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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09
The Story of Pompeii.

The excavation of Pompeii was be.
gun in 174S, and about two-ffths OF
the city have since been brought to
light, giving to the modern world a
monument Of ancient civilization.
This work has also shown senaethinn
OF the nature and extent Of the catas.
trophe which overwhelmed Pomneii.
The destruction was not caused bv
lava, but by burial in a rain of ashes
and cinders from Vesuvius. The
larger part of the Inhabitants had
time to escape, but there is good rea-
son to believe that at least LEO e
ished, about $50 bodies having thus
far been found. It was q hapnv
thought of Fiorelli, some twenty
years ago, that by pouring plaster Of
paris in the molds left in the soft ash.
casts might be made of the victims
IN the attitudes in which thew met
their death. This plan has been
carried out since then whenever hu-
man remains have been discovered
and tho result is that an extraordi,
nary collection of portrait statues of
the men and women of eighteen CEN
turtles ago is now being made. The
arch@ologists are not only restoring
b stage, but they are also bringing
before us the actors in the terrible
homan tragedy Of August, 10.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09
NOW AND THEN.

The progress of the United States
in the acquisition of material wealth
has hardly been less remarkable than
the progress of our people in litera.
ture, art and science. In 1920 Syd.
ney Smith wrote in the Edinburgh
Review: I'm the four quarters of the
globe who ever reads an American
book? or gees to an American play ?
or looks at an American picture or
statue? What new consultations
have been discovered by telescopes
OF America? What have they done
in the mathematics Finally, under
which of the old tyrannical govern
ments of Europe is every sixth man
a slave, whom his fellow creatures
may buy and sell and torture?'
These were home thrusts at that
time. and the bitter queries of the
great English writer found no re-
Spouse but in silence and the shame
full blush. But if propounded now
they would sound only as the empty
words of one who had slept three
times as long as Irving's Rip Van
Wrinkle. They now carry with them
their own answers.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09
The French Press Laws.

When the press laws were in force
during the reign Of the third Napo
leon, the Partisan journalists were
embarrassed in every way in the ut
terancs of their opinions. They
were net only liable to be fined and
imprisoned by the sycophantic i'm
periai magistrates, but were often
challenged by swash-buckier soldiers
who desired to commend themselves
for promotion by challenging and
manning the opposition journalists.
To save themselves from being shot,
stabbed or imprisoned for publishing
their opinions, the leading journals
we're sften forced to have a fighting
editor. His duty was to hold himself
resPoAsible for every objec-
tional article, and to go to
prison or fight a duel whenever the
editsr was challenged or sentenced.
One Of these fighting editors died in
Paris not long ago, aged 6S. His
name was Thomson; he had been a
Sergeant Major in the French army,
was 4 good shot, All expert swords
man. but 81 ignoranthe could scarce
~ read the articles he signed and
swore were his own. In fighting
duels he was instructed to MAIN, not
to kill, his adversary. When he was
in prison his salary was doubled and
he was allowed the best of food. He
made a splendid living until the em-
pire fell. The advent OF a Republican
Government abolished the presslaws
and left the fighting editor without a
business. His wife in his old age
had to support him by taking in
washing.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09

If conspirators work the dynamite
vein much more governments gener-
ally will have to deal, as the British
government has undertaken, with
the manufacture of explosives. It is
certain that their preparation by
irresponsible parties is likely to lead
in the long run to lamentable results
Not long ago a prominent manufac
turer of explosives who lives in Phil
adelpbia, we believe, stated in an
interview that he always sold his
articles to any n who called for
them, and never concerned himself
rs to what use they were to be
applied. Some one has even sug-
gested that the government ought at
once to take into its own exclusive
possession the matter of manufacture
and sale of explosives. It may come
to that in the end, but probably not
at first, possibly not at all, if less
heroic measures prove effective. 1t
cannot be denied, however, that if
Nihilistic sects desire to dynamite
society they will contrive somehow
to prepare their terrible ammunition
in spite of police and detectives.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09
A Chinese Bride.
From the Stockton (Cala.) Herald.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Stockton Gala Herald.
Yesterday afternoon a strange pro.
cessiOn of hacks with gay cOlOrs fiy-
ing with a scent of burning spices
about them drew up at the shed OF
the California Steam Navigation
company, where the steamer Mary
Garrett was loading. In the first
hack was a lone female, with her
head in a bundle of bright-colored
Chinese silk, which concealed every
feature. Behind was another hack,
in which several Chinese boys rode,
each carrying a burning taper. Then
came two more hacks, both filled
with Chinese women. All alighted
at the wharf and the hooded woman
was assisted out and conducted on
board the steamer, her course being
attended by the boys with the light
ed tapers and the women. The
woman was so closely yelled as to be
practically b%lindfolded. Then it was
ascertained that she was a daughter
of "Sonora George" and was going
to Bouldin Island to be married.
She was, according to the best in
formation Obtainable, literally going
it blind, as she had never seen her
b%etrothed, who had bargained for
her with her father, and was being
sent to him according to contract.
She had been kept over by the
slough, her attendants said, for
thirty days, blindfolded the whole
time, and was to be allowed to see no
one till given to her future husband.
She was allowed two female atten-
dants, who were eyes for her, and
during the thirty days had been
wrought upon by certain ceremonies
intended to render her especially
conductive to the happiness of her
husband in the future. Those who
accompanied her to the steamer STAY
ed about half an hour on board, and
then were dismissed by the brides
attendants, and rode back to China
town. The affair was an especially
aristocratic one, judging by the fancy
dresses OF the females of the partv.
No Cinnamon were permitted to
in the send-oR.
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Mr.. James G. Blaine is quoted as
saying that Mr.. Randall will be the
next Speaker Of the House. Mr..
Blaine does not seem to realize the
fact there will BIZ large Democratic
majority in the body to be consulted
concerning the speakership. That
Mr.. Randall proved an able presid-
ing officer no one will deny. And
when the force bill was before the
House he most nobly performed his
whole duty to the Democracy and
the country. But the march of
events has brought the country face
to face with the question of the tariff.
1t is now a paramount issue on
which existing political parties must
take definite position. There can be
no lodging. The issue must be met.
On this issue Mr.. Carlisle represents
the great Democratic majority, while
the minority is represented by MI.
Randall. Under the circumstances
the Democracy cannot afford to halt
by the wayside. 1t cannot afford to
compromise on an essential. Mr..
Randall will not be Speaker of the
next House, Notwithstanding the
evident preference of Mr.. Blaine.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09

The Democrats of Iowa have
strong hopes of carrying that state
at the next general election. The
Council Bluffs Globe is sanguine and
thus vents its opinion: "Let the
word 90 out. The Republican party
of Iowa will he beaten at the next
election, and you may as well pass
the fact along the line now as any
other time" And the State Leader
comments upon the prospects in the
following language: LET every
Democrat grid Oh his armor this year
and resolve to fight in his township
as if his very business depended on
it. Every vote gained makes one to-
ward turning the state. Once turned,
the fight will not be so hard. Re-
member we number more Demo-
cratic votes than Texas, California,
Alabama and lots of other states
which always 90 Democratic. There
are plenty of workers, the only ques-
ton is will they work" Democratic
q feats would not be recorded in
Democratic cities if members of the
party everywhere We're as earnest as
the Democracy Of Iowa in working
for the success of their ticket.
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A Hotel Clerk IN Dakota.

A Chicago hotel clerk went last
year to Dakota, to a hotel reported to
be doing a roaring trade-it was. He
returned lately, completely cured OF
all desire for change. The hotel, he
says, was a small frame structure,
with = school section on the top floor,
and 800 people often slept in the
house. "They came in wagon loads.
The landlord made money, but he
never was around, and [ had to do
everything. The landlord was selling
town lots, and ran q lumber yard and
everything. The first day l was there
[ had to leave the office and drive
thirty teams around to the barn and
help TO unhitch the horses, and ali
the time I was there I was half host
Ter, half cAanbermaid, half cook and
half everything there was. Why a
hotel clerk out there is of 40 more
account there than an alderman here.
1t would make you sick. [ had to
help wait on the table, help make
beds, split slabs for fuel, bail out the
cellar, deal for a faro bank in which
the landlord was interested, milk six
cows, 60 out and hold chain for sur
veyors, scrub the Office floor and Law
cut corpses.'--N. Y. Stp.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09
Washington correspondent

A Washington correspondent
writes that the guard of soldiers
which is maintained at Garfield's
grave has been made the subject OF
Newspaper comment and criticism,
and brings to mind the fact that
there Is a mystery surrounding the
tomb of Abraham Lincoln. Years
ago grave-robbers attempted to steal
the body, but Elmer Washburne,
who was then Chief of the Secret
Service, ascertained what was i'm
pending, and SO stationed his men
that the ghouls were caught in the
very act. There is no guard over
Lincoln's grave, yet his son, the Sec
rotary of War, said recently that it is
SO thoroughly protected that he is
absolutely certain that the remains of
his distinguished father could never
be stolen. The attempt to steal the
body brought about the present
means of protection, which are only
known to but three persons. With
them rests the secret, but it is said
that in q short time it will be inn
parted to Colonel Rockwell, who was
one Of Garfield's most intimate
friends, for use at the latter's final
resting place.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09
Miscellaneous.

JERSEY CITY, May flames F..
Spengeman. clerk in the Provident
Institution for Savings, is reported to
have goneto Richmond. A deficiency
in his cash account has been discoy-
cred.
NEW YORK, May 8.-The seventh
annual New York bench show Of dogs
opened to-day. The entries numbered
over eleven hundred.
YANKToN, May S.-The grand jury
was dismissed this morning; it is GER
tain that a number Of the members
of the Legislature have been indicted
for bribery.
ST. LOUIS, May 8.-The fourth BIZ
ennial convention of Catholic knights
of America began here to day.
HARRISBURG, Ky, May S.-The
preliminary trial of Phil. Il. Thomp-
son for the killing Of Walter Davis,
.'egan to-day. D. w. VOORHEES,, Of
Indiana, and j. S 6. Blackburn, up
rcared as counsel for Thompson.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09
were pToK6ll, garQens demolished a., NJ
tees stripped Of foliage and esI Sal
Governor Butler on Pauner T.,
migrants.

AAA8A CuUSs
BOSTON, May IA letter has h.on
written to the Secretary of State Iu
Gov. Butler concerning the landinu
of English and Irish paupers at this
port. The Governor says; "One ca rn,o
of these emigrants has already az,
rived at this port and another l.
momentarily expected. If | mpan'
ing Gov. Butler) was convinced i
was in the power of this common.
wealth to prevent their LANDING 7
should deem it my duty to do 50
Many of the people already arrived
Immediately became the charge of
the commonwealth. | have the
strongest and deepest sympathy with
these poor people, and. if landed, will
endeavor to see that they are humane
~ and properly cared for. | recop.
nize and rejoice i'll the theory upon
which our government was founded
that America should be the home for
the oppressed and down-troddpn
everywhere. We welcome all, there.
fore, however humble, who come to
us of their own free will, aided by
their enterprise. to enjoy our resour.
ces; such people, whether men or
women and their children, are a
source of wealth to this country"
The Governor further asks Secre.
tary Frelinghuysen to take measures
legal and proper to prevent the land.
ing Of such deportation. at least with.
in the limits of Massachusetts. The
Governor promises the Secretary
whatever aid the executive of the
State may be able to give.
Secretary Frelinghuysen replies in
effect that the papers in the matter of
deportation of pauper emigrants to
this country, under the auspices of
British Government have been re-
ferred to the Secretary of State. He
adds, this subject of emigrants was
brought to the attention of the de-
partment by the collector of customs
at Boston on the Goth ultimo.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09

1t will not require many more elec-
tons to solve n of the great ques-
tions of the day as to whether the
Republican party can live on its ira
ditions.. What few it has remaining
as a result of the civil war make
very poor cuds to chew when grass is
growing on its platforms. If that
party has a single principle to fight
for 1t has never been named in an
election in this country.
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DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
Senator Fair Denies His
Wife's- Assertions,
And Will Not Fight the Case
in the Courts.
Denver's Destructive Hall
Storm.
Butler Objects to Pauper I'M
migrants.
The Chicago Telegraph Com
panies Victorious
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC, ETC
From the Indian Country-A Des-
perate Battle.

From the lnQlan COunLTy-A LUIS
perate Battle.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.-A dis
patch from Tombstone, Arizona, says
the recent news of an Indian fight at
Sierra Madres is confirmed. A letter
from the headquarters Of the army in
Northern Mexico at Aposurax, So
nora, states an engagement occurred
at Sierra Jalmasa, near chihuahua,
on the 18th of April. Colonel Gorcia
left headquarters with the sixth
regiment, Captain Devesa, number
ing Sc men, and so State troops
under Captain Kosterlitzky, TO take
up the trail of the Indians on their
late raid into Sonora. After five
days hard marching they succeeded
in tracking the Indians to their
retrenchments, located in the Sierra
Madres, near Chihuahua. The In
dams had notice from their scouts
two days in advance of the arrival of
the troops, and determined to make
a desperate fight and they secured
their position in the toughest part of
the mountains and there awaited the
approach of the troops. Gen. Gorcia,
rs soon as he learned the position of
the Indians, divided his troops
into two columns, placing one
under Colonel Sores, of the State
troops and headed the other himself,
and commenced the battle. After
hours of hard fighting he succeeded
in dislodging the Indians from their
stronghold and putting them to
fight, leaving on the field eleven Of
their bucks dead. Many were OBJ
served during the action carrying
away wounded. The Mexicans lost
three of the State troops, two FEEDER
ais were killed and some eight or
nine wounded. \ large amount of
stock, stolen by the Indians on their
last raid, was captured, and are now
on their way to headquarters. From
indications during the fight 1T was
supposed there were $50 or 200 In
dams engaged in the fight. When
the scouts discovered the troops COM
ing they removed the families from
the ranches. This is the reason no
prisoners were taken. The discovery
was unfortunate, for Colonel Garcia
anticipating them off their guard,
would have taken their families pris-
oners. Lieut.. Anderson's troop of
the 9Th cavalry arrived this morning
in search of deserters and stolen gov
eminent property. When leaving
about noon and near Edgetown the
Lieutenant had an alteration with
II. Il. Gabriel, a member ofthe troop,
who wheeled in his saddle and
at Lieutenant Anderson.
The ball struck him in the neck, in
tlicting a flesh wound. The man es-
capped amid the confusion, but was
subsequently captured. Chief of Po-
lice Coyle, after shooting Lieut.. An
.erson, rode back to town: and had
the wound dressed and rejoined the
command. The ball was found
a quarter of an inch of the
caroted artery. The troops will be
tomorrow. No cause is
assigned by the Lieutenant for the
mans action, who was intoxicated
at the time, and claims the officer
at him first.
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DYNAMITE.

This fearful agent of destruction,
says a scientific journal, is a simple
affair in its manufacture. It is one
OF the many products, or combina-
tons, of nitro glyceline, and is about
thirteen times as powerful as gun
powder. The discovery of this dan
gerous and potent explosive was
made by Ascagne Sobrere, then a pu-
pill in the laboratory of Pelonze, the
eminent French chemist, who de-
voted twenty years of his life to the
investigation of the chemistry of oils
and fats.
Dynamite was patented in the
United States May 20, 1868, the pat
ent being granted to Alfred Noble of
Hamburg, Germany, assignor to
John Bandmann of San Francisco.
1t consists of a combination of nitro
glycerine with u substance of great
absorbent power, such, for instance,
as fuller's earth or rotten stone. BY
this composition the explosiveness
of the nitro ~glycerine is con-
trolled, as it were, and the compound
is capable of witbstanding all the Or
binary dangers of transportation,
while at the same time its explosive
power is not lessened. The process
of manufacture is very simple. You
take a certain proportion of nitric
and sulphuric acid and mix them
with certain other proportions of
glycerine, which is the essenc of fat,
to make the nitro-glycerine. To
make dynamite you only need to mix
nitro-glycerine with some absorbent
material-Fuller's earth is the best
to have dynamite.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09

The editor Of the Madison wis
democrat is a lawyer, and thinks
lawyer Kate Kane's act in throwing
glass OF water in Judge MallonSs
ACC IN = Milwaukee court the other
gay goes far to prove that women
laek the necessary patience to sue
tsea AZ the bar. He says: "The
ths Judge is one everv mascniino
lawyer has felt in the course Of his
practice. But he manages by an al.
moet superhuman effort of s%elf.con-
'rol 70 refrain from hurting ink
stands, water pitchers, Revised
statutes and other handy missiles at
the judicial head. Miss Kane ha.
stoed his crucial test of self-control
ana Jailed. 1t is painfully evident
that ladies cannot be lawyers.".
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09

An exchange says Miss Kane, who
watered Judge Mallory as though he
was \ faded flower, has adopted Sum-
ner's advice ITO stick" She is to
serve her sentence and, meanwhile,
is making existence miserable for the
Judge by her interviews with the To-
cal journals. He should remember
that courts have no fury like a girl
unsexed, nor a Bench a sorrow like a
judge vexed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09

Another African explorer is in the
field. Lieutenant Wissmann, q Ger
man army officer, has made a success
full journey across the continent of
Africa. from San Paola de Londa, on
the west coast, to Saadani, on the
east coast. He succeeded in explor-
ing DIR. Livingstone's Lake Lincoln.
and definitely determined its geo.
graphical position.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09

The total debt of the United States
at the end of last month was 81. $685.
81. 2S6.S6. Total cash in the Treas
ury, $S19, 159, 4Ol IS. Decrease of debt
since June 80, 1882, $114, Ss4, $751; 1.
Senator Fair is not in as close
quarters as at first expected. He ad
mits nothing, and denies everything
with an energy which has rather
daxed his better half.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-09

Now, let US see," says the New
York World, "whetber a Republican
Administration proposes to consign
lrishmen, or men of any race, who
have sought an asylum in this coun.
try, to the tender mercies of a crimi.
nal procedure under British author.
ity, which has been truthfully paint.
ed in the following words:
Il have spoken to you of the new
Criminal Code, and have said quite
enough to show you how vastly i'm
portant the changes are which the
measure will make in the entire pro-
cedure of England. In fact, there is
scarcely a single principle sanctioned
by centuries of tradition that is not
reversed. The prisoner could not be
examined; now he can. Trials
should take place in open court;
under the new code they can
be held either in = cell or
anywhere else. The sacredness of
the domicile was symbolized in the
old proverb that an Englishnan's
house was his castle under the new
code the police can enter q house at
any hour of the day or night. Un-
der the old law definiteness was de.
manded in every Indictment : now
no i~ncorrectness damages a charge,
and there are actually invitations to
vagueness. This measure passed
from the House Of Commons to one
of the grand committees after one
nights discussion. The chief reason
of this was the Generalization of the
Tory party" Why not as well
make extradition treaties with Afri-
can tribes?
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The Fair Scandal,

SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-The Fair
divorce case is the absorbing topic on
the streets. Public sympathy ap-
pears to side with Mrs Fair. Hopes
r freely expressed that the court
will grant Mrs. Fairs demands, both
for expenses and the control Of the
children, also three millions cash
and a million and a half property.
The Senator was interviewed, and
acknowledged knowing that his wife
had brought suit, but would defend
the case. He characterized the allie
cations as vile lies, and having no
more foundation than the story of his
eldest son shooting him. Upon Mrs.
Fair being informed that the Soma
tor proposed to contest the case she
expressed surprise. and asked: "Did
the Senator say anything about me?"
Learning he had not, she added:
Then | also have nothing to say"
She declined reciting the causes in
ducing her to make a demand for di-
vorce, but having made up her mind
she was bound to carry the matter
through.