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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-10

The School Board of New York
has made a raid upon married lady
teachers. 1t recently adopted a reso-
luton requiring any female teacher
who may take to herself a husband
to report the same to the clerk of the
board, inelesing her married name
and address, the penalty for neglect
to comply with the resolution within
80 days from her marriage being a
forfeiture of her position as teacher
and all salary that may be due her
from the time Of her marriage. The
resolution is said to be directed
against that class of well-salaried
school teachers who in the generosity
of their natures have married impe-
cunious young men who share in the
salaries of their better-halves. There
is a decidedly puritanical flavor
in the resolution. Why a full
grown, healthy schoolmarm cannot
divide her wages with her husband if
she wish to must be explained only
on the outside of the ordinary course
OF reasoning. Other women are per-
mitted to divide their earnings with
their sterner half, and while it does
not reflect any credit upon the hus-
band to receive them unless he too
contribute to the common pool, still
neither law nor resolutions have been
directed against the practice. But it
seems an exception has been made
against the schoolmarms of New
York. She can look around her and see
wash-women, office scrubbers, nurses
and other married ones of her seq
work to support drunken, worthless
while she is denied the
privilege of earning a living for her
little impecunious dude Of husband.
The New York board is ungallant to
say the least. It should give the
schoolmarms a chance.
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Gault Declines.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.-John C. Gault,
after a consultation with Col. Hoxie,
of the Gould roads, finally declined
the commissionership of the Cali
fornia pool roads, he finding that to
accept would either necessitate liv-
ing continuously in San Francisco or
spending a good deal OF his time
here, and this he vas not willing to
do on account of his wife's health.
MI. Gault says he cannot take the
place unless the pool officers have
quarters located at or within a days
ride of Chicago, as that is the only
place where Mrs. Gault enjoys even
fair health. 1t is not known whether
any other person has been men,
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Turf Notes.-The Fastest Mile.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The great event
of the day at the Chicago Driving
Park, was the beating OF all previous
trotting and pacing records by the
young PAGER Johnston, driven by
Peter V. Johnston. The horse got
warmed up in 1929 and ON the sec
ond trial paced without a skip or
break in exactly 2:lO, thereby max
ing fastest harness record ever known.
The first race was the unfinished 2:2O
pacing race of yesterday. Summary,
Chestnut Star, l, l, 5, 3, l, 2; Daisy
D., 2, 2. l, 2, l, 2; Wild Frank, 5, 5,
1, l, 2, 3; George g., 8, 4, 2, 5, S, 2, O..
Billy Scott, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4,2,O Time.
2.22!!; PA; 2.24; 2.24!;; 2.25; 2.2544; {. p.
The free tor all stallion race
was g fine contest and
resulted in the defeat of the favorlte.
Monroe Chief, by the young horse
Phallas. The latter acted Eighty in
the first and second heats, but then
settled down and trotted handsome
~. Summary.-Phallas, 3, 3. l, l., l;
Monroe Chief, l, l, 2, 2, 2; Maxey
Cobb, 2, 2, 3, 3, ); time. 2:2O, 2:25.
2:2o5, 2:19, 2:23. The 2:3O trotting
race was postponed until tomorrow
on account OF the darkness after four
heats had been trotted. Ottawa
Chief won the first heat in 2:25:
Neva, second heat, 2;;3O!; Kitty Van,
third and fourth heats, in 2:24 and
2:264. In the steeplechase over the
short course Carlos H. Harrison beat
Belle Boyd, Miss MOulsey and Katie
Crlel: The latter refused the eighth
hurdle.
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r JUSTIFICATION,

Under the above caption the Inter
Mountain revives a matter which for
its own sake it should have relega ted
to the past among things forgotten:
We should certainly not even now
refer to it again if our contemporary
had not charged that the former re-
marks of the MINER were "prompted
by a narrow spirit of business rival
~, and its charge of ''bad faith"
had no equitable ground to stand
upon" This rather sweeping asser-
ton loses all its force in view of the
fact, which it admits, that it received
a copy of the speeches to be delivered
by President Willard and Hon. Will
liam NJ. Evarts, with instructions
to withhold them until the day after
the ceremonies come Off" The point
the MINER raised was that the Intfr
Mountain and Helena Herald had
these instruction Ms and in SO
had acted in bad faith with the
Press. But for the purpose
Of informing himself as to what
to pursue in the future under
Pike circumstances the manager Of
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| REPRESENTATIVES In the EASTERN
states, thirty.two in the Western
| states, and eighteen in the Southern
states-a total of sixty-four. The
Republicans lose fourteen in the
Eastern states, fifteen in the Western
states and three in the Southern
states-a total CT thirty-two.
The Republican loss represents
lust one-half of the Democratic gain,
thus showing that practically the
Democrats in the forty-eighth Con-
grts have the benefit of the entire in
crease in the representation result
ing from the new apportionment.
The number thirty-two, is the in
e of representatives in the forty
eighth Congress; it represents the
Republican loss at the last congress
sional election; and it represents the
Democratic gain by the apportion :
ment.
With a full Democratic caucus,
ninety-eight votes will be necessary
to nominate a candidate for speaker.
The majority of these ni~nety-eight
votes must come from the West and
South, inasmuch IS the total of the
Democratic votes froD the Eastern
States is only forty-two. From what
is known regarding the Eastern
vote it is safe to say that in order to
obtain the nomination for speaker
Mr.. Randall must receive between
sixty and seventy votes from the
West and South. That he cannot
muster so many is the confident be-
lief of his opponents.
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The commissioner of pensions be-
lieves that when affairs in his office
are brought to a normal condition,
the annual appropriation for pen
sions need not exceed $25. 900, 900.
This is a very safe assertion as so
much depends upon bringing the af-
fairs of the pension office to a "nor-
NAL condition" before the expendi-
lures will exceed that amount. They
have not been brought to a "normal
condition" and from present appear
ances do not seem likely to be until
a change takes place in the political
complexion Of the administration,
Until then the pension bureau will go
on paying out 500, OO0, 600 to $3.50,
DOC, 900 annually, a large portion of
which is paid upon fraudulent claims.
No fault can be found with the ma
ton dealing literally with its defend
ers, but they, not frauds, should re-
ceive its aid.
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Washington Notes

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. -SsmD.,
Melton, U. S. District ATTORNEY f..
South Carolina, has written to t w.
Department of Justice DENYING ths
report that he had rendered his resir
nation, and saying he had no such
intention.
The President has taken m hi.
residence at Soldiers Tower. and
will remain there until the repajrso an
the White House are completed
Secretary Frelinghuysen returned
to Washington last night with Pr-,i.
dent Arthur, and was at the State
Department to-day.
Secretary Chandler arrived here
this morning.
Governor b. F. Butler called Hmm
Secretaries Frelinghny7en and Lin.
coin this morning.
The places ofmany of the strikir,
car-drivers and conductors have BEEN
filled, and the cars are running
all roads.
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Allowance Refused-Counterfelt
ers Arrested.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Surregate re-
fused another allowance of $4,000
each to the widow and daughter Of
Jesse Hoyt, pending The settlement
of the will.
John S. Maxwell, from Millers
burg, Ohio, was arrested charged
with having in his possession several
finely finished photographs of United
States treasury notes, from 81 to $50
for both sides, for which he was en-
deavering to have plates engraved.
A large number of finely executed
photographs of legal tender notes
were fonnd in his pos session, and in
his room was an unfinished letter to
his wife saying he had con-
tracted for rart Of the work
and it would cost him S 1000. He
said he would send her some "Of the
goods" and gave her instructions
how to get rid of the counterfeits he
would send. He promised to send
some next week for her to practice
with, and then he would send for
more. "Keep things going" he
writes, land when / get my hand in
it will go merry"
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DIVISION OF ~DE1EaATBs.

W. notice that several of our Ter
ritorial exchanges are urging Central
| committees to take the l%nitiatery
steps towards nominating candidates
for Delegates to the Constitutional
Convention. This is rightand proper.
| But sometimes one makes better
Roadway by going slow. It is con-
ceded that the convention should be
composed of our ablest men. It is
also held by some that as the con
vention should be a non-partisan
body Delegates should be chosen ir-
regardless of their party affiliations.
The last proposition would probably
meet no serious objection if no politi-
Cal action be contemplated by the
convention, such, for instance, as the
election of two United States Senators
to present to Congress along with Jul
State Constitution. Colorado set the
precedent of presenting her United
States Senators with her constitu-
ton. The State was admitted into
the Union and the Senators to seats
in the Senate at one and the same
time. 1t is we'll enough for Demo-
Gratis to measure all the possibilities
ofsuch a contingency before commit
ting themselves to a plan of electing
delegates that will bind the Demo-
cratic party hand and foot and put it
into the power Of its political foes.
We concede that the convention
be composed Of our ablest
men, and that the plan Of dividing
the delegates between the two parties
Is a good one, provided our Republic
can friends are not placed in a posi-
lion where they can follow the
example of Colora do. In the
county of Lewis and
the Republicans insist in
making the election a party n and
If drawing strict party lines in the
of delegates. Suppose
do this and elect their delegates
md that every ether county in the
Territory divide up their delegates
between the two parties we might
lave the rather anomalous spectacle
presented to us of two Republican
United States Senators elected from
Democratic Territory. We would
lot charge that the Republicans
would elect Senators If they had the
'ower, or that they would do so if
hey were pledged not to elect them,
ut we do not remember that any
have yet been exacted of or
lade by them touching the matter.
We submit then the proposition to
democrats. if it were not better to
anvass all possibilities attending this
vision of delegates policy before en-
sring upon it.
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Race Distinction in Schools.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Theresa W.
King (colored) Vas refused admis-
sion to public school No. 5, Brooklyn,
and directed to attend the colored
school No. l. She applied for a man
damus to compel Principal Gallagher
to admit her to No. 5. Chief Justice
Nelson, of the city court, Brooklyn,
after a full argument, refused the
writ. The general term of court af-
firmed that decision and the court Of
appeals affirmed the lower courts.
Two points were principally argued,
one, that the exclusion was in VIOLA
ton of the 18th amendment of the
constitution of the United States,
and the other that it was opposed to
the civil rights ac1 of this State,
passed in 1873. The defendant con-
it was not in violation of
and that equal facilities for
the education of children were afford
in the colot ed schools and conse
quently there was no discrimination
against her in assigning her to such
colored school.
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episcopal Couven+,.,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. IA.
ninety-third general o NV, s:~rhs
the Protestant EpiscopaI eh1 Of
the United States ]G1urch g
morning. The committan'' this
processes memorial, and the Or ner
OF the diocese of North cs.sp,u'is
asking for the creation of nav, w%aIolina
in that seat, were adopted Icy TTtaloeet
mittee Oil Canon's report Inc con-.
the name of the diocese Of nfn'iangias
Chicago, was adopted. Rev 'nols Ia
e. Stitson was appointed f,n afthur
sistant Secretary. ''afth AS.
The committee on nr.yo,
whom was referred the cha oEs 10
leaving out the words "p p,afse Of
Episcopai' reported such a%'L'le>taNt
inexpedient. Rev. DR.. R%rn'ne:al'o4
Missouri, presented a menanel, Of
the subject of marriage; refa!a On
the committee on canons. Rs eu to
Fulton, of Missouri, p%resented s'. Dr,
per which was referred to tha a pa.
mittee on the book of commom com
DR.. Fuller said that he Womb 'ayt'
three years tentative Use Of nave
changes proposed in the pravo, Tie
before the change took q Do"A
Rev: DR.. Adams, Of Wis offs eIest,
resolution that at some time mre1 a
to the meeting the general r r"nu0t
ton secretary should, with I' a'n
ance, settle by lot. seats in tho assist hsl
of deputies. The board of m;s u?ut
was then called to order. piaLias
Lees message from the house n%fIsi;loop
ops, with the resolution, was roa' Slsi,
and adopted. The resolution nrovi tta
that a house clerical and Law dann,itts
concurring committee Of thre. p hit
ops. three presbyters and three ' Isl
men be appointed to maze a nrsli n"!'
nary report looking to a thoronu,tI
consideration of the subject of -
election of a minister into the cb,. .ue
or parish for presentation to the u.ul
general convention. The rpno,t 'A \,
the bishop of Hayti shows 4oj CON-.
municants. '"H'
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MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 9.-Reports
from Brewton, Ala, give two deaths
since the Sd. Thirteen cases are I'M
der treatment. The doctors are of
the opinion that they are hemorrhag-
iC malarial fever. The neighboring
towns are quarantining. Trains are
ordered to go through Brewton with
out stopping. Mobile will quaran-
tine to-day.
New YORK, Oct. 8.-Bar Silver
11O5s; Central Pacific, 6716; Burling-
ton, 1884; Northern Pacific. 32l5:
Northwestern, 1917: New York Cen,
t1al, 143s; Pacific Mail, 80; Panama.
~; st. Louis & San Francisco. 26:
Wabash. 2O4; Texas Pacific. 25ss
Union Pacific 1914; Wells, Fargo & Co..
II; Western Union, 1911.
Troy, N. Y, Oct. 9.-The Ameri-
can Institute of Mining Engineers
will convene this evening. An adj
dress OF welcome will be delivered bv
ex-Congressman Martin I. Town
send. A reception will be given to-
morrow, and visits paid to the steel
and iron works and other places of
interest.
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the MINER wrote to Mailaker Smith
for instructions, at the saline time
stating the fact that the speeches re-
ferred to had appeared in certain pa
pers on the evening of the 9Th, when
the instructions plainly stated they
should not be published until the
9th.
In reply Manager Smith says: SIN
regard to the premature publication
of the speeches I have written the
papers in question that we cannot
furnish them with advance sheets in
future unless they comply with our
rules" The inference here is
plain that Manager Smith held
that the papers in question had
violated rule and that
they would not be permitted to do SO
in the future. This was satisfactory
to the MINER and no further refer
ence was made to the matter. 1t is as
we'll satisfied now as it was at the first
that the offending papers will be very
careful to confine the publication of
future advance sheets for the press to
the rules or instructions accompany
ing them. 1t is not likely our evening
cotem. will publish any more "spec-
ials by telegraph from Golden Spike"
It is an "enterprise" for which it has
lost all appetite, Notwithstanding
Smith very kindly let it
down from its embarrassing position
as easily as possible.
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Discovery of q New River.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9.-Lleul.
Stoney who went upon the last trip
of the revenue steamer Corwin for
the purpose Of distributing among
the Tchuckchee Indians of Alaska
the S., 900 worth of presents given
them by the Government in recosnt,
ton Of the shelter and wood Afforded
the officers and crew Of the steamer
Rodgers, burned in 1881, reports the
discovery of an immense river hltn'
erto unknown in geography. lhe
river had been vaguely spoken CT BY
Indians to former explorers ana
Stoney being compelled to await lo'
the return trip of the Cor"An
determined to G If there
was anything in it. Accompanies
by one attendant and interpreter lie
proceeded inland from Holman H.
let in a southwesterly direction unll
he struck what he believed TO be tEe
mysterious river. He traced IT tor
mouth, a distance OF about flleel
miles, where he saw such lmlhelF
pieces of floating timber as to sa'fsl
him the stream must be or lnilleHs
size. He retracedhi steps a dlstsntT1
of fifty miles, where he encounter.
natives, from whom he learned 'ls'
to reach the headquarters OF the ua,
known stream would "n
months. The lholaG:,
told him they came down IT.
distance Of fifteen hundred hilts
to meet a fur trader, and thai f,1
went up higher than that. lawn
no time to go further Stohey TJ
turned. 1t is his opinion, as sta[,"
by those on the Corwin from "IIoI'
this information has been ob'alne"'
that the discovery of this river !"
counts for the large amount Oh i'g 1r
ing timber in the Arctic, ponu,al:
supposed to come down the luA1".
The Indians stated that Ia soH:
it j. is 20 miles wide. II !; ~
the Arctic circle, hllt l..
when Stoney was there n m
flowers and vegetation | w.
nitherto discovered in 50 h!Sil Ia, rt
He has forwarded his repm
o the Secretary of the Navy ,a"t
hopes to be permitted to come '""
md continue explorations
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Yellow Fever Notes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "a Quay
mas dispatch announces several new
cases of yellow fever of a light char
acter. Two deaths are reported dur
ing the last twenty-four hours. Fruit
is now permitted to be sold by the
authorities III the market.
Five deaths from yellow fever are
reported at Muleji, Lower Califor-
MIA.
Passengers aboard of the yellow
fever steamer Newbern, have been
permitted to come ashore, the re-
naming two patients with nurse
have been placed on a barge secured
for that purpose. The steamer will
be thoroughly disinfected before be-
ing permitted to return to Mexico.
All danger to the city from yellow
fever may now be said to have passed
away.
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It seems to be generally conceded

1t seems to be generally conceded
that a continuance of Secretary Fol-
gers policy of %redeeming the three
per cents. will result in the national
banks giving up their circulation.
This would he to some extent dis
advantageous to the banks, but
would it not be an advantage to the
people: The President of the State
Bank of New York, which was once
a national bank, expresses the belief
that 'the Government ought to issue
all the circulating notes and only
upon the deposit Of the full amount
of gold" and not as at present upon
ten per cent, with interest drawn
upon a hundred. .
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THE PACIFIC.

AS everything affecting the welfare
of this great thouroughfare is OF
much interest to Montanians we give
place to the following delayed tele-
gram of the 5th inst. While no posi-
tive assurance is given That Mr..
Gould hes interested himself in the
Northern Pacific to the extent of re-
lieving it of its floating debt and
placing the road upon a better finan-
cial footing. there is, at least, reason
to believe that the hand of that mas
ter railroad magnate is not turned
against it: IA large portion of the
Wall street community imagined to-
day that they could see the hand of
Jay Gould vas reaching out toward
the Oregon and TranscontinentaI
and Northern Pacific stocks. It was
asserted by some of Mr.. Wizards
friends with great positiveness, that
Mr.. Gould has held an important
conference with prince Harry"
during the day and that the moment
Gus question of "What is to become
of the Northern Pacific ?" has been
settled. Mr.. Gould was reported as
having agreed to take hold with Viii
lard and "boom" the stock bearing
the Iatter's name. It was said that
Gould and some of his friends
proposed to furnish a sufficient
amount of money to take care Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
floating debt and to buy up
certain blocks OF stock which have
been rather gingerly held by
apprehensive capitalists. Some of
Mr.. Gould's friends gave color to
these reports by saying that both
and Sage had thought favera-
of Northern Pacific stocks and it
was quite possible that they would
become interested in them. eff Jay
goes in with Henry Willard"
explained a sagacious broker, che
mas satisfied himself he can make
combination pay him in some
way or another Perhaps he has
come to the conclusion that the only
Way to make a market for his own
stocks is to start a big bull
|
in Wizards, which many
brokers' think are now ripe for just
uch move. Little doubt was ex-
pressed on the streets as to the fact
hat repeated conferences had occur
ed between Willard and Gould par
les, and there was a strong belief in
many quarters that either Gould or
'ersons representing him would en-
er the Directory of the Oregon and
Transcontinentol very soon."
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Among the DISTINGUISHED pe

Among the distinguished gentle
men whom the railroads have
brought to the Territory during the
past few months is the Hon. Schuy-
Ter Colfax. The ex-Vice President is
on a tour of inspection and recrea-
ton through the country. He was
at Helena last Saturday, the 9Th inst,
and in the evening addressed a large
assemblage of its citizens in Odd
Fello VS. Hall. 1t is hoped the gen
tleman may be induced to visit Butte
before his return to the East. One
cannot well say he has seen Montana
unit! he has visited the great mines,
mills and smelters IF the Silver City.
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1t is reported that definite and en-
phatic assurances have been received
from Senator Miller, of California,
that he will not, under any circum-
stances, accept the second place on
the Republican Presidential ticket.
Well, who has asked him to? It
seems the refusal" mania has bro
ken out to an unusual extent among
leading Republicans.
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World: John Roach, the philan-
thropic ship-builder, speaks to a re-
porter in a most contemptuous way
of the "men who sit in the cock-lofts
of newspaper Offices" It is a good
thing to be able to secure fat Govern
ment contracts. The people who are
thus favored do not have to perch in
cocklofts. They sit out on the piazza
where the public can see them. The
mpecunious, hard-working men in
the cocklofts also have a commanding
view of the rich contractors on the
piazza. This is sad, out it cannot be
changed.