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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
sits of fine silver at the n.
, week from New
s269,77o

Copper has presented very nearly the
same peculiar features that have marked
its course for some time past. All the
Lake companies have been extremely con-
sentative in their offers and very firm in
their price. They would not shade IL
cents for any brand, quantity, nor deliv-
cry. and declined to 60 beyond thirty days
ahead even at that figure. Meanwhile the
buyers, needing but little, have skirmished
around in the open market and picked up
occasional lots from dealers at 11Nc., but
nothing lower, although Electroly tic can
be had at $11.25 and Baltimore at 1O&
to 1Okc. These latter brands, however,
find no place in the factories devoted to
fine brass work. The London market is
still firmly held down and the quotation
fell during the week to f39 2s, for Chill
Bars and, according to our latest cable
had improved only to f39, los. At the
several large producing mines there is no
change whatever in the situation and all
the reports tend to show that our output
will be curtailed some Is, 900, 900 to 25,-
OOO,O 600 pounds within a period Of six
months. Statistics, both in Europe and
America, point unequivocally toward a
higher range Of prices and yet neither the
trade nor operators seem in the least in
clined to take vigorous hold OF this metal
and to advance it's price.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
A Sharp ~Youngster.

A nice little boy, reared in thelntenec.un
and heterodox atmosphere OF boslgl'
happened to be d witness in a case atG A.
cinnati, and the question arose as 70 u,
being old enough to understand the nala'
of an oath, SO the judge investigated I III,
"Well, Wendall," he said, kindly, w
you know where bad little boys go WIKI
they die?" ,,rf.
"No SIR" replied the boy, with eVDD
dence. y,
Goodness gracious" exclaimed IL. s,
Judge, in shocked surprise; don't"
know they will 60 to hell"
"No, sir; do you
"Of course l do
"How do you know it,
1.-The Bible says So"
els it trueo'
"Certainly it is
"Can you prove it, ,.m
mo, not positively; but we take -"
faith" exclaimed the judge. uo,r
do you accept that kind OF tes.1 ,lr
in this court" inquired the boy cGoni +,
But the Judge didn't answer; ne De" .J i
his hands, and begged the lawyers ~"
the ~witness.-Washington Critic.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22

the editor of this journal from the pen of
Piatt. The defendant will enter his plea
tomorrow.
ceipt OF o letter from San Elizario, Texas,
making inquiry of Walter II. Garrett. who
ID supposed to be in or about Butte. II
Mr.. Garrett will call at this office he will re.
ceive Information OF his fathers death and
the disposition Of his ranch and cattle.
There will be a meeting OF the Keystone
Club tomorrow evening. A full attendance
10 requested, as business Of Importance
win be transacted in regard to their ball,
which will take place ON Wednesday even
ing, December 20.
AZ q sign patron ''Smiling Albert" takes
the dilapidated linen from the faded rose
tree. His latest is welcome, Champion OF
Champions" The painters brush and
printers ink make things appear" Smil-
ing truly says.
Among the plays in which George Wood
thorpe appears next week is that highly,
and, in it's way, unmatched emotional one
the Octoroon. There are few plays OF it's
class superior to it and, if George is well
supported she will, in that role at least,
make q sensation.
Why don't the business men, or those
whose duty it is to do SO, rave hammered
down the nail heads that trip and snag the
boots OF every pedestrian on the streets.
It is an abominable neglect on the part OF
somebody, and very little trouble will rem
edy the evil il each one will smooth off the
walk in hisfront.
Messrs. Lynch and Alex. johnson are
pushing work on the 1OO-foot shaft on the
Late Acquisition mine, purchased OF Messrs.
Clark and Murray. The shaft is down 60
feet, and the gentlemen expect to tap the
ledge 100 feet, where they are %sanguine of
fading good ore.
The Butte vocalists who, like the lonely
thrush, give forth their notes of music onlyd
in retired places where the shades have
fallen, are really splendid songsters. Each
morning, when only the reportorial night.
hawks and others worse by far than they,
are abroad, it is q treat to listen to this
indeed.
Mr.. L. Wottrich. of the L. Wottrich
Mining Company, Helena, is in the city,
looking after the business interests of that
company and the Rapid Transit Mining
The properties owned by these
are locations on the east and
north ends of the celebrated Drum Lum-
mon lodes at Marysville. Mr.. Henry Klein
is President of the L. Wottrick Company. |
and Mr., M. Sands, of the Rapid Transit. |
and that these gentlemen are connected
the enterprises is a guarantee to all
old time Mountainous that the properties
are good ones, and that the money invested
will be judiciously expended in developing
the properties.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
BOOK NOTICES.

N. w. Aysr 4 Sons American Newspaper
Annual was placed ON our table . few days
ego. It il . thousand page octave. fault
less in it's Typography and printed on fine
heavy book paper. The work contains 3
carefully prepared list Of all newspapers
and periodicals in the United States, Terri
tories and Dominion OF Canada, with in.
formation regarding their circulation, ad-
vertising rates. their political and other
distinctive features, together with the pop
ulation OF the cities, towns and counties
in which they are published. Aside from
this it contains valuable data concerning
the location, area, character Of soil, pro.
ducts and manufactures Of each state. ter.
r;tory and county in the Union. intelli.
gently and conveniently arranged, the
whole forming q complete and excellent
guide to advertisers throughout the coun
try. Published by N. W. Aver & Son. Phil.
adelphia.
Scribner's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, for Jan
nary, 1887, comes to us al clean and
bright as a new coin and filled with pre-.
cious gems. It comes. too, like an old
friend after q long absence, and bears that
appearance which bsspeaks good health
and condition. We welcome the new Scrib-
ner, not only for it's own but for the sake
of the old. whose memory will ever be dear.
The January number opens with q vivid
pen picture of those August days in Paris
when the purple Of an empire was snatched
from q throne and a republic sprang blood
lessly into life. Ex-Minister Washburne
has conferred a favor on the public by his
picture.
The "story OF a New York House." by
H. c. Bunner. is one of those life pictures
that leaves it's impress after it has been
IT,
Harold Frederic contributes a well writ
ten and considered historicalstory, "Seth's
Brothers Wife" and Janvier tells light
and sprightly story of Mexican life that
will be peculiarly pleasing to those who
know the land OF the MonteEunas. An
ME Cary Morris contributes important and
we'll drawn pictures Of the life Of Gouverneur
Norris at a critical period of our history.
A valuable contribution to literature is the
paper by WIN. Hayes Ward, entitled the
'Babylonian Seals" Francis A. Walkers
paper on Socialism" is a mastery hand
ing OF q living subject. and Capt. F. v.
Greene, of the United States Engineers, has
a most timely and useful paper
,pon "Our Defenseless Coast" The first
lumber closes appropriately with IA Vio-
in O~bligato," by Margaret Crosby. and the
promise = number OF gems in
he numbers that are to follow.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
Ex.Treasurer Roberts.

The Independent says: A visitor rl noa
Deer Lodge reports having seen eA'l rhom
urer Roberts at the penitentiary' 70 sD .ir.
he stated he was as contented as lne nj.
cumstances of the locality would peiI hs
Marshal Kelly, who, though perfoTl1,pPR a b.
dutv not unmiudful of the fact that h .h,
erts is his prisoner, is treatinghim WIN .s
utmost kindness and allowing MIN .n rf
dom OF the yard and office on ae'G u moi
his rapidly failing health ne ,a;rs and
clothed in the prison garb ana l's a. when
beard bear the same appearance tor 10
he resided in Helena. In TACT. a ;sI him
the institution would never dls1nsu nd in.
as a culprit, but rather as a irfoSe The
firm amanuensis CT the establlsnlnsu and is
old man still protests his innocence 'D"
hopeful OF executive c,eme. cv.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22

President Cleveland 10 following too
closely in the footsteps of his Republican
predecessors in appointing q nonresident
as Governor of Montana is not endorsed
by the Democracy of the Territory. The
appointment, however. seems to please
some of the Republican journals, who find
in it a disposition on the part Of the Presi-
dent to return to the old days of Republi-
can rule when every territory had it's army
OF carpet-baggers.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
MS 1EN WIVES.
Iormonism Illustrated BY the Life
and Trial Of Apostle
Lorenzo Snow.

i'm the narrative that begins In fo-day's SUN
"a MINER the writer sims at and desires moth
ing more than to state and consider plainly and
with tut exaggeration the institution of Nor
monism, as illustrated by the facts within his
knowledge and CLEANED from the records Of the
courts before which the Mormon leader and
''Apostle," Lorenzo Snow, was, in December, 1885,.
tried for snd convicted Of crimes against the
laws of the United States.
No pretensa is made that this story Is . novel.
The writer witnessed the entire trial. He has
had every desired facility for gathering facts
related herein, and it is because he hopes and
believes that this publication will be useful to
his fellow c items and the American govern.
ment, in enabling them to provide a full and
complete remedy for the evils visited by Nor
monism upon society and the nation at large,
that he has consented to put this writing into
print
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
An Authors Vocabulary.

One of the most curious papers read at the
late meeting of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science was one by MI.
I. c. Mendenhall, in which it was shown that
by plotting the proportion of works of the
various lengths usedby any author, a very
regular curve may be obtained, which is
characteristic of the peculiar vocabulary of
the writer, and gives a means of determining
whether two works had the same authorship.
The plotting consists in counting a thousand
words from any passage, then on a slip of
paper drawing a short line in one column for
each word of two letters, a similar line in
another column folIeach word of three letters,
and so on, the curve being formed by connect
ing the lower ends of the columns. -Arkansaw
Traveller.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
4 Novel issue.

Twenty.one indictments were t; rb trs
Deer Lodge against alleged ~ sci OQe
Which piish's are rn being given as fast as as fn sb, ,rs
can be reached in thecour:s: t har from the
are the unlawful cutting OF timo ,hs United
public unsurveyed lands OF a ,t and use
States with the intent to TidstepdaDf'
the same for the benefit OF salu Jaw oftbe
and not for the benefit OF the
United States. ,a;ctmeptsN"i
drawn was passed in 1881 to TndsaSs
cedar and live oak for the ne,r rS Of the ll ,fss
decision of the supreme couls o,assdJ
states it was held that the rah to s1,e'%j
law Of 1881 was broad eno ti~ber %land'sIl
over the public unsurveyea move uoysl issus'
the..United States. 1t is "a
will be holly contested.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
RAILROAD TIME.
Another Change of Schedule Deem.
her Goth.

There will be another change of railroad
time Sunday, December 26th. The present
schedule only allows persons going from
Butte to Helena one and a half hours from
arrival in Helena until the departure of the
train on return, a great portion Of which
time is occupied going from the depot to
and returning. Under the new sched-
uie the train will leave Butte even an hour
earlier, and that much additional time
given in Helena. The return time will be
about the same. President Dana, Auditor
Minty and Manager Blackwell say the
passengers receipts have materially in
creased under the new schedule, and that is
held as good evidence the change is popu-
lar.-New North-W West.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
Where Oysters Were First p,art.d.

"hero Oysters Were First Planted.
Well1eet, on the tip of Cape Cod bay,
claims to be the first town in New England to
engage in oyster planting. Years ago they
imported from Virginia 5000 to 10000 mol
lusks, and dropped them in the water that lies
near the town. The meaty bivalves thrived
Tor a time, and those engaged in the industry
made money, but in 1850 the interest in the
trade relaxed, and the oysters died out. Re-
Gently q few energetic persons have combined
and sent to the south for another. instalment,
ana propose to revive the industry and make
1t pernanent.-Chicago Times,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
SILVER AND P

Mathews & Webb's circular Of the 18th
inst has the following concerning these
metals: The improvement which silver
showed has been partially lost, and it ap-
pears that the squirt was caused by pur-
chases on account OF the French govern.
mont for coin in Tonquin, but that demand
is now entirely filed. The Presidents
recommendation to Congress to suspend
compulsory silver coinage has also had an
unfavorable effect on the tone OF the silver
market. Prices have ranged as follows:
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
Decline of Prices in ENGLAND.

=, Dec1a"e uL FEIces IN England.
me London Bankers, Magazine says that
w1thln the last few years coffee has dropped
more than 40 per cent, sugar fully 8 per cent,
Yea nearly 20 per cent, wheat about 40
per cent, butchers meat 10 per cent. or
metals. copper has fallen about 50 Dor cent.
ana iron about Is per cent. Wool has
1aien aoout 80 per cent. Leather is almost
tne only article dearer now than it was fifteen
years ago: Most of this large decline has tax
en- place since 1882"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
he Married Cultured Lady.

no married u Cultured Lady.
II see You advertise knitting machines
they're for knitting stockings. I s7nnose y
eyes, SIR" 'upp'Se
theya" wv "ons
am nm, no. Guess you mus: be u bachelor,
.;-, "ei., no. not exactly. Imaz7led a Boston
S-GA4SakO ~
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22
ATTENTION., G.. A. r!
A Record of all Union Prisoners of
War is Wanted at Once.

1t should not be forgotten that the War
Department desires to have as complete
a list as possible of all Union soldiers who
were prisoners of war, together with a
statement of the length Of their captivity,
and the name or names of the prisons
where they were confinsd. To this end the
various posts of the Grand Army OF the
Republic are requested to forward lists of
their members, accompanied with the in
Obtainable.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22

the subscriber 30 orders his sub.
scription, will be discontinued at the end of the
When the semi-Weekly is 80 continued, it will
be charged for at the rate of $500 per annum.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22

Ine party was composed of the follow.
ing ladies' and gentlemen: Mr.. and Mrs
w. H. Dewitt, Misses Birdie Rnm1en
Hattie White, Mary O'Farrell, Nav Casey
Allie Warfield, frankie and Laura Horst
Lizzie Thornton, Rosa Reed, Fredie Ken,
yon, Clara Wilcox, Marie. Renouard. Clara
Roberts, Messrs. F. E. Sargent, c. W.
Gooda!e, sam Clerke, James F. Lansing
Jonn =. forbis, j. V. Long. :" A. Akers,
Q. +. kester, George Casey, O. K. Lewis
-. Bropby. &C. Tucker and Nh. Symons'
This is the first euchre party that has
beer given this winter and it was in every
way enjoyable. A delicious lunch was
served and a most delightful evening spent
by al! fortunate enough to partake Of Mrs.
Sie~gars graceful hospitality.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-22

ana the hasp was secured in its place bv a bit
OF pine stick, so that a slight push from with
in could break it. My wheel wrench hung in
a leather bucket on the side of the cart and I
quickly took it out and slipped it into the
staple, the iron handle just sliding down.
"Now l had him. My cart was almost
new, with a stout frame of white oak. and
made on purpose for hard usage, heavy loads
and service. did not believe that anv ordi-
nary man could break out. 1 got on to NV
cart as noiselessly as ! got off, and then urged
my horse on, still keeping m " pistol handy.
l knew that at the distance of half a mila
further I should come to a good hard road.
and I allowed my horse to pick his Owl: way
through this mud. It was about ten minutes
after this that I heard a motion in the cart,
followed by a grinding noise, as though some
heavy force were being applied to the door.
Ihls continued some moments, and then
came a heavy thump, as though the sole of a
boot were applied to the door I said nothing.
but the idea struck me that the villain might
try to judge about where 1 sat, and shoot nm
through the top of the cart at me. 50 7 sat
Town on the footboard.
course, l knew now that nv unex-
pected passenger was a villain. for he nnst
have been awake over since 1 started. and
nothing else in the world but absolute vii
lainy would have caused him to remain Quiet
30 long IN this particular place. The tbumn-
ing and pushing grew louder and louder. and
pretty soon l heard a human voice:
LET me out of thisl' he cried, and he
yelled pretty loud. ~
II lifted my head up SO as to make him
think that l was sitting in my usual place.
there. e ="
me out and I'll tell ye,' he replied.
TEL me what you're in there for I said
~ got in here to sleep on your raes., ha
answered. ~e'' 10
atHowd ye get inT 1 asked.
Let me get out, or I'll shoot ye through
the head he yelled.
Just at that moment nv horse,. fou
struck the hard road, and I knew that ths
rest OF the route TO jackson would be GOOD
~oina. Tha distance would ha tvsl,s ~"
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1886-01-01

MRS. ELIZA C. HENDRICKS. annapolis. A granite
column 40 feet high bears only the inscription
Thomas A. Hendricks The vicepresi-
dents remains viii be placed in a marble
vault near this spot.
The president decided to make the journey
from Washington to indianapolis to the
funeral, and then, at the last moment, just
when the country YVES applauding his courage
and devotion. changei his mind, and did not
go.
There were IS 1t the funeral services
on Tues, ay &c ettr.es Bayarti Whitney and
Lamar ard o master Ge eral Villas.
Mrs Hendricks is lsf5 with property worth
100000. 1t represents the husbands earn
ings in law practice. 1t was carefully and
honorably won. Mr. Hendricks said that his
wife had done more 10 lake care of this and
invest it in business-like way than he
had. She is a woman of uncommon
strength OF mini and character Dur
ing the last day or two of his
life her husband would not permit her ont
of his sight. He hal taken a severe cold, but
was thought to be better. He had besn to- q
reception the evening before his death
There was no thought that he was danger
ously i'll He had had pain in lis chest during
the day. AE5 5oclock however, he said, sud
denly, Il am free a. las Y
He meant and his devoted wife understood.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1886-01-01
The Children who Sell Newspapers.

lSci. 4ooStOu ulOoc-l
They are divided into two classe' thoss
who sell tle morning papers and those who
sell the evening journals. The latter have
the hardest time, because they are not par
mitted to go homs until all their papers are
sold. In some way or other they must dis
pose OF THAR quantum.
Now let US put away the Gle stion of sex,
the question OF what they find when they
get to their homes, and look at them simply
as the ordinary eye sees them venjers of
ne wspapers upon the street The first edi.
tions are on tine streets a little after II. AMI
the last editions called 8 o'clock
editions, are ON the street about
4. The absurdity OF 5 o'clock
edition on the press at 3 o'cl ck in the after
noon we need not di Gu hers, but it has
often occurred to me that bright nan
with plenty of money might publish a
newspaper which will give the news, AMI
NOT flood the town with papers at $3.50 AMI
o'clock, or eveu at 4:30 o'clock, giving the
nsws down as late as in the afternoon.
when. as every boly who knows anything
knows that between the hours of ~ noon
,tnl in the afternoon four-fifth, of the bus,
ines and of the social developments OF the
world arrive at maturity, aud might just
ss well be given in really tie edition as
to wait AMI simmer for the morning pres.
From that hour tn, children are liter
ally at work. The heat OF the summer, the
col of the winter, thu rain from above ani
the slush beneath their feet, the biting winds
of January and the the bli ,hting hsats of
September are aliks to tde;n. SO far Us
protection OF shelter ar, concerned. Tney
eat as they can where they NAV. Ninstesn-
twentetns OF the n ars in ;uii ;iently clal.
None of them are provided with clothing
such as the children of the humbl .ss
mechanic would bs permitted 10 wear. In
childhood they ara mature. Their hel ads
are hard as rocks, hsir heart ara witherei
an1 wrung of the last drop of human blo1l
ere they see the first decade of, their little
lives. They know more of life in its darks,t
and most loathsoms Developments bsfors
they are IL than your children or min,
coull know il they wsrs liz. Taere ara
scene, upon the docks. orgies near the mar
kets. deviltriss In the parks AMI infamies in
the by-ways OF this great city wlich the :
ordinary man or woman never hear OF,
never dream OF, die ignorant Of, that are as
open and familiar to these little ones as
A B G is to child wall born ami well
cared for.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1886-01-01

HOME OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
Secretary of the Treasury Daniel +. Man
ming. of New York lives in the stateliest man
sion of all the cabinet 1t is one OF the
largest houses i'm Washington as well as most
costly. In truth, it is so large AMI SO expen-
sive to keep up that it win by and by become
a club house or beer garden. That Is the
fate that overtakes the stately homes OF
America
This imposing mansion is known here as
the Otis -Bigelow house. 1t fronts on Massa-
cbusetts avenue, but is so large that 1T runs
unite through to p street. Stained glass
windows. turrets, arches and all manner Oh
GRAND architectural cut-offs make the struc-
ture look like cross between catbedrai
and fashionable city apartment house. IL
II one of the few town mansions that nave
stables attached. They face on street
The residence is one block from the Britlsn
legation. -
If Secretary Mannings heart is as large as
his house. the great dwelling will be gay Witn
entertainments and receptions this winter.
The washington season commences WIN inc
new year and continues till the beginning Of
lent. about six weeks It is fashionable TO
pretend to observe Lent in Washington
Secretary Manning is one OF the peopie.
He began to earn bis own living Wnen
only years old. have notlsed, says
Josh Billings, that seH-made men arg
ant to be nifty proud nv the Joo. Due
the chief officer OF the treasury appears
to be as modest as the average OF men, WINCH
may not be saying much. but : gooa 81 Lac
.s 4 goes Mr.. Manning began his career as
"a bov Il, the Office of Ths Albany Argus
,,ays1,aper. He was both talented and good
i9s s, Y,tIy made full