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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

According to recent statistics,
Australia IL beginning to pay a
ruinous price for its socialistic expert.
ments. Owing to extravaganza In
the form Of public works undertaken
primarily to give employment to
labor and hold the labor vote, the
country is heavily burdened with
debt. and vague proposals looking to
populations more or less thinly
veiled are already In the mouths Of
Of the baser sort. Owing
to depression caused mainly by crude
Legislative attempts to Ievolutionize
the natural laws Of trade, the
is losi Z the thriftier and
more self rela =, part of its popula.
tion by emigiU iou.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

The Chicago Post says the Iroquois
club. one of the leading democratic
organizations Of the west, Is prepar-
ing to boom General Miles for the
democratic nomination for the presi
dency. The committee of the club
has been authorized to arrange ban
quet soon ut which Miles will make
the principal address and tie hailed
as u bona Hde candidate for the pres
idency. General Miles has accepted
the invitation to be present. No
club has ever yet succeeded In nomi-
mating democratic candidate for the
presidency; but II would be an inter.
estinR scrap. "a fight to a finish with
bare knuckles, could II DO arranged
to have Miles run against Roosevelt,
two men who personally hate each
other.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

The death Of Goeorge Francis
Train removes one Of the most
picturesque aud erratic figures In
American history Besides being
active In commercial lines he was the
author Of some forty books, and a
we'll known newspaper writer. His
own summary Of his career is this !:
shipping clerk. l6; manager, Is;
partner in Train 4 Co., 20; income
Of tl0,0 Established firm Of Geo.
Francis Train L Co., Melbourne,
Australia, 1853; agent White Star
line, income $4,000 Started forty
clipper to California In lsi9. Built
railroad connecting Erie with Ohio
aud Mississippi. Pioneered the first
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27
They are:

ing In congress:. They are:
Representative Gardner's bill to
create comm ission to study the sub
ject of American shipping and report
to congress at Its next session, In
December Of this year; Senator
Frye's bill extending the coastwise
laws Of the United States to the
trade with the Philippine Islands, so
that all commerce between the United
States and the Philippines shall be
carried In Ameican vessels, and Sen
ator Frye's bill combining the ship.
ment of war and naval stores of the
United States exclusively to Amer
lean vessels.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

A New York special to the Seattle
Times tolls about II nsw printing ma.
chine which everlastin.ly lays II over
the linotypc, unitype, monotype or
any other sort of type ever Invented.
Its u litho,ypc, and IL something like
u typewriter, something like II hand
organ. something like IA piano. but
whatever II IL, II IL cheap, portable
aud every man can bc his own type.
setter. The man who invented IL is
named Timmis, aud Timmis says he
has printed volumes on II.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

Critic" whose task IL IL to ex.
pose tho fakirs in tho mining world
through the columns Of Mining ln-
vestor. published ut Colorado
Springs, is an artist In his line. His
IL good stuff" not only on account
Of its value to investors. but also
from u literary standpoint. Then,
too, II has the striking novelty OF
being free from all suspicion Of black.
mail; IL IL honest.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

In his history of the Bank Of Eng
land, John Francis declares that In
1925 he saw the prospectus Of II
company to be formed for the drain.
ing Of the Rod sea aud the recovery
Of the gold and jewels left by Pharaoh
and his army In the pursuit of the
lsraelitos. Evidently, our modern
promoters are u lot Of 'dead oncs. +"
when II comes To separating suckers
from their mouey ON clean cut,
artistic fake.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

The report Of the sale Of the DAILY
West and Silver King mines to the
Federal Mining and Smelling com.
pany, has been confirmed. The
amounts involved are said to be o., d.
900, 900 for tho former. aud 1000,
900 for the latter. The DAILY West
Is said to yield sll7,OO0 u month.
and the Silver King 800. 200.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

Spain Is making preparations to
hold an international celebration
In 1905 In honor Of he tricentenary
Of the publication Of Cervantes'
Don QuiXote. 4 statue of Cervantes
will be unveiled, there will be a
mediaeval tournament. II bull fight
aud dramatization Of Don Quixote
will be played by Henry Irving in
the principal theater of Spain. In
this Spain does we'll. 1t will be a
celebration In which all nations eau
participate. Cervantes WAS not only
Spaiu's greatest literary character,
but one Of the worlds greatest.
Spain has produced few literary men
of International reputation. Outside
Of the author of Gil Bias, IL indeed
Spain can claim him, since by birth
aud education he was French, Ger.
vantes stands as the only writer who
has merited world wide fame.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

A perusal of the autobiographies
of members in the congressional di.
rectory shows that II large PET centaae
of them began life on the farm. On
the other hand, few boys who engage
In mechanical pursuits. In factories,
or where, ever reach the national
legislature. II seems Ms II the man
who takes n tool In his hand loses
ambition, whereas the youth put to
the plow il inspired with an
anxiety to do something better for
himself. The inference may be in.
correct. but Il il borne out by the
records Of the last quarter OF u cen
tury.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

News of great mining company
like the Alaska .Treadwell. operating
as II does on very low grade Of gold
rock, is very interesting, says
Minging World. During the month
Of October this company operated the
stamp mill 29ia days, while the
800. stamp mill ran 29A days. Both
crushed 81. 359 tons Of ore. the esti-
mated realizaole value Of the bullion
being $780, and 1880 tons Of
concentrates we're saved, of the esti-
mated value Of $50, 2O3, making a
total realized value of from 1S,459
tons of ore Of sl66, 344, or some
thing more than 81 a ton. Operating
expenses we're ss7,O77, leaving nearly
half of the total receipts as profits.
There Ia In EASTERN Oregon enough
Of this low grade ore exposed to keep
a thousand stamps working for years.
and the conditions for cheap mining
are more favorable here than there.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

The Alabama man who bought q
-four mill, organized u bank aud con-
trolled u county iu that state on
capital OF 500 obtained on a forged
check, had his nerve with him, to
say the least of u.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

street railway In Europe, America,
Autralia and England. Built first
Pacific railway, 1s62.69, through a
credit mobillier Owner Of 5000
lots In Omaha, worth $4,000, 200.
Been in fifteen jails without a
crime"
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

DR.. A. Loir, of Paris. makes the
statement that wine does not produce
alcoholism, but that, on the con.
trary, wine possesses nutritive and
stimulating qualities. the bad effects
produced on human bodies by drink
ing 1t being caused by diseases"
with which the wine Is afflicted.
Naturally wine may be injurious 70
health because of the adulteration ons
which merchants aud producers resort
to, but DR.. Loir states that ply
sicians who forbid their patients wine
do so because they proceed from
false generalization; they attribute
to all wine the Injurious effects pro.
duced by certain forms OF wine.
DIR. Loir states that Pasteurization
Ia the only way to battle with alCo.
holism by preventing the introduce
tion Of diseased" wine and making
possible the drinking Of only healthy
wines. Pasteurization, he says, takes
from wine "the acids aud other sub
stances which are produced at the
time the wine becomes diseased and
which are the cause of the greater
Of unfavorable influences
which are commonly attributed to
wine itself"
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-01-27

Shipping bills are coming thick
aud fast. There are three now pend
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
CHANCES DECREASING.
FOR A NAVAL BATTLE.

Tok4os Feb. 2S.-As the campaign
progresses it seems that the chances
are growing simmer for a great pitched
battle on the open, sea between the
fleets of modern battleships which the
world has long awaited 1t is believed
here that the Russians lack the
strength to assume the offensive, and
that they probably will stick to Port
Arthur doggedly to await sea and
land investment.
Whoever wins the war, Port Arthur
undoubtedly will cease to be an i'm
portant base. The fortifications proba-
bly, will be dismantTed, as they are
small and cramped,' and however many
guns are defending it, it is thought
they are incapable of insuring protec-
ton. 1t is estimated that the Russians
have 200 guns mounted at Port Arthur,
making it theoretically one of the
strongest forts in the world.
In regard to the opening of WIFI, for
which United States Minister Allen long
has been pressing, it has been decided
to await the formal announcement of
the Japanese, whose influence is now
dominant in Korea.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
SOON To BUILD
In BALTIMORE
WHEN LINES ARE AGREED ON
PERMITS FOR BUILDINGS WILL BE
ISSUED.

The City Council viii he Asked to
Appropriate $1,70O,OOO from the
Money Received for the western
Maryland Railroad for Widening
and Extending Streets-NO. Appre-
ciabIe Loss of Trade Is Noted as
Result of the Great Fire.
Baltimore, Feb. 2S.-For the first
time since the great confiagration.
three weeks ago, the insurance ad-
justers and agents had rest to-day.
Chairman Paul Turner of the Insur-
ance Loss Committee, said:
'The insured are well pleased with
the progress that has been made in
adjusting insurance losses, and this is
very encouraging to the insurance
men,
The work Of razing dangerous walls
has been practically completed, and
tomorrow thousands of laborers will
be put to work in the ruins, clearing
away the debris. 1t is estimated that
there are 100000 cubic yards of de-
bris to be removed.
mayor McIdne ana the DOdf0S OF eS-
innate and public improvement have
settled on a plan for the widening Of
certain narrow streets and the extern
sion of others in the burned district
and will ask the City Council to set
aside for that purpose $1.7OO,OOO from
the money received from the sale Of
the Western Maryland Railroad.
1t is expected that this problem of
fixing the building lines will be finally
solved during the present week, after
which the work of rebuilding will be
rapidly pushed. Lot owners and build
ers are impatiently awaiting the sig
nal for the building inspector to begin
issuing permits.
Wholesale dealers report that many
Southern merchants have been here
since the fire and made thir CUSTOM
airy purchases and that there has been
so far no appreciable loss of trade.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
BISHOPS SLEEVE
ATTIRE IN CHURCH
CAUGHT AS He PREACHED.
EXTINGUISHED BY MEMBER OF
THE CONGREGATION.

Bishop Kelley Made n Gesture Dur
ing His Discourse at Columbus
That swept His sleeve Near
Lighted CandIe-He Was Unaware
That His Sleeve Was Burning I'm
til Some One Quietly Extinguished
It-Contfnued His sermon.
Columbus, Ca, Feb. 2S.-While he
was making a gesture during very
eloquent and impressive sermon at
the Church of the Holy Family tos
night the arm of Rt. Rev. Bishop B.
]. Kelley of the Catholic Church pass
ed so near a burning candle that the
sleeve of his robe ignited.
TIE Bishop did not notice the fact
that the sleeve was burning. While
the fire was beginning to eat its way
rapidly along the sleeve, there was no
flame.
A member of the congregation step
ped swiftly, but noiselessly, into the
sanctuary and with his hand quickly
extinguished the fire. Bishop Kelley
did not know until that moment that
his garment was afire.
The discourse proceeded without the
slightest interruption, the Bishop COM
plotting his sentence as if nothing had
happened. He was perfectly cool. but
members of the congregation were nat
urally nervous until the fire had been
extinguished.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
ELECTIONS IN CUBA.
They Passed on Quietly and Were
Well Conducted.


Havana, Feb. 2S.-The congressional
elections, the first ever conducted en-
tirely under Cuban auspices, We're
quiet and we'll conducted.
Secretary of the Interior zero and
Gen. Rodriguez. commander of the
Rural Guards, received dispatches
throughout the day from all parts of
the island and informed the Associated
Press that not in a single instance was
disorder reported
Cienfuegos, which was the scene of
disturbances during the campaign, was
no exception to this freedom from dis
order.
The conduct Of those in charge of
the polling places was excellent. The
ballots were printed on the American
plan.
The day was particularly quiet in
Havana, and the vote was rather light
in the majority of 200 polling places.
According to reports from the largest
cities, the Republicans elected all their
congressman and provincial councillors
in Santa Clara province and majorl-
ty of those in Matanzas province, while
in Pinar Del Rio they were divided.
The Liberal Nationalist won practical
ly everything in Havana and Santiago
provinces, while the Moderate Liberals
prevailed in Puerto Principe. In San
tiago, the main contest was between
the Moderate Liberal and the Radicals.
While the Liberal representation in
the lower house of Congress appears to
have been increased by several seats,
the small Republican majority in the
Senate will prevent any radical change
of policies.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
CREWS TELL OF EFFORT
TO BLOCK THE HARB0R.

Che Foo, Feb. 2s.-The Japanese
sailors that arrived here Saturday are
from the Jinsen Maru and Bushiu, two
OF the five merchant vessels with which
Admiral Togo attempted to block the
entrance to Port Arthur on the morn
ing of the Gath. Lieut.. Saito COM
manded the Pinsen Maru and Lieut..
Tarsaki the Bushiu. Each steamer
was manned by thirty men, twenty
nine of whom are here.
One man of Lieut.. Saito's command
was killed while lowering a boat on
the Jinsen Maru.
The details of how the steamers
We're taken into the entrance to the
harbor and sunk are being withheld
oy the sailors, but Lieut.. Saito stated
mat they got so close to the Russian
pattleship Retvizan that had they been
armed with rifles they could have
nred into her crew.
When it was found that the scheme
was failure they dropped anchor
and the crews crowded into remain
ing boats. They then blew up the
steamers. A strong wind and the
glare of the lights prevented the men
from reaching the torpedo flotilla, and
al daylight they were out of sight of
lhe fleet, having been driven in an
e@Sterly direction by the wind to the
Ml'to Islands. which they reached the
same evening. The boats did not land
"gether, but the men found one an
other on the islands. They chartered
a Junk, in which they went to Tung
Cnow Fou. They walked forty miles
70 Che Foo, going two days without
food
The fate of the crews of the other
here.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
REORGANIZATION PLAN
OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
A General stan Is to Be Created 10
Direct.


London, Feb 2s.-The second report
of the Lord Esther Committee has been
issued and gives details of the pro-
posed War Office reform.
The most important recommendation
of the committee Is the creation of a
general staff, which, in the words OF
the committee, Consists of a depart
ment devoting undivided attention to
military problems in the widest sense
and a body of officers occupied in time
of peace in training all ranks Of the
army and prepared to direct opera
lions in the field"
Other important recommendations
are the organization Of the army by
brigades, instead of army corps, the
creation of five general commanding
in-chief," commanding troops in five
districts, freed from routine work.
which will henceforth be entrusted to
eight administrative districts under
major generals, and the adoption of
the linked battalion system.
A feature of the report which meets
with general approval Is the final dis
appearance of the Brodrick system in
volved in the abolition of the army
corps with the exception of the First,
or Expeditionary, Army Corps, at AL
dershot, which is still retained.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
BOOKER PROTESTS AGAINST
BURNING OF NEGROES.
Negro Educator Makes n Plea for
the Processes of Law.


the Processes of Law.
Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 2s.-The
Age Herald tomorrow will publish
the following letter from Booker T.
Washington:
within the last fortnight three
members of my race have been burned
at the stake; of these one was a wom-
an. Not one of the three was charged
with any crime even remotely con-
nected with the abuse of a white wom-
an. In every case murder was the
sole accusation. All of these burnings
took place in broad daylight and two
Of them occurred on Sunday afternoon
in sight of Christian church.
I'm the midst of the nations busy
and prosperous life, few, 1 fear take
time to consider whittier these brutal
and inhuman practices are leading us.
The custom of burning human beings
has become so common as scarcely to
attract interest or attention. 1 have
always been among those who con-
demned in the strongest terms crimes
of whatever character committed by
members of my race, and l condemn
them now with equal secerity; but 1
maintain that the. only protection of
our civilization is a fair and calm trial
of all people charged with crime and
in their legal punishment, if proved
guilty.
There is no shadow of excuse for
departure from legal methods in the
4 III.
der The laws, as a rule, are made by
the white people, and their execution
is by the hand of white people; so
that there is little probability of any
guilty colored man escaping. These
burnings without trial are in the deep
est sense unjust to my race; but it is
not this injustice alone which stirs my
heart These barbarous scenes. fol-
lowed as they are, by the publication
of the shocking details, are more dis
graceful and degrading to the people
who infict the punishment than those
who receive it.
IF the law is disregarded when a
negro is concerned it will soon be
disregarded when a white man is con-
cerned, and, beside, the rule of the
mob destroys the friendly relations
which should exist between the races,
and injuries and interferes with the
uldlefldl prosperity Oh the COMMUNE
ties concerned.
worst of all, these outrages take
place in communities where there are
Christian churches; in the midst of
people who have their Sunday-schools,
their Christian Endeavor societies and
Young Mems Christian Associations;
where collections are taken up for
sending missionaries to Africa and
China, and the rest of the so-called
heather world.
us 1t not possible for pulpit and
press to speak out against these burn
ings in a manner that shall arouse a
public sentiment that will compel the
mob to cease insulting our courts,
our governors and our legal authority,
cease bringing shame and ridicule upon
our Christian civilization.
(Signed) Booker T. Washington"
Tuskegee. Ala. Feb. %, 1904.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
NEGRO WAS SAVED.
Trip of Governor VardRman Was
Made 20 No Purpose.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 2S.-The Green
wood military company arrived at
Jackson this afternoon, having in
charge Albert A. Baldwin, a negro,
who. it is alleged. killed Engineer Fo-
garty of the Valley road, two weeks
ago.
The negro was captured at Bates
willie and was to have ben taken to
Tutwiler. When Gov. Vardaman
learned that he was to have been
burned there to-day, he acted prompt
~ to save the negro. He and Adjt Gen.
Fridge went with the Greenwood COM
pany on a special train to- Batesville
and came back this afternoon. They
met with no resistance.
The sheriff of Pamela county had
taken every precaution to keep the
negro from falling into the hands Of
the mob Before the Governor and
the militia arrived, the negro had
been taken out Of Jail and walked TO
Sardis, ten miles distant. and back
again so as to keep him out Of the
way Of those looking for him.
The Governor and adiutant general
report tonight that the trip back to
jackson was made without incident,
and that no hostile demonstration &c
CURED.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
LIVES
WERE LOST AT SEA
STEAMER QUEEN TOOK FIRE
TWO BOATS CAPSIZED AFTER
LEAVING THE VESSEL.

After the Flames Broke Out the
Boats Were Ordered Manned-They
Remained Near the Vessel While
the Fight With the Fire Com
tinucd-By the Time the Flames
Were Extinguished Two OF the
Boats Had Capsized-List of the
Dead.
Port Townsend, Wash, Feb. 2S.-
After suffering the most narrowing ex-
perience from fire and storm that has
ever befallen a craft on the North Pa
cific coast, the steamer Queen to-day
put in here to report the loss of fourteen
lives. The list of dead follows:
First Glass Passengers
Miss Steiner, Clellun, Wash, drown
ed.
Mrs. Adams, died from exposure.
Second Class Passengers-D. News
bury, Texas; H. Buckley, both
drowned.
Members of the Crew-A. Nielsen. J.
Nielsen and ]. Prechatas, stewards; w.
H. Eneman, M. Somers, H. Douglass,
A. Donnelly and - Raymond, erfgi-
neering department; Peter Mullin and
M. Flynn.
About S:45 o'clock Saturday morning,
while off the mouth of Columbia
river, the Queen caught fire in her
after saloon in some unexplained way.
The fire rapidly gained Roadway and
threatened soon to envelop the whole
ship.
The heavy seas running meant death
to any sent away in the lifeboats. The
flames became more and more threat
ening until, when it seemed a choice
lifeboats launched. They were manned
by the crew and ordered to remain
close to the ship. Into these the wom-
en- and children were placed.
Hardly, however, had the boats been
cast loose than, unable to weather the
fierce waves, two of them were cap
sized.
The passengers and those of the
crew who remained on board contin-
ued to fight against the flames with
increasing success until 7:4O o'clock
when the fire was brought under con-
troll. When it was thought the danger
from the fire was past Capt. Cousins
recalled the lifeboats and the occu-
pants were taken aboard.
The Queen was headed for the mouth
of the Columbia river, and about 8
O'Clock the steamer Santa Monica was
sighted. The queen signalled and ask
ed her to stand by until temporary re-
pairs could be made.
When everything had been made
safe the Queen continued on to the
mouth of the Columbia. 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. and when she rounded Cape
Flattery she encountered a terrific
electrical storm. With difficulty she
weathered the gale. reached here with
out further nishap. and proceeded TO
Seattle. where she arrived about
nightfail.
Ten OF those who lost their lives
were thrown out OF the small boats,
several OF which capslzed- Three men,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-29
STEAMER M. r. PLANT
is STILL ASHORE.
A Diver Is at work, Repairing the
Damage.

Chester, Pa, Feb. 2s.-The steamer
NJ. F. Plant, Capt. Birdsall from
Brunswick for Philadelphia. with
cargo of ties. which was beached near
Marcus Hook last night to prevent her
from sinking, is still ashore The yes
sci has a hole IL by s inches in the
port bow below the water line, caused
by the heavy ice in the Delaware river.
The steamer was making her way
slowly up the river late yesterday aft
ernoon against the ice. When off Mar
Gus Hook the vesesl suddenly listed
and Capt. Birdsall dropped anchor. An
examination showed a hole in the
port bow, and it was believed that If
the steamer was not beached she
would sink. The anchor was quickly
weighed, and the big vessel was run
on the mud bank. At high tide her
deck at the stern is awash.
A diver Is at work repairing the
damage The cargo OF ties is consign-
ed to George p. bikes of Philadelphia.