davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-11
NATURAL TRAP.
Death Gulch Captures or Asphyxiates
 Many Wild Animals.

Many Wild Animals
 Death gulch is a small and gloomy ravine in the northeast corner of the Yellowstone national park, says Ap- pleton's Monthly eIn this res.on the lavas which fill the ancient basin of the park rest upon the Hanks of noun tains formed of fragmentary volcanic ejeeta, .s. while the hydrothermal forces of the central portion of the park show but feeble manifestation of their energy in the almost extinct hot spring areas of Soda Butte, Lamar river, Cache creek and Miller creek" Although hot water no longer flows from these vents, gaseous emanations are now given off in considerable vol ume' "On Cache creek, about two mics above it's confluence with Lamar r.4e., are deposits of altered and erys- taiiine travertine, with pools in the creek violently efferyeseing locally. This is due to the copious emission of gas. Above these deposits the creek cuts into bank of sulphur and gravel cemented by this material, and few yards beyond Is the debouehure of a small lateral gully coming down from the mountain side. In it's boi is a small stream of clear and cold water, sour with su1phuric acid, and flowing down a narrow and steep eh mel cut in beds of dark gray volcanic turf. As cending this gulch the sides, closing together, become very steep slopes of Whifa danon1pociuO rocE The only springs now flowing are small oozes of water issuing from the base of these slopes or from the channel bed, forming thick, creamy, white deposit about the vents and covering the stream bed. This deposit consists largely of sulphate of arumina. About 150 feet above the main stream these oozing springs of acid water cease, but the channel of the gulch remains the same The odor of su1- phur now becomes stronger, though producing no other effect than a slight irritation of the lungs. Climbing through this trough, a frightfHlly weird and dismal place, and occupied by only tiny streamlet and an ap- palling odor, we at length discovered some brown furry masses lying seat- tered about the floor of the ravine about quarter of mile from the point where we left Cache creek. Ap- preaching cautiously, it became quick ly evident that we had before us a large group of huge, recumbent bears. The one nearest to us was lying with his nose between his paws, facing us, and so exactly like huge dog asleep that it did not seem possible that it was the sleep of death To make sure. threw pebble at the animal, strik- ing him on the flank The distended skin resounded like drum head, and the only response was a belch of poi sonous gas that almost overwhelmed us Closer examination showed that the animal was young silver tip grizzly (UrsHs horribilis). A few drops of dark red blood stained his nostrils and the ground beneath There proved to be five other careasses, all bears, in various stages of decay; careful search revealed oval areas Of hair and bones that represented two other bears, mak- ing total of eight carcasses in all.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-11
 In Chinese.

In making treaties with China each foreign country has chosen it's own name. England is Ying Kwo, the fiourishing country; France is Fla Kwo, the law-abiding country; the United States is Mei Kwo. the beautiful coun- try; Germany, Je Kwo, the yirtuous country; Italy, I Kwo, the country of justice; Japan is Ji Kwo, the land of the sun, but prefers to be called Jt Pen, the land of the rising sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-11
Diamonds in Pretoria.

The area of the Pretoria diamond fields continues to be increased by discoveries in almost every direction, and the yield from the extensive wash is reported as highly encouraging, the yield from some of the mines for the first three months of the year ranging as high as 5000 carats.
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GENTRY'S ANIMAL ACTORS.
The Popular Professor to Exhibit Here
Four Days Next Week.

TouF nays ENeAt "Con'
The coming of Professor Gentrys
dog and pony show may be looked
forward to this year with greater
pleasure than ever before, for it is
stated by good authority that the per-
Torrance is all new and strictly up to
date This attraction has always been
a great favorite here and the engage
ment should, and doubtless will, be
profitable one.
Professor Gentry has always provid-
ed good entertainments for his pa
irons, and this season he has eclipsed
all of his former efforts in most mar
velous bit of training that closes the
entertainment in place of the old pyra-
mid of dogs and ponies. 1t is a highly
exciting fire scene, literally set off by
the comical efforts of the dog and mon
key firemen while saving the life and
property of the inmates of the burn
ing mansion.
The professor is booked to appear
under a large waterproof tent at South
Jackson street near West Galena,
Butte, four days of next week, giving
performances nightly commencing
Monday evening, July 81, and matinees
daily at 2:30 p. m. The matinee per-
formances are given in full-nothing is
cut or abridged.
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He DENIED ALL LIABILITY
The Price of a Coffin and Funeral
Expenses
THE CAUSE OF AN ACTION
The Tennessee Ledford Says He Does
Not Propose to Be Robbed by
Butte Undertaker-Has Been
in the Business

The price of coffin and funeral ex-
penses, disputed by man of wealth
and reputation, is the uncommon and
rather gruesome cause of action in
volved in an appeal taken to the dis
trict court yesterday by the defendant
in suit of George T. Thomas against
James Ledford, in which E. A Nichols
justice of the peace, gave the plaintiff
judgment for 1925 The account had
been assigned to Thomas by James
Tacheil, an undertaken, who claims to
have furnished a burial outfit to the
defendant for one Thomas Ledford, a
nephew of the defendant and son of w.
l.. Ledford of Raht, Tenn. The defend
ant simply denied liability for the ac-
count and introduced in evidence a let
ter from the Tennessee Ledford to the
undertaken, in which he said: Il re-
ceived your undertaking bill from Mr..
Ledford. I instructed my brother to
have my son buried. but I did not in
struct him to have an undertaken rob
me. / know through my correspond
ence with a friend in Butte, not a rela-
tive. just what your casket was; it was
a common pine box that cost about s25
and no more. l also have the minis
ter's letter, who attended the funeral,
stating he was buried in a common
coffin. No, sir, you will have to cut
your figures just in the middle-$S7.50-
to get any money from me. l had my
daughter. when she died in Helena,
brought over to Butte and buried, and
the undertaker's bill, railroad, hearse
and hacks, grave, flowers, and, in fact,
expense was S127. If you remember. or
undertaking business in Butte myself,
brother 81, 900, and come to Butte my
done, that it's cost did not exceed $25.
profit in your business, but, my dear
sir, / will not allow any man to make
me stand and deliver"
In a telegram sent after the letter
was written, Ledford declared that SlU0
was the limit of what he would pay for
the burial of his son. w. L. Ledford
is the man who a few years ago made
a big fortune in Butte in the copper
precipitating business. He was the
originator of the new enterprise in
Butte and had long time lease on
the waters of the Anaconda and St
Lawrence mines. He became involved
in a lot of litigation and then turned
his property into cash and moved TO
Tennessee, where he is engaged in
stock breeding. He is also the father
of the notorious Jack Ledford who was
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No Understanding Reached.

The Hague, July 2S.-The committee
charged with the duty of drafting final
acts of the conference met this morning.
Impossibilty was admitted of arriving at
an immediate understanding in regard to
the form in which the powers not signing
the convention might adhere. to the deci-
sions of the conference. The committee
decided that the question should be left
to be settled by subsequent negotiations,
and that the arbitration convention re-
main open pending settlement of the form
of adhesion. The plenary committee met
thi. afternoon for final acceptance of the
arbitration convention with preambles.
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TESTIMONY is ALL IN
CONTINUED from Page seven.)

carried out Finlen's construction of the
contract Tt looks as though their con-
struction of the contract was an after
thought and that when the mine began
to show up well they had to fix UP an
agreement. Judge Mediation attached
so little Importance to the matter that
he did nothing about preparing the con-
tract for long time afterwards. or for
get all about it,
Plaintiff asked for and was granted
until Tuesday, Aug. 1, to file a brief
on the law points involved, and the de-
PENDANTS have until Wednesday to
reply.
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MORE EVIDENCE
In the Investigation of the Death of
william Ii. Thomas.


More evidence was taken last evening
in the inquest being held to investigate
the accident at the West Colusa mine
last Monday, in which William II.
Thomas lost his life by falling down
the shaft. Only two witnesses had been
examined when Coroner Julien was
called away by another fatal accident
and 1T became necessary to take an
ether adjournment to this evening.
1t will be remembered that the cage
IN being hoisted was run into the
sheaves and Thomas, jumping to save
ms life, struck on some electric wires,
sliding down to the collar of the shaft
and falling in. Engineer Dunn ac-
counted for the accident by saying the
indicator was out of order and was run
ming 40 feet slow. In this connection
portion Of the testimony taken last
evening was important, as Dunn testi-
he'd at the previous session that the
sprocket chain which runs the indicator
ran of the sprocket wheel, but still ran
on the drum or hub, causing the ind-
Gator to run slow. while the mine ma
chlnists expressed the opinion that this
could not be possible as they believed
the Indicator would stop. A portion
OF last evenings Testimony was to the
effect that a test had been made that
proved Dunns explanation of the ac-
cident to be feasible. The; testimony
went far to remove the reflection the
former evidence cast upon Dunn.
When the inquest was resumed Coro-
ner Julien announced that Engineer
Dunn had requested permission to be
represented by counsel and he had con-
scented to allow Attorney j. N. Kirk to
appear. Master Mechanic Edmund
Kerr was then recalled and asked if
the indicator post had ever been out
of order. He replied that he never
knew of it, neither had he ever known
of a new sprocket chain being required.
Asked as to his previous statement that
in his opinion the indicator would stop
if the chain were to come off the
sprocket wheel, Mr.. Kent said that he
had yesterday made a test and found
that the indicator would run and run
about 40 feet slow in the cage travelling
900 feet.
John L. Carlson, top carman at the
West Colusa, was the next witness. He
testified TO seeing the cage come up.
1t did not stop at the surface and the
men commenced to YELL and witness
ran to call to the engineer to stop. AS
he turned he saw a. man on the corner
of the cage throw off his jumper and
dinner bucket and then jump. He
struck on two electric wires and slid
down onto the guard rail with his head
over the rail. He quickly toppled over
and fell down the shaft.
Coroner Julien adjourned the In
quest at this time till this evening at
1880.
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recently convicted in the district court
on the charge of attempting to kill his
mistress.
A few years ago the elder Ledford
himself figured as defendant in a SEN
sational damage suit brought by
young woman from Salt Lake. who ac
cused him of having laid violent siege
to her heart, and by representing him.
self as an unmarried man secured her
promise to marry him. The case, how
ever, never came to trial and Ledford
went to Tennessee to raise blooded
stock
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No More Racing.

1t was given out yesterday that
there would be no more racing at Au
Clair park this year. That is, it is
said, the regular Sunday programme
of racing will not be held. The track
is too far from the city, especially
when the mode of transportation is a
wagon. If the street cars ran out there
the races would pay, that much is con-
coded
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Washington. July 2S.-The war depart
ment received the following from General
Brooke at Havana regarding the yellow
fever situation:
General Wood, Santiago. reports July
26 that no more cases are reported among
the troops or government employees. SAM
tary conditions excellent. Intensely hot
weather. l think it safe 10 consider the
present epidemic over"
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It HAS CAUSED GOSSIP
Burlington Officials and the
Ogden Gateway.
GETTING TO THE COAST
Double Tracking OF the Union Pacific
Is an Enormous Task-Must
Reach the Wander East
ern Standard.

The people down at Ogden have be-
come excited over the presence in that
city of General Superintendent T. E.
Calvert and Chief Engineer Ensign of
the Burlington. A dispatch from Og-
den, specializing as to the objects of
their visit, Gays:
This much is known They cam,
here to look up the matter of an en-
trance to Ogden, for years known as
the gateway of the West. The scheme
which has been recently made publ
regarding the Union Pacific, Chic g.
& Alton, Chicago Terminal Transfer
company, Oregon Short Line, the Ore
gon Railway & Navigation company,
and the Baltimore & Ohio, which lett
the Burlington out of advantageous
traffic arrangements, has forced that
road to at least make bluff ct gcitins
to the coast or securing coast com &c
tons with the Central Pacific S .ion
of the Southern Pacific, which termin-
ates at Ogden.
The Northwestern is at Casper.
Wyo., and report came from there O
dav 10 the effect that there will be
surveying parties out in q rev uaNo
and they nave but a short road T.,
build TO Ogden. The Burlington ROAD
it is said. has planned to ,eave IL eli
northern lin at Alliance Neb.. ga .
''0m thfre huild westward % Ogden.
The fact that the maps and profiles,
.ps,etll~I H-..- o., "a. :.
~ parties at Alliance fer tie ltire
survey from that point to this city,
rnakne the nreEsrrc = he Hicinl-
teresting when looked at by railroad
ut as 10 their husiress mere"
The Union Pacific has begun a gil
gahtc t2sh, sc~G.-d U--iy
.,ruction of the road. 1t is the double
licking of almost the entire line an
grace work at a cost or be .,,tn
100000 and 5000. coo. Several ,e
will be cut down and new tunnels dug
The gr,ding and preliminary ", TX
alone, exclusive of material rails /; n
ties, will cost about $4,000; pri, gaa
on the road will be enla -ged md mad
permanent. Work will be Gore in y
sections from now on, and pushed &s
rapidly Is possible to completion with
IN two years. This work has already
begun on 50-mi e strip betW cen che :
'nne and Sherman n Il. TIE road vii
he shortened 40 miles Provision TO 4,
this expe-lditure was maze $ f.. oWs
The Union Pacific company expects
receive from the 'eSe
Impany about 100000, which will be
available fIr "a
dividends paid so far are between So
900, 00and 81 900, 600. which leaves a com
paratvely small sum to be spread over
the next five years, and taken out of
the operating expenses and surplus in
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come. Consequently, the improven emit
VIII be no burden or strain upon The
company's earnings, and will be of
great value when they have been COM
pleted. No road in the West will tt en-
be superior to the Union Pacific in
physical condition. The iVanderbilts
Will not be satisfied till all their West
ern lines reach the standard of the ir
Eastern properties.
cross earnings of 60 railroads the
second week of this month were $1,1Sf.-
ooo, an increase of $1,026,Sc5, or 1857
per cent. over the earnings of the sam
roads IN the corfespJ nl ng week las !,
year. In the first week of this mon h
earnings OF 20 roads were $7.e4I37S,
increase of $1075,09O, or 15r" per cent.
These hgures indica.e that the cuisine :
or the railways this north VIII xc ed
that of June. which was phenoren
That month the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul made the best .tcuid, its "a
lngs showing gan of almost $500 CT 0
The New York Central ga ned $3.50 OCO
the Northern Pacific $4,000. the c re /,
Northern 100000, the Southern e'77
600, the Louisville & Nashville $3.50 600
the Canadian Pacific $214,O)O. the cor
folk & Western s2l1,000, and the Mis-
souri, Pacific 100000 These are II @
only roads which had gains of Owe.
I
gains of over 100000 each. The per-
centage of gain on some of the smaller
roads, like the Chicago & Eastern I'LL
nois, was as large as that of the big
systems.
1t is many years since the general
outlook was as bright as it is To-day
In spite of the fact that the COMPARE
sons are now made with the favorable
times of 1898, earnings are making ex-
traordinary showings, especially on the
Western and granger" roads. The
crop prospects. while irregular, are ex-
cellent, and there is every ground 70 j,
expecting tremendous grain move
ment this fall
The work of construction of new
lines is being pushed all over the coun-
try, with an activity which the Unite1
States has not seen since 1890. Roi d :
beds are in better condition than they
have been since before the panic OF
1893, and equipment is being enlarge
and improved on a scale that Is rap
idly making up for the economies of the
years of hard times In every way tn :
railway outlook is almost unpl eced-
entedly bright.
The Northern Pacific latest crop re-
port has the following about Mon
tana:
I'm the Gallatin valley ind cations
are favorable for a good crop of harley.
Several light showers have fallen dur
ing the past week in the east and south
portions, but in the north and west
rain is needed, as the fall wheat is be-
ginning to show the effects of the
drouth. Haying has commenced ami
an average yield is expected. Reports
from the Bitter Root valley are quite
favorable. In a few localities, where
water is scarce. the crops will be light,
but where irrigation Is applied the re-
turns will be very good. Haying is well
advanced and the yield will be large.
Other districts in Montana have suffer
ed much from the hot, dry weather.
Agent at Frenchtown reports that oats
have withstood the drouth much better
'than other grains. Agent at BoZeman
reports barley generally well irrie at
ed and will be a good crop; wheat will
be poor and oats only fair"
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The Ladies' Aid society of Grace M.
E. church, South Butte, will give an en-
terta ,nment in A. o. L. w. hall, Front
street and Utah avenue, Wednesday
evening, Aug. 2. Entertainment will be
free. Ice cream and cake, 25 cents.
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Do not miss mounted swordsmen con-
test, Short Line park, Sunday. Trains
run at $50 a. M, 1890 a. M, l p. m.
and 4:45 p. m.
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DR. G. d. Bryant has moved to rooms
and 9, New Bee Hive block
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Our Best Buggies at Poor Prices

No. S39-WAKEFIELD BABY
BUGGY, full sized, reed body,
with cane bottom. geared with 3x
rubber tire timed steel wheels,
Wakefield brake. upholstered in
rich drab silk damask. with
green silk satin parasol with two
rufies 5000 Buggy for $3.50
No. S37-WAKEFIELD BABY
BUGGY, full sized. reed body,
with cane bottom, geared with 3X
rubber tire steel wheels, Wake
field brake, upholstered in blue
silk damask, with rich blue silk
parasol, stylishly pretty and eff
feetive.' $3.50 Buggy for SIb.So
No. S44-WAKEFIELD BABY
BUGGY, full sized, reed body.
with cane bottom, English gear,
rubber tire timed steel wheels,
Wakefield brake, upholstered in,
light green silk plush, with white
satin parasol, six puffs and ruffle
trimmed with lace. ..............
S.eO Buggy for S2S.S0
NO. 17-WAKEFIELD SLEEP
ERS, full sized. reed body, with
cane bottom, 3x gear, rubber tire
timed steel wheels, Wakefield
patent brake, fancy silk damask
upholstery, parasol of green sat
in, lined, with two scaloped ruff
fies of silk SS5.OOSleeper for $2l.O0
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California Cafe Is the best place to
eat in Butte.
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Worth 3sc and 4oc
For 2Sc Pair

500 wards Moire All Silk Ribbons,
colors cardinal, navy, mac,
cream, light blue and pink, wldth
2 and 8 inches, values to 25c.......
Only Ice yard
200 yards Satin Sash Ribbon, colors
light blue. cream. bronze green
and lilac, Acc values. Only Csc yd
300 yards Taffeta all pure SILK KID
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and ombre shades, width z1a 10
inches, values to Soc ..:..'..'..
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width to 6 inches, values to Soc
Only SOC yard
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No. 26-WAKEFIELD BABY
BUGGY. full sized reed body with
cane bottom, geared with 3x rub
Der tire steel wheels, Wakefield
brake, upholstered with fancy
light olive damask. with satin
parasol with scalloped ruffie and
puff ..'... $1,000 Buggy for SI2.OO
No. 0S26-WAKEFIELD BABY
BUGGY. full sized, reed body
with cane bottom, geared with 3x
rubber tire steel wheels, Wake
field brake, upholstered in drab
corduroy, with light Pongee silk
parasol ..SA.W Buggy for $l1.69
No. 0S30-WAKEFIELD BABY
BUGGY, full sized, reed body
with cane bottom, geared with SN
rubber tire steel wheels, Wake
field brake, upholstered in drab
corduroy, with light colored Pom
gee silk parasol. ...................
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No. 16-WAKEFIELD SLEEP
ERS, full sized, reed body, with
cane bottom, geared with SX rub
Der tire timed steel wheels,
Wakefield patent brake, uphols-
tered in fancy green silk damask,
parasol of dark green satin, lined.
with fancy puffs and ruffles.
$3.50 Sleeper for $l6.59
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dividends paid so far are between 3d.
900, 900 and 81. 600, 600. which leaves a com
paratvely small sum to be spread over
the next five years, and taken out of
the operating expenses and surplus in
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Two-clasp Mocha Gloves, in OK
blood, greens, tans and black,
values to $3.50 pair ................
Sale price Csc
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STORY.

Died.-Mr. Thomas Hadaway
died from meningitis on the 18th
inst, and was inferred at County
Line cemetery. Rev. w. A. Sim
mons officiated at the funeral.
Mr. Hadaway was a, consistent
member of the Methodist church
and was a son of J F. Hadaway.
He leaves wife and one little boy
and a host of relatives to mourn
his death. We join the whole
community in extending smypa-
thy to tie bereaved ones.
Wheat all harvested but yield
not very good.
Recent rains have caused crops
to grow very fast, and farmers are
we'll up with their work.
Born to Mr.. Will Kemp and
wife, fine boy.
Quite number of our singing
people attended the all-day sing
ing at Awtrey school house last
Sunday.
The third quarterly meeting of
the Acworth circuit will convene
at County Line M. f. church the
fourth Sunday and Saturday be-
fore in July. Let all Of the off
cial members of all the churches
and as many more as can, attend.
We expect brother Fl. l.. Edmon-
son to be with us.
We expect the editors and all
the correspondents to attend our
picnic at Due West August 9Th.
Cnxvr Y,c