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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-21
w. II. Johnson's Attorney VIKINGS
Damaging Admissions From
States Star Witness.
Startling Discrepancies in Books
Developed by Gross Exam
ination of Brown.
Defense Evidently Banks Heavily
On Making the Most Of
Brown s Return.

With the heavy artillery Of the de-
fense's cross-exam1natton trained upon
him all the morning. Charles H.
Brown, former clerk Of the poor de-
partment and the states star witness
in the case against w. II. johnson.
former superintendent Of the poor,
weakened materially, and before the
noon recess plainly showed signs OF
distress.
Albert III. Hall, with his inscrutable
smile and ever ready resource, and
Robert Kolliner, with his quiet deter
mination and polished argument,
evinced not the slightest mercy for
Brown. First one then the other re-
lentlessly hammered away at the con-
fused witness and wrung from him,
one at time, admissions which, If
unexplained, are damaging to him as
a city official and seriously affect his
credibility as a witness.
Several members of the jury at first
smiled guardedly, but later laughed
openly as the attorneys pertinaciously
attacked the foundering witness.
Admissions by the Witness.
AS a result of the strenuous morn
ing's work the witness admitted:
That each of the spurious orders 10 In
his handwriting.
That the spurious account Is In hlt
handwriting and that he made It out to-
$45.50 after he had seen the original bill
sent In by schofieId G. Allen for sis.
That the leaf envelopes based upon thu
spurious orders are In his handwriting
That the stub to the Schof1eId & AlIer
warrant was recelpted for by himself ane
that he Inserted therein the name OF )
steffeI (another grocery, aItho he did no.
turn the warrant over to Steffet. T..
That a warrant made out to j. Steffe
was receipted on stub by no one, but tina
no, Brown. took the warrant to the city
treasurer and received the Dash therefor
handwriting were shown Ia the rssle
ledger either by false entries or by no en-
tries at all.
That receipts on stubs Of several war
rants were made In Browns handwriting
disguised
That several footlnas In the relief ledge
were Incorrect. ~
The only excuses offered in explain
alton Of these irregularities by INT
witness were that they were clerica
errors or that he was ordered to d.
these things by Johnson,
sE5 A Sample Tilt.
The morning session was marked b!
several passages between counsel AM
| by repeated arguments between MI
Kolliner and the court. The most IN
teresting discussion and one typical o
! the mornings procedure arose over 81
| attempt to have the witness testify a.
to a certain voucher made out to 10
| seph Steffel. Mr.. Jelley objected OF
! the ground that the voucher had moth
| ing to do with the case at bar, a.
there were no charges made in which
Steffel figured. Mr.. Hall was on hi
! feet instantly. ..a...
| MAY it please the COURT" he ex
claimed, "the witness upon the stant
was juggling these books, was making
out orders to grocers right and left a.
| a part of his fraudulent scheme. w,
want to show this scheme, and I will
| say that we are prepared to follow
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-21
Port Arthur Quiet.

Port Arthur April 21.-All quiet
here since April Is. There are no
signs Of the enemy's transports off the
coast Of the peninsula.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-21
Gear Expects to Equal Japan's
Forces in Far East in Three
Months,
Promises Army Of 100000 Men
and Reserve Of 100000, With
Supplies.
Believes Japan's Fate Will Be
Decided by Ships Now in
Far North.
BY John G. O'Laughlin.

Golfers Special War Correspondent in St..
Petersburg. Published by Special Arrangement
with Golfers Weekly. Copyright, 1904.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-21

CONTROLS MEXICAN STREET CARS.
New Orleans. April Git is stated here
that Sir William G. Van Horne, chairman
of the board OF directors OF the Canadian
Pacific railway, has secured control Of the
street car system OF the City Of MeHoos
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22

dence mine have been tested, has
shown that ores carrying not more
than 81 ton in gold can be treated
with satisfactory profit. It is estimat.
ed that the mine dump contains 1,OOO,.
900 tons of ore Of this class.
Some excellent specimens of ore are
being exhibited at Wallace, Idaho,
from the recent strike on the Powhat.
tan group, on Big Creek. On the
hanging wall three feet of concentrates
have been uncovered, with here and
there punches of first class ore. The
ledge has been found to be 40 feet
wide, and is we'll mineralized through
out.
At Butte, Mont the Butte & Boston
Consolidated Mining company Of the
Amalgamated Copper company grour
has brought an entirely new damage
suit against the Montana Ore Purchas
ing company, the Johnstown Mining
company and F. A. Heinze to recover
81 500, 900.
The complaint Of the Butte & Boston
company alleges that defendants tool
$1,500,0O0 worth of ore from the Mi
chael Davitt mining claim, which tn,
Butte & Boston company owns, ant
the prayer asks the court to give tn,
plaintiff that amount in damages, plu
costs of suit.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
NORTHWEST MINING NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE PAST WEEK..
Their Owners Are Developing Many
Properties In Idaho, Montana and
Oregon-Mines Of British Columbia
Are Busy-Many Accidents and Per
sonal Events.

The widest excitement is raging in
Cornucopia, Ore, camp over a strike
Of the richest ore, possibly, ever dis
covered in that section. 1t is really
the biggest strike on record there. The
discovery was made by Gallagher and
Pierce, prospectors, on what is suppos.
ed to be the old Nelson location, made
near the Union and the Cornucopia
mines. The newly discovered ledge is
six feet wide and the ore carries ~
ounces in gold and eight ounces in
silver.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
HUGE RESERVOIR B|JRS1ED
WATERS SWEEP WIDE PATH or
RUIN.
Bursting Of Reservoir Causes Heavy
Loss in PennsyIvania-Resid
Warned in Time-BuiIdings Torn
From Foundations and Carried on
Crest Of a Mighty Wave.

Scottdale, Pa.-With the roar of Nj
agara, the reservoir of the Citizens
Water company burst at midnight
Sunday, and more than 30O,OOO,OOO
gallons of water rushed down the val
ley sweeping all before it and mum
dating crops and wrecking buildings
in it's path. It was discovered about
8 O'Clock that the dam was in danger
of breaking, and messengers were sent
through the valley to warn the people.
Hundreds of lives were thus saved,
for q few hours later the whole val
ley was under water.
The damage to the machinery and
reservoir alone will amount to $4,000.
When the torrent swept down upon
the valley, buildings were torn from
their foundations and carried on the
crest of the great wave like so many
washtubs. Crops valued at thousands
of dollars were completely wiped out
Bridges were carried away. In the
gorge just below the dam huge trees
were torn out by the roots, weighing
tons, and overturned by the food
The new pump and engine installed
Saturday below the face of the dam
to pump the leakage back into the
reservoir were wrenched from theil
foundations, propelled 20 yards from
their original positions and buried un
der the mass of wreckage from the
wall of water.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22

Vancouver, B. c., July 20.-Frank
Hayes of this city has returned from
the head of Butte inlet with terrible
tale of starvation and death of a COM
rade. He and Jacob Scholtz, also of
Vancouver, left here several weeks ago
on prospecting "Trip, and when miles
from any settlement ran out of :provis-
ions. After starving for two days they
killed their dog and ate him and jour-
neyed along as we'll as they could to
salt water.
Scholtz, while crossing a small
stream, fell down and was 80 exhausted
he could not regain his feet. Haynes
was so weak he could render no assist
ance and saw his comrade drown be.
fore his eyes.
Haynes subsisted on what remained
of the dog and what berries he could
gather until :: he reached the coast,
where he met friendly Indians, who
tended to his wants.
That was three weeks ago ,andsit has
taken him that time to recover his
strength after his hardships.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
OREGON ITEMS.

At Enterprise the electric light plant
and ]. F. Johnson's planning mill were
both completely destroyed by fire Fri
day night. The cause of the fire is
not known.
1t is stated negotiations will be con-
cluded within the next few days for
the merger of the City & Suburban
Railway company and the Portland
Railway company, the two big COM
peting street railroads of Portland.
The two together operate 222 miles OF
track.
F. S. Bramel, manager of the sugar
beet interests of the refinery at La
Grande, visited the company's expert.
mental beet fields in the vicinity OF
Echo, and says this experiment has
proven more successful than was ex.
pected, and that beet culture in this
vicinity is an assured success.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
Hump News.

An exhaustive examination has been
made of the Buffalo Chief group by
Seattle men and the property pro
nounced AL. A contract for 500 feet
of tunnel has been let to Price Gibson
who has also the contract for tunnel
on the Ironclad and the Starlight. One
thousand pounds of ore were snippeo
this morning to Inc Tacoma smelter
and as soon as tests can be made plans
will be perfected for a milling plant te
be built before fall
Work on the Coarst Gold is inter
fered with by the heavy rains.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
Santos-Dumont to Stay Away.

New York.-Santos-Du the aer-
onaut, has definitely decided not to re-
turn to America for the st. Louis air.
ship competition, according to Her
aid dispatch from Paris. There is only
one firm, he says, who can repair the
damage done to the envelope of his
balloon by bandits. After an interview
with the head of the firm, Santos-Du-
mont announced that the repairs could
months, leaving insufficient time to
ship the balloon to st. Louis for a
trial before the close of the fair.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
British Columbia Notes.

The completion of the Montreal &
Boston consolidation scheme is giving
great satisfaction in the entire Boun-
Diary.
Salmon river, this year, will probab-
ly be the scene of a placer excitement.
Many promising locations have been
made.
Four concentration plants are under
way at Rossland mines. Fred w. Brad
ley is in camp to supervise work at
the LIE Roi mine.
Ore shipments for last week are
larger than for the preceding week.
Total for the week, 7,160. Year to
date, 194,35S tons.
At Sydney, B. c., the Dominion Iron
& Steel company said they had 300
men at work in place of their strik
ing employees. The strikers are quiet
The CRANKY companys mines have
shipped over 100000 tons of ore this
year. Total for the week, 1885 tons
Total for the year to date, 431, 673 tons
A verdict was given by jury al
Victoria, B. c., in the action brought
by the Centre Star Mining company
against the Rossland Miners union
the jury deciding against the unior
and assessing damages at $12,5O0. Tit
Judge, in addressing the jury, describ
ed inferential conspiracy and said t.
strike is not unlawful, but efforts tt
interfere with operation of mines, ar
malicious.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
Russia Violated Law.

The National Zeitung declares the
confiscation of the mail sacks aboard
Prinz Heinrich by the Russian volun-
teer steamer Smolensk in the Red Sea
to be unjustifiable and indefensible un.
der international law, even if the pres
ence of contraband was expected. Her
mail, the National Zeitung says, should
be exempted from confiscation, and it
is to be expected the Russian govern
ment will make no difficulties but will
Immediately rectify the mistake of the
Smolensk.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
IDAHO sQu,es.

An order for the Incorporation OF
the village Of Mullan has been made
by the county commissioners.
Work has been actually commenced
on the smelter. near Standpoint and
the excavating for the buildings fin
ished.
A murder and suicide occurred at
Vanwick, in Long valley recently. F.
L. Thompson killed woman compan-
ion and took his own life.
The Hope Lumber company has
opened it's planning and saw mill, after
shut down of several weeks, putting
in new machinery and making other
improvements.
John A. Nisbet has bought from the
heirs of the late Nels J. Walby a ranch,
consisting of 1876 acres, located east
and adjoining the old town of Gene
see, consideration $500.
Sufficient stock in the Culdesac
Rochedale association, which has TAX
en- in it's charge the reorganization of
the Culdesac Tramway company, has
been subscribed SO that work on the
construction of the new tramway can
be commenced.
This week will end the shipment Of
cherries from both Snake river orch
ards and also from Vineland. The last
considerable delivery of cherries was
to White Bros, being black republi-
cans, from the old Adams place. The
cherry harvest has been a very profit
able one.
Rev. Father Cataldo, S. j., at pres
ent connected with Gonzaga college
in Spokane, has been assigned to the
Catholic mission and school on Mis-.
sion creek, a few miles from Guide.
sac, Idaho. This was Father Cataldo' s
first mission in the United States, over
IS years ago.
The county commissioners have de
tcided, in conjunction with the com
missioners of Idaho county, to build
a bridge across Lawyers Canyon
creek, each county to pay half the ex
pense. The stream at that point is
the dividing line between Nee Perez
and Idaho counties.
Robert Coniff, the 17-year-old son o.
Mrs. Robert Coniff of Wardner, was
struck by lightning lest week while
haying on the ranch of his uncle
Sam euro, four miles west of Pos
Falls. 1t is reported the lightning
struck the boys head. tore his hat il
two, ran down his back and both Leg
and tore the shoes off his feet. He j.
alive and may recover.
James Snow. one of the best know
Indians among the Nez Perez, died re
Gently. 1t is thought that he wa
about 70 years old. He had travele,
Extensively, not only through the cas-
and south, but also in Europe. At tn
time of the outbreak of the civil wa
he was living in Kansas and enliste
in the Third Kansas volunteers, sery
ing until desperately wounded at tn
battle of Wilson Creek. When releas
ed from the hospital it is reported tina
he did not rejoin his regiment, but joir
ed another regiment, with which h
} served out his enlistment.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
Four Drown in Blue River.

Kansas City.-Four persons were
drowned by the capsizing of skiff in
the Blue river at Sheffield, near here.
They were Miss Hester Howell, aged
20,and Miss Kate Calvert, aged 10, tele-
phone operators; A. R. House, aged
u, railway clerk, and Elmer G..
Guild. Guild was the senior partner
in the firm of Guild & Loeb, brokers.
House and Miss Calvert were soon to
have been married.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
Mininu Notes.

The gold output of the Transvaal
for May was 305,946 ounces, valued at
about $6,118,920.
The working force has been increas-
ed at the Evergreen mine in the Cedar
Canyon district, Wash.
The Olentangy Mining company has
started force of men to sinking on
the Colon mine, northwest of Chesaw,
Wash.
No authentic instance exists of the
discovery of native metallic tin, and
the reports to the effect that it has
ed mining men.
Government reports show that the
gold yield of the Victoria, Australia,
mines for the five months ending May
1 was 312,215 ounces, having a value
of over $6,244,3OO.
o. G. Laberee won a distinct victory
in his suit against Daniel Shuts, Paul
X. Paulson and the International Coal
& Coke company at Spokane, when
Judge KEENAN, denied the motion of the
defendants for a nonsuit.
District Attorney Thurman has noll-
ed the cases against Ross Sanborn,
Joseph Carbonetti and Frank NapoIli,
charged with the dynamiting of the
Sun and Moon transformer house and
plant near Idaho Springs year ago.
E. L. Wilson, a mining engineer OF
Butte, Mont, passed through Spokane
recently, en- route to the Thunder
mountain mining country, Ida, where
he will superintend the construction of
mill for the Dewey Extension COM
pany.
President Roosevelt has indicated to
some friends in Pennsylvania that a
date this week for the call of a COM
mittee of Pennsylvania miners to pre-
sent to him petition regarding the
Colorado labor situation, will be salts
factory.
George Gum, ore buyer of the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany, recently made trip through the
Tonopah mining district of Nevada,
and expressed great surprise at the
richness of the ore found in the dis
trict.
The operation of the Golconda mine
of Sumpter, Ore, has passed from the
Golconda company to the Geiser-Hen-
dryx company Of Sumpter. The Hen
rdyx company at meeting of the
board of directors of the Golconda
leased the mine.
Horace Stevens says consumption OF
Copper the word over is equal to pro-
duction, and there need be no fear OF
dangerous accumulation. John STAN
ton says a continuation of copper con-
sumption abroad and revival of the
steel industry to former proportions
would cause almost an immediate cop
per famine.
1t is reported that the 10 ton expert
mental mill, through which the low
grade ores of the STATIONS Indepen-
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
MONTANA NOTES.

Night Clerk Christy of the Cosmo-
politan hotel, in Helena, reports to the
police that a sneak thief had robbed
the till
George Hammond, who is under ar
rest at Spokane on charge of being i'm
plicated in the Bearmouth train rob-
berry, has more than speaking &C.
equaintance with the Lewis and Clark
county jail, and Sheriff O'Connel now
has a warrant for his arrest on a
charge of assault.
o. Mosier, James and Edward Grady,
who confessed to holding up nine gam
blers in the Owl saloon in Billings two
weeks ago, killing Sergeant of Police
= Hannah and wounding Sheriff Hub
bard, have made announcement that
all/they ask is a illegal hanging" Ex-
ira precautions have been taken to
guard against mob violence.
The florists of Butte have organized
a florists club.
The Dawson county fair will be held
in September.
The fire in the mines at Cokadale
was not 80 serious at the first reports
indicated. The loss will amount to
about $500.
The delivery of mail on Route No.
1, the first rural free delivery route to
be established in Missoula county has
begun.
The committee from the Miners I'M
ion of Butte having in charge the
special picnic to be held for the benefit
of the Colorado strike sufferers have de
-cided that the picnic will be held Au-
ust ID.
1t now appears that the lands of the
<Flathead Indian reservation will not be
thrown open for settlement for at least
year, and it is asid by some that the
opening will not take place for 18
months.
The wool men of Big Timber are
greatly pleased over the announcement
by the railway authorities that the
rate on wool from Montana points to
Big Timber for baling has been restor-
ed to cents per 100 pounds.
Frank Miller, for 10 years an EN-.
ploye of the Butte post office, died very
suddenly last Saturday morning under
unusual circumstances. The condition
surrounding Mr.. Miller's death give
rise to the theory that he may have
died Of poison from oranges that he
ate.
T. G. Benbow of Montana has an air
ship in canvas shed at Delmar gar
den, just outside the worlds fair
g$ounds, and declares that he will
within the next few days make flight
to~he fair grounds over the aeronautic
course.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22

San Francisco, July 2O.-Henry s.
Croker, pioneer stationer, millionaire
and brother of the late Charles Crock
er, the railroad magnate, is dead, aged
70 years.
He had been confined to his rooms
for several weeks, but his death was
unexpected.
He came to California in the early
day and established a printing estab-
lishment at Sacramento, which later
was removed to this city. He massed
a fortune in his business and through
his construction Of the Central Pacific
railway. He was the last of four bro
theirs. He leaves a large family.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
Printer-Pubiisher a Suicide.

st. Louis.-After leaving Q note con-
tanning directions for his funeral and
requesting that files of newspapers
he had edited in Kansas in pioneer
days be sent to the Kansas State His
torical society, Frederick Braunhold,
70 years of age, former printer and
publisher, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the heart. He was
Respondent over i'll health. Previous
to the civil war he published Ger
man weekly.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
Publisher Missing.

Mexico City.-W. L. Gaine, an
American partner in a publishing firm
has mysteriously disappeared and
fears are felt for his safety. The bust.
ness was prosperous and large con
tracts had been made.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22

A specie of natural soap tree is
found in Japan, China and India. BY
using water of alcohol the saponaceous
ingredient of the tree is extracted
The soap possessing no alkaline quail.
ties is claimed to be superior to the
ordinary soap Of commerce.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
Armies Are Always in Touch.

London, July 1S.-The morning pa
pers have reports from representa-
tives at General Kuroki's headquar-
tiers, which bring the situation in the
far east up to July 16. All Of the
writer's say the situation is unchanged,
Slight skirmishes are reported to have
taken place on July 16.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
BLOOD AS RESULT OF STRIKE
Four Negro Workmen Attacked al
CHICAGO,

Chicago, July 18.-In a fight grow
ing out of the meat packers strike at
the stockyards Sunday, three men
were injured, one fatally.
In an attack by mob composed OF
spectators on four negro strike break
ers at an amateur baseball game, two
of the mob, one policeman and the
strike breakers were severely injured
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22

The brewers unions Of San Francis
co have decided unanimously to strike.
Maybe all Of the brewers of the state Of
California will be called out.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-07
Iowa Publisher Dies

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Oct 6-Charles
l. Barker, veteran newspaper publisher
and at one time owner of the Burlington
Gazette, died today. He was 78 years old