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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-18
IstOMe Park-HepOrt OF the South
American Com M isssOl,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The bill
relative to jurisdiction over Yellow
stone Park, which passed the house
to-day, is one introduced In the SEN
ate by Senator Vest, lastsession. An
amendment providing that jurisdic-
ton over the Park be transferred
from Montana to Wyoming. was Of
fered by Delegate Post, after the bill
had passed the senate, and was incor-
porated in it as it passed the house
to-day.
The president transmitted to con-
gress the report of the South Amerl-
can commission, forwarded from
Havana. containing suggestions as
to the rem oval of obstacles to COM
merce, found in the unnecessary de-
tention of vessels at quarantine. 1t
concludes: "If our commercial rela-
ticns with the Central and South
American stat is to be extended to
the fullest extent, it is obvious the
part which naturally seeks an outlet
down our greatest river must be freed
in some way from too stringent reg
ulations, which, we are informed, in
the past have worked such disastrous
results"
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London News Notes.

LONDON, Feb. l4.-At the ap-
preaching session of parliament the
political conflict against the present
government will open on the pre-.
sentation of q government demand
for a credit of 22,5OO,OOO ON account
of the Suakim expedition. It is
underst nod the conservatives will
support the request for the credit but
will accompany the vote with a vote
to concur, against the government.
An early dissolution and an appeal
to the people are now expected and
discussed. 1t is believed a majority
of the liberals, conservatives, and
Parnellites alike concur in the desire
for an early dissolution.
There is growing movement IN
the docks at London, and among
builders and other tradesmen, to dis
pense with the services of Irish labor
ers. Fifteen hundred Irish were
dismissed from buildings in course of
construction in East London. Re
ports have been received that SINH
lar movement has been started at
Manchester, Liverpool. and other
principal cities.
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Courts.

There were several civ, but no
criminal cases III the courts yester-
day. Quite number of the usual
cranks, cracksmen, drunks ami petty
larceny thieves usually appearing te-
fore the courts are now iii contine-
ment or under bonds to appear Oh
Monday. The officials Of the city of
Butte are efficient In nearly every
respect and make it hot for evil doe,s.
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Goxdon's Diary Withheld.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-The conserva-
tive papers charge the government
with suppressing General Gordon's .
diary and letters, in which Gordon
stated that he sent Colonel Stewart
away from Khsrtoum in order to
save@his lStewart's) life, intending
himself to meet death at Khartoum,
as he knew no help could reach him
In time for rescue. When parliament
assemblies the production of the dis
patches to the government IN regard
to the S0udan will be demanded.
Harrington, secretary of state for
war, advises the acceptance of off- rs
from Canada and New South Wales
to send troops to the Soudan; but the
var office opposes the proposition.
The question will be referred to the
cat met for decision. Owing to the
opposition of the Duke of Cambridge,
commander-in. chief, and other Of
flcers, proba bly, the ministers will
decide to inform Canada and New
South Wales thnt their a.siarance
wilt lot be needed.
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AsslstalAce Offered,

LONDON, Feb. IL Earl North
brook, first lord of the admiralty and
Childers, Chancellor of the exchequer
and Harcohrt, home secretary, at
tended a council of war at the war
Office this afternoon. The governor
of Victoria has cabled the home
government, rendering to the queen
the assurance that the colony of
Victoria is ready to do its part as an
integral portion of Her Magesty's
umpire to assist England in Egypt.
The Marquis of Lorne, ex Governor
General Of Canada, writes to the
Times to advise the acceptance of the
preferred service of Canadian regi-
ments in the Soudan campaign.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-18
The Chinese New Year

Was celebrated yesterday with All
the pomp and dignity at eadant up
on the burning Of powder, ne cor
sumirg of a million burcAes Of fire.
crackers, free lunches, l.4uots and
cigars, services before the altar Of TIE
Confucius JOSS, inca.ations wlcrd
dances by the opium feaGs, fstic
and butcher kuife encounters,
slaughter of an.%al lis ana fowls,
lodging Of the police ard geuerai
heaven for the celestiais.
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The Standard Dramatic Company.

Although snow storms prevailed
every evening during the week, the
busiE ess done by this Company was
about the average. They steadily
grow in public favor, and their per-
formances were very creditable. They
make their last appearance tonight
in a dramitization of Tennyson's
poem, "Enoch Arden.' and from
the satisfaction given when first pro-
duced, there will te large audience
present. Tomorrow the company
leave for Anaconda, where they give
four performances, and on Friday
and Saturday next they appear in
Deer Lodge. Mr.. Villemaire man.
ages the company on the circuit.
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A Dlscredtted Report.

LONDON, Feb. 4.-The Standard
this afternoon publishes a dispatch
from its correspondent at Korti stat
ing that messenger who has just
arrived at Korti declares Khartoum
has not been captured by Ell Mahdi.
The messenger asserts that he left
Khartoum six days after Colonel
Wilson appeared before the city In
boats sent from Gubst, and when he
(the III. senger) left. General Gordon
still held khsrtoum. The govern
ment officials do not believe the mes
senger's story,
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The llallan Forces.

ROME, Feb. 14.-Dispatches from
Massowah state that the situation
has improved steadily since the
italian occupatinn. The commander
of the Saletta has been ordered to dis
pose of the band of marauders sent
to the vicinity of Massowah by the
Mahdi. 1t Is reported the govern
ment will send the Italian general to
MasSOWah,
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Too Reckless.

A man with a piece of 32 calibre
carelessness ia his coat pocket, while
fooling round the Crystal allowed the
thing to g off. Phe bullet bored q
hole through the floor and had it not
been for the filling between the floor
and ceiling ia the room below would
have passed through~:into the Arion
Halle which ia nightly crowded. with
people and probably killed some one.
The man with careless propensities
has been before His Honor Judge
Nichols,
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A Missing Vessel.

MILwAUKEE, Feb. 14-Nothing
has been heard from the missing pro-
peller Michigan. Grave fears are en-
tertained. She went down with all
on board in the fearful gale last Mon
day. She left Grand Haven that
day III search for the missing pro-
peller Oneida, which came into
port.
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A Trading Corporation.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-A gigantic trad
ng corporation to be called the
Royal Soudan Trading Company, is
being formed in London and Alex
aandria on the same lines as those
upon which were conducted the East
India Company. If the corporation
succeed in obtaining the charter it
has already applied for, it will claim
as one of its privileges the right to
build railroad between Berber and
Suaklm.
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The Preelhptlon Law.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-In regard
to the bill repeating the preemption
laws which was passed by the Sem
ate yesterday, it is stated that the
Senate amendments to the original
House bill are numerous and sweep
ing. so much 80 that there is no ex-
pectation that they will be concurred
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DUBLIN, Feb. IA. Peter Kelly, a
farmer living near Town Moate, in
county Westmeath, was found dead
near his house this morning. His
skull vas battered in, and the place
where the body was found showed
signs Of fierce struggle. The mur.
der is attributed to agrarian troubles.
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Mr.. Frank Proux, who re-
Gently returned from Montreal,
brought with him neat glass bottle
inside of which is a perfect saw buck
on which lays stick of WOOD half
severed by miniature buck saw with
the saw blade in the cut surmounted
by the frame. 1t Is quaint curiosity
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Justica Bradley viii Retire.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA But-
letin New York special says: A gem
tleman just returned from a visit to
Justice Bradley, of the supreme court,
says Bradley has signified a wish to
retire, as in the event of mis- retire.
ment he is eligible to the pension
which attaches to the judgeship. Had
Blaine been elected, Bradley would
have held on until after the fourth of
March.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-18
Oregon Legislation on Railroads

PORTLAND, Feb. 13.-Hoult's rail
way restriction bill has passed both
houses of the legislature by large
The bill is almost an ex-
act copy of Reagan's bill in congress
as far az it relates to discrimination
in rates. Maximum freight charges
shall be no higher than the rates in
force Jan. l, 1885, and maximum
passenger rates no more than four
cents per mile. The bill now awaits
the governors signature.
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Threats.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-The police and
ether witnesses for the Crown in the
case Of James G. Cunningham, al
legged dynamiter, charged with high
treason felony in causing the recent
explosion in the tower, have received
letters threatening them with death
if they persist in giving damaging
testimony against the prisoner.
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Warrington News Budget

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. AT {
meeting Of the committee on pay
ment of pensions, bounty and bach
pay to-day, Comstock, chief Of the
western division, testified that h<
was instructed during the recent
campaign, by Commissioner Dudley,
to.extend to Grubbs, of Indiana,
the same privilege accorded congress-
men in presenting pensions. Grubbs
was the Republican candidate for
congress from the fifth district of that
state, and was the opponent Of Rep
resentative Matison, the Democratic
candidate. Sucn an order. Comstock
said; was considered strange, both by
himself and the clerks in his office.
It had been the practice to extend
these privileges to ex-members of
congress but never before had they
been extended to any person who
had not served in congress, and who,
like Grubbs, was Onlya congressional
candidate. A number of clerks was
examined, who corroborated the tes-
timony given yesterday, that orders
were given to hold rejected eases un-
til after the election.
The trial of Gen. Swain has been
comp aratively suspended. When
court convened this morning it met
in secret session and the announce
ment was made that further proceed
in gs In the case on trial yesterday
were postponed until tom prov. It
is supposed that business with which
the court is occupied in secret session
is the reconsideration of Its finding in
either the original Swain case or the
the Morrow case. The impression pre-
walls that one or the other Of these
cases has been referred back to the
court by the president.
On motion of Thompson a bill
passed the House this afternoon of a
good deal of interest. 1t amends the !
Union Pacific act 80 as to allow the |
Of q road from Sioux
City westwardly via the Niobrara
valley to Granger, Wyoming, on the |
Union Pacific, west of the Tooth
meridian. The object of this i, to |
cut off the bend made In the eastern |
portion of the Union Pacific, and |
will, it Is SAID. shorten the distance
from Chicago to San Francisco 25O
miles. The bill has not yet passed
The Senate, but it probably Will. It
1oes not grant any lands to the COM
pany to build the road, but does make
the road. when built, 4 section of the
Union Pacific as far as relates to
gross exchange of freight cars. 1t is
understood the company stands ready
% begin the building of the load at
once.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-18
A Utah Snow Slide Destroys
q Mining Camp
And Bmies q Large Number
Of People.
Probable Dissolution Of the
English Ministry.
A Fatal Snow Slide.

1
SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. IA. The
startling news was brought here tht
evening that the town of Alta ts
nearly wiped out BY an avalanche. Il
has beent showing for . week, twelve
feet deep on the level, and still storm.
ing hard. Last night, soon after
O'Clock, tremendous volume swept
down over the Emma mine works,
and doing no damage there except to
take the amOke stack along. Then
It struck the towE, crushing about
three-iourths Of it, but fortunately
many of the houses were deserted for
the winter. The place is built at;the
foot of eonyerging gulches, and the
slides have fair work. fuckers
boarding house was swept away and
his hotel crushed. The Vallejo works,
including buildings and tramways,
were crusheds =.
Two men at this mine happened to
be in the driftsand escaped injury.
Strickley and Tucker's and Wallace,s
stores were injured slightly. Powers
butcher shop and simpsons drug
store are the only buildings which
entirely escaped. A large portion of
the lost were in the boarding house
and h"t-t. Twenty-eight in al were
buried; twelve were dug out alive
this morning, the rest are all un.
dead. The men from the
City Rocks mine and the Evergreen
formed digging force to get out the
b0dfes.1 Three were taken out at last |
accounts amid much difficulty and in |
. heavy storm and severe cold. Tim
Dthy Madden. was not dead when
out but died soon after. The |
bodies Of Jonas Watson and Mrs.
John Ford were also taken
out quite dead. The following
IS a, correct list of those not yet
recovered: Andrew A. White, Bar
1ey Gibson, Jerry Collins, Matte
Hickey, Chinamen, "Big Jim," Jer-
y Kegan; child Of Mrs. Ford, four
children Of Ed Ballou.
A rescue party starts from here in
he morning. It is possible that some
# the above may be alive as on. q
armer occasion some were found
live after having been buried three
lays.
tosses-Tucker's hotel, $500
smiths brewery, $20e0 - vai4yssf {
Nine. $1,000; Cases house, $500;
)'Reiiy's store, $1,000; Badly Frltz's
aloon, $500 John S:riok!in 5000;
ackson Jones $500 other bindings
3 600.
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The KhartOum SDies.

koRTl, Feb. l4.-The messengers
have arrived from Khartoum. They
were six days on their journey. The
news they oring Of recent events at
kha-tOum Is not made known,
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The Illinois Legislature.

SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 1.-THE Sem
ate and House met in joint session
at noon, and the roll called for q vote
for United States Senator. The
speaker voted for Morrison, which
Was the only vote cast.
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VIENNA, Feb. 13.-Tw0 anarchists
have been arrested at Reichersberg
In Bohemia. A printing press, some
revolutionary documents and guam
titv Of dynamite were seized.
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Eye and Ear-Dr. Bacon.
For Sale.

Saloon, Restaurant and Lodging
House. Rooms neatly furnished and
all facilities complete. Central loca.
tion, terms reasonable. For particu-
lars apply at the MINER Office.
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MADRID, Feb. 13.-The Impartial
makes the charge that France has
established . protectorats over the
lands on the west coast Of Africa
which belong to Spain.
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Cyrus Field on His Ear.

New YORK. Feb. l3.-Cyrus w.
Field Yesterday sent the following
cable: "Please request Mr.. Butt to
sue at once the proprietor of the
Truth for libel on me, and If James
Gordon Bennett is in London, and he
can, under British law, be sued for
libel, sent through the cable Of which
be Is proprietor. and published in
New York, in the paper of which he
is editor and proprietor, do 80 imme-
diately, and advise me of the steps
be has taken. The Wabash did not
declare dividend on any of its stock
either common or preferred, while I
was director or president. The first
dividend on its preferred stock, Feb.
TO-. 1881, was nearly a year after had
ceased all connection with the ccm-
pany. At date that this dividend
was paid I was in Indiana. 1 never
sold a share of Waha>h stock III
London OF anywhere else, except in
open market in New York. During
the time was president I declined
to receive any salary"
F'atal snow Slide-A Newspaper Onice |
GATED.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. l3.-A
special from Little. Cotton wood says, |
at a. quarter past eight last night
snow slide swept through the min-
ing camp of Alta destroying three
fourths Of the town and killing six
teen persons including five children.
Particulars are promised. to. night.
A special from Boise, Idaho, says
The Republican newspaper office was
zutted and sacked last night and an
attempt was made to fire the Demo-
cratic newspaper, the result of a
bitter political fight. There is great
eXcitiment-
LATER.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 1.-THE follow
ng are the names of those kslled in
he Alta snow slide: James Watson,
Andrew s. While, Jerry Regan. Bar
.sy Hibbnn Fred Calliman, Mrs.
FOrd and child, Matte Hickey and ,
our children and Ed Ba'lou and !
wO children.
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PARIS. Feb. 14.-La France says
General Briers he Lisle after taking
Lanqson will march against Canton.
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= r,er na,u unat russia would never have
urged her absurd demands if she had be
lieved that England was in earnest in
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The outgoing train had not left at
10 o'clock last night.

10 o'clock last night.
A marriage in high life will be nc
Iced in Tue Jays i,sue.
The Police court ana city a,t',nri-
ties are still badly mixed.
Thesafe belonging to thc city had
not been III wed to the new :iuais. rs
last night.
Over one thousand yaiSp,;.es
passed through the Butte post # ce
yesterday.
Several California mining ca pital-
lists were enroute to Butte two days
since but stopped at Ogden until tbs
blockade is raised.
The Southern was advertised yes-
terday by telegraph as behind time,
and was supposed to have arrived Ut
3 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. R. Gray has established, an
Intelligence cilice in connection with
his lodging house. up stairs-over
the Butte Hardware Company's
store. 1t should prove paying busi-
ness.
Fred Ritchie, of the Arion, will
beat the world with his reat trans
parent car, representing Arion in the
sea, riding upon the back Of q dol
phin. The paintings, trappings and
paraphern ALA cost several hundred
dollars.
The Amphitheatre Was again
crowded yesterday afternoon and
evening. The dress circle was filled
with ladies. and the floor pres nted d
dazzling scene lf merry skaters in
bright costumes. New attrs ctions will
soon appear.
Two men, one from the Moulton
and one from Anaconda, were taken
to the Sisters Hospital, each with
his right leg broken. DR.. Housh set
the limbs and the patients are doing
well. The man kultzer, who broke
bis leg a couple OF weeks ago in jump
ing from the ears. Is getting along
nicely. Nearly all the badly Grip
pied or injured men at presen, in the
st. James win he out in short
time.
The Literary club hands in the fo.-
lowing lines, perpetrated by th- long
poet of the soci.tv, and cal s it
''gem:"
How doth the MINER local
Improve each shining ni,iute2
Running his nose into everything
To see what there is in it,
The author will die a violent death
t compelled t, read the article over
IbOut twenty times.
Several of the B lt,e bellies who at
endea the grand ball at Anaconda
asst Friday evening, report large
and most enjoyable
ime. They played havoc with the
learts OF the gay gallants Of the
Warm Spring village, and an extra
ar v-as pressed into service to bring
heir "mashes" to Butte. Should
ur bellies attend one mor. ball IN
anaconda the place would be dt-
opulated OF IFS Young men.
We yield our editorial space this
1orning to communication irom
JUSTICE which we commend to the
eriOus consideration of tie readers
the MINER. Wl;.e 90 lt1ihutions
this paper upon any given subject
annot be regarded as ref c.ion Of
s Op'nion we stlll reserve ihe right
} commend such tea; u:es &! them as
eem right. "Just:ce" makes many
,rong points, and if they can be sue
sssfully assailed We shall be pleased
make room fr reply t, them.
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.aMLA, Inuia, June b.-'Ihe Russian tele-
6 h system has been completed as far as
Mary and is now hainp extenlaI tn Sarah.
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ullc ampuuaulon OF MS second leg, is now at
the Sisters Hospital, and is getting along
nicely. He has so far recovered that he
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ing all the afternoon, part OF the time with
razor, and again by hanging. He has
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r.-z-..--z-- 20 --...O~saU tHal All his
in Vermont has been attached for
our f;p,,or i<~ x.o l,,a
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for the last seven days were 223, as com.
pared with 2O6 last week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
TILE PLYMOrTH FETER.

WILKEsBARRE, Penn, June 20 (Specid0. To
day was OF gloom at Plymouth There werc three
deaths from the prevailing epidemic and large numbers
OF new cases. The deaths those Of young man,
Fred Roberts, who died in tho hospital Polander,
whose could not DO learned and Maggie owen, age
seventeen. Fourteen cases were reported today,
and II Is feared that the number will prove 70 DO stiu
larger It s impossible 10 say what has caused this ro-
newed outbreak unless De the great heat which has
prevailed for tho last few days and which has nggra-
waited the disease IN those sek and has caused
number OF new cases Five sufferers from the epideni
all in dangerous condition. admitted TO the hos,
pital today making forty patients now in the instu-
tuition Dr. g. NJ wilson, tho director OF tho hospital,
has gone 70 Maine for his health which has been greatly
impaired by his untlrng abors. Tho borough author-
ties have an engineer work surveying the streets for
sewers and the wator company has fOrce OF mon at
work laying pipes To supply tho coleries ana livery
stables with river water. as TO lessen the demand
upon the mountain water
Al Sugar Notch and Warrior Run there no now
features epidemic. There have been new cases
reported to-day In either place. and no deaths IL Is
thought that with exception ia Sugar Notch that or
Mrs Cogan all those now sick Will recover. The dis
tributon OF funds to relieve those In need has begun
large sum having been received from contributions In
the vicinity The relief committee hope unless the cpl
demic spreads more widely than Is now expected, TO
furnish sufficient aid without any appeal to places out
side this valley.