The semi-weekly miner., 1884-05-03


for the Presidential nomination
would be tame affair were it not for
the picturesque figure from Maine.
Alone of all the candidates defeat
seems to have no terrors for him. In
1875 he was knocked down at the
head Of q host. In 1880 he went
down with another army. This year
he may sink with the same array.
But he fights all the same. Obliter~
ated almost in New York, the home
Of Arthur, he comes up next day to
wiring partial representation from
Ohio, the stamping ground of Sher-
man, and carries off three-quarters
OF delegation as far south as Mary>
land. He is in for the fight and be
may be relied on to fight all the time.
He has been caricatured as the "tat-
t0oed man" aud he is said to be an
gered thereat; but none the less will
he sport his plume all around the ho.
rizon, and wherever there is Blaine
man, beat his tattoo" to a more or
less popular tune.
San Francisco Chronicle The lar
barity of Chinese methods of punish
ment was shown recently in the in
Fiction of the death penalty on five
men in Hankow. They were placed
in cages, fastened to the top by the
neck, and the props which supported
the feet were removed. OF course the
poor wretches were slowly strangled
the most horrible death that can
be imagined. And yet we are told
by the apOlOgists for the Chinese in
this country that crucifixion, stranp-
ling in these cages, flayine criminals
and other fiendishly cruel punish>
ment are obsolete in China. People
who are asked to believe such state
ments should be shown file of the
Chinese newspapers. It Is a dull
month which does not bring some
account of one of these cases of brutal
legal torture.
Manitoba is still standing on the
ragged edge of separation from the
Her Premier, in speech
which he has just made, declares
that If the Federation does not
the money for the admins
tration of her affairs she must with
draw and take charge of her own
revenues. How happy Manitoba
would be as one of our Territorial
Her Governor and all
her other officers would have q nice
provision maze for them every wear
ut Washington, and their drafts !
would be promptly honored at the |
Treasury Department.. Let her come |
In at once and receive the handsome
dowry with which Uncle Som in his
is ready to endow her.
The New YORK Tribune published |
. table showing what it calls,
''Blaine's increasing strength" The
writer figures that Blaine already
has 1853 votes, or only fifty. three short
Df majority, and several States and
Territories to hear from. The re-
markable feature OF this showing ia
Blalne's wonderful gain in the So
called doubtful States in the last
Twelve years, as follows:
Delegates-New York, 1876. none:
1880, II; 1884, %. New Jersey, 1875.
Is; 1880. 16; 1884, IA. Pennsylvania'
1875, 13; 1880, &c; 1884, 48. Ohio, 1876
none; 1880, 8; 1884, %. Connecticut
1876, none; 1880, 3; 1884, none. To-
al, 1876, IA; 1880, 6s; 1884, ia.
The same old, old story comes
rom Louisiana about the bulldozinq
# Republicans at the polls and the
out of Republican votes by ,
Democrats, at the recent election in
hat State. Such stories are ex.
'ected at every election in the South
nd their repetition is becoming
o common that election returns
rom that section of the Union unac-
by grist from the out
age mill are considered incomplete.
Mr. Malone confesses his love for
Irthur and his hate for Blaine. His
Is complimentary to ,
10 latter.