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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16

1t is vastly amusingto note the frantic efforts
of the Maine Republicans to wrest the politi
cal control of the Pine-Tree State from the
hands of the Democrats and Greenbackers.
1t Il is evident either that the stalwarts have no
just claim on the spoils of victory Or that they
are being ignominiously outgeneraled by
their opponents. Mr.. Blaine is reported to
be in spasms Of excitement and indignation
at the repeated failure of his henchmen to
get a chance TO correct the illegal Republican
returns, for unless this can be accomplished,
1t is almost certain that the next Maine Legis-
lature will be Democratic and Greenback in
its politics. In this event the consuming fear
of the distinguished Senator is that some
legislation will be enacted which will give
the electoral vote of Maine to the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency. The danger of
being thus bereft of the support of his own
State very readily accounts for the feverish
anxiety of his friends to compel Governor
Garcelon to submit the election returns to be
altered n corrected (?) by the defeated Re-
~publicans of the State.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16

The government of Prussia is moving in
the matter of acquiring all the railways of
the country, and doubtless will consumnate
the scheme in a short time. The plan pro-
posed by the ministry is that the present stock
of all the corporate railways shall be con-
verted into a government consols. 1t is also
proposed that the government construct nine
new railway lines at a cost OF $4,000, 900.
The great point made by the government is
that i'll case of war the roads would be abso-
lutely necessary to the preservation of the
government. and that, consequently, it is
more desirable that they should be in the
hands of the government rather than of indi-
viduals. Once the Prussian roads are bought
by the government, it is only a question OF
time when all the others in the empire will
also be purchased.
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revival throughout the country is undeniably

revival throughout the country Is ~undeniabiy
overcrowasd, and the manufacturing interests
are surrounded by SO many dangers inthe way
Of overstocked markets and destructive COM
petition, that little opportunity is afforded for
the profitable investment of large capital. The
business of mining is just beginning to be
understood, and its advantages appreciated by
the moneyed men of the East. They are
beginning to comprehend that there is no
such intense and bitter opposition in mining
as characterizes railroad and commercial en-
terprises. With the latter there is a constant
clash of interests, and the success of one firm
is conditioned upon the downfall of another.
In the sphere of legitimate mining, the con-
dltion of things is directly opposite. When
ground has once been patented there can be
no further conflict between different organi
cations. The success of one company, in
stead of decreasing the profits and depreciat-
ing the stock of similar enterprises, adds
greatly to their value. Thus, besides being
decidedly more profitable than any other
investment in which money can be
employed, il is, being relieved of all
danger incident to competition and rivalry
vastly less dangerous to the investor, and the
interest in mining enterprises lately created
in the east is thus made easy of explanation.
1t is an interest that has been growing con-
stantly and steadily for years and which may
be expected to increase in the future far
more rapidly than it has developed in the
past. The present "~craze" as the Eastern
papers are pleased to term an intelligent de-
sire to invest in mines, has not yet made itself
felt to any extent outside of New York, but
| the investment of men residing in that great
money center is naturally creating a general
| confidence in the future of legitimate mining
and other large Eastern cities are betraying
unmistakable symptoms of following the ex
ample set by the Gotham capitalists. Chicago
is coming in for a full share of credit in this
respect, and can already boast of fifty mining
interpretations besides having in serious con.
temptation the erection of smelling and re-
duction works on a grand scale. Boston
Pittsburg and Baltimore men are likewise
making intelligent inquiries into the possible
tiles of the new business, and are so vel
satisfied with the result of their investigation
that companies are being organized with the
most gratifying and sensible frequency.
There is no reason why capital should
further hesitate. Mining is no longer a game
of chance, with all the chances against the
investor. 1t is safe and legitimate, and whe1
honestly conducted far more profitable thar
any other business, one of its principal ad
vantages being that what it produces is sole
wealth, always salable, dependent upon nc
market fluctuations and in constant dem ant
the world over.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16

The New York World makes the following
pointed and sensible remarks concerning the
female vote in Boston:
Less than a thousand of the women of
Boston, the headquarters of the female suff-
rage agitators. have ayailed themselves of the
privilege of registering so as to take part in
the municipal election. If SO small a proper
ton of the women of ~Boston-where, if the
critics of Mr.. Parkman are to be believed, the
women are ripper and more anxious for the
right of voting than they are anywhere else
desire the suffrage, how woald it be in other
places? Or are we to ip1er that the reason
why so few Boston women care to vote is
that they are superior persons? Is it only
the populace, so to speak, of average females
who desire the ballot? If the former, female
suffrage must be a trifing thing if the latter,
a poor thing. o. course, though, the agita.
tors have their reply pa. The women Of
Boston desire the ~out-and-out right to vote
everywhere and OH all occasions as well as
on municipal. matters, and until they get il
they scorn to avail themselves of any partia
privileges. So that after all the fact tina
they dom. scte proves that they are dying q
vote.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16

A Virginia law, which declares void a mar
rage between a negro and a white woman,
and provides for the prosecution and punish
ment of those who contract such alliances is
to be submitted to the United States Supreme
Court for review. 1t is commended that the
Virginia law is contrary to a provision of the
National constitution, and is therefore null
and void. The Philadelphia Times, remark
ing on this, says: "If white women are not
to be allowed to marry colored men in Vir-
ginia or anywhere else in this glorious
try, we shall probably have to return to the
scandaious old practice of spelling Nation
with a little en-"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16

Washington has more equestrian statues
than any other city in the world, aud has six
out OF the ten that stand in the United States.
The following is a list of the equestrian stat
ues in this country 1. Jackson, by Mills,
in Washington. 2. Washington, by Browne,
lin New York. 3. Washington, by Crawford,
in Richmond. 4. Washington, by Mills, in
Washington. 5. Jackson, by Mills, i'll New
Orleans (copy of the original in Washington).
6. Washington, by Bell, in Boston. 7. Scott,
by Browne, in Washington. 8. Mcpherson,
by Robello, in Washington. 9. Greene, by
Browne, in Washington. 10. Thomas, by
Ward, in Washington.
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An INFAMOUS PROPOSITION.

The removal of the Utes from Colorado is
being actively agitated in both Houses of
Congress and there is little doubt that within
a few months the pestilent savages will be
compelled to abandon their present reserva-
tion. While it was thought possible that In
dian Territory was to be selected as their
future home little opposition was to be ex-
pected to the proposed measure, but since
Senator Cockrlll has explicitly declared that
such is not the intention of the ~originators of
the scheme, the Indignation of the people
living in the Western Territories will natur-
ally be aroused. Representative Belford and
his selfish and dishonorable coadjutors have
apparently got all idea into their narrow
heads that the mineral wealth of Colorado is
more extensive and of more Importance to
the country than that of any other section OF
the West that the farming interests are en-
titled to better protection and that human
life is more valuable. They evidently imagg-
inc the simple fact that Colorado is a State to
be sufficient reason for the shifting of all her
troubles and drawbacks on to some untortu-
naLe ana ueIGnceleSS IefIitoIy. AAe PioSioo
locality which these humane and charitable
gentlemen have selected for the future habita-
ton of the Utes is not yet known. 1t is not
at all unlikely, however, that Montana has
been chosen, so in the event of the bills pas
sage we may, at no very remote period, ex-
pect to have several thousand blood-thirsty
savages added to our already large non-pro-
ducing and uncivilized population. Repre-
sentative Bedford and all other Congressman
engaged in furthering this unjust and infa
nous scheme are a disgrace 10 the positions
they occupy, for surely no honorable men
would seek to enact legislation for the benefit
of one State at the expense of some other
section of the country Of equal resources and
of almost equal population.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16
MINING IN THE EAST.

The events Of each succeeding week afford
additional evidence that the desire to enter
into mining speculation has become general
among the capitalists of the East. By Eastern
newspapers, which are of course anxious to
prevent money from leaving the localities
where they are published, this awakening in
terest in Western enterprises is denominated
a"craze," and the gentlemen who propose
to enlarge the field of their operations, are
solemnly warned against the appalling dam
gers of the mining business on the Pacific
Coast. The selfishness of the Eastern ~jeural-
lists, however, is sufficiently obvious to defeat
its own aims, and the more stupendous the
calamitles which they foreshadow, the more
thoroughly are the capitalists impressed with
a desire to inquire into the opportunities al
forded for investment. But there are many
other reasons by which the increased interest
in mining may be accounted for. 1t is owing
to the plethora of money in Eastern markets
for which there is no safe or satisfactory op-
~portunity of investment. The mercantile
business in all the large cities is greatly over
done, and wealthy men who are at present
interested in that line of trade are not anx.
ious to re-invest their profits, preferring te
employ their means in some speculation in
which there is greater excitement and the
returns of which are larger and more certain
Speculation in railroad stock is rapid,
coming to be regarded by iong-headed saeI
of wealth as decidedly unsafe, for the con
struction or even the proposition to construc
opposition roads is at any time likely to caus'
a depreciation III stock ruinous to the share
holders in the older lines. Experience teache:
that operations in the widest of wild ca
mining property are attended with no create
risk TO che investor than the purchase OF IL,
average railroad stock in the East. The man
! ufactufiug field, Notwithstanding the recer
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A A

1t is with fearful anxiety for the future that
we note the attitude of CORY bellgerency
lately assumed toward each other by Jul ex-
ceedingly modest and able contemporaries of
Helena. In reply to some imputation pub
lished in the Herald (Which will shortly issue
an edition of 1000, 900 copies), concerning the
~veracity of the Independent editor, the latter
observes with crushing and humiliating sar-
casm:
awe have lived in this community fourteen
years, and the editor of the Herald cannot
charge us With one %dishohorable act, and tell
the truth"
In reply to this caustic observation, which
all will perceive is pregnant with fearful sig
nificance, the Herald, (Which will shortly
issue an edition Of 2~O,OO0,O0O copies), ad-
ministers the following excoriation:
"The knack of calling names and u~ttering
%falsehoods beget no imitators in reputable
journalism"
This moral though ungrammatical refec-
ton is construed by the Independent man
as an Acknowledgement of defeat, and he
accordingly INDUCES in the following trium-
phant remark:
"The editor of the D. B. organ on Broadway
avows his purpose to withdraw from the fight
which he chose to inauSurate with u.s."
This presumption of victory is most exas.
perating to the Broadway editor, the fires of
whose wrath ale relkindled to such an extent
that he attempts to annihilate the enemy with
the following terrific in~sinuation:
"The defensive instrument of our arch en-.
envy is his ear"
And points the moral with an anecdote hay
ing no earthly relation to the subject.
The Independent man, if he is not en-
tirely disheartened by the brilliant sallies Of
his adversary, is doubtless preparing a bomb
shell to throw into the Herald camp
which it is apprehended will interfere with
that edition of 2OO,O OO, 1000 copies.
The end Of this terrific strife is not yet, bu1
from the power of invectlve, sarcasm and irony
whicht the opposing parties display to such con
splcuous advantage, serious apprehensions are
felt as to the result of the conflict. The ad
vantage thus far, however, rests most decid'
eddy with the editor Of the Independent.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16

The retrial of Geo. W. Fox, in the case in
which there was a short time ago a failure to
obtain q verdict, was commenced in the U. S.
District Court yesterday morning. A special
venire had been issued for seventy-fve tried
Jurors, seventy-one of whom had been served,
SO that at the opening of court yesterday, there
was a fair audience of "good and lawful
mel" present for the attorneys to interrogate
on their u0ir dire. Happily. however, but
few had to pass through this fiery ordeal. A
full panel was obtained early in the afternoon
and before the court adjourned for the day,
the jury was sworn, the case was opened by
counsel for the prosecution and some testi
mony was taken.-Independent.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16

A writer for an Eastern magazine contra
diets the assertion so frequently made, that
people are less inclined to marry now
than they were a number of years ago.
So far as men and women are concerned, the
writer holds, they are as prone to marry now
as in any period of the worlds history. New
ertheless, there are women waiting for hus-
bands and not getting them. They are pretty,
they are accomplished, they are sensible, and
under proper training they would make ex-
cellent wives and mothers; but they never
get a chance. What seems to be needed is a
more thorough method of bringing men
other
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-16
CHIPS.

The tongue of the real belle never told
SANDER.
A sailor is a trump when he sweeps the
deck.
A stitch in time frequently saves the entire
garment.
The owner of a foul tongue is often chicken
hearted.
Adam should have no monument. Why, he
didn't carry his W State.
Kisses by telephone taste like a boiled
china egg on toast.
When a cat goes for the tail Of rat sticking
out of a hole, she has an end IN view.
More boys fell off chestnut trees this fall
than for several years past. Probably because
this is all off year.
1t has been well said that a house without
newspapers and books is like a house without
windows.
A wag says a lady's cheeks reminds him of
a span of horses; tone each side of a Wagin
tongue"
The fashionable young lady, with her hair
in style, is the proprietor of a shebang.
The ice crop of the United States is enor
NOUS. The Ice Ne,os of S~andusky, Ohio
puts the product Of 1870 at 100000 tons.
Scientific estimates and researshes show
that out of the 96s,OOO,OOO of people inhabit.
ing the globe, 100000 die annually Of con-
SUMPTION.
The arrests by the New York policeaverage
from 1,4O0 to 1900 more than of last year.
The total number of officers in the posta
service Is 1854, or 1,724 each week. l
There remian unsuryeyed about 1851 600
600 acres of public lands. During the las
fiscal year, ending June 80 last, nearly 1000,
600 were disposed OF. '" .
When n picks up a paper and peruses
ublimely sentimental or deeply PHILOSOPHERS
essay, the last line of which reads, ''Sold b
all Druggists" one is forcibly struck with tn
truth of that conclusive remark era. d"
Speaking of the Indian war, a ~colorlst, VIII
says that in this instance he Is colOr-blint
wonders why the reds make the whites (
blue. Well. it is because the government
green. .,..l
Somebody's coming when the dew droI
fall" she was softly humming, when the oil
man remarked, "An' you can bet your swet
life, Maria, that he'll think a thunderstorm
let loose when he gets here"
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BUTTE MARKET REPORI
WHOLESALE 20 IA TIONS

BUTTE, MONTANA, Nov. %, ID
suGAR-Per sack of 100 lbs. extra c., SD
$3.50; G~ranulated, $1,000: Powdered, |
Crushed, SIT. STANDARD, S14.50
sYRups-United States Css Silver Drip IS
lM) 5's, $3.50; Case, 40 gal.) Silver \
SIS; NJ 10 gal, $17. Belcher SIS $3.50
25c.; Roasted Jaya, 45c.; Roasted CosH|
&c.; Charities Q. g.. ] 4Oc.
~TFA-Japan NJ N, soc. Koo Loo, SOC u
Hyson, S1.00 t $3.50. .l
tANDLEsLSteric Acid. 40 Id. box, $3.50 Ste1
Wax, 40 h., Ss.7s; Stearic Wax, 20 h.
SoAP-White Russian, 5000 per box of 15lj
Ceylon, S1O.5O pcr box of 10 lbs; Mottle1
India, $3.50; Shaef far. $500; La
dry, : :So; s "a 90 .,s y 20; VaSem, 81 90
G. per ID; CASTLE, (white imported1
COAL OIL-Five gal. cans, l12 fire test, 4Sc
Test, 5es. c.; 100 test &c. LOO test "f
Notwithstanding, zine cut) 20 to SOC; \
g S5c.; Sunshine, Soc; GIT Eass s
Soc; Medallion, SOC. PAGES Challengel
ToBACcs-Smoking, Bullion, Soc.: Fl0Wtd
the West, 95c.: Our Darling, Soc: PefI
mixed, sl.10: g: G. Natural Leaf, 81
Montana, Too: Ingleside, ESQ.,: Eye Y
60c.: e. c. G.. $1.bO
s~UNDRIEs.
/ HamS, ----S states. lSc: bacon. loC'
i8c.: salt, dairy 8 c.: cheese tS.) 15c Coz
(bonelessl 15c. Maclerel, S3: so to ~
kit: California assorted fruits, $3.50;
matoes, OK 10. cans, $3.50 per case: u
and jams 1900: Stakes 3 lib. o. @. Toms
5000 Corn, (Winslow'sl $500: Peas, u
S6.50: Peas, (sugar) Sc .50: Beans, $500
mon, 5000: Goldfish balls. $3.50: Rice,i
na) 4.e0 $500: matt; Carolina, lie. pei
Beans, &c., Milwaukee Beer, $500 pei i
Brooms, SI.50 per doz.: Lima beans,
per Id: Mustard, (Colman's) csc: III
Corn starch, $500 per box: Silver \
starch, S6.25 per box: Dried apples
peaches. fc., cherries, 26c., ground chej
1Gc., blackberries, 14c., raspberries, |
Sauces, catsup, S5.25 per case; pepper.
per case; l.. & p. Worcestershire, $4aI
800 per doz.; Oysters, XXI, $1,000 \
Cove, $3.50 case. Rice Sl2.00 MOL. -
Mash $500 per gal. Hume. Sl.O0 to S5"j
gal, Cabinet, 600 TO $500: per gal,
$500 t % S5.00 per gal. (choicel Sherry
to S4.O0per gal, Catawba, $3.50 per galJj
Wine, $21.60 per case; Hostetter's ~
$1,000 case. o. Lob. s \
FLouR-Celebrated Empire mills. S3.O y
xxx 1925; Missohla Mills $500; ri
Corn MEAL-white, Sc. yellow, Sc,
WHEAT-2 G.
OArs-s3.Oo from store selling from VI
Si.75. ~
BUTTER-50c.
EGGS-45 cents.
NAILs-1Od, 4s.O0 per keg.
SHovELsEs11.OO per dog.
AxEs-s12.50 case " old Dust" X. X,
case Hunts, $3.50 case in. i
tWashOel S!.75 per doz. Il. r., $500 "
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PARIS, Dec. 12.--Marshall Canrobert, in
the Senate yesterday, declared that, so far
from ordering soldiers to fire on the people
on the Boulevards in 1851, he stopped the
firing, and said that firing was an absurdity
which no general would have ordered, and
was doubtless begun by young, hot-headed
recruits. u..,.
The presidents Of the three groups of the
Senatorial Left, yesterday waited on Wad-
dington, President of the Council and Minis
ter of Forsign Affairs. Feray, Senator from
the department of Seine-and-Oise on behalf
of the Left Center, advocated a more decided
and devoted policy. Duclere Lefre, Senator
from the department Of Landes, from the pure
Lett, urged that the government should watch
over the strict loyalty Of all functionaries; and
NJ. Ferroulat, from the department of the
Var from the advanced Left, asked for a purg-
ing of redctiOndires and for a cessation of the
vile treatment of the Communists in New
Caledonia.
Washington acknowledged that much re-
NAMED to be done as to functionaries, though
it was not always easy to find suitable sue
c~essors; he promised to do his utmost to
meet the wishes of the Left, and stated that
the proved case of ill treatment had been
dealt with by the dismissal of the guilty, and
engaged that if the pending investigation
revealed other cases, severe punishment
should follow. Washington concluded by
giving favorable account of the foreign af-
fairs.
New YORK, Dec. ia dispatch received
by the vice-president of the Petroleum
Exchange from the Office at Bradford, says
"The suffering caused by the fire is intense.
The weather, which had been warm, changed
during the night, and the fire drove out
hundreds into the open air almost with
out clothing. Aid is needed Immediately to
relieve suffering"
Immediately on receipt Of the above dis
patch subscriptions were started at the Petro-
leum Exchange, and the members responded
literally. Funds are RENTED by telegraph
as fast as received.
Hon. Jas. Broder, Mayor of Bradford, sends
a telegram to the president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, as follows: cred
Rock, a neighborlng town, has been destroyed
by fire. Three hundred families are home.
less. Can you assist us financially? ?" The
Telegraph company will receive and forward
any contributions sent to its offices.
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The report telegraphed from Washington
to the effect that Tilden is about to issue a
card withdrawing from the political field and
urging the Democrats to nominate Speaker
Randall for the Presidency, very evidently
emanates from a Republican source and for
that reason should be taken cum grdno sails.
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Advlces received yesterday from Philadel-
phia report the condition of the wool market
to be as follows: Wool was quiet but very
3Oa40c: medium, 30a42c; coarse, 30a35c.
California fine, 35a40c; medium, 35a4Oc
coarse, 3Oa35c. New Mexican and Colorado
fine, 35a4Oc; medium 35a4O; coarse carpet
wool, 2Sa3Oc.
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1t was yesterday stated at the India office
in London that Lord Lytton had ~telegraphed
from Calcutta he had been shot at by a
drunken East Indian but that no one was
iniured.
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Many arrests were made in st. Petersburg
yesterday. It is said a plan of the winter
palace was found upon one prisoner.
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The CHILEAN Forces Suffer an
I%gnominious Defeat.
Great CHILEAN Defe~s.

NEW York, Dec. 13.-The Peruvian
Charge D'Affairs has received cable advices
from Panama announcing a partial engage
ment at Carapuca, where $500 Chilians were
routed and 1000 killed. Eleven Krupp guns
and four mitralleuses were captured.