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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-23
DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE.
G.. ID. JOslyn's Chat in Chicago About
Our Future.

In the Chicago News OF IL few days ago the
Deer Lodge, appeared:
1.-The winter has been exceptionally mild
in Montana, which OF course, is a good
thing for cattlemen. A letter | rave just
received says that there has not been snow
enough to cover the ground, and that the
thermometer has not been lower than ff-
teen degrees below zero. The boys say they
keep the doors of the stores wide open
most OF the time. Our Territory wants to
be admitted to Statehood, and it is d dead
certainty that the Democrats in Con-
gres will not admit Dakota unless
we com in at the same time. Still, the
Democratic majority in the territory is
quite small-being about 1,5OO-and can
be easily wiped out. The suspension OF
silver coinage would be quite disastrous to
our Territory. | lave the word OF old
miners that Butte is the greatest mining
camp the world ever saw. 1t has been in
existence over IA years, and it's history has
been one OF steady growth. 1t has never
had any particular boom or period OF
wildcat excitement. There has ut yer been
any feverish% speculation in real estate, the
most of which has always been owned by
bona-Iide residents, who nave not sold out
unless at a good round figure. The mining
companies ulSDurSe ABOUT nan Il ln1llOn
dollars among their men every month, and,
as miners generally spend their money as
fast as they get it. business is always good.
To illustrate how money is put in circula-
ton: Four or five dance houses stand in a
row along the main street, each having a
plain, long, wooden counter. In the evening
there will be from ten to fifteen bartenders
behind each OF these, handing out drinks
nothing less than 25 cents-as fast as they
can. As early as 8 o'clock these places
will be so crowded that no one else can get
in. The range is one mass Of ore, SO that
there is no danger of the mines becoming
exhausted. Great fortunes have been made
by men who came to the Territory penni-
less. D.. A.. Clark, who arrived there in
1864 without enough money to buy him IL
meal. now has an income OF SO, 900 Il day.
Our Governor, who is worth IS, ZOO, 900,
landed in the Territory with 25 cents in
his pocket. Hogan & Tevis, who bought
the Anaconda copper mine in 1876 Tor
$3.50, OO". wouldn't sell it now for $2O.-
100000. They have lately built smelling
works eighteen miles from Butte where 500
men are.employed. They use on an average
$3.50, 900 worth Of coal per month. l
couldn't believe this until the books were
shown to prove it. They gave their man
ager a neat little Christmas present in the
shape OF II check for 500, OOO."
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PAYING FARE,
A Mournful Duty to the Man Who Has
Always Travelled on.a Pass.
From PeCk's Sun,

rEOm feCk 3 sun.
The ride over the old Pittsburg & Fort
Wayne was as smooth and pleasant az
ever, but the balance of the ride to Wash
ington over the Pennsylvania railroad, was
very rough indeed. 1t is quite rough for O
newspaper man to be compelled to pay
his fare. Heretofore | nave found the
Pennsylvania Railroad smooth and easy
to ride upon, and the scenery perfectly
magnificent, but on this trip the road seemed
bad and the scenery was no great shakes
after all. l suppose the road is just as
smooth and the scenery rs beautiful as
ever; but after paying SIS for two tickets
from Pittsburg to Washington, l felt every
little jar, and my nerves were quite visibly
affected. On previous trips over the road,
l have sat by d window, and drank in seem
cry OF mountains n streams, up grade
and down, and thought nothing could be
more magnificent but last Sunday, as we
ran over the same road, l could not I've
hired to admire anything. I was SO
mad at tho management OF the
Pennsylvania road, for snubbing
me that l wouldn't look out OF
the window at anything. l had quite a
quarrel with my wife, because she wouldin-
sist on looking at the alleged grand scenery.
First l frowned and said 'condarn the
scenery, anu Wnen Sne pointed out the
Horseshoe Curve. that wiLds around q
canyon in such a graceful manner and pre-
sents a view that has no superior on the
earth, or had no superior on earth when l
was riding on a Eass years ago, l told her
that any company that would 60 back on
her husband and make him pay SIS in
cash money must of necessity be destitute
OF scenery that amounted to anything, and
when she thought OF the Christmas presents
that could nave been bought with that SIS
she agreed with me, and We sat there and
frowned and looked unhappy and gloomy,
while the other passengers went wild over
the ~confounded old scenery. Well, l sup
pose the other passengers were in the habit
of paying sare, and it did not hurt them al
it did me. / had rather have just plain
prairie and level ground with a few trees
and a ride on a pass than to have noun
and Blue Juniatas, and beautiful
Alps and crooked horseshoe curves,
and have to pay SIS.
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Row i'm q China House.

Yesterday Constable Tom Judge was
hastily summoned by a Chinaman to a
wash-house on Main street, being informed
that a white man vas running the house.
The officer went down and found the place
in a great state of ~commotion, and upon
inquiry a~scertained that the nus did not
amount to much, other than badly fright
ening the residents OF the place. A white,
who practices what he breaches in oppos-
ing the Chinese, had sent his clothes to be
washed, a friend taking them to the China
house in question. Their owner went to
take them away, but the Chinaman refused
to give them up unless he would pay for the
washing of both his own property and his
friends, which he declined to do, and the
heather became very demonstrative. even
going so far as to display a gun. The
officer assisted in separating the articles,
the bill was paid, and quiet was restored.
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FIRE DAMP EXPLOSION.
West Virginia Coal Mine Blown up Yes
terday.

WHEELING, w. Va, January 21-At 2:45
o'clock this afternoon an explosion OF fire
damp occurred in the shaft OF the Newburg
Oriel Coal Company, ..Newburg. West vir-
ginia, which shook the buildings in heimme-
date vicinity and caused much consterna-
tion and alarm among the relatives and
friends ofthe miners employed there. Imme-
diately following the sound OF the explosion
a flame OF fire arose far above the mouth OF
the shaft and timber and debris OF all kinds
was strewn around. Great excitement
ensued and crowds OF people hurried to the
spot. The shaft in which the explosion
occurred was sunk about two years
ago and has reached a depth Of
$50 feet. From the base OF the
shaft the main heading RUIZ out about
half q mile from where narrow o d.
verge from the other side. The theory ad-
vanced as to the cause of the explosion is
that the fire damp had accumulated in one
OF the rooms and was a%ccidently
ignited by a miners lamp, but moth
ing positive has yet been learned.
The force of the explosion blocked the air
40 close that no one would venture into the
main holding to ascertain the fate of the
imprisoned men until an air passage could
be established. This work is being pushed
vigorously. No bodies nave been recovered.
1t is supposed that thirty-seven men are
imprisoned. The prevailing opinion is that
are dead, although q few express the
hope that some of them may have escaped.
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A FARMER DETECTIVE.
An Arkansas Granger Captures Six Es-
capped Convicts.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, January 21.-Some
time ago a number of convicts employed in
the mines at Coal Hill escaped bv tunneling
their way out. A number Of officers, in the
hope of obtaining the reward for their
capture, went in pursuit of the prisoners,
following several of them off toward the
Indian Territory. To their great surprise,
an old farmer made his appearance at the
camp yesterday and called for the 'cap-
tain" He gave his name as James John
son, and had six OF the refugees in tow, all
standing in a row, with their hands on
each others shoulders. He told how
he had heard of the escape, and believing
that, on account of the intensely cold
weather the men would seek shelter instead
of travelling, decided to undertake their
capture. He located ten OF them, and last
night, when they were sleeping in a hay
stack, captured their guard and five of his
companions. The remainder escaped, but
he believes he knows their location. He
told the officer when he left that he would
soon return with more of the convicts, and
would then take the reward for all he OBJ
tanned. The old pioneer who made the
capture was armed with a double-barreled
shotgun, one of the barrels being worthless u.
He did not fire a shot in his capture.
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Barefootsd In the Snow.

CLEVELAND, January 22.-Early yester-
day morning a large farm house near
Waynesburg caught fire. Miss Jennie
McIlhinney, the owner Of the place, and two
servants were the only occupants of the
house. One of the servants discovered the
flames and awoke Miss McIlhinney. Rush
ing from the house in her bare feet the
young woman stood on the icy platform
near the well and pumped water for twenty
minutes.
Then seeing that help was needed, she
dashed through the snow q quarter of a
mile away to the nearest house. When she
had given the alarm she ran back. This
temperature was 200 below zero, and Miss
NcIlhinney's bare feet and limbs were
badly frozen. She is now in u critical i.
ditiOn.
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Doings In Wall Street.

New YORK, January 22.-Governments
were dull and firm to-day, and, with the
exception of two stocks, business was very
dull and decidedly featured So. The street
was well supplied with reports regarding
the proposed issue of additional bonds and
stocks by the St. Paul Company, but
nothing of an official character was OBJ
tanned. The extreme fluctuations through
out the day showed a range OF only Z,
closing with a net loss OF q. Lackawanna
continued to excite a great deal of interest,
but it's widest range was 1 per cent. and it
closed Y lower. The prices at the close
were generally \ to y lower than last eve.
ming. Omaha Common went down X, and
Pacific Mail and Western Union each I.
st. Paul and Duluth shares were fraction.
ally higher.
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THE COAL
Another Conflict with Fatal Rssults-One
Man Killed,

MOUNT pleasant, Pa, January al
Another conflict between the officers and
Hungarians occurred about midnight in
which one of the latter was fatally injured.
A detachment of police and a number OF
deputy sheriffs were patroling the Hun
garian settlement near the scene OF the
Norwood trouble of yesterday. They
attempted to arrest several drunken Hun
garians who were making D, terrific racket,
when about $50 Of the latter's c%ountrymen
came to his assistance. At least SO shots
were exchanged. James Janeowski was
shot through the body and the ringleaders
then dispersrd. Later-Detective Brophy
arrested one Brady, q ringleader, who was
Aourishing an axe, and an agitator who
was concealed under q house. ) The Hun
garians who have been captured ART now in
the Westmoreland county jail.
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H COPPER MARKET.
The Red Metal Retaining Its Firm but
Quiet Demand.

The New York Engineering and Mining
Journal of last Saturday reports the cop
per market ''rm but quiet. and quotes 11hc.
for Lake 1Oh@1OXc for Oxford and Balti-
more. The English Chilli Bar Market broke
to $50 It's. Cd. on the 18th inst, but has
recovered to f4O "a. Cd. The statistics Of
copper coming in, and which the Journal
hopes to give in it's next issue, will change
but little the figures published by it Deem
Der 26th. Pig-copper (97 per cent? was
produced in Arizona in 1885 at SO cents a
pound, or say Z cents, delivered in New
York, and it is evident that even where the
figures obtained covered the actual cost Of
production, they have neither in Arizona
nor Montana allowed anything for the re-
demption of capital. These producers are
all working out their properties practically
without any return. Presently their whole
investment will nave to be written off as a
dead loss, if the present policy is main
tanned and the price of copper does not i'm
prove. 1t is, however, expected that the
stopping OF some producers and the in
creasing consumption OF copper will bring
higher prices some months hence.
P P IN BOSTON.
The Boston correspondent of the Journal,
under date of January IA, says: There
HAS Occu III 6pCCAdl lCdCOAC UAlo WCCh Ill
copper stocks. The market has ruled
steady. and prices for the dividend mines
have been we'll sustained. So far, there has
not been any active speculative movement
in the low-priced stocks; but we look for
this later on, and believe that stocks
bought now will pay well in the near
future. The sales of Calumet & Hecla were
all at $219, until to-day, when it was sold
ex-dividend at $213-a decline of 81 a
share; sales, about so shares for the week.
Quincy has been very firm at about $54, q
small lot only selling at $53A, latest sale at
$54; but the stock was offered to-day at
$50, at close; sales 200 shares. Franklin,
fairly active at $11H@$11h, with sales of
765 shares at these figures. Osceola, firm
at $14; sales 81 shares. Atlantic sold at
SOY, an advance $50 cents on $50 shares.
Tamarack, steady at $50 for 80 shares
only. Huron sold at 50; 200 shares.
Total sales of copper stocksfor the week,
1878 shares,
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S,rayed q r Stolen-S5O 90 Reward.

From range on Browns Gulch; about
October l. 1885, 40 head OF cattle, com
prising cows, calves and steers. yearlings
and two-year-olds, nearly all branded on
lett hip with figure 8 and on sides figure 9
and bar. One red cow branded Ill on
left hip; one spotted COW branded M. on
left side. The above eward will be paid
for the delivery of the abovedescribed ami
mails to the subscriber or for information
that will lead to their recovery.
1l.1S.sw.tf, W. BlRDsELL,
Browns Gulch.
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REESE ONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Q nate.

WASHINGTON, January 21.-The Chair
laid before the Senate q letter from the
Secretary OF the Treasury transmitting
suggestions for an improved plan for regu-
lating protests and appeals in customs
cases. The letter was appropriately re-
Serred. Among the bills introduced was
one by Mr.. Butler, to enable the people of
the Territory Of Dakota to form a Consti-
tuition and State Government. He said it
was intended as Il substitute for the bill
already pending. The new bill is In EN-
abling Act" and applies to the whole Ter
ritory instead OF merely to the southern
portion. 1t was referred to the Commit
tee or Territories. A bill vas introduced
by Mr.. Van Wyck, ITO Prevent the De-
monetization of American Coin by Certain
Persons in the United States"
The afternoon was devoted to speeches
by Senators Sherman and Edmunds on the
bill to provide for counting the electoral
vote.
The Senate then adjourned.
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House..

A number of executive communications
were laid before the House by the Speaker,
and appropriately referred. Among them
was one IRON the Secretary of the Treas
ury submitting an account OF the invest
ment OF the sinking fund of the Union Pa
cific and Central Pacific Railroads, and
recommending such notifications OF the
Act Of March z, 1875, as will authorize the
Secretary Of the Treasury to invest the
sinking fund in other than government &C.
c~urities. No bills OF any Importance being
reported under the call of committees, the
House resumed in the morning hour the
consideration of the bill to increase the
pensions Of soldiers widows.
The House, after a longdebate on the pen
sion bill, adjourned.
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Sheridan vs.. tho Signal service.

WASHINGTON, January 22.-Gen. Sheri-
dan, in his recent examination by the
Congressional Commission, which was con-
sidering the organization of scientific
bureaus. expressed an opinion that. so far
as the utility of Fort Myer is concerned for
the purpose of teaching military signalling,
it could he dispensed with. The Signal
Bureau, he said. had nothing especially
to do with that work. During
the wal no trouble was experienced in
training signal men for service. Meteor
~agolical work he did not consider as be-
longing to the army, but the business of
the country. and while it might be neces-
sary for the present to keep up the mill
tary feature of the service, he thought it
would be we'll to gradually work out of it.
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NATIONAL BANK NOTES.
An Effort to Permit . Large Increase Of
Them,

WASHINGTON, January 21.-The House
Committee on Banking and Currency to-
day considered the bill introduced by Mr..
Wilkins and generally known Is the Nc
Pherson bill of last SESSION, and after a pro-
longed discussion, agreed to report it favor
ably to the House by q vote Of z to 4.
The bill provides that any National bank
shall be entitled to receive from the Comp
troller OF the = Currency ,a sn ;Ss circulating Santa gon notes
ed to secure circulation. At no time, how
ever, shall the total amount. of such
circulating notes exceed the actual paid up
capital of such National bank association.
A minority report will, be made by Chair
Miller, Messrs. Snyder, Woodburn
and Brumm.
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books Of original entry to show that the
Incense had been paid, but they had not as
yet found their receipts.
K. Quhworth, q saloon keeper, had q
notice OF one quarters delinquency at SIS,
while his books also show the payment OF
the same, but he, also, has been unable to
find his receipt.
John Gordon, OF the Comiqne, informs
the reporter that he, too, has a notice for
three quarters' delinquency, but he has
always paid his license and never permit
ted it to overrun.
4 VARIANT SSUED. z
After having discovered the first four
Eases referred to, the experts concluded
that there was a strong probability that
the city was a heavy loser by the transac-
tions, and in order to protect themselves
and the treasury, Mr.. Olmstead went
before Justice Lippincott and swore out q
complaint against Mr.. Letter for embexzle-
ment. A warrant was Immediately issued
and placed in the hands of the Constable
for service. Mr.. Letter was taken into
custody, but the officer did not place him
in Jail, and he is probably now under
guard.
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Officials,

Boston, January 21.-In regard to the
statement hat 300 men nave been dis
charged from the Union Pacific Railroad
shops in Omaha in accordance with
an order from the company's
headquarters in Boston, the officials
here say that they have received no in
formation of any discharge. They admit,
however, that ar order for a generalcutting
of expenses has gone out from here.
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CASCADE MOUNTAIN TUNNEL.
Contract for Its Construction Let to
Nelson Bennett.

New YORK, January 22.-The Board Of
Directors of the Northern Pacific Railway
to-day authorized the letting Of a contract
for a tunnel two miles in length through the
Cascade Mountains, to Nelson Bennett, of
Deer Lodge, Mont. The tunnel will cost
something under $500. 600, and is to be
completed by May, 1888.
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Sad Drowning.

DAWSON, Pa, January 21.-A party of
young folks were enjoying themselves on
Youghiogheny River last night skating,
when a young lady named Riser fell into an
air hole. Her escort, James Marshall,
rushed to her rescue, but the ice broke, let
succor could reach them the current swept
them under the ice and both eredrowned.
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THE A B
Sometime Akin to Histto Boom In
cubatinR In Butte.

- rL ri
A crowd of short-haired men lounged all
of yesterday at the bar Of Dune. McDon-
AIDS saloon, 'The Queensbury." They
discussed the glove-fght OF the previous
evening between Mcdonald and Murphy,
and their opinions were freely interspersed
with drinks. Both Murphy and Mcdonald
were present, and neither exhibited any
marks left by the hard knocks they had
exchanged in the Amphitheater. They
spoke to each other in q friendly manner,
but it required no extraordinary penetra.
tive powers to see that beneath their ap-
parent friendliness there lurked q feeling
something akin to luminosity.
.. 4e MURPRY's Def.
''How do you feel to-day" vas the query
addressed to Murphy by a MINER repre-
sentative.
mot at all satisfied with the result of
last nights fight" was the reply. "The
referee decided the contest against me, but
1 am happy to know that his decision does
not shake my hackers belief in my ability
to defeat Mcdonald in a fight to a finish
with either bare knuckles or Montana
gloves. I can now raise 81, 900 to bet that
l can meet Mcdonald ON the turf in Idaho
(where we will be permitted to fight) and
OGlEdU ulIus My6SU anu VuC WOuOy WILL VIC
ready whenever he sees fit to accept my
terms"
OREM AND MCDONALD.
As a result of Con Orem's visit to Butte,
yesterday articles were signed between him
and Duncan Mcdonald for an eight-round
glove contest to come of at the Amphi-
theater on the evening OF February 1. Con
Orem, although 81 years of age, feels him.
self a good man, and thinks that he can
make a irst-class showing yet. He has,
during his eventful career engaged in four
teen b~are.knuckle fights, and in company
with Patsy Marley, in 1868, fought the
first hard-glove fight that was ever con.
Quoted in any ring. Cons record is a good
one, and he may be expected to make a
very lively little ''scrap" with Mcdonald.
GRAY AND TIMMINs.
Last night arrangements were completed
for a twelve-round glove-ight between Jack
Gray and Jim Timmins, to take place at
the Queensbury tomorrow niggt. The
fight will be for $50 a side and az both
men are considered good sparrers, a lively
battle is looked for.
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MARYLAND Politics.

ANNAPOLIS, January 21.-The Legisla-
ture to-day in joint convention elected
Henry Lloyd to be Governor OF Maryland
for the term for which Gov. Robert NJ.
McLane was elected by the people. The
two Houses also confirmed the election of
A. P. German as United States Senator
for six years from the fourth of March,
1887.
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Can Do Their Own Lying.

From the Mobile Daily Register.
The ridiculous story printed in a Pitts
burg paper about detectives goingto Wash
ington to guard the President was scarcely
worth telegraphing over the country. Most
parts of the country are fully able to fur
nish their own lies. They want no help
from Pittsbur9.