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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16

d'Alenes, and has been tied up for
over three years because of litiga-
ton.
Alfred Frank, superintendent of the
Johnstown Mining company at Butte,
was put on the stand recently in the
course of the coroners inquest over
the deaths of Frederick Divel and
Samuel Olson, killed in the Michael
Dewitt mine on the night Of January
/, by an explosion. Mr.. Frank made
a sensational admission. He said he
had ordered blasting to keep Butte
and Boston men out of the Rarus mine
and that on November he told his
shift boss to blow up drift through
which he feared the Butte and Boston
men might enter. He did this, he says,
not with the idea that the lives of the
miners would be endangered thereby,
but to protect his own mine.
At the recent meeting of the stock
holders of the Tom Thumb Gold Min.
ing & Milling company owning mines
at Republic, a plan of reorganization
was perfected and f. S. Dement,, the
wealthy miller of Walla Walla, presi.
dent of the company. will undertake
to reorganize the business, pay off all
the Indebtedness for labor performed
and return to the stockholders stock
covering the property interests of each
man.
According to New York authority,
the smelling trust has arranged to sell
to the National Lead company from
time to time all the pig lead the latter
needs during the next 80 years.
James Keeth reports a rich strike
on the Winifred claim. in which he
is interested, on French gulch, half
mile from the American Eagle, near
Elk City, Idaho. While doing the sec
ond assessment work on the claim
Mr.. Keeth says they struck a foot
and a half of gold bearing quartz
Miners at the Snow Greek mine near
Sumpter, Oregon, have struck for $3.50
per day of 10 hours, instead of SO and
nine hours as formerly. Manager
Smith refuses the demand.
The holdings of the Fair estate in
the Selby smelter of California, which
amount to a twelfth interest, have
been purchased by the Hercules mine
for about 100000. The Selby smelter
is one of the largest in the west and
is located near Vallejo Junction, Cal.
not far from San Francisco. The smell
ter is accessible to steamships. A
large portion of it's ores are secured
from South America. Vessels which
go to South American ports with lum
Der return heavily laden with ores
1t also receives ores from western Ne
vada, California and Mexico. The Her
cules is known far and wide through
out the mining world on account o
: the wonderful record it has made.
is the richest property in the COeu
E d'Alenes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16
Hump News.

The Whitley tables for the Jumbo
mill have been delivered.
The boiler for the Cretas has also
been delivered and will be in working
order within a day or two.
1t is rumored that a strike has been
made on the Drum Lummond, owned
by Hiram Warner.
The Ajax shaft is down TIA feet and
prosecuting has been commenced. The
company is patenting nine claims and
has three patented.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16
DIETRICH ASKS CLEAR RECORD
Will Request Senate to Investigate
Recent Charges.

Omaha, Neb-United States Sena-
tor Dietrich, who was acquitted Of
charges preferred against him in in
dictments returned by the recent
grand jury, spent considerable time
with his counsel, General Cowen. He
stated that he anticipated asking the
senate to make an investigation of the
charges made at the trial and request
that committee be appointed for that
purpose.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16
Both Steamers Encounter Gales.

New York, Jan. 12.-The American
line steamer New York, which has
lust arrived from Southampton. was
closely followed by the French line
steamer La Savoie, 10 minutes being
the difference in time of arrival at the
lightship. Both steamers encountered
terrific gales and seas.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16

Enough tea, coffee, wine, beer and
liquors have been used by the Ameri-
can people last year to make a lake two
miles square and 10 feet deep, which
would be large enough to float several
navies the size of our own. Enough
alcoholic beverages were disposed of
to fill canal 100 miles long, 100 feet
wide and 10 feet deep.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16
Will Protest.

Wellington, N. H., Jan. 'ss12.-Pre-
mier Seldom has invited the premiers
of Australia, Canada, Cape Colony and
Natal to unite in protesting to the i'm
perial government against the intro
duction of Chinese labor in the Rand
imnes, Transvaal oclony, South Amer
ica
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16

Count Mauritius Frangibpani was
the discoverer of the process of COM
bining alcohol with odoriferous sub
stances, and thereby presented us with
a hundred aromatic 1avors, toilet
waters and cosmetics.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16

Our. mines, quarries, clay banks and
oil wells yield 100000. Our
100000 miles of railway transport
600, 900 900 tons of original freight,
not including Implications, and pays
SOC, 900 operatives, exclusive of officers
$3.50 900 900
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16

The milkmaids of Switzerland who
possess musical voices command higher
wages than the maidens not so gifted.
This is explained by the discovery
that a cow which is soothed by sweet
melody yields more milk than one
which has not been so Influenced.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16

There has been started in Maiden,
Mass, a goat farm for the production
of goat milk. The promoters expect
that there will be large demand for
the milk, especially for the dietary
treatment of sick babies.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16

A botanist of Palermo has been feed
ing nicotine to tobacco plants, and
finds it to be true food for the plant
and not a waste product, as has been
heretofore assumed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16

A fire started in some coal pockets
at Gorham, N. H., in August, and the
coal is still burning. 1t is said that
nearly $4,000 tons of coal have been
destroyed
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16
iIlIT NORTHWEST STATES
.rws OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.

!. Selection Of Interesting Items
o..hered From Exchanges-cullines
,..o,, Washington, Idaho, Montana
numerous Accidents and Personal
happenings Occur.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16

London, Jan. 12.-It is learned by the
Associated Press on the highest au-
thority that it has been decided in the
event of war between Russia and Japan
that Germany will maintain a strict
neutrality and that other members of
the dreibund Will observe a similar at
titude. The importance of this decis-
ion, which the Associated Press under
stands will almost Immediately be an.
nounced in some official manner in Ber-
lin, can not be easily overestimated. 1t
Will in a measure insure that hos
tilities will be confined to the two
powers concerned, and it will be GER
tain to give a great stimulus to the eff
forts which France and Great Britain
are making in St Petersburg and
Toxic respectively in favor of peace.
Chinese Alarmed.
Pekin, Jan. 12.-Predictions in the
native press that a war is inevitable
and immediate and that China will GER
tainly be involved are causing great
uneasiness. Many Chinese fear
murder which made the year 1900
memorable.
Numbers of employees on the rail-
road between New Chwang and Shan
Haikwan have deserted their posts,
thinking that the country traversed
by the railroad will surely be the
scene of the fighting.
Reports from Manchuria are that
there is great military activity there.
| from Russia and thee-orabll
The railroads are bringing troops
from Russia and the women and chill
dren at Port Arthur and New Chwang
are preparing to leave. The Russian
general at New Chwang has been call
ed to Port Arthur for service. Every
steamer for Japan is carrying from
north China the Japanese who belong
to the reserves. The Japanese CEN
sorship of military news gives OPP
portunity for all kinds of rumors here,
one of which is that Japanese troops
have been landed at Fusan. Korea
AS cable communication with Korea
is through Japan it is impossible to
obtain reliable news.
Russian Troops Are Massinq.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 1.-THE most
reliable news received here is that
most of the Russian troops in the far
east are concentrated at Vladivostock
or on the northern frontier of Korea.
A traveller who has lately returned
from the far east estimates that be-
tween 100000 and 100000 soldiers
were in the vicinity of Vladivostock.
He surmised that the Russians will
occupy northern Korea, but thought
it possible collision was not immi-
nent for month or more, when TAX
ing into consideration distances and
the difficulties of marching
Need Not Expect Early War.
London, Jan. 12.-At the Japanese
| legation it was said that the far east
ern situation remained unchanged. 1t
was believed that some days might
elapse before any developments oc-
cured as Japan was still considering
her reply.
No news has been received at the
| legation concerning the reported dis
patch of troops to Korea.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16

1t is always easy to forgive other
peoples enemies.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-16
GERMANY REMAINS NEUTRAL
IN THE EVENT OF WAR BETWEEN
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

Other Members of Dreibund Take SINH.
lar Stand--lt is assumed That Great
Conflict Will Be Confined to Two
Countries only-china Gets Excited
Russia and Japan Fast Preparing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

sent to him for Christmas present.
Several days ago, an old man, APP
parently feeble from advanced years
and almost blind, came to Des
Moines. He hunted up an official
OF one Of the lodges here and told
him pitful story about being
robbed on train, all his money and
a ticket being taken. He claimed
to be en- route to Council Bluffs to
visit son. He told the story so
straightforward that he had little
trouble in obtaining a loan of about
$50 from the lodge to continue his
journey. He displayed a gold en-
blem pin, which he claimed to have
purchased as a Christmas present
for his son. He offered to leave it,
his ivory headed cane and grip as
security for the loan untilhe reached
Council Bluffs. His story was so
pitlful that the local Woodmen
would not hearken to it and told
him that it would be all right, Civ
ing the address to which he might
return the loan as soon as conven-
lent.
That was several days ago, but he
has not yet RENTED, and Judging
from recent developments he will
not.
The pitiful story and emblem pin
for Christmas has done the bust
ness in many towns, according to
the information that has reached
Mr.. Frink.
At Webster City the local lodge
was SO taken in by the old mans
story that they kept him at the lead
ing hotel of the town for couple of
days while he was recuperating from
a slight illness, bought him ticket
to Dubuque, where he told them his
son resided. and gave him some
cash to pay his travelling expenses.
They have not heard from him
since. The officers Of the Webster
City lodge nearly fell dead from
surprise when MI. Frink outlined
the graft to them.
Henceforth their respect of old
age and emblematic Christmas gifts
will not be half SO great, and before
they advance money to strangers
they will probably demand the sign
of distress.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21


despite the penalty of publicity he
would sign my hail bonds for any
amount. I shall refuse his kind offer,
for while l am IN Jail am free from
the annoyance of curious people,"
Tonight" she said, 81 received a
letter from DR.. Chadwick, written in
Paris. He assured me of his belief
in my innocence, and said he was wir-
ing that day to learn all particulars.
l believe DR.. Chadwick sailed today
from Liverpool on White Star
steamer, so that within ten days, If
this report be true, he will be by my
side.
"Since talking with an attorney and
with the sheriff am convinced that
1 owe it to my friends to tell my side
Of the story. had hoped to give this
out in n day or two but as l have two
very important matters to com, up i'm
mediately may be delayed little.
You may assure my friends, and .nose
who believe in me that 1 will not dis
appoint the confidence they repose in
me. will show them and the whole
world that l am an honest woman,
that have never wrongfully obtained
money from any one, and that l will
repay every dollar of my indebted
ness"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
DESPERATE AND FERoclous
So Is the Struggle for Port Arthur D
scribed Erigh,ful Carnage.


So Is the Struggle for Fort Arthur De-
scribed l'rightful Carnage.
Chefoo, Dec. 19.-For ferocity and
sustained desperation on both sides the
struggle for the possession of High hill
probably was the most remarkable in
the history of the siege of Port Arthur
"a siege noted for slaughter. This
statement is based OH an Interview
which the correspondent of the Asso.
ciated Press had with Commander Miz,
zenoff, executive officer of the battle
ship Poltava up to the time the vessel
was disarmed. and who headed the par.
ty of seven Russians who left Port Ar.
thur in Il sail boat ON Dec. Is and after
extreme suffering while crossing in a
driving snow storm arrived here Dec
III, bearing dispatches to the car from
General Stoessel.
Commander MizZenoff, who was
wounded in the leg during the battle OF
High hill, said to the Associated Press
correspondent: "Since the Japanese OH
Nov. 2Sbegan their attack on High hill
which they call 203-Metre hill, the fight.
ing has been continuous. =
japanese were compelled to Chamber up
the slopes of the hill, in many cases
without firing, in the face of one of
the most murderous deluges ever
poured from rifles and machine guns.
1.-THE enemy went down in squads
and companies, but always there were
others grimly coming forward. Their
bravery was beyond praise, as was
that of our own men. Sometimes the
fighting was hand-to-hand, with the
muzzles of the rifles at the breasts of
The contestants, the bayonets being
used as swords. The sides of the hill
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
PROCEEDINGS IN
NATIONS CONGRESS
Doings of the Lawmakers i'm the Sen.
ate and the House of
Representatives.

Washington, Dec. 1G. = The senate
spent practically the entire day dis
cussing the Philippine administrative
bill. Under unanimous agreement the
vote on the bill will be taken today
and the disposal of all amendments
will occur at the same time. The ur-
gent deficiency bill was passed. An ex-
ecutive session was held.
Discussionof thebi ito improve cur
rency conditions" was resumed in the
house, but throughout the session its
advancement was beset with obstruc-
tive tactics by the Democrats. The
house made little progress on the meas.
ure.
Washington, Dec 1.-THE senate by
vote of "A to % passed the Philippine
civil government bill. The bill deals
with the issue of railway, municipal
and Philippine government bonds, i'm
migration laws, patenting of mineral
lands and other similar subjects. The
statehood bill was reported. Ar, eX.
ecutive session was held. Adjourned ia
Monday.
The session of the house was given
over almost exclusively to considera.
ton of bills on the private calendar, a
dozen or more being passed. The sen.
ate amendments to the urgent deficien.
cy bill We're agreed to, and adjourn.
ment taken until Monday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
CASSIE MEETS A VICTIM
President Beckw,th Gail. ON the Woman
and Shakes Hands with Her.

President Beckwith Calls on the Woman
and Shakes Hands with Her.
Cleveland, Dec. 16. = There were
many callers at the Jail who wanted
to see Mrs. Chadwick, some saying
they We're friends, but none was al
lowed to reach her cell except Presi-
dent Beckwith, whom she so success
fully gulled, and his wife, who goes
everywhere with him because of his
bad health. When the bank president
met the woman they shook hands cor
daily, and when the interview was
ended they shook hands again, Mrs.
Beckwith also joining.
Beckwith told Mrs. Chadwick she.
had ruined him, but he wasn't sure
she was q fraud, even now. AS he
had stood by her he thought she should
make known everything. Mrs. Chad.
wick did not reply to this, but both
agreed in the hope that matters would
be Strengthened out. There was some
general conversation. Mrs. Chadwick
told an Associated Press reporter that
she was not sure she would give out
statement, us she had promised to
do, owing to the way the newspapers
wire treating the case. Nothing new
has developed of note.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
How Can Women Earn Money

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Buffalo Evening News
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
The One Thing 1acking.

Emperor William II. wrote u poem
once which he submitted to great lit
erary man who dined at the castle for
that purpose particularly. The critic
read 1t and found his dual duties in
conflict. He had to advise an amateur
poet with an exceptional power for re-
senting a hostile comment. He yielded
only very little to the exigencies Of
the situation. This verse, your maj
esty," he began, Seems to require al
teration in certain respects" The au-
thor took the manuscript and conned
1t thoughtfully; then his brow cleared.
"Why," he cried, as one seeing a sud
den light, II have actually not signed
the poem! Give me pen" And the
only fault he saw in the work was
forthwith remedied.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
LATEST ATTACK
ON TOM LAWSON
His Indictment Is Sought on the
Charge of Violating a Certain
Law-That Conference.

New York, Dec. 19.-Application for
an Indictment against Thomas w.
Lawson. on the charge of violating the
law which makes it crime to cir
culate false reports about n corpora
ton to affect the value of its stock,
was formally made before the district
attorney. The complainant is Henry
Wellington Wack, who bases his
charges OH Mr.. Lawson's recent raid
On Amalgamated Copper. He was ac-
companied in his visit to the district
attorneys office by Charles Maitland
Beattie, attorney for H. H. Rogers. 1t
is claimed that the Standard Oil is be-
lind this latest attack on Mr.. Lawson.
Boston, Dec. 15-With their skins
still unpunctured Thomas w. Lawson
and Colonel William c. Greene finished
their conference in the Hotel Touraine,
which was watched by goodly nun.
Der Of detectives and headquarters Of.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
Comments on the Presidents Message

OSAAAsAASsASs
The comments Of democratic news
papers on the Presidents message
are exceptionally favorable. The
Literary Digest contains summary
from which we extract the following:
The recommendation of publicity
for campaign contributions and ex-
penditures, for giving the Inter
state Commerce Commission more
power over railway rates, and for
treating the Philippines ultimately
as Cuba has been treated have been
urged so strongly by the Democrats
that zone would imagine" as one
paper remarks, that the Democrats
in some mysterious way had been
successful in spite of the face of the
returns. The New York World
Dem. hints that the President took
his views on publicity for campaign
finance from Mr.. Pulitzer's editorials
while Mr.. Hearst's EUening Journal
exclaims in frenetic head lines:
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE is A THUNDER
ING REFRIGERATION OF HEARST PRIN-
CIPLES. -. REALLY AN ECHO OF RE-
FORMS ADVOCATED BY THE HEARST
NEWSPAPERS FOR YEARS. ........ READS
LIKE SERIES OF EDITORIALS FROM
THE HEARST NEWSPAPERS" etc. Some
of the Republican papers which
treated with acrid satire Judge Par
ker's idea that the Philippines be
treated as Cuba have shown a dis.
position to wander off into general
ties when commenting on the same
recommendation made by President
Roosevelt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
The Wedding Ring.

In France there is a peculiar slgnifi-
cance in the ways in which the ring Is
held at the precise moment of the ut
terance Of the fatal words of the mar
riage vow. If the bridegroom slips the
ring ut once over the second joint 1t Is
n sign that he gives of the sovereignty
Of his own house. but il as lie repeats
the words he merely holds it over the
end of the finger, but does not let it
slip down till afterward, 1t declares
that he intends to remain master and
protector.
Abroad TIE absence or presence Of
the wedding ring is much more noticed
than in England. In Norway it is con-
sidered dlshbnorable for man not to
bear the sign that he is married. In
modern Greece the husband wears a
gold clrclet, the wife silver, n remi-
niscence of the ancient sun and moon
worship, which still prevails in India
London Madame.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21

The singing tree Of faraway Queens
land is a luxurious shrub, pleasing to
the eye, but dangerous to the touch.
1t grows from two or three inches to
ten or fifteen feet In height and cmits
n disagreeable odor. A traveller says:
Sometimes while shooting turkeys in
the shrubs I entirely forgot the sting
ing tree till I was warned Of its close
proximity by Its smell and have often
found myself in little forest of them.
/ was only once stung, and that very
lightly. Its effects are curious. 1t
leaves no marks, but the pain is mad
dening, and for months afterward the
part when touched is tender in rainy
weather or when 1t gets wet in wash
ing, etc. l have seen Il man who treats
ordinary pain lightly roll on tho
ground in agony after being stung,
and have known horse SO complete
ly mad after getting into a grove Of
the trees that he rushed open mouthed
at every one who approached him and
had to be shot. Dogs when stung will
rush about, whining piteously, biting
pieces from the affected part"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-21
NINE LOSE THEIR LIVES
Steamer Catches Fire in Long Island
Sound and the slocum Horror
Is Recalled.

New York, Dec. 19.-Of thirty-one
persons, including ten passengers, who
sailed from New York on the Glen
Island, of the Starln line, twenty-five,
including eight passengers, were
brought back on steamer that picked
them up from small boats. The Glen
Island caught fire at midnight, when
ali the passengers We're in their berths,
and it was only heroic work of the
crew that prevented the disaster from
being much greater 1t is supposed
that the fire started in the electric
light plant. AT any rate, 1t was ali
over the ship in moment after the
alarm was given. Fireman Miller es-
pecially distinguished himself as a
life-saver, and died while trying to save
a woman.
The survivors were put aboard life
boats that had been promptly launched
and were picked UP us stated. The
boat burned to the waters edge, caus-
ing loss Of $25ouo0. Following are
the lost: Alfran, Otto L., fireman;
Benson, Peter, deck hand; Berg, o.,
deck hand; Burke, John and Bush,
Frank, firemen; Hendrickson, w. r.,
assistant engineer; Miller, Human,
fireman; unknown woman passenger,
believed to be Rosa Schalfski, New
Haven, Conn; unknown man passen-
ger, supposed to be of New York.