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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-06
TAE

The saying is as true as 1t is old
that one may lead a. horse to water
but he cannot be made to drink. 1t
is equally true that one may present
a pure religion to a people but they
cannot be made to accept it.. The
Utah commissioners have doubtless
felt the force of these truths. They
were appointed to carry out the pro-
visions Of the Edmunds anti.polyg>
amy act In order to suppress p0lyg-
amy and to destroy, as far as pcssi-
bic, the power of the Mormon church
In Utah. They have not met with
encouraging success. 1t is true that
p0lyqamists have been distranchised
and prevented from holding office,
but the belief in the right and duty
of members of the Mormon church
to contract plural marriages has not
been legislated out of them. The
fangs of the serpent have been drawn
but the serpent lives. Practical
polygamists have been shorn of Ger
tain civil rights but polygamy is on
the increase. The Mormon pr blem
still remains unsolved. 1t seems the
only way to destroy the Mormon
power IN Utah is to make the church
with the young men of the
and leave to time the re-
suits. The church cannot live unless
it Ia fed by new recruits.
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~~...a.nd n the Theatre.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 4-The actors,
fond b. neft at the Academy OF N us.c
this afternoon ri q OF Tue lnoss
s~nccessful affairs that ever occufIeo
n New York. Much OF the ecsae "
,nroinr 10 it was, Of COURSE que 70
49, nresence of Governor Cleveland'
Oh On this occasion attended = puo-
w. entertainment for the first time
s;nca his election to the Frequency.
The vast auditorium was literally
a.chei Hvndreds Of persons en-.
iered the lobby only to be a0le 10 get
w; iIhi six feet If the inner doors.
Every theatrical person OF em.n
in town secured . box. fIes'oenI
elect Cleveland had = CORDIAL WEI
come at every station between Al.
banv and New York. The. presloen.
If the Actors' Association, ana
MAYOR Edison and Mayor-elect GRACE
and = great throng Of people
received Governor Cleveland vt the
denof. In the academy the widest
enthusiasm prevailed. The Presi-
dant exnressed . wish to meet the
ar:ists engaged in the several per-
fnrmancts. Joe Jefferson, however,
rad then left Tor Philadelphia, o
Irving and Terry gone to their notei.
A committee Of men drove hot haste
to the Brevoort House and ~ quickly
returned with Irving, who was pre-.
sented to the Presldent-elect ana
warmly grasped by both hsndf:
Cleveland expressed regret at not
meeting Mics Terry and Jefferson.
He returned TO Albany At i've
O'Clock. Police guarded Cleveland's
box during his stay in the Academy.
preventing the entry of either po'iti-
clans or interviewers. The proceeds
for the benefit of the Actors fund
were $1O,O 900. The Actors fund ben
fit find in Baltimore was fairly At
tended.
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Eseape Frustrated.

LONG ISLAND CITY, Dec. "A
third attempt was made by the ne
gro, Charles II. Rugg, to escape froln
the Queens county jail where ne ia
conf ned convicted Of the murder Of
Annie Mabee At Brookville y year
ago. Jaller Drake noticed last night
Rugg acted strangely, and calling an
assistant began an inveetiga ton.
Entering the cell Rugg jumped from
the corner where he had been stand
ing and supposed to be chained and
shackeled t. the oct. leaving the
chain behind him. The chain when
examined showed the links connect
ing the shackles had been filed
through and pieces of cord used to
hold them together. 1t is supposed
the links were cut two weeks ago
and the file was furnished by burglar
Kenney, whs with another prisoner
sawed out the. bar Of one Of the Jail
windows and escaped.
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New York Notes.

John Purscht, a native of Vi4n,,,
aged "a, committed suicide in b'
home Ut West Thirty-second s,rs ua
last night. He fist took a dose ~
oxxlic acid, then hacked his hssa
several times with an axe and fIna,ia
sent q bullet into his brain. Pursct,
became crazed with jealousy Of his
boardress.
Jud1e Lawrence granted an abs,
lutte divorce In the Case of Nav
Louise D-WoIt (B-be Vipin:,
aga inst Harold &. DeWol
A dispatch received at Pinkerton',
agency to-day states the Mapdsl.
oaums registered at the Rossen
House, Toronto. the 9th uIt., A. q
Newman and mother, H. Stronds
came after them and registered ~
Puck" Boston, Massachusetts All
left the hotel the I'd inst, but ven
seen yes erday.
Francis d. Moulton was buried
from his late residence on Lexington
Avenue to-day.
NEW YORK. Dec. Sit is claimed
here BY business men familiar with
the provisions of the treaty imt
signed bet wee the Dominican Re.
public and the United States that il
it is made effective 10y Legislation
that island will become a valuable
market for American Manufacturer
and doubtless open the way for The
investment of American Capital
there.
The Board of Aldermen passed
over Mayor Edson's veto the resolu.
ton giving the Broadway Surface
Railroad Company permission to
construct a railroad on Broadway.
James G.. Elaine left for Washing.
ton this morning.
The sloop of war, Galena, sailed
from the Brooklyn navy yard this
morning for New Orleans carrying
exhibits for the cotton exposition.
The statements that Gould has
bought out the Postal Company are
pronounced without foundation by
friends of Gould.
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Changed Hex Mind.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Reliable in
formation is received from George
E. Simpson, a Broad way banker, Of
the runaway mat riage of Miss Mary
E. Willard, OF Washington, D. c,
and william Paxton, q patent lawyer
of that city. Miss Willard vas to be
married to Frank Simpson, of Kan
a City, Missouri, and the wedding
was to have been on q grand scale,
about l 800 invitati' ms having been
sent out for the reception. The
trousseau was purchased in Europe,
with elaborate iewelry in this city.
Miss Wizards father Is on his way
across the ocean. George E.. Simp.
son when spoken to by q Mail and
Express reporter said: II received a
tele gram from the young lady's
mother. stating Miss Mary had been
married yesterday morning without
the knowledge of any member OF the
family. Miss Willard and my son
were acquainted for three years.
There has been no intimation on her
part that she desired to break the
engagement. In fact when the
financial difficulty occurred with our
firm in this city during the recent
panic an offer was made her to cam
Gel the engagement. She expressed
strong devotion to my son. She had
been often at my house and an affec-
tionate intimacy appeared to exist
between my son and Miss willard,
who seemed to be q most exemplary
young lady. Ny sou takes the
matter very philosophically and con-
siders 1t tar better he should have
found her want Of affection for him
now than at a later stage in life. At
present he Is in Orange, New Jersey,
but will soon return to Kansas City.U
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1t seems as it Mr.. Blaine's worst
fears concerning the South would
come to pass. Preliminary steps
were taken at = meeting of lead
ing white and colored citizens
of New Orleans last week to estab-
hsh at some central point in the
South a university of applied sciences
tor giving the graduates of colored
schools q thorough training, both
theoretical and practical, in the lead
ing trades. This is an entering
wedge to the destruction of the chief
business of the plantation darkey,
which consists in playing politician,
and directed him into channels in
tended only for white trash. namely,
the trades. We concede the negroes
have cause to feel alarmed.
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$500. o,.x.,.nd,s Intentions.

NEW YoRK, Dec. "A a.gs.
tor special t., the Evening f0s s.ye
4 nrominent Democratic , -
Conpre 9. who recently vislleo ~ ~
ernor Cleveland says the latter s~''
+ intend to resign the 9th OF !a9u1
arv and pa Lieutenant Governor LII ~
will administer the executive oIloo
for Inc next year, l have turned ovsl
,ha writing Of the message to nlIn.
A re, lavis1p down the duties OF gov
.rnor I shall listen to whatever ny
Democratic friends have to say. ano
/ shalt divide my time Det" g.,
Albany aud kuftalo, until tue Wy
arrives to 20 to Washington. ~.
lend to give due consideration % t1e
counsel Of my own party friends; ~
NAV BE-. when I enter the Presloen-
tiai~ office, some things may not move
as fast ~ some Democrats wish, DuC
I think it will be better 10 go SLOW
and be sure. We cannot hope 10
avoid mis- but if we proceed
slowly we will make fewer mistakes
thar. it we go with q rush.
The member of Congress wltn
whom Cleveland talked says the gov
erpor will become President without
any ambition for q second term; that
he holds to the second term principle
laid down in his letter OF acceptance
and declared his object is to 70 al
minister the government as to lay
the foundation for long continued
rule.
The governor incidentally alluded
to the report Of a quarrel between
himself and Hendricks, saying that
they did not in their conversation
discuss politics and that two men
never pal ted more pleasantly. This
congressman drew from his conversa-
ton with Cleveland that the latter
has not yet made up BIS mind with
regard 10 a single cabinet appoint
ment. He is dsferring these matters
he retires from the governor
ship.
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According to the New York World
Civil Service Reform has received a
slight shock in Washington. Sergt.
Bralnard performed exceptionally
gallant services in the Greedy Arctic
expedition, Almost everybody, in
GLIDING Serst. Brainard, expected
that he would be appointed to q va
cant lieutenancy in the army. But
the coveted prise fell easily into the
lap of Attorney>Genera Brewster's
adopted son, Wright, and Brainard
is left out in the cold, to a degree sur-
passing his Arctic experience. Mean
while the Attorney-G General placidly
parades his rufied shirt bosom and
cuffs. Sergt. Brainard and his inn
mediate friends are rather ruMod,
too.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-06

Speaking of the interference of
United States marshals at elections
the Omaha Herald has the following
to say: Everybody knows but that
for the bulldozlng interference of U.
s. Marshals, Chicago would have
given Carter Harrison q larger ma.
jority than that which he received
last year as mayor, for in the state
where those partisan hirelings could
not ply their nefarious business. his
inroads into the Republican majority
were simply marvellous. Not salts
fled with their dirty work on cleo
ton day, which alone prevented the
election of a Democratic governor
and a great number of legislators,
the manipulators Of the Long John
ring now try to hold an after cleo
ton, upon the Louisiana plan, in
order to save to Illinois . Republican
Senator. Gentlemen, it will not do.
There are honest judges in Chicago,
and that is all the Democrats ask to
Illustrate your dark and fraudulent
schemes.
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ANOTHER LIE NAILED.

One of the pasttimes of the defeated
Republican press is the %inventing Of
stories designed to stir up bad feelings
in the bosom of the victorious De-
mocracy. One of the latest is q tele-
gram from Albany claiming that
Vice-President-elect Hendricks re-
cent visit to MI. Cleveland resulted
in a GOODNESS between these gentle
men. It was sta ed that Mr.. Hen
bricks laid down to MI. Cleveland
the doctrine that the "spoils" must be
dealt out to Democrats with q liberal
hand and that the Independents
must be ignored. To this, it is re-
lated, Mr.. Cleveland took exceptions.
Hence the GOODNESS. A lie so absurd
upon it's face would hardly have done
credit TO the heat of the canvass.
Mr.. Hendricks is a gentleman to
begin with. He knows that he has
nothing to do with MIR. Cleveland's
patronage, ard he certainly would
not make himself offensive by offer.
ing u "policy" without invitation.
Besides, MI. Hendricks says that dur
ing his call upon the Governor the
subject Of politics was not men
toned. 1t was purely a social visit,
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More recent advices from the South
prove conclusively that the stories in
the Blaine organs about the alarm of
the colored population touching the
approaching change in the admins
tration are gross exaggerations. The
few ignorant negroes who were at
first disposed to believe the Republi-
can "yarn" that the election of
Cleveland meant q return to slavery
have gotten over their scare. The
Southern people have rejoiced-as
they had a perfect right to debut
they have not inflicted any damage
upon the country. The incendiary
Blaine organs have not as yet been
able to evolve an Outrage" or stim-
ulate a massacre" As a matter of
fact, the South is happy and hopeful
and the negroes are better off than
they have been since the close OF the
vnor
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-06

1T has been determined by the
Catholic Plenary Council, now Is SEES
sion in Baltimore, to give fitting
recognition in future to the Puritan
national holiday of Thanksgiving
Day. This is a step in the right idi-
rection IN the part of the Catholic
Church in this country. The day. as
it is now observed. is no longer reli-
gious or sectional. It is rational in
every sense of the word. There is
no good reason why the members of
every church should not on that day
unite in returning thanks to Him
who holds the nations in the hollow
of His hand.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-06

The report of the Utah commits
sioners is made public. The COM
missioners say they have succeeded
in preventing a large number of
polygamlsts from voting, but that
their Acknowledgement has had no
effect upon abating polygamy. On
the contrary it was followed by a
polygamic revival. The institution
ia still boldly and defiantly defended
by Mormon teachers and converts
are being added to it. In view OF
these facts the commissioners think
the Federal Government should take
into it's control all civil power in the
Territory and fill every office by APP
pointment.
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London News.

LONDON, Dec. 4.-Skye crotters
are moving in favor of q no rent
policy. They resolved to retain
Cravings which they took and to
ignore writs of landlords. They
maintain that the island by right
belongs to them and they have been
illegally deprived Of their krazing
ltnds.
The case of Captain Dudley and
the mate Of the wrecked yacht
Mignonette, who killed the boy
Parker to keep themselves alive and
against whom, on November 9Th, a
special verdict was found in accord
ance with facts, was heard today by
the full bench of the court of appeals.
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, in pre-
nouncing the decision of the court,
said all the judges agreed that the
act of the prisoners amounted to
murder and the conviction must be
affirmed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-06

The Civil Service Law "dees not
apply to officers appointed by the
President, by and with the consent
of the Senate \ 1t applies only
to those officials who are employed
in the Departments in Washington
and in the large offices of the Gov
ernment elsewhere The
does not touch the question Of
of Office or of removal from
Office" So says Senator Pendleton,
who ought to know. and so reads
the law itself.
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NIHILISM.

Times are ticklish in Russia. Alex
ander III. is as seriously appre-
hensive of personal danger as his
father was. and every precaction is
taken to protect bis august majesty.
Another matured plot against his life
has been recently discovered. Neither
public execution, nor the dreaded
consignment to the wlldernt SO of
Siberia, with hard labor in the mines
as an additional determent, effects
the resolute Nlhilists.
According to the Mosc0w Gazette.
sedition has reached AZ high AS lleu-
tenant-cd1Onels in the army, and is
not likely to, stop there. Another
Russian paper thinks that the
''canker of Nihllis'n has eaten
through every class of society, pri-
vate aud official A ST. Petersburg
correspondent of the London Tim s
SAYS that 'tl,e rector of the Universe
ty of Karkoff has informed the stu
dents, who are giving signs Of de.
monstratiDg against the e%vlctiOrs OF
their comrades at Kieff, that in con-
formity with the new University
statutes, all those taking part in any
kind of meeting will be Immediately
and summarily expelled"
Yet, in spite of this warning, three
hundred of the students arose In in
subordination and were disperse I'D by
the police. Expulsion had no ,errors
for them. Says the cOrresp0n dent:
Publications of growing agitation
are Observable in other universities,
and further troubles are very prob
able"
. A dispatch from Vienna says that
a letter to the Political COrvesp0n-
dence from St. Petersburg ''r-feF r. to
another increase in Nihillstic agita-
ton in that capital. In the prov inces
q manifesto has been circu lated
among the peasants, urging them to
hoslilitles against the higher classes.
This has led to some risings az ainst
landed proprietors." A few of tire
peasants have been executed for re-
volt. To the NIhiIists is attributed
the cause of the disturbance. They
are here. there and e very
where in Russia. The ina tured
plOt'' against the Q zar's
life msy be only an existen &c of
police imagination. At any rats the
police. have discovered nothing
definite IN that direction yet. But
it is naturalSenough that his Imperial
Majesty is sensitively apprehelsive.
1t is natural enough, too, that the
conspirators against his person p, ii
such there be, keep their regi cidal
attention a profound secret moi 10 be
penetrated by the guardians Of the
law.
The assassin, when he str likes,
at a shining mark, strikes
Unexpectedly. The Gar is well
guarded, both in his palace and on
the road when travelling; but certain
Of his recent predecessors have
fallen, Notwithstanding precautions,
whether in their stately home or on
the highway. The present ruler of
Ill the Russians does not evidently
lit on a throne of quietness. His
laily life is one of continual un easi-
1ess that displays itself in his e very
motion.
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AAe springer investigating Committee.
WAsHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The
Springer Committee on expenditures
In the department Ct justice, which
by order of the House is to continue
investigation into the appointment
and employment of deputy marsbals
In Cincinnati at the October election
will get to work shortly. The Inves-
tigation will be begun in Washing
ton. where q number of witnesses
will be examined and then the COM
mittee will go to Cincinnati. The
following witnesses have been sums
moned to appear and testify before
the committee here: Jas. w. Dom
nelly, disbursing clerk of the genera
land Office; Moses B. G. Wright
clerk In the pension office: f. e.
Ford, also clerk in the pension office:
John Wright, postoftice department:
Geo. McEIfresh, ex-detective: Chas'
hurley, ex-6r-man, AID VIM. Kav.
anaugh, all of Washington. These
It is claimed were made deputies in
on election day. Essen.
ator Powell Clayton, of Arkansas Is
also summoned. Several residents
OF st. Louis, Republican politicians
nave been summoned, among Them
L.. Rogers, Henry Mainstre and Rar.
ney Higgins.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-06

Morning Journal: Commissioner
Pine, of the New Orleans Exhibition.
has = well-planned idea of a board
ing house. In chartering the Great
Eastern for q floating hotel he has
struck = bright thought. Floating
hotels in New York waters would
pay. Many q landlord who finds it
hard to keep a1oat on shore might
manage it at sea. An investment in
watered stock of this character would
enable an e%nterprising proprietor to
salt down his profits to advantage.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-06

The mention of MI. COnkling's
name in connection with the New
York Senatorshlp has brought down
upon the head of that peaceful, I'M
obtrusive citizen q vast amount of
abuse from unprincipled HalfBreed
newspapers, but it is all Of . kind
that testifies vigorously to the fact
that Nj. Conkling IL about the largest
Republican In the land.
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Working &c.,.

saye: 1t seems to have se,uhs &a,
to . certainty that tb is'ied down.
working session and mu uaS wi viii bss
matter before the House Important
o mmittees will be disposed na In ths
the winter. Bickner says ~ 81 during
ing ana currency ccmm; tte bank.
try to pass through tue H","eeesss viii
bills to secure a national ii'b has, some
Ten aud avert fin .ncial d Iank sys
Inc Interstate commerce a'PP;; PIE
9 9sss'0'y go nGt Occupy %;,9 more than ban win win
pass some additional land ps raor! TO
fe'ture bills. There viii ha grant tor.
made to pass the bAnkrn,,au Effort
Nicaragua canal men viii Why bill,
To nave some action taken ..enpt
House to advance their interos ~ The
effort will be made to pass ths Az
restricting the coinage Of siI live OIL
lars. ''Vsr DOL
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~Suoeessful

CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE
United States steamer Boston vas
successfully launched 1t Roach;s
s harp " ya 1d. at 1:So yesterday. Mem
oers OF the naval advisory hoard and
q large number of naval officers wit.
n nessed the launch. The Boston ia
Soo rect overhead, 30 on water line
toaty,three feet beam, twentv-eioht
ment tf = > s OF hold and her displsce-
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A Decision.

BOSTON, Dec. A.-Judge Blodgett
to-day rendered u decision in the
cases OF James P. Frost and Daniel
A. sanders, Of the Boston Globe,
charged with contempt OF court in
refusing to disclose to the grand jury
their source for certain recent intor-
nation in regard to an old murder
case in this city. The judges de-
cision is in effect that The facts in the
case did not warrant the commit
ment of the journalists for contempt,
as the question was q narrow one and
resolved itself down to the question
whether or not gentlemen should d.
vulge the names OF persons who had
gwen them Information. The decl-
sion Was awaited with the greatest
interest by the journalistic profe=-
sion.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-06

In his report Secretary Lincoln
turns over General Hazcn without
any consid Grafton for that gentle
mans feelings. AS the General used
to have the reputation of handling
his pen with great skill ana ability
1t Is fair to presume he will take
some notice of the Secretary's reflec-
tons. AS the Republican party is
more or less Destroyed General
Hazen need not restrain himself out
of political considerations. Let slip
the dogs of war.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-06

The Impeachment of Lot Wright,
United States marshal for the South
ern District of Ohio, in the House OF
Representatives will, in the course OF
the investigation to follow, show to
the world the methods employed by
Republican marshals throughout the
country to carry elections for their
marty. Turn the ~.rascals out.
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C1eveland's Movements.

ALBANY, Dec. E-Governor Cteve-
land and party, consisting of his sis
ter, Miss Cleveland. his private Sec
Rotary, Mrs. Lamont, Hon. and Mrp.
A. Bleecker Banks, the Misses Banks.
Miss Van Vechten, Hon. and Mrs.
Erastus Corning, Miss S"hiettelin and
Col. VIM. r. Cassidy left here on y
special train in a private car at II
O'Clock this morning to attend the
Actors fund benefit in New York.