The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-16
DAY DISPATCHES.

DAY DISPATCHES.
TRENTON, N. j.. Jan. Ex-Governor
Abbott was l~naugurated to-day. A
snow storm interfered a little with
the parade.
Col. MBUs, Ohio, Jan. 15-Henry
B. Payne Was elected United States
senator to-day without opposition
the Republicans OF both houses vOt-
ing blanks
MAIDEN, Mass. Jan. 15.-Mrs.
Valeria >tone died this morning from
the effects of a fall four weeks ago.
During the past few years she has
given colleges and schools for girls
over $4,000
PARIS, Jan. 1.-Two attaches of
the Chinese legation from Spain and
the United States are visiting Eng
land and France and the Figure states
that the visit is connected with the
offer of the United States to mediate
between France and China.
PETERSBURG. Va, Jan. 1.-THE
hands employed at three of the la'g-
est tobacco factories here struck to-
day in consequence of a reduction of
25 cents per 100. The strike disem-
ploys between 5000 and 10000 men,
women and children.
BOSTON, Jan. 1.-THE produce ex-
! change adopted a resolution calling
upon representatives in congress to
urge the passa e of a measure pro-
hibitlng the importation from Ger
many and France of adulterated
wines and other articles injurious to
the health, in view of the interest
placed by those countries on Ameri-
can pork.
MADRID, Jan. 15.-At a banquet
last evening to the free trade leaders
to celebrate the conclusion of COM.
mercial treaties between Spain and
various other countries, the ministers
of foreign affairs, finance and inte-
rior we're present. Great stress was
laid upon the beneficial effect the
provisional treaty with America will
have upon Spanish trade.
BRADFORD, Pa, Jan. ia stream
Of waste oil flowing from a tank
across the Bradford, Bordell 4 Kim
Zira railroad caught fire this morn
ing. The passenger train from Wells
vile for Br dfOrd ran into it and the
train was Immediately enveloped in
flames. The track for 4 distance OF
fully one mile was in flames. A doz-
en- passengers were burned, some of
them fatally.
PITTsBURG. Jan. I5.-The second
say of the Mutt trial with. ssed no
dilninutiOn in the number of persons
decking admi. sion. Fight witnesses
were examined at the morning SEES
sion, who told the story of the shoot
ing as already published When off.
Ger Pegg arrested Mutt he said:
Jim. you have done had work; you
have killed Dukes and l think anOth-
er man."
Mutt replied: Il am sorry for the
other man, but Dukes l couldn't help
but kill"
The defense attempted to prove
that Dukes was armed, but the Objec-
ton of the prosecution was sustained
by the court.
MONTREAL. Jan. 14.-The governor
general Of Canada has accepted the
invitation to be Il guest OF the city
during the three weeks winter carni-
val. commencing February 4th. The
progress of the ice palace is very sat-
isfactorv. the weather being cold and !,
favorable. Ten Thousand blocks of
ice a being used in it's construction.
Seventy five horses have been entered
for the trOtting races on ice. The Ell
tries for curling competition are also
very numerous and fourteen gold
medals will be competed for.
SALT LAKE. Jan. IA. Apostle
Teasdale in a Tabernacle sermon yes
terday said: "I|on't go back on one
principle Of the gosple. l believe
plural marriage has much to do with
baptism for the remission of sins and
| will not give up on my principles.
DO not fear to face any mar as far rs
God. l do not fear to go behind tho
veil and meet those who would know
| had given up the first principle of
the gOsple and bear testimony that
plural marriage is 4 necessity and the
church cantexist without it. It is one
OF the land marks of the church."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-At a meet
ing OF the house committee on public
lands this morning considerable at
tentlon vas given to the arguments
OF Pryor. made yesterday, in favor of
the transfer of the Texas Pacific land
grant to the Southern Prcifc. The
sub committee in charge of the for
fixture of land grants to railroads,
directed a report GA the bill declaring
the land grant forfeited. A report
VIII be made to the full committee to-
morrow. 1t is based upon the
grounds that the I exas Pacific did not
comply with any of the requirements
OF the act granting the land and that
the Southern Pacific had defeated the
building OF the Texas Pacific for the
purpose OF preventing the competing
the line with the Central Pacific.
The object of congress in making the
grant the committee says was to Sc
cure a rival line from san Diego to
the east. Tomorrow the attorneys
the Oregon Central Will be heard.
more than two attorneys will be
allowed to speak, each having one
hour.
New YORK. Jan. 14.-When the
dispatch announcing the finding of
body was received at
Adams Express office, A. G. Babcock,
% whom it was addressed, was al
'eady on the way to Orange. Mr..
[1oey and Mr.. Mara we're discussing
he latest clues together in HOey's ,
room when Gangs" manager !
IT Pinkerton's detective agency ,
'ushed in with the announcement, ,
We have found the BODY" After a !
moments consultation the four men 4
nmped into n of Adams express
wagons and the driver dashed his ,
lOrses into a run. The marty arrived /