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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-31

J.ONDON. Jan. :aD..--Thc Ee,h,a,.
papers urge the establishment uf an
International Court If appeal I" tax"
s,Ognizance Of the decision :" all
Maritime Courts concerning cnll-,.
ions. ut sea, with u view To- establish.
Ing International steering rules.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-31
Verdict OF 0ulltv

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. aO-r,,..
jury In the case IL James f. Rr,w"
S'''rkeener of the xIm,s house.
s ...;.. 81 witt; forgery and conspiracy
WIN Mayor Phiplw aud Others 10 de-.
.sao0 tne CITY, came into court this
morning with verdict Of Ruilfv-
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French llin1serv.

PARIS. Jan. Statement C.n,,.,o
! a:sn accepted the Ministry 81 War.
40 Jauriqueriberry, in cou,nIv.
n ~ WIN the request 0f President
0!evy, has agreed to conduct The H.
. .,.m.:ss!y OF the marine. pending the
appointment VI his s,scesas,or
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PR CAPITA TAX.

A hill h pending Ia the Legislature
to prs'vt<)e for The collection Of poor
!! tax AZ pessons who ls'y n" property
tax. Among its ca~l-ir.,n provisions
h one that the a~ssx<or cam s,,n,n,ari-
tyEaruishee The wages at any lsi'orrr
by filing nOiies. with his employer.
II will no dm'''t In. urged In support
~ THU P's'ps'~.zl Law that very n.any
evaale this tax, a"d that II h the
duty N the la'OriMs r..'r, WHO are
mainly benefit I'll l:y il. u we .hst
IT. revenues are nat abridged. Such
IN argument i. m:ischicv",,>ly s.,.,i,-
isitcal. and The Imposition Of per
capits taxes IN i,srl:a legislative out
r1xe.
We must ri><: 10 the enlightened
sentiment Ot the age, and learn to
tmptsss the burdens of taxation in
accordance with COMMONLY accepted
ileas Of fairness and justice. Proper
~ taxes and licenses Immediately
themselves am ong patrons
and c'sstomer-, aud the lalmring
poOr Immediately feel the lu,rlen.
No Intelligent 'nan Of the present day
prrte'sa,* I" think that business men
l'ay the taxes that apl~nr against
ehief Uali,ee O:I the assessment r,,lls.
Thier customers pay them. There
would w. no u. III III business houses
without bAa'y ~: ri...rs.lic lsi,orrn.
surrounding irc,u. j
some ~ CUR more progressive T,
Mates have stricken lcr capita taxes
from their statute iS'Oks ~ political |
l''s'''st :''silie-. In others, the nav. !
'''ent Of such a tax Is made = cuudi.
hon precedent I" the rights " sui.
Fraee. The march NJ proxrpssiye
IDEAS h taking intelligent men
way frDsn these old form.
n Legislative injustice. Governor
ButIer, IN hi~ recent n,essaee to the
I" legislature " Massachusetts,. recon-.
plendesS = nMssiifsca i'm Of the per
'apits tax law " that state, ~ that
instead II l'einY = preryuisite for
'ottnK. the exercise II tl.e right
y suffrage, and the performance ~ !.
'uolle duty i" the selection Of public
should operate ~ . fun db ;
'''arge Of the tax. There wsr,. vol.
lines Of wisdom In the rrcon,n,en,la.
ION. 4
Montana cannot afford to burrov
. the deas, forms and inconxruou.
tg's'Ation II the past. II il in a
'os'ti"n to take the lead In progreu-
I've Ideas, rather than I" Log behind
hatned to dsa'. issues. Instead cr
nsalting )slnr by the faust that
or taxes enure entirely to the len.
ut Of Iab"rtrs. the Legklature
hsu'd seek. rather, IL dignity labor :
y according to It justice and = reerr. +.
'eton Of the fact that, without II
nm '''errtal. sss'ial and rolitical mar.
|ysss would destroy the function. Of
'e body p"litir. Montana ought .t q
10 time, {" wipe away all taxes 4
ID among them the per capita tag. {
VI founded In justice aud corrrct 4
'tncipSes. p
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HOUSE..

WAsllINuTON, jan. :sl.-Chsnljler,
OF Massachusetts, from the commit
tee on Commerce, reported . joint
resolution accepting an invitation Ia
take Usrt In tie Amsterdam Exhibit
ton in l8k3.
CaswelI, from the committee sn
Appropriations, reported back the
l'tIst"lSice appropriation hill with the
Senate amendments, recommending
concurrence in sOnle AID nOn-CaDn.
curiencc In Otllers. Among the
amendments not CON cured In, were
ths'se pprOl'.iating $lS5. OO for
special mail facilities aud tixinx
July first next - the llate when the
two cent letter Da,stsge II to ~ into
effect. THE REPORT was agreed To. a
conference committee will he ar
pointed. The House In committee
of the whole resumed consideration
III the tariff hill.
SENATE.
Kellogg Introduced u bill autl,oriz-
ing the Terrriary III the Navy tn
I transfer IL the Secretary or the In
terror for entry aud sale all reserved
lands mot Det':iesl for naval purpa,sps.
Morrill,, from the finance cs,iilmit-
tn'. rcportrtl favorably the House
bill! authorizing the isslial,a.s. Of du-
plicate checks hy tic superintendent
Of the San Francisco mint.
The Senate Military Committee
has decided that the Government has
no more tents I" loan fOr competitive
drills. etc.
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Robbers Oorralled.

th:nEN, Utah, Jan. 3,.--A s,...;al
Telegram just received f,un y n,eln-
Ter Of the nar,y In pursuit nf the rob
Ocrs wIIO attacked the Central Pa.
cific train ut Muntell.,, Ncv.. states
that the robbers have l,een slrr,,,,n,l.
ed In the mountains and that they
are all known. Three of the gang
are convf''lS e-.:s)wsl from the Salt
Lake lrnitentiary. The rp.t are
c"w''"y". Tw" have !~.en captured.
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Cattle Losses on the Sascatch
avian.

TOKoNr". Ont, Jan. :M.--Adyic..,
from the Canadian Northwest state
that ranch companies In the How
river district have Lust aeverai
thousand head IT cattle, owing to
the severity Of the winter. RI.
CtH.h'sn Rrnri, Company las been
oO''gett I" drive IT. cattle s0,,tl, warl
'r."" C"lgarry district t. TT. McI,.1nl
where. owing to winds from the "a.
''i'ic coast. ii,e climate IL niI,ler
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OMAHA, Jan. IA sensation has
been stirred mp hero to-day by Mrs.
Matilda A. Ward bringing two suits
against Thomas Bonner, . furniture
dealer. The first suit il brought in
The police court. the object being tD
secure protection against alleged
threats made verbally and in letters
Against lTa. Ward. 1he second suit
10 brought In tho district court for
d .ntler, the damage betny laid vt
$500. Ms. Ward 10 respectable
lady, very handsome and the mother
at several children, she having son
q years old. She has long been =
prominent nsemI,erOf the First Meth
Odist church, IN which also homer il
= shining light. SHE in sister tn Hon
ner's wife and also . cousin Of Bonner.
She claims that b Mner has for long
time maid undue attention to htr: has
dOg3t-d her footsteps about town. to
.Md from church, snsi has greatly an
n.,ye.l i...r. lie even went % fur ~
t. suy.~s. that sle grt q divorce from
her husband and that be would secure
n divorce frUm his wife and then they
would get married. In bus letters he
that he WA jealous If her
and intilnatesl IL he cOuli not have her
lie would DO something TO make him
and her die Together. Mrs. Ward
finally gave the whole thing away t.
friends and the church authorities.
and asked for advice, aid ut this juno F.!
lure Bonner il alleged IL have con
leased that he had ll;sd criminal inter- !
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Moro Wind In Denver.

DENNER, Jan. "a terrific wind
storm again visited this city ut an
early hour this morning. \ dozen Or
more buildings we're demolished
while many roofs were torn Of and
In many Instances carried 20 feet
during the storm. Another electric
light tower was blown down and 4
c.r on the circle railroad was blown
from the track. Several persons
were seriO,isly though none fatally
injured. Ia several instances r.k,fs
and debris were blown in one direc-
ton while In the ilnmesliata neigh
lOrhGOL others were caari. In an
other direction \ singular feature
was that the winds came in gusts
each succeeded by few InD'neats Of
perfect calm.
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N'"''"'"sss0 ISat snail eqllalize and
adjust railrnad taxation within the
Territory. Il In not right that mil.
r'"''s should he At the mercy II coun-
~ a"-'".''ss " county cOmmissiose,..
""r !" II just tn the pub!,c that they
"'"'''Ii ''e In . lssiiion, through T.
v's'i'sna Or reOrehemsible action. TO
escape their just share of puLlic bur.
'Sems. SWrh hws exist elsewhere.
and there h = public Necessity sor
them here. The es,rl0rste induce.
n'e"t to take any part 10 .l,aptur
~Is's'ti"ns should he ~ Tar removed =.
psnssjl,ls.
The experience or ,l,i. legislature
s'''"'hi point out the rsSrssity of
.on'e definite and authoritative null.
j" rsEard to prorresiings suta<s,uent
To elections. For our future security
certificate 81 election must IN lin.i
and. tit b Improperly issued, pro. |
visions shsuld be made for prxrx.l- !
Tugs BY n,andamus to make II rieht. !
The practice ~ canvassing boarsls in /
r@3eett"g returns he's psssed uuchal
'e"yrd In this Territory, because no
"nch exeaagencies have ever arisen
that It would seriously affect the ~
'"'t. 1t b . dangerous power
10 Permit csnvassing boards
- exercise 20 The extent Of I)i.ft...
:"'"'ng whole communities who have
Sep~ited their halIots In good faith.
F'''' ''ooks sboald be carefully pre-
pared with full directions and NJ
'sOlic expense. and II any Llupder.
~ judge o. clerk Of election should
ben err, Il should not work 70 the
Acknowledgement II any cilis~a.
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The Necessity for legislation Tor the
protection of life ON our hixhvavs
and waterways. by making u,aliciou.
mischief thereon felonious: the ere.
alton III ample provision for certain
and just punishment OF the l.vle,..
tae 'a1thfuI administration Of justice
that the executive may be relieved ~
the importantly q pardon seekers:
the creation Of . commission Ia
prepare information If o.,-
MINIS and other resource. and
other matters rertaing to our welfare
- people and the advancement ~
me Territory, are f"rcibly discussed
In this message.
A. whole the message i. ,o,., i
'ne: it, diction Is vigorous, and II. !
geseral sentiment - vno)e,on,. =.
o incline the hearts OF this psoole n |
'ne'r new Governor. Like his An
'roacb. which Wa By caution, nar.l.
81 and decentralization, his mesa...
. not marTed BY hasty aud incon.id.
sate utserance. Like his arrival
.1thooe ossentation, ito tone |, mot
de"'ively suggestive Of . ruler. but.
a1nef, OF = servant Of the peoole
GOVERNOR Crosby can,e among ~ with
pablo declaration, soasethine alter
Ne manner Ct the stump speech
; 'oe kaesas-N ebsask. blu, that |
. would leave the people "free n
'anege their domestic eoucerne In
''sr own way, subject osly . the ,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-10
CHICAGO aswS NOTES.
Demuiter Ker's Case-sfreeL Railwn
Association hleetInr.

Defauiter Ker's Case-StreeL Railway
Association Meeting.
CHICAGO, October Frederick W. Ker
the deiaultipg cashier Of Preston, Kean &
Co., had hearing on a habeas corpus
before Judge Drummond 10 the United
States Circuit Court, and a decision was
given this morning. Points in present pc.
tition were the same as raised in petition
filed in the State Court, and which was de.
MED. Ker was arrested in Peru, and sets
up the plea that he is British subje and
was kidnapped by United States officials.
Judge Drummond said Ker should have
made application to the Government oi
Peru for protection, aud while he would
deny the petition, remarked that the case
involved number OF delicate points oi
international law which he would like to
see presented to the Supreme Court. Coun.
sel for Mr.. ker say the matter will be ap.
pealed.
The first annual convention OF the Amer.
lean Street Railway Association began
here this morning, with an attendance oi
about one hundred presidents and super
intendents OF the street railways OF the
country. The object OF the association is
the acquisition OF experimental and stats.
tical knowledge relating to the construc.
ton, equipment and operation OF street
railways, and papers have been prepared
for the present session on track construc.
ton, propelling power, buildings, collec.
ton Of fares, removing snow and ice. The
question Of electricity as q motive power
will be given special confederation.
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Ex.sgNAroR KELLoGG,s reIAI .
IL Will Not Come or before Decembe
IOIh-Pnimin on the CnAe.

WASHINGTON, D. O., October o.-The case
against ex-senator Kellogg is set for De-
cember 10Th, The urgency Of the Govern.
ment counsel and the reference to the let.
ter OF instructions from the Attorney Cen
eral that speed be made in the case, did
not avail to secure an earlier day. The
criminal branch OF the Court is crowded.
The trial Of several murderers was post
poned at the last term on account Of the Star
route cases. Some important forgery cases
and cases Of malieasance are pending, be-
sides the mass OF criminal matters that al.
ways crowd the docket Of the Washington
Court: The result is that the day was fixed
on December 10, counsel for the defense
having almost sardonically suggested thai
It would scarcely be becoming to have the
trial fixed for the day upon which the leg
islative duties Of Mr.. Kellogg will begin.
The postponement OF the trial may posi-
bly, bring new element into the trial,
for on the tenth OF December a
member Of the Forty.eighth Congress, in at
tendance upon the sessions OF that body, he
will have rights which as member.elect
he does not have, and meanwhile 1t is init.
mated by Kelloeg's counsel that an effort
will be made TO have the trial fixed at an
earlier day. There have also been intima-
tions that efforts will be made 10 show
that the statute under which the indict-
ment was found does not apply to the
ofiense setup, and tbatit is q statute which
was enacted in war times, to prevent cor
ruption in army contracts, and that it hss
no possible reference to the ordinary rec
concentrations OF Congress.
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IOWA ELECTION.
The Count slow and the Returns will be
Late Coming In.

Late Coming In.
DEs MONIES, Ia, October 0.-The elec,
tion returns sent to the press tonight from
here will be compared with the vote on
Secretary Of Slate in 1882. Five reports
from each county in the State have been
arranged for, to be sent at 10, II and Il
o'clock. The report will be late, as in this
State no count Of the votes Is done until
the polls close, and most Of the polls are
kept open till 7 o'clock and many OF them
till g. 1t Ia also long ticket all over the
State, 90 the count will be slow as well as
late. In Das Moines, up to 8 p. NJ, nearly
as many votes had been polled at most pre-.
cincts as at the last election. The indi.
cations are that the poll Of the State will
be as heavy as the vote for President IN
1880. All reports up to this hour indicate
good order and no cases Of disturbance are
yet reported.
AT ST. N. rain get In, which may inter
fere with the transmission OF returns. Two
reports only have been received up to this
time, Van Meter, which gives Republican
majority OF 100, Republican gain OF SO,
which Will iS gave vel sherman 9$l, Kline iS4, Wea' &
yer 20, a Republican loss Of %. St. lies,
Republican, for Congress, Is votes ahead
OF Sherman. We send these as the first
returns received at 0 o'clock. Nearly 6,0OC
votes were cast In this city.
Twenty.one precincts show Republi.
can loss OF 355. This does not include
three wards in Des Moines, where Sher
man has a majority OF $50,
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LAST week We gave place to the substance
d some statements made by the Hinton
Republican concerning the contested cleo
ton case Of Fowler vs. Thompson, involv-
Ing the office OF Prosecuting Attorney oi
Summers county. The statement showed
Prosecuting Attorney Wm. R. Thompson
nd three election officers in very unen.
yi.,ble light. The Hinton Herald comes to
hand with the other side, and charges that
The statement first noted was false and
malicious. In support Of this view 1t
prints a letter from J. W. Malcolm,
the Republican candidate in the
thpe-cornereG fight, who says that
he remained all .iay at the polls Of the
disputed precinct, New Richmond, and
that "Mr. Fowler was not unfairly treated
by any one." The case has been been set
lied and Thompson holds the Office. Mr.
Thompson is young man Of goot' char'
aCter, the brother OF the able editor OF tue
Hinton Herald. Still there remains the
difference between the official returns and
the recount, and the difference is in Fow.
ler's favor. The Herald says the box was
opened and left open. The Republican
promises to return to the assault with more
ammunition,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-10
hMUGGLIN6.
The New Devised Methods and the Ways
of the Old,

The New Devised Methods and the Ways
of the Old.
NEW YoRK, October 9.-The examining
officers in the postottice seized a package
Of diamonds, valued at $4,000, which was
being sent from house in Paris to one in
Philadelphia. In the same mail, from the
same to the same, were also found four
packages Of ivory tablets, containing two
hundred and iorty-two separate pieces,
each having on it handsome painting
The object in sending through the mail
was to avoid the payment Of duties. The
articles are now in the possession Of Cap
tain Bracket, Chic! OF the Secret Service.
They will be released upon the payment oi
the proper duties.
Captain Bracket has also discovered an
ingenious system Of smuggling, for which
there appears to be no present remedy.
Specimens Of samples are admitted free Of
duty; and q French house, for instance,
will send TO house in this city by one
steamer several dozen kid gloves, all for
the right hand. These are called samples.
The next steamer will bring TO the came
house similar number OF samples for the
left hand. This makes the pairs correct,
and they are received free OF duty. The
department will endeavor to put a stop to
1t by some means or other, as an honest
house has ne chance to compete with q
dishonest one under the circumstances.
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AT Martins Ferry the vote was not
counted in the First Ward at l:l5 a. NJ.
The other wards so far as counted were as
follows: Second Ward-Foraker, 22O;
Hoadly, 40. Third Ward-Governor-
Foraker, 1850; Hoadly, "A; Lieutenant
Goyernor-Rose, 100; Warwick, "a; Judge
Of Supreme Court-ppson, 1885, Doyle, lO6I
FolIet, "A; Owen, "A. The vote on the bal!
anCe Of the State ticket runs about the
same. State senator-solomon Hoge,
100; Schneider, a. Represents
tiye-Hilles, la; Howard, II. Clerk
Of Court, Danford, 100; Cash, SS. Auditor
Jackson, AZ; Barnett, 90. Treasurer
Hoge, l2l; Peeley, 1871. Recorder-Hobbs,
172; Mitchell, 70. acknowledgements,
Foraker, 100; Hoadly, l65. The balance Of
the ticket does not vary materially from
these figures.
Second mendment-Second ward, 2ls
yes; 20l no. Third ward-l49 yes; 50 no.
Township, 1876 yes; IS no.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-10
OBJECTIONS 10 4 mericnn Pork.

WASHINGTON, October THE President
has appointed commission to investigate
all the questions connected with the for.
eign objections to American pork pro.
ducts. The members are DR.. George B.
Loring, O. F. Chandler, OF New York; E.
9. Blatchiord, Of Chicagoi T. D. Curtis and
DR.. D. E. SALMON, both Of the Department
OF Agriculture. Mr.. Chandler was sug.
gested by the New York Board Of Trade,
and Mr. Blatchford by the Chicago Board.
The Commission will be instructed to
thoroughly investigate the whole subject,
and they will be given every facility for
studying every feature Of the case presented
In the foreign attacks.
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HENRY NJ. stanley.
He Expiose the Equatorial Region Of
Africa, and Gives Glowing Account.

He Expiose the Equatorial Region o.
Africa, and Gives a Glowing Account.
BosToN, MAss, October GA letter iron
Henry NJ. Stanley, dated July II, at Stan
ley Pool Congo river, has been received by
personal friend in this city. With re
gard to his sudden departure from Europe
he explains the cause as being sensational
and exaggerated telegram printed in Eng.
lish papers to the effect that one oi the
stations had been attacked and the Chiei
OF the expedition badly wounded. The
Chief, who was heartily disliked, was shot
in the arm, but no station was attacked.
The station was partially broken up by the
personal ambition Of the younger men oi
the party, each OF whom desired TO sue
ceed the Ohiei. Stanley thinks the station
can be supplied with native help, the mum.
her Of steamers and boats increased, and
altogether he considers everything more
encouraging. At Leopoldyille there are
two missions, the Baptist and Livingstone
Congo missions, and already they look
quite imposing in buildings.
Stanley says: "Since | arrived on the
Congo last December have been up as
far as the equator, and have established
two more stations, and besides discovering
another lake, the Mantaniba, have ex.
plored for hundred miles or thereabouts,
the river known on my map as the 'Welem.
berg bu. which Is really the Malunda,
and not 30 large as stated In my book, but
the size Of the Arkansas, and deep, broad
and very navigable. A big stream, which
l suspect must drain the largest part OF the
South Congo Basin, must be somewhere
higher up. Having become better &C.
quainted with the country, ! am really
struck with the dense population Of the
equatorial part Of the basin, which, II 1t
were uniform throughout, would give
100000. The number Of products aud
character Of the people are likewise re-
markable. Gums, rubber, ivory, camphor-
wood and host OF other things will repay
transportation, even by the very expensive
mode at present in use. The people are
born traders, and are, for Africans, very
enterprising and industrious"
Stanley tells OF his mediation with tribes
who were a. war, and who, when peace
was brought about by his efforts, elected
him "Father and Mother" Of their country.