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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-03
Vermont State Election.

MONTPELIER, Sept. 2.-Notwith-
standing the slack of the canvass it
is believed a pretty full vote will be
pOlled. TO-day's vote will be com.
pared. with that of Governor in 1880.
when the Republicans polled AZ. 1893:
Democrats, 81. PA; Greenbackers'
l5,OOO. The Greenbackers and indie
pendents both have tickets. The
Independent ticket is identical with
the Republican, except the Governor
and Lieutenant-G Governor. Besides
the State ticket, two members of
Congress and members of the Lepis-
ture have been elected. The new
legislature will elect q successor to
Senator Merrill. The Legislators
had 156 Republican majority on
joint ballot last year.
BURLINGTON. Sept. 2.-The cleo
ton is passing off quietly. The
registration is the largest ever
known, and q full vote is being
brought in the country. Local O !.
Tests are bringing out all voters. In
dlcatlons favor a Republican major
lty as large as that four years ago.
SPRINGFIELD, Sept. IA large
vote Is being polled here and adjacent
towns. A big tight is in prospect tor
representative as there ale four can
dldates, the two leading ones being
eqoa1 in strength.
WATERBURY,, Sept. 1.-The indi-
cations are that in Waterbury the
majority will probably
twenty per cent. less than in 1890,
At Duxbury a full vote Is being cast
with some indications of Reductions
Republican majority.
BELLOWS FALLS, Sept. 2-1,his
and the nelghboring towns show
a full vote is being polled. Dele.
gates are peddling a few State t;cI~
ITS received from B%rattleLoro with
Inc, aid names of the Independent eau
lldates for governor and lieutenant.
governor. Indications are there w;n
oe more than the average straivht
Republican vote.
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HELENA, Sept. 2.-Msn
report q threatened outhraat adra
dams at Poplar river apsnea
eastern Montana. Six thy, ank.
dams stationed there have aaNtA
the past year receiving onlv eoesk
tions. They manaye ed to nsl h
eating their dogs and kiIlire1a t y
on the ranges. Stock men ati
protection CT their '@ u.
withdrew as "a, letda
possible from the agency n. \
the Indians with only rstio,. .a' Id
by the Government Th s,us
hungry, discontinued and dey I.
threats, unless better fad asl'
go on the war path. Major = Il
commander at Poplar River hd nan,
an outbreak imminent and nGI'e y
called for reinforcements. wv b.
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Truth: Maine is overrun with Re.
publican orators, saints and states.
men. As "Maine went hell bent fol
Governor Kent" many years ago,
there is . serious effort now to "Raise
Cain in old Maine for Jim Blaine,'
That is why the persuasive orators,
the sober saints and the great states
men have been drafted into the Pine
Tree State. It would not do to lose
Maine in 1884 as in 1880. It would
not do to carry it by asnall majority.
1t 10 Blaine's State. This is why
Maine is overrun with Republican
orators, saints and statesmen.
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Burglary.

Last Saturday night after loocl'V'
the saloon of u. r. Ward was broisD
into and robbed. The thief go' u
through the back door and took dl'e'
and sundry articles. Mr.. Ward nSfp
ly knows how much he lost, as e'e'
now and then he finds some ar''tN
missing. Up to last accounts ~
found that the thief had go'SD
away with q six shooter, a bunch "
keys, some tobacco, and as a wnlsh'.
decantor was left standing on tne O'
it is presumed the thief also looA
drink by way of friendship fof ~" ~
Ward who so generously contribute
to his wants.
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Henry Ward Beecher denouncee
the act and motive Of the N. Y. In.
dependent in Withdrawing its sup
port from Gov. Cleveland !; declares
his unchanged and Interchangeable
purpose to vote for the Reform can
didate As "the proper man" for Pres.
ident says cleveland IL an angel
of light" compared to Blaine, and
adds the following;
"Iregdrd Nj. Blaine as one of the
most corrupt men we ever had in OF,
government"
This is as strong and plain as lam
guage can make it, and the truth of
it Is so we'll known and notorious
that MI. Beecher is only entitled to
credit for courage in giving it utter
ance.
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World: MI. Blame having sue
ceeded in compelling the wOrkmen
on his coal mine at Elk Garden,
West Virginia, to work for forty
cents when other employers were
paying s~ixty-hve cents per ton, the
miners of that State are reported as
being much exercised in mind lest
they will all be reduced to that price
if he is elected. Let them take heart
of grace. He will not be elected.
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A new plan has been invented for
squeezing money out of the depart
ment clerks in Washington for the
benefit of the Republican campaign
fund. An illustrated weekly paper
is to be started, and every govern
ment employee is expected to sub
scribe for as many copies as his sal
ary will admit of. The blackmail-
ing scheme has the Endorsement of
Chairman Jones.
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War Notes.

SHANGHAI, September 2.-Letters
from Tien Tsln state that Ii Hung
Chang, viceroy of Pie CHI Ii,
has been degraded from his high
position and deprived of his titles.
The present state of affairs here is
most trying. A declared state of
wal would be preferable. French
men living here expect to be expelled
any hour. Chinese officials are in y
high state of excitement.
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A Wreck Flo und at g..

ST. JOHN, N. F. SEPT. 2,-P,,,.
last 30 miles off Catalina, T, .iaal
Bay,t the British war ship Mal,sa..ial I
countered the British brig ResoI,ssaa'
The vessel was damaged ON %l,
sides. Side lights We're 6urni Hu @l
fire was in the galley in The sa
No sign of crew or passengers ''S Wy
Resolven lett Harbor Grace W'al '
day last with a crew of nine m nSaa ae,
four passengers bound for Lah,.s sl
She had a general cargo II.
thought the brig had been in ~
lision with an ice berg. It il fss !"
all aboard are. lost. ''f8
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The State election In Maine comes
of one week from tomorrow Four
years ago it was carried by the Dem
0cratic-G reenback candidate for Gov
ernor, MI. Plaisted; but two years
ago it wheeled back into the Repub-
lican column, electing Mr.. ROBBIE
Governor by q very slender majority
in IN unusually full vote. It must be
conceded the outlook this year is fav-
orable to the Republicans carrying
the State. Blaine has Joined hands
with the prohibitionists, who, &C.
cording to Miss Willard, have three
hundred speakers in the field and
who expect to carry the prohibition
amendment to the constitution by
$4,000 majority. Mr.. Blaine's mana
gers are making superhuman exer-
tons to insure victory because they
zee that q Democratic triumph In
Maine next Monday would have q
very damaging effect on the Repub-
lican canvass in ether parts of the
country. For this reason the Re
publicans never worked 30 hard in
Maine as they are working this year.
They are c~anvassing every town. vii
lage and farm while a large number
of Republican orators have been en-
gagged upon the stump firing the
hearts Of the cold water voters Of that
commonwealth. Indeed it is said
the enthusiasm now manifested re-
calls the days of the wal when Mr..
heroically hired . substitute
60 to the front, but who reached
40 farther than the Jail of his
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The Blaine I.u.-

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept.
ment was made in nAns A.,
States district court, Ju tGe ussiIss..;
presiding. on a demurrerr d sSs ,Ws%s!
Ssnfinel company to tho MED
Of James G.: Blaine chs,.Gen ;ISS
Attorneys for defense fglng IS s
First, that the de%scrintio, coatepSss;
III the alleged libelous MILO Of Blai%'I
not sufficiently specific ollcatoSST \
have referred to some oth and niSs,
Second, the publication ust BAiS%
nature of an inquiry. Th WA IL 4
ticle was not libelous in e, thsss
Blaine. in order to recove, ',selt ~
for special damages. Mla
Blaine reported briefly snaN
Woods took the matter a"a ~
visement. 1t is MOI kno uuaet
bis decision will be given VI
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Dezendorf did not succeed in unit
ing the Straightouts and Repu-
diators in Virginia. Each nomi-
mated candidates yesterday for con
gress from the fourth congressional
district
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Secretary Chandler demands m in
vestigatlon Of the Tallapoosa calam-
ity. He should have it by all means,
commencing with the query, what
business had the vessel at Marths's
Vineyard?
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There is such q demand for light
reading this season that publishers
are printing in pamphlet form the
letters of acceptance of Blaine, Logan
and Butler.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-03

The United States is tho greatest
country for brass bands in the world.
but it needs them al. A country
that elects q President every four
years wants noise,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-03

The burning Of the circus car In
Colorado, and the sinking of the
transfer steamer Belmont in Ken
lucky, add to the long chapter of ter
rible catastrophies for the current
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For Blaine and L0Ran,

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Mrs.
Nellie Holbrook, a well-known Call
f0rnia public speaker, leaves for In
diana. to take the stump for Blaine
and Logan. The lady stumped Cali
fornia for Hayes in 1876 and Connec-
ticut for Garfield in 1880.
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CANDIDACY.

The candidacy of Butler will intro
duce contingencies into the cam
paign upon which we may speculate
but the effect of which it is too
early to determine. Two things,
however, may be regarded as certain
that his canvass will be q vigorous
one and his strength much greater
than the friends of the two leading
candidates will be disposed to admit.
1t may be set down as a foregone
conclusion that he will receive q
large share of the labor vote, the
Greenback vote and the anti
Monopoly vote. His aggregate vote
will be large and the result will de-
pend upon whether he draws most
largely from the Democrats or
Republicans.
In Massachusetts, he will be sure
OF thousands of Republican votes
that would otherwise go to Blaine.
Many Massachusetts Republicans
will support Cleveland, but there
are many others. would vote for
Butler who could mot be persuaded
to support Cleveland. In this
respect his candidacy will be a loss
to Blaine. But he will have Demo.
cratic support, and it is this fact that
makes the result doubtful. Indeed,
it would not be surprising it in his
own State he developed such amazing
strength as to carry it against both
of his competitors.
Butler cannot carry Connecticut
but his.vote in that State will give it
to Cleveland beyond doubt. In New
York the problem may be more diff
dcult to solve. There the Republic
can revolt is more powerful than in
any other State except Massachu-
sets. The half breeds are glad of an
in the many charges against
Blaine to bolt the nomination and
support Cleveland. The Independ-
ents are for the latter, and Buffers
must come from the Repub-
lican ranks.
One thing we may. assume, how
ever, and that is that Buffers can.
will be the nucleus of q new
party. The effect will be a readjust-
nent of parties, especially if Cleve>
and is elected. Blaine's defeat means !
he disruption of the Republican
The Independents can never
'ome back to its ranks, because they
lave parted from it on a principle.
t is q question whether they will
tay with the Democracy as it is or
ucceed in recognizing it. Without
its reorganization will be
Blaine's success, on the
ther hand, means the extinction of
he laDer party, for it is clearly his
Intention to steer the Republican
hip into the channel chartered by
be workingmen. Buffers candida
y, consequently, is q matter of
reat interest and importance to
9th narties.
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st. John is accused of dyeing his
mustache. It is now in order tor
that gentleman to commence a libel
suit that the country may learn he
is running for President.
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Logan is fighting all the battles OF
the wal over again. AS q waver of
the "bloody shirt" he occupies the
front rank.
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Nobody has yet suggested to Ben
Butler to withdraw. It is unneces-
sary. The old man enjoys the fun,
and it harms nobody.
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Teemer Defeats Hosm.r

LAWRENCE, Mass, September
Teemer defeated dOsmer in the th,.
mile sculling race at Haooats,,
Ponds to-day by a length and :
halt. "nu !
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1t Is reported in Canton that China
is very anxious to come to some
agreement with France.
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X

For PRECEDENT
GROVER.CLEvELAND, Of New York.
For VicerP. eGident:
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The Semi Weekly Miner.
BUTTE, SEPTEMBER 3. 1884.
Democratic Gall.


At meeting Of the Democratic Central Com
nittee OF Silver Bow county, held In B. s
primary meetn9s be held in the various Pre-
cinc4s of the county, Saturday. August S0tn.
1881. between the hours Of 4 O'Clock and Soclock
p. M. 56r The purpose Of eiectiag delesatss and
a~lterna'es to the County Dem0cf1uc cOnvenuon
to be held in Butte september 18th, 1854. at II
o'clock, m. The following 10 the app0rtion-
ment:
0utXo O@aAn
VAUDEVILLE .....-.....11 CatchiDgs Camp-...... =
Echeuer g 4German Gulch...-.. l
Meaderytlle ....-..... AR0cker. ............. !!
Centerytlle .........,... 2ButcheI TOwn..~... l
Depot......-............. 2Yankee Doo0le.-"-. !!
Centennial Brewery.- 1Brown's Gulch-......-. !
Blackt6l ...,.,..... lNorwo0d.......-...... !
Observation-Disclosures. 1lFrench Gulch .......-
silver Bow,.,.....-...- 1tHail Columbia...~-.-
Silver Bow Junction., 2 Huntington Mine..... !
Divide llTrav0nta. I
Melrose........--..- 2iGesry's Ranch~"..... l
Oregon Springs...-.
The committee further ordered that no prox
Is be allowed In the coyention.
J. II. b. FosrER, Chairman.
JOHN MCCORMICK, Secretary.
BUTTE, July 18th, 1854.
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duU 10 make wal
over disputes that reason tempered
with justice may settle peaceably. but
q nation itself, just and peaceably
disposed, can bet er preserve its peace
aud honor and can better secure its
citizens, wherever they may lie on
the face of the earth, from wrong and
insult when its flag is a symbol of
power adequate to the vindication of
any right or the redress of any wrong.
May 1 ask you now to consider the
question whether there ought not to
be a change in the control and man.
agement of public affairs? What
other remedy for the correction of
abuses have the citizens of a free re-
public? Even in England change is
the remedy. When the Commons
disapprOve of an important measure
or censure INSTRUMENTATION, the
Cabinet, headed by the prime minis~
ter, retire from Office, and others in
harmony with the will of the people,
succeed them. There are many val
liable reforms that cannot be accom-
plished by a party that has been long
in power. AS an illustration, consider
our army of ofice>hOlders, now
about 10, O0O. Reform in the civil
service requires its reduction, per-
haps, $1,000. 1t seems to be on
stantly increasing. Who can check
the evil and disregard ali who hold
positions and receive pay without
useful employment? Not the party
that created the positions and sup
its favorites to fill them. That
is impossible. 1t is difficult for a
party to reform by it and protect
eech other. You have seen even
this in courts and %juries. The parti-
san friend at the same desk will not
become an informer. He will rather
close the book, and it must remain
until the Investigation shall !
place another at the desk. It is nine
teen years since the close of the war
nearly five Presidential terms.
During all that period the executive
md administrative service OF the
count. y has been under the control
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IekIIlInate trade Tor more than q
quarter of a century with his family.
be visited Ireland. Without the
charge of crime or violation of laws.
ne was seized by the officers of the
British Government and cast into
prison. This occurred on June 2.
1883. For more than ten months his
imprisonment was continued; during
that period appeals were made on his
behalf for his restoration to liberty.
On the 10th of August there was re-
celved at u State Department a
letter from his wife, in which she
said that "some four years ago she
came with her family, on account of
her husbands failing health, to re-
side temporarily in this country. 1
was aware that England claimed this
island, but was under the impression
That Americans might venture to
travel or reside abroad, protected by
the flag, but in this 1 was Mistaken
1t is not alleged that Sweeney had
committed any crime nor violated
any laws. He being an American
citizen, he Immediately forwarded
his naturalization papers, together
with q solemn protest against this
outrage to the American minister
at London. Mrs. McSweeney's com
and appeal were made
to the Secretary of State direct, while
MI. Blaine held that office. and
when, as I suppose, he was in dis
charge OF many of the duties of the
President. That appeal was not
answered, mol was the minister at
London instructed to give his atten.
ton to it. The case received no At.
tenti0n at the State department until
MI: Blaine had retired from Office
which was as . understand. in De.
McSweeney's appeal was receivad
The duty In such q case ia %claer,.,
declared by the laws of the UnitaS
States, which provides that: "Whsn1 {
'ver it Is made known to the Prear j
dent that any citizen of the Un;taS !
has been uniustly deprivsd ~ 6
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Governor Hendricks speech.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, August 81
The campaign on behalf of democracy
opened here to- night by a large meet
ing, which was addressed by Hon.
Thomas A. Hendricks, democratic
candidate for vice president, as fol-
lows:
FELLOW CITIZENS II appreciate
the privilege and honor of addressing
you. l recognize the duty of speak
ing frankly, and without c0ncealment
or exaggeration, of any material fact
or opinion. May 1 first ask your at
tenti0n to the necessity and import
ance of revenue reform ? The power
to levy and collect taxes is among the
highest and most responsible of the
government it ranks with the right
and faculty of taking private
property for public uses, and with
the right and power of transferring
citizens from the pursuits of private
life to the duties and hazards OF war.
It takes from a man that which Is his
and apprOpriates it to public use. 1t
seiZes upon the earnings of labor, as
we'll as upon the accumulation of
capital. To every man the inquiry is
of personal concern and the answer
of public consequence. How far may
government go in the exercise of the
power to tax the people? Freely and
we all answer that there
shall be no Limitation or restraint
this side the absolute and entire
maintenance of public authority, |
with a view to preserve its faculties
and functions unimpaired. Whatever
The government can lawfully do, of
right it should do. and the taxpayers
will furnish the means to accomplish
his. But it is beyond the province
If the government to invade private
and it is usurpation to take
more than is required to administer
he government economically.
Are you men from the farms. the
hops and the stores willing that any
ther rule should be adopted? May
hey take your money for uses not
by the constitution, or not
lecessary for the public welfare?
|r that it may be piled up IN vaults
D tempt the greed of the unScrupu-
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The D. & r. G.. Land Grant.

WAsH1NcToN, Jan. 9-The COM
missioner of the General Land Or
flee submitted to the Secretary of
the Interior the papers relating to
the adjustment of the grant OF public
lands to the State of Kansas for the
Atchison, Topeka g. Santa Fe Rail-
road companies, together with the
complete record Of the case while be-
fore the Interior Department and an
exhaustive opinion. The questions
involved in his conclusion is that the
State of Kansas should be called up
on to request the Atchison, TOPEKA
& Santa Fe Railroad Company to re-
turn to the United States by proper
deeds aud accomplishments or con-
veyance of the lands last certified to
the State as indemnity for its use of
lands equal to 1850 acres
certified in excess of the total area
of odd numbered sections in granted
limits, 40, $50 acres certified in excess
from or on account of lands south of
the road in granted limits. In COM
mon with the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad Company, 4,O69 acres
north Of the road, which passed to
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
Railroad Company, to which the
Atchi-On, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
road COMPANY has received indem-
nifty, in all 60. .1SO acres. H II intro
duced bill to require Government
building to be constructed in every
town and city of the Union in which
the postmaster draws salary of
81 600 and over. Hill says this policy
will save the Government 81 COO. 900
per year in rent.
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Harvard College.

BOSTON, Jan. 9.-The annual re
port Of the President of Harvard Col
lege shows considerable decrease in
the number OF students from the
New England States and remark
able increase in the attendance from
the Middle States. The endowment
OF S10O, 900 Intended FIR a law school
and intercollegiate contests in
athletic sports, demands, says the
President, further regulation by
agreement of the colleges whose
students take part in them. They
are degrading to both players aud
spectators if conducted with brutality
or in a tricky spirit, and they became
absurd if some competitors employ
trainers and play with professional
players, while Othees do not. The
authorities of Harvard are in ravor
of forbidding college clubs or
crews to employ trainers, or play or
row with professionals, or compete
with clubs or crews VINO adopt either
of these practices. They are opp ,sed
to all mOney-,naking at inter-colle-
giate contests, and to the acceptance
of money or gratuities for services
from railroads or hotels, and, there
fore, to all exhibitions or contests
which are deliberately planned SO as
to attract the multitude, and thereby
increase the gate money; in short,
they believe college sports should be
conducted as amusements of anna
teurs and not a business for the profit
of play ers. The treasurer's report
shows general investments, $685.
OOO, giving an income of $24S, 900.
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Miscellaneous.

PORTLAND, Jan, 9,-The engage
ment of Mary Anderson, the actress,
to Lieut.. Dukes, OF this place, j. de-
MED. No such person is known to
exist in this vicinity.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 9.-Three fish
ing srhooners were wrecked In the
harbor last night. The crews were
saved. Twenty coasters slipped
their cables losing their anchors and
came into this port for refuge. The
gale was one of the severest ever
known here.
OMAHA, Jan. 9.-R. B. Harrison,
son of Senator Ben Harrison, of In
diana, and Superintendent of the
Assay Office at Helena, Montana,
was last evening married to Miss
Mary Saunders, of Omaha. The
bridal party was large one.
LAS VEGAS, n. NJ, Jan. "a
crowd of rustlers at Seven Rivers,
Lincoln county, fired into a line of
Mexican laborers, killing four. The
murder was unprovoked. The rust
lers escaped.
RICHMOND, KY, Jan. 9.-The snow
is fourteen inches deep, the heaviest
ever known in central Kentucky.
In Huntington. West Virginia, the
snow is from sixteen to eighteen
inches deep.