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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

The Ohio Republican platform seems to
be the most idiotic ever writt-n 1t is ap-
parently the work OF a d~emagogue. 1t reads
very much as though the Tattoed Knight
of Maine had had a hand in it's prepara-
ton. The New York World thus alludes to
the gentleman who presided over the con-
vention that adopted the platform, and in
cldentally tears to pieces one of his denla-
gogic utterances: 81. d. Taylor, who
presided temporarily over the Ohio Repub-
lean convention, made a bold dash for the
Cheerful Idiot crown now worn by Reed of
Maine. The State that gave $50, 900 brave
and true soldiers said he, must ever be a
Republican State Ohio gave Mr.. Lincoln
lin 1860 231,61O votes. After enlisting
100000 troops, it gave Mr.. Lincoln Tin
1864 224, OOS. In other words, the en-
listment of 100000 brave and true sol
diers' cost the Republican party exactly
1902 votes. In the fall of 1855, when
these 100000 troops had been disbanded
and had returned to their homes, there was
an election in Ohio for Governor at which
223,633 Republican votes were polled, or
less by 365 than had been polled the pre-
vious fall when these $780, 600 troops were
in the field. All the Republican voters
among those 100000 was 1855 less than
none at least the statistics have that ap.
~pearance." J
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ?

A gentleman, writing under date of June
Is, 1885, from Barry, ILL.,, says: 81 write
now especially to ask about the genuine
ness OF f. ID. Moffite. blind, OF Butte
City, Montana, who is in this country re-
cruiting men for his mines. He is intelli-
gent, and tells IL square story, and claims
to be sole owner OF extensive mines and fur
naces, employing S42 men, and of an ex-
tensive hotel of 1OS rooms. | should like
to know from some other source if this is
all gold that glitters.' He offers 50 sc per
day and board for miners, and offers to
advance the railroad fare of any unable to
pay their passage. He came from Georgia
about 1856, and claims to have been in all
the mining States and territories, except,
perhaps, California. His brother was
scalped eleven years ago, and he lost his
eyes by a premature explosion in his shaft
nine years since. 1t is to me really won.
derful how he manages to get about unat-
tended"
The best informed gentlemen resident
.hereabout do not seem to have any knowl-
edge of Mofhtte, blind or otherwise. There
is no hotel in Butte with 1OS rooms and
there is no man by hat name resident in
this city or Territory employing so many
men. He is a fraud. Miners are not
wanted here, the supply being fully equal,
II not in excess, OF the demand. What OBJ
ject this man could have in deceiving labor
IN Illinois in this apparently senseless man
nerls beyond our comprehension. The men
whom he hires ito come to Montana
mould be sure not to advance small loans
to him.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27
A PAYING BUSINESS

The stock market is an anamOly in our
trade c%enters. 1t is a necessary evil that
has grown up within recent years. The
craze of the country is stocks-gold, silver,
iron, bank, railway and a thousand and
one species. Yet who has become wealthy
by specializing in stocks, if the professional
broker is set aside. There is money in the
business for some one or it would not be
continued. The commissions upon the
Board transactions are something enor.
nous. The proceeds OH this score alone
for buying and selling 10000, 900 shares OF
stock per week is something enormous.
This money goes, OF course, from the pockets
of the buyers and sellers into those OF the
brokers. This accounts for the extraor.
binary price of seats in the New York
Brokers' Board. A few years ago, say fiji
teen, such seats were sold for $500 each.
Ten years later they had jumped to So.
600, and a short time ago a retiring mem.
Der received $685. for his seat. Where
the harvest is SO abundant it pays men to
enter the field and pay handsomely for the
privilege OF reaping. Whether the mar
ket goes up or down, whether his
customer makes a thousand or loses his
all, the brokers' commission fall into his
purse with pleasant regularity and he does
not complain. The panics that scare
other people out Of their wits, and make
them throw their stocks on the market pell
nell, only make him smile the more, for
they simply double his business and his
profits. In fact, the brokers are the virtual
masters OF the situation. They are the
only people who cal make hay in foul
fore be no such great matter for surprise,
after all, that there are men willing to in
vest $685. 600 in a seat in a stock exchange.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27
A JEWISH colony in Russia, living in the

A JEWISH colony in Russia, living in the
mountains OF Northern Caucasus, is thus
described in the Kavkas: "The Dagh
Tchoufont live in several small but distinct
communities in the province OF Daghestan.
Terek and Kouban. They say that they
are the descendants OF Persian jews who
arrived in Daghestan in the fifteenth CEN
fury and who established themselves some
time later among the Koumyks, whose
princes greatly valued their commercial
aptitude and their skill in the cultivation
of madden, rice and the vine. Considerably
before the Russian conquest OF the Cauca-
sus these Jews were established at the aoul
OF Andreievsk, on the plateau of Koumyk,
and it was after this that they came into
the Terek, where they settled in a place
named Portytch, between the present
stanitzas of Schelkazavodskia and Stched.
rinskaia. With a view OF more successfully
resisting the attacks of the mountaineers
they were then installed in the aouls of
Andreievsky, Taschketchi, KILL Yurt and
Others, which they occupy at the present
day. They number about 500 families.
They speak different dialect of the Gircas-
sian mountaineers, but they prefer writing
and talking the language of Farsistan,
which they brought with them from Persia.
Their talmud is translated into that Ian
guage. They have nothing in common with
Russian Jews except their religion, which,
however, possesses some distinctive fea-
lures. Their rabbis are subordinate to the
Chief Rabbi of Derband. The Daph
Tchoufont are engaged in both commerce
and agriculture, They were the first noun
taineers of the Terek to visit the towns
and distinct fairs of Russia and their ex-
ample has much contributed to the indus
trial development of the mountaineers.
At the present time they enjoy the sam
rights as other Grcassians; they can pos
sess lands, and pay equal taxes with the
roSt ~
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SPEAKING of the Presidents policy in the

Territories, the Lnter-MOuntain says: "In
only Il few instances has he kept his per-
sonal and party pledges on that subject.
In New Mexico he has made three outside
appointments, two to the Supreme Bench
and one to the Office of Surveyor-General.
He has afflicted Utah with two outside ap-
pointecs, one Associate Judge of the SUI
preme Court and a Receiver of the Land
Office. Is this keeping faith with the Terri
tories in the matter OF appointments? Is
this in conformity with the Territorial
plank in the Chicago PLATFORM" In
both OF these instances there were
good reasons for departing from the
rule that will be observed by the party
local conditions rendering it absolutely
necessary. In New Mexico the land-thiev-
ing rings are SO numerous that it would be
difficult to find a man within the Territory
of sufficient prominence to fill SO import
ant a position, who is not directly or indi-
rectly connected with them. These land
thieves a had SO wide a range and were
SO well shielded by the Republican officials
in the Territory that their rascality has
been well covered up. It was necessary to
put a man in the Surveyor-Generals office
who was not only not connected with the
rings, but who is honest and capable. No
better man than Mr.. Julian could have
been found. In Utah conditions exist that
it absolutely impossible for the
President to select men from within the
The population of that Terri
tory is a s factional army, the
majority arrayed against the minority.
The Gentiles and the Mormons both are
bitter partisans and the best interests of
the Government and justice demanded that
a person resident beyond the Territory
should be appointed to the associate judge
ship. The Democratic party never meant
strict an adherence to the principle
at Chicago as to injure the
public service. If ever a President was JUS
titled in departing from the fixed principles
of his party, Mr.. Cleveland was justified in
the appointments to which our evening
has referred.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

ON April 18th last, a row of S-story tene'
ment houses on West Sixty-second street,
New York city, fell in with a crash, carrying
CONSERVATION throughout the neishbor.
hood. It was feared that many lives were
lost and there was great Indignation incon'
sequence throughout the country. Investi-
cation showed that the bricks were abso-
lutely worthless, that the mortar had no
strength and that generally the immense
structures in course of erection, were SIM
ply death-traps. Then there went up a
howl Tor the punishment OF Buddensick.
only one life was lost, and for the murder
OIL Louis Walters, the man Buddensick was
placed upon trial. Yesterday he was found
guilty OF m~anslaughter in the second degree
and sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tlary and heavily fined. The verdict was Il
righteous one and the sentence none too
severe. The object of the infection OF legal
punishment is two-fold-to punish the
criminal and as a warning to Others. 1t is
TO be hoped that the penalty imposed upon
Buddensick may deter other constituencies
men from engaging in his style OF building
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

The MINER learns that Gov. Carpenter
fully realizes the Importance of a full exhibit
of Montana products at London in 1886.
He feels that it would be a great wrong to
the Territory not to be properly repre-
scented there. We understand that the
Governor, in the absense Of legislative au-
thority, has determined to appoint COM
missioners, with powers to raise funds and
to represent the Territory at-London. He
has had the names of the following gen.
tlemen under consideration: John 8. Har-
ris OF Helena, William A.. Clark OF Butte,
Samuel T. Hauser of Helena, John E. Ken
needy of OF Blatchford and Marcus DAILY of
Butte. and possibly others. The MINER
trusts that these gentlemen, all of them
representative residents of the Territory,
may see their way clear to accept the trust
rendered them.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

THERE are but three more performances
to BIZ given at R~enshaw's Hall by Frederick
Warde and his admirable company ere they
resign the stage to the mirth and melody
of Barlow & Wilson's MINISTRIES. Tonight
the most proidhnd Of Shakespeare's crea-
lions will be al b, and Mr.. Warde will illus
trate his view88 Hamlet, the melancholy
and philosop1 prince OF Denmark. Judg-
ing from the rE3ormances OF this talented
gentleman, this will be one of his most in
teresting personations and should draw a
crowded audisnce. Tomorrow, at the
matinee, vi 1GlRs will be represented, and
in the evening" III. Warde will appearin two
characters; aA5Shylock, in the Merchant
OF Venice" an tetruchio, in 1.-THE Tanning
of the Shrew. 'fssfhese characters, though
both the offspring Of Shakespeare's sub
lime genius, are directly opposed to each
other, and will furnish an admirable test
of Mr.. Warde's abilities. The malignant
hatred OF the crafty, avaracious Jew, in
tensified by an age Of injustice and wrong,
will afford a striking contrast to the young,
hashing, reckless Petruchio, whose tongue
and whip reduces the high-tempered
Katherine to tame submission. Mr.. Warde
is unquestionably a great actor, the equal
oi Barrett and Mccullough in every respect,
and he deserves from the lovers Of the
aeRitimate drama the most liberal patron
age. The remaining three performances
should be Witnessed by crowdsdhonsss.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

ACCORDING to a cablegram of the New
York Herald, matrimonial matters in
Chill are in a bad way. The church refuses
to recognize marriages under the civil law,
and the State ignores clerical marriages,
The women espouse the cause OF the church;
and the men, as a rule, stand by the posi-.
ton taken by the Government. The result
of this anomalous state Of affairs is that
the ratio of LEGITIMACY is something as.
founding, being % per cent OF the births,
against z per cent in the United States. To
make matters worse, both parties are very
bitter, and are preparing to make measures
SO stringent that it is feared the rite OF
marriage may be totally suspended. Chill
is liable to become a free love nation.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27
HON. RICHARD 4. MERRICK.

In the death of Hon. Richard T. Merrick,
which occurred in Washington City, Tues
day last, the Democratic party has lost
one OF it's ablest, purest and most unselfish
members. Mr.. Merrick was a native OF
Maryland, where his family has for years
occupied important and honorable posi-
| tions, both in public and private life, his
brother, w. M. Merrick, having been re-
Gently appointed from that State Associate
| Justice of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia, to succeed Hon. A. B. Wylie,
| who was retired. After he had completed
Il Is studies K. r. Merrick settled in Wash
ifngton and began the practice of his pro-
~fession, the law, and made his talents so
| soon recognized that IN comparatively a
few years he stood at the head of the able
men who in those days composed the bar
at that court. A continuous student he
mastered the intricacies OF his profession,
the term implies, and in addition he was
one of the most chaste and eloquent
pleaders who ever appeared before a
court or jury. It was not, however,
until the memorable "rape on the Presi-
dency" and the formation of the Electoral
Commission that Mr.. Merrick gained a
national reputation. During his long resi-
dence in Washington and occupying the
prominent position he did in social life,
Mr.. Merrick had naturally become ac-
quainted with the leading men of his party,
and when the great emergency arose., he was
invited to become one Of the counsel for
Mr.. Tilden, which he did. Learned in the
higher law and fortified with the earnest
faith OF his convictions he stood amid the
galaxy OF his brilliant associates in that
memorable and eventful struggle, and such
was the impression he made upon them in
the councils. that he was unanimously
selected as n OF the men to present and
urge the cause before the Commission. His
presentation of the case and his arguments
are historic, but for knowledge and pro-
fundity they took rank with the ablest
efforts on either side. and bearing, as they
did, the impress OF learning and genius at
once placed Mr.. Merrick in the fore front of
the constitutional lawyers and earned for
him q national fame.
Deceased never held any office, although in
1912, while the famous Territorial form
of government was in existence in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, he ran as the Democratic
candidate for Delegate to Congress, but the
power of the Shepherd ring was so strong, |
that, much to the surprise of the good peo-
pie, he was badly beaten.
In social life he was a central figure and
his beautiful home was a spot in which
were often gathered the best types of the
brains and refinement of the capital, but in |
these assemblages there was no room for
shoddy or cheap demagogues. A gentleman
in every sense of the word, Mr.. Merrick dur
ing life made it a point to observe all the
amenities and cOurtesies, and his taking off
will be sincerely mourned by all who knew
him. and leaves a vacancy hard to fill.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27
The Wood River Times calls attention

The Wood River Times calls attention
to the TACT that it is strange that SO many
Eastern capitalists should allow their mil
ions to lie idle in the vaults, when SO many
favorable opportunities for safe investments
are presented throughout the West. The
same inducements that Idaho offers to
capital are offered by Montana and nearly
every Territory Of the West. Instead of
three and four per cent interest, money is
worth from 10 to "a per cent per year, on
gilt-edged security, and occasionally v
more than that. But it is not only in that
way that capital could find a profitable
avenue OF investment, but there are a hun
dred directions, in mines, cattle, lands,
wood lands, fumes, bitches, ETC., in which
excellent returns are assured to capital ju-
diciously invested. Let the m~oney-bags OF
the East who are now bowling against sill
yer come out and get acquainted with us.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

DURING the first five months of 1885
only 655 miles of railway were built in
America. This accounts for the dull times
East and South. 1t accounts for the clos
ing up of the iron mills, the shutting down
OF the blast furnaces, and the depression
in the trades generally. There have been
single months when the mileage of railway
construction was greater than it has been
for the five referred to. 1t is a cause for
deep regret to be compelled to confess that
the outlook for the future is not cheering.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

The Episcopal church in Denver has long
been handicapped by a clergyman named
Hart, who is Known as DEAN Hart, being
the head OF the cathedral system in that
state. He has long been sailing under false
literary colors, but was unmasked onlv a
few days ago, when it was proven beyond a
question that a recent lecture by him in
reply to Monsignor Capel was stolen bodily
from Littledale's ''Plain Reasons" The
proof is absolute and the sDean' has heen
placed in Il very unenviable light, much to
the delight of his enemies and the discount.
ture of his friends.
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wHArTHE VAR cosTmBLooD.

M-
A score Of years have passed since The
war closed, and until a few days ago no one
knew, to anything like an approximation,
what the great struggle cost in life and
blood on the Union side. In june, 1884,
Adjutant-Gen er Drum detailed j. w.
Kirkley, n Of the most reliable statisti-
clans in the Adjntant-G Generals office, to
begin the compilation of the number OF
deaths that occurred in the Union army
during the whole Of the raj A minute and
exhaustive exploration Of all ~obtainable
official documents was made, and it re-
quired a years time Ind the aid OF ten
clerks to complete the work. The Army
and Navy Journal thus summarizes the re
suit OF the investigation, the report OF
lished in book form eventually: To state
the grand result at the outset, the table
shows a total OF 1853 deaths OF commits
stoned officers and 349, 913 deaths of en-
listed men, making an aggregate of 359,496
deaths among the Union forces. The period
included in the record is, for the regular
troops, the interval between April Is,
1COly duu Aukubt ~ loOO, " q pOIOlUu " v
the volunteers, it is prolonged beyond the
latter date until the muster out OF each or
g%anization. 1t will be remembered that the
troubles in Mexico and other causes occa-
STONED the retention of some volunteers in
the service after the downfall of the Con-
federacy. Indeed, as Nh. Kirkley notes, the
last white volunteer organization was dis
banded November Is, 1867, and the
last colored regiment on December
20, 1867, while the last officer of
the volunteer general staff was not mus
out until July 1, 1869. Yet, careful
as the examination of the records has been, /
one lack renders it far from complete. The
at the South used for the confinement of
Union'soldiers are missing. For the prisons !
At Americas, Atlanta, Augusta, Charleston, |
Macon, Marietta, Mobile,
Savannah, Shreveport and
Tyler the registers have not been secured at
Ill, and the Importance of these prisons is
veil known. Only partial records were had
rom the prisons at Cehawba, Columbia,
S. c.; Millen and Salisbury. There
ave been ways, it is true, of partly work
ng up these Deficiencies; but, on the other
land, as Quartermaster-Gen General Meigs,
tied by Mr.. Kirkley, has shown, in many
prisons three or four corpses of
Union prisoners were sometimes buried in
he same trench, and the number of graves
MY imperfectly indicates the number of
lead. Even in this most imperfect record
number of Union soldiers known to
ave died in captivity was close upon 3d.
'O0-in exact figures, 29,49S. The late
Investigation. We may add, has increased
y about one-sixth the records of deaths
Imong Union soldiers.
Taking Mr.. Kirkley's tables. we derive
them the following general results:
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

MAYOR FRANK and the Health Officer
have for several days been looking for q
suitable place at which to dump the offal
and refuse matter gathered up on the
streets and alleys of the city. In establish
ing such a place, the rights OF persons resi-
lent beyond the city limits lave to be con-
sidered, and the Mayorhas had proper con-
sideration of the rights of all parties in
looking up a place.
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secretion that COlata inmates the Blood

When the bile is diverted from its proper chan.
nels, into the blood, which is always the case III
!!ver complaints. it ceases to be a hea thy secre'
ence in the circulation and stomach is indicated
oy the sunusion of the skin with a hideous san,
ron 9nge, bv headaches, vertigo. narHea. pain III
Tue right side and under the ri hit shoulder blaze
ny indigestion. obstruction of the bowers, anu
otner mirror symptoms. Order NAV be sllbstltuI1
ted for this state of chaos, and further bodily evli
avertea by , sing the benificent alle,atlve anu
tonic, Hostetter's Stomach Bit.ers, which, DyI r,
iaxlng the bowels, promotes the escape from tno
circulation of bilious impurities, besides rennel,
ing the action of the liver regular, and removing
every trace of dys pepsia. This pleasant sn nt
purely vegetable, antl-bllious medicine, Is NO.
Only Infinitely more effective than any 1ofM ,m "
mercury. but 1t ia ON account of its freedom ilon
nuItful PROF efties. infinitely to be preferred !"
that poisonous dug.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

A SPECIAL agent of the Interior Depart
ment has been visiting Southern Colorado
inquiring into the probability Of an Indian
outbreak. He reports that there need be
no fear on chat score whatever, and gives
it as his judgment that the white men in
that section need watching very much more
than the Indians do. That is a sagacious
man.. He sized up the Durango crowd on
the first glance.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

GUNNlsoN, in Colorado, has gone to pieces.
The nee prosperous and promising place
is a wreck. Gas and water works and a
$3.50, 900 hotel stand idle, the people are
Respondent and those who can do SO are
leaving. Those who have property and
business interests there are distressed and
the gloom of a WORKOUT mining camp has
settled DER the place. Such is the tickle
life of q mining city. Quickened with the
hustle of business to it's very depth one
year; dead as Jerusalem the next.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-27

Roscoe CoNKILNG is going abroad in the
interest of his health. Conkling has 'lost
his grip" in the language of the mountains,
and is going down to his grave a soured
and a disappointed man Conkling made
the mistake OF his life when he resigned his
seat in the Senate of the United States.
His over-weening. vanity and egotism
brought him and his brilliant talents to
fha dust