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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23
SWIFT. MISSING MINER.
PROBABLY Went EAST

1t seems probable now that George
Swift. the old miner who was
thought to be lost. left for his old
home in Illinois, without letting the
fact of his departure be generally
known.
Il. j. Ryan, who has charge of
Wright's sawmill ut Lawton, is In
the city today. and states that he saw
Swift at Granite about six weeks ago.
Swift told him that he had just re-
ceived ticket from relatives at his
old home in Illinois, aud intended
leaving on the stage for Sumpter the
next morning. He would depart for
the east at once. Mr.. Ryan also
inferred from his conversation with
Swift that his Illinois relatives had
sent him goodly sum of money,
too, since he intimated that he was
better fixed then than he had been In
II long time. Swift said that II was
about fifteen years since he had Wis
tied his native state, or had seen any
of his relatives. Mr.. Ryan Is per-
sonally acquainted with Swift, and
has known him number of years.
lie said that Swift had been drinking
pretty heavily for some time prior
to his leaving Granite, but when he
had the conversation in question
with him he was perfectly sober.
This probably accounts for Swift's
strange disappearance, yet Jesse Hob
son, of the Hobson Mercantile COM
pany, who is intimately acquainted
with Swift, and Is interested with
him In sundry mining properties, is
at u loss to account for his peculiar
conduct. Mr.. Hobson says that Swift
always kept him informed as to his
movements, and why he should leave
on this occasion without mentioning
the fact, Ia difficult to understand.
More than this, Swift said he was
going out to Deer creek to work on
his mining claims, aud gave no in.
timation of an eastern trip.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23
AGENT FOR HENDRIX
CYANIDE PROCESS.

&. j. Carlson. until recently mill
superintendent ut the Golcnnda, has
taken the agency for the llendryX
cyanide process, full descriptions of
which aud the wonderful work II IL
doing The Miner has published from
time to time. The process was in
vented by DIR. liendryX, of Spokane,
where no has small plant In opera.
tiOn.
The device has two radical changes
and improvements over the old
method; electricity IL used and u
different mechanical arrangement for
agitating the pulp is employed. II
IL claimed that practically all the
gold values are saved, generally as
high as ninety eight per cent. Re.
public ores have been treated with
gratifying success at the Spokane
plant, and II L. predicted thnt the
process will be the salvation of that
long dormant camp.
MIR. Carlson IL endeavoring to in
duce the Golconda management to
put In II plant at IA cost of about
$4,000, aud thinks he will succeed.
lie believes that its concentrates eau
be worked into bullion on the ground
aud thus save transportation and
smelter charges.
The Hendryx cyaniding process IL
attracting much favorable attention
from tho mining world and II Il
hoped that II will inaugurate another
beneficial revolution In ore treat
ment.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23
CLAIMS MADE BY MERCER
BORDER ON The ABSURD.

In this brief on the merger case,
Attorney General Knox with u single
sentence discloses the full purpose
of the Northern Securities by saying:
"a more effective method for com.
bining competitive interests--for sup
pressig competition between rival aud
naturally competing business corpora
tions-it would hardly be possible to
conceive. And Mr.. Knox bluntly
states u fact when he declares that
"it borders on the absurd to say that
two railway corporations, which
under normal conditions are natur
ally competitors for traffic, will CON
tinue to compete In any realization
after both become subject to tho
same sourse of control. "
All this Juggling of stock and all
these positive assertions that the
merger roads will be run indepently
do not alter the fact, rs set forth by
the attorney general, that the same
set of men become vested with alb
solute power of control over compet-
ing systems of interstate railway,
aud that for rival and competing in
terests there Is substituted one com.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23
Mr.. Me||is Receiving Hearty Support in
Getting Ores Together For
St. Louis.

at the same time cannot help attract
ing attention. The booth Is to
occupy a 1Oxli foot space. Sur.
mounting the entrance IL u semi
circle bearing the word "Oregon".
Beneath this across the front, sur
rounded by handsome carvings. are
the names of the leading minerals
produced in the state. These In the
order they will appear are, lead,
gold, cobalt, silver. copper,
iron, platinum, and coal. In the
center of the booth will he a mineral
palace of beautiful design, which will
be occupied by Mr.. Mellis AS an
office. Then there will be II suff-
cient number of floor and wall cases
covered with plate glass to serve as
reccptacles for the mineral display.
The whole idea IL striking and at
tractivc and will not fail to call atten-
ton to the states vast mineral re-
sources.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23

perienced miner and the day after
Christmas will take II force of men to
the Gipsy Queen mine to resume work
on that property. Eugene Bartholf,
who was authorized by the Boston
owners to do "A lot of development
work thereon, started operations
some davs since, but found II eX-
pedient to shut down until he could
get more men. As Is generally
known, the ore shoot In this property
IL far beneath the surface, and the
tunnel passes over its top, occasion
ally cutting through at high point.
a shaft will now be sunk on the
ledge, near the mouth of the tunnel.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23
Annual Stockholders Meeting.

To Whom 1t May Concern: No
tice is hereby given that the regular
annual ockholders meeting OF the
Golconda Consolidated Gold Mines
company will be held at the office OF
the company in the Pendleton Saw
ings Bank building, In Pendleton,
Oregon. at 10 o'clock a. m. on Tues
day, JANUARY -, 1904; at such
annual meeting an election will be
held for the election of Directors OF
the said corporation, and all other
and general business pertaining to
the affairs of the company will be
transacted that may come before such
meeting.
c. b. WADE, President.
j. II. RALEY, Secretary
Dated Dec. Q, 1908.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23
mon and noncompeting interest.

mon and noncumpeting interest.
Whether the merger were accom-
plished by the original plan of a
holding company or through relin-
auishment of control by the
Securities company to trust, as has
been recently suggested, there would
be little difference in the ultimate
result. The roads would be run
according to the dictation of the
master minds that conceived the
plan of consolidation aud the dictators
would insist on a policy of non COM
petition. Spokesman Review.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23
PROGRESS OF WORK
AT THE STORM KING

Il. j. Costello, general manager of
the Forest and Advance mining CON-
pnnies, returned last night from the
Storm King. The Honest Dollar
drift, he says, is now In mighty
good grade of ore. The ledge shows
about six feet and full of small
stringers carrying high values.
The Storm: King crosscut Is now
within forty feet of the vein. and
work is being pushed steadily ahead.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23

T.. X. Mellis, who has charge of
tho Oregon mineral exhibit at the st.
Liouis exposition, is up from Baker
City today, looking after matters per-
tanning to his office. Mr.. Mellis
says
81 am receiving the hearty support
from mining men In all sections of
the state, aud have their assurance,
both personally and by letter, that |
may depend upon their assistance In
every way possible toward getting
together II creditable state exhibit.
Tho various districts are anxious to
be represented and will not be slow
to respond. My present plans are to
arrive in st. Louis about April ],
and got things In shape for the open.
ing of tho big SHOW"
Mr.. Mellis has completed his
designs for the Oregon mineral booth
In tho Mines building. II Is an
artistic conceptions, and will serve
we'll for the purpose intended: and
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23
Rushing Things at Golden Wizard.

j. NJ. M.cPhee, general manager of
the Golden Wizard, who was out at
the mine yesterday, states that work
has already been started on the fran.
ing for the buildings to enclose the
stamp mill. Part of the timbers now
are up and the work Is being pushed
forward rs rapidly as possible.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23
Colorado Miner viii Open the Queen.

Louis Smith, brother in law of
Eugene Bartholf, arrived from Colo.
RADIO u few days since. He is an eX-
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-12-23
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13
NO "SkAP' CONTRACT.

The request of the Raleigh Water Com
pany to have their contract renewed
three years before the present contract
expired ought to arrest the attention of
water in Raleigh.
The water company only a short time
ago put in Improvements and the public
was informed that it was now in posi-
ton to meet all the demands of the city.
And, now all of a sudden, without any
adequate reason, the aldermen are asked
tract about three years. and make q new
long term contract with the Water Com
pany. Why? The reasons given do not
justify the board of aldermen in making
a snap" contract at this time.
When the contract was first made, the
city reserved the option to buy the ~. o,
Il Is more than year before the next
city election. The board of alderneT.
ought not to refuse to let the people
answer two questions before making a
snap" contract. Those questions are:
1. Is it desirable for the city to own
the water plant?
2. What franchise tax WI be charged
the Water Company Tor renewal Of tas
contract if the city decides not to buy?
1t is doubtful whether a contract made
now by the board of aldermen would be
legal. 1t is certain any contract made
now would be fought in the courts.
The people OF Raleigh do not want any
SNAP" water contracts. They wish the
matter to rest until the present contract
expires. They will then determine what is
best to be done.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13
A NOBLE PREACHER.

In the death of Rev. Jesse H. Page, of
the North Carolina Conference, the State
loses one Of its noblest sons. He was
born in Wake county and was member
Of a family of brainy men who have
wrought we'll in their day and generation
His brother, the late A. F. Page, was the
most successful, having made a large for
tune "a railroading and in the lumber
business. other brothers were useful,
successful. popular.
Rev. Jesse H. Page was golden-hearted
Christian gentleman. lie loved God and
he loved his fellow man. He was as open
as the day--frank, sincere, genuine. He
hated shams and exposed many by happy
anecdote. He was student Of books and
men. He was a preacher of rare gifts.
Among the sermons of most marked abil
ity and wisdom this writer has ever
heard was one preached by uncle Jesse, ="
as he was Familiarity called, in Raleigh
some years ago. His sermons glistened
with gems. They abounded with home
spun maxims and proverbs. Upon occa-
sion, humor-pure, sweet and Illuminating
ran like a thread through a discourse
Now and then he made men smile audibly
in his congregations, but nobody ever
thought him irreverent. His heart was
the home of reverence. His humor was as
gentle and as delightful as the ripping
of the mountain stream. He had charity
for the faults of men. If he lacked charity
at any time, it was for a pretender, or
charlatan, a poser. 1t was hard for him
to abide their airs and their mouthings in
silence.
AS preacher, he was blameless and he
edited his congregation, building them
up by the plain AMI able expounding Of the
Word as a citizen, he took deep inter
est in public questions and in what he
regarded as a crisis stood forth for civic
righteousness; as a man he was gentle,
kind, straightforward, and no word de-
scribes him so well as to say he was gen
uine, all gold. without alloy; as a father
and husband he was all that a man of
his character and worth could be. He
had scores of friends who will hear Of his
death with unfeigned sorrow
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13

the "Down-homers," and in reporting the
proceedings of the unique and successful
meeting it was natural that the papers
should be full of what North Carolina
boys have done in their new homes. More
has been published this year about them
than in all the previous years because
of the reunion, and not line too much.
We wish them always to feel that we
still regard them as North Carolinians,
knowing that day or night the latch
string for them hangs on the outside.
But the criticism of our contemporary
suggests the inquiry: DO we give the
deserved need of praise to the able and
useful sons who say by their acts here
be our homes while we live and here be
our graves when we die?' 1t would be
a. good thing in 1904, if, without any
Shopping over or any fulsome praise,
the press would devote more attention
to the successes and achievements of home
talent-of men born in North Carolina
VINO are devoting their lives and talents
to the development Of every interest In
the old State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13

of boys who have heard the teaching
of these same professors, boys who have
heard the demand for free speech. Bas-
sett's utterances are not North CAROLYN
ian. Burning men In effigy is not North
Carolinian. To be consistent the trustees
of the college should have condemned
this act of lawlessness and dismissed
those engaged in it. We regret that
Trinity College Is on stormy seas 1t
has done great work for North Carolina,
given it godly men, patriotic men-brave
men. 1t can do greater work for Tie
State but not along the lines of hanging
men in effigy.
Inc editor thus marked for disapproval,
the hon. Josephus Daniels, is one of The
states foremost citizens. His habits are
eood' MS honesty Is undoubted his ability
great, his courage to declare for the
right is unquestonable; his good name
Is respected IN this State. He has led
every reform for good in North Carolina
fol ten years. And there was nothing
IN MS columns about the Bassett matter
! that had not been said by nearly every
paper IN North Carolina We will not
go into the why and wherefore of sing
hing him out. But we do voice the senti-
ments OF all good men, that the hanging
or any decent citizen in North Carolina
in effigy is piece of collegiate lawless
| ness that North Carolina will not tolerate
and the men who think it will are simply
ignorant OF the people of this good old
State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13
LYNCHERS AT TRINITY FIND ONE
DEFENDER.

Two or three subsidized newspapers in
North Carolina have squinted at de-
tense or excuse of the action of students
at Trinity College who hung the editor
of this paper in etigy. But until yes
terday ito paper had come out as bold
and uncompromising advocate of the law
less act.
The New York Age, edited by T. Thos.
Fortune, is the leading organ OF the negro
race. 1t believes in the 'illimitable free
dom Of the human mind" and in lynching
these who dare to believe in a free press.
This makes his paper a consistent defen-
der of the lynching at Trinity. Below S
the Ages editorial;
FREE SPEECH IN THE SOUTH.
"The students of Trinity College, at
Durham, n. c., have burned IN effigy
Josephus Daniels the editor OF the Raj
cigh News and Observer, for his outra-
geous assault upon Professor John Spen-
Ger Bassett, the editor of the South At
lantic Quarterly, for the views expressed
by him in an article published In that
journal for October; the trustees of the
college have refused, by vote OF IL to
Z, to accept Prof. Bnssetts resignation
as Professor OF History. and the North
Carolina Editorial Association has ''re-
GREETED" the action of the students OF
Trinity College in burning Daniels i'll
effigy.
Now, here is a condition of affairs
a. NNh n
North Carolina will appreciate it more
than Josephus Daniels OF the Raleigh
News and Observer, an editorial nigh
wayman who has striven to hold up free
speech in North Carolina and to assassi-
nate the reputation of every man who
dared to indulge in the use of free
speech in that State. To be burned in
effigy by a lot of college students of his
State for tyrannical exercise of censor
ship, which he had grabbed without au-
thority, is a new experience for Josephus
Daniels, which must make him squirm
like an eel on dry land.
"This whole business is encouraging.
1t is, as we have said, a presage OF good
omen for the country and the South.
What we need on the race question is
free and open discussion, and this cannot
be had as long as Josephus Daniels and
the likes of him are allowed to patrol the
highway of opinion loaded with a gun.
We are glad that he has been burned
in effigy."
The young law-breakers are to be con-
graduated that one paper in America
comes to their defence, even though it is
a negro organ. 1t is the only paper that
champions their conduct. 1t also endorses
Prof Bassett and the whole business"
What do white Methodists, who wish
DINA college, think of this whole bust
ness" endorsed only by a New York
negro organ?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

oxford Pubic Ledger.
The editor remembers the evening be-
fore the jury rendered their verdict in
the first great trial of the Gattis-Kilgo
case in oxford, Judge Montgomery and
DR.. Klgo went over to Durham and were
met at the depot by the students from
Trinity College. Judge Montgomery told
them everything was well, and they
would hear some good news from Granville
next day. (He didn't say it would be a
verdict of 500, 900 against Dr. Kilgo) The
students escorted the hero of the hour
(Kilgo) up to Trinity College, and as they
marched up the street they hooted and
Observation-Disclosures shrdl shrdlu nan
tainted at the name of Gattis and sung
"We'll hang Tom Gattis on a sour apple
tree" Fine conduct surely for the di-
sciples of christian Education"
Last Wednesday night after the meet
ing of the board of trustees in which
they declined to accept the resignation of
Prof. Bassett, the great admirer Of Book
err Washington and predictor of
negro equality, the same student body
proceeded to the campus and hung in eff
fgy Josephus Daniels, editor of the News
and Observer, because he denounced such
doctrine and stood UP manfully and brave
ly for the white race Fine conduct for
the examplers for freedom of thought
and freedom of speech
Under the teachings of Kigo, Bassett
& Co.. they think speech should be free
only when hbelilng a poor defenseless
minister of the gospel. or defending the
trust that has fattened upon the farmers
of our land.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13
DR.. BASSETT'S EQUALITY" VIEWS
ENDORSED.

There is a paper published at Little
ton by a negro which circulates chiefly
among negroes. 1t is in its fifth volume
and seems to be more prosperous than any
other North Carolina negro paper. See
ing that DR.. Bassett's views have been
criticised by the white people almost
without exception, the True Reforner
assures him that he is not without SYM
pathy and approval right here in North
Carolina. In its last issue the True Re
former says:
1T will be remembered that soon after
the South Atlantic Quarterly appeared
containing an article from the pen of Or
John Spencer Bassett of Trinity College,
treating upon the real and true STATUE
OF the American Negro, and introducing
TO the reading pubic many undenlabla
truths not heretofore produced by any
Southern white man, the specially
white press at the South 1--WE mean that
class of newspapers that make a speciality
of cursing the Negro) lamented over DR..
Bassett's new departure" quite seriously
and wanted him put out.
But since the meeting of the trustees
the other night, when DR.. Kilgo, the
president of the college, and the students
all stood with trustees in repudiating
the sentiment Of the press against DR..
Bassett, they have been cured of that
awful dilemma and abideth in peace.
I'VE are proud to know that there are
some noble-hearted, unprejudiaed white
men In North Carolina who are too lib
eral to suppress the power and greatness
or any mans expressions regardless OF
the subjects he treats upon. 1t Is not
generally SO in the South, a man can
think, but must be careful how he ex-
presses himself.
''Dr. Bassett has won a victory for
manhood rights and freedom of speech
and we are glad that those who wanted
him sent away from Trinity have been
disappointed.
"The negro is rising higher and higher
in the estimation of the better class of
white people in the South every day
They see in him every possibility of the
white man.
Men of DR.. Bassett's calibre who can
see far into the abyss Of time, are
speaking out in liberal terms of express
sion anent the possibility and future of
the American Negro; they see that there
is hope for the Negro, and they are not
too narrow and selfish and prejudiced to
recognize that the Negro is daily rising
to higher standard of civilization"
Let no one else hereafter say that the
press Of North Carolina is united in hos
tility to DR.. Bassetts views He has a
champion and an endorser In the True
Reformer. With that paper champloning
his new departure, why should he care
for the criticism of two hundred papers
edited by white men?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13
BEYOND COMPREHENSION.
Durham Recorder.

DuEudm tteCOEuGE.
OF course the action of Trinity students
in hanging Editor JesepEus Daniles in
offigy is condemned on all sides. Many
will say it is the result of their training,
and others will wonder that boys and men
coming from christian homes ana being
taught in a college that has Christian
Education for it's motto and Free
Speech for its watchword, could forget
themselves so far as to participate i'll a
mock lynching. We do not understand
how such things can be, nor do we under
stand the action of the trustees and fac
ulty. Why should the editor of the News
and Observer alone be hung, when
scores of other editors have expressed
the same sentiment? Why is it that if
Bassett is attacked by any one the col
lege will suffer and yet his influence does
no harm? These and numerous things
about the affair are beyond our compre-
tension.