The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-21
The Semi Weekly Miner

The Semi Weekly Miner
OF the last eleven mayors of Brook
Ign six were Democrats and five wer
Republicans. The politics Of tba
city is somewhat mixed,
It is thought the proposition t.
create a debt to erect capital build
ings at Denver was defeated at tn
recent election in Colorado.
The Inter M0unt0,n's latest quot.
tions are convincing. They convince
one that . child has escaped from it
wet nurse and found its way into thu
Office of that paper.
The Supreme Court Of Pennsyl
vania has decided that sleeping cal
companies are responsible for losses
Of passengers from robbery.
A London paper thinks the tlmes
not far distant when every night
traveller can carry his own ray oil
electricity about him inclosed with
In a machine not larger than a
watch.
The coinage of gold dollars and
three.cent pieces will soon be discon-
tinued. Each is a very inconven-
ieat coin and can be dispensed with
without detriment to the business of
the country.
1t is said that Holman, the New
York Suns candidate for the Presi-
dency, will decline the nomination.
If the report is true MI. Holman's
Democracy cannot be doubted. Re-
publican politicians neither decline
nor resign a good thing.
Judge Hilton swears that the estate
of Stewart does not owe the city of
Chicago any love, affection or taxes,
and he does not propose paying the
demand of the city authorities. That
10 the word with the bark on it,
Will our very truthful evening o
temporary please quote that particu-
lar word, sentence or paragraph in
which the MINER admitted that the
1900 voters who gave Mr.. Maginnis
his majority, have left the Territory?
1t is stated that Henry Irving is
extremely sensitive. Recently he
was greatly annoyed because some
one ventured the opinion that he
looked like Oscar Wilde. The
ssthetic Oscar may also feel An
noyed about the suggestion.
And now a vacuum furnace has
been invented by means of which a
vessel can be run from New York to
Liverpool on a dozen tons Of coal.
The time is fast approaching when
even that amount will not he needed.
Electricity will become the motive
power of the near future.
The Mexican Central railroad has
found water in sections of Mexico
which were regarded as irreclaima-
bic deserts. The necessity OF finding
water led to the sinking Of wells,
when water was found at the depth
OF q few feet, and in such abundance
that the natives talk of erecting wind
mills and using the water for ;rriga-
ton.
General Sherman is spoken of as a
probable Republican candidate for
the Presidency-not that he is fitted
for the exalted station by reason of
his education and training, but be-
cause he Is supposed to be available.
Should he be nominated his friends
should caution him against writing
letters. making speeches, or being
interviewed.
Truth: France very properly de-
clined the offer of the United States
TO mediate with China. But by
what authority was the offer made?
Congress did not authorize it. Was
1t not . departure from the non-inter-
se4snce policy of our Government
and from its traditional avoidance of
foreign complications? Did our Gov
ernment, in making the offer, act on
British s%uggestions3
Truth would much like tn know.
The next United States Senate !
will be composed of thirty-eight Re-
.publicans, thirty-six Democrats, and
two Readjusters, Riddleberger and
Malone. The Readjusters have act
ed with the Republicans. 1t is now
stated that the two have fallen out,
and that the former will go over to
he Democrats. We can't see what
he Democrats have done to deserve
his affection, but if they must suffer
It the Republicans will have to keep
4 sharp lookout to maintain a work.
ng majority in the Senate.
1t is said that a French physician.
Freire, has successfully inocu-
ated five persons with yellow fever
germs, and the patients so treated
had the disease in a very mild form.
t is pot yet known, however,
whether the inoculated will have the
disease in its virulent form. 1t is
low suggested that experiments be
made In other fatal diseases, such as
assumption, cholera, scarlet fever,
llphtheria, etc. If they could be,
hese terrors of every household will
e shorn of their fatal effects.
A writer who seems to understand
ome of the workings of the human
cart says: It is not calumny or