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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
An Injunction Issued,

On the 18th inst. the WASHINGTON 1
Idaho railroad company served an isiuae.
ton on the Northern Pacific & Montana
Railroad company restraining them from
constructing their branch road in certain
parts OF the Missoula and St. Regis valleys
where he Washington & Idaho had al
ready secured the right OF way. 1t seems
survey was made by the Wsshingtont
Idaho some time previous 10 the Northern
Pacific company's survey and right Of way
secured. In some places the canyons are
80 narrow that there is room for but one
track. Here is where the main difficulty
lies, and some trouble may be anticipated
unless an agreement is entered into it
both roads to use one track where the mar
rowness will not permit two to be built.
The injunction in no way i~nterferas With
the work OF construction, as the Nortban
Pacific company is not doing work on any
of the route claimed by the WashingtOn&
Idaho. 1t is understood that no action
will be taken in the matter by Il Northern
Pacific company until the case is heard in
the district court the 4th OF the coming
month.
No serious trouble is anticipated sst The
result OF the iniunction.- Muscular.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
A Find.

Helena Special to Denver KspuOiS'1
Information has been received here "n''
is direct from the president and the S",'
tary OF the interior that patents NV
Northern Pacific Railway company !" -
lands claimed by them in Montana VII. ~
be issued till the citizens OF Montana INV
an opportunity to contest their t"' "
them as excluded mineral lands. lne ~
davits OF 1900 citizens OF MonIsuo
with the plat and maps Pfspa;;%
and forwarded 70 Secretary OF the lu' oo~.
Villas by the citizens Of the executive .S..s
mittee Of Montana, showing thai s' IN
are mineral, have been discoYstsIT
the Office Of the assistant attorneygsuI
and neither he nor the present secrsss'ii I'D
the interior or the land commissions w.
any knowledge OF their existence. al
The secrstary has now had s9ss s;onsr
placed in the hands Of Land Conml
1rOff
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
The River Press,

The Republican sheets in the territory
which are loudest in their professions oil
love for the laboring man are the very
ones that object to the Tunnel precinct
returns on the ground that the voters are
working men without any fixed place OF
residence. they do not charge the labor
ers are unqualified voters: that they have
not resided in the territory six months; in
Silver Box county thirty days and in the
precinct ten days previous to election.
Nothing Of the kind. They object to the
vote because the men are not permanent
residents Of the particular place where they
found employment.
The objection 10 not entitled to serious
consideration. II it held good at leaet
half the voters in Silver Bow county would
be disfranchised. for at least that proper.
ton OF the whole have no permanent abid-
ing place. The objection is i~ar-reaching
and if carried out would deprived every
non.householder in the territory OF q bal
lot by establishing . property qualiica-
ton Tor voters. The objection won't hold
water in this land of the free and the home
OF democracy.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
Chicago Herald.

Public sentiment has proved too str,,n
Tor the Republican managers, and the e.
tort to nave Judge DeWolfe removed has
peer abandoned. 1t is reported on excel.
lent authority that the state board Of ean.
Vassers will meet tomorrow and com.
mence the canvass of tho vote on the cfn.
stitu despite the fact that ten davs
more u elapse before the limit faxed hx
law Tor the returns to be in has exn;re6
ahd the additional fact that at least sir
have yet to make their returns
IN order to pre- any delay in admission
ana TO lave the Tunnel precinct case de-.
cided' the Democrats have made q promo.
sitlon to the Republicans to have Ohio,
j ustice Blake call a special sess;on n, 49,
op,omS u hear the %mandamns
aa se; II thls were done the entire natter
ro u DC settled within a week, and Mon.
: "aa couid oa admitted before November
=, as sne county clerks would undoubtedi.
! Jury up their returns il urged by both
Jar1.es. 90 lar the Republicans have
snown no disposition to accept this nrono'
sttion; The Democrats remain Arm IN
mlnat not to be deprived hv
ra1o OF The victory they have won ,na
n'e tney stand ready to accent AM ~.
,roposiCion which looks to a settlema,t
'ne trouble, will resist to the last arJ ~
very means in their power everv attauy
o overthrow by fraud or force ths .'oenPs
hoWn at the ballot box. ooo'
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
n HAS FAlLEp.

- - 1ztFEH-E
Yes. there Is fraud associated with the
Tunnel precinct now, and 1t Is the work
of desperate Republican conspirators
Every single allegation of frand which
they have made to show Democratic
fraud at that precinct has been q libel
upon truth, fairness and honesty, and
all OF the evidence, including the afi-
dayits which THE MINER published yes
terday and those which 1t publishes this
morning, 60 to prove it conclusively.
Every such allegation was fraudulent in
its conception, its inception and through
out all Of the ramifcations Of develop
ment, and the true character Of which
has become 80 apparent that "a wayfar-
ing man, though a fool, need not err
therein"
These conspirators have resorted to
fraud to show fraud. They knew that
they could do it in no other way, but
despite their ingenuity, their utter dis
regard of moral and legal consequences,
they have failed in every particular and
they are now the lowest of the despised,
and slowly but surely the fangs Of the
law are fastening upon them.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
The FlSthead Indians.

Gov. White is in r cejpt OF an offcialrA
port from Washington OF the recent Indian
trouble in the Fiathead reservation, %
prepared by Agent Roman. 1t gives tn'
Indians side OF the murder Of one oil Their
tribe last summer. From all reports tho
trouble il not yet over. The farmers N
siding in the vicinity OF the reservation
have prepared petitions to the governor
for protection. They claim that = band Oh
Indians frt quantity get drunk and roam
restlessly around threatening to aVsnge s'
loss OF their murdered brother. lnyestsS
tion into the case shows that the lndlsS
their liquor from some OF the "ns
in the vicinity. The complains
become somewhat numerous GlisT
and the governor has recommended sns'
companies OF soldiers be statlonhu =.
the reservation. The ranchers sndfsrmer'
wives and children are uneasy Whsqe.a
he Indians become boistsrous. lnO'
lendent.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

OF the four afidavits which the Repub-
licans submitted to Chief Justice Jack
there was one signed by VIM. Brown.
The affidavit recited that William voted
the straight Republican ticket at the
Tunnel. An investigation proves that
no man Of that name was registered in
that precinct. Will the Inter Mountain
clear up the mystery The Williams
seem to be a tough lot.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
Great Falls Tribune.

II IL gratifying that the whole county il
aroused to the enormity Of the Silver Bow
crime. Some false reports were sent abroad,
but in these days Of telegraph enterprise
and Independent thought the fierce light
which beats upon fraud 10 bright in tho ex.
IRENE. The great crime OF 1875 is fresh in
the public mind and has enabled people to
understand the plan and conduct OF the
Silver Bow conspirators. The Philadelphia
Times, which the veteran journalist Alex
ander Mcclure conducts with mastery
ability, speaks from an independent point
OF view and shows clear knowledge OF the
circumstances. 1t says that in Montana
as in Pennsylvania and generally elsewhere
the officials who canvass and return the
vote, possess no judicial powers. 1t is
their duty to compute and certify the votes
az they are cast and MOTTO assume Judicial
authority and pass upon the legality Of the
election or votes,'' When" it inquiries,
twill the good men OF all parties unite in
solid phalanx to dethrone political theft
and stamp political thieves with iniamy7"
The New York World which has done SO
much to expose fraud and denounce poiit-
ical fraud sees in this crime the application
Of the Dudley method, which ia founded on
the assumption that success will justify the
basest acts in politics. sit was" it says,
"a rascally piece OF business OF course and
and an outrageous wrong to which the peo-
pie OF Montana are not going to submit.
But on the theory that Republican success
is the one supremely desirable thing, to DO
secured by any and at all hazards,
it is what might have been expected"
delphia Times il independent rebukes the
Tribune Of that city for it's unfairness and
rays: "There never was yet q Republican
thief or ballot box stuffer who was not
shielded and defended by the Tribune, and
there never will be one. It is part OF the
genius and inspiration OF the Republican
party to applaud it's own villains and to
prevent their punishment" Itaids: 1.-THE
party criminal who could cause the Chica-
60 Tribune's gorge to rise would he an un-
commonly interesting devil" The st.
Paul Globe warns President Harrison not
to attempt to bulldoEe Montana into sub
uniting to this ~"villalnous crime," and in
ringing words advises the Montana Democ.
racy to offer stubborn resistance. The
New York Star also sends greeting to the
people OF Montana and says ''they must be
projected in their right by every agency at
the command OF public opinion and Of the
Thus does the American press fulfill it's
noblest mission as the defender OF rightand
the stern denunciator Of wrong. We are
convinced that the press and people will
prove stronger than Jack and Hall with
Sanders in the background.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

j.. II. Conrad, president OF the FATE y,
and Coke company, returned last s''D, ~
from a trip to Horr. He reports 1n''
the men engaged in the recent strlk0 ;"
been put to work again, but thai u np,iy
tions in coke burning will be temp atips
suspended in order to put in concens
machinery for washing the coal pr; y rsu.
tory to burning it into coke. 4nls = Ros
dered necessary from theiact thai .n0 bays
ton & Montana company OF Bn'.o tbsn
rejected the recent shipments maze tO.aJ in
on account OF the impurities con1at ei
the coke. In the meantime the ousPsets
the mines will be used in filling eo. .a Gas
for coal rece lily made with the puS ",ston
company and other parties Living
Enterprise.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
The Silver State.

Inc eastern press are amusing them.
selves over the political situation in Mon.
lana. 1t has all been brought about BY
the Republican manager IN misrepressnt.
ing the facts in the case, which would neces.
sar!ly move President Harrison in n
action that might pertain to the delav in
6or admission; The people OF Montana,
newever, stood together and fully under.
$1,000 the situation and will not be de-
p .;ch OF their rights by a simple-al
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
FROM A JOINT EDITORIAL.

1t is scarcely conceivable that Judge
De Wolfe will make any mistake upon SO
plain a proposition. and if he should,
any order that he made in the premises
before that day would be properly dis
regarded by the parties to whom it was
directed. Moreover, SO outrageous an
assumption of authority, with the sus-
,picion that would attach a partisan mo-
tive, would be apt to elicit prompt ac-
ton on the part Of the observation-disclosures
Journal and Inter Mountain.
What does the Inter Mountain mean I?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
Shut UOWB.

The Mollie McGregor mine. situate D u
Boulder, has been producing sixty 'oD ~.h.
good shipping o.e per week for some MONT sut
past. A shut,dovn has been ordeFS u,o,p
for what cas- is not definitely r sr "a
except to the owners OF the NINE. that hss
q rumer that the plan o! worhins ot sstis.
heretofore I cen carried out nae nae Line bss
factory to all concerned. !n1 ~. ouslty
constantly improved 10Th ~ ~ reported
and quantity OF its product. iaSS;nned Wss
satisfactory. It is to be regretted a. sn a. 10.
valuable property il to lie idle Tor
definite period.-[Bouldsr Sentinel
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

the CheVaiier Quay set himself to the
TASK OF carrying Montana territory, and
.ae connieting reports show that he ia get.
''ng ms work in. The New York World
prints the most straightforward account
We nave seen, and 1t may be accepted az
the solid facts, because the
Morlos reputation is largely based upon
'ss asnunciation OF political rascality no
matter in which party it fourishes.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
GONE WRONG.

- He
The Inter Mountain of yesterday dis
played its pitiful ignorance, wantor
righteousness, or inherent crookedness
and perhaps all, in more than one in.
stance. It misapplies law, misstates
facts and with adroit bat contemplate
malice born Of p~artisanship. indecency
and falsehood attempts to slur the judi
ciary.
As to its Tunnel precinct statement
1t does not appear on the face of the re-
turns that the clerks were excluded from
the count.
1t does not appear on the face of the
returns that the doors were locked and
the windows pasted over during The pro-
gress Of the count,
It does not appear on the face of the
returns that eight straight Republican
votes were cast.
These matters were the subject Of
afidayits which Jack and Hall had no
right to hear because they did not ap-
pear upon the face of the returns, and as
to the character of some of these aft
davits the Inter Mountain will please
read this mornings MINER and hold it.
self i~nreadiness for more.
As to when a writ shall be heard the |
court Is probably as well informed as the
Inter Mountain. Does that journal
know that two writs of mandamus have
been issuedP Does it know that the re-
turn day Of the first writ has been
changed? What does it known If it
knows anythingit shouldn't be afraid to
speak out in meetin'.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

A Republican conspirator offered W.
o. Thompson 800, IS a day besides, and
other valuable considerations to "do
good work" at the Tunnel. But Mr..
Thompson could not be bribed. He was
not built just that way.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

When a burglar steals into q house to
possess himself of the family jewels, one o.
his first precautions is to pull down the
blinds or paste paper over the windows.
Inter Mountain.
If there are any crooks In town. who
want further pointers. they should call
upon the Inter Mountain.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
FROM A JOINT EDITORIAL.

1t is scarcely conceivable that Judge
De Wolfe will make any mistake upon so
plain a proposition, and If he should,
any order that he made in the premises
before that day would be properly dis
regarded by the parties to whom 1t was
directed. Moreover, SO outrageous an
assumption of authority, with the sus-
picion that would attach q partisan mo-
tive. would be apt to elicit prompt ac-
ton on the part of the president.-Helena
Journal and Inter Mountain. /
What does the Inter Mountain mean ?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
Jefferson County Sentinel.

The entire press Of tn. Northwest states
nave a something to say about the at.
tempt fraud OF the ~canvassing board OF
lily Cow county. The comments therein
are by no t1attering to the perpe.
grators, but is possible that Jack Hail and
Bernard were actuated by the same mo-
tlves that induced Captain Mckenzie Of
nr1g sommers when he hung three men at
tne yard arm that his name might be re.
on the name of iufamy.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
q o A JOINT EDITORIAL

It Is scarcely conceivable that Judge
De Wolfe will make any mistake upon:so
plain a proposition, and if he should,
any order that he made in the premises
before that day would be properly dis
regarded by the parties to whom it was
directed. Moreover, so outrageous an
assumption Of authority, with the sus-
picion that would attach a partisan mo-
tive, would be apt to elicit prompt &C.
ton on the part Of the president Helena
Journal and Inter Mountain.
What does the Inter Mountain mean :?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

The River Press says that Chief Justice
Jack refused to be interviewed by q
Pioneer Press representative when his
learned judgeship was in st. Paul. The
Chief Justice was doubtless afraid that
he might put his foot in his mouth.
Well, If a man can't tell a straight story,
then to tell none is perhaps the best plan.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
The Silver State.

&c. Power and subordinates are usins
.he'r utmost ability to keep Montana
FROM statehood. They are sore and no
specific seems to relieve their sufferings.
yer II the welfare OF Montana resti in
s sh; clutches it would be well for al lay
act;nn ci!,zens to be on guard, as this
in the recent election. An honest n@;I
De honest In matters not his politicaifa faith.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
Great Fails Tribune.

The Minneapolis Tribune, which might be
expected to know something of Montana
affairs, says: 1.-THE Republicans are fully
justified in throwing out this precinct. 1t
has beer fully established that the I'll men
were marched to the polls by their cooper
ate employer under instructions to vote
the Democratic ticket or suffer DISCHARGE"
The facts are That the precinct was estab.
!ished by Republicans. and that the only
boss there was MI. Kesfe, a Republican.
silver o has some big liars. as the Inter
fountain Knows. but none Of them have
o n As lar as the Minneapolis newspaper.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

". +. Nugent, whose affidavit appears
in this mornings MINER could not be
bribed. He seorned the offer of $1,000
which was made him by a prominent
Republican Of this city to commit per-
jury, or to subOrn it.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

VIM. M. Jack bet his money that the
Tunnel precinct would 60 Republican.
When it was found that it had voted
Democratic he attempted to ave his
money by refusing to count the vote. Had
Jack a legal or moral right to bet on a
precinct the vote of which he would can
vass. It was a "heads I win and tails
you lose" racket But were Mr.. Jacks
personal bets the only consideration? He
is not the kind Of a man to miss an op-
pOrtunity.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

It is said that Ben Butler will write a
book. There is a chance for Chief Justice
Jack to form what might prove to be a
very desirable partnership The willy
Ben can make the balls and Honest Jack
can shoot them though the heavens
fall" Billy Hall could sing, "Only to
De Nothingl"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

The expenses of the police department
against which Councilman Dan Tewey
made such a vigorous kick at a recent
meeting of council may have something
to do with the increase of crime; that is
the more policemen, the more crime.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
River Press.

10 defending Jack aud Hall the Inter
Mountain is eating more crow every
t~wenty-four hour than all the newspapers
in Montana ever saw. 1t is within the
memory OF man when the Inter Mountain
sued Jack to compel him to pay his sub.
scription toward keeping the shaky a.
Establishment running, and when Han;s
vocabulary didn't supply ''cuss" words
long enough or strong enough to emphasizes
his opinion of the concern and those con.
nected with it. Truly, politics makes
strange be%d-fsllows.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

If there is any Rotten Burough" in
Montana or out Of it, that is the place over
which Chief Justice Jack and Associate
Justice Hall should preside, and that
should be the publishing Office of the In
ter Mountain.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

The present is the most exciting period
In the political history of Montana. TIE
MINER is equal to the occasion and will
strike right and left until the political
buns who do not know how to earn an
honest dollar will have no place outside
of a ~penitentiary to lay their uneasy
hnol
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

And 80 Col. A. G. Botkin succeeds thu
carpet-bag editor Of the Helena Journal
You can't do any worse Colonel as an
editor, but why not put in a special plea
tor the collectorship of the port of Hell:
snap When unoffending citizens are
almost daily drowned in the sewers of a
city, 1t is time for a harbor master and a
en11oefnr- 1
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

The Hon. Lee Mantle sees no urgency
now for calling q Mineral Land conven-
tica, as Mi. Carter will look after and
protect the rights Of the people, II Mr..
Carter shall succeed in this as well as he
did In protecting Montana interests
against the free admission OF Mexican
lead ores. he wiliagaip immortalize him
self.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30
Bohemian Chronicle.

aM=&|ME &HE4s
Nothing has ever occurred in Montana
that has occasioned so much discussion.
bitterness, alienation and acrimonious
irritation as the attempt made to steal the
legislature by q certain clique OF Republic
ans. that has been going On the past two
weeks. II has been the sole and only topic
OF conversations on our streets and the all
important subject OF editorial comment In
our newspapers generally. True, there arc
few Republican newspapers which have
barely mentioned the matter. without
taking sides in the controversy; but the
three leading Republican papers, which are
nearer tho bosses, are compelled to defend
their masters as hest they can and in
doing so have been led into assertions
which most conclusively damaged the Re
publican side OF the case.
We have conversed with many Republic
ans in Bozeman regarding the matter, and
we have yet to find one uncontrolled BY
the leading senatorial aspfrant. or
not s~urcharged with political preju-
ulC0, DO ~ tSuOEO OoSn OiuOo VI WIZ
case, who nave not denounced the course
pursued by Seligman, Hersh6eld, Sanders
and others OF Helena, az one in which only
q few are interested.i Republicans there are
in Bozeman who openly declare that il the
benefits OF statehood are denied Montana,
the Cabal will suffer the consequences. The
fact that an unprincipled canvassing board
refused to count the votes by reason of al
fdaviis furnished by q man who is an OK
convict, employed by Seligman. ct al. il
sufficient grounds for honest and upright
Republicans to repudiate the acts OF those
who are bound to reward themselves with
Office, no matter whether the people &C.
ceDted them or not. The popular verdict
10 that the Tunnel precinct vote should be
counted, and il gross fraud or Irregularities
were prevalent, to call upon the law. The
action OF. the canvassinR board was arbi.
trary and u~nprecented; it was actuAted by
dishonesty and brings with it a train OF
dishonor for Montana that years cannot
arooo
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

According to the River Press, the Inter
Mountain once sued Chief Justice, OF
Honest Billy Jack, and tried to mop the
Walkeryille hill with Belligerent Billy
Hall, but the latter didn't carry a gun
loaded with dynamite then.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-30

The Inter Mountain of yesterday
denied its joint editorial Of the day be-
fore, but see the Inter Mountain of the
18th inst, editorial page. The Inter
Mountain Is In the denial business Just
now. 1t makes a speciality of denials.