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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1876
Page
2
Fragmentary report describes congressional debate on Chinese immigration and labor, with mentions of proposed commissions, Secretary positions, and the impact on Chinese communities. It notes unrest in border states and economic strains as citizens tire of policy and unrest spreads.
Dispatches from Vienna, Belgrade and Chicago describe heightened tensions as Russia and Austria bolster forces along the Danube and garrisons. In the Sioux campaign, orders direct two infantry companies to Standing Rock Agency to disarm present Indians and hold them as prisoners of war, while cavalry units mobilize to join Gen. Terry or Crook in the field.
The Senate voted thirty five to twenty five to acquit ex Secretary Belknap on impeachment charges brought by the House. Jurisdiction questions and political timing are cited as reasons, though the press calls the result a serious national misfortune and a dangerous precedent.
The Times notes high Indian corner bill allotments push silver demand while the New York correspondent reports Governor Hendricks endorsing reform of the financial system. He favors gold and silver as value bases, supports specie payments gradually, and urges public economies to restore credit and currency value.
On Friday near Medum the Turkish force of about twelve thousand was driven to Podoritzi and two guns were lost. Supporting battalions were annihilated. News from Racued dated August 1 reports heavy Turkish losses in the recent Frebinje battle with Pasha Osman captured and commanders taken prisoner.
Fort Laramie specials refute Crook reverses and confirm no 800 men lost. Crook, in communication with Terry, awaits Merritt to assault Indians fifty miles from his camp as they mass nearby. A Columbus post office clerk John Reeves is arrested for opening letters and stealing money. confessed and moved to Cincinnati for examination. active Methodist.
The jury returned a guilty verdict of first degree premeditated murder in the Yankee murder case in Boulder. The prisoner Latria Roo reportedly hanged himself in his cell with a curtain cord. July 8 reports note the suicide occurred after the verdict.
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