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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-12
Assessment Work

Although the average pr0spector
aims to acquire that knowledge Of
the law which most particularly con-
Germs his interests. he IL liable to get
rusty" on some points, however
common, and We reproduce the fol-
loving extract from section 1924 OF
Revised Statutes for. their benefit in
general, and the benefit of those
whose errors under our notice have
In several cases led them to pursue !
wrong course in advertising out"
etc. Said section is amended to read
as follows:
1.-The period within which the
work required to be done annually
on all unpatented mineral claims
shall commence on the f1rst day of
January succeeding the date of Local
ton of such claim, and this section
shall apply to ali claims located since
the 10th day Of May. eighteen hum
dred and seventy-tWo. Where such
claims are held in common such ex-
penditure may be made on any claim;
and upon . failure to comply with
these conditions, the claim or mine
upon which such expenditure oc-
CURED shall be opened to relocation
In the same manner as If no
location Of the same had eyer
been made; provided that the
original l~ocators, their heirs, as.
signs or legal representatives have
not resumed work upon the claim
after failure and before such location.
Upon the failure of any one of several
co-1wners to contribute his proper
tior of the expenditures required
hereby, the co-0Wners who have per-
formed the labor OF made the inn
provements, may, at the expiration
OF the year, give such delinquent CO
owner personal notice in writing, or
notice Of publication in the newspa-
per nearest the claim, for at least
once q week fol ninety days, and if,
at the expiration of ninety days after
such notice in writing or by pubilca-
ton, such delinquent should fail or
refuse to contribute his proportion of
the expenditure required by this Sec
ton, his interest in the claim shall
become the property OF his co~owners
who have made the required expend-
lures.
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House OF Common.

LONDON, Nov. lin the Com-
mons to-day the franchise bill passed
q third reading without divisio1-
During the debate Gosibn expressed
regret that the conservatives had
been influenced by conservative suc-
Gees in South Warwickshire to per-
sist in their opposition to the frsn-
chise bill. AS long as the c%Onserva-
tives indicate their attitude in regard
to Gladstone's proposals the govern
ment would be unable to introduce
the redistribution bill. Gladstone
reminded the opposition that Sir
Robert Peel's refusal to compromise
in the reform question resulted tn
humiliation to the Lords. If they
were not destined to have. peace the
government at any rate would Leave
it on record they desired peace.
Sir Richard Cross, conservative, re-
plying in behalf of the opposition,
said the government must proceed on
it's own responsibility.
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Little Rocky Placer Diagings.

Mineral Argus: Several of the
Maidenites who took in the Little
Rocky stampede, returned last FRI
day for the winter. Mr.. Henry Born
and Robert Mills are greatly pleased
with their success, having secured q
considerable quantity OF the precious
metal. Like all placer diggings,
some are fortunate IN securing q rich
piece of ground while others work
hard without reward. During the
coming winter. parties owning claims
on which they are compelled to sink
from 20 to 40 feet to bed rock, intend
to do so and be able to utilize the
vastly increased amount of water in
the spring. The yield from the deep
claims will demonstrate the richness
and permanency of the diggings.
Should they prove rich, miners will
be warranted In going there; until
then they will do we'll to stay away.
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will run In . four-mile dash ct San
Francisco weak after next It the
meeting Of the Pacific Coast Blood
Horse Association, ct which Bald
wins and Haggin's and other we'll
known stables viii take part. At
the close Of this meeting . part Of the
Rancho Del Paso's stable will jour-
ney to Mobile, where they will be
wintered and prepared for the com
ing engagements IN the South, West
and East next spring. It Il more
than probable that some other Of the
California stables that have engage
ments this side of the Rockies next
spring, will also be winteFed, as
Capt. Cottrill has demonstrated that
horses can be trained there to geOd
during winter months
and the Magnolia atrck affords every
facility for that purpose.
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no reason to believe that when som.
pleted the figures would show any
Change nom those already given.
The cAnvaseed returns received by
the Democratic State committee from
a c0unties indicated . change Of six
votes In favor Of Blaine against tixty
lin Livingston) in favor of Cleve-
land.
No returns have been received by
the Republican National Committee
1t the Victoria hotel, and Chairman
Draper, of the Republican State Gem
trail COMMITTEES, could not be found.
Gen. John NJ. Knapp . Stalwart
Republican from Auburn. said he
believed the official canvass would
make no material change in the pub
lished returns. eff there is any
hitoh," said he, lit will be In New
York and Kings counties. Up In
the country the people knew "A
hours after the closing of the polls
what the result was. I think 1t IL .
sure thing"
The official canvassof Kings county
by the board Of supervisors of the
returns in six wards examined to-
day, beginning with the first, showed
Cleveland to have 1920 votes and
Blaine 8,216.
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blaine L.oses Four Votes.

NEW YORK Nov. 11.-Up to this
hour (midnig, ht) the result of the
ballot tor Presidential electors has
been declared in thirty-three of the
sixty counties in this State. The
previous report Of county clerks
showed q Democratic plurality of
1880. To-day's canvass shows q net
loss to Blaine of four votes. The re-
,maining twenty-seven counties. with
two exceptions, are reported in pro-
gress and will report the result Of
their canvass tomorrow. E0-day's
reports speak of irregularities In
form, but no mention is made
sf any serious discrepancy In
any county. Several counties
which did not to-day complete their
.Q4Reial canvass, reported there wa
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A Skipping Blk.

About four months ago q young
man by the name of Harry Narcotic
bought the bar and other fixtures IN
inc Winter Garden and opened up to
a rushing business. Every evening
the sweet strains of music were heard
in his building and q fine lunch
spread. A glass of beer and q lunch
were passed over the table for two
bits. His house was thronged, and
the Young blk coined money hand
over fist. He knew the value OF
prihter's ink and was . liberal pat
ronizer, but not payer, of newspaper
favors. He had such q soft thing
that another mouse was started up on
a similar plan q few days ago. Harry
saw that competition was seriously
affecting his exchequer, and he con-
cIuded to "git," "vamoose the
ranch" or in other words to skip
the place." which he did a day or
two ago, after quietly selling out MS
bar fixtures for $500.
No one would regret the absence
of the fascinating Narcotic If he bad
souared up his accounts With various
business houses in the city. but i1ar-
~ ia not that kind of q bairpin. so
after gathering in the ducats from a
pood-natured, gullib public, ne
quietl folded his tent and as quietly
stole away. In his haste to shake
the dust of Butte from his sandals he
forgot to bid adieu to his friends,
who, in their anxiety to know how
the young man is getting along nave
been looking for him during the past
twenty-four hours. ~
Narcotic kept a saloon in Portland,
Oregon. for some time, and came d.
rectIy from that city to this place.
He Is an oily, smooth spoken young
man. with the face of a dea-
con and the heart of a devil. Look
out for him. He ia a worthy mem
her of the genus blk, and wherever
he opens out somebody will nave TO
suffer.
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One OF 0Alena streets nymphs was
arrested early yesterday for using
language more fOrcible than elegant
towards another habitue Of the same
sylvan retreat.
The cup presented by Major VIII
kjns, Of Helena, which IL to be con-
tested for Than ksgiviDg Day be-
tween the Emmet and Union Guards,
of this city, has arrived and ID on ex-
hibition at the st. Nicholas Both
companies are getting in considerable
work practicing, and good markham
ship may be anticipated. The shoot
ing will be done 1T 100, 200 and 800
gard rAnges.
Last Friday afternoon the back
wall Of the new Opera House build
ing was observed by the contractor
IN charge to have bulged outward
just . little. Not much attention
was paid at that time, Mr.. Roberts
preferring to await further develop
ments. BY Monday the wall had
increased till it was about six inches
out of the way, and yesterday Mr..
Roberts informed q reporter that the
wall would be taken down and re-
Quilt. The work of tearing down
will be commenced Immediately.
A. A. Warrington was held up at
tho corner of Galena and Washing
ton streets Monday evening by three
men who evidently had murder and
booty in view. He was struck over
the eye with the butt end of q pistol,
producing q severe confusion. but he
recovered himself suficie1 tly to
knock one Of the mlscreants down,
and made away, leaving the robbers
in possession Of the corner, without
having gotten anything for thei,
trouble.
Complaint was made Monday that
Frank Stevenson was killing and
selling grouse out Of season. Officer
Lyle was dispatched after the often-
der against the game laws of the Ter
ritOry and succeeded in finding him
and placing him under arrest. Steph-
enson gave up his sh0t-gun-a good
meas security for his appearance
tefore Judge Nichols yesterday, but
at the appointed time failed to show
up, having concluded he had rather
IOSS tu0 k0u t08u S0A0 CuduC@ WI q
trial. AS all forfeited bonds go to
the school fund, the district will be
better off what the gun will bring at
putllc sale.
In yesterday mornings MINER ap-
peared an item relative to the recOv-
cry Of the checks stolen recently
from LEWIS club rooms. and in
which Mr.. Dougherty, who merely
accompanied Mr.. Levy to get the
checks, was placed by the lobal in an
embarrassing position, by reason of
10 mention ::being made that he re-
turned to town with Nj. Levy. We
cheerfully state that Mr.. Dougherty
had no connection whptever with
the affair in connection with Lash.
and that after the checks were found
he returned to town. Mention of
this matter would rot be necessary
were it not for the wrong impression
it might create outside Of Butte.
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The ulAaOis Vote.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE News has
official returns on the vote for Presi-
dent in this State from all the coun-
ties except Cook (which includes
Chlcago), with = close estimate on
the vote in Cook. The result Is a.
follows: Blame, 3s7, ATS Cleveland,
312, $40; Butler, 11,4O6; st. John, H.
73l Blaine's plurality. 25,ll6. The
official canvass of the vote of Cook
county began to-day and will not be
completed for several days.
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Alection Notes.

ps goose.u county elected R,o.
~. to the council. DUCK
The Democrats Of n..,.o.
dida. M. George r. Tinele thai ranty
=. lor representative. ~
The constitution 4. .a.-..
nelming majority IN its fsvor
son 1oole 70 elected by probah,v 30.
ovO majority. Oficlaf retn,~:y Svel
sne several counties in the Tar-;to.L
lave not yet been received and h;yv
exact majority cannot ut rraaH u me
ascertained. ~ resen be
az Lewis and Clarke county cast 2 /,
~. voees and Silver Bow 4,9s7-abont
s,.enS sine olfference in the votlno
.,.tIengtn OF the two counties that az
listed two years ago. ''"' eA-
But one candidate for the or,.,
vas run IN Yellowstone countv"Mr
Conant. OF course he was eiected ~,
q large majority" ~
The Hon. Lee Mantle ia mentioned
!. connection with the Goveruorhin
OF the Territory vice Crosby. Who Is
appolnted Assistant Postmaster Gen.
oFNU.
cleveland and Hendricks ara elect
ca, and will stay elected. notwith.
standing the attempt of New VOL
o.alhe managers to make Louisiana
returning boards out Of the canvass
ing boards of several strong Republi.
can 9 untfes in the State.
AS fat ~ heard from the Democrats
elected the following az mem-
cers to the Legislative Councils: Ir.
IL. Mitchell Of Deer Lodge
stephen DeWolfe of Silver Bow. I'd
Gard we'll of Jefferson, w. w. Morris
of Madison, d. q. Buck of Cbotean
ano Martin Barrett of Beaverhead.
Dawson county Republicans man.
aged to elect . majority of their
Ticket by the presence of q third ticket
In the field which drew its principal
support from the Democrats,
The Livingston Daily Eaterprtse
10 temporarily discontinued. It did
good work for the Democratic ticket.
The weekly is Issued as usual.
The New York State Csnvassine
board meets to-day. It is composed
OF three Democrats and two Repub-
1t is what the sports call q "full
deal" for Democrats of this
county. A Democratic President. q
delegate, and nearly all
The Demo cratic ticket are elected,
The Republicans will not be called
upon to iubilate over the election of
A barrel and q quarters
worth of frecrackers is about the
'ixe of their joyfulness.
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Local News.

Phil Kreiter, for using abusive Ian
guage, was yesterday fined $35.
The City Council will hold = regu-
lar monthly meeting this evening.
DR.. Willard packed up bag and bag
rage and left yesterday morning Tor
Butte. Montana Wood River
Times, 5.
The Centerville school will open on
next Monday, the 18th inst. Pupils
in the First, Second and Third read
ers are expected to attend.
AS will be seen by an ad In this
mornings MINER the Rochester
Stockprowers' Association offers q re-
ward of $500 for the arrest and con-
yiction OF any person found stealing
or slaughtering any cattle belonging
to the association.
Hugh Kelly, who only a few days
ago was released from Jail after serv-
ing six weeks for vagrancy, was
again sent up yesterday on the same
charge for forty five days. If Hugh
Keeps up his lick he ought to be able
to board all winter at the cOunty's
expense.
owing to the petty thieving. slug
ping, ETC., now going OH In Butte
would it not be q good idea for the
powers that be to give some of the
numerous vags ~infesting the town
tie pass down the U. & n? Utah
would be q better field for them to
operate in than Butte.
At the election held last May there
were 1850 votes on the pcll books.
Out of this number 200 have paid
their poll tax and $50 are firemen
and others who are exempt. There
still remains about $50 who have not
paid. but will be interviewed by the
collector and either pay or work it
out.
Election day Clarence Lee had
some diff :ulty with Willie Magee at
the Court House, in which Lee came
out first best. Lee made himself
scarce and went to Anaconda to re-
main until the matter had blown
over. Thinking everything was all
right he came back Monday evening,
but was Immediately arrested, and
Yesterday in the Police Court was
fined SO and costs, which he paid.
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The California Election.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11..-(!or-
rected returns from counties in the
First Congressional district of Cali
fornia give Henley (Dem.) So ma jor-
ity. The Republicans concede his
majority but will insist On q recount.
Henley will be the sole representa-
tive in Congress of the Democracy of
the entire Pacific coast.
Official county returns of the State
are coming in slo WY. The changes
are few and unimportant over those
reported. The official canvass of this
city and county is proceeding slowly
and will not be finished before The
middle Of next week.
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Arrested for Murder.

Deputy Sheriff Ed. Wlnn received
q dispatch this morning to arrest a
man Damed Tobia Homer for muir
der. He was a brakeman on this d.
vision. In ten minutes after the re-
ceipt of the telegram Ed. had bis
man.
The particulars of the murder are /:
On election night u dance was going
Oh a. S.,ring Hill, when a fight be.
tween a lot of cowboys and railroad
men took place, and Hom"r hit q
man named Frost on the head with q
rock, from the effects of which
Fros' died last Dlght.-Eagle Rock
Rsqister,
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The Death OF John Sullivan

The following is the verdict of the
coronel'- jury IN the case OF the
death of John Sullivan, recently
killed ir the Cleopatra mine at
Hecla:
TERRITORY OF MONTANA, GO.
County OF BEAvERHEAD,J
An inquisition holden at Hecla, In
the County Of Beaverhead, Montana
Territory, on the 9TH day of Novem-
Der, A d. 1884, before me, George ~;
TMbe,J, Justice of the Peace ana
Acli0g Coroner of said county, upon
the body of John Sullivan there
lying dead, by the jurors whose
namss are hereunto subscribed, the
said jurors upon their oaths 90 say:
That deceased came to his death oy
aspread of ore while working In the
Cleopatra mine; that we consider inc
ground safe and exOnerate the MIN
ing management from all blame.
In testimony whereof, the jurors
have hereuntO set their hands the
day AID year aforesaid.
JERRY KEEGAN,
ROBERT JONES,
AL. KERL,
VIM. SULLIVAN.
JAS. ARMSTRONG,
AARON Is. PAREET,
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He Speaks Bis Peace and Elk
tolls and Inveighs.
No Need to Take up q Collec-
ton If he Wins.
The Proof Of the Pudding is
Not in Chewing the
String.
The Fame of White Hall.

The very low prices Of which we
are selling ready-made clothing and
gents furnishing goods IS . thorn in
the side of competition that they are
unable to remove; for they have al
ready used every expedient that the
situation has been able to suggest.
There are very few dealers who pos
sess the advantage In buying that we
do, and fewer still who are willing to
sell on as close q margin a. We.
Clothing dealers, as q rule, have been
educated to believe that there are
BUSHELS OF MONEY
In the business, and that the quickest,
safest and surest way to get rich is to
pile on big profits; and that unless
they do SO there is no chance to get
them. When customers tell them
that they can buy as good goods at
White Hall for less money, the willy
dealer speaks his piece, in which he
extols the quality OF his own goods
and invelghs against ours. Some
times he wins and again he loses;
and il the former, his oratory has
commanded q higher price than 1t
would in any other market. and be
has no need to take up . collection to
pay expenses. But the truth of the
matter Island mono know it better
than the clothing demagoguas-that
We sell as good ready-made clothing
as is sold in any country and nearer
the actual cost of manufacture than
any other dealer in Butte. 1.-The
proof of the pudding is in the eat
ing Of it, and not in chewing the
string, ana the feast is ready. Price
our overcoats, our mems suits. Price
anything and everything, and tint
figures will show that the fame OF
White Hall has been we'll earned.
Very Respectfully,
SANDS & BOYCE-
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The Territories.

The Mcrmcn ticket was slaugh-
tered in Idaho.
Stock on the Sun river range Is in
remarkable good condition.
An abortion case is creating con-
siderable talk for Salt Lake gossip
pers.
The Mormons had q walk-over in
the Utah election and will return
John T. Game ~ Delegate to Con-
gress.
"scotty," the lynched La Crosse
murderer, had already made q record
in Oregon, Washing ton Territory
and Montana.
There has been about 81, 600, 600 in
vested in Montana ranches during
the last four months by New York
capitalists.
Highwaymen are working Salt
Lake. J. III. Clark was held up
Thursday night and relieved of SIS
and q gold watch and chain valued
at $3.50.
Forty-three hundred pounds of
powder exploded at Psscoe's lime
quarry near salt Lake, the other
day, doing considerable damage to
surrounding buildings.
A dispatch from Milton. Oregon,
says that Miss Melissa Ewadelle,
aged Is years, daughter of a wealthy
farmer living five miles from that
place, committed suicide a few days
ago. No cause assigned for the act.
Among the mineral specimens sent
10 the New Orleans Exposition.
Harry Horn, (Montana's old-time
humOrist), who owns q big coal mine
near Cinnibar, sends a solid block of
what he calls Montana GLOOM"
weighing 2.40O pounds.
The dis .overy of gold at Sheep
creek some forty miles northwest of
Spokane Falls, has caused con-
siderable excitement in mining Cir
c'es this week. Prospects made bv
some miners neal the saw mill on
that creek show a rich deposit OF fine
gold.
From Art Strong, who arrived at
Sun River last Wednesday, the SIN
learps that a murder was committed
at Augusta Tuesday evening. yell
lowstone Jim, q notorious character
in that section, went into Ezra
Crepr's saloon, tore off the doors,
breaking up things In general, and,
picking up q chair, threatened to
kill Gregg, whereup0n the latter
vent behind the bar, picked up =
revolver and shot him.
The Northern Pacific officials
r..ssed here on the goth ult., going
west. Mr.. Cakes stated that he was
we'll pleased with the stock and
wheat freightage OF the company.
The stock shipped east vii! be fully
Is. 600 head this fall. One hundred
Thousand head have been brougnt
here by the Nothern Pacific this
season, and probably 10000 bead
have come over the trail into Mon
tana. Cattle are going east in ex,
ceIlent condition. Mr.. Hannaford
states that SIX miles wide on eacn
side of Beaver creek will be reserved
from sale in order to insure q good
cattle drive to MingusviJle and the
same policy will be pursued on other
streams.-Bisn1drck Tribune.
Cnzonrv Herald: In conversation
With Cen, Strange, the other day,
we learned that there are now ~ Nv
head of horses on this range. Inc
grass Is. good and the tock ~ * *
cellent condition. Only. one nre .n nS
spring has done any damage, anu
the Gen. hopes. by being on the ale h.
to prevent the spread OF any IN tne
fntnre. Three young Engllsnnlen
nave settled on the range, Mr.. fruen
late of the Mounted Police, soutn
africa; Mr.. Goldinch, ssato ron
n;ohisnderp, aud Mr.. Newboldt, o
- General Newboldt, Royal Artillery
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The Regular Court Queen of Mon
tana Ancient order of Foresters No.
7l27, meet at their Hall (Tarbell's
Hall) Lion City. Montana, on the
first and third Saturday evenings of
each month. SojourRing brethren
In z nod standing are cordially in
vited. J. J. REESE, @. B..
ANDREW WRIGHT, Secy.
O-64W.17