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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-08
oneial Fraud.

~ and Nixou's hall, in which
10y Land sang, but which for long
~ - sssn used BY tho Chamber ef
.sce vas re-opcned tonight a. a
's,'ss. aa'l. 9 Al 9 concert given BY the
ss o. Music wieham, a talented
s.. only 4 years old, held prom
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-08

BERLIN, Oct. The swapping OF a
chain caused the fall of an iron curtain
among the foot-lights on the stage at
the Royal Opera House this evening.
The accident caused an intense panic
among the audience and many persons
were severely crushed. but no one was
killed.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-08

ALEXANDRIA, Dot. THE khedive
will give medals to the entire British
army engaged in the Egyptian cam
paign. Those for soldiers will be of
copper, and for the officers Of silver.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-08

CoNsrANrINoPLE, Oct. THE Porte
has promised Greece that it will order
the Turks to evacuate tho cedsd points
ON the frontier. including Goanilsa, on
Thursday next.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20

The audience which witnessed last
night the third performance by thu
Theatre Connique Company at Renshav
Hall was large and appreciative, though
not a. large rs it would have been bad
the Bullion Club Ball been on differ
ent night. As it was the house was
well filled and the entertainment fairly
up to the standard Of the two preceding
The new stars were we'll received, tut
the Tudors, the Gaylors, the Barrys'
and Bose Rowland were again the ev''
dent favorites of the evening.
The Tudors are, If possible, gaining
more aud more in public favor, tne
entire refinement Of them being notice
able. The Barrys aud Gaylors make Up
q magnificent quartette, and these So
would compose an admirable company
Bruno is undoubtedly, however, u.
male artist of the troupe, while roy '".
Thomnson and the little Tudor ''''
Miss Wells are by no means to NJ o'e'
looked.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
A Wood River Lie.

Although Butte has had large rush
Of new faces into her camp all the sea-
son, the Butte MINER did not fin,i u
daily profitable and has consequently
cut down to asemi-weekly.- Wood RiU-
er Miner, May IL.
THIS y On ILLUSTRATION Of the extreme
dullness Of the Wo.,d River country.
Its Journals are compelled to nlanufac-
ture out Of the whole cloth y lie, aud
that too about something hundreds Ut
miles away. We regret that any news
paper should be reduced to such straits,
but recommend the wielder of the facile
pen to keep = sharp look out for Earl
and TuckermAn, the Butte horse thieves
who have probably gone toward HALEY.
The advent Of these gentry will vt all
events give the Wood River Ai,,cr .
personal, and may possibly afford an
opportunity Tor . more eligible selection
for news gathersf.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
GIANTS OLD HAT
Found Asleep in a saloon

An old vet. was arrested yes'e'"''
morning. His name j. Richar' ""'
and he was decorated by Gen. "'."'
with cigarette hat some time "''''"s
the war, probably Tor saving the ,'e" ".
ais life ut the Wilderness. THIS - -"
vets story, and the only Objection" " "
is that he does not seem more ' w.
twenty-five years old. Officer 'a''.., -.
story is different. He says the 'f' ,'0 wv,
this identical hat in the Tiv"'a ''''""
yesterday morning. from lame ' r.t
named Pat Cunningham. WINE -
was asleep in chair. ;" the >e' No.
to 20 to Jail, aud AS lie disappears" u. ID
hind the bars he teariull> reh:"'"
that this was the first time ne '':"' er -.
been in such place. Carroll S'". ..a
took one man to jail nine times !" >. ~.
days and each time the prisoner ' #
some touching allusicn " the ,''H .>,e
his never having been there ;,.,.
! he distressing figure about u" ., lave
cite hat IL that the accused ~" ~" ~ ten.
an opportunity Of te!egrap'l.s liz was
Grant to cOrrOt,Orate his st"i!. ,souiL
quite sure letter or y Telegram II Is
bring the necessary Documents. l.. ho;e
not Improbable that the vet ".' and II
Of u pension rests on the O!d nv, niI be
this - the case it 10 too bad u sD"''
taken away frUm him.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
Penelope.

There seems to b . very hasy idea
prevalent % to who Penelope really VA
and how her name ought to be pro.
nounced. Al % many people are now
interested In the operetta Of that name
It may be news to some Of them to learn
hat Penelope was . very beautiful and
virtuous lady whose husband Ulysses
was king Of the island Of Ithaca, in the
Mediterranean sea, about = thou,and
yean before the beginning Of the Chris
tian era. Ulysses sailed away to the
Trojan war and was gone ten years, dur
ing which lin,ehis wife received neither
telegI1ms nor letters, but nevertheless
remained faithful. Some score Of suit
on from among the neighboriug princes
sought her hand in marriage aud tried
In vain to persuade her that her husband
would never return. She put them off
by promising to marry the one Of then,
who could shOot her husbands bow, \
tremendous weapon which hung in tie
palace hall, just ~ so0n - she finished
. web or piece Of high art fancy work
which she was weaving. Every night
she would unssvel he stitches made
during the preceding day, and 80 she
never hpished the web. Ulysses finally
returned home, afterso wonderful nd.
ventures, which are celebrated in Ho-
m0P'a O,lva,ev. whilA tho snitnrs =. orr.
still trying to shot his bow, and killed
the last one Of them, after which he and
his wife lived happily with their son
Telemachua, whose history French
scholars learned in LIE Bruins beauti ful
''Telemsque."
1t IL not necess Try to add that Pene
lope 10 . word Of four syllables, accented
on the second and divided Penelope.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
MINING MOTIFS.
Twenty Fest Of Pay orc In the
0agno0.
Horn Silver In Horse OouYoo.

The foot wall Was struck by the cross
cut on the fourth level Of the Gagnon
yesterday, at a distance Of about forty
Get from the shaft. At least twenty feet
If the vein matter cut through by this
cross-cut h ray ore, which will pay to
work ~ It comes out. It 10 doubtless .
widening out Of the very rich ore body
found just above In the third level, In .
more concentrated form. It IL almost
necessarily the case that between these
two levels there lies perhaps one Of the
richest bodies Of ore ever found in the
district.
The news reached Butte yesterday A.
ternoon that in rnnning tunnel in the
iron mine recently bought by the Bell
company in Horse Canyon, . large
quantity Of horn silver had been struck.
The ORE from this mine has been used at
the Bell smelter for some time - llux.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
Q. B. Houser & Co.

The old and we'll established house ri
C. b. Houser l. Co. Is constantly receiv-
ing new inIportati0ns in their lines OF
standard whiskeys, brandies, wines.
gins, cigars, etc. Among the former
may be found Old Dominion, McBrsy-
er's aud Berry brands. blackberry and
cherry brandies, 1. Cooks champaG,, e
and full line Of domestic end importell
cigars. This house has earned an envi-
able reputation for keeping choice goods
and for fair dealing which fhet viii b
noted BY home and county buyers.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20

The people Of Deer Lodge valley are
receiving the benefits II the gssseEous
sstpoasiag going a. It present frv''m
Butte. Two slxhts agos psii Of hesses
were slolen frvm John duncan, who
lives about . mile this eide Of Raco
Tr~rk. 81 tsr - 4. card last night there
W1s 10 clue 20 the thieves.
NJ. WIN. Papooe went home from HE
plaoe Of bs,sins~s night before last at
abo0t bic usual hour. His resi- euce II
% East Broadway near the old Lexing-
ton mill, aud having occasion to 30 into
the yard Nj. Passa,e noticed tall wom-
IN sppsosch the front door, aud then
move away In the dusk along the sis'e Of
the house. In = moment she went to-
wards the w0Gnlpile and csos,ched down
among the wand ~ ~ to b barely viii
HE. A rough looking man then joined
her, and they entered into conversation.
Fa'.c.o< then approached whrreupon the
man ran away, the woman not moving
thinking benen Doubtless not detected.
Pxscoe then made IN eflt,rt to get some
one to 20 for . policeman, ut without
success. Approaching the supposed
woman, who was probably man In
wousan's dres, the latter took to
flight In the direction in which
the msn had DISAPPEARED. He followed
them quite distance. but finally Lost
sight Of'them In the placer ground south
Of the city.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
School Board.

Messn. Smith, Reimel, McMurphey
ind Clerk Gilbert were present last
night 1t the regular meeting. Miss
Scott, now teaching for Nm. Gibbs, who
10 sick, was cht,sen - teacher for the
Aeadervtlle school, nice Mr.. Kemper,
resigned. 1t was resolved II possible to
start . school in Centseville Monday
next The trustees will visit Miss
Butchers school In Travonia which
closes to-day, the term Of eight months
having been completed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
Bored Out.

A Glendive, Montana, dispatch says
that the bore Of the Big Horn tunnel, on
the Northern Pacific Railroad, IL fin
ished. The laboress working from the
east to the west ends met last week.
The work wa completed day before
yesterday for the passage Of cars. The
tunnel h 1850 feet long. 1t was the
most serious obstacle between Glendive
and the Rocky Mountain division.
Grading to Benson Landing, $40 miles
from Glendive, will be finished by July
/. Thirty-six hundred men and X,AjD
mules are employed in the completion
Of the work. Trains viii run to Billings
by July L.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20

In the caes of William Wallace Ct nj.
vs. James r. Boyce, Desert Land entry
No. g., the Honorable Commissioner Of
the General Land Office has denied and
Get aside the appeal Of Wallace ct nj. on
the grounds, - stated in the Helena
Independent, that they had no interest
in the ground, but amply appeared ~
friends Of the government, and therefore
had no right to appeal
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
0so8 lso1a0S Da1ly'
UaA11I9 1002D
And Z Nv Noeo0 Thoeooo.

BuTE., II. T., Nay -, loo9
E1DCev 16Dw:
Sin: Now that % many peopje aSs
talking and askinx aln,ut Clarke'a
Fork, and the alleged Ticl, mines which
lie showed up there slijl, think . mis-
apprehension o. the suljsot ought 70 b
corrected.
Some pes,ons seem to b.. a the Inn.
preston that the Clerks's Fork along
which the Northern Pacific road runs
and On which Col. Dunn llas soma N
biz gradiag and Ito e0ntTaees, b the
same stream near which these wonder
fal mines are supposed to lie. Now
mineral deposits don't lte about this
Clarke's Fork nearly ~ much - peo, le
do. The fact b there sre two Clarks's
Fork rivess IN Montana. The oue In
0allatin county 1Ows into the Yellow
stone river. The one In Nissouls county
flows into the Columbia River, and the
southwest division u the n. p. Il. r. In
Montana = called on their maps
''Clarke's Fork Division"
II b alonx this division Of the North
ern Pacific that thsFe are 1, 45O men en-
gagged In grading the road bed, 0f w.,ich
$500 ~re Chinamen.
This very identical division ofthe n.
p. furnishes - much employment to
Cinnamon - would support more than
twice the Idle men now In Butte, or
rather who were IN Butte . week ago.
There are precious few Of 'em around
just at this time, aud those few are
growing beautifully Iess.
Well, these rich mines are on the
Ye]lewstsne Clarke's Fork, aud arc At
present a]mrse inaccessible, most Of
them, i..deed lying above the lumber
line. The way some interested people
blow about them b wonderful. Que
man WHO owns several claims there,
g0es through the mineral wealth Of the
world and then 10: . On to ny surprises
more wonderful are In store for the Inn
mediate future. II We may believe
half what experienced and reliable
eyes ny they teast upon In the Clar"e's
Fork district, he y right. They ..y
this district will develop mammoth
hedges. whose silver ORES are - rich ~
the narrower ones Of Arizona, and far
more % than those 0f Ladville or Fris-
60. to duplicate Black Hills mountains
Of native gold ore - tabulously rich
that We are 10th to believe the proven
truth, and 70 unite with these fAscina-
items grand forests, entertainments OF
scenery, game nel . and trout streams
fresh aud unrivalled. According to
them Il will Do the scene Of our next
great mining stampede not even
second to the LeadviDle fur0re.
But dent believe It. THOMAS.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
The Bullion Club.

In spite Of the Indictment weather the
assemblags last night 1t the Bullion
Club ball was large and brilliant. The
Ball. Caplice Hall never held . gayeI
aayemblage, and dancing was prolonged
into the ANAL hours.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20

Seats for Penelope for sale at the
principal news1ealeIs, and reserved
seats may be gotten 1t Parchen 4
D'Acheul's.
In another column will be found q
detailed account ri the killing Of AGREE
by Kesler, near Glendale. The corre-
spondent who writes this letter seems
to think that the papers have done Kes-
Ter injustice. We arr not aware that
any opinion Of any sort has been ex-
pressed in the MINER. but are inclined
to the impression that statements Of the
facts which have heretofore appeared
IN these columns have been rather in
accordance witt, the statements OF this
correspondent than at variance with
them.
There have been several burelaries at
Spokane Fails, Washington Territory,
rec ntly. The breaking in craze seems
to be breaking out all over the country.
Close confinement 10 the only safe RENE
dy.
No sleep till morn, when youth and
pleasure meet, to chase the glowing
I'"un with dying feet, vt the Bullion
Club ball tonight.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20

For Beginners In Dugliah o-.

Saso0 0fomn,
There 10 . facetious writero, H..
sea2 Of the Helena Herald vho h* eal
eral times shsrpened his ner.,, !. 'e''
humorous attack on the Miner w, :
. package q MINERS was sunnc. ""ea
have been stolen recently. tbi. s =
genius invented . charming iable :" !.
oount for the mysterious dis.nn..va
For several issues past there INV. I
alleged corrections Of statement. -s.s.
! appeared In these columns. NJ .'es
demonstrate the ease with which H.. "
may be bitten, we will ex.m,n. wa -.
paragraphs which appeared In the ~. ~
AID Of the 18th inst. >4''>
The first 10 ~ follows:
OF shade and ornxment.,
identifying homes of Heiens . s.eee
bers have teen scinter killed.. The 1 1sua'
b1rtlv I0plars seem to have suff;.r.aa : ~
most. Balm gi'ia1ls and box eId.ss J.. u'e
rule escal ed injury.
The expression, "winter killed vi,
be passed by. 1t Leeds not condeo,..
ton to . correct taste. But when y.
laws of botany, the English lanpu.,.
and the co'nmonest usage are viol.,.S
by such phrases ~ "Lumbardy NM.
Lars" "balm giliads,' aud the like .
protest ought to he made. There -.
two kinds Of Poplars known in Mn
tana, correctly styled the I.omusn,,
poplar, and the balm of (iiley,l" =,
spectively. Gilead Is u locality vii
known to readers of the Scriptures =.
see Jeremiah VIII, g, Tut is only know,
~ . proper name.
Again. in . nigh-sounding screed
called MAY Automatically" which
had better have been dubbed MAY In.
dramatically. the following Occurs:
Mercury scas in conjunction with
Jupiter neat Saturday, the 18TH inst.
and both set shortly after II O'Clock in
the evening, and ~ there was no moon
the conjunction was plainly visible with
ordinary glasses, and with q clear sky.
The new MAY moon" occurs on the
18th. The birth is signalized by an oc.
ca alton with Jupiter, ut 7:H J.. NJ.
Washington time, or lO:3O here, when
the young moon Is only sixteen hour
old, the newborn Lena passing direclv
over him, hiding him.
In this paragraph there are three
blunders too gross to escape the eye ola
high school pupil. The felicitous u.
fusion to the advantages to Ike had with
q clear sky"leaves the reader in doubts u
to whether the sky Is to he looked
through with the glasses, or the glasres
with the sky" But this is Of no i'm.
portance. Reading farther, We an
stunned by the information that THE
birth Is signalized by an occulation with
JUPITER" after which 1.-The new Lon
Lena" does something or other. Angels
and ministe Of grace defend Us from
the tender mercies Of man who does
not know how to write of an 0ccMtu'
ton, and describes the goddess Of June
nights 90 dear to lovers Us Lena"
Why everybody knows Luna, after
whom that increasing class known n
lunatics was named. Perhaps he has
sweetheart named Lena-but enough.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
P1R00NAL uCrULI0UCOD.

David r. Fraser, Of Fraser 4 Chal-
men, Of Chicago, WAS expected to arrive
in Helena yesterday.
A. r. Lasier, who has been assisting
on the local Of the Independent for the
pest month, has LETT for his old home in
Virginia. It b sold he contemplates n
turning to Montana IN early day with
view to locating permanently.
J. d. Thomas, the live grocery man
on West Park street, has returned from
an extended visit TO San Franci<co and
the East.
J. HI. Butler, Of Richardson 4 Butler,
b recovering from his recent indispesi-
ti0n.
John y. Ccllius has returned from
his visit to the Pine Tree State.
George Newkirk and J. HI. B. Foster
win be once more in their old stamping
ground in few days.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20
LOCAL NEW.

LOCAL NEW.
FSoo 1siaayS Daily.
KID Miller and Sam Mccall went "a
Helena yesterday n,e1ning.
Dr.. Nusiebrod came up from th>
Warm SPRING. yesterday.
One hail storm, one SNOW Storm, sev-
essl sun shines and much cloud yester'
day.
A drove Of shout three hundred
sheep arrived in Butte Int evening FL
hatchery.
Flattering reception Of Niss Florence
Wells character vocalist, 1t the Com
ique.
There was . message received at THU
OH . yesterday afternoon that . man
had been severely injured near the u.
1 n. depot BY being run over BY shand
al. A visit to the depot revealed the
fhct that nothing Of the sort had been
heard Of there.
The daintiest lunches and liquors;
also private club rooms, 1t the OPEN.
J. b. Chopper, proprietor. may13d6.
Francis H. Cook has disposed Of bic
Newspaper, the Spokane Times. Mr.:
ID. T. Heron, the new proprietor, will
conduct the paper under the name q
the S,,nkame In6lenen0lenk
The Water Company b making rapid
progress with IT. Montana Street main.
The Merchants National Rank sl
Helena h to be inco, porated with acap-
ital Of $3.50, 900.
The streets and alleys are already
bearing witness to the clean sweep Of
the new city government broom.
The Oxford Eaterorisc says the Wood
River towns are SURFING with IN over
dose Of pilgrims out Of money and NO
work to be had.
The garbage and refuse heaps along
the thoroughfare between the city and
the L. 4 n. depot require immediate At
tenti0n.
The well-rcmembered Hasenwinkle
has engaged Mins's OPEN House In
Helena for the evening Of the Fourth of
July. We may hope for . visit to
Butte.
A crowd OF men and boys amused
amused themselves for half an hour last
evening at Franks corner By pulling at
the rope around the neck Of IN innocent
hooking pony.
The Germans Of the Capital City are
Arranging for the establishment ofa
Turn Verein. This h . most ]&udable
undertaking, and our own ciiisens Of
that nationality are not unaware Of IL
benefits.
Some people here seem to think the
climate h changing gradually. 1t may
be that the North Pole 10 moving SLOW
" southwark. This would b IN eco
nomic move for the United States Navy
and would probably ave the lives Of
some Of its most valuable ol1lcen.
The brilliant local genius Of the Hell
ena Herald whose witticis,ns on print
er's ink have already made him . repu-
tation among the Flathead indiana, re-
marks In his issue Of the 18th inst: "a
young couple arrived In Butte from Sill
yer Bow the other night, sought and
found the Sheriff enjoying himself 1t
dance, and were married on the spot.
An admiring group ofdancers witnessed
the ceremony" Now the Sheriff Of Sill
yer Bow county hes plenty Of work, but
he couldn't marry anybody II he tried.
The law only allows him one wife, and
does not grant him the privilege Of max
ing other people happy in this way.
Perhaps the Sheriff Of Lewis and Clarke
county has authority to perform the
nuptial ceremony,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20

The City Council win probably meet
Monday night.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20

Ond1.
For the trotting race, the fourth and
last Of the day there were thirteen en-
tries.
For true, unadulterated fun. there was
never anything more laughable seen
on = race track than the preparations
and scoring for the first heat Of this
trOtting race. Twelve horses Of the 2::i,
class entered In one race, eleven of
which appeared on the track. It il q
thing almost unprecedented in turf mn.
mails IN this country. First the Jockeys
were weighed and then they stood up IN
two rows like y crowd OF SCHOOL, vs.
while they were showed into their r.
specttve POSITIONS and had the law laid
down to them by the judges.
There was one horse 50 s0rrowful and
woe-'.gone looking that the crowd
booted at him Al he passed by them:
and ~, there was another, Ed. Corrigan's
Young Hiram, who was pronounced i,y
all to be the prettie~t horse thew had
ever seen on the track. He was coal-
aud tail.
In strange contrast to him was Lizzie
Drew, milk-wl,ite mare with SNOWY
name and tail. Leadville Girl, the v in.
ming home, was ~ pretty specimen Of
an iron gray animal ~ \ person would
want to zee, and altogether, the horses
offered variety enough to accommodate
avery better and please almost every
eye.
But I must close for the present. Il
near gentle voice asking me to rattle
me worries, AN 1'm boun' to line at
pend," 20 no more 1t present from
I'd.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-20
Burn Burned at Sea.

San Franclseo J9.-The ship st.
Nicholas arrived to-day from
New York, having on board
Captain Doughty and a portion
of the crew of the British bark Len
noG. The st. Nicholas reported
that on October 18th, at pm, in
46o south and go west, she fell in
with the Lel17loC, from Glasgow,
with coal for San Francisco. The
crew were discharging the cargo
from the main hatch, and sending
down water by means Of the donkey
engine and buckets, a dense volume
of smoke rising from the main
hatch. At the request of Captain
Doughty, lay by her. and at 7 P. N.
the flames rushed through the main
hatch, ascending to the main yard.
At 2 next morning the captain and
crew, twenty-five In number, aban-
doned the ship, and went on board
the st. Nicholas. Almost at day
light sighted the British bark Hin
dosta7s, from Liverpool for Valpar-
also, and transferred ten of the men
to her.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-20
HOUSE.

Washington, 19,-Butterworth,
reported the army appropriation
bill and will ask it's consideration
after the postOffice bill is disposed
of.
The Speaker presented requests
for leave of absence. Many ObJect-
ions were raised but several were
granted.
Brown. thereupon denounced
yesterdays proceedings as a farce.
After a warm debate the House, 1871
to 1Ol, agreed to take a holiday re-
cess from December %, to jan
uary I'd.
The House then proceeded with the
introduction of bills for reference ;
then in committee of the whole
considered the postOllice apprOpria-
ton bill.
The civil service bill was laid
aside and the Indian appropriation
bill considered.
Beck's amendment to move the
Crow Agency to some point east Of
the Big Horn River near Fort Gus,
ter was agreed to, and the bill
passed.
The bonded liquor bill was con
sidered.