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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Stanley Mex emma, a distinguished
playwright and journalist, a member
of the NewYork Herald staff, nowso
journing in California for his health
has recently disposed of a number of
his plays. A roaring farce, originally
named "a Night Out" has been re.
christened painting 'Er Red" and
Alma Stuart Stanley will star in it.
There is = good nights royal fun in
the farce and Miss Stanley should
make a success of it. We trust so,
both for the sake of the author and
the artistic.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Butte needs a Board of Trade, u
body capable of expressing the sense
of the community upon important
public enterprises, Butte can only
be helped as commercial centre by
extensive advertising and that can
be obtained only by concerted &C.
ton.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Montana and Butte will be LARGELY
benefited by the display made at the
Worlds Fair in New Orleans. Mon
tana is the only State having any
thing like a systematic exhibit at that
exposition.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The bonds of the United Sla'e ~,
the strongest securities upon
markets of the world, to day
States not only meet tItelf '"N ,r
demands, but anticipate the hi'''
OF the principal of their indeo''",.
Excepting France, the ln''e' /.
is the only nation on earth
IeSSening its pu.lic debt.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The Prince and Princess of Wales
seem to be having a peaceful time in
Ireland now. They were graciouslv
received at Killarney, the Prince has
kissed the Barney stone and now
they are en- route to Dublin where a
cordial reception again awaits them.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

If some of the mines of Butte "o'
located in Colorado, New MeH''0 ="
Arizona they would he the TAM
the country. There is slrl' a 'nDs
as too much modesty. Butte ANU
mines cannot be irjured by JHd'e'~%
advertising. No place in the ""i
offers greater i~nducenvut /" cap.
than Butte, and it cal'not o''
harm to let the world know thl-
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Adjutant- General Drum has q high
opinion of the English army. "The
English soldier he says, sis the finest
in the world. I make no exception.
A regiment of Englishmen is the
finest body of soldiers aver gotten to-
gether." He does not think that the
English troops can be beaten by any
nation under like conditions.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Says the Inter Mountain: "The
former chairman of a Republican
committee in Denver is said to be
editing a rabid Democratic paper
somewhere out west, but he has not
vet written a Democratic editorial"
Give him a chance. Probably he
hasn't become acclimated.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Butte has contributed tothe WeaI'D
and prosperity of almost every cN9
and town in the Tetrlt'ry. III
people should now insist that solh'
thing be done in the npbu'ldlnS "
Butte. The money that is draiNe"
from Butte to enrich Helena al"
other points would MAJ" bnl'''
retained and invested here, the Hue
marvel!ously prosperous city oI 'O
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Down in Denver the newspapers
and the Opera House are at outs.
The owner of the Opera House. 81.
A. w. Tabor, now threatens to bring
suit against the News in the sum OF
1 o,oOO for damages. The suit Is
based upon information received
from Fred McCloy, manager OF the
Bunch OF Keys Company, a fellow
who has not hesitated to place him.
self upon record as a sneak and a cur,
who under the guise "f friendship
wormed his way into the confidence
of the p]roprietors of the News only
to betray them. A man who will DO
this can scarcely be believed under
oath. To our establishment the
7ribune-R Republican, the most ven
omous opponent the Opera House
yer had, whose malice has driven it
to the most s~enseless abuse Ct the
house and its owner. takes sides
against It's contemporary. DlsIek"Iu
ing the past relations between this
paper and the Opera House. 1t is still
a matter for surprise to see it take so
unprofessional a course against q
rival when such rival is threatened
with an action for libel. No matter
what their relations may be, in such
an event newspapers should, ana
usually do, stand by each other
Senator Tabor should stop his subor-
dinates from antagonizing the news
papers, make his peace with them
and drop his threatened libel suits.
If he don't he will have the costs Tor
his pains.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

It is simple justice to say that an
attache of this paper yesterday ap-
propriated an article in reference to
the Anaconda explosion FROM the
Inter Mountain which he published
without the credit to which it was
entitled. Due credit is here rendered.
If the matter had come to the knowl-
edge of the editor ere it was pub
lished 1t would have been properly
credited. Our neighbor will always
find the MINER ready to give credit
where credit is due, and ever ready
to acknowledge a fault.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The Code of California does not in
all things become law in Montana,
even when re-enacted by a City
Council, unless modified to consist
ence with the organic law. This is
an important matter for young prac-
titiOners to bear in mind.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The weekly bank statement of New
York, made yesterday, showed a re-
serve increase of nearly S 1000, Oov.
Inc banks now hold more than $50 -.
ooo,ooo in excess of the legal REQUIRE
ments,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

1t is now said that Sam. T. Hauser,
of Helena, is not a candidate for
Territorial Governor, but that he is
favoring the appointment of E.. w.
knight, Esq, Cashier of the First
National Bank at Helena.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The Democratic patty cannot af-
ford to put any but good men upon
its city ticket. Good men, pledged
to an economical administration of
city affairs, will sweep the city.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

O'Donnovan Rosa is abroad in the
land, and yet no one has had the
couarge to explode a stick Of dynam-
tie or a en-cent f~ire-cracker near to
him and thus scare him into silence.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

1t is said that the recent meeting
OF cattle men at Miles City repre-
scented not less than $40, 600, 900 in
cattle wealth.. How much Of that
$4O,OOO,OOO is represented on the tax
lists?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Where does the registration Ordi-
nance indicate that the City Clerk
can act by proxy? The law as it
stands makes it the emphatic duty of
the City Clerk to do the work.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The country is getting used to civil
service reform and rather likes it.
Grover Cleveland may not be a states
man, but he has many of the symp-
toms.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Helena is moving in the matter of
sewerage. 1t is a subject that must
soon engage the attention of Butte
also. Underground sewerage will be
easy of construction here, in conse-
quence of the natural drainage, and
it is the only means of posing of
waste, filth and offal without poison
ing the atmosphere. The physicians
of Butte should speak out upon this
subject.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

This is a far-fetched joke on Butte
by the New York Morning Journal:
"Butte City, M. T., seems to be a
likely place for a pugilistic encounter
with haa0S-O
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

There has been considerable dis
cussion relative to violent threats
against Judge Wade and quite an
effort to magnify the matter into
some Importance has been made.
The subject is thus treated by the
Bozeman Chronicle: aside from
being a rank partisan and an init
mate of Governor Carpenters, Chief
Justice Wade went on record last
week as being too timid and childish
to live in Montana and fill the re-
quirements of a Circuit Judge. Know
ing his arrant cowardice some one
concocted a story to the effect that
Henry Edmundson's gang had con-
cealed themselves along the stage line
leading from Townsend to White
Sulphur Springs, and as the Judge
passed by on his way to the spring
term of court, intended to capture
and hold him in hostage. This story
so completely scared his honor that
he telegraphed and secured the Sher-
iff and a large posse to act as a body
guard. Thus fifteen men had an
enjoyable ride at the expense Of
Meagher county, and landed the
Judge safely at his destination. Ii
there is anything lacking with which
to remove Wade this fact surely
ought to fill the bill, and return him
at once to the effete East. Such a man
is out of place in the wild and un-
tanned West, and the 5000 expended
on this trip should come from his
pocket. What a vast amount of
respect Montanians will have here
after for this woman!sh fraud"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The indications are that Sullivan
and Ryan will not find any serious
opposition to their proposed fight off
in this direction.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Telegraphic news will always here
after be found upon the third as Well
as upon the first page of the MINER.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Our marines in Panama are more
afraid of "Yellow Jack" than of the
combined forces of the Central Ameri-
can Republics.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

April seems to have capitulated 10
March. Somehow, the seasons nave
got reversed in Butte, this spring.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The leading people of Butte seem
to be favorable to the Sullivan aud
Ryan fight taking place as adver-
tiSed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The Inter Mountain speaks of
President Ames of the Northern Pa
ciic Railway Company. Who is
"President Ames ?"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The Grand Opera House is rapidly
approaching completion. The dec
orations, which are tasteful and
elaborate, are well under way and
the scenery is N hand. The build
ing, which will seat about 900 per-
sons, will be an ornament to Butte
and an honor to the gentlemen who
have contributed to its erection.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Giant is going to cheat both the
doctors and the undertaken, for the
present.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Warden Wilson does not find his
oerth 1t tte %penitentiary so desirable
a place as he thought it would he.
lie now wishes he was well ont Of +
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Why don't Helena demand tho
earth Helena wants a good deal in
a political way that it will never 70
ceive-under this administration.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

1t is really beginning |" a,,t
though General Grant wouiu .ht
after all. 1t is now announces
his disease is not cancer.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

here in consequence. The sovereign
State of California can confer pow
ers, the attempted exercise of which
would make the City Council OF
Butte most ridiculous. This is a fact
that the trainers of ordinance So seem
to have overlooked.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Montana should add its mite TO
the fund for the pedestal to the a
thOldi statue.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The punsters are now taking hold
of Herat. One of themi is calling for
a regiment of he-cats to storm the
place.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Does City Clerk Smith really think
that, being a Notary Public, he can
administer a judicial oath? He knows
that he cannot.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22
THESEMI-WEEKLY MINER
Do not neglect to register.

No cases of spring fever in Butte
these days.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Tho Montana exhibit aC tne NC"
orleans Exposition is
mich attention. The New YORK
Graphic of the sth inst; puo,lsh h
several illustrations of the exhibit
Giving especial prominence TO the
cold nuggets add mineral olsp'"y.
The Graphic has the blowing !"
If Montana and Butte In us
,attor-nress "The cut represented
in tc-day's issue shows native solu
nn.oots from Montana to the va'ue
Of $4,000. the largest OF which con-
tains SO, 500 in gold, some $l,ooo ana
some "a low as $40. Commissioners
I, s. Harris and w. A. CLARK nave
sneci,nens. + ore ffom every payinR
mine in Montana. and only exnlol
ores that represent paying mlnes' IL
NAV not be generally known 'na'
last year Montana produced more
nrecious metals than any other stare
or Territory in the Union. Butte Is
the largest mining camp IN tne
world. having produced last year
about four millions more than Lead
VILE, Montana has the nnes'
stock range in the United States
being beautifully supplied WIN
water and the grasses are very nutfl-
| tious The beef are larger and bring
| a higher price than IN the Southern
regions. There are now $50, 1000 head
| of cattle aud over 5000 OO head I
| sheep, all of which live during the
winter upon the ranges without nav
ing any provisions made for them
| for food or shelter. Montana is the
second Territory in size, having l4o'-
| 600 square miles and is trayersed
through its centre for a distance OF
500 miles by the Northern Pacific
Railway. The exhibit at the New
Orleans Exposition has not only at
traeted universal attention. but
| elected the highest communication of
well-known and experienced mining
experts
The last Legislature Of Col
orado passed what is by cour-
tesy called a railroad bill. 1t
is the gauziest sort of a law,
enacted mainly to give some pollti-
cal favorite a soft place at $500
wear. Governor Eaton, who bias
shown a wonde'f ll eccentricity in
his appointments, named a third
class, briefess lawyer named Felker
for Commissioner. He possesses
none of the qualities that the position
calls for, and the following from the
Leadville Chronicle, the leading Re
publican paper of the carbonate
camp, vii, show the estimate in
which the fellow is held by his own
party "One consolation is drawn
from the appointment of that spec
tacular blather>kite, Judge Felker,
to the Railroad CommissiOnership-
he intends to spend most of his time
inspecting the railroad system OF the
Granger States, provided he can
secure passes, and there will remain
a chance Of his running into a
broken bridge somewhere and real
1zing upon his insurance policy. we
do not wish the insufferable old jib-
boring humbug any harm, but if
good men must be sacrificed in rail-
road disasters, we know of no man
who can be better spared than Eel
kerr
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Secretary Manning appears to be
the most aggressive of the present
cabinet,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

"A. considerable amount of tele-
ssapalc matter will be found upon
the third page.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

In all this clamor for office where
is Belva Lockwood?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Even the politicians. are becoming
reconclled to civil service reform,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

Among the many prayers offered
in the churches of New York on
Sunday last for General Grant was
the following made by Dr.. Parkhurst:
as reported by the Tribune: MAY
Thy blessing descend largely where
in these days so many hearts are
turning. and turning affectionately,
to one who has won SO many vic
tories, as now he confronts the last
enemy. Let him be participant with
Thee in Thy last victory when
though didst overcome death and
the grave. And may the same con-
fidence which he has expressed in
Thee and Thy word be his stay and
his strength in this his last conflict"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

The MINER must net be under
stood as opposing an ordinance re-
During the registration of votes. On
the contrary it believes that such an
ordinance is very essential to an
honest an fair election and hence &C
lively favors such q measure. But it
is opposed to the existing ordinance,
or parts of 1t, because it is confident
that its essential features are illegal
and of n0n-effect. In the first place.
the oath administered by the clerk
is of no binding effect. Any one
could take it with impunity, since it
is no oath at all. The City Council
cannot confer the power to admins
ter oaths upon any one. Hence, if
1000 men should traudulently regis
ter, even under this oath, they could
not be punished, as they would not
haye committed any crime recognized
by the statutes. Secondly, there is no
DTOVlSlOu, III Vic Cu0l CCA VI VILE CAVy !
empowering the City Council to ere
ate crimes such as are created by
section IS of ordinance 50, and con.
sequently there could be no convic'
tons hereunder. When the crimes
fall, then the penalty also falls,
Again, the City Council cannot con
fer jurisdiction upon the District
Court hence, any actions brought
under this ordinance would fall fol
want of jurisdiction. In short, the
ordinance is a dead letter, calculated
only, in the present shape, to give
trouble and annoyance to business
men and others who, if they vote al
all, vote but once and then for the
best men. The ordinance should bt
reconstructed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

In a letter TO the Hon. James II.
Mills, editor of that excellent paper,
the New Northwest, at Deer Lodge,
Mr.. Cal. C. C:awson, editor of the
keystone, at Ketchum, Idaho, calls
atten ion to the fact that Helena will
attain her majority on July 24:h next,
and suggests that the event be ap-
p. opriately cele brated. Mr.. Clawson
saws: "Gold was struck in paying
prospects Oh the afternoon or even
ing Of July oath, 1864. on the Last
CHARGE creek q few hundred feet
north of the f,A O. Broadway, a few
feet from the stream and Oh the
north side of it. I am perhaps the
only person in the West to-day who
was on the ground before there was
u sIuice set. + got in there at about
IL O'Clock of the night of July 3lst.
The next day I struck the old bar
ha'f a mile or more below the upper
discovery. I remained until the next
ummer-was fortunate in locating
ground, and made a good deal of
money. l remember almost every
little incident land some big onCs)
that transpiled from July, 1864, to
July, 1865. l was gone from there
the fall and winter of 1865, but re-
turueI in 1866 and remained two
more seasons; then went on the
Sweetwater stampede, and returned
to the Territory and went into the
Deer Lodge country, and met you
and Addison Smith, Harry Notion,
Hugh MtQuaid and others of the
old-.imsr., in the summer of 1870;
Lad known Stackpole and Rod.
Leggat at Highland in 1866. Possibly
the old records of Last Chance may
have been lost in the Helena fires.
The first, or rather temporary,
organization, Was had on the even
ing of the strike, July 24lh-but on
the I'd of August we held a meeting
and completed what the discoveries
had beguD.'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

OF the thousands of messages of
coincidence and sympathy sent to
Grant the past month, says the New
York Mail and Express, from men
of all classes, creeds and parties, IN
all sections OF the country, few, we
believe, have more touched our dying
old hero than the resolution offered
by William Preston Johnston, the
brilliant and worthy son of General
Albert Sidney Johnston, whose at
tack on Gen. Grants forces on the
9th of April, 1862, was n of tt e
greatest displays of skill and val n
made during the whole var AT the
reunion of the Louisiana division Of
the Confederate Army of the Ten
nessee." Col. Johnston's resolution
reads as follows:
Reso1red, That the Association Of
the Army Of the Tennessee hear with
ueep regret of the pain and peril now
endured by General U. S. Grant.
Twenty-three years ago to-day our
soldiers met him on the field of battle
and found him then, as ever, a soldier
without fear and malignity. In his
own suffering and the sorrow of his
family we tender him and them our
heartfelt sympathy and ask for them
the comfort and peace which come
from Him who is not only the Lord
of Hosts but Father of us all.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22

1JuUkO e AO w
the City Clerk, or any one else, to
administer oaths, and therefore that
Mr.. Smith has no authority to adj
minister oaths to applicants for reyis-
tration as a Notary Public. MI.
Smith might as a notary take a 6epo-
sition, but he would scarcely attempt
to justify the administration of a
judicial oath. His legal view of the
case is not very satisfactory, to say
the least, but he has evidently not
mastered all in his profession. W.
fear that Mr.. Smith is slandering
''the best legal talent of the city"
when he says that the ordinance was
examined by them and pronounced
legal.
The MINER contends that the City
Council had no authority to author
ize any n to administer oaths for
any purpose, and that the portion of
the registration ordinance which
confers jurisdiction upon the District
Court is a simple absurdity. Posi-
bly, at some time in the future we
may inquire into the legality Of that
portion of the ordinance which Gre
ates certain crimes. We refer to Sec
ton IS. In our very humble opinion
we do not believe that the city of
Butte has the authority, under its
charter, to create the crime or crimes
therein created.
In copying the law of California,
the Council, or its legal adviser,
should have eliminated all those por-
lions which become imperative be-
cause of the Constitutional differ
ences, and which cannot be enforced