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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-26
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Miss Fanny Ecitar. Of De Soto. pass
ed through our burg last Thursday Oh
her way to Levy to visit her uncle, "
:. LeaE.l".
". +. and p. Il. Cole visited their
sister. Mrs Ed. Williams. at Farming
ton. lalt week.
G. w Jenkins. Harry I.uitt and Dee
Martin went on Il fishing excursion tG
'Iizzah, Crawford county, last week
They returned empty-handed.
James Hudson, OF st. Louis. passed
through Shirley last Thursday, enroutt
t. Hcrrynan to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, OF
Pennington. are visiting relatives i'll
our neighbor 'ood.
Miss Annie Kirby. of poto>i, visited
her parents, near his place, Saturday
and Sunday of last week
J. T. s'iivey spent several 'i's' nf last
week in st. Louis.
Mrs. Roe Eaton. Of Bergman. is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Walter Pickett and wife. of Sun
light. passed through here sunday. on
their way to Troutt to visit relatives
}. e. Walton made d business trip t.
Poto>i Saturday.
j. II. Walton left for De Soto this
morning. IL Viii be gone for scveral
days. BOi,
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
CAPACITY TO BE ENLARGED.
Pilot bay SmeIter Sold 10 the Omn-
hn-Grnnt Company.

Kaslo, b. c., July 22-The deal has
been practically closed whereby the Pilot
Bay smelter plant was sold to the
Omaha Grant Smclter and netining Com
pany of Omaha. The latter company some
time ago made Il proposition for the pnr-
chase of the plant, This proposition WAS
yesterday accepted and William Braden,
representative of the Omaha Grant cont
pany, now at Spokane. was wired to
come north and formally sign the papers
making the transfer.
From the local representative of the
Omaha-Grant company it is learned that
it is the intention of the purchasers to in,
crease the capacity of the Pilot Bay
smelter by the addition of two copper and
lead stacks and the plant will be operat-
ed as n custom smelter for the treating of
SLOGAN and Rossland ores. This com
panV has heretofore treated most of the
SLOGAN ores at its eastern smeters. For
some time past the company has had
representatives in the field securing con
tracts of ore from both the SLOGAN and
Rossland camp, in anticipation of this
purpose and it is said they have succeed.
ed in closing contracts with Il majority
of the shipping mines in both districts
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24

to Pembroke, Ont, to identify a man sup
posed to be Rev. Francis Hermanns. muir.
derer of Henrietta Classen, ordered the
man released, Il mistake having been
made.
Emanuel Rich, one of the largest dry
goods merchants in the south, committed
suicide at his home in Atlanta by sever
ing his throat four times with a dull
knife. Richs deed is supposed to be due
to dependency
An advance of 45 cents on coal coming
into Cleveland from all West Virginia
fields has been declared, the advance be-
ing forced by the Baltimore & Ohio ral.
road which raised its freight rate on West
Virginia coal to 45 cents, the object of the
advance being to exclude the coal from
this state.
Major Terrell, a negro who criminally
assaulted Mrs. Martha Thomas at her
home in the country near Eliza, Ala, and
then set fire to the bed, burning his vie
tim and her six months old babe, was
taken from a court room, where he was
having "a preliminary rial, by a mob ana
hung as eXpeditiously as possible.
The bureau of agriculture, labor and
industry of Montana has completed some
figures showing the licenses collected dur
ing the fiscal year ending FEBRUARY rs,
1897. The total amount collected, accord
ing to the showing of the tabulated re-
turns was more than half million dol
l., T., J. l.,
lawyers paid six-tenths of one per cent of
the total. Men who sold cigarettes con
tributed LII per cent. The license from
the sale of liquor amounted to 1925 ,939 or
"a per cent of the entire amount, and six
times as much as was received from the
sale of merchandise, which contributed
to the state treasury but 1896.
Rothschilds & Sons dealers in bar fix
lures and furniture of New York, have
assigned. Liabilities, $l50000; assets,
100000.
r. H. Schmitz, a Chicago real estate
dealer, has assigned. Liabilities, 100000.
are probably exceeded by his large real
estate holdings. Heavy mortgage .n~ebt-
edness caused the assignment.
According to a special dispatch received
at Berlin, Emperor Nicholas has tele-
graphed the sultan demanding the imme-
date evacuation of Thessaly, and threat
ening that otherwise the Russian troops
will cross the Turkish frontier. 1t is said
semi-officially that all the powers except
Great Britain, nave consented to this
course.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
TACOMA WILL BE BENEFITED
Grain Company Institutes Sui
That May Injure Portland.

Tacoma, Wash, July ia suit was
begun in the superior court here Satur-
day which, if successful, will result in Il
great portion of the grain heretofore
shipped from Portland being brought to
tidewater at this city. incidentally the
suit will also determine the constitution
atty of the transportatio ton law passed at
the last session of the legislature.
The suit is begun by the Tacoma Grain
Company against the Oregon railway K
Navigation Company, an injunction be
ing asked which will prevent the com
pany from charging more than the legal
rate of 1925 per ton from any point de-
livered at Tacoma. The Oregon Railway
& Navigation Company is willing TO
transport grain on it's line to connections
in the state at that rate, but refuses to
bill through, although both the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern will accept
their pro rata of the legal rate.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
THIS CASHIER WAS GAME.
Bank Robbers In Illinois Captured
After u Chase.

Odell, H.. July 22.-Two men entered
the Williams bank in the morning and
placing revolver at the head of Cashier
Won Buskirk. ordered him to throw up
his hands and pass over the cash. Won
Buskirk was ready to meet just such m
emergency as he had weapons at his com
mand which he raised to shoot at the in
truders. The robbers fled.
The cashier at once gave the alarm
and people on bicycles, horses, wagons,
buggies and afoot followed the robbers
who ran to the east end of town where
they jumped into buggy driven by two
boys. They drove the horse hard until
they saw that the pursuers were gaining
when they leaped out of the buggy and
made for the corn field. Hundreds of peo-
pie surrounded the fields and after sew
eral desperate attempts to get away the
miscreants were caught.
Numerous shots were fired but no one
was injured. The robbers We're brought
to town and lodged in jail to await the
action of the grand jury. At the prelim-
mary examination they gave ,--- names
of Frank w Jackson and Harry Howard
both mailing from New York
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
MAzAMAs TO CLIMB MT. TACOMA
Largest Party That Ever Attempted
u Similar Climb in America.

Tacoma, Wash, July 2O.-The main
party of Mazamas left here this morn
ing, bound for the peak of Mount Ia
coma. Individual parties have pre-
ceded them, and others are expected
to follow during the week making
the party the largest, all told that has
ever attempted a similar climb in the
United States.
The expedition is especially well
equipped for scientific Investigations,
and is fully prepared for heliograph
and fire signals and carrier pigeon
communication
Among the prominent men Of science
in the expedition is DR.. E. b. Turner,
chief Of the forestry division of the
United States agricultural department.
He is accompanied by vice inspector OF
the Russian forestry department, DR..
c. Hart Merriam, also Professor Bailey,
assistant superintendent of the biolog-
zeal survey, and Professor }. Z, Rus
sell and party, of the geological sur
vey, including Henry Gannett and r.
V. GOOde.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
Sale of Last Chance Mine.

Spokane, July 22.-Comptroller James
H. Eckles has accepted the offer OF r.
Lewis Clarke and Charles Sweeney TO
purchase the bonds and stock OF the Last
Chance mine that are among the assets
of the First National bank. This prac-
tically closes up the assets of the failed
bank. The creditors of that institution
will receive dividend of between 20 and
2s cents on the dollar from this source
and probably enough from other assets
to make 80 cents in all.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
TWO INDIAN PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Yellow Hair and Sam Crow Break
Jail at Miles CITY.

st. Paul, July ga Miles City, Mont,
special to the Dispatch says: Yellow
Hair and Sam Grow, two Cheyenne In
dams who were arrested as accessories
with Eugene Standing Elk, for the muir
der of John Hoover, over whose death the
late trouble on the Rosebud occurred
broke Jail by digging through an Is inch
wall There was no particularly strong
evidence against them but they were be-
ing held as witnesses. They were con
fined in the womans department of the
Jail. They broke off piece of iron from
the bed, with which they made a hole
about two feet by one A posse is out
securing the country for them, but with
little hope of catching them.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
Klondike Excitement lncreaS-
ing All Over the
Country.
MANY FORTUNE SEEKERS
The Richness of the Gold Fields
Vouched for by ReSpon-
Sble Men.
TRAFFIC EXPECTED

Pendleton, Or. July 20.-John Dodson
of this city, who went to Alaska last
year as deputy collector of Internal
revenue, appointed by Collector Black
man of Portland, is among those who
struck rich find of gold in the Klon-
dixie region. Deputy Dodson was sta
toned al Circle City, near klondike, on
the Yukon river. He writes to friends
in this city that he went with a friend
300 miles beyond Circle City early this
year, traversing through the snow with
dogs and undergoing great hardships,
sleeping on the snow when the Their
mometer registered between so and 60
degrees below zero. In purchasing pro-
visions they paid $131 for 100 pounds Of
flour and 43 cents per pound for beans
Bacon was not purchasable at any
price. They returned to the Klondike
gold field ready for the earliest digging
in the spring. Dodson located large
number Of claims and has taken out
many thousands of dollars already. He
was offered $4,000 for one claim, which
he refused.
He could not come out with the re-
turning miners on account of official
duties, but he has enough gold already
cleaned up to make him among the
wealthiest of the lucky Adventures in
the new Eldorado.
COrrObOrated by Father CataIdO
Rev. Father Cataldo, a Catholic mis-
sionary, arrived here yesterday from
the klondike gold region. Father Ca
taldo has been all over the territory of
Alaska, and came back on the ship
which bore the 81 miners and their large
store of treasure. Father Cataldo cor
roborates the most eXtraVagant claims
regarding fabulous strikes in the Klon-
dixie district. He says the whole coun-
try Is possessed of the fever for gold
hunting, and all the towns are being
deserted as men rush with frenzy to-
gives out information that Rev. Fathe,
Rena has been appointed by the pope
at Rome as project apostolic for the
entire territory of Alaska.
The Catholic church already has 6
large number of missionaries all over
Alaska, and they are rapidly taking ad
vantage of being on the ground early BY
establishing churches and hospitals. He
with other missionaries, will return t
Alaska next fall to remain
The Pendleton wooden mills today sen
a large shipment of blankets to Alaska
TO be sent to the gold fields, where there
is big demand for all such goods.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
SHOT BY INFATUATED CITIZENS.
Negro Pleads for Mercy but Was
RiddIed With Bullets.

Goodwater, Ala, July 2O.-Another
lynching was enacted in Alabama last
night A mob of Infatuated citizens
of Coosa county shot to death James
Daniel, a burly negro who had at
tempted an assault on Mrs. John Bak-
er, the wife of a white farmer living
near here, breaking into their house
at night and creeping to Mrs. Baker
bedroom. Yesterday the negro was
freed in forest in Coosa county
From his perch in the branches the
offender prayed to his pursuers to
spare him, but at a given signal a
Volley was fired into the tree, a dozen
bullets taking effect in the negro s
body and he fell to the ground stone
dead.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24

Paris, July 22.-The Figaro says that
a month or two ago Dr. Cornelius Herr
of Panama canal fame, wrote to President
Faure demanding an indemnity OF 900,
900 francs from the French government
for false accusations brought against him
by French officials and members OF the
French parliament. In the course OF his
letter he laid stress on his American cit
izenship and asserted that he expected his
claim would be theoretically supported
by the United States.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
MURDERER MOUSE WAS KILLED
Shot Down by Al Posse of Arizona
Citizens.

Kingman, Ariz., July 22.-lnformation
received from Rioville. New, at the mouth
of the Virgin river, says that Mouse, the
Piute murderer, was killed at Muddy
creek in Lincoln county, Ney., by posse
of pursuers. Mouse is the Indian who
killed Stearnes and Davis on the Colo
RADIO river last year near White Hills. y
reward of $3.50 was offered for him dead
or alive, and constant search has been
made for months. He was then located in
the Charleston mountains north of Van
derbilt.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
CARRYING WHEAT DOWN TO BRAZIL
First Cargo Ever Shipped to Tint
Country From San Francisco.

San Francisco, July 2O.-That there is
an actual shortage of wheat in the Ar
gentine Republic has been demonstrate
ed by the chartering of two big ships
to carry wheat to Brazil. One of them,
the Comlie Bank, with 2179 tons
register, is already loaded and
ready for sea. The other, the Crossing
ton, 24OO tons, is ready to begin loading
at once.
These ships will carry a large store
Of grain to the Brazilian capital. the
first time in history that a cargo of
that kind has gone from here to that
port
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
TREASURY HAS BEEN RECAPTUREO
The Wild Man of BOrneO Chased by
an English Force.

Labaun British Borneo, July 22.-Thc
British residents who on the 18th inst,
started in pursuit of the rebel chief Mat
sallev who had attacked and burned the
government station at Gayaa, carrying
off the treasury and about 100000 on
deposit have returned from the Punitive
expedition. having rescued the treasury.
The British force arrived at Matsalley' 5
headquarters last Friday and immediate
ly open cannonade, but it was found
that the rebels had fled. A number of
rebel villages were burned by the eNpedi-
ton
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
A New way to Deal with Lynchina

Philadelphia Inquirer: A new way
to deal with lynching is to be tried in
Maryland The minor children of Jo-
seph Cooking, who was hanged by a
mob in Charles county last year, have
brought suit against the sheriff of that
county and his bondsmen, laying their
claim for damages at $4,000.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
ADVOCATES AUTONOMY FOR CUBA
Liberal Spanish Leader Makes IL
brilliant Speech at SarnROssa.

Madrid, July 22.-Senor Moretly Prem
dergast, the liberal leader and former
minister. has delivered brilliant speech
on the Cuban question. He violently at
tackled the policy of the government, es-
pecially its methods of campaigning in
Cuba, and declared that autonomy must
be proclaimed. Autonomy for Cuba" he
said. lis as much the necessity of Spain
as of Cuba He dwelt impressively upon
the dangers to which the monarchy is
exposed if it does not obey the force OF
public opinion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
ROYAL GORGE ELECTRIC LIGHTED
Railway Company Furnish the IL
Elimination for Passengers.

Denver, July 20-A special to the
News from Canon City, Col, says:
The officials of the Denver & Rio
Grande Railway Company have decided
to illuminate the famous Royal Gorge
with electricity, the lighting fluid be-
ing furnished from this city. This is
to be done for the benefit of travellers
whose business makes it necessary for
them to pass through the gorge in the
night.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24

Say, Weary, / think tn Sandwich
Isan's the place for me-
why so. chapDie?"
"Cause I'd be free from temptation"
"Wot kind o. temptation
"Why. the papers says tn climates so
eneryatin that there's no temptation to
work ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
Crooked River PIacers.

A company called the Tacoma u
Clearwater Mining Company, limited, has
been organized by Tacoma capitalists for
the purpose of opening and operating the
placers on the lower end of Crooked river,
the principal tributary of the south fork
of Clearwater.
Lead of COpper-GOId.
News has reached Phillipsburg, Mont,
of the discovery of lead OF copper gold
ore in the Moose lake district. The lead
is said to be 25 feet wide.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
Sale of Whitecap Group.

The Whitecap group of mineral claims,
situated about five miles east of Bound
airy, Wash. on Red Top mountain, have
been sold. The purchasers were A. NJ.
Mason and w. +. Palmer of Bangor, Me-
and the consideration it is claimed, was
$4,000. The group is a fairly well de-
yeloped proposition and susceptible OF be-
ing a shipping mine at an early date. The
purchasers propose to commence work at
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-17
EUROPEAN CAPITALISTS Enroute to Birmingham to Look
 Over Coal Mines WITH A VIEW TO INVESTING The Party controIIs From S8,ooo,OOo to Si0,000,000 They Purchase PhOs-
 phate Mines in Tennessee.

Pi.tsburg, Pa., June 16.-Regi1ald West, of London, and threla ether capitalists, who are natives of France and do not speak English, were passengers on the Southwestern express which reachi.d Pittsburg over the Pennsylvania railroad yesterday, They con Izned to St. Louis, and from there win go south.
 Mir. West, wfI n spoken to, was rather reticent in regard to the party's mission in this country, al hough admitting that they represented syndicate of English, German, French and Belgian capitalists, which is buying up mining and other properties in this country.
 He said they controlled from $S,OO0,0OO to $10,000,000, portion of which had al- ready been invested in Tennessee phos- ph.slte mines and other property in that section of the United States.
 We are on our way to look over some coal mines in the Birmingham, Ala, dis erict," said MT. West, and will view oth-' CT promising investments I do not think any of our capital will be placed in Pitts burg or in Pennsylvania. The south, though developed less than the north, offers better inducements"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-17

committee amendment of 25 cents per bustsl, leaving the house rate of 70 cents per buShel. : This blgugn1z me senate to the fish psr- az. aLn. A number Of amendmen.s Were agreed 10.
 f'Iu4ts a-i1 nuts wsre then taken up. Fcr tks Telegraph relating to oranges, Hines, iemSns, g. ape, fruit and p-lamss, the .committee had subsitituts1 the ley CT one centsper pound for LEIe present r te e %c. fruits and 30 per cent ad valeren on the boxes, etc. The paragraph eausel some discuss -on.
 Mir Jones, oG Arkansas, argued that the neaeunsmen4 of fruit by w,ignt was uswfse.
 Mir MeLaprfn, of South Carolina, pre- seffted D statement slowing that the rr-Fossd rate would be pr1h4sitory on Iorsagn oranges, lemons. etc.
 Mr- Gray, er D,Eaware, chaI1cteriz d this as. a WaIeon and cruel tax on the poor people of the country, showing the devastating effects of the prCtecti on policy carried to an extreme. The @ rates were devised soQely for a greedy and graspfng monopoly. The incres SC w moge than 400 pr cent. on the present law ard mere than 200 per cent over the Me Kinley law.
 Mr. Perkins. of California, champi0s ed the interests of the citrous fruit growers of California. He said ihe pric= of foreign lenons was put up when there WIS a seIlJus need of them in the hospital. Much eff this clues of fruit brought dis e1ss and had to be condemned by the authorities.
 MT. White, of California, also supported the, ,proposed rates, differing with his as- SSciate only on the grousd that they would be excessive.
 On paragraph 266, orange reel or lemon peel preserved, anil cocoanut meat, the comnuttee rate was changed on motion of Mir. Allison, to 21sc. psr pound. The remainder cf the para graph was agreed to.
 Pineapples went over at the request of MT. quay. On almo@ls and unsheitei alnl3riiS the rate was changed to 3c per pound. On ffberts the rate was agreed to as reported, also other ruts.
 Ihe paragraphs as to prepared meat and dead game were agreed to. Poultry was agreed to at 3 cents per pound on live and 5 cents on dressed.
 On chickory root, the provision was restored, and the rate on chickory root changed to 21s cents per pound
 Paragraph 2S3. fixing the rate on salt in bags at 12 cents per hundred pounds, and cents in bulk, caused strong oppo- tion.s 4rs
 Mr. Vest said free salt. free lumber, free wool and the Income tax were the features that conciliated him to the Will son bill. Salt was one of the great pre- seratives, like air and water. yet an ex- orhitant duty was to be placed on it. MT. Vest moved to strike out the entire salt paragraph with view to placing salt on the. free list. Disagreed to, yeas "A, nays 31.
 ! Mr. McEnery voted in the negative with the republicans.
 Starch. dextrine and spices were agreed to as reported.
 MT. Mills, of Texas, gave notice of an amendment to the bill providing that only 75 per cent of the ( . ies should be levied against countries whose hints are open to the free and unlimited coin to 1.
 The bill was laid aside at 5 o'clock and a message from the president was an- ncunced.
 Mr. Davis, of Minnesota. secured an executive session immediately
 At 5:30 o'clock the senate adjourned.