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The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-20
MONTANA ITEMS.

W. II. sheldon. of Helena, attempted sui
eide ON the 10th, by taking morphine.
/ The cash receipts of the Helena Land
Office last month were about $40, 900
! The Choteau Calumet has again made it,
appearance after suspension OF severa!
weeks.
coupled d. rs. had Il fist fight in Butte
the other day to amuse some professional
"tafiy" civers.
Two Helena serens participated in II fist
fight lust week, in which one was severely
injured and her recovery is doubtful.
Two miners were killed last week by "a
premature explosion of giant, while work
ing in the Lexington mine, Butte district.
NicePesilent Oakes of the y. p. railroad
is of the opinion that Helena will be "a rail
road center Of 10000 people in IA few
years.
Major Maginnis is expected to return
from Washington this week, where he has
been working for the opening of the Black
loot reservation.
The Helena dailies have reduced the price
of papers tn tivecents per copy. The Inde-
pendent introduced the change aud the
Herald had to call it.
The ''Governor Hauser Cigar has been
introduced in Helena by an enterprisinc
cigar dealer. II comes in quarter boxes
with Il picture of the ':overnor on the lid.
Peace officers Of Helena have determined
to hereafter do their utmost to insorce the
law against carrying concealed weapons
The law should he vigorously inforced in
every town in the territory.
The Butte Miner will shortly ISSUE II book
descriptive Of the West Side counties.
Each county will be written up by a special
writer, and the work will be edited by the
Miner editor, Mr.. Zegeniu-s.
The Butte railroad strike is ended. the
strikers being defeated in securing he con
ccssions demanded. All but six of the old I
hands returned to work, and they nave
been provided with free transportation out |
Of the country.
The government suit against the Montana
Improvement Co. and the Northern Pacific
Railroad Go. for cutting government timber,
came up in Deer Lodge last week, and ON
defendants were given till the 22d
inst to answer
y stock company with a capital of $780, I
poo has been formed in Helena for the pur-
pose oi establishing IA large stock journal for /
Montana. 1t will be published in the capi- I
tai city and edited by DIR. .Ames, "a cattle
man, assisted by Russell Harrison. The
rst ISSUE will appear in July.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-20

The building Of the Blucbird silver mill
with II sixty stamp capacity, roaster. pans
settlers, ETC., was commenced in Butte last
week. 1t willcos from $50, 900 to 5000,
900. The Blnebird mine is owned by +. A
NanZandt, who is believed to have inter
ested English capital in the property
y st. Joe paper says that Pollard was re-
lected because in legal document he spell
led boss This is conclusive evidence oI
the fact that Pollard is an intelligent man.
The person who would place the word
h-o-r-s-e in Il legal document in Jasper Co.,
indiana, could never expect to receive
another term of Office Chronicle.
! Private ii. &. Swanwick, Co. X. 18th in
fantry; Tony Zinkand. 60. |, 9th infantry.
and +. Morton, Troop X, LIST cavalry.
were drowned last week while crossing the
Yellowstone river from Junction City to
the cantonment, by their boat capsizny.
Five soldiers were in the boat. two of whom
Frank Robinson Go. X, LIST cavalry, and
Geo. Valentine, Go. X, 7th infantry, saved
themselves.
q. y. Chisholm still continues to be the
nominal register of the Bozeman Land Of
flee Mr.. Chisholm has forwarded his resig
iation ami desires to retire. but the powers
that he have not as yet taken any action
ON the matter. Thereareso few republican
government officers who wish to retire that
it seems sad for the government to disap-
point those who do.-Chronirle Editor
lerkcs is spoken OF as Delegate Toolr's
choice for the office
Hugh McQuaid, ox-editor of the Helena
Independent. who has been pestercd for
weeks by questions as to his present move
ments and future intentions, publishes the
following in the Helena independents
Helena, May 1lth, 1856. This is to Ger.
tify that this license grants to Hugh Me
Quaid, a. the city OF London, England the
right and privilege to loaf in the Territory
of Montana. L. :. A., for the period of ten
years, until the said Hugh McQuaid gets
broke and Schwab& Zimmerman refuses To
furnish him with rations. he having paid
unto the said city of Helena the sum of ten
Thousand dollars in Confederate srrip.
Witness the hand and seal of the mayor Of
Helena"
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-20

hr. ''r". J. i'tl's"n, agent for Walter
Brown X Co., wool merchants. of Boston.
says that wool prices ARE likely to open in
Montana this season at slightly lower than
the opening figures of last year but will
then equal the closing prices OF the season.
The wool market was high last December
but large importations were made, N.
nlari;et was giutted and prices ien. There
has been some revival and there i. likely to
be a greater advance when the stock of
foreign wool is exhausted. rs the produc-
ton in the country this ycarwill not nearly
equal the consumption. The helabortrouble. la
have had strong effect in depressing prices.
as manufacturers are slow To buy large
stocks IL fear .! strikes that may stop
thrir looms. Prices in Montana may open
At 10y or - eei.t,. The Montana clip will
''e al exceptionally ! ID one this year.
and i i pps-ibi, that wpol NAV reach a
i.s''.-r figure than Il dii las, year.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-20
A counteriei!er Convicted.

a special To the Helena Independent from
Deer Lodge, says: In the ease of the
United states vs.. James NJ. Snyder, the de-
fendant was found guilty by a jury. Say
der was arrested ut Elkhorne a few weeks
ago, charged with making counterfeit money
and was one of the gang that operated in
Butte, six of whom We're arrested at various
places in he territory. The jury was about
an hour IN considering their verdict. Hale,
another Of the gang, is now ON trial.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-20

At Drummond, on the 11th inst, Michael
Dooley and James O'Brien got into an al
tercation that resulted i'm the fatal shoot
ing of the former. The trouble originated
over the right Of way foran irrigating ditch
which Dooley was attempting to force
through o 'Brien's premises. O'Brien is now
in Deer Lodge where he went and surrentl-
cred himself.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
Book Notice.

The October ECLECTIC has been laid before
us, and offers, great attraction to its readers
Sir John Lubbock has the place of honor in
dsquisition on the "Study of Science, +"
and this is well supported iu the next paper,
on "Pasteur and Hydrophobia, by Prof.
Ray Lancaster. One of the greatest men
ever produced in America, Alexander Ham,
ilton, is discussed by A. G. Bradley, ard the
well-known critic, George Salisbury, has
| something to say about one of the Scottish
intellectual giants, Christopher North, the
founder of Blacklo0od's Magazine Goldwin
Smiths paper on the ''Capital of the United
States" will be read with interest. Other
leading papers are Alex. II. Japp's "Some
Unconscious Confessions of De Quincy, y
and very readable paper by Sophie Weisse
on the great German historian, Ranke, with
"reminiscences of Berlin from 1884 to 1886
Vernon Lee, under the head of "Perigot," "
contributes interesting notes on the drama.
| tic in literature and art, and the author OF
''JOhn Halifax, Gentleman" has something
to say on the always suggestive subject OF
money. The Poems and shorter papers are
of marked interest, F. T. Palgrave's ballad
of "Pausanias and Cleonice" being specially
| noticeable.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
Delaware Justicet

The Dover Sentinel tells the following
tale THE regular fall term of the super
ior court and general sessions was held in
Georgetown this week. The criminal bust
ness was light. A man named Burton,
of Indian River was convicted of forgery and
sentenced to pay fine of 81, 600, stand one
hour in the pillory, receive ten lashes and
be imprisoned five years. He secured "a, so
by his crime. While the jury were out on
his case court adjourned, when one of the
judges looking around saw the prisoner
walking about the court room unattended
even by bailitf; all the officers had left.
The prisoner. could have walked out and es-
capped. A deputy was sent FOR and the pris-
oner secured"
On inquiry at the Office of the deputy of
the Attorney General, the lawyer who pros
ecuted in the abore case, the additional most
important point in this, what might legiti.
mately be considered a cause cele6re, was
learned, that the amount of the forged note
wass 65 exactly, andwoDderful to add, the
terrible forger Burton is not a colored man
Was there ever such unique story-forg.
ing a bill of "a G5 fine of $1,000 imposed,
five years Imprisonment, ten lashes on bare
back and one hour in the pllory!!!
Was there even such an atrocious result OF
law. 1t is almost Incredible. Why, the un.
fortunate convict, to merit such punishment
should at least have shot three negrses, de.
faulted the mtst considerable bank in Dover
and dprefaced his record by character at least
approaching in its minor details that of Ger.
onimo or Natchez
Talk Of Jersey justice, it is not patel
upon the Delaware code. Verify "the way
of the (small) transgressor is hard" in little
Delaware.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
Dangers OF Polluted water,

DIR. Willis g. Tucker, in paper read be-
fore the Albany Institute, says AS regards
the natural puriiication of polluted waters.
while the tendency Of all organic matter, ami
NAL or vegetable, is toward ultimate death
and final destruction by oxidation, it is as
yet impossible to say how rapidly such a
destruction goes on in many cases. The
Rivers Pollution Commission mixed urine
with water, in the proportion of one part of
urine to SG77 of water, agitated the mixture
from tune to time and analysed samples. At
the end Of the eleventh day the improvement
in the water was so incoDsderable that other
experiments were made in which a stream of
imI ure water was allowed to flow from one
vessel to another, aud was thus freely expos
ed to the air, ard as result of these expert
ments the commissioners concluded that
purfication by natural oxidation had been
greatly Over-rIted, and that ''there is no riy-
er in the United Kingdom long enough to
secure the oxidation and destruction of any
sewage which may be discharged into it,
even at its source" They also conclude
that "rivers which have received sewage,
even if that sewage has been purified before
its discharge, are not safe sources Of potable
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
The Salisbury COnnagration.

The terrible confagration of Sunday night
last at Salisbury Md, is one of those sad Wis.
itations that Immediately brings forward the
sympathy and humanity of everyone
Relatively 1t is much more disastrous to
the people of that city than whatthe citizens
of Charleston recently experienced by tn,
earthquake.
The statement made by correspondent Of
"Erery Erening" that ''little can be done tc
arrest the progress of the fire. Nothing can
stop it until break in the buildings is reach.
ed. All Main street is solid block" ex.
plains the cause of the wholesale feature OF
the disaster, An unbroken continuous
structure of wooden buildings is only SC
much fuel for conhagration. Any visitors
to Chicago will remember well the distinc.
tive feature of that large district in the
southeastern pant Of the city about Halstesd
street and Blue Island Avenue, where con.
tinuous lines of low two-stoIied wooden
structures may be seen, that part of Chicago
east and south of where the great fire ex.
ten ed. 1t is daily threat to the city at
present, and the assertion made by citizens
that it is matter of great regret that that
district also was not enveloped iu the flames
nf ha han II NJ
ent.
No more judicious laws for the protection
of our city from the fire fiend could be made
than those provided in the fire ordinance.
No fame houses OF sheds under any crcum
stance should be allowed to be constructed
within the city limits.
1t is good law which is apparently well
observed by our citizens. Its helpful re-
suits in protecting the city from devastation
by fire will no doubt be a hint to the Sails.
burans as they rebuild their city. A re-
deeming feature of the sad Salisbury catas-
tropAe is the praseW orthy and inspiliting
humanity and fellow feeling shown by the
fire companies of neighborng cities, notably
those of Wilmington, in helping their unfor.
tnnate brethren. The aid was given with a
will, quickly, decisively and effectually- lust
as those true, heroic men the "flre laddies"
always do. All honor to them for their full
measure Of humanity.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

water" Drivers Pollution Commissioners
9th Report, PIP. 1sis). Upon this point
Frankland says: Twelve years ago there
was general impression among chemists
and Others that polluted water quickly re-
gained its original purity by spontaneous
oxidation. The opinion had no foundation
in quantitative observations; indeed, there
was not a single experimental fact to prove
it. The impression had gained cur
rency from the polluted river after a flow of
few miles. Two classes of persons
strongly interested in its acceptance were
instrumental in the oIignation and diffusion
of this opinion. These were, first, the polu-
tiers of running water, and, secondly, water
companies drawing their supplies from be-
low the sewer outfalls of towns" (Journal
Chemical Society," May and July, ;,1ssO.) Such
improvement as does take place in running
streams probably depends more upon the
part played by fresh water plants and
micro-organisms than upon direct chemical
oxidation, and of course no accurate eonclu-
sions can be reached as to the effect of these
varying and little understood agencies Mere
| dilutiOn also doubtless accounts for the ap.
parent disappearance of much noxious mat.
ter. Professor William Ripley Nichols, in
his Water Supply, italicizcs the following
statement "The apparent self-purfication
of running streams is largely due to dilution,
and the fact that river seems to have puri.
fed itself at certain distance below point
where it was certainly polluted is no guarau.
| tee that the water is fit for domestic use."
To what extent, therefore, must polluted
water be diluted before it is safe to use, is q
question of the greatestlin:erest, but one tC
which no answer can as as yet be given. MOI
can we prove that the specific poisons ofcer.
tain diseases-admitting their existence
may not contain living organisms capable Of
rapid multiplication, nor can we tell for how
long period OR under what condition these
organisms may retain their vitality. In thi.
absence of positive knowlede, but in the light
of countless facts which all but prove oui
suppositions true, we hod best err, if err We
must, on the safe, avoiding the use of pollut
ed waters and rhcognzing the fact that, al
though chemical analysis may detect no i'm.
purties in water, it is not, therefore, ne
cessarily safe to drink
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
Fall Fashions.

The Autumn number of Strdcbrtdge d
Ctothter's quarterly, just received from the
publishers, contains an unusual quantity
and quality of fashion news, instruction and
entertainment Tor the ladies of the land.
Harriet Prescott Spoftoid contributes "The
Ice Storm, " witch is a well-written and natur-
ally-told tale of poor but proud family's
struggle with adversely. The colored front
lSplece exhibits the latest French styles, de-
signed bJ Janet, of Paris; this is practical
iashion-plate for we see that the number of
yards of materials and the prices per yard
are given in the description of the plate. The
voluminous fashion gossip with its many
illustrations will be source Of satisfaction
to the many readers who want to be shown
and guided along the proper fashionable way.
In addition to these fashion pages, their arc
directions for patterns for costume and a
casaque a description of page of floral ball
costumes an illustrated lesson in the art of
draping On wire forms and the home dress
making article continue its practical instrue-
tions. Bulbs in tine house and chrysanthe-
mum culture are the floral indications that
autumn is at hand. The needlewoman and
the home decorator will find much of inter
est in the present number; such as, the art
of netting, stitches used in crochet, pillow
lace, knot embroidery, novel quilt, daisy
mat and others. Two serviceable articles
are, knitted stockings and crocheted gar
ments for a child. Miss Juliet Corson con
duets the kitchen page in her usual satisfac-
tory manner. Johns Wife has been making
money at home by raising small fruits and
after reading her experience we do not see
what is to prevent many of her readers from
acting on her advice to their pecuniary ad-
vantage Franz Behr's Elm Polka is the
Instrumental piece of music that is given
this issue. The fall fashions in all the vari
GUS kinds into which dry goods are divided
a.e described and illustrated so completely
and exactly that IA lady who is not able to
Journey to town may make her selections
fiom the pages before her, and fare as we'll
all things considered, as She would by shop
ping in person. Those of our readers wi o
are not subscribers to this excellent maya
zine should send 10 cents for a spec men
number, to Strawbriige S Clothier, Phla-
delphia.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

rival. The disproportion is indeed colossal :;
1, 1870 squadrous of regular cavalry on the
one side, against the $40 that G rmany can
muster, and this difference is quite enough
in itself to explain why the latter power
would not venture upon war of plains,
where she must be exposed to the same dis
aster which destroyed the army of Freder-
ick the Great after his triumph at Rosbach.
And, in addition, Russia has at her disposal
all the cavalry of her Asian hordes, which
would swarm upon her enemy S ilanks, irreg.
ularly II you will, always certain of defeat
when met by regulars, but for all that, dau,
gerouS and annoying, not unlike in theil
tactics the Indians of cur Western posses
sions
A combined German and Austrian arm,
would be almost insufficient to oppose sucl
swaims.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
Playing Roots on the Druggist

The town of Dedham is under Prohibition
law, apothecaries alone being permitted It.
sell alcoholic stimulants The other day a
son of the Emerald Isle entered drug store
there, and, taking a bottle from his pock. t..
asked for quart of whisky. The salesman
asked to what use it was 20 be put, and the
reply was ''tO soak roots in it," The order
was filled, and the clerk, after handing over
the bottle and its contents inquired in a con-
versational manner: "What kind of roots
are y going to soak y Pocketing the bot.
tie the customer said The roots OF my ton
que, bejabers" North Berwick (Canada)
News
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
Change of Time.

The steamer Wilmington will be with
drawn from between this city and PhiladeI
phia after to-day for her annual overbauling
Beginning tomorrow the Brandywine will
run alone, leaving Fourth street wharf foi
Chester and Philadelphia, Sundays included
at 7,30 a. m, and p M, and for Marcu.
Hook at 73O a. M, only. Returning she
will leave Philadelphia at 10 Is a. M, and
3. As D. m.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
Private school.

Miss Hannah P. Dennison, formerly a
Public School teacher, has taken the school
lately taught by Miss Annie Crawford and
has moved the same to No. 3O5 West Fourth
street, between West and Tatnall streets.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

How can a worthy young man get a start
in life?' This oft-repeated question wearcs
rs. We are able ta think of nothing at pres
en-. that gets away with the old-iashioned
bent pin.-Bnringtun Free Press.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

1t is the general belief that the poet is
always soaring in the clouds this is fallacy.
There is not much soar to him when the
landlord comes in by the back way with the
monthly rent bill Boston Courier.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
ADVERTISING RATES,

Reading notices ten cents per line for each nser.
ton; single column thirty-tve cents per inch for
sach insertion; one single column six dollars and
atty cents for each insertion; double column fifty
scents psr inchfo each insertion.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

A prominent farmer of Bowling Green,
Howard County, Md, Mr. j. T. Ridgely,
said his four children were sick with sore
throats and coughs at the same time. Red
Star Cough Cure cured them in week. No
opates.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

An article in contemporary is entitled,
''Why Editors are Rich" 1t is because they
give five-dollar puff with fifty sent adver-
isement.-Norristown Herald.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

1t is too bad to spend half of short life
distressed with neuralgia, when % cents
spent for one bottle of Salvation OIL will
cure it quickly.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

He talked as if he had "frog in his
throat" but he was only hoarse; single
bottle of Dr, Bulls Cough Syrup relieved
the trouble at once. 25 cents.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23
Ponds Extr

Ponds Extract. Although supreme over
pain, it has high aud more useful field
of action. for it strikes at the root of
any disorders. Try it
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

Baby falls and bumps its head,
Baby bawls, they think its dead,
Mamma gets st. Jacobs Oil,
Rubs the baby stops turmoil.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

No longer doth the unripe apple
With the small boys inards grapple
Boston Courier.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

Plain white translucent China tea sets,
very thin, square tea pot, sugar and cream,
open handle cake plates and low shape cups.
Quality much better than the Bohemian or
Carlsbad China, and fully as pretty as the
French "A pieces, $75u; Sc pieces, $3.50.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-10-23

FICE 2ll sHIPLEY STREET. tsecond floor
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-09
Memoranda.

Sehs Hampton, of Jonesport and Com Tucker,
OF Bangor. 9th lumber loaded and bound west,
The Hampton was disabled and drifted ashore on
Jacknife Ledge and filed. Her boat was badly
stove and one sent TO her from the com Tucker
and took off the crew, which in turn was picked
up by steamer Helen Nj Pierce and afterward put
OH the >. A dispatch from Boothbay states
that both vessels we've towed in there,-the Com
Tucker with loss of jibboom and headgear, and
leaking, and the Hampton with sails torn and full
OF water.
Sch Mary Gage of Machias, lumber loaded
went ashore Tuesday night on N0rman's Woe,
and is badly stove up. The crew escaped In a
boat and went on board another vessel. No in
Surance.
timore for Boston, went ashore 9TH three miles
north of False Cape, Va. Crew safe.
Sch Leading Star, with slabwo0d from Westport
for Boston, went ashore night OF 4th on Hampton
beach, Newburyport, and is total loss. The
crew were rescued with much difficulty.
Sch George& Albert, wentworth, from Bangor
for New Bedford, put in Belfast 0th leaky, having
been cut through by ice.
Sch julia Baker, from Boston Tor Bath, lost an
anchor and forty fathoms chain at Gloucester on
Tuesday night.
Sch Col Miliiken, Dunton, before reported lost
on Morant Cay, was from st Domingo bound TO
Boston. She was owned at Batn, Augusta, anu
Gardiner and valued at $4,000.
Belfast, Dec G-Sch Izetta, HICKS, from Bangor
fdr New York, has arrived here win mallsall
damaged having been IN collision Win sciir Car-
RE Woodbury., at Gilltys harbor. 49,,
Woods HOll, Dec S-Sch Charles ii HaskeH, OF
Bath, was spoken near Norton's Shoal TO day and
reported that tie boats crew which lett the yes
sci during the storm yesterday hGd returned.
- SsIs,n' Dec sch Alta v Cole. from Bangor,
with lumber before reported al anchor on Bakers
Island has been ashore and Is full Of water. Her
| keel Is out and has came ashore Inc crew are
| on the island.