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, 1900-10-04
The Battle Lake Tunnel Site Company

The officers of the Battle LakeTun-
mel Site Company passed through
here the first of the week, ON their way
to Battle Lake. They are preparing
to do a large amount of development
work on their property on the head
waters of Spring creek, one of the
projects being a tunnel 5000 feet in
length. The machinery for the work
is now on the road to this company's
property and consists of boiler, en-
CINE, air compressor and steam drill
as well as large amount of car track.
The company expect to tap several
very large copper veins before they
have completed the tunnel, all OF
which, under the laws governing tun-
mel sites, will become the Company
property. This venture may be re-
garded as one of the most important
enterprises, outside of the Ferris.
Haggerty, that has yet developed in
this country.
, 1900-10-04
B. 81 M. Coming This Nay.

Superintendent Calvert of the Bur
lington arrived in Wheatland Satur-
day night and left early next morning
by team ON a trip over the Negus rail
road survey. r. F. Gunson was en-
gagged by Mr.. Calvert to drive him
over the route of the survey, and as
they were gone two days we take it
that they drove to the edge of Lara
mic plains, the object of the trip prob
ably being to permit Mr.. Calvert to
inspect the route of the survey through
the hills.
We also learn that Chief Engineer
Weeks of the Burlington was inspect
ing the Negus survey a few weeks ago,
and combining these incidents it indi-
Gates that the B. a NJ. has an eye on
this route for the building of Their
line to Ogden.-Wheatland World.
The Negus survey comes to Elk
Mountain, 25 miles northeast of this
place. The above looks as though
the B. & NJ. might be coming through
this town OF its way west.
, 1900-10-04
Pleasantly Remembered.

Our old time friend, C. NJ. Scribner,
WIS born in Name, and used to pick
whortle berries, along with the rest of
the neighbor boys, in the nearby woods
He has been in the west SO long that he
had almost forgotten what whortle ber-
ries looked like until the other day,
when the folks at home sent him a
large box of them, all nicely packed in
quart glass jars. Mr.. Scribner at once
thought Of The Sun man and sent him
a jar with his compliments. Although
it has been nearly half a century since
we saw one. the perfume vas like the
face Of an old friend and brought back
boy-hood days with startling distinct
ness. Many thanks. Mr.. Scribner. May
your days be long in the land.
, 1900-10-04
Prominent Mining Men.

NJ \. Cheney, president Of the Battle
Lake Tunnel Site Company, and Frank
+. Burnley, vice president of the same
company. both of Chicago, came down
from the mountains yesterday and went
on out to the railroad They had been
up to look over the Company's property
and returned very enthusiastic over the
bright outlook they found there.
MI. Cheney Is a prominent business
man of the City by the lakes and Mr..
Burley is a member Of the large crock
cry firm of Burnley & Turley OF the same
place. Mr.. Stegeman, the general super
intendent OF the company's works, is
now on the ground. overseeing the
erection Of the machinery.
, 1900-10-04
j. M. Kuykendall for Mckinley.

Mr.. John Kuykendall, who is up
from Denver visiting his old Cheyenne
friends, tells Ills that he has had a
change of heart politically, and will
vote for Mckinley. He says: 1.-The
people of this country almost unani-
mously urged the president to en-
gage in the recent war, and congress
declared in favor of keeping the Phil
ippines, voting S20,000,000 therefore;
also ratifying the treaty with Spain.
Mckinley went ahead and did what
the people demanded. Now, l am an
American, and do not see how | can
honorably do otherwise than vote to
sustain him, especially when he is cen
sured for doing the thing we asked Of
him. Cheyenne Leader.
j, NJ. Kuykendall is "A son of Judge
w. l.. Kuykendall, well known in this
valley, and at one time represented
Carbon county in the Legislature, as a
democrat.
, 1900-10-04
Death of Mrs. Frank Crout.

The Sun is in receipt of a private
letter from Frank Crout, who resides
at Loveland, Colo, saying hal his
wife died at that place on the 10th of
September. Nothing was said of the
cause of death or the place of burial,
but it is presumed that the remains
were inferred at Loveland.
Mrs. Crout was a sister of George
w. Hunter and related to the Hunter,
family that owns and controls the Big
creek ranch. She was universally
esteemed by all who knew her and
her death will be a great shock to the
people of Collins, where she resided
previous to moving to Loveland. The
afflicted husband has the sympathy
of the entire valley in his loss.
, 1900-10-04
Death of Jessie Morgan.

Jessie Morgan, the Is year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. I. Nor
gan, who was brought to this place
some weeks ago for treatment for per-
nicious anemia, died at $50, a. m.
Sunday the Both ult.
Deceased had only been i'll about
five weeks. She was a very lovable
girl, with a sweet, amiable disposition
and had a large circle of friends who
will mingle their tears with those of
her family at her loss.
The body was embalmed by c. E.
Jensen and placed in a casket and
taken by her parents over to Slater,
Colo, Monday, where the body will be
buried.
, 1900-10-04
The Waterloo House.

John Curtis has moved into the
Waterloo House and is busy getting
it in shape for business. On account
of the nonarrival of paper and furni-
ture he has been very much handi-
capped in getting in shape. Gus
toners have already begun to crowd
in and every room in the house could
be rented if they were furnished.
Eight rooms are now occupied. Mr..
Curtis does not intend to run the
house as a hotel but simply a roominS
house, furnishing each room in the
best II possible. The entire
building will be papered, the halls
and stairway nicely carpeted.
The building presents a nice APP
pearance and, under its present man
agement will certainly be "a credit tc
the town.
, 1900-10-04
Walcott News.

Walcott is beginning to assume i'm
portance as a railroad point. The
rail road company was very reluctant
to put in a station house there, but
force of circumstances compelled them
to do so. The great amount of ore
shipped from there, as well as the
large number of cattle that started
to an eastern market from that point,
made an agent there a necessity. A
p~ostoffice has been established there,
we are informed, with w. L. Evans,
who is opening a store at that point,
as postmaster.
S. j. Wilsey, who has been keeping
a boarding house there for the past
three or four months, is talking of
putting up a hotel. The inevitable
saloon is already on the ground and
George Nuzum, of this place, intends
putting in a lumber yard and feed
warehouse there in the near future.
1t is also rumored that Cosgriff Bros.
Co. very strongly contemplate build
ing there and moving their Fort Steele
store to that place.
Indications also point strongly to
the probability of a branch road be-
ing built from that place to Saratoga
within the coming year. General
Manager Dickinson is said to favor
that place as a starting point, but
President Burt is said to favor the
Fort Steele route, up the river, where
the grade was made years ago.
, 1900-10-04
Fort Steele Hotel Changes Hands.

C. NJ. Scribner and S. A. Policy,
under the firm name of S. A. Policy
& Co. have purchased the Fort Steele
House and opened up for business.
This is the property recently pur-
chased of II. NJ. Sholine by G.. II.
Barkhurst, one of our prosperous
Brush creek ranch and cattlemen.
The new firm starts out with every
possible good will and prospect of
success and should receive a liberal
patronage from the travelling public.
, 1900-10-04
Scarlet Fever in Rswlins.

The home of A. l.. Able is quaran-
tined Their little girl has a light at
tack of scarlet fever. The family of
County clerk, d. L. Dunlap who board
with Mr.. Able and have therefore been
exposed are also quarantined. Mr..
Dunlap has separated from his family
for the time being and is boarding
and rooming down town.-Rawlins
Republican.
, 1900-10-04
Gone East to Spend the Winter.

f. S. Judd and wife and Master
Earl, left Monday for Windsor, New
York, where Mr. Judd has relatives,
to spend the winter Mr.. Judd has
been very closely tied TO business here
for the past ten or twelve years and
feels the need of a rest. His son
Edward and John b. Eager will fol-
low the latter part of the week for
The same place to remain all winter.
, 1900-10-04
Gives Colorado Fusion Ticket Fits.

Down in Colorado the fusionists or
tax eaters have put up the rottenest
ticket that ver appealed for merited
defeat. The nominee for governor
j. B. Ordman-is a big railroad con
tractor, paying wages SO low that a
dago would be put to the blush, and
then skinning them on board, store
checks, hospital fees, etc, until the
poor workingman has only a mere pit
lance at the end of a months slavish
work. o, fusion is a beautiful senti,
ment, but it has reached the apex OF
its shame in Colorado.-Battle Lake
Miner.
, 1900-10-04
Fine Photographic Views.

Weyle IL Barber have placed a
large variety Of fine, large photograph
ic views of the Encampment and Bat.
tie Lake mining district with Scott
the Jeweler. Secure IL of those
gems OF art before they are all gone.
1927 I'll
, 1900-10-04
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.

Anderson d Knudson will keep Sar-
atoga supplied with everything in the
fruit and vegetable line. Weekly trips
into the valley. Try them. l621-tf
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prediction as to the outcome Of any
convention. But K the forcrunrers ~
Bellaire last night had anything like
a correct idea OF the situation the hon
ors will be awarded to-day with har-
mony and unanlmlty that win astonish
any who may be looking for trouble.
Good humor characterized every move.
Late in the evening the Carroll dele
Cation called upon Mr.. Bradheld. of
Belmont, and 1t is said gave him as
surances that cheered him in his ambi-
ton.
Hon. C. L. weems, Chairman L. E.
Emerson and others from the county
seat reached Bellaire on the last train.
and were mixing with the delegates
generally.
1. was generally conceded that Car
roll county would get one of the ma
jdonal delegates. and that the other one
would probably be given to Belmont.
Fm-ther than this could not be learned.
It is likely Belmont county will be
in che convention united this morning,
with Hon. j. C. Helnlein as chairman.
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The delegates and prominent RepuG-
llcans from all parts of the Sixteenth
congressional district began to gather
at Bellaire yesterday evening for the
convention that will be held in the new
opera house there to-day.
The first delegation to arrive was thai
from Carroll county. They dropped in
unawares early in the day. The del
egation is composed OF the following
gentlemen: James Mcconnell, WIN j.
Robinson, Hon. d. o. Rutan. o. c..
Scott, John Donaldson, Robert Hoster-
man, r. 7. Blythe, j. W. Thompson,
John Taber, w. l.. Handley, William
+. Butter, II. L. Mcdonald, John Will
Jams, j. II. Love. j. j. Mccoy, Edwin
Stewart. WIN Maple. Hon. Il. G. Nc
Kean, w. H. Sultor. L. NJ. Adams, John
p. Davis, ]. B. Woods, A. A. Rutan and
H. r. Kemerer, OF the Republican,
Standard, at Carrollton. They are all
enthusiastic for Congressman GIL, and
have a candidate for one Of the honurs
to be given by the convention in the
person of Hon. r.. T. Blythe. who would
like to be a delegate to the Philadelphia
convention.
Hon. s. X. Mclaughlin, OF Harrison
county. came in early to look the local
field over and mingled with the dele
gates and others from that county who
came in last night. The balance will
arrive this forenoon.
Thomas 3. Rouse, Dr. Davore and
John W. Hawkins. of the Monroe dele
CATION, came in yesterday evening, and
the Others from Monroe will arrive this
morning,
Hon. ]. C. Helnlein came down in the
evening, and was about his headquar-
tiers at the Globe Hotel m!ngling with
friends.
A little later, came G. L, Bradheld, of
GAINESVILLE. accompanied by Hon. C. ].
Howard, p. b. Worthlngton, Stewart
Watt, VIII Hilles, Charles Little, Ed
Ward and others, all of whom were
booming him as one of the national del
egates.
At Z o'clock Congressman ]. ]. Gill.
Judge Miller, Judge Walter shotwell
and Hon. John. l.. Means arrived from
steubenville, and are Quartered at the
Windsor. They were all kept busy Civ
ing attention to callers.
The Harrison county delegation ar
rived late last night. and quartered at
the Anderson, and the Exchange was
filed with Carroll and jefferson PEG
pie.
The denomination of Congressman
Gil by reclamation is assured, every
county in the district being with one
another to aid in the cause of harmony.
The feeling among all the delegates
present last night seemed to indicate
that only friends of President Mckinley
would be put on guard, ana they wanted
the kind that needed no vouchIng for
II 10 always hazardous to venture q
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IN clerk Robertson.s omce

Yesterday in Clerk Robertson's Of
flee the following were recorded:
Deed made April 2, 1900 by W. E.
Stone, executor, to A. j. McColloch,
consideration $500, transfers part Of
the James McColloch home farm, in
Rlchland district, containing $50 acres.
Oil lease made March 20. 1900, by j.
r. Maxwell and wife to w. w. Dixon,
lease on four acres in Liberty district.
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CLANS GATHERING
At Bellaire for the Sixteenth Ohio
Convention To-Day.
GILL WILL Be RENOVATED

For Congress by Acclamation = The
steubenville Statesman and Friends
Arrived Last Evening - Tho Con-
etst for Delegate to the Philadel-
phia Convention BetweSu Heinlein
and BradAeld WAKES Warm.
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Send or ask for our annual
Catalogue. Prices and illus
tratiOns OF ESQ pieces Of
household needs,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27
CONCAS is A LIAR.
Substance of Admiral Simpsons Re-
marks-He Should Have Been Shot.

BOSTON, Feb. 26-Admiral Sampson to-
day positively denied the statement made
by Captain Concas, of the Spanish navy,
that the Cristobal Colon could have been
saved If the American admiral had closed
her valves. Sampson says in reply:
1.-The Cristobal Colon surrendered, ran
ashore and broke her sea valves. Her cap
tain afterward came aboard the New York
and assured me the Cristobal Colon was
in good order. He took his meals with me
on board the New York and more than
once assured me that his ship was in good
order. The Colon fioated off without any
assistance and Captain Chadwick pushed
her back shore. where she now lies. AT
low tide she Is about ten feet dry. AS
said before. the captain said he had not
injured her. This statement was at once
disproved. The valves had been broken
and could not be closed. / accused the cap
tain of having broken the valve stems. He
declared that IL IL was done the engineer
cid IL and that IL was without his knowl-
edge or consent
.'The fact that the ship had been sunk
after she had surrendered made me recon-
mend that the commanding officer be re-
tanned on board or that he be shot as hav-
ing destroyed public property. which after
his surrender belonged to the captor.
made the same recommendation in regard
TO the captain Of the Sandoval, who sank
his ship after the surrender at Santiago
and several days after he had received a
letter from me warning him that he was
no longer at liberty to do injury to the
vessel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27
SECRET OPPOSITION TO BRYAN,

Through Democratic writer's and corre-
spondents in Washington reports are OBJ
tanning currency that prominent Demo-
cratic senators and representatives see no
hope for their party in the next campaign
with Mr.. Bryan as a candidate. OutwardIy
they are satisfied. and some of them speak
of him as 1.-The incompatible leader" In
private. behind closed doors and under
pledge of secrecy so far their names are
concerned. they assail Mr.. Bryan and
prophesy defeat with him as a candidate
One of the Democrats who has been sound
ing Democratic senators and representa-
tives Is Mr. Ousley. editor Of the Galveston
(Texas) Tribune. He is at home telling
what those congressman told him. All of
them said that IL is 1.-The rankest folly TO
run Mr.. Bryan again. To Mr. Ousley one
Democrat of national renown" said:
II is recognized that Bryan is the disturb
ing element In the party. His platitudes are
viewed with derisfon by older, wiser and
far better Democrats. While he is, no
doubt. sincere In his belief that he can be
elected he isn't broad-minded enough to
defer TO the wisdom Of others who can view
the situation with clearer vision and with
less prejudiced eyes. 1t Is sad common
tary upon the state of affairs with the
Democracy when the personal ambition OF
one man is placed above polity or party
principles. The Democracy Is as hopelessly
| split to-day as IL was in 1896 1t will re-
main as long Bryan continues as the
ostensible leader. Nothing can bring the
party together until Bryan is out of the
way.
The congressman of national renown'
said much more In this line. and is but one
OF several who expressed the same opinion
| OF one of these Mr.. Ousley asked: why
do you men. who would be leaders. allow
Mr.. Bryan to dominate the party and die.
I, tate Its principles. ?" The reply of the con.
| gresham was as follows:
| Because do not feel that am the righ
| man TO make such a move believe tina
] once such . move Ii made the best mer
and the best minds Of the Democracy vii
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

been ready sale. There Is more money to
loan on sound mortgages than there are
mortgages, but there is no money to loan
on the property of trusts capitalized much
above their market value. Last April the
-four mill trust was considerably exploited
Its promoters promised great things. and
those whose vocation II is TO assail trusts
pictured in vivid colors the conspiracy of
the combination that had 1t in its power to
control the price of -four and 10 grow rich
by putting an extortionate price upon the
bread of the poor. In less than year the
hopes of the promoters of the trust and the
predictions of the antitrust howlers have
come to grief. The only losers will be the
promoters and the few persons involved in
their scheme. 1t is probable that other
like combinations will be In the hands OF
receivers before long. but their failure will
not affect legitimate business
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27
Instead of 300 for Each Man Belong
ing to the Spanish Fleet at Manila
He Will Receive but 800.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
RULINGS OF THE PRIZE COURTS SUS-
TANNED IN TWO CASES.
Denial of the Application Of Capt. d.
NJ. Carter to Bring His Case Be-
fore the Supreme Tribunal.

WASHINGTON Feb 26-The United
States Court of Claims to-day rendered an
opinion on the claim of Admiral Dewey. his
officers and men for naval bounty, under
Section 46S5 of the Revised Statutes. for
the destruction of the Spanish fleet in Ma
Mia bay, May /, 1885, the court holding
that the claimant has a right to recover for
each person on board the enemy's ships
the sum of 500. This decision is on the
basis that the admirals fleet was superior
to the Spanish fleet. excluding the shore
batteries, the torpedoes and the mines in
Manila bay.
Admiral Dewey's claim was for $500 for
each man belonging to the enemy's fleet,
including the supporting shore batteries,
mines and torpedoes. The principal ques-
ton involved in the case was whether in
determining the enemy's force the support
ing shore batteries, mines and torpedoes
should be included. Taking into considera-
ton the guns at Corregidor. Ell Fraile and
other forts at the entrance Of the bay and
those at Manila and Cavite and the torpe-
does and lines in the bay and entrance to 1t,
IT was contended by counsel for Admiral
Dewey that the enemys force was superior
to the vessels of the United States. The
government insisted that the statute failed
to provide for the contingency of the CO.
operation Of land batteries with the naval
forces destroyed, and that the court is pow
erless to supply the omission.
The court, in deciding the case. held that
the law applied only 10 the force of the
vessels engaged in the action. and that in
acter of the vessels into account. the
strength of their batteries board and all
other matters which properly go to the de-
termination of the actual fighting strength
of the two opposing fleets, that of the
United States was the superior.
1t is understood that counsel for Ad-
miral Dewey will take an appeal to the Su-
preme Court of the United States. Under
to-days decision Admiral Dewey is per-
sonally entitled to $3.50.
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company. and in utter and fraudulent dis
regard of their rights and against the vote
and protest of Thomas Lynch and III. c.
Frick. the other two members of the board
of directors. and well knowing that the
price of coke then was upwards of 50 ton,
and that the market price would. probably.
continue during the life of the contract
hereinafter mentioned. to be much greater
than the price named in the contract the
majority of the directors of the coke COM
pany. to wit Gaylor, Moreland, Clemson
and Morrison, on Jan. "a 1860, ut meeting
of the directors of the coke company, pre-
tending that more than year previously
thereto the coke company had contracted
to sell TO the steel company all the coke
that the steel company might require for
its furnace for a period of five years, be-
ginning Jan. /, 1892 at the price of $l-35
ton, voted TO the steel company a contract
for all the coke it would use for five years.
commencing Jan. 1, 1899. amounting APP
proximately to 100000 tons a year, or
about one-thrd of the entire product OF
the coke company, at the price OF Sl.3o
ton. The persons named. il is stated. pro-
duced at the meeting and demanded and
proceeded to immediate signing by the
president of the coke company of a con-
tract which had been previously prepared
and executed by the steel company.
The plaintiffs charge that, in truth and
in fact, no such agreement to sell its
prouucts to the steel company as is pre-
tended as the excuse for making said con-
tract. and agreement whatsoever for de-
livering through period of years or at the
price named in the pretended contract was
at any time made by the coke company or
by any one authorized TO act on its behalf,
and the pretense thereof is only the crea-
ton of Moreland, Gaylor, Clemson and
Morrison with Carnegie and Lauder, acting
in the interest of Carnegie and the steel
company and they made said contract
only for the benefit of said Carnegie and
themselves as members of the steel COM
pany and in bad faith to the interest or
all other stockholders of the coke COM
pany, and the directors voting for the con-
tract violated the usages of business and
exceeded their authority as directors.
Willis f. McCook, of the counsel for the
coke company. said tonight that while the
bill asks for an injunction. this point VIII
not be insisted on until the case goes 10
final hearing The coke company Will con-
tinue furnishing coke to the steel company
as at present until the case is decided,
when an adjustment will be made. This
will insure the steel company Its required
supply of coke and will cause no incon-
venience during the litigation.