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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16
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8Dbmann Nr. Yeeler sSobu
Gieberi6 Saeob Ruetblins 9enrp
Ssrburser Sarl Staref Carrie
Saas Serb. ganbelben s. 8.
gosesburSs Sobn.
waan psrstfIs ni&t. pssn mon mad Brisitn aut bieIsr
9iiie trast. ju bsmsrfen. bob fs austjttst Fnh, nnb BITE
Rummtr Der SritHifs a~niussben.
Sec. Grans, gsameihu.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16
9as Der. staaten @etterbiireau in

@aibinston bat anseorbnet, baB Sturms
iisnale tn allen Stdbten, mo- Sisnaldmter
finb, ,penn nOtbis, aufsebibt werben. Oas
wirb alio in iSutunft aud bier in Dubuque
Der Sau fem. 9as Sisnal wirb aui
elmer lansen Sabnenitanse auf einem bOben
@ebdube fattern. 9ier bat man ben
Bau bes v9eralb" ba3u auserieben. Oas
Sturmiisnal wirb "a Stunben porber auf:
se3ossn unb bsitebt aus elmer we:Ben 6lasss
NIT elmer sroBen idwarsen S@eibe brin,
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

SER Sobn Eilmaier, go. 1888 GIaps
ftrabe, wtrb feline Waaren: Guenaeuse,
&ur3waaren, 9ite, Rappen nnb ionitise
9errenaus ftattunssartitel melt unter ben
Sew6bnli5en 9reiien pertaufen. Spre1t
DOR unb hberaeust gu9 ielbltl
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

2eBtes Sabr lief am 10. 9e3embsr bas
1dbrbOOt nod ben sunsen Gag; am II.
purben nod einise Sabrten sma9t unb am
is. lag bas Srot i'm Winterquartisr. Bis
jest Iaufen nod bsibs 9ampfboots. @ie
LANCE nod, III freiIi4 cine anbere 5rase.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Sames Chilling, elmer BON Oubuque's
iolibeiten @ei9dftsleuten, lit gum Brdiis
benton Der National Vinegar's Association
bic fir3li9 in GbicasO taste, erwabIt wOrs
ben.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16
ct. 2outS Rarftbert@t.

Wer EeIeSraph) 10. Sec. 1884.
Weiten-rotber. SEQ. O., 8 rs.
Welf4torn-33f @tS.
S~ater-24a Cts.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Cine Nnaabl GarHer i'm ROrbsn Der
bic gisentbum um S~aulbaber's
Timpel befisen, MAIDEN ben 8eriu9 bas
WaFsr nod benz Maquoteta abauIeiten.
gs wiirbe babur9 9anb i'm Wertbe BON
$4,000 troden selest. Ser Mil9mann
Semmi fol- bic Mrbeit leiten.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Ser vSeralb" pubIisirt cine 9iite Der in
1884 bier in Der Stabt sera6ten 8auar.
beiten. Summa Summarum finb es
$903. 600, bod i6einen uns s75O.o0 Der
Wabrbeit nabsr sutommen, oils 5000. 900.
Man fiebt manden Der Sablen OIL, baB iis
iibertrieben hoh limb.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Maridal Sugenbibler ma@t bic 5ubrs
leute, bic am Si@erbeitsbafen arbeiten,
ibre 2ieenien be3ablen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16
GbteaAo RarttbertAt.

Ger telegraph 10. Dec. 1884
4etten-Ro. 9. .70i.
WeH&foru-37f Cts.
Safer-235 @ts.
B~utter-18 bis 10 Cts.
Gier-22 bis 90 Gts.
DbiBfp-$1.13.
q &wetne-$4.O0 bis 400.
&tnbpteb-$4.90 bis 5.S5.
9 4wetnsfeii4 --$11. 55 bis II. so.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Sotpa's Sotam Bel Der leeten @abl mar
81, 600 Stimmen, mas cine gspSlferuns
pom 1000. 900 Seelen anbeutet.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Ser &leiOers u. Gllenpaarens SGnbler,
9err s. Gubrman, %. W. Gde Der Clan
u. 0. Strabe, i6IieBt iein @eidaft u. pers
tduft ale feline Waaren Su &oitpreiien.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

9urd ben Sdneeiturm am 6reitas wurs
ben bic !3ise, bic bier anlansen %iolten, an
benz reselmdBisen Gintreffen sebinbert.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Sir Siite, geIatappen unb YeIsbanbs
i@ube sebt gu Saul Eraut, go. SIC Mains
ffrabe.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Seden ans Buffalo, !Siegens uber
@olfspel3 Bel Saul Sraut, go. SIC Mains
itraBe.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Gebt 81 {. Sanmbuber, go. $40
Mainitrube, fir ieibene Sai9enti4er BON
10 Gents aufpGrts.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16
drhhett

Greb. 6eer, Ar9tteet unb Superintens
bent. S9uIen unb 8ir9en cine Spe3iaIis
tdt. M9te StraBe, an. Soma u. glap.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16
Sic Gbisaau, MiIpaufee & ct. Yaul

~U VgF4uBUI WtFtDHHFVe w FHHF
Giienbabn Go. ldBt felt Montas ben 3us
sptiden Dubuque unb Mc@resor, Der bier
um I rbr Is Min. abenbs ab9ins, unb 7
l1br 8 Min. Worsens %antun, ni6t mebr
laufen. Ser 5us sins au9 letten @ins
ter ni1t.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16
Colonial II. anbere @aaren,
@etrdnte &C.
|.

Sletrrttneral $1o.OOC3O.OO
8intmineral blsck: jack dry boons) s.OO-11.OO
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16
0nte 0eIegenbett
etn SoteIgei6dft stt faufen,

Ger llutsrSti4ntts pirb, eurd ben 9oo ieino 5rau basu
es5wunsen, ieiu 81 Va 9rofe, Niseeniin, ~btrisbtnes Sotsls
9eitdit aufseben uuo iudt bic 9inrtdtuns su pntauitn.
Das geddit paro TIM American House b~strisbsn,
erfreute ft gutter Suueidait unb Tam Der Sdufsr BET
RobiItars BITE seaie ffr ben nidt absslauientn abeiI BON
8 Sabreu hbeintbmtn uno bat banu feline S4pteistsit si,
trisbsn pare, III %breiii6dts, aus Saditstn sebaui.
bot % !3imusr. Stainns. Sot. Gas nue @anerenri4tnns
oura os souse Saus. geit BEN @oitboi ut cine sutbss
iutte Biribidait nit Silare uno peoltti4 p~ebunosn-
I'm ndbere Austunit psuos man Rd an ten gafpirtt.
eari 6rau5, (Sa6ioIaer BON Sic. &ebu), ptarI Stras
Be, iwti4en 2. u 3. StraBt. Ia 9roGt, @tss.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Wer GeIesrapb) Is. Dec. 1884.
@eiten-No. Q, 20.
Safer-25 Cts.
@eIf9torn-34i Cts.
Rosgen-52 @ts.
gerfe-49f @t8.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-12-16

Sir Sanoidnbe unb Muffs sebe man
~ Saul Traut, SO. SIC MainffraBe.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
THE KENTUCKY PESIILENCE.


The news from the region on
the Kentucky-Virglnia border ID
too conflicting to indicate the
source of the plague which mas
resulted in SO many violent deaths
and the distressful stoppage OF ali
business and work, the dead out
numbering the living. It has been
supposed that the frightful disease
could be traced to impurities in the
water drank, but neither this be
SO or not eeems doubtful. An Z
change says that evils resulting from
the use of contaminated water In Cue
ordinary sense are not a. q rule de-
veloped Suddenly ; and though bad
water can do = great deal of harm.
vet it acts commonly by the produc-
ton of low and fatal fevers and moi
by the production of an acute and
rapid disease. There 10 some irritant
poison, perhaps, involved In this
Gaze, and as the region is one where
there are mineral springs, some sub
stances not commonly contained In
the water may have recently fouod
their way into It.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
LOGAN'S FIGHTING CHANCE.

A recent dispatch says the decision
in the Brand-Leman. case has caused
great rejoicing among Gen. Logan's
friends, as they feel now that the
Senator has y good fighting chance.
1t now appears that the opposition to
the Republicans is not wholly made
up of Democrats. Two are Inde-
pendent Greenbackers. One of them,
Haynes, was originally q Republican
and voted tor Gen. Logan in his last
election. The other a Greenbacker,
until his last election, had always
been q Democrat. If Haynes, who
was an original supporter of Logan.
should merely stay away from the
Legislature, Logan can be elected, as
be has already received assurance of
the caucus nomination. The Re-
publlcans of Illinois think Logan was
set up as an object of slaughter this
year, and as one Of them put it,
"Gen. Logan's course since the cleo
ton has convinced us that he should
not be still further crucified."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
H ANNUAL STEAL,

Eight million. dollars, We are told
from. Washington, is the sum asked
for rivers and harbors In this Con-
gress. This bill is one of the most
notorious jobs and swindles which is
annually enacted into law, and
should be closely watched. No one
will of course object to the improve
ment OF real harbOrs and real rivers,
where such improvements are needed
In the interest of navigation or In the
preservation cf life ana property, but,
as q witty Congressman once re-
marked, halftbe alleged rivers should
be improved into macadamized roads.
AS for some of the harbors, they ex-
ist only In the imagination of the
Congressman in whose "deestricts"
they are supposed to be situated. The
bill should De closely watched.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10

In regard to tariff legislation at
this session of Congress. Speaker Car
Isle recently said to a correspondent
of one OF. the leading New York dali
lies, "The fact that a new admins
tration is about to come in makes
Democrats and Republicans alike dis
inclined to attempt anything like q
general revision of the tariff now.
There will be some tariff legislation
this session, because the question of
eracting the necessary legislation to
carry the Mexican treaty into effect
will come before the House, and
should the Senate ratify the treaty
with Spain, the House will be called
upon to enact the legislation neces-
sary to carry that treaty into effect"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
GIVE DEMOCRATS A CHANCE.

Referring to the bill introduced by
Representative Taylor, of Ohio, pre-
hibiting the dismissal from Federal
office of honorably discharged SOL
diers, sailors and marines, except for
cause, q contemporary says: MI.
Taylor will doubtless agree with US
that the prospects indicate that it
will be q severe winter for legislation
of that character" We cannot see
why it is so. The rules Of the civil
service should be properly enforced.
But men in the emrloy Of the Gov
eminent, who have been contributing
money to the support of the Repub-
lican party, should be treated as vio-
lators of the Civil Service law and be
compelled to step down and out.
Preference should be shown to SOL
diers, but there are hundreds ana
of good Democratic SOL
diers out of office who should not be
made victims of prejudice. Give
them q chance.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
A Boston Relic.

30
Some one has resurrected an old
copy of the Boston News Letter Of
December 10, 1705, and publishes the
following found in it, which we give
verbatim ct iteratina.
Ran away from his Master William
Peperil Esqr. of Kittery, in the Prov
lace of Maine, q. Negro Man.Slave
named Peter, speaks good English,
OF a pretty brown complexion, middle
Stature, has on q mkt gray home
spun Coat, white homespun Jacket
md Brooches. French fall shoes, and
coloured Stockings, u mkt worsted
pair, and q black Hat. Whoever
shall take up said Negro. and bring
him safe to said Master, or secure him
and send notice Of him either to his
Master or Andrew Belcher Esqr., at
Boston, shall be well rewarded for
his pains, and all reasonable charges
paid besides.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10

The New York senatorial ieht bids
lair to be q %pr0tracted and bitter one
Several candidates are In the field.
among them President Arthur. The
latter, however, processes to take 10
interest in it, and disclaims a desire
to run unless he can secure tho united
Republican vote. This, according to
the statements of his walmest friends.
he cannot secure, as all the anti-stal-
wart element in the legislature is op-
posed to him. 1t Is thought the Pres
ident may obtain the prize by making
a severe fight, but his friends think
such a fight would disrupt the Re-
publican party in that state, and are
therefore uncertain how to act. There
Is fon ahead among the New York
Republicans.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
Committee D0lngx.

WAsHlNoToN, Dec. 6-Represent'
stlve Graves has informed the House
.onmittee on p~ostotices and post
.oaos that he has received lnforma-
tlon from the Senate which leads him
20 believe that if the House passes the
u,ai 70 secure cheap tele9raphic r
aespondence the Senate will accept it
49, substitute for the postal tele-
s'1Pn oil now pending before it:
Inc House committee on tduca'
.aon instructed Representative Willis
~ cut up the educational bill If pos
s,ole and move to substitute for 1t
Tue Blair bill which passed the Sen
VIZ -"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
WASHINGTON NOTES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.-The Pre-, !.
dent. appointed O. O. Stealvs. w n
Nichols and w. w. Rurhans com
mittee to examine the comnIatsd no.
ton Of the Northern Pacific raiirosd
of California.
Gen. Foster U. s. Minister tn sn.;o
arrived at Washington this mor,in~
aud presented the Secretary of STAT
with q copy Of the treaty. entered int,
between Spain and the United Statas
A oil! was introduced in the Ho,sa
To-day BY Beach, to maintain tha" ~
crecy OF the ballot in the eleot;oo "c
representatives and delegates in CO..
gress. 1t provides for a senarata ~
uniform ballet upon which candidotu"ua
are to be voted for. The onsi;t,. IS
paper and size of type are snao;9.o VI
and general provision made *Soaltuo0,
ballots must be the same in o". ss IL!
appearance. An impOrtan+ swar0
~ me sxistlng law is made in resnac e s.
~ ~ tha Is = legal ballot. Section p 3
I'll I'll Inc fsevlsed Statutes provides that a.
Hu soses TOT representatives. must u q"
i GS wllsten OF printed ballot. and 20 Ie
oas. ~ votes which are nct
to ts - neacn's bill permits tho ab ~ 30
~ n,,n ~ printed or written, Or M "a.tot
s;sn : and written. RI. Party Hy
S.So Iequlres that repreeentat OIL
shall be voted for "r1s and
esa'o oailots. "A violation lyon sep
= s"v ps9vlslons Of the bill 10 da ahy Of
NV smeanor and 81 declared
" OF Imprisonment Or hs nth by
owing to the crowSns ootn.
me calendar, the honse condition of
to-'i ,nc railroads. informslin" on
ICY 10y k mt 70 urge the c.ns decided
p sae OH! introduced ~ ,nslderation
Representatives Humna .sst session BY
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10

WASHINGTON, Dec. Three meas
ures of Importance are mentioned as
iiteiv to come up this week for dis
cnsaion in the senate. On Monday
senator Slater intends to call up q
house bill to declare forfeited certain
lands granted to aid the construction
Of 4 certain railroad, known AS the
Oregon & California railroad bill. On
Tuesday Senator Harrison will call
nm the bill for the admission OF south
arm Dakota rs y state The measure
is EXPECTED to give rise to considera-
lille discussion, which will probably
ne of q political character. On THUS
day Senator CullOm will, il possible,
call I'D the interstate commerce bill:
It is probable the regular order will
be temporarily Laid aside early IN the
week TO give senator Hill IN OppOr-
tunity to make . speech On his "silver"
resolution OffeI ed last week.
In the house Reagan intends press
ing his inter state commerce bill. the
discussion on which was begun last
week. tits thought Y vote will be
taken on this measure by Thursday.
When the interstate commerce Dill IL
out Of the way, Representative Hew-
lit will ask tina. the bill to carry out
the provisions of the Mexican reci-
procity treaty, reported from the
ways and means committee last ses-
sion. be considered.
Representative Payson intends to
urge the consideration Of his bill to
restore to the public domain all the
I.-l- R.rl ..:~k:~ rhn s~lnrnSk. lin
its for railroad and wagon road com
uanies. He says the passage OF this
measure by congress would open for
settlement, under the public land
laws, more than 1OyOOO.OW acres.
The committee OH public buildings
will make an effort to pass q number
of bills providing for the erectitn of
buildings in various cities.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10

Senator H0ar says the President.
has made many admirable sugges-
lions in his message but left no Re
publican successor to carry them out.
MI. Hoar feels badly over this. 1t is
just = little strange that Mr.. Arthur
did not incorporate these admirable
suggestions" in his first message. HI
was then in a position to carry them
out End Mr.. H0ar could have helped
him in the work. Mr.. Cleveland 9
election has proved an eye-opener to
many besides the President and MI.
Hoar.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
DEPRESSION IN BUSINESS.

Our Eastern exchanges record con-
t,nual stagnation In business, but
especially 80 In regard to the iron
and steel manufacturers in Ohio and
Pennsylvania. How much further
the trouble will extend before the
limit is reached, no one can calculate
definitely. A week ago E .stern
dnsnciers said the end had come.
Still the bottom appears out of SIGHT
vet. Every day no,es the 81. sing
down Of other manufactures and the
cutting down of wages in those that
continue open. Yet ali these indus
tries are sufficiently protected by the
tariff and are unhurt by foreign COM
petition. The question naturally
suggests itself, have they rot been
too much projected? Have they not
been fnsteret until their products
have glutted the market and brought
thousands of poor laborers, who have
been engaged in other work, to the
verge Of starvation? 1t looks az
the present embarrassment
is q reaction that has resulted from
too much manufacturing for which
the morbid stimnlal.t has been q
very high protective tariff:
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
MORE RAILROADS WANTED.

Men who decry railroads as con-
sumers of the public vitals, instead
of being the most potent wealth max
ers in the world, forget facts that are
as indisputab1e q nd familiar as night
and day. Sec rotary Mccullough
states one of them in a single SEN
lance when he says in his recent re-
port: 1.-THE cost Of transportation has
been 90 cheaper ed 10y railroads in
the west) that ia ming lands far west
of the MISSISSIPPI have become near
" az valuable as lands in the sea-
board states. To the rise in the value
Of lands resulting from the c~onstrnc-
ton of railroad the wonderful in
crease of the national wealth is
attributable"
The MINER still continues to want
more of these &" consumers of the
public vitals " TO Montana. 1t would
like to see one built from Anaconda
to the great Bitter Root valley. 1t
would favor one from Butte direct to
the great grain and coal fields;;of Gal
latin County. 1t would like to see
the Territory grld-ironed with rail-
ways. It need several more for its
easy settlement and development.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
Antt.C BIZ.

CHICAGO. Dec. 6.-ADaiy News
Washington special says: Secretary
McCul!och is inclined to lock al the
antl.Chinese bill with q more liberia!
eye than his predecessor, the late
secretary k'lger, and to this end
new regulations regarding the ad-
.nlsston of Chinese who may come
from countries other than China. or
VINO may arrive ut ports of this coun-
Try en- route to other countries, are
being prepared at the department
and will be promulgated next week.
1t is not believed at the treasury
department that the decision of JUS
ice Field In constituting the ant,-
Chinese law will he affirmed by the
supreme court when the appeal from
q circuit court of California Is de-
eided.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10

New York Truth: Behind Mr..
Stanley in his Congo business and
development of the African Cont
nent, there is, 1t seems, . pretty tall
American. Certain American CAPT.
tallsts, for whom one of our minis
ters-Mr. Sanford spoke, want to
run q railroad through that inter-
esting country. Wonder If Jay
Gould is at the bottom of the scheme?
What q magnificent field Africa pre-
sents tor railroads and land grants!
It looks like . new Credit Mobilier.
Who is the Colfax of the arrange
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10

.Monometalllsts in their crusade
against silver ignore the fact tina,
previous to its demonstration in 1873
1t va the measure of value in this
country and commanded q premium
over gold. The latter metal was new
er the measure Of values in the
united States until silver was de.
monetfzed by the trickery of q few
gold standard men in Congress. The
country got along very we'll then and
its currency was In a healthy condi-
tlon. Why are not these facts noted
by the opponents of silver?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10

The Republican politicians are en-
deavoring to stir up strife among the
negroes in Virginia. They want
them to -emigrate to some State
where the &. o. p. is in a small mi
nority. This is bad advice. The
best thing the Virginia negroes can
do is to remain at home ; but If they
must move let them 60 to Maine,
where, under the wing of the great
waver Of the bloody shirt, they may
find that protection which the Re-
publican press assert is denied them
at their old homes.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10

The proceedings Of Congress are
not of the most enlivening charac-
ter, which after all Is not a very great
public misfortune. The prospect is
they will be still duller until after he
holidays. It has been said that when
Congress 10 unusually festive the
country. IS . rule, - in . bad way.
II this be 90 the country IL In a good
way ct present.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
THE FRANCO.CHINESE WAR.

During the past few weeks there
appeared q fair prospect that the wal
between France and China would be
brought to q ciose by peaceful nego-
tidtions. But events are now shaping
themselves in just the opposite direc-
ton. According to the tenor Of re-
cent advices there now seems to be.
little prospect OF q peaceful solution.
The French have demanded more
than the Chinese Government will
concede. the latter locking upon
these demands - exhorbitant beyond
precedent
1t is evident that the Chinese are
we'll informed on the political condi-
ton of France. The French people
are grumbling at the proloDgation of
the war and at last accounts . Min
isterial crisis had come. A number
of Ministers were ready to resign
t cir positions, but retained them for
a time at the earnest request of the
Prime Minister.
Recent estimates put the cost of the
war thus far at about 500, GOO. 600 That
is only the beginning Of the trouble.
The Chinese evidently understand
that it the contest be prolonged, a
crisis will be brought about in France
and that ultimately better terms will
be conceded. Inc French, besides
holding the territory, already se,zed
in Tonquin, propose to hold the Is
land of Formosa as q lien until the
controversy is settled. The new
Chinese tactics will enlist fresh in
terest. The plan evidently is to
worry the French by prolonging the
wal indefinitely. Admiral Courbet
recently demanded twenty thousand
more troops, and threatened to resign
if they were not promptly forwarded.
The cartridge manufacturers of this
country have recently filed large
orders for account OF the Chinese.
and there have been considerable
shipments of small arms for the same
account. It is certain that the
French at home are reluctantly back
ing up the present Administration,
and would be glad to see q wsy out of
the present difficulty without q long
and exhausting war.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10

Among those mentioned as the
probable successor of Mr.. Lowell AZ
Minister to England. Is MI. Abram
8. Hewitt. MI. Hewitt would do
nonor to the position if he were called
to 1t, and if the opportunity were
offered, no man mentioned for the
place would be more likely to uphold
the dignity of the country and the
rights of its citizens than he. MI.
Hewitt is one of the best equipped of
our public men for any public service
and all, without regard to party, re-
spect him for his honorable character
and abilities.