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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21
UNHAPPY

Recent advices from Russia represent that
The peasants, says the London correspond
en-, of the New York World, have been led
to believe that the present Gar would CON-
plete his fathers work by relieving them OF
the arrearages in which the imperfect scheme
of emancipation has Involved them, and the
announcement that the relief measure las
been postponed indefinitely has rendered
them furious. The Russian executive, it is
said, permitted the maddeued peasants to
rob and nurdcr the Jews in the hope that
their rage would exhaust itself on these VIC
Tins; but the cry in the country districts is
for more blood and this time the government
officials and the military will suffer. Tele-
grams report the outbreak of agrarian nots
in Kharkholf and other southern districts.
The government buildings have been fired
and the a~rsenals robbed. Large bodies of
troops are being thrown into the disturbed
region, but the reports say the peasants are
everywhere rising and that the movement is
rapidly spreading through the south. The
outlook is far from encouraging for the Rus
sian bear. In the meantime while all these
disturbances are multiplying and gaining
force and Roadway in the rural districts the
Car is directing the immense military power
of the empire in the effort to render his OWL
precious life secure from the murderous
Vaccinations of the dreaded Nifilis.s. I'm.
happy Russia: more unhappy Gar.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21
WORLDS NEWS.

The mob in the late riot at Skibbereen
numbered 5000.
The Russian Ministry of war is bent on
retrenchment.
The Cornell crew has arrived in England
in good health.
The Jeanette search expedition was to
sail on the 18th or l4th from New York.
1t is reported in Berlin that the United
States and France will form a bi-metallic
union.
The ::Theatre Royal, in Belfast, Ireland,
was totally destroyed by fire on the sth inst.
Loss, 100000.
The steamer Faraday has successfully
landed the shore end of the new Atlantic
cable at ~Penzance,. England.
The Henley regatta stewards have decided
to admit the Cornell crew. The latter arrived
st Henley on the ct inst. and rowed over the
course.
The divorce suit brought by Mrs. Agnes
Boucicault against her husband, Dion Bouc-
icallt, was 5"gun . III New York City onStne
9Th inst. on a motion for alinony.
In speech at Burton-on-Trent recently
delivered by Lord Carnarvon he cha rced the
government with being responsible for the
civil war in Ireland.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

Under the indictments char ging them with
overcrowding their vessels, three captains of
missioner Shields yesterday. Captain G.
Never, of the Ohio, OF the Bremen line
against whom three charges IA re pending, gave
bail in $4,000, and Captain Carl Wiegsnd, of
the 1Sailer, of the same line was held in ST.
0OO. Captain Adolph Albers, co%mmahding
the Silesia, of the Hamburg line, was held in
$4,000 bail.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21
Important Land Decision.

Tie following questions were recently nut
to the interior department:
lst. Ii an unmarried woman enters a
homestead and marrles, can she commute her
homestead, or go on and make final proof and
secure a patent i'll her own light?
2nd. Ii an unmarried woman enters land
under the timber culture act, and marrles.
can she go on. and by compliance with the
law secure a patent in her own right?
ANSWERED. MAY 10Th.
nave Inc nonor TO state III replv ina , mai
ent can issue ia her own right in each in.
stance. With reference, however, to an entry
under the homestead law, l would state that
IN completing the same and making final
proof, she must continue to reside on the
land. Further, should such entry have been
made prior to the passage of the act of June
10th, 1850, she could proceed in accordance
with the second section thereof.
Very respectfully,
A. BELL,
Acting Secretary
To complete this information sought tn be
18th, 1880: '"Ne
SEC.2 2. That persons who have beretofore
under any of the homestead laws entered
lands properly subject to such entry. or ner-
sons to whom the right of those have so en-
tered for homesteads, may have been atteInpt.
ed to be transferred by bona tide instrument
In writing, may entitle themselves tn said
lands by paying the government price there.
Tor, and IN no case less than one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre, and the amount
heretofore paid the government on said lands
sliali ne taken as part payment of said price,
In1o.%eu, ms shall in no wise interfere
WIN the rights or claims of others who NAV
have subsequently, entered such Lands nn%a,
the homestead laws."-Omdha Bee. Jane 9th
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

George William Curtis is tbrealt
writer's paralysis.
John Howard Payne, the authoro
Sweet Home,' is to have a monume
MI. Froude, it is reported regrets
ing had anything to do with the pl
OF the Carlyle papers, so annoyed is
tone adopted toward him as their ed
The subject Of spiritualIsm
brought before the two Archbish'
Church of England, and the spiritU
elated with the idea that it will
dignity from being seriously con:
these able prelates, even if they do
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

Mr.. Chamberlain made a speech recently
at Birmingham in which he said that Mr..
Parnell would be satisfied with nothing
short of the repeal OF the Union. He said
lie believed the land bill was the maximum
measure any English Parliament will grant
to ireland,
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

The announcement that the Pope intends
to reprimand Archbishop Croke and the cler-
gy who have identified themselves with the
agrarian agitation, has created CONSERVATION
among Mr.. Parnell's followers. DR.. Croke
will be summoned to Rome and it is said Fa-
Their Sheehy will be suspended.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

The general in command Of the Cork dis
trict has asked for more troops. 1t is said
the tenants OF the large estates in that coun-
ty have copl bined to strike against the rents.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

1t is thought the land bill will not reach
the upper house of parliament before the last
week in July. The opposition declines to help
the government in pushing it and the Par.
nellltes obstruct its passage at every opportu-
nity.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

A motion was carried in the English house
of commons on the 9th inst, declaring that
no commercial treaty with France, which
does not reduce the proposed sduties on Eng
iish goods will be satisfactory.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

Inc Congregationalists of the United STATES
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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

The Salt Lake Tribune of the 10th says:
"there is rumor in the air that Governor
Potts will descend from the executive chair
of Montana in about a month.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-21

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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
Rinl ing Engine Bells by Steam

Railroad men just now are greatly
Interested in a novel appliance to loco
motives whereby the heretofore labori-
Gus task Of ringing the bell at crossings
and while approaching towns and vii
lagos, which has devolved upon the fire.
man to the manifest neglect. in many
instances, of his other duties, will be
automatically performed by steam
power, easily regulated and controlled.
The device consists merely Of a small
cylinder containing q revolving piston,
connected directly with the bell.yoke
by means of shaft. The motion IS
regulated by valve and cutoff, SO adj
justed that, by slight movement, it is
thrown off the center and instantly set
in motion. The bell then rings contln-
uorlsly until checked by similar
slight movement. II is in constant
readiness for use, steam being on con-
tinually after he firing Of the engine,
and is thus iistantaneously available
in cases where it is desirable to give
warning. The device is easily applied
to locomotives Of whatever make.
There are districts in the west through
which for miles the fremen are re-
quired by law to ring their bells con
tinuously, and at the same time are
obliged to keep their fires up to the
required standard.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17

the general government an1 state, he
and his company should obey the com
mands of the federal, and not of the
state authorities. For this declaration
Gov. Alexander W. Randall. then in of
fice, disbanded the company and dis.
missed Its officers, and their arms were
returned to the state. The company
afterward organized as an independent
military company, but without arms,
and remained in existence till the fol-
lowing year. Capt. Barry then planned
various ways to raise funds for the pur-
pose OF procuring arms for the compa.
ny. Among other ways and means, he
chartered the lake steamer Lady Efgin
for an excursion to Chicago The boat
was loaded down with gay pleasure
seekers, but on Its return, September 5,
1860, 1t was lost with over 800 lives of
those on board, including Captain Bar
ry and nearly all the members of the
company. The lost on the Lady Elgin
were victims to public sentiment
which prescribed men forbeipg "Union
savers" Who would now deem that
such state of public opinion existed
in Wisconsin but eight months before
Fort Sumpter was fred upon by the
rebels!
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
A Girls Tact and Courage.

The Revolution of 1916 not only
tried mems souls, but the women's al
so. Many anecdotes are still told
which illustrates the tact and courage
of noble women, who sacrificed much
to the colonies independence. One of
these anecdotes the scene of which is
laid in Flatbush, New York, shows the
strong sympathy of a girl of sixteen
for the patriots cause and her courage
in exhibiting it.
Kings County, Long Island, was for
long time during the war, occupied
by the British. Soldiers were quarter
ed upon the inhabitants, to whom
policy, therefore dictated a wise reti-
cence rs to their sympathies. But one
girl would not disguise her sentiments,
though her mother often checked her
boldness.
One day line of artillery wagons
was passing, The driver of the fore
most wagon, anxious to avoid mud
hole, turned his horses upon the side
walk in front Of her house.
OF course all the other drivers would
follow his lead. The sixteen-year-old
girl, determind to prevent this desecra-
ton, rushed out of the house and so
frightened the team which followed
that the horses overturned the wagon.
There was storm, which required
the presence Of the mother to alay.
But an old German doctor, attached
to one of the English regiments. saw
the girls attack, and laughed immoder-
atty over it.
"Oh, vat heroine vas our leetle
Femetiai" he said, laughingly, to a
Hessian officer. "She attack desc big
artillery mem She's our brave leetle
ladyw
Notwithstanding the presence of the
British troops, the patriotic citizens oil
Kings County loaned large sums OF
money for the advancement Of the
American cause. An agent went
around secretly collecting the money,
rs his life would have been taken il he
had been caught.
One day, the girls mother was count
ing out sum of gold to this agent
Looking up she saw q British officer
enter the doorway.
"Femmetia," she said to her daugh-
ter, hurry out and meet that officer,
and don't let him in as you value your
life. Don't fail us now, child"
The daughter obeyed. She met that
officer and was so entertaining that he
did not seek to enter the house until af-
ter the money had been gathered and
the agent hidden.
1t was the first and last time that her
mother complimented her for enter
tanning British officer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17

MoLLIES RAM.

Mollie had n little ram, fleece rs
black as n rubber shoe, and everywhere
that Mollie went he emigrated too.
He went to church with her one day
the folks hilarious grew, 10 see hin,
walk demurely, into Deacon Aliens
pew.
The worthy deacon quickly let his
angry passions rise, and gave il an un-
christian kick between the sad brown
eyes.
This landed rammy in the aisle,
the deacon followed fast, and raised
his foot again, alas that first kick was
his last.
For Mr.. Sheep walked slowly back,
about rod It's said; and ere the
deacon could retreat it stood him on
head.
The congregation then arose and
went for that ere sheep, but several
well directed butts Just piled them in ~
heap.
Then rushed they straightway for
the door with curses long and loud,
while rammy struck the hindmost man
AMI shot him through the crowd
The minister had often heard that
kiudness would the tiercest beast sub.
due-"Aha," he said, "l'll try that on
you"
And so he kindly, gently called :
Come, rammy, rammy, ram; TO see
the folks abuse you so I'm grieved and
sorry am"
With kind and gentle words he came
from that tall pulpit down, saying,
'rammy, ram, ram, rammy, rammy,
ram, my ram--best sheep in the
town
The ram look meek, and on he came,
with, "rammy, ram, ram, rammy,
rammy ram, the nice little ram
The ram quite dropped its humble
air, and rose from Off his feet, aud
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
Major Sanger and the Mule Whacker

Major Sanger, who is known III mill
tary slang rs q bantam, was returning
one day recently from Bismarck to
Fort Lincoln which is across the river,
and the a. dance in which he was
riding was delayed by team and wag-
on, driven by one of the class known as
mule whackers in this country. The
driver of the ambulance and the mule
whacker got into a wordv alteration,
and Mai. Sanger got very indignant at
what he believed to be impairment Ian
guage and unwarranted interference in
his journey. He jumped from the am
bulance, Tom Thumb in size but n
Gollah in fury, and exclaimed;
"Get that wagon out Of the way"
The mule whacker looked at him
9uizzingly, and asked:
"Who the devil are you2"
II am Major Sanger, Of the army,
sir, and | want you to get that wagon
out of the way"
"fhe mule whacker elected mouth
ful of tobacco juice irto the road and
remarked:
"Do you know what ] will do with
you, Major Sanger, of the army, sir, II
you don't make less noise with your
mouth?'
what will you DOR inquired the
major, looking as large and as fierce as
possible.
an get a mouse trap and catch you,
Major Sanger, of the army, sir, and give
you to my puppy to play with"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17

delay, and l Intend it shall proceed
without unnecessary delay. intend
also this prisoner shall have a
fair trial. In order to APP
pease public indignation my inclina-
ton is to allow weeks time to Robin
son, which time is originally asked by
him. | shall assign counsel of whom
he has spoken, to- assist him leaving
that counsel to make his arrangements
to come ..lto the case. If he cannot do
SO sooner than two weeks time, do
not think | should give him any more
indulgence than this, and | find EN-.
barrassment in giving that much.
Guiteau Escaping control of the dep
uty marshals and getting to his feet =
Il do not want Robinson to act as my
counsel"
Scoville rises and attempts to speak
Guiteau persists in addressing the
COURT goes on; 81 want to say emphat
ically that Robinson came into this
case without my consent. | knew
nothing about him, and do not like
the way he talks. | ask him peremp-
torily (pronouncing this word per
emptarily"l retired. | expect some
time to have money and employ any
counsel that please. am not n
beggar nor pauper." (Guitoau being
made to resume his seat.
Scovile then again explained his POI
sltion in the case and added; General
Butler is the choice of the prisoner 8
relatives and of the prisoner himself.
Ii the matter is to be continued, let it
be continued long enough so we can get
such counsel rs we want, and we will
be prepared with counsel who will be
tit to cope with the eminent counsel on
the other side. We do not want the
court to assign counsel. We will em-
! ploy counsel ourselves if the case be
continued"
Scoviile insisted that he would not 90
into the case further until he knew the
name of the additional COUNSEL.
The court, "No counsel can come
into the case without your consent"
Scoville resignedly): Every we'll"
Guiteau (again up): 81 say the
same" TO the deputy marshals who
were pulling him back: Can you not
mind your own business2 | an in the
presence of the court
District attoney-"Then ! uhder-
stand 1t to be the desire of your honor
that the trial shall now proceed ?"
The court-"Yes Let the trial pro-
coed, and when the testimony for the
prosecution is in | shall endeavor to
give the counsel for the defense time
to prepare their proofs. -
About eleven O'Clock the obtaining OF
a jury was begun-the three who first
presented themselves being unqualified
two on the ground that they had form
ed fixed opinions in the case, and the
other on the ground that he had con
scienHous scruples on the subject OF
capital punishment. In examining
the jurors ScovilIe went over large
range of questions rs to their religion.
and political belief.
Five jurors have been obtained anc
sworn in, whose names and occupations
are as follows; John 7. Harlan, res
taurant keeper; Fred. w. Branden
berg, cigarmaker; Chas. G, Stewart
flour and feed dealer; Henry ]. Bright
retired from business Thos. II. Lang
ley grocer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
A Novel SnOW.PloW.

Mr.. w. w. Osborne, of Kansas City,
is the inventor Of an improvement on
the snow~plows in use at present. 1t
consists in covering the surface of the
pillow which comes in contact with the
snow with a casing of boiler iron. On
this is laid steam coil, covering the
entire surface, the pipes being laid
horizontally and firmly fastened. They
are then covered with casing OF sheet
iron, which forms an air space around
the pipes. Boilers and water tanks are
placed inside the pillow, or it may be at
tached to the engine boiler, and the
steam coil is connected with the steam
space of the boilers. The surface of
the pillow can thus be heated to tenn
perature of four hundred degrees by
carrying the necessary pressure
steam in the boilers (240 pounds This
will melt the snow very rapidly as the
pillow is driven into it, and what is not
melted will compact together, and slid
ing from the hot, sloping surface of the
pillow remain in compact mass, clear
of the track. This pillow has all the adj
vantages of the old method, and the
additional one that no matter how deep
or now solid the drift, the plow will
melt its way through. Letters patent
have been recently granted for this
improvement.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
A Bit of History.
From the Milwaukee Sunday Telegrap

From the Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph.
report of wedding in the last is
sue OF the Sunday TeLeqoph-that of
Miss Kittie Barry. daughter of the late
Captain Garrett Barry, of this city, re-
calls one of the most striking events in
the political history of Wisconsin, and
one of its most awful tragedies. In 184S,
a military company called the ''City
Guards" was organized in Milwaukee,
and was reorganlzed in 1854 under the
name Of "Union Guards" Singular as
1t may sound in this era, "Union" was
an unpopular name in politics, or be-
came SO, twenty-five or twenty-six years
ago. "Union-savers" was a term of de-
rlsion for such patriots as protested
that the union was in danger OF de-
suuctlon, and that compromise and
sacrlhce We're necessary for its preser-
vatlon. The Union Guards" however,
under Captain Barry's excellent leader
ship, fiourlshed and prospered till 1888.
In the meantime, s. NJ. Booth had been
prosecuted for violating the fugitive
slave law; the state supreme court had
decided the law unconstitutional. and
the supreme court of the United States
had held it valid. The conflict of iuris-
diction was ynenacing condition of af-
fairs, and a rupture between the st9te
and the Nation (which had no big n, ?
them was held to be imminent. Under
these circumstances, in street discus
sion, Captain Barry made the declara-
ton that in case of conflict between
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17

"That Brown is so p-oud that you
can't touch him with q ten-foot pole,
said Mrs. Togg. "Of COURSE not" re-
piled Fogg, "that Is not legal ten
dear Fogg thought this was CAPT
tai thing to say, but when h. hhd to
go to work and explain 10 Mrs. I; =
"ten, dear, teG3er"-he wished In his
heart OF hearts that he had never said
it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17

when the parson lit he lay beneath the
hindmost seat.
And as he shot out the open door,
and closed it with a slam, he named
California town, | think twas 'Yuba
Dam.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17

People who live remote from the sea-
shore can make good artificial clam
by rolling piece Of soap in sand and
ashes, and eating it when it IS about
half cool. This Is rather better Than
the real clam, but it will give the IN.
landers an approximate idea of the lux.
ury.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-In the Grim
inal court, this morning, Judge Cox
rendered decision in the star route
cases, discussing, principally, the ques-
ton as to the infamy of the crime
charged. The conclusion arrived at
was, that the accused should be pro-
ceeded against by indictment. lie
therefore sustained the motion-ex.
polling the information from the files
of the court and ordered the discharge
of the defendants.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-11-17
A Successful Spark-Arrester.
From the springaeldl Mas..l Republioa,

From the Springfield Mass) Republican.
A new spark arresler, invented by j.
X, Taylor, master mechanic, has been
placed on many locomotives of the Old
Colony road, and is said to he COM
piste success. The arrester is placed
in tie smoke-stack. A reservoir of the
same diameter as the boiler is bolted
securely on the boilers head, and a
partition separates it from the boiler
ilues. As the sparks and Cinders come
out OF the tiues from the tire-box they
are Immediately whrled into and up
the smoke-stack by the draught At
the top of the stack is II wire netting
and just below cast-iron cone with
sweeping base, whose peculiar shape
diverts the sparks when they strike it,
rs they must do, into two large pipes
that lead to the reservoir, il which
they are deposited. All the sparks
must 20 this way, and it is not possible
for any OF them 10 escape from the
stack. At the bottom of the reservoir
is Il small chamber into which enters
blow pipe and water-iet by which
the sparks are blown out, through an
adjustable pipe about three inches in
diameter, into any receptacle pro-
vidod,
The latest use devised for paper ia its
manufacture into blankets. 1t is claim
ed that they are soft and plable, and
for warmth excel blankets made of any
other material, The uses 20 which pa
per can be put are truly wonderful
Out of it almost anything can be made,
from lace handkerchief to n human
habltaton. The most expensive suits
are sometimes made. They are cut
hbe,ous.