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SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, COR. 7TH
Cald sis. NV. Founded S64. More than sc, 600
young men and women Lave been trained in the Spen-
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Business Course; Shorthand, 1ylewIitng and Graph
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hspid Writing, Reading and Oratory, Delsarte method
business men furnished with trained enlplo Illus
tiated catalogues Tree. SARA A. SPENCER, Vice
Principal; HENRY {. SPENCER. LII. Is. Principal
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BUSINESS CHANGES.

A N ACTIVE BUSINESS MAN WITH $1,000 DE.
business, or would meet another good party haviup
$4,000 for the purpose OF investigating Q splendid
opportunity requiring the combined amount Adj
dress p O. Box 316, City. It,
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Eok SAIL
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twelve or more lots of not less than 10 feet frontage
aplO FRANK b. CUNGER, l4l5 h ST.
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l. THAT SPLENDID LOT
on southeast corner New Hamps shire ave- and st. at
Cd Ter foot FRANK u. CONGER,
aplo 14lo + ST.
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UNDERWRITERS.

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y ROOKVILLE ACADEMY
ID The next session opens September Is
beautiful, healthy home, free from temptations,
with thorough practical training.
j. ID. WAKEFIELD, A. NJ.
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4 NAMPBELL CAkRINGTQN, AITORNEY-AT-LAW
NWebs ter Law building, sos st I. W., WashingtoI
d. G. Residence, l2lS Il st. NV. Dig
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NEW WINDSOR COLLEGE AND WINDSOR FE-
IN male College.-Separate buildings full gradual
ing courses with degrees primary, preparatory nor
NAL and business departments; art and music; fall
aid or terins address REV. A. M JELLY. An, D..
Prest New Windsor. Md. su6-2m
" Place to learn Drawing aud Psinting-Nn-
Sonai Academy Of Fine Arts, S04 q. nv. Mrs.. I.
In Europe Portraits in charcoal, crayon. on solar
prints water and oil colors to order from &5 TO
ngs Cali and sss ths wonderful prugrsss Of studsnt
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
LOCAL BRIEFS.

A number of motions which were to have
been argued in the district court yesterday
were continued until tomorrow.
John Courtney, recently convicted oil
burglary, was sentenced to two years in the
pen by Judge DeWolfe, yesterday.
Invitations are out for q grand calico
party to tie given at Renshaw hall. Wednes.
day evening by Couture & Leford.
Charles Crossin and Miss Esther Perry,
both of Anaconda, were married at that
city Friday evening by Rev. s. W. Barbee.
William Fitzpatrick, under indictment
for murder, was arraigned in the district
court, yesterday. and entered a plea of not
guilty. Time for trial not yet set.
Gardner, the German comedian, is billed
to appear in Karl" at the opera house
four nighte this week, beginning Wednesday
evening.
Sale OF lot l, in block G, Belle of Butte
addition to Butte t~ownsite, by John Sulli-
van, ct. Tx. to Patrick Sullivan, for 81, 600,
raj entered for record yesterday.
The new Sisters school, Oh West Park
street, is rapidly nearing completion and
already preseltsa handsome and STATELY
appear ances#The building will be the most
inrosip,. educational institution in the Ter.
ritory. ..
The caa es against DIR. Weyerhorst have
betnn; noiIen rosequied in the district court
fmmnoff,, IN Of Prosecuting Attornev
Dewitt; ;penyi 'ug a decision OF the terri.
torial medfsl, board, which body is stiii
holding the d65, 'or's application ior a oersi'
fcate under coma Iteration" 's'>
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
NEED OF HOME MISSIONS.

Evidently the colored people of the
South are in a bad way. At a recent
meeting in Boston, Mrs. M. A. Ehlers,
superintendent of the Baptist southern
missions, is credited with having made
this statement: .....a
The masses of the colored people of the
South to-day are morally wretched. A
large proportion OF the pastors OF our
Baptist churches OF the South are inn
moral men. Many of them are drunk the
whole year through; many of them are oil
the abandoned character, and not worthy
to be intrusted with the teaching OF any
one, much less to be pastors of churches
and leaders OF the people.
Example will 60 further than precept.
When the fountain-head is impure, the
stream cannot be otherwise. This con-
dition Of the negro is to be lamented
These people constitute a considerable
element in Our political if not our social
fabric, and any condition which de-
moralizes so considerable a constituent
is detrimental to the whole.
1t is a pity that some humanizing in
fuence cannot be got to work among the
eolored people. Such an influence is
particularly needed in the South, where
these moral lepers are evidently rapidly
leading the race back to voudooism and
African fetichism, with all their attend
ant horrors. If the churches would de-
vote their foreign mission sinews to the
work needed to be done right at home,
perhaps much greater good might be
done. The experiment is certainly
worthy of trial.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19

out almost in the twinkling of an eye
may not be crying Tor revenge, but the
living are impressed with some terrible
lessons, and are feeling that something
ought to be done to inculcate the stern
sermon of the waters and grayitation on
that awful Friday afternoon.
Speaking Of this matter, the New York
Tribune says:
It lie q monstrous thing that any body OF
men shouId be permitted to gather up,
whether for their personal profit OF merely
for their pleasure. a deadly avalanche like
that which has just been hurled ~ this
peaceful valley. In a future age, when
human life has ceased to be the cheapest
Of all earthly possessions, such a thing will
seem iDconceivable.
The Chicago Tribune" deals with the
subject in a still more pointed manner.
1t asks: "Who are the ones responsible
for the dreadful loss of life, and who are
the persons who should pay as far as
their means allow for the property that
has been destroyed ?" And it answers
the question In this manner, viz:
1 Clearly the members of the South Fork
club, who maintained for purposes Of
pleasure a dam whick kept a lake three
miles long and one wide hung up high in
the air, penning up sixty-three million tons
OF water-a body which carelessness, or
accident, or some convulsion OF nature
might hurl down upon the people living
along the river bottoms. y Whether
the club men gave an indemnifying bond or
not they can be sued for the damage they
have caused, and can be stripped Of what
ever propertybthey cannot hide. They
have had their fun Now let them pay forit.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
CRU TO DEATH.
Anton Me1lin, q Miner, Killed by a Gag
Dropping on Him.

Anton Mellin, q Miner, Killed by a Cage
Dropping on Him.
The already large number of deaths from
violence which have occurred in this vicin.
ity during the past six weeks was increased
by the addition OF one more yesterday
afternoon. 1t was not murder, however,
but death by accident.
Anton Mellin, . Swiss, about IS years
old, was employed on the 400 level in the
Clark Fraction at VAUDEVILLE, and had
run q car on to the cage and gave the signal
to hoist. The engineer obeyed the signal
and began to raise the cage. After it had
assembled about fifteen feet he received an.
other signal from Mellen to lower it again
to the same station. The engineer began
to think that an accidentha occurred and
lowered the cage as soon as possible. Wait
ing for some time and receiving no further
signals, the engineer caused an examination
to be made and Mellin was found dead on
the foor of the station with the cage resting
On top of him.
An inquest was held by Coroner Howard
and the jury returned q verdict in accord.
ance with the facts as above stated and ex-
onerated all persons from blame.
At the time of the accident Mellin was
alone, and as a shovel was found with him
after the accident, the supposition is that
he was shoveling away some dirt and acci.
dentally pulled the bell rope with his shovel.
de will be buried from VAUDEVILLE this
at 2 O'Clock.
Mellin was not married, and as far as
known had no relatives in this country. He
came to Butte from Switzerland about two
years ago.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19

The energetic action taken by all pres
ent at the meeting of the board of trade
last night to consider the best means for
inducing the Montana Union to locate its
repair shops in Butte instead of at any
other place, will doubtless have a good
effect in demonstrating to the officers of
the road at Omaha the wisdom of consid-
ering any previous action taken, and of
approaching the fact that Butte is the
proper point for the erection of the shops
in question. Good committees were Sc
lected to forward the claims of Butte,
and it now remains for the business in
terests Of the city to aid in forwarding
the work already begun to make success
possible. To this end every effort should
be directed. Ii - Z
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
POOR LITTLE FROG.
When MIR. Snake Gets q Hold on His Leg
elaE @5@Gs: He's o Goner.

"a To-. u 2 --FEHFT T5.-F|
When MIR. Snake Gets q Hold on His Leg
@lasE Us: He's q Goner. q
I hsve never seen a snake charm a frog,
though I have seen them catch frogs often,
says a writer in the st. Louis Reporter"
They are more than a match for the frogin
a foot race, consequently they have frog
legs to eat whenever they wish, provided
the frogs can be found. The greatest
trouble is to swallow the frog after catch
ing him. The frog is swallowed heels first.
Whether this is a preference on the part of
the snake or whether it is because this is
the first part overtaken and laid hold Of
I do not know. y-.
When caught, the poor frog cries out in
the most pitiful terror. Then the struggle
Of life and death begins, with determined
nay, l might say with devilish triumph, for
he knows that victory IL sure in the end
and almost human horror on the frogs
part. The instant the snake seizes q hind
leg it is swallowed, and the hard part of
the job is to get hold OF the other leg with
out releasing the one he already has.
The frog soon finds 1t is useless to strug-
gle to release the leg already swallowed by
the snake. and seems to realize that it's
only hope is to keep the leg that is free out
OF that horrible mouth, which has such
won ierful suction power. I once saw a
garter snake push a frog over thirty yards,
endeavoring to force the leg OF the frog
that was free against some obstruction
that it might got a hold on that also. 1t
finally succeeded, and the struggle was soon
over after that. When both hind legs are
once in the snakes power a deeper horror
seems to take possession of the poor little
creature who has battled so hard for life;
it's eyes dilate With terror and assume q
CLASSY stare, it's whole body is stupeied,
paralyzed with an awful dread OF it's i'm
pending fate. The snake does not swallow;
it crawls over it's prey. 1t does so by
means Of strongly contracting muscles in
the throat.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
THEY EH0UaHT
. Surprise TO the EGsT-

E~a
From the Missoula Item" OF June IL:
The people OF Missoula were greatly sur
prised yesterday when it was learned that
Judge John M. Evans, our city magistrate,
had gone and taken unto himself Q lfe-part-
ner. Frank Higgins received q dispatch
from John yesterday asking him. TO meet
him at the depot that evening hascsr-
riage for himself and wife. Frank was q
little afraid it was a joke, but carried out
his part, and found it was a true bill.
John was married in Helena yesterday
to Miss Helena g. Hastings. whom he had
met at Columbia, Mo-. some four or Eve
years ago, where both were attending col
lege. The attachment is one of long stand
ing, although nom OF the Judges friends
here ever suspected him OF matrimonial in
tentions.
The bride was accompanied as far as
Helena by Johns younger brother and her
mother, tbs latter coming on to Missoula.
Mrs. Evans is q pleasant looking young
lady, and is said to be very highly educated.
She is a ~grandniece of Gen. Sterlibg Price,
Of Confederate fame, and her mothers
home is 10 San Francisco. Fromaall we can
learn John has drawn a prize in the lottery
OF life, and by what we know Of him we
are led to believe he will appreciate his
good luck and give the young wife no rea-
son to regret giving her future into his
hands. It is needless to speak Of the
He has resided in Missoula q year
and a hall, and all have learned to esteem
and respect him.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
AN EXPLANATION WANTED.

In the course of a long article headed
''The Montana Democracy" yesterdays
Inter Mountain" contains the following
as about the only sentence in the whole
diatribe deserving of notice:
The lead mining industry OF Montana is
Just now threatened by the competition oil
peon labor in Mexico, where men are vii.
ling to work for q whole day for the price
OF a package OF cigarettes and a pint of
mescal. II ,Era-E5 .rl..
Will the Inter Mountain" explain
how it is that protection does not pro-
tect In Mexico? That country is strug-
under a most burdensome tariff.
one which the "Inter Mountain" and
other rabid protection cranks in this
country are DESTROYS Of paralleling in
the United States, and yet, according to
the Main street organ. the Mexican
laborer is willing to work for a whole
day for the price of package of cigar
and a pint of mescal." If this
be true, where is the benefit
If protection ? erA uaa I"|
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
What's the, Matter with the Weather?

WnHtB inc. M8ttef with the Weather?
The weather among the California noun.
tains has been something remarkable this
season. and is set forth as follows by the
Truckee Republican" of May Is: "The
snow of last week had nearly melted when
last Monday another storm set in. 1t has
showed, blowed, rained, sleeted, squalled,
~blizzarded. frozen. thawed, and raised par.
ticular Ned for three days. Last night the
snow had almost disappeared in slush.
This morning the town was buried eight or
ten inches deep in as modest arobe of fresh,
pure n as ever caused a poet to rave.
During the day it has been warm and sun.
shiney at times, storming like fury at other
times, and again it has been piercing cold
too cold to Everybody tries to grin
and bear it, but it's perfectly awful"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
THE LATE DISASTERS.

Much has been printed in reference te
the total value of property destroyed by
the floods in New York, Pennsylvania
and Maryland and Virginia, in which
there appears a tendency to give ex-
tremely large totals. Certain it is that
the loss is enormous, even when given
from the most conservative point of view;
but there is reason to believe that some
of the earlier estimates given out-the
only ones we have seen-are much too
large.
After a free inquiry throughout the re-
gions devastated by water through per-
sons well calculated to judge, Brad
streets" is inclined to regard the follow
ing totals as much nearer the actual
money loss in property destroyed than
any aggregates previously published; at
JOhnstOwn and other points throughout
the Conemaugh valley, the Pennsylvania
Railway losses in that region, and the
loss Of the Cambria Iron & Steel Com
pany, $3O,0OO,0O0; losses to other railway
companies lin four s~tates, $1,25O,OOO;
damage from floods to real property, mer-
chandise, etc., at cities and towns in
Maryland, Virginia and District of Co.
lumbia, $5,OOO,OOO; at Williamsport, Pa,
$5,OO0.OO0; in the Juniata valley, Pa,
100000; in southern New York (twenty-
five towns), $1,5OO,OOO; probable loss to
coal mines, $4,000; total $44, 100000.
These figures are given on the judgmento of
on The ground. without claim toan ex-
.actness, which is at this time, of course,
impossible. At seven towns in the Cone
maugh valley there was $685. 900 CAPT.
tai invested in business, while at Will
Pa, the total capital invested
was not less than $23, 2OO
The stricken town of Seattle is said to
have lost $15,OOO,OOO at least, from fire.
Yet "Bradstreet's" declis}Bss%s iaka3at the CAPT
tal invested in busihts Of it's aggregated
out 100000.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19

julius Caesar Burrows, the Michigan
congressman, whose principal distinction
is the possession of voice that is a pretty
good imitation of a fog-horn, and who
hopes to be speaker of the next house of
representatives, is very much troubled
for fear that the wicked Democrats will
give the Republicans trouble when the
time comes to organize the house. It is
a pretty commentary on the rules gov
erning that body for Burrows to say that
with the assistance of one experienced
member he could keep the house in a
deadlock for the two years of its exist
ence. 1881 "."- ' X.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DISASTER

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DISASTER.
At last an effort is being made to fix
the responsibility for the Johnstown
calamity. 1t seems that the early re-
ports about the efforts of the fishing club
to ward off all possible danger were not
based on facts. The club took none of
theicautions which prudence would sug-
gest. The dam itself was patched with
straw and loose earth, and the lately
added parts we're moi built according to
any modern nor scientific plan of engin-
eering. o,,,,l MANN,
There is q horrible responsibility rest
ing upon the shoulders if not on the con-
sciences ofidthea members of the South
Fork club. There is no way Of repairing
damage done. Money cannot do it.
The thousands Of lives that were spuffed
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
An IndOlent Organ.

When the liver is indolent, as it must nee.
essarily be when it fails to secrete the biIs
in sufficient quantities to meet the reouire-
ments OF digestion and evacuation, itsiould
he set at work with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. The bealthful stimulus to activity
impaired by this incompatible Alternative.
speedily evinces itself in a departure of the
uncomfortable sensati' ms in the riyht side:
the nausea; fur upon the tongue: indiqes.
tion, and sick headache consequent upon
inactivity OF the liver and che diversion Of
the bile it's proper channel. Irregular.
ity OF the bowels is always and painiessIv
reformed by the corrective indicated, which
ia infinitely to be preferred, both because #
is safe and more eficaeious, to blue nill.
and drenching ~purgatives OF avery
class. 1t cures and prevents fever and apYue.
and rheumatism, "sH'
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19

From the Benton "River Press: Idaho
and Wyoming are making preparations
for statehood, with a fair prospect of be-
ing admitted before the close of the fifty
first Congress. New Mexico. with a
greater population than Idaho and Wy0-
ming combined, must remain outside
the breastworks" until a more suspicious
season. She is Democratic, and no new
Democratic states are wanted by this ad-
ministration.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
TO p
The Market Presenting A More Favorable
Aspect-Increased Consumption.

The Market Presenting A More Favorable
Aspect-Increased Consumption.
IF. Mathews & Co.. in their weekly cir
cular have the following concerning copper:
Copper presents rather a favorable as.
psct at London With the natural conse.
quences of low prices, showing themselves
in a largely increased consumption, SO the
stocks OF the month have declined 1000
tons, and the situation Is healthy in all
respects, but the lake companies with a Ger
tain pride and independence Of power, be-
lieve that action on paper will smother the
laws OF trade, consequently they are now
holding the umbrella over all the outside
brands with great frmness and care.
No lake can be had below IL
cents. This is positive and final
for time being, but meanwhile, electro
lytic Arizona and casting brands of all de-
scriptions are having a fine time, making
contracts, pushing into all sorts of corners
and filling up the market generally. Bye
andsbye the lake load may get q little
heavier, for thhe Boston and Montana dur.
ing May turned out 2,5OO,OO0 pounds of
copper, the largest in it's history, which
does not look much like curtailing produc-
ton. Casting brands have been sold at
every variety of price ranging from 11.75
to 1915, according to brand and quantity.
At London prices have steadily advanced
and Chill bars are reported by cable at f42
best selected at 846."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
Comstock Miners Start for Asia.

From The Virginia, Nevada. "Chronicle"
OF June 9TH: Last evening John Mclean,
Jerry Ryan and Frank st. John left on the
express train en- route for Corea, where
they are under contract to work in the
mines in that distant Asiatic kingdom.
The mines are operated by the government
and the trio who departed last evening are
to receive 81 a day from the time of their
departure from San Francisco until arriv-
ing at their destination. The Corean gov.
eminent pays the cost of their passage by
sea and inland. In consideration OF this
the miners agree to work one year for IS a
day and board. At the expiration of the
year, if they desire to return to the Pacific
coast, their fare will be paid.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
Boundary Lines.

Last winter an act was passed by the
territorial legislature providing for the ap
poiDtmeHt OF a board OF commissioners to
establish boundary lines and corners be.
tween Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Missonla
and Beaver Head counties, and comforting
the power to appoint such commissioners
upon the county commissioners OF the
counties interested. In accordance with
the provisions OF the act, the county COM
missioners yesterday appointed Captain L.
F. Wyman as such commissioner fog Silver
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
THE COLORED REPUBLICANS.

Yesterday THE MINER published a dis.
patch from Jackson, MISS, giving par.
ticulars of the conference of colored Re.
publicans, in which it was stated that
the delegates expressed their entire con.
fideRce in the Harrison administration.
At the same time the convention took
occasion to condemn the new Republic
can white mans party-a movement
which has, at least, the quasi-endorse-
ment Of Harrison. ..,,
y Thus the colored men, and the Presi-
dent also, find themrelves between two
fires. There is really no intention on
the part Of tho Republican party to do
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
The Way of the Reformer,

Boston Budget" The practice of going
out between acts is 10 a fair way OF being
effectually put an end to. A wife at one of
the theaters the other evening when her
husband made no move to go out between
the acts said in surprise:
Amt you going out, dear?"
"Out where?"
why, out to see q man."
mo; those ID newspaper men have
harped upon the thing 80 long that a man
60 out to see u man without being
suspected OF going out to get a drink. Pm
going to sit the play through"
The millenuium's coming.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
Found His Head.

The Wardner "News' says: A man
named George Richardson, who arrived in
HALEY, Idaho, last week from Smoky, found
on his way the head of Peter Young, who
persisted three years ago on a trip to a
mine near the Hog Back. His trunk was
was recovered in the spring, with the feet
in a running brook, but the head could not
be found. 1t is supposed that be was
sitting where found, and that a tree fell on
him cutting his head off as with an ak. e..