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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22

men at work ON the Ophir. near San.
don.
The Vancouver people who own the
Get There Eli claim have put force OF
men to work Under William Harring-
ton.
The Minnesota Silver company has
decided to rush the building OF its con-
centrator. Grading for the foundation
is now going on and rapid progress is
being made by the masons with the
stonework.
Another big strike has been made.
this time on claim near the head OF
Pine creek. near Wallace. Idaho.
A rich strike Is reported on the Sow
ereign. The Reco-Goodenough ledge
has been found cutting across the
ground. Manager George r. Ransom
has started to exploit the find by tun-
mel SIS feet below.
The Iron Mask mine at Rossland is
shut down to await the arrival OF min
Ing experts and of Il. v. Bodwell. the at
torney Of the company. Manager Hall
desires to consult them on certain
questions which are involved in the lit
igation with the Centre Star ~ to the
apex and continuity OF one of the veins
Some excitement was caused in Kaslo
recently by the report that four feet Of
clean ore had been struck on the Ruth
hill. w. McAdams, who came down
from Sandon, confirmed the news, and
says that 1t Is the best find that has
been made this summer. Mike Kerlin
is the lucky man. He owns the Mascot,
which, with the Surprise. he located in
1892. along with Alex Waddell. These
two men made the first locations on
Ruth hill, and during the past few
years they have done considerable work
| on their claims.
Quebec province has contributed
largely to the financing of mining com.
panies operating in the great Boun-
Diary district. Well-to-do business men
OF Sherbrook are heavily interested in
the success OF the War Eagle Copper
Gold Mining Company, owning and op-
Grating the War Eagle claim. near
Phoenix, in Greenwood camp. Twenty
four men are on the pay roll of this
company.
r. p. Williams, resident manager OF
the Jenckes Machine Company has
closed an order with J. A. Mcmillan,
representing the British Columbia
Grassland and Slocan) syndicate OF
London, England, owning the Snow.
shoe mine. In Greenwood camp, for the
following plant: A 70-horse power
boiler 3A Little Giant drill and q
duplex No. % pump, with pipe. At
ting, etc.
Last week number of men came
down from the SLOGAN Star mine ant
considerable comment was heard as t
what this indicated. Some peOpl,
feared that the Byron N. White com
pany was about to close down, but hap
PLY there Is no need for alarm, for tn
SLOGAN Star people, far from discontin
uing work, are about to begin the long
est tunnel in the SLOGAN. They intent
to run a tunnel in from their mill t,
tap the big ledge. This will necessi
tate over 1000 feet of work. w. S
Drewry OF New Denver Is preparing
the plans for a double track tunnel SKI
feet. AS soon as the plans are con
/, pleted work will be started, and the In
a tention Is to rush the big crosscu
through as soon as possible.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22

l>cnden. june is.-~lt IL dssainx on
Gwat Britain that nni..s the prc-snt 20.
lIilesi crssss at the Caps !. .aeiiail, and
saese-.fnily s,tisd. the paesheasion 81
soalh Airis~ may l- indefinitely della ycd
The patt,ng down Of q pe~ssele anti hr,s'
ish agitation in . british celony. similar
10 that which has ssissed for a century
In Ireland. 10 rucoxnlsed a. tssng a ia,
more -rrioas task than ou,ftank,ng and
dl.aEming the llcers.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22
MONTANA.

The Great Fans Tribune, which !
ported to have been acquired by Sci
". A. Clark, announces the publicatis
seven-da y-aweek paper.
Governor Smith has pardoned Ply
Dwyer, who was convicted in n
county of manslaugn.er. The govf
believes that Dwyer acted in self-de1
1t has been decided to postpone
yearly meeting Of the Montana
Association until August 16, insted
meeting this month. The reasor'
he postponement is that politics.
Interfere with the attendance, as b
low on every newspaper man will
o be at his post. The newspaper!
will be royalty treated in Living
IND will wind up with a trip all thru
Yellowstone park.
The Justice company of x;
Wash, installed Jackson drill {
10 days ago in the new tunnel, q,
though the rock is very hard the
agement is well satisfied with its \
The estimate allowed the contract
the state capitol for the past monts
S1,01.01, making total Of $l5ll.
paid in all, says the helena lndepef
Inc estimates reserve 10 per cent unS
final completion Of the work, and
total amount OF work now done, n
mated by the architects, would q
Sl7s.s34, if it We're PAN in full. Tbs
tract price of the capitol being 81
the estimates indicate that the ba'
has been Gil per cent completed.
Now is the time to MARI the z
wood trees which do not produce
the cotton is about the only, certainz
most common, objection. to the
wood as shade tree. 1t is produces
by the pistillate trees The stA1
trees do not produce it. Except
time of the year there is no known
distinguishing the sex of the trees.
s.aminate trees are marked now, q
can be taken from them in the spr
they will produce cottonless trees.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22
OREGON.

A general hospital has been opel
at Sumpter.
The poles for the telephone line n
Eugene to Coburg have all been ds)
cred.
Machinery. for a sash and door
niturs factory combined has reacl
Coquille City.
At a meeting in Portland seve
logging firms combined to limit
duction and raise prices, under
name of the Columbia River Loggl
Association. s. Benson Of Oak Pd
was chosen president and l.. H. Bril-
of Portland secretary.
Having subscribed $4,000, the q
Fellows of Portland have secured
location of the Orphans Home for 4
city.
The death Is announced of john
Mcclure of PendletOn, aged " ye@
He was we'll known throughout east!
Oregon.
George Forty is gathering sea
eggs off the ocean rocks at Port Oxfa
One rock yielded 100 dozen one
last week.
The Black Butte Irrigation Comp,
will engage in irrigating lands throt
out eastern Oregon and do a gene
development business. The comp!
has a capital stock of $5,O00,OO0,
yided into shares valued at $50 each
A number of boys and men spend
sirerable time fishing in the William
at Salem for black bass, the stre
being we'll stocked with that varl
The fish were planted in the n
about nine years ago.
During the month just closed
Logan cheese factory, which started
a few weeks ago, has received FROM
farmers 34,542 pounds of milk, ma
a total product of over 1000 pound
cheese. The capacity Of the faca
has been increased to a much gre|
extent than was anticipated by its
moters at the beginning Of the seq
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS
Review From the States Of WASH
inxtOn, Idaho, Montana and Ore
gon-News Of the Past Week
Boiled Down.
IDAHO

The fine weather Of the past week is
bringing the crops along in good shape
around Troy.
The sawmills in Troy have COM
pleted their seasons run. and now only
have their planners running.
Helmer Nelson. the miner who was
hurt by falling rock in the Tiger mine
last week. died from the effects of his
injuries.
A carload OF mica from the Moscovite
mica mine was shipped from Troy Sun
day to the Moscovite Mica Company at
Valparaiso, Ind. The value of the Dad
Appropriated $4,000, 1t is claimed.
The forthcoming session Of the Uni
versity of Idaho summer school, which
meets Wednesday Of this week and con-
tinues in session until August l, prom
Uses to equal the pronounced success Of
last years school.
The Vineland high school building
was totally destroyed by fire last week.
The building was discovered in flames
about o'clock in the morning by near
by residents, but before help could re-
spond it was beyond all hopes Of saw
ing.
The spray composed of carbolic acid
and pine tar is said to be a complete
success so far as green aphis are con-
cerned. Several orchardists say 1t has
given much better satisfaction as a
spray for green aphis than any they
have ever used.
Thursday afternoon a miner named
Holland was found lying in drift in
the Frisco, unconscious. He was
brought down to the hospital, but never
recovered consciousness. He Is appar
emily about 30 years old, but nothing
has yet been learned here regarding his
antecedents.
A representative audience of Idaho
citizens, numbering 5000. crowded the
University auditorium at Moscow
Brigadier General Charles King. Gen
eral King was given a rousing welcome
In opening his address he spoke of the
emotion 1t brings to busy life to stand
| in the presence of such an audience Oh
such day.
|
young men Of Hope. who has been min
ing and prospecting in this vicinity fol-
several years, was suffocated to death
in j. c. Hague's mine at Trestle Greek
last week. The accident was due tt
bad air and gas in the shaft. John Lar
son and several other men, who wert
working with Button at the time, sue
ceeded in removing him.
Judge Beatty has sustained demurre
to four damage suits against the North
ern Pacific branch organizations ant
individuals. The suits were the out
growth of accidents that occurred dur
ing the building of the Clearwate
Short Line in Nez Perez county in 1898
Three men were injured by an explo
sion and one while working around ;
steam pillow. James X. Dodson, VIII,
lost his sight as result of the explo
sion, sued 20 recover $60,569. T.
Kennedy, who lost his right foot AM
leg while working around the pillow
asked for 5000 damages, while Chas
Ransom and Mat Jacobson, who wer
, injured by the explosion, asked TO
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22

The Butte. Mont, Miners Union day,
1900, will be the most memorable in the
history OF the camp. During the exer.
cises at the opera house preceding the
procession letters were read from SEN
ator w. A. Clark and r. Aug. Heinze.
the latter the head of the Montana Ore
Purchasing Company. granting the
miners In their employ their request
for an eight-hour working day.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22

Amalgamatcd Association OF Iron
and Steel Workers elected old officers
and formulated new demands. A light
IL expected. some OF the trust bosses
having intimated rs much.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22

The national eight-hour bill.
ing to Washington paper. will
receive a committee hearing, lei
pass the senate.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22

The greatest hotel In the world IL
being built 1t Mecca By orders OF the
sultan. II viii Accommodate 5000
guests.
The clerks OF Tacoma. Wash. hare
organised and arc asitating the early
closing movement
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22

fnndna. June ls.--., collision between
an express train and train allied with
race xo~s occurred at Slough. s,x pcr.
soas sur Killed aud 20 injured.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22

Poultry and Chickens. old. 10 4
lie per 10. live weight. springs. 81 /
"a. SO per dox: ducks. - 4 IS per dox !.
geese. dressed. lie per ID; turkeys. live,
10 4 Ice. eggs. fresh. 81 4 81. 90 per es.
Vegetables Potatoes. 30 4 s0c per
cwt. onions. 81 4 81 SO per cwt
1.-Two stock Becf. live steers. tc. drcs.
sesi. 6,s 4 7ac: 1.-Two cows. Sc: dressed.
81 &6hc. veal. calves. dressed. I L &c :
mutton. owes. &c; weathers. 3,sc. hogs
live. -. rs per ewt. dressed 81 per cwt
Shecpskins-- Shearllngs. loo each
short wool pclts. 80 4 SOC: medium wool
SO 4 75e: long wool. 75e L u.
Tallow--No. 1. IL per ID. No. 2. 81
per ID.
H,dcs--pry No l ZIG lbs and up
wards). IL q ttc: salted hides, steers
tSo'lhs and oycr). Tc. cows and al
steers under 90 lbs. &c. calf skins. salt
ed. Se: calted kip. &c: stays. bulls. atsc
The local mills pay the followins
prices for grain. delivered; Club whea
toe bulk. ~ 4 s3e sacked. blucstem
s,e bulk. t5c sacked. rod. aSc bulk. ~,
sacked.
| wheat.
| Portland. June ts.--in the PORTLAND
market the Influence of Liverpool back
wsrdness and high freggh,s Is prevent
Ing the fullest participation I'm the A.,
Sanee In wheat. but dealers are quo,
Ing IS cents for No. Wall aWalla
with abou, I cent mora possible 10
choice stock. Valley Is steady at 8
and s5c.
Tacoma. June is,-The wheat marke
was excited. and prices i,ac higher. Il
sympathy with eastern markets. Blue
stem. STE: club. 5sc. both for export.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22
MINES AND MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES.

Items Cleaned FpOa Late Reports
All Districts Are Being Developed
"A Prosperous Year 10 Predicted
Mininx Notes and Personals.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22
BRITISH CoL.twpyA.

Clark 4 Treasdale OF Spokane have
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
BOER TREACHERY CONFIRMED.
rom The London Glob'

from Inc London Globe.
There Is such accumulation of inde-
pendent testimony concerning the treachery of
boer wounded that is forced to the conclusion
mat not only do the Transyaal forces use the
"hlte flag in the dastardly way often described,
put that they show themselves guilty of conduct
wen an African savage would repudiate. After
Magersfonten. told to-day. of Of
hcers spoke TO wounded Boer whom he say try
ng 10 rise. and said: Lie STILL my man; the am
bulance viii be here shortly. and you will be well
Jared for" Those Were his last words. for the
Boer drew his revolver and shot him through the
aead killing him
And this is how they used the white flag at a
critical point in the Tugela fight. When Colonel
Long, batteries were put out OF action Colonel
BULLOCK led forward two compa MES of DeVonS to
rotect them. The CoIol'el with three officers and
.orty men, got into kopje well in front. Then the
Beers raised a white flag and asked the gallant
looEel 10 cease firing 10 allow them collect some
wounded men While short conversation ensued
n the subject more Beers crept round the fanks
q the little party This manGuvre executed the
Boers called on the Colonel surrender. On his
refusing he was knocked down with the butt end
OF rife and the little band ordered to sur
render at once on pain OF being shot down.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
THINKS DEAD WON4N HIS CHILD
BROOKLYN MAN HAS MARY SMITHS" BODY
EXHUMED AGAIN.

Andrew Reid. paper cutter living at No 333
Graham-aVe., Brooklyn believes that the woman
buried as Mary Smith,, who died under suspicious
circumstances on April at No 156 East Eighty
sixth-st-, his daughter. The body was again
exhumed yesterday in Linden Hill Cemetery for
purposes of Identification.
Reid applied Coroner Bausch yesterday for a
permit 10 view the body He says his daughter
josephine disappeared March last and has
not since been seen by any OF her acquaintances
she was employed in Havemeyer's coffee factory,
at kept-aVe. and North Second-st., williamsburg.
There are three days pay due her which have not
been called for.
Reid has two photographs of his daughter. One
OF them shows that she in delicate condition.
Coroner Bausch says that there is d great resem-
blance between the pictures and the dead woman,
except for the fact that the girl Is only sixteen
years old, according TO the report of her father.
and the woman buried as Mary Smith appeared
10 be about thirty The fathers description of the
clothing worn by Josephine is identical with the
clothing worn by the dead woman. Reid promised
TO TO the Coroner the result OF his investi-
cation
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07

FORMER vICs-ooNsUL. AT HONG KONG DRAWS A
DARK PICTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Edwin Wildman. former vice-Consu at Hong
Kong, contributes article "A Reign of Terror
in the Philippines" to "Lesie's Weekly" OF which
the following is abstract:
Although General Otis would have us believe that
the war in the Philippines is I learn from
private sources of information of the highest au-
thOrity that there exists veritabe reign OF terror
In most parts of the archipelago within a gunshot
from our Army posts. Either General Otis IS blind
70 the situation or is keeping the real facts from
the American people. Aguinaldo's forces have
scattered into marauding bands and leagung
themselves with the mountain tulisannes and la
the cultivation OF crops and the sale of market
able products
shipped away what little supply they contained
and the tons upon tons OF hemp. sugar and rice
reach of BUYERS The money paid for the thou
sands Of bales of hemp shipped from garrisoned
ports has found its way into the insurgent cof-
fers. and the revolutionary juntas at Hong Kong
and Singapore are making extensive purchases OF
arms, preparatory 10 a renewed season of fill
clustering and general hostiliteS. as the
rainy is Our Army is busy protect
ing their posts. while the insurgents carry their
operations in the interior and paralyZe agricult-
ure and trade.
Scattered bands of armed insurgents wage war
against all who hesitate 10 acknowledges the Ag1Ii-
of terror that prevents honest industry or
open alliance with American sovereignty. The
American troops make short work these rob
bers garriSonS far apart and so
few in numbers that they invariably obliged
get supplies from Manila. for the insurgents have
so thoroughly ravaged the country that it Is i'm
native products.
If we ever hope TO put end 70 this Indian
warfare must send additional forces to the ISL
ands. Our present corps is totally Inadequate to
cope with the situation and bring the a
close The islands, commercially or otherwise. will
be utterly useless until life and property made
safe
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07

F. w ATKINSON OF SPRIN GFIELD. MASS
MADE SUPERINTENDENT OF IN
STRUCTION.

Springfield, Mass, May 6.-Frederick w. At
kinson, principal of the Springfield High School.
received a dispatch to-day from Judge William
H. Taft, president of the new Philippine Com
mission, announcing that he had been elected by
the Commission Superintendent of instruction
in the Philippines The dispatch dated
April 81. on board the United States transport
Hancock, four days out from San Francisco, and
was evidently brought to that port by vessel
from Honolulu. 1t filed at San Francisco
Saturday. The dispatch stated further that
Mr.. Atkinson, with his wife, would be expected
to sail from San Francisco for Manila on a
Government transport early in the summer and
that In the mean time he should visit the schools
at Carlisle. Penn; Hampton. Va and Tuskegee
Ala, and study the methods employed in the
teaching of Indian and negro youth. Mr.. Atkin-
son has decided to accept the appointment
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07

The delegates OF the Central Federated Union in
meeting yesterday afternoon in University Settle
ment Han passed resolutions condemning the Ice
Trust and recommending that the city establish an
Ice plant and operate II for the benefit Of the cti-
tens. The subject was brought up by Daniel S.
Jacobs. delegate of the C!garmakers' Union, who
characterized the action Of the Ice Trust in rails
ing the price of . cent chunks of ice 10 10 cents
Is dastardiy in the extreme.
i move that this body condemn and denounce
the Ice Trust" he said IN closing
WHAT is the OF denouncing condemning
said Joseph Barondess The Ice Trust doesn't
tare rap what you say about il. The directors
Mil only remark The public be damned 1t
would be much better for US 70 agitate for the
municipal ownership Of ice plant to be operated
Tor the benefit Of citizens"
After considerable more discussion the meeting
adopted resolutions cOndemnng the Ice Trust fol
'aising prices and recommending that the city take
means 10 establish and operate big ice plant OF
ifs
New-York tribune., 1900-05-07
BRYAN AND TOWNE.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC-FUSIoN TICKET
WILL PROBABLY BE-RESTfT OF
4 CHICAGO CONFERENCE ON
VICE -pR ESIDENCN
yICE-PRESIDENCY.

Chicago. May 6.-"The Chronicle tomorrow
will say:
..Rrvan and Towne-that was the way the
proha ble Democratic. Populistic and Lincoln Re
nublican National ticket framed up. as the
result of a conference yesterday afternoon be-
tween leaders of the three parties at the Sher-
man House. The Presidential nomination was
rot discussed. being a foregone conclusion.
hut when the conferrees had delved into the puz-
zle of the Vice Presidential situation Charles
A. Towne Of Duluth. Mimi. stood on pinnacle
of Importance that dwarfed other possibilities.
The Popuist representatives at the confer
ence were Senator Marion Butler, of South Caro-
lima chairman of his party's National Commit
tee. General J. B. Weaver, of Iowa. and Con-
gresham George Shibley, of Virginia. The
Silver Republicans were represented by Senator
Pettigrew. of South Dakota. and ex-senator
George Dubois. of Idaho.
Mr. Towne though chairman of the Lincoln
Republican National Committee. did not at
tend the meeting, owing TO the position in which
he stood regarding the matter under discussion.
The Democratic representatives at the confer
eDce were J. G. Johnson, vice-charman of the
National Committee. and Daniel ]. Campau, of
Detroit National Committeeman from Michigan.
Colonel W. ]. Bryan was not present
u am not interesting myself in the Vice
Presidential nomination. he said. L have seen
the men of the three parties present in the city
to-day. but / am not saying anything regarding
conferences. In going home for two months
rest my farm
The Populist plan does not contemplate the
nomination of Mr.. Towne az the National Con-
vention this week in Sioux Falls. s. ID. The
programme Of the leaders SO far leaders of
the Populists can lay out the work for conven-
tion contemplates the nomination of Bryan
without naming any one for second place.
The conve-c5on. il was stated, viii be asked
20 name a committee to attend the Democratic
and Silver Republican conventions in Kansas
CITY This body viii be empowered to ratify the
nomination of the two parties, which are ex-
pected to agree a National ticket, but in
case of their failure TO put up a satisfactory
running mate for the Nebraska statesman il
will be authorized to name a Populst candi-
date.
The object in giving such extensive powers
10 d committee, il was intimated, that the
party might hold a club over the Democratic
party TO insure the reaffirmatiOn of the Chicago
platform. Assurances declared to have
been given that this would be done, in which
il said nothing stood in the way of a
satisfactory fusion of all three parties thus
avoiding the Tom Watson mistake of 1896 d"