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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23
OLD
FAVORITES
The star spangied Banner.
Observation-Disclosures.

The Star SpanEled Banner.
oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early
light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twi-
lights last gleaming2
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
thro' the perilous fight
Ger the ramparts we watched were SO
CALAMITY streaming?
And the rockets red glare and bombs
bursting in air
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag
was still there;
Oh, say, does that Star Spangled Banner
yet wave
of the brave?
On the shore dimly seen thro' the mist
Of the deep,
Where the foes naughty host in dread
silence reposes,
What Is that which the breeze DER the
towering steep,
AS 1t titfully blows, half conceals. half
discoses?
Now it catches the CLEAN of the morn
ing's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines In the
stream;
IT'S the Star Spangled Banner, oh. long
may it wave
Ger the land of the free and the home
of the brave.
And where Is that band who so Wanting
ly swore,
Mid the havoc of war and the battles
confusion,
A home and country they'd leave us 10
moreP
Their blood has washed out their foul
footsteps pollution,
No refuge could save the hireling and
slave
From terror of fight or the gloom of the
grave;
And the Star Spangled Banner In tri-
umph doth wave
Ger the land OF the free and the home of
the brave.
Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall
stand
Between their loved home and the
wars desoation;
Blest with victory and peace, may the
heaven-rescued land
Praise the power that made and pre-
served us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause
it is just,
And this be our motto; "In God Is our
trustp
And the Star Spangled Banner In tri-
umph shall wave
Ger the land of the free and the home
of the brave
Francis Scott Key.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23
PROOF OF THEIR BRAVERY.
japanese Commit Suicide Rather than
Face Public Disgrace.

japanese Commit Suicide Rather than
Face Public Disgrace.
Ever and anon there comes from
Japan the report that some dIstin-
guished soldier or statesman has COM
mitted hara-kiri in order to escape pub
lie condemnation for some well.meant
but mistaken act The latest instance
is that of an eminent officer Cana.
Guchi, who has committed suicide be-
cause his father an old soldier. re-
preached him with having lost 200
brave men, who were killed recently
by an avalanche, and being saved him
self.
"Hara kiri," or, as the Japanese pre-
fer to call it themselves, ''seppuku," Is
not an aboriginal japanese custom. but
was evolved gradually during the mid
die ages. It's origin is probably to be
found in the desire on the part of van
quished warriors to avoid the humilla-
ton Of falling into their enemies
hands alive. Thus the custom would
come to be a characteristic of the mill.
tary class, or at that time of the feu-
dal nobility and gentry. From a GUS
tom 1t developed into a privilege, and
ut the beginning of the sixteenth CEN
fury all who could claim the rank of
gentleman were exempted from the in
dignity Of being put to death by the
common eXecutioner, and were allowed
to commit 'hara-kiri" instead, the time
and place being notified to them OFF,
cially and officials being sent to wit
ness the ceremony.
How ineradicable is the japanese
sentiment Of death rather than dishon-
or was shown in a rather ludicrous
way In the early days of the modern
constitution. A young japanese mid
shiTnan on board a British man-of-
war was reprimanded by the authori-
ties at Toxic for some small indiscre-
ton, and on the receipt of the letter
went and committed "hara-kiri'' In the
wardroom. The romantic novels OF
Japan are full of instances Of this
time honored custom-the most famous
Of which is the story of THE Forty
seven Ronins." The vendetta, though
imperatively prescribed by custom,
was forbidden by law, much the same
as dueling with us. To take vengeance
on an enemy was inevitable to a
chivalrous Japanese, but 1t also In
volved capital punishment In 'hara-
kiri"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23
Observation-Disclosures
WILLIAMS AND M'CLAY KILLED.
Fight Occurred Near Chiwaukum, In
Che1an County,. IL. '. Gods, who
Intcrfered to Save Woman, Was
AssauIted-GOt Rifle and Killed
Both His Opponents.

Wenatchee, Wash, Aug. 1S.-Two men
a bloody battle is the word that comes
from Chiwaukum, Chelan county. 80
miles above Wenatchee, on the Great
Northern. The dead are John Williams
and a man named McClay, a cook. The
quarrel arose over the cruel treatment OF
Williams wife, who is sister of the
wife of j. 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 revolver and used
1t 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 a 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 a Winchester, six of which took
effect, three in each victim. McClay was
hit while running to get a rifle in a nearby
cabin and died with his boots on. Will
liams succeeded in getting a shot in on
Woods from under a car that was stand
ing on a sdetrack, 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 a cabin and getting a rife, Williams
came odt 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. Will
liams leaves a wife, who is sister to
Mrs. Woods. Nothing Is known of Nc
Clay here.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23
SHE FOUND THE SPOOL.
Tale Pointing Out the Danger of
Too Much Haste.

A Tale Pointing Ont the Danger of
Too Much Haste.
One Washington household was
thrown into q state of confusion one
morning last week. Mrs. Blank was
seated at the sewing machine busily
engaged In her work, but she found
time to frequently shower her pet dog
Bruiser with endearing terms Hav.
ing just emptied spool, she threw II
to the dog at her feet, Bruiser grasp.
ed and, as his mistress thought, gulped
down the SPOOL
With a shrek, Mrs. Blank summon.
ed the member Of her household. They
found her seated in the middle of the
toor with the dog in her lap frantic.
ally, but faithfully, trying to extract
the spool which she told them she
could plainly feel in the dogs throat
"What are you all standing there
for?" she cried Cant you do some
thing? Won't you do something? See
the poor thing is choking to death.
Look at his eyes Help! helpv'
Naturally everybody wanted to help
The neighbors by this time had ex
pressed their willingness to assist. but
when it came to the thing of actually
passing her idol over to others Mrs
Blank refused She would not intrust
her dogs life into other hands than
her own. so she continued the attack
with a vigor which Bruiser endured
with phenomenal vitality.
Finally the little dog fell over from
sheer exhaustion, which called forth
more shrieks. For the first time Mrs
Blanks eyes left the dogs throat
Looking around the room in despera.
ton she saw the empty spool, which
had rolled into a corner instead OF
Bruisers throat. Her stare, her gasp.
her whole attitude, in fact, told the
tale, and Immediately the group en-
ployed means by which the dog was
resuscitated. Had Mrs. Blank con-
tinued her hunt for the spool In Bruis
er's throat much longer the dog would
have been minus his larynx.-Washing
ton Post.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23
TRADE REPORT.

R. G. Dun Il Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade last week says:
Prospects have greatly improved
through numerous labor controversies,
yet the anthracite coal situation is I'M
changed and supplies are nearing de-
pletion. Distribution of merchandise
has met with some interruption owing
to the freight blockades, the volume
of business being very heavy. Sta
tistics of pig iron production of Aug
ust 1, according to the Iron Age, are
more satisfactory than might have
been expected in view of the great
scarcity of fuel. Shoe manufacturers
at the East have received practically
all the fall orders that will be placed,
and new business is now restricted to
sample orders in spring lines. Leather
again risen in price, and sales were
heavy during the past week, not only
in staples, but also upper stock and
betting butts. Recent violent ad
vances in hides have been fully held
and large transactions occurred, while
heavy Texas steers reached new
record price. Despite the very IA
vorable reports from dry goods job
bers regarding the volume outlook for
fall trade, conditions in the primary
markets and at the mills are now de-
void of incident.
Considering the official report of the
cereal crop conditions the firmness of
quotations during the past week has
been somewhat pressing. Failures in
the United States for the week num-
Der 1876, against 1863 last year.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23
MISCELLANEOUS MINING NEWS.

The production of anthracite coal in
1900 for Germany was 100, 100000 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
of July dividends aggregating $780,
900.
OF all the mines in the Republic
camp the Tom Thumb is at this time
In the best shape for shipping regu-
1arly.
July on the Salt Lake mining ex-
change closed with the sale Of 858,960
shares of stock for which $998,513.80
was paid.
The production of salt in the United
States during 1900 and 1901 was the
largest for any two individual years
yet recorded.
The Kendrick-Gelder smelter was
blown in last week at Silverton, Colo,
and it 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 800 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 cash considera-
ton of $4,000.
Mr.. Eugene Braden, who assumed
the management of the East Helena,
Mont. smelter on August, 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 $269,O27. over 95
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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
the union and the mine owners. The
new scale of wages has been accepted
by both sides for period of three
years.
Inc bureau of steam engineering of
the navy department, which has been
experimenting at the Washington
navy yard for some time with fuel oil,
mas found that the tests with low
pressure air for spraying purposes
nave been quite satisfactory.
E.. c. Cove of Spokane has bonded
the Diadem group of claims, in the
Sumpter district in Oregon near the
psyche mine, for $37,5OO. The mine
mas an aggregate DEVELOPMENT of
about 700 feet.
Word has been received from the
Profile district, located near Thunder
Mountain, that large mineral zone
mas been located there that runs
through the district. The width of
the zone is said to be about 200 feet
w, I. Mendenhall, the engineer for
the Salmon River Mining company.
operating in the Okanogan district
wash, j, has bonded the Bi.Metalic
NINE 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
ana sinking commenced. The plant
is said to be the best of it's size in the
camp and consists of hoists. boiler.
two pumps, cages, cables and other
necessities.
The first strike Of any Importance
on the 0. K. mine in Government
gulch near Wardner, Idaho, was made
recently. A good body of concentrate
ing ore has been intersected and the
oreshoot, which appears to extend a.
considerable distance, is said to be IA
feet wide.
An increase of $4,000 900 in imports
of iron and steel manufactures and a
decrease of $19,OO0O00 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 tie
American Tinplate company have been
notified that the plant at Elwood
Ind, would be shut down indefinitely.
The plant resumed last Monday. af-
ter a 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 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 Quilp will
be completed as soon as the additional
steel arrives,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

The owners of the Nickel Plate
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
about to commence.
Assistant Superintendent Flumer-
feldt 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 a wise course in getting
about 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 prosecute
and favorable returns are shortly ex-
pected.
The Old Gold and Primrose trail
over the summit on the North Fork of
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
have received very good offer from a
syndicate for the claim. The rumor
IS that the same company will build
a tram line up the Lardo and extern
oANC1y OPCl olC III DOIu Luc L1l w dnu
Duncan districts.
j. N. Anderson of the Gold Hill com
pany has started a force of men on
the Gertrude. rich showing property.
Reports from the Silver Glance,
Bear Lake, are very favorable. No
less than five cars of ore have been
shipped recently, and the returns from
the smelters are most satisfactory, the
ore being of exceptionally high grade.
The management of the Bismarck
have struck a new ledge of eight in
ches of solid galena, and this was
found in somewhat novel manner by
Dotweiller and his electric ore finder.
The ore is high grade.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23
REACHING TO PEklN.
The New Monaghan Branch of the
Trans siberian Railroad.


Trans siberian Railroad.
The report that the Russians are Sc
cretly building a railway from point
on the Observation-Disclosures line close to
the Russo-Chinese frontier, to Kalgan
on the Great Wall, about 125 miles
from Pekin, has caused something like
a flutter In England. The discovery
is said to have been made by trav.
eler who was making his way through
the country In Disguise and communi.
Gated the intelligence to an English
newspaper. While at Kailar, a town
situated on the river of the same name,
about siXty-tive miles from it's junction
with the Argun one Of the principal
tributaries of the Amur, he saw con-
struction train with laborers and rail.
way material moving away to the
south on newly constructed and
roughly laid track. He at once came
TO the conclusion that what he saw
had TO do with a new and hitherto un.
heard of line of railway, and appears
to have obtained information confirm
ing his conclusions. Should this news
prove to be correct, the fact that the
Russian government has seriously un.
dertaken this work is of great political
and military significance.
1t was known at the time Of the out.
break In China, in $780, that the Rus
slams had exploring parties out exam.
ming the country between Kiakhta, on
the frontier line just south of Lake
Baikal, and Kalgan, along the regular
tea caravan track. Later 1t was I'M.
derstood that the route traced out was
not entirely satisfactory, and that a
more easterly one was to be sought on
the western side of the Khingan chain
of mountains, that divides Mongolia
from Manchooria. Evidently such a
route has been found, and the political
situation in the far East, together with
the military exigencies arising out OF
It, has led the Russian government to
hasten the construction of the railway
which Is to bring Pekin in direct con
nection with the Siberian line through
Kalgan.
The building of this railway makes
Kailar, where it starts from the main
ManchOOrian line, a point Of great
strategic Importance, and we shall
probably learn In time that 1t has be
come one of Russia's principal military
centers in Eastern Asia. From II
troops can be sent at short notice south
or southeast, or called for, and both
1t and the railway to Kalgan might
be considered beyond danger Of attack
they being covered all along the east
side by the Khingan mountains, the
passes over which will probably be
held by the Russians. The distance
from Kailar to Kalgan is about 65C
miles, at least 300 miles shorter thar
the originally projected route from the
Siberian line east of Lake Baikal
through Kiakhta and Urga.
There Is not likely to be any friction
between Russia and England out OF
this action on the part of Russia, En-.
gland having Invested herself of any
right to protest by the Anglo-Russian
convention of 1899 respecting all that
part of China north Of the great wall.
Any trouble connected with 1t, If any,
would be with Japan. An effort will
be made to have the rails laid the
whole distance by the end Of the com.
ing autumn.-New York Sun.
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shot by Jealous Rival.

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 20-Rev. Frank
Lomack pastor of the First African Bap
fist church, will probably die as the re-
suit of two bullet wounds received at the
hands of A. L. Mckinney last night while
escorting Mrs. Sophia Tyler home from
the opera.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23

The efforts of the German cement
syndicate to control the production
and to regulate the prices of cement
have failed, and the syndicate has been
dissolved.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23
Quarantine Against Nome.

Port Townsend, Wash, Aug. 19-After
escaping quarantine restrictions almost
to the close Of the season, all passenger
vessels from now on arriving from Nome
will be subjected to the strictest quaran-
tine surveillance here.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23

Detroit, Mich. Aug. 19-.The will Of the
late Senator James Mcmillan, disposing
of an estate variously estimated at from
sc. 5000 to s1O,OOO,OOO, was filed for probate
today.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23

Charles Owen, workman on a
Great Northern pile driver train,
slipped and fell between the cars at
Lowell last week. His body was COM
pletely cut in two.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23

Adelina Patti will attend the Wag-
merriam festival at Bayreuth this month,
but simply as a spectator, although
she has received fiattering offers to
sing at one or more of the perform
anceS.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23

The total area used in the cultiya-
ton of small fruits in 1899 was 2915
acres. distributed amongst 96SS farms.
The value of the fruit grown was
1926, SAG, an average of $3.50 per acre.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23

The recent proclamation by Governor
Mcbride of Washington calls for the OBJ
servance Of Labor day as holiday, on
September l.
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Captain Meyer Killed.

Whatcom, Wash, Aug. 2o.-Captain
Robert e. Meyer, who superintendent the
opening of the first coal mine on the Pa
ciflc coast, was killed here last night in
a runaway.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23

We are never so forcibly convinced
that the farmer should not suffer for
lack Of farm hands, If the laws can aid
him, as when we see a town fellow
loafng in a hammock with a girl on
week day.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-23

Chicago, Aug. 2O.-For the first time
in many years the yellow flag of smallpox
Is flying from ship in Chicago harbor.
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The only thing that comes to the man
who waits is the dust from the procession.
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Reciprocity is good word: If yoS
want friends, reciprocate.
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HINES AND MINING NEWS
OUTLOOK IN THE NORTHWEST.

s,ems of Interest of "A Miscellaneous
Nature Gathered During the Past
Week-New Districts Brought to
the FrOnt-Mining Accidents and
Personals.
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-31
Rails County Republi cans.

The Republicans or Rails
County have placed the follow.
ing county ticket in the field :
Representative, p. p. Hummel ;
Sheriff, A. Hollenbeck; CoIlec.
tor, w. Seeley; Treasurer, Ed
Epperson; County Clerk, Gus
McCune; Circuit Clerk, Theo
McCune, Coroner, DIR. r W.
McCollum; Recorder, Benz.
Payton; Probate Judge, Henry
Moore; Presiding Judge of
county court, John w. Stevens;
Judge OF western district,
Henry Shulse; Judge eastern
district. John S. Smith.
Roosevelt, Hitchcock, Kerns,
and Adkins were endorsed.