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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16
MONTANA EVENTS.

While playing In swing Al his home
n Anaconda recently. Earl Lsyengood.
aged IL months. slipped and caught his
chin on the rope. breaking his neck.
Plans and specifications for the new
weather bureau building are ready for
the contractors In the HaVre once Of
the weather bureau. The building will
cost about si00 900 IL will be for the
use Of the Observers family and Offices
VI the observer
Now that snow ls about on the hills
and mountains 90 the east Of Kalispell
and Ia and around Lake Five. the point
shere it is supposed Superintendent
g. y Egan lost his life while In the
quest OF pleasure the afternoon Of No
Tember 4. search was actively taken
up Monday.
Nothing can be learned al Thompson
Fails leading To any other superstition
IhAa that County Assessor WagnitI
AAs drowned in the 4issoulA river be-
{@een Plains and Thompson. II is be-
ieFed he vent out on the logs 20 esti.
nate them ard fell between
Aureiio Herrera Of Bakersfield. Cal,
befors about 5000 people al Butte re-
rs'ntly, knocked out Kid Fredericks II
Buffalo in the third round A. no time
during the mill did the Buffalo man
Nave y chance. and be was simast help,
less against the peculiar guard Of tbs
Mexican. who doubled up like = turtle
Senator " 4. Clark. Who recently
bought go miles 81 he Oregon Short
Line southwest trola Salt Lake CITY
20 CAiien,es. New. frbm Mr. Hartman
| 10 order 10 usr IL as the northeaste-n
-ra u his Salt Lake and los Angelo,
cad. 10 = few DAYS viii. says the III
aaiu~r. pay Hartman the purchase
price az 81. COO 600
Men are searching the Yellowstone
river for portions ~ the body Of q
/ WOMAN evidently murdered IN tn
1 park Mrs. Annie Paul living near
GArdnSr. rcPngfs seeing woman :
bead apparently severed by some
I sharp instrumcnI ard a hand Goat ~
4 In tho river In the ears were dta
in"nd earrings and handsome rings
/ sere 90 the fingers showing that ron
I berry Sas ne, tho motive The Grim
/ 's,sy have been committed months ago
she bodv cut up and she pieces throw
lr'o the stream where they were held
Until the Ice broke mp
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Shamrock III. Is Fast.

Gorouck, Scotland. May 1.-THE two
Shamrocks were sent OF over a racing
course Of 40 miles, starting from
Gorouck around marks at Powder
buoy, Hunters quay and Skelmorelie.
The wind blew about eight knots and
was Strengthening.
The yachts ultimately were sent OF
on real racing trial. The challenger
out-pointed. outran and outreached the
older boat. They ran first with spin
makers 10 Cloch. Eve miles. and the
Shamrock III caught her opponent aud
led her suite quarter OF a mile at this
point. The boats were then broai
reached to Skelmorelie buoy. The
wind was tribe unsteady and the
challenger was rather better served
She beat Shamrock T. hollow. turning
the Skelmorelie end Of her nine miles
sail nearly II minutes ahead Reach.
ing back un channel To Cloch the chak
lenger further improved until she was
two miles ahead, The finishing stretch
was by the wind ard the challenger
continued TO open a way and scored a
decisive victory. finishing Il minutes
and l6 seconds in front OF the older
boat
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16
MINING hoTEA.

During the past week there has been
general revival In mining stocks an
Spokane.
The coming season threatens IS
brine an inundauon Of gold seekers 10
Dawson. Alaska
Walter n. AldridEc. manager of the
Canadian Smelling works at Trail.
r. G. Ia in New t
A big strike has neyn made on the
Hypotheck mine. near wardner. Idahl.
and owned by Spokane and Idaho mer.
Fire did about $1,000 damage to the
roof Of the Que dus: chamber and o
the south end Of the calcide building
% the 10 Roi smclter at Northporl,
Wash.
The JsRoi Hmelter az Northpor,,
Wash, has started what is hoped to Nc
steady run. Coke is coming in quan.
Titles tina, have warranted the operat.
inE 81 four furnaces.
The Nonpareil Mining company. owp.
ing property one mile from the stra~
Dog and two and one-half miles west
OF the Columbia river, will resume
work on the mine and everything "a
now being prepared ;or the further de-
velopment Of the claims.
The old Silver Butte mine near
Nor,hport, wash. operated by Chris
knutson, will ship 600 tons OF silver.
lead ore during the coming month.
The only hlndrance ~ in lack ~ teams
to get Il from the mines. This prnp-
erty has been unproductive for some
time owing to the shaft being filled
with water.
f. J, Wilson has been appointe
manager NJ the Northport smelter. tn
succeed Manager Watson. and IL now
on the ground TO take charge Of the
work, II II expected that Mr.. Wat.
son, who has been temporarily IN
charge until a successor could he Sc.
cured for Oscar SYontagh. until re-
Gently MANAGER, win be retained on the
smelter stan.
John McCone. young man who
came 20 Butte from Berkeley, Cal.
where HIS mother livcs. was fatally
crushed nv fall OF rock on the 100
level 81 the Diamond mine recently.
Every bone In his body was broken
and he lived only a short time after
reaching the hospital
From Kalispell word comes to the
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16

Bradstreet's report on trade the past
week says:
Business continues large and indus
try active. in most cases SURPRISING
previous years al this date. despite uu-
seasonably ceol weather in some ses.
lions and a swarm Of yexatious labor
troubles. Most Of the measures Of
trade and Industrial volume still make
favorable shoTings. The simply enoT-
nous gain in Eross railway earnings
reported for April. Is per cent over
the best in previous years. is proof that
past good reports Of trade and trafac
we're fully justified
The usual lul In wholesale trade al
lows OF some spections and refec-
tons as to the future Mems wear
wooden goods are not being taken hold
OF freely and some shortening Of rua-
ming time is possible at New England
mills Wool moves fairly. though
mostly al concessions, and the dis.
turbed condition OF raw cotton. prices
having reached the highest point N
over two years. holds back trade for
fail, though rather more disposition =,
do business has been manifested by
buyers this week
Strikes and lockouts interfere with
| trade in lumber and other building
materials. Western dry goods. gro
ceries. hardware, clothipS and milli-
merry iobbers note rood orders.
the volume Of fan orders booked ex.
ceeds a year ago
Wheat, including four. export
gregate 1901 $50 bushels
Business failures in the United
States were IFS.
During March there were enl com.
mercisl failures against 500 same
month last year.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16
MINES Of THE NORTHWEST
SNOW RETARps ACTIVE WORK IN
SOME PLACES.
tsms Of Interest of @ Miscellaneous
Nature Gathered During the Past
Wssk-hsu Districts Brought 70
the Front-AAny Mining Accidents
and Personals

Deed TO Mining Claim Valid Though
Not delivered uBui Organization =
CompIeJed.-A deed executed and re-
corded ny the owners OF a mining
claim. naming 40 the grantees q cor
poralion then contemplated. and act
dalIy organized a few days Afterwards.
and placed in the hands Of promoter
Of the COZ poratIon 10 be delivered 10
II when II should be fully organized.
and afterwards delivered 10 IL ~ the
promoter. is valid and etiectual u pass
ne title rom the time Of such dellV-
cry. The placing Of such = deed in the
aands OF the promoter with instrue
lions 10 deliver IL vixen such corpora
lion wa .ormed did not Of itself COZ.
Sutate delivery -SoutRquin Min Co
vs.. Highfo!ier Min. Co. Sup. CT Titan.
"a Pac. Rep, a.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16
OREGON MINES.

The BONANZA. where the 80 stamp
mill was started up last month, is the
King bee producer OF the entire camp.
near Baker City. ore. During the fo,u
years from 1925 TO 1888 It's average
monthly output was between 5000
and $4,000.
A. ID. Gavin brought into Baker City,
Ore. from the Gavin 4 MohieT placer
mine. on Cow creek. 20 miles south.
west OF here. $3.50 in gold dust. req
resenting a cleanup after six weeks
work Of two men with one giant. One
nugget weighed $500.
Colonel 4. S Topping. who holds y
working bond and lease on the cei.,.
brated Forty-Nine Jimmy sylyanite
mine in the Greenhorn mountain dis.
trict Oregon. is having trouble with
heavy now Of surface water. which
he will arrange 10 handle with an ado.
qgate sinking plant
Since the main shaft at the Bonanza
mine near Sumpter. Ore. reached the
1000 foot level croscut has been run
from that station 10 tap the ledge
This was encountered az the poi II
where 1t was expected and now IN
mine has the ledge or oreshoot define
for depth Of 600 feet All this is free
milling. and they are now CRUSHING
the ore mined on the 1000 foot level.
The BONANZA and the Red Roy were
the first mines in the district 10 make
preparations for demonstrating whcth
er values could be obtained with depth
All the carpentry work on the SUNNI.
ter Ore, smelter Is about finished. and
about the last Of next week will see the
finishing touches put on. As soon as
the plant is turned over by the build y
ia the smeiter company the hoileS
will be steamed up and a trial rua
made Of the machinery. No date is SO.
for the blowing in Of the furnace.
Every month, between the LIST and
the 10th, the big mine operators OF n.
eastern Oregon camp bring down their
cleanups from the hills. No one knows
the amo'' IS Of these cleauups. for the
reason that the operators invariably
pursue a close mouthed policy and 70.
fuse 20 take the public into their conf.
dence. However. there are many
sources through which news may leak.
and IT is learned from what is cor.
sidered authoritative fountains OF In
formation that the big mines Of eastern
Oregon. during the month Of April
Welded the following figures in gold
bullion. amounting TO over 5000 600
Columbia. Cracker creek. $40 900.
North Pole. Cracker creek. 500 0Oa
Colcouda. Cracker creek. $4,000.
PonanEa. Ceiser. $4,000
Red Roy. Granite. $1,000.
Virtue, Baker City. $4,000.
White Swan, Baker City, $4,000.
The Red Boys cleanup was small
for April, because OF the fact that
the management OF that sterling prop
ertv Is concentratinS all its force OF
sinking the hig shaft to a lower con.
nection with the rich Monarch and Red
Boy pavshoots. What ore was millei
during the month came from the Con.
cord claims OF the company.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16
IDAHO NEWS.

There is promise Of a record break
ing crop in Idaho this year
Quarterly teachers examinations
will be held in Wallace May %, IS
and 20.
The district court viii meet In Lew.
iston on June Is. when the present
term will be completed.
The scarlet fever epidemic. which
has prevailed at Wardner for the past
two or three weeks. is becoming alarm
ing.
John J. McDonough was murdered
four miles from we.rpe recently. Sup
posed 10 have been murdered by Frank
Peters, now at large.
p. J. Holohan broke all records in
the history Of the Wallace Gun club
last Sunday noon. He broke so out
Of SO birds, Never was such accurate
shooting done.
The commissioner of the land o.
fee has temporarily withdrawn from
entry 100000 acres IF public land in
the Blackioot district, IN Idaho, tor
irrigation purposes,
An announcement has been made by
the county superintendent Of schools
that quarterly examinations for teach
ers' certificates will be held at Lewis
ton May q. % and %.
The fact that eastern timber syndi.
Gates have recently purchased large
tracts Of some OF the best timber lands
OF the state has caused a decided
boom in timber circles.
The mysterious disappearance ~
Charles Bernhard, who was working
at the Powhatan mine on Big creek.
several miles below Wallace. leads II
he belief that he has committed sui.
eide.
The body Of Charles Bernhart. who
mysteriously disappeared was found in
Big creek about a mile from the Pow
hatan mine, where he had been work
ing.
r. NJ. Campbell. who was fouad
guilty on the charge OF gambling for
iealing at a blackjack game at Wal
lace, was fined $3.50 and costs by
Justice Featherstone. The cos.s
brought the amount up to about S2S5.
Prominent eastern lumtermen have
secured a large amount Of timber n
the Boise basin section and have ar,
ranged TO put in a plant on the Boise
river, ave miles above boise. The pr,n
posed mills capacity is 10 cars daily.
On both sides of the Clearwater at
Lenore nearly all spring seeding has
been completed. The acreage in grain
this year will be fully as great as last
year, The acreage in fax. however.
will not be more than per cent Of
last years
Convicts John Stuart and William
Nancy were killed recently at the
stone quarry by the falling Of a bout.
der they were trying to blow out. Stu
art came from owvhee county and
Nancy from Kootensi county. Both
were convicted Of msnslsurhter.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16

that WAS TO be pla. ed on the tree,
should not be more than three-quarters
Of an inch by an inch and a half n
diameter.
The president made speeches al
PsJaEo. WatsonVille. santa Cruz an !
San Jose. addressing the largest au H.
ence OF the day At this place. He was
taken on q drive through the country
here. stopping for q few minutes at
Campbell. where be participated In the
planting Of q tree. The president
spent the evening quietly ON his car
and will leave at s. 30 O'Clock tomor.
row morning for Paio Alto.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-16

TLv.o are u4Auy Lqulues for tuf
ao1a. d8cAs ana geuse from the deal.
vsa. but there are Tow 10 be had
A.ssost AEy price lie pad Tor pOtA'
.ous tEese dalS some VI the tA4ale. =
,UtHiag IN ogcr theirs ~ Toe - 70
eOutA = huu4rcd. and the prevailing
isgioea are tom 20 Ia - CvulA.
Vegetables POTATOES. liza 2Bc.
Did. 50e Cas-. head lettuce. 5Gl0c
-cai. tomatoes. 4oc 10. TadlAheh. 30
punch. dried 0niuEs, &c 10. OF 81 sack
sse-on unsouA. buncina &c. cucum.
"css. California, leo 2se each. bcota,
ioc b3ach. turnips. 10 bulk. Ia q &c
b. carrots. ioc bunch. aItlcbokch. I.
tot 1Eo. waiia waiia asparagus. lbs
&c. csul,guNrT. ibu s0c head. rhu.
"aTa. s07 aba Tor Csc. green peas.
80 bc 10. lbh for zSc. spinach. 5c
30. tteah mint. 30 bunch. green chs.
oTy. &c head. stfinE boAns. ssc ~
DorsrI adiHA rpo, 4Oc ID. mint. Sc
yuEyG. calhagc, SC 10.
Fruits kpp,cs. 5c 10. 75cdS2 box 4.
craBb"'Tioh, soc ct. ooouauuu. 100
i5o each. Hmca. 20o doS. Malaga
5rapca, Ssc a.. piueapp.ea. 50u7yc
each. stTaSbcTriea. $50 soc basket
Poultry Chickens. dressed. i7dIsc:
-quabs. 30 each. live turkeys. s0c 10.
baiIy PrudnCts-Crcamcry butter.
90 SIC per ID. country butter. $50
sc per 10: oleomargsrine. asa lOc per
foIl. goc III. cheese. 20G25c 10.
Eggs-sO1 25c doz. case. Ss7S.
Coal oil--Bulk oil, SOC per gal. pearl.
13.25 per case. ti7b per can.
Fish--Salmon. &C ls: halibuL, l2hc
b. herring l2hc ID.
Grain and Fced--1imothy hay. si.g5
per owL &2Id25 ton. grain hay. 81 per
awt, t2oa22 per ton. alfalfa. 81 per
VT s20d2i per ton. chicken feed.
$40 per cwt 81 per ton: oats. 81 10
ger cwt ga per ton, bran, g5c per cwt:
Gran aud shorts. 81 oS per ewt. shorts.
ll0 per cwt. rolled barley, Si.35 per
cwt. corn 3l75 per cWt.
sccds-Timothy, 7bc 10. $3.50 per
cwt. alfalfa iSc n. SIC per cwt: rcd
clover. iSc H. SIC cwt: white clover
&C ID. sac cwt. red top. lac ID. Sls
0Wt, rye grass, i2c Ii. 80 cwt; blue
grass, ll12Oc III. ti2dis cwt: orchard
grass. l7c 10. SIS cwt
Flour Wholesale. eastern hard
wheat. t5GbeO per Dbl: retail. fancy
patents, SI.20 per sack: standard
hranda, sl.iS per sack; common grade,
h.i0 per sack; lowest. 81 per sack;
Washington wheat. aI9A50 per Dbl.
Rice-Retail. Japan No. 1. 10 lha for
81 Japan No 2. 1915; retail. Japan
No /.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickena, roos.
ters, ,oc; hens. l2d1Sc per ID live
weight, eggs, fresh. $3.50 per case.
VeEstables-Potatoes. aO036c per
cwi; onions, 5O075c per cwt.
Live stock-Steers. t4a47b: cows,
a2.2bG4; mutton. ewes, s3.75dI26 per
cwt: wethers, s4dtbO per cwt: ewes
and wethers, dressed. 7h9Sc hogs,
live, t7n7so. dressed. shn1Oc.
Eastern Dressed Meats-Steers. sac
III; cows, SIC: veal, 10al2c; hogs.
e0l0o: chickens. Ice.
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WAISTS s2sOOo.oOo DOWN.
Aftas That . Million . Year for the
Canal Zone.


The e0nvoeation Of the Colombian
congress Cor January 20 is believed
by those acquainted with government
Affairs to mean that President Mar
n0a1in Is confident Of having enough
support to assure the approval of the
canal treaty. Gerardo Puleclo, a promi-
Bent member Of the conservative party,
DISCUSSES the canal question In the
Correo Naetonal, psblished at Bogota-
He says the renewal Of the canal coz
eessto8 granted by President San Cle-
mente IL legal. the government having
constitutional powers TO take this step.
No company or European government
h willing 70 risk any money In the
canal venture after the De Lessons
failure. therefore the United states
can only undertake the construction
OF the canal with chances Of success.
Senior Pulecio says as Colombia labors
under a load of $50. O00. 900 pesos Of
paper money the present generation
and its descendants must be saved.
He proposes the following plan:
The United States TO pay Colombia
for the canal concession the sum II
SIS, 900 900 without discount. conoe ;
sion or reduction. and 81, O9o 600 year
ly for the canal zone. Colombia TO be
free Of any claims that may arise
against the canal company. The
United States is 10 recognize the
sovereignty Of Colombia on the 18TH
mus. The other considerations pr&
down by Senior Pulecfo are the same
as those that have been specified a
the treaty
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OREGON NOTES.

Quite strong agitation for the for.
nation Of board u trade. CONNER
cial association or similar organiz9-
ton exists In Heppner.
A special board Of United States
army engineers. consisting Of Colonel
Heur. Majors Marshall and Burr AMI
Captains McKinstrey and Gillette have
arrived in Portland 'ar the purpose Il
investigating the Harris plan for r.
moving the distractions TO the navigl-
ton Of the Columbia river between
The DAlles and Cello.
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TO RESTORE CAPTAIN oREYFus.
War Minister May Refer His Case to
the Court,

Paris. May l3.-La Patrie prints a
story TO the effect that General
Andre, minister Of war. intends TO take
advantage Of the divisions caused by
the dispersions OF the congregations
and the visit Of King Edward and take
the unexpected step Of referring tho
Dreyfus case to the court Of cessation,
thus preventing the chamber Of depu-
ties from interfering. IL the event Of
the court acquitting Dreyfus he would
be restored TO the army. promoted ami
given a sta1 appointment At the same
time Colonel Picquart would alss be
restored TO the army and promoted To-
be a brigadier general
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philadelphia, Pa. Nav l2.-Deadlv
cerehro spinal meningitis. known As
spotted fever" and one Of the hardest
contagious diseases 20 combat. has
broken out in the ranks OF the 1910
men aboard tho receiving ships Min
nesr"''e md Puritan at League Isl
and navy yard.
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rRtsloGnT AMONG BIo rREts
pisapProsss Of oeiseina Them by
sians.

siens.
Ban iose. Cal. May ia.-PreAidant
Hoossvelt Monday gave the people at
nc county an object lesson on tho
wills ~ vandalism. while at San; a
cruz he was taken to the big tree
NSoye Almost the frat sight that
Aleeted his eyes a. he entered the park
Nas one ~ tho huge trees with thou.
H4nds IT business ard personal cards
fHrkod on It. Tourists for years have
BEEN placing their cards upon this tire
and II began to look more like a 70.
eHptacle for bits Of pasteboard than
one ~ tho wonders of nature The
Nfesident instantly expressed his dis.
anpruval OF such = procedure and =
1Iitle while later. when asked to MAKE
q epecch. called attention To the defacs.
ment ~ the tree and said he hoped tho
people Of California would see 20 Z
that such vandalism was stopped. lie
aIHo intlmated that he would like to
aoe the cards taken down
Later. when the president went for
walk through the park, tie members
Of bis party. together with members
~ The reception committee tore down
the cards Later in the day the presi.
appt signlfcd hia iisapproval Of the
ulAcins NJ large plAcards on trees. He
Wae informed that the committee wish.
"a b. name one Of the trees after him.
Whlle desiring that ONE other name
% given to the tree. the president said
~ did not want TO act churlish in ths
natter and II the committee really de
aired 10 name a tree after him 10
Wuhld not object, He stipulated. how.
3ser. that the card bearing his name.
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No GREAT NORTHERN STRIKE
MANAGER WARD MAKES MANY
CONCESSIONS.
BY hesa Scale Passenger Trainmea
Get Il Per Cent RaIse. Freight
TralAHen is Per csnt-ls Thought
thu Trainmen Voted to striks-Msn
Ara Well Pleased With New offe-.

81. Paul. MINI. Nay Ill Is desaa-
ed certain that there will be no strike
on the Great Northern, although the
ballots cast by trainmen are believed
70 have authorized one. General Man
'ager Ward offered concessions on tbs
double header proposition. Ia addition
TO previous offers made On the wage
matter. which together meet the de-
mands Of the trainmen Passenger
trainmen viii receive an advance Of IL
per cent and freight trainmen viii
secure a Is per cent advance in wages
The canvass Of tie vote taken on
the Greet Northern system as 10
whether the general COMMITTEES shall
be sustained In their prosecution Of the
double header on the system has been
completed. The grand officers, no A.
ever. refuse TO make known the result
until after a conference with General
Manager Ward.
Mr.. Ward made . number Of con-
eessions. the most important OF which
was an offer 20 agree that not more
than three per cent OF the trains IN
Wv EFHirtI FfAOht~ DC -
Aouble headers. This is about the
percentage now run.
The men are said TO regard this
offer as a liberal one. They say that
by the agreement entered into with
the Northern Pacific and Southern Pa.
cihc those roads can run from seven
10 ten per cent double headers II they
choose. After the conference with the
general manager they held a meeting
TO discuss the proposals made. but
nothing definite was accomplished.
Later.
The situation on the Great Northern
with regard TO a strike is regarded as
extremely critical. an ultimatum has
been sent by the general committee
| declining the concessions offered by
General Manager Ward al the confe-
ence held between Mr.. Ward and the
committeeman today and insisting
/ upon the original demands with regard
TO "doublehea6ers. Neither side wa
say much regarding the state OF af
fairs, although Mr. Ward expressed
| himself as hopeful taAt q strike might
vet be avoided. He mas notified d,
committee that he will send an answer
TO their latest communication.
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For the hrst time in the history Of
the republican party in Alabama ne-
groes were given recognition at tbs
conference held recently.
All code books carried In warships
have leadeu packs, 20 make them sink
should the vessel be wrecked.