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The Washington times., 1904-06-11

Mr. Plat WAS then called. There was
another craning Of necks. as the door
opened and he was led in.
The spectators saw an old man, bent
and shaking with age. led lettering 10
the witness stand. supported b. his SON
in-law. In appearance he bore close
resemblance 20 Andrew H. Green
AS he was led 10 his seat. counsel for
the woman changed hers, evidently so
that she could sit AS she did there
after, directly I'm front OF the witness
chair. There was moments stiffness
while judges, lawyers, and casual spec
tators instinctiyely took IN the spec
tacle presented, as they faced each
other.
The negress seemed to fix her eyes at
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

One Year in Advance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS so
six Months in Advance. 70
Three Months in Advance. 80
Display advertising rates made known on
application the Herald ONCE. Locals 10
cents per line for the first Insertion and cents
per line for each subsequent Insertion.
NOTICE TO ADvERrIsERs--Au copy for change
Of ada. must be handed in by Wednesday morn
ing TO insure change.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

Secretary Hitchcock has finally
approved the plans of the reclama.
ton engineers and has set aside Out
of the reclamation fund the sum Of
81 ,600,0 900 for the work of construct
ing an immense irrigation system on
the Snake river about six miles
south of Minidoka, on the Oregon
and Short Line Railroad.
1t is proposed to construct a rock
filled dam across the Snake river at
this point, the material for which
will be excavated from the upper
end of the main north side canal
The dam will consist Of an embark
ment of loose rock SIS feet in
length, with a masonry toe-wall.
The rock embankment will be II IL
feet wide on top, and will be carried
six feet above extreme food level.
Above the dam site for many miles
the Snake is in a canyon, or a very
narrow valley, from 40 to $50 feet
below the bench lands, and the dam
when constructed will back the
water up for distance of about IS
miles. BY gravity canal it is pro-
posed to irrigate $4,000 acres of
good land, and from the power de-
veloped at the dam, amounting to
10000 horse power, 5000 cubic
feet of water will be- lifted and
spread over $4,000 acres of higher
land. Fifteen pumps having an av-
erage capacity of about 10 second
feet will be utilized for lifting the
water. The pumps will be sub
merged and will discharge directly
nto the canal above.
The Secretary has decided that
homestead entry under this project |
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

A question that is receiving con
siderable discussion just now by the
citizens OF Nezperce is: shall We
improve the condition of our streets
this SUMMER" That they need i'm
proving there is no doubt and as the
town has purchased rock crusher
it should certainly not stand idle.
However, if there is anything done
with them the question will, in all
probability, be submitted to the
property owners to vote on, and if
it is we hope that since the streets
have become passable once more
that none will be of the same opin-
ion the Missourian was in regard to
putting roof on his house, viz !:
when it was raining he couldn't
and when it wasn't he didn't need
it, As the question is one of great
to the welfare of the
town the columns of the Herald are
open to those who wish to discuss the
matter.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
Yours very truly"
Signed, F. c. Stevens.

For frst-class horseshoeing &c
your horse shod at Krengel & Nc
Lennan's, Nezperce, Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Lawrence
Of Nezperce are visiting this week
with R. D. ase.-Juliaetta Enter
prise.
f. J. Fox returned from his trip
to Nezperce Sunday. While gone
he sold the horse he took with him
receiving therefor young team Of
wall matched horses and lot in
Nezperce -Juliaetta Enterprise.
A number of fne cattle in this
vicinity have met their death re-
Gently from squirrel poisoning.
This is pure carclessness on the
part Of some one. Why not use
more steel traps1 The price Of one
of those cattle would have bought
numerous traps. Get small boy
to set them.-Geneses News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05
A new reply postal card

A new reply postal card will
make its appearance in a short time.
In the upper corner will be a por-
trait of General Sherman, with the
years of his birth and death, 1920
AID 1891. On the reply card will
b,a portrait of General Phillip H.
Sheridan, with the years Of his birth
sad death, 1881 and 1888. The
clrds of the old design will continue
u be sold at the post Office until the
supply is exhausted, when the new
cards will be sent out.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

President Roosevelt was not in at
tendance at the opening of the St.
Louis worlds fair, and he will not
promise to attend at any time during
the continuance Of the exposition.
The people interested in the Buffalo
exposition wish they had not in
sisted SO strongly upon the fateful
Sisit of President Mckinley, and
President Roosevelt will do well not
to take any chances.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

An eastern firm has announced its
Intention of securing the stumps of
iae trees near Ahsahka from which
lewis and Clark made their canoes
il 1905 and make them into souve-
nirs to sell at the Portland fair next
year. 1t might be money making
scheme if the directors of the Nez-
perez county fair would make a few
keepsakes out of Nezperce cord wood
to sell at the fair this fall.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

Idaho is to be commended fol
promptness and enterprise. She
was one of the first states at the St.
Louis worlds fair to complete her
agricultural exhibit. The showing
is revelation as to the nature and
extent of Idaho's resources, and the
taste displayed in the arrangement
is much admired by all who see it.
New West Trade.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

The free holders and heads OF
families will be called upon to vote
MAY III on the question of form
ing the Nezperce school district No.
% into an independent district under
its present boundaries. BY an in
corporated district we have every
thing to gain and nothing to loose.
Our receipts from county and state
are not diminished one cent, while
the treasurer will be appointed by
the trustees and get no compensa-
ton for handling the money, where
as the county officials under the
present system get a percentage on
every cent collected. Under an in
corporated district there are six
trustees, four of whom is quorom.
They must meet at least once a
month and the principal report to
them the condition of the school.
If any trustee fails to attend fo-
four meetings his place is declared
Under our present system
the school board meets only once or
twice year and is not in touch |
with the schools. Let every legal /
voter turn out and make this an in
dependent district and build up our
schools. Nezperce can boast of the
best school grounds in the state,
all nicely set to blue grass and over
fifty growing trees on the same.
Next year we will be forced to hire
six teachers and a janitor. Our ex-
penses reach $500 per month. 1t is
time We had larger board of trus-
ices and every care exercised to get
he greatest results from the funds.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

A Nezperce school boy was as
gned TO write an essay on The
subject of '.Ducks" and this is what
h, wrote: "The duck is low
h.avy-set bird, composed mostly Of
meat and feathers. He is mighty
p,or singer, having a hoarse voice,
fused by getting SO many frogs in
his neck. He likes water and
lrries toy balloon in his stomach
to keep him from sinking. The duck
has only two legs and they are set so
far back on their running gears by
l.ure that she came very near miss
ing his body. Some ducks when they
got big have curls on their tails and
are called brakes. brakes don't
have to set or hatch, but just loaf,
r swimming and eat. If l was to
be . duck, I'd rather be drake
nsrj time.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

these that the subcommittee will
favorably report.
"You have urged this matter so
ably and faithfully that the sub
committee is convinced of the merit
of your proposition. Assuring you
of my interest, remain,
Yours very truly"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

A fisherman up Kooskia claims
to have caught fish with a spoon
bill and ears like 4 hog. We sup
pose it all depends on the kind OF
"bait" they use down there. The
kind We have in Nezperce don't
work on a man that way.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

The good work of cleaning up the
streets, alleys and back yards is 60
ing merrily on. The cause is a
good one, for besides improving the
sanitary conditions of our town it
adds much to its appearance.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

A great many eastern people are
arriving in Nezperce these days,
looking over the country with a
view of locating. No better grain
country in the world.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

committee is convinced OF the merl
of your proposition. Assuring yo
) of my interest, l remain,
Yours very truly"
Signed, F. c. Stevens.
Congressman French gave thu
committee on public lands a very
Illuminating talk on the subject Of
repeal of the timber and stone act
He pointed out a weakness in tht
bill that passed the Senate, in thai
it placed a very large amount Of
arbitrary power in the hands of one
officer of the government. He said
while at the present time va
have an honorable and splsndid man
as the Secretary of the Interior,
this law in its application during
future years might make possible
the preparation of great frauds.
There are 500. 0O0,OO0 acres of I'M
patented lands belonging to the
/ governmet. There is no means of
knowing exactly how many acres Of
this land are covered with timber.
This does not include Alaska, which
contains something like 400, 900. 900
acres of land still unpatented. In
Idaho there are over IL 900 600
acres of unpatented land, in Oregon
over $4,000, 900 acres, in Washing
ton 100000 acres, and in Califor-
MIA over SO, 1000, 900 acres, making a
total in these four states of Ill.,
600, goo acres OF unpatented land,
part of which is heavily tim5ered.
81 believe that it would be a
conservative estimate to say that
one fifth Of the unpatented land is
covered with timber. Assuming
this to be correct, the timbered area
is 100000 acres. II this timber
is worth only 81 an acre, under this
Law you have turned over to the |
arbitrary discretion of the Secretary
Of the Interior, under regulations
that may be prescribed by hin, TO-
1900. II is worth SIS an acre.
then you have turned over $780,
boo, 600. If it is worth $40 an acre
hen you have turned over $780,
100000. Therefore It seems to me
hat this law, il it is to be Law,
ihould be little more closely safe
guarded, in order that these lands
nay be handled without the posi-
,ility Of fraud Iquestion the ad-
of delegating so much
to the discretion, not TO
peak Of the honor, of one official.
Under this bill If is proposed to turn
yer without limitation all the tim :
er in the government domain to
he hands Of one man.
GAS member Of the House Of
representatives, endeavoring in my {
umole capacity to represent state
'hich probably more than any
tner is interested in this question,
am opposed to the passage Of the
i'll. II it must pass it should not
E in its present form. It should be 4
nended. 1t should be safeguarded
Y careful wording so as to prevent
ny possible fraud in disposing Of
lis valuable timber, and we, as
ustees of the people of this coun- F
y, should see that their interests
e protected" n
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-05

Encourage the promoters of the
fair association by purchasing few
shares of stock. 1t means much to
Nezperce.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31

The preferred stock of the Washing
ton Street Railway and Electric Com
pany went up Il further y per cent,
selling at 69ik for three ffty-share lots,
and the common was advanced a full
point to 1871 on sales Of 100 shares.
After the call Washington Gas sold
M an advance of Il and %, respective
". for two twenty-five-Share lots.
American Security and Trust Com
pany was bid up over points, TO 1881,
and the offering was 205.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
.Iu1benaImg Holidays Tend
To Check Bull Increment
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

reported by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. 1912 2
Street. Members New York Stock Exchacge,
Chicago Board Of Trade. and Washington Stock
Exchange
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
COALERS AGAIN
ARE VERY STRONG
Reading, Erie, and B. & o.
Among Active Issues.
LONDON SUPPORTS STEEL.
Considerable Liquidation on Advancing
Scale Gives Rise. to RecessiOns, But
Tone Continues Confident.

NEW YORK. Aug. 31.-The stock mar
ket in the first hour today displayed ir-
regularity. some issues receding Is to Y
per cent. while others were strong in
spots and worked a shade higher. Deal
ings, as a whole. were on a reduced
scale. and the entire movement reflected
more indecision than of late. No par
ticularly interesting news was forth
coming. Reading continued the feature.
The stock opened unchanged, advanced
nearly a point. reacted to yesterdays
close. and then rallied a small fraction.
Erie common was UP strong. with the
first preferred and second preferred fol-
lowing suit. The basis of the present
sharp upward movement in Reading is
conceded to have been an increase in
the already large permanent investment
holdings of banking interests.
other early strong features included
Baltimore and Ohio. which gained a
per cent; Canadian Pacific, United
States Steel preferred, st. Paul, and
Pennsylvania. Commission houses for
the most part advised their clients that
the market was entitled to further reac-
ton. but did not advocate short SELL
ing Southern Pacific and MetropOlitan
Street Railway issues were barely
STEADY. DniOn PaCiuC sofa eX-OlNluenu
2 per cent. The market at present con-
tinues irregular and in most instances
early advances were reduced or lost
entirely. Government bonds unchanged.
other bonds strong
The strength Of the cOalers has helped
the general stock market. Erie develop
ing activity partly in sympathy with the
aggressive strength of Reading. The
London houses have continued to give
Steel preferred good support, and have
taken this morning about 5000 shares IN
all. They were sellers Of about 15.D0
shares of Erie. Reading, and Baltimore
and Ohio on the advance, doing little or
nothing in other stocks There was
great deal of liquidation. which was
taken on the advancing scale Profits
on an aggregate of not less than 1000
shares were taken by two spectators.
Both the Gates party and the so-called
Waldorf crowd seem 10 be prominent IN
bulling the Steel stocks. The general
list is being sold by spectators who in
tend to remain on the short side over
the holidays. The bond market Is IT.
regular.
marlborough Rapid Transit broke
sharply today 80. from last nights hg-
ures. selling of TO III on moderate sell
ing pressure. At the lowest good sup
port checked further decline.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
NEW YORK.

London prices are generally higher.
81. Paul. Steel common. and preferred.
showing gains of 8 to u per cent. It is
believed, however, that the strength In
London is being caused by buying from
this side
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF STOCK MARKETS


The governing committee of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange today decided to
close the exchange on Saturday next.
so there will be no session after Friday
until Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

sales-washington Street Railway Is
50OdS4is. 1000dS3@4, l0Oe4o5%, LVJVae5S>
Columbia Railroad 6s-1,OOOQ11S. LOOOG
lis .~.o.,,
Columbia Railroad 5's-l ,OOOd1O615. -.
Washington Gas ceruncates-zVOdlz III
1,Oo0d1201z- oooo.,oc,,
Electric Light debentures-5. OJVd lO654,
Z. 000a1O6Is. 5.00Od106is, 5,00O41061s, 5,oUoq
1865 ,
Washington Street Railway pfeterIeu-
50d6gIz. 56d69lk, 50d6912
Washington Street Railway common
5OG1S. 50n1S1h.
Lanston-1Od95k. 15d9A. -.
After Washington Gas-ZJ0o'ts'
1O0577s. 13N575s. 2505lA.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31

CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain market
today:
The Washington times., 1904-08-31

The governors Of the stock exchange
acted favorably yesterday on the mem
bers petition for an extra holiday, and
there viii be no session, therefore, on
Saturday. All the other exchanges will
also be closed
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The following
prices were quOte5 on the cotton mar
ket today:
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
MerChantSand r1eChaniCS'
Savings Bank,
707 G Street n. W.,
VIII Open for Business Thursday Sept. /, 1904.
) Per Cent Interest Paid Savings Deposits.

Will Open for Business Thursday Sept. f. 1904.
Per Cent Interest Paid Savings Deposits.
~ RGANZED to be conducted in the of all citizens and
inhabitants of Washington D. g., and especially in the in
teTeSt of organized labor
To encourage men, women and children their small
plus earnings and procure homes and of support for
day The bank will be under the immediate control of expert
enced prominent the of organized labor the Dis
t Of Columbia and the United States aided and assisted by expert
enced business and fnanCerS of the National Capital
Its management will be careful and conservative and while in
v commercial and receives deposits subject check
principal business will be that of savings bank and every encourage
will be given the members of organized labor and their
lies adopt the habit of saving deposit of dollar (SOO) will
open savings account Deposits thereafter will be received in
amounts low IS cents.
will be made and collateral securities at
ea rates of interest," and all charges real estate loans will be reduced
O the minimum
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
GOVERNMENT EoEDS.
RAILROAD BONDS

r. To- toni
~. :. y s. Ie25.-........ll X Ils
q. n p Cert indebtedness A.. IO3S lO5.
Net. r. p Cert Indebtedness B. ly3S lUo.
Columbia r. r. 6s. 19l4--...-...- llk
Columbia r. r. 2d NOR &C.,. 100 4Ot.
CITY & Suburban 5s-...-..-------- lou 49,
hracostia & Potomac 5s.......... lOe
wash Street Railway 4s.......... SJS So
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
RAmROAD sTOCKa

Capital Traction Co....t.....,..- l26
Wellington Street Railvsy Pr 6sH
Washington Street Railway CON- loK
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
HIDING BEHIND ORGAN,
GIRL FOUND STARVING

YORK, Pa, Aug. 31.-After having
been missing for seven days. Daisy Ness.
Of Dalasstown has been found In an
emaciated condition lying behind an or
gan in the sitting room at her residence,
on Main Street.
II is thought the young woman had
made an effort 70 take her life by star
walton. and secreted herself with this
end in view. She is about seventeen
years Of age, and II is said became dis
satisfied with her home life.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

Wash. Gas Co, ser. A, 6s l902-27. l13
wash. Gas Co. ser. B. Is 1eO4-27- ll3
Washington Gas cert...-...-....- 100
Il. 6. Flec. Light. Deb. Imp. 1907 lJ6
n s. Flec. Light Cert iDdebt..- 100
Cbes. & Pot. Tel Co. 5s.-.-...--. I13K
wash Market Co.. 1st Is. 1892. 100
The Washington times., 1904-08-31

1t is said by authorities on subjects of
this character that the bull campaign
conducted in the Metropolitans on ru-
mOrs Of a big traction deal has been the
most successful piece of manipulation
In the whole market. The only official
utterance that can be recalled is the
denial made by Mr.. Belmont that the
marlborough had any intention Of alb
Sorblng the Metropolitan system or Of
entering into a deal with IL. OF unofn-
cial utteTanCes there was no end what
ever. The bull party's following included
some of the shrewdest people in the
Street, and many of them were so sure
of their informa ton that they were bet
ting a month ago that the traction deal
would be announced on certain days, or
within a certain week. One broker
prominent in the campaign became per-
SOnally responsible for the information
that control Of the Metropolitan securi-
ties had changed hands at ll2.
The present conditions in the building
trade throughout the country are not
bull arguments on the iron and steel
business. but the stock market Is dis
counting the revival Of Industrial ac-
tivity that is expected TO develop at no
remote period. The discounting process
in Wall Street seldom goes wrong, and
in the present case there is every rea-
son to believe that the ticker Is making
an accurate forecast Of industrial move
ments in the next twelve months.
In some quarters II is conteuded that
the disCoUnting of a resumption of ag-
gressive industrial activity has gone far
enough. and that stock values more
than measure their intrinsic worth, but
there does not appear to be a bear party
powerful enough TO check the advancing
tendency.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31

The local stock market continues
strong and fairly active Today, as yes
terday, bonds were conspicuous in the
trading. The largest business was in
Electric Light debentUres, Of which
$4,000 were sold, the first $1,000 at 1861
and the others at 106ls, a decline from
yesterdays figures of from "a to Is.
Columbia Railroad skies sold at IFS an
advance of y from yesterdays closing
bid and $1,000 Of the fives at 1862 a
like gain. Washington Street Railway
being paid for 1000 and S4ls for a $500
bond.
The Washington times., 1904-08-31
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Market opened weak, to Is points
over. Noon steady.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-07-13
South Carolina Military
Academy.
Committee.

One vacancy in the State Bene-
fclary Scholarships is to he award
ed on competitive examination fer
Lancaster County. Blank forms
of application should be applied
for at once to Col. G. S. Gads-
den, Chairman Board of Visitors,
or the County Superintendent of
Education. These applications,
FULLY MADE OUT, must be in
the hands of the Chairman on th g
1st day of August, in order to re
celve attention.
G.. S. GADSDEN,
Chairman Board Trustees.
July 1, 1904.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-07-13
Accidentally Shot His Brother.

Accidentally Shot His Brother.
Mr.. Thomas Beckham was &C
cidentally shot by his brother Mr.
James Beckham, at their home at
the Lancaster cotton mills, last
Saturday afternoon and is proba-
bly, fatally wounded. They arc
sons Of the late Columbus Beck
ham of this county. On their
way home from town that after.
noon they found pistol which
was little rusty and diff
ficult to work. On arriving home
Thomas unloaded it, creased it up
and was swapping it. Putting the
cartridges back init, he said it
works all right now. Jim asked
to see it, and, not knowing it had
been reloaded, pulled the trigger
to see if it would work when it was
discharged, the ball striking a
silver dollar in Thomas' pocket
and glancing entered the lower
part of the abdomen cutting
through two of the intestlnes. DR..
Strait accompanied him to the
Rock Hill hospital sunday after
noon where an operation was por
formed. The blood and other
matter that had collected in the
abdominal cavity was removed,
the intestines carefully washed and
the cut places stitched. MIR.
Beckham was getting along very
we'll yesterday, and it is hoped his
life can be saved. The fact that
he has strong constitution and
has never nsed Intoxicating drinks
makes his chances somewhat favor.
able.