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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

The worst fears concerning the fate
of General Gordon are realized. The
brave 8 older is dead-stabbed when
driven from his quarters in Khar-
toum. His little army doubtless
shared the same fate-massacred upon
the ground they had so long and
stubbornly held for months. Treach-
cry upon the psrt3fa couple of the
native chiefs who professed friend
ship for the English, and whom he
had taken In his confidence, brought
about the ~irreparable disaster. The
English Ministry will now fully re-
alizs the character of the men with
whom they must deal. "On to
Khartoum and death to the enemy
should be the watchword of Wolse-
ley. The blood Of the martyrs calls
for vengeance.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

The New York Herald sums up the
case of Cunningham, the suspect,
briefly thus:
"The evidence adduced against the
man arrested in the Tower of London
is, thus far, inconclusive. He is
known to have lied. to have Travelled
under various names. to be an inter-
national tramp, to have owned a
decorator and q mysterious trunk
that disappeared"
"There Is very little, however, to
connect him with a gang of con.
spirators or with q scheme to blow
mp the Tower. Whom did he know
Who were his friends7 What Irish.
man, what American could recognize
him as an acquaintance, Consider
ing the time that has passed since
the explosion, the London police
seem to have learned little of Cum.
ningham's personal history.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

The Republicans Of the Illinois
legislature are gathering In their
sick, lame, halt and blind In order to
prevent the election Of q Democratic
United States senator. If State
Senator Brown holds out they may
dead lock the legislature for a time,
but the way matters stand at present
the chapces are in favor Of the Demo-
Gratis.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

Cunningham and Burton are In
court, but it seems the prosecution is
not making much Roadway against
them. Burton, who defends him.
self. admits nothing and denies every
thing, Should the charge entered
against them be proven they will
wear q close fitting rope collar In the
verv near future.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14
The French I'm Tonu min.

PARIS, Feb. ia dispatch from
Tonquin states that the French coll
umn Is advancing toward Lanqson
under General Briere DeIsle. He
has had three days hard fighting in
the dedles of mountains. Tue French
losses are heavy, but the troops are
making steady progress despite the
obstinate resistance or the Chinese.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

One of the Solons in the legislature
of an Eastern State wants to fix the
number of children that should be
allowed to travel with one person on
the cars. Why not pass. a law pro-
viding that no lady shall have more
than two and that they may travel
with her upon one ticket Such a
law would simplify matters amaz-
inrlv.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

The New Yo.k Tribune truthfully
says that ''Civil' alton is too firmly
planted in the hearts and natures OF
men to be shaken by The ~laTlessness
of a few restless people. These may
make q good deal of noise for their
numbers. but they cannot upset any
thing. Evolution, not revolution, Is
the process by which all necessary
changes will be made. Dynamite
will play no important part In
the future, unless it be AZ the servant
of engineering science. There 10 NO
basis for apprehension"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

Benton hiss an inhuman wretch,
of which the Press speaks of in these
words: I'VE are informed that q
wretch living in this city nearly
killed bis five months old babe on
Sunday last by beating it in the most
brutal manner. In any community
less law-abiding than this the fiend
would have been treated to q dose Of
tar and feathsrs."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

The Council bestowed . well-de-
served honor upon the patriarch.
Fergus, in changing the name Of the
proposed new county from Judith to
Fergus. The bill will pass the House
as both the Meagher county members
favor its passage. The county of
Fergus may be regarded as a fact.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14
FOREIGN.

BERLIN Feb. 1.-THE British and
German commissioners appointed for
the purpose will soon meet In Lon.
don to discuss modes Of adjustment
1T the disputes between Eoglaud and
u rmany concerning their respective
rights on the North Sea islands. New
Guinea and Fiji islands.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

LONDON, Feb. ia telegram re-
ceived to-day at the British Austroli-
zen newspaper Office in London from
Wellington, New Zealand, owing to
the statement just published that
Germany has annexed the Island of
Samoa, says this action was taken
by the German squadron In the face
Of protests ty the English and Ameli-
can consuIs. The situation ia serluu.
The report # this action by Germany
ts not VII lily credited here, and is
published under reserve.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

The st. Louis Republican says o
Senator ingalls, that he Is IAN
agnostic in religion, . section of the
North pole in Intellectual friRidity,
and q man who cannot point out q
single act performed by him OF per-
manept value to his State, or to his
identity with . single measure OF last
ing utility to the country"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

If the sluggers of the Territory pro-
pose to let 60 their dukes and land
quartz crushers upon the bread bask-
cts and potato traps Of those who
dare stand before them-$l.50 admis.
sion, $3.50 reserved seats-they must
hurry up and pitch the ring. Gov
ernor Potts has called up the anti
prize fighting bill and it will go
through the legislature like a cyclone
through q moeQuito bar.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14
A Desperate Fight.

FoRT SMITH, Ark, Feb. l2.-An.
other bloody ARRAY is reported. 10 have
occurred at q dance in the Indian
Territory last Friday night. Ned
Bounds gave y dance ut his home In
Chickasxn nation at which whiskey
flow ed freely and nearly every u
got drunk. Two luen engaged 10 a
fight. Friends Of both iulerfered and
the fight became general. E.. T..
Craig aud several strangers were
killed outright and a large umuber
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

OTTowA5 Esh. lathe offer of
Lieutenant Colonel Williams, and
Tyrwhits NJ. 2: 3. Colonel Van
Stranbenzie and other Canadian
officers to raiss Canadian regiments
for service In Egypt has been declined
but Canadians will be employed to
90 garrison duty in England If they
aeslre 70 do 30. THIS proposal is not
likely to be accepted as il ia extreme.
~ DOUBTFUL II . thousand Canadians
eoolo pc raised for garrison purposes.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14
THE SCHOOL TEXT BOOK, CUES.
TON.

Councilman DeWolfe has intro
duced a bill providing for the crea-
ton of a school text commission,
composed Of the superintendent of
Public instruction, apractlcal school
teacher, and some other unfortunate
individual. The object of the bill Is
to place the selection of school text
books In the hands of competent par
ties, and thus relieve the legislative
assembly fiom the opportunities Of
representatives of the several school
book publishing hous5s of the coun-
try. tits held. and very JUS 'ly, too,
that the average legislator his me-
,her the taste, the inclination nor the
time to examine thoroughly the vari-
Gus text books nov in use in the
common schools of the country, and
that without such examination he
cannot intelligently decide upon their
merits.
As a rule, the fewer changes made
In school text books the better it Is
for all parties concerned. In lmpart-
ing knowledge more depends upon
the teacher than uron the books
used. A poor teacher will never
succeed with his classes with the
best of school books, while a good
teacher will advance his pupils vito
inferior Ones. Still. it is sometimes
necessary to make changes. This is
a progressive age. The art of edu-
eating the young is being perfected
as time rolls ou. Scit ntiic IT arch
es r opening up ley channels fol
thought. and the ambition of nations
Is constantly changing the geography
Of the country. The subject matter
in school text books must he
III harmony with the spirit OF the
times. Who would think of sendir'g
his child t. school nowadays with
Murray's Grammer, the old English
Reader and the still Older Geography
that pictured this rising Western EN-.
pire asthe "Great American Desert?"
No one.
There are those who will always
oppose a change in school text books.
We mean the book store proprietors.
They have already petitionsd the
legislative assembly praying that no
change be made. They are simply
interested In the matter to the extent
o: a few dollars and cents. But their
interest should not for a moment
stand in the way of the interest OF the
child zen Of The Territory. A good
text book should not be barred out
from our schools because a few book
stores have a supply of an inferior
kind. We hope Nj. DeWolfe's bill
will become q law. It will impose a
rather heavy and perhaps a thankless
task upon three men, but the prob
abilities are largely in favor of their
making a more satisfactory selection
OF ttxt books thsn can be made by q
legislative assembly deeI ly engrossed
In the disposition Of moe congenial
matters.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14


LONDON, Feb. 12.-Gen: VOL seley
,tclegraphs that Brackenburg reports
from Du,ka island, about seventy
miles above Merawi. that Earle's at
tack was well planned and CALAMITY
executed. The expected effect will
be to open the way to Berber without
further fighting. The rebels held the
high ridge. on the razor backed
bills. Six companies of the
Black Watch and six companies of
Stafford regiments marched around
the high hills. entir ely turning the
enemy's position, which was then at
tackled from the rear.
The enemy vas not great in point
of numbers, but his position was very
strong and difficult of access. They
fought with most determined
bravery. Earle was among't the fore
most In the attack and his fall was
the cause of deep lament from every
officer and man in the force. He
was killed on the summit of the hill,
behind which the enemy were posted,
at almost the same time Lieut.. Colo
mel Eyre was killed.
The camp was captured by the 10th
Huzzars. The English success is
complete. Ten standards were
among the sp0ils of the victory. The
enemy's dead are lying thick among
the rocks and In the open field where,
when they found themselves sur
rounded, they made a desperate eff.
fort to rush through the English col.
umn, in which rush but few escaped.
The English losses consist of General
Earle, Colonel Eyre, Lieut.. Colonel
Coventry and nine men Of the rank
and file killed, and four officers and
twenty-0ne- men wounded. The
English intended to continue the ad-
vance along the river by daylight
Wednesday, to carry out Wolse ley's
instructions to Earle. The above .le
the points of the official reports com.
municated to General Wolseley by
Colonel Brackenburg, dated at Dull
IA Island, about seventy miles above
Merawi.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

The personnel of Mr.. Cleveland's
Cabinet remains undiscovered by the
politicians of the country. It is gen.
orally thought, however, that Daniel
Manning will be Secretary of the
Treasury.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

General Logan thinks the Republic
cans should prevent the election OF a
United States Senator by the present
legislature. so as to give Governor
Oglesby q chance to appoint him.
Wonder II Logan is not in favor OF a
constitutional amendment making
the Office of senator appointive in
states having Republican executives
and elective only in Democratic
atafnA.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14
Council Of War Held

LONDON, Feb. IA council OF
war was held at the war office at
noon to-day. Toe Duke of Cam
bridge commander.in-chief presided.
The principal! officers thus far selected
for service In the new expedition to
Suakiu we've l~r-sent. The Duke
Of Cambridge will, next Saturday,
review the guards previous 10 their
departure for E,ypt. All members
OF the GUARDS absent on leave have
already reported for duty.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

It seems Montana received only
the feather edge Of the cold wave
which has just passed over some OF
the Western States. Unprecedented
storms, cold weather and blockaded
roads are reported ali through the
Lake States and Minnesota.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

There are blu! few people aware
that on Milk river, near the mouth
of the Sandy, q town was surveyed
and laid out q few years ago. AS
Milk river Is not navigably tor more
than twenty-four hours in the year
the town will hardly assume any
great commercial importance iof
some time to cOue.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

Engineer Melville wants to write
his name across tho face of the North
Pole and asks for . little contribution
of 500, 600 in order that he may en-
blazon It there. The gentleman will
have to wait until . new crop OF
cranks sprin3s M.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

New YORK, Feb. l2-The United
States Grand Jury brought in anoth-
or indictment to-day against Ferdi-
nand Ward, former. partner of Gen.
Grant, for crookedness in connection
with the Marine Bank The cont
Issued another bench warrant for
Ward. Toe la,t. r is still in Ludlow
street Jail under another Indictment.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

Mr.. Lspgtry is playing 1.-THE
School for Scandal" in London. Our
dispatches do not say WHO supports
her In the play. While in this coun-
try the lady let Freddy Gebhardt ap-
near In IL.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14
MARSHAL BoTKIN.


not regarded with favor by men OF
either political party in this Territory.
He has been recognized 10 Montana
as u gentleman of und0ubted ability,
of unimpeachable character and eff.
ficit mt as az officer. His party a.
tested is appreciation Of his eminent
ability by nominating him as Its can
didate f. Delegate to C)ng1ess, n
although he was beaten his plucky
canvass won the admiration of his
political opponents and the unquali''
fed endorsement Of his Iarty assoc.-
ATS. The administration OF his
Office, as far as we can learn. has met
the approval ct the people OF the
Territory. We have heard no COM
plants outside of q little clique in his
own party. Democrats Lave found
no objection to it and as it is from
them adverse criticism was to be ex-
pected If grounds existed for it, much
surprise has been manifested at his
removal.
It appears, however, that Demo
Gratis are in no way responsible for
Mr.. Botkin's summary election from
the office of Marshal of the Territory.
The man who is credited with bring
ing it about was once a very objec'
tionable Governor Of Montana and
now holds a position in the Pcstoft1ce
department at Washington. Like
many other men of little minds Mr..
Crosby is vengeful in the extreme
and carried the wrath, engendered In
a petty political fquabble in lis own
party in this Territory, to the a OF
President Arthur. 1t is said he then
charged the Mar hal with maladmin-
istretion of the affairs of the peDiten'
tiarv, with drunkenness and with,
what in the eyes of Crosby and the
President is an objectionable sin,
opposing the election of Arthur dele
gates from Montana to the Chicago
Convention. AS to the first two
charges we do not remember seeing
them preferred by any journal in the
Territory. On the contrary the press
has commended him as an officer
and a gentleman, who has discharged
the duties OF his post OH with q con-
scientious regard for its response
bilities and whose high so ial stand
ing could not he disputed.
d, The Marshal will probably not
deny the third charge if it be true.
Like many other Republicans he
doubtless preferred some other candi-
date for President, but that he would
have supported Mr.. Arthur to the ex-
tent of his ability had he received
the nomination no n who knows
Mr.. Botkln will, for a moment, doubt.
The Territory, however, sent no Al
thur delegatesto Chicago, and Crosby
felt mortified and Inundated. He
could not deliver the Territory to mis-
master as he doubtless promised and
expected to do. Hence he asks for
the head Of the Marshal which the
Preside Mt presents to him upon a
charger as a sop for his wounded
pride.
OF course this is: not q fight in
which Democrats. are called upon to
take part, but as one Of the people OF
Montana we cannot e a high
minded. honorable gentleman and
efficient officer maligned and huEil-
lated through the m~acbinations and
Misrepresentation Of one who has SO
few claims to the confidence and
good opinion of the people of Mon
tana as John Schuyler Crosby, with
out entttiug q Irotpst.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

General WoIsetey thinks that Cor
don may still be alive. He places
but little confidence In Col. Wilson's
report of his death. WoIseley's hope
Is shared by few.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

john Allen has discovered a new
procef 8 TO compress air. He avs air
Is compressed, not by power, but
with a-nat1ral substance, as steam is
generated from water by heat.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14
BUTTE, FEBRUARY IA, 1856.
The Arabs seem to direct their fire
against the Eoglish officers. Cen
eral Erie is among the latest vic
TINS of their sharpshoOters. =,

Bills for the creation Of the county
of Dearborn and for the county OF
Bridges have been INTRODUCED in the
House. And now the fun will COM
monco-
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14
FL Mshdi is . murderer, and should
be treated - such.

Mrs. Dudley wants to be bailed out
or have an immediate examination.
Her wish should not be gratified. She
Ia too moor q shot to roam at large.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14
The Sick Senator.

ALBION, ILL.,, Feb. 12.-This after.
noon fifteen men went out to the resi-
dence of state senator Bro n, re.
publican, who is very i'll, and carried
him into GRANVILLE a distance OF six
or seven miles, on a stretcher. He
will remain in GRANVILLE tonight,
and tomorrow forenoon will leave
for Springfield in a special Car. lie
is very weak, but his friends think
he will STAND the trip. He Ia paired
with Senator Bridges till tomorrow
and upon his presence or absenc =
from the capitol the election Of a
United States senator may derend
Without him the republicans are one
in minority on joint ballot.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

Miles City Is threatened with Q
food and the citizens are getting
ready their little boats.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14

around and operated by the railroad
company, are located near by and
worked in u similar manner. Our
in!ormsnt assures US that: the out
put of these TOUR mines could
be increased 1900 or 1900 tons
per day without enlarging the pres
ent plant. The coal Is of: EXCEL, MT
quality and makes superior eoke..
The famous Chestnu. mine Is stu
ated q miles bslow TimberIine and
I of a miles from the railroad. The
vein Is IL to Is feet in Width and IL
developed by one tunnel /, 100 feet in
length and another 700 feet in length.
1t Is now owned bv the Union Pacific
company. Upwards Of 10000 tsns
of coal have been taken from it, the
N. r. being the purchasers, The
coal from this mine is also delivered
10 the main line by a narrow gauge
railroad. The coal is of the same
quality OF that found at Timberllne.
The Maxey mine, also owned BY
the Union Pacific, is situated II
miles southeast of the Chestnut.
1t is developed by two tunne]s-one
500 feet and the other 1000 feet in
length, the first running on a vein
I feet in width and the other on q
vein 20 or 30 teet IN width. Tue coal
is of excellent quality aud Is used at
Bozeman for domestic purposes. The
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-13

The Enquirer tas edited with unusual
prodigalty and ability yesterday. II had
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-13

When he spoke at last. the words
were commonplace enough, but they
covered the entire ground.
Il never thought to see you again,
Marion; but I have found you"
"And you really remember me SO
long?" she asked, with flash of some
thing like the old defiance.
The expression which came into his
eye answered her, and he took the pic
ture from its wrappings.
This led me to you" he said. with
impressive tenderness, land it also told
me that you had remembered me SO
long"
Marion flushed and turned away, but
she could not deny it. The proof was
there.
Jerome drew her to his faithful heart,
which had suffered many bitter throb
for his little love, and kissed her with
solemn, heartfelt earnestness.
Thus peace was declared between
them forever.
A week later they were married in
Mrs. Chapin's little front room, and,
after a Canadian tour, Marion settled in
the old home in new character
Philadelphia NeWS.