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Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
JUDGE MILBURN TALKS.
He Is Interviewed About the Seventh
judicial District.

He ls Interviewed About the Seventh
judicial District.
MILES CRY. Mont, October I28.-[specia
to the Miner. l-Georas r. MilburD, the
newly elected judge Of the Seventh judicial
district, was seen to-day and questioned
as to his disposition OF the terms of court
in this district. He says he will leave ar
rangements OF the terms to the lawyers OF
the three counties, and he will get con-
senus Of opinion from them by interview.
The first term will probably open in
March. Each term will be jury term and
both civil and criminal cases will be tried.
The court will open at Billings first and
Glen dive second. He says he will only use
grand juries in ca. . of the utmost stress.
Judge Milburn will leave for San Fran.
cisco in about week where he will employ
the interval OF time till the openingo Of court
in coaching himself in the California prac-
tice. which will be the practice OF his court
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
A Teleerapher in Trouble,

A private wire last night from Ogden
brought the Information that c. e. Wash.
burn, who was night operator on the Asso-
c:ated Press report in Butte about two
years ago, had been arrested on charge
involving a crime that would be better left
unnamed, and that he had been held under
81, 500 bonds for examination. He was
unable to furnish bail.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
Serious Runaway.

A team driven by man named Chapman
ran away on Quartz street yesterday after
team managed to upset the wagon, throw
ing Chapman to the ground. He chung to
the lines for some time ard was dragged
about fifty yards, when he became uncon-
scious and his bold on the reins relaxed.
When picked up be was found to be badly,
but not dangerously injured and was Ie-
moved to his home. The team ran down
Main street a ways and was captured.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
Not In the Deal.

PHILADELPHIA, October a. Regar riding
the published statementin connection with
the reported consolidation OF western rail.
roads that heavy transfers OF Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy stock to the names of
capitalists identified with the Pennsylvania
railroad had recently been made, high off.
cials OF the later company eaid to-day that
they knew absolutely nothing about any
such transfer; that SO far as the Pennsyl-
vania railroad or it's officials are concerned
Quincy stock has been made, nor was any
deal between the tAo companies contem-
plated.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
Tried to Rob q Bank.

LONDON, October ga desperate at
tempt at bank. robbery was made at Dds
b,ry, Lancashire, to-day. An unknown
man entered the band, drew a revolver,
shotlAllen, the manager, and then fired at
the clerk, and seized $50 and then bolted
across the country. A crowd pursued and
he was soon overtaken. Finding escape
shut off he shot and killed himself. Aliens
wound is not necessarily fatal.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26

who was brought from Ireland to London
to testify for the Times that amnesty
movement was under Fenian control, and
accused Delaney OF willful and deliberate
perjury. No agent, he de. Jared, had done
more to keep alive the national antipathy
OF the Irish Of America than the brutal
Language used by the Times with regard to
the determination Of the people OF Ireland
resulting from the great famine.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
MISSOULA TO BOOM.

"A Society Marriage.
MIssoULA. Mont. October 23.-lSpecial
to the Miner r.]-Quite q number OF real
estate men OF Helena are here negotiating
for tracts Of land ly ing adjacent to the
city. Real estate is increasing in value
very rapidly, and the first Indications Of a
boom in Missoula have been noticed in the
last two days. ........ ....
r. r. Case and Miss Nateslyn Philips,
daughter OF Hon. J. T. Philips OF
this city, both well-known society people
here. were married at the Presbyterian
church this evening. They left for a weeks
tour on the coast.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
INVOLVING MILLIONS.
The Celebrated Ortiz Mining Grant of New
Mexico i'm Court.

The Celebrated Ortiz Mining Grant OF New
Mexico i'm Court.
DENVER, Col, October 23.-Santa Fe,
N. NJ, special: In the district court Judge
Whitman handed down q decision in the
case Of G. H. Gildersleeve OF Santa Fe vs.
the New Mexico Mining company, denying
the complainant's application to a rehear
ing. The case involves one-fourth inter.
est in the celebrated Ortiz mining grant.
which is one OF the richest mineral tracts in
the west and is valued at S3, 3,OOO,OO The
case has been pending in ire form or
another and the suit has bten bitterly con.
tested, and nearly a year ago Judge Reeves
of Texas, then on the bench here, re.
turned decree in favor OF the company.
1t was this decree Gildersleeve sought to
reverse by asking a rehearing on the
ground that the court erred IN admitting
certain testimony by Stephen B. ElkiHs,
and by deciding that the testimony of
Ortiz and Maguerite Montoya was valid,
while Gildersleeve alleged it was q forgery.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
Mrs. Berdan Seeks Divorce.

Suit was begun in the district court
yesterday by Mrs. Martha G. Berdan for
divorce from her husband, N. L. Berdan,
has been out OF Montana more than q
year. Mrs. Burdan is the claimant OF the
Matthews property, the suit involving
something like hall q million dollars.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
More Contests Filed.

The number OF contestants OF the result
OF the election as made known by the can.
vassing board was increased yesterday by
Sullivan for sheriff, II rry
Hynes for assessor and James W. Murphy
for public administrator. The grounds OF
contest are practically the same as those
cited by J.J. Mediation in his contest
against L. j. Hamilton for the Office Of
Judge of the district court. Mr.. Hamilton
was officially notified yesterday OF the con,
test in lis case.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
Train Partially DeraiIed.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, October 24.-The east
bound passenger on the Wabash road was
partially derailed this afternoon near Kel-
lars. The express messenger, engineer. fire.
man and baggage master were severely but
not dangerously injured. The passengers
escaped with q shaking up.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
ALIVE IN HIS COFFIN.
A st. Louis Man Startles the Friends
who Attended His "wake."

Who Attended His "Wake."
Sr. LOUIS, October 23.-Jerem ah Nc
Carthy, aged about fifty-seven years, died
to all appearances on yesterday morning,
surrounded by his wife and family, at
1915 North Seventeenth street. He had
been ill for long time. An undertaken
was sent for and the body laid out. All
day friends watched the remains, and last
NIGHT the neighbors came and smoked
pipes and conversed about the virtues OF
the deceased. The e.'wake" was continued
last night. The papers this morning an
nounced the death and proposed funeral.
All the arrangements had been made and
group of friends sat beside the coffin at 10
O'clock to-day, when they were startled
almost out OF their senses by noticing the
ewes OF the corpse open and close. Then
the head bobbed up, looked over the side
of the coffin. and there was a hair-raisng
gasp. The watches fed in terror. physi-
clans we're summoned, the funeral post.
noned, and search is now being made
ior the vital spark that caused such SEN
an finn
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26

shibboleth is Free Trade but no nation
80 well protects the ships. Our tocsin has
been protected, but no other nation 90
negiects its ships. We spend vast annual
suins Tor rivers and harbors, and some Of
which money ia charged to .dewy creeks
with apochryphal channels. Why not now
give the ocean some encouragement and
and pass a bounty which will allow rat
per ton carried to competitive eubsidized
ports.o -',.-
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
claims to BE His wife.

New YORK, October 24.-Geo. II. Lederer,
the theatrical manager who eloped few
days ago with the daughter OF Lawyer
Neweombe, was to-day indicted for bigamy,
and was arrested and released on $4,000
hail. The actress, Clarga Chester, claims he
is her husband by the common la~ OF
marriage.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
A Judge X. bbed.

Sr. LOUIS, October 24.-Early this morn
ing three masked robbers gained entrance
to the residence of Judge Henry 8. Kelley,
and went to the bedroom where the judge
and his wife were sleeping. One OF the rob-
bers covered them with revolver, while
the Others searched the room for valuables
and obtained 5000 in jewels and money.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
How They Stand.
ooklyn. 8 New York.
On the Lexington Track.

LEXINGTON, KY, October 3D. Three
fourths OF mile-Tommy R won, Fred
Woolley second, Katie 8 third. Time,
1:23A.
Four and one-half furlongs-Camillaw won,
Lottie second. Lady Jones third. Time,
1:OlA .- .'
Mile and ne-eighth-Sportsman won,
Princess Bowling second, Two Starters
third. Time, 2:O5h.
Three-fourths OF mile-Mount Lebanon
won, r 'semound cond, Mora third.
Time. l:23.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
The Pistol Went OFF.

ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ, October 24.-WhiIs
butcher named Kelly and clerk in a
store at San Pedro were scuffiing at that
place yesterday pistol was accidentally
discharged, woupding Kelly in abdomen
from which he died this morning. No blame
is attached to the clerk other than that. OF
oor roloocpoco
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
without Foundation

New YORK, October 24.-President Oakes
has returned from Quebes. He say the
story that he went there with view to es.
tablishing Canadian extension for the
Northern Pacific is entirely unfounded.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
Sykes Opinion.

New YORK, October 24.-The traffic
agreement Between the Northwestern and
Union Pacific has created great deal oi
discussion among railroad officials in this
city. Vice-Presidept Sykes .oi the North.
western road, said tonight that the con.
tract was not an exclusive arrangement
between both roads ia the sense OF either
road refusing to handle the business OF
the other competitors. The Rock Island
and Burlington have western connection OF
their own and an alliance between the
Northwestern and Union Pacific is simply
in the line of a similar arrangements already
made by the other systems. The arrange
ment does not go into effect East of Chi.
cago, and Vice President sykes said he had
no knowledge that the allied lines intended
to make an eastern connection.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
Killed In a Wreck.

HoUsroN, Tex, Oct. 24.-In q freight
wreck in the Houston & Texas Central
yard, Conductor Allen was killed and
Brakeman Cameron was fatally injured.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
The Foreign Turf.

LONDON, October er24.-Newmarket Hough.
ton meeting, Cambridgeshire stakes. mile
and twenty.four yards-J. Hammond's g
colt Laureate won, Captain Machell's filly
Gabrielle second, Captain L. Fl. Jones'
Theophilus third. Twenty-one starters.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
Matte Shipments.

The shipments OF matte from Butte dur
ing the week ending October ~ were l, 1896.
lit pounds-an increase Of los, 715 pounds
over the proceeding week.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26

CHICAGO, October 24.-PresidentV Won der
Abe OF the st. Louis club, says the Ameri-
can association will join the league in
fighting the brotherhood OF the ball play
ers' scheme,
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
,,ore Indictments Found.

New ORLEANS, October 2S.-The grand
jury to-day resumed the state oonas M
yestieation and returned three more inalcs. ss
ments. two Of them being against ex-sfeas'
urer Il. A. Burke for. forgery.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
rhrown from q Buggy.

SHERMAN, Texas, October 24.-Judge A.
NJ. Bryant. one OF the most prominent
men in Texas, WAS thrown from buggy
last evening and killed. He was seventy
years OF age.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
MADAME HARPELL'S LOSS.
Some One Sneaks $40 from Her Room In
Her Absence.

SUHhHc OHO Ciicdhb PCFV
Her Absence.
Madame Harpell left her house by the
basement door at about Z O'Clock last
night to do a shopping errand not more
than one block away. When she returned,
few minutes later, she missed from her
bureau a roll OF money containing $34O,
wrapped in a cloth. So far as she knows
there were no callers in the house and she
is at loss to account for the THEFT. The
unsecured condition OF the door by which
she left the domicile leads her to believe
that a sneak thief saw her leave the prem
ises and took advantag. OF her absence to
increase his side-roll at her expense
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
A Strike Imminent.

BRUSSELS, October 24.-There is pros.
pect of the miners in Belgium inaugurating
a general strike on Monday.
Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-10-26
A DAY FOR NEW YORK,

The Giants Win by Score of IL to s.
Sporting News.
BROOKLYN, October 24.-The fifth worlds
championship game was won by New York.
The score:
N.w York...............U U 4 O1 2 i'll
Brooklyn........-...0 90 900 8
Base hits-New York 10, Brooklyn 8.
Errors-New York 2, Brooklyn 4. Bat
teries-New York Crane and Brown; Brook
lyn, Carruthers. Clarke and Bushong.
Umpires-Lynch and Gaffney.
The sun., 1889-11-11
STARTING THE BIG CANAL.
GROUND BROKEN FOR THE Snip HIGH-
WAY THROUGH NICARAGUA.

Thousands Of Spectators witness the Fors
mai Opening or the Great Work-A Day
OF General Reioicing In the Republic.
SAN JUAN DEL NoRTE, Nicaragua, Oct. 22,--
Tho nrst sod OF the Nicaragua Canal was
officially aud formally opened at $3.50 A. M. to-
day amid the booming Of cannon and the
cheors OF thousands OF spectators, and In the
presence Of Gov. Ireno Delgodillo and staff
representing Nicaragua, the Chief Engineer
and stan OF the Nicaragua Canal Company, and
all the foreign Consuls In this city. Work was
really begun on Juno 8 last, but owing TO some
slight misunderstanding between Nicaragua
and Costa Rlca (which has since been amicably
arrangedl the formal opening was postponed
until to-day.
Shortly before o A. NJ. n crowd Of 1000 per-
sons assembled near Camp La Fee, close to
the spot where u wide road had apparently
been cut from the beach Of Greytown Bay
through the woods, leading to junction with
the San Juan River. Along this line could be
seen mnny little white flags the marks OF the
surveying parties work. AT the commence-
9 fhs %ad pSSs o.
ireo. and beneath its shade the Governor and
the Chief Engineer met, and, after an eX-
change OF complimentary speeches, the for.
mer gave o signal. cannon shot @ echoed
broken on the interoceanic waterway.
The Governor and nis stan and the Chief En-.
plneeT anu HlS SlHH were luen PSCOTIPu 10 Ln0
formers residence at San Juan del Norte,
where there was another exchange Of speeches.
after which the Two narticS attended thanke-
giving services In the Catholic and Protestant
churches. ,First the governor anu stan. ac.
companed by the Chiet Engineer and his staff.
Chief Engineer and attendants. accompanied
by the Governor and stnu and distinguished
guests. Joined in prayer in the Protestant
church.
This exchange Of religious commitments
Nicaraguans. who are all pleased that the great
work Ia now fairly under way.
Recepilons and dinners were next in order
throughout the rest OF the day. which was de-
clared a general holiday by tho Governor San
Juan del Nnrle and the canal companys offi.
ces and buildings were decorated with flags;
all the canal laborers had q days holiday aud a
glass OF good American whiskey. and from the
Governor's residence cannon doomed from
morning till night.
The health OF the American pioneer party 10
excellent and everything points to success.
The work is being pushed all along the line,
and the canal route will be ready for the
uredGes next spring.
The sun., 1889-11-11

WoBURN, Nov. lO.-On petition OF James
Skinner the Democratic candidate for State
Senator In the Fifth Middlesex district. the
Woburn Board OF Aldermen Saturday evening
recountod the votes cast for Lenator In the
city at the late election. According to the first
returns Moses p. Palmer. Republican had u
total plurality over Skinner OF 45 votes. but
later developments gave him only 81 plurality.
BY the recount in Woburn skinner gained 29
votes. the majority being votes on which the
cross ere ,h was s not placed in the square designated
deciding that as the intent OF the voters was
clear the ballots should ho counted for Skin
ner Most nl thc voes were wrongly marked,
had the cross between the capdidate's name
and resldence and e,word designating his
the city 5b6. He has but five votes to over
come IN the recount OF the vote OF the towns In
,DANyERs. Nov l0.--Robert X. Sears tDem.l Is
elected representative i1 the Twenty-second
Essex district by the recount OF the votes In the
town. Sears's plurality Is three votes. The
first returns gave the election to Charles II.
Shepard By two plurality.
The sun., 1889-11-11
DEATH OF GEN BOURKE.
A Noted Feninn Leader Who Was Once
Sentenced 10 BE Hanged.

Sentenced 10 BE Hanged.
Gen. Thomas Francis Bourke the Irish
patriot died Mt his home. 209 East Thirty-sixth
street. >esterday morning. He had been con-
fined to his bed about q week. and his death
was caused by complication OF kidney
troubles
There are few names better known in the
history OF the Fenian outbreak OF '67 in Ire
land than that of Thomas +. Bourke. He was
born in Fethard. county Tipperary, on Dec,
10. 1910. Twelve years later. with his parents,
he came to this country. In New York young
Bourke attended the public schools and later
the seminary established by Archbishop
At the outbreak of the war Bourke who had
and Joined the Confederate army, where ie
OF Brevet General. lis health was i'm impaired
and one limb shattered; He returned to New
the Fenian movement. He Joined the Wolfe
Tone Circie Of the Fenian Brotherhood in New
and yss the
TO take an active part In the Fenlan insurreee ieS
been planning. Bourke was arrested on sus. !
picion when he arrived at Clonmel. He was re-
insurrection Of March 5 which spread into
Dublin and Cork. At I.allyhurst Fort on the
by detachment of soldiers as he was leading
the, the ,Iipperary lenians on the 2ith OF the fol;
lowing April ne was tried before q court OF
special sessions in the Green street Conrt
H3use House Dublin, on the charge Of high treason.
tsnced to be banged. His speech to
ed and excl led widespread sympathy for
the condemned man. On the morning appoint.
ed for his execution his sentence was COM
muted TO imprisonment for life. Friends were
actively working in his behalf. however. and In .
1871 he was released from prison on the under:
standing that he was not to return to Ireland
for twenty years. With Thomas Clarke Luby.
Dr.. Mulcnbey. pr. Power. Capt. Harry NTulleda.
and a number of other Fenens, Bourke re-
turned T to New York broken in health and for
him a lousng welcome. He at once became
activein national organization. and delivered a
numfer Of lectures in aid of the Irish cause
In politics Bourke was connected with the
County Democracy In 1875 he ran for Con-
Gress in the First district. and was defeated by
Nicholas Muller. For twelve years he was
clerk in tho Eureau of Repairs and Supplies.
When Tammany came into nower he lost his
position. and for the last year he had not been
doing anything. At tho time his death he
was a member OF most OF the Irish national
organizations.
The funeral services will be held in st.
Gabriels Church at 10 o'clock on Wednesday
morning. The iuterment will be in Calvary.
The sun., 1889-11-11
ON HIS KNEES IN FIFTH AYsNUE
Who DO YOu Suppose Was Found In Tha
Attitude 9-WelI, 1t Wasn't He.

Who DO You Suppose Was Found In That
Attitude 9-WeII, 1t Wasn't He.
"Kneel with me and pray" was the remark
that startled Policeman Joseph Southemer at
midnight on Saturday. He was waiting at
Fifth avenue and Fiity-ffth street to be re-
lieved from duty A well-dressed man was
kneeling on the sidewalk. When he saw that
he had the officers attention he repeated the
remark. and added: See this futurity stone :?
Kneel, and will ,reud your future" South.
elmer by persuasion got him into the Fifty
first street station house.
The insane man said that lie was the Rev.
Elijah salvation Justice Jong. 81 years old
that the World was his home, and that God had
sent NJ i'm here TO redeem sinners. He Said that
20 had been Captain in The salvation Army:
but | left them,' lie continued. "They are
not what they are represented: they are hum
bugs"
Wheu requested to show his futurity stone,
Elijah placed it in the palm of his hand and
allowed no one to handle, i. saying. The
Dr Douglas saluted him with Halo. old Sal
yntton; lou are here again. Elijah said that
he had been in the Flatbush Insane AsyluIn
but with The help OF God had escaped from that
They, tried to kill me- but they couldn't as
long ns had my futurty stone" he said IIe
will be sent to the Waid's Island Asylum to.
day. W.
The sun., 1889-11-11

Boston, Nov 10.-George Francis Train
entertained 800 people mt Music Hall tonight.
He exhausted every topic. with the exception
OF temperance, which is OF any interest TO the
public. and talked from until 1920
o'clock, with only one pause. That was when
he changed his clothes on the platform. He
appeared first In the seersuoker suit in which
he paraded the streets yesterday after his re-
lease from Jail. After he had spoken for half
an hour or SO ne warmed up to the work and
oil the seersucker and, tossing 1t into q corner
appeared in regulation dress suit. The au:
dience laughed go9d-naturedlys and looked
the audience II II considered him Insane,
and big 8 No" was shouted back to him. He
for 500, 600.
The sun., 1889-11-11
VICTIMS OF THE GREAT BLIZZARD.
Thrilling Story of Suffering and Death in q
Party of Cowboys.

ThFlll1nE Story OF SunerlnE and Death In q
Party of Cowboys.
TRINIDAD. Col, Nov. 10.-The bodies Of John
Martin and Henry Miller. the cowboys who
were frozen to death near Sierra Grande in
last weeks terrible blizzard were brought to
Folsom for burial. Four other men belonging
to the same party are missing. and 1t is feared
that they are dead. 1t is reported that at least
twenty men are missing from this range and
1t is feared many OF them will never be found.
Jolly and Wise. the men who escaped badly
frozen. tell heartrending story OF their suffer-
ings When the blizzard struck them on
Wednesday night of last week they were hold
ing a herd Of $500 cattle; the wind became
hurricane before the morning. and when Mar
tin and Jolly went on the ,ast guard. ABOUT
G.; Could Id not otf Roid itY,h The ht here herd. " w
Jolly started 70 the camp for help. f In the
G q1Hls' tss aSiSSfA hS GG snd eoad not
o BY shoutne. lne ting ana wan Weedsred around t day
light, when they found Martin. The cold was
SO bitter. that the men entered u rayine. and
after fastening the horses took the saddle
blankets and buried themselves in snowdrlft
about O'Clock in, the afternoon.
and Wise succeeded In keeping awake They
sghty Tpar It rS Martin 10 eae6 ae6 tber
they were forced 70 seek another drit About
o'clock on Friday morning Miller called
out out they @ made Q search in the drift for Miller
and he was dead. They took the horses and
started; leading them Soon they iGnnd @ Miller
him az though trying to protect him from the
cold cold 80 He was asked TO get up and go with
them. but he was unable TO, rise. and was as
started to get assistance. while Wise remained
with, their. dying companion Both Of Wises
fast becoming insensble himself when the
exican sheep herder found him and and took him him
to Rhodes ranch. fey, miles distant: The
and found him lifeless