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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-24
From the Daily Of Friday.
Terrible Suffering in the n. p.
Washout Blockade.

The washouts on the western divi.
sion of the N. P. r. r. have been at
tended with severe hardship, and in
some cases actual suffering from hun
ger during a ten days blockade In an
unpepulated country. The Spokane
Falls Chronicle of the 9Th inst. says:
Mr.. David Lehman came up from,
.Walla Walla on Sundays special,
and brings us various items, among
which is the sad statement OF the suf-
ferings of some of the passengers on
the north bound train, which was
blockaded at Twin Wells. Four
passengers - father, mother and
two grown daughters-were among
the passengers, and were unable
to make the portage" There
was no food procurable except at the
section house, and these unfortunates
were refused any allowance of that.
The mother, who is fifty-fve years OF
age, became nearly demented, and
tore her hair in desperation the
girls were much affected by the pangs
of hunger, their lips becoming swol-
len and parched from starvation,
and q serious melancholy marking
their actions. Medical aid was tele-
graphed for, and the patients were
transferred by hand-car and wagon
to the end of the track, and a special
train brought them to Cheney, where
they got off and are being cared for.
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Effect Of Bangs on a Girl.

Bangs on q girl give her an unruly
look, like q COW with q board over
her face. You take the gentlest COW
in the world and put a board over
her face, and turn her out in q pas
ture, and she gets the reputation of
being unruly, and you would swear
she would jump fences and raise
merry Hades, and you wouldn't give
so much for her by $40 only for beef.
1t is so with the girl. If she wears
her hair. high on her forehead, OF
brushed back, or even had ~frizzes,
or has a good look, you will 60 your
bottom dollar on her, and feel that
she IS good as gold, and that when
she tells her young man That she
loves him there is no discount on it,
and no giggling back; but take the
same girl, with her front hair bang
ed, and when she looks at you you
feel just as though she would hook,
and you can't trust her. She has a
fence-jumping look that makes a
young man feel as though he would
not feel safe unless she was tied so she
could not get out of the pasture.
Agirl with bangs may try to be good
end true, but Its awful hard work.
When she looks at herself in a glass
and sees the quarter of forehead. she
says to herself: II am dangerous;
they want to look out for me-" She
thinks she is all right, but she is con-
stantly doing that which a girl who
wears her hair brushed back would
not think of doing. The bang girl
may belong to the church and may
try to put on a pious look while the
hymn is being read. But she will
look out from behind those bangs
sideways at some meek and lowly
young Christian who is trying to get
his mind fixed on the hymn and he
will get his mind fixed on her, and it
will break him all up and he won't
know whether he is singing "A
charge to keep I have" or ''She's a
Daisy" The bang girl may place
her bangs down ON the back of the
pew ahead of her during the morn
ing prayer and try to be good, but
her corset will be too tight, and as
she bitches around to ease the pain
one eye will rise like the morn
ing sun over the back of the pew, and
that eye will catch the eye of a young
man two seats to the right, who is
trying to cover his face with one hand
while he tries to keep the flies off
the pomade on his hair with the 9TH
er, and his interest in the prayer is
knocked into a cooked hat. The
banging of a girls hair changes the
whole nature of the little wretch, and
she becomes as a gun that is loaded.
You take a picture of "Evangeline'
and bang her hair and she would
look as though she would run at"
people. How would Mrs. Van Colt,
the alleged female preacher, look
with her hair banged? 1t is just the
same with boys. You take a nice,
pious Sunday-school boy who can re-
peat 800 verses of the New Testament
and cut his hair with a clipper and
he looks like Tug Wilson, Wichita
Kan Times.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-24
The Queens Bedchamber.

Court circles have lately been
agitated in their august mind over a
matter which your readers will be
glad to hear has at last been settled to
everyone's satisfaction. [ refer, Of
course, to that immensely important
appointment of extra bedchamber
lady to the Queen. This pre-eminent
distinction has just been conferred
on the Duchess of Bedford. 1t can
be held only by a peeress, and the
Duchess has for her colleagues the
Countesses of Mount Edgecombe,
Mayo, Gainsbro' and two others.
These are all "extras," and are aided
by eight ordinary ladies of the bed
chamber. But let no republican
reader, whether in France, Swift
erland or America, fancy that these
extra and ordinary ladies car singly
or collectively fulfill the arduous
duties in connection with the royal
sleeping apartment. They r as
sisted by twelve "bedchamber wo-
men"-note the graduation intitle-
who have some claim on her Majesty,
either by eason of their
own or by their husbands services.
A small salary is attached to
each office, which, however, is es-
teemed not so much TOR it's money
value as because it brings the
bearer within the charmed circle
of court life. The real work of attend
ing to the Queens bedroom is per-
formal by a couple of very ordinary
house maids, of German extraction
who's. names are ''never told," and
whose wages are such as few serving
women in the States would care to
accept. remember OH one occasion
!! plotting an American around London
on his first visit to this metropolis.
He expressed unbounded aston
ishment at seeing over a shop the le-
gend, "Surgical instrument maker to
her Majesty" as if the Queen must
needs have an instrument maker all
to herself. 1 don't know what he
would have. said at the notion of a
grand total of forty extra and ordina-
| nv "ladies" and "women" of the bed
chamber, not one of whom would for
a moment deign to render the least
personal service in that apartment
whose title she bears. Of course all
this costs a good deal, and itcomes in
under that ''civil list" which Radi-
Gals like Dixie, Labouchere and Brad
laugh tell us costs the country $1,000
600 year.--London Cor. st. Louis
GIObe-D Democrat.
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Stopping the Graders.

Some difficulty having arisen be-
tween the farmers of Missouri valley
and the Northern Pacific Railroad
company regarding the passage OF
the road through private property,
the ranchmen have organized and
stopped the work of grading at a
point near Centerville in the Missou-
ri bottom.
The ranchmen are said to be armed
with double barreled shotYuns, and
are firmly resolved that no grading
shall be done on their land until
some understanding is affiyed at as
to damages. One man, it is said,
claims that the road as laid out will
run through his house, which he
will not submit to.
A Northern Pacific attorney is in
negotiation with the owners of prop
erty through which the road is sur
veyed and it is hoped a satisfactory
settlement will shortly be agreed
upon.
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MURDER AT
Prospect of a Double Lynch1nQ
If the Murderers are
Caught.
Special dispatch 10 the Miner.

Special dispatch 10 tho Miner.
BOHEMIAN, M. T., March %:
Lewis and Nathan Lay, two broth
ers engaged in farming near this city,
yesterday afternoon quarrelled with
Irving Hunter, a neighboring farmer.
This morning Hunters dead body
was found in his field, where he had
been engaged in sowing seed.
His gun lay near him. The Lay
brothers have fled the country, and
a sherif's posse are in pursuit. The
affair has created intense public ex-
element, and the men will undoubt-
eddy be lynched if they are captured
and brought back to town by the pur-
suing party.
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Doctors of the Period.

A short time ago. when travelling,
the celebrated DR.. Barthez was taken
sick, and according to the manner OF
all physicians, he called in a fellow
practitioner to attend him.
When the strange doctor put In an
appearance, Barthez discovered, to
his stupefaction, that his colleague
was none other than an old servant
of his.
elbow is this? you a doctor! Since
when? and what can you do?'
"Sir, / picked up a little medicine
in YOUR service, and / have great sue
cess here"
"Is that possible?" -,
eyes, and more so than you could
have yourself"
And seeing the establishment ofhis
old master, he continued:
How many inhabitants do you
think this town numbers"
II don't know; 10000 perhaps"
Eyes, about that many. And how
many do you think are really intelli-
gent and capable of approaching
your merits?"
II do not know"
"Let us say a thousand, and that
is ample. Well! the thousand are
II and the rest belong to me.'
Barthez became thoughtful for a
moment and then answered.: ut is
true, and you are right. And this is
the way of the world, notwithstand-
ing its constant improvements; in
spite of the recriminations of all hon
est and modest doctors, the multitude
will always belong, be they great OF
small, humble or exalted, politicians
and doctors, ignorant or wise, in
health or sickness, 10 charlatans,
who are invariably gifted with that
imperturbable assurance, which, un'
der the name of brass fascinates
and conquers the public. who accept
their theories and cover before
their assumed superiority.'-Frenc
| Pnnp1r
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The Pavilion.

The attendance at the ladies' as
sembly last night was large, and the
programme proved an exceedingly
enjoyable one to both skaters and
spectators. The music was exception
ally good, the band having received
their new repertory from which they
played several fine selections. The
prizes offered by the management for
skill, graceful bearing and speed gave
rise to a spirited contest and brought
out several remarkably graceful skat-
ers. The prizes IA silk skating cap,
gold trimmed for the lady and silver
for the gentleman) were awarded to
Mrs. Levi and Mr.. w. Alexander.
The judges made special mention of
the Misses Merk, Forbis, Arnold and
Emerson, and declared that the grace
and ease displayed in the skating of
these ladies was so perfect, that they
were unable to decide between them.
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COUNTY.
Seizure of County Records
Judge Conger's Removal.

The Herald's Miles City special OF
the 2lst inst. says: "The Sheriff has
seized the books of the County Clerk
and Clerk of. the Board of County
Commissioners. There is much
speculation as to his having exceed
ed his authority in the matter. The
old Board declare that they will not
be bull-dozed.
1.-THE removal of Judge Conger
meets with the most unanimous in
dorsement of this community, and
dags are now spread to the breeze in
honor of the event. A meeting of
the citizens will be held tonight in
dorsing his removal, and a great time
is expected"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-24
Scottish Rite Banquet.

Tie members of the Butte Consis-
tory, of Scottish Rite Masons celebrat-
cd their anniversary feast on the
evening of Good Thursday at the
new hall in Masonic Temple. Be
sides the order Of Scottish Rite
Masons, a number of ladies were
present as invited guests. After the
anniversary ceremonies peculiar to
the knights of Rose Croix had
been observed, the Assembly were
invited to the Banquet Hall, where
an elegant supper had been provided
under the skillful management OF
Mrs. Neidenhoffen. The remainder
of the evening passed off delightfully."-
at the banquet table and the excel
ence of the cuisine was onlysurpassed
in enjoyment by the "feast of reason
and flow of SOUL" which character
lied the occasion.
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Personal.

George E. Miller was up from the
Junction yesterday.
L. J. Sharp, a former resident OF
Montana, is visiting the city,.
E. s. Baxter the wellknown ranch
or of Summit Valley is in the city.
S. S. Hobson and w. s. ,Tasker
from Utica, New York, arrived
Wednesday night. -
H. F. Bear and Charles La Rue of
Cheynne are looking over the great
mining center.
Hon. A. H. Mitchell, of Deer
Lodge, was shaking hands with bis
host of Butte friends yesterday
MI. w. A.. Ralston is in receipt of
advices that his wife's health is so
much improved that she expects to
start for Butte in q short time.
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Personal.

Mrs. C. C.. Curtis arrived from the
East last night.
Marcus Daily is expected home next
Saturday night.
Hon. w. J. Galbraith left for Hell
ena last night via Deer Lodge.
Hon. A.. H. Mitchell, returned to
his home in Deer Lodge this morn
ing.
II. III. Barden left on this morn
ing's stage to assume the. duties of
his new position in the Helena post
office. He bears with him the best
wishes of a host of friends.
E. w. Carpenter, al old Montana
journalist, has recently been elected
President of the Pacific Coast Fire
Insurance Association at a salary of
5000 per annum.
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The Helena papers report great &C
tivity in the local real estate market.
It is expected that the population
of the Judith valley will double this
summer.
. The Benton amateur dramatic
company are to play Romeo and
Juliet.
A Miles City footlight favorite put
a mansard roof over the optic of the
manager one night last week.
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Murder at Last Chance.

The Spokane Falls Chronicle re-
ports another murder at Last Chance
as follows On Monday, the I'D ult.,
Chas. Radcliffe, a workman on the
n. P. r. r. construction, entered the
saloon of w. B. Collins and asked
for a drink. Collins told him to 60
where he had spent his money. Col
Inns then seized a shovel which was
standing behind the bar and attacked
Radcliffe, beating him ever the head
with it, and crushing in his skull.
Collins then made his escape down
the road, pursued'by j. B. MoCon-
nell and several other men from Last
Chance. He was last e e at Bluff
Wells, on Sunday, and is supposed
to have taken to the country. The
murder is said to have been entirely
unprOvOked.
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Notice of Final Settlement.

In the Probate Court Of Silver Bow Coun-
In the matter of the estate of Frederick
Breitenbacher, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Anthony IL.
Barrett and Christian Jacky, the executors
OF the estate Of Frederick Bte 'enbaeher.
deceased, have rendered and presented for
settlem mt and filed in said court their final
account of their administration OF said es-
tate, and that Wednesday,, the 9th day r
April, A. ID. 1888, being q day OF a term
Of said court, to-wit of tina March
term, A. d. 1881. ate O'Clock, y. H., at tho
court room O. said probate court, at No.
~ (up stairs), Main street, Butte City, IL
said county, has been duly appointed by
the Judge Of said court for the settlement of
said account and for the hearing OF said pc
tition. at which time and place n person
interested in said estate may appear and
file his exceptions to said account and con
test the same. and may then and there show
cause why an order of distribution snould
not be made Of the residue of said estate to
the heirs of said deceased, according 70 law.
Dated March 21st, A. D. 1888.
CALEB +. IRVINE,
4 Isw til Clerk.
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DISTRICT COURT.
Hon. VIM. J.. Galbraith, Judge
Preeidin3.-Oharles s.
Warren, Clerk.
CASES.

CIVIL CASES
In re. u. 4 N. R., r. Co. va. Harry
Gassert ct al; damages right of way;
II. Dudden, BENZ. F. Gump and
Jacob Redding added by stipulation
as defendants In cause and their APP
pearance entered.
Charles Higgins vs.. Moulton Min
ing Co.; damages; complaint amend
ed by consent.
Sarah Dubay VS.. Chas. Dubav; d.
vorce; Thomas Laspeyer appointed
to take testimony a referee.
Joseph D.. Fawcett VS.. Daniel Jae-
ger; debt; judgment entered for
$455::2S.
Wa. F. Stanley ct al. vs.. Fred. C..
Anderson ct al; debt; Jacob Ornstein
substituted as plaintiff in lieu of
Stanley, Stackpole and Botkin; case
dismissed as to defendant Nickle,
and judgment by default entered
against defendants Anderson and
Moulder.
VIM. Thompson VS.. B. Parrot ct
al; replevin; testimony submitted
and Jury out.
Inter Mountain Publishing Compa-
ny VS.. Leigh r. Freeman; injunction
and damages. Cause dismissed at
nlaintiff's coats.
PROCEEDINGS MARCH q.
CIVIL CASES.
Thompson VS.. Parrot; tried to q
jury, which having made its return
that they were unable to agree were
discharged.
Noyes va. Lewis; to quiet title; con-
tinued.
Lavell ct al, VS.. Lowry damages;
continued.
O'Connell vs.. Lavell ct al; to quiet
title; continued.
Mcmahon vs.. Thornton ct al; re-
ferred to w. I. Lippincott to take
testimony and report facts.
In re Utah 4 Northern railway VS..
Gassert ct al, reset for trial Monday
April 2.
Foster ct al. vs.. Barry ct al, fore
clesure. default entered and decree
ordered.
Thomas vs.. Kirby ct al, judge
ment for defendants Kirby and Nash
for costs.
Boycey vs.. Bates; tried to jury; YER
dict for plaintiff.
J.. S. Milligan and r.. J. Paxson
were excused as jurors for tho term.
CRIMINAL CASES.
Territory VS.. Peter Brown; assault
with intent to kill; bail reduced to
$500; to plead at2 p. m, this day.
Territory vs.. Hunter, assault with
intent to kill; continued by consent.
Territory rs. Bestenbostle, pleads
not guilty; for trial, Monday, April
2,9a m.
Territory vs.. M. A. Hickey; at
tempt to commit arson; pleads not
guilty; continued for term by con-
sent. 60
2. D. m.--The entire afternoon ses-
session was occupied in the nearing
and disposing of motions and de-
murrers.
In the case Of the Terri
tory VS.. Peter Brown, assault to kill,
the defendant was brought into
court and pleaded not guilty. Mo-
ton for continuance taken under adj
visemeut.
Court adjourned until Monday
morning.
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Motto G. to CO-OWHer.

To David Byers You are hereby notified
that the undersigned, your co-owners, have
in accordance with the provisions of section
2 552i, OF the revised statutes OF the United
states, performed labor and made improve
ments to the valueof $500 for the two years
ending December 81, 1882, upon the Key
West quartz lode IN ming claim, situated in
Summit Valley Mining District, Silver
Bow County, Montana Territ ny. And you
are hereby notified that if you fail 10 con-
tribute or cause to DC contributed your p!o-
portion, s6s.67, with interest and costs,
within ninety DAYS from lGc
date OF this notice, all your right, title, in
terest and lain in and to the above de
scJlbed quartz lode claim will become the
property of the undersigned, YOU Crown
ers, who have mad the required expendi-
turas. GEORGE H. HARM,
r. +. WILLIS,
Butte, NJ. T., March q, 1883. ) 24sw90L
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We regret our inability to publish
-. WIS" letter, for the reason that
Notwithstanding our own high ap-
probation of the Alice band, there
are other excellent brass bands and
musical societies in the city and we
do not deem it within our province
to publish correspondence making in
vidious comparisons as to their rela-
tive merits.
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New Stage Line.

I have taken and stocked the
Warm Springs and Philipsburg
stage line and will be prepared after
Monday next to carry passengers
and freight to and from Cable and
Philipsburg. coaches leave Warm
Springs Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, and make close connec;,
tons with railroad trains going and
returning. ALLEN PIEEsE.
z 2.3d2t wit
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The japanese ambassadors sent to
ottand the coronation Of King Kala-
kama. speak we'll of this country.
They say their visit will result in
much GOOD, because they will report
upon what they have seen, and ~
increasing commerce ana traoe, inc
two countries will become more
friendly to one another.
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ARIAL NAVIGATION.
The Death in Butte OF the Ec.
centric Inventor of q FLY.
ing Machine.

In the death of David Lindsey,
on the 18th of last month. it may be
that the inventive mind and patient
toll has been lost tothe world, which
might have solved the perplexing
problem of aerial navigation. The
deceased had been a wanderer in
strange lands, and his mind seemed
to be 30 fully occupied with the sub
Ject which had been his life's study
that'the ties Of kindred and social in
t%ercourse were of secondary consid-
GRAFTON, and although he had been a
resident of some months in the city,
he had formed but few acquaint-
ances. While here his home was at
the Girton House, where he toiled
ceaselessly upon the intricate ma
chinery which he left behind him,
and which a MINER reporter has
been permitted to examine. Those
who knew him say that he worked
with perfect confidence upon
his flying machine, talked with
great enthusiasm of the principles of
s%eronautics involved in its construc-
ton, and fully belieyed that upon its
completion he would soar above
our lofty mountain peaks and trim
ming sail, shifting rudder, or, by
means of eccentric cams changing
the horizontal inclination Of the bird
like craft, would sail at will to New
York, London or China.
The different portions of the conl-
plicated machine were SO separated
that it was impossible to gain any
definite idea of its general plan ; but
the reporter was told that the great
object Of the inventor was to combine
the bird-like fexibility Of the hydro
genie reservoir with a modification of
the ordinary balloon, and an electric
or some other motor for propulsion
through the air. The long cigar
shaped form of reservoir was adopted,
the nexibillty of which was to be OBJ
tanned by means of alright joints,
worked SO as to obtain six different
motions, by an intricate system of
slides, wheels, and eccentric cams.
The general construction of the ma
chine suggests the ''aeronautic fish,"
upon which Marshal Ney is said to
have expended 100000 francs, and
which for a considerable time occu-
pied the attention of scientists
throughout the civilized world ; and
which was intended to swim through
the air, as a fish in water, propelled
and guided by wings or fins which
were worked by cranks. The de-
ceased inventor was seized with
pneumonia on Monday, February
18th, and died on the following
Wednesday. His remains were fol-
lowed to the grave by a few friends
and quietly buried in the cemetery.
Nothing was known of his antece-
dents or relatives and no sorrowing
kindred were there to drop q tear
upon his lonely grave.
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Produce Market Report,

BUTTE, NJ. r., March "a, 1883
The following are the wholesale
prices paid by merchants and hotel
keepers for the commodities enuner-
ated, delivered from the wagons
Price list carefully corrected every
Saturday:
Flour Ruby Valley, MIX, $3.50
per cWt.
Mill Creek, XXNX, $3.50
percwt.
Kansas xxx $4.75.
Bakers, $4.25.
Mill Creek, New Process, $500.
Gallatin, $40 per cwt.
Union Mills, New Process, Cream
of the Valley, $500
Ruby Valley, new process) $3.50
Union Mills XXXX Snow flake.
$3.50.
Utah Common, $3.25
Utah Choice, $3.50.
Graham, $500.
Wheat per TO-, 2! cts, fair demand.
Oats, $2.OOat $50.
Butter, per Ill.,, $50 40 cts.
Eggs, per dozen, % at 80 cts.
Corn Meal, &c.
Beef, carcass, 8 cts.
Beets, 81 cts. perlb.
Hay per ton, $3.50 $225
Bailed Hay, per ton, $2292s
Cheese, 5000 cts.
Barley, $2.2502.5O per cwt.
Dried beans, Montana, : cts.
Mutton, 10 cts.
Pork, dressed, IA cts. per ID.
Nyn,1 1)1 ato vnv III
Chickens, 81 10 $3.50 per dozen.
Wood, $5.25 a. 5000
Rutabagas, l! cts. per III.
Potatoes, 81. 75W2.5O = c"i.
Sausage, Is cts. per 10.