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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

The Omaha Herald, is responsible
for the assertion that there is more
polygamy practiced in the Two cities
of Chicago and Philadelphia than in
all the territory of Utah. with the
only difference that in the cities
named it is done under the semblance
of law. The New York Herald some
days ago published a list of the par
ties to 764 divorce cases nov pending
In the Chicago courts, and immedi-
ately followed it up with a list of 718
cases before the Philadelphia courts.
Fourteen hundred divorce suits in
two American Cities now en- the
docket; it is terrible. All this is done
quietly too. "Cheapness, secresy,
and dispatch ia the device of the
divorce lawyers. Secresy was adopted
as alleged ito save the feelings of
prominent people," but really to &C.
celerate the business. Now if the
various churches will concern them
selves about the towering evil at
home before they assault the twin
rel;cr elsewhere they will confer an
everlasting blessing On the country.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27
THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR.

In commenting upon the decline
of the power of Prince Otto Won
Bismarck. the New York World
arrives at the conclusion that he
doean't seem to be so much the man
of Iron as he was. The short, sharp,
successful war with France fourteen
years ago made Bismarck the biggest
man out o. doors, and certainly he
deserves full credit for the consolfda-
ton of the German States and the
German Empire, raising that Cover
ment to firs,-class power In Europe,
but several more million Germans,
some of them shedding their blood
on the battle field, contributed to
bring about the result, and this i'm
preston is getting to be considerably
more general than it a
For, sad to say, after bullying all
Germany to his hearts content and
riding roughshod for years overe every
body and everything that stood In
his way, Bismarck-S ch@nhausen is
now occasionally snubbed. 1t began
with the people when his law OF
October, 1873, was enacted for the
suppression of Socialism, resulting
quite Unexpectedly to Bismarck In
the expansion of the party to 650,OOO
voters, and to q formidable repre-
sentation in the present Reicbstag.
But the Socialists seem only a small
part of the rebelli0us element in the
present Parliament, which boldly
beats Bismarck's favorite bills, denies
him clerical assistance and cuts down
his called-for appropriations some.
times one-half, and even refuses some
of them altogether.
Which plainly indicates-to him.
especially that Bismarck has seen
his best days. TIE people and their
representatives in the Reichstag no
longer are afraid of him. They are
worn out by his bullying and Tired of
his imperious dictation. So bright a
man as Bismarck, even in his old
age, should be able to get this into
and through his head. 1t begins to
look as If the time had arrived for
Bismarck to retire and solace his re-
naming years by writing the history
of his own Decline and Fall off.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27
A SUGGESTION.

A very happy hint is presented to
those congressman who are opposed
to the admission of Dakota on party
grounds. The sugg estion is that
Texas Le divided and two or more
States created from it. Dakota has
y large Republican majority, but the
disproportion there in favor OF the
Republicans is not so great as 1t is
in Texas in favor of the Democrats.
The hint is worthy of consideration,
especially as it could be so easily
acted upon and as its adoption would
prove the entering wedge to the adj
mission of other Territorie after a
while. 1t will be remembered that
when Texas came into the Union, it
came In with the provision that 1t
might hereafter be divided into any
number OF States not exceeding five.
1t contemplated a time when the
population would be enormous, and
when the vast territory then so
sparsely settled would TEEN with
thrifty, progressive people. The time
has not yet arrived for the division
-. into five commonwealth each with
sufficient population To accept the re-
sponsibility and bear the burdens OF
statehood, but two States can be made
Of the one with advantage to both
and to the nation. a new Demo-
cratic Texas would he a standoff for
Republican Dakota, and quiet the
fears of those politicians whose par
tisanship Is so much more excessive
than their patriotism that they can
not consent to do right lest it might
irjure their party or lessen its power.
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IerrltOrinI Auranal..

NE" ORLEANS, Dec. Pm
!yune, a douDle loaded leader ~
ing OF the American policy and "ps '
Nicaraguan treaty says: "Tha NJ u'
try is rite for an entire new goaa'
and one worthy Of our great ps,iai
and one that Will stamp Itself nsa1
the whole history Of North Ams .pa
We must adopt the policy Of sroia'
ton ana territorial agrandizpm.na..a '
the south ward. 1t need not V
cOmplished by armed Invasion w y, ~
augurated in blood. The Njcay..~.
treaty is the opening wedge ID, ~
drive that home and by inye.,is W
q hundred millions in a shjn ns".s
tnere, securethe country. Ameri"s.
enterprise will 50 Il annex the vb"S.
OF Central America. From ,b,,
base line, sectional discord bs, b,,
PLY ceased; the South is prjm,r',
and deeply interested in turning n.
tendency Of enterprise and the MAN.,
Of empire southwark, d d Der state
men, by at once championing III
bold and brilliant policy in that h
rectiOn, will open up new era ia
the entire country and man out
safe and short road to prosperity AM
continued national growth, an jam
of tranquility at home and add +
the glory of our great republic"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

There is actually a man to be found
in Washington who recommends a
decrease in the appropriation of his
department. He is the supervising
inspector general of steamboats,, and
he shows bow he can save the govern
ment at least thirty per cent in his
bureau without detrime Mt to the
e If it were not 80 close to the
advent of q Democratic administra-
ton that General Dumont's recon-
mendation has a suspicious flavor.
we would point him out as a
curiosity.
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Brooks g. Dickson Di,yoi,.

NEW YORK, Dec 2f.--There hs
been a row in The theatrical firm
Brooks and Dickson, and the firm
will soon cease to exist under that
name. OF The stories told on UDjJn
Square, is one that Il creditor va, al
the bottom of the trouble. Brook,
said that there has been a general
misunderstanding between Me,sn,
Dickson, Randall and myself con,
corning the management of the firm;
business. The financial business d
the firm is all right, and the busini:,
will go right on. | cannot say ulds
what name. Somebody will b
bought out, but | cannot say VINO. !
want a settlement, and I filed a pei.
ton IN the supreme court, Wedlts
day, asking for a dissolution d
partnership. Rlstori is playing mia
the firms management, and it ha
a number OF combinations on th
road, including'l Ia the Ranks and
" La Charbonniere." Dr.. NuDnt4
acher, of milwaukee,. it is said. sup
piled a part of the money.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

1t is suspected that the recent ex-
plosion under London bridge was not
caused by Irish dynamiters, nor any
other dynamiters,. but by some Of the
discharged members of the English
police force. A few days before the
explosion occurred a large number
of the force received their walking
papers. Immediately after the ex-
plosion 1000 men were added to it.
About one hundred explosions have
occurred in and about London dur.
ing the past two years and yet the
party or parties causing them have
not been arrested. This fact leads to
the suspicion above noted. The sur
mise may be correct but the most re-
m .rkable fact in connection with it
is O'Donovan Rosa does not claim
he did it. il.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27
CHRISTMAS AND BUSINESS.

1t is difficult to realize that to-
morrow will be Christmas SO re-
markably warm and pleasant has
the weather been up to the last three
or four days, but there is an lnfalible
sign of the near approach Of the
holiday season in the throngs which
have been daily seen in the vicinity
of the stores in the city, where an in
Vulnerable number of articles suitable
for Christmas and New Years pres
ents Is displayed in tempting pro
fusion.
While our own merchants are en-
loving this slight increase in their
business, they are not at all appre-
hensive in regard to its continuance.
Quite a different condition of affairs
exists, however, in the East. There
the number of business failures
throughout the country has excited
apprehension, but here there Is no
reason for alarm among those who
have adhered to safe business meth
DDS. While it is a well-known fact
that ninety-five per cent. of all busi-
ness men fail at least once during a
lifetime, there is nothing in this part
Of the West to indicate that the in
evitable law applies here. There
appears to be no particular scarcity
of money /; trade is good, and u
business men are prosperous. These
facts constitute a monetary barom-
eter, which indicates fair weather
ahead for all.
Christmas then finds our business
men in a sound, healthy, financial
condition. 1t is true there is a certain
depression, not only in the East but
also IN Europe, resulting from over
production, but Montana cannot
overproduce to her detriment. The
world Is her market. Her gold and
silver are wanted her copper finds a
market at some price, while her beef
and wool are largely sought after.
The years. trade balances will be
largely in her favor, and though her
business men will not reap the large
profits they did a few years ago, there
Is every indication that the next
Christmas will find them with an in
creased volume of business and the
Territory with a much larger balance
TO her credit.
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THE GOVERNORSHIP.

1t Is refreshing to pick up q journal,
published in a State that has the
manliness and courage to enter q pre-
test against the practice of the admin
istration in appointing non-reeidents
to federal positions in the Territory.
The people of Montana have repeat
eddy protested against being made
the dumping ground for impecunious
and importunate friends of the ad-
ministration. but its protests have
been unheeded and in many IN
stances they have been ridiculed by
the Eastern press There is an ex-
ception, however. made In the
Tribune OF Minneapolis. That jour-
nal seems to realize the true con-
dition of the Territories, and although
Republican to the core 1t does not
hesitate to turn over Mr.. Arthur for
his recent appointment of Governor
of Montana. Here is what it says:
president Arthur has nominated
Mr., B. Plat Carpenter, of Duchess
county. New York. to be Governor Of
Montana. The nomination is vicious
and ought not to be confirmed. 1t is
an insult to the people of Montana to
send out a petty New York politician
to play the viceroy over them. There
are plenty of good men in Montana,
and the President should have nom-
mated one of them. In its national
platform at Chicsgo the Republican
rarity unanimously agreed that terri
torial offices should be filled by the
appointment of resident citizens. A
few weeks after the adoption of this
platform, the President appointed q
Chicago newspaper writer who had
served efficiently as a manager of the
Arthur BOOM to he governor of Da-
kota. Colonel Pierce is an immacu-
late gentleman, and is making a
noble and deAthless fame as the ter
ritorial chief magistrate; but the
President did a censurable thing in
appointing him. Montana has just
had one foreign ruler in the person
of Governor Crosby, also a carpet
Dagger from New York. Crosby is
we'll enough personally, but he shows
his slight interest in the territory by
throwing up his governorship in
order to accept the position ut Wash-
ington of first assistant postmaster
general. Mr.. b. Plat, Carpenter of
Duchess county, will probably pack
his valise and take possession of his
province in a few days. As his reign
will be very short he will not need to
bring out his trunk and OF ourse
his family will not make a winter
journey to the bleak and frozen pro-
consulate of Montana"
The Tribune is right, but Montana
has been so often insulted in the mat
ter of federal appointments by the
powers that be, that it now naturally
raises Its coat-tails as soon as a
vacancy occurs among the small
army of federal a%ppointes here. MI.
may heed the advice of
the tribune He needn't bring his
trunk along with him. A valise will
do until next March.
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THE MONTANA PENITENTIARY.
W. find the following in the Min

We find the following in the Min
neapolis Tribune of the 18th inst.
"Publicity Is one of the greatest Of
all reformers. Mr.. H. III. Hart. Sec
rotary of the Minnesota board of cor
rection and charities, has inspected
the penitentiary of Montana, and
has published q report stating facts
whicbreveal a deplorable mismanage-
ment. The territory is considerably
agitated, and congress will be ad-
dressed in behalf of an adequate pc
nal institution. Such an establish
ment as the present p~enitentiary is a
disgrace to the agein which we live"
We have not seen the report referred
too nor have we, heard of the de
plorable mismanagement" of that
institution. 1t is true there has been
and there is still great complaint
made IN account Of want of room for
the large number Of prisoners con-
fined there, but neither Mr.. Hart nor
the Tribune can hold the manage
ment of the p%enitentiary responsible
for it. Congress has been repeatedly
appealed to for an appropriation to
enlarge the building. 1t steadily re-
fused TO make 1t until the last ses-
sion when that body opened its heart
and Embossed the treasury purse
strings to the extent Of doing out a
few dollars for that object. The ad-
dition is about completed and still
the Montana ~penitentiary is not half
large enough for the demand made
upon its room.
The territory is rapidly increasing
in population, but among the num-
Der daily arriving within our bor-
ders is a very undesirable class of
people drawn hither by the field
opened for certain operations. The
extensive ranges covered with fine
horses tempt horse thieves from
a distance, while our thriving, active,
bustling, money-makipg mining
camps attract the pjckpocket, thief
and highway robber. AS these wor-
thies generally bring up in the peni-
Tertiary the need of still more room
in that building is apparent. Nj.
Hart probably knows this and If in
his report he did not urge the con-
struction of a larger building he
should have suppressed it altogether.
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Taking tor its text the provision of

Taking tor its text the provision of
the constitution, "No state, without
its consent, shall be deprived of Its
equal suffrage In the senate" an es-
teemed contemporary demands to
know what will be done with Ne
vada when it becomes entirely de-
serted. Never fear. 1t will never
become entirely deserted while the
constitution allows it two senators.
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pue,s" 0 the S,,,,

Pacific. ut ~Se,,A,,,
uktLANb, Ore, f..
along St ths m was renewed we'd 81; :::';~ll,
river and it Is YET The Columghsy
D 1oxe 'a and in ,";. blockade ' ss1sI,st S . "a
behind the plows y. because i ~ Ne
f fa"e eug Is made sd Three ess' o, as an s ad'
must be shoyeled on suck fast ' ,aa
progre>, is being ma ,u,' Very li aaa
continued cor ,n snow fail. It owing " 70 Ss
the road will be Opened ~ Is Is not liks11ss
running through to WaIIu,.s' trains a.,
and a large number " Of junctisp'
nave accumulated If tha passengsr,,
Inc passt myers III Snowflake 'a,,e1 point.
receive supplies regularity Huad train,
from The head of the on Sled.
Cascaae locks, and there is n ana % Ii,
"l Sul l1ft tH hunger. Sixteen u uaase
city: NO eastern mani has 10 Iii
mere since the 18th inst arrive
destined for the east will no The Ina
steamer 4 to San Francisco on 'I nj, b
night. Between Wallula VI 4 ida
and st. Paul trains Arc rn janctic
time. A large number of nn'he
are detained at WaIIuIa p"Ssensse
have arrived from the east W. lls
18th. Loss on stock rann .auee i
feared Will be heavy, but no - IL. II
lars are yet received. p''u(
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

The House Naval Committee in
vites MI. Secretary Chandler to
explain the character of the business
that the Tallapoosa was engaged In
at the time she bumped against the
Maine collier. William will doubt
less reply that he is now in favor Of
keeping politics OF this kind out Of
the Navy.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27
The Nicaragua Treaty.

LONDON, Dee. -. The I!Nlts ~
the Nj .aragua treaty readily aulnI =,
that the treaty should be Judssr o !,
America without reference 10 Ln5 ,
llsh interests but England, II say
holds a position If almost imPttgaII
BILE strength and will protest asa,n.
a'pollcy which violates rights 01 '. h.
by the Clayton-Bulwer treaty IT."
lieves the better class OF AIhelN u:
will not favor the scheme out 'Iii '"n.
it rash to predict the result III thp
gress. II is f.ngland's uul,' .a,
Times declares, to preserve 'he
dom OF international trade
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27
Fatal Sleigh Ride.

s, 81; PAUL Dec. 26.-To-night as a
stelgn containing nine persons was
en uss ing the track of the St., Paul
anu duluth road, it was struck by a
swltcn engine and the entire party
were hurled violently to the ground.
oa!n!lei Bullyer was Instantly killed
%Hu L,zz'e L zimmerman badly hurt.
ue rest OF the party received severe
dangerous injuries,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

Since Governor St. John raised his
vertebra and talked back to the fe.-
lows, and asked them If they were
the party of Garrison, Sumner and
Lincoln, there Is not so'much bois-
ferrous carping on the back seats and
so much burning of effigies. The
party of Blaine, Elkins and Dorsey
Is silenced.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

Governor Robbie. of Maine has Is
sued his little proclamation inform
ing the people that the prohibitory
amendment voted for at the last
general election was adopted and
would 90 into effect on the first
Wednesday In next month. And now
will be seen the practical operation OF
that ''lOcal isSue.n
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THE sEMI-wEEK1Y MINER, BUTTE MONTANA. DECEMbEn 117==

u;o,v oe these and iutn
IN vsew tho undersigned ltlzen
ot1eI aso realizing the imPorlstt.di
OF Io. organization and un,. ee.
Of tnerous = %nrotection and advance
ace,Vu If the silver interests OF .no oen.
mem :" hereby call q State CO..
tlre ~ meet at Denver, Coloraou,
v Ss1nSmasdsv January %, 1883, az wv
oaS ~ ~ The object of the COZ.
vention will be to axe sucn ""ses of
will influence the Two tn coin
Conoress and the President: " toro
silver free and unlimited ana les ",;tn
If, to it's former relative value othar
noid and also to act on any oli na
measures that may properly conue 'e'
fore it. countv
in Colorado shall be fully represent
cd and the citizens of each county
irresnective of party, are urgently re-
nnesfed to hold conventions al tneil
r%esr.ectlve county seats SATURDAY
evening. January II, 1885, ana eiecI
St least as many delegates to the
State Convention as they sent TO the
Democratic or Republican State Con-
v%entions In 1884.
The friends of silver in all the other
| States and Territories, whether silver
producers or not, are earnestly lnviteu
to attend this Convention as dele-
gates. or otherwise, where II ID not
practical to hold conventions ana
elect delegate 8, and to participate IN
its deliberations, thereby merging IL
into a National Convention
H. A. W.. Tabor, L. Nj. Patterson,
ArapahOe county.
TT owen, j. M. North, Joseph
Wolff, Boulder county.
Henry Paul, w. M. Fletcher, d. 3.
Harris, III. H. Atkins, c. R Fish, J..
A. Van Auken, Il. w. Hall, H. >.
Morrison, Clear Greek county.
/. L. w. Wells, J. H. Craig, George
Ratcliff. G. A. Triplett, Douglas
county.
]. B King. L. Ramsey. s. s. Lend
holm. ID 81. Wood, Eluert county.
James Collins, Harley B. Morse,
Gilpin county.
E, M. Harmon, w. }. Warren,
John Barbee, Jr., Grand county.
c.. S. Thomas, TingIey s. Wood. j.
R. Loker, Lake county.
A. F. HOwes, E. A. Ballard, Ansel
Watrous. Larimer county.
w. G. Chapman, La Plata county
d. G.. HartwelI, Charles Mum
J.. M. JardiLe. D. F. Day, Oursy
county.
john E Devlin, Jr.. n. G.. Yokum
E. N. Keables. J. e. Brooks, James
Moynahan, Park county.
Thos. A. Rucker, James w. Tan
field, J. P Mason, A. P. Mackey
Pitkin county.
Alva Adams, A. Eilers, A. w,
Geist. Pueblo county.
B. O. DriscolI, J. A. Bard, L. F.
Hollingsworth, San Juan county.
+. J. Morgenson, M. J. Alklre, San
Miguel county.
II. r. Steele, w. T. Lewis, Thos.
Cunningham, Summit county.
J. F. Frankey, Edward F: Colborn,
T. J.. Maloney, Marion s. Waller,
Gunnison county.
Adair Wilson, Rio Grande county.
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CHICAGO, Dee. pa Washington
SPECIAL says, a senator said TO-DAY, D.
thought il more than PROBABLE lna'
the proposed New Hawaiian lfea!
would be withdrawn from TIE seHsy'
by the state department and anoIls'
treaty entered upon: he sa!d t''p
the HaWain government q az
mitted that this country dlt not II
ceive as good terms IL Ii DESERVE
but better terms would De gwen u
the next treaty, he said further, ~"
ever, that all treaties would lall "
be ratified by the senate.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

New York discovered only recently
that she really had a representative
in the United States senate. Wood
Pulp Miller introduced a bill for the
p~rotection of American forests on the
public domain, but Immediately af-
forwards he had 10 br carried home
on a litter. The ul,us,iai eft"it tA-
haustcl him.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

The Swain count martial will cost
the country several thousand dollars
more than the amount of money in
volved in the slleged irregularities of
the Judge Advocate General, but If
it results in Kidding the country of
Swain the cost will be of little conse-
nnpNcQ-
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BUTTE. q, 1884.

Among those named to act on the
Inauguration committee at Washing
ton Is General Phil. III. Sheridan.
The General it seems, is . Democrat,
but it is doubtful whether he ever
acknowledged 1t until now. There
is nothing like Democratic success to
make some men show their true
political cOlOrs.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

Anything that is not known In
this country about the plans and
purposes OF Mr.. Cleveland can be
learned, upon application, in Eng
land. The Pail Malt G0s' tie Is kind
enough to admit Us into the secret
that Henry Ward Beecher will sue
coed Lowell as United States minister
to the court of ST. James. Thanks.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

Some unknown person sent Mr..
Cleveland boot of unusual thickness
of sOles and at least two feet in size on
which was inscribed the legend:
"kick the rascals out" And now it Is
IN order for several federal officials we
know of to wear their breast-plates
where the retreating soldier put his.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-27

There are rs 900 postmasters in the
United States the salary OF each of
which is less than 500. These officials
are appointed by the Postmaster
General without consultation with
the President, the Senate or Civil
Service commission. No one will
break his neck to get either one Of
these pOstOffices.