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Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04

and Diller B. Croft. of this city, all of
whom were convicted of conspiracy
against the government in connection
with the supply of the Groff fasteners
to the postofice department, were SEN
fenced by Judge Pritchard to two
years Imprisonment in the Mounds
vile, w. Va, penitentiary and a fine
of $4,000 each. The defendants i'm
mediately gave notice of appeal to
the court of appeals and were released
on $4,000 bond each.
Samuel A. Croft, as to whom Spe-
cial Counsel Conrad. for the govern
ment said some days ago that there
was not sufficient evidence to convict,
was not sentenced, his motion for a
new trial and for arrest of Judgment
being allowed further consideration.
His counsel were given four days in
which to prepare to argue the mo-
tions
The sentence imposed on Machen,
LorenZ and Diller Croft is the maxi
mum allowed under the law, although
the court, contrary to the contentious
of the prosecution. decided that the
several counts in the indictment con- /
stituted but one offense.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
MAKING. MODERN MINERS.
How Young Technical school sta

How Young Technical School sta
dentE In "A Zig City Are Taught.
The word mime. with its immediate
suggestion of treasures buried deep
down in the earth and only awaiting
/ the coming of a hardy adyenturer with
pickax and shovel to dig them up
and make a fortune, hardly suggests
the fact that modern mining is u sci
ence and that the miner often learns
his craft in schools far away from the
mining regions. Such, however. is the
case, the mining engineering depart
ment of the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology for example, being located
in historic Boston. in commonwealth
that has almost no mines whatever.
The future mining engineer is not
confined to classrooms and text books
when he has got through the preimi-
nary study of chemistry, physics and
mathematics and has become also
fair craftsman. He practices survey
ing in the open air, spending much
time in the city parks with his survey
ing instruments, and then it is time for
him to learn how work is done in real
mines. There are no mines in eastern
Massachusetts, but there is a pretty
complete outfit for practically all kinds
of mining operations run by the insti-
tute itself for the purpose of training
its mining engineers.
The student has only to pass from
one room into another. and there un-
der the very halls where lecturing and
book learning flourish, are a glowing of
furnaces. a rumble of grinding mills
and Il Jar Of falling stamps. all going
on in half concealing and very mine
like atmosphere of dust from the rock
crushers. In this big room there are
usually, in fact, more machines at work
and more things going on than at many
a real notwithstanding pans, a
Jig" by which small copper bearing |
pebbles are separated from other peb- |
bles bearing nothing in particular; |
heavy stamps under which gold quartz I
is crushed to powder and the fine gold
gathered on quicksilvered plate or, if
It fails to deposit there, finally caught
On a broad rubber belt over which
streams Of water play constantly to
wash away the accompanying mud and
cave the clean, bright metal; a rever-
)erating furnace that roasts metals at
rightful temperatures until it melts
Iway their impurities.
All Of this, of course, is very different
rom the romantic picture Of the miner
With his pickaX and shovel, but it is
n interesting illustration Of the COM
leXity of modern mining operation.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
GENERAL MARKETS

Philadelphia, Pa, March 2. - Flou
steady; winter superfne, $3.6003.SO:
Penna. roller, clear. S4.6064S5; city
mills, fancy, $5.70G $50. Rye foul
quiet at S4.15 per barrel. Wheat was
firm; No. Penna. red, new. S1.O61h6 a
10Y. Corn firm; No 2 yellow. local.
56c. Oats quiet; No. white. clipped.
54c.; lower grades, SIC. Hay was
steady; No. 1 timothy. large bales.
Sl6.50@17. Pork was firm; family,
$1Z5O@1S. Beef was steady; beef
hams. $20@21. Live poultry, 131bc.
for hens, and 91ac. for old roosters.
Dressed poultry, 141ac for choice
fowls, and 101ac. for old ROSTERS.
Butter was steady; creamery, 29c. per
pound. Eggs steady; New York and
Penna., 2lc. per dozen. Potatoes we're
steady; $50 98c. per bushel.
Baltimore, Nd, March 2. - Wheat
weak; spot contract, $1O61s @1O69z;
spot No. 2 red western. S1.OS0IOSZ: 4:
steamer No. 2 red, $1.035h. Corn was
weak; spot, 53A G531sc.: steamer
mixed. 5Q&4 G51c. Oats quiet; No.
white, 50@5012c.; No. 2 mixed, 47156
48c. Rye firm; No. 2, uptown. S46
841sc.; No. 2 western. S5GS51bc. But
ter firm; fancy imitation, 1905Oc.: do.
creamery, 25@26c.; do. ladle, 16G1Sc.
Eggs firm; per dozen, 2Sc.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
Aaed counIe Asnhvriated

Philadelphia, March l. - Charles
Miller, aged SO years, a retired manu-
facturer of machinery, and his wife
Frederica, 70 years old, were found
dead at their home, 1922 North 22d
street, both having been asphyxiated
by gas. The couple had not been seen
since last Thursday, and the police
broke open the house and found them
in the bedroom on the second floor. A
gas stopper was found half opened. It
is believed their death was accidental.
Princeton Students Dropped.
Princeton, N. J., March 2.-OficiaI
announcement was made at Dean
Fines Office that sc students have been
dropped from the university for def
cheney in studies. OF these 54 students
are in the scientific department and 70
in the academy Half of the total num-
Der are freshmen. This is the largest
number of failures ever recorded at
Princeton. 1t is said that several prom
inent athletes are among the number.
Detroit Rejects carnegie's Offer.
Detroit, March 2.-By a vote of Is
% II, the common council rejected An
irew Carnegie's offer of S75O.0O0 for
central and branch nuhlic libraries
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
Live Stock Markets.

March 2.-Cattle were slow: Choice
$5g5.15; prime, s47O@4.9O; fair. So. AZ
m4.15. Hogs lower; prime heavy
$5.70@5.75; mediums, $50: heavv
Workers, S56065.65; light Workers
$5.25Q $50; PIGS, $565.05; roughs'
$2.75@5. Sheep slow; prime wethers
$4.SOU5; choice lambs, S666.25:
vaal nalvas e7 Ena az
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
One Of Ayers PiIIs at bedtlme VIII
'-~efa1 FacnVeFV- Gently laxative
WIthdrevx From the Church.

WItHUTeW HEUIH IHe NHuTCH'
Rev. Morton C. Andrews. rector of
st. Paurs Episcopal church of Osh-
Sosh. wanted to run restaurant in
order that he might utilize the surplus
of his chicken farm and grocery store
to advantage. Bishop Grafton for
bade the enterprise. and now Mr.. An
drews has withdrawn from the church.
Mr.. Andrews has been an extreme
ritualiSt He drew no salary from the
church. insisting upon the right to SUD-
port himself by his business untlertak-
ings.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
STEAMER AFIRE
DURING STORM
Fourteen Lives Lost Before Flames
Were Checked.
TWO LIFEBoATs CAPSIzED

Port Townsend. Wash, Feb. 29. -
After suffering the most narrowing ex-
perisnee from fire and storm that has
eveF befallen craft on the North Pa
eitic coast the steamer Queen put in
here 70 report the loss of "A lives.
While of the mouth Of the Columbia
river the Queen caught fire in her after
saloon in some unexplained way. The
ire rapidly gained headway and threat
ened soon to envelope the whole ship.
The heavy seas running meant death to
any sent away in the lifeboats. The
danes became more and more threat
ening until. when it seemed a choice
Of death, Captain Cousins ordered the
1ifeboats launched They were manned
by the crew and ordered to remain
close to the ship. Into these the women
and children were placed. Hardly, how
ever, had the boats been cast loose
than, unable to weather the fierce
waves, two of them were capsized.
The passengers and those of the
crew who remained on board continued
their fight against the flames with in
creasing success for four hours, and the
IRE was brought under control. When
It was thought the danger from fire was
past Captain Cousins recalled the life
boats, and the occupants were taken
aboard.
The Queen was headed for the mouth
OF the Columbia river and the steamer
Santa Monica was sighted. The Queen
signalled and asked to stand by until |
temporary repairs could be made. /
When everything had been made safe /
the Queen continued on to the mouth /
Of the Columbia river, only to find the /
bar was too rough to cross in. The
distressed craft was pointed toward
Puget Sound, but bad fortune still pur-
sued her. and when she rounded Cape
Flattery she encountered a terrific cleo
trical storm. With difficulty she wealth.
cred the gale, reached here without
any further mishap and proceeded to
Seattle.
Ten of those who lost their lives
were thrown out of the small boats;
three men, walters on the vessel. were
suffocated before they could reach the
outer air from their hunks, and one
woman died from exposure.
The passengers when interviewed
later stated that everything possible
was done by Captain Cousins. Had it
not been necessary to send off the boats
not life would have been lost, but as
1t was dark when the fire started and it
was impossible to light the vessel or to
confine the women to their staterooms
1t was absolutely necessary to send {
them away to avoid a panic. s
Practically the entire aft of the ship S
Is in ruins. The intense heat of the
flames bent and twisted the interior {
Iron work into a shapeless mass and a
sailors viewing the ruins state that [
they do not understand how it was pos f
Iible to get control of the flames. Were il
i not for the fact that the captain, a
rev and passengers behaved with the
Utmost GOODNESS, the vessel undoubted-
y would have been destroyed and the r
oss Of life enormous. The vessel car
led more than 200 passengers
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
FIERCE BATTLE WITH MoRos
Refused to Surrender and All Were
Killed Or Captured.

Refused to Surrender and All Were
Killed Or Captured.
Washington, March l. - General
Wade, in a cablegram to the war de-
partment, dated Manila, advises the
partment of a report of General Wood
concerning an engagement at Joloal
on the 14th instant with the remnants
Of Hassans Gotta Moros. The American
expedition was in charge of Major
Hugh L. Scott. During the fight Gen
eral Wood states that firing was twice
stopped to give the Moros a chance to
surrender, but they declined The en-
tire body, he adds. with the exception
OF Hassan, is either dead OF captured,
and Hassan is located. Second Lieu
tenant Eugene r. West. 18th battery,
field artillery. was seriously wounded
in the thigh A number of troopers
also were wounded
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
BURGLARS SET TOWN AFIRE
Camden, DEL, Has Big Blaze, Follow
inq Attempted Bank Robbery.

OaliiNSIg CSisf TldS Dig bldEGf FOLLOW
ing Attempted Bank Robbery.
Dover, Del, March 1. - In an en-
deavor to cover up the attempted rob
berry of the Camden Bank a branch OF
the Baltimore Trust company. robbers
started a fire which did about $4,000
damage. The buildings destroyed
were Sardes Hall. Fl. A. Booker's shoe
store, Levi G. Sterner's general store,
Levi w. Hollis meat store. Camden
town hall and the Camden bank build
ing. The fire burned so fiercely that
not one Of the losers could save any
of their property.
There was considerable money in
the vaults of the bank, but it is be-
lieved to be safe.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
odell For Republican Chairman.

Albany N Y, March 2.-President
Roosevelt has summoned Governor
Odell to Washington, and the infer
ence placed on the summons by those
well informed is that the president in
tends to ask Governor Odel to accept
the craftsmanship of the Republican
national committee. It is known. how
ever, that any proposition made by
the president that may in any way
affect the control of the state commit
tee by the governor will be refused.
If, however, the chairmanship of the
national committee is offered to the
governor free from any conditions, so
that the control of the state commit
tee is also in his hands. it is believed
that Governor Odell will consent to
take charge of the national campaign.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
Gets six Years For Theft.

Washington, March 1. - Agnes
French, the white maid, who recently
stole quantity of jewelry from the
apartments of Postmaster General
Payne, and who was later captured in
Brooklyn, was sentenced to six years
in the penitentiary.
Milford chronicle., 1904-03-04
GIVEN MAXIMUM SENTENCE

Postal conspirators Get Two Years lu
Prison and Fine of $4,000.
Washington. Feb. 20. - August w.
Machen. formerly general superin-
lendent Of the free delivery postal SER
vice; DR.. George E. LOrenz, of To
ledo, o.. once postmaster Of that city.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-08
CORNUCOPIA
/. SALE STOPPED
Peremptory Order Issued
From a federal Court
in New York.

Contrary to expectations, the sale
of the personal property of the
Cornucopia Mines east of Baker City
did not occur today. In yesterday
mornings mail Sheriff Harvey X.
Brown received from the the United
States District Court for the South
ern District of New York, under seal
of the court, dated May %, 1904.
peremptory order In the apliaction
of william X. Hammond. Jr., Fran
els o. Blackwell and NJ. E. NJ. Ford,
to have the Cornucopia Mines of Ore
gon declared an involuntary bankrupt,
directing said sheriff and all parties
having liens against said property
from in any manner interfering with
said property, selling 1t at sherif's
sale, for the satisfactions of liens
or In any way attempting to enforce
any lien, judgment or process against
any part of the property Of said
bankrupt, and the said sheriff and
his deputies and all persons, firms
and corportions are enjoined and
restrained from trespassing upon or
In anywise interfering with any of
the property, assets or effects of the
said bankrupt.
Mr.. Brown accordingly telephone d
his deputy at Cornucopia to stop tn
sale then in progress on the groun d
and postponed 1t one week, until mat.
ters could be adjusted. The order of
the United States court shows that
the petitioning creditors have fled
bond under the bankruptcy law In
the sum of $500 aud that George ID.
Beattys was appointed receiver aud
gave bond In the sum of s5, 900.
Hon. g. A. Johns had dispatch
from New York stating that the bank
ruptcy proceedings in the Federal
court there will In no wise interfere
in the pay,. "nt of the labor and sup
ply claims against the property here,
which are first liens and will be paid
in full, but that the adjustment of
affairs has simply been postponed
that all interests may be protected.
Democrat
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BALD MOUNTAIN AND
MAMMOTH MINES SOLD

Two mines we're sold under the
sherif's hammer this afternoon.
The Bald Mountain Mining property
was sold to the plaintiff In the case.
4. ID. Sargent for s55, 600 and the
Mammoth Mining property was sold
To the plaintiff In the case against
the mine for $50. 900. The persnoal
property of the mine was sold at the
mines few days ago by Deputy
Sheriff Snow and the mines were sold
under execution by Deputy Sheriff
doc Hemple In front of the court
house today.
Ii Is claimed by the men who have
bought In the mines that work will
be resumed; that the mines will be
improved right along aud that Ii is
the beginning or re-awakening of the
interests in mining the respective
districts instead of an indication of
failure. - Herald.
This means merely that the Mas
sachusetts people who have been ad.
vancing the money for these two
companies are taking possession Of
the mines as individuals. Whether
or not the other stockholders will be
protected, 10 something The Miner
has been unable to learn.
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but at present Il Is just a it'll,
timid. However, IL IL becoming very
much easier since investors are re
covering from the so.called financial
panic of a few months back. If q
conservative democrat Is nominated
for president II will go long way
toward restoring confidence In the
investing public, aud may add
such a democratic president stands
an excellent chance Of being elected.
But | don't believe Parker will re-
ceive the nomination. II Bryan
can block this game he will he will
ing to compromise on almost any
other man outside of the Hill con
tingent. At least this is the talk
enst now. Roosevelt's popularity
is largely western. The east does
not regard him very highly, and will
vote for u conservative democrat in
preference.
"Howevcr, considering the conser.
vatism In money circles. we have no
reason to complain, In fact, we are
doing business with larger clients
than ever before, aud we have every
reason to believe that some very i'm.
portant transactions with reference
to this district are soon to materi.
alize."
Although the sledge hammer brigade
has assumed In II measure the same at-
titude toward Mr.. Killen that II has
toward every other man who has
tried To advance the interests of the
In the future as In the past
he will continue to bring live peo.
more. money In the ground rs any
other single operator.
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MONITOR Will SHIP
TO TIE SMtl1FR

Frank Cooper, one Of the owners
ut the Morning mine, left today for
the Monitor, near Susanville. where
he Is also interested, being IA half
owner in this property.
The Monitor, Mr., Cooper says.
will start shipping ore To the Sump.
ter smelter in u few days. A quan.
tity Is now sacked aud ready for ship
ment. The lot of ore from the
Monitor treated at the smelter last
winter averaged ssl. 30. aud accord
ing to advices which Mr.. Cooper has
had fIom the mine, the samples from
the present lot indicate that 1t will
30 much better,
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issued a circular letter to the stock
holders giving report of the fnan
cial condition Of the company, as
found by Mr.. Lykke in his recent trip
to Oregon and California to investi-
gate the affairs of said mine. as the
representative of club of stock
holders.
TIE report fs decidedly the reverse
Of fattering to the past management,
and Mr.. Lykke aims to get In cores.
pondence with other stock holders,
with view to arrange for future
action. There are about 1,20U
stock holders in the White Swan Mines
Company, Limited, many Of them
poor people. and 1t Is hoped to get
them in on a pay basis in order that
the stock holders may realize.
The White Swan is the property on
which Letson Balliett based bis
princi pal operations. and the manner
of which brought him into notoriety.
Ballet has relinquished all mana Se.
ment, made over his titles to the
mine to the company, and decided
over his equity In the Baker City
Herald, which was founded and sus.
tanned by funds from the treasury of
the White Swan Mines company. An
entire new board of directors is to be
selected. In the old board, under
the Ballet regime, was r. A. Cole.
man. associate editor and silent part
ner In the Mining and Engineering
Review, of San Francisco. a sup.
porting organ to the Ballet COM
punies.
G. II. Stuller, Of Baker City, is
superintendent of the White Swan
mine, and is In hopes of getting the
mine under full operation ere long.
The White Swan mine has merit, and
under proper management should be
made to pay we'll. It is located In
the same zone as the Virtue mine,
" hich, In its day, made an output of
s3, 900, 900 In gold. - Mining World.
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SAWMllL FOR TIE
HUMBOLDT SHIPPED

l.. A. isrady. superintendent of .he
Humboldt aud Red Lion. came back
from Baker City this morning and
went on out tn the properties. lie
stated to Miner representative at
the train this mourning that IA sawmi II
at 10000 feet day capacity WAS
shipped To the Humboldt yesterday,
aud that u will be installed at once
tn cut lumber for the improvements
contemplated.
4 Merrill mill IL to be installed
on tho Rod Lion just as soon rs
conditions permit. The machinery
has been ordered, In u short time
sinking In To be resumed on the
llumbOld(
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Plenty of money East. to Which He is
Next" For Investment
Here.

David j.. killen, president of the
Killen, Warner. Stewart company,
accompanied by Mrs. Killen and
chi Idren, roturned Wednesday from a
protracted trip east. Accompanying
Mr.. killen also was J. NJ. VanberR,
Of Omaha, prominent IN banking cir
cles, who is likely to become largely
Interested In the district.
Mr.. Killen spent much time In
New York, Chicago, Milwaukee and
other cities where the firm maintains
branch offices. While the firm has
long had n representative In Chicago,
10 has never had what might be
termed regularly constituted branch
establishment. But arrangements
are now being made To open such an
office and also one of the same char
acter at Dos Moines. Mr.. Killcn IL
greatly pleased with The results
Of his trip. From u business stand
point. no says u was highly satisfnc.
tory, "You may say, Incidentally"
continued he, THAT We have had
good time. My wife aud children
were with me most of the time, and
outside of business affairs we thor.
Oughiy enjoyed the trip" Mr.. Killen
AMI family will probably remain here
during tho summer, occupying their
old residence on North street.
But sHy, do you know where can |
get n cooky" broke In Mr.. Killen In |
the midst of M interesting int erview
with Tho Miner. "At this writing !
this question IN given mo more con
oern than almost anything else.
Speaking of conditions east MIR. !
ki lien says:
There In all kinds Of money, !
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Having Tests Made.

W. n. Gardner, manager of the
Red Chief In the Cable Cove dis.
trict, left today for short visit to
his home Mt North Powder. MIR.
Gardner Is having some tests made
Of the ore from the rich shoot re-
Gently disclosed. He thinks 1t car
ries a good per cent of molly bdenite,
recently discovered in this part Of
the mine.
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Don't 60 TO ST. Louis

Till you call at or write to the Chi
cako, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail =
road. Office l34 Third Street, Port
land, Oregon. Low rates to all
points East, In connection with all
transcuntinentals.
W. s. ROWE, General Agnt,
Portland. Oregon.
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viii 10 tdSt.

W, u. Hurd, presipent Of the
SmuRRier aud United Exploration
90 mpsnies, WAS here today between
train on BUSINESS Mr.. Hurd will 20
east tonight on business connected
with his companies, TO be- gone about
two weeks. Work is now being
pro secuted at the properties.
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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
The WHITE SWAN NINE

The committee of the stockholders
Of Illinois Of the White Swan Mines
Company, Limited. Of OerRon,
through its chairman l. N Lykke,
Of ii2T Union avenue, Chiacgo, has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
PRATT CITY MINES
 MAKING RECORDS
OUTPUT IS GRATIFYING AND MER- CHANTS REPORT A GOOD BUSH NESS ON PAYDAY-FUNERAL OF YOUNG LADY HELD.

Pratt City, April 20.-(Specia1)-Al the Pratt City mines are working full time now, and the output is very gratifying. Today was marked by the usual activity in this district. 1t was a pay day at Thomas and as a result the Pratt City merchants report brisk business done. Trade was quite lively this afternoon, but the day passed off quietly and there was no excitement in police circles
 In police court this morning George Kennedy was fined $50 for carrying a con oealed weapon, and a negro junk dealer was tried on a charge of doing business without license, but his case was cor- tinued.
 The funeral of Miss Beulah Edwards. who died of measles at the family resi- dence at 3 o'clock from the First Bap- tist church. The services were conducted by Dr. Hendricks, pastor of the church, and were very impressive. A large con course of friends were present. The funeral was one of the saddest and one of the most impressive ever held in Pratt City. The young lady was universally popular and greatly beloved by every enc.
 Miss Bessie Wolfe is visiting friends in Avondale.
 Mrs. c. M. Cook has gone to Greens boro to spend a few weeks with rela- lives.
 The Odd Fellows of Pratt City are ac- lively engaged in making preparations for their big picnic, which will be held next Wednesday. The affair promises 10