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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
THE STIPULATION.

THE STIPULATION.
In the District Court of the First .Ju-
dlcial District of the Territory OF
Montana, in and for the county of
Gallatin:
Isaac D. McCutcheon, plaintiff
VI.
Alice McCutcheon, defendant.
1t is hereby stipulated and agreed
by and between the parties hereunto.
by their respective attorneys, that
the pleadings in said cause may be
and are hereby amended so that the
title OF said cause shall be as herein
above stated, and that the same NAV
be brought on to be heard
monday -Interlineation)
bv said court Saturday, the 9th day
of June, A. D 1883, at 9o'clock a. m.,
or as soon thereafter as counsel in
said case can be heard.
Dated June 70, 1883.
T. III. CARTER,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
JAS. J. HEDGES,
Attorney for Defendant.
DECREE OF DIVORCE.
1SlIlVOly VI MOuC8Q8:
In the First Judicial District Court.
in and for the County of Gallatin.
Isaac D. McCutcheon, Plaintiff,
VS..
Alice McCutcheon, Defendant.
This cause having been brought on
to be heard on this 25th day of June.
A. u. 1883, pursuant to the terms of
q stipulation of the representing par
ties hereto by their attorneys, and
upon the proofs taken in said action
in open court before Hon. Decius s.
Wade, presiding Judge of said court,
from which it appears that all the
material averments of said complaint
are sustained by testimony free from
all legal exceptions as to it's cempe-
admissability and sufficiency.
is ordered, ~adjudged and decreed
that the Court by virtue of the power !
and authority therein vested, and
in pursuance of the statute in such |
case made and provided, does
order. adjudge and decree that
he marriage between the said Isaac
D: McCutcheon, plaintiff herein, and
Alice McCutcheon, defendant here
n, be dissolved, and the same is
dissolved accordingly. and
he said parties are, and each Of them
3 freed and absolutely released from |
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

If "inflooence" is worth anything
in politics MI. Sam Randall ought to
b happy. The entire Republican
press Of the country seem to be in
favor of his election as Democratic
Speaker. Such d~isinterested unan-
unity Of sentiment speaks volumes
against him.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
Foreign News.

LONDON, July o. Precautions
nave been taken at Glasgow to pre-.
vent the introduction of cholera.
ALEXANDRIA, July p. Fiftv-
eight deaths oc urred at Ghize, 4S at
Chlbin, 20 at Challa, 30 at Tanta. II
at Mansurah and 25 at Kafrel
Hamsed.
LIVERPOOL, July 27.-Packard. the
American consul here, has appointed
q oector to inspect PASSENGERS and
cargses Of vessels bound for the
Uhlted States. Packard has sent to
washington q detailed dispatch of a
Shipment to Boston Of rags received
from Egypt. eu
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
Run Over.

GALVESTON, July 27.-Two wo-
men and a man were run Over bv q
train while lying on the track in a
drunken sleep, near ROsete ranch.
The women have since died. The
ma is not expected to live. The
trainmen, VIM. Garland, Archie
Fleming, Robert Kane and Jesse
Mcguire, We're all arrested by the
Mexican authorities and are now in
jail.
The Ward Iron company and New
Philadelphia has failed. The liabili-
ties are estimated at $500: 900; the
available assets are said to be less
than 5 5000.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

A delayed telegram says that Ex-
Senator Roscoe Conkling and Mrs.
CoDkling, with few personal friends
including Governor Boutwell, of
Massachusetts,, Judge Cox of Utica
and his sister, George C. Gorham OF
the Washington Republican and
United States Commissioner Grifith
Of New York, would start from New
York city on the Oath inst. to the
Yellowstone Park to be gone four
weeks. .,,.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

The table of Presidential prefer
snces prepared by the New York
Times from answers to inquiries sent
out broadcast over the country only
proves that the people have given
but little thought about the subject
of the next nomination. The crop
Of candidates is hardly ripe enough
to pick.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
e DOWN TAKES.

Capitalists seeking Investments II
mines and mining property inform
Themselves of the rate of taxation in
the county in which mines are 10
Gated. About the first question they
ask is: WHAT are your tax levies
The answer to the question generally
determines the extent of his invest
meht or whether he invests at all
For instance an undeveloped mining
property is offered for sale. It may
develop into paying property or may
not. The prospects are fattering
but it is simply a prospect and moth
ing more. The lode may be we'll de.
fined and of encouraging width but
the character of the ore at a given
depth can be learned only by devel-
opmtnt. But to develop a lode re.
quires money-in some instances il
calls for a large outlay of capl-
tai. Hosting works and other
improvements must be made.
These are all subject to
taxation. If the property justify it
mills or smelters will be erected to
work it. They cost money-a great
deal of money to construct them.
The best part of five hundred thou
sand dollars is sometimes absorbed
before the works are completed.
They never escape the assessors eye.
He is sure to find them. Say half q
million dollars are invested-the levy
Is mills the present rate in this
county. The owner or owners of the
property must pay $500 for his tax
receipt. If this loan be authorized it
will require a levy of at least % mills
on the dollar upon property assessed
at S., ZOO, 600 to provide a sinking and
interest fund and raise money to
meet the current expenses of the
county. In that case instead of pay
ing $500 for his tax receipt he will
be called upon for $14, OOO-a differ
ence of 81, 800 against the investor.
All these matters are taken into
consideration by capitalists. They
will not invest money where there
is danger of its being eaten up by
taxes. There is more or less risk at
tending all mining operations, but
taxes are as certain as death. There
is no escaping them. Hence it will
be seen that a high rate of taxation
is bound to turn capital from any
community, and especially from a
mining community. There r other
reasons why the rate of taxation
should be kept down to the very low
est possible point. A low rate en-
courages home enterprises, the con-
of q better class of build
ings and furnishes money at the
lowest rates of interest. A high rate
has the opposite effect. A prudent
man will not create taxable property
to be taxed to death when he can
invest his money in non-taxable Sc
curities. To sun up, a high rate of
taxation discourages the investment
of foreign capital, paralyzes home
industries, enhances the price of the
necessaries of life, drives money from
q community, increases the rates of
interest and builds up Anacondas in
contiguous counties. In view of
these facts we submit the proposition
II lne taxpayers OF Silver Bow Coun-
ty would not better subserve their
own interests by voting down the
proposed loan, and thus keep down
The rate of taxation.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
Action Of Produce EXCHANGE,

New YORK, July 27.--At a large
meeting of the produce exchange to-
day, a proposition was made to
appoint a committee to enforce bet
ter Geographic servics and to inquire
into some mode by which the exist
ing differences between the tele-
graph company and their employees
could be adjusted. A proposition
look ng to arbitration was also tabled,
and a motion Of sympathy with the
strikers ruled out Of order.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
Infected Rags

LIVERPOOL, July 2G.-The town
council having called the attention OF
the privy council of the danger to
public health arriving from the
large cargo of rags received rom
Egypt the privy council sen a reply
in which they declined to interfere
in the matter. The particular cargo
cited in the town councils communi-
cation as a cargo of Egyptian rags
was not intended to be landed at
Liverpool but were to be conveyed
to New York or Boston. The town
council to-day decided to apply for
power to deal with rag cargOes.
Chamberlain, president of the local
government board, stated in COM
mons last night that the board had
made orders in regard to the Egyp-
tan rags out that the orders h ID
never been actually issued as the
rags had been sent to America.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
Cremat0d.

WASHINGTON, Penn, July 81
The body IF Charles Meininger, OF
Cincinnati, received this morning,
was taken to the crematory. Relig-
ious exercises were held by Rev. H.
Ness, of Cincinnati, after which the
body was placed in the retort.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

Now for the old ''train-wrecking"
stories about Tilden. They were
worn OUT in 1875; but by a little
patching may answer present pur-
poses. "|
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
APPEARANCE OF DEFENDANT.

CE OF DEFENDANT.
In the District Court of the First Ju-
dicial District Of the Territory of
Montana, in and for the county of
Gallatin:
Isaac D. McCutcheon, plaintiff,
Alice McCutcheon, defendant.
To the Clerk of the Court:
Please enter my appearance as at
torney for the defendant herein.
JAMES J. HEDGES.
Dated June %, A. D. 1882.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

What q boom the "Csnscience
Fund" would have IL all defaulting
Federal officials would follow the ex-
ample of the "Unknewn Debt ,r" of
Kansas. Cd, -.1as .'.f
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
The Next Meeting of the G.. A. r.

DENVER, July 26.-The next Ma
tional Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Re public will be held at
Minneapolis. Will Warner, of Iowa.
was elected senior vice commander
in-chief, and Walter H. Holmes of
California, junior vice surgeon gen.
eral and chaplain, was reelected.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
The Khedlve all Right.

ALEXANDRIA, July 27.-The Khe-
give is suffering from a sore throat.
Inquiry at the palace as to the truth
Of the story Of his having an attack
OF cholera developed the fact that he
had>had no symptoms of the disease.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

LONDON, July 26.-Thed deaths from
cholera yesterday at Damietta were
2, Medalla 25, Chobar +, Samanoud Z,
Mehalet ST. Ziefeth Is, Mansurah IL,
Ghizel IS, MenscOld 3.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
New Trial Asked FO-.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 27.-The
counsel for the defense in the Polk
case have entered a motion for new
trial on grounds of incompetency OF
the Jury.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

The cholera will soon find a foot
ing on American soil. It behooves
every one to close every door against
its approach to his home.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

BERLIN, July ga special dis
patch to the Ind pend0nce Beige
says: cholera is reported at RistoVa
and several deaths have occurred.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

1t Is reported that John Kelly has
fallen in love with the "old ticket"
John Kelly has q legion of rivals.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

CAIRO, July 26.-The cholera il
shifting toward the more thickly
populated quarters in the eastern
part of the city.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

New Workers advise Dennis Kear-
ney to 60 back to his sand lots in San
Francisco. The "refot mer" il net
hOnored in the East. ~
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

WASHINGTON, July 27.- Hon.
Montgomery Blair died at his resi-
dence at Silver Springs this morning.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
The Semi Weekly Miner

The Count De Chambord must
have given death the slip. Nothing
more ID heard OF his tussle with the
grim monster.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-The
Bell Telephone company's linemen
and inspectors have notified Man
ager Norton of their intention TO
strike TODAY.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

A sarcastic New York editor says
the British shot better the other day
than they did ut Bunker Hill several
years ago.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
A FEW FACTS AND 1aURRs

In considering the commissioner
proposition to raise 100000 by an
authorized sale of Silver Bow county
bonds for the purpose Of continuing
work upon the court house, taxpayers
may profit by glancing at the May
exhibit of receipts and expenditures
of the county for the fiscal year ended
March l, 1888. From this exhibit it
appears that the amount collected
from the people Of the county for the
year named was as follows:
Property tax S95 O66. IS
From licences. 49,. ... ... 3O,406.26
Special poor 6,326O0
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

,'vsV
This amount was collected upon
property of an assessed valuation of
about IS, 10000 and the levy at Is
mills on the dollar. It is q great deal OF
money for . small county to pay in
one year, but that is not all that
was expended. By reference to
the exhibit it will be seen that there
was in the treasury March l, 1882,
the sum of $29. Loo. This amount
added to $l31, 1890 0 raised during the
past year gives the enormous sum of
$161, 1890 which the county has
handled since March ]. 1882.
Now what has become of all this
money? Let US see. According to
the statement of the County Commits
sioners they have paid but $685. 78
towards constructing the county
buildings. This leaves $135,675 that
have been applied to other purposes.
But this sum does not show the full
amount that has been expended by
the county since March l.. 1882.
There are $1,000 in registered county
warrants that have been issued dur
ing the present fiscal year, and un-
audited accounts against the county
reaching, if they do not exceed, a
like sum. These together make
81, 1000, which added to the ABOVE
amount, show that it has taken s149,-
675 to run this county during the
past sixteen months, or an average
expenditure of 1884 a month.
Now let us see how we will stand
in one year from now if this loan be
voted. It ID not probable the assessed
valuation Of property in the county
will exceed s., 1000, 900 this year. The
levy is IL mills on the dollar. This
will bring in q property tax amount
ing to about $65 900. Revenue from
licenses, say $4,000. and special poor
tax-say $7,O0O-making a total of
$1,000 It is not likely the expense
Of running the county will be less for
the year to come than it was during
the past year, that is, about 1854 a
month. For the ensuing twelve
months then the county expenses
will amount to $l12,24s. If these
bonds be redeemed in five years a
sinking fund of $40, 600 a year must
be created and interest to the amount
of s., 1000 q year be paid. Now let us
see how we will stand in M year
from to-day.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
An Opening for Cholera to
Enter this Country.
A Ship Load OF Egyptian
Rags Sent here,
Situation of the Striking To-
legraphers.
Report Of Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue.
Tba Ta1eoraph Situation.

LILA E.C.. ETC
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-28

THE STIPULATION.
In the District Court of the First Ju-
dicial nistrct of the Territory of
Montana, in and for the county of
(Ia11afin.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-05

THE Times, of Hartford, is journal
that has a charming way of saying what
it says in very pleasing manner, fire.
quently emphasizing a fact by some
pithy anecdote. Speaking of the facts
that the Democracy of Ohio has placed
itself on a solid basis, and that the prin'
ciples enunciated, while they merit
justly the approval of majority of the
people of Ohio, are misrepresented by
radical and factious Republican journals,
the Times says: ''But they these jour.
nals) appear to be in the condition OF a
nervous horse that ran his head against
the solid wall of strong building. As
he was quivering upon the ground man
came up and asked the owner what allied
his horse. '0h, he ran his head into
that wall, was the reply. Guess not
into it, said the man, Il can't see that
the wall is injured any"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-05

The new gold fields of Santa Ger
trudes, near the port of Mulege, on
the gulf coast of Lower California, con-
tinues to attract the attention Of Mexi-
can capitalists, and il is claimed by the
enthusiastic that the peninsula will rival
our own State rs land of gold. The
precions metal is found at present
in placeres, as it was in this State, but it
exists undoubtedly in veins also, and
presently we shall have rush of miners
to a country regarded heretofore as val
ueless. Here is another market at our
very gates. The peninsula is unfit for
agriculture save in a very few spots OF
limited extent, and it is close to us,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-05

TINS seems to be the day of historical
slsepticism, and the busy hands Of icono-
clasts are at work tearing down the
household gods Of the past Froude
changed for us the history OF England
we had learned in our boyhood, and
then the lato Father Tom Burke showed
that in many particulars Froude was in
error. Even the relatively short annals
of our own country are found to be erro-
neous. The greatest of our living histo-
rians, Bancroft finds IL necessary to re-
wise what has been considered so long as
not needing. revision. Now and then some
sangaine youth of Boston attempts to
show that hero of Massachusetts,, and
not Putnam of Connecticut. commanded
at Bunker Hill. And now Mr.. w. l..
Stone claims not only that July . is the
real natal day OF the Republic, but that
the famous declaration was not ordered
engrossed till tho nineteenth of that
month, and not signed by any one till
the second of August, when the mem
bers of Congress present affixed their
names to it, the last signer, Thomas
Mex can, of Delaware, not signing until
January, of the following year. That
this is true history cannot be doubted,
but the tradition, though it be but
century old, which makes our
national birthday fall on the fourth OF
July is too deeply rooted in the hearts
of the people. And another anachro.
nism in respect of American historical
paintings comes to light. In Leutze's
Washington Crossing the Delaware
the star.spangled banner, then I'M
thought Of is conspicuous object;
Trumbull, in "The Signing of the Dec
laration of Independence, a painting
known to the irreverent as the "leg
piece, depicts scene that never took
n1aca
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-05

THE attempt of certain editors of
Republican newspapers on this Coast to
keep the courage OF their fellow parti-
zans from oozing out, like that OF Bob
Acres, at their hnger-tips, by publishing
what the editors well know are false
and garbled statements of the real con
dition of political things at the east, is
very bad policy on their part, but is
productive of saddened pleasure to
Democrats. From Republican voters
thus deluded it will not be possible to
conceal the real result OF coming elec-
tions at the east, and very many of
them, who arc wavering already, will
come over with alacrity to the support
OF whoever may be the candidate OF the
Democracy in 1884. This is good cause
for Democratic joy, but it is sad to con-
template men of parts and position, as
many of our Republican brethren on
this Coast are, thank Godl lending
themselves to such worse than useless
deception. The Republican journals
alluded to, from day to day reiterate the
statement that in Pennsylvania har-
mony prevails in the Republican ranks,
and that the Independents have sub
mitted to the boss. Against these wit
nesses we pit Henry M. Hoyt, late and
last Republican Governor of Pennsyl-
vania. The Ex-Governor has talent and
influence in party of which he is
among the very best and purest. Last
year, when Governor, he advised his
friends to defeat the Republican ticket,
and it was defeated. Within few
days the Ex-Governor has warned the
Republicans of Pennsylvania that the
retirement of the boss from politics is
the merest flimsy sham, that his agents
control the Republican organization,
aud that war to the knife has been de-
clared and is waging against all who,
like himslf, will not bow to the suprem-
acy of Cameron. His counsel will have
the same influence in the future ms it
had in the past, not only in his own
State hut all over the Union, for every
where the truth OF such man is known
and respected.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-05
Passengers Due This Evening

The following is the list of passengers
by the Southern route, to arrive in Los
Angeles at 4:45 o'clock this evening,
specially telegraphed to the HERALD
from Casa Grande, Arizona, at 10
O'Clock last night:
Hon. M S Otis and wife, New Mexico;
Judah Albertine, Clinton, La; M Nc
Manus and son, Tex o r Dascomb and
wife, Gen Granger, El Paso; J II Han
cock, Paris, Tex; d Horton, wife and
child, j B Hartzell, wife and child, w b
Houston, Dallas, Tex; ii c Dibble and
wife, Tombstone; j Steinburg, San Fran
cisco; VIM Dixon, Kansas City; b
Kerns, c c Hoag, Abr Armstrong, II
Webster, G NJ Cough, r Paul, V
Paul, Tucson; Gen Nelson, Benson, A T;
l. Watterson, Deming.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-05

As rule the husbands Of actresses
are looked upon as worthless lot, who
marry for q support do nothing toward
supporting the family, and do not make
n bon nenage. Possibly it is for this
reason, added to a stage tradition hav-
ing the force of unwritten law which
teaches that q married woman loses
something Of her attraction on the stage,
actresses who do marry very generally
retain their maiden names. Almost all
of our great actresses are, or have been,
married, yet not one man in hundred
Of us knows, or cares, who their hus-
bands may be. They are merged in the
more prominent identity of their better
halves, and because each "kiss so and
SOS husband"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-05

THE number thirteen has been regard
ed by almost all natives as peculiarly
unlucky, and, politically, in our own
land there seems to be an especial fatal
ity attaching to it. The main counts OF
the indictment under which the Repub-
lican party has been brought before the
bar of public opinion are thirteen in
number. Here they are in brief; The
Boss Shepherd ring'frauds; the safe burg
larry iniquity; the whisky frauds; the
Freedman's Bank Swindle; Belknap;
Robson; Sanborn; the Indian Bureau
Frauds, the Pension Bureau Frauds;
Black Friday; Hays; tho Indian Bribe'
ny of 1880; Dorsey and Company.
There are many other counts, but the
above are enough and more than enough
for the peoples purpose.