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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-22

benefit the homestead law has proven to
be. both to the country and the people,
and il the members Of the constitutional
convention wish to immortalize themselves
let them u the leasing OF the lands
granted for educational purposes.
LIST. In small tracts, say 16O acres, to
individuals for q term oil, say fifty years,
no person to hold more than such lease
at any ont time.
I'd. The lands when leased to be as
sessed as though the lessee held q deed in
stead, the state board OF equalization to
make the levy, and that the taxes 80 col.
lected shall be the rental. The manner Of
collecting to be the same az provided where
the party owns thu land, except that when
sold for taxes the original lease be sold in
stead of issuing q new oAe.
Sd. That at the expiration OF the lease
the party then holding it shall have pri-
GRITTY over other applicants for new one,
otherwise the lease to issue the same as in
the first instance.
18th. That when any person holding q
lease shall die, the said lease shall be dis.
posed of as provided for the transfer OF
other property in like cases where there are
heirs, but where there are none and the
lessee lies intestate, the lease shall be sold
the highest bidder and the proceeds
added to the fund to which the land SO
leased belongs.
We believe the above system to be the
proper manner OF disposing Of U school
lands and, roughly though they be, We here.
with submit them for the consideration oil
the constitutions convention and the pub
lie generally. A discussion OF this subject
not b. without good results.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-22
WARRINGTON NEWS BRIEFS.
A Number of important Appointments by
the President, Etc.

A Number of Important Appointments BY
the President, Etc.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The attorney
received the resignation of George 8,
Peters, United States attorney for Utah.
The president made the following ap-
pointments to-day: Royal A. johnson to
be surveyor general OF Arizona; Thos. j.
Butler to be receiver Of public moneys at
Prescott, Arizona; Stanton G. Fisher to be
agent at Fort Hall Agency in Idaho; VIM.
R. Bishop to be agent at Klamath agency,
Oregon; Horace r. Rust to be agent Of the
mission at Brule agency, (consolidated)
and the agency in California embracing
Hoops Valley.
Lucius Fairchild, ex.commander in chief
OF the Grand Army, has been appointed
member OF the Sioux commission.
The President, to-day, appointed the fol-
lowing named postmasters: John Corco-
ran OF Denver. COL; John F. Rice, at
Oursy, COL; Emeric 3. Leonard, Boise
City, Idaho; Benjamin 8. Burroughs, Pen.
Cal; George N. Platt, Vacaville, CAL; Mel.
son G.. Hill, San Bernardino, Cal.
The "Stsr" this evening says: 'Iti is under.
stood that Secretary Blaine offered the ap-
pointment to succeed Minister DENLY as
minister to China, to Admiral Shufeldt, re-
tired. The admiral, while notdeclining the
mission, asked time to consider the matter,
hesitating on account of the pay az retired
naval officer that would be involved in the
acceptance. II he does not accept, which
is doubtful. Kasson of Iowa, one of the Sa-
moan commissioners. is spoken OF for the
mission.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-22
THE RED LION.
An Excellent Property With A Most
Promising Future.

An Excellent Property With A Most
Promising Future.
H. W. Sparks, superintendent OF the Red
Lion was in town yesterday and exhibited
a small ingot weighing 16 ounces and
valued at SIS an ounce which was obtained
by cleaning up in front OF the screen frame
in front OF the battery. The mill has five
stamps and has been running since May
%, and with the exception of the retort
referred to no clean up has yet been
made. The crushing capacity OF the mill
will be increased shortly by the addition OF
another five stamps.
A new ledge eight feet wide has been dis
covered on the property about 500 feet
OF it show it to run about $50 to the ton.
worked. The new ledge is close to the sur
face and can be easily worked.
Eight men are now employed in the mine
but the force will be increased az oon as
the improvements to the mill are com
pleted.
The Red Lion is owned by Butte and
Anaconda parties and it is stocked at
$3.50, 900 but none of the stock is on the
market, the incorporators being men Of
ample means to develope the property and
having great confidence in it they have de-
termined to make all the money them.
selves.
]. R. Boyce Jr., is president of the com
pany and J. Fl. Curtis secretary. Both
gentlemen reside in this city.
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DID BURKE KILL CRONIN?

Strong Evidence Said 70 Exist Against
Him-The COroner's Jury Still at Work.
CHICAGO, June 1s.-Chief of Police Hub
bard, speaking Of the arrest OF Martin
Burke in Winnipeg for completely in the Gro
min murder said, this morning, thathe a a
good deal more evidence against Burke
than had been published. He said there
was not a shadow OF doubt in his mind
that Burke helped kill DR.. Cronin. Thepo'
lice do not say where this Information
comes from, but it is stated that q friend
Of Burke has ''squealed" and will accom-
pany an officer with q requisition to Win
nipeg.
MUST THE TELEGRAM.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-The Cronin grand
Jury came into court, to-day, and reported
that W. E. Bell, OF the Western Union Tele'
graph company refused to disclose the con-
tents OF certain dispatches deemed neces'
sary for Investigation. The attorney for
the Western Union explained that this re-
lusal was merely formal, to fulfil the re-
qulrements OF law.
An order was then spread upon the rec
Sru OF tne court, 0lrecting ehe "ioheee, y"
ger pain Of contempt and commitment &C
lall, to produce any and all messages, ca
bles o. copies thereof in the Chicago office
p~assis> etween Alexander Sullivan, Dar
Coughlin. z. o. Sullivan, John P. MaroneJ
aud Charles Mcdonald, whether undo tneil
true names or any alias, or between elthel
O. these men aud any other persons, sine
The first of March last.
WHAT FATHER n DOES o KNOW.
Fifteen OF twenty witnesses were befor'
the jury, this afternoon, but not much in
formation was obtained from them. Tn
hev. Father Dorney was called and askec
TO give the particulars OF the P. w. Dunn
charge OF elnbezzlement against Alex. Sulli
van and bis story Of the subsequent inves
Sgation OF this charge by agreement OF tn
PFacipals, Father porney related tho ciE
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THE CONTEMPLATION AGROUND.
The United States Training Ship Likely
to go to Pieces off Shore.

The United States Training Ship Likely
to go to Pieces off Shore.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-A dispatch from
Norfolk, Va, says the United States train
ing ship Constellation is aground q mile in
side of Cape Henry, with naval cadets
from Annapolis aboard. A northeast
storm prevails. Assistance has gone to
her relief.
NORFOLK, Va, June 1S.-The training
ship Constellation, with Annapolis cadets
aboard, and which went aground, to.
night, a mile northwest of Cape Henry, is
in charge of Commander Harrington and
Navigating Officer Lowe. Three hundred
people are on board. The Baker Salvage
company has sent a vessel to her as
distance.
observation-disclosures from the Constella-
ton at 11:3O. tonight, is to the effect that
she is three hundred yards from shore and
drifting in. The captain OF the ~life-saving
station near Cape Henry, with a crew, has
gotten a line to the ship, and has hauled
out a buoy, though no one has bsen gotten
ashore.yet.
The wind, which was heavy at the time
the ship went ashore, has since quieted
down some. 1t may be that the ship will
not 60 to pieces, though there is not much
show that she will be saved. The Salvage
Coz two tugs, New York and Philadelphia,
from Norfolk, are or the way to sea.
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TEN THOUSAND QUARTS OF AIR.
The Quantity Inhaled by Adults i'm
Twenty-Four Hours.

III Quantity Inhaled by Adults In
Twenty-Four Hours.
The following anatomical and physio.
logican memoranda will be of interest to
our readers and serve q useful purpose as
a. matter OF references: I'm each respira.
ton an adult inhales one pint Of air. Man
respires 16 to 20 times a minute, or
20, 900 times a day; a child, rs to 35
times q minute. While standing the adult
respiration is %, while lying ID. The su'
periicial surface OF the lungs, j. g., OF their
alyeolar space, is 200 square yards. The
amount of air inspired in "a hours is
about 10, 900 quarts.
"The amount OF oxygen absorbed in "a
hours is 500 litres GA grams), and the
amount of carbon:c acid expired in the
same time 400 litres OILS grams). Two
thirds OF the oxygen absorbed in "a hours
is absorbed during the night hours, from 9
o. m. to 6 a.. %. Three-6fths of the tota
60 ia thrown off in the day time. The pull
| mouary surface gives off $50 grams of wa
| ter daily in the state OF vapor. An adult
| must have at least $50 litrcs OF air in an
| hour. The heart sends through the lung
| 800 quarts of blood hourly and 5000
| gallons daily. The duration of inspiration
is fve-tweIfths, Of expiration. seven
twelfths, OF the whole respiratory act
| During sleep inspiration occupies ten
| twelfths OF the respiratory ~period."-
| TAmerican Analyst.
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As TO SCHOOL LANDS.
Some Good Suggestions to he Coming
Constitutional Convention.

Some Good Suggestions to the Coming
Constitutional Convention.
From the Sun River "Sun:" 1t is hoped
that the constitutional convention will take
some steps to secure to the state of Mon
tana the rich dowery of school lands made
her by the general government. The first
step to be taken in the matter should be
the introduction into the constitution to
be framed a clause fol abiding the transfer
OF the states title to any OF it's educational
lands. In point of fact we are inclined to
believe any such transfer to be contrary to
the spirit of the grant, as well as unsafe.
As an illustration of the bad effects FROM
the sale ofschool lands, we have but to cite
the case OF Wisconsin. Her laws provide
for a board of school land commissioners,
comprised Of the attorney general, secre-
tary of state and state treasurer, who
have the sole control over the school funds
of the state. These funds were to be de-
rived from the sale of school, university
and swamp lands, a munifcent gift OF which
was made the state by the general govern
ment upon her admission to the union.
These lands were sold at q nominal figure
at stated intervals by the commissioners,
and the proceeds of their sale loaned out to
individuals, the commissioners taking as
security mortgages upon other lands.
In nine cases out of ten the parties 81
~mortgaging their lands had not the re-
hottest intention of ever lifting the mort
cages, as the money received from the
school fund was always largely in excess
of the value of the lands given vs. security,
hence when the mortgages were foreclosed
the school treasury was Invariably the
loser, until finally it became 30 depleted
that it was difficult to furnish the requisite
funds to defray the ordinary expenses of
her public schools, and We are advised that
the school system of Wisconsin (through
the reckless disposal OF her lands) is to-day
much inferior to that OF many of her
younger sisters. Her valuable schoollands,
instead of proving a blessing to her rising
generations, have all gone to enrich a few
| OF her individual citizens, and with an
empty treasury she has to fall back and
depend upon the ordinary methods of rails
ing funds for such purposes.
Would the result be different in Montana
were her lands to be sold? Scarcely. Then
/ why not forbid it'll
Then, we're legislation by the convention
permissible, we would suggest that some
action be taken for the leasing of these
lands. and offer the following system or q
modification Of III Az know what 3 great
II . - . = = ~ : 80. s''s- -
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An ALABAMA RAILROAD WRECK
A Train Loaded with Laborers Runs Over
q Cow-Tw0 Men Killed.

A Train Loaded with Laborers Run Over
q Cow-Two Men Killed.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 1S.-A railroad
wreck causing the death of two men and
the injury OF about one hundred others,
occurred at Pratt mines, this morning, or
the Tennessee Coal & Iron railroad that
leads from the town out to slope No. 2.
Every morning a train rum from the
company's Offices in town out to the mines
to accommodate the miners and Others
who work at the mines. The train takes
out men along the line at nearly every
house and crossing. Before it reaches the
mines it usually has between 200 and 300
men on board.
This morning the train consisted of three
passenger cars, several ore cars and one or
tive cabooses. The engine was attached to
the end OF the train and was pushing the
cars forward. While running at the rate
oil ten miles an hour, the train struck q COW
lying on the track, and six cars were hurled
down an embankment.
Walter Bearty and Henry McCauly, car.
penters, were killed, and nearly a hundred
men injured, some of them having limbs
broken. None of the injured will die.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-22
CREDITORS OFSEATTLE MERCHANTS
Attaching Insurance Moneys-New York
and San Francisco Houses.

Attaching Insurance Moneys-New York
and San Francisco Houses.
New YORK, June 1S.-The New York
creditors Of Toglas, Singerman & Co., deal
ers in dry goods at Seattle, W. T., who
were burned out the 9Th inst, with q loss
on stock estimated at $4,000 and an in
of Size, 900. are trying to attach
the insurance money. Attachments have
been granted by the supreme court to an
amount OF $4,343.
The sheriff has received attachments on
about twenty-five insurance companies in
this city. Most of them are foreign com
panies who claim that they only adjust
losses this side of the Rocky Mountains;
that all Pacific coast losses are adjusted
in San Francisco. Creditors in the latter
city, it is said, have attached all the insur-
ance meney.
A statement to "Bradstreet's" showed
assets of 1888, 753; liabilities $192 ,206.
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G RED r.
The Sioux Commissioners Not Having .
Picnic at Pine Ridge.

The Sioux Commissioners Not Having q
Picnic at Pine Ridge.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, Dak., June 1S.-Late
this afternoon the Indians assembled at
the council with the commissioners. Old
Man.Afraid. of. His-Horse, Red Cloud, Little
Wound, Young Man-Afraid- OF His. Horse.
and Blue Horse, spoke against the bill, and
some of the ~half-breeds in favor OF it. Red
Cloud was very vicious in his speech, refer
ring constantly to the provisions OF the
treaty of 1868, which, he said, had not
been at all fulfilled, and saying that they
wanted to be paid what is o due them
before giving more land.
The speeches of the other chiefs were in q
similar strain, although not so radical.
Major Warner and General Crook and
| Governor Forster spoke at length in reply,
explaining again the provisions OF the bill
and why they should sign it.
RED CLOUD IMPERrNENT.
After Red Cloud had decided not to sign,
he added that he wanted all Indians who
| signed put off the reservation. He was i'm.
pertinent, and said he wanted the commits
| sioners to pack up and leave tomorrow.
General Crook stopped him and recited
| to the Indians some instances OF Red
| Clouds duplicity.
After the council broke up the Indians
| began signing and up to 10 o'clock tonight
about $50 had signed. A large number
still declare opposition to the measure.
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Jersey City Has a $1eO, 900 Fire.

JERSEY CRY, June 1S.-Fire broke out in
N. B. Cushing's machine works at 10 O'Clock
tonight, and the fve-story brick building
and it's contents were loon destroyed. with
the adjoining frame buildings belonging to
the same firm. The flames spread to
fuckers molasses refinery on the west and
cross street, and to the Wallis Iron works.
The entire department was then called out.
After hard labor the fire was subdued with
q loss OF about 100000
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-22
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
Adelina Patti Seriously Il-Bismarck Ir.
ritated by the Cars Movements.

Adelina Patti Seriously Il-Bismarck IT.
ritated by the Cars Movements.
PARIS, June 1S.-"Evenement" says AIDE.
lima Pal It'll is seriously i'll.
LONDON, June 1S.-ParRellis appeal
against the postponement Of his libel suit
against the Times" is dismissed with
costs. The court decided that the delay in
the trial will not damage Parnelrs charac.
ter, the "Times' having admitted the libel
and paid the money into court.
BERLIN, June 1s.-Bismarck believes Rus.
STA has no hostile intentions. The EN-
peror, however, is considerably irritated at
the Cars warlike prepar ations.
LONDON, June 1S.-In the Commons yes
terday William Henry Smith, Government
leader, announced that the government had
decided to postpone further proceedings in
relation to the bill to put into effect the
sugar bounties convention.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-22
Visiting Railroad Magnates.

j. J. Hill, president of the Manitoba, his
son, Samuel Hill, Col. G. A. Broadwater,
president OF the Montana Central, Col,
Clough, attorney for the Manitoba and a
Pioneer Press representative arrived al
Butte Tuesday night IN special train from
Helena. Yesterday morning they drove
about the city and shortly afterwards re.
turned to Helena. If tbs gentlemen's visit
to Butte had any great Importance at.
tached to it no one knows it, for they were
provokingly close-mouthed and although
willing to talk, what they did say was not
calculated to increase the public's store oil
knowledge relative to any railroad project
they might have in view.
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THE FLOOD-STRICKEN CITY.
Blowing Up the Wreckage-The Civil
Authorities Getting to Work.

Blowing Up the Wreckage-The Civil
Authorities Getting to Work.
JoHNsTowN, June 1S.-Already this morn
ing four bodies have been blown up in the
wreckage above the railroad bridge. All
were horribly ~decomposed and cannot be
identified.
Polls are opened in three wards of Johns.
town for the constitutional prohibitory
amendment election.
The guard at Camp Hastings near the
Prospect Hill burying ground, report to-
day that they are having trouble with the
dogs, which are constantly disturbing the
dead inferred in that cemetery. Over one
hundred dogs were driven from the place
last night, and several OF them killed. The
hastily-dug graves there are shallow, and
the dogs have been uncovering and devour-
ing the bodies.
CIVIL AUTHORITIES GETTING TO WORK.
JoHNsrowN, June 1S.-The first efforts
eminent was made this afternoon, when
General Hastings met the few remaining
councilmen and r~eorganized that body.
President Kennedy presided at the meeting,
and after re%organizing it was decided to al.
low the business men to build temporary
structures on the public parks OF the place.
After the meeting General Hastings offered
to withdraw the troops at once, but the
council asked that they be allowed to re.
main here q week longer, when it is thought
the citizens can assume charge.
Occasionally a corpse is found buried in
the debris and rubbish throughout the
town, but the most prolific spot is q mass
of wreckage above the railroad bridge.
Eleven bodies were blown up there by the
blasting, to-day.
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A Severe wind-storm in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 1S.-A destructive
windstorm passed over Peru, Indiana, this
afternoon, doing great damage. Trees,
fences, telegraph and telephone poles were
leveled and many dwellings damaged.
Several freight cars standing on the Lake
Erie & Western tracks were caught by the
wind and pushed with great velocity
tbrouph the walls OF repair shops. The to-
tai loss will be many thousands OF dollars
mich damage wat done to growing crops
throughout Miami county.
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cumstances Of the charge and stated that
only alter full investigation Of the affairs
OF Sullivan and the amount Of his annual
income. that he pronounced Dunn'scharses
~groundless. The reverend gentleman Was
also questioned closely regarding his
knowledge Of the Clan-na-Gael affairs, but
failed to disclose any particular knowledge
OF their workings.
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ALIENS NEED APPLY.
THAT rs, IF PRESIDEHT SMITH
SHOULD HAZE HIS WAY.

Annual Meeting Of the Sons of Americs
In washington-The President of thu
Order Tears the Foreign-Born Citizen
all to Pieces-The C1an-na-Gael and
Other Societies Denounced.
WAsHMaToN, June 1S.-The third ma
tional camp Of Patriotic Sons OF America
began q session this morning. President
Smiths annual address was upon the
necessity Of committing to Americans the
care and preservation Of American princi.
pies and institutions, The controlof public
schools should be q matter OF the deepest
concern. Naturalization laws he denounced
as a snare and q fraud. He asserted the
principle that to entirely overthrow the
congressional act against alien land-holders
in this country, the following sentiments
upon the objects now foremost in the pub
Lie mind, were loudly applauded:
"a few more Haymarket riots and Gro.
| min murders. instigated by
"oRsANIzED BODIES OF FOREIGNERS
| who have been permitted to become citi.
zens OF this free America, and who have
shown their gratitude By sending messen-
gers loaded with dynamite back to their
native country for the purpose OF destroy
ing innocent people, and who have foully
murdered their own members when they
fail to carry out their hellish plans, and
there will not be in our western country
lamp-posts, telegraph and telephone poles
enough to hang the m~iscreants.
81 ask you, is there room ia this country
for societies like the Clan-na-Gael, that are
not in harmony with and injurious to
American institutions; that are dangerous
to American order; disloyal to the Ameri-
can government; destructive to American
principles; repugnant to American ideas,
and disgusting to all Americans who have
any sense of justice and regard for consist
ency, and any respect for the
s'sANcT1rY OF HUMAN LIFE.
"Have we room for societies whose Of
fcsrs contract with men to commit whole.
sale murder and then betray their tools,
that they themselves may have more
money to spend for their own personal
benefit?
"One-third of our entire population is
OF foreign birth or ~parentage. Alien flags
and foreign emblems float from our public
buildings, emblazon our streets, and head
professions OF people.
I'VE are cursed with all kinds OF foreign
non.American issues, vast un-American or
ganizations are held together by issues of
foreign birth for the purpose OF perpetu- |
ating foreign sentiments and corrupting the
ideals OF our fathers. Anarchy and the
destruction OF al! law are openly advo-
Gated. The right to enforce the discipline 1
OF principals OF some OF these orders is
claimed by secret conclavss, even to the
extent OF taking human lives"
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American Institute of Mining Engineer

American Institute of Mining Engineers.
DENVER, June 1S.-The ffty-fourth an
nual convention OF the American Institute
OF Mining Engineers will commence here to-
morrow. There are now nearly o dele
gates in the city. The convention will be
in session in Denver, Wednesday and
Thursday. An excursion will then be taken
to various mining camps OF the state. and
the third meeting viii be held in Aspen the
last of the week.