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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

THE French political situation, having
resisted the sharp menace Of an over
hauling, the search for revolutionary
tracts goes bravely on. As a general rule,
people who, ins'cool calm moments, plot
revolution, have a good reason for 80 do
ing, and governments would better ex-
anime their internal machinery rather
than try to strangle those who complain
Of injustice.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
TOPICS,
Harrison Still Besieged by Callers-New
R~uIes-Lands Released,

nulCc-AduuS noI0aS6Os
WASHINGTON, March 15.-There was no
perceptible %diminution in the number of
the Presidents visitors, to-day. The rush
continued till 1890 o'clock, when the cab.
met assembled in regular semi-weekly meet.
ing. The President received one delegation
from Georgia headed by General Long
stree ct, another from Virginia headed by
Jno. s. Wise. Gen. Golf, of West Virginia
had a brief talk with the President.
The President has issued a new set of
rules Tor routine executive business. The
cabinet will meet Tuesdays and Fridays at
S:3 p. In. Senators and Representatives
will be received every day from 10 to r..
Persons OF note and members of Congress
having business with the President will be
received from IL until 1 every day, except
Mondays and cabinet days. Those who
nave no business but call merely to pay
respects, will be received by the President
IN the east room at l p. m. Mondays, We'd
nesdays and Saturday.
Senator Chace of Rhode Island declines
either to affirm or deny the published ru-
that he is about to resign. tt ia said
w wv OF was ANNOUNCED IN
the Senate caucus, yesterday, for a bust
ness reason.
By proclamation the President has 70.
leased from the reservation the southeast
quarter OF section 6, township SO, north
range 8 east. in tbs district of lands OF
Wausau, Wis. These lands were reserved
Tor the purpose OF river improvements in
Encouraging reports are received by the
committee from the navy department, re-
the torpedo boat now building at
the Herreshoff works in Rhode Island.
Inspectors say the material used is of a
high quality, and the work of good charac.
The contractors expect to complete |
the boat by June l, which is the date Fixed
n the contract. The boat is required to make |
~ knots per hour, and any deficiency
this score will subject contractors to
penalties. While for any excess above 23
Knots they will receive a bonus. If the
craft 1.-THE first Of its kind in American
'hipbuilding) fills the requiremen.s-of
which there is still doubt-it will be the
iestest boat in the United States, and fully
quail to any possessed by European navies.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

In appointing jeremiah M. Rusk to be
Secretary of Agriculture, Harrison aimed
a fierce blow at the labor element of the
country, a blunder paralleled in his two
weeks service only by the contempt in
which the G. A. R. men Of Montana were
treated in their efforts to secure the ar
pointment of one Of their number to the
Marshalship of Montana.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
The Lower California Excitement.

CITY OF MEXICO, March 15.-Lower Cali
fornia is entirely quiet, now. Governor
Torres has sufficient troops to preserve
order. in case they are wanted. The con.
sentative papers insist that Mexico will
lose Lower California, and the inference is
that the United States will absorb it. The
Governor, however, says there is no prob
ability OF losing Lower California. Rich
copper and silver mines have been dis.
covered on the Ramierz Varela concession
in the State OF Guerrsrio.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

THE Democrats of Anaconda will meet
at Evans Hall, March 3Oth, to organize
for the spring campaign. This looks
Like business, and it shows that the An
aconda Democracy Is alive to the situa-
ton. What do the Democracy of Butte
think about preparing for work?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

SECRETARY WINDOW felt called upon
to correct a statement to the effect that
he was Over-ruled In the matter of the
appointment Of Assistant Secretary
Bachelor. The story was that he had
rendered the place to Coon, which the
latter accepted, and that then the appoint
ment Of Bachelor was made In direct
opposition to his wishes. ALI this he de-
MES point-blank, although he admits
that Coon's appointment was under con-
consideration.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
ELECT Aldermen who will give Butte
the water and light it pays for.

THE MINER congratulates the Terri.
tory IN the appointment Of j. E. Coulter
Of this city to be deputy mine inspector.
The appointment was made at the recon-
mendation Of the Hon. William N.
Thompson Of Silver Bow county. Dir.
Coulter is the Butte Chief Of Police. He
is generally conceded to be an excellent
official, and he will doubtless make an
equally good deputy inspector. But he
did not seek the appointment:
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

THE unfortunate collision of the
cable-line grip and a beam, Thursday,
has delayed the opening Of the line for
active business for a short time longer,
but as 0 o as the other grips arrive the
cars will begin moving. Meantime the
line will be put in as thorough working
order as possible.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
BRETITTES.
News From Every Part of the World Put
Into the Smallest Compass.

4 n AAhU Az cAAAAk4Cob NUAhPAees
Bar silver, 90.
The strike among factory operatives at
Lille, France, is spreading. H
John T. Swift has taken the oath of of.
fee as minister to Japan.
Chief Justice Matthews had another re-
lapse, Thursday.
The Oregon Navigation directors have
declared the regular quarterly dividend oil
TX per cent.
Temperature at 8 a. m, Friday: New
York SO, Chicago A, St. Paul 80, Winni-
peg 6 below, New Orleans "a.
The board OF Director of the New York
Central railroad was completed, Thursday
q. M. by the election of e. N. Da Costa of
New York.
The steamer Lord O'Neillfrom Baltimore
which arrived at Glasgow, Wednesday,
lost four men overheard, during the gale
of February 26.
Robert Siegel, charged with irregularities
while clerk with his father in the New York
pension agency, pleaded guilty.
Mrs. Langtry was not seriously i'll,
Friday morning, but will be unable to ap-
pear before Monday, in New York.
The funeral OF the late Admiral John
Leo LAWS COOk ptdce from Gne EDDlLG
House. Washington, Friday. The remain
were inferred at Rock Creek church ceme-
terry.
The negro Magruder Fletcher, who crimi.
nally assaulted Mrs. Obadiah McReady,
at Tasley, Virginia, q few days ago, was
lynched, Wednesday night, by a mob OF IS
men.
French provincial magistrates have been
instructed to search the houses of leaders
of the Patriotic League, and take posses
sion OF any documents they may find OF
an discriminating character.
The Hon. Moses Field, the original green.
back advocate in Michigan, and the man
who called the greenback movement into
prominence in the United States, died at
Detroit, Mich. Thursday a. NJ, from q
stroke OF paralysis.
St. James Hall, London, was crowded,
Wednesday evening. the occasion being the
ovation given to Parnell. Morley pre-
sided. It was one of the greatest meetings
OF the kind ever held in England, and
shows the reaction setting in in favor OF
Parnell and home rule.
The West Virginia Supreme Court, in
the gubernatorial question between
r. 8. Carr, president OF state senate, and
Gov. Wilson, decided that Carr had no
ground upon which to take the office. This
gives Wilson the chair until the contest ia
between Gen. Golf and Judge Elem.
ing.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
REGISTER, next Wednesday.

ONE swallow does not make a summer,
nor does the opinion Of one member Of
the G. A. R. disprove the fact that the
Harrison administration has most de-
l~iberately snubbed the whole G. A. r. of
Montana in the Marshalship appointment
in this Territory.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Gen. schofeld
has issued a circular TO the army, announc-
Ing that the maximum age for cavalry re.
crults upon original enlistment is fixed at
~ Years; also, that the standard of mini
mum weight OF cava. ry recruits, established
IN June, 1887. is abolished, and that he,e g.
after enlistments in that service NAV ha
made without regard to minimum weight
provided the chest measurement and chest
mobility are satisfactory.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

THOSE who attended the entertainment
at Maguire's beautiful opera house, last
night, for the benefit Of the free library,
not only were well paid for their time
and small outlay, but have the supreme
satisfaction Of knowing that they con-
tributed something toward a good cause.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

The Assembly apportionment rushed
through the Montana Legislature, Thurs
day, is said to be a measure so thoroughly
partizan and unfair, that 1t is to be hoped
that Governor Leslie will not hesitate to
use his official prerogative and veto it.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
The Imprisoned Coal Miners.

SHAMoKIs, Pa, March 15.-There is very
little hope OF rescuing alive the six en-
tombed miners at Black Diamond colIiery.
The scene of the accident in the slopei is one
Thousand feet below the surface. Hopes
were entertained of reaching two of them,
to-day, but a fall of coal bringing down with
it thousands of tons, occurred at 2 O'Clock
this morning. 1t is believed the men were
then killed OF will be killed by the coal con.
stantly falling, or suffccated for lack of air.
1t is estimated that it will take several
days to drive q passage-way to the men.
Their exact fate cannot be determined at
the present writing.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
RIOTOUS JOY.
scenes In u New York Courtroom Over a..
Jury's Verdict.

New YORK, March 15.-District Attorn ~
Fellows finished his address to the iurv ~,
morning. in the case OF Thomas B, Karr
charged with bribery. Judge Daniels tban
addressed them, reviewing the evidence ana
law in the case.
When J Judge Daniels concluded hir charyo
the jury retired. They returned with a ver'
dict OF mot guilty" at a few minutes mast
5 O'Clock. There was a wild scene. Hat
flew up and there were cheers in the room
Judge Daniels was much angered. IA
directed the court officers to arrest auvoro
participating in the riotous proceedings
Kerr's brother, Chauncey, and a friend
were seized upon. The judge I~ectured them
and told them to come around, to-morrow
and receive. their punishment. Kerr,
counsel, Col. Ingersoll, pleaded for them
but in vain.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
Must Know Him.

The Salt Lake Tribune, the editor Of
winch must know whereof he speaks has
tne Following to say: Mr.. Geo. ". Irwin
VINO has been nominated for Marshal n
Montana. is a frst-class man in every wav
he went to Butte when it wss a strapplino
INNING town: and has been a thorough man
ever since. He is big-headed, b~ig-hearted.
pupnc'splrited man, and we Congratulate
portant Office. "n III
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

Panic al q T"heater-Ma1n Doors Nailed
WHEELING, W. Va, March 15.-During a.
performance by a theatrical company, at
Lafayette Hall. Martins Ferry, this after.
noon, a large center lamp holding half a
gallon OF oil fell to the floor OF the staga
and exploded. A panic resulted at once
for the main doors OF tho
hall, which were found nailed
Mrs. Clark Moore was seriouslv
trampled upon. For q moment disaster
imminent, but the doors wpre
finally burst open, and this relief, with the
side entrance which had been used durino
the evening, allowed the people to get out,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

The people who live outside of the
central parts of Butte are still wonder
ing If they are to have the water and
light promised them a year ago; or if
they must pay taxes for these neces-
saries for another year, and get along
without them.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
Death of an Old Mining Man.

Virginia "Enterprise'': Barney Price, a
notice OF whose death appears in another
place, was q ~Vell-known mining man OF this
and other places in Nevada. In the early
days he was foreman OF the Challenge. He
was foreman OF a mine at Treasure Hill,
White Pine, for the California Bank, also
for United States Senator George Hearst
at Belmont, Nye comfy. where he had
charge OF the Monitor and Garfield mines.
Candelaria he was Superintendent of
the Northern Belle. He leaves a wife and
three children who reside in this city.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
CRIMES.
One Mar Kills a Family and then Himself.
A Chicago Fathers Crimes,

One Man Kills a Family and then Himself
A Chicago Fathers Grimes.
AUSTIN, New, March ia terrible trag.
sdy occurred at Italian Canyon, twelve
miles from here, yesterday. Samuel Run.
del killed his father-in-law, George Hosking,
and bro~ther-in.law, shooting them with a
shotgun. He then took horse, rode three
miles to the lower ranch, entered the
kitchen OF the house, and with q pistol,
shot and killed Mrs. Hosking, and then
ended his W life in a like manner.
The shooting was the result OF a division
OF property and family troubles. The
bodies were brought here late last night.
CHICAGO MONSTER.
CHICAGO, March 15.-John Jones, procer,s
clerk, and a widower with several children,
is wanted by the police on a charge Of muir.
der. He neglected his family, and kept
them in the most abject, squalid poverty.
The Humane Society investigated, when
Jones's17-year-old daughter confessed that
her father had been ~unuaturally intimate
with her for q year, and that Henry Bit |
tings, a young married man, had also mis-.
her.
Jones and Billings were arrested, last
Jones gave bail for q hearing
Yesterday the girl was. found
with symptoms of arsenical pois. |
,ning. and died at the hospital this morn.
ng. Jones has disappeared.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
A South American Cable Line.

New YORK, March photographic com.
munication with the United States has
been established by cable from Santiago,
Cuba, to Hayti, and San Domingo,
thence to the island OF Curaco, thence to
Laguayra and Caracas, Venezuela, where
connection is made with the government
land lines for Valaeos, in the interior.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
The Fav0rite

Medicine f"r Throa; and Lung Diff.
culties has long been, and still is, Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. 1t cures Group,
Wnocping Cough, Bronchitis, and
Asthma; soothes irritation Of the
Larynx and Fauces strengthens the
Vocal Organs; aliays soreness Of the
Lungs; prevents Consumption, md,
even in advanced stages Of tiltt disease,
relieves Coughing and induces Steep.
There is no other preparation far ;i;s-
eases of the throat and lungs to he ten.
pared with this remedy.
"My wife had a distressing cUi1Lh,
with pains in the side and breast. We
tried various medicines, but none dii
her any good until ] got Il hat!ia ri
Ayers Cherry Pectoral, which has cured
her. A %neighbor, Mrs. Glenn, had lle
measles, and the cough was relieved J."
the use of Ayers Cherry Pc"tcIa}.
nave no hesitation i'll recommending ti,.i
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
A Voices "COlOr"

Blind people sometimes have wonderful
perception. A young lady, talking for the
first time with q blind man, was aston.
ished to find that he had perceived that
she was q woman, and a blonde.
"How could you have found it out?" she
asked.
Il saw it, MISS" said the blind man
.in the color OF your voicer"-[Youth's
Companion.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

There is among the great masses Of the
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
A Proposed American Tin Plate Syndi.
cate.

LONDON, March 15.-Swansea CONNER.
cial circles are agitated by a report that
the American tin plate consumers syndi,
cate has offered to purchase all the tin
plate works 10 South Wales at 3 5000 per
mill, in order to control the production, Of
which America o purchases three.
fourths. The object is to abolish the large
profits OF the middlemen.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
A Freight Brakeman with a Good ms,,or,

The Ironwood (Mich.) Times" relates
thai the other day a freight brakeman on
the Lake Shore road was ordered to get the
number OF eight ore cars in the train taken
on at Wakefield. He stood on the plat.
form as the cars passed by at a moderate
rate OF speed and read the numbers all Of
which were in the ten thousands. Without
writing them down he vent to the con.
ductor and reported the numbers. It was
a~scertained that an were correct.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
as a City,

The city council Of Livingston has held
it's first meeting for the allowance OF claims,
and among those audited we notice the fol-
lowing items OF salaries to city officials:
Attorney, per month, $50; clerk, per month,
$50; marshal, per month, SIS; policeman,
per month, SIS.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
Gas at Corinne, Utah.

Out at Corinne, where they are boring an
artesian we'll, they the other day passed
through a stratum Of gas-bearing clay, and
tie town was lighted for a night or two
with a jet OF natural gas, but boring was
continued. They o have their sign up
for "oil. gas or Hades.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

New jackets in all stuffs from velvet to
waterproof will have long revers and inser.
ted vests, usually Of a color contrasting
with the body OF the garment.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
Where stalwart Garroters Were Welcomed

Some stalwart g~arroters took possession
OF Folsom, Cal, last week, and held the
town in close order. The rutfianly boys
were so terrified that they kept off the
streets, and for once the people took solid
comfort. The editor of the telegraph"
says: "Welcome, garroters, if you relieve
us from the tough boys, twice welcome"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
Gigantic Rats of Lumber.

The Seattle Nv. T.) press" says:
Three gigantic RATS OF lumber were towed
into the harbor recently from Port Madi-
son. These RATS contained 75O, 1000 feet,
all Of which was sold to prominent con-
tractors, for building purposes, in this
city.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
In Farmer Tuttle's Back Yard.

Farmer Tuttle has q small ranch two
miles from Petaluma, California. He re-
Gently saw four California lions in his
back yard, trying TO scratch through his
barn.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
Three Negro Murderers Hanged,

LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 15.-Willis
Green. Anderson Mitchell and DAM. Jones,
all colored, were hanged at Arkadelphia,
Arkansas, to-day, for the murder of a
negro preacher named Arthur Horton, May
a.. The hanging was private.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
Made S25O.OOo bv smupplin~.

Sabine, who was sent to Jail at Los An.
geles last week for one year for smuggling
at San Diego, is connected by marriage
with President Diax OF Mexico. He is
said to have made $3.50, 900 in that bust.
ness.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
At THE HI WAIIAN ISLANDS.
The Supply of Coal for American Vessels
Exhaused-A Terrific Storm.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-Advices from
Honolulu up to the 18th ultimo, per bark
Mary Winkleman, arriving to-day, state
that at present the supply of coal at the
United States station there is exhausted,
and American war vessels are obliged to
obtain their coal from private sources.
The Alert is now here.
A violent wind storm has lately visited
the leper settlement. Twelve houses and
a church were blown down and several
more houses were moved from their founda-
tions. Many lepers on the island had a
narrow escape from losing their lives.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
french copper News by Way of I'm.
gland.

KIduu.
LONDON, March 15.-The Compton dos
Compte copper ring and the Societe dos
Mstaux monopolize the attention Of anan.
clers. 1t is still hoped that all will event.
ally meet their liabilities. Although ~.
magnitude OF lossesis appaning. the avs,
sstsd 10 snIscamscri6ed among those inter.
essedi Neither ~idsspseaa panic. or fIaan.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

MINNEAPOLIS Legislators are willing to
use up that national treasury surplusage,
even If grim visaged wal has to be in
vited to accomplish it.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
New York Metal Market.

New York Metal Market.
New YORK, March 15.-Bar silver SO.
Copper-irregular nominal. Lake, March,
1850.
Leaa-frmer demand. Domestic 3.75,
Tin-dull, steady. Straits 21.4O.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
A Whole Family Perish in the Flames.

HOLLOW Rock, Tenn, March 15.-Ths
house OF VIM. Flowers was burned, last
night, and Flowers, his wife and two chill
dren persisted in the flames. The neighbors
saw the fire, but arrived too late to render
any assistance.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

Idaho is Filling Up Rapidly.
Idaho is alive with men at work on stor-
age reservoirs and irrigation canals. Al
ready the tide OF immigration is setting
toward her.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
Yesterdays Base Ball Gam

BRISTOL, March Is. The Chicago and
an-A american game resulted in favor Of tho
C~hicagos, 10 to 3. VI 'he
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

Jno. W.. Cook and wife, Pouey, are at the
Windsor.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20

DO not forget that registration begins
next Wednesday.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-20
Cough M edicire

to every one affiicted."-Rohert Hort u,
Foreman Headlight, Morrillton, AK.
at have been afflicted witt. ~astI.yra
for forty years. Last spring l was taxi
with a violent cough, which threatened
to terminate my days. Every one pro-
nounced me in consumption. | deter
mined to try Ayers Cherry PcctnraI.
Its effects were magical. | was imlr,ti-
ately relieved and continued to improve
until entirely recovered ."-Juci EHi:rll,
Guilford, Conn.
six months ago / had a severe !'""}-
orrhage of the lungs, brought on j! Az
incessant cough which deprived n" 81
sleep and rest. l tried various rrt>.-
dies, but obtained no relief until ! H.
gan to take Ayers Cherry FerturaI. !
few bottles of this medicine cured n,..'
Mrs. E. Coburn, 10 Second ST., L"Hc.',
Mass.
"For children afflicted with cr,'3.
coughs, sore throat, or Group, | de- I.a,
know of any remedy which Will ~
more speedy relief than Ayers Chc~.,
Pectoral. I have found it, also, inynIU
able in cases of Whooping Cou%!1.'
Ann Lovejoy, 1857 Washington olI",',
Boston, Mass.