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The copper era., 1903-02-05
SALTED THE ORES.
How a Syndicate Secured Rich Prop
 erty Under False PretenSes.

San Pernardeno, Cali, Jan. D. When the Pittsburg syndicate bOugh. the Tip Top mines on the desert, in Riverside county, it was "salted' V proposition, but they were none the wiser. and notwithstanding the fraud they have one of the richest proper ties in the state.
 It appears that for many months one Of the miners, he was superintendent then, had q deadly grudge against young Woodward, the young man who had to foot it across the desert few weeks ago to save his neck from the rope. This man had been given the duty of selecting the samples Of ore which Wood ward was to send back to the Pis~sburg men who were fguzinG z on the purchase of the property. In order to get Woodward into trouble and disgrace the sample man made a regular practice of salting the ore he gave to Woodward, 90 that when it was assayed in the east it invariably showed twice the amount of gold it naturally contained. Upon the "salted" assays the capitalists decided that the mine was good proposition, and bought it
 Then began the work Of actual de- velOpment. Expensive machinery was purchased, and installed, and every thing done on large scale to open up the rich lodges. Quite contrary to the expectations Of the enviOus employee, the mine, instead of pinching out, or showing a less valuable ore than what had been assayed, began to be sensa- tional. Only thirty feet below where the "salted" samples were taken the miners uncovered wide ledge of quartz which fairly blazed with flakes Of gold. When rock from this ledge was assayed, the assayer figured it up as Sl, 700 rock. Since then the mine has been showing great values, and is considered one of the richest mines in the state. The man who had ''saltcd" the samples figured in the recent trou- ble at the mines, when Superintendent Woodward was ordered off or be hung.
The copper era., 1903-02-05
Southern Pacific Railroad.

Westbound passenger leaves Lord~burc 1t l2.U5 ? m ,7Stbouud leaves l.i5 D m. Trains run on Pacific ;fuc
The copper era., 1903-02-05

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All duggists refund the money if it fails to cure. F.. w. Groves sig nature is on each box. ? cents.
The copper era., 1903-02-05

The COPPER ERA has just received, with the compliments of the publish CTS, q copy of the kodOl Almanac and
 200 Year Calendar, which is certainly a most unique and useful book. With
 copy of this publication at hand one | is in possession of Calendar which covers the past as far back as the day all the requirements of the present. and dates as far into the future as near | the beginning of the next century. By reference to this Calendar tho day
 of the week. Of any gwen date in any
 month of the year, from TIC to l9I6,
 may be found at glance. This infOr-
 nation can not be found in any other publication extant. Another feature of remarkable interest that this pubi- cation possesses, is its weather fore casts. These predictions are not only full and complete, and as accurate and reliable as it is possible to calculate,
 but they are definite geographically,
 thus loealizing the predictions and lOretelllnS the weather "hlcu hldy oe looked for in each section Of the cOun- try Messrs. E. c. Dewitt X Co.,, of Chicago, are sole owners and publish CTS of the KOdol Almanac and 200 Year Calendar, and while several millions of copies are in circulation, they have yet few hundred copies of the first edition, and will send one copy to any one enclosing two cent stamp, with q request for same, provided this paper is mentioned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-22
NEWS IN OUTLINE.

The Delaware and Hudson Coal
company has started to remove from
its mines laborers who are under 16
years of age.
The .nual official publication of
the department of agriculture, known
as the Year Book, will be printed
about June IL.
The British government will call
conference of the slgnatOries of the
Berlin act with the view of stopping
the barbarities of the Congo Free
State government.
DIR. john Alexander Dowie has be-
come horseman, having bought the
Scarborough farm south of KenosEa,
Wis.
NOSE Of the forest fires which have
been raging north and west of GIens
Falls, y. V, for several days are un-
der control.
Moses Hart. Il negro, was shot 10
death by mob at Corinth. Miss. He
had fired at an officer in court.
Grover Cleveland and Admiral Lam
berton have left Middle Bass after n
week of good fishing.
In regular race off Glen Cove, l..
l.. the new defender Reliance beat the
Columbia on every leg of the triangle.
Tho first British Transvaal parlia-
ment WAS opened by Sir Arthur
LaweV, the lieutenant governor of the
TranSVaal.
The strike fever continues rife at
Chicago and each day witnesses new
strike or threat Of one.
The Great Northern Express com
pany has voluntarily Increased the
wages of It's messengers 1919 per
cent
The Montana board of sheep com
missioners fixes the total number OF
sheep lost in the recent blizzard at
SOC, coo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-22
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

one size smaller after using Allen 5
Foot-Ease, Il powder to be shaken in
to the shoes. II makes tight or new
shoes feel easy; gives instant relief TO
corns and bunions. Its the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Cures
and prevents swollen feet, blistcrs,
callous and sore spots. Aliens Foot
Ease is Il certain cure for sweating.
hot, aching feet. At all druggists
ana shoe stores, - cents. Trial pack
age free Ivy mail. Address Allen S
Omstcad. lie Roy. y. y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-22
A Sure Thing

1t is said that nothing is sure eX-
cept death and taxes, but that is not
altogether true, DIR. Kings New Dis
covcry for Consumption is a sure cure
for all lung and throat troubles.
Thousands can testify To that Mrs.
&C.. b. Van Metre, of Shepherdtown, w.
Va, says: Il had severe ease of
bronchitis and for n year tried every
thing | heard of, but got no relief
One bottle of DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry then cured me absolutely" It's
infalliblc for Group. whooping cough.
grip. pneumonia and consumption.
Try it. It's guaranteed by IIartz &
.Ullemeycr. druggists. Trial bottles
free Regular size, 50 cents and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-22
What the Figures Show.

These figures show the demorali-
zation OF the party under Mr.. Clcvc-
lands leadership in 1896, and what
has been since done to make him pop
ular? If the reorganiZcrs insist that
tariff reform is the issue now. why
did not tariff reform save the party
in 1896? If the people have such
profound reverence for Mr.. Cleve-
land. why did they not show it in
1896? If he is popular now because
he helped the republican ticket in
1896 how can that act he expected to
make him popular with both republic
cans and democrats? Why should the
republicans support Mr.. Cleveland in
preference to Il republican who agrees
with them on every question? The
.Commoner has pointed out the neces-
Sity for faithful adherence to the
principles of the democratic party. 1t
has insisted that a victory which
would bctraN the people. as they were
betrayed by the victory of 1892. would
be more disastrous to the party than
defeat. because without accomplish
ing anything for the country ii would
leave the party weaker for future
contests
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-22
YIELDS UP SECRET
Body of Suicide Found in Missis-
sippi Yesterday at
WaTertoWn
WEIGHTED DOWN WITH ROCKS
circumstance Point to Careful
Preparation for the
End.

The body IF an unknown man was
found floating in the Mississippi river
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon OPP
positc Watcrtown by Henry Turner,
an inmate of the Watertown hos
pital, who was out rowing. He no
titled number of citizens of Water
town who went out and towed the
body ashore.
Coroner EclIhart was called, and he
went to WATERFOWL in the evening
and impaneled a jury composed of r..
Mae Taylor, c. II. Johnson, II. S. Craig,
ID. j. Wright, {. V. Dodge and Edward
Nelson. After viewing the remains Il
verdict of drowning was returned.
An examination of the body showed
plainly that the case was one of sui
eide, and the preparations of the end
were somewhat elaborate and evident
~ intended to prevent anyone from
finding out the means that was en-
plCyed.
Wanted to Stay Down.
About the neck was fastened
strong rope and on this were tied Il
couple of rocks that were plainly in
tended to keep the body below the
surface til after disintegration had
taken place. TO further guard against
the deed becoming known the suicide
had taken his hat from his head
evidently just before he made the ia
tai plunge, and butt0red il tightly in
side his coat to- prevent it from riS-
ing to the surface and leading to an
investigation.
In his preparations, however, the
man failed to count upon the buoy
ancy of his body at a later period and
the weights were not heavy enough
to keep it down. The case was very
similar To the one that took place at
Clinton last summer i'm which the
body of Il resident of that city with so
pounds of rocks fast to il rose to the
surface and floated to Port Byron,
where il was found.
Clues Found
The body found yesterday was that
of man about Is years Of age and
evidently of Swedish nationality. Sew
cral notes written in the Swedish
language were found. and there was
slip of paper upon which the name
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-22

c.. p. Froyd Manlius, ILL.,, and a spec
tacle ease inscribed with the name of
c. l. Josephsen, the Moline jeweler.
The body was taken to Moline and
turned over to an undertaken pend
ing an investigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-22
BRYANS ANALYSIS
Which He Has Made of the
Election Results of
1894.
AS TO OLEVELAND's CANDIDACY
To Nominate the Former President
WouId be Suicidal to-
Democracy.

Lincoln, Neb., May 22.-In his Com
moncr Mr.. Bryan makes careful an
alysis of election results in 1894 to
show, as he says, that it would be
suicidal for democrats to take up Gro
yer Cleveland as their standard bearer
next year. He will print a table of
the vote by states, comparing it with
previous years. and add:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-29
PREFERENCE IN TRADE
SIR CHARLES DILKE sTIRS DE
 BATE IN COMMONS.
Balfour Garages Dilke With At tempting to Make Mischief-Vet- eran Premier and Colonial Secretary on Fiscal
 Policy.

London, May 2S-On the motion being made for the Whitsuntide adjournment of the House of Commons, Sir Charles Dilke (advanced LiberaD today raised a dis cussion on the fiscal views recently enun- ciated by Colonial Secretary Chamber lain.
 Sir Charles maintained that MT. Cham berlain had suggested a revolutionary change in the governments policy which was opposed to all traditions and to the opinions of an overwhelming majority in Parliament. He considered that while the policy of the government as outlined at the recent colonial conference was dangerous. 1t fell far short of the policy now suggested.
 Premier Balfour prefaced his reply with the remark that Sir Charles Dilke had attempted to make mischief between the colonial secretary and himself. but any such attempt would fail. He contended that after the resolution of the colonial conference MT. Chamberlain was bound to raise the subject of preferential trade for public discussion. MT. Balfour de- precated waving the ragged, moth-eaten flags of either the protectionist or the free trade side in the controversy now as far removed as the poles from the con- troversy of half century ago."
 The Premier then proceeded to argue that the tendency was to raise a tariff wall against British goods. He urged that the time had come when 1t should be publicly discussed whether the doc Urine that revenue was never to be raised except for purposes of expenditure must not be abandoned. The Premier declared there was no contradiction between the views of MT. Chamberlain and his own but he defended the right of any minis ter to freedom of speech.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-29
ROOT DEPENDS MAJOR HOWSE Secretary Says Charges
 Are False. OFFICER NOT BRUTAL Papers in Philippines Case
 Made Public. Declares That Major Hunters Course in Prosecuting Charges Was Underhanded-Accused Officer
 Requests an Inquiry.

Washington, May 2s.-Secre.ary Root today made public all the papers in con- nection with the charges made against Major Robert l., Howse to the effect that he authorized the brutal and fatal whip ping of hostile natives held as prisoners at Laoag, Llzon. in the spring of 1900 Secretary Root says. in part:
 'Howse's character and conduct afford q very strong presumption against the probability of his having done the things charged.
 "The charges are sustained solely by ex parte affidavits of a large number oi native Filipinos who were hostile to the American troops and will unite in telling story which, If 1t is to be believed, ex- hibits the most revolting cruelty.
 Major Hunter, who collected these afi1davits nearly three years after the incidents to which they relate. appears by his letters and the testimony of his brother officers to have entertained bitter, personal animosity towards Major Howse. It is clear that with the feel tngs which he entertained, Major Hunter was not likely to be capable of making really impartial investigation and for this reason he was an unit person to be assigned to that duty.
 The statements of these native affi- davits are directly contradicted by the positive oaths of Major Howse himself and ten American officers who were sta- tioned at Laoag at the time and so situ- ated that 1t was impossible for them moi to know whether the facts described in red }"
 Major Hunter, who made the charges. sent them to Governor Taft and not through the regular military channels. The secretary says this was "designed to secure Major Howse's removal from command and was underhanded and most repr shensible.''
 she Secretary quotes from report of t1e Philippine Commission on the charges. It's tnding were to the effect that the cruelties charged never existed.
 Secretary Root concludes as follows
 "On all the papers now produced 1t ap- pears that the charges against Major Howse are false; that there were no such beatings as are described in the affidavits procured by Major Hunter; that Major Howse's report on his investigation of the subject was true report and that Major Howse's administration of the affairs at Laoag at the time in question Is not subject to any just criticism. but rather merits commendation.
 T am not satisfied. however to leave the case here. resting on ex parte af- fdavits. Major Howse has asked for a court of inquiry and direct that board of three officers be detailed by the com manding general, division of the Philip pines, to proceed to Laoag and call before them the witnesses whose names appear on the affidavfts procured by Major Hunter and ali other witnesses whom they may find to have knowledge of the facts"
 Major Hunter, it appears. from his re- port, made the investigation under an order issued by Lieutenant General Miles, commanding the army, dated at Manila, November 2S 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-29
PRESIDENT IN IDAHO.
March Through Lane of Children at
 Boise.

Boise, Idaho, May 2S.-President Roose- velt's train stayed at Boise this aftei- noon for two hours on the way to Salt Lake City. The program arranged for his reception was carried out without a hitch.
 President Roosevelt and party marched through a lane of children as they ap- preached the grand stand erected at the capitol grounds. About 2,000 children cheered him Justify and waved flags.
 The city was thronged with people to see and hear the President He was in- troduced by Governor Morrison and spoke for forty minutes. The President was then taken for drive about Boise,
 The President opened his Boise speech with a tribute to Idaho and Boise. He spoke principally on irrigation. good citizenship and the strengthening of the navy.
 'The forests and the grasses" said the President, "are not to be treated as we properly treat mining; that Is, as material to be used up and nothing left behind We must recognize the fact that We have passed the stage when we can afford to tolerate the man whose object is simply to skin the land and get out. That man is not an equitable citizen. We do not want the big proprietor. It is not for him that we wish to develop irrigation. It is not for him that we must shape the grazing lands or handle our forests. We must handle the water, the wood, the grasses, so that we will hand them on to our children in better shape than we re- caived them. In asmuoh as I myself passed a large portion of my life In the mountains and on the plains of this great western country. l feel peculiar pride that It was given to me to sign and there l,v make into law the national irrigation act of a year ago.
 T believe with all my soul in the Mon roe doctrine. This Western Hemisphere is not to become a region for conquest over which foreign ministerial powers may acquire control I think that should be a cardinal doctrine of our American foreign policy But I would great deal rather see us never announce that policy than for us to announce 1t and then lack either the will or the power 10 make it good. The one means for making 1t good Is building up an adequate navy. ask Congress to go on with the building of the navy"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-29
HANNA LAUDs ROOSEVELT.
President Endorsed by Ohio County
 Convention.

Cleveland, O., May 2S.-The Republican County Convention today endorsed the administration of President Roosevelt and recommended his renomination.
 Senators Hanna and Foraker were praised and the delegates to the State Convention instructed for Herrick for Governor.
 Senator Hanna addressed the conven- ton. and paid a high tribute to Presi- dent Roosevelt and his administration In part, Senator Hanna said
 T have nothing but commendation for the record of the President, who. from that awful day fin Buffalo, when. in the presence of his cabinet, he registered a VOW and called as witnesses the whole American people, that it would be his duty as well as his pleasure. to carry out the policies of William Mckinley.
 That utterance gave him a high place in the hearts of the American people, and, to the best of his ability, he has la bored honestly to carry out that pledge" |"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-29
BULLETS wH1sTLED IN NIGHT
Correspondent Describes Exciting
 Scenes in Jackson.

Correspondent Describes Exciting
 Scenes in Jackson.
 Louisville, Ky, May 2s.-A staff cores pondent of The Evening Post telegraphs his paper as follows from Jackson, Ky: Last night was one of those wild nights to which the perturbed popula- ton of Jackson is gradually becoming &C., customed. There was firing at intervals all night by the soldiers and irresponsible members of the community. but daylight brought the comforting assurance that nobody had been hurt
 Anxiety on Every Face.
 The night was intensely hot and the sky heavily overcast. Jackson boasts no street lights and soldier and citizen as they passed in the inky darkness were keyed to the keenest edge. The calm that has hung ominously over tho locality for several days had, if anything, intensified the anxiety.
 As midnight neared. flashes of lightning revealed to the guard of militianen around the jail the figures of several men carrying Winchesters. gradually ap- proach the stronghouse. The challenge was given but there was no response. Several of the guards stated this morn- ing that they saw a number of men creep ing toward the jail but this cannot be confirmed.
 Guards Fired volley.
 The guards fired upon the approaching
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-29
FEELEY KNOCKED OUT.
Prize Fighter Nearly Killed by Jim
 Jeffords,

Savannah. Ga, May 2s--Jim Jeffords of San Francisco and George Feeley of Sioux City. heavyweights, met for a twenty round contest before the Savan- nah Athletic Club tonight. In the third round Feeley went down under a left to the jaw and took count of six. As he came up groggy Jeffords sent another to the identical spot and Feeley was count ed out.
 At Il p. m., an hour after the conclu- sion of the contest, Feeley was still un- conscious. notwithstanding the ef- forts of his seconds and two physicians to revive him. Half an hour after he was knocked out a sub cutaneous injection of nitro-giycerine was administered. without having the effect ofh restoring consciousness. physician said Feeiey's heart was acting all right. but that he was suffering from concus- sion. At il o'clock he was removed from the club rooms to the Turkish baths, still insensible.
 ga. m.-At this hour Feeley's condition is unchanged Jeffords is detained at the police station
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-29
FOR NAVAL DEFENSE
NEW SYSTEM OF PATROLS ls
 ESTABLISHED.
Line of Defense Will Cover Entire Coast Line of United States. Torpedo Boats Part of
 System.

Washington. May 2s.-Divisions of the coast line of the United States into thir- teen naval defense districts has been or. dered by Acting Secretary Darling or the recommendation of Admiral Dewey, President of the General Board.
 The line of defense extends the entir, length of the Atlantic. Gulf. Pacific and Great Lakes coasts and is the first step in the elaborate scheme of defense for the United States in time of war which the General Board has been at work for some time. To the command of each dis trict will be assigned naval officer sf high rank with the title of commandant, In the official order designating the dis tricts provision is made that in time of war. the light house inspector in each district shall become second In command In several of the districts will be estab- lishsd torpedo boat bases and torpedo boats will be regarded as part of the mo- bile defense of each district. Means for exchanging information between shore stations and ships at sea will be pro- vided. the system to be known as the naval patrol.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-29
Strike preach Widened.

Chicago, May &.-The breach between the restaurant employees and the owners association widened today. The joint board of the eight unions making de- mands have opened strike headquarters and appointed committees to arrange for the handling of pickets. High salaried chefs according to reports from the em- ployes union, have organized and win stand by the owners. The unions are firm in their declaration that a general walkout will occur Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-29
TO MEET IN MOBILE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PREsBY
 TERRAIN CHURCH.
Southern Church Held Meeting in In tefest of Colored Evangeliza- tion--Northern Church
 Adopts Report of Re-
 vision Committee.

Lexington. Va. May 2s.-It was decided that the General Assembly of the Pres byterian Church shall meet next year in the Government Street Church. Mobile, Ala.
 Rev. Dr. ]. w. Lumpkin of Memphis was reappointed Secretary of the Elk ecntive Committee on Education.
 A resolution was adopted providing that d committee be appointed with Rev. William M. Morrison as chairman, to prepare and present to the President os the United States a memorial setting forth the rights of missionaries from this country in the Congo Free State un- der the Berlin treaty, and showing how these rights are disregarded by the Gov ernment of that country. Our Govern ment will be urged to ascertain and cor rect the wrongs complained of and se- cure the rights to which our missionaries to Africa are entitled. Senators and Rep resentatives from the States under the Jurisdiction of the Assembly are request ed to assist the committee.
 In the evening a popular meeting was held in the interest of colored evangeliza- ton.