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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22

sides runs stream of real water and the
gurqling Of the brook was heard all over
tine t ting nona
praise can be awarded, for if future per-
formances come up to last nights they will
be an assured success here. Mr.. Cooper as
the Chinaman gave the best performance
Of such a character ever seen here. Mr..
Leroyle was great success as Cory, and
Mr.. Marcus Mayer looked well and played
the part of Sleuth very nicely. The above
people are all new here and they are most
desirable acquisitions to the local stage.
Miss Lotta Wade made her temperance,
the part, however, she had scarcely
worthy of her well-known ability. "Among
the Pines" is one of the most taking plays
that has been produced here and it will be
given tonight for the last time.
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II
~KEYSTONE BALL.
All Arrangements Made for a Gala
Time Tonight.

All Arrangements Made for a Gala
Time Tonight.
The members OF the Keystone Gu b and
their invited guests will trip the light fan
tastic to the music of Van Orton's cele-
brated orchestra which will render an over
ture promptly at 8 O'Clock.
DECORATIONS.
The members have been busy during the
week in decorating Renshaw Hall where
the ball will be held. Upwards of 100
canaries will add music to the festive scene
while Mrs. Wilenhoffen has kindly donated
q fountain which will be constantly throw
ing a large spray OF perfumes. The music
will be hidden from view behind large col
lection of shrubbery and flowers. The hall
has been handsomely decorated with a
rare collection of flags and bunting making
a rare and artistic picture. showing differ
ent scenes in the old Keystone State.
ARRANGEMENTS.
The following gentlemen compose the
Floor Committee:
Thomas Campbell, w. 1. Lippincott, w.
H. Stackpole, Chas. F. Booth, Jacob
Kahnweiler, NJ. G. Cohn, Clinton G. Clark,
Ben Calkins. They will look after the com
tort OF the guests on the Hoor, while the
following gentlemen will receive the guests
w. M. Jack, r. B. Wallace, Lee W. Fos
ter. John Caplice, J. F. Beck, W. H. De
Witt, j. D. jerks. The above list OF gen
tlemen, who will have full charge OF the
ball tonight. is guarantee in itself that
every thing will pass off smoothly. The In
vitation committee have been unable
to get invitations to those who desire tc
attend. Any persons who have not re
ceived an invitation from the committee
can receive the same by making themselves
known to the committee. Those desiring
a gala time should not fail to attend thu
Keystone ball tonight.
During the progress OF the ball the large
aud elegant rooms of the club will bt
thrown open for guests. Tickets can b.
purchased at Calkins & Co.'s and Grix'l
Book Store or from any OF the members o
the club. Admission to the ball includin,
hat and cloak room checks $3.50.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
THE BOSS LIE OF ALL.
The Amazing Discovery of q Prospec.
tor in the Bnll Valley Mountains.

uOr In the Bnu valley Mountains.
A correspondent OF the Tribune, writing
from Bull Valley Mountains, says:
II have in my life prospected consider
ably for the various precious metals, which
has given me considerable information,
geologically as we'll ais mineralogically; but
ot all the curiosities that I have ever seen,
Natures natural wool ranch, consisting of
about 100 acres, takes the cake. The wool
that grows on this land is about twelve to
fourteen inches long and is as fine as any
cut and piled up it looks like great snow
balls piled together, and in other places it
looks like the various rays of the rainbow,
which is probably caused by the different
waters that run on this land, which is i'm
pregnated strongly with different kinds of
mineral; this, I think. gives to the wool the
various colors it has. The Indians of that
vicinity knit leggings and blankets--or
kinds of frocks-from the material, which
is very warm, lasting and durable. This
wonderful growth is situated at the mouth
OF Rough Rock Canon, right in the top OF a
group OF rough mountains, which il per-
haps seldom visited by white men. How
ever, there are but few that know of its ex-
istence. think, however, that it's water
would be the boss racket for bald heads
and beardless lips"
But, ,palpable as is this yarn, ,thereis a man
here in Butte City, accounted q good, clear
headed business man, too, who is a bigger
fool than the Tribune correspondent is q
falsifier. He has absolutely arranged to
mortgage his fine house and lot and all the
contents of the house to get cash to go to
the Bull mountaius-taking with him all
the empty bottles he can find in Montana
and Utah-where he proposes to secure an
immense supply of those wool producing
waters OF many colors, to be used on the
bald heads and beardless faces OF the coun-
try.
Butte will miss a well known citizen. but
il the Bull mountains waters turn out to be
the "racket" the correspondent tells about
they will, when bottled, beat the Bluebird
mine all to - thunder!
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to The MINER
Want Wade's Place.

HELENA, December 20.-Judge Cullen.
Judge McLeary, of the First District, and
Underwood, OF Little Rock, Ark, johnson
CIayberg and several Others are aspirants
for the Office of Chief Justice Wade, whose
term expires by limitation the coming
February. Helena lawyers are pushing
Judge Cullen for the position. At the e1-
piration OF the present term Judge Wade
will have held the office sixteen years.
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Filed for Record Yesterday.

Deed from ] ohm p Pfeifer, administrator
=, The the estate of Howard B. Smith, to
Samuel s. Arthur, onehalt interest H.. in tine tine
nr;iter n quartz lode, il Summit Valley MN
'0S Mining deed irom H; c: olmstead e. et +he 81.
to J. L. Gessler. one-halI lnteresS T",av ;u. Gne
Clara quartz lode, in Sun SUMMIT e1 'a''e' "n
ing district; consideration tsam -, William A.
bsfs"i%a %s1y snd E. sa!s Tsurston aeS lot IT,
CAR, Ciark - ~ % Warren and Kingsbury's add''
ton; NGtiees Sons OF location by H. G; olmstead
Not1eee Gessler, es OF the Woodnut' A1go, T
anu apab a and Doubt lodes, in Summit VaheS
mining district. labor and improve.
,,,ents A, on the washington lode clam, ~ ~
%vm,n smmmit it, Valley mining district by Maynaro
+. Harrison.
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Status OF Congress.

It will interest our political friends to
know that Gen. j John B. Clark, clerk of the
House of Representatives.. has completed
and caused to be printed an unofficial list
of the Members of the House OF the Fiji
tieth Congress. He classifies them as 16S
Democrats, 152 Republicans, and Inde-
pendents. with one vacancy, Rhode Island,
which is to be filed. probably by a Repub-
lican. One hundred and ninety-five of the
number are old members, being ten more
than the number of the old members in the
present Congress. OF the old members
100 are Democrats and o5 Republicans.
If the independents divide. as they are ex-
pected to do. equally between the two
sides, it will give the Democrats majority
of fourteen in the full house.
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''AmOng the Pines' at the Grand.

Last evening Miss George Woodthorpe
made her first appearance in the truly pic
turesque drama ''Among the Pines" The
audience was certainly the most enthusias
tic one that has been at the grand for some
time. Miss Woodthorpe as Butterfly
made tremendous hit. She is petite,
handsome, talented soubrette and pos
sesses the ''cbic" which SO much wins with
any audience. Her songs and dances being
especially good and received determined
encore The play of among the Pines"
requires handsome stage settings. and in
this respect received every attention from
Manager Mcguire. One scene especially,
Sugar Loaf Mountain, was the most effect
i've display of the kind ever witnessed here
the whole stage representing the side Of a
mountain overhanging a preeipice; down the
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
NEIGHBORING NEWS.
Miles City has had q 81, 500 fire.

Miles City has had q 81 500 fire.
The town of Maiden as q mining peint is
rapidly getting to the front.
The mill at Maiden belonging to the Ma
ginnis Company is running right along.
PA. Largey. who has a bond upon the
Speculator mine, just above the Bell mine,
| ia rapidly developing it. It will yield a
good supply Of copper.
The Montana Fluming and Mining Com
pany has declared dividend of 1900,
and elected d. r. Beck, President; Henry
Filing, Treasurer; II. N. Blake, Secretary.
Their property lies in Alder Gulch.
The Union Pacific Railroad has con-
tracted with eastern mills for 5000 tons
of steel rails, the majority of which will be
used in the widening of the gauge between
Silver Bow Junction and Pocatello.
DR.. J. w. Reed, of Butte City. arrived in
town last week, and at once put men to
work on the Pet mine, located below An
dersonvllle, in which he is a partner. The
property is said to be very rich, and may
yet be veritable ebonanza.-Fergus County
Argus.
A new question for lawyers to study over
aud bubble about is that presented in the
warrants in the hands of the clerk. 1t has
just been done for the first time in this
county, and we noticed Under Sheriff Web.
ster to-day posting notices of the sale OF
certain warrants attached by him.-Free
Press.
Report says that the second payment,
amounting to $25, 900. on the Hunter mine
purchase on Niger Prairie, will be made on
the Goth of this month.-Spokane Chroni-
Gle.
The fame of Canyon Creek as q great min-
ing region seems to be increasing every day.
An important sale of q rich silver mine To-
Gated there is on the tapis. One of the own
ers left Murray yesterday morning to meet
the parties who propose purchasing the
mine. Full information is expected in a few
days.-Murray Sun.
Oregon Short Line traffic continues to
show an increasing tendency for the present
month, compared with the same time last
year. There is now an extra freight train
nearly every day, both east and west
bound.
Cattle were never SO poor at this season
of year as they now are, and heavy losses
are predicted this winter in that branch OF
business.-1daho paper.
Sheriff Hathaway of Helena has ap-
pointed Chas. Hard to be under sheriff and
Fire Marshall Gibbs deputy sheriff. The
gentlemen are to be conel atulated upon
such honorable acquisitions.
F. E. Theme and -Lissner were elected
aldermen in Helena Saturday. Politically
the council will stand as follows: Republi-
cans-Howey, Lockey, Watson, Stedman.
Hoback, Richter, Cans, Lorey and Theme.
Democrats-Bickett, Muth, Saul. Conhor
and Lissner.
Harry Harrington, alias Billy West, has
been arrested, with an accOmBlice, in
Helena for the larceny OF $1S7 cash and a
watch and chain from VIM. Nagle's ranch
near Silver City.
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THE NEW TIME TABLE.
The Montana Union Will Leave Butte
One Hour Earlier, Beginning
December 26th.

The Montana Union road to accommo-
;taali tl. thu zaA,z Assao. al ti1aA an tho
Utah & Northern have issued an employees
time table to take effect next Sunday, De-
cember 26, By these changes the south
bound train reaches Butte one hour earlier
than now and the north bound leaves here
one hour earlier than now, much to the
convenience OF travellers between the two
cities, business men thus being enabled to
20 to Helena, attend to their business and
return to Butte same day. Now persons
have one hour and twenty minutes in
Helena, hereafter they have one hour more.
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Tho Clan Ricardo Prisoners.

DUBLIN December 21.-In the case OF tne
persons accused of assaulting bailiffs on
Clan Ricardo estate, at Waterford, the jury
at the Connaueht assizes yesterday found
that the prisol RS had committed an as
sault. but several of the jurymen copsid'
cred that the assault was justifiable; The
counsel for the prisoners submitted thatnG
verdict had been found. The Judge directed
the jury to again retire. When they re-
turned they announced a verdict OF guilty
but they expressed the belief that the prs
oners had the right to defend their neigh
boris home, and had acted in ignorance O.
the law. The Judge entered a verdlc' o.
guilty.
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Montana Union Rates.

Gen. Minty furnishes the following rates
on and after anuary l, 1887, on the Mon
tana Union Railroad: From Butte to
Silver Bow will be 35 cents, and so cents
for the round trip; to Anaconda. $1.35
and 81 80; to Deer Lodge. So 90 and 81. 80;
to Garrison. $3.50 and $3.50. CONNER
cial rates are correspondingly low, and in.
termediate points are subject to the same
rednctiOn
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Parnell's Health,

DUBLIN, December 21.-The friends OF
Parnell says his illness has been of a
serious nature. For several weeks he was in
dangerous condition. When able actively
to resume work he will convene the Irish
Parliamentary party in the Council Cham
bers OF Dublin corporation. Three farms
beongng to Parnell's brother John we're
sold at auction to day for so per cent. less
than they were valued at three months ago.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22

De vetoed BY the President. There ,rn.4
0e Immediate and affirmative action
Congrees must enact q law for the reeula.
tlon OF Interstate commerce and (bv exner;,
ence under it's administration coma r. .
knowledge OF the right or wrong Of the ma :.
Ter, IN the war OF opinion now ohstrnct.
ing lts way. Nothing (said Mr.. Wilson,
mad done more to demoralixe railroad
MANAGERS, officers and agents than pools
~ mad come to be expected. Indeed the
pool OF Today would be disregarded by
some OF It's members tomorrow, and this
came to be the basis OF the hone Of ravar5
by railroad officers and agents for success.
ioily enlarging business by a violation nj
snch arguments. "
mr.. camden said he regarded the bill "a a
wise and conservative measure. and that
the country demanded the passage Of some
such q bill and that it was the duty of con-
gress to act upon it,
Iullom said he would ask the Senate To
resume the consideration OF the bill imme-
ola1eiy upon assembling after recess. After
an executive session the senate adjourned.
House.
Mr.. O'Donnell, of Michigan. from the
Committee on Ventilation and Acoustica
reported resolution directing the dailv
cleansing OF the ventilating pipes leading to
the hall OF the house. In its report the
committee says: The great American habit
OF expectorating is fully exempli6ed on the
part of members OF this branch of the.
iaw'making department of the Govern.
ment, and your committee reluctantly and
mournfully. but firmly, coniesses it's inabil-
lty to device measures which will put an
end to this reprehensible practice-a prac-
tice that lowers the dignity of this august
assemblage and imperils the health
and well, being OF the servants OF the re.
public. Attention is directed to the fact
that there are in this chamber ZIG nickel
plated cuspidors furnished by the munif-
cence OF the nation with the sole design of
being employed for the purposes for which
they are provided; but for some reason
unknown to your committee they are ig-
nored and perforations in the brass ventil-
ators are employed as reeeptacles for ex-
pectoration.
Mr.. Buchanan of New Jersey said that
the language OF the report
the question of cleaning the ventilating
pipes ives a serious ono to members seated
in the centre hall. The air they
had to breathe came up through
the openings, and these openings
were minute by minute defled in the man
ner spoken of in the report. The air
smoking was discontinued.
Mr.. Gibson, of West Virginia, criticized
the committee for :reaecting in it's report
upon the habits and manners and decency
OF members of the House. He suggested
that the resolution should be referred to
the Committee on Civil Services Reform,
which was engaged in cleansing all depart.
ments of the government. The resolution
was adopted.
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Special to TIE N1NxI-

HELENA, December 21.-Another batch
m penitentiary birds, accompanied by
onet1n Hathaway, fitted over to Dee,
Lodge, where they will be compelled to re.
sue ior from one to thirteen years. The
present District Court, which adjourns on
the 24th inst, has cleared up q vast
amount OF business, nearly every one Of
ene three hundred cases on the docket at
ene commencement Of the term having
oeen wiped out. An unusually lasge num-
ner OF criminal cases has been tried, and
tne population Of the territorial prison
very materially swelled. A large number
OF divorce cases has also been disposed Of.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
Meeting of Irish Committee.

DUBLIN, December 21.-At the regular
fortrightly meeting of the Executive Com.
mittee OF the Irish League it was announced
that since the last meeting there have been
received donate from Ireland OF 50 200
and from America OF $25, 900. John Dill
lon said he would continue to carry out the
plan of the campaign in defiance OF the
Government. Nobody, he said, has right
to say that the plan OF the campaign is IL
legal until jury has decided on the 1acts
movement desire to benefit the tenants ir
Ireland without the assistance OF the moon
lighters
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
A Suspended Hush.

MINNEAPOLIS, December 21.-The private
banking house of V. G.. Hush & Co. sus.
pended payment this morning. The liabil-
ties are not yet known. The cause of the
faiIure ia said to be the necessity of Hush
to carry paper of Jackson & Collins, own
ers of the Puritan iron mine, on which he
was an endorses to the extent OF $500. 600
or $4OO,OOO. The bank itself is said to be
solvent, and Hush himself worth at least
500, 900. 1t is believed he will be able to
nav in full.
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ssGOOd Night, Good Night.''

Mr.. Arthur's last words, spoken IN
scarcely audible tones and addressed to no
one in particular, were as simply beautiful
as his life had been. They were uttered
while the dying mans eyes we're closed, and
while he still suffered severe physical pain.
"Good night" he said, and was quiet for q
moment, and then good nigtt" in still
lower tones. When the watchers looked
again he had fallen asleep,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
A Careless Cashier.

MILWAUKEE, December 21.-A bold rob-
berry was committed at the First National
Bank in this city to-day. The cashier, who
was engaged in signing new issue OF five
dollar notes, when about half through
with 81, 900 lot, went to dinner. leaving
the notes on his desk. On his return he
discovered the money had been stolen by
some unknown person who had unlocked
the door of his room.
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Tenants Demands.

DUBLIN, December 21.-The tenants Of
the Duke OF Lemsler, in the County OF Kill
dare, met again and modified the demand
for the reduction in rent, asking now 20, in.
stead OF 25 per cent. The tenants also
Joined in request that the Dukes ten
ants at Athy be given the benefit OF the
purchase of the clauses in the land act.
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Prize Fight.

New YORK, December 2l.-Wm. Ellings-
worth, of this city, and Jack Cassidy, OF
Philadelphia, this morning fought to a
finish with skin gloves in the vicinity OF
New York EllinoaHorth-knockad -Gaaa;lls. ..
out in The ninth round. The victor is a
brother Of Joe and John Ellingsworth.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
AN OREGON CRIME.
The Horrible Murder of an Insurance
Agent at Portland.

A sand bag, black soft hat, pocket
book and rifled valise found in the cor
ner of a warehouse tell the story OF an
other murder in Portland, Oregon. The
Reuben Mickle, of Seattle, engaged in the
insurance business in that city. knight
Templars and other Masonic organizat tions
OF Portland offered reward OF 5000, and
the family $500, for the recovery OF the
body,
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An Editor Hit in the Neck.

MILWAUKEE, December 21.-For the pub
lication of scurrilous poem rejecting on
the integrity of the court in the trial of the
riot cases Judge Sloan to-day sentenced
Paul Grattkan. editor of the Socialist
organ Arbeiter Zeitung, to thirty days at
hard labor.
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Bank Failure.

DENVER, December 21.-Word reached
here tonight that D. M. Tomlin and Burk
Colyin, bankers at Akron, failed for $l2,-
900. These gentlemen are also the pro-
priet ors nf q bank at Benkelman and the
Republican Valley bank at Cambridge
Nebraska. They were arrested mere TO-
n;oht on a warrant sworn out by James
swan. negro, of the Akron eating house,
and taken back on the night train in
charge of a sheriff.
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Case of Dillon,

DUBLIN, December 21.-The court to-day
refused John Dillon's application for a
stay Of the order against him to furnish
bonds in the sum of FL 1000 pounds with
two sureties for future good conduct, pend
ing the outcome of the appeal of the SEN
foncn
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
Special to The MINER
Funeral of Alderman Dewitt.

HELENA, December 2O.-Alderman Chas.
A. Dewitt, who lately died at Eureka Hot
Springs, Ark, wss buried in this city to-
day by the Masonic fraternity, OF which
the deceased was q member. The City
Council and several civic societies attended
in a. body.
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s,...., Warm in tho Collar.

CHICAGO, December 21:--eeorgs ,e1 ssrrsnt slossont
tho billiard s.psa ;-cFs y Fellows. o"s Secretary
t1is sss s,sS,bs Tabsy Company charging
81 him with y.nst sns sss a. Sss
beavy damages, claiming that on or, f,,oS, for tHe
s: g.: % Ii: SssssES ;1:: :ss
sa.a sar I 90 due tho Tobey Company mtv ior ,%,
,It n;t,,re After q heated debate tne oepjtI p";tI
n,.a' nnJ LAWYER left to confer ~,Id ~,Id
ana sho firm and said they w MIu,M %nii
sae 1at,rn later, slosson remained nm IN ms nEa He
reSSIt .'nt;i the time for the match to bega' md Nd
as ans', very y nervous, suspectipg plSi i aa tbs
was re tbe attachment to be served IN ta1t t,1t
:s s;ssy R ss e Z
play,ns, pyynnsnt in time to win the game. sar. ne
CPIF P!",a Fellows committed perjury ~ s"e~ con.
cna'S Ga That h. (slosson) frauduie4t'y ovoid vi
nsss,ed ,ss his property and person W ~
attachment.
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OF Course Not.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 21.- The
Journal de St. Petersburg says Russia g re-
fusal to accept the candidacy OF Prince
Ferdinand of SAKE Coburg Gotha for the
Bulgarian throne is not due to personal
objections,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
Special to THE NlNER-
Gambling Licenses Raised.

HELENA, December 21.-The City Coun-
Gil advanced the license rate for percentage
gambling games last night, but the contem-
plated advance of saloon license. except in
places denominated as olives" to fifty dol
lars per quarter, was defeated. Short faro,
stud poker, keno and roulette were raised
from $25 to $50 per quarter.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
Galveston Blaze.

GALVESTON, December 21.-A fire broke
,nt at three o'clock this morning IN the
residence portion of the city on Avenue \;
between Twenty-first and Iwen!y'secon4t
streets. This portion OF the cloy 's m M.mGss Gse
snread snr.a With great rapidity. owing to the
splH; a ter in the cisterns in the vicinity becom'
;na ",e. exhausted before the flames were con
ing .re,Ied sa They swept over the greater po,r,'
t;on % of two squares. Twenty-eight dweii'
inc E houses and two stores were burned nnn a.
,Ts re total loss is estimated at $5O,ooo to
Later estimates place the total loss q. q.
eIo on 200. The total insurance aggregates
SIS, 900.