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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30

MIwAuKxx, Nov. 25.-- Flour - In fair de-
mand. Wheat Strong No. 2 hard LOG, No.
2, 9ih 94h for seller November; 94H for
seller December 95 bid for seller January; 94h
for seller the year; No. 3, 50. Corn-Entirely
nominal; none on the market oats-Stronger;
No. 2, white. 40G4l. Rye-Lower; No l,
IS; No. 2, IS. Barley-Dull and dropping; No.
2, TAX; extra No. 3, Sax. Provisions High
er. Mess Pork -l7.35 for seller cast; 1925
for seller Noyember l7.l5 for seller January.
Lard-Prime steam, ll.55 for seller cash;
ll.50 fer seller November; 1850 for seller jan
uAry Live Hogs-Stronger; 59oG6.3c. But
ter-Quiet and unchanged. Caecse-Steady
and firm. Eggs - Steady; 26 Receipts -
Flour, 1897; wheat, 29,52S; barley, 27,24o.
Shipments Flour, l2,45l; wheat 100; barley 49,
52i.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30
The Unit Rule.
iIarper's Weekly.

In the midst of disastrous coseuueu-
ces of too much despotism and dicta-
ton in the Republican party, it is well
to remember that the last national con-
vention took measures to secure real
representation OF the party at the next
convention. 1t is decided that the yoke
of the unit rule, which is one of the de-
vises of the machine to suppress the ex-
preston of difference ofopinion, should
be broken, and the delegates should be
elected by Congressional districts. The
convention directed the national COM
mittee to submit a scheme for such
elections, and announce it within a
year. More than two years have pass
ed, and nothing has been done. The
committee resolved last spring to de-
fer the matter for another year, and
intrusted it to subcommittee. This
committee is composed of Secretary
Chandler, Of New Hampshire, Mr..
Thomas G. Platt, of New York, Mr.
Cnauncsy J. Filley, OF Missouri, Mr..
John A. Martin, OF Kansas, and Mr..
John NJ. Forbes, of Massachusetts,. The
probable action Of the majority Of such
u committee is obvious. 1t will be de-
lay in the hope Of something turning
up. OF Mr.. o. Martins position we know
nothing. But Messrs.. Chandler, Platt
and Fllley will probably act in unison.
After the experience of 1850, how
ever, the party will not tolerate the
unit rule. There was never any more
intolerable management than that of
the attempted packing Of the National
Convention in that year by a small
clique of "bosses," end the resolution
to discard the unit rule was IN en-
phatic expression of the sense Of out
rage in the party. There can be no
doubt, therefore, whatever the COM
mittee or the ub-committee may do,
that republicans will elect their dele
gates by districts. This is but reason
able, because the req resentation in
national convention is based, like the
number Of electors, upon the districts.
Even in conventions where authority
has been claimed for Majority of the
convention to select the delegates, its
action has been but ratification of
the district choice. The district dele
gates in the state convention agree
upon national delegate, and the coz
firmation of their choice Is only formal.
The effort to set aside the choice which
was made in the New York convention
of 1880 was a natural endeavor Of the
bosses, because they were unwilling
that the real and deep difference OF
opinion in republican New York should
be known. But although character
istic of the whole third-term plot, it
was SO outrageous that it miscairied.
The object of national convention
is to ascertain the preference OF the
republicans of the United States among
the candidates. The effort to crush
the minority of delegates in the state
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30
The Oil Spectators.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Nov. 24.-This was
another day of gloom and anxiety at
the oil exchange. The market opened
weak, with an utter lack of confidence,
aud prices declined in a short time
from 1.01 to IS, but afterwards recover
ed little and closed 6rmer at 94i
During the downward course the wild.
es. excitement prevailed, and large
blocks Of oil were sold TO satisfy the
margins. The transactions were very
heavy, and many thousands of dollars
were lost. As yet, no failures haze
been announced.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30

CHICAGO, NV. 25. 49, Hour - Steady anu IN
changed Wheat-Fairly active and a shade
higher regular, s3a a93n for seller Novem-
Der; s3's a93h for seller December; 9SA9
93'S for seller the year; 94HG94s for seller
January; 3aA for seller May; No. 2 Chicago
spring, 93l. for seller cash; rest same as reg
ular; No. 8 Chicago spring, 79k; rejected,
60G6S; No. 2 red winter, 95Sa96 for seller
cash and seller November; SO for seller De-
cember, 95s G96 for seller the year; 96H 497
for seller January; No. 5 winter, 81; rejected,
SIX. Corp-Ir fair demand, but lower7OH for
seller cash. COX for seller November; COX g
COZ for seller December and the year; OAK
G54x for seller January; SIS for seller May
rejected CO. 0ats-Firm fer cash and Novem-
Der, other options unset tied and easier; SO for
seller cash; 36h fer seller November; $50. for
seller December and the year; 34H for seller jan
ua,y; 35Y for seller May. Rye - Firm, S..
Barley-IIigher; Slds2. Flax Seed - Lower;
1l3. Pork - Steady and in fair demand,
F.359l7.40 for seller cash; 1875 for seller
November; l7.07h9l7.10 for seller Deem
Der, the year, and January; 17.209 I7.22H for
Iepruhrys li'o' ~ I'soo lor SoiiSi
March. Lard-iiigher; cash and Move mber and
other futures lower; LOO bid for seller cash;
lilo for seller November; 1O.57H a 1850 for
seller December, the year and January; l0.62x
a 1866 for seller February; l0.75al0.77,s for
seller May. Bulk Meat s. In fsir demand;
shoulders, 6.75; short ribs 8. so; do clear, $50
Butter-Steady and unchanged. Eggs-In fair
demand, 27q27h. Whisky-Steady and I'M
changed, LII. Freights-Corn to Buffalo, &c.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30


of New York was intended to produce
a moral effect like that which the
forged proxy at the Saratoga conven-
ton produced. If it could have been
represented that New York and Penn
sylvania were unit for the third term,
it would have greatly effected the re-
suit elsewhere. 1t WAS because the
machine was confident of its power to
do this that the Pennsylvania conven-
ton was held in January and the New
York convention in February to cleo.
delegates to national convention to
be held late in June. 1t would be in
terestiDg to know whether the national
committee intend to obey the direc-
ton of the national convention or 10
disregard it altogether.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30

Three Editors Of Erie Under Indtct-
ments for Libel. Including the HUI
morist Frank Weiss-The whole
Proceedings Turned Into n Grand
Trsyesty by Weiss-Thc Laws OF
Edward !.
ERIE, Pa, Dec. Never in the judi
eial annals Of Erie county has the
quarter sessions furnished such ex-
ouisite humor as the term of court
now holding. Among the indictments
found by the grand jury were three for
criminal libel, the defendants being
John Boyen, editor of the daily Leucht-
M,srm and Messrs. Frank Weiss and
Henry Helbst, editors of the weekly
Sor1,tagsgast, humorous and Illus
trated weekly. The prosecutor is
John Firch. young member of the
Young Mems Christian Association and
of the Law and Order League. Firch
had played the part OF amateur de-
tective in the Leagues campaign
against the liquor dealers, and the
funny paper published cartoon rep
resenting an artistic gallows, with u
strangled corpse attachment, bear
ing q strong resemblance to Fiych.
The deepest interest s manifest
ed in the legal proceedings, the
Yong Mems Christian Association be-
ing arrayed on the one side and the
entire German element on the other.
The latter were dismayed at the OPEN
ing of the sessions by the District At
torney claiming an ancient right to
"stand aside" any juror called until
the box was filled with men acceptable
to the commonwealth, the standing
aside being independent of the per-
emptory challenges, and allowable to
the extent of standing aside the entire
paael. practically enabling the COM
monwealtn to get alury OF its own Sc
lection. Such prictice was unknown
in the Erie Courts. The District At
tornev showed that the right existed in
an unrepealed statute of King Edward
l., enacted in the ninth century, and
sustained as good law by the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, because the
statute has never been repealed by
Parliament or Legislature. The Court
had no alternative but to rule IN favor
of the District Attorney, and IN con-
sequence no German or freshman
could get into the box on liquor trials.
This was d blue prospect for the edi-
tors, and naught but conviction stared
them in the face.
The saddest looking man atten ling
court is the editor of the funny paper,
Frank Weiss. To look at him one
would naturally suppose him to be an
ascetic, his somore expression being
strongly suggestive of self-abnegation
and funerals. But withal, Weiss is the
NEST comical person within the pur-
view of the court. While sitting in
court, with features of imperturbable
gravity, he conceived the idea of turn
ing the whole proceedings into ridicule
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30
innate the value of the iools at About

innate the value of the iools at? About
5000"
"Come on, Mr.. Hankins, I'll have to
lock you up until you are baied out"
interrupted an officer, and the gam bier
walked below among his fellows.
he and his men, with few others.
were placed in one CELL and all the
other prisoners huddled together like
cattle in another large apartment. The
men clItched the bars and looked out
anxiously for bondsmen, but they were
compelled to wait several hours. When
all were locked up, Capt. Buckley or
dered them to come out in single file
and give their names. The desk ser
geant stationed himself near the stairs
and recorded on sheet of paper each
hcutous name, rs nearly every name
given was "a false one There were SO
in all, none Of them well-known. The
names given by the gamblers, or "keep
ers," were George Hankins, Charles
Atwood, Joseph William, joseph Da-
vls, Ben johnson, Charles C. Bendor
Charles West, Albert Morton, George
Dnryea, Henry Rosedale, f. J. Rasper
and Martin Madden. They were
charged with being keepers of a gam
bling house, and will be prosecuted un.
der section l27, chapter 3S, of the
criminal code. The tools will come I'M
der section 1873, chapter SO. also of the
code, and the inmates under
section l,2l2 of the city ordinances
IN relation 20 gambling. Mike MELON.
aid sent for Judge Wallace to come and
take bail, and at l;15 this morning the
Jusuce put IN an appearance AT the
armery Blanks were filled out, and
Mcl,onaid was received rs bondsman
Tor Hankins, the first man released.
In conjunction the two men began 10
sign the bonds of the 'other prisoners.
and 1t was late in the morning before
'he 'eoious process was completed, and
ONLY FEW uNFoRTUNATEs
still remained behind the bars.
The manner of eifecting the raid and
me cause therefor were obtained from
Lieut.. Ripley. Supt. Doyle drove
home IN his buggy as soon as he was
poliled by messenger of the success of
the haul In answer to question,
Lieut., Ripley said: "Shea and con.
Quoted the raid, but of course we acted
under orders from the chief. We took
Detectives Rohon, Amstein. Stiff. Co.'S
tello, Elliott, Wiley, and Kaehler with
us, with n few others to follow"
Did you have warrant
Yes, l swore out the warrant thsi
evening, and it WAS not over half an
hour after the warrant was sworn out
before we pounced upon the house."
Why was George Hankin's Sc
lected?"
well, there had been complaints
made aoout his place, and besid we
well knew the class of people who pat
ronized :hls place. Most of those who
play there are young men, laborers and
persons who haven't much money.
Such PLACES it is proposed to close
first"
Then THE raid is to be followed by
others?"
"Yes, sir. The chief told us that
gambling must be stopped, and we are
going to do il"
do you think you will succeed? ?"
YES, we do. We've got them dead
to rights tonight, and | guess the case
will stick"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30
IIliteracy In the United States.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.--The census
bureau mas just issued bulletin Of The
illteracy in the United States. From
this it appears that the following per-
centages OF persons over 10 years o. age
are unable TO read and write:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30

The south always explains its litter
acy on the ground that the ex-slaves
and their children have not yet had
time to get the rudiments Of education,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30

William II. Vanderbilts old resi-
dence on Fifth avenue, New York, mas
been leased to Ex-Governor Stanford, of
California, for the Winter, at $1,000
month.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30

Schuyler CO. fax, having been 10 New
York and seen Mrs. Lapstry, pro-
no1rced her very beautiful, with the
exception of her face. Concerning this
somewhat important feature, he knows
1.-TWO ladies' OF South Bend who are
handsoner.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30

Michael Davitt, of Land League no.
toriety is a one-armed man, of rather
ab.ve middle height, and of 1.-THE and
muscular proportions. His hair, beard
and moustache are jet black, and so
are his eyes, bu: his face constantly
wears hectic flush.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30
/" STAND ASIDE"

Three Editors OF Erie Under Indtct-
ments for Libel. Including the HUI
m0rist Frank Weiss-The Whole
Proceedings Turned Into "A Grand
Trayesty by Weiss-Thc Laws of
Edward 4.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-01
A HAPPY REUNION.
A Father Loses His Little Daughter
and Finds Her i'm n strange city.

About a year ago, says the Bodie Free
Press, the wife OF Mr.. Pomin Of Tahoe
left him, taking along with her their btle
girl, then just past two years OF age. They
went over into the State OF Nevada, and
there the mother took sick and died. Mr..
Pomin on hearing Of the death Of his wife
sought for his child, but could learn no
more than that it had been given to q
family who subsequently left with II for
California. j. B.. Campbell of Tahoe, who
is spending the Winter in Sacramento, and
who was acquainted with the circum-
stances above referred to, incidentally
heard that there was a little girl at the
Sacramento Hospital that had been left
sick in the County Physicians charge by
a family who claimed that it did not be-
long to them and who said they were tired
OF taking care Of it. The thought occur
red to Mr.. Campbell that the little girl in
question might be his %neighbor's child,
and to satisfy himself on this point he
vent to see 1t. The child was by this
time we'll and hearty, and was recognized
by Mr.. Campbell in an instant as the lost
waif. He at once sent the news OF his
discovery to the bereaved father, who, az
may be supposed, lost no time in going to
Sacramento to meet again his long lost
little one. The father was overjoyed al
the recovery of his child, and little as the
child was 1t had not forgotten its father,
and the Joy at their meeting was mutual
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-01
THE OPERA ROUSE.
A Favorable Criticism Qualified
by n Justifiable "Gr0wl."

The Leavitt Variety Troupe played the
second and last time Of their engagement
here at the Opera House last night. They
had a very large house, almost as large as
on the preceding night. The performance
which was criticised by us yesterday need
not be reviewed again. 1t was very good
and amusing all the way through. The
audience were greatly disappointed, how
ever. in the nonappearance OF Miss Flora
Moore, whose songs and characterizations
were one OF the best features Of Monday
nights entertainment. The audience ac-
cepted the apology for her as well as an
audience could, feeling that they must
lose q very big slice OF what
they bargained for. There is no
doubt. though, that the lady was sick, as
stated, and the audience were sorry. There
Is one "growl" that we must make ON the
part Of the public and for our own
personal relief. Why is the announcement
made that there is going TO be q change in
programme when no such change Is going
TO be made; in fact, never contemplated ?
Last night some ground and lofty tumbling
land 1t was undoubtedly fine) was sub
stituted for the trapeze performance.
Whether this was q change Of pro-
gramme" sufficient TO warrant the an
nouucement can hardly be answered in
the Affirmative. A variation" might have
been announced with less improperly.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-01

Bristol is iubilant over the recent new
strike. The Times Of Feb. rs says: AN
other big strike has been made in the
Mayaower, this time in the bottom OF the
new winze on the lower level where con-
nection was lately made with the bottom
Of the main shaft. A huge body Of ore
has been uncovered in the winze OF the
same character as that on the upper lev
ella, and OF eight average samples taken
not one was under 5000 and running from
that up into the thousands. The extent
OF the ore body cannot as yet be ascer-
tanned, but II is generally conceded to be
bigger than anything heretofore uncovered
on the upper levels The Bristol Com
pany have certainly a bright future before
them, as they have in the Mayfower to-
day the largest mine on the coast. and as
soon as the crushing capacity OF the mill
u increased q bullion output will be shown
that viii DO q surprise to the most san
guine,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-01

II there is anything under the sun that
does not change unless, perhaps, a theater
programmed it Is the stereotyped speech
that the man makes, in proverbially bad
and awkward English, when he comes out
before the footlights to apologize for the
non-appearance of some person whose
presence on the boards il deemed essential
TO the proper acting and enjoyment Of a
performance. The people OF Eureka were
told last night, by a gentleman whose task
was to inform them, that Miss Moore was
sick and could not perform, that the lady
was advised by her physician to keep her
room; hence 1t would be impossible for her
to appear. This moved them much, but
they could hardly restrain their tears when
he cished up for them an ancient and pop
ular saw In q peculiar and altogether origi-
nal manner; Accidents will happen in
sthe best Of regulated families"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-01
FLUE DUST.
scraps from the Notebook Of the
sentineI's Reporter.

SentfmeIe ReboEScEs
The Chinese will have a big time to-
day.
The weather was warm and pleasant
yesterday.
A large amount Of freight arrived yes
terday by the railroad.
Operations in the Cortez mine at Au-
roIa have been suspended.
General p. E. Conner returned from
San Francisco last evening.
Mountain Lodge No. ~, l. o. o. F.,
meet this evening at 7 o'clock.
Mr.. Thomas Very, wife and child ar
| rived last evening from the East.
March comes in lamb like. We hope it
| will not go out growing like a lion.
We understand that Mr.. AL. Titus and
family will shortly return to Eureka.
The Wales Consolidated mine will start
| up work to-day with q small force OF men.
Mr.. Wash. Woodbury. and wife of Ham
ilton arrived from San Francisco last night.
The recent strike in the Comet mine at
Stafford District turns out q three-foot vein
Of good ore.
Why is a crying baby at the theater like
- bOCa bhboSotOhi NNe0
be carried out.
Leavitt's Variety Company left this
morning for Salt Lake, where they should
have immense houses.
Many visitors nave been in town for the
past few days. We are glad to see them,
and hope they will remain here.
There was a decided improvement in
a number Of the Comstock shares yes
terday. Long may she CONTINUE to pros
per.
A house, lot and furniture, on north
Spring street, can be purchased for $3.50
if early application is made. See advertise
ment.
The Leavitt Troupe played to two good
houses here, and cleared within 500 as
much as they did in Virginia City in four
nights.
Eugene G%arcoutot & Co. have opened a
new chop stand in Msndes' saloon. Every
thing is first-class, and the best in the mar
ket will be served.
With the present amount of ore in sight
and other indications Eureka Tunnel stock,
at the ruling prices, is the best buy of any
shares on the Board.
Mr.. Alex. McGregor, one OF the Oldest
luudDltaubs VI NhbuOo, says buo hcuo
Journal, is becoming insane. A sad and
not very definite statement.
In the Justice Court, yesterday, William
Quick was fned 800 and II. Hawkins S25
for their participation in the rumpus Sat
urday night. They paid their fines.
Mr.. Morris II. Joseph returned to town
yesterday from his snow-bound home on
the hills. Excellent hours and the moun-
tain air have tanned and healthened him.
"By shimminy. how dot poy studies
grammar" was the remark of a German
when his son called him a knock-kneed,
pigeon-toed, seven-sided, g~lazed-eyed son
Of a ~ssw-horse.
A slight damper was put upon the fes-
~tivities in Chinatown yesterday by an or
der from the Sheriff TO fire off fewer
bombs. Their n%oisiness threatened to
break up Court bus~iness--he the order.
'woman's Love and Life" a book CIV
ing a complete history Of the various ma
lures Of the gentler sex, from that of the
sentimental girl TO the tragic queen Of the
stage, from the French Of NJ. Jules Niche
let, and handsomely illustrated, is being
cold by subscription by George Elston, the
local agent. Price. 81 so.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-01
EUREKA MINES In LONDON.
Some Mention of the Richmond
and Ruby-Dunderberg.

sSsho VI bH0 =
and Ruby-Dunderberg.
The London Mining Journal Of Feb. II
is at hand. 1t contains the following
reference to Eureka mines
RIcHMoND-The D received q tel
egram on Monday last stating that the
damages payable by the Richmond Com
pany in the long-standing lawsuits between
the Eureka Con. and Richmond have been
agreed on out Of Court; this litigation,
therefore, which has been going on for
years, is now at an end, and the money
will be paid in a few days. In view OF the
delay in rendering the decision in the AL
bion case-which was heard in November
last and the company being meanwhile
restrained by injunction from removing
ore from this part Of the mine, where it is
abundant; it is in contemplation to shut
down temporarily one of the large furnaces.
The quantity Of ore required to run the
two large furnaces, in addition to the
third furnace which smelts ore in connec-
ton with the waste products from the re-
finery-in all about LOO tons week.-Mrs.
more than the mine can well produce, in
til either this injunction be removed, or
new ore bodies opened up in the lower
levels. Little or no outside ore is coming
forward for purchase, and under the cir
cumstances it is expected that more profit
will be made by running for the present
one large furnace land the refinery furnace)
instead OF two, although a much smaller
quantity Of ore will be smelted weekly.
RUBY AMI DUNDERBERG.-The weeks re-
port Of work in the Dunderberg mine says
that 80 tons Of good ore had been shipped
during the week from these mines. The
ore below the 700 level has become hori-
zontal and a drift had been started on the
same going west. Work in other portions
Of the mines was being pushed. With the
increased capital that will be at the dis
posal Of the company no doubt important
developments will be at once commenced.
The extraordinary general meeting of the
company to authorize the new capital is to
be held on Monday.