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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-10-03

Congress appropriated $780, 600 to
erect a postoffice building in Brook
Ign but Secretary Folger has decided
to postpone work upon it until Con-
gress has taken further action as to
the amount to be expended upon the
structure. It is said the desired site
will cost $500, 900 leaving but $500. 600
to be put upon the work. AS this
sum is insufficient to complete the
building the Secretary has unques-
tionably made a wise decision in re-
Easing to commence the work upon
the amount at his disposal. The
practice of beginning the erection Of
Federal building with appropriations
known to BE- inadequate has resulted
in much loss to the public treasury,
and hereafter an exact estimate
should be made in every case before
the work of erection begins. By
pursuing this plan much loss will be
avoided and jobbe1y headed of.
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find the same just and correct, he
snail draw his warrants on the terri.
torial treasurer in pay ment thereof.
Slxth-The said convention, when
duly assembled, may adopt rules for
its government. sittings and adjourn
ment; and when the convention shall
have perfected and adopted q consti-
tuition, it shall then, by ordinance,
submit the same to the qualified cleo
tors Of the Territory of Montana, for
adoption or rejection. Such ordi-
nance shall provide that such censti-
tuition be submitted % the qualified
electors of the Territory for their ap
proval or disapproval ut the general
election to be held in the several
counties OF said Territory on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
Move nber, A. D. 1884 and under the
general election laws then in force in
said Territory. Said ordinance may
also provide for the mode and man
ner OF such Submission of such con-
siitutiOn. as, in the wisdom of the
convention, may be deemed proper.
Seventh-Such ordinance shall
also provide that, if a majoii ty of all
the votes that may be cast and cam
vassed according to law at said lee
ton provided for in resolution num-
Der six. herein, shall adopt and ratify
such constitution as may be submit
ted, or such part thereof as to make
the same operative, then such ordi-
nance shall further provide the mode
and manner, and agency, whereby
such constitution shall he submitted
to the Congress of the United States
of America, praying for the reception
Of such constitution by Congress and
asking that, under such constitution,
Montana be admitted among the
sisterhood of States. with all the
rights and privileges to which we,
as a free and loyal people, are Justly
entitled under the constitution and
laws Of the United States Of Amer
lea.
Approved March 7, 1883.
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Speaking of the rumo-s afloat con-
corning Judge Conger's case, the
Mddisonsan of the 18th ult. says :
"Some of our exchanges in the east
ern part of the Territory have been
indulging in a series of wild guesses
.as to what is being done in the Conger
investigating matter. 1t is needless
to say that their theories are mere
speculative ones. Nothing, as yet,
has issued from the executive or ju-
dietary departments upon which to
base the s%upposition that either re-
tention or dismissal has yet been de-
cided upon. We hope, however, that
some action will be taken before long,
that the dockets of our district courts
may be cleared and everything made
to run smoothly again. And we
further hope-for we have not seer
to cause US to change our
first opinion in the matter-that the
President will see that the proper
thing to do is to reinstate Judg
Conger, who, we feel assured, is as
rood . judge as any that sits on the
bench"
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10 those who were expecting very
fast time in the great race between
st. Julien and Jay Eye See, the rec
ord will be a disappointment. 1t is
noticeable that the fast time made by
Maud s., Jay Eye See and st. Julien
was made when they trotted alone.
The Inference is, therefore, that
when trotters are pitted against each
other they never do tkeir best. This
is accounted for by reason of their
excitement and liability to break
when moving with another horse.
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Stock Market.

NEW YORK, Oct. ACHIEVEMENTS
strong: stock market dull through
out the day in stock circles. At the
opening The market was firm and
higher with a general advance in
prices of to II per cent, latter in the
Western Union, on the favorable
decision of the Court of Appeals
legalizing Is, 526, 090 shares OF stock
issued at the time of the consolida-
ten of the American Union md
Atlantic aud Paclfi: Telegraph COM
panies with the Western Union in
1881. After II o'clock the market
was quiet and barely steady, and
continued so until afternoon, when a
sharp attack was made on the G.. G.
Z. & l., carrying stock down from 615
to IS. This was followed by attacks
on Changers and Lackawanna.
Owing to the absence of supporting
orders the raids were generally sue
cessful, the prices being forced down
to 2 per cent, Northwest preferred
suffering the most. There was little
recovery at the close. The market
left off weak as compared with last
nights close. Prices are down / to
2 per cent. except for the Wabash,
and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
which are a fraction niger.
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Report of Lieut.. Greelev's Muir.
der,
The Sorrow of Grevy

LONDON, Oct. "A dispatch from
Paris says: President Grevy is much
affected by the treatment received by
King Alfonso in Paris, and it is said
he even at one time intended to re-
sign the presidency. 1t is also stated
that a viOleat fu,d which exists be-
tween Wilson, son-in-law of tresi-
dent Grevy. and a member of the
Chamber of Deputies az Prime
Minister Ferry has caused ~dissension
between the President and Ferry.
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Homicide In a Church.

GALVESTON, Oct. I'm a meeting
house at Comanche Sunday aftei
preaching was ever and the Congre-
CATION had gone to the creek to wit
ness the baptism, Robert Butchee
and hts brother William, both OF
whom had remained in the building.
became Involved in a quarrel with
q Mr.. Harris Robert Butchee re-.
celved the contents of a gnn carried
by Harris and expired in u moment.
will Butchee and Harris then en-
gagged in a scuf1e for the gun and
during the struggle Harris was
pounded on the head so badly that
ne may die. VIM. Butchee was ar.
rested. The origin Of the difficulty
is not stated.
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New York Notes.

New YORK, Oct. 1.-Dayid A.Paul,
275 East Eighth street, was arrested
here to-day charged with violating
the new law in manufacturing cigars
in tenements He Was held m oall
for trial. This is the first case under
the law which went into effect TO- ga!
and will be carried into a higher
court and a test case made of IT..
Edward LABEL, alias Jas. FaulA,
ner, was arrested on board tne
steamer Lydian Monarch, on
application of the British con
sui, on the charge of fors los
in Bristol. England, a check for s-oG I
of this sum $3.50 in gold was 1oanu
with him. He was a%rraigned pelolJ
the United States Commissioner anu
sent to Jail to await examination.
The grand jury to-day handed III "
presentment in regard to the bufeat u
of water rents and the bureau " "
arrears and assessments, in botl ~
which frards recently have been ols'
covered. The system of keeping az
counts IS pronounced faulty anu III,
adequate and the immediate adopllou
of an improved system is 1ecoa,
mended; and that a board of eHPe ,hs
be appointed as examiners OF al Inv
financial departments in the c"'
fl ON July LIST, 1879. to date.
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A Chapter of Crime.

TERRA HAUTE, Oct. "A special
to the Express from Cioverdale says:
Bill Grimes tried to quarrel with a
farmer named Will Smith. The
latter drove in the road, when
Grimes threw 4 rock, striking Smith
in the temple, killing him instantly.
Grimes is at large.
Anna Helms, an eighteen year old
girl, committed suicide to-day at her
mothers residence in this city by
taking arsenic, and the mother upon
dis 'overing that she had taken a
drug, attempted suicide by licking
froth and vomit as it poured from
her dying daughters mouth. The
girl died in Is minutes after taking
the dose, but the mother will recov-
er. The mother and daughter had
for some time been quarreling on &C.
count of the daughter associa,ing
with and paying attention to her
step father, NJ. G. Moran, from whom
the mother recently obtained a d.
vOrce.
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The New York Morning Journal
Independent Republican, says; ut
appears to be conceded by leading
Republican calculators that the DEM
ocrats will carry the State this fall
in the matter of State officers to be
elected; that the Assembly will like.
wise have q Democratic msjority,
but that the Senate will be Republi-
can" This seems to be the opinion
of all well-informed men who are
conversant with the political situa
ton in New York. The reasons for
this belief may be found in the fact
that the Democratic party in that
State is now thoroughly united,
and are strengthened by the great
victory they gained last year, while
their opponent are still torn by in
ternal dissensiOns and have not yet
recovered from tho demoralizing
blow they received in the defeat of
Folger. The outlook is cheering for
Democratic success in that State this
fall. Such success will insure the
State for the Democratic Presiden.
tial candidate.
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WASHINGTON Notes.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA petition
for mandamus on Knox, Comptroller
of Currency, has oeen filed by s. V.
White, banker New York, to COM
pei the Comptroller to pay him ST.
374, balance claimed to be due petit
toner as a creditor Of the Miners
Bank, California, out of dividends
declared by Knox.
General George w. Getty, in COM
mand of the artillery at Fortress
Monroe, was to-day placed on the re-
tised list. He will be succeeded by
Col. John e. Tidham, of General
Sherman's staff.
Application has been made to the
War Department by the survivors of
q Confederate brigade residing near
Norfolk for permission to use their
old battle flags, now in possession Of
that department., OF the occasion of
their reunion, which takes place in a
few weeks. There are several hum
dred Confederate battle flags stored
in the War Department.. Adjutant-
General Drum said to-day that the
application had to be refused, as
neither the Secretary of War nor the
President can give or lend these flags
without the sanction of Congress.
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About that Insult to Alfonso.

BERLIN, Oct. 1.-All the newspa-
pers express great indignation at the
insults offered King Altonsoin Paris.
MADRID, Oct. 1.-The Iheria says
the demonstration against King Al
fonso will remain a lasting shame to
France. If she does not give full
satisfaction, it will show that the
government of France has merely a
nominal existence and that a few
seditiOus are more powerful than all
the authorities.
The Republican papers urge the
Spanish people to be calm and prll'
dent in order to avoid playing INTO
the hands of Bismarck.
At a meeting of the dynastlc LEU
to-day, after a speech by Moret favor,
ing the project, it was resolved 10
organize a great public demonstration
in honor of the King on his arrival
here. The military club in this CIT!
passed similar resolutions.
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The Corean embassy.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The Corean
Embassy paid an official visit To the
State, War and Navy Departments
to-day. They were received by the
Secretaries OF all the departments; at
the State Department by Assistant
Secretaries Davis aud Hunter and
Chief Clerk Brown; at the Navy De-
partment by Acting Secretary
Nichols, Rear-Admiral Shute!dt and
Commodores Walker aud English;
and at the War Department ~ Ad-
jutant-General Drum The head OF
the Embassy took occasion to thank
admiral Snu. eldt on behalf Of the
Corean government for his good Of
fees in bringing about the close re-
Iati0ns between the United States
aud COrea. Admiral Sbufeldt salu
he expected to make another visit to
COrea next year.
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The row at Madrid.

MADRID, Oct 1.-The palace re-
spon ded to the plaudits of the multi
tude. A short time afterwards a
group of excited youths went in the
direction Of the French embassy cry
ing Long live the Uhl IN King,
down with the French" but dis
persed or seeing the embassy pro-
tected by a strong body of police. A
number of people made friendly
demonstrations in front of the Ger
legation. Placards are posted
in various parts of the city violently
attacking France. A meeting prin-
cipalIy of French residents was held
at which the insults were strongly
condemned and cordial sympathy
with Spain expressed.
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And now comes the report that
Mitchell and Slade are really going
to fight, the battle to take place with
in a couple of weeks neal Pierre,
Dakota Territory. Japeth in search
of his father met no greater discour-
agements than these bruisers meet
in finding ground upon which to
measure their science and powers o
endurance with each other.
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Condition of Con. Hancock.

New York, Oct. DIR. J. H. Jane.
way being asked as to the condition
of General Hancock, gave in reply
the following buIle' in: General Han.
cock IS much better this morning.
The wound made yesterday is dis
charging freely and looks remarkably
well. His appetite is very good. his
digestion normal and he sleeps we'll.
The statement in the morning papers
Of to-day is incorrect II many. il not
all its particulars | know Of no kid
ney troubles. neither do | wish the
wound to close, but to heal from the
bottom. Signed.
JNO. II. JANEWAY,
Surgeon, US. A"
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. -Four OF
the yellow fever patients aboard the
steamer New bern are steadily i'm
proving; the fifth, Martin johnson,
fireman, is worse. The present con-
dition is critical, though no new
cases have developed. The quaran-
tine officials believe that all danger
either to the passengers or the city is
over. Two hundred and seventy
thousand dollars in treasure, brought
from Mexico on the Newbera, were
taken of to-day, after havi g been
under fumigatiOn since the arrival OF
the steamer. The weather continues
cool, with a coed breeze from the
ocean.
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A. thu ThSnooA

Truth: As the Chinese question
stands, every exertion is constantly
made by the advocates of cheap labor
and starvation wages to break down
the barriers of the law and Overrun
the country with the delectable
almond-eyed rat. eaters. On the other
hand, the producing labering white
and black men of this country appear
to be indifferent. Will they wake
up before the time comes when they
will be glad to eat dog soup and cat
outlets.
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HH1RREPREss1BLE N1a1L1sr.

Notwithstanding the apparent
peaceful attitude of Russian Mill
ists, there are going to be hot times
in that country. The past quietude
of the troublesome element was the
calm before the storm. Signs of that
storm are now observed aud probably
the most significant one Is the re-es-
Enlistment, upon = firmer basis
than ever, Of the formerly suppressed
Nihilistic organ at S.. Petersburg.
Its first edition contained a well
written leader preceded by a para
graph from the Cars speech to the
peasantry during the coronation. 1t
deals with the present political situ-
alton and the attitude of the various
groups of the opposition. The author
fully admits that the legal and con-
stitutional fraction Of the opposition
is really crushed and defeated by
imperial reaction, but not the
revolutionary one, which, he says,
never can be a failure and is just
now on the eve of q new start to its
historical mission of defending liber-
ty of thought and the rights of the
people against violence, insult and
oppression in Russia. The reign of
dynamite continue. Gun powder
served both powerful and feeble,
while dynamite will assist but the
oppressed ones in their struggle
against despOts. Its career is far
from the end, but just at the very be-
ginning.
Besides the leader there is a report
of recent arrests and other admiDis-
tration notes. The publication is to
appear every fortnight. The course
of the Russian government since the
coronation is declared to grow daily
more i~ntolerable, and judging by nu-
mer0us arrests a new wave of deter
mined and desperate oppression is
about to sweep over the empire.
The paper also gives an item
which is indeed news. 1t appears
that the Emperor's famous ride
through the streets of Moscow when
ntering it on the occasion of the
coronation was a sham, and that he
was impersonated by an officer of the
Imperial Guard, made up to resem-
BILE him. The fears for his safety en-
tertained by hissecret police were too
much for him, and he consented to
the deception which was so skillfully
and successfully carried out. The
secret is said to have been discovered
by officials attached to the British
embassy, and they have not
maintained the silence which
was enjoined upon them.
The journal makes its appearance
under the outlandish name of The
Volta and from the t snor
Of its articles it may be inferred that
instead of being dead has
been dieting on dynamite and giant
and is now about ready to get
lown to lively business. That this
PAPER cannot be suppressed Is evil
ience that the Russian Nihilist is ir-
and will yet drive sleep,
rest and contentment from the royal
household.
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An ~Inquest-Election OF Rallfo0N
Dir ctOrs. ,

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct IAN lnqu 1Ly.
was held this afternoon IN olle, IVY.
vile, Ind, over the remains OF d Mo %T
man burned to death III klttle M eai
bagnlo. The evidence failed TO i,np pra
cate Foemh'an and Nelson, VINO M 'ad
arrested, and they were d~lschai2 isct
The testimony established ln1 hspn
beyond doubt that the house liau WV
fred by an lncendiary. .1o,.
An election Of directors or Tue aroat
isville and Nashville, and tne s hi,
Southern roads will be held III p,Id.
city on Wednesday. President ns TO
win arrived to-day. In resp'lI Rms.
inquiry, he said Jay Gould anu tary,
sell Sage would go INTO the dIle'si IN
He said there would be no claif the
the management OF the roau, o% West,
large interests of Gould IN lhe q :.
together with the l.. Il n; Hourft
system would receive mutual p the
from his presence and sages ia
directory.
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A Horse Show-Sale Of Postage
Stamps.

New YORK, Oct. 1.-Entries closed
to-day for the first annual exhibition
of the National Horse Show Associa-
ton of America, to be held in Madi-
| son Square Garden, on the 22d, 23d,
24th, 25th and goth instant. The as
ISOLATION feared this morning that
more horses will be entered than they
car easily accommodate. The entries
aggregate about 800; the show of
hunters, cobs and carriage horses
will be very large. The hunters
class includes several imported ami
mails; Smuggler, Thorndale and Ed
ward ThOrne will be exhibited, while
several fast teams of the road here
about will be shown. The Arabian
stations Hinden Free and Leopard.
bred by the Sultan of Turkey, have
been entered. A number of ladies
will be exhibitors.
The members of the fire department
n showing much interest In the
special competition of fire engine
horses and the mounted police are
equally Interested IN the expectation
of prizes for their animals. Watkin
G.. Powell, Of Springboro, Crawford
county, Penn, will act az judge of
the C~lydesdales and horses Of all
work. The other judges are as fol-
lows: TrOtters and roadsters, Doctor
L. Herr, Lexington, KY; percherons
and horses Of all work, Thomas Jones,
Delaware, o.; carriage horses, four in
baud. ETC.. Colonel Delaney Kane;
saddle horses and ponies, Mig uel Alec;
hunters, Carroll Livingston; mules
and dOnkeys, Robert Elder.
Up to the close of business hours
to-day there were sold at the post
Office 100000 two-cent stamps, S.
600 fOur-cent stamps and 10000 two
cent envelopes. The crowd was at
no time such as to cause confusion,
and the fact that the two-cent de-
nomination was called for mainly,
made possible the enormous sale in a
comparatively short time. One man
in each of the postotfices was kept
busy telling people their old stamps
We're better than they were before the
change, and that the old tws-cent
stamps were good for any point in
the Unit ed States.
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That Insult.

BERLIN. Oct. 1.-The newspapers
here regard the insults heaped upon
Alfonso in Paris IS a mortal defeat
to France. No power, they say,
would now wish for an alliance with
her. The insults to the Spanish
King were, in their opinion, more
directly aimed against Germany,
who considers them a sign of weak
npsS.
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General Hazen, who is supposed
to have charge of the weather, was
in Helena a day or two ago, which
fact may account for the present
somewhat mixed weather. BY the
way does anyone know what the
General now thinks of 1.-The desert
country" laying west of the 18th
meridian.
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Mission

DETROIT, Oct. 1.-The 74th an
nual meeting of the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions, assembled in this city this
afternoon, and was called to order by
the venerable ex-President Mark
hopkins, of Williams College. TIE
meeting opened with singing and
prayer by Rev. DIR. Edward B.
Welsh, Of b 'ston. Rev. Charles
Terry Collins, of Cleveland, was
elected assistant recording secretary.
After the appointment of committees
on nominations the arrangement of
business was finished. Rev. DR.. E.
K. Allen, Home Secretary of the
Board, read his annual report
of that department, giving a
general survey OF the work,
collecting funds, administration, ETC.,
also embodying the report Of the
prudential committee touching tue
work of their deputation sent out to
investigate affairs in connection
with the missions of Turkey. This
was followed by the report of the
foreign secretary of the board, Rev.
DR.. N. G. Clark, giving a co'npre-
hensive summary of the work done
during the year In the various fields
occupied by this veteran missionary
organization in foreign lands. The
results of the report are very encour-
aging. The treasurer of the board,
Langdon Ward, ESQ.,, of Boston,
presented his annual report, showing
the receipts during the year as $780,
1896; expended carrying on the work
Of missions, $59, 245; c ost of agencies,
$9,OO7; cost of the publications,
$3,323; last administration, $50, COL;
leaving a balance in the treasury at
the close of the year of s., 222; ap-
praised value of securities pertaining
to the Otis fund still remaining on
hand is $3lS, 400; the general perma-
nent fund amounts to$163,~ O47;perma-
nent fund for the support of officers,
$50, COS. Each of the last two funds
have received small additions during
the past year, The annual sermon
before the board wrs preached by
Prof. Barber of Yale College. There
are some 1000 persons, attendants
upon the meeting of the board in
this city. The sessions continue
until Friday.
A committee on organization was
appointed and the convention adj
journed until Up. m. At the after
noon session the committee on Or
ganization reported as follows: Presi.
dent, c. B. Cheney, of Maine; first
vice president, w. P. Hale, of In
diana; second vice president, w. B.
Allen, of Illinois; secretary, s. p.
Crawford, of Illinois; assistant secre-
tary G. D. Dudley, Minnesota. The
remainder of the afternoon session
and evening was devoted to the read
ing and discussing of papers of in
terest to the church.