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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-01
A Denial.

CHICAGO, July 31.-The following
dispatch was received here this
evening:
DENVER, July 31.-P. LoweU,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago
Burlington & Quincy railroad, Chi
cagO.
. 1 am informed that some malicious
persons have sent a report to the
Eastern press OF a frightful accident
or our line. There is not a word of
truth in the same. We have not in
jured a passenger for over a year.
The only detention On our line yes
terday was caused by a slight wash
out which has been remedied and
the entire line will be in No. l shape
by to morrow. F. G. MINIS,
General Passenger Agent, DIR.
G. Railroad.
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Proceedings in the &c mnaon.

LONDON, July 3O.-In the con,
mons, Gladstone said before any o aa
ton was taken regarding the seco az,
Suez canal, the house should have -
opportunity OF expressing it's opini"ma
on the subject. The Government III
said, desired merchants and shinna nc
to have ample time to consider ths
matter. The Government did not W; ;n
tend an early renewal of negotiations
as it was hopeless to attempt to cen
slider the question fairly 80 long 40 T.
was entangled in politics.
Mr.. Dobson said parliament wo,,,a
consider the subject of appointinaao
commission on the cattle disassaa
next SESSION. 1t was receiyinr be
said, definite reports regardin" IL
from the American Government anI
British consuls abroad. "u
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The Semi Weekly Miner

S.IF. Chronicle: The First Assist
ant Postmaster Genera has been at
tempting to gain fame by having
postofices named after him. He has
already inflicted the euphonius name
of Hatton on more than a score of
towns, with more counties to be heard
from. Recently some Georgia adj
mirers of this officer wanted his
name tackled to a new postoffice, and
when they found it had been pre-
empted in their State they compro-
missed on Hatoff, which certainly has
the merit of originality. Judging
from the number of abandoned post
offices, fam 3 Of this kind is about as
unsubstantial as that of a Congress
man,
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STAND BY THE RECORD.

The MINER has at last forced the
Inter Mountain to answer its ques-
ton and the answer is just such a
one as might have been expected
from that sheet. It has raised the
presumption that it is fully posted
concerning the commissioner in
tentions after the proposed lean shall
be voted down, for voted down it will
be as sure as the sun will rise and set
the Goth of August. 1t refers US
to the commissioners themselves for
an answer. That is all right. It
confesses it knows nothing about
what they will do if the loan propo-
sition be defeated. The in ference is
then that the Inter Mountain has
been waving a lone fell swoop
as a sort of scare
crow to frighten taxpayers
into voting for the loan. 1t is not
to go over its columns in
search of proof Of its resorting to this
subterfage. Those who have had
the time and patience to read it's
monotonous screeds on the court
house loan proposition know them.
Now that We have learned the
Inter Mountain has not the conf
.ence Of the commissioners and does
not speak by the card, we will assume
that the commissioners will not levy
2 or 3 per cent tax next year nor
year after next if this loan be defeat
ed and we have, in the absence of
any expression on the subject by the
commissioners, quite as good grounds
for such an assumption as the Inter
has to assume the contrary.
That sheet has seemed to imagine
that its misleading articles would be
accepted Is truths. As the MINER
has forced it to tell the truth for once
this court house loan discussion
We propose in the future to hold it
'trictly to the record and make it
ldnit more truths. Our neighber
must stand by the record and stick
o the truth.
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A PRBPOsIEROUs STORY.

It is reported that Governor Foster
in a late interview in the east, said
that Judge Hoadley, the Democratic
candidate for governor, paid $4,000
for his nomination. The special
bearing this news also says: Cores
pondence between them on this SUBJ
ject is just made public, Hoadly
openly denouncing the statement as
false and asking Foster if he go sta
ted, and demanding the name of his
informant. Foster replied that tho
report was correct, except that he
was told such was the case, and that
he (Hoadly), according to Fosters
informant, admitted the fact and
that Mclean compelled him to pay
half that sum. During the CORE
spondence Foster goes on to say that
it is obvious that the Cincinna del
egation sold its vote for a well-under-
stood price and suggests that Hoadly's
denial seems to be al to the amount
paid rather than to the fact of the
payment, and asks how much actu-
ally was paid. The correspondence
concludes with this from Hoedly:
F." !. repeat the statement is false in all
its parts. Now produce your inferm-
ant and let me confront him."
1t is we'll known that many Re
publican leaders have taken out q
patent for gaining positions of honor,
trust or profit by fraud and corrup-
ton. It is further known they have
bought or stolen, during the past
twenty years, every Office which
could be bought or stolen from the
Presidency down to pound-master.
They have held a monopoly of the
business and have so openly lracticed
it that the people have become thor
Disguised with the party
which has countenanced their acts
and have determined to turn out
the rascals." Knowing this deter
and knowing further that
the Republican cause is q hopeless
enc in Ohio, Judge Hoadly's enc
mics have manufactured this story
with the view of diverting the tide
of popular favor in his behalf and of
building up their own candidate on
ruin. It is a mean, dsspi-
cable mode of attempting to defeat a
political opponent, but no meaner
nor more despicable than the steal
ing of a Presidency or the shielding
of the scores Of men who have ys-
tematically cheated, defrauded or
the government annually out
Of millions of dollars. The story is
p%reposterous to commend itself
to the credulity of the honest voters
Of Ohio.
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WashinptOn Notes.

WASHINGTON, July Silt is said
at the treasury department that the
reduction of the public debt will be
unusually small if there be any. Nc
estimate can be given to-day.
In the Hill investigation John
Woodman testified as expert with
respect to steam heating apparatus in
the Chicago custom house and de-
clared he had made an examination
of all the steam fittings in the build
ing and find that they diverged
widely from specifications. He es'i-
mated that the saving was fully 20
per cent. to the contractor by their
failure to comply with the specifica-
items.
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Yielded to the Strikers.

New YORK, July 31.-Out of the
three dress and cloak manufacturing
firms which were holding out against
the employees, two gave in to-day;
Meyer, Jamison & Co. and Danzig
Bros. The Manhattan Suit & Cloak
c.. is the only firm holding out.
One hundred and twenty-four out
side contractors out of 23O have given
in, and q majority of those holding
out have signified a willingness to
grant the terms demanded. Only
about two hundred men and girls
are now on the strike.
The aspect of the cigar makers
lockout u unchanged. Employers
say there are now only 1900 of the
lockout men out of work q large
number having obtained employment
in the different manufactures
throughout the city.
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The occurrence of fatal railroad &C
cidents and "frightful catastrephes''
is becoming Of such alarming fire.
quency that the question suggests
itself, how can they be avoided? In
nine cases out of ten these accidents
are the result of ~carelessness or negli-
gence in providing proper precau-
tions against them. Holding the par
ties responsible to a strict accounts
bilitJ, followed by severe punish
mont of those found in fault may add
to the rather diminished sense of Sc
curity felt by travellers nowadays.
If existing laws be found insufficient
to compel due observance Of the
rights Of the travelling public others
should be enacted which will compel
it. There il a general demand for the
exercise of more vigilance on the part
of those having the lives of passen-
gers in their keeping.
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Desperate Fight with Outlaws.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, June 3O.-The
officers and posse pursuing through
Montgomery, Yell and Garland coun-
ties the outlaws, on sunday came up
with the Daniels Brothers and the
Bonds in the mountains in Berry
county, having headwaters in Faur-
cheever. The fugitives we're in a
stronghold and a desperate battle
ensued. Two Of the pursuers, Shell
ton and Card well of Garland cunty,
and Charles Cardwell Dardelell were
and Barnes Dardenell was
and one of the bloodhounds
The pursuers had been drawn
the Businesses, which the des-
peradoes had fortified with stone,
and ambushed. The desperadoes es-
capped without injury. though it is re-
one of them, Rial Blacker. of
Garland county has surrendered to
Sheriff Nichols of that county. The
of the outlaws is unknown.
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CIVIL SERVICE.

1t has been decided that the prac-
tical workings of the Civil Service
Commission will effectually prevent
the future appointment Of ladies to
positions in the various departments,
and there is no little stir in cense.
quence. Indeed, so. furious does the
assault promise to be by the champ
ions of the women workers that it
seems doubtful whether Mr.. Eaton
! will not have to apply to the Pres
ident at an early day for change in
the famous rules that were so long q
bugbear.and a puzz:e for the reform
ers and the Cabinet.
The way the ladies are to be kept
out is a roundabout one, but none the
less effectual. For example, the ap-
pointment clerk will, when occasion
requires, inform the Secretary of the
Treasury that there are say ten va
cancies in such and such divisions of
various grades. The Secretary will
then require the chiefs of the divis-
ions in question to certify to him
what additional help they need.
They will do so, certifying to him
that they need respectively two 81, 200
clerks, five $1,000 clerks, and three
$500 clerks, and in every case they
will insert the word "male." The
commission will then send to the
Secretary a list of names without CIV
ing their residence or any other par
ticulars except their standing at the
competitive examination from which
to choose. -Four names will be furn-
ished for each vacancy, and nothing
but chance will determine which
shall be taken unless the Secretary
should think best to take always
those who stood highest to the last
decimal or should happen to know
some of the applicants personally.
He will not be supposed to know
who has Endorsed any Of them nor
their residence, all papers being kept
by the commission, and any ..knewl-
edge he may have will be ola surrep-
titious nature under Mir. Eaton's
rules. All he is to know is that the
commission certifies that the names
are of such persons as are believed to
be suited to work he has to do. The
will select and notify the
commission that he has appointed
such and such persons to places for
which they were recemmended for a
probationary period of six months,
and the first lot of red tape is
measured. The reason that all the |
chiefs of divisions will call for male
clerks is that they feel at liberty to
them to discipline, and are
not SO subject to the influence of
in their case as with
ladies. There may be other reasons,
but the fact remains, and is so recog-
nized at the departments, that the
operation of the rules will result in
female clerks after the
new custom goes into vogue.
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The Boston Failure.

BosToN, July 81. -There is some un-
easiness this morning in anticipation
of other failures which might follow
Yesterdays suspensions, but none
were announced except that OF Nc
Combs e. Greenwood. One of the
members of the largest firms affected
hv the Shaw failure, are of the opin-
ion thew will come out all right. 1t
will be some days and perhap. weeks
before a detailed statement OF Shaw
4 Bros. condition can be prepared.
The property covers an immense Ter.
r.tory and is ia so many nrms II
must necessarily he a long time be-
fore an account Ofstock can be taken
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INTER OUNTA1N GRAMMAR.

To purge this body of false pretend
ers, q committee on elections is ap-
pointed \ who are provided,
etc. M, of last evening.
The italics are ours. How can q
''pretender" be otherwise than false?
No matter of MI. Maginnis does
retain his seat, etc.. N. of last
evening.
The italics again are ours Now
ask your "devil" the difference be-
tween the singular and plural form
of the verb and the proper 3 of the
subjunctive and conductive form of
the same.
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The Ohio Supreme Court has de-
cided that the Scott liquor law 10 q Ii.
cense and therefore unconstitutional.
This is the position the Democrats
took in regard to it and have re-
ceived unstinted abuse from Republi-
cans for entertaining the opinion. 1t
is now in order for John Sherman to
revise the State Republicans platform
to make it consist" with the decis-
ion. As it now stands it is out Of
joint with truth and reads strangely
inharmonious with tho decision. A
great deal of Republican thunder in
the campaign is silenced and the
liquor question will be. discussed now
from the standpoint of prohibition in
that State. The decision of the
court disarranges Republican plans
and calls for new ones.
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No Disaster.

CHICAGO, July 3l.-The officials of
the ID. & r. G.. railroad in this CITY
have no intimation of any disaster to
an excursion train in Colorado, as
chronicled by certain morning spec
ials and nothing confirmatory ofany
such happening can be obtained from
any quarter. It is entirely discred-
tied.
LONDON, July 31.-The Drsyton
high weight handicap race was wen
by Exile. Keene's Dolera ID, Brag
3D.: nine starters.
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The Grant Party.

CHICAGO, July 3O.-Gen. Sheridan,
Gen. Grant, and a party OF gentlemen
left for Louisville by special train
this morning, where they are to meet
President Arthur at the opening of
the Exposition in that city. They
will return to Chicago on Wednesday
and join in the reception to be ten
dered the President on Thursday.
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Turf Notes.

SARATOGA, July 31.-Fourth race,
three-quarters of a mile for all ages,
was won by Tom Barlow; Wonder
ing I'd: Bell BOY Sd; time 1:l6.
At Goodwood, craving stakes won
by Choraxls; Frenchy I'd; Louis Dor
Sd; eight starters.
LONDON, July 81. Goodwood
stake handicap won by Carrie Ray;
Lizzie, I'd; Dethroned, 3rd.
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BALTIMORE, July 3n.-Chas. Gogel.
charged with having obtained $4,000
from the National Union Bank on
forged paper, is committed for the
action of the grand jury. Besides the
Union Bank, the Manufacturers and
the Howard Banks and the banking
house of Nicholson & Sons hold dis.
counted notes on Endorsements al
iegad to be forged, amounting to
$4,000.
BOSTON, July 31.-Wool quiet and
steady. Ohio f~ieeces, 3694O; Michigan
heeces, 3l@35; combing delaine $50
A; unwashed woods, 17@28; Callfor-
mia wool, %; pulled, GOA
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Mining Stocks.

NEW YORK, July 3O.-Ming stocks
are fairly active, big a business was
done in Robinson Consolidated at Is
to 9Oc.. closing at 8Oc.; Navajo sold
for 1910, Sierra Grapde 81, and $50.
StOrm0Dt BIC. and Sonora CONSOLE
dated 28c. to 26c. The sales to-day
were $500 shares.
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A lady who frequently visits Hart
ford travels for a furniture Establish.
ment In New York and makes good
ICON Her husband was in the
employ. of the same concern and
upon his death she solicited the sita-
alton and got it.-Hnrtt0rg Courant.
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NEW YORK. July 18.-Money mar
ket easy at 14@2; closed at 2; prime
mercantile paper, 54@6; sterling ex-
change, bankers bills quiet at 4. SO.
demand, 4. 81. Produce exports for
week $6,O41, 600.
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Trouble on tho Boundary,

CINCINNATI, July 3O.-Workmen
digging gravel in the vicinity OF Gin
clnnati Southern railway depot this
morning discovered the body OF
young Wefer. who was lost there last
February at the time the flood swept
away a portion of the depot.
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The Excursion Steamer.

BALTIMORE, July 31.-The steam
er which sunk the Octavara was the
Elizabeth Of the same line carrying
passengers between Baltimore and
Philadelphia. No one was drowned
or injured. The collision was acct
dental.
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LONDON, July 31.-The Colonial
Secretary informed the lords that
negotiations with Canada in regard
TO emlgratiea were pending and he
hoped would result favorably.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Complaint Against Tele-
graph Service.
Carey, the Intormer, Thought
to be Dead.
Comments of the London
Times on His Death.
The Photographers Situation
Unchanged.
The Earthquake at the Island
of Ischia.
-1sCELLANEO ElC., ETC
Meeting of Corn and Flour Ex-
change.

BALTIMORE, July 31.-A meeting
of the Corn and Flour Exchange
was called at noon to-day at the re-
quest o. a number of members who
complained that telegraph service on
the floor was inefficient. A COM
mittee was appointed who reported
resolutions calling upon the directors
of the Western Union and the Bal
timore and Ohio telegraph COM
panies for better service, also declar-
ing that members were subjected to
loss because of defects of service.
The resolutions were laid on the
table by a vote of 40 to 80.
Prominent members of the ex-
change stated that the committee OF
the Corn and Flour Exchange had
nothing to do with the difficulties
which existed between the telegraph
companies and their employees.
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Senatorial

CONCORD, N. H., July 31.-On joint
ballot for u. S. senator to-day: Pike
gained Is over fridays vote; Burns,
IL; Marsten, 2; Chandler lost Is and
Topper 2.
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Strikers Situation.

New YORK, July 3l.-Oficials
of the w. U. Telegraph Co. state
that twenty-five wires have been
either cut or connected with fire
alarm wires so as to be useless be-
tween New York and Newark and
Havensack Meadows; that Is. wires
have been cut between New York
and Williamsbridge, and IL between
that place and Scarsdale and that all
the wires on the Fort Wayne road
near Englewood. ILL.,, have also been
cut. Two more striking operators re-
turned to work. The men at st.
johns who quit have all returned to
work. Strikers at Halifax applied to
be reinstated out found their places
filled. At headquarters the strikers
denied the wires had been cut by the
striking linemen, if the wires had
been cut by them the Brotherhood
would order them rejoined free OF
cost to the company.
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SARATOGA, July 3l.-Third q
three-quartsrs of . mile, for tive year
olds; won by Panacue, Burton, I'd;
Wigram, 3rd. Time, 1:174.
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Meeting.

CLEVELAND, July 31.-A tele-
graphic mems meeting in the inter-
est of the strike was held in Monu-
mental Park to-day. Hon. M. A.
Foran, Congressman elect, presided,
and made a speech in which he de-
nounced the Associated Press as an
ally of the w. U. Tel. Co., and told
the strikers when they fought one
they fought the other. Judge J. X.
Hord, Judge G. B. Soldiers, Thomas
Reilly and w. S. Kerrmich, also
spoke.
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Business

BOSTON, May SIC. H. Ward &
Co. wholesale shoe dealers who were
reported to have failed in connect
ion with a shoe f~ailnre, state posi-
lively that they have not suspended
though hampered by other failures.
They say they will be able to pull
through.
Macomber & Greenwood, shoe
dealers have failed, Liabilities un-
known. The concern was a new oEe
with a capital of $500, 600.
National Republican., 1883-08-27
TIE SAINTS IN HEAVEN.
ELOQUENT SERMON by REV. j. W. RAY, oil
ROCHESTER,, N. Y.

ELOQUENT SERMON by REV. j. W. RAY, OF
ROCHESTER,, N. Y.
At Christ Episcopal church, East Washing
ton, yesterday morning Rev. j. w. Ray, of
Rochester, N. Y, preached an eloquent
sermon to good sized congregation.
The reverend speaker took his text
from Revelations. vii, 8, 12-"After
this looked, and 10, great multi
tude, which no man could number, of all ma
tions and kindreds and people and tongues,
stood before the throne aud before the lamb,
clothed with white robes, and palms in their
hands, and cried with a loud voice, saying
Salvation to our God who sitteth upon tho
throne and unto the Lamb!
And all the angels stood round about the
throne, and about the elders and the four
beasts diving creatures), and fell before the
the throne ON their faces, and wOrshiped
god, saying AmenP Blessing aud glory and
wisdom and thanksgiving aud honor and
power and might bo unto our God forever
and ever Amen"
The speaker said The text speaks of the
great multitude of the saints. These are the
"All Saints" number which no one, no NOR
tai man, could utter, That old question Is
here answered, which was asked of Christ
Lord, arc there few that be saved 2" The
The number is to be made up of saints from
''all nations" This will include some from
Jews and Gentiles both. 1t will take in some