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The Butte daily miner., 1889-01-01
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF BUTTE.

lHE history OF the public schools of Butte is hut
4 repetition of the history of the city itself. Be-
ginning in an humble and unpretentious manner, the
schools of to-day crowning monument to the in
tcgcncc and pubcspiritclness of the people of the
city. Although the rush for wealth and the comforts
it brings it may be said is maddcnn, and pursued with
impctuosity that is almost reckless, sti notwith
standing this cmnenty American characteristic (devc
oc here to degree that is fairly startling that other
American tr'itlovc for learning and ntcllgcncc-s
exhibited to degree that will fully offset the other
and less noble one.
The first public school in the camp was established
i'll 1885, during the days of placer mining. Subsc
qucnty, when the .paccrs had been worked out and
quartz mining had yet begun the districts proper
ton of the public school funds insufficient to MAIN
tain the schools, owing the small number of children
Subscriptions were raised, however, and the schools
supported \ noticeable feature in connection with the
methods then employed the fact that the men who
had fanics--old b.chcors-wcrc among the most
liberal subscribers and equally Jealous for the mai
of the schools the heads of the largest
families
In 1876 one teacher was all that was required, and
now, only twelve years aftcrward corps of thrty-wo
teachers and superintendent is necessary, and even
this number will have be increased While the
management of the schools is fully abreast with the
times and the most approved methods of teaching
poycd still the policy of the superintendent and school
board is conservative onc and it is only after their
utility has been thoroughly demonstrated elsewhere
that methods employed and then only after
considering their alaptabity to this latitude and this
people. The of instruction is adapted to the
minds of the people of this part of the United States
and corresponds with the of instruction pursued
in the public schools of similar grades in the large cities
of the country. In grading scholars and assigning
them classes the utmost is exercised, and bet
recommendation for the system employed is needed
than mention of the fact that scholars coming here from
Chicago San Francisco other large cities, after
animation found to be fitted for higher classes
here than those that correspond with the classes in
which they were before coming here.
The public schools of the city all located in school
district No. J. and with the exception of the school in
Backta eight miles south of the city, all are in Butte
proper and the suburbs of Walkerville, Centcrvie,
Meadervllc South Butte and Travonia, district
The Butte daily miner., 1889-01-01

sderably less than three miles square, The property
owned by the district is valued $1O1 ,55272 and
sss of the High school building, rooms brick; the
Central school, II rooms, brick; Walkerville school,
3 rooms, brick; West Walkerville, l room, frame;
Centerville, rooms, brick; East Broadway, room
brick; South Butte room, brick; Travonia, room,
brick; Mcadcrvillc, room frame Basin, room log;
and Blacktail, ] room, log. Besides these is
rented in Ccntervle and another in Mcacrvilc. With
all these there is not enough to accommodate the
scholars, and the school board, while doing all it
possibly do cannot help matters and provide adequate
accommodations. The lies with the law and
with the board. Under the law the board cannot erect
any more buildings, enlarge the present ones, until
all the outstanding bonds of the school district arc re-
deemed and these cannot be called in before the
mer of 1891. The legislature, also, is powercss
afford relief, under law of congress territorial
legislatures prohibited from passing special legsa-
tion
The school board consists of P. j. Brophy, chairman;
M B. Brownlee, J. II. Lcyson, and John 6. Evans,
clerk.
The corps of teachers is: ]. R. Russell, supcrnten,l-
ent; E, A. Stcere principal of the High school; Miss
Flora E. Harpham and Mrs. Belle NJ. Merrill, assist.
Miss Kate l. .Scbenalcr, teacher 9Th grade, High
school building; Miss Carrie Cox and Miss Mary
O'Farre, 7th grade, High school building; Miss Liz
z;e Evans and Miss May Daken, 9th grade, High
school building; Mrs. Irene Morschcad and Mrs. Emma
Wilson, 9th grade, Central building; Mrs. Nellie Nc
Ginty and Miss Mamie Furlong, 4thgrae, Central build
ing; Miss Laura Horst and Miss Attic Birescyc, Sd
grade, Central building; Miss Marie Rcnouard and
Mrs. Kate E. Tucker I'd grade, Central building; Mrs.
D. NJ. Darnoll and Mrs. NJ. S. Gibbs, LIST grade, Cen
trail building; Miss Brosc Noycs primary, East Broad
way; Everett E. Paxson 9Th and 9th grades, Walker
vile; Miss NJ. b. Sullivan, Sd and 18th grades, Walk
ervilc; Miss B. NJ. Holland, ls and I'd grades, Walk.
ervie; Miss May Denton, primary, West Walkervile;
Miss B. r Downey, 4th and 9Th grades, Centervile;
Miss Emma Irvine, I'd and Sd grades, Centervie;
Miss Kitty O'Donnel, lst grade Ccntcrville; Miss
Mary d. Crossn,an, Sd and 4th grades, Meadervile;
Miss B. P. Mahoney, lst and I'd grades, Meadervie;
Miss Mary Howell, primary, South Butte; Miss Mary
LAYTON primary, Travonia; Miss Grace Porter, Black
tail; L. NJ. Fisher, Basin.
The discipline in all of the schools is excellent.
From his first day in school the pupil is made to feel
and understand that uwho does is and that the best
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Hamilton Wins.

Special Telegram 10 The Register.
HAMILTON, o., May 10.-The game to-
day was an excellent one, and the umpire
gave good satisfaction. Attendance about
four hundred. Score:
Hamilton............... , 0 0 ! % T.
Mansfield d...............1 0 0 O.
Earned runs, Hamilton 3; first base on
errors, Hamilton 3, Mansfield 2; two base
hits, Niles, Shoup; bases stolen, Hamilton
4, Mansfield 2; lett on bases, Hamilton 5,
Mansfield 8; double plays, Darrah ard
Kavanaugh, Sharp, Harris and White;
struck out, by DOIan 6, by Morrison g;
bases on balls, Hamilton G, Mansfield /;
passed balls, Dillon l, Bird / wild pitch
es, Morrison >; errors, Hamilton 5. Mans
field 4; base hits, Hamilton 7, Manefield 8;
batteries, Dolan and Dillon, Morrison and
Bird; time of game 1:55; umpire, O'Brieu.
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LOOKING OVER THE ROAD.
A Party OF Oniciais Arrive Over the Ohio
Rixar RaIIrnad

A Party OF Oniciais Arrive Over the Ohio
River Railroad.
A special train arrived in the city about
noon yesterday over the Ohio River rail-
road, carrying party Of the officials of
the road on q tour of inspection. In the
party were Senator J. n. Camden, Hon
W. N. Chancellor, ]. b Neal, of Parkers-
burg; ]. p. Illsley, OF Philadelphia, mem
bers of the Board of Directors; President
Geo. W. Thompson; Treasurer w. NJ.
Trevor; G. J.. Williams, Superintendent ;
w. j. Robinson, General Freight and Pas
senger Agent; F. Fleming, Roadmaster.
Accompanying hem were Messrs. +. w.
CLARK, of Philadelphis, and C. w. Hark-
ness, of Cleveland, Ohio, also members OF
the Board The party took dinner at the
Hotel Windsor, after which several hours
were spent about the city.
Messrs. Illsley, Clark and Harkness left
over the Panhandle at lbs for the East
and the remainder of the party returned to
PsrkersbuTg at o'clock in their special
train. Supt. Williams fays he will make
no change IN the schedule until after the
B. & O., c. &P.. Panhandle, C. l.. q W.,
G. IL O., X. q o. and other roads put
their new time tables into effect Then
ne will arrange II schedule tLi will con-
meet all trains with those roads IS closely
as possible. Everything was reported in
good condition and the road prospsrC us.
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BOLD RAIDER TANNER
WILL MAKE THB MOST DBSPBRATECHARGB
0PTHB WAR
On the Surplus in the National Trsasury-A Speech
Which Openly Declares the LOOtsr's Pur-
pOSs-Hs Fixes The Minimum
OF Pension.

COLUMBIA, TENN, May 1O.-Corporal
Tanner spoke at tine Scotch Irish congress
to-day. In speaking of the policy TO he
pursued by him as commissioner in the sd-
ministratious of the Pension Bureau, he
said in part: ''For long years have had
one consciention conviction in my heart
which has grown with the years,
and which is stronger in my
heart to-day than ever before,
namely: that it is the bounden duty Of
this great republic of ours to see to il that
no man who wore the blue ard laid it of
in honor shall ever feel the necessity of or
be permitted TO crawl under the roof of an
almshouse for shelter.
We hear great deal to-day about the
pension list of the United States. 1t is a
great list. / am here to assert il is roll
Of honor. Among the scores of thousands
who are upon that roll Of honor, there are
1871, no one Of whom draws from the
treasury of the United States more than
1916 per month, 81 of them draw So IS a
month, 1888 of them draw 5000
per month, 80 of them draw 81 665 per
month, 7 of them draw S2.66 per month,
2 of them draw 81 80 per month, Of them
dryw 1925 per month, 3 of them draw
81 123 per month, 81, 3O2 of them draw 81
per month, 2 of them draw 81 Sc per
month, and 2S3 of them draw 81 per
month.
For twenty years and under varying cir
cumstances | have plead the cause Of my
comrades who wore the blue For twenty
years have been able 10 only plead, but
now am thankful that in these finger
tips there rests some power and as that
power is miRe broadly say that propose
Just az soon as possible to call in every one
OF the certificates of pension, the figures
of which l have named, and reissue
them on the basis Of the truth that 10 man
ought to be down on the pension roll of the
United States for less than the miserable
pittsnce of one dollar per week, though l
may wiring from the hearts of some the
prayer God help the surplus"
Corporal Tanner continued his address,
strongly advocating pensioning ex-Confed-
crate soldiers by Southern States.
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SOUTHERN BAPTISTH.
Opening of the Annual Conventional
Lively Discussion Expected.

Opening of the Annual Conventional
Lively Discussion Expected.
MEMPHIS, TENN, May.-The thirty.
fourth session of the Southern Baptist Con
vention, comprising the States of Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia, WAS called TO order this
morning in the First Baptist Church.
The convention sermon was preached by
the Rev. DR.. James II. Green, of st. Louis.
Among the principal matters considered by
the convention will be the report of the
Rev. DR.. H. A. Turpsr, Corresponding
Secretary of the Home Mission Board. In
addition to the consideration of missionary
operations there will he an interesting pre-
sentation of the Southern Baptist TheOlog-
icsl Seminary, situated at Louisville, Ky,
which is one of the largest institutions OF
the kind in the world, its l65 students last
season coming from % States and two for
eign countries.
The discussion that liz expected TO de-
velop the liveliest interest will come up on
the report Of the Committee on Sunday
School Publications, there being the great
est rivalry and almost antagonism between
the "Kind Word Series" the property Of
the Home Mission Board, Atlanta, Ga, and
and the publications which are the property
of the American Baptist Publication Soci-
ety. philadelphis.
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1T Is A REVOLUTION.
A NBw DEPARTURE IN THB MANUFACTURE
OF GLASS.
Chambers 4 Mckee Of Jsannstte, Introduce Comb
nation Tank and Pot Furnaes-A Description
Of the MsihOd-Thsy Hold
the Patent

PIITsBURG, May 10 The Commercial
Gazette publishes the following in regard
TO the new glass making at Jeanette, Pa A:
When reporter visited the plant at jean
nette yesterday, ne found series of sur
prises in store. The first came when he
discovered that the furnace would net,
stric ly speaking, be run on what is known
as the tank SYSTEM" but on the contrary
pots will be used, and the tank is merely
an auxiliary to the successful work
ing OF eOmbination-pOt factory The sys-
tenn is entirely new and quite different
from any in use in Eugland, Belgium or
the United States. The furnace is an
enormous one, about thirty feet wide and
l30 feet in length. The roof forms a per-
feet arch which rests on a series of brick
columns at either side. Along each side,
about eight feet apart, are a number Of
hues known as checker work. These COM
munieate with the interior of the tank and
the connection can be shut off by valves
on the outside. The draught stack is 30
arranged that hot air can be sent through
these fiue openings into one side or the
other, as may be desired. The gas flame
enters at different points along the side,
and can be made to conform to the arched
interior.
To CHARGE THE FURNACE.
At one end are the charging doors, sim
liar in arrangement to those of a Siemens
heating-furnacs. The material necessary
for glass-making is put in at these doors.
Half way down the interior is float, or
dam, 80 constructed that it's upper portion
is somewhat higher than the molten mass.
The pure glass, owing to its specific grav-
ity, will sink below the refuse and pass
through openings in the base of the dam to
the other half of the furnace Thus the
greater portion of the dross is kept inside
OF the float. Below the dam are twenty
seven floating pots. These are sunken till
within a few inches of their brink. Their
sides are perforated and through the open
ings the pure glass finds its way into the
pots. One of these pots supplies the ma
terial for one working hole. The blower
can reach through the opening the same as
at an ordinary pot furnace and with long
rod pull the pot TO the gopher-hole. The
pots always remain full, and all each
blower is required to do is to insert his
pipe, withdraw it and blow. Twenty
seven blowers can work at one furnace.
THE sYsTRNI OF WORKING.
Chambers x Mckee control the patent
of this new system in the United states
and it's introduction is likely to make
matters interesting in the glass trade. In
operating the new works day of twenty
four hours is to be divided into three turns
of six or seven hours each. Each turn will
require ffty-fOur men or 162 glass-workers
in all. The lsborers and other employees
about the furnace will swell the number
TO over 200. 1t is the intention later on
to put on four turns in twenty-four hours.
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IRON AND WOOL.
Dun & Co.'s Report of business In These
staples.

Dun & Co.'s Report Of business In These
staples.
NEW YORK, May 10.-R. G. Dan x
Co. g weekly review of trade says: Iron
production has begun to decline with the
output weekly of anthracite and bitumi-
mons, May being only 133, ia tons, de-
crease of 4, 323 tons weekly since April L.
But the announcement by the
Thomas Iron Company that it will
supply No. 1 foundry nt $3.50 at
tide water and grey forge at fifteen or low
er if necessary is expected to accelerate
the reduction. The wool market goes low.
er, while waiting for adequate new sup
plies, and the average of 1O4 qualities May
1st was 2i.3 cents against "a cents April
let.
The business failures number DOT ~
compared with pa last week, PA the
week previous and the same week last year
000
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THE 0. R. R. REPORT.
F.ourishng Condition Of the River Railroad-A Mag
ni6eent Showing Made for the Year 1888
Comparative Figures.

Special Telegram 10 ne Register.
PARKERsBURG, May 1O.-Tbe annual
meeting cf the stockholders and Board OF
Directors of the Ohio River Railroad Com
pany YVES held yesterday afternoon at the
Office of President Thompson. Among the
directors who were present, besides Senator
Camden and the other local members, were
E. w. Clark, of Philadelphia; G. W. Hark-
ness. of Cleveland, and J. P. Ilsley, OF
philadelphia. Out of $1,000 shares OF
stock 81 600 shares were represented either
in person or by proxy. =,
The old officers were reelected. The old
Board of Directors were also reelected.
The financial condition of the road Is high
ly satisfactory.
From President Thompson it is learned
that during the first three months Of 2oS9
the net earnings of the road were 523 per
per cent. more than during the same period
of 1883.
From his annual statement for the years
1887. 8, submitted yesterday, the following
interesting facts are taken: The earnings
for 1888 were $471, ,804 81, an increase OF
500. .5s7. 78 over the preceding year. Inc
expenses for the year 1888 were $3.50, 56S.-
O6 an increase OF $40, 1S8 80 over the pre-
ceding wear. The net earnings for the
wear 1883 were $2l1, 235.66, an increase OF
S20. 39s 81 over the preceding year. The
percentage of operating expenses to earn
mos was So. 30 per cent, as compared with
40 10 per cent. for the last year. The
oneratiug expenses increased $75, lSS S5,
or Al 70 per cent. The gross earnings In
creased $40. 29S. 81, or 10 6 per cent. Dur
mo tbe wear 1888 the total number Of pas
ss5oers carried Was 29S. 969, while for
1se7 the numbsr carried was 255, Asa, an
increase of 4S, SIS. or 1903 per cent.
The average earnings per passenger per
mile in 1888 we're 276 cents, and In 1887
n cents, a decrease of 5-1OO OF cent.
The total tons of freight carried in lsSS
were 287,147 G31,777 local, 155, $40
tbroueh). compared with 223, ,934 tons
I1O5 Ssl local, lis 543 through in 1887,
an increase of So, 2l3 tons, or % per cent,
in the total tons carried; % per cent. in
local. and 81 per cent. in through tons.
The tons carried one mile were %, 2SS,-
4Og compared with 1921, ,272, an in
crease of 10, OO7, 1877 tons, OF 90 per cent.
The earnings per ton on freight were
r. on cents, compared with 1876 cents in
1881. a decrease Of rs of cent.
ROLLING STOCK
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THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
A CHICAGO CAB-DRIyBR'S STARTLING
CONFESSION.
Dr. Cronin Assisted in Removing and Ooncsalng 4
Womans BOdy-Did She Die Of Abr
ton "A Horrible Crime
Suspected.

CHICAGO, May l0.-The most startling
information in the mysterious case Of the
missing Dr. Cronin came out tonight A
bulletin from the city Press Association
issued this evening reads az follows:
Frank G. woodruff, the horse thief ar
rested at the Twelfth street stables, has
made full confession. He sneaked a
horse and wagon out Of Deans barn, 4O6
Webster avenue, early Sunday morning
and met DR.. CrOnin, VIM. King and Dick
Fairburn at the barn in the rear
of 52S North State street.
A trunk containing the body Of O woman
was placed in the wagon. Woodruff drove
and King and Fairbun rode with him.
Cronin remained behind. Woodruff left
the body and his two companions in Lin
coin park, and then drove with the empty
trunk to the place ON Evanston avenue
where 1t WAS found. From conversations
between Cronin, King and Pairburn which
Woodruff overheard he judged the body
was that OF woman killed by an abortion,
perhaps performed by Dr. Cronin.
Woodruff was arrested last night while
trying to sell horse and wagon at a ride
ulOusly low price. To-day policemen in
yestigated his story and found il corrobo-
rated by many circumstances tending 10
show its trutbfuness.
A pretty brunette named Allie, or Alice
Villavaso has been missing from the neigh
borhood near which is located the barn
where Woodruff is said TO have met DR..
Cronin and the latter's companions, with
the wagon that took away tine trunk.
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CONFLICTING OPINIONS.
business Men DO Not Agree on the Merl,
OF the Inter state Law.

business Men DO Not Agree on the Merits
of the Inter State Law.
NEW YORK, May 1O.-Af,er listening 10
the views Of railroad presidents for the
past four days, the Senate committee,
which is investigating the workings Of the
Interstate Commerce law, at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, this morning settled itself
TO hear the opinions Of some representative
business men Of this city. The first wit
mess called was President Charles S. Smith,
of the Chamber Of Commerce. Mr.. Smith
referred to the fact that railroad building
IN India and about the Black Sea ports
wss being pushed rapidly, and greatly
feared that under present conditions it
would not be long b-fore America lost
what little export Jrade il had. he even
advocated the carrying of occasional ship
ments OF grain by the railroads at less than
cost Of carrying when this might be necss-
sary. In regard to competition with
the English steamship lines, Mr.. Smith
thought there WAS bat small hope Of sue
cessful competition unless, rs is the case
with the English, French and German
lines, the American lines receive subsidy
from the government.
1--WE have done it for the railroads, why
should not We DO il for the steamship
hnes2 We must look beyond the railroads
and toward the steamship unless we want
70 see our flag disappear altogether.
J. III. Herrick, chairman of the Inter
State Commerce Commission, OF the Pro-
duce Exchange, succeeded Mr.. Smith.
RE prefaced his testimony by saying that
be differed materially from the opinions
held by the previous witness The inter
State law, he said was a good one in many
respects, aud the position Of the merchants
under il was better than while pooling
was in vogue.
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wa.htnQton Gossip.

J. n. Pattison, of Pennsylvania, has
been appointed Superintendent of Repairs
of Public Buildings, TO succeed Julius U.
Holmes, of W. Va.
The appointment of Matthews as First
Comptroller of the Treasury, gives general
satisfaction to Washington claim jobbers.
He is regarded an easy many to work.
Representative Cannon, of Illinois, be-
lieyes the President is seriously consider
ing the advisability of calling Congress to-
qether month or two in advance of the
regular time of meeting.
George Crittenden, of Connecticut, was
Yesterday appointed chief Of division in
the Census Office at $4,000 per annum,
and HenryC Gordon, of Indiana, special
agent of the Land Office at $500 per an
mum.
Lieutenant Commander William d.
Emssy of the navy has been ordered to
London as an attache CT the United States
States Legation there. He will be sub
iect TO the orders Of the Secretary ofState.
Lieutenant R. II. Buckingham, the pres
ent naval attache at London, will retain
his position there.