Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-21
TELEGR4PHIC BRETITIES.
News from Every Part of the World Put
Into the Smallest Compass.

In February, 1885, President Arthur
issued proclamation declaring the Crow
Greek, Winnebago reservation, open for
settlement. Large numbers OF people
1ocked to the lands. Soon after President
Cleveland's inauguration he withdrew the
lands from the market and ordered all
settlers off. Many left, but b large number
are still living on the lands, and are circu-
lating petition asking that they be again
| thrown open to settlement, and they be
| allowed to perfect their titles.
Mrs. Jay Gould spent very quiet night.
Her condition is much improved. DR..
Meyers said that Rear-Admiral Baldwin
| under all circumstances spent very COM
Portable night. He believes, however, the
end is not far off. John Bright passed
good night and is shade better this morn
| ing.
The preliminary examination of Thomas
Rein, w. NJ. Palmer, Thomas Harvey, VIM.
Hobbs and j. L. Lucas, charged with inter-
fering with the election in Conway county,
Ark, resulted in the binding over OF each
in the sum OF 81 900. A deputy United
States marshal started Friday morning to
| arrest Others implicated.
James NJ. Dougherty, who has been an.
noying Mary Anderson with his attentions,
was arraigned in the police court New
York, Thursday afternoon, and com mitted
to the care of the commissioners OF Charity
and Correction for examination as to his
sanity. Later the commissioners pro.
nounced him insane.
The third annual convention OF Christian
Workers of the United States and Canada
opened in the tabernacle of the Of the M.
E. Church at Detroit, Thursday morning
and will continue five days. About 100
delegates are present. Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe was reelected president.
The New York Herald says the interstate
commerce commission will probably take
hand in the west-bound freight rate war
and prosecute the roads which have been
secretly cutting rates in violation of the
law. The Pennsylvania company is be-
leved to be one of the chief offenders.
Hamilton A. Hill OF Boston was re-
elected secretary and treasurer of the Ma
tionat Board of Trade at Chicago Thurs
day. Much discussion was evoked by q
resolution offered by the Portland, Ole.,
board of trade to memorabilia congress in
the advocacy OF ample appropriations for
the il: proyement of the country's princi-
pal rivers, harbors and waterways, and
especially that the important work al
ready begun be not stopped for want of
funds. thereby incurriug waste, delay, and
ultimate increased cost of improvements.
L
of Portland spoke in behalf OF varied in
terests OF the Pacific coast, particularly
the necessity for the improvement OF the
Columbia river.
Advices from Little Rock, Arkansas, say
that Chas. C. Reid, Sr., Thomas Harvey,
J. L. Lucas, VIM. Hobbs and James
Palmer were brought to that city from
Conway County by United States marshal
charged with interfering with the recent
election held in Plummerville, in that
county. These are prominent citizens and
their arrest has created quite u sensation.
1t is claimed that the ballot box at Plum
merville was stolen by masked men on the
night OF November 9th.
At Auburn. N Y, November Is, the
ceremony OF unveiIing the Seward statue
took place in the presence OF a large con-
course of people, including many distln-
guished guests from out OF town. Little
Fanny Seward, daughter of General Seward
and granddaughter OF the statesman, un-
yelled the statue.
st. Petersburg dispatch says it is denied
in government circles that th'. new changes
in the organization OF troops in Western
Russia have warike intent. The object OF
the movement is merely to develop defenses
necessary to preserve the military balance
compared with forces maintained by neigh
DOrlnS powers.
One-third OF the Ute tribe have signed
the treaty providing for their removal to
the new Utah reservation, and one OF the
members of the commission told cOrre-
spondent yesterday that all the members OF
the tribe, with the exception OF one or two
bands, are well pleased with the change.
The opposition Of these bands will be
overcome by the majority.
At Washington, the military court OF in
quiry into the aqueduct tunnel scandal de.
veloped some interesting testimony. Frank
Thompson, a brcklayer on the tunnel,
testified that incompetent men were en-
ployed and were hurried so by sub-con-
tractors that it was impossible for the work
to be good. The men, the witnesses testified,
were driven to deception by the contractors.
conspiracy was thoroughly organized,
and it's object WAS to deceive the govern
mcnt inspectors. Men always knew when
the inspectors were coming, and it was
easy to deceive the inspectors. great
deal OF bad work was done at night when
nobody but sub mp Ur were around.
One morning an inspector examined some
| work doue at night and discovered hole
| big enough to drive a government wagon
| into it, 1t took tn ee days to patch the
| hole up. Civil Engineer Corvel condemned
| the whole scheme for the work, and de-
clared that the tunnel was nothing more
than an expensive hole. The fact was
| brought out that witness and Manager Ly-
decker, who had charge oi the work. were
on bad terms With each other.