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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-19
HOW IT Is DONE.

When the present canvass OF the
vote Of New York shall be finished
the returns as corrected will be sent
to the Board of State Canvassers at
Albany. This board consists of four
Democrats and one Republican. 1t
will meet to canvass the vote next
Wednesday, the 10th inst, and after
the canvass will declare and certify
the persons elected. 81.
The electors thus duly elected will
meet ut Albany, the first Wednesday
next month and then and there
choose by ballot the President and
Vice. President who are their choice
for those Offices. The certified result
of this vote is the returns which goes
into the hands of the President Of the
Senate of the United States. ana is
counted by him in the presence and
with the consent of Congress as
sembled in open session.
Hence the vote of New York for
Presidential electors will be officially
declared next Wednesday, If the
usual course of the returns is not
interrupted by Blaine's pettifogging
methods to embarrass the action of
canvassing boards.
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FRANCE

The announcement made tt at MI.
Ferry, the French minister of war,
had determined to withdraw the
troops from Tonquln without recelv-
ing the indemnity claimed from
China for the Lang Son affair, Is q
virtual confession that France ia I'M
able t, prosecute the wart to q success
full end. This will be serious shock
to Gallo sensibility, however much
of q relief it will prove to the over
taxed citizens Of that republic. The
fact is that the treasury ct Paris was
suffering from the constant drain
made on it by the prolonged opera
tons in Tonquin which the Ferry
ministry could not suffer to continue
without inviting disastrous defeat at
the next general election. Moreover
England and Germany began to be
reetive and importunate, while Chi
ma. who had suffered about all the
damage that France was able to in
fict on her, could well afford to wait
and watch and trust to luck. Pru-
dence, therefore, seemed to Mr.. Ferry
the better part Of vslor, and he with
draws from = contest, which he fool
ishly precipitated, damaged in repu-
tation for sagacity, with q depleted
exchecquer and the necessity of heal
ing q wound inflicted upon = tender
sp0t-French gloire.
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MABAD WAY.

The Helena Herald has 'gOt 'em
bad" It says 1t would "a thousand
times rather; see Bayard elected than
Ceveland;" that cleveland, owing
his election chiefly to the South, will
naturally and necessarily endeavor
to conciliate it," and that ''we shall
probably sees move made soon to
enlarge our army, so as to make room
tor the ex-confederates I" etc
Don't .ttake on co." You will get
used to it in time. Patriots of the
Herald school have been in the habit
of giving way to their apprehensions
too much. The country will keep
Oh prospecting under Cleveland;
wages will not be reduced, the price
OF beer will remain the samoan inn
portant consideration with the Her
ad-the birds will sing IN due time,
grain and grass and stock will grow,
latnbkins will eambol on the green
as usual, and the Republican politi-
clans and ofice-holders will learn to
work for a living, just like ether geo
pie. Stimulate your liver and accept
the situation.
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GOING BEHIND TIE RE-
TURNS,

"The Republicans" says tho New
York World, express a desire to go
behind the returns. They are not
willing to accept the result as record
ed at the close of the polls, although
they had possession of the election
machinery in tour-fi(ths of the rural
districts and in the Democratic City
OF New York.
swell, If we; are to become Flori-
daized.' and to 60 behind the returns
the Democracy certainly will not OBJ
ject. There is evidence to prove cor
ruption, bribery and trading on the
part of the Republican rascals enough
to deprive Blaine Of at least 80, coo
votes in this city alone.
If the people had been left to cast
an honest vote and there had been
no buying, bargaining, colonization
and corruption, Gov. Cleveland
would have had a plurality OF more
than LOG, 600 in this State. There is
not any doubt about this.
"The District-Attorney is already
In possession of information which is
likely to send a great many persons
to the State prison. If these crimes,
as we'll as as being punished, could
be wiped out of the count, what
chance would Blaine have had OF
carrying nor 9han q dozen States in
the Union?
ut would, indeed, be fortunate for
the Democracy if we could go be-
hind the returns AS this cannot be
legally done the Democracy will take
good care that no Republicans go be-
hind the honest result and steal the
Presidency as they did in 1876"
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A MALICIOUS LIE.

A dispatch was extensively pub
llshed q few days ago stating that
the people of Atlanta. Georgia, in
celebrating the election of Cleveland,
raised the Confederate flag on the
dome of the State house. Inquiry
developed the fact that the story was
q most malicious lie, and that no
such thing as q rebel flag had been
displayed or mentioned during the
campaign; and moreover that there
were over 8 600 Union flags thrown
to the breeze in that city on the day
mentioned. Now quiet. orderly citi-
Gems naturally ask what sense or
policy Is there in spreading lies of
this incendiary character. They do
no good to the party that manutac-
lures them and al result only in
bad blood and i'll feeling that may
cause trouble.
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The preset phase of the Arthur
Orion business which threatens q re-
vival of English agitation over the
Tichborne title and estates is simply
this: Orion is debarred from making
another attempt to eject tho tenant
by q special act of Parliament, passed
in 1874, giving Sir Henry Tichborne,
the present possessor, and his heirs
after him q parliamentary title'' to
the property and all rights the prop
erty covers. Orion and. his inju-
dlcious friends propose to proceed in
the only way open to them by agitat-
ing for = repeal Of the present act.
The prospect Of success in this en-
deavor is as remote ~ the moon ID,
according to the latest computed dis
lance Of that important luminary.
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OF BLAINE.

Says the Minneapolis Tribune:
"Mr. Roscoe Conkling has been re-
tanned by the Democratic National
Committee to act in their interests in
the official count complications. This
Is . ft business for a man who secret>
" stabbed Mr.. Blaine under the
guise of at least passive support"
We would ask the irate Tribune
whether Mr.. Conkling was under
any obligations to Mr.. Blaine OF the
Republican party q The fact is still
fresh in the minds of men that Mr..
Conkling was virtually kicked out of
the United States Senate by and with
the advice and consent of Mr.. Blaine.
The Republicans have long ago read
MI. Conkling out Of the party and he
no longer holds communion with it.
In view of this fact it requires q wide
stretch of the imagination to construe
MI. Conkling's passive support" of
Nh. blaine as q secret stab into the
fallen chief.
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Lieut.-Gen. Sheridan's report for
the dret year Of his command of the
army of the United States furnishes
an interesting review of our military
service, and perhaps the feature
which will attract the most attention
Is ito suggestion rs to the National
Guard. It is not commonly supposed
that members Of the regular army
feel much interest in the militia, but
General Sheridan expresses deep
for the efficiency Of that
service, and recommends that Con-
gress take action to secure uniform
ity In the National Guard In all. the
and provide certain equip
ments for the force In States which
appropriate liberal amounts for les
maintenance.
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Our dispatches mention the fact
that an old negro in Mississippi cut
his throat when he learned that
Cleveland was elected. His reason
for the act was that he preferred
to die rather than be forced back into
slavery again. This old negro had
doubtless been told that if the Demo
Gratis came into power again the
whole colored race would be en-
shaved as they were in years gone by.
The suicide of the poor old ignorant
darkey reveals the character of the
arguments used to induce the negroes
Of the South to vote the Republican
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A Republican contemporary utters
the following piteous wall: "Of all
the Northern States, Michigan has
done the worst for the Republicans.
1t gave 5000 majority for Garfield
and presents the humiliating specta-
Gle Of being classed as a doubtful
State. It used to send solid Repub-
lican delegations to Congress and
now 1t is represented by a majority of
Democrats. Its Republicanism seems
to have died out with Chandler. Its
deplorable condition needs investiga-
ton, and we call for an ante mortem
inquest.
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BE JOLLY.

Mark Tapley took aphiiosopnicii
view oflife, although the gift came
to him BY natnrs, and II 2 man nan
called him a ptltlosephe, he might
have thought al insult was intended
and have knocked the offender
down.
It is the truest kind OF philosophy
to be Jolly under troubles, disapPolnl-
ments and difficulties. This Was
Marks rule. Would not the DE-
feated Republicans be wise If they
endeavored to make Tapleys OF them
selves instead Of idiots?
It is said that the quarrels OF overs
are the renewals Of love. On Inc
same principle, getting into power
after q long exclusion ls the lntensl-
iication Of Publication. - u not
worth while for the Republicans 20
20 cut. If only that they may feei the
supreme qualification of getting G
again? That is, if they ever 90 &c!
back. An amiable, loving husband
once ex plained his periodical quar-
rels with his wife by the statement
that he could not with stand the
temptation of the intense pleasure OF
the reconciliation.
Ever since the election Repub-
lican friends have been as savage as
wild bears and as gloomy as under
takers. They have taken delight
only in the buster Of Blaine and tue
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Jones. why
not accept the inevitable with 60 "a
grace, congratulate Cleveland aId De
jolly once again ? 's.ae
This is the sensible course to pnr-
sue. All their suarling and sav@eery
cannot change the verdict OF the Feo-
pie or keep them In office. TIL eyi can
not reverse the election, but by being
jolly they can at least save their di-
gestiOn. ,is.t.s -gsz. 9sSf
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Chinese Movements.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE ShangnA
correspondent of the Times says the
Chinese government has arranged
for English and American vessels 70
run the French blockade on tno ls!e
of Formosa. Thirteen Germans wno
have been engaged as officers tor lno
Chinese army have arrived at llel'
tsin and forty-two more are exptc!eu'
Thirty thousand Chinese soldiers
crossed the Yangtse river, golns
southwark, at Poyang during .s tne
month of october. All boats III t1a'
neigbborhood are now impressed IL,
to service for use in conveying tro0n
across the stream. The Cn'nese
have left the channel only 2oV lee'
wide over Woo Sung bar.
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A Bank impaired.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. II. TIE bank
commissioners cit lined an iluDc'
ton tr4m the Supreme C"urt I-
straiDipg the Portsmouth, Trust AID
Guarantee company of this city from
q further continuance Of business
T he institution YVES i~nrnrrorattdln
1871 with q capital OF S1Oo,W ands
guarantee fund of the same amount
for the protection Of the DIP STORY.
The directors issue a statement
showing the guarantee fund hs
been impaired through depreclatons
in real estate. The amount Of the
impairment is stated to be about Vol
600. The directors state all deposl'
tors will be paid in full. The depos'
it's amount to $4l7,00O with 6sO ae
p~ositors, mostly poor people.
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John Bright Oh Free Traae'

LONDON, Nov i7.-J"hn bn r!de
in q long letter favoging free .,'t hy
argues that since is a'ionnt' nonrs
England the price OF Fou1 'n' r.yes
Of labor have diminished "h',r nnyh
have doubled. He SAYS: A'su ,ro d.
trade in England is m'alehl ~, LATER
pressed, the depression IS Tar o. sis,
in protection countries rhe '"Inle,
France and America. H. coa Of
by saying the recent ovsrtnrn"o
the party of protection ana n,nh hess.
mo and when ring1. ouand Am+Fic.
have embraced th' t''iioy o y.
dustry the whole fAhr'' II ln ,fpr to
thu oughout the w,G-d WA
Its downfall.
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rhe New York Sun says Carl
Schurz can never be q cabinet officer
under a Democratic President, be-
cause he participated in the fraud OF
1876. (which even Republican papers
are now admitting" So it seems
that Republican editors who hate
Carl Schurz as the devil hates holy
water, prefer admitting the THEFT of
the Presidency in 1875 rather than
see the eloquent German rewarded
FOR the part he took in electiDg
Cleveland. But Carl Schurz will be
taken care of. all the same.
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The Territories.

Bullion receipts in Salt Lake fol-
the week were $l26,543,26.
The water works at Spokane Falls
throw a stream of water It's feet high.
A Portland hen went determinedly
to her nest on election day ana sue
cessfully struggled with an egg which
weighs three quarters of q pound.
The discovery of q ledge in Sacra.
mento District, Humboldt county. c.,n-
tanning what is called leaf silver,
which assays from Sis, 600 to $2O,O 900
per ton, is reported.
John w. Irons and DR.. Benedict
charged with committing abortion on
Lizzie Evans, were each held in the
sum of 5000 to await the action of
the Salt Lake grand jury.
The Silver King of Arizona has
declared a dividend of Is cents per
share, payable on the 18th. This is
the first dividend from this company
since September 18th, 1881. The diyi-
dends paid to date amount to $780,
600. 49,
The D. & r.. g. officials estimate
the number of cattle represented bv
their party to be $50, 900, and at the
U. +. office it is learned that l33. GOO
head represented by the party
taking their route, making a total
of 923,OO0 head.-SaH Lake Gtron-
icle.
The citizens of La Grande, W, T..
have posted the following notice:
"Tln-.orn gamblers, opium tends
and strangers are warned to leave
this camp within twelve hours.
Their dishonorable conduct must.
shall and will be avenged"
At Tacoma. w. T., q Cbinaman
employed as a domestic, made a voil-
ent criminal assault on Mics Vanbib-
Der, aged IL years. The young lady
made q desperate fight, and had her
dress torn from her bacK. Her cri.s
brought assistance, when the China
nan fled.
The burning coal mine in the butte
east OF Medora is already a danger
GUS rival to the famous burning
mine southwest of here. In the night
the flames light up the whole butte,
and it Is q sight well worth seeing.
After q look at it one is forced to ali
NIT that the description of of the Bad
Lands 'looking like HI with the
ire put out" Is rather lnadequate.-
C0wboy.
The Tombstone Epitaph of No
vember 7th says: Some important
strikes have been made in the Car
isle during the past week. On the
800 level q body of ore has been
encountered which shows up free
gold like the old-time surface work.
ings and assaying in the thousands.
On the 400 level the ledge has been
tapped, and an immense body Of ore
was encountered. Without finding
another pound of ore than that it,
sight the mill need not stop for the
next two years.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-19

Returns from Iowa show that the
State delegation in Congress will
consist of three Democrats, one Flu
sionist and seven Republicans. a
Democratic gain of one. Iowa Dem
ocrats are hard hitters, and it they
continue their blows will eventually
redeem the State from Repub-
l1oQn rillp-
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It Is q subject of remark that Presl-
dent Arthur's Thanksgiving procla-
nation came right on top of Blaine's
defeat. Who was it that said some
thing about the eternal fitness of
fhinua0ij
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Suit Ordered.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-The oy
licitor of the Treasury has ln-'luctts 90,
United States District Attorney W.
the Middle District Of Alabama i"
bring suit against the sureiles Oh , .nu
bond Of General Adam Baueau' low
Consul General at Havana, W
cover ST., 900 received by tina o1 lave
IS notarial fees and alleged 70 n""
been illegally withheld.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-19

Poor John Mccullough. No one
can read his recent vagaries without
q sigh of commtseration. Successful
and in the prime of life, and just as
he was clutching the prize for which
he SO ardently struggled, he is
stricken with . disease to which
death would be preferable, A bright
intellect has gone down in darkness.
The most obscure supernumerary
would not change places with him
now
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ROsOON

A special to the Salt Lake Tribune
says: 1.-THE Star, the TAnameby o.
gan, editorially says: With Hen.
Roscoe Conkling formally acceRtinea
retainer from the Democratic Nations
ri Committee. and, win his sal ~a1t
followers, openly proclaiming that he
and they knitted Blaine as the half
breeds had knitted Folger, manifestly
only one short step further is 70.
quired to. bring Conkllngs definitely
aud avowedly into the Democratic
fold. Then, suppose Conkling should
be the Demborstic.nsmiaeS for Uni
ted States Senator, and the fourteen
stalwart members of, the Legislature
should bolt the party caucus and
vote for him. Roscoe C0nkliDg, In
the present transition state Of p0liti-
cal parties, may conclude chat Cleve-.
land IL good enough Republican for
him, a. he was good enough for the
half-breeds IN go. In that event,.it
10 not at ali uncomfortable that he
may be sent back to the United
States Senate by, , legislative c0ali-
ton of Democrats and stalwarts.n
It is quite possible that Nj. Conk-
ling, ain the present Transition state
Of political parties, y may bring up in
the Democratic party. There Is one
thing CERTAIN, that neither be nor
his brother staiwarts has . home in
tie half-breed fold. His silence In
the recent campaign and the knitting
of Blame by his followers have for
ever shut him out Of the Republican
council chamber. IF heis re-enters
politics it will be through Democrat
ic support. This doubtless will be
rendered to him, and Roscoe C0nk-
ling may yet become one of the pill
lars in the great Democratic temple.
The whirligig of time brings about
startling changes. r..
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Reoenti0n to Blaine

AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. H.- .tnn Of
Republicans as a man,'e s"sn.ct for
their confidence in ana ieop at his
Mr.. Blaine will serenade hiln Tbers
honse tomorrow evening but
viii viii be no organized process aI',zeus.
a general CATHERINE ho,se Al tho
Blaine has not rented he fixed
Nationol Capitol, nor mas re from
any time for his dep alhIv spend
Augusta. He will rr'oa't however.
The winter in Washington, no first Of
leaving Augusta about the d fyw days
December and stopp'ns
IN New York.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Fleming . sur
Loring, VINO became notorious az.
or more ago IN account OF having op.
CURED two or three millions q p't tpr
e1ty as promoters of a scheme q of
dealing in margins on the b:ald of
Trade, and who We're cohvlt for
usirg the United States nisli, ont
fraudulent purposes in senallig a,
circulars of their scheme Know; a,l
Fund W." were released 'rosn .r.
here this evening, having been y"
doned by President Arthar.
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National Cnn,-

t, ,sa. LOUIS .oD Nov. II. T ls,',.
held in this country caVlenen' a.
TIL" morning. D-leva upsned ses WET
EFT r. PRESENT. z n.s11re Were n,.a
r." stste~ ~nd Terr1t. "a The w.t.
Et-tern States, McKee,, F,'s, se,sS
Sc'tland. Col. K. b Hu's'snu saa
Louis, originator Of lie .'uatr', ofSaa
the convention t., rr''3ect cslSlsi;
ing thu formal on ofa ns, ine gstNss
Of cattle int rests for "," 'tsgu
After urging unsnim,y ~ god
introduced Col. G. G. Rmaaction h
s.. LOUIS. as temporary ehster,a
Or motion Of ex-Senato, Eh1altnau'
New Mexico. Delegate Thonor'ty.d
gis, OF Wyoming, was n'ed Iaas Stu.
rary secretary. Mr.. SIM teape
read the call issued Januaru ~. then
suant 10 which the c%onyest ;sst' lur.
"A heated discussion ena, s,on met
ticipated ia by Messrs. naa, pt.
New Mexico, Curtis, of Nsw rs y, q
Judge Lindsey, of Texas. sMa York,
others, upon the resolution Nv many
ersl CARTS as to the method ~ uea'
ing up committees on cr.S =, mai.
and permanent organiz.t;usula
Western delegates cont, ndinn' The
representative from each st ct mfs
citation and the Eastern dsl. s's' /,
for one delegate only from 'esss
State. The former finally rracs 10
by An overwhelming vote. ''''@
At this j%uucture the Chairman,
nounced that Governor Crl,tsnssla''
and Mayor Ewing would srns.. rqsa
fore the convention and welcoma " w.
delegates in behalf of the SIsts sas
Missouri and the city of St. T,n;as
The gentlemen appeared with = , ~i'
itary escort, Governor Crittsnnn,s.
leaning on the arm of General w WV =
Sherman and accompanied by yl ii,
staff.
Mayor Ewing was first introduoa
He thanked the delegates for TN.
honor, in selecting st. Louis - ths
place for the convention and extsa mI
ed all the hospitality of the corur..
ton.
] Governor Crittenden followed
| adding his welcome to that Of N,
Ewing and speaking at some lenyIh
on the nature of the questions to h
discussed by the convention. Amons
other things he said: II think CAM
grqss should set aside public donaj,
sufficient for a national or intern,
tional trail from the Red river o.
! the north to the Red river on tn
south and wide enough to accommo
date q million cattle. Now is III
time to memorabilia Consress to ii.
end" He spoke OF the growing d.
mand for meats Throughout tn
world of, the necessity of prou
breeding, and the adoi ton OF cond
| tlOns of existence to each kartlcuIa
| breed. -,
General Sherman also responde
! and made . brief address Of a genpr
nature. He concluded rs follow
~ used to regret 10 see buffalo, q
and antelope disappearing from II
plains and to see in their stead a TAI
of scrawny, lcng-horn+d t. xas cattI
|, can now see, however, it was a
cree of nature, and t''at you gelt
men have reared a race Of w nj
| million Of fine bre+ning cattle Viii,
supply the word with meat"
The cOnventlen TOOK revess till
o'clock this afternoon.
An amusing feature was the COZ
bow band from Fort DadZe, kals
20 strong ard i'll tuil tIouti
costume. They pia cd several SELF
tons curing the ni rnilg seSi1
-liciriug gleat apI.'sust Toe LEAD
yields in pisc- of Il ba'"" hs>lv
mounted deTrihger, III arly a II
lAvAEe
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It Is proposed by some sensible
men in California who ewn and Gull
tivate large tracts OF land to employ
negroes instead of Cinnamon on their
farms. Arrangements have been
made to transport LOO from Ternes-
see to the large plantations of Haggin
and Tevis in Kern county. The
idea lie an excellent one aad will, if
carried out by employers of labor in
that State, result in driving out Chi
namen. Give the negroes a chance.
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Watch Cleveland, and if in the
hour of victory he is not the same
quiet, stole, firm, resolute man of
destiny, then say you have mistaken
h,a character.
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Belva Lockwood has come to the
conclusion she was honestly beaten
and accepts the situation without .
murmur. ~. 4f 4
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Who will care for Widow Butler
nOW?- 4~s.r. -