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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-11
Vanderbilt Mansion Burned

New York, April 11.-Wm. K. Wander
hilt's country house "Idlehour' at Oak
dale. L. l., was totally destroyed by fire
this morning. w. X. Vanderbilt Jr., and
his BRIDE formerly Miss Virginia Fair,
wore occupying the house. The fire is be-
lieyed to have originated in the cellar
accidentally. 1t broke out at 2:45 a. m,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-11
The Shotgun Experts

Elwood Park, N. j., April 1.-THE Nitro
Powder handicap was shot here today
under the auspices of the Interstate as
sociatiOn. There were two hundred and
twelve. entrisasand of these 129 remained
in at THE effdS Of the first round with
three birds each.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-11
Catholic College Confereuce

Chicago, April 1.-THE Right Rev. Mgr
Conaty, rector of the Catholic university
Washington, arrived in the city last night
to take part in the conference of the
Catholic colleges which opens today in
st. James Roman Catholic church.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-11
Thirteen Lives Lost

New York April 11.--Thirteen lives
We're lost this afternoon by an accident
on the bridge across the Harlem river at
132nd street which was in the course of
construction. The victims are all said to
be wurkmen.-Three We're killed outright.
10 drowned, and nine injured.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-11

and in an hou. =
all it's furnishil :,
ed. Besides NJ c
there were tWel :
the house. They .
total loss is estil
5000. 900.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-11

II any one has the temerity to doubt
our ability or willingness to sell good
goods at low figures, they have but to ex-
anime our several lines of Furniture on
our third floor to satisfy himself or her
self that our Furniture department is
second to none in the West. Take, for in
stance, this line Of
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-11
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Town
"A Watch

you can depend on, buy it from
firm you can rely on, at a price
you can afford to pay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
SUIT FOR A
QUEER LEGACY

NORFOLK. Va. juno 71-Mrr,
Mary Trundle. OF Winchester. will
institute proceedings TO gain posses
sion Of a legacy Of $4,000 left her
daughter. Miss Hattie A. Trundie.
who IL now dead. under the win Of
Adolph Sutro. the former millionaire
mayor Of San Francisco. Cal
About 20 years ago Miss Trundle
was travelling In the Wcat and be-
came acquainted with Sutro and hia
family. Later she appeared as tho
chief witness against him IN a d.
vorcc suit brought by his wife. In
order 20 weaken Miss Trundle's tca-
timony. II is alleged. Sutro caused
storie. rejecting on har character 20
be published In several western pa
pers. Miss Trundie went 60 Europe.
where abe died IN 1891 when Ad0lph
sutro died last fall one clause Of his
will was found TO contain the fol-
lowing:
II will and bequeath 20 Miss Hat
tie Trundle the sum OF $4,000 ms a
slight PREPARATION for a great wrong
done her"
The wrong IL supposed to be the
newspaper publications referred to.
Her mother. Mrs. Mary Trundle. In
her only heir.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
THE BRIDE
WORE TIGHTS

MUNcfE. Ind. June 23.-T'he Elks'
carnival closed yesterday after n
success ful week. The local commit
tees are highly pleased with the mag
pitade OF the affair and praise ae-
corded II by visitors. The attendance
OF the week was not quite what was
anticipated. but was good neverths-
less. The doors were open TO the
poor children Of the city yesterday.
Sadie Patteu and Thomas Jones
wers married at the carnival last
night and the bride wore tights "a
wedding garments. Both are mem
bers OF the carnival attraction. They
were married in a corner of n tent
at the conclusion Of their perform
ance by justice Of the peace. 'Hur-
~ up" the bride said to the squire.
we've got to be ready for the next
performance" She In a dancer and he
liz an acrobat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
BAD WEATHER
AT BUFFALO

BUFFALO. Idaho. June 73.-Con-
tinued rain. snow and fog render the
prospecting and outdoor work al
most impossible. The camp is grow
ing more inaccessible to the outside
world every day. and II IL becoming
more and more difieult to get In here
with horses.
The Brown trail IL still almost i'm
passlbIe, and the pack train that
started In over II climber six or seven
miles above the snow line. then CAV.
Il up. unIoaded and returned the
horses TO bare ground. The men took
on their backs sacks OF potatoes.
beans, packages 0f butter. etc, de-
iiyering about 300 pounds out OF the
10 packs that started from Mount
Idaho. a toboggan outht In just in.
bringing n large stock Of saloon sup.
plies, having been in the road since
April 1. The party In going 20 bring
in tho rest OF the supplies which
were unloaded from the pack train.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
FARMERS STILL
HOLD WHEAT

cOLFAx. Wash, June %. e. G.
Armstrong. general manager for
Washington for the Pacific Coast
Elevator company. has just prepared
n statement OF the amount 81 wheat
In his district in the hands Of the
farmers Mr.. Armstrong finds that
there was on June rs. on the line Of
the O. II. a. N. north OF the Snake
river. 1896. 600 bushels OF wheat still
owned by the producers. This Is on
~ on one line OF road and does not
include all that on the Spokane ~
Palouse branch Of the Northern Pa
cIfie. Mr.. Armstrong estimates that
fully 25 per cent. Of the crop Of 1898
Is still held by the farmers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
FOR LOVE Of
A WHITE MAN

WICHITA. Kan. June n He
cause both loved the same white
man Cora Bivrns and Matte Reed.
coiorei dsmsels. fought a deadly
duel on North Main street las, night
before a crowd Of 100 spectators. The
Bevins Elri charged Matte Reed
with stealing her lovers affections.
Tis latter admitted her guilt and n
battle with knife and razor began.
They cut each other severely about
the face and breast. They will die.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23

The train. which was sent over the
Brown traii. will try 20 get In with
another had by way ~ iiik city
and BADGER. The mail carrier from
Mouist Idaho brought "a a ham on
his back on his last trip, which he
sold for 80 cents per pound before
taking it out q the sack,
The snow Ia settling very slowly,
THE steady rain Of the past two
DAYS has lowered II some. but u hida
fair 10 last 60 the middle or the lat.
ter part 81 July, al the present rate
OF melting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
FRANCHISES
ARE WANTED

WASHINGTON. d. G.. June "a
The reign OF the franchise grabbers
is imminent. The war department is
preparing to let down the bars.
Foraker's resolution keeps them
out Of Cuba. but the era Of CONNER
ciaI development is about to begin
for Porto Rico.
The war department has intimated
that II In ready 20 take up Franchise
es. There are applications Of men
VINO want 20 run railroads: OF men
who want to establish banks; Of men
who want TO monopollze the fruit
business Of the island; OF steamship
companies: Of cable companies. II
there IL anything on the Islands that
the Americans do not want II r.
probably because they have not seen
81 and cannot name II. For every
thing else there IL an application.
The war department promises that
these franchises shall be publicly
srsnted. ard that the governor gem
eral of Porto Rico shall be consulted
before fnsI action - taken.
Tho merry run on the Philippines
10 also beginning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
To Aid NJ c kiniey.

WASHINGTON. y. c. June "a
Prominent party workers who are
opposed to civil service az az present
administered. have organized a Ma
tional League % Republican Work
ers. which u expected Co take a lead.
ing part In the next presidential
campaign, Auxiliary leagues Win be
formed throughout the country and
statements will be ISSUED showing
that under the Euise OF civil service
the last Democratic administration
made almost clean sweep Of Re-
publican offiee holders and that an
der the regulations still in force the
Injustice has continued.
Henry NJ. BAKER. OF New ffamp-
shire. h president Of the new asaocia-
ton. which IL made up OF the sup
portcru OF President Mckinley.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
TALES OF FRICHTFUL DEATHS
Coming Down From The Far NOrth-Fully
Three Hundred Gold Seekers Believed
10 Have Persisted.

There 10 no doubt In the minds OF
northern travellers who have had
experience on the Edmonton and
Ashcroft routes 60 the Klondlke.
that. with the outpourlng OF miners
from the Great Northwest of Can
ada this summer a terrible tale will
be told.
II will Dc a story OF death and dis
aster to many strong men; OF q
weary struggle over deadly morass-
s.. and through painless forests in
search % route which they had
been told would take them at small
expense TO the new Eidorado-and 20
fortunes
stragxier~ from the army Of
grossly deceived men who took the
above mentioned routes 90 the kiun-
dixie In the fall Of ~ and early
winter OF 'ss reached civilization last
September. some arriving at Vic
soria and others at Vancouver In
tervsewed the latter. most Of them
being very reliable men. They told
. story 81 their experiences which
Like . aightmsre.
vas like horrible nightmare. Long
months they were actually lost In
the northern wilderness. They saw
their horses die almost daily. unable
10 bear thu terrific strain imposed on
them. or AZ was frequently the case.
caught ia the tr~aeherpus boys. new
or to be released.
The story created sensation.
II was sent all over Canada and
ehe UnItea States and for once the
coast correspondents OF the yellow
Eastern journals did not have TO
draw heavily on their imaginaiion-.
The facts are startling enough In
themselves
Possibly half dozen u the army
OF argonauts that took the Canadian
routes To the klondlke reached paw-
con. Most Of them we're physical
wrecks. They had Travelled a couple
Of thousand miles through a eoun-
try Inhabited only by red men and
q few white traders VITA curses
on their lips for their feeeivers.
mostly interested parties at the
towns OF Edmonton ard Ashcroft
some Of these men arrived on the
coast.
0ers Tales OF Horrors
Another chapter of this somb~r
History OF a mad gold rush Was told
early In the present month when the
steamer Danube arrived at Victoria.
=. C.. with tsfrty miners from the
Edmonton trail. Desse lake and the
Ashcroft route. Most Of the men
had been on the traits for over a
year. living like dogs. with their lives
constantly menacsd by n thousand
dangers Scurvy exposure and star
walton had decimated many parties.
Miners had died In their tents from
the dread scurvy and from stsrva-
sion-a thousand miles from civil
xation. Some persisted In a binding
snow storm In a tract Of country in
which IL was next TO impossible 20
get nrewood.
One OF the most observant men
that Travelled over the Edmonton
route and reached civilization last
fall was Robert Stead Dunn. a Har-
ward graduate. and at one time edi-
tor OF the Harvard weekly. He took
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
She Won by Prayer.

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, June IA
The three months voting contest for
the most popular little girl in the
city has closed. az follows: Ethel
Howell, Ass: Helen Beaumont. s05i.
Irene Merrill. 1000.
Ethel Howeirs parents are poor.
Those Of the other two girls arv
rich. When the contest was an
nopnced in the papers Ethe1's mother
read ~ to her ard the child at once
began praying that she would receive
the prize. Every night for three
months she repeated her prayer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23

This little army Of Goid-ssstsrr
has. IL Is surmissi. been completely
swallowed up as y were Ten. as
far as known. have reached Dawson.
and Old timers In the north are now
asking Where are they II may be
that. az most Of the lost argunauts
carried good supplies Of provisions.
they arr quietly mining in a district
which IL well within the mineral bei,.
but cid miners DO not hold out this
hope. They say that with the melt
ing % last winters SHOWS. tho bones
% many a good man win be found
bleaching on the plains that essead
nearly a thousand mites north TO
the frzssen Arctic.
A few months or less will probzb-
Iy reveal tire fate o. these fooihardy
gold hunters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23

An Esiinhman has designed chair.
having a reversible seat and back.
which can BE- used Immediately after
a storm. the seat being p.voted at
the ends. with bolts bstsng in slots
10 support the end bars and siipgn
the hack Go swing over and reverse
the seat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
kCANDINAvfAN AMERICAN BANK
OF SEATTLE

Correspondents in all the principal eiueH Ia
The United staios and Europe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23

Playing eards ard counters are heiH
Ia Convenient position for solitaire
card playing BY an improved game
board. which has card receivers
formed os spring wire placed around
the eigrs % the beard % grip tho
cards witch are inserted under them.
A German has patented = Jumping
rope which has the advantage Of In
CREASED weight AT the center 10 make
u swing easily and iiEhtnsse at the
ends where no weight ts needed. the
central portion being woven with =
larger number OF cords than the ends.
An Improvement IN bicycle con
ssruetion. patented BY an English
man. ailu~ss the rear wheel To be re-
moved without disconneetinR the
chain. the under side ~ the slotted
hub support being hinged 20 The
frame 60 drop down when unchanged
and release the hub.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23

Eyes. NC we're mighty glad to get
hont.F w.
..what was your hurry"
I'VE want n visit from those pco-
pie who thought they we're entertain
ing Us. II we don't use them up
root and branch inside OF n couple
Of weeks, you may call W. Indians"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23

Small animals are caught alive IN
a new trap which has a cage sus-
pended between two vertical posts.
with a cord passing over cross bar
10 hold the cage AT the TOP Of the
posts until tho opposite end of tho
cord Is released By a movement Of
the trigger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
Messages Of ossssls.

The Edmonton overland trail 10
today lined with Departing messas-
60 OF hopeless men. most OF which
are carved deep In the trees Here
are some that Mr.. Dunn copied In
his dairy a. he passed over II;
Hell can't be worse: turn back be-
fore II " too late"
This is another damn fool gone
wrong"
Ten mile. Of bog In front Of you. y"
The Ashcroft trail. which IN most
Iy in British Columbia territory. also
found many victims TIC rnost not
able was poor Str Arthur Curtis, the
English hsronst. who IL supposed 90
have been lost while searching for
his horses In q dense forest north OF
Mud river. He has never since been
heard Of.
But II will be from the Edmonton
route that tales % horror viii un-
doubtsdIy come this year. II winds
through practically unknown dis
trict, and covers nearly 1000 miles,
In which there are only two or three
Hudson's Bay posts. MAX.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23

the trip simply as an cutting" as he
said. early In the winter OF 'ss. and
he did not arrive In Vancouver. II.
c.. until the fall of the same year.
although he travelled almost eontinu-
DUSTY.
Dumas weird Stesy.
Mr.. Dunn told a weird story Of his
experiences. one portion OF which
has convinced many In the northern
country that greater horrors OF the
much doomed route arr yet 20 be
told.
when Mr.. Dunn left Edmonton In
the Northwest Territory. Canada.
on his ions and hazardous trip. he
says that fully 500 people started out
TO reach the kiondiks by going down
~, Mackenzie river toward the
Arctic ocean and then striking
across the country.
About 500 Of the 500 returned TO
Edmonton before the winter set In.
thoroughly discouraged and almost
out % provisions
TIE 800 that continued on the route
were. when last heard Of, just about
10 cross the bleak. inhospitabls bar
rcn lands" a tract Of country which
only the tssrdy rcd mea Of the far
north care TO enter and then only for
a short period.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
RANKS


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Of sEATILk
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Safe Deposit Boxes

faf the safe keeping ~
Valuable Articles and Papers
tur font Ht - yaaH You eanf
the key
Safe DopoBit You lto
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23
zee
Some New Patents.

In A new 6uttenhoie cutting
attachment for shears a pair Of adj
Unstable cutting dies are fastened "a
tho shanks OF the blades by screws,
the faces OF the dies being moved BY
the screws until they are In post
ton TO cut a hole OF the length de-
sired
A Nebraska woman has patented
an improved carpet tack which has
an Is-shap~d head. with barb on
the under side. a sprinE tongue pro-
tectlnT from the side u the shank
20 lock against the BART after the
edge Of che carpet iE forced on 70 the
tongue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23

1Iantaotl GENERAL banking BusInoaA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-23

eorner Aesier Way aud Tint Avenua.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-26
RUSHSYLVANIA.

Three children, of Marion, are visit
ting their father, ]. G. Walter
Our hotel is having a busy time. A
force of over thirty men who are plac-
ing telephone poles for the Western
Union Telephone Co., struck our town
Thursday.
Mrs. Spain has bought the VIM.
Newland property.
Jonn Bazell is building new house.
VIM. Quay is putting down well.
Hopes to get an overflow. The Woods
Brothers, of Bellefontaine, have the
contract.
The new minister for the M. E. church
preached his first sermon Sabbath to
an attentive audience.
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Harper, is not expected TO live. Lung
trouble.
| The funeral of Mr.. Fawcett was
preached at the M. E. church by Rev
Blair. A large attendance of relatives
and friends.
| Lon Mcclure was in our village OF
/ business.
Mrs. William Vance has gone t,
Cedarville to visit her son and family
From the amount of goods shipped tt
our city, the merchants expect large
business this Fall.
AS Zela is expected home this week
it is exit. ZELA PROTEIN.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-26
COUNTY NEWS
BLOOMCENTER.

Most of the farmers are through seed
ing. Some are waiting for rain.
Ola Loffer left last week for South
Dakota. We lose one of our best young
men in our community. Success to him
in his new field of labor.
Grandma Whitney, one of our old
pioneers, died and was laid to rest in
the Shull cemetery. She was S5 years
old.
Mrs. Ed Smith is on the sick list.
Mrs. Phebe Pegan, of DeGratf, is
visiting A. j. Smith and others.
Cal Naugle is building a new house
for Noah Notes.-The, on the Great
Miami. Notes.-The now lives in Shelby
county, but will move in the neal
| future.
Everybody is out for the fair. A
good time is anticipated.
| Mrs. Mainard Smith has a Ggh
attack of typhoid fever.
The apple crop is immense.
| From the sound of guns at the reser
voir, the Spaniards are getting tn
worse of the battle.
Ed Smith has rented Miles Briggs
farm.
Harry Grepp and wife have returne
from Toledo. DAGO.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-26
HUNTSVILLE.
CLEANER.

Corn cutting over The people are
spending a little more money in our
village as result.
Three or four Macarthur and Rich
land township teachers attended the
bi-monthly at Bellefontaine, Saturday,
and received new inspiration.
George Davis and lady, of Fostoria,
are visiting James Peoples, Henry
| Bidwells and others, of our vicinity, at
this time.
o. L. Wilson, former editor of the
News, now reports from Aberdeen, o.
Ernest Hisler will soon leave the III.
c. Dickinson farm, and go back to
Walnut Grove, where he has purchased
a farm.
Rev. C. G. Smith was at Delaware,
last Sunday. No services here.
| Miss Media Wilson is the new organist
for the U. P. Sunday school.
| The Democratic convention convened
here Saturday evening, and nominated
Robert Miller for Land Appraiser.
| w. S. Elder is candidate for nomi-
nation on the Republican ticket. The
caucus will be held next Saturday
afternoon. He will no doubt be the
coming man, as he had shown good
Judgment along that line previously.
E. A. Linson, being lowest bidder,
got the contract for putting 10 yards OF
gravel on the street repairs, at 33 cents.
Four tickets were sold to Sandusky,
Sunday.
Bellefontaine Presbytery will meet
in the church here tonight Tuesday,
! Services continuing over tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. James Peoples received the
news of the death of a brother. James
Pollock, at Colorado Springs, last week.
Interment there today.
| Our Marshal has some trouble look
! ing after the "Young Americans, 81
these evenings. Have to do them like
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-26
LETTER FROM IDAHO.

Our belief that it will interest many
of our readers is our excuse for pub
fishing the following extracts from
letter from our former friend and
neighbor, Mrs. Alice Ghormley:
Moscow, IDAHO, Sept. 10, 1899.
Mr.. j. Q. A. CAMPBELL AND FAMILY
My DEAR FRIENDS:
Enclosed find S1.50 in payment of my
subscription to the REPUBLICAN. [
had thought ere this we would be so
weaned away that | would not renew
again. But on the contrary l find
myself more attached-if possible.
The harvest here is something beyond
the memory of the Oldest inhabitant.
Think of grain running from 40 to 10
bushels per acre. If the season remains
for a month as it is now the largest
harvest ever gathered in the Paluse
country will be safely cared for.
| Our family are all in usual health.
| Robert enters college this Fall. Sarah
enters High school. Kenneth-now
tents well on in school and shows
decided talent for painting and draw
ing, which we will encourage. Ralph,
now past six, enters school for the first,
this Fall. Alfred, now three, is fair
haired lad; pretty enough to have beer
a girl; is a busy little fellow, full ot
life and keeps one person busy to keeE
him out of mischief. Baby Margaret
Helen, now six months, is the ''1owel
of the family" Grandma has frequen
Headaches, but is as active and full o
life as of old. So much for the family
Next Sabbath marks our ''fifth year.
in this field of labor. Gods blessing
has rested on our work and we hav,
been very happy in it. Our friends il
Portland wanted us to come back ther
but the delightful climate of thi
country, in which health seems to b
contagious. will do much to keep u
here at present. Your Friend,
ALICE M. GHORMLEY.