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New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
BoER PRISONERS AT ST. HELENA.

Island Of st. Helena, April 1O.-The Nlobe
and the Milwaukee have arrived here with the
Boer prisoners. Their health is good with the
exception Of four cases of measles causing the
Milwaukee TO be quarantined.
The prisoners are quiet and well behaved.
They will probably land tomorrow The Gov
ernor has been informed of the desire of the au-
thorties that the prisoners be treated with every
courtesy and consideration
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT.

Buluwayo, April 3.-Colonel Plumer engaged
the Beers between Ramathlabama and Mafeking
on March 81. The Beers appeared in consider
able force six miles from Mafeking and 10 pre-
vent being outfanked on both sides Plumer had
TO withdraw Ramathlabama, subsequently
retiring to his base camp. The engagement
lasted three hours. and the retirement was well
carried out in good order under heavy fire
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
TOWN OUT OF RIFLE RANGE.

Buluwayo March 31.-ColoneI Baden-Powell
teegraphs from Mafeking, under date OF March
q confirming the report that the Beers had
been pushed back so far that the town was
comparatively out Of range OF musketry. He
concludes with saying. All promises well for
eventually cutting of this force Of the enemy If
we can hold Snyman here
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
BAND OF KAFFIRs KILLED BY BoERs

Pretoria. april 7.-Advices from Mafeking say
that q band Of armed Kaf1rs left Mafeking
through the burghers lines on the night Of April
Z, and were followed and surrounded in the bush
and shelled by a Maxim -Nordenfelt gun. The
Beers then stormed the Kaf1r position, killing
thirty-one. The Kaffirs fought stubbornly. Skr-
mishes are reported at Biggarsberg and in the
Free state, mostly between patrols
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11

interfere with. The Boer war Is evidently re-
garded at the Foreign Office here as being in the
nature or a rebellion and outside the category
oi "nat was provided for by The Hague Confer
ence' so that intervention of any kind under The
Hague Convention is regarded as impossihle
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
HORSES DYING FAST.

Boentontein April 9.-Remounts are continu-
ally arriving but competent authorities estimate
that the number OF horses lost monthly by the
British forces in South Africa must be calcu-
lated e. not less than five thousand.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
FIRING AT FOURTEEN STREAMS.

Pretoria by way Of Lourenco Marques, April
S.-Eeavy cannonading is reported at Fourteen
Streams. The British are using naval gun.
Lord Methuen is moving il the direction Of
E0opstad
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11

,as reconnoitred eastward, but he only encoun-
.e-es small body Of Beers. who fed.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
ASHANTI OUTBREAK SPREADING.
KUMAss1E NvEsTED-HUssARs SENT TO
QUELL THE TROUBLE.

Accra, British Gold Coast Colony, April "a
relieving force Of one hundred Hussars started
for Kuu1assie to-day AS this body Of troops is
considered insufficient. larger force is being
concentrated in the hinterland. Kusmassie IS
evidently invested. The Ashanti have captured
several native teachers and their families. The
rising IS spreading.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
CONFERENCE WITH DR. LEYDs.

Brussels. April 1o.-Dr. Leyds viii leave Brus-
.e1e tonight 10 confer with the Boer Peace
Commissioners
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
THE BIBLES ACCOUNTS OF CRIME.

The Rev. J. 5. Stone. Of the Mott Avenue Church.
New-York. replied to Dr. Cadman In some sharp
remarks. He referred to a statement of DR. Cad
mans about the Bible being full OF accounts OF base
crime, 70 show its results, and Mr.. Sheldon's idea
was not copying after the Bible. Mr.. Stone said
that because the Bible contained OF crime
1t was not to be taken a warrant for the modern
sewers of journalism.
MEMORIAL TO GENERAL CONFERENCE.
On the motion of the Rev. E s Triple the follow
ing memorial TO the General Conference was
adopted:
That provided the Committee on the Constitu-
ton Of the Church shall decide that Paragraph
No 24S of the Discipline constitutional. the
Paragraph No. 24S the incomplete catalogue pro-
hiblted amusements and substitute for the omit
ted clauses the following paragraph in the Chapter
of Special AdviCes":
Christian Conduct.-The command 10 follow
Christ Is an appeal TO noblest Christian living. We
are no longer free 10 follow our own in
clinations. having become servants to do the
Master even Christ. In all things, even
to our recreattons and pleasures we are
urged that all members of our churches shall re
deem the time, making wise Of the time which
God has committed to the keeping of every man
70 grow in grace and in the knowledge of our ord
Jesus Christ; that they be lovers Of pleasure
more than OF God; that they abstain from all such
DIVERSIONS as cannot be used in the name of the
Lord Jesus (see General Rules. Chapter 30): that
they avoid the very appearance OF evil. and that
II in anything causeth offence, they will DENY them
selves for the sake of their weaker brethren.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11

THE REPULsE OF PLUMER.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11

"DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT NEAR
MAFEKING on MARCH 81.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11

The dryest paper I ever read" interrupted
member Of the Conference, lis Sheldon's paper.
think the editors Of the great newspapers get
up pretty good papers. I think that the children
CT the world wiser IN making newspapers than
our good brother Sheldon"
The Rev DR.. s P. Cadman. OF the Metropolitan
Temple made earnest speech in favor OF letting
the report stand the committee presented it.
He added:
There is altogether too much OF this kind OF
lg1On running about the churches. 1t the
as Mr.. Sheldon's are on the whole great injury
TO the cause he wants help. The assumption
Of Mr.. Sheldon shows what height of superlative
conceft men may reach when they
devoted TO Christ. Mr. SheldOn's attempt inter
pret the will Of Christ in modern journalism is
mistake. It is evangelical Christianity. 1t IS
Jesuttsm TIE Christian faith is inherent prin-
ciple Each man who Is a child OF God has within
aim that which will guide him If he wants do
right.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
ASSIGNMENT OF MINISTERS
METHODIST CONFERENCE APPROVES
CLERICAL NEWSPAPER WORK.

REFUSES TO CENsURE SHELDON AND MAC
ARTHUR AFTER A HEATED DISCUSSION.
The New-York Conference OF the Methodist Epis-
copa Church yesterday at St Andrews Church
after a lively discussion voted by large majority
TO strike out OF the report Of the Committee on
Periodicals deroga tory references to the Rev. Mr..
Sheldon's paper and 70 the Rev DR.. R. $. Mac
Arthur's work religious editor OF local
newspaper. The Rev. Augustus E Burnett. OF the
Washington Heights Church, read the report OF the
committee In he referred to a daily paper in New
York which had secured a Doctor OF Divinity. who
sandwtched in between the salacous details OF the
divorce courts and the sporting EDITORS description
OF savage prizehghts page OF religious editorials
telling how the membership of Methodist churches
is decreasing and why the modern pulpit is declin-
Ing. and also to the attempt of Western minister
10 run daily paper as If Jesus Christ was the
managing editor.
The report was hardly finished when member
of the Conference arose and said that he doubted
the propriety of reference to Mr. Sheldon. He
thought Mr. Sheldon thoroughly honest and
was doing a good work He moved that all reference
to that particular matter be stricken out OF the
report He applauded as he sat down
The Rev. James NJ. King delegate-elect to the
General Conference before the question could
be put and said:
think the eS62a will will do harm P By putting
uent, in favor OF the scheme of Mr. Sheldon. The
upon Mr. Sheldon # is an awful mistake for any
edit a daily paper any other paper,
suming to know what Jesus Christ would do I
think that it is nothing less than basphemy, un
intentional blaspheu my, maybe but blasphenly all
the I for protest against that style or
Christian work. Let individual try TO
walk closely he in the footsteps OF his
Master; but t is blasphemous assumption for a
to edit paper to show the world what Christ
would do.
1T seems unknd," said the Rev f. S. Tfpple OF
St Jamess. New-York ito bring in the OF
a man whose motives be imDugned. It is
not necessary in report periodicals to hit at
a brother minister l think that it is the best
thing the Conference can do 10 omit all reference
TO Mr.. Sheldons paper"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-24

New Owners Intend to Make Extern
sive Developments.

Special Dispatch to the Post-1ntelligencer.
BAKER CITY. Ore, Oct. S.-The old
Sanger mine, out Of which many dollars
were taken In the past has been sold to
an eastern syndicate and walla Walla
parties for the alleged price OF 100000.
This property has been under the control
of Mr.. Townly and others of Union ever
since the death OF Mr.. Sanger and his
partner few years ago. II covers
about eight claims situated eight miles
northeast of Erwin and is a free mill
ing gold proposition. The property has
been paying well in the past. but had TO
be shut down owing 10 legal complica-
tons 1t includes a twenty-stamp mill.
sawmill and all necessary buildings for
a large property.
Before producing a dollar the new own
ers propose TO spend about $4,000 In new
development. A tunnel will be run in to
tap the ledge 400 below the present work.
ings. The papers were executed at
Union. 1t is stated on good authority
that the present management intend to
improve the plant that is being used at
present by putting In an additional ten
stamps.
A report has reached this city that a
rich strike has been made on the famous
Bonanza property. The ore is said TO
run from $500 to 81. 500 to the ton. IL this
report Is authentic IL means increased
activity In this district
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-24
ROSALIA OWNER PLEASED.
Experts Report on the Hawkeye
Nine II Most Eacouraging-To
work All winter.

Special Dispatch To the t-rnteiisgencer
RosAilA; wash, Oct. 3.-There Is
% t. NJ Hammond. mining expert on The
Hawkeye mine In the Republic district
most OF the stock OF which Is owned IN
PoSalia- Probably no town In the Pa
ieuse country II so deeply Interested IN
mining az Rosaiia. whose citizens own
some Of the best properties IN the Col
nsliev' RSssia ana H a@eeve e afs anpS-
the properties In the Cnivliio country
owned IN Rosalia-
The Hawkeye mine 81 located the
north aide 81 Lambert creek. ffteen niles
from Renubiic, and a good wagon road
runs from the property 10 the latter
town In bis report Of the amount ~
work done ON the property Mr.. Ham
s'Tho Workings consist OF a shaft which
Il being sunk on the foot wall ~ the
being sunk through the casing - the
lead. " Is ia echis, which lies between
the granite and the mineral This casing
IA about seven fccs n width and ~
soft and easy 70 work. being mixed with
punches ~ ore which have been shot
out from the lead. The extent AZ The
lead L. not known. but = cro~seut eIll
determine tt< r'il} extent eni value Thu
asssvs show the mine 70 be the most
yshiehln fer copper and 4 runs from
from half WAY down ths shaft I got
g. ~ mostly IN conner TNfs shows tho
values are Increasing IN depth ! herr
With inclese certificates ~ The ssssv
rpenra the Hawkrve a. tho hest savsa-o
prospect On the Cslviige reservation pud
n g aaes rot mnNe mine st ~ stet
~ fes,fh then 81 Indications VIII eerthiv'v
fast This ore r. iron aHd CONNER sulnhlde
s~F VIII ~ treated NJ sn1e'tiwE
TNts rer0rt has had vcsaf s~act unon
tAe s.arkhaiAe-a here sna thew have ae-
sNrrrfned - devotion the prvNertv fuliv
ars Nawa a'reNdv eenf q ruW sunmlv ~
provisions - the ynfus- sU~irsens e. fed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-24

Special Dispatch to the Post Intelligence.
GRAND FORKS b. c.. Oct. 23.-Devel-
opment OF the Bonanza Mountain Gold
Mining Company's properties. eighteen
miles north OF this city. is now attracting
considerable interest in mining circles on
account of the condition OF the work at
present. cross-cut from the bottom of
the main working shaft is being rapidly
driven toward the east ledge, and Is ex-
pected to strike II at any time an event
which IL expected to verify the opinion OF
those acquainted with the mine as to its
value.
There has been large amount Of work
done on the Bonanza, and from present
indications II may be claimed as one OF
the leading mines In this district The
property embraces four full claims and
two large fractions. A good wagon road
has been completed to the property the
last six miles being built by the company
on a good Grade to the summit of the
mountain. Preparation for winter has
been made by the erection OF boarding
and bunkhouses, each Is by e feet in size
and also a good shafthouse. Morris Nc
Nance and Frank Comstock have taken
contract which will keep a force OF men
at work until spring. Two lodges ira
verse the claim and both have been more
or less well developed. Both show the
typical ore Of the Boundary country. cop
per and iron pyrites. with n quartz gangue
rur ming well in both gold and copper
" main working shaft was sunk In the
country rock between the two lodges to
depth OF sixty feet and a cross-cut run
to the west a distance OF forty feet. when
the ledge was encountered. This was not
penetrated. but instead a drift was run
about ten feet in solid ore. which will
average In the neiGhborhood Of SIS per
ton. A cross-cut was then started from
the shaft toward the east and Is now in
about nifty feet. II IL In this cross-cut
that the present work In being done and
II should reach the east ledge within
short distance. When this ledge has been
penetrated, II the ore values warrant
shipping 70 the CRANKY smeIter in this
city will begin.
This work is supplemented by a series
Of surface cuts which expose both lodges
for q distance Of ~ fcee. and by two
additional shafts. One OF these was sunk
to depth Of sixty feet. but passed
out OF the ore on account OF the dip of the
ledge. The other In on the east ledge and
was sunk on an incline to depth OF thir-
ty-five feet At the bottom Of this shaft
average si2 This shaft is 500 feet south
Of the present workings.
The surface cuts show that the average
width of this ledge Is between Ave and six
feet. and surface assays from the pay
shoot have run as high as $57 In gold and
TN per cent. copper After the east ledge
has been penetrated by the cross-cut from
down indefinitely. On account OF the din
OF the ledge the perpendicular shaft will
come into II at a depth of about $50 feet
The property r. euuiuped with steam
pumns and hoist capable ~ handling tho
water and rock 10 a depth OF 500 feet
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-24
NEW PYRITIC SHELTER.


Special Dispatch TO the Observation-Disclosures,
GRAND FORKS. b. c., Oct. 23.-James
Mcfiregor. OF Vancouver, who Is backed
by Eastern Canadian capitalists. is maxi
ing tour OF the boundary country for
the purpose of selecting a site for a py-
ritic smelter Mr.. McGregor today visit
ed several points in the Kettle river val
ley. He VIII spend next week at Green
wood, Phoenix and Midway, Mr.. Nc
Gregor declined to disclose the names OF
his principals at this juncture. but stat
ed that they possess ample means and
purpose having a 2so-ton plant In opera
ton in the boundary country before next
spring. The pyrltic system of smelling
he declared will reduce the cost OF treat
ing low grade ores as compared with ex-
listing rates at least rs per cent.
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MoNACHEE MOUNTAIN MINES.
Claim Owners Interested In n Re-
cent Purchase.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
MIDWAY. b. c., Oct. 23.-Considerable
Importance IL attached by all those inter-
ested in claims on Monachee mountain to
the sale of Monachee mine by Nc
Intyre and Lusk 10 r. Dunsmuir and r.
p. Rithet. capitalists OF Victoria, as II Is
the intention of the owners TO install
machinery and put a large force OF men
at work at an early date. The property
Is situated on a mountain of the same
name and u reached by going west from
Midway up the main Kettle river
Monachee Is in every sense a pioneer,
having been staked twenty years ago and
Crown granted about fourteen years
since II has a strong continuous ledge
averaging $40 to SIS in free milling ore
on the eastern claims of the group and
almost any amount on the western end.
where the ledge carries free gold. An
old fashioned mill was placed on the
group some time ago, and this has proved
one OF the greatest drawbacks TO the
property. as the plant would not save
values. The owners have planned an
extensive programme OF work. including
the erection OF a modern stamp mill
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.LSA.<AU
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MEMS AND GOSSIP Of THE mining WORLD.

huxes are required enables the plant to
handle 900 tons per day. A few days
ago the run for a period of twenty-four
hours amounted to 62i tons. a record
breaking figure.
A matte converting plant which will
enable the smelter TO ship metallic cop
per, viii be installed within the next few
months.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-24
coon SHOWING FoR rHE GRANNY
New smrrt~r at Grand Forks Makes
nfn ~htnmsnts Of Matte.

S-a.ts7 y0fev.asrN - tAe pest -Trt sefifg oesr
CO w rNpES Y o. 0rf - b. p. q
f,rsrt-,- r-,t.,'fe- v-N'ch h'esv IN fust fu.n
~,.-~fha af-e, has sNssa fa~ zNinf~sif twenty
.-.-o ., -,aa.is r- ceo TOYS ~ rnrfte In "A
New YORK rearerv TA's matte Is esfi-
yVs,,a.R give tbe vQ9ua ~ tNe tote1 Shfrp-
sr,erts sasa rs tt5 sa THE ehawinz
- cor. st4erad e,ssd esna4Niaffv IS fhs sec-
nr,d fnrrac, blew in nriv two weeks aEn
THE nominal ranacttv ~ the snelter IS
20 tons per day. bet the fact that no
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Special Dispatch to tho Post-fnteiigencer
ABERDEEN, Oct. 22.-T'he Zaia NJ mine
which il located In the Republic mining
district and which has proven Itself 10
b., valuable claim. II now being Me-
gotiated for hy an English syndicate. THIS
mine Joins the Sheridan claim which
owned by ciiiKens ~ Aberdeen and Mo
ta@Rn0
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Ore for Granny smelter.

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-Intelligencer
GRAND FORKS. II. c.. Oct. IA new
record for the boundary country was es-
tabiished yesterday. when the Knob HIN
and Old Ironsides mines at Phoen x
opened by the Mlner-GrAves syndicate
shipped i.oo0 tons OF ore TO the CRANKY
smelter. Three ore trains carried the
shIpment
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FINANCIAL AND
STOCK REVIEW,


sPukkNE. OF. n.--Ths ciassag tats fos mining
sius H. taaay fasloHs;
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ORE OK BONANZA MOUNTAIN
Extensive Development Work on
Mine Near Grand Forks.
NEARING THE EAST Lspo

Preparations Complete for Continu-
Ing Operations All winter
Heavy Shipments of Matte From
the CRANKY smelter-Rosalia
Mfne-Owners Highly Pleased
With Showing Made By Hawkeye.
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GRAxD eali Raake HAN. tonight
Waguers aana
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NEW YORK.
The stock Market.
NFw yogR 0a = rte ~sfr1sg esutssars "a
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GO to Spinning for bicycle repairs
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-08-03
ss.s~ cs,r,.s.. Failed

Reports Of the automobile tour o.
i.osp Fnilss. that took place In England
recently. is that the carriages propcii.
si by steam did not come up TO e1-
pectations. II vas thought that these
would show extra efficiency in main
tanning moderate speed w an average
incline. and that they voud show great
steadiucss in climbing an unusual hill.
Plenty OF grades were me; on the tour
and the petroleum or gas motors gave
far less troubie than the others. The
tour vas not arranged to show speed.
bu, only TO accus,om people TO many
styles OF automobiles. and the general
results are spoken Of as satisfactory.
Hon. C. g. Rolls. driving a gasoline
pauhard carriage. was Acknowledged
TO have the hes, car and TO produce
the best results. which included adapt
ability TO up and down grades. fuel
supply for a distance. maintaining
steady speed and repairs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-08-03
In IsAl Err.

Paris Is great consumer Of eggs,
and the fastidious Frenehmsn wants
his eggs TO be perfectly fresh-saT a
day old q, the most. To make sure
tha, his eggs are fresh he puts about
sis ounces OF common cooking sal,
in a deep glass holding water enough
TO barely dissolve the salt. When the
salt is dissolved an egg Is dropped into
the solution. and this is the test: II
the egg sinks to the bottom OF the
glass at once II is no, more than day
old. II It lacks about an inch OF touch
ing the bottom II is two days old. II II
sinks only little below the surface j,
is three days old. and u 1t fIoa:s on the
surfase l, Is at ieas, five days old: the
higher Il rides the older the egg.