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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08

former McDermott, who Is in Paris,
has offered to give valuable informa.
ton to the English police, but he VIII
do 60 at the risk Of his life, as the
Clan-Na-G Gael declare they will assas'
sinate him. A special agent from
Dublin II aiding Inspector Mozer.
Moscow, March 6.-The Gazette
points out the importance of the
removal from Paris to Berlin of
Prince Orloff, the Russian embassa-
dor, and says Orloff possesses the
special confidence of the Car and
Emperor William; that Europe re-
uuires q guaranty of security, and
that one Of the best of these ia the
entente c0rdi0le between Germany
and Russia.
LONDON, March 6.-Police surve.l-
lance is extended to Hong Kong
Antwerp, Brest and Bordeaux. The
hotel registers at Brussels, Paris, and
other centers have been secured tor
the inspection Of the authorities.
The dynamite works in France are
closely watched.
The Chinese legation at Berlin has
engaged a crew Of officers and men
from the German Merchant Marine,
who will be taken to Canton. A new
Chinese corvette. the Nantlin, has
been built at Keil. Bismarck is not
inclined to interfere with the ar
rangement, as France and China are
not at war, and the corvette is not
manned from the government service.
LONDON, March Cit is expected
that Canna.G Gael on st. Particularly
will substitute riOting for dyna-
mite, and that some officials will be
The British admiral at Queenstown
has promised a deputation from
Cork to use q steam launch to convey
the remains of: Jerome J. Conners
from Queenstown to Cork. The ad.
miral will allow only officers or men
wishing to act as escort to the re-
mains Of the deceased. The psnnant
on board the guard ship will be low
ored when the steamer Chicago con-
veyed from New York arrives off
Point.
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ABOUT PRESIDENTS.

"Gen. Grant was the youngest Pres.
dent the nation has had, having been
only ~ years old when inaugursted
In 1869. But no candidate more than
70 years Of age has yet been elected
to that great Office, and q contempt
ry draws an unfavorable inference
from that fact as to 1.-THE old ticket"
about which 80 much has been said.
President Harrison was the Oldest
President, having been So when he
entered the White House In 1871.
Washington was So when inaugu.
rated in New York n~inety-five years
ago."
The above EXCERPT is going the
rounds of the Republican press, and
is given a prominent position among
the reasons why Tilden should not
be nominated again. OF course it
cannot be held there:is either sense,
eas or argument in it but it an
swers for some as a ''good enough
Morgan for present purposes. In
reply it may be stated, and with quite
as much claim to good reasoning as is
found in the excerpt quoted, that the
average Democratic candidate lives
longer than the Republican Office
seeker. In proof of this tenacity of
life and purpose of the Democrats the
fact is shown that of the five men
nominated for President by the DEM
ocratic party in the last twenty years,
four are still living and in the enjoy
ment of excellent health, and not to
speak of future presidential possibili-
ties. ALI but one of the candidates
for v~ice-president nominated in the
same time are still living. 1t is asin-
gular coincidence that the only can
didates who have died in that time
were the two who had been tainted
with RepubIicanism, Greedy and
The Republicans have not Jared so
we'll. Two of the Republican Presi-
dents elected in that time died by
assassination, and ce-President
Wilson also crossed the dark river.
Grant Is a very sick man and it is
very doubtful - more's the pity
that he will ever be able to walk
Colfax is a political corpse,
Hayes and Wheeler also lie in the
political morguea and Arthur is quite
past praying for. The Democratic
party counts among the assets three
complete ''old tickets" all In an ex-
state of preservation, and two
ROBUST fractions, The Republicans
ire not so rich. Their "old tickets"
ar Q outlawed. ALI of which 20 to
how, if 1t shows anything, that the
and tear of looking on is not so
destructive to health as the wear and
ear O factual administration. There
s good leather In the average Demo-
rat. Hope deferred sickens not his
leart.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08
THE A DOLLAR,

The Committee on Coinage Of the
House will, 1t is stated, report in f.
vor Of the redemption Of trade dol.
lars in standard dollars. It is an open
secret, known months ago, that a
sharp deal was being made in this
coin and that certain spectators were
making a good thing out Of them In
speaking of the manner in which the
game was played the San Francisco
Bulletin says: "Trade dallars, for a
long time, were paid out plentifully
in this city at par. They circulated
freely at that rate. When they were
all got rid of the people we're urged to
demonetize them, because they could
not be forced on a creditor, or be ten
dered in payment of taxes. Thesug.
gestion had the desired effect, and the
dollars were all gathered in at a dis
count ranging from 10 to Is per cent.
by the unseen operators in the back.
ground. The dollars all disappeared
as il by magic. They were next heard
of at the East. They were paid out
there at par as they were here. The
papers, up to a late date, quoted them
at par. But when they were all
worked off the same dodge was
played. The people were induced to
refuse them, which resulted in practi-
cal demonstration, and the old
operators gathered them in again at
a discount ranging, as before. from
10 to Is per cent. Now, through the
action of Congress, they want to re-
alize another 10 per cent" i
The same journal argues that in
view 0 fthese facts Congress should
refuse to receive them. It says "the
trade dollars are in the hands of
Eastern spectators. 1t is for their
benefit that Congress now proposes to
standard dollars for trade
dollars. Folger. Secretary of the
Treasury, and Burchard, Director of
the Mint, who ought to know better,
both recommended that this policy
ought to be pursued. But President
Arthur, more wary takes the ground
that they ought not to be pachased
in any other way but as bullion"
There is some reason but no justice |
in this proposition. 1t may be true
have made money in
dealing in trade dollars. tmay also
be true the people have been feeced
to the tune of from 10 to Is per cent. |
upon each dollar, but the fact re-
mains the same-the government is.
sued them as dollars, and it should
take them back. In purchasing
hem from holders the Government
pays 4124 grains of silver 800
fine for APO grains of silver 900 fine.
congress has nothing to do with the
means by which the trade dollars
,ame into the hands Of the present
holders. If the people held the
ZOO, 900 of trade dollars, said to be
n this country, the Bulletin would
doubtless favor the report of the
Coinage Committee. The duty of
Congress in the matter Is just as
,lain though the whole amount is
leld by brokers. Congress should
lLt go back on its own work.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08
An Open Safe Robbery.

CHICAGO, March last Satur-
day about l p. M, Paymaster E. s.
Bartlett of the e. B & @ railroad left
his Office for lunch without taking
the precauticn to close the combine
ton of the big safe in which money
for the payment "f the employees was
deposited. On leaving the room he
did so. without waiting the return of
the other attaches of the Office who
had also gone to lunch. Before his
return the safe was robbed of all its
contents with the exception of some
packages, nickles and small change.
The totel amount that disappeared as
near as, the company can estimate,
being about 1900. Further facts of
the robbery are not known as no in
vestigatiOn has been instituted. Paw
master Bartlett was discharged from
service for neglect of the matters
placed In his hand. Detectives are
making. efforts 10 keep the affair
secret in hopesthat 1t would facilitate
their work, but as the matter has be-
come known and in the belief that
exaggerated statements would be
published concerning the robbery,
the officials showed willingness that
the exact facts should be furnished
to the public. The theory advanced
by the treasurerof the company is
that the robbery was accomplished
by a sneak thief. Two doors lead
into the cashiers Office fr0ma vacant
room, one of which was found open
on the paymaster's return. The
paymaster's rooms are located In the
general offices of the company on the
second floor of the building, and con-
structed specially with q view to
guard against intrusion or theft Che
exclamation given by the paymaster
Is that 1t was supposed the vacant
room adjoining his office was always
kept locked, but in this case it was
proven otherwise. The paymaster
the robbery must have been
committed by some n having com
plete knowledge. of the former and
the habits of its occupants.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08
atar Route Investigation.

WASHINGTON. March 7.-Ex-Sen'
ator Spencer, of Alabama, now
re-ident of Nevada, was examined to
day concerning the star routes
"Early in January, 49," he said, .
went from Nevada to New York or
1ebusiness. One day while walking
| on Broad way I met James, and he
asked me to accompany him to his
| office. When at his office he told me
| he " nted to 20 into Garfeld's Cabi-
| net and asked me to aid him. After.
wards I did render him what aid /
could. When he had been appointed
Postmaster General, I said to him
that he had an opportunity few men
ton. He asked 'how?' [ replied
that he could make the P~ostof1ce De-
partment self sustaining in the first
year, and next year he could reduce
postage to two cents. How? he
again asked: "By breaking Star
Route rings" l replied, II took a
pledge from him that what I said
should be strictly confidential. 5ev-
eral men connected with the ring
lived in the West and were almost
neighbors of mine and I desired that
that my name should not go to the
public as an infOrmer. Afterward 1
went to Gen. Garfield and he gave
me sOiae assurances that my informal
ton should be kept sacred. It was
at my suggestion then, that Nj.
Woodward should be selected to take
general charge of the investigation.
One day while in the P0stOfice De-
partment, Tyner insisted that Wood
ward should not be appointed. I
then said I thought Woodward
would be the best man to take hold
OF. the matter. He was appointed
and given general direction for MAX
ing the entire Investigation. In the
winter of 1882 l remained in
New York and used to meet a
Mr.. Gibson. He told me what he
koew and afterwards he showed me
q table of the SO routes he had pre-.
pared. W. met In Washington and
together went to WOodward's room
where he was made acquainted with
3ibsOn's information. I remainedin
Washington three months, the most
OF the time getting up evidence for
oval y 'uIO V0oCos 1 TculdluGO LII
Washington until Garfield was shot. |
I made up my mind that beyond saw.
ing the government two or three
million dollars a year the investiga-
ton would be a failure. Receiving !
no pay, I paid but Ii tile attention to
the subject and in the latter part of |
~ [ went to Nevada and remained |
there until June. Spencer then gave
account of his return to New York !
where being s~ubpHuaed to appear in
Washington, and of his coming here
and remaining two weeks, of
his efforts alone, and with Secretary |
to secure an interview
George Bliss. While sitting in
)ne OF the hotels with Secretary
Chandler, Bliss came to the latter
one day. They went out and talked
;wo or three hours. I Interrupted
hem several times. but Bliss said he
lid not want me. He told Secretary
he desired not to see me
Until l went on the stand, and If I
lid swear to what he expected he
cross examine me. I remained
1ere until the court adjourned; l
vent to New York and showed Sen
tor Conkling my subpoena; he said
t was not in legal form and advised !:
ne to attend to my business. 1
'sked him if my staying in Wash
ngton had not waived my rights to
cave. He said no, and I followed
lis advice"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08
Miss Maokav's Reception.

PARIS, March Mile Mackav.
the Nevada, American, prima donna
was received into the Catholic
church to-day at the English, Par.
ISLAM street church. Mrs. Mackev
wss sponsor. The ceremony was pri.
va Q. Mile. Mackay was dressed in
pure white, her hair flowing over her
shoulders: MI. Mackey sent a. a
present q bon bon box of masses of
oxidized silver inlaid with GOLD,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08
How to Make Arms Look a
Though Dimpled with
Fatness.

We do not deal IN millinery goods
but for the information and edifca-
ton of our numerous lady friends we
give a few fashion hints about head
gear.
Small bonnets will be all the rage"
and pokes and larger bonnets have
gone with the woodbine.
Of all the new headgear the
Bo'eyn cap is the most bewitching
that will erect the spring notes of the
robin when he shall twitter among
the branches of the biggest mining
town in the world. This cap is not
not only bewitching but is most &C.
commodating as it will add gravity
to dignity or additional sparkle to a
lnischievous eye.
New hats have larger crowns but
narrower brims. Colored straws ara
preferred but gray has vanished from
the milliner's gaze. Besides straw,
English and China Grape, tissue, en-
broidered batistes and other fancy
material will be used for very dressy
bonnets, and. many of which will
doubtless be seen on the principal
pr )menades Of Butte. Velvets, velvet
ribbon, silks, satins, etc., will be used
as garniture but roses have faded and
will bloom no more.
DRESSES.
Vests with basques appear in near
ly every fashion cut and they are
veIy pretty. They will be laced in
stead of buttone' which will impose
an additional task upon all obedient
married gentlemen who ave a dis
position to be useful as we'll as orna.
mental. They will be made
of some bright color yelled with lace,
as poppy red velvet with jetted Span
lsh lace dropping upon it in a black
satin basque. Three or four bands
of lace should be inserted across the
fronts of the sleevesfrom seam to sesm
which will have the effect of max.
ing thin, long, cadaverous arms look
short, plump as a partridge and dim
pied with fairness. The collar is high
and rolling and of the Medicis pat.
tern and is made of lace piped with
For dinner dresses young ladies
wear demi-trains with brocadedfronts
formed of panels of same shade
Joined by fan-pleating and have
oouffant paniar scarts across the top.
Some OF u spring dress goods are
here and we will be pleased to have
you inspect them when We will glad
y give you any additional fashion
hints which we may possess.
Very Respectfully,
SANDS & BOYCE.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08

Kellogg, the savory Kellogg, was
elected presiding officer of the Louis
lana Republican convention. It is
thought that state will send q solid
Arthur delegation. Shouldn't Won
der. Kellogg is an uncomfortable
party in q forthcoming star route
trial, and-well he might be helped a
little by the powers that be.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08
How "Unole Remus'' Looks.

"Joel Chandler" (Uncle Remus),
q Georgia man, is quoted in the
Philadelphia Record as saying, sis a
little, red-headed, freckled-faced
farmers boy, just about a. handsome
as q burnt shoe. He is a good fellow
and bright, but indolent. He has
been we'll treated by The Atlanta
constitution people. They give him
a good salary for writing an hour or
two every day, in addition to a verv
nice house, which they gave him
outright as a Christmas gift, I think.
he has plenty of time D r%iiterature
and a pleasant place to write i'm
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08

Miners clothing, supplies, tools
and everything needed in the r:oanr
d'Alene mines can be obtained at The
stores Of Eddy, Hammond 4 ~
Miesonia. at prices lower than any
tne nonse II Montana can make.
delays, transfers and freight
on1zBes by oufhtttng At Miasoula.
1@dt
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A o

Barnum, the great Snowman, Oncl
said "the American people rathe|
like to be humbugged." His saying
is so rich in the element of truth thai
it has almost passed into a proverb
Patti and Gerster and Nillson anc
Lucca and other altitudinous singers
comes, reaps a rich harvest of shekels
and leaves to enjoy them in Other
lands. But the money IN these cases
is bestowed on genius and accom-.
plishments of high order. 1t is not
altogether unwisely expended, but
generally two or three pri ,es are paid
for the privilege of hearing their
warblings.
Rut Americans are most wofully
humbugged In another direction. A
foreign groom comes to the country,
engages in a walking match, and our
humbugged people send him home
with more cash in his pocket than
his master would pay him in a life
time. A though" arrives from u for
eign shore to knock out Sullivan.
He doesn't do it, but he carries home
a little fortune gathered from a beau
tifully humbugged people.
Mrs. Langtry presents herself
among us. She is neither a great
actress nor a great beauty, but the
love of the American people to be
humbugged displays itself in tnelr
rushing pell NELL to see and hear her
and she rolls up a bank account OF
$780, 900 in less than q Year.
Oscar Wilde next looked from a
lofty perch upon the American peo-
pie. Why he came here and what
he came after no n at the
time of his arrival knew. They
soon learned. He announced he
would lecture. He parted his long
hair in the middle; pinned sunflow-
ers in the lapel of his coat; wore
knee breeches; sucked the handle of
his fragile ca ,e; orgled the ladies and
and lolled in the presence of
men. He drew as only humbngs
could draw and pocketed the
shining gold of a humbugged and
people.
Sullivan came to Butte. His rem.
utation as a slugger came before him. !
He brought lot of buffers with him
who couldn't make three dollars a
day as miners OF day laborers. But he
our people to the tune
of i've or six thousand dollars.
He goes to San Francisco and hum.
bugs the e,ple there out of $40, 900
n a single night.
A smooth Ephraim with a great
Advertising scheme takes up his
quarters IN the city. He goes to our
business men. He wants each to I'll
space III his "World Illuminatorn
a business advertisement. He
promises that the people of Kan.
Honolulu, Peking, New
ork, st. Paul, Chicago, St.. Louis,
Ian Francisco, Portland and sas.
shall know that John
Doe sells apples and Richard Roe is a
ealer In peanuts in Butte City. He
cts their card and a five, ten or
wenty dollar bill with it. Presto!
The advertiser goes
here the money went-out of sight
and a humbukged public look in
ain for either. But the American
eople love to be hambugged.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08
Hard Times for the Drummars
New York Hotel Gazotto1

-, 10ee1 0dzette.J
Inc recent failures in the wholesale
trades have seriously in~terfered with
tne financial prospects of a respecta.
ne ar'nv of commercial travellers r.
New York the Compensation Of q
commission traveller, Including sa,..
~ and commission, averages, a,omt
94,OVO a year, and there Are m
drummers whose incomes ara on.ny
m;ny more than that paid a cabine.
f %.nls!es: ihe number Of high-priced
o mss.,c.ass drummers is largely in ex.
vacancies. e0""oie future
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08

Manitoba talks secession, but
where will she secede to? The
United States would doubtless gladly
take her single, but will not If we'd
ded to . war with England.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08
Roller Sociable.

The Presbyterian ladies will gives
soclable at the Granite Street Pavil'
1oo, on Monday evening, March 10.
Light refreshlnents and no supper
Come one. Come all. 3Slt
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08
Miscellaneous

OMAHA. March bishop Clark
son lost ground all day yesterday.
The attending physicians say the
condition Of the patient Is beyond
medical skill.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08

VIM. Coleman 4 Co., agents for
wal! and wedge tents. Full supply.
OF all sizes on hand, 22dtf
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-08

dr Mss a. ~. I; Barton mas removed her
her, = 1x parlors over E. T.. BON.
- ll-l3Sm
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Pommery Sec at the Elite. 2.24-tf
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Polntment. The PRESIDENT Is kindly
disposed toward the girl, and will
probably make the appointment.
The New York Herald reasons
thus: 1t is said that there are $685.
liz persons engaged in manufacture
Ing, mechanical and mining occu-
pations in the United States. So
say the census returns. Moreover, it
is claimed that this number of per-
sons receive employment only by
reason of the protective tariff; that If
duties are reduced mills and shops
will be closed, manufacturing and
mining operations will cease, and
there will exist no demand or market
for labor. Bakers, carpenters, black
smiths, butchers, clerks and book.
keepers, contractors, painters, brick
makers, tailors aud milliners are
among those who will be found in
any town, and to say that
they would be deprived of labor is to
say that man will not eat and clothe
and shelter himself. These persons
derive no advantage from protection.
On the contrary, they are injured, be-
cause everything they use is taxed,
and this tax comes out of their earn
ings. Fully one-half of the three
million eight hundred thousand per-
sons In this class called manufacture
ing receive no benefit directly or in
directly from protection. On the
contrary, they are injured.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-01-11
PRICE THREE CENTS.

again, and in the long run sometimes,
kill him. When we got the elephants
off shore they swan around to anoth-
er beach where the water was smooth,
and here we shot them or knocked the
smaller ones over with clubs, and tried
out the blubber for oil, and barreled it
up. To get to this beach you had to
cross two glaciers, and there we had
huts and lived part Of the time"
"Were there any other animals
thers?"
"Never saw anything except birds,
They made up for the rest. There were
millions of 'em; big birds called the al
batross and another called the killer
gull three times as big u, these fel-
lows you see down the bay. They
were just like eagles; didn't eat fish,
but killed other birds and ate meat;
and when we set TO skinning an ele-
phant, tell you it was nip and tuck
sometimes. Why, I've seen them
gulls make rush at bull we were
at work on, and light right on the
critter, and tear the meat right out OF
our hands, so that we'd have to stop
and go for them with clubs. The air
would he black with them, and the
noise was enough to set you crazy.
One Of the gulls came near killing one
of the men. and then saved his life af-
ter all. He was climbing over the
glacier, when the bird made dash at
him and knocked him off. The man
threw out his arm and grabbed the
bird by the leg, and down they both
went, sliding about hundred and If
ty feet. the bird Hopping and half hold
ing him up. and that was all that say.
ed him.
"Some time in the year the elephants
immigrate, and when they come back
the young ones are born. There's a
curious thing-the young critters suck
for while and then are left on the
beach, actually growing fat without
anything to eat. These we never
killed. The young amt white like
seals, but black, and don't show the
snout until they get three years old
or so That's what they are called
sea elephants for, as they have sort
of trunk that is about ten inches
long. and when they get mad it's
blown up in some way, and looks like
regular elephants trunk. It's the
worst life and business man ever
struck. New York's good enough for
me. I'm taking my seals at Central
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