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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11

c.rd for Means. District Attorney BUT
nett notified him after ~ O'Clock o Sne -.
snance Of the writ and arransed 1or Means
n 20 voluntarily with his bondsmenS "
tba Commissioners Office at . oe'ocA.
With the Fidelity cases fresh IN nina anu
With the proof they gave OF the ,elen hss
nower of the Government where theFe nae
haen a plain transgrcssion OF law, tniS
arrest causes = decided sensation. Means
has had a leading position among ou-inesS
men for a number Of years; bean reanteo
quite wealthy; served q term as Mayor
when he was elected not by a party sote,
Int by a combination whose support was
a compliment to their candidate. TO ave
a man of such prominence put in PERI OF
IMPRISONMENT causes profound ieeing'
There is q fairly well authenticated state-
ment that the examination OF the banks
books and papers show gross violation OF
the banking laws in loans to officers ann
Others connected with the bank very largely
in excess of the limit allowed by law TO
anyone 1t ia possible that this VT ne-
d ing may have been carried to such an
extent as to imperil the banks solvency.
President Means appeared this afternoon
at the Office OF the United States Commls'
O with his ~sureties and gave bond Tor
his in the sum Of $4,000. The
charge against him in the warrant is mis-
application OF upward OF 100000 OF the
funds OF the bank.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
MONTANA COAL.
The Great Coal Field of Eastern Montana
1t Extends From Wyoming to Canada
The Best Coal is Found in t,,a Vol
l0wstone Country.

ouHlj
Spokane Fails Chronicle: IAN item is
going the rounds of the Territorial press
to the effect that a coal felG two hun6 red
miles IN length has been discovered in Mon.
tana, extending from the Big Horn Noun.
cams to the International boundary.
There is no truth in thcreport, although at
various places between the points men.
toned there are Indications of coal and q
fe" mines have been developed. The coal
Tor the most part is Of excellent quality.
mat found in Northern Montana being
superior to the product OF the mines of the
Yellowstone."
AS q matter OF Tact the Indications are
that there is Il practically contiuuous coal
held from the Big Horn Mountains to the
International boundary. Ihonsh only y
lew c'rcumscrihed localities in that region
are described in the Government ren1rts !
taere are hundreds Of large and well defined
OF coal that have not been reported
ohic'ai'y: II Is wei! KNOW that the bench |
!a mus VI tie GRO" reservation. from the |
wyoming line tothe Yellowstone, are under
iaiu WIZ immense seams OF coal, at least
tnat part between Pryor and Rock Greeks
On the north side of the Yellowstono
coal is mined on several creeks in Yellow
stone county. within q few miles OF the
RIVER, and enough prospecting has been
Zone to show that the coal seams extend
lear through under the plateaus from the
Yellowstone to the Musselshell. All the
;reeks putting into both the Musse.sheli
the Yellowstone cut ,al seams. rano.
ny IN thickness upt to &c feet. On the north
'lde OF the Musselshell large ans OF coal
IRE 'ouni cut by nearly ali tho creeks, I'd
10 the Snow Mountains, and from these
clear through the Judith coun-
ry to the Missouri. North OF the Ms
our to the boundary line the same condi-
ions rule. Coal is found cut bv MANY nj
qe creeks, back to the boundary line and ]
I'M all ~thecountry from the PRYOR {
fountains to the forty-ninth parallel it il ,
'arder to find a place where coal does not .
xlst than where it does. The best coal in ,
he Northwest is found south of the Vel. l
and is opened at Rock Creek. I
mere there is known to be no less than t
90 feet IN thickness OF excellent coal. The =
oai at Livingston, Trail Creek and CHINA -
IN the Upper Yellowstone country, ia V
luch better than any yet discovered in s
orthern Montana, and Yelloystone coal c
nd coke are likely to be shipped north s
hea the railroad facilities are better. The =
Of taa LpEes YELLOWSTONE Ia IN in, "
F /.
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Bridal Gifts.

Tie following is 81 list Of presents t., Nr.
and Mrs. Chas. Murray, and their donors at
Their marriage in Meaderviile February >:
Carving set, Dan Ross; silver cake basket,
James Kelly and Lou Gunderson: sd
ring VIM. Parsons; set OF silver kfiye. sd
forks, Tom Optergraph; tidy, Mrs. Nc
Doweil; set silver spoons Miss Mimic
Stewart: pair of Tides, Miss j.. X. Muler;
set silver tea spoon silver napkin ring,
salt and pepper boxes. Mr.. and Mrs.
udSer glass water #t. Thos. Ayers n;
.bedspread, Mrs. j. Harnling; set curtains,
Mrs: CASEY; lamp md water p~i,cl.r. Mrs.
Williams; clock, Mr.. end Mrs. !; ,}r,
glass dinner set, Miss Mabrv Wenri.t5;
painted table cover, Miss lena F5.,.:
;oid SUGAR spoon, Miss Davis; cold butter
KNIT, Mr.. Churchill; lass water set Mrs.
ltntie e, broom and holder, Mrs. comb
'.v.r pickle %cast"", Mr.. and Mrs, Theme;
oh"to1faphs a~ed.albnm, John Young: pair
ia bracelets, Miss Fannie Stewart. Tie
'l;oe la..a groom, accom- aanjcd By the
oFlds's sister, left for the ranch on Nevada
.reek February i.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
EFFECT OF THE SPEECH

The Continental European press, in com
menting upon Prince Bismarck's speech.
appear to view it in general as intended 70
have a peaceful effect. Conservative French
organs concede it will create a fayorable
impression in Europe, which, in spite Of
Bismarck's reference to Frances will;,o-
ness to provoke war if it gets the onnor.
tunity, is a great concession. A nor
ton Of the Russian press coon,
to have taken his reference -
their late rampant tone of hostility os j..
mat ana "elcome the speech as exempt.
,y'nsa peaceiul spirit that agrees with
Russian aspirations. They acce, t his at.
LICK on themselves as one that might be
directed against the press of Austria
and Germany. but nevertheless their alter.
btoa from Fsnearous hatred 10 resrsst,u,
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RUNNING WOLF,
An ii.f!.si:isn teton.

Mrs. Peterson, = deuarted woman vito
mas been supported by the ;t.g,,tv .ar
some time past and Who iiyel vi.h her
naoy ID the northwest part OF TIE eli :. WIS
the victim OF inhatnan treatmen. ~. Tu 3.
day evening. \ certain dealer in scronj.
goods vert to her house and to 4
away all She effects. Tie urf,rtua9te
woman was found that night lriag, I'll h
her chiM' on tie bare floor, ana Yesterday
was wandering about town il an aiuI -
Ii Is probable that tie author.
officers about the Jail are ;r,.i-nant n,.q
the inhuman action OF the da,i lev j., s,'n,l
lsnd goods. 81 '"'
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
TICKLE JOSIE.
h Makes IN Agreement With the Dis
trict Attorney and Won't Stand BY It.

h Makes an Agreement With the Dis
trIct Attorney and Won't Stand BY It.
CINCINNATI, February 7.-Yesterday it
was agreed between Josie Holmes and the
District Attorney, all authorities concerned
having consented, that she should appear
in the United States Court. plead guilty
and receive the sentence, which the Cour
would afterwards suspend, she in the mean
while to be liberated from prison. When
the time came to-day for this proceeding
Miss Holmes, through her attorney, in
formed the District Attorney that for the
present she had changed her mind and that
she would not enter a plea OF guilty. The
significant thing in the conduct of the Gov
eminent to-day was giving to the Grand
Jury d recess of one week. in order to let
the Government prepare some fresh cases
that it bad to lay before that body.
Everybody understands that these cases
al those of President and Cashier DE
Ca mp, aud perhaps one Or two other Off
GERS OF the bank.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
CINCINNATI has attained hls ~,

CiSclNNArr has attained unenviable prom.
lnence by the untrustworthiness some OF her
hduciary Institutions have deyeloped. Tho
rottenness OF the Fidelity Bank seems
about to be paralleled by the developments
in the affairs Of the Metropolitan Bank al.
though the men at the head of the latter; in.
stitution stood high in the community for
problty and worth. The only security for
the public is in the inlexible administra.
non OF the law by the Government and the
punishment OF those through whose laxitv
OF supervision these violations of the re.
Str'ctions upon banking operations i'm.
posed by law are possible. But it greatly
"eakens theforce OF these prosecutions and
convictions to find that the man whose
n'sdeeds in wrecking the Fidelity Bank sent
Tim to States prison is treated with ma
much leniency as though he was more
Timed against than SHINING, instead Of
Gaping the full measure Of disgrace he de-.
erves as the chief sinner OF the opt6t
a bank wrccker Is sent to the peni.
entiarv he should be dealt the ga me treat.
aens Whether he is q safe burglar mr. ito
,fesldeat, through whose c%r!snipsl aas,set
20 crash Il brought about, ~
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
WOMAN'S

The Pioneer Press in it's issue OF last
Saturday collects together the accounts
published OF self-sacriice and bravery, ex-
hibited by school-teachers. both male and
female, during the u ~ful storm OF January
IL, which will be remarkable in the annals
OF Dakot', and Nebraska. especially, for
the desolation it wrought to- human and
animal life. Interest centers chiefly on the
heroic qualities hatdreadful night brought
out in mere girls, and the narratives of
bravery shown by Misses Royce, Freeman,
Joyce and Shattack in Nebraska, and
Misses Pierson, Grant, Stafford and La.
mar in Dakota, equal anything in the his.
tory OF any country for unse!fsh devotion
to the welfare OF the children under their
care. The amount OF physical endurance
displayed by them, many of them slight,
frail women, is incredible and shows the
power OF an indomitable will to carry its
possessor over obstacles that make the
merely physically strong quail. 1t showed
how in an emergency the almost instructive
mother nature in woman eau be depended |
on to come to the front without any pre-
vlous training. Some of them, mere girls, |
acted with an energy and promptness that
would have done credit to years of expert.
ence. They decided what to do, either to
remain with their scholars at the school
house, or to make their way through the
fury OF the tempest to the nearest haven Of
safety. and no mother ever folded her
Owl children to her breast with greater
.selt-sacrifice or more devoted!y exposed
herself that her offspring might be pro-.
tected than many OF these school teachers.
Sad and pitiful do tie accounts read of
these tales of sacrifice even unto death, 20
say nothing OF lesser evils, such as limbs
frozen, that their charges might live, and
well do they deserve the heralding far and
vide OF their heroism that shows the
virtues dwell in unstinted measure
in every school house in the land and hat
only the occosian is wanted to bring it out
IN full .luxuriance. The ready spoons in !
Nebraska to appeals for funds in behalf of 6
'hree school teachers of that State shows
hat parents appreciate the sacrifices of
'hese girls, and there are many Others who +;
ire equally worthy swhoss merits deserve f
imilar recognition and which the republi- =
alton OF these thrilling episodes by the q
'ioneer Press will be certain to evoke. II,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11

If Professor Swenson is correct-and he
is most trustworthy authority-it will be
welcome news to the country that sugar
a be produced fully as cheaply in Kansas
as in Louisiana. Any increase to the
source OF domestic supply OF that house
hold necessity will be a National blessing,
as it will have the effect OF promoting the
establishment of additional refneries and
will result in breaking down the monopoly
OF the sugar trust.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
PROJECTS.
". Pinkham Has the Plans Out for a Two
Story Brick-J. d. Thomas VIII Follow
&~R

w. has tne AIA"S Ou' AWo-
Story Brick-J. d. Thomas VIII Follow
suit.
Mr.. w. Pinkham has had plans pre-.
pared for a two story brick building, and
intends to let the contract for its con.
Immediately. so as to have all
arrangements concluded before he goes
East next week. The new building will
occupy the ground covered by the con
plomeration OF sheds in which the fire
occurred some time ago, extending from
the rear of his store to the alley. 1t will
be 5Sx42 feet in area, and will be Laid out
fol. furniture ware-rooms on both flats.
Mr.. Pinkham will arrange for the com.
mencemeat of construction at the earliest
possible moment. as tho ''uildirg cannot
be completed too soon for hun. He SEES
that the re will be IA large increase OF pop
~ulation in Butte this year, and while East
lie will purchase S25,O 900 worth OF furni-
ture to fit out some OF the n~ew-comers.
Mr.. J. d. Thomas, who is now in Ca!iior-
MIA, announced his intention before
leaving OF erecting q t"o-story brick
in place of the frame buildiags
now occupied by Mr.. Oliver,
adjoining Mr.. P~iukham's on the west. THIS
Improvement will be commenced ass'onas
possible after Mr.. Thouas r~etIrns from
California. He will erect a p%artiwa!| o. TIA
side next Mr.. Pinkham's, and tho latter
will sometime during the year, extend rs
two story brick to the Par street r. 'ht.
These gentlemen have hezitated ab'1F
making such improvements until the 81. am
motor question should be decided, and now
that tbs freedom Of that machine from OBJ
%jectionable features has beendemonstratod,
and there can be no question about its be.
ing permitted to run through Park sir ct,
they have concluded to put no bnildin,s il
accordance with the increa sing value Il he
real estate. The openirg OF the steam
street car service through Pork street VIII
be the sigma! for a general ov%erhauling Of
the wooden ranges that predominant there.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
CLOSED by THE GOVERNMENT.
Another Cincinnati Bank Goes Under
Sensation Caused by Arrests Made

CINCINNATI, February THE silence OF
the tomb prevails at the Metropolitan
Bank this morning. A placard on the door
announces that the Bank ia in the hands
OF the Comptroller OF the Currency acting
through Sanders. United States National
Bank Examiner. All connected with the
oank say this would not nave happened if
the Government had not caused the arrest
OF the ex-viee president, which moved the
other banks to withdraw their offers of as-
s%'stance. DeCamp had go difficulty in pro-
curing b~ondsmen. which was placed at
s2o.ooo, n he was only kept in custody
while the bond waa being prepared. The
warrant was issued this H~aopn.as, bus va.
nas ssrrsA IL thy uausl msaass sut Of 70.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11

The husbands in the Twin Cities are a
graceless lot, some of them. Wilkins at
tanned notoriety in St. Paul from his
numerous matrimonial alliances, and now
m a story OF a young husband OF Min
neapolis named Allen who nonchalantly
left his vile and three children to take a
tour on the Pacific Slope with Miss Huban,
a pretty young female clerk, and When his
funds ran out left her in Chicago and re-
prevailed on his wife to stop divorce pro-
ceedings and give him another chance. The
female clerk was not to be outdone in mag
nanimity by the legitimate possessor of
Mr.. Aliens affections, but came up to Min
neapolis and in an interview with Mrs.
Allen generously agreed to leave the hus-
band and wife alone forever, and return to
her home at Grand Rapids, Mich, which
was very considerable in her. Mrs. Allen
did not take the same view OF the business
as the average woman, or there would have
been a hairpulling match on the spot with
a disfgured Delilah hunting safety from the
vengeance OF an outraged wife.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11

The arrest Of D:-hs'Iu N. Fox at this
.--.o on a charge of violating the penal code
by encouraging prize-fighting will be a sur
prise to everyone. He has been ostenta-
tiously ~patronizing every pugilist and put
ting up fakes in the way OF belts time out
OF mind for the very purpose OF having his
paper a advertised, and the criminal authori-
ties OF New York apparently only now
realize the fact. He has posed as the hacker
par excellence Of American pusilistic talent
and will scarcely thank the authorities for
the tardy justice done him n DIV. Some
years ago he might have welcomed it as an
excellent advertisement.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11

A LEGISLATOR in the New York State As
sembly lately introduced a bill there, aimed
at Chinese laundries, requiring laundry re-
ceipts to be written in the English language.
The bill failed to receive more than ten
votes and died ingloriousIy. New Workers
will still have to trust to the tender mercies
Of the Celestials to receive back the pr oler
quota OF underwear and settle disputes
about the returns in the time-honored
fashion OF wrecking the establishment to get
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
Honors to an American Priest.

DETROIT, February livery Rev. Father
Francis Haas, who has resided at the
Capuchin monastery in this city since
1885, has been raised to the dignity of a
defnitor, or one of a council of six that
assists the superior general to govern the
order. 1t will be necessary for Father
Haas to reside in Rome. He is the first
member Of the order in America SO hon
Orp6
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
Juvenile Avengers.

Yesterday the juvenile gamblers sent
word to the police OF this city that it will
not be sale for them to risk themselves
outside OF the city limits in the direction of
South Butte. Joe Jones. the ringleader of
the bloodthirsty fifteen juveniles, has in
duced them all to sign a declaration Of
written in blood, drawn from tbe
smallest boy IN the gang. They are now
to have revenge for the dis
nrnanc OF tn" peace aud quietness of
.he9r premises, maze by the police on Sun.
gay evening Their warning has esasad q
: Issae dsa' 81 uasss!asss nusoas ths 10.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11

The San Francisco Committee in Wash
ington working to secure the holding of the
Democratic National Convention at the
capital of the Pacific slope have big in
will be raised to pay the expenses of dele.
gates from all parts OF the Union and their
hotel bills. New York will offer no such
bonus as this and the temptation to the
National" Democratic Committee will be
impossible to withstand except for the
with the vote of the Empire State.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
GONE Up IN SMOKE.
Destructive Fire at Waikeryille Last
Njght-JOhn III. Wallis Foars3ing House
Burned to the Ground-Eyan keese,s
Dwelling Shares Its Fate.

~"OAAAnS chAE0S 1th rate.
AT 10 O'Clock last night the prolonged
footing OF all the steam whistles north +
town called everybody out Of doors, AID a
iurld glare was Observed spreading itself
over the heavens form a point somewhere
beyond the Moulton mill. A number Of
citizens rushed to the telephone Office, but
IL was some time before anything could be
learned there, as all the WalkervilIe wires
were in use. Finally it was learned that
John ii. Wallis boarding house. porthwestof
1he Alice mill, was in flames. A MINER re-
porter was soon on the ground and found
the Alice Fire Company ~endeavoring to ex-
tlnsuish the flames in the ruins of two
houses, for it was not more tha twenty
minutes from the time the fire was discov-
cred until the boarding house and the house
OF Evan Reese. next door, had fallen in.
Inc wind was blowing such a gale that the |
did their work with extraordinary ra-
The reporter found Mrs. Wall and he,
daughters in the house OF a neighbor. Mrs.
Wall said that her husband was at a dance
IN Walkerville all evening, and that q few
minutes before ten O'Clock she had gone
put into the hall and sme!led smoke. She
opened the door of tho kitchen, and found
Inc room full OF flames, which spread 80
that it was with difficulty she
warned her daughters in time for them to
ave their lives. They saved nothing out
the house except two trunks. She was
naturally very much agitated and worn
'ut 6y the experience OF the evening, and
ould not then make an estimate OF the
oss. The house W a a two-story bull ing.
obtaining II rooms, and one of the .
aid she thought the loss must ,
e over $4,000. They could not say ,
neither there was any insurance on it. ,
hey thought the fire was started in some
GOD that was piled behind the cooking s
ange, in which there was a hot fire, Some E
I the boarders saved their effects. Int g
lost OF them saved nothing. Nothing was {
a we'd from the Reese house. which was tenn /
orar!Iv unoccupied, Mr.. Reese being at =,
ork in Anaconda. 4
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
The Appeal Renewed,

BUFFALO, February 1.-The General Exc
cutive board OF the Knights OF Labor re-
newed the appeal made by the last general
assembly in behalf OF the striking Lehigh
miners. It is now said that Powderly's
physician has forbidden him to leave
Scranton.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
Communication Suspended.

MONTREAL, February mo mails from
Victoria, b. c., have arrived for a week
past, and considerable anxiety has been
felt in consequence. Unprecedented cold
weather and the occurrence Of suo slides
neal Yale are the reasons assigned by the
Canadian Pacific railway officials for this
interruption Of the postal service.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
V A

romantic Love Affair of u Montana Man
lie Eel! in Love With a Pic.ura ,f 3,
0"'"ern Gi'l-Courtship at Three
~1hou-and Miles Distance-She Arrives
In Butte and Will be Wedded To-
Night.
Hr.'Louis W. Shodair, an ~enterprisino
young merchant OF Philipsburg, and form.
cry OF Butte, wa born and brought an in
south caFoaaa. While psaeticIns the art
p0osesfaphie there be aseum alates . ls.as
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
Wash0uts on the Manitoba.

The Manitoba seems to be having a mon
opoly ct the %washouts. as far as the north
ern roads are concerned. A second rise in
Milk River took out all that was left of the
old bridge, with the repairs On it, and
washed an engine fifty feet down stream.
The bridges across the Marias and Teton
Rivers were also washed out, and q deputy
sheriff had to drive from Great Falls to
Benton n day last week, as there was no
rolling stock to carry him by rail. The
Milk River is a very weak looking stream
in summer. but when she gets up for bust
ness pile and trestle bridges have to get out
of the way.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
Montana Il. Z. Bridge Finished.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, February S.-The Pho
neer Press learns from Great Falls, Mont,
that the Montana railroad bridge there has
been completed and the rails will be aid
tomorrow. The bridge is 99O feet long
and is the only n crossing Missouri river
north of Bismarck.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
HAFEp.
One Term.

ANACONDA, February 4: ITO the Editor
OF the Miner.] Please answer me bv r..
turn mail the number of terms James q
Blame served as U. S. Senator, and oblige.
yours respectfully, K. K~.rrrxn.cu
Mr.: Blame served one short term, bsein.
n.ns III 1o'! \ ending in 1881, when he
was appointed Secretary Of State.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11

Ne" York sun: Very Sick Husband ito
weeping "ifel-It may eoms out al. ris!.t
yet, my dear; So don't cry.
| Wsap'gg Wiie~I can't help it. Jot.a. Sci.
sssw bsw sasi|y ! aa moved TO ss.ss.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
A Little Spite.

Boston Budget: Miss Elation-Congratu-
late me, Maria, Mr.. B. has just asked
me to be his wife, and l have assented.
Miss Acidity-Poor girl; he asked me the
same question last evening and l gave him
a decided negative.