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Connecticut western news., 1900-08-09

Mir Shaver has been at the grounds for several seasons and by his pleasing and obliging methods has gained the good will of the Pine Grove frequenters.
 Our postal clerk Miss Sarah Fergu. son is enjoying weeks vacation at Saratoga. N. Y. She is accompanied by Misses Edith Barnes and Matte Manvel. They are expected home Sat urday. Mrs J. G. Root has been in at. tendance at the post office during Miss Ferguson's absence. --~-
 Tuesday evening Canaan vas visit cd by a very entertaining thunder shower in which the lightning cut a very prominent figure. The day had been hot and sultry and all Canaan was enjoying the refreshing coolness of the shower when their enjoyment waI sud- denly interrupted by full grown clap of thunder followed by an electrical ex- plosion which rattled the windows and disturbed the peace of mind of saints as we'll as sinners. For an instant all thought their time had come but it was soon discovered that only one place had been struck the yard fence at Charles Fuller's. The bolt shattered the fence and so heavy wss the explosion that both MT Fuller's and Mir Schamerhorn's B houses shook to their foundations. Miss Jen ie Schamerhorn was thrown to the floor but was not injured in the least. Canaan enjoys good thing as well as the next one but she is willing that her sister towns down the state should have all the glory and honor to be derived from lightning casualties.
Connecticut western news., 1900-08-09

The annual convention of the Conn, Fife and Drum Corps Association will be held at South Norwalk next Friday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Battle in the Philippines.

Manila, May 3.-The American garri-
son of Catubig, IN the island of Samar,
consisting of 80 men belonging to the
Forty third regiment, has been attacked
by rebels. Twenty Americans were killed.
The remainder were rescued.
The Americans were quartered in Catu-
big church, which the enemy, numbering
several hundred men, surrounded and
fiercely attacked. The Americans fought
for two days and then the rebels managed
to ignite the roof of the church, and it
burned away and finally fell upon those
inside the edifice. The walls remained
intact, however, and were used as shell
ter by the besieged Americans for three
days longer, the enemy attacking the
building on all sides at once. The Ameri-
cans continued firing from the windows
and doors of the church and did good
execution among the FilipinOs.
1t is estimated that over 200 of the
latter were killed, many of the dead bodies
having been removed from the scene of the
fighting. After five days resistance by
the Americans, a lieutenant and eight
men arrived from Loan and engaged the
besiegers, who thereupon retired. The
fortunate arrival of these reinforcements
prevented the humiliation of the Ameri-
can force entrenched in the church, who
had repeatedly declined to surrender when
ordered. The 10 survivors were without
food, had little ammunition and were ex-
hausted when relieved. This fight has
encouraged the Filipinos, who are now
acting in an aggressive manner and
threatening that section of the coast, and
particularly the town of Catarma, whence
the garrison will probably be withdrawn
to Laon.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Convention work Involved.

Philadelphia, May 6-All efforts to
compromise the dispute between the al
lied building trades council and the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
have so far failed. Unless an amicab BILE
agreement is reached by tonight it is ex-
pected that the work on the national re-
publican convention building will come
to a standstill. BY tomorrow work on
the hall will have advanced to a stage
where painters and plumbers will be
necessary. All journeymen in these
trades will refuse to go to work unless
the brotherhood carpenters are withdrawn
from the job.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Spokane Market Report.

Poultry and Eggs-Chickens old,
1O011c Id. live weight; springs, $40
4.50 per doz.; ducks, $4@5 per doz. !:
geese, dressed, 12c lb.; turkeys. live,
1OQ12c, dressed 12@13c; eggs, fresh,
$4.00@4.50 case.
Observation-Disclosures, 3004Oc per
cwt; onions, $1.O0@1.5O per cwt.
Live Stock-Beef, live steers. &c,
dressed, 61a@71a; live cows, &c, dress
ed 81 Q612c; veal calves, dressed,
7@9c; mutton, ewes &c, wethers 3bc;
hogs, live, $4.75 per cwt, drssed, So
per cwt.
notwithstanding 10c each;
short wool pelts, 3O@5Oc; medium
wool, 50@75c; long wool, 75c@$1.OO.
Tallow-No. l, 4c per lb; No. 2, Sc
per Id.
Hides-Dry No. l &c lbs and up
ward), 15@12@14c; sailed hides,
steers eco lbs and over), &c; cows and
all steers under 60 lbs, &c; calf skins,
sailed, &c; sailed kip, &c; stays, bulls,
412c.
The local mills pay the following
prices for grain, delivered: Club wheat,
4Oc bulk, 42@43c sacked; bluestem, 42c
bulk, 45c sacked; red, CSC bulk, 4O@43c
sacked.
Observation-Disclosures in the local
wheat market remain as yesterday and
are to a large extent nominal, some
of the exporters declaring themselves
out of the market altogether, Walla
Walla, So; valley, 525s@53c; blue
stem, SIC.
Tacoma-Wheat, quiet and prices I'M
changed bluestem, 55c; club, SIC.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Palmer Mountain District.

The production of gold bullion for
April from the Black Bear, War Eagle,
Okanogan Free Gold and Golden Zone
mines will be of much interest.
Enough has already been taken from
the plates, and the value of concen-
Tates estimated to form a good ap-
Proclamation of the total value of the
ores milled. About 600 tons were put
through at the Okanogan, 800 at the
Bear and 900 at the Zone, nearly 1000
tons altogether. The value of the pro-
duct will not fall short of $4,000 in
gold and will probably run above $40,.
900. There remains but the amalgam
to be taken from the mortars and re-
torted
The work of the past month has
been highly satisfactory in the Pal
mer Mountain tunnel; $50 feet has
been made, and in the distance three
well defined veins have been crossed
at 1900 feet vertical depth. Each of
these veins is more than 10 feet across,
and carries high values.
The Black Bear is getting much new
stopping ground opened up, and the
company is making arrangements to
open up the War Eagle soon.
AT the Puritan on Gold Hill they are
in about 500 feet. The tunnel is run
ming toward a junction of three veins
showing large on the surface. The
junction should be reached in 500 or
600 feet further.
At the Golden Zone there is at least
| $4,000 tons of ore in sight.
The Bull Frog, on Palmer mountain,
continues to improve
The Lakeview has just completed a
shipment of high grade ore to John.
sons Landing, where it awaits a steam
boat, accidents having happened to two
| of them.
The district has been visited by a
number of mining men, several OF
whom have expressed a determination
to return here again this season.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12

OF 479 tons day, and this output is
being maintained with 362 men on the
payroll.
Last week the st. Eugene Consoli-
dated Mining Company shipped 230
tons, or 10 carloads of concentrates to
the smelter at Great Falls, This was
centrator was put in operation. From
now on the mill will be kept running
night and day. In this way in every
"a hours $50 tons of ore will be crushed
and between so and 60 tons of con-
centrates turned out. There is a scar
city of machine miners in the camp.
number of situations are awaiting
good men.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Gale in Nebraska.

Omaha, May Ga special from Will
sonyille, Neb., gives the most meager de-
tails of a terrific gale accompanied by
heavy rain and hail that swept that sec
ton this evening. Much destruction is
known to have resulted, but how much
can not be told.
In the northern part of the town one
house was blown down, the occupants
escaping. A Presbyterian church was
destroyed and many barns and outbuild-
ings demolished.
In the country along the path of the
storm ruin is widespread. Several farm
houses were blown to pieces and a num-
Der of people injured. So far as is known
no one was killed
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
MINES AND MINING KINS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES
Items Cleaned From Late Reports
All Districts Are Being Developed
"A Prosperous Year lis Predicted
Mining Notes and Personals.

1t may strike the average observer
that Butte mining men are the most
litiguous aggregation of mine operat-
ors ever thrown together in western
mining district. That is a mistake.
They are nothing Of the sort. AS a body
they are honest, intelligent, enterpris-
ing and law-abiding. But they are ten
acious of their rights, simply demand
ing that which they conceive belongs
to them, and do not hesitate to appeal
TO the courts to secure them. There is
nothing wrong in this.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
MINING NOTES.

Flattering reports still continue to
come from the Tom Quick mine in
Sheridan camp, Washington.
Mineral specimen dealers through
out the country are looking for fine
specimens of rhodochrosite, rhodonite,
stibnite, in fine crystals and pyromor-
phite specimens are in fair supply, but
particularly choice specimens are
scarce.
Speaking of mines, there is one right
on the Palouse river which shows rock
and assays not beaten in the whole
mineral range of Idaho and Washing
ton. But because it is right under
it like a clay bank and go chasing off
over far away divides in search of
hidden wealth, sensibly remarks the
Gazette.
Senator T. c. Taylor, one of the Pen
dleton parties who are interested in
Birch creek coal claims, states that it
was expected another expert would be
there within two weeks to make an
examination and report.
Parties owning the 2000-acre tract
which Mr.. Wells explored, have made
no secret of it, and in no manner have
attempted to inaugurate any boom in
connection with it. They claim to
merely desire to ascertain the posi-
bilities, and if sufficient assurances
through the medium of expert exami-
nations and reports can be secured, the
property will be developed, and it will
not be long before coal will be mined
from that land.
The Northwest Mining Company has
just completed it's survey of the Acme
group, seven miles south of Kettle
Falls, Wash. The group consists of
five claims, upon which the company
have a bond and have done a large
amount of work. Bad air has driven
the men out of the Wine which had
been sunk 10 feet.
Another strike On the range between
Osburn and the Beaver drainage, Ida
no, was made last week on the Home
stake, claim located by Arthur Webb
last July. 1t was found in an open
cut which showed two feet of good
ore, and an equal
amount of iron, while the farther wall
has not yet been reached.
What is said to be one of the most
promising copper finds yet discovered
in eastern Oregon was discovered by
j. S. Strock, an old prospector and min
ing man. The find was made last week
on the west slope of Salmon creek.
near the Tom Paine mine, about nine
miles west of Baker City. The lode
is about 20 feet wide and carries COP
per bearing about 80 per cent. 1t is in
a district that has heretofore been prac-
tically overlooked for that valuable
mineral Should the values stay at
par throughout the limit of the lode
the find will prove to be of immense
value.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

A station has been cut on the 200
foot level of the inside shaft below the
No 6 tunnel of the Columbia and Koot
enay, and sinking has been resumed
The work of extending the levels and
blocking out ore by raises and wines
proceeds as usual in the Josie and No
1 mines The force will be increased
as soon as the company can secure air
to operate more drills.
The new Nickel Plate hoist is ready
Tor the rope, and the head frame is
being painted. Sinking On the shaft
is being prosecuted vigorously. An
ore bin will be built as soon as the
Red Mountain Railway Company To-
Gates the spur.
There can be little if any doubt that
In a short time the Sullivan, situated
horthwesterly from Cranbrook, in the
North Star district, East Kootenay.
VIII become one of the greatest silver
lead mines in British Columbia, if not
on the continent.
The shaft which is being sunk from
the surface to connect with the upraise
from the Black Bear tunnel is down
ABOUT 90 feet and as upraising pro.
eeeds at the same time connection VIII
De made in about three weeks. The
smart Will then be enlarged to its full
size and timbered.
Inc lie Roi at Rossland is now work
ing TO the full capacity of its machin
cry This is only so per cent of tbs
producing capacity of the mine. Dur
rug the last IA days of April the tota
shipments were 800 tons, an averag,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
New Artillery in France.

An innovation has bee:. introduced in
the French artillery service by the de-
cision to furnish the guns with a smoke
shell. Hitherto the cannon had been
provided with melinite and shrapnel
shells only. This new shell is intended
to be launched at an opponents artillery
which, on bursting it will envelope in
dense cloud of smoke, thus hampering
the return fire. The new shell is the out
come of the introduction of smokeless
powder. Formerly with the old powder
the result now aimed at was brought
about by the guns themselves, the firing
of which produced a smoke which blinded
their own gunners. Experiments show
that this invention creates sort Of
veil before the enemy's artillery. Both
the army and the navy will be supplied
with these shells.
The date of Inauguration of the Amer
lean national pavilion of the exposition
is now definitely fixed for Saturday.
The internal arrangement of the pa
vilion differs from that of other ma
tlonal pavilions, which are generally de-
voted to a display of additional exhibits
or to some artistic exhibits, character
istic of their respective countries.
The American building, on the con-
trary, will be given up to administrative
and reception purposes, the idea being
to have sort of club where Americans
may fraternize and secure information.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Lodge Chairman of Republican Con-
VentiOn.

New York, May 6.-Joseph II. Man
ley of Maine, at the Fifth Avenue hotel
had talks with several local politicians.
Some of the local leaders who talke1
wlon Mr.. Manley said that it had been
practically settled by the national re-
publican managers that Senator Wolcott
of Colorado would be temporary char
man of the convention and Senator Lodge
OF Massachusetts permanent chairman
1t had been also settled that Senator For
aker of Ohio should make the speech
renominating President Mckinley.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
REPUBLIC.

The Republic mill is assuming shape
rapidly.
The raise in the Lone Pine is in a
fine body of ore that is six feet wide.
The Republic company was sinking
shaft in the south drift of the 600
foot level.
Information has been received that
work will not be resumed on the Big
Lion for some weeks.
Superintendent drummer is prepar.
ing the San Poll and Black Tail for
stopping and will have them in shape
to take out ore within two weeks.
The Insurgent shaft is going down
about foot day. There is consider.
able water coming in and it retards
progress considerably.
Work is progressing favorably on the
shaft of the Tom Thumb. 1t has
reached 200 feet depth. The amount
of water bailed out daily is nearly 5000
gallons.
At the Morning Glory only one shift
is at work. No work is being done on
the Wine. 1t is down only about 10
feet. A raise is being made to con-
meet the winze with the surface, which
is only about IL feet up.
The work of enclosing the boiler at
the Quilp is progressing favorably and
will be completed soon. The big en-
CINE is in place and the compressed air
tank will be in position within a few
days.
Machinery for the big Republic mill
is coming in rapidly. There is said to
be about 70 teams on the work. AS the
roads are in fine condition it will not
be more than 10 days before the last
of the plant will be on the ground.
The new compressor plant for the
Tom Thumb will be of modern design
and of capacity to drive five Ingersoll
drills, The shaft is down 220 feet.
No more drifting will be done on the
mine until the new machinery is in
place.
Nearly all the machinery for the Re-
public Reduction Company's mill is in
place and about ready for use. The
superintendent states that every part
has arrived, the belt and shafts having
been the last parts to arrive from
Grand Forks. The large teaching watts,
eight feet in diameter and Is feet long.
were put in place last week and the
big boiler is also ready for use. The
building is 100x250 feet in dimensions.
At the Mountain Lion mine 20 men
are now employed under ground, 10 on
each of two shifts. Stopping ore on
both the north and south ends is the
principal work in hand. In the mill
the full 20 stamps are running and
crushing about IS tons per day. The
Huntington mills are hung up for the
present for the purpose of ascertaining
what can be done with the stamps
alone. The ore is fed slower and
stamped to a finer mesh, and the
stamps are dropping quicker than
usual.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Plot to Kill Mr.. schreiner.

Cape Town, May 6.-The News says
that policeman who was guarding Pre-
mier Schreiners house has been shot,
adding that the policeman was smoking
cigar at the time, on which fact it
based an assertion that the bullet was
evidently intended for the premier, who
is an inyeterate smoker The African
bund papers, are making a sensation out
of the affair, declaring that an anti
Dutch plot is on foot.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12

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 all
have escaped except nine, who are unac-
counted for, but nothing whatever can be
learned that is at all reliable.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Dynamited the Safe.

Pittsburg, May 6.-Burglars entered
the First National bank of East Brady.
Pa, dynamited and looted the safe. The
bank officials refused to make any state
ment today of the amount taken, but
the loss is said to range from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Beers ARE STILL RETREA1Nl
HE WAS HELPED BY BRAR.rn
End of Seven Days Fight :.
North of Thabanchu-Boers nv.
Put Up "a Strong Fight.

London, May 4.-The war Office !,
received the following report from 1n as
Roberts, under date of Bloemfontein NJ
3: Aay
General Hamilton met with consido..
bic success and dove the enemy ort :,
the strong position they had taken IN o.
Houtnek with a comparatively small lo..
to us. The Beers dispersed In several
directions, mainly to the east and sontb
leaving many prisoners in our hands in
Guiding one commandant and l6 ofoa,
wounded men.
General Hamilton is now in camp at
Jacobsrust. As the men needed a res,
after fighting seven out of the last Ia
days, l ordered them to halt for the day
General Brabant's brigade of cavalry
arrived upon the scene i'll time to afford
valuable assistance by threatening the
enemy's rear. During the afternoon
General Ian Hamilton was Joined by Gen.
eral Bruce Hamilton's brigade of infan.
try. The enemy admit having Il killed
and 40 wounded. Amongst the former
was Lieutenant Gunther, a German officer
belonging to the Fifty-fifth regiment, and
amongst the latter was MaXimotf, the
Russian commander of the foreign legion.
Twenty-one out of the 81 of the enemys
casualties occurred among the members Of
that legion. Two Frenchmen were among
the killed.
General Hamilton speaks in high terms
of the good service performed by the
Eighth Hussars, under Colonel CLOVIS, and
of the regiment of Lancers, which came
into General Broadwood's brigade and as
sisted in making the Beers vacate their
position.
The final stroke to the enemy's rous
was given by the Gordons and two COM
panies of the Shropshire light infantry,
who cAeered loudly when they got within
200 yards of their position.
"kitchener's Horse is also spoken OF IN
terms of praise"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Death in the Tornado.

Kansas City, May S.-Mr. and Mrs
Helfrick lost their lives in the destruction
of their home north of Ellinwood by
tornado. Over 20 people are reported
slightly injured near Ellinwood
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12

Pretoria, May 3.-An official war bull
letin issued here reports that on April
% the federals captured nine prisoners
and 10 horses east of Thabanchu and that
on April 80 a British mounted corps ap-
peared near Brandfort. The tederals at
tackled them on two sides and the British
retired. Two federals were wounded and
IL prisoners were taken.
Another account, semi officially, of this
affair says that the Wakkerstroom and
Ermelo commands had a skir1nish with
the British near Brandfort, and after
sharp fight IL prisoners were taken anu
10 British were left dead on the field, IN
cludnig Captain Liddy. A few federals
were wounded.
Heavy bombardment by the British has
been resumed at Fourteen Streams.
The correspondent of Reuters Telegram
Agency in the Boer camp at Brandtort
wires that when the British appeared I'D
miles east of Bandfort, General Delarey
ordered charge by 500 Beers, who drove
them back to their Entertainments The
federals found four dead upon the field
and took II prisoners, mostly wounded,
including Lieutenant Crane.
Later in the afternoon General Delarey
learned that the British had forced their
way 20 miles east of Brandfort and seven
miles north of the Modder river.
With 25O men Delarey set out in pursuit
Of the British, who numbered 1900. The
forces met in the open, battle followed
and the British retired. AS the Beers
had had heavy day they were not pur-
sued. The federals had five men wound
ed.
An American has been arrested in con-
nection with the Begbie explosion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12
Road Open TO Mafeking.

Warrenton, Cape Colony, May s.-The
Beers have been driven out of Fourteen
Streams and the British are now encamp-
ed on the north bank of the Wal river.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12

The A. F. of L. officials appointed
John B. Lennon, James Duncan ana
Tom Kidd to adjust the differences be-
tween printers and machinists.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12

Central Labor Council of ST. Louis
will not allow a member to occupy q
seat in the council whose shoes, hat
and clothing do not bear union LABEL
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-12

Cigar makers in Montreal have won
AS an employer said: I'VE could not
get along without them"