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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
DEATH OF PIE TER COOPER

The dispatches of last night convey
the sad intelligence OF the death of
this inventor, manufacturer, and
philanthropist. The subject Of this
sketch was bon in New York in
1871. The early wears of his life were
devoted to lab"rious occupations.
Indeed, Peter Cooper Was during his
whole life, a hard worker, and until
his physical infirmities were such AS
to coDfine him to his home, he could
be seen during business hours shout
dering burdens which should have
been borne by younger men. He
has SO far outlived his day and gen
GRAFTON that but few men knew him
as an inventor. His first essay in
this field was in inventiny =
machine for shearing cloth. In
1880 he erected iron works in
Canton, near Baltimore, and here
construed after his own designs the
first locomotive engine ever con-
structed in this country. He after
wards took a great interest in the
first ocean telegraph and State ca
mails. But the great work of his life,
that which has made his name
a household word throughout the
land, and indeed throughout the civ
ilized world. and endeared him to
the hearts of thousands, was the
founding of an institution for the in
struction Of the industrial classes. 1t
is called the Cooper Institute, q large
stone building ut the junction o.
Third and Fourth avenues, New
York City, the corner stone. of which.
he laid in 1854. 1t contains a school
of art for women, and q free school
OF biography. 1t also contains free
schools Of science, art, mathematics,
practical engineering. etc. These
are open to the youth Of both sexes
every evening. In addition to these
lectures are given every Saturday
night, and a free reading room and
library are open to the public at all
hours. On tie occasion of his S4th
birthday a reception was given there
in his honor when be received the
Of LID. On his Goth
birthday Mr.. Coope: rounded up his
magnificent works foFs the deserving
laboring poor by presenting the IN
the sum Of $4,000. He needs
no other monument to his memory
than he himself hath builded.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
Acouittal of Miss Baldwin.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 5-ln the
ease of Verona Baldwin, on trial Tor
shooting Lucky Baldwin, the jury re-
tired at noon and after a brief delay
asked some further instructions re-
.rardi, the question Of insanity.
Tlley again retired and at two o'clock
retnrnei with a verdict of not guilty
on the ground of insanity. The yer.
diet was received with applause by a
crowded audience. The judge ordered
the court cleared. A number OF Miss
Ra]dwin's friends and many strangers
personally congratulated her, and the
ladies present got up quite an etfuslve
scene over her. She received her ac-
quittal smili1gly and much as a mat
ter of cOu. se.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
The Panama Canal.

NEW YonK, April 5.-Charles de
Lesseps arrived here this mornin"
n Was received by the committee
mentioned yesterday. Being in.
formed Of Rodgers report. he said.
am very glad that the report has
oeen made at the order OF our gov
eminent; 1t will convince the most
skeRtlcal that the canal is a great
truth'and will be completed at a lime
not remote from the present day."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
Brutal Murders and Robbery.

WEST UNION, W. Va, April s.
Barney Doyle and his daughter were
murdered last night by robbers. 1t
was known they kept money in The
house. The second daughter was
beaten with a poker and left for dead;
but she recovered today. She told
the story Of the crime. Kenner,
James Harper and his son have been
arrested and placed in Jail. Two
other men have also been Implicated,
named Weekly and Mckinley, be-
tween whom and Doyle an Old feud
existed. All have been arrested.
Great excitement prevails, and it is
believed there is imminent danger of
lynchins.
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nho charge Against Whitehead

R,RM1NGHAM April 5..ln
nth the request of the home
aae 20 Whitehead was remanded 0
.l',ct' The charge against him IS
s "esn, in his possession explosive
nas,"s and materials in violation
con. l"'1 1'w At the examination cyl
Sen s,,s was was given showing that police %6e
ae.ee arrcstad in London. from White
h ma = house. in this city. He took
naa"s rom Whitehead's a box.
away other materials seized at the
mu'crf isngsr's, were eight gallons so Of
r,u,ric acid, and a quantity OF n's sr'
g g,}sne'"t assumed an air Of ind dass.
nee: he also refused to answer que''
fiOnS.
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Prompt Measures Of the English
Government.

LONDON, April 6.-The stock of
explosives discovered by the police at
Whitehead's manufactory in Bir-
mingham. has been examined by a
government inspector who reports he
found among other articles for the
destruction of life and property, 10
pounds of nitro-glycerine. The gov
eminent has already taken action
looking to an amendment of the law
in regard to the possession of expla-
sives. Sir William Harcourt, Home
Secretary, announced this afternoon
in the Commons that Monday next
he would Introduce q bill to that
effect, and would ask the House to
facilitate the passage of the bill in
order to secure its speedy enactment.
The announcement Of the Govern
ment's intention to act i'll the matter
was received with cheers by the
House.
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Jeanette

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The viii
ness was of the opinion that the trim
to Belum might have been made
sooner, but it would have been at.
tended with great suffering and he
believed, taking all things into con.
sideration, everything was done that
could have been done to rescue DE-
Longs party.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07

Now that the Republicans have
nominated Zen. Butler as the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency
in 1884. and have set him before the
people in good shape, We suggest they
tell who they intend to put up against
him. They have relieved the DEM
ocracy of the country of a load of
trouble by their disinterested action
and should now relieve it Of a load of
suspense by divulging the name OF
Buffers opponent. Their duty is
plain and their modesty should not
prevent them discharging it, though
his name be Brady or Dorsey.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
Riot In Belgrade,

BELGRADE, April 5.-iher was a
violent popular demonstration against
the authorities to-day. The people
were ordered to disperse to their
homes but refused. The mounted
police were called to suppress the dis
turbance. The police, with drawn
sabres, charged into the crowd, COM
posed OF ren, women, and children.
Many persons were cut down and
others trampled under the horses
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
Kanakas Want Coolies.

SAN FRANCISCO, .April5-1t is stat
ed that the Hawaiian law prohib ting
the direct importation OF Cinnamon
from Hong Kong to Honolulu has
been repealed and preparations are
being made for IA Chinese hegira from
Asi to the Hawaiian Islands.
The regular steamer Oceanic on her
next voyage will goto Honolulu from
Hong Kong before reaching San
Francisco and carry -ariv one thou
sand Chinese laborers. Over three
thousand have already contracted for
passage, and the next five steamers
will take them to the islands.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
recent Washington telegra1

A recent Washington telegram
says: Admiral Ammen, United
States Navy, and several other Wash
ipgton incorporators of the Nicara-
qua Canal Company say that they
have all the money they need and
that, without longer waiting for Com
sress or anybody else, they will go
right on and build the canal. They
say that their advices from Panama
are to the effect that very little has
yet been done on the Panama canal.
De Lessers tells a different story in
regard TO the latter enterprise, but
then these old prevaricators probably
believe that, as in love and war,
everything which may he said about
ship canals is fair.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
A Cav Old Deceiver.

BUFFALO,, April 6.-James Rob-
inson, aged IS, was recently married
in this city to a Toronto lady through
an adv ertisement and by giving her
a bogus check for 500, 600, and then
decamped to Canada, taking with
him $75, a gold headed cane, and an
o~vercoat, the property of the Rev.
StrattOn, who performed the GER.
emony. Robinson was arrested at
Hamilton, Canada.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
THE NEXT spEAKERsHIP.

It 10 the least bit interesting to
note the efforts made by candidates
for the next S~peakership to win the
prize. Randall is the choice Of the
pr%ctectionists and hence. as q Demo-
crat will be elected, he is the real
choice of the Republicans The lat
ter will go TO any extent to elect Mr..
Randall save giving him their votes,
but their aid and comfort will GER
tainly be extended to him. Carlisle
has been regarded as the most popu-
lar Democratic candidate, but as his
election would place Randall at the
head of the Committee on Appropri-
atoms, it would be extremely dis
tasteful to the minority. Therefore
the Republicans have, in a quiet and
seemingly d~isinterested manner,
worked for Randall and more
openly thrown such obstacles in
the way of Carlisle as they had at
hand. But while all these little by
plays and maneuvres have been
going on between the opposing can
didates and their respective friends
and allies, Sunset Cox smilingly en-
ters the ring, to the surprise Of all,
with the balance of power already at
his command.
1t appears that no less than seven
teen votes are pledged from New
York to their favorite statesman,
and all bu; three in Ohio are pro-
nouDced "all right" 10 swell this
force, it is understood that Mr.. Hol-
mans friends are counted upon, the
objector from Indiana himself having
retired from the contest. Various
accretions to the Cox phalanx are
promised from the South, notably |
Texas and Missouri, and with the
exception Of Rosecrans the Pacific
slope is said TO be solid in his favor.
The Illinois delegation is claimed by
Cox's friends after a vote for Spring
er, except Mr.. Morrison, who is re-
ported to be for Carlisle first and last.
The Irish-American members, Rob-
inson, Finerty, and one or two
others, are counted as safe for Cox by
the logic Of events, he having We'd
with them in furnishing the caudal
extremity of the British lion for the
past ten years. Mr.. Cox's friends
maintain that the Sreakership
should go TO New York this time by
rights, because the state has not had
the office for sixty-three years, when
by a coincidence it was held by an
uncle of their candidate. In addi-
ton to other Claims, they insist that
the Democratic l'arty should lose no
opportunity 10 fasten itself in the af-
fections of the people of that State,
for upon it will probably hinge the
next Presidential election, every eff
fort should be made to tempt the
hosts to valient deeds by !
q preliminary taste of federal spoils
ct the hands of their own party, as
they fully expect to fall heir to the
administration Of the government in
1884, and they think with Mr.. Cox in
the chair 1Iuch could he done TO |
bring about the desired result. In
Mr.. Cox has quite "boom,"
which has been quietly nursed to
dignitied proportions.
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miscellaneous

SlnCAao, April "a Nems special
o santa re says: n courier from
captain Blacks command "a ha,a aoi.
ing Tor supplies and says the men ano
ehcamped at Alamoosa. e;~ht MAJ
rom Forsythe. There is a nrosnoof
tnaC h troops may encounter . mo
raodlng band from Sonora. I"
ooa DE as MONIES, Iowa. April 5.-Over
~ vi the most prominent Knights
,emplar OF this state have alreadS
Iall1ornia. accompanied by the;r H., w.
S S secretary Perrine has gon to
oan francisco to secure dormitor;os'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
Prize Fipht

NEW YORK, April Ga prize fo}t
occurred on Long Island at dsv'
break this morning between Harrv
Wetson, commonly known rs thy
"Black Diamond" and James Me-.
Laughlin. Seven rounds were fought
in II minutes, when the "Diamondm"
Was declared the winner. Wet.oD
halls from Cincinnati.
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u~facturiny that article than there Is
in finding opportunities to use it. 1t
it do not turn out to be another
Lady Dixie affair. it will probably
transpireth that the Fenians had as little
to do in manufacturing the article as
they had in assaulting Lady Flor
n C or causing the death of John
Brown. Nevertheless they are i'm
.portant discoveries, il in no other
sense than to prove the European
police do something besides drawing
their nav.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
Chicago Notes,

CHICAGO, April 5.-Final orders
affirming the decision of Judge Car
diner in the July wheat deal, were
filed to-day in the supreme court.
Henry Willard, president of the
Northern Pacific, passed through this
city yesterday Oh his way to Portland.
Oregon, to inspect the oregon Il Ill
way y Navigation company's lines
OF which he IS also president. He in
spected the town Of Pullman
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
Obsequies Of Surgeon Barnes

WASHINGTON. April 5.-TIe fune-
raj of Gen. Barnes will fake place on
Saturday. He will be buried with
military llonors at Oak Hill cemetery.
The troops at the arsenal, the marine
band, and the marines at the navy
yard, have been ordered to act as an
escort, together with snch of the dis
trict militia az may desire to take
part. The following officers have
been appointed pail bearers: Generals
W. T. Sherman. Edmund Schriever,
D. II. RucKer. W. II. Emory, A. Kaird,
M. c. Meigs, K. G. Drum, II. McFeely,
N. W. Brown, g. Ii. Crane, c. NJ. Viii
COX and Joseph T.. Johnston.
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Miscellaneous.

PARIS, April G.-Madanie Ci'''l,.
ton vas murdered to-day by ne. h", IT,.
hand. The Ci,arlelltan family
came notorious through a recent s",,..
sation at an abduction trial. ,',a
story of the case Was that M Mate
Charlenton gave shelter II P iJ.Ii
ton to a young lady named r'u oi
Demonasterio, against the attellP mao
her mother to contine her III I.sn
house. The young woman was ."s lam
by force from the Charlenton lo f
sion by Carlos Laft, a natural SUI :; a
Madame Demonasterio, who
widow.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
An Indians Story,

Tucson, Ara. April Ga special
to a citizen, from Gen. Wilcox, says:
A White mountain Indian captured
by. Yuma scouts, denies the hostiIes
are Joined by any reservation In
dians. He left Juh's band after the
killing of Judge McComas, to learn
the feeling of the Agency Indians.
Should the hostiles seek the reserva-
ton he says he will tell Gen. Crook
all.
LATER.-Gen. Crook aud party
arrived at Wilcox this evening.
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1t will be a matter vi regret to very
many to learn that William and
Mary College of Virginia has been
compelled to close its doors on ac-
count OF lack of means to continue
1t. AT II time it ranked second to
none in the country in prominence
and number of students, but poverty
has consigned it among many other
institutions of the South that existed
in the anti-bellum days.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-04-07
Meeting of California Grain Deal.

SAN FRANCISCO, April "a meet
ing OF large and influential grain
dealers was held here, and the Gala
fornia Grain Trade Association was
organized. A committee was an
pointed to draw up Il uniform grain
charter for use here subject to an
prevail ut + 'ture meeting. Another
committee was appointed to draw up
ana submit a ca go contract form for
sales IN Europe. The recent unjust
and excessive arbitrary allowances
on cargOes of California wheat in
Liverpool were denounced, and a firm
resolution manifested to have. if DOS
sible, some fair remedy or change
with this view the chairman was
requested to cable the proceedings of
the committee to Liverpool to the
Corn Trade Association.
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Against tho Passion Play.

/. ALBANY, April "a bill was
introduced in the senate and i'm
mediately ordered to a third reading
to prevent any attempt to imperson-
ate or r. represent Jesus Christ by. any
show, play or dramatic representa-
tor, whether free or for an admis-
sion fee. 1t declares a violation Of
its provisions a misdemeanor, punish
able by Il fine not less than 500. and
Imprisonment for not less than six
months,
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The Southern lndiahs-Crook
After Them.

DENVER, April GA Santa Fe
special says: Small bandso of Indians
making for Burro Mountains, passed
near Demming this morning. Can
talh Martin and two companies ara
IN pursuit. Generals Crook and
Mackenzie held a conference at al.
bu4uerque to-day. General Crcok
VIII make an aggressive campaign in
Arizona with the view of ]carrvinr
tut Secretary Telier's idea of wininS
out the entire band. Chiricuhus
nost'les' under the leadership of old
Ju, are supposed to be scattered
through C%hiricuhua Mountains, Art
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u Is the Word

NEW YORK, April 6,-The me. ro-
pG,i.an journals attempted to inter
tdew donovan Rosa to day, hut
me SAID: Il am through with talkino
Inc supreme council of the r@avnl5'
tloua,y organ zation has advised me
10 taik no more with reporters" ~
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Ferry Leaves for His Heo,.,

DETROIT, April s. Ex-Senator
Ferry is about to sail for Eurone 70
be absent about q year, for the benz
fit of his health. He is accompanied
by u sister and nephew.
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A Fatal Fight.

SHERMAN, Tex, April 6-r,o
farmers, Miller and CARPENTER. hay
fight. Miller received three bnIistaa
and will likely die. They foueh;,
twice before with knives, 's"t
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HARRISBURG, April Ga bill ex-
emptlng those who observe the sew.
enth day of the week from %uenalties
OF the Sunday laws Of 1894 was do
1 lea in the House. Ayes, 81; nays.
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ST. LOUIS, April mo truth in
the stories of the great prevalence of
smallpox in this city.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-10-04
Three WAYS of Decorating.

Our modern designer after nature
goes to work in three ways. He makes
copy, q picture of his chosen object
(Which may bear some remote likeness
to proper ornamental form, as in the
the opposite sketches the branches laden
with crab-apples do the festoon from
the antique) or he makes botanical
diagram of the parts of the plant or its
flower and uses it as ''repeat;" or,
worst of all, he takes anything that
seems to, him curious or striking and
forces it, by hook or by crook. int
some symmetrical arrangement. Thes'
two latter processes he calls conven
tionalizing. The picture-maker may
'conventionalize' also; for he may
drop mis- work at some preparatory
stage, or may put a heavy blackoutline
around it, or he may use gold back
ground; these and a number of othoI
lodges being supposed to make a thing
more ornamental 1t is a sorry orna-
ment that is thus turned out. 1t belongs
nowhere. 1t is fitted for no position,
1t Is fraud and sham, for it is not
even intended TO ornament anything in
particular If painted on a plate to-day,
Ia may be sprawled on ceiling to-mor'
row. Roger Riorttam i's September Gem
f2L3'M.s. ...H.-- --t.l.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-10-04
How Much Wheat Seed Per Acre.

Where wheat is not at all crowded,
in u rich, mellow soil, and the tillering
Is not impeded, the average number of
stems for each plant isS about sixteen.
Each one produces head or ear, con-
tanning on an average. under reasonably
favorably conditions, fifty grains. Thus
one grain yields eight hundred grains.
At this rate the man who sows two bush
els to the acre, would harvest sixteen
hundred bushels per acre, or else much
of the seed is lost. The average yield
of the country, however, is less than fif-
teen bushels per acre. A busheI of wheat
contains, ordinarily, $50, 900 grains; two
bushels, one million five hundred thous-
and grains. An acre of. land contains
slightly above six million square inch
es.- So that each plant has four square
inches from which to derive sustenancs.
Measure that on the ground and seeihow.
small it is. Can You expect the plant
to make a vigorous growth, on -four
square inches? Can you expect it to
tiller and produce sixteen stems? Can
you expect it to mature sixteen full
heads? The result of this crowding is
plain. The plants cannot gain nt1tri-
ment when growing SO densely. Some
must die that the others may live. The
STRONG triumph and the weak. succomb.
This struggle for life begins as soon as
the plants appear above ground. AS
the plants grow larger they require
more room and others must give way,
and very few, if any,, attain a full
growth. All are cramped and starved.
Tillering is impeded; many plants do
not tiller at all, and those that do, TIL
Ter imperfectly. The same is true of
caring. Full ears can not be expected.
An acre of wheat contains about eight
hundred thousand heads. 1t is safe to
say that on account of tillering, these
are produced by three hundred thous-
and plants. Consequently only one
fifth of the grains sown produce mature
plants; these plants produce less than
oue-tifth of the proper number of stems
by tillering, and these produce imper-
feet heads. This is almost entirely
caused by crowding. SIS
Two quarts of seed sown on an acre
have produced fifty bushels of wheat.
Where all the conditions ARE favorable,
the American farmer should not sow
more than half bushel per acre. But
agricultural reforms are never sweep
ing; therefore let the wheat grower try
one bushel per acre.-Anerica,s Agri-
cultturist. -.1 f.sgsETE szssl-ss.eE =
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rRAlMa WEsrMARp.

TRAINS no. !. 4. s and II run daily.
Palace Sleeping Coaches on trains NO. y. Z. D
and "a between Cincinnatiand NewYork daily.
SloepinR Coach on No. aud between chr
cae 70 and korneilsyille. via N al ion and Chicago
E Atlantic Ry. Parlor cars b. tween Horneis-
willie and New York.
Sleeping Coaches on No, Z and between New
York and Il Louis without chtnge.
Hofel Coach ON trains N0@3 and 12hetween
lhissge and New York daily via Nj Mansfeld, and
Faiin an Sleeping Coaches between Chicago
and New YORK via Marion and z. y AlRy-.-
C0nnections xt Mansdeld with Pihsburgs
Terri Wayne Chicago RstlFoad and at "A arion
with Chicago 4 Atlantic x R; for chicago
and all points in theNorth-west. Cor nect1ona
IS LexSittsburE for YOUNGSTOWN and Pittsburg
~ Memdvllse. for Oil Cityj nt CORY for TITUS
vile, a JRmest0Wn for BuHalo and Niagara
rAlls: At Saiamnnea for Kraifcrd and Koch
ester. ana At Binghamton for Albany and Bos-
4 Cose oseconnections at Cincinnati with trains
nor the south and West. -
No = stop-over" allowed uRon local tickets.
General Pssssnge ger snd Ticket Agent.
CLKyRLkND, o.
sJ. M FERRIS,
Y ~ General Superintendent. =
y ELEvELAND, o.