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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22

proved that the tiny IN
sects possessed a high de-
gree of thinking power.
There is on the portico
of a house in West Stock
bridge a large round
wooden pillar, which has
become partially decayed
inside. For a reason, I'M
known to me, the ants
needed some of this de-
cayed wood. The place
where they needed it was
In the ground, under the
piazza, and the distance it
had to be carried was
about four feet. I give a
sketch of the situation.
The problem was to trans
port the decayed wood
from the interior of the
pillar thru the hole A,
which had apparently
been made by some boring
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
Cycles for Firemen.

Three motor cycles have purchased for the fire
brigade at Charottenbur suburb of Berlin They are to
be ridden will before the engines
al the alarm of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22

one OF these lakes would
together they the beautiful northern Wisconsin
Then did consider pleasure camping unless
there plenty of fish to caught There certainly
plenty OF all kinds here, from pike thirty
pound musky -. Most of the fish caught while there
weighed from four to twenty Aho right at this
camping place there really bathing there
are places where battle comfortably But if
one does to battle he spend his time picking
and eating there quantities
red raspberries blueberies these
g.ltE9 ig1taE Margaret Shelton
High School. Rhinelander Wis
"EAGLES NEST"
Eagles Nest is certainly ideal camping There
is lake located right by the track Situated
this lake at least thirty little islands which all
heavily wooded Deer often coming down to the
shore to drink Almost kind caught here
and they abundant that almost catch them
with bent largest island beauti
full beach this all battle Rs
ing side of the lake high hills. These hills
made of rock but the rich SOIL Here
is where people pick bueberries
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
Found by a Young Collie.

a story Of a heroic and intelligent E*:
by young collie dog from Cages
Lake ILL., and result dog has found
a new home and where be treated
as one of the family One a
days ago. three-year-o old child disap- #**"*""
peared from the of the
lake where the childs parents enjoy
ing an outing. When darkness on
child had not appeared everybody
turned out to search night the
search was kept and the anxiety of the
parents knew bounds. Finally it was
concluded the little in the 81
water and arrangements mac by the
father to drag the lake. The
family was the farm Henry
The next day, about 10 O'clock MeaS
was returning from driving his pasture his
with him. Suddenly the began barking terrcay
under pile of brush Mr. Meak thought little Of it, and
passed calling to the dog follow
on barking and refused to Finally, curl
osty the dogs thought he Investigate and,
going to the brush asleep little
derer wholly obvous her surroundings
that she had been the of excitement and
worry She picked carried home the fearful
mother and the entire community ejoced being found
The father of the child insisted that
he should have the dog He the collie
which is the hero of the lake regonLve Stock Tr
bune.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
Two Great Postmasters.

United States Great Britain together handle
together
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22

and neglected spot studied in ali it's
aspects. In 1896 Sir John Murray offered
to pay the expenses of such an expedition,
CHARLES w. Andrews of the British Museum
was chosen to make the investigation. He
began his researches on the island in Au-
gust, 1897 and his long and interesting de-
scription OF it was printed with map in
the Geographical Journal in January 1899.
1t is, therefore, less than four years since
fairly adequate description of the island
was published
The climate of Christmas island is de-
lightful resembling during the greater part
of the year a hot English summer tenn
pered by sea breezes. The island is per-
fectly healthful, there being no marshes or
stagnant pools, while on the other hand,
there is fair supply of good water. Nearly
the Whole island is covered with forests.
The fauna is very poor. Only five species
OF mammals, two kinds of rats a shrew-
mouse and two bats, are found. 1t is sup
posed that the rats and the mouse drifted
to the island on floating wood while the
bats reached it by flight. There are many
sea birds; insect life is fairly abundant, but
reptiles are few and small.
A very interesting discovery was made
near the north end of the island, which has
proved to be important in an economic
sense It was found that an elevation there,
about 900 feet in height, now known as
Phosphate hill, has an extensive deposit
of phosphate of lime, which is also strewn
over the surface in blocks of all sizes and
in some places is found to considerable
depth. The area actually covered by this
thick deposit is about half mile long by
quarter of mile broad, but an immense
quantity occurs in the form Of blocks scat
tered over all the slopes and terraces Of
the northern part of the island.
But Mr.. Andrews was not the dscoverer
of this important source of wealth. There
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
OREGON NOTES.

Pilot Rock is taking an upward ten
dency in prosperity, improvements,
streets, sidewalks and bridges, Civ
ing the town a metropolitan aspect.
Thirty-five thousand acres have been
guaranteed for the proposed irrigat-
ing ditch from Upper Klamath lake
being promoted by e. Brong and as
sociates Of Portland, and the enter
prise is now considered assured
though large area will yet be added
The sales of the last 10 days in
Morrow county aggregate approximate
ly 10000 sheep, the spring buying hav
ing come on with rush. Montana
California and Idaho buyers were the
takers and prices ran from $165 tC
s2.12h as extremes for yearlings and
from $2.25 to s2.75 for two and three
year olds. The seasons sales will
probably total from $4,000 to $4,000
Pm unloading Of about rs per cent OF
the countys' sheep.
Four high school children. two hoy.
and two girls of Pendleton, Ore.
chosen from the two highest grades
are to get free trip 10 Spokane May
26 to see President Roosevelt and th'
reception people are preparing TIL,
four people will be furnished will
transportation to Spokane and return
and with two days hotel expenses
Leon Cohen, proprietor of the Pee
pies warehouse and a large depart
ment store is the benefactor
AS Harvey Richardson. of Richard
son Bros, general store of Adams
locked the front door at closing tim
and went to the rear door to leav
two robbers stepped inside, pulled gun
on him and demanded submission
Richardson jumped back, reaching 70
his own gun. when one Of the robber
fired. The ball made a slight woun
on Richardson's finger, and both me
sprapg on him before he could shooI
They then tied him tight. gagged hir
and looted the cash register for $40.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22

The people of LOOMS, WASH are
very much excited over the rich strike
made in the Security mine. The force
working in this mine ran into two feet
of quartz that is literally full OF free
gold. and assays over $4,000 per ton.
This ore was encountered in two places
in the mine the same day, in the face
and in a Wine which is being SUNK
about four feet from the face OF the
tunnel. The vein in these places Is
three feet wide and the pay streak TWO
feet wide. This is the richest strike
made on Palmer mountain for several
years. if not the richest ever made on
this famous mountain, which contains
some very rich veins, and the strike
has caused more excitement than any
heretofore.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
Killed by Outlaw.

Douglass. Ariz. May 19.-Deputy
Constable Tom Vaughn was instantly
killed and Constable Dan Graham Sc
riously injured by an outlaw named
Smith, who escaped, and is being pur-
sued by a posse.
The officers had placed Smith under
arrest on a charge of being a sus-
picious character. AS they were about
to search him he drew a six shooter
from his hip pOcker and began shoot
ing. Before the officers could pull their
guns both were senseless on the side
walk. There were no Witnesses, and
Smith made his escape into the dark
ness. A few feet from the scene of
the shooting he fell and dropped an old
SLOUGH hat, this being the only clew the
officers have of his identify.
Smith is regarded as a desperate
character along the Mexican frontier.
1t is believed he is wanted for several
murders and other serious crimes.
Only a short time ago he was arrested
for assault to commit murder, but was
discharged. If the posse overtakes
Smith, who is believed to be fleeing
on horseback, he Will without doubt be
lynched.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
PosTMAsTEReENE EXPLAINS
Has Been No Robbing or Defrauding
of Department.


Postmaster General Payne has made
an extended statement of the Tulloch
charges. He said as to the charge that
physicians were carried on the rolls
Of the postoffice without authority, that
there had been Is or 20 such cases in
the United States. This was matter
Of administration policy, he said, and
entirely within the province of the
postmaster general, but that he him
self last autumn restricted the en-
ployment of physicians to postofices
whose revenues aggregated S1,000,0OO
a year.
81 want to say here that any irreg-
ularities complained Of in the Wash
ington postoffice were investigated at
the time by postoffice inspectors, who
made a report to the postmaster gen.
eral. They found some irregularities,
but no robbery or defrauding of the
government. Ex-POstmaster General
Smith and Postmaster Merritt of this
city state in their letters to me that
they corrected the evils complained Of
as soon as their attention was called
to them. All that indicates any wrong
ington postoflce involving loss to the
government or the integrity of an Off
cial will be investigated by Mr.. Bris-
tow, but l am not going to investigate
a stump speech or the question wheth-
er the postmaster Of Washington
should be a Washingtonian or wheth-
er Mr. Tulloch should have been re-
moved. The postmaster had perfect
right to remove Mr.. Tulloch.
Much has been said of the state
ment that Comptroller Tracewell
called off one of the men from an in
spection of the Washington postoffice
accounts because it. was alleged that
he was everything that might be called
pay dirt" Comptroller Tracewell in
his letters to me says that the inspec-
ton had been fully completed before
the man was taken off. and that his
report was already in, and all the in
formation wanted had been gotten
Mr.. Tracewell says he himself inspect
ed the New York postoffice accounts
No flushing Up.
Now, once for all, want to say that
this investigation of the affairs of the
postofice department will go on, to the
end. and will reach into every place
and in every direction where there il
reason to believe anything wrong may
be found. The investigation will b'
pursued relentlessly. Any talk Of tn,
newspapers to the contrary is a pure
gratuity. Any thought of hushing III
. the investigation is pure gratuity OF
the part of the person who Furnishes
such information. l I'm not the mai
who is disposed to turn tail in such
matter"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
Trade Report:

r. G.. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
of trade last week follows:
Warmer weather made it possible
for the retail trade to regain part of
the losses in volume of transactions,
and the level of quotations for staple
lines of merchandise is well main
tanned. Wholesale trade in seasonable
goods is quiet, although there is
more or less supplementary business,
and jobbers report increased activity
in several lines of wearing apparel.
Cl~thing manufacturers are busy on
fall samples, which are unusually late.
Furniture and harness factories are
notably well supplied with orders, and
there is no evidence of dullness in
machinery or hardware At most
points there are indications of improve
ment in mercantile collections, the IA
vOrable progress of fall work having
a great influence at the interior, while
heavy sales of fertilizers testify to the
extensive preparation for large crops
Industrial conditions would be excep.
tionally encouraging were it not for the
vast army of men voluntarily idle
Textile manufacturing conditions are
extremely irregular, some improve
ment being noted at wooden mills
while cotton spinners are in bad posi-
ton.
Wooden mills are harasGed by the
phenomenal quotations for raw mate
rial, being unable to Obtain even small
concessions from buyers of goods, who
only purchase such small quantities as
are required Immediately. Not only
has there been no advance in print
clothes. but a special sale at cents
occurred
Failures this week were 1876 in the
United States.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
Captain and Privates Slain.

Manila.-Captain ClOggh Overton of
the Fifteenth cavalry and Harry
Noyes, a private, were killed and Pri-
vate Harlow was wounded recently in
a bolo rush at Sucatlan, island Of
Mindanao.
1t is said that six of the enemy were
killed. 1t is thought the natives APP
preached Captain Overton's command
pretending friendship, and then at
tackled the Americans.
About 800 insurgents, armed with
bolos, also resisted the landing of a
force of scouts at Callahan, Camiguin
island, recently. They charged the
scouts and wounded two of them. 1t
required an hour to dispense the in
surgents. Twelve of the latter were
killed and many were wounded. Inc
scouts. whose gallantry has been COM
mended, are pursuing the insurgents.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
MINING NOTES.

The bringing of electric power by
the Washington Wafer Power company
Of Spokane will work a reformation
in the mining industry of the Occur
d'Alenes. The greatest feature will be
the reduction made in the price of op-
Grating the mines. The power will be
sold to the different mines at $50 per
horse power per year.
A big strike on Seigle creek. in the
Elk City, Idaho, district. is the latest.
Word over the phone says there are
only four men left in Elk. the others
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
schwab's School Dedicated.

The opening of the Charles M.
Schwab free industrial school and the
formal opening of the institution built
and to be maintaiped by the president
of the steel corporation occurred at
Homestead, Pa.
Preceding the ceremonies at the
school there was a parade. The uni
formed troops of Homestead acted as
escort to Mr.. Schwab and the young
iron master was followed in the line
of march by the boys brigade of Penn
sylvania, thousands of school children,
iron and steel workers from H"me-
stead, Braddock and Duquesne, secret
organizations, fire companies and civic
societies, in all numbering nearly 90
900 persons.
At o'clock the dedication of the
new building took place. The exer-
cises were carried out on a platform in
front of the school and were marked by
brevity throughout. After the invoca-
ton by Rev. N. ID. Hynson, Mr.. Schwab
was introduced and in a brief address
formally presented the building and
equipment to the borough
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
Showed American Spirit.

A party Of Americans stormed the
stage Of the Libertad theater at Ma
Mia recently and stopped a seditious
play. The piece, which is historical
has climax in which the heroine
throws the American flag TO the ground
and raises the standard of the Katipu.
nan Secret society. When this scene
was reached a score of Americans
sprang on the stage, routed the actors
and smashed the furniture. The audi
ence ned.
Colonel Tolentino. former insur
gent. who wrote the play. will proba
bly, be prosecuted.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
Shamrock No. 3 Is the Best.

London.-The introduction to the
story of the Americas cup races of
1903 will be closed when the Sham
rocks are locked at Greenock for dis
mantling. An expert analysis of the
new challenger's work during the trials
on this side of the Atlantic proves that
this is the best challenger ever built
and her friends go even further, and
assert that, under the weather condi-
lions prevailing during her trials, she
is the fastest cup racer ever produced.
There has been no opportunity, how
ever, to judge of her sailing qualities
in a heavy sea and wind. The trials
were one sided, all being fine sailing
weather, with occasionally a fresh
breeze, but never wind enough to
break the spray over the bows. Hence
winds of over 10 knots strength may
find the challenger's weakness.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
Doodle Confessed.

Unable to hear the strain of mental
torture which he says ne has suffered
since the grand jury investigation into
legislative boodling was instituted, for
mer State Senator Fred L. Busche
went before Circuit Attorney Folk and
made complete and far reaching con-
fession of his connection with corrupt
deals extending over a period of eight
years. Busche's declarations involve
several men of prominence, and he
named those who have been conspic-
uOus at the state capital as distribu-
tors of Doodle.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
DIT to Kill President.

O.-.e ullIgence which was
exercised by the Oakland, Cal. police
department in guarding President
Roosevelt during his journey through
and brief visit in Oakls nd was the sub
ject of much comment and this extraor-
binary precaution is now explained by
the fact, not hitherto known to the
public, of information received by the
authorities of a plot, which, if car
ried out, would have meant the assas-
sination of President Roosevelt in this
city.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
Chadwick to Succeed Sumner.

Washington.-Cap F. E. Chad
wick, it is announced at the navy de-
partment, has tentatively been select
ed as the successor of Rear Admiral
Sumner when the latter concludes his
tour Of sea service next winter. Cap
tain Chadwick is now president of the
naval war college at Newport, and is
a member of the general board. He
will reach the grade Of rear admiral
before it is time for Rear Admiral
Sumner to be reliey ed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

BRITISH COLUMBIA.
NEGOTIATIONS for a transfer for the
Gibson group, on the South Fork, near
Kaslo. are about completed. The fig
ures are said to be in the neighborhood
of 10000.
Work is, soon to start on the Glen
garnock, on Tenderfoou creek. Men
and provisions have already been
shipped to the property.
The Ruth is to begin active opera
lions at once.
The suit of ]. II. Clark against j.
Frank Colon, involving $4,000 shares
in the company owning the Arlington
mine. in the SLOGAN has been settled
out of court. Clark claimed the stock
as commission for promoting the sale.
The suit has been in court three years,
and was settled by the payment to the
plaintiff of $4,000, being his expenses
to date.
Shipments are gradually increasing,
ard 90 days are almost certain to see
10000 tons shipped weekly from the
Rossland camp.
The manager of the Velvet mine
says: "The ore bins are full, and keep
so. The recent discovery on the sec
ond level south has disclosed over rs
feet of GOOD ore, of a width not de-
termined.'
The survey for tramway from the
Kootenay mine at Rossland to the
Canadian Pacific is complete. 1t IS
about mile and a quarter in length,
terminating at Floyd's siding. 1t will
have a capacity Of 800 tons of ore
dai'v.
Rossland is likely to have another
OIL concentrator here this summer.
The Spitzee company starts construc-
ton of its new headworks next week.
The Green Mountain starts installing
new boilers and winding plant next
week.
3. c. r.ibet of Spokane is now put
ting in a wire tram three miles long
for the Silver Cup, in the Lardeau, to
connect the mine with the new 125
ton concentrato which is expected to
extract bullion out Of the Silver Cup
ore
In the early part of the year D. G
Forbes, the general manager of the
nounced that provided the properties
proved satisfactory under the active
development then projected, a concen
trating plant would be erected to treat
the ores of both mines at point con
venient to the tram. Complete com
pressor plants have been installed a.
both the Silver Cup and Nettie L.
At Morrissey Mines.
The new town of Morrissey Mines
at the terminus of ]. ]. Hills lates
railway, the Crows Nest Southern
is rapidly coming to the front.
At the mine itself there are owe
coo men at work. The present daily
output of coal is about 500 tons. Thi!
will be increased to 1000 tons a day
within a few weeks. The Great North
ern railway wants 5000 tons ef coal
day from the coal mines. The payroll
of the Crows Nest Pass Coal compan!
here is $4,000 monthly
Between the mines and the new tow
$50 coke ovens are in course of con
struction, at a cost of about S25000C
Within a few hundred yards of tn
town of Morrissey Mines the govern
ment reserve of $4,000 acres of Goa
lands begins. and when a commence
ment is made in the opening up o
those coal measures another large pay
roll will add to the prosperity alread
existing.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-22
Spokane Market Quotations.

There are many inquiries for tur-
keys, ducks and geese from the deal
ers, but there are few TO be had.
Almost any price is paid for pota-
toes these days Some OF the farmers
coming in oner theirs as low as %
cents a hundred, and the prevailing
prices are from so to 35 cents.
Vegetables-New potatoes, 3 lbs 25c,
old, soc cwt; head lettuce, 5Q10c
head; tomatoes, soc lb; radishes, Sc
bunch; dried onions, &c Id, or 81 sack;
green onions, punches sc; cucum
bers, California, 15Q25c each; beets.
loo bunch; turnips, in bulk, 112 Q2c
ID; carrots, loo bunch; artichokes, !
for 25c; Walla Walla asparagus, 2 lbs
Csc; caulinower, s15Q20c head; rhu-
barb, GOT lbs for 25c; green peas,
14@15c Id, lbs for Csc; spinach, sc
Id; fresh mint, &c bunch; green chic
DRY, sc head; string beans, 25c lbI
horseradish root, zoe Id; mint, sc
bunch; cabbage, sc Id.
Fruits-Apples, sc Id. 75c@$2 box;
cranberries, zoe at; cocoanuts, 100
.15c each; lines, zoe doz; Malaga
grapes, 35c lb; pineapples, 50075c
each; strawberries, 25@SOc basket.
Poultry Chickens, dressed, 17@1Sc;
squads, 15c each; live turkeys. zoe Id.
Dairy Products-Creamery butter,
3O@35c per Id; country butter, $50
Csc per lb oleomargarine, 35@40c per
roll, zoe Id; cheese, 20@25c lb.
Eggs-2OQ25c a doz; case, $5.75.
Coal oil-Bulk oil. soc per gal; pearl,
1925 per case, $1.75 per can.
Fish-Salmon, 15c liz; halibut, 12kc
lp; herring 121ac Id.
Grain and Feed-Timothy, hay, $1.25
per cwt, $21@ OPS ton; grain hay, 81 per
cwt, SCOPE per ton; alfalfa, 81 per
cwt, $20Q21 per ton; chicken feed
S1.40 per cwt, s27 per ton; oats, $1.30
per cwt. S24 per ton; BRAN csc per cwt;
bran and shorts, s1.05 per cwt; shorts
s1.1O per cwt; rolled barley, s1.35 per
cwt; corn $1.75 per cwt.
Seeds Timothy, TIC lb, $3.50 pei
cwt; alfalfa, 1Sc lb, SIG per cwt; REQ
clover, 1Sc lb, SIC cwt; white clover
soc Id, $26 cwt; red top. lac Id. 81
cwt; rye grass, 12c ID, SO cwt; blue
grass, 14@20c lb. S12@15 cwt; orchard
grass, tic lby SIS cwt.
F1our-Wholesale eastern hart
wheat, s5@5.60 per Dbl; retail, fancy
patents. s1.20 per sack; STANDARD
brands, $l.15 per sack; common grade
s1.10 per sack; lowest. 81 per sack
Washington wheat s4@450 per Dbl.
Rice-Retail, Japan No. 1, 10 lbs 70
81; Japan No. 2. s5.75; retail, Japar
No. 1.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens, roos
tiers, lie; hens, 1870 per Id, liv
weight; eggs, fresh, $5@$5.50 pc
cas-; eastern dressed hens, Ice lb.
egetables-Potatoes 3O@35c pc
cwt; onions, 50@75c per cwt.
Live Stock-Steers. $4M475: COWS