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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
HE GOT WHAT NEEDED.
White who Raised Butte Drafts sent Up
For a Long Term at Seattle.

White who Raised Butte Drafts Sent UP
For a Long Term at Seattle.
Another young hnancier not altogether
unknown to a couple OF the local oanhs'
has got himself into a tight box and tna'
for fourteen long years with lard LABOR ac'
commandment. The trouble with the spec
ulator referred to was that he trlsp TO GET
rich too fast and had too much confidence
in his own shrewdness and the gullloiity Oh
those whom he tried to work, The gentle.
man ia know as J.. G. White.
About the middle Of last May White ap'
psared at Clark q Larabie's bank one
bright, sunny morning, and presented O.
draft for 81, 800, drawn upon the bank In
bis favor BY tha Commercial National
bank of Portland. Oregon: The draft was
promutly honorsd, az the local bank mad
been notified by the Portland bank mat
such a. draft had been issued and Whites
signature had also been sent with tne
notice as a means OF Identification. In ad-
dition to the draft ON Clark & Lara mic,
White also had a draft drawn by the same
Portland bank on q bank in New
York City for $4,000 and made
payable to himself. He asked Mr.
Heslit, the paying teller to cast
the paper, but this Mr.. Heslit refused to dc
unless White were identified by some re
~sponsible party, Mr.. Heslit not caring te
pay no much money to an entire strangel
Without some guarantee: The next day
White appeared at the bank again ant
bought two drafts ON Portland, fol
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
HE HAD BEEN ROBBED.
. Tenderfoot Learns the Mysteries of Faro
In q Forcible Manner.

A Tenderfoot Learns the Mysteries of Faro
in q Forcible Manner.
Atall. angular man, loaded clea r up to his
throst-latch with sheep Dip" and whose
accent and features denoted him to be a de-
scendant of one of the old Morse kings, ap-
pealed to Officer Leyden at the corner OF
Main and Park streets, last night, saying
that he had been robbed.
where did you get robbed?" asked the
officer.
"Riten in dare" was the reply as the
Scandinavian pointed towards the "Crys-
ia" land, by hell, I vanten my mo-nee
back. I'm en- q poor mans, I CANT affurd
to be ropped in daten way. / baten. two
dollar. and-a-haf on de high card and en- ace
an en- four spot turne oop an de dealer he
taken my yips, and I say I skol not Stand
it, an enodder fellers he trow me outen de
door. You go an erresten de mans en-
maken 'em gf me my mo-nee back"
The officer tried to explain matters to
the irate gentleman but could not make
he could not help him.
"By yininy, / 60 backen myseluf en- !
mack EN- giffen me my nome back or I
skol clean out de house. I'm en- a poor
mans, but by yiminy I can fide," and in he
went again. A few loud yells, several
''cusses" in plain English and then some
more with a decided Scandinavian accent,
q mufled sound, zip! bang! the doors
flew open and out came the man who
wanted his "mo.nee" and Immediately
after him and in various ways assisting
-
decidedly clerical cast OF features and with
no coat on. This ended the fracas for a
few moments only, as the man wanted to
try it once more but was dissauded from
doing so by several ~bystanders and finally
he concluded to leave the scene but vowed
that by yiminy ! skoll come back and
licken de whole oudft."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
IN OUTSIDERS OPINION,
Predictions THAI Butte Will Enjoy a Great
Big Real Estate Boom.

Predictions That Butte Will Enjoy a Great
Big Real Estate Boom.
Miles w. Gibbons, of Minneapolis, has
been in the city for several days with the
object of getting acquainted with Butte
and it's resources, and also, ii possible, Sc
cure an eligible site for a hotel. MIR. Glib
bons is an old hotel man with ample CAPT.
tai OF his own and also with much more
belonging to others at his command.
Should he be able to secure such a lot as
he desires he promises to build a hotel
first class in all OF it's appointments and to
conduct it in a manner in keeping with the
p~retentions OF the house.
Another thing which Mr.. Gibbons said
was that the people OF Butte need not be
surprised should a small army OF Eastern
real estate boomers oon make it's appear
ance here. He said that the real estate
boom which Minneapolis had enjoyed for
80 long a time wal waning because OF the
constantly growing attention which the
more promising cities OF the West were
receiving from capitalists. All inquiry
now was principally for property in the
West and no city stood in higher favor
than did Butte, and a great many men oil
means were preparing to come here to JAKE
advantage of the present low prices OF
realty, He considered Butte n OF the
hest advertised and best known
cities Of the Northwest and from his own OBJ
~seryations was free to admit that nothing
had been said or written concerning it
which the facts as they exist did not bear
out. He thought Butte's future the most
bright and promising Of any OF the cities
| West of the Missouri and said this TACT
| was becoming more generally known each
day and before long would resultin a grand
rush here of long-headed gentlemen with
equally long po sorI 90 the s bepe Ct e oi the
citv and everybody who owned an inch OF
ground in it,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
a VAR OF -ExrERMINATION.

Chief Smith and Marshal Macarthur De-
clare Against the Reporters.
Ever since Lou P. Smith has been honor
ed by having the brass shield of the captain
OF the night police pinned to his breast he
has evinced a most consistent and persist
emit hatred for every reporter who is unfor-
tunate enough to live in and about Butte.
One OF his first orders issued upon assum-
ing the red tasseled club Indicative of his
position. was to the officers under his COM
mand not to give any of the reporters the
try to withhold everything from them that
they possibly could. The men whom he is
so fortunate as to command are all model
officers and obey all orders, even though
they may at times think the chief little
too !ond of showing his authority. How
ever. they performed their duties well and
without complaint. Notwithstanding Mr..
Smiths orders the reporters succeeded in
occasionally getting an item and this ap-
parently increased the geEtleman's ire and
mhu0 ulm ill Uu6 mOEo U0beEulucU 10
''down" them if possible. The cause o.
Mr.Smith's belligerent attitude towards the
Faber parers finally came to light. Mr..
Smith was constantly doing some great
detective work and was always just ON the
very edge OF unearthiDg some horrible and
Infamous crime and the fear hat a reporter
might "cateh on" caused him to grow
nervous and irritable. Another thing
which nettled the gentleman was the fact
that The MINER dared to publish some
thiI g about the indiscriEinate authority
vested in every patrolman to release on
bail every minor offender whom he might
arrest. This last affront was more than
he could stand and again the old order,
'Give no news to a reporter was issued
and to make it even harder for the news
gatherer Mr.. Smith yesterday ordered the
record of arrests to be placed under lock
and key and that under no circumstance
should it be all wed to suffer the deflement
of q reporters gaze.
City Marshal Macarthur has also ex-
perienced a sudden change Of heart and
he. too, is engaged in a war against the
reporters and seems to enjoy untold pleas
ure in the %bloodless destruction he is ere
ating and preambulatas the city with more
OF a military air than ever. OF course tint
reporters deplore the state of things. but
so long as they continue to be paid fol
gathering the news so long will they at
tempt to do their duty Notwithstanding
the pain and annoyance they may caus'
the very worthy gentlemen who are at thu
head of the Butte police force.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16

run. the provoking sause OF iich action
| no one could tell, least oil all the driver who
was inside the shop. and threading ihstr
way through the wagons 8nd other OBJ.
structions aforesaid in the yard passed out
into an alley, wheeled into Arizona street,
swerving to the West side OF the street,
keeping close to the fences in front OF the
houses.
In front Of No. III. occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. p. Palmer, there is q wooden step
extending outside the gate, upon which sat
two-year-old little George Palmer with .
little girl OF Mrs. Woods, o neighbor. Mo-
body about the house saw the runaway
team approaching. Mrs. Palmer was at
tending to some housewiiely duties indoors,
and nobody was within reach to save the
innocents. who sat playfully unconscious
in the path of the runaWays. Another OF
Winters Il Donahue's drivers, who had
taken q short cut by an alley and across
lots to head of the team on Arizona street,
came in sight Of the team in time to see the
horse near the fence leap over the children.
This brought the wagon wheel with q jerk
against the wooden step which it smashed
and passing onward struck little George
on the back OF the head besides bruising
his body. The little Woods girl had her
hand badly hurt and q cash cut in her
head.
Mrs. Palmer ran out at the noise and
saw herchiid lying unconscious on the step,
ignorant OF the cause or nature OF his IN
iuries. The blood that flowed freely from
his head when she lifted him up was the
first intimation she had OF the serious
character OF his injuries. He was her only
child and her grief can be imagined. 1t was
heartrending and pitiful to witness. A
doctor was quickly called. but the little
innocent never rallied. and passed away
unconscious of his hurt. The inquest will
be held this morning.
The injuries to the little Woods girl are
painful but not, happily, serious.
The team performed the mazyevolutions
about the Montana Central railway yards
and were brought to without damage to
them or the wagon.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16

BOB and the other for 500 And also
bought a draft on q Helena hank Ter Sann
ne requested that bis signature III for.
warned 20 the latter bank in order 10
enable him to cash the draft when he nre
senIed 1t. This request was refused. M.
nesiits suspicious hat something was
wrong having been aroused. In q few 10 %
White returned the Helena draft and The
amount Tor which it called was paid hack
60 MIN. White then went to the First Ma
tional and bought a $25 draft on Portland
aiIef Wnich ne was never seen again al
either OF the two banks with which he had
been doing business.
Three or four days transpired and a
telegram was received by Clark q Larabie
rom the First National bank OF Seattle
asking whether they had issued a draft Of
q certain number for S., 800 on the Com
mercial National oil Portland, Oregon. in
favor OF j. @. White. The answer sent
back was that the draft had been raised as
10 was originally only for $55. The same
day the First National also received a tele-
gram from the same Seattle bank asking
II q draft Tor $4,000 ~purporting to have
been drawn by it on q Portland bank in
favor Of j. c. White were genuine. The
commences Of the draft was OF course de.
MED and the Seattle bank was advised to
secure the arrest OF White for forgery. The
following week both OF the banks received
kilograms from the Seattle bank stating
that White had been arrested and asked
them to send on witnesses to appear
against him before the grand jury. Ac-
cordingly Cashier Johnson OF Clark &
Larabie's and Mr.. McCracken OF the First
National started for Seattle the same day, |
but before they could reach there they were
notified that their presence was notneeded,
testimony had been secured to |
indict White. Subsequently they were |
again and again they were in
turn notified that their evidence would not
be required. Since then nothing has been |
heard OF White until yesterday when the |
following dispatch was received:
SEATTLE. w. T., October IL. 1889.
"ALEx j. JOHNSTON. Cashier: Chief JUS
tice Hanford refused White a new trial.
Sentenced him to fourteen years at hard
labor. M. KOCH"
From the above it will be seen that Mr..
chances for the future are very
slim, unless mistaken g~ubernatorial Glenn
releases him from his very awkward
and annoying as well as uncomfortaa lie
predicament.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16

trodueed. IN other modern cities it is
considered Indispensable. and Butte sh ,uld
be behind.
nj. I. Holland: / most heartily approve
OF some system OF alarm. It is needed
badly. and would be adding greatly to the
efficiency OF the fire department.
John Mccormack: Yes indeed, I'm
heartily in favor of it. The city has got
nearly all OTHER public improvements and
this, one OF the m0st important should
now be added. It is high time that some
thing should be done to give US a modern
and fully equipped fire department. We
ment as any city in the world. Give them
plenty OF apparatus OF all kinds and the
city will be in the shape it should be. An
electric fire alarm is necessary and we
should have one.
Joseph Rosenthal: Put me down as an
tdvocate OF the electric alarm.
J.R. Boyce, Jr.: Pm surprised to think
that any difference OF opinion should exist
on that question. An electric fire alan is
needed as much as anything hat can pos-
sibly be thought OF in connection with any
to thu city's welfare and Improvement.
Butte has long ceased to be a mere mining
camp and the sooner that we begin to IT.
eogniza that the better it will be for all Of
us. By all means let the alarm be put up
and that, too, as soon as possible.
George W. Irwin IL: Yes sir, I'm in for
an electric fire alarm.
W. NJ. Jack: OF course m in favor of
having an electric fire. alarm, and didn't |
suppose TINT anybody could be found who
was not of The same mind.
John Read: Anything in the way OF
public improvements always meets with
my approval. An electric fire alarm would
be one OF the best things the city could buy. |
me on record as an advocate Ct such
alarm.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
ONLY A CAMPAIGN LIE.
Bias eIess Rumor That a New Postmaster
Had Been Appointed.

Bias eIess Rumor That a New Postmaster
Had Been Appointed.
A wild-eyed, red-headed rumor was afoat
yesterday hat a new postmaster had been
appointed, and it was discussed and
'cused" as well. A. F. Bray was said to
be the man who had been honored by
Uncle Sans business manager, Benjamin
Harrison. Esq. As the report had it thai
Mr. Bray's appointment had been received
by mail, Postmaster Talent and bis as
~sistant, Mr.. Bachelor, were asked by a
MINER reporter what they knew about it.
They said hat no notice Of such act had
been received at the Office. and were sure
that no grounds for such a report existed;
if notification OF the kind had been re-
ceived by MIR. Bray it had been wired to
him from Washington.
Mr.. Bray was next seen, and he stopped
weighing sugar long enough to tell the re-
porter that the rumor was a false one. He
furthermore said that he nc longer d sired
the office, and would under no circum-
stance accept it; his business paid him
much better than the p~ostofice would, and
therefore he could not think OF neglecting
the former to accept the latter.
This was another base campaign lie
nailed to the counter and clinche | at both
ends.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
JAILED 1T
Three Butte Men Held Over for Criminal
Carelessness.

Three Butte Men Held Over for criminal
Carelessness.
Three men from Butte, Alfonso Millbauf,
Frank Lackie and Dennis Page, went to
the neighborhood Of Boulder a few days
ago on a hunting and fishing expedition.
They made their camp by the side of a
purling stream close to a willow copse.
While two OF the party were away from
camp the one who remained behind salts
fed himself that the fire was out and paid
no more attention to it. That day fire
from somewhere ignited the willow copse
and spread thence to sixty tons OF hay
about a thousand feet away. Millbaui
was arrested for alleged carelessness and
when his friends Lackie and Page went to
secure his release they too were arrested.
The examination was had Thursday
night and the three were held under bonds
to await the action OF the grand jury. At
last accounts they were in jail awaiting the
arrival of nondsmen from Butte. In the
cours OF the hearing it was shown, salts.
factorily to the defense at least, that the
fire could not have originated from the
CAMP, but the defendants could not swear
that they had put out the camp fire wher
they had finished their breakfast, and or
that ground Of noncompliance with tht
law the examining magistrate thought II
right to hold them;
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
Real Estate Transfers.

James W. Forbis and wife to James G.
Sullivan, portion Of placer mineralapplica-
ton No. 7S7; S125.
Fannie Hotchkiss Brown to James G.
Sullivan, lots 1, 2 and 3, block IL, Leggat
& Rudst.n's add ton to Butte; $3.50.
james w. Forbis and wife to James G.
Sullivan. portion of placer minera! applica.
ton No. 1877; $3.50.
Robert NJ. Cobban ct al. to James G.
Sullivan. lots 2, 8. 4, 5, Z, =, 9 and 10,
block 8, Butte; $500.
Charles Colbert to Charles Hamann. lot
near Curtis & Majors addition; $125.
James W. Forbis and wife to JohI
Hubert, lot il. block z, Riee's addition. and
ten one-room log cabins thereon; $725.
j.. Il. Lynch and wife to J. H. Laysor
and C. III. Turck, 3S front feet of thu
Washoe lode on thu east side OF Main
street; s. 1000.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
Reperted Arrest of a Fire Bug.

For several weeks two other suspected
bousa burners besides Ingersoll have been
under police surveillance and their steps
logged by special officers. NotwithStandinc
the great skill of these detectives one OF
the suspects managed to leave the city and
his whereabouts are unknown. The otner
fellow has been sick for a couple OF weeks
and consequently the detectives have oeen
able to prevent him from following ms
mariner. Yesterday evening 10 was report gu
Ia he had recovered sufficiently to pc
t sna ~ mn and had been arrested and locked
20 S'S This is probably the man whom the
VA H., - The detectives meant when he old
cn ana =, his friends, not reporters. that ne
md him located and could get him him when !. a.
ave. ehe otber one located, but so vaguely that
he viii probably never get him.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
Incoming Passengers.

The following passengers for Butte passed
Eagle Rock via the Union Pacific yesterday
afternoon:
Mrs. Leduke. Miss Annie Galiger, Mrs.
Fred DePantie, FL. D. Burlington, J. w.
Sweeney, II. v. A. ferguson, Fl. J. Owens,
w. G. Jordan, Mrs. P. r. Dolman and
three children, Fl. F. Atwood. Fl. u. Dick.
enson. Mrs. G. B. Patrick and T. NJ. Leonard
and wife,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
\; n h~ 10
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CURES
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| Rheumatism. Strains, Eruptions.
Burns, Stitches, Hoof ALI
scalds, StifJoints, Screw
stings, Backache, worms
Bites, Calls, swinney,
Bruises, Sores, seddle Gaies
Bunions SPAWN Piles.
Corns, Cracks.
THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY

THIS COOU O6O
accomplishes for everybody exactly what isclaimed
forit. One of the reasons for the great popularity ct
the Mustang Eminent Is found IN It's universal
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The Lumberman needs it in case of accident
The Housewife needs 1t for generalfam1y USE
The Canaler needs it for his teams and his men
The Mechanic needs 1t always on his wor:
bench.
The Miner needs it in case Of emergency.
The Pioneer edsit-can't get along without y
The Farmer needs it in his house, his stah'
and his stock yard.
The Steamboat man or the BOatman heet"
1t in liberal supply af1oatand ashore.
The H0~rse-fancfer needs lit Is DIS oess
friend and sefest reliance.
TIE StOck.grOwer needs lit VIII save E1n
thousands Of dollars and a world Of trouble.
The Railroad man needs 1t and will need 1t 90
long as his life Is q round of accidents and dangers
The Backwoodsman needs it. There Is MOTH
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limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs It about his store among
his employees. Accidents will happen, and wher
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Keep Bottle in the House. IT'S the best Of
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Keep a Bottle in the Factory. Itsimmediat
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Keep a Bottle Always in she Stable f"'
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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
4 HORSE ON THE COUNCIL.

Preparing to Repeal An Ordinance Which
Was Never Passed.
There seems to be a "horse" on the city
council. At the last meeting OF the body
Alderman McDermott moved that the city
attorney be requested to prepare an ordi-
nance repeating an ordinance permitting
the erection of sheet-iron fronts of buildings
within the fire limits. The motion was car
ried. City Attorney Corbett said yesterday
that the council had never passed an ordi-
nance sanctioning the building OF such iron
fronts; that an ordinance to that effect
had been presented and that it vas now in
the pigeon hole of the committee to whom
it had been referred.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
RUN OYER AND KILLED.
Little Two-Year-Old George Palmer Dies
Frem Injuries by a Runaway Team.

From Injuries by a Runaway Team.
About half-past 1 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, Murphy, one OF the drivers OF
Winters & Donahue's teams at soutn
Butte, drove into the yard OF Hart Ezei'
the blacksmith, whose shop on o
street, South Butte, is opposite the East
end OF the railroad yards, to get a pillow
that had been left for repair at the black
smith shop. There is no fence enclosing
the ward, but it is Uttered with wagons,
.bovels and the miscellaneous debris
usually to be found in the vicinity OF q
blacksmith shop and which would take a
Drsttv smart driver to steer ateam among.
pPa.;Sss this a four.horse transfer wagon
vas also standing ]. din na s ! YARD tied s'i tb i'f iinss
nuna The brake and set the latter, and
Tent in the shop to inquire about the pillow
md while there the team started on on a
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
~ ~rrr-Esr"~ e.
A NEW FIRE HOUSE.
The Brigade Advertising for Bids for
Building the New Home.

ING EF1kdu6 k1UNBE GA1AA6
Building the New Home.
The Fire Brigade advertises to-day tor
bid, for the construction Of it's new house
on West Quartz street. in the rear OF the
Kingsbury block. The specifications call
Tor a oDe-story brick building 5ox2o feet in
dimensions, with 12-inch walls, a fire a
in front and an iron ROOT. The ceiling Is 70
be Ia feet from the floor and made OF
beaded Oregon pine, and the front door.
way is to be eight feet square. The room
for the apparatus will be 30x1s feet in
size, and the dryer six feet wide and as long
"a the building. The sleeping apartment
for the members who will make their neaa,
nmo tors at the engine house will he 12x18
feet. Next year a Id story will be add
ed and used for the apartments OF the
members, and the entire lower floor will be
devoted to the apparatus.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-16
THE CITY's REALTY,
Condition of the City's Holding OF Real
Estate.

of the City's Holding OF Real
Estate.
The option held by the city on the lot
next on the west to the city hall lot, for
So, 900, expired yesterday, and inasmuch
as the city fathers had done nothing to-
ward the purchase OF the property the
said option expired, and under it the prop
erty cannot be acquired. But a new OPP
tion at the same figures has been granted
and will hold good uatil next Thursday.
Therefore the city council will still have a
chance to obtain the property II they so
.Ias;re' for they hold a regular meeting next
Wednesday.' As the matter now stands
the said lot cannot be purchased unless and
the latter cannot be disposed OF without
the sanction Of t~wo-thirds OF the member
NJ the council.