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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-31
A Terrible

LONDON, Oct. 30.-AJ eight O'CLOCK
last evening u terrible explosion DC
Cured near the Praed street under
ground station of the metropolitan
railway. On the first alarm a stron!
Gordon of policemen were summoned
to preserve order, keep a way cleal
and to convey wounded people to thu
hospitals. Passengers on the train al
the time of the explosion say there
was suddenly a loud report, like can
non, then sudden darkness. Gas
lights from the front to the ear oI
the train e put out, glass broken
and splinters of wood flew about the
cars, cutting and wOunding many
passengers. Above thedin were heard
shrieks of the injured and panic
stricken people. All $his occurred
in a moment, and for a while confu
sion reigned supreme. The train,
which was crowded principally with
country visitors returning from the
fisheries exhibition, after leaving the
station travelled steadily ahead, al
though the conclusion smashed
nearly all the lamps in Pratt street
station, and caused much damage to
the permanent way. When the
train reached the next station, Edge
ware, the first effort was made TO res
cue the wounded. Some we're dread
fully burned, but n,or pros
trated py fright. All the doctors,
surgeons and dispensaries in the i'm
mediate neighbor God were called
into requisition. The first impression
Was that an explosion of gas caused
the disaster, but later inquiries tend
to show malice. The two real car
riages were damaged the most. They
are more skelei Another theory
is that the explosion was causen by
foul gas accommodating in the tunn.l.
This. howevcr, is untenable because
no premenitory symptoms we're OBJ
served. The general opinion of rail-
way officials and experts is that the
disaster was caused by some
explosive material which had
been placed probably in the
rearinost carriage. Meanwhile
searching inquiry is proceeding.
1t is believed about forty persons are
injured, some dangerously. Almost
simultaneously with the Prsed street
affair Il violent explosion occurred in
the underground railway between
Cross and Westminster
stations. sWinGows and signal
stations in the tunnel were shat
tered and at Charing Cross the glass |
roof Of the station was partly col !
The report is described
as being like that Of an artillery. |
Its effects were similar to those
If the Praed street explosion. Car
lamps, windows, etc., were
smashed. All traffic is suspended for
awhile. Although both explosions
ire matters of the greatest mystery,
hey are generally thought to he o.
Fenian origin. 7 e shocks of both
* s'losions are described as very
similar to the shock ofthe explosion
1t the local government board offices
III March last in which Dr. Gal
agher was implicated. 1t is stated
our machines similar to rockets
we're fund in the tunnel near Praed
treet station. Altogether six car
We're shattt red by the explo-
ion near Praed street. Altogether
.b"ut forty persons We're admitted to
ne hosritals. Many were injured
'ut sent directly to their own homes.
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The Underground ExpIoalon

LONDON. Oct. 80 THE Times states
that slace the disastrous events 81 tht
local government board. March last,
nothing has occurred 50 caIvu!atpd 10
excite puolic alarm as the explosion
last night. 1t is evident that the
occurrence was not an accident The
explosions were Of The most powerful
nature. Suspicion points i'll one di.
rection only. 1t is hoped the auih"r'
will be speedily brought 10 Justice.
Gen. Don Fernando Fernandez De
Cordova. formerly raltain gene1ai Of
Cuba. died in his alst year.
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Texas will eventually become the
real Empire State of the Union in
wealth and population as she is now
IN area. During the past year sixty
eight new counties were organized in
the State and taxable property in
creased to the extent of $780, GOA, coo.
Immigrants are pouring into the
State In large numbers, and all her
vast area of agricultural lands is be-
Ing rapidly appropriated.
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Malone thinks if he can carry Vir-
ginia this time he will be a "biger
man" than ever Grant was, and will
be entitled to the Republican, nomi-
nation for the Presidency.
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LONDON, Oct. 3O.-While the
steamer City of Berlin was entering
the Mersey she colided with Her
Majes'y's ship Howk, damaging the
latter's starboard bows and CARRYING
eway some OF her boats. The steam,
er sustained no damage.
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New York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Mining stock
dull. Horn Silver sold at 5000 and
1928; Standard Consolidateu, So %;
Sierra Navada. So 81; Alice, SLID;
Little Chief, soc; Sonora Consolida-
ted, Is and 26c. Sales for the day
Il $40 shares.
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Action Against Chinese Laber.


WASHINGTON, Oct 3O.-In a dis
patch to the department Of state
Rollin NJ. Dagget, United States
minister, resident at Hnnulu, reports
a meeting of the Hawaiian cabinet at
thst date. The resolution of April
9, 1883, protesting against the further
immigration of Chinese laborers into
the Hawaiian Islands was consid-
cred. A resolution was adopted in
stead authorizing the immigration
thither of such labOrers under certain
restrictions under a rate not exceed
ing 600 in any three months. The
reason of this change it is understood
ia owing to the great numoer of Chi
nese laborers who annually return to
China at the expiration Of their con-
tracts
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-31

1t is not often that two great lead
ers of opposing parties agree upon
any given political proposition, but
Senator Ben Harrison and ex.Yice
President Hendricks are an excep-
ton to the rule. Both agree that In
diana will be all right in 1884.
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1t is very properly suggested that
President Arthur should consult
some fthe Democratic aspirants for
the Presidency before making fur
Their alterations in the White House.
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AL. g. Scare.

GALVESTON, Tex, Oct. 30 The
Acrs Austin special says: Notwith-
Standing repeated inquiry nothing
further is received regarding the al
legged uprising of five hundred ne
groes in Milan county as reported
yesterday, a dispatch concerning
which from the justice of the peace
at Gauze impelled Governor Ire
land to telegraph to all the volun-
teer militia companies in the state
to hold themselves in readiness. 1t
is now believed in Austin the trou-
Die had no existence except in the
fears Of whites and was occasioned
by some meeting of colored people to
alscuss the recent civil rights decis-
Ion of the Supreme Court,
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Dynamite Explosion.

FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN, Oct.
30.-A quantity Of dynamite exploded
in the office of the Chief of Police
last evening. The building was
badly damaged but not many officials
were in it at the time. None of them
were injured.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-31

Since the Ohio election Republi-
cans are afraid Of sick Democratic
candidates. They now insist that
Tilden is a Hercules in strength and
was never sick a day in his life.
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Ended at Last.

MADRID, Oct. 30.-The cabinet
has agreed upon a diplomati" note
which will end the controversy aris-
ing from the unfavorable reception
of King Alfonso in the streets of
Paris.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-31

The missing Charlie Ross has
again become an object of interest.
If alive he is almost old enough 10
vote now.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Incorporation Of a Huge Rail.
way mpany.
The French Chamber Discuss
Tonquin Matters.
Exhaustive Report of Utah
Commission.
Trial of an Internal Revenue
Officer.
Fatal Explosion in Under
ground Railway.
MISCELLANEOUS. ETC. ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS. ETC. ETC.
Deaths by Suffocation.

PITTsBURa, Oct. 80. AT Keifer &
Stief1el's tannery, in the upper part
Of Allegheny City, this morning, two
men sacrificed their lives in an un-
successful attempt to save their fel.
low workman. The firm has been
digging a we'll to be used as await.
and this morning Christ Dickson,
an employee, went down to measure
the depth of the water, when he was
overcome by foul air. Ferdinand
Schroeder and Charles Schultz were
working neal by and heard the cries,
and descending in turn were both
suffOcated.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-31

President Arthur has appointed
Thursday, November 29th as \ day
of National Thanksgiving.
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The Semi-W Weekly Miner.
Democratic Nominees for the
Constitutional Convention.

Democratic Nominees for the
Constitutional Convention.
SECOND DISTRICT AT LARGE.
HON. W. w. DIXON.
THIRD DISTRICT At LARGE.
HON. W. B. HUNDLEf.
DEER D
A. Il. MITCHELL,
J. C. ROBINSON.
E. B. WATERBURY.
LEW AND CLARKE COUNTY.
TX. TOOLE, MATT CARROLL,
A. NJ. VOOLFOLK, T. LOWRY.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Z. McSORLEY, Boulder.
II. J0RDON, Fish Creek.
MEAaHER COUNTY.
THos. l.. GORHAM, Ulidis.
W, E. lIEkNEY, Canton.
J.F. McCLINTOCK, White Sulphur Springs.
MADISON COUNTY.
CHAS. II. DAHLER, Virginia Ci,y.
II. S. HOWELL, Virginia City.
qALLArTN COUNTY.
5. w. LANGHORNE, Bozenlan.
R. P. .VlvION, Bozeman.
K. Il. DUNBAR, Dornix.
GEO. l.. DUKE. Willow Creek.
r. H. HANSON, Livingston.
cHorEAu COUNTY.
T. E. COLLINS. Dem.)
W. H. HUNT. Rcp3
BEAvERHEAD COUNTY.
HON. JOS. A. BROWNE. Of Darling.
ROB'T B. SMITH, of Dillon.
DAWSON COUNTY,
HON, JOHN F. MALONY.
MIssOULA COUNTY.
W. }. STEPHENS.
". J. MCCORMICK.
+. A. EDDY.
r. W. FLOWERS.
CUSTER c0sNrY. /!
Il. L. EDWARDS.
JAS. SCOTT. /!
G. G.. cox. !
W. Il, OXLEY.
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BOSTON, Oct. 29.-Charles. A. Pink
ham, who claims to be Charlie Ross,
has been sent for by New York par.
Ties. He will leave Portland on
Monday. W.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
Fill Out the Blanks.

To lose by ones own ignorance or care
lessness is more mortifying than to lose
~ another's dishonesty. 1t is certainly
aggravating enough to lose by both. To
illustrate how little the law will help q
person who does not know how to do bust
ness, and to show the Importance OF
small details, New York Journal cites an
actual case:
"A man drew n note promising to pay
one hundred dollars. He used printed
form, and did not close up the blank devot-
ed to dollars, and after passing it as nego-
table paper, somebody inserted and fifty
after the one hundred, and before the print
ed dollars.
The note, thus altered, got into the hands
of an innocent party, who presented it to
The drawer, and the Supreme Court decided
the maker of the note was liable for it's
face, because through negligence he did not
draw line between the word hundred
and the printed word dollars
Any testimony that the drawer might
offer to establish the fact that he gave the
note for one hundred dollars, must 90 for
nothing, as there was nothing OH the face
of the note showing that it had been al
tered.
Evidence OF any alteration on the face
of the note, would have changed the case.
Let this be a lesson to all drawers of prom
.ssory notes. No one can be too careful
in such matters.o
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
Polishing Furniture.

- clean furniture, especially the surface
of finely-polished piano, we will give our
lady friends recipe better than any in the
looks. Take wash-bowl half full of tepid
=. ter and little fine toilet soap and a
tablespoonful of sweet oil. Pip piece of
L.! flannel in this. and apply it to the fur
nisure or piano, rubbing vigorously for n
while; then exchange the flannel for a
piece of old soft fine cotton, mot linen, as
that leaves its fibers of Int and rub with
this while, finishing with a fresh piece
Of the same rag, until the liquid applica-
ton is thoroughly removed. All these sue
cessive applications to be made to ore par
ticular spot of the wood no larger ,''-::i can
/, worked with q single stroke of the IN,
and that to be finished before fres', place
is treated. When the whole piano has been
gone over in this manner, Gt should take
two hours at least, to do it well,) it will
lool. as good as new, and far better than if
refinished by an ordinary workman. This
is the best application for that purple cloud
that comes on polished wood surface in
damp weather. OF course, q judicious per
son will be very sparing of the liquid, al
though she has washbowl half full of it,
and will not use enough TO drip on the car
~, or penetrate TO tho interior cf the pi-
no.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

and now on the latter's safe landing on
the east shore of the sound
all started forward again for Pundora
harbor, which they reached on the fol-
lowing morning The journey during
the night was an unpleasant one, hard
rain storm raging nearly all the time.
Thinking either the Yantic or the Swe-
dish steamer Sophia might be at Cape
York the party next directed its way
thither. The coast was Rugged as
closely as possible all the way, the boats
being too heavily laden TO venture far
from shore. Every night a landing was
made for the sake of safety, and furth-
er delay caused by several days of bad
weather during which it was impossible
to make any progress. The ice was
troublesome, and August z, as the party
was passing conical rock, the boats
had to be hauled up on the foe to avoid
totai destruction. After waiting an
hour the ice opened sufficiently to allow
the boats to be launched again, but it
continued to block the way so much
that the boats had most of the time to
be pushed and dragged along by the
ceews, who found footing on the ice
alongside. Cape York was at last reach
ed without serious accident. but there
was no sign there of any vessel.
So on August 10 the weary voyagers
set out again for the south, making Up
ernavik their next objective point.
Lieut.. Colwell with one boat set out
boldly across Melville bay intending to
keep on direct course southwark un-
til he could find the Yantic, but Lieut.
Darlington, with the other boat and
crew OF the Proteus. choose more cir
cuitous but safe route along the shore.
A heavy snow storm set in August IL,
which was ridden out by the boat at an
Choir to the ice. The storm was severe
and many of the icebergs foundered so
the party had to change its anchorage
several times. Upernavik was reached
August "a, and there the Yantic picked
up the shipwrecked men and brought
them on to ST. Johns.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
Hite's Qnnfassinn

The confession of Clarence Hite, the
youngest of the James gang, is publish
ed for the first time. IIite, who plead
ed guilty TO completely in the Winston
and Blue Cut train robbcries and got
70 years sentence, was pardoned last
February and died Il few days afterward
His account of his experience in the
gang corresponds in all essential partic-
ulars with Liddell's story, and corrob-
CRATES in detail Liddell's testimony at
Gallatin, duplicating Frank James in
the Winston robbery. Ii also ac-
counts for Franks participation in the
Blue Cut robbery, us told by Liddell,
and for which james is yet to be tried.
Charlie Ford took part in the Blue Cut
robbery, and is expected to testify, as
also will Liddell, when. that case is
heard
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
Fashionable Calls.

callers seated in the parlors Of an up
town mansion.
give heard she gave $500 for that group.
I'd Just as soon have chrome, would your"
"H-u-s-hw
Sand Just look at that center table
looks like fancy fair, for all the world;
one would thinks"
"H-u-s-h, she's coming"
ENTER lady of the house.)
ooh, you dear, darling creatures What
an ace since I've seen you. Where have
you been /? Enjoying the holidays, no doubt.
Pm so glad to see you both "
(Together:) "And we are so glad to see
YOU How perfectly sweet you do look
What have YOU been doing to yourself?
Oh, it's that lovely new dress so becom-
ing! but then YOU look well in every
thingw
ooh! oh! Who's got a new sealskin
cloak Dear Mrs. Smith, just envy you ;
it's beautiful thing"
Mrs. Smith; "Well, it ought to be; James
gave S425 for it,"
eyes! but that's nothing for Colonel
Smith, you know How is he? do admire
the colonel SO much But then he never
looks at any one but you"
ooh. yes! make me believe that He is a
| regular old flirt But / can easily forgive
him for everything since he's got me this
cloak. Well, we really must go-ever SO
many more calls to make. Now, return
This soon; there's darling. By-by, sweet
| ness"
LADY of the house to next caller3
ayes, that Mrs. Colonel Smith and hel
sister-what dowdy that sister is!-dit
call here, and, do you believe, she had the
| impudence to tell mc-me-that her hus
band gave 1926 for that shabby old seal
skin, as if / didn't know exactly what il
was worth He'd much better pay his
debts" etc, etc, ad infr'tam.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

AT last the United States steamboat
inspectors are thoroughly aroused to
the Importance of the work committed
to their care. The Riyerdale steam
boat explosion is being most thoroughly
investigated; and while the result of the
investigation will undoubtedly show
that these officials were remiss in their
duties before the explosion, much good
will have been dono If means can be
devised to prevent the occurrence Of
disastrous accidents in the future. If a
boiler il sound except in the place
where it bursts, such fact ought to be
known before hundreds of people have
BE- n loaded upon 1t.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
CRUSHED IN ICE FLOES.
This was the Fate of the Greeley Relief
Steamer.

The United States steamer Yantic ar
rived at st. Johns, N. F., on the 18th
inst, bringing intelligence that the
steamer Proteus was crushed between
two heavy ice foes on the 23d of July
at the entrance to Smith sound.
The following story of the wreck OF
the arctic relief steamer Proteus and the
journeying afterwards of the crew is by
special correspondent of the New
York Tribune:
While endeavoring to force her way
| through to clear water the Proteus was
caught between two immense ice foes.
These. pressing on at both sides, quick
~ crushed in her stout walls. Her hold
filled with water and it was soon evident
that no efforts could avail to keep her
| from sinking. The matches were brok-
en- open and all hands set TO work
throwing clothing, provisions and other
stores out of the doomed ship upon the
ice: The greater part of the cargo thus
unloaded fell into the water and was
lost, but enough was saved to insure the
comfort of the party during their retreat
southwark, and also to make a not in
considerable cache for the Greeley par
ty should 1t, AS now seems inevitable.
bc forced to make its own way south
ward. Lieut. Colwell, u. S. ~. also
succeeded, and most fortunately, i'm saw
ing three boats from the wreck. AS
quickly as possible Lieut.. Co.well load.
ed one OF the boats with stores. and with
q crew OF four men set out for the shore
The trip was made with great difficulty
on account OF the Ice, but by persever
ance and unsparing cxertions he forced
a passage through. Several successive
trips were thus m9d de and large ouan-
tity of clothing and provisions safely
landed and placed in tho cache. The
lust trip was made on the morning of
July "a, and. as the ice had closed in
rapidly, the boat and its load had to be
dragged across the ice two miles before
it could be launched in clear wateer
Even then the floating ice closed in so
rapidly and so angrily that the boat es-
capped being stove in only by the mar
rowest possible chance. The goods
placed in the cache were rendered. as
secure as possible, and the spot marked
so as TO be readily discovered bya par-
ty from Fort Conger.
Having thus done all in his mower IN
carry out the design of the expedition
the party on the afternoon of July 25 |
set out to cross Smith Sound. and after
spending a weary night amid the ice
landed safely on the morning of the 26th
at cave near Life Boat cove. The
crew OF the Proteus had gone ON TO |
Life-boat cove in their own boats and
in advance of the smaller relief party
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

A curious petition was that addressed in
1888 to the governor of South Carolina by
sixteen maidens of Charleston. 1t ran thus :
"The humble petition of all the maids
whose names are underwritten. Whereas,
we, the humble petitioners, are at present
in very melancholy disposition of mind,
considering how all the bachelors are blind
ly captivated by widows, and our own
youthful charms thereby neglected; in
consequence of this, our request is that
your excelleney will for the future order
that no widows presume to marry any
young man till the maids are provided for I;
or else to pay each of them fine for sat
isfaction for invading our liberties, and
likewise fine to be levied on all such
bachelors rs shall be married TO widows.
The great disadvantage it is to us maids
$ that the widows, by their forward car
riage, do snap up the young men, and have
the vanity to think their merits beyond
ours, which is great imposition on us, who
ought to have preference. This is humbly
recommended to your excellency's consid-
Grafton, and hope you will permit no fur
ther insults. And we poor maids, in duty
bound, will ever pray" The forlorn six
teen would have approved the edict of the
Portuguese king, which forbade widows
more than fifty years old from remarrying,
.on the ground that experience taught that
widows of that age commonly welded
young men of no property, who dissipated
the fortunes such marriages brought them.
TO tho prejudice of children and other rel
atives
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

HUMANITARIAN will all agree that
Ex-Governor Blackburn of Kentucky is
entitled to more praise than has been
given him for his clemency in pardon
ing prisoners from the state prison.
According to Blackburn's statement,
the prison is u filthy hole, where over
800 prisoners are shut up in miserably
dirty cells, 80 inches wide, 70 inches
high, and 80 inches long. About the
first thing the new governor of Kentucky
ought TO do, is to look after the sani-
tary condition of at least this one of her
reformatory institutions.