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The Western news., 1900-04-11
MONTANA.

Bozeman is making preparations for
free delivery system of mail.
An effort is being made to secure the
establishment Of dry brick plant for
Billings.
Over thirty families arrived from
the east the past week looking for good
farm locations.
Captain Thomas Couch has sold to
eastern buyers all his range horses, be-
tween 1000 and 1900 head. They will
be gathered and shipped within two
weeks.
Fred c. Blair, an old saw mill man,
is putting in new mill on the upper
Saltwater river and will cut ties and
other timbers for the Great Northern
railway.
For no apparent reason in the world,
Joseph M. Cotter, brother of Attorney
John w. Cotter, shot himself through
the heart last week at Butte, dying a
few minutes later.
Since Governor Richards conference
with the state central committee in
Helena few days ago there has been
d ldI sc lACIcdoc III dpplICdIlOAS AOl IAC
! position of district enumerator.
A brother of L. I. Hammond of Bill
lings, who is secretary of state of Utah,
is candidate for United States repre-
sentative to succeed Brigham Roberts,
who was ousted for being polygamist.
Edward Butcher of Helena, who was
appointed by Congressman Campbell to
West Point, has passed the second or
admission examination, and is now
eligible for entrance to the institution
at the beginning of the next term.
Joseph G. Hurst was executed in the
Jail yard at Glendive for the murder
of Sheriff Dominlck Cavanaugh, De-
cember %, 1898. He maintained his
innocence to the last and exclaimed: !:
Its all mistake. It's all mistake.
l forgive you all, as Jesus did"
The large dairy and horse barn be-
longing to Pearson Brothers, burned
at Kalispell, entailing loss of over
$4,000. The hired man had been in
town, and returning home went to the
loft to throw down hay to stock, when
the coal oil lantern exploded, setting
the hay on fire.
The farmers are all busily engaged
seeding. The frost is out Of the GROUND
in most places and with the kind o1
weather prevailing for the past three
weeks it will not be long before the
trees will be sending forth leaves. AL
ready the buds are bursting open OF
many trees.
The Western news., 1900-04-11
MINING NOTES.

Work is to be resumed soon on the
Peoria, big copper ledge on Methow
in Okanogan county, Wn.
The Great Western Mining Company
operating on the Nespelim, on the
south half of the reservation, is about
to install saw mill, having obtained a
permit from the department of the in
terror. The shaft is reported down
about 80 feet in high-grade galena ore
with more solid showing than at any
earlier stage.
Among the most important mines of
Baker City district is the Virtue-Collat-
eral, which comprises the old Virtue
mine and the Collateral mine, having a
20-ton stamp mill.
The Calumet and Hecla of the lake
Superior district is an immense body of
ore of an average value of about four
per cent. This mine has paid more
than $6O,OO0,O00 in dividends. The
Butte, Montana, mines average about
five per cent in copper and $2.10 in
gold. The great Anaconda Copper
Mining Company in 1889 reduced 1,525,-
| 749 tons of ore, which yielded on an av-
erage AGA per cent of copper, 4.16 oun-
ces of silver and .014 ounces of gold. 1t
paid in dividends during 1889 $3,OOO,-
600. The Butte & Boston Company's
ore in 1897 averaged about seven per
cent copper, and it made net $3,016,O00
in round numbers.
The greatest of Arizona's copper pro-
ducers, the Copper Queen, having pro-
duced millions, yields an ore averaging
less than eight per cent, ore as low as
2 1-2 per cent being matted profitably.
The Quincy Mining Company of Lake
Superior region in 1897 stamped 542,.
623 tons of copper ore, which yielded
1.58 per cent of copper. 1t sold $1,872,
213 worth of copper and $18,025, max
ing 1-2 cents pound on each pound
of copper.
. The Spokane mining promoter is
irrepressible He bobs up in the mos,
unexpected places and makes a clean
up under the very nose Of older but
slower men in the business. The lat
est scoop has been made by Herrin &
l Reiner of this city, who have sold thu
e famous Stanley mine, at Idaho Springs
e COL, to a Montreal syndicate for some
e thing like $1,0O0,000. Mr. Herrin ha'
i word from Mr.. Reiner at Denver tina
e $85, 900 has been paid to close the deal
). and Mr.. Reiner has gone to Montrea
:, to look after the final details.
n Over $500 per day cleaned up II
= placer mining the surface of the ledge
t on Thunder mountain. The vein /
It said to be of enormous width, witt
IS free gold everywhere in evidence.
n Rich is the Black Bear at LOOMS
The mill is running again.
The Bull Frogs big vein Is provin
a wonder. These are busy days i
j. Okanogan.
n Ruddy gulch, midway between Wa
lace, Idaho, and Mullan, is now one
l. the liveliest spots in the Occur d'Alene
r where only prospecting work Is bein
# done.
u Some good ore is coming down occ.
l. sionally from the Sonora, near Wa
lace, Idaho. although the report is ths
n the amount of it is limited.
d The Oroino country in Idaho prom
ls ises to come into prominence as q me-
r coal district. Very few persons kno'
d. that extensive outcroppings Of COZ
of veins have been discovered stretchin
from southwest to northeast acrol
,e o. .fno creek between the Clearwate
e and Pierce City.
The Western news., 1900-04-11
REPUBLIC,

Tacoma wheat market steady, but
nothing doing; bluestem 521ac; club
5OAc.
Only one shift is working on the Re-
bate tunnel. Progress is made at the
.ate of about two and half feet per
day.
The Golden Harvest adit is still NOV
ing forward about three feet per day.
The average width of the ledge is about
six feet.
The machinery of the Chico compress
sor plant is being put in place rapidly
and it will probably be ready to start
up the early part of this week.
On the Stray Horse the diamond drill
has penetrated 29O feet. The drill is
said to be working satisfactorily. 1t
is yet too early to pronounce it an un-
qualified success.
Charles F. Potter, superintendent of
the Golden Lion and Little Four Con-
solidated, states that he was making
the needed preparations to begin pros
pecting with the diamond drill on the
Golden Lion.
The local manager of the Quilp states
that the values were improving, and
that the quartz was rapidly coming in
in place of some of the streaks of por-
phyry that have been encountered here
tofore.
The wheat market shows slight
change. Walla Walla was steady at
SO and SAC with the usual reports of
fancy bidding in the interior, some re-
ports getting the figure up to 55c. Val
ley is steady at SO and SAC.
The water has been pumped out Of
the shaft and drifts ON the Tom Thumb
and work is now in progress in the
south drift. There is eight feet of fine
ore in the face of as high grade as has
ever been taken out of the mine. The
working shaft has reached depth of
145 feet.
Superintendent James S. Wyatt, of
the Mountain Lion, States that the mill
is working in a satisfactory manner
The saving of the free gold on the
plates continues to be satisfactory in
the fullest oegree, and the cyanide is
: doing it's work far in excess of his ex
pectations. AS whole, the say
ing is all that could be reason
: ably expected. The values are improv
u ing every day, and 1t is now no Longer
;, theory, but fact, that the treatmen
;. is proper one for the ore of that mine
Good progress is being made in lay
. ing the walls for the foundation of th
Republic mill, and the grading is pro
Z, crossing favorably. The frame of tn
g sampling mill is up and timbers ar
n being rapidly framed for the big mill
- Lumber is being rushed to the groun,
"a at lively rate since the roads begal
al to dry up. The framing would hav
,t been much further advanced if tn
,, timbers had been on the ground sooner
n The plant of the Republican Reductio
n. Company is getting in place fast an
of supplies are wei. nigh all in. 1t ca
not be stated with certainty when th
On machinery will start up.
lie Every day adds to the known lengt
c- of the Princess Maud ore shoot. Th
at face of the drift is 80 feet from th
to winze, and there is no ore in the enti1
US vein for that distance on that lew
he that does not show high values. Tt
20 vein is slowly but steadily widenin
It is five and half feet wide nov
lp- which is about five inches wider tina
re it measured week since. The ore a
erages at least $43 per ton. Much Of
is far richer. But 80 feet of ore of th'
grade and width marks the Prince.
mr. Maud as one Of the biggest things
IN. the camp.
The Western news., 1900-04-11
OREGON.

Portland's latest fad is Belgian
hares.
Hood River has 81 telephones, with
prospect for more.
Sixty new members have just been
received into the Pendleton CONNER
cial Association.
Interest in the Oregon state fair for
1900 increases as plans for it's success
are more fully developed.
The common council of Portland has
passed an ordinance that is calculated
to put quietus upon the Chinese lot
terry business in that city.
The tax levy in Umatilla county is
the next lowest Of all the counties in
the state. Linn county has the lowest
levy, 14h mills, and Umatilla's is Is
mills.
The 60 goats of w. d. Gillian aver
aged three and half pounds of mo-
hair, many of them going four and a
half pounds, states the Polk County
Itemizer. Eight ewes fetched him II
kids.
More than 100000 in postage stamps
are received by merchants of Portland
| annually from out-of-town customers.
The Portland postoffice has to handle
these stamps and receives no credit for
| it from the department.
Five thousand sheep, belonging to
Charles Cunningham, have already
been sheared in Umatilla county, and
this is two months before the time that
shearing usually begins. The shearing
of sheep so early as this is, perhaps,
unprecedented in any county in eastern
Oregon, and is occasioned by the un-
usually warm weather which has pre-
vailed throughout the last few weeks.
The Western news., 1900-04-11
WASHINGTON.


The school enrolment Of North
Yakima has passed the 900 mark.
There is hope that all the victims
of the recent blast at Spokane may re-
cover.
Sixty-nine shingle mills will close in
April in this state, all having signed
the agreement.
The indications are that in the near
future Fort Walla Walla will be in
creased to a four-troop post.
There were 152 final proofs on home
steads and timber claims in Snohomish
county for the year ending March 1,
1900.
Pierce county has knocked her war
rant Indebtedness on the head and is
making preparations to wipe out $780,
900 of a reasonable bonded debt.
F. Lewis Clark and Charles Sweeny
OF Spokane have dissolved partnership.
Mr.. Clark takes the real estate and Mr..
Sweeny continues the mining business
alone.
The plant of the Everett nail mill,
which has been closed for a year or
more, has been purchased by William
| c. Bullet and will be converted into a
sawmill.
State Mine Inspector Owens in his
annual report places the coal output
of Washington during 1899 at more
than 100000 tons, 25O,O0O tons in ex-
cess of 1898. He estimates the output
for 1900 at 100000 tons.
| Webster was hanged at Spokane Fri
day. He met death with remarkable
fortitude. He made no speech from
the scaffold. The murderer never gave
way during the execution. His neck
was broken.
Albert Johnson of Port Townsend,
fireman on the steamer Angeles, was
killed at Seattle in a row with Harry
B. Linde, proprietor of the Standard
Oyster house, over paying for a meal.
He leaves wife and two children.
The delegates who came in from the
west of Lincoln county report winter
wheat looking better than ever before.
They say the largest acreage OF spring
wheat will be shown this season that
has ever been sown since the country
was settled.
i. The old portion of the Western
Woodenware Factory at Tacoma is
burned. The dry kiln and big ware
house filled with manufactured ware
was saved. The Pacific Pulley Com
!. pany, which occupied building in the
rear, suffered the loss of its machin-
cry. Loss on woodenware property,
$1,000; fully insured.
5 A portion of the bullet has been ex-
, tracted from the head of Eugene Ger
e mond at Spokane. DR.. Richter, the at
( tending physician, expresses confidence
g that the remainder can be extracted
t without an operation and has hopes
e for the entire recovery of his patient,
e Mr.. Germond, about three weeks ago,
a with suicidal intent, fired pistol ball
Q into his head.
Never before in the history of the
9 Wenatchee valley has the prospect fol
4 q big fruit crop been 50 encouraging
+ The winter has been mild In the ex'
Q treme. and the trees are In fine con
dition. The apricot and plum trees
3 are in full bloom, and the peaches are
" Just ready to burst out The fruit
o growers are doing considerable spray
r ing this year. Fruit Inspector Scott
d Philips has given notice that he will
70 visit every orchard in the valley and
u those who have infected trees win b
+ helped out Of the dinaculty.
The Western news., 1900-04-11
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS

A Review From the States Of WASH
tnRtOn, Idaho, Montana and Ore
gOn-News of the Past Week
Boiled Down.
The Western news., 1900-04-11

The American Cereal Company Of Co
dar Rapids, Iowa, has put In ma
chimes and locked out their union coop.
ers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-21

eien relations. Senator Psnross withdrew
his Decauss IL was practically identical
with Senator Elkins, and Senator
Beveriuqe withdrew his because Ii was
covered by the second OF the COMMITTEES
amendments. Ali the amendments sua-
aested having been acted upon and those
OF the committee adopted, senator Allen
asked for the reading Of the treaty az
amended. This request was com piled
itself, resulting as followsi
Bsvsridgs, Burrows, Carter, Chandler,
Clay, Cuilum, Dsboe. Dillingham,
Elkins, Fairbanks. Foraker, Foster,
Frye, Gallinger, bale, Hanna, Hans.
brough, Harris, Hawlsy, Ho6r, Jones
Lodge, Mcbride Mccomas, McUumbsf,
McEbery, MchiIilin, Mallory, Morgan.
Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus. Platt
OF New York, Pritohafd, Proctor,
Quarlss, scott. shoup, Spooner, Stewart,
sullivan. Tallaferro. Thurston, Turner,
Warren, wepnore, wolcott.-5j.
Naye--Meesrs. Allen, Bard, Bate, Herry,
Heitfeld, Martin. Mason, Money, Petit
sEsM sgs,,iosssn,s. heller. 1illmAn' Tnrlsy' Vest
The pairs on the treaty were as fol.
lows: Two senator's for the treaty being
paired with with one against 10, In &C
oordance with custom-DsDew and Sswel
for, with KawIins against; Clark and
simon for, with Chiffon against; Dolit
yer and Baker for, with Towne against
Gallery and Platt OF Connections, with
Jones of Arkansas against; Kyle absent
and impaired. He was for the treaty,
but no pair could be secured for him.
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B. 8. A. GAME SHIPMENTS.

Bangor, Decamber 20 The official fig i.
ures OF the amount OF the game shipped
over the lines OF the Bangor 81 Aropstook
railroad during the open season OF 100,
were made up on Thursday. The total
number Of deer shiDped during October,
November and December 10 $3.50, ana the
total number OF moose Is 199. Greenvilie
has been tho shipping point for more
deer and moose than any two other
stations on the road. Patten Is second
on the list for deer shipments, and
Masardis for moose. The shipments of
deer exceed those Of all other years since
the building OF the road, except In 1898
and 1899. Thirty-five more moose were
shipped this year than last and three
less than In 1898.
Twenty bears have been brought down
from stations on the road which beats
the record OF last year, 10 foxes and two
wild cats
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THE WEATHER.

Boston, December 20.-Forscast: Fair
Friday, probably continued fair satur-
day, continued moderate temper aturei
fresh to brisk north to northwest winds.
Washington, December 2O.-Forecast
for Friday and Saturday for New Eng
land: Generally fair Friday and Satur-
day light to fresh northerly winds.
Portland, Dec. 90. 1909. o.-The local
weather bureau records the following;
sa. m.-Baromete 80 s75; thermome.
ter, 80 0; dew point, "a rel. humidity, ~,
direction OF tine wind, SW; velocity OF
the wind, 12; state OF weather, Gear.
sp. m.-Barometer 30 1856; thermoms-
ter, 81 3; dew point, 80; rel. humidity, 81;
direction Of the wind, w; velocity OF
the wind, 8; state Of weather, clear
Maximum temperature. 40; minimum
temperature, 82; mean temperature. 86;
maximum wind velocity. I6 SH; precipi.
tation--2i hours,
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with amendments by the Senate deyei.
ops the fact that, CONTRARY to the COM
mon understanding, the document does
not need TO be returned at this stage to
the British government even II the
President is Of mind to go on with the
negotiations. Secretary Hay win await
AM Indication OF the Presidents wishes
in the matter and II ths latter, as has
been already indicated by official state
ments concludes to give the British gov
srnment an opportunity to pass upon
the amendments, then the state depart.
ment will forward TO that government,
not the treaty itself, but the terms of the
amendments. ACCORDING to the state
ment Of the officials OF the state depart
msnt, Great Britain must then be al
lowed q reasonable time within which to
accept or reject them.
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HANGED TO TREE.

Gulf Port, Miss Dscsmher 20.-Lewiss
the young negro who last night shot and
killed Marshal W. b. Richardson, was
captured this afternoon eight miles from
town.
A mob which had followed the blood
hounds used to track the murderer, I'm
mediately took Lewis from the officers,
dragged him hack to town and hanged
him to a tree near the scsne OF his crime.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-21
CHRISTIANS COOKING.

A dinner is supposed to go with Christ
mas besides the presents. and for some
information that will be interesting to
those who are making plans In this d.
rection, the adv. OF Calderwood's bakery
should be read, One OF their specialties.
is g Christmas plum pudding Of which
they sold many last year. Besides there
are cakes, pies and other dainties by the
hundred,
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THE PARTY uIFFEks.

Atlanta, Ga, December 20.-Hon. w.
j. Bryan, in telegram today to the At.
Ianta journal makes the following COM
ment on former President Cleveland 6
article which APPEARED today:
"Until MIR. Cleveland sets forth def
nitsly what he considers Democratic
principles there Is no necessity for COM
ment. The rank and file Of the party ex.
pressed themselves in 1895 and In 1900 and
l have no doubt they will continue to
express themselves on Issues as they
arise ~
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THE CAsrELLANE SUITS.

Paris, December 20.-The suit OF Chas
wertheimer, the London bric-a-brao deal
er, against Count and Countess de Cas-
teiIane, 60 recover payment for art OBJ.
jects sold the Connt and Countess de
Castellana, began today In the first civil
chamber. The total sum involved In the
transao tion 10 9, coo, 0uO francs.
Connt end Countess Castellane have
replied with filing a counter suit.
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THE DEFENDERis KEEL.

Bristol, X. l., December 20.-W Butler
Duncan, who has been at the Herrsshotf' s
works all day, left tonight for New YORK.
Asked when the LEAD keel for the new
cup defender would be poured now that
the lead has arrived, he said it would
probably be started very early Saturday
morning, which would give the Keel a
cnancs to cool until after christmas. The
lead, about one hundred tons, arrived
this aftf rnoon.
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STRUCK IN The EYE
dec21 5orsp

by piece of wood, could not be given
as the excuse for a black eye if Benz
sons Always Ready Charcoal
was used in place Of wood for kindling
fire. Buy big 1Oc bag of any grocer
and save money.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-21
aRANaE ADJouRNs.

Lewiston, December 20 The state
grange finally adjourned this evening
After adjournment a reception was
rendered the members at the Dewitt
house by the board of trade.
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Is being largely ordered for
Christmas. People are rap
idly finding out that it's the
Best Bread ever offered for
sale in this city. We are
working hard TO supply the
demand, and we'll esteemit a
favor if you will leave your
Christmas order with your
grocer. We want everybody
to have Mothers Bread on
the table Christmas Day.
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but one after another these plans were
dropped as being imprattlcable. Finally
impSlied by the strain under which the
entire household was laboTing, MIR.
Cudahy decided to comply with the
terms offered tO:ransom bis SON. A trusted
messenger, sworn TO secrecy, was ssnt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-21
BosToN's NEW THEATRE OPENS

Boston, December 20.-Boston's nsw-
est and most snmptuous plavhouse-t the
Colonial-was opened tonight under IA.
yorabls circumstances and the audience
filled every rart OF the theatre.
Gov W. Murray Crane, most OF the
city officials of Boston, and many In the
social word OF Boston, were In atten-
dance. The attraction was the spectacle
OF "Ben Hur,' which Kiaw 81 Erlanger
have staged SO effectively. /
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-21

Mr.. III. M. Bean OF Camden, the we'll
known ship builder, says that he expects
TO build seven masted schooner the
coming season.
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FUTURE OF TREATY.

Washington. December s0.-Inquiry ct
the state department as TO this future OF
the Hay-Paunoefote treaty just ratified,
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Stimulating BOVOX Nutrition.
CONGRESS- YESTERDAY.
Lively Debate In Senate over Montana
Senatorial Case.

Washington, December e0--A spirited
debate was precipitatsd in the Senate to-
day ever the resolution OF MIR. Chandler
to discharge the committee on contingent
expenses from further confederation of
the resolution au thorizing an inysstiga.
tion of the Montana senatorial case. The
exchanges between the advocates and op-
ponents OF the resolution took political
turn and resulted In some live oolloquiss.
No action upon the resolution was taken,
the Senate proceeding to the consideFa-
tion OF executive business without reach
ing q vote.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, December 20 The House
today passed the Indian and the Military
academy appropriation bills, The former
carried 80, ,0S6 $50 and tina latter SOD, i6l,
Neither provoked much discUssion. A
few minor amendments wers blaoed upon
the former.
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Combined
DESK
And
BOOKCASE

There's economy of space for the
room. as we'll as economy of money,
in buying this useful piece of furni-
ture. The desk part is practical In
every way, and the adjoining space for
books will hold goodly number of
library treasures.
In oak, birch, and mahogany, made
and finished by skilled frrniture
builders.
The prices are at the bottom of the
competing ladder. $500 to $500
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Continued ON second Page.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-19
rloney for Spanish War Volunteers.

Circular No. 1, issued recently by Adult
ant General Gilmore concerns the
payment of arrearages to volunteers IN
the Spanish-American war. 1t is as
follows:
"For the information of those mem
bers of the First Regiment Infantry U.
S. Volunteers, in the war with Spain
who did not sign the payroll, Tor the
time April 25th, 1898, to the day they
started for Camp Olympia, would say
that the legislature OF 1900 passrd an
act authorizing the state tr asnrer, to
paw those members the per diem due
upon vouchers to he furnished by the
state treasurer" This re ers to the boys
who gnrd the first enlistment papers
and who did not sign the pay roll or re
celve p tor the 10 d'ys service iron
April Is to May 7, 1898. The amoun
due eacn man is not large. hut there arr
several in st. Johrsbury and CALEDONIA
county who are entitled to it.