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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
THEY APPOINTED TEACHERS.
The Schoo Trustees Say Who Shall Weld
the Birch.

The School Trustees Say Who Shall Weld
the Birch.
The board OF school trustees met Tuesday
evening, and Charles s. Shoemaker quail.
fed as member to Ell vacancy caused by
resignation OF Mr.. Brophy, and was elected
chairman of the board.
Election OF teachers for the ensuing term
being in order, the following appointments
were made:
Superintendent. r. Russell, principal
| of the high school, E. A. Steere; assistant,
Miss Bill n. Layton. .,a
Eighth grade-N. Belle Calkins.
Seventh grade-Carrie Fox and Mary
O'Farrell.
Sixth ~grade-Lizzie T. Evans and E. M,
Dakin. ~,
Fifth grade-Sarah Berger. One vacancy
to be supplied.
Fourth grade-Attie W. Birdseye and
Therese Heilbronner.
Third grade-Loura Horst and Mamie E
| Palmer.
Second grade-Mrs. Kate Tucker and
Marie Renouard.
First grade-Mrs. M. S. Gibbs aud Grace
Porter. ,.
East Broadway SCHOOL, primary-Brosia
Primary in basement Of Nigh school build
ing-Mary Bishop. i
| Paxson.
Intermediate in same schooEMiss B. W.
Holland.
Primary in same school-Agnes Ryan.
West Vaudeville primary-Hope Nor.
gan.
Centerville, fourth and fifth grasdes-Miss
B. P. Downey, second und'third grades
| Emma Irvine. PrimarvSKittie O'Donnell.
Meaderville graEsmar ~grade-Mary D.
Crossman; primary grade-Maggie Lynch.
South Butte, Mary Howell.
Travonia, Maggie Watt.
I Basin school, Frank E. Young. q
Blacktail, Mary league.
Two appointments remain to be made,
one for the fifth grade, and one for the pri-
mary room to be fitted up in the basement
of the high school.
Purchase of six copies of Kings His
torical Portfolio for use of the schools in
the district was ordered at a cost of $50.
This concluding regular business OF the
board, annual report OF Superintendent
Russell was read and accepted. Subioined
ia copy OF the report:
To the Board of Trustees OF School Dis.
trict No. 1, Silver Bow Co.:
GentIemen-I have the honor herewith
to present to you my report of the work
and condition OF the schools under your
control for the current year. l will first
submit some statistics, with the distribu.
ton OF the pupils throughout the district,
in order that you may the more easily
| form an idea OF the growth OF the schools
and their needs.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
OBJECTIONABLE EBAINs.
Runs that Railroad Engineers do No


Runs that Railroad Engineers do MOI
Like.
From the Atlanta Constitution" Said
an old railway engineer the other day
..There are three kinds OF trains that Edo
not want to have anything to do With,
One is the pay train. You never know
when you will overtake tho section hands
You will be going at the rate of fofty5miles
an hour; away you 30 around q curve. and
you will dash by the boss and hands and
have to go back to them. There is always
a good deal of talk over the wages, and
much time is taken mp. .oa
The next unpleasant train to handle
is an excursion train. Every one
living along the line Of road knows
you from seeing you come by every day,
and they think you know them as well.
When on an excursion they presume upon
their friendship to endeavor to ride on the
engine. No other place will do them. The
engineer has to refuse them. as it would
amount to docking his wages from 80 to
against the rules Of the road. The persons
denied the privilege always feel hard about
it and look upon the engineer as unaccorh:
modating. The last and worst Of all, how
ever, is the officers train. II you run slow
they say you are scared and fear to run
fast. II You make good time they say you
are careless and reckless and want to kill
somebody. You can't suit them"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

The salvation army is here in full force
and regimentals. 1t is to be hoped that
these jealous, even If not always discreet
or diplomatic workers, will not be sub,
jected, in Butte, to the indignities and
outrages that were heaped upon them by
Helena mobs. Such scenes are disgrace
full to any community. The salvation
lists" are entitled to just as much immu-
nifty from reckless throngs as any other
class of people, and so long as they do no
more harm than to preach their peculiar
doctrines, they should be guaranteed by
the people and the officers of the law
with protection. Those who do not wish
to hear them, or do not believe in their
peculiar methods, have but to leave them
severely alone by remaining away from
their barracks"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

OPENING LETTERS IN THE MAILS
A dispatch from Dublin, last night,
says the envelope sent by the President
of the United States to the Lord Mayor
Of Dublin, bore every evidence Of having
been tempered with. 1t had probably
been opened by some meddlesome official
connected with the British or American
government.
It was an outrageous bit of illegal
espoignage which both governments
now sanction by usage, and the princi.
pals who sent and received the letter in
question are thus given a taste of the
RIGHTEOUSNESS of the work.
This government has, of late years.
licensed q notorious sneak any spy
named Anthony Comstock, in New York
city, to do this same sort of work, and
the example set by this fellow, backed
by sosp-maker Colgate and a few more
jealous than wise or decent followers, is
bearing Its legitimate fruits,
This Irish-American incident may
serve to impress more strongly than
anything else upon the people, the in.
fanny Of Sthe whole business, The mails
should be made ssersd, and and above the
gqFatIHy Of PFyias aplee, Iii Il
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
PULLED FOR SMOKING.
Tracy and Rodgers, Two Hop Fiends TAX
ing the Long Draw.

Tracy and Rodgers, Two Hop Fiends TAX
ing the Long Draw.
Officers Daum, Carroll and Lelande re-
ceived information yesterday that a couple
of "hop fiends'' were smoking in a cabin
between, Park and Galena streets, and
armed with a warrant they made a de-
scent on the place. They found the door
locked and were preparing to break itdown
when the fellows inside unlocked it and al
lowed the officers to. enter. As soon as
they opened the door the officers were al
most overcome by a cloud OF dense, sicken-
ing smoke, such as only emanates from
opium and for q moment could scarcely
breath. A search OF the cabin was made
for the smoking outfit and it was finally
discovered placed between the mattresses
of one of the beds upon which the fends
we're lying. The lamp and two pipes were
still SO warm as to make it almost impcs-
sible to handle them. They were secured,
as were also a box of seconds. q pair OF
shears and other paraphernalia used by
lovers OF the long draw, and with the
smokers taken before Judge Newkirk.
The two men arrested proved to be
Charles Tracy and R. A. Rodgers, two high
toned piano players, and considered the
worst opium fends in the city. They will
be tried to-day.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
An Excellent Fire Clay.

In the sheriff's Office is d lamp OF what
appears to the ordinary observer to be q
good sample Of the stickiest Of pipe clay,
and not one ina dozen persons who see il
ever give it more than q passing glance and
wonder the chunk OF dirt is kept there.
Truth is the chunk" is clay. but not com
mon clay. as Sheriff Lloyd will tell all who
take the trouble to enquire. It is q sample
Of fire clay obtained from one OF four claims
near Garrison owned by Messrs. Lloyd,
West &, Frazer and which assays 20 per
cent. OF silver, Is per sent. Of aluminium
and a very small per centum OF iron. Sew.
eral carloads have been shipped, to the
Colorado smelter in this city where it is
now used exclusively as mortar for laying
the fire brick used in the furnaces. The
owners receive $50 q, ton for the clay on
board OF the cars at Garrison and two
teams can easily load one car a day. Until
it's real value had besn. tested no efforts
we're made to INTRODUCE the clay but from
now on the owners Of the claims from
which it is obtained, intend. to push it and
before long its use will become general as
the demand for it will no doubt grow as its
merits become known.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

Mr.. Clark's speech on the taxing of
mines forcibly reminds the student of
politico-economics of the fact that the
prevalent system of taxation is as unjust
as it is crude. Mr.. CLARK made it clear
that to tax the apparent and prospective
value of q mine is unjust, yet the system
of taxation generally contemplates such
injustice in most instances. THE indi-
vidual or firm is fiued or taxed for every
improvement made, while he whe per-
mits his lands to lie idle or his buildings
to remain dilapidated escapes with a
minimum assessment. The whole prin-
.ciple is wrong and should be changed.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
They Were Professionals,

A large crowd went to the race track yes
terday afternoon to witness a foot race be-
tween two professional runners who gave
their names as Miller and Mcdonald. Mil
Ter claimed to be from Boulder, and MCDon-
aid grom Woodville. The distance run was
100 yards, and Mcdonald won in 10Y Sec
onds. Much money was up on the race,
about five thousand dollars, and it
is safe to say that somebody got left
and that badly, for about the worst
''fakirs" travelling over the country are pro-
f%essional foot-racers, and it is about as
hard for n of them to run a square" race
as it is for a three-card monte man to enter
heaven. The loser WAS none other thar
Harry Bethune.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

THE DANGER OF OvERLOADING.
Something has been said in these col
umns from time to time, says BRAD,
Streets" regarding the tendency appar'
emit in many states to overload; the
constitutions thereof with provisions
which might be more fifty left to legis.
lative enactment. This is q tendency
upon which the trainers Of constitutions,
such as those which are being prepared
for the coming new states in the West;
should be on their guard. as ;ra2 81
We notice that the constitutional con-
vention OF North Dakota has had the ad-
vantage of a reminder of this sort from
Judge Cooley, whose eminence as q con
sti~tutional jurist gives his advice
peculiar weight. Upon being invited to
address the conventional Bismarck, he
said that, though scarcely feeling it to
be within his province to advise the, con-
vention, he would ask the members to
remember in their Notwithstanding
that times and men change, and he
added in words which might be pondered
with profit in almost every state in the
Union: .. .tt..4. i - .s
Don't, in your notwithstanding,
l~egisIate too much. In your constitution
you are tying the hands Of the people.
Don't do that to any such extent as to
prevent the legislature hereafter from meet
ing all evils that may be within the reach
OF proper legislation. Leave something
for them; take care to put proper restraints
on them. but at the same time leave what
properly belongs to the field Of legislation
to the legislature OF the future. You have
got to trust some one in the future, and it
is right and proper that each department
OF government should be trusted to per-
form it's legitimate functions"
1t would be better for the country If
this advice Of Judge Cooley, the fruit of
an extended and ripe experience, were
kept more in mind by constiIution-mak-
ers. What our constitutions would lose
in length they would more than make
up in strength and in the r%eyerential re-
gard of the people.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
Arrested For Robbery.

Alma Love, one OF the many t~an-colored
prostitutes who have arrived in the city
recently, was arrested yesterday evening
for robbing a man named Hand OF fifty
dollars. Hand was foolish enough to
enter the woman's den on Galena street
and as he was trying to leave she robbed
him and almost tore his vest from his
body in order to get at the money which
was in one Of the pockets. She gave bonds
for appearance to-day end will have a
hearing before Judge Newkirk this after.
noon.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

the Ce~nterville and East Walkerville school
houses need the attention OF the interior
decorator"
Some Recommendations were made in the
report last year to which | would respect
fuily call your attention again:
The first is with reference to q small
library il each room,the books to be
chosen according to the grade OF the room.
These books | would have under the charge
81 the teacher, who would let the pupils
use them in the school room or at home,
as she might think best, as rewards Tor
good lessons. diligence, good behavior, etc.
An appropriation OF as much as $lo to
the room would be q good beginning Tor
establishing these libraries.
This second recommendation sis with
reference to q teacher OF vocal music.
Experiments Tonic Sol Fa system have
given satisfactory results in other places.
It seems, also, to be the easiest system for
children to learn to read. would RECON-
mend that it be tried here. A teacher who
understands this system might be en-
ployed to teach in one OF the grades. She
could, for q comparatively small consider
alton, teach the teachers, and they the
pupils.
With reference to the general condition
OF the schools you are to be congratulated.
The year has been to them one OF uninter-
rupted prosperity. The discipline has been
better, the instruction more thorough, the
interest greater. More parents seem to
have appreciated the efforts OF the school
authorities to carry into the school room
the moral discipline Of the hone. 1~nstruc
ton has been confined to the ordinary
branches, and in those branches our pupils
will compare favorably with the pupils ofth'
schools in tine large eastern cities. The Higt
school, under the supervision OF Mr.. E.. A
Steere, has improved in a wonderful degree
In the course of another year we hope tt
have this department equal to any in thu
country.
In conclusion, I wish t. commend the ex
cellent and faithful work OF the teacher
during the past year.. They have laboret
together in the greatest harmony, and hav
done their duty well. l wish also to thanl
the trustees for their uniform kindness AN
generous support.
Yours respectfully,
J.. r. Russell.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
One of Them DISCHARGED.

Duffy and Mcdonald, the two men ar
rested On suspicion of being the ones who
went through E. H. Irvine's residence last
week, were arraigned before Judge Newkirk
yesterday. On motion of County Attorney
Dewitt the case against Mcdonald was dis.
missed and he was released from custody.
examination of Duffy "a continued until
this afternoon, owing to the absence of an
important witness for the prosecution.
Az lar az addueed the te testimony against him
isguite strong, and bs will probably be held
10 the grand Jury,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

z The Live Stock Journal" Of Cheyenne,
Wyoming, is doubtful about the benefits
of statehood. Statehood, at present."
it declares, means a straining for effect,
which can be of no possible benefit save
to the very few who have their schemes
laid to reap where the masses and the
honest .wot not" This may be true Of
Wyoming, but hardly of Montana. Here
statehood is wanted. ,-. ss .
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

The Helena Independent" says Butte
is not a permanent city, and hence
should not have even the temporary CAPT
tai. That's a narrow view of the mat
ter. Helena's permanency depends large
Iy on Butte, and the evidence of Butte's
permanency is strong. Only the surface
ore has yet been taken from the Butte
mines, and the ore gets richer and bet
ter all the time.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

If correspondents for newspapers and
writer's for the press generally. knew
what annoyance lead pencil manuscript
particularly that which is family
traced-is to editors and printers, they
would relegate the graphite to the only
work it is fit for-that Of taking notas,
ETC., where pen and ink cannot be readily
used.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

POINTERS FOE SILVER BOW DELE
GATES.
In regard to the proposition for the re-
moval Of the temporary capital from Hell
ena to Butte, there is a feeling of sur
prise in this city that there should not
be the most thorough and complete har-
mony among the Silver Bow delegation
in the convention. The action in COM
mittee Of the whole shows an indiffer-
ence, and q lack of unanimity that it is
hard to account for, and which certainly
does not do justice to the constituency.
Here in Butte the feeling is practically
unanimous in favor Of having the tempo
rary capital removed to this city-if it
is to be removed at all. This claim
is made by Butte without any ILL
feelings toward either Helena or Ana
conda, but is purely the result of a we'll
grounded belief that Butte is now, by
great odds, the largest city in Montana,
that it Is the nucleus Of all the business
Of the empire Of the Northwest, that it
is growing more rapidly than any of its
rivals, that it has all the machinery of
an important political as we'll as COM
mercial center, and that, by another
year. it will be the greatest railroad CEN
ter in the state.
These claims are too well known to
challenge any controversy, and the peo-
pie of Butte feel that their delegates
ought to unite and press forward in
furthering local interests.
Why should there be any hesitancy,
any apathy, any division Of sentiment i?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
A Big Cattle Concern.

From the Miles City Journal: W. A.
Murphy, OF the Murphy Cattle company OF
Wyoming, was in town yesterday The
concern with which Mr.. Murphy is connect
ed is an extensive one. 1t is at presentrun
ming on their Wyoming range upwards OF
$4,000 cattle. All but 1900 are steers.
Lately it sold $4,000 head from it's ranch
in Tom Green county. Texas, to the Stod-
dard Cattle companyin Wyoming. 1t has
q contraction the furnishing Of 1000, 900
pounds Of beef to Fort Belknap. and $780,.
900 pounds to Fort Peck. The company
will ship 5000 head from Miles City during
the season, lone train Of which will leave
here on the 25th, and one on the Goth. Mr..
Murphy was a welcome guest among his
friends in Miles City yesterday. ga
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
SAINTS AND SINNERS.

Judge Galbraith, of Dillon, was in the eitJ
yesterday on legal business.
A. NJ. Flemming. claim agent OF the Utah
d Northern, is in the city.
Judge DeWolfe returned to Helena yester
day to attend the supreme court.
Probate Judge Irvine left for Warm
Springs yesterday afternoon to remain q
week or ten days.
Miss Bailey and Miss Batterton, two
Deer Lodge young ladies, visited their Butte
friends, yesterday.
Frank Webb, a Chicago gentleman has
arrived in the city to take charge of Mantle
d Warren's insurance business.
J.F. Wardner left for Helena yesterday
morning and will return to Spokane Falls
from there.
William Owsley and wife came in from
Twin Bridges yesterday and win remain in
the city a few days.
at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has returned,
much to the 10y OF her friends here.
Mrs. T. j. Warren returned to her home
in Butte last evening, after a two months
visit with her parents at Burke, Idaho.
e. A. Drum and MIR. Tuohey, sub-con.
tractors on the grade OF the Northern Pa.
ciic & Montana, were among the visitors
viewing the sights OF the city yesterday
evening.
Judge Waterbury of Anaconda swung
around the circle yesterday and exchanged
capital gossip with his Butte friends.
Rev. e. L. Hill, OF Rosemond, Illinois.
was in the city yesterday getting tips on
the methods Of fighting the evil one as pur-
sued in the wild and woody west. He was
accompanied by his son.
CT. Annett Of the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company, is in the city strok-
ing bis long and glossy moustache. It must
not be thought that be does nothing else,
for he is as busy as he very well can be
looking after matters telephone.
Carroll Smith, route agent OF the Pacific
Express company who has been at this
end OF the road for the last three weeks on
business connected with the Vennedey case
left for Salt Lake yesterday evening.
Charles F. Linton, the detective in the
employ Of the American Surety comnanv
and the gentleman who worked no the case
against Vennedey, the defaultine agent of
the Pacific Express company, returned
south last night. IS
j. F. Wardner, Of Spokane Falls. and
father OF the town Of Wardner, Idaho. ar
rived in the city yesterday. "Jimn is a
typical western man, and it is owing to his
rustling abilities alone that he can now
take the world easy and calmly eonteims,
plate 4 laFssel 10y bank sapaunt, a.a
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

Sunday was a lively day in Cincinnatih h.
tween the police and the saloon keepers, q,
the 212 saloonists who resolved to kasn
open, $50 were arrested. In the Over tSs
Rhine" district. several riots took pIars
and three newspaper reporters came nea,
beng mobbed, suspected OF being spies
One OF them had to run for his life. Mon
day the arrested appeared and gave bond.
for their appearance for trial. '
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

"Bradstreet's" declares that the con-
struction of railroad track fell of dur
ing the first six months OF 1889 to less
than 1,5OO miles, or about half that OF
the same period in 1888. which was to
have been expected. The large amount
of railroad construction during 1885,
1887 and 1883 caused q revolution in
railroad earnings by reason Of the OPEN
ing of new routes and the paralleling OF
old lines.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03
Hung q Chair on Her,

Early this morning Pat Kane was run in
for hitting one OF the women in the Toledo
hall over the head with a chair. After hit.
ting her he ran up Main street as far as
Broadway with some one behind him yell.
ing that he had a razor. Officers Cody
and Murray made the arrest but failed to
find a weapon OF any kind on the prisoners
person. II he had a "razzor" he MANAGED
to throw it away before being pinched.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

The Austin "Reveille" Is resurrecting
the project Of flooding the Desth valley
desert with water from the Owens river.
The Virginia City Chronicle" declares
that the scheme would Involve the driy-
ing Of tunnel many miles In length
through the Inyo mountains, Is that
range intervenes between the river and
the lake, and is several hundred feet in
hight at the lowest point. The project
has been condemned as 'Ut0piran," but
IL that is all that can be allegedsgainst
it, it is worthy Of every encouragement.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

The people of Butte would like to see
the Silver Bow delegation united on q
question of SO much importance as that
Of bringing the state capital here. It is
a matter in which party politics are not
concerned, but is one of purely local
inforncfa I'D .s EOS
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-03

At New York, Sunday, the meeting OF the
Typographical Union is said to have been
the largest ever held in the city. A thor
ough discussion Of the troubles of the past
week was had, and by q vote OF about 500
to 400. it was decided to resist to the ut.
most any reduction OF compensation. They
regard "Big Sixn as the backbone OF trades
unionism in the United States, and IT is a.
snmed that il the scale were reduced 10 the
pFiHteEs' stronghold, ,FsdHctions will faIl9F
In fshe trade OF aver tths sphHtry. "''H'''