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The Western news., 1904-07-27
Japanese Steamer Sunk.
Would Settle Panama Row.

The Panama Stades Herald in an
editorial article proposes that the diff.
ferences pending between the Panama
government and that of the Panama
canal zone be submitted for discus.
sion to the probate court of the Unit
ed States. The idea is we'll received
in all circles here.
The Western news., 1904-07-27
Mining Notes.

Patrick Clark is back to Spokane
after trip to San Francisco, Salt
Lake and Butte.
Three of four carloads of shipping
ore are on the dump of the Sisters
mine, near Wallace. Idaho.
The Concord Mining company, op.
Grating in Buffalo Hump. Idaho, is
installing a four drill compressor.
The Alpine MILL in the Gable Cove
district, Oregon, will be completed and
ready for operation in a little more
than month.
The old mining town of Big Oak
Flat, CAL, was almost wiped out OF
existence recently by fire which
originated in a lodging house.
j. w. Larkin of Spokane, part own
er of the Cougar mine in eastern Ore
gon, is on a trip to Portland to ar
range for making additions to the mill.
On the west branch of Priest river
about eight miles north of Priest
River, Idaho, free milling gold has
been taken from the Farmer Boy
mine.
Machine drills were put to work on
Wednesday, for the first time, in the
Jumbo mine, in the Rossland district
The drills are to be used in driving
the intermediate level.
Experts said to be acting in the in.
terest of Spokane capitalists, are ex.
amining copper prospects near Troy
Mont, near the Banner and Bangle
mines, now under bond to Larson &
Greenough.
mining shaft at Sombrerete, Mex
is almost exactly on the tropic of Can
Ger, and at noon on June % the sun
shines to the bottom. lighting up the
well for a vertical depth of 100 feet
or more.
The Ladd Metals company's mines
at Mineral City, Idaho, have shut down
until the railroad is completed and
the capacity of the smelter increased
as the properties cannot be operated
profitably under present conditions
"a large amount of development
work is being done in the Trussell
creek district" said l. J. Brant, who is
in Spokane. This district" continued
Mr.. Brant, "is located about one mile
north of Pend d'Oreille lake and seven
miles from Standpoint in Idaho
With a view of increasing it's output
and at the same time adding materially
to profits, the SnOwstorm Mining com
pany, with properties about two and
one half miles from Mullan, in the
Occur dAlene country. last week com
menced work on a 500 ton copper
teaching plant.
Houston Rail was dangerously hurt
in a cavein at the Friday mine al
Pearl, Idaho. A great mass of rock
fell upon him, injuring his back and
head. The full extent of his injuries
is not yet known, but the doctors pro
nounce them dangerous
John Bourne has started work or
his Is claims on Ruby mountain, Okla
hogan district, Washington, after ar
idleness of over eight years. Mr.
Bourne's people suspended develop
ment on the Okanogan properties il
1894, after expending something like
$4O0 900.
The railroad has been completed tc
Tonopah and the arrival of the trs1
train was announced by blowing o
whistles, ringing of bells and shooting
off of dynamite. Monday two specia
trains carrying Governor Sparks ant
his suite arrived to take part in the
big celebration, when the golden spike
was driven.
Two men were killed and severa
others met with narrow escapes from
death in cave which occurred in the
The Western news., 1904-07-27
POSTMASTERS ARE BLAMED.
Colorado Officials Subject of Miners
Complaint.

Denver, Col.-Secretary Haywood OF
the Western Federation of Miners has
forwarded telegram to President
Roosevelt stating that Postmaster F..
NJ. Reardon of Victor is one of the
members of the committee which, he
says, is responsible for deporting min
ers from the Cripple Creek district and
asking that steps be taken to prevent
federal office holders from taking part
in such demonstrations
The Western news., 1904-07-27
Russian Boats Restrained.

sent to the volunteer fleet steamers St.
Petersburg and Smolensk to refrain
from interference with foreign ship.
ping.
1t is expected these steamers will
eventually join the Baltic fleet and be
replaced by ordinary warships.
The Western news., 1904-07-27
Two Boys Killed in Wreck.

Los Angeles, July ga northbound
freight train on the Southern Pacific
cars were derailed. Two boys were
killed and tramp seriously injured.
Killed: Roy Henry, aged 16, Los
Angeles.
Frank Mcclure, aged II, Los An
geles.
The Western news., 1904-07-27
ONE SHOT WOUNDS FIVE.
Negro Strike Breaker Fires on
PjcketS.

Negro Strike Breaker Fires on
Pickets.
st. Joseph, Mo-, July 26-Abe kruse,
a negro strike breaker was assaulted
by pickets near the packing plant OF
Swift & Co. and fired into crowd OF
assailants, wounding five. They are:
Joe Weigle, shot in abdomen, may
die.
John Jetta, shot in body and legs.
Joe Sanger, wounded in thigh and
legs.
August Newmeter, shot in leg.
Steve Finnigan, shot in legs.
Kruse was arrested by the police and
is in the county Jail. He fired but one
shot The weapon was magazine
shotgun loaded with buckshot
The Western news., 1904-07-27
NORTHWEST mining NEWS'
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Their Owners Are Developing Many
Properties in Idaho, Montana and
Oregon-Mines Of British Columbia
Are Busy-Many Accidents and Per.
sonal Events.

At the Belmont mine, located at
Butte, Mont, Sunday three miners
were drowned by the breaking of a
of the Cambrus mine. The dead: John
Murphy, single; Philip Franklin, sim
gle: Victor kataimick, married. The
shaft is full of water and the bodies
may not be recovered for several days.
The Western news., 1904-07-27
Robbery at Ogden.

Ogden, Utah.-Three masked men,
armed with guns, entered John Smiths
gambling house at o'clock in the
morning, lined up the occupants of the
room against the wall, scooped up a
large sum of money from the tables
and made their escape.
The Western news., 1904-07-27
HAS MERRY DEL VAL QUIT.
PapaI Secretary Of State at Outs
With Cardinals.

Rome.-The Tribuna says it is re-
ported that Cardinal Merry Del Val,
the papal secretary of state, has ten
dered his resignation, owing to the
hostility of the cardinals, who are said
to accuse him of rendering impossible
an accord with France, and that the
pope has refused to accept his resig-
nation.
The Western news., 1904-07-27
Haytien Minister Is Missing.

Port au Prince, Hayti.-M. Thesan,
minister of the interior, has disap-
peared. An order for the minister's ar
rest has been issued by the magistrate
who has been investigating the issue
last year of 100000 in fraudulent Sc
curities of the National bank on the
ground that NJ. Thesan was compro.
missed in the frauds.
The Western news., 1904-07-27
Why He Sought Her.

Bartlemy-I notice that you take 4
deal Of notice Of Widow Gray. Are
you really smitten with her?
Westworth-Hardly that But her
first husband, you know, died Of dye.
pepsia. think she must be q splen-
did cook.-Boston Transcript
The Western news., 1904-07-27
Sorry for the Husband.

Mrs. Colls-And when you told him
l was married did he seem to be sor-
ry?
Frlend-Oh, yes; he said SO quite
frankly.
Mrs. Colls-Did he really?
Friend-Yes, indeed; he said he was
extremely sorry. although he didn't
know the man personally.-Mt-Bits
The Western news., 1904-07-27

Two German cities-Cologne and
Dortmund-possess an apparatus for
the burning of garbage by electricity.
The Western news., 1904-07-27

The starfish has no nose, but the
whole of it's underside is endowed with
the sense of smell.
The Western news., 1904-07-27

A man who gets into trouble finds
that his friends are always liberal
with advice.
The Western news., 1904-07-27
american Steamer SUNK
WORK OF THE RUSSIAN VLADI-
VOSTOk SQUADRON.
Crew Of Knight Commander Was
Transferred to Steamer Tsinan-
German Vessel, with 5000 Tons OF
Flour, Was Also Captured-Un-
known Merchantmen Ship Sunk.

Yokohama, July 26.-The Vladivo-
stok squadron yesterday sunk the
American steamer knight Commander
from New York, off the province OF
Izu, after transferring the crew of the
Knight Commander to the steamer
Tsinan, which arrived here this morn
ing.
The Vladivostok squadron also cap
tured German vessel, believed to be
the Arabia, with 5000 tons of flour.
and an unknown British steamer The
two vessels were sent to Vladivostok
in charge of prize crews.
The American Trading company are
the agents here for the knight Com
mander
The Western news., 1904-07-27

Girls may not convert young men.
but they at least draw them to church.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

was % confident Of American victory
that he had prepared . feast for the
American commanders, to be partaken
of in the white house when the battle
was over. The feast was prepared. but
the rout of the American troops through
the capital warned the president that i
would be well to seek safety across the
Potomac into Virginia, and he did so.
leaving the tables spread with the good
things he had prepared for the Ameri-
cans. This feast, it il said, was enjoyed
by the British when they reached the
white house.
This hasty departure Of President
Madison is denied and it does not agree
with the Observation-Disclosures story of the
action of Dolly Madissn, the beautiful
mistress Of the white house, who had
time to remove much of the furniture
from the mansion before the British en-
tered Washington. The fine. full-length
portrait OF Gen. Washington, which has
for century or more occupied the place
o. honor In the executive mansion, was
rescued by Dolly Madison on this occa-
sion. She had the presence of mind to
cut the picture out of its frame, conceal
it in roll OF carpet which was taken
across into Virginia and preserved until
after the war, when it was brought back
into Its place In the mansion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

he had promised, as Proctor had such 8
convincing way about him. ''Proctor's
apples are always good on top" said the
secretary in commenting on the pleasant
promises the senator makes. Public
speakers like to go to Vermont. how
ever, under Senator Proctor's care, as
they are certain of delightful outing
and an experience Of the best grade OF
New England hospitality.
The Vermont senator on whose Shout
ders is laid the burden of starting the
national campaign in the proper shape
is physically capable Of the responsible
ity. He was 70 years of age on the LIST
Of last June. but is as straight as q
mountain pine and as vigorous as the
ordinary man of so. He is angular and
rugged of countenance, his frame ana
face suggesting the hard granite of his
native state, nearly all Of which he con-
trolls. The humorous twinkle in his
eyes, however, relieves the granite
like expression. He is solemn looking
individual, but is celebrated for quiet.
penetrating humor that is delicious, He
is possessed of the deepest voice of any
one in the senate and has been famous
bass singer in church choirs in his home
state. Even yet it is said he can touch
the bottom note of "A Hundred Fathoms
Deep with expression and clearness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

ing as a target for the swooping foe.
The commander is greatly daring, and
luck is with him. He approaches his
Frey and runs up within striking dis
taIce unobseryed, for the strong bea ms
have momentarily left the course he is
taking anN leave black space in which
he can steal onward unseen. A signal
from the conning-tower, and the first
torpedo is discharged. Another order
and the second goes, lest the first should
have missed the target.
But the luck of the bold has been with
the commander, and both the terrible
missiles have struck home. BY the
time they explode the destroyer has
turned and is racing back into the
dark night and safety OF retalia.ory
fire there is none. since hopeless panic
has fallen upon the battleship's COM
pany when the roar and conclusion
have pronounced her doom.
A few lives are saved, but she herself
and nearly all her crew have disap-
peared. It is noble victory-greate
than annihilating regiment on land
could be, because another regiment can
be raised in few days or weeks, mer
being plentiful and cheap; but battle.
ship Is the work Of many months. and
with most nations. several years.
WALTER WOOD
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
TERRAPIN SLOW TRAVELLER
Took This One Twenty Years to
Cover a Distance Of Two
Miles and q HALF.

Thomas s. Stadden, a prominent resi-.
dent of Wadesville. Clarke county, and q
former resident Of Winchester, was In
this city recently and brought with
him terrapin which has rather q ro-
markable and certainly most unusual
history, says the Winchester (va.)
News.
Just 30 years ago, in 1874, Mr.. Stad-
den came across the terrapin on his
farm, and on the bottom of It's shell he
inscribed the date Every time since
then that he has seen the terrapin he
has cut the date on the shell, and the
entries are as follows: 1874, 1875, 1879.
1880, 1881, 1882 and 1884.
On the latter date Mr.. Stadden car
ried the terrapin to spot near Stephen-
sons, fully two and one-half miles from
home. and then turned it loose. Mr..
Stadden has always held to the theory
that terrapin and turtles will endeayor
to wander back to the spot of their
birth. and to test the theory the terrapin
was taken to Stephensons.
That was 20 years ago, and during
all the intervening two decades Mr.
Stadden never saw his pet. l. fact he
mad forgotten all about it until .oe dav
recently he came across terrapin 20
years old. Turning the terrapin over
ne was amazed to find that It was his
long lost pet. There were all the dates
.ne initials that had been placed there
rom time to time. grown larger. Of
course, with the t.rrapin, but Just as dis
t,nct almost as the day they were cut
there. w
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
An Owls Love for Music.

In my sons junior year at Har
vard," says John Burroughs. the natu,
ralist, ct became the custom in MAY
and June to give frequent band con-
certs in the evening on the steps of
University hall. Exactly over the band
was fiagpole. fastened at an angle to
the building. On the gilded ball Of the
1agpole there would come and perch.
soon after the concert began, a little
scfeech owl. After the music ceased
and the crowd dispersed the little owl
would fly away again. So regularly did
the owl come with his noiseless. muffied
flight that my son come to look for him
and to speculate how long the band
would have to play before he would be
attracted by the music Many persons
saw him, yet he appeared to take no
notice Of the yard full Of people. bu.
seemed to enjoy the music, as far as
his actions and attitude betrayed his
feelings. as much as did any one. Ger
tainly the love for music, SO strong in
man. must find its beginning in lower
forms Of life.'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

"s'on' land. The British
were victorious over about 5000 Ameri-
can troops, which, with the exception Of
some 900 enlisted soldiers and sailors.
were the rawest of inexperienced mill
tia. The Americans became democrat
lied early in the fight and the 5000 Brit
ish regulars drove them through Wash
ington and Georgetown and captured
the national capital.
There is very little remaining to sug-
gest thatthis important battle was fought
and the capital invested by the British.
The town of Bladensburg has grown
very little since that day, and two or
three old buildings still remain as they
were 80 years ago, when they afforded
shelter for troops on both sides. There
is nothing, however, about the capitalize
indicate that 1t was burned, as the build
ing has been enlarged and rebuilt sever
al times since that disastrous day. The
British soldiers on that occasion used
The congressional library, OF some 13. 900
'olumes, as kindling for the fire that
Quilted the capitol building. The white
aouse also was burned, the outer walls,
however, remaining intact and much of
,he interior arrangement. The story is
old that President Madison, during
whose administration this war occurred,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

tOFt Stevens IS TO-
Gated within the District of Columbia
just north Of the city proper and within
a mile or two of the soldiers home.
President Lincoln, who lived at the soi-
diers' home during the summer, went
across the country mile or two to the
front Of the union line and stood on the
fortifcations to observe the movements
of both armies.
1t is related that his tall figure was
made the target for the bullets OF the
sharpshooters of the confederate forces,
and it was only at the solicitation of the
officers in command that he agreed to
retire from his exposed position. A
story Is told that Lieut.. Col John M.
Frazee, who was in immediate command
of the fort. ordered President Lincoln to
retire from the parapet. The latter
turned to him and laughingly declined
to heed the order, saying that he was
himself commander-in-chief of the
army and not subject to any order. His
escape from death or injury on this oc-
casion has often been referred to as
miraculous, as he was in plain view of
the enemy and within easy reach of their
sharpshooters, who occupied places Of
advantage in the branches of tall trees
and behind fences.
The hardness of the government to
recognize just claims is evidenced By
the fact that an old colored nanny"
named Betsy Thomas, free negro, who
owned the property taken by the gov
eminent for the Notifications, has not
yet been paid. She is now 80 years old,
but still lives in hopes that congress will
reimburse her for the ground taken. A
bill in her behalf has passed the house
and is now in the senate committee and |
favorable action may be had at the com.
ing session.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
THE HAPPYFYlNC PERSON..
An Enviable Reputation to Which
emily Howe" Could Not
Law Claim.

Mrs. Brown climbed the steps and
dropped YEARLY into one of the big
chairs on the Hamilton piazza The
Hamiltons were summer people, and
Mrs. Brown had never been 20 miles
away from South Gosport in her life,
but warm friendship had quickly lev
eled all distinctions between the two
families, relates Youths Companion
| Yes" Mrs. Brown said, in reply to
her hostess greeting tits been an age
since I've been over, know, but we've
| been having company; and 'tisn't that.
either-I wouldn't have minded the ex-
ira work even with mother sick, but
we'll, it was Emily Howe, and you've
met Emily, so mebbe you'll understand.
She isn't exactly what you'd call a hap
pyfying person"
The Hamiltons understood; they had
exchanged calls with emily Howe sever
al times, and always, although they were
conscious of nothing but the s,lnniest of
mental tempers at the beginning of the
CALL It's close invariably found them un-
accountably depressed. Clorinda, who
was young and had not yet learned the
long and gentle art of charitable speech.
spoke suddenly before her mother could
prevent her; 1t was not easy to prevent
Clorinda:
Emily Howe she declared, sis like
the climate of Scotland as I've read Of it
one perpetual drizzle And there are
some things-feathers, and my hair, and
afternoon calls and certain enthusiasms
that can't stand drizzle. and nothing
wants to be drizzled upon all the time"
No, Emily Howe certainly was not
"happyfying, but the quaint word
might well set one to thinking of the
many people who could wear it honor
ably-the sunny. CHEEKY, warm-hearted
people full of interest in life and love for
humanity and faith in God They may
not be brilliant or cultured or intellectu-
al, but everywhere they go they carry
an atmosphere of ease and charm TO
which others yield as quickly as to the
welcome of an open fire on bleak day.
After all, could one wish finer thing
than just to be. wherever life has placed
one, ''happyfying" person?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
AN ESKIMO sALMoN-TRAP.
Large Fish Are Easily
Taken

The Eskimos along the Yukon river
have an odd method of catching salm-
on, which is described by Mr.. jeremiah
Lynch in Three Years in the Klon-
dixie"
1.-The Eskimos take boards a foot
wide and an inch thick, and nail them
together lengthwise In a triangular
spout, a little wider than a good sized
salmon. This is submerged in i've
feet of water foot from the surface
and 20 yards from the shore.
'The salmon, swimming along the
side of the shore against the strong
current, go straight into this simple
trap and cannot get back, and those in
the rear press on those in front
I'VE saw Is large salmon taken from
one of these spouts in few minutes,
and the Indians said they caught
scores every day while the run con-
tinued.
Eat an old Russian settlement we
observed how the natives live and pre-
pare for the winter The fish were
running plentifully. and every Indian,
even to the little children, was busy
bringing them up from the bank. OPEN
ing them and hanging them on the
trees, or temporary scaffolds, or tops
of hats and cabins. in every conceiv-
able place where salmon could be put
to dry out of reach Of the dogs.
The run lasts about six weeks, and
in that interval the natives must pro-
vide food for their families and their
dogs until next season. Very few
wild animals exist on this lower Yu-
kon and with the addition Of geese
and ducks, salmon is the only food
that the country provides for Its in.
habitants No grain is cultivated,
The Indians buy flour and light sup
plies from the traders, paying in dogs
and furs. for they trap all through Tia
long winter"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
A DINNER-TABLE MISHAP.
inexperienced Servant Performs His
Duty to the Letter of In
struction.

Marcel Provost, the French novelist,
Is favorite in the American colony
in Paris. says the Washington Star.
whenever I see an English bish-
OPP said M. Provost at an American
dinner party. Il laugh little to my
self, for the good mans stately pres
ence reminds me OF a terrible mishar
that once befell me.
Il entertained a certain bishop last
year at dinner. My butler, an elderly
man, had brought in from a friend
house an inexperienced lad to help
him in the dining room, and it seems
that this lad, during the laying of the
cloth, annoyed the butler beyond en-
durance with questions as to his du-
ties.
:" How shall hold the plates?'
Do l serve the dishes on the right
or on the left side of the guests?'
Must the bishop be served first or
second"
$50 he continued interminably. and
at last the impatient Dutler said:
"'All You will need to do will be to
stand behind the bishops chair. and
whenever his lordship puts down his
glass you must reach over and wipe
his mouth with a napkin
That, as the butler expected, ST.
fenced his assistant But the young
man actually took the buffers ironical
remark for serious order. AS soon
as dinner began he stationed himself
behind the bishop, waited till his
lordship had drunk and put down his
glass, and then, as deliberately as his
nervousness would permit. he opened
out a large napkin and wiped the dig
nified old gentleman's mouth,
Imagine my horror"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
Question Of the Crab.

Bishop Gambler. Of Georgia. I.
known as one of the best story tellers
in the south. At recent dinner given
In his honor he told this one on him
self: Il shall never forget my embar-
rassment when first introduced to a
hard shell crab. I came down from
the mountains Of Georgia to visi,
some young friends in Richmond. 4
was crab season. and l was invited ia
a crab supper. l had never seen a
boiled crab served before and had not
the slightest idea how to go at Il
Finally l was forced to confess nv
ignorance on the subject and said: IL
this delicacy before me was gopher
or q 'possum / would know what to
do with it. SO if some one will be kind
enough to tell me where to bite in I
will tackle IN. Y. Herald.