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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07

ly be advocated by MIR. Carter. Be-
side this vital change, section 6 should
be amended SO as to provide a penalty,
not only for Illicit publication, but also
against directors or teachers who per-
NIT the use of any other than the adopt
ed books; and section 8 should state
plainly that the books are to be fur
uished, not to the counties but to the
consumers i'll counties. Unless there j.
a penaity tor a violation of the law
there will be 10 uniformity.
With these, and probably one or Two
other minor alterations, Mr.. Carriers
bill seems to as Whist the people want
, 1t will, certainly, provide books 81
enc half of what they now cost. There
ia no doabt that responsible persons
can be found to print the books at til.
prices required by the law, and of Al
good quality, in matter and material
as the books now in use.
= The board OF selection is one O
8 unimpeacnable integrity, and of un,
=, questioned ability to perform the Dr.
,, ties required of it.
The bill does not provide for stat
: printing of the books, with the danger
!, OF jobbery consequent thereto.
: 1t does nat require the expenditure o
g a dollar by the state in books or plant
: 1t does not involve the state as in
doraer or security to the extent OF
! dollar.
!. 1t docs NOT propose to favor sny ma;
t or firm. Present publishers can com
:. pete for the contract as we'll as gu.
. siders. The whole world Of publisher
q may be bidders.
i can not involve the state in oths
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
The Duty Of State Legislatures.

e.E9 Il
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
H McEVOY CASE.
Strong Suspicious That 1t Was a De-
liberate Murder.

Yesterday DR.. Whitford, the coroner
vont to silver Bow and completed the In
onest over the body OF McEvoy, the man
Who died on the depot platform a day or
two AGO. The missing witnesses had Deen
tnnnd and testified, but the evidence was
,orv conflicting and unsatisfactory. AS
zoo XIV as il can be summed up the deceased
.,hn yas very'much addicted to strong drink,
was in the habit OF visiting saloons, an"
when he got an opportunity, steaiine nquol.
Tn order to catch him, at two OF tne piaees
a mixture OF liquor and concentrate L!e
was prepared and placed IN u DoIt'e " tSaaa
eaey 10 stole the bottle and drank the
e"atants TO this all the witnesses agreed
L,t thew differed as to the place, one say,
~: 49, +h.f before his death the man a salu
4 .ns ha cot It from one place: announcer
Jeclarins positively that he told nm ne gos
- 80 ~ The other. 1t was sure that oeatn
ras caused by the article, but unae1 VI. snt
was nces the c%oroner's jury did not
CIT ;,s+;f;ed in accusing either party anu
To- roturned a verdict h Il deceased can's
my H. ,iea tn from the use OF oncentraoeo
~ ether taken voluntarily or 'aun'niI r
ttor.d bv parties unknown TO Ihe Jury
ia reasonably supposed that tne maa the
nonrdered. but under the lrcula ant ;ss,,e
narnner decided that nj coulo nonnaJ
worrants for the men VINO ~ele s+,,f r.
in connection with preparing ~ sher;ff and
Is! now Attorney will take up the mat1es
Distrley inv left off and that IL evidence
where va. aac,red the parties will be arreso reese
can NC .o,ted. The remains OF Mc1voy
and pnso"oht to the city yesterday @ 4ha
were crousnu at the expense OF t"e
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LAST DAY.

Sunday the fall meeting of the West Side
Association closed with the best day sport
Of the eason and a good attendance. The
first race was the unfinished half-mile heats
of which Sunday had a heat. They all got
off we'll together o l the first trot, and Sun
Immediately took the lead and held it all
through. There was quite Il fight between
Ida G. and Ferguson for second place, but
Ferguson outrun her and they came in i n
the following order: Sunday first, Fergu-
son second. Ida G. third, and Papoose
fourth; time, 48h.
RACE NO. 17-sPEclAL rRor.
For this race there were three starters
Words b. g., Bristow, Wynne's b. g., Fred
and George Burris' b. &. Ebony. A
start was effected on the first trial, with
the advantage in favor of Bristow, who led
the procession till they turned into the
homestretch, when Ebony closed up and
made it very lively for him till they got to
the distance pole, when Ebony gave up,
which gave the heat to Bristow by alength;
Ebony second, Fred w. third; time, 3 min
utes.
Second heat-After considerable jockey
ing they all got off with Ebony a little be-
hind. They had scarcely got 200 yards
before Ebony broke and lost thereby. At
the first turn Fred w. broke and Ebony,
having recovered his feet, passed him and
began gaining ON Bristow. When the half
was reached Bristow and Ebony were about
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Saturday was by far the best day Of the
races both in point Of attendance and ex-
element. The weather was very pleasant
during the early part OF the afternoon and
numbers of persons tool advantage Of it to
take in the sport. The road to the track
was for an hour crowded with vehicles OF
all descriptions from the hobby drag
Of the millionaire to the broken
down cayuse of the small boy. The
crowd was large enough to fill the grand
stand and make the quarter stretch look
interesting and animated. And it was a
good natured and happy party. There
was the usual differences OF opinion and
on the respective merits OF the ami
mails the result Of which were numerous
side bets both for money and hats and
drinks, The bar was well ~patronized dur
ing the afternoon hut there was no drunk
enness but lots OF jollity.
THE POOL STAND
WAS the center OF attraction. Booker was
in his happiest vein, and he bad an eager
and enthusiastic clientage. The bets were
not large, but they were numerous and the
ticket makers were kept busy. As on the
day previous there was a rapid and radical
change OF favorites, and some of the good
iudpes suffered from a lack OF judgment or
oyer-confidence. In other words they bet
heavily and lost for when they saw their
error It was too late to hedge.
THE RACES
were all good and exciting, but there was
the usual amount of mild kicking on the
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
BRIEFS

Ham Canon, the famous Austrian artist
is dead.
The English telegraph companies are re
ducing their tariff.
England will claim equal rights with
Germany in the Carolines.
The negotiations having failed the French
have bembarded Maraujura.
Herr Bitters, the German fnancier and
composer, died suddenly at Berlin.
Spanish naval officers are ~endeavoring to
clear their brother officers at zap.
Throughout Spain on Sunday there were
1464 new cases of cholera and 42S deaths.
The American representatives OF the
Catholic clergy in Rome haSe started for
home.
The North Vernon, Indiana. bank has
been swamped by the township bond
frauds.
1t is reported that the Massarca expe-
dition in Central Africa, has been mas
sacred.
All German ironelads in foreign waters
have been ordered to prepare for any
emergency.
The Turkish Government has declined to
allow the ex-khedive OF Egypt to visit
Constantinople.
AIic iAIbC UtttCu VI thirty special ueIlNefy
messengers has been appointed by the
Postmaster-General.
Three tramps were killed by the breaking
in two Of a train on the Cincinnati, Indian
apolis Il Chicago Railroad.
Charles Young, E. ID. Curtis and Arthur
Wheeler were drowned on Sunday by the
upsetting of a sail boat at Rockland, Mass.
1t is stated that the Spanish Government
is anxious to reopen commercial negO-
t~iations with the United States and Eng
land.
Agent Armstrong intends to call on the
President to forcibly eject those cattlemen
who are so slow in moving out of the In
dian Territory.
The Russio-Afghan frontier Commission
will meet at Zultikar in November. 1t will
probably take until next August to COM
plete it's labors.
Emperor William has sent an autograph
letter to the Pope, looking to a settlement
OF the religious dispute between Germany
and the Vatican.
Corrigan's horse Freeland won the
$4,000 purse, dash OF one and onc-fourth
miles at Brighton Beach, yesterday. Fully
10000 people were present.
A Chinese loan of $40, 600, 900 has been
negotiated at Paris and Berlin for the con-
struction OF Il railroad from Taku to Tung
Chow, twelve miles south of Pekin. AMan-
chester firm has obtained the contract for
building the road.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
SULLIVAN JUDGED,
The Great Scrapper in for Playing
Ball on sunday.

u~LEvELAND, September 13.-Four thou
and people are at Brooklyn Park to-day
to see John l.. Sullivan pitch for Forrest
City In the game with Sandusky. Both
clubs are composed OF good amateur play
ers, and the game, which resulted in q vie
tory for the Sandusky's, by a score OF two
to nothing, was watched with great inter
est. At the close OF the game and as the
champion was leaving the ground he was
placed under arrest by Constable Jones,
the smallest officer i'll the city, who was
armed with II warrant charging Sullivan
with violating the Sunday law by playing
ball. Sullivan offered no resistance, but
going before Justice Hart gave bail in the
sum OF $500 for his appearance at2O'clock
tomorrow. The warrant was sworn out,
it is said, at the request OF John ID. Rock
Teller, OF the Standard Oil Company, repre-
s~enting the Law and Order League, and it
was the intention to arrest Sullivan before
the game began, but owing to the delay in
issuing the warrant the officer did not
reach the ground until the players were
leaving.
PAID HIS FINE.
CLEVELAND, September 14.-This after
noon at 9 o'clock John l.. Sullivan, through
his attorney DAY L. Athey), pleaded guilty
to having engaged in a game of baseball on
Sunday at Brooklyn Park; vas fined 81
and costs, amounting in all to $3.50.
Athey paid the amount. Sullivan received
$500 for his work on Sunday.
Spelling FOR A LICKING.
New YORK, September 14.-Dominick Me-
Caffrey and Billy O'Brien, his hacker,
called at the World office tonight, and left
deposits OF $3.50 for Il match of
six rounds, Queensbury rules, with Paddy
Ryan, and $500 for a bare knuckle fight
with Sullivan for the championship. Nc
Caffrey wants to fight Ryan with
gloves for $1,000 a side, and Sullivan for
50, 500 side. He wants to meet Ryan at
Chester Park, Cincinnati.
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DEVlLTRY,
Beastly Outrage Practiced by MormOns I'm
Salt Lake.

SALT LAKE CRY, September 13.-This
morning at 1 O'Clock some parties, evil
IDENTIFY Mormon avengers. threw two quart
Jars full of privy vault filth mixed with sand
through the window OF the parlor Of United
States Commissioner Mckay. who has
heard most OF the unlawful cohabitation
cases. One burst, spattering the floor and
furniture, running thereon. Two were also
thrown at the window of United States
Attorney Dickson, aimed at the bed where
he slept, but struck outside the window
casing, bursting over the outside walls. If
one had struck him it might have killed
him. Two were thrown in the house of
Assistant Attorney Varian, where his wife
was alone with Il sick child, doing much
damage. There is no clue, but much indig-
1t is claimed it is a preconcerted
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
STOLEN BULLION.
Some Workmen Attempt to Pay Them
selves Without an Order.

Last night about s O'Clock Deputy Sheriff
BuZzo armed with a warrant sworn to by
DR.. Whitford proceeded to the respective
homes OF the men and arrested six persons
charged with grand larceny in having stolen
Il bar Of silver valued at about 5000 from
the Clipper Mill. There are still two others
to be arrested. From the statements made
it appears thar the men whose names could
not be learned were all employed in the
mill and that their wages were somewhat
in arrears and concluded to pay themselves
and did SO by taking the bar. After the
arrest t, o Of the parties gave bail in the
sum of$5OO and the others were committed
to Jail. They will have a hearing before
Justice Nichols this morning when the true
of the affair will be developed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
CIGAR O LABELS.
A Gigantic Scheme to Defraud the
Brazilian Government.

GALVESTON, September 13.-A special to
the News from Waco, Texas, says: Lucius
A. White, the alleged principal i'll the Bra
lillian counterfeit scheme, arrived here this
evening from St. Louis to testify at the
trial OF his brother: Joseph H. White, who
is held as one OF the confederates to the
plot. The brothers met cordially, and after
five minutes conversation in the presence
OF officers, were locked in separate cells.
Lucius is talkative, but Joseph is reticent.
The former is confident OF acquittal, and
says he acted innocently in the counter
feiting scheme, which was planned to de-
fraudthe BrazilianGovernment out ofS231,-
600, but is aware that it will be difficult to
establish his innocence, as he is entirely de-
p-ndent on the testimony OF the man
whom he is to appear against as a witness
to acquit him OF criminal knowledge. He
seems to have no desire to conceal any.
thing connected with the counterfeiting
scheme, and his testimony tomorrow will
probably be very full and minute.
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DIR. Thlele Decamps.

Sunday and yesterday there were a num-
Der OF anxious inquiries for a party known
as DR.. Thiele who has been in Butte Sc veral
months and whose office was on Utah
street. Thu DR.. is OF German origin OF Pc
culiar appearance and was a regular at
tendant OF the variety theaters and an adj
mirer OF the ladies. The extent or char
acter of his professional business is not
known but there have been lately some
very curious stories afloat regarding him
and they were not of a c%reditable nature.
In some respects the doctor was very plaus-
ible and he succeeded in quilting quite a
number of persons who should have known
better. The extent of his liabilities cannot
be ascertained but it is said that he is in
debeted to his landlord $40 in rent and
$50 in cash.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16

The Rebellion Crushed-The First Soc
ton of the Canal Completed.

PANAMA, September 14.-Benjamin Ruiz,
Charles Abrahams and another OF Preston's
l%ieutenants have been captured and placed
in prison here. An extra number of the
Official Gazette has been published by
order OF General Montoya, announcing the
complete subsection Of the rebels and the
restoration Of peace throughout the
Republic.
The Herald and Star says: "We shall see
in the month OF October the first section OF
the Panama canal opened in its full length
and depth. The first section win comprise
the water way from Colon to near the
Tiger Hill, a distance OF twelve kilo.
metres"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
The CaSSidy-Gray Prize Fight.

The prize fight that took place at Ana
conda last Saturday between Jack Cassidy
and Bob Gray, for $3.50 q side, was a very
exciting affair. The Pavilion was crowded
with spectators, and the fight was a regular
old-fashioned ~slugging match. Six rounds
were fought and both men received consid-
cradle punishment. The fight was for
points, and the referee decided the contest
in favor OF Cassidy. The decision gave gen.
eral satisfaction.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
Affairs In

PARIS, September 14.-General DeCour-
cey, commanding the French troops in An
nam telegraphs to-day to the Minister OF
War that Chan Nong has been proclaimed
the new King of AMMAN, and entered the
Royal Palace to-day. A salute Of twenty
one guns were fired in honor OF the event
and the Annamite flag has been hoisted
over the palace and various public build
ings. Chan Nong will be crowned on the
18th inst. There is much mortality among
the natives owing to the prevalence ii
cholera,
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Accidental Death.

DlED-In Butte, September 18th, 1885,
parted this life behind a spirited four-year-
old, Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Frank
was e~ndeavoring to introduce his new horse
to an abomination called a "Mother Hub
bard" and after the first preliminaries, the
horse with the cart on his back, was seen
flying over the broken slope of Mob Hill,
and the owner performing numberless cart
wheels in the opposite direction. No bones
broken, but the cart is a total wreck.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
Sunday School Convention.

me Montana Baptist Association ana
,uhday School Convention meets at Boze.
,lan ON Wednesday and Thursday OF next
week, the 10th and 18th insts. The Terri,
IJorlal Sunday School Association, Tor al
examinations, meets 1T the same place on
I 1 following week, Tuesday and Wednes,
t%y The 22d and 23d insts. 1t is hopeo
rr aua Sundayschoolin Montana WIN pe
o presented at this meeting. Return tlckess
d ~ The railroads for one-fifth fare to ali
~ssates to any Of these meetings.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
THE CHINESE ARE GOING.
Washington Territory People Shaking
the MOngOls Up.

San FRANCISCO, September 14.-At Seat
tie, W. T., a large building occupied by
Chinese laborers at the Coal Creek mines,
twenty miles from here, was attacked by a
mob at l o'clock this morning. The China
men, about fifty in number, fed into the
woods. The Chinese lodging house
and cook house were burned. The
buildings burned belong to the Oregon Inn
provement Company. None Of the China
men were killed or wounded. This, coming
so soon after the Squaw Valley massacre,
has created an uneasy feeling here and
hended.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
vo,,ow Jack In MeAAo"'

.xc,sco, September IA J.. Gb bssn
n mai, Msa' des sRss'i here re- from yellow o.n dsss sn-
ae9"; ss aas s Is rapidly t i]ossf ps1a.tn S@s' at
wWa '''siS 's'S' On , the II The ' Sosr ;'o 81 health
fever pls arsd the port infected
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-16
A A.
Two Helenaites Amuse Themsel YES by
Abusing Each Other.
Special to The MINER.

Special to THR MINER.
HELENA, September IA difficulty oc-
Cured to-day between H. Brady Wilkins
jr., an attache of the United States Assay
Office, and Isaac D. McCutcheon: former
Secretary OF the Territory. Hard words
were passed, and u blow was struck by Nc
Cutcheon at his opponent with a cane,
which missed it's mark. Wilkins subse-
quently met McCutcheon and gave him a
hard tongue flashing. for which McCutcheon
said he would 'ix him." McCutcheon was
arrested and fined in the police court for
assault. This may not be the end OF the
affair.
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1t was nearly 10 o'clock when the concert
lists returned to the train, and at 11:3O
Butte was reached in safety, Those who
attended speak in the highest terms of the
arrangements made by the band for the
comfort and enjoyment OF the excursion
lists, while the Anaconda people were highly
elated over the visit OF our people, the
beautiful music of the band, and above all
the large amount OF money that changed
hands during the day.
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THE TRAMP.
by DEN ROWE.

Written for THE Butte DAILY MINER.
Yes, ma'am, 1 am IL tramp,
Poor, wretched and f%orlorn,
No home, NO loving friends
My clothes are battered and torn;
| No wife nor children.
No roof to cover my head,
Nothing to make life happy
Those l once loved are dead.
But there was Il time when l had a home,
And loved ones to caress;
Strange, isn't it, that these lips
By innocence have been pressed.
Passing strange, but still it's true,
For.once l was a man-
Before the dark hours OF my life came
Before my trials began
Before the blots OF shame and grief
Had scorched and scared my brain;
Before a child's dishonor
Had brought me ruin and shame,
Before | feared to look
Honest people in the face; -
Before a lustful tiend had brought
On me such foul disgrace
A peaceful home was mine
Where after toll was DER
My wife and little ones
Would greet me at the door.
Oh! heaven of joyful rest and peace
Are you lost to me?
Must my life in this great world
Be naught but misery?
Must my soul in madness
Beat and throb in vain
For that high estate of man
Which l cannot regain?
Is there no pitying hand,
No sympathizing heart
That will bid me strive to stand erect
And in life to get a start?
Or must | sink still lower
Down, down to deeper depths,
When a kindly word or helping hand,
Might save a hopeless wretch?
1 had Il daughter, pure and good,
As stainless as a child,
A laughing, romping, wilful girl,
With temper soft and mild;
And as l watched her youth unfold,
With all a fathers pride.
l little dreamed OF the cruel fate
That would take her from my side.
But as we are told that angels
Fell through tempter's wiles
So fell through loves devotion
My pure and beauteous child.
A smooth-tongued william, q confiding girl,
The story is soon told
A wolf in sleeps clothing
Had crept into my fold.
Carefully we put away
Each well remembered toy
A book, a flower, a tress OF hair
No more they'd give us JOY.
Then hand in hand with broken hearts
My suffering wife and l,
With heads bowed low in anguish,
Prayed fervently to die.
Not long to wait-the time soon came,
When l alone must stand,
My loving wife from shame and grief
Passed to the unknown land.
The day she died a shadowy form,
Scant clad, with suffering moan
with faltering step
Her %childhood's happy home,
And calling wildly for one word
From those lips now robbed Of life,
She fell and died and | stood alone
Bereft of child and wife,
Two new-made graves encounter me
Whichever way turn;
Two wasted lives for vengeance call
| nave no time to mourn.
Now all | ask is a bite OF bread,
Or from hunger l will fall,
And I'll tramp the earth till ! find the
wretch,
Who robbed me of my all.
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Silver ShiDmentS.

During the week ending September 18th,
me following mining companies shipped
bullion through the Pacific Express Com
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.Messrs. Vol and Gumb.
Song, "Biddy Dear,"~......J. Hendrew.
Selection. Bohemian Girl, Band.
Song, why Did They Dig Mas Grave
So Deep,"...-..-..........J. Williams.
Clarionet duet, Norma, Neil and Sarah.
Selection, ''Rigoletta, "...........Band.
Song, "Old Folks at Home,".....J. Williams.
Galop, with vocal chorus, valentine"
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Co H1nong the arrivals yesterday was
Cb;oasa avery Moore, freight agent of the
ColoreJo Ho on Island q Pacific Railway for
quarters at Denver. Wv" "eao-
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PEOPLE you KNOW

| ad;ust;r:. Marsh starts this morning on an
auJusting trip to Billings and T;x;no ~a an
attentf hres IN these localities requiring his
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r;r mls; tallna l.: Mieux, of Anaconda, ar
She viii o4e cry from Anaconda yesterday.
""' a a''ehd the Sisters school here.
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FOURTH DAY.

Thomas Frewn names b.. c. Half Moon;
s. w. Plummer names b. c. Ca~ptain......: