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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
THE CASE.

The Colin Campbell divorce case was
opened in London the Goth ult., and has
since been dragging it's Shiny length along
to the intense disgust OF every reader OF the
English language. 1t seems our English
cousins across the great waters are po-
sessed OF that same morbid curiosity or
rather taste for the sensational which they
claim is peculiarly American. for the CORR
ders of the court in which the case is being
tried are daily barricaded to prevent dan
gerous crowding. But the greatest danger
to be unprecedented will be to public morals
for the newspaper columns are full of this
additional proof OF the immortality that
prevails among the nobility.
Tt B a sad commentary upon rhe Anglo
Saxon character that the degradation of a
family that is connected by marriage with
the royal house of England is no longer re-
garded so much as an enjoyable sensation
as a matter for the indicate wit and
pointed paragraphs of coarse minded pen.
ny-a-liners. Ii, as it is contended, public
executions are demoralizing in their effect
upon'th the people, how much more demon
alizing must be the public numbering of
characters which have heretofore been re.
garded as above reproach. It weakens
ones faith in human nature and prepares
the way for belief in the total depravity of
man. 1t would be better for all parties
concerned and the world at large if such
trials as the Colin Campbell divorce case
were conducted with closed doors.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
THAT "AMERICAN COLONY.v

Hon. Thomas G. Manning, American
Minister to Mexico, seems now to be thu
target at which the shafts of Islander art
directed. As usual the scandal about him
emanates from the american Colony" q,
the Mexican capital-a coterie of broker
down adventures, old maids in quest o.
rich Mexican husbands and morose reiu.
gees who enjoy no social recognition, and
who hate everybody that does. In Sedg
wick's case the whole colony bounced down
upon him like a wolf upon the fold. In
Manning's some OF the old gossip singers
keep a quiet tongue, having learned q les.
son by putting "their foot in 1t" when thew
tackled ~Sedgwick.
But seriously speaking, people are begin.
ming to wonder why it is that the charge Of
drunkenness has con into vogue in Mex.
ico-why among all the hundreds OF our
diplomatic representatives abroad, all O,
whom are human beings full oil human
faults, Sedgwick and the Minister to
Mexico should be singled out for this
especial accusation. 1t looks now that
any one going from this country to Mexico
in a public capacity and failing to ingra-
tiate himself with the american Colony''
there is promptly indicted for intoxication
and enveloped in a foul cloud of scandal.
That American colony" needs reconstruct
ing. 1t is gaining a most unenviable repu-
tation for scandal and Islander.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
NEEDED LEGISLATION,

The report of Mr.. Coleman, Commits.
sioner OF Agriculture, suggests to the in.
coming Territorial Legislative Assembly
the necessity OF more comprehensive legis.
Iation to prevent the introduction and
spread of contagious cattle diseases in
Montana. This is a matter of vital inter-
est to all-or as the Commissioner puts it
ITO every consumer OF beef, butter, milk
and cheese" The government stands ready
to aid to the extent of it's ability every
State or Territory in an effort to stamp
out contagious cattle diseases and to keep
the stock industry in a prosperous condi-
ton.
Within the past two or three months
government officials have been prevented
from extending aid to stockmen in several
states owing to the absence OF state laws
which recognized such officials and would
permit them to cooperate with the state
authorities. Millions of dollars are in
vested in stock in this Territory and that
interest with those of mining and a~gricul.
ture go hand in hand. Anything that Grip
pies the one directly or indirectly affects
the other, for each-in measure is depend
emit upon or sympathizes with the others.
The legislature should make a generous an.
preparation to combat the spread OF conta-
cattle diseases to this Territory, and
open the way to cooperate with the gener.
al government in it's work of stamping
them out should they develop themselves
in Montana.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
The Keystone Club.

Last night moro than fifty members =,
the Keystone Club met in their new and
elegantly arranged rooms in the Tbom..
block. The occasion was somewhat b,.;
ness and somewhat congratulatorv. T.
was business because the members arc j.,
earnest when they have in view a pro;ect
that is c~Ommendable in all respects. H.
was congratulatory because the surround.
ings were pleasing and tasty. Here ia a
flash at the picture the rooms presented
Not mentioning the persons present of the.
eighty odd member OF the Pennsylvanians
b are in Butte, their club rooms arc
tastily pr pared and furnished. Thew have.
two rooms. They are elegantly carpeted
in Brussels, plentifully supplied by twenty.
four walnut c~ane-bottom and another con.
pie OF dozen elegantly upholstered folding
chairs; a long and large combination table
with others Of fitting size and
shane; side tables, stands and other
conveniencss. Rich, heavy corded
curtains. luxuriously, Turkish in design.
drop in folds from the windows and add TO
the comfort OF each well stove-heated
room. There is every little ornament that
taste and lavish use Of money could &C.
! cure to be seen, and the executive commit.
| tee deserve great credit for their successful
| finding OF these luxuries.
| After formal business, the club decided IN
have an invitation ball December 22. Tho
committee named to look after the hall
are w. A. Clark, VIM. NJ. Jack, w. r
/ Dewitt, T.. H. Campbell and NJ. Koch. The
names OF this committee are sufficient
guarantee OF the invitation balls perfect
| success.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04

In commenting upon the matter of ma.
tional banks and who owns them, the
Morning Journal very ~pertinently observes:
"Sometimes the orators of workingmen's
meetings and those who generally denounce
the wrongs of society toward the over.
worked and overburdened poor people, in
clude the banks in the number of agencies
of oppression and assume that the banks
are only the ready machinery Of needless
m%illionaires and heartless capital. But
from the report Of the Comptroller of the
Currency it follows hat the banks at large
are not owned by the very rich. More
than half the shares Of all the banks are
owned in comparatively small amounts
that is. by persons holding less than ten
shares. People with a little property have
their money invested in that way for safe
ty and profit. Only a comparatively small
proportion is owned by corporations, and
the corporations that own most are the
savings banks-the keepers of poor mems
money. If the noisy reformers could de-
stroy the banks they would hurt only the
poor and those who are just abovepoverty
in the possession Of a small amount OF &C.
cumulated property.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
Music for Catching Fish.

An Italian savant has discovered q new
and simple method of catching fish. The
bait is a musical one. As we all know, the
sense of hearing is extraordinarily developed
in fish. 1t appear that while the slightest
noise scatters them in all directions, a musical
note, especially that produced by the human
voice, attracts them. on hearing it they stop
suddenly in their course. Sig. Saretti, dis
covering this fact, embarked one morning on
the lake of Genera with a party of friends.
He possesses a very fine, deep bass voice, and
striking up a national song he proved to Ills
astounded companions the truth of his asser-
lions. They were able by means of an aqua
scope to perceive the eagerness with which
the piscine population gathered around the
little boat. Casting over the nets they had
brought they instantly made a catch as has
rarely, if ever, been known on the lake, end
they may be said, indeed, to lave made
another miraculous draught of fishes
Gazetta del Popolo.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
TO he Recorded.

Yesterday the following papers were filed
for record in Butte City:
s. Kemper ct al. to Henry Nickel, lot Is
in block ID in Kemper's addition; consid-
GRAFTON, $118.5O.
Chris. C. Redding to jeremiah Roach.
one third interest in the Old Arm Chair
lode, situated on the west side of Perry
Gulcb.
James A. Hughes filed a notice of loca-
ton OF the Mary Ann lode in Moose Creek.
mining district.
Henry Williams to the Utah & Northern,
right OF way for q wood spur track through
the southwest quarter OF section 20 and
northwest quarter OF section 20, township,
l north, range z weet, in Silver Bow County,
consideration, 81.
The following location notices were fled
Fraction mill site claim, Dalanite mill site.
claim and Fraction lode mining claiu,. all
in Moose Creek mining district Silver Bow
County.
John D. Thomas ct al. to John L. Morris,
certain surface ground on the Destroying
Angel lode claim, in Summit Valley mining
district; consideration, $46.2O.
j. {. O'Brien to Jacob Hitz. o%ne-fourth
interest in the California lode claim, in
summit Valley mining district; considera-
ton 500.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
THE DELEGATE VOTE.

The official returns of the Delegate vote
of Montana at the last election appear
upon another page OF The MINER. They
show a total vote OF 32,262 OF which num-
Der Mr.. Toole received 1890, and Mr..
Sanders 14,272; majority for Toole,
3,718. The vote and the majority de-
velop two facts, namely, that under the
existing Congressional rule Montana is
entitled to admission as a State, and that
the Territory is decidedly Democratic.
At the usual ratio of five inhabitants to
each voter and counting the vote cast for
Delegate in Congress it will be seen that the
Territory contains 161, 30 souls. As the
apportionment OF members to Congress- is
based upon a population of 1853, 600 for
each member, and as Congress has ex-
pressed a willingness to admit a Territory
having a population sufficient to entitle it
to one Congressman it will be seen that
Montana has just 1910 more inhabitants
than are required to comply
with the Congressional requirement.
In States where polling places are at a
VIM AAsS NAcS0bVV Y ~ VuC VOCCIe ~ IL rs.
timated that 5 per cent. of the voting
population stay at home or fai. to reach
the polls. In Montana, where polling pre-
cincts are necessarily widely separated, it
is safe to assume that at least 10 per cent.
Of the electors failed to cast their votes.
Counting these with the votes thrown out
in two or three counties, it would be found
that Montana has nearly or quite ITS, 900
With this showing it will be
conceded by OUR National law makers that
tho Territory has fully earned the robes of
While Nevada, with her less
than 10000 inhabitants, is enjoying all
the rights of a sovereign State, it would be
eminently unjust to deny to Montana ad-
among the great sisterhood of
commemorative. She has o~utgrown her
swaddling clothes, and with the unbounded
mineral, agricultural and grazing
at her command she is fully able to take
,are OF herself.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
A COWARDLY ASSAULT.
An Anaconda Miner is Set Upon by
Three Cowardly Rufians and
Badly Beaten.

A singular assault took place near the
Anaconda mine Friday night. A miner
employed there, whose name has not been
learned by the reporter, was just leaving
work for the day. In a moment, without
warning bf any sort, three men, total
strangers to him, approached and set upon
him. They threw him down, violently beat
and kicked him, wounding and bruising his
face in a shocking me The man says
he has no idea who they were, or why they
did 80, and that after they had beat him to
their satisfaction. as it would seem, they
left him.
Medical assistance was rendered and the
injured man made as comfortable as
possible in town, and while he eaye
he does not suffer very great pain the scars
and marks will be upon him for life. The
gentleman informed his employer of the
facts and his inability to return to work.
at least for the present, and indeed, does
not feel safe from further assault at the
hands of these beastly and brutal assail.
ants. 1t is altogether a singular affair.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
CHALMERS, PROPOSITION.

Mr.. Chalmers, Of Mississippi, has ascheme
by which he hopes to bs elscted, Or counted
in, al . member of Congress from the shoe:
string district of that State. Chalmers has
been runsing for Congress with varyingsuc-
cess for several y1sGKasa !. his success depend
ing upon the political complexion Of the
National House OF Representatives to
which he carried his case when defeated by
the people. Chalmers 10 the great contes.
tant. A House without = contest case in
which Chalmers doesn't figure as one Of the
principals can hardly be considered properly
organized. He has another cas- to so be-
fore the next House. The thing is becom-
ing monotonous. and Chalmers, from his
teeming brain, hal evolved a scheme by
which he hopes to switch his future contest
cases from the House into the hands Of
his friends.
The proposition is this: Chalmers pro.
poses that upon the afida wits Of ten voters
resident in any precincts that they have
reason to believe that a fair and free cleo
ton cannot he had under the control OF
the State authorities, the United States
court skall appoint inspectors and clerks
at such precincts, n inspector and one
clerk to be appointed upon the recommen-
dalton Of each candidate for Congress. 1t
will be seen hat the effect of such a proce-
dure would be to take the conduct OF con
gressional elections out OF the hands OF the
people and place it in those of federal
officials, or, in other words. the establish
ment OF a censorship over the ballot-box.
While the scheme does not recommend
itself to the favorable consideration of a
free people, jealous OF their rights, it finds
advocates among Republican organs of the
Helena Herald calibre. That journal not
only iavors the proposition but would
extend the principle to the election of Pres
electors. Others who favor the
GENERALIZATION Of political power in the
hands of the government will also be found
arrayed on the affirmative side Of this
proposition. They will have to go but one
step farther to fall in line with the practice
Of autocratic Russia, that lie, perfect fed
eral censorship over the press OF the coun-
try. Then tie party in power could in
definitely perpetuate itself and biennial and
quadrennial elections would become farces
in which the people would take the part OF
puppets. |
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
Accident at the Alice.

-Supariatondent Hall of~tho Alice told
The MINER man yesterday of the painful
injury sustained about 4 p. m. of Tuesday
by John Hendrews, well-known in Butte
and vicinity. 1t appears that Mr.. Hen
drews was at work in the 2OO-foot level OF
the Alice mine when a small rock turned
out OF the side OF the ground and broke
the miners leg between knee and ankle.
about the cali. All attention possible lie
given Mr.. Hendrews, of whom Superin.
tendent Hall spoke in high terms.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04

There is mor truth than poetry in the
following which we find in the New York
Star OF recent date: Connecticut Republi.
cans are not content with securing as Gov
ernor a defeated minority candidate
through the operation of an unreasonable
and obsolete law. They now raise the cry
of bribery and propose to use the power OF
their gerrymandered Legislature to smirch
the record of their opponents. As Cleve-
land beat L~ounsberry at the polls, but
Lounsberry is to get the Office, the Republi-
cans of Connecticut would show wisdom by
refraining from stirring up the question
raised by the political remnant of the blue
laws. 1t seems to many that the land of
habits is somewhat too steady IN
adherence to this old statute"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
GOLD.BRICK COREY.
The Slick Rascal Who Escaped from
Jail Dons Female Apparel
and Skins.

1t is fresh in the memories OF the readers
OF The MINER that on Thanksgiving night
while the keeper was feeding the prisoners
in the jail of this county, A. Corey. alias
somebody else, escaped from the cell in
which he was confined. Corey is charged
with swindling a la gold brick racket.
The best efforts OF peace officers and de.
tectives have been used to trail the festive
Corey, so-called, and with the ekill of an
Indian scout our police force hare noted
every indication. OF course Galena street
and that vicinity would be the suspected
field for search by the officers and for hid.
ing by the gold brick sharper.
With proper silence an 'eye that never
sleeps was placed where it would do the
most good, and the fact that so many
women live in that locality adds to the
credit due the watcher who on Tuesday
evening, selected a female (?) as she (?)
gracefully stepped into a carriage and was
driven towards Silver Bow.
Marshal Jolly was at once informed oil
this lonely ride, and he detailed the hand
soonest man under his command to follow
and, If possible, persuade the lady not to
forsake the greatest mining camp in the
world"
The trail was hot, but the girl (?) 'tgot
there" before the pursuer, and snugly fixed
herself, mustache and all, in the train
bound south where the orange blossoms
would suggest no memory of the snow-bon-
neted hills Of the next Democratic common
wealth, whose star will twinkle on the
spangled banner of the Union.
Jolly was sad upon learning that the
lady excursionist had not been ''seen" at
Silver Bow, and as he did not wish to lose
her, he had the operator tickle the wire
and tell Sheriff Jones, at Spring Hill. about
the petticoated dam-sell who was heading
south.
Jones is a good Judge Of female beauty,
and also of mems m~ustaches, SO he gobbled
the flying feminine, alias Gold Brick Corey,
with petticoats. mustache, dirty finger
nails and badly perfumed breath on the
run between Spring Hill and Dillon.
Gold Brick" will be here at 9 O'Clock
this morning, and tomorrow The MINER
will tell its readers a story.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
PERSONAL.

Sheriff McMaster. of Deer Lodge County,
is in town.
= Messrs. E. NJ. Harris and G.. NJ. South
worth. of Portland, have come to Butte
to stay.
The '.joker" OF the Sands & Boyce firm
Will Akers-is back from a business trip to
Idaho.
r. G.. Huston, our travelling representa-
tive, arrived in the city last evening from a
trip to Helena and mining camps in that
vicinity.
Miss Henrietta Campbell, of Nebraska
City, Nebraska, who has been visiting her
brother. Ed. H. Campbell, Of Walkerville,
for several weeks past, contemplates re-
turning home Friday.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
Montana Bar Association.

On Wednesday,, January 5th, the Mon
tana Bar Association will meet in Helena.
at the courthouse, at Z p. m. Hon. Her
man Knowles, Of Silver Bow County, will
deliver the annual address, and other gen.
tlemen will read papers upon legal sub
jects.
1t is proposed by the Helena barto give
the visiting members of the Association
and the Supreme Court a fine dinner. The
meeting will be public, and as nearly all
the a~ttorneysin the territory are members,
a well attended and happy OCCASION it viii
in all likelihood be.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04

MISUNDERSTANDING, sober, quiet old
Massachusetts, has a sensation-a great
sensation. As usual in the far eastern
states. where great wealth processes chris.
tianity, worships God in silk plush uphol-
stored pews and rolls up the whites Of it's
eyes in holy horror at the missteps OF
youth, the principal in this great sensation
is a prominent church deacon. Moen SAYS
it is a lie, and his self-styled son declares
he tells the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth. Time and courts
will clear up the mystery. Until then the
usual wide latitude is given Tor speculation
and Yankee guesses,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04

Mr.. Davitt's opinions Of some Of the
local Irish agitators are given with out
spoken visof. He il especially distinct In
his account OF the character and p%eculiari-
ties Of O'Donovan Rossa. OpiniJns OF the
upright and patriotic lrishmen are apt to
be the same regarding all those who have
made a trade Of Irish agitation, and those
opinions have, perhaps, been no secret;
but it would have been an advantage to
the cause of Ireland il men like Davitt had
spoken as plainly a good while ago as
Davitt does now.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
MONTANA CATTLE QUEEN.
An Actress Finds q Cow Ranch in Mon
tana More Desirable Than the
Stage Of Mimic Life.

Helen Potter is a smart woman. She
went on the lecture platform a few years
ago as a trick elocutionist and made
money. She organized a troupe, calling it
Helen Potter's Pleiades." She did not do
well with this, but she had saved up some
money and invested it in q Montana cattle
ranch. The other day the good Kiner Of
the Geneseo News discovered her riding in
a caboose among the railroad boys, with
half a dozen cars of stock she was taking
to Chicago. The cattlemen treated her
with the utmost Difference, and she rode
like a queen. Helen is a great woman, a
little cracked on the subject of the rights OF
her sex, but l~evel-headed and able.-Iowa
DaDer.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04

10 request OF the Knights OF Labor OF
or two assemblies in Chicago that the
lemned Anarchists may have a new
|, will, in the present state OF feeling
,ughout the country, provoke much I'M
,rable criticism. While no well-informed
! can believe that legitimate labor Or
stations sympathize with the methods
loyed by Anarchists to enforce their
oxious dogmas, the unthinking and the
will charge that unanimity OF
iment with these violations of law in
nee those Chicago knights in their re-
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
FIRE AT THE ORC Butte.
The WOrkmen Stood Not on the Order
Of Their Going, But Went
Nobody Hurt.

Day before yesterday there was some
giant powder in a bucket in the blacksmith
shop OF the Orc Butte mine. By accident
it became ignited from a spark from the
forge. 1t made a sort OF spluttering noise
and the inmates Of the building left-left
rapidly. The entire building and contents
were burned except, 80 1t is said, ahammer,
which the blacksmith hung on to like a
brave engineer to the throttle in a wreck.
The rate OF trave. from the shop was not
by any means made the less rapid by the
explosion OF a box of giant powder caps,
nor is it reasonable that it would have
been. Nobody was wounded. Everybody
was considerably frightened, and the house
will be rebuilt at once and a new set of
tools provided. Giant powder has a way
of making men nov lively.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04

seems the English Ministry is deter.
ed to precipitate a crisis in Ireland.
,ident Fitzgerald, OF the Irish National
que OF America, compromising the sit,
on in that country, has issued an ad-
8 to members of that organization to
ir themselves and be prepared to fur.
aid to their struggling brethren across
Atlantic.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04

The answer of Minister Mclean to the
Paris Anarchist sy~mpathisers will be en-
dorsed by every right thinking man in
America. The condemned Chicago Anar-
chists were not sentenced to death for a
political crime but for murder. Free Amer
lea recognizes the right OF every man to
enjoy unmolested his religious and political
beliefs. Neither, however radical, is re-
garded as a crime. But she draws the line
at an. attempt to force any political or re-
ligious dogma upon the people by, the
bomb or bayonet. When that is done
the Anarchist or religious enthusiast be-
comes q murderer and the law deals with
him as such. =.