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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
MINING NOTES,

AT Beaumont, Tex, a we'll has been
broke in, which enlarges the known oil
fields several acres, and brings it about
100 feet nearer the town.
A cubic foot of fresh water, with the
barometer at 80 in, weighs at 80 de-
gress F., 62.423 h.; 62.367 Ib. at 60
degrees; 62.218 lb. at 80 degrees and
only 59.1 lb. at PIP degrees, a fair ay-
erage being 1928 h., but usually called
62.5 lbs for convenience.
For tunnel and drift timbering,
round or split timbers will generally
be found most economical. In shaft
work, sawn timber will generally be
found to- cost less than round timber.
The latter require much work to frame
and are not so adaptable to machinery
installation.
The Northport smelter was closed
down on account of the failure of the
water supply. The reservoirs were al
most empty before the shortage was
discovered. One furnace was badly
wrecked and two others were frozen m
The management estimates the dam
age at about $4,000
A gallon of water, United States
standard contain 231 cubic inches.
This is equal to cylinder inches
high by inches in diameter, or to a
cube 6.135S inches on the edge, and is
Ol336S of l cubic foot, so that 1 cubic
foot contains 7.4S gallons, or in gener-
al terms, ~ gallons.
The Alameda Mining & Milling COM
pany of Wallace expects to cut its ledge
soon. The surveyors estimate is that
1t has but IL or Is feet farther to run
10 reach 1t. There has been consider
able iron in the tunnel recently, and
this week stringer of galena was cut
that was two inches thick.
J. L. Frankel, president of the Tread
water Mining company, which operates
at Sturgis, KY, received word that the
Bank of Sturgis was robbed of s35, 900
between midnight and dawn. At the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

The Morrison mine, DeadWood camp,
recently shipped one carload of ore to
the CRANKY smelter.
1t now seems probable that the Silver
King mine, once the heaviest producer
in British Columbia, will shortly re-
sumo something like it's old position.
Under the able management of capt.
Clifford the development of the mine
has been successfully prosecuted. so
that now, as in the early stages of it's
prosperity, it is able fully to occupy
one of the large furnaces at the Nelson
smelter.
The strike recently reported from
the Union Jack mine on Porcupine
creek, has assumed large Importance
from the fact that some of the best ore
ever seen in this camp is now being
brought down from the property. 49,
inch seam of solid galena ore entirely
free from quartz has been uncovered,
and is widening out with every addi-
tional foot of work. AS the best sur
face shOwings are still some distance
further on it is evident that the shoot
Is one of considerable length.
1t is stated by those on the inside
that the Rambler-Cariboo company is
to double it's dividends after the first
of the year. There has been a push on
the stock during the last two weeks,
and the price has made quite an ad-
vance as a consequence. The company
is now paying "a dividend of a cent
every sixty days and it is to pay a cent
per month after the first of the year.
The financial condition of the Rambler
Cartboo company is said to be in the
best of shape. After the big com
pressor plant is paid for and other ex-
penses accounted there will still be a
balance in favor of the company of be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. The com
pany is now sinking on the ore body,
and the men are in ore that Is even
richer than that in which they have
been working. The company is con.
etmplating sinking to the 600 foot lev
ell, and If the ore at that depth gives
the same values as are found in the
present workings the Rambler-Cariboo
will be one of the biggest mines in the
country.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
For SchIey.

Richmond, Va, Dec. l5-Delegate Ba-
ker of Chesterfield county has introduced
in the lower house of the Virginia gen
eral assembly a joint resolution calling
for appointments by the presiding Off
GERS of the two bodies of the assembly of
a joint committee to ascertain the senti-
ments OF the people of Virginia in the
matters of the findings OF the court of in
quiry in the Sehley Sampson controversy
and to communicate these sentiments to
Nirginia's representatives in congress call
ing upon them to do all in their power to
see that these sentiments are carried into
effect and that Rear Admiral Schley have
complete vindication from attacks that
have been made upon him. The resolu-
ton was adopted by the house
In the same body Mr.. Folkes of Rich
mond Offered a series of resolutions ex-
pressing approval of the course of Adj
miral Schley in the naval campaign at
Santiago, thanking him in behalf of the
people of Virginia. deprecating the at
tempt of the naval clique to malign him.
and recommending that such histories be
used IN the schools of the state as shall
correctly record and narrate his services.
The resolutions were referred.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
MINING NEWS Of THE WEEK
NORTHWEST is MORE ACTIVE
interesting Items of a Miscellaneous
Nature Gathered During the Past
Improvements-New Mines Begin
ming to Ship-Mining Accidents.

General Manager George L. Hedges,
OF the Wauconda, at Republic, Wash,
is exhibiting gold button valued at
IS. so, as the result of the experimental
test of the new mill on that property.
The button was taken from the first
half ton of ore run through the mill.
Mr.. Hedges has had a crew of twenty
five men employed constantly on the
property for over year and expects 10
keep that number employed throughout
the winter. The men are raising g.
shaft from the tunnel level and will
continue working until the surface is
reached. The main tunnel is in 975
feet and is being driven from five to six
feet per day. Small stringers of quartz
have been encountered in the face of
the drift.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
Famine in China.

Pekin, Dec l5.-The Christian Herald's
commissioner, who is investigating the
famine in China, writes from Sian Flu,
province of Shan 81, that the autumn
crops will furnish food for a few months.
but, being the first successful crop III
five years, will not be sufficient to last
until the next harvest is gathered, and
he predicts a repetition of the famine in
the coming spring. He estimated that
the deaths from the famine in Shen 81
province number $4,000, or 80 per cent
of the population. He rode for four days
through villages north of the Wei Hal
river, and during this time saw hardly
zoo people. The whole region is desc
lated.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14

Salt Lake City, Dec. l9.-The bodv :.
James K. Hay, secretary of the pac;6a
Lumber company, was found bur;od =
a shallow trench alongside the Rio Grand a.
tracks near Sixth East and Tbirteonth
South streets. Monday night Hav callod
at the home of Peter Mortensen. con
tractor living at 22l0 Walnut avonno
and collected $500, which Nor+orso.
owed the Pacific Lumber company. and
which late in the afternoon Hav boa
refused to accept, not caring to leave
that amount in the office safe over NIGHT
He gave a receipt to Mortensen for tbo
money and left the latters house with
the remark that he was going to take
the money to Manager G. E. Romney Of
the lumber company.
Since that time nothing was seen or
heard OF Hay until his body was found
The money was gone, and in the back of
bays head was a great jagged wound.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
ARGENTINA and CHILLI VN
CHILE WILL NOT AGREE 70 :,
@ .' 70 wake Any Modification .,
the Proposals Recently Sen.
Argentina Governman.
becoming Serious-Repimo
Cavalry Made Up ut Buenos
NOS Ayres.

Buenos Ayres, Dec. l9.-It is rrn
here that Chile will not agree to tbo ''Olea
posed modification of her recent prond paI,
tc Argentine as outlined in tho pOS'is
communication from the Argentine vent
eminent. The Nacion believes H.. gov.
this is true the situation will ~ 10y L
more serious. e0oille
A Uruguayan volunteer legion is 70 -
made up here. 1t is to consist of tp ~
regiments of cavalry and three regin,o smo
OF infantry. ''i''ii's
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
Miss stones Freedom.

Constantinople, Dee. l6.-It is under
stood here that the legations have handed
over the cases of Miss Stone and Nine.
Tsilka to the missionaries in the hope that
the latter will be able to convince the
brigands that the sum subscribed in the
United States is the actual amount avail
able for the ransom of the captive. It IS
reported that the authorities at Washing
ton have cabled to Spencer Eddy, the
United States charge dafraires, approving
of this course.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
Miss Eastwick Not Pardoned

London, Dec. l5.-The home office noti-
fled counsel for Miss Josephine Eastwicll
OF Philadelphia, under sentence of SIN
months imprisonment for forging rail
road certificate, that the petition for her
pardon on the ground of insanity could
not be granted, No reason is given. This
action of the home office was taken in
spite of great pressure brought to bear il
Miss Eastwick's behalf by the officials OF
the American embassy here.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
Nebraska City Hall Burned.

Nebraska City, Neb,, Dec l5-The city
hall was completely destroyed by fire.
Fire department headquarters were To-
Gated in the ruined building One steam
hre engine and some other apparatus was
burned, but the greater part was saved.
A hose driver, asleep in the headquarters,
was injured by fire and smoke. The city
hall records were saved. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $500. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
Russia VIII Boycott.

New York, Dec. l6.-A movement has
been set on foot in Odessa, says the
correspondent of the London Times and
New York Times in that city, to encour-
age the development of Russian trade
with France, Great Britain, Belgium and
Switzerland, and to vigorously boycott
German manufactures should the pro-
posed German agrarian tariff become a
law.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
Peter Golden Won

Rochester, n. Y, Dec. l5.-Peter Col.
den, the Irish champion, won the six DAYS
go as you please walking match, which
closed at midnight, with a record of 1852
miles and 10 laps. This is said will stand
as a worlds record for race of this kim
over 20 lap track.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
Mrs. RooseveIt's Reception

Washington, Dec l5.-AIrs. Roosevelt
gave her public reception at the White
House Saturday afternoon from to }
o'clock. Surrounded by the ladies of the
cabinet, she received in the green parlor
The marine band discoursed music for the
occasion. Notwithstanding the inclement
weather there was a steady stream of
callers throughout the reception
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
BIiAZnrHs in EnrInnd.

London, Dec. ia snow blizzard is
raging over practically the whole of Scot
land and parts of England and Wales
The roads and railroads are blocked.
Many country districts are isolated and
IN Others work has been suspended ON
account of the weather There have been
several deaths from exposure, and a num-
Der Of minor shipwrecks have been re-
ported.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14

Manila, Dec. lS.-Six skirmishes have
occurred in various parts of Batangas
province. The insurgents did not make
single stand. Several Fflipinos were
Killed. The Americans had only few
men wounded. Additional troops have
been sent to General Bell, who is carrying
on an aggressive campaign in Batangas,
the Iavabas and Laguna provinces.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
Sailing Date of Transport.

Rome, Dec. l5.-The Secolo says that
'he Chilean reply to Argentina's note is
most satisfactory and that the probability
OF war has been dissipated.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14

Tacoma, Dec 20.-Samuel Haltsinger,
night switchman on the Northern Pa
citic, was stabbed by himself or unknown
party in the Dawson house, corner
Eleventh and A street A dirk was used
that belonged to him. and the wound sew
cred the femoral artery, from which he
bled to death in few minutes
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
Steamer Wreck ed.

San Francisco, Dec 2O.-A dispatch to
the merchants exchange says that the
steamer San Bias, which left San Fran
cisco November 30 for Panama, was wreck
ed December II off La Libertad. The
passengers and crew were saved.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
New Postmaster General.

Washington, Dec ls.-Announcemont is
made today that Postmaster General
smith has rendered his resignation, and
that 1t has been accepted. Henry c.
Payne, national committeeman of Wiscon-
SIN has been offered the position, and has
accepted it.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14

London, Dec. 20.-Vanity Fair says it
hears from excellent authority that Lord
Roberts, commander in chief of the Brit
ish forces, contemplates leaving the war
office in April, and that he will be sue
ceeded by the duke / Connaught.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14

ondon, Dec. l5.-The Amsterdam cor.
tent OF the Daily Express saws
"ilhelmina and Prince Henry Of
iIrlands, her husband, drove in
vidiage through Appledorn.
veal.
vidual L.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
WaIthOur Won Bike Raca

New York, Dec l6.-Bobby Walthour
OF Atlanta, Ga, of the bicycle team Of
MeEachern and Walthour, won the six
DAY race at the Madison Square garden
tonight He crossed the tape two yards
ahead of Wilson. Then came Munro
Babcock, Butler and Samuelson.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
woman Killed by a Burglar.

Pittsburg, Dec. ls.-Harriet P. Murphy,
prominent in church and social circles,
and treasurer of the Kingsley house fund,
was murdered at her home, 622l Howe
street, East End, by burglar this morn
ing. The murderer escaped.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
70 TRAINS WERE WRECKED
UrRTEEN REPORTED DEAD.
-assenger and oil Trains Come To-
gether-Au Coaches and Freight
Cars Were burned Up-The Heat
Was Too severe to Rescue the In
jured.

Rockford, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-A fast pas
senger train on the Illinois Central
railroad eastbound from Dubuque for
Chicago was wrecked about 1 o'clock
near Perryville, ILL.,, the first station
southeast of this station. Thirteen
PERSONS are reported killed and sew.
eral injured.
Every one of the six passengers was
burned, including the diners and the
sleepers.
Both trains were consumed by the
flames.
The following persons were killed
and their remains incinerated in the
wreck.
Richard Ormsby, passenger engin-
eer Chicago.
James Reardon, Freeport fireman,
passenger train.
Robert Thompson American Elk
press messenger.
j. w. FullI, passenger brakeman.
David Liecban, Freeport. freight en-
gineer.
David Carey Freeport, freight fire
man.
Newsboy on passenger train, name
unknown.
Colored man, porter on passenger
train. name unknown.
Old man living in Genoa, name un
known.
Possibly four others, names I'M
known, and possibly bodies burned
The fire was caused by the eXplo-
sion of an oil tank in the freight train
The passenger was an OmahaChi |
cago thain and was running at high |
speed being three hours behind time.
Scarcely a person escaped without |
more or less severe bruises and cuts.
Only three or four persons in the
car escaped. The survivors
n ade heroic efforts to rescue the in
jured who were imprisoned in the |
wreck but the flames drove them back
at every point. The kissing of escap-
ing steam from the engine and the
roar of the flames drowned the cries
Of the perishing victims of the wreck.
With the mercury standing at 20 de- |
grees below zero the suffering of those |
who escaped from the wreck was in
.ense Many of those who were in the |
,leepers were scantily clad.
The wounded who escaped were |
2laced on hunks in way car that was
detached from the train before it |
taught fire and an engine that came
rom the east took the car to Irene, a
small station four miles east
Later.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14

Philadelphia, Dee lS.-Conservative es-
Inmates place the loss from the floods Mt
IRON S3,000,000 to 100000. So far re-
ports have been received here of the loss
OF nine lives in various parts of the state.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-14
Later.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-J. w. Higgins,
general superintendent of transporta-
ton of the Illinois Central railroad
places the blame for the wreck at
Perryville on the conductor and en-
gineer of the freight train. They are
said by Mr.. Higgins to have disobeyed
orders, which were to stop at Irene,
several miles east of Perryville.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

VIII sen 10 any address,
postage paid, on receipt OF
the price III stamps 4 postal
with your name and address
brings YOU z Catalogue free.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
OWNED 4 GOLD NINE
R. A. Sankey Sold One for
$4,000 Cash.
INVESTED IN REAL ESTATE
$4,000 Taken From Mine
iu One Year.

In the big deal IN sedgwlck county
real estate recorded in yesterday morn
ing's Eagle. there was another big deal
before it Mr.. sankey has sold his gold
mine in Colorado for $4,000 cash and in
vested the money in land IN this city and
county. This mine is z placer and has
been worked since 1853. During the sum
mer Of 1867 $4,000 worth Of gold was
taken from the mine. In the early seven
ties. the owners went to law over the
mine and the property remained in the
courts for several years In 1873 Mr..
Sankey bought the mine and has owned
it ever since.
The mine is located IN Summit county.
Colorado, about twenty miles from Lead
vile. There are several other valuable
mines in the neighborhood. For the first
three or four years Mr. sankey worked
the mine himself. but found that attend
ing 10 the business of the mine and his
law practice here was too great job. and
the property was leased. It was the
men who are working the mine at the
present time who bought IT, Mr.. Sankey
has told but a few persons in this city
that he owned the mine, and there was
considerable surprise among his acquaint-
ances when they heard yesterday that he
had owned one and had sold It. The prop
erty has yielded a revenue Of from one
70 four thousand dollars per year. II
was one OF the best mines in that part OF
Colorado. It has all the necessary mach
inery for successful working Of the
mine.
Today Mr.. sankey and wife will leave
for the east on a pleasure trip, to be gone
six weeks. They will go direct 10 Chicago
and take a steamer on the lakes. They
VIII travel through the lakes to Buffalo.
and viii spend a week there, taking in
the sights Of the pan-American expo
sition. They viii go from Buffalo on
steamer down the St Lawrence river to
the ocean, and take a coasting steamer
along the coast for New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia to the Desert Island, about
half way down the coast of Maine, where
they viii spend four weeks resting and
enjoying the sea breezes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
NATURAL GAS DISCOVERED
Great Excitement at the Corner Of
zsouGIa~ and lsaia Last Nf-ht

vienna had q gas well last night send
ing up fame six Tcet high 1t was at
the corner of Main street and Douglas av-
enue ana crowds OF people gathered TO
witness the strange scene.
About half past nine o'clock last night
a gentleman struck a match ON the cleo
tric light pole at the corner Of the two
principal business streets. and after light
inc his cigar he dropped the burning
y ID into the catch basin at that place,
and immediatoiy there was fash and
fame OF fire shot up out of the catch ba-
sin. Crowds of people soon gathered
on thc corner 10 see the cause OF the
explosion and saw the water in the ha-
sin boiling like kettle Of water over q
hot fire.
OF course the people soon figured out
that one Of the eas companys pipes
az that point had bursted and the gas
was escaping throueb the water IN the
bas.a and the match started the Gre.
All the vags in thar portion ~ che CRY
began 60 explain the cause OF Ihe strange
phenomenon. one said il was the hot
grease from the fire at the Dold packing
house running down the city sewers and
forming gas when It came in contact with
the water ID the sewer. another said
thar wichita was built over a great ba-
sin Of natural gas and that there was a
crevice in the earth at that point which
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25

allowed the natural gas to escape and the
hole would soon be enlarged and the
fire wosid go so high that the people at
Fl Reno could see it. Another said the
weather had become 50 dry that the wa
ter in the city sewers had caught fire
and if some precautionary measures were
not taken the FIRE would run down the
sewer and burn up the Arkansas river.
Some Of the gas men came with a big
broom and stirred the water in the basin,
when the blaze went out and it viii be all
right until someone drops in another
match
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
SERIES OF SAIL GAMES
Wichita and Arkansas { ity Teams
play EouF Days.

?
Wichita win have a series Of four BAN
games, beginning today. The con-
testing teams viii be wichita and Ar
kansas City. There wiz be four games
Thursday. Friday. Saturday and Sunday.
ali played on the Fairnouat field except
the one on Sunday, which VIII come of
on the City League grounds at Eight
eeath street ana Waco avenue. The
Wichita team viii be made up of the best
players OF the four city league teams in
the city. The Arkansas City team has
Deen putting up a first class quality OF
base BAN and played the Fort Scott team
yesterday. They viii arrive here today
at one O clock. They have made a trip
through Missouri and are on their way
home and the management Of the league
teams in this city secured them for the
series IN this city. In this team are some
of the best BAN players in the state.
The Wichita team has some good mate
rial and they promise to make things in
terestins for the Arkansas City fellows.
AL the C-y League teams have been
playing a good quality OF ban this sum
mer. The games viii he called promptly
at 2.2o A- TWO O'Clock this afternoon
both teams win parade the streets head
cd by o. band. The parade VIII start at the
corner of Elm and 1lsin streets and VIII
march ON slau and Douglas.
This IS the fGst time in years that yYich-
ita has had series of games between
cubs that amount 10 anything and the
local management hla worked hard % set
tr.s- +.-...-. -, .-,, Hare r-i---- la--r f,aor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
GOT ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Pickpockets Are - Orkin= Hard Q.
Trims

J. NJ. Poor, of Colfax. Iowa, IN com
paHy with three other gentlemen. passed
through the city on the Rock Island yes
to-day While in the city he claims to
have been relievd Of 500 in money and
the transportation for the party Of four.
Mr. Poor. with many others, after the
train had pulled IN, went 10 a nearby
SALOON tc get several bottles Of beer for
himself and companions. After he had
returned to the train, he discovered that
he had been touched" He told Officer
Fox Of his loss and continued on his
trip south to Setter o. T.
Mr. Fox told an Eagle reporter that
the for seemed to be weH-to-do people
and did not appear to worry much over
their Loss.