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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
Preparing for War.

LONDON, Dec. 19.-The admiralty as q
precaution in view OF the possible strain.
ing of relations between England and
Portugal regarding their possessions in
Africa, has made arrangements to trans
fer depots and hospitals stores for Medi.
terranean and channel squadrons from
Lisbon. Orders were recently issued for
the war ship Agrammon, now at Zanzibar,
to rejoin the Mediterranean. squadron.
These orders have since been counter.
manded and she will remain at Zanzibar.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
| FIEND NCARNATE.
The Cruelty of a Father Makes
a Murderer of
His Son. .
An Elder Brother Tells a Sick
ening Story of a Fathers
81 Cruelty.

. 81. LOUIS, Dec. 18.-Tks horrible alleged
barbarous cruelty to George A. Gusnther,
"a dsfenseless old man, slain by his twelve
year-old son yesterday is related to-day
by Charles Guenther, an elder brother Of
the murderer.
The sons story brands the dead
man as a savage fend incarnate. who
delighted in acts OF inhumanity
toward his children. Among the
other barbarities alleged was the
chaining up of the children in a dismal
apartment in a nude condition. and while
in that condition torturing them with all
the cruelty practiced in the inquisition.
II have not lived at home for five years"
said Charles Gerenther. 81 left home after
a period OF slow torture that made me
desperate. Lad done something that
my father did not like. 1t was q small Of
Tense, but the way my father tortured me
would have made any one believe
that either he was crazy or I
had committed terrible crime. My ather
made mego up stairs with him to a room in
the back part OF the house. Here he brought
out some chains and wheh caught sight OF
them set up an outcry. but no one heard
me. My father shouted to me to stop that
Internal noise, and when he found he could
not frighten me he jumped at me and We
had regular fight. Finally hegot the bet
ter of me and by threatening to do me even
greater violence compelledme to keep quiet.
Then he began to bind me with those chains
and when I thought he had finished, he
took up another and fastened it around
my neck snd fixed it so that could hardly
move my head. Then he left me several
hours, during which suffered fiendish tor
lures. After the lapse of few hours he
came up stairs with bottle OF whisky.
He released me from tbs chains and com.
PEELED me to strip from head to foot until
stood nude before him.
Then he chained me up and took a good
sized pin and began pricking ne with it
over. My father then wet his fingers from
the bottle and rubbed over what seemed
to me every sore he had made on my body.
He did not rub it all over my body at once,
but would rub over q small space until all
the stuff had been rubbed in, when hs would
wet his own fingers again and begin
on another place. The pain was terrible
and excruciating. must have tainted for
l remained in that room all that night
chained up and did not know anything
until next morning when was released,
after that ran away. -.-.
The boy Emile. who is hold for ,haatins
his father to death acts like an imbecile
and it is believed that he has bsen driven
insane by the cruelty of the father, and
the tragedy yesterday. To-day he failed
to recognize his own brother and when
appealed to almost supplicatingly for
recognition there was silly smile about
the murderer's mouth.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
RAILROAD MAN ROBBED.
A Man While Intoxicated. Re-
lieved of $50 at Boulder
Yesterday.
One of Boulder Valleys Old
Settlers Severely Injured
Great Falls News.

BOULDER, Mont, Dec. Especial to the
Miner by Rocky Mountain Telegraph
Last night man lately employed on the
Northern Pacific grade displayed goodly
roll OF bills in q saloon while intoxicated,
and upon leaving was accompanied by two
strangers, who offered to carry his blankets
to the depot.
Near the Montana Central yards they
attacked him and after beating him in a
brutal manner, riaed his pockets OF $50
and left him insensible upon the ground,
where he remained all night.
The robbers, it is thought, left for Butte
on the Montana Central train, and Sheriff
Halfard is in that city in pursuit OF the
crooks, ..
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
Burned to Death.

DETROIT, Dec. 19.-At the Tilden public
school this evening while some sixteen
girls representing a Christmas cantata'
which was to be performed tomorrow, one
OF the performers "accidently struck can
die with her wand and ignited the wand.
The flames connected to the childrens
clothing and all burned more or less. Five
who were enveloped in flames ran into the
street when some workmen rolled them In
the mud and extinguished the flames.
Jennie Lincashem was burned TO oea1n
however and the other four are seriously
bnt not fatally injured. The flames which
in the meantime communicated to the
school house we're extinguished with dill
fculty.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
GRAND INCREASE.
The Wealth of the United States Has
Grown Ten Fold.

The Wealth of the United States Has
Grown Ten Fold.
New YORK, Dec. 19.-The World has OBJ.
tanned from the treasurer OF each state the
value OF the property assed for taxation.
The census Office in 1885 made q report OF
inquiry into the proportions existing in
each state, between the taxed property and
the actual wealth, which ranges between
25 per cent in Illinois and S5 in Wyoming.
The Worlds report shows an increase in
the taxable property OF Sc. .963, ,000, 900
and an increase in the actual wealth $1S.-
662 ,OOO, 900 since 1880. The total wealth
is $61,459.OOO. 900 exclusive OF public
property, and So, ,e93, ,O6O, 900 OF the prop
erty invested and owned abroad. The
We alth of the United States now exceeds
the total wealth OF the whole world at any
time previous ID the middle OF 1880. The
amount invested abroad alone is equal to
the national wealth OF Portugal and Den
mark. The total wealth Of five nations is
equal to the mere increase OF the United
States in the past nine years.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
Saws He is a Liar.

LISBON, Dec. 19.-The Seculo published
a telegram from Senior Barbosa, the Bra
lillian minister OF finance, denying the as
isertions in the manifesto recently issued to
the people Of Brazil by Viscount DE ouro
Preto, lately the imperial prime minister
in which he stated that although tne gov
n.nn,ant nossessed the information con-
cern;ng the revolutionary movement, 1t
vas impossible for the civil authorities TO
crush the plotters because no reliance could
he nlaced in the officers OF the army or
soldiers and declaring that Senior Maracalu
the imperial minister of war, acted othe the
mart OF traitor to his colleagues. Senor
Barbosa declares the viscount is a calum'
ma tor.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
JOHN L. WAS THERE.
Gibbons Knocks Cushing Out in Twenty
Four Rounds.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-A kid glove fight to
q inish between Mike Cushing and Austin
Gibbons took place this morning near
Stamford, Conn. Three hundred persons
witnessed the contest, including John L..
Sullivan.
Gibbons was in the pink OF condition and
Cushing FAR from It's Gushing imagined he
was going to have q wals over and drank
freely until an hour Of the fight. The re-
suit was that he got pounded all over the
ring and knocked down again and again.
Seeing he was in for it Gushing tried to lose
the Hght on foul, striking foul blows re-
peatedly, and failing to get decision on
that he butted Gibbons many times with
his head, but Dominick McCaffrey was
referee and would not allow him to get off
that way. At one time in the fight Glib
bons held Cushing off with one hand and
smashed couple of his enemies outside
the ropes. In the twenty-fourth round
Gibbons knocked Gushing out.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
ALAUGHING FARCE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Richards Becomes
Party to Political Rascality.

Richards Becomes
Party to Political Rascality.
HELENA, Dec. 19.-[Special to the Miner
by the Rocky Mountain Telegraph 1.-The
most high-handed outrage ever perpetrated
on people was consummated in the SEN
ate to-day by an unprecedented ruling OF
Lieutenant-G Governor Richards.
Seven men in body OF sixteen were
enabled to perfect an organization and to
elect all the officers of the senate. 1t came
about in this wise:
On the assembling OF the senate at
o'clock Hedges moved that the senate pro-
ceed to the election OF officers.
Brecker called for the ayes and nays.
Richards said that in the absence OF
rules, the senate being unorganized, be
ruled that the call for the ayes and noes be
dispensed with.
After considerable discussion Richards
dogmatically reiterated his ruling, the mo-
ton was put and carried. no Democrats
voting. Richards said the vote for officers
should be by ballot, and appointed Bah
cock and Brecker tellers. Brecker de-
cIined to serve and Thompson was ap-
pointed in his place.
Olds was nominated for president pro-
tenn. Seven Republican votes were cast all
for him, and he was declared elected.
Fisher offered the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the senate now proceed
to the election OF officers and attaches OF
| this body and that the rule OF the election
shall be, that plurality OF votes shall
elect in each an every case until perman-
ent rules are adopted governing this body.
Thornton called for the ayes and noes.
Richards repeated his rulings once more.
Baker asked if the Republicans meant to
establish rule by which one or two or
three members could transact the business
OF the senate. He thought they were
hardly ready to do that and characterized
the resolution as an outrage. He said:
"If this is not revolutionary, high-handed
and unheard of position, then it has never
been nv bad fortune to hear one." He
eulopized Senator Olds and said he had
he assurances OF the members OF the
opposite, that no undue political
advantages would be taken and
called on the honorable members
| Of that side to stand with the Democrats
!, and prevent this ~utrage.
Senator Parberrv did some good work,
| too, but all to no purpose.
The Republicans had resolved what to
do and they did it.
motion to adopt the resolution was
carried, the Democrats again not voting
lit would have done no good had they
voted. They were tie with the Republi
cans Richards would have cast the decid-
, ing vote for that party.
The election OF officers now proceeded,
the Democratic senators leaving the room
one by one until only the Republicans re-
/ mained.
But what does all OF this amount to?
8 The senate, as q matter OF TACT, is ne
more organized to-day than it was yester
day.
The organisation is not worth the cos
|. of the paper that records it.
1t is farce and all Helena is gushing
over with laughter.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21

LONDON, Dec. 19.-Parnell was received
with public demonstration at Liverpool.
In mis- address he exhorted Lancashire in
the next election to assist and lead the
Liberal party. At the banquet at which
Parnell was entertained tonight the sum
of ST., 900 for the tenants defense fund
was presented to him. In thanking the
donators he again declared the object oi
the patriotic Irish was to secure the indus
trial development OF Ireland.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
A Fight With Outlaws,

TALHEoUAH. I. T., Dec. 19.-Sheriff
knight and his son of the Cherokee ma
tion attempted to arrest Jim Burgess,
John Hunter and John Newton, for carry
ing liquor into the Indian nation contrary
to law. and battle ensued. during which
George knight, the sheriff's son, was in.
stantly killed. The sheriff received an
ugly wound in the leg, and jim Burgess
had his leg broken. The two uninjured
outlaws escaped.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
Combinations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The following
nominations were confirmed ta.day: Ar
thur L. Thomas, governor Of Utah; Benia.
min M. Thomas, secretary OF New Mexico;
Elijah Sells, secretary of Utah; Louis b..
Tarpley OF Oregon, to be United States
commissioner OF Alaska. at Ounalaska;
Robert N. Robertson OF Indiana, and
Alvin Sanders OF Nebraska, Utah commits
siorers; Royal A. johnson, surveyor gen.
eral OF Arizona; Thomas J. Cavanaugh,
surveyor general Of Washington, to be
registers OF land Offices; John A. McBeth OF
Denver, Col, Charles T. Ford OF Lamar,
Col, William P. Alexander OF Del Norte,
Coll, Edward A. Champlin. Cheyenne, Wyo.,
Thomas NJ. Reed, Jr. of Seattle, Wash.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
THE LAWMAKERS.
The Brewer Confirmation Brought Up In
the Senate.

The Brewer Confirmation Brought Up In
the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-In the senate TO-
day the senate committee on finance or
dered favorable reports upon the follow
inc bills: To relieve the treasury OF the
necessity OF carrying upon the books
balance OF the unavailable assets that
ha We accrued since the formation OF the
government. These amount to about
s2s. .OoO, 900, a direct tax bill in the shape
in which it passed both houses OF the last
congress.
The senate committee on education and
labor instructed Chairman Blair to report
favorably his educational bill. This &C.
ton does not, however, bind any member
of the committee as to his action on the
floor OF the senate.
Nomination OF W. T. Harris to be COM
missioner Of education was ordered to be
reported iavorably.
The senate committee on PENSIONS re-
ferred the dependent pension bill.
Among the bills reported from the com
mittees and placed on the calendar were
the following; To relieve the treasurer o.
the limited States from the amount nov
CHARGED to him and deposited with th'
several states; to increase the pensions o
transformers VITO are entirely helpless.
The committee on appropriations re
o,tod hack the small deficiency bill o
$3.50. 900 for public printing and bindin
and $3.50, 900 for the preliminary printin
of the eleventh census. The Dill passed.
Accommodation from the president t.
congress in regard to the internationa
or;t;me conference now in session an
recommending earnestly the further exter
J 80 M the limit Of it's continuance for tw
,onths from the first OF January, 1883
ha authorized, and "with accom- anyin
usnersn referred to the committee on foreig
Thandler referred q resolution callir
, on this secretary OF the navy for informs
, tion as to whether an organization NOT 9,
8 nressly authorized by the secretary OF u
o payy existed amor the naval omcers Il i
purposes not merely literary or sclenSin
and il so what are the opleces OF sucn a,
qanization and what omcers are ele nS.
q hers of those and whether sucn organlI J,
g ~, embraces only one branch OF q
It uava, service and are designed to prote
y nad advance the special interest OF tn
Vt nch.. whether any OF them have pe'
oraan;zed for the purpose OF infiuenci
oa1aressional legislation; whether sums
,a1 have been paid u contracted ior
=, !nSnonce legislation; whether such orgal
" nat,ons are compatible with proper dis
M pline. 80. +ho -osoInt;on be laid
,. o Manderson offered q resolution VIM
anreed to, calling on the secretary
We Ne ;n terror for information as 90 sne . !.
he .os;tion U Of the lands comprised wisnln .
p,;Iitsry reservations that nave oe'n
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21

10 suffocation, and when the stock was
c lied the excitement became intsnss, and
tefore the close OF q second call the whole
of the treasury stock. amounting to 2On,-
600 shares, was sold to the most substan-
tial bankiRg and mining men OF the state.
The interest was 30 great that many ladies
seated outside OF the pit called the broke
to them and gave orders for 1 ZOO shares.
At the close OF the first call the st. Louis
brokers wired orders for 800, 900 shares,
which could not be filled. The sa'es for the
day we're 2,1S0, 800 shares, which beats
one days record in any exchange in
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
They Overlooked Him.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-There was great
excitement in the executive session OF the
senate this afternoon when a senator upon
looking up at the gentlemen's gallery dis.
covered man sitting there and apparently
taking good deal of interest in the pro-
ceedings. The utmost confusion prevailed
for a while and the door keeper was dis
patched to eject the intruder, who proved
to be young man about 20 years OF age.
He evidently had been asleep when the
senate went into executive session and
was probably discovered before be secured
any valuable information. He will always,
however, carry with him the distinction oi
having been in the gallery while the senate
is supposed to be enjoying session o
oocrocv
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
Nipped In the Bud.

SPOKANE FALLS, Dec. 17.-[Special to
the Miner IA. Beaver was arrested this
evening on telegraphic instructions from
Tacoma. Beaver had opened an Office here
and advertised that he would give $500
for timber claim rights. The scheme was
to take $25 cash and agree to pay $3.50
in sixty days and the balance sixty days
later. 1t is hardly necessary to say Beaver
never met this first note.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
On Account of the Cronin Case.

. Chicago, Dec. 19.-There were Eve more
discharges issued from the Office of Super
inteudent OF Police Hubbard to-day. The
officers removed are Detectives Palmer and
Flynn, Patrolmen Michael Ahern and
David Cunningham and Station Keeper
Peter Kelly. The charges in each case are
Conduct unbecoming an officer and neg.
lect of duty" but the men are all removed
for their actions during the Cronin case.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
PdRNELL TALKS.
The Great Irish Patriot Speaks to a Large
Audience.

The Great Irish Patriot Speaks to a Large
IospoN. Dec. 1S.-Parnell, who is to
speak in reply to the speech recently mace
nv Lord Salisbury at the Conservative
meeting at Nottingham, arrived at that
city to-day. A great crowd was at the
railway station and he was greeted by
mingled groans and cheers. Parneil ao
dressed a large meeting this afternoon. de
daclared that there never had been move
mens OF such magnitude in the country
which was so comparatively Tree from
crime and Land league movement. Inc
object OF the home rule movement was TO
re0enerate Ireland, especially with regard
to the industrial condition. Balfo ur's plan
~ making railways through the impover-
;abad districts was vain expenditure.
Uon,a rnle aimed at the national regenera.
t;on. this implied the regeneration OF
the industries and Industrial faciliues
and the commercial spirit OF tne
people. II home rule was granted ~ ~
would not discourage the rich peopie o.
veIonments: but the money would De !u,
d;c;ously and advantaReously employed
;nstead of being wasted as is now, 70
ma ntain in power a government OF irauo
ond tr;ckery. An expenditure OF that sor'
wonId enable Ireland to get and Keep nei
head above the water, and so exercise anC
develop the qualities OF their people; ano
that she would be no longer an exnlolo'ol
for wonder and scorn Tor the na'iohs y
the world. .o-,;,bt +,
+ba tanenan ts' league. He said this was o,
a. the greatest and most powerful AM
naocaoh HE movement ever organized IN Ire
I'D or any other country. Althouel
T-oIanS was Tranquil, she was not ap
naasaJ She did not submit, and on Tn
pontrarv the people's dislike oil the govern
ment was tenfold more lnteps
for the experiences Oh M
tbr, wears coercion. But tne counv,
though that it did not yield was tranqu
because the faith iu had IN the assIran.e ..e
~ Gladstone that the triumphant Lipers
Oa.t1 would soon give it legitimate fre'
55ono Psrnell would not say it would
innosaible to govern Ireland py nel
ooarc;S,n but Balsour's mixture OF coercio
ond constitutionalism would never succee'
poIsonr had made several mlstak'
Aona these was that he had neglected. ,,
nroy;Gs for the arrears OF rent and ior ~ -
rast;tut;on of the evicted tenants. IN
baS isS To the information oil the agraris
movement, which would sweep bahour ~ =
his prous away as chaff is swepI 1elorn th; :;
whirlwind. II the government nau .,n ~;
to be ashamed OF In It's connsIS ,S rat;
the Times, doubtless 10 mo'' tha trn
shout the matter. The Parnell comm
sion instead OF trying personal i1u
ment had tried the Irish nation anu
movor,ants of the Irish party.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
She Went of Her Own Accord

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-The proceedings in
the court to-day of the order to make
Sphinx and Joe Taylor produce Alice Jack.
man, the missing heiress who was abducted
in November, have brought forth a reply
from Sphinx that he took charge Of the girl
at her own request and sent her to live
with family at Woodland, ILL.,. where she
is receiving proper care and attention and
expresses herself as being happy.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
Cushing to be Fired.

OMAHA, Neh., Dec. 17.-TSpecial to the
Miner. Tue Evening Bee Gays that George
W. Cushing, general master mechanic OF
the Union Pacific, is to be retired. His
work, it is said, has not been satisfactory,
and the rolling stock, more especially the
engines. are in the worst condition they
have ever been. The change will probably
take place Jan. 1, though nothing definite
could be learned on this point.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
A General Denial.

LISBON, Dec. 19.-Dr. Kuy Borboza the
Brazilian minister makes u general denial
OF the allegations in the recently published
manifesto OF Viscount De Ouro Preto. He
adds that he claims that certain Eur opean
states may interfere in the concerns OF
Brazil are merely ridiculous. The conti-
mental policy OF the western hemisphere
on that subject is the history OF Mexico in
the virtue OF that policy.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
Cattle Company Assigns.

LARAMIE, Wyo.. Dec. 19.-The Laramie
Plains Land and Cattle company made an
assignment here to-day. The rauch con-
sists of II 900 acres with cattle and i'm
provements valued at $126.0OO. The as
signment was caused by the recent heavy
failures OF the stockholders residing IN
Waynesburg, Penn.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
Defeated Justice.

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-As result OF the Sc
cret examination in connection with the
West End scandal q summons has been is
sued for the arrest OF Solicitor Arthur
Newton, Clerk Taylor and Interpreter De-
gala for conspiring to defeat justice. 1t is
understood that Newton assisted the pro
prietor OF the Cleveland Street house, in
which the scandal occurred, in reaching
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
ro the Memory of jackson.

NASHVILLE, Ten, Dec. 19.-At meeting
today OF soldiers ami personal friends OIL
Gen. Andrew Jackson, an appeal was iS'
sued to the governors OF every state the
r,o vors Of the ci les, and officials OF mill
ary and civil societies and all American
.ay I:.;ya~s to mite in the commemorations OF
Gsneral jackson and the victory OF tne
Seht e;ehtb ioi January thereby keeping alive
t,s tSs feeling Of patriotism and green '.Tss fhe
Memory OF him whose utterance -, Ine e
me;nu Must and Shall Be Preserved" as
uow the watchword Of the nation.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-21
A Heavy Revenue Seizure.

FRESNO, CAL. Dec. 19.-To-day the dep
uty internal revenue collector seized the
wine distilery. the wine and brandy and
corporation end personal property of the
Fresno Vineyard company, amounting to
half q million dollars. 1t is said to be the
largest seizure ever made in California. 1t
is claimed the amount If brandy made
and disposed OF is in excess OF that &C.
counted for.