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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
BLOSSOMS

American Note Books-No fountain &c
small but Heaven may be imaged In 1T
bosom.
Marble Faun-Every crime destroys more
Eders than our own.
Scarlet Letter-An.evil deed invests itsel
with the character ofdoom.
BEthedae Romance-The bands that
were silken once are apt to become IRON
letters hen we desire to shake them of.
No man who needs a monument ever
ought to have one.
BHthedaLa Romance-Every human being
! when given over to the devil is sure to have
| the wizard mark upon him in one form or
another.
Grandfather's Uair-Often in a young
| child s ideas and fancies there is something
| which it requires the thought Of a lifetime
to comprehend.
Bithedah Ronance-No summer ever
came back, and no two summers ever were
alike. Times change and people change,
and if our hearts do not change us readily
80 much the worse for LIS.
Scarlet Letter-To the untrue man the
whole uAiversei is false it sbrinks to moth
ing in his gra p. And he himself, in SO far
as he shows himself in a false light, be-
comes a shadow, or, indeed, ceases to exist.
MafDIe 1altn Is u grand
cathedral with divinely pictured windows.
>tanding without you see nc glory, nor pos
sibly a imagine any; standing within every
ray OF light reveals a harmony OF uuspeak-
able splendors.
american Note Books-The best Of us
being unfit to die, what an inexpressible
absurdity to put the worst to death.
House of Seven Gab1es-Death is so gen.
uine a fact that it excludes falsehood, or
betrays it's emptiness. It is a tombstone
that proves the gold and dishonors the
baser metal.
A maiden in her teens has a certain charm
OF half blossom. and delicately folded
leaves, and womanhood ten 'erly shielded
by m%aidenly reserves.
Scarlet Letter-The angel and apostle of
the coming revela ton must be a woman,
indeed, but lofty, pure INT beautiful; and
wise. moreover, not through dusky grief,
but, tn ethereal medium OF Joy: and show
ing how sacred love should make us happy.
Scarlet Letter-Love, whether newly
born, o, aroused from a death-like SUM
Der, must always create a sunshine, filling
the heart 80 full OF radiance that it over
flows upon the outward world.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
A New York Ora nd .Jurv ve.terao,


A New York Crane Jury yesterday
worked itself into q fearful state of excite
ment over the prevalence OF boycott" and
finally found vent for its wrath by deuounc
ing it as ian accursed exotic" When the
men engaged in boycotts read this thew
will tremble in their boots, and retiring to
the seclusion OF committee rooms will nro.
coed at once to swear off from all partici-
patton in them in future. The above wa.
the choicest quotation from the re-
markable document, but it revived
hydra headed monster" ~"serpent
like form," and other old time
friends in the language Of the stump. Had
the jury confined itselfto ''accursed exoticn
we would have recommended every how.
eotter in the land to have clipped it ont
and carried the scrap with him, but the
HYDRA and the snake" portion are ton
suggestive. especially in an altitude us h;ph
Butte. Let the report be read once. and
let that be just after a morning eockta;l
and before one feels the necessity for a sec.
oRd N Otherwise the reader il liable tn
zee Snakes"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

In the United States Supreme Court yes.
terday the Edmund's anti.polygamy act
was 80 to speak put ON trial. The case was
the appeal Of Lorenzo Snow, who was con-
victed under the law AMI who is now serv.
ing out a sentence therefor. Able lawyers
are engaged on both sides, but it would
seem to be the proper thing for the Govern
! snt to employ Mr.. Edmunds as special
couucil in order that he may have an
opportunity OF justif ,ing the bill before
the highest legal tribunal in the land
with the same fore > and ability that he
exhibit d in securing it's passage by the
Senate. No stone must be left unturned in
the matter, for upon the decision OF the
court hinges in a great degree the solution
OF the Mormon question.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

GREECE is still keeping the Powers at
bay. In order to do this she has secured
the negative aid of France, and it stands
her in hand. The ultimatum may not be
withdrawn in response to her demands,
but by subterfuges and boasts it's terms
may yet be materially modified. Thetotal
disarmament of the levy would still leave
Greece with an organized army Of $4,000
men and a fine navy. OF course this is a
mere handful among the nations with
whom she is contrasting, butIit is larger than
the army Of the United States. However,
we have no quarrel with Turkey and do
not care for the notes and conferences of
the Powers. Herein lies a great difference
in discussing the subject.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
LAUGHING. or shouting a mem Der down in

LAUGHING or shouting a mem Der down ir
the House OF Representatives is an innova.
ton. It is a favorjte mode of setting dow,
upon a man in the English Commons, Al
it is foreign to our ideas and principles and
should never have beer permitted by the
Speaker. It establishes a bad precedent.
Mr.. Beach, of New York. wal the victim
yesterday of this un-Anerican procedure
and he should be the last. So long as a
member does not infringe the pro-
prieties he is entitled to a respectful
hearing; if he goes beyond parliamentary
decorum the preceding officer has ample au-
thority under the rules to compel him to
act within b,unde. No matter what the
topic under debate, members Of the House
have equal rights and are entitled to equal
consideration. The speech is as essentially
a prerogative OF the representative as ct the
constituent, and instead of succumbing to
the disorder and asking leave to print, Mr..
Beach should have insisted on his rights,
and demanded to be heard.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
OLEoAARaAR1Ne and it's associate form.

OLEoAARaARINE and it's associate sorms
OF imitation butter are being vigorously n.
tackled BY the dairymen of tho United State.
who are knocking at the doors of Conoraas
and demanding national legislation on the
subject. Instead Of asking that the mann.
iaeture be prohibited, they demand that
it shall be brought within the operation. ~
the Internal Revenue laws. The object -,
this is simply to cause the article to hs
branded, thus showing it's true character
The dairym,n know that if this be duna
the stuff cannot be palmed on as genuine
which is the existing custom. The sovernment
a the United States is not in the ha hit =,
permitting it's internal revenue laws to h.
violated with ~impunity, and if it sava
oieomargarine shall be stamped it will hs
done. There is no reason why it should
not. Its sale az butter is a clear case -,
false pretenses. and if the article ia a, NM
and good as it's manufacturers claim TO-
should not object to it's examination ~
Government officials, and to placing unon
It the seal and stamp of that autho,;tv
There h no intention to tax it ont y.
market, only a desire to make It an hon..t
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
The letter OF Cardinal Jacobini to Prin,

The letter OF Cardinal Jacobini to Prince
Bismarck in regard to the Roman Catholics
OF Prussia will be hailed with delight by the
thousands of that faith who have for wears
been prescribed in that country, and no
less by Catholics the world over. What
has caused the change OF heart on the part
OF the grim Chancellor is his own secret. yet
there must have been II powerful motive to
cause him to change the proscriptive policy
that he ~inaugurated and has maintained
for years. One thing may be positively
stated, the cause was temporal rather than
spiritual, yet it will be none the less accept.
able to those whom it affects.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

MISSOURI lynchers gave IN exhibition OF
their crude administration OF justice, in
the execution of Graham, the wife MUIR
dersr, yesterday morning. Under the cir
there al some little excuse for
the self-constituted exccutioners, yet, a.
there was no reasonable suspicion hat the
man would escape his just dues at the
hands Of the authorities the lynchers
should have waited. The power is an
awful one, and should be exercised with
more than caution.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
SheriR's Fees.

A decision was rendered recently at Boze-
man by Judge Pollard in the case of Sheriff
Edsall VS.. Commissioners of GalIatin
County, that affects every Sheriff in the
Territory. The case WAS brought by
Sheriff Edsall to recover $1.25 per day for
the keeping of county prisoners. holding
that the law OF last session cutting down
the price to 75c. and 6Oc. was not in force.
The decision OF Judge Pollard holds that
the law OF 1888 is in force which allows
$1.25 per diem, as the law OF 1855" does
not attempt to repeal it, but instead re-
peals a previous enac'ment. The decision
will be hailed with delight by all the Sher-
ills in the Territory, and it is one OF simple
justice to them all and one that will be
maintained by the Supreme Court ii taken
there.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

The letter of Samuel j. Tilden to the
Irish meeting in Washington, D. c., Wednes
day evening, was the genuine tribute o.
praise from one of the most distinguished
OF American statesmen to the bravest and
brainiest al on the other side of the
water. The words were few, but pointed
and we'll chosen. They were directed at
once to the leader and to his cause,
and they were the reflex of the views
oil the great Democratic masses in this
country. In honoring Gladstone, the sage
OF Graystone honored himself and his
country,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

The recent expose OF the conduct OF Re-
publican politics in Butte, which appeared
in the Centerville Mining Journal, has a
more important bearing upon the politics
of this city than is generally believed.
Time will indicate how. It is harmful, be-
cause it deals in facts,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
MONTERREY.
We were not many-we who stood

We were not many-we who stood
Before the iron sleet that day.
Yet many a gallant spirit would
live half his years If he but could
Have been with us at Monterey.
Now here, now there, the shot 1t haileo
In dreadful drifts of fiery spray;
Vet not q single soldier quailed,
When diving comrades round them vailed
Their dying shout at Monterey.
And on, still on our columns swept
Through walls of flame its whitening wa!
Where fell the dead the living slept,
still charging on the guns which sweeps
The slippery streets of Monterey.
The foe himself recoiled aghast,
When striking where the strongest lay;
We swooped his fianking batteries past,
And, Drawing full their murderous blast
stnrmed home the towers of Monterey.
Our banners on those turrets wave,
And there our evening bugles play,
Where orange boughs above their graves
Keep green the memory of the brave
who fought and fell at Monterey.
We were not many, we who prest
Beside the brave who fell that day:
But who of US has not confessed
He'd rather share their warriors rest
Than not have been at Monterey,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

In his speech OF acceptance in the Repub'
lican convention yesterday, DR.. Holmes
said: Barring accidental death your
humble ser 5ant will be the next Mayor oil
Butte City," upon which allopathic speech
the homeopathic sarchet smiled approx
ingly and Deer Lo Ise" Gleason srinned
his satisfaction. This is the first instance
upon record where the medical schools
agreed, and received the blessings of their
kindred profession, dentistry. DR.. Holmes
speech indicated that he is a sanguine man,
anyway. The ~sanguine man, as the science
OF politics has amply taught, is alwa vs. the
easiest beat,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
THr spEEcH of Mr.. Beach, of New York,

TIE z of Mr.. Beach, of New York,
or. rather, to which the attempted speech,
reference was made in The MINER yester-
day, was intended to be upon the River and
Harbor bill, or that clause of it relating to
the Improvements of the Yellowstons River,
Whether the gentleman intended to adyo-
cate or Oppose the clause will remain a
J mystery until the arrival Of the Congress
si0nsl Record, containing the remarks
which he obtained leave to print. This
statement is made owing to the TACT OF
e~ncountsring in the House of Representa-
tives, which, judged by reports, is
likely to eliminate in its defeat. With
out any reference to the Yellowstone por.
ton OF the measure, re think that the
care and improvements OF it's rivers and
harbors is q duty Of the Government and
that the highest considerations of sound
public policy dictated by the liberal ideas
that belong to American statesman
ship demand it. 1t is true that
under the Republican control Of
the Government the bill became a
national scandal and millions were misap-
propris ted in an effort to secure votes Tor
banks, and trout creeks, but were guiltless
OF any thing in the shape Of q river. This.
however, does % and cannot alter the
merit OF propriety Of the bill. The care
and protection OF its water highways
both great and small is a mat
ter Of wonderful Importance, and one
for which the people are willing that liberal
provision be made. They simply ask that
the work be well done under competent and
scientific supervision and that there shall
be ample results for the expenditure.
Speaking Of the contest over the bill now
in progress, the New York Star. one OF the
ablest and fairest journals in the country,
concludes an article as follows: 1.-The
is now launched, however, and we
have to wait but a little while for
the solution Of our doubts. The oppo-
nents OF the bill have open to them two
methods, to-wit: The point blank assault
on q motion to strike out the enacting
and the time-honored Fabian policy +
Of exhaustion by continuous dispute. We
shall see very soon which alternative they
propose to adopt. Meanwhile the bill is
being read by sections under a most indul- /
gent allowance Of time for contention over /
each succeeding clause, and there is still a <
prospect that, through judicious pruning
and salutary amendment, the bill may be
,horn OF it's worst defects, and so rendered
acceptable to the patriotic and intelligent
OF the country. Speaking for itself
The Star hopes this may be the outcome.
We favor a liberal and enlightened policy Of
material development by Congress. Wehave
approved the Geological Survey, the excel
ent work OF the Bureau Of Agriculture, and
ve feel the same solicitude for the success of
he river and harbor improvement. We're
ard these and similar enterprises as the L.
functions Of Government, and
hall support and encourage them with all
he means at our disposal whenever We find
hem in proper hands and devoted to
ends"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

MANAGER CAIRNS, Of the Butte Office o.
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
having rendered his resignation thereof, il
gives The MINER great pleasure to learn
that Mr.. Frank J. Leahy, the present night
operator, has been promoted to thatrespon.
sible position, 10 take effect May l. Super.
intendent Dickey never made a better ap-
ointment. Mr.. Leaby is not only a first
class telegrapher, but an active, enterpris.
ing and exemplary young man, who will
make an acceptable manager. His appoint
mont will give unusual satisfaction in this
cOn,nnnifv
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

On THE Republican city ticket the medi-
cal schools 60 hand in hand-an allopath
at the head and ~homeopath at the tail.
The campaign opens with big pills by DR..
Holmes and will close with sugar pellets by
DR.. Sarc het. The latter may give comfort
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

An Improvement in the telephone system
OF Butte is sadly needed. Not only ar
calls not promptly answered, but the in
struments are old-fashioned and imperfect
the lines seem to be in achaotic state about
half the time and there is a decided odor OIL
freshness" about the attaches of the cen.
trail Office. Any change could only be for
the better. II a change is not made, there
will be a rapid decrease in the number Of
instruments in the near future.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

VERY correct is the Walkerville News
estimate OF the Democratic city ticket. 1t
says: 1.-THE Democrats of Butte made wise
selections when they nominated ]. r. Rus.
sell for Treasurer and John J. Mediation
for Police Magistrates. They are as good
men Tor the Offices as could be found any.
where, and the Republicans will have to
put up some pretty strong timber if they
down them. We Doubt if they have it,"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

SOME gentlemen who claim to be the
body. brains and backbone, and the fnan-
ciai support OF the Republican party in
Butte, in fact take their word for it, the
party itself, have raised q question as to
the honesty OF the recent registration in tho
Fourth Ward. The i%nsinuation that Mr..
Mediation would do anything dishonest is
as untrue as it is contemplate. Even the
Inter Mountain dare not make a direct &C.
cusation to that effect. The fact is the
registry list OF the Fourth Ward is less to
a than it was last fall. In the spring OF
1885, there were registered in that ward
1856 voters, in the fall OF the same,year there
were added 116 names, making a total Of
612, as against the 5S7, the result OF the
present registration. II the Inter Mountain
dare be either honest or truthful it will
copy these figures.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

SENATOR VAN WICK on Monday amused
the galleries and probably satisfied himself
| with the violent attack he made upon Jay
Gould from the door Of the Senate. just
what relation the speech had to the Inter
State Commerce bill 10 not observable
from the report sent out. Only a few years
ago and such aharangue could not have
been delivered in that body without the
severest censure. However, times have
changed. Cheap men have found or bought
their way into the legislative halls and the
long standing and much talked of
dignity" Of the Senate has almost
become q myth. Where once giants
Joined in great debate on grave
questions OF law, and craftsmanship was
the rule, there have intruded a number Of
pygmies whose knowledge is confined to the
use of adjectives, and whose arts SAVIOR more
Of the ward meeting than Of the floor of the
Senate. It 10 true that there are yet many
gentlemen in the body whose learning and
self-respect compel them to be true to the
traditions of the Senate, but the influence
Of their example does not appear to have
0Ay U0POA VAoA AO00 t100OCls
ates. No matter what Mr.. Van Wyck
NAV think Of Jay Gould, his TRADE
will not meet the approval of the
great mass OF right-thinking Americans.
It was neither the time nor place for such
an exhibition. Jay Gould may be a moral
and financial monster; possibly he is. but to
call him hard names is hardly the proper
way to effect q legal or constitutional rem
edy for the evils under which the people are
suffering at b ehands of great corporations.
That there are grave abuses may be ad-
that they can be remedied by call
ing Jay Gould a thief must be denied. The
is one OF the most important now
before the American people, and it will re-
quire all the patient care, investigation and
that can he brought
TO bear in order to reach a proper solution.
What the people have right to ask OF their
legislators on such topics is acts not words, !
Mr.. Van Wyck and men ofhis ilk should
year this in mind and govern themselves
accordingly. By all means let the problem
" solved, and solved al speedily as intelli-
ent legislation can accomplish it.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

The New York Engineering and Mimi,
Journal never loses an opportunity to be
little the copper mines and copper industry
of Butte. In a recent article it makes an
attack on the Anaconda and Parrot mines
two properties that can easily stand its
displeasure. Their output and present
condition refute anything the organ OF the
Lake Superior copper region may say.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

TIE rejection OF the nomination Of Judge
Pollard shows &c what an extent partizan
malice can be utilized. It is a safe PROPOSE
t'on that not half Tire Sena' ors believed the
stories told to his discredit, or took the
trouble to inquire into them. Yet with a
cunningly prepared speech be was stabbed
in the back, and because a Senator was the
mouthpiece OF his defamer, all the other
Senator's acquiesced. This is still another
reason why the Executive Session should
be abolished. Mr.. Pollard simply suffered
the late OF thousands. He was tried, con-
demned and executed without any cppor-
tunity to participate in the proceedings or
to make a defense.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

JOHN J. McHArroN, the choice OF the
Democratic Convention for Police Judge,
is accused OF having crowded out some oi
the old timers who were candidates for that
Office. There were in the convention
thirty-two representative Democrats, and
he was their choice by a large majority.
MI. Mediation did not crowd out any OF
his party friends, but ha will crowd out Mr..
Keithley On election day.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
The hearts Of the people are all ri

The hearts ofthe people are all right. II
is only necessary to point out u really de
serving case Of charity and the shekelf
roll in. The noble and generous-hearted
officers Of the Union Consolidated mine
yesterday collected $3O6.50 for the poor
woman. Mrs. Lee, and MI. Van Zandt, oi
the Blue Bird mine, showed his substan.
tial sympathy by sending the good woman
his check for $50. Now let the benefit be
made the success it should be, in the inter.
est of the little helpless ones.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

Ex-CoNaREssMAN MAGINNis 10 still East,
in the interest, It is said, of n Of the
many Montana railroad schemes. We are
pleased to learn that the Major is not only
finding his business more profitable, but Oh
the whole more satisfactory, than politics.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

TIE Inter Mountain is INDUCING in a
feeble effort to make its readers believe
that there is some hope Of electing the Re.
publican city ticket. Its editorial utter.
ances are against the little political judg.
ment it possesses, and are a. clear case OF
malicious falls pretenses.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

The Inter Mountain on Wednesday
showed an inclination to resort to it's ia yor-
tie mode of warfare-mud- slinging, but yes
terday rebuked itself. It now begins to
10, K as though it might remain decent to
the end. Still, no good citizen should be
misled by any thing it may say when it will
be toe late to refute it's boomer INCA
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

ALDERMAN RICHARDS il q Christian gen.
tleman, and we are sorry for him when we
think what qualms of conscience he must
have suffered after that nominating speech
yesterday. No wonder he was immedi-
ately offered a position on the editorial
staff OF the Inter Mountain. Both as a per-
verter OF facts and as q master of rhetoric
he would be q great acquisition on that
paper. He might also pour "oil on the
troubled waters; Of local R~epublicanism.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01

The Helena Independent says it might
have been: IA comparison Of the two city
tickets in Butte makes it look as if the
Democrats would win, though had the
Republicans not made a disruption in their
party by their aucus method, they might
have elected DR.. Holmes as Mayor"