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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
AID for Gen. Grant.

pu,rADELPH1A, Dec. 28--Genelal
x1;iIiam r. Sherman, George w.
TWh;iGs and A. J. Drexel, held a CON
so.ance this a%fternOhn at the resi-
Saeoa of General Sherman's son-ln-
;"w IIeutenant Thsckery. The re-
laW was nm engagement fol- the three
Gentlemen to lunch together to-nlc o.
Gov at Drexel's banking mousse lo5
the purpos of discussing ways ahu
msans to assist General tfrant out OF
h;s financial difficulties, In which ne
has become involved under b Juog-
mant entered against him In favor OF
w ~ Vanderbilt, in the sum OF
: 0O0 which he loaned deneral
Grant. General Sherman came mere
from New York last night for the
nnrnose of consulting the gentlemen
named on the subject.
WASHINGTON Dec. 28.-A promi
,ont gentleman of this city to-day:
nth r.te-ence to the news received
here from New York, sald that al VI
General Grants personal proper1y,in-
Guiding his swords ana meda,s
presents received by him WDlle
abroad, his pictures, two farms anu
honses in this city and st. Louis, mao
heen inyentoried and were to be solo
tn meet the Judgment held a ga1nst
him by w. II. Vanderbilt. Among
the gentlemen interviewed e W.
w Gorcoran and General Van Vliet,
| old friends of General Grant. Gen,
| eral Van VIiet said he bad not heard
ANYTHING of this story: he was very
much shocked when he read 1t, a
said he thought there was a mistake
about it, and finally that he did not
believe it. He said Grants st. Louis
farm was sold three months ago fnl
$50 600, Its estimated value being
S65. 600. and that his farm in Illinois
is virtually sold and will bring i's
full value, <25 900. He said he hao
received a letter from General Grant
recently, in which he said he was II
very poor health, and on Friday las1
he received QUE from Fred Grant, II
which he stated his father was con
fined to his room. and his condition
was such a. to alarm his family. Ht
added: sit is my belief that this Ill
ness. which I could not account for
is caused by his anxiety" Genera
Van Vliet said he did not DOUBT
would be an easy matter to rals'
money to clear away this judgment.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

The rumpus kicked up at Traverse,
Dakota, the other day, gives occasion
for an exchange to remark that when
q Dakota mob feels the need Of a
matinee performance it does not often
stoop to trifles. That wouldn't be
fun. To demolish q court house or
two, capture a town, scare the people
nearly to death, and carry off the safe
and everything else that happens to
be in the way, Is what these Dakotans
delight In. 1t Is true that some part
of Dakota should be admitted-in
Jail.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
BREYITIES.

The aldermen of New York city
have been cited to appear before the
grand jury Monday.
Fernando, the French consul at
Tripoll, will take the place of Urdega,
as French minister to Tangiers.
The municipal authorities of Paris
have agreed to vote 5000 francs to-
ward the Grand Prix, which will he
run in June.
Tonquin advices report that there
are daily encounters between the
Chinese and French at outposts, and
that China continues pouring troups
into Tonquin.
James Parker Treadwell, a LAWYER
and capitalist Of San Francisco, died
last night. He was a graduate of
Harvard, and came to California in
1854.
John F. Sch oles has CHALLENGED
Charles Mitchell OF Toronto, to box
for scientific points, with the under
standing that tie contest be strictly
within the limits OF the law.
The official press, referring to the
reported visit of Bismarck to PARIS.
says the present relations of Ger.
many. France and England render
necessary this visit to consolidate
national interests.
Liebkuohut, a member Of tho Ger.
man Reichstag, endeavored to adj
dress a WnIkman's meeting at Vienna
out was prevented by the police
and expelled. Irredentist pamnhlets
nave been scattered about Capo d.
lstrla, q town near Trieste.
Orrin Skinner, alias H. NJ. Send
der, who. 1t is alleged, has swindled
q large number of people, Including
James It. Blaine, out Of money woS
arrested in New York TODAY Nv ths
sheriff, IN an action begun by 81. NJ.
Museli. ALL
Mrs. Williams who was l;vinc
near DalJgren, Hamilton county 1II
while in a fit of mental despoodanor
on Friday last, threw one of ny,
cnlidren, a little girl, into the well
ano, attaching another still younger
70 her dress. jumped in, and alI me-
The 81. Petersburg police hawai-.
IL ' ~ d new arrival there, who had
IN ms possession five reyoivera
quantlty OF dynamite and a form;d
aoie supply of revolutionarv ana
polets. Altogether ten na'n-
lies. ~ me authors
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

An exchange says: 1t seems to
be agreed that the dishonest, the in
com petent and those who have been
Extensively partisan must go. To
these might we'll be added the super
%fiuous, If the party in power could
exercise the virtue of self restraint
and abstain from I'll ing the unneces-
sary offices. Mr.. Cleveland being "a
man of the people, and not a man of
the politicians" can afford to please
himself and satisfy the public in his
selection of a cabinet and leave the
politicians to reconcile themselves
to his choice" When the currupt
and incapable and the active partisans
among the federal of1ceholders have
been removed, not very many thous-
ands will be left in office.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
WATCHMAN, TELL Us OF THE
NIGHT.O

Beginning next Thursday, January
LIST, there will practically be inaugu-
rated in England a revolution in the
method of telling time. On that day
the Royal Observatory at Greenwich
will begin to reckon the day from
midnight or zero. After that the
hours will follow in numerical pro-
cession up to midnight, which will
be "a O'Clock, instead of II o'clock as
at present. The change from the
present system of telling time COM
mepces after noon, when the follow
ing hours will be Is, IA, Is O'Clock,
and so on up to midnight, which will
be, as stated, "a O'Clock. The Eng
lish government will adopt this sys-
tenn at once, and other nations will
doubtless follow in due course OF
time This will, of course, abolish
the designation q. NJ. and p. M. as
we'll as the errors often caused there
by. The dial of the Green witch clock
has already been remembered In &C.
cordance with this plan, and soon
the faces of all other timekeepers
within Great Britain will undergo
the same change.
It may be doubted whether the
new method will, at first. meet with
popular favor. People are more or
less welded to habit. and divorces
from it which make radical changes,
are not generally viewed with favor
The husband who has been detained
by important business in his 'lodge'
will be 10th to say that it was near
"a o'clock before be could get away.
1t sounds 80 unseemly fate-the last
hour in the day. And then imagine
a dinner party to be held at nineteen
and a half sharp, and how odd to re-
ceive a card saying dancing
from 20 to "a" And then
to think that tho rink will be open to
skaters at half-past nineteen and will
close at %; it seems too absurd. And
then again the doors of the theatre
will be thrown open at 1880 and the
curtain ring up at 20" How odd 1t
would sound.
Then imagine the puzzled look up
on the face of the country lover VINO
receives a little note from his city
sweetheart saying: dear John.
Come next Sunday at 81 O'Clock. Pa
and ms retire at half-past twenty and
we can have the parlor all to our
selves" 1t sounds funny, and Yet
the system Is comprehensive and has
the appreciation of all the scientific
associations of Great Britain. 1t may
be generally adopted and when the
people once become used to it they
will never change it. The system is
convenient and practicable.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

We see it stated that "Lieut.
Danenhour brought home to bis
mother g knit bed spread, that he
bought of a young Siberian girl not
quite finished.":: The Lieutenant
brought the lesser curiosity and left
the greater. With this unfinished
girl as the principal attraction, the
brave Arcti. explorer could have
started a profitable dime museum.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Relations with China SusPenueu'

LONDON, Dec. 2s.-rhe Marquis
Tsing warned Granville that ne
would sail to France if the sever
vessels of the Castle and Monarch
lines. now trading between England
and the Cape of Good Hope f'r the
purpose of transporting French
troops to China, were not Withdrawn;
The English government has advised
the owners of the vessels that an In
vasion of the foreign enlistment act
will not be permitted. The semi
official denial of their purchase by
the French government is not be-
lieved. M. Codrot, brother-in-law OF
Rouvier, minister of commerce. had
charge of the negotiations. 1t Is re-
ported that Ferry has recalled Pate
norte, the French minister to China.
and that the French consul to Iient-
sin has been ordered to Shanghai
The departure Of the latter from
Tietsin sewers French official rela-
lions with China.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Call for Miners Convention.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 29.-Presi-
dent Mcbride, of the State Miners
Association, has issued a call for a
convention at this city on January
18th, to consider the situation in
Hooking Valley. The operators claim
the strike is practically over and now
have nearly all the miners they can
accommodate. Between 30 and ~
old miners went to work to-day at
the reduced rate OF so cents.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Princess Beatrice Betrothe.1.

LONDON, Dec. 81 .-The World savs
tnat Ear Derby will soon resign the
ofnce of Secretary of State for
colonial department.. and ha a"l
pointed Lord President of tha
council. l. )rd Roseberrv will
PROBABLY be appointed Colonia, Sac.
V;"to.;o ~ Is reported that Queen
Co Ic;1 t mas announced to the Privy
bh.rlce TO Prince Henry of Batten.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

A few of Mr.. Beecher's %parishiOn'
ers who are dissatisfied with the
parsons late political course propose
to boycott" him by Withholding
their pew-rent for the coming year
and Withdrawing from the ~drippings
OF his sanctuary. Brooklyn contains
a large number of Democratic sinners
who will doubtless be glad to fill the
vacant seats at q fair rental.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
THE POPULAR VOTE.

The official returns from the thirty
eight States r all in, and somewhat
overthrow previous unofficial esti-
mates as to the popular majority.
The table given below is authorized
by the Herald and by the Sun of New
York. Some of the eminent news
paper authorities vary slightly in
their figures. For instance, the
Chicago Inter- Ocean gives Cleveland
$4,000 plurality. The New YORK
World gives hum 1907, and the
Times puts his plurality at sc, 242:
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

An exchange says that all the
Blaine papers which so successfully
elected Blaine before the election are
now selecting a cabinet for Cleveland.
And we would add they are meeting
about as good success in the latter
business as they did in the former
enterprise.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

The Kansas City Times has dis
covered that one member of the
Blaine family is still chewing the
sweetbreads, lollypoP and jam Of the
government. This is Walker, the
son of Jim, the born thrall Ut an all
devouring ambition. He is assistant
counsel before the Court of Alabama
Claims. Walker was so sure that his
father was going to be elected that he
sent in his resignation, but 1t was
suppressed by Mr.. Cresswell.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

There is a great deal of gable
about who shall or shall not repre-
sent the sovereign State Of Ohio in
Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet. There Is
nothing in the Constitution that
makes 1t obligatory upon a President
to select a departmental adviser from
Ohio. This interesting fact should
not be overlooked.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

MI. Evarts does not propose to pur-
chase the New York S%enatorship, as
does Levi P. Morton, but We have
reason to believe from his record that
if anybody will steal it for him he
will defend the act with the ablest
legal logic that vas ever placed upon
exhibition In the land.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

World: The house has acted prop
erly in standing by MI. Randall's
position on the Naval Appropriation
bill. Let the democratic doctrine
be: Liberal allowances to Keep the
Naval Department in operation, but
not a cent for general expenditures
so long as Bill Chandler is at the
head of the department." It Is to be
hoped that.we have seen the last of
ROachism,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

The trial of Murphy for the killing
of his wife terminated In Denver the
23rd inst. by the jury returning .
verdict of voluntary homicide. In
speaking oft the Tribune Republican
SAYS Murphy was ably defended,
but his attorneys could not make 1t
clear that he was not the cause of bis
wife's death. There was nothing
sentimental in the verdict, and it
will be generally regarded as a just
one" Murphy's attorneys will move
for q new trial.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Reducing the Eor..

ret.r1 s "a Dec. 9O.-The loo.
t telars OF a lazy sent the foiIov ITo-
t 49, tothe commandantsnfm ng
n nave hitherto been paid p,vy .
excent th months' appropriation act
lifs ucs'on OF property or ioss 'a ne
a,s, and al such must worh .?ss OF
agreement for COM ensation
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

The farmers of n ebraska are not In
an enviable condition. They have
lost by "hog cholera in the nelghbor-
hood of So, OO0, 600. Their corn is
worth but IL cents a bushel while
coal sells at % cents, so they use
the former for fuel as the cheaper ar
ticle. Mentally they are warm
enough for all practical purposes and
keep the atmosphere in their imme-
date presence a sulphurous hue.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

Many fashionable ladies this winter
wear Beau Brummel surtouts of
golden-brOwn Ottoman cloth the
fabric being woven with q very heavy
cord. The wraps are handsomely
lined with quilted satin of q darker
shade or of q contrasting color. and
above them is a very deep pelerine of
seal or seal-plush which reaches
below the waist, both front and back.
The muf and bonnet are en- suite.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

1t is said Ben Butler spent $25O,0O
in his October circus throughout the
country. If this be so his 135,O28
votes which he received cost him q
little over 81. SO each. Ben paid dear
ly for his whistle.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

Senator Edmunds serenely smi lie
at the threats OF Vermont Republic
cans that they will not return him to
the Senate two years from now, and
goes on building his house In Wash
ington, where he means to live, any
how, aud what or where would Yer
mont be without Edmunds?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
The African Frontier.

LONDON, Dec. 2 -The st Peters
burg Gds' tie says: The weather will
not permit the Afghan frontier COM
mission to begin the delineation of
the frontier before March. The in
terval. it says, may be spent by the
governments of Russia and En- gland
in direct negotiations for the settle
ment of some pending questions, and
a satisfactory result is more likely
than If the questions were entrusted
to a commission whose demands
would probably exceed those of their
governments.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
GladstOue's

LONDON, Dec. 29.-To-day Is Glad.
stones 18th birthday; the orcasion
is being celebrated by great festivity
at Hawarden. Birthday greetings
have reached him from all parts of
the empire. The Prince of Wales
sent cordial congratulations, and
many liberal bodies have taken ad-
vantage of the day to present 1.-THE
grand old man" with addresses ex-
pressive of continued confidence and
profound admiration. Newspapers,
without distinction of party, devote
leading articles to eulogize the great
statesman.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Legal Decision Rendered.

PHILADELPHIA, Dc 3O.-Judge
Butler to-day filed an opinion in the
United States circuit court, dismiss
lug the petition to recover from the
Credit Mobilier Of America, which
asked to have sent to a referee for
adjustment the claims of Isaac p,
Hazard and others, for money and
labor expended in carrying on a suit
against Thos. Durant, president of
the Credit Mobilier, the Union Pacific
railway and others. The Ease has
been pending tor years in the su-
preme court of Rhode Island.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Report Of Storm.

DENVER, Dec. %. The storm
which recently visited a large portion
of the mountain region has subsidized.
All the roads are open aud trains are
now running nearly on schedule time
The first train for three days from
Salt Lake over Marshall Pass reached
here last Friday. The stages 10
Aspen and other interior points, are
making regular trips.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

Marriage Of Belle Eoyd's Hiss
DALLAS, IvN., Dec. .,.rhter
Grace Harding Hammond, u.Rabe
of Belle Boyd, knosn as me ,r last
Spy" was married II tins cry yo,Iug
night to Ray Charters Of are,
Engllshman about q vars % o. Lin.
who claims to bn the Gtia~ mast
wood. For nearly yea in this
Charters has been tlilplo,ea The
city as instructor of t h",Ia Rnvd by
bride is a daughter OF bTlie n" heI
her 1irst husband, Harh,nH ned a
mother having recently Gr,u.b.nd,
divorce from ner secoua I "' last
John S Hammond. IN 1tartled
the Baroness of Linwoaa . serious
this community by lay,l'ES banker Of
charge against a young demanded
Dallas. Her mother h young
pecuniary DAMAGES from ouo4 1--WE which
the the n: mrther shnt a, r,,tsrls was
q resident of Dallas at 'n'
shooting occuf1ed'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

The newest form of the jersey ia
for the winter season accompanied bv
a jacket of velvet, plush or fine cloth,
which has a rounding Zouave effect
in front, and Is cut a la position in
the back. The Jersey wOrn beneath
this jacket has a braided or chenille
embroidered front, and has all the
effect of waistcoat when the cuta-
way Zouave, which buttons only at
the throat Is worn above it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
The Earthquake

VIENNA, Dec. pa severe earth
quake shock was experienced In
Carenthla to-day. Considerable DAM
age was done to many buildings.
LONDON Dee. 29.-An earthquake
was felt in Wales to-day. Many
houses were injured.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Troops Ordered to Indian Territory.

KANSAS CITY, NO., Dec. 80 In
pursuance to instructions from the
war department Brig. Gen. Augur,
of the department of the Missouri,
has ordered Col. Hatch of the ninth
cAvalry to proceed to Camp Russell
on the Cimaron river in Indian Terri
tory, with six troops of cavalry and
n company OF infantry and remove
the unauthorized persons from Okla
hone and other points in Indian
Territory. Col. Hatch is now at Fl.
Leaven worth making preparations
tor the expedition.
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1he 1ltinOis whaa<

ontthaaNeFlELD. ILL.,, Dec. 2O.-The
danas, olning report of the Illinois
uepartment OF agriculture shonns t tHs
a Ms OF the growing crop Of w;n tne
y ~aeat IN Illinois, is 2, 1907 Ono ac "an'er
Increase of 4O5, 900 acres fro,m oe
PREVIOUS seeding. The cond;t;a, 'ne
VIC growing crop is fair. VI
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31

St. John has suspended his CAM
paign against whiskey until thawing
weather sets In. All the wells In
Kansas are frozen solid and the
people must have something to
drink.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
The Nosei Ruins,

RACINE. Wis, Dc. &3.-lG~laH q
force'f workneu have Teen tleastu
in removing the debris from The sue
of the destroyed l,lake hotel anu
opera house, which were totally ut.
stroyed by fire on sunday. TINS WIN
is being prosecuted very ctre''Ils'
every particle being closely ca
amined, rs a great auoHnE ot Falu az
bic jewtlry was ln-t toy The Glt''s "
the house. Tie ~;ein't iiH'l "I'
Patrick, the hotels Ci'aaoel, nl nor
had been fuun ! at TIE home ol IN
sister, sent out ny sPeria! |fiegl AIN
tina afternoon prper-, = i"t and
Mrs. Patrick, together VILE at'iant
Mrs. Glover, OF tte u gear c'"" Two
Opera company, i'e.'',lt" ~ lodips
flames. Portions Of ntl't1it'l WI Lv
were recovered FROM the I'iih' rhs
the worknlen this afternoon ats
total loss, including buildings sIo' is
furniture, personal eEf cts, t,y' "nrs
now figured at ,i01,"tV; 'li7''la
$8S, 7Gl. The ,~,iittf7 II thP opwrilI
house company say The house
not be rebuilt.
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As compared with the vote nj

AS compared with the vote of
1880, Blaine's vote Is 395 100 greater
than that of Garfield's, and Cleve-
lands 72,023 greater than that of
Hancock's. The above figures are
commended to those ilI-informed
newspapers that have claimed 5000
plurality for Blaine.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
BUTTE, 81, 1884.

In 1892 Andrew Jackson - Old
HlcKory-was elected President by
an electoral vote of 2i9. 1t Is a strange
coincidence that Young Hickory In
1884 received the same number.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-31
Leasing the Crow Lanas.

WAsHINGTON, Dec. 2N.-The sen.
ate commute on Indian affairs on
Jan. 9th will! begin to investigate the
leasing Of land. in the Indian Terri,
tory and on the Crow Reservation By
Indians to cattle men. A number
Of prominent cattlHmen and Indian
chiefs will be s~ubl0naed to appear
before the committee. One section
OF the Revised Statutes di>tlOses that
the Indian tribes have no authority
t. lease their lands while the sue.
ceediDg section allows heTder5 the
privilege to drive their cattle over
the reservation on obtaining the con-
sent of the Indians and the govern.
meut. The cattiemeIl construe the
latter as meaning that they may lease
the lands, and under THU construction
nearly ali the Crow reservation in
Montana and the ArApHitoe reserva.
ton in the Indian Territory have
been leased for five or ten years at
from two to twelve cents per acre per
annum. In the Cherokee strip, also
in the Indian Territory nine cattle.
men have the exclusive control Of six
million acres at the annual rental OF
$4,000. The object Of the irqui1yls
to enable congress 10 take intelligent
action on the subject, if additions!
legislation is necessary.