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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
A Love-Lorn Indian Maiden's
Leap.

News has come that an Indian
maiden belonging to a branch of the
Sioux, Oh the Oak river reserve, in
Manitoba, recently committed sui
eide. The chief desired her to marry
a certain member of the tribe, who
was advanced in years, but the mai
denis fancy had already been IN
gagged by a young brave whom she
promised to wed If she wed at all.
The objections shown to the chiefs
wishes enraged him to such an ex-
tent that be insisted on the marriage
with the, older one, and threatened
all manner Of punishments in the
event of further contumacy. There
appeared no possible escape for the
unhappy maiden but one, and she
bravely faced it. Getting possession
of piece of rope, she managed to
slip away unobserved, and fastening
the rope to the branch of a tree in
the vicinity of the encampment, sue
ceeded in most effectually hanging
herself.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
Lucky Charles.

The train from San Francisco to.
day brought to Ogden our old-time
friend and former fellow citizen,
Charles Schlessinger. Charles did
not come alone this time, but was &C.
companied by his wife, to whom he
was united in marriage while on his
recent visit to the Golden State. Mr..
and Mrs. Schlessinger are now on
their wedding tour, and for the pres
ent are the guests of Mrs. I. Marks,
of this city. They will leave for
Salt Lake City this evening and
spend a few days there before depart
ing from Zion to their Montana
home. In common with his many
friends, the Pilot congratulates Mr..
Schlessinger on his entrance into the
brotherhood of benedicts and hopes
that the future of the new bride and
groom may be all that their fancy
has painted it.-Ogden Pilot.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
Railroad Racket.

The work Of surfacing the track
across Bozeman range is completed
we learn.
The Marents trestle strikers COM
promised at Sc per day and have re-
sumed work.
The last ties for the Northern Pa
cific branch to the National Park
have been delivered.
The Union Pacific now runs Pull
man cars through between Salt Lake
and Omaha and Kansas City.
Twenty-Five hundred feet of the
Mullan tunnel has been excavated.
The cutting of the remainder will not
be finished before August.
Piers Nos. 8 and 6, of Marents tr es
tie in Missoula County, are now $50
feet high. Work is progressing rap
idly and the contractor expe cts to
finish ahead of the track.layers.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02

Yves Travis, who was reported in a
lunatic asylum of Colorado, turns up
in Bristol, Nevada, in possession of
all his senses, but minus an arm,
which he lost in some manner not
stated by the Phoebe Record, from
which we obtain the news.
Mddisoni0n: Hon. Samuel Word
arrived from Butte last Tuesday.
Mr.. Word has secured some addi-
tional ground from the city, adjacent
to his residence, and it is understood
he intends making quite extensive
improvements there this summer
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Fox & Price, family grocers,
and dealers in wines. liquors and
cigars, whose store, at the corner of
Park and Wyoming sts., presents an
elegant display of staple and fancy
groceries,.
The weather yesterday was not
propitious for a May pole festival,
unless the pole could be located in
doors and in close proximity to a red
lot stove.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
The Anaconda Smelter.

1t was reported on the street yes
terday that the location on Warm
Springs Creek had been definitely
decided upon for the site Of the Ana
conda smelter, and that operations
would be commenced Immediately
for the erection of works there, but it
is questionable whether the location
has yet been fully determined upon.
1t is known that within the past ten
days surveys have been made for a
site on the bench between the Black
tail and ~Suprenant's arastra, about
eight miles southeast of this city. It
was stated that although the facili-
ties for securing limestone, magnetic
or hemitite iron and fuel at this
point were excellent, the difficulty of
getting water would prove an insup-
cradle objection to its final selection
as the site for the smelter.
1t is also known that subse-
quent surveys show that water
from the Rlacktail could he obtained
in abundance, by constructing a three
mile ditch. 1t is not reasonable to
suppose that so eligible a site would
be abandoned for one possessing so
few advantages as the proposed
Warm Springs Creek location, unless
some special inducements were Of
fered in the way ofland grants or
railroad rates, and it is not
believed that any such special in
have as yet been brought
to bear upon Messrs. Haggin & Tevis
to influence their final selection Of a
. site for the smelter.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
Produce Market Report.

BUTTE, M. r., April %, 1883
The following are the wholesale
prices paid by merchants and hotel
keepers for the commodities enumer-
ated, delivered from the wa~on
Price list carefully corrected every
Saturday:
Flour Ruby Valley, xxx, $3.50
per cWt.
Mill Creek, xxx, $3.50
percwt.
Kansas xxx S. 100.
Bakers, 5 $3.50.
Mill Creek, New Process, $3.50.
Gallatin, $40 per cwt.
Union Mills, New Process, Cream
of the Valley, $500
Ruby Valley, new process) $3.50
Union Mills XXXX Snow flake,
$3.5u.
Utah Common, $3.25
Utah Choice, $3.50.
Graham, $500.
Wheat per h.. % cts, fair demand.
Oats, $2.N0at2.5O.
Butter, per TO-, $50 40 cts.
Eggs, per dozen, 263 cts.
Corn Meal, Sc.
Beef, carcass, s cts.
Beets, 81 cts. per Id.
Hay per ton, $23@$25
Bailcd Hay, per ton, $22@23
Cheese, 5000 cts.
Barley, $2.25@2.5O per cwt.
Dried beans, Montana, 7 cts.
Mutton, 10 cts.
Pork, dressed, IA cts. per 10.
Veal, l23 cts. per Id.
Chickens, 81 @ $3.50 per dozen.
Wood, 1925 @ $500
Rutabagas, u cts. per Id.
Potatoes, $1.3O@1.5 80 p cwt.
Sausage, Is cts. per Id.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
Funeral of Jacob Ornsteln.

The funeral of Jacob Ornstein was
largely attended yesterday. The Ger
emonies were conducted under the
auspices of the Hebrew Benevolent
Society and the Masonic and Odd
Fellows Orders, each of which were
well represented in the procession
A large number of citizens in car
riages attended the funeral and the
procession was one of the largest and
most imposing eve seen in Butte.
During the latter part of the day
the meat markets were all closed,
and so many of our business men at
tended the funeral that it amounted
to a general suspension of business.
Jacob Ornstein has been laid to rest
and the world moves on, but few
men occupied so large a place in the
of his friends aud but few
have left so great a void which will
always remain in the memory Of his
circle of friends.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
"Old b o Suicides.

Clark. the Assinnaboine driver,
brought in the news last evening that
"Old Shot," Jim Wells cook at Clag-
EFT, committed suicide some days ago.
He handed him $50, all his wealth,
saying, IF yOn don't see me again,
give it to the children" and walked
OIL to a cabin ear by. Soon after
wards shots were heard in that direc-
ton, and when the cabin was entered
"Old Shot" was found dead with two
bullet holes in his forehead. What
prompted him to take his life is not
known, except that for some time he
has not been quite of sound mind.
The deceased was an old-timer along
the Missouri and was well known in
this city.-Benton River Press, q.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
POLITICAL Puppy Promises.

WI xtORuO1AN0As
IF one wants to see what disap-
pointment is-real disappointment
and plenty of it-let him come to
Washington" said one of the disap-
pointed men from a Western State,
as he sat himself down to wait until
the mail should bring him some
money to get back home with. He
came on to see about I'm office and
he grew tired of waiting. Everybody
was polite to him, but in an accidental
way he discovered that his chances
were neither immediate nor very GER
tain. He said the promises were ''too
thick to realize on all of 'em." Then
he laughed a bit of a chuckle, az
though trouble didn't weigh very
heavily upon him, and asked:
Ibid you ever hear about John o.
born and his setter pups"
On being informed that his listener
had not only not heard of them, but
was surprised that the man owned
setter pups, he told the barkeeper
that he would take the same as be-
fore with a squirt of bitters in it, and
began:
"This abundance of promising re-
minds me of the story. John Osborn
ran for Sheriff in st. Paul, Mimi,
and while he was working all the
boys with his good nature he had
frequent calls at his house, and
whenever a man with a fancy for
field sports came the talk always fell
upon q beautiful setter and her fine
puppies.
Nice puppies, john
Yes, bully puppies, amt they?
They are the most beautiful set
ter pups I ever saw anywhere
"Then the candidate for sheriff
would take the man aside, and, in a
confidential tone, tell him:
"'You just wait till after election
and I'll give you n of those pups"
"This thing had been going on for
couple of weeks, and one evening a
shut the door and left the house
with the promise of a pup lingering
in his ear, when Mrs. Osborn asked:
"'John, how many puppies are
"'Five. Why?'
"'Well, I was thinking that to-
night you had promised the twenty
third man that he should have one
of them"
"'Oh, we'll, Mary said Osborn,
don't you think it would be a mean
man to rUn for sheriff who wouldn't
promise a pup to his friend?"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Little Stalwart Hornef. "a
Sat in . corner,
Eating reorganization pie.
He put in his thumbs,
Pulled out all the plumsE
While Ha!f-breeds got only the dry.
The melancholy days have come,
m The saidest OF the year;
l A little too warm for whisky,
And . little too cool for beer.
The Atlanta Consultation says :
"The weather will soon b. so warm
that people in the country can't burn
their children by locking them in
the house and going off to church.
Some other simple plan will have to
be invented.
Homer had to wait 5000 years be-
fore he got into print but times
have changed, and now o little over
much whisky and q wild yell or tive
and a libel suit will do the business
for anybody.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
Labor Strikes.

PITTsBURG, April 30.-Eight thous-
and coal miners, several hundred
cigar makers, and a large number Of
journeymen plasterers will quit work
next Tuesday unless their employers
c0ncede to their demands. The min
ers will strike against a half cent per
bushel reduction in the mining rate,
while the cigar makers want IN ad-
vance of 81 per thousand, and the
plasterers an increase of from So to
1926 per day.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
Probate Notice.

In the Probate Court OF Silver Bow Coun
ty, Montana Territory.
In the matter of the estate of Ferdinand
Isele, deceased.
John D. Airport. having on the 9th day of
April. Al 1883, presented and filed in this
court his verified petition praying for an
ORDER directing the administrator Of the es-
tate OF Ferdinand lsele deceased to execute
a deed conveying to SAID petitioner certain
real estate, placer miuing property. de-
scribed in said petition. Notice is hereby
D. 1883, being a day of a regular term, to-
wit: At the July term, A, d. 1883, of this
court, At 2 o'clock. p. M, at the Probate
Court room In Butte City, in said county OF
hearing Of said petition At which time
and place all persons interested In said es-
tate may appear. file their objections in
BY order of the court.
Dated April 26th, 1883,
2msw4w CALEB E.. IRVINE, Clerk.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
Boulder Hot Springs.

The Boulder Hot Springs are now
open to the public, distant from Boul-
der City two miles. Patiepts coming
to Boulder City transported to and
from the springs free. These springs
nave been known TO the public for
years. The medicinal properties of
the waters, both for drinking and
bathing, are unequalled. Hot, cold
and plunge baths at all hours. First
class accommodations for ladies and
families. A good physician perma-
nently located at the springs.
WILLIAM T. SWEET,
52swtf Proprietor.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
Mineral Patents.

The following mineral patents for
Summit Valley District have been
received at the U. S. Land Office at
Helena: Limitation lode, w. A.
Clarke ct al; Grant Extension lode,
Marcus Daily; Helvetia lode, G.. H.
Gayer and Abraham Buel; Buffalo
Spur lode, Thos. E.. Gorrie ct al; I.
X. l.. lode, Abraham Buel ct al.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
Found Drowned.

The body of a drowned man was
found in the Yellowstone about seven
miles below Billings a week ago last
Saturday. It had evidently been in
the water all winter. At an inquest
held on the following day it was de-
cided that the body was that of Dick
Curtin, who disappeared last fall
while suffering with an attack of
mania 0p0fu.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
WYOMING
White Horse Thieves Instead of
Piegans Suspected Of Re-
cent Raids.
Special to the N

Special to the MINER.
LIVINGSTON, M. T., May l.
It has been discovered that al Or
ganized band of "%rustlers' ale run
nlng off stock belonging to the Crow
Indians on the Wyoming border.
The Indians are asking for protec-
ton. Major Loudon, at Fort Ellis,
is holding himself in readiness to
march at a moments notice. 1t is
now believed that this gang instead
of the Piegans made the recent raid
upon the ranges of northern Monta-
na.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
From the Daily Of tn esday.
CUR1OSITIES AND COwR0vs
how One Ut the Boys Added a.
souvenir to George New
kinks Cabinet. .

one OF the places always visited by
strangers in search of the interesting
ana curious sights of the city. is
GEORGE Newkirk's handsome cabinet.
which contains. besides a rare collec.
tlon Of ancient coins, many relics of
1oreign lands and historical souven-
irs of local as well as national inter-
est. A MINER reporter yesterday
inspected Georges c. lection of c,rio
and was greatly entertained by the
remarks of the gentlemanly atten-
dant upon several of the rare and
interesting specimens, some of them
brought from remote corners of the
world, and others interesting only be-
cause they recall "reminiscences of
well remembered local men and in
cldents. "This," said he, exhibiting
a wonderful bark canoe, lis a boat
made by the Alask a India some
ofthese coins date back to the Roman
empire and are very rare; this bung-
ling utensil is. the fan used by the
South Sea Islander, this ~ferocious
lookingjaw bone and savage teeth
are those of an alligator Gar fish, this
peculiar looking animal with a
horses head and the tail of a fish is O
rare specimen of the sea horse, here
Is a carbuncle from the bottom of a
ship, and is 500 years DID," and then
he continued, with interesting COM
ment, to exhibit coral from the Pa
cidc and South seas, Fijian culinary
implements, bones from an extinct
species of bird, measuring five feet
in length, star fish from the coast OF
Topaz. shells of varied tint and beau
tiful hue from the tropic seas and a
thousand other specimens to delight
the eye and crafty the curious.
And is this another Gu
asked the reporter
pointing to a powder burned
and bullet shattered screen which
stood near the cabinet. "Oh," said
be, laughingly, "that's = cowboy
relic of purely local origin and inter
est; one of the boys was on a tear
here one night about a year ago, and
pretty full thought he would
play cowboy awhile for the amuse.
nent of his friends, so he pulled his
gun and turned her loose here in the
The exhibition didn't prove
IS entertaining. to his friends as
expected, and after tearing
around for a few minutes he was
orcibly induced to give up his gun
md stop the circus"
"Who was he?" asked the report
r, iusinuatingly.
"Oh, I wouldn't give him away to a
eporter. He's reformed now, and
lnds amusement in less dangerous
okes. He shoots his mouth off now
instead of his gun, and he has become
prominent politician. His assets are
Did too; among them is a $4,000 .
bel suit and a Republican nomina-
ion for Office. Oh, no, I couldn't
i've him away.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02

The n. P. r. r. Office at Missoula
has arrangedfor fresh relays of horses
all along the route, in order to send
President Willard over the proposed
line at a rapid rate. Willard specially
orders that he be furnished buck
boards for transportation so that he
can see the country as he travels over
it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
What the Miner Would Like to
Know.

Why the Inter Mountain does not
say a good word for the Republican
candidate tor city attorney, MI. w.
I. Lippincott.
What that sheet knows about
"robber clans" and official thieves
outside of its own party.
Whether it has any party.
Whether it is still "%non-parti-
san."
Whether there is a Democrat in
Butte who will vote for q member of
a pro-Chinese party.
How the Democrats could have
nominated a stronger ticket than
they have put before the people.
Where the Republicans al find
votes enough to beat it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
The Principles We Stand BY.

The city editor of the MINER il
informed that WI. Lippincott called
at the business office of the M1NEF
last evening and stated to the bust
ness manager that he (Lippincott,
did not desire to e the city editor
the inference being that he could not
trust his own temper in a personal
interyiew-but he desired the mana.
ger to convey to the city editor the
information that his (Lippincott's)
name must not be mentioned again
in the columns of the MINER, and
that the city editor would save him.
selfmuch trouble by entirely abstain
ing in the future from such mention
of his (Lippincott's) name. The
incident in itself is a trivial one, and
the threat which Mr.. Lippinco.t's
notification carries by implication,
adds nothing to its Importance in the
estimation. of any person connected
with the MINER, but it presents an
opportunity to say to Mr.. Lippincott
and the public, that the MINER does
not propose to be dictated to, in any
way, shape or manner regarding the
management of its own affairs; that
we will in the future, as we have in
the past, publish a newspaper for the
selecting the matter which
its columns shall contain, and decid-
ing the manner in which such mat:
ter shall be presented, entirely &C
cording to our own judgment, and
without reference to the dictation of
Mr.. Lippincott or any one else. We
shall not be deferred from mention
ing any name by open or implied
threats of personal violence, but
in the course of our DUTIES
a chronicler of passing events, it
becomes necessary to mention Mr..
Lippincott's name, or that of any
,ther citizen, we shall do so without
ear or favor, always holding our
'elves financially, legally and per-
responsible for u own acts.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
A Business Mans View.

A well known business man OF this
citv. who is now travelling for his
house. writes the MINER as follows:
II have been on the road for three
weeks: have visited Melrose, Glen
dale, Browns Bridge, Argenta and
Dillon, and. in none of those places
did I see either the daily or weekly
Inter Mountain, but I find the MINER
in every business house and in most
of the families. This shows which
paper to advertise in"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02

In a quarter mile dash at San
Francisco on the 21st six horses ran,
the race being won by Jim Douglass,
old Joe Howell and Premium, former
Montana horses, being second and
third.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
WOman's Medical College.

BALTIMORE, May 1.-The first an
nual commencement of the Women's
Medical College of Baltimore, took
place to-day. M%atriculates number
ten from Maryland, and one each
from Neb., West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Canada and Germany.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
A Change OF Dates Requested.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The board of
Alderman unanimously request the
trustees of the Brooklyn Bridge to
change the date of its formal opening
from the oath instant, the anniver-
sary of the birth of Queen Victoria,
to the 4th prox., decoration day.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
FOREIGN News,

SOFIA, May documents which
urge the speedy rising against the
oppression of Russia are being cir
culated throughout Bulgaria.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
How Richmond Was Surrendered

How Richmond Wes Surrendered
When the van of the Northern
army under the command of Col.
Stephens, came in sight, we (the
Richmond City Council under a
flag of truce, met them. when the May
or then and there surrendered the
city in proper form. We then en-
tered our carriages, and preceded by
a portion of the enemy's cavalry, re-
turned to the city. The officer in
command went direct to the capitol,
where, after hosting the United
States flag and establishing his head
quarters, he at once turned his earn
est endeavors to bring order out of
chaos and protect both person and
property. The conduct Of both the
officers and soldiers in their attempts
to stop the spread Of the fire and ex-
tinguish the flames, is deserving of
all praise. The aphorism, Zone
spark of nature makes kindred of
US ALL" was never more fully exem-
plified than on that day, when I saw
the elite white citizen of the city,
the recent negro slave, and the Yam
kee officer and soldier, vieing with
each other to best protect and sub
serve public interest. If the flames
were not stopped it was no fault Of
any of the people or soldiery, but be-
cause the devouring element had got
beyond control.-Letter to Richmond
Despatch.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
New York Money Market.

New YORK, May Money, soc;
closing, 4. Prime mercantile paper,
COL. Sterling exchange bills dull
but firm at $4.S3. Sterling Exchange,
$4.854.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02

DR.. A. A. Antrim, the noted horse
surgeon and trainer of Logan, Iowa,
will give an interesting street lecture
on the horse and his ailments to-day.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
bullion Shipments.

The following shipments of bullion
were made during the PAST week
through the office of the Pacific Ex-
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
DIED.

CAvANAUGH.-In Walkerytlle, Monday.
SApril 30th, Iss3. Mary E.. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Cavanaugh. aged 8
years and 8 months.
The funeral will take place from the resi-.
dence OF the parents at 2 O'Clock this after
nOOD.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-02
BORN.

FOOTE-In Butte, April 30th, 1888 ITO Mr.,
and Mrs. John Fo0te, . daughter.