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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

The smallpox situation at Bridger is
practically unchanged this week. There
are no new cases reported.
The death of Henry Willard recalls
to oad&imers Of Butte the famous driy-
ing OF the golden spike on the Northern
Pacific ct Gold creek. a short distance
west Of Garrison. Il was in September,
1854
J. P. Shovelin. sheepman who re
sides at Billings and 10 running his
sheep near Silesia, Carbon county. lost
rs tons OF hay recently by IRE. The
IRE was started by sparks from the
Bridger train.
State Veterinarian N. E. Knowles
says that during the time he was in
Choteau county he heard Of so hunters
from other states coming there to
shoot deer. He says that the deer are
being killed In large numbers.
Last week the pump house belonging
to the Northern Pacific railway at
Laurel caught IRE and was entirely
destroyed. The loss is estimated ut
about $1,000. The household goods be
longing TO the man who ran the pump.
James Fraser, were mostly saved.
II is being demonstrated more and
more every year that II the arid lands
OF the west and Of Montana are to be re
claimed. Il win be due not to the efforts
Of the people Of the west and OF the
northwest 50 much rs 70 the work Of
the merchants. manufacturers and Job
bers Of the east.
Prof. b. Stadtler, the inventor Of the
process Of extracting zinc from ore on
the silver and copper dumps. is In
Butte. where he arrived from Denver.
He has q project for Extracting the zinc
from 5000. 900 tons Of ore now lying in
dumps throughout the state. The site
for the smelter has been chosen in
Jefferson county.
In the death Of August welsenhorn.
which occurred last week. the city OF
Helena loses one OF her best citizens.
and Montana one OF her sturdy plon-
GERS. While never taking an agrees.
lively prominent part In public affairs,
Mr.. Weisenhorn was always ready 70
do his share In any public enterprise.
One OF the most fearful accidents
that has happened In any OF the saw.
mill districts IL the one In which Pat
rick Deehan. carpenter. while work.
ing on a sawmiil In Deep creek. q few
miles west Of Mlssoula sustained In
juTtes. Deehan was working on the
roof Of the building about so feat from
the ground. He lost his footing and
fell on . ioxlo timber. lighting on his
forehead. receiving injuries from which
he died.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08
INNING NOTES.

Natural gas has been discovered 30
miles south OF Spokane.
Three shifts are sinking the winEs
from the main tunnel on the Conjec-
ture, Lake Pend d'0reille.
The tunnel on the old Eagle mine at
Chewelah. Wash. is reported to have
entered a rich body Of galena.
The Yogo sapphires in Fergus eoun-
ty. Montana, are to Be developed
through the winter and In the spring q
hoist will probably be installed fos the
purpose Of tracing the deposits 70
depth.
1t is reported that good body Of COP
per ore. from which assays OF 30 per
cent have been obtained. has been en-
countered in the drift on the upper
level OF the Methow Gold q Copper COM
pany's property near the mouth OF Goat
creek, in okanogan county, wash.
One noticeable fact IN connection with
the mining industry In the state Of
Montana Is the wide distribution Of the
metals Boundles as are the stretches
Of grazing and agricultural lands. the
fact exists that there il not q county
in the state that does not contain pay
deposits OF gold. silver. copper or lad
or coal
During the past year the Pierre Lake
district has been an attractive neid for
mining men. It lies directly north Of
Bossburg. Wash. and within q radius
Of i've or. SIX miles Of Pierre lake.
Within this belt are found the peculiar
ore features Of Rossland and Green
wood. the big bodies OF low grade do
rite and also the high grade porphyry
quartz found in Republic. Outside Of
assessment work there was but little
practical mining done In the camp I'M
al the present year. THIS year The
and carries considerable copper.
district has made rapid strides from 4
prospect 70 q paying camp.
Information from the Seven Devils
copper camp Idaho. q to the elIoct that
the shaft On the south Peacock Il down
$50 feet, At the so0-foot level . drifk
was run into the ledge and the big ore
body tapped The ore taken out e
bornite Of the finest charActsr. running
from 40 70 50 per cent copper. A. the
Helena claim. owned By the same COM
pany. the ledge has been enk and q fne
body q ore exposed. Tha Blue Jacket
Is sin idle. but hopes ere entertained
there again. TIE ore body On the south
Peacock that has been tapped 81 he 800
fook isse, e 1000 feet long and 50 foet
wide
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMS
BRrEYIy TOLD IN NOTES



Welssr has . wholesale grocery e.
adjustment.
The local Z. N. G. 4. Of Boise have
decided % erect building Of their
own.
n. +. TutIey. the man who was hurt
In the Mammoth mine, recently, died
Of his injuries.
The Norwegian settlement north OF
Genessee 10 wrought up over the At
tempted assassination Of Ben Bergen
last week.
A movement has been started for the
erection Of a quartz palace for the min
ing congress which will meet in Boise
next July.
There IL greater activity In the Sew
en- Devils mining district this fall than
ever before.
X 7. West Of Boise last week ship.
ped 3 carload or apples to Lincoln,
Nebs. where there Il said to be very
good market for the fruit.
II ID stated that several Of the cold.
iers who recently arrived at the Boise
barracks from the sunny south never
saw snow until the ether day.
A rich strike Of gold Is reported
from Elk City In the Orc Quartz claim.
Pieces Of free milling gold as large a
. gold dollar are shown BY the speei.
mems. and the ore Is very rich.
A case Of smallpox was discovered
In the Bank saloon 1t Wallace In the
person OF 4 stranger who recently ar.
rived from Butte. Mont The place was
Quarintined and the patient removed
TO the pest house.
Sam Gundaker. the well known Hal.
ley mining man. has struck Il rich in
the ElkhOrn mine, which he has been
operating for the past year. The new
strike IL 1t considerable depth, and is &
seam ten 10 twelve inches wide. Of very
high grade galena ore, running above
500 per ton In all values.
A change has been made In the stal
mali schedule time from Franklin e
Mapleton. Idaho. whereby mails vii
leave Franklin Tuesdays and Satur
days at 4 -. m. arriving at MapletoT
At 6 2, m, and leave Mapleton Tues
days and Saturdays at 1880 q m, ar
riviag At Franklin by 1880 D. m. Be
ginning November 10, the star mail ser
vice from Bliss 10 Blanche, Idaho, vii
Be discontinued.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

Washington, Dee. 3-cArron D.swright,
commissioner Of labor, has completed his
18th annual report. Il embraces data rel
ative to highest. lowest and average wages
paid. and.the hour Of labor in % countries,
provinces and colonies exclusive Of ~
states and territories in this country. This
compilation q taken from authatic oil
cial sources and is not the result Of original
inquiry. The very nature Of the work pre-
vents any summary. Il gives quotations
for each country as far back as amy Official
ssatsmeAt was TO be found and down, 70
the present year. These quotations are
for alse occupations and Subdivisions OE
occupation. The facts are taken from
nearly 1900 different official reports and
they cover 900 definite results,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

Chicago. Dee alive railroad employees
were instantly killed and u people injured
BY The explosion q boiler house Of the
Chicago 4 Northwestern railroad Monday
evening. Four q the injured are hurt 50
badly that they may die. Tie dead;
August Clamman, section foreman,
crushed BY falling walls while standing
nears poeer house.
Anthony Kmuse, fireman at power
house, internally injured, died on the way
70 the hospital
August Weiss, section hand, struck by
the boiler.
Jossph H. specht, section hand, caught
under the boiler.
Henry schnnr, IS years old. clerk in the
auditing Office Of the Northwestern road,
neck broken BY flying debris while walk.
ing past the power house.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

According 70 report that reached Wall
street Kiekerx Sons 4 Maxim. Ltd. a
England. have inelliuted negotiations foE
the purchase 81 the Midvale eteel works
and the Cramps Ship Building company d
Philadelphia. II II believed 10 b. the pnr.
pose q the English company 10 secure !
share Of the United States government
contrasts for warships, annor plate and
ordnance.
Storms have been sweeping over the
British coasts and the ships ii the channel
have had rough experiences. Several min
or wrecks have been reported. The steam.
er Ross Gull Of Plymouth ioundered of
the island d Jersey Her passengers were
saved but boat containing nine Of her
crew i missing.
An engine on the Grand Trunk rail.
road near IngleE0od junction, Ontario.
elashed into handear on which were Ave
section men going 70 work All Eve were
killed Instantly. The dead are John AZ
len, foreman, Oliver Ellis. Nell Macarthur.
Arthur Frame, John Tettze. An the men
lived in Chelienham. The driver and
sioker d the engine escaped unlGnrt.
A dispatch has been received from Gen
sfsi Funston giving an account Of two
fours' isght in the woods Of 6ant0 Domin.
~ between an American force and go
rtlels. commended 81 .andir3. I.le Asaf
eBoan force, consisting 81 20 natives, cbln-
mandea BY Lieutenant Jernignn, attacked
the rebels, who Eeireated, leaving on the
feld Is men killed, ineinding the rebel
leader Aguiiar and an American negro.
II was 81 first thought the latter was
named Fzgin, deeerter from the Twenty
icnrth infantry, but this turned out 10 BE
. mistake. Not one pt Jcrnigan's men
Fak wounded.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

New York, Dec S--The pam American
beauty contest, 4 closed and the awards
adopted. This was q competition for The
purpose Of selecting the two most beAutifal
women in America, blonde ane brunette, 70
typiiy North and South America On the en-.
hlem Of the pan.AmeriAn expedition IN
Buffalo in 1901. A committee Of 10, Of
which senator Depew was chairman, select
ed from thousands Of Photographs ssht 70
New York. Miss Mande Coleman. Wood %
Charlottesville, Va, was chosen TO repre-
sent North America and Miss Maxine kiIi.
oft tNrs. N. c. GoOdwinl. . brunette, 10
represent South America.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

Pomeroy has q project for an cleo
trio light plant.
An epidemic OF scarlet fever. humps,
and diphtheria is prevalent in Tacoma.
Two cases Of smallpox are at Fish
Hook Point on Snake river, near Wal
Ia waila.
The assessed valuation Of Seattle Is
S4o.las.1s5. about ss.eO0. 900 larger
than last year.
Montesano. after six years Of dark.
ness. has closed q contract for an elec.
trio light plant
Chehalis county elaimh an increase
Of 1000 in population by immigration
during the past ~ months.
The Citizens Bank Of Eairhaven, has
been formally dIsincorpcrated, under
order Of the superior court
A meeting OF the teachers OF the
western part Of Spokane County viii
be held at Cheney. December s.
The total valuation OF railroad prop
erty in the state. as eQualixed by the
State Board OF Equalization. aggre-
gates 81. 0si. sec.
J. 7. Stewart. one OF the best-known
men in the White river valley, died
last week OF neuralgia Of the stomach,
after . few hours illness.
The prune crop in Centraiia section
has all been sold at an average price
Of three cents per pound. Frank Hall.
Of Ford Prairie. had six tons.
The State Board Of Audit and Con.
troll Is calling for bids for 1000 cords
OF wood, TO be delivered at the Western
Washington Hospital for the insane, al
Steilacoom. by the first Of April next.
J. N. Cook and Jack Kellar will have
the machinery and apparatus in readi.
ness to begin boring for oil at spot .
few yards above the log pond OF the
Tacoma mill In Old Tacoma In q few
days.
Captain H. b. Kirby has secured q
site for = shipyard near the mills Of
the Billlneham Bay Improvement com
pany. on the whAtcom water front.
Charles Butler. colorel. shot bis
wife three times, In the Japanese lodg
Ing house at 1913 G street, Tacoma
and then shot himself through the
heart.
The Glee Club Of thA University 81
washington. Seattle viii visit Pull
man and other Palouse county towns
In December. and give q series Of con
certa.
The Centennial MN company Of spo
kane has announced tts purpose d
building 400 barrel flourmIll AZ Rita
vile. wash. Bids for the erection Of
the plant win be asked for In January
About $1,000 pounds OF various cab
bage sesds will BE- shipped from Il
Conner this fAll TO seed houses OF The
east. The seed was raised on about 81
acres OF land. The growers get 4
cents per pound.
The lrst oflcial test OF the mortar
and rife batteries Of Fort Fsagiar and
Fort Casey has been highly natIsfan
tory. The rites It Flagler can reach
the lsn1er o. the channel where a Zee
must pas 10 enter the sound.
Prank HAmblln, aged "a, Of colfax
was killed BY the explosion Of hls shol
gun. whlle hunting near Rock lake. 3.
miles from CollAx. He was rslnl
smokeless powder in 4 common gun
which vas not strong enough and 4
exploded.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

London, Dec. ls-The opening Of the mi.
tial session o. the fifteenth parliament Of
Queen Victoria occurred at 2 O'Clock Mon
day afternoon. Ii was formal affair and
o. little public interest. A small crowd as
sembled TO see the beef eaters. who carried
out the usual search nor possible conspir-
ators in the VAULTS beneath Tie house Of
parliament with the customary ceremonial
and with the customary result,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

Washington. Dec. SIT Is stated on
good authority that Joseph H. Manlcy haze
been requested by the president to accept
the enthusiastically q internal revenue,
made vacant by the death Of George w.
Wilson. Mr.. Manley has not yet indicated
his intentions
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08
PRES. KRUGER TURNED DOM



Beriins Dec. 4-Mr. Krugsr has
abandoned his proposed visit ID Berlin.
owing % tbs receipt Of an oficiaI init
nation that Emperor WilIIamh REGRETS
that In consequence OF previous AZ.
rangemsnts. be win BE- unable 70 ~
csiys him The Boer statesman win
therefore proceed direct from Cologne
for Holland. He telsEraphsd 70 this
effect.
The Cologne Gazette. in an innplred
communication, says: -Mr. Krugsr,s
visit is not agreeable 70 Germany. his
aim being 70 obtain interventlon n
South Africa. It would be grave no.
Mticai mistake. Il would be even great
crime, 70 allow him to entertain even
a spark Of hope thar Germany win rem
der him any practical support"
This declaration Is accompanied with
reproaches. Mr.. Kruger being charged
with having encouraged q useless
guerrilla warfare and having disrs-
garded Germany's advice When he
might have stflI followed it,
The press generaily strikes the same
note.
The emperoris intimatIon was con
veyed to Mr.. Kruger by the German en-
yoy at Luxembourg. who arrived &C
Cologne today.
London, Dec. 4.--Morning papers
comment with unbOunded enthusiasm
upon the abrupt snnb administered By
Emperor William to Mr.. Kruger. which
is the more noticeable when e0ntrasted
with the Boer statesman's successful
visit to France. The snub is regarded
as further evidence Of the good raIa-
tons existing between Germany and
Great Britain. Emperor Williams AoI-
egram TO the German minister ak Lax
embourg was the outcome Of dispatch
which Mr. Kruger sent 70 tbs kaiser
on arriving At the German frontier:
-On reaching German soil hasten
10 express to your majesty my feelings
Of devotion and sympathy
The ofacial explanation offered
through the German press ID that steps
had not been taken 70 ascertain wheth-
er Mr.. KrngeE's visit would be agree
able. The Boer delegates admit they
have received a serious check and Mr..
Kruger is said to be extremely dis
heartened.
There is rumor that he had been 70
quested to avoid Belgian territory.
Aflset shrdlu cmwfyp etaoincmfuyp p
Paris Surprised.
Paris. Dec. Emperor Williams
refusal to receive Mr.. Kruger has
caused general surprise here. Nest Of
the morning papers make Il an excuse
for articles sympathiEing with the Boer
statesman and eondemning the kaiser.
The kaiser Is no longer q modern
Lohengren." says tho Echo Dc Paris.
but q simple disciple Of Bismarck.
His attitude is dictated By the inter-
ests OF Germany. which he considers
identical with those of England"
Some papers publish the kaiser's
famous telegram Of 1856 TO Mr.. Kruger
side by side with that OF yesterday.
The Instransigean< and nationalist
organs comment with their customary
violence.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08


Ducks at Coos Bay are more numer-
Gus than for several years
An Ashland man drew $3.50 this
month on d ascent lottery ticket.
Wheeler county Is rapidly paying on
the debt It inherited from Grant conn-
~.
Recent soundings show : depth Of
81 feet Of water on the Coos Bay bar
NJ high tide.
The Union county court has ordered
supervisors to collect the tools Of their
several districts. and not 10 lend them
I'm future.
The owners Of the Washington c0un-
" mill. located It Forest Grove. have
decided TO move the machinery OF their
Touring mill 70 Eestern Oregon.
County Surveyor Briggs and Viewers
SpauIdIng. St Ores and Henderson
commenced their work on the Elkton
and Loon Lake wagon road last Fri.
day.
The coroner's jury which invest
gated the death Of John Harrison, who
was run over By the railroad at Rose
berg. excnerated the company from
blame.
The Albany council discussed the
diiaeulty in regard TO the bridge across
the Willamette this week. The opin-
ion seemed 20 be that the charter
should be amended 50 as to allow tolls
TO be collected. and that mass meet
ing should consider the question.
The Charles White residence, owned
by the Lyons estate. and occupied by
Rev. Robert Ennis. at Coquille City,
burned last week. CanSs of IRE un,
known. Loss. $500 on house to Lyons
estate; $500 on contents to Robert
Ennis. No insurance.
The justices Of the peace of Union
county have been ordered to require
private prosecutors in all criminal 40
tons 70 file bonds for costs. and II such
actions are without probable cause T.
enter judgment against private prose
eut0rs for costs. In every case OF dis
missal At the instance Of a private
prosecutor. or his attorney, the jusfies
Of the peace is to presume that the &C
tion is without probable cause and tn,
Jostz accordingly.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

Owing To a reduction In wages In the
cotton mills AZ Puebla, Mex, 1000 oper
alora struck and the authorities have
taken measures TO prevent trouoi
which II threatened. Some Of the mills
had already shut down and others were
running on half time
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

The Amaigamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers workmen win hold their con.
,ventiOn a Cleveland. Ohio. December
Sd.
Charleston has a negro printers
union.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

Captain J. w. Lawrence. speclaI
agent or the United States secret sew
lee, assisted b. United States Marshal
Q. 1. Ide, made an Important capture
last week of c0unterfeiteKs and their
complete outfit near the Great NORTH
ern railway few miles northwest OF
Spokane
A horrible double murder occurred
about two and one-half miles west or
Castle Rock The victims were Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Knapp. and they were
shot while ct their oFening meat by m
unknown ASSASSIN. The murderer got
the two old people IN range and opened
fire with q shotgun loaded with buck
shot through the window.
In an accident occurring last week
four men were drowned in the Spokane
river. two miles below Spokane. and
fourteen others escaped death b the
merest chance. The men drowned
weres John Loyett. single. foreman OF
the detachment; Lawrence Simmons,
eoiored, man Of family: two Italian
laborers. names unknown. A ferry on
which were IS men WIS crossing On
> scoW when It was struck By log.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-08

Washings0m. tlee. as-~The erndrntials IL
Villas y. Iallinsham - . senator ffoan
Vssmong wsss psesenled and ~ osth MS
administered ~ hlm- ~ aiis the anrxpiraa
Isrm a kke iafe Gsnstaf MgFill
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-01

Hon. Robert McCaull, of Garden Grove,
secretary of the Farmers Mutual Insur-
ance Co., of Decatur county, was in Leon
on business last Saturday.
Mrs. l.. s. Truesdell returned to her
home in Des Moines Monday, after visit
ing week in this city with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hoffhines.
Lew H. Young and family returned to
their home in Ottumwa Thursday after
pleasant ten.day visit at the home of Mr..
Young's parents in this city.
A. W. Mater, the popular operator at
the q depot, has been visiting the past
two weeks with relatives in Kansas City.
His mother accompanied him.
Miss Vera Hebener, who has been teach
ing fall term of school in this county,
went to Des Moines Saturday, where her
mother moved few weeks ago.
]. R. Bashaw and wife returned yester-
day from Des Moines, where Mrs. Bashaw
has been visiting for several weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Shular.
Miss Hortense Bowsher, of Princeton,
came Thursday for visit with Mrs. Geo.
M. Hamilton and other relatives in this
city. She spent Sunday with friends at
Albany.
Mrs. Giles Smith and children who nave
been visiting for several weeks at the
no ne of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. W..
Potts, returned to their home at Emporia,
Kas., Friday.
who have been visiting Mrs Ross mother,
Mrs. r. J. Smith, and other relatives in
this vicinity, returned Tuesday to their
home at lola, Kas.
Mrs. Arthur Tharp and daughter, Mrs
VIM. Craig of Leon, and Mrs. Ella Tharp
of Grand Island, Neb., were guests at the
home Of Joseph Tharp and family Thur
sday.-Davis City Advance.
Miss Jessie McKlveen went to Leon
Yesterday to attend the marriage OF her
friend, Miss Margaret Young to Frederick
Waight, which occurred at 5 o'clock last
evening. Mrs. Waight has visited in
Charlton and her acquaintance here will
wish for her long life of happiness and
| succeSS.-Char iton Patriot.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-01
He Needed The Money.

While the ga Wise Woman" COM
pany, which is announced to appear at
Leon opera house Friday, November 2,
were playing an engagement at Chicago
recently, Ann Seattle, the leading lady of
the company, picked up on the street a
pocketbook containing 1885. ..Prob-
ably" said Miss Seattle, glancing at it's
contents, "this may belong to some poor
woman" Then, looking through the
pocketbook again, she found receipt
from a lawyer named Watson. Miss
Seattle wrote Mr.. Watson, asking the adj
dress of the lady who lost the purse and
requested reply. AS the company
passed through Chicago on their way
back east, letter was handed Miss
Seattle from the attorney stating that the
lady lived at l39 West Twelfth street,
81 have advised her." said the attorney,
"that you have found her pocket5ook.
Also," continued the limb OF the law,
.sfind enclosed bill for $1,000 for pro-
fessional services in ascertaining the
whereabouts of the lady,"