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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
NEW ENGLAND BLUE LAWS.

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Not all the blue lave are confined to
Connecticut, the land Of wooden nutmegs
and shoe-peg oats. Each one of the pro-
tected and "highly respectable" New
England States is cursed with the relics
of oppression and intolerance, which are
not only found yet on the books, but new
ones are being added.
Vermont, the home Of "~icicle" Ed
munds and Justin 8, Morrill,, has lately
passed a law which it la safe to predict
will make trouble. 1t provides that lit
shall be the duty Of any sheriff or his
deputy or any constable to search, with
out warrant, any wagon, carriage, cart,
sleigh. sled, = = trunk, box,
handbag, satchel, bundle or clothing"
conveyed OF worn along any road or
street in the state, for intoxicating
liquor" If he thinks there is a chance of
finding any by so doing. If the sheriff
or one of his deputies can find any of the
contraband article he is entitled to one
fourth OF the fine inflicted upon the
"owner or keeper" vi the whisky, beer.
wine or like beverage. Under this law
deputy sheriffs may search men or women
at any time or place, and under the sane
ton thereof may inflict all manner Of in
dignities.
Commenting upon this extraordinary
legislation, the New York "World" saws:
"One may search in vain among Russian
statutes or edicts for an instance where
the principle Of personal liberty is more
directly violated than right here, or
where authority is given more com
pletely the form and spirit of despotic
tyranny"
Once in awhile a state legislature puts
enactments upon the statute books which
nine-tenths Of the members know never
can and never will be generally enforced.
A sample is the law of the last Nebraska
Legislature prohibiting treating and fix-
ing the penalty for violation at q fine OF
$40. or imprisonment. Can anyone tell
why intelligent men give tkssir approval
to such ridiculous propositions?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

producing territory. Taking the more
nearly exact figures Of s24.Oei,54e. we
ind that Montana leads that state BY
,545.
We believe it to be no idle boast e
predict that the increase in Montana THU
year will be 100000. and that the
production Of the Anaconda copper
works and the Granite silver mine
will be more this year, than the totai
output Of the whole Of Colorado.
ALI these figures, which are not OK
-aggerations, show, to some extent, the
greatness Of this territory as a mineral
producing region, to say nothing OF it,
Immense wealth of cattle, sheep, horses
timber and agriculture.
THE MINER has already published thu
output Of the great camp of Leadville fol
1883, the total being $~11,83O,2O5. Thus
it will be seen, the product of Butte alone
is nearly double that Of Leadville.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
A CRIMINAL ACTION.
But the Promptitude of the Health
Authorities Prevented the Results In
ended

II EctOuOcu tuc nCSulOS HI
tended.
It was Tuesday learned from County
Physician Amsden that the case of small.
pox removed to the pest house last month
had died there a couple Of weeks ago. The
man admitted after his removal that he
knew where he got it, and came to Butte
expressly to avoid being treated as he
was. He stated that a friend of his had
developed the disease in Ieadville, and
that he had assisted in removing his friend
from his ROOF to tine wagon in which the
friend was conveyed to the Leadville pest
house, and held him in the Wagon until he
arrived there. He left Leadville and went
to Denver, and from there to Salt
Lake, where he felt the premonitory
symptoms OF sickness coming on him.
Fearing to be sent to q pest house himself,
he took the train for Butte and put up at
a room here, hoping that he would
be able to elude the vigilance
of the health authors. les until his
case was too far gone for removal. 1t
is to the credit Of the health authorities
here that they took such prompt measures
as they did. The disease was in the incipi-
emit stage, but the correct diagnosis ofDrs.
Leavitt aud Amsden OWNED the nature oil
the disease ut once and saved the
whole city from possible danger.
The critninally reckless action
of the man who would plunge
q bouseful of strangers into danger thus
cannot be too severely reprobated, but as
he is the only victim and has gone to his
last account, nothing remains but thankful
ness that the city and county health
authorities showed themselves equal to the
emergency and took the steps necessary to
check any serious consequences. DR.. Ans
den stated that the man confessed that he
had not drawn q sober breath for ten
years prior to his coming here. and
strangely enough could not be induced to
touch whiskey as a stimulant in his sick
ness which rendered his case hopeless.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
M
A Simple Remedy for Application i'm
CriticallCases.

CriticallCases.
BUTTE, January S.-[To the Editor of the
Miner ]-Pneumonia seems to be SO fatal
here that l think any known remedy
should be given the public, and l give
give the following, that has been used sue.
cessfullyin cases requiring immediate treat.
ment: First, give the patient a hot tub
bath, adding hot water until the flesh is
red, and as hot as itscan be endured. The
room should be warm. SO that no cold
strikes the patient. Rub the skin dry.
Then rub the chest and back thoroughly
with croton oil, in equal proportions. Put
mustard plasters all over the chest and
back. Those ready prepared at the drug.
gist's are best, as they exhaust their
strength before they blister. Then line an
all wool shirt with thick wrapping paper.
This is easily done by cutting the proper
shape. Turn the shirt wrong side out.
sew the Paper on firmly, so as to be air
tight; Turn the shirt again, putting the
proper side next the patient. Regulate the
bowels by giving a mild p~urgative; keep
the patient warm, and in less than twenty
four hours they will be in a fair way to re.
covery. l know a lady who has had the
pneumonia twice, and very bad. In both
instances this was the treatment applied,
and was entirely successful. This treat
ment does not interfere with the physician,
is convenient, can be quickly used, and is
in the reach OF every one. Respectfully,
Mrs. LOUIE CoULsoN.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
Another Vag Case.

dutch Kid" who had been arrested for
vagrancy. had his case investigated by
Judge Lippincott last evening. Mr..
Kelthley appeared for him and stated that
he had been unable to have his witnesses
ready. The witnesses for the prosecution
were there, however, and included nearly
all the police force, besides others. Their
evidence was taken, and showed that be
had done no work, apparently, for two
years. Two ladies gave their testimony
that he had at various times begged
money OF them to buy "hop'' and to stake
him at gambling. The case was ad'
iourned until to-day to give the defendant
a chance to produce his witnesses.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
A Difficult Case successfully Treated.

A Difficult Case Successfully Treated.
An instance OF complete success attending
an operation for the radical cure OF hernia
was learned yesterday. Asgenerally known,
it is a very difficult and slow ailment to
cure. The operation was performed on
December 3 by DIR. Murray on James Smell,
an employee at the Colorado smelter. The
hernia was in the i~nguinal region. DR..
Murray cut down on the hernia, dissected
out the sac in which the intestine pro-
truded, replaced the latter, ligated the sac
and cutit of. The difficulty in these cases is
in inducing the abdominal wall to heal.
Antiseptic dressing were applied every four
or five days and the recovery was rapid.
Mr.. Smell has been up and going about his
house for the last three weeks and could
go to work now, but the part i still tender
and the patient is detained from resuming
work in order to preclude any possible i'll
effects until it is perfectly sale to do &c.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
Turned the Tables on Him.

Willie Woods, a lad OF 16, had a girl
named Belle Smith arrested for using vile
and abusive language to him aud striking
him on the 9th when lie went to collect a
bill from her. The case came before Judge
Lippincott last evening, the evidence show
ing that he Was The aggressor, commencing
the abuse. The defendant WAS acquitted
and Willie was fined costs amounting to
about $l3 for malicious prosecution and
given two days to rustic it.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

Prompt Action Saves a Runaway From
Serious Results i'm South Butte.

Prompt Action Saves a Runaway From
Serious Results i'm South Butte.
Shortly before noon Tuesday a cutter
driven by a hvery-stable keeper from the
lower part of town was passing along Front
street in South Butte when. just opposite
Dolman's warehouse. the cutter was upset
by running against a piece OF ice in the
road, throwing out thetwo occupants. The
horse, which was a small one, started on q
run. a man, who happened to bsstanding
in front OF Fl. L. Franks warehouse a
short distance east OF where the upset took
place, saw the horse coming towards him
on the run and undertook to stop it. The
horse swerved as it approached him and
the man made q grab for the lines and
caught them. BE was dragged about nod
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

A middle-aged woman went to q promi-
nent physician OF San Diego not long ago
and asked him to amputate her two great
toes. He examined them, assured her that
there was nothing wrong with them, and
said that be wouldn't cut them off. She
begged him to, saying that il they were off
she could wear No. 2 shoes instead of No.
4s, as then. Her toes were her own, she
said, to do what she pleased with, and she
would give $500 to have them cut off. The
doctor refused, and the woman vent in
quest of some one with less conscience. A
San Diego newspaper says that she found
some one to do the job successfully, for two
weeks later she went to San Francisco
wearing the best pair Of No. % that could
be bought in San Diego.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

The MINER welcomes the return Of
MIR. Frank N. Leonard to Montana jour-
nalism. He arrived in Butte Monday,
accompanied by Mrs. Leonard, and
yesterday he Jumped right into the
harness" as city editor Of the Enter
Mountain" Mr.. Leonard, although yet
a young man, has had considerable
newspaper experience, and is Justly con-
sidered one Of the brightest members of
the fraternity in the Northwest.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
No Wonder the Experiment Failed.

Stuart Cumberland, the mind reader,
tells this story about Isabella, the ex.
Queen OF Spain. He was experimenting
with her in trying to discover an article
hidden in another room; and, of course
wal ANXIOUS that she should concentrate
her thoughts on the article and where she
had hidden it. All vent well till they
had passed the corridor between the
apartments, when suddenly it came into
her majesty's head to tell the thought
reader a bit of gossip which she had just
heard. After this was done, "By-the-by,'
she said, II was to keep thinking of some.
thing, was / not? What is it?" No won
der the experiment failed.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

Is it possible that no one really knows
of anything wrong up in Alaska, as has
been openly charged? Are the allega.
tions the result Of some freak of spite,
the driveling Of the insane, or the imagi.
nation Of over-sensitive cranks? Or has
but N side of the story been told, OF
have witnesses been subpoenaed with
reference to covering up the TRUTH
Verify, there is something wrong some.
where.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
The Richest Gold Mine in the World.

The Mount Morgan gold mine OF Queens.
land has proved to be the richest mine in
the world. 1t is situated on the range OF a
sheep ranch. 1t is an iron-stone hill in the
midst OF green grass. A public road runs
over the mountain, and it was while re.
pairing it that the gold was discovered. 1t
was purchased for $4,000, just SIS an acre,
and the shares are o worth SIS, 900, 900.
It is supposed to be an old geyser impreg-
mated with gold. The metal is extracted BY
the chlorination process and costs but
$3.50 q ton.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

FAIR resume of the bill introduced
by Sherman to regulate the election of
Congressman and President, appears
this morning, in our dispatches from
Washington. 1t will be seen that Sher-
man proposes to take this matter out of
the hands Of the state and nationalize it.
Thus is approaching the centralized
government, the socialistic idea of which
is that the government can manage
everything better than the individual
or the fractional community.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
How the Men are Being "Protected.y

New YORK, January S.-A strike in the
immense carpet factory OF Higgins & Co.
was inaugurated this morning to enforce
a demand for a return to the scale of the
wages in effect before December IT.
CINCINNATI, January S.-Two hundred
employees of the H. W. Davis carriage
factory, whose contract expires with the
beginning OF the year, submitted a new
scale of prices to their employer. He dis.
charged the men and announced that he
was ready to employ the individually, but
would make no bargains through commit
tees. The men would not return under
those conditions and the factory is closed.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

In discussing the tax on cotton
wares, the Southern Senators, yesterday
showed its absurdity. They declared il
to be a tax on a million and a quarter Of
manuel laborers to give lucrative em.
plOyment to five thousand other workers,
the latter and the employers, by this
means, taking much Of the earnings of
the million and a quarter. This is a
very good illustration OF the operations
of the monstrosity miscalled "Protec-
ton" s. yt. ta.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
Wildcats i'm Nevada.

Sheep.raisers in Lincoln county, Nevada,
have been much troubled this fall by Wild
cats. They appeared in the vicinity of
Phoebe and Bristol several weeks ago in
droves, and, before the farmers thought of
any organized resistance, did great damage.
One man lost ~sixty-ive head OF sheep,
another fifty and another seventy-fve.
There seems to he two kinds Of cats, one
small and gray, the other larger and yellow
and white. They are hard to get q shot at,
do their work in the night, and it takes Il
mighty good dog to kill one. The farm
ers are using poison with considerable
success.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

before he brought the animal to q stand
still, but held ON with determination al
though ia doing SO be Tell ON his knees. The
parties came up and with the remark
There's nothing broken, is there2n got in
ard drove OF without a word Of thanks
for the service done them. The cutter sus-
tanned no injury. fortunately: though there
is no telling what q wreck it might have be-
come but for the prompt action OF the
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
Courtship a Failure.

They had been keeping company seven
years and were discussing a topic that has
excited much comment in England and this
country.
He-Dear Jane, do you think, from OBJ.
servation, that marriage is a failure?
She-Dear John, I cannot say. But ]
sometimes am inclined to think that court.
ship is.-[Judge.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

A Los ANGLES dispatch gravely cracks
a venerable chestnut in the solemn an
nouncement that it has the authority of
those who have been In the secret from
the first, that George Osgood Of Ramona
was the author Of the Murchison letter"
In the classic language Of the Plumed
Knight, we are prompted to explain: "Give
us q rest"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
Probably Went Down i'm the Great Storm

FrOUaUIy Weht OOWh IN inc TreAt STORM,
New YORK, January 8.-Five ships are
posted ON the maritime exchange this
morning, as missing since the storm oil
November Is. and are now given up for
lost. They are the Samoan steamship
New York, November 90, for Hayti; Nile,
brig, West Indies, November 10. for New
York; L. W.. p. Armstrong, brig. Gauda.
loupe, November 13, for New York; Ella
Warner, schooner, Porto Rico, November
"a, for New York; e. M. Bacon, schooner,
Porto Rico, November Is, for New York.
The number OF lives lost is 6fty-four. The
value Of the ships and cargoes, 81, 900, 900.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

IT is rumored that De Freycinet, see.
ing the certainty Of Boulanger's cleo.
ton. is trying to arrange with him re.
garding the composition Of the next
ministry. Boulanger has his enemies,
but he is loved most dearly by his
friends, and he seems to have hosts Of
them. It is difficult Tor those on this
side of the water to tell what his aims
are-whether to plunge the country into
one extreme or the other.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
School Teachers Appointed-The Special
Tax Levy for High School Bonds.

School Teachers Appointed-The Special
Tax Levy for High School Bonds.
At the meeting OF the School Board on
Monday evening, the only transaction out
OF the ordinary routine was the appoint
ment OF Miss B. w. Holland to the position
of primary teacher at VAUDEVILLE, vacted
by Miss Sullivan at the end OF last month.
Miss Agnes Ryan takes her class, she being
a new appointee.
The Board passed a number OF bills.
Clerk Evans reported the amount OF the
special levy for payment of interest on the
sinking fund at $8,167.2S, this being the
first meeting OF the Board since the tag
list was made out. The special levs was
l mill to redeem bonds against the High
School to the amount of $25, 900, redeem
able in five years from May 1, 1885. The
amount raised this year is 1851 more than
last, showing IN increase in the tax list of
81, 600.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
Lightning Sets a Coal Mine Aare.

On a mountain in Alpine County, Cali.
fornia, during a. thunder storm, the light
ming struck a pine tree, followed it down
into the ground, and Immediately there
burst forth q brilliant fire, which has con-
tinued to burn ever since. IL is believed
the lightning ignited a bed OF coal, which
is now feeding the flame.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
Not Complimentary

DR.. Sprouter (who is rather inclined to
talk shop)-Did you know that mankind
was subject to 1000 different diseases,
Miss Debut.
Miss Debut-Indeed! and to think that
there were only three or four when the
doctors first began !-[Burlington Free
Press.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

UNFORTUNATELY all the marriages Of
foreigners with American girls do not
turn out happily. 1t is reported from
Paris that the separation is anticipated
shortly of Prince de ROban Chabot and
his American wife. She is a daughter of
MIR. Hayward. formerly of New York.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
A VICTIM OF THE ARDENT.
An Old Fourth of July Gulch Citizen
Develops Symptoms of Insanity.

DOsCAOPs cyAlPoOnue Va AASaAAbys
John Duffy was brought MIDTOWN Tues
day by his friend Mr.. Brown from Fourth
OF July Gulch suffering from an excess of
stimulants recently, putting him in charge
OF the authorities at the Court House for
sale keeping. Mr.. Duffy is said to be worth
anywhere from forty to fifty thousand dol
lars, and his friend was apprehensive lest,
in his present unbalanced mentalccndition,
he might make ducks and brakes OF his
money in the hands OF unprincipled per.
sons. DR.. Amsden with a jury of two men
were called to hold an examination of the
case in the Probate Court, but Mr.. Duffy
was too violent to admit ofjudiciaI investi-
~gationsand sc he was removed to the cells
to give him the benefit OF a days abstin-
ence and see if he will be any more rational.
TheI re is little doubt, however, that he will
have to be placed for a season under the
care Of Drs. Mussigbrod and Mitchell at
Warm Springs, as he has been an ardent
devotee OF liquor for some time past and
not the safest man in the world to be at
large When .nnder the influence"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
SOId In Butte City by
NEWTON BROS. Sole Agents.
Fourth of July Mining Company.
4L1 tAl ~F I,,1u Mi

Yesterday morning the 4th OF July Min
ing Company met in the parlor~of Clark &
Larabie's bank in this city for the election
Of officers for the ensuing year. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Fred Brown,
President; VIM. Owsley, Vice President;
Alex. J. Johnston, Secretary; w. A. Clark,
Treasurer. Directors: Fred Brown, VIM.
Owsley, d. D. Budd, Tom Daley and W. A..
Clark. The 4th Of July is stocked for
100000. Shares Of the par value of 81
per share. There is no stock on the market
for sale.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

CHANGES are coming. In Nebraska,
the Omaha Republican" says the senti-
ment is growing in favor Of the Austria
liam system of voting. In Minnesota, the
Minneapolis "Star" declares the people
are rapidly moving in the direction of the
single tax idea.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12
Adding More Cattle and Horses,

Miles City Journal: Pierre Wilbaux
has recently made a deal with the Green
Mountain Ranching company by which he
adds to his already extensive cattle inter
ests in this territory 1000 head of range
cattle, estimated. Cattle are to be deliver
ed next season aud spring calves thrown in,
all around price being $23. And from Mr..
Wilbaux the Green Mountain company has
purchased 600 head OF horses at $50.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-12

THE New York state supreme court has
decided that the North River Refining
Company has forfeited Its charter, the
ground being that it passed out of its
existence by selling out its stock to the
sugar trust. This is one blow at trusts,
anyway.