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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23

A Railroad Workman Fatally Injured on
the Northern Pacific Extension.
MIssoULA, Mont, October 1S.-lSpecial
to the Miner. Fred Jobnson,'a workman
on the Coeur d'Alene branch OF the North
ern Pacific railroad, was fatally injured to-
day by the premature explosion OF a blast.
He was putting the powder in place when a
rock fell and, in his effort TO remove the
stone with drill. the powder ignited and
resulted in the loss of an eye and his face
terribly mangled. His recovery is consid-
cred doubtful. The same man lost al eye
while engaged in railroad work near Butte
few months ago.
This is the first accident that has oc-
cured ON this branch OF the road.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23

WASHINGTON, October 21.-The supreme
court to-day advanced and set for hearing
on the second Monday in November the
case OF SAMUEL D. Davis against Sheriff 81.
G. Bacon. 7 his is one OF the Mormon
cas- involving the Edmund's law, Davis
being in jail for violation OF the Law and
is seeking to get out on a writ Of habeas
corpus.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
HELD UP A DRUMMER.
The Daring Robbery and Shooting of o St.
Louis Salesman.

Louis Salesman.
HUkTINGBURG, Ind, October 21.-About
l O'Clock laet night. as Andy Birke, q
prominent citizen, was goiug to his home,
he was held up by two masked men, who
relieved him OF 5000 in cesh and a valuable
gold watch.
This evening, about 8 O'Clock, A. T.
Speers, a drummer for st. Louis house,
was halted on the public road between
Jasper and this city by three men. They
pulled him from his buggy and after TAX
ing all his valuables. including his sample
cases and $50 in money, leaped into the
buggy aud fled. Speers fired at the fleeing
high waymen. Thy Immediately returned
the fire, one of their bullets striking Speers
in the left shoulder, making dangerous
wound. A posse is out in search OF the
highwaymen.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
CONTESTS FILED.

Ringwald and Sweeney of Cascade County
Want q Recount.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, October 21.-
Especial to the Miner by Rocky Mountain
Telegraph. .]-Notices of contest have been
filed in the Office OF the clerk and recorder
by e. A. Ringwald and Pat Sweeney, both
Democrats who, for various reasons, claim
to have been elected to the offices of clerk
and recorder and sheriff respectively. A
recount OF the vote OF the county is likely
to be one OF he incidents of the con test.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
TRAIN WRECK.

Freight on the Northern Pacific Ditched
Near Miles City.
MILES Cry, October 19.-[Special to the
Miner. IA wreck of freight train occurred
at Hathaway about twenty-five miles west
OF here tonight, caused by the breaking Of
an axle OF a foreign car, which was in about
the middle of the train. The train was q
long one and a number of cars were piled
up. The track was also torn up and traffic
will be delayed for several hours. No one
was injured. The train was west bound
and the cars loaded with merchandise
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
PRONOUNCED EINE.

The Man Who Attempted to Assassinate
Prince William.
BERLIN, October 21.-Klaibes, the man
who made the attempt to assassinate
Prince William of Wurtemburg while the
latter was driving to church at Ludwigs-
burg yesterday, has been examined by ply
sicians and pronounced sane. He is a
member of an Anarchist society, the mem.
bers OF which are sworn to kill all the
princes. The society recently drew lots to
decide which OF the members should kill
Prince William, and the choice fell upon
iot
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
Supposed to be Lost

New YORK, October 21.-The steamship
Brooklyn, formerly the Tonswanda, which
sailed from Darien, Georgia. on October IL
for New York with a cargo of lumber, is
supposed to be lost with all on board,
eighteen in all, in the gale OF the 18th, as
she is now six days over due. Several in.
coming steamers report of sighting vessel
OF the Brooklyn's description sixteen miles
off Buoy Island, with her bow two feet
above water and her stern apparently on
the bottom. Her bow ports were out,
showing the timber inside.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
SHOTING THE QUEER.

Americans Counterfeiters Arrested at
Odessa for Passing Bad Money.
Lyndon, October 21.-The Russian police
at Odessa late Saturday night arrested
two Americans, charged with circulating a
large amount of new and dangerous forged
twenty five rouble bills of the bank OF Rus
sia. Two packages, purpotting to be bales
Of cotton cloth, which arriv. from New
York last week, were consigned to one OF
these men. Ga examination by custom
officials they were fouad to contain nearly
a million roubles of these counterfeit bills.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
Show an Increase.

BosroN, October 21.-A table compiled
from dispa ches from the managers OF the
leading clearing houses OF the United States
and Canada shows q total gross exchanges
for the week ending October 10 were ST.
217, ,9S9, ,2S9, an increase OF 11.S per cent.
over the same period last year.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
For Hazfng.

ANNAPOLIS, October 21.-Aco rt martial
has been convened at the naval academy
to trv Edgar Arison of Pennsylvania, and
Herbert Il. McRae OF Washington terri
torv, both OF the third c ass. The accused
required certain other students TO stand
ON their heads.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
Fired at the Prince.

BERLIN, Oct 2O.-While Prince Will
liam of Wurtemberg was driving to church
at Lud wigsburg to-day, he was fired at by
a man named Blaibee, who, upon being
arrested, exclaimed: ut is high time Wur-
temberg had Catholic KiDg." The prince
was not hurt.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
The Kings Proclamation.

LISBON. Octorber 19.-The new king has
issued a procla14ation in which he promises
the faithful observance OF the political in
maintain the Catholic religion, constitu-
tional laws and integrity OF the king.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
LORD STANLEY,S TRIP.
He Will Visit the United States Beft re Re-
turning.

turning.
OTTAWA, Ont, October 19.-Itis expected
that Lord Stanley, Canada's governor
general will arrive at Victoria, B. C., No
vember /. After remaining there three
days he has decided to take the steame,
for San Francisco and return home over
the Union Pacific. He will visit all the
leading cities along the line, and probably
Washington.
The dominion government has been ad.
vised that Sir Julian Paunceforte, British
minister at Washington, returns to the
United States clothed with authority to
reopen negotiations for the arrangement TO
a new extradition treaty between United
States and Great Britain, also arrange the
preliminary matters for the reopening OF
the fishery question and the adjustment of
the Behring Sea difficulty. From what can
be gathered from the state department
here Secretary Bla ne has intinated to
Lord Salisbury a willingness to diswassion-
ately review the matter Informally before
they are formally taken up for final ad-
iustment.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
TO HELP THE DESTITUTE.
Relief Committees for the Dakota Sufferers
| ADDOinted in St Paul

Relief Committees for the Dakota Sufferers
Appointed in st. Paul.
ST. PAUL. October 21.-The relief COM
mittee appointed by the chamber OF COM
merce presented to-day a report OF the des-
titution in the Dakotas which shows q
serious tale OF affairs in several counties
caused by the failure OF crops, which
was due to drought and irost. An
organized relief movement to get
to work at once is recommended to get
supplies of clothing and pensions to the
people who are in want before the extreme
cold weather sets in. Delays will result
in great suffering. subscriptions have
been opened by the city council and COM
mercial bodies of st. Paul and Min
neapOlis.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
MARCUS DAILY BETTER.

He is Now Out of Danger and Will Soon
be Conva1escent.
ANACONDA, October 19.-[Special to the
Miner by Rocky Mountain Telegraph.]-
The condition of Marcus Daily is very much
improved this evening. He is entirely out
of danger, and with good nursing will soon
be able to be around again.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
GIBLIN HAS COVE.
A Kansas Financier and his Cash Both
Missing. ., :.

PRATT, Kan, October 19.-Thomas W.
iIiblin, examiner and general agent OF
lockwood Mortgage company, OF Welllng'
ton, Kansas. left his home in this city
month ago on trip through Northwestern
Kansas in the interest OF his company.
Since then nothing has been heard OF MN,
and his friends fear that he has met "iIn
foul play. At the time OF his deparlure nc
had on his person So, 500 OF the company's
funds. which he was to invest for the COM
nany. J. M. Burnell, Giblin's business
partner and manager OF the Wellington
company's local office here, has turned
over to the Lockwood Mortgag. company
III The firms property. Giblin's property
has also been attached by the company,
which claims that he is defaulter to the
.,,nt ~ Sd 600 to them.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
Attempted Assassination.

YOKOHAMA, October 2O.-Count o. 'Kuma,
minister OF foreign affairs, was slightly
wounded to-day by a would be assess n.
The latter committed suicide
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
LEAVEs FOE WASHINGTON.
Congressman Wilson to be Present at the
Admitting of the New States.

Auln1ttluS VI Ghc Now SLdtobs
SPOKANE FALLS. October 15.- Special
to the Miner. .l-Only two heats were trot-
ted in the free-for.all this afternoon. The
race was postponed until Monday. The
second heat was the best race ever wit
messed on this track. The entries were:
Little Joe, Alta, Edwin c. and Fantasia.
Edwin sold q favorite in the pools. In the
first heat Little Joe and Alta had dead
heat. Edwin c. third. Time, 2:26.
Second heat-Little Joe won, Edwin G..
second, Alta third. Time, 1927.
Congressman John L. Wilson leaves TO-
night for Washington to be present at the
reading of the proclamation admitting the
new stntes
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
weIl-Known Inventor Dead

BOSTON. October 21.-The weil-known
inventor OF Ipswich, Mass, james feao
field. whose name is closely associated
With the early lace and wool manulaceur-
ers OF this country died to-day.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
FORAKER,s CONDITION.
The Physicians Say He Is a Very Sick
Man.

CINCINNATI, October 21.-A Cincinnati
special from Columbus at noon to-day says
that Governor Foraker is very sick and
that it will be some time before he will be
able to resume his work in the campaign. il
proving as rapidly as he might.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 81. Tonight
the governor is resting easy, but is not
much improved in his condition.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
The Cars Uncle Dying.

Sr. PETERSBURG, October 21.-Grand
Duke Nicholas, uncle OF the czar, is dying
from cancerous affection Of the ear.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
a RUN OF LUCK,


One Day a Machinist, the Next a Million
aire.
BIDDEFoRD, Me-, October 19.-Cyrus p.
Berry. an employed in the Water Power
machine shop, received information to-day
of the death OF his uncle in California, by
which he will come into the possession OF a
million dollars. The deceased uncle was
Silas Emmerson of Mountain View, Cal.
who went to that state from Harrison,
Maine, at the time OF the gold discovery.
He leaves property estimated to be worth
$10,OOO,OO
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
TAKES THE CHAIR.
General Green Is. Raum Sits in the Seat
of Turmoil.

WASHINGTON, October 21.-General Green
B. Raum this morning sat in the chair
lately occupied by Corporal Tanner at the
pension office. He received number OF
friends who called to pa5 their respects and
made a tour of the different divisions to
sac the methods OF procedure employed in
EACH --
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-23
THE KING DEAD,
Portugal's Ruler Died at Lisbon-His Son
His Successor.

LISBON, October 19.-The King OF Port
ugal died to-day. The death occurred at
IL O'Clock this morning.
The Duke OF Braganha, eldest son OF the
king, who succeeds to the throne. will as,
sumo the title of Carlos /.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-04
His Wonderful Ears.

Everybody who travels on the Pitts
burg division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road knows Conductor John Dinges.
He is one of the greatest jokers in the
service, and when not punching tickets
is busy telling stories or perpetrating a
joke. Conductor Dinges's ears are his
torical. They are remarkable not for
their size, but for their wonderful pliabil-
ity. His favorite trick is to double up his
ears and then stuff them farther into the
orifce. This makes them look as if they
had been mashed with crowbar.
The other night, while the train was
speeding along toward Altoona as the
rate of fifty miles an hour, Dinges
doubled his ears and passed through the
fourth car. Nearly all the passengers
were ladies. They regarded Dinges with
amazement. The conductors face wore
look of superb unconsciousness. One
old lady, with iron gray curls and pug
nose, could not take her eyes from the
ears. When Dinges passed through the
car again her curiosity was so great that
she could rot resist the temptation to
stop him.
"What's the matter with your ears,
CONDUCTOR" she asked.
Nothing" he replied, innocently, es
he elevated his eyebrows, and the ears
flew back to their normal position.
The old lady nearly fainted.-Philadel-
phia North american.
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The Indians of Guatemala.

The Indians of Guatemala are strong
and hardy race, and although small in
stature are capable of almost any amount
of work. But they seem to have an an.
tipathy to progress, and to wish to be
neither producers nor consumers, except
to the smallest possible extent. They
are unwilling to 60 seriously to work,
wages and money being no inducement
to them. Many of them have their little
plots of ground on which they keep
few sheep or pigs and fowls, and raise a
little corn. Some of this live stock they
sell, but they have no sense of accumula-
tion and never seek to do more than sup
ply their present wants. To live costs
them mere trife, and they are satisfied
to spend their existence in this way,
looking after q few domestic animals,
harvesting a few handfuls of corn, and
for the rest living upon the profusion of
fruit which nature provides for them.
When they can be induced to engage
themselves for farm work it is never for
more than a month, and seldom for more
than a week, at the end of which time
they return to their villages. So farmer
no sooner gets enough hands to work
his land than he has to begin looking
about for others to take their places.
These Indians are often engaged at
considerable distance. They will set out
long before daylight in the morning for
their place of labor. Men, women md
children alike will walk perhaps twenty
five or thirty miles to the plantation
where they have been engaged, carrying
weeks provisions on their heads.
They will arrive al the farm at about
noon, and begin their duties at once,
working all the remainder of the day in
the hot sun without resting and without
seeming to be in need of rest. Fatigue
seems unknown to them, and their capac-
ity to carry heavy burdens is probably
not exceeded, if equaled, by that of
any other people in the world. Their
wages ordinarily range from twenty-five
to thirty-fve cents day on the coffee
plantations and farms, but a considera-
bic proportion of the work is done by the
piece, under which system they earn
much more-for when an Indian does
take it into his head to work he can ac-
compish an amazing amount between
sunrise and sunset.-Meao York Tribune.
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Fate Of q Glass Eater.

Mackay Holmes, described by persons
who have frequently seen him as typical
pure -blooded American, was killed at
Sweetwater, Miss, in a brawl brought
about, it is said, by the jealousy of a
local merchant, whose customers were
being attracted from his store by an ex-
hibition of Holiness peculiar accomplish
ments, which consisted solely in his
ability to swallow with impunity or
pleasure articles that would be danger
Gus or repulsive to the ordinary stomach.
In the squabble Holmes received fatal
shot from some unknown person.
Holiness appetite for tacks and other
pointed hardware was remarkable; but
if he dotted on anything it was soda water
bottles, although he never turned away
from glass articles, and had a we'll
developed taste for forty-rod whisky.
Upon occasions, and for reasonable
purse made up by crowd, he repeatedly
ate raw chickens, beginning on the un-
happy fowls while they were still alive.
At one town in Delta for he was IN
the habit of going from place to place
exhibiting himsclD he varied the mo-
notony of his bill of fare by drinking two
gallons of water as fast as it could be
dipped out and handed to him. 1t must
be told, however. he did this to win a
bet of a pint of whisky. In the same
town, after eating & live chicken, he an
nounced that on the following day his
bill of fare would consist of lame and
especially NANCY dog that was then a
familiar object on the streets.
The gorge of the community rose at
this, and Holmes was ordered to leave
the town at once. 1t does not appear
that he had cny aversion to ordinary
food, but rather that he used the tri-
fling articles already mentioned as other
and ordinary men do pepper and fiery
sauces, solely as condiments.
Recently circus offered him $50 per
week to travel with it, but he indig-
nantly rejected the offer when he learned
that to earn the money he must subordi-
nate his will and pleasure to that OF the
manager.
There is abundant evidence that he
practiced no sleight- -of-hand tricks on his
audiences, out actually crushed with his
teeth and then swallowed glass and other
hard substances. Vicksburg Commercial
Herald.
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Judging Distance by Sound.

Some experiments in judging distance
by sound were carried out on Saturday
last by one of the London brigades of
the Metropolitan Volunteers. This
branch of military tactics is quite a new
departure in volunteering, and one which,
if it is to made of service, will require
more than an ordinary amount of prac-
tice. 1t was first explained to the men
that sound travels at the rate of HOO
yards in three seconds, and on this basis
they were to estimate the distance at
which some rifles were being discharged
in the darkness. The answers at first
were very wide of the mark, some of
the men being as much as $50 yards out
in their calculations. With little prac-
tice, however, great improvement was
shown, many of the men guessing the
distance exactly. I am told, however,
that the experiments are not as satisfac-
tory as was hoped, and it is thought some
time must elapse before judging distance
by sound can be relied upon with any
certainty.-London Life.
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What Women Can Do.

Every wife or daughter living near vii.
lage or large market, can make many dollars
each year raising eggs. Just as surely as that
a woman can tend baby better than man,
just so certainly can she carefor any animal
better. For example, Mrs. Eunice Goodwin,
East Livermore, Me-, says: I'm four weeks,
last autumn, my thirty hens laid 131 eggs
I then fed them Sheridan's Condition Power,
advertised to make hens lay; and in eight
,Oeeks they laid 47s. Having sold twelve, the
remainder laid s15 eggs in eight weeks, by
feeding Sheridan's Powder. sold the egg:
for s15.93, making clear 1888 from only
eighteen hens in eight weeks. One of my
Polish hens which I could not buy for g.
would have died but for Sheridan's Powder
I. s. johnson G. Co., % Custom House street
Boston, Mass. the only makers Of Sheri
dams Condition Powder, will send, postpaid
two rs cent packs Of Powder and Poultry
Guide, for 60 cents For 81 90, five packs anc
a book; for $780, a large 2A pound can ane
book; six cans, $500, express prepaid
Send stamps or cash. Interesting testimo
malls free. For five centsa copy Of the bes
Poultry paper sent.
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Modes of Execution.

A contributor to american Notes and
Queries summaries the modes of execu-
tion in different countries as follows:
Austria, gallows, public; Bavaria,
guillotinc, private; Belgium, guillotine,
public; Brunswick, axe. private; China,
SWORD or cord, public; Denmark, guilo-
tine, public; Ecuador, musket, public;
France, guillotine, public; Great Britain,
gallows, private; Hanover, guillotine,
private; Italy, capital punishment abol-
ished; Netherlands, gallows, public !;
Oldenburg, musket, public; Portugal,
gallows, public; Prussia, sword, private;
Russia, musket, gallows, or sword,
public; Saxony, guillotine, private :;
Spain, garrote, public; Switzerland
Fifteen cantons, sword, public, two can
tons, guillotine, public, and two cantons,
guillotine, private; United States, other
than New York, gallows, mostly private.
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LAUNDRY HINTS.

Buttermilk will remove tar spots some
times. Rinse in soapy water.
A paste of soft soap and starch vii
take stains out of bed-ticking. Sprea'
it on the spots, and when dry scrape O.;
and wash with damp sponge.
To remove grease stains from silk hats
use turpentine and then alcohol.
To iron silk hat: Holding the hat il
the left hand pass warm iron quickl.
around, following the lay of the nap.
To clean silk: The garment must b.
first ripped and brushed. Spread on
fiat board an old blanket covered with AZ
old sheet. Then sponge the silk on botl
sides, rubbing any dirty spots particular
", with this mixture: One-half cup o
gall, one-half cup ammonia and one-ha!
pint tepid soft water. Roll the silk ona
stick, an old broom handle will do, be
ing careful that no wrinkles are left OF
it. Let it dry without ironing. Wooler
goods may be treated in the same man
ner.
All fancy hosiery should be put into
strong solution of salt and cold water be
fore wearing, we'll saturated and dried
without wringing, either in the shade OF
in warm room.
To clean coats: Take of ammonia two
ounces, soap one ounce, soft water one
quart, and a teaspoonful of saltpetre
Shake we'll and let the mixture stand ,
few days. Pour enough on coat tt
cover the grease spots, rub we'll, wash OF
with clean cold water.
Two ounces of common tobacco boile(
in gallon of water, rubbed on with :
stiff brush, is used to renovate old clotl
clothes. It is said to leave no smell.
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Things Are Seldom What They Seem

Half dozen school boys were worry
ing their brains in a sidewalk congress
the other day over difficult problem in
quadratics. When they had fairly given
it up battered old individual who was
shoveling coal door or two away and
who had overheard the boys dispute
came up and asked leave to try. Then
picking up bit of coal he soon spread
the values of x, Y and 2 on the flag
ging before the astonished boys.
Again, party in hotel not long ago
were drawn to watch the emotion of o
dirty and half-drunken tramp who sat in
the barroom while the sound of the piano
came from an adjacent room. As the
music ceased the vagabond rose slowly as
if in dream, walked into the parlor, and
seating himself played for half an hour the
choicest classical music with an exquisite
and marvellous touch. These incidents
show that things are seldom what they
seem.-Neu York Sun.