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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
HIS DUTY AS HE SAW 1T.

There is much food for reflection in the
sentiments alleged to have been ex.
pressed by Grover Cleveland to a reporter
for the Baltimore SUM-" and which ap.
pear in THE MINER this morning. What
ever may be said for or against Cleveland
as a citizen and as a chief executive, ii
cannot be charged that he shirked a re-
s%ponsibility or evaded a clear duty. He
may have yielded to this apparent duty,
and doubtless did do so, when ~precedents
as valid as statues were ~ruthlessly thrust
aside, and In doing so, earned the enmity
of men in his own party.
1t is doubtless true that his devotion to
the principles of civil service reform has
a~ntagonized many who regard that meas
ure as an excresence on the body polite,
rather than a feature of blooming health.
His efforts to extend the workings of this
system and make it operative and effect
i've in all branches Of the public service,
commend the man to honest admiration
for devotion to duty, rather than for
keener discernment, in this matter of
what Is American and of what is In
American in the growth Of our political
institutions. Civil service belongs to the
monarchy, where office-holding is a life
business, to be entailed to the children.
To build up an Office holding class is one
of the very fundamental antitheses of the
American idea of government; and yet
that is just what this foreign exotic is
not only likely to do, but must of neces-
sity do.
Yet there are many good men deceived
by the gloss and the glamour of the
scheme. They argue that a railway COM
pany or any wise business firm will pro-
mote men according to length of service,
ability, general fitness, etc. But they
forget that a railway or a business firm
is a monarchy, more or less, and not a re-
public. The legitimate results of civil
service reform are monarchical.
Grover Cleveland tried to discharge
his duties honestly, conscientiously, and
faithfully. He made a goo1 President.
His errors were few, and these few of the
head and not of the heart.
For his efforts to give the people a
business-like government, and to deal
justly by all, he will live long in the
hearts Of the people.
But his chief claim on the good graces
of the American people lies in his fore
ing upon the country the issue of tariff
reform. Our tariff laws constitute the
n crime which is undermining all our
otherwise beneficent institutions. 1t is
driving u commerce off the high seas,
is closing our factories, is causing labor
dissensiOns and troubles, and is bringing
the masses to poverty.
This Cleveland understood, and his aim
was to change the current; to open the
eyes Of the people to the truth, and to
lead them in the right direction. This
work, thanks to him, is now fairly under
way. Cleveland saw the situation and
grappled with the facts. The tide is
turning. Cleveland will not be forgotten;
his name will; grow brighter with the ad-
vent of each decade of history.
He can we'll afford to retire on the
laurels thus earned.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
$4,000 IN GOLD
From a Gold Mine in the judith
Tributary to Fort Benton.

Tributary to Fort Benton. %
From the Fort Benton "River p,o,
Cashier J. H. Moe, OF the Fergus Con"
National bank, Lewiston, Fergus connt9
arrived by coach recently bringing q 0 =
little package which he asked the porto,
the Grand Union. hotel to carry down !"
tie express office for him. The no,.
picked the innocent looking packaga :"
and discovered that it was heavier to ~
size OF it than any piece OF baggage lie av..
handled. He found it necessary to Law fl,
package down once Or twice before he o.,
to the Office and guess at what it centaino1
1t is not necessary to remark that N,
Noe was right along with the porter, ami
was q much amused spectatora at his aston
isbment. The small looking package ca,
tanned $25, 900 in gold which came fro,
P. W. MacAdow's famous 'Spotted Horssr
mine, located near the town OF Maida,
east OF Fort Benton about 95 miles.
Mr.. Moe, in speaking OF this mlne, sai3
that a short time ago it might have bea,
purchased for a quarter OF a million dbl
lars, and some parties were deliberatin,
whether to take it at that price. By ts
time they had concluded to do so, tAeluck,
owner concluded he did not want to Sell
and now holds the property at $400 900
and is not particular whether he sells "a.
that price or not. There is a small ten,
stamp mill on the property, which i
pounding out during the winter, wher
the water supply is scarce, an average
$25, 600 per month; when water is plent,
the output is $35, 600 per month. Fort,
men ire now employed in the mine an!
about the mill. Mr.. Meadow, the f%ortunaa
owner, il a pioneer Montanian, and ha,
hosts Of friends throughout the ~territor7
who will be glad to hear Of his good fortvNs
Fort Benton is surrounded by mOunta,
ranges, distant from twenty-five to OF
hundred miles, that are full OF rich nline
that are only waiting development to yet
riches as great as the mine mentione
above. Northern Montana is the last SCI
ton in the territory to have her miner3
developed, but she is pr wings,
great a producer OF the precious metaIsh
proportion to her mountain area as tn
older mining portions OF the COuntrv
When Highwood, Belt, Bear Paw, Lth
Rocky and Sweet Grass mountains an
fully prospected and the mines d~evelopa
the results will nstonish the world.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
Cough NJ edicine

to every n aff1icted."-RObPrt Horton,
Foreman Headlight, Morrillton, Ark.
Il have been afflicted with asthma
for forty years. Last spring | was taken
with a violent cough, which Threatened
to terminate my days. Every one Pro-
nounced me in consumption. | deter,
mined to try Ayers Cherry .'rr'~&.
Its effects were magical. l was immeHi
ately relieved and continued to improve
until entirely recovered Joel Buliarj,
Guilford, Conn.
"Six months ago I had a severe lien.
orrhage of the lungs, brought on by al
incessant cough which deprived me d
sleep and rest. | tried various RENE
dies, but obtained no relief until | br
gan to take Ayers Cherry Pectoral. 4
few bottles of this medicine cured me.
Mrs. E. Coburn, 10 Second ST., Loved,
Mass.
"For children afflicted with colds.
coughs, sore throat, or Group, / 10 not
know of any remedy which will give
more speedy relief than Ayers CIeu!
Pectoral. 1 have found it, also, inyaIu,
able in cases of Whooping Cough
Ann Lovejoy, 1857 Washington STREE
Boston, Mass.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
The Fav0riite

Medicine for Throat and Lung Diff.
culties has long been, and still is, Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. 1t cures Group,
Whooping Cough, Bronchitis, and
Asthma; soothes irritation of the
Larynx and Fauces ; strengthens the
Vocal Organs; allays soreness of the
Lungs; prevents Consumption, and,
Eel in advanced stages of that disease,
relieves Coughing and induces Sleep.
There is no other preparation for dis.
eases of the throat and lungs to be com.
pared with this remedy.
my wife had a distressing cough,
with pains in the side and breast. We
tried various medicines, bur none did
her any good until | got d hottie Of
Ayers Cherry Pectoral, which has cured
her. A neighbor, Mrs. Glenn, had the
measles, and the cough was relieved by
the use of Ayers Cherry Pertorai. |
have no hesitation in recommending this
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
How Woman Suffrage is PROGRESSING.

The noted Hamilton Wilcox gives a New
Years summary OF progress in securing
woman's suffrage here and elsewhere. 1t
has, he says, been introduced in some form
into over one hundred states and terrific.
ries OF North America, Europe, Asia and
Australia, besides many islands. All of our
territories, except New Mexico, accept it in
some degree, and all the main land prov
inces OF Canada, as well as every Australian
colony but one. The idea is more accept
able On the Pacific Coast than on the At
lantic, but it has made very aggressive ad.
vance in all u states in special or munich
pal elections. We have only the kindest
wishes for the woman's movement.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
THIS is the oufnion of Andrew Jack

THIS is the opinion of Andrew Jack
son on the unjust and oppressive taxa
ton known as the tariff: Congress has
no right, under the Constitution, to take
money from the people unless it is re-
CURED to execute some one of the specific
powers entrusted To- the government;
and If they raise more than is necessary
for such purposes it is an abuse of the
power OF taxation, and unjust and op-
Dressiye."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

By the steamship Mariposa from Aus
tralia and the Samoan islands there ar
rived the newspaper correspondent John
c. Klein, who is charged by the Germans
with melting the nativs Samoans to
resistance against the Germans. Klein
denies the soft Impeachment" and con-
tends that he was simply a spectator do
ing his duty only as a newspaper re-
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
THE 10TH Err OF HIS CHILD

IN, other women mi. hit be queenlv fair
WIN radiant eyes and shining waves q,
aeU eartn Tor hlin held but one Paradise
A wee, wee cot where ever to his avos
Show'd a Madonna plain Int
sweet, se'S
With baby boy a~-piaying at her feet.
ne was a king, and this his royal throne
lie crown vas love, the kingdom was b;s
d d more than other monarcbs
great o""iens
M,'n tne lee simple OF his large estatel
eiasped her to his heart, the world
ne sui would smile from heights OF hea wen
-lE. 8. L. THOMPSON.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

The Grand Jury at the next term of
the court should investigate the manner
in which death traps are allowed to be
erected in the city. Thesire committee
should not allow such buildings to be
erected as that which stands on the cor
ner Of Galena and Main streets. 1t is
contrary to the ordinance. Why not
abolish the fire ordinance altogether, if
it is to be merelya dead letter?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

THE expenses for printing for the city
of Butte for the fiscal year are largely in
excess of those of previous years. Indeed,
it is said to be from five to eight times
greater, under the present Republican
reform" administration. than under
Democratic administrations. Is this a
sample of the economy and good govern
ment which the Republicans last year
promised the people of Butte
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

A JOINT meeting of Federal and Con-
federate veterans was held at Washing
ton, Thursday, when it was resolved to
adopt a plan for preserving and marking
the field of Chicamauga, under the aus
pices of the joint memorial corporation
representing all the states that had troops
in the field. This is shaking hands
over the bloody chasm" in a way that is
truly commendable, but one that must
be narrowing to the "bloody shirt ora
tors and editors.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

REPRESENTATIVE BUTTERwoRTH, of
Ohio, must feel f1attered. The National
Building Association, in session at Phila-
delphia, has complimented him for his
speeches in opposition to the labor inter,
ests Of the country. Butterworth is a
good Republican, and his name is men
toned in connection with Harrison's
cabinet.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

THE "Inter Mountain" last evening
naturally rushed to the support Of thu
City Council, which was to have beer
anticipated. The "Inter Mountain" wa
tickled by getting the city printing in
an underhauded way, hence it is i'm
PEELED to rush to the Councils support
The people of Butte cannot be hood
winked into supporting another such an
administration. What the city must
have is careful, painstaking business
men who have the city's welfare at heart
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

The merchantc of Butte should at
once subscribe literally for the Pipe
stone Pass route, and not allow the
Northern Pacific railway to build
through the jefferson and Boulder Val
ley, as it desires, and thus tap the rich
mines at ElkhOrn. 1t seems doubtful
if any of the land along this route has
been taken up by Butte spectators.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
THE National Builders Association il

THE National Builders Association in
session at Philadelphia, is still fighting
the labor interests and the trades organi-
cations. The Association not only de-
mands more apprentices and the lessen
ing Of the usefulness Of the mechanics
lien laws throughout the country, but it
nov wants legislatures and the authori-
ties to refuse to listen to appeals for the
repeal Of the odious conspiracy laws, re-
Gently enacted in certain states and ter
ritOries.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

The Legislature should encourage the
making Of a new map for Montana. The
Snow map was made in 1886. but it is
already entirely out Of date, so rapidly
has Montana grown and so many changes
have been made since. Let the new map
be made, with Teton county included. if
the people of the present Choteau so
wish IL
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
Will Not Embarrass the New A%dministra-
ton.

WASHINGTON, February 15.-It is said at
the state department that. as there is not
the slightest wish or desire on the part OF
the President or Secretary Bayard to en-
barrass the incoming administration with
respect to the Samoan policy, it is not at
all likely that the present administration
will a~rrogate to itself the selection OF Ameri.
"a representatives at the proposed con-
at Berlin, or that it will take anv
action whatever that might tend to commit
the new administration.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

THE Northern Pacific should buy the
approaches to the Pipestone Pass and up
the canyon for some distance on both
sides. 1t is too bad, after going to SC
much trouble in taking up lode claims
for the purpose of making the railroad
come down, and after years of patient
waiting, to be given the go-by. 1t is
really too bad. o..
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

IT is said that the police department
of Butte will cost the city for the fiscal
year, about $4,000. Where has all this
money gone? 1t certainly has not been
paid to the policemen. They are not paid
any too much; nor is there any excessive
number of them. Can it be that the col
lecting of a few fines from offenders is
costing the city about $4,000 a year?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
A Wyoming RAILROAD Item.

The Grand Island & Northern Wyoming
Railway company has filed articles of in.
corporation in Cheyenne. 1t is alleged to be
&C. B. & Q. scout, and to aim at the coal
beds and oil fields of Crook county, and
having a connection with the Alliance
branch, Nebraska. Suggestions are made
that this is the beginning OF a rush for the
coast at Portland.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
Rich Veins of Ore Struck in Idaho

Michael Hennessy reports to the Hail
Times that two rich veins OF high grade
ore have been struck in the Smoky-Bullion,
one of the veins showing assays of 1883
ounces silver and 47A per cent. lead. As
this was a surprising yield. the owners had
duplicate samples assayed and these were
yet more of a surprise, one assay showing
over $4,000 of silver to the ton. The
other veis shows assays from 80 to 200
ounces of silver,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
Because He was Tilted by a Village Maiden

Rebulon Hancox. aged 70 years, of Sto-
nington, Conn, was Tilted by a village
- alden many years ago, and since that
time he has lived in a little hut, cooking his
own food and wearing rags. By fishing he
has accumulated money sufficient to build
nine good houses, which he rents. and S1O,.
900 more which is lodged in the Stonington
Savings bank. He never purchases any
thing he can make. Buttons On his cloth
ing are whitfield from pine wood; he weighs
his fish in wooden balances of his own
making, and in catching cells he uses a
wooden spear. His yearly expenses average
less than $50.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

THE Senate has confirmed the appoint.
ments Of Carroll D. Wright, Of Boston, to be
be Commissioner Of Labor, and of Norman
j. Coleman, to be Secretary of Agriculture
now cabinet position. OF course the
latter officer will remain in Office only
up to the 4th of March by the present ap.
pOintment, as it is unlikely that Mr.
CIeveland's successor will retain him
Mr.. Cleveland, however, retained Wright.
whom he found in Office when he entered
upon his duties.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

THE people would like to learn who il
responsible for the apparent extrava,
gance in the matter of the city's funds
The cost of running the police and the
printing departments alone is greatly
and alarmingly in excess of that of pre-.
vious years. Who will explain?
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
A Heavy Failure in Pittsburp, Pa

P~rTTsBURs, February 15.-The Grand
Lake Coal Company, one of the largest
firms in the city, has confessed Judgment,
The extent OF the failure is not knuwn, Tbe
trims property, which runs up into the
hundreds oil thousands, is distributed along
the rivers from this city to the Gulf OF
Mexico.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
An OId-Time Tariff Experience

John Hancock, of Worth county, Geo.,
gia, says that he can remember whs
every member OF the Georgia LegisIatur
was dressed in homespun. 1t was in 1872,
and the tariff had caused wooden goods "a
reach such an exhorbitant price that II.
Legislature resolved as a mar to buy Nd
more manufactured cloth until the du,r
was reduced, and they kept the r~csolutior
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
ton was prepared by Judge Knowles and

ton was prepared by Judge Knowles and
adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That the Board Of Trade OF
Butte raise by subscription enough money
to pay for making a practical survey OF
the Little Pipestone pass and ascertain
whether it is a feasible route for the con-
struction of a railroad from the Jefferson
Valley to Butte City and set at rest the
doubts that have been expressed on that
point.
Here the meeting practically ended, the
discussion that followed on the subject OF
the route referred to being in the vein OF
what had been said before.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

UNDER the re-incorporation act the
outlying districts were promised police
protection and additional protection
against fires. Have those promises been
fulfilled? Let the districts included in
the re-incOrporatiOn answer.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

The taxpayers of Butte will see to- it
that men are elected the coming spring
who will take pains to have the affairs of
the city carefully administered.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM

has come to stay. He has been much tam
pered and annoyed by the vagaries Ct sen
timental reformers and theorists who have
been urging to this or that for mere sensa.
tional erect, which he did not regard as ia.
dicious.
He has endea vUred to give the civil ser
vice scheme a fair trial, and expresses him.
sell as fully satisfied wi h the results. The
worst type OF bureaucracy was de. elOpetI
under the spoils system o. the former id.
ministrations.
When he went into Office be found the de-
partments filled with incompetents WHO
found permanent Judgment there
through favortism. His efforts towards
clearing out have been with the idea OF Civ
Ing the best results. The PRECEDENT recog-
nizes the feeling OF the great mass OF Demo
cratic oftice-seekers who expevte,: place and
recognltion, and the uisappointments
which resulted from his inability to satisfy
them. 1t Is d matter of deep regret that he
conld not do SO, but he had a higher public
once TO perform, the purification and ele-
vatlon OF the public service, the elimina-
tlon from party politics as far as possible
OF the degrading ''use of patronage"
lie ls earnest in his advocacy of the civil
service system as being thoroughly practi-
ca! and IN no sense un-Democratic. He
no eAO NoIh Ill Ills ADMINISTRATION has
nxed this as permanent. So far an his
own status in the party is affected, it may
De SAID that he regards himself as a better
democrat than many Of his critics.
Inc President is especial lily gratifed at the
chorus OF his d inistration fer the pros.
perIty and happiness of the
SOUTHERN PEOPLE, BOTH BLACK AND WHITE
He believes in making no distinction he.
tween any of the sections, and depreeates
strongly the revival of animosities.- He is
satisfied that the race problem can be
worked out by the people without outside
interference. He speaks in terms of r~ratef!,I
appreciation OF the hearty and united sn,.
port accorded him by his cabinet.
The article concludes as follows: Tn view
OF the lobbing and scheming that permeo.
Tea every department of the publ c service
under the former regime, and which seemed
TO ave become permanent features NJ
oticIal life in Washington, no more homo.
ape epltaph could be applied to the ad-
m~lnistration now drawing to a close than
ne emphatic decla ration of the President
10 the writer: 1--WE have nothing to hide"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20

THE Mining Journal" names that
death trap on the corner of Main and
Galena streets, a "crematory." Really,
that is what it is likely to prove to be.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
A FIRE TRAP.
THE INTENDED LODGING HOUSE AZ
GALENA and MAIN.

The Second Floor Over the Livery Stable
the Rooms without Window or Sky