Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
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The Hon. Sidney r. Fairchild, father o
Secretary Fairchild, died at Casenovi'
N. Y, Friday.
Secretary Bayard Is quoted as sayinI
that Minister Hubbard 10 on the eve o
negotiating n treaty OF comfy and com
merce with Japan.
The Right Rev. Holland McTyerie. senio,
Bishop OF the NJ. 4. church South, died a
Nashville, Tenn, Friday.
The fourth drawing OF the Panama Cana
lottery bonds Of 1888, took place In Paris
Friday. The best prizes Tell to the com
pany. Il was explained, that owing to
the position OF the nompany, il was neccs'
sary to suspend the drawings OF the Other
issues.
Four OF the largest breweries in Roches
ter, N. Y, have probably passed into the
hands OF the City Of London contract cor
poration, limited, the great English syndi'
cate which is said to have $125,oOO
capital.
The Senate has passed the House bill,
authorizing the Preaident, with the con-
sent Of the Senate, to appoint William
English second lieutenant in the regular
army.
The widow OF Brig. Gen. Joseph K.
Plummer has been granted a pension OF
$50 u month.
Chicago's Personal Rights League, which
was organized, last summer, to oppose the
prohibition movement, has issued a mani.
festo to citizens OF the United States,
warning them OF the danger threatened to
the prohibition movement, and urging
them to join the work OF fighting the pro-
h~ibitionists.
Frank L. Silvers, q well-known horsa
breeder, at Tecumseh, Mich, Saturday
night, shot his wife and two daughters.
Edith and Ada. aged IL and 9 years re-
spectiveIy, aud then shot himself. The
bodies were found by neighbors. Sunday
a. m. Silver was still breathing, but un-
conscious, and cannot ecover. There is
known cause for this awful crime.
John Elsmer, OF Elizabeth. Writ county,
Va, a prosperous farmer aad formerly a
local preacher, went home drunk, Friday
night, and because his supper was not
ready, seized a poker with which he Drained
his wife, two daughters, aged IL and II
years, and q hired servant, and then set
FIRE to the house and burned the bodies. |
He is in the Writ county jail, and sur.
by a strong guard to prevent
ynching. He claims that thieves did the
work.
The New York Central Labor Unions
Saturday night, brokeup ina row.,
ind one or two fights.
Belle Starr, the noted female bandit, has
eft a journal or diary which she had in
ended publishing as an autobiography. 1t
s said to be replete with thrilling personal
Incidents, and discloses that innocent men
ave been hanged on various occasions.
Jay Gould has filed a suit in the district
curt of Smith county, Texas, against the
International & Great Northern railroad
)r $496, $50. An attempt to confess iudg-
lent was thwarted by the Missouri, Kan.
rs & Texas road, which interviewed with q
nit for 100000. II. N. Webb was ap-
q receiver.
Jing Yon, cashier OF Lee Son & Co., Chi
lgo, has skipped to Canada with $1,000. +
James Elliston, a large ranehman OF =
Kansas, on accusing his superin. i
sndent C. L. Badly, with undue intimacy 4
it'll Mrs. Elliston. wat shot and killed by b
aldy. q
The archbishop Of San Francisco and +
r Bache Cunard sailed for New York, =,
by the steamer E~utrsria. y
The British government is talking OF a
loan" OF fl00, 600, 900 for the IL
Instruction OF 20 men-of-war, so cruisers t
ID increasing the torpedo boats. o
Freycinet has declined to join the French a
binet which Meline is attempting to ;r
Co.
John Bright has another relapse. =,
Another report is current that Stanley a
. been killed. T.
the trial Of O'Brieu at Dublin
der the crimes act, Monday. HesIyr
counsel, called Col Turner d sneak Uu
refusal TO ~retr4ct, HeaIey WAS s~xpeIIe.3 n
IN the court rugm- T.,
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