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TIMBER ON PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Secretary Schurz Recommends a.
Equitable Law. j

The following extract from telegraphic
synopsis Of Secretary Schurz report Is rela-
tive 10 timber on public lands. III the Land
Commission bill is rs indicated the people
OF the Territories will mt complain. We
have always been willing TO pay fair price
for the government timber used, and II 10 to
our interest 1t should be protected from
wanton destruction. The trouble has been
there was no law under which technical lille
10 II could be obtained, and we took IL and
used II under the first law of nature-neces-
sity. III the government of the United States
will just scratch its head and consider mo
ment II will see the Territorial settlers have
been shamefuliy spoken OF and treated about
the timber question, and the sooner there II
Ii some practical and fair legislation the better.
The trip orSecretary Schurz last summer has
given him opportunity to see both sides Of
the question, and we may anticipate his
efforts will be vigorous In this direction.
Following In the extract: i afa ~ =" 80
The main features Of legislation urged by
Secretary sschurx for the protection OF COW
eminent timber and the preservation of the
forests OF the country are the following:
/. That the government should be author
ized TO sell timber from the lands principally
valuable for the timber growing ON them
that In 10 say, not agricultural or mineral
nj reasonable, perhaps ut even merely nomi-
nal rates-to supply all domestic needs and
all wants Of local business enterprises, rs
we'll M Of commerce, the latter 20 far n
compatible with the public interest. hs5
Q. That these sales OF timber be 30 rega-
lated as TO preserve the necessary proportion
Of the forest ON public lands from waste and
iadiscriminate destruction. Such q policy
can, In his opinion, be carried out. without
great cost, with simple machinery and with
perfect Justice TO the wants Of the settlers
and business enterprises OF the country. II
Is virtually tho policy propossd by. thu Pub
lie Lands Commission Ia the report and bill
submitted 10 Congress II the last session.
The Secretary also urges the enactment or
law prescribing severe penalties for the
wiilful negligence or carsless setting u fires
upon the public lands, and providing for the
recovery Of the damages sustained.
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THE REMEDY FOR UTAH.
The N. Y, Herald Wants a Military Governm,

The N. Y, Herald Wants a Military Government.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The Herald on the
Presidents treatment of the Utah question in
his Message, says: "When he comes to spe-
cific recommendations of legislation he
shrinks from the only plan by which the pop,
ulation Of Utah can be kept in order in the
event Of the disfranchisement of five-sixths
of their number, viz: A military govern
ment. The time for any halfway measure
is past. There is no wise alternative to-day
except self-government for Utah Territory
which means the encouragement Of polyga.
my, or governing 1t with the strong hand of
military force which will mean its extin-
glishment. We state our belief that there
are no Constitutional objections that cannot
be avoided. We believe also that there are
no valid sentimental objections
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A certain lawyer was compelled to apollo
gize TO the Court. With stately dignity he
arose I'm his place and said: "Your honor is
right and am wrong, as yonr honor gener-
ally Is" The Judge hardly knew whether
TO feel happy or to line the lawyer for co n
tempt.-N. 4. Post.
II Is estimated that 10000 women In New
York earn their own living, aud that their
wages will not average more than or 5 dol
lars week. A few actresses, milliners and
modistes make fortunes, the majority Of
those who have adopted clerical occupations
live scantily, while the most comfortable of
the manual workers are the house servants,
who are assured Of good food and healthful
lodging. The trouble here, as In nearly all
large cities, il the absurd prejudice of Amer
lean women against manual labor. They
will suffer slow starvation in garnet work
ing ON slop-shop work rather than 80 into .
good kitchen.
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A RILED soUrHERNER.
. won't be Reconstructed and Don't Care q
Darn"

NEW YORK, Dec. THE Times has large
number of editorial comments on the Presi-
dents Message Of which the following extract
from the Richmond Dispatch Is the most
noteworthy: "Mr. Hayes libels the South in
reference to negroes. We need not stop to
refute his false assertions on this subject, nor
take notice of his twaddle about the solid
South, He asserts what every man knows
to be false, when he pronounces the new
amendments to the Federal Constitution to
be sthe solemn expression of the will of the
people," He knows they were forced upon
the people Of the South. The President re-
views the civil service humbug. Of all men
i'm the world he should be the last to touch
the subject; he who allowed his officers to
stump the country for Garfield; he, who ap-
pointed scores of villains to Office that aided
In defrauding South Carolina and Louisiana
out of their vote for President in 1915; he,
who allowed three severe assessments to be
made upon all clerks, male and female, in
all departments of the government to pay
rascals for cheating Hancock out of the Pres
idency. Mr.. Hayes, let us say once more, Is
a hypocrite. He Is pretty fellow to open
his mouth on the subject of divorce between
Congress and the President. The President
touches on polygamy and as a means Of ex-
tirpating 1t recommends the governing of
Utah by Commission that would serve as a
precedent for a like mode of governing South
ern States which can easily be converted into
Territories as they were a few years ago.
The President says an army of thirty thous-
and Is the least the country can get along
with. five are to have Republican rule we
ought to have three times as many. General
Hancock could have got along with twenty
thousand. The President recommends that
West Point be put under officers on the re-
tired list-a blow ut General Schofield and
taffy. to the negro. White army officers are
never going to level themselves down to an
equality with Sambo. The President recon-
mends that General Grant be made Captain
General, with all that that title implies. He
served as President and received 100000
for It. He served as General and received as
much for that service, we suppose. Yet he
Is still to be provided for. A protest from the
South would insure the success of the
scheme. We forbear to comment upon 1t.
So much for Hayes last Message. Its tone
bodies no good to the country, but we have
some faith in his successor. Mr.. Garfield
can be a great man. Let us see II he will
ha
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A Word or WARNING

Persons frequently cut the stamp from
stamped envelopes and attempt to use the
stamps. II the envelope, no matter how bad
ly torn or soiled, is returned to the postmas-
ter he win redeem the stamp, but they are OF
no use whatever when cut from the envelope
The stamped envelopes are the cheapest In
use, three being given for ten cents or q for
/ cents. Envelopes cut open at the ends are
not allowed to be used for mailing papers
When so cut they cannot be used for mailing
purposes. Five hundred envelopes, stamped
and return card printed upon them, will be
furnished for the value of the stamps and
one dollar and twenty cents for the envel-
opes. Business men who once get into the
ha bit Of using them will have no other
Ere h0nge s.9e a# a ea#S. sEE "A
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Notes or the Day.

Diphtheria prevails to an alarming exten,
| In Deadwood. 9E tu 5a#aEa RI 80.
b. Gratz Brown Is q candidate for u. S.
Senator from Missouri. @# -aaa4 s@@
DeLesseps says everything Is ready to be-
gin work on the Panama Canal. ,El
| A Greenbacker holds the balance of power
In the Indiana Senate. a
The New York Chamber Of Commerce has
| adopted q resolution calling for National
bankrupt law. s Es! ,-,a.E taas
The failure In announced of Durham &
Sons, piano manufacturers Of New York
Liabilities, $4,000. a.
The Giobe-Democrat wants Bernhard TO
marry A. I'll. Stephens or Senator Malone,
and stay In America assa#
Senator Window, Of Minnesota, whose
health has been poor for several months, has
gone to White Sulphur Springs, Ark, for re-
lief.
Gen. Malone weighs only 107 pounds but
he holds the balance Of power In the United
States Senate AFTER the 4th Of March, all the
same. .....- FL
aWhat Is there left?" inquiries Ella
Wheeler In . recent poem. Not an Office,
dear-not one. They've swept everything.
-Enaird Press. stttae s3f $40 Ht7a =
Senator Logan's proposed appointment rs
Minister TO England ID opposed by the Chica-
70 Times on account OF "his Ignorance Of
the Language spoken In that country as5
(Which do you like best, your father or
your mother? n asked d visitor of little chub-
by Rst. s.Oh, / like ma best; she spanks me
with the soft side Of her hand; pa takes .
Ogden Is to be lighted with electric light.
II will be placed on an iron tower $50 feet
high, erected on the bench above the city.
Mr.. Ruthrof has the contract 1t $1,000 year
for five years. s aa ssF 800
The Circle Railway, of Denver, il the lat
est organization. IL proposes to build 4 mar
row guage railroad around Denver, not ex-
ceeding radius Of five miles II any point
from the heart Of the city. II
Bernhard has shown the New Workers six
styles Of death-by poison, In Adrienne,
Donad Sol, Phedrc and the Sphinr, by grief
In Frea Frou and by consumption . Gavp-
iite. But Sara, however, has only one kind OF
love. l6a5.t.s5,.s asi F...I -
The steamers Far West, General Terry.
General Meade and Fontenelie are frozen
up shove Yankton, and the General Sher-
man, Eclipse and Bachelor above Bismarck.
making seven boats caught by winters win
ming ways-Bismarck 1ribwne.
Speaking on General Miles the SIN ssvs.
Il We down In Texas, upon abeautifal cIear
night, that Col. Mckenzie was caught gazing
with m inknrestad ~eye q = radiant star.
"Mhat sEe 700 looking =, colonel,r in
quired Major Mclaughlin. AYonder star.
There Niles betwcen ycu and that STAR
The najor's idea Of heavenly distances was
thing here below. That Major, however,
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Three Per Cents Suggested.

NEW YORK, December 8.-The Heralds
Washington special says Secretary Sherman
in an interview on the proposed three per
cent. bonds said: eff this should be the ulti-
matum of Congress Twill do my utmost to
make 1t successful, and If the time ever was
In this country to sell three per cents. at par
IL Is now. But i still think 1t would have
been wiser to leave the Secretary, whoever
he may be, some latitude so that he may
take advantage of the circumstances.
should try three per cent. bond even II the
law gave me more latitude .... .s..ass 49,
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Heavy Fire in Oman.

i OMAHA, Dec. TAT 2:30 this morning q
fire originating in Hers wholesale liquor
house and spreading to Collins saddlery es-
Enlistment destroyed both buildings and
their contents. The losses are Her Il Co.,
$125 200; Collins Bros, 5000; Max Meyer
h Bro, $4,000; Ramage, tailor, $500; Ish
T. Mcmahon, 1000; Rodgers Il Sons, $500;
John ID. Creighton and Marsh Kennard, $500
each; VIM. Paxton, 81, 1000; McShane Bros,
$4,000; other buildings damaged $4,000 and
merchandise by water about $4,000; both
items pretty fully covered by insurance.
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More Rlunders,

NEW YORK, Dycember 9.-The Heraifs
Washington special says Some leading
Democrats in the House have conceived the
idea of capturing the organization of the
next House by making an alliance with the
Greenbackers, with Ladd, Of Maine, for the
Speakership. This scheme, with the elect
oral count bill and the attempt to unseat
Kellogg. are three plumbers cropping out in
the first three days of the session, any one of
which ought to send the perpetrator to the
rear in disgrace as a person not fit to be
trusted with voice in the party councils.
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The statement that syndicate has been
formed to take forty million dollars of Nor
thern Pacific Railroad bonds, and that the
work Is now TO be pushed as rapidly rs pos
sible TO . final completion, has awakened m
interest In that enterprise which has never
before been felt, and the question Of .s.route''
Is naturally agitating the press and public Of
Montana. II Is true the road has been locat-
ed for nearly eight years, that the alternate
sections along belt Of country eighty miles
wide on that line have been withdrawn from
market, Homestead or presumption by the
Government since that location was fled In
the Department Of the Interior and reserved
for conveyance TO that railroad company
when 1t shall have constructed Ito road over
successive divisions of that route. IL Is true
this withdrawal and reserve Of lands In the
best valleys of Montana, along which the To-
cation was made, has 30 far worked yast i'm
jury 10 the interests Of those valleys, and
that the odd numbered sections On other pos
sible lines have been largely, taken up and
are beyond the reach Of that company. Yet
Il h still believed by many thai fair psssi-
bility exists the old location through
Montana will be In part abandoned and .
shorter line selected. This we believe,
would require m net Of Congress. Grant
ing this could be obtained without difIicnlty,
knowing thai Surveyor are next spring to re-
examine and resurvey other routes thanthat
now located, and aware that the Deer Lodge
pass route Is tho Longest one yet surveyed,
we are still OF the opinion that no deviation
win be made from the original location.
Our reasons for 20 believing are, briefly:
! The present route was determined upon
altar All the explorations and surveys made
under The supervision OF Chief Engineer
Roberta who YVES, Il b understood, not par
sonaliy desirous Of touching point 20 fsr
south y this latitude. An \ : valley
route from Glsndiye -, ths Western limits
Of Montana, threading one valley amer an
other and crossing the main range Of the
Rocky Mountains 1t IN altitude Of $500
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LIQUID LAVA,
Splendid Outburst or Flames from,
Mauna LOa.

An extra of the Hmcaiian GazcHo Of Nov
18th gives an account Of an eruption of Man.
ma Loa exceeding in volume any ever brl,,r,
known on the island. The grand outburst of
fire In thus described IT broke out ahout
n m November 9th, about six miles north ,r
the summit crater of MOkuaweOwco ON Man
ma Loa and flowed down the elevated uat,;ll
living between Mauna Loa and Kca Srudjuu
out two branches, one from its source toward
the old crater of kilauea, and another branch
further down, trendtng toward the east On
Wednesday, November 18th, the flow could
be distinctly seen from Hilo winding its WAY
towards Puma, with branch stream running
towards Hilo. The stream running towards
Puma was about thi rty miles in length AMI
from 100 to 200 yards wide, with n depth at
about twenty teet. a correspondent of this
paper accompanied party that went To view
the sight, and they climbed the mountain.
Soon, he SAYS, as the fog gradually cleared OF
the sides of the mountain we saw
TREMENDOUS RIVER OF FIRE
Pouring down the steep sides. We could see
IL distinctly down the slope until il ran int"
the fog bank, which had settled like u huge,
snow bed. The fire was nj AN intense white
heat, and was running turiOnsly downward.
They then went towards Puma 10 see tho
molten rivers by night, and. he adds, the
moon set, and still il was light enough to 81 =
to read. Away above lis in til" heaven,
shone the brilliant fountain head, and theme"
to the end was line of liquid lava. Thrrr
miles long, every inch of which was one
bright rolling tide Of fire There was not II
single break in the whole length. The front
edge, being about three-fourths of II mile IN
width, was an intensely brilliant sight, and
as it slowly advanced and rolled over The
small trees and scrub bright flames would
shoot up and die along its entire edge. Then
there were
GIANT EXPLOSIONS,
Vast and terrible, ~ if the earth were being
scattered by earthquakes, and all NJ once II
huge dome of molten lava was thrown mp
about half way up the mountain side, an't
continued to flow over like an immense
fountain. The next day the party crossed
the old lava beds for about 900 feet Not
twenty feet distant was tins immense bed of
lava slsvly moving forward with irreSi>tih"
force, bearing on its surface huge rocks amt
powders tons in weight. The whole front
edge was one bright red mass of solid rock,
necessarily breaking off from the top of the
towering mass and rolling down to the foot
of 1t, to be again covered up by another aNt-
lanche Of white-hot rock and sand. The miss
was at its front edge from twelve to thirty
feet in height. Along the base of itsadvamcr
| 1t was one crash of rolling, sliding, tunhllug
red hot rock. We could see no fire or liquid
lava mt all, but the whole advance line at red
hot stones and Scoria. There were no eNplO-
siohs while we were near the flow, only Il TIRE
mendous roaring, like ten thousand blast fur
naces at work at once. Some fears of the
safety of Hilo are still entertained, but the
flow seems turning in another direction.
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IT Is matter of surprise to some that the
Utah and Northern railroad was not pushed
OH TO Silver Bow or al least to Divide this
season, not much reliance being placed in
the asserted inability of the company to get
up iron If 1t were desired. The fact is the
company has no right Of way " farther than
TO Camp Greek. The act was passed giving
them the right Of way for their road ITO and
through the Territories Of Utah, Idaho and
Montana TO connections Nth the Northern
Pacific road" At the last session Of Con-
gress q bill was introduced to strike out the
italicized words, and was referred to the
Committee on Railroads. IL In stated the
Committee will report favorably ut this ses-
sion, and ID Is anticipated the bill will pass,
although Ii will not improbably be opposed
by Northern Pacific influences. Under the
present act the grade Is now completed Us far
MS authorized.@s @@s~' F'
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THE heroes must go. There must be
room for promotion whate'er betides. Peace
makes an unhappy family of the army. The
barless shoulder straps demand advancement,
and the old starred veterans are forced out
at the top and drop Off into the dignifed
gulf of oblivion. Wonder what Germany
would say If King William would "retire
Won Moltke and Bismark? 1t seems like
cruelty, but 1t may be for the best. 1t is
young blood that ''f .
Seeks the bubble reputation Mt the lannon's
month";
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THE Miner condemns us for not voting for
the Legislative members left off the Fusion
Ticket. The Fusionists announced In their
hand bills that the Legislative candidates on
their Fusion Ticket had declared in favor Of
division of the County. We did not see
proper to take the Fusionists' word for t,and
MesseB. Worden, Pardee and Glenn have
since stated they never did so declare. The
Fusion pushers deceived the Butte people
and are mad now that they did not deceive
all others. The devil was never so hot as
when he couldn't give away everything he
could see from the top Of high Butte.
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WE notice certain of our exchanges con-
railroad pass across the Rocky Mountains.
Have they forgotten that the Utah and
Northern surveyors abandoned that pass last
summer after occupying nearly a week in a
fruitless effort to run a line of ttro hundred
and fifty feet to the mile over that passs The
practicable pass finally found Is several miles
north of Priests
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A Grant Subscription,

PHILADELPHIA, December "a fund OF
$100, 900 has been raised in this city to be
presented to Grant within short time. The
money was given by Republicans and Dem
ocrats, and Is on deposit in bank. The
idea originated with friends who think
Grants income is not sufficient to support
him in the style worthy of an ex-President
This Is exclusive Of the movement at New
York for all ex-Presidents.
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Trouble il the lEnsii.h cabinet.

LONDON, December S-The Morniag
Post says: Another very serious di1icuh y
has arisen within the Cabinet. ParnelI's
last speech has convinced many ministers
that Land Law reform alone win not satisfy
Ireland, and the advocates Of coercion, head
ed by Forster, chief Secretary for Ireland,
are increasing their demand for immediate
coercion In order to maintain the law The.
urgency OF the question has become 50 acute
that the idea Of December session of Par
lament, or important sessions from the Cab
met, Is not to be lightly set aside. "A very
few days win show whether Gladstone ran
again stife the disturbances In the Cabinet.
III he summons Parliament to propose coer-
cion be may lose two colleagues, and if be
refuses that course four may desert him.
LONDON, December s.-The dissatisfied
members Of the Cabinet are believed to BE-
Earl Seiborne, Lord High Chancellor; Duke
Of Argyle, Lord Of the Privy Seal; Marquis
Of Hartington, Secretary for India, and W..
Z. Forster. Chief Secretary for ireland.
There are also rumo1 that Earl Cowpsr,
Lord Lieusenant Of Ireland, threatens to -
sign unle. coercive measures ire opened 4
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S.xteenth Amendment Proposed.

CHICAGO, December S.-Senate. Morgan
introduced joint resolution for Constitu-
tional amendment, authorizing Congress to
establish rules for all matters concerning the
electoral vote and declaring the result Of the
election for President and for the govern
ment Of Congress, such laws no. be changed
or repealed within year before an election
occurs In any State. [s a5~@4
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A Fast I Locomotive.

DETROIT, Dec. 2.-The new and novel 10
connective invented by Eugene Fontaine, OF
this city, arrived from Fort Wayne on sched-
ule time this morning, making mile min
ute with ease on some parts of the road. II
Is confidently expected 1t will make rs miles
an hour. Tests with loaded train up grade
gave great satisfaction. Railroad men are
greatly interested.
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THE Butte Miner has defended the Butte
Fusionists who betrayed their parties for a
selfish, local object. If 1t has failed to vindi-
cate them it's best resort Is silence. nit has
succeeded it should tender it's services to
Barnum to exculpate him from the infamy
of the Morey letter forgery, and he should
accept them. IL has shown it's will 10 de-
fend such practices; the only question is it's
ability. E.
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AT special election on the 3Oth ult. in
the nineteenth Ohio district Judge /. b. Tay-
lor, elected In October TO be Garfeld's sue
cessor In the new nineteenth district, was
elected TO fill the vacancy In the present
Congress caused by Garfields resigning his
seat In Congress before the expiration of his
term. A very light vote was poiied. Tay-
lors majority Is large.
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= CHICAGO, December 2.--The Times
Washington special says: Johnny Daven-
ports thunderbolt proves to be the declara-
ton that Chairman Barnum Is responsible
for the Morey forgery; that Hadley inspired
1t that Philip wrote IL, and that Barnum
spirited Hadley away when wanted as q wit
ness. Barnum has been watched by de-
tecfive for the past month. Davenport has
been here to consult the Attorney-G General
- TO whether Garfield could be summoned
n n witness. a