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Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
Visitors to the BIue Bird.

Mr.. Eben Smith, in charge of numerous
celebrated Ii lining properties at Leadville
and Aspen, Colorado, passed through
Butte, on the way to examine some mining
property in the vicinity. Mr.. Smith repre-
sents the extensive mining interests of Mr..
D. H. Moffat, president of the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad. He spent the day at
the Blue Bird. Mr.. Chas T. Limb berg, man
ager of the Arkansas Valley Smelling C.m-
pany, owning the largest smelling plant in
Leadville, accompanied Mr.. Smith and was
visitor at the Blue Bird, examining both
mine and mill. The distinguished visitors
left for Colorado yesterday morning,
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
Matched AGAIN.

Jerry Slattery and Tally Owens have
signed articles for another 20-round glove
contest, to come off September 40. Slat-
terry elaine he was not in good condition
for the last contest, but viii make up for it
in the next and show his friends what he
can do. He will go into training to-day at
the race track. Owens left yesterday
morning, under the care of Jack Lawrsuee,
for Phillipsbufg.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
BURNED TO ASHES.
Furnace-Inquest on Their Calcined
Remains Yesterday.

Two Children Meet Death in a Fiery
Remains Yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Amsden
went out in northwesterly direction from
town about ten miles to the scene OF the
cremation OF two infants the day before at
the ranch of Mr.. Vanina in Meadow Gulch.
County Undertaken Kirby followed after
him in a wagon with two children's coffins
in which to bury the remains. When he
got there the Coroner found that the chill
dreu were Peter Vanina, aged 8, and Eu-
gene Vanina, aged 3, who had been con-
sumed in fire that destroyed their fathers
barn and it's contents. II was known that
they went into the barn to play, but bow
the fire originated will forever remain a
mystery. Mr.. Vaniua himself was away
from home at the time hunting up some
stray cattle, and only returned
short while before the Coroner and his
assistant got to the ranch. Mrs. Vanina
and hired girl were the only inmates OF
the house at the time the fire occurred, and
before either OF them was aware OF the
catastrophe that was happenings q lew hum
dred feet away the fire had passed beyond
control and the children were out OF human
reach. Mrs. Vanina was sick in bed, and
the girl, about Is, was the only witness OF
the burning OF the barn. 1t stands quite q
distance from the house and when she saw
itfrst, attracted by the roar OF the flames,
twas entirely enveloped. There was q
good deal OF hay in 1T, besides wagons,
buggy aud farming implements, making OF
themselves heavy loss to MT. Wanna.
The shock to the mother is serious and
may euda nger her life. There was nothing
ior the helpless women to do but to see the
Hames lick up every vestige oil the barn ana
its contents and reduce the whole to heap
Of smouldering ruins in which the agoniIed
mother was conscious that her offspring lay
in ashes. Some woodbaulers brought word
to WalkeryiIe OF the sad event yesterday
morning and from there it was telephened
TO the Coroner. The verdict OF the Jury
was that the children came to Their oeatn
by being burned in a barn on Meadow
Gulch, the origin Of the fire being unknown
TO the jury.
Nothing but few calcined bones re,
mained Of the infants, that could be held
10 two hands. Part OF the skull OF one
and the thigh bone OF leg OF the othei
were all that survived the fiery furnaces
work. The little forms lay in two heaps
one, the elder, in the rear oil where tnt
wagon stood, the other beside where tht
door was. 1t had reached that lar Du,
had been unable to climb over board
that barred it's way, and where the no.
breath Of the furnace struck it down ane
sthed it's senses, doubtless before t6'
names completed their work. The only
Inlng to indicate the identity OF the twf
chlldren were buttons from their clothin,
ana part OF tiny shoe with one OF tn'
neaps OF sshes. All the rest was SO thor
o9ghly calcined that it crumbled to dus
wnen disturbed. There wasn't enough o
tenalns to fill a cigar box, to say nothin
"s couple OF cofiins.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
An Epidemic of Yellow Fever

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, August 29.-There is
no longer a shadow of doubt that we have
on our hands a regular epidemic. Thirty
four new cases were reported to the Board
OF Health for the twenty.four hours ending
at O'Clock this evening. The colored peo
pie assert that ten thousand colored people
will soon be dependent for relief on the
committee, and that $40, 900 per week will
be required to furnish them with the bare
necessaries OF life.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
nnt Nearlx 500 Feet Below Butte,

Helena .Independent":: Often great
mnny ask how much higher Mount Helena
il than the city, and no one seems to be
able to answer the question. Col. De
Lacey says the peak of the mountain is
81 $50 above the doorsill of the Brown
H,,,oct ON Warren street. Helena is 4,120
saat above sea level, which makes the
,,onntain 8, 5,27O feet above sea level These
d;stances were taken by Helmiek 4 Rectcr.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
TO ENCOURAGE The FIREMEN
Send Delegation to the National
Tournament at Lincoln, Neb.

Subscription Ought to Be Taken Up to
Send a Delegation to the National
Tournament at Lincoln, Neb.
An invitation was extended to Chief Fire
Marshal O'Brien and the Butte fremen to
participate in national fremen's tourna.
ment at Lincoln, Nebraska, on September
80, which arrived yesterday. Chiei
Thomes, OF the Brigade, was very enthusi.
astic about the matter, and was emphatic
in asserting that the citizens OF Butte owed
it to the members of the two departments
in Butte to raise purse to defray the ex-
pense OF sending q delegation from here to
the proposed tournament. sit is an oppor.
tunity to the people OF this city," said
Chief Thomes yesterday, ito show their
appreciation Of the services OF the men who
are saving their property at the risk OF life
and health. We work without pay or re-
ward and spend our own money on ma.
terial and appliances from which the
citizens at large reap the benefit and here is
perhaps the only chance that viii present
itself this year for the citizens to do the
neat thing by the gallant and devoted de.
tenders Of their lives and property. Let
them remember how these boys unselfshly
turn out at the dead of night in all kinds oil
weather and battle intrepidly with the
deadliest enemy OF the householder and the
merchant and the scant measure of even
thanks they have ever received. 1t wont
cost over few hundred dollars-say five,
at a venture-to send one hose cart and a
team composed equally OF men taken from
both companies to send them in good
shape. We can get transportation there
for one-third fare both ways, and if Spo.
kane was able to spend a thousand
dollars in sending a delegation to
Portland last year when they had their
tournament there, surely Butte ought not
to grudge few hundreds to send her crack
team where glory waits 'em to take the
spots OFF all competition
Judge Thomas. who happened to come ir
as the fiery young orator was getting of
this impassioned harangue, reverentially
took off his hat and when he concluded
said: You can put me down for $25 or
that proposition. / think the boys de
serve this as an encouragement for whai
they have DONE. don't think there il
any doubt but what the Butte people viii
contribute for this purpose. am heartily
| in favor OF it myselfn ~
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
A FATED FAMILY.
A Father and Son Killed by Fall and
the Wife Dies of Grief.


the Wife Dies of Grief.
Steubenville, Ohio, special: A peculiar
accident occurred near this city this fore
noon resulting in the death OF George
Owens. his wife and his son. The two men
were engaged in digging well on their farm,
and were hoisting the earth and stone with
a windiass rope and heavy bucket.
As the father was dragging up q load the
rope broke and the basket fell distance
of tel feet, striking the son who was in the
well. As soon as assistance could be pro-
cured the father was lowered into..the we'll
where he found his son insenble, but by
arranging the rope about his body had
him drawn up to the surface. The rope
was again lowered for the father, who was
hoisted almost to the surface when the
rope again broke and the man fell to the
bottom of the well, breaking his neck and
causing instant death.
Before the father could be removed from
the well. the son, whose skull was badly
crushed and shoulder-blades broken, died,
and both bodies were taken to their home.
Mrs. Owens was SO Frustrated by the shock
of the death OF both husband and son that
she has also since died.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
IMPORTANT NAIL SERVICE.
Australian and Sandwich Island Mails to
be Carried Over United States Territory.

New YORK, August 2s.-tgents of the
Oceanic Steamship Company, which car
ries the mails between San Francisco,
Sandwich Islands and the Australian col
onies, this morning received an official
cable dispatch notifying them that the
Australian government had extended the
mail contract with their company for one
year from November.
1t has been stated that the service would
likely be handed over to ~ line OF steamers
running to Vancouver in connection with
the Canadian Pacific. This official an
nouncement disposes OF that theory, and
mails will continue to be carried through
the United States territory by the Ameri
can steamers from San Francisco.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
Filled for Record.

Hosea L. Fisher ct ux. to Charles S.War.
Won undivided 1.12th interest in the west
/ 600 feet OF the Alex Scott quartz lode
claim. also an undivided 1-12th interest 'n
tho ReIk quartz claim in Summit Valley
Mining District; s2,625.
IL. GessIer to II. c. Olmstead: tne EN- un'
divided tbree-e ghths interest IN gne wan
deripp Jew quartz lode claim Sioo.
]. A. Murray to Silas =. hing, ,oo on Sincl
of lot 4, block 20; lots z, ha1i y aII 81 lot Ie
5i6ck n, 3, "a: lots 2S and 80, block 25, Butte
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
Honors strewn Around in England

LONDON. August 29.-sir Charles Tupper
has been made a baronet. Minister Nest
has been given tue Grand Cross OF the
Order of st. Michael and st. George, and
Messrs. Thompson, WinteraHd Berne have
been made ku'ght Commanders of the
same order. These honors have been con.
ferred in recognition OF The services rem
dered by the recipients as members OF the
fisheries commission.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
Pupils for All Ha1lows

Rev. Father Cushnahan, who has for
some time past been in Butte in the
interest Of Ali-Hallows College, Ogden,
Utah, will leave for home to-morroA, Fri
day. All those who intend to send their
children to the school with him will have
them at the Union Pacific uptown office.
corner Main and Broadway, at O'Clock that
morning there to procure their tickets and
meet the reverend gentlemen.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01

The American Storm Arrives in Europe.
LONDON, August 29.- Heavy rain, ac'
companied by a gale, prevailed over Eng
land last night, doing additional damage
to crops, and the result is an expected
shortage of breadstuffs. The bakers are
already raising the price on bread.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
DEATH IN THE HINES.
A Cavern Results in the Death of Two
Men in idaho.

A Cavern Results in the Death of Two
Men in idaho.
The "News" OF Haley, Alturas county,
Idaho, says that on Wednesday afternoon
of last week William Rosevere and John
Hall, while working in the King OF the Hills
mine Bullion. were caved on and killed.
They and James Mcpherson were working
the mine on lease.
They were running an open cut and the
cave occurred while Mcpherson was on the
dump. He went to town for help as soon
as the cave happened. Every available
man went to the rescue and d"g them out
as speedily as possible, but both men were
dead.
John Hall was formerly a partner oi
Chris Hendrix about two years ago in the
lease on the French boys group OF mines.
He was Cornishman and about 81 years
old
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
Old Cities of Arizona.

Boston Budget: Scientists are OF the
opinion that the newly discovered cities oi
Arizona are those sought by Cortes and
the early Spanish Adventures in their ex-
petitions after gold. The cities are seven
in number, aud give evidence Of former
civilization and wealth,
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
Il PREMATURE BLAST.
A Yellow Jacket Miner Badly Peppered
at Virginia Last Week.


at Virginia Last Week.
Virginia New "Enterprise': James Nc
Gallery, miner working the Yellow jacket
mine, was badly hurt by the premature
explosion of Hast on the 22d. He had
lighted a fuse and turned to 60 away when
the charge exploded.
Mr.. McCaffery's back from the loins to
the top OF his head was completely riddled
with fine material blown out by the shot
The fra gments driven into his flesh range
in size from coarse sand up to particles az
large as buckshot. Not a square inch oi
whole skin was left on his back. DR.. Zan'
gerie was engaged for about three hours in
the work OF picking out the largest frag
ments of rock. SLme particles OF the size
of goose shot passed through Mr.. Mccall
ferv's ears.
His injuries are not OF dangerous ma
ture, though exceedingly painful. He was
brought to his residence in this city, neal
the Hale Il Norcross works. and will be
about again as soon as he is able to grow q
new skin on his back.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
One way Of Getting to the Circus.

The Star OF idaho says: We know OF q
man who wanted to take his wife to the
,lrcus and not having the money, he bought
~ Uur dollars worth ofgroceries one store
ca. credit, and sold them at another Tor ~
I ~ thus getting the price Of admittance.
ls,s. cold day when Moscow man gets
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
To Prevent the Spread of PhyllOxera.

To Prevent the Spread of Phylloxera.
MADRID, August 29.-A royal decree ID
published providing for energetic action
against the spread OF phylloxera. 1t ad-
vises the importation OF the harder Amer
lean vines, and the study Of the subject in
the schools OF vines.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
Langtry viii rel.om Tredai.

Nkw YoRK, August 29.-It is reported
that Lapgtry has given up her strip to Cali
fornia aud win follow GebhHrdt te Europe,
sailing on Saturday.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01

Next Thursday evening rafting good
mill may be expected to take place between
Mackenzie and Kestler, at Evans hall, Ana
conda. Both men are well known there,
where both have hosts OF friends. The first
named is the local champion by whom all
the admirers of the manly art OF self-defence
in the Smelter City swear, but Kestler is a
nervy sort OF chap with any amount OF
self-conidence and about as chunky man
OF his size as they make 'em. It will be
worth the while OF local sports visiting the
races to stay down there that evening and
take the glove match in. Anaconda is fol.
lowing close in the wake OF her big sister.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
Three Drowned at Sea.

pRovIpEscE, August 2s.-News has luse
been received that barge founderea 8. 80 20
near Cape Henry Thursday Three c0'o'.1
people we're drowneds
Telegram-herald., 1888-03-24
CONDENSED SCIENCE.

A POTENT remedy for seasickness has
been discovered in a coal-tar product known
rs enupyri1e. 1t is given in doses Of J..
granmes
ASTRONOMERS have determined lately that
Alpha Centauri is The nearest fixed star. its
trih.ng distance from the earth being ~, 49,
oOo,0o0 miles.
Ii is estimated that TO collect one pound
OF honey from clover, 81, ,0O0 heads Of slower
must DO deprived Of their nectar, and 3, 1JO,-
600 visits from bees would be necessitated.
4 SCIENTIST IS engaged in collecting statis-
tics TO prove that lockiaw has its mcrobe
and that this disease is both virulent and
infectious. He holds the horse responsible
for the loca jaw Inicrobe.
A FRENCH scientist advances the theory
that obesity - a nervous disorder, and
should 90 treated by avoidance of mental
and physical fatigue, and diet Of eggs,
soup, milk, rice and potatoes.
A LATE plan for treating sewage with
electricity has brought out the fact that
such schemes have been quite numerous,
one patent involving eight electrical
methods dating back TO 1853.
SIR JOIN LUBBOCK says: There 10 no
doubt but that bees can distinguish colors
and are attracted 20 bright colors, associ-
ating these with those that contain stores
OF honey, and are guided by these colors TO
select their honey from the same species Of
plants
The microphone, an instrument con-
structed to magnify slight sounds, is made
so delicate that the otherwise inperceptible
noise made by drawing hair across some
part Of il resembles the harsh grating of
saw, and the footsteps OF fly may be dis
tinctly heard.
Az English chemist has shown that the
brittleness of the bones of the aged is not
due, as Is generally supposed, 10 an increase
OF the proportion OF mineral salts with ad-
vancing years. From section Of the femur
of fifty subjects Of different ages, no differ
ence in the proportion Of ssh could be deter
mined.
CoPPER and sulphuric acid make the blue
yitrias Of commerce; iron and sulphuric acid
make the green vitriol of commerce; marble
dust and sulphuric acid make the sparkling,
celebrating gas we inbibe with our soda
water; while starch, or saw dust, or old
woolen rags and sulphuric acid will make
sugar or syrup.
sERIEs Of experiments recently made bv
French metallurgist are stated to have
proved that steel loses weight by rust about
twice as rapidly as cast-iron when exposed
TO moist air AciduIated water was found
70 dissolve cast-iron much more rapidly than
steel This would indicate that steel bridges
are less affected by the acids contained in
the smoke OF locomotives than iron ones.
Telegram-herald., 1888-03-24
FACTS FOR FARM FOLK.

WORK is hard TO drive. but if you will put
yourself ahead Of IL il will follow without
trouble
MILK keeps from souring longer in shall
low pan than in milk pitcher. Deep pans
make an equal amount OF cream.
THE hog is not naturally a lilthy animal,
and can no more thrive in filth than can the
steer, while pure air and water are very
necessary.
GRASSES hold place in the first rank of
the crops Of the stock and dairy farm Beef
or milk Is most cheaply produced when the
chief. often where the main food OF the an
anal is grass.
THERE ts Just "a much in knowing how 10
feed hens arc there is in the feeding of any
other farm stock. This is the next impor-
tant item 20 .oox after ss soon as good houses
arc provided.
A COW needs volume Of water in her
body n proportion 70 the volume of milk
she gives. Hence IL the water is 50 cold
that she will not drink 1t, the natural re-
suit comes shrinksge Of the volume Of
milk
Tbs evenings milk OF COWS is said 70 con-
tain more solids than the mornings milk.
Such being The case. it shows that milk
sNFiiio NOV - IlittD Win tAst q tEtFtS&e
milking. and shs food ma also cause vsri-
aticu IN the solids
CAULTyiowrk can be Srswn successfully
hy some amateurs, though It = generally
lei. % the experienced gardeners. Strong,
stocly plants are needed. The culture Is the
cane as that OF the cabbage A. least = row
VIII Re needed. and this VIII take seventy
Eve plants
A CROP may se bad on water SOAKED and.
bat never frstrste oue. Tor y car not be
g0t IN early. ssd Il Is Essie q The draw
oscks Of delayed growth. mad IN vet westh-
-. ciods N dro1tb. weeds At both tines,
and wat q chance for oiesn. mellow cHls-
IRE A. al tines.
wEEE-BRsIxEp fed - cultivated esriy.
ard Is really made hae ard mellow Ths
farmer has always contr7 II sRca = fed.
while he "a more Ct Iess the slave q md
sBS weeds without draining Therefore
drain vel thoroughly ard sur1e-si7, az
the zrouu6wsrk - success
Telegram-herald., 1888-03-24

Il is estimated that the air in a room be-
CONES distinctly bad for health when its car
bonic acid exceeds part in 1000. An ap
paratus has been recently patented by Pro
fessor Wolpert, OF Nuremberg. which affords
a measure of the carbonic acid present. Scien-
tifc American gives the following informa-
ton concerning It. From a vessel containing
9 rcd liquid soda solution with pheuoiphtha-
lzinl there comes every 100 seconds, through
q siphon arrangement. a rel drop on pre-
pared white tarsad about a foot aud n half
long. and tFickles down this Behind the
thread IS a scale beginning with pure air
tsp 70 o = pe- 1000 at the bottom. and end
ing above with extremely bad a To- 7 per
1000 and more IN pure sir the drop con-
tinu~s red down n the bottom. bat it loses its
color hv the action ~ carbonic acid. and the
sooner tho more there IL OF that Sas present
Telegram-herald., 1888-03-24

Rspaslieas eaaeas ssss Monday night

Rspaslie1a Caucus Bsrt AonaAy nisAE
Yof~Fs sh9zid not ksil TO De registered
sess from soczy.
Mis- Nsggis Daily. Of Grand Rapids. s
ssilas READS Ia tnis ely.
Ho~ : wear tine u $40 for the IEIE.
eENz- HEsALD. oniy shilling week.
TIE sscial hop giyeR by tbs scandinavian
Ai1 SceistY IN lhslr hsii lssT evening". was
largely stiendec-
Tie paos.c schools will have their usual
Srnpx ssc<tioo, and there viii &c 10 school
until Ao8dsy. April =
HAIRY Libby. formerly head clefk az the
Bradford Hotel has accepted . position ss
nigat clerk IN the OCCIDENTAL.
Henry Schulsr vas arrested al Sullivan
Tsars1sy by Deputy shsnn Frank w.
CllIin fof killing deer ss Luther in viola
on Of The State game law.
A. Brown. OF the nrm Of Brown & Friend.
clothiers az Buffalo, who has been IN this
city for the past two weeks on business for
M hrm, returned 70 mis- home in Buffalo
last evening.
4 debating class consisting Of ten men,
hers u the eighth grade Of lhe VI "a school
gave a very interesting debate al the Csn-
trsi school yesterday afternoon. The suD-
lect was "IarIt. and the Judges appointed
were Jacob lesson, the druggist. lawyer
Bassett and A. Towl. an after an argument
of two or three hours the judges decided in
isvor OF free trade.
Last evening a large number OF friends
gave . very pleasant surprise 10 Mr. and
Mrs. @. 5. kOon, q, their residence. No. 90
Santord-st. All enjoyed themselves ia
game ofsix hand pedro and after they were
Tired of the game delicious Refreshments
were served and the evening passed on very
pleasantly. This Was the twentyeignth
birthday OF Mr.. koon.
Telegram-herald., 1888-03-24

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