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The Monticellonian., 1903-01-22
Had a Bad Dream.

w. M. Cummins, passenger on T Cotton Belt train. had a narrow escape from death near Wynne. Cummins was asleep and dreamed he was on the right of way, almost overtaken by the train. Jumping from his seat he fled to the platform of car before his fellow passengers could interrupt and leaped from the train. He was horr ply bruised.
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THE LAIN IS STILL AGROUND.
All Attempts to Float the Stranded Steamship Have Thus Fa-
 Proven Futile.

Gibraltar, Jan. 2O.-An unsuccessful attempt was made, Monday morning, to rehoat the North German Lloyd steamer Lahn, from Mediterranean ports for New York, which grounded on a sandbank off Tumara, Sunday morning. Her cargo is rapidly being discharged into lighters. Some of the passengers have landed and are sight seeing, but the majority remain on board.
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Those Who Embarked at Naples.

Naples, Jan. 20.-The Americans who went on board the Lahn at this port included Miss Carolina Adams and party, F. C. Berry, Miss Julia Cowan, C. NJ. Raymond, MT. and Mrs. c. c. Taylor and MT. and Mrs. W. J. Robinson.
 Considerable anxiety concerning the steamer is expressed among the emi- grant classes here. as there are 7s2 Italians among the steerage passcn- gers.
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Four cremated, Four Missing.

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 20.-A special to the Spokesman-Reyiew from Jen- nings, Mont, says: In a fire at Nor risscy, E, C., four men were burned to death. Four others are missing and it is believed they also perished in the flames.
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BRIEF MENTION.

The Bank of Brinkley has been in- corporated with a capital of s20,000.
 Mining operators are busy in the zinc territory around Melville and Mountain Home.
 The Arkansas Angora Stock Con- pany has placed on it's farm near Berryyille 500 head of goats.
 John Tusbs. one of the leaders of tle B,llfa Valley 2. of counter.
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FIRE ON BOSTON wHARvEs.
It wns Threatening Blaze, But
 the Bremen subdued It.

Boston, Jan. 20.-Practically all the fire fighting apparatus in the city was called to Long Wharf early Monday morning to combat fierce blaze in the sheds of the Dominion At lantic Railway Co. The sheds and most of their contents were del stroyed, and part of the wharf was burned to the waters edge. Several vessels were hauled out into the bay and escaped serious damage.
 The firemen succeeded in saving other buildings on the wharf, thus averting what promised to be a se- rious confagration. The total loss will not exceed S25,000.
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FIRE IN PITTsBURG, PA.
Fierce Blaze Which Threatens to
 Syeep an Entire Block.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 2o.-Fire broke out in the three-story building oecu pied by J. A. Williams & Co.,, dealers in house furnishing goods at 14os Fifth avenue, and the Merchants Say ings X Trust Co.,, next door, Monday morning, and fierce fire resulted. It is feared the whole block wifi go and merchants are carrying out their goods
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 16.
 The Seuate-

The senate held a short session and adjourned to Monday, in order to allow time fo9g refurnishing the hall.
 Senator Norwood presented a bill reg ulating the practice of medicine. It provides for an act to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery, asks for the appointment of three boards of
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three medical societies Of the state and consisting of seven members each one from each congressional district tho appointments to be made by the gov crnor from lists furnished by the re- spective societies.
 Senator Naughter presentcd s. B No.
 SS. legalizing all primary elections
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ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Title of Bills Introduced in Both
 Houses.
NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED BY COY. DAVIS
Resolution FavorinE Annexing Cherokee and Choetaw Nations Introduced Making Carrying of Conc aled Weap- oas Penitentiary Onense.

Little Rock Jan l9.-At the close of the first six days session one hundred and two bills had been introduced in both branches. besides eight resolutions proposing constitutional amendments.
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Lane Boys in Penitentiary.

'Orie and Jim Lane. arrested sev- eral months ago in Woodruff county charged with murdering their father, a pearl fisherman, have been placed in the penitentiary at Little Rock, it being feared their friends would at tempt to rescue them from jail.
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An Elevator Burned.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Fire, Monday, de stroyed grain elevator at SIT Car rol avenue belonging to the Eckhardt X Swan Milling Co.,, entailing loss of 9I5,000.
 add fires
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Some of the Lahn's Passengers.

Genoa, Italy, Jan. 2o.-Among the Americans who sailed from here for New York on the Lahn are Poultney Bigelow, Richmond Pearson, United States minister to Persia; Rev. W Lawson, Maj. J. Irons and Dwight 0rcutt.
The Monticellonian., 1903-01-22

It is reported the Iron Mountain will build a line from Marianna to Memphis. connecting with the Hell ena branch and the proposed through line which is now being built from St Louis through Marianna and Cor cordia, La, to New Orleans.
The Monticellonian., 1903-01-22
The New German Ambassador.

New York, dan. 20.-Baron Speck von Sternberg, according to the Her. aids correspondent in Berlin, re- ceived his official appointment as ann bassador to the United States and has been given parting instructions hy Tmperor William.
The Monticellonian., 1903-01-22
Two Killed In Wreck.

HS..-wreck occurred on the Cotton AaANN put five miles south of Tex
 in which two trainmen lost 4 .Rs. Engineer Cox was killed
 ASs was the fireman. Two .4N% \s\re also fatally injured, NY AaS funder the cars. The
 lMied by train breaking ts& Eshing into a second
 YN&D be known as Vest
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FIRE AND LOSS 0F UE.
Two Persons Burned to Death in an Apartment House Fire
 in Cleveland, 0.
THREE OTHERS WERE BADLY BURNED.

The Fifty Tenants of the Two Build ings Burned Panic Stricken and Many of Them Were Rescued With Difficulty, Many in Their Night Clothes.
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Killing N.ar Fl Dorado.

Tn a difficulty near Fl Dorado, Joe Reedy, coIored, was shot and killed by Tom Smith, also colored. It seems that Reedy was asked by Frank Smith for some money due him. Reedy be- came angered and attacked Frank with a knife, when his brother Tom went to his assistance and shot Reedy with a 32-caliber Smith & Wesson, killing him instantly.
 hard fight between prohis and antis in Perry county was won by the former.
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The civil service commission will hold examinations for government po- sitior4 yn this state on the following dates :HFort Smith. April 10; Little Rock, April 13, April 21; Texarkana, April l0
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nrnmmer Suicides.

Ike Tressel, well-known travelling man, shielded at Texarkana by cut ting his throat and opening the veins of his wrist Tressel was Respondent over financial troubles, as shown by a note found in his room. He left a wife and one child, who reside in Monmouth, III.
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Secretary of states Report.

The biennial report of Secretary of State Crockett shows the following re ceipts of the office from books and
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The House.

Most of the days session was de voted to balloting for minor officers.
 Mr Butler offered a resolution that the house ianttors be selected from the old congressional districts, according to previous custom. Carried.
 The house then proceeded to the cleo tion of journal clerk.
 Messrs Ed l.. Lucas of Yell R s. Kennard of Izard. J. T. Blake of Ben ton and J B Higgins of Conway were placed in nomination.
 The first ballot resulted as follows Lucas PC, Kennard r, Blake @ and dig gins 34. Necessary to a choice 49.
 There was little change in the vote till the sixth ballot, when Mr. Higgins received 51 votes to 4S for MT Lucas. the other nominations having been pre- yiously withdrawn.
 w. r Harrison of Mississippi and Robert II. Johns of Washington were nominated for assistant clerk the first ballot resulting in the election of Mr Harrison-75 to 20
 eeefete,-+ ear-oart a+ ar,oe o- postmistress the following nominations were made; Miss May Hale of Mssis- sippt Mrs, c. R. Aydelotte of Pulaski. Miss Lucie Griffin of Conway Miss Mary MeCray of Saline Miss Nora Beavers of Pulaski. Mrs. Mai Sparks Wilder of Poinsett. Mrs. NJ. B. Coleman of ouaehita and Mrs. Sallie McHenry of Union.
 The first ballot resulted: Mrs Ayde- 1otte 5. Miss Griffin s. Miss MeCray l5. Miss Beavers 21, Miss Jones 5 Mrs Wilder IA, Mrs. Coleman 6, Mrs. Me Henry IA Miss Hale 10.
 The voting continued to the fifteenth ballot. all the nominations having been withdrawn when this ballot was taken except Mrs. Wilder Miss Beavers, Mrs. Coleman and Miss Griffin, the vote standing Mrs. Wilder 52, Miss Nora Beavers S2, Mrs. Coleman 1. and Miss Griffin 1.
 A motion to adjourn for the day was voted down and a motion to proceed to the election of expressing clerk was unanimously carried. Miss Annie Mar tin of Lonoke and Mrs Iber Dunn of Nevada were placed in nomination. Mrs. Dunn was elected on the first bal lot-64 to 27.
 Adjourned to Wednesday morning
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
OREGON
ASSAY OFFICE

When the Sumpter branch of the
Oregon Miners association was or
ganized some weeks since. Portland
papers stated that a resolution had
been adopted urging congress to
establish a government assay office
in that farming community. Secre-
tary Mohr. Of the association, says
that the resolution mentioned Ore
gon aud not Portland; that the
association favors eastern Oregon,
unquestionably, violently, and an
effort will be made to have it To-
Gated here.
An Oregonian special from Wash
ington uLder date Of December
says:
Senator Mitchell has received
from the Oregon Miners Association,
Of Sumpter, a strong recommends
tion In support Of legislation sstab-
fishing an assay Office at some point
in Oregon. In replying to this let.
ter, Senator Mitchell says he has al
ready introduced a bill establishing
an assay office at Portland, aud he
has hopes that this bill will pass.
He believes the remainder of the
delegation will agree that Portland
Is the proper location for an Oregon
assay Office, as such an Office, shou Id
II be established, must accommo odate
the ores from Southern Oregon mines
az we'll as the others from Sumpter
and Baker City fields.
Representative Williamson's posi-
ton on the location Of the assay
office IL not known. but Senator
Fulton and Representative Hermann
both favor Portland. Senator Mitch
ell proposes to call an early con-
ference Of the delegation on this
question, and hopes to have united
support for bis bill"
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
WILL OPERATE Big
CREEK DlGGINGS.

j. X. Zimmerman. who 10 one Of
the owners Of the Big Creek placers
near Susanville, and also has superin.
tepdence Of their operation, is In the
city Oh his way to Portland, where he
will probably spend the winter.
The machinery Ia already on the
ground. MIR. Zimmerman states. for
two giants which are to be installed
In the spring. Before work was dis.
continued this fall the shaft was
sunk ll5 feet to bedrock and drifting
and pumping machinery will also be
installed when the season opens.
Mr.. Zimmerman will purchase this
plant at once.
There Is an abundant supply Of
water from April to November, and
the company will operate on a big
scale. next year. Tho holdings In.
clude $40 acres Of placer ground.
New York people are largely in
terested in the proposition. These
diRRinRs have In time past yielded
rich returns, and with proper manage
ment 1t Ia thought, they may again
be made to pay we'll.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
LOOKING AFTER A
MINING PROPERTY.

Phil Reardon, formerly superin-
tendent Of the Alpine, and Ed. HaR.
garty, the original locator and owner
Of the Ferris HaRgarty mine at Grand
Encsmpment, Wyoming. left this
morning on trip to the Green
horns. MIR. HaRgsrty has been spend.
ing some time In the camp with the
view Of taking up a property and
operating II. He aud MIR. Reardon
were old friends and associates at
Grand Encampment.
MIR. Haggarty IL we'll pleased with
the Sumpter district so far rs he has
seen, and thinks he Ia likely to be-
come permanent resident, II he can
find property to suit him.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
A DIRECT LINE

To Chicago and all points east
Louisville, Memphis, New Orleans,
and all points south.
See that your ticket reads via the
Illinois Central r. r. Thoroughly
modern trains connect with all
transcontinental lines at st. Paul and
Omaha.
Ifyour friends are coming west let
us know and we will quote them
direct the specially low rates now In
effect from all eastern points.
Any information as to rates, routes,
ETC., cheerfully given on application.
b. H. TRUMBULL, Commercial
Agent, l42 Third street, Portland,
Ore.
j. C. LINDSEY, T. F. and p. A.,
l42 Third street, Portland, Ore.,
P. b. THOMPSON, F. and P. A.,
Room / Coleman Bldg. Seattle Wash.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09

to the supposed p oint of intersection
than to crosscut. After drifting 200
feet, however, 1t was found that the two
were holding a parallel course, and 1t
was deemed advisable to abandon this
plan and return to the crosscut.
This policy will be pursued on the
resumption of work.
The parallel leads show averages Of
from SO to s15, and 1t Is estimated
that the entire length of crosscut to
catch them all will be about 700
feet
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
PLAN OF WORK
ON Is. |

u. 4. Kelly, one Of the owners Of
The Sixteen to One, In the Green.
horns, IL spending some time In the
city. after having closed down work
for tho winter, Tie states that opera
tions will be resumed in the spring
MIR, kelly's plan Of work Is to con.
tinue tho present crosscut, which Is
In over 300 feet, to tap the three re-.
naming ledges of the property. An
eight foot ledge has already been cut,
aud was drifted on 900 feet. II was
thought at the time that inasmuch rs
the rock beyond the vein was eX.
tremeiy hard and the vein cut was
converRing toward the one adjacent,
II would be more profitable to drift
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
PROGRESS OF WORK
AT THE STORM KING.

Il. J. Costello, superintendent Of
the Storm King, returned We'd
nesday night from visit from to the
mine. The Storm King crosscut, lie
says In the last twenty five feet has
cut several highly mineralized string
ers. The workings are still about
seventy feet from the main lead.
The Honest Dollar drift Is now
In 100 feet. A recent assay showed
s24, and Mr.. Costello states that the
same quality and character of ore is
still being encountered. The ledge
about six feet, though not
yet perfectly In place. Steady work
will 20 on all winter.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
VEIN NO. 4 DIPPING
TOWARD MAIN LEAD.

Tom Gray, superintendent Of the
Valley Queen, who came In from the
mine last night, states that the foot
wall Of vein No. 4 which has been
followed l05 feet Ia now dippin >
west In the direction Of the main
lead Of the property.
This will shorten the distance to
the intersection and slo give I'D.
ditional depth. The high values
which Mr.. Gray reported . few days
ago still continue In the face Of the
drift.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
GOOD REPORT FROM
THE LAST CHANGE,

A report from the Last Chance
operated by the Baby Mckee coinpany,
states rich ore Ia now coming into
the shaft. The vein shows nine feet
Of highly mineralized rock between
walls, with an eight inch streak Of
gold bearing zinc carrying high
values.
The shaft Is now down in the
neiRhborhood Of 100 feet aud the
hoist recently installed, 1t Is stated,
IL giving good satisfaction.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
BONITA ROAD
WILL Be BUILT

jacob Erpenbeck, the Philadelphia
capitalist who is interested with
Major Bonita In mining and railroad
enterprises, and f.. A. Hutchins,
Major Bonta's chief engineer, were
on the train this morning en- route to
Prairie City and the Oregon Wonder
and Will Cleaver groups. Mr.. Erpen-
beck intended returning to Phila-
delphia several days ago but he had
word from his associates to remain
longer and look after certain NJ alters
pertaining TO their several industrial
ventures. Part of the contracts, Mr..
Erpenbeck states, for clearing the
right of way for the Bonita road
were lot Tuesday nnd the entire
matter will be disposed of In short
time. To II Miner representative Mr..
Erpenbeck said:
at is our purpose To clear the
right of way this " tier and begin
actual construction on the road In
tho early spring, just as soon rs the
weather will permit. II is our pur-
pose To rush the work to completion
M soon ~ we possibly can. We
have vast mineral holdings In the
territory To be tapped and Ii IL to our
interest to provide u means Of trans
portation. We have the necessary
capital ut our command. and not
withdrawing the skeptics and knock
err, VIZ are going to put the enterprise
through "
Speaking Of the Muont Rastus dis
trict. Ia which he IL individually
Interested and also In conjunction
with Major Bonita, Mr.. Erpenbeck
said:
sour faith In Rastus IL demonstra.
ted by tho fact that We have a force
of mon at work on tho development
Of our claims. We have just finished
u trail from RastusCity to our tunnel
site, aud VIZ have men now engaged
In driving the tunnel. The showing
80 far has convinced us that the
claims ARE we'll worth develop
Ing. aud that the future will reveal
valuable deposits Of ore.
~ am we'll pleased with the
natural conditions Of eastern Oregon
and am fully persuaded that It is
only u question OF time and money to
make this Que Of the greatest gold
producing sections In the world. My
faith In the country 10 evidenced in
the fact that myself aud associates are
spending our money here with you"
Mr.. Erpsnbeck will return to
Philadelphia about December 10.
He found the situation much bet.
ter than he expected and his stay has
been prolonged on this account,
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
THINKS VEIN AT
THE FIDELITY NEAR

Tony Mohr returned last night
from the Fidelity, in the Wind Creek
district. MIR. Mohr Is manager Of
this property.
He has force at work on the cross.
cut. which is now In $50 feet, and he
thinks the ledge will be caught now
in 4 few days. The Fidelity sdjoins
the Porcupine.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-09
Timber and Homestead Filings.

Timber and homestead filings, as we'll
as 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 trip TO La
Grande.
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-05-13

About the nearest approach there Is
to manufacturing gold, says the Min
ing Investor, goes on night and day in
the Black Hills. Occasionally bunches
of very rich rock are found there, but
ninety per cent. Of the ore is Of low
grade, running from 81 to $40 per ton.
This grade Of rock, however, Is there
in such vast quantities that it can be
handled economically. In the old days
the ore treatment consisted in crush
ing the rock under the stamps and COL
lecting the free gold on the plates.
This, of course, did not make very
clean saving, and as the workings be-
came deeper the rock was more and
more refractory. Then the cyanide
method was tested. and found to be
Just what was wanted. 1t is estimated
that millions upon millions Of dollars
worth Of gold have in the past been al
lowed to wash down the gulches prac-
tically, and that all Of this could have
been saved had the cyaniding system
been in use. 1t is principally this
which has given such an impetus to
mining in the Black Hills in the last
two or three years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-05-13
Old persons In English Village.

Penn, a small village in Buckingham
shire, England, has among its inhabi-
tants number of persons remarkable
for their ages. Four are about ninety
years old, two others are we'll over
four score each, while the united ages
of the next five come to 3S1, or an
average Of seventy-slx years. The
following five total 361, or an average
of seventy-two years, and the next six
70 up to 4O1. an average Of sixty-seveR
years.. Taking the twenty-five quoted,
the united ages are about 1G49 years,
an average Of seventy-five years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-05-13

that ian extraordinary feature Of this
transaction" is that the action was dis.
approved by a division commander.
who assuT ed command and who
turned the matter over to the civil au-
thorities, and that it has been carried
on under an act of the Philippine Com
mission.
A reply to the foregoing portion Of
the report has been prepared by Judge
Advocated General Davis in letter to
the Secretary Of War, in. which he
says:
"The incidents which are set forth in
the enclosed special report have been
made the subject Of special investiga-
tions; in some instances these have
been conducted by courts-martial and
their findings and sentences have been
duly promulgated in orders; in others
the inquiries have been intrusted to in
spectors or to officers designated for
that purpose by the commanding gen.
eral in the Philippines"
Replying to General Miles recommen-
dation that beef on the hoof be sup
piled to the troops in the Philippines,
General J. T. Weston, Commissary-
General, states:
'In my Judgment it is not feasible
or economical plan, and there should
be no departure from the present sys-
tenn of supplying frozen beef"
General Crozier, Chief Of Ordnance.
says the War Department appreciates
the necessity of defending by fixed
works the principal ports Of all the in
sular possessions. including the Phil
ippine Islands. but that the matter
rests with Congress.