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Advice to

Are you disturbed at night and bro.
Ken of your rest by a sick child sui.
fering and crying with pain of cut.
ting teetn? If so, send at once and
get a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup for children teething. Its
value is incalculable. 1t will relieve
me poor little sufferer immediatelp.
depend upon it mothers, there is no
mistake about it. 1t dysentery and
dlarrhoa, regulates the stomach and
bowels, reduces Inflammation and
gives tone and energy to the whole
system: MRS. Winslow's Soothing
oylup tor children teething is pleas
ant the taste, and is the prescription
Of n of the oldest female physicians
IN the United States, and is for sale
by all druggists throughout the
world. Price Csc per bottle.
6 Is swlv
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Captain Shepherds Weyk.

Cap ain Shepherd says he is g. ting the car
f state ready for the Goddess of Liberty and
te young ladies and misses who will represent
the til rty-eight states and nine territories. The
Ehole will be drawn by eight horses, four grays
ind four blacks. The crowns an sashes for
he young ladies are made and ready for use
Ehen the time arrives. The Captain is also pre-.
pairing the Amphitheatre for the exercises dur
lg the day. These duties, together with the
Iupervisiol of the raising of the liberty pole
IRE keeping the old veteran up to his ears tA
business. The Captain says the spar on the
baft will be raised 10 day, and the stars and
kripes will float at its peak on the Fourth, if he
hu to SIT up every night from now till then.
The Caniaiu means business.
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Local News
s'ros4 Fridays Daily.

,,,,s p,o,a McA1listel company is playing II
Anaconda.
,sanb Rosenthal is building a very neat two
svv dwelling on East Granite street
.hspdtul of Indians paraded the streets Last
,,,o,jue in au almost nude condition, and then
,sve an alleged gar dance in a cellar. h
F,,v redeemable feature about it was Captain
.benberd selling tickets a. the head of the
stairs.
rhe Phosa McAllister Dramatic Cora many will
s,sert, on Monday evening, Frou-Frou, instead
the Gypsy Queen, as was their first inten-
su. Miss McAllister is unexcelled in thu
,,,v and will undoubtedly be greeted with a
crowded house.
The Phosa McAllistsr company appears At
Reushaw Opera House uext Monday in Frop
Erou. Miss McAllister made such a favorable
impression on Butte theatre gears when she
vas here before that she may feel assured a fuil
house will greet her the opening night.
One of the species commonly designated as
,smps was kicked out Of the middle house last
night, on Main street, for improper conduct, and
to revenge the Insult he ran his fist through five
Danes of glass, SCATTERING them to fragments.
s.tice it to say he slept in the cooler and will
nave = bearing to-day.
The INDEPENDENT wants to know If Helena
attends to celebrate Independence Day tits
,sar. that is 8 hard question to answer. but
we will go and see the business men, and try
yd get up a small; celebration. II arrange
! .ss could be made to have Wickes aqd
IyvIlle Join in, the festivities might equal
a.lam Hill celebration.
ghe sa;le heat races on the 5th of July will
ts quite as loyel and exciting as the 2O-mile
ace on he Fourta. The same ladies who ride
.Ae latter race will ride in ihe pile heat races,
a. will use nj saddles. Each will sit the bare.
back Of Der horse, and put him through for
blood. There amt q man in the city who can
the feat. Miss Floyd is expected from
Cai ( nia in a day or two, and the arrival OF
Mss Williams from the east is expected to,
night.
Mr.. John Madden, law partner Of the Hon.
&. spenr. received a letter from The latter
yesterday. in which he states ila Will
be in Butte about the first Of next week. Mr.
SEecr was at Davenport, Iowa, and still chock
full of Blaine enthusiasm. He was at Chicago
his favnrite Was nominated. and upon the
announcement Of the result of the fourth ballot
lie threw his hat SO high II went through the
"entilator of the vast building ana was lost for
yer to bis view. When he gets home TO Butte,
will ratify the nomination with a zeal and
i'm not witnessed at the court house funeral.
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ITO aoR5E THIEVES LESS IN
g COUNTY.
M Commemorate Manner in
which Cowboys Do their
Work.
Owens and 81. NicKersOn No
Longer Hanker After
Horse Fle sh.

MI NC Smith, writing to the Helena Herald
rom Lavina, under date of the 10th inst, says:
FOR the past two months a well organized
|snd OF horse thieves have been running of
oNes from the ranchmen on the Musselshell
F'et in this vicinity. Last Friday night two
penbers Of this and, Ed. Owensand !. Nick
Fson, stol5 from the Benton & Billings Stage
fonp"ny, from Rocky Springs station, fourteen
lies n nth Of this place, eight stage horses
ne'F trail was discovered on Saturday morn
ns' John Davis, the superintendent, and two
Ea'F men startedin pursuit. reaching the Black
Each, seventy miles down The river, on Sunday
te'ning, where they halted to get something to
and rest their horses. Shortly after arriving
mis- place the stolen horses were discovered q
10Y DISTANCE away. coming towards the ranch,
"IeA by two met, who soon came up, and the
@'o~ine is substantially the story told ny them
s1sa'ains the recovery Of the horses and the
4nns Of Owens and Nickerson:
A''ll fifteen cowboys, while riding the range,
Ihg miles down the sIusselshell river from
Back ranch, and several miles north of the
u discovered two man driving a small pand
4u'SsS, The thieves, on becoming aware hat
were observed by the cowboys, eyldenlly
~t'Ag they were in pprsuit, quickly als-'
%A'ea and commenced changing their sag:
saa other equipment to fresh horses. thS
paRsed the cowboys to suspect hal they
morse thieves, and they Immediately gave
" overhaullng them a scrimmage ensued,
'nich Owens was wounded in the arm. The
CFs being at a disadvantage, having only
~'tfs while the enemy had good rifles, re-
%a'o camp, where they found guns, and SIX
party again started for the thieves, deter
J" take lheul IN. One.m,ie from, where
AM %a encounter took place theyagain over
!" Me iieting thieves:
sa, n PsNlculars OF the killing we have boon
tgh, learn. but the boys returned with the
,a y, 1Sse horses and the two horses rode by
ast YES also their gun and revOlvcrs-in
Wy ,ha. inll accoutrcments. They will not
dyp,, uey Killed their men, but there is no
hysrs" We fact. They do say, however, that
,hs vm "i Nlckersop vii, steal no mere horses,
Hqtbo y IS hopen, break up the band and
las Nuselsholl of what has been for the
Owned . , months a terror to everybody that
psrer o, Nurse. As a rule they stole from the
hlow aaSS' who were unable or u~nprepared to
yes,e,asu elh' Superintendent Davis returned
with his horses.
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Under Sheriff of Missoula County.

Although rather late 10 o1efs congratulations
the MINER extends them 10, DR.. c.
", Newton ind bride ard desires to
unite with their many friends in Butte
and at Dillon in wishing the happy couple a
prosperous journey through life. The Doctor is
one of our most prominent business men and by
his uniformly courteous demeanor he has made
an army of friends who welcome his advent in
tn the ranks of the benedicts with unfeigned
satisfscti0u.
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Personal.

Hon. w.. y. Pemberton returned from q three
weeks visit to Denver yesterday.
Mr.. VIM. M. Wilson. formerly OF Helena. is in
Butte 10 king oyer her mines.
Mr., James Whitlatch, who has been spending
the winter in the East, arrived in the city yes
terday. As is we'll known by all the old timers
Mr.. Whitlatch is one of the most perseryerlng.
energetic and successful ausr.z miners in tho
West, and his letlUn to Montana will be re-
by them as evidence that he still pos
sesses %nnbounded faith in the great mineral re.
SQUIRE s of this Territory.
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Killing Of Tnos. Stesll:

Thomas STEEL. late ofsun River, was killed at
Eagle City at about lao o'clock last Friday
morning by Dan Ferguson STEEL had BEEN
taking tn the town" in company with a wo
man with whom he was intimate. The
finally became very tipsy and STEEL tried to get
her to go home. This she refused to do. END
Steel becoming aggravated sl4akF.ed. her III the
face several times. Pan Ferguson and several
Qthsls told him to quit abusing the woman.
SteC4I made an angry renly and struck Ferguson
over the head with a revolver, and then shot at.
him, missing him. Ferguson then drew his re-
vOlver and several shots were exchanged, when
Steel fell, MORALLY wounded. He died in a few
minutes. Ferguson was arrested but released
So 5000 bail. l." 49,
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Gone Up the Flume.

The Dillon Tribune says: Recently at SILVER
ing company Qimitedl of London. Went up the
fume. The company had ''put In" about 500
900 to work refractory ore after an English pro.
cess, which proved a failure. The remains of
hosting works, big pile of wood, scales, black.
smith and mining tools and other 'mlnoT; az
ticles were knocked off t. the hfs1heSt bidder at
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HE TRAMP.
BY NtTfIE NASH RAE,

~ NkTTIE NASH RAE,
Out in tn cold In . wintry day,
Apoor old beggar wended his way
Into the city where pomu and pr,de
Drove uierrily past with . iair young b,;d.
And . dainty face with questiou1nr ewes
Seemed looking him ovet In mild surprise
He paused and rejected, how can 1t be,
That lady would notice a wretch like me
With blosted features mi grizzly hair.
NY eyes are faded my feet are bare,
With feeble steps and bending form.
And nothing but tatters to Keep us warm
He stops at last by 4 curb to rest,
Aud think OF the ones hs loved the best;
While the chilly hreeses seem to say,
Like a beautiful dream they have passed
away.
The noisy din Of the city street
He heeds 1t not, nor the cold, NOR sleet,
Out into dreamland his senses 70.
Wa1le round him hovers the fyins Snow.
An angel fair with ~ oatstretehei hand,
Seems waving him on to a tairer lend
He shndders and murmers, it canssot be.
They have ITO room f,r a tramp like me.
Another vision from out of the past
Floats silently Up, you are found at last;
Sweet repentance in you I see,
Arise my son and follow me.
While stormy shadows are gathering round
voice whispers the LOST is ipundl.
Out Of the city Of wealth and sin
A beautiful journey he did begin;
Over the fallen, drifting snow.
Out to the ohurchyard he did g..
Why does he falter ani tremble 50:
It's the sight Of a mothers grave, you
know.
DOWN on his knees in dark despair.
He sank by the grave with a pleading
Dear mother, he cried, in accents wild
Pardon and pity your outcast child;
Then lifting his arms from the sDowyb bed,
He clasped the marble above the dead.
tn win'ry winds sing a solemn dirge.
The s~now.capped breakers arosnd him
surge.
he hsa ceased to care for the piercing cold,
He has entered a city with streets of gold,
Resting in peace on heavens shore.
His troubles are over he'll tramp no more.
BUTTE, NJ. T.. June 1884.
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Sullivan. who punched the glass out of sew
eral window frames OF Main street Thursday
evening. was before the police court yesterday
and fined s25 and costs and not having tie
spondulocs, he will play peek7s-hoo through the
bars for . few days.
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ENCOURAGEMENT IS,

u q clark announces himself . candidate
,ou,;ns,,ou on the Democratic ticket for
~. n4ica of Clerk aud Recorder of Silver Bow
County.
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ie.io"S ;. o,s vote of the Central Commit
The llnan.;;nsf the use of proxies in the con-
,e belDg; sSSeeommends to the several county
yntion,,; ~ the election of delegates and alter
t0nsehIuVthh s Territorial Convention, aud the
mites l ~ the resolution In each county con-
aoptloh "nthorizing those of the Delegates or
renlioh nraSant in the Territorial IOnven-
,%ltsf D., ? csst The entire vote of their county in
aid c'n'eNA A. H. MITCHELL, Chairman.
ru.s D. CURTIS, Secretary.
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MARRIED..

June II, 1884. by Rev. Father Kelleher. Mr. =
MnNewton, OF this city. to Mrs. L. Kupfer, Of
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.,roR1AL DEMOCRATIC con-
TENT yENTION.

.r,e Territorial m Thursday, the 25th day
~. a., at Deer po'ii9 o'clock N The following
q y ssepteu,bet.rs Of delegates apportioned to the
are w %'ollntics:
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t = session which prevailed. pefo-o
c coE doors closed. however. Hawiev
! tae attention Of the aanat" ~
tn ss1tement In the Record that sens a.
Th Logan owned 80, 900 acres NJ lana lana
M statement, he said was unt aua'
ane gentleman referred to ia onIr
owner OF the land on which his f S4ty
er d1ed and to which he has added =
little in his own State of illinois, A..
1ua,ng to the same matter LOGAN
sales The statement is utterly false
ana cent propose to give a SEIZED.
We OF my property to anybody. INT
The property | do own is in the State
OF Illinois. I do own some two ~
three tracts OF land, but it all nut to.
gether would not make the one.hnn.
dredth part of what they charge +
The Senate discharged the commit
tee on privileges and elections from |
further consideration Of the House
bill on the electoral count.
Executive session. Adjourned.
The river press., 1884-03-12

THE new pension bill of Senator Har-
rison gives every soldier who served six
months in the civil war pension, pro-
viding he has an honorable discharge
and is disabled now. It also increases
the present rates. Our politicians should
stop their extravaganza in this direc-
tion, since the various grants have al
ready reached an alarming figure. The
outlay for pensions in 1883 reached the
enormous sum of sec, 10000, this being
nearly one-third Of the total expenses
of the government. One would natur-
ally think that with the lapse Of time
and the gradual extinction Of the hor-
rors Of the late war, the pension list
would rapidly decrease, but instead of
this being the case, the national outlay
for pensions to disabled soldiers, their
widows and orphans, has greatly in
creased since the war twenty years ago.
Demagogues who call themselves states
men have, in bidding for the soldiers
vote, loosened the restrictions so much
that anyone who ever shouldered mus
ket, from the battle Of Bulls Run to the
surrender Of Richmond, can draw upon
the national bounty, even though they
did not receive scratch in any encoun-
ter. The Cannon bill now before con-
gress would let in $4,000 new claimants,
and also enable 100000, who are already
begging for pension, to very easily get
them.
The river press., 1884-03-12
THE WAR LIN SOUDAN.

The arrival of English troops in Sou
dan at once turned the tide of war
against the rebelious fanatics. The
stronghold, Tokar, has been re-taken by
Gen. Murray sand Baker Pasha with
very slight loss of men, while the rebel
loss was 1,l00. The false prophets
forces seem to be a disorganized rabble
which will scatter at the first approach
of a regular army. Right in the face of
this easily won victory it may seem
strange to us that a telegram from Lon
don states that orders have been sent
Gen. Graham to evacuate Tokar at once
and arrange for an immediate return of
the English troops to England and lower
Egypt. Another telegram of the same
date received from London says that
Earl Granville stated to the house Of
lords that these reports as to the British
troops evacuating Soudan were utterly
false. In fact the English statesmen
seem to be in a quandary and do not
know what to do with the Soudan ques-
eloAi' AAC AISy pti1A So'ClhhlCl iIuoo
be preserved from total ruin, as there
are too many good English sovereigns
invested in the Suez canal, the railroads
and government bonds to let the whole
country Of the Nile get into the hands
Of a crazy Mohammedan mob But
what if English troops do recapture the
cities of Soudan? These soldiers must
be kept permanently in the country to
accomplish any good their departure
will only be a signal for another and
similar uprising of the native tribes,
whose leaders, under the thin guise of
religion, will again lead forth their
fanatical followers to fresh scenes of
wholesale murder, robbery and pillage.
The English army is spread over too
much ground already and have enough.
refractory rebels on their hands at pres
ent to wish any more to keep in sub
mission
The river press., 1884-03-12
RESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS

Already speculations are running wild
as to the coming candidates for the pre-
sidential campaign Of 1884, and although
this speculation does not yet amount to
much more than shrewd surmises. and
guesses, it is in certain degree valuable
as indicating the drift of popular opin-
ion, which the shrewd politician is
watching as closely as the successful
mariner does the direction Of the wind.
It is significant fact connected with
the present status Of the political situa-
tiou that the republican candidates for
president are more numerous and more
importunate in clamoring for the NOM
ination than are their democratic oppo-
nents. This is pretty good evidence as
to which party is conceded the right Of
having the inside track, and the best
chances for success in the great political
race.
Edmunds, Of Vermont, has certain
number of enthusiastic admirers among
the more. eastern people, but his reputa-
ton is too much local for him ever to
gain the envied distinction of party
leader. The willy inancier, John Sher-
man, has still some presidential aspira-
tions, but his popularity has been on the
wane for the last four years, and the
chances are that he came nearer secur-
ing the nomination in 1880 than he will
in 1884.
Arthur, the present incumbent, seems
more likely to capture the glittering
prize than any of his competitors. His
policy to conciliate both factions of his
party, will have tendency to give him
the unanimous support of the New York
delegation, consisting Of seventy-two
members, forming power which will
be felt. Southern republicans are also
said to be kindly disposed towards the
"perfect gentleman now at the White
House, and will give him big vote
from that section. With the present
secretary Of war. Robert Lincoln, as
second on the ticket, to represent the
west, team would be made that would
be hard to beat.
Among the democrats there is much
talk of running the old pair of 1876
Tilden and Hendricks, which then came
within one of getting away with the
loaves and fishes. Tilden's age and ac-
knowledged feeble health will probably
knock that ticket on the head, even if
no other reason presents itself The
Suns candidate, William Holman, the
watchdog of the treasury" has most
adroitly managed to keep on the popu-
lar side of all important matters in con-
gress during the present session, and his
chances are good for place at the head
of the ticket.
Although for the last twenty years
only eastern men have been considered
eligible for that position, the republi-
cans, in marked contrast, have picked
their successful standard bearer for the
last quarter Of century from what are
called the western states, Ohio and
though they lie far east of the
center Of the country. Bayard, of Del
aware, is conceded to be good man for
his locality, and bad war record is sure
to kill him as dead as it did four years
ago.
The river press., 1884-03-12
Farmers Convention.

WINNIPEG, March "a good num-
Der were present at the farmers union
convention, which organized to-day and
the convention tomorrow. A good deal
Of talk was INDUCED in, but the meeting
was harmonious on the whole All are
determined to enforce the demands of
the province. The present convention
must decide what course will be taken.
Secession from confederation is strongly
urged, and an appeal to the British gov
ernment seems inevitable. Decisive ac-
ton is expected tomorrow.
The river press., 1884-03-12

the vicinity of Fort Benton has had any
experience in raising this excellent
variety Of wheat, we would like to hear
from them, and publish their statement.
When we have Touring mill running
here at full blast, this will be matter of
considerable Importance. Now is the
time for ranchers to experiment on this
matter, and find what variety of wheat
is best suited to this locality. It will be
cheaper to make failure of one acre as
a test, than forty acres upon which the
rancher is depending to buy provisions
for the ensuing winter.
The river press., 1884-03-12

THE Southern Pacific land grant,
which was acquired from the old Texas
Pacific grant, seems to be in a fair way
to be forfeited, as the senate committee
on public lands has agreed to SO report
the bill. The house has already COM
mitted itself to such action by a nearly
unanimous vote, SO it is probable that
this immense grant will be at once re-
stored to the public domain for settle
mont
The river press., 1884-03-12

ONLY a few days ago the English
house Of commons was Mortified at being
told that a steamer load Of cattle afflicted
with the hoof and mouth disease was
soon to be landed in England from the
United States, and parliament was called
on to pass laws which would prohibit
American cattle from coming in there
and thus save the British herds from
annihilation by this highly contagious
disease. Now comes Secretary of the
Treasury Folger and tells congress that
a steamer freighted with animals having
this same disease is now on its way to
this country, and that our cattle will
catch it. 1t is hard to tell which coun-
try is the worst scared about getting this
cattle disease from the nation across the
Atlantic.
The river press., 1884-03-12

FROM interviews with the ranchers of
the Gallatin valley, the Bozeman Chron-
icle fears that the Scotch Fife wheat
will not be success there. The kernel
protrudes so far from the small light
chaff that it is easily frost bitten it
also skaters badly in harvesting, and
in some instances fully one-half Of the
crop was lost by the grains falling out Of
the head, this often commencing before
the wheat was near ripe. Twenty bush
els to the acre were harvested from one
piece of land, and about as much more
was left on the ground. Ifonyone in
The river press., 1884-03-12

The Canadian parliament has bought
off Manitoba's opposition to the Cana
dian Pacific $4,000, 900 subsidy by agree
ing to make grant of 12,GO0 acres of
land per mile to proposed railroad
running from Winnipeg to Hudson's
Bay. This will give the farmers of the
interior province new eastern outlet
for their grain and thus save them
from the extortion of the Canadian Pa
cific. This is a liberal grant if the land
is worth anything, as it would be a strip
twenty miles wide along the railroad, or
just half the grant given the Northern
Pacific
The river press., 1884-03-12

The carpenters who built the big
hotel at the mammoth hot springs in
the Yellowstone Park, but who, like the
Maiden mechanics, have never been
paid for their work, took possession Of
the building a few days ago, on the
ground that it has never been complet-
ed and turned over to the Park Improve
ment company.
The river press., 1884-03-12
A FOUR thousand majority for the re-

A FOUR thousand majority for the re-
publican candidate on q square protec-
ton issue does not look as though
the farmers of the west are as much
stuck after free trade as some OF our
democratic friends think. This election
was held on March I'd in the second con-
gressional district of Kansas, and shows
up the views of that section on the tariff
question
The river press., 1884-03-12
THE Mcpherson bill, which has pas

The Mcpherson bill, which has pass
ed the senate, allows the national banks
to issue currency to the amount Of the
par value Of the bonds deposited in the
national treasury, instead of 80 per cent.
Of such bonds, as the law now stands.
The new law also provides that the cir
culation Of the currency of any national
bank shall not exceed the amount of it's
paid UP capital