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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
Railroad Matters.

The Montana Railway Company
has secured the contract for building
the Anaconda branch of the Utah &
Northern from Stuart to Anaconda,
q distance of eight or nine miles.
Work will be commenced immedi-
ately, and if the weather permit the
line will be completed before Christ
mas. Messrs Caplice & McCune
have taken the contract 10 do the
grading and will begin the work at
once. Mr.. McCune is an old con-
tractor on the Oregon Short Line,
where he has already force of men
whom he will bring to Stuart within
a few days, when the work will be
pushed rapidly ahead.
It is whispered about that the
Montana Railway Company contem-
plates extending the Anaconda
branch Of the Utah and Northern
up Warm springs creek to Pbdlipss
burg. Such line would tap several
fine mineral districts and would get
into the heart of some big timber,
which would be good thing for the
Union Pacific and the country which
it supplies. Ut course the compile
ton of the line to Philipsburg would
only open new worlds to conquer,
and the corporations efforts would
probably be next devoted to getting
into the Bitter Root valley, after
which the extension of its lines north
and south would be a comparatively
easy undertaking.
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AN INQUIRY.
An "Old Timer Asks a Few
Questions.

EAGLE CITY, Sept. l, 1888.
EDITOR MINEB: Iwould like to
ask you few questions. Can a man
hold twenty acres of placer mining
ground located under the law of
Congress? There are no local laws
here, and several Of US have located
twenty acres each. But here comes
a crowd and jumps our ground. One
of them is . tin horn lawyer, for
merly of your place. He calls him
self shotgun lawyer, and has made
considerable trouble here with his
whiskey and gambling ring. Who
is this -- -: Wehear that he was
driven out of your city for meddling
with mining matters. Is this SOP
We have \ rich camp here, but such
men will keep it back for some time.
We located our ground under the
United States laws, and located them
in good faith. We are citizens ofthe
United States. and would like to
know through the columns of your
valuable paper whether we can hold
twenty acres Of placer ground. l
have worked In Alder gulch, and
this is richer than that gulch rs far
as have prospected.
Yours truly.
JAMES MULLEN,
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B1RMINGHAM, Nov. l3.-Three
cases OF sheepskins, each containing
explosive machines, being apparently
peits filled with percussion caps, nave
been seized here.
PARIS, Nov. l3.-It IS state1 that
French relnforcements have landed
at Haiphsong. Admiral Courbett's
first attack will be made on Sontag
and Hong Ho.
OMAHA. Nov. l4.-The cattle com.
pany organized tere by Alexander
II. Man, of Omaha. paid Sl,2aOOO
for 5000 head. 4,
>ANGATu. K, Mich, Nov. 14.-A!l
the men on the tug Protection are
safe except two. who were lost. a
schooner was sunk off Racine early
SUNDAY morning, aud the Protection
was disabled while taking of ehe
crew of the Arab by a rope catching
in her wheel. or the nineteen men
ON the two vessels seventeen were
saved. The captain went down Win
the Arab. .o nj,
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 13.-The
printing Office of the Nihllls1 paper,
wiz of the People, has published
poem attacking the czar, and bitterly
commenting Oh the splendor OF court
life and the misery of the nation: :,
GALVESTON, Nov. lathe Nens
San Antonio special says: Co!onel
Valdez and Lieutenant Ord. OF the
Mexican army are here. 1t is under
stood they are to meet General Mac
Kenzie, the department commander.
AMI effect q reciprocal protection OF
the frontier by the troops OF the TWO
governments against Indians and or
0anized marauders.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.-Dnrlng the
Gale on Monday, several vessels were
lost in Chesapeake bay. Captain
Webster and eight men on the sloop
A Annis Gertrude were drowned.
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New York Stock Market.

New YORK, Nov. 14.-Govern-
ments firm. The stock market to-
day shows a general decline of 2 tu
II, the latter for Northwestern pre-
ferred. The Post says: AS far as re-
CARDS the general railroad and busi-
ness situation, there Is steady inn
provement, This was shown by the
increase OF IL per cent in the Octo-
ber earnings of SO reporting roads
over their earniugs in October '62.
An increase of 10 per cent in mileage
Improvement in October has, as far
as can be estimated, continued ever
since.
Mining stocks are Gull. Horn Sill
yer sold at 6 SO to 6 Is, Hoinestake
8 SO to s rs, Sierra Nevada 3 Is to 8 so,
Iron Silver 2 rs, Chrysolite IS to
l 80, Sierra Grande SO to 81. Robin
son Con. 80 to 80. Sales to-day q, 7o5
shares.
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PERSONAL.

Marcus Daily, Esq, returned from
Anaconda last evening.
DR.. Charles Mussigbrod returns to
Warm Springs this morning.
Robert Walker, of Helena, has
come over to spend week or two in
the metropolis of Montana.
Mr.. Charles S. Warren returned
last evening from Deer Lodge. where
he had been on legal business.
Mr.. H. G. Blain has charge of the
uptown Office of the U. d n. during
the absence of Mr.. Scott.
Morgan Evans, Esq, who bears
the title OF "Father Of Anaconda
came up the road last evening.
c. C. Thurston, Esq., formerly of
Butte, and who made several million
brick in Helena this summer, is in
the city on business.
Ed. Maule, with Caplice E -,
has gone to the Ogden hot sp. lngs 60
spend week or two for the benefit
Of his health.
Mr.. Louis Everson, an old Alder
Guich miner, who has been in the
Black Hills for some years, arrived
in Butte yesterday on his wav to the
Cmur d'Alenes. He report consid
erable excitement in the Hills in re-
gard to the new discovery.
George Pa.coe and Dr. L. f.
Holmes, and perhaps others, leave
for Helena this morning. They go
as officers of the Odd Fellow Eu-
campmepts in this city to assist,
with officers from other encamp-
nlents in the Territory, in organiz-
ing a Grand EncanpmeDt. They
contemplate a pleasant trip. which
will be made more so by a grand bail
to be given by Rocky Mountain En-
ca,npment of Helena in honor of the
occasion.
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The Chinese Question.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-Secretary
Folger has written to the Collector of
San Francisco that if there is auy
reason to suspect fraud oi impo'ition
in the landing Uf Chinese he must
make a rigid investigation and re-
fuse permission to Passengers to land
until satisfactory evidence is pro
duced. and parties feeling aggrieved
because of such refusal can have the
correctness Of the action of the GUS
toms officer decided in Court by a
writ of habeah CORPUS
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TIE Proteus Investigation.

WAsHINGToN. Nov. l4.-Darling-
ton resumed testimony in the Pro-
teus court of inquiry: Never saw in
structions given to Captain Wilder
of the Yantic until his return to st.
Johns. His own instructions order
ed him not to stop at Littleton ISL
and On the way up and he obeyed
them. We went south In boats hop
ing to meet the Yantic and find some
way o. returning help to Greeley.
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The Northern PaclfiC Suit.

New YORK, Nov. 1.-THE suit of
Dursnt & 60. against Frederick Bill
lings. Henry Willard, Northern Pa
cific R. r., and others, to restrain the
company from issuing $oO,0O0,0 ,0OO
bonds and executing any further
mortgage or lien IN its property, be-
gun Ia the Supreme Court, has been
transferred to the United States Cir
cult Court. A temporary injunction
had been obtained restraining the
execution Of these acts and motion
to continue will be made in the
- United States Courts.
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NEW YORK. Nov. 13.-J. III. Haver-
ly says that the report he was about

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-J. III. Haver-
ly says that the report he was about
to build two new theatres, one IN
this city and the other in Philadel-
phia is true. The money for the
enterprise will be furnished BY
Chicago capitalists, but he would
have the management of the build
ing and the furnishing of the thea
tres. The site for the New York
theatre is already chosen, but not
purchased. He proposed building
after the plan of the London Alham-
bra, at a cost of $l,2GO,O00. It would
be the largest and handsomest place
Of amusement in the country aud
will have a seating capacity OF 1900.
The Philadelphia theatre Will not be
constructed on such an extensive
scale, but on the same plan. Haverly
expects to begin to build next spring
and that both theatres will be ready
for opening on November lst, 1884.
LYNCHBURG, Va, Nov. 13.-Last
night the greatest demonstration ever
known was had in celebrating the de-
feat OF Malone. The whole city is
ablaze. Resolutions were passed
guaranteeing negroes full justice be-
fore law in all matters and depreciat-
ing exaggerated and partisan reports
of the Danville riot as injurious to
the state and as a malicious inven-
of Malone to excuse his OverWhelm-
ing defeat.
Hone KONG, Nov. l3.-Three
thousand French reinfOrcements
have arrived at AMMAN a1d will be
sent to Hanoi Immediately. 1t is ex-
pected an advance will be made on
Sontag within fortnight.
CHICAGO, Nov. l4.-The general
passenger and ticket agents of the
roads in the transcontinental ass0cia-
tiOn have issued q circular in accord
ance with the Topeka arrangement d.
rtcting connecting lines to withdraw
the sale OF all ticket< via San Francisco
topoints in Oregon, Washington Terri
tory and British Columbia via st.
Paul, Duluth or Portland. The gen.
eral passenger agents of the
roads west from this city
are in receipt Of informa-
tiOn that Commissioner Pierson
has ordered the New York trunk line
to discontinue Selling through tickets
from the east to points west of Chica-
g. and 81. Louis. This is to over
come the alleged abuses growing out
of ticket scalping. The new regula-
tlOn OF the companies compelS travel
ers to repurchase tickets after reach
ing the two cities named, and this
action of the commissioners has occa-
stoned universal wrath among the
officials of western roads.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Destructive Fire in Norfolk,
Virginia.
A Bold Train Robbery in
Mexico.
Prospects of Peace Between
France and China.
Pryor and 0'Donnell have a
Private Talk.
MISCELLANEOUS. ETC. ETC.
Fire in Norfolk,

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. IA fire
broke out in the freight warehouse of
the Norfolk. and Western Railroad
depot to-day, and rapidly extended to
another freight house. and consumed
1000 bales Of cotton, SO carloads of
lumber, IL cars. and q quantity OF
miscellaneous freight. The wharves
of the company are badly damaged
The loss is estimated at $500, 600.
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Reln for tho Widow.

NEW YORK, Nov. l4:-An effort
;s making to raise fund for the ben
eft of the family of the late DR.. Ew-
er, to which Edwin Booth mas con.
tributed $4,000. DR.. Ever was an
editor in San Francisco when bootn
was comparatively unknown ana
gave him valuable encouragement III
n series of appreciative articles
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kEFLY.

We would inform our inquiring
friend that he can hold twenty acres
of placer mining ground and if the
land Is unsurveyaG by the Govern
ment he can survey it and take it in
any shape he wishes. We know the
"tin horn' lawyer he refers TO. He
was in this city for a while but was
not driven out of it to our knowl-
edge. If he is Of the shot gun per-
suasion an intimation to him that a
game Of shot guns is one in which
two or more can play will effectually
spike his arsenal. He is not "on the
shoot At least, ii he is, be never
developed the inclination here. He
was always as harmless as sucking
dove. We would advise Mr.. Mullen
to maintain his rights and yield moth
ing short Of them. If twenty men
have the right to jump twenty-acre
claim and cut it up into twenty equal
parts, one hundred men can jump
the ground of the twenty men and
cut it up into one-hfth of an acre
claim. Set your stakes and stay by
them. Mr.. Mullen.
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Prvor's Interview with O'Donnell.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE prison
rules have heretofore prevented Pry.
or from seeing O'Donnell except with
permission of the home department..
The solicitor Tor O'Donneil wrote to
the home secretary asking permis-
sion that Pryor might visith is client.
The secretary replied that Pryor must
make personal application, stating
the ground for the request. Pryor
made the required application upon
the sole ground, that he being one of
the counsel, he deemed it expedient
for the defense that he should visit
him. The home department there
upon granted the desired request.
Pryor was offered very facility by the
officials of Newgate for the inter
view, which lasted two and a half
hours.
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The Weather.

MONTREAL, Nov. l4.-A snow
storm has prevailed all night. 1t
has not ceased showing to-day.
OTTAWA, Nov. l4-Four to six in
ches Of snow fell in the Ottawa VAL
ley to-day.
QUEBEC, Nov. 1.-the weather is
very cold. Sleighs are out on the
street. The port is almost deserted
by shipping.
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British Crumbs.

LONDON, Nov. l4.-It is said that
Henry Chopin. a member Of parlia'
meut for Lancashire, proposes to
continue his efforts to induce the gov
ernment to ascertain whether the
importation Of cattle from the U. 5.
is increasing.
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Press Censorship,

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 14.-Simul-
taneously with the departure OF Deg
riers, secretary Of state, for Switzer-
laud, via Berlin. to visit his daugh-
ter, the editors of the st. Petersburg
newspapers, received orders forbid
ding their discussing the probability
of war with Germany. Degriers Wis
its Bismarck.
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MOrLuary.

NEW YORK, Nov. IA DR.. Marion
Sims. physician we'll known IN tnis
country and Europe, died this morn
ing of heart disease.
TUscoN, Arr, Nov. 14.-State Sur
yevor General Robbins, formerly OF
the Chicago inter OceCn, died to-day.
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The Franco-Chinese Trouble.

PARIS, Nov. 14.-It is understood
that the Marquis of T>eng has re-
turned here, it being more conven-
lent in whi:h to carry Oh negotla'
tions. La Liberte says: Ne.otia-
tions are likely to be Z, samed upon q
ba is which viii allow China to re-
tain Bachlnh.
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The Missouri Way.

New ORLEANS. Nov. IA "A spec
ial TO the Irmes-DemocrGt says: A
train on the Mexican National rail-
way was wrecked for the purpose OF
robbery. A number of men were
killed and wounded.
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A fair strike of good paying ore has
been made in the Pollard mine, a
short distance north Of the Magma
Charta. The mine Is owned by w.
A. Clark, ESQ.,, and Ia under lease to
Clark Bros.
The ordinance concerning the rum
ming at large Of certain animals in
the city lilnits was not introduced in
the Council last evening. So, bessie
and the babies will remain unlno-
Tested for season longer.
Mr.. James Sullivan fell and dislo.
Gated his hip at the skating rink last
night. Beginners of the art should
put skates On al exposed parts OF
their anatomy if they wish to escape
bruises and broken limbs.
Ben Hogan had another large and
very enthusiastic audience last night,
and half a dozen parsons took the
pledge. His meetings are very in
teresting and his power to hold his
audiences and draw crowds night af-
ter night is remarkable.
Last night the City Council! re.
pealed ordinance No. 20, which for
bids the carrying on of Hurdy-Gur-
dy houses in the city. The boys and
the girls can now dauce as much as
they please, and there is no one to
modest or make them afraid.
Walkerville has a pleasant little
Chatauqua society Of twelve men,
bers. MIR. T. T. Baker is president,
Mr.. Joseph Daft vice.president, aud
Mrs. Edward Kennel secretary. The
club meets Tuesday evenings at the
residences of the members.
Gentlemen who visit Anaconda,
express surprise at the magnitude of
the smelter now in course of erection.
1t will turn out a hundred tons of
copper daily and will require 500 or
600 tons of ore every day to keep it
going.
Parties are already figuring on a
telegraph line from some point on
the Northern Pacific railroad to the
new Cnur d'Alene diggings. The
government line from Missoula
to Fort Ceur d d'Alene could probably
be bought cheap aud would not cost
much to put in good repair.
The heating furnace for the new
Catholic church was delivered on the
premises yesterday, and will be put
up Immediately. 1t came from st.
Louis through the Butte Hardware
Company. The stained glass for the
windows has been shipped from Chi.
cago, and will arrive in a week or
two.
Mr.. 0. Stenberg, who is painting
the Sands & Boyce building, on the
corner of Main and Broadway streets,
is doing a very excellent job. The
style Of the work is japanese and the
walls will be covered with storks and
flowerpots, bugs and butterflies, ard
other peculiaiities of japanese orDa-
mentatien, and in varied colors. The
lettering too is very fine. and Mr..
Stenberg is proving himself to be an
artist in his line.
Police Magistrate French made his
monthly report to the Council last
night, showing that 46 arrests had
been made. Eight parties arrested
were dismissed. "A fined and paid, 10
fined and committed, one fined aud
appealed, one secured fine, one
jumped his bond. and one
warrant was unreturned. The city's
share OF the fines and costs amounted
to SlS7 so, which was turned over to
the City Treasurer yesterday.
NJ. J. Connell is putting up very
handsome iron fence around his
dwelling on the corner Of Granite
and Montana streets.
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chineae uittmatum.

LONDON, Nov. l4.-Marquis Tseng
is prepared to present his uitlmstIm s ha
20 the French Government ana de-
mand his passports if the French
forces at Tonquin make an attack
upon Bsopinh and Sontsg.
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San Francisco Stock Market
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l4.-The
following are the official closing
prices of mining stocks.
Foreign.

DUBLIN, Nov. 24.-T. q. Healeys
member Of parliament for Monaghan,
seeking admission to the Irish bar,
has been black bailed by the law stu
dents debating society of this city.
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Bankers Nav Rejoice.

HAMILTON, Ont, Nov. 14.-Wm.
Lawler, noted safe-cracker, is ar
rested. He was principal in the bur-
glary at Simcoe last week, when $l2,-
600 worth of jewelry was carried of.
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The Champion arsman.

TORONTO, Nov. 14.-Hanlan left
to-day for San Francisco. Al Chica-
20 he will be Joined by George Lee.
aanlan remains in San Francisco
two days and then goes to Australia.
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for the extension and laying OF a
sidewalk on the north side Of Park
street between Main and Academy
streets.
On motion the petition was granted
and the walk ordered built.
Councilman Forb;s requested time
tG introduce an ordinance against
loose animals on the streets. and time
was granted.
= Councilman Pinkham introduced
ordinance No. IS, repealing ordi-
nonce No. 20, the latter being against
the licensing of hurdy and dance
houses. He moved that the ordi-
nance be adopted.
The roll was called and Forhis,
McNamara, Houser, McMurphy, and
Pinkham voted aye, and Newkirk
and McCarty voted no.
Alderman Pinkham introduced an
ordinance providing for the collec-
tion of 20 per cent. Of the road taxes
due the city under the law passed by
the last legislature.
Alderman Pinkham said that un-
der the law 70 per cent. of all road
taxes collected from the citizens of
Butte should go into the general fund
of the city treasury. but as the coun-
Gil had passed no ordinance looking
to the collection of this fund. it had
beer collected by the road supervisor
and expended by him-the most of it
in improving roads outside ofthe city
limits. After some discussion the
resolution for the ordinance was laid
over for future action.
Alderman Pinkham introduced q
resolution to employ w. o. Speer to
defend the cases instituted against
the city by certain mine claimants.
The gentleman stated in support of
the resolution that the city was IN lit
igation with certain mineral ground
claimants aud that if the city desired
to keep open Its streets and
alleys, the suits against 1t
must be defended. He ex-
pl4ined that while he knew 1t was
really the duty of the City Attorney
to defend all suits-at-law instituted
against the city, still that officer had
u permanent tenure of Office. He is
city attorney this year, but next
year some one else may hold the po-
sition. In view of this fact he
thought it was the duty of the coun-
Gil t, employ some capable attorney
to take charge of the cases and to
continue In that charge until they
were settled.
Alderman Hauser inquired what
salary it was proposed to pay Mr..
Speer. His Honor, the Mayor, stat
ed that under the city ordinances a
reasonable compensation would be
allowed" The resolution carried by
a vote of 5 to-.
Alderman Forbis stated that he
was not prepared to introduce the
oadinance concerning the running at
large of certain animals within the
city limits, and asked for further
time. His Honor granted his re-
quest.
This is the "Cow" ordinance,
about which so much has oeen said.
The proposition to continue the
sidewalk from a certain point on
West Broad dway to Utah street was
taken up and considered. Upon the
question of lowering the sidewalk in
front Of the Mount Vernon House
80 as to correspond with the grade
established by the City Surveyors
Mr.. Lowry was heard. He stated if
the owners OF the building were
compelled to lower the sidewalk in
front of it. it would neces-itate the
cutting down Of the arch Of the door
Of the fire-proof cellar, which was
entered from the sidewalk, and If the
Council insisted upon cutting it
down it would not only entail great
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O'DCnnelI's Trial.

LONDON, Nov. 14.-~The prepara.
tions for O'Donnell's d .fense are well
advanced. Roger A. Pryor had a
iong aud satisfactory interview with
the prisoner to-day. Macaneny, of
O'Donnel,'s counsel, has brought from
Ireland large mass of ev.
idence and he feels confident
the verdict will not be wfifui
murder. Witnesses from the Cape of
Good Hope are expected to arrive in
London by Saturday. VIM. M. Hop
min, secretary of the American lega-
ton, in the absence of Minister Low.
ell, visited O'Donnell and formally
ascertained the fact of his American
citizenship.
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An Uuruly Audience.

LONDON, Nov. 14,-Dr. StottIer,
chaplain of the German Court, lec-
tured upon German socialism to-day
at Memorial Hall, instead of the
Mansion House. A large and unruiy
crowd was present, which frequently
cheered, hissed aud roaned at the
lecturer and interrupted him with in
sulting cries and epith. t.. Finally the
disturbance became 70 great that DR..
Stottler indignantly lett The hall and
the meeting ended in confusion.
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From the Daily Of Thursday
CITY COUNCIL.
~
Bills Presented and Allowed The
Cow;OrdInance Postponed.

The Council met in regular session
last night, all the members beng
present except Mr.. Clark. The May
or presiding.
The niinutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The report Of the City Treasure
was read showing balance Of cash
GU hand Of $369. .5S. Referred to
finance committee.
The report of the Police Magistrate
was read and referred.
The following bills we're reported
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