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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
Little Rockies.

Bczeman Courier: James Latta
recently returned from a trip to the
gold fields in the Little Rockies. He
reports that some gold is being taken
out OF some of the claims, but does
not give a very glowing account OF
the reported bonanzas. AT Rocky
Point he conversed with man who
bad q small sack of gold dust.
Latta asked him how much it was
worth, when the happy p0ssessor of
the shining dust replied in substance
as follows: "WelI, to tell the truth,
I dug and sluiced this out myself,
ard reckoning my time and labor at
usual rates, it cost me about $500 per
ounce.N
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sf@sssIa s;A,,Conrpres>,...

P1TTsRuRa, Pa, Dec. 5.-The suit
OF the Expo6ftion society against the
London and Provincial jnsurance
company. of England and the Union
Insurance company Of California for
the recovery Of insurance on the ~ex-
poslion building. destroyed by fire
October 1st, 1883, was. compromised
to-day upon the defence agreeing to
pay costs and the sum Of SIC, 600 upon
the two suits on trial without inter-
est within thirty days. The amount
claimed in the two suits was twelve
thousand. The comptomise was
brought about BY the sudden illness
of juror. The suit was regarded as
. test case, the insurance companies
having refused payment of clsims
alleging the fire was caused by neg
l'geuce.
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THE CATHOLIC FAIR.
1ts Charitable object and What May
A. Macedonian Cry to the Benevolent
for Help.

:. The, annual Catholic Fair COM
mences at Caplice Hall tomorrow
evening aud will continue during
the week. The.object of the Fair is
to raise funds to liquidate the debt
resting upon the convent school and
to provide means to educate
the orphan children which
the good Sisters have taken
upon their hands. q Sometime
ago these devoted self-sacrificing
sisters advertised they would receive
orphan children Of any denominar
tion in their schools and Won ID taKe
care of and educate them. In re-
spanse to their offer they have rt-
ceived q large number OF orphans
and are now fulfilling their promises
by giving them a4home and the ben
efits of superior course If education.
This Fair has been instl nted to aid
them in the benevolent undertaking,
and hence it appeals to every one of
every religious denomination for aid.
It is indeed q Macedonian cry for
belp.
Those who know the devotion; the
selfsacrifice the disinterested char
ity of the Sisters of the Catholic
church will readily respond to their
cali for aid In the task they have un-
dertaken., Their cause appeals to
every benevolent heart. Not as beg
gars, for they are not asking for
but for those who are un-
fortunately deprived of educational
by circumstances over
which they have no control.
It must be also understood that the
on exhibition at the fair can
be purchased as cheaply as at any
business house In the city. Fancy,
and really useful goods
of nearly every description. will be
seen there and will be disposed of IT.
ID low price as they can he bought
for at the largest firms in the city.
In addition to these inducements q
fine supper will be served ut the.
usual restaurant prices, with the
advantage they will
be- prepared by the skillfu'
aud deft hands of white ladies in
stead of Chinese cooks. And an
other inducement. In the way OF
dancing to most excellent music will
be provided. The Sisters do nothing
by halves, and those VINO attend the
Fair this week will bear us out in
this assertion. Everyone should at
tend. Give the good Sisters q rous-
Ing benefit. Let their cry for help
in the laudable objects they have
ken be responded to by
gene, ,us, whole-souled public. 1t
will be bread cast upon tn. waters
which will be returned an hundred
EOld.
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NEW QUARTZ MILL.
The Margaret Ann Mill Nearly Com
pleted.

About the first of last July Patrick
O'Donnell, owner of the Margaret
Ann mine, north OF the Alice, en-
tered into arrangements with a COM
pany of Baltimore capitalists. who
in consideration OF an interest IN the
mine, sgreed to sink the shaft zoo
foet and erect q mill. At the time of
the agreement the shaft had attained
but q depth of sixty feet with 200 feet
of drifts east and west, which ex-
posed a ledge two and half feet
wide, which averaged fifty-nine
ounces. The c mpany Immediately
act to work and in q few days the
mill will be ready to commence roll
ing out bullion. 1t has ten-stamps,
with a 42-inch Howell furnace. AS
soon as completed Mr.. J. G. Ham,
mer will be superintendent.
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NEW Yo oRK, Dec. Ga branch Of
the New York circulating library,
erected and supplied with io'OOO vol-
umes, both English and German oy
Oswald Ottendorter, editor of the
!Stuatz Zeitu una, in honor of his de-
csased wife. Was formally opened at
No. IS second Avenue to-day: Mr..
Ottendorfer, Carl Schurz, Assistant
Bishop Potter and Henry ~ beliew'
president Of the board OF 'rus'oeS'
made addresses.
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The "Miner0 Book Bindery.

The MINER book bindery Is now
in full blast and turning out work
~hich for beauty and neatness can
not be excell.d anywhere in the
West. Nine specimens cf book and
several of pamphlet binding are on
exhibition in the MINER counting
room, which challenge comparison
with the same class of work done in
any other book binding establish
ment east of New York Parties de-
sirlHx Day books, Cash books, Ledg-
ers, Record hooks, ETC., are in 1ited to
examine samples in this establish
ment before ordering elsewhere
Prices reasonable and satisfaction
guaranteed.
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Outside Ws.NOtes.

The postoftice at Belknap has been
discontinued.
Benton's new $4,000 school house
has been completed.
There has been scarcity of Wild
meats in the Dillon market this fall.
In the language of the old Meth
odist hymn: 'December's as pleas-
ant as May"
A pauper by the name of johnson
died In the Beaverhead county poor
house last Monday.
John Adams was unfortunate
enough to break one of his arms in .
fall at the Dillon rink.
The Sun River Sun is a profane
sheet. The last Sun said: 1--WE say
that Sun River is damned dull"
They must use a good deal of poor
whiskey in the Sun Office.
Bellevue has been rather lively the
past week, owing to the recent dis.
bursement of some $4,000 to tho
miners of the Minnie Moore and
Queen of the Hills companies.
w. w. Phillips superintendent Of
the HALEY Sampling Works, whose
arrest for embezzlement was mem
TONED the other day, has been bound
over to appear before the next Grand
Jury.
Dillon Tribune: There is a law in
Montana making it illegal for girl
to marry under eighteen and q man
under twenty-One years. That law
will not make any difference with
old upper Gasi." ~-
President w. A. Clark, of the
constitutional convention, has sng-
gested to the members of the COM
mittee appointed to present the con-
stitution of Montana to the President
the 18th of March as about the most
suitable time for the purpose, and it
is probable it will be so arranged.
James Gillespie, the mOuntaineer
who carried the mail between Galena
and Sawto0th, on snowshoes, during
the winter of 1928, has returned to
HALEY from Boise, where he served
term of one wear in the Peni,entiary
for arson. He claims to have been
uniustly convicted.
The quotations for Confederate
States bunds which have been made
of late in the informal sessions of the
San Francisco Stock and Exchange
Board are not genuine. 1t is q WON
der that the Executive Committee
allow jokes OF q character likely to
lower the standing of the board. If the
the Board can find no better business
than dealing in Confederate bonds
for fun, it is about time for it to close
its doors and lease its building for a
Chinese Wash-hOuse.
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OH Market.

P1rTsBURa, Dec. 5.-The oil mar
ket is excited and panicky. Owing
to rum0rs Of the Mcbride well at
Coldridge showing for good we'll as
about half q mule of new territory
will be opened up il the well proves
to be gusher, traders became fright
ened and q general rush to sell fol-
lowed. Prices dropped like lead from
ISL at the opening to 70. At one
O'Clock the market was q tride
steadier at 731.
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PITTsBURG, Dec. 5.-The project
to restrict the production Of pig iron
by banking furnaces Tor Z month OF
more has been allowed to die quietly.
instead Of further restriction reports
received ut the office of the Pig Iron
Association in this city are to the ef-
feet that . number of furnaces will
blow in during the next month. In
view of the complaints Of duh trade
and low prices . resumption of the
works seems paradoxlcal, but it is
stated that the stock on hand Is
much lighter now than at any pre-
vious time for years, and that while
there is no prospect In the immediate
future for better prices there is room
for more iron than is piled in the
yards at present.
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,sss,!s: H.; R;s !s: ::.,' e.: S e
S 3 rsyer elected Ito, to 'fs Is ,sssiis
e; 6 ,st Sss ssaey Tayei 2e
s,es s's tvosd sdsn5s9 in ss'sxtsa sisst".
:ss !, ss ;si 81 the as;
= ~01nf
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= NEW YoRH, Dec. 6.-Ida Reicette.
9 member of Mspleson's opera troupe
ibrf ught suit against him and OBJ
tafned and attachment against his
property to the amount of 81 600 due
't0f salary. =. ~ tss. -i
z To-day argument was heard in the
supreme 9 court In the case of the
hank Of tho Metropolis W.. Maple
0U0. '.-tta .-t-s st.e .elI~r ---ar .
= The Pest In ita financial article
says: It was reported from London
this morning on what appears to be
good authority that the New York
Central has declared three and a half
per cent dividend and that the same
will be- annoanced here Monday.
Rumors about a one per cent. diyi-
dend on Lake Shore, current this
morning are, of course. entirely pre-
There seems to be some grounds
for the belief that Erie will be able
to borrow the amount it requires,
though the rumOr this morning that
it had already done 90 is unwar-
k40V6U. ! rr-Hs 4. E
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FOREIGN.

DoNao1. A, Dec. Ga messenger
Who arrived in eleven days from
Khartouna says the Mahd, was
within three hOurs' march of Khar-
tonm General Gordon had sent
Ganaro, Kasha Melmous with five
a. mers Aud SO men to harass the
rebels on the Dahks VI 'no NA0'
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. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-A delega-
ton, representing the Marion county
Democratic soldiers and sailors vet
eran association, called on Vice
Pr.sident-elect Hendricks this even
ing and rendered copgratula ions on
the result of the recent election.
Hendricks spoke briefly. The news
papers consider the demonstration
very Significant.
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Increase Of Capital stocA'

BosToN, Dec. 8.-The ore nom.
the 4 merican Bell Telrpnohe 'v t,.a
pany have voted y petition 70 ..se s
legislature for authority TO lnc.o lnontv
their capital from ten to tWerSs = tS.,
millions. Street gossip is that III tbe tbe
event of authority being granted .te sae
Of one million per annum at par: a.:
The company expect to nave vnrk
oetween Boston and New Ao
opened tn lease by July, 1850. 1''ls-.
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WORCESTER, Mass 5.-Michal
Dinneen. an assisted emigrant, makes
y deposition here that he was hired
by young physician named Con-
molly to assas sinate . landlords g
agent named Carroll at Bruff, Ire
land. Connolly was tried on q
charge of conspiring to accomplish
the death of Carroll and was ac-
quilted o wing to the absence OF Dim
neet.. Connolly then 4sued Carroll,
claiming heavy damages. The father
OF Carroll, the defendant, found Din
neen here.
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The Coming Fight.

Next Sunday evening Jack Waite
and Miles McNaily will endeavor to
mound one another out of shape for q
nurse of $3.50 eide. The two me u
have been in active training for the
nast three weeks and are both in fine
con 1ition. A reporter met McNal]y
Yesterday. and in reply to . question
ss to how he felt said he was never in
better condition. Jack Waite is still
training, but will probably arrive in
the city the latter part Of the week.
Both men are we'll matched as re-
CARDS weight. The science and en-
durauce Of each will be tested the
night of the mill.
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Reduction.

HARrF ORD, C nn., Dec. 6.-The
WiIIiman tic miils, employlDg neH.y s.,:
1900 han ds. makes y genel@ Io.s
tion of tep per cent. JauualS =, A0o, =,
The Hartford carpet coMp~"y zoo
Thonipsonvl!le. eEp'oy'ns hasf
men, reduced Time healiy o"e""'
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SANDS ( B0ygE,
The Knees Of Competition
Have Begun to Rattle.
Just to Help the Newspaper
Folks Along.
The Kind Of a Job it is to
Keep Up the Lick.
A Plethora OF Bargains and
Holiday Attractions.
The AWl and WaX-end.
The AWl and WaX-erd.

The great clothing hegira from
White Hall to which we referred
yesterday has begun in earnest. We
are cutting prices and the knees
of competition have begun to
RATTLE
for they know we bring the blood.
No one knows the advantages of
truthful advertising better than we
and hence when we advertise cut
in prices,
HONEST AND REAL REDUC.
TIONS
may be depended upon with absolute
certainty. Very few merchants be-
lieve In advertising; they try it but it
doesn't bring any Increase of bust.
nese and hence condemn it but keep
a stale "ad." in the paper just to
help the newspaper folks along.
Such merchants Geriye but little
benefit from advertising because
they advertise to do this thing or
that but they fail to do it either in
whole or in part. They disappoint
the people and in doing which they
defeat themselves. It is often quite
an easy matter to deceive the public
once but it Is an
HERCULEAN TASK
to keep up the lick. We never kick
about our advertising expenditures
for they benefit the printer, ourselves
and you. They increase our busi-
ness and thus enable us to decrease
our rate of per cent profit. There is
at this time a plathora of bargains
and holiday attractions in mems
suits and overcoats, silk suspenders,
gloves, hoisery; ETC., In White Hall.
Yesterday we received several new
styles of fine handmade boots and
shoes for gents. They are as neat and
we'll made rs the awl and wax.end
can produce in the hands of skilled
wOrkmen.
Very respectfully,
aANDs & BoYCE.
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A Canard.

CHICAGO, Dec. Ga Lsc story is IS pnoe the
,;absd Tsioh here, dated Omaha, s,,'a TO we're ere
seG.4ed effect tndt by !y0 jealous lover, .,o99 who
subsequentt.:y. tt.:y.ched sHe the coast by spe-
may its aasS SSoiIiowing explains Its Itself: 3:+s.t
''t b1Ss Ss' f;dS 1s' 10: ss .!sssa t;z +
riSie murder in nc CSs'sg storg is s's canard,
snS Ind that no such place - !"
exists. -.-----
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CHICAGO, Dec. 5.--Levy, the cor
netist, was again married last night,
the bride being Miss Stella Cos
ter, the Belgian soprano and a MEM
Der of his concert company. Levy
presented his wife with 81, 900 worth
Of diamond jewelry. I.evy's numer-
GUS previous matrimonial difficulties
have been widely published. His
last wife was Minnie Conway. who
procured q divorce from him = short
lime ago and married Osmond
Tearle.
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PANSY DARLING.
fBY NETTIE NASH RAE.l

(BY NETTIE NASH RAE.l
weuld meet you, Pansy Darling, in the qusse
dell,
There among the woodland flowers, my tale Of
love to tell. .-tE .j.5e
would gaze with fond affection In year go
Of blue,
While my own would mutely question II you
would be true. ists.
would meet you, Pansy Darling, BY the rip
ling stream,
Where the zephyrs softly whisper and the sun
light beams. ~i
Where the leafy branches quivsr, in the qu3st
tnaoer .zJ : sEt} .sg-'t
Where the slanting sunbeams simmer, shine
and lie yer fade.
would meet you, Pansy Darling. once ssaia
In life.
And my heart will best with pleasure vhsa
you are ny wife -. ..sf
I cast away my stately title. love has oonquesod
pride: -=
And claim the country flower for my happy
bride.
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Plenary Council

BALTIMORE, Dec. 8.-At the n CLOS
;,r @ of The 10 secret session of the Pien-
nrt, srK ~ S,onncil to-day the principal busl-
aS vss the completion of the pas,
tnral nv letter, which will be read dtataa IN a.,
the tt,,o cnask neeks hence. Tomorrow the
s'st two .oIemn ~IenT public session will be
last & so1Sm1 Tha Weather permitting pro-
ns,I. nsss;on win be had, but the weather naaer
tonight is unpromitsilnng' o.1nedral n'sh l by
will be celebrated at the cn ca'he Rinrdan.
Bishop Cer:igan. B, Bishop .tr1pch H' ON the
""iperpetuity 81 of the Church.
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The souvenir medals for the MEM
bers OF the cattlemen's convention
were not all finished IN time for dis
tribution before the adjournment, but
have now been receiv. d by the COM
mittee at st. Louis, and will be for
warded to An delegates by mail.
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FOREIGN.

BERNE, Dec. 5.-M. Schneck has
been elected President OF the Swiss
Confederation for 1885, and M. Dou-
cher Vice President. Both are
radicals.
LONDON. Dec. 5.-The franchise
hill was read third time In the
House of Lords this afternoon, and
was subsequently PISSED by that
body. t.z.. Er- #-.
PARIS, Dec. 5.-The commander OF
the French forces In Tonquin tele-
graphs an imperial decree, urging
The natives to poison The French, has
been placarded in Loeb Nay.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-Rev. Edward
Gerdleston, the we'll known advocate
of the cause of agricultural labor 's
dead. ~,
LONDON. Dec. 5.-The Pail Mall
.gnzette discredits the dispatches yes
terday from Hong Kong to the Times
which stated China was determined
to resist France POutronce and
wonld insist on her suzerainty oyer
AMMAN.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-Smalley's cotton
mill ut Yarmouth. In Lancashire,
was destroyed by fire to-day. The
loss Is estimated ut $2OO,OOO.
DUBLIN, Der. 5.-Ten Nationalist
and SIX Oraugemen were sentenced
to imprisonment from one to three
months each for participating In the
recent riots at Coal Island.
PARIS, Dec. 5.-Le Temps sass the
French government would hail with
delight tue threatened attack OF Chl.
nese men-of-war upon Admiral
Courbet's fleet, as it would break the
monotony Of the b'ockade Of For
mt,sa. The King If Burmah. against
the advice of bis minister, employed
o French enmpanysto manufacture
firearms ct Mandalay.
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A SERIOUS COMPLAINT.
Something Which Our Taxpayers Do
Not Understand.
BUTTE, Dec. 6, 1884.
Editor MINER: .


l am taxpayer in the city of
Butte. I pay my faxes without
grumbling when 1 think they are
just and levied according to law. l
nave just paid taxes levied upon my
city property at the rate of five mills
on the dollar. but since [ paid them
l have looked over our city charter
and find the council has no right
to levy more than three mills on the
dollar. How is this? Is it right? /
ask for information. Can the city
council levy five mill tax when it
has authority only to levy three
mill tax? Can you tell me how this
can be done? By answering you will
greatly oblige
A TAXPAYER.
We can answer taxpayer by stat
ing what he has already cited. The
charter authorizes the levy of three
tenths Of one per cent. upon city
property and no more. Ii we are
mistaken we call upon some one OF
the city officials to correct us.
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Endemic.

WINDSOR On,., Dec. 5.-A malig
n ant epidemic OF n'I:ne0er.s - = ITu Eus,
ing serious mos'a.,y ~ Pa.S a.S..r ~ ,,i.css
and Wess eandwich ana otnsf p1Aces
in that vicinity.
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Rlown Up

,,o,D,., . Dec; i.;,,l s;.Ad.'sssss:: .sss: HI e.!
w:ss s:::p :i.,s; 9; sitss'?'s :
t;Is.. .i,:f.se ., as sss = essis1sss esiss gun
powdsr.
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LONDON. Dc. 8-.The Times ssy
The PROSPECT Jhst NmeriCa VIII Pus
ast"p t. the coinage ot silver oy "a "a
peal,ng the Bland hin has unset uns" ~
ouslness in India and caused Calcuss"
Exchange to decline to 10 6td'
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Pardon Asked For.

A petition was recently circulated
and received numerous signatures In
Butte asking executive clemency in
the case of Pat Gray, who was sent
to the penitentiary from Beayerhead
county for granddaughter. The act
for which he was a.,judeed guilty is
said to have been committed under
great pTecaution, and he has ere this
sufficiently atoned for it. Gray is an
old man, and, we learn from, an ex-
change, is now threatened with
blindness.
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Business Failures.

NEW YuRK, Dec. 5.-Fallures
throughout the country for tho last
seven days, the United States,
2s4; Canada, 26; total $40; increase
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The Helena Mining and Reduction
Company at its last meeting declared
: dividend OF CSC. 600. payable Janu-
rary 20, 1895.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-26
Our New Steamer.

The floating palace. Santa Rosa, will
soon land her passengers at our wharves.
This beautiful specimen of navitecture
made the trip from New York in So
days. She is $50 feet long, so feet beam
and 40 feet deep. Her engines have an
indicated horse power of 5000, and it is
fully expected that she will make n
speed of 10 knots an hour. She is l345
tons register, and was built by John
Roach & Son, of Chester. Pa, for the
Oregon Improvement Company, to ply
in the passenger and freight trade be-
tween San Francisco and San Diego.
She is rigged as a three master, the main
mast being conspicuous, because OF its
being metal, while the fore and mizzen-
masts are of wood. She is constructed
with the deck houses fore and aft,
promenade deck reaching from abaft the
foremast to the extreme after part of the
ship. She is amply provided with regu-
lation life'saving appliances, and is fur
nished with incandescent electric
lights. The stateroons are all
provided with steam heating pipes,
so that each one can regulate the
warmth of his sleeping apartme t in
cold weather. Two doors admit the oc.
cupants of the bridal rooms to their
chambers ono door from the deck and
and the other from the social hall.
Electric call-bells are fitted everywhere
throughout the vessel. In all appoint
ments the new steamer is model, and
is one of the best specimens OF American
ship.building ever turned out of ship
yard"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-26

THERE Ia much talk amongst our Re-
publican contemporaries about the ina
b,lity of Mr.. Tilden to talk above q
whisper. There are some whispers
which rsverberate above all the common
places Of politics, and they are contained
to remarkable extent In the letter Of
Samuel J. Tilden to the Iroquois Club Of
Chicsgo. Now, as heretofore. this
splendid statesman shows his ability to
sound all the depths and shoals Of our
national politics. Now, as heretofore.
he approves himself to be the trenchant
champion Of the people.