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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26

THk French Princes have dnsIy BY de-
cree beer expelled from their native home.
TIE measure may have been necessary, but
il it was the Republic rests ON . foundation
Of sand. To thus make martyrs Of the lew
remaining members Of the rival houses
which previously ruled France will onl, be
the means Of making their followers more
earnest and determined in their behalf. l:
is not in the range of possibilities that they
would unite on . common platform, and
their natural antagonizingw would have been
the best safeguard against the integrity OF
the Republic from either source. From an
American standpoint it looks like a con-
fessiSA o. weakness and . serious mistake.
Without the aid of the people NO move
msnt looking to . restoration OF the I'm
pire under either dynasty sould prove
effective. and If the people conclude that
they desire q return to that form OF govern
ment they will have it, expulsion or no q.
pulaiOu.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26

n exer4 MI his energies TO induce
HI, Holiness to withdraw the nomination.
Admitted by the Sovereign Pontin
To a private audience in the evening 4 tne
same day, the humble Jesuit entreated HIS
Holiness to consider his decision. Leo
XIII, far from yielding. extolled the VII.
tues and learning Of Father Mas.ella' and
ordered him under obedience to submltt TO
his appointment.
To the statements OF the above cores
pondent. we are most happy to add-irom
our ne, sonal knowledge-that Rev. Father
Maxsella, s. J., is an intimate friend OF
another OF the new Cardinals, the Most
Rev. Archbishop Gibbons, and also that
there are q. present residing in St. 1gnatius
College, in this city, several Fathers who
made their theological studies at Wood
stock under the professorship OF the newly
elected Cardinal.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
WAS HE MURDERED2
The Friends Of Alfred BischO6 Want to
Know His Whereabouts,

Mr.. William Bischoff, OF New York City,
fears that his brother, Aired Bischoh, one
OF the owners OF the Red Chief mine, at
Camp Creek, near Melrose, has been foully
dealt With. Alfred was 10 the habit vi
writing regularly to bis friends in Switzer-
land and to his brother in New York, but
since last January No letter has been re-
.eived from him. About the middle OF
January he was sent a draft for $500 by
his father, who is in Switzerland. The
draft was payable at one of the banks in
this city. but was never presented. As
tie draft was never returned, Bischotf or
some other person must have received it,,
and as Bischof was sadly in need
OF tho money only one conclusion
can be arrived at-that he was
silenced in some way shortly after
be received the draft. His anxious
friends believe h IA some person or per.
son were aware OF his receiving the draft,
and under the mistaken belief that it
could be easily turned into money by any.
one, murdered him for it. The friends Of
the missif & man are very eager to learn
something concerning his movements since
last January, and will reward any person
who furnishes them with facts. Address:
Editor American-Swiss Gazette, 70 Ann
Street, New York City.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
A MIDNIGHT BLAZE.
The Westlake House Reduced to q
Mass Of Ashes.

Mass Of Ashes.
At midnight a series OF shrill whistles
aroused Butte to a suspicion that a fire
| was in progress, and q few minutes later q
| glare in the western sky showed the blaze
to be in the direction OF Meaderville. The
Fire Department turned out with it's usual
promptitude, but the machines were not
| taken further than the corner of Main and
Park streets, as the firemen saw that it
would be useless to attempt to reach the
fire with their limited amount of hose. Not
a few of the helmeted laddies proceeded to
the scene of the con1agration, however and
ably assisted those who were fighting the
flames.
The burning building was found to be the
Westlake House, q spacious two-story
hotel on the lower road to Meaderville.
and about q mile from Butte. The house
contained quite a number Of boarders, and
it was in one Of the apartments occupied
by them that the FIRE broke out. The
flames spread with such rapidity that very
little of the furniture was saved, and sew
eral OF the boarders lost their effects.
When the delegation from Butte arrived
at the scene the hotel was completely
enveloped in fire, and the people on the
ground were trying to save the adjoining
buildings. Water was procured in buckets
from a stream in the vicinity and passed
from hand to hand until the contiguous
buildings were thoroughly drenched and
the intense heat subsidized.
The destroyed building was owned and
conducted by Mrs. Westlake, who built and
furnished it about four years ago at q cost
of something like IS, OOO. Some time ago
it was mortgaged to Lee Foster for $500,
and he covered it with insurance to the
total amount Of $4,000. Mrs. Westlake
will be the only loser. Her loss may be set
down at $4,000.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26

TIE House of Representatives yesterday,
or rather the Republican minority, wasted
q day that should have been devoted ia
legitimate legislation. At this stage OF the
session with so much unfinished work on
the calendar it is strange that Representa-
tives should abuse the rules OF the House
in order to secure a seeming party advan'
tage. That the Pension bill is all right goes
without saying, but the existing laws on
the subject enacted by q Republican Con-
gress have served the purpose thus far and
have been entirely acceptable to the
large majority of the beneiciaries. 1t
is too late in the day for the Reeds
and men of that ilk to have q
spasm Of regard forthe poor soldier. The
device 10 thin and transparent. Soldiers
have not asked for it. nor do they nor will
they read the buncome speeches made
on the subject. To the disabled OF the
Union army no Democrat objects to award
ing his deeds in the shape Of liberal allow
ances, but they do object to bankrupting
the Treasury by paying out %gratuities to
men who do not ask or need them. The
flibustering should cease at once and the
Republicans join hands and vote with the
Democrats in accomplishing needed work,
and then adjourn and let the coming
campaign take care OF itself on the legiti-
mate issues.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
A Butte Stallion Sold.

Yesterday Messrs. Bradshaw & Gwinn, Of
Butte, Montana, sold to Nh Clayton. OF
Salt Lake Tribune of Tuesday. The ami.
NAL was fully described in last Saturdays
Tribune and bids fair to become a fine
~trotter, as at its only trial it trotted in
2:4S. He is standard bred and reei tered
and win be quite an acquisition to the col.
lection OF fine horse flesh in this city. The
price was 81, 900. which is considered very
reasonable by horsemen. Mr.. Bradshaw
stated last evening that they only parted
with the colt from the fact that the death
OF one Of the owners made the sale a neces.
sity in closing up the firms affairs. Mr..
Oayton's enterprise is highly commended
and his good fortune as well, as he is the
only gentleman to whom q price for the
animal has been named,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
NO FORTUNE FOR THEM AT ALL,
The Sons of an EnSiishman Come to Thi
Country Seeking An Estate.

YoUNGsrowN, o.. June 22.-Robert Miller,
proprietor OF the American House, a sport
ing resort for years, died in March last.
When Miller came to this country, twenty
years ago, he left a wife and two children
in Brighton, England, and shortly after he
left the old country a third child was born.
Miller correspondent with his wife for q
short time after he arrived here. but finally
ceased all communication. After he had
established himself in the hotel business he
married Mrs. Annie Tanner, a widow.
The woman in some way learned the
fac's of Miller's abandonment of his vile
hearted. leaving a little daughter, who was
idolized and carefully guarded by her
father until he died. Miller died insofvent,
and the hotel, which was covered with
mortgages, passed into the hands of
strangers. John Miller, q brother of the
hotel keeper. wrote to England and noti-
fed Mrs. Miller of her faithless husbands
death, at the same time telling her he died
i%nsolvent. Afterward another brother,
Thomas Miller, q wealthy merchant,
OF Philadelphia, was in England,
and was sought out by the widows two
sons and impoltuned for information con-
corning their father. The uncle had for
years been on untriendly terms with his
QedQ DrOIner VIE, anu meanIy COtd tne
boys that their father had left an estate
valued at $4,000, which they only needed
to claim to secure.
Accepting their uncle's statement az true.
the brothers came to America. They ar.
rived here a few daysago, and their chagrin,
after learning the true state of affairs, can
be imagined. They were entirely without
and were compelled to accept
to get back to England. They
yesterday for home.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
SAYS the San Francisco Monito,

SAYS the San Francisco Monitor. .
Catholic journal: The Rome correspondent,
OF the Univers, OF Paris, sent on the twenty
third ultimo, to that journal q TELEGRAM
stating that at the approaching Consistory
besides the distinguished Prelates whose
names have already been published, the
Sovereign Pontif will raise to the Cardinal.
ate the Rev. Father Camillus Mazzella,
8. j., a Professor of Dogmatic Theol.
ogy in the Roman College. Father
Mazella had occupied for eleven years the
Chair OF Theology in the College of the
Society Of Jesus at Woodstock, Maryland,
and it was from that place that-in 1879
after the publication of the Encyclical Let
ter "Gterni Patris," upon st. Thomas,
that Pope Leo XIII, summoned him to
Rome and appointed him to the Professor.
Of Divinity in the Universits Gre.
Corgisns.
On receiving from tie Secretary OF State
note which apprised him OF his elevation.
Mazzella loudly declared that he
was far from deserving such an exalted
honor and earnestly bsessd, his- superior
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
A Correct Version.

Mr.. s%trasburger, the w%ell-known West
Park Street merchant, desires TIE MINER
to correct q misstatement OF facts made
by the afternoon paper in regard to the ar.
rest OF a Mrs. Karatofsky, for assault and
battery. Mr.. Strasburger says that his
wife was in 10 way connected with the
trouble between Mrs. Karatoisky and him.
self, which he explains as follows: Mr..
htrashurger purchased the stock OF fnrni-
tnre owned by a gentleman named White.
head. whose store, on West Park Street. is
owned by Mrs. Karatofsky. to whom White
head owed some rent. When Mr.. Stras.
burger began to remove his purchase he
was annoyed by Mrs. Karatofsky. who at
tempted to prevent the removal of the
goods. Mr.. Strasburger finally had her ar
rested for assault aud battery, and the
case will be tried before Judge Mediation.
This 10 the story related by Mr.. ~StrasburRer,
whose wife, he claims. was not arrested
IN fact, knew nothing Of Mrs. K~aratoisky's
arrest until told OF it by her husband.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
Comfy Finances.

The financial statement OF Silver Bow
County will 1901 be published, and shows
a very satisfactory condition of affairs.
At the beginning OF the fiscal year there was
a balance OF $33.62S.s2 on hand, and
the receipts during the year were $193,.
4OS.75 making the total amount $227,-
O37.57. The disbursements during the
year were $174,O21.27, leaving q balance
of $50, DIG. 30Non hand, whichis $19.387.48
more than the balance March l, 1885.
There is also in the hands OF the Treasurer,
belonging to school districts. $:3,S82.56
and a balance belonging to sundry estate ::
s 1,712.58. The indebtedness of the county
in bonds March /, was 800, 900, and
warrants outstanding S575.I6, making
$1OO,575.18. From this, after deducting
cash balances in sundry funds, $53, 80,
leaves the indebtedness SAT $50 So. The
indebtedness March l, 1885, was $66.
The decrease during the year is
thus shown to have been SIC, 285.73.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26

REPRESENTATIVE HEWITT, OF New York
proposes that the centennial OF the founda'
ton of the Government shall be properly
celebrated, and that a committee OF three
Senators and TOUR Representatives be ap'
pointed to recommend a plan for the OBJ
srvance Of the important event. Thi.
looks very much as though New York, a.
usual, would like to ~inaugurate the pro.
ceedine with the hope of being able to so
manipulate it as to secure the main point
Of the demonstration.
But Congress and the country should
look sharply and think profoundly before
agreeing to any such proposition shouldi it
be made. The experience of the country
has been that, while New York is always
ready to grasp at everything that will
bring grist to it's mill, it is not 80 ready
to contribute largely to the motive power.
Her Crystal Palace experiment proved q
failure; the attempt to get up a Worlds
Fair was q still more signal 1zzie, and, but
for the aid Of the country generally, the
pedestal on which the statue of the Genius
of Liberty is to stand would not have been
erected, at least not without help from
other quarter than the people Of New
York.
II it is..51intended to hold another
Worlds Fair, Washington City is the place
above all others for it. There is in the city
ample grounds of easy approach for the
erection Of any number OF buildings that
may be required. In the matter of rail-
road facilities. hotel and boarding house
accommodations it is second to no city in
the Union. Its citizens are liberal, enterpris.
ing and progressive and they could be relied
upon to properly manage such al affair NJ
matter what its magnitude. As for the
funds, if Congress will appropriate a sun
equal to that appropriated for the centen-
NAL at Philadelphia the remainder will
surely be raised by the live people OF the
District of Columbia. For these and many
other 8 the capital city is the place
in which to hold the great exposition. The
commercial eenters ask too much and give
too little to the remainder of the country.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
PAxr1 Dnc1rlnn.
San Francisco Chronicle.

It il becoming quite noticeable that SEN
ators and Congre<smeu are realizing their
responsibilities. TIE Republican party il
dominant IN the Senate and the Democratic
..asty in the House. Heuce for ali short
c,minss Of the senate the Republican
parry is responsible, and fur all short
cominss OF the House the Democratic T. arty
i. responsible. In like manne whatever
useful legislation is passed by the Senate
and defeated in the House NAV be credited
t., the Republican party against 1888, and
whatever useful legislation is passed in the
House and defeated in the Senate may
properly be credited to the Democratic
party. But of late years there have been
few measures which have been classed as
party measures an we have seen Demo-
Gratis voting with the Republicans in favor
of pr.,t- ctiun, and Republica: 5 voting with
the Democrats against subsidies and in
favor Of the forfeiture of unearned lam
rants, There is now a prevailing tendency
to establish . party policy on all these ques-
lions and to determine that policy in party
caucus. One of the first fruits Of that policy
was the passage through the Senate Of the
amendment to the Chinese Restriction Act.
~hich NO Republican resisted, though some
we're known to be opposed to. it.
Popular government can only be carried
III Cu4Ou6A SAS AA0hA Va
and parties can only be kept together by
discipline. Freedom to bolt is grateful to
all bigh-principled minds, but j, is irrecon-
cilable with practical politics. Members of
a party must surrender their private judg-
ment to the dictation Of a majority of the
party, if they propose to accomplish party
results. Individual pa,tisans can no o
set up their private judgment against the
will OF the recognized decree OF the party
than commanders of brigades or divisions
can pursue their own plan Of battle in op
position to the orders OF the commanding
There must be discipline in poll
tics as in war, if victory is to be Won.
In one point of view the prevailing ten
dency promises to bear good fruit. 1t
will, in the long run, make men take their
places where they belong. There are in
congress Republicans who are m~asquerad-
ing as Democrats. and Democrats who are
masquerading a. Republicans. A severe
course of caucus will compel these recalci-
trants to pitch their tent in the camp to
which tn. ; belong. The people will know
where to find them. The country can
'asily protect itself against open enemies;
t is the wolves who dress in sleeps cloth
ng that IT has to fear.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26

RECENTLY several newspapers oil 1.-THE East
notably the Philadelphia Times, started
proposition that George W. Childs, tn
wel-known proprietor of the Philadelphia
Ledger, would be a suitable candidate 10,
the Presidency on IN Independent ticket
The article from the Times: evidently from
the pen OF Hon. A. K. Mcclure, editor O
that journal, is published on the third page
OF this issue. Numerous other journals
made favorable comment on the PROPOSE
ton, and finally Mr.. Childs in his W pa.
per made the following statement regard.
ing the matter:
During the last fortnight a number Of our con.
temporaries have been good enough to prin,
very kind and handsome things of the proprie-
tor of the Public Ledger, and have connected
them and his name with the highest executive
Office in this country. Two of the articles re-
ferred to, one from the Baltimore News and the
other from The Times of this city, are repub-
Hshed on smother page of this mornings issue.
not for the purpose Of endorsing what they say,
but because they are typical of the nature of
nearly all of them. and because they explain the
necessity for what mention of the matter Is to be
made in this place. Many letters also of the
same general tenor have been received.
OF course such expressions are very gratifying
to Mr.. Chllds as exhibiting a strength of personal
regard for witch he is at a loss to make adequate
acknowledgment. That is the one light in which
he prizes them, and he prizes them very highly.
But in so far as they suggest that he should be
nominated for the President of the United States,
that is another sort of matter-still gratifying az
a token of warm good will, but at the same time
looking at an impossibility. Mr.. Childs is we'll
aware that the estimable journals that
have made favorable mention of the sug.
gestiens, and the numerous influential friends
who have written him on the subject, do not pre-.
tend to be invested with the authorities and
powers Of National Conventions, and he is there
fore not declining an offer not yet made, and
that Is not at all likely to be made, by the con-
vention Of any party organizations; etill in his
view OF what he regards as necessary In this par
ticular instance, he thinks that not even his
silence should be permitted to give encourage.
ment or to look like giving encouragement, to
proposal to make him q nominee for President,
Indeed, If his very partial friends In the news
paper press and other vacations who have taken
notice Of the proposal were actually in.
vested with full convention powers, or could In
duence and control q sufficient number of the
votes of the United States to make bis election
absolutely certain-and under those circuu. !
stances would make the ofer-he would then
only have the stronger reason to say, inc would
say with more emphasis, If that were possible: |
This manifestation of your goodwill and great |
favor Is very welcome to me, but you propose to /
what should not be done. and what I cannot |
under any possible circumstances agree that you
shall do"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
An Exploded Mystery.

The article in yesterdays MINER inre.
gard to Alfred Bischoff's disappearance has
brought to the front Mr.. Herman Kenna,
who says that Bischof is alive and we'll
that he left Butte in April last for Wickes
to accept a position as engineer. Mr..
Kenna heard from Mr.. Bischoff about one
week ago, and knows that he was not muir
dered for his money, as he cashed the draft
and made use Of the proceeds. It seems
that the money was sent through the
First National Bank Of Butte, and Cashier
Hyde says the Bank paid over the money
to BisehoH.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
ACTRESSES PETS
Some of the Queer Birds and Beasts Car
ried Over the Country By STARS.

1lSu OvcI ln0 NOunIIy ny Gt0IS.
Ethel Lyn'on, a Philadelphia favor;te,
was. when in San Francisco, the queen Of
local comic opera artists. She would
spend hours in e~nticing pigeons to Der win
dow and in training them to light upon her
shoulder.
Miss Jefreys-Lewis has a little dog, well.
known to all her friends. 1t weighs about
twenty ounces, and through Old age has
become nearly hairless, toothless and
blind.
Nine. Judic is said t. be perfectly happy
when che can pass her leisure hours with
her horses.
Mckee Rankin and wife kitty Blanch.
ard) have a practical fancy for thorough.
bred cattle. On an Eastern farm they keep
a herd OF Jerseys.
Kate astleton ia accompanied on all her
travels by a hug st. Bernard dog that she
has taught to fetch or carry and perform
many amusing tricks.
It is tao years since Louise Lester was
presented in Texas with an infant alligator
that stopped growing when eighteen inches
long.
In bis play called "Love and Law" Mil.
ton Mobiles has Q character that frequently
exclaims, 80, 'ow l 'ates dorgs." The au-
thor made that speech an escape v I've for
his own antipathy to CANNES. Mr.. MOBILES
will engage no one who carries a dog.
Twenty years ago Nine. di Murska
headed the lyric world. Critics who for
hall a century have watched the rise OF
operate stars are unanimous in declaring
that for brilliancy, dash aud execution her
vocalizing has never been equaled. She
was the terror Of landlords and managers
on account OF her pets-two Australian
magpies and a monkey. The birds would
steal from other guests every sparkling
thing on which they could lay claws. From
some dark corner would suddenly come a
sepulchral voice saying: Pipe your eyes
there, Gully" 'Ship alloy" or a series OF
shrieks and sailor slang calculated toehake
the strongest nerves when taken off guard.
Some inquisftive person sent Sara Bern
hardt a set OF printed questions to ill out.
nons them was WHAT'S your favorite
animal?" She answered MAN"
During her last Western tour EAie
El!sler carried a dreadfully ugly English
Dug, a ~black-and-tan terrier and a st.
Charles spaniel. Her husband had a bull
pup, and Is OF the supporting gentlemen
had a hunting dog, a pointer. While at a
little town in Montana, with the thermom.
eter marking 40 degrees below zero, an
addition of three baby dogs harpened to
one Of the CANNES. so that Hazel Kirke"
had all hands full OF family cares.