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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
The Legate Letter n Forgery.

TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. IL. - The
State Journal his evening prints an
interview with Jas. F. Legdte IN re-
lAtion to the letter published to-day
purporting to have been written by
MIN to r.. c. Kerens, of St. Louis.
After reading the letter carefully Mr..
Legate SAID:
"Thls letter is a cold blooded for
gerry. I never wrote anything OF
the kind to him or any one. 1t is a
wiltul and malicious lie from BEGIN
ningt to end. [ never knew Mr.. Ker-
n and never met him but once. I
rode with him from Cincinnati to
Columbus some ten days before the
October election. when he told me
the method of the campaign in Gin
cinnatl.
"Legate7 said he never made anv
such propositions written or oral:
that Gov. st. John had never talked
upon the subject; had never Offered
to make any Terms with the r. o 3D.
iicans and that St. john never au-
thorized him to make any propos.-
tlOns and that any charge that he had
done so was a wiiful lie gotten w to
ipjure st. John and ease down rh-
men who have been lying about
him."
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MR.. LETTER.

A few days ago Mr.. Clarkson OF
Des Moines received q sound
scorching from Frank Hatton, but
1t seems he is itching for some more
gore or notoriety, and as the best
means to that end hei Is fOoling around
st. Johns dangerous proximity. As
he states in his letter he claims to be
in possession Of the proofs showing
st. John was br.bed by the Demo
Gratis, but his sense of propriety. ~ Is
so great that he will not divulge the
facts unless st. John will give him
permission to do so. Generous
Clarkson! It never occurs to him
that to call a man q scoundrel with
out proof is baser by far than to call
him by that name with the dOcu-
ments On hand to substantiate 1t.
Some persons don't know an ass
when they see him in q mirror. MI.
ClarksOn is one of them.I
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P,or st. John is catching 1t right
and left from indignant and disap-
pointed Republicans. He Is again
accused Of selling out to the Demo-
Gratis and thus defeating Blaine. AS
he ha, denied all these charges, ana
as his word is quite as good as the
oat,, of bis principal accusers, he may
take no further notice of their va
porings. But. by the way, what did
Ben Butler gel for working Tor
Blaine? Ben is not the man to
waste his sweetness on the desert
air. Come, Mr.. Ciarkson, let the
people know what the Republican
Committee gave Butter to make a
holy show of himself in the last cam
DAign,
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Mr.. VIM. II. Nelson, one of the
former attorneys of Mrs. Sharon, has
served a notice upon ex-Senato,
Sharon f ,rbiddiDg him to pay over to
Mrs. Sharon or her attorney, Tyler,
any money or property in settlement
of the present suit between Sharon
and his wife, without his consent.
He forbids the p,s ment on the
ground of an existing contract be-
tween himself and Ms. Sharon by
which he is to receive one-fourth #
all Gums realized by the plaintiff in
the suit with sharon. Nelson Is the
attorney who had a falling out with
Mrs. Sharon, after being employed
by her, and then appeared against her
in her suit against Sharon for di-
vorce, alimony, etc.
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Meeting Of Independents.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Inde.
pendent Repu blican national con,
m'ttee was i" SIS ion today. Tn.
treasurer reported that the ~rece;rr.
were $l3,836; IF this amount Sli.OOO
mad been expended for campaign doc:
uments, of which 1925, 900 had been
circulated. 1t was resolved that The
national commit tee of I%ndenendent
Republican continue its existt nee
ana That the st ate organizations be
to preserve their rolls con-
tanlng Inc names OF Independent
voters. AT the dinner which f,l.
lowed the meeting, speeches were
made by Carl Shurz and others who
dwelt eulo istically on the victory
Won 6y the Independents, and nrs.
dlcted a newer and cleaner era in no.
tional politics. ""r
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
Captain Phelau.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10. =
Capt. Phelan, of Kansas City, who
was attacked in O'Dorovan Rossa's
Office In New York yesterday, was
lieutenant Of the capitol police here
during the 46th congress. He had
the place two n three year,, but
when Kansas City district became
republican through q split among
democrats, Phelan lost his position
and returned to Kansas City. Since
he left Washington rumors from
time TO time have reached here, con-
Meeting him with dynamiters. It
was at one time said he had gone to
England on a dynamite expedition,
and this Ia the trip which he re-
ferred to In his interview published
in the Kansas City Times.
There were very few new develop
ments in the matter to-day. O'Don-
Ovan Rosa is reticient, when APP
on the subject. Mayor +.
b. bullince, OF Kansas City, q friend
A"a~" cnLfR Z ffkavatSsa,' "- I
,-t1Cd Probate Judge.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
THE LEGISLATURE.

The Legislative Assembly OF the
Territory meetsat Helena tomorrow.
Thanks to the wisdom and fore
thought of preceding legislatures. it
will find the 4 :rritory out OF debt
and the finances IN a prosperous con-
dition. This condition should be
maintained. Economy should be
the watch-word Of the present as it
has been of past legislative assemblies.
This term has been used 30 much
that it has become q sort of g~littering
generality. In many States and Ter
r~itories legislators generally pay no
particular attention to it. Economy
and reform they regard as trite
phrases which sound well, but which
mean nothing In particular. Let US
hope that the members Of the !egis-
lative assembly who r about to be-
gin their very important duties, will
give heed to the full significance of
the terms.
The high Offices which they hold
have other attributes than those Of
political honor. They have not gone
to Helena to pose as the vlctors of
political contests. They are there to
make laws for the Territory, to APP
propriate public money for public
purposes, and 20 correct the evils, /
any exist, which have grown out of
the hasty legislation of the past. Not
much legislative ability is required
to make up q high-pressure, broad
gauge legislator who is conscious
that q plethoric treasury is at his back
ready to honor all drafts which may
be made upon it. But a man must
have brains and tact to minister to
the needs of a growing Territory and
at the same time not embarrass it
with debt. If the members of the
are level-headed men. and
we believe a large majority of them
are, they will guard we'll the doors of
the treasury. Low taxes is a potent
in turning the tide of emigra-
ton into q Territory.
There is. however, one appropra-
ton which the legislature should
make. and we believe will cheerfully
We refer to an appropria-
ton to aid the Territorial Commits
in their efforts to make a
creditable display of Montana pro-
ducts at the New Orleans Worlds
Exposition. This Is q matter which
appeals so directly to the interests of
The Territory that We %apprehend no
objection will be urged against the
appropriation. We propose to refer
% this subject at length in the near
Our Helena correspondent
of other matters for legislation
but until the assembly gets down to
work in earnest little more than sur
misses can be INDUCED in concerning
;he character of that legislation.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
Cruelty ON the High Seas.

LONDON, Jan. 12.-The examins-
ton Of Wm. Ranschier, second mate,
and Ferdinand Koellin, boalswain
OF the American ship J. F. Chapman,
fer the murder of seaman A. Jansen,
while On a voyage from San Fran
ci. co to Liverpool, was resumed this
afternoon. The case attracts much
attention and the courtroom was
crowded. The prisoners were ar
rested in Liverpool the latter pant of
December on the arrival of the ship
at that port. Their arrest was brought
about by the testimony Of the crew
to the clutl treatment of Jansen.
After Jansen. who was q Russian Finn,
had shipped, the Japan had found
easOn to suspect he was penniles~
and sick, and had joined the crew
for the sole purpose of securing a
passage to Europe. Jansen's in
ability Was resented by the captain
as a pretense to shirk tasks, and
when tue ship Vas two days out that
officer kicked him savagely and
struck him in the face because he
he did not '' pull harder" in hosting
the topgallant sail.
The second mate and bOatswain
took their u from the captain and
gave Jansen such iii usage thereafter,
that his death, which occurred at sea,
October 9th, is attributed to horrible
cruelties Inflicted by the prisoners.
At the preliminary hearing at Birk-
enhead, a probable case was made
out against RaDchier aud Keoplln
and they were remanded, Aarcourt,
home secretary. then assumed control
of the case and had the prisoners re-
moved to London, to facilitate extra
dition to the United States in casa
tue American authorities decided to
prosecute them. The session of the
curt this forenoon, was occupied in
hearing the testimony Of the ship
carpenter, Andrew Johnson. He
fully corr ,b0rated the testimony of
Joseph Brisk and Frederick Martin,
able seamen. Johnson says the pris-
onels continually compelled Jansen
to attempt tasks he was to Weak:lO
accomplish and when the man failed
or FILL down from weakn So, he Was
kicked in the stomach and belabored
with clubs or ropes, o tied up by the
thumbs, and placed in perilous
positions as if they would have him
fall overheard. He Was frequently
tied up by the thumbs is such a way
that the tips of his loes barely touched
the deck, and so that ut every rock of
the vessel he would be swinging
from bulwark to bulwark, his entire
weight being suspended by the
thumbs. It waa lntimaled bv the
judge at to-day,,s hearing that Har-
court had issued q fresh warrant for
the arrest of the prisoners on behalf
of the United s ates for their extra
Henry White, second secre-
tary Of the legation watched the case
In behalf of America. All evidence
prevlou>l y given Was presented once
more and the case again adjourned.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

The causes which induced the at
tempted assassination of Captain
Pbeian are still enshrouded in mys-
terry. The Captain himself believes
he was entrapped IN Rossa's office
for the sole purpose of being MUIR
dered. If Phelan live the whole
facts in relation to the matter will be
told. In the meantime there will be
those who think o Donovan Rosa
knows more about the matter than
has yet %transpired. Be this as it
may, the case is one that demands
the closest investigation. This coun-
try can very well dispense with the
presence of such bloodthirsty viii
lains as Phelan's assaillant proved
hinself to be.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

LONDON. Jan. 13.-Tha judge at
Bow street police court to-day granted
extradition to America of VIM. Raus-
cheers second mate and E. Keolpin,
bostswain Of the American sh,pJ.B.
Chapman, on the charge of having
Killed a seaman named jansen by
cruel treatment during the voyage
vt the vessel from San Francisco to
Liverpool.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

Mr.. Samuel l.. Clemens Is one o
the most vigorous Of authors in de-
tense of his rights. and Is determined
to sell mis- own literary property and
to prevent other people from reapiDg
his harvests. He has just brought
suit in the United Sta e. conrt at
Boston to restrain = certain publish
ing house from announcing bis new
book for sale at a reduced price.
Mark Twain says the book is not
ready and that no copy is now for
sale by any one. He proposes to sell
his book by subscription, and wants
the courts 10 uphold him In doing SO
without interference.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
The Legate-st. John Matter.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Jan. 49,
Fred. w. Willard, of the Times. of
this city, and a nephew of James F.
Legate, publishes a card this morning
in which he says that at Mr.. Legate's
request he wrote and mailed a letter
to Chairman Elkins, of the Republic
can National Committee, before the
election, saying in substance that
st, John would leave the field if it
were made an object for him to do so,
and that MI. Legate was the only
one who could manage him. Legate
received q reply. but Willard did not
know it's contents. Soon after Will
lard, at Legate's instance, sent a tele-
gram to st. John, in New York s a,e,
the wording of which he did not fully
comprehend, but it was sufficient to
convince him Legate telegrs pied ST.
John for instructions. wards,
when he asked Legate it he had
heard from the dispatch, the latter
replied everything was lovely.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

General Joe HawleY, of Connecti-
cut has made q lengthy and labored
statement to prove that President
Arthur heartily supported Mr.. Blaine
in the recent surprise party cam
paign. Mr.. Hawley's object is to help
Arthur in his senatorial contest In
New York.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

Editor Clarkson says the country
will know all about the facts and de-
tails of st. Johns 'per6dy'' In q few
DAYS. Give it. to us in small doses
Mr.. Clarkson, and give it straight.
The country" is getting sick of this
continuous whining and stomach
aching on the part of Republicans
owe what they are pleased to call st.
Johns "perfidy." IfBen Butler had
succeeded in drawing off a few more
votes from Cleveland for Blaine, the
latter would have been elected and
we would have heard nothing about
st. Johns "perfidy."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

Mrs. Sarah Althea Hill SHARON
will yet the snug little sum Of $780,
600. by the decision rendered against
ex-senator Sharon. Half of this goes
to her lawyer who took the case for
one-half the sum recovered. II Sa-ah
have no further trouble with her ex-
husband, she will have made a good
thing out of her venture and Sharon
will have paid dearly for his whistle.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
About Kea,uev.

LONDON. Jan. 12.-Kearney, whose
came has been associated with III
attack upon Phelan, in New York,
was not suspected, it seems, of being
connected with dynamlters, and r.
mained in the service of the Gale.
aonlan Railway until March 1888:
Then his connection with dynamlters
Was disclosed during the trial OF tn
Glasgow dynamitrrs at Edinburph.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

The Anarchists Of Chicago are yell
ing for blood. Chicago Is always
wanting something. 1t wanted all
the conventions last year and got
them. And now its anarchists and
socialists want blood. Lot them 60
back to Europe for it. Our workipg
classes have more brains than fire In
their heads. They can get along
without blood.
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rEvADAs CONDITION.

Lt&fAs q [-
The Eureka Sentinel puts the case
very pointedIy when it says "thereis
q cool deal of human nature dis
PLAYED on the part Of the eastern
newspapers who are decrying Nevada
and doing all they can to relegate
her back to a Territory" Nevada is
now regarded hythose journals az. q
squeezed lemon unfit for further
use, and t. be thrown aside. When
the mines of the State were yielding
two and three millions q month, and
the great bodies of ore in the Com.
stock appeared to. be inexhaustible
and the population was daily increas.
ing in numbers and wealth, these
same eastern journals could not say
enough in Praise of Nevada, and the
opportunities she presented tocapital
and labor.
But the lemon is squeezed dry and
changes have come. The great Com
stock after adding over $3.50, COO, 900 to
the worlds wealth is 81 p lrently
exhausted and Is no longer a source
If revenue to the country. Other
mining properties throughout the
State, which have also yielded fabu-
lous amounts are now non-productive.
This fact the Sentinel thinks, isin a
great measure due to the hos3ility
shown to silver by Congress in that
it has kept capital out Of the State,
and as q consequence mining is not
carried IN to: the extent it could
probably be, and miners have had
to leave for other parts.
But for all this Nevada is out of
debt, and has boundless resources
which when fully appreciated by her
people will be more extensively de-
veloped. The State has had to
paddle her own canoe from the start.
It has received less aid from the
National Treasury and dispensed
more wealth to the world than any
other state In the Union. The factis as
the paper from which we have quoted
says, Nevada, like men when suffer-
ing from financial depression, is re-
ceiving a blow from those who happen
to be in better circumstances. 1t is
only temp nary. The State is there,
and there to stay. Its resources are
there and its possibilities for a pros
porous future are still bright. ALI
that the men of the State have to do
is to exercise the proper p'ide; mani
fest a perseverlng spirit, develop the
varied resources of the State, turn
their attention to something else be-
lid 8 silver mining, and stay by their
homes and firesides aud Nevada will
yet become even a greater factor in
the Union than she has been. Give
Navada a chance
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
The Oregon Legislature.

SALEM, Ore, Jan. 12.-The leeis-
lature convened to-day. The senate
did not organize, and under the law
MS puts of the first ballot for
Unlted States Senator until Tuesday.
n 9th inst. The lower house IF.
tected a temporary organization.
There will be a hard fight for the
dictatorship among at least ten can
didates. "
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

The House showed recently, by It's
vote on q motion to pass q bill abo..-
ishing the internal revenue tax on
tobacco and certain other articles,
that 1t is not ready ut this session to
touch the tariff at all. A variety of
sentiment was developedthat showed
a certainty Of a long debate over any
measure OF tariff reduction, and the
House has only eight weeks more to
u,n~k in
, wen MaiuStreetre. Unionsto IN}u
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

The Mormons propose to send mis-
sionaries among the Indians of
Sonora, in Northern Mexico. They
have translated the book of Mormon
into the Spanish language, aud be-
sides teaching the faith of the Latter
Day SAINTS to the savages of Mexico,
they will instruct them in the arts
of peace and civilization. Our Nor.
mon neighbors are an enterprising
people.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

Mr.. Evart.' prospects for riding in
the United States Senate on one o.
his long sentences are not as bright
as they were sometime ago. Nor
toms long purse seems to have more
weight with the aversgeNew York
legislator.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

The Gear Of Russia is about to add
another title to his name. BE wants
to be called the emperor OF Central
Asia" No objection on this side OF
the great deep. But while he IL In
the business of tieing titles to bis
ioval name he should also add "GraDd
Target for Nihilists," and "Duck
meat for Dynamiters."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
The Pope's C0ngratulatorv Letter.

BALTIMORE, Jan. ia special
from Rome to the Sun says: "The
Pope is now engaged in preparing a
special letter, in which he will con-
graduate Archbishop Gibbons as we'll
a. all the bishops recently assembled
10 Baltimore in plenary council.
upon the issue Of their deliberations
ana upon the harmony and unity
with which the conclusions of the
council We're reached. It is generally
believed Archbishop Gibbons will be
created cardinal in May, next.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
A Fatal Riot.

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-A report reach
es here that a strike Is in progress at
divers Chilled Plow Works, at
s nth Bend, Ind, in which nearly
eight hundred men are engaged.
A riot occurred this morning and six
mel we're killed. Tue militia has
been called out. A telegram sent out
from here brings n , details AS yet.
SOUTH BEND. Ind, Jan. 13.-Yes-
terday the employees in the Oliver
Chilled Plow Works struck for higher
wages, AMI compelled all the men to
quit at al early hour this morning
Two bundled men congregated II
front of the gate and would not allow
any to enter. Those who tried to
enter were beaten about tbs head and
body. Officer Kelly, while trying to
quiet the mob, was shot through the
scalp and badly pounded. Capt. Ed
Nicara attempted to go into the office
They attacked him with clubs. A
number of shots were fired. He was
badly hurt about the head. He
entered and locked the door, held u
prisoner in the Office, his only COM
munication being by telephone to the
city. The veteran guards of the e..
A. r. mustered about 20 men 10
rescue Capt. Nicara, a member of the
guards. Sheriff Reckstrad empower
ed Them to act as State militia to
preserve the peace aud to dispense the
strikers. On hearing this some Of the
strikers left. The following is the li,t
of wounded : Capt. Ed. NIcara, Dave
Hoffman, Nj. Gard, Officer Kelly
and Jac0b Barndhart. the foreman in
the pant shop. Immense crowds
are thronging the streets followed by
the veteran guards to the factory, and
great excitement prevails.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
The Mascot Office A6rav.

New YORK, Jan. Ia. r Brew
ser. state register, shot in the affrav
At the Mosco1 office, died ut 2 O'Clock
this morning. Brewster is a native
OF Ireland, aged Al years, and has
been a prominent ward politician of
this city many years and formerly
sheriff.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

The murder of the German agent
by the natives of the west coast. of
Africa, will be a sufficient pretext for
the occupation of that p srticular sec
ton of the county by the former.
Hiekorytowu and all the other towns
here are doomed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

CHEYENNE, Jan. IL. Gov. VIM.
Hale of Wyoming territory died this
evening, after a lingering illness,
from kidney complication. He was
appointed Governor by President
Arthur, Aug. Sd 1872. His former
residence was Greenwood Iowa. He
was 48 gears old.
The funeral of Gov. Halle will be
held here Friday afternoon. He will
be buried in Cheyenne.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14

WILMINGTON, Ohio, Jan. 13.-The
examination of the accounts of ex-
IRE ,surer L D. Reed. show him
short about $l5, OoO. Reeds bonds
men are good and the county will
lose nothing
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
Washtngton Notes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. - All the
.eslmony before tho senate commit.
'ss on Indian sffairs to-day was To-
n effect that improper means were
useo to secure leases OF Indian lands.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-14
BUTTE, JANUARY IA, 1885.

There will be but little excuse for
rash legislation this year. A session
of sixty days is long enough for
members to digest fully all necessary
legislation,