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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES.

Shipments from the mines of the
Boundary continue to run over the
10000 ton mark each week, with a
probability of increasing.
1t is reported at Phoenix that a deal
has been made for the Volcanic group,
on the north fork of the Kettle river.
1t is understood that the deal was
made on basis of more than 100000,
a cash payment having already been
made, and another one being in the
bank.
S. l. Silverman, who represents the
New Workers who are putting up a
smelter to treat the ores of Prince of
Wales island, Alaska, properties, an
nounces that the smelter will be ready
to blow in by March l. The original
intention to build a 500 ton smelter
has been changed and the capacity of
the plant will be 1000 tons. The ad
ditional plant will be completed by
next July.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
OREGON MINES.

The latest news from the Cable Cove
district are reports Of strikes in sew
eral properties. The California, I'm
perial Baby Mckee, Last Chance and
others have opened up bodies of ore
that are amazingly rich. The Baby
Mckee has started up it's air compress
or to continue work on the main tun-
mel, which is now in 1900 feet. This
crosscut tunnel opened up five or six
lodges and these have been drifted
upon, with the result that ore assay
ing as high as $1,000 to the ton has
been taken out at different points.
The Last Chance, belonging to the
Baby Mckee company, is also making
a great mine. A large ore body has
been opened.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
MINING NOTES.

On October the Bunker Hill & Sui
Ivan Mining & Concentrating company
declared dividend No. 70, of $4,000,
payable on October 5. This makes the
total paid since January l, 1903, $780,
900, and the total paid to date 81 AGO.
600.
w. G.. Long is in Lewiston.
Idaho from the Orc Grande mining
district. He reports that the mill on
the Hogan property has shut down.
and will not be started again until
Superintendent Acres makes his report
to the DAILY Trust company at Butte,
which has a bond on the mine, and
which has just completed a mill test
of the ore.
Judge Gary says it is doubtful that
there will be a reduction in Carnegie
employees wages January 1, although
it is believed the reductions in
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
In q Glass HouAe.

Nothing displeases DR.. R. Ogden
Doremus more than indistinct speak
Ing. He rarely fails to show his dis
approval of it. While lecturing at the
city college recently, having occasion
to ask a question of a student, he re-
ceived a mumbled reply.
HIN, HIM, him; HIM, him." mimick-
ed the irate professor. Cant you
speak so can hear you? If you've
anything to say, speak out and don't
humble your words"
The answer was a trife disconcert-
ing. 81 said" replied the student.
that 1 did not hear your question"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
MEMS FROM MINING CAMPS
AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES
EVERY SECTION IMPROVES.
Items of Interest Gathered During the
Past Week-B. C.. Mines Busy
Occur d'AIene District Making a
Wonderful neutrality-suspicious. and
ersonals-Mergers All the Go.

Strikes and lockouts at the gold
mines in Cripple Creek and other gold
inning districts in Colorado have al
ready reduced the mineral production
of the state this year at least $780,
600, and if the present conditions OBJ
tain until the end of the year the pro-
duction will fall more than 100000
below what it would have been under
normal conditions. In consequence of
the strike, 1000 soldiers of the Colo
RADIO national guard have been doing
police duty in cripple Greek for four
weeks, and as yet neither the mine
owners nor the strikers show any evil
dence of weakening. The cost to the
state of maintaining the military force
in the field is estimated at $4,000 a
month.
The unsettled conditions in the min
ing industry are due to the failure of
the legislature to enact an eight hour
day applying to mines, mills and
smelters after the voters of the state
had adopted a constitutional amend
ment authorizing such an enactment.
An eight hour day had been generally
granted at the mines, and the Western
Federation of Miners determined to en-
force the same condition in mills and
smelters. Strikes were inaugurated
last June at the smelters in this city
and the mills in Colorado City, and
eight weeks ago 1000 miners in the
Cripple Creek district were ordered by
off # ho fn1a
to go on strike in support of the de
mand for an eight-hour day for mill
and smelter employees, which had been
refused by the American Smelling e
Refining company and the United
States Reduction 81 Refining company.
The miners obeyed the order reluctant
ly, as they had no grievance as to
their own hours of labor or wages, and
with few exceptions they have con
tinued on strike since.
The Mineowners' association has an
nOunced that no further employment
will be given to any member of the
Western Federation of Miners. The
Portland company, which owns and
operates a mill for the treatment of
its ores, made terms with the union
and reopened its mines, giving EN-
ployment to about 500 men.
The Woods Investment company
also continues to operate the Gold
Coin and other mines, shipping the ore
produced to it's own mill, but yield
ing to pressure from the Mine
owners association, this company has
now locked all it's union miners out
and joined the associations fight
against the Western Federation Of
Miners.
Several companies are operating
their mines with nonunion men, O
whom it is claimed by the Mineown
ers' association, there are now work
ing in the district 100. Officers o.
the miners union assert that the mum
Der at work is much smaller and tina
most of those employed are laboreri
and not experienced miners.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09

ANY particular song?' she asked.
There was a moments silence, and
then in a voice that was half laughter
came the answer: you might sing
Bobby Shaftoe' again"
1t was late in the fall when Miss
Dexter went back to Boston and he to
resume his law practice. They had be-
come fast friends in the meantime,
and later, when his practice was better
established, Miss Dexter became Bob
by's wife.-Indianapolis Sun
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
Greece Has Permanent Executioner

In Greece the death penalty Is said
to be often pronounced. but the diff
Guilty OF obtaining executioners was for
a long time almost insuperable. 1t
was at last surmOunted by giving to
a murderer the choice between his own
death or acceptance of the office OF
permanent executioner. The man lives
alone in an old tower built by vene-
tians on an islet outside the port OF
Nauplia, where necessaries are taken
to him every morning by the boatman
who is careful to exchange no word
with him. Twice a year a steamer
calls for him and his instruments OF
death, and he leaves upon a tour OF
executions.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
Cheap Horsepower in Frisco.

The melting SHOWS and glaciers of
the Rockies, and petroleum now fur
nish such abundant power for San
Francisco that the cost of one horse
power one hour Is two centA
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09

What is believed to be the first auto
mobile lawn mower used in this coun-
try is employed on the grounds around
the Whitehouse and the Capitol in
Washington, where it may be seen
almost every day cutting grass. The
statement is made that it does its work
neatly and expeditlously, and at the
same time does no damage to the beau
tiful lawns.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-09
Not Ready 10 BE a Widnm

'The fools are not all dead yet" said
the angry husband.
I'm glad of it, dear" calmly replied
the other half Of the combination. 81
never did look well in black."-Lon.
don Tit-Bits.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-07
TUMBLES FROM STREET CAR
IN CLASP OF PICKP0CKET.
Doctor Frank p. johnson Sustnfnk
Painful Injuries I'm Midnight
Encounter.

Doctor Frank p. johnson. who has an Of
fee at No. s744 Finney avenue. appeared at
the Office OF Doctor A. V. L. Brokaw early
this morning to be treated for numerous in
juries about the head and body. which were
caused, he said. by falling from an Olive
street car In a struggle with a pickpocket.
According TO the report received by the
police. Doctor johnson had been to the
Century Theater. and. after lunch. boarded
a westbound Olive street car at Ninth
street
He remained upon the rear platform. and,
after going n few blocks, was approached
by a man whom ne suspected Of attempting
to pick his pockets.
Doctor johnson rode past Handkerchief
avenue. where he intended to leave the car
for his home. and waited for the supposed
ro6ber to make the expected attempt
When in a lonely part Of the city. on one
Of the dark West End streets. the stranger
approached Doctor Johnson threateningly
and struggle followed
No other. passenger was on the rear plat
form at the time, and when the two men
clinched they staggered from the car. fall
ing to the pavement. Doctor Johnson was
left stunned upon the street. and his as
sailant made his escape.
No one on the car saw the AFFAIR and the
car did not stop. In few minutes Doctor
Johnson was able TO arise. and he went
straight to Doctor Brokaw's office. where he
told the story.
As soon as the police were informed two
detectives were put TO work on the case, and
from Doctor johnson they procured good
description Of the supposed pickpocket DOC
tor johnson was taken to his home. His IN
iuries are not considered serious.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-07
SHOE FACTORY GIRLS STRIKE
WHEN FOREMAN STOPS PLAY.
Wages and Hours Are satisfa ctory,
but New Order Meets With
Disapproval.

Forty-ttree young gfrls. employed IN the
packing department at the Pacific factory
OF Friedman Bros. shoe manufacturers. JEFF
ferson avenue and Madison street. went on
a strike yesterday morning.
Nearly all OF them are satisfied with their
wages and their hours. but they do not like
William Kemper. their new foreman
Kemper took charge of the department a
week ago and trouble has been brewing
ever since. Yesterday morning the girls
held a meeting on the second floor OF the
factory and resolved to quit work.
They went home, but about an hour later
several OF them returned and asked for
their positions again. They had not re-
ceived much sympathy from their parents
Remper says that the girls who promoted
the strike are not good workers. and that
he gained their dislike by insisting that they
employ all Of their time while In the fac
tory. He said that three girls were dis
charged and many who struck were induced
TO do so by threats.
Kemper says that the girls who were dis
charged will not be given employment. and
that three girls who figured In yesterdays
strike are also on the black list. The others
can return TO work. and the factory fore
man says that in all probability they will
be back in the factory this morning The
girls. however, say that they will not re-
turn.
The girls in the Pacific factory do not
have a union. but they are In hearty SYM
pathy with union principles. they say.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-07
AMBASSADOR PORTER'S
WIFE DIES SUDDENLY.
American Representative at Paris
Completely Prostrated-Death
Due to the Grip.

Paris. April 6.-Mrs. Horace Porter. wife
OF the American Ambassador here, died
suddenly to-day.
Her death occurred at 5 o'clock this after
noon. OF congestion. following chill
The death OF Mrs Porter came with very
great suddeiness. making the shock to the
Ambassador doubIy severe. She returned
from Switzerland only a few days ago. aft
er n stay OF some weeks there for her
health
Mrs. Porter appeared much improved in
health. but was still suffering from infiu-
enza. which finally brought on a chill. This
in turn developed into Inflammation OF the
lungs but IL was not until to-day that her
condition was regarded As really serious.
She gradually failed. however, until the end
came General Porter. Mrs Porter's broth
er General Winslow. and the attending ply
sicians were at the bedside
The Ambassador Is completely prostrated.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-07
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

The suit of 1. Harry Stratton for the es-
tate OF his father is compromised for $3.50.
900. The estates entire estimated value is
si5.0oO.ooo.
May cotton makes a new high record at
New York, selling at 10.3Sc, while the July
option goes up to as5c.
Governor Dockery vetoes the mutual tel
loss Of notes secured by deeds OF trust.
The Illinois Legislature is preparing TO
enact ieEiNatfon which will not pe 30 hos
tile 70 she prgsuizsft0n OF business enter
prisestn the State. At present the law dis
eliminates against home corporations by
heavily taxing them and allowing foreign
corporations to escape.
Sheriff Smith OF Cole County returns to
Jefferson City without 1. L. Page. over
whose bed he had been watching for weeks.
PAGE Is wanted by the Grand Jury in the
Doodle investigation
The President makes twelve speeches in
the course OF O days travel through the
Dakotas, the chief one dealing with wage
workers and farmers and their relations to
the Government.
It is estimated that 81 .ooo.oo0 wiz change
hands on the result Of the Chicago May
orally election to-day.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
will bring q test case in an endeavor &c
knock out the pool-selling law which wai
enacted at the last session of the Texas
Legislature.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-07
local AND sUBI-RBAN.

Forty-three girls at Friedman Bros shoe
factory, Jefferson avenue and Madison
street, strike because their new foreman
ordered less play.
The Brank Memorial Presbyterian Church
raised funds for a new building.
Consolidation OF the Laclede and st. Louis
car companies is delayed temporarily 10y
the absence Of George J. Kobusch, president
of the latter COMPANY
It is expected that 5000 free admissions
will be at the Worlds Fair Grounds on
Dedication Day
Grand Jury indicted Deputy Sheriff He'd
nett on charge Of neglect Of duty.
John J. Ryan ard o. W. Doeppler gave
bond in the sum OF 81 500 to answer indict-
ments.
Judge Adams in che United States Cir
cult Court. dismissed suits brought by the
Chicago Board OF Trade against the Dono-
van and Celia commission companies and
held that the continuous pit quotations"
service was mere gambling"
Diplomats TO the dedication ceremonies
of the Worlds Fair will travel from Wash
ington in special train.
The will OF Thomas Allen. the former
champion pugil!st, left all Of his property
TO the woman he was TO marry. excluding
two sisters.
The new Pontiac Hotel. on Market street,
opposite Union Station, has been sold.
ublcBdAtS 10 lut NdblOhdl I%1OC&-
tlon Association meeting were appointed by
Ben Blewett. and Will try 20 secure the con-
vention for St Louis next year.
The referee in the suit against Charles
Green for an accounting OF the estate OF
Alfred w. Fleming allowed the wIcow
1s454lJ.s4.
The Municipal Assembly adjourned sine
die after passing resolutions commenting
the administration of Mayor Wells
Louis Monahsn. L years old who was
mnngled by Jefferson avenue car. related
the accident at the City Hospital before his
death.
President Harris OF Amherst College de-
livered lecture on Ideals and Progress
before the ST. Louis Society of Pedagogy.
Fred W. Espcnschied. former City Treas
urer, was arrested and charged by the
Charles Bircher heirs with being $500
short in the estates accounts.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-07
REPCBI,Ic SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Buffalo, y. Y. April st Is now estab-
lished that Arthur r. Pennell was a d.
faulter in the sum OF selo.Ooo or more. and
that he contemplated suicide. and deliber-
ateiy planned the terrible automobile ride
into the Yammerthal quarry. when he
and his beautiful wife lost their lives.
Wallace Thayer. Pennelrs Intimate friend
ard legal adviser. admitted tonight that
Pennell was a swindIer: that he received
money from Eastern friends for investment
and spent II n hish Dying: that he EN-
bezzled and sqdhndered nearly n quarter o:
million dollars. and that he avoided ex-
posure by suicide. letting the public be-
lieye that he had met death through an ac-
cident.
The story OF Pennelrs extensive stealing
leaked out as the result OF a legal dispute
over two life insurance policies. There were
two policies taken out by Pennell which
were not handed over to ]. Frederick Pen
nell. administrator of the estate. one OF
them for $1,000 issued by the Prudential
Insurance Company, and the other for So
600. issued by the Mutual Life.
These two policies had been assigned by
Pennell TO Wallace Thayer In trust. In
one he was referred TO as wallace Thayer.
trustee and in the other he was desig-
mated Wallace Thayer. "a trustee" There
IS quite a difference between the two. and
the insurance companies. which did not
care to be liable in the event they paid the
money over TO the wrong person. took legal
counsel aLd held up payments
INTENDED FOR MRS. BURDICK-
Mr.. Thayer and the attorneys for the in
surance companies conferred with ]. Fred
erick Pennell. The latter insisted on hav-
ing more information before he nd con-
sent 10 payment being made TO T-.ayer. II
was then that the story OF Pencils heavy
defalcations and his plan 10 commit sui
eide was made known.
The $500 insurance money assigned by
Pennen Is the money intended for Mrs
Burdick in accordance with the provisions
OF the bond Of $1,000 which Pennen gave
prior TO his death That IS the bond which
rented in the vaults OF the safety deposit
company.
Mr.. Pennell. the administrator. went to
Mr.. Thayer for the purpose of finding out
the nature OF his trust. M-. Thayer said
that Pennell had left sealed instructions
advising him as TO how he was TO dispose
of the S25.0o0. and that. as a lawyer, he
could not divulge the nature OF that trust
Because OF this refusal, the administrator
has requested that payment OF the insurance
policies be held UP.
Il was while discussing this transaction
that Pennelfs peculat ations were revealed. In
the course Of conversation with Mr..
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-07

Thayer. ]. Frederick PenneI made this
statement. according TO Thayer:
INSURANCE To PAY DEBTS.
There will not be a cent left when the
debts are paid Arthur left me a letter in
which he confessed where the large sums
which he had. came from. He took out the
great policies upon his life TO settle those
debts after his DEATH
There is no doubt that the startling story
Of Pennelfs misappropriations Is true said
Nr. Thayer tonight 1t was four days
came to him through fraudulent means
but while others condemn him. I see some
thing which removes much blame in his
carefully planned-out system OF striving TO
right his wrong after death.
He misapPrompriated pr a vast sum OF
a short time and paid for IL with his life.
for that Is the reason that he carried q
quarter of a million life insurance. Il was
TO repay. after hts death. those whom he
had wronged in life.
When he began misappropriating the
funds OF his friends cannot imagine, but
IL was before he had fallen in love with
Mrs. Burdlck He had been in the habit OF
living very modestly when suddenly he be-
gan spending large sums Of money. and this
Mr.. Thayer acknowledged that the $1,000
dick
That Pennel had contemplated suicide for
two years was also part OF the revelations
made to-day; Two years ago he planned to
kill. but his nerve failed him.
Again he sought for days for an oppor-
tunity to commit suicide in a manner that
would make IL appear accidental. during the
Pan-American Exposition. but again he
did not have the courage to carry out 5
design. Pennel, IL is said. told all about
that before he died.
II IL now stated that interesting develop
ments may be looked for at the Pennell in
quest II is known that Pennell left last
statement in defense OF himself In IL he
dealt at length with the Burdick case. with
Burdick and with his relations with Mrs.
Burdick-
KILLED BY WOMAN.
Pennell said in this statement that Bur-
dick was killed at midnight: that an un-
known woman killed him: he protested his
own innocence. and said he had nothing to
do with the crime He told OF his strained
relations with Mr. Burdick. but insisted
that his relations with Mrs. Burdick were
purely Dl1tonic.
This statement was finished by Pennell
the day before his death After st was nm
ished he set to work on the day OF his tath
on separate statement The first state
ment was held pending the completion OF
the second statement The last statement
has not been found.
The first statement written by Pennell,
in which he comes to his own defense. Is
known 10 have been in existence. and II is
believed that unless extraordinary circum-
stances prevent II will come to light Un-
less there is deliberate smothering OF this
statement District Attorney Coatsworth
and Judge Murphy will have Il out at the
Pennsll Inquest next Friday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-07
ANNIVERSARY IS CELEBRATED.
Phoenix Musical Club Entertains
in Honor of Event.

The Phoenix Musical Club celebrated Its
sixteenth anniversary last evening at the
clubhouse, No. I712 South Third street.
Speeches were delivered by Harry B.
Hawes CONGRESSMAN Richard Bartholdt A
C. Stueyer, John Schaaf. president Of the
Southwestern Rowing Association. and Ja-
cob A. Leiendecker, Republican candidate
for the City Council.
The club has had a prosperous existence
since its Inauguration. when Its member
ship list numbered thirty and It's clubhouse
was a bare room. The club now has
membership OF l59 The clubhouse was
erected at a cost OF $4,000.
The officers Of the cub are: President.
William F. Depeiheuer: vice president.
Fred A Hutzfeld: financial secretary.
George y. Johannes: treasurer. Theodore
Gruennegal: warden. Philip Guyot-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-07

Aberdeen. s. D.. April 6-President Roose-
Welt to-day traversed South Dakota and
made more speeches than on any other day
during his present trip.
He began with two speeches at Sioux
Falls this morning and ended his twelfth
speech this evening at Aberdeen.
The speeches were confined for the most
part to the tariff and to the general pros
perity Of the country. In all his speeches
to-day he followed closely the lines OF his
former addresses on these subjects.
One feature of the day was the large
number OF children in the various audi
ences. and the President referred 20 them
several times, saying that he was glad TO
see that the stock was not dying out.
The President had as his guests to-day
Senators Kittredge and Gamble and Repre-
sentatives Martin and Burke. the South
Dakota delegation in Congress. They left
the train at Aberdeen.
At Tulare the President departed from his
usual custom, and. descending from his car.
shock hands with the people gathered at
the station.
GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
Yankton was the first stop after the train
left Sioux Falls. To the multitude at
Yankton the President spoke on the tarin
and the qualities OF good citizenship, say
ing. in conclusion:
1T has been a real pleasure to see you.
and can sum UP all have to say to you
in just a couple of phrases You need wise
laws. See that you get them You need
honest administration of the laws. See that
you have II.
But don't make the mistake of thinking
that any law or any administration of the
law can take the place OF fundamental
qualities that make a good individual citi-
zenship and make a good nation-the quail
ties OF honesty. Of courage and OF good
common sense"
At Mitchell the President made the long
est address OF the day. Here he discussed
the work Of individuals and the important