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Mot Lost Ia the EyernIades.

Jackson, FLA, November 22.-'rhe
mes-Democrat special from Fort Myers
says the Times. Democrat everglades cx-
ploring party is ali right and is going
southwark.
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Heavy Damages to Several Portions of the
Country by Floods and Cyclones,

lNDThNArOLIs, IND, November 2I. Near
~ five inches OF rain has fallen in this city
since Tuesday morning, and 3.7I inches
since o'clock this morning. The result
has been a very damaging overflow Of
P0gue's Run, which passes through the
center OF the city. The streets are flooded
Through district more than a mile long,
and IN three places half n mile wide. The
Bee Line, Wabash, and Air Line tracks
east are under water, and the bridges i'm
such an uncertain condition that trains
are unable 20 enter the city. The Chicago
train over the Panhandle is nlso delayed.
The l., y. s. S. have abandoned all hope Of
sending ont train, while traffic over both
tho Nandalia and I. g. St. l.. is also OK.
Memely uncertain on account Of washouts.
The damage I'm the city from the food will
not bo Jess that 1f2j,00O.
The lumber yards, furniture factories,
and coal yards suffer heavily. AT nine
O'Clock the water was three feet in tho office
Of W. B. Dickson a. COTS, lumber ward.
The railroad tricks east Of tho union depot
arc covered with water, and train arriv-
ing about nine O'Clock was unable 90 reach
the depot The new sewer ON East Wash
inRtou street was badly damaged.
a bridge at Carriers burg, ON tHcFandaiia
railroad, seventy miles west of this city.
was washed away tonight by high water.
The track Of the JemorgoBvsIlc Madison.
& indianapolis Railroad is covered with
water near Franklin, and trains are unable
70 pass Telegraph communications south
and west is seriously interrupted by the
rain and food.
vNcEyNEs, IND, UNDER WATER.
VISCENNEs, IND., November 2l.-The
great rains Of yesterday and to-day have
flooded the whole country, and tonight,
about Z O'Clock, the great dam of the
Spring Lake Ice Company gave way. and
the entire eastern portion of the city is
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-30
B. & o. R. R. TIMETABLE.
WESTWARD.

Condensed timetable OF passenger trains for.
the stations named below
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-30
EASTWARD.

Besides the abovc-named trains there is a
Way Train with passenger car attached that
goes both East and West daily except Sunday.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15
THE OHIO ELECTION.

1t is thought by some that the cleo
ton in Ohio next month will have
an important bearing upon the fresi-
dental election. There is no reason
for the belief. That State elects State
officers and member Of Congress IN
october, 1884. The result Of that
o test may exert some influence
upon the Presidential election which
occurs four weeks later. It is this
final judgment pronounced near the
close of the Presidential campaign
which will, perhaps, be felt in the
national contest.
There is another reason why the re-
suit in Ohio this fall will have slight
effect upon the Presidential cam
paign of 1854. The main issue I'D
Ohio now is the expediency of
the SEQ t liquor law. This seems to
dwarf all other questions, The
Republican party is in favor of sus-
the law; the Democratic
party is for its repeal. The outcome
of the conflict will have little or no
effect upon the struggle of next year.
for the obvious reason that the Scott
law will not enter into the
contest of 1884 at all. 1t is
not the vote Of Ohio four
weeks hence that is to affect the
Presidential campaign. 1t is rather
the coming November elections in
some of the great states like New
York that will set the current in mo-
lion for 1884.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15
POSSIBLE DISCOVERIES.

Not long since the scientific world
was surprised and delighted over the
news of the discovery of some an
cient Hebrew manuscript, purport-
ing to contain the original copy of
the Ten Commandments. The pos
SCISSOR was interviewed with the view
of effecting the purchase of the pre-
cious copy. As he asked only the
modest sum of five million dollars
for them, the purchase was not
made. Lately, however, to the utter
disgust of antiquarians, they have
been pronounced an unmitigated for
gerry and fraud. But, says an ex-
change, still later some exploring
genius has actually discovered Noah's
ark on the top of Monnt Ararat, all
in a first-class state Of preservation,
and the antiquarians are again happy.
No doubt further excavations will
reveal the remains Of Noah's menag-
e'ie and side shows. Next thing we
may expect to hear is that the Gar
den of Eden has been discovered, to-
gether with its blooming bowers of
roses, trees laden with the fruit of
knowledge, Ewes dressing room,
sewing machine, Adams billiard ia
bles, etc. Nothing like discovering
antiquities, or even manufacturing
them, now-a-davs-the cheaper plan
being to manufacture them.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15

They never do things by halves in
California. Mining and farming are
done on the heroic scale and so is
swindling. The latest illustration of
this fact is seen in the attempt ola few
C~alifornians to steal several million
acres of red wood timber lands from
the United States. These lands are
situated in the northern part Of the
state and, it is stated, comprise one
sixth OF the timber supply. It is al
legged that government officials are in
with the grabbers which is
probably true as fraudulent entries of
lands cannot be made without
their knowledge. Land stealing is
also being carried on to a large ex-
in Dakota, but the California
scheme dwarfs the operations in that
inc in that territory. Congress at
;empted to do something last winter
% check this system of swindling
,ut failed for want of time. It is
hoped the next one will shut out
and grabbers by the enactment of
Avs bearing upon the matter.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15
SELF-MADE MEN.

In his testimony before the senate
committee on labor and education,
Mr., Jay Gould said: I'm this coun-
try all the capitalists, 50 far as my
observation goes, are self-made men
men who have mace their own for
tunes and grown with the country.
They nave all worked up from the
ranks. Our laws do not encourage
entailment of estates. We can only
leave property to our children, and
they generally dissipate it. My hired
hand of to-day may be the master OF
my children's sons" What Mr..
Gould stated is entirely true. With
the single exception Of MI. VIM. H.
Vanderbilt, there is not a man of
prominence in the financial circles of
the United States to-day who is n ia
self-made man. They are all men
who commenced life with little be-
ginnings. Mr.. Gould raised himself
from the position of cowboy to his
present influence and eminence.
Keene was a curbstone broker in.
California a few years ago, when a
dollar looked larger to him than a
hundred-dollar bill does now. Only
ten years ago Mr. Henry Willard was
a newspaper repolter-to-day he is at
the head of one Of the
most magnificent railroad systems
in the world, and only the other day
entertained a large numbero Of distin-
guished foreign guests in the heart of
Montana who would not have spoken
to or recognized him when he pushed
his faber for u living. The founder
of the great house of Seligman began
business as a shopkeeper in a Penn
sylvania village. August Belmont
commenced active life as an office
boy. Stanford, Croker, Mackay,
Fair, Flood and other wealthy men
of the Pacific slope were selling ba-
con and beans or were unnoticed
prospecters In the early days of Cali
Montana boys should take
courage and 60 ahead. Some ofthem
may yet drive ''last spikes" and be
the fattered host of foreign nabobs.
The world is full of great possible |
ties. !
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15
The Business Outlook.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA R. Il. Dunn
& Co.'S mercantile agency reports
for the seventh week do not mar the
generally satisfactory prospects Of
the country. The weather, though
somewhat unreasonable, is fair to a
favorable progress of fall trade, espe-
clally in the dry goods business,
which has been very active during
the week. Transactions outside Of
New York, as indicated by the bank
exchange, show considerable in
crease, with a light deere sse in the
city, owing, probably, to exceptional
causes. The rumOrs as to the damage
to the corn crop had the effect of
stimulating speculation in that
staple and advancing the price. The
same remark applies to cotton, which
is active and higher. Some improve
ment is noted in the iron trade,
with firmer prices. There
is a better feeling in oil, prices being
we'll supported and business active.
The grocery trade is satisfactory.
Business ut the Stock Exchange has
been large with a general improve
ment in prices. Altogether the sit
uation is nor satisfactory than last
week, and the prospects for the COM
ing mouths appears excellent. Bus
mess failures, while somewhat nu-
merous, are, with few exceptions,
unimpoItant The number reported
during the week Was 173, through
out the United States and Canada.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15

The Universal Peace Association
Of Connecticut recently met in that
State and resolved that the ESQ years
war which had been waged against
the Indians to dispossess them of
their lands should cease. In view of
the fact that the peaceful humanita-
riaDs of Connecticut have long since
secured perfect titles to their share of
the homes of the aborigines and have
pretty thoroughly exterminated the
lawful owners of the soil, thereby
barring all chances for litigation of
titles, their present attitude on what
they are pleased to term white ag-
gressions in the West is as inconsis-
tent as it is amusing. Those Univer-
sal peace men might learn something
by farming awhile in tn neighbor-
hood OF the unnamed C%hiricahuas.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15

1t is said that Queen Victoria is the
only woman IN the world whose por-
trait is honored by the managers of
the mails. Wecan't see why Ameri-
car women should not be thus hon
ored. The head Of Washington is
on the new cent postage stamp.
Franklin, Jackson and several other
old patriots will be retained on other
stamps Now why could not the
p~ostoffice officials have utilized the
likeness Ofsome of the fair citizens of
the Republic in this way? Surely
there are many whose distinguished
services ia the cause of suffering hui
maDity have entitled them to this
honor.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15
The Trades Union Conuras.

BIRMINGHAM, September 14.-The
traces union congress adopted only
The orig nal resolution of .Ia,nts
Arch. II declares that, considering
tiie large amount Of waste l,nd IN
n Kingdom capable of cultivation
radical changes in tn. land system of
.he county are required, in order
mat he land may be put under rrof-
!taole cultivation, for the benefit of
the community, thereby offering a
check to excessive emigration. An
amendment calling on the govern
ment to declare the land government
property Was rejected. A resolution
was adopted favoring paid labor rep
resentatives in Parliament.
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The Senate Investigating Com
mlttee.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Senate
subcommittee on Labor and Educa
tion to-day received a cummunica-
ton from a number of persons Civ
Ing their views on the labor ques-
ton, among these Edward Atkinson
Krauskof, dramatic author; VIM.
Lawrence, President of the Assocla
ton Of American Econ"mis's; the
editor of the Journal of Commerce
J. A. Schmitt, editor of FOLKS lei
tung, and J. A. Emerson, colored.
once a resident of Kansas, now liv-
ing here, advocated the adoption of Il
system of postal savings banks in
this country similar to those in Lon
don. They would be beneficial to
the country and a boon to the coIored
people Of the south. by affording
them means If laying up their small
earnings. The greatest evil, he said,
which threatened colOred labOrin the
south was the store system. What
the south needed was edu-
cation, and ali the troubles
arising from race distinction
would be overcome. There was no
difficulty in supporting schools in the
South, as the peupie would contrib
ute literally. Colonel Richard L..
Hinton, a Washington journalist,
said what this country needed was a
revolution in law of equity in regard
to corporations and the distribution
of wealth This was to be accom-
plished by gradual legislation, as the
present system was built up by this
means. Florence Elizabeth Cole,
principal of the School ef industrial
Art, for women. in this city, spoke
Of he employment, she thought as
being admirably adapted to women,
and very remunerative but designing
would be required in the manufact-
ure of carpets, wall paper, gas fix
lures, wood engraving, silver work,
etc., but designers in this country,
were Frenchmen. There were large
industrial schools in Paris, where
most thorough instruction could be
had.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15
RumOr Of Heavy Detalcation.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA. The ruinor
of the dedication of from one hun
dred to two hundred thousand dol
lars in the water registers office, Bu-
reau of the Department of Public
Works, created some stir around the
city hall to-day. the Commissioner
of Public Works, Thompson, says
there was but little in it. He was
investigating the matter and had
nothing more to say The Mayor
said Thompson had spok n to him
some time ago about one or more per-
who had been fe%loniously col.
Letting water rents around the CITY
and giving receil is for them in tile
name OF the department, but he did
not know how much money had
been so collected The city, he said.
could not possibly lose a cert, as ali
unpaid water rents are a lien Oh
property and barely a clear title in
case of sale. All bills and notices of
The department contained printed in
structions, and that water rents mu It
only be paid at the water registers
office.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15

President Arthur has at last said
. word on the subject o. the next Re-
publican candidate for the Presiden-
cy. With becoming modesty he rec
ommends Sheridan for the place,
and Sheridan-well, he recommends
Arthur as the proper person. Here
are your Damon and Pythias, each
insisting the other shall receive the
the empty honor of the nomination.
Such an evidence of self-denial has
not been see since the day when,
during the late civil war, Artemus
Ward declared he was willing to sac
rifice all his wife's relations for the
good of his country.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15

When the English Government
gets through fiogging the South Al
rican disturbers of the peace ithas
taught them respect for its power.
Cetewayo is an instance of this truth.
In a recent communication to the
insurrectionary Basutos he. tells
them not to trouble the English for
if they do they will perish as sudden
~ as q vessel at sea filed with water
or they would he as a fly on the 5
of a strong man that can be brushed
away during the wink of an eye and
be no more. If the Uniled States
could instil the same fear of their
power into the marauding murder
Gus savages there would be fewer in
of massacres to record and
) deeper n of security felt by set
ers all along our western frontier.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15
The Canton Riot.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Stand
ards Hong Kong special gives addi-
dIlienal details Of the riot;Hg at Can
ton on Monday last. The riot began
at eight O'clock in the morning as
previously stated. Tie trouble was
caused by a quarrel between some
Chinese and Portuguese workmen
on the quay. During the latter part
of the riot some Of the merchants
armed themselves to defend their
property. Tue party consisted of
nine Germans and three English.
They fired into the mob killing five
Chinese and wounding many more.
The arrival of Chinese troops finally
check. d the mob. Now two British,
one French and tive Chinese gun
boats are mored in the river abreast
OF the foreign settlement. The Chi
he e have posted placards upon the
walls OF the city applauding the &C.
ton of the fOpulace and calling
upon them to kill Europeans
at the next opportunity which
presented itself. The different Con-
suls at Canton admit the 81, uation to
be very serious, and the future of Eu-
ropeans very gloomy in the extreme.
There is almo>ta al open war bet ween
the native and foreign elements, aud
it will be Necessary 10 have men-of-
"a in the hartnDr for a long time to
come as a measure of protection. The
houses burned by the mob include
one English, one American, two Ger
and OEe French. The different
Consuls forwarded to the Vicer.y an
identical note holding him answer.
able for the dts ruction OF property
because he failed to promptly send
troops wIen advised OF the disorder.
Cinnamon. who were caught
in the act of piuhdering property,
ani the Portuguese who were the
immediate aus of the outbreak, are
Imprisoned at the British Con-
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15
DAY DISPATCHES.
Chicago Has a Toothsoms
Scandal.
Story Of the Escape of the
Proteus Crew.
Reliefto be Sent to the Gree.
ly Expedition.
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC. ETC
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC. ETC
An Escapade in High Life

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-High social cir.
cles and the local press have been
very much scandaliZed and exercised
during the past week over IN esca.
rade which has now assumed such =
defini e form as to warrant mention
in these dispatches. The parties To
this sensation, are II. Webster Jones
cousin to Daniel Webster, one of The
most skillful and prosperous obstet-
rical physicians in the West, enioy-
ing a practice worth from $4,000 to
$4,000 per annum, and Mrs. Nav
Alexander Digelow, who had some
reputation as a book reviewer for one
of the daily papers. Jones' reputa-
ton was always OF the %cleanest, but
the woman in the case is living with
her third husband, having Sc
cured divorces from the other
two, and was understood in
limited circles be a gay lady Of dis.
cretion. In the month OF July She
was in Remington, Ind, with a
friend. Toward the close of the
month she disappeared from that
place, and Dr.Jones disappeared from
Chicago about the same time. Grad
ually the fact that they had gone To-
gether became bruiiea about, aud the
further fact that Or. Jones confessed
fascination for tle woman, AID IN,
inability to resist, also caune to the
surface, t gether with the Tact that
he was largely Instruments! in Sc
curin, her literary work. A dispa'ch
to the Fri ,Un- from Quebec ss,s DR..
Jones III company with the lady and
a Ii tie girl of five years, whom he
registered as his wife and Chilli. ar
rived there August LIST and SD led for
Liverpool August 4th. 1t is further
more said that II well known Cllica-
goan met DR.. Jones ut Cov-nt tar
den theatre III London on the 10Th Of
August in company with II lady.
On the other hand intimate friends of
DR.. Jones Say, neither they 10
his family nor any one else
knows where he -, and that all this
talk about his movements is mere
rumur. All that is positively known
is that the man and woman have
gone. His friends Say his family is
well provided for. The woman's
husband Says that h. knows no
reason for her departure; that he r.
ceived a letter from her Il short time
she left, saying their married
life had not been altogether pleasant,
and she proposed to 60 east and make
a living for herself and child by lit
erary work.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15
Some one wants to build a railroad

Some one wants to build a railroad
through the National Park, to take
in every point of interest. Half the
charms Of that wonderful land con-
sists in it's wilderness and absence of
artificial adornments. A railroad
built as proposed, while it would aid
the lazy and effeminate to view the
great sights of the place without
physical eXertion, would, at the
same time, yield but little pleasure
to the romantic visitor or add health
and vigor to the overtaxed and worn
mental laborer. Let the Park he
left as nearly az possible in the state
in which the Almighty made it.
Don't fence it Or put show cases over
its wonders.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15

There is no occasion for the Inter
Mountain to jubilate because Judge
Hoadly. acting under the advice of
physicians, has temporarily retired
from the stump in Ohio. His hasts
of political friends in Ohio are MAX
ing it uncomfortably warn for For
aker and his weakening allies, the
Drohibitionists. Judging from the
tenor of the eastern press the Demo-
Gratis of Ohio hold the vantage
ground in the contest, and though
but little significance is attached to
their assured victory, as far as it will
cut any figure in the Presidential
election in 1884, they will roll up a
majority against the Republicans all
the same. Don't let that e.cape
your memory Mr.. Inter Mountain.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15

The detection of Wendall PHILLIPS
will doubtless ALLEVIATE a large mum.
Der of Buffers greenback-Iabor
friends from his support. The reason
Phillips gives, however, for the with
diawal of his countenance to But
ler's aspiration will hardly be &C.
cepted as the true one. Butler has
done nothing to make himself un-
popular with worknigmen, but he
has done much toincur the enmity of
the s~iIk-stocking aristocracy of Mas
%sachusetts. Therein his offense lies,
and Phillips will play into the hands
of Hoar and other enemies of Butler
by opposing him. It makes no diff
ference, however, whether Butler
wins or loses. The fight has no ma
tional or political significance.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-15
S INDIAN POLICY.

In his speech ut Helena Senator
Vest outlined the true policy the CIV
eminent should pursue in its deal
ings with the Indians. He held they
should be treated fairly in all matters;
that they should he allotted lands in
~severalty; that they should have an
even start with the !abo.ing whites
in the race of life; and that if, with
lands to cultivate and homes to live
in, they failed to hole their own,
they should like the rest o. mankind
yield to the inevitable law of the sur
vival of the fittest. There is sound,
practical sense in this proposition.
The Government has been feeding
large numbers Of Indians a long line
and has not yet taken the proper
steps to make them sel:-reliant or
independent of its care. 1t has
rather 10y its policy, made of them Il
set of lazy vagabonds without incen-
tive or ambition to labor for their
own support. They have been taught
to look to the Government for fnd
and clothing. and as long as these
are furnished to them, like tatted
hogs, they seem content. But cut
their ration s short and they are ready
to go on the war path, and like
warmed vipers, to strike the hand
which has fed them.
The Government has pursued this
policy long enough. 1t is time a
change be made. The Indian Com.
mission should be acquainted with
the re- ult of the present mistaken
policy of the Government by this
time and is probably prepared to
recommend the n outlined
by Senator Vest. The adoption of
tnat policy would give each male
adult Indian one hundred and sixty
of farming ]and-as much as
of white farmers own,
and would throw open to settlement
a large area of agricultural lands now
up from settlement as Indian
reservations. The government might
aid them in procuring agricultural
implements, teams, seed, stock, es-
schools, etc, in considera-
ton of theiryielding up their surplus
and thus give them a good
start in the battle for their bread. 1t
the only sensible, reasonable plan
by which the Indian problem al be
and the sooner it shall be
by the government the SOON
or will the Indians adjust themselves
TO its workings and becone good
citizens instead of remaining paupers
and vagabOnds.