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The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
Foreign News.

HAVANA, Ju.y M.-By order of
his family aud the United States
Government the body Of Gen. Ord
has been embalmed to await arrange
ments for its final disposal.
PARIS, July 25.-The French press
generally favor the withdrawal by
the English government from their
agreement with De Lesseps as favor
able to the Suez canal company.
BALTIMORE, July 25.-The basis of
agreement between the Brotherhood
Of Teleeraphers and the American
Rapid Telegraph Co. is an advance OF
10 per cent. on salaries, extra pay for
all work done over eight hours for
dav and seven hours for night work,
and extra for all Sunday work.
MONTREAL, July 25.-The situa-
ton in the Great North western Tele
graph Company's offices continues to
improve. Officers of the company
claim they are entirely independent
of the strikers. AS evidence cf re.
turning confidence, the stock market
at Montreal was buoyant and strong
to-day, with the whole list higher,
for that company will resume work
DURHAM, July 25.-It is reported
that Cettewayo has been killed.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
Frank HattOn in Trouble.

Peck's San says that a man who
has got fun in him will be funny I'M
der the most distressing circum-
stances. This was illustrated re-
Gently in the case of Mr.. Frank
Hatton, Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al and editor. He was on sleeping
car from New York to Washington,
and when he got up in the morning
at his destination, he found that his
pants had been stolen. The passen-
gers were getting off the car aud all
sympathized with Hatton, but none
offered him their pants He wrap
ped a red s]eeping-car blanket around
him, took q feather duster and
placed the handle down his back, so
the feathers stood up over his head.
Everybody laughed except the car
porter, who turned pale. A friend
said: "WelI, Frank, what are you
going to do?" Frank looked at him.
self in the glass and said: "Well, I
guess I will take a hack and 60 up
to the Secretary of the Interior and
ask to be sent back to my reserva-
tion." The oldest man in the world
could not have studied up funnier
answer in a week. President Arthur,
who happened to be on board, lent
Mr.. Hatton the flannel case to his
double-barreled shotgun for pants,
and he got home all right.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
The Hill Investigation.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-In the
Hill investigation Coleman read affi-
davits reciting frauds alleged to have
been committed in connection with
stone dressing contracts anJ setting
forth that testimony essential to the
prosecution could be obtained at
Quincy, Mass. He asked the COM
mittee to 60 there. The committee
reserved decision upon the ques-
ton. Coleman asked that King and
Woodman, of Chicago be authorized
by telegraph to examine the heating
apparatus in the Chicago building in
order that thsy may be aels to test
day. Hill took the stand and testi-
fled. The committee reported in ia
vOr of the Hale elevator. He adopt
ed the same report and adjourned
until Friday.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28

We are in receipt Of a copy of the
Washington Sunday Chronicle, con-
tanning q full report of the army of
the Potomac reunion, and the oration
delivered before it by Hon. Martin
Maginnis, together with remarkably
lifelike portraits of Gen. George e..
Meade, Gen. Phil Sheridan and Ma
jor Martin Maginnis.
The majesty of the law was vindi-
Gated by a jury yesterday in Justice
Eddy's court. Sam Nathan and
'.Jew Ned" were acquitted on a
charge of permitting minor to gam
BILE at their lottery" game.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
Drowning of Webb, the Noted
Swimmer.

BUFFALO, N. Y, July 25.-Capt.
Matthew Webb, a noted English
swimmer, perished in the attempt to
swim Niagara river whirl pool rapids
this afternoon. He was rowed in a
skiff to ,oint in the river opposite
the old Maid of Mist Landing, by
John McClay, ferryman at the Falls,
and leaped into the stream at two
minutes past four. The daring
swimmer passed the big rapids all
right, keeping in the middle of the
stream. When he struck the whirl-
pool he was rushed to the American
side where the waves it is estimated
are from thirty to forty feet high.
The last seen of him he was thrown
upon the American side, his inten-
ton being to pass the whirlpool on
the Canada side. His shoot OF the
rapids was extremely thrilling. Ihe
refusal of the railroads and hotels to
have anything to do with what they
termed his going to his death rem
dered the affair financially failure.
The river has been searched for two
miles below the whirlpool but no
trace of Webb was found. 1T Is gen.
erally believed he was engulfed in
the whirlpool. Webb leaves wife
and two childrea in England. Webb
was watched by people in carriages
but they could not get ahead of him.
Fredrick Kyle manager for Captain
Webb, has arrived from the Falls,
and gives up all hopes OF his safety.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
Miscellaneous.

BALTIMORE, July 25.-It is said
here on the best authority that the
American Rapid and striking teleg-
raphers have agreed upon compro-
mise and the men have been ordered
to work tomorrow.
MILWAUKEE, July 25.-The cap
sized vessel seen by Capt. Smallman,
of the City of Milwaukee, on his trip
to Grand Haven, turns out to be the
scow Sea BIRD, of Chicago. Her
crew of six men, captain, mate.
steward and three sailors, were
drowned.
P1TTsBURG, July 25.-The follow
ing dispatch was received by Secre-
tary Hughes Of the brotherhood tele'
graphers:
New YORK, July 26.-Satisfactery
arrangements having been made be-
tween the Brotherhood of Telegraph
ers of the United States and Canada
and the American Rapid Telegraph
company, all members are working
Boston, July 25.-The appraisal
of the property of the poet Longtel.
low shows the value to be abou,
$3.50, ,OOO-$2OO, 900 is personal property
! and $3.50. 600 real estate
CONCORD, July 25.-In the second
ballot Chandler received IS votes
Harry Bingham Ill. Necessary to
choice, 157.
SARATOGA, July 25.-The annual
meeting of the American Paper
Manufacturers Association was held
to day. One hundred and fifty
manufacturers were represented.
BALTIMORE. July 25.-rhe funerals
of many of those who perished in the
disaster at North Point Tivoli Mon
day night took place to-day. They
we're in every section of the city, ano
one which attracted special attentioE
and sympathy was that of thu
Crouch family. There were foul
hearses in this funeral procession
Scarcely a Catholic parish of the city
escaped. In those of northern anG
northeastern sections funerals were
numerous.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
Chicago Notes.

CHICAGO, July A.-Upon applica-
ton of the city health commissioner
the City Council has authorized an
expenditure of $4,000 additional to
the regular appropriation for the use
of the health department., and the
commissioner states the amount will
be increased if necessary. The COM
missioner has engaged force of men
and teams to rid the city of all the
garbage and refuse with a view OF
Improving its sanitary condition and
to guard against the introduction OF
disease.
All the wires of the w. u. Co. on
the Wisconsin and Milwaukee divl-
sion of the Chicago and Northwest
ern road were cut at 11:45 last night
at points about six miles distant from
this city The breaks were discov.
cred and the wires are working all
right again this morning.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
Cable Operators at Their. Post.

CHICAGO, July PA report was
published that twenty-four telegraph
operators went off from the Duxbury
office to-day. The following was re-.
ceived at one o'clock to-day in answer
to an inquiry as to the truth of the
dispatch:
li1,,,- Ven1r, 7n7a, 0A-Tn Tn7 II n
CoaUen, Gene al Superintendent. CHI
cago Certainly not. The cable oper-
ators are all at their respective posts
ofduty and are doing good work.
One of them, off on leave, on hearing
of the strike, fastened back to the
office yesterday. Everything is run
ming along nicely in this division to-
day. There is nothing whatever of a
change or of a news character since
my message last night.
CHAS. A. TONKER.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
Tho Excursion Disaster.

BALTIMORE, July M.-The bodies
az the eastern police station identified
this afternoon are those OF Alfred
Burgan. Is; Miss Kate Ives. %. and
two children as those of John Nc
Anany, leaving all but one of that
family, little boy six years old was
rescued. The bodies of two more
children are said to have been found,
but only one of them, child of Ber-
nard McGahan, has reached the city.
At 8 O'Clock this evening Coroner
Morgan began an inquest, at which
Father Stara, pastor OF the Church of
Corpus Christi, was present. Jacob
Bennett testified he is q special off,
Ger at Tivoli. He locked the gates
on the wharf at in the evening by
order of the proprietor of the place to
Keep Peop'e from getting on the
wharf; refused some young ladies
who wished to return to the grounds
through the first gaqes, because he
feared others would get through be-
fore the boat reached the whalf; be-
tween 10 and IL witness opened
the gates and people rushed through;
begged them to keep back as the
wharf was not safe. Soon after I
heard crash and ran back and saw
a number of people in the water. I
pulled off my clothes, went into the
water and rescued twelve persons
and also recovered three dead bodies.
Did not consider the wharf secure
with such q crowd. There were
absutseven hundred persons on the
wharf when it fell and fully three
hundred went into the water. The
flooring had been repaired this sea-
son and the break occurred between
two gates, not where the boat lands.
Examined the place where the
break occurred and found the tinbers
pretty rotten; there Were six to eight
lights on the wharf, they burned
brightly; did not think mere than
two hundred and fifty people could
stand on the space where the break
occurred; had full view of the acci-
dent and saw the people struggling
in the water; had there been a rush
of people many more would have
been thrown into the water; 1
thought it fair estimate to say there
were 1900 people on the excursion
pier in mass pitching from one end
to the other after theierash vas found
out; the gate was open though it was
clio sed five minutes before.
James Gosnell, one of the excur-
sionists, examined the wharf at the
break; took a piece of timber Of
which the wharf was built; part of
one joist supporting the floor was
shown to be entirely rotten; was
about forty feet back from the break
when it occurred.
Frank Debilens, proprietor of the
TivOli, was on the pier at the land
ing of the two o'clock boat. The
pier is LOO feet long. The break
was about 20 or 80 feet; there are 80
piles in the break, and all in appar-
emily good condition, none of them
being rotten The piles are six feet
apart. The barge did not strike the
wharf when she reached it.
The investigation was proceeding
at midnight. with no probability OF
for several hours. The
of the witnesses given will
doubtless cover all the facts brought
10 light.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
Hands Of.

Olive Logan, who ought to be con-
sidered good authority on any sub
ject she writes about, gives the
following advice to young girls. She
undoubtedly "knows how it is her
SELF" or did, long, long ago:
"a woman's safeguard is to keep
mans hands off her. If you need
his assistance in walking, take his
arm instead of him taking yours.
Just tell him in p ain English to
hands off, He may not like it at
first, but be will respect you in the
future ten-fold more. Men will not
do to trust. Give a man your arm
and YOU will find him very con-
tidential, and he will take q good
many privileges he would not take if
he were not permitted to do so. He
will give your arm many loving
saueezes and sly twists that he could
not have the opportunity of doing,
and the opportunity is just what he
il after. A few more words of ad-
vice. Keep young girls off the street
except when they have business.
Teach them it is unnecessary to 60
to the postoffice every time they 60
out. Your girls can walk alone as
well as your boys. Don't allow your
girl, if they must have beau, to 60
with a boy much older than them
selves. If possible, instill into their
very nature that they are safer alone
than in the hands of any man
preachers not excepted"
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
The Great American Game.
Burlington Hawkeye

A man who can sit ia his pew in
church when the collection plate is
being passed, with his eyes riveted
on the ceiling and seeming to be en-
gagged in silent prayer, while his
fingers are in his pockets squeezing q
nickel till the fingers are bloodshot'
has mistaken his calling. Such a
man should rope in suckers to play
poker. The most successful pol er
player we ever knew was truly good
man who acted as usher in the
church. He could disguise his feel
ipgs 50 you couldn't tell whether he
had ''sequence'' or a pair of deuces.
He could draw to q pair of queens
and get two more, and then he would
throw down his hand in disgust, but
finally, As he thought it over, he
would say that he guessed he would
simply chip so he wouldn't lose his
blind, and somebody would bet $40
to raise him out, and he would see
and raise and come back with roll
and scare the man out of his boots.
He was very successful. but finally
they brought charges against him for
hsresy, and he went West with his
savings, and now owns a bonanza
farm in Dakota. r.
Poker is being played solargely in
society that a man must be mighty
careful how he sits into game. Not
long ago a. gentleman who had
played some years ago was at a card
party at the home Of a friend, and he
was Invited to sit in with couple of
dudes and a couple of dudesses, and
being an old bachelor, he thought he
would show them that, though he
was no dude, he could play poker.
The first hand he got three ten spots,
and a girl drew one card and bet 81.
He raised her S., thinking she might
have two pair, when she came back
ut him with q $40 bet, and he laid
down his three ten spots believing
she had filled. AS she raked in the
money she laid down her hand, and
it was bobtail flush. The bachelor
said she played that bobtail flush as
though she had fours, and there was
not movement of muscle of her
face, though she breathed hard and
there was a sealskin-cloak gleam in
her eye that paralyzed him. On the
other hand. she looked as though she
had lost every friend she had and
seemed to be sick with ennui, and
her whole face, as she simply put up
a chip, seemed to be pleading with
him to please not bet high, as she
was only a poor orphan; but he bet
$40, just tu show her that he knew
his business and to get his money
back. Instead of laying down her
hand she languidly threw down $50,
and said she would raise him $40,
just to keep up the interest, and
thinking of the bobtall flush she bad
bluffed him on before, he put up the
money, and she threw down four
jacks as innocently as a baby, and he
had only a nine-spot full, and she, as
she raked in the money, laughed so
sweetly that the bachelor said he
didn't care for the money. The
game Of draw poker is fashionable,
and it is dangerous unless man
knows enough to cut the cards.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
The W. q. T. 90. Claim a Victory.
....... ...Other Matters.

NEW YORK, July 25.-There is yet
no disposition on the part Of the w.
u. Co. 10 meet the demands of the
strikers, and the rumor that a COM
promise has been effected is emphati-
cally denied by the officers of the
company. They claim the situation
is continually improving-that a
practical victor Y has been won over
the strikers. The American Rapid
Company having granted the terms
of the strikers, its whole force, which
left their desks, will be at work again
tomorrow morning.
In an action of August Ritter
against the u. P. r. r. Co. and Dem
yer Pacific Railway and Telegraph
Company, Judge Wheeler, in the U.
S. Circuit Court, this afternoon
handed down an opinion adverse to
defendants on their demurrer. Ritter
is q bearer of bonds of the Denver
Pacific road, payable to him with in
terest semi-annuallv, secured on in
come from sales of lands and opera
tions of road and line which have
passed by consolidation to the other
defendant in the bill of complaint.
The grounds for relief ON which
Ritter stands rest entirely upon his
relation to the property of the latter
in the hands of the former. Judge
Wheeler, in his opinion, says Rit-
ter's position is that of a creditor
having specific lien upon the in
come of property which has gone
from his debtor into the hands of
other defendants. He had q lien
upon this income which he had q
right to pursue independently of any
otner proceedings at law to reach
other property or any foreclosure Of
specifically mortgaged property.
This income was in the hands of the
Union Pacific Company, never was
property of the Denver Pacific and
could not re reached by judgment
against that company and Ritter
could have no judgment against the
U. P. company. The bill seems to
be appropriate to enforce lien in
equity as the case now stands, says
Judge Wheeler, Ritter has his debt
equal to the amount of coupons Sc
cured upon this income large enough
to meet it in the hands of the Union
Pacific which he can reach only in
equity and which Dill is appropriate
to reach unless this is changed by an
answer, he seems entitled for the relief
asked for. The demurrer was over
ruled and the defendant was ordered
to answer by September rule day.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
After His Remains.

ST.. LOUIS, July 26.-Santiago T.;
Ord, son of Gen. E. Z, Ord who died
of yellow fever at Havana Monday,
left this morning for the disposa! OF
his fathers remains, which probaDly
cannot be removed until warm
weather. Ord, accompanied by Cen
eral Trevers and wife, who is q
daughter of General Ord, emu several
other Mexicans will proceed to New
York at once.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
DAY DISPATCHES.
The Brotherhood May Inter-
fereE With Railroads.
Cable Operators are Still on
Duty.
MISCELLANEOUS. ETC, ETC
Circular of the Brotherhood.

CHICAGO, July 25.-A circular was
sent cut from the headquarters of the
Brotherhood in this city to-day to the
superintsndents of roads centering
here. The gist Of the circular is that
the Brotherhood does not wish to in
terfere with railway traffic, but may
be cOmpehed to do SO in self-protection,
by calling out its members, unless
the railway managers cease aiding
/ the Telegraph company by sending
their men to work for it. The roads
to which the circulars are sent are
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific,
the Chicago and Alton, the Chicago and
Atlantic, the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois, the Chicago & Northwestern,
the Chicago and Western and Illinois
Central, and the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul. It will be noticed that
none of the east bound pool lines are
included In the list. The telegraph
ers claim that of the 1900 members
of the Brotherhood, 5000, or more
than half, are employed by railroads,
and they assert they are prepared, it
absolutely pushed to it. to call them
all out. They decline to state openly
what action will be taken or when, if
the railroads pay no attention to the
circular.
Superintendent Clowry, of the
Western Union, says large portion
of the telegraphic operators are dis
tributed singly and by twos at sta
tions where their duties as operators
are but small portion of their work,
which generally includes that OF sta
tion agents, express agents, etc. That
they are men of standing in their
communities, and that very few of
the men would relinquish their
other duties from which they re-
ceive the most of their pay to come
out even at the call of the Brother
hood.
Supt. Frick, of the Baltimore and
Ohio telegraph. is in the city. Some
of the operators who went out of
that Office state that he held con-
sultation. with them o-day and Offer
ed them very satisfactory terms for
returning to work, except in the one
particular of refusing TO recognize
the Brotherhood.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
The Striking Operators.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Reading of
dispatches continued to-day as usual
at the meeting of striking telegraph
err. Several communications coming
from operators now in the employ OF
the w. U. Co. were read by Chair
man Mitchell. They showed that
business was crowded. and was being
handled only with difficulty. 1t was
stated that on all important wires
messages were piled up, and many
datod Inlv % is still on file. De-
snstches from Washington, Balti-
,pors Roston, Chicago, Pittsburg,
Philadelphia, Albany ano oyraTuse ~ s'7
were read by the Chairman. ansy
" ~ strikers. Speeches were made
by Kohler, Brewer ana hlngsley' Va
the Brotherhood.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
DAMAGE SUIT.
A Butte Couple Suing a Stage
Company for $25, 900 DAM
aQ0S.

Mr.. and Mrs. Saltenberger, VINO
formerly kept the City Restaurant,
under Good Templars' Hall in this
city, moved from here to HALEY,
Idaho. On their way to that city,
the railroad not being completed,
they were obliged to take the stage
at Shoshone, AID according to q
complaint recently filed in the Hal
ley District Court, the passage was
made in q dead-axe Wagon with seri-
GUS results, as narrated in the follow
ing extract from the complaint
against the Utah, Idaho & Oregon
Stage Company:
on the second of April, 1883, the
plaintiffs. with their two children,
aged respectively two years and II
months, took passage on one of the
company's stages, from Shoshone to
Bellevue, paying Sis for their pass
age; that they started out in a COW
cred stage, bnt were soon afterward
transferred to an open wagon; that at
one part of the road they were asked
| to get out and walk, by the driver,
but refused, owing to the delicate
condition of Mrs Saltenberger, who
was pregnant; that the seats in said
open wagon were insecurely attached
and unfit for the accommodation of
passengers; that the weather was in
clement, snow and rain falling and
the temperature very cold; that
while plaintiffs were riding in said
open conveyance, the seat on which
Mrs. Saltenberger was riding slipped
and fell, thereby causing the plain
tiff to fall heavily upon the bottom of
the wagon, whereby she was greatly
bruised and Injured.
They further allege that on the 11th
day of April, Mrs. Saltenberger was
taken violently sick and was confined
to her bed, from q miscarriage, for q
long time, and still is so confined;
that during her sickness plaintiff was
delivered of a four months child;
that said sickness was the result of
exposure while riding in the open
conveyance furnished by the compa-
ny; that, owing to the negligence of
the company or its agents, MIS-. Sal
tenberger was so injured in health
that her perfect restoration is impos-
sible. She therefore claims damages
in the sum of SIS 900.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
Minor Notes of the Strike.

CHICAGO, July 2.-The Board o!
Trade executive commlttee .v.u
passed resolutions in favor OF suon t,'.
Ting the questions involved In 'ne
strike to arbitration. xx,,4
NEW YORK, July A.-'rne Wess-
ern Uriyn has instructed lis repre-,
sentative at Atlanta to effer rewalu
of Sl. .OoO for the conviction OF the
man who fired shot at the operator
at II at station.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-07-28
Tho Power of Won n.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, July Pa
desperate prize light tor five hundred
dollars was fought near Niantlc iast
night. The principals were PADDY
O'Brien, a saloon keeper, and Mike
Brietz. The men. fought according
to Marquis of Queensbury rules.
E,evtn rounds were fought, when a
crowd of women broke into the ring
and brandishing knives and pistols
but stop to the fight.