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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18
British Columbia Mining Notes.

Andrew f. Rosenberger is at Cam
borne to take over the active man
agement of the Goldfnch mine. that
has been acquired by the Goldfinch
Mining company. with headquarters at
Nelson, B. G.
1t looks as though the zinc treat
ment question had at last been settled
and that the British Columbia zinc
mines would soon have plant for the
treatment of those ores. The plant
viii be put in at either Fernie or
Frank.
This winter the government wagon
roads In and around Phoenix have been
in the worst condition known for years
owing to the excess Of snow and the
continued drifting.
The lead refinery at Trail has been
in operation for several days past and
three or four patches of pig lead have
been turned out. The refinery has al
so produced some refined silver.
8. F. Parrish, manager Of the lie Roi
mine at Rossland. B. c., who has been
seriously i'll at Spokane for several
days as the result of an operation. Is
reported as improving. His condition
is encouraging, but the danger line has
not been passed.
Ore shipments from Rossland camp
for last week were 1886 tons: total
for the year to date, 92,176 tons.
Camborne. - Tho characterization
mills capacity is to be increased by 10
additional stamps. bringing 1t up to a
total of 20 stamps. Thirty-five men
are employed at the mine and mill.
Phoenix, B. Give Of the regular
shippers among low grade mines con-
tributed to the tonnage from Boun-
dairy last week. Shipments for the
week were $500 tons; total for the
year to date were 167.vvu tons.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18
Hardin Is Threatened.

Harbin-Harbin is threatened with
wood and food famine. because Of
the increased prices Of these necessi-
ties. In view of the cold weather, the
scarcity of wood is serious. The
price of wood has increased tenfold.
The management of the Chinese
Eastern railroad has augmented the
wages of its employees by from 20 to
10 per cent. and a committee has been
organized to aid the families of the
men who have Joined the colors and
all others who are sufferers.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18

OI tle military III lelluIlue, WI, uio'
trct, read an order signed by Cover
nor Peabody, declaring martial law
at an end. 1t will enable the union
miners, numbering over 100, who have
been deported to return to the district.
While there Is no change in strike
conditions as far as the members of
the Western Federation of Miners are
concerned, 1t is claimed by the opera
tors that the mines are working the
same as when conditions were normal
The military operations will cost the
state about 100000.
At the Seven Devils copper camp
in Idaho there was little doing the
past year, and the bulk of ore shipped
from these mines was ore that had
been stored from former work.
The thawing weather IL causing
placer miners to drift into the Tyson,
Idaho, camp. There is much snow in
the mountains and the best run in the
history of the camp is expected.
The United Mineworkers' local in
ions in Indiana, Ohio, western Penn.
sylvania, Illinois, Maryland, central
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky,
West Virginia and Iowa are to
participate In the referendum vote on
the proposition Of accepting reduc-
ton of 5.55 per cent in wages or clos.
ing the soft coal mines on April 1.
Republic.-There was but little diff.
ference in the amount OF ore shipped
during the months of January and Feb
ruary, the slight difference of couple
Of hundred tons being in favor Of Feb
ruary, the total shipments for Febru.
airy aggregating 2770 tons.
E. J. Godfrey of the Red Boy says
that something would be done shortly
to get the mine on its feet again. Just
what the plans are was not divulged,
and until the property is sold nothing
definite is apt to occur. The date OF
sale OF the Red Boy has been set for
May 10, at Baker City, Ore. No bid
Of less than $4,000 will be entertained.
The actual cash value of the whole
Is considered to be about 100000, and
this really includes only the surface
property, consisting of hoisting plant,
20 stamp mill, cyanide plant, assay Of
fee, store and many other buildings.
Much interest is evinced over the
report Of Richard r. loves domestic |
difficulties at San Francisco. Before |
acquiring his great wealth in Alaska
Mr.. Lowe was resiuent of the Occur
i'Alenes for number of years, com
ing to Murray when the stampede over
The gold discoveries first occurred. He |
was pioneer in the Klondike and &C.
large fortune there. Foer |
years ago he married Miss Virgie |
Graves, a noted belle Of Kentucky.
Kennedy ]. Hanley and Tom Argyle |
have paid Sheriff Manley $12,153.20,
being the amount Of judgment held |
by the Occur d'Alene Hardware com.
pany against the Independence Mining |
company Of Mullan.
Many mines around Sumpter, Ore, |
have been compelled to shut down ow-
ing to the great inconvenience result
ing from too much snow. Among these
are the California and other leading
of the Cable Cove district.
In that section snow is over Is feet
deep and it Is almost an impossibility
to get supplies in there, not to con-
slider transporting heavy machinery.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

The car, by imperial decree, abol-
ished exile to Siberia by administra-
tive process without judicial trial
The car has ordered the Finnish
language substituted for the Swedish
in the commercial school at Uleaborg,
Finland
Prince Arthur of Connaught would
we'd Lady Marjorie Manners, but King
Edward interposes a bar by demand
ing a heavy dover.
Finland's new encouragement was
instructed by the car to most zeal
ously strive for the closest union OF
Finland and the empire"
United States manufacturers are
planning TO evade the new Canadian
"anti-dumping" tariff rule by appoint
ing dominion dealers as their agents.
The emigration from Hamburg ana
Bremen for the first half of the year
was ,051 persons, a decrease or
80, 437 compared with the same period
last year.
Thirty-nine more survivors of the
Norge steamship disaster are saved,
one partly being picked up and an
other having rowed to the Shetland
islands.
Plus Y ordered the congregations to
report to him on the legacies left for
masses, because of abuses that have
crept into the distribution of the
monies.
Nine Algeria de Reyne Barrios,
widow of the former dictator of
Guatemala, was arraigned in a Lon
don police court. where she was he,
clared a drunkard.
Four hundred American members OF
the Salvation Army, under command
of Booth-Tucker and headed by a
band, marched to the residence of Am
bassador Choate and were cordially
welcomed
In a discussion of the Irish land bin
in the house of commons. Timothy M.
Healy, nationalist. attacked John Z.
Redmond, the Irish leader, for selling
his estate on the basis of twenty-four
and a half years purchase.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18
POLITICAL.

POpulists nominated Thomas f.
Watson for president.
Although reported in with pneu,
molia ". J. Bryan went home.
Wisconsin social democrats nOmi-
mated c. r. MinkIey for governor.
Judge Parker at EsOpus. n. Y. re-
Ceived many kilograms Of oongratula-
ton.
Judge Parker attended church al
Kingston and assisted in taking up the
collection.
The feeling OF a safe political sit
UatiOn caused strength in the money
markets
The Chicago Chronicle. democratic
since its first issue. announced il win
support the republican party.
The New York sun says Judge Par
kers telegram reads true. but does not
amend the St Louis platform
President Roosevelt. Senator Fair
banks. and National Chairman COrtel-
you al Oyster Bay discussed plans for
the Campaigl-
Authoritative denial is made in
Esopus Of the report that Judge Par
ker had telegraphed Hill about a
gold plank ald that Hill had held up
the message.
Members Of the new democratic ma
ti0nal committee at St. Louis passed
a resolution indCrsing Thomas Taggart
Uf Indiana for chairman but Parker is
apt 10 choose Sheehan Of New York.
Senator C. W. Fairbanks. republi-
Can candidate for vice president. re-
surled 10 Indianapolis from Michigan.
After attending 20 some private busi-
ness ne went to Oyster Bay. He viii
speak az indianapolis July IA. weicom-
ing the Philippine commission.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18

street. III health forced him to re-
tire in 1896.
Thomas Lapham Moore of Kenosha,
Wis. one of the oldest conductors in
the employ of the Chicago and North
western railroad, died at the residence
of his sister, Mrs. Otto Pullman. in
Norwood Park. H.. after an illness CT
two years. He was 60 years ola.
Mr.. Moore was continuously employed
by the Northwestern during forty
years. For FIVE years he was an en-
gineer on the old Galena division and
thirty-five years an engineer and final
ly conductor of the KenOsha accom-
mediation on the Milwaukee division.
Ariel Charles Harris, for many
years identified with newspaper work
in Chicago. died in Santa Ana, Cal.
He had been i'll some months and was
operated on in Los Angeles for merry
Gus structure of the esophagus, his
death following. Mr.. Harris was born
in Toledo, Ohio, Nov. so. 1855. He
was graduated from the law depart
ment of the university at Ann ArbOr.
Mich, in 1876, and practioed law a
few years, but entered newspaper
work in 1880 on the St. Paul Pioneer
Press, and aSterward served the Min
neapolis Tribune and Minneapolis
Journal He came TO Chicago in 1892
In Chicago he had been employed on
the editorial STATS of the old Herald.
the Tribune, the American and the
Chronicle. He leaves a widow and
one son, at present at Santa Ana. His
mother was a sister Of President Fill
more.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18
OBITUARY.

Former Mayor Frederick Heinz of
Davenport died of apoplexy in New
York.
At Rockport, Ind. Anderson Karnty.
aged 90. died He voted for Van
Buren, in 1910.
Judge J. NJ. Jones, one of the best
known lawyers in Ohio, died at his
home in Cleveland of Bright's disease.
Rev. ]. Cumming Smith, pastor OF
the Tabernacle Presbyterian church
at Indianapolis, died from the effects
of an operation for appendicitis.
Rev. Joseph Collie, ID. D., aged 80
years. a member of the first class to
graduate from Beloit college. in 1851.
and father of Dean George l.. Collie.
died at Delavan.
General Thomas b. Howard of the
confederate army, died at Washington
after a brief illness, aged "a years.
His remains were taken to Houston,
Tex. his former home.
Florence, wife of Judge Edward ID.
Kline of Ann Arbor. Mich, died sud
denly, aged SO. She was a daughter
of the late Samuel P. Jewett. a pioneer
merchant of Ann Arbor.
Colonel Joseph F. Bennett, for two
years vice and deputy consul of tho
United States, died suddenly in the
City of Mexico as a result of stomach
trouble He was a civil war veteran.
and was born in Putnam county.
New York. in 1880.
Charles w. Randall, genera,
western and division freight agent Of
the Panhandle Line, died in Chicag
after an illness of several months.
Mr.. Randall was well known among
railroad officials of Chicago and the
middle west, having been in the SER
ice of the Pennsylvania lines for
thirty-five years. He was born in
Madison, Ind, fifty-eight years ago.
Miss Aida Caroline Leavenworth of
Chicago died at the home of hei
brother-in-law. William Dunn, Chicago.
Miss LeavenwOrth was born in For,
Dearborn in 1874. while her father,
Capt. J. II. Leavenworth. was in com
mand of the post. When her father
left the army he engaged in the lum-
Der business in Milwaukee, where
Miss Leavenworth made her home un
ill sixteen years ago.
Jay Vincent Northam of Pasadena,
Cal. formerly a resident of Chicago,
died at Pasadena, where he had resid-
ed for two years. Mr.. Northam was
born in Potsdam, N. Y, in 1853 He
went to Chicago in 1888 from Florence,
Wis, where he was engaged in the
merchandise and hotel business. In
Chicago he established a wholesale
wine house at 1872 and 1S4 Monroe
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18
WRONG TRACK
Had To Switch.

Even the most careful person Is apt
to get on the wrong track regarding
food sometimes and has to switch over.
When the right food is selected the
host of ails that come from improper
food and drink disappear, even where
the trouble has been of lifelong stand
ing
From a child 1 was never strong
and had a capricious appetite and
was allowed to eat whatever l fancied
rich cake, highly seasoned food, hot
biscuit, etc.-sO it was not surprising
that my digestion was sOOE out OF or
der and at the age of twenty-three
was on the verge Of nervous prostra-
ton. l had no appetite and as l had
been losing strength because l didn't
get nOurishment in my daily food to
repair the wear and tear on body and
brain) had no reserve force to fall
back on, lost flesh rapidly and no medi-
cine helped me.
Then it was a wise physician or
dered Grape-NutS and cream and saw
to it that gave this food new to mel
a proper trial. and il showed he knew
what he was about, because l got bet
ter by bounds from the very first That
was in the summer and by winter
was in better health than ever before
in my life, had gained in flesh and
weight and felt like a new person alto
gether in mind as well as body, all due
TO nOurishing and completely digestible
food, Grape-Nuts.
This happened three years ago and
never since then have l had any but
perfect health. for l stick to my Grape
Nuts food and cream and still think it
delicious. eat it every day. l never
tire of this food and can enjoy a saucer
OF Grape-Nuts and cream when moth
ing else satisfies my appetite and it's
surprising how sustained and strong a
small saucerful will make one feel for
hours" Name given by Postum Cereal
Co. Battle Greek, Mich.
True food that carries one along and
there's a reason" Grape-Nuts 10 days
proves big things.
Get the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" In each pkg.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18
GOVERNMENT STATEMENT GIVES
HIGH AVERAGES.
TOBACCO CROP SMALLER
Falling off of Acreage of Leaf From a
Year Ago Over % Per cent.-Pota-
toes and Corn Increase in Acreage
and Standing of the Crops - Flax
Less Than Last Year.

Washington, July 1.-THE reports of
the department OF agriculture show the
acreage of corn planted 1880. 900
acres, an increase of 2.1S0,OO0 acres,
or "a per cent. on the area planted
last year. as revised in December. The
average condition of the growing crop
July l was S6.4 compared with 1874
July /, 1908, and the 10-year average OF
SS.4. The average condition of winter
wheat July 1 was 1871, compared with
7S.S July 1, 1O?year average Of 1873. TC
should be borne in mind that this re.
port relates to conditions July 1 and
takes no note of the effects of the
storm in the corn states since that
date.
The average condition OF spring
wheat July / was 93.7, compared with
S2.5 a year ago, and 1Oyear average of
SOS The average condition July l or
spring and winter whea. combined
was $40, compared with so July 1,
1903. The amount of wheat remain
ing in the hands of the farmers July
l was estimated at S6,6SO,OOO bushels,
equivalent to about 81 per cent. of the
crop of last year.
The average condition of oats July 1
was S9.S, compared with 94.3 July /,
1903, and the 10year average of S9.7.
The average condition of spring rye
July l was 9O.s, compared with 1873
July 1, 1903, and 10-year average OF
S7.4 The acreage of flax rs less than
last year by about $4,000 acres, or
25.6 per cent, and the condition July L
was S6.6. The average condition OF rye
July / was $50, against 93.5 one year
ago. The acreage of potatoes, exclud-
ing sweet potatoes. is greater than last
year by about $4,000 acres, or "a per
cent. The average condition July was
93.9 compared with SS.1, 1903. and the
1O-year average of 800 per cent The
acreage of tobacco is less than that OF
last year by about 1000 acres, or
22.3 per cent. The average condition
July l was 1873, against S5.1 a year
ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18
RUssoJAPANEsE WAR.

Japanese officers laid an absolute
embargo on news o. the Port Arthur
siege.
Gen. Stakelberg barely escaped he
ing drowned in his tent at TatchekiaO
o. the flood
One thousand seven hundred wound
ed Russians been brought into
Port Arthur sir July s, according to
reports brought ChefOO.
The japanese army captured eight
Russian guns and TIE heights three
miles from Port Arthur They are
Smelling the fortress day and night
The capture OF KaichOw CKaiping)
By the japanese is believed TO presage
the fall OF Newchwang. and possibly
the abandonment Of TatchekiaO and
HaiCheng-
Russians are reported 10 have de-
feated the Japanese troops in a fierce
attack az Lantyanchan. The mikadO's
forces arc said 10 have lost / 200 killed
or wounded.
A division II the Baltic feet will
sail from Cronstadt July IS under
sealed orders. It's destination IS kept
secret. but it is believed developments
in the war viii cause the ships to go
10 the far east at once.
A fierce battle is reported at HOang.
near Liaoyang. IN which $50 dead Rus
SLAMS were left on the field after n
complete r0ut- The Russian force Il
said % have numbered 1900 men I'M
der General Keller and the Japanese
force Is believed 10 have been greatly
superior.
Kur0kf repealed a Russian attack in a
dense fog and pursued the enemy three
miles Kuropatkin reports on the
same engagement that while he was
making a reconnaissance in force his
troops came I'm conflict with japanese
outpOsts. and after stubborn fighting
with varying fortunes withdrew. hav-
ing lost 200 men. killed or wounded.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18
LEADING PLANKS IN DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL PLATFORM

the abuses to which they are subjected
in the matter OF transportation.
We demand a strict enforcement OF
existing civil and criminal statutes
against all such trusts, combinations,
and monopolies, and We demand the
enactment of such further legislation
as may be necessary to effectually sup
press them.
Any trust or unlawful combination
engaged in interstate commerce, which
is mOnopolizing any branch of business
or production, should not be permitted
10 transact business outside OF the
state of its origin. Whenever it shall
be established in any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction that such mOnopoli-
zation exists. such prohibition should
be enforced through comprehensive
laws. to be enacted on the subject
The race question has brought
countless woes TO this country. The
calm wisdom of the American people
should see to it that ii brings no more.
To revive the dead and hateful race
and sectional animosities in any part
of our common country means con-
fusion. distraction of business. and the
reopening of wounds now happily
healed. North, South. East, and West
have but recently stood together in
line of battle from the walls of Pekin
to the hills of Santiago, and as sharers
of common glory and common des-
tiny. we should share fraternaIly the
common burdens.
We therefore deprecate and con-
denim the Bourbonlike, selfish, and mar
row spirit of the recent republican
convention at Chicago. which sought
to kindle anew the embers of racial
and sectional strife, and we appeal
from it to the sober common sense and
patriotic spirit of the American people.
We favor the preservation, so far as
we can, of an open door for the worlds
commerce in tie orient. without an
unnecessary ENHANCEMENT in oriental
and European affairs, and without ar
bitrary, unlimited, irresponsible. and
absolute government anywhere within
our jurisdiction. We oppose as fer
vently as did George Washington him
self. an indefinite. irresponsible. dis
cretionary, and vague absolutism and
q policy of colonial exploitation. no
matter where or by whom invoked or
exercised. We believe with Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams. that no
government has a right to make one
set of laws for those cat home" and
another and a different set Of laws.
absolute in their character. for those
Gin the colonies" All men under the
American flag are entitled to the pro
lection of the institutions whose en-
blem the flag is If they are inherent
" unfit for these institutions then they
ere inherently unfit TO be members of
the American body polite Wherever
there may exist a people incapable of
being governed under American laws,
in consonnance with the American
constitution, that people ought not to
be part Of the American domain
We insist that We oTght TO DO for
the Filipinos what we have done al
ready for the Cubans. and Il is our
duty TO make that promise now, and.
upon suitable guarantees Of protection
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18

to citizens of our own and other coun-
tries resident there at the time of our
withdrawal, set the Filipino people
upon their feet, free and independent.
to work out their own destiny.
We favor enactment and administra-
tion of laws giving labor and capital
impartially their just rights. Capital
and labor ought not TO be enemies.
Each is necessary to the other. Each
has its rights, but the rights of labor
are certainly no less vested" no less
sacred" and no less "inalienable"
than the rights of capital.
Constitutional guarantees are vio-
lated whenever any citizen is denied
the right TO labor, acquire and enjoy
property, or reside where interest or
inclination may determine. Any denial
thereof by individuals, organizations,
or governments should BE summary
rebuked and punished.
We deny the right of any executive
to disregard or cuspend any constitu-
tional privileges or limitation. Obedi-
ence to the laws and respect for their
duty of the citizen and the official
The military should be used only TO
support and to maintain the law We
unqualifedly condemn it's employment
for the summary Punishment of citi-
zens without trial. or for the control of
elections.
We approve the measure which
passed the United States senate in
1896. but which a republican congress
has ever since refused to enact. relat-
ing to contempts in federal courts.
and providing for trial by jury in
cases of indirect contempt
We denounce the ship subsidy bill
recently passed by the United States
senate as an ubiquitous appropriation
of public funds for private purposes
and a wastefUl, illogical. and useless
attempt to overcome by subsidy the
distractions raised by republican legis-
lation TO the growth and development
of American commerce on the sea. We
favor the upbuilding of a merchant
marine without new OF additional bur-
dens upon the people and without
bounties from the public treasury.
We favor liberal trade arrangements
with Canada. and with peoples OF other
countries where they can be entered
into with benefit to American agricul.
ture, manufactures, mining or com
merce.
The democratic party stands com
mitted TO the principles of civil service
( reform. and we demand their honest
/ Just. and impartial enforcement. we
I denounce the republican party for its
continuous and sinister encroachments
upon the spirit and operation of civil
service rules, whereby il has arbitrar-
/ lily dispensed with examinations for
Office in the interests Of favorites and
employed all manner OF devices TO
loverreach and set aside the principles
upon which the civil service was es-
tablished.
We favor the admission Of the ter
ritories Of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
} ritory. We also favor the immediate
admission of Arizona and New Mexico
as separate states and a territorial
government for Alaska and Porto Rico
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-18
SPORTING.

Cavanagh of KenOsha won the Wis
cOusin state golf tournament
The philadelphia mayor struck a
blow at pugilism in preventing the
FTtzsimmOns- o Brieu bout.
BrOOmstick won the Brighton handi-
cap from irish Lad by head, and
running the mile and a quarter in 300
As. a new worlds record. Broom
stick won $4,000.