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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15
CLAIMS OF INDI-
ANS.

IN tm dealings Of the government
with Indians AMI its whole treatment
"f the Indian question there seems t" I*'
(" constant and irritating assumption
that the wards of the government are
entitled IL special consideration over
AMI above their white brethren. 1t was
not long since. the Flatlc;..i Indians
were reported I" have driven of the
railroad surveyors from their re>crva-
ton: although, it has since tuvu stated
that the matter had lncn arranged. And
now comes Il st. Paul dispatch "f the
>th which says: ''DiSl'atcl,..< have been
sent Ivy General Terry t" Colonel Hatch,
ut Fort Custer, directing the removal
from the Crow reservation IL tho men
engaged in cutt,m. railroad ties. The
Grows are so uneasy III the presence "f
tl.~" lawle~> f"rlyer>. that rebellion
against them is threatened. A. the rows
have many rich lands and n,iner:,! de-
ln.<it<. efforts vii! w. made in ,l". >prin"
t" drive then, oil:
The laws 1T all civilized people
deny tO white owners IT real cStat"
tho rights to stand in the way -! progress:
otherwise Il handful III settlers along
>nnlr projected railroad line might o.
fcctra'ly resist the cum,,lc:ion OF tn.
work. The welfare Of the public j. par
amount I" that Ut 1a,y Individual. Gov
ernnrnt~ wisely reserve to themselves
the right vi eminent domain. But in r.
gard I" the indians. our government
seems I" cunscic thai Tire right OF emil
ncnt domain inlIrrc< in these. vaga-
bonds. y" matter how necessary it NAV
he for the material prosperity. progress
F, AMI enlightenment Of this region to
have it brought into closer relations
+, with other communities, the right j.
conceded to Il handful Of Indians to im-
trrlr'se Il :ctOagain-t crossing III Indian
reservation.
| TIL" recent report Oitl,c commission cr
"t Indian Affairs contained some SCH
sibie observations on lOins closely con-
nes'tcl with this subject. The hill
! prepared by Secretary Kirkwool and
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

Although Thu b not vital question
in this Territory, whe re there y no
power this side Of Congress to aor,dge
the evils Of special legislation, It y Inn
portapt. in view Of the fhct that the day
h not ihr distant when Montana will be
knocking for admission to the Sister
hood Of States, that correct ideas should
prevail upon this question. The discus-
sion Of . hin in the House on the 9Th, tn
release the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad company from certain taxes,
brought out some very interesting facts
upon the subject Of special legislation.
In 1870 the State Of Illinois adopted .
new constitution prohibiting special
legislation. The statues adopted ut the
session Of the legislature preceding the
adoption Of this constitution filed four
volumes, aggregating 1855 pages. The
laws Of the second session after its ad0p-
ton were printed on 1872 pages. Penn
sylvania adopted . new constitution in
1877: Its laws before and after were !, :
lW and 80 pages. Similar phenomena
attended the adoption Of the new con-
stitution Of New York in 1874; in New
Jersey in 1873; in Missouri in 1873; In
Ohio, Alabama, Colorado, Georgia and
other States at various tinles. The de-
crease in the product Of legislative IL
l,r,, Il, tho rar1ncof1 vOlumes Of statute.
must necessarily give the legislative In
tellect more time for the perfection Of
general laws. Special legislation b q
thing that disgrsces but few legfsls-
tive bodies outside Of Congress and the
Tesritorirl legislatures (which are help
less to prevent it except by such res
traint ~ may be brought to bear by the
fore Of public opinion.D
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15
REGULATION OF HIGHWAYS

In the discussion Of the lH~tOflice ap-
preparation hill in the House on the 5;h
it came out that the government has
l,een paying $4,000 per annum for
crossing its mails on the st. Louis
bridge. There are some toll roads and
bridges in this region that evidently
have not been making the most Of their
opportunities i'm this dirrti"n. Role
son, Of New jersey, denominatc'l it "a
l,rigand ut the Mississippi" 1ts char
ter, granted in 1873, contained provis-
ion that ''no higher charge per mile
shall he made for the transmission Of
mails" ETC.. ''in it's passage across said
bridge than charged upon railroads ap-
preaching said bridge" The fact that
any sum at all has l,een paid in excess
of the amounts paid to railroads, has a
sinister appearance. The discussion on
the subject ran int" the right If Con-
gr~- to regulate public highways, and
in this connection Mr.. ROlxsOn quotes,
Justice Millcr's opinion in the Clinton,
bridge case: "Whcn roads become parts
of lie great highways Of the MON, act
ing AN important part in Il commerce
which embraces many States, and 'lts-
tined, ~ Some If these roads are, to h.
come the channels through which the
nation. If Europe and Asia shall inter
change their commodities, there can I've
no reason to doubt that to regulate
them il to regulate commerce both with
foreign nations and with the States. and
that to refuse to do this is rcfIsllal tC
discharge one Of the most important d,l-
ties Of the Federal government" Pend
ing the discussion Of this matter the
House adjourned without action.
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now pending In Congress, provides
for reduction Of the present limits Of
Indian reservations and the conveyance
Of allotments in seventy. to Indians
living upon and working lands. The
policy Of excluding from civilization
larEe tract Of land and setting it apart
for . privileged class that makes no use
Of It is falling into disrepute. The soil
OF the earth IL the common property OF
mankind, and must be 20 used ~ to
bring the greatest good to the greatest
number. 1t IL not good for the Indian
to set apart large tract Of country for
him to roam over in state Of vagabond-
age. There is no hope Of his advance
neut while he remains in this condition.
We restrain our white vagrants, because
they are dangerous to society, but the
government has heretofore encouraged
the Indian to continue his life If va
grancy.
The report Of the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs proceeds on the assump-
ton that. what is good for the white
man Is good also for the Indian. The
civil and criminal laws that are
essential to the welfare and security of
civilized s,riety are unquestionably %
for savages. When the government
adopts ~ its settled policy that, to COM
pass Indian civilization, it will give
these savages to understand that they
must work, that they must acquire some
desire for accumulation and for the en-
joyment Of comforts above the require
ments of brute existence, and that they
are not = privileged class, with superior
rights, to be supported in idleness with
taxes wrung from the hard hands OF
toiling millions, then will it be better
for both the civilized and the savage.
The Crow Indians have no more right
to lay an embargo on the further pro-
gress of the Northern Pacific than the
same number Of white citizens living in
that locality would have; and, as to the
THINKER growing on the mountains, 1t
belongs to the government and ID the
common property Of the American peo-
ple. The claim that the Indians were
here first, cuts no figure in the deter
n,inatiOn Of this matter.
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The Ih,.ay" .N;"i.y H. c"r'i. "f tho
4th, makes this very sensible el'Sc;va-
ton: ut is more than probable that
those, vii" would unwi<cly cripple the
silver im,cr..>! by making j, practically
wOrti,h~> Il. home. do not r,n>i,!er the
fact that Il large proportion ~ the gold
urtnl,r,sl. is the result of silver mining,
and comes from, the development of sill
vrr mines. Thus 4 blow that would
l,ar:,!yze the silver interest of this .sa.i'-
try. w":,!d practically destroy ls,r home
prn,i,utiu,, Of gold
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

\ Washington dispatch M the 18th
says that l;uitcau was varimattrl on
that day. The hudh"r Of this announce
,,,c,.t lies in the ~,iiritu.lc for the as>;l>-
sins security tine fear that u" may get
the small ln'A and die. \ number Of
the letters received hy him contained
smallpox >.3,l,-. This is the letter shat
moved him /" get var.'iil:I,s,i: - Here.
send you some s'nnll-p"x. II is w"r>.
than the sentence Of Judge Cox. tu!'
yourself with the s,:,h and il will SURE:
81 ~ YOUR yal'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

\ German III Im,.r..u l,r.rur..i mar
ri:.gc lic,,,<e in 1875, AMI settled down
10 family duties without further Prc!in'-
inari,.>. On the eth inst. with five
children on his hands, he I,as discovered
tina. he was never married, and taking.
his frau il custody lc rushed I" u jus
ii..c's office, the woman falling on her
knss~, AMI ixy..iny that the ceremony
H.. performed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

1t was desired IA an act Of rtri6utivc
Justice tO fix ;uiitAlI's execution on
July ~. the anniversary Of the assassi-
nation, hut it was discovered that that
day fell ~ sunday. ami the preceding
Friday, day Of the week adopted from
time iE,.'rI,u0ria! for I,angings, was Sc
i.,t..I. c"rkhill says that Guitt:.u will
~. under the .!is-rrting knife OH Satur-
day Julv 1St
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

When Jay Gould secured control Of
the Iron Mountain Railroad he cut down
the wages If all the men employed, and
is now compelled t" hire watchmen and
offer rewards for the detection Of tliscOll-
tented lil.,rvrs who set firc to freight
houses and w.r"l piles and 'liSplace
~wi .rh"S. 1t was Il lnx'r move for oc"l-
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

From Chinese exchanges it is learned
that on the llth Of last July an earth
quake occurred in the district Of Kan
chow. A number Of men, women and
children were killed. The earthquake
WAS followed by rain storm which In
undated . portion Of the country and
drowned several Ders0ns.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

The President on the eth appointed
q. Fisher and &. W. Childs Of PenDsyl-
vania and J. q. BelfOPd, Of Colombo,
members Of the assay commission. 1t
will he noticed that silver gets one friend
ONT Of three on the commission.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

\ Berlin dispatch Ut the 9Th says:
It l. believed the German government
will not adhere to any arrangements Tor
the adoption If a" international b'-
metallic standard without the concur
renee Of ENGLAND.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

Thi. is to tx an inter esting year in II
Iisois ln,litics. Congressman, halle the
state Senators, all the Representatives,
q state Treasurer, u State Suw.rintend-
cnt of Public In >tructi0n, and full
c0unty tickets will Ike elected in NOvenl-
I,er. and the Legislature then elected
will cl,,n.@e u successor To senator David
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1852


The Christian Church at Washington,
Of which the late President was men,
her. ar. to have q new building COM
m,ence.l shortly which 10 to cost about
&aD. nm. 80 far they have $9,OW to-
vvnrd the amount.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

The. Reno t;u:.H, gives the fullnWin.
account Oi IN intcre>tin. railr'r,u relic:
The shove! which hr'k" ground for tn.
Central Pacific railroad is carefully pre-
served and may hc seen in the priva,.
office Ot Huntington X Hopkins S,O',
III sacramento. Ii is polished brightly
and the handle is vanished. Ii is "nt
"f the long handled, Mark Hopkins
brand. \ silver plate on tho hxn.ll,
hears these words: .\lpha.' This shove
WAS used 1" east the first earth in til,
construction Of the Central Pacific rail
road nj the inauguration ceremonies
January :, iSt;:.'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

Mime. \"v"koil, Il distinguished Rus
SIAN lady. publishes Il letter III the Lon
don y. ~< defending her government
against ;!,r charges made in con ..rtion
with the out l;,s..- on the Jews. She OK
plains that ,Ec karnitt> arc Russian
citizen, of Hebrew faith. hui tl,:,, the
raln,ui~ ara. "aiicnS settled on Russian
SOIL and are regarded very much rs
arr the Chinese Icy the h""llum> Of SAN
Francisco. Nine. NOvOkO;r neylcct> IL
explain. however. that these TalMu,li>t
Jews went into Russia Will, conquered
territory. and not hv their own choice.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12
Guifcpn-S New R0Ok

The book upon which Gulteau has been for
some time engaged has Just been printed, and
copies were last night sent to various repre-
sentatives Of the press. 1t is entitled "rhe
Truth and the Removal" The nrsl part is n
reprint Of the theological argument published
by Guiteau some years since upon the second
coming OF Christ. The second part is u sum
mary with quotations from newspapers. In au
appendix are collected fifty or sixty letters OF
sympathy, which the author says he has re
celved including more than thirty pages Of
communications from one young woman in
New York city, which bear various dates,
from December 26 to the day Of the prisoner S
conviction. In the preface to the second part
OF his book, which bears the date of March IL,
the author says: "If all other remedies fail [
shall boldly appeal TO the President for relief
under my own hand" Referring to his crime
he says 81 spit ON adverse opinion on this
subject. l say am right. Garfield ought to
have been removed, and was Gods man to
do 1t. II am murdered on tho gallows, this
nntiOn and the officials that do 1t will pay
well for It, II will be long time before
the Almighty lets up on them. / had
rather go to glory in June than to the Auburn
prison for life"
Guiteau has rcpudiated his sister, and ac-
cuses her Of impudence in Hing a petition for
cCnservator of his estate.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12
Literary Notes.

Charles Scribner's Sons, through William
Ballantyne Il Son, have sent THE CRITIC
"Arthur Bonnycastle," an American novel, by
J. g. Holland and ''The Bay PATH" tale Of
New England colonial life, by the same author.
The name OF Mr.. Holland is n sufficient guar
antee that the books will repay reading. A
cursory glance at "Arthur BOnnycastle +"
proves It to be In the very vein Of the author,
treating a subject that has been written upon,
that Of a poor boy rising In the world, until
only the pencil OF n master Inner could
evolve new shadows. Mr.. Holland has done il.
1.-The Bay Path is n story OF colonial days,
showing life as IL was in the early times of
New England. Mr.. Holland gives in It
glimpses Of the strange preiudices and strong
feelings Of the old Puritans, softening down
so hercely as when seen In the fun glare OF
dry historical statements. Both books should
be read by all who desire TO pass away some
pleasant hours and at the same time be In
Structed.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

DIR. JOHN J. MORAN, of Falls Church,
Fairfax County, Virginia, is very slow
and deliberate person. After silenc, Of
some thirty years, he now comes boldly
forward and declares, as the attending
physician, that Edgar Allan Poe did not
die of lim-j jams. Morans deliberate silence
during all the years of detraction of the
dead poets memory is something singular,
when compared with his present fiery
zeal. Who is left TO dispute Moran ?
Nobody. Everybody else who knew auy-
thing about the attendant circumstances Of
Poe's melancholy death, is dead. Only
Moran and his tale are left.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

IT WOULD be interesting TO know from some
qualified source under what system such an
appointment Is made. II cannot be the
"spoils " system, properly SO called, for in
that case the Senators or Representative
would control the appointment; II cannot be
the reformers' system, for Mr.. Worthington
glories in his contempt for 1t, and viii make
haste 10 destroy any vestigcs OF IL he may flnd
in his ofIcc 1t cannot be the business system,
for he knows nothing about custom house
duties What system Is 1t, then ?-t'dH SrtUrt
~ Neic IOk Post.
1t is the system inaugurated by President
Garfield when he appointed Judge w. II.
Robertson Collector of Now York. Briefly
stated, that system is nomination by the
President and confirmation by the Senate,
without regard TO the wishes of the Sena-
tors or anybody else. AS .Whitelaw Reid
aptly put it, it is the system in which the
President means business
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

u'l,d 10 reliail, aud the natural channel
opened. There is no question Is to the
fact so tcrscly stated by Mr.. Klotz, that
mile Of flats will be worse for ous sewers
than n half mile, or that if n chanuel eau
bc made deep and swift, the mouths Of the
sewers be lowered anl the refuse carried
on. Let the flats BE- properly reclaimed
and at once.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

Mr.. ALLEN, of New York, wants cigar
cites put on an equality of taxation with
cigars. In fact, cigarettes should be taxed
one hundred dollars cach and the man who
sells one to minor sent to the penitentiary
at least as long as Mason.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

WE HASTEN to record the fact that Mr.
Ashmead- Bartlett Burdette- Coutts wears
his hair curled and his hat set straight on
his head. This valuable information is OBJ.
tanned by THE CRITIC from the London
letter of the Post.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

"Is PRIVATE O'RoURKE present. said
the commander of the army. Yes your
honor" answered O'Rourke. Then let
the battle begin, was the reply. Colonel
George Bliss is ut the Arlington.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

NONE of the outside snobs" were re
ceived last night. 1t was only those whose
education has been paid for by the people
that is, the charity students of the United
States that visited the White House in COM
pany with the diplomates.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN held levce of
newspaper reporters and correspondents
last night and distinguished himself by his
polteness and afiabiity. He would not
say in what capacity Ford was acting when
he shot Jesse James.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

SECRETARY TELLER might arrange u
compromise on the Chinese question which
would suit all parties, relieve him of an
embarrassing question and the Govern
ment of heavy expense; that is, to ship
to China one Indian for every Chinaman
that comes here. Rather tnan spoil the trade,
he might give "buck and "squaw " for
each pigtnil
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

IT Governor Crittenden is correctly re-
ported in the Republican this morning, it is
an established fact, from his own state
ment, that the Governor of great State,
with two million inhabitants, which indi-
Gates at least 100000 men of fighting age,
actually hired two men to assassinate an
other.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

Mr.. CARLISLE, of Kentucky, thinks
there will he new alignment of parties on
the Tariff question. The Democrats have
quietly walked into the trap set for them
by the Republicans.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

THE statement has been made that Minister
Lowell is inclined to return TO this country,
and We have heard IL intimated that his
wishes have been made known at Washington.
His removal without his consent would be a
great political mistake.-B0stOn JourRdt
Keeping him there will damn this or any
other Administration. The American peo-
pie have no respect for such toadies and
tufthunters as the poetaster Lowell
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

THE Whitaker court-martial ought to
sit on that boy at tho Bellevue Hospital,
whose nose is of. They would establish
the fact that the boy bit it of.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

"IVE BEEN In politics sixteen years" said
veteran yesterday, "and tell you that every
city, town and village Of the United States Is
governed by rings and cliques. It's unavold-
able. An honest mans vote is In most cases
thrown away. These cllques influence judges,
Juries, and things generally. You cant get
away from Them" Probably Thomas Jeirer-
son and q. W. didn't think of this when they
started the United States Courier-JOVfRdl.
oh yes, they did. They organized the
first ring themselves, and Jefferson sue
ceeded Washington as Boss"
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12
Wednesday, April IL, 1882.

THE seligman bill for appropriating the
lands of the Choctaws is still being dis
cussed in the Senate.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

sH1PHERD Sellers Micawber claims to
have rights. He has, and one of them is
the right to be classed as ghoul and
hyena.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

The New York Times is the iiercest and
most malignant of the newspapers engaged
in trying the Star Route cases. Now that
the cases appear to be going to trial in
court the Times, realizing that the trial by
newspaper is neither decent nor finality,
sobers up little, loses its confident tone,
and admits that in reality there is no case
against the accused. 1t says:
Even after conviction there would be room
FOR confident faith in the reversal of the
proceedings by the Appellate Court, so that
few and feeble as the public apologlsts for the
Star Reuters have recently become, they are
far from being entirely demoralized.
Thus it is seen that a ray of common
sense has penetrated even into the gloomy
recesses of the dull mind Of the venal and
obscene George Jones.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12
SUTPHEN & ROGERS,
Real Estate and Rental Depdrfnenf.

Real Estate and Rental Department,
STREET, $50 NORTHWEST.
MONEY TO LOAN on REAL ESTATE.
BUSINESS PROMPTLY TRANSACTED.
FREE ADVERTISEMENT IN THE DAILY
PAPERS.
FOR RENT
A Splendid New Office ON first floor between 10th
and nth on street northwest.
Also, 2 number of nice houses aud rooms In all
paris oil the CITY, rop SAFE
Positively a Great Bargain to an Immediate Pur-
chaser In Choice Building Lots and Fine Residence
with modern improvements
FOR SATE-
HOUSES WITH MODERN IMPRONEMEN ENTS.
No. 1914 18th ST. n. W.. l0room House.
NO. 1915 10Th 81. n. W., 10-room House.
NO. 16ls 10Th ST. NJ W., l1'room House corner Cor
groom House on L street, $3.50.
s.room House on Z street 5000:
New House and IA, 900 feet for sale for $500.
Nos l03 1i05 i07, 1902 I'LL and 1i13 ST. n.w nice
Groom Houses. and at n bargain,
ments, Y ST. bet nth and 18th, pressed brick.
Nice Broom Brick House, on 9th ST., bet. ana II,
Nice s-story Brick House, rooms, modern i'm
provements, with 2-story brick Stable, No.
1870 llth ST. $. g., price O. 800
72 18th 81. n. w, House and Lot 20s by 100 feet at
Very 6ne Farm, about miles from city, under
good cultivation.
Also other farms and lands.
Six Beautiful Lots on NJ street. west OF Connect
icut avenue, II feet each, at 50 cents.
Three Building Lots near Goth and SITS. NJ W., at
Also ten beautiful Building Lots in Georgetown,
overlooking Washington city, on street.
Very desirable building lots comprising whole
front, commanding beautiful view of the whole
city.
Houses. Lots and Farms to sell and Vacant Rooms
SUTPHFN & ROGERS.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12

THE HOUSE was stiff on the prerogative
question yesterday, and refused to pass
Senate bill which gave $4,000 to feed the
Indians, because the bill appropriated money
and did not originate in the House, II
passed bill of its own for the same par-
pose and sent it to the Senate. If there
had been a clause in that bill requiring the
Indians to work as all the white, black and
yellow men of the country have to do for
what they eat, The CRITIC would have
indorsed it.
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12
FOR EXCHANGE.

VI,OR EXCHANGE-FOR LAND UNINCUM-
II bered, half interest Of which will give con-
lrol in one OF the most valuable patents in the
United States Address Bureau of Exchange,
room 81 Second National Bank building, 7th ST..
above II. api
NTANTED-ro exchange new stoves for old
w ones at Buffers Stove Exchange, cor. 9th
and x. Smokey chimneys cured or no pay. Stoves
exchanged for groceries. Old stoves bought. fe27
The Evening critic., 1882-04-12
PERSONAL.

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Speeches and lectures prepared at shortest notice.
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