvass, that the preferences OF
certain candidates for Chicago were by force
OF circumstances interpreted by eItIaneous
issues and complications. For instance, Mr..
Mantle was recognized as friendly TO Gov
ernor Crosby and therefore for Arthur; Mr..
Meyendorlf was recommended by aud iden
tided with the Sanders element and that, as
opposed 10 the Arthur element, committed
him for Blaine, although some OF Mr. May-
endorfs ablest friends really favored Ed
munds and he himself has . strong inclina-
ton that way. Blaine has large following
In Montana; he is the leader In the race op
posed 70 Arthur, and these circumstances
rendered his preference by the Lewis and
Clarke delegation almost imperative in
contest with Arthur. Eaton's personal re-
lations with Governor Crosby led him to be
recognized As an Arthur delegate, although
he had expressed no preferences. Messrs.
Mantle and Eaton were therefore identified
In the canvass Is for Arthur and could count
on about "a votes, while Meyendorf and
Sanders, IS representing Blaine, could rally
the same number.
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DUBLIN, May 5.-Michael Davitt has
abandoned politics and goes 10 Australia.
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FIRST BALLOT (INFoRMAL).

SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Saturday, May 3, $40 .. m.-The Conven-
ton met pursuant to adjournment, and the
motion that each delegate cast . single bal
lot, and the delegations cast the ballots Of alb
sentees, prevailed 36 to 20.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot,
with the following results:
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Mr.. M. A. A. MEYENDoRFF, although not
elected . Delegate to Chicago, was unani-
mously recommended to that which IL
more important and continuous position
membership on the National Republican
Committee. BY intelligent fidelity to Re-
publican principles; by zeal, liberality and
devotion in every campaign, and BY cordial
relations with all Republicans, he is justly
entitled 10 the honorable recognition accord
ed him. We have every confidence that he
will acquit himself honorably and creditably
10 TIE party In this Territory.
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Madison and Deer Lodge counties had held
aloof from what appeared to be the develop
ment of feud In the party. They had eight
votes and that constituted the balance Of
power In the convention of 80 members.
Both counties were for Edmun ds, although
one Of the Deer Lodge delegates, DIR. Mus
sigbrod, joined the Mantle and Eaton forces
before the informal ballot. This LEFT seven
Edmunds delegates who placed in nomins-
ton Hiram Knowles Of Butte and Caldwell
Edwards Of Gallatin. Edwards on the In
formal ballot only drew those votes, but
considerable number Of the Blaine men d.
vided their strength between Meyendorf,
Sanders and Knowles, running the latter up
TO l6. The nomination of Knowles and
Edwards, coming from the same vicinage q
Mantle and Eaton, was not regarded kindly
by friends Of these candidstes-rather IS an
intrusion on vested rights-but Mr.. Mantle
was ssgacious enough to look at the matter
philosophically and take It in good part,
while the friends of Mr.. Eaton were less con-
sidsrate, and, In discussing the matter, alien
atsd votes that IS circumstances developed
would otherwise have elected him.
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5P. M-Convention met pursuant to ad-
journment, President White in the chair
The Committee on Credentials made report
that the following named delegates were en-
titled to seats in the Convention:
Beayerhead county-B. +. White, Geo. ID
Brown, James Parfet. =,
Choteau county-H. G. Mcintyre, M. j.
Custer county-C. Fl. Gould, NJ. Kohn, w.
F: schmalse, g. Z. Newton Mad
Deer Lodge county,. II. Mills, c. Il
Mussipbrod, o. b. O'Bannon, G. ID. Joslyn.
Galiatin county,. W.. Wright, w.; H
Wright, Geo. o. Eaton, A. }. Edsall, J.F
Bogert, James Gourley, Geo; %; Thomas.
Jefferson county,: W; Ellis, John NC
Fee, Hiram Cook, Z. N. Bachelor.
Lewis and Clarke county-A. q. Botkin
w. f. Sanders, Hugh Kirkendall, T. II. Car
ter, NJ. A. Meyendorf, r. Jockey, l. ID. NC
Madison county-O. =. Parmetsr "a. J
Bennett alternately, J. e. Galloway, II. o
Hickman, Henry N. Blake.
Meagher county-L. Rotwitt, Job Thomp
son. A N. Esier, WIN; Waiiace, n. T rcs
Missoula county,. l.. "orden' fefa
Kenneth, H. Spaulding.
Silver Bow county,. w. II. Medburst
&. II. Richardson, Lee Mantle, c. s. Warren
II. Il. Wallace, George w. Irwin, D. Biake
II. Albertson, Sally Raunheim, l.. d. Phillips!
Yellowstone county-S. FL. Erwin, Al
Fenske.
Report received and adopted.
On melton of II. Jockey, committee o
seven on permanent organization and orde
| of business was appointed by the President
az follows: Jockey, Irwin, Rotwitt, OBan
| non, Eaton, Worden and Leaning.
On motion of w. II. Sanders, committee
| Of seven on resolutions was appointed by tn
President, as follows: Sanders. Bogert
| Blake, Mantle, Kennett, Gould and Brown
Convention adjourned until 8 p. m.
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A THREATENED STRIKE.

The Union Pacific Railway Company came
near having . disastrous strike May !, on ac-
count Of an order issued reducing salaries as
follows: On salaries of 5000 and upward,
per year, fifteen (l5) per cent; $1,000 and
less than S, 900, twelve and half (12a) per
cent; aud all below 81 1000, ten t10) per
cent. The Union Pacific has been paying
tho following prices: Engineers, $3.50 per
100 miles run; fremen, 81. 25 per day. These
two classes Of employees are excepted In the
order, aud through extra runs and time re.
ceive the best wages of any train men.
Brakemen get sos per month; freight con-
ductors 500; passenger conductors, 500 {;
baggagemen, 500; station agents, $40 to $3.50;
yard masters, SIS to 500; switchmen, $50
telegraph operators, S65 to 500; freight
clerks, 500; section foremen, sos. The fol-
lowing daily wages are paid: Transfer men,
sl.90; section men, SLIGO to 81; car repair
ers, 81. 80 to 1925.
The order created universal excitement on
the U. P. system, and q general strike was
developing when the company issued tele
graphic order from Omaha resembling the
former one, and peace reigned in Warsaw
again. No mail or passenger trains were
stopped, but the freights had begun to lay
of before the order was counteImanded.
Tie incipient strike extended as far north as
Spring Hill. The employees, many Of whom
have families to support, claim they could
not stand this reduction and live honestly
and decently, and so far, at least, as this por
ton of the country is concerned, they are
right. Even'without taking into considera
ton their hazardous occupation, uncertainty
Of position the extra expense for living o
train men, etc., the wages now received are
In all conscience low enough. If the rail
road companies would adopt q SYSTEM like
those prevailing in the Army and among
good business met, of giving an additions
| per centage Of salaries to those who serve
faithfully through succeeding years, 1t would
pay better In the end than low salaries and
the spotter service. The U. p. In this coun
try has men devoted to it-feeling as mucf
pride and ambition In 1t as the highest Off
GERS of the company-working in Its Interest
and endeavoring to make and keep 1t popn
lar with the people. To turn these men out
or freeze them out by inadequate pay, ant
| supercede them with Indifferent and unac
quainted, and perhaps inefficient strangers
on starvation wages that will only be &C
cepted until better can be obtained else
where, would not be good business policy
| TO say the least of IL. These same condi
tons prevail, perhaps, elsewhere. But let
be known that fidelity and efficiency is ap
preciated and will be rewarded, and tina
those who, by faithful service, remain ant
are retained through a term Of years, will
each succeeding period receive a stated In
crease, and the efficiency Of the system will
be increased, the morale Of the employe
improved and the company financially ad
vantaged In the greater care for its Interests
the acquisition of the best and most reliabl
men and In public confidence as carrier j
a company that so conducts its business
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In the meantime the situation unfolded In
q manner embarrassing ~ we'll as gratifying
to the Edmunds men. On smotion that the
candidates express publicly TO the conven
ton their choice for President, Messrs. Man
tie, Eaton, Knowles and Edwards, were
found 10 be for Edmunds, Messrs. Sanders
and Meyendorf for Blaine with Edmunds ~
second choice, and Mr.. Leaning for Arthur.
The friends OF Edmunds now had h)st to
choose from where they had expected only
to be able TO east their votes for gentlemen
who had, In one case at least, only Yielded
reluctantly to the desire of the Edmunas
delegates that they might 60 In with worthy
men to rally on. Destitution was succeeded
| by an embarrassing wealth Of candidates
and we were In both security and danger
Mr.. Edwards withdrew, and while 1t ap
peared desirable TO keep Knowles In the field
there was danger that he aud Mantle, both
| from the same county, might be the nomi-
ness. The Withdrawal If Meyendorf brough
Sanders up booming on the third ballot, and
Mantle was elected. This ballot would also
have elected Eaton but for the alienation
above referred 10. Mr.. Leaning then with
drew and the election OF Sanders was newt
able except by the withdrawal Of Eaton In
favor OF Knowles.
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The Edmunds men have nothing 10 con-
plain of. Had they all felt SO disposed they
might have elected both Edmunds men, but
IL would hardly have been fair expression
of Republican sentiment in Montana. 1t Ii
better Is It is. Geographically considered
the distribution Of preferments 10 bad, but
otherwise IT IL happy solution OF vexing
problem. All elements In the party have
bad fair deal and fair recognition, while
none have been knitted or given undue pref
erence. The proceedings appear tame. The
convention Was dlgnifed, calm, and con-
Quoted with strict parliamentary usage and
courtesy. Yet II was ct white heat aud ex-
trems tension throughout. There was harm
less diminishing on the picket limo and lit
tie light cavalry feeling for the enemies po-
sitIon but the batteries were not unlimbered
nor volley fired. II was condition Of
armed peace with the guns on hair triggers
and loaded, but no signal shot for general
engagement was fred, and the cartridges
have been drawn. And that 10 better - II 10.
Nothing there done stands In the way Of ad.
justing any arrangements there may have
been; all factional feeling was left outside
of its action and the evil that threatened the
Republican patry OF Montana Ii avsrted.
The concentration Of preferments on Silver
Bow and Lewis and Clarke counties was not
preconcerted or even desired BY those whose
votes secured 1t. Other controlling circum-
stances Induced the selection OF men In those
counties whom 1t would have been much
preferred TO have selected thsm elsewhere.
The fact that this ID the salient and about the
only point OF criticism BY the Democratic
papers, shows how invulnerable the results
were when disssnslon and revolt had beer
confidently hoped for BY them. They havs
our most heartfelt condolences. Tbs Re-
publican party Of Montana ID solid. "Out Of
the nettle danger Il has plucked the flower oi
safeiy,n and when its victories are achieved
hereafter, a they will be, those who triumph
In the next ten years can attribute the posi-.
bllity OF II to the good sense and fidelity TO
its best interests manifested In the Bozsmar
Copveotion 3 HaH tfHs 8sss
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The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
is entitled TO much credit for It's manage
ment aud transportation Of emigrants. 1t
may be that other roads are nov pursuing
the same policy, but the manner In which
we have recently noticed the n. p. provides
for them, Is In marked contrast with the sys'
tenn In vogue n few years ago. The emil
grant sleeping cars enable them to have good
hunks iuexpensively, and provisions are sold
them, even In the remolest regions, at far
prices, while instead of being trailed along
at freIght.traln speed, the emigrant cars are
frequently, II not invariably, run with the
regular passenger trains. We have even
seen 6rst-class cars appropriated to them,
and efforts made to keep their quarters clean
and wholesome while travelling. II this ID
the case on all railroads now, the emigrant
Is lucky who deferred his journey westward
10 the present time.
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AMONG The more noted failures Of The pas.
ten days are MspleSon and Keene. Maple
son owes-he don't know how much, al
though he made s02; 900 on the San Francisco
trip, which he seems TO think belongs 10 him
independently, aud the net profits of which
he does not propose to put up TO reimburse
those who backed him for the Patti Gcrster
season In New York. He says his business
is that of operate manager, aud he will be
on hand again the next season. James K.
Keene has got to the bottom of bis fortune
Oh Wall Street speculation. He made sew
eral millions II California, added TO them
by brilliant stock operations in New York,
but finally had TO succumb. His friends Of
fered to put up 100000 TO help him tide
over, but he declined their prefer, and Is
letting bis operations close under the rule.
1t is probable each have a competence left.
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The kilograms say "the Senate Commit
tee on Territories, in reporting adversely the
House bill providing that no person shall be
appointed Governor of q Territory for two
years, state that the bill Is opposed because
IL seeks TO limit the President In his islec-
ton OF Governors Of certain Territories; be-
cause It 10 extremely doubtful whether any
law could limit the constitutional power OF
the President to appoint such officers, and
for certain other reasons. The committee
say further they are of tho opinion that the
law could as well restrict the President In
the matter as to residence in any one Of the
States, or TO persons of certain height, or
weight, or complexion" While In hearty
sympathy with the object sought to be OBJ
tanned by the above measure, we have never
believed the constitutional rights OF the
President could be restricted BY such law
q, that proposed. It's passage by the House
Is, however, q strong intination TO the Pres
ident of the feeling Of the country on the
question, and unless he deliberately challsn.
ges It's disspproval, the appointments hereaf.
ter will conform TO the terms OF the BILL.
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THE DEER LODGE TRANSFER bus" and
Baggage Wagon, run by the undersigned, connects
with ali Passenger Trains and win take passengers
and baggage 10 or from any residence In Deer Lodge.
7ol j w. ESTILL, Propr.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.

A public temperance meeting was held at
Sarepta Hall yesterday evening.
Mrs. w. NJ. Reardon and family have
gone 10 Rockbridge Alum Springs.
Two hundred and fifty car loads of stock
during the past week.
The r. f. Lee camp of confederate vet
Grams will meet tonight as will be seen by
4 notice published elsewhere.
Mr.. Stephen Ford, of this city, while at
work on the Long bridge on Saturday was
painfully hurt by large iron rod falling on
his hand
The hog cholera has appeared in the
neighborhood of Goresville, Loudoun county,
and considerable apprehensions are felt as
to its spread.
The Fourth ward democrats on Saturday
evening erected Cleveland aud Hendricks
flag pole on the corner of Franklin and
Patrick streets.
Twelve thousand cords of poplar wood
has recently been brought here, and Is now
awaiting shipment to Philadelphia where 1t
is to be made into paper.
The funerals of Mrs Elizabeth Mclean
and Mr.. David Bradley, whose deaths were
mcUllOllcu Ou SdluIudS, tOoh paw ''SAA
St. Mary's Church this morning.
On account of the market square not be-
ing kept free from banana peels, &c, as 1t
should be, two ladies fell there on Saturday
and quite badly hurt themselves.
Hunting Creek bridge and the roads
leading to and from it are i'll such bad
condition that the road commissioners OF
Mount Vernon district should have them
attended to nj once.
A young Washiugtonian who, being late,
jumped from the wharf in this city to The
) 80 o'clock ferry boat yesterday evening
just as it, was leaving the slip, fell on the
deck and injured himself.
The democrats of Mount Vernon district,
Fairfax county, have hoisted handsome
Cleveland and Hendricks flag ut Mr.. Peter
Pulman's, about three miles from this city,
on pole erected on his place four years ago.
At ST. Mary's Church yesterday morning
Rev. Alexander }. Semmes, president of
Pho Mono College, Macon, Georgia, preach
ed very interesting sermon on The devil,
his personality, his character, and his
power" to deeply interested and atten-
live congregation.
A young man named Smith, son OF
Washington butcher, was seriously injured
while bathing at Lower Cedar Point Satur-
day. He WAS turning Il somersault in the
water and struck his head against SUBJ
merged rock with such force as to paralyze
him. He was taken from the water and
properly cared for, but the doctors have
grave fears that his injury will prove fatal.
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On appeal from the Jews in Jerusalem he
Sultan has annulled the sale ola part of the
Mount of Olives, which contains the graves
of the prophets Haggai Zachariah and NAL
achi. The purchasers were the Russian
priesthood. The burial place Of the pro-
phets has been secured to the Jews in per-
petuity.
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THE CONFERENCE.-The democratic con-
yrntion for the Eighth Congressional dis
t,;..t will meet at Lannon'S new Opera
Huu :, in this city, on Wednesday next,
and will probably re-nominate Hon. John
S. Barbour for Congress by accalnation.
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& Brutal Negro Lynched.

A dispatch from Orange C. H., Va dated yes
tcrday saws: shortly after midnight yesterday a
small band of mounted men quietly maze their
WAY 10 the little Jail in the county of Rappahan-
mock. forced an entrance, reused up from his
SUMMERS John Fitzhush, u brawny negro and IN.
formed him that he must prepare for speedy
death ut their hands. Despite the efforts OF the
taller 10 prevent them the mob seized their prls-
oncr and hurried him from his cell to the woods.
A moose WAS arranged and in jitfy Fitzhush was
dangling To the limb Of big oak tree The
ncsro'S crime was an attempt to commit an out
rage upon Il highly respectable married lady OF
ksppahailnuck county. Last Sunday, while ut a
coInred church near the home Of the lady upon
whom lr made the dastardy attempt, Fllzhngh
saw the husband of his intended victim leave
home in the company of a nclghbor fastening
to his cabin close by Fitzhugh armed himself with
an old revolver aud hurried to the house OF the
gc;itlcuan. As he expected, he found the VIE
alone. sitting on the portco. with her infant III
her arms The negro made an infamous proposal
to her aud followed itup by approaching her SIDE.
She sprang to her feet, pushed the negro on the
porch and rushed in the house, screaming for help
4 youth who happened TO be passing heard her
calls and forced his way into the house. tItH-
hugh was driven oil. but be left sullcnly. inc
lad remained for a short time The negro watch
I'D his movements and when he thought the lad
had g,t well out OF the way again returned to the
horlsr. The Young man, however, had kept a
slarp watch on him, and was at the house III time
to afford further protection to the lady fltzhugh
was finally forced to leave the premises. His
icn,lish attack caused intense excitement IN the
uris hhurhuod where the affair occurred. 1t was
expected ut the time that the outraged people
would visit speedy aud rigorous punishment on
the offender. 1t is said that Fitzhugh, rs soon as
h. was confronted by the mob last night. made
full confession of his crimo. He begged to be
spared. and promised, if permitted to live. to
mend his ways and never depart from the path
l.
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Advices from Assouan state that reiu
gee merchant, who has arrived there, re-
ports that the Bisharens sormed Bcrber on
the Sth ofJuue. Very severe fighting ensu-
cd, and many casualties happened on both
sides. The rebels havebuilI wall against
Gen. Gordon, whose steamers captured sew
eral of their boats, ladeu with provisions.
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HOTEL ARRIvALs-Braddock House, Aug.
Nv. H. Jordan, and w. NJ. Reardon, Va; e. +.
Fogg New York; q. W. Hamill, aud e. Levin
Washington. D. G.: r: j. German, Norfolk, Va;
J. &. Carter, Culpcpcr, Va; w. 5. Green. J. =.
Wilson, f. B. Duval and w. S. Shack leford,
Baltimore: g. C. Monroe, and Bell, Lynch
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