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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-30

WASHINGTON, August % N.
olmon chief Of the bureau If a .c;,oa; III
lnuustry, has submitted a renort ta ., tha
committee of agriculture relat;~e .4e ~
sne investigation of pleuro nne,m" "
ma among cattle in Illinois ~ Hs hos
"un1 n".. re.gnt cases In the vicinity: one
ne nesr Starllng, four near Peoria. one
anS noSl springfield, two near Vireinia
Sn snu que near jacksonville. A mum.
oer OF reported cases have not vat
Oeen Traced. Salmon. says: It ia I'M.
Posslole for me to get Experienced
men to assist me without movinc
t9em away from my work in New
YORK and Brooklyn ana this 7 do not
want to do. Men who have had no
experience with the disease wouId
oe useless. Illinois hes stock laws
I, sn1 tne state veterinary and surgeon
VIII issue proclamation on the sub.
!ect ana direct the isolation of in
1ected herds and the slaughter of dis
eased animals. I shall soon direct
my attention to other states. Iowa.
Missouri and Kentucky have re-
celved animals from infected herds.
l telegraphed to the governor of Ken.
lucky few days ago in regard to an
imals that were there. We have net
been able to decide which of the AMI
mails were brought into Virginia for
sale, but one that came from DYE.
Oh1o, was sick with inflam-
nation of the lungs, supposed
aC the time to have been the
result OF exposure. This is the most
likely origin of the disease and if the
proves correct, it makes
the matter still more serious. DYE is
the most extensive speculator in
Jersey cows in the country and has
sent cattle into nearly every herd in
the West. If his herd is infected,
the disease must have spread to
nearly every State in the Union. II
shall investigate this matter as soon
rs possible, and If the infection is
traced to Ohio I shall move ell my
men that will come. 1 should con-
consider this last resort. In the
meantime, shall indulge the hope
that this will not prove true. I will
say positively this disease is neither
the result of scrofula nor of exposure
to inclement weather, or like causes.
1t Is contagious pleuro-pneumonia,
and am just a. certain of it as am
such q disease exists. Acting CoW-
Carman has refused to re-
quest the Alamba cattle firm to lm-
port q number of jersey cattle for ex-
at the New Orleans Expo
Iiti0n.
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An Unnatural Mother.

Independent, 26: Yesterday morn
ing . young babe was found in the
vault Of an clubhouse connected with
the Denver house at the depot. 1t
was exercising its lungs when its
presence first became known to the
proprietor Of tho hotel, who at once
notified Policeman Mccormick. The
officer was considerably nonplussed
and sent tor the coroner. DR.. Steele
went down to the depot, and the lit
tie fellow was rescued from his un-
pleasant predicament, alive and ap-
parently all right. The mother is .
Swede girl, named Bette johnson,
who is employed at the hotel. On
account of her condition, no legal
proceedings in the case will be held
for the present. The child has since
died.
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Egytian Matters.

LONDON, August 27.-All the news
papers approve the dispatch of Gen.
Wolaeley to Egypt to assume chief
Of the troops there. The
official announcement Of his appoint
ment says: Preparations which have
been in progress some weeks for an
expedition up the Nile resemble in a
great degree those adopted in 1870
for the Red river expedition which
gave Wolseley experience which no
other officer possesses These is some
reason to hope Major Ketchener's
mission to Dongola will shortly afford
means of opening communication
with Gordon again but the govern
ment is of the opinion, having re-
gard for the approach of the cool
season, that no time should be lost
In proceeding to Kethener's assist
ance in case his mission fails.
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Run On Q Bank.

XEN1A, O., August N.-There was
a run on the bank yesterday, but
payments were made so promptly
that confidence was soon restored
and many renewed their deposits.
Cashier J. O. Ankeney has gone
West. The bank to-day Is in the
hands of an officer detailed by the
Comptroller of the Currency. No
statement of its condition 10 yet
made.
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WashlnKtOn Notes.

WASHINGTON, August N.-The
Swim court-martial is postponed
until November 18th, as General
Swaim's chief counsel will be unable
to appear before that time.
The Comptroller of the Currency
Bank Examiner Ellis to
to take chargeo of the Second National
Bank at Xenia, Ohio, and report its
condition.
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Cutting AHray.

Some three or four days ago man
named George Gander and another
named Sanders, became involved in
an alteration near the depot, in the
course of which Gander cut Sanders
several times in the face with pen
knife. Both men were under the in.
fluence of liquor At the time the
stabbing occurred. Gander was Ar
rested, but gave bonds for his ap-
pearance. His case will come up be-
fore Judge Nichols this morning.
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Missing Man.

Livingston Enterprise, 25: Col.
Sanders says all efforts to find VIM.
Dewar, of Helena, who disappeared
in New York last January, have
utterly failed. Dewar was at the
Astor House from the 2nd to the 7th
of January. On the evening Of the
latter day he went. out as usual,
leaving his baggage, presumably In
tending to return, but SINCE then, he
has been as entirely lost to the ken OF
all who knew him asif the earth had
opened and engulfed him. He was
q wealthy man and it is supposed he
had sum of money on his person,
although nothing certain 10 known
on that point. Col. Sanders be-
lieves he was killed, but search
among the photographs of those who
have died or been found dead, at the
hospitals and morgues, failed to
show any semblance to his features.
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Admiral COurbett's Report.

PARIS, August 27.-The following
is q continuation of this report:
One of our torpedo boats sank large
Chinese cruiser. The vessels which
took part in. the active war are the
Volta, which hoisted my flag, the
Dagay, Tronin, Triumphant, VILLAINS,
Destaing, Ashic, Lyn and Nepere
with two torpedo boats. Private dis
patches received in London report
Chinese forts on the Min river bold
ing out we'll against the French
French gun boats
are still unable to pass down the river
Chinese authorities are confident of
the strength of the forts.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

MONTREAL, August 27.-The 54th
annual meeting of the British Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Sci
euce opens here to-day. The wealth
or ia fine and cool. This will be one
the largest and most representative
meetings Of the association ever
held.
CAIRO, August 27.-Rumors are
current that Egypt notified England
she is bankrupt since yesterday and
unable to meet current expenses.
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More CreOkedness.

WASHINGTON, August 27.-The
Critic says: 'It is seriously inti-
mated tnat a c0llusion existed in the
p0stoffice department and contractors
and that the business of post master
general Gresham, at Newport, is to
consult the President before taking
final action in the premises and it is
not improbable that the head of a
prominent official will fall into the
basket.
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Creoles WIN Nlemorialize.

LONDON, August 27.-Circles m
toreefed in commercial relations with
China are debating the advisability
~ nresentino q memorial to Earl
Granville. secretary of foreign affairs
that they would urge the foreign ae,
nartment to cooperate with Amelica
and Germany in representing 70
Rance the serious injury wnicn
would be inflicted upon trade by IN
erferine with Chinese treaty ports.
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SARATOGA, August 27.-The Track
is heavy. In the three>quarter-mlle
race for two-year-old non winners,
TrotbadOr won; PegasseS, second;
Tallyman, third: time 1:1si
Mile, ali ages; dead heat between
6oevreign, Pat and Beecenbrook,
Bessie third; time 1:47. The purse
was divided,
Tbree-quarter-mile race for three
vear.old non-winners, Analoste won;
Aramints second; Inspector third;
time 1881.
Mile and an eighth, George Lo
won: Nitob and Biant0n ran deaQ
heat for the second place; time, l:oo.
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THE WIDOWS CLAIM.
Story Of tho Discovery OF Gold in
the Occur d'Alenes.

A correspondent of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat writing from Eagle
City; gives the following account Of
the discovery OF the shining metal
in the Coeur dAlenes. As it gives q
different version Of what has been so
often published we reproduce it
herewith: The "Widow" of the
Coeur d'Alene district is Mrs. A. n.
Edgington. She is bbout As years of
age. Her husband was an old-timer
on the Comstock, and died there sew
eral years ago, leaving her some
property. She had the mining fever
. little more violently than he did,
and after his death she began busi-
ness for herself. but almost invar-
iably without success. She finally
met Pritchard. the discoverer of the
Coeur d'Alene destrict. and, having
confidence in him, let him, have at
various times considerable sums. He
too. had i'll success, and finally on
returning to her for more money, she
was forced to inform him that her
supply had been exhausted. He ex-
pressed his gratitude for what she
had done and promised most solemn
1y that II his luck ever changed he
would never forget her. -
Mrs. Edgington lived with friends
at Virginia City, in California and
in the east, and her experience with
Pritchard had almost passed out of
her mind, when she was informed
he had made q big strike in Idaho
For year or more after leaving her
he had been prospecting much Of the
time alone in one of the widest and
most inaccessible portions of the con-
tinent. AS soon as he discovered evl-
dence Of the presence of gold in this
vicinity he took measures to locate
several claims, and the one that he
considered the best of these he
named 1.-THE Widows Claim" No.
body knew what that signified for
. long time, and after q little, when
the mad rush began, nobody cared.
Everything was in chaotic condi-
ttOn, and as no entries had been
made in absolutely perfect form,
claim jumping became quite COM
mon. The deep SHOWS added to the
inextrfcable confusion, obliterating
all marks, and stimulating newcom-
ers who had force enough at hand to
hold jumped claims to 20 into the
business at wholesale. In this way
Pricha1d lost much of his own prop
erty, and the widows claim fell into
the hands of strangers.
Before the snow showed any signs
of melting, Mrs Edgington, accompa-
MED by two adventurous young
women, made the peril0us trip from
the railroad to the mining ground,
and was royalty recei we'd, but the
men who held her claims laughed
when she told them she expected
ed them to vacate it. The claim has
turned out to be one of the few val
liable ones in the diftrict, and the
men who took forclble possession OF
it will not leave it until ordered off
by some competent court of jurisdic-
ton.
The widow has made several at
tempts to effect compromise, but
the men will not listen to her. Many
jokes at the expense of the parties to
the controversy are in circulation.
The men are universally referred to
as the widows boys or the orphans.
Probably protracted litigation will
grow out of the dispute, which, up to
the present time, has been OF q
friendly nature, though great wealth
is involved.
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ST. PETERSBURG, August z7.-
Ministers of NERVE have issued to
several learned societies plan for
Russian polar expedition. The idea
is to have several large parties start
for Jeanette island. and proceed en-
tirely on foot across the ice, leaving
large depots of pro visions in the rear.
1t is thought there are many islands
north of Jeanette island that cam 10
Ntil;ooI
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The Presidents Movements.

NEWPORT, August H.-The presi-
dent came ashore this morning with
Secretary Philips and Messrs. Miller
and Tiffany, and made several calls.
At 10 o'clock the North Atlantic
squadron got under way and pro-
ceeded up the bay, where torpedo ex-
periments and maneuvres will take
place. The president is going on the
Dispatch and secretary Chandler on
the Albatross. The exercises will
last several hours. Tomorrow will
be exercises at Torpedo stations.
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Anarchists

BERLIN, August 27.-The police
yesterday raided the houses of Ger
Tain weii-kuown anarchists of this
city and made severa! arrests. Iney
secured q stock of highly inf1amat0Iy
play-cards, ready for posting. Inc
Swiss Government announces meas
ures of increased stringency to be en-
forced against anarchists.
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New YORK, August 27.-Wm.
Dawes. Vice President of the Globe
Mutual Benefit Society, was arrested
to-day charged with having, while
agent of the Presidential Life lusur.
ance Company Of America, collected
$40 commissions on policies issued to
what is claimed to he fictitious per-
sons. His examination is postponed
one week,
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Cholera Notes.

MARsE1LLEs, August q. = No
deaths from cholora here last night.
The relief offices will be closed Sep
tember 1st.
ToULoN, August 27.--Two deaths
from cholera here last night. The
condition OF the city is improved.
ROME, Aug. 27.-Cholera report in
Italy dnrjng the past "a hours:
Deaths, 80; new cases, 7S; at Baspe-
zia in the past SO hours, II deaths.
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BAR HARB0R. August 27.-Blaine
is down stairs to-day in his usual
health.
NEW YORK, August 27.-Sherifr
Davidson has taken possession of the
Bankers 4 Merchants' telegraph Of
flee In q judgment for Mr.. Roebling.
for ST, 900.
NEW YORK, August 27.--Judgs
Wallace to-day in the United States
Circuit Court decided the case Of
NARROW vs. the Texas h Pacific Rail.
road, that the company must pay ito
interest in cash upon its income and
land grant tax for l882-83. The case
involves $500, 900. "
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BONE, August 27.->A false report
got abroad in Civita Vicchia yester-
day that the Government was about
to establish q quarantine of fifteen
days against that city. This created
an excitement among tourists and
visitors of all classes; !, 800 persons of
all sorts, including even hotel wait
ers, besieged the railway station and
took freight trains by storm. Five
hours were spent in passing over to
Rome, thirty-eight miles.
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Victoria Gold.

A dispatch from Victoria (B. C.)
says: The latest from Lolita creek,
Skeena river, reports mining good.
One man, it is said, has taken out by
crevicing $6Sa inside of six hours.
Some seventy men are mining on
the creek, and ten companies. They
are making good pay-$l00 to the
hand. The gold is coarse and spotted,
averaging $16. Is to the ounce. The
season commenced in July.
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Sisters School.

AS soon a. the necessary arrange
ments are perfected, the Sisters will
establish a permanent school In this
city. Negotiations are pending for
the purchase of either the Caplice
building or Lavell's residence.
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PARIS, August GA dispatch
from Berlin to Matin asserts that the
Franco German alliance Is arranged,
France to obtain certain territory on
condition of not opposing Germanys
claim to two ports on the north sea.
Both countries are to assist eacn
other in acquiring colonies.
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Second Elk Horn Dividend.

The Elkhorn Mining company has
declared Its second monthly divi-
dend considerably less than q
month, however. has elapsed since
the first dividend was declared).
This second dividend 10 $40, 600, being
two per cent upon the capital stock
of the company. The first was S. 900.
Everything in the mine and works
is looking well, and there is no doubt
of the company continuing Its divi-
dends monthly, with q steady in
crease in the amount.
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racine, August 2s.--Mr;: Mlr:.,Cssf Case
kAOiS1 .;ra1 the following statement
autnol.sfS auth .afsrence to various rnmoss
with reaeaehh os,s hoen afloat Is to Bonner
~ ~u'T .nyone buying Jay-Ey9eeISSeseT; e SeT Of TO to
one Or has the option 9y & %s = not NJ for sale.
Ell ssil jsy-Eye-Ses. he !" n'' -0
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CAIRO, August 27.-Major Ketch>
ener kilograms from Dongola. that
spy brought in reports that G0rdon
gained great victory over the rebels
August 1lth, and that two reoel
leaders were killed In tho engage
0ent.
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lliehigan Prohibition Cenven''0'''
LANSING, Mich, August N:IAt ~
O'Clock this morning tne ar PiHrd "nder
convention was calico 70 ol"e. oommit-
mitlees appointed and recess "n''' "a
farnOOu.
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Rum On q Bank.

NEW YORK, August 27..-Nr. Gar
land of the First National Bank, one
of the correspondents of the Second
National Bank of Xenia, states the
suspension of that institution will
have no effect upon financial circles
here. It's account with the First
National Bank is very small, aver
aging only 81 900 to S., 900.
Latest advices from Xenia, O., re-
port that the Second National Bank
closed its doors this morning. No
particulars.
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BERLIN, August 27.-Germany sub
mitted proposal to the powers that
there should be at SueZ strict quar-
antine of three weeks for ships from
cholera ports, which pass through
the canal.
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Maud ,.

HARTFORD, August T.-Maud s.
reached Charter Oak Park at noon
to-day in charge of Bair. She will
be trained for an effort to lower her
2.O9a record before being retired from
the turf.
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It was rumored on the street last
evening that eighty carpenters bad
been laid off at the Anaconda smelter
on account Of the lumber supply
giving out. The suspension is only
Temporary. -....
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LoNoME, Ark, August 27.-T. day
Joe Bogard, celored, aged eighteen
years, was hung in the presence OF
three Thousand people for raping
child, aged II years. in Jaunary last.
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Moose Greek and Silver Hill
Districts.

From . gentleman who arrived
from Anaconda yesterday we learn
that considerable prospecting is be-.
ing done in the mountains around
that burg. In the Moose Greek dis
trlct, about twelve miles distant, q
number of men are at work develop
ing their claims. A goodly amount
Of ore is being taken out, and when
the smelter starts there will be re-
newed activity among mine owners.
The men holding claims in this dis
trict are poor men and cannot afford
to do much dead work. When they
strike pocket Of ore they gouge
1t out and then start hunting for an
other one.
In Silver Hill district, located from
Anaconda twenty-five miles, quite a
force Of mon are at work prospecting.
Some rich ore has recently been
struck. and some m0nied men
are paying considerable atten-
ton to the mines. G. III. Meader,
who was formerly superintendent of
the Bell mine, has made several trips
there for the prupose of obtaining an
interest in different leads. Negotia-
tions are under way, but as there are
n dozen man inforested in nearly
every claim, it may be some time be-
fore amicable arrangements can be
made.
An impetus has been given to
mining by the contemplated early
start Of the big smelling works, and
it is ps ssible that big mines may be
yet struck In the undeveloped hills
and moun'ain that surround Ana
coIda.
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PROTECTION.

Every housewife can try the s:E1oZal' any
other brand of Baking Powder. by Rl cing the oan
and if thSr she will smell AMMONIA
T6E1OEIN. After which can it
TOR Prices, that has nothing base N it. co.
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MARRIED..

Butte City, August n, 1885,.
BY Judge Nichols, John Welch to Mary Ellen
HaHy.
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r. A SHOCKING
Commercial Robbery.
Ammonia, Lime, Potash, and
Flour sold for years as an
"Absolutely Pure Bak-
ing Powder"
ANALYSIS OF THE ROYAL BAKINGP0WDER.
ing Powder" !"
ANALYSIS OF THE ROYAL BAKINGP0WDER.
ANALYSIS IN 1878.

ANALYSIS IN 1875.
LIME phosphate of) 81 per cent
POTASSA (Suphate of SO per cent
AMMONIA Carbonate of 2.36 per cent
POTASH (Bitartrate of 47.33 per cent
Soda (Bicarbonate of 1854 per cent.
Flour $3.50 per cent.
~ Va e. GIIBEfST WHEELER.
3O 1875 Chemistry Chicago Unversty
ANALYSIS IN 1-s4.
tLIME (Tartrate of 5.25 per cent.
AMMONIA Carbonate of 2.25 per cent.
POTASH (Bitartrate of 5000 per cent.
Soda (Bicarbonate of 229O per cent.
Starch 1900 per cent
M. DELAFONTAfNFI.
June II. 1884. Analytical Consulting Chemist
The above shows the uniformity () of the Royal Bak-
ing Powder advertised marve of purity that "never
varies, )" "sold only in cans
HOUSEKEEPER'S TEST.
Place a can top down a hot stove till heated.
Remove he and smell."-"AMMONIA
I1AEISHO1eN.
ORIGIN OF AMMONIA.
States
Powder the lime that h:
bonesof dea adnbec ~ ~ ~
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FROSTWORK.

No fairies left? You need not tcll mo so.
For in the night upon my window-pnnc
Grew wondrous things that make iuC srr,,ly
The fairies arc at r,e,1 old tricks again.
Stand wh":o tho iivh, strikes th.,.' the frosted
cfaSs,
Anu see Alndd!n's palace rcnr itc towers.
LOOK ut the ScCd-tufts on that bunch of grass
The humming bird above those lily-hOwersi
What but a 'ry pcncil could dcsiyn
These fcathc. cd ironds OF dainty maiden.
With every leaf so d,lica,ciy fine
You almost sec il trrmltc ON the ART
somO nimblc fingered spirit OF the leo
Nus wrought his frolic will here. that Is
And Will study out c,ch quaint dovico,
Wistlul fancy gathers i'm my brain.
wondcrworkirg sphit! II ! could
But learn of you the secret IS tho snow
How frost is given 10y the ts:nth of God
Ana where the hidden watcicoursCs h,w-
And whr,e hsgo:iin Is tho dow. that strings
hnr ioiely pearls upon the ncaucst weed
And Whhs sweet am matt ~ influence brings
Inc Blossom splendid nom the triyi,s ,ccd-
Could hut ride tho South WIKI and the
= And fahom all the mysteries thcy hold
See now the Lightning. 'nping wildly forth.
ANA how TN; turbulent thunder is con.
troil'd-
lwou'd no moro be frctcd by tho greed
- Ana scltshncSs Of men: thcir puny spite
nor any worldly IS or cross ind ,Cl.
NY hltcd soul could cvcrmorc alright.
And wherefore noiCl Tho laughing fairy
seems ''
To mock at me tho spnnglcd window
through:
ana laugh also. waking from my dreams
10 take UP daily loss and cross anew;
bit WIN a scnsC OF IA ugs divincly planned
, Ihat makes me sure uccd not fear d slain
FROM one who holds the thunlc' in His hand
Yet stoorSto trace the frost-wo.k on the
Pare.
-MdrU Brddlcv, IN Manhattan.