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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

IiUs /" dispose "f Cannon and not
tread az the c.,rnS Of the Goddess nj
Liberty is what is troubling the minds
III the Lawmakers ut Washington. A
recent di>latc', says manly Of the hest
Lawyers in The k~ly AZ, agreed that the
fac, oi Cann'n's l"'yGan'"us record il
mt 4 gr..,,nd upon which the House can
I gally deny linn sdnissiOn, while it H.
quite within N. province If the House
,u cxp.l him ON tina, account. 1t l.,
urged that should he now 80 lack to
the luorlc he would undoubtedly bc re-
elected ly as large u majority 10 before.
and the result would bc rather to add to
his power and popularity in the Terri
tory. should lie. however. bc first
seated, nd then Ivy u two-thirls vote h.
expelled, lie could not again I've admit
.r,! I" the present House, il presidents
are followed. nor probably to ANY sul'<c-
iu>ut i:"usr. AL IT which looks well
enough IN paper, but in the meantime
while the 'clygal,,o.ss old gray beard j.
seeking consolation for his expulsion
in the sAx.icty Of his numerous wives,
VIII" would represent Utah in Congress-
II Congress may cxltl and the Governor
xpln,i al D..legate Cannon could have
bccn kicked nut Of that body years ago.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

The San Francisco Chronicle Of the
18th inst. has the following New York
dispatch, which We give ~ specimen Of
Gotham gossip:
Jim Keene is held responsible by Wall
street operators for the violent tfuctuu-
tiOns recently in Northern Pacific pre-
ferrcd stock. He is said to have ''scalr,-
Ell" the stock for u good MANY profitable
''turns" during the week. and to have
lNen ide:ltided with Mr.. Willard in .
small pool speculation from ~ up. The
street, however, believe that 1t will Ike
very difficult for these gentlemen to find
y market for their stock. One Of the
latest incentives to slwculatiOns Is 10 the
effect that the Pacific Mail Steamshir
Company IL to liz. ~ ~ rl.ess W q blind
pool known 49, the Oregon Transe.Onti-
mental Company. This institution was
invented by Mr.. Willard, whose friends
have such supreme confidence in hin,
that when he asked them to subscribe
$S,Mr' ,tAk| for it, they did 10 cheerfully
and quickly, and yet no one scc,ns t.,
know whether the company is = travel
ing circus or an Asiaticcxp loring organ
izatiO1:- The latest r,,n,Or about It ID
that he is further testing the fidelity and
s'''v.ncy of /. hy u proposition to in
GREASE. its capital tO So, ,kk',(kW.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

The Chicago F''r Or.rT complains
that that city j. infested with highway
men AMI thieves who knock down and
rel, citizens almost in the heart 'Of the.
city 1t tru.hfuIiy says It denotes = sal
state vi things when RESPECT able citizens
feel called upon I" x" armed I" protect
Themselves. II ais" reminds the an-
il"ritis.< they iav"a duty to perform.
ar there vii! hr movement on the par,
-; the people t" rid the city OF very
undesirable rbr,ion IF its population.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

At the last session q; Congress a fair
superintendent bill! was introduced in
the House which the Republicans,
though in the minority. defeated b, fill
clustering. The bill had been agreed
upon hy the committee to which it had
been REFEREED: was an equitable one, end
encountered no opposition save by the
extreme ltepub'icans who whipped: in a
sufficient mnm''er If Iukc-warnl Kcpub-
Iican>t" force the ps'st lWnen.ent of the
consideration Of the measure to the
present session. The plan Of the Re
publican leaders now is to prevent
those States which are known to h.
Democratic from securing the increased
representation I" which their increased
population entities them. Notwitl,-
standing the prediction of Republicans
that the South j. about 10 break all To
pieces, politically, and go over in IA b<nly
I" A"h"nei>m and its full brother, Re
"'blicani>m, t:'r majority in the House
seems I" Gear The South will make some
relative gains ii III equitable apportion-
'nent be made. Hence ito render such
:'n undesirable cUnsunlnlatiOn possible
it Is proposed to fix the number Of m. M
N'rs for the next decade at 3.U.
TO show the true inwardness Of this
plan We give The following figures. The
present house has Il membership Of ::s13.
1t is found that should the House under
the new apl"rtionn'cnt consist If 40
members, the net gain OF the south over
the North would hc nine, and that rs
the membership should increase from
30 t" SO. the net gain of the Southern
$fates would be as follows: .yl, eight:
81, seven; ::s:';. six; !:94, five; ~. six.
.:st' five; :97, four: :.'s, three; 30, four:
%f'. three: ''l, four; :sc., five; 3us, four:
:sa, five; SIS, six; S,6. five; 3,,7. four: ss
five; 300, four; 80, five; 81, six: 81.
i've; BIB. four: 3l4, five; 3l5, four: 3lG.
three; BIZ. tw";::s, one, and $40 naught.
AS the number 30 Produces the same
r>sult the latter figure has l,ecn agreed
upon by the census commit
tee. With the House composed Of SO
n'e'sbsrs, the ratio VI representation for
the whole country 10 ls4.::s5. But un-
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

Under the caption "A Strange Coin
cidei;cc" the Kicer Press If the 18th
inst. has the following: ''Col, Geo.
Cie,,lrnnin, jr., whose death We chroni-
Gle to-day, was member Of the military
commission that condemned Ms. Sur
raft I" death. 1t is asserted, upon what
authority We do not know, that he was
the last Of the eleven officers living and
that the Others, like him, die.l violent
deaths, i. e., killed acs'idently or in
other ways were taken off suddenly and
unnaturaIly. We have no authority ex-
cept common runOr. together with q
paragraph that appeared in the papers
some time ago, for tho statement. If
true, it il certainly most remarkable
coincidence"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

dor IL anDQQGQn1pqt III . pppqted
by tbs Ccanitie., New Yosk, Fem
63lvl1iicsnl sHlinols, vietfs eohbdSed
popa1a1tssn1f 24ss, 1sih .thresmem-
ben, IN asgleeses II ;eishtylb mem
bess or one to ~, lsS inhabitants.
White Il y claimed . just appostion-
ment y aimed Ut, the llxing efths num-
Der Of members at 80 produces the op-
posite result.
For the FIRST 1lfty years after the first
apportionment which WAS fixed by tie
Constitution, the number Of representa-
tives the House should contain WAS de-
termined by fixing the number Of popu-
lation which should be entitled to rep
rssentative. The ratio Of representa-
ticn being fixed the total population
was divided by that number, and the
quotient showed the number Of mem
bers the House. should ha ;e. This
plan was pursued until 1910 when
the present one was adOpet; that
is, the number of the members was
first fixed; then the population found.
which, being divided by the number Of
members, gave the lssis for each
Representative. This latter plan has
given rise toquarrels over the unrepre-
sented fractions, and unless justice hap
pened to be in the line Of party interests
it was pretty sure to be ignored. The
present wrangle is simply the result Of
an ensleavor on the part Of the Repuhli-
cans to fhsten upon the country a tasis
Of representation, for the next ten years,
which will Ike as unjust to Democratic
States ~ it il favorable to Republican
onss. The ::buse Of party power has not
been better illustrated than in the fore
ing upon the country the present par
tisan scheme Of appor Joining the House
members.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22
REPORT OF THE TERRITORIAL
SUPERINTENDENT

Through the courtesy If Professor H..
II. H"wey, Territorial Superintendent
Of Public Instruction for Montana, We
are III receipt Of his annual report upon
the public schools Of this Territory for
til. year 1881. Thesuhject matter ofthc
report is divided into eleven differe.. It
heads, and the whole cxhaustively
treated. The report indicates u
healthy condition OF our public schools,
and that u material advance is being
made each year to higher stage Of de-
vcl"lnnent. There are IA sch"el dis
triets ami !'4 schools in. the Territory.
which employed - male and IL,
female teachers. The tables show
there are 9,4'9 children between four
and twcnty-"ne years of age in the Ter
rit"ry, ut which only 5.1l: arc enrolled
IN the public sclnn'Is or about ~ p..r
cent. o: the whole. The total numler
"f school housts is l32. valued at $780,
22N'.;;1. There are sixteen private schools
with an aggregate attendance If Nl5
pupils. There were lis first grade, Is
second grade aud five third grade GER
titicates issued during the year, an evil
dcnce that Montana has we'll qualified
teachers or poorly qualified examiners.
The average cost Of tuition per n,ontl,
for each pupil enrolled was $3.N,. and
as the average length of schn,,,
in days WAS 10 or five ami
one-l,alf months, it will l,e seen that tl,.
average amount expended for eacl,
pupil enrolled for the term was 1850.
The average monthly compensation.
for male teachers during the ,mst wear
Was $7o.sS, while the average amount
pail to female teachers was only $57.7
difference wholly unwarrantted measur-
I'd from the standpoint of service.
which each performed. The total amount
Of money raised from all sources for
school purposes during the year v,s
$l:l, . Of which 81, 6i7.3s were on
port toned. Gallatih County navs
it. teachers less wages than any other
county in the Territory, and Silver Bow
the n',s:; the average paid by the for
mer to both male and female beinr h,,t
$53 per month, while the averape n.;d
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

10 +h. littsro county .ssashed >l6t'sS ,or
,,s.lea snd 90 Sof 11emalee, per month";
T = rGp;o4 ebpws There, .te sei more
.,oiec than 5eaales over saar and unoes
tventy-one years q age, and of the '7oS
chf1dre6 under four years OF age tnere
ire only twelve more ma'es tnsn
females.
The Professor, following in the foot
stems Of his precedessors, suseest'
aever.l changes that should ne
made in the present school law. Among
others he suggssts that the mill
imum school tax he four mills on Inc
dollar and that the minimum lengt" o'
.chool term he four months. Both sug-
pestions are in the direct line OF the Puo-
lie school interests. But the latter aug
eestion, if crystalized into law woo'o
be q dead letter upon our statute hooks
There are u few districts In the Terri
tory which are sparseiy settled ana the
amount of public school moneys up Or
toned to- them is too small 10
employ even the cheapsst-which Is
the dearest-teachcr for four months
Thexe districts will lie compelled u put
NJ with . shorter term than four
months tor few years longer, uniess a
territorial tax shall ~ levied for school
purposes to help them along.
In this hurried review Of the report
We have noticed briefly only the stalls
teal portion of it. The report, in other
respects, contains some timely su:;e'ts'
lions which We may refer to at some
length in the future. 1t shows oul
schools are in a tlourishing condition,
the people are liberal in sustaining Them
and increased interest in their progress
manifested by all. Of the teachers el'l-
ployed the superintendent says: IL
think it can be safely said that, in gen
eral. the teachers in Montana will coin
pare favorably ia SCH "larsllip with those
If most other sec tiOns Of the country. IN
tact, nearly all Of them have been stu
dents of public schools i'll the Last, and
many are graduates Of senIinaries, col
leges and Normal schools. There is
therefore, no good reason why ou'
teachers should not b. as we'll qualified
Us those in older communities We
may add they are as we'll qualified, and
those in tho East who design making
their home in Montana may res; as
sured they will find in our cities and
towns, and the more thickly settled
districts, as good school facilities ~ can
be found under similar conditions in
tlle most favored state in the Fast ~
West.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

II was hardly necessary for the Inter
A,.n,'ni", t" Vince and >.i,,irm as it did
las, evening before the lash was applied.
It's readers know that journal feels hu-
initiated an.l hurt at it, upenviable posi-
ton BEFORE the public upon the silvrqu cs-
ton and did not demand it should make
an ass Of itself in acknowledging 1t. The
article. in another column frU,n the Min
iuy k.rirw accounts for its cOntOrtiOMs
last evening.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

|: is said that s;OtelslO, who WAS shot
and killed at Washington q few days
ago, while attempting to ''ceerce" an
editor. has sIrnt a year in the New
York penitentiary, having pleaded
guilty tn "a charge Of highway robbery.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

And now it is announced that Mics
Kellogg, whose marriage to Mr.. Whit
ncy. the millionaire. was expected to
TAXI. place -son, has postponed the we'd
ding to accept profitable terms t" make
"a concert t,nr. How provoking to Mr..
Whitney aud Mrs. Grundy.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

General Carr, the Indian fighter, has
asked fora court Of inquiry into the
cl'arye. preferred agai''s. him by Gen
cr:.i Wilcox. These charges grew out
If the recent Apache campaign and
were in>tigatei, 80 Cars friends claim.
hy jealousy. 1t is said President Arthur
stands by Carr.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

Secretary Kirkwoed seems to bc 40
secure as ever in his position in the
C:binc!. President Arthur evidently
has forgotten there j. q man by the
name Of Sargent. who is waiting to he
called to il.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

Judge Hunt il retired, but President
Arthur don't seen, to he in any hurry
tn name his SUCCESSOR. Probably FOlger
cant hc spared from the Treasury De-
p.rtn,ent until Cenkling Is ready to &C.
cent his position.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

Nr. David Davis has given the third
one Of hi. official dinncrs-each with
thirty courses. The presidential Ike Is
humming lively in David's bonnet.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

The New York Press Is authority for
the statement that Collector Robertson
will resign his position in the custom
house before he will wear one ut thos"
Iod TASTED '.:sG'' medals.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

The fact that President Arthur has
rented . cottage 1t Long Branch for the
sunonper n 6bns6Aered IT suMle3eut i'm
por:ancs to telegraph to every part OF
the country.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

It is stated the Car has postponed hts
coronation until September. The NJ"
hilists will be on hand.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

.rGssaG Ddtain, WITH IN ana abess haK
- large - Texas, keeps upon her high
priced lands q, Oo0, 900 sheep, oeaboat -
mantse @Agh@ 1be1oeldaees.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

Our anti-silver contemporary attempts
to crawl into very small hole and cover
its exposed ignorance with . very thin
cloak. Last evening it explained that
it's former allegation that d''llar would
buy only 3:;;5 grains Of silver was typo
graphical error, and was intended to
read "43:5'' grains. The attempt to shield
itself behind the Intelligent compos-
itor" will not pass This time, for the rea-
son that one dollar will not buy 435
grains Of silver when that metal is worth
Sl.l+;, hut will only buy 434.92 grains.
The attempt at explanation only con
firms the previously expressed opinion
that the Lmter Mountain docs not know
what it il talking about.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

Many Eastern journals are just wax
inx up to the fact that the Hawaiian
treaty admitting sugar from the Sand
wich Islands free Of duty, is operating
for the benefit Of ring, II 1t was not
made in ito interest. California ox-
changes state that Claus Spreckles, the
principal Of the ring, Is becoming enor-
n,ously rich by virtue Of the monopoly
created under it, aud intimate that Sar-
gent vas ut the bottom Of this sWindle
on sugar importers.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22

New YORK. Feb. y. 81. 80 10 -
monument fund here j.; - 3:
EVANSVILLE. Ind. +: y. -. ~
the gale last night tw" b.: w.:
ri"'i away and five ~ L.. i'.i''''
drowned.
CHESTEIs, a, ic'.. Il. -. ;"'.'.
81 the late expulsion "c!v '::;.,'. '''':: -.
All Of the indus; ria! ~,taA'i.A.t''i -,
pended work anil tl,cc,r:'l"yr,;' = i"
in a body.
WASnINGTuS. Fc:' -. ". -.
tive D.vi>: Ills las iiItt'..t' &: : -"
prOv!din" for the i"!:.r !','.i ".'.': ~"
comfort Of cnii.-r:.n.S ~ :i' "'>'
States.
CINc:HSAr:. Fch. "a; y ''''
rain has been t;'i!i1-' iii IL" '': 49,.
The river u! /! o',.:-.i: - - - III ~ -
ing two inches an boar. NJ! ;'.r ''''''
on :rd street are ii,,"..,.
HAvERHILL. MAJ. Fell. -; n',;
hundrc ! ami eight firms wrt" 80: -, . .n
out by fire, inclu..ims l3"~h""n' H. a,
er establishments. I.s's% estimate" ~
=, 50O,O
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-27
BLISS BLISTERED.

The Interview That Led to the Removal
of Marshal Henry-A Caustic Estimate
of the Charac,es of Bliss.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 26.-The interview re-
ferred to in the letters of Attorney Gen.
eral Brewster and District Attorney Bliss
as sufficient cause for the removal of
Marshal c. 3. Henry, first appeared in the
Youngstown .Ne,cs- Register, June 8, is as
follows:
''What is there in the statement made BY
Bliss, that you had been subjected to the
influence of John W. Dorsey, and had
made promises not to push vigorously the
star route cases against hlms"
Marshal Henry answered: .Not even
the substance of shadow. l understand
that Bliss says that while the jury was being
drawn in the star route cases, Dorsey
called at my Office and remained several
hours, and that while there he extracted
from me promise that would favor
him and not use active measures in assist
ing the prosecution. The only time Dor
sey was ever in my Office was one day
when he called and asked me for match
to light cigar. The deputy in tho
room, that Dorsey entered arose, and
securing box of matches, tore off the
stamp and handed the boz to him. Dor
sey said: Il guess I'll take three or four. !"
The deputy replied: you can have as
many as you want.' Dorsey placed sew
eral in his pocket, and handed the box
back to the deputy. Dorsey then passed
out.
Twas in an adjoining room and recogniz-
ed Dorsey's voice talking 10 the deputy, but
he did not come into my room, neither
saw nor heard me, nor made any inquiry
after me. That is all there is to this SEN
sation that Bliss is trying TO make. He
don't amount to much. He is too full of
downright meanness to amount to any
thing. He is fellow whom Horace Gree
~ suggested should be branded ssDecoy
Bliss" and the appellation suits him. His
efforts to override the most common
laws of decency have been met by storm
of rebuke by Judge Wyley, each time he
attempted to carry Oh his bravado n
court. Judge Wyley is stern old Vir-
gilman, incorruptible as justice, and hews
to the linz. no matter where the chips fall.
When Bliss minated that the defendants
In the star route cases were in court,
through the convenience of their attorney,
Bob Ingersoll. one of the counsel arose
and pointing his finger at
Bliss, while his eyes sparkled with
suppressed passion Numbered out,
That's a lie and you are liar.' Bliss
covered like a dog, and had still further
cause to regret his insinuations when
Judge WILEY gave him a most singing
reprimand. Any person whom Bliss dis
trusts-and I have failed to find whom he
does not-he is liable to at any moment
feel the venom of his treacherous tongue,
coming from some unexpected quarter.
1t is probable that he even suspects him
self at times, as when he carries his pocket
book in ms left pocket, his eyes are con-
tinually wandering toward his left hand,
through fear that it may give him the slip
and get hold of the money without his be-
ing aware of the fact. Bliss is continually
trying to hedge and throw distrust on the
administration of President Garfield, and
those who know Bliss best, pay but little
attention to the pompous fellow"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-27
THE UNK1NDEST CUT.
Contemplated by the st. Paul Road ON
Council Bluffs Business.
A BELIEF THAT 1T WILL TELL.
Striking the Rock Island Traffic at a
Vital Point.
SUNDAY IN THE FIELD OFEATTIE.
dossip from Every Quarter as to the
Intentions Of the Companies.
More Cattia4.


The Royal Route announces a cut-rat6
from valley junction and Camp Douglas
Junction points with the Chicago. Milvau-
Zee d st. Paul road to st. Paul and Mime
apolis of So, being reduction of 1850, j,
regular rates. Last night the Royal Route
started their travelling man to post Al.
Milwaukee road from La Crosse tn W,t.,.
town, and from Tomah to Wausau. and
there is no doubt but that this cut. rate
Will draw large travel over the ROYAL
Route. The Royal Route also announces a
% rate to Chicago via ST. Paul from Wood
stock. This rate will draw a large travel
nom Pipestone, Fulda. Edgerton and
other points on the Milwaukee road that
has heretofore gone through La Crosse.
All the cuts of the Royal Route in Mime
sofa helps st. Paul, as their travel all goes
through st. Paul.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-27

Rock Island on all other points, and the
Northwestern even contemplated at one
time aiding the st. Paul road by making a
cut on Davenport, and running trains to
Fulton and then to Rock Island over the
tracks of the Milwaukee & st. Paul.
1t was intimated last night that the Mil
waukee & st. Paul management had deter
mined to rest its case over Sunday, and on
Monday morning to move on the Council
Bluffs passenger business, and to cut freight
rates to local points so near to Council
Bluffs that it will virtually make cut
freight rate to that point.
The present campaign seems to have been
one of errors. The Milwaukee & st. Paul
began BY making cut passenger rate to
Sioux City and withdrawing it on the fol-
lowing day. It was credited with having
made flat rate from Albert Lea to. st.
Paul which allowed all its local business be-
tween Albert Lee and st. Paul to be cut.
The Rock Island cut Moline and Rock Is
land but withdrew the order the next day,
and carried the cut to Cedar Rapids, thus
brilliantly transferring all the cut rate
through business to. Cedar Rapids, where
it was turned over to the Northwestern or
Milwaukee & st. Paul, whereas, had the
Cedar Rapids cut not been made, this
business would have gone to Rock Island,
and from there been taken west by the
Rock Island road at local rates land would
not have gone into the
pool. The Rock Island yesterday
withdrew the Cedar Rapids cut, and now
it will carry the cut rate business from
Davenport, while it is thought the Milwau-
kee + st. Paul will not be able to iniure
the local business of the Rock Island to
any great extent.
Railroad men say that there is no indi-
cation Of an immediate cessation of hos
tilities. Each of the roads stand firmly
by the position it took some months ago,
and the impression prevails that on Mon
day further aggressive steps will be taken.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-27
DESERVING the Fie;,,.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

Especial Telegram to the Globe
MILwAUKEE, Nov. 2S.-Wiliialsi c. s.4il,.
traffic manager. A. V. Fl. Carpenter, gen
passenger agent, and j. T. Clark, general
superintendent of the Milwaukee & st.
Paul, have started for California. It
seems that the heads of the traffic and
passenger department of that road have
become Disguised because not allowed to
carry on the fight with the Rock, Island as
they wish, and don't care how the fight is
conducted, and are willing to leave it in
the hands of subordinates.