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St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
STRUCK TT RICH.
A Miner In Colorado Works for
Years, but EstE,ily succeeds.

A Miner In Colorado Works for
Years, but + seE.ily succeeds.
GUNNIsoN. Col, Nov. 13.-The eXcep-
tional good luck of miner known as Old
Man Meagher, is the talk of the commu-
nifty here. Meagher was looked upon as a
hermit, one whose mind had been turned in
hunting visionary fortunes i'll mining re-
gions OF the West. For the past five years
he has been driving blind tunnel into
mountain at point about half way be-
tween Crested Butte and Irwin. Summer
and winter he has worked continually and
alone, living on the most meager food, and
paying no attention to doings of the outside
world. There were no appearances of min
eral veins on the surface. and people looked
on the project of driving tunnel in such
a place, with the hope of striking mineral,
as laughable nonsense. Even at night,
people passing could hear the click,
click, of the drill of the SOL
itary miner. Yesterday the old
Crested Butte to visit his tunnel. telling
RADIO. At the end of the tunnel body of
ore five feet in thickness was disclosed to
view. The ore is rich silver glance, sui
phurets and gaIena. 1t runs from 5000 to
up in the thousands to the ton, and is the
most important strike ever made in the Elk
mountains. The old man has almost gone
crazy over the immensity of his sudden
wealth. The towns of Crested Butte and
Irwin are greatly excited over it, and pros
pecting in the vicinity of the tunnel in two
feet OF snow is now being done by many
men. The strike is four miles from rail-
road, with all the way down grade.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
MRS. Custer Explains.

SptCldl W lu0 OlOU0.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Col. William
Thompson of Bismarck, OAK. who was
spoken of in thew Washington correspondence
of the GLOBE as the man referred to by Mrs.
Custer in her book, Boots and Saddles, as
the man who never used water externally
or internally, has sent copy Of the para
graph to Mrs. Custer, who replied as fol-
lows:
New York, Nov. Il, 1885. My dear Col.
Thompson: I hasten to reply to your letter,
which has just arrived. regret deeply that
a sentence that wrote without malice should
have been used to injure you. 1t never en-
tered my mind that it could be used against
you, even on the frontier, or in Texas, where
we both know there is SO much drinking. I
never saw you the least bit under the in
iuence of liquor. 1t seems to me that no
one reading my account Of our life out there,
if they were fair-minded, could fail to see by
the manner in which 1 spoke of you that Gen.
Custer and valued you. My husband, wise
beyond his years, and independent, quick
thinker, accustomed to decide alone grave
subjects from the time he was % years old,
asked and valued your advice. thought
made it clear in narrating the comic side Of
our life that we all depended upon you for
counsel. No one reading what I wrote, il
they read it in the right spirit, could fail to
see that in spite of our fun and frolic We
went to you as the safest, most experienced
and Trustworthy of our circle. In that ex-
preston which is quoted against you I
never imagined that any one would take 1t a 8
meaning strong drink. supposed that you
thought cold water detrimental to health,
used in any manner, and thar warm drinks
were preferable. Regretting that anything
1 wrote should have been misconstrned, but
thanking you for an opportunity of proving
my friendship, l am very sincerely yours,
ELIZABETH. B. CUSTER.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
The Methodist Trouble.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14.-At to-day's
session of the general committee OF the
Methodist Episcopal board of church exten-
sion DR.. Kynett referred to articles in the
morning papers touching upon charges
against the board contained in the paper
Mr.. Price presented at yesterdays session
in regard to German work and alleging,
through this work, separately managed. its
receipts and payments were included in the
general report in order to swell the totals,
which Mr.. Price considered Justification of
accounts. He also alluded to and replied
to these charges at length and denounced
them as untrue and uncalled for. After
good deal of discussion the paper sent by
Price was referred to the general body. No
answer was made to DR.. Kynett and the
matter was dropped. The following ap-
propriations were made by the board to
different conferences:
Arizona mission, 1,200; Black Hills mission,
$1,000; Dakota mission. $1,000; Des Noines,
$1,000; Iowa, $1,000; Minnesota, So, 900; Mon
tana mission, 81, 400: Nebraska, S1,S00; North
Dakota, $4,000; North Nebraska, S1.s00;
Northwestern Iowa, $4,000; Upper Iowa,
$500; West Nebraska mission, So, 500; West
Wisconsin, S1.20o; Wisconsin, $500; Wyom-
ing, $1,000; contingent fund, $1,000; Office
expenses, $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
ADisastro as Ruling.

BUTTE, Nov. 14.-Land Commissioner
Sparks recent ruling in reference to the
cutting of timber upon the public lands for
mining uses, has caused intense excitement
here and throughout Montana. 1t is alleged
that if enforced, it will close up the mines
and force the smeIters to shut down. 1t
practically shuts the miners and mining
companies out from timber, and will COM
pei thousands to leave the country. The
laws do not permit anyone to acquire title
to timber lands or to purchase the timber.
Petitions are being signed in every camp in
the territory for the abrogation of the order,
and committee of prominent mining men
will take these petitions to Washington and
more fully present the claims of the miners.
The salt used in the mills of Butte for re-
ducing silver ore is secured from Salt Lake.
The freight on it from Ogden, 440 miles, is
S26 per ton. Against this charge the mill
owners have long protested. They have now
combined and are determined that unless a
reduction is made in freight charges they
will close down their works On Jan. 1.
This decision on the part OF the mill owners
has produced the greatest CONSERVATION
here, as it will throw 5000 or 5000 men
out of employment in mid-winter, and be a
serious blow to the city.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
Disastrous Explosion of Boiler at Bull
Domingo Mine, Near Silver
Cliff, Col.
The Machinery is Stopped, Flames De-
stroy the Buildings and Ten Men
Lose Their Lives.
Contributions Pouring Into Calves
ton for the Needy Fire
Sufferers.
All Hope Van1shes in RtePs case anu
He VIII Surely Hang
Monday.
Ten Miners Killed.

SILVER CLIFF, Col, Nov. 14.-The ex-
plosion of box of giant powder IN the
boiler room at Bull Domingo at o'clock
last evening. set fire to the building and in
a few minutes the entire shaft-houSe and
hOiSting works were burned to the ground.
The mine timbers were set on ire and
number of men who were at work on the
lower levels are in great peril The en-
gineer and several others in the building at
the time of the explosion were slightly in
jured, but none seriously. All debris has
been removed from around the mouth
of the shaft and the fire in the
shaft timbers near the surface eXtinguished.
Foreman Armstrong was let down to the
Northumberland d-tifty-foot level. and found
ten men, all dead. Five of them had
climbed eighteen feet from the bottom OF
the shaft to the drift, and their dead bodies
We're found III the mouth of the drift. The
other five had died at drills in the face of
the drift. At p. IN. one or the dead bod
les had been lifted to the surface. The 9th
ers will all be raised as soon as possible.
The following men were the
IMPRISONED MINERS:
Con Nourse, H. Westfall, Elmer Hester, D.
W Patton, NJ. De GroSslier, NJ. Lapont,
John La Sue, George Smith, William Strong
and NJ. BaptiSta.
Three OF the dead men leave families here.
One was engaged to be married next week.
The superintendent was not injured and
much indignation is felt toward him. There
is strong talk OF lynching by the indignant
miners, who accuse him of criminal negli-
gence in keeping giant powder in the boiler
room. 1t seems now that the lire origi-
mated in the roof of the building, and por
ton of the burning roof fell into the boiler
room on the powder, which exploded, burst
ing hole in the boiler, and diSlocating the
machinery so that everything stopped at
once, but the men could have been
drawn from the mine if the
machinery could have been kept running.
Notwithstanding the building was on lire,
no one was seriously injured by the explo-
sion, but the engineer and several others were
stunned and bruised. Engineer Chamber
lain was standing at his engine trying to
make it work when surrounded by flames
and was carried away by force by friends.
Hundreds of citizens of Silver Cliff Rosita
and Querida worked all night last night and
all day endeavorng to rescue the miners,
and hundreds are there now helping to get
the bodies out of the mine. Everything is
done by hand. The sad calamity has cast
a gloom over the whole community such as
was never known before.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
The Nicaragua canal Route,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-The report of
Civil Engineer Menocal, US. N, upon
the Nicaraguan canal route, recently sur
veyed by party of which he WIS the head,
sailed from New York Dec. 20, 1884, and
arrived at the scene of operations Jan. %,
1885. The proposed route extends from
the harbor Of Greytown, on the Caribbean
sea. to Brito, on the Pacific. Its total
length is 1898 miles, of which 3S.9S miles
will be excavated canal and 1S0.s2 miles of
navigation by Lake Nicaragua, the River
San Juan, the basin of the River San Fran
cisco and seven locks. The Lake of Mica
ragua is about ninety miles long and forty
wide, and will be connected with the Pa
cific by canal and with the Atlantic by
slack-water navigation in the River San
Juan, by short section of canal from the
River San Juan to the basin of the River
San Francisco. by navigation through this
basin and by a canal thence to the Carrib
hp1n sea
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
THE COMING CONGRESS,
Carlisle Conceded to be the Next Speaker
Of the House, and He is Plan
ming Accordingly.
Gossip as to Who Will be the Chairman
Of the Most Prominent
Committees.
Serious Trouble at Butte, Mont. ,Arts.
Ing from Commissioner
Sparks Decision.
The Public Building at wfnona Re-
ceivtng gAttentfon--Rivalry
of Dakotans.
Political Gossip.


Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-Speaker Car
Isle is expected here next week, as it is
conceded that he will be reelected speaker
without opposition. It is supposed he has
already practically determined upon most
OF the chairmanships and also upon the
outline OF his committees. He has been
busy all summer consulting members of his
own party in the honse about this matter,
and he has also had opportunity to learn by
correspondence and personal intercourse
the preferences and qualifications of many
OF the new members with respect to COM
mittee services. So far as is known he has
not yet determined whom to appoint chair
man of the committees on appropriation and
coinage, and 4. it is probable that he
will not decide uutil he has had
full opportunity to consult the
most prominent of his Democratic colleagues
and probably the president as well. The
leading revenue reformers of the house and
OF the country want to see either some
other man than Randall appointed chairman
OF the committee on appropriations or, if
Randall must be reappointed, they desire
that the powers of the committee be divided
among other standing committees. Randall
and his high tariff following, of course, op-
pose both propositions. Either proposition
would be satisfactory to the large number
OF members of the last house who witnessed
the
REMARKABLE EXHIBITIONS
of his power to obstruct legislation which
Chairman Randall of the appropriation
committee gave in both sessions. AS to the
craftsmanship of the committee on coinage
there are likewise two opinions, both of
which have been presented to the speaker.
The silverites want him to retain Bland Of
Missouri. the father of the Bland bill. but
the anti-silver men think that Bland would
simply throttle all projected legislation on
the subject. So far as can be learned
here Speaker Carlisle has given no posi-
tive opinions on any of these questions.
He has received all statements in regard to
them with a promise to give them due con-
sideration. Under these conditions the
expression of those who have communi-
Gated with him as to his probable action
cannot be considered as anything more than
indications of their belief. Those who
have been here this fall seem to think that
the speaker will reappoint both Randall and
Bland, and that he will favor the proposed
division of the powers of the committee
on appropriations. The latter proposition,
however, they think, will not receive ma
jority of votes of the house. The opening
of congress will be the dullest known for
years, owing to the absence of a contest
over the speakership. Randall, Morrison,
Springer and some others of the leaders
are here, but, all told. there are fewer mem-
bers in town than is usual at this date.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
His Eligibility Contested.

SpcCidI W tuC
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Gen. Clark.
clerk of the house, has been given notice
that the seat of Representative Barclay
Henley of the first California district in the
next house of representatives will be con-
tested. on the ground that iIr. Henley is not
citizen of the United States. Mr.. Henley,
it is alleged, became citizen of Mexico in
1864. swearing allegiance to Emperor Maxi
milan. When the latter was overthrown
and executed, Mr.. Henley returned to Cali
fornia but did not make application for
naturalization. claiming that by the treaty
of July 10. 1868. between Mexico and the
United States, he was restored to his Amer
ican citizenship by a renewal of his resi-
dence in the United States, without intent
to return to Mexico. He has been elected
to the California legislature has been three
times district attorney, twice presidential
elector and twice sent to congress without
having his ineligibility demonstrated.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
The Civil Service Commission.

Special to the GlODe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Star this
evening publishes an interview with Civil
Service Commissioner Trenholm, on the
subject of the Sterling case decision. Mr..
Trenholm is reported as saying:
"We are willing to stand the criticism that
may be passed on us. When it is all over
the civil service will be benefited by it. The
Sterling case is such as will probably
never arise again, and it will never
be allowed to serve as precedent.
It is the result of this work
and we intend that everything we do shall be
When this matter is all over and the attitude
made many friends and supporters for
now has. Those who construe
from their view of the decision in this case
that there is to be any laxity on the part of
the commission, will find the refutation of
such theory in our course throughout
II can vouch for the earnestnesS OF my
near associates said Mr.. Eaton.
s'They are Jealous and devoted in the in
terests of civil service reform. In no case,
they declare will the Sterling case be pre-
cedent, and they are willing to abide by any
criticism it may provoke from those who do
not understand the case and appreciate their
motives"
The commission are agreed that no change
should be made in the rules to increase the
list of certified candidates. Mr.. Eaton says
such a change would be detrimental to the
service and Is entirely unnecessary.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
AN ATTACK MADE.
Gladstone and Parnell.


LONDON, Nov. 14.-All eyes this week
have been turned toward Midlothian. Mr..
Gladstone left Hawarden early Monday
morning, made seven speeches by the way,
reached Edinburg at 4 o'clock in the after
noon and was welcomed with the old en-
thusasm. He drove at once to Albert hall,
spoke for an hour and then drove to Dal-
meny, distance of seven miles, arriving
In good condition. Letters from Edinburg
describe him as simply in marvellous health
and perfectly equal to any work he chooses
to undertake. His speeches thus far
show no diminution of courage,
energy or intellectual power. Con-
scious, apparently, that the chief harm
had been done by his long delay at Hawar-
den. he announced at starting that his mis-
sion was to teach and preach the unity of
the Liberal party. He asserted his own
leadership, declared it to be his duty to i'm
press his own convictions on his followers,
to ascertain the average convictions of the
party, to enforce them and to resist every
effort to claim authority for opinions of a
mere section. This is understood by every
body to mean that the Radicals must, for
the present, take the back seat, having
thus
TRIED TO RESTORE
order in the ranks of the Liberal party. Mr..
Gladstone turned to the country with a
powerful appeal to elect a great Liberal
majority in parliament as the sole means of
dealing safely, ,honorably and Independently
with the most pressing question of the
hour-Ireland. He declared the demand of
Ireland for larger powers Of self-govern-
ment to be vital danger to the empire, un-
less the majority in parliament could be
totally independent of Irish votes. He pro-
fessed himself to be ready to make large
concessions, but never to listen for
one single moment to any propo-
sition tending to injure the
unity of the empire. This, he reiterated.
is a subject of such commanding importance
as to sweep into the shade every other.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
A wisconsin Rigamist.

LYNcHBURG, Va, Nov. 14.-Marion
G. Silver of Greene county, Wisconsin. was
arrested here to-day Oh charge Of bigamy
and held to await the requisition of the
governor of Wisconsin. He has lived here
several months with a woman who Is al
legged to have married him in New Jersey.
Her name was Lovella A. Spencer, but
Silver denies that he was married to her.
The arrest was made at the instance of Sill
ver's Wisconsin wife.
Irwin. Later in the evening, meeting,
at which nineteen person were present,
was held with the avowed purpose of pun
ishing Powers, on charge of incendiarism
brought against him by Prewett. When
they came up, Prewett said: I'VE needn't
discuss the matter; l have settled it. The
old man is dead" All present were then
informed that they were accessories to the
murder, and were sworn to protect one an
other. To strengthen the oath they were
induced to go to the spot where Powers
body had been left, and to take part in
hanging it where it was afterward found.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
MIR. COOn's Successor.

SpecIaI 10 Lne OIUUe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-It is not sup
posed that there will be any reassignment
of duties between the assistant secretaries
of the treasury. Mr. Smith will succeed
to the duties performed by Mr.. Coon.
This arrangement will be very trying for
new officer unfamiliar with treasury usage
and methods, but Mr.. Fairchild could not
take any duties in addition to his present
ones. 1t is probable that Secretary Man
ming will take charge of all matters per-
tanning to appointments and changes, as it
will be several months before Mr.. Smiths
knowledge of the personnel of the treasury
would render his aid valuable in this direc-
ton
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
WinOna,s Public Building.
,paoial f0 fhe Gl0he

WASHINGTON, Nov 14.-Assistant Sec
retary Fairchild has on his desk the papers
relating to location of public buildings at
Winona, Mimi, and will take the matter up
probably and dispose of it in day or two.
He will probably decide in favor Of the
Centre street site, which is the one favor
ably reported On by the local commission
and by the special agent who went there
some weeks ago. The site. although it
costs some 81, 900 more than the Broadway
site, is on a line of street cars, nearer to the
business center, and is generally conceded
as a hetter site.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
Expelled "a Dead Man.
aoiol RI tho Gl0he

DoUGLAsvILLE, Ga, Nov. 14.-The
colored church of this place is greatly ex-
cited over a singular affair. On Aug. L, it
was discovered that Miss Abercrombie, an
eighteen year-old white girl, had been be-
trayed by negro, Peter Stamps. Peter
was a church member. married man and
a favorite with his race. When his crime
became known he was promptly arrested
and lynched. Then the church of which
Stamps was member took the matter up,
Notwithstanding Stamps was dead. Charges
OF immoral conduct were preferred against
him and he was duly cited by proclamation
from the church to appear for trial. At a
meeting last night the vote was finally
taken and Brother Stamps was duly eX-
PEELED from membership. The difficulty
now is to find means to inform him of his
fate.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
Inyestigating Telephones.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-In the tele-
phone hearing to-day before Secretary La
mar the time was taken up by arguments of
counsel. which continued through the even
ing. and will not be concluded before Mon
day. When decision will be had it is
difficult to predict, as there is large mass
of testimony to be gone over and consid-
cred.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
Preferred Death to disgrace.

CLEVELAND. o., Nov. 14.-Joseph Bruff
committed suicide at Damascus, Mahoning
county. Ohio. last night shooting himself
through the head in the village cemetery.
His body was found this morning lying
across the grace of his son. Col. Bruff
was so years of age. and has been promi-
nent in politics for years, having been
member of the state legislature, and once
candidate for congress. He has figured
conspicuously in the county courts as exec
utor and administrator of various estates.
Implicit confidence was placed in him and
no suspicion of wroEg-doing had attached to
him. Recently. however, there has been
rumors that he had failed to make settle
ment of two estates, and it is thought, fear
ing exposure, he took his life.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
The Fire-scourged City.

GALVESTON, Nov. 14.-The weather to-
day is spring-like and warm and business
generally has been resumed. The stores
are open, but the city has a holiday air
about it. People are moving quietly about
with very sad faces. Several thousand
people constantly visit the burnt district
and small, smoldering fires are still seen
here and there. The fire department is
tearing down the dangerous chimneys and
clearing the streets in that vicinity. The
relief committee is actively at work to-day
and every poor, homeless family has been
comfortably but temporarily sheltered.
Telegrams of sympathy and aid continue to
arrive. Gov. Ireland sent $500. the city of
Denison $3.50. and even Fargo, Oak, tele-
graphs $50. The people of Dallas, Ft.
Worth, Austin, San Antonia, Houston and
other cities are sending private contributions
to unfortunate friends.
Joseph Pulitzer. editor of the New York
World, wires his sympathy and offers aid,
to which Mayor Fulton has just responded
as follows:
Hon. Joseph Pulitzer: In response to your
highly appreciated dispatch 1 beg leave to
say that, while we are not soliciting outside
aid, we will not for the present reject any
contributions voluntarily proffered.
L. l.. FULTON, Mayor.
This reply may be said to reflect the
grateful sentiments of the people. The cor
rected list Just completed shows that the
total insurance is 81, 900. 80. The following
companies are added to the list previously
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-15
Maxwell Pleads Not Guilty.

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 14.-Hugh NJ. Brooks,
better known as Walter Lennox Maxwell,
was arraigned in the criminal court this
afternoon under an Indictment charging
him with killing Arthur Preller at the
Southern hotel. this city, in the early part
of last April. He pleaded not guilty and
was returned to jail