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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-08
REFUGEES FROM RUSSIA.

Arrival of tho Doulihobors or Spirit.
Wrestlcrs In CannGa-ghcirs Pcrsc-
cutlon mt Home-PIanS for the Flu
turo-'Thc Power OF Nni1-K csistance.
Ottawa correspondence OF the New
York Evening Post: The exodus OF 5000
Russian peasants from Caucasian re-
gions Is as extraordinary In its way
as any movement of prosecuted sect
to the hosplta6lc freedom of the New
World. For century and n half. all
the horrors known TO Russian ofIlclai-
dom from the hnout to Siberian Danish
ment have been applied TO crush out
the religious beliefs OF the Doukhobors,
or Sp!rlt-Wrestlers, Holding God in
greater fear than the cars mInloas,
and regarding war rs an unjus;!hnblc
evil, these people, though loyal subjects
In all other respects. have resisted I'M
per!al CONSUMPTION laws. Prosecutions
have only strengthened and spread the
faith until the Sp!rit-Wrtstlcrs now
number 10000 s5u!r. In vain the ortho-
doH church and the government Danish
cd whole villages. The tribes carried
their religion with them to Siberia, and
to this day there are Doukhobor de-
sc2ndants OF the early exIles living on
the borders OF Manchurla,
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The celebration VIII ciilmlnate on
May 2j with memorable features. At :
o'clock p. nj. historical pageant will
move through the city. There will be
thirteen divisions. each OF which Will
be appropriate to the epoch and the
even. which It Is intended to repre-
sent.
The subjects OF the floats which are
now being constructed In the most APP
proved style OF modern art will be In
their order in the peageant rs follows:
History" columbus at the Court OF
SPAIN" Landing OF Columbus" "The
Birth II Our Flag. ""Wnshington Cross
Ing this Delaware" Liberty ma the
Thirteen States" "Pcrry oil Lake
Erie" ".rnbicau OF the Mexican War
The North md South" WAR" "vlc-
.7ry." Peace" Uncle Sans Nursery"
This parade win be reviewed M all
other paradcs mentioned, by President
Mckinley In his court OK honor. hf,er
Il Inns passed there will be u mass meet
Ing ut the east front OF the capitol, pre-
sided over by President Mckinley and
addressed by prominent Americans on
themes suggested by the patriotic CHAR
ncter OF the celebration.
The fireworks display ut night VIII
exceed the former exhibitions In point
OF brilliant and novel cffeeta. and the
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charge up San Juan hill will be repro
IL.

The Jubilee will close with jubilee rev.
elrlcs, an event of spectacular char
acter,' in the spacious convention hall,
beginning about o'clock on the third
and last night. No person will be al
lowed upon the floor of the hall unless
In fancy or grotesque costume and un-
less unmasked. Upon stage In the
hall will be given, prior to dancing
programme. the "King's Revelries," the
king of tho jubilee having been pre-
viously received with appropriate GER
>emonies by the court and followers. The
revelries will be OF q pleasing and some
what unique character. the scenic ef-
fects attending them particularly at
tractive and gorgeous in theme and ex-
ecutioR. In addition to the vast space
for the immediate participants in the
revelries. seats will be provided for la
dies and gentlemen not In custume.
Every effort will be exerted to make
the jubilee revclries an event unsur-
passed in any public entertainment ever
conceived In Washington. and most
fitting and Inspiring closing Of tho ma
tlona! peace jubilee.
Interest In the celebration Is general
nll over the country, and approaching
this fact the railroads have agreed to
issue tickets good for ten days at tho
rate OF one fare for the round trip from
all points within q thousand miles Of
Washington.
The celebration Is in charge OF n gen.
eral committee. consisting of five rep
resentatives from each organized body
In the District and an executive COM
mittee consisting Of one OF these repre-
senta,lves and men and women Of
prominence In local and national life.
The officers of the general committee
are:
f. II. Raymond, chairman.
L. G.. Schafer, treasurer.
j. w. Somervillc. vice chairman.
Harry Bulkley, secretary.
The officers of the executive commit
tee are: W. S. knox. chairman: r. II.
Taylor, vice chairman; Harry Buckley.
secretary.
The peace Jubilee headquarters are
in thu busics. section of business Wash
ingtor, in an Appropriated! decorated
building, No. lllG T street. northwest,
and every inquiry received there. either
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-08

The strict enforcement OF the con-
scr!pton laws during the past ten years
has entalled friGht;ul suffering among
their communities In the Caucasian re-
g!Cns. II seems almost incredible. that
with the boosted llbcra!lty OF the closing
century. people whose sole offence IS
their refusal to violate religious beliefs
arr being subjected TO inquisltorial tor
lures. Since n revival OF the faith four
years ago. when come OF the conscrlpts
threw aside the arms which they hnd-
uaW'llinSlT taken UP. Russian perse-
cuttou has, been relentless. The Co.'S
sacks were turned loose among the
D0ukhobors. Villages were destroyed.
property coniiscated. whole tribes ban
lshed, and men, women. and youths of
both seSts stripped and ,logged amid the
teers OF the r!otous sold.ery. The people
seemed 10 reach the very limit 81 hui
mNn onduraucr. a few thouaunds Yield
Ell and Joined the army. Many died
from III treatment. Vows were taken
TO let tribes die out and to bring no
more children into the world rather
than pcrretuate such suffering. ~
COMMUNICATION was excited both at
home and abroad Count TolstoI and
other phiianthrop:sts c5pouscd the
cause of the martyrcd scot The Douk-
hoeors Themselves petltioncd the en-
press. mother OF the car, for either mil
itary exemption or permission TO leave
Russia. Granted leave 10 cmlrrntc, they
looked to cp-religion!sts In Great Brit
ain and tne United Suites for means to
be Transported. Thanks to the gencros.
ity OF the Society OF Friends in botn
countries and to the efforts OF Count
Tolstoi. aid hns not been withheld and
1900 OF the D0uthobors are already in
western Canada, while 5000 more ara
preparing to Gall. The 5000 In tho
army VIII complete their term OF Ger
vice and then Join the communities I'm
the northwest r.
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Neither fiction nor the drama could
portmy greater pathos ma hcrolsm
than characterized the simple, humble
lives OF these llusolnn peasants. On ono
occasion inc thunder OF CallopIng
horses and The clanking OF ar,nor an.
nounoed the swift approach OF n bnnd
OF Cossacks towards a Doukhobor vii
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In physique. the Doukhobor is VIM
dlcation of plain living and high think
Ing. In spite Of vegetarian food Of
sparse quantity and general hard
ships, which would have exterminted a
weaker race, the Russian peaHants are
4 sturdy, strongly built people, many
OF the men measuring nearer seven
than sin feet In height. The great skin
coats Worn with the wool on the In
side, tho bis shapeless fur hcad-gcar.
and the heavy boots all combine to give
both men and women rough, uncouth
appearance; but the stalwart Doukho-
bors are gentle md polite, and clean
Illness seems to be ono OF their cartli-
mi virtues. =,
The Canadian government Is appor-
tioning lnnd to the new settlers In such
way that none Of the tribestwill be
separated. Already many of the men
nre on their farms. building shnnties
and cabins FOR their families. Mean
while the women and children nre be-
Ing cared for IN the cities and towns
OF the west. 80
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lage. A moment later the place was
surrounded. Without warning. old and
young were dragged from their homes,
lhuddled together, and driven like sheep
along the road towards another village.
where they were 10 appear before
magistrate. The presence Of husbands
and fathers did not protect the wives
and daughters from the insults OF the
soldiers. One would naturally picture 4
sad procession OF confused, trembling.
terrified people: but not so. Though
they had left all earthly possessions.
and might, for aught they know, be on
the eve OF lifelong Punishment, tho
prisoners sang as they marched:
For the sake OF Thee. Lord. 1 loved tho
narrow gate, }FL,.sf u
left the material life; ! left father and
mother; 20
I left brother and sister; / left my whole
race md tribe; - ~.
I bear hardness and persecution; bear
soorn and SANDER:
am hungry and thirsty: l um walking
naked: 4s55
For the sake of Thee. o. Lord."
At the singing, the Cossacks grew
rougher and tried to terrorlze their
captives. Failing In this, the soldiers
shouted h!lariously and drowned the
voices of the Christians with obscene
songs. Hemandetf back to their homes,
the people enjoyed but a moinentnry
feeling OF relief, for the Coesaclss were
CHARTERED on the village with unlimited
liberty TO make their victims miserable.
Another occurrence In the same VIA
lage gives some Idea OF what the Douk- 9
hobors have endured. Four women
walking on The road were overtakenby'
band OF Cossacks. captured and car.
r!ed back to the soldiers quarters They
had committed no offence. except that
they belonged to the Christians OF the
Universal Brotherhood" as the Spirit.o
Wrestlers call themselves. Notwith-
standing their Innocence, the women
were imprisoned in stable. then drag
ged out one by one, stripped, held by
two Cossacks. and fogged by four men.
AL about was the hooting rabble of SOL
dlers and loafers. applaudlng every
stripe. Towards the end OF the torture,
the fiendlsh cruelty OF the tormentors
seemed to overlap all bounds, and'the
last poor creature was dragged abou.
the stnble-yard. El
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22

mill and pay for the hauling of the
tailings already put on Bank street.
An unsuccessful effort was made last
fall to have the city do this, after
which the bin was built and some tall
ings hauled by private subscription.
The supreme court says: From a
careful examination of all the decisions
of the courts of those states having
similar statute, we are constrained to
hold that under the statutes of this
state, married woman is not author
lied to make a Photographic will"
Governor Steunenberg, who has gone
to Washington to attend the meeting
of the committee that is to arrange
celebration of the anniversary of the es-
tablishment of the national govern
ment in the District of Columbia, has
officially notified Lieutenant Governor
Hutchings of his absence from the
state. So far as known this is the first
instance in the history of the state
when such a notification has been sent
lieutenant governor on the occasion
of governors absenting himself from
the state.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22
Fixes Defeated Tnx,ore.

New York, Dec. lS.-Six thousand PEG
pie saw Harry Fixes of America defeat
Edouard Taylore of France, in the houl
paced international championship at Mad.
ison Square garden recently. Most of the
afternoon had been spent in wedding out
the weaker riders, and the men who came
to the scratch tonight in the other events
had international regulations and were fit
to race for their lives.
In the goth mile Fixes was leading by
10 laps, or more than mile and a hall
Fixes gradually increased his lead until
the end OF the hour, when he finished
almost two and a half miles in the lead.
ms distance was 81 miles 3 l,2 laps; lay
lore's, % miles o IL laps.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST
Items From the Rich Regions OF the
Pacific NOrthwest-News From All
the Principal Mining Camps-Per-
sOnaIs-Mining Notes.

The Palmer Mountain tunnel at
Loomis, Wn., has reached the half mile
mark. In addition to this by the end
of this month drifting will be going
on in 10 of the Is veins cut. At the
Black Bear new men are being put on
the pay roll from time to time.
Republic.
Eastern capitalists have an option
on the Alabama and may take control
by January l.
The Flag Hill company is running a
crosscut for the purpose OF cutting the
large ledge that is lying west of the
tunnel. Work has been suspended on
the winze ana will not be resumed I'M
til after the large ledge is cut.
A station is being cut in what Is
known as the back or eastern ledge in
the Black Tail mine, and when it is
finished winze will be sunk upon the
ledge. A crosscut tunnel is being driven
and a drift is also being driven along
the ledge. The ore is looking fine.
The winze in the Quilp is going down
steadily and is now near the S0-foot
mark. The crosscut at the 50-foot level
is in &c feet and the face is still in
solid quartz of unusually high grade.
The prediction that the Quilp was like
ly to prove to be as large as the Noun
tain Lion or Republic bids fair to come
true. There are Is men employed.
The winze on the Stray Horse is 80
fesks.deep. 1t will be continued to
depth not yet determined. At depth
of so feet a crosscut is being run that
is now in 80 feet.
The Tom Thumb drift is being driv-
en- at the $50 foot level in a full face
of ore assaying between 500 and $25
daily averages, and we have not seen
the foot wall for 20 feet back. Water
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22

Is no longer a serious Inconvenience
sS us Inflow has slackened since tn,
frosty weather set in. Water has M,
at any time interfered with the nro
gress OF development.
work is progressing favorab,v 49,
the Morning Glory. There is no cbonal
10 report about that property T6l
ledge looks about the same as - by
Tor month past. N"S
seven men are employed in sinkino
INC snalt on the Hit or Miss. II tool,
d week to get the water out of tho sha :,
nut now the shaft is going down ahont
'nree 1eet a day. The ledge 6us 49,
Sna,t and all is not taken out
o-n nc ieuge struck in the bottom of tbo
Hoo-ioot Shaft on the Chico a few dow
Nince mas not been sufficiently davoInn
gu 10 show its value. An ,mmouao o'o !.
No" Oh water was met. and il nas La ~
the men busy to keep down inc 80 nep'
drifting on the vein is still poina n.y. a.
at lhe Gold Ledge. Good nroeraao o ~
~ Delns made. Some good looking or 10
=. 20 cunning up but its value is unknown
~ the correspondent. Two horses omn
seven men are doing the work "'u
A station is being cut in H.
=. tne Princess Maud to enable tho u me
Uhn Inc urliis to be handled more reodi,,
Wien they arrive, and for the fnntnl ly
purpose OF making room for u. 'ner
th aons' as the mine will be worlas
10 tnr roa the tunnel, for the present NI :.
~ rather ratner slow work, as the rock 10 - II
some strlngers of hard, white r mara.
nave Deen encountered in tho pq quartz
? to 10 smart smart They vary in size fror =
to' ~ 10 inches. No information is O Oh
eainaDie as to the value II 20 Oh
proDaoie that within the newt % seems
.ne iedge will be all solid ouart. ~, 'eet
t - great deal of water COMING mere is
the n Snait' out it is easily handled I h
.ne pump. The Butte G Boston's i i by
tne only steam hoist in ouona. Is now
the camp. III operation in
. L , Republic has been big MINI
have e ev s,me IN the eyes of those w lOn
W. n examined the property thoeo, VINO
~. y. BUT even the best judges an nSrougn-
Enthusiasts o did not dream 5 thnos
he u.as ago that it would turn ou raree
iem 'uon gigantic mine as it iS D 10 70
.eanI to be. Those WIN Is now
Ieeently examined the pronor ao nave
wondering whan A. pioperty are
Will end approximately shat ths
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22
Admission of New Mexico.

Chicago, Dec. Ex-Governor M. A. Ote-
no, OF New Mexico, and Solomon Luna, re-
publican national committeeman for that
territory, say an effort will be made to
bring about the admission of New Mex
leo during the present session of congress,
and both are hopeful it will be accom-
nlishad
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22
MINING NOTES.

The Hump has six feet of snow, but
principal claims.
Adolph Wetzstein Is after the Boston
Montana, and asks for receiver for
the Commanche, at Butte.
Charles Wallace, foreman of the
Hecla claim, near the Cleveland, is at
Springdale He is showing some extra
rich copper ore lately taken out of the
shaft. He reports that the vein is in
creasing in size and richness as depth
is gained.
Finch 4 Campbell have an option on
a famous old mine, the Granite, in the
Occur d'Alenes, in the Nine Mile dis
trict. 1t was once producer but fell
into financial difficulties and has long
been idle.
The commission appointed by Judge
Clancy to appraise the value of the
Butte Boston ground condemned by
the court at the request of the Montana
Ore Purchasing Company. which COM
pany desired to use the ground to dump
tailings on, filed its report, assessing
the total value at 100000. There are
two tracts. one valued at Sass, 900 and
the other at $4,000. This includes
both surface and mineral rights. The
bill of the three commissioners is $40
per day, a total of $3.50.
William Hunter, the veteran pros
pector and mining man, says that the
Methow Gold and Copper Mining Com
pany, recently incorporated, has one
of the most remarkable copper show.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22
Three Burned to Death.

New York, Dec. 15.-Three persons
We're burned to death and one serious
" injured at fire that occurred in a
tenement at No. 800 South First street
IN the Williamsburg district of Brook
lyn. The dead: Mrs. Goscher. Miss
susan Smith, Luke Freen. Mrs. Cos
cher and Miss Smith were found on the
top noor suffocated to death. The body
Of Freen was found on the second floor
badly burned.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22

ihss IN the Methow valley. Wn. TIL,
company owns seven claims abont q.
miles up the river from its mouth and
ABOUT seven miles below the mouth O,
vi m,eat creek on Mckinley mountain
ne lead is great outcrop of copper
VIZ showing solid hematite and nea.
COCK ON the very surface
Inc Deer Trail No. 2 Mining Com.
pany Oh spokane passed into the hands
y, new management. Charles Tbe,s
r. H. Goodall and associates. who have
oeen connected with the companv since
~ nrst began to pay dividends. have
'oiu 'helr interests in the corporation
~ new syndicate which ia said 20
n"Ne ample Canadian backing The
nc" omcers are: President, G. n, Rand.
ci'e president, William Chaplin M e.
pp "o. Ont; treasurer, John II
49, 49, ana secretary and general man.
%ser' N. b. Buckler. When the new
poaiu mad been organized the frst
BUSINESS transacted was the dacIoro.
1ion Oh the nineteenth dividend os =
quarter quarter OF cent shart, or $4,000
NV .sn the total of the dividends paid
49, she company to $47,5OO. The divi.
ueha will be paid Dec. a. wv
British Columns.
On. ne nrst shipment of ora tron,
arr ee III camp over the new Round.
fro., ANYWAY was recently made II was
of tuo the Snowshoe mine, and consisted
VI Two cars of ore. 'is'eu
tions tba. 'he largest mining transac-
So. S mat has been consummo,ad o..
last ' u, ,lme was successfully pulled off
conve "e eek by J. B. Ferguson of Van.
Comna WI 'he North American Mining
u ny on the one side and Chan,as
variov unn OF Rossland acting for the
On tU parties who were the vendons
Tho INC other, says the Rossland Miner
nn me purchase includes the assota .". n
and nssn mineral claims, stocks. shares
The Sarah u the following Companies.
Limited al oa Lee Gold Mining Companv
Utica Gr capitalized for $1,000, 900; the
Comnau mr0u Up Mining and DEVELOPING /
900 OOO. united, capitalized for A..
comU", the Neystone Gold Win' ~.
10000 snd united m capitalized for ST..
ing Conan ana the Wild Horse Gold Min.
100000. u' capitalized for
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22
GENERAL BUTLER REPULSED
HE LOST TWELVE HUNDRED
The British Have Met Defeat Three
Times In One week-Lost Many
omcers and Guns-The English
Expect Victory Soon.

London, Dec. l8-Beyond partial lis
and summary of the totals OF the cas-
ualties OF the Tugela river engagement
posted Sunday at midnight, the war offict
processes not to have any news from the
seat of war, while the censorship evidently
blocks other channels of information.
Never within the range of the Longest
memory has Great Britain met with three
successive military reverses in a single
week, and hence it is not surprising that
notes of anxiety should be heard among
the general chorus of press expressions OF
grim philosophy and resignation.
Mr.. Asquith's speech at New Castle fair
~ expresses the moderate average opinion
OF the situation. "A more radical view
which, however, has few open followers
was echoed by Sir Wilfrid Lawson in an
address to the liberals of Carlisle. He
accused the government, after bringing
the country to the verge of war with
America, Russia, Germany and France, OF
having plunged it into war in South
Africa through incompetent diplomacy. He
thought the people should insist on the
government stating its terms so it might
be seen what was being fought for.
AT the Army and Navy and other clubs,
the general impression prevails that the
check is only temporary.
The government is probably voiced by
Ri. Hon. Walter Long, president OF the
board of agriculture, who, speaking at the
Ship Brokers association dinner at Liver
poll, minated the cabinet committee on
national defense had considered the adj
visibility of utilizing the militia and vol
unteers for service abroad. He emphati
eally asserted that the government in no
way attempted to interfere with the gen
erals in their military operations.
Some say that another 100000 troops
are wanted, and, declared MIR. Long, if the
government does not purpose to send them
they say it will be wanting in its duty
to the country. For his own part, Nh.
Long said, he failed to see that the ne
cessity had arisen, but if it does arise the
100000 will be Forthcoming and they will
be sent.
London, Dec. l9.-General Butler re-
ports to the war office his losses in Satur-
days engagement were: Killed, 80,
667; missing, S4S; total, 1897.
Word Of Cheer for England.
Cape Town, Dec. l8.-Advices from Bull
nwayo says that a dispatch from MafelSing
dated December 8. announced that the
scheme OF advancing the military works
was acting well and had forced the Beers
TO evacuate the strong commanding forti-
ication northeast OF the town 1t was
added that the British continued pushing
back the Beers and We're then working
toward their main siege batteries The
British casualties We're trifing. The Boer
force was then reduced to about 1000 men,
With four field guns and some siege guns.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22
Not Liked In Russia.

St. Petersburg, Dec. l4.-The speech OF
the German minister of foreign affairs in
the reichstag is keenly criticized here,
both by the press and public on account
OF what are regarded as pronounced decla-
rations in favor of German leadership and
their generally warlike and threatening
tone.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22

Life has been compared to a race,
but the allusion still improves, by OBJ
serving that the most swift are ever
the least manageable, the most apt to
stray from the course. Great abilities
have always been less serviceable to
the possessors than moderate ones -
Goldsmith.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-22

south drift from No. tunnel encoun
tered 20 feet of good ore. In the drift
from No. 8 tunnel, and almost directly
under the big ore body in No. 2, the
ledge was 80 feet in width. In the
south drift from No. 4 tunnel cross.
cut reveals the fact that the ledge is
SO feet between walls. This growth In
size as greater depth is reached is phe-
nomenaL 1t was unlocked for. Many
thought the ledge might possibly get
some larger, but none believed that it
would more than double its width be-
tween tunnels Nos. 2 and 4. 1t has
gradually grown in width from the sur
face to the depth of 600 feet and has
every appearance of growing still
wider