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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
Murray Miles as a Chaperone

A committee Of ladies and gentlemen OF
the Mountain View Methodist church, took
a trip over the Montana Union, Wednes-
day, to examine different places with q
view OF selecting som point at which to
hold the annual picnic of the society,
General Travelling Passenger Agent Murray
Miles chaperoned the party and pointed
out the beauties OF nature as pertaining to
picnic grounds and more especially those
along the line OF the Montana Union. He
got along first rate, too, until asked to ex-
plain some rather difficult passage in the
old testament, when he suddenly remem-
bered that the engineer wanted to see him
and he left the car. He afterwards ex.
planned matters by saying that the engineer
was a new man and didn't know the road
we'll enough to make the run without a
pilot.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01

Demands prompt treatment. The ~
suits of neglect may be serious. AVOID
all harsh and drastic purgativeS, The
tendency of which is to weaken tho
bowels. The best remedy Is Aver,
Pills. Being purely vegetable, Their
action is prompt and their effect ALWAYS
beneficial. They are an admirsbA
Liver and After-dinner pill, and every.
where endorsed by the profession.
ayers Pills are highly and unive,.
sally spoken of by the people about
here. I make daily use of them in nv
practice. DR.. /. E. Fowler, Bridge.
port, Conn.
II al recommend Ayers Pills above
all others, having long proved their
value as a cathartic for myself and
family" -. T. Hess, Leithsville, Pa.
"For several years Ayers Pills have
been used in my family. We find them
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
A Pleasant Event.

The ball given Wednesday evening by the
Young Mems Institute at Miners Union
hall vas q most pleasant and successful
affair and Melted the institute a handsome
amount. seventy-fve couples were in at
tendance and danced until the whistles on
the hill announced it time for the day shift
to begin work. and even then it was with
that the dancers separated.
Although it's initial ball, should the lnsti-
tute ever decide to give another it will be
q large attendance.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
Died.

Benjamin Borlace, a we'll known resident
of West VAUDEVILLE, died at his residence
yesterday. aged a years. The disease
which caused his death was consumption.
with which he had been a sufferer for a
long time.
deceased was a member in good standing
OF Olive Branch lodge 1. o. o. f., and aIso
OF CRUSADER Encampment Patriarchs Mil.
tant, and will be buried under the ausn;cas
OF those organizations. The funeral viii
AXE place tomorrow afternoon at .
O'Clock from the family residence.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
AnYsrERY OF TIE SUN -
John Patrick's Strange D~issapDs.~
Searching Tor His Rem.,.. "aes,

John Patrick's Strange D~issan,u ,
Searching for His Remains e'.
From the Sun River Sum- A. .
springs in the North Fork canyon r u' bot
man Patrick and his aged spouse. sod
81 they have lived there forsome vao .oRstA
holding down a valuable mineral psst,
and snbsisting on the fruits OF tho oh 'paas
winter, and such light labor as the os sA
is able to perform. The old counla 0ae
parents ofa numerous family, few 'As
OF whom remain at home for any lenata
time. k%d
A little over a year ago John Patr;..
son, came home to the old folks 49,
absence OF sixteen years. Fipnras
speaking, tine old folks killed thu Inal
calf. Then, after q time, John a''d
work chopping cord.wood in one y, %
numerous camps OF that vicinity. s'
working some time cutting wood he Io. at'e'
horse, and borrowing another from oD' ~
the choppers, set out for home in on"~ o.
the stray. He arrived home all riabt o.
secured the animal, but must needs aaa
to camp-which was twenty miles .'saa
up in the mountains-that night, d.."s
the entreaties Of his mother. ~S
That was the last ever seen OF lob.
never reached camp, and his wbaraar %
has remained a mystery to this d.H
though diligent search has been MAJ d.
that neighborhood. All traces OF hin
lost except that after going a sbo..
tance from the house he had CANNED us~
night, and had again moved on intb 's'
ing. Also, about two months afte,tb.."
Of the horses returned home in a,a~: UHe
condition. He showed every sign o,ba~s'
been tethered for a long time, and had onls
become loosened in time to reach bomat
die. Johns disappearance conld not
accounted for except that be had bo"oU
deranged and wandered away, leavinS Ia
horses tied.
This spring, nearly a year since vor,.
Patrick's disappearance, Rookie, a voo5y
woodchopper and prospector, willis w.
prospecting came across a bundle oi hloUI'
cts, a broken saddle and bride, onca ~,
property Of John Patrick. A fearful srnH
storm was raging at the time, go tb.s
Rookie could not make further discova,;a.
then. Rookie came down out OF the mOu0
tains and reported tie find, and now a Vi,
orous search is being made for the remsiSp'
OF the lost man.
This section on the head OF Sun ri,,
holds many a dark secret. In the "ooO5
old days. it is supposed the road agents
made use of it's dark recesses to stow svsV
their booty and to hide from the v~lgilapts
1t was also in this neigborhood that s
Leod. an early settler of the South Fo1
disappeared. An uncanny histOr
hangs over the section anyway, the strsps
disappearance OF John Patrick is only n
keeping with that of the past.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01

.S43 Ans and Represents = valuation Of
$4,000. That 3 the amount 8pruills
Braden paid for Il this morning The
weight Of the bar h 2l2x pounds. II vas
shipped irom p. w. Meadows famous
Spotted Horse mine near Maiden. . INV
days ago, and arrived hers e the fern ct
retort. weighing ct that time about $50
pounds.
In the process Of melting tbs quicksilver
was separated, leaving only the pursyellow
metal and o small percentages Of silver. a.
N. Hotter received the money Tor the gold.
From here the bar will be semitic the Phila-
delphia mint. The gold shipping season
has just commenced, and besides large bar
recsived yesterday about $1,000 was paid
out for placer gold.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
PICNIC AND BASE BALL.
he Hotel Club of Anaconda Will Take .
Day Dir Next Sunday.

The Hotel Club of Anaconda Will Take
Day or Next Sunday.
Next Sunday q basket picnic will be given
at Anaconda by the Hotel club Of that
place. The club is composed OF the men
who have been at work on the new hotel
and as the hotel is about completed, the
picnic will be q sort Of q farewell entertain
ment complimentary to those who may be
going away. The picnic will takeplacs on the
well knownIpicnic grounds near Anaconda
and will NO doubt bea very pleasant affair.
In the afternoon q game OF ball will be
played between the Anaconda club and the
Hotel Muffers, a nine made up from men,
bers OF the Hotel club.
The Montana Union has made arrange.
ments to carry all who may desire to at
tend from this city and other points on the
road.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
A Doctor Killed by His Team.

Says the Bozeman Chronicle" On Sat-
urday last DR.. Whiteioot, OF this city, was
summoned to the ranch Of Sam Hill, fifty
miles from Bozeman, beyond t6-mife, to
attend the wounds OF Mr.. Hill. The un.
fortunate man it seems, had been injured
by his team, which had suddenly started
up and pinned him to the fence BY the
wagon tongue. This struck him in the pit
of the stomach, causing internal wounds
from which he died. Mr.. Hill was about
90 years OF age, and was living on his ranch
with his wife. His father lives at Sacra.
mento, where the body will bsshipped from
Bozeman. accompanied by the bereaved
wife who has also relatives there. The de-
was engaged in the sheep business.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
At the "Z0O."

The increasing popularity Of the Zoology.
cal gardens as a pleasure resort was made
apparent yesterday by the immense crowds
which visited the place. From early in the
morning until late in the evening the
grounds were filled with men, women, and
children who took advantage OF the day to
spend a few hours in q pleasant and in.
structive manner Chang, the Chinese giant,
proved q drawing Garland hundreds
gazed att bic neutrality-suspicious. and looked
at him with amazement and surprise.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01

man Was found ON the Joco river. and Fin
ley was suspected Of the crime. In order
to prevent his escape until evidence could
be procured against him, he was put in
jail, and his hands we're tied in the absence
OF q guard.
This il the villain whom Arlee recently
complained of being as brutally treated By
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
CONFESSION.
A Sensational Feature In the Dr.. Cronin
Case GUST Made Public.

la Sensational Feature In the DR.. CrOnin
Case Gust Made Public.
/ CHICAGO, May 29.-The most sensational
Developments oil. the;Cronin Investigation 80
far, were announced late last night in the
shape OF o new confession by Black, alias
Woodruff, in which he tells the whole story
of his connection with DR.. Cronin's murder.
II seems he was not directly connected with
the murder itself, but simply acted as
driver of the wagon which disposed OF the
dead mans body. Woodruff has been
taken by Setback and his men to the scene
OF the murder, TO the awe where the body
was found, and the place where the trunks
were first seen. He gave directions to the
detectives and in every instance located the
exact places according to his confession.
He was directed by those who had charge
of that part Of the conspiracy, and whose
names Captain Setback reese rves for rea-
sons that are palpable, to go to Deans
livery stable, where he would obtain a
horse and wagon. He was instructed to
drive out to the neighborhood Of the Ca RI.
son cottage, and also knew for what pur-
pose he was to 60 there. He arrived at the
cottage about twenty minutes before DR..
Cronin was driven up.
Three-quarters of an hour after DR.. Gro
min entered the cottage the man who is
known as Williams opened the IRON door
of the cottage and signalled to Woodruff.
who at once drove up. Aside by q third
man, the trunk was loaded into the wagon
- -I "o1lruff Isroofoa RI drivn eastward
to the lake to a certain point, which Wood
ruff has designated to Captain Setback.
The trunk and it's contents would have
been deposited in the lake had not an in
terruption came in the shape OF
THE APPROACH OF A POLICEMAN.
This caused a change of plans and i'm
mediate steps were taken to get out of the
officers way. A circuitous route finally
brought them again to the Evanston road,
and as they had been no wdrivingfor nearly
an hour with the CHASTITY load, one of the
men suggested the sewer. They stopped at
Fifty-ninth street. The top was taken off
a manhole and the trunk lifted from the
wagon. 1t was impossible to put the trunk
into the manhole as the key had been lost
so the top was kicked in and the body put
in the sewer and the trunk again placed in
the wagon.
They then started again for the cottage
intending there to burn the trunk but on
reaching the spot where the trunk WAS
found they heard a noise OF wagon wheels
and throwing the trunk out of the wagon
they drove rapidly away in another direc.
ton. At Fullerton avenue Woodruf's
companion babe him good night and left
him.
The remainder of the confession is de-
voted to WoodruH's wanderings in In at
tempt to sell the horse and wagon. He also
states there is nothing in the woman story
first told by him. The names of King and
Fairburn were those OF two old friends
which occurred to him at the time OF his
first story. They had nothing whatever to
do with the case.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
"Other Things Being Equal"

According to a territorial law in Dakota,
a county official having patronage to be.
stow must give the preference in his ap.
p%ointmest to an ex-Union soldier, "other
things being equal" An ex.Union soldier
who applied for q place to a county official
and who was rejected, and q man not from
the army appointed, has sued out q mand-
to compel the cancellation OF the ap-
and the substitution Of himself
in the place, or the ground that he was the
only ex-soldier asking the appointment.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
custer is Once More Democratic.

Councilman Middleton, OF Custer county
who pulled through with a majority of ten
votes for member to the constitutional
convention. informs the Bozeman "Chron.
icle' that the vote of the county was very
light and that there is every reason to
believe that the county is once more demo.
cratic. Seven polling places failed to open
polls and the COW boys did not vote i n
many instances. One roundup party of
seventy composed almost wholly OF demo-
Gratis could not reach the polls.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
A BRICK OF GOLD.
A Beautiful Bar OF the Yellow Metal at
the Helena Assay ONCE.

A Beautiful Bar OF the Yellow Metal al
the Helena Assay ONCE.
"You may have that il you can pick it
up and carry it of" said William j. GILES.
pie, the chief clerk OF the United States
assay Office, yesterday, to an "Independ-
emit" reporter, pointing to q bar OF glitter
ing gold as it lay in big iron vault. 1t
could be moved. and that was all. The
suns rays. creeping through the iron bars
OF the window, shone on the bright. vel.
low metal, while the reporter stood viewing
it with wondrous gaze.
'That is the most valuable and the finest
bar OF gold that has ever been received at
this Office" said Mr.. Gillespie, "and we
have handled q good many bars. It is not
the heaviest by about 26 pounds, but it is
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
A SWedo Fatally Stahho6

From the Helena "Herald'': In a saloon
quarrel at Elkhorn, Saturday, John Ander.
SOD, a Swede, was stabbed in the breast by
another Swede named Benson, who was
promptly arrested and Jailed. Anderson's
wound is serious but probably not fatal.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
Eureka.

The motto of California means, 1 have
found 1t; Only in that land of sunshine,
wnere Inc orange. lemon, olive, fig and
grape bloom and ripen, and attain Their
highest perfection in mjd.winter. are the
herbs and gum found, that are used in that
pleasant remedy for all throat and luno
troubles. us
Santa Able the rnler of coughs, asthma
and consumption. Mr.. Jas. G. Singer has
been appointed agent for this yslnabie
California remedy, and sells it under a.,
guarantee at 81 a bottle. Three for 50. 10
Try California Cat-R-Cure, the only guar.
anteed cure for catarrh. 81, by mail
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
A Sensible Suggestion.

Restaurant Proprietor Ito waiter,-
Well John, is the noon rush all over?
Waiter-Yes, sir.
4. P.-Wen, let's you and 1 20 ont so,,.-
where and get something good tn go om .Ne
dinner.-[Boston Courier. 0"' ior
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
The Chicago Cattle Market.

CHICAGO, May 30.-Cattle receipts 5000;
strong, SOLO higher. Beeves, $500
$4.60. Stockers and feeders, $2.40@
1915. Cows, bulls aud mixed. $1.80@
$3.50.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
Effective Remedy

for constipation and indigestion, and
are never without them in the house"
Moses Grenier, Lowell, Mass.
81 have used Ayers Pills, for liver
troubles and indigestion, during many
years, and have always found them
prompt and efficient in their action
L. N. Smith, Utica, N. Y.
"I suffered from constipation which
assumed such an obstinate form that |
feared it would cause a stoppage of the
bowels. Two boxes of Ayers Pills Ell.
fected a complete cure."-D. Burke.
SacO, Me.
81 have used Ayers Pills for the past
thirty years and consider them an in
valuable family medicine. I know Of
no better remedy for liver troubles,
and have always found them a prompt
cure for dyspepsia."- James Quinn, 20
Middle st., Hartford, Conn.
Having been troubled with costive'
ness, which seems inevitable with per.
sons of sedentary habits, I have tired
Ayers Pills, hoping for relief. l am
glad to say that they have served me
better than any other medicine. |
arrive at this conclusion only after
faithful trial of their merits" Samuel
7. Jones, Oak st., Boston, Mass.
Ayers Pills.,
PREPARED BY
Or. J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass
Sold by all Dealers in Medicine.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
A Child's Question.
Mamma, is
the sky q curtain

nlQlDg heaven from u
sight; are the moon and sun
but windows, made to give the
angels light? Are the stars bright
flashing diamonds s%hiningfrom Gods
hand afar, and the clouds but wales of va
por,drooped from heaven floating there?
II thesun's a window, mamma, don't
the angels through it peep, ere it kiss
es earth at evening, watching DER
Us while we sleep? Is the rain.
bow just a ribbon girding heav
en- and earth about, or q railing
made O. roses so the angels won"5
fall out? Is the singing in the tree
tops songs OF praise some angel
sings, and the suowfakes OF winter
feathersfalling from their
wings? Are the dew.
drops brightly shining
in the early morning
hours ~kiss.spots left
by elves and fairies
where they slept
'moDg the flow.
...., ers? Is thelight- .
ming rockets
flying where
the Prince
Of Glory
comes,
and
the thun.
der but the
rattle of the
baby angels
drums
Fl?
-[Albany IN. W Telegram.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01

dyspepsia causes deprav ed blood, which
IN Time, affects every organ and function Of
tne body. As a remedy for these troubles.
nothlng can approach Ayers Sarsaparilla.
u Vltailzes the blood, strengthens the
seomach and corrects all disorders of the
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
When she was q Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoris
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01

The following is the list OF letters re-
naming unclaimed in the p~ostofice at
Butte. Mont. for the week ending May
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
DR.. Crosby Reappears and Gets a Concili-
atory Resolution Passed.

New YORK, May 2S.-At the opening of
the Presbyterian general assembly, to-day.
the Rev. DR.. Crosby offered a resolution
setting forth that the action taken yester.
terday on the temperance question must
not be construed az an endorsement of
any political party. 1t was unanimously
adopted.
The centennial fund committee an
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01

Never had a preparation a more appro-
pirate name than Ayers Hair Vigor.
When the capillary glands become enfee-
bled by disease, age, or neglect, this dress.
ing imparts renewed life to the scalp, so
that the hair assumes much OF it's youth
full fullness and beauty.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01

fartles calling for the same will please
say 'ney are advertised and give the date
PATRICK TALENT. Postmaster.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01

he centennial fund committee an
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
Ohio's Famous Serpent Mound.

-[Albany IN. W Telegram.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
COLLAPSED.
N Old Adobe Building Give

An Old Adobe Building Gives
way.
About O'Clock yesterday morning the
occupants of the old two.story adobe
building on Winston street, between
Wall and Los Angeles streets, were
awakened from their slumbers by the
total collapse of the west wall, which
fell with crash, aroueing the neighbors.
The structure, which is owned by
Colonel Baker, was erected by Judge
Ojier many years ago. It's walls are of
adobe brick, two feet thick, coated with
clay, and so artistically painted as to
lead the casual observer into the belief
that they were of granite. In course of
time, however, the clay had crum bled,
owing to the action of the atmosphere,
and the late heavy rains had under
mined the walls, causing the accident.
At the time of the strange dis
aster, six people were sleeping
in the five rooms next to the west wall,
but all escaped, miraculously, unhurt.
They we're Mrs. Maxley, an old lady in
her 10th year, who occupied a room on
the upper floor; Mrs. G. Stewart and her
daughter in the back room and Will and
Chas. Stewart, her sons, who, together
with boy named g. Andrews, slept in
the front room on the lower floor. All
were awakened by a noise as of sand
falling from above and fortunately all
managed to reach the hallway as the we'll
fell, covering the floor of the rooms with
the debris of the clay bricks. The lessee
of the tenement. G. Waters, slept in an
annex on the first floor, and or hearing
the noise rushed out and found his ten
ants panic stricken ,people:pouripg out of
their rooms all over the house in every
style of nightwear imaginable.
On sscertaining the extent of the dam
age, however, confidence was somewhat
restored and a few returned to their
rooms, but the excitement had effec.
tually dispelled all idea of sleep and
most Of them dressed and left the place
to accept the hospitality of neighbors.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19
BAN OFF THE vIADUCT.
A Gable Car Jumps she Track ON
the Incline.

A Gable Car Jumps the Track ON
the Incline.
A peculiar accident took place yester.
day noon as q west bound car came
down the incline leaving the viaduct at
College street. It happened that the
car contained only few passengers, and
they were all seated on the rear seats
As it came over the angle of the incline
their weight hoisted up the front end Of
the car. and it left the track. The grip.
man promptly let 60 the cable, and the
conductor, noticing that the passengers
were jumping up in terror, called upon
them to sit still.
By this time the car had bumped along
nearly to the bottom of the declivity.
The wheels had slid over the edge of the
viaduct, there being no guard-rail there,
and one elderly lady rolled out into the
mud. She was picked up, and found to
be slightly bruised and good deal
frightened, and was put into hack and
sent home.
Superintendent Robinson says that he
will have the guard-rail extended along
down the incline, 80 that If such an acci-
dent should come to pass again no seri-
GUS consequences could follow.