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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Mr.. Blaine's proposition to write q
history Of the war of 1872, by way of
diversion, is being very generally dis
cussed by the press Of the country.
With all the material before him to
write a true and succinct history of
the late Presidential campaign, and
the part he took in q certain libel
suit against an Indiana newspaper,
and the opportunity he would have
of incorp rating In the history his
opinion of the honesty of the people
of Indiana, it is rather singular he
should 60 back seventy years to find
a topic for his restless pen. If Mr..
Blaine must write, why not study up
the case of Ananias and Sapphire
and give the world his opini on of
that interesting couple.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
TREATIES.

It Is asserted that the Spanish
treaty Is only one of q series of reci-
procity treaties which 1t is proposed
to establish for the benefit of the
commerce Of the United States and the
fact Is regarded with great satisfaction
by the business men of the country.
A commission is now on its travels
to inquire how our trade with the
American countries south of the Rio
Grande can be extended. but the
most intelligent observers are aware
that the establishment of reciprocity
treaties Is the first requisite to that
result. We have very foolishly per-
mitted barriers to exclude our pro-
ducts from Central and South Amer
lean markets while Europe has
monopolized q vast trade at our very
door, and it is time for the folly to
end. Suitable reciprocity treaties
with the fifteen American republics
south of us and with the Empire of
Brazil might give Us the greater part
OF a foreign trade of nearly 500, 000-
600 annually. and of which we now
control less than one-tifth. And "a
these countries are emphatically silver
coin users, we could lind an outlet In
them for all the surplus of that metal
which can possibly be produced in
this country.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Nevada is not altogether pleased at
the suggestion of some Eastern
journals that that State should be
RELOCATED to it's old position a. a
Territory. One of the State papers
says the discussion over the State
was started by the New York Herald.
because it did not appear to be exact
~ right, to the minds of the con-
ductors Of that journal, that 20 small
q community should have the same
power In the Senate of the Urited
States as that Of the great State Of
New York. OF course, all the other
States have just as much right to
make the same complaint. The
grievance, if any exists, is the same
around, the only difference being
that OF degree. II the caliber of the
Senators chosen were q legitimate
part OF the inquiry, the case would
perhaps be reversed, and Nevada
might assume with propriety the role
IN injured sovereignty. If she he
small in population she has in her
short career contributed more ability
10 the Senate than New York, with
an exception now and then, since the
time OF william A. Seward.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Denver TTibune-R epubNcan: 1--WE
say and we feel. and we say it ear
nestly because we feel 1t earnestly
and feel it deeply, that if the coinAge
Of silver should be suspended the out
put of our mines would be reduced
one-half, and the prospects of open
ing thousands of new mines that we
may enrich the world and ourselves
with the precious metal which is
buried in the fastness of our great
mountains, would be dimmed. if not
obliterated." What would be true
of Colorado would te true of Mon
tana. Suspend the coinage Of silver
and the development of new mines
would close at once and most of the
old ones would close down.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

At last the y ashington monument
Is done and arrangements have been
perfected 10 dedicate it, with appro-
pirate ceremonies. the 21tt Of Febru-
airy next. The completion of this
great national work curiously links
the present with the past, Speaking
Of tia cotemporary says: Events
which were current when that great
structure was devised and begun,
now belong to ancient history. Its
progress presents some striking anal
ogies The Washington monument
was begun in 1913. Its inception
was attended with general enthusi-
asm. Subscriptions soon amounted
to upward of 100000. Blocks OF
marble or granite were contributed
from every State and Territory In
the Union, and the finished shaft
was to be emblematic of the firmly
founded and closely cemented nation
al union of the States.
The work proceeded until 1856.
when the funds were exhausted. The
shaft was then about $50 feet high,
only q little more than one-fouvth of
its principal altitude. Exertions
were made to obtain more money,
but the war rnt an end to the enter
prise.
Through the long struggle, the un-
finished shaft, with great blocks of
marble and granite scattered over
the surrounding acres, was strangely
suggestive of the state of the union.
After twenty years of neglect, work
on the monument was resumed in
1880. By another curious analogy,
it was discovered that the old founda-
ton was insufficient. A costly and
ingenious plan was c%ontrlved, By
which the old foundation was under
mined, and q new foundation, much
broader and deeper. was built under
the original one.
Under the impetus Of the new
order Of. things the superstructure
rose rapidly. The colossal white
shaft is the loftiest object ever reared
by the hands of man. From f0unda-
ton to cap stone 1t measures sos feet. ,
It Is on the bank of the Potomac,
directly facing the west front Of the
capitol building. 1t seems un-
fortunate that it should be placed on
the lowest ground il the District of
Columbia, instead of upon the capital
hill or some other emlnenee never
theless it is the most commanding
object the eye can behold when ap-
Washington.
In Its simple perfection and its
vast proportions, the Washington
monument Is a sublime emblem of
the msgnificence and unity of our
country. 1t bridges the chasm that
separates the America of Webster
and Clay and Calhoun from the
Of to-day. 1t will speak
even more eloquently to future ages
than will the shaft on Bankers Hill.
Its completion is q truly memorable
svent, and it's dedication should be
July impressive.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
Stet,stscs from q London Directnrv

The population of London ia shell
tered by $50, 600 dwelling houses. and
the area OF streets and squares en-
braces l22 square miles. Every dav
seer an average of 100, QUO strangers
enter the city, and 123 people added
70 Its population; while each vear
ABOUT twenty-eight miles of new
streets are laid out, and 90OO new
nouses erected. There are 1pa ~
paupers, upon whom 10, 700 noi;co
Keep q close eve. The ponniation
includes 10000 Foreigners mora
Roman Catholics than there ar nG re
tome, and more Jews than there o ~
IN Palestine. Two Thousand GLARE are
men preside over $50 churches es7s aGG
rs chaPels, of which latter bniidinnaa
Inc lndependents have III. Jtfh, the bug
tists LOO, the W~esleyans u. tho he cap Pap
bilcs w, the Calvanists ten the G psao
t 1yterians 10, the Quakers severn wee res res
ta ae Jews 10. The number ~ a ana
Err py the people is 40 iaro " "a cats
Eye at the msjority Of hoy hoyy. &C.
". ek are utilized to m,r.t o'e each
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
>hapely Women.

Three or four decades ago, says al
exchange, American men and "olle"
were generally lean and bony; U ud
women especially were lank gnu
thin. Of late years. however,
change in the shape OF our people u ,at
been noted. The change Is not ~
very marked in the men, ou, t tt
women are growing round ana ,s .
At our watering places where , puoPs
from all parts of the country eoi ight
gate, a bony woman is a rare sAs and
Most of the women are plump Sad
we'll rounded. 1t is t. be oo'ei,d
however, that sickness and enir rd
outlines belong to the wel.-'o oo "ng
leisurely classes of society A,uoI odf
the hard-workers and the ('eopta
the frontiers the lean and bony 9F
still predominates. -EJch""0e'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

It is said that United States Mar
shall Wright of the southern district
of Ohio will be fully exposed by the
Springer committee. Wright called
tor more than $ls, 900 for special dep
uty marshals in the October elections
in Cincinnati. He claims that he
felt compelled to employ 1900 special
deputies, and that the whole num-
Der of days of service by them was
;',572 at S. per day. This was q Re-
publican scheme to carry Cincinnati
by purchase and intimidation. TIE
special deputies were not needed, and
they should never be paid by the
government.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
4 lph,O,l In Astronomy

.,tjs
They were young and ronian nas
and although the minute haliu unou
pointing to l2o'clock they sloo'
the porch gazing at the STARS. ~"
"That's Jupiter, dear, ISL
she murmured. he
"Yes, pet, and that Is olrl1s,
replied, pointing to another saa''
"Are you Sirius she cooe' Tbeu
He kissed her several times
he pointed upward and said;
"That's Mars, dove r,erpd,
"And that's ps's,' she wn' snd If
as a foot>tep sounded inside 1a,.t s,' he
the young man hadn't s,, .eop ihan he
would have seen more stars wears 3
t wei and a half, with a brass
w Wo,hju0ton Hatchet
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Iron Failure.


SHARON, Pa, Dec Fl. The firm
o. r; l.. kimberly 4 Co., operating
~ me Atlantlc iron works, suspended
Paynlent a : noon to-day. Being paw
Jay probably from SIS, 900 to 500 Q
Was required to pay the hands. and
tWs mou could not he raised.
e running full time 500 men are
JS,1pIoyed. At The present time no
u,eu1ite reports as to the assets and
, 10 can be obtained. This
~: noon no papers had been filed
asalnst tle company at Mercer This
co. :, wa tnought to be the staunch-
es' ~ tnc valley, and the failure was
S a. ."'rle surprise. The suspension
10 TO be due TO the extreme
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
CONGO.

MI. Henry Stanley explorer, king,
etc., is greatly worried over the neu-
tralization of the Congo country.
Our dispatches mention the fact he
has written a letter in which he de-
clares that unless the Berlin confer
ence, which has now the status of
that country under consideration,
with the view of definitely settling
it, bring about the general recogni-
ton Of the African International as.
ISOLATION, the great Congo basin will
go to the demnition bow-wows.
For some months past the Atlantic
cable and the telegraph lin es of the
country have been alternately alarm
ng and amusing America by killing
Ell Mahdi every morning and bring
ing him to life again in the afternoon,
1t seems at last to have dawned on
the mind Of the Associated Press
agent abroad that the people on this
continent don't care q continental
whether Ell Mahdi is killed, captured
or otherwise definitely disp osed of,
and that they want no more OF FL
Mahai, dead or alive.
So now wehave Congo for a change
Everything concerning Congo and
King Stanley is presumed to be of
vital concern to this. country. But
what, or when, or who is Congo? All
anyone knows about Congo, except
Ing Stanley himself, is that it is a
vast territory of q million or more
square miles, with q seacoast, water
courses, q market for rum. of course.
since the vast population has pottery.
ivory, gold dust and slaves to sell.
and opens a new market for British
and American missionaries. muslins.
warming.pans from Dorcas societies.
morbid sympathy from tea-drinkinp
old maids, dolly warden c~alicoes. and
adventures.
But why should Congo keep the
entire civilization of England.
Germany and America in a ferment? |
Apart from those Immediately in
terested as traders or tract distribu-
tors who cares for Congo? So far
as America is concerned, Congo can
go-the sooner the better. The tele.
grams concerning Congo are costing
enough to buy up all Congo, ut all
events for what it is worth. And
the same may be said of most of the
stuff so persistently sent about affairs
at the Cape, or the British move.
ments IN Egypt, or the French
Chinese complication, or many other
things which may interest London.
but which are utterly inconsequential |
IN this country. But for all this
trash' there is an occasional compen-
sation in the cable intelligence that
q possible prince has announced his
willingness to marry an actual
American beiress and that her name
is Mackay.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
Bad Man from n1,nne.no,,s.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Dec. %. Post
master Lalaway, of the Minneapolis
postof1lce, has been receiving letters
from the postmaster, at Kss. City, St.
Louis and other points iu that region,
regarding one F, 8. Barlow, who, by
representing Oimself as an employee
In the Minneapolis postofice, has
been obtaining loans of money. Bar
low Is al-o known by the alias, A. B.
Stetson, and was forme lily an en-
p!oyee in the p%ost0ffice here, but was
discharged on account of drunken
ness and %neglectirg orders, and all
employees In the postotices Of the
country are warned against him.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
The Weather.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 Plumb in
PRODUCED q bill to establish an addi-
tional land district in Dakota. Blair
called up a bill providing for a COM
mission to x mine into the liquor
traffic. The bill passed by a vote of
"a to 16.
Senator Hoar announced in the
senate that he would be absent after
to-day. Numerous others have also
made arrangements to leave, and the
indications are that there will not be
a quOrum present tomorrow.
B. Platt Carpenter, of New YORK,
was to-day confirmed as Governor of
Montana.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
Bottom Ideals at st, Paul.

ST.: PAUL, Mimi, Dec. q. - The
popularity of the Boston Ideals was
shown tonight on the first appear
ance OF that company here t his sea
ion, in Fanchonette- The audience
filled the Gaand Opera house to over
moving, n was unusually demon
stratlve. The appearance of Marie
Stone, Macdonald, Barnabee, and
MARCEL, was the signal for an ovation
seldom accord ed to artists, and each
was repeatedly recalled. The feature
OF the evening was the opening scene
In the third act, IN which Stone.
Burton and Macdonald were recalled
tour times. The Ideals remain here
an this week and next Monday open
Tor q weeks engagement in Mime
apolis.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Three or four more Democratic
Governors have been found who are
not too busy to express a few views
on the all.absorbiDg topic of the new
Cabinet. When they all get through
Mr.. Cleveland will take up the ques-
ton where they leave off, and prob
ably surprise them by doing about as
he pleases in forming the circle of his
constitutional advisors,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Two political spectres now rise to az
fright the souls and des troy the sleep
of Republican editors. One is the fear
that the Democratic house of repre-
sentatives will not divide and admit
Dakota with its tremendous Republic
canmajorityand ,oDsequentspoils, and
the other is that the enormous state
of Texas may be divided, whereby
Democratic power may be increased.
All of which goes to show 1t makes
all the difference in the world whose
OK is gOred.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

A new species of clvil-service re
form has made its appearance in
Georgia. The House OF Representa-
tives has instructed the clerk to en-
ploy ladies to do his %engrossing and
copying. The clerk is in entire SYM
patty with the movement, and the
masculine clerks will be obliged to
walk the official plank, carrying their
heads under their arms.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Secretary Lincoln has acquired
an Unsuitable taste for office in a very
short time, When he was called into
President Garfield's cabinet ne didn't
know whether to accept or not. Four
years of a soft place have taught him
differently, For want of anything
better he now desires to run for
N ayor of Chicago next spring.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

MI. Randall is said to have infOr-
nation to the effect that In each of
the three trials of Kilbourne against
Thompson for false imprisonment.
the Jury was fixed" If such is the
case, then Kilbourne will need all Of
the big money awarded him to come
out even. The suit lasted eight years
and Is not settled vet.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

And now comes a despatch an
nouncing that Kossuth. the great
Hungarian revolutionist, is not dead,
but on the contrary is enjoying ex-
cellent health. We are pleased to
hear 1t, but as far rs the MINER is
concerned Kossuth is a. dead as the
Capulets.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
AN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

1t is announced that Nordenskjold.
the renowned Norwegian Arctic ex-
plorer, vii soon start upon an expe-
dition to the South Pole. HIS n .rth-
ern voyage in the Vega was one of
the best conducted and fruitful in
Arctic exploration history, Of late the
North has always been the mark of
the explorer in preference to the South
Half a century ago Southern explora-
ton was the favorite. Cook, in his
second voyage between 1772and ITS,
penetrated deeply into the frozen
South, but made no discoveries.
Disco. in 1884, discovered between
"a and 6s degrees of south latitude
Graham and Enderly Lands. The
former Vas also touched by
Howell in 1921 and called Trinity
Lands,a and by Palmer later and called
Palmer Land. In 1886 Dumont d.
Urville reachep Graham's Land and
two years later discovered south of
Australia, Clarie and Adelie's Land.
The year 1910 saw sabrina Land ad-
ded to the known Southern country
by Balery. The next year Ross
forced his way through the ice belt
and discovered Terror and Erebus-
two lofty mountalns-tbe latter a
volcano and discovered rocky land
near the seventy . ninth parallel.
Since Ross voyage, with its hopeful
results, hardly anything has been
done. The reason for this is that the
existence even of a passage would be
no such good to mankind as would
one found In the North.
Four years ago Italy and the
Republic contemplated a
joint expedition under Bove, and Sir
A. Young tor England, was to have
followed. Professor Nordenskjold's
expedition, If it goes, will have q
chance of SUCCESS than It's
predecessors. but can 1t be supposed
that better results will follow? Men
successfully fight Nature.
They may override her laws but in
The end she asserts herself to the dis
,omfture of her assailants. The ad-
Norwegian is counting
ieath in the impenetrable ice fills
II the 4 ntArctic sea
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
Sullivan and Greenfield. who wer,

Sullivan and Greenfield, who were
arrested in their recent i" friendly
meeting''in New York for engaging
in a prize fight have been acquitted.
Both testified that they gave nor re-
ceived any harder blows than are
given to pupils in the school of the
manly art'-lnere love taps. as it
were. As Greenfield ''came up grog-
gy' several times during the ''harm-
less sparring" IN what condition
would Sullivan have left him had he
landed one of his rik ht-handers on
the English champions phiz? Ready
for the undertaken.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Honors continue to be heaped upon
the head of Senator German for his
able and victorious service in win
ming the great national victory and
Cleveland In November. The Sen.
ator is as modest as he is deserving
in receiving them, and with a mag
nanimity that signally honors his
head and heart he comedies to others
more than is claimed for himself.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

One of the questions which are dis
turbing politltions Is, will the mass
of those voters who changed posi-
lions in November remain where
they placed themselves. If they do
it will come closely up to such a re-
construction OF parties opposed to the
Democracy as prevailed in 1865.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

A Republican newspaper of tender
sensibilities says its democratic CO.
temporaries are strangely quiet about
the attempt to steal a United States
senator in Illinois. This may be true.
They are almost as quiet as republic
III papers are ab ,ut the fact of the
Rape of the Presidency in 1876, and
also about the attempt. under the
Augusta proclamation of Blaine, to
steal New York and the Presidency
again in 1884.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

The holocaust In Brooklyn day
before yesterday IS but a repetition Of
the horrible catastrophes which have
occurred in ssthe country during the
past two years and which could have
been averted had proper precautions
been taken. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
negligencc-is the cause of two
thirds of them. In this case water
was at hand to extinguish the fire in
its incipiency but no hose to conduct
it when wanted was provided, or if
provided, it was not In its proper
place. When those who have the
lives of human beings in their keep
ing can he made to realize their great
responsibility we will record fewer of
these terrible catastrophes.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Denver NeWs: There are seventy
members in the Colorado legislature.
At $3.50, 600 for the senatorship, each
member would be entitled to $685.
334. We make the calculation be-
cause we know some of the members
elect are a little slow on arithmetic"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Mr.. Hugh Mccullough success
fully ran the gantlet of Senator
Riddleberger's wordy broadsides,
and was confirmed Secretary of the
Treasury day before yesterday. The
opposition of the Virginia Repudia-
tor effected nothing beyond delaying
the confirmation q few days.
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HE DeAuI, RnI,

PERHAM, Mimi. Dec. 22.-uo.
w. X. Gould, formerly Judge 81 t'v "
Municipal Court of Morebead| a 'us
deputy United States commissiooasa3a
of late p%racticing law In this n,ass
died at his house esterday Of ne Sau
prOstratltn, after a short illpess NJ.
Gould was quite widely known !,
the State. II
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Texas, during her earlier days,
never gave a more striking proof of
the lawlessness OF her citizens than
Dakota did the other day when q
mob attacked and robbed y county
seat and carried off the county's safe.
DAKOTA needs reconstructing.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
New Orleans Hot.,

NEy ORLEANS, Dec. 2l.-r.
OF the large hotel, erected IN =. WORK
main exposition building, fin Tue West
terrible crash to-day. FAM csltls
coiored, OF Nashville, was in ",seas
killed; Albert Freeze, OF Mich ,Sasg
was mortal'y injured, and saA
Carroll, of Chicago, was severs sauss
jured internally: e'y ll'
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Catch a.

vhlGAao, Dec. 81 Madame Ear
me, claiming to hail from P.r,s and
Do, aeLpnla, arrived here last Tues
10y 1a:as WIN aoont $1,000 worth of silks,
for res dans, gloves and other finery
tba won3en and has been selling
tnna aney were seized by the Gus
tSma Officers to-day, and Madame
tha,n ,us confessed that she smuroled
tneah IN at New York nnder nra.
Sha tnat tney were for sale In Cuba.
woman, very fascinating
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24

Col. Bob Ingersoll has been talking
in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Being
asked why he did not take the stump
for Blaine, he naively says. II did
not want to drive away the preach.
ers." He adds that he favored Blaine
and ''in q great number Of inter-
views" said what he could in HE
favor. But what a great service the
Colonel would have conferred, on
Blaine if he had gone theoretically
into the. campaign and driven
away the preachers"