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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-06
COPPER REPORT.


The MINKR is in receipt Of The
foil wing circular from the above
named firm under date of November
Is, 1884:
When we last wrote there were
buyers of caah bars at E52. II 6. and
the Llarket remained very inanimate
until the 5th inst. when purchase
of abtut 200 tons cash bars being
made, . Tiers declined to accept less
than So. II 6 cash and ESQ 96, three
months. This remained about the
quotation until the afternoon of the
1lth, when sellers Ereponderating
values rapidly declined until E52
sharp cash WAS reached yesterday, q
considers BILE business being done ut
this figure.
The .xles of furnace material have
been very limited during the folt-
night and stocks conseque, tly show
slight increase. The arrivals from
the United States have been 23O tons
bars, "a tons matte, and l,0U5 tons
ore, equal TO about 656 tons tine and
from Chilli 1,l78 tons fine.
Stocks of Chlli copper in Liverpool
and Swansea are 23,OS2 tons fine
against 22,98S tons the 1st inst.
Stocks of other than Chill copper
are: Liverpool and Swansea. 1886
tons; London, 2 1913 tons; Havre,
(Chili, ito 1908, total of 8 l32 TONS
against 1892 tOus on the lst l0st.
The quantity of copper afiOat, as
advised by mail and cable to date, is:
From Chill, 1896 tons; from Aus
tralia, l,4O0 tons; total, 10 696 tons,
against 1854 tons the lst inst. To-
tai vIsi.l+ supply. 42,9lO tons, as
against Al, ,374 tOus on the LIT inst.
The total Imports of copper, in
Guiding pyrites, from January 1st,
1884, to date are SO .1l6 tons fine. Fr
corresponding period last year, ST.
75U tons.
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A SchespAer,

BOSTON, Dec. 3.-Mrs Howe of the
W..man's Bank, after having served
three years In the House OF Colrec.
tion for swindlfng depositors, aud
whose case attracted great attention
ut the time, has, it is reported,
announced herself as the agent in y
new enterprise on Concord street,
which from the adverti .emenr seems
to be somewhat similar institution
to the WOman's Bank. Seven dol
lars per month interest Is offered in
advance. The original Wofnan's
Bank offered eight per cent. per
month nn 500 and three mOntDs' IN
terest in advance Large deposits
were received with disastrous results
to the dep0sitOrs.
A reporter called at the office of
the new Institution and found Mrs.
Eweli in charge. In answer to an
INQUIRY about interest on money de-
posited and if the investment would
be safe, Mrs. Ewell said: IF you
deposit 500 to-day you can carry
away with you SGT of interest, and 1t
YOU desire the 800 the day after, you
vet the same interest, and SO on up
to S 900. When peUple put their
money into banks th.y do 50 with
out asking questions. The breaking
10 of the Woman's bank was not the
work of Mrs. Howe. She did not ny
to Montreal or elsewhere. and she
now comes nobiy forward with
proposal to pay 6 per cent. year
during the time she was in prison
on all deposits made with her the
year she was arrested" Mrs. Ewell
further said they began operations
about two years ago and Mrs. Howe
was the agent.
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LIES BY RAIL.
Prevaricatiops by Local Truth
EnIarRers.

Every man has bad some extraor-
binary experience or Witnessed some
miraculous escapes or adventures
and where is the man who has not
sat with crowd of jolly friends and
recited these experiences? The latest
was overheard in one of our hOstler,es
in conversation between two of
Butte's well-known yarn-pinntrs.
and as they ave too good to pass with
out notice we produce them here
with as follows:
In speaking of accidents on rail-
way trains, one of the parties said
the most remarkable narrow escape
that ever came to his know Ledge was
that of q friend who was on train
in the East. While travelling ut
rapid rate broken rail was encOun-
tered. His friend was in q berth IN
the sleeper. The end of the broken
rail went crashing thr, ugh the floor of
the car, striking his berth; be was
hurle., from his resting place and
dropping, fell tn ough the hole
made by the intrudiug iron, struck
on the track below, and the sleeper
and another Car passed over him
without doing him the slightest
barm. This all happened in an In
slant as the tram was running at
full speed.
This, to an ordinary liar, would be
crusher, hut the other gentleman
was equal to the emergency and 'e-
lated the following remarkable es-
cape of a null: He was shipping
mu les from the East. One OF the
animals desired to get out of the car
in which be was ontineJ. This train
was also running at full speed: The
mule took in the situation and sniff
ing the air which came through the
end window Of the Cal, ,leaped through
the little opening (about two feet
square) going out between the freight
cars, striking his head on the COUP
ling, falling b tween the cars, rolled
over into the ditch, and in moment
was eating grass OH the prairie.
These little "reminiscences are 80
interesting.
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Dividends.

BosroN, Dec. 3-fhe American
Rrll Ielep.oue Company to-day de-
..,arrd the usual dividend Of $3 per
shaIe. IA, abl,- Jauua,y Is, t. stock
nn,I.rs uf the record Ot December
!. and An extra dividend of IS per
share. payable December Is, to stock
holders of the record. Al the CLOS
Of business to-day the latter action
cat, u,ei jump in the stock from VIZ
to 1859, tne latter figure beng bid
after the morning board. Sales We're
made later, however, 1T $26S,
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AlsCELLAN1cOus.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Upon in
quify at the State Department at
Washington it was learned that no
information corroboTative of the re-
ported resignation of Minister Fish
has yet been received.
SAN Francisco. Dec. 3-General
Frefght Manager Ssubbs, Of the Gem
tfsl Pacitf., aud Railroad CODmis-
sionSr Rtstine, with his secretary,
left t5-day to attend meeting Of the
Trarscontinentai Association at Chi
cage on the eighth instant. General
Passenger Agent Goldman leaves for
New York Mondav hext.
PARIS. Dec. 3.-The Morning
NeOs reports Count Herbert Bliss
malck recently challenged Herr
Eugene Richter on the ground that
the latter had insulted the chancellor
in speech in the Reichstag. Herr
Richter refuses 10 accept the chal-
lenge. He declared he would not
light duel with Prince Bismarck
even, concerning . matter which oc-
CURED In pa, lament, aud II. not with
him, much less with his SOD.
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A wedding Oat.

BAN FEA>CIs o, Dec. 3.-It @pe'nf @
ftiD' eu .he Central Paclnc Tai'.au
Gunpaus had discharged eleven ,., nuu
oreu men within The last tnles
a"n'hs and four nutdrd more na"
been hl-ciiars Ell ut sacrament DIN Tue
last three days, General Manager
fowne was in,cry ewed by an Asso.
t,at-d Press reporter and stated kuaS ',
tae majority OF them were those WV
nad been employed on repairs a sn~
,econsrurLiOn. whose services we.o
10 longer necessary. A weeding Ou1
lad beeu made in the various depsi.
,uen's. Otners have t,een dlsmisst'u
u.cause of out little freight moVins
AZ Present. Iris Ia manly due ID tne
wv wv price If heat, the farmers 70
~slng to sell.
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An INDIGNANT Denial.

TOLEDO, Dec. 3.-Mrs. IA: b. b.
con, Ut this city, sister of President
elect Cleveland, Indignantly dis.
claims all knowledge of an alleged
Interview with correspondent of q
New Yulk journal, which mas Deeh
widely circulated by the press
throughout the country, and where
by sne is made to express predictions
"a tO the future management Ct the
White House. aud views concerning
her own and her brotner's family r.
iatious, She declares the statement
TO be a.,surdly false and annoying In
tue extreu,e, aud she has nothing 10
make public concerning C'sve'aao
future, except that sue and her sister
a,.tertain 81 nigh . personal regard
and respect for their brother, that
they are glad to allow him to make
ms own plans without being ham,
pered by In-ir Interference.
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A Bluff Called.

The following incident, which hap
pened some time since. was told q re-
porter yesterday, and shows how a
bluff was called: A prominent
butcher and cattle-dealer was taking
things easy in u public hs use, when
rancher happened in and asked
him ii he wanted to buy me beef
cattle. The cattleman inquired what
the beeves were held 1T and YVES told
$35 head. "Pshaw," he said, II
woulnn't give you SIS for them.'
"Well, replied the rancher, II was
offered $50" Then said the cattle
mai: "I'll bet you $500 you weren't
offered that amount for them" The
money was quickly put up,the ranch
er stepped to the telephone, called up
he said, and the money was given
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Got Left.

Tuesday evening John Howard
presented himself atthe pawn shop
on East Park street owned by Joseph
Dfverski and asked for some clothes
which he bad pawned = short time
since. The pawnbroksr told him he
had scld them and therefore could
not give them to him. Howard
again demanded his clothes, when
him. graspibg him by the throat and
started t, throw him out. But he
had undertaking a contract which
he had not the muscle to carry out,
for Howard changed the tables and
placed him hors de combat An
officer got around when the disturb
ance was over and Divefski had
Howard arreet-d. TIE caAe came %
I efnre Judge Wilcox yesterday, and
after trial by jury Howard WIS dis
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The Buard ofReviewers.

New YORK, Dec. S.-The board of
reviewer OF the National Trotting
association are in session in this city.
The following decisions are rem
dered:
Frank G. Barnes, of Homer, Ohio;
application for reinstatement refused.
H. J. Taylor, of Atchison. KaI sas.
entered Gelding pilot. as Pilot; ruled
change of name.
J. w. Russell, of Columbus, Ohio,
versus Mystic Park Association of
Boston: application fer reinstatement
of Whiflwind and Will Benham de-
MED
N. C. 9lllice, of West Albany, vs..
Bennington (Vt.) Trotttng Associa-
ton; application for the removal ut
suspension of roam gelding Taylor
denied. ..
Pa,mer l. Wells, of Detroit, vs..
Driving CLUB; application for re-
moval of suspension of themselves
ahd horse Syndicate" granted.
Alex Seeple, OF Napoleon, Ohio, vs..
Fort Daley ([owa) Driving Prak AS
sociatiun and MarsilalltOwn Driving
Park Association; application for re-
moval Of suspension of Drown Fan
ny denied In both cases.
Edward P"stena, of Philadelphia;
application for order as to eligibility
OF black mare, Blanche, formerly
Cooker, alias Lena Rivers, alias Eva,
denied.
John G. Seamon, OF New York
City, VS.. New York Driving Club;
application for removal of expulsion
for taking the wrong nam. denied.
D. II Hickock, of San Francisco,
vs. Utica Driving Park Association;
application of removal Of suspension
for nonlpayment of entry of himself
and ch. z. OverinAn, granted.
D. Wo,dnIan. of st. Paul, Mime
sofa, VI. Utica Driving Park Associ-
alton; application for removal OF sus.
pension OF himself and pacer "GeM,
granted.
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He Changed His Opinion.

"Good morning, Mrs. Blank, said
a city "bum" to the landlady of one
of our boarding houses, when out
sparrirg for u square meal yesterday.
Good morning, Topheavy
Its a fiue ch,ld you have in your
arms, Mrs. Blank"
"Yes, Topheavy."
"It's q perfect picture of MI.
Bl l.nk."
"Yes, Topheavy. So the neighbors
say"
"Mrs. Blank, will you trust me
for breakfast? I haven't eaten any
thing since"
"There's the woodplle, Topheavy.
Just saw little wood while set out
something for you"
"Mrs. Blank, that child looks no
more like Mr.. Blank than l do like
Grover Cleveland. The devil take
your woodpiIe. Good morning.
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wants Her Property.

New YORK, Dec. 3.-The trial OF
,h. amt brought in the Kings County
snnrene court by Mrs. Phehe SEQ
vile, wife Of tue abscondlng T. .t1n' rl'rl; g
ranher or cor fident'si clerk oI t,ro. na.
Dsy T. Co to have the deeds a.,. Of rr1,sI nsr
resi I estate to the Mercantile sasnd dIIse she
Cor Company set rside OF tue I!,,ss. ground was sas
signed the papers under r..,Is.. do,ess' testi. w
reeumed to-day. Mrs. scov,..e ~" Tr"st r
fied that the ofhcers ~. o! D 'ne '.e t"n.
Con,psuy came to + BACK u * hnIx' INV 1854
nect,cus, on the ~ II ,s,..,,1 o. ] w.I.,
sud wnitH brought them tot hotel IN tn,s o,.,
CITY CITY hnrs..,f san. to sligo the deeds and y q
sns sst tss frnshsa and r';S ;nG
money ~ ~ detset,ves were looking f'r
h inn
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Indian Thieves.

Rirer Pre- 8, Nov. 20: Sheriff Nc
Dewitt and Deputy Merrill returned
last night from the Blackfoot agency,
where they succeeded in recovering
six of the horses stolen in the Vel
lowstone country aud effected the ar
rest of two of the thieves, Antelope
Shirt and Tail Feathers, Piegan
braves. The Indians are now In
Jail. Mr.. Antelope Shirt is an old
offender, and is familiar with the in
side APARTMENTS Of the Jail. He also
bears the distinction "fhavine served
= term in the penitentiary ut Deer
Lodge. His prospects of going over
the road once more are good.
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China ON Her Ear.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-A Hong Kong
dispatch to the Times says: 1t is
believed here that China is deter
mined to resist France a toMtrance.
She will insist Oh her suz~raiuty
over AMMAN and maintain a Chinese
garrison at strategic points in that
She will insist also that
the French legation to AMMAN shall
be placed on the same footing as
legations of other countries.
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The9lostor.

Henry seligman, Of New York.
one of the directors of the Bos-
ton & Montana and Gregory min
ing companies, visited these works
while here and was agreeably sur
pr'sed at the Improvements and out
look of these Companies. He recon-
mend. d the erection If an 1880 di-
rect acting hoist works at the GiOster,
with double-decked cages and q
capacity to sink 1900 feet. General
Manager Child states that the work
for the above improvements has COM
menced, and sixteen-foot founda-
tiOn of solid stone Is now being laid.
The cost will he about $50. 600, and
will add materially to the many con-
veniences about this property.-In-
dependent.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Debate on the Inter- State
Commerce Bill. ..
A Bill to Suspend the Coinage
of Silver.
Attempt to Cremate q Band
of Salvationists, +
Meeting Of Electoral Colleges
of the States.
The Stewart Huntington Case
Continued. .,. !.
Very interestingly News.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The follow
lDg is the salient: Eortion of judge
Walace's decision in q suit of he
American Bell Telephone Companv
against Daniel Drawbaugh, who
claims to have been the Original in.
ventor: "Con' ededly Bell wan the
original inventor of the telephone
principle, which with essential
means for its applicstion ia described
In his first patent and the lmproved
x,paralus described in his SECOND
patent It has been twice held in,
ihe Massachusetts, circuit that Bell
was the discOverer 0f the new art; Of
transmitting speech by electricity,
and the Calm should receive the
bruadest Interpretation to secure to
the invent n not only the abstract
right f >eud'ng words by telegraph
without regard t. the means aud prO.
cesses described, which are essential
to the application of the principle,
but t. the pant itself. II is not ma.
terial whether Bells iDceptive inven-
ton did or did not auledate the time
f ii ing his application TOR the first
patent in 1876 It describes the ap-
laratus, Which WAS an articulaling
tel-phone, aid which has been shown
to be- AL operative, practical teJe-
ph me. PrODahiy the date Of his iu-
c-pive iI.v LtiW" might be carried
back I" July. 1875; but irrespet tive
of lhe lime If lhe Invention Justice
of hi "a III To be the original lnven.
tor of the telephone remains uncilxl-
lenged." JuOge Wallace says that
Drawhaugh's testimony is either
true, or hat it has been manufac-
turel to suit the exg-ncies of his
own Case. He considers Draw barxh
is dishonest in putt, g forward q
plea of 20, rrly a. lis reason for not
pst-utm g tis invention. as various
snnIs are known to have been paid
him before 1875. Judge Walla"e is
also # Inc opinion that Drawbaugh
is mentally incapable of inventing
the telephone. Proofs iead to the
general conclusion that Draw baugh
WAS not the original inventor of the
Tel pnone, but had Deen experiment.
Ing " ilhOut obtaining practical lt-
suits. A decree was ordered for
plaintiff, but the case will be ap.
nlaitd
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WAsHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The fol-
lowing bills were introduced in the
Senate to-day and referred:
BY Wilson Providing that rail-
way postal clerks shall hereafter be
appointed for probationary terms
from three to nine months, ana II
the record of service and connuct
made in that time is satisfactory then
permanent appoin ment shall be
made, subjet t 70 removal for cause.
By DJiph-Making Portland,
Oregon, and Port Townsend, Wash
ington Territory, ports to which the
act in relation to immediate trans
portation of dutiable goods applies
By Miller, of New York-Author.
izing the President to place Bfevet
Majur-Gentral William W.. AverfH'
on the retired list of the army with
the rank and pay of Colonel.
Also bill providing that the words
Confederate cruisers" In the ACT
re-estat tlishing ihe court Of colnmis-
soners Of Alabama claims, saaH oe
construed and held to include tor all
purposes Of said act any and all ves-
eels, OlllccTS dNu CIC"0 "a '
organized expeditions, acting as sucn
by the authority of the late so'cailed
confederate government or any ol ICe
officers, by which the vessels or car.
goes of loyal CITIZENS of the Un!teu
States were captured or destroyed On
the high seas, and that the act %
Construed to includ, any waters Wild
in the admiralty jurisdiction OF me
United States. IL further provl1es
thar any case already heard lnvolv.
Ing the QUESTION of "Confederate
cruis-rs" Shall be reopened ana re-
heard upon due notice.
1t is The opinion Of q numbet OF
m+mbpr- of The House conmlttee on
hawai- affairs that no action Will pe
taken by The committee on tne ie
cent Recommendations of the ofnclals
Of the navy derartn.ent TOR spPro.
priations for new vessels for inc
navl They al-o think the recoI ir
mendalinns will not be favorAoly
ullsiGer.d bv the House c0lnmit'ee
On arpr'lriatloDs. ~ ,,,..
All attempt To suspend the TUE S
end pass the bankruptcy OIL VIII w
luadt iu the early part of January. ~
but sitr qulres atwo-thlros vote ~. ~,
Suppression il j. not probable the ~
teMi will he successful.
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The Reichstag.

BERLIN, Dec. 3.-In the Reichstag
DR.. Windthorst having replied to
Bismarck, the Chancellor continued
his remarks against DR.. Windthorst's
motion to repeal the law expelljng
priests, etc. Bismarck declared the
fr.edOIl Of the church was nowhere
CHALLENGED, aud that the Prussian re-
lection Of the Papal candidate for the
Bishopric of Posen was simply the
exercise of her sovereign rights, and
was in accordance with treaties.
Bismarck said he was reiolced to
hear DR.. WinGthorst state he was
opposed to parliamentary govern
meDt. The ministry, he said, is COM
pt,sed of conservatives, liberals and
socialists, aud 1t would snrpass even
Gladstone in aadacity. He predicted
the breaking up If the centre party
when Kultenkampf terminated, and
its mem bers would either lin the
progressive party or disappear. Bis
marck continus d by saying he was
legs concerned about the struggle be-
tween the church and state Il an DR..
Windthorst supposed. The law, he
contended, was directed against 20
iltical agitation and not religious lib
erty. DR.. Windthorst's motion t.
repeal the law in que ton passed by
.l7 to 50, Notwithstanding Bis
marck's opposition.
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City or Mexico via. Galveston,
Dec. 3.-Pretddent Diak raised suf-
hcient funds i for the tenn 0rary
needs ofthe treasury 4 d pay Of g..v-
eminent employees In full. He has
also made arrangements with the
National sbank'to reduce the custom
louse subsidy now being paid the
bank from sixty to fifteen i,er cent.
This will leave greater part Of the
customs revenue ct the disposal Of the
government. Americansrailway sub
slt1les amOubtiuE to fourteen per
cent. OF the customs duties will be
maintained. The American debt of
OF $500 600 coming due this month
VII! be met. President Diaz has
such assurances from the banF.
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Nominations.

WASHINGTON. D. c., DEC a.-The
President made the fullowibg noIu-
inatiors: Hugh McCullocb, of Mary
land. Secretary of the Treasury;
Frank Hatfon, of Iowa, post
gene ral; John Schuy er Crosby,
of New York, first assistant post
mssttr general; James Harlan, Of
Iowa, presiding Judge of the coult of
commissioners on Alabama claims;
VIM. l. Scraggs, of Georgia, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenlpo-
t"ntiary Of the United States to the
United States Of Colombia; John
Baker, of Illinois, minister resident
aud consul general Of the United
States, to Venezuela.
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''Oid Faithful at New OrIeaps.

The Hon. w. A. Clark Is in re-
ceipt of a letter from Mr.. Altert
Bieratadt, the great American land
scape painter, in which he tenders to
Mr. Clark the loan of his celet rated
picture of "Old Faithful" the mag.
nificent National Park geyser, in
active operation, to embellisn the
Montana headquarters at the New
Orleans Exp s,tion. The picture is
valued at $50 0 for which sum Mr..
Clark holds himself personally re-
sponslble in case of Its loss or destruc-
ton. Mr.. Bierstadt also tenders Mr..
Clark the use of two very fne pic
lures representing Rock Mountain
hunting scent 8 which u ill also aiorn
the headquarters of the Montana
commissioners. Mr.. Bierstadt will
display one or more of his master
pieces in the Art Gallery of the Ex-
position.
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NEw YoRK, Dec. s.-The Stewart
Huntington case was continued to-
day in the supreme court. Tne dep
osition of Thomas Peyton with re-
gard to sarrendering his Central Pa
cific stock tv defendant at the same
time ~ Stewart, was read. Mr..
iPeyton's stock was surrendered un-
der the same circumstances: Mr..
IPevton then took the stand, but bis
testimony was only. corroborative OF
that Of Mr.. Stewards yesterday.
General Aspinwsll testified he had,
as executor of his (Aspinwall's)
father suit against defendant, on
september %, 1879, interviewed
Huntingtont TN reference to the claim
of his father's estate against defend
ant, there being difference between
the price paid hi. father for the the
stock and tine price paid otners suuse ua.,Id
ouentlp. Huntington said ne couiu
not act outside Of the advice OF bis
counsel, .....