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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17
muttny OF Mexican Soldiers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IL. -CNron-
acte's SanDlego Gala, special says:
A courier arrived to-day with des-
patches for the Mexican consul stat
Ing that Mexican soldiers stationed at
Eusonda, Mexico IS m lies north of
here mutinied Friday night last
and murdered their captain (name
not given his wife and several other
persons. Tney then fled III d body
taking arms and ammunition with
them. The band numbers d.. A
telegram was sent to the captain of
the gunboat "DemocratA which has
been lying In this port to come to
their assistance, but the vessel had
sailed f)r san Francisco. Applica-
ton was then made to Capt. Bailey,
OF the United Safes Soth infantry,
to forward such assistance as would
prevent depredations along The
boundary line. Tue 'equest will
probably BE- granted. The Mexican
citiz n are grea ly alarmed, as the
mutineers are known to be a desper-
ate lot. A despatch just received
says the m%utineers passed near
Campo, Mexico, and were making
Tor the United States territory.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

The Davis-Se rman controversy If
taken up by the United States Senate.
The matter In dispute between those
gentlemen cannot be considered to
be of national Importance. But II
Senators will drag It into the halls of
Congress the whole truth and nothing
but the truth should be told. Senator
Lamar starts out with the proposition
that Davis did not write the letter as
cribed to him and asserts his belief
that no such letter Is IN existence.
The burden of proof falls on the
prosecution and II General Sherman
does not produce the letter or unde
niable proofs that 1t was written he
must acknowledge "inadvertent and
unintentional injustice" to Davis
upon his part. That Is the least he
can do.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

A Washington corresp ondent tele-
graphs toa Boston journal that there
are the stron gest reasons for believing
that after all Senator Bayard will not
be a member of Mr.. Cleveland's cab-
met. The best reason Of all comes
from New York Democrats, who
have had consultations with the pres
ident-elect, and who now announces
that William c Whitney, son-in-law
Of Senator-elect Payne, of Ohio, is to
be New York's representative in the
cabinet, and Abram s. Hewitt is au-
thority for the statement that it Is
the treasury department that Mr..
whitney will preside over.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

TT. WAYNE. Jan. l5.--No change
In the situation of the striking
brakeman up to 2 p. m. to-day. No
e1ort has been made to move apv
freight trains out of Fl. Wavne ,inca
Yesterday and no freights have ar
rlved from Chicago or Crestline AZ
YARDS are already blocked at r.,
Mayne Railroad officials yesterday
a. demanded handed Of the city projection
~ claim the city will
pave 70 assume the responsibility of
losses arising from y failure to nro.
.ec. tram mel in their eff. to
move trains. The chief of nolice to.
oay stated to IN Associated Press re ~.
p porter that a force of men would be
bar ~ =, selvloe against = large num-
would not attempt to enforca ths ,a ne
against the striker. unless the .nthor.
1ues increase the force.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

The Minneapolis Tribune says:
The Spanish treaty does not find
favor among the intelligent and con.
sentative merchants of Boston. Iu-
deed, their objection is 80 strong tina,
they have prepared a protest agains,
its ratification by the senate, to be
transmitted to both house of congress,
on the ground that the alleged bene-
fit to the shipping interests is illusory:
that the treaty provides for a re'iu-
qui- hment of q duty which. the frs,
year, would amount to $40, 600, 600,
and which would annually increase
in proportion to their larger produc-
tons /; that the present treaty gives
Spain the right to tax these islands
to the full extent of the benefit they
may derive from it, which would be
equivalent to giving Spain annually
the $4,000, 900 of which we would de-
prive u own country and that NO
Ia favor of the treaty has
been advanced that will bear the test
of intelligent discussion. This protest
has been signed by the wealthiest
and most influential firms of Boston.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

New York, Jan. l5.-James r.
Keene. grain operator. is living at Far
Rockaway, aud is a commuter on
the Long Island Railroad. He left
his communication ticket at home on
Monday morning, and refused to pay
cash fare to the conductor, saying an
extra punch could beput in his ticket
the next day. The conductor OBJ
1ected and still demanded fare, and
keene continued to refuse to y 1t,
Finally, the conductor stopped the
train and ate mpted to put Keeneof.
when a rough-and-tumble fight en-
sued. A number of passengers in
terfered and parted the broken-down
millionaire and the railroad man, and
q stranger paid Keene's fare. The
trafn resumed ita journey toward
New York with Keene vowing VEN
geance.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

1t is not true that the managers of
the New Orleans Exposition contem-
plate asking further aid of the gov.
eminent. No action of that kind
has been considered by ;:the board.
On the contrary. Director General
Burke is confident that assistance
enough to tide over all emergencies
can be readily secured at home. The
present outlook, now that the ex-
hibits are in. place and various en-
~barrassing elements of delay sur
mounted, is day by day improving,
aid there il little remaining doubt
that the exposition will prove a
pecuniary success.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17
washington News Budget.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Morgan made a speech in executive
session IN favor of the Nicaraguan
treaty. He discussed the possible
relations of foreign powers to this
subject and set both at great length
the advantage to this country VIII Oh
may be expected to follow the con-
struction of the canal. There were
no olh+r speeches. An amendment
was offered by Sherman looking to
negotiations with Great Britain for
the abroRation or amendment of the
Clayt0n-Bulwer treaty before the
Nicsraguan tire .ty takes effect. In
the House the committee decided to
recommend the appointment of u
commission of seven members and
two army engineers of the coast sur
vey officers and four civilians to tx
work in progress on the vari-
GUS rivers and harbors and report to
The commission to be in
existence but one year.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

A Denver dispatch says q comb.
nation has been formed to elect Teller
United States Senator from Colorado.
Before that State casts Mr.. Hill aside
1t would be we'll for the people to in
quire into the S%ecretary's actions
concerning the leasing Of certain
Indian lands. 1t is now reported he
has already secretly leased q large
portion of the Crow reservation to a
Colorado syndicate. If this be so
there Is reason to believe that the
lease was given In consideration of
his election to the United States
senate. This accounts for the milk
in the cOcoanut.,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

now say," says John F. Legate,
that as far as st. John is concerned
III all these transactions, the Virgin
Mary Is not more innocent than he."
AS Legate Is Clarkson's main wit
ness against st. John, this assurance
OF MI. Legs.te must be accepted as an
acquittal of the Prohibition candidate
on the charges preferred against him,
Clarkson is in a tight place.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

London has grown 80 accustomed
to dynamite explosions that the oc.
currence at the Cover street station
is very little discussed, and dismissed
by the leading papers with some con.
tempt and a good deal of apathy.
The Pail AaM Gazette suggests q re:
ward for information regarding the
con~spirators, and heads the subscrip.
ton with 500. remarking: "They
c,me high, but we must have them.
The sum proposed Is more than they
are worth, but it Is q cheap insurance
against further outrages." .
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17
It John Speaks.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-A letter
from Ex-Governor st. John to the
prohlbitioHists is published here to.
day. He says the whole story to the
effect that II or the prohibition COM
mlttee have received 3 single
penny, pledge or promise from the
democratic + any other party, person
or persons directly or Indirectly in
connection with the campaign except
my. personal expenses paid by the
prohibition committee Is UNANIMOUSLY
and maliciously false"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

The generosity of Mr.. w. II. Van.
derbilt to General and Mrs. Grant
seems to belle the reputation given
him tor coldness and selishness. If
"charity covereth q multitude of
sins," the great millionaire will wear
an almost spotless robe in the here
after, with not a letter of "d-n tie
public b" imprinted thereon,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17
MOntana,s Governor.

The following sketch of Hon. B
Plat Carpenter, Montana's newly
appointed Governor al pears in the
Poughkeepsie IN. " Courier Of the
4th inst:
Hon. B. P. CARPENTER, Governor
of Montana, took his departure from
this city on Wednesday evening for
his new field Of labor. He expected
t., reach Helena tomorrow, when he
Will enter upon his duties at once,
The Legislature of Montana meets
on the 18th inst. Before leaving the
city Governor Carr enter was visited
by = number of our most prominent
and Influential citizens, VINO, while
exprt ssing regret at his de. arturo
from u city, wished him a safe and
pleasant journey to his destination
and every success in the high office
which he Is about to enter. At this
time perhaps it would not be out OF
place to give q brief sketch of Gov.
Carpenters public career.
i Governor Carpenter was born In
the town Of Stanford, this county.
May IA, 1887: In 1852 he removed
with his parents t" this city, and here
he has resided ever since. In 1857,
he graduated from Union Coll .ge. and
IN 1858 was admitted to the par. In
the same year he was elected District
Attorney OF Duchess county, In
1854. be was appointed Assessor o
Internal Revenue for the twelfth
(now l6th) Congressional Distriot-
and held the Office until 1859. when
he resigned it. In 1867, he was elected
q member Of the New York State
constitutional Convention. In 1872
he was selected as Temporary chair,
man of the Republican State Conven.
ton at Utica, and his speech on that |
occasion attracted attention through. !
out the State, having been published |
and circulated among the campaign |
documents OF that year. In 1875. ne
Vas elected State Senator for the l1Lh |
u 'trict, and In 1877, having positively |
de ;lined a reelection to the Senate
he was elected County JuQpe.
Fol- years Gov. Carpenter has been
q prominent man ia the Republican
In the National Republican
conventions Of 1868, 1872 and 1884 he
headed the delegation from this Com
xressional dist let, and he has taken
an active part in all the Republican !
state Conventions..for the past twenty
years. For four years he was chair.
OF the Republican State Com
Gov. Carpenter is a good sneaker
q sound, successful lawyer. His
style :of expression Is siDgularly
perse. exact and forcible, and he has
alwaysbeen held In high esteem A
IN a6les, frank and fearless man. The
Montana will fud in him
10 Executive In every respect emil
lentiy lifted for the important posi-
Ion % which he has been called.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

Territories, II seoins, have no rights
which the average congressman feel
bound to Respect. The House ha>
just passed. u bill prohibiting appeals
from the Supreme Court Of any Ter
ritory unless the matter in dispute.
exclusive OF costs, shall exceed IS, 900.
o. course such an august body as the
Supreme Court Of the United States
has nc time to fool away with the
small try of the Territories. They
have all they can do to attend to the
$1,000 cases from the States.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

The bill to retire General Grant has
passed the Senate, q large number of
Democrats voting for it. Only nine
VI tes are recorded against the
measure. The bill will be opposed in
the House.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

A new musical prodigy has been
discovered at Bost IN. La Petit,
Marguerite, as she Is called, lie only
twelve years old, but her vocal and
dramatic abilities are so remarkable
that the Bostonians are already COM
pairing her to the youthful Patti OF
several years ago.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

There is every reason to believe
that the climax has been touched.
for present prices will tend to de
crease the yie!d, and many mines are
beginning to run very much lower In
their per cent. of richness. At the
close lie. is the ruling price at New
York for Lake, with q fairly arm
market. Demand Is quiet and likely
to be light for some weeks to come.
Lead. says the circular, has been
q football during the year, that has
been knocked about with exceeding
raptdtty. Heavy losses have occurred
in all departments, but no failures
are reported among smelters, retiners
or manufacturers. The product for
the past year 10 estimated ut $4,000
tons, or about 2 per cent. below tina.
OF 1855. In regard to Its future. the
circular says: 1.-THE question 70 be
solved by 1885 is whether the mines
can produce and live and increase IN
their output or not at any price below
$3.50 to 1915 per hundred pounds. in
New York" 1t seems the general
DRIFT Of lead, a. Of copper, seems
Clearly to be toward . lower limit In
general.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17
C~HIEF.JUSTICE l

speaking of the recent illness o.
Chief-Justlce Waite the Omaha Her
aid says:
Last year Chisf-J Justice Waite had
a slight paralytic stroke. 1t was 8
critical experience, but the sufferer
recovered quickly and resumed
his seat on the bench. Re.
Gently he was attacked on face and
head with erysipelas. but nothing so.
rious Was thought of 1t. It is now
said that the disease has taken .
dangerous turn. Perhaps this is true
and perhaps 1t Is not.
About six weeks ago, or just prior
to the last illness of Justice Waite
1t was reported that Justice Bradley
was very anxious to be retired, on
account of growing infirmity, and
simultaneously 1t was given out that
Secretary Frelinghuysen was TO sue.
coed him. But it appears that the
anxiety for the retirement of Mr.,
Bradley was all on the other side.
and the justice has no ~peroeptible in.
clination to create q vacancy tor Mr..
Frelinghuysen just at present. 1t
was only upon the discovery of this
fact, and Immediately thereafter.
that the roee-colored bulletins regard
Ing Justice Waite's health assumed
q gioomy-tinted color. It SCENE,
therefore, that there is some peculiar
connection between Nj. Frelinghuy.
sens ambition and . Justices physi-
cal condition. Perhaps II the secre.
tary can curb his ambition q couple
Of months longer all will 30 well yet,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

Crouch, the new leader of the Oklo-
homa boomers, Is counting q scab on
bis nose. He Is entrenched awaiting
the approach of General Hatch and q
fight is anticipated. Some body will
be whipped, but General Hatch Is not
likely to be the man.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

The Congressional appropriation of
$4,000 for the relief Of the. Pieean
Indians may avert starvation In the
tribe If the amount does not expert
ence too great q sbrinkage as it passes
on Its way trom Washingtol TO the
agency.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

Phelan has the satisfaction of
knowing that he is now filling .
large space In the public eye, which
knowledge to q man who loves noto-
rely, Is some compensation for being
cut 10 pieces.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

Beecher doesn't "go" after all. At
the recent sale of pews in his church
the handsome sum of $27,256 was
realized, bringing q premium of over
81, 600.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

France and Germany have kissed
and made up in regard to the
Egyptian, Congo and Chinese ques-
tons. They agree to tickle each other
In all their colonial schemes, let
England cay what che may.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

The Ind pendents of New York
propose 10 continue their political
organization. In fact they cannot
do otherwise. They bave been read
out of the Republican party ard are
not yet prepared to enter the ranks
of the Democracy. Holding the
balance Of power they best ssrve the
country Just where they are,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

In referring to M. N. P. Hills
candidacy for reelection tothe Uuited
States Senate, the Denver Tribune
Republican says. 1.-THE people 81
Colorado are thoroughly aroused to
the necessity of protecting the silver
interests. By common consent Sem
ator Hill is regarded as the foremost
bi-metalIist in the country, and
therefore better able than any other
man to represent the State in the
United States Senate. The people
are for Hill and Silver"
We can conscientiously endorse
everything said above in regard to
the emin Mt fitness of Senator Hill
for the position which he now honors.
The gentleman is an able, consisten,
and firm friend of the silver mining
States and Territories, and his re-
election would be hailed with p cas-
ure by them all.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

The winter ~ cknes have com
menced operations Ia Aiabama and
Georgia. A large amount OF prog
erty was destroyed and several lives
lost by the recent one in those st ates.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17
THE LAND ACTS.

The gross frauds which have been
pracsiced to acquire public land I'm.
der the presumption, desert land and
timber culture act, have finally led t,
Congressional action looking ia
their repeal. The desert land bill
nevershould have been passed in tbt
drjt place. 1t Was conceip ed In fraud
Intended as q fraud and was q fraud
Of the first water. Til ~ sand of acres
of fine agricultural. meadow ana
grazing lands have been taken W
under the act and title perfected
thereto, and in ninety-nine cases in
a hundred the requirements of the
act have not been complied with
Poor men have not been able to
comply with the provisions of thu
act and have received no benz
eft from it, but those who were adj.
to fence the land and to turn q few
inches of water upon it are the ones
who have taken advantage of the
law. Some of the most bare-faced
frauds known in the history of land
grabbing have been practiced under
it. Instances are recorded where
parties have taken up GAO acres of
dine arabic. and meadow lands unde,
the desert land act, having a living
stream of water running through the
entire tract. VI course, In many in
stances, 1t required some stalwart
swearing to perfect title out the man
who could take up what he knew
was not, In any sense, desert land,
vas generally prepared to comply
with all the minor details to yet bis
title to 1t.
The fact is there are no desert
lands in the west, under the prop
er meaning of the term-except a
strip stretching to the east
ward OF the Sierra Nevada noun
tains. There Is not al acre of des-
ert" lands In Montana worth
up. Those which the act des-
as such are covered with fine
grasses, and by fencing them will
yield fair crop of hay.
The presumption law has also been
the snitld under which one man has
obtained title to large bodies of the
public domain. Filings have been
made by parties upon lands, with
he understanding that another party
'hould pay the government price tor
hem with a bonus to the preempter.
The timber culture act Is another
raud. A few trees have been set out
lpon the rich prairies of Dakota and
eft to the tender mercies Of forspin9
took, while the claimant was buxzinp
'round the nearest land office for his
tile.
1t is decidedly In the line of the in
erests of the homeless people of the /
ountly that these acts he repealed.
land grabbing by fraudulent entries
las been practiced long enough. The
homestead entry law should remain
pom our statute book. 1t should.
Iowever, provide for q continuous
esidence of five years upon public !
md to entltle the homesteader to a
tile thereto. No Communication should
e allowed. With the presumption !
esert land and timber culture laws !
wept from our statute books. our
nblie ,nds would hereafter BIZ occn-
led solely by bona tide settlers. And :
|" Q are the only ones wanted upon !
ae free domain OF these United
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

The Northern Pacific elevator com.
pany has proposed to build q public
warehouse and elevator on condition
OF the promise Of Incorporation on the
part Of business men.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

In their report the grand jury of
Gallatin county entered the r protest
against the proposed lease of u large
part of the Crow reservation by u
Colorado syndicate.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

The London Times wants Mr.. CLAD.
stone to resiga, but that gentleman
does rot appear inclined 10 fill the
want.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

Schuyler Colfax dropped dead in q
railroad station In Minnesota day be-
fore yesterday Nj. C0lfax was for
m my years q member of Congress
from Indiana, and closed his politlca
career as Wee President during Lin
coln's first term. Since then he has
occupied but little of public atten-
ton, having passed his life in almost
absolute retirement. He was q man
Of a warm heart, and numbered
among his friends some of the most
prominent men of the country.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17

The Mahdi is still alive, and it is
reported he has accepted the con.
ditions for a settlement proposed by
General Wolseley. But where H.
GOrdOa2