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The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
UTAH LAND AND OTHER FRAUDS.
A United States Senator Accused Of Hav
ing Been Purchased.

C. IcAao, January 3O.-A Washington
special says: When r. 8. Dement, received
the appointment as Surveyor-General Of
Utah Territory a few months ago he re-
ceived instructions to make Investigations
into frauds which MIR. Sparks believed ex-
listed in the public land offices of that Ter
ritOry. Mr.. Dement, returned to Washing
ton yesterday and was closeted until late
hour asst night with Mr.. Sparks. He had
a long interview with Secretary Lamar, at
which Senator Logan was present. He
claims that the entire federal system Of the
Territory ia hOneycOmbed with fraud and
the report which he will make upon that SUBJ
ject will contain numerous sensa tional
features. Immediately after his arrival he
employed the services OffOur detectives. The
result Of their investigation shows. he
claims. that most of the public lands in the
Territory has been stolen by railroads
and certain prominent c;tixens;. that so
per cent of the entries made by Mormons
are fraudulent, as are also 25 per cent. of
those made by gentiles. These fraudulent
entries were made, it is claimed, with the
cOllrsion OF q corrupt ring OF Federal
officials there and here. Mr.. Dement, also
claims to have documentary evidence in
his possession showing that the Mormon
church has spent large sul1s OF money to
prevent legislation inimical to their in
terests, and to secure favorable decisions
from the courts. This money has been dis
bursed through a lobbyist here. His re-
port will show that a certain United States
Senator received $25,O for leading the
opposition against the Edmunds bill. The
report will also charge that a number OF
Representatives have been similarly
bribed. Mr.. Dement, will have an inter.
view with the President ON the subject to-
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The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
THE OHIO. FIGHT,
Both Sides Vainly Trying To Fix Up
Matters, -

COLUMBUS, January 29.-The joint.
tie met st 10 a. m. and without trf ID
tion OF business adjourned till tomorrow
morning. By previous agreement OF the
two factions the proposition of the confer
ence co mmittee, which has in charge the ar
rangement of compromise measures, was
submitted to the Democratic caucus this
morning and ratified. 1t has also beet
agreed to by the Republican caucus. The
proposition is that special committee oil
six members of equal numbers politically
shall make an investigation of the Hamil
ton County contest cases and report spe.
cifc findings to the Senate.
The Conference Committee resumed busi.
ness at 1870 o'clock and expect to have
something further to r. port to the respec-
tive caucusses by evening. The fight in the
committee now will be what rules shall
prevail in the contest case. and whether in
disposing OF the report to be made by the
Investigate 6 Committee, three of tine Ham
ilton county members shall have the priv
ilege Of voting on the fourth. The differ
ences are so great on this point between the
6des that il may result in killing all COM
promise measures which have been pro-
posed.
The Conference Committee at the noon
recess had been unable to agree upon any
thing further, with an indication that they
were getting further apart on the main
issue,
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
THE BlLLIARDISTS.
Vigneaux Ahead At the Close of Last
Nights Game.

New YORK, Januar. 29.-The fourth
nights play Of the balk line billiard match
between Schaefer and Vigneaux attracted
another large audience. Schaefer led off
on the balls placed in the position which
they had occupied at the terminal ton of
last nights game, but did not count. Wig
neaux made Is and Schaefer scored naught
for the second time; Vigneaux did not score
and Schaefer made Is by a careful
play and then Vigneaux made a run
which was the feature of the e. erirS.
making the score for the third inning, Wig
naux. 1862; Schaefer, 16. Schaeivr seemed
nervous, however he made II in his seventh
inning. when. slipping up on an easy shot,
he left the balls close together and Vignaux
scored so buttons. Schaefer looked slum
and made two duck innings in succession.
Schaefer's bad luck continued to pursue
him, as he had only made sc in ten
innings, or total of 1866 points.
Vigneaux made % on his tenth and his
score was 351 for the night, or total 2lO4.
Schaefer then made a run OF 81 without
apparent effort. Vigneaux in the ff-
teenth inning secured 81 Schaefer
in meanwhile ran ~ and 3S and il.
his eighteenth made the run of the even
ing and of the match. 18O. Thereafter
the game was not particularly interesting
and the fourth evenings play closed with
the total score-Vignaux 2,40O. Schaefer
2367. Schaefer has accepted a challenge
from Vignaux to play another game OF
5000 or 5000 points for 81. 800 side at
the conclusion of the present. match.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
HANLAN IN AUSTRALIA,
The Great American Oarsman Denounced
as s.Bag of Wind"

New YORK, January ga Sydney spe-
cial to the Sportsman says: Hanlan
has now issued challenge by cable
to . w,rl Id if the
race is rowed in America. He is known so
well in these colonies as "bag of wind"
that no notice would be taken thereof.
When Hanlan was in Australia he was
treated to the best OF everything. A pub
lie reception was given him on his arrival,
and the highest personages in the land in
vited him to their houses and showed him
hospitality. He lived on the best, rent
free, and nothing was too good for him,
and had he been more careful as to his
living and abstained from late hours, it is
my opinion he might still have been cham
pion of the world. I had considerable
facilities for watching his training. and,
however fit he may have seemed, yet hold
it to be an impossibility for a man having
accustomed himself to loose and easy ]iv-
Ing to pull himself up suddenly and go in
for arduous physical exertion, and then to
be in as fit a condition as his opponent
who has been living quietly and working
hard all the time. His powers OF endur-
ance must necessarily be greater, and the
other must succumb in a hard struggle.
Hanlan's tactics have been to burst"
his adversary from the jump, and in his
race with Beach he pursued this game, but
found after mile he had rowed himself
out. Beach, being ''sticker." had hung
on to him, and was fresh as a daisy, free
to 20 ahead and win as he pleased; and l
have no hesitation in saying that Hanlan's
behavior told on him often, and this was
the real cause OF his defeat.
Whether he will ever regain his lost posi-
ton, ia problematical; great deal depends
upon himself and his future mode OF living.
Even then young sculIer- are rising up ev-
ery day, s"me Of whom, NO doubt, in their
turn may fairly earn the champion belt.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
A Boom for the Yellowstone.

Hon. Charles Gibson, of St. Louis, man.
ager OF the new syndicate which is to have
charge of the National Park, states that
improvements on an elaborate scale are to
be made in the Park this spring. There
will be at least six new hotels erected,
covering all the main points OF interest in
the Park. General Passenger Agent Fee,
OF the Northern Pacific, has been so
importuned for dates for excursions by
Eastern and European agents that he
has gone east for tour of the excursion
agencies in that section of the country. He
will be gone three weeks, at least, and while
away expects to arrange matters SO that
there will be no conflicting dates. The an
nouncement was made the other day that
the National Park stage line next season
would be opened by Wakefield & Haynes, C.
w. Hoffman having sold his interests in the
outfit to F. j. Haynes, the efficient pho
tographer of the Northern Pacific, and who
has large interests in the park.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
Danger from Ireland.

LONDON, January 29.-The Fortnightly
Review publishes q political article which
is generally supposed to reflect the views
of Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain on the present
crisis. The writer expresses great regret at
the "timidity of the Wings" who seem to
be afraid to face the land question. Their
opposition, he says, foiled the former
attempt to settle this great issue and he
urges them to reconsider the whole subject
now. The writer says he thinks
a few months will reveal dissensions
which he maintains are dormant in the
Nationalist party, and intimates that the
falling off in American donations to the
League Treasury will bring Mr.. Parnell to
demands which Englishmen may justly
grant. In conclusion, the writer says: "If
England ever yields to the Irish demand
for native Pertinent, she will have no
guarantee against an eventual separation
of Irel2 md from Great Britain"
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
FROM s1ORMoNDoM,
The United States Grand Jury Work
Othor Items.

SALT LAKE. January 3O.-The Grand
Jury OF the Third district Court were dis.
charged to-day, the December term having
closed. They found forty-five indictments
for unlawful cohabitation and five under
the Territorial statutes. The Grand jury
investigated the houses of ill-fame, but
could find no evidence of any existing here
now, and suggest in the report that. owing
to the suggestions of the court against such
violations OF law. the persons heretofore
engaged therein have left the city or dis
continued the offense.
Surveyor-( General Dement, interview has
been bulletined here. Its receipt caused
great surprise and many expressions of
incredulity. Crowds of Democrats and
Republicans surrounded the bulletin board
all joining in the opinion that Dement, is
incorrectly reported or else be is in a con-
dition OF irresponsibility. When inter
viewed everybody scouts the idea OF such
state OF affairs rs he reports. The Nor
mons to-day ratified in convention the
selections Of the priesthood for city Off
cials at the coming municipal election,
Mayor Sharp was dropped, as he Was not
easy enough to control, and Frank Arm
strong given his place. Marshal Phillips
was dropped for refusing the forcible cap
ture Of Deputy Marshal Collin from the
United States officers after McMurrin had
been shot, and Alfred Solomon, the bailor
OF the city prostitute and one OF the lewd
was given the place.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
EUROPEAN POINTERS.
Gladstone to Form the New
English Ministry.
PRESS OPlN MONS
Regarding Ireland-Prussia and the
Poles - Russian Nihillsts and
Other Disturbing Elements.

LONDON. January 29.-The Queen has
accepted the resigna tion fof Lord Sails.
bury and; His cabinet and has sum-
moned Hr. Gladstone for consulta.
ton. The latest number OF the Nine
teenth Century contains, an article by
Arnold Foster which asscreated sensa-
tion here. The writer recalls that Irish
men were at the bottom of the Molly Ma
guire conspiracy in Peansylvania; that
Irishmen plotted against the officials and
Chinese in San Francisco. that the Tam
many ring was largely supported by Irish
Americans, and the Boston Police were
tanpered with by Irish politicians of that
city. The history of the world shows, he
says, that the Irish engage in conspiracies
the English Government exercise firmness
in it's treatment of Ireland. as otherwise q
reconquest OF that country will be neces-
Sary.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
Poland and Prussia

BERLIN, January 29.-The discussion OF
the P lish expulsion was continued in the
lower house OF the Landtag this evening,
The Polish members denied that the Poles
were trying to ALLEVIATE the German element
from Eastern Prussia, although they con-
fessed that hope was entertained Of the
restoration of the Polish kingdom. Herr
Won Puttkamer, Minister of the Interior,
replied that any efforts to obtain a re-
esta blishment of the Polish kingdom would
constitute an act of high treason. "The
Government" he said. did not want to
hamper the Poles in regard to their religion
or their language, but it felt compelled to
put an end to the dangerous agitation
nd enormous development OF olandism
in Persen, Selicia and other parts OF East
ern Prussia" Prince Bismarck empha ticalIy
reiterated that the restoration OF the King
dom of Poland would never be effected by
constitutional means.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
Central Pacific Lands.

New YORK, January 29.-Mr. C. P. Hun
tington says there is no truth in the story
that a syndicate has offered to take all the
Central Pacific land grants in one lot. He
says: I'VE are offering land grants, and tn e
advance in stock is simply an effort OF
traders to make a point or two. Our
Southern Pacific stock will not be ready to
be quoted on exchange until we have stock
certificates ready, which VIII probably be
next week. The meeting OF the trans-con-
tlnental roads is set down for February
10, at which time our southern Pacific
Company will be represented"
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
A 5000, 900 Flood.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 3O.-A Stock
which separated the lower division Of
Roberts Island from the middle division
gave way to-day, allowing the water to
coves 35, 900 acres of land, of which 13. 900
acres were in wheat. The levee which sur
rounds the island broke at the middle Sec
ton several days ago and flooded the
middle section, which comprised IL 600
acres OF grain. This brought heavy pres
sure of water against the cross levee which
was being constantly STRENGTHENED, but, it
nroved without avail. Most OF this inun-
da ted land is owned by the Glasgow q Cali
fornia Land Company, made up'o1 i"reign
capitalists The entire loss oy lnunoa''on
In estimated at $500, 900.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
Won q Wife by ,Falsehood.

W1LKEsBARE, Pa, January 29.-1n the
fall of 1882, a young Polander named
Stanislaus Krosski emigrated to this coun-
try from the village Of Czenstockow,
Poland. He came to Luzerne county and
found work at a coal mine near Forty Fort.
Previous to leaving his home in the old
country he became engaged to marry a
young lady, Lena Sabtski, with whon, he
had. been keeping company for several
years. but the wedding was not to take
place until the lover had found home for
his bride in this new country.
Krosski was temperate and frugal in
his habits, and last summer found
him in possession of $1,000. He re nitted
$85 to mis- betrothed, telling her to sail at
once for America. as he had a home pre-
pared for her. Krosski spoke Of his COM
ing marriage to fellow country man named
Zoboski, who, it appears, was a rejected
snitor for the hand of the girl whom
Krosski expected soon to be his wife. The
lover cent word to his sweetheart to come
direct to Forty Fort, five miles from
from his friend the day the girl was to
arrive in Wilkesbarre. Tuesday, laid off
work and proceeded to the depotin Wilkes
barre.
THERE HE MET THE GIRL.
girl asked where Krosski was. Zoboski
said he had been killed in the recent great
m'ne disaster at Nanticoke. The poor
girls grief knew no bounds. The girl ac-
companied Zoboski to his home, and, after
she had recovered sufficiently, he proposed
marriage, saying she was now in a strange
country, without friends, and it was the
best thing she could do. The disappointed
girl. seeing no other alternative, consented.
A wedding reception was held Immediately
after the marriage, which occurred Friday
evening. Krosski, thinking his sweetheart
would not come until the next day. went
to the reception with others, surprised at
the sudden step his friend had taken, and
anxious to know what the trouble was.
Imagine his surprise upon going into the
room to find the woman he was to have
married. The newly made bride shrieked
like crazy woman upon seeing her lover
and Krosski made dash for the groom
and tore his wedding clothes to pieces. He
would have killed him had not friends
interfored. The bride says she will not
live with the man who SO cruelty deceived
her. Znboski has been warned by the Pol
ish residents to leave or he will be killed.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
Loyal French Bishops,

PARIS, January 3O.-The Archbishops OF
Paris, Lyons and Toulon have written to
President Grevy. asserting their devotion
to the Fatherland and condemning the
electoral misdeeds OF few priests. who,
they say, keep harping upon the religious
gravity of the present situation. The
Archbishops assure Mr.. Grevy that mon.
archical or republican forms ofgovernment
are equally acceptable to the Roman
Catholic Church provided the affairs Of the
nation be wisely administered.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
Thieving Indian Agents.

TORONTO, January 3O.-A special cores
pondent of the Mail in the Blackfoot coun-
try writes from Fort Mcleod, and makes
serious charges against Indian agents and
contractors of systematic plundering and
fraud. The white settlers are charged with
smuggling whisky into the Northwest Ter
ritory, and with carrying on traffic in In
dian girls who are being bought for from
for to $50 each and sent to frontier towns
S 10 immoral purpoSea.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
Parneu DISQUALIFIED,

LONDON, January 3l.-The News be-
lieves that Lord Harrington will remain
neutral and will not seek to trammel Glad
stone in his efforts to settle the Irish ques-
tion. With the exception of Lord Hart
ington the News says Gladstone will not
find a serious detection among his former
colleagues The suggestion that Parnell be
given place in Cabinet cannot be acted
upon az he could enter Cabinet only on a
basis Of bringing up u bill granting com.
plete legislative iveindependsndenc to Ireland.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
bismarck Explaina.

BERLIN. January 29.-In tine Prussian
Landtag to-day. during a discussion on
the spirit monopoly bin. Prince Bismarck
said if the spirit monopoly was refused,
the Government would be forced to impose
an enormous license upon dealers. Re-
ferring to his remarks relative to the Reich
stag in the Landtag, yesterday, in the dis
cussion on the subject OF the expulsion OF
the Poles he declared the Government did
not intend either coup d. etat or the dis
solution OF the Reichstag.
Mr.. Jessen, the German-American who
was recently .forcibly expelled from Nor
borg returned to that town yesterday and
was Immediately arrested.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
France and Madagascar.

PARIS, January 3O.-Dispatches from
the capital Of Madagascar state that a
treaty of peace has been signed between
France and Madagascar. France valves
all claim to a protectorate over the island
and an indemnity. Madagascar agrees to
pay and France agrees to accept 81, 100000
for release which is to deliver all foreign
claims against Madagascar. both those
ing out oft. France is to occupy Tama-
tave until the money is paid. The treaty
also empowers France to station French
representative resident il the country until
they are clearly defined and in the mean.
time to occupy the league limit around
Diego and Sauvreiz Bav.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
AN UNNATURAL MOTHER.
Maternal Depravity Which Is Unpar
alleled in History.

There is not in this or any other country
more debased speciman of womankint
than one Julia Benoit, who resides or
Galena street, between Main and Wyom
ing. She is a courtesan, but even the vile
courtesans of Butte blush when her name
is mentioned. She is mother, and it il
the horrible way in which she is trainin.
her offspring that causes the blush o
shame to mantle the face of women who
are dead to shame, in the finer sense of the
word, but who still are women and imbued
to some ex tent with the feelings OF ma ternitv
which are indissolubly implanted in all
womankind and which ordinary feminine
depravity cannot obliterate.
Julia Benoit is Frenchwoman-an
offscouring OF the pavements of Paris. She
is about IS years OF age, tall and muscu-
larly framed. Her face bears the traces OF
beauty long ago removed by dissipation,
and large sensuous mouth offsets q
rather finely. .chiseled nose and eyes that,
once pretty, are still good-looking. She
and her children occupy one of the small
frame b0udOirs on the northern side of
Galena street. Here she plies her shameful
vocation.
Yesterday afternoon a MINER reporter
was talking to Mr.. George Fisher when the
woman and her children passed the door
OF his place of business. Pretty, prattling
little things they were, and the fact of their
being in charge OF a woman who so plainly
bore the stamp of the delni monde natu.
rally aroused the reporters curiosity. He
inquired who they were, and what relation
they bore to the woman.
"They are her children" replied Mr..
Fisher. Zone is boy aged 6, and the
other, a little girl, is about years old.
Their mother is a common cOurtesan, and
she actually employs her children to solicit
prostitution for her."
The reporter gasped.
1T is gospel truth, continued Mr.. Fisher
II have seen those pretty babes accost
men on the street and lisp out an invita-
tiOn to Come and see mamma l have
heard men ask the children what their
mother wanted a stranger to visit her for.
and-it is disgusting truth-the little ones
reply in language no newspaper dare print.
/ have seen and heard those things my
self, and there are others who have seen
and heard them"
"And cannot this crime against common
humanity be stopped"
ut can, and will, was the emphatic re-
ply. "a movement is now afoot to have
the woman arrested and punished for un-
natural treatment OF her children, and, if
possible, to have the little ones removed
rom her custody. Action In the matter
will be taken Immediately"
The alleged father OF the unfortunate
title ones is q workman at the Parrot |
'melter. He is the woman's paramount.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03

From the MissOula Times

CTUuI Tue MISSOURI IIueS
Articles OF incorporation of the Montana
Fireclay Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany were filed in the office of the county
clerk and recorder Wednesday, the incor-
porators being VIM. P. Gwin, James B.
Leahy and c.. G. Bradshaw, OF Butte, and
Charles j. Best and Geo. F. Althoff, OF
Thompson Falls. The object is to ly.
own, sell, mine, transport and deal in fire
clay and other clay, soil, or substance that
may be necessary to use or in conjunction
with fireclay, to own and operate machin-
cry and ali articles that may be necessary
for mining, transporting, selling or manu-
featuring firecl"y, etc. The carital stock is
fixed at $5O, 900, divided into 500 shares
OF 500 each.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
Finances in New York.

New YORK. January 3O.-The total ex-
ports of specie from this port during the
past week were 1856. 900. or this amount
the exports to Europe were $3O5 900 sill
yer, and $15G.OOO gold. The exports to
Havana were 100000 gold and $I3, 900
silver. The total imports of specie at this
port during the week were S441,OOO.
The weekly bank statement shows de-
crease of $1.O42, 900 in the reserve fund.-
The banks now hold $36, $4,000.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
American Mutineers.

LONDON, january 30.-A dispatch to the
Daily News from Madeira states that a
German vessel, which arrived there from
st. Helena. reports that terrible mutiny
took place on board the American ship
Frank N. Thayer, Capt. Clark, from Ma
nilla, October 81, for New York. which, as
before reported, was burned at sea. The
mutineers are said to have murdered some
of the officers and then to have set fire to
the shin.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
Nihilists Arrested.

ST. PETERSBURG, January 29.-The police
authorities, having ascrtaine6 that
Nihilst plot was being formed, made de-
scent to-day upon the headquarters OF the
conspirators and arrested twenty-three
persons. On the discovery OF the con-
spiracy the police authorities, learning
that no injury to the Car was intended,
advised him t" return to hia palace at
Gatchina. The Emperor, however, de-
clined to do %.
The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
Comnrom,se cabinet F.arad

LONDON, January 3O.-Parnellites fear
that Mr.. Gladstone will be compelled to
form compromise Cabinet. Mr.. Glad
stone had conferences this evening with
several prominent Liberals. It has trans
pired that Gen. Ponsonby called upon the
Gladstone and has since consulted with
Lord Harrington and others. The Stand
ard learns that Lord Harrington will be u
member Of the next ministry.