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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

In a recent address in London, DR.. Percy
F. FARMLAND remarked that the earliest
attempts at purifying water were confined
to the removal OF suspended particles, but
at a later date the chemists gave attention
to the invisible dissolved substances.
When it beca known that some, if not
all, zymotic diseases are due to livinggerms,
the Tact was recognized that the micro
scopic organisms in water might be a
source of danger. Filters were at first sup
posed to be OF no value in removing these
organisms, but various f~ltering materials
such as eoke and animal and vegetable
c~harcoal-are known to be very ef
ficient when frequently renewed. Agitation
OF the water in contact with similar
porous solids has considerable effect, while
the precipitation process for softening
water with lime produces a reduction OF 90
per cent in the number of micro-organisms.
Natural filtration makes the water ofmany
deep wells almost entirely free from organic
impurities. For a number OF months the
water supplied to London has been regu-
larry teste |, and during the last four
months OF the past year the publication
processes employed were found to remove
from SO to 9S per cent OF the invisible life
forms crowding the water OF the Thames
and the sea. 1t may seem singular, yet it
is nevertheless true, that even in the thickly
settled portions OF the country, the wa tiers
in running streams are purer than those Of
wells and springs.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

IT IS a singular fact that the press OF the
country has not had one evil word to say
concerning John Kelly. The press agrees
to his purity OF life. and in the man almost
forgets the politician. Even as d politician
he was always with the side Of honesty and
OF law and order. Upon this subject the
radically Republican Pioneer Press says:
"Of John Kelly it may be said that his ca
reer furnishes a conspicuous instance OF the
evolution Of immense one-man power out
of a private citizen of a Democratic repub-
lie. Whatever may have been his
abuses OF that power, and his tempta-
tions to abuse it were great,
Mr.. Kelly certainly used il on more
than one occasion in the interest OF the
public safety, and notably in the efficient
part he played in the overthrow OF the
Tweed oligarchy. A rigidly strict Demo-
cratic partisan, and the greater part of HE
life immersed in metropolitan politics
where corruption abounded and festered,
he was remarkably free from personal
faint. No politician in this country ever
had SO large a group of voters under such
absolute control as had Mr.. Kelly"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Annihilation will follow the discovery OF
the person who furnished a New York
sporting pictorial with a photograp h
OF Butte's Broom Brigade.
The ladies Of st. Johns church are slow.
~ but surely completing arrangements for
their paper carnival, which will be held
sometime next month.
The officers are on the trail of a party by
the name OF Davenport, a clearinghouse
keeper, who has left the city and numerous
mourning creditors.
Messrs. Lamborn & Harper have been
awarded the contract to erect an addition
story upon Alex Cohen's store, on Main
street, and to equip the entire structure
with an iron ront.
The eighth anniversary celebration of the
Butte Miners Union, next Monday, will
eclipse all it's predecessors. The pro-
gramme embraces a procession, public
meeting II ball.
Sheriff Sullivan and several other wit.
nesses departed last evening for Dillon,
where the preliminary examination of
Harding, the ma arrested in this CITY on
suspicion of being implicated in the muir
der OF the Glendale stage. driver, will be
commenced this morning. The result Of
the examination is awaited with much in.
terest in this city.
"You look better than ever, said an adj
miring friend to Dempsey, the wonderful
pugilist, a day or two ago. Butte must
agree with YOU" "Oh, yes" he answered.
but my health and strength is mainly due
to eating clam c%howder." And, by the way.
you can get the finest in the land at The
Arctic" on Main street. 1t is the saloon OF
saloons in Butte.
The paraphernalia OF the Butte Athletic
Club will be sold at public auction to-day.
to satisfy the rent claim OF j.. C. C. Thorn.
ton, amounting to $165. 1t is understood
that the Club will make no effort to reclaim
its property. Now is the time to purchase
your seasons supply Of trapeze, dumb-bells,
horizontal bars and other articles without
which no home is completely furnished.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09
SPEAKING of the Handbook OF Wester,

SPEAKING of the Handbook OF Western
Montana, now in course of preparation
the New Northwest, OF Deer Lodge, says:
''Mr. c. 0. Ziegenfuss, manager OF THE
Butte MINER, has now il course of prepa-
ration an illustrated work, in convenient
form, giving the history and present con-
dition OF the mines of Silver Bow, Deer
Lodge, Jefferson, B~eaverhead, Madison and
Missoula counties. The publisher states a
large edition of the work will be issued, and
it will be handled by the American News
Company, as well as local dealers. The in
centive to the publication was a suggestion
by a prominent mining man who has been
abroad, that capitalists seeking a field for
mining investment had no idea OF the vast
mineral resources OF Western Montana as
yet undeveloped, and that a convenient
work, setting forth the facts, would be
eagerly sought for and result advantage
ously to the country as well as those seek
ing investment. Mr.. Ziegenfuss acted upon
the suggestion and has placed Messrs. Hoyt
and Stafford in the field to collect data and
atteud to the field business of the publica.
ton, which he edits and publishes. We be-
lieve it is the intention to extend the scope
OF the work so as to include also the pas
toral and agricultural industries Of West
ern Montana, and it will therefore be a
wade mecum of the resources OF the region.
We wish the projectors success with their
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09
A LIVELY RUNAWAY.
How a Terpsichorean Equine Created a
Whole Lot of TrOuhle.

One OF the ~liveliest runawavs recorded
Tor some time in this city Of lively runaways
occurred last evening. About 7:3O o'clock
Mr.. George Morris was driving his 81 900
rig down Main street, and gracefully turned
into Galena when a h%igh-spirited horse
bestrode by an unknown party suddenly
waItzed around the corner on it's hind leos
and plunged plump into Mr.. Morris buggy
knocking that gentleman out. He held on
to the reins until they severed, and away
dashed his team in an easterly direction,
Two mounted cowboys who had witnessed
the collision started in pursuit and a lively
race began. The runaways dashed down
Arizona street and few like a streak To-.
ward the depot, closely followed bv tho
cowboys. At the Northwestern Hota,
South Butte, the pursuers rounded mn
their quarry, and triumphantly escorted t
Mr.. Morris was bruised, but not eriouslv
hurt, by his unexpected expulsion rom ~
buggy: The vehicle was pretty badly dam.
aged, the brake Inc hind axle beine hent
ana one OF tie supports of the ton
smashed: The horses were uni,iured, Tbae
equine whose altatorial freak caused Tho
runaway has not since been heard nj hit
IL Is presumed that it escaped injury.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

MATHEWS & WEBB in their metal circular
under date of June 2, have the following
comments on the copper market: Cooper
has presented the picture of the lull after
the storm. General Reproduction has been
administered to the Calumet and Hecla
for its ten cent sale in such a generous
measure as to show very palpably that the
intended pill has had the desired effect.
The value Of copper stock dropped imme-
diately all the way from six to forty per
cent, so that the expected restriction OF
production is likely to have been effected
already, and if necessary the Calumet
and Hecla will soon administer an
other dose. 1t appears that the ten
cent sale reached about 1000. 900
pounds, and runs up to the first Of
August. Exports this year thus far have
been 2 900 tons less than to the same date
1885. The New York market has not de-
clined very materially, although some
Oxford, Baltimore and other brands to the
extent Of about hall a million pounds, have
been sold from 1O4 cents down to Ok cents.
Chill bars are cabled over as worth f39 los,
and best selected f45, while mail advices
show that stock in France and England is
now 81, 900 tons, a gain Of 5000 tons
above last year. There is nothing either
abroad or here in the present outlook
which gives promise OF better prices.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

The debate on the Oleomargarine bill in
Congress is a fair illustration OF the
cowardice OF Congress. Fully half of the
men who talked in favor OF the most strin-
gent measures did not believe d word they
uttered. They were simply ;alkingfor votes
in the agricultural d ~stricts. Ii oleomar-
garine is pure and property stamped so
that the people will know what t. ey are
buying, it has as many rights in the market
as pure butter. The only possible objec-
ton to it is it's sale as butter and at the
price of butter to consumers who want
and pay for the real article. Legislation
on the subject should simply provide
against deception and adulteratlon. A
prohibitory measure will be a special law
in favor OF the dairymen whose only re
suit will be to keep up the price of butter
so that the average labOring man will not
be able to buy it. There has been a great
deal OF chatter about the ''honest farmer
during the debate. AS a matter OF fact
the average OF honesty is no higher in the
agricultural class than in any other. In
deed, the general experience OF commission
men is that it is decidedly lower. Protec-
ton has been carried pretty far in this
country, but when it reaches the point of
putting a tariff on one home industry to
maintain high prices on another, it il time
to call a halt.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09
AN ESTEEM ED CONTEMPORARY.
Description of the Office of the .'Nichi-
Nichi inbun of Toxic.

NlCHIA ouAHuuNS ol lohlO.
The office of the Nichi- 1Nichi .Shinbun, a
japanese per. is thus described:
The feature OF the Shinbun Off ce was its
type case-for there was only one Of body
type. And such a type case! 1t is divided
for utility into two sections sloping toward
an alley five feet wide, Each section is
fonr feet wide by thirty feet long-four by
sixty feet. There's a ne" case for you
his is divided into small! compartments
or boxes, into which the type is laid in
regular piles, several piles in Il box-with
faces all toward the compositors, mostly
boys, big and little. Each holds a wooden
''stick" with bras rule. The type i all OF
a size; the stick is not set TO the measure
OF the column, which is twenty ems plea.
but to about half the measure-it being
the business OF the other workmen to i'm
pose the lines in columns, take proof and
make up forms.
Now, then, the type-setting. Armed with
sticks and rule and copy thedozen compost
tors read the last in an earnest. s~in2-song
way each rushing tosome box arurnear, for
the needed letter, then back ten or twelve
feet to the needed one; all are on the lively
move, rushing and skipping to and fro,
right and left, up and down. chasse, bal
ance to partners, swing the corners, up and
back. singing the copy catching one letter
mere, another there, Dranclng and lodging,
humming and skippins-a promenade, cutil-
Ion, Virginia reel, racquet and all-tands-
around upon the same tloor at the same
time and the same dancers in each-a per
feet maize OF noise and confusion. vet out
OF confusion bringing printed order. 1t
was a sight to be seen
How many different characters are there
IN this case, anyhow" we asked our guide.
Then our guide asked the printers and none
could answer better than say: Nobody
knows. sir! Nobody knows many thou
sand. Later on we repeated the same
question to a more intelligent person, who
said: AT least 10000 That will ac-
count for the remarkable size of the case
and the racing to and fro OF the compost
tors.
just why they intone their copy all the
Whlie was not made SO ~clear-other than
the remark that it was the custom. Toxic
m~onopolizes the Japannewspaperbu business,
Their being only one other point-Kofu-in
Eastern Japan where newspapers are
printed. The masses Of the people are able
20 'ead in their own way, but co%nnparatelv
few can grasp the full flow of Chinese char
acters. Ia point OF the ilIiteracy. the sta
tist!cs place this nation at only 7 per cent.
or next to Bavaria, which is the lowest on
the list.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

EX-SENATOR STEWART will make a strong
effort to capture the Nevada Senatorship
at the next election. His mansion at
Washington is rented to the Chinese Lega.
ton at $1,000 per annum, and this will
furnish about enough to supply cigars for
the campaign. He has built a residence in
Carson, and calls this home, alth ugh his
law Office is in San Francisco: but a geo,
graphical trifle OF this sort does not count
in Western politics. It is not believed that
Senator Fair can be reelected. He has in
CURED the enmity Of his old associates and
the Central Pacific, and they will fight him.
Besides, it is said that he is tired Of public
life, and wants to get out of it to attend to
his private business. His two sons, who
live in San Francisco, have developed into
''gilded youth" and they are giving the old
gentleman a great deal OF trouble and
spending rather more Of his money than
he thinks is absolutely necessary.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

The Home Rule bill has been defeated on
its second reading, and that means that
Gladstone has been virtually retired. for the
time being from the head OF the English
Government. At this writing it is not
known what policy the Premier will adopt,
but the reasonable superstition is that he
and his Cabir.et viii! resign, and demand a
dissolution OF Parliament and an appealto
the people. The outcome of such
a test is in the womb of the
future, but no a who has
watched the events incident to the great
struggle can fail to observe and agree that,
notwithstanding the temporary defeat, he
has placed the cause half 81 century ahead.
There is no dishonor in this setback. It is
the GROWING glory of a %well-spent life. He
has rectified past mistakes, and stands to-
day in the eyes OF the whole world as an
evangel OF liberty. To say this of an Eng
iishman is saying a good deal, yet if ever a
man deserved it, Gladstone does. The
English PEOPLE in the coming contest may
not sustain him, but so sure as "God is
God and right is right" the measure will
eventuate in a triumph. Let moderation
now be the rule OF the Irish leaders, both in
this country and at home, and success will
in the zeal future.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

LEAD has gradually eased off, but still re-
tains a fairly firm undertone. At New
York sales have been made from dock at
4.65, while smaller lots have brought 4-75
and 40, the total amount being about
SOC tons. The distribution at st. Louis
and Chicago has been about the same, with
the prices at 4.5O and 4.55 at the former
place, and 400 at the latter. The extreme
dullness OF trade, both east and west IS the
only possible explanation OF the present
lower figures since the production is falling
off and no stocks are accommodating anywhere
The London MARKET is barely steady and the
cable advises a decline there to f12 rs Cd,
which, with all discounts, lays down lead
at New York at $4.7O. Complaints OF dull
trade in England are very frequent, AND the
present outlook is that European lead will
fall off still more and we ran scarcely ex-
pect any advance there before fall. The
shipments OF Richmond lead from San
Francisco continue, and they have at pres
a stock of nearly $500 at New York
and in transit, unsOld. While a broad
view OF the situation renders a serious de-
cline improbable, advices from all points
taken together, roint to a lower range of
rates before any reaction of value can set
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09
SELMA EOLCEi'S pAEIST
Her Ingenious Idea for Booming a Lin.
of Trade.

A New York CORRESPONDENTS Of the India.
| apolis Meas saws Of Selma Do,ora. The
actress:
just before illness disabled her, she ar.
ranged a partnership with y woman IN
/ business in Siyth ayanue as ., Il, alar ;r
corsets and kindr d articles If Feminine
| toilet. Selma had invented :, d.y;ce which
she fondlv believed wnull L,;nr an an,
ormous amount OF trade into III, littIa
store She annlind i,r Ia++ors ,,tan.
acted in the matter. The invention
was an admiration to 4; useful burmese Of
the sphvnx mystery. uhich possibly Won
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

Our esteemed contemporary has been { pulled
off, on the Smokehouse racket. That kind OF
business will not work among respectable peo-
pie in this community.
So says the Inter Mountain. The MINER
has simply to say that it has not "been
pulled off" from the Smokehouse racket.
It has said its say and that ends it. There
is no question that the Smokehouse judg-
ment against much Of the real estate OF
this city is a bad thing and a detriment to
the upbuilding Of the city. Realizing this
and not having the smallness OF soul that
.actuates the Inter Mountain, we have not
hesitated to say it. THE MINER will always
be found on the right side of such ques-
tiOnS.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09
BUSINESS.
Notes of Interest to the Mercantile Com
munity of Montana.

The following business changes in Mon
tana and other Territ cries are reported By
the Bradstreet Mercantile Agency for the
week ending last Saturday:
MONTANA.
4naconda-Dryer 4 Co.. grocers; sue.
ceeded by Geyer & Jackson.
Boulder VaHey-Murray 4 Smith, butch
ers; dissolved. Price Il Ten Eyck, saw mill
dissolved. Warren & Denning, livery and
saloon; dissolved.
Butte Cty-Abraham g. CO., pawn brpk.
ers; succeeded by Joseph Deverske. Cum
ningham Il Cullen, saloon: succeeded by
Taylor & Cullen. Free Press Publishing Co.;
suspended publication. George E. Geriken,
news, etc; succeeded by G. W. Marsh
Giles IL MaIser, saloon; succeeded by \.
Giles. J. 3. Gunther, harness; burned out,
Tally insured. Hood 4 Jones, pro,iuce;
Charles Hood succeeds.
HeIena--Lindsay Il Co., butchers: dis
solved.
Livingston-The following named parties
were recently burned out at this place:
George T. Chambers & Co.. hardware; Anna
Don"raD, general store; J. L. Teit tie, drugs;
Ulick lmo, barrier shop; A. krieger & Co.,
furniture; Lenk & Miller. saloon; c. II.
Monty, barber shop; n. c. Matthiessen,
general store: P. c. Robertson, saloon; Mrs.
y. ii. SLennSon, millinery.
Miles Gty-McGurk d Cook. livery. sue
ceeded by Major Logan.
IDAHO.
BeHevue-W;lliam II. Roadway. general
mercha ndise, succeeds Roadway & Dix.
MyrtLe-Osborne & Cunningham, general
merchandise, succeed j. R. Osborne.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. & Splaine. gen.
merchandise, recently commenced.
TITAN
Bea ver-John Ashworth, President Of
Beaver Wooden Manufacturing Association,
deceased.
Salt Lake Gty-Frank MAY, saloon,
closed out. Matthes & Pitts, butchers, dis
solved. Meredith, GALLAGHER & Jones, trunk
manufacturers, dissolved.
WYOMING.
E~vanston-The Uintah Cattle Company,
incorporated, capital, $50. OOO.
Lusk-J. K. Calkiu d Co., publishers,
Lusk Herald, just commencing.
Sun Dance-Oil River Oil Company, in
capital. $4,000, 900.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

THE Western press is disposed to find
fault with the President for not accepting
the resignation OF Secretary OF the Treasury
Manning. His crime, Of course, consists in
his enmity to the silver interests. That
this is a serious fault so far as the West is
concerned is admitted, but how, under ex-
listing circumstances, is it to be remedied.
The facts in the matter are apparent. The
silver question, like the tariff question, is
President Garfield was no more a friend
of our special interest thar was Mr.. Arthur.
The exigencies OF the case made it impera-
tive for the last Republican Congress to
~legislate in behalf OF silver, just as there
was an absolute ~necessit Z for the same
party to be the SPONSORS fF the resump-
ton act. They could not help themselves,
and it comes with a had grace from Repub-
licans to claim any special thanks for these
acts or to abuse the Democracy for
their failure in the present silver con-
test. When we can divide parties by
politics to the interests of sections, that
millennium may come to pass, until then
we must accept the inevitable. By every
rule OF political economy the West and the
South should be a unit on these economic
question, but the latter has interests so
diversified that for q time at least it will
attempt to protect them ever at the ex-
pense Of its natural ally, the West. 1t is
well enough to say that if the two Sec
zion combined they could enforce the
rights Of both. This is true in the
abstract, but it is equally true that no man
face to face with an emergency. In the
whirl OF political life at the capital there
are so many, and so diverse interests to be
subserved, hat even a political Joseph is
liable to be swerved from the paths Of
rectitude. To-day the great mining inter-
Of this section are under the ban, but
its representatives are not by any means
respondent and they are creating
a sentiment hat must, in the
near future, c%hrystalize and de-
velop into an absolute recognition OF it's
long deferred rights. Ii it were in the range
of possibilities to change the current OF
events, The MINER would do more than its
il chat direction. AS there must be
a good man in the position. recognizing
the ability OF the present incumbent it con
graduates the President upon the retention
OF his personal friend and able ally in the
post. We will bide our time SO
far as silver is concerned.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09
THE DIAMOND FIELD.
Last Sundays Game-A Challenge ana
q Sarcastic DeclinatiOn.

va baseball game between the
rou, lack nine and the Tyro nine was
-4..,od nv q rain storm ia the second
inning, when the seoie
r1 Th. f"lIowins correspondence is self-ex-
r. The Baseball Division of the four JACK Eiuo
1 W. know Won have .cerits as b~asebail'sts.
vosterdav's game with the Tyros Is e'i-
dence OF it. We desire to test your meta
and hereby formally challenge o toa1o
test on the diamond fell, time anu p'"e0
TO suit your convenience.
We are opposed to the demoranz'ns ".
foot of wagering on the result OF this hea'tn7
81 snort but if YOU insist upon it and VIII
NOT nlay otherwise, we will cave 1T 10 you
to FIX the amount which you desire stahe
1,pon your ability to beat us.
ApELoN NADEAu, Cash Boy,
WILL GoFoRTH, Cash Boy,
GEO. NoRGUssoN, Cash Boy,
Tom CoBERLY, Cash Boy,
Johnny NAGUs, Cash Boy,
WILL Penn, Cash Boy,
HERMAN STRAUssBuRGER, EX-Cash boy
HENRY MORRIS, Ex-Cash Boy.
BUD PAXTON, Ex-Cash Boy,
WESLEY WARREN, Ex-Cash 10y.
To the Cash Boys: l
W., the members of the -Four Jacks
Baseball Club, regret very much our ina
bility to accept your chaiI' nge TO meet
YOU on the diamond field, for the blowing
reasons:
First-Because so many Lf Our members
were disabled by the last game we had Win
the Chicagos. :,
Second ecause We never play basebal
on Sundays.
Third-Because We consider yonrclHbtoo
strong for us.
Hoping that the above regrets VIII mee'
| with your hearty approval, and that we
may have the pleasure Of meeting o IN a
friendly game OF hat pins, we are truly
| yours, The Four JACKS BAsEBALLCLUB.
Despite the above expression Of remem'
brance Of the Sabbath, the Four Jacks MIN
| is down for a match galne next Sunday
| with the Court House nine.