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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-30
The Billiard Championship.

New York, May 29.-The prizes
were awarded this afternoon to the
successful competitors in the recent
cushion carom billiard tournament.
The first prize, model of billiard t.
BILE in silver, and 81, 200 went to Maui
rice DAILY. The second, third. fourth
and fifth prizes $500, $500, $500 and
$500 went respectively to Wallace,
Vignaux, Schaefer, and Dion. 1t is
announced a game of billiards has
been arragned for the 18th of June
between Vignaux and Schaefer. at
Chicago. under rules Of. the balk line
tournament excepting:.that the cham
pionship medal would not be
played for. Maurice DAILY received
two challenges, from Sexton and
Vignaux, to play for championship:
Daily said his engagements would
make it impossible to play either
games within the time limited by
the challenge. He therefore resigned
the championship in favor of Sexton,
whose challenge had been prior. 1t
was then proposed Vi9naux should
play Sexton for the emblem and then
make good his challenge to the wan
ner of the tournament. ViEnaux re-
ceivsd the proposition favorably bat
could not at present decide finally.
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DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
The Chicago Chinese Cases
in Court.
Senators Bayard and Melon
aid Interviewed.
An Irish Meeting to Protest
Against the Pope's Bull.
The Situation Of Fighting
Rioters.
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC, ETC.
Voice of Public Men.

" VOICE Ol uO11C 0A04s
NEW YORK, May 29.-The World
publishes letters written to Pulitzer
by Senators Bayard and Macdonald
respecting the tariff question. The
former says anything like tinesse. or
appearance of finesse or trick In deal
ing with the issue, as tariff for revs-
nue., or tariff for protection among
certain classes, will greatly weaken
the party resorting to it. know OF
no position more impregnable, and
upon which it is more important for
the Democratic party to form its
line, than that public property can
not be taken for private use under
any pretext. The rate of taxation
will be easily cured by public ext
yencies, and such q specie Gle as was
Witne .sed at the last session OF Con-
gress-a handful of men represent
ing private interests and controlling
and moulding public']aws of taxa
ton to suit those interests-will nev-
er again be tolerated by honest pub
lie sentiment. Senator Macdonald
says the tariff issue connected with
the general subject of revenue re-
form will necessarily be an impor-
tant question in all future political
contests until it is settled upon the
doctrines of the constitution and the
principles of sound political economy.
We may be some time reaching a
solution of. the question, but as the
public mind becomes enlightened it
will not be satisfied with any tariff
that has not for its government that
the duties laid upon foreign mer-
chandise shall be above the revenue
point.
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Considering the Pope's Circular

Considering the Pope's Circular
CHICAGO, May 29.-The movement
which has heen organized to hold q
mass meeting of Irish Catholics of
this city, to protest against the Pope's
bull relative to the participation of
the bishops and clergy in the Par
nell testimonial fund, is causing some
stir among Irish Americans here.
There exists, apparently, differences
of opinion as to the ACCESSIBILITY Of
such a course, the more conservative
urging that action be delayed until
the contents Of the recent papal note
was known. Other leaders insist up
on immediate action and a meeting is
to be held Tuesday to decide whether
a mass meeting shall be called.
Priests join in urging that nc laymen
or prelate should engage in any cru.
SADIE against the head Of the church.
Senator Condee, of this city, last
week in the senate, while certain
nominations for Chicago justices of
the peace were pending, made the as
sertion that Justice Prindeville, seek
ing denomination, was under the con.
trsl of Chicago gamblers and was q
tool of Mike Mcdonald. Yesterday
Cendee was accused by Mcdonald,
while walking the streets of this
city, and after some words the latter
spit in the senator's face.
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MANIFEST

"Go from home to hear the news"
has long since passed into a proverb.
A Mexican Journal commenting
recently upon the absorption of Mex
leo by the United States gives the
world the following bit of informa-
ton: ."There is in the United States
a powerful party which believes in
manifest destiny, and which, sup
ported by May ardentand impatient
young men. is working to accomplish
by peaceful means. already in opera
ton, the incorporation of Mexico
with. the great Republic, in order
that the shadow Of the starry banner
may extend over the whole continent
of Columbia" The means must be
very peaceful indeed which these
impatient young men, employ to
bring about ar" incorporatlon of Mex
leo with the great Republic" for the
matter is seldom if ever preached by
the press of the country. The time
may come when Mexico would be a
desirable acquisition to the United
States, but it will not arrive until
that country is thoroughly Ameri-
canized and a common purpose and
a common interest would make the
union advantageous to both coun-
tries. At present the United States
are engaged in the education of
5000, 600 people in the duties of citi-
zenship, and until they have COM
pleted the task it would be rank folly
for this country to take upon its
hands several millions of lazy greas-
ers whose ideas of liberty find ex-
preston in kicking up a revolution
at every Presidential election. The
manifest destiny" of these United
States will never be worked out by
such manifest nonsense as the Mexi-
can paper refers to.
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The Situation at Belleville.

RELLEvlLI.E, ILL, May &.-Eyery-
thing is quiet this morning. The IN |,
nn..f on the dead striker began at II
O'Clock. The Reinecke mine, where
last evenings unfortunate affair oc-
CURED, is working this morning un.
der protection of the militia. inns
is q machine mine, does not employ
regular miners, and was working
Yesterday under an agreement maqe
with the miners some time ago, ~
any further trouble occurs II WIZ w
At this writing they have not been
heard from. The Sheriff reports all
Quiet ct the pits in this vicinity. !,
The streets of this city are crowded
with miners, discussing the events
of yesterday. The firing by the
militia is not generally viewed IN .
favorable light.
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TELLER.S LATEST.

Secretary Teller is prolific Of deci-
sions in land cases. How many of
them will hold water remains to be
seen. Among others he has recently
decided that land can not be with
drawn from the area of lands open to
pubic settlement which are within
what is known as the second lndem-
nifty limits in grants made to rail-
road companies. He holds that it
was not the intention of Congress, in
extending the lines outside of the
first limits, to shut out settlers from
these exterior limits. The condition
of the indemnity extension, properly
construed, is that the railroad
company may go beyond the
limits of the original grant
to take such a quantity of
land as will make up for any def
cheney in the first grant. Thus, if a
hundred sections of land had Deen
taken by settlers, on the actual num-
bers within the original grant, the
company might then go beyond and
find the hundred sections within the
indemnity limits. The railroad
companies have been in the habit of
Withdrawing all the land in the in
demnity or exterior ten-mile limit,
and holding it as snugly as that
within the original grant of forty
miles, or twenty miles OH either side
of the track, If this decision had
been made years ago by the then
Secretary it would have saved much
trouble to settlers.
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Anticipated Trouble.

LEXINGTON, May 28.-Judge Jas,
Hazelrigg, of Mt. Sterling, arrived
here en- route for Frankfort to call on
Gov Blackburn for troops to guard
the Jail in Mt. Sterling. where Bar
rett and 10 others are confined on the
charge of numbering Vaughan Het-
ton. He says that a party Of 500
men are on their way from Menifee
county to capture and hang the Bar
rett party, and that he is afraid there
will be trouble tonight and that tho
presence Of troops is needed to pre-
vent the execution of the mob's ven
geance.
LATER-Governor Blackburn has
ordered the CrrrO Gordo Guards into
service at Mt. Sterling.
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Indiana Cyclones-Damages and
LOSS of Life.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 29--Yester-
day e1 ening a cyclone struck Edin-
burg, Ind, following heavy rain.
The wind storm lasted for ten min
utes with great violence, taking the
spire from the Methodist church and
throwing it upon the parsonage
crushing through the roof to the
ground. South of town a grove of
timber was demolished and four
miles south the farm of b. J. Deming
was caught in the fury of the storm.
Deming's son was killed and a farm
hand also fatally injured.
TERRE HAUTE, May ga lorna
do swept by Clay City at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Its extremities
were miles apart. Clay City, which
was in the center, escaped with slight
damage, but at Meals Mill on one
side a house was swept out of exist
snce and six persons were killed. A
bridge was destroyed and hsvoc
played generally on the other side.
In a little settlement five persons
were killed, a house blown to pieces
aud twelve persons injured. Trees
were blown down over a wide area.
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& : {
The Cases.

CHICAGO, May @.-Hip Lung,
proprietor of the Chinese gambling
establishment in Madison street, and
forty of his customers, were crowded
in Justice Demars' court this morn
ing. They were all discharged 10y
the court. The warrant was sworn
out some fifteen days ago by Lee
Sing, a Chinaman from San Fran
cisco, who claimed to have lost a
large sum of money in the place.
After swearing out the warrant, Sing
went to New York, and telegraphed
for the officers to 60 ahead and make
the arrest. This was done, although
it was known there would be no
prosecution. The press joins in con-
demning the arrest ~ n simply In
the interests of attaches Of the court
in securing fees and in securing the
arrest of a Chinaman in whose case
it was we'll known there would be no
prosecution.
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The Dead

ST. LOUIS, May 29.-The man
killed at the Reineke mine last even
ing has been identified as Fred. Hof-
meister, a glassblower from Pitts
burg. He had b. en- in B~elleville two
weeks. The glassblowers of Belle
vile are on a strike. and some of
them were with the striking miners
yesterday, which accounts for Hoff
meister's presence at the mine. The
Edwardsville militia remain at the
Reineke mine, but the Verden and
Taylorsvifle companies have returned
home. There seems to be no doubt
of deputy sheriff Anthony ordering
the troops to fire on the mob, but not
until several pistol Shots had been
fired by the strikers. Two of them
aimed directly at Anthony and Gen.
Reese, who were standing by the side
of the train consulting as to what
should be done.
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No News from Crock.

WARRINGTON, May 2o.-No new,
from General Crook at the war de.
partment. Officials are disposed to
accept no news as good news.
SAN FRANCISCO, May ga
Tombstone special this afternoon an.
nounces the arrival of two men from
the Mexican headquarters. They
report news was hourly expected
from Crook, but up till The time Of
their departure non had been re-
ceived. They state no report had
reached the headquarters of the
army in Northern Mexico
of an engagement between
Crook and Apaches. When Informed
such news had been received they
considered it doubtful if an en-
gagement had occurred; news would
have been received at some of the
many points with which commuui.
cation is regularly received. They
said Crook has undertaken a difficult
job and would probably be obliged to
return bare of supplies and without
having encountered the Apaches.
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The successful coronation of the
Car will be hailed with delightby
the civilized world. Not because it
is overlooking with love for an auto
cratic form Of government, but be-
cause the ceremony passed off with
out the bloodshed and death which
had been threatened. If the Nihil-
lists really contemplated mischief
they were disarmed and foiled by the
extreme precautions taken by the
Russian police. The four hundred
and sixty detectives added to the
regular force of peace officers fur
nished too many chances of imme-
date death for the most daring
Nihilist to brave. Although the
Car is not yet out of Danger he and
his household doubtless breathe easier
than they did = few days ago. The
thunder of Nihilists has lost its
terror.
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THE OHIO

Tho ensuing election in Ohio is re-
garded by not a few as indicating in
its results the position of the state in
the next years Presidential contest.
Aside from the prestige gained by the
party electing the governor, the in
fluence and patronage of the office
will be directed toward securing the
party's triumph next year. Tue
knowledge of these facts will spur the
Republicans to unusual exertions to
retain control of the state. Demo-
cratic leaders like Thurman antici-
pate an easy victory for the Democ-
racy while Governor Foster says "the
Republicans must fight hard and
keep awake every day but
they will carry the state.n
His assurance coupled with the con-
ditions, does not indicate the usual
sanguine feeling Of Ohio Republic
cans. Another fact which goes to
make up the sum of Democratic
hopes is the lack of an available Re
publican candidate. The party
would like Sherman, but there are
two serious objections to his candi-
dacy. One is, he would leave a va
cancy in the United States Senate
which might be filled by a Democrat,
and the other is he voted for the Ito
Ohioans) obnoxious wool schedule in
the tariff bill. Hayes is talked of. and
the Democrats would like to see him
nominated. They would snow him
under so deep he would never be
heard of again.
The liquor question will be one of
the main issues of the campaign and
the Republicans propose to stand
solid by the Scott tax law. The
Pond law swamped the party in the
last election, and the tax law will
meet the same determined opposi-
ton from the foreign element in the
Republican party. Hence there can
be 10 doubt of the result. Judge
Hoadly will probably be the Demo-
cratic candidate. His ability, expert
ence and integrity are unquestioned,
and every confidence is felt he will
give the people a pure and vigorous
administration. This added to their
desire to purify the government by
q change, make his election, if he be
a foregone conclusion.
Ohio in 1913 will lead the way to a
victory in 1884.
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THE BROOKLYN I D

The eighth wonder Of the world
was formally opened to the public
the oath inst. But among the thou
sands who witnessed the imposing
ceremonies attendant upon its OPEN
ing there were probably but few who
| thought of the men whose brains
conceived the great project and car
ried it through. The New York
World gives this romance Of the
bridge, which will at this j~uncture
prove interesting to all. 1t appears
that in 1867, when the first bridge
company was formed, the disiin-
guished engineer, John A. RoebDing,
was at once secured as the chief en-
gineer of the work. His thorough
practical knowledge of the construc-
ton Of suspension bridges pointed
him out as the proper person for the
position. He had already contem-
plated such a structure and felt a
warm interest in the enterprise. He
embarked in it with enthusiasm, and
for two years worked faithfully at
the important preliminaries.
One day while standing on the
pier at the ferry slip on the Brooklyn
side his foot was accidentally
crushed. Sixteen days after this
unfortunate occurrence the engineer
died of lockjaw, before a stroke OF
actual construction had been done on.
the bridge. Here was n valuable
life sacrificed to the great work.
The dead mans son, who was
familiar with all his plans, took his
place as chief engineer. Lie his
father, he was devoted to the enter
prise. He labsred at it more dill
gently and for more hours of the
day than any of his subordinates,
until a disease, contracted through
constant exposure to the damp of the
foundations, destroyed his health
Three years after his fathers death
he was physically Frustrated,
although his mind remained as clear
as ever. He removed to o house
on Brooklyn Heights from the
windows of which he could constant.
ly watch and direct the work, al
though his limbs were ~power]ess.
For twelve years his brain has been
laboring on the undertaking, while
the devotion and intelligence of his
wife have made up for the loss of his
bodily activity.
Colonel Roebling's health has been
sacrificed to the work, perhaps be-
yond:: recovery. His sufferings, his
perseverance and the assistance he
receives from his wife's devotion call
to mind the Ease of Mr.. Henry Faw-
cett, the English Postmaster General,
who, although afflicted with blind
ness, carries on with the aid OF his
wife one of the most exacting and
laborious departments of the govern
ment. Despite their misfortunes,
Mr.. Fawcett's administration is Wig
orous and efficient and Colonel Roeb-
ling's brain work has been of inesti-
mable value to the bridge enterprise.
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A o PLATFORM.

The New York World has a plat.
form of ten short planks which is
meeting with favor everywhere.
Governor Butler goes so far as to say
in its commentator that it sounds
the political keynote for 1884. II
brevity is what is wanted in plat.
forms the Worlds will fill the bill.
Here it is:
]. Tax luxuries.
2. Tax inheritances.
3. Tax large incomes.
4. Tax monopolies.
S. Tax the privileged corporations.
6. A tariff for revenue.
Z. Reform the civil service.
8. Punish corrupt ofice-holders.
8. Punish vote-buying.
10. Punish employers who coerce
their employees in elections.
Democrats from Maine to Califor-
mia a stand on this platform. 1t
is short, but there is room on it for
everybody.
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PIPE LINE CERTIFICATES.

As these certificates cut q large fig
ure in the New York stock market
and are so often quoted in II dis
patches the following condensed
from a long article in the on ana
Drug Reporter explaining theil
character, may not prove uninterest.
ing to the general reader. The pro.
ducers of oil, or those who sink wells
and are fortunate enough to find oil,
of necessity require a speedy outlet
for their oil, otherwise they would re-
quire immense storage reservoirs,
which in themselves would involve
an immense outlay of capital, and at
times, when the demand for con-
sumption is not equal to the supply
would necessitate the carrying of
large supplies, thus locking up large
amounts of capital or making the
production unavailable. This the
pipe lines remedy by taking the oil
from the producer as fast as his tanks
are filled, giving him therefor
oil certificates which are negotiable
and which he can readily convert
into money and continue his opera
tions with a minimum outlay of cap
ital, his receipts therefore keeping
pace with his production. The pro-
cess, briefly described, is as follows:
The producer, having drilled his hole
and secured a flow of oil, he directs
the same into q tank, of which, when
full, he notifies the pipe line COM
pany with whom he wishes to deal
or who is located nearest, when they
send a guager, who measures the
oil in the tank and then connects
a pipe and draws off tie oil into the
pipes or tanks OF the pipe line COM
pany, the company issuing tothe pro-
ducer n of their regular certificates
if the amount reaches one thousand
barrels, and the producer car then
Immediately dispose of his certificate
at market rates, and in this way a
large proportion of the certificates
find their way into the market.
Should the producer, however, prefer
to hold the oil for a higher market
it is only necessary that he retain his
certificate and pay storage OH his oil
at the rate of fifteen cents per barrel
per year.
The pipe line certificates are print>
ed on slips of paper about the size of
the National Bank notes, those of
the United Pipe Lines being on yell
low paper and those of the Tide
water Pipe Company on pink paper,
and always represent one thousand
barrels of crude oil at the producing
centres. These certificates are what
are dealt in at the petroleum ex-
changes. They are issued for six
months, at the end of which time
they must be renewed or the holder
is compelled to pay a penalty of one
dollar per day for each certificate, for
every day he holds the same beyond
the six months. There is no charge
for renewing a certificate, the only
charge being the storage, which
must he paid at the end of every six
months.
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ThE Star Route Trial.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Merrick,
continuing his address before the
jury in the Star route trial, asked il
any one living in Washington City,
where rings fourished and fattened,
could believe in the honesty of pur-
pose of the defendants. Brady had
said nothing ABOUT a sliding scale
when before the Congressional inves-
tigation committee. He had trumped
up that excuse, and he (Merrick)
wondered at his lack of wisdom.
Miner and Dorsey had memories
u%nequalled. They didn't remember
their compeers had not appeared in a
court OF justice, except they were
lying about it as the liars who swore
against Queen Caroline. Dorsey had
picked up Rerdell and had made him
what he was, and his work had been
skilfully done under Dorsey's tute-
lage. He (Merrick) had not offered
him, as argued, as a man without
stain. He offered him as Dorsey's
co-conspirator' pleading guilty and
waiting for sentence. While explain
ing the character of one affidavit, the
foreman interrupted Merrick to ask,
do you mean to say they cheated
themselves in the beginning to get
more in the end?" They did not
cheat themselves, said Merrick, they
lied. The affidavit was q lie and this
Brady ought to have known if he
had given it the examination which
under the law he was required to do.
lie said inst preserve proportion and
crack away boys! Give me some DO
sition to keep the record straight 50 I
may be ready if any of these investi-
eating committees come nOsing
around and fire away boys. The
court adjourned till Thursday in c
cordance with Merrick's request, who
was suferingfrem nervous p~rostration
compelling the constant attendance
in court of a physician.
Merrick continued his address in
the star route case to-day. He COM
mented severely upon Brady's testi-
mony, and declared Brady had ad-
mltted cases were made to benefit
contractors Chandler here inter-
rupted to say That the prosecution
had claimed q losing contract could
not be made to pay BY expedition.
Merrick replied, "Certaiuly it can
not be made to pay, but you give me
set OF villainous contractors and T
can convert a losing contract into a
mountain of profit by perjury, vile
perjury. 1t is easy enough.E He
wished the jury to understand that
suocontractors were required to paw
every fine and penalty when he came
TO Ojo Caliente. He would SHOW
now poor Joseph had been ruined bv
these fires and deductions.
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Governor Foster says that Senator
Logan would make a popular Repub-
lican candidate for the Presidency. It
is hoped the Republicans will heed
Fosters suggestion and nominate the
Illinois man. 1t is time Logan was
shelved and the Democracy would
place that gentleman where he be-
longs in good shape.