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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04
The COW.Girl.

The MINER, published at Butte
says that "cOw giIl,' are becoming
quite numerous in southeastern Mon
lana. An explanation is in order
Yellowstone Journal.
The MINER rises to a point of
order, when, In the course of human
events it becomes necessary for one
journalist to explain to another, there
is evidently ''something rotten in
Denmark It's barely possible the
Faber fend of the Yellowstone, who
demonstrates his jealousy at the
prerogatives which belong to women
and which has been recently exer-
cised, has been a cowboy himself.
The informal on this Ink singing
editor requires may be given tersely,
concise'y and indisputably: At
the time he was punching cows"
for Gran Vile Stewart, the brightest,
fairest vision Of loneliness that ever
penetrated the Rocky mountain
Businesses, visited the Musselshell
and Yellowstone country in company
with a party " ho:were guests of the
Marquis De Mores.
The city editor of the MINER VIZ
one of the party and knows whereof
he speaks. The city editor Of the
Journal was at that time acting In
the capacity of bonanza cattle king
and became infatuated with the Wis.
sion, Miss -. His attempt to
demt nstl ate his superiority and
proficiency in throwing the rope were
inglorious and pronounced by the
lady "a dudish. The lady was her
self an ex pert, and could Iariat a Ca
nary bird on the VIM, by one leg.
The would-be teacher was vanquish-
Ell. The lady afterwards taught all
the young ladies in the party tbs art
of training wild Texas cattle, throw
ing a moose over anything yAoving or
stationary. She organized a society
for prevention of cruelty to animals
End particularly made it a punisha-
BILE offence for any member of the or.
g%anization to recognize or in any way
contribute to the torture of the Jour.
'at man by smi ing upon him, en-.
couraglng attention from the mau
or acknowledging he WAS ever equal
to themselves in manly work. Tue
members Of the organization are
legion. Every we'll conduc ed camp
in Montana is represented by mem.
bers Of the g. Band of Cow Girls.n
Butte, Dillon, Deer Lodge, Helena
and White Sulphur Springs are rep.
resented by lodges or camps and
the membership IS increasing rapidly.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04
THE CORRUPTION FUND.-"

The Inter Mountain of evening be-
fore lest, in an article under the cap
ton, "a Corruption Fund, VIRTUALLY
charges that the gamblers Of the Ter
ritory have raised q fund to be APP
piled In buying up members of the
legislature to defeat the Forbis anti
gambling bill. Whether such a fund
has or has not been raised we shall
not stop to consider. Our cotempo-
rary adduces no evidence to estab-
lish the fact, and In the absence of
such evidence we may well doubt the
tIuthfulness of the assertion. But
what we particularly desire to nrte is
the gross insult it offers to the legis-
l.tive assembly Of the Ter tory by
intimating 1t is q purchasable body,
and has been influenced in its senti-
ment upon this I'LL by the corrupt
use of MONEY.
That We d, not misconstrue the
meaning of our cotemporary the fol-
lowing will show. In opening the
article referred to that paper says:
Fears art expressed that Mr.. John
Fo1bis' bill to suppress gambling will
not pass the legislature. When first
introduced In the House the senti.
ment of the members was strongly in
favor of its adoption. and its passage
was regarded as q foregone conciu-
sion. But there has been 81 me weak
ening since, and the success of the
bill IL now looked on as DOUBTFUL.
Why is the success of the bill con-
sidered doubtful? The Inter Noun
tain answers the question by saying
that Tin this city and Helena the
fraternity have been rails
ing money to defeat the measure, ana
. strong lobby, representing the in
terest, is 10 the capital to prevent its
enactment into q law" To this is
ascribed the weakening" of the
Of MI. Forbis' bill, and with
this opinion in its mind the Inter
proceeds to read the men,
bers CT the legisla ture a lesson on
their duty to their constituents; that
they have a record to make; that
they twill be narrowly watched by
of deeply interested OBJ
servers" and that "the member who
or opposes this much needed
measure will incur q serious respon.
etc., etc. All this ladder
bash IL directed against such men as
Potts, Dr. Mitchell, the
Fergus, Col. Galloway,
Mr.. Chessman. Con. Kohrs, Mr..
Mr.. Morris, our own dele
and others of the legislative
assembly who are recognized as gen.
tlemen of ability and unimpeachable
integrity. All will admit that
Is an evil, but it is not
necessary, in order to suppress it, to
blacken the character of the foremost
men in the Territory because they
happen to be members Of the present
legislature.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04
A Bill that Should Become Law.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "A bill was
INTRODUCED by Holman to-day to pro-
tect the purity of the ballot. 1t pro-
vtdes that it shall be uElawful for
any person to give any of his property,
real or personal, to be used directly
or indirectly in securing a vote for
the appointment for any office under
the government. A violation of this
act is to be punished by q fine not
exceeding $500 and imprisonment not
exceeding one year. The bill further
provides that every person here
after elected OF appointed to fill anv
office in the United States shall take
and subscribe to the following oath
II do solemnly swear Tor afirm) Chat
| have not, directly or indirectly.
given, promised, advanced or paid
any money, er gwen or conveyed
any other article Of value to snv
person or persons to assist, aid or
procure my election or appointment"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04
How His Son Took the News.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 2.-O'Donovan
Rossa's son, John, engaged in bust
ness here as solicitor for the Young
Mems Endowment Association,
called at the Tribune editorial rooms
this evening, and the first he heard
of his fathers assassination was when
the city editor read the bulletin to
him. He remained perfectly. cool,
but asked at once for full particulars
Being informed nothing further had
been heard, he departed, refusing to
answer at present any questions ex-
cept to deny any knowledge of the
woman Dudley, who is. said to have
done the shooting. The news was q
complete surprise to him, and he left
hurriedly to send a message to New
York enqulring after his fathers con-
ditiOn.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

A boy In Pittsfit1d has swallowed
a thermometer. There has been
some cold weather this winter, but 1t Is
dangerous to swallow Thermometers
in order to find out whether the cold
has struck in, and there are more con-
venient places than ones stomach to
carry it about in. We cannot COM
mend the Pitttstield method to boys
in other cities,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

The battle of Shiloh has always
been a cause of contention.' and the
recent publication of several very in
consistent accounts of it in the same
ma1azine has apparently caused the
old controversial 9 to break out afresh.
Most people will take Gen. Grants
account, which is the most readable,
as it is the simplest, clearest and most
comprehensive, for authority, In
all matters that come within his per-
sonal knowle dg,.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

Two distinguished colored men In
Washington, one a lawyer and the
other a professor, have been black
bslled by the Harvard University
Club of that city, after having been
proposed for membership. Both are
graduates of the Harvard law school,
and are able and well educated repre-
sentatiyes of their race. Now let
George Frisbie HOar unfull tue
bloody shirt or hence forever hold
his peace.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

There has been an alarming NOR
tality among the newspaper cores
pondents in Gtneral Stewards late
engagements. II speaks wei f,.r the
eentlemen of the press. show ing that
they did their duty bravely and took
an active part in the scenes they de-
scribed until the Arabs blade laid
thom low.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04
MONTANA IN BRIEF.

Work has begun on the Gardner
bridge over the Yellowstone.
The townsite of Cinnabar is again
ADVERTISED for sale at suit OF II. Alden
Smith & Co., of st. Paul.
At Florence ION the south fork of
Sun river), they seem to be suffering
from a whisky famine.
The Knights of Pyth!as have de-
ferred the institution of their Liv.
ingston lodge until February 4th.
Lung fever has appeared among
the horses on Sweet Grass range
with sufficient frequency TO be con-
sidered prevalent.
A delegation of Billings citizens
are %patroling southern Meagher
county to induce residents of thai
locality to favor annexation to Vel
lowstone county.
The wits of Helena have, in con
formity TO a time-honored custom,
organized the House OF Lords as II
burlesque on the proceedings of tbs
legislature.
Abram Seligman, the banker, who
died at New York city on the goth
inst, was the uncle of Albeit j.
SeligmaD, a prominent member OF
the present Montana Legislature.
It is feared that X. Biedler, who is
now in the Little Rockies, will COM
NIT hari-kari or something Of the
kind on account of missing the fun
at Helena recently. X. would have
given all the dust he has got and sn
interest il several good claims for the
privilege of adjusting the moose on
Con. Murphy's neck.
Mrs. Guysinger seems persistent III
her determination to saddle Brown
low T. Gray with the %parentage OF
her child. On Saturday last he was
again arrested by Sheriff King ana
takan to Billings on a warrant Is
sued by a justice of the pea re of tina!
town. His examination resulted ID
q requirement to furnish bonds in the
sum of 5000 for his appearance at the
next term of the district court, whlch
he did.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04
washington News.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. In the
house OF representatives tomorrow,
individual motions to suspend the
rules will be in order and a number
of members will endeavor by ms
means to secure the immediate pas
sage of specified measures, a two
thirds vote being necessary to carry
any bill that may be considered
Representative Collins will ask the
house to pass the bankruptcy DILL
and Representative Mateson Will ask
the passage of the bill providing o
an increase Of pensions to soldiers
widows from IS to $12 per month. 1t
IN the opinion that the remainder Of
the week will be taken up by the col.
stderstion Of the river amt harDor ana
the post,mt e appropriation bills. Ii
opportunitv offers, however, Repre-,
sentative Henley will call up the Oil
providing for the fJ~feituse Of the
Northern Pacific land grant. Towns
bend contemplates Offering . resolu-
ton during the week providing tor
night sessions of the house
Tie consular aud diplomatic appro--
priation bill is before the senate, and
Inc District of Columbia, with the
pension and agricultural. bills, are
likely to he reported back from the
apprOpriat;Ons committee during the
week. It is probable that none of
these measures will give rise to ex~
tended debate. The interstate COM
merce bill IL still unfinished business.
Mrs. Laura Deforce Gordon, of CAL
ifornia, was admitted to the bar OF
the United States supreme Court.
upon motion of Mr.. A. e.. Riddle this
afternoon. Mrs. Gordon js the second
woman allowed to practlee before
this court, the first being Mrs. Belva
Lockwood, who has argued In only
one case here since her admission to
the bar in March, 1879.
The senate judiciary committee to-
day reported ~favorably the Poland
bill which provides that appeals from
the supreme coclts of the District of
Columbia and the Territories, 20
United States supreme court ehou'd
only be allowed IN cases where the
matter In dispute exceeds 5000, ex-
elusive of costs. Exception is made
in cases regarding the validity of
patents. Copyrights or of any treaty
or statutes OF authority exercised un-
der the laws of the Uulted States.
Senator Dolpn to-day presented q
memorial from the legislature of
Oregon praying for such Legislation
as will result in throwing open to set
Element that portion of the land grant
of the Northern Pacific railroad as
lies near Walluls and Portland.
Confirmations- Geo. A. Mckenzie,
register OF land Office, Stockton, Gala;
A. s. Draper, judge of court Of Ala
bama claims; Chas. r. Johnson, reg
lister of land Office, Los Angeles, Gala.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

According to O'Donovan Rosa the
person who caused the dynamite ex-
nlosIon in London went Immediately
to the telegraph office and cabled the
fact over to him. Rosa either takes
that person for a fool, else the public;
probably the public, or at least that
mart of It for whom his brag Is In
tended. And In that he is not far
from ri0ht
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

Perhaps the most anxious man III
uniform to-day is General Wolseley.
He feels that the eyes Of the world
are upon him. Should he fall In his
efforts to subjugate the Mahdi and
relieve General Gordon. he may ex-
pect an official military funeral.
The Mahdi Is desperate and as he
SURVEYS the handful Of English troops
In front of him he may exclaim with
Roderlck Dbu:
"Now, gallant Briton, hO'd thine own.
No maiden arm 10 round thee thrown"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04
Anaconda Items from Review,

John r. Esrdly has the mail con
tract between Anaconda and Willow
Glen.
Despite frequent snow storms
building goes on In Anaconda with
accustomed regularity.
There are twenty prisoners in the
county jail, and about niDe-tenths of
inmates r from Anaconda. We
again urge upon the commissioners
the necessity of q branch Jail in this
city. The expense of erecting q SUIT
able calaboose would soon be offset
by the saving In transportation.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

LONDON, Feb. 2.-The examination
of James G. Cunningham, charged
with completely In causing the re-
cent explosion at the tower of Lon
don, was begun In the Bow street
police court this morning. Poland,
the solicitor, in opening the Ease for
the crown, said the government in
tended to prove that the prisoner
was an active agent in the conspiracy
which eliminated in the outrage to
the tower. The solicitor related the
facts In regard to the prisoners
movements from the time of his al.
rival In Liverpool from America up
to the date of his arrest at the tower
a few minu'es after the explosion
occurred, and of his travelling under
the assumed names OF Gilbert and
Dalton. POLAND dwelt particularly
on the disappearance of q peculiar
box from the prisoners lodgings in
Scarboro street Immediately after
Cunningham's arrest. POLAND
further said witnesses would be pro-
duced to prove Cunningham had for
several days previous to the explo-
sion been seen lettering in and
around the tower of London.
Previous to the removal of the pris.
oner, in answer to q request for the
privilege of an interview with Cum
ningham, made by Guilliam and one
Of the counsel for the defense, Judge
Ingraham replied that nobody would
be ALLOW to see or converse with the
prisoner without special permit from
Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt, Home
Secretary. By the time the exami-
nation was concluded the crowd that
pressed around the building num-
bered many thousands. The adjoin,
ing housetops and every window in
the nefghborhood were crowded with
people curious to catch q glimpse of
Cunningham, during the progress
OF the trial. Streets along the route
were lined with files of special police
and fairly swarmed with detectives.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04
THE DENVER SILVER CONVEN.
TION.

The National Silver Convention
which Just closed its session at Dem
yer adopted a set of resolutions that
will receive the hearty endorsement
of the silver producers Of the West.
While the convention contended that
free and unlimited coinage would be
a boon to the States aud Territories
which produce silver, and a benefit
to mankind it merely demanded
THAT until congress shall restore
sill YER to it's ancient, rightful and con
stitutional equality with gold In re-
pect to coinage, we demand a liberal
construction and faithful execution
of the provisions Of the Bland law.'
It asked for the withdrawal from
circulation of all one dollar and two
dollar greenbscks; censured the
Secretaries of the Treasury for their
discrimination against silver, and re-
quested President-elect Cleveland to
appoint some statesman for Secre-
tary Of the Treasury who will recog-
nize the great interests of the South
and West in shaping the financial
policy of the administration and who
will strive to promote the interests of
the whole people instead of consult.
Ing those of Wall street magnates.
In regard to the proposition for un-
limited coinage of silver the conven-
ton doubtless considers that If the
Bland act were enforced to its limit
the government would have to import
silver in order to coin the number of
dollars which it is possible to coin
under the law. Under this act the
government may coin 1900, 900 silver
dollars a month; 1t must coin 2,OOO,- |
600. The product OF silver in the
United States in 1884 was not more
tn an SIS, 100000. OF this S24, 600, 900
was used by the minis, about So, 900,
900 In the arts and the remainder was
exported.
1t Is plain that If 100000 silver
dollars had been coined In every
month In 1884, this government
would have been compelled to import
about SIS. 900 200 of silver in order 10
the mints and our manu-.
fa%cturers. There can be no doubt
that the present coinage law can be
made to meet the needs Of the silver
interests, and ii it can be maintained
Dur people should consider them
'elves fortunate. This seemed to be
he opinion Of the convention and
hence the stress they laid upon tho
of carrying out the pro.
'isions Of the Bland act, J
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

New York Sun: II ID not pleasant
to record that out of the LIZ repre-
ssntatives who voted to lay on the
table Mr.. Hurd's mo'ion to ex-
anime the right of the senate to orig
mate a bill discussing 500, 600, 600 for
an object totally unwarranted by the
constitution, a third call themselves
Democrats,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

Many pro ninent business and pro-
fsssional men are joining the sanitary
protective league which is now Or
ganiziDg in New York CITY for the
purpose of seeing that the existing
sanitary laws are enforced and the
CITY put in good condition before the
advent of CHI lera.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

Mr.. Clarkson is determined to
make a record, if he has to hang
somebody. Having failed in his effort
to convict st. John be now howls for
the conviction of Jeff Davis. "No
Limitation of statute" he shrieks in
his organ, "can run sgalnst the crime
of treason. Why not try jeff Davis
and hang him yet?' Why not try
to convince Ret. Clarkson that he is q
nuisance and silence him yet?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

The Montreal carnival is huge
success If the associated press reports
be true. Jack Frost is king, and with
an icicle for a scepter and an iceberg
for y throne, rules with undisputed
IN the palace of crystalized c Id.
We are sorry to record the fact that
the great worlds fair, in the land of
eternal summer, is not doing quite as
we'll, but We hope to tell different
story In q few weeks.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

DR., Burchard. of alliterative fame,
wishes 10 retire from active ministry,
and a project is on foot to unite MUIR
raw Hill Church, of which he is pas
tor, with the Rutger Presbyterian
Church. Nc definite action has been
taken, but the matter will probably
soon be brought before the church
authorities. In the evsnt of the UNI
ion, Rev. A. w. Lightbourn will be-
come associated with DR.. Burchard.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04
Proclamation.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2..-.The Presi-
dent has issued . proclamation that
on and after February Sd, 1885, the
collection Of the tonnage duty of 3
cents per ton shall be suspended a.
regard, all vessels arriving in anv
port Of the United States from Pana-
or Aspinwall.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

A bill to restore the death penalty
IL before tbs Michigan legislature.
The reason given f)r this measure ID
that the increase in the number OF
murders in that state Is out OF all
proportion to the growth in popula'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

The Br o1lyn Eagle says MI.
Evarts will carry with him into his
eff. iAl life an invaluable poseesion-
a political creed ss ella ,tic as an old
ehoo
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04
BUTTE. FEBRUARY 4, 1885.
Now is the time tor Blaine to show
he favors the old ticket. The tall Is
in danger at Springfield. BE should
rush to the rescue.

It Is said that at the Inauguration
ball, Henry Watteison is down for
the first dante with the Star-eyed
Guddess Of Reform.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-04

time feared the bullet had penetrated
the lining, but as the wounded man
had expectorated nc blood, this was
afterwards pronounced impossible.
Had the spinal column been touched
there would have been signs of par-
alysis, but none have appeared.
The doctors probed unnecessarily
for the ball. No large blood vessels
have been injured, and as O'Donovan
Is a feshy and muscular man of ro-
bust constitution, there was no dan
ger to be apprehepded. The DR.. will
probe again for the bullet tomorrow
morning. Some time after his ad-
mission to the hospital, Roesa was
removed to another ward. Here he
said he thought his condition serious
enough to warrant him in making
an ante-mOrtem statement and the
coroner was sent for. When that Of
fetal arrived O'Donovan made the
following statement: THE statement
referred to is published elsewhere
Ed
Soon after making this statement
Rosa rested easier and said he was
hopeful of pulling through all right,
Capt. Phelap, who is still guarded
by policemen, when informed of the
particulars OF the shooting, smiled
but refused To say anything
On the subject.
To q reporter Rosa said. ut was
premeditated affair and this
woman was simply the engine by
which the d~astar0ly work was &C.
complished. She had no private re-
venge to crafty. No relations of
bers had been injured at the London
explosion. 1t Is the work of the En-
g''sh government, whose policy al.
ways has BEEN to assassinate men
ID y could not otherwise reach. She
Is the agent of the British minister
Or somebody Else. This vomsn came
NE and said The was Irish but that
aer husband did not syml athize
with the cause of Ireland. She was
'abid in her views of dynamite, She
laid the London explosions were no
rood and wanted . horrible sacrifice