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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-26
AN INTERESTING CONTEST.
A Fight Between . Nubian Lion and the
Elephant Bolivar.

A terrific encounter occurred at Fore
paugh's winter quarters. Lehigh avenue
and Edgemont streets, Philadelphia, last
week, between an untamed Nubian lion and
the great elephant Bolivar, which resulted
in the lion being crushed to death, by its
gigantic foe, now the largest elephant in
captivity.
The lion, which had been named Prince,
was splendid specimen of it's species, and
had been imported 'nly a few weeks ago,
and was worth 81 900. After an encount-
wounded, he escaped from the cage and
sought refuge in the elephant house. Boli-
var stood nodding where he was chained to
a stake near the door.
Prince hesitated moment and then lay
back on his launches. He crept slowly for
ward until he was within reach of the ele-
phant. Then he raised his paw and struck
ut the supine trunk. The tough skin was
somewhat torn and the pachyderm became
instantly fully awake and raising his trunk
made blow at the lion, but the latter
escaped it by springing backward. Vainly
did Bolivar endeavor endeavOr to break
away from his fastenings. All his strength
was insufficient to tear up the stake, and it
was too short to break. He beloved with
rage. and his shrill shrek was taken up by
twenty OF his fellows. The combined roar
made it sound as though Pandemonlum
had broken loose. Prince crouched again
and prepared to spring. Quick as light
ming flash was the movement which landed
him on the elephants head. Buthe had to
deal with a greater power than his own,
over which his only advantage was his
agility.
Bolivar easily shook him off and tossed
him to some distance. The lion prepared
for another spring. He lay back on his
launches, and with ears flattened against
his head and eyes cleaning like balls offire,
crept forward stealthily, cautiously meas
uring the distance. With suppressed
growl the 1.-THE, tawny form shot through
the air. The elephants trunk was then
turned over his back, and his little black
eyes were swapping viciously.
With a motion so quick as to be almost
imperceptible the proboscis was lowered
and elevated twice and then came down
with terrific force, striking the lion as he
was in midair. and he fell to the
ground somewhat stunned. Before
he could recover the elephant dealt him
a terrific blow in the side, and reaching for
ward the whole length OF his chain he drew
the lion to him, and lifting his free foot he
leaned his whole weight on his fallen foe.
The effect was to crush in the ribs OF the
conqured monarch of the forest. In this
manner he trampled all over the lion until
life was gone. Even then he did not cease.
but continued to trample the body until it
was crushed almost to a jelly. Then he
raised it wifi his trunk and tossed it to
the other end OF the stable. In half an
hour all the other elephants had become
pacifed Their keepers had been sent for
and succeeded in quieting them. The dead
lions body was removed. Bolivar sus-
tanned no serious injury except a slight CON
fusion on the head and on the trunk. He
was unusually vicious the day after and
had to be hobbled with a double chain.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Heavy Purchases of Bullion
for Coming Dollars.
MAKING ORDNANCE.
Secretary Bayard Acknowledges the
Receipt of $500 for the
Grant Monument.

WASHINGTON, December 24.-John l..
Graves, OF Missouri, has been appointed
special agent OF the General Land Office.
COIN SILVER.
The Treasury Department has purchased
100000 ounces OF silver bullion this
month for coinage into standard dollars.
The silver dollaris now quoted at seventy
nine and one-half Genes.
THE CHINESE DONATION.
The following is The reply Of Secretary
Bayard to the letter OF the Chinese Minis
ter inclosing check OF $500 as contribu-
ton to the proposed monument in New
York to the memory OF General Grant:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., December "a.
Dear Mr.. Minister:-It gives me great
pleasure to acknowledge Your Excellency's
note OF the 21st. accompanied by check
for $500, in aid of the completion OF the
monument proposed to be erected in New
York to the memory OF General and ex-
President u S. Grant. Let me, for myself,
and for all my countrymen, and not in
merely u formal way, but with much
feeling express my own and their gratifica-
ton in this evidence OF widespread human
sympathy for the American people in aid
ing them to perpetuate the memory OF one
who was their chieftain in military and in
civil Government. beg you to convey to
the illustrious Viceroy Ii an expression OF
my high appreciation OF his gift OF $500,
and accept my equal thanks for your own
contribution OF 5000. The total sum shall
be transmitted to the custodians OF the
monument fund in New York, with q copy
of your letter, and with renewed acknowl-
edgments OF your proof OF sympathy and
friendship to the people OF the United
States and one OF their most heroic repre-
sentatives, am, my dear Mr.: Minister,
very sincerely yours, T. F. BAYARD.
TO BE MAZE AT HOME.
Messrs. Randall, Hewitt, Crisp, Hiskock,
Phelps and Reed, composing the Ordnance
Commission, appointed during the last
session of Congress, will report to the
House OF Representatives. during the holi-
days that all the steel needed for armor
plates, either for ships or land fortifca-
tions, and all steel ingots needed for the
manufacture OF guns for the navy for coast
defenses can be manufactured in this
country. They will also recommend that
necessary appropriations for the work be
made at once.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-26
MOLLIE'S CHRISTMAS CLUB.
Secretary Vilas's Daughter Is Its Presi-
ident-Miss CIeveland's Costumes.

WASHINGTON. December 22.-Miss Mollie
Villas, the little daughter OF the Post
master-General, succeeds Miss Nellie Arthur
as the presiding genius OF the Childran's
Christmas Club:
Miss Cleveland happened in at the meet
ing OF the Ladies' Executive Committee at
the Ebbitt yesterday. She wore a tight
fitting brown cloth suit, trimmed with
broad bands OF velvet of a darker hue, and
a tall bonnet to match. On her bosom
she wore neat bouttonaire, which in its
simplicity gave evidence OF her highly culti-
waited taste. She stopped and chatted
about the work OF the club and took great
interest in the proceedings.
This is about the first place Miss Cleve-
land has been seen in public since her re-
turn to Washington. She is looking ex-
tremely well, and hopes to begin her recep-
tions after New Years. One Of her walk
ing costumes, Il light cloth, tailor-made'
and trimmed with seal brown plush, is
very becoming. The jacket is short and
gives her figure jaunty and stylish look:
The bonnet to match the costume is OF
dark brown velvet and extremely hand
some.
1t is said Miss Hoyt, or other guests OF
Miss Cleveland who are expected during the
winter, will arrive in time for the New
Years reception.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-26
THE GOLD BUG SCHEME.
$2.OOO.OOO in Gold to be Ex.
ported Saturday.
THE FORGED NOTE
Big Mass Meeting at Helena-Inves-
tigation Demanded by the
Citizens.

New YORK December 22.-The absorbing
topic OF interest in Wall street to-day has
been the advance in rates of foreign ex
change Quotations ior demand, sterling
bills reaching IL point at which shipments
can he made at Il profit of $49Ok for
posted rates and $4S9A for actual bus-
ness. There was an engagement for $780,
900 gold this afternoon for shipment
saturday, and it is generally believed that
fHI Ither s"ipnrnts will be made. The i'm
mediate cause for this advance has been
the advance in the Bank OF England rate of
discount last week. but the most direct nd
potential canse il to be found in the ex.
tremeIy light shipments of grain to Europe,
especially wheat, while the visible supply Of
wheat in this country is far in excess of
previous years. Merchants who are
familiar with the subject, also say that a
considerable quantity of cotton, sold last
year by planters. deliverable in ninety
days. and that when the deliveries were
made there was considerable advanced in the
price of SPOT cotton, which gave considera-
BILE dissatisfaction to planters and led them
tohuld the stock then on hand for higher
rrces.
SOME CoNJEcTUREs.
The absorbing topic here to-day among
brokers, operators, bankers and financial
men generally was the reported arranse-
ments for the shipments of gold on Satur-
day next. Reports late in the afternoon
were to the effect that about $2,OOO,OOO
in gold had been purchased for shipment.
Inquiry at the Offices of leading dealers in
foreign exchange, including those who were
reported to have arranged to export con-
siderable quantities of gold. elected
the fact that no gold will probably
60 forward before Saturday next and that
the shipment then is contingent upon the
maintenance of the advance in the rate for
sterling exchange. At the house of Brown
Brothers & Company it was stated this
evening that they would probably ship
Sl,O0O,OOO Saturday, but nothing definite
was yet known. Other prominent banking
houses think the advance in foreign ex-
change rates has been abnormally rapid
and that it is still problematicai as to how
Bank OF England advanced it's rate OF
discount on Thursday last the posted rates
here for foreign exchange was Sassy for
sixty day bills. and $4.S8 for demand.
Last evening they had advanced to $4.S6
and S4.S9h respectively. and to-day there
were two advances OF half cent
each, making the rate tonight
s4s7 and s49ok respectively With
this ruling rate OF money in
in London and New York, dealers on the
Exchange say that gold can be shipped
without loss at $4.S9A The question as
to the amount OF gold that will be exported
in the near future, they say, is largely de-
pendent upon the security OF the bills that
NAV be offered. The advance has been
stimulated to some extent by the approach
ing settlements to be made at the end OF
the year.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-26
A MANIFESTO.
Salt Lakes Clergy Issue a Timely Warm
ing to the Country

SALT LAKE, Utah, December 22.-The
clergy OF this city to-day had a meeting and
adopted the following to go to the country:
The Grand Jury has unearthed conspir-
acy on the part OF Mormon officials to
blacken the character of public men. An
attack on Christian Ministers has begun,
and we warn the Eastern public against
these slanderous reports, emamaling from
Mormon sources.
r. NJ. McMEcE,
Pastor of the Presbyterian church.
F. n. PUTNAM,
Rector of St. Marks Episcopal church.
S. j. CARROLL,
Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
j. B. THRALL.
Pastor OF the Congregational Church.
C. NJ. ARMSTRONG,
Pastor OF the St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
C. NJ. ARMSTRONG,
Pastor of the St. Paufs Episcopal Church;
JOHN WALKER JACKSON,
Chaplain at Fort Douglas.
A. B. PEBBLES,
OF the Congregatio City Missionary.
P. A. II. FRANKLIN,
Pastor of the Scandinavian Methodist
G. D. B. MILLER,
Head Rector of st. Mary's School.
EDWARD BENNER,
Principal of the Salt Lake Academy.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-26
In the EmigraMt Train.


Saw queer thing coming in the other
day on the Fort Wayne road" said a
drummer '"There were several cars OF inn
migrants along, and you know how they do
crowd em in. You think this smoking
saloon crowded, with twelve of us in here
and every man putting at his cigar; but you
just ought to have seen some OF those emil
grant cars They were loaded from door
to door, and the air in 'em was SO bad that
when the door was opened you see clouds
of it watt off over the homes OF poor lnno-
cent, unoffending families. I've heard that
the farmers along the route claim the es-
Gaping air from those emigrant cars has
ruined their crops, and they propose to sue
the company for damages, but that may
not be true. You can't believe everything
you hear while travelling. For instance
''But the queer thing you were going to
tell us about?"
"Oh. yes; you know those little racks on
the sides OF the cars up over the seats.
They are for parcels, hats, and things. But
what do you suppose those emigrants were
using them for? Babies. sir, as l live Ii
there was one baby hanging up there in
rack there were a dozen.'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-26
NEW ENTERPRISE.
Public Smelter and Sampling Works
to be Started.

Yesterday, without any display or -four
ish of trumpets. a new enterprise was start
ed in this city by a number OF well-known
Colorado neople- 1t consists OF smelter,
to be known az the Public Smelter, and is
to be located just south OF the Silver Bow
Mill. Ground was taken yesterday, and
the work of erection will be pushed in the
hope that the smelter can be completed
this winter. It is the intention OF the COM
pany to do all manner OF custom work.
and buy ore and give certificates OF assay.
The name of the company-A. NJ: Geist q
Co.-and the management will be IN charge
of A. NJ. Geist, the vice-presdent OF the
Pueblo Smelling and Refining Company.
The gentlemen expect to invest consider
able money in the plant, and, after having
looked over the ground, are satlsheo tha'
Their investment will be a good one.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-26
A FAMILY FULL OF GAS.
Marrow Escape of Five Persons From
Asphyxiation.

New YORK, December 23.-Mrs. Clara
Sission, widow who kept small grocery
at No. 1855 East Thirty-second street,
moved yesterday into No. 2O3 East Thirty
first street, near Third avenne. What few
articles of furniture the family possessed
were placed in a little lack room parti-
toned off from the store. Arrangements
were made with A. NJ. Meyer, a milkman,
at No. 247 East Twenty EIGHT street, to
serve milk at the store early in the morn
ing, and the party retired in the rear room,
between 10 and IL, tired out. Besides
Mrs. Sission, who is about 40 years old,
were her three children-George, 10 years;
Clara, 6 years; and Hattie only 2 years
old. Mrs. Elizabeth Jolly, one OF the neigh
bors, who helped the family, stayed over
night and slept on the lounge. Being
strangers they decided to let the gas burn
dimly and lighted one OF the six burners in
the store and the only one in the bedroom.
Being tired, Mrs. Sission overlooked the
fact that the latter was not II regular
burner, but the stump OF a disjointed gas
arm that protruded from the wall near the
window. Any little draught would blow
out the flame, and probably did during the
night.
ALMOST AsPHYxIATED.
Between 2 and 3 o'clock Mrs. Sission
awoke with a feeling of extreme dizziness
and pain in her head. The baby was
vomiting beside her, apparently only half
senseless. The other children appeared fast
asleep. Mrs. Jolly had rolled off the sofa,
and was lying on the floor on her face. Mrs:
Sission arose to open a window. She could
hardly stand, but managed with an effort
to push down the sash a few inches, and
then fell back exhausted on her bed. She
Law there still when the miIk-man's son,
William Meyer, knocked on the door OF the
store three hours and a half later, and had
JUST strength enough left to crawl out on
her hands and knees and open it. The
milkman smelled gas, and ut once took In
the situation. He summoned policeman.
The doors and windows were thrown open'
and Dr. Joyce, who lives in the neighbor-
hood. The entire family were found pros
trated, including Mrs. Jolly.
TERRIBLE DISASTER AvERTED.
But for Mrs. Sission's half-conscious act
in opening the window over her bed little
during the night, they would all have been
dead and a fearful explosion would proba-
bly, have occurred before daybreak. The
gas in front was still burning dimly, the
height of the partition between the store
bet ween the store and the rear room and
the open window in the latter preventing
the gas from accumulating within reach of
the light. Had the rear window remained
closed an explosion would certainly have
been only question OF time.
The baby was entirely senseless when
found, and vigorous slapping was necessary
to bring it to. 1t was taken in charge by
friends of the family, who at II o'clock re-
ported it coming round all right. The
others were beyond danger by that time,
though still suffering from the effects OF the
gas.
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"DIPLOMACY."
Another Great Dramatic Treat at the
Butte Grand.

Another large audience greeted Miss Jef-
frevs Lewis at the Grand last evening upon
her appearance as the Countess Z1cka IN,
DIPLOMACY" She gave an admirable per-
formance in which she was splendldly sup
ported by her excellent company, The
play is not SO strong one as
Forget Me-Not,' nor does 1t give
Miss Lewis as fine opportunities 1or
the display of her great dramatic talents.
Still, it is a play that demands the highest
type of talents in the lady who personates
Zicka, and these Miss Lewis fully brought
to the task 1t was an excellent perform
ance, and one that gave unbounded salts
faction to the large and cultured audience.
That the house was not filled to overflow
ing is no credit to the people OF Butte. 1t
will be a long time before they see so nm
ished an actress as Miss Lewis, and SO
clever IA company as SIZE has brought U.S.:
DIPLOMACY" tonight again, and for the
last time during the present gagement.
A grand Christmas matinee tomorrow
afternoon, when F "ForgetMe-Not,' strong
and most beautiful society drama, will be
presented for the last time. In this play
Miss Lewis is seen at her best.
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An Ohiection Raised.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-An article on the Irish
question, supposed to have been written
by Cardinal Manning, appears in this
weeks issue of the Tablet, the Catholic Or
gan in England. In this article the writer
objects to the request Of the most Reverend
Thomas Nulty, Catholic Bishop of Meath,
that English Catholics shall continue to
support Parnell. the ground OF the objec.
ton being that the Parnellites desire a
separation which might result in the ban
ishment of the Catholics from the English
Parliament for the sake of Ireland.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-26
FRAUDS IN LAND ENTRIES.
Schemes for Valuable Coal Properties
Brought Up With q Round Turn.

CHEYENNE, w. T., December 23.-To-day
United States Marshal Carr arrested Iver
johnson, OF the firm OF Baker & Johnsua., :,
wholesale grocers OF this city; FL. Stanton,
a notary public formerly Territorial Geolo-
gst, and now the attorney for Baker &
johnson; Abraham Harper and George D.
Hawes, charged with conspiracy in procar-
ing men to make fraudulent entries on coal
lands for syndicate OF coal spectators,
who are trying to take up all the coal lands
along the surveyed line OF the railroad, from
Chadron, Nebraska, across the Territory OF
Wyoming. They procured the names Of
about 112 persons to make coal entries,
ON the payment to each party Of SO
and S5.
TIE METHOD Or WORKING.
Stanton was the spider in the parlor and
Harper and Hs,wes acted as the decoys.
They would approach persons on the
street and represent to them that they de-
sired them as witnesses to testify as to the
location and non-mineral character, other
than coal, of the lands. These witnesses,
presuming that they were acting only as
witnesses, signed the papers in blank, which
were afterward filled up by Stanton, as
they state upon oath, which they were as
tonished to find are now on file in the
Land Office as declaratory statements OF
their intention to take, or to have had tax
en- by an agent previously, up these coal
lands, and falsely stating that they had ex-
pended various sums OF money in improve
ments on the said lands. amounting to at
least $50 in each case.
LOCATION OF THE LANDS.
These lands cover about 2, 400 acres west
OF Fort Fetternan, 3, 900 acres east OfFOrt
Fetterman and 1000 acres near Sun Dance.
The land is worth 5000 or 500 an acre
when the railroad reaches it, being under
laid with coal from seven to twenty-five
feet thick. The investigation will begin to-
morrow before United States Commissioner
Cochrane. The arrested parties gave bonds
for their appearance.
DISCOVERY OF THE FRAUD.
Register Wilson discovered evidences Of
these frauds on the second day after taking
possession of his office, and had a confer
ence with Colonel George, the special agent
of the General Land Office, who said that
he had been observing the case since last
July, having had his suspicion aroused by
railroad coal prospecting party on Shaw
claims, and since the conference between
the Register and the special agent the case
has been worked up with the result give,
the papers being drawn by United States
Attorney Campbell. Register Wilson is
evidently determined to have clean ad-
ministration of land affairs in this Terri
tory, and he is ably seconded by Colonel
George, the special agent, who has urusual
detective facilities, and is already Il terror
to the land thieves here.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-26

Another Chinese Scheme Unearthed.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 23.-Port Col
lector Hager has addressed communlca-
tion to the Trea sury Department at Wash
;noton. in which he calls attention to the
nroba biIity that number OF Cinnamon,
who arrived at New York, Key West and
baltimore from the West Indies during
August, September and October ostens,b!y
in transit for China, are taking 1raudulen5
odvantage of the transit privilege, and
either are remaining permanently in the
United States or securing return certificates
nnder assumed names, as old residents:
He states that none of them have reported
l,ora vet.
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p-.,o.ed RAILROADS. for China.

'RrR1IN. December Fisherman financiers
are taking much interest in the develop
nent of railroads in China, and to-day it
was publicly ANNOUNCED that the peutfe5 zen
Bank. the Discount Company OF Berlin ana
the Krupp Iron w, rks Company will i'm
media +eiv after New Years send delegates
tn China with a view OF negotiating with
that Government III the matter # esta b.
fishing q railroad system throughout the
Empire.
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EASTERN ECHOES.
Recovery of the Bodies Of the
Silvert0n Miners.
FILLED WITH GAS.
The Smokehouse Cases-Frauds in
Land Cases-The Mormon
Conspiracy Trial.

DENVER, December 23.-A Silverton
special to the News says: The bodies Of
Burke Hovey and j. NJ. Scales, the two
miners imprisoned in the Prodisal Son
the snow slide, were found ls te last night at
the bottom of the shaft dead. Both were
packed in the snow as if in mold. Hovey
was found six feet from the bottom, upon
piece Of timber. Scales was standing at the
bottom of the shalt with candle stick in
his left hand and the right hand over his
eyes, shading them, and looking up as
though to see what was coming down the
mine From appearances death was in
Simultaneous. Scales was from
Orange, Texas, and Hovey from Wood
stock, New Brunswick.
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THE sMOKEHOUsE CASES.
Judgments Being Rendered in Favor of
James A. Murray.

Special Dispatch to THE MINER.
DEER LODGE, Mont, December 23.-Ten
of the Smokehouse cases have been tried
and twelve more are being submitted on
points of law tonight. All the judgments
are in favor of James A. Murray, for resti-
tuition OF property.
One OF the peculiar incidents OF the trial
was the withdrawal from appearance ofW.
W. Dixon, esq.,, attorney for plaintiffs, for
all the plaintiffs save James A. Murray.
The other plaintiffs are thus not benefited
by Mr.. Murray's prosecutions, as they
honed to be-
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Outprowth of Credit Mobtlier.

New PORT, R. l., December 23-Sult has
,,oon entered in the Federal Court here by
lanes n. A. Griswold, against Rowland G.
Hazard. ct al. The case is an out
Growth of the celebrated Credit Mobilier
litigation. Griswold became security for
Thomas C. Durant, who was q defendant
in - Credit Mobilier suit, brought by the
Hazards. Durant is now dead, and Girls
,-old seeks release It is stated that it is
not impossible the entire Credit Moblier
.ase NAV be reopened as the suit proceeds.