davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
THE Fl

The reasons why the Republican
party is Objectionable to the tolling
masses are: First, it has built up
monopoly at the expense of the peo>
pie. Second, it is the home of corpo-
ratiOns and the harborer of c0rrup-
tionists. Third, 1t has given away
the public domain with a lavish
hand for the purpose of founding
huge corporations which it supports
and sustains in their endeavor to es-
cape their share in bearing the
public burdens. Fourth, it has squan-
dered hundreds of millions of public
treasure, ostensibly to build a navy,
but really to enrich private individ-
uals. Fifth, it endeavored to folst
Chinese coolie labor upon the people
and was only prevented by the
united opposition of the Democracy.
it has condoned swindling
and corruption in every department
of the government. Seventh, it has
proved itself unworthy the conf
dence of the people. These are q few
of the reasons why the people want a
Turn the rascals out.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

Utica Observer: When In private
life, Governor Cleveland defended,
without a fee. the Fenian raiders
of 1876, and when Mayor of Buffalo
he presided at a meeting to remon-
strate against the Imprisonment of
Irish-American citizens in England
He appointed more Irisn-Americans
to responsible offices than any Of his
predecessors. Blaine's love for Ire
land and Irishmen was attested by
his acknowledgement in 1855, his
distribution (,f not actual authorship
of the Madigan circular in 1875, and
his inactivity as Seer etary of State
while McSweeney was lingering in
Jail. Yet they tell us Irish Demo
Gratis are going to vote for the Plumed
Knight.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
THE SITUATION IN IRELAND

Recent advices from Dublin shows
there are radical differences of Opin.
ion among Irish leaders, both as re-
CARDS the details of the agitation and
the policy that should be persued to
make the agitation successful. This
is but natural and may be regarded as
q good sign that the National party
of Ireland is full of life and vigor. 1t
is true Parnell does not satisfy some
OF the more extreme of the Irish
leaders, but that is no eason why he
and they should quarrel and range
themselves in opposing camps. Both
Mr.. Parnell and Mr.. Davitt possess
the full confidence Of the Irish peo-
pie and no reasonable doubt exists
that they will in the end effect the
regeneration of their country and
win for 1t the justice to which it is SO
entitled.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
That Navy of Ours.

PROVIDENCE, Aug. 25.-The naval
squadron went out from Newport
this afternoon to West Island. Sec'y
Chandler was on the Tennessee: other
vessels being the Swatara, the Van
dalia and the Alliance. On the al
lance were the senate committee on
ordnance, their ladies and ATTORNEY
General Brewster. The purpose of
going to West Island was to pay their
respects to President Arthur and sa-
Lutte him. On the way, the Tennessee
when outside Seal Rock, went on a
blind ledge. Captain Selfridge saws
Inc chart gives nine fathoms Of water
to the spot where the vessel went on.
She came off without assistance after
a delay of Is minutes and she was
unlnjured. She then joined the other
ships on their way down. President
Arthur was fishing when the SQUAD
ron hove In sight. Then after a
brief stay the fleet returned, arriving
at Newport about 7 o'clock.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

Truth: "Black Jack, Junior, is q
chip of the old. Thomas-hawk. He
has been less than . year at West
Point, and already he has given EVIL
dence of linguistic ability of no COM
mon order. He understands Choc-
taw as we'll as English, and his Choc
is said to be of the choicest brand.
Young Black Jack began his mill
tary career by bossiDg the "plebes."
His latest escapade, for which he is
now being tried by court-martial, is
of q more serious character. He Is
accused of using cuss-words to the
officer of the guard. This at West
Point is mutiny, and mutiny is pun
:ishable with expulsion. His father
may have sworn terribly at Lookout
Mountain, but Black Jack was a big
chief, and his little Injun must not
invoke the Manitou before he is a
man." Since the above was written
Young Black Jack has been acquitted
by the court-martial that tried him.
What influence the fact that young
Logan is the son of a candidate for
the vice Presidency, had upon the
of the gentleman who &C
quilted him may be surmised.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

John Chinaman now finds himself
in q position where he must fight or
run. France has opened the ball by
bombarding Foo Chow. The diplo-
macy of China could not avert the
blow. Her diplomats exhausted all
the resources at their command to
gain time and to put off The evil day.
They failed, and now the celestials
find themselves face to face with a
powerful foe. John is no fighter.
He is not altogether deficient in
courage, but he knows he is far be-
hind France in the arts of war, and
a continued struggle with that power
will result only in disaster to him
self. John will put up with the loss
of q few pig-tails merely to vindicate
his courage and will then accede to
the demands of France. John is no
fool, if he ii. no fighter! He will make
the best terms possible with the
enemy and call his tOn-toms from
the front.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
OUT OF POLITICS.

Elsewhere we publish Mr.. Conk-
ling's note to the Blaine organization
in Albany, N. Y. It falls like a wet
blanket upon the Republican party.
1t was in hopes the great stslwart
would finally lay aside his personal
feelings and support Blaine, but
Conkling still 'sulks in his tent"
No one is surprised at this. He and
Blaine have long been at daggers
drawn. It was Blaine who drove
him out of politics. Either he would
be very forgiving or very humble to
accept Blaine now. 1t is much bet
ter to be out of politics than to rush
into the embraces of q political enc
my of many years standing, only to
be held up to derision. Mr.. Conkling
pursues the dignified course. In the
Republican politics now the post of
honor is the private station. Others
besides Mr.. Conkling take this view
of the situation.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
Yellow Fever.

WASHINGTON, August 26. - The
marine hospital bureau is informed
that Yellow fever is prevailing with
great fatality ON the island of Porto
Rico. The disease is not confined to
the recent immigrants from Spain.
ton. pop"'"
Sener Romero, Mexican minister
received a communication announc,
ing the failure of the corn
crops in chihuahua and asking
him to notify exporters of corn in
this country, who may wish to ex-
port it for seed to chihuahua tn 3D.
dress the government of that state
giving price, quality and QUANTITY.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
THE arpuBL1oANskm1ron

It has bsen well. said that constltu.
tional prohibition is the skeleton IN
the Republican household. In
Maine. Kansas, Iowa, In every Inn
pregnable Republican stronghold In
tolerance has been stamped upon
every page Of the statute books.
With the aid Of Republican votes it
has been made . crime to distill
spirits, to brew beer, to deal in or to
drink liquor or Lager. But where
prohibition meant the loss Of public
offices the Republicans have put
their bigotry, where 1t would do the
most good-in their pockets and
truckled to the liquor interests for
the sake of votes.
The skeleton now confronts MI.
Blaine in his own State. The State
election will take place one week
from next Monday, the 9Th proximo.
On that day the constitutional pro-
hibition question is to be voted on
by the people. Blaine is not strong
enough to stand defeat in his own
State on the eve of the presidential
election, and 30 he strikes hands
with the iron-clad ProhibitiOnists
and supports tho constitutional
amendment. By this bare-faced
to intolerance Blaine may
save his own State, but how will the
Germans of the country-how will
every independent freedom-loving
everywhere fancy q presiden
tial candidate who makes himself the
of the most ~intolerant
ever forced upon
even under an a%utocratic
government? Let the word 60 forth
the freedom-loving foreign-born
1oter-to the Germans, to the Irish,
% the English, to the Scandinavians
to all who hate intolerance in
very form, that for political expe-
to save his own State,
James G.. Blaine strikes hands and
mites with the Prohibition fanatics
o force ir0n-clad constitutional pro-
libition and coniscation on the
eOple of Maine. And let it be
nderstood that what he would
orce upon his own State for self
ggrandizement. he would also force
pom the people of the Union to adj
ance his own political ends.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
Paris Papers Indignant.

PARIS, August 25.-Paris papers
Indignantly repel the charges made
by the London Times that cruelty is
exercised by Admiral Courbet at Foo
Chow, and INDUCES in violent abuse
OF the English. The VoUaire and
LIE Temps say France has no need to
exculpate itself to a country which
set fire to Alexandria. Admiral
Courbet destroyed Chinese qunboats
because he could not weaken his
crews by occupying them. The Sale
II RepubhiQue Erancaise approves
Admiral C0urbet's energetic course
in all he did. They say he was to
obey orders in hope of effecting a
prompt settlement of the existing
difficulty. Cassogna,c advocates an
alliance between France and Germa-
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
Liquor Consumption.

A series of tables has been issued
by the Bureau of Statistics which
shows the comparative CONSUMPTION
OF liquors in this country, and q
study of it reveals some acts that
are not pleasing to lovers of temper
ance. For instance. in the three
years ending with 1883, the increase
in the consumption of distilled spirits
was 1884 per cent; of wine, 24.43
per cent; and of malt liquors 6S.55
per cent. This may be taken as an
encouraging sign, in that the increase
in malt liquors so greatly exceeds
that in spirits, and it is often said
that such figures show that beer "a
driving out whiskey. The fact
scarcely seenls to warrant the con-
clusion. The increase in population
for three years named was probably
not much over 10 per cent, and
certainly not over 20 per cent. It
would seem, therefore, that the COM
parative increase in malt-liouor
drinking was not because men loved
Whiskey less, but because they loved
beer more,
If the relative amount of con
sumption is not specially encouraging
the absolute amount is still less SO
In the three years mentioned. the
cunt consumed was eleven and a
ami gallons of liquor of one sort and
halther for each man, woman and
ano in the country. This pives
nearly four gallons a year. But two
thirds OF the population,
Is composed of women chill
dren and men who do not drink at
all; so that the average for each man
who INDUCES to any degree what
ever Is at least twelve gallons a wear.
It is true that the Consumption of
coffee is increasing faster than that
of liquor, each person being credited
last year with about ten pounds, or
perhaps fifteen gallons. Whether
this is an encouraging fact for the
cause of real temperance, readers
must judge for themselves.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

What good is to come from exhum-
ing the bodies of the unfortunates of
the Greedy expedition? Is Dora
Buck crazy, or is she listening to the
advice of fool friends? 1t were bet
ter the remains of Private Henry
should forever repose undisturbed
than to expose the stripped bones to
the gaze of a morbidly inquisitive
crowd of lOOkers-On.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

st John and Daniels, Prohibition
candidates for President and vice
President, have been duly and form
ally notified of their nomination and
responded with their little speeches.
It is now in order for the National
Political Alliance to name its candi-
dates and to go through the formali-
ty of notifying them of the "dis-
tinguished honor conferred, etc."
With four, and possibly five, Presi-
dental candidates in the field, the
average voter may be able to find one
among them that will suit him.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
Wholesale ~NIurderiug.

BUFFALO, Aug. "a special
from Bradford says that at Fall
Creek. Clearield county, Pa, on Fri
day night last, an unknown person
entered a boarding house where four
people We're asleep, the proprietor
and his wife and another married
couple. The first attack was made
on the proprietor and his wife, and
the latter was killed. The assailant
found $500 concealed in the bed and
bedding, but missed $500 sewed in a
bed quilt. Passing into the next
room the skulls of the other couple
were crushed, but no money was
found. The first woman struck died
almost instantly, but the other three
at last accounts were still living with
no hopes of recovery.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

MI. Conkling is not taking part in
politics this year. He has sent the
following note to a Blame organiza-
ton in Albany which paid'him the
compliment of Offering to enroll him
as an honorary member:
". r.. Nichols, Secretary, et,.
Dear Sir: Noting yours, and
thanking you for the offer of an hon.
orary membership of the political Or
ganization referred to, must ask you
to excuse me. 1 am quite out of poll
tics and don't wish in any way to be
drawn into the pending canvass.
Your obedient servant
ROSCOE CONKLING.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
p.opiaions had: to be

d.,.htors. Provisions had: to De
msda for their support, and YET inc
family felt obliged % conIalI Union.
some way to the cause Q ! Tue hs1d'
A sort Of family council was nl ~
Grover had just been adml.teu ~
| the bar at Buffalo and was Deglnn.ns
to have some practice. Two younger
hrothers volunteered to go to the
the army and leave Grover az nome
to support their mother and sisteIs;
This was agreed to all around,
the two brothers went to the front
and served with honor till the war
/ closed. When peace declared 'tney
returned home, but were soon after
wards lost at sea. Grover Cleveiand
was the first man drafted in Buffalo
He promptly supplied q substitute
who made q faithful. sOldler: uoy
Cleveland has always been q friend
of the soldiers, and was what Was
called q War democrat. Wnlle
Mayor of Buffalo there was an
attempt to make capital out OF the
fact that he he'd vetoed q bill appro-
priating public money for Q soldiers
monument in the city. When the
facts came out it proved to be true
that he did veto such a bill, and that
he did it on the ground that the City
Council had no right to appropriate
public funds for q purpose OF that
kind, but he suggested that the result
might be reached by 3 public sub
The hint was adopted, q
subscription paper was taken around
and the first and largest subscriber
was Mayor Cleveland. since he has
been GOvoner of New York he has
approved a bill providing that the
heads of the various State depart
ment shall, when making appoint
ments, give preference to honorably
discharged soldier and sailors of the
United States. Some irritation was
created last winter because of this
.etoing q bill in reference to Grand
Army badges. In the bill was a
provision making the wearing of
such a badge by any person not en-
titled to do so by reason of member
OF some post q crime, punishable
BY imprisonment. The Governor
thought the penalty unnecessarily Sc
we're. 1t was also logically observed
hat the child of veteran might be
Imprisoned for wearing his fathers
|
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

The morbid sensationalism Which
insisted upon exploiting the canni-
balism of the Greedy party at the ex-
pense of every feeling of dellcacy is
now meeting with the reproof of the
entire press. The sober second
thought of the community is &C.
knowledging that enforced caunibal.
ism under such circumstances is not
to be visited with the odium of a
crime, but that was the effect of the
sensational articles when they were
first written.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

1t Is one of the p%eculiarities
OF cholera that it frequently
subsidies after existing in, the
most yirulent epidemic form and
then as suddenly breaks out again.
It has again resumed a malignant
form at Toulon and Marseilles, and
In addition seems to be spreading
throughout the south of France and
ITALY.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
French Plana.

PARIS, August 26.-It is believed
that after Admiral Courbett hoe 40
strOyed the forts on Min rivo~. Ie
tween the arsenal and the rivers
mouth ne will join Admiral Lesnes
before ne Lung and arrange With
nm o the occupation of that place
Ihere is Talk Of an expedition fronc
Tonquin. INTO Yunnan, at the end V IL
t Metsase9; unless China accepts the be-
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

Ohio will cost Mr.. Blaine's cor
ruptionistsa great deal of anxiety and
cash In the later days of September
because it is an October State and a
vital State. With them, Ohio lost,
all Is lost. The campaign would end
with a Republican defeat in the
Buckeye State in October, and it will
not be lost to them if money, and
bribery, and fraud and the imported
negroes from Kentucky and West
Virginia can prevent it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
C~LEVELAND's WAR RECORD,
Why It Was that the Governor
Didn't "9o for a Soldier.
Especial correspondence of the World

ALBANY, July 16.-There is
nothing dlscreditable about Gov.
Cleveland's war record, At the
opening of the wal it was q question
whether he should 60 to the army or
not: He was entirely ready and
willing to do SO, but his father had
died some time before and left q
widowed mother, poor and with q
large family, several of whom were
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

World: We observe that Benja-
min F. Butler is the president of a
powerful company recently organ
lied for the purpose of purchasing
1900 acres Of grazing land in Colo
RADIO. It is rather difficult to secure
. monopoly of all the grass in Colo
RADIO. but this, We presume, is the ul-
innate design of Mr.. Butler and the
gsudy capitalists who r associated
With him in the gigantic enterprise.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
BEST B%AKINGfP0WD@
Interesting Tests Made b, h
Government Chemist,

DR.. Edward G. Love; the present Analytical CT.
far the Government, has recently made some interp,;. y
periments as to the comparative value of baking NV
Dr Iove,s tests were made to determine what brands d
most economical to use, and as their capacity lies
leavening power, tests were directed solely to asces,
available gas of each powder. DR.. Loves report s,'
following:
Strength:
Name of the Cubic Inches Ga
Baking Powders: per each ounce Of pma
"Royal" absolutely pure) 1%
"Patapsco' (alum powder) 1MJ
"Rumford's" phosphate fresh 1sI
"Rumford's" (phosphate) old Ss|
"Hanford's None Such," fresh 1Nl
"Hanford's None Such" old Ms1
"Redheads" 1r%%E
"Charm" (alum powdeD 1Kss'
"Amazon" (alum powder) lid
"Cleveland's" short weight I oz) lMI
"Sea Foam" 1M%SI
"Czar" INK;
"Dr. Prices" + 1M M
Snow Flake" (Grofs St. PauD l M;
"Lewisis" Condensed %s
~Gongress" yeast &i
&C: 3. Andrews & Co.'S" Contains a1um) 7 81;
"Hecker's" o.;
"Gillet's' 49,. "a,
"Bulk" 81;
Tin his report, the Government Chemist says:
II regard all alum powders as very unwholesome. Pn
plate and Tartaric Acid powders liberate their gas too hph
in process of baking, or under varying climatic changes a
fer deterioration"
DR.. II. A. Mott, the former Government Chemist sp
a careful and elaborate examination of the various BAHp
Powders of commerce, reported to the Government in hr
of the Royal brand.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

For PRECEDENT:
GROvKR.CLEvELAN ND, OF New York.
For Vice-P. eddent:
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS. Of Indiana.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

The Logan show reached Chicago
asst evening. The General IL keep
ing himself before the public.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27

graphical position h .he" mes anoros o travellers, " reason OF It's unrNahd %t
Southeast, and the west n W." ano pes route between tho Eaet,N Northeast az"
It literally an" sd stec,,. Northwest forth and southwest. '' ,.
o rcad between the Athnte ~, ne ITS connections area u Of the prncIpa"""
, e y "s man line and branche:T - s"an o.,va
wash,nEton. keok.k. x"ossv as oes a..and: tn Illinois; Davenport. Mu* sm~
In iowa canaun r r.oca, A9dubon, Harlan, Guthrie cen+er and Council euA"
Intermediates. Tno" u" Kansas, and the hundred. ~ cm.e" sMaees ad town.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
Democratic Gail.

At q meeting Of the Democratic Central Com
nittee Of Silver Bow county, held In Butte
Saturday, July 18th, 1884, it was ordered that
primary meetings be held in the various pre-
cincts of the county, Saturday. August GOTH
1854, between the hours Of 4 o'clock and SO'clock
P; M, for the purpose Of electing delegates and
~alternases to the County Democratic convention
to be held in Butte september 18th, 1854. ct II
o'clock, m. The following u the app0rtion'
ment:
0UWe sssssssssssssss.sssssZ1 0ooA1 sssse~sssssssssssssssss I
Walkeryile ..........l IL ICatchiDgs Camp-...... 2
ScheueT A-................. 4 German Gulch.......... !
Neaderville commence. I Rocker. ......-...... l
Centerville OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2 Butcher Town......- !
Depot. 2Yankee DOodle...... 1
Centennial Brewery.- l Browns Gulch-........ !
Blacktail .................- 1tN0rwood.............. 1
Highland $1,000. ..... J French Gulch.......- l
silver Bow, HAL Columbia .......... !
Silver Bow Junction. 2 Burlington Mine..... l
Divide. ..,, ............. acknowledgements. l
1elrose. 2tGeary's Ranch"-.".. I
Oregon Springs....-.
The committee further ordered that no prox
ies be allowed in the convention.
j. b. B. FOSTER, Chairman.
JOHN MCCORMICK, Secretary.
BUTTE, July 18th, 1854.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
'cREAT ROCK ISl AMD RoUTE,'

; Ess to a smooth track track o ssssh e travellers all tn advantages ad com "o.,
.saIE0. FNElv UIS Sonp1esa Of comMo0IoUs. WELL VENTILATED. w VEL
!atestd designed anal = .sHs RECLINING CHAIR caRs evr buHt; PvLLMAhrrss
ma area cknowIedeee .s%sss"ooneste PALACE SLEEPING CARS. and DINING cKs
Road IN the couNrpVy press n people K 70 IN FINEST RUN UPON AM an"
THaEE = .SoEvENTY-FCVE CENTS eS 1pe" neal ar served TO "a"
TWO o. IAN each way ban~ses EHHn. . ,ruea.
~ eo nmoue Cd!CAGO and MINNEAPOLIS and SI. wv
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-27
LEA u

oetrween Newport Ne~" .Ma seneca and Kankakee, "a recentb been opea~"
IN Council elu6e, ~ s. 800. "csnnnnond, Cincinnati, Indianapolis AM 1 a Faye'"
Al Thso". ~ minneapolis and intermediste points.
eo1 more detailed irSn.C carried o Fast Express Trains. .N
~o" a Ticket, IT. nnrsr" auon lee Maps land Folders whichm nj + obalheId
Rs b. CABLE. '~' 'okes on"oe' !" the United State. md ca"'0""
srsst I Ca. No. &. 81. JOHN, -..At4
~anss. oenT 1'ks / Pass'~'