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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-03
Tho q. p. Strike.

Our dispatches last night state that
the threatened strike on the Union
Pacific railway line has been averted
by the company receding from it's
proposition to make a reduction of
ten and twelve and a half per cent.
in the wages Of its employees. In this
the company showed wisdom. Rail.
road employees in the West are not
getting rich on the salaries paid them.
Under the present rates section men
get but $1.65 per day brakemen SOS
per month, conductors on passenger
and freight trains 500 per month ;
engineers 1878 per day, and fremen
ST. Is Der day. These employees must
I've honest, sober men and are COM
PEELED to be on hand at their posts Of
daty in fair or foul weather and often
when they are unified for labor by
reason Of sickness. The wages they
receive, in view of the price of living
in the West, is small enough. The
reduction contemplated is ten per
cent. on all salaries of 81 900 or less a
year, and twelve and a halt on all
salaries over $1,000 q year. Had the
adhered to its demand
there would not be a freight train on
the whole U. P. system moving to-
day. The loss that such a condition
of things would have entailed upon
the business OF the West is incalcu-
liable. 1t is a matter of congratuia-
ton with all that the order Is re-
scinded.
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Advice to Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and bro
ken Of your rest by q sick child suf-
fering and crying with pain Of CUT
ting teeth? If 80, send at once and
get q bottle of Mrs. Winslow's S0Oth-
Ing Syrup for children teething. Its
value is incalculabls. It will relieve
the poor little sufferer immediately.
Depend upon it mothers, there is no
mistake about it. It dysentery and
diarrhoea, regulates the stomach and
bowels. reduces Inflammation and
gives tone and energy to the whole
system. MRS. Winsl0w's Soothing
Syrup for children teething is pleas
ant the taste, and is the prescription
of one of the oldest female physicians
in the United States, and is for sale
by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25c per bottle.
& is sT1y
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BELkNAP BANK.
A Rush on That Institution on
Monday Morning.
Missoula Times, April 80.


The depositors of the Belknap
Banking company made a rush at
the office o. the company for their
money on Monday morning. It ap-
pears that at a meeting Of the citizens
previously held General Howell srat>
ed that he was going to st. Paul to
confer with the railroad company on
matters If interest to the town, and
warned the citizens that he presumed
the usual cry would be raised that he
was running away. Everv time he
has left the town ever since 1t was
started his enemies have bounded
him like q pack Of ours. A number
Of weakened citizens made a rush
for their money derOsited in the
bank and of course a panic was the
result. All the depositcrs drew out
their money, and strange to say the
hank had money left. Some of them
then wished to put their money back,
out the cashier refused to take 1t.
The fact il, and it cannot be denied
bv any one knowing the facts, that
Howell & Baker have done and r
now doing three times rs much as
any II else to open the Coeur
d'AIene country. Why should they
have any motive for trimming away"
Just at the moment when the most
glowing accounts are coming from
the mines?
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The W. @. 4. q, Sociable.

The Pavilion vas crowded last
evening by participants at the so
cable on rollers given by the ladies
of the Christian Temperance Union
of Butte. Nearly It's ticket were
disposed of at the door and nearly
all the holders took part in the fes-
Invites of the occasion. The happy
skaters chased the fleeting hours away
until nearly midnight when they
dispersed. Socially ana financially
the affair was a most gratifying sue
cess. The receipts were nearly $3.50.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed
upon the ladies of the Union for their
management of the sociable. The
music was all that could be desired
and the refreshments rich, varied
and abundant. 1t is hoped the same
ladies will favor our people with an.
other of their delightful s~ociaOles.
They will bear repetition.
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The Semi Weekly Miner
T MAY 8. 1884.
Local News.
r-,m the Daily Of Friday

From the Daily Of Friday.
nh vote yesterday for the special
tax was almost unanimous,
WV one vote being cast against the
proposition
AZ Con Hamilton. of VAUDEVILLE,
aott,ng up a r. lille for a horse
S,hich will come Of as soon as the
chances are s0ld'
,,,snzo Dow, the Butte, Silver
and Fish Creek mail contractor,
Stating on a line of stages to run
,t~een this citv and Gregson
Snriurs, the first coach leaves here
this morning.
Mfr, Charles S. Warren has sent
,;s declination Of the nomination for
.,dprman of the First ward to the
ponublicsn central committee. Mr..
Warren's business engagements are
such that he could not serve if
elected, hence he dec ines.
The eighty stamps Of the Alice
company are running on fair grade
ore and reducing over one hundred
ions daily. Late developments in
rbe Magr a Charta ore of the most
aattering character. A body of ore
having recently been opened in the
face of the 200 and 500 west drifts av-
praping six feet in width and assay
ing 65 ounces of silver to the ton.
Messrs. King and Lowry are CIV
ing their place its annual cleaning
and repairing, including the laying
Of a new floor. Yesterday the old
floor was taken up and the accumu~
,ations of dust and dirt for the past
three or four years were panned out
IN zee hat might he found. The
clean up developed two or three gold
rings, a five dollar piece and several
pieces of silver coin.
Mr.. Thomas Deyarmon has dis.
nosed of the Virginia City Mddiso-
o;on to Mr.. A. b. Keifer. MI. Dey-
armon has published the Madisonian
nearly eleven years and with the as
sjstance of MI. Keiser and Tom
Raker has made it one of the hest
weekly newspapers in the West. The
gentleman has the sincere wishes of
\ host Of friends throughout Mon
tsna for his success In whatever en-
terprise he may engage in In the fu-
ture.
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Profession and Practice.

The Inter Mountain protested a de-
sire to make a nice, clean campaign
for city officers. 1t deprecated mud
thro wing and personalities and
everything calculated to arouse i'll.
feeling and animosities. So much
for its professions. Now for its prac-
tice. Last evening it INDUCED in a
series of personal squibs and obsce-
nifty directed against the Democratic
candidates for city offices. The
MINER has ample opportunity to re-
tort in like language directed
against Republican candidates. It
might chargethere are whisky sellers,
whiskey drinkers, gamblers, and
snide foot racers among the Repub-
lican candidates, but we will DO
nothing of the kind. We recognize
the fact that the candidates upon
the Ret ublican ticket are u neigh
bors, gentlemen, who if elected, will
discharge the duties de.
volving upon them in an able and
creditable manner. We expect to
meet them daily and enjoy their
friendship andlesteem, and have no
desire to hold them up to the ridicule
contempt of the stranger in our
or the stranger abroad. Every
voter in the city knows the can
didates upon both tickets. Their
is known and
their standing in the community
accurately measured. Disparaging
references to them will influence no
honest, intelligent man to vote
against them. Such references may
them abroad, but will not af-
feet them at home. The MINER will
not indulge in them, however great
the provocation is to do %. The Inter
Mountain may find it is playing a
game in the end by ITS mud
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TEE SEMI-WEEK1Y MINER, BUTTE, MONTANA, MAY 8, 1884.
Forest Fires.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May 2-For>
est fires have been ragi0g hereabOuts,
but the first serious damage was re-.
ported at Whitehaven. The neigh.
boring hills caught fire and for q
time the town was in great danger
owing to the strong wind The fire
department of Wilkesbarre with
the assistance of the whole p0pula>
ton subdued the flames. At Cali
fornia, a numbering town near
Whitehaven. q fierce fire broke out
and eleven houses occupied by men
in numbering were destroyed. The
bridge over Bear creek, on the Lehigh
Valley R.R. was destroyed. In the
fire a large quantity of valuable tim
Der was destroyed. Total loss is esti-
mated at $500, 900. The fire is now
under control.
WASHINGTON, New Jersey, May
2.-Dispatches report an extensive
conf1agration raging in the Blue
Mountains, 25 miles from here. The
wind carried the smoke in dense
clouds over this part of Warren ceun-
ty and at 5 this afternoon it became
completely dark and a smoke pail al
most sutfocating rests over the town.
The inhabitants are alarmed and the
mayor has requested q number of the
members of the fire companies to re-
mai on duty during the night.
A large tract OF valuable woodland
is burning about three miles from
Matawan, N. j., threatening . num-
her of residences. The farmers are
fighting the flames near Ashland,
Pennsylvania. Extensive fires are
raging and the Ashland fire depart
ment have been ordered to be in
readiness for service. At the State
Miners hospital workmen are now
fighting flames. The loss to the TIM
Der tracts will be large.
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The Union Guards.

One OF those enjoyable reunions in
which the Union Guards excel. oc-
Cured last evening at their hall on
West Broadway. The company had
met for drill as usual. After the ex-
ercises were completed an election for
drill sergeant was held. Captain +.
F.Page, an old time Nevadian, and
former captain of the finest military
company in that State, was elected to
the position. Captain Reynolds, the
popular officer of the Guards then
invited the whole company to his
sample rooms adjoining the hall
where several hours were passed in
conversation, recounting remlnis.
cences, singing and speech making.
Among the members of the
Guards are some magnificent voices,
deep, rich and harmonious. These
were brought out in song and the
spacious room made to resound with
exquisite vocalisms. Among the
siL gers were Messrs J. Goldsworthy !,
s. Thomas, Lieut.. d. 81. Mitchell,
w. O. Thomas, and Lieut.. Trevail.
Captain Wyman was present and
made an eloquent appeal to the SOL
diers present in behalf Of Captain
Shepherd who will receive a benefit
at Renshaw Opera House in the
near future. After singing "Good
Might" the company joining In the
chorus, the Guards dispersed, the
visitors, among whom was q MINER
reporter, voting it one Of the most
enjoyable reunions they had ever
attended. The Guards propose to
give q concert and ball at Renshaw
Opera House the 18th inst, of which
q more extended notice will be
given in the future.
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4 Change.

CHICAGO, May 2.-The Board Of
Trade to-day took exclusive charge of
hanGi,ng its telegfaphic quotations
and other commercial news. Hereto
fore this work has been done Ivy the
Western Union Telegraph Co., which
had a force of newsgatherers and OPP
el ators in the board who transmitted
the markets, failures, ETC., to individ-
uais and commercial exchanges
throughout the country. The COM
pany as a common carrier WAS una
bic to restrict the dissemination Of
this news and the consequence was
the Board of Trade was unable to
prevent the bucket shops from secur>
ing quotations. The hoard will have
its own operators ard newsgatherers
on the floor Of the exchange in uni
form,
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Attempted Abduction.

CLEVELAND, May IA bold at
tempt was made last night to abduct
Lucia Searate, the Mexican midget
ON exhibition at the dime museum.
Two men managed to steal her from
the dressing room while left alone
for a minute. She was missed, a
chase made and the abductors seen,
but they dropped her and escaped.
This is the third attempt to kidnap
her. It is supposed the object is to
hold her for ransom.
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Run ON Mexican Banks.

BOSTON, May "A special from
the City of Mexico of May first says:
The run on the Monte de Piedad
bank which started Saturday caused
a panic among depositors and distrust
in the financial stability of all bank
ing trims of. the city. Runs started
on all OF them. Crowds surrounded
the Monte de Piedad. the National
and Mercantile banks, anxious to
make settlements. The Bank of Lon
don, Mexico and South America is
the least disturbed, having been with
dra wing notes since the first of jan
uary. The situation is aggravated by
the government directing bank bills
be refused at its Offices.
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Labor Wins This Time.

CHEYENNE, May News of the
Union Pacific order reinstating the
old wages of employees was received
here with great jubilee. The train
and. shopmen struck at 7 o'clock this
morning. There was no disorder
except one train was temporarily
stopped. The men would have
fought the reduction to the bitter end.
At Laramie City this morning the
passenger train was also stopped but
arrivei here nearly on time.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 1.-The
Union Pacific r. r. strikers held a
meeting 200 strong in Library Hall
and unanimously resolved on q con-
tinuation of the strike until former
wages were restored. Later while
the strikers were at the depot send
ing off some delegates to Omaha a
dispatch was received announcing q
restoration Of wages. The news was
received with cheers and the crowd
adjourned to Library Hall to hold q
j~olli6cation meeting.
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Aaru Gang at Thompson Falls.

SPOKANE FALLS, w. T., May g.
Last night at Thompson Falls an
Indian with some whites was en-
gagged at gambling. The Indian was
charged with under dealing, and a
fight ensued. The Indian started to
run, but was fatally shot in the back
by one of the gamblers. As the news
spread the Indians began collecting
and show signs of a general uprising.
The toughest element in the country
Is now collected at Thompson Falls.
It is unsafe for q man with money to
go out unprotected at night. A num-
Der of persons have been robbed. The
same state of affairs exists at Spo-
kane Falls, where a number of gam
blers from Thompson Falls have col
iected. The organization of a vigil
lance committee is talked of.
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Local News.

Rev. Thos. A.. Todd, of Wickes,
Montana, will preach Sunday morn
ing and evening ut the Presbyterian
church. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Services will be held Sunday in
Meaderville at 3 p. NJ, Walkerville
1880 p. m. All are cordially. invited
to attend. J. w. Bennett, pastor of
Butte circuit.
We do not apprehend anyone will
forget the benefit to Mcdonald, but
would just say that it will come
off at the Comlque tomorrow even
ing. Secure you seats early.
IL is hardly necessary to make
the correction, but Judge Wilcox is
running for and will be elected Po-
lice Magistrate. In this connection
we may observe that the Judge never
kept a saloon.
We learn from q gentleman just
from Helena that Manager Seleg-
man has called bis defeated nine to-
gether for practice this week and pro-
poses having them in shape to clean
up the Territory this season. We
predict that he will have to import
men and better players than he did
last year if he wants to obtain that
happy result.
Messrs. Henry Jacobs & Son have
their new store, corner of Park and
Main streets, completed and are re>
ceiving goods daily. Although not
fully ready for business, customers
will not be turned away. When
their goods are all in Messrs Jacobs
& Son will have as fine a stock of
gents furnishing goods as can be
found in the city.
The Leavitts drew an appreciative
audience last evening and as usual
gave q fine entertainment. A NATL
nee this afternoon and q performance
this evening conclude the engage
ment of this superior troupe In Butte.
From here the combination goes to
Helena. We can assure our friends
there they will not be disappointed
in the Leavitt's.
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kroduce Market Report,

BUTTE, NJ. T., April rs. 1884.
The following are the wholesale
prices paid by merchants and hotel
keepers for the commodities enumer-
ated, delivered from the wagons
Price list carefully corrected every
Flour Ruby Valley, xxx, $3.50
per cWt.
Mill Creek, xxx. $3.50
percwt.
Kansas xxx $3.50.
Bakers, $780,
Mill Greek, New Process, $3.50.
Gallatin, $3.40 per cwt.
Union Mills, New Process, Cream
Of the Valley, $3.50
Ruby Valley, new process) $500.
Utah Common, 1873
Utah Choice, $3.50.
Graham, $500.
Wheat per h., 2 cts.
Oats, $1.6001.SD.
Butter, per h., 5000 cts.
Eggs, per case, $3.50.
Eggs, fresh ranch, per DEE, .s6c.
Corn Meal, Sc.
Beef, carcass, Sc.
Hay e ton. S22.
Balled Hay, per ton, $22 ,@24.W
Cheese, 20@22 ctsl
Barley, $2.35@2.50 per cwt.
Dried beans, Montana, 7 cts,
Mutton, 8 cts.
Pork, dressed, $50 1Octs. per To-.
Veal, 123cts. per ID.
Sausage, Is cts. per III.
Chickens live, at SlOSll per doz.
Wood, S6.O0@$7.
Potatoes, $3.50 Rcwt.
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK, May 2.-Keene this
morning remarked there was nothing
new to ri re the press. His affairs
are gradually being straigntene ned out
and coming out all right. He noti-
ties holders of privileges TO present
them for adjustment.
LOUISVILLE, May 2.-The Repub-
Iican State convention met again this
morning and elected the remaining
delegates-at-large. John w. Lewis,
of Washington county, was chosen.
The delegation now stands: Walter
Evans. W. o. Bradley, c. G. Culbert>
son, J. W. Lewis.
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wife Nurderers Hanged.

PETERSBURG, Va, May2.-Enoch
Brown (eolored) was executed at iial-
itax court house, North Carolina, this
morning, for wife murder.
CINCINNATI, May 2.-William
McHaigh was hanged in the enclos-
ure in the real OF the court house this
forenoon for the crime of wife MUIR
der.
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TELEPHONE.
An Interview with General Nan
a0er O. T. Annett.
A Telsphoue Line to be Con-
structed to Anaconda.
Miseoula to have Connection with
Butte by Telephone.

MI. G. F. Annett, general manager
of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone company, with headquarters
at Salt Lake City, arrived in Butte
yesterday. In the course of a con-
versation with the gentleman a
MINER reporter gained the following
interesting items Of information. 1t
is the intention of Mr.. Annett to
connect all the principal points in
Montana by telephone. He has pur-
chased the military telegraph line
from Helena to Missoula and has
now q force of workmen on the line
repairing it and putting it in shape
for use. The line will be in working
order in a few days.
A line will also be constructed
from Butte to Mlssou'a and be ready
for business by the first of next
month. 1t is also the intention of
Mr.. Annett to construct a line
from this city to Anaconda. He pro-
poses to build the line and a central
Office ia Anaconda if the citizens
here and at the former place will
subscribe $500 towards the enter
prise. The SO subscribing will be en~
titled to scrip to the amount of their
subscription, which scrip will be taken
in payment of telephone messages.
MI. Annett feels confident that the
subscriptions will be forthcoming
and that work will be commenced
upon the line at an early date. A
line between the two places will be
of great advantage to our business
men here who have branch houses
at the young and growing town. Mr..
Annett is thoroughly acquainted
with all the details of telephoning
and telephone building and pro-
poses to give every place of i'm
portance in the Territory an Oppor-
tunity to enjoy its full benefits.
Telephone rates in Butte will be
reduced to IS per month for business
places and to s. per month for family
residences. The reduction will be
made this month.
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A Long Sentence.

NEW YORK, May 2-Gertrude
Ash, accomplice of Jesse Williams,
the negro who committed robbery
and assault upon Miss Maggie Hard
" at Sloan Flat, corner of Broadwa
and Thirty-second street, on March
9Th last, was found guilty and SEN
fenced to eighteen and one-half years
in the penitentiary.
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The PEOPLE INDIGNANT.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. May2.-The
sheriff of Mason county, West Vir-
ginia, telegraphed here this morning
for cartridges, saying: There is a
prospect of y mob lynching James
Kirby, who killed a man at Clifton
and who was fined 500 and impris-
oned for thirty days. The people are
Infatuated over the verdict OF the jury
III the case. Shall I go there.
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AlaskA's New River.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2. The
United States steamer Corwin sails
tc.lnorrrw for Alaska with Lieut..
Doty and party. who have been spe-
cially detailed by the Treasury De-
partment to explore the new river
discovered last year in Alaska by
Lieut.. Storr. The latter left three
weeks ago on the schooner Ounalas~
ka, under government c orders, to con
tinue the explorations Of the river.
The fact that Doty Is ordered to fol-
low Storr and explore his discovery
excltes much comment in naval cir
cles here.
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Keelle's Affairs.

NEW YORK, May "A broker
who shc uld know said: II can't tell
you anything about Keene's affairs
because frankly l do not know any
thing. The fact is, Keene is working
hard trying to lind cut how he
stands. When he can ssure him
self of the amount he will be in a
position to say what he will do. L
believe he will pay dollar for dollar
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The u. p. Strike.

OMAHA, May 2.-Union Pacific
shopmen. brakemen. switchnlen,
traiImeD, and freight hands went
out on a strike this morning against
the ten per cent. reduction of wages.
1t is said the strikers will prevent
the departure of all trains, and if
possible, blockade the entire road.
There are fully fifteen hundred men
on the strike in Omaha.
This afternoon there is to be a con-
ference between a committee Of the
strikers aud Superintendent S. H. II
Clark. 1t is not possible to foretell
what the result may he. The strike
is understood to extend all over the
U. P. system on both the Union and
Kansas divisions. Mr.. Clark is not
to be seen being in a distant part of
the town. The town is quiet and 20
disturbance is anticipated.
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CHARLESTON. w. Va, May D.
Word was received this morning to
the effect that Jabob Dobson, who
shot Sheriff Adkins, of Boone
ty. last week, was lynched at Grit
fithsvilie, Logan county, last night.
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Eagle is beginning to pick up a little
The report you heard about the clean
up in Dream Gulch is true. Since
that the company has made q clean
up of 724 ounces in two shifts. Every
claim that is opened is paying big: I
kn0w that Dream Gulch is rich. This
place is good enough for me and you
know l am not looking for poor
camps. I have not seen any Butte
papers since I have been here. Send
me some. Yours truly,
J. 3. BUTLER.
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Walking Race.

New YORK, May g. Fitzgerald
4s3; Rowell, 465; Vint. 442; More
mack, ABS; Panchott, 4Sl; Herty. 42S;
Elson, 4O3; Netaw, l50.
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Let's r From Eagle City.

We are permitted to copy a part Of
q letter from Mr.. ]. s. Butler to MI
John Miller, of this place, in which
Mr.. Butler has q good word to say
concerning the new mines. The fol-
lowing is the letter:
EAGLE, April %, 1884.
Friend John: