The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-30

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BUTTE, JANUARY 30, 1884.
Who will ARE for Custer c0un
now?
What q sorry picture Montana b
presented with a Conger suspend'
and a Wade upon the bench.
Dorsey has been sued for $500
but, to use his own fav0rite e
preston, there is nothing in it.
It now looks very much as thoue
the Senatorial contest in the Ke
lucky Legislature can be settled on
by the election Of Carlisle.
It is said nearly half our milital
and naval officers are detached frol
all duty, except the duty of DRAWN
their monthly pay. The sam
cannot, however, be said Of th
privates.
The Senate, having passed the biI
providing a Territorial form of Go1
eminent for Alaska, the House vii
not long delay its passage in tina
body. We hope the President, ii
his search for Federal officers for tn
new Territory, will not forget tina
Montana cal very we'll spare Judg
Wade.
Mr., John C. New has at last re
signed as assistant secretary of tn,
treasury. His intention to resign ha'
been often reported and as often de
MED. Private business is given Al
the cause, but the real reason is New
is wanted in Indiana to manipulate
that state in the interest of the Re
publican Presidential candidate.
OF the forty-one ships built by
Robson while 81 secretary Of the navy,
thirty-seven have been pronounced
comparatively worthless. They cost
$26, S43, 600. The repairs upon them
have cost $1s,92O,6l1, or nearly as
much as the original cost. The az
gregate, $45, 6 1851, has been so much
money thrown away.
The report of the statistics of man.
ufactures in the United States shows
that Minneapolis stands first in the
manufacture of -four, st. Louis sec.
Ond, New York third. In the man.
facture of lumber Bay City is first,
Muskegon second, Minneapolis third.
OF 100 cities doing the largestamount
of manufacturing of all kinds, Min
neapolis stands twentieth on the list.
Minneapolis Tribune: During 1883
Germany produced thirty-nine per
cent. of the total quantity of sugar
produced in Europe. her production
amounting to 100000 tons. Austria
produced Ats, 600 tons, France Az, ZOO,
Russia $4,000. Belgium 5000 and
Holland $1,000. Germany has IL e
largest number of refineries, and has
s57 of these establishments out of q
total Of 1904 in Europe.
After the last Congress adjourned
ex-Speaker X. ifer appointed his
nephew s~tenographer of the House.
The young man was thus enabled to
pocket $3.50 of Government money
without doing any work to earn it.
When Keifer was questioned recently
concerning the matter he put on a
bold air and said 1t was his right,
and that he was not ashamed of
what he had done. Keller would
make a model Republican County
Commissioner.
FL Mahdi is marching along in
and receives accessions as he
marches. 1t seems to lie only a
question of time when he will con-
whatever English forces may
sent to meet him in his progress. If
here is to lie any opposition to his
march. they had better get to the ,
ront quickly. England seems to be
t sea in this war. She doesn't want
rance to have anything to do with
and doesn't know just how to {
manage it herself. There is a linger- :
ng suspicion she is pursuing the {
og IN the Manager policy, with poor g
t
AS showing the drift Of public
aste in reading matter nowadays, it t
lay be stated "money-bagsh is tax. :
lg the place of the hero lover in y
ter novels. In the new novel, q
The Millionaire" which has just a
published, MIR. Jay Gould, the G
ninent financier and railroad man. 4
figures as the hero. MI. I
exter File. "The story of the b
says q reviewer, lis q
IL OF actual reflections and bright =
wings, but the c~leverest things are q
1T In the mouth of Mr.. File. And q
general impression left upon the Il
ind Is extremely favorable to the e
eat capitalist. The effect of this OF
'ok upon its readers, who are likely g
be counted by tens of thousands, "
III be to sensibly modify the current r.
Union of the American financial o,
agnate, who is here depicted, to iI
AXE them look upon him with far q
ore kindness than they have ever h,
,ked BEFORE" ec
1t appears that the colored people -
Washington do not approve of &C
ed Douglass new departure in the pl
line. A dispatch from CO
1t city says: The marriage of .
ederick Douglass created not only q If
,sation, but q great deal of excite a.. of
mt among the colored people, who an
most without exception, denounce 81.