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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03
BIG TIME PROMISED.
$500 10 Cash Prizes Hung Up-DrilIing
Contests Double, Single and Junior
All Kinds Of Amusements-Great
Eothusiasm-Committees 10 Line to
Prepare Sports-Everybody Come.

Sumpter will have Fourth OF
July unexampled In the the history
Of the city. Indications point to
this. More money will be expended,
more prizes offered, and greater
preparations for II big day are under
way than ever before.
The matter IL In the hands Of CON-
petent comittees. A citizens meet
ing convened Monday night at the
Ellis Opera house, with Mayor G. II.
McColloch as chairman, and appoint
ed the following executive committee !:
X. l.. Neill, chairman; Charles
Liebenstein, w. G. Calder, Cato j.
Johns, Walter Cronin, Thomas
Dunphy and Andrew Stinson.
The above committee met at the
Club Tuesday afternoon and appoint
ed chaimen Of the various sub-com-
mittees as follows:
Finance committee, II. l.. Neill
drilling COMMITTEES, A. j. Stinson (;
amusement committee, Charles
Liebenstein; advertising and print.
ing committees, Thomas II. Dunphy /;
decoration and parade committee,
W. &. Calder; hotel and transpor-
tHtion committee, Cato j. Johns.
The charimen Of the above COM
mittees were appointed to take the
initiative In the seveal departments
aud appoint their subordinate
committeeman.
Mayor Charles II. McColloch IL
to be marshal Of the day. The
management IL assured that 300
will be raised and distributed In
prizes.
Everything points to u glorious
Fourth. Committees are working In
harmony. The cash will be raised.
Details have not yet been completed,
but the committees are ut work and
things are moving.
There will be drilling contests,
potato races, tugs Of war, cracker
contests, kid races, girl races, pie
eating contests, one legged races,
fat individual races, aud In fact
everything that goes To make u jam up
Fourth of July. The best looking
lady In the crowd draws prize, the
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03

homeliest man likewise. The pret.
tiest kid of given age, male or
female, may make the ten strike of
its life, who knows? But anyway,
everything is arranged to have a big
day. The committees have settled
down to business. the cash Is being
SUBSIDIZED, and nothing is lacking.
The details as to where the several
events will be pulled of, and certain
other matters Of minor Importance
have not been settled, but will be
announced later. Everything points
to great day. The surrounding
towns are coming and will participate
in the gala occasion.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03
VALLEY QUEEN.
Ledge, It Is Thought, Will Be
Reached Within Ten Or
Fifteen Feet.

Tom Gray, superintendent Of the
Valley Queen. came In this week
from the property and reports that
the formation In which he IL now
driving IL growing softer with every
Indication that the main Valley
Queen ledge will be reached with
the next ten or fifteen feet. The
crosscut now being driven Is to form
the main working level Of the mine,
and will tap the vein at a depth Of
about 900 feet. The crosscut Is now
In a distance Of over 26O feet. In
driving this distance a number Of
stringers were cut which will be ex-
plored after the main ledge Is
reached. These stringers have
shown high values, and have averaged
several feet In width. The largest
one was five feet.
Mr.. Gray says that the snow IL
now practically gone, aud that he Is
preparing to increase his working
force and prosecute development
with renewed vigor.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03
Timber and Homestead Filings.

Timber and homestead filinRs, ss well
~ final proofs, can be made before
Charles II. Chance, United States Com.
missioner, Office in First National Bank
Of Sumpter building, Sumpter, thus saw.
ing applicants expense Of q trip to la
Grande.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03

T. C. Harrison, agent for Giant pow.
der company.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-03

II in want Of clothing, see Neill Mer.
camille company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
Three Wives Introduced by Illus.
bands Death.

Trenton, New Jersey, October 20
Since the death of James e. Gordon, a
raiIroader, who expired suddenly at his
home here week ago, three young women
have appeared who say they were his
wives. At Gordon's funeral it became
known that he was member of the Rail-
road Employees Relief Fund, and his
heirs were entitled to $500 as funeral ben
efits. AS member of the Knights Of
Friendship his heirs we're entitled to $500
from that source. The wife with whom
he had been living lately made applica.
ton for his funeral benefits, onlyto find
that she was wife No. 3. Later she re-
ceived cali from woman who informed
her that she was Mrs. Gordon, No. l.,
having been married to him at Brewster,
n. Y, where she resided at the time
with her parents. Her maiden name she
said, was Ida Gallaher. She had her mar,
riage certificate, and asserted that she
had never been divorced from Gordon,
but that he had deserted her. Wife No.
2 resided until short time ago in this
city, but her friends say she will make
no attempt to claim any of the funeral
benefits of the man who, she supposed,
was her husband. Gordon was 4S year:
old and had been in the employ of the
Pennsylvania Railroad for sixteen years
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
MEDICINAL.
They All Say 80.
Not only in Alexandria but
in every city and town
i'm the Union.

II the reader took the time and trouble 10
ask his fellow resident of Alexandria the SIM
ole question given below, he would obtain the
one answer. If be would read the statements
now being published in Alexandria which re-
fer TO this answer, it would surprise him to
note that they number so many. As many
more could be, and may be, published, but IN
the meantime ask the first person you meet
what cures backache? The answer will be
Doan's Kidney Pills. Here is citizen who
endorses our claim:
Fred r. Jackson, baker, of 1888 north Pat
rick street, says: when man is subject to
dull pains in the small of his back which is
always intensified by an exertion, il does not
require the improper action of the secretions
| from the kidneys to tell him that in some
way those organs need attention. With the
passing of time other complications become
apparent and distress in my stomach after
eating was a common occurrence. The treat
ment Of leading physicians, even that given
by well-known hospital and the use of medi-
cine unstintingly guaranteed to cure kidney
complaint, failed TO even bring relief, or |
never would have gone to L. ). Leadbeater &
Sons drugstore for Doan's Kidney Pills This
remedy acts differently from anything else
ever tried The pain and inflammation in the
bladder gradually lessened and as the organs
improved indirectly my trouble was benefit
ted. From the results | received from the
use of Doan's Kidney Pills, / have not the
slightest hesitation in very emphatically en-
dorsing them"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents a
box. Foster-Milbum Co., Buffalo, n. Y,
sole agents for the United States. Remember
the name Doan's and take no substitute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

John Redmond, the Irish leader,
speaking at Killarney, said the time
had arrived to start campaign against
emigration.
The Italian cruiser Lombardia has
bombarded the Mad Mullah's position,
near Illig, in Italian Somaliland, and
compelled the Mullah's force to retire.
A furious gale is sweeping the Eng
lish coast. The Red Star steamer Fin
land, from Antwerp for New York, put
into Southampton yesterday in distress.
All the revolutionary bands which
we're operating in Eastern Macedonia
have returned to Bulgaria, and the
streets of Sofia are thr)nged with insur-
gents, who beg for food and shelter.
The insurgept movement in the Do
minican Republic is spreading through
out all the northern part of the country.
La Vega, Monte -Criste and Santiago
have come out in favor of the movement.
The Bishop Ridley College, at st.
GATHERINGS, Ont, was totally destroyed
by fire yesterday. The students all es-
capped, but number of them lost their
personal effects. Loss on the building,
1920 insurance, $500
There are indications of another revo-
luton in Colombia, and it is reported
that Gen. Pedro Mel Ospina, presiden-
tial possibility, has been implicated IN
it. Venezuela is said to have concen-
trated body of troops on the frontier to
aid, indirectly, the new opposition to
the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
.EIiIah's" Chariot Seized.

New York, Oct 26.-John Alexander
Dowie, Elijah, the Restorer, has lost,
for the time, at least, his chariot and
fine pair of horses which he brought
from the west when he invaded wicked
New York. The barouche and horses
were seized by Deputy Sheriffs outside
of Madison Square Garden this morning
under an attachment issued to Robert
E. Farley, a lawyer of Winchester,
by the supreme court of that place.
The seizure is to satisfy claims of$l, 1850,
due Mr.. Farley, for professional services
to j. Luther Pierson, alleged to be one
of Dowie's healers. Elijah this
morning admitted on the platform of
Madison Square Garden that he had
no legal right to the name of Dowie,
and that John Murray Dowie was net
his father In fact, he did not know
lust who his father was. Speaking OF
this strange state of affairs, the "Pro-
phet" said that Dowie had married his
mother in March of the year on which
he was born, and that he first saw the
light in May of the same year. John
Murray Dowie, he said, refused to tel
him who his father was, despite efforts
to clear the matter. Dowie made more
vicious attacks on newspapers again this
morning which, he says, will be contin-
ued tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
MONDAY EyENING. OCT. %, 1908.

ANOTHER victim Of the fatal effect
of injury by football is reported, and as
a resnlt there vii be no more football at
the Ein,ira, n. Y. Free Academy, this
season at least. William F. Connolly,
who was a student at this institution,
was the star halfback Of the school
eleven. He died at an early hour yes
terday morning as result Of injuries
sustained in practice on "Wednesday.
In playing against the scrub eleven on
Wednesday. he was called on to punt.
He swung his foot at the ball but missed
il. and fell to the ground in agony.
Connolly was taken home and it was
discovered that he had ruptured his
iptestines. Peritonitis developed which
eaused his death. Connolly is the third
Elmira schoolboy to die from football
injuries in four years and bis death has
resulted in the disarmament of the team
to which he had belonged. The TACT
that occasionally boys are killed IN
football matches should cause The facul-
ties of colleges to take measures toward
rendering the games less dangerous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
Scared TO Death.

Athens, Ga, Oct. 26.--Mrs. John
Pittman, prominent woman of this
city, was frightened to death in bed by
her husband at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning. A few minutes before that
hour Mr.. Pittman arose and went into
the hall to get drink of water In
the dark Mr.. Pittman stumbled over a
chair and fell, making great noise.
His wife, awakening with start, was
so frightened at the noise and at missing
her husband from the bed that she
screamed out at the top of her voice,
Mr.. Pittman ran back into the room,
only to find his wife in spasm from the
effects OF which she died in few min
utes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
Emneror Makes Concessions.

Vienna, Oct. 26.-The Nieu Erie
Presse today announces that Emperor
Franz Josef has, with one modification,
accepted the programme of the Hungar-
ian liberals, thus ending the deadlock
which has existed for several weeks, and
also obyiating the likelihood Of Franz
Josefs abdication. The main point at
issue between the Emperor and the Hun
garians was the use of the Hungarian
language in the army. The Hungarians
demanded that officers be permitted to
use Hungarian in issuing orders, while
the Emperor declared that Austrian
must be used.
Vienna, Oct. 26.-It was announced
this afternoon that Count Tisza had been
appointed premier of Hungary to sue
coed Count Hederyary, resigned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
Accident on b. & o. r. II.

Baltimore, Oct. 26.-One man miss
ing and several injured is result of a
ashup on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
at Sykesville, about 40 miles from this
city, early this morning. A heavy freight
outbound parted next to the engine, and
when it came together the conclusion
threw car door on the southbound track
in front of engine 1881, drawing heavy
train. The engine was thrown down asteep
embankment and % cars were derailed
Engineer Lintbicum, of 1881, could
not be found at last reports, and fire.
man P. Grabill was injured in the breast
and shoulder and over the left eye.
Brakeman William Levy was badly scald-
ed about the face and his eyes injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
Sam Parks on TrieI.

New York. Oct. 26.-Sam Parks,
the walking delegate of the Housesmiths
and Bridgemen's Unions, whose acts in
the labor world have brought him wild
notoriety and into prison, was placed
on trial today for the second time before
Judge Newburger, in Part III. of the
court of General Sessions. Parks is to
face a jury again on what is known as
the Tiffany Studio" Indictment. In
this he is charged with having extorted
$500 from Louis Schmidt, through the
calling off of a strike. Parks looked t.
to be in bad physical shape, when
brought to the bar. With him were his
counsel, Messrs. James w. Osborne,
George Gordon Battle, and Joseph G..
Eustace. Mr.. Osborne opened pro-
ceedings by making vigorous protest
against the trial proceeding. Besides
reciting the fact that the appellate
division had not yet decided the legality
of Parks first conviction, on charge OF
extortion, Mr.. Osborne declared that his
client was suffering from chronic
tuberculosis; that he was an anaemic,
and that physically and mentally he
was totally unfit TO proceed with the
trial. Mr.. Battle then submitted af-
fidavits setting forth that Parks mind
was in such condition that he was UNI
able to advise his attorneys as to his
defense or as to names of witnesses
whose testimony might be essential to
tie cause of the defense. Judge New
burger denied the motion. The work OF
selecting jury was then begun. There
was special panel Of 100 men present.
1t was noticed that no officer of any i'm
portance connected with the defendant
union was present, save Timothy Nc
Carthy, known in the criminal court
building as parks man Friday"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.


George F. Rinker, weIl-known clti-
zen Of Leesburg, died on Saturday, alter
a long illness from dropsy, aged about
SO years.
With only week intervening between
now the regular November election
day, there is not the slightest ripple OF
excitement on the political waters OF the
State.
Lewis NJ. Miller, a wealthy farmer
living near Winchester, died yesterday
from pneumonia contracted while at
tending the fair there last week. lie
was 20 years OF age.
Rev. DIR. F. T. McFaden, pastor Of
the First Presbyterian Church in
Lvnchburg, on Saturday night an
nounced to his congregation that he
would accept the call recently rendered
him by TIE First Church OF Rich
mond.
A beautiful wedding took place at
Hillsboro, in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, on Saturday, when Miss Eta
Katharine, daughter of Mr.. Russell
Price, of Hillsboro, became the bride OF
Mr.. HAYWARD gladden. Thompson, OF
Round Hill.
The end Oh the bitter municipal strug-
gle between the administration faction
and the anti-administration wing of the
democratic party in Norfolk ended on
Saturday night when W. W. Dey, the
former city chairman, was elected chair
man of the new committee which organ
lied. The Norfolk democrats will now
unite and abandon factional differences
to fight the republicans.
DIR. R. J. Payne, of Stafford county,
while having we'll bored on his farmon
Saturday, struck rich vein ofpyrites Is
feet below the surface, and indications
point TO an inexhaustiblc supply. DIR.
PAYNE will make further Investigations,
with the view of developing the proper
ty. The New York Copper Ore Com
pany is successfully operating a pyrite
mine in the same locality.
Congressman Claude A. Swanson,
candidate for the Virginia governorship'
was in Roanoke on Saturday, and, re-
garding his candidacy, declared that his
prospects we're Frightening. He finds
many men who were for Montague two
years ago for him now, and his assur-
ances from every section of the State
are flattering. He declared that either
primary or convention would suit
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
FOREIGN NEWS.

Advices from st Petersburg indicate
hat the war cloud which recently hung
ver the Far East has about passed
away.
The British navy was today officially
Informed that hereafter the "The Star
spangled Banner" will be regarded a
ne American national anthem.
Fridtiof hansen, the famous Arctic
explorer, today at Stockholm stated tha
the reports that he was about to start &
new polar expedition were inaccurate.
The Russo-Austrian reform scheme
for Macedonia is regarded with suspicion
in some European capitals. 1t is feared
that the influence of these two nations
will become too powerful.
The Paris Figaro today prints Con-
stantinople dispatch stating that Sultan
Abdul Hamid is seriously i'll; that he
tainted yesterday and since that time his
condition has been such as to cause grave
fears among his councillors.
Official statistics show that the Ger
mans. as race, are degenerating. Theo-
retically all German males must serve in
the army but only 81 per cent. are ply
sically fit for enrolment. The main OBJ
lection is the prevalence of heart trouble
among the young men.
The propaganda at Rome is flooded
with accusations and protests against
Bishop Bonacum, of Lincoln, Neb.
These accusations treat principally with
the Murphy case. Cardinal Gotti, the
project Of the propaganda, has decided 10
bring the question before the Congrega-
ton.
1t is rumored in Berlin that Baron
Won Sternberg, German Ambassador
at Washington, who is now on
the Atlantic, bound for Germany,
will not return to Washington.
Secretary Bussche, who is attending to
Won Sternburgh's work during the lat
ter's abscene from his post, is being cham
pioned as his successor by the eyemies
of Sturnberg.
Fire broke out in the hold Of the White
Star liner Celtic, while the vessel was lying
in her dock at Liverpool today. Part Of her
cargo was destroyed before the blaze could be
extinguished.
King Edward has confirmed the appoint
ment of Sir Mortimer Durand, the British
Ambassador at Madrid, as British Ambassa-
dor to the United States.
The French sailing ship Savoyard went
down near Brest today. Thirty-six of her
crew were drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra oaze.'e'I
Washington, d. O., Oct. 70.

washington, ~ W; wv -
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, a
member of the Executive Committee OF
the National Republican Committee had
a long conference with the President this
morning. The situation in the party was
very thoroughly gone over, the President
asking the Senator's opinion on many
matters. They also discussed the probable
action of the Committee when 1t meets
,ere next December to select the conven-
ton city. Senator S cott told the President
mat be would strain every effort to give
he convention to Pittsburg if that city
carried out its intention of making a
fight for the honor. "The good people
from Pittsburg come over into my coun-
try and help us out once in while, =
said the Senator after his talk with the
President. ''and if can do anything for
them I'll only be to glad to do it. The
Committee will meet herein Washington
between the eighth and twelfth OF De-
cember.
Senator Germans speech in Maryland
on Saturday in which he 80 severely at
tackled President Roosevelt, is regarded
as the execution of plan to make the
race problem a great issue against the
republicans in the presidential election.
Democrats accept Mr.. Germans attack
with no attempt to conceal their delight,
and appear to welcome the issue.
Secretary of Commerce Cortelyou TO-
day issued orders that John Turner, the
self anarchist, under detention
in New York, shall be deported to Eng
land the land of his origin. This Is the
first deportation under the antl-anarchy
provisions of the new immigration act Of
1908.
The American Public Health Associa-
ton is in annual convention in this city
today. Over 200 delegates are present
from all parts of the United States,
Canada. Mexico and Cuba. Among the
reports of commissions presented were
those on the value of bacterial standard
for municipal milk supplies; on the
action of formaldehyde as distlnfec-
tant; on laboratory tests of efficiency OF
water filters; on the relation of protazo
to diseases, etc.
The Weather Bureau expects slight
snow furries during tho nightin the noun
tains of New York and Pennsylvania, but
the forester says no abnormal conditions
are in sight. 1t supredicted that the
cold northwest wind that may push the
mercury down to "a degrees during the
night will diminish before morning.
The Supreme Court of the United
States set for argument today on January,
4, the case Of Giles versus Teasley, and
of Rogers versus Alabama, coming from
the Alabama Supreme Court, involving
the construction of suffrage clause OF the
Alabama constitution with aims to dis
franchise the negro.
In the case of Perry Versus Haynes,
involving lien for repairs amounting
to S154 on a canal boat on the Erie canal
which canal boat was later sold for $3.50
the Supreme Court of the United
States today rendered a decision hold
ing that the admiralty jurisdiction
If the United States extends to artificial
channels as well as to other navigable
waters and, holding that as this juris-
diction attaches to canals, it must neces-
sarily attach to vessels used on canals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-26
Bath i'm Wine Fatal.

Rome, October 26.-News from
the wine country of Aosta tells
of the death of Charrere, a vine
grower, while taking bath in vat OF
fresh crushings of the grape. His sis
ter also was victim. 1t is the custom
among the peasants to plunge into the
warm wine before it is aged in the be-
lief that year of prosperity will follow
the act. Charrere entered his cellar,
disroDed and immersed himself in the
vat. He did not emerge, and his sister
went in search of him. Both were
found dead, the fumes of the wine, pol
soned in the poorly ventilated apartment,
having asphyxiated them.