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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-08
Defying the Lynchers.

In a minute everybody was saying
it, and the mob swarms up the street
towards Sherburn's house, snatchina
down every clothesline they come to
to do the hanging with. Sherburn
steps out on the roof of his front
porch with dOuble-barrelled gun in
his hand.
Sherburn never said a word-just
stood there, looking down. The still
ness was awful creepy and uncom-
Portable. Sherburn ran his eye SLOW
ly along the crowd, and wherever it
struck, the people tried little to
outgaze him, but they couldn't; they
dropped their eyes and looked
sneaky. Then pretty soon Sherbur.,
sort of laughed; not ths-pfeasant
kind, but the kind that makes you
feel like when you are eating bread
that's got sand in it.
Then he says, slow and scornfn :
1.-The idea of you lynching any,
body! Its amusing. The idea of you
thinking you had pluck enough to
lynch q man. Because you're brave
enough to tar and feather poor friend
less, cast out women that come along
here, did that make you think you
had grit enough to lay your hands on
q man? Why, mans safe in the
hands of 10, 900 of your kind-as long
as it's daytime and you're not behind
him.
"Do I know you? I know you
clean through. Your mistake is you
didn't bring manwith you that's
one mistake, and the other is you did
not come in the dark and fetch your
masks. You brought part of a man
Buck Harkness there-and if you
hadn't had him to start you, you'd
taken it out in blowing.
"You didn't want to come. The
average man don't like trouble and
danger. You don't like trouble and
danger. But if only half man,
like Buck Harkness there-shouts
Lynch him, lynch him'-you're
afraid to back down, afraid you'll be
found out to be what you are, cow
ards; and so you raise yell, and
hang yourselves onto that half
mans ceat-tail and come raging up
here, swearing what big things you
are going to do. The pitifulist thing
out is a MOB; that's what an army is.
A mob; they don't fight with cour-
age that's born in them, but with
courage that's borrowed of their mass
and officers. A mob without any
man at the head Of it, is beneath pit
ifulness. Now the thing for you to
do. is to droop your tails and 60 home
and crawl into hole. If any real
lynchlng's going to be done. it will
be done IN the dark, southern FASH
ion; and when they come they'll
bring their masks, and fetch a man
along. Now leave-and take your
half-a-man with you,"-tossing his
gun up across his left arm and cock
ing it, when he says this.
The crowd washed back sudden
and then broke all apart and went
tearing off every which way, and
Buck Harkness he heeled it after
them, looking tolerable cheap.
could a stayed, if I'd wanted to, but
l didn't want to stay.
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Grants Deatll.Be6 Scene, i,

NEW YORK, April 4. | An intimate
friend of the household of General
Grant SAID tonight: "The true his
tory of General Grants 'death-bed'
scene Tuesday morning, when it Was
feared the General was about to
breathe his last, is as follows: About
tour o'clock in the morning the old
soldier suddenly gasped and present
ed all the symptoms of death strug-
gle. The family physicians and DR..
Newman rushed TO his side. Near
ly all gave him up. Dr5. Douglas
and Shrady held a hurried consul
tation, after which DR.. Shrady filled
hyperdermic syringe full OF brandy
and injected its contents into the
generals arm. The extreme pallor
SO characterist' of death gave
way to healthful look fer atime to
a new lease of life. This promptness
on the part of DR.. Shrady saved the
general and prolonged his life so as to
enable him to sign some papers of
great moment to his family. 1t also
saved the great figure in American
history to his countrymen for at least
some days. After the General recov-
cred he pleasantly said to the sur
geon who had performed the signal
service:
''Well, you've prolonged my agony
for a wh:le.n
Eyes" answered Dr.. Shrady, 1--WE
will have you with us some time
YETI
DR.. Newman was overjoyed at see
ing the General recover SO rapidly
and prayed fervently. The eyes of
all the ladies were suffused with tears
of JOY when they saw death averted.
One minutes delay at the time would
have made great change in the his
tory of the case.
1t is understood that If General
Grant dies the funeral will take place
III Washington and the intern ent
near there.
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The AspinwalI Difficulties.

WASHINGTON, April 3,-The
Secretary of the Navy has received
applications from nearly all navy
officers who are ayailably located to
he sent to Aspinwall.
He received the following dispatch
this morning from Commodore
Kane of the Galena:
II hold two of the most prominent
insurgents who assisted in the firing
ofAspinwalI. Of l do not think it is
safe to deliver them to the COlum-
bian authorities who would permit
them to escape.
Admiral Jannett telegraphs from
New Orleans that he left that city
with the Tennessee this morning for
Aspinwall.
WASHINGTON, April g. Senor
BeCerra, representing the United
States of Columbia at Washington,
sent the following dispatch to Gen.
Gomena, at Panama: The United
States forces are going to cooperate
IN securing free transit and prOtsc-
tlon to American life and property.
II they find Columbian forces able of
themselves to attain that object they
Will withdraw. I have perfect con-
hdence in the good faith and up.
right intentions of the American
government. Public opinion here
Is deeply irritated at excesses com
mltted at Colon. We need energy,
repression, and exemplary justice, 80
mat we may not be held responsible
LOT alore said excesses. Report fire.
4uentiy.
he also sent the following to the
authorities at Buena Ventura:
1t is important that more forces
be sent to Panama to restore order
ana prevent the nation from being
heid responsible"
Seer etary Whitney this afternoon
teiegraphed as follows to Pensacola
20 Rear Admiral James E. R.uett,
VINO sailed to-day from New Orleans
Win the United States steamer Ten
nessee:
I'm addition to the force under
HS"ur command on the steamships
tt,esnnhessee, Swatara, Alliance and
ma,eta, which should be at Aspin-
WAL. wan upon your arrival, you will be
,tlhiorced by about two hundred ma
tul, tues, dlspatchhed from New York
".vy VI fara, with tents and camp
ni;uipage to provide for contingent
' Further tupplies will be sent
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PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY COM.
MISSIONERS.
County Officials Ordered to Ap-
pear and File Sufficient Bonds.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4th. 1855.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4th, 1885.
Board met at 1890 am, pursuant
to adjournment. Present VIM. Nj.
JACK, Chairman, Henry G. Kessler
and J. r. Clark Commissioners, with
H: 8. Clark, County Clerk.
The appointment of Joseph M.
Venable, as Deputy Treasurer and
Collector of Silver Bow county. M.
T., made by Daniel J. Welsh County
Treasurer was approved and con-
firmed By the Board.
The question of appointing an ex.
pert to examine the accounts of the
several county officers, was fullv dis
cussed and it was decided to post
pOne the matter lndefinatelv.
ordered, that the County Treasurer
retnhd to +. A: Largey the amount
OF tax paid to Silver Bow county for
the Year 1854, on his ranch and horses,
on presentation of tax receipt
from Madison county, showing that
he had paid the same.
Ordered, that the County Clerk nc
tlfy Joseph T. Perron, Supervisor of
Road District No. l, to report to the
chairman of the board, VIM. M.
Jack, the condition of the roads from
tlme to time, and receive from him
instructions for work to be doue.
ordered, that the report of w. w.
Dixon, Esq, on official bonds of
comfy officers be approved and filed.
and the board being satisfied that the
Official bonds of the following named
omcers are insufficient in law, it is
ordered that said officers, and each
OF them give new and sufficient
bonds as required by law, within
twenty days from this date, or that
they appear before the Borad within
that time and show cause why thew
should not give such bonds, under
penalty of faving their offices de-
clared vacated, and that the Clerk of
the Board give notice of this order to
each of said officers.
The following are the officers above
referred to, to-wit:
Daniel J. Welch, Treasurer and
Collector of Silver Bow county:
Eugene d. Sullivan, Sheriff: Charles
S. Whitford, Coroner; Caleb r.
irvine, Probate Judge; Joseph II.
Harper, Surveyor; Henry Waisman,
Assessor; VIM. 1. Lippencott, Justice
OF the Peace; Simon Hauswith, Con.
stable; Joseph 7. Perron, Supervisor
OF Road District No. l; Joseph s.
Pair, Supervisor of Road OSTRICH
No. 4.
Ordered a meeting for Saturday,
April l1th 1885. Adjourned.
Attest,
II. S. CLARK, County Clerk.
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The Dictator Defeated.

WAsH1NGToN, April 4.-Senor Per-
alsa, the Costa Rican minister, re-
ceived late last night the following
telegram from NJ. Gallegos, secretary
of state of Salvador, GATED at head
quarters, Salvadorian army:
"SANTA ANA, April 3.-Yesterday
we obtained a splendid victory at
Chalchcapa over Barrios.
(Signed) GALLEaos."
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NIGHT DISPATCHES!
War Still Threatened in
South America.
4 atch Of Interesting For
eign News.
\ General Grant Tenacious Of
Life.
The President Invited to At
tend a Base Ball Game.
The Grant Trust Fund Under
Consideration.
Mrs. Garfield to Mary a Meth
odist Minister.
O'DOnnOVan R0ssa After the
Prince of Wales.
Mrs. Garfield tn Mary a Meth
OdiSt Minister.
O'Donnovan Rossa After the
Prince of Wales.
Two Men Hanged for Horse
Stealing Near Benton.
The South American War,

NEW YORK, April 3.-General T.
b. Bunting Of this city who some
years ago held prominent position
in the army at Guatemala, just re-
celved the following letter from an
American gentleman residing in
Guatemala, under date of March 18th:
by this mail L send you a paper
containing the proclamation and
decree of General Barreos, whereby
he makes one Republic of five and
floats to the breeze the flag of Central
America. Dledging his talents, his
fortune and his lite to defend it {; de-
clarlng all traitors who oppose the
cause, and threatening and promising
destruction to those governments
who refuse to join in the regenera-
ting movement. Honduras enters
her heart and soul into the idea; Sal
vador vacillates; Nicaragua defends
herself-''to the last drop of blood"
Costa Rica has not yet been heard
from. 1t is daring step on the part
of BarriOs. Salvador now sends
(soon to arrive) ambassadors to dis
cuss and perhaps to arrange matters
to make q common cause. BarriOs
has to defend on offensive operations.
Still not to be taken unawares he
has dispatched (as they say 10000
troops to the frontier. L think the
number may be exaggerated. but
troops are leaving every day. A
gentleman told me to-day as near as
he could count, fully $500 men
marched to tho frontier this morn
ing. / saw battery of 40 field can
non start off yesterday, and mules
followed loaded with, judging from
boxes, at least 5000 pounds. I also
noticed saddles and equipments, all
new, and everything seemed in good
fighting trim. Volunteers came
pouring in from all quarters, without
necessity, for this man has, as he
alone can do, impaired his magnet
ism to the people Many foreigners
are offering their services, and things
are being pushed with that vigOr
and energy that leaves no doubt
OF a speedy and glorious
termination of the conflict. Barrios
sees all, understands all, and with q
memory that staggers at nothing, q
perception quick as lightning, mental
scope taking in everything at
glance, personal bravery amounting
to TEN ,rity, a csol head that never
loses its Judgment, and energy that |
knows no falteridg, he compels sue
cess and will, before many months |,
roll round make this integrated cOun-
trya a solid, strong and prosperous
country"
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General Barrios Defeated and
is Reported Dead.
The Prince of Wales off for
Ireland
Civil Service Reform Under
Discussion.
General Graham,s March.

SUAKIM, April 4.-The advance t:
Tamai was made over broken ground
and through deep ravines. A few
rebels were about, out these few re.
tired after an exchange Of shots
After burning Tamai, the British re.
turned to Gen McNeill's zereba. The
cavalry will return here. The Brit
ish loss during the day was one killed
and eleven wounded. The enemy's
loss was slight. Gen. Graham intends
to push the railway as far as Han
daub and move his camp thither. It
is feared that the scarcity of water at
Tamai indicates q similar want at
other places in the hills.
MIDNIGHT-Several hundred Had
dendowas have passed from Hasheen
toward Handaub. A scout to-day
found property belonging to Lieut..
Richardson, a corporal and two pri.
Yates. They are missing since March
22 and it is feared they were cut off
and killed by rebels.
A spy just returned from Erkourit
ieports Osman Digna with 900 men,
Is at Shakateb, which is strong po-
sition prtween Sinkat and Erkowit.
The spy says that Osman Digna's
followers are openly deserting him.
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WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET.

The Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue has requested the Attorney
General to suspend action on the
resignation of Judge Chesly as Solic-
! itOr of Internal Revenue until that
officer shall have completed certain
important WORK on which he was en-
gagged.
The President to-day signed the
commissions of the following named
officers: Thomas J. Jarvis, Minister
to Brazil: Chas. w. Buck, Minister
to Peru; Richard B. Hubbard, Mn
lister to Japan; A. M. Kelley, Minis
ter to Italy; VIM. Roberts, Minister
to Chill; Rufus Magee, Minister
Resident to Norway and Sweden;
George w. Merrill, Minister Resi-
dent to the Hawaiian Islands;
Isaac Bell, Jr., Minister Resident
to Netherlands; Edward P. Lewis,
Minister resident and Consult -Gener-
al to Portugal; Edmund Jessen,
Consul-Gene to Vienna; B. B.
Anderson, Minister resident, and
Consul-General to Denmark; Fred
erick Raine, Consul-General to Ber-
lin; Thomas w. Waller, Consul
General to London; VIM. Caldwell,
Collector of Customs at Cincinnati.
Ex-Governor T. J. Jarvis, newly ap.
pointed minister to Brazil, G.. w.
Merrill, Minister to Hawaiian Is
lands, qualified at the State Depart
ment to-day.
Commissioner Sparks, of the Land
Office, to-day said in explanation of
the order issued by him yesterday
suspending action on the preemption
of timber and desert land entries
in the Western States and Territories
that the department had reason to
believe that great number of fraud
ulent entries have been made and he
wishes thoroughly to investigate mat
tiers. The suspension order applies to
the sections Of country covered by
vast cattle ranches. The commission
er expects that thess ranches have
been greatly extended through fraud
ulent entries of the public domain.
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NEW YORK, April 3. The Sun
says: 1t was reported yesterday that
the trustees of the Grant fund of a
quarter of a million, the interest on
which only goes to Grant, had re-
Gently met and unanimously deter
mined to allow the trust fu nd to re-.
main intact after Grants death, the
in come to go to Mrs. Grant. II do
not know that there has been 3 meet
ing Of the trustees of the fund.-"
Trustee Hoyt said, ''or that Mrs.
Grant is to have the income of the
fund. According to the terms of the
subscri pti0I, however, Grant was to
have the power to decide to whom
of his heirs he desired q quarter of q
million to go. suppose he has made
a will and bequeathed it to his wife
and family. 1t is virtually his prop
erty, and it was collected to be given
to him, while the only reason it was
not given to him out and out was
that his friends feared leet sharpers
might get it away from him. To any
one who gained his confidence he was
ready to trust all he possessed. I
suppose it grew out of his training as
. military man, as in military mat
ters confidence in subordinate Off
GERS must be implicit. It was one of
traits to trust his friends in
that way. Most of the property is
IN the Wabash funds"
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BarriOs Out of Luck.

LA LIBERTAD, (via Galveston, J
April 4. 4.-Hostllities between Guate-
mala and allied republics are sus-
pended, and an armistice of one
months duration is announced. The
Legislative Assembly of Guatemala
has annulled the decree promulgated
by President Barrios February 29th,
in which the union Of Central Amer
ican Republics was proclaimed and
Barrios was announced as dictator
and supreme military chiefJain of all
Central America.
The gold-hilted sword of President
Barrios was found on the battlefield
Of Chalchuapo broken.
According to the latest intelligence
received here, President Barrios, of
Guatemala. is dead. No particulars
have been received.
Prince Of Wales off for Ireland.
LONDON, April 1.-The Prince and
Princess of Wales will depart for
Ireland on Tuesday next. They
will take the train which leaves Eus-
ton railway station at S o'clock that
evening, and will arrive at Holy
head in time to take the midnight
boat to Kingstown if the sea be
smooth. The Prince and Princess
will arrive on Irish soil before six
O'Clock Wednesday morning.
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Enters n Denial.

New YORK, April 3.-Batres. the
new Minister from Guatemala and
Honduras, and Baiz, Consul for those
countries, have sent a cnmmunica.
tiou to the President of the Central
and south American CahleCompany,
in which they say that Guatemala
had and still has no intention to cut
his cable. or that of any other COM
pany. They also state that tne re-
ports arose from the fact that the
steamer intended to laud passengers
on the coast by means of small
boat, and claim that the news rom
La Libertad, Salvador, was coiorea
by the censor to the detrlment Oh
Guatemala.
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A Proud Day for Irishmen.

NEW YORK, April s.-O'Donnovan
Rossa's paper yesterday had the fol-
lowing paragraph: For Irelands
freedom Irishmen must fight, and
every English invader found on
Irish soil must be slain. The Prince
of Wales is going to Ireland as an
invader If the people will give him
his deserts, it will be proud day for
Irishmen all over the world.
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MILES CITY, April 3.-The Mon
tana stockgrower's convention met
to-day, representing $4O,0v0,0OO of
capital. Delegates of both the eastern
and western associations were pres
ent. Col. Bryan presided and :con-
graduated the convention on the
prospect of the amalgamation of the
two associations. Regular business
will be the order of the day to-mor-
row.
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Decamped With the Funds.

Some few days ago the proprietors
of the Crystal saloon, Eckert &
Dorothy. sold out their interest in
the saloon to Mr.. Julius Levy. After
the sale was effected, the proceeds of
the sale. with some individual funds
belonging to Mr.. Eckert were de-
posted at the bank. Yesterday Mr..
Dorothy could nowhere be found and
on inquiry it was learned that he had
gone to the bank on Friday evening
and drawn the entire amount de-
posted in the firms name. AS he
has not since been heard from it is
supposed that he has skipped for
more congenial climes and pastures
new
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General Grants Condition.

NEW YORK, April 3, 4:4O p. m.-
Gen. Grant has continued cOmfOrt
able since the visits of the doctors
He is still sitting in an easy chair
He has Just taken liquid nQgrish.
ment with relish. His pulk&ls 81
and unchanged in volume. Te1snera.
ture normal. [Signed.]
GEO. +. SHRADY, M. D.
At $50 p. M. General Grants con.
dition is unchanged since the last
bulletin. He has just taken some
nOurishment and is doing in a chair.
Despite the reassuring bulletins OF
this morning and afternoon, there
was anxiety in the Grant household
during the day. Colonel Grant was
at no time reassured. He felt that his
father was growing weaker all the
time, and might expire any hour.
DR.. Shrady returned to the Generals
house at 4 p. M. and at that hour DR..
Douglass went home, to return at IL
pm. Both d0ct )rs were on duty dur
ing the night. This afternoon John
Jacob Astor called; also A. J. Drexel,
of Philadelphia; G. P. Coils, DR.. Tiff
fany, Hamilton Fish Jr., DIR. New
man and Senator Chaffee. Only of
the gentlemen expressed the belief
that the General was growing weaker
steadily. Visitors were not IN all cases
shown up stairs. United States Sen
ator Don Cameron was in the sick
room some time. Mrs. Grant sat
near her husband during the even
ing, but the General spoke to no one
except his physician lest his throat
should be irritated.
Owing to the critical condition of
General Grant the President has
postponed indefinitely the general
evening reception to the public,
which was to have been given Tues
day next.
A bulletin at $50 reads: General
Grants pulse is 80 per minute and
stronger. He walks across
the room and declines assistance.
He has taken more nourishment.
There is a soreness Of the throat, but
no difficulty in swallowing. He has
Just used gargle with benefit. The
Of the mucus is compare
lively slight, The breathing is easy
and regular.
(Signed) g. F. SHRADY, M. D.
Physicians bulletin II y. m. Gen.
Grant was able at 10 o'clock to walk
lnaided into his library and sign an
important document. The anOydine
las been administered and he Is now
lsleep in his chair. His general con-
iition remains he same as stated in
asst bullitin.
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WAsHINGTON. April 4 4-United
States Consul, General Adamson, at
Panama, in answer to inquiry to-day
telegraphed Secretary Whitney that
the marines sent yesterday from New
York were not sufficient to prott ct
the American interests at Panama.
The Secretary will therefore order
an additional force to Aspinwall ON
Monday. The marines summoned
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard will,
however be kept there several days,
but will be sent to Panama should it
become necessary.
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Gordon Slain by q Slave.

VIENNA, April g. A dispatch
from Constantinople to the Political
Correspondence says it is asserted
that Zebehr Pasha sent to Khartoum
a Nubian servant who betrayed and
killed Gen. Gordon. ZeDehr's mo
tive was revenge for the hanging Of
his sons by order of Gordon.
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Prince Bismarck's Birthday.

BERLIN, April 4. Prince Bismarck
to-day received nearly 5000 congrat-
u]atory kilograms and letters, and
over 1000 individuals personally pre-
sented their congratulations.
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Court Martial.

WAsH1NGToN,A April 4.-Paymaster
Bellows of the navy was tried by
conrt martial on Pacific station for
neglect OF duty and was sentenced to
nne years suspension and "a public
reprimand by the Secretary of the
Navy.
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Invited to Attend

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The
Brooklyn base ball club called upon
the President this morning.
In the course of a gen
eral conversation the President
said he always had taken an interest
in the national game, and often at
tended games played in New York
state The President was invited to
attend the game here on Saturday,
and replied that he would be very
glad to do so if his Official business
allowed.
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, April 4.-The Morning
Post asserts that the rebellion of half
breeds in Canada, is fomented by
Russian agents with a view of en-
barrassing the Dominion authorities
and prevent their sending troops to
help England.