The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26

BUTTE. MARCH 26, 1884.
II Nebraska would extend the
wire fences a little further the
would have the state fenced in.
MI. Keely now announces that b
motor Is q success. Wheel 1t on,
Mr.. Keely, and raise its stockholde1
out of debt.
The growth Of the Edmunds senti
ment in New York State is not max
ing as much progress IS was expecte
when 1t was started q few week
ago.
And now it appears that after al
that has been said the foot and moutl
disease Of cattle does not exist il
Kansas. This is good news to tn
stock raisers of the West.
The San Francisco call says Blain'
Is dnquestionably the strongest can
didate the Republicans could nomi
nate. The Republicans on the Pa
cifc Coast are almost a unit fol
him.
The Cleveland giant is anxious u
fill the vacant niche among the lone
line of portraits of Sullivan's gallery
of defeated opponents. He'll gel
there in good shape-among the por'
traits.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate for the admission of Tacoma
as a State. Are the people of Wash
ington Territory ashamed of the
name of "Washington" that they
desire to change its name?
A Rochester, N. Y, paper says ut
has been no secret for some time that
. determined effort would be mad >
by those who were known two or
three years ago as the "Half-Breed"
leaders to defeat the nomination of
Arthur for the Presidency"
In her proper sphere the Jersey
City argue says it is not disposed to
object to woman, for she is peerless,
but woman at the polls with beer
and blood in her eyes and q ballot In
her hand" it objects to in f,rcible
terms.
A statistical Frenchman has ascer-
tanned that although England con.
sumes eight times and Belgium six
times as much American pork az
France, there is no trichinosis in
those countries. This has induced an
eminent French economist, M. de
Molinari, to ask, What then, is tri-
chinosls?" A question to which he
happily answers, 1T is protection
list malady."
General Grants fidelity to his
friends is %proverbial. His beloved
pastor. ParsOn Newman, being In
trouble and under investigation by a
Congregational council, he with q
number of other friends of the minis
ter presented a protest claiming that
the meeting which called the coun-
Gil was irregular and therefore er
Meantime the Rev. DR..
George H. Hepworth declares that
Parson Newman is guilty of forgery.
If certain allegations made against
q be proven.
World: That fine old feudal baron
Colonel E. b. q. Cash. of South Car
DINA, who is protesting against the
outrage of being held as an accessory
after the fact to murders committed
BY his talented son, is not one of the
of the Democratic party. He
mas been cooperating of late years
with the Republicans. His most
Onspicueus public performance, I
lside from doirg y little indisc,imin-
tie killing occasionally, vas a race
which be made not long ago for Con- :
'ress as an Independent, at which -.
he was ably supported by Re- :
publican votes. i.
Edmunds seems to be the choice of +
he Republicans of the New Eng i,
and States for the Presidency. Ar t
hur holds second place and Blaine p
he third. Since the days of the n
New England's candidates II
that high office have received the II
o by. The Republican party of the q,
will hardly make a new de- +,
arturo in favor of Mr.. Edmunds. T
lis State is ure for the ticket in any r
vent, and the leaders of the party s
re not disposed to give the nomlna- d.
on to a man who has nothing to n
commend him to the position ex- n
spt his fidelity to his party. They n
ant a man with a bar'l, or one who
rs some one else's at his disposal. /,
[r. Edmunds has neither. y
The Kansas City Times asserts that II
[r. Arthur has no newspaper organ A
New York City. The Tribune is ii
r Blaine; the Times is against Ar "
Iur and squints twards Edmunds; ie
Commercial advertiser, Arthur's n
gan, has changed control and in the =,
ture will be hostile to the acci- g.
,ntal President. This Is not encOur. m
ling to the adherents of Mr.. Arthur th
this Territory. Without the New ~
ork delegation the President cam h,
1t hope to receive the nomination m
his party at Chicago. A divided ii,
legation would be almost as fatal to
8 prospects. But in the event of his
it, without the support of