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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02


ter Mrs George Ben. Johnston.
Miss Grace Perkins will be with her
grandmother. Mrs. ". II. Perkins, at
No. si4 West Franklin Street. this win
ter. and will be a student in Miss Nir-
GINA Ellctt's school.
Mr.. Samuel Chapman. Of Orange. Va.
the son of the famous Confederate scout.
Captain William Chapman. is visiting
friends In Richmond.
Miss Maria Blair was unexpectedly
called away from Richmond yesterday.
She will return to the city. however, by
next Wednesday.
Miss Pearl Myers and Mrs Maggie
Romer have returned home, after a
charming visit to Mrs. a. r. Anderson,
of Washington.
Misses Gertrude and Dora Taylor. who
have been visiting relatives in Clarke
county. Va. have returned, to spend the
winter in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew simonds. Jr..
of Charleston. S. c.. are spending the
autumn at Tuxedo for the benefit of Mr.
Si.nonds' health. Mrs. Simonds is pleas
antly recalled here, where she has
friends. as the chairman of the enter
tainuent committee OF the Charleston
ESposition She was a prominent social
figure at the Greenbrier White Sulphur
snrin:-s during the season Of 1o0L
Mrs. Alice Watkins who has been the
guests of Mrs. j. S. Withrow i'll Staunton.
is at home again.
Miss Mary. Perley. Miss Eta Atkins.
Mrs W. c. Payne and Mrs p. g. Mar
tin. Of Charlottesville, are spending the
week in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Wilson are Just
back from a short visit to Mrs. ]. 3.
Price, of Suffolk.
Miss Mamie Russell. Of Winchester,
no will be entertained by Mrs. Carter
Scott during the show. will return to
+ r s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02

Mr. ". c. Hatchett, Of Primers Point,
who has been visiting friends in Rich
mond, has gone to Amelia county on a
hunting trip.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02

Miss Mary Perley. Miss Eta Atkins.
Mrs. w. C. Payne and Mrs. e. II. Mar
tin. of Cralottesville, are spending the
week in Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02

Miss Maria Blair was unexpectedly
called away from Richmond yesterday.
She will return to the city. however, by
next Wednesday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02

Mrs. l.. Clay, of Greenville. Miss, is
the guest of DR.. c. P. Williamson at the
Richmond Female Seminary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-02

Miss Pearl Myers and Mrs. Maggie
Romer have returned home after a
charming visit to Mrs. A. r. Anderson,
of Washington.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
FATALRCWNI ARWiNATHCH[E
WILLIAMS AND M'CLAY KILLED.
Fight Occurred Near Chiwauk un, in
Chelau COnRty-J. b. \. Gods, Who
lntcrfered to Save q Woman, Was
Assault+d-GOt Rifle and Killed
Both His Opponents.

Wenatchee, Wash, Aug. 1s.-Two men
killed and one wounded as the result OF
a bloody battle is the word that comes
from Chiwaukum. Chelan county, 81
miles above Wenatchee, on the Great
Northern. The dead are John Williams
and man named McClay. a cook. The
quarrel arose over the cruel treatment o.
Williams wife, who Is a sister of the
wife of ]. B. Woods, who did the shoot
ing. Williams was beating his wife when
Woods interfered and threats were made
McClay sided with Williams and Woods
was compelled to fight both men, who, 1t
is said assaulted him. Winchesters were
used at close range and Woods proved the
better shot.
The first story that reached Wenatchee
was that Woods had a revolver and used
it with deadly effect, but was wounded by
a rife shot fired by one of his assailants
Sheriff Keller and County Attorney
Reeves went at once to the scene Of the
tragedy. Williams was a quarrelsome
man and reputed to be dangerous. while
Woods had good regulations
The sheriff and County Attorney Reeves
have returned from the scene of the kill
ing Of Williams and McClay and report
that the coroner's jury exonerated Woods
and that he was entirely justified in the
shooting. Woods fired Is or more shots
from Winchester. six of which took
effect three in each victim. McClay was
hit while running to get rife in a nearby
cabin and died with his boots on. VIII
liams succeeded in getting shot in on
Woods from under a car that was stand
ing on a sidetrack. where these men had
been loading wood when the quarrel be-
gan. He then ran for cover. but was hit
twice by Woods deadly bullets Running
into cabin and getting rife. Williams
came out and again opened up on Woods
from behind some logs, and when in a
sitting position was shot through the hips
by Woods and died in 80 minutes. vii.
liams leaves a wife. who is a sister to
Mrs. Woods. Nothing Is known of Nc
Clay here.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
Late News Ifems.
Clay here

The viceroy Of SEE Chuan reports
that imperial troops attacked the rebel
headquarters at Inchawan August II.
One thousand rebels were killed and
their leader, Tong Lu Hung, was cap
tured and executed
The decomposed body Of Mrs. Jessie
Tuman was found 100 yards from her
home near Muscatine, Iowa. Her hus.
band. unconscious and MORALLY wound
ed, was found on the floor in the house
which showed signs of a desperate
struggle.
The state department has received
dispatch from r. S. Sharetts, the
treasury expert who was commissioned
by the state department to negotiate a
tariff treaty between the United States
and China, stating that the treaty was
signed on the 18th instant and that he
would sail for the United States on the
first steamer.
While fishing in the Hudson river,
Gustav Grunwald, Jr., Is years of age,
was killed in remarkable manner.
He was with his father and his brother
when fisherman standing near them
made sweeping cast with long line
to which was attached a heavy lead
sinker. The sinker struck young Grun.
wald just behind the left ear and
knocked him of the string piece on
which he was seated. He was dead
when picked up, having been killed in.
stantly. The angler disappeared be.
fore he could be arrested.
At st. Louis. Mo-, Sunday a wagon
containing a picnic party of IS young
persons was struck by Page avenue
streetcar and overturned. Harry King
Is years old, was killed: Harry Brown.
Is years old. probably fatally injured.
and Patrick Brown, aged 16, seriously
hurt. The others received minor in.
juries.
Westbound passenger train No. 3
crashed into a helper in the yards at
Wadsworth. New. Both locomotives
were badly damaged, and Frank Nolan.
engineer of the helper. was killed.
Traffic was blocked for several hours
Colonel William Arnold Hemphill
manager of the Atlanta Constitution
Is dead at his residence in that citv of
founder and for many years business
Apoplexy.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
Thorn p.on and Claffey Held.

Chicago. Aug. ls.-Oscar Thompson was
held to the grand jury by Judge Patton
on the charge of having murdered Mrs.
Bartholin. At the same time John
clancy, the stableman. who Is better
known as Daddy" was held as an &C.
cessory after the fact for the murder O,
Miss Minnie Mitchell. Thompson was
also held on this charge. Claffey's bond
was fixed at $500. but the Judge declined
TO fix bond for Thompson The two
men were taken to the county fail. N,
attempt was made to give bond for Olaf
Fey. as the primary object OF the at
torneys acting fo- him and Thompson
was to sc; the prisoners out Of the hands
OF Inspector Hunt and free from his
sweat box" methods.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21

Oyster Bay. n. Y. Aug. 19-Bishop
OGorman of Sioux Falls, s. D., has pre-
sented TO President Roosevelt an auto
graph letter from Pope Leo. together with
beautiful mosaic picture of the vatican
gardens. The letter is In French, and is
as follows:
mfr. President: am much pleased
with the congratulations you addressed
to me in your letter Of the 9th Of May,
and snce in addition to the good wishes
also expressed through the governor of
the Philippines, you have added a present
of your own works, 1 am doubly CRATE
full.
you. Mr.. President, will surely remem-
Der the many expressions of good will
which / uttered concerning the United
States. Nothing could be to me more
agreeable than TO assure you Of my good
wishes. especially at the moment when
the negotia lions of Governor Taft, hav-
ing ended in a satisfactory result for
both sides. have come to str ngthen the
excellent understanding between the
church and the United States authorities
'As token of my satisfaction I ha ye
charged Mgr. O'Gorman to bring you a
masaic picture from the workshop of the
vatican representing our gardens May
l ask You to keep II as a souvenir and
as an expression of my friendly feelings.
LEO XIII.
Rome. The Vatican, IS July. 1902"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
MONTANA IrE MS

The total tax rate OF Butte is IS 3-5
mills.
An equal suffrage convention will
be held in Butte September II and Is.
The wool season at Big Timber has
closed. The total receipts were a lit
tie short Of 2.0vo.0OO pounds.
L. H. Baldwin. civil engineer OF the
United States geological survey. in
charge Of the Typographical work in
connection with the diversion canal
project near Havre has commenced
work.
President J. J. Hill Of the Great Nor.
thern Railway company, who visited
Great Falls recently. will erect a mon
ster steel and iron plant. for which
plans have been drawn. according to
information from those close in touch
with the railway magnate. wednes-
day night, II has developed, MFR. Hill
purchased half interest In the Conrad
| iron mines OF Choteau county for SOS.
| 600. The mines lie in the Sweetgrass
| hills and constitute a veritable noun
tain OF the mineral. There IL enough
iron ore In sight to keep an ordinary
plant supplied for 100 years. accord
ing to Hills experts. who have exam
ined the property. w. G. Conrad, own
err OF the mines. has confirmed the
report Of the sale to Hill.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
Elgin Creamery Company Fails.

Chicago, Aug 19.-The Elgin Creamery
company. which operates 1876 creameries
throughout Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin
has failed. The creditors are estimated
to number nearly 10000, over 800 being
farmers. The American Trust & Savings
bank was appointed receiver and it's bond
is fixed at $4,000
The assets of the company are consid-
cred to be $4,000, while the liabilities are
estimated at $s5o.OOo Inability to realize
on outstanding accounts is given as the
cause of the failure.
The Elgin Creamery company Is the
largest concern Of its kind in the United
States. Its authorized capital is 100000.
OF this amount s275 200 is outstanding and
paid up.
In order that heavy financial loss may
not be caused to the farmers dependent
on the company for the sale of their milk
arrangements already have been made by
the receiver to continue the operation OF
its various plants. The company ever
since its organization has almost con-
trolled the creamery business in the three
states in which 1t operated. When IL
was formed 1t took over all the best indie
pendent concerns engaged in the MANI
facture of butter. Its affairs were gem
orally thought to be in a good condition
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
IDAHO GLEASIxGs.

The hunting season in Idaho is now
open.
The Puget Sound Grain company
has made arrangements for the build.
ing OF large warehouse at what is
commonly known as North Pin.
The new hotel which is under con
struction at Mace for the company il
nearly finished.
The body OF l.. f. Lyons was found
In the river Sunday four miles below
Post Falls.
A runaway accident occurred two
miles from Post Falls. Idaho, recently
in which Mrs. Overstreet was seriously
injured.
F. X. Perrault. aged so years, OF Os-
burn, dropped dead while playing in
q haymow with some children, last
week at o'clock in the evening. It
Ia believed that death resulted from
heart trouble.
Idaho commissioners want assess
ments OF railroads doubled. They will
present resolution Of that sort to the
state board OF equalization. Some OF
the counties are ready to make things
warm II the board is obdurate.
Commencing Monday and continuing
until further notice, a daily freight
train service will be inaugurated be-
tween Wallace and TeHoa The new
service will be great benefit to this
section OF the country in many WAYS.
The transcontinental lines announce
the resumption Of one way homeseek-
the Missouri river to Spokane and the
Inland Empire, beginning September
and continuing daily until Novem-
Der l.
The principal business block of KEEL
logg. consisting OF Eve business
houses was completely destroyed by
first last week. The loss is SOS. 900.
with total insurance Of 50, 400. The
fire Is believed to have been of incen-
diary origin.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
SULTAN IS AT HIS OLD TRICKS
lie Has Once More Failed to Keen
nis sOlensn Promises to Uncle
s"m-Retattons Again Strained
I. =. Minister l.~tshma Refuses
Ia Discuss Matters.

Constantinople, Aug. l9.-The nonexecu-
ton by the Turkish government of agree
ments reached long ago on questions
affecting the interests OF American citi-
zens has led to somewhat strained rela-
lions between the United States legation
and the porte. United States Minister
Lelshman has Informed the latter that he
will not discuss matters until the terms
OF the settlement already agreed upon
are carried out. Diplomatic critics antici-
pate further undue delay. and that this
may possibly lead TO sharp reminder
by the United States.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
MIsCELLANEOUs MINING NEWS.

The production Of anthracite coal In
1900 for Germany was 100 .000, 900 tons.
The Spokane stock exchange opened
Monday morning, after a brief vaca-
ton.
Good reports Of the Cracker creek
district, Oregon. continue to come to
light.
Experts have been at work investi.
eating the large iron deposits in the
Georgetown district near Silver Lake.
The mines of Utah distributed
among their holders during the month
OF July dividends aggregating s240,.
600.
or all the mines in the Republic
camp the Tom Thumb is at this time
in the best shape for shipping regu.
larly.
July on the Salt Lake mining ex.
change closed with the sale Of S5S. $50
shares Of stock for which $685. 1880
was paid.
The production of salt in the United
States during 1900 and 1901 was the
largest for any two individual years
yet recorded.
ne NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Smeiter was
blown In last week at Silverton, Colo,
and 1t Is said the operations and re.
suits are entirely satisfactory.
The reopening Of the Hecla mill
at Gem. in the Occur d'Alenes. will
give the Hecla opportunity to increase
its shipments from 600 to 500 tons a
month.
The Big Joe and Lulu claims. ad.
Joining the Dewey mine on Thunder
Mountain, have been sold to Spokane
and Iowa parties for a cash considera-
ton Of $4,000.
Mr.. Eugene Braden, who assumed
the management of the East Helena,
Mont, smelter on Augusta. has been
prominently identified with mining
throughout the Northwest for many
years.
The importation Of bicycles into
Japan has more than doubled In the
past two years, the value Of the i'm
ports In 1901 being $2ss OCT. over IS
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21

cash register and tills and relieved the
pockets of victims of loose change.
The Cakes building in Baker City
was almost wholly destroyed by fire
last week. The loss was about $4,000,
partially covered by insurance. Mrs.
Sylvester Grant, who conducted the
lodging house, lost 81 900 in bank bills,
which she had sewed up in an under
skirt. She was morbidly afraid OF
burglars and distrusted banks.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21

Muscatine. Iowa, Aug. l9.-The Ell
faso limited on the Rock Island system
was wrecked by a washout a mile west
OF Let's. and 1--WE coaches and the engine
were thrown into the ditch. The train
carried heavy passenger list, and there
were many miraculous escapes from
death. Many are reported injured. The
"ashout was caused by a cioudburst. NO
one was seriously injured.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
CIRCUS CARS WREcRpn

Tacoma, WASH, Aug. 1s.-ru
plant cars and one cage of an .n,
car belonging to section of the D.;
ling Bros circus. en- route to pou, lug
were ditched near the frelsh, .
this city. Ten men. ~ elephants ~.
several Gagged lions and tiger. aug
in the mixup. No fatalities ooo. eie
but all of the men were bruissS .ed.
three were sent to the hospita, 81, ana
for treatment. aefe
Z. w. McCurry. superintenden. :.
animals. sustained severe fractu.o
his left leg, just above the .n,,V
Martin Smith, elephant trainer y"
ceived number of cuts On his ,.0,
and face; c. A. Weaver, elephant ,-s eaa
err, had his shoulder dislocated ana
ceived an ugly cut on his face. Dr.. .
Sowden. chief elephant traine, s,.'
sustained a deep cash on tho ho.s
The elephants received few scratcha.
and bruises. but their injuries arc NJ.
believed to be serious, NV
The wreck. which but for the r.,o,.
OF good fortune would have been a A.
astrous one, was caused by defective
frog in a switch. The third section NJ
the circus train was pulling out n,
Portland. when a flatcar left the mil.
drawing with it the heavily loaded ele
plant cars. The weight of tho alo
plants knocked the roof out. The from.
OF one car dropped into water ditch
about six feet deep, while the rear end
was upon level ground. This inclined
the car and threw the elephants helm.
less at the end of the chains by which
they were tied. The gigantic beastc
were piled around in almost eyerv
shape except an upright one.
AS soon as the cars left the tract the
leaders rushed from their quarters
and by beating and shouting kept down
the rising tempers of the unruly in.
mates. They were unclaimed and al
lowed to slide from the cars much as
they would have backed out at the
usual unloading. Within a very few
minutes all but one were rounded IN
in very docile herd, gorging them
selves upon the grass at the scene of
the wreck. One small female was in
helpless condition at the end of her
chain, and when it was cut from the
fastening she slid heavily into the
ditch Of water.
She was either too badly frightened
or too stubborn to extricate herself,
and it required an hour of strenuous
work to land her on the shore. She
was finally dragged out bodily by .
huge male elephant. A chain was
fastened about the necks Of both ami
mails and after a few pulls the female
was pulled into position where she
could help herself. She was badly
bloated with water and was given sew
eral quarts of whisky to ward of a
chill.
The cars were badly damaged and
were taken to the Northern Pacific
shops for repairs, the animals being
put in boxcars and the train left to.
night for Portland.
When the accident occurred the
train was moving at the rate of three
miles an hour, but when the flatcar
jumped the track it set the air brakes
and thereby prevented more serious
results.
The car containing the tigers and
lions was only partially derailed and
the animals remained in their cages.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
BRITISH COLUMBIA,

group have secured a site in Hedley
City in Similkameen, for the concen-
traitor it is stated they intend to erect
for the reduction of ore from their
mines on the mountain directly above
the town.
Work has been started on repairing
the plant of the Bullion Extraction
company at Silica. two miles west Of
Rossland, in preparation for the con-
centration experiments which the War
Eagle and Centre Star companies are
ehOut to commence.
Assistant Superintendent Flumer-
fe!dt and Smelter Manager Hodges Of
CRANKY Consolidated company, have
been to Fernie and Michel to see how
soon sufficient coke could be shipped
to permit the smelters to run again.
Michel is turning out $50 tons of coke
per day and Fernie about 10.
Members OF the provincial cabinet
are adopting wise course In getting
abcut the country. meeting the people
personally, discussing with them their
grievances, and. where there Is good
cause for these, Strengthening them
out
l.. A. Jarnagin of Spokane, owner
and manager of the Leova, a property
situated behind the old Blue Bell
workings near Ainsworth. reports that
work is being faithfully prosecuted
and favorable returns are shortly ex-
pected.
The Old Gold and Primrose trail
h4
the Lardo river is being built, and the
Old Gold and Primrose company in
tends further considerable develop
ment work and to take in supplies via
Kaslo.
George Haggerman and Dan Tourney
have just returned from doing assess
ment work on the Golden Eagle, Dun
can river. The property is owned by
Mr.. Haggerman, who is believed to
syndicate for the claim. The rumor
- that the same company will build
tram line up the Lardo and extern
sively operate in both the Lardo and
Duncan districts.
j. N. Anderson Of the Gold Hill COM
pany has started force OF men on
the Gertrude. rich showing property.
| Reports from the Silver Glance,
Rear Lake. are very favorable. No
less than five cars of ore have been
shipped recently, and the returns from
tho smelters are most satisfactory, the
ore being OF exceptionally high grade.
The management of the Bismarck
have struck new ledge of eight In
ches OF solid galena, and this was
fonnd In somewhat novel manner by
Dotweiller and his electric ore finder.
The ore Is high grade.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21
per cent of which same from the Unit

per cent OF which same from the Unit
ed States.
The threatened strike of San Juan
miners recently was averted, a COM
promise having been agreed upon by
new scale of wages has been accepted
by both sides for period of three
years.
E. c. Cove Of Spokane has bonded
the Diadem group of claims. in the
Sumpter district in Oregon. near the
Psyche mine, for s37,5o0. The mine
has an aggregate development Of
about TOO feet.
Word has been received from the
Profile district. located near Thunder
Mountain. that a large mineral zone
has been located there that runs
through the district. The width Of
the zone is said to be about 200 feet.
The bureau of steam engineering Of
the navy department. which has been
experimenting at the Washington
pavy yard for some time with fuel oil.
has found that the tests with low
pressure air for spraying purposes
have been quite satisfactory.
W. T. Mendenhall, the engineer for
the Salmon River Mining company,
operating in the Okanogan district.
WASH. has bonded the Bi-Metalic
mine near Chewelah. The exact price
Of the bond will not be stated, but it
is said to be in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
Superintendent drummer of the Sill,
yer Dollar property at Republic. states
that the machinery has been installed
and sinking commenced. The plant
is said to be the best Of its size in the
camp and consists of hoists. boiler,
two pumps, cages, cables and other
necessities.
The first strike Of any Importance
on the o. X. mine in Government
gulch near Wardner, Idaho. was made
recently. A good body Of concentrat-
ing ore has been intersected and the
oreshoot, which appears to extend a
considerable distance, is said to be ii
feet wide.
An increase Of $40, 10000 in imports
Of iron and steel manufactures and a
decrease of $4,000, 900 in the exports
OF that class of articles. is the most
striking characteristic of the COM
merce Of the year just ended.
Two thousand employees of the
American Tinplate company have been
notified that the plant at Elwood,
Ind. would be shut down indefinitely.
The plant resumed last Monday. af-
ter shutdown following the refusal
OF the local employees to accept a re-
duction in wages. The reduction was
accepted and the mill started. The
notices posted state that the suspen-
sion OF operations is because Of a
shortage of orders.
H. A. Durkee, roadmaster of the
Kettle valley lines. reports rapid pro-
gress in track laying to the various
mines at Republic. Spurs have been
laid on the San Poll. distance OF one
and a half miles. and to the Black
Tail. distance of half mile. Rails
have been practically laid to the Lone
Pine, and the spur to the Ouilp will
be completed as soon as the additional
steel arrives.