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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01
WIRE TRUST TO ENLARGE.
Steel billet Mills VIII BE Asked to
Join.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 2S.-There is talk
among steel men of further extension
of the scope of the new wire trust 1t is
now said that efforts viii be made to in
duce all the steel billet mills in the coun-
try to ally themselves with the trust, not
as members, but as contributors. The
trust will seek to induce the manufactur-
ers of billets to promise not to sell to wire
manufacturers who may possibly start
outside of the trust, and in return the
trust will promise to take billets from
all these manufacturers as it may need
them. The object of all this is to keep
the billet makers in good humor and pre-
vent their going into the business them
selves. Those who are closest to the
sources of information express the utmost
confidence in the carrying through of the
plans of the formation of the trust, and it
may be said that the arrangements are
progressing favorably.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01
HORsEHAIR DOWN HIS THROAT
Fiendish Method in the Murder of
Jacob Weinand at st. Louis.

st. Louis Dec. PA post mortem has
been held on the remains of Joseph Wei
nand, who was found dead in his kitchen,
having been murdered. AT the time a
towel was found tightly twisted about
his throat, but the post morem revealed
a peculiarly fendish method the murder
ers had resorted to- Far down in the
mans throat, tightly embedded in the
bronchial tubes, was wad of thick cloth,
which had been wrapped with horse hair
Fingers could not have reached that far
down. In 1893 a soldier at Jefferson
barracks was murdered in a similar man
ner and the similarity of the murder of
Tuesday with that of that case has caus
ed comment.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01
BEAR LOOSE IN EXPRESS CAR.
Drove the Messenger Ont and Ate
to His Hearts Content.

Milwaukee, Dec. 2s.-A large cinnamon
bear, which was shipped by express from
Leavenworth, Kan, to Baraboo, Wis, es-
capped from its crate in the express car at
Western Union Junction, on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Ct Paul road, while en- route
to its destination. The express messen-
ger was driven from the car. the bear tax
ing complete possession, devouring pack
ages of apples and candy and destroying
way bills. When the train arrived at
Milwaukee it took 10 men TO secure the
vicious animal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01
VIII Pay Lower Interest.

New York, Dee. 20. - With the an
nouncement of the dividends to be paid
next month by the various savings banks
of this city, there is a general tendency
to pay lower rate of interest than here
ofore. A few years ago practically all
the older banks were paying interest at
4 per cent per annum, but gradually this
has been changed so that next year the
rate of interest in many instances will be
but 81 per cent.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01
servants OF a Royal Household.

There are fifteen hundred people
upon Emperor's Williams list of en-
ployes, including three hundred ana
fifty female servants. who are engaged
in looking after the twenty-five royal
palaces and castles that belong to the
crown. Most of the palaces and castles
are in a state of decay. The Emperor
himself seldom uses more than three
or four of them. The rest are occu-
pied by his relatives and dependents,
who number a hundred or more, and
are nearly all supported from the royal
purse. His private fortune is estimated
at twenty-five million dollars, the
greater part of which is represented
in landed estates.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01

b. c.. by courier from Camp Mckinney OF
a rich strike in the Minnehaha mine. 1t
is reported that at a depth of 40 feet
vein of free milling ore was encountered
four feet in thickness, assaying an aver
age of $50 in gold alone. 1t is said the
pay-streak is widening as depth is gained.
A stamp mill has been ordered and will
be placed on the property at once.
To Develop the Continental.
Mayor John A. Manly of Grand Forks,
B. c.. and A. Hickman, have secured a
controlling interest in the Continental
mine. near Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, and are
pushing work on the property with four
men, sinking an incline on the ledge, on
which they are down IS feet. A wagon
road is to be constructed to the property
in the spring and the plans of the own
ers include the erection of a concentration
Southern KOotenay.
The mineral exports of Southern Koo-
tenay, b. c., for November are $S24,362, so
that November exports fall some $4,000
short of those of October, the record
month in the districts history. The val
ues of the mineral exports are classified
as follows: Gold, $300,5l4; copper, $685.,
454; lead, $s6,7l9; silver, $34s,675; total
for year to end of November, 50,6SS, val
ued at 81 ,565,354
Southeastern Alaska.
Colonel e. 0. Lanphere and M. p. Gil
bert, Chicago capitalists, have purchased
of group of Greek miners, seven gold
quartz lcaims in southeastern Alaska for
Sl2O000 The deal is one of the largest
of the year. The property is situated in
the Berners bay district, and is partially
developed Work on two tunnels will be
pushed and a l00-stamp mill erected.
The Snake River Route.
The first shipment of goods from Hunt
ington to the Seven Devils mining camp
by the Snake river route was made last
week. Ten tons of merchandise were load
ed on scow, which was dropped down
the river to Billiards. Landing and the
goods hauled from there to the mines. A
steam ferry will be put in at the landing.
100000 Refused.
At the Senate, near Gable, Mont, in a
recent strike the owners have discovered
gold, silver and II per cent copper. They
are prosecuting the ledge, but up to
date only one wall has been found A
large force of men are at work. and the
owners have already refused bond on
it for 100000.
Shipments From Neihart.
November shipments from Neihart are
reported to be: Broadwater, 80 cars; Dia-
mond r., q cars; Bernier and Gam
Queen lease), cars; Florence, cars;
Big Seven, cars; Queen, cars; Benton
group, l car. Total, 1877 cars.
Fort steele.
Fort Steele is to have telephone connec-
tons, the line being brought around Koo-
tenay lake and thence over the Crows
Nest toll road from Goat river.
To Hold the Ore.
The owners of the Enterprise mine in
the SLOGAN announce that they will hold
their ore until the price of silver reaches
20 cents.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01

Denver, Dec. PA special to the News
from Canyon, City, Col, says that Ed
Kohlman, who killed Alexander Douali.
Jr., at a resort near Denver, and who is
now serving a sentence in the penitentiary
for the crime, has made three unsuccess-
ful attempts to commit suicide.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01
PROSPECT and DEVELOPMENT
THE CLEARWATER COUNTRY.
Blazing Trail From the st. Joe
Late News From Dawson-A x7O,-
900 Lease in the Garnet District
of Montana-The lie Roi SmeIter.

DIR. w. S. Sims has returned to Wallace,
Idaho, from his summers trip to the
Clearwater country, where he has been
developing some property discovered by
an old prospector in his employ. The
country is entirely unknown, and they
have but vague idea as to where they
are. The doctor thinks line drawn from
the head of navigation no the st. Joe riv-
er to Moose City would pass not far from
their location, which is some 40 miles by
an air line from the head of navigation on
the St Joe. They blazed trail in from
the st. Joe, working it where absolutely
necessary, over which a horse can take
about 60 pounds. He estimates that it
would cost $4,000 to bHild decent trail
in there. They put up small arastra,
and the rock worked yielded satisfactory
returns. The ledge they have located is
only eight inches wide, but the rock is
rich. The country is very rough and hard
to prospect-hard as Klondike, the doctor
says-but with trail leading into the
country there is likely to be number of
men go in next year.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01

Horse racing was INDUCED in to a linn
tied extent in Maryland and Virginia as
early as the middle of the 18th century.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01
smeIter at Northport.

The lie Roi Mining Company has made
payments of S2l 900 on its new smelter
at Northport. Construction of the smelt-
er was begun in August last. Since then
the lie Roi has paid 100000 in dividends
built a 100000 smelter, and expended
about $4,000 in permanent improvements
at the mine. The company has decided
20 pass the usual monthly dividends this
month, as the completion of the smelter
will stop ore shipments to the outside
smelters and the company will also have
to set aside fund for the operation of
the new plant and the purchase of ore.
Minnehahn Strike.
News has been received at Grand Forks
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01
The Garnet District.

In the lower part of Garnet, Messrs.
w r. Ramsdall, T. Mclaughlin and d.
j. Welsh have a $4,000 lease and bond
on the Is quartz claims and 10 stamps.
They have a force of men putting in a
cyanide plant, which is to start very
soon 1t will be able TO treat $50 tons
a day, and will be under the supervision
of Arthur p. Brown, of the Mammoth
Mining Company. The Garnet district is
in the Bear mountain region, u miles
north of Beamouth, Mont The claims
are on a quartz lead, which has been
traced several miles About $50 men are
at work. The permanency of the camp
is assured, several claims show good ore in
considerable quantities. Freight charges
to Beannouth are So a ton. All the ores
of the camp grow base with depth.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01

A. p. Quinlan, who has arrived at Vie
toria, b. c., brings late news from Daw-
SON. He says there is enough food in
Dawson to last the 5000 men now there
all winter, those without food, 1000 in
number, having gone to Fort Yukon. Two
hundred will come out over the trail
Major Walsh, who is now encamped at
Big Salmon, will endeavor to break
trail through to Dawson but he does not
expect to reach there till February l. He
says he will allow miners to stake claims
in blocks of 10, retaining the adjoining 10
for the government. All the claims on
Quartz creek are now staked and it will
probably be as rich as Eldorado and Bo-
nanza creeks.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01
Facts About the Ontario.

In sepaking of the recently closed down
Ontario, a stakeholder says: The gentle
man who furnished facts and figures for
the Tribune stated that there were 5OO,-
600 tons of tailings at the Ontario mill or
below it, which carried average values of
ii ounces silver and $3.50 in gold to the
ton. Now, the total output of the Ontario
mine up TO date has been 55S ,2S3 tons.
During the past II years the mill has
worked 300000 tons, and the value of the
tailings from the ore worked is 397
ounces in silver to the ton, and on account
of the low values of these taiings the
company did not deem it worth while to
save them; hence they were allowd to
run down the canyon for distance of two
miles, where dams were built to prevent
them from destroying the meadow lands
belonging to the ranchers below. Now,
this leaves 1882 tons to account for
The company has shipped 76402 tons
of base ore to the smeters, which, deduct
ed from the 25S ,2S3 tons, would leave 49,
SSl tons of tailings in dams around the
mill In the three dams north of the
teaching plant it is estimated that there
are 100000 tons, which will average five
ounces of silver TO the ton. One large
dam south of the teaching plant averages
seven ounces to the ton, and, by care
full CALCULATION, it is estimated that there
are 10000 tons of tailings in it. These
amounts deducted from the lSl ,SSl tons
saved around the mill would leave 81 1891
fop in, Il IN, & h.
will carry values of 960 ounces in silver
and 81 cents in gold to the ton; and this
is the tailings dam that the stakeholder"
in the Tribune says contains 100000 tons
of tailings which carry average values of
IL ounces in silver and $3.50 in gold per
ton
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-01
,Iinnehahn Strike

News has been received at Grand Forks,
The record-union., 1898-06-15

Grafton was not a glittering success.
AT one time during the forenoon, when
ever the marines were firing on a
small detachment of Spaniards that
made their appearance a short distance
from the camp, the Cubans began firing
without orders, and sent volley right
among the Americans There were sew
eral narrow escapes, but no one was
injured.
Lieutenant Neville Of Company D
was sent out on scout duty. ard as
on the day previous he attacked small
stone fort. hot fight followed. and
the Spaniards We're driven off with
loss. 1t was during this fight that
Wallace and Tauman fell over the cliff
Fifteen dead Spaniards. including one
Liuetenant, We're found in the fort
During the attack several shots
struck the ships in the harbor, pene-
trating the pilot-house of the Associ-
ated Press dispatch boat Dandy No
one was injured on board of her, how
ever.
The night attack was picturesque and
a stirring spectacle; the crack or the
MauserS, tongues of fire from every
bush encircling the camp. the twitter
or the long steel bullets overhead while
the machine guns down on the water
were ripping over the pickets. and the
crash of the field guns could be heard
as they We're driving in canister where
the fire of the Spanish was the thick
est. Then there was the screech of the
Marblehead's shell as she took a hand
in the fight, and the sharp quick flash
ing of the Colts rapid-firing pound
er guns from the effectively placed
ship launches.
The Dolphin this morning located the
Spanish water station on the ocean,
side of the harbor entrance. which sup
piled the water for the attacking force
The we'll was situated in a blockhouse
windmill, having a small garrison. 1t
was shelled at 1000 yards. Excellent
craftsmanship was made The station
was wrecked and canister followed
the retreating Spaniards up the steep
ravine. Each shell disclosed the spot
where it alighted by raising a cloud OF
dust. They were all we'll placed. The
arrival of the fleet to complete the
bombardment of the town and it's de-
lenses is expected this afternoon.
The record-union., 1898-06-15

port commanders as they gave their
orders to cut loose. The gangplanks
were pulled in, the hatchways closed,
in motion.
The vessels backed into the bay and
anchored, to await the order to sail.
The Mattewan hove her cable short at
10 o'clock All eyes were riveted on
the Seguranca, the flagship, and when
the final signal came a mighty shout
arose. From the lower row of port
holes hats We're waved. Anchor was
quickly weighed, and the great vessel
pointed her prov down the bay. In a
few minutes the City Of Washington,
Rio Grande Cherokee, IroQuois and
Whitney followed. AS these boats pick
ed their way through the anchored
fleet, men shouted and bands played
Every vessel elected a wild display of
enthusiasm These were the only YES
sells to depart in the forenoon, some of
them going over to st. Petersburg to
procure water.
General Miles, evidently becoming
impatient embarked on the Tarpoon
at 1870 and went out among the fleet,
going as far down the bay as ST.
Petersburg, and not returning until t
o'clock In the meantime the trans
ports were steaming down the bay. In
the afternoon the Morgan cut path
of white foam down the channel, and
her lead was followed by the Vigilan-
cia, San Marcos, Clinton, Yucatan,
Saltwater, Berkshire, Olivette, Santa
go, Arkansas, Seneca, Saratoga, Mi
ami, Leona, Breakwater and Comal
By the time these vessels had moved
away darkness had enveloped the re-
naming ships, from whose sides glim-
mered long rows of lights. The Knick-
erbocker, Number 13, and the OriZaba
had much to take on during the night
The last to be loaded were eager to
complete the task for fear they might
be left.
BY daylight all the ships except the
Seguranca had moved down the bay.
At 9 o'clock the Seguranca. amid
cheers and the blowing of whistles,
followed General Shafter and his
staff were the last to leave. The last
orders were handed to Lieutenant
an aide to General Shafter, this morn
ing, and Immediately the flagship
started.
The conveys for the transport fleet
are as follows: Indiana, Detroit, Scor-
pion, Vesuvius, Helena, Castine, An
napolis, Panther. Hornet, Manning,
Bancroft, Wampatucka, Eagle and
Wasp.
After passing the bar at the en-
trance of this harbor the fleet will
form in two divisions of three col
umns each. The columns will be 500
yards apart. abreast, containing five
vessels, each 400 yards apart. Be
tween the two divisions will be a
space of 1000 yards. The consorts will
occupy points of vantage surrounding
the transports.
The record-union., 1898-06-15
CERVERA'S FLEET.
No Longer Any Doubt That It Is
in Santiago Harbor.

WASHINGTON. June 14.-The last
lingering doubt that may have existed
as to the presence of Cervera's fleet in
its entirety in Santiago harbor was re-
moved when Admiral SIMPSONS dis
patch reached the Navy Department
last night. Up to that time informal
tion as to the number and character of
the vessels lying in the harbor shielded
from observation by the hills has
come from an unofficial source, supple
mented by such glimpses as could be
obtained by the naval officers from the
outside entrance. Now. however. ac-
cording to Lieutenant Blue, the ships
have been actually seen by an Amer
lean officer. counted and inspected from
points of vantage, afforded by the big
hills surrounding the harbor.
The officials here are full of praise
for Lieutenant Blues achievement.
Victor Blue has been long known in the
navy as an enterprising and daring
young officer, but it required good
deal of sustained courage for him to
go ashore in a hostile country and
alone and make this reconnaissance.
He is, in the eye of military law, Moth
ing more or less than spy, and had
he been captured by the Spaniards he
would have been tried by a drum
head urt-martial and executed
Considering the fact that the marine
fight at Guantanamo last Saturday
night was really the first engagement
of the war on shore, Admiral Sarp-
sons reference to the affair in his dis
patch posted this morning was remark
ably brief. Hence it is inferred that
perhaps too much Importance has been
attached to it by the public The action
of Lieuteant Colonel Huntington in re-
moving his men to more secure point
than the exposed position occupied ~
them on Crest Hights Is taken here
as an indication that no offensive
movement is to be attempted by the
marine corps, but that it will limit is
operations to the defense of a small
point in Guantanamo harbor. to pro-
tect the coaling of our warships and
perhaps to serve as cable station
when the necessity occurs and instru-
ments are secured from Cape JIaytian.
to enable Sampson to reopen the cut
cable
1t does not follow by any means that
the place seized and held by the ma
rines on Guantanamo is to be used as
a point Of debarkation of the United
fotdteS IeSuldr troops now on tnelr way
TO Cuba. On the contrary, there is
the best reason to believe that another
point very much better adapted for a
landing has been selected. This point
also is believed to be much healthier
than any point on the shores of Guam
tanamo Bay, where yellow fever is said
TO be epidemic all the year round.
All the officials here We're very loath
to believe that the Spanish force which
fought the marines at Crest Hights had
been guilty of the horrible mutilation
of the bodies of soldiers. The frst
press reports. by some of the officers
were supposed to be based upon the
horrible wounds inflicted under certain
conditions of range by the steel-clai
bullet of the Mauser rifles. Admiral
Simpsons report. however. seems to
remove all doubt on that point, for his
The record-union., 1898-06-15
HAPPENINGS IN CUBA.
The Montgomery Throws Few
Shots at Punta Grava.

HAVANA, June 13.-(Delayed in
ransmission)-(Copy 1898, by the
Associated Press)-The United States
cruiser Montgomery, at about o'clock
this afternoon, approached nearer than
is usually the case to the Santa Clara
battery, and fired three shots at Punta
Grava. The first shot was fired at
5000 meters, and the others We're fired
at 5000 meters. The Montgomery then
resumed her place in the blockading
line. her projectiles fell very near the
battery. A Spanish battery east of
Moro Castle fired one shot at another
American warship.
The German warship Geire arrived
at Cienfuegos on Saturday last.
The British steamer Myrtledene left
Isabella Sagua for Halifax on Friday
last with $500 bags of sugar, large
quantity of manufactured tobacco and
fifteen passengers on board.
The advices from Matanzas just re-
ceived say that on Saturday last 200
insurgents, commanded by Bermudez
and Aguilar made an attempt to en-
ter Cumanyagua, province of Matan-
zas. and succeeded in burning some
houses, but the insurgents We're re-
PEELED with loss, including one Captain,
Morrison, one Lieutenant and two pri-
Yates killed and a Sergeant. Corporal
and nine privateS wounded. The Span
ish had nineteen men wounded.
The same force of insurgents was af-
terward encountered on Saturday and
Sunday last, and the Spaniards claim
they dispersed them with a loss of
twelve killed. The insurgents are also
reported to have carried away many Of
their wounded, and to have abandoned
a quantity of property which they loot
ed at Cumanyagua.
The local guerrilla force of Las Jlca,
province of Santa Clara, it is officially
announced, has been engaged with and
dispersed one insurgent force, which
left eight men killed on the field.
BLANCO TRYING TO LURE AMER
ICAN SHIPS WITHIN RANGE
KEY WEST (Fla.), June 14.-Cap-
tain General Blanco has apparently not
yet abandoned the hope of Turing the
American warships within range Of the
Havana batteries. He tried again on
Friday morning last, but with no bet
ter success than in his previous at
tempts.
Advices received here to-day are to
the effect that three Spanish ships ran
out to the mouth of Havana harbor on
the day mentioned and headed in an
easterly direction. The vessels of .he
blockadipg squadron were lying well
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