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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-26
HOW A MINE
WAS SALTED.
Duke Of Sutherland Bought a
Worthless Property In
Alaska.

Mine sailing for the purpose OF dis.
posing Of worthless property IL u prar.
tice which has been INDUCED In almost
since the incipicnce Of the mining in.
dustry IN this country, and many are
the methods which have been resOrted
TO for fieecing the unwary. An expert.
enced mining man of this district tells
how the Duke Of Sutherland was i'm.
posed upon IN this way. lie says:
"a famous English engincer-famous
both in this country and in Europe
was sent by the Duke Of Sutherland to
report ON II property near the well
known Treadwcll, in Alaska. The ore
showed high assay values and the engi.
neer reported favorably. The Duke Of
Sutherland took over the property, but
later development work showed IL to be
worthless. The mine had been sailed,
and this IL the way in which II was nc.
com plished: ] was employed to install
u diamond drill. But after having done
this the company had no further use for
my services. II went TO work and
drilled n horizontal hole for 100 feet into
the ledge. The core was taken out,
heated To n high degree Of temperature,
and then soaked In chloride Of gold. At
this temperature IL naturally absorbed II
good per cent Of the solution. The core
was then shown to the mining engineer
who sampled IT, The ore showed high
values. and he Immediately recommend
ell the purchase. The property Of course
proved worthless, and the engineer took
the matter 10 heart and retired for sew.
eral years from active mining work.
Later, however, he recovered from the
blow and has again given his attention
To the industry"
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-26
Special Round Trip Rates.

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The Illinois Central will sell round
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ington points to Chicago, Cairo,
Memphis and New Orleans ut Greatly
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Tickets good for three months.
Going limit ten days. Returning
limit ten days after starting west.
Stop over privileges either way, west
Of the Missouri River.
Sale dates are arranged to be con-
venient for delegates to conventions
of National Educational Association
at Boston; Elks at Baltimore; Wood
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mercial Travellers at indianapolis.
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Agents wanted OF sell shares Of
stock In the Alaska Oil company.
Write for information to e. G.
BROWN Il CO., X. sos 100 East
Lake St., Chicago, Ill.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-26
DEAL PENDING.
Option Taken on Johnson Plaesn by In.
dspsndsnes People.

The Granite Gem says that last
week papers were made out which
will doubtless mean the transfer of
the Crane Flat placer mines to the
ownership Of Mcssrs. +. Burbridge
and A. Burch, the parties who are
developing the Independence mine.
The amount called for in the option
IL not made public, though II Is for
figure that Is quite satisfactory to
MIR. johnson. Hon. Geo. j. Barrett
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-08-26

Eastern Oregon Commercial College
and School of Shorthand, Baker City,
Oregon, Fall term opens September 7.
For Catalogue and Information, write
NJ. o. Perry, Principal,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
LEGISLATURE DID
 MUCH FOR ALABAMA
NOTE TO PORTE IS
 NOT SATISFACTORY
BOTH SIDES LOOK AT AusTRo. RUSSIAN PROPOSITION sKEPTI- cALLY AND BELIEVE THAT NO GOOD GAN COME FROM IT.

Sofia, October 1.-The Austro- Russian note to the Porte published yesterday has been received somewhat skeptically in official circles and among the Mace donian organization with utter disbelief that any good can come from 1t. One point on which all parties are agreed is that action is the only satisfactory pledge of reform that the Ottoman government can give. The Bulgarian government is anxious to see the promised details of the new measures, but 1t is feared that if they are too stringent. Turkey may prefer war to accepting them, while if they are not stringent they certainly will be useless.
 Dr. Tartacheff president of the Mace donian committees, says he does not re- gard the new note more seriously than the former ones. He declares that any system of European control is useless, un- less 1t has the power to enforce the re- forms entirely independent of the Porte.
 The frontier authorities on the Philip popolis side, announce that the Turks have retired from their posts on the from tier to a distance of several kilometers. This step is regarded as a ruse to allow the crossing of bands In order to throw the responsibility for subsequent occur rences in Macedonia on Bulgaria.
 Between the elections and the war prep arations, the ministry Is confronted with an awkward constitutional predlcament. The time of large portion of the reserves called to the colors should expire three days before the election. but the consti- tuition provides that all temporary ser- vice men should be released five days be- fore the election.
 It appears that the government must either discharge the men and leave the county exposed, or risk a state trial and a conviction, which would mean long terms of imprisonment Apparently the governments only solution lies in a po- litieal victory, after which the Sobranje could set aside any convictions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
Morse Iron Works and Oy 3ack
 CO. Compelled to Close Up
BLAME IS LAID ON UNIONS
President Morse Says Continued Strikes and Uncertainty About Se- curing Labor Has Caused Both
 Employer and Employe Loss,

New York October 5.-Labor difficulties are responsible for the closing down m definitely today of the Morse Iron Works and Drydock company in Brooklyn, one of the largest concerns of it's kind on the Atlantic coast. President Edward P. Morse attributes the blame to the walk ing delegate. He said;
 "On account of continuous labor trou- bles and consequent losses which com menced over year ago, we have been compelled to close our plant. Last year we were working on contracts amounting to more than s1. .0o0,OOO, employing about 22OO men. and with a weekly pay roll of 23 600. The strikes commenced as soon as the unions discovered our yard was full of work and that we were bound under a penalty to complete our contracts on time Had they planned to ruin our con- cern, they could not nave worked more systematically.
 "The troubles he added, began when the employees demanded and the company consented to the dismissal of a foreman who had discharged thirty men for idle ness. From that time it has been one continuous succession of strikes. winding up with the machinists strike of May 26 which is still on.
 "If the men would give a full days work, employers might be more willing to meet their demands" said Mir. Morse. but the fact is that the employer re- ceives only about one-third of a days work, and it is impossible to figure on a large contract without running the risk of heavy loss Trade unionsm is re- sponsible for the whole trouble. Nearly all, if not all of the shipyards in the country. have lost money during the last year or two. Some have gone into receivers hands and others out of business. In each case the cause can be traced back to labor trouble. Since the machnists' strike in May, our yards have been pleketted continually and our business has been injured in every way possible. Our new men have been as- saulted, and in one case two of our nom union men were severely wounded. I simply give these facts to show why we have been compelled to close one of the finest plants on the coast, which during the past few years has paid to the work ingmen of South Brooklyn millions of dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
ROOSEVELT THROWS
 TO ANTI-ADDICKS
JOHN p. NIELDS OF DELAWARE IS APPOINTED TO THE DISTRICT ATToRNEYsHIP OF THAT STATE. A SOP TO PUBLIC,
BY WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington. October 5.-(Special. )-Pres- ident Roosevelt today threw a sop to pub lie sentiment and appointed the anti-Ad- dicks candidate, John P. Yields, to the Delaware district attorneyship. This ap- pointment was not wholly unexpected here. The administration has played so fast and furiously hand in glove with the Addicks faction, regardless of general criticism that 1t was thought the Presi- dent would give the anti-AddIcks faction a crumb either in the vacant district at- torneyship case or else reinstate the post master, Miss Todd at Greenwood. J. Ed wards Addicks himself called at the White House yesterday and probably knew when he left of the intention of the Presi- dent.
 The statement given out by the Presi- dent today, basing the appointment on the overwhelming majority of the Dela- ware bar, without regard to party or fac- tion," of course explains itself in another way when applied to the Todd case and other Delaware patronage questions. Nat urally the President and his advisor Postmaster General Payne, are extremely worried over the constant criticism of their alliance with the Addicks faction. The administration press will probably give much space to the Neilds appoint ment, though there Is reason to believe that Addicks will live in the hope of fu- ture and more substantial recognition than that relating to a vacant district attorneyship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
Reduction in Duty Expected.

St Petersburg, October 5.-It is esti- mated in the Official Messenger that a reduction In the duty on raw cotton may be expected in the autumn of 1904. This is the first prospective departure from the prevailing protective system. The purchasing power of the Russian masses is so low that the textile interests are threatened with ruin. notably those in the St. Petersburg quarter. The duties on goods are sufficiently high to exclude foreign competition, but the high prices can not be maintained. owing to inability of the masses to pay them. The spinners have long been asking for a reduction in the duty on raw cotton, which now stands at 50 to 80 per cent, according to the prices of cotton abroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
GERMAN STEAMER BURNING.
Cook Seivert Went Into the Hold and
 Was Badly Injured.

Norfolk, Va, October 5-The Ger man steamer Eurica, from Wilmington to Liverpool with 4900 bales of cotton, was lowed into port tonight with her cargo burning.
 The Eurica left Wilmington Satur- day night and Sunday night fire was discovered in her hold The matches were battened and Captain Hickman endeavored to smother the fire with steam, but unsuccessfully. This morn ing Cook Seivert went below and was seriously burned. He was rescued with great difficulty.
 The Eurica reported her condition when she passed in the capes and asked that a physician meet her here. Captain Hickman called up the Ger man consul and that officer, with a detective, has gone down the harbor to the ship, which is moored off Nor folk. The captain will not make a statement of the trouble on board. The fire has already done damage to the amount of 5000 and is still burning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
TWENTY NEW
 CASES OF FEVER
WHILE THE INCREASE IN NUM- BIER OF CASES IS VERY LARGE, DRs. eUlTERAs AND TABOR SAY IT WAS EXPECTED.

Laredo, Tex, October 5.-Today's official bulletin shows there have been 22 new casse of yellow fever with no deaths This makes the total number of cases to date S3 while the total death have been five. While today has shown a very large increase in yellow fever cases, both Drs. Guiteras and Tabor concur in the opinion that there is no cause for alarm, the doc tors believing that the increase is no more than they expected at this time, this being the fourth infection, or. in other words. the cases being the result of bites from mosquitoes which had been infected with the yellow fever before the arrival of the experts.
 As all the patients infected with the disease are now being protected from the mosquitos by netting 1t is very probable that when those now down with the dis ease have reached the stage of convales- cence, the stamping out of the disease will practically have been accomplished.
 No new cases or any deaths have been reported from Minera. mining town 2s miles up the river, and 1t Is thought the disease vii not gain a foothold there.
 Conditions In Neuvo Laredo are greatly improved. A telephone message from that city this evening states there has been but one new case today. Traffic will be resumed on the Texas and Mexican road into Duval county next Wednesday, so far as through freight from Alice is concerned.
 The authorities have decided that those who fled from fear of the fever will not be allowed to return to Laredo until all danger has passed, as 1t Is said certain of the non-immunes would only add fire to the flames.
 One more case of fever has appeared at Monterey, the case being that Of a woman servant The case has been protected and measures taken to prevent any spread of the disease.
 Commercial business in Monterey has been greatly crippled since the be- ginning of the yellow fever. although merchants say that under the crcum- stances they are doing much more than they expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
CASTRO WANTS THE MONEY.
Not Only Taxes, But Custom Houses
 Duties Must Be Collected.

Port of Spain, October 5.-Emissarles of President Castro of Venezuela have ar rived at Ciudad Bolivar Venezuela, wi.a
 orders to collect forcibly not only the
 taxes but the custom house duties a-
 ready paid by importers from May, 1902.
 to August, 1903, the period during which
 the revoutonists occupied that city as
 government de facto. The amount de- manded is about s1.0OO,OOO. The foreigners especially the firms of Blohm and com pany, German; Palazzi and company. American, have refused to pay, claiming that duties had been already legally paid. Menaees and vexatious tactics are employed against the foreigners. Herr Sprick, a German. refused to pay back duties and cargo of rum belonging to his firm, which was landed from a steamer was seized by the government and sold at public auction for almost nothing. The German merchant in this manner, lost s25.0o0. Venezuelan mer- chants, who refuse to pay having no protection are imprisoned.
 A reign of terror exists everywhere at Ciudad Bolivar, and consequently trade Is paralyzed in every direction.
 President Castro's representatives at Ciudad Bolivar was quoted as saying Germany and the other foreign powers obliged the Venezuelan government to pay millions Now, 1t is Venezuela who forces the foreigners to reimburse her"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
BRYAN MAKING SPEECHES.
Democratic Leader Working for John
 H. Clarke in Ohio.

Cleveland, O., October 5.-Hon. w. ]. Bryan spoke three times in the inter- est of the state democratic ticket to- day, at Napoleon in the morning, at Oak Arbor in the afternoon and at Sandusky tonight.
 Large crowds heard the democratic leader at each place. He spoke for two hours at Napoleon and an hour each at the other places. He en- dorsed the candidacy of John H. Clarke for the United States senate. After the Sandusky meeting Mir. Bryan left for New York. Today's speeches are the last that MT. Bryan will make in Ohio during this campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
FOUR KILLED IN
 CALIFORNIA WRECK
WORK TRAIN coLLlDEs WITH TWO CARS LOADED WITH IRON AT cHATsWoRTH YARD TUN. MEL ON SOUTHERN PACIFIC.

Los Angeles, Cal, October 5.-Four rail- road laborers were killed today and thir- teen were injured two of them prob- ably fatally, in a collision between a work train and two cars loaded with iron that were standing on the track at the South ern end of Chatsworth yard tunnel, on the Southern Pacific railroad. The victims belonged to crew of one hundred men, who were on their way to work The dead:
 Martin Salyers.
 James Mcconnell.
 Irish laborer
 Mexican, name unknown.
 The work train left Los Angeles and proceeded to Chatsworth Park, where one hundred men were taken abroad the first carj which was loaded with railroad steel and construction material. The locomotive was behind the train and pushed it in a new track leading to the partly complet- ed tunnel, six miles distant, where there were two fiat cars loaded with railroad iron, which were to be picked up by the work train. The engineer did not slacken speed and the first car. laden with the laborers, crashed into the standing cars killing and wounding the men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
SEABOARD SYSTEM
 IS NOT AFFECTED
J. SkeIton Williams and w. Middendorf Discuss the Failures ofthe Two Firms, and Both Say the Seaboard is Not
 Hurt-Yoakum Not Chairman of the Board

Carolina Chemical stock is supposed to have hastened the embarrassment of at least one of the firms
 "A representative of the Seaboard Air Line Is quoted as saying that the sus- pension of these firms was. in many respects similar to the failure of Talbot J. Taylor & Co.,, W. L. Stow & Co., and Sharp & Bryan;' and also further state- ment was made that w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr. recently became associated with the Seaboard Air Line and that he has been preparing the removal of the com- panys transfer offices to New York. Also said that he is slated for very respon- sible office with the road and that 'prepa- rations are being made to list the securi- ties of the Seaboard Air Line on the New York Stock exchange
 Simply Fabrication.
 "The firm statement" said MT. Mldden- dorf, "is simply a fabrication. MT Yoa- kun has not been elected chairman of the board MT. Williams is now and al- ways has been chairman of the board of the Seaboard Air Line system
 'rhe allegations that the Frisco in- terests took over the property" con tinued Mr. Middendorf, Ifs an untruth. The Seaboard Air Line is now and always has been independent. The property has not been taken by anybody. A majority of this stock Is still owned in Baltimore and the south. Furthermore. the decline in Virginia a-Carolna Chemical company securities had nothing to do with the situation, and the difficulties of the two firms are not at all similar to the New York houses who made an assignment a few weeks ago. Messrs. Williams & Sone and Middendorf and company have made no assignment and confidently ex- pect to pay all creditors in full and have handsome amount left over. The gos- sip about MT. Vanderbilt is without foun- dation. He Is not slated for a place with the Seaboard Air Line, and no prepara- tions are being made to list Seaboard stock in New York. Seaboard bonds have been listed in New York for long time and are regularly quoted on the ex- change"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
WOMEN TRYING TO NAME
 SIR MICHAEL'S SUCCESSOR

London, October 5.-While the govern ment is endeavoring to maintain the re- solve not to consider the question of a successor to Sir Michael Herbert at Washington at present. there is reason to believe that considerable wire pulling Is already going on, and several women prominent on both sides of the Atlantic are becoming interested in the matter. It Pauncefote, the appointment of Sir Mich ael Herbert was opposed by several we'll known New York people, and a promi- nent English woman, then visiting Amer lea, who was supposed to have the ear of the King, was enlisted on their side, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
Receiver Is Wanted.

Clarksburg w. Va, October 5.-Charles c. Moore and other Ohio parties have asked for a special receiver for the Jack son Iron and Tin Plate company at this place. The object of the suit is to enjoin the directors from making a sale of the property which they have threatened to do. The assets are sS94000; liabilities, sk2.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06

that it was only with great difficulty that the Kings consent was obtained to Sir Michael Herbert's appointment.
 Now Sir Henry Howard, the British minister at The Hague, is reported to be the Kings choice for the post of ann bassador at Washington. Lady Howard was formerly Cecela Riggs of Washing ton.
 The King alone will make the selec- ton, and 1t is unlikely that the premier or the foreign office will be referred to to nominate the ambassador. The next like Hest selection from the service is said to be Sir Arthur Nicholson. British minis- ter to Morocco. He is regarded as being in line for an embassy. Either of these appointments would please the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
BIacksmiths Meet In St. Louis.

St. Louis, Mo, October 5.-The bi- ennial convention of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths began here today with PA delegates present, rep resenting 10000 blacksmiths in the United States and Canada. The con- vention will be in session six days, Gen St. John Slocum of Moline, Ill.,, presiding. Today was devoted to or ganization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
I Ew YORK, october 5.-(speei

"A FEW YORK, October 5.-(speeial.) J. M President John Skelton Williams ' said today: "The business affairs of John L. Williams & Sons have no great bearing on the status of the seaboard Air Line. The majority of the stock is held in the south and the stockholders are unanimous in saying that any connection the Seaboard has made has their approv- al. Most gratifying to us has been the expression of opinion read from the Sea board stockholders. The Seaboard Is still independent property and its status has not been changed an iota on account of any event of last week. Apropos of the position of the Middendorf and Williams firms, I will say that everything Is pro- gressing in a satisfactory manner.
 Have Valuable Securities.
 "The firms have securities of great val ue which are far in excess of their lia- bilities. They did not think 1t was fitting or proper to attempt to negotiate any of these securities in such an abnormally de- pressed stock market as they have wit messed during the last three months. To have done so they would only have sacri- feed values without resulting good. The firm of John L. Williams & Sons have not incurred any losses, and in a short time with the return of a normal securities market and with confidence of the public restored, everything will be all right"
 J. w. Middendorf Talks.
 J. William Mddendorf said:
 Tn an article in a New York news paper the statement was made that B. F. Yoakum had been elected chairman of the board of directors of the Seaboard Air Line railway, and a representative of the new interest was also quoted as say ing, We were fully aware of the fact that the Williams and Middendorf firms were in trouble when we took the prop- erty'; also that the drop in Virginia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
GAMBLERS MAKE A GREAT
 KILLING ON THE FIDDL

Park only few days before. but for
 some reason was withdrawn before post
 time. Several we'll known bettors here
 had been on the lookout for the horse, the entries from New York being scanned eagerly at night. When the Fiddler ap- peared as contestant in the sixth race at Morris Park for Saturday, the plungers left the city Friday night for Hot Springs and Covington, where it is supposed they placed large amounts in the betting ring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06

Memphis, October 5.-It is reported that the horse "The Fiddler" which was the medium of the sensational coup on Saturday last at Morris Park is a speed ''maryel' from Arkansas. The local pool roor< was hit heavy on Saturdays race, Sl0.cOO having been paid out to local play CTS. It is said that the horse had been specially prepared for Saturdays race. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
D. Leroy Dresser Will Testify.

New York, October 5-It was an- nounced in Wall street today that D. Leroy Dresser, formerly president of the Trust Company of the Republic would take the stand on Wednesday morning, at the hearing of the Conkling case against the United States Shipbulding company and give a full account of his. connection with the whole affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
Missionary Killed.

Delaware, O., October 5.-News was received today at Ashley that the Rev. c. W. Kennedy, who went from that place as missionary to China several months ago, has been killed by box CTS. The Rev. MT. Kennedy graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in June.