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Alaska forum., 1904-04-09
ON THE CREEKS
Charley Linn is working on dis

Charley Linn IS WOrklng on d1S- covery Glen.
 M. s. Gill received a telegram from Bob Howard few days ago. Bob will be in on the first boat.
 The Gold Run boys are figuring on cutting ditch across the bar to Rhode Island creek.
 l.. M. Jones is out on a prospect ing trip in the vicinity of Toolo- vana.
 Anderson & Olson have good sized pay dump on their Thanks giving ground.
 J. w. Moore has nearly bed rocked three shaft on the upper end of Ca Hoosier.
 Sam Heeter will move the Epler boiler from Rhode Island creek to Baker in a few days. The boiler will be shipped to Chenoa on the Panama Chief.
 c. A. Ketterer has purchased the interest of H. ]. Roden in the Ste- vens & Tofty lay on Ia Glen.
 Ed Powers is running a ditch on Omega creek that will bring water for summer work on the bench on IIa.
 Green & Lawrence panned out $27 Nugget on Gold Run recently. They have rented Divers thawer and will use 1t to thaw their dump
 Hudson & Fancher are taking out dump on tue lower end of Ia Glen. Hudson's hoist is now do- ing good work.
 M. s. Gill is getting ready to commence summer work on Shirley bar. He will use a 4-inch centrifu- gal pump and will force the dirt into the boxes with a small nozzle
 Henry Wagner and his partners are taking out p0Od Dav on a
Alaska forum., 1904-04-09

JUDGE A. J. BALLET WEDS
 Cards were received in last mail announcing the marriage of A. J. Ballet and Miss Eva Folsom at Seattle. The groom is we'll known in Rampant. The Forum extends hearty congratulations.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
FAILS TO FLAG TRAIN.
Brakeman Is Responsible for Bad Wreck
on Kansas Road.

Kansas City, Dec. 24.-In wreck
today at Godfrey, Kan, of the "Mete-
or, the st. Louis & San Francisco rail-
way fast train from the south, nine
persons were killed and 80 Others in
lured. OF the injured, five probably
will die and IA were seriously hurt.
The responsibility for the wreck is
laid at the door of brakeman of the
freight crew, who failed to flag the train
lie has disappeared. The engine on
the freight had become dead, and the
crew was ordered to remain on the main
track and turn the switch for the mas.
ssenger, then about due, the brakeman
being ordered to flag the ''Meteor -
This he neglected to do.
In the crash the baggage car teIe-
scoped the engine landed in a corn
held, while the smoker and the two
chair cars were piled in mass on ton
Oh the engine. Most of the injured
were in the chair cars, which took fire
soon after the wreck occurred
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
COLOMBIAN TROOPS SIGHTED.


Colon, Dec. 26.-Everything is quiet
along the Atlantic coast. The cruiser
Mayfower came in today from the gulf
Of Darien, to which place she went af-
ter stopping at the Isle of Pines. The
Mayfower was sent out hurriedly on
receipt of the news brought by native
coasting schooner that Colombian
troops had been landed on the island
Arriving at the island, which is inhab-
tied by San Bias indians, the May
flower made thorough examination
and found the report to be untrue.
The Mayfower then continued to cruise
along the coast toward the gulf of OAR
len examining the coast, and in the af-
ternoon reached Titumati, where the
cruiser Atlanta saw the Colombian
troops week ago.
The Mayhower ran in close to the
Titumati shore and clearly saw mum
Der of Colombian soldiers on the beach
No landing was made by the May
flower, which did not attempt to COM
municate with the Colombians, and
shortly afterward departed.
While steaming out of the gulf, the
Mayfower sighted and soon passed close
to the Colombian cruiser General Pi.
zon, which was steaming at the rate O
six knots toward Titumati. 1t wa.
seen that the General Pizon had about
$50 Colombian soldiers aboard.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
JAPAN AFTER wARsHIPs.
Negotiations for Two Chilean Vessels are
Under Way.

London, Dec. 29.--Japan is negotiat-
ing for the purchase OF two Chilean
warships, the armored cruiser Esmer-
aida and another, probably the battle
ship CAPTAIN Pratt, which are for sale.
1t is now only a matter OF price. Ne
gotiations with other South American
governments for the purchase Of war
ships are also in progress.
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minis
ter to Great Britain, said to repre-
sentative of the Associated Press today,
relative to these negotiations:
"We want more ships. OF course,
this is only precautionary measure,
and 1t may be lot of expense all for
nothing. have no indication of the
nature OF the Russian reply. Per-
sonally / scarcely expect it will be de-
livered for some1ittle time. There is
no truth whatever In the report that
Japan's last note stipulated q time
limit"
Asked anent the dispatch from Ber-
lin saying the British government re-
ported to the car that Great Britain
"deemed Japan's demands just, and
earnestly expected that Russia would
grant them," Baron Hayashi, while he
was not aware of the precise action
taken by Great Britain and St. Peters
burg, said:
1.-THE British government is well
aware that Japan will be obliged to go
to war unless Russia modifies the po-
sition sheh as taken in her last note"
At the foreign Office here nothing is
yet known of the probable nature OF
the Russian reply.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
NEWS OF IDAHO
items Of General Interest Gathered
From All Over the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL DoINas


Lewiston-The work Of extending the
independent telephone wire from Spo-
kane to this place, it is expected, will
be completed this week Lewiston and
the Clearwater country will then have
much better long distance telephone IA
ciIities than heretofore, when 1t was
necessary to use wives that were also in
use part OF the time on other lines.
epalding-Notices have been posted
that the government lands here will be
sold ON January IA. The land to be
sold comprises about 200 acres. This
will include much of the present town
Of Spalding, and large tract Of farm
ing and pasture land. 1t is expected
the Northern Pacific will BIZ bidder
for a portion of the land, and that if
successful, the depot will be moved
from North Lapwai, mile east Of
here, to Spalding.
Boise--The state supreme court has
handed down an opinion holding the
state depository law unconstitutional.
The act was passed at the last session
of the legislature and provided that the
balances carried by the state treasurer
should be deposited in banks designat-
ed by state board of deposits, consist
ing OF the governor, auditor and attor-
ney general, such banks to give security
and to pay interest on daily balances.
State Treasurer Coffin contested the law
and has won the case. The court finds
the title of the act is insufficient, no
other point being passed on.
Weiser-News of an important deal
for the Seven Devils mining property
has just been disclosed. The purchas-
ers are Haas Bros, wealthy men, who
are in the hardware business in this
city, but also interested in mining
property in the Seven Devils. The
seller was G. F. Macy, superintendent
of the Iron Springs Mining company,
operating in the Black Lake district.
The property consists of five quartz
claims and several placer claims. The
price paid was $50, 900. According to
the terms of the contract, SO, 900 is to
be paid January /, 1904, and the re
mainder June l, 1904. 1t is understood
the new owners contemplate extensive
development work on their property.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Jackson and M. L.
Goldsmith, agents for the Idaho state
land board, held the biggest sale of
state lands here last week ever held in
any single county in Idaho at one time.
A total of 2680 acres of raw lands
brought $44, 095.75, which is almost
sly per acre. Some of these lands
brought as high as $3.50 per acre and
these were not choice lands, for all the
lands in demand were sold by the state
several years ago. About 800 bidders
attended the sale, which was held in
the probate judges office and in the
corridors of the courthouse, as the office
was too small. The auctioneer stood
in the door, receiving bids from both
sides, the courtroom being occupied by
Judge Steele. AS both of these mat
ters were in progress at the same tine
and many people were coming to pay
taxes, it caused the little courthouse to
have a very busy appearance. The
bidding was orderly and quiet.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
OUTLOOK OMNIBUS.


Pekin, Dec. 30,--The opinion enter
tanned by the best informed diplomats
In pekin, that war between Russia and
Japan Is probable and almost newt
able, remains unchanged.
Nothing has been received here to
corroberate the special dispatches from
Toxic which said that the Japanese
government was adopting an impera-
tive tone In pressing for speedy reply
10 this last note. The report Is not
believed.
Official communications received
here from high sources say that the
Japanese war party Ia growing in
strength and Ia bringing ali its iniIu-
ence TO bear upon tho government.
The Chinese board OF war has ordered
the viceroys to furnish full information
as 10 the numbers OF foreign trained
troops available for active service.
The viceroys OF three OF the central
provinces In response have reported
that 90, 900 such troops are In readi-
moss. This unquestionably, In q re-
markable exaggeration, as the great
majority OF the foreign trained troops
exist only ON paper.
The dowager empress has issued an
edict at the request OF Prince Ching,
appointing several unknown and
probably inexperienced officials as
heads OF army departments. One such
has been appointed director OF training,
another has been given command OF the
department of instruction, while a
third has been put in charge OF the de-
partment which has to do with the sup
ply of ammunition.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02

Washington. Dec. 30.--Representa.
tive Mondell, Of Wyoming, chairman of
tho irrigation committee, today APP
peared before the public lands commit
tee and presented an argument in favor
OF modification OF the timber and
stone act. He stoutly opposed the out
right repeal OF this law or it's radical
modification, for he showed 1t was the
mainstay of the national irrigation act
and afforded the great bulk Of money
that In converted into the reclamation
fund. He furthermore asserted there
has been no such extensive frauds per-
petrated under this law as has been
represented by certain department offics
ials and in the newspapers.
Mr.. Mondell believes the timber and
stone act should be amended SO as to
permit the government TO realize a
higher price for its public timber land
In Oregon, Washington and California
where this land Ia worth more than
$3.50 an acre, but hs stoutly objects to
having the price raised on timber lands
In the inter-mountain states.
Charm an Lacey, of the public lands
committee, also addressed the commits
sion. He is opposed to the repeal of
the timber and stone act but is willing
TO see the law amended so the govern
ment will derive reasonable price for
it's timber lands. He thinks a fixed
price per acre cannot be agreed upon,
owing to the varying value of timber
lands in different parts of the West.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02

Washington, Dec. 24.-Under tho
impression that war is surely to occur
between the United States and Colon.
pa the acknowledgement of the
army has been besieged by railroad and
shipping men DESTROYS of TRANSPORTING
troops; 1t was pointed out today that
while the landing of marines on foreiOn
soil occasioned but little comment and
Is only an evidence of disturbed con.
uition oil affairs, the embarking of
troops puts different aspect on the
situation. For this reason the rs ,av
WI, be permitted to control affairs in
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
TRAIN WRECK[ElN
Sixty Three Dead and Thirty !,
jured in Pennsylvania.
Tinbers Which Had Fallen on r..
From Freight Train the cause-m.
Wild and Horrible Scenes Eollow

Connellsville, Pa, Dec. 2s.-Wi,h .
terrible crash the Duquesne Lim;,.s
the fastest through passenger trs;,
from pittsburg to New York, on 4.
Baltimore & Ohio, plowed into nil. :,
lumber at Laurel Run, two miles u...
of Dawson, at 7:45 O'Clock tonight and
it is estimated that SO lives were lo.,
and 80 persons were injured. '''
The train left Pittsburg this ever,n.
running few minutes late, in chars,
OF Engineer William Thornley,. of ro ~
nellsville. When approaching Ian.1,
Run, which is particularly good pss S
of road, the train was running at a b;~b S
rate of speed. Suddenly the passepgs -
were thrown from their seats bv H.
lightninglike application of the brakss
and q. moment later there was a terriss
crash.
The train was made up of two bs.
gage cars, two day coaches, one sleenas
and one dining car, and at the time ws'
carrying at the lowest estimate 1850 pas
sengers. The train plowed along for,
considerable distance, and the cars ws,s
torn to pieces, passengers Jumping
screaming and falling from the wreck
as it tore along. Suddenly the engIOs
swerved to the left and the coaches
plunged down over the embankment h
the edge of the Youghiougheny river.
The moment the cars stopped rolling
there WAS wild scene. Many person,
were pinioned beneath the wreckage
and the screams and cries that rent The
air were beyond description. MANY
were injured in their mad excitement
and plunged into the river. Others
pinioned beneath the heavy timben
pleaded in agonized tones for release
So terrific was the force of the wreck
that nearly every passenger suffered
moments inconsistencies, and many d
the able-bodied men were unable to a.
sist in helping the injured from the
wreck on account of having tainted.
The wreck was caused by the break
ing of castings on carload of bIds.
timbers on west bound freight train
which had passed Laurel Run not mon
than Is minutes before the ill-lated
passenger train. The wreck occurredo On
curve, and it WAS impossible lr
Engineer Thornley, to see far enough
ahead to detect the obstruction on The
tracks.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC I'm UTAH.
Great Number of Persons Were Exposed
Mt Public Ball,

Salt Lake, Dec. 26.-An epidemic of
smallpox is raging in Cache and Box
Elder counties in the northern portion
OF this state and the medical authorities
in the affected districts have appealed
to the state board of health to establish
quarantine. The rapid spread of the
disease is said to be the result of num-
erous dances held recently, which were
attended by persons suffering from the
contagion.
In Box Elder county n cases have
already been reported, the little town
OF Mantau alone having 40 cases within
its borders.
In Cache county the scourQe, while
widespread, has not as yet assumed
such serious aspect as in the adioin-
ing county. The disease is of a com
paratively mild form, and no deaths
from it have yet been reported.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.


Salem, Dec. 24.-The special session
of the Oregon legislature ended last
night at 11:15 o'clock. In three day
session the legislature accomplished all
that had been desired, an achievement
made possible by perfect harmony
among the members.
Yesterday both houses passed the bill
appropriating 100000 for securing
right Of way for the Cello canal, and
also number of bills of minor import.
ance.
Killing of Chinese pheasants has
been prohibited until 1905.
Ten per cent has been fixed as the
maximum rate of interest to be charged
upon property sold for taxes.
No person, except the person paying
the same, will be permitted to maintain
suit to recover fees paid to county re
corders under the invalid fee law.
A law has been passed permitting
owners of water rights to condemn and
appropriate the property and water
rights of others for public use.
The total cost of the session has been
about 81 800, for the payment Of which
an appropriation was made.
The new barracks at tho soldiers
homo at Roseburg will be furnished at
a cost of $4,000.
The legislature memoralized congress
In favor of the Brownlow road bill
which, if passed, will bring an appro'
priation of $3.50, 900 to Oregon, and
also in favor of increasing salaries o.
rural mail carriers from 5000 to s0w
per year.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
DEATH IN WRECK.


Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 29.--
Eighteen are dead and 81 injured, ssg-
eral Of them fatally, as the result n the
collision early this evening OF Two paa-
senger trains ON the Pere Marquette
railrocd, one-half mile vest OF East
Paris, about six miles cast Of this city.
The collision, which was head on, was
caused according to statement issued
by the officials Of The road at the gem
eral offices in Detroit, by the high wind
blowing oat the red signal lamp at Nc
Cords, where the west-bound train,
Mob, should have stopped and re-
ceived orders to PASS the east bound
train at Fox. The officials deny the re-
port that Misunderstanding Of orders
ON the part Of ons Of the engineers was
responsible Tor the collision.
According TO the statement OF the
officials, thu trains were originally to
have met and passed at Oakdale Park,
but to help the east-bound train the
dispatcher issued new orders, fixing
Fox as the meeting place. The east
bound train received this order, and
the west-bound train should have re-
ceived the same order at McCord's
Instead it rushed by this station, and
the operator there, after reporting this
fact, found on going ont on his platform
that his red light, which had been
burning two minutes before, was out,
presumably extingu ished by the high
wind that was blowing.
The trains met with terrible crash
the baggage and smoking cars behind
each locomotive being instantly reduced
TO pile Of kindling wood. The en-
gines were completely wrecked, the
boiler OF the engine which had pulled
the east bound train being torn COM
pletely torn from the running gear and
standing perpendicularly in ditch at
the side OF the track.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02

Wheat-Walla Walls. 71@72c; blue
stem, TIC; valley, 7Sc.
Barley-Feed, 500 per ton; brewing
$200 20 80; rolled, $21.
Flour-Valley, $3.75@3.S5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $40. 0@4.lui
clears, s3.55@3.75; hard wheat pat
elts, $4.2O@4.50; graham, $50
whole wheat, s.; rye flour, s4.oOe
47.5. Oats-No. / white, $1.o7he
LILO; gray, 81 .05 per Genital.
Millstuffs-Bran, SIS per ton; mid
dlings, 1923; shorts, $40; chop, slSi
llnseed, dairy food, $40.
Hay-Timothy, $40 per ton; clovef
sl2; grain, $12; cheat, sl2.
Vegetables-Turnips, So per sack
carrots, Zoe; beets, 9Oc; parsnips, 10Y
soc' cabbage, 1@114c per pound; par
ley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes, sl@l Low
per cratei caulificwer, 75c@$1 per dor
en-; celery, 75c; pumpkins, lie PEI
pound: onions, Yellow Danvers, SOce
III per sack, growers prices.
Honey-$3@s.50 per case.
Potatoes-Oregon, choice and fancy
90 Zoe per sack; common, 50@0vel
sweet potatoes, sacks, &c; boxes, ~
per poand.
Fruits-Apples, 75c@$2 per box
pears, sl@1.50 per box.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 27h@S~
per pound; dairy, 2O@22hc; st0rs'
15@1sKc.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 14@l0s'
Young America, 15@16c.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, &c PEI
pound; spring, Sc; hens, &c; turksys.'
i've, l6c; dressed, TIC; ducks, foe'
per dozen; geese, SC per pound.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, so n c; Eastern
25@30K.
Hops - Choice, FAC per pound
prime, 22c; medium, 100; common
loo. Wool--valley, 17G1sc; Eastern
oregon, 12@15c; mohair, s2@S6c.
Beef-Dressed, 5@6Ac per pound
Veal - Dressed, small, S@Ss''
large, osaoc per pound.
Mutton - Dressed, 5@6cc; lamr'
8 NC per pound.
fork-Dressed, e@o1sc per pound
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
Loor UNDER FIRE.


aogsh Nj 'AlIster. I. r.. dec. 90.--A
gang Of Avs bank rot beers looted the
bank In kiowa. small town is miles
north Of here, at o'clock this morning
and escaped after several hundred shots
bad been exchanged between the rob-
bers and posse Of so citizens Of XII
oua
The robbers dyn&mited tEs safe and
secured ~ 500 Ia cash, some OF which
II believed To have been mntiIassd by
the explosion. The bank building was
partially wrecked, the damage 10 tho
building bring about u 800.
An entrance to the bank was gained
by The MSS Of crowbarn through . rear
window. While two Of the men did
the work Of blowing up the safe, three
stayed outside an guards. The firat ex-
plosion vas failure, making loud re-
port but doing little damage. The citi-
zens heard the noise, and arming them
selves with reviewers and shotguns,
hurried 10 the bank.
At the command Of leader OF ths
citizens yolley was fred at the robbers,
who we're visible through the shutters.
The fire was returned by the guards
secreted on the outside.
While the two men on the inside
worked, the three men on the outside
kept mp steady fire with the posse Of
citizens. II took three explosions 10
open the safe. After the last explosion
the burglars gathered up their tools and
leaving through the front Of the bank
got away In the dark.
The posse followed the gang for dis
lance but lost the trail. While some
of the citizens believe one robber WAS
injured not one OF the citizens was
struck. The latter were protected from
the FIRE Of the robbers by stock pens in
the rear OF the bank building.
A posse Of United States marshals IL
In pursuit, with little chance Of Inn
mediate results, as the men had several
hours start.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02

Washington, Dec. 30.-Unless there
Is some unforeseen opposition, it Is
more than probable that the present
session OF congress will enact some leg
islation for the protection of American
vessels trading with the Philippines.
1t was said today by an officer CT the
Newport News shipbuilding company
that Senators Frye, Lodge, Hanna and
other powerful leaders intend to push
the bill recently introduced by the
Maine senator providing for such pro-
lection. The bin is radical in it's pro-
visions, and inflicts as a penalty to for
feituie OF any cargo brought to the
United States from the archipelago ex-
cept In American vessels. The bill, If
passed, is to go into effect on July /,
1904.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02
WANTS NO ISLANDS As STATES


New York, Dec. 26.--The annual
dinner OF the New England society Of
the city of New York held tonight in
the Waldorf Astoria was a more notable
affair than any held during the 81 years
since the incorporation Of the society
There were 554 diners.
After toast had been drunk to the
npresident of the United States.
Whitelaw Reid spoke on "Forefathsfs'
Day." Passing to consideration Of
national expansion, he said:
"shall we find that safe course by
roaming the oseans TO drag in semi
tropical and revolutionary communi-
ties, to be made states in the American
union, equal from the start to our
selves, with sometimes, perhaps, bal
ance OF power that may enable them to
govern us and the land of our fathers?
"Such questions have burst upon us
TOO suddenly out Of our recent expan-
sion to Justify at the outset harsh criti-
cirms of any rash or ill-considered pro-
posals that may rise to the surface in
the first froth of public discussion.
But venture to predict that the time
will come within the lives of many who
now hear me when the man who shall
propose the incorporation as state In
to this government of the United States
of America of any island of the sea, the
Philippines, the Sandwich Islands, or
Porto Rico, or Cuba, will be hunted
from political life as political enemy,
whether he be animated merely by
lingering "reminiscences of the fiilibus-
ters and the slavery propaganda, or
whether he represent sugar trust in
Wall street or sage brush state in the
United States senate"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-01-02

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 2e.-Tt
Is SAID on excellent authority that Gen.
erai "os y Gil, ex-president of santo
pomingoi and all his followers here
nave nave secured new recruits in Porto
S S,co, ana intend sailing via Hayti for
9anto Domingo on French steamar
January 4, for the purpose of starsino .
new revolution to replace General w. .
, oll IN the presidential chair. II 10
rumored that thousands of Domin;csn 70
are ready TO Join General Wos Gil on
mis- arrival at Santo Domingo. ~