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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25
The Semi Weekly Mine,
Local News
From the Daily of Friday.

The Mayor has extended an invi-
tation to President Arthur to visit
Butte.
The Moss minstrel cornet band
gave us some fine street music YES
terday.
1t is announced that the Park
branch will be completed to the ter
minal town to morrow night.
The last spike of the Northern Pa
citic Railroad was driven at Gold
Creek on Wednesday, August 22d, at
$40 D. Ia.
The annual c~OnvocatiOn Of the
Episcopal Church for the diocese of
Montana will be held in Helena on
Sunday next.
A young man named Jackson
skipped out from Missoula last week
with a four-horse team belonging to
Caplice & Smith.
Dan Lydick didn't make much of
a success in the assault business. and
is said to have "woodbined," leaving
his bondsmen in the lurch.
The announcement of a Convsn-
ton of the Christian Church, to be
held in Helena on September 9Th, is
published in this mornings MINER.
The opening of the public schools
in Helena has been deferred until
the second Monday in September on
account of the Territorial Fair being
in progress during the first week Of
the month.
Miss Bessie Louise King will sing
tonight "Tne Magnetic Waltz.H
'"The Cow is in the Corn" "Swanee
River" and "Dei Wasserfall' by spe-
cial request. Everybody should be
present to hear this charming vocal
list.
The Kootenai Indians are said to
be paying out $500 a month in gold
dust il trade at Sand Point. They
refuse to reveal where they obtain
their liberal supply of the "where-
WITH"
Applications far stable room have
already commenced coming in for
the West Side races ON September
Goth, 2lst and 22nd. The purses to
be hung up aggregate $1,000 which
will draw the best horses in the west, |
and the prospect for a large attend
ance and fine sport are exceedingly
bright.
These are the days of Waltonian
lies and tourists stories. The former
have the prestige of ancient custom,
but when al old forty-niner comes
back from the National Park, three
weeks before the arrival of the Pres
idential party in the land of wonder,
and tells how many bottles of Dry
Verzenay he drank there with "Chet
and Phil" we propose to swallow
about as little OF the story as he did
of the champagne
Colonel John D,niphan and wife
and Mrs. DR.. McCurdy, the ladies
Sis ers of our tOwnsman, Col. J. G.. G..
Thornton. arrived in Butte from St.
Joseph, Mo-, day before yesterday.
The party are the guests of Col. and
Mrs. J. G G. Thornton. They leave
for Helena to day and will return
Monday, when they proceed to
their eastern home, taking with
them Miss Mary, daughter Of Col.
and Mrs. Thornton. Miss Mary will
remain IN Missouri several years as
pupil i'll one Of the principal female
colleges in that State.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25
District Court.

The following appointments have
been made for the converting of the
fall terms of the District Court in the
second Judicial district:
Silver Bow county, at Butte, third
Monday in September and second
Monday in March.
Beaverhead county, at Dillon, sec.
ond Monday in October and April.
Deer Lodge county, at Deer Lodge,
first Monday in May and December.
Missoula county, at Missoula, the
fourth Monday in June and first
Monday in October.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25
Future Wealth.

Says the Baker City ReveiNe:: The
Oregon Short Line is now opening a
region capable of supporting 5000, 900
cattle and 10, 900, 900 sheep, which,
when it shall De fully occupied, cal
export yearly GOO, 900 cattle, 100000
sheep and 10, 200, 600 pounds of wool.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25
SANDS & BOYCE,
Quite q Sprinkling Of Honest
Figures.
It Will Pay You to Buy Fall and
Winter Goods Now.
Special Discounts.

There is no great quantity Of goods
remaining on bargain center
tables, but what there is we offer at
one-balf of clearing sale prices and 10
to 80 PER cent. less. These are some
of the reduc ions:
Dolmans reduced from 800 to $751;
so; S35 to Sis. IS; $50 to $3.50; $25 to
$l1. %; $50 to SO; $12 to $40; $40 to
$3.50.
Black cashmere shawls reduced
from 81 to S3.15.
LADIES' dresses reduced from $40 to
50; 50 to 81. 05; IS to 1925, etc.
Childrens' dresses reduced from s.
to $1.35; and from s. to 9Oc.
Three embroidered satteen dress
%patterns-a pink, blue and cream
reduced from $25 to So.
Two embroidered satteeu dress pat
Observation-Disclosures fsom SIS to
1878.
Ladies' linen listers reduced from
81 so to $l.15; $3.50 to $1.55; S. to
1925.
There are also on these tables other
dress patterns and ready-made
dresses, table cloths, napkins, towels
and quite asprinkling of ladies' neck
wear; also a few
PARASOLS
Which have been reduced as follows:
From SIS to IS. 10; $l2 to $40; So to
$500; Sc to $40; 81 to $3.50.
You must not expect to find every
thing on these tables, but what you
do, is there simply because the goods
are worth more than double the
prices we ask. Do you think we
would damage the reputation of those
tables by doing otherwise. The
tables themselves would protest even
if you should not.
Besides special and extraordinary
bargains above referred to, we are
offering our entire new stock of fall
and winter goods, embracing carpets,
wall paper, dry goods, ready-made
clothing, gents furnishing goods,
etc., at greatly reduced prices. We
bill you the goods at regular prices
and allow you a discount of not less
than 10 per cent. 1t will pay you to
buy fall and winter goods now while
you can get the benefit of our special
discounts, for they will not be MAIN
tanned.
Very respectfully,
SANDS & BOYCE.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25

MELBOURNE, Aug. 23.-Ten colo
MES have accepted an invitation to
attend the conference here shortly to
discuss the question of the annexa-
ton of New Guinea and other islands
of the Pacific.
VIENNA, Aug. 24.-Death of the
Count de Chambord occurred at 1:1O
this morning.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25
THE A. o. U. w.
Separate Jurisdiction Secured.

The following Geographic cores
pondeDce confirms the report here
tofore published in the MINER of the
establishment of a sep rate grand
lodge jurisdiction for the Nevada
branch of the A. O. U. w. which in
cludes Nevada, Montana, Utah,
Wyoming and Idaho.
OGDEN, Titan, August Is, 1883.
w. Fish. Supreme Master Work
ma A. O. U. W., East Oakland,
Gala:
Nevada jurisdiction has over 1000
master worklDen in good standing,
and asks for a separate beneficiary
Jurisdiction, subject to the laws Of
our order. J.. w. KINsLEY,
Grand Master Workman.
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Christian Church Convention.

A convention of the members OF
the Christian Church WILL be heid at
Helena, commencing at 10 "'cl'ck q.
III. Thursday, September On, 1888
for the purpose of considering the
int OF the work of tine declpies
in Montana, and especially for tue
purpose of corporation in securing
the services of an evangelist for the
Territory. THIS will be the tnlIo
meeting of our Organization. 1t Is 10
he hoped that we shall have large
attendance of the membership, ana
that much good may result FROM his
as einbling together. Members VINO
expect to attend will confer a a 1avor
by notifying the UNDERSIGNED.
Territorial papers please copy.
MASSENA BULLARD:
Secretary.
HELENA, August Goth, 1883.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25

EAST OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. Is.
J. w. Kinsley, Grand Master Work
man:
Your telegram received. I fix the
date of separation August Is, 1888, as
prayed for, subject to compliance
with laws. M. w. FISH,
Supreme Master Workman.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25

Citizens of Maiden Ordered to
Vacate.

According to the Benton Record
great excitement prevails in Maiden
on account of an official notice which
has Just been served upon the entire
community to vacate their premises
within sixty days. The new town of
Maiden, which has become some
what celebrated for its rapid growth,
is located in the Maginnis military
reservation about 100 miles southeast
from Benton. A number of quite rich
mines ere located near the city and
the place boasts a population of about
600. The townsite is within the linn
its of the reservation and property
holders have no title whatever to the
ground they occupy, with the excep-
ton, perhaps, of a few persons who
settled in the place before it Was set
aside as a reservation and have vested
rights. The people of Maiden have
never been interfered with by the
military authorities and, although
t~respassers in the sight of the law,
have been allowed to remain unmO-
Tested. Rumors have frequently pre-
vailed that the military would soon
remove the people from the govern
ment land, but so far have proven
unreliable.
The townsite embraces forty acres,
originally located by Eugene Irwin
and c.. G.. Snow as placer claims.
When people began to come into the
county these claims were laid out
into lots, and Erwin and snow gave
quit claim deeds to those who desired
to purchase. These deeds are the
only thing the holders of property
have to show for their occupancy.
There are a numbero of costly buildings
in the town of Maiden aud much
property that will be rendered
worthless if the people are compelled
to abandon it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25
THE DENVER EXPOSITION.
q Failure by the
Montana Commissioner.
Failure of an ATTEMPTED Coup
d'Etat.

During the past few days rumors
have been current of q ructure be-
tween the commissioners from New
Mexico, Arizona and Montana, and
the management of the Denver Ex-
position. From the Helena Herald
we learn that the Territorial execu-
tive office is in receipt of telegram
from Montana's commissioner stat
ing that "the Denver exposition is
h%enceforth an assured failure. there
being no attendance" The commits
sioner also says that the Utah and
Idaho commissioners are away, and
Arizona is packing up with the con-
sent of her Governor; that PROPOSE
tions have been received for the Mon
tana exhibit to go to the Louisville
exposition, with the promise of
expenses paid, similar overtures hav-
ing been made and accepted by Ari-
IONA, and ask the Governors per-
mission to proceed with the
Montana minerals to Cincinnati.
Although the authority of the
executive, to make any disposition of
MOntana's exhibit, not comprehend
ed by the specific legislation of the
last Assembly upon the subject, IS
doubted, it is presumed that such per-
mission was granted by the acting
Governor. as in Its issue of the goth
inst. the Denver Republican says:
There was a good attendance at the
Exhibition on Sunday, but, as usual
on Sunday, there were hut few of the
Commissioners and none of the ex-
hibitors present, consequently the
people wandered aimiessly around
the building seeing what they could
and passing the time away until the
Indian war dance, which was the
chief attraction of the day.
Commissioner Read commenced
packing up the Montana exhibit yes
terday, but he was informed by Sec |
rotary Wilson that he would not be
allowed to take it out of the building,
and that in all probability he would
be obliged to unpack it and place in
the cases again for exhibition. No
injunction has yet been issued against
Montana, and it being Sunday no
such paper could have been legally
serbed.
The Arizona exhibit remains just
as the Commissioners left it on Sat
urday evening, and MI. Gray informs
us that it will not be disturbed until
they have had a hearing before Judge
Elliott, which will be some time this
week, and if the matter is decided |
against them, they will urpack their
exhibit and stay until the Exhibition
closes.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25

A Justice Of Livingston played a
game Of seven-up with a witness re-
Gently to convince him that he
was wrong in his statement about a
certain skin" game which was the
cause of a trial then in progress.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25

Half rates on exhibits and excur-
sion tickets have been secured for the
Territorial fair. Passengers car
leave Butte in the morning, look
over the exhibition, see the races,
and leave, if necessary, on the night
train, getting home without being
out much time or money.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25
Oregon Short Line Progress.

The Oregon Short Line is being ex-
tended west at the rate of two miles
per day. All the grading is now done
EXCEPT two and a half miles near the
point of connection with the Oregon
Navigation and Railway Company.
The latter company are making slow
progress and have offered contractors
on the Oregon Short Line forty miles
to grade, and it is probable the work
will be taken.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25
of the Philipsburg Muir

Surrender Of the Philipsburg Muir
derer.
Deputy Sheriff n. Dickinson, of
Anaconda, brought in Tuesday VIM.
Oueennr, who killed Wenandy at
Philipsburg. Queenor, who it ap-
pears had been -ecreted in the m"un-
taips near Philipsburg, waited until
the return of Harvey Showers, his
former +; reman, who had been on a
hunting trip, and then came IN ana
talked the matter over. Mr.. SHOW
ers advised him ~ give himself UP.
ard at Queenor's suggestion came
with him to Anaconda, where he
surrendered. H said me Jared p"o"-
lv in the mountains, subsisting most,
" on birds, and having been showed
in part of the time. His version OF
the ARRAY does not differ materially
from that published. He says ne
has no distinct recollection OF VIVA,
took place after Wenandy Knocked
him down. 1t is promised to nave
The preliminary examination next
Monday, it requiring unit! that time
to yet tie witness IS here.-NeW North
West.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25

CHICAGO, August PA Dallan-
vile, Michigan, special says: This
town was nearly destroyed by fire
yesterday. Twenty private build
ings were destroyed. Two children
are reported burned burned to death.
Loss. $3.50 600.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25
LAR

It vas not the intention of the
editor of the MINER to notice
through the columns of this journal
the dirty. lying, cowardly and unjus-
tifable article which appeared on the
local page of the Inter Mountain
evening before last under the above
caption. AS it was not published as
a "card" over the signature of any
person it would he inferred among
journalists that one ofthe two known
editors of that sheet wrote the article,
At the first inquiry one of the editors
acknowledged his responsibility for
it, but subsequent inquiry for that
gentleman developed the fact that
neither of the editors wrote it and
that neither was responsible for it.
Among newspaper men who claim
to be gentlemen, the inquiry
had reached a point beyond which it
were upprefessional TO pursue it.
For as neither editor was responsible
for it it could not be supposed they
would reveal the name of any scrub
who would sneak in the back way
of their office for the purpose of Will
flying a man who had never injured
him in any way, shape or manner.
But the name of the writer was vol
unteered and given as that of the
business manager of the Inter Noun
tain. To that person we desire to
say that if be steps out from his line
of business to do all the lying that is
done in the Inter Mountain, and to
say all the silly things that is said in
it, or if he is responsible personally
.r otherwise for either, he certainly
should add "editor" as we'll as "man-
ger" to his name at the head of the
editorial column, and thus relieve
the gentlemen in the editorial room
Of the charge Of being either menda-
cious OF cowardly. The screed re-
ferred has already been properly
characterized. A gentleman, having
a due regard for the truth, would not
have written it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25

Up to August 10th 26O locations
had heen made in the Montana Dis
trict.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25

Buffalo were seen last week within
10 miles of Maiden.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-25

Grand Lodge I. O. O. F.

The ninth annual session of the
Grand Ledge of Odd Fellows of Mon
tana, convened in Deer Lodge, We'd
nesday, 22d inst. Massena Billiard,
Grand Master, presiding. Delegates
were in attendance from. Butte, Deer
Lodge, Helena, Bozeman, Sheridan,
Glendale, Philipsburg and Missoula.
The reports of the Grand Master and
Grand Secretary presented among
other interesting facts the following:
During the past year three new lodges
were organized making the present
number thirteen. Two Lodges of
Daughters of Rebekah were
also organized. The member
ship was reported at 62s being
an increase during the year of 81 per
cent. The total amount of revenue
of Subordinate Lodges was SIG, 00O,
and the amount paid for relief So, 1000.
The cash balance in the Grand Lodge
treasury was reported at $1,000. All
these items represented a very con-
siderable gain as compared with last
years reports. Officers for the en-
suing year were chosen and installed
as follows:
G. M.-Jacob Loeb, of Helena.
P. G.. M.-Henry McMurpbey, of
Butte.
G.. W.-Wjlliam Coleman, of Deer
Lodge.
G. S.-A. D.. Mcpherson, of Boze-
man.
G.. r -Charles M. Jefferies, of Hell
ena.
Bozeman was selected as the place
for holding the next annual session.
The Grand Lodge adjourned Thurs
day, after a session characterized by
intelligent work and perfect har-
n1ony. A grand parade of the order
was giveL in the afternoon and a ball
in the evening, each of which was a
pronounced success.
Renshaw Opera House.
Another large and we'll pleased
audience witnessed the Boston .Ope-
ratio Company's entertainment at
Renshaw Opera House last night.
Bessie Louise King sang "The Mag
netic Waltz" 1.-THE Cow is in the
Corn" "Swanee River" "Dei Was
~serfall," and in responsible vociferous
encores several other songs,i in her In
supposedly charming manner. The
Amsden Brothers solos were very
fine, as was also the quartette singing
by the Amsdens, Remington and
Young. Sam Morton's trick clog
dancing and Testers Scottish pas
times and sailors f~rolics, Dan
Yeung,s stump speech, and the Leech
Brothers dancing, all received their
due share of applause.
To- night there will be a
complete change of programme, and
also at the matinee this afternoon.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-04-20
What Kansas City Young People Read.

Prof Greenwood, of Kansas CITY, ex.
amined 1871 boys and 1,506 girls k
learn what they read. Thirty per cent.
was fiction, nearly IL travels and ad.
ventures, 81 history, 81 biography, 8
per cent. scientific, and IL per cent
trash" Four hundred and thirty.
two pupils had read one or more copies
of a fiashy New York sporting paper.
They said they read it because it "hac
lots about fights and killing in it." anG
with great unanimity they thought 81,
ought not to be sold for. children te
read it, The report concludes as fol
lows: Il found some children who
read no books; others, again, that reac
only the poorest. All were anxious tc
read. The teachers are only too glac
to help them. Nearly all children that
attend school are reached; but who il
able to reach the waits and outcasts.
and others who do not attend school,
Nearly all those who can read revel
daily over the very lowest class of liter.
allure. Hundreds and thousands pit,
them, but pity is not what they need
they need help, and that Immediately.
1t may be that some day our Legislators
will think of these 'nobody's children.
Let us hope so, at least"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-04-20
A Chance TO Hoe.

They were talking about the destruc
ton of oyster-beds and planting anew
when an old lady in the seat behind
leaned forward and asked
Were you talking about planting
listers ?"
Eyes, ma'am."
Going to plant much of patch?"
about hundred acres, ma'am."
Purity good ground?"
Eyes, all bottom land"
Look a-here," she continued as she
got little closer, "my old man kin hoe
more corn in day than any two men in
New Jersey, and if you want to let your
hoeing out by the job, this summer,
he'll give you perfect satisfaction OF
break his back p-VdH Street Nelcs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-04-20
THE CHIMNEY's SONG.
by BRET HARTE.

Over the chimney the night wind sang.
And the ohanted melody no one knew:
And the woman stopped as her babe she tossed.
And thought of the one she had long since lost
And said, as her teardrops back she forced
i hate the wind in the chimney.
Oyer the chimney the night wind sang.
And chanted the melody no one knew;
AND the children said, as they closer drew,
IT'S some witch that is cleaving the black
night through
Ills fairy that just then blew,
And we fear the wind In the chimney.
Over the chimney the night wind sang.
And chanted a me ody no one knew;
And the man, as he sat on his hearth below,
Said Ia himself 1t will surely snow,
And fuel is dearer and wages Il w
And I'll stop the leak in the chimney"
Over the chimney the night wind sang,
And chanted melody no one knew:
Out the poet listened and smiled, for he
Mas man, woman and child-all three.
And he said, 1T Il Gods own harmony,
The wind that sings in the chimney"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-04-20

A CAREFUL estimate places the losses
by fire in this country for eight years
at $500, 447, 500. or S74, 180,691 per
year. The sum annually paid for in
surance is reckosed at S41 ,022, $40.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-04-20

A New HAVEN lawyer has the repu.
tation of being an adept at holding
piece of pie in his sleeve and eating il
on the street for luncheon without being
discovered by any but the closest OBJ
server.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-04-20

The secret of saints was love.-Ld
cordidre.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-10-19
Guarding the Central Pacific Sn0wsheds.

On the topmost height of Red Noun
tain slight prominence, that looks no
larger than bushel basket. can be seen,
which is a telephone station established
by the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany. This is house occupied by two
watchmen, who are on the lookout for
fires in the snowsheds. They can take
in the whole line of snowsheds with
their natural sight and by the aid of
glasses. If they observe fire in or
near the sheds on any part of the line,
they Immediately notify the station at
Cisco by their telephone line, and forth
with the information is sent by tele-
graph to the railroad station at Sacra-
mento, and in a minute or two the order
is sent up the line to Blue Canyon and
the Summit, where fire trains are con-
stantly on duty, to proceed to the point
where the fire is prevailing. The fire train
consists of locomotive with two tank
cars filled with water, which is thrown
with hose by force pump. When the
fire trains are sent cat they have the
road, all other trains near the point of
danger being stopped. The services OF
these fire trains are frequently called
upon, but they are so prompt in action
that they generally subdue the fires be-
fore much damage is done. The system
is as near perfection as can well be
made, so that any great destruction of
the sheds is now nearly impossible
Reno (NeU. Gazette.