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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-11
FALSEHOODs

That error will travel a thousand
miles while truth is putting on its
shoes is strikingly exemplifed in the
following which we find in the Miles
City Press of the Sd inst:
ION reliable authority it is re-
ported that n morning at Miles
City, during a term of the district
court, II noosed rope was found sus-
pended over the judges desk, and
the opinion was expressed by prOmi-
nent citizens that an awful tragedy,
in which a United States Judge
would be the victim, might at an
time be expected.
"The foregoing is from the Pioneer
Press of March Goth. The reliable
authority which has related so many
yarns about this region seems to al
ways find tenderfeet like the writer
of the paragraph quoted credulous
enough to believe everything told
them"
In this connection we may state
that the story that Mr.. Briggs, one
OF the Commissioners of Custer
county, is under arrest, is also false.
But these f%alsehoods having served
their purpose in prejudicing the pub
lie mind in favor of the Helena con-
spirators may now be exposed. They
were good enough Morgans" to
serve the ends of their inventors.
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A President Who SINGS

While perambulating the carpeted
nails and rooms of the executive
mansion the other day, the critic hid
ms attention attracted by a series NJ
rlch baritone voices coming from tha
private parlor, and as the last no+os
OF Wait Until the Clouds Roll rvs
were waited out upon the hns6ed
air, he halted in front of the na,lo.
door. Tue paflor
"Mho was that singing?n he in
q1ilea Ia a monotone Of an attendant
VINO stood near by.
on-sh," replied the attendant
mats the President. He s;nr,
uearly every evening for his da,,yh3s
er, Miss Nellie"
Just then the notes OF an accom-
Panlnent on the Knabe grand were
noine to the listeners ear. nd .
childish voice pleaded: ooh n m
please sing that again" and aimppa,,
instantly, the presidential throat uas
cieared as a preliminary meas" "~'
anu the clouds" began to roll hy
again in q clear baritone. accon ~ NY
led by Miss N%ellie's most chonap
Paying. The air finished, Miss NaIg,
ne gave a final flourish over che ke sva-
a ann me listener imagined thst yh s,
o oud e the great chief stem haoS
ana make one Of his dirn;fe dp oaoK
" an imaginary audience. 'o"S
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-11
A Yum-Ium Story from the
French.

Through long nights of fever and
days OF weary restleSsness Ninou
watched by her lovers side. Strength
returns to the crippled body, but the
sorrowful eyes already wear that
helpless, vacant expression peculiar
to the blind, and the strong right arm
is represented only by an empty
sleeve.
lie is nst forbidden to speak now,
and one day, as he bears Ninon's
io,tstep by the bedside, and the soft
ru site OF her dress as she bends over
him, he says:
"You are always with he. Ninon,
arc you not? or do I dream"
II am always with you, Armand
What brings you hereof
Because l love you, dear"
"Love?-but 1 am a cripple and
blind"
Eyes, Armand, your eyes and your
right arm you have given to France.
Will you give the rest to me-"
"Ninon!' and the left arnl, the
only one he has, draws her quickly
and passionately to his side. Her
soft breath plays against his cheek,
and as his lips meets hers, she wills
pers, armand, my prince, l love
YOU"
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Horace Greeley's Abominabls
Ch1rography.

A man in Lawrence, Mass, Offered
prize to any one who would deci-
pher a note in his possession written
by Horace Greeley. Several persons
tackled the chirograpily, whi.h look
ed like a quotation from Ii Chinese
paper run through a sausage cutter.
One man submitted this as the result
Of his labors: "Doughnuts fried in
lard causes indigestion badly An
other offered this: "IGiots laugh at
abolitionists, you bet" y third
claimed the prize with this effort:
I'D knock the sluirin out OF him il
ne Was my offspring and & young
lady was positive it read: "Ss'arkius
Sunday nights is y wholesome oceu'
PATTON The owner Of tie note was
chairman of q lecture committed III
1870, and the hieroglyhics, When
translated by al expert, read: "ldO
not intend to lecture this winter
Yrs. &C., II. Greeley
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An Cyclone.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, April "a
terrible cyclone swept the country
south and east Of here last NIGHT.
Scarcely a tree is left. Farm houses.
fences, and bridges were demolished.
reports OF the hurricane at points
remote from the railroad and tele-
graph lines show great damage, with
considerable loss OF life. John Neusch
and wife, fifteen miles SOUTH of the
river, were killed by falling timber.
near Johnson's Ferry. Thomas Will
son was killed by his house falling on
him: The destruction Of houses and
scattering of fences are complete
along the storms track. Much prop
erty was destroyed between Celine
and the Ouachlta river, east of Hot
Springs.
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Truth The cable brings intelli-
gence that Tchornicheffsky, the cele-
brated writer on the relations of COM
munities to rulers and to each other.
and who is one Of the fathers of Nj
hilism and advanced Socialism, has
become a maniac. He has been
about twenty years suffering what is
amiably called exile, and the wonder
has been that he or any other intelli-
gent exile could withstand the veal
of life in Central Siberia with II
preservation of mental vigor at all.
When he entered on his exile there
were only fanatical finder boxes as it
were in Russia. Now the whole EN-
pire is Slapped with his doctrines and
mined with conspiracy in every
The repressive policy did not
help Russia. 1t is not helping Ire
land or England.
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The bill providing penalties for the

The bill providing penalties for the
manufacture or possession of explo-
sives without warrant from the Gov
eminent vas introduced in the Eng
lish House of Commons the after
noon of the 9th instant, and passed
through its regular stages to a third
reading without alteration or opposi-
ton. In the evening it passed the
Commons and a sent to the House
of Lords and adopted by that BODY
immediately. The Queens approval
OF the measure vas expected yester-
day by telegraph. This is Quick
work for a body which is generally
very d~ellberative and gives its assent
TO measures only after long, tedious
debates and many divisions.
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1t seems the Western Union Tele-
graph agents did not consider the
Rhode Island Guberna .orial election
of suM cient importance to telegraph
the result to Montana. But our
exchanges show that Sprague was
badly defeated. This news is the
more gratifying from the fact it indi-
Gates that Buffers influence amounts
to nil outside of his own State. The
total vote of the State is as follows:
Bourn, 1901; Sprague, 1926; Cut
ter, 7O7; scattering. Is. Bourn's ma
jority, 2,l4o; Bourn's plurality over
Sprague, 1856. The Republican
strength in the General Assembly
will be about the same as last year.
The total vote of the State increased
$3.50 over that of last year. The Re-
publican vote increased 3,042. Dem
ocrats will probably learn in time
that itdoesn't pay to pick up and run
played out Republicans for impor-
tant offices.
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Postal Order.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The fol-
lowing order was issued TODAY bv
the postofice department: It IS or
dered, that order No. 46, Of July 18th.
1883, is hereby revoked. Section 371'
postal laws, regulations of 1879. is
amended so as to read as follows.
Postal cards and prepaid letters to he
forwarded it required. Prepaid let-
tiers to be forwarded from n most
once TO another at the request of the
party addressed without additional
charge for postage. AL letters unoa
Which one full rate of postage has
1een prepaid, and all postal cards
snail be forwarded from the office to
Wnlch they are addressed to any other
once at the request of the person ad-
dressed, or of the party whose card
may be upon the envelope or WHOSE
name may be signed to the nost,i
without additional charge fo,.
postage. Such forwarding mist no
continued until the party addressod
Is reached. Signed,
FRANK HATroN.
Assist Postmaster Genl.
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The Northwest, Portland, Or, News
publishes Governor Crosby's telegram
to the Postofice Department concern.
ing the hanging Of the Greenhorn
postmaster, and adds: "The Govern
or would make a good paragraphist."
That depends whether accuracy of
statement is considered essential in q
good paragraphist." If 30, the
Governor would fall far short of the
requirements.
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Followed Instructions.

When young Hodge iirst came Up
to town his father told him fhai j,
would be polite, when being helpett
at dinner, to say t. IL" an'i, "iia',
that, ii you please IL 81 !lii'peIie'
that at the first dinner - wi!leh nc
was Invited u sucking pig was one o.
the dishes. The host, pointing Wltn
his knife to the pig, asked, wen,
Mr.. Hodge, Will YOU have ti'is' o "i
favorite dish, Or ilaunch OF Mutton,
Upon which, rec"!ierting his il'n
lesson, he replied, HAL that, IL !"TT
plea,e,' To the CONSERVATION '' !"
present.
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Brady's Trial POSTPONED.

DUBLIN, April 1O.--The trial of Joe
Brady, indicted yesterday for the
murder of Cavendish and Burke,
which was to have begun to-day, has
been postponed until tomorrow, ow-
ing to DR.. Webb Adams, who was
appointed by Judge O'Brien as coun-
sci for Brady, declining to conduct
the defense of the prisoner. The
reason Adams gives is that he is not
prepared. The court house wa.
strongly guarded again to-day.
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Lawyer Bigelow has not yet got a
fee in the Sergeant Mason case, and
it is hoped the gentleman will not
get one. When Lawyer Bigelow
shows he has professionally served
Sergeant Mason he should receive a
reasonable one. Until he does
Betty and the Baby" should hold
on to their little pittance.
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THE FESTIVE NIHILISTS.

Recent advices from st. Petersburg
give details showing general alarm
In Russia owe the activity of the
Nihilists with regard to the coming
coronation Of the Car. The Govern
or of Moscowis receiving anonymous
letters daily, which, there is not a
doubt, emanate from the leaders of
the Nihilist' party. The writers de-
clare that since, according to the an
nouncements of the official organs of
the government, the Car has re-
solved neither to grant his subjects a
constitution mol to issue general am
nesty TO political prisoners and exiles
on the occasion of his approaching
coronation, it has been resolved by
the Central Council that everything
possible shall be done to prevent the
coronation being performed, and. if
necessary, even the Kremlin itself,
with ali the guests attending the GER
emony, shall be blown up. In con-
sequence of these and similar threats
addressed to the Governors of differ
ent cities and provinces, the activity
of the secret police has been re.
doubled and dozens of arrests are
made daily, many Of them on the
vaguest suspicion. A dispatch from
Moscow states that Count Waront-
zoff Daschkoff, who is making the
final arrangements for the corona
ton of the Gar, has received a num-
Der of anonymous letters threatening
that all those taking part therein
will be annihilated.
This is cheering news to those who
are compelled. by the unalterable
law of international courtesy, to be
present. But if the old addage is
true that "barking dogs never bite"
little may be feared from the blatant
Nihilists. If they really mean to
blow up the Gar and his party, they
are defeating their purpose by blow
ing about it now. Still, we think it
would be wise for those who D
to witness the august ceremonies to
their ascension robes with them
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'DIsaRAOING THE TERRIFIC
RIAL ANNALS.

Helena is verwhelmingly Repub-
lican and elected a Republican may
or. Two or three other cities in the
United States equally as strong in
the Republican faith have recently
elected Republican mayors. There
is nothing particularly surprising in
this. It is only a simple illustration
of the old political saw that 1.-THE
Dutch captured Holland" No po-
litical significance attaches to such
victories. But it seems our sleepy
contemporary thinks otherwise. 1t
aroused itself yesterday from its
chronic somnolency long enough to
indulge in a season of glorification
over the one or two municipal vic
tories its party has gained within the
last few weeks. Like the common
barnyard fowl that clucks
and eackles and scratches for its one
or two poor little chicks, u neighbor
clucks and cackles for the one or two
little successes its party has gained.
It grows eloquent and reminds its
readers that ':thOse who think that
(Repub)ican) party is routed, or is
asleep, or is taking a journey, have
but to keep their eyes upon the signs
of the times to be made conscious
that its strength is unimpaired."
Chief among the ''signs Of the
times" is the Helena city election.
We are told that there ''the over con
fident Democracy got soundly
whipped because of the disgrace
which that party has brought upon
our Territorial annals" The Dem
ocracy was served just right
over there. Whenever it be-
comes over confident and
SO far forgets itself as to fool around
the "Territorial annals" it should be
thrashed, but when it adds insult to
and ~disgraces the Territorial
annals" it should be most soundly
The virtuo Is Democracy
of Butte can extend no sympathy to
the Helena brethren in their defeat.
1t joys in their joy and mourns in
their mourning. In their sore and
deep affection, wrought by the pres
ence of the carpet Dagger, it has a
David Davis bowels of compassion.
But it must draw the line some
where. It cannot pass the bounds of
.ropriety with its gushing sympathy
and it draws the line at the "disgrace
the Territorial annals" Our
brethren should be more
circumspeet in their behavior. They
may harbor brainless tramps from
The banks Of the romantic Kalama-
They may pay homage to la da
las from Italy's sunny cline. They
may do these and other foolish things
and still retain the respect of Butte's
virtuous Democracy, but
hey must in the future let the "Ter-
:itorial annals" alone if they wish to
preserve the good will of the west
side.
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Professor LeiiJstrum, Of Heislns
fors. has demonstrated the eiecl liza.
origin OF Iha aurora boreal!a. lh y.
astronomer is said to have piace'G
network Of copper wire on the lop III.
two mountains 5000 feet hish Ill 'n
tude 81 deg. north. He theh '"nf
nected this network with the n's,iJ
each mountain. The net was pf';Mh
ed with numerous points, wink
attracted the electricity i'll tie o 'n"
to the earth, and produced an ar r1n.
which rose $50 feet above the nlo''
tain tops.
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DIAMOND CUT M

The late Dakota legislature passed
a bill providing for the appointment
of a Board of Commissioners to To-
cate the new capita! of the Territory.
The bill also provides that the COM
missioners shall meet at Yankton
and organize and then locate the site
of the new capital which latter duty
must be performed before the LIST of
July next. Of course, Yankton was
opposed to the passage of the bill and
is prepared to proceed to almost any
extremity to keep the capital. Pro-
hibition papers of the nature OF quo
warranto, issued at the instance of
the city, were in the hands of the
sheriff of the county to be served
upon the Commissioners when they
made their appearance in the place.
The object was to get the matter be-
fore the courts andkeep it there I'M
til after the time expired for the loca-
ton of the capital. The sheriff had q
small army of deputies watching
every avenue of ingress to the city
for the Commissioners; the Govern
or's office and residence were under
strict surveillance, and the legal tai
ent Of the city and surrounding coun-
try was retained. All was done that
the friends of the city thought could
be done to head off the removal.
But it seems they were not a match
for the members Of the commits sion.
The latter met the End inst. at Sioux
City for the first time, and perfected
a plan of operations which has since
been carried out. At 2 o'clock on
the morning of the 3rd the members
took a special train for Yankton.
The sixty-one miles between Sioux
City and Yankton were made in
just two hours. When within eight
miles of Yankton four watchmen
were set on the lookout. At the
crossing of the Dakota river was a
camp fire, but its bivouacker was
asleep. Nc one was seen till the
YanktoA depot was reached, where
We're two trusty railroad hands who
had set the switches properly and
them down. Not far off were
seen four or five solitary horsemen
who had kept guard over the track
night. The train thundered along
miles an hour, and when in
the corporate limits Capt. Hughes, a
member of the commissiun, called
for an organization. This was soon
affected by the election of a Presi-
dent, Treasurer and Secretary, when
upon motion the Board adjourned
meet at Canton, at which place it
arrived on the morning of the 4th
inst. The commission had complied
literally with the law; had met and
in the city of Yankton,
and was now free to act without in
upon the part of that city's
authorities. The Board will meet
again at Canton on May 1st. The
Yankton people are loud in their de-
of the Board for what it
s pleased to term its "dishonorab]e
in avoiding legal process" It
8, however, asimple case of diamond
'ut diamond, in which the Yankto-
lians have the worst of il.
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San FRANCISCO, April s.-stocks
G q 8 Alpha liz, Alta y, Belcher q
p: B.3B, Bodie IL, California 20c
ION. va. 5Oc.. Point IL, Eureka5 ~,
eenequer 4,G.&C "a, Prizes n T. n
2zs; M; White 25c., M. Elk. az n
1eile S2s, Ophir "a, Potosi 25c & :
~, s. King lOh, Tlptop. 40c
'a1e a. Diablo 50, Savage 2Ie'' ~"
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Reasons for Haste,

LONDON, April 10.-The Times
says there was a practical reason for
the haste in which the bill in regard
to explosives passed through Parlia-
ment yesterday, and explains by
stating that some members of the dy-
Mantle party are believed to be on
the steamers now coming from
America.
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The Indian Situation in Oreo,,n

sAN FRANcIsco, April 1O.-A dis
patch from Portland Of the 10th inst.
says: Chief Moses, who is here, says
ne fears he cannot keep his tribe
from the war path unless a strip of
land seventeen by one hundred miles
taken from their reservation last
FEBRUARY be restored. Gen. Miles
thinks l 10000 will settle the matter
without fighting. Two Companies
are sent to the reservation, Others
are in readiness. Moses warriors
number three hundred, and NAV be-
joined in case of an outbreak bv the
Coivilles, Spokanes, Occur d,Alenes
aud Yakimas.
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TEXAS.

Texas is the banner Democratic
| State in the Union. It never bad q
Republican Governor, and has never
shown any partiality for Republican
principles. 1t furnishes an example
of unchecked Democratic influence,
Democratic policy and Democratic
management of State affairs TO which
Republican newspapers never allude.
No Bradvs, no Dorseys, no How
gates, no Robesons, no Refers have
managed its internal affairs. None
but plain, old fashioned Democrats
who had more regard for their repu-
tation for honesty than for the cut of
their clothes, or for the requirements
of "culcha wed" society, were permit
ted to hold State offices and control
the destinies of the commonwealth.
The results are as ~fattering to the
Democracy of the State as they are
satisfactory to the whole people. In
the matter of railway lines the State
has $500 miles which are being adj
ded to at the rate of two miles daily.
The property tax i, thirty cents on
each 500. It has 81, $50, 900 in the
State treasury in charge of an honest
man. lis BONDS are worth 40 cents
premium and its debt vas reduced by
that rare old genius, Governor Rob
erts, who doesn't believe in political
thanksgiving days, $1,4OO,000 last
year, leaving a balance of Texas
bonds outstanding, and held mainly
by Texas schools and institutions of
of 81, 5000 five per cents.
Its taxable wealth has grown from
B28O, oe0, 900 in 1877 to $40. DOC, 900 in
1882. The free school fund will soon
be Sc, 36l 600. More than \ million
dollars were dispensed last year
lmong free schools attended by $685.
700 pupils. A white and colored nor
nal school provide home made teach
rs. 1t has one million acres of
;hoice land, and there is engrafted
n the constitution of the State a pro-
yislon enabling a poor man to invest
5000 in real property, and making
t his Homestead. It cannot be
or sold for debt and only
conveyed absolutely by the joint deed
ia mar and wife. Is there a Repub-
lean State in the Union that can
make as good showing?
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waahjnrton Notes.

WASHINGTON, April 9,-The issue
Of standard silver dollars from tne
mint the week ending April 7th vas
i63.499: for the corresponding period
last year 152,OOO., ,
Secretary Folger was at the
treasury department to-day for the
frst; time for about two months.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-11

The latest Democratic ticket for
1884: For President, B.. F. Butler, of
Massachusetts,; for Vice President.
William Sprague, of Rhode Island.
Platform-Ne Democrats need apply.
Endorsed by the Republican party,
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A Destructive Fire,

WESTMINSTER, Md, 2 a. NJ, April
lO.-A destructive fire is raging in
Westminster. 1t is of incendiary
origin and started in Thompson's
livery stable. Eighteen buildings
have burned. It is still burning.
Loss, $4,000.
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1t is said Judge Gresham repre-
sents the decency department of the
Republican party of Indiana. How
sadly out of place the old gentleman
will feel in Washington.
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LONDON, April 1O.-A ROYAL mes.
sage giving assent to the bill relating
10 Inc possess ion of explosives was
read in Parliament this afternoon
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Murder and Suicide.

BERLIN, April 1O.-Accounts OF a
dreadful domestic tragedy have been
received from Chem, Bavaria. A
rope maker killed his wife, mother
in-law and two sons and then killed
himself.