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The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
New York News Notes.

NEW YORK, May 5.-The counsel
for the Trustees of the Brooklyn
bridge and the corporation and coun-
sci of New York and Brooklyn agree
that the bridge cannot be made free
for any kind of travel.
A statute of Peter Cooper is to he
erected by public subscription in the
little public square just south of the
Cooper Union.
The private postal deliveries, which
were raided Yesterday, are again in
operation. Actions have been insti-
tuted against the managers for the
recovering of penalties. The Post
master-G General has been asked for
further instructions.
VIM. H. Vanderbilt sailed for Eu-
rope to-day. He intends making only
a short stay in England on this visit,
and will return to New York again
in four weeks. He will, however,
spend the summer and part of the
fall in Europe with several members
of his family.
George Brisbane, retired million
aire, II years of age, was arrested at
Brooklyn on the charge of libelling
Redilia Brisbane, the wife of his
brother. 1t appears the family were
left large amount of property and
the brothers have been in litigation
over it for the past forty years. Sev-
eral suits are still pending in differ
ent courts. TIE accused wrote Mrs.
Brisbane a letter in which he al
legged she was not married to his
brother and charged bigamy. She
has begun suit for $50. 600 against him
in the city. The accused gave bail
to await the action of the grand jury
on the charge.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Baked Beans In Boston Style.

Last Monday Miss Parloa began
her morning lesson at her school of
cookery by giving directions for bak-
ing beans in the Boston style. A
quart of beans had been freed of
stones and dirt, washed clean and
soaked over night in cold water. The
water was poured off and enough
warm water put in to cover the beans.
A pound of rather lean salt pork was
added, and the dish was allowed to
boil moderately for half an hour.
The beans were then turned into q
colendar, and three quarts of cold
water were poured over them. Halt
the beans were put in bean pot,
then the pork, with its rind scored .
and then the rest of the beans, and
over them was poured a mixture
composed Of teaspoonful of mus
tard, tablespoonful Of molasses and
a cupful of water. Enough boiling
water to just cover the beans was
added, and they were put into a slow
oven to cook slowly for ten hours.
Miss ParlOa said that it is this slow
cooking, with the occasional addition
of a little water so as to keep the
beans nearly covered all the time,
which makes the dish nice. The
use of mustard lessons the liability of
distress from eating of the beans.
Where pork is not liked, two pounds
of corned beef can be substituted.
When ready for serving, the beans
have rich brown color and are moist
and whole. In this instance the
testing of the dish was postponed till
the next day, because, as already re-
marked, many hours were needed
for the cooking.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Miscellaneous.

INDIANAPOLIS. May A fire in
Union City at seven O'Clock tonight
is reported. Nearly the whole west
part of the town is burned. Tele-
graph communication has been cut
off. Engines have been sent from
Sidney and Greeneville, Ohio, and
Muncie, Ind.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The treas
urv department has decided that the
government has no title to certain
lands in Fernandina. Florida, sold for
direct taxes in 1868. The property in
controversy is valued at 81 ,5OO,OOO.
NASHVILLE, May 4-Ex-Treasurer
Marsh I. Folk not having made the
increased bond to secure his appear
ance. as required by Judge Allen. he
was this evening committed to jail,
where he is at present confined.
WINNIPEG, May 4.-The Thunder
BAY branch of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad, extending from the Lake
of the Woods to Lake Superior, dis
tance of 800 miles, has been trans
ferred from the Dominion Gov
ernment syndicate to the Ca
madam Pacific syndicate. Gen
eral Superintendent Egan, ON
behalf of the latter, has formally
accepted the road from the contract
ors. and to-day issued the necessary
order for it's operation. The line from
Winnipeg to Prince Arthur's Land
ING. IS 4O5 miles long. and will be made
by express trains in "a hours.
GALVESTON, May 4.-The Gould
party arrived at II a. IN. They visit
ed the cotton exchange and other
points of interest and left in the even
ing for san Antonio.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Chicago Base Ball Grounds.

CHICAGO, May Six thousand
people witnessed the formal opening
of the League season in this city on
the grounds of the Chicago base ball
club, which are claimed by many to
he the best appointed grounds ever
thrown open and devoted to games.
The Detroits took the game in the
ninth inning with one run to spare.
The grounds partake of the character
of an amphitheatre, the audience
being completely housed, the grounds
being so arranged that no one save
players can appear upon any portien
of them. Above the grand stand
proper is row of boxes for the use of
the press and those attending in par
ties. The grand stand and all other
portions of enclosing wood work
have been richly decorated so that
the view from any point is pleasing.
The game was sharply contested till
toward the close, and after the third
the men should have been out by a
fly to the left field, dropped by Daily
Rimple, A single and double fol-
lowing gave the victory to the
visitors.
Score-Chicagos, in second and
fourth; total 3. Detroits, l in first
and second and ninth; total 3.
The st. Bernard Commandery, Of
Chicago, $50 strong, has secured ac'
commodations at the Windsor Hotel,
in this city.
On the trip of the steamer Dora,
from Alaska, Albert Burgess, second
officer, twenty-five years OF age, a
native of Massachusetts,, was lost
overheard.
The Silver King Mining Company
have declared dividend of twenty
five cents, payable on the 18th.
Specie shipments to China per
steamer to-day, was $685., ,OO0, the lar
pest shipment fror a long time.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
Bliss Still Talking to the
Star Route Jury.
Crook After the Indians in
I Earnest.
Irish Sympathizers Denounce
the Use Of Dynamite.
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC., ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS. ETC, ETC.
The Long-Winded Bliss.

The Long-Winded Bliss.
WASHINGTON, May AIN the Sta,
Route trial to-day, foreman Crane at
one time interrupted counsel to in
quire why John Dorsey sent two affi.
davits concerning one of Rerdell's s
routes, the same day. Bliss promptly
answered that John Dorsey's state
ment upon that point was lie, and
the evidence showed it to be so. just
before court adjourned, Bliss apollo
gized to the jury for the length Of his
address saying they had shown such
interest that he felt it necessary to 60
into certain subjects at greater length
than he had intended. If the court
would adjourn he believed he could
finish. within a short time on Monday
morning. The foreman of the jury
objected to adjournment over Satur-
day. He said the jury had been in
court five months, one-seventieth Of
an average human life time. His
business had been drifting along like
a ship without rudder, and more
over, he feared if the trial was spun
out much further it would be brought
to a close by the death or sickness of
some member of the jury. Judge
Wylie assured Mr.. Crane that the
trial was nearer an end than he imag-
ined. He believed the present good
health of the jury was owing in de-
gree to the rest afforded by adjourn
ment over Saturday.
Adjourned until Monday.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
San Francisco Gossip.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-An ar
gument was made to-day before
Judge Sullivan on the validity of the
consolidation of the old Central Pa
cific Railroad and Western Pacific
Railrosd in 10, which resulted in
forming the present company.
Should the Court decide the consoIi-
dation defective it is believed it
would cause q serious complication
and depreciate the company's bonds.
The tea merchants are dissatisfied
with Assistant Secretary News reply
to their request asking for informa-
ton respecting how the new tea
duties should be interpreted. They
think no decision will be given un-
til the importation of teas are seized
and held until a test will be made.
The consequence is that merchants
are not ordering any low grade teas,
fearing the Government will confis-
cate them. Had the Secretary de-
cided on the samples sent him of
grades and approved by him they
could have been safely imported. A
decentralization in the trade is ex-
pected.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Inquiries.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The Com
missioner General of the Land Office
is daily receiving large number Of
inquiries regarding the status of va
rious land grants. This seems to be
the efiec, Of the equivocal position, OF
the last Congress relative to the dis:
nosition of public lands and land
grant railways, as we'll as the many
decisions of the Secretary of the In
terror on these subjects. There seems
to be a very general expectation that
very many Of these grants will be de-
clared lapsed, and thousands are
ready to enter as soon as they are
thrown open to public DOMAIN. These
;nnniries come from Michigan, Cali
fornia, New Mexico, and from along
the Northern Pacific road. and sew
enteen clerks in the railway division
of the general land office are Kept
instantly busy arranging them
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Chicago Iteme.

CHICAGO, May Arrangements
were made to night for meeting the
Irish Americans tomorrow night
for the purpose Of ratifylng the ac-
tion of the late Philadelphia conven-
tion. Addresses will be made by
Alexander Sullivan, president Of the
Irish National Land League, Mayor
Harrison and E. n. StOrrs.
A settlement of the trouble between
the East Bound Trunk lines and the
Board of Trade seems as far off as be-
fore. The East Bound agents to-day
refused to submit to arbitration, the
cost of which has caused the misun-
derstanding.
The NeWs will publish an interview
with physician who says there are
five known cases Of we'll defined lep-
rosy in the city.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Foreign News.

BERLIN, May 4.-Bismarck will be
unable to participate in the discus
sion on the budget in the Reichstag
at its first reading, being again af-
flicted with neuralgia.
Sr. PETERSBURG, May 4. The
Grand Duke Michael will soon resign
as president of the council of the
empire. Upon the occasion Of the
coronation of the Gar, the poll tax
will he reduced 100000 r0ubles for
the entire empire, and there will be
remission of various fines, sentences
and penalties:
ROME, May "A royal decree
recognizes as a national campaign the
expedition of Garibaldi against Rome,
involving the battle of Montana.
HAVANA, May 4.-The Guma
Brothers large sugar and commits
sion house in Matanzas, has sus-
pended. Liabilities are reported at
$7uO,O0c.
Biennial elections in the NUM-
cipalities show large majority for
liberal conservatives.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Gold and
silver and United States notes in the
treasury to-day: Gold coin and bull
lion, $3.50 ,053 $3.50; silver dollars ana
bullion. $1O9, 1914, 1856; fractional silver
coin, $2S, ,125, 1873; United States notes,
$4S, ,O6l ,04o. Total, 1915, ,235, 1874. Ger
titicates outstanding: Gold, $54e, e,775;
silver, $72, ,497. .66; currency, $40, $780,
Prince Takehuto, Mr.. Terashima,
japanese Minister; Captain Kunsda.
and Mr.. Takahashi, Japanese Consul
at New York were presented to the
President by Secretary Frelinghuy-
sen this morning.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Foreign News.

LONDON, May 5.-A dispatch has
bedn received from Tabreez, Persia,
reporting that that city has been Wis
iteA by an earthquake, which de
streyed great many houses and
caused the death of a large number
of persons.
LIMA, May 5.-The Didro officially
reports that Colonel Anto has had
two engagements with Caceri's forces
at Balconello and Pampas Desecoya.
In both cases he routed the enemy,
capturing cannon and forty rifles.
The Chilians had four killed and
twelve wounded, and Montenegros
hd ! fifty-nine killed. Caceri is at
T8ia. His troops are demoralized.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Why I Hate a Man M1lliner.
Clara Belle in Cincinnati Enquirer.

Clara Belle in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Corinna is dead. Speaking in the
abstract am not sorry. He was a
man milliner. There ought to be no
men milliners. One of my reasons is
that, In common fairness, few lines
OF business ought to be left to women.
Another and more important one is
that men shouldn't be let into the
mysteries of the female toilet. 1t is
enough for them to see and admire
The results without knowing the pro-
cesses. We all know that the potency
OF effect is often impaired by dis
closure of the means. If we know
That a certain beauty spot in picture
was produced by two or three COM
mon place scratches with stub of a
brush, 'r by bold splash Of paint,
II would loose half its charms
ior us. Thus it is with bOnnets.
Intricate creations in millinery are
GGIa!zzllng and puzzling to male eyes.
would they be SO if the observer
Rl Knew exactly how they were made? p?
Therefore. hold that the putting
together of women's wear should be
as secret as Freemasonry, SO far as
the admission of men to any knOwl-
edge OF the business is concerned.
lhat is why l hate a man milliner,
ana can not mourn when he died.
speaking of men in connection with
w"men's clothes, tailors are being
encouraged to meddle with those af-
lairs. There is a notion that they
can make waist fit better than an
ordinary dress-maker can; but the
real superiority of their work lies in
the pressing and finish. TailOr-made
suits Of cloth have distinctive .ook,
ana and are extremely popular. Objec-
'"h Is sometimes made by sensitive
women to being measured by men:
male dress-maker has introduced
amachine to obviate this difficulty.
~ consists of a sectional jacket, with
more more tabs, hooks and eyes, num-
oeted tapes, slotted openings and
olher adjustable devices, than l
'ould undertake to describe. He
puts 1t on you, lets it out here, takes
~ III there, and finally gets it fast
ea ened quite snugly all over. Then he
eohsults the figures on the tapes, re-
sords them in his book, and you
nave nave been thoroughly measured Tor
tne waist of your dress. 1 took u
.ihd niehd with lie on the occasion when
an sn,s machine was applied to me, just
Ss as .hough was going to dentist or
Iolle pa other disagreeable operator.
ah nut mere was nothing unpleasant
ioout ;ut my experience. I was sent
duo duo dressing room to arrange my
o, MesS waist and put on the patent
Ene; " Then l emerged fully incased
~ tne latter, and had to submit to no
handling whatever.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
A New Rival for Western Traffic.

CHICAGO, May 5.-The Illinois
Central has issued tariff No. l. taxing
effect May lst on freights from chi
cago to California points, naming
San Francisco, Maysville, Sacramen,
to. Stockton, Oakland, San jesse and
Los Angeles, via st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern, Texas Pacihc
and Southern Pacific railways. the
rates on which will also apply from
ali stations on the Illinois Central
north of Centralia and from Mliwau-
kee. Racine and Kenosha. Wis; In
conjunction with the issuance OF tne
nav tariff is new sheet of Cailior,
MIA classification; new rates quoteo
from Chicago and other Illinois anu
WISCONSIN cities to the points named
are: on first-class, S.; second-ciass'
81: third-class, 1925; fourth class,
$3.50: class A, $2.25; class B: 81; class
6. 81. IS; class D, $3.50. The classl-
fication is the same as that used by
Omaha roads. This is the Centrais
initiatory bid for California tramc'
and the managers Of the line an
nounce their purpose to become al
active rival.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
The Meaning of the Previous
Question.

LONDON, May 5.-If in the Com
mons yesterday the motion for the
previous question, pending the prop
osition of Northcote that Bradlaugh
be not allowed to take the oath, had
been carried the effect would have
been to prevent the putting of North
cote's motion, and the ultimate
result would have been that in the
absence of any instructions from the
House, such as the speaker sought, he
(the speaker) would have been COM
PEELED to permit Bradlaugh to take
the oath as he requested at the open
irg of the session. The successful
operation of the previous question
was the chief hope of the supporters
of Bradlaugh. Bradlaugh an
nounced, in view of yesterdays pro-
ceedings, that lie has decided to visit
his constituents and formally resign.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09

Two car loads of railroad laborers
passed through Glendive Thursday
en- route to the front.
Arrangements have been made for
the construction during the present
season of the Canadian Pacific line
from the end of the track to Cal
garry. .-.......
There will be no delay Of N. P.
construction at the Missouri river
crossing at Townsend as heretofore
reported. .: The pile drivers are at
work, and the bridge is to be done
within four weeks.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
TERMS-BY NAIL
,rND d. OREILLE--KOOTENAI
silver Ore of Marvellous Rloh-
ness and Nearly Pure.
mhat the Recent Stampede
Amounts To.

Many enthusiastic reports are cur
uort in this section about the dis
.overy of ledges Of rich silver ore in
the Kootenai country and extensive
nlacer diggings in the Pend d'Oreilles'
4 recent Victoria dispatch says: "A
nrospector just returned from Koo-
tpnai district brings specimens of
load and silver ores of marvellous
richness and nearly pure. He says
tbe mines are of vast extent, and it is
estimated that in one location there
are go, ,OOo tons of ore in sight. The
value of the mines at present dis
covered is S5O,OOO,OOO. One seam is
100 feet thick. He tells of great
veins of pure copper visible in the
bill-sides. These mines are within
sixty miles of the route selected by
the Canadian Pacific railway, via
Kicking Horse Pass" That valu-
able silver deposits exist in the
Kootenai country, but little doubt
csn be entertained. Last fall Mr.. G..
J. Woodbury. whose letters to the
New York Evening Post have at
tracted considerable attention, cross
ed on the trail from Lake Pend
d,Orielle to the Kootenai and de-
scended the river u hundred miles in
q bat. He and his companions To-
Gated claims of a very promising
character. The region is entirely
wild, and cannot readily be reached
until road is cut across
the forests from Sand Point,
on the Northern Pacific railroad.
The recent reports of fabulously rich
placers IN the Pend d'Orielles seem
to be entirely indefinite and unsub-
stsntial. 1t has been known for
years that placer diggings existed in |
that region, and if any ground suf-
ficiently rich to warrant stampede |
in that direction existed, the fact
would have probably been known
years ago. A gentleman who ar
rived yesterday from Frenchtown,
which is the nearest settlement to
the location of the reported placers,
informs a MINER reporter that the
stories which have been circulated
here regarding that section are en-
tirely disbelieved, and that there is
no excitement there about the matter.
About twenty men, who constituted
theso-called stampede from Bozeman,
were at Frenchtown when he left,
waiting for the snow to 60 off before
entering the mountains. They had
s1vices from friends who worked the
placers last year that good wages
could be made with pan and rocker,
and they were not in expectation Of
finding anything bigger than that.
They were surprised when told of the
stampede" reports which had been
published in this city, and declared
that there was no foundation for such
reports. In view of these facts it is
probable that number of prospec-
tors in Butte who were about worked
up to the point of starting for the
Pend d'Oreilles will conclude to stay
where they can be sure of getting
days work and a square meal.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Closing Of Iron Works.

READING, Pa, May 5.-The Phila-
delphia and Reading rolling mills
closed down to-day for one week on
account of depression in trade and
lack OF orders. The puddlers at the
Reading iron works who had asked
for an advance in wages from $3.50 to
1910 per ton and were refused. now
offer to return at the old rates if paid
semi-monthly: The company holds
the matter under advisement.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
A Riotous Striking Outfit.

VIENNA, May But little pro-
gress has been MADE towards adjust
ing the grievances which caused the
bakers assistants here to 90 on a
strike. Last night one thousand of
the strikers engaged in rioting the
Assembly rooms. The furniture was
destroyed and windows broken. The
rioters then threw up barricade in
the street to enable them to resist the
police, who had difficult time in
subduing the infuriated mob. Sim
ultaneously with this outbreak a
demonstration was made at another
part of the city by 400 more strikers
who attacked a building occupied by
the bakers association, and the win
dows Of which they broke. Both
parties of rioters were finally dis
persed::
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
The Robbed Paymaster.

Sr. Louis, May GA dispatch
from Fort Worth says Major Mason
army paymaster, who was robbed on
the Texas Pacific train, a few nights
ago, is there aiding the detectives in
ferreting out the robbers. Mason &
valise was found near a railroad track
cut, opened and rifled of its contents.
Two tramps were arrested at Gle.
borne, having in their possession
over 5000 in gold notes of a denomi.
nation which is regarded as good
clue. Another man was arrested al
Albany who is believed to be one o1
the robbers. 1t is considered almost
certain that Mason was followed by
crooks from Galveston who knew he
had money.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
A Mexican Celebration.

CITY OF MEXICO, May 5.-The
Mexican holiday of Senor Zaragases'
victory at Pueblo, in 1862, was cele-
brated to-day with much enthusi-
asm. IN the public square an ora
tion was delivered. President Con-
zales was present, and distributed
gifts to manned veterans, after which
a grand military review followed.
The streets were crowded, and ma
tional flags were displayed on public
buildings and at the legations. There
was grand display of fireworks in
the evening. The day was celebrated
with much festivity in the interior.
Several public improvements are to
be inaugurated.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
A New Rival for the Traffic
Of the West.
President Sullivan's Telling
Speech in Chicago.
His Recital Of the Wrongs
Of His Countrymen.
Bradlaugh Will Formally
Resign His Seat.
A Grand Celebration in the
City of Mexico.
washington Items.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Ata spec
ial meeting of the . .abinet this after
noon, all the members were present.
They revised the civil service regula-
tlons finally, and probably they will
be promulgated this afternoon.
The President appointed the fol-
lowing postmasters: VIM. o. Mat
ssye, Dayton, o.; Chas. Hapgood,
Marysville, Colo; and J. N. Londer,
Silver Reef, Utah.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Fast Time of Special Train.

CHICAGO, May 5. The special
freight train which left here last
night for San Francisco, via the St.
Louis & San Francisco road, arrived
at Halstead, Kansas, at 8 O'clock to-
night, making the run Of 497 miles in
twenty-one hours and five minutes,
the fastest time on record for the dis
tance. From Halstead the train will
20 over Atchison & Topeka to DEM
ing, thence by the Southern Pacific
to San Francisco. The train con-
sists of sixteen cars, each carrying
forty thorsand pounds. Eleven of
them are laden with tobacco from
this city, and it is obliged to run
through at the rate OF twenty miles
per hour.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-05-09
Fatal Explosion.

PORTSMOUTH, Eng, May 5.-An
explosion occurred in the govern-
'nent powder magazine situated in
Priddy's yard, in Portsmouth harbor.
The building is completely demol-
ished. 1t is reported nine persons
were killed and a number injured.
The explts 5 on of powder maga-
zines in Friddy's harbor was caused
by the accidental IGNITION of some
powder during the filling of aquan-
tity of shells. Only two persons
were killed outright; five, however,
are SO badly injured that they are in
a dying condition.
LATER.-Four of the persons in
jured at the powder explosion died
this morning, making the number of
fatalities six.