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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-22
Frank James.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21.-Frank
James passed through the city this
morning en- route from Gallatin in
charge of the sheriff of Dawes coun-
ty. At Independence he was deliv-
cred in custody of his bondsmen in
this county in accordance with the
order of the Gallatin court. This af.
ternoen he came here and acknowl-
edged service of a warrant charging
him with the robbery Of
United States3Paymaster at Muscle
Shoals, Alabama, in 1872. A motion
was made before Judge Nickel, of
the q. S. Court in chambers, to de-
liver the prisoner into the custody of
his bondsmen, on the ground that
the State prosecutions must be dis
posed OF before his trial in a Federal
court. The court deferred its deol-
sion until tomorrow, and meanwhile
admitted the prisoner to q temporary
bail of $3 5000, and tonight james is
home with his family at the resi-
dence of his wife's father near indie
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A Society Meeting.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-At the fourth
annual dinner of the Brooklyn and
New England Society tonight $50
persons Were present. Among the
guests present were President Arthur,
General Grant, Henry Ward Beecher
and President Sil'iman. After well
coming the guests, a toast was pro-
posed "Tbe President of the
United States" President Arthur
said: II heartily wish, MI. President,
that by a brilliant flash of silence
1 might suddenly illuminate your
mind and the minds Of ali my New
England brethren here assembled,
with the q of my gratitude for
the too t1attering reception you have
accorded me. I know that the toast
just offered is nought in itself but 4
loyal and respectful tribute, which at
these annual festivities you are want
to pay the National Executive.
In the nature of things it has a
wider and more personal slgniti-
cation for with yourselves. lam the
son of old England and a citizen
of New York. We are bound to-
gether by ties OF lineage and ~associa-
ton, and both alike are proud OF the
home of our birth and the home of
onr adoption. God love them both
and protect them forever ard grant
to this society and its members light
of day and the vigor of health
and an O~verfiowing measure of
prosperity" After the Presl-
dents health was drank again
the chairman proposed the
health of General Grant, who re-
sponded briefly, remarking that he
would be saved a great deal of I'M
easiness and nervousness if he had
been simply required to appreciate
the feast without responding to a
toast. The other speakers were
Beecher, Rev. DR.. Newman, Horace
Russell and Mayor Low.
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Chalmers, of the famous "shoe.
string district" of Mississippi, is hav-
ing a discouraging time of it. 1t was
only three years ago he appeared at
the door of the House of Representa-
tives as a much abused and defraud-
ed Democrat and asked for a seat.
democratic members took but little
stock in him, and it was mainly
through their efforts he was denied
one, although the Republicans de-
nounced him unsparingly. He went
back to Mississippi, Butlerized him
self, and now he comes to Congress
claiming a seat as a Republican. AS
before the Democrats denounce him
as a fraud and a humbug, while the
Republicans have changed front and
now hold he is a victim of Demo-
cratic hate. Truly the wayrsef the
political turn-coat is hard.
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The Pacific Slope papers are consid-
erably interested in the chairman
ship of the Committee on Commerce
1t is to this committee the proposed
amendments to the Chinese restric-
ton act will be referred. Frank
Page of California, was the chair
man of the committee at the last e
sion, but an adverse majority silenced
his s0norous voice in the House of
Representatives and our western
neighbors are anxious that Reagan.
Of Texas, or Cox, of New York, shall
have the position, as both of these
gentlemen voled for the bill. Rea-
gan will probably be assigned the
position.
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THE SUGAR N

The fact that the redoubtable Claus
Spreckels has succeeded in corneripg
the entire sugar crop of the Sand.
wich Islands, amounting to about
eighty million pounds, is not calcu-
lated to sweeten the temper of Pa
cific coast consumers. This ia Spreck-
els particular field for speculation,
and notwithstanding the coast press
mas been arrayed against him, just
as long as the present reciprocity
treaty between the United States and
The Hawaiian government exist Just
so long will he control that staple on
the Pacific Slope. He has accumu-
lated millions in the business and
with his large capital and experience.
he will continue to add to his shekels
at the expense Of western consumers
of sugar. Spreckels is the sugar
king of the world.
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Tn. lew Gold Find.

Topeka. Kan, Dec. 2l.-Advices
from Las Vegas, N. n: indicate
great excitement among the citizens
In regard to the late gold discoveries,
said to be found in paying quantities
in q lot at Hot Springs, Owned by q
prominent resident of Topeka,
a few days ago, by. W
mipors employed to assist In the ex.
~cavation of ground for u $lOo;oOO
court house. The next morning they
were up with the lark stalking OUT
mining claims in the court mousse
Yards The low hills and and valleys
around Vegas are all swarming with
excited gold seekers, many OF whom
met with success. Eight business men
formed a company and purchased IN
interest in the court house yard ana
will try and develop it,
A few yeors ago Elizabethtown,
near Las Vegas, had q population OF
5000 gold miners, and for a number
OF years a company was engaged IN
hydraulic mining, taking out 5O,OoO
annually, There is no doubt OF the
presence Of gold in paying quantities.
The city Of Las Vegas is a mining
country, even ladies being found
among the ~prospectors. Some Col
orado capitalists are already on the
ground Investigating the richness OF
the deposit.
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Flood ioored Sharon in good shape
day before yesterday and as was to be
expected the defeated ex-senator as
cribes Floods victory as the result of
"deceit, ETC." When bonanza kings
meet bonanza kings in deadly strife
the victory perches on the standard
OF the owner OF the most shekels.
Sharon thought he had the game
when he secured proxies to vote
Ophir stock, but Flood headed him
off by buying the stock itself and
voting it. Here is where Flood
out-generaled his opponent or rather
where he made his money win. 1t
makes no difference to the outside
world who has control of the Ophir
but the fight for the privilege afford
ed San Francisco a barrel of fun and
cost the contestants $3.50, 900.
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Marquis Tseng is credited with
saying that "in olden times China
had no lack of mechanical appli.
ances, but as her national prosperity
gradually declined, her people fell
into idle and thriftless habits, and
mechanical arts gradually died out.
As, by a glance at what Europe now
is, we may e what China once was,
so by noting what China now is, we
may learn what Europe will one day
become. The time will arrive when
Western workcraft, now so active
and so superior, will grow in ert, and
Western ingenuity give way to
homelike simplicity. The fact is,
the earth's productions are not suf-
ficient to provide for the manifold
wants OF its countless people, and de-
terioration is one of natures laws.n
1t makes all the difference lmagina-
bic where one is raised.
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Omaha Herald: The attention O.
MI. Dana is directed to the fact that
the cowboy is going from bad Ia
worse. Formerly he contented him.
self with getting full of bad whisky
and shooting unoffending people.
Now he is writing poetry. The
American people cannot stand every
thing. We allow the Germans to
prohibit the importation of our hog,
are silent when the British authori-
ties imprison and abuse u citizens:
never think of getting angry when a
Mexican mob by way of amusement
ransacks a consulate, lynch an Amer
lean missionary, and insult the stars
and stripes, but when it comes to
cowboys writing poetry, we must en-
ter a solemn objection. Mr.. Dana
will please pronounce the sentence
1.-The cowboy must Co."
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The executive committee of the
late colored convention held at Louis
vile advises the colored people of the
United States to support that party
which is in favor of giving them their
civil and political rights. That means
the wheeling Of the colored vote in
the Democratic line. If the colored
people have not equal civil and po-
lit:cal rights with the whites they
have no one to blame but the Repub-
lican party. That party has been in
power and controlled national legis-
almost uninterruptedly, dur
ing the past twenty years, and could,
if it were so minded, have assured
those rights beyond the power of the
Supreme Court to curtail, or in any,
wise abridge them.
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That was a rather singular decision

That was a rather singular decision
recently rendered by the Supreme
Court of Nevada. According to the
San Francisco Monicle, a Shoshone
who murdered an Indian girl in that
State was brought up for trial, but
the court refused to try the case and
the Supreme Court sustained the
Judge of the lower court, holding
that when Indians commit crimes
upon one another they cannot be
tried by our courts, but must be
dealt with according to Indian law.
This ruling was made in view Of the
fact that these Indians had not sew
cred their tribal relations to each
other. If those relations were e v
cred and the Indians held their lands
in severalty the case would have
been quite different.
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THAT O'DONNELL MEETING.

There was some plain talk at the
meeting held at Washington night
before last for the purpose of express
ing American opinion and feeling
in regard to the judicial murder of
Patrick O'Donnell by the British au-
thorities." Democratic and Repub-
lican Congressman united in express
ing their hearty condemnation of
the course pursued by the English
authorities in refusing a respite in
O'Donnell's case. What effect, If
any, this expression of feeling, upon
the part of Americans, may have in
determining the course of the Eng
lish Government in similar cases, in
the future, remains to he seen. But
it will arouse a sentiment in this
country which BODIES no good to our
cousins acrOss the Atlantic. The
people of America, without hardly
an exception, feel they have been
most grossly insulted by
the English Government, and that
feeling will do much towards sever
ing the friendly relations which have
so long existed between the two coun-
tries. There is no possibility of the
feeling eliminating in war or any,
thing like it. There will be much
loud talk and a great deal of buster
which will soon die away, but the
sting of the insult will long be felt
and bear fruit in a thousend and one
little acts on the part of the people
which in the aggregate may sorely
trouble England. The English aus
thorities could well afford to grant a
to O'Donnell, but in view of
their present surroundings they can
not afford to incur the enmity which
their refusal aroused.
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The Taking of Sontay.

PARIS, Dec. 2l.-Admiral Peyran,
minister of marine, received the fol.
lowing from Sontay, dated Dec. 18th;
"Sontay Is ours. The outer works
were carried by assault at 6 o'clock
Sunday evening. The assault made
at S in the evening with a bravery
above all praise by the foreign legion
together with the mar ne infantry
and sailors. The flotilla assaulted and
bombarded the citadel which was
evacuated during the night and occu.
pied on the morning of the 18th with.
out fl hting. We do not yet know
where the Blackflags, rebels, Anna
mites arc Chinese nave lieu. we lost
about Is killed, including one officer,
and 90 wounded, including five Off
cers
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Plain Language by the Col
ored Committee.
The Engineers Strike in
4; j..
Hayti Insults the American
Flag.
The Remains Of De Long and
Comrades.
Frank James at Home in
Independence.
The Colored Committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The Col
ored National Committee met this
morning and appointed delegates to
meet at Richmond, Va, July next.
Each congressional district is allowed
delegates, and each territory one rep
resentative. Frederick Douglas, Reg
lister of the treasury, Bruce, of the
District of Columbia, and Col. VIM.
Murrell, of Maryland, were elected
members of the National Committee.
The FIR edman's bank committee
made its final report, memorializing
Congress to reimburse creditors and
denouncing the former act of Con
gress creating a commission each
year to settle the affairs of the insti-
tuition. III support of the adoption
of the report Murrell said. 1.-The
Freedman's bank was the most dis
graceful, sinful swindle which ever
stained earth or shocked high neav-
en-. A commission was appointed at
S., 200 a year each like hyenas de-
vouring a carcass then like a lion
smashing its bones, and sucking the
marrow therefrom. Furthermore, a
Republican Congress made this COM
mission pail bearers of the same car
The committee adjourned to
meet in Chicago, June End.
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Sailors Strika.

MAKsEILLEs, Dec. 2l.-The strike
OF the sailors of the steamships and
hremen is becoming serious. Sew
eral steamers, including Trans-At.
lantic boats, were obliged to engage
day laborers at five francs per day
before being able to sail. A commit
tee OF sailors and strikers addressed
to the commissary general of the ma
rlnea protest fegainst the employ
boats.
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"Down With the Nickel"

CITY Of MEXICO, Dec. 2l.-The re-
fusai to accept nickel money in the
market this morning caused quar-
rels resulting in firing and cries of
down with the nickel" The panic
spread and al! business houses closed.
Mobs passed through the streets
breaking lamps and windows.
Troops fired blank cartridges at the
moo and cavalry charged the crowd.
Order was finally restored without
bloodshed.
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Hlgh-Handed Proceedings,

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-Capt.
Watts, of the American schooner, s.
J. Watts, reports his vessel boarded
November 18th in the Bay Of Port au
Prince by the crew ofa Haytian man
Ofwar. The commander, who an
nounced himself as Captain Cooper,
ordered Watts to show his papers,
threatening if all was not right he
would shoot the Watts crew. The
papers proving satisfactory Cooper
lett, after informing Watts he was
Tue Sun III aI-AuIU Cvv.,~., ~r
the U. S. Navy, and engaged by the
Haytlan Government to break up the
bio :kade running between Kingston
ana the Haytian ports.
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PARIS, Dec. 20.-The Temps reports
at the weekly reception of foreign
ministry to-day the marquis Of ysenr
and Prime Minister Ferry had a lone
friendly conversation. The Tennis
asserts the compromise mentinea -
the Figaro as having been proposed
by Tseng has not been Impaired to
the French government and it il
doubtful whether a compromise has
been mOOted.
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The Louisiana Convention.

BATON ROUGE, Dec. 2l. - The
Democratic Convention adopt
ed a platform which refers to the de-
pl0rable condition of the State under
the Reconstruction act. 1t congratu-
lates the people upon the present
prosperous progressive policy of this
Democratic administration, and that
the public schools of the State de-
mand the fostering care Of the Gov
eminent, and opposed monopolies of
all kinds. Adjourned.
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Proclamation of President Ar
thur.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The fol
lowing proclamation in regard to the
celebration Of the 1OOth anniversary
OF WasnlngLon's s%urTeuuc1 VI l1iIs
commission is made by the President
to- day.
A PROCLAMATION
By the President Of the United States
Of Americ0:
WHEREAS, Both Houses of Con-
gress did on the 10Th instant request
the cominemoration of the 23th and
24th instants of the one hundredth
anniversary Of the surrender by
George Washington, at Annapolis,
of his commission as Commander-in-
Chief of the patriot forces of Amel>
lea; and
WHEREAS, It is fitting this men,
orable act, which not only
signalizes the termination of the
heroic struggle of seven years for iu-
dependence but also manifested
Washington's devotion to that great
principle of civic government of and
by the people, which should be gen.
orally observed throughout the
United States, now, therefore, 1
Chester A. Arthur, President of the
United States, do hereby recommend
that either by appropriate exercises
in connection with religious services,
the 23d inst, or by such public 90
servance as may be deemed proper,
Monday, the oath inst, this signal
event of the history of Ameri-
can liberty be commemorated
and further, 1 hereby direct that at II
o'clock at noon, Monday next, a ma
salute be fired from all forts
throughout the country.
In witness whereof [ hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done this 2lst day of December.
A. ID. one thousand eight hundred
md eighty-three, and of the indie
'enderce of the United States one
hundred and eighth.
(Signed) CHESTER a. ARTHUR.
President.
3y FRED'K L. FRELINGHUYSEN,
Secretary OF State
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a NEW CANDIDATE FOR THE
PRESIDENCY.

It was an unfortunate day fol
Tabor when he was seized with sena.
torlal aspirations, and a more unfor.
tunate one for him when he was
elected to the Senate. Although 8
member of that body but thirty days
he furnished food enough for the
jibes of the press to last it for years.
He is now a private citizen, and is
really not a legitimate subject fol
newspaper criticism, but If, as it is
seriously stated, he is working for the
Republican nomination for the Presi-
dency some kind friend should take
him in q private room and whisper
in his ear that there are a great many
insane asylams in the country hold
ing more rational men than he and
that he is again making himself the
target for the ridicule of every news
paper in the country. It may be
Mr.. Tabor imagines his great wealth
is a passport to any position to which
he may aspire. AS a rule the propo-
sition Is undeniable that money is
the prime factor in political prefer
ment, but its possessor is supposed to
have, at least, brains enough to swear
by. IT all the stories be true told
about Tabor it is questionable whether
he can take the mildest of oaths to
that effect.
1t is hardly possible to treat his
cond;1~~- raricnsly an1 rot II 80
stated he feels convinced his pros
poets for obtaining the honor
are good. The grounds upon
which he basis his hopes are not
clear. He must be surrounded by a
set of conscienceless wags who are
making sport of him or the man is
daft. In either case Colorado owes
it to herself to send a committee to
Washington where he is now re-
to be working up his Presi-
Dental boom, with instructions to
bring him back to his n%ightshirts,
album and Denver.
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The p

TORONTO. Dec. 2l.-According to
the terms of agreement between the
governments of Ontario and Mani
toba, relating to the dispute published
pending settlement by the lrivy
council, Ontario retains exclusive
control of the territory south of
the Height of Land and joint
control will be exercised north OF the
Height of Land.
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BURLINGTON, Dec. ga passen-
ger train on the Burlington road ran
Into n rear of a train at Gladstone
Wis.,. Two Pullman cars were
wrecked and the superintendent of
the dining Car was burned to death
a number OF passengers were more
or less injured.
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Why Pryor Was Kept in the
BACKGROUND.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l'- Edward
Moran, of New YORK, a lawyer who
was employed by Patrick Ford, of
the Irish World, early in November
to 60 to London to ascertain why
General Pryor had not become more
prominent in the O'Donpell case.
made a long report, in which he
stated that he found Pryor had been
unable to heccme thoroughly identi-
fed Herewith as he or his American
clients desired by reason of the adj
verse feeling among the people, al
though counsel was willing the
General should appear in the trial
prominently. The correspondence
between counsel relating to Pryor in
connection with the case is antici-
pated in these dispatches by tele-
graph.
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From

PARIS, Dec. 21 The. papers pub
ilsh the following from Cairo: The
h'ng of Abysinnia is massing troops
at Odua, and threatening Massawah.
1t is stated that about the first of
december Abysinnia chiefs attacked
the entrenched Egyptian position,
near Massawah, and massacred 500
Egyptians.
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Suicide.

OGDEN, Dec. 21.-The Herald's
Morgan City special says on Wednes-
day VIM. Rowle, % years of age, .
son of respectable parents, suicided
by swallowing a large dose of strych-
nine. He afterwards repented the
rash act and asked that his life be
saved. But he died in forty minutes.
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Letter from Marie Colombian

O ~ OttI.
PARIS, Dec. 2I.-Marie Colombier
has written a letter to the Figaro say.
ing she regretted writing tn. MEM
olrs of Sara Bernhardt" because the
book has caused such a discussion.
She declares Bernhardt is wrong in
supposing herself to be the magma
'ry heroine alluded to in the book.
Colombier continues, "Neither her
dagger nor her horsewhip
mol the cut last of Richepin touched
me. Con .ealed behind a window
curtain l witnessed all that passed.
Richepin wounded one Of nv
friends, who endeav ,red to prevent
him coming into my apartments.
Bernhardt never complained about
my book until injudicious friends
prompted her to do so.'
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Loss at Sea.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-The bark.
Baroma, from Savannah, rescued
the chief officer from the wrecked
ship Reginald, from Philadelphia,
which went to pieces in a gale on the
4th inst. Two of the crew died from
exposure. The rest took a boat and
raft and are still missing.
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Trying to Steal a Queen,

ZANZIBAR, Dec 2l.-A letter from
Admiral CALDER Gabriel, French
commander at Madagascar, states
that on the night of November 18th
the HoyOs attempted to abduct the
Queen of Sakalavos from Morjurgas
but were prevented by a fire frola thu.
gunLoat and the landing of a partv
Of riflemen from another gunbosi
The condition of the French troon.
at Madagascar is excellent. Neyoti.
atoms with the Hovos are not r..
suYned.
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Remains Of De Long and Com.
radeS.

IRKUTsK, Dec. 2l.-The remains
OF DE Long and comrades of the
Jeannette Expedition arrived here.
The remains were borne in process
sion through the streets to-day, es-
corted by a detachment through a
a multitude of people, who joined the
cortege. Many wreaths / were placed
on the collins. and printed copies of
poems describing the exploits OF the
unhappy end of the party were dis
trlbuted among the crowd. The re-
mains will be taken to America.