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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
DIFFERENCES ARE SETTLED.
Northern Pacific md Great North
ern Reach an Agreement.

New York, Aug. 3.-Conferences dur
ing the latter part of last week in the
city settled in way that is under
stood to be satisfactory to all concern
ed the interests of the Northern Pa
cifc and Great Northern railroads. 1t was
decided that an operating man should be
made president of the Northern Pacific,
and Daniel S. Lamont should be vice
president. and take active part in the
management of the Northern Pacific prop
erty. The syndicate which purchased the
rolling stock last spring and which is
composed of Jacob Schiff, William Rookie
Teller, ID. Willis James, Colonel Oliver
Payne, ID. S. Lamont, the Deutsche Bank
of Berlin, Lord Mount Stevens of Boston
j. w. Stillman of New York, James j.
Hill, of the Great Northern, and Others
will be represented in the new directory
The announcement will be made within
a fortnight and the details of adjustment
of the relations between these companies
together with the name of the new presi
dent. The name of the president has al
ready been selected, and is connected Will
western system in which j. Pierpon
Morgan & Co. is largely interested.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
lNsuLrEp HIS HONOR. THE COURT
Judge Overs of LeadvilIe Orders In
dfctments brought.

Leadville. Colo, Aug. Saturday was
full of sensations in court eircules. Two
weeks ago District Court Judge Overs
delivered a strong charge to the grand
Jury he had summoned relative to the
suppression of gambling and prostitution.
The charge was directly aimed at owne.s
of buildings used for gambling and pros
titution, and alleged that prominent po-
lice officers were guilty of renting houses
for these purposes. Judge Overs charge
also demanded an investigation of the
practice of the city in collecting licenses
for prostitution and gambling.
The jury as selected consisted OF
prominent business men and three
ministers, and it was an open secret
that the jury was not in sympathy with
the Judge in his action. Today the jury
handed in an elaborate report, and with
| it some 40 indictments, most of them
against county officers. There are two
against Judge Overs for failure to en-
force the law against gambling, prostitu-
ton and Sunday opening; also against
the sheriff, against the county commits
sioners for trafiicking in warrants
against the present mayor, Dickinso>
and former Mayor Nicholson for failure
to do their duty and to enforce the laws
and against the present and former
boards of aldermen for alleged neglect o
duty.
Judge Overs, after the report of thu
Jury, made an extended statement, al
leging that the report was intended a
deliberate insult to the court anC
that the jury had failed in its duty b.
neglecting to indict owners of building
and certain police officials.
The entire proceedings have stirred u
a tremendous sensation, and there is n
telling where it will end.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
WILL HARVEST IN LATE AUGUST.
Rock Lake Fields VIII Yield Fifty
Bushels to the Acre.

ColfaX, Aug. There is no doubt of
the coming wheat crop starting off at 60
cents per bushel That price is being Of
fered throughout the Palouse country,
and some large sales are reported. The
Burrell estate contracted 10000 bushels
Saturday at go cents and since then 9th
er sales have been made at the same
price. Today the contractors are offering
that price and a cash advance to bind
the bargain. This is the highest price
paid at the opening of harvest in recent
years, and taking into consideration that
this is the largest crop ever grown here,
the amount of money that will come in
this fall can hardly be estimated 1t is
reported that a San Francisco firm, with
warerooms throughout the Palouse coun-
try, is Offering to contract wheat at &c
cents per bushel and allow the farmer the
rise of the market at the time of delivery
1t will be the latter part OF August be
fore harvest begins in general.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
TWO TRAlNMEN WERE KILLED,
Many Passengers and Other Train
Men Were Seriously Hurt.

Denver, Aug 4.-The fast flyer on
the Kansas Pacific railway was wreck
ed yesterday about 40 miles east of Den
YER The wreck was caused by washout.
The heavy rains of the night had flooded
the streams and carried out a portion
of a small bridge which spans Comanche
creek between Byers and Strasburg. With
out warning the engine plunged into the
abyss, followed by the mail and baggage
car and two coaches. The engine was com
pletely under water in almost the middle
of the stream, and Engineer Ward was
under it, Oscar f. Ingram, the fireman,
escaped death, but was badly hurt Bag
gageman w. b. Harrington of Kansas
City was killed. Many passengers in the
forward cars were seriously but not fa-
tally injured.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
A cLouDBuRsT CAUSES A FLOOD.
Much Damage to Bridges and Roads
in Colorado. -

Castle Rock, Colo, Aug. A cloud
burst occurred here yesterday which
caused the most serious flood ever known
in this county. Plum creek became
raging torrent in a few minutes and not
less than 100 bridges on that stream and
its tributaries were washed away. The
Denver & Rio Grande and Santa Fe rail
road companies suffered some damage to
tracks and other property, not, however,
of serious nature, nor sufficient to inter
fere with regular train service. The
damage to wagon bridges and roads
will cost the county several thousand
dollars, and some farms in this vicinity
are considerably damaged.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
THE NEW MORTGAGE STATUTE
Another Decision Against Its Con-
stitutiOnaIity.

Olympia, Aug Judge Williamson
of the Pierce county superior court has
filed an opinion on the new mortgage
law, passed by the last legislature, which
imply that the law was unconstitutional
and without effect. The act, according
to the opinion, can only be made to APP
ply to contracts entered into subsequent
to the enactment of the law, and can only
apply to prior contracts by inference, and
since such inference gives an uncon-
stitutional effect to the law, the court
refuses to hold the same constitutional
by mere inference. BY this ruling the
court has ordered the sheriff to act UNI
der the old sale law in the foreclosure
of mortgaged property where the con
tract was made prior to June 9, 1897.
The starting of this case last month
had the effect of stopping the foreclos
ure of mortgages in Pierce county until
the decision was rendered. The law at
tackled was the outcome of an effort OF
the part of the legislature to aid mort
gage debtors in tiding over the hare
times, but has failed in its intention
The opinion is much the same as thai
rendered by Judge Prather and Rich
ardson of Spokane county and Judg'
Mcdonald of Whitman county, sittius
en- banc.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
SERIOUS FIRE AT ROCK BAR. IDAH
Nine Houses Were Destroyed in Less
Than Hour.

Boise, Idaho, July 3l.-News from
Rock Bar a mining town in the noun
tains of Gilmore county, is that at noon
on the 9th fire started in the residence
of p. Nj. Swan, and in less than one hour
nine houses were destroyed. The loca-
ton of the burned district is in the vii
lage below the Gilmore mill and had a
strong wind not been blowing down the
gulch at the time, the entire Gilmore prop
erty would have been destroyed. The
progress of the fire was only stopped by
tearing down houses in its path, and for a
time the lower town seemed in danger.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
BERT BARRETT LOSES HIS LIFE
Fell over n Cliff in White Grouse
Observation-Disclosures Recovered.

Kaslo, b. c., Aug. ga fatal acct
dent is reported from the White Grouse
mountain region. Bert Barrett, an old
time prospector, while on his way to
the new town of Samoa to purchase
tools, missed his footing and fell from
a cliff of rock 60 feet high, about four
miles from the town. Sance is located
on the east shore of Kootenay lake
about IS miles south of Pilot bay. Bar
rett's body lay in the canyon seven
days before it was found by his part
ner and the relief party that had or
ganized to search for it.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
MURDERED AT HIS FARM HOUSE
Horrible Death of a Well known
Minnesota Politician.

Redwood Falls, Mimi, Aug. 3.-John
O'Connell, well known politician, has
been murdered at his farmhouse. Seven
gashes in his scalp were made by some
blunt iron instrument. After the blows
has been inflicted O'Connell's clothing had
been saturated with kerosene and his
home set on fire. The statements of the
three oldest of nine children are to the
effect that Mrs. O'Connell, wife of the
murdered man, was the sole author of the
horrible tragedy.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07

In France it is not necessary to have a
license to keep a dog, but, what amounts
to practically the same thing, it is neces-
sary to pay a dog tax, which varies ac-
cording to the species-a watchdog pay
ing less than a fancy poodle, and so forth.
From the returns of this tax it is learned
that there are 100000 dogs in France,
which bring in an annual revenue of s.
100000 francs.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
A PERMANENT RECEIVER NAMED.
Eugene l.. Wilson of EIIensburg Re-
ceiver of n Helena Bank.

Helena Mont, Aug. 3.-The comp
troler of the currency has named Ma
tional Bank Examiner Eugene 7. Will
son of Ellensburg, Wash, as permanent
receiver of the Merchants National
bank here The bank suspended Feb
ruary 27, with liabilities approXimating
S95OOO0 and since then efforts have
been making to bring about resump-
ton, the appointment of the permanent
receiver indicating now that they have
been abandoned. Receiver Wilson has
been temporary receiver for month
past.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07

Salt Lake, Aug "a special to the
Tribune from Caldwell, Idaho, says that
eight old-timers have left there for Sc
attic. They have engaged passage on the
steamer Queen, which leaves on the 9TH.
They will go well provided and will re-
main in the region for couple of years.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
THE CITY CLERK OF BOISE, IDAHO
Miss Mary McCrea Claims the once
Is Justly Hers.

Boise Idaho, Aug. 3.-Suit has been in
stituted to test the legality of action of
the city council in declaring p. H. Blake
elected city clerk. The returns showed
a tie between Blake and Miss Mary Me
Crea. The council decided by lot and
Blake won. Miss McCrea alleges the coun-
ell in deciding the tie in this matter acted
illegally. She also alleges that ballots
were counted for Blake in every word
which should have been thrown out.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07

Dover, n. H., Aug. AT the Granite
State park yesterday Robert j. paced an
exhibition mile in 2:064, beating the state
track record by number of seconds. At
ter Robert Us performance, John R.
Gentry cut a second and half off the
record made by his partner, pacing ths
mile in 2:042, the last half in l:0l. v
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
Corn Crnns Dnmnred.

Topeka, Kas., Aug. 2.-Reports as to
damage to corn crops in Kansas, o kla-
homa and the Cherokee strip as the result
of drouth and prevailing hot winds are
pouring into headquarters here of the
Santa Fe and Rock Island roads, whose
lines practically cover the state.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
SILK Company Fails.

New York, Aug. 2.-The Goldenrod
Silk Company of Patterson, n. j., has Civ
en- notice of its failure, and receiver has
been appointed. Liabilities 100000; as
sets about $4,000. The firm ascribes its
losses and failure to skilled labor troubles.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
Iahnrers Strike.

Detroit, Aug. 3.-Over so laborers EN-
ployed in attending the stone masons and
bricklayers at work on the county build
ing, struck yesterday for a raise of from
$l25 to $3.50 and SLIGO, respectively fol-
eight hours work.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
Laws Applicable to Alaska.

To set at rest misunderstanding and
contentious as to what laws are apph
cable in Alaska, so far as land laws
are concerned, Commissioner Hermann,
of the general land office, has made u
statement in which he says these laws
are applicable.
First-The mineral land laws of the
United States.
Second Townsite laws which provide
for acquiring title from the government
to townsite trustees.
Third-The law providing for trade
and manufacture giving each person 100
acres of land in compact form.
Coal land regulations are distinct from
mineral regulations or laws, and the
jurisdiction of neither coal laws nor pub
lie land laws extends to Alaska, the
territory being expressly excluded by the
laws themselves from their operations.
The boundary Line.
Nothing can be done more than has
been already done toward marking
the boundary line between Alaska and
the British possessions along the l4lst
meridian until the senate has passed
upon the boundary treaty now before
it, There is, however, no doubt of the
location of the line along this meridian,
as the people in the locality know
where it is. The work of demarcation
will be superintendent by General Duf-
field in charge of the geodetic survey
on behalf of the United States. He eX-
presses the opinion that a railroad can
easily be constructed from Taku inlet to
the Klondil<e gold fields and believes the
enterprise is well worth undertaking.
Convoy for the Portland.
Captain Shoemaker, of the revenue
cutter service, recently received from p.
b. Weare, president of the North Ameri-
can transportation Company, a letter
stating that the steamer Portland, with
huge amount of treasure, is expected to
leave st. Michael's, Alaska, for Seattle
Wash, between September 80 and Octo-
Der l, and asking that she be conveyed
between st. Michaels and UnalaslIa
Captain Hooper, in command of tho
revenue cutter patrol fleet, has been di
rected to assign the Bear to this duty.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07

London, July 3l.-Chulalonkorn, king
of Siam, arrived off Spithead this morn
ing in the Siamese royal yacht, Maha
Charkkri, with his royal suite and a large
retinue of servants.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
WILL INSPECT ALASKA
BUREAU OF LABOR TO INVEsTI-
GATE LABORERs' CHANCES.
An Exhaustive Report Covering
Many Important Features
to BE Issued.

Washington, Aug. Expert Samuel
c. Durham, of the federal bureau of
labor, left here Saturday for the gold yelt
of Alaska, where he will make an in
vestigation and report in time for the
projected spring migration He has
been instructed by Commissioner of La
Dor Wright to make a critical inquiry
into the opportunities for business, for in
vestment of capital, employment of labor,
wages, cost of living, climate, best means
of reaching the gold fields, and kindred
subjects He will go direct to San Fran
cisco and will sail from there August 8,
taking the Juneau overland route and
reaching the Klondike region about the
middle of September.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07

are two surveying outfits in the camp.
One party is surveying over the wagon
road to Bear creek by way of the Hunt
ley grade.
smeIter mt Pilot Bay.
The latest news from Pilot bay is that
the new management will start up the
smeter on or before September 10. The
Tariff mine, across the lake, controlled
by Braden Bros, as agents for the Omaha
and Grant company, will be a steady Gus
toner of the smelter, as well as the Blue
Bell.
SLOGAN Ore Shipments.
SLOGAN ore shipments over the Kaslo
& SLOGAN railway for the past week to
various smelters aggregate as follows
Payne, $50 tons; Ruth, 245 tons; White
water, 80 tons; hex, 80 tons; Washing
ton, AS tons; Great Western, IS tons; Slo-
can Boy, Is tons; Wonderful, IA tons
Coin told Ajax, Is tons; Noble Five,
l3a tons.
Up the Little Boulder.
The Sarsfield and Eureka claims up the
Little Boulder in Montana have been
bonded to William O'Neill and M. f
Kennedy of Butte. The claims are owned
by Messrs. Kaffney, Riley and MeDer
mott, and developed to depth of 80 feet
The price mentioned in the bond is $40,
600. There is a good strong lead that
runs $35 in gold and silver. A 50-horst
power engine and boiler will be shipped
Immediately from Butte and contract
will be let for building a new road from
the end of the county road to the claim
a distance of two and half miles.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-08-07
Seven Devils.

The Peacock company has a few men
at work under the charge of Mr.. John
Pilmer, as foreman. They are starting in
at very near water level with an open
cut, making a dump of the waste and pill
ing up their ore ready for the smelter.
The Peacock ore chimney is about 300
feet long by l25 wide. The Seven Devils
City Townsite Company are having their
town lots resurveyed, putting them in
proper shape ready for buyers. There
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-05
ONE WHO WAS THERE
A Shotgun Accident.

A piece of what must have been
carelessness nearly resulted in the
death OF two young men at New KAN
llche last Sunday. The two sons of
Edwin Johnson were out in the ba V
IN row-boat hunting ducks, when a
chance for snap shot appeared and
Albert grasped the gun, the nuzzle of
which was toward him, to take it lid.
The gun was discharged and its con-
tents plowed their way along the fleslly
part of his left forearm, stripping the
flesh from hand to elbow, laying bare
what teudons were not DESTROYED, and
in some places the bone.
Passing on several of the shot struck
Wallace, who was seated behind his
brother, in the groin and thigh. The
shot entering the abdomen might have
severed an intestine, but at last &C
counts the young man was getting
along nicely. Albert's injuries, while
very painful, are not serious, although
the use of part of his fingers will like
ly be destroyed. Dr. Wells was called
over and dressed the injuries, aud has
made several visits since, and reports
the boys doing we'll. There is lesson
in this accident, and those who handle
guns cannot exercise too much caution
and Judgment on hunting trips
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-05
Correspondence And County Notes.

New Kan1ilche. ssthe deserted town. ,
was far from being deserted last Sat
urday evening, Oct. 30th. when the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Taylor
gathered at their home to surprise
their daughter, Miss Della Taylor.
The evening was spent in lively social
Iun' while the young folks sought to
read the future with Halloween charms
Candle blowing, apple bobbing, apple
parlng and progressive kaling' were
most popular. The young ladies chose
their partners for supper by ''wiping
the mirror" Messrs VIM. Hudson
and Fred Taylor managed to serve all
present with oyster soup, etc. not with
standing they have hardly recovered
from the severe ordeal of Joining the
Rebekahs" at Shelton last Wednesday
evening.
Some present were, gentlemen, Vim.
Hudson, Geo. Barron, Fred TAYLOR,
Albert Johnson, Leslie Johnson, New
kainilche; Sammy Leroy and Ben
Jacobson, Matlock; Ladies, Mrs. Louie
Hudson, Mrs. Geo. Barron, Mrs. Joe
Waldrip, Mrs. Fred Taylor, Misses
Della and Flora Taylor, Cora and
Viola Johnson, Maggie Lynch, of New
kamilche; Misses Mable Down aud
Eva Tew, Rollway.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-05
Methodist Services.

Evangelistic services begin Sunday,
Nov. Z, at the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The services at the Methodist church
will be of particular interest next Sun
day.
Morning sermon II, A. NJ. Mrs. Emma
nj. Barrett, Evangelist, will preach.
Class meeting, 1915 A. M, c. w.
Fisk, leader.
Sunday School, 1915 P. NJ, A. J.
Collins, Su pit.
Evening sermon $50, by the Pastor
A cordial invitation is extended to
the readers of the JOURNAL to be pres
emit.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-05

DIR. KENNICoTT, DENTIST, is per-
manently located at Shelton, and pre-
pared to do all dental work up to date;
Sets of Teeth on Gold plate, Platinum
or Continuous Gum. Porcelain, Rub
Der; Gold and Porcelain Crowns and
Facings, Bridge work, Teeth without
plates, Fine Gold filings. Call and
get prices, one third less than city, for
first class work. Painless eXtractions
made, Teeth regulated made straight
Try She1ley's Whooping Cough
remedy. Nearly every one is using it.
New Tams at Mrs. Eaton's at from
Is to 75.cents.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-05

HOODS Pills are easy to take, easy
to operate. Cure indigestion, bilious
ness. IS cents.
Olympia has been celebrating this
week with local presentation of the
"Karnival de Kommerce," IN which
all the business firms are represented
E. ]. Smythe of Olympia, father OF
Mrs. r. W. Shaw, has perfected an
idea for a steam toboggan,, by which
it is claimed that any rough country
can be climbed and the Klondike can
be reached over the trail.
Everyone desires to keep informed
on Yukon, the K1ondike and Alaskan
gold fields. Send 10c. for large Com
pendulum of vast information and big
color map to Hamilton Pub. Co., In
dianapolis, Ind
SCROFULA is the advertisement OF
foul blood. 1t may be entirely driven
from the system by the faithful use of
Hoods Sarsapari1la, which thoroughly
purifes the blood
A report is In circulation that Jack
Cruise, who has been employed in the
logging camps in this vicinity, was
killed recently by the explosion of a
threshing engine, somewhere in Ore
gon.
Jack Davis, the fisherman who oc-
casionally gets into trouble around
here, is languishing in Jail in Olympia
in default of bail. He is under arrest
for making too free with some of Ka-
naka Jacks property, at Johnson's
Point.
The only permanent cure for chron-
ic catarrh is to thoroughly expel the
poison from the system by the faith
full and persistent use of Ayers Sar-
saparilla. This wonderful remedy
proves successful when all other treat
ment has failed to relieve the sufferer