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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-10-07
FATAL ACClDENT.
One Man Killed and Another Injured ut
Anaconda,
Scecial to The MINER.

Scecial to ;! HE MINER
ANACONDA, October 2.-About IL O'Clock
to-day there was an accident at the new
concentration. which resulted in the injury
of q Driscoll and the death of Joe Mead,
who survived the accident only about two
hours, Driscoll was brakeman on der
rick and Mead was what is known as tag
man While engaged in lowering to the new
foundation rock weighing at least three
tons one OF the guy ropes gave way. Drls
coll shouted to his fellow workmeh that he
c,n,,d not hold the brake and for them to
]nok out. Almost simultaneously with his
sneaking the derrick gave way. Driscoll
was struck on the head and sustained Sc
we're scalp wounds and :. number OF bruises
ahout the shoulders. Mead was less Tor
tunate. He was crushed beneath the Iall-
;no mass. and sustained compound com
minuted fracture OF the left leg and frac-
tnre OF the middle third OF the right femur.
His sufferings were constant and dreadful
and his death was the result OF the shock,
from which he never recovered. The last
words he uttered we're: My name Is Joe
Mead" and within ten minutes thereafter
he was dead. He came here from Bay
Horse. Idaho, August 10Th, and worked
nntil recently for Charley DuBey, when
some two weeks ago he went to the concen-
traitor. He was honest, temperate and IN
dustrious, No relatives are known to re-
side in the West. He is thought to have
hsen a native OF New York. His age was
about 27 years. uAzEIiE'
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DEATH IN THE STEAM.
An Explosion of a Battery of Boilers
Kills and Injuries Many Persons.

PIrTsBURG, October "a battery OF boil
ers in Clark q Co.'S Solar Iron Works ex-
ploded this morning shortly after o'clock,
injuring seventeen persons-three probably
fatally The night shift had just been re-
lieved by the day force when loud explo-
sion startled the workingmen. That por-
ton OF the works in the vicinity OF the boil
ers was filled with a cloud Of death-dealing
steam. Through the dense mist came
shrieks and groans which notified the en-
ployes beyond harms reach that a frightful
calamity had overtaken Il portion of their
felow-w workmen. AS soon as the steam set
tied down rush was made for the spot
where the explosion occurred. when it was
ascertained that the mud-drum OF
THE BOILERS HAD EXPLODED
and that the escaping steam had scalded
seventeen men. A closer investigation
showed that of this number fourteen were
badly burned, and that three were fatally
scalded. Almost Immediately afterwards
frenzied frightened wives, mothers and
children began to rush upon the scene and
peer anxiously into the faces Of the dying
men seeking to identify the loved ones, or
inquire in agonized tones If they had es-
capped. Some of the women We're half
dressed, others were putting on their
clothes as they ran, and the children were
ScEosllilIlS Ill UHe COp VI tielI 'OlCoS. Lucy
crowded and jostled each other in the rush
for the mill. Arriving there, there was
silence for Il moment, and then
WoMAN's VAIL
was heard and another until there was
nothing but a discordant chorus OF shrieks
and means, and cries OF anguish. 1t was
an awful scene. The physicians who ar
rived said they were almost unnerved at
the sight and in the presence OF so much
human suffering physical and mental. The
injured were found lying in all positions
Some OF them were SO far away from the
battery that it seemed impossible that
they could be injured by the explosion
Fully one-half Of the number hurt were
boys. 1t is stated that the engines were
tested and pronounced safe less than Il
month ago. Two of the victims, Thomas
Catol and John Murray, died at the West
Penn Hospital this morning. Three or
four others are not expected to recover
The explosion was caused by mud eating
through the coating OF the mud drum.
Pieces OF the drum picked up were not more
than the thirty-second part OF an inch in
tbinEnaaS
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WHAT THE PRIME MOVER SAYS.

it Try NJ. Smith, about whom rumors
financial troubles have been af1oat for
.;.l, time past, and who has been a very
hoav, bear operator at times for several
years, says: 1.-The failure is mainly due to
my operations in the stock market sup
npsed the firm was strong enough to carry
AZ tl,r ,ugh and up to 10 clock this morn
az had no idea of their failure. | am
naa unfortunately placed where l cannot
s,av hat owe for the present. / have
bee, hort on the market believing an ad-
.,ln,, ;,nwarranted. shall make an as
i3 3,in,nt."
iteuth & Co. have jus5 made an assign
nc,lt tt. A. R. McCauless, manager OF their
office without preference. 1t is stated at
the office OF the firm that there are con-
tracts for about 100 900 shares OF stock
outstanding on the exchange, principally
the Vanderbilts, Lackawana and gran
gers.
ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT.
Henry NJ. Smith has made an assignment
:, Mr. Cumming, OF the law firm OF Van
ler;,u 81. Green q Cumming, with preference
sr .ges and salaries. The amount is not
sta,eJ, Smith has been member OF the
,.t,u K Exchange since 1877.
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THE BELMONT DIVORCE.
Ten Tho OusaMd Dollars a Year for Life
Settled Upon the Wife.

New YORK, October 2.-Acutely fashion
able society has barely reassembled in
town before it is racked i'll its lndolent
mind by the divorce OF the wife of Oliver
Hazard Perry Belmont. This son OF August
Belmont IS not Congressman Perry Bel
mont. but brother. The Perry is put in
to the names of all the boys because it de-
notes their proud descent on the mothers
side from the famous Commodore Perry.
The family is not excelled as to high posi-
ton in the regard, both admiring and cyni-
cal, OF those who contemplate the imitation
aristocracy of New York. Mrs. Belmont is
by long odds the most powerful matron,
not excepting any OF the Astors. The sons
bride OF only two years ago was noted
beauty.
The legal separation has been made Sc
cretly at Newport the court agreeing to
the proposition of all helawyers concerned
that the evidence be sealed from public
view 4 bulky envelope holds the deposi
tions, but it is not thought that these tell
the story OF the brief wedlock, since deser-
ton and non-support were the nominal
grounds on which the court acted. The
husband yielded his little child to the
mother and settled on her an income OF
$4,000 year for life. The wedding was
the most brilliant that occurred in New
1Ork IN lSSZ. Inc couple Welb u IIufOpe
for Il honeymoon, and at the end OF three
months were in Paris, were they parted
company for good and all. The cause is
now said to involve no criminality on the
part OF either.
The tale as told in Fifth avenue to-day is
that the husband wished to take his wife
to see some OF the Partisan things that,
while vile in themselves, are customarlly
visited by American tourists in spirit OF
escapade-such as the Garden Mabille and
the boulevard music halls. Mrs. Belmont
deemed this an improperly and declined to
go. He insisted; she refused obedience: He
went alone, leaving her solitaire all night
and she locked him out when he returned
in the morning. Then he declared that he
would never see her again, nor has he, in
spite of the efforts OF relatives and friends
to compose the quarrel
This, at least, is the account just now ac-
cepted III their circle of society, though
there are few doubters, who say that it
probably passes in lieu OF a truer and
harsher narrative.
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MONrREAL,S EPIDEnIIC
itary Succeed in Preventing Fur
ther RtOting.

,.EAL. October 2.-Owing, no doubt,
/, the very excellent precautions taken
bv the Mayor of this city, last night was
u,iet and the streets were almost deserted.
There are three companies OF garrison
artillery under arms at the Exhibition
building with a troop OF cavalry doing
oatrol on the outside. There were lOO
solstables on hand at the Central Ponce
station but their service are not being re-
auired. They were sent home at ~
g ock. also the volunteers on guard at
the various armories. The chairman OF
The Board of Health stated last night that
the .a, or had been arrested at the IN
st;u,sc :. Ion. Louis Beauben Tor taxing
forrg't ossession OF the Exhlbltlon
grtr. q = a smallpox hospital.
THE FATALITY.
Eipbtv.four new cases of smallpox were
reported to-day and "a houses were DIS,
injected. The new wing at the hosrital vii,
he rcady tomorrow, when room Will be had
,or some so patients. The removal % ..
tatierts to the Exhibition grounds VIII not
j.. h,gun. The civic hospital is full. FOR
the ii: DAYS ending Thursday night there
r"7G deaths in this city and 90 IN uhe
4, ,.ing municipalities. This afternoon
"a, Prince OF Wales Rifles proceeded TO the
Exhibition ground, to relieve the Mohtrea' CA
garrison artillery doing duty there. ~ ~
danger is feared tonight, but there might
be trouble tomorrow night ana ouho"'
when the workingmen will be at llperty'
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AN ENDLESS TOPIC.
More Rules and Regulations ON the Civil
Service Question.

WASHINGTON, d, G., October 1.-The Presi
dent has issued the following special rule
for the regulation and improvement OF the
July IS, 1884, is hereby revoked. All ap-
plicants ON any register for the postal or
customs service, who on the 1st day OF
November next shall have been thereon
one year or more, shall, in conformity
with rule No. 16, be no longer eligible for
appointment for such register. The special
rule which is now revoked provided that
the, names. of those persons on the registers
OF the commission eligible for appointment
prior to July 16, 1854, should not be taken
off ut the end OF the year Of being entered
thereon, but should remain on the regis
ters as eligible for appointment for two
years from that date, without further
notice or examination.
EATON INTERVIEWED.
A reporter of the Associated Press called
to-day upon Commissioner Eaton in regard
to the new special civil service rules.
"Was that rule" asked the reporter,
"made on the recommendation OF the Com
missiOners?"
Eaton--'It was.''
Reporter-How Tong had this subject
been under consideration?
Eaton-I cannot answer definitely. l
have drafts of a rule on the subject made
in August, before left Washington for my
summer vacation. The matter was much
discussed by the Commission,
Reporter ~ What object will the rule
serve?
Eaton-It will take Off the registers for
certification those of u lower grade than
the applications who have received ap-
pointments. 1t can hardly be said that 1t
will give those to be hereafter examined any
better chances OF getting appointments, be-
cause every one is certified appointment
on the basis of his grade and regardless OF
the time OF his examination. In other
words, the best Of those on any new exam
nation are sure to be marked higher than
those left from q former examination.
After the superior ones have been appointed
and in the most recent examinations those
competing will be decided to be superior to
those who competed at former examlna-
tions, The change now made will prevent
the ill-informed from thinking that persons
examined more than a year ago are re-
tanned on the registers in ordeI to give
them places, Until this last special rule
was made all persons examined from the
beginning of the work OF the commission
have been retained on the registers, but all
those left on the registers from early ex-
aminations are marked SO low that they
would have no chance for appointment
even had not the new special rule been
made
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LIVED AND DIED FOR LOVE.
A Double Suicide in Central
Park. New York.
THEY BOTH DIED
An Unlucky Printer and a Married
Woman Kill Themselves
with a Pistol.

New YORK, October Sat $50 o'clock
this evening Policeman Dougan OF the Cen
trail Park police, on duty near Seventy
second street, heard pistol shot, Il second
and a third in quick succession. 1t gave
him the direction and hurrying through
the shrubbery in the darkness he found
himself close by the statue OF the ''Pi-
GRIM OF the east drive, when he heard an
other shot. Then several deep groans and
all was still. light was struck and this
was what the officer saw: man and
woman who were robed deeply in black as
though prepared for a funeral, laying on
horse blanket. The woman was dead and
a smile was upon her face, which in life had
been pretty. The man was dying and soon
too was still. On the woman's breast
which was barred for the bullet, lay a
LOCK OF HER LOVERS HAIR,
and upon his dead leaf and a rose. Each
wore on the left hand black glove and
between them lay Il 'bull-dog' pistol A
drop of oil on the woman's hands and the
gum OF smoke on her fingers, showed that
there was no murder, but d suicide, and
the man having died last, indicated that he
awaited the wOman's death before taking
his own life Two bullet holes were in her
breast at the heart and her companion
had been as true. Between them was
small box full OF love letters. The two
bodies were placed on d stretcher by the
officer and others who had arrived and
carried to the street, where a wagon was
procured in which they were taken to the
Morgue. There the box of letters was
opened. Part OF them were written by
George Bassendorf of 10 Liberty street,
Union. Hudson county, New Jersey, to
Maria. Who Maria was or is was not dis
closed. Among the papers were
BALLOTS OF DESTINY
that had been taken by the two. They had
clearly deliberated upon death and left it
to the chance OF each at the same time
writing the fatal wish upon the paper. The
slips were there, and ON them the words
.Shall we die?" and "Shall we live?' The
die had finally been cast fatally and the
two, it is reasoned, had repaired to the
park together. The man was a compositor
on the Freie Presse OF Jersey City. Each
was about 30 years old. The woman's
letters told of welded life that was a
perfect hell and of a husband who to her
was demon. The letters OF each gave the
impression that their
LOVE HAD BEEN WITHOUT SIN
and only hopeless. They loved each other
so much and could be so little to each
other, that they concluded to die. The
woman left letters to her children and
others, all in Germany. Bassendorf had
boarded in her family, and thus she had
come to love him more and her husband
less.
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THE WORK OF APACHES.
Again Committing Outrages in
Arizona.
A HEAVY FAHTRE
Firm of Heavy New York Stock
Brokers Goes to Default
Too Much Bearing.
4 HEAVY FAILuRE

San FRANCISCO, October "A special
from Tucson says: S. s. Coleman arrived
this morning and reports that Mike
N"onan, rancher. was killed yesterday by
Apaches in his cabin on the east side of the
Dragoon mountains, just north of the Mid
die pass. He also reports large body of
Indians as having been seen in the Dragon
mountains last night. Coroner Mathews
,rlesra phed the information to Lieutenant
,;obs1ts at Fort Bowie, and received the
l'...hy reply:
',"'t Bowie, October 2.-Three COM
,,...ia II troops and Crawford, with the
sc"'ts. are supposed to be in the Dragon
mountains. Everything is being done to
round up the Indians. General Crook will
be obliged for any further information"
An encounter between the troops and the
Indians now seems imminent,
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THE RAGGED EDGE.
Turkey Making Great Prepara-
tiOns for War.
RU SSIAN TROOPS
Being Sent Into Bulgaria at Night
The Conference of the
ambassadors.

CoNsrANrINopLE, October 2.-The first
formal meeting OF the ambassadors to con-
slider the Roumelian question will be held
on Monday next, when Said Pasha, the
new Minister OF Foreign Affairs. arri> es
from Berlin where he has until recently
been the Turkish ambassador.
TROOPS MOVING.
Great activity prevails to-day i'll all the
various bureaus OF the War Office. Troops
are rapidly arriving here and are as quickly
dispatched to Tripoli, Salonica and Dedog-
atch. Marshal Fouad Paslla has started
for Adrianople.
LONDON, October "A dispatch from
Berlin says it is understood in diplomatic
circles there that Austria is secretly sup
porting Servia. According to advices from
Philipopolis the report that Russia
wishes to dethrone Prince Alexander has
prince, it is said, was never so popular as
ne is now. Dispatches received in Vienna
say everything is ready for the entrance of
the King of Servia into Old Servia on the
Sth instant
RUSSIANS TO THE FRONT.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph says
that &, 900 Russians have crossed the Dan
ube into Bulgaria and reached Roumania
by special train in the night.
NJ. de Giers demands that the Powers as
sent to armed intervention by Russia if the
Servians enter Macedonia.
The Porte is hurrying troops from the
maritime provinces of Asia. Two thous-
and men left Smyrna to-day.
The Porte has obtained an advance of
FL ,OOO, 900 from the Galata bankers.
Gabriel Pasha has been liberated and has
left Sofia for Constantinople.
Part Of the Widdin garrison has been to
Sofia. This is regarded as proof OF the i'm
proved relations between Bulgaria and
Servia.
A number of German officers OH the re-
tired list are offering their services to Prince
Alexander.
sERvIA WANTS TO GROW.
NIssA, October 2.-The meeting of the
Skuptschina yesterday, has resulted in
Servia demanding an extension OF territory.
The populace are clai1roring for the an
nexation OF Macedonia. 1t is probable,
owing to the large army which Servia has
in the field. that she will speedily seize the
contiguous territory, thus making the So
luton Of the Balkan question more diff
cult.
CoNsTANTINoPLE,O October 2.-The Sultan
is receiving counsel from Prince Bismarck
respecting the Roumelian question, and it
is probable he will adopt policy in har-
mony with the German chancellor's sug-
gestions.
BUCHAREST, October 9. The king OF
Roumania has declared he has not formed
an alliance with either Greece or Servia,
and that Roumania only seeks neutral
position in the event Of tho Roumelian
question resulting in w.ss.
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DANGEROUS DRAWBACKS.
A Matter That May Cause Copper
Producers to Think.

Correspondence of The MINER.
New YORK, September 20, 1885.
Notwithstanding the decline OF copper
prices it is fact that the Importation OF
copper ores from foreign countries is steadily
increasing. Importers have to pay duly
Of 2h cents per pound, but smelters or
dealers after refining these copper ores and
exporting same, are allowed a drawback of
the duty paid before.
DANGEROUS DISCREPANCY.
Singular enough, the drawbacks exceed
the duty; or, in other words, there is
strange discrepancy in the receipts OF
revenue on copper ores, against the draw
back that is paid out. can vouch for the
following figures given by Mr.. Moore:
During the two fiscal years OF 1923 and
1881, our revenue receipt account on
copper ore and drawback account on cop
per stood as follows:
Duty paid on copper ores 1929. .$33, ,461
Duty paid on copper ores 1SS3-4:.. 55, 1O2
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COLORADO DEMOCRATS.
They Adopt Ringing Platform OF
Principles

DENVER, Colorado, October a.-The DEM
ocratic State Judicial Convention to-day
nominated Hon. Wilbur Stone for Supreme
Judge, Resolutions were adopted indors-
ing the platform of principles adopted by
the National Convention at Chicago in
1884, indorsing President Geveland's ad-
ministration, favoring a free, unlimited
coinage OF silver, favoring the strict enforce,
ment OF the pre-emption and homestead
laws as against corporations, syndidates
and individuals who fence and hold a vast
area OF the public domain to the exclusion
OF bona fde settlers, declaring d policy for
the removal OF the Ute Indians from Colo
RADIO as the only measure which may be
adopted for the relief OF the people OF the
southern portion OF the State, denouncing
foreign contract labor in every form and
lamentins the death OF General Grant.
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Silver in Mexico.

MEXICO (via Galveston), October 3.-The
Mexican Financier OF this date says: The
silver question is one which has a direct
bearing on the net earnings OF the foreign
owned railways in this country. Ii i'll the
United States, the Government, by its per-
sistent coinage OF inferior silver dollars
helps to bring on further depreciation of
that metal, the owners of the Mexican
railways abroad must accept with what
philosophy they may reduction OF the net
receipts on the part OF their respective
companies.
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Apache Movements.

DEMISG, N. NJ. October 3.-The latest
report states that Captain Crawford is on
the trail OF the Indians south OF Bowie,
leading toward Mexico.
The death of Geronimo is said to have
occurred from wounds received in the recent
fight at Guadalupe canyon.
Thus far eight bucks have been killed and
thirty squaws taken prisoners. The Indians
are short of ammunition and are tagged
out The approaching cold weather will
probably end the campaign.
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Dixie Married.

LONDON, October 3.-Sir Charles Dixie,
President of the Local Government Board
under the Gladstone administration was
married to-day to Mrs. Mark Pattison at
Chelsea. The ceremony was conducted
quietly and dwithout display. The church was
crowded with the friends OF the bride and
the groom, many notable persons being
present. Joseph Chamberlain acted as
groomsman. The weather was bright, and
the crowd cheered the couple as they were
were leaving the church.
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Irlah MaRR Meeting.

CHICAGO, October 3.-The mass meeting
held at Battery d armory tonight for the
purpose OF raising funds f"r the Parnell
campaign was well attended, probably
5000 persons being present, among whom
was quite a sprinkling of ladies. When the
object OF the meeting was stated by the
chairman the enthusiasm OF the crowd
found vent in prolonged applause and
cheering A prominent feature OF the oc-
casion was the speech OF ofAlexander Sullivan,
ex-president of the Irish National League OF
America Sullivans appearance was greeted
with cheers.
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ATTEMPT TO KILL.
Two Workmen at Little Black Tail
The Contestants.

Yesterday il Frenchman named Baptiste
Lerverque, who is employed at Il wood
camp near Little Black Tail, came into the
city and applied at the Police Court for u
warrant for Il fellow workman named
Harding, which was granted. He charges
that on the 1st OF October Harding COM
mitted an assault with attempt to kill
him. From the statement it appears that
the men got into IL quarrel and then into Il
fight, in which Baptiste got the best OF it.
This evidently angcred his opponent, for he
rushed to the cabin and soon returned with
IA double-barreled shotgun and taking de-
liberate aim fired the contents Of both bar
rels at Raptiste, who, not liking that style
OF fighting, and being unarmed ran away.
The case will come up for a hearing i'll IL
day or two.
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Two Records Lowered.

New YORK, October Sat the annual
fall games of the Olympic Athletic Club this
afternoon, L. f. Myers reduced the best
record (his own) for half a mile by one and
one-fifth seconds, doing the distance in
1:55 2-5 The track was slow.
W. ]. NJ. Barry of the Queens College,
Cork, threw the hammer III feet, beating
the record OF 96 feet 10 inches made by +.
J. Lamhrecht.
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A Cholera Expert.

WAsHINGToN, October 2.-The President
has issued an executive order directing DR..
E. 0. Shakespeare OF Pennsylvania, to pro-
ceed, under the direction of the Secretary OF
State as the representative OF the United
States to Spain and other countries in
Europe where cholera exists and make an
investigation of the causes, progress and
proper prevention and cure of the disease
in order that full report may be made to
Congress during the next session.