The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-19

NudlEuldus
GEO. w. NEWKIRK,
Secretary.
The Republicans Of Illinois hav
nomin ated Richard J. Oglesoy fc
Governor.
Ben Buffers boom like Logan
seems to be cut off at both ends an
broken In the middle.
The colored people should now b
satisfied. The President has appoint
ed q Coon assistant secretary of tn
Treasury.
The Hill-Sharon case resembles tn
the late star route trial in other r.
spects besides its length. There i
some tough swearing going on.
Attorney General Brewster in hi
letter 70 the Senate makes nothing
clear beyond the tact that the Gov
eminent failed to convict the sta
reuters.
1t now begins to look as though
Arthur wouldn't carry a State dele
CATION to Chicago that will give him
an electoral vote. He runs the hes,
in the South and in the Territories.
Banker Bateman has Withdrawn
his charges against General Swain
It began to look ut one time as though
this old time friend Of tue dead Gar
field Was in a very tight place.
Blaine delegates to the Chicago
Convention are still being elected in
New York and Pennsylvania. Ar
thur men there may find consolation
in the fact that Butte has declared
TOR their chief.
The Jeanette investigation is re-
opened and all the horrors of the
spfterings and death of the De Long
party again laid before the public.
When will the sickening chapter be
closed?
Frank James is again posing before
the world in the prisoners dock. MI.
James has a remarkable hold on life.
He has been reported upon the verge
of the grave half dozen times dur
ing the past year.
The Cincinnati Enquirer gives the
credit for English victories in Egypt
to the Scotch tagpipes, which it calls
an effective instrument of war, saw
ing q great deal of bloodsbed. "It's
wild strains scare the untutored Arab
into . dead rum"
Gov. Murray's defense before the
Springer Investigation Committee
is favorably commented upon by the
Eastern press. The Mormon bier
archy have taken q big contract on
their hands to "down" Governor
Murray.
A very lively old cat the Empress
of China appears to be. She is re-
ported to have publicly degraded
Prince Kung and stripped him of his
honors for being too slow in the Ton
quin affair. France is likely to con-
vince Prince Kung's successor that it
is possible to be too fast.
Recent French successes in Tom
Quin have demoralized the Chinese
government, and punishment of its
officers are in order. John" seems
to have just awakened to the fact
that he must do something to pre-
serve the honor and prestige of his
country.
Stanley Is going to perform one
more feat and then he will visit Eu.
rope. He promises to surprise the
g~eographers by discovering some
thing new and remarkable. He has
already surprised the people of this
country by marrying a wench and
with the negroes.
A Washington paper rises to re-
mark that it is very evident that
Bliss, the New York l-r who
vas employed by the Government in
prosecution of the late Star Route
'ases, and who has recently submit
ed . few remarks before the Spring.
r committee is not the only witness
Who Is economically inclined toward !
he truth. !
Minister Sargent proposes to pre- ;
erve golden silence amid calumnies. :
IN interviewer he recently said: Z
No 1t isn't worth while to answer the r
aslignant newspapers of Berlin, 9
While their motives are too obvious ;
his is than q personal matter. :
sesides, If it were not, my expert !
nee is that fighting lies is like cut Y
log thistles-one only shakes out !,
he seed" I
Morning Journal: Our present v
Apply relations with Italy are a p
rave peril. Her new Ministry Y
areatens that unless we repeal the +
htrty per cent. art clause in the tar =
/ on works of art she will adopt =
Dme retaliatOly measure. W. hope g
be will do nothing rash. Our chief . .
kports to Italy at the present time y
re rich Americans with well-flled -
urses who prowl around the Colo 3
,um and support in luxury the
lodcrn descendants of the ancient
We support in the severn O,
illed city an American church with =,
le trustworthy purpose of convert I
g the sons of C@ sar to Our way of hi
and contribute hundreds of hi
lousands of dollars to the %excbequer D
his Holiness. Surely. King Hum -
'rt. whose great ambition in life is ID
be . reporter. does not intend to
Ok these gift horses in the mouth