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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-03

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 lowing au<horixed collectors only: !. H. But 4cn cilx Cllculators n. ]. Hiegs. Coiiector. Z.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-03
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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-12

of this character. Old methods,
time .honored aud trusted, are over
thrown to make place for innovations
In every department Of science. Sue
cess overcomes failure or mediocre
accomplishment, and the world Is
being educated SO rapidly that one Is
bewildered in the effort to keep up
with the swift moving procession Of
achievement. That which was good
enough a decade ago Is no longer
given place in this onward march,
where better method has been dis
covered. There are few of the mod
ern scientific discoveries that are the
outcome Of chance. They are mostly
the result of long and careful re-
search, pursued intelligently and
persistently, until success rewards
the effort Of painstaking, methodical
inquiry. II IL the scientific man
who IL leading the world today, and
his value az the most important fac
tor In our commercial and mechanical
success IL rapidly being realized and
recognized. - Mining
and Scientific Press.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-12
HOIST FOR OLD ABE
Plant Will Be Installed This
Fall. Says Treasurer
Mohr.

Anthony Mohr returned yesterday
from trip to the Old Abe In the
Minersville district, where he took u
party Of eastern investors. lie states
that the eastern people found the
property all that II had been repre-.
sented and were more than pleased
with Its prospects. Mr.. Mohr IL
treasurer of tho Old Abe company
and J. =. McWatty has the manage
ment Of the work.
The company, Mr.. Mohr says, Is
getting things shaped up to install u
sinking plant this fall. The depth
capacity Of this will be 500 feet, and
arrangements will be made shortly to
order the machinery. The Old Abe
IL y cyaniding proposition. 1t has
an immense ledge. There IL q drift
In now over 100 feet with crosscuts
every 100 feet to prove the size Of
the shoot. The vein has been cross
cut los feet without reaching the
opposite wall, aud the whole dis
tance IL In ore Of u good quality with
exceedingly rich strinRers. The
quality Of the orc and its vast extent
places this at once among the very
promising properties of the district.
A good force Of men IL being worked
and development carried forward as
rapidly m possible.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-12
EAGLE CREEK
POWER COMPANY.
Will Be Ready For Operation
BY Spring.

II. II. Andrews. vice president Of
the Oregon Electric Power company,
which IL putting In the power plant
at Sparta, was In the city this week.
lie states that 1000 feet Of fume has
been completed from Eagle Creek and
that the work Ia being pushed a.
rapidly M possible. The length Of
the hume Ia ls, $50 feet aud 1t will
take all the water Of the creek at its
lowest stage. Abundant power can
he furnished from this source ut any
season Of the year. The capacity Of
the fiume Is 10000 cubic feet per
minute.
Work on the power house Ia to be
started within two weeks. This
structure will he built of stone and
concrete i0xl0O feet, with an ad-
ditional transformer room. The
initial capacity OF the plant will be
3, 900 ho,se power, and machinery to
this extent has already been ordered.
The company, however, proposes to
increase the capacity to 1000 horse
power when the business demands.
Construction work Ia to bc prose.
cuted ss rapidly as possible, and MIR.
Andrews states that the company will
be ready to deliver power to the dif-
ferent mining districts by spring.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-12
Mining Progress.

The succ essful solution of difficult
engineering problems, which is so
pronounced u feature Of modern prog.
ress, illustrates. better than anything
else, perhaps, the need Of thorough
education, without which the young
man aud youth Of today will he out
Of the race In the very near future.
Unusual problems are met daily In
the ordinary course Of mining aud
mstallurRicsl business. Problems In
engineering, In metsllurgy, In chem
istry aud physics are being solved by
young men with complete technical
education. The rapid onward march
of scientific progress Is led by men
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-12
PERMANENT
OPERATIONS.
California Mill Pronounced a
Decided Success.

Tho California concentrating plant
= began permanent operations last
Saturday. The machinery WAS start.
cd up several days prior and small
run made, ~ has been stated. Some
remOdeiIing and read djutsment, how
ever, was required before beginning
permanently.
It is stated that the machinery IL
now In perfect running order and
the plant IL pre- -eminently u success.
Fifty tons Of ore are being handled
a day. with n saving of ninety five
per cent Of the values, with not
trace In the tailings. The plates
shOw.a considerable amount Of free
gold. Tho concentrates, II is stated,
will average over $50. by the ad-
ditiOn Of concentrating tables, the
capacity Of the plant can be increased
to over 100 Il day.
Arrangements are being made to
install n cyanide plant In the near
future.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-12
OPALS AT SrIcES GULcH.
Report States That Stones Are Of Rare

Beauty.
A reliable report from the Stices
Gulch placers states that opals have
been discovered at the diggings.
They were found in sort Of con-
glomerate matrix and the gems are
said to be beautifully irredescent and
Of considerable commercial value.
Mrs. Laura B. Ellis, who examined
the stones, says that they are In the
possession Of a lady who resides near
the placers, and beyond any question
are gems of rare value.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-12

Agents wanted OF sell shares Of
stock In the Alaska OIL company.
Write for information to G. c.
BROWN i CO., r. sos 100 East
Lake St., Chicago, Ill.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-12

Can stop the hair from falling in two
treatments. Call At Room 2. Colorado
House. Will teach the business. q
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04

London. Oct. 3.-Joseph Chamber
Ian, has written manifesto forcibly
cnuI dating the ca dln1i features Of his
fiscal policy. Az the document will not
lr trbi!shed IN the United Kingdom
until Monday morning. the effect on
public and press can only be estimated.
II ~ certain. howe y. lhnt the nggrcfs-
~" attitude that Chamberlain adopts
wall aud bitterness 20 the controversy
ihai already ,Agas With vlgor alro'i
unec ualled In the history Of Engllsh
politics. Mr.. Chamberlain low not
only relterates his belief that the feder-
at'nn Of the emp sc depends upon fiscal
reteiia;lons, with It's consequent taxes
on Englands food. bur openly classes
the out-and-out cobdenites with the
little Engianders." whom he derides
with all theforee OF ridicule and argu-
mtnt OF which he Ia such master.
Mr.. Chamberlain does not mInce mat
teTs With aggression he carries the
war Into the enemy's camp.
Those who maintain" he writes. Sin
e. spirit of blind obscurantisn, the abb
solute inspiration OF an antiquated doc
trIne viii have much to explain
His remarks are addressed TO persons
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
BIG STRIKE IS THREATENED
Painters I'm Trouble with Man
haitian 81" Road.

New York, Oct. 3.-Threats are be-
ing made by the Brotherhood of Paint
ers that unless the members Of their
union are put back to work in the shops
of the Manhattan Elevated railroad,
and none but union painters employed,
they viii call general strike inyolv-
ing employees Of the system and COM
pletely tying up the road.
James P. Archibald. district organi-
ger Of the Brotherhood Of Painters. has
announced that, at a conference at
which every branch except the motor
men, who are members Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, was rep
resented, 1t was agreed that unless the
Interurban Company granted confer
ence with the painters ard put them
back to work by next Tuesday gen.
eral strike will be ordered.
Frank Hadley. general superintend-
ent OF the Interurban Company. declar-
ed that the painters were. not locked
out and that they have no real griev-
ance.
I'VE laid off our painters last satur-
day." he said, because there was no
work for them at present. The cars we
intended to have repainted We have
been obliged to put into service on ac-
count of heavy fush of traffic, and as
soon as We can get at 1t. probably with
in 30 days, the painters will be put back
to work. These are the exact facts Of
the matter"
Mr.. Archibald insists. however, that
the men were locked out and that 1t
was done for the purpose of destroying
their union. I'VE do not ask for more
wages or shorter hours" said he, but
we shall insist that General Manager
Bryan take the matter in hand and re-
ceive a committee ot our union. II
he refuses, the company must expect a
tie-up. we will have all the employees
except the engine drivers with us and
II they should refuse to aid us in this
fight they need never expect assistance
from us In the future"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
TIME FOR CHANGE IN
BRITAINS METHODS
SAYS CHAMBERLAIN
English Statesman to Issue q Manifesto
in Which He Bitterly Arraigns
Political Adversaries.
Declares That the Old Doctrine Has Ouved It's Usefulness and That
the Adoption Of the New Proposed Fiscal Policy Will Save
to England Her Colonial Possessions. Upon
Which She Is Hopelessly Dependent

OF all political opinions, since the ques-
tions now raised are not matters OF
party politics, nor indeed is It likely
that the issue will be ultimately de-
clded on strictly party lines He be-
gins by Saying:
1T is difficult 10 believe that the re-
suits Of the investigation viii not con-
vince every impartial man OF the nec-
essity for some reconstruction OF the
system which has remained stationary
and unaitered for more than half a.
century while every other policy has
been modified and adapted 10 meet
modern requirements"
Continuing. Mr.. Chamberlain points
out that the property OF the working
classes has increased In greater pro-
portion in the protected countries than
In the United Kingdom and sys:
Free trade. II IL hal ever existed.
might have secured for US all that Its
promoters promised. but free imports
without free trade have brought us
face TO face with problems which never
entered into Cobden's calculations. We
know that the idea Of a united empire
did not appeal to him and that he re-
garded the colonies as an incumbrance
to be got rid Of as soon as possible"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
MT. MCKINLEY IS SCALED
Ascend Alaskan Peak
for 1000 Feet.

New York. Oct. s.-An attempt made
by DR.. Frederick A. Cook. of Rr okiyn,
the well-known explorer, to scale Mt.
Mckinley In Alaska, has failed. DR..
Cook accompanied by two IT three
other men, among them Columbia
university student left this city several
months ago and no news of the expe-
dition had been received until today
when the following cablegram, signed
by the leader OF the party. was -eceiv-
ed by the Associated Press:
"valdes Alaska, Oct. 2. The assault
upon Mt. Mckinley resulted in our
making an altitude OF 1000 feet on the
southwestern side. At this point We
were stopped by IN impossible granite
slope which extended 5000 feet above us
We searched the entire western side of
the mountain for route to the summit
which might offer prospect Of sue
cess, but no opportunity was found and
the ascent from the western slope
seems practically impossible. On Sep
tember signs Of winter were aleady
far advanced and although we should
have liked to search the northwestern
ridge as we'll as Muldrew glacier. the
rapidly advancing season forced us
on to n point to where we could get out
of the country without our horses.
was decided to cross theme
Kinley range at the first northerly
break in the mountain.
Our previous travels had been over
the trail made by the geological survey
expedition under Brooks last year, but
now we Travelled over unknown terri
tory, marching about Is miles north
ward ana swinging eastward in the
mountains at every available opportu-
nifty. We crossed the divide September
8 over new pass at an elevation of
5000 feet and cau,ped in the valley of
Chultna. Our aim was to reach the
eastern slope Of Mount Mckinley, and,
on oitr voyage out, II the season permit
ted, to make another attack from that
side. -
A forced march was made down the
Chul.tna, it being necessary to ford
and swim the river many times; but we
were compelled to abandon our horses
and build RATS 20 miles north of a
great glacier, The latter afforded the
first easterly route to the great moun7
tain peak. We explored 1t and made a
rapid examination of the eastern slope
but the rapidly approaching winter
did not permit Of another attempt to
climb the mountain and with much re-
gret we were forced to take our RATS
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
TOO PROUD TO ACCEPT AIMS
New York Woman Dies After
Period of Starvation.

New York, Oct. S.-Too proud to ac-
cept food from her neighbors. Jane
Tucker. 80 years old. who lived In a
back room Of Twenty-fifth street
house, has been found dead from heart
disease, superinduced by starvation.
During 40 years the woman has lived
In that vicinity. I'll health recently pre-
vented her from earning enough to sup
port herself BY sewing. Others In the
house knew of her plight. but when they
offered food she declined to take It.
saying that If she could not pay them
with money or labor she could not ac-
cept their kindness. Finally another
woman living in the house went to her
room with food, determined to make
onother effort to save the seamstress.
She was horrlned TO find the latter
dead upon the floor,
It is said that the woman comes Of
good family mad that she is we'll cdu-
Gated and refined,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
AosLEMs ovERRUN BEIRUT
Pilliging stopped by Presence
of American Marines.

Correspondence Of Associated Press.)
Iieirut. Syria. Monday. Sept. IA
When the raid Of the Moslems began
In Beirut on Sunday morning. Septem-
Der 6. the Christians fed from the city,
leaving their houses 20 he pillaged.
4 great Lebanon district a Christian
province stretching down TO the limits
Of the city assured them q place Of
safety, and thither they rushed I'm
panic BY Sunday night thousands
had gathered on the Lebanon plain, just
outside of Beirut and made their way
up into the mountain villages. While
the raid was in progress. some foreign
government officials hastened to the
scene and checked the marauders.
the Full strength OF the military was
brought out. the streets We're soon pa
trollcd and he American squadron an
chored In the harbor placed their men
under arms and held them ready for
action. As result no further raids
were attempted and within a day or
two all danger had practically departed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
TORNADO IN WISCONSIN

La Crosse. wis. Oct. Two persons
wore killed. three fatally injured and
a score Of others badly hurt IN tornar
DO which swept Independence. wis.,.
and the surrounding country this aft-
er noon. AT E'ngle Valley north of
here, several buildings were demolished
and several small buildings were over
turned at La Crosse. but no fatalities
were reported.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
STRIKE IS SETTLED.

New York. Oct. s.-Steamftters and
helpers to the number of 1900 who have
been on strike here for several weeks
have signed the arbitation agreement
of the Building Trades Employers As
soolation and taken In as members OF
the union 1ss men who had been employ
ed to I'LL their places. They will get s.
q day.
1t has been decided to refer the
trouble between the old and new unions
of stonecutters to the Masons Buiiders
union for settlement and the threaten
ed strikes and lockouts in that branch
Of labor which. it had been reared
would again tie up construction work
here, has been called on.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
ROBBERS CARRY OF A SAFE
Enterprislng Cracksman Fail to
Reap Reward Of Work.

Billings, Mont, Oct. s.-Four mask
ed men entered the Mint saloon here
early this morning and stole a safe con-
tanning $1,000.
When the robbers entered the saloon
they bound and gagged the bartender.
who was the only occupant Of the place
They had buggy outside and into this
they loaded the safe, weighing several
hundred pounds and drove to the
southern boundary Of the city. where
they attempted to blow the safe open.
Before they succeeded posse put in
an appearance and heightened the hold
ups away. The safe was found to be
intact. The posse is still in pursuit Of
the desperadoes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
AGED FIREMAN KILLED:

Chicago, Oct. s.-Martin Casey. aged
ss, volunteer fireman OF Old Chicago.
is dead Of concussion Of the brain as the
result Of an accident Tuesday when the
veteran firemen ran down Michigan
avenue. one Of the features Of the CEN
tennial celebration. The aged men
were pulling their ancient apparatus
down the street when several ct them
fell 10 the pavement m an efEort 70
avoid collision with an engine re-
spending to an alarm OF ire ana were
bruised and injured.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04

st. Paul, Oct. s.--A tornado struck
st. Charles. Mimi. this afternoon and
ruined the town Six persons are re-
ported killed and q large number are
reported injured.
From ihemeager information obtain
ed, partly by telephone and partly By
telegraph, IL Is learned that the bodies
Of the six killed have been found. It
is feared that there are number Of
other victims. One man was killed In
the street by being struck by plow-
shear Ii is estimated that 100 bouses
were demolished. Communication was
established by telephone by crew Of
linemen which happened to be in that
vicinity.
Utter confusion reigns in the town.
The streets are filed with wreckage OF
buildings. trees and farm implements
The horror OF the affair has practically
paraIyzed action for the time being on
the part Of the citizens. who stood
about awe-stricken at the awful devas-
tation. 1t was some time before the
crews began to clear away the debris
n H
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04

September q and to seek the head.
waters Of Cook inlet which fay $50 miles
to the south. Before US was Journey
Of 60 miles down the chulitan river. Of
which nothing was known AZ to the
possibilities Of navigation cn a raft
Considerable apprehension was felt on
this score but the river proved nayi-
gable and the expidition reached Tyon-
elk In six days.
The net result OF the expedition was
a march Of 600 miles with horses, near
ly 400 miles voyage in boats and RATS.
the exploration OF good deal of new
territory. the discovery of several noun
tains, glaciers and rivers. The sum-
nit OF Mount Mckinley was not possible
for us.but the members OF the expedi-
tion feel that we did all possible in the
short working season RI an Alaskan
summer. Every member OF the party
has enjoyed good health and win return
directly to the United States.
DIR. Cook was accompanied ON his
trip by Ralph shinwald of Columbia
university and Robert Dunn.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
GRANT WILL FIGHT TO STAY
Purposes That His Name nc
main on Ticket.

New York, Oct. S.-The feature OF
the political situation today wasGrout s
formal declaration that he would resist
all efforts to force him of the fusion
ticket. Tonight the situation is prac-
tically unchanged. The fusionists wait
ing for their convention on Wednesday
and the democrats waiting for their OPP
ponents to make the first move before
they take steps to keep Grout and
Fornes on the ticket.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
LOST ON LAUREL BRANCH.

New York. oct s.--Two little daugh-
tsrs of the pursar Of theBrit.ss steamer
Laurel Beach were lost when the
steamer stranded Tuesday hetweenPort
Iringle and SteNarts hay. according to
Herald dispatch from Valparaiso.
Chile. AS previously reported. all the
members of the crew were saved. The
vessel is a total loss.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
PRETTY PLENTY TWINS.

New York. Oct. Mrs. John Beam.
of Mitchellsviile. n. n. y years old,
has given birth to twins. Her daughter
who lived IN the neIghbcring township,
presented her husband with twins
about the same hour. Before ccngratu-
Iations we're finished. Mrs. Beam's
rand-daughter sent word that she had
just become the mother Of two healthy
children.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
MINNESOTA TORNADO
ALMOST WIPES OUT THE
TOWN OF ST. CHARLES
dred Persons, Leaving Death and
Devastation i'm It's Wake.
Six Persons Are Known to Have Been Killed and H Is Feared Others
Win Be Added 10 the List When the Debris Removedd
the Stricken Town-porion Of Wisconsin Is Also
Swept-Two Killed and Many Hurt

which. It is feared, may cover many
sickening sights.
st. Charles Is village Of 1900 snhab-
itants on the western boundary of WI
mona county and is one Of the Oldest
settlements In the state. The storm
which struck the town with such dis-
astrous results swept d wide section of
country down the river division from
sfie twin cities to the Minnesota bound
airy. doing much damage and cutting
of telegraph communications between
the twin cities and Chicago for a time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
swlrcHAEN RETURN TO WORK.

Butte, Mont, Oct. S.-The switch
mems strike on the .. A, s. p. rail-
way was called off yesterday afternoon
the men admitting themselves in the
wrong.
In considerationof their good behavior
during the strike and the fact that the
decision 20 go out was due to mlsinform
alton, they have been permitted to re-
turn to their old positions with the ex-
ceptions of flve men. The trouble was
settled at meeting of the switchmen's
union and General Manager M. S..
Dean.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
LlNEMEN's STRIKE SETTLED,

San Francisco Oct. S.--The strike Of
linemen against the Pacific States Tel
ephone and Telegraph Company came
to an end tonight. AT a meeting of the
linemen's union In conference with the
leaders of the electrical workers 1t was
decided to ratify the agreement made
today. The details were not made pub
lie.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
MILES NOT a CANDIDATE.

Chicago, oct. s.--A dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Dallas, Tex says;
General Nelson A, Miles made this
statement last night: II am not cam
didate for any ONCE and don't expect to
be; not even for president Of the Unit
ed States or governor Of Texas"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
GENERAL SMITH DEAD.

Chicago, Oct. 3. General Orlando
Smith. ax-vice-president Of the Balti~
more q Ohio railroad and a Distinguish
ed officer during the csvii war, died at
: O'Clock this morning He had been III
for 10 days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-04
SEATTLE MlLKMAN IN JAIL
Is Arrested for Selling lnlpure
Milk That Causes Death.

Seattle, oct .S.--William F. Quimbley
one of the proprietors of the Duwam-
ish dairy, Samuel Swanson. driver FOR
the company. and William B. Happe
were arrested tonight and charged with
manslaughter.
This is the dairy which delivered
milk to the home Of little Carrie Con-
stantie, who died a week ago from
milk containing formaldehyde, and the
arrests are in connection with her
death.