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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
FIERY OPAL MINE.
Interesting Discovery in the Vicinity Of
White Bird on Salmon River.

One of the most interesting If
not the most important result of
the stimulus given to prospecting
by tho Buffalo Hump boom is the
discov cry by Captain William
Hawley Of a fire opal mine within
three fourths Of a mile of White
Bird n the Salmon river.
Cap Hawley states that while
uspecting for gold quartz, he clip
ped a ledge of rock that presented
dazzling colors in certain spots.
The deeper he cut into the rock
the m ore brilliantly those colors
Shove up and the greater the ex-
tent Of the rock 30 affected.
Tho first sample of rock to at
tract attention by its beauty, show
ed a surface OF color scarcely larger
than d finger nail, but upon cut
ting deeper, the area Of this sur
face greatly increased, until a
streak of color was reached as
large az two fingers.
The action of the air upon opals
is wel,-known, and although a
casing Of rock might be thought
imperyious to atmospheric in
licences, the increased brilliance OF
the op pal the further from the sur
face rock that the prospector cut,
showed that the elements affected
the precious stone to a depth Of
several inches.
The fiery opal occupies a mid.
way position in value between the
roya opal and water-opal. This
is not as costly as the former; it il
highl y valued from the fiame-lik,
coloi1s and iridesence given off il
broad bands or irregular patches
The colors in The opal ale not du'
to the presence of any colorini
matt er or pigment in the mineral
r nor TO the confinement of globule
of water imprisoned in the stone
but TO certain structural PECULIAR
ties. The mineral is composed 0
thin fakes, and the rays of ligh
| reflecte from one flake to tn
other, differing in intensity, Civ
the color, as is the case in mother
of-pearl and other similar struct
urcS.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
Future of the Bicycle.

1t is agreed by all bicycle manufac.
turers that the 1899 models represent
the perfect wheel. Improvement seem
to be impossible. Precisely the same
thing is true of Hostetter's Stomach
bitters. 1t represents the limits of
science in overcoming disease, and it is
impossible to make a better medicine
Tor the stomach, liver, kidneys and
blood. A few doses of the Bnters will
start weak, nervous and bloodless peo.
pie on the road to strength. A regular
course OF treatment will bring back the
pink to the cheeks and sparkle to the
eye. Sleep will come naturally, and it
Will be refreshing and healthfui. Dvs-
pepsia, indigestion and constipation Will
be completely banished, and the bless.
ings OF true health bestowed. Never
take substitute for this perfect remedy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
THE DEWEY IS A DANDY,
As Good as Purchased for $4,000 BY
GrangeVille Parties.

The Dewey mine on the Clear
water has been bonded for SIG, 900.
]. A. Wilkinson of this city stated
this morning that the deal had
been consummated and that the
transaction could not be termed a
bonding proposition but was more
in the nature of an outright sale.
As the papers will not be complet-
ed until this evening Mr.. Wilkin-
son was unable to enter into de-
tails. f. w. Oliver and Dave Sas-
enbery are the owners of adjoin-
ing claims, viz the Evergreen and
Eureka, which are both making re-
markedly fine showings of free
gold. There were originally locat-
ed by Messrs. Pfeufer and Bishop
Of this city. These gentlemen had
not then learned of the true worth
Of their property and bonded it for
81, 800.
Mr.. Wilkinson confirms the pre-
vious reports published in the
DAILY PRESS:
A few days ago it was reported
from this place that the Dewey
mine on the South Fork which has
such remarkable surface showing
had been bonded for $4,000 to j.
A. Wilkinson of Grangeville. 1t
is true that the bond was drawn
up and some of the owners signed
it, but others refused and held out
for more money. The matter was
finally settled this evening by the
price being increased to $16. OOO
when all the owners signed. The
owners are j. X. Vincent, VIM.
Stan, H. Rothwell, Chas. Goan,
VIM. Goan and Nc Chesney Viii,
liams. 1t has developed that ar
error was made in locating the bis
ledge and the claim is only Cox
feet long.
Frank Brown, who has extern
sive interests in the Buffalo HUMP
has secured One-seventh interes
in the st. Patrick, an extension O
the Dewey. He has entered a con
tract to run a 70-foot tunnel on tn,
property. The st. Patrick is own
ed by Pat Toal and others.
The other extension of the Dew
ey, which has been named Gener
al Otis, is owned by Matt Truscot
OF Mt. Idaho, and others.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
Public Ferry Application.

To whom it may concern: Notice |,
hereby given that the undersigned will
at the next meeting of the County Com.
missioners TO be held in July, 1899 make
application to the Board of County Com.
missioners of Idaho County, Idaho, at
Mt. Idaho, in said county and state, for
authority to erect, maintain and take
tolls on public ferry to be located on
the Middlefork OF the Clearwn'c- 'rer.
The landing for said ferry OH HE ~est
bank Of said river will be located en- 1t
6, Tp 80 N R4. E. b M, and the land.
ing on the east bank will be on Indian
allotment No. 1919, occupied by The
Spencer family. Landing on east bank
will be located in same section as The
west bank.
Dated at Stuart, March 80, A. D., iSa
+. f. PING
First publication April 7, 1892
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
Probate Judges Clerk.

Replying to a letter of inquiry
from Probate Judge Steel, of Lem
hi county, Attorney General Hays
said: "ihe probate judge may
have clerk if he wishes. but
must pay his clerk out of his own
salary. The salary fixed by the
commissioners covers all services
rendered Iy the probate Judge, in
Guiding probate matters, clerks
and magistrates fees. Under the
new law the fees belong entirely to
the state, and the officer receives
his salary in lieu Of all other COM
pensatiOn."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
The FIRE DEPARTMENT.
FIRST Annual Meeting Last
Night and Election of
Officers.

The first annual meeting of the
Grangeville fire department was
neld last night for the purpose of
electing officers. The following Is
the result of the vote.
Chief, W. Ii. Requa; assistant
Ghief, Geo. Smith; president, w.
Morgan; secretary, Clay Mechanics:
treasurer, W. Hickerson. Com.
mittee ON Finance, Homer Matte
son, Il. Day and Geo. Brown.
The city having been divided in
to four fire wards the following
signals were adopted:
For practice, five taps at inter-
walls Of half minute.
For a fire in the first ward. a
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To c. A. Brooks or assigns:

Yon or your representatives ana II: h.
cessors in interest, are hereby noun.
that the undersigned, your co-ow,eI!, Vi !
accordance with the laws Of the JIM
States, has expended for labor the II
of one hundred dollars ($Ioo), upn = =
w. J. Bryan quartz mining claim 20 4 /.
year 1898; said w. J. Bryan cl%n =, 4
situated on the West Fork OF H v.s
river, near the mouth of said West IT,
in the Rapid River mining dl'u ~
Idaho county, Idaho; and unie': - y
contribute your proportion OF sam !
penditure, as follows: One-half iuse g,
In W. J. Bryan claim for one IN
amounting to fifty dollars $50, 'o gs's,.
with interest, and cost of this pun .".r.
ton, within the statutory time ss W
fed in Section 2324, Revised Statu.e' Ii
the United States, your interest ~ N
claim will become the property ~
undersigned. w. A. iR"'''
Pol ock. Idaho, March 78, 1899.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21


changing of the bell followed bv.
single tap, repeated at intervals d
half q minute. For fire in n.
second wa I'd, the same signal. II.
two taps, with three taps for TN N,
third and four for the fourth v,rd.
Tomorrow at two O'Clock D, n.
weather permitting, there win i
fire practice, with a parade by IN
whole strength of the compsuv
headed by the Grangeville band
The fireman's ball follows in ths
evening and will be the greatest ..
cial event that has SO far struci
the Prairie.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

Mr.. Travis for several months past
has been directly experimenting
the operations of the line, and has
used every means available to af-
ford the best accommodation fol-
the heavy travel between this
point and the prairie towns.
Before leaving yesterday Mr..
Travis installed Felix Warren, the
veteran stage man, as superintend.
emit of his line, and Mr.. Warren
will have direct charge of the bust
ness. Surely no one knows more
about the stage business than Mr..
Warren, and the public are insur-
ed every comfort and accommoda-
ton under his superintendency.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

The intent of the law in fixing
these large discrepancies between
the maximum and minimum rates
specified was, of course, to give
the county commissioners Il large
latitude as being better able to de-
termine the work to be done than
the legislature was able to do.
Conditions in the several counties
of the State differ SO widely that
an arbitrary settlement Of salaries
of county officials by the legisla
ture would be bound in the very
nature of things to work injustice
upon the taxpayers on the one
hand or upon the officials on the
other.
Take our own county as an il
Illustration of what we mean. The
conditions prevailing here are very
different from those existing in
Ada, Bear Lake, Canyon, Elmore,
Latah, Nez Perez and other coun-
ties where railroads facilitate ira
vel and where the most distant
settlements can be reached on II
blackboard in half a days travel
from the county seat. In this
county the conditions are far diff
erent. Here we have an immense
territorial area, and a trip to our
more distant precincts involves
days Of rough travel, and hardship.
Under these conditions officials
whose duties require these arduous
trips to be made are entitled to,
and should receive, more compen-
sation than like officials in coun-
ties where the conditions are more
favorable.
Then, too, old Idaho county is
on the eve of a tremendous growth
and increase of population and
taxable property, involving more
work on the county official, than
they have ever had before. When
these facts are considered the re-
Enumeration allowed by the board
10 LII uO Vase S-htCSSiNC, anu II II
plain that the interest of the tax
payers was the paramount object
the board had in view in grading
the salaries as they did.
Under the new laws all fees re-
ceived by the county officers are to
be converted into the county trea- =
ury. We advocated the salary
system and denounced the fee
TEN in the constitutional conven.
ton in 1889, and the adoption of
the amendment at the last cleo
ton providing for the payment of
salaries only to public officials is
another evidence that our judy
ment and position on this long
vexed question was correct. We
hope to publish the salary bill in
full at an early date.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
From Saturdays daily.

From Saturdays daily.
The delivery wagon of the
Graugeville dairy is a familiar
sight on our streets night and
morning.
The trial of Walter S. Brockman
charged with grand larceny is pro-
ceeding before the district court at
Lewiston.
That old timer Jas. Buchanan is
in town today outfitting for his
summer campaign in his American
creek diggings.
Jas. Mcneil, of Toledo, Oregon,
a brother-in-law of Mrs. Magee, is
in town looking around for a bust
ness opening.
Jas. Witt, w. NJ. and Geo. ID.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

TAKEN UP.-Came TO my place,
Oliver ranch, 3H miles nodtne. ."ad
GraDgevilIe, about Dec. I, 1897 ..;sa
horse branded H R on left hip,
about 1000 lbs about IL year ~
white in face, very breachy. OWE Il
have same by paying all cnsre IA .
cost of this notice, or he will be ~.
by law directed. Gro DELL.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
j. J. HOGAN,
Photographed.

! am always prepared to do
view work and make portraits
at your own homes. All in
formation given by mail. En-
largements in crayon, pastel,
and india ink. Fine photos 1
speciality.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21

We have good farms on all parts
Of the prairie that can be had from
$40 to $25 per acre.-Grangevilk
Real Estate Agency. Al
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-21
A New superintendent.

w. L. Travis, of the Lewiston
CIR angeville stage line, left yester-
day for Salt Lake says the Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-22

Sales regular call, Il o'clock m-U. s "a. regis
tered, $1,000 at 1851; Chesapeake and Potomac
2o4i. 4 at aa6 '>'
District of Columbia Bonds.-ss, 1902 3oyear
Boss 1921, funding lI64s hid
M, Miscellaneous Bonts-Metropolia Railroad 5s
| indebt., A, us hid Metropelitan Railroad cert
indebt., Il. lis BID. Columbia Railroad 6s. he bid
ed Gy and sabnr5an Railroad S. 10 bid i VASE
insto1 Gas Co series A ds l0I bid Washington
a as in %p sF s e. hid iS a a asked nFstr Ea s
Light cert. indeht., is 1l6 bid, 40 asked. Chesa
| peake and Potomac Telephone SIS. lo3 bid. Amcri-
Market Go. LIST 6s, 10 bid. Washington Market
Co imp. Gs; 40 hid. Washington Market Go. extn.
Is, 40 bid. Masonic Hall Association IS 1osl,
bid American Grerhophone deb. IS. 100 bid. Ana
costa and Potomac 5s, I05la bid
National Bank stccks;-Rank Of Washington. $50
hid MetroIoiitan. 49, bid Central: 10 bid:
Farmer- and Meshaniss 2os, bid Second l5'
tai. l3 bid. West End, 1.2 bid Traders, lis
bid. 125 asked. Lincoln 10 bid
Deposit and Trust Is, bid / Is asked washington
Loan and Trust, 100 bid, 10 asked American Sc
s aff Ds aps tf d D do - askss ASKED
Insurance Stoc ks.-Firemens, 35 bid. Franklin,
lid Rasn,s9 80 9a a: e nsk "A
bid; German Ant rican, 22o bid. National Union,
lsla hid Il asked; Columbia. 1873 bid l4ls asked.
coin, - bid. Commercial. / hid.
Title Insurance Stecss-Coismbia Title. 81 bid.
- asked city and sahurhan 81, 80 bid, IS asked,
Gas and Electric Light Stocks Washington Gas,
56is bid, o6ta asked Georgetown Gas, 30 bid, IS
Tel sphone Chesapeake and Potomac 70
bid; rs asked rennsslvania. AZ bid 90.
a r." Grao SsaosS hid pa ast III
a. en'ra Ga1 caase ID ' asa asd
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat l15 bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-22
THE LOUISIANA LYNCHINGS.
Count Vinci Of the Itaiian Embassy
Cn!Is at the Stmte Departmcnt.

Count Vinci the Italian charge d'affaires,
called today on Acting Secretary of State
Adee, and informed him that Baron Fava,
the Italian ambassador. would sail on the
9th instant for this country by the Au-
gusta Victoria, reaching Washington about
September . The officials referred TO thu.
Louisiana lynchings. but neither side had
heard of any new developments. The ltal-
ian report made by Marquis Romano has
been received III Rome but the authorities
there have made no new representations to
this government in consequence Of the re-
port. The apparent desire there is to have
the lyncherS prosecuted and punished with
all due dispatch. and this view is shared
by the authorities here.
Mr.. Adee has not yet received Governor
Testers report on the circumstances of the
lynching, nor is there any word from the
Louisiana authorities as to how the lnVes-
tieation is proceeding 1t is said the return
of Baron Fava has not been FASTENED by
this incident, it having been understood for
some time that he would be back in Sep
TENDER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-22
KISSING BUG A MYTH
A Popular Dslusion Dispelled by Wash
ington Scientist.
PrOf. Howard Talks of Insects-Six
Kinds Of Bugs with Poison
Gus Bites.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 22-Professor
l.. 0. Howard, government entomologist at
Washington. in a paper read to the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement OF
Science today on Some heterogeneous In
sects Formerly Responsible for Spider-bite
Stories, paid some attention to the kiss
ing bug stories. He said he had failed to
suostantiate q single report of fatal re-
suits from a spider bite in the United
States. and declared that there was but a
single spider in the United States whose
bite was at all serious. He attributed the
stories of kissing bug" bites to the prob
able increase in numbers of several fami-
lies OF bugs whose bites were likely to
produce swelling In the human body, and
to a dearth Of news for the newspapers.
Six Bugs With Poisonous Bites.
He named six bugs whose bites were
likely to produce the results ascribed in
the newspapers to the kissing bug. They
were melano lestes picipes. the opscoelestus
personatus, the cannibal bug, the coriscus
subcoioeratus. the spotted corsair, the
blood-sucktng conenose and the rhasahus
thcracicus.
No doubt i'll many cases the bites of bed
bugs and mosquitoes and other annoying
cu' hol uahsefous insects, "Hen proving
more serious than usual, had been ascribed
to the kissing bug.
Under the wide notoriety given the tabled
insect by the newspapers the disposition to
do this has been aggravated. Beggars had
seized upon the popular craze and with
bandaged heads and faces appealed to the
public in all the cities of the east as vic
tins of the kissing bug.
Work for the EntomoIOgists.
Entomologists had been driven almost
crazy by appeals to them to describe the
kissing bug. The report that it preferred
the under lip. to which its name is ascribed
is ridiculously false. He concluded with
the statement that there was no such dis
tinctive insect as the kissing bug. as sup
posed to be, that the damage ascribed to Ii
was largely fanciful and what was real
was the work of few well-known and long
described insects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-22
LENIENCY TO CANADIANS,
Relieved Not to BE Intentional
POachers in American Muters

Assistant Secretary Vanderiip today in
structed the collector of customs at Port
Townsend not to institute proceedings
against seven Canadian fishing vessels
which were seized last month near Point
Roberts for fishing, as alleged, in Ameri-
can waters
The instructions Were based on a careful
investigation by the United States district
attorney, who reported that in this in
stance he was satisfied the fishermen were
not intentional poachers in American wa
tiers. The British embassy also presented
evidence in support of this view Of the
case. The instructions are not a precedent
however, and customs officers on the Pa
citc coast will be expected to enforce the
provisions of section i:;11, which forfeits
a foreign vessel engaged in fishing in Amer
lean wa ters.
Mr.. Vanderlip has also taken measures
with a view. if feasible, of having the
limits of American waters in the Gulf of
Georgia more clearly indicated by buoys
AL beaconS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-22
MINISTER CONGER's COMING TRIP.
Some Points on Which He Will Seek
InfOrma alton.

The United States minister to China. Mr..
Conger, is expected to visit Shanghai in
the course of his coming trip on the United
States gunboat Princeton for the purpose
of making a personal inquiry concerning
the American settlement there. This has
been the subject of considerable negotia
ton of late. the United States desiring an
extension Of The limits of the settlement.
while France and some other countries
wished this extension to be conditioned Oh
like grants to them
1t is understood also that Mr.. Conger
will stop at the German naval base. Kiao
Chow, and the Russian base, Port Arthur
and thus be able to inform the authorities
here concerning the status of these and
other points along the China coast, which
have engaged so much attention within re-
cent months. The trip will be one of OBJ
servation. however, and will have 10 polit-
ical ends in view
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-22
Successful Bear Raid on Stock Mar
ket Today.
SUGAR TEE WEAKEST POINT
Railway List Finally Weakens
Under the Pressure.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatc.. to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, August 22.-Todhy's market
opened under the influence Of considerable
manipulation. the contest between opposing
factions being quite spirited at times. Lon
don sent over slightly higher range of
prices and reported reviving interest In
Americans.
Locally, however. the Traction stocks
were again under pressure. and toward the
end OF the first hour the entire list was
feeling the influence Of this liquidation.
American Sugar was added to the list of
weak issues. the price being forced down
under cover of the recent reduction in the
refined product. With persistent selling Of
Sugar and the Traction shares, the railroad
list, very naturally. was forced into
sympathetic decline
The buying of the better class Of stocks.
and especially those recently noted as en-
joying the protection of powerful cliques.
was called extremely good The buying
was again scale down. however. and
supporting orders were substituted for a
more positive demand.
Brooklyn Rapid Transits statement of
earnings for the year ending June 30
the occasion of new selling on a most lib
eral scale.
The income of the entire system. includ-
ing all new purchases prior to April was
s7.412. 43+ gross. Operating expenses were
S46G9.371. leaving the net income s.. TAB. 463.
Under the head of other income there is
gross of s.. 743u 76 and offset in fixed
charges amounting to $2,2l3,9SO, leaving
surplus of Sia5.167.
This exhibit includes the much-discussed
Nassau property. After making allowances
for taxes and similar expenses the share
holders confronted with exceedingly
meaSer equity in this net amount.
AS has been apparent for months. the
price of this stock has been kept above the
level of its class by the prestige of its
friends and the smooth working OF the
manipulative machinery. The stock today
taken in round amounts at times In an
effort to stay the selling but the rallies
were always feeble and short-ived.
Why such stock should maintain its pres
ent level is mystery, but 1t is well for the
general market that viewpoint stages mark
its return to its proper place among the
on-dividend- pay ing issues. The franchise
of the system is one of enormous value,
but the future business of the company
has been paraded so persStently that the
spectacle has grown tiresome. and some
thing more than a phantom show is de-
mandtd.
The struggle to prevent the stock selling
at par was the most fierce of the day, and
the entire market was made to reflect the
conte st by an Irregular movement.
Tennessee Coal and Iron reports an in
crease of s6S,12I in its July surplus, or a
total increase in surplus from January l
to July 81 of SOS lis.
1t will b seen that July was the first
month of the year in which any consider
able or material gain recorded in that
item The stock has doubled in price dur
ing the DE- Rod in question, but the figures
do not admit of the same statement being
applied as to value
The final trading was irregular and only
fairly steady.