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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
WEIRD TALE OF euRieu GoLa
Rich Treasure In I.lisois that IL Guard.
cd by tnIian Magic.


Rich Treasure In Iilisois that IL Guard.
cd by milan Magsc.
Several men from Alto Pass are over
on Big Muddy River near he mouth
Of Cedar Greek, ILL.,. digging for buried
treasure. Around the spot where the
nen are working are twelve large
beech trees. aud on each one Their IL
carved the figure of hand poansins
toward the center OF the circle formed
by the trees A short distance away
Inscriptions In seven different Ian
guages are cut on the face of 4 large
rock. which tell of the buried treasure
and pronounce a curse on the man " no
attempts 10 take 1t away. saying that
any person who iinds the treasure.
which Is said 10 be four pot. OF gold.
viii fan dead before he can get his
hands on It,
s. r. Casey. an old citizen here, says
that he once visited the place. with q
companion, and heard distinctly the
tones of voice. coming. apparently.
from space. warning them not TO try
To ind the gold Others say they have
heard unearthly means and grams
there. Close by there is q large cave.
which. according to the story told by
men wh.. have explored 1t, has rooms
rs large as 4 large house. and some
phenomenon OF nature hack In Its dark
est recesses furnishes limitations Of
thunder and lightning that to the ner-
vous explorer seem decidedly real
The origin Of the story dates back q
great many years. to the time when the
Indians inhabited this part Of the coun-
try. The tribe whose headquarters
were near the spot above mentioned
found more gold in that neixhborhood.
according TO the story. than they could
carry away. and they buried the four
pots with their dead chief. and went
away. leaving their old hunting ground
to the encroaehing whites. Mr.. Casey
says that when he was a young man
he worked in the timber in that victn-
ity, and found many tomAhawks stick
ing in trees, also other Indian relics.
aud states that he and a companion
named Salyers dug for the treasure.
which Is said to be seven feet under
ground. years ago. and that. after dig
ging down six feet. Salyers suddenly
came out Of the hole shaking with ter
ror and vowed never to venture In
again He claimed that some unseen
force had given him terrible shaking.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

and each day became less able TO carry
On the night Their lands were wnested
from them and rarceled cat 10 the IN
vaderss the eapsursd natives being en-
slaveSi ~ filters Of the son. Unused To
hard lafcr In the fields. the eaptises
weakened and died. until NJ the end of
ofty years persecution II 10 estimated
thas Haas0sn Of the original pogaaia ton
had disappeared. All the horr~s Of
Spanish rule la Italy and the Dutch
countries were repeated la Cuba with
increased aest and enlarged sysscms Of
oppression and cruelty. The abcrigines
being practically extermina,esi. the
same cruel treatment was visited On
the spanish eoaouisss themselves and
upon the negroes who had been import
I'd n slaves. In the course of 40 years
the population Was again resiuced until
only about JAU0 persons remained.
Practically prisoners ee war. the
Cuhans had little knowledge Of the
outside world, except that gained fren
the pirates Who continually raun.sersSa
Cuba and the neiHhbcriaS Islands. nasA.
tng that region the headquarters ef
vast fleet Of buccaneers tia, ravsSesi
Cuban waters for two CENTURIES. The
pirates burned the towns AMI made des-
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
IM PPER TOP.

Who can make = top that will set IT,
self in motion. Nobody: We will
show you how II is done. Take q cork
= sewing needle and q square piece
Of writing paper. Place the cork on
the table and fasten the needle In il.
point up. find the center Of the psexe
Of paper by drawing the diagonal lines.
and balance ii ON the needle after bead
Ing two opposite corners Of the paper.
one upward. the ether down Now we
are ready fer the trick Hold your
hand close to the paper as shown in
figure Before long the paper VII, set
itself in motion. and Will stop as soon
as yoc remove your baud. This sim
pie mechanical, effect is produced iy
the warmth OF the hand catching the
corner Of the paper that we have bent
downward. which sets the paper top In
motion
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

Of heavy leather. thres incaes In diam
eser. In the center In q hole larxp
enough 10 admit the bit On the inner
side cf the burr are husches II brixties
which prctrude = quarter Of an inch.
The burr IL slipped ON the bit and the
hrsstaee rub against the side of the
horses mouth when the line Is pulled
taut- The burr ~ used l.Sisimateiy for
csxrectsnx = ~sAe-isne puller.- ~ 4
horse which pulls 10 one side Ia called.
Rrsxties IL tie usual material used for
studainx the burr. although Ii il
charged that scuae horse owners use
lacks. With the sharp point aied Oh.
Roth kinds Of the burr are said 10 have
tssen removed frssn the New York
Ao<~A
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
*.

Cuba may drink OF the cup Of free
dom now. but bow dearly II was pur-
chased. The nrst era Of Spanish reign
with Its system of slavery. cost Cuba
ao.NO lives and hundreds Of millions
OF treasure collected in gold dust. In
the Ten Years War. 1000 Cuban lives
we're sacrificed and more than q billion
dollars spent. besides the confiscaiion
Of some 1900 estates. In the same war
Spain lost 100000 men aud vast sum
Of money. The tinal struggle cost spain
iao,MO men and more than hundred
millions In cash. while Cuba gave up
half 4 million lives through starvation
alone
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

extent. In Germany. There are cnly
about two millsonaires In the whole
Herman Empire. In France. where
the people are better on than In Ger.
many. you cann< count one bali dozen
naiiieaaires In the whole country. In
the old home cf our race. Britain.
which Is the richest country In all E,,.
roae-sAe richest country In the world
save cae. cur ewn-taere are mere mil
aonaircs than In the whole of the rest
u Europe. and It's reorae are better az
than In any ether. In our laad. tA>
same thing heatss true: We have more
msilicaaircs than all the rest a The
world put together.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
A Sidewalk Conxerr.,son.

From which State does the new
Pension Commissioner hsuy'
.'Warey-
Yea wherey-
That's right"
-Whaf's righty
Ware"
sConfoand II: said where.
Il know you said Ware
well vherey
Sing IL II ron want to- l todd you
War;
You didn't tell me where"
well you knew Ware. you IDIOT
Knew where
Yea you knew Ware
you're no gensiemaa.-
you're . pig headed dcis-
And they hastily part in a towering
Szse.-Clevesand Plain Deaier.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
TRAPPERS' kNElL SOUNDED.
Fur hearing Animals Will Probably
he "Tar mesi'' in the Future.

Fur Bearing Animals Will Probably
BE ''Farmed" in tho Future.
The trapper's life is not all beer and
skist!es. not one long round of pleasure
and success. Every pei, that comes 10
his hand is procured only after vast
amount Of woodwork that would
make .,be ordinary laborer shudder.
And yet when the fashionable woman
selects garment that suits her fas-
tidious taste. out Of the many that are
shown her. how little does she realize
what that fur may have meant TO the
man who got 1t. the man who brayed
the bitter cold that he might contribute
few pei,s to the great marts of the
world. and get in exchange bare live
nhood.
But perhaps. after all. the trapper Is
q man 10 he enyied. especially SO if his
country Is one rich In fur-bearing AMI
mails for then he can make a good liy-
ing, and. greatest Of all luxuries. be his
own master. The lives of frappers In
different parts Of the country are prob
ably very much alike. varying chiefly
with the climatic conditions In Flor
Ida. for example, the life is seen in its
easiest form-mild climate and a5un-
dance Of food animals-furs. too. are
plentiful, but owing to their thinness
they are Of much less value than those
from the northern countries
In Canada the furs are thicker and
better. but the difficulties are increased
because Of the climate. The winters are
loD~ and snowbound. There are days
together Of raging storm. Not only must
the trapper know the weather. but he
must be prepared to meet it with for
ttude. wherever he may be- The eoun-
try itself is immense in geographical
area. The trapper must be selfreli-
ant and know what to do In an emer-
gency. Like the animals he hunts. his
native wits become acute.
With the increasing demand for furs
and the extravagant demand Of fash
Ion which requires that fur garments
be Of different shape and style each
year. the fur-bearing animals in their
wild state are becoming scareer year
by year. SO 1t IL safe to conjecture that
fur farms win in the future supply the
markets and the trapper will be a man
Of the past Those who come after us.
says Country Life in America" will
read Of his life. and 1t will be like a
fairy tale. As the large Indian birch
bark canoe laden to the gunwale with
furs Il passing down the quick flowing
rivers Of time and civilization. so win
the picturesque trapper slowly but
surely fade out Of existence.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
For CuAa's Relief.

New York. June 23.-President Palma
and his cabinet have decided on a plan
which they hone viii relieve the eeonom-
zeal situation in the country. says a Ha-
vana dispatch to the Tribune. A MES
sage viii be sent to congress. probably
next week. for that body to pass upon.
which sets forth the Recommendations Of
President Palma and the secretary of sgri-
culture for the amelioration of the eondi-
hon Of affairs This measure calls for the
expenditure of S3-J0a.O00. to be distrib-
nfed among the sugar growers and cattle
raisers- Three millions il to be advanced
TO sugar planters at the rate of 50 cents
an arrobi, or e5 pounds, to be returned
in TWO installments, in February AMI
March. To cattle breeders will be paid a
premium of s. for each COW imported Tor
breeding purposes up to 10000 Further
taan tAis, all such cattle will be admitted
TIE Of duty. There is also to be All in
creased tariff on many articles imported
no" under small duties to raise the money
Ia ne distributed. An international loan.
secured by bends, win be Necessary.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
JOQJURf FOa nORSES
DRIVEN " SOCEn.

Bit burrs for making hsK.es hold
their heads high In the air are said TO
be In common use in New York. Eight
paira Of the burrs were removed from
the mouths OF horses attached to pri-
waite carriages In front Of the Madison
square Garden In New York. The own
rs Of the carriages desired % have
their horses make 4 gosd appearance
at the horse show. and hit upon that
means of making an ordinary animal
appear frisky.
The bit burr Ia 4 contrivance made
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

government. renewed hope and amhi
ti0u have flooded the hearts of the
ture advancement with the same de
sire Of anfal;erins persisteney that has
marked their strife for freedom. the
ultimate xuccess Of the island republic
u assured
Since tn. departure Of Columbus. the
history Of Cuba has been one Of inces-
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

The capture of Havana by the Eng
lish and their eleven months rule was
undoubtedly al important point in The
life Of Cuba. During the short period
Of English government the Cuban ports
were opened TO foreign trade. and for
the tirst time the people realized the
extent Of their resources. and the fner,
CHESS manner in which they had been
robbed of their earnings.
Blu, the era Of prosperity was short.
as tie English soon turned the island
over 10 Spain aud the old system OF
persecution was resumed However.
the Cuhans bad hreashetl the air OF
comparative freedom. and they saw the
possibilities II the island under hon
est government, instilied with a new
horn ambition for freedom. the Cuhans
carried en- secret arrangements far a
general uprising. and the fifty years
following the few months Of English
occupancy witnessed succession Of
revolutions Thes came the Ten Years
War. from 1865 ia ISIS. followed by
another uprising In 1888. and then the
final struggle beginning Feb. "a. 1895.
" hich resulted In the overthrow OF
Spanish rule In America by the United
States and Cuban forces
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

sans bsoodshesi. Her natives were Of
uaild disposition. happy sempera men,
and easily aatis0ed They did not ne
cent the coming Of the spaniarsis. but
extended to them 4 hand Of generous
hospitality. The invaders abused this
ROOD tseiinx. however. and began II
oocs m unparalleled ayssem OF op-
prsasio0. which continued for ceasurses
Raplne. paliaee. torture and hatchery
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
MONTANA ITEMS.

The dedication Of the new o....
building Of Montana will take n,aaa
July 4.
1t is reported that the Liyinvs.o
Post will soon begin the publica,,oa
of a daily newspaper instead NJ
weekly as at present
Hoster & Dougan OF Spokane will,
receive the contract for building ~
new court house and Jail at Kalisna,, {
Their bid was $44.500.
The residents of Anaconda nil,
have the opportunity of listening to .
number of noted labor speakers dr.
ing the course Of the next few weak.
Governor Toole has accepted An ~
vitation TO make an address before tha
North Montana Woolgrowers' assoc;.
ton. which will meet at Great Fan.
July % and %.
Samuel Titus, an old and resnac,oa
resident of Park county, died recently
at Chico Warm Springs. About threa
weeks ago he was hurt in a runaway
accident, receiving internal Injuries
which eventually caused his death
]. E. eastman of Choteau has
bought the shearing plant which has
been operated for several years At
Collins by the Clark Bros. He win
have 20 machines, the power for which
will be supplied from a gasoline en-.
sine.
Fred NJ. Anderson, q member of the
hospital corps at Fort Harrison, is al.
legged to have deserted while under
arrest. A detail of four soldiers has
been searching for him all afternoon
but no trace of him has yet been
found.
In runaway of a four-horse coach
in the Yellowstone National Park re-.
Gently, at point near Gardener, Mrs
N. Griffith and Mrs. Bates, of Salem
Ohio. were severely injured. Both
will recover. The driver and the 9th.
er passengers were not hurt.
The coroner's inquest over the re-
mains of Fred Witherspoon. the
switchman who was killed in the Mis-.
soula yards, was concluded last week
and verdict brought in finding that
his death was due to the engine not
being properly equipped for switching.
Rev. H. c. Warman Of Glendiye has
brought suit against the Knights Of
Maccabees of that place for damages
for injuries received during the course
OF initiation into the order. He says,
while kneeling and with his head on
the book Of law he was struck on the
back and other things done.
Samuel Constantine, who was arrest.
ed by Detective Murphy on suspicion
that he was the originator of a scheme
to kidnap the children of wealthy res.
idents of Butte. has been released
from custody on recommendation Of
Deputy County Attorney Lynch, there
having been no charge placed against
him.
Governor Toole has sent a communi-
cation to the various executive officers
OF the northwestern states inviting
them to participate in q conference
to be held at Butte simultaneously
with the International Mining con-
gress. which convenes on September
i. fo- a five days session. The pur-
poss of the convention is to perfect
the exhibition of the states at the ST.
Louis Exposition.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

Il WAS declared hy i. British Judxe
that any one couid assume whatever
name be liked. and the srs dsd not Ne
onire rcyal lsceNse- He quoted cases
in point enc being that If man named
BuSI. wha, being dis<<eased With that
appessAssor- assumed the nAne q NOR
folk Heward-as 4 rsscls of vhscA. add
ID the court certain insects came 70 b
eStAed ~Nor1olk Hvwnrdx-
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
BLIOD-SUAkED CUBA.
ISLAND HAS AT LAST BECOME
HER OWN MISTRESS.
utetGry Of the isia nd Il One Of Com
tia0ai Bioo<ished Liberty Achieved
After u Struggle Lasting Foar Cen
I tnriea-A Priae Dearly bought.

IEA. after four
centuries III almost
continual struggle
through Starvation.
misery torture and
death. has nj last
caets Its cher
;shesi goal Of lib
ersy. W 18th ( h G
casting oa IL the
old fegsers asi.i tae
establishment Of a
democratic form Of
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

A trans-A,ias..SS steamer earring
what 10 called n fun nssif' u<us,,y
brings saao letters and 80 sacks AZ
newspapers for Loasaon. to say ncsAsnx
ef the 80 and old sacks fer otAer
places
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

Helena, June eo.-An S0I-horse-
power dynamo. the largest in the
West, was started up last week at the
Anaconda mine in Butte with power
generated by the Missouri River Pow
er company's plant 1t Canyon Ferry.
A test OF the dynamo proved entirely
satisfactory. The dynamo runs the
compressor At the mine The power
hne crosses the main range of the
Rockies.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

wat did Naigbob say when you
Gaukhtef."
he didn't absolutely refuse. but
ne imposed very severe condition"
What was it.r
ne said he would see me hanged
h'sI-Pearson's Weekly,
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

Aged Criminal who has just sas
life seuseSsces-oh. me lsaa. I sAsu nerer
live 10 Do IL, Judge tsweesiys-Nevsr
misssi. Do As much Of I, As you cam
Punch
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

olase the coastA but Spain would
neither protec, her colony nor allow the
people TO arm themselves in seif-de-
Tense.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

IEesaen. Ssxony. June She body
a hans Albert arrived here from the Cas-
he >ya<iioxt. accompanied BY King Cog,
'ae widow Of the king and many royal
FsrsaEage&
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

tell upon the unfortunate islanders. The
CnhaMs had auiy bows and arrows.
pointed with ssh bones. aud cluhe hard.
e0ed hy iire. with which 10 re~iss the
6paAisA horsirs. armed with muskcn,
and cannsn. Their defenae was made
Quase, and m eadiess stream % their
Me blDod poured over the fertile hand
- THAR hlrth
nefere the ATTACKS Of their powerful
antakonikts they gradually faded away
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26

When chia goes oser TO the neigh
boris to eat It sson learns that Il can
get permission 10 80 cfsensr Il Il arsnzs
back AccOsnsx q al that WAS sersea
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-03
MANY LAWYERS TO
ARGUE THE CASE
SUIT or KEssLER AGAINST THE
ENSLEY COMPANY EFT AL. ON
! TRIAL IN THE UNITED STATES
COURT.

In the United States court yesterday
the case of Kessler against the EnsIey
company. ct al. a suit to recover possess
sion of certain land in Ensley. was called.
The entire day was consumed In argu-
ments on demurrers by the defendants
to the complaint.
The argument was opened by John B.
Knox of Admission for the defendants.
MIR. Knox was followed by 7. NJ. steger
of Nashville for the plaintiff Mr. Boy
sen was the third speaker and E. j.
Smyer of Birmingham, the fourth.
The arguments on the demurrers have
not ben completed and when court opens
this morning at 10 o'clock they will be
continued.
Prominent attorneys from Birmingham,
Anniston, Chicago and Nashville are en-
ployed on the case. They are as follows:
For the plaintiff, T. NJ. Steger of Nash
vile, ]. N Baker of Nashville, Mr.. Boy
sen of Chicago, Smith and Smith Of Biz
mingham. For the defendants, John B.
Knox of Admission, Walker. Tillman,
Campbell and Walker of Birmingham, ].
T., Martin of Birmingham, E. ]. Smyer
of Birmingham, Bradford and Jackson OF
Nashville and Benners and Benners OF
Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-03
NEW COAL COMPANY
IS INCORPORATED
Capital Stock Is 100000 and the Com
pany Proposes Also to Manu-
facture Pig Iron.

A declaration of incorporation was filed
in the probate office yesterday by the
Cane Creek Coal company, which pro-
poses to do a general mining and manu-
featuring business, to mine and sell ore,
coal and limestone. In the prayer for a
charter the power is asked to make pig
iron.
The incorporators Of the new company
are H. F. DeBardeleben, ]. L. Dillon and
A. c. Vigo, all of Birmingham, and the
capital stock is s200,00
The election of offers, held yesterday,
resulted in the election Of H. F. DeBar-
deleben, president, and j. L. Dillon, sec.
rotary and treasurer The board of di-
rectors is composed of the three incor-
porators.
The company has purchased lands In
Shelby and Bibb counties from the Ala
bama State Land company. All of the
stock in the company has been taken.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-03
COUNCIL ELECTS
OFFICERS TONIGHT
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WILL
MEET THIS MORNING TO FIX
THEIR SALARIES FOR COMING
YEAR-TRANsFER QUESTION.

The city council will meet tonight in
regular session. and several matters OF
Importance and interest will be transact
ed. Officers for next year will be elected
and important reports from committees
will be heard.
Today the finance committee will meet
in the office of Chairman Kerr to fix the
salaries for city officials for the year
1903.
The judiciary committee will meet this
morning in the office of the mayor, and
among the matters to be considered is the
petition of the Peoples Home Telephone
company 10 be allowed to increase the
telephone rates. It is very probable the
committee VIII make q report tonight on
this question.
Mayor Drennen, City Attorney Smith
and Robert Jemison, president of the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company held a short conference in the
office of the mayor yesterday morning on
the transfer question, at the end of which
it was decided that all of them would
be present this morning at the meeting
of the judiciary committee, Wien It will
be more thoroughly discussed. The trans
fer question Is a live one, and the report
to be rendered tonight by the judiciary
committee on this matter will prove in-
teresting.
Nothing denpiate was decided Mt the
meeting of the mayor. city attorney and
Mr.. Jemison yesterday. The matter was
informally discussed, and 1t was decided
to postpone any action until the meeting
of the judiciary committee this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-03
RECORD OF COURTS.

A suit was filed in the city court yes
terday by Terry Jefferson against the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company. The plaintiff claims $4,000 dam
ages. alleging that on the 9Th OF last
month, while a passenger on a car going
from Ensley to Ezell station, he was as
saulted by the conductor of the car;
that he was showed out of and forcibly
elected from the car, and was wantonly
and maliciously addressed in abusive and
profane language by the conductor.
In the circuit court the case of R. e.
Slavin against the Birmingham Ice
company, suit for damages for alleged
personal injuries claimed to have been
sustained while working at the plant OF
the company, is on trial.
In the case of James Murphy against
the Southern Railroad company, the
plaintiff took a non-suit.
In the first division of the city court
the case of R. &c. Cowdcn against j. W.
Hughes. an ejectment suit is on trial.