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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08

girls face. saw that she was herself
again. Suddenly she turned to me.
II must tell you my story" she
said. II don't want you 10 think me
an adventures ] am tho daughter OF
Owen Gray. clergyman. who died
five years ago in Michigan. My
mother had already passed away and
went to live with my married sister.
''Six months ago she died also.
never liked her husband. but i stayed
with the children until"
She paused.
HE offered himself TO YOU" said i.
Yes she said. Then / went 10
tcaching school He prosecuted me.
and ] fed. / had some money with
me-
(Which was stolen,"I added.
with all my credentials" she went
on; al could get no work. My broth
er-iu-law had spoken falsely OF me In
my native town. l knew l must starve
or beg. / preferred TO die There,
you have It. Except that was at the
lecture by accident The door stood
open. / entered and took scat-for
was very weary. No one noticed
me. / think
Miss Gray" / said. "will you give
me that little bottle and the noteP"
''She handed them TO me quietly.
II will leave you here. There Is a
decent hotel attached 10 this restau-
rant" said. "Will you assure me
that you wall remain here until see
you againP / shall then he prepared
TO place you In good position"
"God certainly sent you TO me-" she
said. II promise.
left her In the landlady's care. and
went post haste 10 the Comet Office.
In the early morning hours ! sought
my bed. and there the thoughts that
had been floating through my brain
condensed into a resolution that would
marry Esther Gray.
And so / went 10 the hotel next day,
with a rose In my buttonhole. and found
her fairer than ever swecter, moro.
lovely.
wasted neither time nor words In
placing proofs OF my respectable posi-
ton in life before her, and Offering her
my hand and heart
She was startled but the idea did not
shock her.
Shortly took her hand and held 1t,
and in the strange old fashion, read
that the influence that drew us togeth-
or had the same power over her heart
that II had over mine.
You must write TO people | will tell
you of; you must make sure / am what
/ say" she said.
But only laughed and kissed her.
And so we were married that very
day. and no couple could he happier.
IL Is a curious fact that / have still
only TO hold my wife's hand In order
TO read her every thought; and IL is u
delightful one. that knowing this, she
is always ready TO place her palm in
mine. Mary Kyle Dallas
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08
The rarlor Doomed % r..rne,Ivn.

1.-The parlor has gone. Oh. you may
admire my pretty room" said bright
hostess. the other day 10 n. Y. Sun
reporter. but you must not call it
parior That breaks my heart We
don't have parlors any more, you
know. Hotels have parlorS, milers
do. and BARRIERS. and ] believe, chiro-
podiats. but not we. On, no. indeed.
In this modest fiat this Is just my room
where | see my friends. In house It
would be reception room. and the
other larger apartment would be a
salon or drawing room la addition.
and white room. Japanese room.
n green room. and NO on. but never a
Parlor among them all. We have to
keep clear OF tho maddnlng crowd. you
know. and 'parlors' are dreadfully
common"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08
Compromise.

With oil my heart loved Marie.
Would she consent TO marry met
"Of all the men, she said In mirth.
II would not wed the best on earth.v
Her words felt presaged defeat
i sighed. She smiled. .'Oh what conccit ~
She said "Of men both great and small
Are you the very best OF alli''
Then did all my love confess
Along with my unworthincss
! IN glad earth's best she would not we'd,
She's going TO marry me instead
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08

A French physician recommends ~
9 sure cure for dyspepsia that patients
hold their breath as long as possible
several times per day. This may help.
but sure cure would be TO hold your
breath all day long.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08

lie Sends TO HE Mother Evid enc 90
OF HE Progress.
IL was In the afternoon Thanks
giving day. says the Chicago Times.
when a dumpy-built rcd-faced young
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-06
THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT 1T.
i:eoPie Who Don't Like the Dead blouse
Where u Is.

i:roPie who Don't Like the Dead Ss"u-.
Where u Is.
Special Correspondence VI the standard.
BUTTE. March 5.-Conplaint~ were
made tn City Marshal Macarthur to-day of
the dead house i'm the rear of l.. IL. Shcr-
mans undertaking rooms in East Park
street. The complaint il that the dead
house IL at present very ms to- the
people living in the losality, and as soon
as spring is well advanced. the house will
he rot only offensive but una, ,ubtc,ily very
detrimental Ia health.
STANDARD reporter visited the place
thisa afternoon. The dead houss. il situ-
ated "A few feet back of the establishment
of Doran, Dussauit d May. IL * "a little
frame building of one story. The re-
porter, standing six feet from the
building, could readily detect AN
offensive osior coming from the place.
Sometimes bodies remain there several
days. and besides there il hanger. i'm ease
of infectious di-ea-c from the clothing
thrown out of the building.
Marshal NcArthur examined the prem
Uses to-day and spoke to Mr.. sherman
about the matter. Ii il likely that the
nuisance will bc abated 10y the proprictors
soon. otherwise the marshal will take
measures tai abatc IL.
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a FORTRESS OF HIS CABIN.
Mr.. hath Turns HIS wife and Children Out
of Doors and Defies all Corners.

MIR. bath Turns HIS Wife and Children Dat
of Doors and Defies all Corners.
by the standards Special Wire.
BUTTE. March 5.-Jamcs H.. Bath, who
lives back of the Gagnon mine. got on n
drunk to-day for the first time i'm five
weeks. He turned his cabin into "a fortress
and drove out his wife and three children.
Then he got his revolver and n moment
later a bullet whizzed through the window
and past the head of Mrs. Bath, who was
standing outside. Mrs. Baths little boy
ran scampcring down Main street and
seized Officer Waters by the hand, insist
ing that his father had shot somebody and
that the officer should come at once. The
officer proceeded to the, cabin. and
found that Bath had barricadcd
the doors. He threatened to shoot
any man that entered, but the officer
broke his way i'm. Bath then threatened
to cut his own throat IL hc was not left
alone. He pat his hand threateniDRly
toward his pocket. Officer Waters seized
his man and found only "a little pen-knifc
i'm his pocket. Bath WAS taken to the
county Jail. Mrs. Bath says her husband
tried to shoot her. Mr.. Bath says he fired
10 minute after his wife had passed the
window,
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THEY BRING SUIT.
Retired Police Omcer. who say That the
"Miner'' Has Hurt Them.

Special Correspondence OF the standard.
BUTTE, March 5.-Suit was begun to-day
i'm the district court by two of the recently
discharged policemen against thc Miner
Publishing for $4,000 damages
each for libel. The first action is brought
by ex-Policenan A. j. Werner. The COM
plant alleges that the plaintiff was "a city
police officer i'm Butte and enjoyed "a good
abled to and did enjoy the confidence and
esteem of the community and was thereby
lice officer. and that plaintiffs ability to
so earn his living depended wholly upon
his having and maintaining a good rcpu-
tation for honesty. Thc complaint quotes
from an article printed in the Miner nm
der the heading 1.-THE Go<lcheax Talk"
The plaintiff says that the publication did
him 10000 worth of damage. A similar
suit has been brought by cx-Oficer
Warner.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-06
BUTTE CURRENT NOTES.

A. w. Barnard has gone to- Chicago to
bc absent two weeks.
Three lots in the Barnard addition were
sold yesterday To John j. Lynch for 81 500.
Ed Cooney, one OF the clerks of the
Montana legislature. was I'm Butte ycstcr-
DAY.
Sam Robertson. of the Boulder !S~eatiaei,
was taking in the sights of Butte yes
Miss Moore. a w~ell-known temperance
in this city.
wcll-known rounder named Kelly was
arrested yesterday afternoon charged with
heating his female companion.
Louis Thibault yesterday bought three
lots i'm Silver Bow park, where he will
build a game thicker farm and dog ken
mel.
T. L. Mckay, agent for Griggs Brothers.,
st. Paul, who has been i'm Montana for
PAUL.
Mrs. kirkpatrick. wife of Judge Kirk
patrick, left for Tacoma with her two
daughters yesterday. They will he gone
A. {. Shelton, general agent of the Bur-
hngton route. who has been i'm Butte for
she East few Days, lsf ,1 Sefp, or,Ia by way of
George +. Maulc left last evening for
Salt Lake. He will he absent about two
weeks and during his absence he will look
after his large real estate interest in Og-
Tauiger Vail of Denver is i'm the city.
He il partner of the Wolcotts. and is here
in the interest of the Blue Bird Mining
by james A. Murray.
Mud flowed through the streets of
Butte yesterday. Men have been at work
cleaning the crosswalks, but the difficulty
fs TINT the streets are higher than the
walks and the mud flows on faster than
II can be cleaned off.
James Thomas. who at one time kept n
meat market Mt Centeryillc. died at
Smithfield, Utah, last Sunday, of In
to-day. and the funeral will take place OH
Friday afternoon at = O'Clock, from the
residence of j. II. Pcarcc, East Center
Vile. Mrs. Thomas will accompany the
remains to Butte.
Ed Garret and a colorcd man named
Rrcnchy had a duel with axes in Galcna
alley yesterday morning. They both
loved the same girl and Garrett propose
tn chop up his dusky rival. Frenchy ran
into q back yard and seized an axe with
which he defended himself. Before either
was injured Officer McLaRgan arrived
and arrested Carrot.
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Ready ssy ssse Fifteenth.

BUTTE, March 5.-The Silver Bow EIcc-
trio Light elected the following
officers tonight: IL. l.. Frank, president;
ID. J. Henncssy. vice president; Lee Man
tie, secretary and treasurer; trustees. Ii.
l.. Frank. Lee Mantle. r.. J. Carter, ID. J.
Hcnnessy. Charles r. M~ussigbrod, George
w. Irwin and Charles Schmidt. The
company expects to have its wires strung
and everything i'm readiness to furnish
light to it's patrons 10y the 18th inst. Those
should call at the office of Mantle 4 War
pr.n-
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TO BE SENT RIGHT BACK
Butte Refuses to BE a Dumping
Ground For Such People Any
Longer And Will RETURN
Them with Costs.

by the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE. March weeks ago "a
rcsidcnt of Madison county came tn Butte
and Informed some of the officials of Sill
yer Bow county that n family of pauJs.rs
would Inc shipped from Madison county i'm
n few days., by the county commissioners
there, tn Butte. A few days aftcrwarSi a
v loaded with a man named Muir
ply. his wife and three young women. one
of whom was mother of two children, ar
rived in Butte. They were the pauper
family shipped by the county commits
sioncrs of Madison county. The Murphy
family has borne AN uncnviablc reputation
and has been "A charge upon the county Of
MADISON for many years. The shrswd
county commissioners of Madison county
pcrs and packed them into a wagon,
londcti ~ with provisions and sent them
on to Butte. where they now are. Some
time after coming here the Murphy fam
lily applied tn the county commissioned of
Silver bow for help. The people of this
county are becoming tired of supporting
the pauI,er and d~isrcputablc classes of
county commissioners. having received
due notice of the action of the Madison
county officials in shipping their an
desirable citizens To Butte. will pack the
Murphy family into IA wagon ana send
them back to Madison county together
with a bill for the costs sustained in So
doing.
On" official said tn "a STAND ARD re-
porter to-day: Butte is tired of being
and worthless of Montana. w" arr going
To send this family back Ia Madison
county ana see that that county pays rs
FOR the expense We incur in so doing"
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Mr.. O'Reiily's Lecture.

ny the standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, March 5.-John Boyle O'Reilly,
the famous Irish orator, will deliver his
lecture i'm the opera house next wedncs-
day evening. The subject will be ''lllus-
trious Irishmcn Of our Century; introduce
ing past and present men and measures,
and the future OF Ireland as a
nation" Mr.. O'Reilly is one of the clev-
crest Irishmen in America to-day. and
pics o more enviablc place in the hearts
Of the Irish people than he. His ccture
will be well attended.
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MR.. THOMAS REELECTED.
"a Took the Canva-ser~ ~ Night and a sbaN
to Complete Their Work.


to Complete Their Work.
by the Standards special Wire.
BUTTE. March BIT was . o'clock tins
afternoon before the inspectors Of til" an
nual election of officers of the miners nm
ion completed their work. They had been
counting all night and all day. The bal
lots were of the Australian style. The
election was exciting ana the canvass for
president particularly animated and close.
The vote for president vas as follows:
Joseph Thomas i9l, Philip J. Hickey III,
w. q. Malloy In, &. u. Cody 10. Mr..
Cody resigned before the election took
place. Mr.. Thomas was re-
elected president. having served
most acceptably the pas, six
onths w. n: Eddy was chosen vice
iary; James Mccain, financial secretary /:
John Byrnc, treasurer; Tim Driscoll. con-
ductor; William Hill, waricn; James
Brown, John Butler and Joseph Norris,
financial committee; r.. r.. Williams,
William Janc. Michael McKcvitt, Jerry
Murphy and Thomas KilIgallon, trustees /;
Frank Joseph Richards. John j.
Barry. Joseph Hogan and John ID. Sulli-
van. library directors. The officers are
considered by competent Judge tn be an
especially efficient corps. The retiring
officers have meritcd the warm gratitude
of the union for their faithful and valua-
lila snrx,i.ns
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BUTTE. March 5.-CIaim jumpers have
continued to dig OH the Northern Pacific
addition to-day, looking for mineral. Ii
H. stated that they haven't found any yet,
and j. w. McCaig says even IL they do
find mineral, their jump will he no good.
"a the title. of the Northern Pacific syndi-
cate il all right. Lots. he says. will bc on
the market in "a few days.
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WAITING FOR HIS SENTENCE.
TEX Asanaits ISIS Guilt of a. brutal ~.
xault.

.ault.
Special Correspondence OF the standard.
BUTTE, March 5.-On the 5th ut last Au-
gust, All Quak, who is IN prominent h
nesc merchant i'm Butte. was in q Chinese
gambling house ON Galena street, when
All TEX, another Chinese merchant. came
into the gambling house and asked this
proprietor of the den to- cash u certificate
of deposit. The proprietor asked Mr..
Quak IL the certificate was go0l and IL he
would cash it. Quak replied that mo- onc
could draw the money an the check cx-
cept the person I'm whose favor the GER
tiflcate was drawn. TEX requested Qnak
tn lend him so and this request was ne
fused. He then left the gambling house
I'm a very bad humor, and I'm about Is min
utes returned. Quak was leaning over
the gambling table when TEX approached
from under his cloak deliberately slashcd
Quak over the head, cutting q terrible
by-standersrould Interfere his assailant
struck him again a muricrous blow UNI
der the right eye. Quak threw up his
hand nearly severed. The muir
derous Celestial was then ovcrpowcrcd
and while officers were being SUMMONED
TEX threw away his Ratchet and ram.
When i'm Csntervillc he was detected and
broughtback by officer Lcytcn and locked
mp. Since then he has been confined in
assault with intent tn commit murder. At
his preliminary trial lac entered a plea of
Corhrtt defended him and Ed. =. Booth
and John L: Baldwin prosecuted.
To-day when All TEX was bronght in
for trial through his attorney MIR. Corbctt,
he Withdrew his former plea of not guilty
and entered a plea of guilty: He will re-
ceive his sentence ON saturday. The law
fixes the punishment at from one to IA
years. Ticks victim il "a badly hacked up
Chinaman. When he received his wounds
the hest of medical treatment. Notwith-
standing this he is permanently crippled.
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Getting IL Down Fine.
BY the Standards Special Wire.

BY the SeAndards Special wire.
BUTTE, March s. - After the council
meeting tonight the aldermen and city
officers were given an exhibition by the
fire department.. The flremen retired to
sncir ounks anu az siGnai tne horses
pitched and the cart was drawn to the
street in n very brief space of time.
Those who timed the performance vari-
ously the interval at from 81 In
70 ronds The men and horses have
only been in training a little more than n
Npck-
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Dfstrict Court Notes.

BUTTE, March 5.-The trial jury was cx-
cuscd until tomorrow morning.
r.. II. Ingersoll, the alleged fire-bug.
will he brought to trial on Friday. Com
sideeablc interest attaches to this case
and Il Ia probable that the trial will oc-
cupy several days.
Al. Mckay was admitted To full citi-
Scnship to-day.
Frank NJ. Lewis, the young butcher who
is under Indictment for numbering his
ppom-mate, Johnson. i'm n house on South
Montana street last fall, was to- have had
his trial in the district court this morning,
hut upon request of his attorney, Ed. :.
Booth. n continuance was granted until
March %.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-06
lsetritx Hrs Them.

j. v. Pctritz has just received 5000 of
the celebrated l.. Lilli>' Cuban Blossom
cigars, which will he sold at New York
prices adding freight.
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shed Manage the Hu.Inc>..


From the Detroit frc, Press.
"kin l git Missus Ariiciioke Jones ar
rested ~ uueric1 AN agcsi colorsd woman
at police headquarters yesterday.
"What for" asked ths. sergeant.
'.Shc has dun frowc,I mo dan TO hum
dred dead cats into my darter'- back
yard"
why didn't your daughter com. down
and complain :"
"Kasc she lets folks tread On her.
Haunt got no mo grit dan "a gr.,s>hop-
per-"
"wcli, we'll see about it,"
Twill she go to Jail fur 10 years"
Hardly"
"Fur Ave-"
"Prolably not"
"Hu: .Won't she GO t" Jail :, aii:"
IL don't think so."
Den you jess drap dc hull bixr.ss an
leave il tn me! I'll GO home an fling cats
into her yard till She can't git out sloahs
Ill fling fo' hundrs,d-siN hundred hull
wagin loads of de biggest an ae dcadlcst
cats i'm de world. You dun keep right
away! I'zc managin' dis biznc-s. an IL !
doan' make Mrs. Jones tired sicu You kin
sot me down fur "a child"
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A Card.

I hereby give warning 10 all business
men and others Of Butte not 20 give my
vife. Julia l.. Emery. any goods on my
credit. (SiRnedl
l.. &. ENERr.
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The Hoffman Hotel and Restaurant
Open day and night. The largest and
finest restaurant in the city. Private en-
trance leadjpg to private dining rooms. IS
East Park street, Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-06

Insure your plate. glass with
Fitzpatrick 4 Strickfad.n.
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BUTTE, March 5.-Mr. T.. A. Higgins.
advance agent for John s. Murphy in
Kerry Cow" and .Shaun Rhuc,'' il in
the city to-day. The will play
at the opera house here on Monday and
Tuesday evenings next. kerry Cow
will he played ond and "Shaun Rhuc"
Tuesday. The IN ono rf the best
Irish comedy companies i'm the country.
and is sure tn meet with inInenss. success.
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Look ont for the Mildred mine. Nathan
4 Ersley.
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Coll at the Standard" oDsce for neat
com Dlercsuf PRINTING.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21

"Have Won asked the Lord concerning
this,'' mo. but usually ask him, though,
in all matters ''Wel, then, let US ask
Him now.n said the Reverend gentleman,
and down he flooped on his knees ana began
fervent prayer, asking the Lord TO SOFT
en- the mans heart and loosen his purse
strings. His prayer was so earnest thaI
the donation was made. The gentleman
previously mentioned then reluctantly
subscribed his 800. and there was sloo
turned into the Golfers for the lawyers;
The County Farmers Institute which mas
been held in the Court House for the past
two DAYS was quite success, despite the
inclemencv of the weather. The deep snow
prevented many from the back
part of the country from attend
| ing who fully intended TO be present.
The discussion of the many topics
by the different members elected a great
amount of valuable information: FRIDAY
evening Col ID. ID. johnson delivered an
address to an appreciative audience, en-
titled The Farmer in Society, as he Is
and Ought 10 Be- The remarks were iull
of entertainment and instruction. The
Colonel surely deserved larger audience
than that which greeted him.
Judge Campbell held special term OF
Court Yesterday to dispose OF some lmpor-
tant measures which had been left over
| from the last regular term.
BOran x Rosser received two boat loads
more of brick yesterday for the street
| pavement.
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wELL.SBURG.

WEIIsBURe, December 20.-Many of the
Bethany students are passing through
town on their way home to spend the holt
days.
The Jr .. L. a. NJ. flag presentation was
the event of the season among the school
children and citizens generally, and took
place at Lazearville at 2:30 and at Wells
burg at o'clock. The programme was as
follows: Trip on the 2;l5 train to Lazear-
vile: presentation speech by Hon. ]. L.
Braddock; acceptance by J. c. Wright,
Esq. At Wellsburg-Prayer by Rev
Wright; song. America by the school i;
presentation, by J. Il. Braddock; song,
The Star Spangled Banner acceptance
by H. c. Hervey; song, Red. White and
Blue" Many Of the citizens turned out
and the attendance was good.
The sale of iewelry has been going on
through the week at Mr.. Henry Zillikens.
DR. G. c. Miliigan, of Wheeling, of the
State Board of Dental Examiners, was up
on Friday in consultation with Dr. Fl. a.
Brashear a member of the Board.
The churches will all have appropriate
exercises during the week. The Catholic,
Christmas morning at 5, S, and 10 o'clock;
the NJ. P, distribution of candy and prayer;
the Presbyterians, cantata and candies