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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-28

! The Sun River Sun offers chrome
to any citizen of that town who does
not own or is not interested in a coal
mine.
The Mssoution entered upon its
18th volume the 23d inst. The paper
; occupies a good field, is ably edited
and deserves the continued patronage
of the people Of Missoula county.
Be careful and not oversleep your
selves this morning. those of you
who wish to enjoy the pleasures OF
the excursion. The train leaves the
Butte depot at $40 o'clock Il. M, :,
sharp.
A Butte speculator in Bozeman
coal fields recently purchased coke
mine in the latter place. The output
will be used in smelling the brass ore
now being mined with such crafty
ing success at Helena.
Having made arrangements with
one of the largest fruit dealers in
California, after this date the Tropi-
cal Palace will receive daily the
choicest and freshest assert nent Of
fruits received in the city.
"Where Is My Boy Tu-night:' is
the title Of a late song. This is con-
undrum not easily answered; but a
little later in the season, when the
weather is more settled he will prob.
ably be found assisting some girl TO
ruin the hinges of her fathers front
gate.
A correspondent writing from New
Chicago speaks In the most fiattering
terms Of Tommy McTague for sheriff
and requests us to publish his letter.
It's length precludes the possibility
Of complying with his request, but
we cheerfully endorse what he says
about Deer Lodges most efficient
under sheriff.
Duncan Mcdonald was out on the
streets yesterday, looking but little
the worse for his encounter with the
world beater, Pete Mccoy. He is all
right with the exception of broken
bone back of the little finger of his
right hand. Dunk says he broke the
bone in the third round and injured
his left so badly in the fifth that it
was with difficulty he could use it.
He fought two hours with. one hand
broken and the other partially dis
abled. Dunk is confident that if his
hands had not given out he would
have won the fight before ten rounds
were fought.
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ST. JoHN's, N. B., May 24.-The
following are the only details obtain
able of the loss of the French
brig Senarine: The vessel
left st. Malo the first of March, not
the fifth - previously reported,
laden with salt provisions and
bound for Saint Pierre. She had a
ships company of nine all told and
So French passengers. About the
10th of April she was signalled adrift
in the ice on the eastern edge of
Great Banks. A few days after a
strong gale arose from the southwest
and with various changes continued
into May. Some day during the first
week in May her bows and sides
were crushed in by the ice and she
sunk without giving any warning,
carrying down every soul on board.
The British clipper schooner Con-
sular passed by the scene shortly at
terward and picked up sufficient
debris and general wreckage as to
identify with certainty the missing
vessel and her actual doom. The
Consular took on board some bed
ding, trunks. baskets and clothing
that had doubtless foated out and up
from the crushed and colIapsing ves-
sci. Nor further particulars are as
certaiLable nor ever will be, a. she
sank and made no sign.
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Another Bank Gone Under.

NEW York, May 24.-In the West
4'Ge oank this morning Cashier
Dooler refused to speak of the bank
OF It's oihcers. At 1880 q. m the bank
suspended. President George Moore
says he closed because the American
Exchange refused to clear for them.
he said the bank had plenty of mon
ey 70 stand the run all day, but wanted
10 treat all depositors fairly. The
DOCKS are being inspected by two
oank examiners. The Presi-
dent says he will have their
statement ready shortly. The
bank paid no interest. The directors
ana officers of the bank were in the
building all day but refused to talk.
All kinds Of rumors are afloat in re-
gard to Hinckley'. defalcations. One
was that Hinckley did not content
himself with sec, 900. Hinckley has
not yet been heard from. PRECEDENT
Moore said that he was sure after the
books had been thoroughly examined
that no greater amount than $50, 600
woul be found missing and that
resumption of business would take
place shortly. .....
New York, May 24,-It is stated
the total liabilities were ,9OO, ,OOO, and
the bank met them with 1T 1000 in
business paper and 500, 600 in money;
$500, 600 in paper natures in the
next three weeks. 1t is UNDER TODD
some banks of the Clearing House
association were asked to share with
the American Exchange the respon.
sibilitY of assisting the West Side
bank. The proposal was not accepted,
however, and then the American
Exchange refused to continue MAX
ing its exchanges.
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Personal.

The Hon. w. o. Speer will leave
this morning by the way Of the
Northern Pacific for Chicago to at
tend the National Republican Con-
vention to be held in that city the Sd
proximo. Although having no vote,
Mr.. Speer will exercise considerable
influence in that body. He is recog-
nized as an able, earnest; consistent
and influential member of his
party in Montana, whose
eloquence and lab0ss have
added no little to it's bIilding up In
this territory. His advanced posi-
ton among the leaders of his party
will also lend force to his couusels.
Mr.. Speer is an out and out Blaine
man and will throw his hat the high.
eat if his favorite receive the nomina-
ton. We wish Mr.. Speer bon voy-
age,
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Robinson Speaks of Our Dude
Navy.
And is Brought to Task ny
KaSSOn.
The Oil Fire Still Raging in
Philadelphia.
A Prize Fighter Sent Up
For Three Years.
Particulars of the Wreck of
the Senarine.
A Cry of Fraud Raised by
Republicans.
Land Grant Forfeiture.

WASHINGTON, May, M.-The Sen
ate committee on public lands to-day
decided to report the bills fOrfelting
the land grants opposite uncompleted
portions of the Northern Pacific
main and branch lines and the At
lantic & Pacific railroads. Senator
Plumb, chairman of the committee,
saws 1t is impossible to calculate the
number of acres involved. In both
cases some of the land was taken up
before the charter was granted, and
in the case of the Atlantic & Pacific
the road was not constructed in the d.
rection contemplated. NOminally the
Senator thinks the forfeiting of the
Northern Pacific will amount to
thirteen million acres and the Allan
tic & Pacific to 36,WO,OOO.
Slater, the author of the bill pro-
viding for the forfeiture IF the land
grant of the Northern Pacific, SAYS
the actual number of acres that have
been forfeited along that line is seven
million, which is 80. 600, 900 a res less
than estimated by the House Com
mittee on public lands. Senator
Sl,ter's bill further provides that
lands hereafter selected, if occupied
bv bona jade settlers. shall be sold at
$l.25 per acre for $50 acres.
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THE CEUR D'ALBNES.
Reported Ricn Strikes and Great
Excitement.

The BeIknap .Sun of May 23rd. con-
talns the following specials from Ea-
gle city under date OF the Goth and
22nd inst:
There is great excitement here
over the old river channel. on top of
the mountains where the Dream and
other gulches head. The mines were
first discovered in digging ditch for
the Dream Gulch. The dirt taken
down from there panned out S3 10 the
pan Then eight pans gave yield
of So. Platt Burr located fraction
of claim and got 81 to the pan. For
five miles the gravel on the noun
tain top runs from 50 cents as high
as 81 to pan.
The first claim on Buc xskin Gulch
cleaned up six ounces last night for
five mems work of day.
A new quartz discovery, one-half
mile from Eagle City, is rivaling the
famous Reeder quartz. The rock is
equally held together by gold.
The entire population is wild with
excitement over these discoveries.
The plopr. etors OF the Coeur d'Alene
Eagle have purchased the office of
the Coeur d'A1ene Nugget, and the
two papers will hereafter be issued rs
one.
The Pioneer office has been moved
to Murrayville, from which place 1t
will be issued in the future. This
gives room for both papers to exist
decently, and they will be allie to do
better work.
A miners meeting has been held,
new laws drafted, and 4 report will
be made to the meeting on June 3.
There is grand stampede in pr0>
gress to the Eagle Creek old channel.
Nine pans of gravel taken from there
yielded $22 of dust. The Widow
claim cleaned up 81, 100 on Monday.
There is more work being done
now than ever before, and the out
look is most encouraging all along
the line A new strike of rich quartz
Is reported to have been made on the
forks of Eagle Creek.
The hills are alive with prospnctors.
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WASHINGTON, May 2+.-The COM
miltee on ways and means, to-day,
continued the consideration Of that
norton of Hewitt's tariff bill relative
to the administration of the present
law. While no vote was taken on
the question of considering that part
of the bill which proposes a reduc-
tion in the tariff, members of the
committee say positively it will not
be discussed in committee.
The Secretary of the Navy decided
10 allow Delamater & Co. to withdraw
their offer for the purchase of the Z.
s. steamer Colorado. This action is
due to a misunderstanding on the
part of bidders as to the terms OF
purchase. The Colorado will he put
Up for sale again, together with the
naval vessels for which no bids were
received at the last sale.
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SANDS l. B0YCE.
A Fact Conceded by all Dis.
interested Persons.
Countless New Styles and
Beautiful Fabrics.
The Romping Days of Child
hood.

So far as we know, it is generally
conceded by all disinterested persons
that our stock Of dresses and wraps
for ladies, misses aud children is in
all respects the most desirable and
largest in the Territory. A short
time ago we exhibited sample line
in Missoula, and the attention and
patronage it attracted among the la
dies of that town go to show that the
reputation of our suit and wrap de-
partment is not confined to this city
aud that its superior
MERIT
is recognized abroad rs we'll as at
home. There is scarcely an incom-
ing mail that doesn't bring us orders
from remote parts of this Territory
and Idaho for the class Of goods re-
ferred to. These facts speak we'll for
us and for Butte, and we mean that
this reputation sball be still more
widespread. The advantages OF this
department Of
SUITS AND DRESSES,
ho wever, are best known to the ladies
Of Butte aud, indeed, 1t owes its ex>
istence to them, though it is reasona-
ble to sup: ose that it has always
merited the patronage it has received
or it wouldn't have been extended.
The department was never so we'll
equipped and inviting as now and
the countless new styles and
BEAUTIFUL
fabrics with which it is replete are
such as commend 1t to the favorable
consideration OF purchasers. What
we call the "annex table" contains
"wash dresses'' for the little folks,
aud the styles are in keeping with
the romping days Of childhood, and
the moderate prices with good ideas
of cost.
Very respectfully,
SANDS j. BOYCE.
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Destructive Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, May, A.--At noon
fourteen tanks of oil were ablaze.
Several more are in great danger.
The flames spread over five acres.
The fire is likely to continue some
days. The firemen feel confident
to keep it confined to the oil now
burning. Since 4 a. u. several ex-
blossoms have occurred. A change
of wind may spread the flames: 1t
js now said the loss will reach $ooO,
600.
In. NAT this hour the situation
ia unchanged. There is no immedl-
ate prospect Of the fire spreading:
The oil is burning fiercely and the
project of piercing the 25,ooO oar, ar,
rel tank by cannon balls to Draw on
the oil ia under consideration. A
cannon was placed in position, but
the officials are cautious of surround, ',
inc property. The Belmont oil
works are regarded safe.
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Glendale Notes.

Prot. Hoyt has been heard from, on
the first stage of his journey to the
Coeur d'Alenes. At Garrison the n.
P. train glided gently off with Mr..
Byrnett, leaving Prof. Hoyt attend
ing to baggage. 1t was not funny OF
course, but We think he had rather
the best of it, as he carried both tick
cts.
Mrs. G. w. Turner and Mrs. Chas.
Armstrong returned from their visit
to Dillon, where they enjoyed the
rendition Of Mother Goose" bring
ing company. One Of the ladies,
Miss Ella Murch, favors Mrs. Arm
strong's friends with fine music,
while the hostess outdoes her usual
generous hospitality. in impromptu
parties and charming picnics.
some of the old buildings around
the works are being torn down.
Their absence will be an improve
ment.
The base ball club displays consid-
erable energy in daily practice.
Several families are removing to
Anaconda. That tiourishing camp
seems to be growing steadily in popu
lation.
GLENDALE, May %, 1854.
Barker Booming.
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Found Guilty.

CINCINNATI, May 24,-Benjamin
Johnston, who. with Allen ingalls,.
was lately indicted for the murder of
the Taylor family at AvOndale, was
this afternoon found guilty of murder
in the first degree. The jury was
ont an hour. This was the case where
the bodies were delivered the evening
of the murder to the Ohio Medical
College, and SIS paid for them to In
gals and Johnston ingalls, hung
himself in Jail short time ago.
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inconsistency.

Several Butte men, who have been
in the city since the prize light were
profuse in apologies and excuses
for the interest which Butte gentle
men showed IN that brutal exhibition.
Helena Independent May, 2srd.
1t would appear that the moral
sensibilities of our Helena cotempo-
rary have been severely shocked by
tie recent glove contest on the race
track near this city. Still that im-
maculate sheet took especial pains to
have it's travelling agent upon the
ground to report the Fl ight and took
greater pains to publish the very in
complete and incorrect report after
it was written. The I,sdepend
esst should apologize to its
readers for thus noticing
"the brutal exhibition" There
was large number of Helena gen.
tIemen at the race track to witness
the fight. Were they "profuse in
apologies and excuses for coming to
the "bruta1 exhibition"
Butte got Mcdonald from Helena.
It was in that city he stood in a prize
ring IN the presence of hundreds of
Helena gentlemen. and knocked down
the iron man" 1Ol times. The In
dependent reported the fight. but not
a word was said about the brutality
of knocking a man down l0l times.
All this looks Inconsistent upon the
part of our Helena cotemporary.
Butte cannot be held altogether re-
sponsible for the McCoys Mcdonald
fight. The real responsibility rests
upon our Lawmakers. Under our
statutes contest with gloves Is not q
crime. The officers were powerless
to prevent the recent one, and so
they were compelled to let Mccoy
knock down Mcdonald four times
as Helena officers were compelled to
permit Mcdonald to knock down
the "iron man" lOl times. In thus
speaking of this matter our language
must not be construed into an en-.
dorsement of prize fighting, for the
MINER is opposed to it, but We hold
our esteemed cotemporary should be
consistent and remove the beams
from Last Chance before hunting
moles in the Silver City.
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ShipWreck.

NEW YORK, May IA special
from st. Johns says: The French
brig Senorine Went ashore on Grand
Banks on Friday and was total
wreck In Is minutes. Fifty-three
passengers and nine of the crew were
lost. The Senorine was caught In a
fog, and the captain lost his bearings.
He was making for this port and
going slow when she struck.
The widest disorder prevailed, the
officers and crew making for boats,
leaving the passengers to care for
themselves. One boat containing
twenty passengers and some of the
crew was swamped after it got away
from the steamer by the lurching OF
the vessel. The screams Of the w0-
men were heartrending. most OF them
sinking Immediately. The men strug-
gled but only few succeeded in saw
ing themselves by catching floats
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FOREIGN.

CAIRO, May 24.-Msjor Kitchner
started for Kerosko across the desert
for Abr Hamed with l 200 Arabs.
Major Wortley, at Assyoul. is making
preparations for twenty days desert
march with 500 BedOuins.
LONDON, May 24.-The Admiralty
has ordered the torpedo flotillas at
Chatham and Portsmouth to prepare
for active service.
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Presby terrain Assembly.

SARATOGA, May 23.-In the Pres
byterlan general assembly Rev. Dr.
James A. McGaw submitted the re-
port of the standing committee on
temperance. Resolutions were adopt
ed against intemperance and the
liquor traffic and recommending all
synods and presbyteries to appoint
committees on temperance; that the
presbytery's committee arrange for
holding temperance institute and
that ministers be urged to preach on
the subject of temperance; that laws
for the suppression of the traffic In
liquor should be enforced. The reso-
lurions commended the action of the
states which legislated that the pu-
pills in school be instructed in the
evil effects of alcohol. and that the
assembly gratefully recognized the
power Of the press, both religious and
secular, in moulding public opinion
and stimulating it to right action on
this subject. They recommend ali
increased use Of this agency.
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NEW ORLEANS, May 24.-To-day
the Ad)utant General ordered a ba-
tallion of the Washington Artillery
and q battalion of the Louisiana
Field Artillery to hold themselves IN
readiness to move at moments no.
tice to the scene Of the trouble at
New Iberia. The military, however,
h I'VE not yet been ordered to move.
1t is understood there is considers
BILE excitement in New Iberia, grow
ing out of the contest for the Judge
ship in the Twenty-First judicial
District, be ween Gates, claiming to
have bt en- elected over Fontinelleau,
the present incumbent. This is one
of the cases referred to in the resulu
ton adopted by the Republican State
Central Committee. Last week the
Senate committee, considering the
petition and memorial of Gates re-
ported impeaching Fontinelleau, who
is Republican. Gates after much
delay was declared elected at
the recent election. As showing
how this result was brought about,
FOntinelleau's fri. nds claim that
ut one precinct known as Bayou,
which at the date of the recent elec-
ton was Overf1owed and the election
officers had made no provisions for
election there as no voting had ever
been done at that point, the fifteen
or twenty voters residing in that Sec
ton having heretofore voted else>
where. But ut the last election they
decided themselves to hold the
election and returned 800 votes from
n.,fno kh,po n1ans3 IN
him. FOntinelIeau,s g friends declare
they will not allow Gates to preside
in the district and the state authorities
have determined to seat Gates by
o.ce If necessary
A IInaes-D Democrat New Iberia
pecial say: 1t seems the reports
concerning the political situation in
this and adjoining parishe are very
much exaggerated. So far there has
been no disturbance, except q few
weeks ago when q crowd of hood
lums composed of Fontinelleau's
hackers paraded the streets
firing pistols and making threats
they would spill the last drop of their
blood in seating Fontinelleau. The
. asst two weeks have been quiet, but
all sorts of rumOrs are afiOat, one to
the fleet that Fontinelleau is organ-
izing negroes to defend him and help
! resist seating Gates. The attempt
yesterday to burn the court house In
St. Martins pa Slsh caused some COM
ment, great deal of talking being
done in both parishes. The tncen-
diary's object in firing the court house
is unknown. Little damage was
done.
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The Old Story.

NEW ORLEANS. May A.-The Re-
publican State Central Committee
to-day adopted the following:
Resolved, That this committee
place the seal of condemnation upon
the method employed in some par.
ishes in this State to defeat the will
of the peop.e, notably in the Ninth
and Twenty>First judicial Districts;
that a committe be appointeu to col
late the evidence and make report
of same and give it such
publicity as in their judgment
may seem proper. A resolution was
also adopted, that it is the sense OF
the central committee that the Re-
publican members o the Legislature
use their best efforts TO secure at
the same time an Investigation of
the frauds committed in behalf of the
Democratic party ut the late general
election.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

AOUSEs
w ARLINGTON, May M.-Hatch of
Missouri, presented the oonference
lepor! on the bill to establish bureau
OF animal industry. The H0use con-
!erred and recommended concurrence
IN all the Senate amendments,
Inc amount of the appropriation ia
SloO,OoO and the Jurisdiction of the
commissioner of agriculture ia lin
lted to such investigation and snch
dlslnfectlOn and quarantine measures
as may oe necessary to prevent the
spread OF contagious and infectious
diseases from one State or Territory
ihto another, and is prohibited
from applying any money toward
paying for animals found necessary
to slaughter in order to prevent q
spread of the disease. Under special
order the House assigned itself to the
measure called up by the committee
on naval affairs granting permission
TO L. X. Reynolds, U. 8 N. to accept
tile decoration of the Royal and I M
perial Order of Francis Joseph from
the Government of Austria for gal
lantry in saving the lives of eleven
Austrian sailors.
Robinson, Of New York, opposed
the bill, saying the dudes of the navy
were continually asking permission
to accept d. corations.
Cox, OF New York, said Reynolds
had acted gallantly and for it hadbeen
lnsulted here to-day by this man
Robinson.
Kasscn said the gentleman from
New York (Robinson) was persistent
in dishonorlng his own countrymen,
ny denying to them the praise ao-
corded them.
Robinson excitedly: II want the
word taken down that I am q dis
honorable man who violates the
Constitution and dishonors himself.
l stand by the Constitution. Let
him withdraw
KassOn-"I withdraw nothing. I
say a man who stigmatizes with the
word dude q gallant navy officer,
dishOnOrS the whole navy"
The bill then passed, Robinson
following for a call of the yeas and
nays.
The bill restoring Alfred Hopkins
tO the rank Of captain in the navy
gave rise to q long debate. Hopkins
,eft Pensacola without leave when
the yellow fever prevailed there and
was dismissed from the service.
Ly man moved to strike out the
enacting clause. Lost.
The bill laid as before favorable
consideration and when the commit
tee rose IL passed. Adjourned.
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MISCELLANEOCS.

ST. LOUIS, May, PA dispatch
from the City of Mexico says Pres
ident Gonzales will ask Congress to
permit him to resign next month.
New YORK, May 4.-It is report
ed the Union bank, at Ulrichsviile,
Ohio, has suspended.
OTTAWA, May 24.-Prapot and
other Indians have been persuaded
to give up the sun dance and return
to their reserves.
CHICAGO. May 4.-Mrs. Emily
Pitt Stevens, temperance lecturer,
arrived here to-day from San Fran
cisco and has been urged to take part
In the tt importance crusade now being
carried forward by Francis Murphy.