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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

France got the prune from the CrusAd-
ers, and it was first cultivated near
Clairac by the inmates Of convent.
Some of the best and most famous
prunes are now grown in the extensive
French orchards The pEunes of co.,
merce are clsssed BY number, No. I.
the smallest, taking 50 and 81 to ~
pound, and No. 8, che largest. 50 e 81
70 tie peand-Go0d Hos6sskeeptnGs i
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

PAUL LAFFERTY, an American, who
got into an English prison for five
years, says the fare beats any dollar
snd-a-half-s-day American hotel, and
he was sorry to leave.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

DIR. LIE BARON, an eminent physician
of France, says that such thing as q
person having a snake or lizard in his
stomach was never knoyn and never
will be. All such cases have been
imaginary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

The South in 1886 constructed 20
per cent. of the total new mileage of
railroads of the country; in 1887, %
per cent, and in 1888, IS per cent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

NORMAN J. GOTHAM, of Missouri, who
was appointed to the new Cabinet
place, Secretary of Agriculture. will
serve Just eighteen days, three hours
and fifteen minutes. Il is Q big thing
for Missouri, and ought to make agri-
culture hump itself in that State the
coming year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

IT has now been discovered that the
Albany Capitol building is not large
enough, although it was only year
ago that State Senator got lost there
in and walked around for two days be-
fore he reached civilization.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

A New YORK physician, feeling "out
of Sorts" consulted five of his medical
brethren in turn to learn what allied
him. Each one gave different opinion
Of his case and recommended different
modes of treatment. He believes they
were all wrong.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

A CHICAGO broker was called worth
$5,000,OO0 the day he died. A week
later his assets we're only $3.50, 900,
and when his debts were paid there
was just enough remaining to put him
up $500 monument.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

Prunes are very ancient, and were
grown ages ago in the East. Eleven
varieties were known to ancient Roman
horticulturists. and in the region around
Damascus vigorous wild variety thriv-
ed that was much used as . stock for
grating. and is 20 used to this dsv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06
SOME NOTABLE INAUGURArIoNs.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

George Washington received every cleo
toral vote for President. and. as far as can
be known. every individual vote in the
United States, But there was no such
unanimity in the choice for Vice President.
John Adams receiving little more than a
majority Of the electoral votes. Owing to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

FLooUET, the late French Premier.
at one time got small salary for get
ting up stuff in newspaper Office.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

MAIL is now carried between New
York and San Francisco in lib hours
-four days and seventeen hourA
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

The rice prospects of the South are
not good. Bad storms and floods have
done great damage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A Choice Selection Of Inter-
esting. Uems.

SEATTLE, W. r.. is to have . $780,.
600 hotel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06

TIE Emperor Of Austria 49, Ike
changing the name Of hi Aineto Ms
hapsbur2.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
INVESTIGATING THE ALdSKANs.

Some of the Things Learned by the Gov
ernment Investigating Commission.
OMAHA, June ga correspondent OF
the "Bee" with the senate commission in
Alaska sends letter from Juneau, under
date OF June 23, reviewing the inquiries OF
the commission. These we're commenced
at Port Chester, Alaska, where there are
1900 Indians under charge Of Mr.. Duncan,
the missionary who has been among the
tribe thirty years. The Indians were found
to bs living in anappa rent state OF content
ment, and engaged in almost all the pur-
suits of the whites.
Their grievance is an anxiety to possess
lands in severalty or to have certain
PARCELS set aside for them, that they may
cultivate and hold individual rights. They
want Jervains Island given to their tribe.
The commission found the state OF morals
OF the women OF this tribe far above the
average in other parts of the territory. At
Sitka, as well as at other points visited SO
far. the commission failed to find d single
case where an Indian woman or girl had
been forcibly taken from her parents Tor
immoral purposes. as alleged in the United
States some time ago. They have, now
ever, learned that the standard of morals
among the women, as rule, is not very
high.
At q meeting in town hall at Juneau,
some individual complaints were made by
Indians as to bad treatment from the
whites, but there was nothing serious, and
the com mittee later listened to arguments
of body OF citizens urging the extension
of the homestead land-laws to the terri
tory. Ths question OF territorial govern,
ment was also discussed as a much-needed
want.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
INTERNAL RETENUE FIG URES.
Showing Collections for the Fiscal fsal
and Principal Sources.


and Principal Sources.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Mason has made a
preliminary report OF the operations OF
the internal revenue service for the fiscal
year ended June 80.
Total collections for the fiscal year
ended we're $13O,S95, 1872, an increase
over 1888 of $6,56S,957.
The cost of collection for the fiscal year
just ended will aggregate about 81, 1885,
900, being fraction less than 3.2 per
per cent, which is exactly the same as in
1888.
The total receipts from the different OBJ.
jects of taxations were:
Spirits, $74,213,206. an increase OF
81, ,OO7 ,O39 over the previous fiscal year.
Tobacco $31 1866, $50, an increase OF ST.
2O4, ,429.
Fermented liquors s237, ,2as, $50, an in
crease of $500, ,617. -. -. -
Oleomargarine 1894, ,24s, an increase ot
$3O,1Os. y p. - ~.,.>~.
Banks and bankers $6,214. al increase
of $2,O11.
Miscellaneous $91 1,O69, q decrease OF
$14, $40.
,S62,72G, 100 cigarettes, and 80, 1867, 1856
pounds of oleomargarine.
Among the contributions by states were
these: California $2,O96,6l3, Colorado
1924, ,116, Illinois $31, 1,oO7,4 ,419, Iowa
$392,576, Kansas S1S3: :432, Kentucky
$16,61O, ,S14, Missouri $7,73O, COS. Mon
tana $162, ,642, Nebraska 81, ,24S, ,624, New
Mexico $500, ,663, New York SIS, ,64S, ,675,
Ohio 11,566,726, Oregon 1925, 524
Pennsylvania So, $40, ,796. Tennessee, ST.
$7s2, ,663, Wisconsin $3,O96, ,495.
The report also contains q statement {"
the collection by districts which shows the
collections to be heaviest in the districts
named as follows: Fifth Illinois $19 1922,
265, First Illinois 50, 134, ,4S6, Fifth Ken
lucky IS, 1866. 1872, First Ohio $s,6Ol, 30
Firss Missouri Sc, ,449,97
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31


either in select committee or in the house
Parliament had already literally provided
for the children OF the queen. 1t had not
shown that retrenchmeut might not be
made in the expenses upon royalty without
causing the queen much anxiety. He spe-
cially objected to the assertion OF the claim
to the grants OF the grandchildren OF the
queen. ls
He moved an amendment in order to
point re-assertion and re-afirmation OF
the clause, justice of which is denied.
Chamberlain said that Morely objected
to the grants because no finally was
promised, but as regarded the present
reign, the proposed grauts were absolutely.
final. He did not think that after the
Queens promise. any minister would ad-
wise any sovereign to ask further grants
for other grandchildren OF her majesty.
Chamberlain said it was shameful to fawn
upon monarch, but it was still more
shameful to trHckle to the multitude. The
members who were doing SO would think
less than nihilist OF English politics.
Loud Conservative cheers and Radical
groans.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
BOULDER NEWS BRIEFS.
Jefferson's Great Losses by Fire-A Sprint
ing Match-Cattle Dying.

Jefferson's Great Losses by Fire-A Sprint
ing Match-Cattle Dying.
BOULDER, July 29.-[Correspondence OF
THE MINER lit is estimated that the loss
in Jefferson county from forest fires so far
this season will aggregate in the neishbor-
hood of $25. GEO, consisting mainly of cot
tonwood, cut and prepared for market, in
addition to which an immense amount oil
standing timber has been destroyed. The
fire now raging in the Boulder canyon near
Bernice, has been the most destructive oi
property. The Ia, ger part OF the cord wood
consumed in this blaze was contracted to
the Anaconda smelters by Brannagan d
Co., who had just completed thres-mile
flume from their camps to the railroad and
were ready to commence delivery. Their
contract, it is said, called for &C, 900 cords.
j. J. Cronk, OF Boulder, is also reported a
heavy loser. Since yesterday the valley
has been completely filed with dense
mass of smoke which has partially OBJ.
scured the sun, and the air is close and
sitting. A strong southwest wind has car
ried the smoke down the canyon and into
the valley.
An English sprinter, travelling under the
name of Miller, "took in" the Boulder
sports in the campfo $500 on q 1O0-yards
dash Thursday evening, defeating easily
Fred OFT, a local swift. saF
Chief Justice Blake of the territorial gu
preme court was in town to-day on a briei
visit to the Boulder Hot Springs.
Cattle are already reported dying in mum
bers on the lower Boulder range on account
of the scarcity OF water and grass. The ire
quent showers OF the past week have beer
of no practical value to the ranges, and
their effect upon the streams ID imperceptl
ble The grass roots have been burned out
and no amount OF moisture will now suffice
to repair the damage this season.
One of Sheriff Halford 3 fine bloeded road
sters died at Radersburg last Thursday
| The animal was valued at $3.50.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
WASHINGTON NEWS BRIEFS.
Lumber Agent at Sitka-Trouble with the
Indians in Washington Territory.

Lumber Agent at sitka-Trouble with the
Indians in Washington Territory.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Charles Gee,
prominent Republican OF Virginia, has been
appointed lumber agent OF the general
land Office, and has been assigned at Sitka,
Alaska.
The commissioner OF Indian affairs re-
ceived telegram from r. A. N. Harvey,
chairman OF the citizens committee through
Indian Agent Cole at Collville Agency,
Stevens county, Washington Territory,
saving the Indians attached to Collville
Agency had burnt eight square miles OF
hayland and threatened the lives OF settlers,
many of whom owned dwellings and hay
stacks. The settlers have signed petition
requesting that q company OF soldiers be
sent them to protect property and perhaps
| lives. Agent Cole joins the committee IN
urging that immediate steps be taken. IL
has been referred to the secretary with q
request that the military officer nearest the
vestigate the matter and take such action
as may be deemed necessary.
The state department received adylces
from our representative in Hayti up to the
18th. They contain nothing new:
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Tichenor says he came to the conclusion
that loaded Canadian cars engaged IN IN,
Iternational traffic between the United
States and Canada should not be taxed.
He doesn't know whether the secretary OF
the treasury will approve OF it, however
President Harrison has approved the
lchange in the civil service regulations az
applied to the railway mail service, recon-
mended by the civil service commissioners
These changes permit the appointment
without examination, OF printers employee
and of substitutes to take the place OF ths
regular appointees, when not employed to1
more than thirty days.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
They Are All Stars.

The Butte Ideal Speciality conpanyis the
lengthy and suggestive name OF theatrical
organization which is now playing the
small towns on the west side. The first
stand was made at Melrose, and the follow
ing night Glendale was visited, and at both
towns the halls we're crowded. Sunday
night the people at Warm Springs were en-
tertained, and from there the tronpe's
route is not known. The malicious reports
circulated by envious rival organizations
that the company had to walk from town
to town is branded as the blacklist OF false
hoods which ever emanated from robust
theatrical liar, as is also the fable that its
members were compelled to spout their
wardrobes and other stage property to sat
isfy grasping land lords and hard hearted
railr, ad companies. The bright particular
stars which compose the company are:
Walter Orion, Robert Tate, George
Palmer George TAFT, the Misses Nc
Ginley and Abe Cohen, the latter being
manager.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
THE REPUBLICAN C6MMITTEE.
Members of the Territorial Committed
Meet and Make Out the eApportisnment-

Members of the Territorial Committee
Meet and Make Out the Apportisanaent-
HELENA, Mont, July 27.-[Special to
The Miner by the Rocky Mountain Tele-
graph Line The Republican territorial
committee met here to-day, for the purpose
of apportioning districts to the convention
and selecting a place OF meeting. Those
present were:
LII. Hershfield OF Lewis and Clarke,
chairman.
z. D. Weed and Secretary B. F. White oi
Beaverhead.
Dawson-H. j. Haskell.
Jefferson-N. Merriman.
Meagher-Van II Fisk.
Park-Chas. A. Burg.
Silver Bow-Geo. w. Irvine.
The apportionment was made on basis
of one delegate for every 112 votes, and re-
suited as follows:
Beaverhead 8, Choteau 5, Custer 6, Cas-
cade 8, Dawson 2, Deer Lodge 80, Fergus
II. Gallatin z, Jefferson II, Lewis ano
Clark 20, Madison z, Mesgher 8. Missouls
l1s. Park 10, Silver Bow 80, Yellowstone o
Total 200.
| Boulder and Anaconda were the onll
bidders for the place for holding the con
vention, and after much discussion, tn
smelter City was agreed upon and the dat
set for August %.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH PAY.
Tho Western Union Company Protests
Against Wanamaker's Proposition.

Tho Western Union Company Protests
Against Wanamaker's Proposition.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-The Western Union
Telegraph Company vigorously protests
against the Postmaster Generals great cut
of the rates to be paid for telegraph service,
sketching points in the transmission and
delivery OF government messages, giving the
history and objects of the act OF 1886, and
the actions heretofore taken under it.
The rates in force for the past five years
have not been a uniform rate of q cent per
word, as many papers have assumed, but
increasing on scale OF distances above
1 900 miles, with a minimum OF 20 cents
DER message and a maximum OF tw cents
half cents per word.
The telegraph companies hold, and are
so legally advised, that the language OF the
act does not give the postmaster-general
absolute power to fix any rate he may
deem fit. That power is qualified by con-
stitutional restrictions. In Article is the
language Nor shall private property be
taken for public use without just compen.
sation." The power depends therefore on
the ouestion: Is one mill per word a just
compensation?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
rELEGRAPHIC BRRVITIEs.

The Massachusetts rife team was re.
ceived, Monday, by the lord moyor OF Lon
don.
The Shah is about to depart from Eng
land, He bid farewell to the queen yester-
day.
At Hammond, Ind, Hammond's packing
house was not totally destroyed by Men-
day nights fire. Loss $50 900.
DIR. Sclmeltz, surgeon in chief in Captain
Wessman's expedition, has been drowned
at Zanzibar.
President Harrison will leave Deerpark K
for Bar Narbor, August 9Th, and leave on
his return August 18th.
James F. Beckner, collector OF internal
revenue at Louisville. KY, for two terms,
under Grant and under Hayes. is dying
from paralytic stroke.
The Mexican press il attacking the
Chinese immigration scheme. The reports
that negroes are receiving concessions tol
immigrating to Mexico are false.
CAPTAIN Wissman offers reward oi
2 900 rupees for the capture OF Chief Bush
ri. who. with his own band, murdered ar
officer of the East African Company named
Nielsen.
The sixty eighth anniversary OF the indie
pendence OF Peru was observed, Monday
with great enthusiasm. The ordinary
| congress has been installed and continues
uninterrupted.
Daniel Beedy died at Farmington, Maine
July 20, aged 7s. He had been q notee
civil engineer and bridge builder. He built
various large -four and quartz mills il
New Mexico, California, and other west
ern states, besides q large number o
bridges.
p. J. Sharkey, well.known New Yorl
sporting man, received q letter from Jak
Kilrain in which he says that as soon a
he can get the necessary money together
is going to challenge Sullivan to anothe
fight.
Adrian Vale, the Portuguese who ire
the shot at Dom Pedro on July Will
the latter was leaving the Theatre Dt
lClares at Rio Janeiro. says he was instiga1
ed to make the attempt upon the emperor
life by the Republican Association.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
THE TWELVE TEMPTATIONS.
Reaten by Professionals.

The Butte Bartenders' nine went to the
race track Sunday afternoon to play a
friendly game with club alleged to be com
posed OF bartenders of Anaconda. 1t took
them but short time, however, to ois'
cover their mistake, for when the game be-
gan they found that instead OF playing gen,
uine cocktail mixers they were pitteu
AGAINST q nine composed OF one or two bar
tenders and the balance of the players
picked out from the semi professionals who
form the Anaconda league club. OF course
the home artists were beaten, the sc:.re be-
lng 81 to Is. The Butte boys do not
growI, but take their defeat good natured'
y, and say that the next time they play
the Anaconda gentlemen of the white vests
and cravats that they will have as many
regular ball players to do the work while
they themselves look as the other side can
lump up, and the mercury need not lndl'
cate a very cold day either.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
TIE sco4rIsH RIrs rRoUsLEs.
Csrtsin Organisations Declared to
Clandestine by Proclamation.


Certsin Organisations Declared to be
Clandsstine by Proclamation.
WAsHNaron, July 2S.-The controversy
which is general among the Masonic irater-
|uitg throuesz dt the country respecting the
Cernesu Scottish rite has culminated here
in the issue Of an edict by Harrison Bing-
ham, the most worshipful Grand Master Of
Masons Of the District of Columbia, under
date OF July 20, prenouncing the Cerneau
organization clandestine, and warning all
from the grand lodge unless they at once
withdraw from said Cerneau body.
The main reason for the edict, aside from
other questions in the Scottish rite contro.
versy, is stated to be that the Cerneau or.
ganization has established relations oi
amity and Masonic correspondence with
the grand orient OF France, the governing
body OF Masons in that country, which is
under the ban of at least every English
speaking grand lodge in the world, because
the grand orient has stricken the name oi
God from it's rituals.
The grand lodges OF this country, it is
said, have additional grievances against the
grand orient OF France because the latter
persists in recognizing the negro grand
lodges OF the United States.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31

he left last night. and said he wouli return
at $3.50 this morning, but has not yet been
found. The hoe In the stable bears marks
OF pronounced blood stains.
CINCINNATI, July 27.-Andrew hudson,
colored, who had formerly worked for Col.
Jones and Richard Lee, colored, also q
former employe, were arrested this after
noon on suspicion, but told such straight
forward stories that the police later re-
leased them. Frank Buford, q bricklayer,
in whose honae Bly, and Lis wife boarded,
was examined by the police, and said Bigh
treated him to drinks last night at sa-
loon, and had q large bill changed. The
police believed Bligh committed the deed
As result Of qusrrel.
Later in the day Blieh, the colored serv-
ant suspected Of the murder OF Colonel
Jones, was arrested at Madisonville, Ohio,
and brought to the police station here.
CINCINNATI, July 81, 10 p. m.-The negro
servant BiiQh, who was captured this even
ing at Madisonvill Ohio, has confessed to
the murder OF Colonel Jones.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
Dismissed.

Annie Watson, "Chloe" Davenport and
William Johnson, the three colored resi-
dents of the "bad lands" arrested early
Sunday morning for having had hand in
robbing susceptible pilgrim and stranger,
were arraigned before Jungs Newkirk, yes
terday. The trio was discharged for want
of sufficient evidence upon which to prose.
cute, although the officers are well satisfied
that the parties arrested knew much more
about the matter than they cared to tell.
The Watson woman is the one the com.
plainant accused OF having stolen his pock.
etbook, and $3.50, as well as his heart. but
before she was arrested she had ample time
to cache her plunder, and this she did. for
when searched not penny OF the money
was found on her person.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31

The following mining locations were filed
for record yesterday:
New State lode, Divide Creek district, by
E. M. French.
Black Horse lode, Summit Valley dis
trict, by Thomas P. Byrne.
Sailors Dream lode, unknown district
by Peter Kendrick.
White Mountain lode, unorganized dis
tc.Lt, Dy Charles M Strobridge ct al.
Nancy Lee, unorganized district, by John
o. McEwan ct al.
Deadwood lode, Moose Creek district, by
J. II, Keith, -;
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-31
TAMPERING WITH LETTERS.
President Harrison's Letter to Dubl1n's
Lord Mayor, and Its Contents.

President HarrisOn's Letter 10 Duplih
Lord Mayor, and Its Contents.
DUBLIN, July zs.-Presideht Harrison
has sent . letter to Lord Mayor Sexton, in
reply to the Dublin corporations, express
ing sympathy for the sufferers by the
Johnstown disaster. In it he says
Il highly appreciate the exceedingly kind
spirit which prompted your action. Please
accept the warmest thanks OF the Presl-
dent and American peoplee for the touch
ing expressions OF sympathy and generous
gifts of the citizens Of Dublin"
Sexton stated that the official envelope
in which the letter was enclosed bore PLAIN
traces of having been tampered with. The
seal had been melted and the envelope re
fastened with another kind OF gum, ano
the American crest on the envelope hao
been defaced.