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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
SUM MARY OF THE NEWS.
FORECAST.

FORECAST.
Sunday and Monday. partly cloudy WITH
probably occasional showers; 1resh eas.t
to southeast winds Q,
Highest temperature YESTERDAY ....... GO sai
IAnWest Temperature yesterday...-... ols
Mean temperature yesterday --.-.--... n n
Normal temperature. for May....;....- %! "a
Departure from normal Temperature. VI VI
Precinitation during past "a hours. COZ
LOCAL.
Mr. s. w. Travers tells about purchas9
h,, Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
OF German potash mines.
Cesancerien- Virginia to meet Tomorrow
night to map out plans ior lhe 2ceiepl'>
ton of it's anniversary.
Miss Pearl Hinnant wins the declan!a~
ton prize in Manchester.
A Mormon preacher visits Manchesters
Rannmet Of the aluunae to be a featura
of the Woman's College finals
The ambulance had a busy day OF IL yes
terday. :, .he do.
signs for the Davis monument.
last meeting of the present common
Council to be held to-morroWn n;'i nisn a c,he.
The historic mills at Amptnht In Cues>
terf1eld destroyed by fire.
VIRGINIA.
Men In shops at Roanoke protest agatnse
increase of physicians fees
German supply ship bangs men and am.
munition to the Vineta. 1.,.
Petersburg Council to have Democratn
caucus to nominate city officers
Man knocked from electric car and oads
" hurt in Petersburg.
Damage suits at Boydton dismissed ana
the costs divided
Confederate Memorial Day celebrates
at StrasburS. ,..,,,
Henry county.
An attempt to aSsassihate q tneat1leaA tneaA
manager at Pulaski.
DR. Marshall Burton, under Serious
charge, runs when officers approach hlu
in Stauntou and Is shot at.
Big fight over liquor license IN PoWna>
tan county. ~. 81
The locomotive men decline to amaisa-
mate with other labor organlzat1ons.
Mission Board meet IN strong 1orce ~
Norfolk.
GENERAL.
Sensational testimony transmitted To
the Senate Committee on the Philtpplneo
hy- the Secretary OF War.
Kisses heard in the Senate chamber over
sutterance of Senator Carmack during the
Philippine discussion
James Patten successfully carries
through his corner In May oats and clears
I'm the sum OF one million dollars.
Mr. George Arents. OF the American
Tobacco Company. has to answer the
charge of running his automobile above:
the speed limit.
Mont Pelee is again furiously active
Drives exploring party away.
Strike III Chicago amonst the teams
5sters is spreading, and the consequences
are being felt by the hotel men seriously.
President Mitchell SAYS there have been
a settlement Of the anthracite coal stSkA9
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
CORNER IN MAY oats
HAS SUCCESSFUL END
James A. Patten Succeeded in Clearing Up About a
Million Dollars by His
Desl.

where. Prices began to advance stead
lily. It was said Mr.. Patten had 100000
bushels to 12,O00,0 600 bushels of the May op-
tons. Everything that was offered to
him on deliveries he took and in turn
sold practically all the contract stock to
shippers a good inducements.
This left nothing for the shorts to ac-
uuire with which to settle. and prices ac-
cordingly were pushed up by Mr.. Patten
personally in the pit to-day. Prices were
jumped about six cents. and closed at
40 IL. There was a little furry of eS-
citement at the close, but the corner did
not affect other options.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
THE ENGINEERS WILL
STAY BY THEMSELVES
Five Thousand Cape Jessamines,
on Ice, Came from Houston,
Tex, Few Minutes Late.
fsnecio, Disnatcb to The Times.

Especial Dispatch to The Iimes.)
NORFOLK, VA, May 3l-The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers in nation
al convention here, decided to-day to de-
cline to adopt the proposition made by
j. j. O'Connell that the Brotherhood
should amalgamate with the American
Federation of Labor.
The Engineers thanked Mr.. Mcconnell
for appearing before them and present
ing argument for amalgamation, but de-
cided that the organization could accom-
rlish more working separately.
Both sessions to-day were devoted en-
itirely to the discussion of the report Of
the Committee on Constitution. Nothing
definite was done.
Five thousand cape jessamine blooms
were received from Houston, Texas, to-
day on ice. They were Intended as
.ind,,cenlents to have the next convention
held at Houston The delegates from
sTexa 5 declare with regret that the flow
sers were thirty minutes Ia te.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
(By Associated Press. }

CHICAGO, ILL, May 5l.-James A. Pat
ten, Mayor of Evanston, and a promi-
nent Board of Trade operator, to-day
brought to successful close the corner
in May oats which has dominated the
oats market since early last fall. The
profits credited to Mr.. Patten on the deal
are estimated at nearly s1,oooooo.
About the time prices in corn began to
mount skywards last year on account Of
thn cron shortage it was learned that
scme one was taking in all the May oats
offered on the Chicago market and else
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS.
Secretary William Henry Moody Spoke
at Annual Banquet.
(By Associated Press)

DETROIT. MICH. May slight guard
arn1ory rang tonight with Republican.
sentiments. uttered by leading men of
that party, at the 18th annual banquet Of
the Michigan Republican Club. Secre-s
tary Of the Navy Moody was the princi-
PAL speaker. He said he regarded the
gathering as one of many tcH ems of the
.opening Of the national campaign, and de-
sclared that the Republican party did not
shrink from scrutiny OF Its Stewardship:
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in
ihervry materially from
osand
hoseof Capitol n
o architecture
the House
colony
The
the
nehu year
tmayb VMg
Thenod niysatr fhomE o sesenyt
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FUNERAL OF Mr.. WELLS.
His Widow Very III and Not Expected to
n,.natch To The II,

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
CREME, VA. May ola large crowd
accompanied the remains of Mr. Jasper.
Wells to Rice to-day. His widow is ex-
tremely Ill and it is feared she will not.
stand the shock. owing to her enfeebledi
con.ition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Sunday and Monday:
virg,nia-Partiy cloudy Sunday and
Monday. probably occasional showers:
fresh east to southeast winds.
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Eastern Florida and Georgia-Showers
Sunday and probably Monday; fresh east
winds.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-01
Observation-Disclosures.

The THERMOMETERS ranged - follows =
The Times Office yesterady: A NJ. 90
/, M. IS; P. NJ, s4; 6 P. AZ. 90; . z H..
"a: 1s midnight, 20. Average. 7s.s-
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08
INCORPORATED, VE|SER
MERCANTILE COMPANY
TWENTY THREE PROMINENT RANCHERS
AND STOCKMEN INCORPORATE
FOR 100000

treigtf rates. Will also make
good home market for the farmers
products. 1t is expected to have
the business in operation within
twenty days As soon as possible,
a large building will be secured for
the store and it Is hoped by the In
corporators to put up a building of
their own in the spring.
The following are the board of di-
rectors:
Perry Hayden, president; John L.
Fifer, treasurer; J. W. Campbell,
NJ. l.. Olson and E. n. Joslin,
Albert Traw,ck, secretary and man
sger.
1t is not the intention of the COR
poration to injure the business Of
any merchant, but to supply bet
ter market for the products Of the
| farmer.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08
DAUGHTERS DESCRIBES
COMING COUNTRY
A COLORADO MINING MAN WRITES OF
THUNDER MT IN COLORADO
SPRINGS GAZETTE.

The Thunder Mountain country
surprises a mineralized belt of from
80 to IS miles in width and from 100
to $50 miles in length, broken up by
mountain ranges, mostly very rugged
and steep with high and lofty attitudes
and very low valleys or canons. There
is plenty of wood, timber and water,
an abundance of game and fish in
some sections and in other sections
very scarce owing to the number OF
prospectors in thatimmediate vicinity.
Thunder Mountain proper is only
one small spot, or rather very
small mountain among large num-
Der of mountains in this great region
of naturalization and which formed
the nucleus Of the excitement long
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08

the beautiful snow. They of course
were deceived and left, disgusted,
sick, sore and knocking, and it is
safe to say that not over one man in
every 10 got there and remained
long enough to give you any idea of
the general location or formation of
the country
Another thing, everything went.
the aged, sick and infrm, men, wo-
men and children, most Of whom
ought to have stayed at home to be
cared fol-. by friends, for it was no
place for any but men of robust
health, able to take advantage of the
hardships and laugh them off as best
they could with experience In that
direction and able to fully digest the
three 's-beans, bacon and ban.
nocks. In fact the boom was pre-.
mature. But to answer the question
Thunder Mountain is not a fake, {
myth nor delusion, but real live,
wide-awake mining camp and distric
and the people Of Idaho ought to b.
congratulated that they have such {
camp and district within their border
and feel proud of their new discover
ed mineral possessions, for there i
mineral in abundance of all kinds
silver, lead, copper, cinnabar AM
gold especially. Before long yo
will begin to see the real gold brick
of Thunder Mountain ON exhibltio
in the different banks cf Idaho
Then it will be Il told you 30"
i The district generally is capable {
maintaining very large and health
population, even much greater ths
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08
WElSER COMPANY
MAKING INVESTMENT
Fruit Land & Investment
Co. Building -Two-Story
Dwelling.

The Weiser Truit, Land & Invest
ment Company has purchased two
lots on North Second Street and has
let contract to Lynch & Watkins
for the construction of neat two
story dwelling house for renting pur-
poses Work has already CON-
menced and the structure will be
completed by December 31st The
property will represent good sub
stantial investment on the part of
the company,
This, as we'll as other investments
made by this organization, represents
for the larger part, outside money
brought IN through the work of the
company. 1t has been much ham
pered by the usual Indifference, and
in some cases opposition, of local
people The proposition it has to
make is one that attracts people in
any part Of the county. who are in
cliped 10 lay up money and il it were
properly backed by local people, it
would be enabled TO have an active
man in the field pushing its stock,
which sells readily. But, notwith-
standing these conditions it has in
vested $4,000 here and if it had
received its full share Of local en-
coursgement there would be several
houses to its credit, bringing in
rent and relieving the regular state
OF affairs in scarcity OF houses in
Weiser.
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ance OF its officers, and the energetic
corps of engineers has made survey
into the country and proven that it
is not impossible to build railroad
and obtain good easy grade into
the country. They likewise have
had reports made by mining engineers
who thoroughly understand their
business to satisfy the railroad COM
pany beyond doubt of the vast and
extensive riches that lie covered and
uncovered in the Thunder Mountain
mining district.
A man the other day asked, if
Thunder Mountain was not o fake,
Replying would say that if it was
it would take the state of Idaho 25
years to redeem itself and again oper
its doors for mining investors al
tney would never attempt 10 entel
sooner, and prospectors would stay
away for long generation to come
knowing full we'll that they coulc
not dispose Of the fruits of their eff
forts. Capital ls 30 timid that i
would seek other and better pasture
and the state generally would hav
such black page on its history tha
it would take the annals of time t
remove. In fact if 1t was the cas-
it ought 10 be marked and erase'
from the maps in our Biographies, a
it would be wholly a state to itself
and perhaps as some think ought t
be thrown into q state Of oblivion, g
cast into the ocean, there to be dash
ed to pieces and lostin the sound {
the dasbing against the Pscif
shore.
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no bridges, in fact nothing whatever
was feared and there was no terror
for the gold,seeker, but on he went
through snow from six to 80 feet
deep, wading deep streams and ford
ing rivers, climbing mountains of
snow and ice, the altitude of which
in ID miles travel over Elk summit
would vary from $500 feet to $500
feet and IN one case from 800 feet
to $500 feet in going over the War
rem trail for six short, miles. As to
prices of goods, wares and feed for
animals they were all outrageously
high and seemingly scarce, yet no
Que knew of any human being or
beast starving.
The hardships were great and
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08

The above named company was
this week fol- $l0O, OOO.
The names Of twenty-three proml-
nent ranch and stockmen appear as
stockholders, $6, 500 is already
paid in. and it is expected that with
in thirty days between $25, 600 and
$50, 900 cash will be paid in by the
stockholders. 1t is the intention OF
the corporation to do a wholesale
and retail meacantile business. Ii
will be run on the cooperative plan.
A market will be provided for ths
products Of the farmer tor every
thing that he produces. He will bt
kept posted as to prices and the bes
markets. 1t will be of assistance tx
the farmers in organizing for bette
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08
that which now lives in the state and

that which now lives in the state and
will furnish one of the best markets |
for the products Of the valleys that
exists in the west, since nothing OF
importance will be produced in the
district on account of the long winters
and high attitudes.
You will find that Idaho will then
be a state which can almost live
within itself and afford good market
for the surrounding country, besides
furnishing work for the laborer,
mechanic, business and professional
man and all other vocations in life,
even the investor not excepted.
The original mining district Of
Thunder mountains has recently been
subdivlded into two mining districts,
to-wlt: Thunder mountain and Big
creek, the latter taking in Big creek,
its tributaries and a paStt Of the
branches of Monumental creek. The
formation of Thunder mountain DIS
trict is mostly series of porphyry
hills, reaching as far as the eye can
see in northeasterly and southwest
erly direction along on both sides OF
Monumental creek and its tributaries,
with quartz veins and contacts of
various eruptvle rocks and granite.
Much of the decomposed porphyry
and quartz, and the rock itself, car
ries low grade values Of gold and
thus far it Is free milling. 1t is
thought by many that it will become
r base upon attaining depth and like
2 wise become richer in valne.
AS for Big creek, Profile, Logan,
D Government and Smith creeks, all o.
which are in the Big creek district
the formation is altogether differen
q with prophyry, quartzite and phono
v lite dikes and lodges cutting the coun
e try rock, most of which Is granite 0
a lime formation. These dikes ar
# Concluded on Page Eight.
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to be remembered and counted for
good by most of those who actually
reached their destination, or held for
naught by the many-yes, majority
who attempted but failed to arrive
within so miles of Thunder Mountain.
1t is about 200 miles in any direc-
ton from the nearest railroad, and
has about five distinct routes to and
from the district, any one Of which
is bad enough. The district comprises
about all of central northern Idaho.
1t is as inaccessible section Of coun-
try as there is in the United States,
and the people who are old timers of
Idaho know as little about this Sec
ton generally as do the people of
Connecticut, and can give one no
better information or direction s to
going in or out than Bostonian.
However, the outsiders will see tor
themselves and make their own in-
vestigations, thus the great rush on
to Thunder Mountain.
Throughout last winter little wa:
known of it, in fact hardly any more
than when the Indians and dee
roamed those ranges and valley
generations ago; excepting what wa
published in the newspapers by som
enterprisiDg reporter or story telle
who had heard or seen, through hi
glasses afar off, in taking bird
eye view of the country at 200-milt
range in his own vivid imagination
That Dewey had purchased a million
dollar mine at song from the Cas-
well boys became the general rumol
ana people, as in all mysteries wher
riches are covered and uncovered
wanted to know for themselves
was then they went wild, as the
always go wild over gold and, then th
gold'brick fever became raging. Th
Storms, snow, snow slides, mountain
Oh Ice, high rivers and streams wit
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08

severe any way the boys went until
after June l. | would advise no
stranger to the country to attempt
going in before that time unless he
has we'll known confidential friend
who has visited the country before
and who can take all advantage of
purchasing goods, stock and feed
and knows the best places for camp
ing where feed can be had, thereby
disposng of many hardships. How
ever, the mode of travel and difficulties
will be eliminated by another year.
The distance will be cut down by
Gro sscuts and the roads and trails
placed in repair so that travel to and
from the district will be made easier
! and quicker.
The mails will be more certain and
better facilities of communication
had by way of telephone with the
outside world More properties will
be working, more buyers In the field
and prospectors will have a better
opportunity of disposing of then
prospects at better prices than IL
the past and many families will have
taken up their residence in the diff
ferent towns and camps already
, started. Schools and churches vii
. be built and all kinds of busines
, generally will be good and in deman'
with reasonable prices on goods ant
wares within reach Of all.
This is not all. Work will be NOR
plentiful, more mineral will be uncov
cred and greater demand for trea
ing plants, such as stamp mills, COZ
centrators, cyanide and chlorinatio
works and smelters. Of course thes
t will not all come in year or two
= but as the camps and districts pre-
e gress all of these will be had, an
e the railroads will reach there befo
8 loug. Already the Oregon Sho
b line, through tue push and perseve
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08
Perhaps this is language too strong

Perhaps this is language too strong
and too severe, but it must be remem-
bered, never in the mining history
has SO much been said of mining
camp, both for and against 1t, in so
short time, not even excepting the
great gold excitement of 1849 in
California. And there never could
have been greater hardships, men
losing their lives and all they had on
earth, leaving loved ones and homes
OF comfort, breaking away from
social and business ties never before
severed and going of to the unknown,
the least known of any country in
all the states, the trails strewn with
dead ANIMALS and sick men and every
conceivable thing which goes to ma ke
up a prospector's outfit. All OF
which tended to increase the army
of disheartened and discouraged gold
seekers who fell by the wayside 100
miles away and joined the knocking
brigade or became disciples of the
/ Ananias crowd, telling what they
heard from another weary pilgrim
who had only gotten mile or two
farther, he only repeating what an
other of like kind bad been told by
another. Why, half of the people
who started for Thunder Mount all
| never got there and half of the re
naming half could give you no ide'
of the direction or the location O
e the country, yet they tell you the
: we're there, when you know bette
: after hearing them talk, if you wer
: there. But the rush began ant
n people without information as t
e route, supplies, etc., which coui
J, not be gained went mad and surge
j. like seetbing mass of humanity 0
d toward Thunder Mountain, man
e with castles in the air to pick up th
rt nuggets of gold and obtain the spari
r ling colors by just the melting
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SheepmenI

Do you want to patronize a first
class shearing plant? Best ma
chimes operated by experienced men.
We will build first class plant, in
cluding first class shed and pens,
and be ready for work by April %,
or earlier. Prices, same to every
body. Book early as we have al
ready booked rs, 900 and can onlv
handle 1875, 600 to 100000. For fur
ther particulars, call on or address
J. +. Gibbs or Marsh Dickson, pro
prietors, Weiser, Idaho.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08
Corner Stone Laid,

The corner stone OF the new
Christian church, being built in this
city, was laid Wednesday. There
were no ceremonies, owing to the fact
that the material having been de-
layed in arriving, there was no time
to be lost in building if it is COM
pleted this winter.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08
Bring in Your Keys.

Ashby announces that all the keys
for the prize drawing are out, and
holders are requested to bring them
to the store and try to open the box
containing the prize.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08
Paints and Oils.

Haas Bros. have purchased the
entire Paint and Oil stock of Geo.
w. Meyer, and are prepared to fur
nlsh anything kept in first class
paint shop. 20tf
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08

Rev. Verburghe, OF the Catholic
church at the parsonage Wednesday
morning, united in marriage Jesse
Wbitworth, OF Sumpter, Ore, and
Miss Grace Brooks OF Weiser.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08

By using the Baking Powder named
"Perfect" you will show appreciation
of pure food. Always use the "Per-
rect" NJ. Z. Sommercamp & Co.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-08

See Cordelle crockery ad in
another column. He is making
great reductions in the price of those
goods 20 tt
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-28
SHIRAS HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
Justice Will Not Discuss His Pro-
posed Retirement.

Pittsburg, Aug 27.-Justice Shiras of
the United States supreme court, who
has just arrived in Pittsburg from d
vacation, refuses to discuss his re-
ported retirement from the bench fur
Their than to say that President Roose-
welt would be the first person to learn
of il, and that he had not received
the announcement yet.
On the subject of the anthracite coal
strike, Justice ShiraS said:
Arbitration is the logical method Of
settling labor troubles such as this one.
which affects the general prosperity
and comfort of a great section of the
country. The method and enforce
ment of this arbitration is a subject
for the lawmakers of the nation, but
arbitration is its logical solution.
Incorporation of all labor unions is
the primary step towards the passage
Of an arbitra ton law. The unions
must be responsible for the carrying
out of an agreement. and until they
are there is little hope for compulsory
arbitration of labor troubles"