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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28

ton Of uncertainty almost ruinous.
There would be no uniformity Of taxa
fion.. In some States the tax would be
kept down to a nominal figure by the
powerful influence Of lobbying, while in
others, as Kansas and Iowa, it would be
taxed out of existence. The business
would be favored by some and re-
pressed by others. As a result, values
would be upset and existing interests OF
magnitude ruined without any means of
redress. The efforts of prohibitionists in
Maine, where State prohibition has been
longest in existence, show that the
severest legislative measures do not ex-
clude the traffic. 1t simply produces
generalization and official corruption.
The spirit Of our institutions forbids ma
tional legislation in the way Of prohibit
ton. 1t must be regulated. Whisky is
a luxury of the most unequiyocal kind
and as such one of the fittest subjects for
national taxation. Instead of relieving
the traffic, therefore, it ought to be taxed
as high as it will endure. The fact that
the tax was imposed during the war is
no argument why it should be removed
now that the war is long past. Civilized
Governments everywhere have made
liquor bear the burden Of taxation and
there is no reason why ours should not
also.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
As TO HOTELS.

The burning Of the Centennial hOtel
gives a new impulse to the importance
of adequate hotel facilities for Butte. In
fact, this is now an issue which must be
met. No one, whose obtuseness is moi
wholly opaque, a question this. The
progressive development Of the camp
ought not longer be retarded by lack OF
hotel accommodations for the guests
within our gates. The time for talk is
over and the time for action come. The
thrifty little town Of Wallace idaho,
away up in the heart Of the Occur
d'Alene camps has a-three story hotel
which is better equipped for the comfort
of guests than any hotel in this Territory
and yet there are hardly three hundred
people in the town. 1t was built by Col.
Carter at his own personal expense. At
Spokane, a city of only ten thousand
population, they have three hotels, either
Of which is better than any thing we
have here and a fourth is under con-
structi0n. 1t will be four stories in
eight with elevators, steam heat, in
candescent light and other modern i'm
%proyements of a first class hostelery.
Helena is also moving in the matter of
hotels and will soon meet the demand
and it is high time that the great City of
Butte should bestir herself to meet the
issue. Two new hotels, the one of the
first and the other of the second class, are
badly needed, especially the former. 1t
certainly would return a large revenue
on the investment, and promote the
interest.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
Informal. Formal,
MIR. CLARK

Immediately after the announcement, oil
| the informal ballot Chairman Clark arose
and withdrew his name as a candidate.
His remarks, in doing SO, we're very timely
and appropriate, and made an admirable
impression. He warmly thanked the mem
bers for the informal compliment paid him
and said he appreciated it highly. lie had
been greatly honored by the Democrats OF
Montana, and in his present position one
of their most important trusts had been
placed in his charge. He had been sufi-
GENTLY honored, however, and preferred
that some one else be selected to 90 to st.
Louis other than himself, which would be
for the best interests of the party. Hewas
not q candidate for the place.
Mr.. Warner asked Mr.. Clark if he would
decline to serve if chosen.
Mr.. lark replied that he would. He be-
lieved, he said, in a distribution OF honors
and Offices. It was his duty to decline.
Give the honor to some good man and
strengthen the party.
The selection of Maginnis and Marshall
was made unanimous after the formal
ballot. Mr.. Marshall, in a very neat and
graceful little speech, returned his thanks
for the honor paid him. He said it was a
surprise to him-as he had not come from
Missoula to Helena with any idea Of be.
coming a candidate. and did not suspect
that his name would be presented-but for
that reason the compliment was all the
more gratifying.
Mr.. Collins nominated A. J. Davidson, of
Helena, for one of the alternates, and Mr..
Myers named Judge Savage. of Livingston.
They were chosen by accsamat;on.
On motion OF Mr.. Collins the delegates to
the national convention were instructed to
have DR.. A. Fl. Mitchell placed upon the
National Democratic Committee.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
4N4CONDA NEW"
work on the Race Track to be Begun az
Once-Doings of the Day.

On Monday night the officers of the Ana.
oo,da Racing Association held a meetinga at
which the most important business trans.
acted was appointing a committee OF five
consisting OF VIM. Thornton, Geo. Kendall
n 6 Neal. ellis Brownnell and Hayes
whose business it will be to let contracts
for lumber, posts and digging post holes for
tba fences. stables and grand stand. They
w;l not contract for grading the track, but
m;l nersonally snperintend this work them.
,o,ves and this means that the work will
ha done as it should be from beginning to
ord 40 that when our fall racing comes off
,bcre will be no bitches at the start as is
g~eperally the case on new race tracks.
II r. Frank, Butte's wholesale liquor
dealer, was here yesterday.
I,doe Fitzgerald disposed Of three cases
nesterday. ID. Connell, for disturbing the
nao 90 oot SIS and costs which he paid and
Vas discharged. G. Eaker and D.. Kelley
we're tried for vagrancy. Eaker was as.
sessed SIS and costs which he says he can
nav. Kelley has not been tried yet, but
will be to-day.
VIM. LOrGnZ, LDe llulS HILL from DuGte,
has been here for tw or three days max.
mo arrangements for shipping lime to sew
eral OF our contractors.
Fred Chase has bought a lot on South
Walnut street. He intends building on it,
next month, a dwelling for his own use.
Leopold F. Schmidt OF Butte is here. He
went up to buy the Blue Eyed Nellie mine
yesterday.
Henry Alberson is here from Butte visit
inc his friends among the sporting frater.
nity. Any one owning a tiger had better
keen him closely chained or he may follow
Henry home.
Judge Fitzpatrick is building two nice
brick veneered tenement houses. The Judge
/ kncws that next winter his houses will be
occupied when "shacks" will not be looked
at.
Mayor Kenyon, of Butte, came down
Yesterday to look after some private bust.
ness and to shake hands with his many
| friends and acquaintance.
Capt. John Mccormack, the Deputy
United States Revenue Collector, who re.
| sides in Butte, is in town looking up some
Irregularities that are being practiced here,
| hut if the Captain don't straighten them
| out this department may as we'll drop it.
Born, to the wife OF Ben Mahan, April
| 25,a daughter, who, the friends Of the
arents are panied to hear, did not live
| long enough to see hrr mothers face.
Born to MI. and Mrs. John Cans, April
| 25, a son. This caused more than Ordin.
| airy Joy in this household as the other chill,
| dren are all girls.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
The Irish Flag INDICATED.

New YORK. April 24.-The Board OF AL
dermen had a lively session to-day when
the resolution curtailing the Mayors power
in displaying flags on the City Hall was OF.
Tered for passage over Mayor Hewitt's
veto. By ordinance the Mayor had un-
limited power over flags. The resolution
passed over his veto by a vote of 20 to 8.
It gives the Mayor power unless the Alder
men otherwise direct. The whole trouble
grew out of the Mayors refusal to display
the Irish flag on the City Hall on st. Pat
rick's Day.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
Two Royal and Noble Ladies.

BERLIN, April 24.-Queen Victoria and
the Empress drove out this afternoon and
visited the Dowager Empress Augusta and
the Prince and Princess of SAKE Meiningen.
The streets were crowded and the Queen
and Empress greeted with enthusiasm.
The Queen made three visits to the sick
room of the Emperor who is keeping his
bed until stronger. He has been in excellent
spirits and had several refreshing maps.
The meeting between Queen Victoria and
her daughter, the Empress, this morning
was very touching. They embraced and
kissed each other repeatedly. The Queen
vent Immediately to see the Emperor and
was astonished and delighted to find him
looking better thar she expected. She will
depart unless the Emperor
should have q relapse.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
THE TWO

As might have been expected, with the
convincing evidence of Mr.. Kelley's own
u~tterances on the subject Of abolition Of
revenue duties staring it in the face, the
Inter Mountain has nothing to say in
reply to that proof that the shibboleth
Of its party in this campaign must be
free whisky. The speech first made in
opposition to a party measure introduced
in Congress is the only fair indication Of
the ground upon which the opposing
party take their grounds. Let the Inter
Mountain dispassionately read Congress
man Kelley's speech as reported in the
Congressional Globe and it must admit
that the whisky tax is of all others the
one that he insists upon the abolition of.
The extracts which THE MINER yester-
day published are of themselves sufficient
to prove this. The Inter Mountain
chooses to ignore them, Instead, it
labors through half a column to show
that the Republican party wants inter-
nal revenue taxes removed to allow them
to be imposed by the States or some such
rubbishy make-shift.
In fact, the Inter Mountain does not
seem to be sure that there is any neces-
sity for reducing taxation since ii
speaks of the alleged necessity of re-
ducing the surplus" Judge Kelley
says that the morals of the Gov
eminent and several other considerations
demand, the abatement Of the surplus"
The surplus revenue of the Gov
eminent is more than a hundred
million dollars over and above
its wants. Mr.. Mills in his letter to the
Iroquois Club Of Chicago at their meet
ing on Monday evening points out in
clear and succinct language what the
President, as the representative of the
Democratic party, has done to reduce this
taxation:
He has called the attention OF Congress
to the heavy n unnecessary burden Of
taxation 10Y resting IN the necessaries OF
life. He has urged Congress to leduce the |
rates and make them lighter. These ex-
t~raordinary duties are bringing in the ma
tional treasury an excess OF $50, 000, 600
per annum, and yet the Republicans are
opposing reduction on food, clothing and
the implements OF labor. . = = II we
stand by the President and force the fight.
ing ON the issue Joined between those who
favor free whisky on one sidea and those who
favor free clothing on the other, we will win
o. great victory-if not here, we will before
the country next November, and a victory |
that will be full Of the best results to the
country and the party.
This is the attitude of the two parties
at present and the Republican papers
cannot eyade the issue. The ~gratuitous
superstition Of the Inter Mountain that
the burdens of the distillers would sim
ply be transferred to the several States
by taxation imposed in them is stupid.
If distilleries were left to State taxation
the business would be subject to- condi-
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
A Cut-and-Dried Affair.

BosroN, April 24.-There is a last gather.
ing OF politicians here tonight to attend
the State Republican convention to-mor.
row. Permanent officers have already been
selected. It is rumored Blaine's name will
be eulogized. The platform will indorse a
national temperance plank. Delegates to
the Chicago convention will, it is concluded
be Senator Hoar, Henry s. Hyne, Alanson
W. Beard and DR.. Fred L. Lurden.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
Con Cameron Restores Harmonv.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 24.-For the
first time in six years Senator Don Cameron
appears personally upon the scene at a
State Convention. The Fighter chairman
ship ofthe State Committee was settled by a
compromise this evening. Senator Cooper
continues to act as chairman until the
first OF January which gives him the man.
agement of the campaign this year.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
ENGLAND'S SHAME.
THE COMMONS REFUSE TO INVESTI-
GATE IRISH SENTENCES.

Justin McCarthy's Motion Calling Atten-
tion to the Unusual Departures From
Justice Rejected Gl~adstoue's With
erine Arrangement Of Balfour.
LoNDos, April 24.-In the Commons to-
day Justin Mccarthy moved the House ad-
j.urn on urgency in order to call attention
to 4 departure from the usual practice in
Irish County Courts by increasing senten-
CTS on appeal. He argued that the whole
practice was opposed to all previous ex-
perience.
Madden, Solicitor-G eneraI for Ireland,
held il was not an appeal, but really q re-
| hearing Of the case, and it was the duty OF
the Judge to pronounce the Judgment he
tconsidered the case warranted.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt said no
single case OF increase OF sentence had oc-
CURED in England. He denounced the prac-
tice and said after this Irishmen could not
and ought not to have confidence in the adj
ni~nistration of law because it was carried
out in q manner repugnant TO English
| men.
Balfour defended the practice and asked
the House to reject the motion, which was
| done.
Gladstone said the fact an appeal had
| been granted showed it was intended to De
| exercised in favor OF an accused not against
| him. He tainted Balfour with a breach o.
faith in granting ar appeal and then practl'
cally putting a veto on it.
Balfour appealed to the Speaker to De
clare Gladstone out OF order, but the
speaker ruledia Gladstone's favor and the
| decision was received with great applause
Gladstone said the practice was a trick
OF the meanest kind. the discredit iol
which he would not divide between thu
| Government and the authorities in Ireland
for he did not know how to divide it. He
| believed in this discussion, Mccarthy had
struck death blow at this outrageous
practice, totally impossible in England
and Scotland, but good enough for Ire
land as long as the people OF England were
disposed to tolerate it.
Attorney General Webster amidst de
risive laughter denied the Government hao
interfered with the Irish magistracy.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
THE MONK And THE EDyrop

ihe wandering Bulgarian and His Onfn,
ions-Texas the wickedest Place q,
Earth,
Inc editor OF the Santa Fe New Mexica,
was startled the other day by the entrance
into his sanctum of a somewhat necnlio,
visitor. He wore eyeglasses, an unkempt
beard and an oilcloth hat, and a long bIacl
apron Tapped about his rusty boots, oil
ing MIN the appearance of being a cross be-
tween the wandering Jew and the loves,
type OF the professional tramp. He was
Followed by a scrawny yellow DOG tho.
looked as much like his master as - i -
slnle Tor a dumb brute to resemble a buma y
being, and it didn't require manv m;nnte.,
conversation with him to convince ~,
that God, the dear people and the dog ron.
stltuted the trinity of his life.
L, you've heard of me, doubtless ~ co..,
az, In 6roken English. The local assnnnJ
nlm 1naG ne had not. "Well. then - ~
conCinueo, II am the Bulgarian MonI M
lnis S Is TO Christianize the world 7
lave preached In every county in Amer;.o
save a lew here in New Mexico. and + aa
uoing tnese as rapidly as possible AZ
i eaa name Is Rev. A. N. Esperidon. he.
l1ng TO the Brazilian order OF monL o. q
oei rusalem: My true MISSIONS to teach az
;ans Tin,scers OF the gospel to be Christ.
vans vans ! shall be with you several dasS
2 wil hear my doctrines on the n udys,
plaza; !, like the Apostle Pam, 'ne pubic
hear" na' oil the people may
l Esperidon further stated th,
iva Tas an "a a beggar. He pays cash lIs az j be- s, ne
a coffee ~ po oss'r T'w;.a He carries his money in
anso the hands of border barait aso, ne tell
In thess nnt they failed 70 get his ,nare aS
and cnt= t~; TO- he was r n,gfly l].andltt
r nau IN Inc hand. He has not slsn. nnd sue
ton s.nce ne undertook his relieinrsiahe.ta
ably ysars ago. He thinks OF nj the d h'Irs
frsi s,ni1i riaees on earth III p sn.a por.
Mexico aa no. Texas next. He thinks Nsw
sern;ro lar Ahead OF Texas. and mo- view
'oIying OF statehood. nu more de-
if r = and notwithstand;no an ~
n nss = thru bsue a that cleanliness IS neas to au .a This
4'ss' 'nen DR." Esperidop is ysrv n 70 san,l-
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
New York Quotations.

New YoEK, April 24.-Hops quiet; I'M
changed.
Sugar dull; unchanged; refined quiet, of
A 6@6Ac, Mould A 7c, yellow 5 5-16@5Ec
Confectioners' A Sc, cut loaf and crushed
Sc, powdered &c.
Wooldull, heavy; domestic fleece 22@37c
pulled 1S@3Sc, Texas 1922.
Copper dull; lake 16.70c.
Lead quiet; steady; domestic $4.7O.
Tin dull; straits 34Ac.
Coffee: Spot fair; Rio firm 14ac. OPP.
tions advanced th!rty-five points, closing
barely steady. Sales, $4,000 bags: April
IL. 6O@11.65c. May 11.45@11.75c, june
11@11.25c, July 10.50@10.75c August
1O.20@1O.40c.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
ANOTHER APPLICANT.
A Lady Who Desires Serious Considers.
ton.

A Lady Who Desires Serious Considers
ton.
New YORK, April 17.-[To the Editor OF
the Miner. -You will make allowances and
be lenient with me, won't your Should
you not think my case entirely hopeless,
and some day when you have ample time
to give my case serious consideration, won't
you write and let me know what you think
and if there be any one among your ac.
quaintances who is in need of some one to
sew on buttons, etc?
Don't think me unwomanly, for am not.
Ii | wasn't SO awfully fastidious l might do
well enough here, as it were, but nv early
training and surroundings have spoiled me.
and there is SO much opposition here, even
in the matrimonial line.
Hoping you will forgive me for presumino
to encroach upon your valuable time. and
that you will some day let me hear the re.
suit Of this letter, l am. respectfully.
MRS. L. M. FELpINe.
New York, P. O.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28

QUEEN VICTORIA is reported in the dis
patches to have been received with en-
thusiastic cheers on her arrival at her
destination in Germany yesterday, con-
trary to the anticipations current when
her visit has been discussed. The Ber-
liners could scarcely afford to be dis
courteous to the mother of their EN-
press.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28

SOME people are under the impression
that the DR.. Agnew who died recently in
New York was one Of the surgeons who
waited on President. Garfield when he
was shot. The latter was Or. d. Hayes
Agnew of Philadelphia and he has just
attained his 50th year. The physician
who died was DR.. Cornelius Agnew, one
of the most celebrated specialists in eye
and ear cases in New York.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28

GAMBLING is entirely suppressed in
Leadville. A dispatch from there says
that last Friday, for the first time in its
history, 5he town was on that night
without a gambling house open. An
election has been held there on the law
and order issue lately and the anti
gambling element was triumphant.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
Encounter between Mexicans and Indians.

NoeALEs, A. T., April 24.-The Yaqui
Indians now at war with the Mexican
Federal forces in Sonora, Mexico, are for.
tifying different places makinga determined
stand against the troops. A few days ago
Major Encisco and Lieutenant Valtneleal
with two columns of Federal troops at
tackled the Indians in a strongly fortified
position in the Zamalaquaca mountains
near the the town of Aqua Verde. A des-
perate fight ensued, but the Federals after
"a number of charges routed the Indians
from the fertilization killing seventeen and
%wounding a large number. The Federal
forces had one man killed and several
wounded.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28

A CHICAGO dispatch announces the Sc
lection of Mayor Roche and Leonard
SWEET as delegates from the Third Con-
gressional District Of Illinois to the Ma
tional Republican Convention. SWEET
was Lineoln's law partner in Springfield,
and it is stated that he has been selected
to present Judge Gresham's name to the
Chicago convention.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
The Dude Railroad President.

MILwAuKEE, April 25.-A telegram from
New York received by Treasurer Myers O
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Com
pany from Vice-President Bond states that
the directory OF the road to-day appointed
Roswell p. Miller, President, vice Alexander
Mitchell, decersed,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
Fatal Mexican Dual.

GALVESTON, April 24.-The News New
Laredo (Mexico) special says: On Sun.
day Captain Ramon Arguilles, of the Mexi
can army, and Adolfo Tomasas, a clerk in
the Mexican National Railroad offices,
quarreled in a restaurant. In the meet
ing subsequently, Arguilles shot Tomasas
wounding him in the groin. The latter re
turned the fire killing his antagonist. To
masas' condition is precarious.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
Rapist Lynehed.

BIRMINGHAM, April 24.-Hardy Posey.
colored, vas lynched last night at
Bessener for an attempt to rape a girl Is
years OF age. A special train has just
arrived from Bessemer for arms and as
sistance. II is stated the town is sur
rounded by armed negroes who threaten to
burn houses and kill citizens TO avepge the
lynching Of Posey.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28

EMPEROR FREDERICK must have a diff
ferent temperament from that Of most
men. The doctors naturally feared that
a meeting with his mother-in-law would
excite him and tend to upset him as it
would most any other man in his condi-
tion, but it seems to have had quite a
contrary and beneficial effect.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
The Fever Abated.

BERLIN, April pa bulletin, issued at
TAO p. m. says the Emperor became fever
ish during the afternoon, but the fever
abated somewhat toward evening and his
general condition is comparatively salts
factory. DIR. Mackenzie declared his inten-
ton Of prosecuting the journals which have
illuminated him.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
LAWYER MARsH,s INHALATION.
The silly Old Man Firmly Believes in the
Diss Debar Spook Pictures.

New YORK, April 24.-The examination
in the Diss Debar case was continued to
day and Lawyer Marsh testified at length
regarding his acquaintance with the
madame, his belief in spook pictures, etc.
He believed the woman was really a daugh-
ter of Lola Montez and also under the i'm
preston she was a daughter OF the King oil
Bavaria. The witness firmly believed the
pictures and spirit messages given him by
the madame are supernatural. Madame
as a medium had informed him
that Raphael and Rembrandt had,
out of compliment to each other,
painted pictures of each other and they
were presented to him. An employee of an
artist supply store testified to purchases
having been madeb by the madame. Another
witness testified the purchases by her of
material which could be usedfor retouching
old pictures or painting Few ones. Mrs.
Freidland, an artist, testified the spook
pictures were daubs Of the worst character
and that the paints were modern and not
such as were us d by the old masters.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28

MRS. JOHN L. SULLIVAN intends making
it warm for the ex-champion on account
Of alleged unfaithful conduct on his
part while abroad. She charges him
with having acknowledged another
woman as his wife during his travels
and intends to set herself right before
the world. When a man is down every
body is ready to Jump on him.