The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08
DAY DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The sev.
enth annual convention Of the W0m.
ans suffrage Association began to-
day, All the women who have been
prominent in the suffrage movement
were present except Mrs. Stanton,
who was detained at home by the Ill
ness Of her sister. As the meeting
was In the nature of an executive
session. Mrs. May Wright Sewal,
chairman of the executive committee,
presided. After the appointment of
Il number Of committees and the
adoption of several resolutions relat-
ing for the mo part to routine busi-
ness, the association took q recess.
Ihe first public session of the con-
ventiOn was held this afternoon, Miss
Albany pr siding in the absence Uf
Mrs. EIlz .beth Cady Stanton. T,e
programme for the afternoon session
included all invocation by Rev. Ulli-
path Brown and an opening address
hv Susan B. Anthony. Reports from
Belva A. Lockw od; Mary +. Clay, of
Kentucky and Miss Abey were read.
Letters Of encouragement from neo.
William Curtis. John T. Thomas,
Senator NJ. p. aud Jane Cubden,
daughter of the late Richard Golden,
were read.
WASHINGTON, March THE dem
ocratic congressional campaign COM
mittee met at the Arlington house
this evening and organized for the
coming campaign. senator Pendle
ton, chairman of the democratic Joint
caucus presided. Representative
Post, secretary of the democratic
Joint caucus acted as secretary Of the
meeting. Thirty states and four ter
rltOries are represented on the cam.
paiKn cOmmittee, these being states
and territories which sent democrat
ic senators or representatives to con-
gr-ss. Tbirty-Une members were
present this tveEimg. TIE following
executive committee was selected: On
the part of the senate, Senators Gar
land kenna and German. On the
y ptrt OF the house of representatives,
Page, ROsecrans, St0ckslaiger, Ste
vells and Murphy. .
BoSTON, March 4.-The United
States local inspectors who investi-
gated the wreck Of the steamer City
of Columbus, with Il l'ss of Is If her
85 passengers and % uf 81 in her crew,
report the backing Uf the engines at
ter the ship struck Was fatal MIS-
take. The report goes on to say
when the last course was given Mate
Harding by. Capt. Wright, the ship
Was where anv ordinary landman
could have taken her past the fatal
rocks without a chart or compass.
We cannot help believing that had Il
sp cial pilot been on duty no such
disaster could have happened on such
night. The immediate and
direct cause of this disaster was
the neglect Of a man or men
to watch the ships course. Captain
II. Wright was the only legal pilot on
duty at the time of the disaster and
for two hours Immediately preceding
and for at least one hour before she
struck he was not at the post of duty
of pilot attending to actual duties.
And rs master for illegally delegating
the performance Of his duties as pilot,
his license as master and pilot is
hereby revoked. The officers Of the
steamer Glauchs, who signalled the
wreck and who did not 60 t. 1t IA
they did not think for moment of
anyone being on or near the wreck,
are not subjected to any penalty.
WASHINGTON, March Ain street
fight this evening, growing out OF a
difficulty between white and cOlOred
men, Frank Langston, a son of Prof.
j. NJ. Langst0n. U. ). minister to
Hayti, shot and killed James Spencer
and seriously wounded John 5. Will
liams, tws spectators, both cOlOred.
BUFFALO, n. Y, March 4.-RObert
E nlller committed suicide IN the
Sanitarium to-day. Miller is supposed
to come from Fort Asslnahoine, Nom
:ana, and to be quartermaster'
clerk. His former place Of residence
was Pellville, Kentucky.
WASHINGTON, March 4-Senator
Aldrlch has revised his bill 10; re-
funding the national debt and intro
duced it in the senate to-day.
The president appointed Sewell
Trux and E. Z. ForgOn of Washing
ton rerrit 'ry. commissioners from
that territory to the Cotton Centen-
nial Exhibition. New Orleans.
The president granted 4 respite of
two weeks to Frank MinUn, sentenced
to he hanged on Friday.
The cOInUtrollel of the currency,
authorized the F"rt Worth National
bank. at Fort Worth, Texas. to begin
business with q capital of 1925 700,
and the American National bank at
Dallas, Texas. capital $l0O,O0O.
The house committee on judiciary
ordered an adverse report on the cell
ebrated McGarrahan claim.
representatives Reed ant Boutelle
of Maine, and CutcheOn of Michigan,
made arguments before the ways and
means committee in opposition to
placing lumber on the free list.
LITTLE Rock, March "A Gazette
AK ,ns~s City special says: The
river rose two inches IN "a hours and
although it Is reported Oh stand ut
Helena. we anticipate several inches
more here. False Il .Ors have been
put in all houses. Tue water is now
two feet over our new levee. The
engineers estimate their loss at g.
QUO yards. Many people who fail d
to remove their stock to high grounds
lose largely in this respect. During
the high winds "f the past few days
there has bee" great anxiety for the
safety of h'Eses and N any families
h ava moved out. No CASUALTIES are
reported =.