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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31
GOOD FOR SPRECKLES,

Justice, a New York journal, in
spanking of a recent interview with
Caus Spreckles, the Sandwich Is
lands sugar king, says that one thing
could be set down for certain, viz:
"that Claus Spreckles knew what was
good tor Claus Spreckles." We have
no doubt of the truth of this, for the
transition in comparatively few years
from a retail grocer in Church street,
New York, to an income of ten thou
sand dollars per day, and q title OF
Knighthood from King Kalakua,
shows that Sir Claus is, to say the
least, thrifty. He knows how to
throw out a sprat and catch q mack.
erel as well as most people. The late
Fernando Wood, if he were alive,
could tell IS something about how
the Ways and Means COMMITTEE of
the House could he used for the good
Of Mr.. Spreckles, and ex-Secretary
Boutwell, can testify that Sir Claus
worked the argument Of "extending
American commerce in the Paclficn
for all it was worth in preventing the
abr0gation OF the one-sided Hawat an
treaty. If MI. Spreckles don't quietly
run q renewal of this treaty through
he present Congress, it will not be
because he dos not know ''what Ia
good for Claus Spreckles," nor that
be does not understand addition,
division and silence" Speaking
seriously, haven't We had about
enough of making men rich by act of
Congress-?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

The London Telegraph is not dis
posed to award any praise to the
United States Senate for passing the
Bayard resolution, condemning the
authors Of the recent explosions in
that city. It thinks 1t was the duty
of Americans to express themselves
in this manner, and holds that the
United States should ''grapple with
such men as O'Donovan Rosa and
Patrick Ford, who are the neads Of
the mishief," All of which goes to
show there is at least one newspaper
In London which has q poor concep-
ton of the real situation In its own
country. The prime causes of all the
explosions In London lay nearer at
its own door-Dublin castle and
landlordism, and when, as MI. Par
nell says, they shall cease to be
"Englsnd's only expression of good
will towards Ireland" will the opera
lions Of dynamiters end. When
English newspapers realize this truth
and the English government act upon
1t the world will not be shock ed with
q repetition Of last Saturdays out.
RACES.
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Randall Talks with Cleveland.

Randall TALKS with Cleveland.
ALBANY, Jan. @.-What appeared
to be q sensational par * raph
printed in the Journal this evening.
was to the effect that President-elect
Cleveland was Visited late last mig bit
by ex-Spsaker Randall In response
to q letter of invitation sent to HIM
at Washington. Immediately after
his arrival here he was driven to
Cleveland's temporary abode where
the two men held a conference last
ing several hours. This morning the
talk wastresumed aud at its conclu-
sion Randall returned to New YORK.
Speaker Carlisle is also mentioned az
having been invited by Cleveland
and is expected to arrive SATURDAY.
morning. Colonel D. A. Lamont
private secretary of the President
elect, c0rroborates the statement that
Randall was here and in consulta-
ton with the President-elect, and
that Carlisle is expected, but beyond
that he. was extremely reticent.
RUM I has 1t that the President-elect
is not setlsfied with the way things
are going on in congress, and wants
Randall and Carlisle to adopt some
fresh and vigorous policies. Of course
nobody has the smallest particle of
information a to what took place
between Cleveland and Randall. but
it is the general belief that nothing
In the line of cabinet appointments
was mentioned.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31
The Nile Steamaer<

LONDON, Jan. GA dispatch from
Gubat says. the four steamers sent
down the river by General Gordon
have not been to Khartoum' for q
month. They have been awaiting
the British out on an island above
Metemneh. The vessels are covered
with heavy boards of hard wood
outside and with iron plates in
side. They present q battered al
pearance being pitted with bullet
marks. The tunnels are thickly in
dented with bullet marks. The ves-
sells resemble floating houses rather
than war ships. Each steamer has
several hundred plucky blacks
aboard. They r commanded by
Turkish officers who have their
wives and families with them.
The British are improving their de-
lenses, having learned that q force
of Arabs Ia coming from Berber to
make an attack. The troops have
been put on half ,ratlons until sup
plies from Gakdul arrive.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

According to our Helena CORE
sponde2t, Mr.. Forbis' bill providing
for the suppression of gambling, will
not be favorably considered by either
house of the legislative assembly.
The reasons are not stated. It may
be presumed, however, that the bill
being aimed more particularly at a
certain class of men than at CANT ling
itself, does not meet the approval of
those who desire to suppress the evil
In every form in which it may pre-
sent itself. Probably if Mr.. Forbis
would amend his bill 80 as to include
gambling on horse and foot races,
pool buying, church lotteries and all
other chance games, 1t would meet
the appreciation of members of the
legislature. Let the bill strike at and
kill every form Of gambling. "Go
the whole hog or none" Destroy the
body AMI the spirit will die. If pro-
hibition be aimed at let the prohibi-
ton be general. Favor no one. At
the same time the legislature should
pass no anti-gambling bill not sus-
tanned by public opinion. It would
bankrupt every county in the Terri
tory to pay costs Of prosecution.
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Cunningham.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Jan. 29..-The Post
Dispatch prints an article this even
ing based on a statement made by a
person whom it callsa well known
local dynamiter," to the effect that
Cunningham, now under arrest in
London, in connection with the re-
cent explosions at the tower, Is the
same young man, who, two years
ago, lived here and was written up at
the time as an explosive and internal
machine maker, and full of schemes
to blow up all public buildings in
London. He was known here as
Michael J. Byrne. He was harness
maker by trade and devoted his spare
time and money to experiments In
explosives and making Internal ma
chimes. He also lived in Chicago
where he was known as Jas. Gilbeit.
and in Philadelphia, where he was
known as Jas. Cunningham. He
claimed to have been Obliged 10 leave
Ireland because he was implicated
in the murder of a landlord, but his
story was not much relied on by his
friends. He was In Denver last Au.
gust, but since then has not beeu
heard from.
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Speaking of cremation the Boston
ADVERTISER says that ''were cremation
the uniform practice, hallowed by
centuries of pious rites, and were In
terment, without embalming. pro-
posed as REFORM the disgust which
the accompanying thoughts would
excite would at once overwhelm the
suggestion" Several ministers OF
Worcester have expressed themselves
In favor of cremation, and MI.
Power, rector of st. Paul's Church.
Is especially emphatic In bis prefer
ence for 1.-THE resolution of poor hui
manity into its original dust without
passing through the intermediate
state Of putrefaction." The Adver.
ttser thinks the sanitary argument Is
the decisive one, however.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

The fact has long been recognized
that celibacy is not conducive to
longevity, but few are aware that the
unmarried are much more liable to
take the cholera than the married.
According t., indisputable authority,
the. proportions of deaths during the
late epidemic In Paris was dfty-one
single to eighteen married persons
between the ages of Is and so years
and the difference was nearly as great
between the two classes at . greater
age. A New York paper thinks that
should the cholera reach our shores
next summer, az many are Of the
opinion it will, there will be .
general rush to matrimony. A glance
ut the divorce records In that state,
however, leads one to the conclusion
that q large majority Of the un-
married would prefer to take their
chances with cholera.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

The Inter- Mountain, in speaking of
the election of U. s. Senator, rises
from the depth Of its Ignorance to
inform its few readers that ''in Cali
fornia, Ex-Governor Huntington was
elected as successor to Farley" Our
benighted neighbor Is evidently bet
ter posted concerning the name of
the Governor of Alsace than it IL
with the names of recently elected
United States Senators. Nj. Hunt
ingtoR was never Governor of Cali
fornia, and Mr.. HUNTINGTON is not
elected to succeed Mr.. Farley in the
United States Senate. Ex-Governor
Stanford is the name of the gentle
man who succeeds Mr.. Farley. But,
using the language the Inter Noun
tain applied to the MINER, this Is as
near as u contemporary gets to the
truth.
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named
PHYSIOLOGY IN SCHOOLS.

Governor Potts has introduced q
bill in the House requiring pLyslol-
ogy to be taught in the common
schools of the Territory, IN reference
to the effect of narcotics and stimu-
lants upon the human system. The
subject is an old one bu:. IL destined
to claim greater attention in the next
few years than it ha, received at any
former Period in the history of the
country. This is owing, not only to
the fact the ladies Of the w. c. T. u.
are urging the attention of legisla-
tive codes to the Importance Of the
study In our public schools, but to
the fact that prohibition laws; are
failures and that intemperance must
be combatted before it becomes forti.
fed in the human system.
Nobody doubts that intemperance
causes human misery and weighs
down as heavily upon the tax
burdens as any other social evil
which pervades society. Its fatal
effects upon the moral and physical
health of a very large portion of the
human race are also acknowledged.
Hence the question of q remedy for
the progressing plague agitates the
minds of many good men and women
in the country. Knowing that prohibi-
ton is the most damaging of ali the
efforts that are being made to RENEE
dy the evils Of alcoholism they now
propose to attack intemperance by
the only sensible method which pre-
sents itself to them. namely, by teach
ing the youth Of the country the ter
rible effects of intemerance upon the
hu man system. MI. Pots bill de-
nerves the favorable consideration of
the legislative assembly.
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The crowd Of eemi-iusane fanatics
which has been parading the differ
emit countries of. Europe for q num-
Der of years ostensibly dealing out
cold iunks Of religion to the famifL-
ing, and which has the military title
of the Salvation Army, Is really
q more solid organization than most
people imagine. The report OF the
army for 1884 shows that the organ
cation is on . credltable military
footing and that its members are
legion or more. The army Ia consti'
tuted of 9l0 corps, and it's list of Of
ficers includes 2,332names. The army
has an income of $s75, 900 every year
and yet is suffering for the mundane
bread of wheat. This organic alton
js liable to become more of q nuisance
than it already is audit IL time for
tolerance to be at an end.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

LONDON, Jan. 29.-Egyptlan news
concerni" g the operations of I'M
friendly Arabs along the Red Sea
countries grow more serious. Mas
sowhah Is almost in a state of seige.
with gloomy prospects of relief. The
Arabs make attacks on the force al
most every night at Suakim and dur
Ing the dark are firing against the
garrison almost continuously. The
garrison Is greatly strengthened by
the arrival of 400 British troops.
News Is received of a desperate at
tack upon Galaba1 garrison In which
lOO OF the garrison and 800 of the
enemy were killed.
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II mould o,,naor from Tho mr.,

It would appear from the press re-
port published IN the MINER yester-
day morning that Marshal BotSin
has been superseded by one Kreider
at least such is the name given in
the dispatch referred to. HIS re-
moval doubtless grew out of the
little unplessantness which has
existed for some time, between him
self and Governor Crosby. Marshal
Botkin has made a good officer and
if his succssso discharge the duties
of the position with the same fidelity
with which they have Teen hereto
fore discharged, Mi. Kreider may,
in the short time he will be permitted
to hold the Marshalship, gain an
enviable reputation as q federal
official. But If the gentleman has
anything else to occupy his time 1t
will hardly pay him to bother with
the Marshalship for the brief period
he will be permitted 10 hold it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31
The New Orleans Exposition,

AAA1 NS" OEASSAaS 0ApODaG1Ous
New ORLEANS, Jan. @.-There
was q large attendance at the expo.
sition to-day. Visitors are rapidly
arriving, mist of them to remain un-
til Mardi Gras. In the main build
ing all the exhibits are in place, and
in a. few days the sound of the saw
and hammer will be unheard except
IN the way Of improvements. 1t was
the original intention to place
the liberty bell on a platform in the
centre of the government building,
but this evening it Is learned the
committee decided to place it just as
1t hangs on the a in the main
building near the Mexican silver
nugget. 1t is further understood the
final locating of the bell will take
place Wednesday next with appro-
pirate ceremonies.
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Irish Dynamiters.

CHICAGO, Jan. pa prominent
member of the Fenian brotherhood
IL authority for the statement that at
a meeting Of Irish Americans here
this afternoon the resolution intro
duced In the United States Senate
by Senator Bayard was denounced
and that.the Irish supporters of Con.
gressman Cobb of Indiana were IA.
quested to chow their appreciation of
his conduct upon his return home. It
was declared that at the m =eting ST.
600 were subscribed to be employed
Is q skirmiahing fund to be used
against nRland.
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SENATOR ELECT A r

The Omaha Herald dishes up q
"Reminiscences or two of Senator-elect
Evarts. which furnishes some enter
tanning reading in view of all that his
supporters claim for him. Says that
journal: Mr.. Evarts is supposed to
represent the "better element" of
the grand moral party. Judging from
Acknowledgements made in his senator
ial canvass, one may imagine what
the worst element of the H.. o. P. may
be. The fact is not new, but it was
lost sight of for q time that Mr..
Evarts once took q fee OF sec, 600 from
Fisk, Gould, and other Erie meu, for
q short opinion, 50 brief, indeed, that
1t cost S58sa word. Not only is this
alleged, but it IL also charged that MI.
Evarts took a retainer on the other
side within eighteen months of the
receipt Of this enormous fee, while
the issue was still pending.
The facts seem to be that when
Fisk & Gould were fighting to retain
their hold on Erie, it was necessary
that they should control certain other
roads leased by this corporation. MI.
Evarts then gave the written opinion
for which he is said to have received
$50, 600, affirming the right of the
Erie to the control OF the Boston,
Hartford 4 Erie railroad, the cor,
poration in question. A little later
Mr.. Evarts became counsel for the
English interest, then fighting Fisk
& Gould for the c;sntrol of Erie, when
he alleged In q bill filed in court, that
q confederation. composed Of Fisk,
Gould, Eldridge and Lane, had OBJ
tanned controlo f the Boston, Hartford
& Erie roads In order to commit the
Erie to "a very speculative and haz-
ardous railroad enterprise" and that
this control was effected by a resolu-
ton recognizing the guarantee Of the
bonds of this "hazardous railroad en-
terprise." Mr.. Evarts deserves to be
In the Senate, or. somewhere else.
Probably somewhere else.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

The lower house of Congress is
not disposed to act upon the Senate
bill to retire General Grant until it
comes properly before that body.
The effort made day before yesterday
to tack an amendment. to the army
appropriation bill, providing for his
retirement with the rank and full
pay of a general, was defeated.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

Since 1850 the English peers and
their COR relatives have received
e108, s14, 1892 OF public revenue or in
round figures in dollars and cents
$543, 073, 100. Surely that nation
needs all her immense revenue to
keep up her army and to keep her
nobility from starving.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31
A GRAND MISTAKE.

In e!ecting Leland Stanford United
states senator to succeed Farley, the
legislature Of California does not re-
feet the wishes Of the people of
the State. Mr.. Stanford Is the
the head AID front of most
oppressive monopoly on the
Pacific coast. The people have
been fighting it for years. and are
now betrayed into the hands Of their
arch enemy. 1t will result in giving
the State to the Democrats at the
next election. Just how his election
Ia viewed at Washington is given
In a spec al. under date of the 10Th
inst, to the Salt Lake Tribune : Rep
resentative Henley, of California,
when asked by a press CORES pendent
what he thought Of Governor Stan
ford's election to the Senate said:
"The election of Stanford, who is the
incarnation of monopoly and c ,rpo-
rate power. has created somewhat OF
q sensation here. l heard Governor
Curtin of Pennsylvania declaring loud
~ to a group of Congressman, yester-
day, that it made the js ne of the
people against monopoly palmer and
more Inevitable in 1883. In re-
spouse to the all-pervading and fierce
demand of the people Of California. I
have introduced into Congress cer-
tain bills FORGETTING and restoring to
the public domain several million
acres Of, land. As my co-adjutor in
these matters l shall have, in the
next Congress, Governor Stanford,
one of the owners of these grants.
Upon that issue I ran for Congress
and was elected both tunes, and the
railroad company made their fight
against me on that issue. The uni
versal belief here, as I gather it, is
that the election of Stanford gives us
California in the next election.
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General EaFle's Forces.

LONDON, Jan. 29. -Further news
from General Earle shows his total
force amounts to $500 men. They
are proceeding up the Nile, partly in
whale boats aud partly by a road on
the river bank. After the capture of
tie village Of Warag, Earle's force
started for Abu Hamed, two days
march distant.
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BULLION PRODUCTION.

The Engineering and Mining Jour
nal of the oath inst. gives q list of
dividend paying mines listed on the
New York Stock Exchange with
their aggregate output for the year
1884. In the list we find the names
of the following Montana properties
with their production for the year
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

A Boston exchange says it Is en-
c%ouraging to note that all along the
line the feeling that business has
gained a firm basis daily grows
stronger. We are certainly entering
an era Of solid success. Towards
spring the wheels will all be in mo-
ton, and the signs of improvement:
will increase more than ever. The
simple fact that the government will
soon be in the hands of a party in
which the people have confidence has
much to do in stimulating the vari-
GUS industries of the country.
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Fatal Explosion.

PERTH, Ont, 29.-s,x dynamite
cartridges left on the floor of the
engine house Of the Tay canal works,
at Beveridge Bay, exploded this
morning blowing the house to atoms.
a man named Lewis, In charge Of
tlie explosives and George NJ Donald.
son ol the contractor were fatally
nJufed. Another man named
Buchanan was severely hurt.
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Italy Heard From.

ADEN, Jan. %. - Advices from
Perrin state that the italian iron.clad
Castle Widardo arrived at Beilun,
on the west coast of the Red sea, moi
far from Massowah, and successfully
disembarked . detachment Of troops
intended to cooperate with the
English In 50udan. The Italian
Tag 10 hoisted in Beilun.
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FOREIGN.

DUBLIN, Jan. 29.-It is reported
that Major O'Conmor, a strong Ma
tionalist, declines to attend the CON-
ing v~ice-royal levee at Dublin castle.
LONDON, Jan. pa d espatch from
Korti states that Metemeh is galri-
s0ned by $4,000 of the Maodi's troops
under Oliver Pain, OK communist of
Paris.
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Stewart heard from upon the heels
Of another victory over the rebellious
Arabs, will do much toward putting
our English cousins in good humor
again after their last Saturdays great
flight.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

Councilman Gard wells bill looking
to the preservation Of game In the
Territory should be fav0rsblY con-
sidered. Give the game . cha-c to
increase and multiply and replenish
the earth and poor shots may stand
some show Of occasionally baggiDg .
chicken or ehouldering . venison.
As It IL now none but expert hunts.
men need 20 q cunning.
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One English crank advises the
British Cove nment to dismiss every
Irishmau N its employ. Well, soy
she does and commences the process
Of dismissal IN her army, how many
will that branch of her service CON-
tain Wien she gets tbroughf
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

Murat Halstead telegraphed con
gratulations to Se~nator-elect Evarts
saying: 1.-THE morning light 10 break
ing" In that respect, says tne
Omaha Herald, the morning lignt'
resembles the Republican party.
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Hail and Express: Mr.. Eva. t. W 3
bern In Boston on the 6:h day of
February, 1918, SO that he Is q Little
short of having completed his sixty
seventh year. He is as young as
most men at forty-fve, to ssy the
least, as regards the capacity for work
and for the enjoyment Of all his fac
ulties. To q man whose life has
been so full Of effort and '~'efforts" as
his, the Senate and its debates will
Offer no special difficulties. In
that leisurely debating club, where
the rules are easy and every one does
nearly as he pleases, Mr.. Evarts
would find that he would not incur
half the wear and tear of nervous
tissue needed in great legal conflicts.
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A learned philosopher says: "A
handsome man or woman either who
does nothing but live well or self-in'
diligently grows dabhy, and all the
fine lines of the features are lost :
but the hard thinker has an admira-
BILE sculptor always at work keeping
his fine Zines in repair, and CONSTANT
ly going over his face to improve the
original design" We now under
stand why Ben Butler and Belva
Lockwood are 80 ravishingly beauti-
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-31

The Illinois Legislative assembly Is
at last organised by the election OF
Haines, independent Demoorat, a.
speaker. This gives the Democrats
the advantage in this branch OF the
legislature. Balloting for United
States Senator will soon be IN order.
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A concurrent resolution has been
reported in the House, providing for
the meeting OF 10th branches Of Con-
gress the 1llh proximo, to count the
electoral ,ote of The several States for
President and Vice President.