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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
OPEN VIOLENCE.
Switchmen Ditch u Number of Burling-
ton Cars and WaItreat Employes-A
Imminent.

CHICAGO, March 29-The first serious
trouble since the inaugura zion Of the Bur
lington switchmen'8 strike occurred this
afternoon about . O'Clock at Kinzie street
and Western avenue. AS IL Burlington
switch engine and crew attempted to trans
fer some freight cars to the Northwestern
track a crowd OF switchmen Of other roads,
together with IL miscellaneous mob of
roughs, were standing about and jeering the
new men. When the train reached Western
avenue the switch was thrOwn by some one
and a number of cars ditched. The mob
then drove the fireman, engineer and new
switchman away, using them roughly. Six
or eight PinkertOn men were on the train
and attempted to repel the mob, but We're
quickly disarmed and took to their heels
to escape the mob. ApernteDdeut Bessler,
OF the Burlington road, who was on the
train, WAS soon recognized by the mob and
set upon. lie was
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31

NEW YORK, March 29.-lIops quiet
trd unchanged.
Sugar quiet and unchanged.
Copper steady; Lake l5I0y16c.
Lead dull; domestic 50.
Tin firm; straits 36.2Oc.
Coffee: spot fair; Rio firm, at 14r. Option
I. shade stronger, but quiet. Sales 47,70O
i,1rS
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31

Everything is quiet in the yards OF the
Burlington road this morning. Officers
claim that by tomorrow the full working
force OF the Chicago yards. $50 switchmen
will have been secured. Thirteen switch
engines and fifteen swilchmem are at work.
and some hcadway has been made in NOV
irg accumulated freight. A dis patch from
st. doc says All the "Q' Switchmen,
;tirt y-tivc in number, struck this morning
;ill not I. Yhc" is UrI.ing
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
Painful Wound.

Yesterday John Gleason, a blacksmith
cmp!Nyed at the Anaconda mine, met with
a painful wound while engaged at his daily
labor. It "rptars that the gentleman was
tempering piece OF iron, and while thus
engaged IL spark or a piece Of the metal
flew and struck him in the left eye. He was
at once attended by DR.. Leayitt and cared
for. Fortunately, while the wound is
Il painful one, it is not considered serious
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
FAST GAINING on THEM

they decided that the best way would be TO
skin up a tree and see ifthe wolves would not
leave, AID they lost no time in putting the
idea into execution. In getting up the tree
they lost Their rev0lvers and were in a
pretty fix. They anew not what to do as
the wolves had squatted on their haunches
around the tree and seemed bent on max
ing night of it. Starr who had mouth
that led the small boys at the base ball
ground last summer to sarcnstically re
mark, "Ths way for the Mammoth cave.
whenever George got enthusiastic over a
good play by cur club and yelled, tried his
vocal power on the wolves, but they Only Y
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
Doing Penance.

Jones-Aw, Brown, you're looking hin!
Fractisin! any Lenten austerites?
Brown-Ya-as. Fact is, the governor
saye I've ovcrdrawn my allowance, and
can't afford to tip the walters.
JoneE-Poor fellow! You must be half
starved
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
PRICKED UP THEIR EARS

and did not move off foot. Finally
George saw the porcupine and said: PASS
up tina animal and I'll fix en- Very
carefully the hedgehog was passed up
and George would pull out quill, bend it
up in big chew Of tobacco and throw it to
the wolves, which seemed to be very hungry,
and snapped up the morsejs and swallowed
them without tasting, like old land sharks
as they were. After Il few minutes nali the
wolves had swallowed huge chews OF to-
baccn, which apparently made them
dea thly sick, and as they tried to throw
up the stuff the poisonous quilts We're re-
Lea Sp1 and
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31

How Custom House Officers DefrHuded
the Government and Defeated the tIb
.iect of the Law to Restrict the Immi-
grafton of Chinese.

SsN FRANcIsco. March 20. \ sensation
WAS created in th,. United States Circuit
C(n,rt to-day in the trial Of Ferdinand Cip.
r>" and F.. A, Mclean ext '"'toms 3, Inspect vs.
orr, wiz" were recently ."d'r'. " with W. a:
B"vd also an ex-In~pector. on charges of
fr. ..i and conspiracy in dealing in Chinese
c,urn certificates. Bovd, who has been
.,.r,.,.., j.. i.,iI ',.vc,aI n,,ntI. came info
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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
A NINE HORROR.
The Number of Men Buried by the Dis
aster Estimated at Sixty of Whom il
is Impossible That Any Can Escape
Alive.

KANSAS CITY, March 29-The following
dispatch has Just been received from Rich
Hill, Missouri: About 4 O'Clock this after
noon there WaS Il Rubbing sound in mine
No. 6, at this place, and Il moment after a
fearful explosion occurred that entirely
wrecked the mine and buried in the debris
over a hundred miners who were cut Off
from all means Of escape. Forty bodies
have already been taken out. The Super
.in;tndcnt ol the mine was taken out badly
Inj4reI hut will survive. In the telriblc e&-
citeiuent and consternat ton it is impossible
to give a list OF the names or even an eBti-
mate as to the full extent OF the disaster
bur it is now thought tn It over fifty men
were killed. The mime is situated six mlit 5
distant from the town. There were two
explosions and it is said the total loss OF
life wi! rencn sixty men. R.A Hill is
located in Bates County, about siXty-tive
miles south Of kanras City.
THE SUPERINTENDENT STATEMENT.
a Kansas City journal reporter called at
the residence Of the superintendent OF tn"
mine at Rich Hill, Mo, at IL O'Clock and
found him propped up in a chair with his
face and hands bandaged and scarcely able
to talk, but he made the following state
ment: AT Just seven minutes after noon
was telephoned that an explosion had
occurred at No. 6. went ut!t iIo soon as
possible and found the sOut n cage. on which
the men always ascend, stuck in the shaft.
went down on II tub covered with ropes
and found all the men bauIy burned and in
a frenzy. In fact they were crazy, some
shouting and Others singing. We finally
managed to be hoisted by means OF ropes
and puIlcys iii Il fainting condition and it
was then ascertaiued that the north
cage coIld not be worked. | then
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
& 4pitOi Notes.

WAsfINGrON, March 29.-CUnnissioner
StDcksiuser, OF the General Land Office has
sustained the findings Of the gister and
recorder Of the la~G office at Humboldt,
Cal, in the cases OF forty-onc timber entries
in that district coyeIin4 $3.50 acres OF
redwood timber land, in which fraud is
charged, ant has ordered that the entries
be "an'ciI,. Ihr land is estimated to 1t:
worth 3hnut s., 500 900.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31

load his gun. The Western Union had a
peculiar philanthropy of its own. 1t did
not wish anybody to live if it could help it:
1t did not suppose that his company could
make contract with the Canadian T ecific
or that it could raise the necessary funds
to build a line from British Columbia to
San Francisco. While the Western Union
was in doubt as to the absolute health OF
its roc,petitOr, it sat down to
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
WAIT UNTIL IT DIED,

and if it did not die in a reasonable time
it proceeded to do what it could do to
hasten it's demise. Monopolies all declared
that they were public benefactors, that
they would eheapen products. The Stand
ard Oil Company said: 1--WE are blessing.
We give you oil cheaper than you can get
it in any other way" The Postal and
United lines was a promising company. Ii
the Postal could secure equal facilities with
the Western Union, transportation OF
poles and supplies, and in right Of way
over the Pacific railroads, it would be sat.
isfactory to it, if the people and the Gov
ernment were Statistic |.
General Swaine said if Colonel Ingersoli
wanttd to build line on the Pacific rail
roads he did not need the help of Congress.
There was on the statute books authority
for any individual to compel the Pacific
railroad companies by nandamus to do
anything which they were required to do
under statute or common law. Adjourned.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
HE DOES NOT CONTROL IT.

He did not want the Western Union to
stand the bars at Omaha like acontrary
steer and say Eve have all these rights.
All this right Of way belongs to us t" use
and these railroads, built for the people,
shall treat us in cert ain way. 1t shall
hanI noles and wires and move our other
service. and if any other company tries to
b,ild \ line it shall charge an exorbitant
,,ricp for the hauling.' 1t was like making
p hargain with a soldier that he should not
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

peak itself
Jenkins E.
z A Turner j. Kinbai
Poso azd shafcr
Mrs
B. M al
A
San Fe
W. Mcmillan N
Burnham Pasadena D M cnmb Compton: - y
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
Not n CnlifornIa Bear.

Anybody can catch q cold this kind .oi
man who caught the bear. We advise our
readers to purchase of g. H. Hance, n 4
- W. Spring street, bottle of SANTA
Able, the California King of Consumption,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs and, Group
Cnres, and keep 1t handy. 'Tis pleasing to
the taste aud death TO the above complaints.
Sold at 81 bottle or three for $2.5
CALIFORNIA CAT-R.CURE gives imme-
diate relief. The Catarrhal virus is soon
nasose GIVE " Il uss tfial Blk T months treat
ment 81, sent by mail 81. 10.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
The PrOof tue Pudding is In
tho Taste.

- Porter Land and Water Company has
mdde q contract with Brownlee & Maurice
e plant on thels lend at San Fernando 470
0cres IN Washineknh Navel orange trees
Think Of an orange tree belt u Of mile
vide and 31z miles long. The company de-
4es com petition IN citrus fruit lands Go
uee and be convinced. Plenty of pure wa
Ter piped TO every tract free. Ovor $lO6,
eco Of these lands disposed of In one week
Snice corner First and Spring streets or a
San Fernando.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
wake mo- Mistake.

BY dispelllng the symptoms so often mis-
taken for Consumption. SANTA Able has
brought gladness to many household. By
its prompt use for breaking up the cold that
too often develops into that fatal disease.
thousands can be saved fr m an untimely
grave. YAu make no mistake by keeping a
bottle of this pleasant remedy In your
house CALIFORNIA CAT-k-CURE is
equally effective in eradicating all traces OF
Nasal Catarrh. Both of these wonderful
California remedies are sold and warranted
by c. H Hance, n and 70 North Spring
street; 81 package; 3 for $2. SO.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
A modal Policeman.

Police Officer McGrath, of Santa Rosa, is
the man who for six weeks was sufering
intense agony from infiammatory rheuma-
yIsm. He is now as well a. ever and fine
specimen of m snhood. He used three bot
ties of "That Wondrous Liniment," which
completely cured him. For sale by all
firuegists One dollar q bottle.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
Plush the Sewers,

They are talking about flushing the sew
crs in San Francisco all the time, and still
if Is only talk. In the meantime, many are
carried Of by malarial diseases who would
city were properly attended to. Freses
Hamburg Tea Is an excellent medicine at
ail times, as 1t f0rtifes the human body
against the bad effects of the gaseous
pOisOns which. though invisible, are float
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
ACREAGE.

Twenty-eieht acres frst-class Cohuenga
Land on the new Dummy Road, mile
west Of Baptist College, suitable for subdi'
vision into Lots, will be sold cheap for cash.
Apply to Ivar A. Weld, Room 20, Bumiller
BLOCK. over Peoples Store, Spring St.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

Mrs. Jones-Dear Mrs. Smith, my Mary
Ann rs taken down with violent pain In
her stomach, and / have nothing in the
house to give her Will you let me have q
little of your Frese's Hamburg Tea, and
will buy some and pay you back the first
time go into town. Mrs Smith-Dear Mrs
Jones, would gladly accommodate you but
have Onlv a very little left. regret very
much to refus you, but really l cannot af
ford to be without FIR. se's Hamburg Tea In
the house. Go and ask Mrs. Robinson.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
Duarte.

trip to Duarte, drive through its or
1chards, is necessary to all Eastern visitors
They will then know what has given its or
anges their fame and its foothills the palm
capacities for beautiful homes, yet property
Is held at less than one-third of its neigh
bors, prices. ALI trains on the Atchison
railroad stop at station.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
A Chance to Get Fine Land and
water without Cash.

Porter Land and Water Company, cOrne
ef First and Spring streets, offers lew
tracts of their best valley land at San Fer
Asndo to parties desiring to plant half II
c5ss fruit trees Tissopt requiring
0f pure, free water piped to the land
Terms, one, two and three years, at six pei
cant iptere9t
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

Gleet, Structure, syphilis IN al It's forms,
Seminal Weakness, Impotency and Lost
Manhood permanently cured. The sick
him. The Doctor has travelled extensively
in Europe, and inspected thoroughly the
various hospitals there, obtaining q great
deal of valuable information, which he is
competent to impsrt to those in need of his
services. The Doctor cures when Others
fail Try him. DR.. GIBBON will make no
charge unless he effects a cure. Persons at
distance CURED AT HOME. All com.
munications strictly confidential. ALI let
ters answered In plain envelopes.
Send ten dollars for a package of medi
cine. Call or write. Address DIR. J. F,
GIBBON, Box 1857, San Francisco, Cal.
Mention Los Angeles HERALD. O7-1v
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
Hav For Sale.

The Fairview Development Company. OF
Santa Ana, have about $50 tons Of baled
barley and SO tons of alfalfa hay for sale at
market price. AL good, clean, dry hay.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

The Office at l3O1s West First street, Los
Angeles, for the coming town OF South
Cucamonga, and the company's hotel at
South Cucamonga, are now daily besieged
with purchasers for residence and business
rosaartips
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

Water is king in California Strangers
should beware of deception about this in.
dispensable article. Citrus fruits can't be
raised without 1t. Many sellers promise
water, but few can show it. The Porter
Land and Water Company, First and Spring
streets, invite inspection of their lands and
water at San Fernando.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
DAua unnhfln - .

Sanitary Plumbing in all its branches
done on short notice. Estimates furnished
On oil work. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call
at 8. N. Perry, 80 6. Main st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
Yfees Trees Trees.

wanted, 1000 trees ct Sunset, for partic
GLARS see B. 4. Hall, secretary Los Angeles
and Santa Monica Land and Water Com
pany. ~ North Spring st.
E. e. HALL, Secretary.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
epnce in a Lifetime

Tcu have isuoh q chance to get fve-acre
-feeots six mtlds from my Office. Easy terms
EnpFoved With trees. vines and alfalfa. In
. e l9 A. 4. 39x South Spring.
CHAs. VICroR HALL.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
naAeMu aaoaase.

Daniana Bitters makes the old young and
90. Wholesale liquor dealers agents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

Dea 'ers and Consumers of Reer
Will find it to their advantage to call on
Phiiadelphia Brewery, Also street, for the
best lager or steam beer. good on draught
81 20 per doz., If bottles returned. Deliv-
cred to any part OF the city. Telephone 81.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

Sixty thousand dollars spent in perfecting
the water system of the Porter Land and
Water Company ut San Fernando, and an
insoecion will show that no system in the
valley can compete with it Go and see for
your elf. Ofice a. San Fernando, or First
and Spri ng streets, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
n.l.ree.t Stock oil Lumber

And building materials in this city, Is
carried by the schaller-Ganahl Lumber
Company at their three yards, located as
follows: ..
Main yard. corner First and Alameda
streets.
washington street yard. corEer Grand
avenue and Washington street.
East Los Angeles yard, corner Hof and
Water streets.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
Cheap Property

zs what is wanted. rare chance for a for.
tune in buving armenia lot, with twenty
acres given away. Tw nty-fve dollars win
secure one at 54 North Main street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

Two hundred rooms-hot and cold water
only eleyato . In the city. Twenty suite,
0if6 bah ana 0lnaest. 2. DUNHAM. Prop.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

l1poeency N man O. woman cured BY
Ril1oo9e xromatic Wine. O. y. HelnSe
-, agsnt, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

panlana Gtten makes the old yoOng and
-, wholesale liquor dealers, agents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06

Don't forget to call on c. F. HeinzemaI.
35 Temple street, to have your prescriptions
campQundad.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
ADvIO. nlOTHERs,

Ma WfHSIIOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP shoule
always be used sfor CHILDREN TEETHING
Il SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS thu GUMS
s1lays ell pam. CURES WIND COLIC, and L
the BEST REMEDY for DIARRHGA- TWEEN
EF-RIVE CENTS A BOTTLE
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
Nnesc. "a the s.uhl,c.

Notice 60 the Public.
Tuesday, February 7th, Is the day we sell
Royals FtguerOa street tract.
QUINETTE, GLASS Il Co.
Den. q. Rhoades. auctioneer, 1l6 West
31ut street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
TO THE FORTUNATE
Dr.GIBBON'>
DISPENSARY,
622 Kearny ST.,

Corner of CONNER.
cial, San Francisco
Gal. Established in
1854, for the treat.
ment of Sexual and
Seminal Diseases.
Such as GOnOr, hea.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-06
-. -. pelsen, sr., n'racs

TIC 0oo. D01ton, Srss If3cS
T. q NE corner Of Central Avenue and
Washingtou streeta. Take street cars at
Elrsk ana Gan Pedro every half hour. Time,
about ten minutes. ONCE at 291s, South
epring street. Nine to 12 A. N. After that
= the tract. Improved property one-fourth
cash, balance In easy payments. water
piped. Lots. 825, upwards. Look at them
carefully before you purchase. Find CHAs.
Y.creR HALL. Be sure and buy one early.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-30
Departure of the Growers.

Mr.. c. J, Grover. the head of the some
what famous Grover family, was in town
y yesterday and had II long conference with
the overseers of the poor and City Solicitor
Goddard At the time of the recent moon
light fitting of the family trust deed had
been made out transferring the Belmont
homestead to the city of Augusta with the
condition that should the family gain pau
per residence in Belmont by residing there
five years without receiving aid from the
town the house and land should be returned
Mr.. Grover signed this deed and Mrs
Grover had promised to do the same when
she disappeared After her return the au-
thorities decided to await the birth of her
child before taking any further steps in the
matter. Yesterday deed unreservedly
conveying the Belmont premises to the city
Grover Will take the older members of his
family across the country to their home to-
day and his wife and infant will follow by
train tomorrow. The baby is about two
weeks old and very healthy. He will be
named after one of the Augusta overseers.
When the family gain residence in Bel
mout the city will no doubt return the deed
of their homestead, and as Mrs. Grover 10
reported to be capable and energetic
woman, while her husband has no bad
habits, there seems to be no reason why the
family snould not prosner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-30

The Chinese, we are told, employed
acupuncture at least 1000 years since,
and the Japanese adopted If long ago.
Their practit toner's employed puncturing
needles of gold and silver. and their manu-
facture was an art OF great Importance.
They were of different shapes-some
bladed like swords, AMI others of the ordi
nary needle form At tho end OF the
Eighteenth century acupuncturc was in
troduced into Europe, and was developed
in the present century NJ. Cattle, n
French electrician. has recently con
structed variety of needles for electric
acupuncture, especially applicable to the
perioration of painful tumors. 50 as to
avoid unnecessary pain.
BY tho electric acupuncturc tho current
is conveyed into tho tumor and applied at
the point where it is most required to
effect tho dissolution of the morbid LIQUID
contained in it. For this purpose the
blade is vanished, except at the point,
and thus insulated so that tho current
only escapes at the point Glass or India
rnbber has been used to coat tho needle,
but Insulating varnish is preferred. since
it does not thicBen the probe so much.
The upper eId Of the needle Il connected
to one pole of the vCltaic battery used,
and there is n conducting plate applied to
the skin and connected to the other pole
When, therefore. the needle is forced
into tho tumor tho current flows from its
point to the conducting plato through tho
flesh aud doeomposes any unhealthy luids
there rlay be in its passage This process
aids the absorption of these secrctions
and the destruction of the tumor Phil
adelphia Eccord
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-30

In December. 1888. Bosco, the world re-
nowned conjurer. came also; he was O
wonderfully jovial man, reveling IN the
practice OF legerdemain. Of which he was
q consummate master, and not in the
least reluctant to fool eli he met. high
and low, in public and in private He
was the last Of the prestidigitators who
trusted more to their marvellous manpu
latiun than to artificial tricks and .pre
pared contriyances: short and very stout.
he would perform in sleeveless shirt,
black velvet tunic, and, flourishing his
massive white arms in the air, apostro
phize the spirit inferlali mici' before
executing some perfectly incredible feat.
On market days. strolling before the
couutrywomen and their wares, he
would carefully pick up carrot or a
turnip cut it open abstractedly, and with
feigned surprise extract piece of money.
repeating the experiment several times
from different baskets. till the dazZled
vendors ruthlessly performed the same
operation on their whole stock in quest
of the coveted silver Bosco. laughing
like boy at his practical joke, generally
LANDED his dupes the value of their dam
aged goocs, preaching meanwhile serious
little honily on the dangers of covetous-
ness During his stay IN Berlin ne "a.3
asked to perform before the regent and
his family. In the course of the seance
he pointed to a terrestrial globe Oh q
stand, saying to the prince: "Highncss,
drop your finger on the kingdom of Prus
STA. and you will see it grow under your
touch. The prince complied with the
request. and as he placed his hand on the
specified spot the frontiers expanded on
either side, to the incredulous surprise of
score of bystanders Bosco denied tn.t
he bad the gift Of prophecy Court and
Society