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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18

ularities have been discovered in the
proceedings of the court-martial which
will require correction in the first in
stance at Mania, if indeed, they do not
bar the death sentence entirely.
The Italian bark Salvatore has ar
rived at Gloucester from Trapani, Italy.
with Capt. A. T. Dyer and the ship
wrecked crew of seven men of the
schooner William e. Downes, of New
Haven with lumber.
The situation in the coal mining
fields in the southern and western sec
tions of Illinois has taken serious
turn, and it is said that many of the
mines may be tied up, as a result of the
continued action of operators in send
ing coal to points west and southwest
where the miners are on strike.
Three tons of dynamite were stored
in the hold of the little Salvadorian
steamer Maule, which sailed from San
Francisco on September 80 for Ell Tri-
unto by way of San Diego. The vessel
has not been heard from since. Ship
ping men are of the opinion that the
dynamite exploded and that the vessel
was destroyed.
Governor Richards of Wyoming has
issued request to the governors OF
the arid states and territories to hold a
meeting at Salt Lake City, December
IA, to formulate plans of legislation to
be submitted to congress looking to
leasing grazing lands in the west to
stockmen and ranchers, the rentals to
be devoted to building irrigation works
for the reclamation of lands susceptible
of cultivation.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18
Say Causes a Dispute

London, Nov. ia special dispatch
from Cape Town, dated Friday, Nov. 10,
says that State Secretary Reitz has de-
manded that Gen. White shall immediate
ly release the supposed spy, Nathan
Marks, who is confined at Ladysmith,
coupling his demand with a threat to ex-
ecute six British officers. Gen. Butler re-
piled, according to the dispatch, that he
was entitled to hold the man until he
should render satisfactory account of
himself.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18
OREGON.

Inc state lanu DOdru mas approved
applications for loans aggregating
$23,750.
George H. Corey has been appointed
commissioner of deeds for Oregon, to
reside in New York.
]. H. Bonner, rancher, near Kla-
math, raised 1131 bushels of barley on
ii acres of land this season.
A Central Point grower will ship
$4,000 worth of apples this year to
England and Australia. About 80 pick
ers we're employed.
The draining of the Byars mill hume
at Pendleton left many salmon high
and dry and boys caught number of
fine fish without difficulty.
Henry Mahaffey, sheepherder, last
week killed a cougar on Davis creek
Wallowa county, that measured eight
feet and four inches from tip to tip.
The telephone between RoseDurg
and Myrtle Point will be completed by
November Is, it is announced. 1t will
not be completed to Marshfield this
year.
Field Superintendent Larson says
that with favorable weather there will
not be left more than 400 acres of beets
to be delivered to the La Grande sugar
factory after this week.
Last week orders amounting to $780,
900 had to be turned away from the
Bandon wooden mills. which was so
rushed with work and had so many or.
ders ahead that it was impossible to do
the work.
Sheep do not seem to have ruined all
the grass in Wheeler county just yet
Henry Heidtman, cattleman from up
there, says, owing to the wet season
grass is eight inches high, and all
kinds of stock are rolling fat.
A Jackson county woolgrower has
about 10000 pounds of wool which he
has been holding for two years, in an
ticipation of higher prices, and he
thinks he pursued wise course, as nu
merous buyers are after him now.
The body of man So or 40 years ole
was found floating in the Columbia
river at The Dalles. 1t is supposed HI
was murdered and then thrown in thu
river. The identity of the man wa
not established, and no steps have beer
taken to clear up the case.
A Junction City firm shipped 20'
dozen turtles to San Francisco for tina
market, and realized 81 per dozen, &C
cording to the Junction City Bulletin
There is a turtle ranch north of tn
town, the only one, perhaps, in tn
country, and it has been doing quite
large business during the past tw
years.
Oregon's Domestic Animal Commits
sion has passed resolutions creatin
quarantine stations at Pendleton, Bal
er city, Portland, Umatilla and Ash
land, to prevent the spread of hog cho
era. The commission is composed @
. the governor, secretary of state and tn
president of the state board of agricu
ture.
A peculiar accident happened at tn
! electric light works in Albany. Witt
out any warning the heavy five-foc
drive pulley broke in pieces and fie'
} through the sides of the building; BIT
= fortunately doing little damage to tn
: rest of the machinery. Mr.. Dickinson
the night man, had just stepped ou
side, or there would have been no sho
for his life.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18
Gilmore Alive.

Washington, Nov. l5.-The following
has been received at the navy department
from Admiral Watson, dated Manila:
"The escaped Spanish prisoners at San
Fabian report that they saw Gilmore Nov.
l in Tarlac, with five men. All are well.
He crossed the mountains from Baler in
May with Is men. The location of the
other eight men is unknown"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18
Kentucky Can't Count.

Louisville, Nov. l5.-The official can
vass of the vote is progressing slowly
throughout the state, and, although it is
being prosecuted with as much speed as
possible, it will be several days before it
is completed. Both sides are still claiming
the election
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18

San Francisco, Nov. 3.-The Western
Turf Association has announced three
stakes to be run at the spring meetings of
1900, 1901 and 1902 The western stakes
to Be run in 1900 for 2-year-olds at five
furlongs and the western foal stakes to
be run in 1901 are to have $1,000 added
money. The western produce stakes, to
be run at the spring meeting in 1902, for
2-year-old foals is expected to be worth
$1,000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18
Request of Union Labor.

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Union labor in
Chicago has determined to ask the city
council to pass an ordinance denying
police protection TO ali non-union men
who continue to work on job which
has been Struck"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18

is mineralized with copper pyrites, ga
lena and an occasional splinkling of
free gold. AS soon as the vein is cut
sinking will be resumed. The stamp
mill is running day and night.
The Iron King group on Evans creek,
on the west side of SLOGAN lake. has
passed under the control of Mr.. Bruce
White and his associates.
The ore shipments last week from
Rossland exceeded 5000 tons, marking
the record week of the camp to date.
The average daily output was above
$40 tons.
I'VE shall at once put crew of six
men at work on the Giant at Rossland,
under the management of Nicholas
Tregear," said Mr. Saunders. THE
bond which Colonel Ridpath Senator
Turner and myself secured on the Cop
len holdings of 100000 shares out of
the capitalization of $2,O00,00O, viii
give us possession of the Giant for six
months and in that time we hope to
find out whether or not it can be turn
ed into a mine. Should the surface
work now in progress seem to justify
the installation of a compressor, we
shall put up a three-drill plant"
f. M. Chadbourn, ore buyer for the
Hall mines smelter, Nelson, B. c., was
in Grand Forks recently with the OBJ
ject of making contracts with mine
owners.
1t is expected by the Rambler-Cari-
boo management to work about 100
men during the winter.
1t is asserted that number of Brit
ish Columbia mine owners at Sandon
are breaking away from the Lead
Mines Association and will open theil
mines Independent of the association
An important strike has been made
on the Hewitt claim, near Silverton, B
c. A ledge from five to ten feet wide
and over three-quarters of mile II
length has been found.
The vein on the Morrison, in Dead
wood camp B. c., at depth of 220 feet
is 90 feet wide, and drifting east anC
west will be pushed with vigor.
Free milling ore was recently strucl
in the shaft of the Jennie May, a CLAIM
in the same vicinity.
A portion of the new compresso
plant and engines for the B. G. mine II
Summit camp has arrived and will b
installed at once.
News has been received from Sum
NIT camp that a large body of ore ha
been encountered in an S0-foot drift
running from the 220-foot level to tn
Orc Denero. This drift will be contir
ued with the expectation of strikin
three lodges that have been opened O.
the surface. An aerial tram is to b
built from the Gold Bug to the CanaC
ian Pacific railway spur.
Evidently the difficulties of the Ever
ing Star management at Rossland hav
, been adjusted, for work has been r
sumed at the mine.
The Ymir mine has fifty seven me
at work and is producing enough OF
t to keep its ten-stamp mill running col
J tinuouSly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18
MINING NOTES.

An important decision has been hand
ed down by the Supreme Court of Utah
of mining locations. The judgment
holds that the descriptions need not be
absolutely exact. The case was that
of the Pennington against the Rhym-
ney company.
The Deer Trail Mining Company of
Spokane has declared the regular mon
thly dividend No. Is, of a quarted cent
per share, or $4,000 in all. This makes
a total of $45, 900 paid in monthly prof
its of a quarter cent per share by the
present company. The payment will
be made Nov. % to stockholders of rec
ord November goth.
A Montreal syndicate has secured the
Coruncopia group OF mines in Eastern
Oregon. While definite figures are
not made public, it is known that the
property is in the immediate vicinity
of $750,00O The Montreal syndicate
chose to make the deal quietly, and the
identity of the parties who are promi-
nent in it is concealed from the pub
lie. London capital is at the back OF
the deal.
Thirty-two thousand dollars in gold
representing the monthly output of one
mine and 30-hours' mill run of another
arrived in Sumpter, Ore, one day last
week. One hundred pounds, or ap
proximately $4,000 of the yellow stuff
came from the Red Boy mine, IS miles
west of Sumpter, and represents the
regular monthly cleanup. The Col
conda, owned by John T. and ]. G
English, and situated seven miles from
Sumpter, Ore, sent in $4,000 in FREE
gold. This sum was obtained in ex
actly 80 hours run of the new No. .
Bryan mill, just installed.
Copper brokers, smelters and miners
all agree that the marvellous increas
in the demand for copper metal tina
has developed during the last year i
going to continue. The mines of tn
world are not producing anywher
near as much copper as is needed /
carry on the tremendous electrical i'm
provements that are in progress. Tn
United States is the great copper pro
ducing country of the world. TIL
average production of the Unite
States for some years past has been i
the neighborhood of 10000 tons pc
month. At the present time there
not ton of free copper in the countr,
That is to say, all the copper that ha
been produced up to the present tim
is now in the process of manufacture
, in the country produced during the 81
in the countdy produced during the 81
. months of the year 124,4S7 tons.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18

Public schools cost Berlin sS.OOo.O00
year.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19
No NEED TO ADVERTISE.
seattle L. Known without Paying
for Display Testimonials.

II cannot see why II is that people repre-
ssnting magazines aud Special editions OF
newspapers and other publications think
We want 10 pay for pictures and wrfte-ups
OF Seattle. Seattle Il known all over the
world. and why should We so 10 these
places and tell about what people already
know / shouldn't think any more Of
New York or Chicago or San Francisco II
] happened 10 see threa or four pages de
scfieing its advantages in the back 81
magazine. That sort of thing does well
enough for small towns that have real
estate boom 10 pal through some other
81 established city II The size ana I'm
poftance Of Seattle * seerss 10 me that
Il wcuia he so much nancy thrown away"
and Secretary ffrnsch. ~ the Chamber ~
Commerce. signed his name to Al official
declaration OF an invitation To pat in a
laTge illustration 81 Seattle for So aud
reading matter for - ceufs liae IN A spe-
eiai edition 81 a ufwspap per.
There seems tc have been an epidemic OF
advertising solicitors be,heriug M Pros,h
Cor the lass several days, One man repre-
scntiBg an immigration paper wanted 10
htom Seattle for a consideration. a rev
nsas@ ziue wanted the Chamber ~ Com
usergs's financial aid for A mammoth zne-
ctai." The representative ~ 4 New York
magazine was willing o give Seattle sew
ersi pages IN the Advertising supplement-. a
Alnnea polls paper wanted several thouSa nd
words descriptive ~ tGis ctfS'S advantages
Coat this last was. however fgee1 and other
schemes 81 yart92s kinds all wiling to Use
up ! vocabulary OF aajec;tyez OF the ''Elor-
ious possibilities of IRE future q the EN-
press cstS FER much \ Ire or PAGE.
Nr rrpscA WIFI have Rene % IL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19
PROSPEROUS SHORT LINE.
Seattle 4 International Railroad
shows = Remarkable Business.

The Seattle & International railway on
Monday last inaugurated daily passenger
service on the Snoqualmie branch, which Is
but one or the many improvements that
have been made on the service between
here and Vancouver within few months.
The train for the past week has been well
paironixed and every assurance mas been
given that II VIII be continued dining
car service will be inaugurated shortly.
The passenger business on the road, as
shown by the reports for the past season.
has been unusually heavy. while freight
business has passed any previous mark
In its history. AS one item the road ham
died over 500 cars OF lumber and shingles
from the various mills along Its lines during
last October. Add to this the haul OF logs
to the mills. the bonded freight OF the cana
dian Pacific. and large amount OF local
commodity freight, and record Is OBJ
tanned not surpassed by any short line In
any part of the United States. Several
new mill sites have also been located on the
line during the past summer. which in
sures an increased business for the future.
The road is doing much at this season.
and has been for the past several months.
In settling UP Snohomish, Skagit and What
com counties In close proximity to the
line are some OF the most fertile valleys In
the West. well shaded by the mountains
and capable OF producing any agricultural
or horticultural products grown on the
Coast There Is yet large amount OF this
land Idle and awaiting settlement. During
the past summer upwards Of fifty farmers
have been located, and arrangements have
been made for large number more, short
iy to arrive from the East. Many OF those
recently located are preparing TO engage
In the dairy business and large shipments
OF cows are expected In the spring. The
foothills are particularly adapted for graz
ing. and at the present price OF dairy
products the industry promises to be an
imposing one.
The rich timber lands along the right-of-
way are fast being taken up and the num-
Der Of mills Is gradually being Increased.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19

TO make a change IN It's policy regarding
city roads A macadam pavement on Mad
tsan street would be far better and cheaper
III the long run than planking. which Is at
present contemplated. The same ia true
of Eastiake avenue. which Is 10 De graded
to the Denny Thurman addition. On these
two streets the grade would be established
80 that there would be comparatively little
excavation for mscAdarn. and on this reck-
oning the cost would. . large job, be
practically one-third more than for plank
ing. The pavement would he permanent
one. far mere useful, and also more desir-
able. from a sanitary point ofsyiew.
The bids for the replanking Of Washing
ton street from Second To Fourth avenue
and Fourth avenue from Washington 10
Jackson. which were opened yesterday by
the board OF public works. were us follows:
Otto Roseleaf. $3.50; J. a. Bailey. s2,e2a.
7. Ryan. s2.57e. ]. kaiberg. s2,40o. ID. Dow.
s3,33i; Stirrat a Goetz, s.. $50 81. The con-
tract was awarded TO Stirrat q Goetz.
The following bids were received on the
contract for grading East Terrace between
Broadway and Twelfth avenue
c. j. Erickson. s2,slo. J Raiberg, s2,5l5;
i. Ryan, g. ~: Smart X Co, s2se3. The
contract was awarded TO Mr., kslheig.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19
PACIFIC COAST COMPANY.
Significant Talk Concerning It's
Stren9th-Rumora Rife.

In view OF the rumored changes and con-
seQuent denials by various officials Of the
Pacific Coast Company, IL ia interesting 10
note that a director OF the company, while
on recent visit 10 Wall street is quoted
as saying that for the trsf two months
OF the fiscal year. July and August. the
Pacific Coast Company earned the interest
on its bonds and the dividend on It's first
preferred stock for the entire year
This showing Il made under the manage
ulent 81 j. Il. Farrell, and the announce
ment follows the reported removal or the
remaining Offices of the company from San
Francisco 20 Seattle and the resignation
Of 0oodaH. Perkins * Co. as general
agents
The latest runner IS that Goodsii Per
k!ns & Co. Will not retire on January l.
but Will he continued by the directors for
another year This condition, Il ia sta ted
has been brought about by the firm an
n0unc,ng it's intention 10 ru. on feet Of
steamers 10 operate 20 Seattle and Alaska
points IN competition with the Pacific
Coast Company
Mr. Farrell has been I'm San Francisco
for the past three weeks and Is not ak
pected home before November IS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19
GALLANT ENSIGN GH[RARD|.
DIsTIN0UIsHED HIMSELF DCnING
PORTO RICO HURRICANE.
Went Into the Surf and Helped Save
the Lives of $50 People From
Vessels Stranded and Going to
Pfece,-Navy Department Advised

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-The navy de-
partment has given out an account Of
the conspicuous gallantry of Ensign w.
r. Gherardi in the recent hurricane which
swept across Porto Rico. 1t was for
warded by Capt. Snow, commanding the
United States naval station in San Juan.
who inciosed letters OF Lieut.. Col Carr.
of the Fifth cavalry, and others concern
ing the daring exploit
The statement forwarded to the depart
ment shows that when the storm was at
its height Ensign Gherardi and H. ].
JimineS, q civil engineer. ran along the
beach TO the point where the shipping
was dragging their anchors through the
terrific force OF the wind The schooner
from Santo Domingo. and the steamer
Visasco were in great distress. Some
of the passengers were jumping over
board. The statement goes on as fol-
lows:
''Gherardi at once plunged into the
water with his clothes on and began drag
ging the unfortunates from the waves
and bringing them to the shore He
ordered those on board to throw a life
line to the shore so as to make fast. but
they were so terrorized that they were
unable to do anything but jump into the
water. where they were taken out and
brought to shore. There were from four
to six people. women and children. who
did not dare to jump into the water
They were told to do so. but remained
where they were and were undoubtedly
lost, as the schooner soon went to pieces.
The rescued numbered nearly $50
souls. The steamer Nisasco was then
battling with the waves a few hundred
yards of. Ghefardi called for life line.
and. forming party of rescuers In a
line, joining hands. extending out into
the water. himself at the head. he soon
had hold of the line. and. bringing ii to
the shore. fastened the end securely to q
neighboring tree. The crew climbed
down and along the line and were safely
landed
Ensign Gherardi is a son OF Rear Ad-
miral Gherardi, retired.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19
Planking No Longer Serves the
Purpose on Business Streets.
CHANGE LIKELY IN CITY POLICY
ntFest Superintendent Little Voices
the Need for netter street Paving
--nustness and Residence Thor
eughfares soon to he Improved
Lets Tive Contracts for PisnktnK.

The board of public works yesterday
opened bids for n number Of local i'm
pyovements. Including the repianking OF
Fourth avenue south and Washington
street and the grading Of East Terrace
street from Broadway 20 Twelfth avenue
Contracts we're awarded fer these Inn
proyemente The board has also under
consideration the proposition OF grading
and ptankina Eastlake avenue from Mer~
Ger street 10 the Denny Thurman addi-
ton. Other Important street improve
ments In the business section of the city
are In contemplation.
There 10 a res.ttInenf among the MEM
ters o. the board we'll ss In tie essy
council IN favor of a radical change In
shs eity's policy In dealing WITH street
paving and grading. There Is not . sim
E.c street in The city that is fnaoaaansikest.
while petitions ara constantly coming IN
for better street psveDenfs Heavy traVs,
over the main business and residence
streets Of the city during the past yrar
has brought the subject Of permanent
street paving hof9le 20 the mlnss 90 the
city eouncilnen and the members 81 The
matter Will likely be filed wlth tAe coan-
ell In short time 10y tae beard, setting
forth the situation Il 81,
Superintendent r y. Little. cf the stTses
department. probably knows more % the
shortcomings Of the present system Than
any other man az the oity hail. MIR. LIT
tie said yesterday that tie believed the
time was fast approaching when A rls3le al
departure In street Improvement would
have to 80 lnsuSsirsted lie believes the
time has almost passed when temporary
improvements are Vai&ae!e Said no H&s-
trrasy:
The board Ia continually confronted by
the fact that plaakiug 80 sAs c!ty streets
l. Al beat but nakgs&!ft Claims fer
damages Ia men aod horses are contina-
ally Gaming IN. Gae go fAa fact thai plank
ed roads d. not last aUJ 3n sime become
dangerous "a man ana beast
Prom soule Investigations that I have
been Ahis IL make during the past few
weeks | Asn satisfied t5At 08 a Dig Sob the
city cau obtain = permanent paving in
the form IF uacaAatH, WHARF, now plank
ms IS used a. cost uS ouiy cm&-thsrsf
more than ne coat ~ thanking Al best
OF therpushS3te 'lSc Madison street.
"a pavement ~ plS nks c4ul4 net ~ ex.
pccted &c last mere than foGr OF HV~
Years On the business streets pIabks
soon suffer fruEa continual u ear sssss fee
streets BECOME dangerous "a teams.
Claims for damages aU3 14iss against the
civ are tire result
The ;iuse has abcgt arrived when I; Will
D. necessary. Ia nay oQ.Hl1a foT the city
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-19
EXTENSION IS ASKED.
Transconstnental Lines Not Fully
Equipped With Air nrakes

The beginning 0. the new year IL the
date set by the interstate commerce com
mission when all lines Of railroads in The
United States must have their freight ser
vice equipped with air brakes and auto
matte couplers This work has been going
On AZ a rapid rate for the past six wears
but has not yet been fully completed in
the Northwest.
The Northern Pacific and Great North
ern. on behalf Of the main tines and
branches. ln company with other roads
doing business in he Northwest have
asked for an extension NJ the time limit
TO January /, 1871. According % report ali
the r0acB or branches known rs ore linas
on both systems are fully equipped on
the main line the Great Northern has A
tota! Of II $50 freight care, 81 which - De~
cent have been equipped with air brakes
and ~ per cent with automatic c0up;ers
The Northern Pacific has 20Esl freight
cars. 90 which number - per cent have
air brakes ard ~ per cant automatic
couplers. The cost 81 this joint eqnlrrnant
Is roughly estimated al about s6.@s0 90