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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-09-27
SUMPTER VALLEY EXTENSION.
Short Logging Branch Will Be Built from
McEwen Only.

This paper learns from source, the
accuracy and authenticity OF which cannot
I've doubted, that the line Of the Sumpter
Valley railroad will not be extended be-
vond Sumpter in the near future. IN
iact. President Eccles is reliably reported
TO have declared that the company has
not even in contemplation such move;
tina, the reports Of surveying parties IN
the neId have their source In the envlous
wish being father TO the thought.
The road will, however. doubtless con-
s,ruc, a branch from McEwen, several
miles in length. This branch will be built
solely Tor the purpose OF reaching "A tract
Of excellent timber land: viii be operated
exclusively as a logging road, for the ren'
son ,ha, there is neither passenger nor
,reigh, traffic IN tina, direction.
There is no doub, that the rumor OF the
extension from Sump,er Is entirely with
ou, foundation.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-09-27
Sold His Lot Too Soon.

J. =. Meyer, a travelling commercial
man from Portland, arrived In Sumpter
Yesterday. He was bewlldered to see
such change since he was here four
months ago, when he sold a houseand lot
on Granite street, where are now a cigar
store and McEwen's stage office, for tour
hundred dollars. II is now held at ST..
500. Mr.. Meyer is bewailng his luck,
Tor he says Sumpter is all the talk out
side and there is bound to be city here.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-09-27
Niph, Police Force Increased.

Al the regular meeting oi the city toun.
~ Saturday evening, besides ,ransacting
:, 10, u, routine business, tour policemen
were pu, on the night force; John Austin
captain; Clifton. Al Wenrick and Frank
Amel, patrolmcn. Previously there had
hrrn only one special on.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-09-27
Red Boys $4,000 Monthly Output.

Mr. Clark Tabor, oi Godfrey n Tabor,
owners ol the Red Boy mine, came III
Yesterday aud brought with him good
SIZED fortune IN gold, the reSul, oi one
months operation oi the mine and its &c
stamp mill. The months cleanup, while
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-09-27

w. l.. Vinson, the energetic promoter Of
this district, leaves tomorrow for hurried
visit TO Portland, Seattle, Spokane and
possibly the Montana cities, expecting to
be gone a week or ten days. Following
his trip. the already busy Sumpter Valley
railway will haul here several carloads
II not train loads--oi new machinery, pipe
and miscellaneous material tor the build.
ing OF Mr.. Wilson's various projects IN
the CITY and vicinity.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-09-27
New Photographer Here.

will I've AT my tent studio on Mill street
tor an indefinite time and guarantee to do
ilrs,.class work at reasonable prices.
I. Hug, Photographer.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-09-27
TONS
AND
TONS
OF
NEW
GOODS

In addition to our already
complete stock of general
merchandise. including mems
and boys clothing, hats, shoes,
etc. In groceries. smoked
meats and provisions we can
fill any size orders at short
notice.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-09-27

Stock certificates at The MINER office.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23
Why Men Do Not Go to Church.

why Men Do Not Go to Church." by
Cortland Myers, minister a. tas Ban
fist Temple, Brooklyn, Funk 4 Nag-
nails Co, does not precisely beg the
burning question, yet it deals in little
more than seneralities, soma Of which
are indeed rlther glt.e.rng. 1t is Of
course too much to expact that the book
should offer a complete and satisfa ctcry
solution to a most p"rplexing Irobl IN,
and yet, on the other hand, if it pre-
sants no, or at leas. MT many, new
suggestions, 1t is hardly worth having
been writer.
There is an introduction with the
usual array of startling statistics con-
corning adult males living in a Christ
ian civilization who do not enter a
church from one years end to another,
and this Is followed by three chapters,
THE Fault of the Church." THE Fault
of the Man." and THE Fault of Soci-
ETY." the latter concerning itself more
with the laws written and unwritten of
the social organization than with the
Well-to-do and fashionable people who's /,
movements are periodically chronicled
in the daily press. There is much in
the first chapter as to what the minis
ter should say and do, and why, if not
how, he should keep abreast of the
times. the idea being that while the
old truth is sacred old methods may
nut pe 1Tutn cannot De changed,
methods must always be changing"
In the second chapter occurs this
sentence, which is probably the most
definite expression of opinion save one
other in the book, What the average
man wants is knowledge of the
scriptures and what they teach con-
corning Christ and his great salvation
Higher or lower criticism, mostly
lower have no satisfaction for his
hungsring, thirsty soul. Milton said
truly, The hungry sheep look up and
are not fed What the inspired word
of God has to say concerning them and
their life here and their hopes hereafter
is of tremendous interest to them.
Doubt in the pulpit is always out of
place. He who twists the exclamation
of the gospel into a question mark is
always a failure. The world has doubts
enough of its own. 1t does not care to
breathe that kind of poisoned air from
the church. 1t is faith and confidence
and reality and truth which fasten
themselves like mighty cords upon the
hearts and lives of men. We have
weakened our power by our interroga-
tons and our parentheses of skepti-
Cism."
The author is still more pronounced
in setting forth the Sunday newspaper
as one of the chief causes of non at
tendance, and here, at least, he has the
courage of his convictions. There is
something on the management of
church finances and the frequent fail
ure to manage them. something about
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23
SHELLFiSH TRAP THEIR PREY.
South Sea Monsters That Lie In Walt for
Unwary Victims.
From the San Francisco Examiner.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
In South Pacific waters are found
some of the largest shellfish known.
One is a clam-like shell with huge ribs,
called the tridacna, one-half of which
has been known 10 weigh $50 pounds.
The fish itself weighed rs or more
pounds and a single fish. if served on
the halfshell would afford good meal
for 80 men.
The tridacna has the habit of lying
with shells partly open, as though to
trap some unwary traveller.
Attention was first attracted to this
trap when a party OF men were rowing
over the reef in search of rare corals.
They saw a large fish beating the sur
face violently, with it's head out of the
water. AS they drew near they saw
that the fish was a large shark, which
had been caught in a living trap. Its
tail. or the lower lobe, was held Sc
curely by a giant shell, the tridacns
the strong and powerful mollusk cling
ing to it with a viselike grip.
There is a case on record of a man
having been entrapped in a similar
way. He was unfamiliar with the reef
and its strange inhabitants and, seeing
what he supposed to be a great green
sea anemone, he attempted to grasp it,
But the anemone disappeared and like
a wise the edges of the shell clamped
the wrist of the unfortunate collector,
who. TO his horror, found himself
gripped in a STOPPING position by his
hand. and he had about determined up
on cutting off his hand to save his life
when the shell visibly relaxed its hold,
and with a quick jerk he pulled out
the manned and helpless member and
quickly got ashore
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23
AN OUTING At GREGSON'S
United Irish Societies From
Butte and Anaconda.
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
1t Is the Big Event OF the Season-An
Excellent Programme OF Field
Sports-Fund for Meagher
Monument

The United Irish Societies will take
days outing at Gregson Springs to-
day. 1t is expected that a large crowd
will go from this city and join like
body of societies from Anaconda
Chairman Clark and Secretary Griffin
have attended to the important de-
tails and the excursion and attendant
pleasures will make up the big event
of the season.
There will be a large programme of
field sports. The fatted pig is on the
grounds, and he's going to give the
boys a merry chase when the "catch-
ing the creased pig" number comes
up. The programme follows:
Mems 10O-yard foot race-First prize,
$50 pair of pants; second prize, IS
pipe.
Boys 100-yard foot race-First prize,
boys suit of clothes; second prize, SO
pair of shoes.
Running hop, step and jump-First
prize, case of wine; second prize, rug
Running broad jump-First prize, 100
cigars; second prize, dress shirt.
Running high jump-First prize, CEN
ter table; second prize, S. pair of
shoes.
Best gentleman waltzer-Afternoon
silk umbrella.
Best lady waltzer-Afternoon, toilet
set, value SIS.
Best gentleman waltzer-Night, sill
Yer mounted umbrella value s11.
Best lady waltzer-Night, solid sill
Yer jewel case, value $50.
Best gentleman step dancer-Night,
first prize, IS cash; second prize SIS
hat.
Best LADY, step dancer-Night, mani
cure set value SIS.
Two hundred yard race, for men,
bers only-First prize, $50 cigars; sec
ond prize, $50 cigars.
Sack race-First prize, silver beer
mug, value $3.50; second prize, BAN
boo fishing rod.
Throwing a rock-First prize. cary
ing set; second prize, IS pair of shoes
Young ladies' race-First prize, ladys
gold chain second prize, picture.
Married ladies' race-FirSt prize case
of wine second prize, 100 pounds of
flour.
Catching creased pig-Five dollars
cash
Fat mans race-First prize, rocking
chair; second prize, picture.
Old ladies' race-First prize, pock-
etbook; second prize, pickle castor.
Blindfolded whelbarrow race-Case
of wine.
Race, girls. under 14--First prize. al
bum; second prize, SO pair of shoes.
Girls bicycle race-First prize, sill
Yer mounted umbrella; second prize,
belt
For the woman with the largest fam
lily on the grounds-Three cans Of cof-
fee and one sack of Quaker flour.
Swimming race for men-First prize.
500 cigars: second prize, 100 cigars.
Baseball-Oficials of Deer Lodge
county VS.. officials of Silver Bow coun-
ty; prize S25.
Football-Hibernians of Butte VS..
Robert Emmett Literary association;
prize $50.
Dancing afternoon and evening. Mu-
sic by Bergstrom's orchestra.
The proceeds from the contests and
other sources will be applied to the
fund with which it is proposed to erect
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

form at Linz began to cry bitterly. His
distress was noticed by a lady in a
first-class compartment, who sum
moued the guard and had the boy
brought to her. She paid his excess
fare for travelling first class, and de-
voted herself to the task of comfort
ing him and relieving the tedium of
the long journey to Vienna, telling him
that she too had suffered much from
the loss of a parent who had died sud
denly and unexpectedly in a foreign
land. The schoolboy was not a little
astonished at the end of the journey to
learn that the kind hearted lady was
the Archduchess Valerie, daughter of
the emperor.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

bicycles. distance from churches and
home environment and a little about
the growing idea that there are class
distinctions in the average church and
church parish, though this phase of the
question is rather made light Of The
authors occasional attempts to view
the question from the standpoint of an
outsider, the man who does not go to
church, are honest and painstaking
but not always successful. He has not
apparently always the space the cour-
age, the ability or the willingness to
discuss in full detail the charges which
the outsider occasionally brings.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23
United Irish Societies Picnic at Gregson
Springs, Sunday, July 23rd, 1899.

For the above occasion the Butte
Anaconda & Pacific railway will make
a rate of 81 for the round trip, Butte
to Gregson Springs and return: and rs
cents for the round trip, Anaconda to
Gregson Springs and return.
Trains will leave Butte as follows:
10 a. M, los p. m. and 445 D. m.
Returning, will leave the springs for
Butte at 1858 p. M, 3:1S D. m, 7:4O d.
m. and 1880 p. m.
Trains will leave Anaconda for the
Springs as follows: 1910 p. M, D. m.
and 1920 D. m.
Returning, will leave the Springs for
Anaconda at 1877 p. m, $40 p. m. and
11:20 p. m.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

The following story about the Arch
duchess Valerie of Austria is told by
the Vienna correspondent of the Lon
don Morning Post. A short time ago a
13-year-old school boy was summoned
home from his boarding school at Linz
to attend his fathers funeral in Vienna.
The lad was without travelling COM
panions, and while waiting on the plat
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

Grand balloon ascension and para
chute drop at Mountain View park
Sunday, July %. Good dancing. Ball
game. Good fishing. Go down and
enjoy yourself. You will have a good
time. 81 for round trip Butte to park
and return via B., A. & P. railway
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

a monument to the memory of George
Francis Meagher. The Meagher guards
will appear in uniform.
Trains leave the B., A. & p depot
at 10 a. M, LOS p. m. and 4:45 p. m.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23
The Lynndale Hotel.

J. r. Boyce will assume management
of the Lynndale. First-class accommo-
dations are offered by day, week and
month at reasonable rates.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

New York, July 22.-Pig iron warrants
firm at $lI0l9.75 The firm that fixes the
selling price for miners and smelters
quotes lead at 4.S5c at the close. Bar sill.
yer, GO3C.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

s25 reward to any one proving that E.
F. Mayer, 40 West Park does not put
In the best handspring made for 81.
Watch cleaning. $3.50.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

Fine Bread Flour, soc sack. Fine
Pastry Flour, roc sack 10 cans To-
matoes, s1.00; Is pounds sugar, SIC
Cooks, 331 East Park street, Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

We are not going out of business, like
the other fellows, yet we sell shoes
cheaper than they do. See show win
dows. Tassells, % West Park.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

Julia Marlowe shoes give ease and
comfort. Tassell sole agent, % West
Park,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

California Cafe is the best place to
eat in Butte.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
IRISH NATIONALISTS
Met Today To Decide Upon a Plan
of Action.

LONDON, April 14.-Irish Nation.
alists of all factions assembled in Dub
lin today in response to call issued
by the party leaders for a conference
to discuss and decide upon basis of
united action for the future.
Despite the assurances of the move
ment's promoters that Healey. Red
mond, Dillon and other leaders would
all be present in person, ready and
eager to bring about cessation of in
ternecine strife, those best acquainted
with Irish affairs are inclined to doubt
whether the conference will be able to
accomplish any tangible results.
If the conference does prove fail
ure one of the immediate results will
be the great difficulty that will be en-
in selecting a chairman of
the Irish party to succeed Dillon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
Ell PASO, TEXAS, TUESDAY APRIL 4, 1899

in expressing their good will toward
the Philippine people and to extend to
the leading representative men an in
vitation to meet them for the purpose
of personal acquaintance and the ex-
change of views and opinions.
WASHINGTON, April AT the
state department the hope is express
ed that the Fiiipinos will accept the
terms offered by American commits
sioners in today;s proclamation.
Officials believe that Aguinaldo alone
is likely to prevent the natives and
army rsllying to the stars and stripes.
The trouble is that Aguinaldo and
his leaders are incensed because Gen.
Otis would not allow them to accept
ransom for Spanish prisoners.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
VOL. XIX, NO. 80.

to increase the efficiency of the army
which prohibits the detailing of SOL
diers to sell beer at post exchanges
or canteens.
The substance of the fiuding is that,
while it may have been the intentio a
of congress to prohibit the sale of beer
in military grounds altogether, the
wording of the act expresses no su cb
meaning. He holds that beer may be
sold at post exchanges. 'canteens, and
military encampments by civilians.
The decision defeats the supposed pur-
pose of the law.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
TO STUDY TRUSTS
The Industrial Commission Resumes S
Its Sessions,

WASHINGTON, Apr. 4.-The indus
trial commission resumed ;ita sessions
this morning. Trusts will next be in
vestigated. Testimony for and against
will be taken up by the commission for
the next two or three weeks, beginning
probably Thursday or Friday.
"New Jersey trusts will be the first
to come under our official observ a.
tion," said Major Farquhar, one of
the commissioners, ''and much of the
preliminary work to bring them here
has already been done. Other import
ant matters to be taken up by the COM
mission are railroad fares and the rela-
tious of railroad companies to their en-
plOyes
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04

government is to elevate the Philip
pine people.
The hostilities now prevailing are
deplored and are attributed to the Fill
pinos misunderstanding the purpose of
the'U nited. States. The:commission asks
the cooperation of the people for the
establishment of better understand
ing and invites their attention to the
following regulating principles by
which the United States may be guild
ed:
1.-American supremacy must.be en-
forced.
2.-The most ample liberty possible
will be granted.
3.-All civil rights are guaranteed.
4.-Honor forbids the use of the
Philippines ss means OF exploitation
5.-An effective civil service is guar
anteed.
6.-An honest fiscal administration is
promised.
AL corruption will be eradicated.
S.-Public works of ell kinds will be
promoted.
9.-Foreign trade and commerce are
to be fostered.
10.-Schools will be established.
11.-Reforms in all departments of
the government of the islands are
promised.
The proclamation is signed by Jacob
Gould Schurman, George Dewey, Ell
well S. Otis, Charles DENLY, and Dean
@. Worcester.
In concluding the proclamation says:
'Such is the spirit in which the
United States comes to the people of
the islands and the president has in
the commission ito make this
known.
''1n obeying his behests the COM
desire to join the president
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
kAUTZ APPROVED
His Action pleased the President.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The presi-
dent approves Kautz's action in Samoa
and is pleased with his Judgment and
firmness. While the president,
through Am bassadorc White at Berlin,
expressed regret that any trouble ad
arisen, there was no word which i'm
piled disapproval of the conduct of
United States officials.
The president regrets that occasion
arose for decisive action, but the ad-
miral acted within the scope of the
authority given him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
MRS. GEORGES TRIAL
Commenced In the Criminal Court
At Canton.

CANTON, O., April 4.-The case OF
Mrs. Anna George, accused of the
murder Of George D. Saxton on the 7th
of last October, came up for hearing in
the criminal court today. Eminent
counsel were in court to represent
both sides of the case and a large
crowd of spectators also sought admit
tance. The hearing is not expected to
occupy more than three weeks.
The defendant was faultlessly attir-
ed. her counsel tried to have the
case postponed but he was unsuccessful
The day was consumed In selecting
q Jury.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
AGAINST ENGLISH
A Strong Feeling Around Canton
China.

HONG KONG. April 4.-Considersble
apprehension is felt here over the dis
Canton and danger threatens the En-
glish residents in the event of an out
break by the Chinese. The natives
are very bitter. against the English.
The report that Captain Francis
Henry May, superintendent of police
here, has been captured by Chinese on
the mainland has not been confirmed.
Four companies of fusileers have left
on two torpedo boat destroyers for
Canton to protect British interests.
All troops here are under marching
orders.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
LELAND DYING
Attacked With Appendicitis And
May Not Live Throuuh the Dav.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Warren F..
Leland, who was in charge
it burned down, with frightful
loss of life, recently, is believed to be
dying at the Grenoble hotel. Leland
was just about recovering from the
shock caused by the holocaust in which
he lost his wife and daughter when he
was attacked by appendicitis. An ope-
ration was performed Saturday and
since then he has gradually failed. The
physicians fear he will not live through
the daY.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
TWO FILIBUSTERERS
Return To New Orleans From Guate
mdId.

NEW ORLEANS. April 4.-The steam
ship 3reakwater from Puerto Barrios
Guatemala, has arrived with Guthrie
and Flourney, the two Americans SUP
posed to have been spirited away by the
Guatemala government.
They belong to the gang of the fills
busterers who were organized in Mis-
souri, not long since. aud disbanded
here. The report of their arrest and
sentence to be shot caused great official
interest in Washington.
Both are well but fiat broke.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
THE Red MANS LANDS
Are Slowly Being Taken Away
To Meet the Needs Of
the Advancing
White Man.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Presiden t
Mckinley today signed proclama-
tion opening to the public the eastern
half Of the Southern Ute Indian re-
servation, which is situated in the
effect at noon on the fourth day of
May.
The territory comprises several
thousand acres, which we're ceded to
the government at compensation of
not less than S1.25 an acre. It is most
ly grazing and mountain lands.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
SHIPPING INTERESTS
Discussed in Convention at New Or
leans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, April 4.-About
20 representatives of steamboat and
steamship interests throughout the
United States are in attendance on the
annual meeting of the National Board
of Steam Navigation, which .opened
here today. The association concerns
itself with national and state leeisla-
interests and since its organization has
been instrumental in securing the
adoption of many beneficial laws, among
them the limited liability law. The
present convention is expected to
occupy several days and numerous
matters of great Importance to the
world of steamship navigation will be
discuSSed
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
WANT THE MONEY
Cuban Soldiers Repudlate the As
SembIy,

HAVANA, April, 4.-One battalion of
the Third Nebraska volunteers sails
for the United States today. The sixth
Missouri regiment leaves for home
Thursday and the Fourth Illinois will
sail in a few days.
The Cuban soldiers are disturbed
over the report that the Americans are
seriously considering sending back the
So. 600, 900 which was sent here to pay
off the Cuban troops. on account of the
Cuban assembly's refusal to turn over
the muster rolls.