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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

I'VE have the best mining camp
on earth to-day" says Taxpayer"
We are not disposed to dispute the
assertion. But it should always re-
main in a position to invite the pres
once of capital. 1t is needed here to
develop mines, build mills and smell
tiers and engage in other enterprises
which aid in advancing our mining
interests. Freedom from county in
d~ebtedness and a consequent low
rate Of taxation are very essential
elements in encouraging the invest
mentio of capital. A large county in
debtedness and a high rate of taxa
ton will drive capital from any COM
munity. This fact alone should in
duce every workiDgman in the coun-
ty to vote against the court house
loan,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04
New York Notes.

NEW YORK, August 5.-Ile 5 18th
on the inquest regarding the ' rsn.
of the Spanish Minister Harca tcnl.
dered a verdict OF death WHO
porarily insane. s,,t the
Business failures Throughout DAYS
country during the last seven w.sk.
number 1872, as against 1870 las. Middle
New England States had 50, them,
States, 33; Western, 40; o"da .;
80; Pacific States, II; Can"'"
New York City, 10.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

There are 1000 townships in the
State Of Indiana, and in each of
these townships we had three good,
honest, square Republicans to can
vass the whole vote, to find out what
was wanted in their townships to
change the complexion of affairs and
to report to US at Indianapolis when
the time came. Each one of these
men, nearly 5000 in number, report
ed what they could do, and how
much 1t would take to influence peo-
pile to q change Of Mought.- [Extract
from Dorsey's interview in Chicago
Herald.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04
An Important Fr;and.

A conductor on a Missouri, Kansas
and Texas train approached a swell.
Observation-Disclosures arranged in all
the glories that ribbons can lend, and
asked her for her ticket.
"Go way fun yah! Pom bodder
me wild none yo' foolishness,m she
exclaimed, bridling with indigna-
ton.
"Come, give up your ticket re-
mOnstrated the conductor.
II tole yo' go way fun YAH
dem got no ticket, an | dom want no
foolishness."
eff you don't give me a ticket or
Fay your fare. I'll put you oft the
train" growled the exasperated
functionary.
"Ye' dom put me off no train,
now, 1 tole yo' fer suah ~ retorted
the darkey. Else got bizness down
yere dat yo' can't postpone. Eff you
put me off de train yo' done got I'M
fuss. suah's yo' bo'nW
"Where are you going, anyway:
What's your business ~ demanded
luc coIleuctoI, IdtHeI lHiuIesseu ny
her manner.
:'I'se gwine to de hangin' a piece
down we're, an mon dat, Use gwine,
and yo' can't stop me-"
"Who're they going to hang":'
asked a passenger who had become
interested in the discus sion.
"Dey's gwine fer ter hang my hus-
band, an rs ter be de only lady
present. Go way fun yah. Don
fool wild me! Eff yo' think yo's
gwine ter git me off dis train, an
lei at me out'n de las chance O layin'
oher dat nigga's mudder an sister,
who can't git in and won stay out,
yo' dom no muffin about the strength
of a wife's devotion! Go way FUN
yah! Rudder dan lose de chance Of
breakin' dem niggas' hearts, | done
put dis heel under yo' railroad an
lift it over de State line. Go way
fun y'ah!'
The conductor let her ride free, but
whether to save the railroad or lel
her have the last OPP ortunity to get
square with her mother in law, was
not apparent on his returns.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

This county cannot afford to build
a 100000 or $25O,O0O court house.
When Virginia City, Nevada, was
in the hey-day Of its prosperity it
built a court house costing $40. 900.
To-day it cannet nor would not if it
could build n costing $4,000. It
is well to bear in mind that mining
counties are net generally manufac
turing nor agricultural ceaters.
When their mines become exhausted.
they have very little use for houses
of anv kind.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04
Death Of Montgomery s]a;,

The e., Hon: Montgomery Blai, 4.
at his country house At Oiled
Springs, Md. He was the H.. Silver
vivor of a noted family who mo-" @st SUI.
an intense love fer the Union assessed M
within a few months he conf Until
the active practice of law uedi in
the interesting political relioxn among
estate of Mr.. Blair will be six IL TIT
trunks containing letters larg.
scripts, and various public anahu'
left by Francis P. BLAIR, pspers,
eiy's father, for the purpose steon.
pairing his life. The father d M pre-
take time to write this life au not
the papers to his son, who in left
leaves them in their original st tura,
never having han the time ~ 'Hape,
nation to prepare the book. ipcll-
He was born in Franklin ~.
KY, on May 10, 1913. In ilo Vs
was sent to West Point, thron 100 he
influence Of his father, Francis p. .ne
ton Blair. catering the Second re-
tillery, he served in the Florido A.
until May 20, 1896, when he res;.N wal
and commenced the sued
of law, and began to practice IN isu .!
Louis in 1887. 81.
He was United States District 4.
torney for Missouri in 1899 and nat Al,
i843, and was Judge of the Con ru'li
Common Pleas from 1913 to ,0 VI
In 1912 he was also Mayor If '0 %
Louis. He was counsel for 81 o.
plaintiff in the famous Dred-Scot.M e
clsion. In 1852 he removed to u..s
land. Before the repeal of tho N.Y.
souri, compromise he had been a nan
ocrat, but afterward attached b;n
self to the Republican party, and ~n'
removed by President Buchan.s
from the office of Solicitor to ,a
Court of Claims, to which he ha us
been appointed by President Pier raa
and 10 1860 he presided over the D.
publican State Convention of Marv.
land. '"
He was postmaster-generaj in II,
coins first cabinet, holding the no.i'
ton from March, 1861, to Septemh0,
%, 1854, when he abandoned the RS
publican party and became a Demo.
crat. He was the author Of the ma,
mortal to Congress in 1878, which had
passed the Maryland Legislature. ann
which attacked the title of President
Hayes to his seat. He lab0red earn.
estly to get the Potter investigator
on its feet. He claimed that Tilden's
nomination in 1876 had been secnrpd
by him. and he also hoped to secure
his nomination in 1889, he made adj.
dresses for the Democratic ticket. one
of which was delivered in Coonpr
Union, New York. His family con.
sists Of bis wife, three sons, ali law.
yers, and one daughter General
Francis P. Blair jr., who was a can.
didate for vlce-president on the Dem.
ocratic ticket in 1865 with Seymour,
was his brother.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04
The influence of the Electric
Light on thu Human Eye.

In discussing the value of any par.
ticular source of artificial light, says
Professor Mauthner " in dHgtm'
Ned. Zeit., No. 10, 1881 J, three quail
tiles must be especially regarded: L.
The steadiness of ii hight; :. Inc
strength of the light; 3. its compost
ton. From its complete failure III
point Of steadiness, the arc-llgh'
must be at once rejected from the
category of light suitable for the hu'
man eye. The incandescrnt llgh!!'
on the other hand, deserves a proril-
nent-if not a Leading position. As
regards its strength or intensity, also,
it fulfills all requirements, slncei'
can be modified or intensified at WILL
The composition of the lights haoit'
ually used hitherto has shown a pre-
ponderance Of yellow rays. In lne
electric light, however, the sh"lt,
wave rays predominate-i. e., the
violet rays. To the human Ietlha'
blue sr violet tints are more agree,
able than yellow, and hence, rom
its composition, as well as iropi
its steadiness and adaptaolln!'
IIiS iShC vi Tx IkICdttCSttH' H.
especially adapted for the Use OF .no
human eye. Distinctness OF Visloh
and the perception Of color are po'n
increased under the electric lIsh,,u
facts which might he tlieorellealH
held to restrain an overstralT'eu ie"
ma. Such a theory, however Is nG
borne out by practical experience is
is only where the light employee
unsteady that any ill-etltcts haM
been observed. 1t may tc coislu1,sl
as an established axiom that theon
llancy and composition OF any LINZ
are as nothing in respect to lis 'aa Gi.
as an illuminating medium Tor o.m
nary uses. compared with us eo
stancy and steadiness. In the 'iI. ra.
descent lamp no combustion a a;on
place, and hence no confsHfHt' IN.
vitiation of atmospheric air - of
duced. From a theoretic POM 10
view, therefore. no objection Gales
raised against the use OF the II cansan
cent electric lamp; its full value s.sr.
illumination is probably not ye'
tanned. London Medicul Reco'"'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04
The Robbery in tho Controllers
Office.

Nrw YORK, August 3.-Seme two
months ago it was discovered tnat
The Controller's office of TIE city OF
New York had been robbed of $ll5,-
ooH An examination of the books
showed that the theft had been com
m;t;ed nv the confidential CLERK In
he receiving department named Gar
roll who died previous to the dlscov-
cries. Carroll's father, one OF the
largest land owners in the State OF
New York, strenuously denied MS
sans quilt and refused to make a set
tIement- The difficulties growing
out of Carroll's defaicatlons nnaliy
led to the resignation ofAllen Camp
hell "a Controller. The grand jury
of the General Sessions court to-day
made a presentment in court regard
| INC the coupon frauds Of ten years
ago. The presentment recltes tne
history of the issue OF the bonus, VI
which SIS, 100000 wese printed Dy
the National Bank Note Company
by o1der of comptroller Richard
| Connolly of Tweed ring fame ano
Green succeeding Connolly to ofnce,
the Comptroller refused to use these
bonds because they bore on the
coupons the printed signature of Con-
noliy. Green subsequently ordered
the issue destroyed, appointing three
of his most responsible employees,
Messrs Earle, Storis and Cady to
count and burn the bonds. In his
affidavit to the Grand Jury, Green
testified that he witnessed the burn
ing of tee bonds himself. 1t would
seem that all the coupons attached to
the destroyed bonds were not burned
with bends that Carroll as receiving
clerk fraudulently cashed large num-
bers of these coupons for outside
swindiers, knowing their bogus char
acter; that coupons being cashed by
an employee of the city, renders the
city liable for loss. The grand jury
recommended a thorough examina-
ton of the comptroller's office by
skillful men outside of office, and al
so recommends that hereaftea pay
Ments of city coupons be made by
some responsible bank as a protection
against fraud. That laws should be
Immediately passed prohibiting any
issue of the city Indebtedness other
than in registered form recommended
and the conversion of all outstanding
coupon bonds int registered bonds.
The jury also believes the system and
method Of bookkeeping in the comp
troller's effice should be cGanged and
improved.
Mayor Edison appointed Seth II.
Grant his private secretary to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Comptroller Campbell. For many
years Grant was superintendent OF
the Produce Exchange. A commits
sion was appointed to look into the
matter of duties on coverings of inn
ported merchandise finished the la
bors. It was decided to report in
favor Of exempting outside packages
from duty. Two reports will be made
the matter of duties on inside Gov
erings, one in favor OF placing ad
valorem duty on them and the other
in favor Of placing duty upon mer-
chandise only.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

Senator Jones, of ireland, is an
1rishmen. He recently visited his
native country. While in Dublin he
was the recipient of a banquet given
by the Mayor in his honor, at which
Parnell and other distinguished gen.
tlemen were present. The meeting
with Senator Jones was intended as
. home rule demonstration. OF
course he was called upon to make q
speech. That be was fully equal to
the occasion is shown by his re-
marks: II came here" said the Sea-
ator, Ito look at the land of my faith
er and of my mother in a modest
way, with no intention of offending
the susceptibilities Of anybody, en-
tertaining that sincere love of coun-
try which has followed me through
life (cheers), and which, 1 hope, will
60 down with me to the grave. Re
alizing as l do in all modesty, the
importance ofthe position which the
suffrages of a free people haye given
me, I did not come here to intrude
myself upon anybody, or to put forth
any opinion which might jar upon
the communities with which I live.
That I have convictions with regard
to Ireland, and a since,e love for her,
everybody who knows anything
about me well knows; but at the
same time I am aware that I am part
and parcel OF a great government,
which holds amicable relations with
the people and persons exercising
public authority over Ireland and
the British Isles; and I do not sup
pose that any Irishman would expect
at this time and on this soil to
enter into a discussion of purely DO
litical questions" Could he have
made a more appropriate and more
digniaed speech?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04
Minnesota State Democratic Con.
ventiOn.

ST. PAUL, August 1.-The Demo-
cratic state convention met at noon
to-day. G. T. Buck was made tenn
porary chairman. After appointing
the usual committees a recess was
taken until 8. O'Clock. On reconven-
ing G. H. l.eenan was made perma-
nent chairman. w. w. McNair was
nominated for governor over Bier
man, the only other candid ate on the
first ballot. The only contest worthy
of mention was the governorship.
For lieutenant governor L. Freezer
was nominated on tine first ballot.
Secretary of state. J. J. Green; state
treasurer, Jno. Sidney; attorney gem
eral, J. w. Willis; railroad commits
siener, P. Lendhelm. An anti pro-
hlbition resolution was passed. The
platform declares for tariff for reye-
nue. only and approves the river and
harbor bill and calls for a revision of
the patent laws.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04
The Triennial Couclave.

CHICAGO, August 3.-Sir Knight
Geo. 9. Aoulton, who went to san
francisco to make arrangements for
The entertainment in that city dur
ing the Triennial Conclave of St.
Bernard Commandery, returned to-
Gay, states that he has arranged with
the Palace Hotel in San Francisco
1or the entertainment of the Conn
mandery during the Triennial. All
tnose that join the st. Bernard Com
mandery in the pilgrimage will share
tnelr accommodations. The Com
mander will leave here August 10.
They will make several detours IN
the way and arrive on the 18th.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

stacle to occasion the recent res0iu.
ton in the British Parliament: Ihat
the infection was not derived tIOn
American herds, but from English,
is beyond all dispute.
A demand was presented Inc secre-
tary Of the treasury on behalf or the
state of Virginia, demanding tnat ne
| deposit with the treasurer OF Virgin
ia, 1929, being the installment
| amount directed to be deposited by
| the 18th and l4th sections OF the act
| of June 1886, entitled an act to re2u-
late deposits of public money. BY
these sections it was directed that sur
plus that should be in the treasury,
Jan. !, 1887, after receiving five mil,
lions. which surplus was deposited
with the states Is in number, accord
ing to representation, in four quar-
ter]y installments during the wear ~
to remain with suchstates until:neces-
sarily called by the secretary to be ap-
propriated by Congress first. Inc
three installments were 80 deposited
but the payment of the fourth was
subsequently, postponed until Jan.
1889, there not being a sufficient sum
in the treasury tor that object.
Owing to charges imposed by Con
gress, Sc. Levi Woodhouse failed to
make the final deposit of it, stating
however, he should feel bound to
make it whenever there should here
after be a sufficient sum in the treas,
ury which could be SO applied. Their
has never been since that time, until
within the present decade, a sufti-
cient sum in the United States Treas
ury not subject to other charges that
could be 80 used. Such deposit has
never been made in states. In lS4l
the act of June %, 1885, WAS repealed
expressly reversing, however, the
thirteenth and fourteenth sections.
1t is contended they are now in
force. This claim involves the ques-
ton of deposits with other states,
which in ali amounts to over $4,000.
600. Attorneys for the state of Vir-
ginia claim to have documents and
other evidences showing it TO be the
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury
to make this deposit on demand of
the state, and will urge the question
before him en his return. Attorneys
are proceeding under an act OF the
Virginia legislature authorizing con-
tracts to he made for the collection
of this and other dues,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

The Inter Mountain is interview
ing Representative business men"
on the Court House question. That
is right and commendable, but the
MINER would be compelled to en-
large to lind room for expressions of
one-tenth of those who are opposed
to it. They will all speak at the
nOI1s.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

The telegraph operators strike
seems now to have settled into a
question o. endurance. Mr.. Gould
regards it as a question in which
every man or corporation that en-
ploys a large number of men feel a
vital interest. He thinks the move
ment has its birth in the knights of
Labor and holds that all employers
should JOIN in defeating it. As far
as the Western Union is concerned,
MI. Gould says it will not give in, no
matter what the public may lose.
His remarks upon the situation are
not very encouraging to the strikers.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

A cincinnati dispatch under date
of the 26th ult. says: Goal Oil John
ME" was buried to-day. The wife
who shot him last Friday in Terre
Haute and her mother and a few 9th.
ers followed the body to Spring
Grove Cemetery, where it was laid
in the ground without ceremony or
service of any kind. The body could
not be kept any longer on account of
rapid decomposition, and it was
buried without the presence of his
mother, who was expected from Mis-
anuri
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

The news OF the killing of Carey
was received in England with con-
sternation. While no one sheds any
tears over his taking Oft his death is
regarded as O severe blew to the poll
cy of repression. 1t is thought it will
destroy the appetite of many would
be-infermers for entering into the bus
mess.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

The Minnesota DemocrOtic state
convention nominated w. w. Nc
Nair for governor and T. Frazere for
lieutenat governor. The convention
passed an anti-prohibition resolu-
ton and declared for tariff for reve-
nue only.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-04

specimen of Taxpayers" ''dispas
sionate" reasoning. What a fin,
thing it would be for this county t.
run in debt s2OO, 900 or $500, 900 simply
to get money to put in circulation
Why not borrow q million dollars t.
put in a court house? Why not in
duce every business man in the city
to build marble trent stores and
brown stone residences? Even il
they had to borrow money to do
it it would, according to the
logic of Taxpayer" "go into
our local circulation and thereby
tend to make things lively in cur
town." What a gay ti'ue we would
all have. Wouldn't we "make
things lively' As long as the money
lasted? But when it is all gone.
When we have spent the last dollar,
when the inevitable pay day comes
around, wouldn't we have to stir
around lively to avoid meeting the
sheriff? Wouldn't capital become
alarmed and leave US as rats leave
a sinking ship? Wouldn't debtors
make it lively" for creditors to find
them? Wouldn't real estate fall like
a barometer before a storm?
Wouldn't taxes have to increase in
the same ratio that property de-
creased in value? Wouldn't outside
capital shun us as it would
a fiery furnace? Wouldn't our war
rants 60 begging for what they would
bring? Wouldn't all these things fol-
low if Taxpayers" advice be pur-
sued?
If a public debt is such a boon and
blessing to a community, n not pri-
vate debts a godsend? We uldn't all
the fine buildings ''tend to advertise
the country ?" and show we had
faith in the permanency and pro-
gressive Observation-Disclosures that may
be-"of Our rich mines 2" And
wouldn't their building "hurry up
the boom for which we have so long
waited, and which the camp so rich
ly deserves? ?" According to- "Tex-
payers? logic it would, but it will be
very hard to convince business
men of its soundness. If this camp
depends upon the expenditure of
SlOO, 600 borrowed money to "hurry
up the boom for which we have SO
long waited" 1t has a very unsub-
basis and don't amount to
much. What a silly argument for
Taxpayer" to use. What would a
capitalist think of a camp that de-
Ponds upon 500, Ou0 borrowed money
to give it a boom? Such an assertion
is a libel upon our mines.
Taxpayer" in the course of his
''cool, dispassionate" reasoning, re-
fers to ''venomous little rings" and
''hide-bound old cranks croaking
about saving at the spigot, while the
is running dry at the bung-
hole" The allusion is a very unfor-
innate one tor Taxpayers" cause.
may possibly provoke inquiries as
% the existence of rings" elsewhere. !
Indeed the least said about venom
JUS little rings" just Low the better.
It may be Taxpayer" knows of
heir existence. If so we challenge
1im to make the parties known.