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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
THE BOSS FIND.
A Cart Load Of Stolen Articles Dis
covered in Queer Place.

City Marshal Stoner has opened
secondhand store at the City Hall. and
to-day he can supply the demand for al
most any article from a paper OF needles
to kit of carpenters tools. His goods
are very cheap, as they cost him nothing
except the carriage to the store. The way
in which he became possessed OF the wares
is little out Of the usual style OF obtain
ing merchandise, and is worthy OF publica-
ton. Rev. Mr.. Blakinston, on Saturday
morning. had man engaged around the
Episcopal church in preparing Tor the Sun.
day service, splitting wood and the like,
and having occasion to look under the
church, he saw a great pile of all sorts OF
things secreted there The police were no.
tilted of the fact, and Marshal Stoner went
up to investigate. As soon as he arrived
the work of removing the truck WAS begun
and the more they brought out to the
light of day, the more they uncovered. A
draw was secured, and the work OF loading
it was eventually completed, and it was
loaded to the limit before they got through.
No one can imagine the amount OF stun
that was unsarthed and it would take a
book to enumerate the articles, but among
them were such things as hammers. drills
picks, shovels, carpenters tools, black
smiths tools, shoemakers' knives, table
knives, forks, spoons, a tive-gallon can OF
sewing machine oil, papers OF needles, bed
springs, a mattress, quilt, dried beef, nails,
pots, kettles, pans and almost everything
that one could think of and that could be
stored away under q building. As every
body knows, the church is raised some dis
tance off the ground, and an entrance had
been made through the doors left in the
stone foundation. The things had evil
IDENTIFY been there some months. and the
officers think they were taken in there by a
petty thief who was in Butte last spring,
who never had any known place of abode.
but who has been gone from town six or
eight months. Some OF the articles had
never been used, while many of them were
not worth carrying across the street, show,
ing that the thief had stolen everything he
could lay his hands upon. Stoner has the
truck at the City Hall, but as he does not
know what to do with it, a council Of
war vii be held to-day to decide upon the
disposal.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
MACKIN,s MACHINATIONs.
His Tampering With Ballots Leads to
the Penisentiary.

CHICAGO, November 15.-The Supreme
Court in session at Ottawa yesterday al
firmed the decision of the lower courts in the
case of Joseph G. Mackin for perjury. The
principal claim of the defendant was that
the Indictment for perjury, being found by
special grand jury while the regular grand
jury was still in existence, was irregular,
and that the defendant could not be legal
ly convicted under it. The Supreme Court
has decided, with the lower colrt that
the indictment was valid, and now nothing
but possible, but exceedingly improbable;
clemency of the Governor stands be-
tween the famous election manipulation and
the sentence of five years in the peniten-
tiary. =,
At the last Senatorial election it was dis
covered that number Of spurious ballots
had been presented and cast in favor OF
Brand for State Senator. In the investi.
cation which followed sufficient evidence
was produced to convict Mackin OF the
crime and he was sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary and the payment OF 8 fine
of $4,000. Mackin's attorney at once car
ried the case to the Supreme Court OF the
United States, before which it now is. Fol-
lowing his conviction in the United States
Court for tampering with the ballots,
Mackin was indicted by the State grand
Jury for perjury, in swearing that he had
not ordered nor read the spurious ballots.
OF this crime he was convicted as abov
stated, and will nov pay the penalty. o..
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
RlEL,s IMPENDING EXECUTION.
The sheriff VIII Resign Rather Than
Hang Him.

QUEBEC, November 14.-The excitement
here over Riel is unabated and the general
feeling among the French Canadians is that
it is a fight between Orangeism and Cathol-
icism, and they implore the French Minis
ters in the Cabinet not to lend themselves
to the whims of fanatics, but to take de-
cided stand and resign if Riel should be
hanged.
WILL. RESIGN.
MONTREAL, November 14.-Rumors are
current here to-daysthat Chapleare, sheriff
of Regina, will resign and discharge his
deputy rather than put the warrant for
Rieps execution into force. 1t is stated
that another petition has been sent to Sir
John Macdonald by the Montreal Conserv-
atives, advising him that the execution OF
Riel will seriously affect the Confederation.
DAY OF MOURNING.
In Presse publishes a letter and approves
it's suggestion that the Monday following
Riel's execution be observed as a day Of
mourning. Services will be held in all the
churches and flags will be hoisted at half
mast.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
A COLORADO MINE HORROR.
Death of the Men in the Bull
Domingo Mine.
TEN LIv ES LOST.
An Explorer in the Workings Comes
Upon the Bodies Of
the Victims,

DENVER, November IA Silver Cliff
special to the News says: Superintendent
Foss, OF the Bull Domingo, was not injured
by the explosion, az at first supposed. The
engineer and several others in the building
at the time OF the explosion, were slightly
injured, but none seriously. All the debris
has been removed from the mouth OF the
shaft and the fire in the timbers OF the shaft
extinguished. Foreman Armstrong is being
let down by ropes into the mine. At 200
feet he found the air good, but met no It'd.
ings from any OF the men below. He had
to be brought out on account OF cavins
from near the surface. He found.
ONE CAGE STUCK SECURELY
at depth offifty feet from the surface and
large quantity OF debris piled upon it.
The shaft near the surface has now been
cribbed, and Armstrong will 60 down very
soon by rope to the bottom of the mine
900 feet) il possible. The following men
are in the mine: Con Nourse, H. Westfall,
lier, NJ: Lapoint. John Laube, George
Smith, William Strong and Marcus Bah
besta.
At o'clock Armstrong was let down to
the 55O-foot level. He found ten men-all
dead. Five of them had climbed eighteen
feet from the bottom OF the shaft to drift,
and their dead bodies were found in the
mouth Of the drift. The other ive had
died in the face Of the drift. At z p. m. one
of the dead bodies was lifted to the surface.
The others will all be raised as soon as DOS
sible. Three OF the dead men leave families
living here, and one was engaged to be mar
red next week. The superintendent was
not injured as heretofore reported. There
is much indignation felt toward him. and
there il
STRONG TALK OF LYNCHIN0
by the indignant miners, who accuse him
OF criminal negligence in keeping giant
powder in the boiler room. 1t seems now
that the fire originated in the roof Of the
building, and a portion Of the burning
roof fell into the boiler room on the giant,
which exploded, bursting hole into the
boiler and dislocating tie machinery SO
that every thing stopped at once, but the
men could have been drawn from the mine
if the machinery could have been kept rum
ming, notwithstanding that the building
was on fire. No one was seriously injured
by the explosion in the building. but the
engineer and several Others were stunned
and bruised. Engineer Chamberlin was
STANDING AT HIS ENGINE
Trying to make it work when he was sur
rounded by flames and was carried away
by force by his frietds. Hundreds OF the
citizens of Silver Cliff, Rosita and Querida
worked all night last night and all to-day,
endeavoring to rescue the miners, and hum
dreds are there now helping to get the bod
les out OF the mine. Everything is done by
hand, as the machinery is destroyed. The
sad calamity has cast q gloom over the
community such as was never known be-
fore.
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From Mondays Daily. +
MEADERvILi,
News Notes From Our heil -~~l ring
TOwn-GOssip, Etc.

Saturday was pay day at Clark's smell
ter.
The Meaderville Band will give another
OF their delightful socials next friday
night.
One OF the firm OF Kelley & Connors will
start east in a few days for the purpose OF
laying in supply OF seds and cutters.
The Knights of Labor Assembly No.
3775, of this place, are now over $50
strong and are recruiting at the rate OF six
members each week.
Mother Evans, OF the Evans House, is
kept busy day and night She is now feed
ing 12O per day, which is proof that she
knows how to cater for the boys.
Tom Hamlin, the well-known black
smith of the Colusa. now drives tine
steed and can be seen nightly driving at a
2:4O gait. He is training his animal and
either fast or slow.
VIM. D. Connor, the popular foreman OF
the carpenter department OF the Colusa,
who has been spending some time at the
Springs in search OF health, has returned
greatly improved and has resumed his
duties. He was warmly welcomed by his
friends.
Another robbery was committed Satur-
day night, the cabin Of Carlos Fox being the
directive point. Some time during the early
part OF the night the cabin was entered and
the trunk OF Mr.. Fox was broken open and
ransacked. The thieves succeeded in find
ing and appropriating $50, but they over
Looked over 5000 that was secreted IN the
bottom OF the trunk.
In view OF the recent robberies number
OF the men who live in the camp have or
ganized detective and vigilance assoca-
ton, and give it out if the depredator is
caught there will be no need OF Judge or
justice. This place has always had repu-
tation for quietness and honesty, an the
men propose that it shall be maintained,
even though they have to hang a thief or
two to accomplish that desirable end.
They are in earnest, and mean just what
they say.
Saturday afternoon between and &
o'clock the cabin of Ben Murphy, in this
city, was entered and robbed OF $57 in cash
which he had left in his clothes. Murphy is
helper in the blacksmith shop OF the Mon
tana Copper Company. and has for room
mates two men who work on the night shit
and sleep during the day. They usually
get out about o'clock, and it is supposed
that the thief is some one we'll acquainted
with the customs of the inmates AS yet
there is no clue to the robber. This is the
second time that the cabin OF Murphy has
been robbed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
MITCHELL'S MANNERS.
Some Rich and Racy Developments In
HIS Social Life.

PORTLAND, Ore, November 15.-John II.
Mitchell having come out publicly as can
didate for United States Senator, the Ore
gonian to-day publishes chapters in his ca
reer, which are given to the public Tor the
first time. It prints letters written by
Mitchell in 1870 to Carrie Price, q 6ister OF
his wife, making love to her in a most ar
dent manner, and promising, il .she re-
mained true to him, that he would get q
divorce from his wife and marry her. The
Oregonian repeats the charges made two
years ago when Mitchell was a candidate)
that he received brbes while he was United
States Senator, and urges Mitchell to sue
it for libel, SO that it may prove the charges
in court. The publication creates no little
sensation throughout the State. What et-
feet it will have on the members OF the Leg
islature remains to be seen and will not be
developed until the first ballot, which takes
r!ace next Tuesday. The Legislature ad-
learned ON Friday until Monday at p. m.
The only pronounced candidates thus far
are ex-senator George s. Williams and
Mitchell. Those opposed to Mitchell assert
with positiveness that he cannot be elected,
thoug gh strong effort they think wall be
made to induce the Democrats to vote for
him. 1t seems that the Republicans will
not go into caucus on the Senatorial
question.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
THE TELEPHONE CASES.
The Arguments Commenced and Limited
to Five Hours.

WASHINGTON, D. c., November 14.-1n the
telephone hearing, Secretary Lamar an
nounced that he had decided to allow each
side five hours in which to make their ar
guments. The hearing would be continued
until 10 or 1 o'clock tonight and run
over perhaps into Monday morning. Hum
phrey, for the Globe Company. then opened
the argument. Humphrey charged boldly y
that in the interference case before the Pat
ent Office every one OF the persons there
represented was purchased by the Bell
Company; every one of counsel, including
Mr.. Baldwin, a highly respectable gentle
man, counsel for Professor Gray, he said,
was paid by the Bell Company, and every
sentence of the volumihous record was paid
for by the same company. In conclusion
Mr.. Humphrey appealed for an order to
60 to the very bottom of all the claims and
mete out exact justice to all persons.
Recess was taken at this point.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
THE s,rRANGLERs.
r,,. Three Italians Who Murdered q
Countryman Are Executed 1t Chica4o.

CHICAGO, November 15.-At noon today,
Sylvester and tsln Gardo the fnsee
70 % r,'zo. last April. and shipped his body in
q It, trnnk to New York, were hanged in the
county jail. At 11:45 the three condemned
men appeared with theirg guard and splrltuai ad
I nS,1;sars There was q crowd of about 800
neslse. neopie. Ten minutes previously the death
warrant had been read in the i jail axiegt;on iosfry
tnsy tds by gsss sde. e"'sG Gardo al and Sylvester
psarsd and but Az An.are Kept
ms sy" Eye dawn They ali repeated after the
PRIESTS % prayers for the dying, after which !,
the 4 straps and nooses were adjusted and
caps and shrouds placed on the he me men; ai,aa "A
moment later the tr lp swung and the three
f;cnres shot downward. The necks OF SyI-
vester and Gilardo were broken ken but ut the the
slipped under n hosabe eG1 aoa eoara
s;nns In seven minutes his pulse ceased to
heat and the execution was completed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
A CRIME REVEALED.
A Deliberate Murder Cleared Away W
the Confession Of = Participant.

uo,,,srrp Gala. Novmber ID DIR.
Powers, a well known resident OF tnis pIaoe; pj
was found hanging to tree on tne TO- a
near here on September 18th. Az tne I'm
it was Thought to be q case OF !yhcnns
from a popular uprising against nlh' o"'
later suspicion pointed to murder. u>.,a
Eighteen persons were arrested LOT anes.a
complicity in the crime. Every emory :;
obtain convincing testimony IN tne P"nna P.
nary examinations failed. Twelve persoms pn
vet remain in custody. Richard A'eA""S''
one OF these, Saturday last made
A WRITTEN CONFESSION
to the detectives, the contents o: " Aia~.
has been kept strictly secret. Lew 0.v ma.
ander. father OF the confessor, ant "no
present when his son made the sea Th;s
to-day made public it's contenss ;nsti.
shows the whole matter ~aI p
gated and executed by .oan JONI and
Prewit, who, partly BY .a;a'eS s.aaIeS' eieh-
teen Others into becoming accessorass
to the crime. Powers was shot on t9essen :,n an
ing Of Sentember 18th by Prewitt WINE euno NO
his wav home in the presence Oh +he
Alexander and Andrew Irwin. Later Later - ,,er. v,,.
evening a meeting at which nineteen ~, ~,
sons usre nresenf. was held with the aVo"e"
purpose Of punishing Powers on q
CHARGE OF 1NcENDlARlsA
Brought against him by Prew1ys' ,.1T, ;. ..dn I
thev came up Prewitt SAID: - The
discuss the matter, have settleu ave then
old man is dead" All presenO ~ mur.
informed they were accessories tvh.n,aelyes ~
To To "t strengthen the oath tn they spot ws,t
induced to go to the s..n ieit
where Powers body had DC osei 4 wal
and take part in hanging It,, it wnsru snwity n to
afterwards found. Prewi!ts e1%i the latte,
wards Powers was caused by 'n1 wb;ch de
having been witness in case a held land
prived Prewitt OF some iI!egahy a. helm,
Among those named BY AleaanpAepd sass Andrew If
implicated are s. 2. HaScro;o' and Marior
win, Fred Fowles; Isaac siaVin WV
Thomson. -a!
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
A Free Fight.

LONDON, November 15.-Charles Alsopp,
member OF Parliament for Taunton, while
presiding at Conservative meeting at Bur-
ton, to-day, attempting to quell disturb
ance among the audience, was violently as
sauited. His face was badly smas1ed and
his watch stolen. A general free light en-
sued. The Attorney General attempted to
address the meeting, but failed to get q
hearing
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
Determined Tenants.

DUBLIN, November 15.-Three hundred
tenant farmers at Youghal, county Cork,
have demanded 25 per cent. reduction in
rent. The landlords offer Of Is per cent.
reduction was rejected. The tenants have
deposited their rent money in the banks at
Carick- -on-Suir. A mob OF 1000 persons,
armed with pitchforks and scy thes expelled
the police who were trying to serve writs OF
eiectment.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
Tho BALDWIN Trial.

ArcH1soN, November 15.-The State
rested it's case in the Baldwin murder trial
yesterday, and the testimony for the defense
was begun. While the proceedings were
watched all day with the closest interest
by an eager throng OF spectators, nothing
of material Importance was brought out,
except that the defendant went to st. Jo-
sesph in June, q short time before the mur-
der, where it is alleged he bought chloro-
form.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
| The SALIDA WIFE KILLER.
Some Of N0namaker's History While Re
| siding In Pennsylvania.

MECHAN1CsBURG, Penn, November 10
The Dr.. : H Nonamaker, who killed his
wife in Salida, Colorado. is undoubtedly
the J. H. NOnamaker who formerly resided
here. He was man of violent passion,
and his third wife, from whom he was new
er divorced and who still resides here; felt
that it was unsafe for her to go away from
her home with him, unless she was willing
to give him the entire control OF her estate,
which she was sure he would soon squan-
der, as he had already squandered IL con-
siderable amount OF money for both her
and her mother. It is reasonably certain
this place for the purpose OF getting the in
surance.
MYSTERIOUS DEATA.
His second wife died suddenly while he
was a resident of this town, and, while it
was almost universally believed that poi
son had been administered to her, as she
one wished to incur Nonamaker' g
,.ersonal enmity no investigation was
made as to the cause OF her death. 1t
was also generally supposed that his first
wife was victim OF his hate. After leav-
ing here he wandered about in different
parts of the country, and once resided in
North Carolina.
SHE WAS AFRAID OF HIM.
He made two unsuccessful attempts to
induce his third wife, who possessed some
wealth, to again live with him, and he even
came here for that special purpose, but
she knew the man thoroughly, and refused
to live with him at all, being apprehensive,
she says, that he might do her bodily harm
If she refused to accede to his demands,
and live with him she would not. The
only regret that is expressed here is that
he did not begin his active life as he ended
it, and thus save much misery and sorrow
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
Affairs ut Panama.

New YoRK, November 1.-THE Posts
washington special says: It is not true
that y the Navy Department has news OF an
alarming character from Panama, or that
a5m;rai ] ouett's orders were prompted by
ns,,orts that immediate outbreaks are to
hs srneated. Secretary Whitrey is author
~, sor the statement that the naval force
~ ~ ;;SSy.,raared to the isthmus because expert
80. !. m shown that It is better to have q
sorce cn,handi than to wait for the symp.
toms q trouble.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-18
DUEL IN ALABAMA.
An Insult to . Pretty Young Girl Re-
sented by Her Afianced Husband.

0ente0 Dy Her Am8nCeO nubU0uu.
GADsEN, Ala, November 13.-A day or
two ago a Chicago drummer insulted
beautiful young girl named Lathrop, who
told Mr.. Young, to whom she was engaged
to be married, about it. The latter de-
manded satisfaction OF the drummer, who
referred him to Major Wyley, an elderly
gentleman, who he said had spoken lightly
of Miss Lathrop's virtue. Wyley admitted
the fact, and said he would abide by what
he had said.
Young met Wyley Yesterday and demand
ed that he retract his remarks. Wyley re-
fused, whereupon Young struck him in the
face and knocked him down. AS Wyley
arose he drew pistol and fred at Young.
The latter had in the meantime drawn his
revolver and a duel at short range ensued.
Eight shots were exchanged. Young was
shot through the hip. Both disputants
had several bullets through their clothing,
and two bystanders received bullets
through their sleeves. Young's wound is
serious and will cripple him.
There is an impression that another duel
will be arranged in the near future, and
that the matter will end fatally to one Or
both OF the parties.
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THE GALVESTON rrnn
~oA OF the Gulf City-Rel,ef Me..
ures for the Needv.

0ALvEsroN, November 14.-Tbe Ga,,.s-
eon News says, touching the ereat f,r.. 80 ~ ~
oonuuct OF the people Of GALVESTON. in v;e,v
-. sne caiamlty that overlook, them ves.
M1uay, cannot be too highly commen3a3
ane snock was severe; the test terrihle. INT
s5 sTalveseon will come out Of it und;smavsd 49,
ne ioss ls great, but not more than Cal.
sescon can bear under pressure, The neo-
ple ~ 1ne city are now on their mettle and
III tnis condition they are at their best.
"ny 'amines are homeless. Some Of the
Leople Iost their all. It was great calam-
The driving wheel of Galveston's er;stence
is unimpaired, the soul Of the city r. not
disturbed, and the busy marts OF comrnerce
90 on as II nothing had happened. The
prompt manner in which the citizens al.
sembled to make provisions for the i'm.
poverlshed and distressed shows that the
spirit that animates the city of Galveston
Is equal to the emergency, and it would be
equal to an emergency much greater than
the one confronted with at present. She
will be as beautiful aseverin q few months.
and ''is doing business at the old stand" !
BUSINESS REsuMEp.
The weather to-day was spring-like and
warm, and business generally has been re-
sumed. The stores are opened, but the
city has a holiday air about it. The peo-
pie are quietly going about with very sad
faces. Several thousand people constantly
visit the burned district, and ANAL
smouldering fires are still seen he-e and
there. The Fire Department 10 tearins
down the dangerous chimneys and clearins
the streets in the vicinity. The Relief Gem
missioners are actively at work to-day,
and every poor, homeless family have been
comfortably but temporarily sheltered.
RELIEF FROM ABROAD,
kilograms OF symps thy and aid continue
to arrive. Governor Ireland sent $500, the
city OF Dennis. n $3.50, and Fargo, Dako.
to, telegraphed $50. The people Of Dallas
Fort Worth, Austin. San Antonio, Hous
ton and other cities are sending private
contributions to unfortunate friends.
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