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The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-08-11
EENNINATJoN FOR ENTRANCE
INTO THE A.AND NJ. COLLEGE.

80 - J IlL y. -A.\ - vi. = =.
On Saturday, Aug. 10Th. at
l0o'>lock a. m, in the court
.au>e, | shall conduct an
examination for entrance into
The X, and NJ. College at Ra-
leigh. Students may there
~tEe the expense Of a trip to
raleigh tor purpose OF eNami-
nation.
All Young men, WHETHER,
county appolntet> or not. de
ring instruction IN agrlcul-
lure, the mechanical arts, the
textile industry, dairving.
farming, trult growing, etc,
acre invited to attend this cx-
animation.
HERBERT 9. HOUk.
County Supt.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-16

Mons Brown and Tan Corduroy Heavy Shirts
the new goods made to do away with the continu
ous shrinking OF nannols, while they are just a.
warm and wear better, csc.
SHOESl SHOES While there are lots OF
Shoes as good rs ours, there is ne store today SELL
Ing good solid footwear as cheaply as we do and
we show the most complete stock In town.
Boys Coed Tap Sole Lace Shoes, Use pair.
Misses Fine Kangaroo Shoes, strictly solid and
serviceabls, 9Oc a pair.
Ladies' Fine Patent Tip Dongola Shoes g9c.
The Vernon Mems Shoes have a world wide
reputation for good service. Regular SITS valuo
for S1.25.
Ask to see the TRIONFA Ladies' Shoss-ths
best shoes made We are sole agents. Only 81, So
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-16

ings, 29c yard.
The Regular S1.s5 Covert sutings, 81 inches
wide, 60 during this sale at SOC yard
MEMS SHIRT BARGATNs-Ertra Heavy
Black and White Striped Cheviot Shirts, full 36
inches long, feed and gussetsd seams, 3sc.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Heavy Esece-linsd
Jersey Ribbed Underwear, from Sc up.
Boys Extra Heavy Fleecs-linsd Jersey Knit
| Underwear (all sizes, "a to 34), 25c
Ladies Heavy Feeesined Jersey Ribbed Un-
derwear, Ice each
Mems Heavy Natural Wool Regular soc Under
wear Warranted so per cent uooD S3c.
SPECIAL-Ws are offering during this sale
Five Bales of the Very Best Fine White Quilting
Cotton at SC q roll.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-16
Mote This Group Unznatohanle
OQr Opening Days Sale, Which Will Continue for Ten DAYS 0lY

Boys Heavy All Wool Never Rip Knee Pants, Pair
Boys Heavy AllWool Vestee Suits four rows i'm
ported braid, 75c each.
Chlden's Absolutely All-Wool Double Breasted
Suits Checks and Plaids made sell s opening price,
$I.o8
Vese Suits made with cngs weller collars very low
Our lines of Childrens Suits range from 7sc
Boys Absolutely AlWool Long 81
Special attention has been given Youths Department
the lines OF suits show from machless
Mems All Wool Trico Suits good
Mems Absolutely AWoo Fancy Black and Blue
Dolan Chevo Suits the equal of SO elsewhere
BLUE SERGE heavy weight, pure
ed and unfinished effects strictly color
equal OF the opening
$40 is the Popular Priced Dress Suit with The
offer Black, Blue Fancy Stripes Checks in
Cashmere be found elsewhere show
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-16

DRY GOODS.-The Most Complete Dry Goods
Stock we have every shown now awaits your in
specton. All the new Covert Cloths, Crepons,
Briiantnes and Slcilians-the very latest dress
fabrics are here in abundance at way-down prices
Note this group of noney-savsrs:
Lancaster and Amoskeag Apron Ginghams
Sc yard.
Very Best Calicoes, all colors SC yard.
Good Heavy Canton Flannel and shaker Flan-
mel, SC = yard.
Best Shifting Cheviot, &c yard.
Ten Styles Fancy Plaid Heavy (doubls-fold)
Dress Goods 1oc yard.
Potters Best (49nch wide) Table Oileloth
19ac yard.
4oc Fine Blsached Table Linen, Csc yard
Heavy 4O-lnch al-woo Cloth (all colors Suit
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-16
An Advertisement

In this position is not very con-
spicueus, still it attracts the read
er's attention and proves that ads
in all parts of this paper are read,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-16

the greatest lower Luzne county They good
the of
used in their
Special Values Mems and Boys Trousers which space
prevents
OVERCOATS-Al long cold predicted, but in a Neu-
Burger Overcoat kind
time by the oeeck and have here
Times Larger than other in Freeand
the Lowest
Mems Absolutely Kesey Beaver and Black
Overcoats made with fancy plaid lining, 1898.
Mems Al-Wool Fancy Back, Satin Pped Overcoas, s74s
Mems Absolutely AlWoo Heavyweight Fine AlWash (an
COLOR Covert Cloth Overcoats, regular 50 value, $50
Mems A[Woo Trvol Kersey Black and Blue
$o.48.
Our lines of Herring bone, English Whpcord Freze and
keey Overcoats Fancy Back and all Satin Innings
er
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
UNCLE SANS POSTAL AFFAIRS
THERE ARE NOW 5000 OFFICES
IN THE COUNTRY.
Were 1885 Established And 1905
Discontinued During the Past
Year-Appointments Made.

Washington, Nov. 1O-Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General John L. Bris-
tow, in his annual report today, an
nounced that. during the past fiscal
year 1904 postmasters were appointed,
1881 being fourth class and the re-
mainder being presidential Concern
ing the policy of removals, the report
saws:
THE policy of former administrations
of removing fourth class poStmaSters
for political reasons, regardless of
length of service, resulted in the chang
ing of postmasters in all of the import
ant fourth class offices early in the ad-
ministrations. The four years tern of
the great majority of fourth-class post
masters, therefore, expires early in the
administration, which accounts for the
greatly decreased number of appoint
ments made during the fiscal year, as
compared with the preceding one. Spe-
cial attention to disciplinary measures
and the general improvement of the
service has, therefore, been permitted. y
There were 1885 postoffices established,
and 1505 discontinued. At the close of
the year the total number of post
offices in the country was an even u.s.,
900.
Extension of rural free delivery ne
cessitated disseminating eighty post
offices, applications to restore a num-
Der of which are now pending.
Registered mail lost averaged one
piece in every $3.50 handled. There
were 1878 postal arrests during the
year, including 119 postmasters, thirty
one assistant postmasters, forty-one
postoffice clerks forty one railway pos
tai clerks, thirty-four letter carriers
and 361 postoffice burglars. OF all these,
659 were convicted and 629 cases are
still pending in the courts.
Among the recommendations are for
authority for inspectors to take out
search warrants whenever necessary;
for payment of expenses of various au-
thorities in arrest, and detention of
postoffice prisoners; an appropriation
for construction of inspection lookouts
in postoffices wherever deemed neces-
sary: an amendment to the interstate
commerce law to prohibit telegraph and
express companies or employees from
abetting in green goods swindles lot
teries or similar scandals; legislation
prohibiting loose pouching of circulars
and other small mail matter and pro-
Yiding a larger newspaper wrapper
than is now issued.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
TOO CLOSE MARGIN.
Price of Gold at Sampling Rooms Re
duced to S19.75.

Thursday night Manager Moore, OF
the Consolidated Kansas City Smelling
& Refining companys sampling rooms
in this city. mailed notices to all ship
perS of gold cyanides that on and af-
ter Nov. 20-one week from Monday
next-the price allowed for the gold
contained in the product purchased
would be S19.75 instead of $40 per ounce,
as at present.
In explanation of the company's ac-
ton Manager Moore stated yesterday
that for several months past the man
agement had been inclined to close up
the branch here and go out of the cyan
ide buying business, as it was not prov
ing profitable. On his recent trip east,
Mr.. Moore had conferences with officers
of the company, both at Argentine and
in New York, and it was finally decided
to charge the shipper an additional %
cents an ounce for handling his pro-
duct, in the hope that the office here
would be able to make both ends meet.
In case the shippers refuse to accept
the reduction the office will be closed
and the closest marketing point will
then be at Argentine, Kan.
Manager Moore says that the cost of
maintaining the office and sampling
rooms is too great for the amount of
business which it transacts and the adj
ditional charge will little more than see
them through, and as the shipper gets
the advantage here of being able to adj
just all differences without expense or
bother and as the additional freight or
express charges to an eastern market,
with a likelihood of not being able to
get any more for his product after it
finally reached its destination, will, Mr.
Moore believes, decide the question in
favor of accepting the reduction and
keeping the branch here open.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
Probable Average Yield of Corn,
Buckwheat and Hay.

Washington, Nov. 10.-The November
report of the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture will give 25.2 BUSH
els as the average yield per acre of
corn, according to the preliminary re-
turns of the departments correspond
ents- The preliminary estimate last
year was PAS bushels. that of 1887 was
%. and the mean of the preliminary
estimates of the last ten years 24.0
bushels The indicated yield per acre
in the principal corn states is as. fol-
lows: Pennsylvania, 81; Ohio. "a; In
diana, So; Iowa, 81; Missouri, %: Kan
sas, 20, and Nebraska, % bushels.
The preliminary estimate of the aver
age yield of buckwheat is 172 bushels
per acre, against 17.3 last year and 20. Z
bushels in 1897. The averages in New
York and Pennsylvania, the two states
OF principal reduction. are 10 bushels
and 20 bushels per acre respectively.
The estimates average in condition of
potatoes is $751; bushels per acre, as
compared with 1872 bushels last year,
64.6 bushels in 1897 and 75.2 bushels the
mean of the preliminary averages of the
last ten years.
The estimates average yield of hay is
1.3o tons per acre, as compared with
1.55 tons last year, LAP tons in 1897 and
LIZ tons the mean of the preliminar,
averages for the last ten years. There
is a decided decrease in the rate of the
yield throughout the eastern, east CEN
trail. southern and Rocky Mountain
states; in fact, it is only in Kansas,
Nebraska, South Dakota and North
Dakota and the Pacific states that the
yield per acre exceeds that of last year.
The usual report on the wheat crop
will probably be made on Dec. 10.
by which time the department will be
in possession of the results of a special
investigation now being made in the
principal wheat states.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
MINING DEAL ON.
Negotiations For Block of East Butte
Stock In Progress

George d. Cochran is the name of
fortunate young Butte man who is So
journing in Salt Lake. Mr.. Cochran al
ways had faith in the mineral possibil-
tiles of East Butte, though expert seol-
ogists and mineralogiSts pooh-poohed
the suggestion that values would ever
be obtained there. He backed mis- opin-
ion with his money, took an option on
some ground in that vicinity and or
gained the East Butte Mining COM
pany, which he subsequently exploited
successfully and with large cash profit
to himself. in addition to retaining a
large block of the stock. Recently a
two-foot vein Of good copper ore was
uncovered so that Mr.. Cochran is now
decidedly on Easy street.
II is understood that Mr. Cochran S
visit TO Salt Lake is in part to arrange
for the sale of his interest in the East
Butte to Frank L. Smith of Denver and
+. 5 Williams of Boston. who, as soon
as the details of the purchase can be
agreed upon, viii leave for Massachu-
sets TO raise the funds needed to carry
the deal through. 1t was also said last
evening that Robert w Sloan of this
city would profit largely by the success
full termination of the negotiations now
In progresS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11

to the government mint in Denver. Their
value was $1,000
Development work is to be started up
soen on the Florence group. located near
! the Silver Park mine. near Silver City
The preliminary surveys are being made
| for patent to the ground.
II. c. kupho-dt. one of the New Yosem-
4 lite stockholders. was in town yesterday.
and reported that property in an excellent
condition. He is working body OF ore
which shows favorable Indications
| Il. R. Coffin, who was one of the inter-
ested parties in the recent Dalton < Lark
| option Scame in from New York yester-
/ day for the purpose OF winding up the
| business connected with that deal.
General Superintendent James w. Neill
| or the United States Mining company
| went out to Bing CHAM yesterday to glad
den the hearts of the 150 men by distrib-
utinS among them checks for the October
| payroll. ~,
] Baker City Democrat: Report comes
| from the Bonanza that the mine and mill
are operating as usual. The places of
those who struck on the night shit for a
reduction of working time from ten TO
nine hours have been filled with new
hands.
| II. V. Meioy left for the south last We'd
nesday night, to assume his new duties as
superintendent of the Blue Jay mine. near
Frisco, IN Beaver county. He took a
| force of men with him and supplies
enough 10 last for the next seven or eight
months.
W. = GouDS Is IN flOcne. New, ioOkinS
after the Pioche Consolidated. While
south he will also look after his interests
in the April Fool. at De Lamar. On his
return which viii be in few days, he
will start on an extensive trip through
the east.
John Meter will pull out for New York
within the next few days with some
tempting Deep Creek and Gold Mountain
propositions Before returning he Will als)
pay a visit TO his old stonping grounds at
Charlottesville, Ind. He expects to be
away three months or more.
The directors of the old Centennial-Eu
reEa Mining company are scheduled to
mold a meeting today. 1t is learned that
the balance due on the 5000 shares of
Mccormick & Co.'S bank today and the
board will proceed to wind up the old
concerns affairs.
Virginia Enterprise: Following is copy
of the telegram sent to the secretary of
the Comstock Pumping association by
Manager Ryan yesterday morning:
stopped No. elevator at 1890 a. m. and
started No. elevator Water at that
time 123 feet below 1850 station. At $50
this morning water was Ill feet inches
below 1850 station
Baker City Democrat: Messrs. A. B.
Emerson and John Brady are in the city
from their promising placer and quartz
the Cow creek side of Pine creek. about
nineteen miles south of this city, being
nine miles from Hereford. on Upper Burnt
river. They have regular 1,500-foot
placer claim from which they have each
averaged as high as so per day with
without any giant, and their washing with
this has resulted in the obtaining of
numerous nuggets going in value from
% cents TO s. each.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
Nevada's Paris Exhibit.
Nevada State Journal.)


H. B. Maxson has just returned from
Lovelock, where he secured large col
lection of fine specimens of iron, cobalt,
nickel, copper and sulphur.
Mr.. Yerington returned from San
Francisco yesterday. where he arranged
with Mrs. Snyder, formerly of Eureka,
this state, for her very fine mineral
cabinet, consisting of fifty-two cases of
choice specimens. which were exhibited
at Chicago, and since their return from
there have been stored in the River
side mill at Reno. This is said to be
one of the finest private collections in
Nevada.
Mr.. Dooley has already shipped sew
eral cases of commercial ores from Lin
coin county, which will be classified at
Carson, and it is the desire of the COM
mission to have the entire Nevada ex-
hibit ready for shipment early in De-
cember Mr.. Yerington will make a tour
of western Nevada at once, while Mr..
MaxSon goes over eastern Nevada and
Mr.. Dooley will work oven Southern
Nevada.
The opportunity of advertising the re-
sources of Nevada at the Paris EXPOSE
ton should not be overlooked, and the
Nevada commissioners should have the
hearty cooperation of every citizen
who is loyal to the best interests of our
state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
Mining Notes.

The pay checks for the Highland Boy
mine and smeiter were made out yester-
day.
]. NJ Bosserman of the Boston Consol-
idated- of Bingham, was in the city yes
terday.
The Dexter company reported at the
local refinery yesterday with 80 pounds
of go,d-silver cyandes.
William Mcintyre has returned from a
trip to Canada. where he has been to look
after his big cattle ranch.
Silver King stockholders received their
regular dividend checks for November
yesterday. amounting TO $4,000
A. ]. and Walter c. Orem went to Bing-
ham yesterday to make an inspection OF
their mining interests in that camp.
The Conkiin sampiing works received
two cars of ore from Tintic. one from
Nevada and one from Bingham yesterday.
The Taylor & Brunton sampling works
received five cars of ore from Tintic, two
from Bingham and three from Frisco yes
terday.
Joseph Dederich has returned from trip
to Mercur and Tintic where he has been
looking after the placing of some ma
chinery at the Mercur mill and at the
Tintic Iron mine.
Two gold bars passed through the Ma
tional Bank of the Republic yesterday on
their way from the Dexter mine in Nevada
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
STRIKE IN THE PICNIC.
Five Feet of Ore Cut In Drift at
a Denth of 600 Feet.

Porter ]. Conway, who came up from
Tintic last night, reported that an inn
portant strike had been made in the
Picnic in drift at depth of 6Ot
feet from the surface and an equal
distance from the main working shaft
Mr. Conway stated that the men work
ing in the mine had cut into an ore
chute for a distance of five feet and
that there is every reason to believe
that the vein encountered is OF mann
moth proportions.
Those employed at the mine and the
officers of the company are very
jubilant over the good news and, there
is general rejoicing among all the in
terested parties.
The general public has little concep-
ton of the work that has been done in
the Picnic property during the past
few months Little has been said
about what has been going on, but all
the while three shifts have been push
ing explorations at a vigorous rate.
The Picnic ores are of a silver-lead
character No assays have been made
from the new strike but there is every
reason to believe the values run high.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11

William II. Child succeeded yesterday
in t!-ing up a group of claims in Bing-
ham for himself and eastern associates
The property consists of the Cleveland
Papea, Freeda and Cramp claims, al
of which are located adjoining the Tie
waukee on the south and not far from
the Red Wing mine.- The mouth of the
tunnel on the ground is not over thirty
feet from the mill on the latter prop
e1tv.
The claims have fully $50 feet of
tunnel work done upon them from
which some very high-grade ore has
been extracted and shipped to the local
market.
The claims have been held by Pro
fessor w. II. Tibbals for some time past
and ii was he who executed the option
to Mr. Child. The consideration in the
transaction was not given out, but it
is thought to run pretty we'll up into
the thousands as the property is one of
more than ordinary merit.
According to the terms of the option
work is to commence not later than
Dec. /.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
GOLD MOUNTAIN ORE.
New Company Brings Out the Old
h-Breckenridge.

1t was some two years ago that James
Long, jr., discovered ore in the Gold
Mountain district, which caused con-
Sidera bic excitement at the time, owing
to its richness. Not only Mr.. Long, but
several other parties secured assays
from seams in the four-foot vein which
ran as high as $4,000 in gold to the
ton right. on the surface. The ground
was located as the Mammoth, and sew
eral claims were included in the group.
A shaft was started. but little depth
had been attained before water drove
the men out and a tunnel was begun
to cut the vein at a vertical depth OF
900 feet. This tunnel has been driven
in $50 feet, and in less than 200 feet
E,ore the ledge will be encountered, in
@ct, the ground is softening up and
getting wet now, and Manager Long
will not be surprised at encountering
ore at any time.
The Breckenridge ground was after
wards added and the group became
known as the Mammoth Breckenridge,
and last summer a New York company
took hold and incorporated the prop
erty under the title of. the Piute Invest
ment company, with Alfred Carr of New
York as president, and r. S. Penniman
of Dover. y. j., the great powder man
ufacturer, as one of the heavy stock
holders.
Last Aug 1St the company purchased
and added to its possessions the Mas
colt group, giving it, all told, over
twenty claims. This latest acquisition
of the company is proving up in most
substantial manner. AS soon as the
ground was secured a tunnel was sent
in on the ledge for sixty feet and Then
a winze was put down another sixty
feet, and from the bottom of this as
says were yesterday obtained which
showed, on a medium grade of ore,
S45.s7 in gold, while selected rock went
s16l22, with fourteen to sixteen ounces
silver respectively. The wall rock gave
returns of S2.06. Recent samples of the
entire three feet of ore gave returns
which averaged $50 to the ton, and the
ore is said to be the best free milling,
proposition so far opened in the dis
trict. Manager Long now has the big
tunnel equipped with a first-class air
blast, and sufficient pipe TO do 5000 feet
of work. A new bunk house with ae-
commodations for fifty men, equipped
with iron beds, spring mattresses, etc.
has just been erected, and supplies of
all kinds sufficient to run till next June
are in the bins. Eighteen men are now
at work, and this force is to be in
creased just as soon as room can be
made for them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
BOWERS EXTENSION MEETING.
Dissatisfied Stockholders Will Hold
n Conference

The meeting of the stockholders OF
the Joe Bowers Extension Mining COM
pany, scheduled to be held next Mon
day, promises 20 be a very spirited ses-
sion. For several days past there mas
been a lively skirmish for proxies to be
voted at the forthcoming meeting
The faction which opposes the re-
election of the present manage ment has
called an informal meeting, to be held
in the office of Simon Bamberger today,
when it is supposed the "insurgent
forces viii line up and prepare for the
coming contest.
Mr.. Mountenay and his associates, 1t
is said, claim they Will have major
ity OF the stock to vote, while those
supporting the present management do
not appear to be worried over the situa-
ton, and are apparently quite san
guine of winning out.
1t is claimed that the present direct
ors voted a salary of 500 month to
the secretary, besides the expense OF
maintaining an office room in the d. +.
Walker building. Inasmuch as the mine
is not a producer, Mr. Mountenay and
his supporters contend that all such ex-
pense as that is an unnecessary extrav-
agar :.