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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-02-17
Hard story A bout Their Father,

San Francisco, February 12.-T The story
of Edwin Edward and Edward Edwin
Blythe. two foundrymen OF London who
claim to be thu legitimate sons Of Thomas
II, Blythe, tho deceased millionaire. will
he published in tu-norrow's Chronicle.
They state they are his sous by first wife.
The father married again, and married a
third wife bigamously. For this offense he
was transported to Vandieman's land, and
after serving five years be war released and
came to this State where he accumulated
a fortune OF IS, ,OOO.0 befors his death:
There are already about one hundred
claimants to the decsased's estate who are
scat, cred in England. Australia and dif'
ferent parts OF the United States. To this
list these two have added their claims
which have been placed in the hands OF an
attorney in this city.
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Another Veteran Dead. i.

DENVER, Colorado, February l2.-Hon:
George C. Bates died i this city late last
night Il infla mmation Of the bowels. alter
an illness of less than a week, aged ~:
Mr.. Bates was d native OF New York, but
moved to Michigan in 1884, and headed
the marty in opposition to the policy OF
the general Government during the Admin
istration OF President jackson: He was
one Of the organizers of the Whig party
and a delegate to the National Convention
which nominated Harrison in 1S4o ana
Clay in 1914. He was the bosom trend OF
thes. statesmen and Of Webster. re WAS
United States District Attorney in Ca'iior'
no;nted to q similar office from Illinois to
the Territory Of Utah. where he became
famous by defending Joha 8. Lee, tho
leader of the Mountain Meadow massacre
He came to Colorado in 1879 where no
resided until his death.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-02-17
Damage Apprehended.

ST. LOUIS, February 13.-Rivermen here
to-day regard with apprehension the prob
able results OF the Anal breakup OF the ice
gorge in the river. At this point the dam
age already done to shipping interests by
the slight movements Of the blocks OF ice
have been by no means inconsiderable.
Two or three river steamers have been
sunk and as many more have sustained
less damage, while still Others have been
driven upon shore. The movement OF the
ice at an early hour this morning caused
many to think that the final breakup was
about to occur, but the motion ceased after
u short time and the gorge still renal g.
At 2:25 this afternoon the gorge in the
river at this point broke and ice began
floating out.
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ANGRY WATERS.
Extensive Flood In the D~lsware River.
Dxmag.s Very Heavy.

TRENTON, N. j., February 12.-The rains
OF the past few days have caused the ice in
the Delaware River to break ut Yardsley.
vile. Pennsylvania, and the lower portion
of Trenton is submerged. On Fair and
B.idge streets the water is even with the
second stories Of the houses, and the dam.
age to furniture residences and mills will
be very heavy. Travel on the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad between this city and Newark
is suspended. Locomotives have been run
on to the bridges in order to prevent tht ir
being swept away. Such food has not
been experienced here since 1857.
NYAcK, n. Y. February 12.-The sever
est rainstorm OF many years prevailed
throughout Rockland County yesterday.
The West Shore ira at Orangeburg is so
covered with water that the fires in the
engines are put out. Travel is greatly
delayed.
New BRUNSWICK, N. j., February "a
The Raritan River has overflowed it's
banks and submerged the lower part OF the
city. All the business in the shipyards
and coalyards along the river has been
suspended. and the works Of the New Jer-
sey Rubber Company have been compelled
to shut down.
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DEATH OF 4. j. LEGGAT.
A Well. Known Frield of Montana De-
parts This Life.

A host Of friends who knew and respected
him for the many sterling qualities of head
and heart were Yesterday grieved to learn
OF the death OF Alexander John Leggat,
which occurred at his home in st. Louis,
Mo-, an aggravated cancer of the stom ach,
being the cause OF his death. Although not
resident of this Territory. Mr.. Leggat
had large mining and other properties here,
and has for years been identified with it's
interests and has necessarily spent much
time here, where he was as we'll
known as he was duly apprecia ted.
Deceased was q nativeof Scotland, where
he was born in the year 1888, but when
he was only one year aid His parents came
to this country and settled In ALI my,
New York. His father attained consitiera-
BILE prominence in the hpme of his adoption,
and during the days Df the Whig party,
was q leading factor ii the politics OF the
empire state. Alexander, however, did not
take much interest In, politics. but rather
turned to business pursuits. Twenty-Five
years ago he left honefto lind fortune in
the west and located d st. Louis where he
has since resided, ann where up to the
hour OF his death he gas one OF the best
known and most hish1 respected citizens
and business men. For years he has
0uSdSCu UAC An0&u10SVuAV OA 00OAISO
and cigars, doing a nlpst extensive busi-
ness. He was also engaged in several other
enterprises and was ASlarge stakeholder in
and the president OF the st. Louis Shovel
Company. Mr.. Lama& had for years been
the president OF the amous st Andrews
Society OF st. Louis. dhe Of the best known
Scotch societies in thS country. The dis
ease which resulted ID death was first de-
veloped in San Fraqcisco, January last,
whittier he had gone or the benefit Of his
health. Becoming worse, it was concluded
best to remove him I'd his own home, which
was done, and there all that science
or affection could suggest was
done, but without avail and sur
rounded by his wife and children,
and his brothers, he departed this life. To
the brothers of the deceased, Hon. John A.,
and Rod. s. and Robert, who are so promi-
nent in this community, aud to his wife
and four children, The sincerest OF SYM
pathy is rendered in this hour OF suffer-
ing. They have. however, in their loss the
consolation of knowing that the departed
had led an upright, honest life, that in all
his relations he had earned and maintained
q name Of courtesy and fair dealing that
was second to 40 man in the land. He
was christian gentleman in all that the
name implies, and his loss will be severely
felt st
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THE FOAMING BEVERAGE.
Why Beer Is Such a FavOrite brink
In Butte.

In no city OF it's size ON earth is more
beer consumed than in the city Of Butte.
In winter as we'll as in summer the bever-
age OF Gambrinus is called for by the
thirsty patrons OF Butte's barrooms, and
it is safe to say that more money is spent
in week for beer than is expended in
month for spirituous liquors by
our people. 1t wss not always thus, how
ever. Time was when beer was h drug III
the market, and lovers of malt liquors sell
Within the past twelve months the appetite
OF these people he's been educated to prefer
the great Anheuser-Busch beer to all other
brews, and the demand in Butte for this
particular brand OF beer now exceeds that
for all other brands combined. This
unparalleled success OF the Anheuser Busch
beer is merited, and will continue. It is
brewed from only the purest and best ma
terials, and the immense quantity OF it
sold enables it manufacturers to sell it
cheaper than any other beer made from
the same materials can be sold. The An
heuser- Busch Brewery, in St. Louis, is the
greatest manufacturing establishment In
'he world, and ships daily more goods
than is shipped by any other two breweries
in the United States.
The Butte agency for the Anheuser- Busch
beer il held by Speckhart & Co., the
well.known wholesale liquor dealer, whose
store is at No. 32l Main street. Messrs.
Speckhart & Co. have inexperienced much
difficulty in building market for his beer, for
it's superiority has been it's best advertise.
ment. People who have drank it once
never want to drink beer of any other
manufacture and the demand for it con-
stant!y increases without any solicitation
on the part OF its agent. For the benefit
of those people who desire to know where
the Anheuser- Busch is sold in Butte, the
ollowing list OF prominent saloons has
been prepared:
H. II. Horst. Washington Brewery.
Cullen & Taylor, Gilt Edge Saloon.
George Fi-cher, East Galena street.
Haltenhoffs saloon. West Park street.
Jerry Mccarthy, West Park street.
Joseph Bussieres, corner Main and Galena
streets.
II. C. Hoerchner Cosmopolitan Beer
Hall.
Peters & Kyle's Nevada Beer Hall.
Harrington & Murphy's Old Crow Saloon.
Schumacher L& Euler's st. Louis Beer
Hall.
Martin & Murphy, Delta Saloon, Park
street.
Crystal Saloon, corner Park and Main
streets.
The Anheuser-Busc beer is also sold at
Walkerville, Centerville, Meaderville and
South Butte. 2-12-2t.
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CONVICT FISH'S DEBAUCH
He Gets Out Of Jatl to Eat Late supper
With Four Burlesque Actresses.

New YORK, February 13.-James d. Fish
has returned to Auburn State Prison after
his five DAYS of vacation. He had high
old time while here, quite after the manner
OF his life, when, prosperous through the
ruination OF Gen. Grant and others. he was
heavy banker by day and light roysterer
by night. He was brought to town ostensi-
bly, to testify in civil suit growing out OF
the Grant Il Ward swindles, but as the
case was not ready for trial. and he goes
back to prison without having been put on
the stand, the suspicion Is that occasion
was indulgently made to give linn an out
ing.
No secret was made OF his absences from
the Murray Hill Hotel. in which he and his
two guardian officers had their quarters.
Que OF his exploits, that OF dining sump-
tuously at an inn overlooking the tomb OF
Grant, the victim OF his and Wards
crimes, was an entirely unhidden
carOusal, during which hedrank fullQuart
OF champagne. He spent one even
ing in the mystic fats, which belonged to
him, and in which, handily across the street
from the Casino, where he WAS q privileged
stockholder, he maintained headquarters OF
dissipation and orgie. Four actresses in
connection with burlesque were driven to
this house in carriages, after their stage
duties were done for that evening, and then
the coming and going Of laden walters
proved that bountiful repast was being
served from q restaurant in the neighbOr-
hood.
Another evening was spent in the enter
tainment OF q party OF male friends at his
hotel, where he spent money in reckless
disregard of the claim that he was impov-
ershed. He went to some theatre nearly
every evening, always sitting behind the
drapery OF a private box, while only his
companions were visible. His taste theat-
rically was not changed from the old times,
for his choices were comic opera and bur-
lesque, although legitimate theatricals
CHANGED to be plenty and excellent.
The convict was accompanied by
keeper from Auburn, and two detectives
were employed to make sure against es-
cape, but his movements we're in no wise
restricted and the cost OF his journey must
have been very great. He is to come again
in two weeks and larger rooms at tho hotel
have already been spoken.
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A Horse Thief Let on Easy.

MANKAro. February ia special ses-
sion of the District Court was called for to-
day to consider the case OF the State Of
Minnesota va. Willis P. Chase. In August
1883. the defendant stole horse in Pleas
ant Mount, and the grand jury
indicted him for larceny for $l25.
He to-day plead guilty II larceny OF 500.
which plea was accepted by the Court and
he was sentenced to six months hard labor
ut Saltwater. Chase had just served
sentence Of twenty-five months for stealing
cattle in FaribaulS county. In sentencing
the prisoner the Court stated that he could
apply for his pardon after month If he
wished. The Court then adjourned with
out delav. Judge Severance goes to Fari-
bault where he will hold Court for the next
two weeka
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DANGERS OF THE SEA
A Bark and Eleven Lives Lost at Barne
gat Sh0al.

PHILADELPHIA, February ia special
to the Record says that during the dense
fogyesterday the Austrianb bark Kraljeveka.
from Marseilles, France, struck On the Bar.
negat shoals. The life-savinx crew at Bar
negat station went to their assistance,
when their boat WAS swamped and three of
the men drowned: The crew OF ths bark.
fearing that the life guards ould be unabl'
to save them, had left the vessel in their
own boat It capsized and sunk, and
eight OF the crew lost. The master and five Of
the sailors saved their lives by swimming
ashore. The bark sailed from MarseiIles
on December 7, in ballast f,r New York.
and for nearly four days the master had
been unable to make observations. His
first intimation of shoal water was when
the vessel struck. The bark is breaking
and will be total loss.
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Brutal OUTRAGE.

NATION, Ills, February 13.-Last night
at 10 o'clock, at Windsor, near here, Miss
Georgia Aldridge narrowly ESCAPED hang.
ing at the hands OF unknown parties. She
was alone in her house at the time and
stepped out OF doors, when she was seized,
and her hands and feet weighted down with
bricks, and then she was hung up to die.
She was accidently discovered few min
utes afterwards by her brother, who came
in the back way by chance. Life was al
most extinct. She can give no account OF
the affair, being so overcome by the shock.
A note was found saying it was done to
get even with her father, MIR. Aldridge. Miss
Georgia ia highly respectable young lady
aged "a. No clue to the perpetrators has
yet been found. Intense excitement pre-
walls at Windsor over the affair.
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Ryan Chsll, nges Sullivan

CHICAGO. February 12.-Paddy Ryan
tonight mailed John L. Sullivan q chal-
lenge to fight eight rounds in public with
small gloves, Queensbury rules for gate
receipts, 80 per cent to the winner and 20
per cent to the loser. The challenge is in
the shape OF a long letter declaring that
Sullivan has not answered Rvan's accep
lance OF II meeting in private; that Ryan il
unable to raise money for q large stake
and that unless Sullivan now replies Ryan
viii never consent to challenge or answer
Sullivan in any way.
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The Hancock Obsequies.

New York February 12.-Mrs. Hancock
passed comfortable night and rested
better than she had at any time since the
Generals death. The Secretary of War
will arrive in the city tomorrow morning.
After the funeral he will probably accom-
pany the funeral party HI far as Philadel-
phia. Commodore Chandler has detailed
Lieut.. Nichols, OF the navy. to proceed to
Governors Island and tender Gen. Whipple
the use of O steamer to transport the
troops from Governors Island to New
York, and afterwards to Jersey City.
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The Montana Cadetship.

Messrs. 6. c. Swallow. Cornelius Hedges
eomttee to oenduet eo%nettVe
animation OF candidates for appointment
to West Point, have agreed to hold the ex-
animation on Wednesday. the 14th day OF
April next, at 10 o'clock a. M, in the
Masonic Temple in Helena. DR.. G. w.
Monroe will conduct the physical examina-
ton and that in history, reading, writing
and photography. Hon. Cornelius Hedges
will examine in grammar and geography.
Dr.. G. C. Swallow will examine the candi-
dates in arithmetic. These examinations
will be written or oral or both written and
oral. All information desired will be fur.
nishsd on application to the members Of
The eaRui4teo. ..,y
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MUCH EXCITED PORTLAND.
Preparing for Possible Riots
Over the ChinaLlen.
To the Number Of Three Hundred
Sworn m-The Anti Chinese
Programme.

PoRrLAND, Ore, February 12.-One oi
the leaders OF the anti Chinese movement
stated to an Associated Press correspond
ent tonight that the congress called to
meet here tomorrow would pass reso-
luton calling on all persons employing
Chinese to discharge them, and il at the
end Of thirty days any Chinese should be
employed, the anti Chinese Association will
boycott such employers and also
all persons patroniGing such enl-
ployers. These resolutions have been
prepared. 80 the Associated Press reporters
informant said, and he had no doubt
would pass with possibly an amendment
or two. He further stated he believed no
attempt would be made to drive the
Chinese from their abodes as threa tened l,y
Burnett G. Haskell, and that the Congress
would quietly disperse. The sheriff
to-day swore in three hundred special
deputies, each armed with six shoute-.
1t is welI-known that q large number Of
Chinese have recently bought revolvers and
rifles and will defend their lives and prop
erty. The principal fear now is that some
drunken and irresponsible crowd, small
perhaps, may attack the Chinese houses
whose occupants are armed. In which case
it il not unlikely some Of the attacking
party will be killed. It this occurs big
riot will be almost inevitable.
VETERANS vOLUNTEERING.
PORTLAND, Or, February 12.-Thls even
ing meeting of the Grand Army Of the
Republic was held and the services OF sew
enty. five veterans rendered to the Mayor
for the preservation OF peace in case OF
trouble in the next few days. The company
does not serve as a post OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic, but simply as a home
guard. At 8 O'Clock tonight Mayor Gates
bought Winchester rifles and supply OF
powder for this company, who will report
to the commander II the State militia
whenever necessary and move under his
orders. Within the past forty-eight hours
there has been a wonderful crystilization
Of sentiment in favor Of suppressing at the
outset any unlawful acts.
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He Was DeliriOus.

William Norton, the man who was in
jured by jumping down a shaft, was re.
mo we'd from the County ,ail to the Sisters
Hospital by some friends OF his. It seems
that he had been in the Sisters Hospital
since last Saturday, suffering from typhoid
fever. and yesterday afternoon, evidently
suffering from delirium produced by his
disease. he escaped from the hospital and
jumped down q shaft, as detailed in yester-
days MINER. His injuries are not OF =
serious nature.
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A Close Call.

About lao o'clock this morning q cry OF
a. 90 aounded from one Of the Galena.
street cribs, and several persons immedi-
ateiy responded. 1t was soon made known
Ht tnst the female occupant of the place had
,,,t u" . stiek Ui wood into the stove, upset
pus ~. ths stove and firing the place. 1t was
.t;;ns";.hed .,u; . without any damage. othsr
thsn the destruction OF the stove and the
hnrnine Of . numbsr os holes IN shs eerpss.
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Juvenile (1emA.

Judge Knowles will lecture to night be-
fore the Juvenile Gems on 1.-The Laws OF
Primitive People," This literary club is
making for itself a name as a literary So
ciety that is doing great deal of good in
Butte. 1t is composed Of members OF the
Butte High School, who, at every meeting.
do their very best to entertain visitors
with singing, Rotations and essays.
Everybody should remember that the lee
ture begins at 7:45. and ia delivered at the
High School building on Qnartz street.
Admission free. The recitations this even.
ing will be by Carrie Kenyon and Martin
Gleason. Every body wishing to spend q
pleasant and profitable evening should
attend.
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In Favor Of q Navy.

WASHINGTON, February 12.-Before the
Naval Committee OF the House to day Sec
r-tary Whitney and Admiral Porter gave
their views at length upon the subject Of
navy reconstruction. Secretary Whitney
believed that this Government could i'm
mediately begin the construction OF half
q dozen steel cruisers somewhat larger in
size than the .'Chicago." He thought the
work could be dome more economically at
private yards but regarded it as necessary
that provisions be made for equipping the
navy yards with modern plants. Admiral
P ,rter dw-lt upon the advantages OF COM
pleting the construction Of the monitors
and submitted plans for vessels of his own
design to have speed Of twenty knots per
hour
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Blown to Pieces.

WEBB CRY, Mo-, February l2.-Last
evening two miners who had located a
heavy charge Of powder for final blast,
were tamping it down when the whole
amount exploded. The two men Welch
and Peterson were literally blown to pieces.
The largest fragments OF their bodies found
were foot and portion OF the lower
limb
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GLADSTONE UNDECIDED.
Fund for the Relief Of London Working.
men.

LONDON, February 13.-It is rumored
that the Government rem aims undecided as
to the advisability OF prosecuting the
Socialist leaders who are deemed responsi
BILE for the rioting which followed the
Trafalgar Square meeting last Monday.
The better classes of London have been
thoroughly aroused to the real needs OF
the unemployed and fund Of f2O, 900 has
been already subscribed during the past
three days for their relief, nearly all OF
which fas been contributed by metropoli
tan merchants and bankers. The general
public has scarcely given anything to the
Mansion Hous, fund as yet.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the copart.
nership heretofore existing between Billy
Mather and Al. Sterritt, under the firm
name of Mather & Sterritt, in the conduct
oi the Capitol Billiard Hall, has this day
dissolved by mutual consent. The bust
meas will be continued by Mr.. Mather, to
whom all accounts due the firm are paya'
ble, and who will pay all outstanding in
debtedness. WV. MATHER,
Al. STERRIrT.
Butte, Mont, Feb. IL, 1886. St
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sn.,n.. Queen to Abdicats.

Madrid, February 12.-The Progress
AUonez newspaper says that when the Cor
ter meets it will be to 'ceive the Announce
ment OF the abdicat tion of the Queen. For
th first time in eighteen years ex.Q Queen lisa.
hel,a, met her husband Fracois at mass in
the Escurial at the tomb OF Alfonso. Fra
coia will remain in Madrid until after the
marriage OF the lnianta Eulalia.