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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
SPRAY FROM THE FALLS.
The Northern Pacific and Manitoba Roads
Going to Spokane.

The Northern Pacific and Manitoba Roads
Going to Spokane.
SPOKANE FALLS, Dec. 4.-[Special to
the Miuer.]-Paul schultse. land agent Of
the Northern Pacific railroad, is authority
for the statement that as soon as WORK
can be commenced his road will commence
the construction OF branch line from
KootenA Al station in Idaho to Bonners
Ferry, thus tapping the great water way.
Large corps OF surveyors are in the
Kootenai country at work for the Mani
toba. Late arrivals say that the line VIII
70 by way OF Flathead lake down tns
Kootenai river to Bonner's Ferry, IRON
that point to Spokane Falls.
1t is thought the Missoula route has oeef
abandoned.
The greatest social event OF the season
was the double wedding tonight at tn'
residence OF Hon. A. M. Cannon. M's'
Katherine Clark and Miss Mary EVelyr
Pope are the daughter and niece respect
lively OF Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon. The iorme
married D. r.. Allen, superintendent OF tn'
Seattle, Lake Shore q Esstern raiiroao
the latter J. F. Hemenway OF the Bank o
Spokane Falls. The ceremony was str'c'i'
private, only the intimate friends and re'a
tives being present, and was followed ny
large and brilliant reception. The yonn
connles left on the eastbound train tor
bridal tour through the eastern cities.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
TEE NATIONAL WOOL GROWERS.
President Dslano Makes the Annual Ad.
dress-visit the President.

President Dslano Makes the Annual Ad
dress-visit the President.
| WASHINGTON, Dec AT the Nationa
Wool growers meeting the committee t.
prepare an address to the wool growers o
the United States was appointed. Colum
bus Delano OF Ohio, president of the
national association, delivered the annual
address. He said that both food and
clothing should be made at home. not pur
chased from abroad when the people who
consume them have the facility for their
production. Influenced by the act oi
1853" he continued, "wool growing
languishes throughout the United States
and without relief it must soon perish. The
Texas wool clip OF 1882 was valued at
$9,228,23 it 1884 it was $5,O16,674
showing a loss of 81, ,211, $50. Is it desir-
able to extinguish an industry best adopted
to this vast section under the cry of free
trade or free WOOL Under the influence
OF the act OF 1883 our annual clip has been
reduced 55,ooo,0OO pounds, while it
per ecent. annually to keep pace with
the natural growth OF the country to those
who favor free trade as our true policy we
add no protest against free wool. II it be
free trade, let US have it as q system pure
and simple, without the adulteration of
duplicity under the name OF Incidental
Prohibition" Let US do one or the other
and have an economical policy that is en-
titled to the honest and correct name. A
tariff for revenue" with incidental pro-
lection is adelusion and fraud. We need
national policy on this subject honestly
named. II protection. let it be general and
uniform, embracing all the American in.
dustries that can be profitably pursued by
our people.
meeting adjourned and the delegates in
body called on the president and Secretary
Rusk. Their brief interview with the presi.
dent, as well as that with the secretary OF
agriculture, is said to have been OF vers
satisfactory character.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
AMIXED PROPOSITION.
Three Persons Demanding Letters of Ad-
ministration of One Estate.

Three Persons Demanding Letters of Ad-
ministration Of One Estate.
Mrs. Ugo, a sister of Mrs. Julia Berriere,
the woman who was shot and killed on
Galena street last Saturday morning, ar.
rived from Chicago and attended the funeral
Of the dead woman yesterday afternoon.
The remains were given in charge OF Under
taker Kirby. who prepared them for burial
and conducted the interment. Deceased. at
the time OF her death, was possessed OF
considerable property. consisting chiefly OF
real estate on Galena and Wyoming streets.
Mrs. Ugo made application to be made ad.
ministratrix OF the estate. Her demand
was opposed by J. W. Murphy and George
Pssco, each OF whom claims the eprivileRe OF
administering upon the estate, because OF
his position as public administr ator
As the rightiul successor to this Office is
yet involved in uncertainty, since neither
candidate has positively established his
claims, the situation promises to become
embarrassing, since it is an open question
as to which OF the two administrators is
entitled to act. The property is valued at
Sc, 900 or 81, 900. and in view OF the com.
plex situation, Mrs. Ugo insists that her
claim should be given precedence.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
BARBARIAN IN OHIO.
A Man Compelled to Bury His Own Child
which Died of Smallpox.

A Man Compelled 20 bury BE oWn OnAs"
which Died of Smallpox.
COLUMBUS, Dec. 5.-Dr. Probst, secretary
OF the state board OF health, returned yes
terday from Wyandotte county where ne
has been to investigate reported outbreak
Of smallpox. Among the inhabitants OF
the little village OF Deunquat Secretary
Probst reports that he found three mem
bers of J. T. Smiths family down with the
dis-ase, one a babe about a year OLD havlng
died with it; and inquiring among the villa'
GERS. developed the fact that about dssen
nersons have been exposed 20 Sne
disease. Upon investigation Dr. TIoos.
learned that the child was taken
s;cL Tuesday, November IL. and
md Law until the following Saturday Mltn.
ont medical attendance, when Dr. West
was called, and after diagnosis OF one
oaso nronoupced il smallpox. The town
.S;n trnstees and Others ridicnled the doc'
torsa statement and the opposition mani
ss.tad toward him led him to abandon the
80 On Monday, and the child died on
ts tSe ,,IIowine Friday. The people OF the
";,Iaoe tben became convinced that tne
rhva;c; was right, and, becoming tnor'
pnyhly alarmed, the township trustees t';. or,
dared the father to bury the remains oi n's
little one at midnight. And tnis ne we qn
compelled to do without assiseanoe .;.,,' ~
obedience to the commands OF tns nSS ,,
Ov, ~ n;gbt. placed the casket containing tine
o.na;ns n his loved one on his shoulder,
onS unaccompanied by anyone, trampeo
th.ae miles across the country to the ceme'
tary and. in the early hours OF the ap
uvrosehine morn, deposited it in the LITTLE
crave that had been prepared ior IL; anu
sLshb sg;.h b;s own hands replaced the earth. 4
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
WOOL GROWERS ORGANIZE.
The Convention at Washington Mako an
National Association.

The Convention at Washington Mako an
National Association.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Sat the Wool
Growers convention to-day the National
Wool Growers Associations of the United
States was organized by the adoption Of a
constitution and the election OF the follow
ing officers to serve one year: Columbus
Delano, Ohio, president; J. T. Rich, Michi-
gan. vice president; G. 81. Beal, West Vir-
ginia, treasurer; George H. Wallace, Mis-
souri,, secretary. and David Cassitt, New
York, assistant secretary; G. N. Bissell,
Vermont, w. L. Black, Texas, and John
Mcdowell, Pennsylvania, were selected to
act with the officers OF the association as
an executive board.
The committee appointed to draft an ad-
dress to the wool growers Of the Uuited
States will publish the address at an early
date.
One OF the principal subjects discussed
to-day was the under valuation OF the 90
called ring waste. During the last year the
importation OF this o.called waste equalled
the entire wool clip OF either Ohio or Texas.
That is, it is superior to nearly all the
wool for manufacturing purposes and the
finest secured wool in this country, and
yet il paid duty Of only 10 cents q
pound; when it should pay upon its proper
classification 80 to go cents per pound.
Last year about twenty.four million
pounds of this wool was imported, prin-
cipally from England, and sold in the
markets OF this country at from 81 to 65
cents a p,und, while in the same markets
fine secured California wool sold at 55
cents per pound. It was also stated that
this fine grade wool was manip-
ulated by machinery before shipment,
especially constructed t. coil it into
small rings in imitation Of waste, for the
sole purpose OF evadina the law and OF
evading the payment OF just custom duties.
The committee waited upon Secretary
Window this afternoon and presented q
protest. The secretary stated he was On.
gagged in thorough investigation OF the
subject and full justice will be done the
wool growing interests.
The next annual meeting is to be held in
Chicago on the second Wednesday in June
next.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
ON IRRIGATION.

Major W. Howell Read an Interesting
Paper on That Subject.
New YORK. Dec. 5.-Maior W. Howell, OF
the United States geodetic survey, read
paper before the chamber OF commerce
this afternoon on irrigation and the lands
OF the West. He proposed that all arid
lands be divided into drainage sections ac-
cording to the natural water sheds; that
irrigation canals and reservoirs in each be
constructed by the people therein, the
money to be raised by the issuance OF
bonds in similar manner and that the
only part that the general government
should take in the matter by the passage
Of legislation was to regulate the manner
of procedure and the distribution OF water.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
TO THE JURY.

The Prosecution Makes Its closing Ad
dress In the Cronin Case.
CHICAGO, Dec. SIN the Cronin trial to-
day w. ]. Hines OF the prosecution ad
dressed tho jury. He began his argument
by arranging the facts to show the line oi
deieuse was organized before the murder
was committed. Then followed q review
Of expert testimony as to the blood stains
and the alibi evidence OF O'Sullivan and
Coughlin.
He proceeded to show the inconsisten.
cies in the alibi evidence. and after reviA~-
ing the matter at length, said lay all this
aside. 1t made no difference whether
Coughin and O'Sullivan were ever at the
Carlson cottage; whether either OF them
struck at Cronin; the charge was conspir.
acy to murder, and that was proven. Re.
garding the testimony for Coughlin given
by his brother Policeman Hynes, he said
it was strange that they came upon the
witness stand. Regarding the man
Smith, who drove the white horse,
Coughlin not only allowed him
to get away, but deliberately gave
a false description OF him to Captain
Setback. II Smith was innocent he would
have come forward to tel the truth and
vindicate Coughlin. In receiving the cir.
cumstantial evidence against Kunze, by mes
out .ined the belief OF the prosecution re.
parding that prisoner. He is thought to
have been guilty OF the knowledge OF the
conspiracy, but to have taken no active
part in the tragedy. Hynes discussed th
question OF the association Of Coughlin,
Kunzs, Sullivan, Beggs and Burke as
lending the probability t., their connection
in the conspiracy. Referring to the
lonely situation OF the Carlson cot.
tape he said, to connect any one
with entering it within q week either
before or after was to connect him
with the crime. Concerning the knives
found on Coughlin Hynes expressed the
opinion that CouQhlin did not suppose hs
would be arrested; that his pocket was a
safe place to hide them in. There was, he
said, only one chance in q million that any
man would be found carrying two knives
like those OF Cronin's. Hyne' then took uI
the alabi of Burke's and at length dissecteo
the evidence OF the array OF saloon
keepers who testified in that regard
dra wing the conclusion it was inconsistent
and irsufficient. Referring to law. IN
Camp 20. Hynes said, they said: "They
we're ready to accept the testimony OF en-
English spy Lecarun, who had been q spy
for years; ready to accept that statemen,
that there were spies and that DR.. CronlI
WAS one of them az cording to Dan Cough
lin" Hynes insisted thst the proof showed
the appointment of q secret committee
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
PROSPEROUS TINES AHEAD.
Real Estate Men Confident of Boom Next
Spring.


Spring.
The steady increase OF sales of property
in and around Butte induces real estate
men to predict real estate boom next
sprirg. The active demand for houses
caused by a rapidly increasing population
certainly requires many additional build
ings, especially small residences. which can
be rented at q handsome profit to the in
vestors. For months past it has been
really q difficult matter to secure even de-
sirable rooms for lodging, while it is next
to impossible to rent residence, and the
crying need of the times is the erection Of
small family residences that will rent at
from $25 to $40 per month. These de-
nands imply great building activity as
soon as the weather will permit the COM
mencement Of active operations, and as a
sequence d good demand for realty fol-
lows. Property in Butte commands hand
some figures, labor OF all kinds is well paid
and almost constantly employed, which
implies prosperity and good times for all.
After taking all these happy conditions
into consideration there are the best OF
reasons for anticipating unusual activity
in Butte realty within the next few months.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
WAITING FOR Il MOVE.
A Dearth Of Legislative News at the Cap
ital City.

A Dearth Of Legislative News at the Cap.
ital City.
HELENA, Dec. 4.-lspecial to the Miner.
There is a dearth of legislature news.
Each party seems to BEDDING nothing but
laying on their arms and watching for a
move from the other.
The Democratic house met this morning
but did nothing beyond adiourning until
tomorrow.
The Republican wing OF the senate met
at the usual morning hour but there was
no quorum.
Quite number OF spectators were
present this afternoon at the rump house
but saw nothing OF interest. The chaplain
opened the proceedings by praying that
the members would receive wisdom aid be
guided in the right. After which the house
took Up and further considered the report
OF the committee OF the whole on the rules
and regulations.
The boquet presented to the rump by
Mrs. L. A. Hershfield was carefully moved
from the Iron Front and now stands
on Speaker Writer'S desk but it looks
faded.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
In the Senate.

Among the bills introduced and referred
were: By Hale, for the relief OF the suffer
ers in the Samoan disaster; and to regulate
immigration. By Spooner. for the protec.
ton OF their duties; this bill declares the
supervisors OF the elections OF officers oi
the circuit courts OF the United States and
charges them with the enforcement OF the
national election and naturalization laws.
By Ingalls,, to aid and secure the COM
memoration OF the four hundredth ami
versary OF ths discovery Of America.
The vice presi ent having notified the
senate that he would be absent two or
three DAYS next week, Senator Ingalls, was
elected president pro tenn:
Senate adjourned until Monday.
Among the bills introduced and referred
in the senate to-day were the following:
By C ke, to limit jurisdiction OF tie circuit
and district courts OF the United States.
By B-ck, for the retirement of legal ten
der and national bank notes OF small de.
nominations and the issuance OF coin Ger.
tificates in lieu of gold and silver certif.
Gates; and also to repeal the laws relating
to the sinking funds.
VOORHEES, offered long preamble and
resolution in reference to tariff taxation,
which he asked to have laid upon the table
for the present. IL declared the existing
tariff taxes O foreign merchandise should
be so revised, repealed or amended as to
provid first, for the collection OF q sui
ficient amount OF revenue to pay the ex-
penses OF the government economically ad-
ministered, the Principal and interest OF
the public debt as they fall due, and
liberal pensions, but not dollar more;
second, ior the IT, xation OF all articles OF
luxu y at the highest practicable
rates and for the reduction OF taxes
on all the necessaries OF civilized life
to the lowest possible rates consistent with
tariff for nothing but revenue; third, for
the curtailment and overthrow, as far as
possible, OF all monopolies in trade by the
enlargement OF the free list to it's full ex-
tent and that the same can be done with
out impairing and endangering the neces.
sary revenues Of the government, having in
view at all times and nnder ell circum.
stances the liberal policy Of trade with the
people OF foreign countries, and the estab-
iishment OF equal and sct justice amongst
our own citizens with exclusive privileges
to none.
Plumb offered resolution which was NOT
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
LEFT WITH THE CASH.
The Cashier Of the House OF Representa-
tatives Takes French Leave.

Il nGDF640WE8
| tatives Takes French Leave.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-From present ap
pearances Edward Silcott, cashier for the
Isergeant-at-arms OF the house OF represent
atives, has fed, carrying off $72, 900 o.
funds entrusted to bis care.
silcott was trusted employe who came
here from Ohio. He was appointed by Lee.
dom six years ago. He had good business
qualifications, and coon possessed himself
OF the unlimited confidence OF his superi.
ora. Last Saturday he notified Leedom
he was going to New York, and would be
back on Monday. A message was received
from him dated New York, Monday morn.
ing, saying that he had been detained, but
would return that night. A similar mes.
sage reached bis wife in this city. As he did
not appear Tuesday, Leedom was fearful
that he had been overtaken by some acci
dent, but to satisfy his rising suspicious,
began Investigations. The Information
that Silcott had drawn his bank balance,
deepened these suspicious, and the inquiry
was pursued. The enormous Office safe
could not be opened, for the moment, as
Si'cott had the combination, but when
entrance was finally effected, it was found
that some $50, 900 set apart for the use OF
the paying teller, was intact, The next in
quiry was made at the treasury depart.
ment, where Leedom was informed that
Silcott had called there Saturday q d had
drawn about $72 900. 1t was possible for
hiR t3 aSeH this ef6sd dfnw Sithfqahtg qShg gits cite
been charged with the duty OF collecting
money with which the salaries OF represen.
tatives are paid. Silcott was under bonds
in the sum OF $5O, 900. There is, however,
an indemnity bond gived to othesergeant-at-
arms, and Leedom. who is himself bonded
in the sum OF $50, 900, is directly respon-
sible for the shortage. Leedom says Sill
colt could have taken 100000 Just as
sasily.
A number of representatives were in the
habit OF keeping individual deposits with
the sergeant-at-arms and their losses, when
ascertained, may swell the sum total con-
siderably. Later information is to the ef-
feet that the paying teller's funds, although
in the same safe where Silcott kept his
money, were protected by a separate lock
and steel door. This may explain their
preservation. What concerns the members
OF the house most deeply is whether, in
giving the signed certificates to the SER
geant-at-arms on which hs obtained the
money at the treasury, they have not re-
leased the government from liability for
their salaries. Opinions on this point
vary.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
Hotel Burned.

PIrrsBuRa, Dec. 5.-shortly before noon
the Morongahela house took fire and was
damaged to the extent OF about 500, 900.
It was one OF the oldest and largest hotels
in the city, occupying an entire block, and
was seven stories high. Two hundred
guests were in the house at the time and
several had narrow escapes. Most OF them
lost almost all their personal effects.
Papers had been drawn for the sale OF the
property at 8 p. m for $475, 900.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
a TERY GAUzY sCHEMF.
Reports that the Republicans WIN Try to
Steal the Senate.

Stoah tno senate.
HELENA. Dec. 8. Especial to th
Miner. both houses did nothing thi
morning but meet at the customary hour
respond to the roll call and hear the chan
lain's prayer.
Neither house, OF course, m ,kes any at
tewpt at legislation.
The rumps in the Granite book pasf
away q good deal of time by meeting in
caucus with closed doors, but when the
doors are opened the faces OF the rumps do
not show confidence. A listless air per.
vades the hall and as soon as they can
they leave and the hall is deserted until the
next morning, save by the watchman aid
one or two members.
Roberts OF Silver Bow seems to be getting
tired and says he would rather be back
home and at work.
Bray and Thompson are active workers
In caucus and are always on hand when
one is held.
Bray struts about with confident air
snd seems to enjoy his stay in the capital.
The Republican senators went up to the
court house this morning az usual and met
in the senate chamber, but the same state
II affairs stared them in the face-no
quorum.
After this they proceeded to further con-
slider rules for the government OF their
body.
1t 10 stated this afternoon that an. at
tempt will be made by the Republicans to
organize the senate. They say that under
such condition OF affairs as exist at pres
mt it Is necessary to establish precedent. |
The precedent propos ed is that Lieutenant
Governor Richards shall organize the sen.
ste. The theory on which this is based is /
hat when the Republican senators meet /
hey cas- their votes for organization, and
hat the Democratic senators not being
PRESENT, their absence amounts to a mega
i've vote; hence. the theory proceeds, there
3 tie, and the lieutenant-governor, as the
officer, has the deciding vote. 1t
} bold scheme, and it remains to be seen
'hether the conspirators have the audacity
o attempt it's execution.
Conservative Republicans denounce it in
lain terms.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
Rumps in New Quarters.

HELENA, Dec. 8.-[special to the Minsr. ]
The rumps met this morning In their new
quarters in the Granite block but imme.
diately adjourned until p. m. tomorrow
This was done in order that the hall may
be ftted up. To-day an electrician lis en-.
gagged in putting up wires and electric lights
and the hall is being scrubbed out aud
otherwise cleaned up. The hall was form.
erIy occupied by the Y. M. q. A. as an as.
sembly room and is much more convenient
than the dreary black room in the Iron
Front.
The rumps put in their time in wander.
ing around town and speculatinR on what
will be the outcome OF the present democrat
ICED state OF affairs which they have
brought into existence.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
THE MINNEAPOLIS DISASTER.
Coroners Jury Severely Condemn the
Buildings Owners.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-The coroner's
jury in the inquest on the bodies OF the
victims OF the Tribune building fire brought
in verdict this evening and declares that
tho owners OF the Tribune building, if not
legally responsible, are morally culpable
for the loss OF life. They find the fire
originated in the rooms OF the Repub-
iican league, unoccupied, from causes un-
known.
In conclusion the verdict says: "In
he opinion OF the jury, had
it not been for the obstruction met with in
the electric light wires a ladder would have
been erected in time to have saved all the
people in the sixth and seventh stories. AT
the time OF the arrival OF the department
the persons would not have fallen and per-
haps others who went down the fire escape
would have availed themselves OF the op.
portunity offered by the fire department
ladder instead OF Drawing fire and smoke
to reach the fire escape. Therefore we
would recommend that the city authorities
take summary steps to have all electric
wires in the heart Of the city placed under
ground.