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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
The Murde or Gases.

The Independent Of the 24th says:
In the Supreme Court yesterday in
the case of Carl Adolphson sentenced
to be hanged at Bozeman September
1, for the murder of one Sjoburg in
Rocky Canyon, in 1883, the decision
of the lower court was revised, and
case remanded for new trial, because
Of the verdict not being supported
by the evidence. It is believed that
THE virtually settles the case, as the
principal witness for the prosecution
ran away last fall and has not since
been heard of. But in any event, it
is not likely the second conviction
could f0llw because of the character
of the evidence.
The decision in the Joseph w. Han
nah case was also revised and the
case remanded for q new trial, be-
cause the wife Of the person killed
was not called as q witness although
the district attorney had stated to the
jury that she was present at the
homicide, Hanna, it will be remem-
bered, was under sentence to be
hanged at White Sulphur Springs on
August 9th. next Wednesday. The
proper papers will be forwarded to
the Springs this morning by mail.
In the case of Young, under death
sentence ut Bozeman, the decision of
the lower court was sustained by the
supreme court on Friday. It is
thought hardly probable, how ever,
that Young will be executed as he
has friends in the east with strong
political influence who will make a
effort in his behalf. The
President has already been appealed
to. -Mdependent.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

WASHINGTON, August 96.-The
state department received from Ma
son, United State consul at Marseilles
. report upon the situation of that
place and Toulon. Since the abate-
ment of the cholera epidemic ne says
the finances of Toul0n and Marseilles
have been strained to the utmost in
cleaning the streets and tenements
and caring for the sick and burying
the dead. The presence of impend-
ing financial ruin weighs heavily
upon the business community and
even ordinary resources of charity
are seriously curtailed. The tide Of
fugitives has just set in
and no description can picture the
wretchedness and restitution that
exists.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
Mr.. John b. Reed Appointed to
Collect Montana Exhibits.

Hon. w. A. Clark and Surveyor
General Harris, commissioners to the
New Orleans Worlds Cotton and
Industrial Exposition. have az
pointed Mr.. John b. Reed to collect
Montana mineral and agricultural
products for the exposition and to
prepare the necessary data to accom-
pany them. MI. Reeds experience
at the Denver Exhibition and his
thorough knowledge of the resourc es
OF the Territory peculiarly fthim for
the responsible position. His task is
. very difficult and arduous one
and without the cooperation
of mining and farming men through
out the Territory, it will be difficult
to make a complete and satisfactory
exhibit of our mineral and cereal pro-
dactions. MI. Read will commence
work Immediately and proposes to
visit every important mineral and
agricultural section Of Montana
within the next forty days. As the,
exhibit from this. Territory will ad-
vertise its great resources to the
whole world, miners and farmers
will readily see it is to their own in
terest to aid the commissioners rep
to the extent of their
to make the exhibit as COM
plete as possible.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
The Arctic Dead.

NEW York, August 26.-The re.
mains of J. A. Mac3aban, the wal
correspondent. were brought from
the navy yard to-day. A delegation
from the Ohio Legislature, q brother
OF the dead journalist and q delegs-
ton from the Press Club of this city,
received the body and escorted it to
the City Hall, where it lays in state
until 4 p. m. tomorrow, when it will
be taken to Ohio.
New YORK, August 26.-Among
those who visited Mac Gahan'a re-
mains were Muir at Halstead, Major
Lucas, state Senator O'Neill, and rep
resentative 81. e. Grewer, of Ohio,
Mr.. John Firgus, representing New
Lexington, Ohio, where the final
interment will take place and p. A.
McGahan. brother Of the dead hero.
Two wreaths of flowers were placed
on the casket. One bore q long
ribbon on which was inscribed:
From the New York Press Club"
The other bore the inscription:
From the journalists of New York"
The silver plate on the casket was
inscribed, -. A. Mac Gahan died
June 9th, 1884, aged 81 years."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
Booming Butte.

A correspondent of the Dillon Trio
une has the following to say regard
Ing our immense mineral resources:
The immense mines and mineral re-
sources of the Butte District cannot
be but barely touched in a condensed
correspondence. The magnitude OF
the mines is wonderful. The output
Is enormous and the margin of profits
Is enough to boom the camp and push
1t ahead until it becomes the drst
Producing camp in America. All OF
The leading mining properties are
alvidend-paying to-day. To men
ZION the paying companies. in detail,
would occupy too much time and fill
700 much space. In the mines 1t is
animated that two thousand men,
@lners and laborers, are daily en-
gagged in extracting paying ores. This
'ofce OF men, with modern appli-
saces and apparatus for the purpose
working the mines, gives a month
yield that figures up in astounding
v1oportions. 1t Is Significant to cay
..a. The monthly pay roll in this dis
'''' over runs $4,000 per month.
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DR.. I. @. Smith.

A correspondent writing from Vir-
ginia City under date Of August 2sd,
pays the following tribute to the
memory Of DR.. I. q. Smith: To-day
the body of DR.. L. G. Smith, of this
city, was found on the Madison val
ley having been thrown from a
wagon and his neck broken. Dr..
Smith was an old and much esteemed
citizen, and his loss to our commu-
nifty and county is an irreparable one.
Though 6S years of age and appar-
entity feeble. yet he was always ready
and has never failed to minister to
any and all needing medical aid, and
often when others would refuse to
travel during our most severe wealth
er DR.. Smith would 60 and through
his kindness and skill many of our
citizens have reason to be thankful.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
THE MOLLIE
A Promising Mine in the Boulder
District.

About the 1st of last January
Messrs. J. r. Boyce and John III.
Curtis bonded the Mollie.. McGregor
lead, situated in the Boulder district,
about thirty-fve miles from Butte,
to Connecticut company for the
sum of SIS, Since that time q
hosting works has been erected and
machinery put in and everything
done to put the property on a solid
basis. Recently a body of ore assay
ing well was struck. This seems to
have elated the parties having the
mine under bond, and q short time
since q letter was received from them
making an offer of $50, 600 cash down
and $4,000 in six months for the
mine. As the term of the bond has
not yet expired, and the acceptance
of their offer would involve a loss of
$4,000, Messrs. Curtis 4 CO. have not
yet given an answer to the proposi~
ton. The mine is said to be one of
the best looking prospects in the
Boulder district, and as it stands
is worth SIS 600 of anybody's money.
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Mysterious Disappearance.

Independent: Last November,
VIM. A. Denver, for many years q
resident of Helena, went east on q
visit, expecting to return late in the
winter. He was heard from OCCASION
ally by Judge Davis and other Hell
ena friends until about the first of the
year, when his letters stopped and
no word has been had of him since.
Judge Davis went east last fall for the
purpose of tracing the missing man
If possible. It was found that he had
been at the Aston House, New York,
for some time previous to about the
4th of January, when he suddenly
disappeared. As his baggage was left
at the hotel and was found by Judge
Davis. He searched high and low
for the missing man, not only in
New York but in other places, but it
to no avail; no trace of him
could be found after he left the Astor
in January. Before returning
to Montana Judge Davis put the
in the hands of detectives,
but up to the present time they have
been entirely unsuccessful. 1t feems
evident that Denver met with foul
play.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
Arrest of Coal Miners.

Coal CENTRE, Pa, August 49,
Thlrty-four more camping miners
were arrested this morning for tres
passing on railroad company proper
ty. They were left at Odd Fellows
hall and will be taken to Washing
ton Jail in wagons this afternoon.
The wives OF $50 or 200 persons came
to California with babies in their
arms this morning and begged to be
sent to Jail with their husbands.
They have nothing to live on but a
little corn meal. Their request was
not granted. Citizens are Indignant
at the wholesale arrests which are
made without warrants and it is
probable q public meeting denounc-
ing the action of the officers will be
held. -Four hundred new recruits
are expected to arrive in the camp
this afternoon. A report from Staibs
mines in the third pool indicates q
serious break in the strike. One
and fifty men are said to
have gone to work this morning and
others are weakening and are ex-
pected to 60 in before the close Of
the week.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
= sEMEWEAKL MINER, BUTTE, MONTANA. AUGUST At 1854.
Resolutioh> of Oondo,ano.

a AZ y q special meeting of Division /
a. y. H., Of Silver Bow county heia
vu Inc zSd inst. the following reso1n.
ION were presented by the commii.
We appointed for the purpose and
were unanimously adopted.
waEREAs, 1t has pleased
Aan ,gnty God to visit Bro. Cornelius
Muipny with the sad affection IF the
'11 VI nls wife. therefore be II
Ees0!ved, That we the mauha-.
VI tne A. U. H, No. 1, of Walkarv;Iis
ueartlly Sympathize with Won onS
cuunSel you to be resigned. for
altnough her death has cast a rloo,n
On your lite and on those around von
1e comforted in the happy thonght
tnat you will meet again. in that Sst'
Yer world, where trouble and snrrow
are at an end. io"
for truly we live in a world where
t tan shadows are continually fiit~
10y t.as across our path; shadows that
teacn us the insecurity of all TEMPORAL
dressings, and warn US that there
tnere Ii no abiding stay" We have.
however, the blessed satisfaction ~
knowing that death cannot enter
tnat sphere, to which the departed
are removed.
Let hope and faith, dear brother.
mlngle with your natural sorrow
ana remember that there is a HIGHER
source of consolation than earfhIv
friendship. However, please accent
the sympathy Of your brothers under
the trying circumstances, and be as-
sured, that all who know you, share
In your sorrow for her loss.
Reso!ved,. That q copy of these
be presented to Bro. Muir
ply; entered on the minutes of the
society, aud published in the Daily
and Semi-W Weekly MINER.
FRANK DUFFY,
EUGENE SULLIVAN.
JOSEPH PETERS,
Committee on Resolutions.
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MISCELLANEOUS,

Boston, August 16.-Divers will
probably examine the Tallapoosa to-
morrow to learn the extent of her
damage ana ascertain If any bodies
are on board.
New YORK, August 26.-The body
of Private Henry is exhumed and
will be examined tomorrow.
PORTSMOUTH, August 26.-Lieut.
Greedy received from Commander
Cheyne of the Royal Navy q con-
gratulatory dispatch.
NEW YORK, August .26.-Tria Ia of
speed by PDallas and Jay Eye See
for to-day, at Prospect Park, did not
take place, the track being heavy
bY rain.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
Black Diamond KNOCKS himself
Out Of Time,

The Herald of August I'D says:
The famous Mambrino Diamond
popularity called "Black Diamond"
belonging to Governor Crosby and
H. Brady Watkins, of Helena, by q
powerful exertion Overreached him
self yesterday morning at the Helena
race track, when he was on the
course for practice. It appears that
bis trainer has been giving him come
severe work of late and hsd gotten
the noble animal down to 2.24}, when
Yesterday, in the effort to beat this
splendid record, he sprained bis
right forearm at t he wrist joint. dis
locating the n%avicular bone, pro-
ducing a permanent injury that will
forever keep him off the track. There
isa general regret expressed at this
unfortunate accident to such q
Splendid animal and for the severe
loss that will fall upon his enterprise
Ing owners. His loss will be goner~
orally felt at the Helena races next
monty, where he would have been as
ever, a popular favorite.- Herald,
August %.
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Reoaptured

Tony Sebastine, who3 with an
other parry, made his escape by
cutting his way out through the city
Jail, was recaptured yesterday in
VAUDEVILLE, where he was found by
the city marshal summing himself
in front of q saloon. At first Tony
was reluctant about going, demand
ing to see q warrant, but upon the
marshal showing cause, he stood not
upon the order of going, but got at
once. He is now holding forth in
the county Jail, from which place it
will take something stronger than a
to make away from.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
All About q Hammer.

About the middle of last July VIM.
Mcneil, a carpenter by trade, Dor
rowed a hammer of Dave McBlllings-
ley for the purpose of repairing a
bunk, which had broken down. He
not returning it, Dave made several
demands Oh him for it, but to no
avail. So, yesterday he swore out a
warrant against Mcneil, charging
him with petty larceny. The case
came up before Judge Nichols last
evening, and there being no evidence
to show that Mcneil had stolen the
hammer, Judge Nichols allowed
him to depart upon his restoring the
to its original owner.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
B1se Ball.

Between two and three hundred
persons witnessed the second of the
games for the championship of Utah
and Montana, between the Butte
and Salt Lake mines, at the race
track Sunday afternoon. From the
start it was evident that the Butte
boys had q walk-over-which they
did-winning the game by ID to 4.
Considerable goou playing was shown
by both sides, but the home nine was
too heavy tor the visitors. The game
yesterday drew out a very slim
attendance, and was by far the best
game of the series. When the Salt
Lakers wound up the ninth inning
the score stood IA to IA, and it was
thought by many that another in
ming would have to be played to
decide the game, but one of the
Butte boys get in q run, and the
game was given to the Butteites by
Is to IA, thereby winning all three
games. The outset Of these games
was q great surprise to the "croakers"
around Butte, who have an idea that
anything that comes from a distance
IL better than that at home. But
little money changed HANDS on the
result.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
The Opera House.

Alta meeting of the Trustees of the
Opera House Association, held last
evening At the Office of John II.
Curtis, it was unanimously resolved
to push the work to completion as
vigorously as possible and endeavor
to have the building under roof be-
fore the advent of the beautiful. Yes
terday q gang Of men were ut work
excavating, and as the contractors
are well-known rustlers, it is an as
sured fact that the will of the Trus-
tees will be carried out.
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Episcopal Conference.

A conference of the clergy of the
sbove-named sect is now In progress
1t st. Johns schurch. Sunday
morning Mr.. Alfred Brown was
ordained by Bishop Brewer with the
usual impressive services attendant
upon an ordination. In the evening
the Bishop delivered his annual adj
dress to the clergy, which was lis
tened to with great attention by the
audience. A number of visiting
are present at the convocation.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
BOlting Republican,.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, August 3d.
The Republican territorial conven-
ton met to-day to nominate q dele
gate to congress. Four counties
boited the regular Republican
convention, which nominated Judge
L. Bradford, prince of Santa Fee,
unanimously on the first ballot. The
boilers will nominate Col. VIM. By
nerson, of Las Cruces, some time to-
niQht.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
SAD
Ill @. Smith Thrown Fam, !.
Wagon ana Killed.

From Mr.. J. II. Baker We learn
the particulars of a sad accident
which occurred near Virginia civ
= Thursday evening, by which
VI =. Smith, an old and estimahla
c'''zen was hurried into the great
hereafter. The doctor, in answer to
SICK call, started from Virginia to
oaw1elle's ranch, on the Madison
river' about twenty miles distant. to
attend Mrs. sawtelle. who was living
IN q precarious condition. He NOT
arriving at the ranch nor returning IN
virginia, parties started out from
10th places in search of him. He
was found Saturday about l o'clock
oy Ed. sawtelle, at a point u miles
from Virginia, lying dead under the
wagon. 1t seems that in travelling
along, the Doctor got off the road
aeout fifteen yards. Here the wagon
overturned and the Doctor was
thrown over the dashboard, break
ing his neck. Death mnst have
been instantaneous. The team was
found standing, sentry-like, in the
spot where the wagon overturned.
The Doctor was picked up and taken
TO Virginia City, at which place he
was buried, the Masonic fraternity
the remains in a body to
the grave. Dr.. Smith was one Of the
old timers in Montana, having came
Virginia City in 1852. He served
In the Idaho Legislature of 1863-64
with distinction. His untimely |
death will be sad news to his host of
throughout the Territory.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
Moutana'S Prize Fish.Snake
Story.

A correspondent from Fort Gus.
ter to the Yellowstone Journal writes
that Deacon Henry Price while fish
ing in the Little Big Horn river, on
the 18th inst, caught q large cat fish.
When cleaning the fish q live rattle
snake, twenty-three inches long was
found reposing quietly in the stom-
ach of the fish. The deacon was
highly elated over his combination
catch, and says Montana is . great
country.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
The Oregon Short Line.

The Union Pacific line in Oregon
is now completed to Huntington.
Oregon, a distance of $40 miles from
Granger, Wyoming, the point of
divergence. From the west the
Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company have their track laid with
in II miles of Huntington, and
promise to have all the grading done
during September. The distance
from Portland to Huntington Is 40
miles, from Portland to Granger, $50
miles; from Portland to Omaha, 1927
miles, and from Portlan d to Chicago,
1919 miles, very near the same as by
st. Paul and the Northern Pacific.
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local News.

from Tuesdays Daily.
,,notiug displays of fruits are to
1s~ .ttbe different fruit stores.
v" .,nber of commodious frame
Ar,are being erected near the
s.,t Boswolth, Montana's old
.ar. is now holding forth at
thompson Fslls'
rhs County Democratic Conven-
i'm If Lewis and Clarke is to be held
IN Helena on September 18th.
Fitch & Coulter, who have the con-
,,.ct for building the new opera
house, commenced work yesterday.
trotting race, to come off at the
.,sck next Sunday, is talked Of. As
yet, nothing definite has been
arranged.
p,bv Wense, who accidentally
snot herself last Saturday, is consid-
s;dsred bv the attending physicians
TO be out of danger.
THE express wagons did not do a
verv rushing business yesterday con-
vevipg people to the race track to
witness the ball game.
Arrangements are about completed
for a wrestling match to come off
next Saturday night between VIM.
Jenks and an unknown.
Total Clean Up.
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Ceur d'Alene Items.

we CLIP the following from the
Murray Sun of August 21:
Eighty nine ounces of gold were
cleaned up from the Porter and Hen,
derson claim on the Goth inst.
Potatoes sold at 4 cents q pound
along the gulch yesterday.
Sixteen dollars were PANIED out on
the Frank Grove claim on Sunday in
about half an hour.
. A quartz excitement prevails over
the reported strike of $500 and 500
ore at the head of Pritchard Creek in
the region of tie lakes.
The Hess claim about q quarter of
q mile above Eagle, near the Maggie
u. shaft, will commence work at an
early date with a force of 80 men.
The outside world persists IN call
ing us "Murrayville. "Some ten years
hence it will discover that the me-
tropolis of the C@ur d'Alenes is
known as plain Murray.
The Butte company has started
sluicing on the rich ground on the
portion OF the claim, recently
brought into prominence by the Last
ciean-ups. Six men are
handling a string of boxes.
Sluicing has been commenced on
the lower portion of the Last Chance
claim above the Widow. Bedrock Is
and the prospects good. On
the upper portion of the claim Nc
Donald, Price & Co., continue to
make handsome cleadups.
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SAN FRANCISCO, August 25.- The
California and Consolidated Virginia
Mining companies consolidated tc-
day. The new corporation will be
known as the Consolidated Caltfor-
mia & Virginia Mining Co.; capital
stock 81, 16O, 900, divided into shares
Of the par value of 500 each. Every
five shares of each of the old COM
panies will be entitled to one of the
new company.
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Origin OF Ammonia.

Ammonia is obtained in large
quantities by the putrefaction of the
urine of animals. - Encyclopedia
britannica.
Every housekeeper can test baking
powders containing this disgusting
drug by placing a can of the "Royal'
or "Andrews' Pearl" top down on .
hot stove until heated, then remove
the cover and smell.
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
does not contain Ammonia, Alum,
Lime, Potash, Bone thosphates. It
is prepared by a physician and chem
ist with special regard to cleanliness
and healthfulness. 3dAW2m
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

WASHINGTON, August 26. The
Secretary of the United States for
warded tol the governor of Louisiana
81 900 free school books of the State
captured at Baton Rouge in rs by
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan. They formed
a part of a lot of city and state and
southern railroad bonds, valued at S.
100000 captured at the same time
and a majority of which were subse>
quently returned to the State.
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Broke jail.

Early last Sunday morning Tony
Sebastine and another party whose
name we were unable to learn, made
q successful break from the city Jail
by cutting their way out through the
side of the building. At last accounts
they were both at large. They were
serving out short sentences for va
grancy, and the town is nothing
loser by their escape, for now the
chances are they will give Butte a
wide berth,
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Diplomacy.

BERLIN. August 26.-Baron De-
courcel, French ambassador, re-
turned from q visit to Paris, in re-
Spouse to a summons from the gov
eminent and started for Varsln to
confer with Bismarck. It Is believed
this conference is to be in reference
TO the France Chinese difficulty.