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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-07

Kansas City. No. April "A Journal
special from Washington aAys:
Hon Webster DAVIS Of Kansas City hal
rendered his resignAtion TO the presaden;
as assistant secretary Of the interior. Mr.
Davis decided 10 take this courss As the
result Of his visit 10 South Africa He
has decided 10 deliver . public address
touching the entire scope Of the present
var and believes that he can best do %
while free from any restraint which his
present position would impose upon him.
When taking his departure for home from
Pretoria, 300 people gathered 10 take
leave 81 him at the station. They appeal.
ed 10 him in tears 10 state their cause 70
the American people and Mr.. Davis Gays
HE conscience would haunt him IL he
proved recrUant 10 that pitiful appeal He
believes The American people are mot truly
informed on the situation He will there.
fore avail himself Of an early opportunity
to relate his experience and observations
q, q public meeting that shAn be free to
all
Mr.. DAvis has decided on this courss
after mature deliberstiOn and free COZ.
sultation With his fTienda.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-07

London. April 5.--Gsnerals Colville AM
French have given up the movemen,
against the Bcers cas-, Of Bloemfonteir
and have joined the main army. II doubt
less seemed 20 Lord Roberts a vain at
tempt 10 send 1900 81 his best troops int
the wilderness with a field transport in ,
direction at a right angle with his chosen
line Of advance. The Bocrs have proba
bly, moved elsewhere and II TO the sou.a
west General ColVille could as easily
strike them from Bloemiontein a. by fol
lowing them up across the plains Thess
differences still leave the situation bcwil
derinR for the time being.
The enormously superior British forces
appear inactive in every part Of the wal
fed, waiting yet, probably, for the &C
emulation Of material for q swift ad
vance on the TransvaAl.
The London Commentators and the pub
lie to some extent are irritAted and con
fused by the situation.
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No, R.na Of Arbitration

~ q nation and aa individuals the Brit.
ish are very wrotA over the Dslagoa Hay
railway award The average opinion IL
that this IL merely the latest instance
where the country has got tho worst end
by trusting 10 arbitration. All high aoWn
proPhcaies that an Angio-GeTmAn secret
African agreement would become operative
through the decision have fallen fiat, BE-
cause the damages against Portugal are
80 small that abe is amply able TO pay
them hersef without giving either party
TO the secret agreement an opportunity Of
bidding for DelaRoa bay. That this would
occur was definitely stated some days ago
in these dispatches. but right up TO the
last moment several Of the most influential
organs seemed 10 Be almost sure that
Portugal would be obliged to cell Delagoa
hay TO Great Britain in order 10 pay up.
AZ q result Dclagua Bay railway deben.
turea vent up to l32 and the shares Of
the company to Z pounds.
After the announcement Of the decision
the debenturcs went down 20 100, while
shares could be bought for % Cd, or prac.
tically nothing. ~ IL was evident that
the awards provided scarcely anything 10
make them good. After this tremendous
drop Il will be long time before the
city looks tavorably on arbitration pro-
posals,
Rev. Shtllons issue Of the Topeka cap.
ital ~ rcpublished here, meets with more
ridicule than anything else.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-07

The transport Sumner started on heu
voyage for Manila with troops and sup
plies recently. Congressman l. II. Drigg'
OF Brooklyn, after making a thorough in
sPection Of the transport, declared that
the charges Of extravagAnce and lavish
expenditure Of money On the Sumner wert
true. He declared that the officers in
command Of the ship had taken the besi
rooms and crowded Colonel Davis, the Of
ncer In command Of the troops for the
Philippines, into inferior quarters. II,
examined every part Of the ship, making
copious notes Of what he saw. Congress
man Driggs condemned the unsAnitary
arrangements for the soldiers; 7S2 soldier
went on board,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-07

During the past 10 days the Puerto
kiean people have evinced unusual In.
terest In their affairs, and in the future
Of tho island as 1t Il being handled BIZ
congress- Until the tariff question IL set.
tied, business In Puerto Rico win remain
at standstill. The laboring classes are
on the verge Of starvation; there IL work
for them TO do. but the planters who need
their services are without funds with
which to employ them The people here
say; "Let the tariff question be settled,
either by free trade bill or q is or q Is
per cent bill, and the feeling OF unser.
tAinty viii be raised Trade win be TO
viyed. The banks will advance to the
planters, the planters win employ the
starving, and Puerto Rico will boom" On
the 18th instant the chamber Of CON.
merce held q special meeting, at which it
was decided 10 call Q mass meeting for
Monday, March 10, and TO present a pc
tition TO General Davis, beseeehing him
to do all in his power 70 influence Iegis-
latiOn for Puerto Rico.
The mass meeting was held recently,
and 100 people assembled At the plaza,
an orderly, quiet crowd. Headed BY Major
klosssns and President Crosses Of the
chamber Of eommeres and AK members
u the body, they submitted q wrItten
statement " Governor General DAVIS, Get
ung forth the critical conditions under
winch the island n struggling. They were
told that they had the sinrerest sympAr
thie Of General Davis, and mis- hopes that
an immediate settlement will be mAcA
he crowd cheered, shouting Viva Ia No.
tAdos UnidoA," Viva 81 General Davis"
Throughout the day and during the
following days tslegraPhic reports OF sim-
ilsr proceedings in otnsr towns began 70
accumulate on the governor general desk-
tOr the past 10 dAys hardy q day hAs
passed without . visit Of . delegation oi
country people begging for work The
transport kIIpatrlck arrived yesterday
with more than 500 tons of rationA- BSt
it is not rAuOns that the people wAAa
IL IL work.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-07

Like every new camp Buffalo HUMP
has its advantages a. well a fts dis
advantages and this was recognized By
those earliest on the ground. The dis
lance from transportation, about 100
miles. 10 recognized as q most serious
drawback. xeI Notwithstanding this
TACT investors readily ayailed them.
selves OF the opportunity for invest
ment What has been the greatest at,
traction 70 parties who for the first
time visit this section, is It's wonder
fnl surface showing and the only Ques-
ton has been, are the formation and
chAracteriStics of the. ore-bodiss such
Is would indicate permansnce and
depth. While IT must be conceded that
the great Idaho gold belt which trends
through this district, is uneQualed for
richness and width, OF course Il can
not be expected that ore bodies viii be
found At every point along its line.
However. after q careful and thorough
examination By q number OF the lead
Ing mining experts Of the west, many
OF the largest operators in the country
have thought sufficiently fayorably OF
1t 70 put in vast amounts OF money.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-07
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

The CALIFORNIA; compressor at Ross
land has started up and IL working In
q satisfactory manner.
Rich ore has been struck In the Vel
vet, on Sophia mountain. Manager
Morrish says that he has IL feet oil
rich ore opened on the S00-foot Level
and the mine is ready to ship to North
port
The recent explosion in a powder
works house near Nelson, B, c., killed
two men. William Ways body was
torn In fragments, while Harry Ger
van was terribly mangled. The build
ing was literally blown on the face OF
the earth.
A ledge OF almost pure limestone
nearly 100 feet wide was recently dis
covered on John A. Manly's property
about one and a half miles east OF
Grand Forks. Il ls situated on the
slope Of q hill near Echo creek, and
can be reached by an easy gradient less
than q quarter Of mile from the route
OF the proposed extension Of the Gran
by smelter spur to MeCool's.
There lie promise OF activity In the
Lardo-Duncan this season. Already
much talk is heard to the effect that
both the Canadian Pacific railroad and
the kootenay Railway O Navigation
Company win renew work on their
lines In the district, while not a few
prospectors are already waiting for the
snow to melt to enable them to get on
the hillA
Fsur feet Of solid ore. giving avsrav'
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REPUBLIC.

Only one shift Is working on the Re
bate tunnel Progress is made At the
rate Of about two and q half feet De,
day.
The Golden Harvest adit 10 still NOV
ing forward about three feet Der day
The average width Of the ledge is abou,
ak feet
The machinery Of the Chico eompres-
sor plant IL being put in place rapidly
and 1t will probably be ready to start
up the early part Of this week.
On the Stray Horse the diamond drill
has penetrated $50 fest The drill il
said TO be working satisfactorily. II
is Jet too early TO pronounce it an un.
qualified success.
Charles r. Potter. superintendent Of
the Golden Lon 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 wheat market shows slight
change. walla walla was steady At
So and SIC with the usual reports OF
fancy bidding in the interior. some re-
ports getting the figure up 70 55c. Val
ley 10 steady At IS and Sac.
Superintendent James s. Wyatt. Of
the Mountain Lion. safes that the mill
10 working in q satisfactory manner.
The saving Of the free gold on the
plates continues 20 be satisfactory in
the fullest Oegree. and the cyanide is
doing its work far In excess OF his ex.
peetAtions. As q whole. the saw
ing IL all that could be reason.
ably expected. The values are improv-
ing every day. and It is now no longer
. theory. but fact. that the treatment
Is proper one for the ore OF that mine.
Good progress IL being made in lay
ing the walls for the foundation Of the
Republic mill. and the grading IL pro-
crossing tRvorably. The frame OF the
sampling mill Il up and timbers are
being rapidly framed for the big mill.
Lumber is being rushed to the ground
At lively rate since the roads began
to dry up. The framing would have
been much further advanced II the
timbers had been on the ground sooner
The plant Of the Republican Reduction
Company is getting in place fast and
supplies are vel. nigh all in. Il can
not be stated with certainty when the
machinery will start up.
Every day adds to the known length
Of the Princess Maud ore shoot. The
face Of the drift is 80 feet from the
Wine. and there is no ore in the entire
vein for that distance on that level
that does not show high values. The
vein IL slowly but steadily widening.
II IL ave and q half feet wide now,
which is about i've inches wider than
Il measured a week since. The ore av.
erages at least S43 per ton. Much Of II
10 far richer. But 80 feet OF ore Of that
grade and width marks the Princess
Maud a. one Of the biggest things in
the camp.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-07
MONTANA.

BoEeman Il making preparations for
q free delivery system Of mail
An effort IL being made TO secure the
establishment Of a 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 win
be gathered and shipped within tive
weeks,
Fred C. Blair, an old cav mill man.
IL putting In q new mill on the upper
saltwater river and will cut ties and
other tinbers for the Great Northern
railway.
For no apparent reason In the world.
Joseph n. Cottsr. 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
large increase In applications for the
position Of district enumerator.
A brother Of l. I. Hammond Of Bill
lings. who 10 secretary OF state Of Utah,
Ia q candidate for United States repre-
sentative to succeed Brigham Roberta,
who was busted for being . polyEamlst.
Edward Butcher Of Helena, who was
appointed by Congressman Campbell 70
West Point. has passed the second or
admission examination. and Il now
eligible for entrance 70 the institution
at the beginning Of the next term.
Joseph @. Hurst was executed in the
jail yard At Glendivs for the murder
Of Sheriff Dominica CavanauEh, De.
cember -. 1898. He maintained his
innocence to the last and exclaimed:
Its all . mistake It's all q mistake.
l forgive you all. ~ Jesus did"
The large dairy and horse barn Be-.
longing 70 Pearson Brothers. burned
at kalispell. entailing . loas Of over
5000. The hired man had been In
town. and returning home went % the
loft to throw down hay 10 stock, vhsn
the coal oil lantern exploded. setting
the hay On are.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-07
WRECK NEAR sPRIIGDllE
SPOKANE . NORTHERN WRECK.


spokane, April IA serious and What
may prove fatal accident occurred on H.
Spokane Northern road Monday, result
ing IN serious injury TO Brakeman Dun
LAP. slight injuries 70 several othera. and
the destruction Of 81 freight cars with
their eontentG
The scene Of the accident was on the
high trestie near Sheep creek, about =
mile and = half north Of SurinrdaIe
North-bound freight train. No. Is. vith
Conductor DOrsey in charge, was running
along with no suspicion Of anything b.
ing wrong with the track.
Piung~a late the Guleh.
On reaching the trestIe the engine and
number Of cars passed over IN safety
when suddenly the trestIe gave way, pre-
elPtating several cars about the middle of
the train into the gulch 90 feet below.
In falling they drew with them both
ends Of the train, only the engine and oue
car remaining on the track on one side
and the cabOOse and four ears On the oh
er. Twenty-fOur cars went through ,ae
trestle.
The only one Of the trainmen who vas
1ding on the cars which went down was
Brakeman Dunlap. and he is reported to
Be injured.
four unknown men, who were stealing
ride, also went down with the train.
but are said to have escaped with alight
injuries.
As the cars struck and piled up in Ia
guleh they caught on fire, presumably from
cargo of matches which was IN ona AZ
them Before the flames were extinguiahsd
Il cars were destroyed The can carried
miscellaneous assortmsnt ct frsigat, thsrs
oslng ear each Of whiaky, bser, matches.
coal, dry goods and grOcsrieA Thers were
also q number of eaxs Of ice.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-07
OREGON.

Hood River has 81 talephonsa. with
. prospect for more.
Sixty new members have Just bean
received into the PsndIston CONNER.
cial Association.
Interest in the Gregg state fair for
1900 increases as plans for its succsas
are more fully developed.
The common council Of Portland has
passed an ordinance that 10 calculated
TO put Quiesns upon the Chinese lot
terry business in that city.
The tax levy In UmatiIIa county IN
the next lowest Of all the counties In
the state Linn county has the lowest
levy. 14h mills. and Umatilla's ID 10
mills.
The 60 goats Of W. D. Gillian aver.
aged three and . half pounds Of mo-
hair. many OF them going four and q
half pounds. states the Polk County
Itemizer. Eight ewes fetched him IL
kids.
More than 800. 900 in postage stamps
are received BY merchants Of Portland
annually from Out-of-town customer.
The Portland postofsce has to handle
these stamps and receives no credit for
1t from the department
Five thousand sheep. belonging to
Charles Cunningham. have already
been sheared in UmatillA county, and
this Ia two months before the time that
shearing usually begins. The shearinK
OF sheep % early as this ia. perhaps,
unprecedented in any county in eastarn
Oregon, and IL occasioned by the Rn-
usually warm weather which has pre-
vailed throughout the last few weskA.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-07

The Great Western Mining Company
operating on the Nsspelim, on the
south half Of the reservation, 10 about
to install saw mill. having obtained q
permit from the department Of the in
terror. The shaft IL reported down
about 50 feet in high-grade gaIena ore
with q more solid showing than at any
earlier stage.
Among the most important mines Of
Baker City district is the virtueC oIlat-
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 il an immense body of
ore Of an average value Of about four
per cent This mine has paid more
than S6o. zoo, 900 in dividends. The
Butte. Montana, mines average about
i've per cent in copper and $40 in
gold. The great Anaconda Copper
Mining Company in 1883 reduced 1885,
d4S tons Of ore, which yielded on an av-
erage AGA per cent OF copper, 4-I6 oun-
ccs Of silver and Ola ounces Of gold. II
paid in dividends during 1889 $1,000
600. The Butte & Boston Company's
ore in 1897 averaged about seven per
cent copper, and IL made net $3,O16. 900
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 IL per cent being matted probably.
The Quincy Mining Company of Lake
Superior region In 1897 stamped 64a.-
62S tons Of copper ore. which yielded
LIS per cent OF copper. II sold 81, S72,-
2lS worth Of copper and S1S,025, max
ing Ia cents q pound on each pound
Of copper.
Over $500 per day cleaned mp in
placer mining the surface of the lodges
on Thunder mountain. The vein is
said to be Of enormous width, with
free gold everywhere in evidence.
Rich is the Black Bear at Loomis.
The mill lie running again.
Rudy gulch. midway between Wal.
lace. Idaho. and Mullan, is now one Of
the liveliest spots in the Occur d'Alenes
where only prospecting work 10 being
done.
The Bull Frogs big vein is proving
a wonder. These are busy days in
okanogan.
Some good ore is coming down occa-
sionally from the Sonora. near Wal
lace, Idaho. although the report is that
the amount Of It is limited.
Work is to be resumed soon on the
Peoria. a big copper ledge on Methow
in OkanogRn county, Wn.
The Oroflno country In Idaho prom
ises to come into prominence as q new
coal district Very few persons know
that extensive outcroppings Of coal
veins have been discovered stretching
from southwest to northeast across
0ronno creek between the Clearwater
and Pierce City.
The Spokane mining promoter IL
irrepressible. He hobs up in the most
unexpected places and makes q clean
up under the very nose Of older but
slower men In the business. The lat.
est scoop has been made by Herrin q
Reiner Of this city. who have sold the
famous Stanley mine. at Idaho Springs,
Col, 70 q Montreal syndicate for some
thing like 100000 Mr. Herrin has
word from Mr.. Reiner at Denver that
SIS. 900 has been paid to close the deal.
and Mr.. Reiner has gone to Montreal
to look after the fnRl details.
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values Of $50 per ton, was encountered
Last week In Q drift from the I3O-foot
level Of the Golden Eagle in Browns
camp. north fork OF the Kettle river.
The other claims in the group are the
Leekey and Junction City Fraction.
They adjoin each other. The owner.
ship IL vested in the Royal Victoria
Gold Mining Company. The group Il
situated upon q spur Of Volcanic noun
tain and about l,000 fest above and
half q mile distant from the river. The
distance from Grand Forks does mot
exceed 10 miles.
The progress made in mining in
southeast Kootenay during the past
year settles the question beyond caytl
that that district IL bound 70 be one
OF the richest In British Columbia.
Not only have the Developments shown
tnls 70 be q fact, but IL has brought
70 the front another very important
fact, and that 10 that the rich mineral
deposits extent over q vast area. From
the celebrated St Eugene ON Movie
lake 70 the wonderfully rich North
star toethe north. the Tracy creek and
wild Horse properties on the east. and
Bun river and Sand creek properties
on the south includes a domain that
has brought forth properties already
that alone would give fame to any dis
trict- Last season was the nrst that
any great amount Of money had been
expended aside from three or four we'll
known mines, and this money has
brought forth results that convinces
the most skeptical that southeast KoOt-
enay has just entered upon an era OF
great prosperity. The Developments OF
the past year have aroused greater in
terest and created confidence. which
means that capital will come more
readily into the district than ever be-
fore
Moyie IL on the boom and the pres
emit season viii be q record breaker for
development.
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Painters and Carpenters.

st. Louis, April S.-Two thousand jour.
neymen painters and 1900 capen.
tiers refused 10 90 to work Monday pend.
ing the adjustment Of their demand for
higher wages. The carpenteS ask for an
increase from IS 10 % cents an hour, and
painters demand an increase from $3.50 10
a. per day,
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s,r.hsr. nav. ne.um.A w.rk

Chicago, April s.--About half Of the
$500 striking machinists resumed work
Monday. Manufacturers said the differ.
snces had been setled or put ON . basis
10 BE- arbitrated and that the remainder
Of the strikers would undoubtedly return
20 work In the next day or two. The men
have been granted . nine hour day with
10 hours pay.
The strike has cost the mon half a
million dollars In salary.
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Rio, q, Il. Har.,l. nnn...

Dubois, Pa, April 2.-The striking min
ers at the Horatio mines Of the Berwind
White Goal Mining company attacked th,
few men who remained at work wheE
they came out Of the mineA Over loo
shots were fired, resulting in the ssrioul
wounding Of three persona The sheriff
was called upon and arrested 20 men and
women who participated In the fight Ths
sheriff is now guarding the property o.
the company.
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London, April S.-News Of the attempt
on the life of the prince Of Wales spread
with marvellous raPidity in ell parts OF
London and created the most intense ex.
element and bitter indignation among all
classes. The fact that the attempted as.
sassination occurred in the city where DR..
Leyds, diplomatic agent of the Trans
vaal, has made his heAdquarters, was
generally taken TO indicate that the
would.be assassin was Boer sympathizeT,
and this 30 inAamed passions that the
most bitter invectives were hurled against
the BCers and everything connected with
them.
The government was wholly ignorant
Of the attempt on the life Of the prince Of
Wales until press dispatches on the sub.
jet were communicated to the foreign
Offices.
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Roer. Hold ont.

Bashmans KOp, April A.-The Beers are
still occupying the water works. which
the British shelled. the BOers replying.
The New York Journal and Advertiser
assumes that the American named Reich.
man, said to have been in command Of
the Beers at BushmAn's kop ambush, was
Captain Carl Reichman, U. s. A.
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Pittsburg. April Sire In the McQin.
lock building caused q loss Of $4,000.
Among the losers Ia the board Of missions
ioT freedmen Of the Presbyterian church.
Rosenbaum 4 Cos retail millinery estab.
lishment on the ground floor was literally
drenched with water, causing q Ioss q
100000.
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AEuInaIdo az s,urn.ore.

Chicago, April A special from San
Francisco says,
News from the Philippines received By
the transport Sheridan shows that Aguin.
aldo IL In Singapore. The Singapore pa.
pers made mention Of the fact and pub.
lish short interview with him.