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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-19
@ VOYAGES.

The fate of Sir John Franklin and
his crew; the sad end of Colonel De
Long and his companions, the loss
Of the Rodgers and her commander,
and now the disastrous failure of the
Greeley expedition, it would seem
should demonstrate the impractical
bility, if not the criminality. of
longer continuing Arctic researches.
When men consider the amount of
treasure which has been expended,
the sufferings which have been en-
dured, the precious lives which have
been sacrificed, and the hearthstenes
which have been desolated through
the mad ambition of men to over
come the Almighty and his I'M
changeabie laws, the conviction
must be forced upon them that this
waste of treasure and lives should
cease. Yet, in the face of all these
futile attempts to compass the prime
object for which expeditions after ex-
petitions have been fitted out it is
safe to assume that others will be Or
ganized and men will be found ready
to endure the hardships and court
the death which have been the lot of
those who went before them.
While this fact speaks volumes for
their courage it is not a f~lattering ev-
idence of their sound judgment. If
one single expedition had succeeded
in reaching the North Pole and one
single item of value to science had
been obtained there would exist an
incentive to pursue further investi-
cations in that quarter, but all the
knowledge which has been gained
after repeated u lis is that there is
impenetrable Barrier of ice stretch
ing across an indefinite space through
which no vessel can pierce and over
which no human foot can measure
its extent. "Thus far shalt thou go
and no farther" is plainly written by
the finger of God upon those battle
ments of the frozen north and man
is hurled from them like chaf before
the wind or crushed between their
front like insects beneath an
avalanche Of rock. The battle is an
unequal one, and humanity demands
it should cease.
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Lost at Sea,

HALIFAX, Sept. 1.-THE bark Brit
tany was lost Oh Sable Island, and the
captains wife. bis three children and
most OF n crew were drowned, in
Guiding the first and second mates.
The captain and the remaining three
seamen arrived in Newield. The
survivors were three days on the
wreck when rescued. They had at
tempted to reach shore on a raft,
when a heavy sea swept them all off,
including the captains wife am three
children. The three sailors saved and
the captain were able to regain the
raft. the latter carrying with him two
OF his children. But they died shortly
after.
HALIFAX, Sept. E.-Captain AL
fred Gassten, OF the bark Brittany,
which was wrecked off the coast on
Monday last, tells a 8 DRY of fearful
suffering. They we're on the wreck
from Monday until Tuesday after
noon, during which time the gale
was blowing and all ha DIS WIRE COM
PEELED to remain On deck, exposed to
the fury OF the storm. They finally
took to a small raft, but hardly had
the people got on this, when a heavy
sea washed off every soul, and of the
captain and eight men, only one re-
manned on it. During the night and
following morning five others were
washed OFT in a similar manner, leav-
ing only four survivors, who were
rescued by a boat from the shore.
thirteen persisted, including the wife
ana tour children OF Capt. Gasslon, all
natives OF England. Two Of the CAP
talns children We're picked up, but
dled In a few minutes, either from
!rlght or exhaustion. The following
IS a list OF the LOST. First Officer Geo
toye, Second Officer Arthur Holmes.
steward, name unknown, John john
son, Lewis Smith, Fred. Henderson.
Arthur Penthouse, Earnest Motion
Mrs. Emily Gasst0n and four clildre -
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And now comes the denial of the
story that Wendall Phillips had de-
cided he a no longer support Gen
eral Butler for governor. Mr.. Phil
lips says the whole story is a fabrica-
ton, and adds that he has a great
admiration for Butler, and is fully
convinced that in the Tewksbury in.
vestigation His Excellency accom-
plished a great and noble work, and
he fully believes that he is destined
to do very much more good before he
leaves the gubernatorial chair. He
believes Governor Butler is a real
governor, such as the state has long
needed. 1t is now in order for the
Republican journals which have
been extolling Phillips for his sup
posed detection to turn their batteries
npon that great orator.
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An Interview With Hon. =. +.
ThOrne.

I0Oru0
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.-The Tribune
publishes q column interview with
Hon. Edward E. Thorne. of New
York who has just returned from the
Sandwich Islands, where he went in
the interest of certain sugar growers,
to observe the operations OF the trea-
ty under which unrefined Hawaiian
sugar is admitted TO this country, ana
to investigate the alleged abuses on
the ground of which it is urged by
some people the treaty should be alb
rooated.
II landed at Honolulu May Is, and
sailed from there July 80, so that L
remained in the islands two and a
half months, which time L very
industriously spent in prosecuting
these inve I'll gations. On being qnes-
toned concerning the often made
charges, Thorne said: LAS to color
ing sugars and bringing them in as
unrefined sugars, I could discover. no
proofs of it whatever. The idea that
Chinese or any other sugar is brought
to the islands and then shipped to
America, is prepospterous.'
+'Then you think the treaty should
stand?"
"Of course I do. Some of the East
ern refiners think that it answers
gre ,tly to the good of California re.
fiDers. I have satisfied myself that
seven.eighths of the benefit goes to
the planters of the Island, and
if the treaty were a~brogated,
it would bankrupt every n of them
and ruin the islands. Not only this
out it would do harm to this country
also. More sugar is imported into this
country from the islands than there
is merchandis, exported from this
country to the islands,"
Thorne further said there was no
truth in the stories that a SPECIES of
slavery existed among the laoorers.
AS a matter OF fact the laborers
there were treated most literally.
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Medical and sanitary experts have
from now till next spring to prepare
for a cholera visitation in 1884. It
may be that Europe and America
may be spared this Asiatic scourge,
which has been so busy this year in
Africa, but it will be well to be pre-
pared for it, and be "wise in time"
for cholera, like a prudent general,
makes its approaches upon the weak
ost line Of 6ofonso
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Mrs. CArsy's Staten snt.

LONDON, Sent. 1S.-It has tran
spired that O'DOnnell after shooting
Carey, said: "Shake hands, Mr..
Carey; I had to do it," AMI not II
did not do IT," as at first reported. 1t
is understood that Mrs. Carey has Of
fe ed evidence of the most astourd-
ing character, which she declares
will clear her husbands character.
She has handed letters to the author
tiles, which include the correspond
ence of a member of Parliament.
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Department Matters.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-The sec
rotary of the treasury will probably
make another bond call Wednesday
or Thursday. 1t Is thought the
amount will be SIS ,00O, 0OO.
Secretaries Chandler and Lincoln
ZELDA consultation to-day in reference
to sending relief to the Greedy party.
It is impossible at this writing to
state positively what the consulta-
ton reaci ed, but it is understood
that information has been received
that the Greedy party is suppiied with
provisions sufficient to sustain them
for over a year yet, and there is con-
.sequently no necessity for starting a
rellef expedition this fall. A.
other consultation will be held this
afternoon, at which De Bossels will
be present,
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ABOUT

The sixteenth annual issue OF Poor's
Manual includes statements showing
q mileage at the close of 1882 of 49,
800 miles, 1851 having been con-
structed within the year. The aver
age mileage operated for the year
was 1O7, 15S. The amount of share
capital issued by the several compa-
mics up to the close of their respective
fiscal years was So, 456 ,O7S, 1876, an in
crease from the previous year OF $685.
254,585. The funded debts of the sew
eral companies aggregated So, 1S4, 415,-
POI, an increase over the
previous year Of $352, 554, 496.
Their floating or unfunded debts
amounted to $255, 10, 1852, an increase
of $40, 404 ,965 from the previous year.
The total increase of share capital
and of funded and floating debts
from the previous year equalled $780,
213, 776. The total amount of all liza
bilities at the close of 1882 was $685.
es4, 1859. The total per mile for con-
pleted mileage was SCI ,342. The to-
tai stock and liabilities for
1881 was Sc, lis. $40, 5s3; the amount
per mile, $57,73O. The total
for 1880 was S., 37s, Ol5, 92S; per mile,
SIS, $40; the total for 1879 was $4,S72,-
0l7,517; per mile, $57, $50. The gross
earnings of all the roads for their sew
eral fiscal years of 1882 were $77O, 1885,
ZIG, an increase from the previous
year of $57, O66, 511. Oftbe gross re-
$500, 40, 775 were received
passengers; $5e6, 1857 ,247 from
and SCI ,s4s, 1874 from miscel-
sources. The net earnings
for the year were $3lO,6S2,s77, All in
crease Of $24, 929, 100 from the previous
year. The amount of interest paid
was $149, 295, $780,, an increase
$40, 7OS, O7s from the previous
year. The amount of dividends
paid was $1O2, OBJ 434, an increase of
50, 6s7 pa from the previous year.
The percentage in 1882 of gross earn
lngs to investment in 1882 was 11.2
per cent; in 1881, lis; in 1880, ia:
IN 1873, 1913. The percentage of net
earnings to investment in 1882 was
LIS per cent ; in 1881, Al; in 1880, 81;
in 1879, A. per cent. The earnings
per mile of all the railroads operated
'or 1882 we're: Gross, $7,1SS; net,
$3.50; it 1881, gross, 1887; net 49,
40; in 1880, gross, $7,435; net, 1928;
1910, gross, 6,652; net, $2,76l.
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The Inter Mountains very lame
explanation of its violation of con-
tract in publishing Messrs. Willard
and Evarts' speeches before they
e delivered and the day before it
was authorized to present them may
satisfy itself, but it cuts a sorry figure
before right-minded men and honoc-
able journalists. After all its twist
ing and squirming the fact remains
that it did a very silly thing in pre-
tending it received the speeches by
wire from Golden Spike, and COM
united a breach of contract in pub
fishing them before the time specified
on their margin. 1t is quite evident
from the instructions given that it
was intended morning papers should
first publish them as a matter of JUS
tice to them, fer in this Territory
those belonging to the Associated
Press pay nearly one-third more for
press news than do evening papers.
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Chalmers, the Malone of Missis.
sippi, is engaged in a wordy combat
with Lynch. At this distance it looks
very much as if the colored brother
had the renegade in a hole. The
General is not succeeding we'll. He
is the under dog in che fight and
what makes his position more hui
initiating he has not the sympathy
which is generally shown to the
PROSTATE canine.
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The Passionate of st. James
Church.

CHICAGO, Sept. 10. - There has
been 40 positive selection f,r the pas
tora'e OF St. James church. Said
Archbishop Feehan to day: ''Of
course | have partially d termined
who it shall be, but something might
occur to change nv plans, and [
think it best hot to have any name
ub ished. There will be no lnme-
diate change I think, as Bishop Rior-
dan will not leave for California for
two or three weeks. He has his own
time and will 90 when he gets mat
ters arranged and has opportunity to
take leave Of his friends, As regards
my trip to Rome I am very busy, as
you see, and will be compe led to
pick up and 60 by the last of next
month. The meeting is not set for
any positive time, only some day in
October, and will be composed Who'll
ly of American Archbisn0ps to con-
suit the Pope on ecclesiastical affairs
in this country.
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THE CITY

MI. James w. Forbis, the Demo-
cratic candidate for City Attarney.
is too well and favorably known by
the citizens Of Butte to require an
introduction at our hands. The Cen
trail committee reflected the desire Of
a large majority of the voters of the
city in presenting the name of the
promising young lawyer for their
suffrages. His long residence in
Butte, bis ability and reputation for
integrity cannot fail to win to his
support a large number of those who
generally act with the Republican
MI. ForEis will doubtless be
by a handsome majority.
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ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 1.-THE Joint
committee of the legislature appoint
ed to investigate the affairs Of the
Mariatta and North Georgia railway,
reported to-day that everything was
being done fairly and c%reditably, and
recommended that the company have
the use of $50 able bodied convicts
for three years, or until the road and
branch are completed.
DAMvILLE, Va, Sept. 17.-Three
men entered the house of Washing
ton Odell, near Ridgeway, shot Odell
and threatened to kill his wife if she
did not give up the money. She re-
fused and the men forcibly took
$1,000.
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Wrecked Seanen Picked Up.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 1S.-Capt. Geo.
Stevens, Robert Hanlon, Charles
Dixon, and a sailor whose name is
unknown, of the fouDdered steam
barge Oakland, we've picked TN by
the tug boat Red Cloud, at 6 o'clock
this morning, floating on a raft made
from the barge's carg" of lumber.
They had been in the water twenty
Jour hours and were nearly dead
from exhaustion. They were taken
by the tug to the Ashtabula steamer
Keeweenda, with Saginaw passen-
gers, and put in at Sandusky this
morning all safe.
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The following libel upon the dis
eliminating young ladies of Montana
appears in a Minnesota paper: "There
has been a perfect rush of ancient
bald-heads to the West since a Mon
tana belle married a 60 :year old man
because he had a high forehead"
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railroad Collision.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 18.-A special
from St. Joseph says a freight and
passenger train collided at Corning,
Mo-, on the Kansas City, st. Joe e.
Council Bluffs railroad last night.
Fred X. Johnson, route agent, re-
ceived severe injuries. Others are
also injured. The two locomotives
we're badly wrecked.
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The testimony taken in the inves-
tigation of the Riverdale disaster
develops the fact that boil r inspect
ors of New York, like some of the
boilers used in steamboats,, should be
made over again.
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A Successful L aunch.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ls.-The
lronclad Menadnock Was successful
~ launched at Mare Island navy
yard this afternoon in order that the
requirements of Congress In regard
TO a vessel supposed to be old. The
old Menaonock was repaired but
with the exception Of one plank is
new. The old ship still lies in the
same spot where il was beached
when brought to the navy yard.
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Wizards Letter.

PORTLAND, Sent. 1S.-Henry Viii
lard, in a letter to the Astoria Cham
Der of Commerce, says. II regret to
say that the estimates of the cost of
the line from Portland to Astoria is
so large it will be impossible for the
Oregon Transcontinental Company
to undertake its construction" AS
toria peol lie al, greatly disappointed.
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London Notes.

LONDON, Sept. 19.-The treasury
department, in &C ;ordance with re-
cent acts AT parliament cancelled
Els, OOO,O 600 of various stocks repre-.
senting a portion of the national debt
and has issued terminable annuities
therefor.
The Times in an editorial article
expects a great struggle between cap
ital and labor, in the Lancashire
cotton trade, as the operatives will
resist the proposed reduction in
wages, which the cotton masters con-
slider the present state of the trade
demands.
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The Hill Investigating Commit
tees Report.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-A synop-
sis of the report of the committee in
vestigating the charges against Su-
pervising Architect Hill was sem to
some of the aadlng papers last night.
That synopsis was prepared and fur
nished by Hill in advance of the Off
cial delivery OF the committees re-
port by them, and as regards the ac-
tual findings of the committee was
imperfect. The official report says
the charge of Manly and Cooper that
after advertising for proposals for
making and furnishing shutters for
public buildings at Cincinnati, the
Supervising Architect refused to let
the contracts for this work to the
lowest bidder, the committee find-
there is no obligation upon The part
of any officer of the government to
award contracts to the lowest bid
ders; but thew express the opinion
that it would have been better and in
the interest of the government if
Manly & Cooper had been allowed
all the time necessary for making
their test shutter, the firm being
responsible and in good standing,
and the lowest bidders by I'VE $780,
600. Opportunity should have been
accorded that the government might
profit bythe large difference between
the United States bid and that of the
United States Fire Proof Shutter
company. The committee finds that
such opportunity was not afforded,
and the apparent determination not
t., extend The time, although COED
and sufficient reasons were assigned
for the request; the refusal to make a
test, the haste with which the award
was made after the refusal to make a
test, and further, that successful
bidders have been furnishing the
government all work in this line for
several years, compels the committee
to believe that the supervising archi-
tect not only did not do all he might
to save this $50. 900 to the gov-rn-
ment. but that he did not intend that
the Manly & Cooper company sho I'D
have the contract ii ne could avoid
it. With respect to the work on
vaults, safes and locks for public
buildings, the committee express the
opinion that for all such work
proposals should bave been
made by public advertisement
at least once in each Year and says
that giving orders continually for a
term of years to any n for any cor
poration for any class of work or ma
terial, without any opportunity for
competition by invitation of public
proposals, is not in accordance with
the law, which requires that such
purchases shall be after advertise
ment, but is in direct conflict with
the letter and spirit of the law in re-
gard to the purchase Of the elevator
of any particular firm, exclusively,
and without advertisement. The
commit -ee says such purchases
were and are contrary to law and that
the people should be invited ty pub
lie advertisements, enabling the gov
to get better terms.
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Texas Pacific Land Grant.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S-Hunting-
ton. OF the Southern Pacific, is eS-
pected here next week to make an ar
gument before the Secretary of the
interior IN the matter of the applica-
LION OF the Southern Pacific to the
Dnlted States for the land grant Of
the Texas Pacific. Secretary Tellar
mas returned to his desk and. domht-
less, the case will soon be taken mn
mere IS excellent reason for tie
statement that the deci ion win no
Pacific. "o"'noAn
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A Duluth paper says the spike
drivers on their return to that place
are to be treated with "deckora-
tions." Rather thin refreshments
are ''deckoratiOns' but solid COM
pared to the thin air so greedily de-
voured by the starved Montana spike
drivers.
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PaLterson,s Veto.

HARRISBURG, Sept. Ex-Governor
Patterson to-day vetoed the concur
rent resolution instructing the APP
preparation committees of both
houses to report the appropriation
bill for the pay of Senators and men,
bers up to apd including September
10th, and to report no other bill ex-
cept for officers and employees.
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Ex-Vice President Hendricks is
making it uncomfortably var for
Iowa Republicans. The old Demo-
cratic war horse is stumpingt the State
for Kline and Democracy, and
wherever he speaks thousands flock
to hear him.
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Architect Hills Case

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-The re-
port of the committee appointed by
the Secretary of the Treasury to in
vestigate the charges against Super
vising Architect Hill was given out
for publication to-day. Some finds
Of the committee are severe on Hill,
and his resignation is freely talked of.
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The BOzeman Courier scents a call
for All extra session of the legisla-
ture. The Courier is evidently on a
cold trail. If there exists a reason
for the assembling of that body dur
ing the ensuing winter it is rot
known to the public.
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1t Is regarded as a little singular
that the hay fever confines its attacks
to the wealthy. But as the eason
for the disease is about over it will
now take its vulgar name -laziness,
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The COrean EMBASSY.

NEW YORK, Sept. 49, The Corean
Embassy was received at the Fifth
Avenue hstel this morning by Pres
ident Arthur. Prince Min YOngik
made an address upon being present.
ed, which was replied to by the Presi-
dant.
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The Semi Weekly Miner.

Almost a quorum OF cabinet men,
beN kare at Washington again. AS
sod6D as all the estrayed officials return
1t is presumed President Arthur will
hold a cabinet meeting.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Mrs. Carey Offers Astound-
ing Evidence.
No Relief to be Sent the
Greedy Party.
Improved Sanitary Condition
At GuaYmas.
Hon. E. E.. Thorne on the
Hawaiian Sugar Cues
ton.
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC, ETC.
New Jersey Republican Conven-

New Jersey Republican Conven-
ti@n.
TRENTON, Sept. 18.-The Republi-
can State Convention assembled at
noon to-day. Walter Phelps was
chosen temporary chairman. After
appointing the usual committees the
convention took q recess until 2::3O
p. M.
Judge Johnathan Dixon was NOM
mated for governor on the first bal
LOT,
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Pierce Declines.

BosToN, Sept. 1S.-Henry Pierce
has written a letter declining to be a
candidate for Governor before the
Republican convention Tomorrow.
1t creates great surprise.
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Foreign News.

LONDON, S pit. 18.-At the wool
sales to-day 9lSO bales of Sidney and
| New Zealand were was sold.
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Hone KONG, Sept. l8.-It is be-
lieved that the BOute's arrival here
means his removal from the COM
mand.
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DAY DISPATCHES.
The Apache Devils Murds,
ing and Scalpipg.
Legislation to Maintain Uni.
form Railroad Rates.
Contemplated Raid lJoon
Whites by Negroes.

MISCELLANEOUS. ETC. NJ