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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-20
MINING TROUBLES.
The Shutting Down of the Montana Cop
per COmpany-Bad Outlook.

For q number of days past there has been
considerable talk in this vicinity about the
affairs OF the Montana Copper Company,
revealed q somewhat mixed up condition
of affairs at Meaderville. The smelter has
been shut down for two or three weeks, and
on Wednesday one OF the company's mines,
the Gambetta. was also closed. Recently
H. A. Balm, who has been connected with
the New York office ofthe corporation, was
sent to the works with authority to assume
the general management of it's affairs, and
since then there seems to be considerable
dissatisfaction in the hitherto prosperous
town. There are always two sides to a
controversy, aud TIE MINER dispatched a
representative over to look over the field.
Mr.. Balm was first seen. He stated that
copper was SO low that the company did
not feel justified in extracting it's ores and
selling The product at such a price. He did
not think that there was any immediate
prospect Of a resumption OF smelling
operations, but, on the contrary, said that
he was having the wood around the fur
mace hauled over to the East and West
Cousa mines for use there. Mr.. Balm fur
ther said that it was costing between
50 900 and 81 900 per month to pump the
water out OF the company's mines, which,
being worked at a greater depth than the
surrounding properties, was raising all the
water in the country. and that unless the
adjacent claims assisted in paying the ex-
pense OF the pumps the probability was
that at an early day the company's entire
plant would be idle. The Gambetta mine
had already been shut down, and the CO.
lusas-both East and West-would follow
suit. About IT'S or 200 men had already
been discharged, and now only one-third OF
the regular force is at work. Upon the
whole, the new manager placed gloomy
cloud over the prospects OF the company,
although he admitted that it was not from
A. want of ore that the works were being
closed down. The mines, he said, all
showed ore, and no difficulty would be had
in keeping the furnaces in blast.
Both among the old employees OF the COM
panv and the residents OF Meaderville there
ia a considerable degree of hostility mani
fested toward the conduct of the COM
pany's affairs, and there are those who
openly say that bad judgment has been dis
played in the selecting OF general manager
who is not familiar with mir ing in this or
in anv other section. Already Thomas
Fox. an able and thorough foreman, has
passed out of the companys employ, while
Superintendent Miller is reported to- have
teleeraphed his resignation to the president
of The corporation in New York. There
are many vague rumors afoat as to the
leaning of the new head OF the works to
cheap labor, but no direct foundation
could be had for them. However, they
have created considerable ill-feeling, and
there is @ general uneasiness manifested
over in the gulch.
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Y'ERMS-EY MAT.
'sQUITE TEXAN YOU KNOW, :"

From the Texas Sifiings.
Where the bald sd p1aries white with the fleece Of
That's Texan, you know, quite Texan. you know:
bird mocks
That's Texan, quite Texan. you know.
Where the ''burying beetle he winks his left eye
And the s;sg grim turkey buzzs'd he he"ve' great
And the ..scissor tail'' tries to "cut up" very
That's Texan, quite Texan, you know.
The wizzened horned toad an the numbering
owl
Are Texan you know, quite Texan, you know.
Are Texan, quite Texan. you know.
When from old wagon trails" you can look out
In the dense pecan-mottoes, perched beneath
The chapparal-cock and the crazy kildee.
That's Texan, quite Texan, you know.
In your travels down there you are certain to
For they are Texan you know; quite Texan. you
The skulking cayotc and the thorny mesquite,
For they are Texan, quite Texan, you know.
The jack-rabbit-yes, and the querulOus eve,
The government mule, and the prairie dog, too;
view
The scenery's Texan, you know.
When centipedes sting you with poisonous feet.
know;
When scorpions '.scorp' in their sunny retreat,
That's Texan, quite Texan You know.
Wnen men wear sombreros, and boots with big
heels,
And the mud in the spring soils the hubs of your
wheels,
That's Texan, quite Texan you know.
BRUE-BLOODED COCK FIGHTERS.
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THE SUPREME COURT,
Last Cases on the Docket-Adjourn.
ment Until the 25th,
Proceedings in the Supreme Court Fri

Proceedings in the Supreme Court Fri
day morning were as follows:
Frank L. Underwood vs.. Samuel Bird
sell ct al; judgment reversed with costs
and cause remanded with directions to the
court below to enter judgment herein in
favor OF the appellant for possession of the
property described in the complaint;
opinion by Chief Justice Wade, Justices
Galbraith and Pollard concurring.
Saley Rauenheim VS.. Henry C. Dahl, and
Montana Copper Company vs. Henry c.
Dahl; bond on appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States fixed at 81 900
in each case.
Charles w. Berry VS.. Commissioners oi
Missoula County; judgment affirmed with
costs; opinion by Chief Justice Wade,
Judge Galbraith concurring,
Con Murphy vs.. Walter J. King, ct al;
order of court below dismissing the appeal
herein, affirmed; opinion by Judge Gal.
braith, Chief Justice Wade concurring
Alder Gulch Consolidated Mining Com.
pany VS.. Marvin Hayes, ct al; judgment
of court below affirmed; opinion by Judge
Galbraith, Chief Justice Wade concurring.
r. H. Kleinschmidt vs.. Julius G.. Her
submitted On briefs.
The above proceedings finished the
docket, and the court adjourned unit
Monday, January 25th, by which time
various opinions on cases submitted this
term will be prepared.
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The Fire Record.

BEAVER FALLS, Pa, January 15,-The
Beaver Falls Car Works. foundry and ma
chine shops, were burned this morning to-
gether with the Chinese headquarters and
every building in the square facing Sixth
avenue except the Old Mansion House.
The fire originated in the foundry, but it's
source is not known. The loss has not yet
been estimated, but will be very heavy,
however, and as the property belonged to
economists, it is quite probable there is no
insurance. The fire destroyed over $780,
900 worth OF patterns. and rendered four
ia miles homeless. The loss is estimated
at from $l5O,OOO to 100000, on which
there is no insurance.
CINCINNATI, January 15.--Hiram w. Davis
& Co.'S carriage manufactory was burned
this morning. The loss is $3.50, 900; in
surance, 100000.
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A Railroad SmaShuD,

A broken rail caused the ditching OF
portion OF freight No. 614, going south
yesterday morning, about four or five
miles north of Eagle Rock. Four cars and
the caboose were ditched. Engineer Chas.
McCabe, who was dead heading from Camas.
was thrown violently against the top of
the caboose as it rolled over, and received
a severe cut on the head. Conductor John
Quinn was also considerably mixed up with
all the movable articles in the car, and
was severely bruised about the body and
one OF his legs. A brakeman was also
scratched and bruised somewhat, but not
seriously. That portion Of the train which
passed safely over the break took those
who were injured to Eagle Rock, where
they were placed under the care OF DR..
Bean.
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WHERE IS WILLIAM?
That's the Question Jefferson County 8
Authorities Want Answered.

The shrieval authorities OF Jefferson
County want to know the whereabouts OF
William Sims. William was clerk in the
store of Schreiner & Co., at Comet near
Wickes, and few days ago he suddenly
turned up missing. It seems that he took
with him team and wagon belonging to
his employers, and also 81, 500
from their treasury. He was tracked
to Boulder, thence to Helena, where
he made some business transactions.
While in Helena he was seen by numerous
citizens did some business with GREENWOOD,
Bohm & Company, and also at the First
National Bank. He was last seen in Hell
ena Thursday afternoon. and when word
of his thieving operations reached
there he could not be found. The tele-
phone wires between Helena and Wickes
were all down Thursday, and it is sup
posed Sims cut them to prevent intelIi-
gence of his fight from reaching there in
time to aid in his capture.
Sims employer, Mr.. Schreiner, followed
him to Boulder and thence came to
Butte, thinking that was the place made
for by the fugitive Hewas called to Helena
by wire, however, and with the assistance
of the officers will doubtless capture his
man.
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PERISHED In THE SNOW.
Several Persons Frozen to Death by the
Late Storm in Colorado

Late storm III COlOr8OO
DENVER, Colo, January 10. Reports
reached here this evening from Benkelman,
Nebraska that two settlers, Fohr and
Burns, who left there a week ago Monday
hunting on a trip to Arrickerce and the
Middle Fork of the Republican, were found
frozen to death eight miles from town.
Both evidently attempted to return home
after the blizzard came up, but became lost
in the binding snow storm. Fohr struck the
muzzle of his gun in the ground, laid down
near it and died. Burns managed to get
200 yards further on before overcome.
Both were under large drifts of snow and
would hot have been found but for the
gun-stock sticking out of the snow. A
tea MISTER and herder were found
frozen near the same place yesterday and
taken to town. Akron, on the eastern
line of the Colorado, reports several per-
sons frozen to death by the same storm.
They are supposed to have been home
steaders living II great ways apart. They
settled on the land late last fall and were
wholly unprepared for severe weather.
Some bodies, when found, showed that
they had been attempting to reach a
neighborng ranch when overcome. Never
in the history of the West have SO many
persons pershed with cold as in this storm.
TOPEKA Kansas, January 15.-Reports
were received to-day OF the finding of the
bodies of three more men in the southwest
ern portion OF the State, victims OF the re-
cent storm. This makes twenty -four
bodies in all that have been found.
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Republican Senators Privately Discuss
the Question Of Odioiai Removals.

WASHINGTON, January 15.-The Repub-
lican Senators met in caucus at 1920 this
morning. and adjourned at 1:3O. Their
purpose was to compare views with regard
to the right of the Senate to information
as tO the Presidents reasons for making
removals from office. The fact was stated
that many of the inquiries addressed to
heads OF departments by the chairman OF
committees remain unanswered, but up to
this time indicate no purpose to refuse to
give this information. No formal propo-
sition was made and no action taken,
while a wide variety OF opinion found ex-
preston with regard to the propriety of
raising formal issue with the Administra-
tion at present upon this question. The
majority were of the opinion that should
information sought not ultima tely be
forthcoming, Republicans will. in justice to
the men that have been suspended or re-
moved for supposed cause, be requested to
take some formal action in the Senate to
secure information or an avOwal by the
President that he will not give his reasons
for making removals. There was a unan-
imous concurrence in the opinion that re
moved officials have right to know
whether they were removed for political
reasons or maladministration of their
trusts, and it is the Senators duty to Sc
secure information if possible.
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OUT OF DANGER.
The Threatened Calamity to
Cleveland, Ohio,
rs NOW AvERTED.
The Frozen Water Pipes in Work.
ing Order, but Supplying
Only Half the Volume.

CLEVELAND, January 1.-two biz
pumps which were kept at work at inter
walls during the afternoon were shut down
been cut off entirely. The cause of stop.
page as given by the water works officials
is that the pipe which leads into the tun.
mel out at the crib. ii not the tunnel itself,
is choked with ice. The top of this. pipe,
which is several feet below the snrface o1
the lake, is covered with grating to pre-
vent the entrance of drift wood and other
large distractions. Fine ice is, however,
sucked through the grating and has been
solidly packed into the pipe by suction
force. Tonight water is being hauled from
the river and lake to supply manufacture
ing establishments that must run at night.
The city is in perilous condition. Should
a fire break out in the bu-iness part OF the
city the fire department could not do any
thing with it. They could get no water
and the only apparatus that could be
called into service would be two or three
chemical engines.
At IL O'Clock tonight the water works
officials had given up all hope OF removing
the ice from the pipe before tomorrow.
The pipe is ninety feet in height and nine
feet in diameter and is packed full OF ice. 1t
may be necessary to wait until the weather
becomes warmer and the ice thaws, for it
seems almost an impossibility to remove
the obstruction by any mechanical pro-
cess.
WATER COMING IN.
3 p. m. The situation was un-
changed until 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, when it was found that water
was entering the tunnel and the en-
CINE was started at the pumping station.
This is still working slowly and the indi-
cations are more favorable than for many
hours The great majority Of manufacture
ing establishments which depend on the
city for water have shut down. Nearly all
courts have adjourned as steam-heating
facilities are frozen up. Hundreds OF teams
are enga ged in hauling water from the lake
with which to supply thirsty families.
Should the present favorable condition OF
affairs continue another engine will be put
in operation at the pumping station as
soon as possible.
Later al danger of water famine is
now believed to be passed. Two pumps
are now working eight strokes per minute,
and they can furnish 16, 900, 900 gallons OF
water in twenty-four hours. This, it is
thought, will supply the city 8 needs if care
is taken, although "a, 100000 gallons were
used last Wednesday. Water works Off
cials think the stream in the tunnel will
gradually increase in size, and that all the
old pun, ps can be started within day or
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Telephone Stock Declining.

BosToN, January 15.-In the Stock
Board to-day, telephone stock, as was to
be expected, declined, owing to the decision
at Washington. The result of the Wash
ington movement will not, in the opinion
of the Bell people. have much, if any in
tiuence upon the financial operations OF the
company, yet the decision sent Bell stock
from 172 down to 161, with 16O bid. A
rally occurred about noon, when sales were
made at 163. New England Telephone
stock declined from 36A to "a, but after
wards rallied to 35; Erie settled back from
81 tO 293
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-20
Vessels Captured BY Russians,

SAN FRANCISCO, January 1S.-The Japan
Gazette says that several otter hunting
vessels are reported to have been captured
by the Russian authorities and sent to
Kamschatka. The vessels were English
and German. The Corean Government
intends sending some officials to the United
States to watch the movements of Kim
and other refugees. The officials will be
disguised as simple travellers.
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Not So Badly Off.

The poor people OF Butte are not so bad.
ly of in this biting weather as good many
think; certainly not much worse off in
point OF comfort indoors than a great
many OF their richer neighbors. Their
houses and rooms are small and little
fire goes good ways with them. The high
ceilings OF the better class of dwellings are
responsible for a great many OF the cold
floors, for the heat goes clear up to the top
OF the room and stays there. In the poorer
homes the cracks are always battened and
the walls banked and the odd sticks that
the children will pick up in day suffice
very well for fuel.
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Oriental GOs sip.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 15.-It is ru.
mOred at Yokohama that owing to the fail
ure of the japanese Government to raise a
loan in England, plan is under consider.
alton to borrow money in the United
States, The Shanghai Mercury says: "A
new loan to the Chinese Government oi
100000 taels was being negotiated with
a local bank" Tientsien adviccs say that
the scheme for the introduction OF railways
into China has been postponed, but final
decision is only deferred until Sir Robert
Hart, Chief + the Customs Service, is ready
with a scheme for establishing railway ad.
ministra ton
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Arranging for a Speedv Trip.

Lecturer Ito hackman)-Now, you're
sure your horses are in good condition?
Hackman-Oh, yes, sir. Trust me for
that.
Lecturer-It's only proper for you to
know that when l get through my lecture
Hackman-What time shall expect you.
sir
Lecturer-Um; ah-well-that will de-
pend good deal on the audience.
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Sprague. Warner Co., Chicago l9o ~
Tegenbaum & Co., San Francisco ..... 1,824.25
Meacham Arms Co., St. Louis. 1922
E. ] Bowen & Co., San Francisco. ............ $500
Averill, Carpenter Co., st. Paul.......... 277.O
Metzler Kothchilds Co., Chicago......... 1865
E. Gallinsky & Co., San Francisco......... 1925
n. F. Hahn & Co., Chicago. 10000
6. Cohn & Co.. San Francisco ....... $500
New Haven Clock Co. Chicago........ 5O7.15
Kearney & Co., ChicagO...................... 1888
Davis, Toklas Co., San Francisco......... SOL 40
Simmons Hardware Co. St. Louis - 641.79
Hamburger 4 Co., Chicago ... 1900
g. N. Lee & Co.. Chicago ...,,..,....... $4,000
ROthchilds &CO San Francisco. ........... $500
Pitkin Brooks. Chicago o,,,.......... 10000
]. c. Memo & Co., Chicago go............. 144OO
Grunzweig & Co., San Francisco .......... 1,52281
Koenigsberger & Co., San Francisco......... 1000
i P. Pace & Co. Richmond, Va.... 228N
Max Freund & Co., New York. 1916
First National Bank. 10000
Sharp & Napton. ....,.,,,,,,.... 10000
81. Jonas & co. ,..,,,,,.,,,..,.,,,,...,. 10000
NJ. Zellast .......... 10000
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The International Parcel Post.

WASHINGTON, January 15.-The Post.
office Department has received a letter
from the German Director General of Posts,
urging the United States Government to
send an official of the Postoffice Depart
ment to Germany to personally inspect
and study the parcel post service of that
country, with view to joining the inter
national parcel post.
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ssOur Marv's "Brave Act.

PHILADELPHIA, January 15-At the Op-
era House this evening, during the per-
cosmance of e Comedy and Tragedy" a
fandle on one OF the es fell and set fire
to the tablecloth. Mary Anderson, hear
ing cries that at once arose from the audi
torium. rushed to the back of the stage and
smothered the flames an id tumultuous ap-
plause from the audience, which had be-
come slightly panicky.
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Prince Bismarck is described in the Lon
don Times as standing 6 feet inches in
his boots, and, though septuagenarian,
as straight as an iron rod. His power OF
work was until recently quite phenomenal,
though he has always been a great eater, a
deep drinker and a heavy smoker. He
was at one time a 'chain smoker" con
Stunning consecutively a cable of cigars, each
link being lighted at the stump Of it's pre-
decessor. Though virtually one-mea
man, that meal has been enormous bot
as regards eating and drinking. He has
ASST onats love for the country.
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Not SO Bad as the Real Article.

Judge Ito prisoner)-James Jackson,y ou
are charged with an assault on Richard
Converse with large piece of Stone.
Guilty, ornot guilty?
Prisoner-Guilty, your Honor; but there
is an extenuating circumstance.
Judge-What is it?
Prisoner-Well, wish it to go down in
the evidence, your Honor, that it was a
piece of artificial stone.
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Not to Be Wondered At.

Howard-What enormous prices people
do pay for the commonest things, don't
they?
Rankin-To what do you refer now?
Howard-I see that violoncello by
Stradivarius is held at Brussels for $780,
900.
Rankin-But, my dear sir, you must re-
member he didn't make many.
Hcward-No, shouldn't think he'd have
to at that price.
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---~eU~-
Probably Wrecked.

tity OF wreckage drifted ashore on Monomy
Beach marked Julia A. Brown" The
bark Julia A. Brown" was 541 gross ton
mage, and was built in Boston in 1874.
She probably struck on some shoal in
Vineyard Sound during the late gale and
went to pieces
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On the Ranges.

Nathan Hockett, who has just returned
from the Powder River range, informs the
Yellowstone Journal that the cattle are
doing splendidly, and says that so far the
stock grower has nothing to ask for in the
way of weather or condition of stock. 1t
is, he says, the best winter on stock ever
known on the Montana ranges.
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Bank Closed Down,

WASHINGTON, January 15.-Towers &
Green, conducting a small banking business
in this city, closed their doors to-day.
They are not ready to make a statement
of the condition Of their business, but say
the failure is for small amount.
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A Severe Punishment.

LONDON, January 15.-John Magee, who
pleaded guilty to the charge of attempting
to procure money from the Prince of Wales
by writing threatening letter, was to-day
sentenced to seven years penal servitude.
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A Real Nice Clersyman.

JERSEY Cry, January 15.-Rev. w.
Bustner. who has been on trial before q
jury OF his fellow pastors, charged with
intimacy with Miss Ida Downs, was to-
night found guilty.
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Death of q Naval Off1cer

ALEXANDRIA, January 17.-Capt. Ray
mond, of the United STATES steamer
"Quinnebaugh," who only recently joined
that vessel, is dead.
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The Weeks Business Failures.

New YORK, January 15.-The business
failures for the past seven days were 332,
against 336 last week. Stocks closed at
the lowest point of the day, irregular and
feverish.
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Sam Louis, Liabilities.

Following is a list of the liabilities men
toned in the deed of assignment from
Samuel Louis to Joseph A. Hyde:
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ANOTHER NEGRO HANGED.

BELLEv1LLE, Illinois, January Is. -
Noah Merriman (colored) was hanged here
at noon to-day for the murder OF his wife
three months ago.
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

In relation to hotel Recommendations
and charges in San Francisco and the ad-
jacent cities. this committee refer comrades
and others who contemplate visiting Cali
fornia during the summer of 1886, to the
fact that at the Nineteenth National En-
campment, held in Portland, in June last,
an agreement was presented to such En-
campment, signed by nearly all of the man.
ayers of the hotels in this city, agreeing
that hotel rates would not be increased
from the regular rates than charged, if the
Twentieth National Encampment should
be held in San Francisco in 1886.
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CATuLLA, Texas, January Is. Jose
Maria Mondiola, who murdered Hoges,
the Southern Pacific Railroad station
agent eight months ago, was hanged here
this afternoon. Mondiola displayed great
nerve and professed penitence for the
crime. He died in four minutes,