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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02
oniSEsE interpreters have been permitted

CHINESE Interpreters have been nern;++o,
W .estl1y IN the courts for some tina
against repeated protests of the bar rho
80 wen know their utter disregard for the
truth: They always put words in acbin sne
witnesses mouth and interpret his tsst;.
mony to suit the Chinese side Of tha
One OF them, as it appears by tho 's ssH
francisco Chronicle, has been do;na s Sa"
worse things, for it says: ut is wh;s, sui
aooAt that the suave Moy Jim MINI 1 nea
oeen informed against by another cb;n naa
VINO testified that ,Moy, while internratse
d,d a land office business in assesa;p .eser,
1hlnese attempting to land. Ia 'he
snem $3.50 to $500 each, excusins assessed
asures with the explanation that he haa ''sn
a,s,ae with a great many officials "' %t 70
seems to explain the modua onaso Inns
1 Ens.s Cinnamon into this eount ,or
livery knows they have no resa ra' ~:
n ns ea tan. unless it is administered With G aUt
bindi forms and even then they disre es I M
tios 9, =, 1oroe: The impartial admin;str us
be o, shs law demands that thew sh"a ra,
toy done. ny "no 1t ought
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The City Attorney nominee. to h,
tonight by the Central Con,u aue
lnrnst be;a gentleman of fine lcr,i ''ee'
ments and experience in municjno1r aY
won't do to nominate Tom, Dick or IT II
simply because his name is iornad rS
committee by any particular faction W. ms
to be secured by the Damoou4
victory at the special election next woo,'
a revision OF the city ordinances and
adjustment of the iniquitous inc roc 'e
The promise OF II reward for nrofosaiS
services, depending on the conviction =,
defendant, is a barbarous practico
must be abolished. The country 10 ""
ing under the exactions Of Zee fiends
their vocations must be Dereun+o~l
brought to a close. Nominate so,ne ro..'
mar known to be opposed to this avs+oas
and have him make a pledge to abn,i.h :,
in our city court.
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The National Bi- Metlllic Coinage Associa

The National Bi-Metillic Coinage Associa-
ton, a Colorado organization, has issued
the following circular: 49,. d.
The vital interests Of the State of Colorado de-
lnand that a clear, concise statement of the silver
question be laid before Congress, at the coming
session in order that intelligent defense, may be
made. - =.
Our organization is doing everything in its
power, and il receiving excellent encouragement.
Many members Of Congress, whose votes we
want, are inclined to help us, but frankly admit
their Ignorance upon the subject.
The cotton, the wheat, the rice and the railroad
interests are endangered equally with our own,
but az yet the people most interested fail to real.
ize ii. It is the purpose Of our organization to
place the facts before them.
Men of marked ability, deeply interested in our
cause, have been employed as agents by our Or
ganizatiOn in the Southern and Middle States, to
lecture and write in our interest, and their work
is meeting with excellent results. but to insure
any degree of success money is required. The
smaller own are responding freely and Denver
must not he backward. We ask you then to sub
scribe literally to defend your 0wn interests, for
the threatened suspension Of silver coinage Is. a
blow at every interest in our State. ]
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02
THE PUBLIC LANDS.

The marvelo us rapidity with which the
public lands are being taken up must i'm
press every observer with the fact that the
time is not far distant when every avail
able acre in the national domain will be
owned by individuals. That there is a vast
amount OF fraud practiced in obtaining
land from the Government no one, who
reads, will deny. Some rigid measures
should be adopted and enforced to prevent
this robbery. The object, OF the home.
stead and presumption laws wal 10 provide
every man, who wanted it, Alarm, andinot
an immense tract OF land. larger thar many
English manors. Under our laws, as they
stand at present, there is very little diff.
Guilty in securing 4sO acres of land, and,
with the addition Of a little perjury, a great
deal more. Land jumping is a kind of pro-
fession in some sections. By this process
q reckless locator claims, first 16O. acres:
makes some trifing, improvements on the
tract, and next year ~relinquishes his claim,
for a pretty fair consideration, in favor of
one who desires to live Upon it.. The law
does not recognize such Accomplishments,
but these acts open the land again. for set.
Element and the purchasers are the first
claimants. The one who sells out his
claim, soon afterward' takes. up an
other quarter section. This requires
a little. false swearing, it is true,
but the class who follow that business,
have very pliable consciences and do not
show any hesitancy in perjuring themselves.
There are many other plans employed by
swindlers to gobble up public lands. If all
the guilty parties had been arrested and
convicted under the laws to protect the
public domain, there would not be room.
enough in all the ~penitentiaries in the land
to hold them. As these lands are rapidly
passing away from the Government,
there surely ought to be an effort
made to prevent rascality being
practiced in obtaining them. Some
idea OF the rapid disappearance OF public
lands may be formed when it is considered
that during the last year, according to the
of the General Land Office, there
were claimed more acres Of public lands in
the States of Kansas, Nebraska. and Colo
RADIO than are comprised in the four oldest
of the New England States, and during the
past three years more public land has been
taken up in Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota
was originally comprised in the whole
New England and New York combined.
This shows conclusively that the time 10
approaching when every mar can:
not have q farm free,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02
MOmeu rs BusiuesS Mnnagers.

"Any number of ladies keep their check
books" said Cashier Osborne, oi the Mer.
chants Loan and Trust, land check
against their bank deposits for household
and personal expenses. just as their bus
bands do in their business 1t is very con-
v%enient for ladies to do this, as they cln 20
shopping and make extensive purchase,
without bothering the stores OF their his-
bands with bills and without carrying eur
rency around with them. Some ladies are
given a regular allowance by then nus
bands, in some cases | know Vi running as
high as $4,000 a year. The vile ri one Oh
our richest merchants takes e"fne c'lar-e
OF the household, the grounds, the Stahr.
everything. She watches the domestic eiG
OF their affairs as closely rs her tji''i""
does the business end. She lsNiI,s MI
checks to pay the servants, the 7tabiftIeA'
the harness repairer, the carriage inAhgI'
the grocer, the butcher and crerybodv' oE
even, takes charge OF all home improve
ments, and pays tn" painter. lii' 0o's
stOnemason. the decorator. the carp nII
and so on. Such 1t woman * Il gre't hr@P
to a man who has many irons in me lrs
and a great business on ht4 hands. ManS
men who are not wealthy makedenoSi,s "
their wife's credit and We handle 'ae1t
checks. In fact there has been a SORT"
craze among Chicago ladies Tor halA ~
counts and check books. 1t IS IL so0'
thing, too.'-ChicagO Hprahd.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

JUDGE LYNCH's Court is still
as appears by a dispatch from session,
This time ne and his extra judic;, 11i'land.
ers have been holding court Of a. retain.
Umatilla County. An innocent 20 In
thief was the only unfortunate morse
He only stole horses for divora laughed.
recreation. That's all he did. r. and
Court, by way OF showing it's The
his-ihhnly sport, presented him ppl '" Of
appropriate, if not costly, testimos WIN an
sisting OF u piece OF inseniously snnn con-
for he was found the next Nov "e'np-
pended between heaven and earth '.s sus'
placard affixed to his back conto; "'u a
well merited tribute: "Iorse .tearn 'nlS
rest OF the gang look out" II th, 'he
the gang had beer raised as high as h OIL
they certainly would not steal was
horses. = "'ore
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02
l. The COnfe ssiOn of SapOl, an, WIFI

From the Pail Nall Gazette.
Marie Louise wassitting one evening wifi
Lady Burghersl. when the conversation
turned upon Napolean. to whom the for.
mer had certainly believed herself much at.
tached. and was SO having been dazzlnd hv
his military glory, and tn" greatness of his
situation on the imperial throne. etc,
Lady Bnrghersh then asked il she had
not kept up ii correspondence with him
during his residence at Elbe. Sheanswered.
Yes; certainly | carried on such a CORE.
spondence to a much greater extent than
a ever expected Then whv.n said
Lady Burghersh, did yon not Join him
during the Hundred Days" The answer,
Il could not" was made. On being fnr.
ther pressed as to the obstacles which pre.
vented this, Marie Louise answered only
that it was impossible" but ut last ended
by stating that being with child by another
man IA the invincible reason that pre-.
vented it. That man the Empress mar.
rled on the death Of Napolcan, having had
children by him previously. and two
subsequent to their marriage. Marie
Louise was living with him when the con,
versation took place.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02
COMING silver dollars is not a losing bGsl

COMING silver dollars is not a LOSING bust
ness after all. The croakers clamorlng Tor
a suspension of the coinage of silver, seem
to have overlooked the fact that Uncle.
Sam makes the thing pay. for it. appears,
from the report of the Director OF the Mint,
that the Government reaped n profit OF
$4,355,279 from that source last
year. Since 1877, when the coinage of
Bland dollars first commenced, the profits
aggregate the enormous sum OF $24,G97,-
400. This looks as though the Govern
nlent had some interest in that. business. 1t
therefore is safe t. predict that the coinage
will be-continued until the demand is fully
supplied. This will take some years, il the
average percentage OF silver money, per
in Europe, is any criterion.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

ward him from each point. One OF the men
he afterwards recognized as McMurrin, seized
him by the collar, brought him to a halt ana
struck at him with a club. Collin lodged the
blow, the club grazing the1 Ode Of bis head 1nd
= dcMurrin then placed ~ aEm~around Collins
heck, pulling his headsad6wn1s rdss Collin cor.
6idel a thatt bie was A.yproR@ tiApe to eefenf.
EhiG Let an aAerefotasadreWshis t1yolveEsand
ced frfag. FfNe shot we're Afed, go of
.vhichBok ef&est in McMur13a's Rc4yi 4hrees
Mullet8 sbles Wei foundsstn CdAin'a4bat bNt be-
HSs nor lertaipI bhethexf6e shots W. fired Bye
l ASSISTANTS or We're from his own weapon
"Good God, boys, he'll kill us air. exclaimed
McMurrin. Three of the men, one of whom was
MeMuFrin then started westward out Of the
slley and the other ran east. Collin also went
| home ds luidxly| is possible. MY MI Mix, Ans
acquaintance and neighbor, who heard the shoot-
ing and suspected something was wrong, came
in and found Collin reloading his revolver. AS
soon as this was done, the two went east through
the alley to First South street, north to Brigham
and west to Marshal Ireland's residence. The
Marshal, who was down. town, was telephoned
for, and when he arrived Collin surrendered him
self. He was placed in the custody OF Deputies
Greenman and, Vandercook, who took him imnie-
diately to the, Pen.
The only pity is that the whole four OF
ClOSc pOIySdluOuS W1CoCuCo "HO AN~
cowardly attempt to as~sassinate a United
States officer, were not made to bite ,tha
dust. That it was the result Of an infamous
Mormon conspiracy there is no room to
doubt. All the assailants were Mormons, and
Deputy Collin had been advised that they in
tended t~o.waylay him, for no other reason
than that he was a faithful public officer,
one who, without fear Or favor, executed
ali processes placed in his hands against
persona transgressing the laws, whether
they defantly violated the Seventh Com
mandment, which. says, Thou shalt not
commit adultery, or not. These. wretches
have now run the full length of their rope.
Poiygamy must cease and those who per-
sist in such.a disgusting practice must suf-
fer the penalty OF the laws prohibiting it:
The present laws are too lenient: What is
. required. is 3 statute imposing imprison-
ddent for life.. This is the only way to Ell
fectually rid an outraged civilization Of
their leprods presence. They must 60. The
pent up indignation OF the people can be
restrained no longer. Away with them.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

SOMEONE thinks he has invented a ma.
chine that will lay the old -fashioned type
setter on the shelf. The Racine Journal re-
mari that no machine can ever set type
that cannot smoke a clay pipe several CEN
turtles old. And any machine that cannot
waste half an hour in looking for a ''fat
line" or fails to 'kick'' when it gets a
''solid take" will never do in the ordinary
newspaper office.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

1T is said that the ''ring" Republicans
have already become alarmed, and have
determined to pull Mr.. Hamilton from the
ticket and substitute upon it the name ola
stronger and better known lawyer. There
appears to be trouble ahead for the "ring."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The MINER was the first newspaper to
give publicity to the great accident on the
Northern Pacific Railroad. lt>was an ex-
cellent report and read with interest, and
helped our evening contemporaries out on
the subject-without cost.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The only time for the current week that
the Opera House will be open will be on
Friday night, when the young men OF the
city will give an amateur minstrel perform
ance in the interest OF the LADIES' fair OF
the Episcopal Church. We hope to see the
Grand crowded to it's utmost capacity on
this occasion, as both the show and the
object are equally worthy OF patronage.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The Grau Opera Company will open at
the Butte Grand Opera House on Monday
evening next. The press everywhere speaks
most highly OF this company, and we feel
sure that a rare treat is in store for our
people. 1t is a long time since our people
have had an opportunity of listening to
good operate music and they will give the
Grau company a great reception.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02
THERE are some prospects OF the Gene

THERE are some prospects OF the General
Land Office at Washington resuming bust
ness soon. The suspension was brought
about by Mr.. Sparks, the Commissioner, in
order, it is presumed, to give him time to
get posted in the land laws. This serious
arrangement OF public business might have
been avoided if Mr.. Lamar had appointed
a Montana pettifogger to that office, for
even such an one is better posted in land
law than professional politicians.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02
AS will be e from q w.sh;,

AS VIII be seen from a Washington spec.
Id TO the New York Tribune, elsewhere
pronsned IN to-day's MINER, the petitions
"n'cn the people of Montana forwarded
a,oea IN %arousing the Secretary Of the In
S S'lo. TO the fact that Commissioners
epsrkS was making "a holy show of him.
after all, e' s'Fo"s'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The. majestic warrior Of the. forest
whose noble bearing has so often charmed
the poets Tyre, is. once more displaying his
athletic feats in scalping innocent children,
ravishing unprotected women and butch
ering' defenseless whitemen in the hills Of
: Ar;,or,o
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

EVERY laborer. mechanic, lawyer, doctor,
merchant, manufacturer, farmer and every
body else, except the gold bugs, stock job
bers and gigantic Spectators, are in favor
OF making silvercoin a legal tender. without
limit, for all debts.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

A FELLOW who is evidently married, and
who knows how it is himself, suggests that,
nights in which to enjoy themselves, the
skating Kinks should be kept open on Sun
day. "a friend of the ~friendless'' is evil
IDENTIFY in a facetious vein.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The Denver Tribune says. that city has
ITO suburban villas. Too bad! Butte can
boast Of no less than five: Walkeryille,
Centerville, Burlington, Meaderville and
South Butte. and as she is now growing
the time, is not far distant. whom Helena
win be one Of her suburbs..
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The streets yesterday were unusnarlr
busy. In every direction clerks could 10
seen running along with packages oi h;,s
in their hands. The way their coat ..iI,
stuck out one would naturally bovo
thought that they were trying 70 on+nn.
them instead OF running after delinou4nt
customers.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

HEAVY SHOWS in the mountains of Penn
sy1vania have crowded the Philadelphia
markets with wild game. This is good news
for rich epicures but rather bad for the poor
who want coal and wood to keep warm
with.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

TIE toiling millions, all over the land,
should write at once and compel Congress
to enact such laws as will hasten the adop-
ton of a bi-metallic currency by the civil
lied nations. The dollar in silver will be
worth as much as a dollar in gold, and the
gold bugs will haveto take a back scat.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

A HEATHER Chiree was arrested in S,n
Francisco on Saturday, charged by his ON.
ployer with larceny. His pockets woro
filled with pawntickcts, and he had cor.
cealed solne valuable diamond iewalrr
Perhaps he only wanted to start a pawn.
shop on his own hook.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The storm experienced in, California last
week assumed the proportions of a terrific
gale on the coast. Alarge number OF coast
ing yes els with valuable cargoes were
.foupdered, and many lives lost.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

M. De LEssEP's reported death caused a
tremendous fall in the price OF Darien ship
canal stocks in Paris, the other day. If a
mere,rumer OF his death caused such a
panic. his actual death would certainly
knock the bottom clean out Of the project.
This goes to show. that the stockholders
nave very little faith in the scheme
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The New Year number OF The MINER
will be a very handsome volume. But aside
Of that it will be a useful one. 1t will be
filled with valuable information OF all sorts
and will give a clearer conception OF Butte
and her resources, and of the wealth and
possibilities Of Montana, than any work
ever published. a..
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The Helena Independent thinks that
Butte is excited over the advance in the
price Of "copper"" This is a mistake. It
takes more than that to excite Butte. But
wouldn't we like to see Helena when the
much talked OF Drum Lulnmon once de-
clares q dividend. Excitement wouldn't
descrihe ~ O.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

COMMISSIONER SPARKS seems to be deter
mined to keep up his persecution of the
Montana Improvement Company and 9TH
e- Montana interests. The President
should see that Commissioner Sparks is
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

THE Miles City journal says: "Coasting
is the popular sport at Butte. They have
plenty OF snow there" Go away from
home to hear the news, No part OF the
Territory has been enjoying. pleasanter or
more mild weather than Butte.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

AGRICULTURAL College endowments by the
Government do not seem to accomplish the
object they were intended for. The pen
stoned professors in those institutions take
up too much time OF the students in scien-
tifc researches. What is most desired is
that they should instruct in practical farm
ipp
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The Republican Surveyor General OF Wv
oming is vacating his office. The MeIdrums
have been a most successful family in poll
tics. But they now have to 60.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

ALL the Republicans remark the weakly
support that the Inter Mountain is giving
the Republican nominee for City Attorney.
The MINER has received this information
at first hands.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

Thomas A. Hendricks-the prayers OF
.ratef,1 Nation accompany thy soul to-
day. to the very throne of God, there 70
make intercession for thee. that hyS
spirit may be honored in Heaven as tnou
wast on earth.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

ONE OF the severest rain storms On record
prevailed in California last Tuesday. The
rainfall in San Francisco was SO great as
to food the streets, overflow cellars and
burst many OF the sewers
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

THERE are certainly too many runaways
in Butte. The safety of the citizens de-
mands that greater precautions be taken
to prevent them. No INT has the right to
leave a team standing on the streets nnt
hitched or unattended.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

THERE will be sixteen contests for seats
in the Ohio Legislature at its next session.
and the returns are not all in yet. =
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

a DENVER is. jubilant over the advance in
the price OF copper. and lead. The press
there predicts a great revival in business
and an unprecedented boom in mining:
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

The Servians, having been soandly
whipped, have agreed to IN 'armistice.
Prince Alexander has made a brilliant rec
ord. He should be crowned King OF Rou-
melia and Bulgaria.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

WHAT is dollar? Ten dimes make one
dollar, and as they are silver coins, why
should there be any distinction between a
gold and a silver dollar?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

Don CARLOS is too Spanish ever to hope
to'te King OF Spain. The climate has taken
all the energy out OF him. j..
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

CorroN has lost its prestige, for the
sceptre has passed out of its hands into
those Of the Silver King, who has usurred
the throne.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

THE discharge OF minute guns, the tolling
Of bells and the display of mourning to-
day indicates that the Nation bereaves the
loss of her cherished son. e..
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

A STREET passenger railway would be a
great public convenience, even if it did not
at once prove a paying Investment. We
have no doubt that to alocal organization.
a right of way would be- gladly granted by
the city and county.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

They still keep on striking oil in. Penn
s%ylvania.- New, wells squirt the olea ginous
fluid high up in the air, and every squirt up
ward forces the price downward. "
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

ANDREW JACKSON said: mo party can
carry out any distinctive policy that en-
ploys it's opponents as agents." This fact
should not be forgotten.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02

THE Helena papers are making a great
ado abolt the news that may be found on
their bulletin boards. Why in hades do
they not publish some OF it? .'