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The time IL fast approaSSSg when
The now rising generation mil wonder
AZ the folly OF having ever neglected
such a means Of salvation; for the mass
81 egatencc on this subj c. which has
recently accumulated has bow CON-
PEELED attention from the mos: skcY,i :
al, and the experiments 80 successfully
carried out on the stormy coast Of Ab-
~crdeenshire. a; the harbor of Petc-head.
have borne fruit FAR and near.
Some OF the fishers who had witness
ell them remembered them 10 good pur-
pose when tryingto enter the arbor At
S~ionehaven, and warned II their dan
ger by the whitc-cres:ed waves raging
oD the bar. They hal with them only
a little colza-Oil and e little parailine
for their lamps (r.9c,aJle and mineral
oilsD-so little hat most men would
have deemed il folly Ia cast such on the
tempestuous waves. But these men
had proii:ed by their lesson. One man
stood on either bow, and. Just a. ihe
boat approached the raging surf. they
slowly poured out their Offering 10 tho
waves, which, rs if By magic, ceased 10
break, and rolled OF in harmless Green
pillows. which carried the boat safe in
10 port. have also just heard from
Cornwall that 4 party oi Cornish fishers
who CHANGED TO be 1T Aberdeen al the
time al the experiments. and there wit
messed the stilling of the waves. re-
turned 20 their " grani:e-bound coast
with the conviction that they had seen
something which hereafter it may bs
well for them 10 practice.
Now, thanks To- the same larre-heart-
ed and energetic Scotchmen who plan
ned and h ought into practical working
the oIl-brcakwater At Peterhead. the
men Of Kent can tell with wonder - i;s
application To their own harDor 1t
folcstone, and are eyewitness Of how
quickly. on a very stormy day. Il few
gallons Of oil have Gained the breaking
waves. and made the harbor smooth and
safe. The London papers, in reporting
on these experiments. have stated the
general belief that. by this simple Use
oil, entrance and egress 10 Fo.aestone F,
lLarbor may hcncc.orth be made abso-
ccurc in the sevcrcst storms
Science MOnHly, for NOrcmGer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-12
The Ancient "Spinster."

Time was when spinning played such
a important part in a woman's exist
ence that, as Grimm observes, it came
~ regarded as her sole occupation,
a.. dNhe was recognized by the appella-
tiCA Npinster." Yet for the last sixty
or sevAnty years all spinning-whcels
have bceQ silent. l well remember q
lumber-i nm in my grandfather house
into whichwhen a child l used to peep
AID see moratha a dozen old ones;
some were pneroly inlaid with mother.ok-
pearl. but all 4. them were oyerlsid
with other wheelsmade by spiders. and
.hickly covered w.th layers of white
dust. My poor grandmother used to
look very sad when IItked about these
spinning-wheels; they >Aere hers, and
her mothers. and her g.AndmofAer's,
and no doubt she sometc.es famed
she heard the whirr which toef that
trod the earth no longer had 70 set
in motion. She herself hads q she
averred with gentle triumph. 'xpcuna
rare good thread in her day." butuEen
l asked her why she did not 90 on
spinning good thread, her answer Wa,
No one spins now." and if l pushed
my inquiries further, l was told il was
easy enough TO spin. but that there was
no way of getting tic thread you made
used, for there were no hand-looms
now. That. no doubt, summed up the
whole difficulty. Every little group Of
villages once had its weaver. and much
earnest thought was given in those DAYS
to patterns for table-linen. One of the
truest touches in George Eliot's Mill
on the Floss is the contempt which
the sister who .'held with a sprig" felt
for the sister who had always .sheld
with a spot" A spot was utterly COM
monpiace. and TO be satisfied with a
spot when she might have had-what |
have c on a tablecloth-the whole
history Of Jonah. the exact portrait of
the whale which swallowed him. the
facade OF a gorgeous palace in Nine
yah. together with her own initials in
the corner. betrayed 6 groveling mind.
In the days of homespun linen every
woman made it a matter of Or de and
conscience 10 leave behind her in the
family chests and presses at least as
much As she found when she ..came,"
namely. married into the family. Such
pleasures and pridcs have long been
things Of the pasl-NorRrss.ern Cans
tam AGrOcdtG.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-12
Some Southern Fruits.

In Fiefiia while the orange is king
there zrc y.,nctics of other fruits that
are o only delightful for home con-
sumption but viii bring good prices in
market Lines nd lemons are among
tho number. 1Ls former are now
ripe, and l fad the Gmcade quite as
refreshing as the lemI ,ade, the lime as
useful in the culinary dcpar,mcn, as
the lemon. Grapefruit, according TO
my fancy the bet Of tie cs'rps family,
natures in four or five y, ara NJherc is
quite a bitter taste. il eSteh liAsAan or
ange, hence those who& not Nh TO
have their lips wellpy kered. sonnsssr
to remove, aas'ssXiG. every parts IN of
'hn- white skin covering the exceedingly
juicy pulp, an operation easily per.
formed. Separate the lobes. with q
sharp knife cut down the center of the
broad side, fold the divisions OF the skin
back. and then bite. and, if instructions
in preparing have been implicitly fol-
lowed, | think, orders to bite will not
have to be repeated. II the ship that
brings my future Florida fortune il TO
come by the grapefruit route,I hope
my Northern friends will cultivate q
taste for this delightful though little
known fruit, when I think they will
agree to place it a step or two higher
in their favor than the orangeS II
makes beautiful jelly. marmalade aud
wine. and Is also eaten at the table
with sugar, hence we prize il not only
for its beauty, but for general utility
1t is a very handsome specimen of the
citrus family. being. in color. pale yell
low with very smooth skin and twice
as large rs our finest orange. so in eat
ing We find n almost equal to a good
meal and very refreshing to tho inner
Florida Cor. SO. Louis Republi-
cGa.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-12

Euhp. The effect was extraor 'inary.
ms I'VE closed and opened with the
Rapidly and precision Of q trip-hsmmer
running at an extraordinary speed. his
Jaw dropped. and he gave q yell that
Noaid have done credit TO a drunken
Sel"',. The= -:
- NOT nj YER well in consequence Of
our pats OF butter which the small
aSn had put under the lining. said:
uentieinen have had a very large
me, dashed through the doorway
na ran up broadway with an exhib;-
on OF speed which caused the yellow
20 dnTers TO turn around in their
ats aud look a ter him VIII Solemn
fmirstioa.
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-12

joaquin M.ler's real name. a !.
= Is really and truly .-Cinein-
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-12

pass q young mea Who wens
$3.50 wont 60 hone till mora
: unsil hss II
rhra ~ ha1 topxy'
80 -eur1A-41a6eleasx Cast
The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-12

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srupheA Ds, tr. The sAS--s al N1 rFsae &c. IA. R-E 49,
souuh~Ns- IA na West sWEh~ss - aosSv-
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q rai ~ po ku.a-1 al ~ Faex
n rs man h@s AL @a-1=. u s-1A~. Ceta.-a - IT,. - 49,
az .j0a- ~<r~ T~arA ora 70 - sse. s~.~~ $500 - a.. f.s
IN Ila11s psv~-pcr- EgsAals. T&A.zz1 f@s.s ns,gs os.L
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HsTat oF:hrs Csn,r a. co1s Ex@. IN r~a. g.u... -
- q Esuss $. In E-soar- e.. L@T-vo~A "a
rs hsui~Ass Ills. sl4ESs a. ~ $1,000.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-17

PHILADELPHIA, May l4.-At the
conference of the Methodist church
to>day, Bishop Merrill In the chair,
Rev. p. Luker, of central Alabama,
conducted the exercises. Rev. ID.
Mast invited to the p atfOriu Rev.
J. q. MiIler,a superannuated preach>
er from Lincoln. Nebra- ka. who sub
scribed last evt ming $500, 1000 to the
church extension society. A resolu>
tou was adopted and a COMMITTEES Of
thirteen appointed to nominate trus-
tses for church institutions. The
matter of the report of the commit
lee on Episcopacy relative to resi-
dences Of bishops in India was taken
up Rev. DR.. Johns, of Minnesota,
was iu favor of u substitute that the
bishop for the next few years be re-
quested to give such attention to for
eign work "a the interests demand
and considered the resolution an>
tagonizes the organic law of the
church. Judge Reynolds said the
judiciary committee had reported it
to be legal to fix residences in India
or Europe. Rev. D. Reel, of Ohio,
said there was a provision for dio-
ceslan Episcopacy In the third re-
strictive rule, but the question
simply Is to establish q permanent
residence in India.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-17
Anta-naonopolist CONVENTION.

CHICAGO, May l4.-The National
Conven, ion Of the Anti-Mon0pOlists
met in Hensley music hall this after
noon. The call provided for between
l,5ON and 1000 delegates. At the
opening there was about 200 delegates
present. The convention was called
to order at 2:30 by John T. Henry.
chairman Of the National Committee.
Henry then presented the name of
Alison Streater, OF Ills, for tenn
porary chairman, and he was chosen
to that position. In his remarks the
chairman refel red to the small mum.
Der present but declared there were
more present than when the Declar-
alton of Independence was signed.
lAnplause The cause OF the small
ness of the committee was that many
of its memters were too poor to pay
their fare and mOnOpOlists' railroads
refused to give them the same
rates which would be given delegates
of other conventions. The speaker
proceeded to say all the platform he
wanted was: We oppose all mon
opoli. 8; we believe all men created
free and equal and We believe in
General B. F. Butler. CApplause.] ]
Committees on credentials, perma-
nent organization and resolutions
were appointed from each State.
The call of states showed l6 states
represented. Keliermer, Of New
York, read resolutions adopted by the
anti>monOpoly league of New York,
April IL, to the effect that it was ia
expedient to nominate presidential
candidates at this convention; that
that matter should be left to tn ma
tlOnal convention or another cOnven-
ton called after the conventions Of
the Republican and Democratic par
ties had been held and that COM
mlttee be appointed to attend the
conventions of the other parties and
endeavOr to secure the nomination OF
men pledged to anti-mOnOpoly prin-
ciples. This caused q ripple of ex-
element and after some discussion
and several motions the whole mat
ter was laid on the table by q heavy
majority. A recess was taken for
half an hour to give committees time
to report.
Pending the consideration of their
reports by the committee the con-
yention listened to speeches by
delegates. At S p. m: the committee
on credentials reported twenty-one
States represented by delegates and
proxies, with a total membership of
i5S aud that each delegate 0e allowed
to cast one vote. The minority of the
committee reported resolution that
in any State having but . partial
delegation that the dele
CATION be allowed to cast the entire
vote of the State, even though
as in the case of Maryland and sone
other States only Que delegate was
present. The matter was discussed
at length ana finally the minority re-
port was laid on The tatie ana tne
majority report adopted. The com
mittee on permanent organization
reported for president John r
Henry, of New York, and making
the temporary secretaries perina.
uent. Pending the report from the
committee on platform, the con-
veu,ion adjourned till p. m.
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Council Proceedings.

Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Mayor Owsley presiding. All
present.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
approved.
Report Of Committee on streets and
alleys was read. The following Is
the report:
To the Mayor and CITY Council OF
Butte:
Your committee on streets and
alleys begs leave to submit the
following report:
The streets and alleys in many
places are much encumbered with
b. xes, wood and rubbish to such an
extent as to somewhat hinder pass
age, and besides this great deal of
refuse aud slop is thrown into the
streets and alleys, rendering them
unsightly aud possibly unhealthful.
Particularly Is this the case with the
alley running through blocks No.
5, "a and q, from Granite to Park
streets.
we l6COluucuu Iuat tuS MaASuoA
take uotice of these matters and
cause all distractions to be removet
from both streets and alleys, and
that he compel the adjacent owners
to thoroughly cleanse all dirt and
tiIth from the alleys and that mere
after parties be prohibited fr m using
the alleys for dumping refuse and
o:her matter, and that streets be
kept free from all kinds Of OF.
structions.
The Gully ert on West Quartz street
has been completed in accordance
with the contract for Its construction
and the contractors are entitled to
pay therefor.
Your committee recommends that
this culvert t,e covered with three OF
four feet of dirt or rock, so that 1t
may be safely and conveniently
crossed.
The head Of Main street, In front
Of Miners Union Hall, is IN . de-
plorable condition. being aIlsd with
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-17
DUNCAN MCDONALD.
The Course Of Sprouts the Boy Ia
Gong Through.
How He Looks, How He Feels
How He Shows Up.
Full Of Confidence, Full Of Pluch
and Full MuscIed.

About l o'clock yesterday after
noon, Bart Flowers, who was hand>
ling spanking team over the drives
around the city, picked up a MINER
reporter and whirled him down to
McDonald's training ground on
Grove gulch, near Saville's milk
ranch. AS soon as We alighted Nc.
came out with an outstretched hand
and smile as big as q fall-blown
rose upon his good looking mug.
With Chesterfieldian grace the
young Hercules invited US in his
quarters. A single glance around
the room showed the reporter where
he was. Here was pile of dumb
bells ranging from pound and
half to twenty-five pounds in weight;
there huge lesthern bag suspended
from the ceiling showing signs OF
hard hitting. Hanging bladders,
quicksilver tanks, Indian clubs,
sponges, coarse towels and other par
aphernalia Of the professional mauler
were orderly arranged In different
parts of the apartment.
The training ground was wisely se-
lected, having all the conditions
favorable for the purpose. Frank
Hayes, McDonald's trainer, knew
what he was about when he selected
it. The house is sheltered from the
wind by the surrounding hills, the
temperature warm and even through
out the day, the air bracing and in
vigorating and the outlook pleasant
and inspiring.
Our reporters questions concern.
ing the mode of training, etc., were
cheerfu!ly answered by Hayes, who
has every confidence In the ability Of
his man to get away with the fight.
SHOW does Mcdonald stand his
training?" asked the pencil pusher.
"Splendidly, and could do twice
the amount of work ii called upon TO
do 1t. He is fully prepared to fight
at the drop uf the nat at any hour of
the day." answered Frank.
R.-"How do you work him."
H.-"Weu. I'll tell you. He gets
up in the morning ut o'clock. After
dressing he takes little sherry wine
and q raw egg, and then runs eight
miles oyer these hills. He gets back
about 6 o'clock, when he Is stripped
and thoroughly rubbed down by
hand, followed by a rubbing with u
coarse towel. Ithen give him a rum
bath followed by q salt water bath.
After another rubbing down he Is
put in bed for one hour. At 8 O'Clock
he has breakfast. This consists Of
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-17

Among the retiring members Of
the late police force of the city is Mr..
Thomas Cody, the efficient chief.
This gentleman was a most excellent
officer, and although at times his
duties were disagreeable to those with
whom he came In contact, he gained
their respect by his uniform
by courteous but firm bearing. 1t is
no discredit to the other members on
the force to say that In the retire
ment of Mr.. Cody the police depart
ment lost tho services Of an ever
whitehall and censeientious officer.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

SENATE
WASHINGTON, May l4.-Cockrell
said be was not in the chamber when
the bill to place General Gran. on
the retired list passed. Had he been
he would have voted against 1t.
A motion by Cull0m to make his
interstate G ,mmerce bill q apecial
order for Wednesday, May ri, was
not agreed to
Call introduced q bill, which was
referred to the committee on judi
ciary. authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to Overrule and reverse
y decision of an inferior officer of the
Treasury Department in respect to all
matters OF accounts.
Blair moved to take up the House
bill providing for the establishment
of q bureau Of labor statistics.
The motion was opposed by Coke
and Others who wished to proceed
with the calendar in regular order,
hut the Senate by q vote Of ~ ayes to
IL nays decided to take up the bill,
and Blair urged its passage.
Pending debate the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May l4.-A reso-
luton was reported unseating Nc
Kinley and Peele, but was laid over.
Minority reports were submitted in
both cases.
The House went into committee
nf the whole on the consular and
diplomatic appropriation DILL, and
Burns explained Its provisions.
Cannon severely criticised the bill
as niggardly and denounced the
proposition to reduce consular sal
aries.
F0llett differed. He ridiculed the
pageantry OF foreign courts and
asserted that CONGRESS shouldn't
pander to the whims of courts to
which the United States accredited
representatives.
Potter made vigorous attack on
the bill.
Robinson expressed his contempt
for diplomatic service, which he re-
garded as an unmitigated humbug,
u nuisance and q school for snObbery.
When the proper time came he
would move to strike out the appro
prtation for Minister to Great
Britain.
Burns closed the debate In advocacy
of the bill an0 it was then read by
paragraphs for amendment.
Robinson moved tO abolish the Of
fee OF minister TO Great Britian. The
motion was lost and the committee
arose.
Springer asked unanimous consent
to put on passage the bill authorizing
The Secretary ~ Of ofo Trsasury re- & to !s pnt.
the greenbacks held in the treas
u Y for the redemption of retired ma
tiOnal bank circulation which would
relieve the money market tO the ex.
tent Of adding az, 600. 900 to the cir
culation.
Weller objected.
Adjourned.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-17


WASHINGTON, May IA 1T now ap.
pears probable there will be but few
contested seats IN the Republican Ma
tlonal Convention. The call for the
convention required that notices of
contests shall be given to the national
committee accompanied by full
printed statements of the grounds Of
contest. Up to date only two notices
of contests have been filed-one from
the First district of Alabama, the
other from the First district of
Georgia. In the latter case only
has the requirements of the law
been complied with by fling printed
statements Of the grounds of contest.
The absence of contests indicates the
probability Of brief session of the
convention.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-17
Treaty With Siam.

WASHINGTON, May l4.-A treaty
was signed at the State Department
by the Siamese envoy, Prince Mares
Varariddhi, and Secretary Freling-
huysen for the regulation of liquor
traffic in Siam when conducted by
American citizens. It is the same as
the treaties signed with England,
France and other nations, and Its eff.
feet will be to insure to the Slamese
the sale of pure liquors and to in
crease import duty and domestic ex-
else taxes. The prince expressed
himself much pleased at the speedy
attainment Of the main purpose of
his mission.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-17
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
g.r,;ble Railway Accident
in Ohio.
/ Number Of Persons Burned
to Death.
Anti Monopoly Convention in
Session.
Ben Butler Expected to be
the Nominee.
New Jersey Democratic Con-
ventiOn.
Fearful Accident.

PITTsBURG, May 14.-About 1G
o'clock this morning collision Oc-
cured on tile Baltimore II Ohio road
Al 3 point one mile east of COnnelis-
Vile. between the west bout d freight
tain and the construction train 60
Ing east, resulting In terrible loss OF
Iife The construction tram con-
sisted of 6 cars containing SO laborers
on their way to Pyle Falls to work.
It was telescoped and many men
were crushed to death. Many of those
who ESCAPED death are terribly in
,ured, The names Of the killed are
not vet received. There is q sharp
curve where the accident occurred
and both trains came together with a
crash. The cars are burning and the
bodies are being cremated.
The engines remained on the track
and telescoped each other to the
smokeslack, but the heavy tenders
iumped into the air and fell-the
freight tender upon Its engine and
the gravel train tender back upon
the first car In the rear of it. Here
was the scene of death. Six men
wsre killed outright in this Car and
four others who were fastened down
by the broken timbers Were roasted to
desth, the car taking fire from an
overturned stove and burning up be-
fore the the stupefied survivors could
comprehend the awful situation of
their striking comp aniOns. Three
men escaped from the car which it.
self Was a gha-tly sight. The ten
der of the freight engine stood 30
feet in the air At the side of the
car that WAS burned could be seen
sitting amid the glowing embers,
twisted iron rods and dead ashes,
three grinDing skeletons, one sitting
bolt upright, apparently peering into
the flames that had smOthered out
bis life as well as those
OF his companions At noon
q large force of shop hands were
on the ground extinguishing the
flames and wrecking train was at
work pulling the debris away. The
charred bodies of four victims have
just been taken out. They " ere rev.
erently placed on a board, carried
aide aud laid down upon the green
grass spotted with purple forest
a,wers. A lean aud hungry looking
mountain dog shifted around the
desh and licking his chops descended
uron he remains. Fortunately h.
Was discovered and driven away. 1t
$ expected the wreck will be cleared
his evening. The officers of the road
lecline to say who il to blame.
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Local News

The warm, balmy weather is bring
ing out the fruit blossoms around
Butte.
Paul Davis has an ad. in another
column which will interest many.
Paul knows how to keep hotel.
Those wishing to join the Cricket
club, just organized In this city,
should leave their names at Casey
& Brophy's.
Reserved seats for the McCoy-
Mcdonald prize fight, the 18th inst,
can be secured at Grix's after ?
o'clock p. M. to day.
| We regret to learn that Mr.. Ds
McDevitt, of the firm Of McDevitt Il
| Mcconnell, contractors, is lying
seriously i'll at the residence OF Mr..
Sharp on East Broadway.
Herr Bandmaun, the great TRACE
dian, will make his appearance be-
fore q Butte audience next Monday
evening. We bespeak crowded
houses for the troupe during the
| week.
The marriage of Mr.. Charles
Schmidt and Miss Ottilia Lanthaler
was celebrated by Rev. Father Dolls
at the Catholic Church yesterday
morning. The best wishes Of the
MINER are extended to the happy
couple.
The council proceedings last even
ing were unusually interesting. The
new council, like u new broom,
promises to sweep clean. The report
Of the committee on streets and
alleys should be read hy residents Of
the city.
Pool selling on the Mccoy aud
Mcdonald fight will commence this
evening at o'clock at the Winter
Garden and continue until Sunday.
Parties interested may have an op-
portunity to invest on their favorite
by attending these sales.
Burglars are going for secoad hand
furniture stores. Last Sunday they
raided Roberts y Sons store on
Main street, and yesterday they
sampled Abrams corner Of Montana
and West Park streets. Abrams was at
ldinner when the thieves took posses>
sion Of his store and went through
1t. Several valuable articles were
taken but the extent Of his loss could
not be learned when the MINER re-
porter was on the ground.