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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-05-14
A Patriotic Canary bird.
philadelphia Press,

In the rear of 339 Walnut street
hangs o bird cage. In the bird-csge q
little cansr bird hoped about yester-
day afternoon waving an American dag
and whistling Yankee Doodle" An
Is onishei customer leant in q condi-
ton OF fabbergast against The lunch
counter and followed him with his eyes
and mouth dilated.
1.-THE bird ID worth $780," said one of
the store proprietors. 1t is six
months old, and Was musicslly trained
by o herman. The German played
Yankee Doodle on hsud-organ every
fifteen minutes for four months, and ct
the end of that time the canary was an
accomplished primo. Start the organ.
George" he added, speaking to an
o ,roned dispenser Of beverages. The
young man turned the handle Of q
IN Is cal box arrangement, and IL began
whistl n 80 like the canary that neither
the reporter nor the ..abbergasted Gus
toner could ut first tell which was
which. "The bid initiates IL exactly, I"
was the explanat on, "but she had to
be kept shut up, and was never allowed
to hear any other music for 0 Ion .
enough time TO make ner tired Of the
national anthem"
Occasionally the canary gets stuck. "
She goes hall way through the tune
and then shutters and founders. This
is supposed TO be caused by the fumes
Of surrounding wine. "The boss 10 get.
ting an orchestra of them trained to
pla IN opera, sad the fat 10y who
sweeps the Office. rs the reporter went
ont, "but don't give it away In the pa.
ler."
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-05-14
After a Forest Fire.
New York Sun.


"Wllen a 70 est fire occurs In the
pineries of Michi san.' said lumber
operat from that ate. the p ne trees
CD the burned trat must becut within
year II tile owner wants TO get ma ket-
able lumber out them. The b, ct OF
q spent forest Ire In not yet out OF the
ar bcfor, millions upon mill M of
large brownish. W. ito moths appear.
One hour there may not be moth any.
where about: the next hour he cir will
be filled with them. They lay the eng
that produ o. worm that bores into
the pi lc trees. honeyco nbing them with
tunnels that ruin them in few wees.
have seen these millers overing an
area of 10. 900 res Of burned woods. y
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-05-14
what Emperor wIiiian Mas seen.
Chicago Herald

SuiCaHo hTdtL
Without especial claims to greatness
himself. the German emperor has been
the figure-head of some OF the grsndest
ach evements Of VIII ch history makes
note. he was Q enid when the great
Napoleon o. errun Q. many, ie.ied
on its people, drove Is kings and
pr n es from power, and subst tuted
for brief and in ylor Gus reigns crea.
lures of hs own. He wss Q youth
when the man o. dest ny was over
thrown and the oil es marched on
Paris, there TO rehabilitate the king.
do s, 9 pires and principslit es VII oh
the tors an hsd o,erthrown. He was
past mi Id age when Napoleon IL
rose to 20 er on the ms Of the shat.
tered 4 rench re. ,uDl and lied the
world with the nrndor OF his state,
borrowed for the mos part from the
fine { hi un le.
H. Was an oil man when france, in
thoughtless i.as,ioi, threw its arm.es
aga INST er any Is legions TO be worst cd
in o. ry conflict, and ut last to submit
10 the most inks me Conditions of peace.
DO AMI man an sage, he has seen aud
t.. asures IN his memory the keenest
rec Q, tim OF the most important po.
Utica and military events Of the cen.
tiry and las sio ID dur ng generate n
. the representative Of the sovereignty
o. OF the C lie. actors IN those events.
I e,s.nl the lis nem erment Of b s
own CO ntr, b. m invader when hoy,
! Q mas lived TO zee it n.ted in one Of
the an lest Of emp res and to lie the
ied o 1t hlmsel.. 1t given TO feS
men to b spe 't,torso aud pa tic pants
in 10 INA este M, ional swakenin :,
fol.oSing !, flo n the depth, VI JegradA-
ton I the LeigDts o. glory.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-05-14
TIE Grave ss wsshingtsa's Neither.
sCu tbs" in Inter Ocean,

Gen. Casey has just returned from
Wes.morsland county, Virginia, where
he went 10 make the necessary arrange
ments for the monument to be erected
ct the birthplace of Washington, and
Congressman Wise, of Virginia, now
proposes to secure an appropriation
from congress to erect o memorial
tablet upon the grave of WashinRton's
mother, which il now in Q lamentab. @
state of neglect and decay. The g ave,
which is in an old cemetery few miles
below fredericksburg il covered with
q pedestal which was placed there
by o >ew York gentleman thirty
or forty years ago. He intended to
complete the monument, but lost all
his money before it was finished. There
nov lies at the foot of the pedestal,
hidden by rank weeds, shaft of un-
dressed marble. with simple marks
where the work was stopped. The
grave is surrounded by wire fenc-,
but that is all the attention that ever
was paid to il. i think the state Of
Virginia ought 10 have patriotism
enough TO put this sacred place in
order; but % il has not, congress can
we'll affJrd to reduce the surplus in the
treasury by few thousands to mark o
historical spot and honor . noble wo.
mans memory.
met an old gentleman from Freder.
icksburg the other day, and askel h m II
there we're any peop.e residing there
whose memories welt back far enough
to recall the Washingtons. He said
there were plenty Of remin scenes in
the neighborhood, but they had been
handed down from past generations,
for the oldest inhabtant was not born
when the family had gone to their
graves Washington's father, he said,
was not given very high character in
the local Legendary lore, for be never
amounted to great deal, and d ed
Young. leaving his wife heavily mo /.
gaged farm and large family Of chill.
dren. Mary WASH gton, or Mother
Washington" as they all call her, WAS
Q woman of noble characteristics, and
her memory was very much revered.
After her husband death she lived in
a little house on tn outskirts of the
town. which 10 now occupied by the vii.
lage matchmaker, but ~ In the 10 I
stages of dersy. Her. SIZE del "nl
the room IN which she b.eatlud 81
last 10 still SHOWN 10 the few v.sitorl
who come that way.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-05-14
Net at AL Fuuay.

A phase Of life in which boys are at
heart, aud 90 far no lies in the power,
In action, little murdorers aud thieves,
Ii not to o considered lightly, howe er
humorous tho professional para "a ,lrnf
may try IN mako II soem.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-05-14

10 does look suspicious when n d

u does look suspicious when drug
Rrm ri esa pacAave OF cucunb r seed
VT every dimes worth OF goods
bOigt hut ti,n We mustn't "a ge of
o mans Metre no m / or how ent r.
prs ng he my b to nrrea,e his trade.
Ihromos nth drv gao Is whv not
cucnmbe ee VT dru 'sg These
seeds will ei I u,t AMI trade In few
more W eks.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-05-14
THE TROUBLE TO COME



speet Each Other Here.
IJoaquin Miller's Lstter.l
In the city Of New York, however,
there Is sign Of serious trouble ahead.
But il is such that an army could no
more compass than in Paris. l have
made my home both in Belleville, Paris,
and the Bowery, New York. They are
much alike in elements of destruction.
I demonstrated with Q communist, o
workingman, during the excitement of
the siege. WHAT" said I, would you
burn Paris9" With hand thrown
wildly in the dir. he replied: Monsieur,
We built Paris; We will burn Paris"
The French, only after Paris was in
ashes, saw their error. Gambetta had
outgrown his Belleville and left its
fierce spirit OF strife, its hatred of the
rich, its misery, hunger, madness, be-
hind him. But Belleville remained the
same, bided its time, and burned Paris.
And yet this Belleville was compare.
tively but a small place.
But in New York the whole populacs
and packed lower half of the island is
given up to poverty, to toll, tenement.
houses. to misery and crime, Is was
that one little place in Paris. There
are million of the poor, the miserable,
set apart by themselves in the lower
part of the island. There are thou
sand of the rich, the luxurious and
happy on the other end. This unforsu-
nate division will some day be fatal.
"The people, the poor and the rio ~
said Gambetta should dwell togetl er
and learn to respect and love each
other"
He said this after the most terrible
lesson that fire and blood ever taught
But il is lesson which is being en-.
tireiy lost on Americans. OF coul 0
there are many rich people and many
noble, peace-loving people in the lower
end Of New York; and there are few
lsborers at the upper end. But the
mixture is slight. And any one who
studied even SO small and peaceful o
thing as the freight-handlers' strike
last year, can clearly read between
the lines much that I have not space to
set down.
Unless the rich and the poor melt
more together and come to know and
respect each other more, there must 10
tremendous trouble in that city soon,
whose rich despise the poor and the
poor in return bitterly hate the rich.
I undertake to say that Q modern
prophet might rise up and without
much risk to his reputation, proclaim
il in the streets that the ambitious billy.
goat shall some day soon nibble the
grasses from the blackened ruins of
Fifth avenue. And o. indicated before,
all the armies of "astrong government,
when the day of destruction comes,
VII be laughed ct just - they were in
Paris.
No, trust the people with your prop.
erty, your money, your liberty and your
lie. Treat the people Justly, and the
people will not betrsy You. "We the
poop e." this government Of the peo-
pie, by the people. and for the. people,"
"A stronger government" Bah!
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-05-14
The war Corresposaeat.
London Trlegranh.l

The special correspondent sees the
crisis Of the day. and with the picture
Of the battle still before his eyes turns
from the field and rides as hard o.
horse or camel can 60. Overhead the
Photograph is flashing the news officially
from point to point; but he reaches the
telegraph Office, and the race is his
The magic needle goes ct work, and 40
sheet after sheet ties from under his
pencil he is sure that, il no accident
supervenes, they are reading ct home the
words 40 he writes them; and, his dis
patches finished, he rides back to the
field easy in his mind, for he knows
that enough is already published in
London to make the pub ic glad, while
fuller details must wait til the battle
is fairly finished and the last sulky gun
si.enced.
The modern newspaper cannot have
patience. Tomorrow 10 close ct han
with its own urgencies 10 be attended
TO, its own oh onicles to be written.
The modern reader has even less. for
the Londoner of to-day can often be
heard grumbling in the evening that
there Is nothing later than the news Of
noon. Only that satisfies which is i'm.
mediate. The telegraph keeps on poar-
ing into Fleet street the news Of four
continents e.ery minute OF the day and
night, and simultaneously the dramas
Of life, wherever being acted, are re-
produced in our city hour by hour.
We watch at the same moment the nd
vance Of Russian troops in central
Asia, Of the French in China, Of the
British in the Soudan. We are in.
formed of the movements OF cry
crowned head OF Europe; in the same
column and on q single sheet stand
side bp side the doings of every CAPT.
tai or great city of the world.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

World: There is a rumor that the
Republican leaders have been in a
terrible condition of excitement for
the past three days, in consequence
OF q disposition on the part of Mr..
Blaine to "throw up his hand and
withdraw from the game" as a close
friend of Steve Elkins expresses il.
MI. Blaine is said to be thoroup]v
discouraged. It seems that leading
Republicans all over the Union have
been writing letters to him person.
ally and stating their easons for on
posing HIM, and ne can get no
enlargement from any quarter. The
story Is that he has said: "Let me
get out! Let me get out and have
peace" Mr.. Blaine's withdrawal
al. this time could not save bis Marty
and would be really a bad thing for
the country. The corruptionists
need just such q lesson as Blaine's
crushing defeat will teach them. It
will purify the air like a thunder
storm. Oh, no! Do not let Blaine
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Worla: Now, really, this is in
comprehensive. Here is Mr..
Blaine's most trusted organ, the
Tribune, abusing a candidate who
never did a thing to show his SYM
pathy with the Union cause unless it
be that of sending q criminal as SUBJ
stitute when he was drafted" Of
course this means Blaine. He is the
only candidate who sent a substitute
to the war whose term of enlistment
was spent in a prison Cell. The sub
stitute came from a good school. He
forged or stole certificates, we forget
which, and was sent to Jail instead
of to the front. But how can the
Tribune say that Rlaine "never did
a thing to show his. sympathy With
the Union cause" when he made sew
eral hundred thousand dollars out of
bounties and "rife" con-
tracts in two years, while honest
men were shedding their blood on
the field of battle?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

War should be made on q candi-
dates public record, not Oh his pri-
vate character. There is enough
open to attack in Mr.. Blaine's Official
life without inquiring into his bach
elor of family life. The public inter-
ests demand that the press shall
unsparingly oppose the venal and
corrupt official acts of a man who
has been unfaithful to his public
trusts and who seeks to carry his
perniclols practices into the Pres
Mr.. Blaine has used the
power and influence of the speaker
ship, first to interfere with legisla-
ton and next to secure from rich
railroad magnates the payment for
his services. This is fully proved by
Mr.. Blaine's letters, even in the form
in which he allowed them to 20 to
public. But with Mr.. Blaine as
! private citizen and with his family
history, good or bad, the press have
nothing to do. They are not legiti-
nate matters for newspaper contro-
'ersy.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23
Il SAME OLD SHOP

A rarty with q brand new name
has been organized in Boston, but
its principles are the same which
brought the Know-N othing partv
into prominence in "a and IS, In
fact it is the same old shop with a
new sign. 1t is called the lAmeri-
can Political Alliance, and heralds
its principles and objects as follows:
Sound the alarm! Americans to
rule America! Ring the bells on
every village green in the land!
Down with the attempt to elect a
President of the United States bv
the aid of q concentrated FOREIGN nr
naturalized vote! It becomes neces-
sary when foreigners organize politi-
cal bodies composed Of n~aturalized
voters purely, for American born
voters to place an American ticket
for American votes without distinc-
ton of party to vote only for Presi-
dent and Vice-President of the
United States at the coming elec-
ton"
That's the word with the bark on.
There is no installing its mean
ing nor the purpose of the organizers
of the Alliance. It is Know.Noth-
ingism pure and simple. The same
old party with a new sign.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

The worst of the horrors of the
Greedy expedition is now known.
Whistler's remains told the whole
horrible truth. A wretched but i'm.
reratlve necessity led to the shooting
Of Private Henry. The examine
ton of the remains of Lieutenant
Kislingbdry proves that for some
purpose the flesh was cut from his
bones. He died on the LIST of June.
Henry was shot on the 9Th of June.
Death was fast on their trail no mat
ter how they were seeking 10 pre-
long life. CORPORAL Salem died on
June I'd; DR.. Pavy, June 6; Sergeant
Gardner, June IL; Private Bender,
June 16; Private Schneider. June
Is. They were rescued on the 22d of
June. In q few days more it is Diff
cult to believe that any of the seven
then surviving would have been
alive. It is horror unmitigated.
Lifting the veil upon it is opening
another chapter of the Inferno.
Question the living; let rest the dead;
do not blame the tenderness which
to hide the horror in triple
iron. The worst is known.
Let it suffice. Let the grave hide the
remains of the unfortunate
lead. No good can COME by expos
ing them to the gaze of the morbidly
nquisitive.
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Arctic Matters,

WASHINGTON, August %. In.
structions have been forwarded tc
commander Schley, of the Greelv re-.
lief expedition, to discharge ali en-.
listed men under his command who
wish to- leave the service. The ves-
sells composing the fleet will remain
IN commission at New York until
1urther orders. 1t is understood
Lieutenant Emery, commanding the
Bear, will be ordered to duty on the
new dispatch boat Dolphin, as ex~
ecutive officer. A report has been
received at the Treasury Department
from Lieutenant Greeiv giving Tho
details Of the cruise of the revenue
cutter Corwin in Behring's Straits
and the Arctic ocean from july Sth
July 24th. He made a diiipent
search for the schooner Alaska which
sailed from Goodwin Bay for San
francisco October, 1883, and Saws
mere can be no doubt of her loss
with al! the passengers and cree
capt. Healey suggests the estatIish:
ment OF a life saving station a.
POINT Barrows for the benefit Of
american vessels that FREQUENT tha
ocean during the wha,; ;ne
season. "n@ilng
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

The last spike of the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific Railways was
driven at Ogden, Utah, only fifteen
years ago on the 18th of last Nav.
and the railway mileage of the
United States was then less than
1900 miles, whereas Poor's Manu.
for 1883, recently issued, gives the
mileage at the end of that year as
III, $50 miles. The vastness of the
traffic is expressed in the
statement that in addition to 3l2, $685.
GAL passengers, the roads carried AGO.
$40 tons of freight, or eight tons
per capita of population, at a n aver,
age rate of only 1.M cents per ton.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

The mother of Charles Stewart
Parnell is a model woman. Quiet
and unpretending, she is yet enthu-
siastic in the cause so dear to her
son, and the perseverance with
which she follows up and aids the
Irish movement, accompanied by
her equally devoted daughter. is a.
touching as it is noble. 1t would be
a good thing if our American women
were equally patriotic and unselfish.
Ihey might accomplish some good
for their country if they would
abandon the agitation of woman's
rights and urge the people to 8 c
the Government from the hands of a
dishonest and dishonored party.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23
WHAT USE.

What use is it for the Republican
platform to declare that the Republi.
can party favors civil service reform,
when the Republican party has given
existence to the Belknaps, Babcocks,
Robesons, Bradys, Dorseys, Ell
klnses, Kelloggs, Buffers and Blaines
who have debauched and debased
public life for years7
What use for the platform to call
for Integrity and accountability in
all the departments of the Govern
ment," when corruptionists and pub
lie robbers have been protected by
Republican administrations, kept out
Of Jail and honored by political pre-
ferment? /:
What use for the platform to say
the public lands are . heritage Of
the people Of the united States and
should be reserved a. far ~ possible
for small holdings by actual settlers,"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

MI. Tilden Is not a candidate for
the Presidency now, consequently
the New York Sun al afford to pay
the following just tribute to the man:
MI. Tilden is one OF the great politi-
cal men of the times. He is a born
leader. He governs through ideas.
His mind takes hold of the principles
Of things. He casts new light on the
subjects he deals with. His range of
thought is extensive and his think
ing profound and penetrating. His
knowledge is such as becomes a
statesman: broad, varied, accurate.
His experience of life Is comprehen-
sive and philosophic, and just as sure
and thorough in great public affairs
as in the cares and intereets of every
day occupations. He is a wise man.
Hisjudgment rarely errs; his conclu-
sions are true and solid. Nature
made him a reformer, and endowed
him with original genius for such
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

when the Republican party has lie
slowed millions and tens Of millions
Of acres as a heritage upon specula.
tive railroad corporations?
What use for the hypocritlcal and
lying platform to say 'the perpetuity
Of our institutions rests upon the
maintenance OF a free ballot, an
honest count and correct returns"
when the Republican party has once
stolen the Presidency through forgery
and fraud and when it never expects
or tries to carry an election except
through humbug, lies, purchase, cor
ruption and falsifed returns? -.
What shall it profit the unctuous
Blaine to turn up the whites of his
eyes and exclaim through his nose:
"'It's a good land which the Lord
our God doth give u.s. but we can
our heritage only by guard
ing with vigilance the source of por-
ular power" when his fingers are
with the brides of railroad
corporations and when he stands con-
of having defiled and degraded
The high Office of Speaker of the
of Representatives for the
ratification of his own covetousness
md greed?
Again we say what use is it for the
Republican party to call for reform
n the administration of the govern.
nent; to burden its platform with
'eligious professions, when its his
orr gives the lie to every word in
very plank Of it, declaration of prin-
iples. What's the use?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

Paris, August 22.-Admiral Com.
Oct was instructed to b0mharS ~
arsenal at Foo Chow this lu the
dad land q detachment of troops and
aestr1y war material and stores az.
cumulated there which are Of ins,
mense value; This action is intendaS
as q reprlsal for the action of the re;
nese at Langston. At the SAM Gnl-
me frencn OF Keluing are ordaraS
to occupy the port and eoai oLuered
security for the indemnity h u as
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

Governor Bates, of Tennessee, will
o11er a reward for the arrest of the men
Who murdered the Mormon elders IN
Lewis county in that State. How
ever offensive Mormonism may be to
the people of Lewis county their
manner of Kidding the State of the
emissaries of that church cannot be
c0ndoned by a civilized world,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

How happy both parties Should be
just now. The political news is of the
most cheerful character. Blaine is
sure to carry West Virginia and
Cleveland can rely on Iowa and
Kansas. Massachusetts Is safe for
Cleveland and Louisiana Is Just as
safe for Blaine. Ohio and New York
are expected to 60 for both candl-
oates. Blaine and Cleveland are
OF being the next President. He
Is indeed hard to please who cannot
extract comfort from the political
outlook as viewed by the sanguine OF
party.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-23

The fact that Ben Butler, while in
Congress, was the plant tool of the
monopollsts, and that he has always
been the favorite attorney of the
giant corporations of the country, is
1ndlsputable. His loud professions
OF love for the workingman should
be taken cum gr0no sails.