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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11

"What;" inquiries tne Inter Noun
tain, ''has our contemporary to say
to the records in the keeping of the
Probate Judge and the clerk of the
District Court ?" The MINER has
this to say, that if they are not in a
safe repository those who are author
lied by law to provide one have
neglected to do their duty. If they
were safe a year ago they are safe
now. If they were not safe, then
some one is to blame. Be this as it
may there is no reason at this late
day why the county should be put TO
the expense of Sl5e, 600 or $500, 900 to
provide a safe place for the records
Of those Offices.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
New York Notes,

New YORK, Aug. 1O.-Siocks
opened firm but subsequently became
weaker and declined / to J, the latter
on Central Pacific, n. w. and Den
yer. Lower market on reports Of the
passenger rate cutting west.
1t is reported this morning that the
striking telegraphers last night prac-
tically abandoned the strike. No
particulars of any disturbance on the
w. U. wires last night. Four of the
striking operators returned to work
his morning.
A party distinguished Europeans
who came over TO this country at the
invitation of Rufus Hatch, to visit
the National Park started on their
journey this morning. They number
over 20 persons. They will remain
over at Niagara Falls, resuming their
trip Monday to Chicago where they
will take a special train over the n.
P. road to the Yellowstone Park. MI
merous stops will be made along the
route to enable the visitors to inspect
the great wheat farms of the west.
It is expected that the Yellowstone
will be reached by August 25th and
after a stop of two weeks the party
will return. A portion of the party
will visit Manitoba before returning.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11

ut doesn't make any difference to
me whether the county is in debt 81
or $500, 600. I don't expect to stay
here and pay taxes to build the court
house. I shall sell out and leave"
said citizen the other day. There
may be many others of the same
mind who will vote for the loan
for the same reason. But has it not
occurred to these gentlemen that men
whs have money to buy real estate
are just as averse to being taxed to
death as the man who has it to sell?
The man who wishes to sell because
his property will be taxed 3 or 4 per
cent. for an indefinite time will never
get his price for it. The buyer, if he
find one, has the same wholesome
fear of high taxes and will bid ac-
cordingly. He is greatly mistaken
who does not believe that high taxes
will ~depreciate the value of real es-
tate.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
Three Fresh Letters.

WINDSOR, N. S., Aug. 9.-Professor
Henry Youle Hind publishes three
fresh letters On the fishery frauds,
and calls upon Hamilt IN and Reavs
Hill to supplement the disclosure in
combination with active assistance
in publishing just explanatory con-
dition of the secret appendix memo
randum. Mr. Hind promises to fur
nish an illustrated copy OF the docu-
ment. He also calls upon Hill to join
him in publishing the secret method
by which DR.. Young, and Buchatte,
and Johnson, OF the Canadian u.s.
toms department, jointly manufac-
tured the United States and Canadian
trade returns, both as to the fisheries
and reciprocity. He also demands a
just exposition Of the whole subject
as one OF international and national
Importance.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11

the conversation. As I looked at b..
1 could not help saying: Ain
"Mr. Tilden, you bear Won
markedly we'll; can it be possib1S ire le.
you are really forty-one ?" 'iat
He shook his head with q s.u.
mournful infection and said '''"l'
''Ah, my dear boy, time i, ra,o..
less: ! shall be forty-eight years old
Had I not received this a,surono.
from his own lips, 1 couldn't have
believed it. lave
When I left he insisted on sbou,
dering my trunk and carrying it ~
the station. AS 1 pressed his hoa 70
at parting [ said to him: "'o
"Mr. Tilden, if the next Democr.t
ic National Convention should toI,eS
its own wishes and the earnest dasi's
of the American people, and nomi'
nate you for President would Won A.
cept the nomination."
He squeezed my hand in b;s
mighty grasp until the blood oozod
out under my finger nails and shont1
ed:
"Would II"
Then he slapped his hands together
like a clap of thunder, and sprunc
straight up into the air. l watched
his vanishing form as it disappeared
behind the clouds without a fear
knowing we'll that the athlete would
come down at Greystone. And as
his figure passed out of sight a voice.
fell like a falling star:
"Would 2 duck acknowledgements
IN Burlington Hawksye.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11

The telegraphers' strike has saved
the people one infection at least, and
that is the reading of the discennect'
ed recital of the sham Investigation of
the Supervising Architects bureau.
1t seems to have resulted as was an
ticipated-somewhat like the Star
Route trial-no one hurt. Mr.. Hill
complains that it has suspended the
work of the bureau for a month. /!
this is the case, the Government will
probably come out about even on the
Investigation as it is supposed there
was no stealing going or during the
architects trial.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
West India Notes

PORT AU PRINCE, Aug6. - The
country is in a very agitated con-
dition. and a revolution is momen-
tarily expected in this city. The gov
eminent is poweriess and business is
at a standstill. Jacmet has pro-
nounced in favo: Of revolution and a
pronunciamento is expected at Cape
Hayti. A great battle was fought
before Jeremie, in which the govern
ment troops were completely de-
feated, and Several, their general, was
executed.
HAVANA, Aug. 9.-Consul General
Gordon has sailed for the United
States.
SANTA DOMINGO, Aug. ~ The
sugar crop is short fully 50 per cent.
A serious monetary crisis prevails.
Congress has imposed an import duty
Of II per cent. on American silver.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
THE BATTLE GROUND.

The San Francisco Bulletin, COM
menting upon the conclusion of the
New York Tribune that the Empire
State will be the battle ground of the
next Presidential campaign, gives
the opinion that the Pacific States
are more likely to hold the balance Of
power than New York. In support
of this proposition it says: Under the
new appsrtionmsnt the South will
have 1852 votes. There il not much
doubt but that these 152 votes will be
cast for the Democratic nominee for
the Presidency. If the thirty-six
votes Of New York should be cast
likewise for the Democratic candi-
date the total number would be 1873.
and thirteen more votes would be re-
quired for election. The total num-
ter of electoral votes under the
new apportionment is 4O1. Of these
2Ol are necessary to the choice
of President. The fourteen votes Of
the three Pacific States, with those
of New York and the South, would
elect the next President by two ma
jority. If the Democrats could get
Ohio or Indiana with New York,
they would also win the fight in
1884. But the chances of doing 50
cannot be said to be first-class. New
JERSEYS nine with New York would
not help them. There does not seem
to be much chance for them in any
other Northern State.
For the Republicans, the calcula-
ton is different. There are in all 249
northern votes. OF these, as above
POI are necessary to a choice
If the Pacific States be eliminated,
the total number Of northern votes
will be 235. If the Republicans
should carry the entire north except
New York and the Pacific States,
they would fall one vote short
of. success. If they should
carry all the north except New
York, Nevada or Oregon could give
them the victory. They al lose
New York and New jersey and win
with the aid of the Pacific States. It
is therefore quite evident that the
battle will be quite as hot hereabeuts
~ in New York or any of the North
ern States. The Republicans are
badly handicapped on the Pacific
Coast by their course on the Chinese
question. The political perfidy which
that episode disclosed is quite appal-
ling, but it may be forgotten in the
acts of the next Congress o. in the
course which the national conven-
lions may determine to pursue. The
States are more likely to hold
the balance Of power in 1884, than
New York.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
Malignant Dysentery.

MUsCATINE, Ia, Aug. 9.-Wilton
Junction, twelve miles from here, is
much agitated over an alarming ia.
tality, supposed at FIRST to be cholera
infantum, but which, though mainly
confined to children, has attacked
grown people. There were seven
deaths yesterday, all children. One
Mrs. Arnel1 and several grown per-
sons are now seriously i'll, including
DR.. Sherwood. a prominent physician.
Including children, nearly n hum
dred persons are down with the dis
ease. No deaths are reported to-day.
The disease is said to be malignant
dysentery when it attacks grown
persons.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
THE YOUTHFUL GIANT OF
GREYSTONE.
Another Believer Who Has Made
the Return Trip to the DEM
Ocratic Mecca.

I own that as I rang the bell at
Greystone l felt some compunctions
of conscience at thus disturbing the
rest of dying old man, but as l had
come all the way to New York on
business connected with the EXPOSE
ton [ could not go away without
bidding the venerable statesman lay
ing at deaths door a last farewell
Judge of my surprise, then. when
Mr.. Tilden himself opened the door
to answer my tinlid ring. I looked
a. him in speechless amazement as
he stood before me a physical and in
%tellectual giant, nor did I recover
my self possession until, in a
thunderous shout that started the
sparrows i'll the park, he roared:
Henry, old boy, how does she
beom?' at the same time slapping
his brawny hand ON my shoulder
with such force that the clavicle was
fractured and the scapula split from
the caracold process to the inferior
angle. Ruddy with the glow of per
feet health were his round cheeks
and when he laughed I saw that he
had not al unsOund tooth in his
head. We talked of everything in
the world except politics. He wrote
a beautiful little Greek poem, while
he chatted about the dogs of Hymet-
tus and the horses of Diogenes and
Chlron, the scenter, and other CLASH
cal subjects. We went yer the
house, which is being newly kalso-
mined. from garnet to cellar, the law
lsh outlay of money being guided by
the most faultless taste in the mix
ing of the kalsomine. The house is
nine stories high, and when 1 grew
weary on the fourth floor, Mr.. Tilden
took me In his arms and carried me
the rest of the distance, as though I
had been a baby. 1t is a playful wav
the old giant has of firing out his
visitors.
His hair is long, curling and raven
black, and there is not a wrinkle in
his face, not a furrow on his brow.
He is Passionately fond of bicycling.
anf rides as far as fifteen miles a dav'
His favorite bicycle he keeps i'm q
room adjoining his own and feeds it
with his hands. He sings superblv.
and has a childish way Of runaingto
the piano to dash off some sparklinp
little appropriations as interludes to
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
THE INTER MOUNTAINS FIG
URES.

Our neighbor blossomed out last
evening as q mathematician. Its
first essay in that role is so palpably
clumsy and incorrect that every
schoolboy IN the city will laugh at it.
By what process it figures cut that q
two mill tax on $5,27O, $50 will pay
$40 will forever remain a mys.
terry. But it ignores the true, finan'
cial condition in which this county
will be placed in case the loan propo-
sition be carried. In the first place
the county is already largely in debt.
1t will be over $50, 900 in debt q yea1
hence, even if the loan be denied.
And then again, according to the
Commissioners own estimates, the
building cannot be finished short OF
$107, 600, in addition to the $25,47o
already paid out. Here then we
would have a debt on our
hands of at least $4,000.
Further still, the assessment roll
this year wW not reach S., OOO, 600.
We will give satisfactory reasons for
this in the future. Suffice it to say
the assertion will be sustained by the
record that our assessment roll will
fall short at least 81, O0O, 900 from what
it was last year. The county fund,
the school fund and the poor fund
will not be sufficient to carry the
county longer than the first of July.
Our schools will have to be closed
unless a direct tax be voted to sus-
tain them. Warrants will have t.
be issued and the county will run
still deeper in debt. Warrants will
60 begging at 60 cents on the dollar
and every piece of work for the
county to be paid for in warrants will
cost 40 per cent. more than it would
if we had money to pay for it. Thus
we will run deeper and deeper
in debt and the noses of taxpayers
will be put to the grindstone. This
state of things will not continue for
two years or five years but for an in
definite period of time. All history
goes to show that a debt ridden COM
munity with failing resources never
gets out of debt. A few men who
buy its warrants and bonds make
some money but the great mass Of the
people-the laboring men who are
consumers and pay the taxes, must
dance to the bondholders' music and
settle for it too.
Instead of an extra 2 mill tax for
county purposes the limit-16 mills
will be pressed every year. Taxpay-
ers do not be deceived in this matter,
Heed the experience ofevery mining
county on the Pacific Coast and KEEP
out of debt.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11

Taxpayers who think they will es-
cape a sixteen-mill county tax next
year by voting for the court house
loan are counting without their host.
Taking into account the present
county Indebtedness, the falling off
of taxable property, and the addi-
tional demand that will be made on
the county fund if the loan be voted,
it will be found that the limit will
have to be levied to run the county
government in fair shape.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
The President in Camp.

CAMP ROLLINS, Wyo, via fort
Washakie, Aug, 1O.-After tno
Indian dance yesterday at u camp
near Fort Washakie, Captain hayes
commanding troop G, NTH cavalry
gave the President an exhibition, the
Commands being by trumpets. me
drill included ordinary maneuVres
by O including formation, sklr-
mishing both on horseback and on
foot and ended with a charge. just
after this about ESQ mounted Indians;
Shoshones and Arapahoes, gave a
sham battle with maneuvres e2-
ecuted by them in actual warfare.
Their borsemanship was superb
nearly everyone riding barepacA.
Senator Vest, member of the senate
committee had an interview WIN
Washable of the Shoshenes
Black Cole of the Araphoes at about
five o'clock, there being present a
large body of Indians from both
tribes. The Senator's inquiries were
directed principally as 10 whether
the Indians would accept tenure IN
seyeraltv instead of tenure in COM
mons as now held by them. The
Senator urged them to take their
lands. 100 acres to each head OF a
family and 80 acres to each unmar-
rjed Indian. They have $50, 600 acres
in this reservation and about l,Soo
Indians, both tribes included, and'
under the tenure of severalty, $2oO,-.
600 in interest upon the oonds Oh
these lands.
All the chiefs seemed against ten
ure in severalty. They were very
anxious to have permission to trade
with tue post trader at the Fort,
which is the only other store on the
reservation permitted except the In
dian trading store, stating they could
onlv receive even dollars for a butta-
10 robe at the agency store, whereas
at the military store they were o1lereo
ten dollars for each one.
At 7 o'clock sharp this morning
the President and party broke camp
and started on horseback with h
escort and pack mules following,
crossing Little Wind River near Fort
Washable, halting eight miles out
for five minutes rest, then passing a
rough and broken country with no
water a distance of 9 miles stopping tor
a short time on the top of the divide,
giving US a fine view OF the Crow
Heart butte and the Bull and Wind
rivers and Shoshone mountains.
From this point we passed over q
very rocky country, climbing and
descending alternately high and
stony hills until we reached camp,
which is situated on the Bull lake
fork of the Wind river; distance
from camp this morning II miles;
The President proves to be a good
horsemaE and came into camp like
an old campaigner. Immediately al
ter Our arrival at camp, which Is on a
beautiful trout stream, the President
took his rod and soon caught the first
trout, keeping up his old reputation
of being a fine fisherman. He enjoys
camp lie very much and is up and
out of his tent at five o'clock each
morning the first one, and with 1lan-
mel shirt and large hat en-
Joys it with the rest. Senator
Rollins having distinguished himself
in horsemanship on this marcl OF Il
miles and in honor of him General
Sheridan named our first camp,
Camp Rollins, which honor was
thoroughly approved of by the whole
party, who think the Surrogate in
time by application and steady rid
ing will make a capital COW boy.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11

/: This is the way an exchange sums
up the strikers situation: "This
seems to be the way of it: If the
telegraphers succeed in lettering
their position to a considerable ex-
tent they will be much better off
than they would be were they not in
nearly as good a position as they are,
while again, on the other hand, if the
grinding monopolies put them in a
hole and make their position much
worse than it is, they will not be
nearly SO well off As they would be
were they a good deal better off than
they are. This may seem to be mixed
but so is the strike"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
China Matters.

LONDON. August S.--The Times
correspondent at Hong Kong says he
is informed that there are no Chi
nese troops either at Tonquin or on
the frontier, but the garrisons in the
provinces of YOumah and Kwang ST
have been secretly increased; much
grain and rice for the same being
stored at Canton. The impression
prevails that China is playing a game
which is costing the French much
and tho Chinese little.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
Business Failures.

NEW YORK, August 10.-R. G.
Dun & Cos. commercial agency re-
ports that there were 1872 business
failures throughout the United
States and Canada reported to New
York during the past 7 days being
the same number as last week. In
the New England States there were
rs, Middle %, Western SO, Northern
%, Pacific Is, New York city Is and
Canada p,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
Troublesome Operators.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 9.-The Pan Han
die railroad IS open and is still at
work. Superintendent Taylor has
Issued an order dlsmissing those who
refused to send commercial business.
A number of operators on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago rail-
road have been discharged for refus-
ing Western Union business, and the
balance threaten to strike if the COM
Dany insist.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
Foreign News.

LONDON, Aug. 9.-The Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland states that the pro-
posed demonstration on Parnell's e.
tate is abandoned because of a misun-
derstandlng with the railroads. The
Government had not interfered.
MADRID, Ang. ga royal decree
IS issued suspending the constitution
al guarantees and Diminishing civil and
military officials at Badajos. The
lieutenant commanding the Santa
domingo regiment is killed by the
men under him, who have since sub
United. Colonel Sigazo will return
to Madrid On Friday.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11

"Help me Cassius or I sink" cries
the Inter Mountain and Taxpayer"
"Civis" and "Citizen" each responds
to the call. But their screeds, like
him whom they personify, have "a
lean and hungry look" and will fail
in the attempt to float the loan prop
osition upon the e Of popular
favor.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11

The cablegrams say Mrs. Langtry
was Hospitality welcomed on her ar
rival at London. Among those who
were foremost in extending the well
come the name of Mr.. Langtry does
not appear.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
EurCpoan News.

PARIS, Aug. "a prominent
Spanish republican reports the stu
alton in Spain to be very grave. He
reports that several superior officers
in the army are in favor of republic,
and that an outbreak in the republic
can interest is imminent. Impor-
tant malcontents and Carlists are
preparing to act in the north.
Admiral Pierre, whose conduct at
Tamatave towards the British consul
and others caused much feeling in
England, asks to be replaced forth
with owing to the poor condition OF
his health.
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Foreign News.

PEsrHE, Aug. 1o.-The entire gar
rison is confined in the barracks in
readiness for further anti-Senletic
outbreaks.
VIENNA, Aug. TO- Employees of
the OstrO mine have revolted and are
rioting. Two companies of troops
have been dispatched to restore or
der.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
Carev's Death.

LONDON, August 10.-Further par
ticulars have just come to hand OF
the murder of James Carey by
O'Donnell which tend to show that
the shooting took place when the
vessel was II miles from land.
There were twenty-five deaths
from cholera in Alexandria yester-
daY.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-08-11
Report on Forestry.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 9.-The American
Forest Congress committee on forest
experimental stations report COM
menting on the decrease of State for
ests. the want of trained foresters and
tho comparatively little Importance
which the legislatures attached to
experiments in forestry. The com-
mittee recommends that members OF
this Congress urge upon the respect
i've States the necessity of establish
ing forestry experimental stations:
The importance of the matter and
the alarming rapidity with which
the forests are being destroyed is a
matter Of Importance to the Ameri-
can people not realized by the
masses.
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Law-Breaking Salvationists.

SYRACUSE. Aug. 9.-Several weeks
ago the common council passed rese-
luton prohibiting the Salvation Ar
my parading the streets. To
night the entire army determined to
defy the board of aldermen, and
marched through the streets shouting
h%allelujah and singing hymns adapt
ed to popular airs The police ar
rested the whole body and escorted
them to the station house. They
were about to place the prisoners in
cells, when the aldermen who OPP
posed the resolution signed their bail
bond. The parties will appear before
the justice tomorrow.