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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-12-17
Personal
and
Otherwise
Local Mention
News from the Hump.

Phil Ayotte came down from
the Hump this week to help Mark
Howe in doing the annual work
on the American Eagle Extension
the Schedule and the Wild Rose
groups. Phil says things are
rather quiet in that camp at pres
ent, although steadily improving.
Work on the Liberty Bell is being
diligently prosecuted on the low
er tunnel. There has been 500
feet of work done on the group
thus far. The lower tunnel will
give a depth of 800 feet under
the apex. The vein is 80 feet
between walls, ten feet of which
averages better than $40 per ton.
The Jumbo is still IN the clut-
ches of the water famine. All
preliminary work for the install
lation of their chlorination plant
is completed and part of the ma
chinery is on the ground.
The Atlas mill frame is up and
the roof covered. They are now
putting the machinery in and ex-
pect to be running the first of the
year. There are about 20 men
on the pay roll.
1t is reported that the Granite
has sold $4,000 of treasury stock
and will put on a force of mer
at once.
Fhe Concord shaft is down
about $50 feet and is said to be If
good ore.
The Buffalo Chief mill is re
ported on the way.
The Wise Boy is working two
men.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-12-17
Notice.

If the party who borrowed my
pump from u. G. Kinkaid will
return it they will confer a favor
on the undersigned.
M, A. PARR.-.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-12-17

L. A. Strong is suffering from
an attack of lumbago.
Andrew Prader was a business
visitor in Elk Tuesday.
! j., A. Coverly of Raymond was
a business visitor in Elk Sunday.
w. P. Murphy has gone to Orc
grande to work for the c. R. M.
& M. company.
Just received consignment of
the best teas we have ever had.
Try it. Elk Store.
C. H. Natwick is pushing a
jack plane in the interest of the
c.. r. M. & M. company.
The people of Elk held an i'm
promptu dance Monday night.
They had a very enjoyable time.
The fur season has opened up
in good shape. Several valuable
shipments have been made lately.
d. G. Brawner, Waterman at
the American Eagle, made a fly
ing trip to town the beginning of
the week.
G. I. Porter returned last week
from his deer hunt on the breaks
of Salmon river. He met with
very good success.
The MINING News is in receipt
of a communication from h. T..
Mccarthy requesting his paper
be sent to Reno, New.
Get your husband, wife or
sweetheart Christmas present
while our stock of jewelry is
complete. Elk Store.
j. E. Brown, owner of the
Uncle Sam, has decided to pros
ecute work on that property this
winter instead of going to Seattle
as he intended.
M. J. Sweeney left Wednesday
for Spokane via. the Hump anc
Grangeville. He expects to re
turn here about February anC
begin operations,
E. M. Aldrich returned to camp
Friday after prolonged alb
sence in New. York on mining
business, which he brought to ;
successful conclusion.
S. w. Smith completed the an
nual work on the Cleveland thi
week. 1t is rumored that he en-
countered an unusually fine bod
of ore in the lower tunnel.
Charles Whipple, the Clean
water blacksmith, went to Orc
grande this week to perform hi
annual assessment on some va
liable property he owns there.
- Clark & Schofield's teams d'
livered another lot of goods
our business people the fore pa
of the week. They will load aga
for Elk Immediately they arri7
at Sites.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finley were
from their station on Red riv
and spent Saturday night wi
their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Csc
Maxwell, at the latters ranch (
Elk creek. They returned hor
Sunday.
Ed Stamey, one of Elk City
old-timers, passed through can
this week enroute to the Hur
where he goes to work for t
Jumbo people. This was N
Stamey's first visit to Elk sin
the Thunder Mountain stampe
x,0o..e, n crn
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-12-17

We take orders for clothing at
the Elk Store and guarantee a fit.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-12-17

Buy your supplies at the Ell
Store. We appreciate it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
PERSIA TOO DILATORY.
United States Demands Punishment Of Mr..
Labare's Murderers.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD. I'm
mediate action looking to the arrest
and trial OF the outlaws implicated in
the murder Of Mr.. Labaree. the
American missionary, nearly a year
ago in Paris, will be insisted upon by
DR.. Norton, who has been sent to
Persia by the State Department ac-
credited to Teheran as envoy on I
special mission. DIR. Norton is the
American consul at Harput, who has
recently been investigating troubles in
Turkey. The American Minister to
Persia is now absent from there, and
the consul general has very acceptably
administered the affairs of the lega-
ton, but it i believed the Persian gov.
ernment will be impressed with the
frmness OF purpose OF this govern
ment regarding the Labaree case by
the sending OF special envoy. At the
State Department it is stated that the
leader OF the band supposed to have
murdered Labaree has been ar
rested. There are several otherj
the orders for whose arrest has
been given, but they are still at large.
The Persian government is acting with
a dilatoriness not TO the liking of the
Washington officials. and DR. Norton
will be instructed to state the dissat-
isfed attitude Of this government with
the conduct of the case.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
Commission TO Fix Responsibility.

London (By Cable) The settle
ment OF the points of dispute between
Great Britain and Russia regarding the
attack by the Russian second Pacific
Squadron on British trawlers October
81 has been referred to an information
al commission at The Hague Conven-
ton. This was decided upon at the
cabinet meeting here.
Premier Bafour, speaking at meet
ing OF the National Union of Con-
servativc Clubs at Southampton broke
the silence which had been so long
preserved and had brought the people
OF the United Kingdom to a condition
OF almost desperate irritation and
given rise to misconceptions which
MIR Balfour himself exposed.
The Russian Ambas sador," said
Mr. Balfour, has authorized a state
nient to the following effect: Thd
Russian government on hearing Of the
North Sea incident al once expressed
its profound regret, and also promised
most liberal compensation The gov
ernment has ordered the detention at
' lHp VI tHdl DdIb VI tllC lSNl WlilNi
was concerned in the incident, in or
der that the naval authorities might
ascertain what officers were RESPONSE
bic for it; that those officers and any
material witnesses would not proceed
on the voyage to the Far East; that
inquiry would be instituted into the
facts by an International commission
as provided by The Hague Conven-
tion.
That, Mr.. Balfour interpolated, had
nothing to do with arbitration; it wa,
the constitution OF the international
commission in order TO find out the
facts, and any person found guilty
would be tried and punished adequate
ly, The Russian government under
took that precaution would be taken
to guard against recurrence Of such
incidents Special instructions on this
subject would be issued
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
WANT s50O.OOO FOR OVERTIME.
Employees Of the Eastern Pcnltentiary VIII
Apply ts Legislature.

Philadelphia (SpeciaD. - Employees
OF the Eastern Penitentiary have COM
bined to make legal demand upon the
state for over half a million dollars.
which they claim is due them in wages
for working overtime.
The men. who are mostly guards
and watchmen, contend that ever since
the law making eight hours a days
work has been in force they have re-
peatedly sent in demands to the prison
inspectors for pay for the extra time
they have been compelled to put in
IN the institution, but that this has
been regularly refused, although every
other state institution long since in
sugurated the eight-hour system.
The lawyers employed by the men
found that the comm onwealth could
not be made the defendant in such a
suit, and - is now planned to have
the matter brought up before the leg
islature. A bill is being framed ask
ing the legislature TO grant the claim
ants the right to sue the common
wealth, on the ground that the claim
Is based on the eight-hour law made
by the legislature. The legislature ;
attention will be called to the fact
that for more than decade the in
spectors of the Eastern Pcnitentiary
have been violating the law. The men
claim four hours each day, six days
a week, for more than 10 years in
most cases
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
BENBOw TRIES HIS AIRSHIP.
Sails For Fifteen Minutes About 81. Louis
Under Perfect Control at An Times.

St Louis (SpeciaD. - Floating
gracefully in the air at an everage
height OF 80 feet above the heads OF
the several thousand spectators, the
airship designed and built by T. c.
Benbow, Of Columbus, Mont, made
what the inventor declares was a sue
cessful trial fight in the aeronautic
concourse at the Worlds Fair
he big cigar-shaped balloon, bear
ing Its burden of car, motor, machin-
cry and operator, rose from the ground
at 5 o'clock p. NJ, and after navigat-
ing the air for Is minutes, during
which Benbow directed the prov of
his vessel toward all points of the
compass. slowly descended to the
ground near the starting place and
was secured by attendants without
break TO mar the success of the
fight.
While Bcnbow appeared to have alb
solrte control over the machine, All
anchor rope about so feet long was
used, one end of which was held by
an assistant during the entire flight
Benbow made the following state.
mcnt:
his rial was made to determine
the feasibility OF my airship. I had
intended making a trip over the fair
grounds, but found that the rapid con-
dcnsation OF gas was fast reducing
the lifting power. and in order 10
maintain an altitude 7 threw out Ill
my ballast
During the * minutes that 7 was
up my airship lost 90 pounds of Eft.
ing power, and | realized that I could
not make an extended trip. The air
ship was completely under my con-
troll, and it responded nicely. The
start was made so late in the after
noon that that fact alone prevented a
long trip, the cold atmosphere caus-
ing the condensation of gas"
The Bcnbow airship weighs about
600 pounds without an operator. The
gas bag is 75 feet long and about &c
feet wide at the center, tapcring at
the ends. The big bag contains 10000
cubic feet of gas when inflated, and
on this gas the ship depends for main
the ship is OF aluminium and wood
and the power is derived from a 10
horsepower gasoline motor.
Momentum is given to the airship
by means of two large side wheels,
or fans, each consisting Of four blades.
so constructed that they automatic
ally fold after completing the stroke
against the air, and do not expand
until again in position to force the
airship ahead.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
FINANCIAL.

Philadelphia was a principal seller,
as well as big buyer, of Reading.
Orders for 1900 cars are still un-
filed by the American Car & Foun-
dry Company.
Lake Superior has another order
from the Dominion Government for
10000 tons OF steel rails,
A Philadelphian who has recently
built lumber road in the South SAYS
he got his steel rails $40 ton below
the schedule price.
1t is argued that Ontario & West
ern should go to so, If a per cent.
dividend is guaranteed,
1t is said that Drexels will buy the
Philadelphia & Erie stock from the
city and hold it in the interests OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.
II Is officially stated by L. b. Smith
that the banking syndicate has sold
81 900 900 Of the Lehigh Valley bonds
recently issued and that the sale i.
completed The company must re-
tain SIoooo,ooo of the $I5,ooo, 900
with which 10 retire an equal amount
Of coal certificates and 5 per cent.
bonds that will shortly be redeemable.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
JEALOUS MANS CRIME.
Shot His Wife In Park and Then Turns Pistol
on Himself.

New York (SpeciaD After shoot
ing his wife three times Saturday,
Morris Sacks, a Russian weaver, 32
years old, turned the revolver upon
himself and fred two bullets into his
head. The woman will probably die,
but physicians at the hospital where
both were taken expect that Sacks
will recover.
The shooting occurred late in the
afternoon in Stuyvesant Park, and
caused great excitement among the
crowd OF women and children who
were in the park at the time
Sacks and his wife had been sitting
together on a bench for few mo-
mcnts when he arose and fired three
shots, all OF which entered his wfes
head. Sacks then shot himself Mrs
Sacks dragged herself 10 where her
husband lay and threw herself on the
ground beside him. When the police
attempted to separate the couple Sacks
clung to his wife. The police believe
that Jealousy was the cause of the
shooting.
Sacks came here from Russia six
months ago, and his wife had been
here only four days.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
TO STOP CANAL PAYMENT.
Hearing Ia Equity Suit With This End In
View.

Washington, d. c. (SpeciaD An
effort to restrain the Secretary Of the
Treasury from making payments or
issuing bonds for the acquisition and
construction OF the Panama Canal was
made in the equity branch Of the Su-
preme Court OF the District OF Co
lumbia
w S. Wilson. of Hindsdale, H., is
the author OF the suit and presented
his own argument. The government
was defended by United States At
torncy Morgan II. Beach and Charles
w. Russell, assistant 10 the Attorney
General. Justice Stafford who hear
the case, has not rendered his de-
cision.
The principal question involved is
whether the courts have authority to
restrain a Federal officer from A
wrongful Interpretation OF Federal
law and consequent depletion Of the
Federal Treasury.
The Canal Commission today award
ed to the Standard Steel Car Com
pany Of Pittsburg the contract for fur
nishing 200 fiat cars, 10 be delivered
at New York city, at S875 each. The
Bucyrus Company, Of Milwaukee, was
awarded the contract for furnishing
the steam shovels at SIf7.75o.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
NAVY TO CONDUCT IT.
Investig alton Of United States Steamboat ln.
spection Service

Washington, D. c. Especial. In
accordance with the directions Of the
President, Secretary Victor H. Met
calf, OF the Department of Commerce
and Labor, has completed arrange
ments Tor a thorough investigation of
the several districts of the Steamboat
inspection Service, except that part
OF the Second district which is in
cluded in the port OF New York. The
investigation will be conducted by
naval officers, who, at the request Of
Secretary Metcalf. have been detailed
by the Navy Department for the serv-
ice, and ordered to report to Secrc-
tary Mctcalf for instructions.
The officers selected to make the in
quiry are on the retired list Each
officer has had assigned to him a
certain district of the Steamboat In
spection Service, as follows:
Rear Admiral Louis Kempf, First
district, San Francisco.
Commander Z. l.. Tanner, Third
district, Norfolk, Va.
Rear Admiral John r. Bartlett, in
terror Mississippi district.
Rear Admiral Wells L. Field.
Eighth district, Detroit, Mich.
Rear Admiral +. NJ Symonds, Ninth
district, Cleveland. O.
Rear Admiral W. &. Wise, Tenth
district, New Orleans.
The cities named are the headquar-
ters of the districts In addition to
the districts mentioned the remaining
districts will be investigated, but as
M ,1tG n he, l,a han
made. 1t is likely the inquiry in them
will be made by some OF the officers
who have been detailed to other dis.
tricts at the conclusion of their pres
ent assignments.
President Roosevelt, in his letter tc
Secretary Metcalf, commenting on the
report of the Slocum commission, gave
the following directions:
'In order that | may be informed
as to The exact condition of the serv.
ice in all its parts, direct you 10
order searching investigation, in
continuance Of the investigation OF the
commission, into the conduct OF the
central Office. and of every outside
subdivision OF the service save that in
New York"
The inquiry ordered by Secretary
Metcalf is based on that order The
President excepted New York because
an investigation into the affairs OF that
district already had been made by the
Slocum board Instructions have been
prepared by Secretary Metcalf, and
they will be communicated by him &c
the officers detailed to make the in.
quiry. The Secretary selected naval
officers to make the investigation be-
cause they are equipped thoroughly,
by education and experience. to con-
duct it, and to ascertain the facts
which it is the desire OF Secretary
Metcalf and OF President Roosevelt
TO have before them. Al the conclu-
sion OF the inquiry which the officers
will make as individuals, and not as
body, they will make written re-
port of their findings and recon-
men datiDne 70 Spcrotary Metcaf
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
STREWN WITH CORPSES
Terrific Fight With Bayonet at Budd-
hist Temple.
BOTH SIDES LOSE MANY Men.
After a Japanese Force Takes the Position
the Russian Artillery Sweeps the Hill
ten Lireyitch Arrives at Mukden 10 As.
sumo Command Of the Siberian Corps
kuropatkin Has Reinforcemeuts.

Mukden (By Cable).--The Japanese
assumed the offensive on October 27
at iansntun, halfway between Bent
siaputze and Fengtiapn, on the Muk-
den road. The whole day was passed
by the artillery in preparation for a
bombardment of the Russian positions.
Toward evening a whole regiment
moved out to capture the hill, on
which is a Buddhist temple, mile
south of fansintun. The temple was
held by Russian battalion with two
machine guns.
A fierce fight with cold steel strcw-
cd the summit OF the hill with corpses.
The Russians were outnumbered, their
machine guns were dismantled and
they were compelled to fall back upon
their main positions, carrying with
them the barrels OF their machine
guns.
The Russian artillery then swept the
hill with such hail OF projectiles that
the japanese were unable to remain
there. Heavy losses were inflicted
on both sides.
At daybrcak the Russian guns on
Lone Tree Hill began shelling the
villages to the south, where the Japa-
nese were noticeably active. Similar
activity was remarked along the whole
front.
a detachment of the Russian west
ern column, under Colonel Giesser. on
the night of October 70 attacked a
couple OF villages lying a few miles
south OF Sinchnpu. RussaS mortar
batteries had previously shelled them
throughout the whole day. Neverthe-
less, the Japanese offered a desperate
resistance, and it was only after a de-
termined bayonet charge that the as
sailants cleared the villages, the name
OF one OF which is not given and the
other OF which is known as Hanlinpu.
A tour OF the hospitals in Mukden
shows that the accommodations for
the wounded there are far inferior to
the hospitals at Liaoyang. This is
especially true of the Red Cross bar
racks, where the surgeons and sisters
are on duty "a hours every other day.
Fewer wounded are now being
brought in, and the hospitals are be-
ginning to assume normal aspect.
The Jewish doctors and surgeons
are especially distinguishing them
selves, devoting their time night and
day to the wounded, and the Jewish
soldiers in the field are displaying as
great bravery as their comrades OF
other religions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-02
WILL NOT GO TO WAR
An International Commission TO Settle
the Dispute.
PREMIER BALFOUR'S BITTER filings.
ihe British Premier Calls Admiral Roisstveu'
sky's Story a Romance, Protests Against
That Officers Allegations, and Declares the
Position Brought About by the Admirars Re.
port 'One Impossible for Neutrais 10 Tolerate

War between Great Britain and Rus
Sla has been averted Both nation,
nave agreed to settlement Of til,
trouble by an international commits
sion, under The Hague Convention
This peaceful solution was largely
broug Int about through NJ. Cambou
the French ambassador to England
and formerly ambassador to the
United States, During the Spanish
American War NJ. Cambon also repre-.
scnted the interests OF Spain and took
a prominent part in the peace nego-
tiations.
The international commission will
hear the evidence of Vice Admiral Ro-
jestvensky and other officers OF his
fleet, and also the testimony OF the
English fishermen who were fired up
on in the North Sea last Friday night.
Premier Balfour, in a speech at South
ampton, impugned the veracity OF the
Russian Vice Admiral, saying:
I'm the story OF Our fishermen there
was much tragedy, but no romance
in the story of the Russian Admiral
there is no tragedy, but | am driven
to the belief that there is much ro-
nance"
The British Premier further de-
clared that the position was one i'm
possible for neutrals to tolerate.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, who has
been instructed to remain at Vigo, to-
gether with all his ships that took part
in the North Sea tragedy, now de-
clares that shots were fred from tn,
torpedo boats he attacked, and that
two men were wounded on his flag
ship, one priest, who had a hand
shot off
Rojestvensky is quoted by the Vgo
correspondent OF the London Chroni-
Gle as saying that when the vessels
OF the Russian squadron found them.
selves surrounded by the fishing feet
the warships had to stop their engines
continually, so as not to get their
screws entangled in the nets. The
warships frequently gave way to the
trawlers. Suddenly the cruiser Au
rora saw ahead two torpedo boats
coming toward the squadron at full
speed. She turned her searchlight on
them and then noticed two floating
mines close to her An order to fire
on the torpedo boats was Immediately
given, with the result that one of them
was sunk and the other escaped and
was lost sight OF among the trawlers.