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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30
Opem Session.

The Esiks VII keep opea session at the
homo Sunday. c2rmenei.Eg ct 3 o'clock
p. VI. ard it Is 10 BIZ hoped ali tha rneui-
bers vii be present. as arranSeihents viii
be made 10 attend Rooiuson's circas Mon
day evening.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-30

Tyrer and T. C. Christian
Chesapeake and Ohio Broad Street De-
pot-George c. Robinson, Taylor Cur
It's and Charming Newton.
Chesapeake and Ohio Eighth Street De-
pot-W. McKim Marriott and o. II.
CrapZ.
Southern Depot-Byrd Newton. Thomas
Armstrong and Robert S. Reeves.
Both the Committees on Press and
Halls and Rooms have held secret meet
ings. Both found the plans TO be pro-
crossing in excellent style and both re-
port an encouraging outlook for the con-
vention.
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WASHlacT0N.

Spokane averaged enc Ore . day dur.
Ing February.
The Dayton q wallulA railway route
has been discontinued.
The Crittenton rescue home in spo-
kane was opened last week.
FortyeIght were born and % people
died IN Spokane last month.
Outside towns are getting less severe
In their isolation from Spokane.
A Wholesale Jail delivery was narrow.
~ averted AZ wallA walla last week.
Representative Jones is pushing the
claims for . Spokane public bnildlng.
The population Of wallA walla, &C.
cording to the latest director. IL Sos7.
Spokane dentists have organised and
will entertain the state dental society
In May.
The Gun Club OF Spokane 10 pushing
the cases against restaurant men for
selling quail.
The gambling houses and places Of
ill.repute have been ordered closed In
North Yakima.
OakesdAie has q smallpox scare and
the council has forbidden public meet.
ings Of all kinds.
A case Of smallpox has been reported
from starbuek. and the patient has
been Guaranteed.
Williams was found guilty last week
Of his attempt to kill oficer Richard
Gemmrig last fall
The entire stock Of merchandise Of
HIcstand, Warner q Co. cS oakesdalC
was sold in Portland. Ore.
In failing TO cork the bottle. chloro
form came near killing Rev. Paul Kru
ger recently at Huntsville,
Last week Frank II. 0rierson OF Spo
kane took an overdose Of morphine Il
relieve neuralgia suffering.
George Webster Of Spokane must die
His last feeble hope has vanished
Gov. John r. Rogers. for the secont
time. has refused to interfere.
Or. J. II. Carper. q Whitman count,
physician. died last week In Spokane
He was q prominent Palouse plonee
and member Of the State senate.
Spokane bank clearances for Febru
airy, AZ reported by Bradstreet's. show
ed anlncrease over February Of las
year OF eb66,6sS. or more than IL pc
cent.
The new contracts signed by the SpS
kane municipal board Of works and Oh
AacatrGS Asphalt Company for the pa,
ing Of the cross streets. provide ths
the work must all be done by July 1.
Sheriff KEGS OF walla walla IL advel
Using 20 sell at public auction on IN
2lst OF March all the property Of th
Pacific Slope Seed Grain Cleaning @
under q judgment for slo.tle.72 in q
vor OF II. n. johnson. trustee.
+ The Tacoma Kennel Club has SET Il
, dates for the spring show for April
l. Z. The Seattle bench show win be hel
the following week. and the Portlan
!. club Immediately after Seattle. Til
I will allow exhibits from California
British Columbia, Oregon and Was
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waAhingsnn. d. Che former efirial
estimate a the wooded ara Of The Unitsd
States. placed al 20 PsT cent, has been
raised 70 ~ Psr osat by the latest CON-
pulAsiona 81 the diviaioa Of geography
and FORESTRY u the United States geo
IagscAl survey. That ofsics has issued .
bulisiin Oua,sining nsu ngarss on Amsr.
Ican forests. soma Of which tend TO prove
the national timber resources greater than
Ia supposed.
TIE tao latest states 20 Be examined
aTr oEvgoa and Washington The ioTmeT
la estimated 10 contain 23a.6Ss millioa
iest, n. H.. in standing timber. the lat.
ter, llt.i5s million feet. Destruction by
Gre has been exceedingly serious in Wash
ingtOa. On the assumption that the
burned areas contained on an average a.
much unsbsr ~ the untouched portion,
t0,OO0 million feet have been destroyed
sincs lnmbsTing began This amount
would supply all the saw mills Of the
United States for two year, and q, q
value Of only Is ccnta a thousand. meAni
. dead loss 10 the state Of 1900 600
The amount actually logged In the sAm'
period has been $1,000 million feet, max
ing the estimate by the same comparison
Of aruaa Oregon has suffered leas from
both Gre and numbering, owing TO tn
smaller facilities for marketing the pro
duct.
Investigation Of the causes. effects ant
means Of prevention Of forest Gree in tn
west, win be carried on this summer II
Washington. Oregon. California, Arizona
New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming
Montana, Idaho, South Dakota. Beside
Geld study, designed chiefly 20 discore
means Of preventing the evil, the divisio'
u making . historic record Of all import
ant Gree which have occurred In tn
| United States since lisa. Although ye
incomplete, this indicates that the annua
recorded los by forest burnings In III
United States, IL, al tae very lowest
saO.OO0.O0o Il viii probably run IA
above this sum, a. the Pacific coast state
have been only partially examined. Az
Counta Of over $500 disastrous nres haV
been obtained In the II states already e.
amined. Michigan, Minnesota and VII
consin have suffered the most severely
These records are taken chiefly from new
papers, and where Il haa been possible
compare them with the figures Of practic'
lumbernen, Il was been found that n
tendency Of the press h 10 undsrestimAl
the damage,
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british Col.uMRIA,

The St Eugene compressor has start.
ed up. with an increased force
Shipments from the North Star have
begun, the tramway is completed and
East Kootenay's BONANZA is a producer.
Recent work has demonstrated that
the Grey Eagle at Phoenix has the
same ledge as the Knob Hill and Old
Ironsides.
A buoyant feeling prevails in the
SLOGAN since the labor war ~uded. Many
mines are resuming anu - SLOGAN Lake
district development and shipments
will soon be in full swing.
In Boundary district ere found some
Of the largest coppergold ore bodies In
the world. They measure ore by the
acre. Greenwood City is the center Of
the district, and Is rapidly growing in
Importance
At Sandon the Miners Union says
they declared the strike or" Mine
owners s4y they "ended the lockout
But no matter which 10 right the feel.
ing Of satisfaction is general that the
labor dieiculty is settled. The mines
are employing men whom they know to
be good and reliable miners without
regard to union afiiliations, and the
wage scale Is $s.2S per day. The un'
ions have Endorsed that price a. the
union scale. All told there may b
from 500 to 1000 men employed befor,
June. which viii be less than half the
number that would be required II Ii,
properties ell had on full forces.
The ore In the Butcher Boy, In Dead
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MONTANA.

During January s25Ss wolf bounty
claims were filed ut Helena
Red Lodge IL now in the throes Of q
scarlet fever epidemic that has aasum-
ed alarming proportions.
Boulder Star lodge. the oldeset lodge
OF Good Tempiars In Montana. has Just
celebrated its 3lst anniversary.
Chief Of Police Jack White does not
propose TO allow the hobo element TO
make any kind OF . rendezvous Of An
acondA-
The outlook for baseball this season
IL bright. Good players will come TO
Butte. Louis Eshle does not favor q
tri-State league.
James Crump OF Helena 10 the mem
Der for Montana OF the national com
mittee 70 erect a monument to Charles
Sumner At Washington.
A movement has been started at
Butte to save the neck Of Joseph C.
Hurst, who stands convicted Of the
murder Of Sheriff Cavanaugh Of Glen
dive. Dawson county. Montana
Major Logan has returned from
Washington and says his trip was en-
tirely successful: that the Blaekfeet
win soon have 9 new school. Is the
government intends TO build one on the
reservation.
V. B. McComb Of Boseman shipped
several cars Of horses east recently.
He has Just about cleaned out that part
OF the country Of its marketable horses
and the horse ranges are practically de-
serted.
Milton Long, an electrician In the EN-.
ploy Of the Montana Ore Purchasing
Company At Butte. died from the ef.
fects Of injuries sustained at the
Smelter. His skull was fractured by Z
piece Of wood which fell upon him.
Society circles Of Butte were sad
dened last week by dispatches from
Kimberly announcing the death oi
George LAbram, formerly Of this city
and whose sister. Mrs. J. II. Vivian. Ii
one Of the prominent society women Of
that place.
Friends Of John Treacy OF Livings
ton. who was convicted at the January
| (lS9s) term 0. court OF killing Chris
Anderson at Horr. have interested
themselves In an effort to secure hil
pardon. Treacy was sentenced to ter
years In the penitentiAry for man
slaughter.
John Kehoe OF Butte. at his prellmi
nary hearing in Justic' Harrington'i
court on q charge OF murder for shoot
ing and killing Mike Cannon. proveC
TO the satisfaction Of the county attoT
ney that the shooting was in self-de
Tense and on his motion the defendan
was discharged.
Shearing has Jus, commenced anon
the sheep which J. B. Long has on fee
In the east. the total number beinl
about $4,000 head. most OF them a
South st. Paul, Mimi, with q few thou
sand at Sycamore, III. Mr.. Long vii
harvest q wool clip OF about 25e,00
pounds from these outfits.
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MINIHG MOTEa.

MINING NOTES.
The Silver King Of Kellogg, Idaho,
has stopped for lack Of water.
A cave occurred In the Iron Mountain
mine recently At BEDDING, Cal, en-
sntombing nine miners.
In the Warrens district. Idaho coun-
ty. an important strike is reported to
have been made on the lola
STATIONS Independence, the famous
Cripple Creek mine, paid S4sO. 900 div
Idend Feb. Is, making total to date Of
81. 44O. 900.
Work on the North Franklin at Null
Ian has been suspended for the time be-
ing. This 10 the new claim near the
Morning mine which was located q few
weeks ago.
The announcement has been made on
excellent authority that the Spectator
mine az Butte has passed into the
hands Of the Amalgamated Copper Co.
for the stated consideration OF $1,000.
600.
It Is reported from Sumpter that the
main ledge Of the Diadem has been cut
on the s0-foot level. 10 feet from the
shaft It 10 said TO be seven feet wide
and carries values Of $500 TO the ton In
gold.
w. H. Fulmer. q miner employed by
the Bunker Hill Company. was killed
recently in the Stemwinder mine. The
accident was caused by falling body
Of rock weighing several hundred
/ pounda-
One Of the results Of an important
mining deal which has Just been nego
tiated by Thomas Maloney. secretary Of
the Drummers' development Company
will be the erection Of q smelter at Cur
lew. where the company's properties
are located.
A rich strike has been made on the
Iowa at q depth Of 10 feet, Of ore that
assays $3.50 across q 7-foot ledge. This
claim is one Of q group Of 10 owned by
Henry Murray Of Grangeville, and Il
located on Lightning creek, about two
miles down the south fork from thu
Dewey and on the east side Of the river
Samples from the Golconda. exhibit
ed in Levinger's drug store at Bake
City, are attracting wide attention TIT
largest Is about the size OF q mans heaG
and is valued at $500. It contains TIVE
streaks Of trembling ore with golC
plainly visible to the naked eye, and il
pronounced by experienced mining mel
as the richest ore ever exhibited II
Baker City.
The annual report Of the Unite'
Verde mine. owned principally by Sen
ator W. A Clark, for 1893. shows {
profit for the year Of s3.735.522. Tn
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REPUBLIC.

The Princess Maud Wine IL still be-
ing sunk in high-grade ore.
The east drift on the Gold Ledge IL
in 125 feet, and machinery IL 70 be put
on.
The Wine in the sain Poll mine be-
low the No. 2 tunnel is down about 1s
feet.
At the Quilp native gold leaf has
again made its appearance on the 100
foot level.
Water Is coming in nj the face Of the
drift in the lower level OF the Golden
Lion and Little -Four.
The big boiler for the Tom Thumb
hoist has reached the claim and IL be-
ing placed in position
At the Quilp there 10 considerable
activity in preparation for the install
lation Of the machinery.
James J. Hill Of the Great Northern
says that Republic mines can undoubt-
edly be worked at profit
The hoist at the new Butte & Boston
shaft was steamed up last week. The
shaft IL now down about 80 feet, with
the bottom in hard ground.
The ore chute on the l50-foot level Of
the Tom Thumb mine still continues on
the pay chute. which is reported from
the mine to be about 100 feet long.
The shaft at the Gopher is now down
1873 feet Of vertical depth from the col
lar OF the shaft, and 1t is supposed will
strike the vein Al q depth Of go feet
The contract for building the new
200-ton mill for the Republic Consoli
dated Gold Mining Company has been
let to q Salt Lake man. and the grad
ing for II has begun.
Superintendent Miller OF the Ber
Hur states that the north and south
drifts from the crosscut on the 230-fooi
level were being pushed slowly ahead
The rock is very hard.
At the Republic reduction works mil
the roof Is completed and the walls arr
nearly so. Many Of the windows an
In, and the structure has already a IN,
appearance. The rear Ia divided int
three stories.
The tunnel on the Knob Hin is ii
almost 400 feet It is expected thu
ledge viii be cut In about 20 feet TIT
Wine is down to q depth Of 60 feet
The ledge IL four feet In width and tn
ore averages $50 per ton.
The smokestack on the Mountain
Lion mill has been placed in position
Il is 60 feet In height and six feet II
diameter. The Mountain Lion has on
Of the most complete and convenien
assay ofnces In the state Of Washing
ton.
Better days are dawning for Reput
lie. The camp is waking to greater ~
tivity. Mines are resuming develop
ment, machinery is starting. companie
are announcing that new machinery
to be purchased. The busy time tina
had been expected this winter. bu
which failed to materialiEe, is comm
at last, and spring and summer wi
see the camp again making long stride
toward prosperity and dividends. E
erything OF late has tended to encoul
age the mine owners. Mills are to b
built upon such large scales as POSITIVE
ly indicate the confidence which me
OF large capital have in the camp. Whe
, the big ones become confident the littl
ones follow suit. So II Is that mine
are starting which a few weeks az
seemed to have become permanent
. idle. Development is bringing ever
! property upon which depth has been q
, tanned rapidly to the front All thinl
point positively to the fact that R
public lie = camp Of happy destiny.
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OREGON.

The total amount Of assessed prop
erty In wasco county lie SS,1It,452.
Sheepmen OF Enterprise are refus-
ing IS q head by the band for good
ewes.
The clip OF $500 goats Of the Polk
county Mohair Association has been
pooled.
The Oregon Hop Growers Associa-
ton has Just disposed OF IS bales
at 6 1-2 cents.
The Masonic Building Association Of
La 0rande has been Incorporated. to
build n $4,000 Masonic temple.
Fred Wilcox Of Forest Grove has q
live porcupine Weighing 80 pounds Al
his home at Greenville. He caught Il
six miles north Of that place.
State Food Inspector J. w. Bailey
has warned grocery stores at Il
0rAnde against keeping impure and
poisonous jellies.
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ington WITHOUT confIIcting dates.

tngt0n wtLh0uL connicting dates.
Orlando Beck, Yakima county fruit
inspector, reports that the late severe
cold weather has injured the apricot
crop 20 that not more than onefonrth
the usual yield may be expected. In
dications point 70 q large crop Of all
other fruits. and vigorous efforts are
being made to save this from the raw.
ages Of pests by systematic spraying.
The fight between Jack Rowett Of
Butte and Bill Stewart Of Rosalia was
pulled on in the armory ut Collar be-
fore $50 people. and resulted In . draw.
The Mckee artesian basin. lying
about seven miles east Of North Yaki.
ma. IL the scene Of activity not notice
able In many sections Of the United
States. There are 20 flowing wells
spouting forth great volumes Of warm
water. and many parties are working
TO secure additional flows In the dis
trict- The wells average 600 feet In
depth and have been drilled at great
expense. They constitute an indepen-
dent water supply. which. 70 an irriga,
ton farmer, means permanent crops,
increase In land values, and freedom
from corporations in the matter Of an
nnal rental on water. In most Of the
irrigated districts Of the arid west
water 10 worth SIS 70 $50 an acre for
q right TO use II, and from 81 TO 50 an
acre per annum for rental Under the
independent artesian well system the
original cost Of sinking the well IL all
the expense. hence numerous farmers
OF the Mckee are trying TO secure this
precious boon. The water has q uni
form temperature Of n degrees. and
10 relished for culinary purposes as
well ~ by animals.
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GENERAL NORTHWEST MEMS
BRIEFLY TOLD III sorrs.
IDAHO.

A. p. Moss OF Genesee, q married
man with Q family Of seven children.
committed suicide By cutting his
throat with q razor.
The citizens Of Wallace have for
warded $50 e. their contribution to the
Ole Hagberg monument fund, which
makes the total contributions to March
! t529.20.
Samuel Weir. . Blacksmith at the
Victor mine on John Day creek, 20
miles from the town Of White Bird. was
mortaliy injured By an explosion Of
giant caps last week.
Pursuant TO an order OF Judge Steele
~ Jurors have been drawn for the
spring session In the district court.
which meets on March at Lewiston.
Included In the list are the names Of
three women. who will be the first i'm
paneled as district court Jurors In the
county since the state constitutional
amendment conferred upon them that
authority.
Senator sohup. at the request OF
prominent citizens Of Boise. has recon.
mended the appointment OF Wade r.
Hard Of Boise 10 the once OF deputy col
lectoF OF internal revenue there.
Recently . Moscow newspaper pub
lished several short stories from the
freshman class In the university. Ths
stories were sent 70 the English lItera
ture department Of Yale college, where
their relative merits were decided up
on. The story entitled Jacks Awak
ening.- by Jessie Gibson, was awarded
first prize: Harold Bennett" by Ger
truds jenkins. second prize. and Rob
inson crusoe." BY Mabel Wolfe, third
prisa.
Paul Lensehel. for six years q resi-
dent Of Moscow. is devoting himself u
introducing the sugar best industry IL
Moscow section. He has recently ar
ranged with the Washington Beet Sug
Ar Company. whose factory 10 locates
a. wAvsrly. 10 act a. promoter OF III,
sugar beet industry In the Paradis.
valley. The factory will supply tn
farmers with beet seed free until pal,
for AZ q nominal sum out Of the bee
crop 70 be produced. and viii loan, fire.
Of charge. all necessary machinery 70
the privilege Of getting the beets a
the market price. Mr.. Lenschel vii
devote his entire time TO promoting tn
enterprise. II Il is fAvorably receive,
By the farmers. with the aid Of hi
company he will establish . depot q
Moscow from which be will distribut
gratis all necessary seeds and ImpiS
menta. Extensive experiments AZ tn
university farm have demonstrates
that that section 10 highly adapted 3
the culture Of sugar beetE.
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Oakland, Cal, March 6-With his
throat gashed to the windpipe and both
wrists nearly severed by self-inaieted
wounds, Ethelbert F. Smith, who has
wealthy relatives in New York and Japan,
was found on a West Oakland fiat. He
had attempted suicide with an old razor.
His wounds are serious, but he will reeOv'
er. He recently returned from the Orient
and was en- route to his brothers honat
at ST. James, Long Island. Dissipation
was the cause Of his act.
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Montgomery, AlA- March 6.-RAce
trouble Is feared near LetchAtchie, rs
miles south Of this city. 1t il reported
that 1000 negrOes are copyrighted and are
threatening. 1t Is said that some white
men went to the house of Jim Gross, 3
negro, called him to the door and shot
him Afterwards the crowd shot his wife
son and daughter. Only a few days age
sam Powell, white, was shot by negro
in the same neighborhood The negro
was taken from the sheriff and hanged
by a mob.
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Middle states suffer.

Chicago, March For the past two
DAYS Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska
Missouri, Michigan and Wisconsin have
experienced a series of storms, remarkable
for their severity. The center, however
appears to have. been through Wisconsin
and Illinois and along Lake Michigan
where heavy snow, changing to hail, &C
companied by a gale, has resulted in par
tally demoralizing telegraph and tele
phone service and has badly crippled tn
railroad service.
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New York, March 6.-COmPtroller Collar
has attacked the office Of the corporation
counsel in way that is likely to create
storm. He charged wholesale robbery
and did not hesitate to say that bribery
IS rampant among the city ornee-holders
who he AYERS seem 70 have made the trade
of theft respectable, and thereby avoid
the fate of the late William Tweed He
said: Robbery OF the city Of New York
is now perfectly legalized."
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An effort was made last week In
Butte to blow mp Q shaft being worked
by Isaac Brown on the Washington
placer claim. which is owned BY the
Butte & Boston. A box Of dynamite
was found in the shaft, and near It
lay some burned fuse. II IL thought
that the parties who tried TO blow up
the shaft forgot TO put the cap on the
fuse. The Waterman Of the property
ran q man on the ground last night.
but was unable to identify him. The
Butte Boston IL fighting Brown in the
district court
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San Francisco, March "a special from
Benson, ARR, says;
Rumors have reached here that q large
body Of Iaqui Indians are headed Tor
the international line Orders have been
issued by General Merriam to the CON-
handing officer at Fort Huachuca to hold
his troops in readiness for immediate field
service to be used to repel any attempt 10
cross the line into the United States.
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New York, March 6.-The United
States transport Mcclellan has arrived
from San Juan de Puerto Rico, Santiago.
Guantanamo and BAraeao with Fl cabin
passengers, is undertakes and civilians
and lOl bodies Of dead soldiers The
bodies Of the soldier dead were collected
at Guantanamo, Santiago, MAnEAnillo and
other ports.