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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04
MINING NOTES.

The mining outlook of the old camp
of Pierce, Idaho, is brighter this spring
than it has been since the palmy days
of the Cos.
The Belmont Mining company has
made arrangements to resume opera.
tions on its property, located north OF
Osburn, Idaho.
II. L. Frank and associates, of Butte,
have made rich strike in their King
mine in the Silver Star district, Mon
tana. Gold ore was uncovered that
assays as high as $50.
The property contains the eastern
extension of the Hercules lead for 5000
feet 1t was located two years ago,
but not until year ago was extensive
development started.
The mining industry of today is con
Quoted on much larger scale than in
the past, and rich strike in an indi-
vidual mine attracts less attention
from the general public.
The General Petit mine, located
near Atlantic City, Idaho, has been
purchased by Edward Hotter, of Hell
ena, Mont, for price said to be $780,.
600. This is considered one of the
best mines in the state.
Since the recent strike of eight feet
of good concentrating galena on the
Tarbox, three miles from Saltese
Mont, the owners have taken steps to
make their property producing one
at the earliest date possible
February dividends from companies
operating in the mining field were
quite satisfactory. They show an i'm
provement over the five months past
even though a less number of compa
MES reported. Some 3S companies re
ported dividends amounting to $13,
1e0,93o.
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GREEAV|LLE, MISS.,FLOODD|
MISSISSIPPI RIVER HIGHER ru...
EVER BEFORE.
Relief Parties With Boats Ar.
Work-Waters Cover Thousands !.
Acres of Land--Loss Will Be Hs,.
Great Excitement Around Match.
and Vicksbure.

Greenville, Miss, March 20 ~,
backwater from La Grande cravaal
is rising slowly and nearly all Of the
city is submerged. Business is no.
lyzed and people in the southern c.
ton of the city are moving abopt :
skiffs. The rise in the last "a he.
has been two inches. The reports soaa
out from here that the city is in A.
ger OF destruction are highly exao
gerated. The facts do not warrop.
such statements, while rumors -
great loss of life are absolutely with
out foundation, so far as is knon,a
Relief parties with boats have hoo
at work rescuing people in the noth
OF the flood and the refugees are
brought here.
1t was said that the mayor boa
instructed the city engineer to our
the protection levee in the northern
part of the city, as it is believed /.
will be the means of letting the wator
out through Fish lake. The country
beyond the lake is much lower than
the city and If the levee is cut it will
stop the rise in Greenville and Garry
off much of the water now in the citv
The shutdown of the electric LIGHT
plant is a serious Inconvenience to tba
people and lanterns in skiffs may be-
seen throughout the town at night
The flood situation outside of Green.
vile remains practically unchanged
The waters have covered thousands ot
acres of the fine delta farms and 10
sweeping south of Vicksburg. The
loss will be heavy, but it is impossible
to give anything like a correct est.
mate of the damage wrought by the
flood.
At Yazoo City.
Vicksburg, Miss, March 3O.-The
flood situation in this immediate Sec
ton is unchanged, but Yazoo City Is
beginning to feel the effects of the
water from La Grange crevasse. The
back water is rising at the rate OF
two inches day and the eastern Dor
ton OF the town is partly submerged.
Hundreds of Sightseers.
Natchez,. Miss, March 30.-The re-
port that the Aronolia levee, two miles
below Vidalia, La, was in imminent
danger of breaking, attracted HUNDREDS
Of sightseers from Natchez Sunday
The water was seeping through and
so men were put to work to save the
levee. 1t is confidently believed that
the levee will hold.
A message from Clayton Station,
La, says that the Tensas river is ris-
ing rapidly and that the back levee is
under water. The canal at that place
will be closed
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.


The tie-up of the street car service
at Seattle is complete.
Walla Walla high school recently
defeated Huntsville academy in de
bate.
The Spokane County Teachers in
stitute meets in Spokane Monday
April 6.
The townsite of Moscow has been
sold by Sheridan Long to John O'Con,
nor, a Spokane capitalist.
The Spokane Pioneers society has
engaged Elks' hall for their annual
meeting, Tuesday, April z.
Rufe Turner had walkaway in his
fight with Jimmy Reilly at Tacoma
last week, which lasted six rounds.
Admiral w. S. Schley and Colonel
A. K. McClue, with their party, visited
Spokane for a couple of hours on the
evening of the first of April.
Gambling trouble prompted Charles
E. Riley, young travelling salesman
from Kansas City, to take his life by
bleeding at Spokane recently.
About so Of the leading dairymen of
East Kittitas have formed co-opera-
tive creamery with a capital stock of
$4,000. They will put in a modern
plant.
HASTE & Dougan, contractors of
Spokane, have been awarded contracts
for an apartment house in Seattle and
15 buildings for the government at FIT.
Worden.
A carload of black bass will shortly
be forwarded to this state, the ex-
pense of which will be borne entirely
by the fish commission, with a half
rate concession by the Northern Pa
cific railway.
Northwestern university, the largest
Methodist university, in Chicago, has
placed the Spokane nigh school on the
accredited list, which will permit grad
yates from the high school to enter the
university without examination.
The Spokane master builders asso-
citation has made proposition to the
trades council and the building trades
unions for the appointment of con-
scale for all trades for two years.
The body of Charles Lee, who was
drowned in the river last January
while attempting to escape from Off
GERS at Spokane who were taking him
to prison, was found recently and ship
ped to Canton, Ohio, the home of his
brother.
Charles E. Kloeber, Jr., has assumed
the managing editorship Of the Taco
ma Evening News. Mr.. Kloeber has
served as foreign correspondent of the
Associated Press, and was formerly
city and news editor of the Washing
ton, d. c., Times.
The governor has appointed G. j.
Hill of North Yakima to succeed r. B.
Gum as member of the state fair COM
mission, and re-appointed ]. e. Shan
non of North Yakima to succeed him
self on the same commission. Both
are four year terms.
1t is regarded now as practically
settled that the encampment of the
G. A. R. for the department of Wash
ington and Alaska will be held in
Spokane on May %, 26 and 81, COW
ering the period of President Roose-
velt's visit on May 26.
Mayor Alexander Robinson, of
Charleston, Wash, died suddenly last
Friday, of apoplexy, aged GO years.
Mr.. Robinson was native of Mack
mac, Mich, where he grew to man
hood. He served throughout the civil
war in the Thirteenth regulars.
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Praying for Rain.

Cumberland, Md, March 31.-A fire
has been raging for some days on
Mount Pisgan in Clay county, West
Virginia, and assuming such threat
entng nature that the people in that
locality are praying for rain. The
village of Clay is reported to be In
momentary danger of destruction.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04
Fatal Athletic Work.

Louisville, Ky. March 31.-R. D.
Lacridge. member of the track team
OF the University of Indiana, was ac-
cidentally killed here on the hign
school athletic grounds, being struck
ON the head by IL pound hammer
thrown by ]. r. Horn, the University
of Indiana coach.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04
Purchase of Silver

Washington, April 1.-The secre.
tary OF the treasury has purchased
for account of the Philippine coinage
$4,000 ounces of silver at an average
Oh 4S.S cents an ounce. The silver is
to be delivered in equal parts to the
minis in Philadelphia and San Fran.
cisco.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04
Wheat Warehouses Burn.

Pendleton, Ore April Three
large new wheat warehouses at Cay
use, IL miles east of here, burned re-
Gently, involving a loss slightly over
$4,000 to buildings of wheat and 5000
bushels of barley were consumed
The buildings and grain were well in
sured.
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Hope deferred gives the letter car
rier Importance.
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A bar of gold weighing 65A pounds
and valued at $18.557.52 has been re-
ceived at the United States assay Of
f1ce at Helena from the Atlantic Cable
mine in the Georgetown district. 1t is
claimed to be the largest and best bar
OF gold bullion ever produced in Mon.
tana, and was the result of milling 45O
tons of ore. The property is under
lease by the Bacorn brothers of Butte
A bar of gold weighing 125 ounces
and valued at about $4,000 has been re-
ceived at the federal assay office from
the Montana Gold Mining company
operating some recently discovered
claims in Jefferson county.
The New World Mining & Develop
ment company has been incorporated
by B. B. Kelly, David Boyd and 9th
ers. The company owns several claims
in the New World district, where the
recent rich discoveries were made
The capital is $4,000, of which $50,
500 has been subscribed.
Former sheriff Hughes has returned
from the Big Hole district, in Beaver
head county, with reports of a phe
nomenally rich gold strike in the Darl
Horse mine. He brought with hin
about Is pounds of specimens which
fairly sparkle with free gold. 1t i.
claimed that the samples, which came
from 10 inch streak and form fan
average, will run $1,000 to the ton il
gold.
Tom Landers is in from the Aja1
mine at the head of Big Swamp creek
in the Big Hole basin, with two bar
of gold worth about $4,000, the resul
of the spring cleanup.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01
GUNBOAT BOGOTA Is
DECLARED A PIRATE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-The gun
boat Bogota, which left here October
for Panama. to sweep the seas Of all
enemies of the Colombian government,
has become the prey OF the United
States men of war
A letter received from an officer Of
the cruiser Boston, dated at Panama
November Is. says the cruiser has just
returned from. a three Gays search for
the Bogota, which has been declared
pirate.
On November ;. when the new 18th
milan republic hoisted its flag, the Bo-
gotta controlled by the Colombians.
hastily weighed anchor and, after fir
ing upon the city, put TO sea. The Bogota
was. at last accounts. believed 10 be
lowering somewhere in the vicinity Of
Panama Bay. for reports were receiv-
ed at the isthmus that the vessel had
captured two English merchant yes
sells.
A reward of 5000 for the capture Of
the Bogota was Immediately offered by
the British government. The boat Is
disowned by the Colombian government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. las expected, in
view OF the bullish Liverpool cables.
there was much strength attending the
opening Of the cotton market this
morning. The public. carried away by
the violence OF the present bull move
ment. was heavy supporter of prices.
Private cables from Liverpool said the
buying by shorts there had been the
feature.
All this gave further impetus to
prices after the opening. In The face of
heavy unloading by interests which had
big profits After the call Europe
seemed 10 lead the buying Little at
tention was paid to the heavy move
ment or to the favorable weather in the
South. New high records for the sea-
son were made in practically all months.
AS the morning advanced speculation
in cotton brOadened. The Sully inter-
ests were much in evidence as leaders
in further efforts to run in more OF the
larger shorts Big blocks that were Of
fered by profit-takers. about the only
source Of supply. were eagerly taken by
the bear traders.
Toward noon the trading level, after
having shown an advance Of 70 TO IS
points. was 70 points under the
highest figures of the morning.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-The following
prices were quoted on the cotton market
today:
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MARKET RESPONDS TO
HIGHER PRICES ABROAD
Strong Quotations From London Create
Favorable Sentiment on the Floor.
Southern Goods Advance.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1--Irregularity and
duliness were the features OF the stock
market in the first hour this morning
The trading element was in control In
the majority Of instances prices reach
ed a slightly higher level. IN response TO
London's higher range.
The strongest bull demonstration was
made in stocks Of the Southern roads.
with Louisville and Nashville gaining
rs on further talk Of a possible divi-
dend increase. Southern Railway pre-
ferrod advanced on talk of more har-
monious relations IN the South as a
consequence Of the recent financial deal
in connection with the SeabOard Air
Line
Ne= York Central was heavy on the
publication of proceedings in an old
suit disputing the Harlem lease. Penn
sylvania was also heavy. Republic Steel
preferred lost "a per cent as a reflection
of the passing of the dividend. West
inghouse Electric rose points on dis
cussion Of the new profitable contract
secured by 6he company.
The market opened fiat The only
radical fiuctuatiOn was in Republic
Steel preferred. which lost Ia on the
passing of the dividend. The interna.
tional list averaged just about unchang-
ed, rejecting almost none. of the London
advances. Copper opened unchanged.
Steel stocks h1ctuated y. Louisville anG
Nashville gs-ined H. and Alton and Paci-
nc Mail rose u
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BEAUPRE MAY LEAVE
COLOMBIAN CAPITAL

Although the feeling in Colombia
against Americans is known 10 be Bit
ter. dispatches received yesterday by
the State Department from Bogota in
dicate that no hostile demonstration
against citizens OF the United States
has yet been made.
Fifty soldiers are guarding the United
States legatlo-l at Bogota, and dis
patches from Colon announce that Luis
Deroux, citizen OF Panama. who has
just returned frcm Bogota. says Min
lister Beaupre is thinking seriously Of
leaving the Colombian capital
Senior DeTouZ is quoted as saying the
entire nation Of Colombia IS expecting
results from General Reyes visit TO the
United States. s. Tar no movement has
been made 10 Increase the size OF the
Colombian army, but there Is much talk
OF MOVEMENT agaInsL The isthmus
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01

kGOnNlnueQ IRON Ede|-i
canal Is beyond doubt The Peruvian
government has openly worked in be-
half Of securing a settlement.
Important Attitude.
Importance is attached to hesattitude
of Brazil, in view OF the vast region
which she controls. but there need be no
fear that she viii contribute her re-
sources to aid Colombia, should she be-
come involved in war. The Brazilian
charge d'ahaires has heard no informa-
ton on the matter, but in view of the
general policy OF bis government in
not interfering with any outside dis
turbances, no instructions to unite In
the protest asked by General Reyes is
anticipated.
At the legations of the Argentine Re
public Bolivia, Venezuela, Costa Rlca,
and Ecuador, pretty much the same SEN
timent is encountered, and General Reyes
is not likely 20 accomplish much by Wis
iting them.
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MR.. Newell ARRIVES.

NEW YORK. Dec. Among the
passengers who arrived here today on
the Holland-American Line steamer
Noordam from Rotterdam was the
Hon Stanford Newell, minister plenipo-
Tertiary and envoy extraordinary Of the
United States 10 the Netherlands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01
STAY GRANTED KNAPP.

HAMILTON. Ohio, Dec. 1.-Alfred A.
Knapp, sentenced TO die IN the electric
chair for strangling his wife, Hannah
G.. Knapp, was granted a stay OF exc
cution until January II by the circuit
court late yesterday afternoon. The
court took under advisement the re-
quest of the defendant for a new trial
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Z Street southeast. between Eighth
and Ninth Streets-JOhn Joy Edison et
al. trustees, 10 Adelaide II. Feathers,
part original lot 2, square $50, $40
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
John l. Warren 81 uX- 20 Cornelius g
Billings, lot 252, block 4, SO Same 10
Samuel Il LenOir lot 276. block A. $40.
Same 10 Charles l. Selecman, lot 80.
block Z. SO. Same 10 Herman r. How
enstein. lots 245 and 2f7. block T. $40
1873 Seventeenth Street northwest
William r. Robinson 81 uN. to Carl F.
and Isabel +. Smith, lot s., square 17s
$40.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Sales-Washington Gas certificates,
1Sod11S1k 16Oal13s4.
National Safe Deposit, 1Gd150.
Mergenthaler, 1d18l1s. 10dlSl
Greene Copper. 20a11H.
after caIl-Washington Gas certificate.
10 c00d11S.
Capital Traction, 10q122iz.
Mergenthaler 1OG1S1L
GOVERNMENT BOEDS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01
COAL POCKET DESTROYED.

BOSTON. Dec. Fire last night de-
stroyed the coal pocket Of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road Company at the big freight ter
minal in South Boston. entailing q loss
Of about $4,000. There was no loss OF
life.
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and Dizziness the Featrrrs
OF Speculation IN Nezv York Stock Market
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported by w. B. Hibbs & Co, 1919
F Street; members New York Stock Ex-
change. Chicago Board of Trade, Wash
ington Stock EXchanee1
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1BuuN
The belief is now spreading in the
financial district that after January 1
not only Will the supply of money for
purchases of stocks. either for invest
ment or speculation, be plentiful. but
that there then will be n-r,ch more cheer
fulness and a decidedly brighter outlook
in the business world.
A few months ago the outlook for expa
pansion in the copper trade appeared
bright, but now the demand is falling off,
the prize of the metal is declining and
the industry is evidently about to move
with other trades in reactionary man
ner Amalgamated pays y of l per
cent quarterly. and its current market
value is not cheap in comparison with
dividend paying Industrial issues.
The future viii probably disclose that
the present period OF high money rates
is being taken advantage of by very
rich and pitaliSts 10 accumu-
late stocks. Ordinary Spectators are
deferred from buying by the unusually
high cost of the privilege, and If their
habit Is to sell their neighbors' stocks
rather than to make ventures for the
rise, they usually indulge, at these
times, in the practice known in Wall
Street as fighting the advance"
Money market prospects in the cur
rent month are surrounded with much
uncertainty. but there is. however. no
uneasiness in banking circles over the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS

The Chesapeake and Ohios statement
of earnings for October shows a gain
in net of S162, O23. This hardly reflects
the Frustrated condition of the soft coal
business that has been so greatly talked
about
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Brokers continue to complain of the
highly professional character Of the
market. They are hopeful. rs rule, of
further Improvement as shown by the
tenor of their advices to clients, but
report privately that they find it very
difficult to interest their followers in
stocks. The Western wire houses have
only a senf-profcssional clientele.
large proportion of which persists in
being short Of the market. There is an
active bear crowd at P.ttsburg which
made considerable money on the short
side of Pennsylvania, and another at
Philadelphia, and both have been oper-
ating for a further decline in that stock.
A large and stubborn short interest
has existed in Pennsylvania for weeks.
The stock is believed still to be over
sold. Continued immunity from attack
has made the short account very con-
fident. The uneasiness Of the short in
terest is increased by a vague intima-
ton that an important announcement
affecting the stock would be made with
in forty-eight hours. The nature of this
expected announcement was not dis
closed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01

REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT.
Is prepared 20 assume the management of your
real estate Careful attention given to all de-
tails.
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outlook. There may he a squeeze in
rates at the end OF the year. owing to
preparations for the January interest
and dividend disbursements, and the
chances appear to favor a fairly stiff
market for call loans throughout the
month. While large demands for cur
rency from the Pacific Coast are being
made through subtreasury transfers,
the movement of money from the great
agricultural section of the country is
running in favor of New York with the
promise of increasing before the end Of
December
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FINANCIAL.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY

OFFICE, COR 9TH AND F SITS.
PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION.
- Loans in any amount made on approved
- real estate " collateral at reasonable
- rates.
= Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
- balances subject 70 check
- This company acts as executor admin
= istrator, trustee, agent, treasurer, regis
= trar aud in all other fduciary capacities.
= Boxes for rent in burglar and IRE proof
= vaults for safe deposit and storage Of va.
= liable packages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-01
CHICAGO Cram MARKET

CHICAGO. Dec 1.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain market
toda=-.
Opening Noon
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
az the Bureau OF Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department. Washington, y. c..
until - O'CLOCK NOON. DECEMBER
10. 1899. and publicly opened immediate
ly thereafter TO furnish at the navy
yards, League Island Pa. Washington,
-. C., asd the L. s. Naval AGA
DENY. Annapolis, Nd. quantity Of
rubber covered wire. brick. lime Port
land cement sand. broken stone gran
lite sills. slate. muslin. glass hardware.
white ana yellow pine. ingot and sheet
copper. nickel bar steel mixed acid.
sodium nitrate, pirch, tar paper. pencils,
pens, tracing cloth. typewriter paper.
miscellaneous sta rionery. engine lathes.
bending rolls. ard altering monitor of
smithery shop. Blank proposals will be
furnished upon application 10 the Navy
Pay Offices. Philadelphia, Pa, Balti-
more. Nd. and the Bureau Of Supplies
and Accounts. Navy Department, Wash
ington. ID. C.. H. T. b. HARRIS. Pay
master General L. S y delS