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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17

islation tending to further restrict The
use of silver as real money or depSbss
It's value in the market; that a COM
mittee of five active members of the
congress be selected by the chairman
to devise means by which suitable
men may be employed TO visit all min
ing camps and organize local mining
bodies and solicit cooperation with
this congress and obtain members:
against fake" mining companies and
exploitation of mining stocks based
solely upon options for the purchase
of leases of mining properties. and
calling upon the several states and ter
ritories to pass such legislation as Will
remedy the evil and protect organizers
Of and investors in legitimate mining
companies
The chief event yesterday was the
stoppage of operations and throwing
open for inspection the various mines
and plants of the Homestake company
at Lead. This had not been done be-
fore in twenty-five years. and a great
number OF both visitors and residents
took advantage of the courtesy. many
going into the lower levels of the prin-
cipal shafts. which have attained a
depth of 1,100 feet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17

daily. is seriously considering such
measure
The Turkish government ls believed
TO have no less than 1000 soldiers IN
the villages OF Adrlanoplc. large bodies
OF them within ten to IL kilometcrs of
the Bulgarian frontier, Confronted
with such situation, II is argued that
Bulgaria would be amply justified in
mobilizing the First and Second army
divisions. the headquarters OF which
arc at Sofia and Pbilipopolls. and which
comprise the forces nearest the Turk
ish frontier.
The government appears TO be flrm-
ly resolved TO avoid giving Turkey tho
slightest pretext for declaring hostili-
ties. and is doing It's utmost 10 restrain
the war fever Sofia and the country
generally are outwardIy as calm as IN
the most peaceful times, hut the But
garians say this calm Is more TO be
feared than at any other time.
An engagement Us reported TO have
occurred between force OF Insurgents
and Turkish troops at Suipindoi. IN
which not a single reyolutionist was
killed. while the Turks lost heavily.
Telcgrams from Burgas say the Bull
garian population Is fast disappearing
from the district OF Loscngrad and that
every one unable to escape to the Bul-
garian frontier is killed.
Five hundred fugitives who have ar
rived at Burgna from Tekengea report
that two men. one 100 years old and the
other elshty-fiyc. were impaled by tho
Turks. The war ofIlce here "a greatly
concerned over the increasing number
OF dcserters who go TO join the in
surgents.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
VICTOR UNION
HALL PlCkETED

Denver. Sept. 13.-A Republican spc-
clal from Victor last night says.
A detachment of infantrymen guard
ed union headquarters tonight during
a miners meeting. searching for W. B.
Easterly, one of the strike leaders.
whose arrest has been ordered by the
military authorities. He was not at
lAe meeting, and after remaining on
guard for an hour and half the sol
diers Withdrew to Camp Goldheld-
-Four rifle shots ringing out In the
night, closely followed by two more.
brought the entire guard details on
tine double TO posts Nos / and 2. at
Camp Goldfield. shortly after 10
O'Clock tonight At post No. l the
sentry was assaulted by some un-
known man. who kept on throwing
rocks. The first shot was fired in the
air. but as the shots kept coming.
three other shots were fired In the di-
rection from which the missiles were
thrown.
At post No. 2 the sentry discovered
a man attempting TO creep through the
lines. After the first shot was fred he
turned and ran in the darkness, fol-
lowed by a second bullet fired by the
sentry.
Early this morning Sherman Parker
another OF the strike leaders. was ar
rested by the military and taken from
his home to the guard tent 1t Is
charged that he has used infiammatory
Language OF a nature tending to incite
trouble.
To-day between 100 and 200 men sig
nifI, their Intention to return to work
tomorrow or Monday. The Mine
Owners Association rooms have been
crowded all day with men who are put
through a rigid examination before
they are hired. The promise is exacted
from these men that in the future they
will have no connection whatever with
the Western Federation OF Miners.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
SIX THOUSAND CHRISTIANS
MASSACRED IN MACEDONIA

Sofa. bulgaria, Sept l3.--with the
arrival Of new and sensational reports
OF the Wholesale massacre OF Christians
In Macedonia. the situation here is
hourly becoming more alarming
III the latest messages, which state
that 6,000 Bulgarians have been slaugh-
tered in the districts OF Okrida and
Lerens. should be confirmed no doubt
exists that the government Will be
forced to order the mobilization OF the
army.
According to Information brought to
the revolutionary paper. Autonomye, n
force of Albnnians, assisted by Turkish
forces acting under orders from Yil-
diz Kiosk. massacred the entire Bull
garian Christian population OF the
Okrida and Lerens districts.
Fearful descriptions are given OF the
sights seen there. the soldiers slaught-
ering men. women and children In ey-
cry direction. displaying a barbarism
mover before witnessed. The number
OF killed is not stated in the courier's
dispatch. but according to reports from
other sources the total number of the
victims VIII reach 5000.
Official circles are so far without in
formation regarding the reported mas
sacre. but in view of the character OF
the latest edvices from Macedonia 1t is
feared the news ls only too true
Rumors are current that at n coun-
ell of the ministers to-day Il was de-
clded TO mobilize Immediately the First
and Second army divisions
This Is officially denied. but well in
formed persons do not doubt that the
cabinet, which Is meeting IN council
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
Colorado Wheat.

The Colorado wheat crop this year
is a marvel to even the dealers and
millers themselves, who are familiar
with the history of the development of
the growth of this cereal in the Cen
tennlal state. The first of the new
crop commenced to arrive at the DEN
yer mills three weeks ago and lots
were received that the sellers claimed
went 10 to so bushels per acre. Since
then the average yield reported to the
millers by producers of northern Colo
rado Is 20 bushels per acre Heads of
this wheat measured six TO seven
inches in length and the grains were
fat. round and perfectly formed, all OF
them. 1t has been a phenomenal sea-
son, climatically perfect and, and to
these conditions together with greater
knowledge of soil requirements de-
manded by wheat on the part of tho
farmers is ascribed the record break
ing crop.
Six years ago the same farmers are
said to have said that they were doing
we'll on the same farms II they secured
20 to 20 bushels per acre. The yield
last year was 80 bushels per acre. but
the shortage was ascribed mainly 10
insufficient water supply. The north
ern Colorado farmers are receiving 81
to s1.O5 per 100 pounds for their wheat
or GO to 65 cents bushel. The average
weight of the wheat this year is Ga
pounds to the bushel. which is extra
ordinary when compared with the or
dinary Eastern wheat, which
weighs 81 to IS pounds to the bushel.
The fact that Colorado wheat is so
much heavier than Eastern wheat ac-
counts for the fact that all of It ia
ba ndl nd l.u .foh
5ushel measure. The average acreage
OF wheat in the state this year is
largely in excess OF 1902-Denver Re-
publican
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17

At Jupiter the wind blew seventy
five miles an hour, with the rain fall
Ing IN torrents.
Taking a day In crossing the pcnin-
sula. the storm struck Tampa Satur-
day morning. soon attaining a velocity
OF seventy miles an hour, and ragged
all day. The roofs OF the Almeria and
Dcsoto hotels were blown off Several
cigar factories were badly damaged at
Ybor City and several buildings were
dnroofed. In Tampa the Hampton
block was unroofed and six small
dwellings were blown down No loss
OF life is reported. The streets are
tangle of wires. Street lines made
no efforts to run cars. The wires lead
ing from Tampa In all directions nro
down. and the city is In total dark
ness.
Other places on the west coast and
in the interior have not been heard
from. and II Is feared that when re-
ports come in the damage Will be vnst-
ly Increased. The orange and grape
fruit crops have been greatly damaged
The wires at Madison went down mt
. o'clock tonight. Indicating that the
storm is now raging In middle Florida.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
smuaqIer-Union Min Closed.

Denver, Sept. 14-A Republican spe-
cial from Telluride last night says:
The Smuggler- mill closed this
morning. so that now there Is not
wheel running IN Telluride. The office
force OF the Smuggler finished treating
the ore on hand and the company has
closed down its mill until the strike is
over. Miners continue to leave town
every day. It Is estimated that 1000
men have left Telluride since the strike
began. There are about 100 men en-
pIoyed in the various mines doing
dead work, and assessments. and as
watchmen.
C. II. Meyer. president OF the West
ern Federation. addressed the miners
this evening. II is not known what
was done. as 1t was secret session.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
MORE INDICTMENTS
FOR POSTAL FRAUDS

washington. Sept I2.-United States
District Attorney Beach to-day an
nounced that the six persons named in
the grand jury last Tuesday were:
George w. Beavers. former chief of
the division of salaries and allow
ances, Postofiice Department; August
w. Machen. former general superin-
tendent OF the free delivery system;
Postofflce Department; James w. Err
win. former postofiice inspector. with
headquarters in San Francisco; George
H. Huntington and Isaac Mcclellan.
both of New York City. owners of the
Columbia Supply Company of that
Ohio, dentist, and interested in the
firm Of Maybury & Ellis of Detroit.
Michigan, letter box manufacturers.
Some sensational charges are made.
The Indictment against Beavers, Ma
chen and Erwin alleges that the Pos
tai Device and Improvement Company
OF San Francisco, formerly the Mon
tague Indicator and Letter Box Com
pany, was composed almost entirely of
western postal employees; that in 1889
1t set aside 1000 shares of stock for
forwarding its interests" and that
armed with this authority its president,
Daniel s. Richardson. and Inspector
Erwin came to Washington saw Beav-
ers, Machen, Heath and others, and
got an order for equipping 2.0S9 letter
boxes with their device.
The Indictment says the company
was systematically relieved of its obli-
cations in the way of paying freight,
Grating. painting and printing cards
for the devices 1t was furnishing. The
Indictment charges chat Beavers and
Machen owned stock under assumed
names Most of the thousand shares
of stock set aside. the Indictment says
went to different postofiice officials and
again President Richardson came TO
Washington and following an increase
in the contract price he got for the
company. dividends were paid on the
stock
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
Settle Boundary Dispute.

Washington. d. c.. Sept. 12.-The
appointment. of a British-American
boundary commission to determine the
boundary lines off the coast OF Borneo
separating the possessions in those
waters of the islands belonging to the
two countries. may be the eventual So
luton Of the inquiry which the Lon
don government has addressed TO the
State Department as to the sovereign
ty over certain of those isla1ds. The
communication received from the
British charge d'affaires regarding
the control to be exercised over these
islands. which have frequently been
the resort Of pirates. is still under con-
sideration at the State Department and
Acting Secretary Adee will consult
with the secretary OF the navy before
replying.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
TURKISH TROOPS ARE BUSY
SLAUGHTERING BULGARIANS

London, Sept 1.-THE powers are
evidently exerting pressure, both at
Constantinople and Sofia to avert a
Turko-B Bulgarian war. apparently with
some temporary success. but meantime
an increasingly terrible tale OF atroci-
ties committed in Macedonia shows
that the situation is daily becoming
aggravated.
The temper of the Bulgarian people
and government. according to tele-
grams from Sofia. is rising to the dan
ger point. All Indications tend to show
that however Loyalty the government
desires to observe a neutral attitude.
It will be forced ere long by pressure
from the people into a formal declara-
tion of sympathy with the Macedonian
Christians
Premier Petror's Informal intima-
tion to the diplomats in Sofa that un-
less some means of restraining Tur-
keys terrible measures to suppress the
uprising in Macedonia is taken by the
powers, Bulgaria will be forced to de-
part from strict neutrality. is regard
ed as warning In this sense to the
powers
The Teiegraph's correspondent at
Sofia, in long resume of the situa-
ton. points out that Bulgaria does not
possess sufficient troops to properly
Gordon the frontier She has only
posts of fiye men each at points three
miles distant from each other, and as
the Turkish frontier guards always
retire when they sec Bulgarian bands
crossing. the latter have an easy task.
The correspondent thinks this points
60 the conclusion that the Ottoman
government desires to keep the insur-
rection alive as pretext for the ami
hiiation of the Christians. and as the
Bulgarians are unlikely to remain in
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
NEW JERSEY BUB-
BLES ARE BURSTING,

Trenton. n. j., Sept 12.-The corpo-'
ration bubble In New Jersey has burst.
leaving nothing TO show for forty-five
corporations that a year ago paid
taxes to the state on n capitalization
of over $4,000. 900. Since January 1st
of this year these two score and five
concerns have been placed in the
hands of receivers and nearly every
week the list is added to.
On what flimsy basis these watery
capital concerns did business can be
judged from the fact that SO far as
shown in the figures presented TO the
courts, the liabilities of the forty-fve
concerns are nearly fourteen times the
assets.
The state authorities are 10th to al
nit that the corporation business is
falling off, but 1t is. markedly. The
banner year was 1901. when the filing
fees for twelve months amounted to
1857, ,479.67. The following year they
fell to s465, ,0S9. 80. Up to September
LIST of this year they have amounted to
S22S.S92 81. with gradual decline
since May. In that month the fees
amounted to s5S. .20S.65. Last month
they amounted to $40, 620 20.
1t is safe to say that in a large
jority of the NNses the stockholders
will not get ten cents on the dollar of
their investment. There is little 1oubt
that in many cases land end personal
property are entered among the assets
at valuation ridiculously large.
For instance. the White Mountain
Paper Company. capitalized at sl5.-
900 900. has liabilities amounting to
$i1,944. 900, and its assets are reported
as not known. The truth is that the
assets Of the company are $1,000 of
book accounts. and the material on
hand.
In the case OF the Purity Ice Com
pany. capitalized for 100000. there are
liabilities amounting to $3f .9l7s5.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
Sheep.
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
sl.o5. Rye. Colorado. bulk. per 100 lbs.
S5c. Oats. bulk. Nebraska. new, white,
s1.2i. mixed. sl.1S; in sack, Colorado.
white s1.25. Corn. in bulk, 97c; corn
chop, sacked, s104. Colorado corn and
ont chops. sacked. Slips; bran. Colo
RADIO per 100 lbs. SEC.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
PLAQUE at MarseilIes.

Rome, Sept. 1.-THE French govern
ment having officially communicated
the presence OF plague at Marseilles,
the Italian government has ordered the
sanitary measures provided by the in
ternational convention at Venice to be
put In force.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
Panama Editor prosseutsa.

Panama. Sept 14.-Rodolfe Aguil-
lera, the first newspaper man to pub
lish articles in favor Of the secession
OF the isthmus of Panama. is to be
prosecuted. II is currently reported
that 1000 federal troops are coming
to the Isthmus.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
Brutality in German Army Punished

Berlin. Sept 12.-Paragrapna similar
to the following appear almost daily in
the provincial press:
''Cologne-The court martial cf the
fifteenth division has sentenced Ser
geant School to a year in prison and
degradation for 1ogging privates and
horsewhipplng and kicking them.
Twelve artillerymen were sentenced to
short terms for assisting him
There have Seen eighty convictions
OF sergeants for abuse of prlyates dur
ing the last three months. and about
200 courtsmartial are pending.
1t has long been the theory of mill
tary men TINT little rough treatment
was good for priyates and cultivated
manhood In them. The Emperor never
shared these views. nor countenanced
the cruelties practlced in nearly every
regiment. He issued an order most
absolutely forbidding the ill-treatment
OF privates. and ordering the prosecu-
tion and severe punishment OF those
guilty OF such ill-treatment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17

Upland. per ton, s12 00al3. 90: second
bottom. choice TO fancy. s9.00dll0 90;
good to choice, s700ms.O0 timothy,
sl2.0O; timothy and clover. sl1.o0: al
falfa, prime. $3.50; straw. So 00MG. 90;
South Park wire grass. $1,000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
Butter.
ess and renovated goods
EGGS.

Eggs, fresh, loss of. doz. .... q
Eggs, fresh. case count. doz... Is
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-17
Hogs.

Comparative Receipts
Month TO Sept. nth. h......... s.sl4
Same period last week ... 1,552
Increase ..................... 1852
Year TO date. e.................... 94,502
Same period last year ..... G1, ,16S,
Increase. . .................... 80, 1884
b.. The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Choice heavy ..........y5 y5.506l5. GO
lAght and mixed packers. 5.6oa6.oO
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-25
HAIL AND
RAIN ARE
SEVERE
Deluge Of Rain Almost Equal
ed a CIoudbUTSt
GREAT DAMAGE TO CROPS
Corn Leaves Were Split Into
Ribb0nS--0atS Down

Guthrie, o. r, june "a severe hail
and rainstorm passed over this section
Of Oklahoma today. 9eglnntn5 about
z. N. and aIstins fully an hoUr. The
deluge Of rain was equal 70 cloudburst.
while The hail did gr1at damage to crops
OF al kinds. Coora leaves were SPLIT
into ribbons, and the wheat yet stand
ing and the oats were Ierc-ed with the
ground. Orchards were also sreatly IN
jured On the r. ". Householder farm
OF go acres adjoining Guthvi-. the lrnit
tees. in some instances. were deEaded
OF their products.
Foss. o. T., June 2L-A1 c.l5 p n. Mon
day evening heavy rain and wind sJc1E
struck this section. j 5 feared that
damage was done 10 small grain. IL
town the wind blew over outbuiidiuss md
blew in fifty feet oil the brick wall Of
the Phillips 6 Green building now under
course o1 construction.
Lightning burned out the telephone in
the drug store in the bank block, setting
fire to same and had gained dangerous
headway when discovered and put 0ut.
Blackwell, O. r. June PA black
clouu appeared ia the north last night
about 3 o'clock and a strong wind nore
it Immediately over the city. About 6
clock It began TO rain and the water
came down in torrents for about an hour.
Gooding the streets and cutters, though
no harm was done in the city Sundays
storm was much more severe - Roci.
Fails township than il was in this city
or immediate vicinity. The rain storm
was accompanied by wind and hail. do
Ing great damage 10 fruit and crops. in
some places the wheat being battered
into the ground.
AT Nick Heney's place. about nine
miles northwest cf the city. the wind
seemed more on the order OF a cyclone,
for it picked UP his barn. whrled ii
around and tore it to pieces. At the
time there were several head Of horses
and cattle in the barn, hut. strange to
relate, none OF them were injured ex-
cept a mare and she only received slight
bruises.
The hail about twelve miles northwest
OF the city was quite heavy, and, com
bine5 with the wind and rain. did great
damage. breaking out window glass. do
stroying fruit and knocking down wheat
and oats
Parties report that the hanstorcs were
exceedingly large. some OF them being
as large as hens eggs. The wind and
hail laid low many fields OF wheat ana
oats. Iad the storm been a few days
earlier it would have done much more
damage, but as It was it fouond a great
number of fields of wheat already cut
ana in the shock.
J. II. Harris. Easterday, r. V ogden
and ". W. Fowler an suffered damage
10 buildings by wind. A. J. Chambers
house was turned around. Isaac Hines
buildings were considerably damaged and
his wheat crop ruined. and Charles Nil
hkens windmill was destroyed and his
house and barn more or less injured.
OF course. there are other losses that
have not been reported. The storm seem
ed 10 have Its south limit at Doe creek.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-25

~ HOUSANDs Of women suffer from
systemic catarrh. This is sure 10
produce such symptoms rs cold
feet and hands, sick headache. paIpitation
OF the heart and heavy feelings in the
stomach.
Then begins a series OF experiments
with medicine They take medicine for
sick headache. They take medicine for
nervous prostration, for palpitation of
the heart. FOR dyspepsia. None OF these
medicines do any good because they do
not reach the cause Of the complaint.
PeTuna at once nitigates ali these
symptoms by removing the cause. q
Systemic catarrh is the trouble. Sys-
temic catarrh pcrvades the whole sys-
TEN, derangcs every organ. weakens
every function. No permanent cure can
be expected until the systemic catarrh
is removed.
This is exactly what Peruna viii do.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-25

very Interesting history. In his infancy
he crossed the ocean IN ship. on board
of which the passengers were mostly all
stricken with cholera. 10 which dread
disease his father and mother. both fan
ing unfortunate victims. died. leaving him.
so far as was known. alone n the world
The orphan boy. when rescued. was kind
~ cared for. and his name not being
known. and all attempts at finding any
clue TO the same having proved futile he
was given that OF the president OF the
United States. which, at thar time. was
James X Polk So little was known OF
the llfated ship that Mr.. Polk does not
even known from what country his PAR
ents came. bu thas good reason for sup
posing that it must have been either Ger
many or France Mr.. Polk was raised at
Alton, H.. but later moved TO AIissouf,
from where he came 10 Oklahoma in No
vember. 1901, whe nhe settled on the farm
where he has since lived.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-25

remarkable features vas a reading by
Miss Grace Miller q fuI hloodei Chero-
kee girl o. fare beauty and grace. she
was dressed in her native costume which
appeared 10 be OF rich material The
recitation was a selection from Longfcl-
lows Hiawatha. ard was done with a
great dealy OF ability
4 Club swinging act by two Indian men,
Forest Tall Bear and Homer Hn, was
an excellent piece Of work 4 cantata
entitled. "The Fairies or tho Seasons. %
was grand. and q dumb bell driu by ff-
teen young girls was = beautiful cxhibl-
tion OF skill ard did credit % both pupils
and teacher Mrs stoddard is enthusiastic
over the wonderful Development made hy
the soHs and daughters of the forest and
IN SO short a time