The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-02

NEW YORK. Dec. 3l.-Villard il
somewhat better. but still suffering
from nervous prOstration. His resig
nation aspresident Of the Northern
Pacific railroad will be presented al
the annual meeting of Che directors
on January 18th. The probable success.
or OF Willard is being freely discuss.
ed on the street. It is thought Fred.
erick Billings, of Boston, will be
pushed by New England stockhold-
ers and Al. CassetG, Of P%ennsylva.
MIA by other parties in interest.
Nothing positive can be ascertained
from the officials of the Northern
Pacific or from members of the bond
syndicate regarding the much talked
OF change, acknowledgements are
expected shortly.
New YORK, Dec. 3O.-P. T. Bar
mum seems to consider his lite work
accomplished, for he has just made
his will, in order that there might be
no question as to his sanity upon
which to ground contests after his
death. He had eminent physicians
to examine him and secured their at
%testatiOn that he was in sound mind.
The will and it's codicils cover more
than 700 pages of legal cap closely
written and disposes OF his real estate
and personal property, valued at S1O,-
UO,O0O, to seven heirs. The property
is Ill New York. Hrocklyn, Bridge
port, Colorado, and several other
Mr.. Barnum values his in
terest in the Barnum and London
at S3S5O,O00. His requests
for charitable purposes are numerous
and large. Among ben eticiaries are
the Chaplin Home, Children's AID So
ciety, Old Men and Women's Home.
and the society to assist males and
females OF over eighteen years of age
Of this city and the Bridgeport hospi-
and othei Bridgeport societies.
Mr.. Barnum also makes provision for
certain worthy cbcrities by hanuasth-
ng to them a stated percentage of the
arge annual profits accruing from
lis share in his shows. To the City
IT Bridgeport he secures the only
water front not already seized by
corporations, with docks up- !
n it costing $4,000, for twenty wears |
tier his death, during which time
lis executors are forbidden to sell or
ease it.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3O.-After a
hree hours struggle MuId1on won
he wrestling match with Bauer for
1000 a side and the championship of
he world. Muldoon was carried in 1
ciumph on the shoulders Of the ad-
crowd.
The reason Hanlon asked Steven
IN to release him from the engage
tent to row here and offered Steven
IN $1,000 and expenses to 90 east
I'd row at Point of Pines, is that
'ere is a better course and bigger re-
lpts. Stevenson accepted.
CHICAGO. Dec. D-A fire occurred
lis evening in the large building
lmbers 119 and III Monroe street.
a loss Of nearly half a mil
IN dollars. The building was "a by
teet, front portion, and 122 feet
uare i'll the rear and filled with
lnting, photographic and kindred i
adjustments. The following is the ?
prOxlmate losses and insurance oa -
Q heaviest concerns: Bradner. 4
nth Il Co., stationers and bookbind- i
), loss $125,OOO, insurance SSONn. /
stional Printing Co., managed 10y J. h
Mcconnell and one of the largest H
Nv printing houses in the country. y
S $4,000, insurance $4,000: cuts q
nth $4,000 in the vanlt believed
red; Shoeber and Carqueville litho- r
lphlc company. loss $4,000. insur- u
$4,000 to 100000.
AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-The GER =.
ony representing the burial Of u
)onnell, who was hanged in Lon 4 4
!, took place this afternoon. Ef- Z
Is were made to make it a grand q
1onstration. The board OF super- n
DIS and prominent Irish organ;za- s
IS decline to take part and it re- ni
;ed III a dismal failure, only about 70
being in the procession. he