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Shooting.

LOUISVILLE, April 6.-Parker Had
den, a 15-year-old son of Walter Had
den, attorney general of Kentucky,
shot and wounded a boy named Ar
thur Glore at Frankfort to-day. The
bows were returning from school and
had quarrel. GlOre applied some
very offensive epithets to Hadden
who went home, got shot gun and
fired both barrels. one Of them taking
effect in Chores head intilctins an
ugly wound.
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PARIS, April 8 Clerical newspa-
pers say: Five French missionaries
and thirty Cathecists have been
massacred at Than Hoo, In Tonquin.
CAIRO, April "a messenger who
left x hartoum March q, has arrived
at Berbeer, and reports the condition
of ,tIairs at KhartOum as extremely
critical. The irregular troops In
Gen. G ,rdon's command are IN a
state of mutiny.
CAIRO. April 9-The British gov>
ernment mas issued positive oroe!s "
Cen. Gordon to Wltndraw nom
Khartoum with the garrison ~ s'"''
Az possible.
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HOW IS THIS ?
One Who Kuows Makes an Inter
esting Expose.

BUTTE, April 3, 1884.
Editor Miner:
A few days since there was quite a
yarn In the Int Mountain concern
ing proposed coalition" Of a GER
tain party. who seems to be quite a
thorn in the side Of the Inter Noun
tain, and certain Democratic candi-
date for city treasurshlp.
Now we should like to know about
proposed coalition by clique Of
which Mr.. Lee Mantle is member
with one Mr.. Lavelle, q Democratic
candidate for city marshal. Now we
are informed and believe, and charge
the truth to be that certain overtures
were made to Mr.. Lavelle, The sum
and substance Of which are as fcl-
lows: That Mr. Mantle and his
clique would assist Mr.. Lavetle IN
his election it he received the Demo
cratic nomination for marshal, il
Mr.. LaveIle would assist Mr.. Mantle
to carry the Republican primaries to-
day, that these overtures were made
prior to the time Of the great expose
of the Inter aount0in aforesaid.
VIII the Mantle>Read journal please
inform the public if these were the
terms proposed at the instigation OF
his clique?
The public and particularly the
Republicans of this county, have a
right to know how much Of the city
Republican ticket that Mr.. Mantle
and his estimatle Republican p
journal were to thus swap of.
We have all heard of the fellow
who cried "stop thief" Will Mr..
Mantle explain how he cane to
raise that cry, and his connection as
we'll as his little clique, with the
| proposition made at its instiga-
ton to Mr.. Jack Lsvelle? If any
Republican desires to consult Mr..
Lavelle upon this matter, he Is here
| In the city, and he can satisfy him
self, I presume, as the writer believes
! Mr. Lavelle to lie much more hon.
orable gentleman than any one OF
this clique that are trying to disrupt
the Republican party by the dis
posal uf its tried and truest friends.
not only at the present time but.
at other times, when any one
of this gang of maligners, would have
either been in Salt Lake. meekly
| listening to the sweet reli-
| gious teachings of Brigham YouDs
or his apostles and successors,
and if within the Territory of Mon
tana would have been q Democrat
or anything else but Republican,
But we want an explanation from
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We are indebted 10 Territorial Su-
perintendent Hedges for 4 copy of
his fifth annual report made 70 the
Governor. It is dated March lst,
1884, and the delay In its completion
Is attributed to belated county re-
ports. In treating upon the school
statistics Of our Territory, the Super
iutendent recommends that the
school age, which now extends from
fur years to twenty-one, be confined
within narrower limits. Very few, >
he says, "under five Or over fifteen
attend our schools, and it makes cur
over age attendance appe AZ less than
it should. compared with other
State $" Beside county statistics
and useful information the report
contains reprint Of the schoo! law
of the Territory.
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A KleptOInaniac.

DEvENPoRr, Ia., April 8.--For
some time residents of this city have
Leen missing articles Of wearing ap-
parel aud household use in y most
mysterious manner, and the police
proved unable to cope with the case.
Finally suspicion through a number
of small circumstances fell upon the
wife of prominent minister Of the
gospel. The police visited the house
and all the missing articles were
found. Owing to the influence OF
friends. however. no arrest was made:
1t is claimed to be genuine case OF
kleptOmania. the woman using her
welcome as minister's wife to go
about to the members houses at Will
and carry things away.
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Our Filthy Streess end Alleys.

The MINER has several timer called
the attention oil the city authorities
to the unWhOiesoue and 1itthy tou-
ditiOn of our streets and alleys, and
now the frost is out al the ground,
and the winters aceulu ulatlOns OF
garbage aud waste matter is decOIit-
posing under the suns rays, the ne-
cessity OF rarting ntf the p,,trld mass
becomes luore urgent. The alley run
ming from Granite tn Park street inat
west Of Main street, being IN the
most .reauentrd aud po1tllous pei
ton Of the city. is the most nOisome
and repulsive. The city narshA
needs no details from the titI press
to inform hin, nf the pressing sieei Of
purification: and fata! experience is
convincing to all that this refuse
must be removed if oar city is to 10
spared an Infection. Our mention or
the same subject several weeks
ago produced some slight stir
on Ihe part Of the city council
few cart loads OF nastine~s were 70.
! moved, and printed copies of oity
ordinance were posted about raution-
ing citizens about throwing garbage
and other refuse IN the streets. But
such action does not meet the case.
The police should be required. under
the direction of the city marshal. TO
inspect every lot and alley In the
city. and notify the owners or occu-
pants of the former that all refuse
matter must be removed, and also tn
recommend the plentiful use Of lime
to dsinftct the ground after the rub
hish has been taken up. The clean"-
ing of the alleys will be AT the charge
of the city, and the health and COM
fort of our citizens demand that this
work be done promptly and efficient
| ly. The most active agents Of dipli-
liberia, typhoid and other febrile di-
seases are unwholesome surrounds
| ings, and unless the fever breeding
elements are removed from our
midst, sickness must inevitably ,e-
suit.
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Local News
From ThufFnay's Daily,

= From Thurshay's Daily.
Anderson has . large invoice Of
fresh eggs.
1aAll are making preparations to
attend the Liederkranz concert and
ball next Monday night.
Joseph Williams challenges Eds
ward Mahoney to contest with hard
gloves. The billet dour appears in
another column.
AS an evidence that the city Is fill-
ing up with Inhabitants, good houses
are hard to obtain, and rents are stiff
for the same.
Spring goods are now arriving in
heavy shipments, and the stocks of
aal our city merchants are being lib
orally replenished. Trade Is gener-
Oily good. and our business men are
happy.
Through the runaway of a
delivery wagon in Centerville on
Friday, Mary Hanley. a child 8
years old, was thrown out of the
vehicle and badly injured about the
head and face.
Preparations are making at the
Clear Grit to sink the shaft another
100 feet with view to penetrate the
copper vein which the present work
ings have developed. 1t is likely q
heavy outflow Of water will be en-
countered. The present depth of the
shaft Is 235 feet.
| The scurrilous articles which have
appeared In the Inter Mountain dur>
ing the past two or three evenings,
about Col. Wilbur F. Sanders and the
Hon. w. O. Speer, have greatly dis
gusted the fair minded Republicans
Of the city and made many warm
friends for those gentlemen in the
Republican ranks.
The Pavilion was crowded last
evening by an excited assemblage to
witness the hour and half race be-
tween Careswell on foot and Rey-
noids on rollers. The former won by
sixteen laps, the score standing as
follows: Reynolds 10 miles and 10
laps. Careswell IA miles and laps
Reynolds gave his opponent six
,uiles in the race. We understand an
other race has been made up between
the same parties for three hours
race, Reynolds giving Careswell II
miles.
Salt Lake Tribune 7th inst: Ben
Hogan held his farewell meeting in
the Walker Opera H"use Sunday
evening. 1t was an enthusiastic meet.
| ing, In which several ministers took
/ part. The lecture Of Mr.. Hogan was
addressed to young men, and was
probably one of his best efforts. Dur
ing his stay In the city he has done
much good and we wish him Goo
speed in his labors wherever he goes.
We have not space to speak at greater
length of him and his work In the
city, but we assure our readers he has
made many warm friends for himsel
IN this city.
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CQlored C0uventiOn.

BALTIMORE, April 8-The conven-
ton of c0lored delegates, sixty in
number, representing oil the counties
Of the state and several legislative
districts in Baltimore, met to-day to
select delegates to the national con-
vention at Richmond. Virginia, July
Z. 1884. A resolution was passed de-
claring L"gan the choice Of the col
ored voters Of Maryland. Office
holders were not permitted to have
any prominence in the proceedings.
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Great Britain's Treaty With Portuga

WAsHINGToN, April "a reso-
luton was introduced aud Senator
Morgan made speech upon 1t, In
The executive session of the Senate
this afternoon authorizing the Presi-
Dent to recognize the African Inter-
national Association MS controlling
bower in the valley of the Congo.
Copies of the treaty lately made he
tween Great Britain and Portugal,
which in effect has for its purpose
the practical exclusion of all other
countries in the affairs of that re-
gl0n, were before the Senate ana
lormed one of the subjects of Nor
gan's remarks. No objection to the
proposed recognition was expressed,
out several Senators wished an op-
portunity to look into the matter
when more at leisure and final action
was postponed.
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National Convention Delegates.

LITTLE RICK, April 9. - This
m,hofn'ng the fn,lowing delegates to
.ue Republican National Convention
were were selected for Congressional dis
H'ctS: First district, Jacob Freiber,
T. IN n. Holland; second district, John
a'hnson, Fred Harris; third district,
g. =. "A. Tufts, Geo. H. Thompson;
I"aa!n Iustn district, NJ. w. Benjamin,
S;saao S~o Toes: fifth district, Lafayette
"rsgg, Kidder Kidd.
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Personal.

Mr.. A. J. Davidson, of Helena,
came over to the city yesterday.
Mr.. Sam Alexander, of the Capital
City, showed up among his numerous
Butte friends last evening.
Mr.. r. G. Humber, the popular
treasurer of Deer Lodge county,
is in the city shaking hands with his
numerous friends.
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Ponnsylvania Democratic Convention.

ALLENTOWN, April 9-'rhe Demo-
cratic convention was called to order
by Chairman Henzel. The roll call
showed twelve contested seats. At the
close of the roll call r. Milton Spear
Was elected temporary chairman by
acclaT ration. Shouts and applause
for Randall were given by the con-
vention. The rules OF the House of
representatives were adopted for the
goVerninent of the body and commit
tees appointed.
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HOUSE..

WASHINGTON, Anril 9.-H pkins.
Of Pennsylvania, offered the follow
ing preamble and resolutions which
were referred to the committee on
commerce.
WHEREAS. It Is charged that the
present system of transporting live
stock by railroad companies engaged
in Interstate commerce il barbarOus
and destructive; hat ten per cent. Of
the animals perish in consequence OF
this treatment, and the flesh Of the
remainder is unfit for human food.
WHEREAS, It Is charged that the
flesh of animals is 80 treated that
dead and dying are sold to people and
cannot when dressed be distinguished
from sound meats, and is the source
of many and various diseas es, and
WHEREAS, It appears by the re.
port Of the committee on agriculture
to this House Jan. 2lst, 1875. that the
loss by shrlnkage alone in the weight
OF animals caused by this system of
transportation amounted to the i'm
mense sum of s., ,0O0, 900 on the busi~
| tss of 1870, and must now be nearly
or cutie Sic, 200, 900 per annun, and
WHEREAS, 1t has been charged
that said railroads by system of
favoritism give to small number of
persons known as the Association of
bonus or gift Of almost $500
on every carload of beef cattle
shipped from ihe West to the East,
and said sum being no part Of the ac-
the contrary collected by the trans-
porter and paid over to the said AS
sociatiOn as mere gratuity, and
WHEREAS, The losses and charges
above mentioned constitute in the
aggregate an enormous tax on 3 ne
cessary article OF food which must be
borne by the producer and consumer
alike, diminishing the just profits Of
the meat growers in The West and
placing meat food In many instances
beyond the reach of poor men in the
East. and ...
WHEREAS, 1t is charged that the
act of Congress requiring railroad
companies to unload stock in tt .nsit
every % hours is habitually violated;
! therefore tie it
RESOLVED, That the Committee on
Commerce be Instructed to enquire
| whether those evils do in fact exist
and to what extent they may be rem
| edied by law, with power to send for
p .rsons and papers and with direc-
| tions to report any time by bill or
| otherwise.
Then a struggle arose as to which
of the many pending special orders
should obtain precedencein consider
alton.
Diugley essayed to bring up the
shipping bill, but the eff 1T was un-
| successful, his motion being defeated;
yeas, Sc; nays, l56. :,
Reagan met with a like fate on his
| motion to consider the Interstate
commercial bill, being voted down;
yeas, lOl; nays, .2O
The Speaker ruled that the unfin-
ished business was the Oregon Cen
tral land grant bill,
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Boiler Works Burxlarized.

CHICAGO, April 8.-The safe Of the
Northwestern Boiler Works was bur-
glarized last night Of $1,000 worth OF
! egOtlable paper. The burglars left
a note saying that if the company
would address "Safe Blowers
through the medium of an advertise.
ment negotiations would be entered
into for the return of the securities.
Two arrests on suspicion have been
made
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WASHINGTON, april o.-The repub-
lican district convention TOR the nom-
ination of delegates to Chicago, ad-
j0urned at three o'clock this morn
ing, after the selection of Frank
Conger, postmaster Of this city, and
Perry Carson. A resolution instruct
ing the delegates for Logan was de-
feated and they were not instructed.
Conger is regarded as an Arthur
man. while Carson and the alternatee
have declared for Logan.
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SELMo, Ala, April 9.-The Fourth
District Republican Convention
elected two delegates to the National
Convention instructed for Arthur.
SLINGEREiNDs. N. Y, April o.
The Congressional convention broke
up in row. The Draper faction send
as delegates Geo. Campbell and Hi
ram Gregg to Chicago and Draper
and Smyth will send contestants.
. .WArERTowN, n. Y, April o.
The result If the Republican city
caucuses tonight make this Congres
slonal district tor Blaine.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Conventions Being Held all
Over the Country.
Massacre Of Missionaries in
Tonquin.
New York Cotton Exchange
Cranks on Silver.
Postal Telegraph.

WASHINGTON, April 8.-Hill,
from the committee on po-tomces
and postroads. reported favorably
the original bill to establish q postal
telegraph sys'em. Hill remarked
that the committee were unanimous
Is to the first ten sections of the bill,
which relate to doing work by con-
tracts with existing companies, but
that the minority of the committee
were oppose to the section relating
TO the construction or purchase
Of lines by the government. The
nrovision relating to the liability of
The contracting company for failure
to correctly and promptly transmit
messages has been amended by linn
Ting such liability to five hundred
times the amount paid for trans.
mission. Two new features have been
added to the bill. The first author.
lies the contracting company to EN-
,loy the postmaster as its agent and
operstor at any postal telegraph Office
where the telegraphic receipts are in-
sufficient TO pay a salary to an Oper-
stor. and to ply him q commission
not eACcchlHb co PSA SCAos Va VIC
charges on messages transmitted
from che office. The second requires
the Posi- master General to secure pro-
visions in the contract which shall
r,rntect postal telegrams against dis
ariminatjon in the order of transmits
sion in favor of telegrams recei yed at
such of the company's offices IS are
NOT onerated under The DrL visions of
the bill. The contract system re-
mains The most prominent feature of
the bill and is not widely different
from the scheme of the Postal Tele-
graph Company, except it empowers
ihe Postmaster General to receive
bids from any telegraph line for con-
ractink'tO carry out the provisions
relating to the establishment of q
government system pure and simple
Ia the event of no satisfactory con
tract with established companies be-
Ing secured.
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BERL1n April 8.-Bismarck in a
conversation explaining his with
drawal from the Prussian ministry is
reported to have said: Il am ~ years
old. My nerves are in baG condi-
ton. l have not time to be unctu-
GUS. The telegraph foarfully multi
plies my work. Germany is inter
ested ir whatever happens in the
capitals of the world including New
York and Washington. The world
is a chess board and l must watch
the moves affecting Germany.
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insDectiOn Of Meats.

WAsHIN TON, Aptil 9-The Sen
ate colnluittee ON foreign relations
agreed to report favorably certain
amendments of the bill to provide
for the inspection of meats for ex.
portalion offered by Sherman day
or two ago together with additional
amendments determined upon BY
thecommiltee.
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Arthur,s Administration Sustained.

LITTLE Rock, April S.-The re-
publican state convention is in session
tonight. The delegates are all un-
pledged but it is understood are fa-
yorable to Arthur. The following
resolution was unanimously adopted: !:
Resolued, That the administration
of President Arthur has commended
itself to the republicans of the coun-
trv
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AmicablY Arranged.

CITY OF Mexico, April S.-lt Is
officially announced that the govern
meht has made arrangements with
the merchants regarding the stamp
law which will remove all cause 1Or
trouble and anxiety. The situation
has at no time been alarming az re-
ported. All merchants were at their
places of business Thursday.
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Challenge.

To John Larpantigny: Il hereby
challenge you to wrestle me, size
hold aud collar and elbow, best three
in five for $3.50 a side, at the Olympic
on Thursday evening, April l0lh.
My money is up IN the hands Of King
& Lowry. | have met you on your
own proposition and on your own
terms. Now | ask you 10 meet me on
mine, If you can throw me, you Or
your friends can win from $500 to
$5,00o. Having met you on your own
terms if you are man you will now
accede to my proposition,
4>8-d3t. JOSEPH UIC KINSoN.
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Missouri Republicans.

sEDALIA, April 9.-The Republi.
can State Convention met at III
O'clock this morning and was called
to order by r. T. Hanlan, chairman
Of The state committee. who intro
duced Hon Chester A. Krum, Of st.
Louis, as temporary Chairman. A
committee Of one from ea.h COngrt g.
sional district on credentials. perma
nent organization and resolutions
was appointed. lion. John 8. Hen
derson delivered an addr. 50 urging
harmony ard no instructions to dele
gates to Chicago. Adjourned till
O'clock
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Colorado Coal and 1ro. CO.

DENVER, April 9.-At q meeting
oe the Colorado Coal and IrOa Com
pany held at Colorado Springs to-
day the following nine directors were
elected: A. A. Danford. John Fl.
Small, Henry E. Sprague, w. 4.
Lawrence, j. E. Develing, A. Rut-
ten, w. A. Dick, Coleman Benedict,
and Thcs. Treyan. The Palmer fac
tion represented 81, 900 and the anti.
Palmer $500 shares out of total Of
100000. Sprague will probably be
chosen president.
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DAY DISPATCHES.
Arkansas Republican State
Convention.
Maryland Colored Repubi-
cans for Logan.
Duncan c. Ross Downs the
Jap.
Ana.ndment to tn. constitut,on.

WAsHINa1 ON, April 9.-The sub
committee Of the house committee on
judiciary has agreed upon joint res
olltion !, proposing a constitutional
amendment relating to the currency.
The proposed amendment Is as fol-
lows: That the legislative powers
granted congress by the CONSTITUTE N
shall not be construed to include the
power to pass any law making any
thing but gold and silver coin legal
tender in payment Of debts, except
after the declaration of war or in case
of rebellion or invasion when public
safety may demand it.
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CHICAGO. April 8.-Andrew Gun
ningham. of Chicago, has laid claim
to the estate of the notorious Kate
Townsend, of New Orleans. who was
murdered by Grisville Skies. Cum
ningham alleges that deceased was
his sister,
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NEW YORK, April 9.-The cotton
exchange petitioned Congress for the
stoppsge Of further silver coinage un-
til such time as by home and inter-
national legislation some adjustment
of the relative values Of gold and sill
yer may be accomplished.
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Shot and Killed.

DEApwooD. D. T., April g.. q. LACE 4 z
Morris shot and killed Le"is snosrtish os,H :
last last night in ba' room at t. spesIhnsn; PEI hesn
i nskots Particulars have not " Desa Sa
received, rce but strahle seemed 70 ~
the sggressor. . -.
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VIcKsBURG. April 8.-Six negroes
of eleven in a boat were drowned to-
night by the upsetting of skiff while
crossing the river. They were from
McDowell's plantation coming after
stock.