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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
Tho Prsside ent'sW,tch-Board,

LEoMlSsrER, Mass., June GA manu-
Nfacturing firm here sent witch-board
to President Cleveland and bride at reer
Park. The sender in q note to tho Presi.
deEtbuggested that by consulting the:witch.
board the spirits would at once inform him
OF what was going ON around him. It was
also suggested that with it the Chief Execu-
tive could foretell the future OF his political
autograph letter was received from Mr..
Cleveland
WASHINGTON. June 90.
DEAR SIR: acknowledge with thanks
the receipt Of the witch. board. shall ad-
mirs it, b I shall not at present test it's
power Of disclosing the past or foretelling
tie future. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
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ANOTHER THIEvINa sCHEME.
How An Eastern Insurance Agent Made
Money.

How An Eastern Insurance Agent Made
Money.
MANCHESTER, N. H., June 23.-Jeremiah
Horon, agent for the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, OF New York. has been
bound over to the Supreme Court here for
forgery. Detectives have discovered sys-
tenn OF graveyard insurance in prac-
tice, by which the companies have
been swindled out of large sums
People who were expected to live
but short time have been insured without
their consent, the policies running to par
ties in collusion with the agent who would
pay the premiums and the name or mark
Of the insured party would be forged. Some
OF the best known people in the State have
been operated ON in this manner. Horon
says that hundreds of applications have
been made and the insurance placed and
in many cases the insurance paid at death.
Many arrests are expected to be made on
charges OF conspiracy to defraud.
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suesr Going Up.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22.-The Cahlornia :,
nTu1 ~ can't ner pound on all grades
% oi sugar making their price 4 OF cen.
h;eher than those OF the American hennery'
MET THE RAISE.
III. American Refinery has announced
an advance Of 4 Of cent per pouno ~ ~
grades Of sugar.
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DETROIT, June 22.-Chicago 4, Detroit s.
KANsAs. CRY, June 22.-St. Louis 6.
Kansas City 2. Other games sspostponsd on
aeconnt Of rain.
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Races PnaknnmA
Justices of the Peace.

New YORK, June 23.-Brighton Beach
races were postponed. RAIN.
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Judge Matthews Married.

New York, June 23.-Judge Stanley Mat
thews was married this morning to Mrs.
Marie K. Tbeaker, of Cleveland. The cere.
mony took place at the house of the brides
cousin: Charles Parson, lawyer, OF this
city. Rev. William r. Paxton, of Prince
ton, New Jersey, officiated, assisted by
Rev. DR.. Richard d. Harton, OF the First
Presbyterian Church. There were about
fifty relatives and friends present, among
them were two sons and brother OF the
groom. Tomorrow the bridal pair leave
for Europe on the steamer Celtic"
The Virginia duelists are said to have an
exceedingly gentle appearance. McCarty, in
appearance, is the typical theological stu
dent. His deep blue eyes are almost femin.
inc in expression. Beirne resembles him in
these respects, and the Wises are little dif-
ferent. Rlddleberger looks little warlike
sometimes, but he does not seem O fire.
eater by any means.
The origin OF the word doodle" which
has obtained such notoriety OF late, is civ.
ing rise to a considerable amount of dis.
cussion, but there is little doubt that it is
simply slang Western term, implying
money in bulk. The Chicago News suggests
that it may be d corruption OF "bodle," g
small Scotch coin, in value about one-third
of penny. In New England the term
"boodle" is in common use, signifying the
whole or all-the entirity Of anything.
well, Mr.. Buncomb, have you read my
comedy" Buncomb-"Yes, and I find I
shall be unable to use it. It has some
good points, my dear boy, but it's crude
you couldn't think OF putting it on the
stage?" Buncomb-"Well, I didn't mean
to say that. could have it ground up
and use it for q snowstorm II you would
care to have it put on that way" (Nxit
playwright abruptly.
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WHAT SULLIVAN aAn.

Reading between the lines OF thspuilished
conversations Of John L. Sullivan thefe 4,
every reason for believing ti,ak he haa =
healthy regard for Mitchell IN BostoR.ho,
sa!d "Once for al, am eager t. So,
9rsf neStms. has been ON the look oaat 60
Ind M and then retire without dEi.a me .
eha1ee 70 ret even with him, There Is NO
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1 CARED FOR MEASURE,
|Ar. llrrlsen Also Takes the Sundry
ClSn Bill Under His Protect.
si Ing Wing.
r. teseldent Vetoes Seven More Of
!. fhe Scnate.Born Pension
ass. Bills,
~ Ceerfally Pays the Bill Incurred
IL Himself md Bride at
80. Deer Park.

Fl eo1oN, June e3.-In the Senat
from the Committee on Con
falfrss ported favorably the bill to amen
lthe, ANS relating to the inspection q
4staamseels. The bill provides for th
|paymsnt out Of the Treasury Of the 81
3poasss steamboat inspectors. Tho hil
tNee nled without debate. Mr.. Hawley'
as then taken up to reconside
ths votS by which the Senate passed tn,
sai hitting members Of Congress from
ssaM Attorneys OF the Land Gran,
kfdls 6r. Beck resumed the floor AND
fsoytnad his remarks asainst the recon
alaeafn. He denied that he had in.
tended u iuiurs anybody by the introduc
denof 1ks bill. II the Senate should aqree
to tho ption to reconsider that would be
the las of the bill. Mr.. Beck read
Mr. kjtchell's amendment propos.
ing to- forbid members of Con.
eresk fem doing any law business
ier 'neazho were managers Of banks or
factusd butter, olsomargarine, tobacco or
whisky ls that rot taking lick at crea-
.tion nfsa reclaimed Mr.. Beck. He deprecated
thaeae<& OF amendment, but added that
he he4 A1tsn heard OF the fable OF the Id,
vice gtS4H to all foxes by the fox whose tail
had heeuacut t,ff. That advice was that
they ehos Id all have their tails cut be.
canas mlhad been cut of He thought the
fable Illustrated the case Of this amend.
ment. would be reasonable to say that
becaueeA man had been punished for crimi-
nally .k9iiDg another man, therefore hs
should b punished for killing q mouse or
taking 3tte OF any kind. He did not know
whether Mr.. Mitchell was the attorney for
the Ntsthern Pacific Road or not. Mr..
Beck had been informed that he was. He
oe'ieve0 Mr. Mitchell had right to he
suca: The ratiroad companies sought the
best tes3rrs and had the right to them.
Ar. Aatchell warmly replied that be was
tns aseefney OF no railroad. He desired
the yonfssman from Kentucky (Mr Becky
70 understand that he (Mr. MitchelD had
never, while In the Senate. bee, employed
by any railroad company to argue any
:ase in a0nrt Or out. He was not now, and
lad not been for over a year the attorney
or any corporation ~hatever. He was
representing NO corporation here. Ii the |
I'LL were 30 be passed on the idea that every |
member of Congress who was lawyer was |
lishonset, with a view of making him |
lonest. then the bill should be made to in |
iude biz Mitchell's 's) suggested amendment, |
dr. Mftchell asked Mr.. Beck when anybody |
old hfmA HAT he (Mr. Mitcnell) had been the !
IttorneS Tor the Northern Pacific Railroad. |
MIR. Beck said he had been SO told; the
iine did Lot matter. He was glad to hear
hat ~ had resiEued al attorney when
EectelEtU The Senate.
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NEW YORK DOODLE ALDERMEN
1t 10 Not Thought Likely That Any Of Then
Win be Tried at Present,

Ills Not Thought Likely That Any Of Thsu
VIII be Tried at Present,
i NEW YoRK, June 23.-The impression j.
last gaining ground that the Court of Oye,
and Terminer will adjourn at the end o.
this month without having arraigned at th.
bsr any OF the indicted 'sboodle" Alder.
men. Already several of these gentlemen
are preparing to seek their summer retreate
and openly alleged that Mr.. MARITIME ha.
become too much entangled in the meshes
OF Aldermanic prosecution to SEQ his wav
clear. His oft repeated assertions that
none OF the guilty had the slightest chance
to escape are no longer accepted without
salt.
The counsel engaged in the defense OF the
indicted men have compared notes and tho
conclusion is that Mr.. MARITIME has failed
to gather in all the links in his chain of
evidence. Two weeks ago Mr.. MARITIME said
ne would spring big surpri-e before the
week was out. and rumors were doated OF
indictments to be found against five bribe
s'vers, an that at least three Aldermen
would be tried and convicted in juno. It
ID limited among those politically opposed
20 the District Attorney that he has con-
GUIDED to make haste slowly in the matter.
oeing convinced that he would secure an.
other term il at the examinatio Of the
present one there remain half a dozen of
the Aldermen yet to be tried, it being
that no new man could then take
hold OF the prosecution intelligibly.
The story that detectives sailed ON the
Adriatic on Saturday to head Billy Moloney
On upon his arrival in Europe, and either
induce him to return to New York or nro.
;ure confession for the District ATTORNEY.
8 denied by Mr.. MARITIME.
Chicago Anarchists.
CHICAGO, June 23.-The first move of the
t~frn-e in the Anarchists cases WIS made
o"ay. An application Tor a s.parate
ria i"r Spies, Fielhen, Schwab and N.ebe
Che application il accompanied by aifidn.
its OF the '"ur men, indicating that they.
ne leader will attempt 10 save them.
elves at the expense OF their three ro.n.
'ar'o"s Engal, L'ngg and Fis' er. The
aper eets f"r that the atlantis are
dvised "f the States Intention to at
en'pt to prove their participation in the
onsr!'acy meetings of My and
and their GO operation and the plans
! violence laid and executed at the
laymarket on the night OF the fourth. A
enial OF these charges they are prepared to
rove. They further declare that they arc
onvlnced that in q trial OF such mapni.
ade as will occur under the indictments.
jury will be capable of discriminating
le competency of the evidence as affecting
lemselves and the other three men. The
u Significance OF their statement appears
be that they declare that they are limo.
mt OF the charges, but are afraid of being
volved by confusion in the guilt of three
'hers, whom they thus tacitly convict.
or that reason the atlantis are solicitous
obtaining separate trial. Judge Garry
i'll hear their petition tomorrow after.
,On
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NOMINATIONS,

NOMINATIONS.
Registers OF land Offices Pierce H. Ryan
Humbol+, California: w. K. copeland, Car.
son City, Nevada; Richard McCloud, Du.
range, Colorado; ]. L. Camp, Prescott,
Arizona. Edward T. Pittman receiver oi
public moneys, Durango. Colorado; Samuel
Gibson, Of Penna, agent for Indians of the
Fort Pect agency Montana.
DINNER TO THE PRESIDENT.
The Postmaster General gave dinner
tonight to the President and Mrs. Cleye-
land. The other guests were Miss Gfeeg,
Secretary and Mrs. Whitney, Secretary I'm
dicott, Assistant Secretary Farchild,
Speaker and Mira. Carlisle and Judge Bry-
ant, the Assistant Attorney General for
the Post Office Department.
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issued q circular suspending applications
for entries under the pre-emition, timber
culture and desert land laws. The Secre.
tary recites the TACT OF the promulgation oi
the order and it's subsequent revocation,
and encloses q long communication on the
subject from Commissioned Spdrks. Mr..
Sparks says "the authority to issue such q
circular was founded upon precedents
deemed to be sufficient OF more than forty
years standing, and sanctioned by judicial
decisions and by Congressional recogni-
ton"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
The Murdered Brides Funeral.

New YORK, June 23.-The funeral OF the
late Mrs. Winfield Thompson, the young
bride who was shot and killed by her hus-
band in the Sturtevant House on Tuesday,
took place to-day from her parents resi-.
dence in this city. 1t was largely attended
by friends and the street was filed with
people. The Rev. DR.. Elder conducted the
services. The interment was in the Gene
terry of the Evergreens.
Young Thompson is still alive. but no
hope is entertained that he will recover.
His father, Rev. DR.. Thompson, and his
brother, who arrived from Kansas City
yesterday, called at the hospital this morn
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
AFTER SPARKS.

70 tSs secretary Of the Interior to-day sent
ton e =, senate .h reply to the recent resolu.
tbe S.sna D. .nas body directing him to inform
tAs csuae whether the Commissioner Of
ptovs1u 1uessi a Land Office had, with the an
!" the Secretary OF tho Interior.
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COULDN'T AGREE.

LONDON, juno 22.-The inaugural meet
ing Of branch Of IT.. s6G nnSn
.,ded ia a free fight. Several persons were
forc;blv elected from the meeting hall.
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DIED.

New YORK, June 23.-Winfield S. Thomp-
son, who shot and killed his wife at the
Sturtevant House on Tuesday, and then
shot himself, died tonight.
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new YoaK, June 22.-John L. Sullivan
VII afrive here tomorrow and viii 6 once
20 into active training near this city ios
hny glove fsht With Charles Mitchell on fhe
foio yrounds, July s. Mitchell d hsre and
viH train at Far Rockaway.. There Is talk
O. 2 meshng between Sullivan and Frank
t.sr.ld after the Mitchellfght: Pat sheedy.
VIII back his man against Herald orsany-
body elSe for IS 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-22
Roofs Of New York Houses.

We find the following in "Hermit's'
New York letter to the Troy Times: A
metal expert informs me that the supply
of tin the past year from all sources is
1858 tons. Reference is here made to
the solid metal which is used for coat
ing iron, and one may infer from the fig:
ures the immense amount of roofing and
other purposes to which this article is
applied. large as this amount may
seem. it is really short supply, being
1000 tons less than the previous year.
Many of our readers can remember the
time when tin-roofing was rarity, but
now it is in almost u Iiversal use in great
cities. In old time' shingles were used
in this city, ana many cd buildings OF
this kind still remain. Even St. PauPs
Church had shingle roof until within a
few years ago, when it was replaced by
one of metal. The city hall is rooted
with copper, but Trinity Church roof is
lead. The most solid roof in the city
covers the treasury building, corner
Wall and Nassau streets. 1t consists OF
marble slabs overlapping like shingles,
and is probably the most durable OF all
materials, but the weight is so enormous
that it has never been repeated. A few
of the old Dutch tile roofs still remain,
some of them being more than one hum
dred years old. They are among the last
memorials OF time when almost every
thing was Eutch, and when even brick
were imported from Holland.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-22
"The Wire Fence Man."

The wire fence MAJ" is a new swim
dler working the farmers: His modus
operaudi is thus described: He wants
the privilege of exhibiting his wire
fence stretcher machine to farmers in
your township on your farm, and for
which privilege he will build you thirty
or forty rods of good fenc, for exhibit
tion, and all that lie asks of you is to
board him, 90 after the machine at the
nearest depot, and pay the charges, not
to exceed 81, for the fence all set up
where you want it. In order to have all
satisfa tory, and as warrant of the far
mer's good intentions, he requires him
to sign a written contract ON postal
card, which he mails to his partner, and
which proves to be an order for the ma
chine, price 5000, worth about $25. Af-
ter the machine arrives a new man turns
up with his postal order for the machine,
and requires payment of 5000 as per
agreement on card. He claims to be at.
torney for the company, and threstens to
sue in the United States Court at tica
until he gets the note. -Connsctieut
Western Ntps.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-22
A New Amusement.

Several young ladies and gentlemen
of St. Joseph have organized a new kind
of amusement. 1t consists of this: A
party of eight or ten ride out to the lake
road. Two goals arc decided upon, and
the game of "Indian," as they call it, IS
engaged in. The rules arc that the gen.
tleman is Handicapped by the lady, she
being given one hundred feet the start.
The distance is one-half mile. Then the
race is made. If the gentleman catches
her rein before she crosses the wire he,
as forfeit, is entitled to kiss. Failing
to do so, the gentleman is obliged to buy
the lady box of gloves.
As the ladies ride their own horses
and their speed is known to the 'Indi.
ans" the girls get decidedly the worst
of it. for the boys scour the city and get
runners they know can win,
The game of "Indan" is q noble
amusement : st. Joseph (Mo.) Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-22
National Anthems.

We find the following in the "Notes
and Queries" column of the San Fran.
cisco CALL: Referring to recent inquiry
and reply in this column concerning the
American ma ional anthem, a CORE
spondent sends the fol owing, showing
that there is some dist notion between
the "National Anthem" and what he
terms the "Oficial Anthem"
eThe American official anthem is The
Star Spaugled Banner This is played
at 'colors' and whenever men-of war are
put into commission. The tune OF
sAmerica' is known only as God Save
the Queen to foreign navies. Hail Co.
lumbia' is by some thought national
air, but is really 'Rule Britannia Eng
lish bands will not play The Star Span
gle6 Banner if they can avoid it. On
Several occasions English men-of-war
have been notified by American officers
that unless they played itthat the Ameri-
can band would cease to play God Save
the Queen When several vessels of
different nationalities are present at sun.
down each band plays the national air of
each country having vessel present"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-22
Bennett and the Waiter.


A writer in the Brooklyn Eagle tells
this story about James Gordon Bennett,
proprietor of the New York Herald: On
New Years night three years ago, when
MIR. Bennett reached the Union Club
we'll nigh exhausted with the social duties
of the day, he noticed in dazed sort of
way that several of the club mer were
presenting Jacob, the veteran waiter, who
looks after the coats and canes Of the
members, with more or less small change
as an earnest of their sincere regard. MIR.
Bennett seemed to realize that something
of the kind was expected of him and
called Jacob. Jacob" he said, "you
are a good fellow. Here is something
for YOU" and with much fumbling he
brought out a $40 bill, which the de-
lighted Jacob accepted with many bows
and scrapes. "Stop, Jacob" said Mr.:
Bennett, feeling in anther pocket and
producing another bill. Jacob, over
powered; was making off when "Stop
Jacob" again brought him to a stand
still, and still another bill made its ap.
pearance. The comedy was getting
amusing and went on until Jacob had
hat full of money-all Mr.. Pennett had.
The old man consulted some of the mem
bers as to what he should do with it and
was advised to tell Mr.. Bennett-the next
day that he must have overraid him in
fit of abstraction. So, when the pro-
prietor of the Herald arrived at the club
the following day Jacob said: "Mr.
Bennett, I think you gave me more for
my New Years than you intended" Ben:
nett probably had no recollection OF
giving Jacob anything, but he replied in
his gravest tone: elbow much did I give
you, Jacob" "Eight hundred dollars,
sir" Such an answer might have
staggered even man with an income of
81, 900 q day, but Bennett, without a
suggestion of surprise, said: 'Cuite
right, Jacob; that was what I intended to
oiyp Won "
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-22
Hints for Fat PeODle.

The American, relieved of the onerous
duties of settlement life, has long since
ceased to be the lean, cadaverous dys-
peptic that he was pictured to be. His
Anglo Saxon blood is beginning to mani.
fest itself in the storing up OF tissue. In
other words, he is John Bulls numistsk-
able offspring, and the old gentleman's s
paunch is beginning to show on him.
The American Of both sexes and of all
conditions is certainly getting fat.
Neither of them likes the new contour,
and hence the popularity of the scores OF
systems Of reducing corpulence. A good
weight at maturity is not unhealthful.
Even asupernbandance of tissue IS not a
serious disadvantage. Asage approaches
after a certain point it will begin to dis.
appear naturally, but it is unsafe as we'll
as painful to attempt to remove it by
medication or any other process b yond
what fair share of exercise will do.
Rapid reduction of weight involves
corresponding depletion of the system, a
decided lowering of vitality, a larger
predisposition to disease anG q pretty
sure invitation to consumption. Let the
fat stay; it will do less harm than drugs.
-Brooklyn Citizen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-22
The Greatest Of Great Walls.

Says a correspondent of the Milling
World, who has recently been travelling
in China: Of course we had to 60 to
the great wall of China. The country
abounds in great walls. Her mural de-
fenses were most extensive-wal!ed coun.
try, walled cities, walled villages, walled
palaces and temples-wall after wall and
wall within wall. But the greatest of
all is the great wall of China, which
crests the mountain range and crosses
the gorge from here some forty miles
away. Squeezing through the last deep
gorge and a deep rift in the solid rock
cut out by ages of rolling wheels and
tramping feet, we reach the great, frown-
ing, double-bastioncd gate of stone aud
hard burned brick--one archway tum-
bled in. This was the object of our
mission, the great wall of China, built
213 years before our era; built of huge
slabs of well-hewn stone, lail in regular
courses some twenty feet high and then
topped out with large, hard-burned
bricks, filled in with earth and closely
paved on the top with more dark. tawny
brick-the ranparts high and thick and
castellated for the use of arms. Right
and left the great wall sprang far up the
mountain side-now straight, now
curved, to meet the mountain ridge,
turreted each 300 feet-a frowning mass
of masonry. No need to tell you Of
this wall; the books will tell you
how it was built to keep the warlike
Tartars out-twenty-fve feet high by
forty thick, 1900 miles long, with room
on ton for six horses to be driven abreast.
Nor need I tell you that 1,400 years it
kept tho hordes at bay, nor that, in
the main, the material used upon it is
Just as good and firm and strong as when
put in place. Twelve hundred miles of
this gigantic work built en- the rugged,
craggy mountain tons, vauting over
gorges, spanning wide streams, netting
the river arc. ways with huge hard bars
of copper, with double gates, with
swinging doors and bars set thick with
iron armor-a wonder in the world be-
fore which the old. time classic seven won
ders, all gone now save the great pyra.
mid. were toys. The great pyramid has
s., coo, 900 cubic feet, ,~the great wall g.
$50, OOO, 900 cubic feet. An engineer in
Stewards party here some years ago gave
it as his opinion that the cost of this wall,
figuring labor at the same rate, would
more than equal that of all the 100, 1000
miles of railroad in the United States.
The material it contains would build q
wal six feet ligh and two feet thick
right straight around the globe. Yet
this was done in only twenty years
without a trace of debt or bond. It is
the greatest individual labor the world
has ever known.