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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-12
Local and Business Matters In
the Pioneer Camp.
Niobrara on tho Court House,
ETC., e O.
PIONEER ADril 9Th

PIONEER, April 5th 1884.
I reluctantly conf IS, MI. Editor,
that as a prompt and p~unctual cor
respondent, I am a disgusting fail
ure. Had I the disposition and vices
of the average West Side news gath
erer, the excuse of sickness, business
OF something else equally as potent
and effective might be presented al
an apology for my long and gloomy
silence. Nothing of the kind, how
ever, for although modestly and IN
assumingly conscious Of the fact that
as a professional prevaricator I have
not now or ever did have an equal,
still, in justice to myself I don't care
to exhaust nv commissariat on q
place like Philipsburg. She has suf-
fered enough, so as an apologeticsl
conclusion I will simply say-I
haven't had time.
The past winter has not been very
unpleasant or severe upon US. Out
door work has been steadily prose.
uted. and travel to and fro uninter
rupted during the entire snowy
season. Cattle and horses on the
Flint and Rock Greek ranges look
we'll and seemingly none the worse
of their five months wintry ex~
posure on the high attitudes noted.
The Granite Mountain mine Is In
Bonanza. Tunnel No. 3 shows cx-
ceilent milling rock, and an abund-
ance of it. The diamond drill has in
a measure superseded the Burleighs
in driving this adit, and its effective
superiority is largely due to the bard
and compact nature of the granite
country rock and the intelligent SUI
nervision of the operator In charge,
M. TAYLOR. The mine is kept in ad-
mirable working condition, and will
he. as long as E. c. Paxton has
charge of it. 1 saw Johnny Ainsiey,
the chief engineer of the Granite Co..
in town yesterday, and from this
nleasant aud genial little gentleman
+ learn that the machin cry OF the
nina ia in excellent order, and I'M
i'm naired by its winters service.
Work on the Alice Norah, now
under bond to Charles Clarke. Ut a.,
shows a steady improvement In the
naI"a of the mine as the header goes
ss.tward. This valuable property
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Miscellaneous.

HALIFAX, Apri! 1.-THE Novs
! Scotia legislature has extended the
franchise in municipal elections tt
| widows and unmarried women.
| LAWRENCEBUKG, Ind, April H.
John o. Cravens and Eugene G,
Haywell were elected delegates to
the Chicago Republican Convention
from the fourth district. Personal
preference, Harrison.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 1.-THE
Republican contereDce of the Four
tenth Congressional District elected
delegates to Chicago, who were re-
quired to sign a pledge to support
Blaine and Logan before the con-
yention.
CooPERsTOwN, N. Y, April H.
The Twenty-fourth Congressional
District Republican Convention,
composed of delegates from Scho-
harie, Herkimer and Otsego couu~
ties, elected Sheard, of Herkimer,
and Hobart krul, of Schoharie, as
delegates to the National Conven-
ton. Arthur preferred.
CHICAGO. April IA special
from Monmouth, Ills, says: The
bank examiner has completed his
examination of the affairs of the col
lapsed national bank and finds the
deficit STA, 200. 600, which is supposed
to be the amount of Cashier Hub
bard's defalcation. Good assets have
been found to pay depositors. Hub
bard's household goods have been
seized upon a writ of attachment.
VANDALIA, ILL.,, April 1.-THE
Republican convention nOmin ated
A. j. Hamlin tor Congress and Sc
lected John J. RenicAer and A. M.
Truitt as delegates to the Chicago
National Convention. No instruc>
tiOns.
CHICAGO. April ll.-Fifteen hun
bred miners employed by the West
Maryland and Pennsylvania coal
companies at Twins Station, Penn,
are out on q strike.
New YORK, April II. Major
Moone, of the Salvation Army has
been arrested on q charge OF stealth &
$500, funds of the organization.
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Attention is directed to the card of

Attention is directed to the card of
the old and reliable firm of Morris
Bros. in another column. These gen.
tlemen mean business. They do not
propose to be unde.sold by any other
house In the city. On tie contrary
they remind the public they will sell
moro goods for the same money
than oan be purchased eleWhere.
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A Coming Treat.

Grand preparations are being made
at the Amphitheatre for the comfort
of ladies and their escorts to witness
Messrs. Estabrook and Lawshe,
champion roller skaters from the
East, and Messrs. Wilmot and
Sewell, world famous bicyclis's, who
open their engagement Monday ev-
sning for one week. One half of the
dress circle will be partitioned off
and reserved for ladies and their es>
corts. Comfortable seats are being
placed there, and carpenters are busy
at work making alterations. Photo
graphs of these wonderful artists are
on exhibition at Robert Grix's. The
Salt Lake papers state they are per-
forming before large audiences and
astonishing all observers.
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REPUBLICAN
The Machine Bosses Elect Their
Ticket,
By Ways That are Dark and
Tricks Well Known.

Two tickets were in the field at the
Republican primaries today. Each
contained eighty names including al
ternates, making altogether one hum
dred and sixty persons voted for. One
was known as the IN ,chine Bosses
the other as the ANTI Boss, Clique,
Ring, etc " ticket. To make out the
tickets Democrats were pressed into
service without their knowledge or
consent. DR.. Bacon among them.
BY ways that are dark and tricks
we'll known the "Machine" ticket
was elected by about forty majority.
Imported voters from Ce%nterville,
the Burlington mill and the sme'ters,
1t is said, defeated the "Anti-B oss"
ticket.
Mr.. Speers, Doctor Bishop and
other prominent Republicans made
q gallant fghC against the Machine
ticket, and tut for the outside aid it
received, would have come of vic.
torious. They fought sturdiIy.
obstinate ly, and in the face of great
odds tor their ticket. They
had the sympathy and sup
port of their party In Butte aud
but for tie unlocked for opposition
on the outside they would have
swept the field. A. it Is they have
dt veItvtd remarkable strength.
They have shown that there are Que
hundred mud ninety-twO Republican
voters in this city who will no long
er submit to boss rule. They are
here to stay. They are good strong
''kickers'' and Iong-winded stavers.
NJ. .xA Inol ,nA nr0 thu 1.-Two.
Hest kind of corpses when 1t comes
to buying them. They made q
splendid fight and are still
ia good fighting tim
been gained over them. They have
demonstrated their strength, and
shown that B ,ss rule in the Republic
can party il doUmed in Silver Bow
county. One more such victory as
gained by the machine bosses vester-
day will totally destroy the Republic
can party In Butte.
The result has shown that the
kickers are not dead; that they are
not knocked out; that they are not
cleaned up; that they are not corpses;
that the intelligence and respect
ability of the Republican party still
resides in their ranks; that
they will smile again, and
smile out loud: that they
will yet triumph over machine rule
and relegate the bosses to the political
oblivion that awaits them.
The Vote stood &c follows:
Regular Republican W.
Boss, clique and ring votes ~
Scratched regular Republicans. o
Scratched boss, etc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." -. ~
Total. %. ..."..--...... ~
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The Wrong Man.

EDITOR MINER: I was surprised
to find my name on the Republican
ticket to-day, without my leave be-
ing obtained. The support offered me
is certainly fattering to my vanity.
But being a staunch Democrat I do
not train with that band.
NJ. s. BACON, M. d.
Butte. Apr:l 10th.
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Local News.
Winter called around to say good
by last evening.

Winter called around to say good
by last evening.
Remember the Liederkrantz con-
cert and ball Monday night. It will
be the social event Of the after-Lent
season.
Does any one know where the Re
publican Convention will be held to-
day. The evening paper fails to
give the information.
The Pavilion management tender
their rink free 10 skaters tonight.
Gentlemen as we'll as ladies may en-
joy the luxury of q glide without
calling at the captains Office to settle.
The District Court adjourned sine
die yesterday afternoon. The MINER
Is the only paper in Butte that had
the enterprise to publish a full report
ofeach days proceedings.
The county Republican conven-
vention tor the selection of delegates
to the Territorial Convention to be
held at Bozeman. May I'd, will meet
in this city to-day. It is surmised
that an anti-Arthur delegation will
be chosen.
Father Dolls will conduct services
In the Catholic church tomorrow as
follows: Mass at $50 q. m. High
mass at 1l:30a. M, at which Millard's
mass will be sung by the fine choir
that has been rehearsing during the
past few days for the occasion.
A man, whose name we did not
learn, was arrested last evening for
f%ourishing q pistol in front of a Main
street saloon. He was arrested,
put in Jail and soon after bailed out.
BE then went home, whipped his
wife, was again arrested and locked
up. The whole transaction didn't &C.
cupy over four or five hours.
Judge Galbraith was the recipient
of a very beautiful fishing rod yes.
terday afternoon, the donors being
several of the trial jurors Of the term.
The presentation speech was made by
John A. Leggatt and responded
to by the judge In his most happy
Judge Galbraith has added
many to his very large list of friends
in Butte during the session of court
which has Just ceased.
A couple Of liberty-loving city
prison Els attempted to escape yester-
day. Officer Meiklejohn stopped one
of them in his mad rush for the free
and unfettered plains, and Marshal
Venable destroyed the appetite of the
other for running by aquartz crusher
planted under his ear. The prisoners
declared they would die rather than
work upon the streets and are now
reconsidering their decision In the
lookup with . ball and chain at
to their ankles.
In the case of w. I. Lippencott
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for libel, the jury, after being out
eighteen hours. failed to agr>e and
was discharged. Upon the first bal
lot two were in favor of giving the
plaintiff 81. damages, another $3.50,
the fourth $40, and the rest for larger
sums. Eleven ballots were taken.
The case was conducted with marked
upon both sides. From the
tact of Its being the first suit Of the
kind in the Territory. it attracted
unusual attention from all classes of
our citizens.
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Soiree Musicale.

The N ati NAL Brass Band, OF Walk
erville, will give a ball on Monday
evening, April 14th, in its own bene'
fit. This excellent company of mu'
s~icians, ten in number, was organ
ICED a a band about three months
ago, aud Is under the instruction OF
Prot. e. ]. Taber. The ball will De
held In Hibernia Hall, and will, no
doubt, be an enjoyable affair.
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Froduce Markeu Rep Ort.

PrOduce Mark5C Rep Ort.
BUTTE, NJ. r., March. Is, 1854,
The following are the wholesale
prices paid by merchants and hotel
keepers for the commodities enumer-
ated, delivered from the wagons
Price list carefully corrected every
Saturday:
Flour Ruby Valley, XXNX, $4.oo
per cwt.
Mill Greek, XXXX, .i.uU
percWt.
Kansas xxx $3.50.
Bakers, $3.50.
Mill Creek, New Process, $4.ND.
Gallatin, $40 per cwt.
Union Mills, New Process, Cream
of the Valley, $500
Ruby Valley, new process) si.Oo.
Union Mills xxx Snow iake,
$3.50.
Utah Common, sS.n
Utah Choice, $500.
Graham, $500. .
Wheat per h., 2 cts.
Oats, 81. D@1.S0
Butter, per h., S5(040 cts.
Eggs, per case, $l2.50@ HOO
Corn Meal, sc.
Beet, carcass, Sc.
Hay per ton. $2i0 S26
Bailed Hay, per ton, s22.I2i.nv
Cheese, 20M22 cts
Barley, $2.35@2.5O per cwt.
Dried beans, Montana, 7 cts.
Mutton, s cts.
Pork, dressed, $S@locts. per 10.
Veal, l2!cts. per 10.
Sausage, Is cts. per III.
Venison carcass Sc@lDc'
Chickens, live, 50 at $40 per dozen
Wood, $6.0O@S7.
Potato es, $3.50 govt.
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foreign.

LONDON, April 1.-THE latest ad-
vices from Shanghai report q Sc
riOus political crisis at Pekin: The
Empress has publicly degraded
Prince Kung and four members
of the privy council. They
were stripped of all their honors be-
cause of the dilatory manner in
which they have dealt with Tonquin
affairs.
LONDON, April ll.-Charles Reade,
novelist, died this afternoon.
PARIS, April 1.-the death Of NJ.
Jean Baptiste Dumas Is announced.
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The SEMI Weekly Miner:
local News
From the Daily Of Friday.

From the Daily of Friday.
A reward is offered to the finder Of
surveyors plat on returning 1t to
Raker & Harper's ,fice.
The finder of a brown paper plat
If q norton of the city of Butte will
no rewarded by taking it to Baker &
Hsrper's office.
Anv person returning a blue print
=, an official plat of a portion OF
Rntte to the Office of Baker 4 Har-
Der, will be rewarded.
The communicate by "Civis" on
the school trouble will be found in
teresting reading. The reply of the
school trustees to Mr.. Howell's letter
is quite fairly discussed.
A bell to sound the hours In the
new court has arrived, and the
machinery Of the fewer clock is ex-
pec,ed in a few days. The bell
weighs a quarter of q ton and was
CHSL III DdlIlu1OIc.
Denoon & Co. give notice In an
other column of the opening of their
Tropical Palace tomorrow. Mr.. De
noon will have charge of the bust
ness. and Is well known to many of
our citizens through his former con-
nection with George Woodward, 81
West Park st.
A gentleman from Anaconda re.
ports things lively in that young and
promising town. Rev. Mr.. Stanley
is canvassing for a Methodist church
to be erected there during the coming
summer. Nearly thirteen hundred
dollars have been subscribed and the
town company have kindly donated
q lot for the purpose.
In an article in yesterdays issue,
calling the attention Of the city au-
thorities t.. the unwholesOme c0ndl-
ton of our streets, through an mad
vertency the city marshal was men
toned instead Of the street commits.
sioner. We take this opportunity of
reminding the latter official that
there is now an opportunity for his
winning renown.
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The Facts Regarding Judge Denny's
Reclamation.

San Francisco, April ia
Chronicle Portland, Oregon, special
says: To.morrow's Oregonian will
publish the facts which led to the
resignation Of Judge Denny, ex-
Consul General of Shanghai. Judge
Denny publishes a letter dated Oct.
l. 1888, to the Third Assistant Secre-
tary, Washington, D. c., openly
charging Geo. F. Seward with max
ing a ten years lease of buildings tor
purposes in which he charged the
government 81, 200 a year more than
paid and pocketed the remainer. He
Denny informed the State Secre-
tary, who winked at the transaction.
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PHILADELPHIA. April ia dis
patch to the Times from Huntingdon,
Pa, says: Daniel Hown, aged "a,
died yesterday. He has been insane
60 years, and in all that time had
been kept in solitary confinement in
a room Of the house where five of his
brothers, all unmarried, lived. No
intercourse was permitted with 9TH
ers during his long captivity. Two
OF bis brothers survive him and are
owners of nine hundred acres in
Juniati township.
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PARIS, April 1.-THE government
has forbidden the circulation in
France of the new anarchist journal
Explosion, published at Geneva.
Seventeen meetings were held yes
terday in Arseen district. where the
strike of GOLFERS still continues. Vic
lent speeches were made.
Prime Minister Ferry has written
M. Gierodet, of the Franco-American
Indemnity Commission, expressing
regret that the decision of the Com
mission were not dictated by a more
liberal spirit.
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DISTRICT COURT.
APRIL II.

"a ;"
800. Charles E. Savage vs. William
Woodward; on demurrer to com
plant. Demurrer sustained; plain
tiff to file amended complaint il
thirty days and defendant to further
plead in thirty days thereafter.
1897. VIM. A. Clark ct al. VS. David
Burt It al; d. fault Of defend
ants, E. D. Aiken and Andrew
Anderson, entered for want of an
$780,, Geo. w. Farlin VS. w. T.
BuIlard and forty-four others; default
Of defendants, John Quinn, Martin,
Il. Finn, VIM. Robinson, Sarah F.
Grant, James Grennon, VIM. Nc
Lain and D. L. Mcfarland, enter
ed for want OF an appearance.
800. Geo. w. Farlin vs. John NJ.
Steward ct al; default of defendants
Edward Suite John Beaton, Chas.
A. Andrew, Charles Curry, Louis
Hanson and John R. Sample for
want of an appearance.
594. Iuter Mountain Pub. Co. vs..
David N. Upton; default Of defend
ant entered and judgment entered
U @0O 8Ou COSIS.
ATS. Montana copper Co. vs. Jas.
Larkin ct al; on motion for new
trial motion submitted without ar
gument and taken under advisement.
776. Carries W. Chappell VS. James
NJ. Fish; jury find for plaintiff for
recovery Of property described In
complaint OF $50 the value thereof.
1874. A. II. Headly ct al, VS. James
A. Murray ct al, amended decree
submitted, approved, signed and
entered.
1896. John Jolly VS. John Hunter;
each party to pay their own costs in
district court.
sos. VIM. Lippincott vs. MINER
Publishing Co.; jury disagree and
and are by the court discharged from
service f..r the term.
ATS. Montana Copper Co. vs VIM.
McNamara ct al; motion for new trial
Overruled.
7ls David F. Allen vs. Geo. w.
Irwin; judgment for plaintiff for Sl35
with legal interest from April 10. 1883.
776. Charles w. Chappell VS. J. M.
Fish; Judgment Oh verdict of the
jury.
Lee w. Foster vs. Geo. w. Irwin,
sheriff, etc ; ordered that the venue
of this court be transferred to Deer
Lrdge county.
9l6 City OF Butte vs. VIM. Du>
mont; stay of proceedings ordered.
0l8 City of Butte VS. VIM. Magee;
stay of proceedings ordered.
Edward Westlake was duly admit
ed to cit 'zehship.
Minutes of April 8th, 9th. 10th and
18th read, corrected and approved
and signed by his honor, VIM. J..
Galbrailh. district judge, and court
adjourned sine die.
APRIL 10
907. w. n. Aylesworth vs.. Ernest
Spier: on motion to retax costs, mo-
ton sustained; judgment for plain
tilt for amount due.
521. Samuel E. Larabie VS.. Charles
G. Thurston; on motion to strike out
part Of answer, motion overruled.
627. John NOyes vs. VIM. Scott;
on motion to strike complaint from
file. set for hearing on next motion
day.
865. Howard Sebree ct al. Va. John
Longmaid Ut al; default of defendant
John Longmaid entered and judg-
ment entered, and causes SIS, A. J.
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was discovered Last summer by tn
! O'D0nnell Bros. and Thomas Hynes
and it is beyond doubt the mos
promising mineral location west o
| the Granite mine.
In my next communication I shall
review IN eEtens0 the. San Fran.
cisco and Chalcidony mines of tn.
Granite and this district. I DOM
like to confins myself entirely to the
consideration of any one subject and
now oheerfully discuss some other.
I asked one of cur handsomest
young ladies to-day who was thu
finest looking man in the camp, she
timidly suggested Angus Mcdonald.
This complimentary allusion to the
personal attractions of 0ur stall war;
cattle king, confirms me in the
opinion that women are not gener.
ally the best judges of manly beauty
and besides that, the dear creatures
never consider that etiquette ever
demands the exception of present
company.
"Beauty is q witch.
Against whose charms faith melteth into
land in this instance I bear no i'll
will
During the recent visit Of our very
efficient county clerk and recorder,
Thomas F. Ward, the court business
was discussed fully and exhaustlvely.
1t appears to be the opinion of those
who advocate the erection of the new
county building that the majority
Of those demonstrating against 1t
have done 80, ill advised, and With
out giving the matter pro! or con.
sideration. 1t may be that they
have, but I don't believe 1t.
There Is not q mau in Deer Lodge
county to-day, who Is u taxpayer,
that would not gladly contribute to
the advancement of It's county seat,
If he thought that by doing so be
would not impair its finances. That
the present building is unsafe as we'll
as unsuitable, Ia q fact very generally
accepted, and that with q pinch| it
might be made to last a year or 80
longer, is also q fact not denied. The
question with the people is this: Can
Deer Lodge county with its present
aebt of SAC, GOO safely add SIS. 900 more
to it without increasing the present
rate of taxation? There are those
who say it can be done hy issuing
bonds at q low rate of interest pay
able in 20 years or SO still the people
have to pay all the same in the end.
This is q frozen, undeniable fact.
Now I have q suggestion to make,
and 1t Is one I believe to be worthy
Of more than u moments considers
ton.
We have men In this county who
bv frugallty. industry and q careful
use Of tho branding iron have reared
colossal fortunes. Do any of these
gentlemen seek Immortality If so
their memories will live after them
by the oonvt rsion of q few hundred
head of cattle into q court house.
The thing eau be done, and a CRATE
full posterity will below with gratis
tude. I know several men in this
to whom SIS, 900 is q mere
Let Bob Harris and his
brother capitalists look we'll into this
matter, for although there is no
money In the business 1t might turn
out profitable in other ways.
NloBRARA.
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stamp Act Trouble Settled.

SIS. LOUIS, April l1.-Latest ad
vices froln the City of Mexico say the
trouble over the stamp act is prac-
ticaily settled. The government
having agreed to a modification sc
that only goods actually sold shall
be stamped.
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New YORK. April ia glove
contest of four rounds has been
arranged between Charles Mitchell,
the English pugilist, and Billy
Edwards, light weight champion, to
take place in Madison Square Garden,
May 18th.
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Personal.

Rev. E.. J. Stanley returned from
Anaconda Wednesday and will
preach at the Miners Union Hall In
this city next Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hours.