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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-13
THE OLD MINING CAMP.

The deserted cabins and delapidated
buildings of an old-time mining camp
are always pathetic. When one con-
templates that the streets and trails
now covered with grass were once path
ways for the huTying feet of hundreds
perhaps thousands of earnest people,
that the mines were hives of industry
out of which has poured wealth that has
enriched the world, and that the hum of
machinery, was considered as best in
existence, the climax of the manufac-
turer's effort, and then look out upon
the place in all its drearyness today, a
lump naturally rises in ones throat.
Worked out, you say? Perhaps.
A few weeks ago the writer was in
an old Colorado camp in deserted vii
lage that had once been the home of
nearly 5000 people, and which now has
population of five people. Many of
the old buildings remain, some have
gone to decay, the mines that were the
center of attraction then, and which
challenged the admiration of all, have
been deserted; many are unpatented.
An engineer was present who was max
ing an examination looking to opening
up the district again.
The advance in metallurgy has been
so rapid in the past fifteen or twenty
years that mines in that section which
could not then be worked to profit are
to be opened again, after the legal en-
tanglements and the like are straighten-
ed out, and the district will fill up once
more. Not with boistrous, registering
crowd of fortune seekers, adventurers
and birds of passage, but with earnest
men and women who will pick up the
thread where the others dropped it.
The early locators were content with
sudden wealth ohly-the matter of set
ting down to study out an intricate
problem, the making Of dollar or two,
or, mayhaps, less, per ton of ore pro-
duced. looked too small and cheap to
the pioneer gold seeker, and he passed
on, seeking other Eldoradoes, little
dreaming that he had left behind for
tame greater than any he had antici-
pated in the new districts to which he
migrated.
And the same story may be told of
many other old mining camps. Nearly
every issue of mining paper records
the starting up of an old mine, due to
the discovery of ore bodies which were
either overlooked by the original owners
or were of such a low grade as to tax
their patience and hence were abandon
ed. In cases whole camps have been
revived-notably Tombstone, Arizona;
Virginia City, New. and even Bisbee,
Ariz., suffered similar experience in
the early days of it's existence. Nearly
every western state has examples of
this kind instances of where the man
of today, profting by the mistakes of
the man of decade ago, is Gaping the
fortune the other thrust aside with con-
tempt, as beneath his notice.
Cripple Creek was prospected thirty
seven years ago, and a shaft was sunk
and then abandoned-wi within a stones
throw of the present Elkton mine, which
has produced millions. In the early
stages of development the mines of
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-13
FRENCH WINS OUT.

A dispatch to the MINING News from
Sites says the republican convention at
Moscow nominated Hon. Burton L..
French fpr congress, F. R. Gooding for
governor and F. r. Coffin for treasurer,
The people of Idaho are to be congrat-
ulated in securing the services of Mr..
French for another term in congress.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
SCOUTS RETREAT
RUSSIANS MEET JAPANESE AND
ARE WoRsTED.
ARTHUR is AGAIN BOMBARDED
Smelling Begins at Midnight and Con.
tinues Until Mornine-Viee Admiral
kamimura Thinks that Russians
Are Becoming DemoraIized.

TOKIO-Russian and Japanese
mounted scouts met north of Pang
Yang. After a brief engagement the
Russians retreated. No casualties are
reported on either side.
PORT ARTHUR-The Japanese
fleet appeared of this harbor at mid.
night and bombarded this city inter
mittently until O'Clock in the morn.
ing.
TOKIO-Nice Admiral Kamimura.
reporting the bombardment of Vladi-
vostok March g. says the attack com
menced at 2:10 o'clock in the after.
noon and the firing was kept up about
forty minutes. He believe the bonn
bardment was effective and demoral-
iZing to the enemy The Russian
forts did not reply to the japanese
fire.
Japanese cruisers subsequently rec
onnoitered several adjacent places on
the coast, but found no trace of the
enemy. The full report of Vice Admi.
raj kamirlura says that as they ap-
preached the east entrance to Vladivo-
stok on the morning of March the
enemy's ships were not seen outside
the harbor He says:
We approached the batteries on
the northeast coast from a point be-
yond the range of the batteries on
the Balkan promontory and Bosphorus
strait After bombarding the inner
harbor forty minutes, from 1850
O'Clock in the afternoon, we retired
| believe the bombardment effected
considerable damage. Soldiers were
seen, but the land batteries did not
reply to our fire. Black smoke was
observed at the east entrance to the
harbor about o'clock p. m. and was
thought to be from the enemy's ships,
but this smoke gradually disappeared.
"On the morning of March we rec
onnoitered America bay ard Strelok
bay, but saw nothing unusual. We ap-
preached the east entrance to Vladi-
vosttok at noon. The enemy's ships
were invisible and the batteries did
not fire. We turned toward Possiet
bay, but, not seeing the enemy, re-
tired
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
PAYS PENALTY OF HIS CRIME

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.-Marll Dunn was
hanged here at 10:40 Friday.
Dunn went TO the scaffold attended
by Rev. NJ. NJ. Goode of the Christian
church. Doctors had examined him
and had said his condition was such
that there was no reason why the ex-
ecution should not proceed The re-
suit was telegraphed Governor Dock
cry and he said he would not inter
fere. On the scaffold Dunn made a
statement charging that his convic-
tion was the result of conspiracy
and that Fention was shot by a man
named Cy Fisher.
The murderer's wife was in st. JOS
eph and appeared at the undertaker's
soon after the body had been removed
there to be prepared for burial.
Dunn's neck was broken by the drop
The murder for which Mark Dunn
was hanged was that of Alfred Fen
ton, wealthy young farmer of Rush
vile, this county. July 20, 1902 He
was sentenced to be hanged March II.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
FIGHT ON WATER
SHARP NAVAL BATTLE NEAR
PORT ARTHUR.
RUSSIANS ATTACK JAPANESE
The Latter Said to Have Lost One
Torpedo Boat-One Russian Ship
Sunk and Another Destroyed by the
Enemy's Shells.

ST. PETERSBURG-The Russian
torpedo boat hotilla left Port Arthur
at br1Id daylight Friday morning and
attacked the Japanese fleet. One Jap.
aneso torpedo boat was sunk and one
Russian Torpedo boat destroyed. The
Bezposhtchadni was sunk. The fate
of the latter's crew :" not known.
Admiral Makaroff inaugurated his
assumption Of the command of the
Russian fleet at Port Arthur bv a
complete change of tactics. AS soon
as he appeared he ordered the remov.
al of the battleship Retvizan, which
was stranded at the mouth of the
harbor and barred the channel at GER
tain stages of the tide, making the
egress of battleships impossible. / ri
day morning he directed a sortle of
the torpedo boat fotilla, supported by
n part of the Russian squadron
against the Japanese squadron. The
details are not vet known, except that
the encounter resulted in the loss of
one Japanese torpedo boat, one Rus
sian torpedo boat and one Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer.
The complete story of the fierce
fight off Port Arthur between the tor
pedo flotillas. which occurred We'd
nesday, and the bombardment which
followed on Thursday morning, was
not given out here until after mid
night Two official messages from
Viceroy Alexieff had been received
during the day and presented to the
emperor, but the public had remained
in suspense.
When the texts appeared it became
evident that the collisions between
the torpedo flotillas had occurred &C
cidentally during the night while the
Russians were scouting in search of
the enemy.
AS far as is known here this is the
first time torpedo boats have engaged
were against the Russians. as the
Japanese hotilla was supported by the
| cruiser squadron, the Russians made
heroic dash for the foe and appar-
emily hau the better of the attack,
sinking a Japanese torpedo boat, until
the cruisers got within range, and one
| of the latter's shells crippled one of
| the Russian boats.
The gallant action of Vice Admiral
.Aakaroff is transferring his flag to
the fas- cruiser Novik and sailing out
! in the face of the enemy in an at
tempt at rescue receives unstinted
praise, stamping him at the outset Of
his command as man of force ant
action who insists on being in the var
OIL the lighting.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
HEARING OF DIETRICH CASE.
inquiring Into Charges Against the
Senator Beuun

WASHINGTON-The inquiry into
the charges against Senator Dietrich
of Nebraska began Friday before the
special committee in Senator Hoar's
committee room.
The inquiry, which was instituted
upon the demand of Senator Dietrich,
is for the purpose of probing the
charges on which the senator was in
dicted last fall in Nebraska, and
which were dismissed on demurrer.
The committee consists OF Senators
Hoar, Plat of Connecticut, Spooner,
Cockrell and Pettus.
All of the members of the commit
tee except Mr.. Spooner were present.
Senator Dietrich was in attendance
with his attorney, r. A. Batty, of
Hastings. A number of witnesses
were present. Mr.. Dietrich repeated
his wish that the investigation should
be the fullest possible.
Leopold Hahn, postmaster at Hast.
ings from 1897 to 1901, was the first
witness.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
FARMERS HOLD LESS WHEAT.
Sell Closer Than in Former Years
Less Corn and Oats.

WASHINGTON-The March report
of the bureau of statistics of the de
partment of agriculture shows the
amount of wheat remaining in farm
ers' hands on March l to have been
about 132,600,000 bushels, or sos per
cent of last years crop, as compared
with 24.5 per cent of the crop of 1902
on hand March /, 1908, and 1872 per
cent of the crop of 1901 on hand on
March |, 1902.
The corn in farmers hands is esti.
mated at about $4,000, 900 bushels, or
37.4 per cent of last years crop,
against 41,6 per cent of the crop of
1902 on hand on March l, 1908, and
29.2 per cent of the crop of 1901 on
hand on March l, 1902.
OF oats, there are reported to be
about 275,700,000 bushels, or $40 per
cent of last years crop still in farm
ers' hands, as compared with 36.9 per
cent of the crop of 1902 on hand on
March /, 1903. and 30.6 per cent of
the crop of 1901 on hand on March l.
1902.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new
things Of everyday use in the market
and who is reasonably satisfied with
the old, we would suggest that trial
OF Defiance Cold Water Starch be-
made at once. Not alone because 1t
is guaranteed by the manufacturers
to be superior to any other brand,
but because each 10c package con-
tains 16 ozs, while all the other kinds
contain but IL ozs. 1t Is safe to say
that the lady who once uses Defiance
Starch will use no other. Quality
and quantity must win.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
Net Increase of s5os 600.

WASHINGTON-Senator Perkins of
the committee on appropriations Tues
day reported the fertilization bill with
net increase of 100000 over the
bill as passed by the house, and max
ing the total of the bill as reported
to the senate $7637192, The princi
pal increases are; For purchase OF
submarine torpedo boat for use of
school of submarine defense $3.50 600;
for ammunition and supplies for ma
chine and automatic guns 100000;
for ammunition for sea coast cannons
$4,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
LOOK FOR BIG BATTLE ON LAND.
Russians Think Clash on the Yalu
River is Imminent.

River is Imminent. =. >.
ST. PETERSBURG.-The only
piece of important news up to this
hour from the seat of war was the
Associated Press dispatch from Port
Arthur announcing a fresh attack on
that place by the Japanese fleet. The
dispatch contained no details
Another telegram to the Associated
Press from Vladivostok has been re-
ceived. 1t makes no mention of fight
ing and it is assumed that all is quiet
there. The reports that Japan has en-
tered Manchuria west of the Yalu
river and has reached Feng Huan
Cheng. on the Peking road, which is
the Russian line of communication to
the Yalu, cannot be confirmed. If the
information proves true land engage
ment of some magnitude is imminent.
1t cannot long be delayed, as the Rus
SLAMS have heavy force south of the
line, between Lao Yank and Mukden,
and they are also occupying strong po-
sitions along the Yalu. A Japanese
column between them would be in a
desperate strait unless it moved by
the flank to take the Russians on the
Yalu in the rear and was energetically
supported by a forward Japanese
movement from Corea
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
CONCENTRATION OF CHINESE.
Russa's Motives in Opposing MobIi.
cation of Troops.


cation of Troops.
BERllN-The rageblatt publishes
"a statement regarding the motives OF
Russia in protesting against the CON
ceutratiou vi Chinese troops on the
Manchurian frontier and intimates
that 1t originated with the Russian
embassy m ncvln. The communica-
tion saws that the assumption that
Russia Was influenced by political mo-
tives, such as chcrishing designs on
Chinese territory, in making this pro-
test. is erroneous. Her motives we're
purely military.
Russia rs convinced that she will
soon overcome the japanese. neverthe-
less she cannot permit the operation
of troops, nor can she be threatened
by disturbances in her rear. The
presence of Chinese troops on the
Manchurian border might result in un.
pleasant occurrences. The st. Peters
burg government is fully convinced
that the Chinese government intends
to maintain a strict neutrality. but this
concentration of troops would endan.
ger neutrality Tho Pekin govern.
ment itself is not sure of its troops.
Yuan Shan Kai. the Chinese com.
mander, would not disobey orders, but
1t is different with INSTRUMENTATION
among the soldiers. If Chinese troops
are now stationed on the frontier
there is the danger that at some IA
vorable opportunity they will desert
and join the Chunchus. This would
mako If necessary tn dataph Ruccion
troops from the front to fight the mn
RAIDERS in the rear. hence Russia op.
poses the concentration.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
Some Records unnrlntahle.

WASHINGTON.-At the executive
session of the committee certain pro-
ceedings from the divorce case of
Apostle Teasdale were put into the
record as evidence. The admissions
made in that case were offered by the
prosecution to combat the testimony
of President Joseph F. Smith that
Teasdale was married to Lillian Hook
for eternity only, and that she was
not considered as Teasdales wife
when he contracted the marriage. The
testimony is unprintable.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
REBELS ARE GAINING VICTORIES
Reports from San Domingo Say Gov
eminent is Repulsed.

Reports from San Domingo Say Gov
eminent is Repulsed.
San JUAN, Porto Rico-A semi-of-
fetal letter received here from San
Pedro de Macoris, San Domingo, dated
February 30, gives details of the bonn
bardment of San Pedro De Macoris
February 81 by the Dominican war
ships Presidente and Estrella.
The captain of the Presidente, a
Spaniaru, and sixty men on board of
her were killed, only six of the crew
escaping without injuries. In all sew
enty-four men were killed and twenty
five were wounded on the two ships.
The insurgents lost thirty-six men
killed or wounded
The Presidente was driven away at
daybreak February 28 the insurgents
having brought up a field piece dur.
ing the night and Unexpectedly open.
ing fire on it. Several defeats OF the
troops of President Morales, with
heavy losses, have been reported late,
ly.
General Jose Amidor, who captured
at San Antonio De Guerra quantities
of provisions and clothing and $4,000
in cash, is now a prisoner at San Pc
dro De Macoris.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
SYMPATHlZE WITH RUSSIA.
Irish Nationalist at st. Louis Pass
Resolutions

ST. LOUIS Mo.-The Irish nation
alists OF st. Louis at their celebra-
ton Of the birth OF Robert Emmett
Sunday night adopted resolutions up
holding Russia in her way with Japan
and expressing sympathy with Chris
tian Russia against this pagan
horde" The resolution concluded:
THAT the special thanks of the ex-
lied children of the scattered Gael
be extended TO the Russian govern
ment for her work done in the inter
ests of humanity by her opposition to
the designs of England in Persia,
Turkestan Thibet and other Asiatic
countries, thereby preventing the ex-
tension of England's tyranny over
helpless people
A copy of the resolutions will be
sent to the Russian nIInister at Wash
ington.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
MAKARoFF SENDS A REPORT.
Gives an Account Of the Engagement
az pert Arthur

az pert Arthur.
MUKDEN. Manchuria Admiral
Makaroff, commanding the Russian
fleet, reports from Port Arthur as fol
lows:
Six torpedo boats which went TO sea
March 10, four being under the gen.
eral command of Captain Mattousse-
witch, encountered the enemy's tor
pedo boats followed by cruisers.
A hot action ensued in which the
torpedo boat destroyer Vlastini DIS
charged a Whitehead torpedo and
sank one of the enemys torpedo boats.
On the way back the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Stereguschtchi commanded by
Lieutenant Sierguieh, sustained dam.
ages, it's engine being disabled. and it
began to founder. BY o'clock in the
morning five of our torpedo boat de-
stroyers had returned.
When the critical position of the
Stereguschtchi became evident hoist.
ed my flag on the cruiser Novik and
went with the Novik and the Bayarin
to the rescue. But as five of the enc
my's cruisers surrounded our destroy.
er, and as their battleship squadron
was approaching, | did not succeed in
saving the Stereguschtchi, when foun-
dered. Part of the crew were made
prisoners and part was drowned.
On the ships when participated in
the attack one officer was seriously
wounded and three others were slight
ly wounded. two soldiers were killed
and eighteen wounded
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
People ruled by the mood of gloom
attract to them gloomy things.
Patriotic Woman is Dead.

BELLEVILLE, Ill-Mrs. Alfred p.
Bailey, who before her marriage and
removal OF residence to Canada, over
a year ago, lived here, hurried here
from Montreal asst week that her
child might be born a citizen of the
United States, She was accouched
of daughter Thursday night, and
died early Friday, but the infant lives
and thriyes Mrs. Bailey was 81 years
of age She had come here TO visit
her sister, Mrs. McLeary. The hus-
band has been notified by wire and
will come for the remains.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
THE WABASH RAILROAD.
East and South.

Special rates on sale daily to all
Winter resorts OF the South. Half
fare round trip plus $500 on first and
third Tuesdays each month to many
points South.
The only line with its own station
at main entrance Of Worlds Fair
grounds. The Wabash runs on its own
rails from Omaha, Kansas City, Des
Moines, st. Louis and Chicago to
Toledo, Detroit, Niagara Falls and
Buffalo with through connections be-
yond.
All agents can route you via the
Wabash. For Worlds Fair descrip-
tive matter and all information ad-
dress, Harry E. Moores. G. A p. D.,
Omaha, Nebr.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
Luetwin Needs Guns and Men.

BERLIN,-It was said in Reischstag
circles that Colonel Luetwin, governor
general of the Southwest Africa col
ony, has asked for reinforcements to
the number of 500 men and two
mounted batteries. He has found the
Herreros to be more numerous and
better armed than he supposed and
they occupy strong position which
they are terrifying, Further Colonel
Luetwin is expecting difficulty in pre-
venting the enemy from re-entering
the parts of the country he has al.
ready cleared.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
Are Laying for Japanese Ships.

PARASITIC commander of the
French steamer Saghalien, from Pr
raeus, Greece, on arriving at Mar
settles Friday. reported that two Rus
sian cruisers and one torpedo boat de.
stroyer We're at Piraeus about to put
to sea for the purpose of intercepting
Japanese merchant ships. Six of the
latter are at Havre. Nantes and Bor-
deauX and others are said TO be coal.
ing at English ports.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
Victim of Poison is Dead.

PIERRE, S. D.-After a week of in
tense suffering Miss Rena Nelson, the
victim of poisoned candy sent from
Boone, Ia. died at her home six miles
north of this city from the effects o.
the drug. From the first the attend
ing physician held out no hone, and
while the young woman herself be
lieved that she would recover the ply
sicians who had been called in would
give no hope. That she held on so
long with the suffering is attributed to
her health and strength, she being a
large and strong young woman.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
RUSSIA AccEDEs ONE REQUEST
United States Officers May Accom-
pany Army to Observe Operations.

pany Army 10 observe operations.
WASHINGTON,-T Russian army
formally has granted the request Of
the United States that certain officers
of the American army be permitted
to accompany the Russian troops and
witness their operations in the war
with Japan. Ambassador Mccormick,
in cablegram informing Secretary
Hay of this fact states that the Off.
GERS cannot joir the Russian army
before April Is, of the Russian calen-
dar.
The officers who have been desig
mated for this service are Colonel J. B.
Kerr of the general staff, Captain Carl
Reichman of the Seventh infantry,
Captain George Galley and Captain
William Judson of the engineer corps.
All of the above are in Manila except
Captain Judson. who is in this city
and who leaves at once for st. Peters.
burg.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
BRYAN HAS RIGHT TO APPEAL
Executor of Bennett Will Does not
Waive the Riqht to Contest,


NEW HAVEN, COMFY a deci-
sion handed down by Judge eager of
the superior court, on demurred to
answers to an appeal by William J..
Bryan from a decision of the probate
court. which ruled against him in the
Philo S. Bennett will case, Mr. Bryan
has the right to contest Tor the $50.
600 bequeathed to himself in the
sealed letter"
The court says in substance that
the action of Mr., Bryan in accepting
the Office of executor does not cause
him to relinquish any right that he
may have in this appeal to establish
the validity of certain papers as a
part OF the will. The court says that
when letter is presented to the
probate court the question is whether
the letter be acceped or rejected.
The question of right of appeal can
not be passed on by the probate court.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17

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