The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-09
DAY DISPFCHES.

CHICAGO. Jan. s. 5k~Congressman
Page, of CalifOrniSassed through
the city yesterday els Way 10 Da'
kota. SDeaking obe Huntington
letters he said: PINK the letters
Huntington wrotere very injudi-
cious and very UNI 10 many con-
oressmen and seIj rs in that they
did not fully expA That is, he left
it in doubt 1whett&is adverse crit;.
cism was directegainst them as
friends or enemie! because Of their
weakness as refntatlves. He
spoke of differeparties, among
others myselfls being al
wavs right. ri declared that
A number of Satrancisco papers
when he was frstninated for con-
gress intimated nhe was in the
interest of the Gal Pacific, but
he contends his Y was never in
their interest unlG was his vote
last February Consolidate under
one management Southern Pa
ciic with conneg lines to the
gulf. He declare his view that
the Texas Pacificsld fail to rescue
the fourteen milliof land grant.
He said he belle the democrats
would favor freeze and free ship
ments, but would carry the doc
trine into practicthe eve of the
presidential elec He believed
the republican pAad one plat :orm
on which to win uncompromis-
ing protective tat
CHICAGO, Jan. The thermome-
ter at s. o'clocB morning had
dropped to q ees below zero,
which, taken wine cold record of
yesterday, make.he most severe
Showing in the u extreme wealth
er known for mGars. Ats O'clo k
the thermometG still "a degrees
below, and at time hour Kansas
City reported Aegrees below, st.
Paul 20 degreeSw, Omaha "a de-
grees below, Due 32 degrees be-
low, Des Moineegreps below and
Keokuk 25 DEF below. The ef-
feet in this clts been in a meas
ure to partiallglyze the ordinary
course of BUSH As customary in
such an unug cold spell fire
alarms have more numerous
than usual, an night proved to
be one of ! to members OF
the departing Three fires after
midnight serv keep practically |
the entire for duty, and the SER
vice requiredam under the cir
cumstances w:h as to tax their
| endurance toullest extent. At
four o'clock Fnorning a fire was
| discovered inBeau Revage fiat,
one of the Imposing residence |,
structures in)uth division of the
| city. 1t spreth a rapidity tn It
caused a nupf families to seek
the street Fir night clothes
Trouble was'ienced in working
the engines count of the cold.
F! No lives We, the escaping occu-
pants takinlge in the Leland
hotel. adjoine burned building
ST.. PErlRG, Jan. 4.-The
bodies of III and comrades were
borne thro,e streets of Tomsk
on Wedne while the military
bands wereng. Large crowds
| were in aztec, despite a heavy
snow stor1uch sympathy was
manifested
New Yan. 5.-Edward Las
ker. an ernerman. died sudden
ly Of heat fse at a. m, in this
| CITY. LaGo has been on a visit
to this Cd since May last, had
been at DIT the house OF jesse
Seligman,, banker. and was re-
turning ii his carriage when
stricken budden and fatal at
tack. T@ge stopped in front
of a prstable and Seligman
helped t6 the speechless and
senseless'om the carriage. Las
| ker died arms of Seligman.
NEW Jan. 5.-A great petit
ton fofational constitution
amendmo be sent out by the
NationSln's Temperance union
and pre- to the presidential
nominahventions, of the differ
ent part will ask for prohibi-
ton in{the ballot for women,
as befoad.
| PARb IA well-to-do trades
man cdd suicide in the Boise
Bologriplaced around his neck
a fexiRtube explosive battery.
He wa to pieces. His legs
and IRE thrown a great dis
tance. Seds of his flesh were
founik on trees. No noise (
was h