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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09
IDAHO NOTES.

Electric light for Pocatello and an
abundance of it, is now but the matter OF
few days.
The new mill of the White Pine
Lumber company at Priest River will
soon be ready to start.
! H. M. Swartwood, banker of Fer
gus Falls, Mimi, opened state bank
at Moscow last Monday
Harvesting has commenced in the
Leland neighborhood, a number OF
binders being at WORK cutting grain.
! Four prisoners of six confined in the
Kootenai county Jail made their es.
cape last week. Two were captured.
The city of Wardner has completed
its pound corral and Deputy Marshal
Fred Decker is caring for loose stock
The election at Charleston resulted in
the erection of a fourth class city
there, the vote on incorporation carry
| ing As to 81
The Nez Perez commissioners have
appropriated $3.50 to be used in pre-
pairing Nez Perez county exhibit at
the Lewiston Interstate fair.
A. S. Barrett, an extensive dealer in
Vineland fruits, reports that the musk
melon and watermelon crop, which is
very large is about ready to ship.
Professor Horace Ellis, who has
been superintendent of the Franklin,
Ind, schools, has resigned to accept
the presidency OF the Idaho State uni.
versity
A petition has been forwarded to
Washington asking the president to
have the laws against the introduction
of liquor on the reservation strictly
enforced.
The contract for building the Lewiston
Riparia road on the north bank of The
Snake river between Riparia and Lewis
ton, has been a earded by the 0. R. & N.
to Wren & Cleenough, contractors.
Census bulletin No. l85, devoted to Ida
no, has been received and is full of in
teresting and valuable facts regarding the
state. Upon the subject of irrigation
it says: The surface of Idaho comprises
S4.290 square miles, or 53,945,6OO acres
County Att orney Winters Of Bannock
has placed W. A. Durham of Blackfoot
under arrest on the charge of murder
ing F. M. Fritz and J. L. Donaldson
on Pocatelio creek, when the Fort Hall
Indian reservation was opened in June
last.
Thomas H. BREWER, the Genesee banker
and L. z. Woods, the leading grain dealer
of the same place, have made arrange.
ments to open a banking house in Nez
Perez the middle of August 1t will be
a correspondent of the Exchange National
bank of Spokane.
Dan Hawkins made his escape from
the penitentiary last Friday. Hawkins
was sent from Lemhi county in May,
1900, for robbery. having been con.
cerned with Bert Hillman in holding
up the employees of a store of the
American Mining company at Gibbons
vile.
Thomas Sanders, a sheepman, who
formerly resided at Boise, is lying at
his camp near Summit fiat, Boise
county fatally injured His horse fell
and rolled down the mountain with
him. Sanders was caught by ropes on
his saddle and was unable to extricate
himself. The horse rolled over him
three times as they went down the
steep mountain.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09

General Manager Tracy w rou.
mas assured the mine owners at Re
public that the steel for LAYING tbo
track from the depot site up EuraLo
gulch to the San Poll, the Black Tail
the Lone Pine-Surprise and the ouiln
Will be brought immediately.
The regular Homestake dividend ho.
been declared for July, payable on tbo
18th instant of so cents per share or
b$105,000. This signalizes the two
hundred and eighty-ffth consecutive
monthly payment of the Homestata
company to its stockholders, aggregat.
ing $11,3SS,75O, covering a period Of
70 years and nine months.
! With oil the amateur NAV temnor
steel to stand like the work of an ey.
pert. This is principally because
when using oil, a slight variation in
temperature does not effect such a
change in the final condition of the
steel as occurs when water is used.
The mines and ovens Of the Montana
Coal e Coke company at Horn and Al.
bridge were closed by strike last
week. The men demanded an increase
in the wage scale, which was refused
by the company. 1t was also asked
that all nonunion men employed by
the company be discharged. The coal
mines are among the largest of the
state. About 500 men are affected.
j. D. Farrell of Seattle, president Of
the Pacific Coast company, has com
pleted the purchase of 81 iron claims
near Valley, Wash, for a sum said to
be $4,000. 1t is certain that if the
claims develop as is expected, rail-
way will be built from Valley to the
mines, distance of II miles, and
reduction works will be built some
where near Spokane to reduce the ore
to pig iron.
A company hiss been organized IN
Butte and Helena, Mont, by Hogan
Bros, who are working a big quartz
dyke on Crooked river, Elk City min
ing district, under the name OF the
Crooked River Electric Mining Pow.
er company, and they intend erecting
1000 horse power electric plant Oh
that stream as soon as the foundrles
can fill their orders for the necessar!
machinery, says the Idaho County
Free Press.
Suit has been filed in the 1edelai
court by the Portland Gold MINING
company against the Monument Gou
Mining company for damages. Inc
claims of the two companies are LOCAL
ed side by side in the Cripple ole'a
(Colo.) district. The complaint :.
leges that a vein which apexes IN "
Tidal Wave claim of the Portland Gun
pany is being worked by the Mona
ment company and that ore 10 =.
value of $250,000 has already OV''
taken out.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09

New York, Aug. Al. Pierpont Morg IN
has purchased from Georgiana, the coun-
tess of Dudley, her handsome house at
No. SO Grosvenor street. cables the
Worlds London correspondent. The house
stands at the corner of Davies street and
is most conveniently situated. Lady Dud-
ley had her house beautifully decorated
and finished, at cost of nearly 100000.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09

Paris, Aug. 4.-United States Secretary
of War Elihu Root, who, in company with
General Horace Porter, United States am
bassador to France, and General Wood,
arrived have recently, has left for Carls-
bad, Austria. The members Of the United
States embassy and Major Vignat, former
ly military attache to the French embassy
at Washington, were present at the sta
ton TO witness Mr.. Roots departure.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09
Storms in Minnesota.

Redwood Falls, Mimi, Aug 4-Red-
wood Falls suffered badly from a heavy
windstorm and cloudburst King Broth.
ers' machinery warehouse was unroofed,
the courthouse roof was torn off and the
city bell tower blown down, crashing
through an adjoining building. Trees
were uprooted and windows broken. Wa
ter ran in torrents through the streets.
All crops are flat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09
Earthquake in Montana.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 6.--An earthquake
in Missoula county caused slight dam
age. 1t lasted about two seconds, vibra
tons being quick and short. At Bonner
one of the large dynamos at the electrical
plant was shaken from its adjustment.
At Clinton the shock was quite severe, the
operators reporting that several buildings
collapsed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09

Lisbon, n. d., Aug. 4.-Lsbon was the
center of a hurricane and destructive hail
storm recently. Crops in this section are
totally destroyed. Several persons were
injured. The neighboring towns of Butts
vile, Englevale and Sheldon were also
affected by the storm.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09
To keep out FiIipinos'

Washington, Aug. 4-Comm,'s ii
Sargent of the immigration bureaa =. |.
the approval of Secretary onaN Ming
sued a circular prohibiting the c0iu ~st;vs
the United States of residents anu - avcep
of Porto Rico and the Philippines , ar
after the same examination as Is
against other alien immigrants
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09
To Pay the Gar a visit.

KEEL Aug. 6.-The imperial yacht Hon
enzollern, with Emperor William on
board, sailed this morning for Reval,
where his majesty is going to pay visit
to the ear on the occasion of the Rus
sian naval maneuvers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09
Two Towers Wrecked.

st. Louis, Aug. GA heavy windstorm
swept over st. Louis and wrecked two of
the towers in the varied industries build
ing in course of erection on the worlds
fair site. The towers were 200 feet high.
The damage will amount to several thou
sand dollars.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09
Engine Run over Him.

Everett, Wash, Aug. AZ. H. Gray. a
laborer, was killed here by Great North
ern switch engine. Both legs were cut
off below the knees, a hand was cut off
and his head badly bruised. He had rel
atives at Decatur and Olga, Wash.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09
Elsht Square Mn. Il Asphalt

Spread out in one sheet the "a Nv
900 square yards of asphasll' .it;ss
which has been laid in over 10 81
North America would blanAe I'd
and one-eighth square miles, ,atry
the road builders say this cou hslt
only just begun the use oil asp
street paving.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09
Colorado Forest Fires.

Denver. Col, Aug. 4.-Reports from
Leadville say chat serious forest fire is
raging six miles northeast of that city on
the north of Prospect mountain.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09

In the year 70 the crater of vesuvius
was TO great extent covered with vines.
and Spartacus and his gladiators used
1t as camping place.
There are no sins that a man NAV keen
to himself.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09
Salt Price Coca Down

Portland, Aug 4-The Federal Salt
company has announced a reduction OF
81 per ton in the price of salt.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-09

Few ever intend to take nl0''
tiny taste of sin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-02-13
EVEN HAWKS HAVE VIRTUES.
The Birds Show Strong Parental Love
and War ON Fnrmers' Rodent
Enemies.

When other birds go south in the
autumn the hawks and owls are among
the few birds left in the north. These,
usually looked upon as feathered
pests, are really most valuable friends
of the farmer. The hawks and owls
have been unlucky enough to get bad
names and the farmer boys wage war
in spite of the fact that they destroy
more than enough ground squirrels,
gophers and other rodent pests to pay
many times for the few chickens they
take.
If farmers would only see this there
would be more grain in their cribs and
fewer hawks and owls tackled up on
their barns to scare away their fel.
lows.
s'Wise as an owl'-that saving may
have been started in spirit of sar-
casm, but there is a great deal of truth
in it. 1t is said that owls make un-
usually intelligent pets. Besides, they
are perfectly fearless and are affec-
tionate when you have succeeded in
winning their affections.
Hawks have their virtues, too, in
spite of their predatory habits. They
are strongly attached to their mates,
and often a widowed bird will live
alone for years, plainly mourning for
its loss.
Parental love is highly developed in
them A striking case is reported
from Minnesota. A forest fire was
raging, and as it approached tree in
which was nest of young fishhawks
| the old ones hovered over them with
cries of distress, and as the tree was
wrapped in flames they dashed into the
/ fire and died with their little ones.
| Owls, Us well as hawks, 60 In pairs
md have been kneYH to mats fer lifs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
MR., WHEELER'S ERROR

There are plenty of people in the United
States who have as little respect for roy
atty in the abstract as Mr.. Wheeler of
Ken lucky who will not agree with his
views as to the entertainment of Prince
Henry of Germany, expressed on the floor
of the national house Of representatives
yesterday. If we were to refuse to en-
terrain representative of another nation
because he is a prince what is there to
keep that nation from refusing to give a
courteous reception to any commission,
minister or ambassador we may send to
it, because they are republicans? We must
recognize the fact that we cannot escape
international relations, and that some
Of them must be with nations that have
governmental systems that are repugnant
to our democratic ideas and ideals. Prince
Henry is the representative of Germany
making call of courtesy and we must
receive him in fitting manner, even if
we would be more than delighted if a
revolution were to set up republic in
Germany tomorrow and turn Prince
Henry out to earn his living in competi-
ton with the rest Of the Germans.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
NO SMALL BUSINESS
New York Times.

Illustrative of the gigantic proportions
financial dealings in Wall street have attained
within the last few years was the experience
came to New York and wished to invest his
money. While still poor man in a western
town he became acquainted with a newspaper
correspondent whose headuarters were in
New York. When some mining shares he
owned became of immense value he came to
this city and happened to meet his newspaper
friend.
II like this town pretty well,' said the
westerner, land think would like to come
here and take a law office somewhere, and
turn my money over to reputable banking
house to invest for me. I have about $1,000
900 in cash and some $1,000, 600 in good securi-
ties"
The newspaper man said he would be glad
to advise his friend Of q safe place to take
his money. This correspondent remembered
that on many occasions he had sought infor-
nation from. one of the import2nt banking
houses of Wall street, and thought here was
a good chance to repay some Of the courtesy
which had been accorded him. He therefore
went to the head Of the institution and said:
81 have been to you many times for infor-
nation Now l am going to do you little
turn" A friend of mine has just come to
town from the west. He has $1,000,000 in
cash and 50, 900, 900 in securities which he
wishes to turn over to you to keep and invest
for him.
We'll - replied the banker 1--WE appreciate
your confidence in us very much, but l am
forced to say that we do business now only
with large corporations
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
COURSE OF BUSINESS

Our country is just about entering upon
the period that has been looked forward
to as the time when railway earnings
would begin showing decreases. From the
middle of February along into spring. 1t
was expected, and with reason, that the
weekly reports would show the effect OF
lighter tonnage on roads where the
corn shortage of last year was most Sc
we're. That the country should have been
able, up to this time, to afford enough
general tonnage to keep the freight earn
ings of it's transportation lines up to
high point against shrinkage of nearly
so per cent in its greatest cereal crop, has
beer the cause of wonderment abroad and
congratulation at home. But that the
loss of so much corn would show adverse
ly later on when the volume of tonnage
In freight Indirectly produced by corn
would necessarily decline, has been fully
expected In speculative way it has
been fully discounted. It is especially
Interesting, therefore, to note that in
what may be taken as the first week Of
the period when everyone expected an
unfavorable showing the aggregate earn
ings OF all railways in the United States
fell Off by only 3.5 per cent, and good
part of even this was due to unfavorable
weather. and interference with regular
traffic by storms. The phenomenal pros
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
a THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

fire walls would minimize the danger from
spreading flames, and, sometimes, de-
ficiency in the important provision OF
water supply. Ifsowners of buildings we've
as anxious to safeguard them from fire
as municipal authorities are, in most lo-
calities, to- make the fire departments
effective in fighting fire, there would be
far fewer fire disasters than there are
now.
The insurance men claim that their
profits are dwindling through the activi-
ties of the fire fend. Thirty companies
went out Of business last year Human
carelessness and vicious incendiarism
effect most Of the damage, and when these
are under control we may expect dim
mutton OF the fire waste. Meantime some
thing can be done through rigid building
inspection and we may console ourselves
with the view, too, that this same great
fire waste is blessing to. labor and
business in certain lines. What is de-
stroyed has to be rebuilt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
A MORAL OBLIGATION

A reader of T h e Journ a asks for
an opinion on the following question::
Should man who, through force of cir
cumstances, failed in his first start in life,
deny himself all future pleasure-eyen if
he is afterwards meeting with what might
be called success-until he has entirely re-
deemed his first failure?
The question implies that the man who
asks it wishes to have the answer from a
moral standpoint, from the standpoint OF
a man who still feels that he is morally
bound to meet the debts incurred at his
way.
A man who has been legally excused
from meeting debts that were actually
owed, but intends to and actually is pay
ing them off as fast as conditions permit
is not morally bound to deny himself all
future pleasures; but we would say, re-
Numbering always that we assume that
the man admits the moral obligation,
that he must be just to others as we'll as
to himself in the nature Of his pleasures.
All extravagant pleasures all pleasures
that do not tend to make him better
man, all pleasures that impair his health
should be scrupulously avoided. The
simple. healthful forms of pleasure which
are really indispensable to a well-rounded
life, should not be omitted. But our
friend must be watchful of himself in
drawing the line between the permissible
and the indefensibIe pleasures. In each
doubtful case he should inexorably ex-
anime as to whether it would do him more
real good to have the. pleasure than to
apply the cost of that pleasure as a divi-
dend on his bankrupt's debts. Trips to
Europe, costly Establishments, fine equip
ages, high living, costly raiment, ETC.,
should be rigidly excluded from the good
things permissible to man who holds in
his heart that he is bound to meet obli-.
cations that have no longer the force of
legality.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
Onr Trim tO the Pyra dc.

Cairo, Jan. 10, 1902.-Our trip to the pyra-
mids was certainly a delightful one. The
project of taking the trolley car was unani-
mously vetoed. The girls were at first just
set on having a camel or a dromedary, but
we found they came much too high and rolled
dangerously in a heavy wind. In addition to
this nearly all the camels we saw, so the
Arab guide said, had recently fallen down the
sides of the pyramids and had bumped them
selves severely on the back. In fact, the
swelling had not gone down yet.
'Poor creatures'' said Lucille, chow they
much suffer. I wonder if they have used
arnica?''
We finally gave up the camel idea and de-
cided to rent a hors de combat apiece from
an old Frenchman who said he had been left
here by Napoleon during the invasion of
Egypt The animals were called horses de
combat because the French gentleman had to
fight SO hard to keep them moving
Arrived at the pyramids, we galloped up
the steep sides, and while the horses were
resting on the top we took toboggans and
slid down the pyramids and off across the
smooth sand of the desert for half mile
before stopping. 1t was glorious sport.
We visited the SPHINX, who has been very
mush overrated for exploiting a very cheap
brand of mystery. Lucille does not believe
that the Sphynx knows anything worth tell
ing, anyhow. Perhaps not The expression
she wears is that OF g, club lady who mas just
been told by another lady one of those sto-
res beginning, For mercy's sake don't men
ton this, now, or say that told you, for ]
wouldn't have It get around for anything, but
they do say etc, etc, etc. Possibly we
do the SphynX an injustice. But 1t is not
intentional. One thing must at any rate be
put down to her credit, and that is that she
has kept it to herself for two or three thou
sand years, and that is more than some other
women we know can say.
Well, the trip was q delightful one, and we
| fought our way back to Cairo with the re.
1nenbrance of one of the Dleasantest days
! of our whole foreign trip. Lovingly, Lucille
! Mary l.. and Margaret. "A. j. Russell.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15

~ The members Of the legislature who are
coming forward so briskly with colsti-
tutionnl amendments as substitutes FOR
those of the tax commission should re-
member that the commissioners had nine
months to think about such things and
probably devoted more time to the in
vestigaton of the recommendations upon
which the amendments are based than any
member of the legislature has. The COM
mission was on absolutely different ground
when it reported the amendments from
what it was on II! reporting tax code.
In the latter case, it was limited by the
constitution and the objections to its code
grow out of an earnest attempt to draft
the best law the present form of the con-
stitution permits. In drafting the amend
ments the commission was guided by de-
sire to give Minnesota an opportunity to
adopt a more modern and just tax system
than the constitution, as it stands, allows.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
The FIERY DESTROYER

The fire loss in january in the United
States and Canada aggregated $15.032, 800,
according to the officially compiled rec
ords. So far in February the two fires
at Paterson, N. j., and at Waterbury,
Conn.,, entailed a property loss Of nearly
SIS, 900, 900. The fire loss, indeed, so far
this month is said by the insurance men
to average from 100000 to 100000 each
day. This extra ordinary record suggests
strong pull on their resources. The weak
err companies have reason to be anxious
about their risks. If the fire disasters
continue with the vehemence and vicious
ness experienced so far this year, the
record of disaster will be beaten.
Last year, the aggregate property loss
by fire in this country was $14S,O0O, 900,
and the loss to the insurance companies
was $S6,O00OOO. These figures, however.
are not up to those of 1893, when the ag-
gregate property loss was 1854, $40, and
the loss to the insurance companies was
$105, 1894 SIT, the effect being that good
many companies had to withdraw from
business. In 1900 the property loss was
$3.50, 1926, 1905, and the insurance loss was
$95, 4O3, $50. The stock and mutual COM
panies in this country are reported to
have had a cash income Of. $19S 81, ST.
last year, and net surplus of $162, SCI, 500,
while the number Of risks written during
the year is estimated at $4,000, OOO, 900,
the aggregate capital being $7S,15o,s75.
The risks written would seem to be some-
what disproportionate to the capital.
The insurance men consider that the
leading procuring causes Of the disastrous.
fires are frequently electric wires in
buildings, when the 'sheathing is burned
through by an occasional excessive cur
rent stronger than the wire can easily
carry; the lack of other safeguards pro-
portionate to the value of the property
exposed; the lack of fireproof construc-f
ton. even Of the most limited kind. when