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Evening star., 1904-03-21

FIVE SMALL BRICK HOUSES on r,
street near 11th. Rented ut $50 90 PER
MONTH. Price, $4,000. This Is
great opportunity for any one looking
for an INVESTMENT
Evening star., 1904-03-21

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

The Secretary of the Interior
has recently decided the matter
of newspaper publication in ap-
plications for mineral patent as
follows" says the Pacific Coast
Miner. 1.-The statute clearly
seems to indicate that the Regis
ter is given some discretion in
the selection of the newspaper.
The statute is not simply that
the publication shall be in a
newspaper published nearest to
such a claim. There are three
clements in the requirement: first
the publication shall be news
paper, second, that newspaper
shall be one published nearest to
such claim, and third, the Regis
ter shall determine what news
paper is published nearest such
claim. The performance of the
Registers duty, under the stat
ute, requires the exercise by him
of reasonable judgement and dis
erection both in determining What
is a newspaper and determining
which of several newspapers is
the one nearest to the claim. :"
This rule does not apply to delin-
quent notices. The statute clear
ly states that this form of notice
shall be published in the news
paper nearest the claim regard
less of any ones opinion on the
matter. This statute is REINFORCED
by high judicial authority. (See
Indy on mines.) 1t is our opin-
ion that the Secretary's ruling
would not stand judicial scrutiny.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

The recent address of the pres
ident to the delegation of lumber
dealers who called upon him at
the White house recently, accord
ing to the Tribune, would, in
our opinion, Indicate, if it indi-
Gates anything, a saner attitude
at-least toward the miner in his
relation to the forest reserve.
We are encouraged to hope from
this that Mr.. Roosevelt's admin
istration will, when once con-
WINGED that the miner has no de-
sire to emulate the late William
E. Gladstone as a woodchopper,
remove all the present curnbrous
and illogical rules and restric-
lions with which he is at present
annoyed and hampered. That
this state of mind on the part of
the president was brought about
by Mr.. Hepburn and the Idaho
delegation generally, goes with
out saying.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

1t seems high time the Idaho con-
gressmen were making such protests
against the unreasonable and obstruc-
tive reserve extensions as it is Indicated
Senator Hepburn made yesterday. The
facts and the effects of such extensions
have been fully set forth in the Trib-
une, and are fully Understood by intel
ligent citizens. The restrictive results
of this policy, if exaggerated beyond
reason as is the case in Idaho, are cum
ulative. The closure of certain domain
not only desolates the included area but
its influence extends far beyond, just
as activities there would be felt ali
around. Nor has 1t ever been under
stood or explained why the govern
ment, with it's Wanted regard for pos
terity, does not adopt reforestation in
the denuded sections rather than kill off
the opportunities OF the new sections.
There seems to be some radical niscon-
ception of the rights and duties Of the
case somewhere ard if the Idaho con-
gressnnen will pursue the matter to TIE
bottom they will be rendering the state
a great service of which it is sadly in
need. Lewiston Tribune.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

Where a contract for the sale
of q mining claim provided that
an intermediate payment of ten
thousand dollars should be made
and if default was made in any
of the payments the property
should revert with all the inn
provements to the seller; the
buyer assigned his contract to a
mining corporation without the
knowledge or consent of the sell
er, an oral demand by the seller,
or his agent, on the buyer re-
curing payment or delivery of
the property, was sufficient to en-
title the seller to maintain eject
ment as against both the pur-
chaser and his assignee; there
was no necessity of resembling
the contract and offering to re-
turn the money that had been
paid; nor was there any necessity
to await until final payment was
IN default. The provision for
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

Mine Inspector Robert N.
Bells Report of the Mining Dis
tricts of Idaho for the year 1903,
will long remain a monument to
that gentleman's ability, not only
as a practical miner and geolo-
gist, but as an executive and adj
ministrative afficer as we'll. That
he accomplished as much as he
did single handed is sufficient
evidence that the mining indus
try of Idaho has at last secured
the right man for the right place,
and it behooves the industry to
see to it not only that Mr.. Bell
be continued in his present posi-
ton but that he be furnished
with the requisite number of as
sistants as we'll as a liberal ap-
preparation for such other needs
as is in his opinion necessary.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12
The Cornell correspondent of

The Cornell correspondent of
the Lewiston Tribune, writing
of the death of Robert Larsen,
who was killed by a snowslide
there February 16, has this to
say: ''The camp is in deep
mourning as for a brother. The
deceased was a much respected
and dearly beloved friend of all
the members Of the camp. The
exceptional conditions which ex-
list in this camp where all live
like one family, will cause the
deceased to be long mourned and
his vacancy much felt. Little
was known of his relatives. He
was member of Dehlongue
Lodge No. 48, I. o. o. F., this
jurisdiction, and also member
of the Western Federation of
Miners. He was forty-nine years
of age. Died February Is, 1904,
7:15 a. M, buried February IS,
1904 at 200 p. M
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12
Profits Of Mining.

1t is perhaps deallng Win d
we'll threshed subject to take up
the argument of failures in min
ing. The statement is often made
that the percentage of successful
enterprises in mining is greater
than any other branch of bust
ness, yet this statement is many
times npt- accepted as true, Sta
tistics are furnished to back up
the statement, and from such
authorities as are not to be doubt
ed. They show, a loss of less than
so per cent in mining as against
80 per cent in four of our leading
industries commercial, manu-
factuEing, trading and banking.
The United States census of 1890
collected some complete informa-
ton about the number of persons
and the amount of capital en-
gagged in our national industries.
and the value of their output.
The result showed an average re-
turn per man engaged in agricul-
ture of 1927; in forest industries,
1925; in manufacturing, 1854;
and in metal mines, $40.
The late Cicil Rhodes, the mil
lionaire mine owner and operator
of large mining concerns in At
RIGA, has been quoted several
times upon this subject, the tol .
lowing being from one of his lat
er speeches: 81 speak advisedly,
and say what every man who has
investigated knows to be the
truth, that less money is lost pro-
portionately in mining than in
any othsr business in the world,
and larger fortunes are made in
mining and in investment of
mining stocks than in any bust
ness or any investment on earth.
A good mining stock will pay the
investor more easily 20, 80, 40
and 100 per cent annually than
municipal bonds, railroad bonds
and stock or government bonds
can possibly pay 5 per cent. Mon
ey invested in good mining stock
is safer than in a bank, than in
mortgages, railroad securities,
municipal or government bonds.
The security of good mining stock
is the raw material of money it.
self; it is the stuff at whose
feet government, cities, banks,
railroads, mortgages, land corpo-
rations, and all forms of business
kneel. Mines and Mining.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

the good taste to resign but that
the association refused to accept
his resignation. In view of the
statement the MINING NEWS
feels called upon to urge upon
the ASSOCIATION the acceptance of
Mr.. Woods resignation and Sc
lect instead one of the many men
of Idaho county, among whom
are some of the most, competent
men of the state in the line of
mining operations.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

Representative Van Duzer of
Nevada introduced a bill in the
House." says the San Francisco
Examiner, for the establish
ment of a Department of Mines
and Mining, its head to be a Cab
met officer at a salary Of $4,000
per annum. 1t provides that the
Geological Survey be transferred
from the jurisdiction of the In
terror Department to that of the
proposed Department. Speaking
of the measure Van Duzer stated
that requets from all classes of
people had brought to his atten-
ton the necessity of such a de-
partment in the government.
There has BEEN, said Mr.. Van
Duzer, a constant demand for
data, especially from the East,
IN regard to the mining industry
of the United States and it's pos
sessions. The features of the bill
introduced cover these points in
detail. Mr.. Van Duzer goes on
to say: The people Of the West
are DESTROYS of having O. depart
ment that has direct influence
over the mining industry, and
the organization of a Department
of Mines and Mining will be es-
pecially appreciated by the peo-
pie generally throughout the
country" Mr.. Van Duzer's bill
deserves to succeed. We can not
imagine one other single piece of
Legislation which would have the
beneficial eileen to the mining
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12
According to the Tri

According to the Tribune,
Lewiston is to have a canning
plant in operation by April LIST.
This is as it should be. There is
no earthly reason why, situated
as she is in the heart of an agri-
cultural country and at the en-
trance to great mineral terri
tory, Lewiston should not fur
nish to the mining population all
the canned vegetable and dairy
products they consume. 1t also
seems strange that we are COM
PEELED to go to Chicago for our
cured meats.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

George w. Overfeld says he
got drunk and while in that ex-
allied condition presented John
Overfeld and wife with 10000
shares of Jumbostock, and as
misfortunes seldom come singly,
George permitted himself to get
sober. and is now suing for 'resti-
tuition of said stock. George
should have remained drunk, he
appears to better advantage in
that condition.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

Press reports state that the i'm
perial government will import
Chinese coolies to the Transvaal,
South Africa, to work in the
mines. This course is tantamount
to the establishment of slavery.
This would not be noteworthy
were it not for the fact that this
same imperial government spent
a billion dollars recently in an
effort to emancipate the burgh-
ers of that country from their
independence. Unfortu n at e. y
she succeeded.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

According to press reports the
State Mining Association ap-
pointed Mr.. Wood, Of Lewiston,
Nez Perez county, representative
for the association in Idaho coun-
ty. Why do the association go
outside the county for a repre-
sentative? We gather from the
same source that Mr.. Wood had
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12
The stock of the Y

The stock of the Waterloo
Consolidated Co., Camp McKin-
ney, B. G., received an Irish
mans raise recently. The Spok-
esman-Review is authority for
the statement that instead of the
dividend the stockholders were
led to expect, they were notified
of an assessment. No explana-
ton is given of the sudden
change of front by the manage
ment. Dennis Clark, of the
American Eagle, is manager.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

''The CALLED jade does not al
ways vince. Some peoples hides
are so tough that a truth, how
ever sharp, seldom strikes home.
Others are so thin skinned they
assume every unpleasant ref1ec-
ton as directed at them, while,
at the same time, they are not
worth noticing. "--Kooskia Noun
taineer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

industry that the establishment
of Department of Mines would
have. and will take this oppor-
tunity to again urge upon our
miners the vital Importance of
such a move.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

The1daho Mountaineer says:
There is help for every unpleas-
ant characteristic under the sun
except innate meanness. A per-
son may seem very disagreeable
simply from lack Of acquaintance
but for little soul there is no
cure"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-12

reversion on default was not a
term used merely to promote ex-
petition of payment but made
time the essence of the contract.
Williams VS.. Long (cd) 72 Pa
citic, Rep. Oil.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP RATES.
Action Taken by Some Of the Com
panies,

A dispatch from London last night says
The White Star line today announced that
its steerage rates to America had been in
creased to SIS. thus following the example
of the North German Lloyd and Hamburg
American lines, which took similar action
yesterday.
The American line today announced an
increase from $3.50 to S12.50 in the case
of steerage rates to Philadelphia, and the
Dominion line announced rate Of s15 to
Quebec.
A cablegram from Hamburg says: The At
lantic rate war Is not over, and the Ger
man lines have, no intention of giving In.
as inferred by Tuesdays. changes In
rates. In reply to an inquiry the Associ-
ated Press has received the following off,
cial statement from the Hamburg -Ameri-
can line:
THE associated lines have decided to
increase the westbound steerage rates
from Great Britain to SIS, but they have
also decided to introduce further and
considerable reductions in steerage rates
to and from Austria-Hungary The as
sumption circulated in some of the En-
glish papers that the raising Of the Brit
ish steerage rates was sign that the as
ISOLATED lines were tired of the struggle,
and that if only the Cunard line followed
suit they would slowly go up to their for
mer rates. leaving the differences which
led to the struggle undecided, is alto
gether wrong. The contrary Is the case
The associated lines think. as before, that
the war can only be terminated by a
friendly understanding and the conclu-
sion of a contract making q recurrence
of the present circumstances, humanity
speaking, Impossible for many purposes"
A cabiegram from Liverpool says: The
streets leading to the steerage offices OF the
transatlantic steamship companies were
blocked Tuesday by thousands OF emigrants
clamoring for last chance to get to
America for $40, the reports that the rate
war was over being generally believed
The White Star line steamer Baltic which
sailed today, took over 1000 $40 emi-
grants and many were left behind for
lack of accommodation.
The American line steamer Merton.
which also sailed today. was full up with
the last $40 batch for Philadelphia
Scandinavians predominated, but there
was a fair sprinkling Of British emf
grants.
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Mrs. Thatcher Planned Her Death.

A dispatch from New York says: Addi-
tional mystery now envelopes the suicide
on Sunday Of the wife Of George Thatcher,
the minstrel. 1t was at first supposed
by her friends that she had been stricken
by sudden fit OF melancholy over her
approaching abandonment Of the apart
ments which she and her daughter occupied.
She had arranged to give up her home In
New York and accompany her husband on
his tour with 1.-The County Chairman" now
playing In the west. But it seems now as
If she had planned her death at least
few days beforehand
II wish to make my WILL she said, smil-
Ing. to her attorney. two days before she
took her life. In answer to a question by
the lawyer she continued:
MY husband Is one OF the most devoted
of men and / wish to leave everything I
have to him.
"You don't necessarily have to die be-
cause you make your will. do your" she
remarked
why, no." said the lawyer. In surprise.
She spoke OF Joining her husband. and
appeared to be cheerful at the prospect.
She left everything to him. including an
OIL portrait of her az a girl, and the for
tune Of 100000 which she had just In
herited. He was made sole executor with
out bonds
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Mississippi's 500 Murders,

dispatch from New Orleans says:
Since last January 500 murders have been
committed In Mississippi and Governor
Vardaman has declared that he proposes
taking radical steps to suppress crimes The
majority of the murders were committed
by negroes. Judges OF the circuit courts
have advanced the opinion that the situa-
ton will not change until the members of
the juries impaneled for such ofrenses shall
decide to convict the murderers.
There Is a labor scarcity in the cotton
district, and every time negro Is jailed 1t
means that much less help. 1t Is said tina
the farmers who serve on juries invariab bly,
acquit the criminals with the understand
ing that the prisoners are to help in har-
vesting the crop.
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will have. So old Orm," he continued,
stooping down and detaching the grisly
headpiece from the vertebral column,
prepare to face the light Of day after
sleep of centuries In darkness.
"Put it back again" said Godfrey
What good can it do you? You can't pos
sibly put 1T to any USE.
sThe skull of a brave Viking is tro-
phy. well worth preserving. noble orna-
ment for my sideboard. And if you talk
of use, there are several uses to which l
can put it. I may set 1t with silver and
convert 1t into drinking cup. like that
used by Byron. Or / may turn it into a
pretty lamp to write tragedy by. after
the fashion of the poet Young. Or. imi-
tating the old Egyptians, 1 may use 1t as
a table decoration to remind me OF death
and of the vanity of all things human.
The skull will be a souvenir of our expe-
dttion a memento Of an experience
unique, at least, in my life. So hurrahF
he cried. holding the trophy aloft; "Hur-
rah for the Vikings skull?
Day was dawning when Idris and God
frey reached home, after concealing, SO
far as lay in their power, the traces Of
their nights work. Beatrice. who had
been sitting up anxiously awaiting their
return, gave little scream when she be-
held their blackened faces
Heavens! what has happened?" she
cried.
over the repast that she had kept In
readiness for them Idris gave an account
Of the expedition. finishing his story by
producing the relics he had brought away
with him, namely. the Vikings skull and
the fragment OF tapestry.
LET US have some warm water, Trixie,"
said Godfrey. We will try to clean this
tapestry"
A bowl of warm water was soon pro-
cured, Godfrey diluting II with powder
brought by him from his surgery.
"A chemical preparation of my own" he
explained. warranted to take out stains
without injuring the CLOTH
Under Beatrfcess manipulation the relic
gradually disclosed itself as a piece of
brownish-colored linen, divided by a ver-
tical line OF black thread into two SEQ
lions Of unequal length. Each section con.
sisted Of picture woven in wooden
threads on the linen background, and
each was 'fragmentary In character, the
beginning OF the one and the end of the
other being torn away.
The left section represented battle
field; spears were HURTING in air; two
warriors were lying PROSTATE, and
third. q yellow-haired hero, his bare arms
flung al0ft, Yves ia the act OF falling
backward. his breast pierced by an ar
row.. These figures. drawn to scale of
about half the human size. were in a good
state OF preservation. Tho colors OF the
garments had scarcely faded: the golden
filaments composing the shields still re-
tanned their brightness; and the swords,
woven from silver threads. gfslted In the
rising sunlight, ~ Beatrice moved the
fabric to and fro. To this section was at-
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| tached the subscription: 'Hic ormum
Aureum Occidunt"

tached the subscription: 'Hic ormun
Aureum Occidunt."
What do these words mean?' Beatrice
asked
Here they kill orm the Golden" Id
ris replied.
"Orm the Golden" Godfrey repeated
''You are right. then. Idris in your theory
as to that tumulus being the tomb of tht
warrior spoken of on the runic ring.
confess that till this moment I have had
my doubts on the point, but this piece o.
tapestry is decisive"
In the other section Of the cloth the
same warrior, still pierced by the arrow
was represented as lying prone upon the
earth; two figures. those of a woman and
of a boy were bending over him. That II
was night time was shown by the torches
they carried. The woman had evidently
come to bear off the body of the dead
chief. The words "Hilda Invent" were
clearly discernible; the rest Of the in
Scriptton was wanting.
'Hilda f1nds'-Orm, 1 suppose the next
word would be, If we had the inscription
in full" said Idris. "Hilda-the lady OF
the runic ring. you will remember. This
other figure is perhaps intended for her
son Mangus. II so, it is clear that he was
a lad at the time OF his fathers death,
which may account for his mothers act In
hiding the treasure in Ormfell There 1t
was to remain till her son should be of
age to defend his heritage. The roll of
tapestry suspended round the tomb was
WHcu cutiTcs a complete record
In needlework of the life of Orm the
Viking. 1t must have formed an interest
Ing relic of Morse times. A pity we
haven't the whole Of It."
And so this Is Hilda the Alrunar'
unused Beatrice. contemplating the figure
on the tapestry. How curiously we are
linked with the pasti To think that the
expedition In which you nearly lost your
lives Is the result Of a sentence engraved
on Morse altar rim thousand years
ago by the lady portrayed on this piece Of
needlework! She had dark hair, IL this be
her counterfeit presentment' And to
think. too. that we possess the very skull
OF the yeliow-haired Viking pictured here!
1t sounds too romantic to be true Where
are you going to put your grisly trophy,
Mr.. Breakspearf'
''The head OF the staircase is the ortho-
dox place"
1.-THE orthodox placer repeated Beatrice
puzzled by the expression.
Some ancient houses KEEP a skull as
part of the furnishings" 1dris explained
ut IL supposed to bring good luck. and
the-head of the staircase Is it's usual
place. any removal Of It being fraught with
danger to the house. OF course, this is
foolery, but
But still we may as well be in the
fashion,, smiled Beatrice, and SO I'll put
1t where you say"
The Vikings skull was, therefore, taken
by her to the ombrasure! OF the window
that looked down the staircase, after which
act Beatrice went on for brief spell OF
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NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY

sleep, this being the first time she had
ever gone to bed at sunrising.
Godfrey, preparing to follow her exam.
pie. fingered for a moment. attracted by
the appearance of the water In which the
tapestry had been cleansed.
How red this water ISL he murmured.
ITO what Is the color dueT'
Probably to the reddish colored clay
with which the cloth was stained" replied
Idris.
'It may be So" said the physician, slowly
and thoughtfully. but IL remember right.
ly. the clay In that part Of the chamber
where the tapestry lay was not red at all.
The appearance of this water Is certainly
curious. One might almost take it for
bloodr'
(To be continued tomorrow)
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Deaths Of Two Women Suggest Murder

A dispatch from Towanda. Pa. sayss
News has reached here from Mace
donna, three miles from this place. that
Mrs. Bigler johnson and her ten-year-old
niece. Annie BENJAMIN, were burned to
death late last night in a fire which de-
stroyed their home. The bodies were found
In corner of what had been the bed
room. and near them lay the remains OF
small oil can. Leading from the door
step for a distance of 100 feet q trail OF
blood was found. The authorities suspect
that murder has been. committed and are
asking an investigation.