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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

Why should whisky be doctored,
adulterated or diluted when there
are $4,000, 600 gallons of good bourbon
in bond, slowly ripening into ambro-
STA? One who has made the calcula-
ton says that if half a gill is an
average drink there are $3.50, OOO, ono
drinks of it, or lG2 drinks for every
man, woman and child in the coun
try. THIS being the case, pure whisky
should be the rule, and tangle-foot,
t%arantula juice and like noxious
beverages the exception. But We
presume a man may pay his money
and take his choice as heretofore.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

The Senate did not adjourn with.
out providing for keeping up its
time-honored custom of giving a few
Of its members a pleasant junketing
excursion. This year the fortunate
ones are Messrs. Frye, Harrison,
Sherman, Harris and German. Their
duty consists in revising the rules of
the Senate, their place of meeting
one of the fashionable resorts in the
New England States.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
THE HAMILTON CASE.

The Helena Herald of the 18th inst
says: "The matter of the payment
Hamilton as q member of the Coun'
Gil has been disposed of by Comptrol
Ter Lawrence, of the Treasury De
partment, who instructs Secretary
McCutcheop, under date OF March
9th, not to pay Hamilton until the
Committee. on Elections reports, and
the final question at issue is disposed
of so far as the Territorial Legislature
is concerned" The Comptroller
closes his letter to the Secretary a.
follows: so soon as some determine
ton is had, inform this Office and
you will be instructed as to your du-
ties therein" This would seem to
settle the matter as far as the paying
of mileage and per diem to MI. Ham
ilton is concerned. Bnt what about
the paying of mileage and per diem
to Mr.. Back. Did the Comptroller
sanction that? Does he decide that
MI. Hamilton is not q member of
the Council? He is waiting for the
report of the Committee on Elections.
Was he informed that Mr.. Morris,
chairman of the committee on cleo
tons had no papers touching a con-
test between Mr.. Hamilton and Mr..
Back, placed in his hands, and there
fore the committee had no data upon
which to base a report? Was he
informed that Mr.. Hamilton held q
certificate of election from the clerk
of the senior county of that Council
district and that MI. Back held none?
If so. upon what grounds does Comp
troller Lawrence decide that it
requires a report of the committee on
elections to entitle Mr. Hamilton to
his pay? The Council journal itself
is evidence of the fact that that COM
mittee had no afidavits or other
concerning a contest referred
to it. It would appear that Comp
troller Lawrence proposes to go
behind Mr.. Hamilton's certificate of
election and demand a report which
cannot now be made. To say the
least it is a small, very small business
for government official to engage in.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

The Louisville C0urier-J0urnul
thus parts with Mr.. Samuel Randall:
"Good-bye, Mr.. Randall. Goodbye,
Samuel j. Goodbye, Sam. The
line has to be drawn somewhere, We
draw it at that thieying tariff. Take
care of yourself, old friend. Now
and then think of us as you meander
along the narrow defiles of protec-
ton, lighted by the furnace fires of
pig iron. You need not send us a
lock of your hair, however. You
will need all of that yourself. Fare
we'll, Brother Crawford, farewelp.n
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

The woman %sut1ragists find an en-
thusiastic advocate in the Laramie
Sentinel, which declares that 'fewer
women fail to vote than men; that
women are less persistent office-seek-
ers than men, and, when elected,
good officials; that they are entirely
free in their action; that the polls,
once riotous, are now as orderly as
churches; that there are no signs of
decentralization, and that the votes
and influence of women have doubled
the power of the better element"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

1t is a significant fact that the only
important law passed by the late
Congress, and which receives the I'M
qualified approval of all political par
ties, was introduced by a Democrat
and successfully pressed upon a sick
and p%enitent majority, which six
weeks later would have rejected it.
The ablest and best Democrats of
both houses voted for it and the best
judgment of Democracy everywhere
approves it. Being in exact conform
ity with the imperative commands
of Democracy in its national conven-
tions and in itself a right and practi-
cal first step, it will be approved by
the next Democratic National Con-
vention. Civil service reform is now
fairly afoot, and it will now pause in
the movement or 60 backward until
bossism is routed, the offices taken
from the politicians and made the
property of the people, open to the
highest and humblest upon equal
terms.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
Star Route Trial.

WASHINGTON, March 20. - Col.
lngersoll concluded his argument in
the Star route trial on the question
of the admissibility of questions
asked Brady Yesterday. At its con-
ciusion the court said the question at
issue vas as to the relevancy of the
questions offered in evidence. If re-
ceived it would only tend to prove a
crime on Brady's part without his
associates. That is not proper, for
none of the defendants could be tried
for individual crime under the in
dictment. The questions were ex-
Guided. Gen. Brady resumed the
witness stand,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
A Busted CORPORATION.

Nhw YORK, March 20.---Judge
Truax, in the Superior Court to-day,
appointed Franklin H. Smith, form
erly secretary Of the Columbia Con-
solidated Gold and Silver Mining
Company, as receiver of that corpo-
ration. Its assets are mines in
Nevada. but not sufficiently proflta-
bic to Justify working. Edward s.
Stokes is one of the'claimants of the
corporation for 81, 135, TAI.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

From the foundation of the govern
ment until 1861 the United States
paid only about 500, OOO, 900 in pen
sions. This could not be considered
an extravagant sum. But between
1861 and January !, 1883 the govern
ment paid out for pensions the
enormous sum of $500, 741, 40, or an
average of 1854, IA q year-equal
to fifty cents for each man, woman
and child in the whole country.
There will be a large increase over
former annual payments for several
years to come.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

The lion and the lamb have lain
down together in Rhode Island.
Governor Sprague has received the
nomination for Governor by the
Democratic Convention of that State.
The Democrats may have good and
sufficient reasons for endorsing the
nominee of the Citizens and Inde-
pendent convention, but at this dis
lance it looks as though the Demo-
cratic lamb is not on the right side
of the lion.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

The total losses by the floods in tile
Ohio and Wabash rivers are estima-
ted by the New York Herald at
$S,O4s,oo0, of which $780, 900 falls on
Cincinnati and its suburbs, and
81, o. 600 on Louisville. More than
5000 dwellings in the Ohio valley
were swept away or wrecked beyond
repair. The figures given do net in
clude the losses from a suspension of
business and trade.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
"A Puzzlinr Case.

LONDON, March 19.-The assault on
Lady Florence Dixie is still puzzliny
everyone. No clue is obtained to the
a~ssaiiants. a gardener potting gerani-
uMs ~ yards from the scene neither
sa" nor heard anything of the occur-
renee. Lady Florence says she called
"a her husband for help. She states
II should be sorry to attribute the
outrage to the Land League.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 19.-General
aaa Madame Diaz tonight left for
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

The country has not yet heard the
last of Guiteau. A dispatch under
date of the 10th inst. says: Among
the cases assigned to-day for trial
before Justice Hogner, in the newly
organized branch of the Criminal
Court, is that of VIM. Jones, indicted
for assault with intent to kill Charles
J.. Guiteau. Jones is the man who
rode alongside the prison van and
shot at Guiteau through its side.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
ALASKA.

When Secretary Seward. purchased
of the Russian Government in 1857
at a price Of 81, zoo, 600, what was then
known as the Russian Possessions or
Russian America, and now known
as Alaska he was laughed at for max
ing a very foolish bargain. Indeed
there was every reason then to sup
pose it a costly and useless purchase.
The country was generally recog-
nized as a cold, bleak, barren penin-
sula whose principal products were
ice and half-starved, half-frozen
Indians. Bat a better acquaint-
ance with the once derided,
neglected land has dispelled
that belief. American pluck and en-
terprise have demonstrated that Alas
ka with its 100000 square miles con
tains many elements of wealth. Its
whale, salmon, and cod-isheries are
important, while the Prybilov Islands
attached to it yields an annual rental
to the United States of $500, 900 for its
seal-fisheries.
More recently gold mines have been
discovered near the coast, and hum
dreds of adventurous, hardy
miners are focking thither
to gather the golden treasure. And
now that far off country is having a
boom. What was n considered as
a breeding ground for ice
bergs is now known to possess a mild
climate upon its southern border, an
of fine timber, rich mines
and valuable fisheries. A more init
mate knowledge of its interior may
disclose other resources which may
prove quite as valuable as those al
ready known to exist. 1t is now &C
knowledged that Stewards purchase
was not a foolish one. Further and
more extended explorations may
prove it to be a most advantageous
one to the United States. Indeed, it
not be surprising if it's further
development may not justify the
building of. a system of railroads
its confines. The world
moves, and time brings changes of
men little dream.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

That was a most dastardly attack
made upon Lady Florence Dixie last
Saturday. Lady Florence is an
enthusiastic supporter Of the cause of
Ireland, and warmly repudiates the
theory that her assailants were Irish
men. 1t behooves the English gov
eminent to use every means to dis
cover the miscreants and bring them
to justice. 1t seems strange that a
lady can be thus openly assaiied in a
public t~horoughfare aud her assail-
ant escape arrest or detection.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
Gets There.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March, 90
The Democratic State Convention
this morning nominated VIM.
Sprague for Governor by a rising
vote, seven voting against. A
committee was appointed to confer
with the committee of Independents
of the Sprague Convention held last
week, relative to filling the re-
mainder of the ticket.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

Col. Ingersoll paid the fine imposed
upon Congressman Bedford by Judge
Wylie in the Star-route cases the
other day. Now if the big-hearted
Colonel would pay over to the Gov
eminent Brady and Dorsey's short
ages and prevail upon those wor-
thies to plead guilty to the charges
preferred against them and thus put
an end to the tedious Star-route trials.
he would be regarded as one of the
great public benefactors of the age.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
A Woman Murdered.

GowER1E, Iowa, March. 2o.-Jhe
wife of James Hyland living a few
miles from this place was found deaa
in bed, and there are evidences o1
murder from choking, and kicking.
She and her husband had separated,
he is arrested for the murder. n.y.
land accuses q neighbor named Zone
of the deed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
The Arkansas Flood.

HELENA, Ark. March 9o..Ihe
,;1ar 10 falling at the rate of fourteen
inches in twenty-four houIs' the
overflow passing out tnro1gn IL ~
break with great force. Ine p;. y
TOMS will be cleared of water wltnin
ten DAYS. The flood is rapidly CIV
mo Mace to the ordinary every gay
offsirs incident to the season.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
rroa Advertising.

CHICAGO, March. 2O.-Thes ummei
racing meeting of the Chlcogo Dl ~
ing Park Association Will oe Jo os ~ 20
"a. to 3Oth inclusive and July 50 amu
4th. TheIllinois Derby will be run
July Sd and the Northwestern stakes
and champion stakes July 4th. Five
races are arranged for each Day
Nina .Julv 4th,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
The Late Sensational Homicide

The Late Sensational Homicide.
New York, March 2O.-George W.;
Conkling. who shot and killed will
our Il. Havenstick last night, was
arraigned to-day in the coroner's Of
flee. He is %gentlemany in appear
ance and bore himself outwardly
with calmness and conposure. The
coroner decided to begin an investi-
cation this afternoon. Conkling,s
council claims the shooting entirely
~justihable; that the prisoner did it in
defence of his sister and in his efforts
to remove her from vicious surround
ings, and that it would he sustained
by the moral sentiment of the com
munity: Counsel maintained that if
ne had only used his fists in the as
sault on Conkllng the weapon would
% mot nave been s;sad brought into play. The
prisoners SISTER became so hysterical
after the shooting she had to be re-
moved to a hospital, where she now
lies in an exhausted condition.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
The Saints ROioice.

SALT LAKE, March 2O.-There is
great rejoicing throughout the Terri
tory over the failure of Congress to
pass the Edmunds amendment. Last
evening John d. Game and ex-dele-
gate Geo. Q. Cannon spoke at reli-
gious services here. Cannon said the.
prayers of the saints, and the timely
services of the great apostle of DEM
ocracy, Jere Black, saved his people
from the designs of the wicked
knaves. Prayers were asked for
Jere Black to strengthen him in his
efforts to overcome all who opposed
polygamy. Delegate Caine followed
in the same strain.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
Sinking of an Oyster Boat.

BALTIMORE, March, 20. Last
Thursday night the oyster pungles,
Jasper and Industry collided. The
Jasper sank. The night was so dark
no assistance could be given. In the
morning the Captain and two men
were found lying in the rigging one
frozen to death. The four others
were not drowned.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

ST PETERSBURG, March 2O.-The
Governor OF Moscow has received a
letter warning him that the Kremlin
where tue Car is to be crowned will
be blown up during the coronation
ceremony if the Czar-[Here the dis
patch breaks of.-ED.I
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

The Butte MINER is content to
leave the glory Of cheating a member
of the Montana Legislature out of
his pay to those Republican officials
and Republican newspapers that de-.
sire it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
Reception of Diax In Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 2O.-General Diaz
and party arrived at this city this
morning. After a brief rest they
were welcomed by Mayor Harrison,
to which the :4x-President of Mexico
replied in Spanish. The party then
visited the custom house, board of
trade, water works and other objects
of interest.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

Secretary Chandler has cabled
Lieut.. Harbor to continue the search
o Lieut.. Chip and party during
the coming summer, if he thought it
advisable.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

The NeW Northwest and the .Avont
courier, the two leading Republican
newspapers in the Territory, do not
sustain Governor Crosby in his veto
of the printing bill.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
The Lady Dixie Affair in the
Commons.

LONDON, March 20.-In the Com
mons this afternoon Sir William
Harcourt, Home Secretary, replying
to a question by Captain O'Shea,
said the police were carefully inquir-
ing into the assault on Lady Florence
Dixie. The inquiry was owing to
the intention of Parnellite members
to press for an investigation because
OF suspicious cast upon the land
league in connection with the case.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

The Philadelphia Inquirer is au.
thority for the following statement
There being a division of opinion
among medical men on the question
whether leprosy is or is not a conta-
gious disease, the happy thought &C.
Cured to the physicians of a hospital
in Philadelphia who had a leper un-
der treatment to advise their patient
to travel, to try change of air aid
climate, mingle with his fellow men
and proceed generally in such a way
that if his disease is really contagious
the fact will speedily become known
in the development of cases all over
the country. OF course the commu-
nifty at large will be only too glad to
become the means of settling a dis
puted scientific question, even at the
risk of contracting a horrible disease,
but they can't help feeling that the
medical idiots who hit upon this
method of settling their disputes
should first take the patient into
their own homes, where they can
personally watch the resul. of their
extraordinary advice.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

1t is said the Nihilists have prom
lsed the Car a big blowout at his
coronation. We will decline our in
vitation to be present.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21

The Governor of Alabama has
signed the act creating a State De-
partment of Agriculture.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
Very respectfully, ETC.,
nj. y. BORUCK,
T~nurna1isf Trioppiol CsDD.lvo

very respectfully, ETC.,
Nj. d. BoRUCK,
Journalist Triennial COnclave.
VIENNA, March 19.-It is evident
the charge Of high treason against
down.
TORONTO, March 19.--The most Sc
| we're snow storm of the season is pre-
vailing throughout Ontario to-day.
ST. JOHN, n. B., March 19.-Wal-
lace Ross issues a challenge to Han
Ian offering to row a four or five mile
race for 81 900.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 19.-Per-
silietfe, formerly director of the post
office, who some time ago ATTEMPTED
suicide, again stabbed himself. His
wounds this time are quite serious.
BERLIN, March little state
ment of the Imperial Bank of Ger
many shows the increase in specie
is 256, 600 marks.
LONDON, March 19.-Arrived, Hell
vetia and Spain.
LONDON, March 19.-Arrived, Bal
tic and Wieland.
Lady Florence Dixie, who was at
tackled Saturday by two men dis
guised in women's clothes, SAYS the
men spoke no brogue. She SAYS she
remembers seeing her st. Bernard
dog dragging one of them backwards.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Secre-
tary Folger left the city very quietly
Saturday afternoon, and the fact of
his departure was not known till
morning. 1t is believed he embarked
on a revenue cutter for a short vow
age.
The issue of standard silver dollars
for the week ending March II was
$l95, 900; corresponding period last
year, $780, SOC.
CHICAGO, March 19.-The storm
here continues. Reports this morn |
ing show the cold belt extends over
the entire northwest. Considerable |
damage to property is occasioned at
Milwaukee, Waukegan and other
points on the east shore of Lake
Michigan. The change is expected
seriously to delay wheat sowing.
PHILADELPHIA, March l9.-Tha
steamship Illinois has safely arrived.
The daily gazette., 1883-04-03
A Visitor From the Unknown Depths.

A curious fish, much resembling, as re
CARDS the head teeth, the Australian snap
per, member of the pagrus family, and the
spar,is owls, or sheepshead, lay on the coun-
ter of stall in the Clay street market re-
Gently. Its weights was about 1515 pounds.
On the front head were the odd shapes of
the snapper, the nape was crested and rose
perpendicularly from the upper jaw, the
latter containing four ineisors as large as
those of dog. The jaw was very heavy
and of dull white color, in strong contrast
to the heavy blush black of the upper part
of the head. The middle of the body was
of deep crimson hue, and from there to
the tail the colors were the same as on the
| back
The daily gazette., 1883-04-03

SINCE 1868, when the Republicans of
Delaware made their famous apportionment
of Delegates to the State Convention on
pretended basis of population, they nave
never attempted to revise the apportion-
ment, despite the fact that the population
Of New Castle county has largely increased
since that time, and the National Census
been twice taken. Kent and Sussex wisely
held to a majority of the Convention at the
first apportionment, and knowing that they
will continue to hold it, the leaders in New
Castle have never even urged revision
of this matter. And yet these men pretend
TO ridicule the representation amend
ment to the Constitution just adopted
by our Legislature, because it
does not strictly represent the
principle of representation according to
population. When they attempt TO recon-
struct their State Convention upon this
basis 1t will be time enough for them to
attack and belittle the amendment,
The daily gazette., 1883-04-03
Beautiful Women.

1t is not the smiles of pretty face, the
delicate tint of complexion, the enchanting
glance of the eye, the beauty and symmetry
of person, nor the costly dress or decora,
tions, that compose wOmen's loveliness. It
is her pleasing department, her e.hAste con-
versation, the sensibility and purity of her
thought, her atf2bie and open disposition,
her comforting and relieving the afflicted
and distressed, aud, above all, the humble
ness Of her soul, that constitute true lowell
ness. Disraeli Observes sit is at the foot
of women we lay the laurels that, without
her smiles, would never have been gained;
it is her image that strings the Tyre of the
poet, that animates the voice in the blaze of
eloquent faction, that guides the brain in
the august tolls of stately councils" What
ever may be the lot of man-howeVer un-
fortunate, however oppressed-if he only
love and be loved, he must strike a balance
in favor of existence, for love can illumine
the dark roof Of poverty and can tighten the
letters of the slave. Beautiful women may
| be admired but we can refrain from loving
the impersonation Of grace and virtue We
every day encounter in the charmed circles
| of domestic life
The daily gazette., 1883-04-03
Fair and slightly
New and not new, both. It's
done all the time, more or less.

done all the time, more or less.
There's an uncommon stir
in the handkerchief trade; and
it takes the direction of how
much can be done, or seem to
be done, for 12I cents. That
part OF town where such feats
are to be expected is full Of
colored-border hemstitch linen
handkerchiefs for l24 cents.
We have made a gathering of
them, to find out just what's
going on. There's a very great
variety of these handkerchiefs;
and, so far as we have seen
them, they are all mixed cotton
and-linen.
A new cotton-and-linen
handkerchief is better looking
than linen; for cotton makes a
smoother thread than linen;
and the vice of cotton doesn't
appear at first. The colored
borders are not so cookbook
ing. Handkerchief printing is
done in two ways, known as
block-printing and roller-print-
ing. The latter costs less; and
the former is better put on. A
block-printed border generally
fits the handkerchief border; a
roller-printed border is apt to
be more or less off. Imitation
goods are pretty apt to be made
in the easiest and least costly
way.
We have plenty of handker-
chiefs that look like these to
the unskilful eye; but they are
all linen and block-printed.
Just because of this effort now
to sell cotton-and-linen to1
linen, we have put better
handkerchief at l2b cents than
we can afford to sell at that
price.