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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-05
In the House.

The house Saturday passed a number
of bills of importance and the major por-
ton of the session was devoted to the sen
ate bill to create commission to adjudl-
cate the claims of citizens of the United
States against Spain, assured by this coun-
try by the treaty of Paris. The bill de
veloped considerable opposition and was
finally recommitted to the committee on
war claims with instructions to report
back a bill to refer the claims to the court
of claims. The senate bills to recognize
the services of Lieutenant Newcomb and
the officers and men of the revenue cut
ter Hudson. which rescued the torpedo
boat Winslow at Cardenas. Cuba, by con
felring gold and silver medals upon them
and to retire Captain Hodgson of the rev
enue cutter Hugh McCulloch for meritor-
ious services were passed.
Francis r. Lassiter, who succeeds the
late Sidney Epes as representative from
the Fourth Virginia district, was sworn
in as a member of the house.
Bartlett Sinclair leaves for Boise to-
night. He saws: From the most relia-
BILE sources am able to say there will be
no change in the Occur d'Alene situation.
The examination of General Merriam
was continued at the Occur d'Alene in
vestigaton by the military committee OF
the house. He reviewed in full detail his
instructions.
Brigadier General Merriam was again
on the stand in the Occur d'Alene in
vestigation Monday with Attorney Rob
ertson conducting the cross-examina-
ton.
"Would you consider it right" asked
Robertson, chat federal troops forced
men at the point of the bayonet to protect
the property of mine owners and that a
similar protection be withheld from the
menu"
81 would use just as much power AMI
Just as much influence" replied Merriam
ito have mine owners observe their OBJ
legations as to compel mine men to OBJ
serve theirs"
Concerning the permit proclamation,
Merriam said he had suggested to Bart
lett Sinclair the civil officer in charge
certain features which should be embod-
led. These were adopted by Sinclair.
When Robertson sought TO show thai
the war department had not been sufii
GENTLY advised as to the permit system
General Merriam said that was for the
war department to determine.
The witness was asked if the dispatches
of Secretary Alger did not in effect say
Let the permit system alone"
Merriam said he had not interfered il
this system or labor affairs in any way
except for the purpose of maintaining
order.
The Nicaraguan bill was taken up il
the house Tuesday. Mr.. Hepburn offere'
the amendments of the committee substi
tuting the words protect" for defend,
and the words provision for defense,
and Notifications for defense" H
made the opening argument in supper
of the bill. Mr.. Hepburn was follows
by Mr. Shacxleford, who made the minoi
ity report in favor of an additional sectio
providing that the canal should not b
built if the Hay auncefote treaty wa
ratified. Mr.. Lowering of Massachusett
supported the bill
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-05

Frankfort, KY, May Circuit court
convened at 2 p. m. Caleb Powers, John
Davis, Harlan Whitaker, w. H. Culten
and ''Tallow Dick Combs were ar
raigned on motion of the commonwealth.
All of the defendants entered pleas of
not guilty.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-05
Heavy FLOODS IN TEXAS
THE LOSS WILL BE ENORMOUS.
had the Heaviest Rains en- Record
All the Rivers Are Overhovine-a
Five Million Dollar Loss--Asix
Ter Aid.

waco, Tex. april 30.-The flood situa-
ton remains practically unchanged. Con
ditions coulu hardly be worse. Every
available Wagon, dlay and float was
sroughs uJo use and the entire night was
spent III moving hundreds OF tamiiies out
os The submerged district There are
no new names added TO the list OF fatal
hues, but reports OF persons missing and
who were last seen in the overlooked sec
tion are numerous A call for aid, sign
ed by the mayor and many prominent
citizens, has been sent out.
The local weather bureau gives the rain
fall for the past "a hours as 400. the
heaviest on record. 1t was believed that
the worst of the overflow was at an end
until the government bureau posted the
following bulletin today;
Excessive rains throughout the Brazoe
drainage basin will probably cause a de-
ING much low land from McLennan coun
ty to the gulf during the next 10 days
Please warn residents along the river.
Much anxiety Is now felt over the Bra
EOS overflow, ana runHcIs nave been sen
10 notify the farmers in the lowlands
The flood yesterday was not alone con
fined to tins county.
Temple and Bolton, 30 miles south, re
ported vast damage by overflows, TIN
rainfall at Temple being 5.94, by Tar tn
heaviest ever known.
Specials from Bolton say: mot sine
1852 has this city and vicinity been visit
ed by such a downpour OF ram as lei
here during the past two days. The ID
lido river broke all previous high waite
marks and destroyed the fine iron WACO
bridge at this place. At Summersvlll
the school house was carried away an
the dam washed out. The large stee
bridge at Little River, on the main lin
OF the Missouri, Kansas Texas road
wrecked The electric plant is floode
and the city is in total darkness.
No Signs of Receding.
Dallas, Tex, April 3O.-The floods sho
no signs of receding. On the contrar.
nost of the Texas rivers are rising.
Fort Worth telegram at 10 o'clock say
that Trinity river has overlooked, dom
much property damage.
The telegraph lines Of both compani'
are gone south of Waco, isolating mo
than half of the state.
Railroad movements are absolutely su
pended south of Dallas on almost evel
line in the state
The loss by flood and hurricanes sin
yesterday morning is estimated to rea'
from S3,OO0,O00 to $5,00O,00O.
Reports received from southern al
central Texas state that great destrucu'
has occurred.
A bulletin from Galveston at noon sa
the government weather bureau repor
that the whole state was visited yeste
day by the greatest precipitation, and {
pecially in Temple county, where it a
proximates six inches
Calvert reports l5-foot rise In t
river there
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-05
CoaI Mines Are on Fire.

Bristol, Tenn, May Goal mines at
this place are on fire and there is great
apprehension for the lives of the miners
who went to work. 1t is reported that Ill
have escaped except nine, who are unac-
counted for, but nothing whatever can be
learned that is at all reliable.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-05

Seattle, April 3o.-The Japanese consuls
in this section are alarmed at the fact
that many of the Japanese already here
are not securing work, and have united
in a petition to the home government to
stop the influx
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-05
Forest Fires stin Raging.

Menominee, Mich, May Great forest
fires are still raging along the line of the
Wisconsin & Michigan railroad north OF
Fisher with disastrous resulz.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-05
snwmiII L. on Fire.

Eugene, Ore, May 1.-The sawmill of
Eugene Lumber company is burned and
will be a total loss. The wagon bridge
across the Willamette river is also on fire.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-05
THE Beers WERE TOO SWIFT
ENGLISH IN HOT PURSUIT.
They Have Plenty of Troops-Ought
to Wipe the Beers Out IL They
Overtake Them-severaI Trans
ports Have Arrived

London, April 30.-The total absence u
war office news from the seat of war in
South Africa, it is presumed, indicates
that operations are progressing, which it
is deemed prudent to keep secret. So
far the situation in the southeastern
part of the Free State can be worked out
from the latest dispatches the main body
of the Beers, composed of the forces re-
Gently holding Thabanchu, Leeuw KoP
and Dewetsdorp, is retiring, probably with
view to joining in the neighborhood of
Ladybrand, the Commands from the vicip-
ity of Wepener who, according to a dis
patch from Aliwalnorth, dated April %,
made good their retreat to Ladybrans.
The main body of the Beers is being fol-
lowed by Generals Hamilton, French,
Brabant and Hart, while General Rumble
also is on the spot.
The British thus have an overwhelm-
ingly superior force and ought to wipe out
the Beers if they succeed in overtaking
them and bringing them to bay.
1t may be assumed that the Beers are
to the eastward of a line drawn from
Thabanchu to Wepener. The retreat, it
seems, is being carried out without fight
ing, which indicates that the Beers have
a good start and the dispatches say that
they are not hampered much by transport
and leave no visible wheel tracks behind
them on the veldt. This initiates against
the probability of their being overtaken
and forced to a decisive action. While
it is possible that news of such battle
may come at any moment the chance
/
dos may get away without being forced
to turn and fight. 1t is within the range
of possibilities that Lord Roberts, with
out waiting for the outcome of these
maneuvers may begin his advance north
ward. This may be the secret the censor
has been so jealousy guarding. The out
come of this interesting situation can nos
long be delayed.
Smelling and sniping continue about
Warenton, apparently Intellectually, as
no casualties have been reported on either
side.
\ special dispatch from Biers, dated
April 20, states that the dispatch of Gen
eral Carrington's division to Rhodesia il
proceeding as rapidly as circumstances
viii permit. Seven transports have al
= ready landed troops and stores.
= Firing Heard Near Thabanchu.
e Maseru, April 9O.-FirinA was hear'
d in the direction of Thabanchu for som
t. hours. Many Beers are retreating from
o Wepener and Dewetsdorp, proceeding b,
l. cross roads instead of the main roads nea
II the Basutoand border. 1t is reported
p that they are in miserable condition
r diseased and depressed. Many have de
serted and are hiding on the farms. Tn
e nam body was in camp last night nea
n Leeuw river mills. They were unham
II pered by wagons, using pack holders most
ly for purposes of transportation 1t
, believed that most of the Tansvaaler
l. have gone north. They told the native
,e that they had been called away by Pres
:" ident Kruger.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-05

A local organization stonecutters
was formed recently at Rossland, B. c.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-05

In 1900 there were 200 horses in
Australia; in 1900 there are 1000, 900.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12

Harrison county, West Virginia, has
a new attraction about which there is
some doubt as to what 1t will develop
into. 1t is located near Wallace, and
not a great distance from the boundary
line between Harrison and Doddrldge
counties. The first well was drilled in
two or three months ago. 1t is located
on the E. D. Orr farm and is making
about fifteen barrels day from the
Gordon sand, but was considerably
larger when first drilled. East Of this
well the South Penn OIL Company has
Just completed a test well on the T. j.
Parish farm. but failed to get. a pro-
Queer, showing that the producing sand
does not extend in that direction. The
new discovery lines up with and is
about midway between the old Whet-
stone deep sand development and the
Wolf Summit field. The South Penn
OIL company's test on the j. W. Orr
farm, located to the west Of the E. D.
Orr producer, will be due in about ten
days. There is quite a scope of terri
tory along the western side Of Harri-
son and the eastern edge Of Doddridge
county that has not been thoroughly
tested.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12
In Clerk Robertson's ONCE.

Yesterday, Clerk Robertson issued a
marriage license to W. E. wOrley, aged
twenty-eight, and Anna NJ. West, aged
twenty-seven. of Homestead, Pa.
TIE following real estate transfers
were recorded;
Deed made December 30, 1899, by Ju-
lIa G. and John NJ. Sweeney, to Mifiin
and W. M. Marsh; consideration, $500;
transfers part of lots . and 10 at No. Il
Twelfth street.
Deed made January 2. 1900, by G. B.
and Ella /. Mcdonald. to w. A. Wilson
and Z. NJ. Holiday; consideration,
$3.50; transfers lot 4S in Belvidere adj
dltlon.
Deed made january 5, 1900, by c. "A.
Kelm and wife to R. E. schubart; con-
sIderation, $500; transfers lots 1903, 1o4
and los at Park View Place.
Deed made january 10. 1900, by R. F.
schubart and wife to o. 7. Smith; rom
slderation. $500; transfers lot 1OS at
Park View Place.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12
Society,".


The concert the Pittsburgh Orchestra
will give In Wheeling, on Tuesday, jan
uary. 1s, cannot fail to be the chief rnu-
steal event Of the season. When Victor
Herbert was secured as conductor Of
the orchestra last season, that organi-
ration Immediately took on new life
and has advanced so rapidly that dis
criminatlve critics give 1t foremost
rank among existing institutions OF It's
kind. The fact that the orchestra will
give two concerts In New York by In
vitatIon, on January % and February
q, is indlsputable evidence of its ar
tistlc position. Victor Herbert came to
the position of conductor after an ear
nest preparatory period. For years he
was a student OF the cello and Of har-
mony and composition under the best
masters in Europe. He so perfected
himself in his chosen instrument that
when he came to this country to Join
Theodore Thomas orchestra he was
paid the highest salary ever given any
one in a similar position. Lately he
was associated with Anton seidl as as
slstant conductor and sololst and then
for the sake of further experience he
recognized Gilmore's band and was
known favorably at the head of that
organization. All these facts were as a
stepping stones to the Anal position as
orchestral conductor he was 70 occupy.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12
THE RAILROADS.


The Cascade tunnel of the Great
Northern road, one of the greatest rail-
road tunnels Of the west, is rapidly
nearing completion. 1t will be 1929
feet in length and Its cost will have ex-
ceeded $S,OOO,OOO.
This tunnel has been excavated at a
point where the Cascade range is the
highest, and the distance from Its roof
to the summit OF the mountain through
which 1t Is being built is 1900 feet. In
the construction work the contractors
have broken all previous records for
tunnellng. Work was begun in Janu-
airy, 1897, and by October next the tun-
mel will be turned over to the Great
Northern completed. 1t will require
about thirty days to lay the track and
get trains in operation after the tunnel
is finished.
The contractors are now working two
camps, one at each end. Wellington is
the western end and Cascade is the
eastern camp. When this year opened
the tunneling Ind progressed 400 feet
on the wellington end and $500 feet on
the other end. There Is little more
than 5000 feet yet to be completed.
Seven hundred and fifty men are em-
ployed, and are driving about ten feet
a day on each end. The men are work.
ed in three shifts OF eight hours each,
and fourteen drills are used by each
crew.
The tunnel will be uniform in size all
the way through, twenty-fOur feet high
and twenty feet wide. About $50 men
are employed in the concrete work,
which Immediately follows the driving.
There are about fifty engineers en-
ployed in the work. Last November
527 feet of rock was cut from the tunnel,
a showing which surpasses the worlds
previous tunnel-drlving record, which
was made at Stampede, on the North
ern Pacific, by two feet. The best
weeks work was seventy-slx fee, (which
also lie a record. Engineers regard the
progress Of the contractors as a Won
derful achievement. When the tunnel
is completed and is turned over to the
railroad company the cars will be oper-
ated through 1t by electricity or some
smokeiess device that may yet be
ADAPTED to the work. Thus far Presl-
dent Hin has found nothing that APP
pears to offer more desirable service
than an electric motor to propel the
cars through the tunnel. The old
"swItchback" road that climbs and
crosses the Cascade mountains near the
new tunnel will give place to the new
and short route via the tunnel by the
end of this year. II is estimated that
the time required in crossing the noun
tains now by all the trains on the Great
Northern equals the loss of more than
twenty hours day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12
The Ohio Miners.

A dispatch from Columbus, O., says:
At the convention Of the Ohio miners
yesterday the following conditions Of
the executive board were presented:
"Taht we demand fixed dIfrerential Of
u cents per ton between pick and ma
chine mining, which would make the
present rate for machine mining "a
cents per ton for cutting, drilling and
loading; that some plan be formed to
require operators to assume their share
of the responsibilities Of enforcing the
provisions of any scale that may be
agreed on Jointly by the operators and
miners of the competitive field or any
part thereof" W. H. Hasklns was re-
elected president, D. II. Sullivan, vice
president, and t. L. Lewis, secretary
treasurer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12
rRoN ANp sTEEL TRApR
Reviewed by the Ohio Valley Manu-
facturer.

@SeNeSNas4 ~ s@@S
facturer.
The developments Of the past week
have made little or no change in the
condition of the iron and steel market,
says the current issue of the Ohio
Valley Manufacturer. Many Of the
mills that closed for repairs have re-
sumed, and about the same number
have Just closed down, and some few
have continued on without Interrupt
tion.
Reports show very few sales and only
of small lots, but inquiries show that
the present wants are not supplied, ana
that those who have delayed buying are
now becoming convinced that fac low
prices are not IN sight. This condition
Of the Iron and steel trade Is not local,
nor is II confined to the United States.
English manufacturers are not only
sold up for the entire year, but hand
labor is more in demand, and the scar
city Of iron workers was felt all Of last
year, and now the manufacturers fear
that further drafts Of men from civil
employment to support the army in
South Africa will seriously interfere
with all kinds Of factory products The
German iron men are more completely
oversoId than the English makers.
Without doubt this oversold condition
of English and German makers will
give American manufacturers an OPP
portunlty to secure many good con-
tracts for export this year.
Pig Iron.-Attention has been called
to the fact that with pig Iron the adj
vances have been followed by periods
Of dullness. with little or no concession
in price. This would be followed by an
other advance. succeeded by dizziness
again, and so It has been until to-day
and now It seems that an advance Is
the matters OF few days only. With
the prospect OF shortage Of pig there
Is really no show for lower rates. And
It Is possible that shortage Will occur
through the scarcity Of coke and cars in
fact from the present outlook 1t Is al
together probable.
Billets.-Buyers and sellers are con-
testing for a trading basis, and while
SS3 and $S4 are offered $S5 and $S6 are
asked. and while the market is quiet
the lower rates may prevail. Slabs are
quiet at $50. There are no sales Of Inn
portance to record, even at the lower
price.
Finished material-Thls market IS
decidedly featureless. In muck bar and
skelp iron there is little doing, and no
change in price. In steel sheets for tin
plates there are inquiries that show
the market will be firmer soon.
Old Materlal.-There Is no change in
the price for scrap, and unless the sell
er has some special pieces he finds the
market dull and sells under a pressure
that he cannot control.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12
No rrunks Over $50 Pounds.

1.-THE modern advance agent Of minor
theatrical troupes now travels with
trunk that weighs MS much as bur
glar-proof safe, and unless we do some
thing to cut down the weight Of those
trunks all our baggugemen will soon
be killed IN and we won't be able to
hire anybody to take their places"
This statement was made ut the
meeting of the general passenger agents
OF the big eastern roads, at Chicago,
this week. While the other members
thought It was tribe exaggerated, NIL
Of them agreed that something would
have to be done to keep theatrical ad-
vance agents from carrying several
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12

hundred Doundb Of 'paber'' In one
trunk. ana to prevent Representatives
Of hardware houses and other nner-
camille Arms from carrying in one
trunk enough to stock small store.
Finally all the passenger agents
agreed that IS a humanitarian measure
they should strictly prohibit the carry
ing as baggage OF any trunk weighing
over $50 pounds. Hereafter trunks
weighing more than that win have to be
shipped as express or freight.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12
Bids for tho Now Theatre.

Bids win close tomorrow for the
erection Of the proposed new theatre.
The plans have been drawn by ArchI-
tect e. b. Franzhelm, but the veil Of
secresy shroudlng the site of the new
theatre has not been lifted with any
degree OF dennIteness, although many
guesses have been made. Many people
VIII refuse to put faith in the project
until they see the foundation walls,
owing to the failures of similar ventures
to go through In past years. on the
other hand 1t is said the building will
surely be erected II bids from the con-
tractors are not too high.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12
DIED.

HERvEY-on wednesday, January 10,
at 4 o'clock p. M, GERTRUDE W.,
wife Of George B, Hervey, IN the SOth
year Of her age.
Funeral services at her late residence, No.
10 South Front street, Friday at p.
m. Friends Of the family invited. In
terment private at Greenwood cemO.
terry.
AEAFsHALIr-on Thursday, January Il,
1900, at 1:20 o'clock a. M, RUTH B.,
infant daughter OF W. 4. and Flora
Marshall, aged Is months.
Funeral services at the family residence.
No. 50 Eighteenth street, on Friday At
1850 p. m. Friends Of the family In
vited Interment At McComb. Ohio
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12

The Pittsburgh Orchestra, under
conductor Of Mr.. Herbert's magnetism
plays with immense vlEor and lovely
expression. The programme chosen
for Wheeling is popular in the best
sense Of the word. Composers from
Beethoven to Wagner are represented
and the whole is in fine contrast. The
attempts heretofore to establish a reg.
ular series OF concerts by the Pitts
burgh Orchestra IN Wheeling. should
ere this have resulted In something
more tangible; there is no reason In
the world why the Pittsburgh orches-
ira could not come to Wheeling for
four concerts every year and thus
give our city a really lasting artistic
benefit. This Idea, we believe, Is the
purpose of the gentlemen who so 10y
ally guarantee the expenses of next
weeks concert, to the woman's Music
al Club. Mrs. stowell, the soprano So
lolst at the concert, possesses lex-
lble voice OF pure quality, which has
been trained under the best teachers,
both in this country and In Europe.
Only last spring she returned from
term of study in Paris Reserved seats
are on sale at F, w, Banners this
morning.