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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
.LONDON'S Version OF BATTLE
REPORTS AGREE 1T WAS GREAT
EST OF MODERN TIMES.
Marquis Oyama's Conduct of the Bat
tie Not as Ineligible as That of
kuropatkin's-Correspondent Says
Jap's Field Guns Are Inferior to
Russians.

London, Oct 1S.-All reports this
kin's defeat in what military critics
consider one of the greatest battles
of modern times, comparable with
Koniggratz and Leipsic.
Spencer Wilkinson considers Mar
quis Oyama's conduct of the battle as
not marked by the same distinctness of
plan and execution as that of General
Kuropatkin, whose handling Of his
army is quite Ineligible on the as
sumption that he was ordered to make
the attack
Dispatches arriving in London des-
criptive of the fighting to some extent
bear out this view For instance. the
Standards correspondent with Kuro-
ki's army, testifies that the Russian
troops were more skilfully led and
more capable and resolute than those
encountered in the opening weeks of
the campaign.
The same correspondent remarks
the grave disadvantage under which
the Japanese are laboring, owing to the
inferiority of their field guns. He re
fers to the fighting of October IL.
when our six batteries, though well
posted and admirably handled, were
compelled to remain silent the greater
part of the day and see the chances of
lifetime pass by under the very muz-
zles of their guns. Effective pursuit
was debarred us by the superior range
of the Russian artillery"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
IDAHO Items

Moscow is in the height of build
ing boom, and many fine residence
structures are being erected. In ad-
dition to the more elaborate buildings,
smaller houses are going up in all
quarters.
Bert Rhodes, accused of completely
jim the holdup and shooting of Mer-
chant Keuther at Denver, Idaho, last
spring, was found guilty of highway
robbery and sentenced to six years
and three months in the penitentiary.
The county commissioners at Lew
iston have granted a franchise to Mrs.
Mary e. Goddard to lay private pipe
line along the public highways. This
is the commencement of an important
project. The pipe line for which the
franchise was granted is intended to
take water from Waha lake to irri-
gate $4,000 acres of land between the
lake and Lewiston.
The school census of Boise gives a
total of 2937 a gain of 81 over last
year.
At Occur d'Alene the Occur d'Alene
Lumber company has shut down its
sawmills for the winter. This action
was taken, says Manager Carroll, be-
cause of the scarcity of teams for work
here and in the logging camps, as well
as the fact that lumber piled at this
time of the year does not dry out as
fast as earlier in the season. This
throws about 100 men out of employ
ment.
The fight for steamboat supremacy
on the Snake river has started in dead
earnest, and only the steamboat men
themselves fully realize the rivalry ex-
listing between the o. r. & N. Co. and
the Lewiston Navigation company.
Several of the ranchers around Troy
have formed a wheat pool and are
holding out for 20 cents.
The longest bridge on the route of
the Northern Pacific in its sweep from
st. Paul to Seattle will be ready for
the accommodation of trains this week,
when the steel bridge which has been
in course of construction across the
Pend d'Ureille river all summer and
fall will be ready to be turned over to
the transportation department.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
MINES AND MINING NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Mine Owners Pushing Work on Their
Properties In Idaho, Montana and
Oregon-Mine Operations of British
Columbia Are Rather Quiet-Many
Accidents and Personal Events.

According to the estimate of the
director of the mint, the maximum gold
production of the state of Washington
occurred in 1898, when the total val
ue of all gold produced amounted to
$766,200. The decline since that time
has not been regular, though in 1902
there was a great drop to practically
the same figure now reported for the
calendar year 1908. The preliminary
report of Director Roberts does not
assign a cause for the great falling off
in the gold production of Washington,
though some explanation may be made
duction of the United States is pre-
pared. While many of the leading gold
producing states show falling off in
gold yield, Alaska breaks her record
of 1903 with an aggregate output of
$8,614,700 The nearest approach to
this was in 1902, when the product
was $S,345,O0 Alaska is now the
third gold producing region in the
United States, Colorado holding first
place, with a product of 22,540, 5UO;
California second, with $16,1O4, 800, and
South Dakota fourth, with a product
amounting to $6,S26,7O0 last year.
Washington is not among the leading
gold producing states, nor does it rank
high among the silver producers.
Elk City, Idaho-The Providence
group has been bonded to New York
parties for large amount, the exact
sum not being stated. The letter says
that a strike has just been made on the
Providence and that several feet OF
native gold ore is now in sight. On the
Pacific group owned by Butte people,
a fine body of ore has Deen opened
up in No. tunnel, ahead of the old
workings. The ore is of high grade
and means a great deal to the prop
erty. E. E. Espey is shipping regu-
larly from his property and the two
stamp mill is running steadily.
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of the car were killed, although sew
eral were more or less seriously in
jured.
The Portland police and detective
department are searching for William
Thompson, a bartender for William
Winters, who decamped recently with
$1,000 in cash and diamonds value at
$500. which, it is alleged, he abstract
ed from Winters safe while the latter
was off on a hunting trip.
At the closing session of the recent
congress of the Oregon Press associa-
ton the following officers were elect
ed: R. j. Hendricks of the Salem
Statesman, president; j. c. Hayter,
Dallas Observer, vice president; A.
d. Moe. Hood River Glacier, second
vice president Albert Tozier of Port
land, secretary; Francis E. Gotschall
of Portland, treasurer; George Hines
of Portland, historian. Portland was
selected as the next place of meeting,
the date to be fixed later
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
OREGON ITEMS.

Rugg Bros. of Pendleton are pre-
pairing to feed their 5000 sheep through
the winter. Five thousand will be fed
on their farm east for spring mutton
and will be sheared just before turn
ing on the market. The remaining
1000 will be ranged on their farm east
of Pilot Rock and will be held over
the next season for wool.
|. T. Mayfield, one of the Oldest en-
gineers in point of service on the o.
r. & N. line, died at his home in Ba-
ker City recently.
Every girl operator in the Portland
Office of the Pacific States Telephone
& Telegraph company is on a strike.
For a consideration of $2,500,oOO, a
deal in timber was contaminated re-
Gently whereby a half interest was
sold in the holdings of the Booth-Kelly
Lumber company of Eugene, Ore, to
Michael H. Kelly of Duluth, John w.
Blodgett of Grand Rapids. Mich, Z. ID.
Danaher of Chicago and Arthur Hill
of Saginaw, Mich.
The brickwork of the combined l. o.
F. and X. of P. hall at Athena is COM
pleted, and finishing of the woodwork
will be commenced soon.
The king of Siam has made known
his interest in the Lewis and Clark
centennial of 1905 by becoming pur-
chaser of 80 souvenir gold dollars is
sued in commemoration of the explor-
ers.
Pullman sleeper attached to the
: rear of the northbound overland train,
broke loose, left the track and plung-
ed over Is foot embankment into
Cow creek while the train was run
ming at full speed, one mile south of
West Fork. None of the occupants
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
BRITISH COLUMBIA ITEMS.

Rossland. -There is a revival of the
rumors of the amalgamation of ,ne lie
Roi, the War Eagle and the Center
Star. with some talk of the inclusion
of the Snow Shoe mine in Boundary,
which is controlled by A. j. Mcmillan
and George WaterlOw of the lie ROi
directorate.
Professor Brock of the dominion ge-
illogical survey and Kingston School
of Mines, has been granted three
months leave to arbitrate in the mat
ter. He will arrive here next week.
All the concentrators in Rossland
camp are preparing to resume opera
tons after the shutdown owing to the
exceptional dry SPELL
Grand ForKs.-The sixth furnace at
the CRANKY smelter is blown out for
making an important change in the
car. BY the conveying of the ore by
this new method a great many labor
ers are dispensed with.
Superintendent Weeks, in charge of
the Sullivan mine and smelter at
Marysville, East Kootenay, B. c., has
so or 60 men at work, and the smelter
should be running about the first of
the year. The plant has been rebuilt
from the ground up, and there have
been delays in getting machinery. 1t
had been hoped to get the smelter
running by October 1.
| MiDino man bouo boap not 1ift1p
puzzled at the ore coming from the
Copper Key, on the east side of Cur
lew lake, near Republic, Wash. The
stuff comes from a short tunnel and a
Wine, giving a depth of 80 feet. The
vein matter looks like fine gray dust,
and is a pick and shovel proposition.
On panning it shows beautiful free
gold of extraordinary high grade. The
gangue is magnetic iron and lime. The
lode is so soft that much timbering is
needed. In depth there is a tendency
to change into sulphide of copper and
the formation grows harder.
| Vancouver, B. C.-Steam shovels are
to be introduced into the Atlin mining
district, located in the northern part of
the province. His Honor Judge Hen
derson has just returned from his an
nual trip to hold county court sessions
in that district, and brings back news
of the contemplation of the use of more
improved methods of mining. "The
camp is good for many years to come,
he said, land installation of up to date
machinery will bring handsome re
turns in gold recovered.
Port Slmpson.-From a prospector's
point of view, mining on the Skeens
river in the northern part of British
Columbia holds vast possibilities. Port
Simpson is the recorders residence
and the center of this district The
Skeena district has hardly been seer
by white mems eyes. Nevertheless
there are a few locations here which
look exceedingly good.
The CRANKY surplus is now 1888, 419
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
LOSSES OF $4,000 ON BOTH SIDES
Strong Argument for Peace in Awful
Tragedy.

Tokio.-There is a strong appeal for
peace in the appalling tragedy which
is now under enactment in Manchuria-
Both armies have fought ferociously
for week, and desperate fighting stiH
continues. 1t is probable that the
death roll will be largely increased
before the final shot is fired.
The preliminary reports indicate
that about $4,000 men ON both sides
have been either killed or wounded,
the larger portion of them being Rus
slams, since the armies of the two
belligerents closed in combat. Even
the Japanese, to whom the great vic
tory is of paramount Importance, seem
to be shocked by the slaughter of their
enemies.
The Japanese people are receiving
the news from the field of battle calm
ly, and there can be heard no sho~.~
in the streets proclaiming the victory
of their nation.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
WASHINGTON NEWS.

SpOkane's three big -four mills are
turning out daily 1900 barrels of flour,
worth nearly $4,000, or at the rate of
100000 a month.
The gross receipts of the Seattle
postoffice for the last fiscal year were
1851 1872. The receipts for Tacoma in
creased from $9S,77S to $113,2S5; Spo-
kane from $137, 47o to $162, 4O1; Bre-
merton from $4425 to $5011; North
Yakima from $15,97S to $17,757; Olym-
pia from $4,000, declined to $14,S56.
Whatcom increased from $25,345 to
$30,oe5
Seven hundred siXty-two visitors
from Seattle and Tacoma were enter
tanned at the Walla Walla fair one
day last week.
A collection of nuts grown in Walla
Walla is to be made for the state col
lege at Pullman.
doc" II. G. Brown realized $1,000
from the sale of his old coins in New
York city last week. That, however,
only disposes of a third of the great
display which the doc" had on ex-
hibit at Spokane for years in his Owl
saloon.
Over 100 pioneers of Walla Walla
county celebrated their annual meet
ing last week
A Harrington firm sold last week to
the Hammond Milling company of Sc
attic $4,000 bushels of wheat, at 80
cents per bushel, f. o. b.
N. E. Nuzum of Spokane and Thos.
Daley of Tacoma have been appoint
ed deputy grand exalted rulers for
Washington of the Elks.
Theodore B. Cushing, pioneer res
ident of Spokane, is dead.
The warehouses at st. John have
received to date over half a million
bushels of wheat.
The Cnewelah town council has
made a tax levy of mills for 1904.
Officers at Fort Wright, near Spo-
kane, are expecting orders for the
transfer of two more companies, max
ing six companies, or a battalion and
a half.
Seven out of nine applications for
admission to the bar were successful
in the recent examination concluded
in the supreme court They are: X.
B. Horrigan, Carl f. Orth, Carl Faux
and Milo j. Loveless of Seattle; An
drew Brown of Davenport j. w. Dig
nan of Tacoma, William j. Griswold OF
Mount Vernon.
Jay P. Graves of the Spokane Trac-
ton company, f. A. Blackwell OF the
Occur d'Alene G. Spokane electric line
and w. d. Marks of Philadelphia, were
in that city last week consulting on
the desirability of building the pro-
posed electric line from Spokane to
4 Colfax, Wash, through the wheat and
fruit belt.
George B. Koontz, secretary of Camp
80 Woodmen of the World, of Spo-
kane. has been advanced to the rank
of colonel and signal officer of the uni
form rank, w. o. W., of the Washing
ton division.
The estate left by the late Dexter
Horton of Seattle is appraised at $685.
Ills.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
Long Leases of Korean Land.

1t is reported from Seoul that the
Japanese minister is using every effort
to induce the Korean government to
agree to so year leases of public lands.
The move greatly excites the Koreans
who have petitioned the emperor in
opposition to the proposal, but the Jap
anese have intercepted and withheld
the petition.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
Gen. VIM. Scott Worth.

New York-Brigadier General Will
liam Scott Worth, retired, is dead at
Clinton, S. l., after long illness, aged
GA years.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
Girl of Sleeping Fame Is Dead.

Centralia, Ill.-Dora Meek, aged Is,
who slept nearly six months during
the winter of 1901, died Sunday as the
result of general decline following an
attack of measles last March.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
Mikado Thanks His Troops.

London.-The correspondent Of the
Times at Toxic says the mikado has
warmly thanked the Manchurian army
for defeating the offensive movements
of the Russians and driving them back
after many days of severe fighting.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
Deed of a Russian Exile.

Milan.-The escutcheon of the Rus
sian consulate has been defaced and
half burned. An exiled Russian anar-
chist is suspected of having committed
the outrage.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21

DR.. Corfe, British bishop of Korea,
who has been trying for years to learn
the Korean language, has given up in
despair and resigned.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-10-21
NEWS OF NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Choice Selections Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanees-CulIing
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Oregon-Numerous Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
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OCTOBER 18TH in WORLDS HISTORY.

p
their horses cattle
fourteen
settlements Of Hartford Windsor
Wenthersfied
defeated Prince OF Brunsw1c
chiefly British
4 1894.
Gibbn that this day he sat musng the ruins
temple the idea Of writing tho Decline and
Empire
Puks the night by the British and fifty
kted including Baron timely Pulaski with
alone, saved them from utter destruction ~
a
defeated the Prince
compelled
o Sambre.
Action President Commodore Rodgers
latter captured with nearly 100000
board 4E
killed before the mistake discovered
Great panic
fought Riehmond Ky Confederate victory
statne Of Sherman unveiled
ngton, d. g. 5@&55
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Fig.

Fig Q.
mill dressed (planed) on two sides should be
used and for those desiring to build such
a work bench FOR their own use the Follow;
ing Instructions and dimensions will ba found
The four legs should be. 80 inches to 81
inches long, l-2 inches wide and "a Inches
IN thlekness Through one of these LEG legs
end, cut nortise Gas. shown at y IN Eflgnrss
0 and 1o) 2 Ia inches long. and rs inch Vide
to guide the slide piece OF the lower end or
TIE wise Nex cut Is Ge end ra,s
fully nall a rail firmly to the upper ends "
each pair OF egs-nailing these end rails l, TO
the edges OF the legs. as shown. at y IN fls:
and using al-4 inch wire nails is the II iro ~
Ills inches in thickness and must be 3 fcet
10 inches long and u inches wide. Il,
At a distance OF eight inches from each .enti
Of these boards nall them firmly to the front
into the legs. but also into the ends q t ne
end rails thus moro firmly binding ~ INC
parts and adding mat erially to the =, strength
and firrnness OF the bench franc. the q, lroht
ends ends i Of the legs. but the back board must
be nailed on with Its upper euge projecting 1e l
rs inch above the legs, as shown IN the co!t;-
pleted franc In Fig. 10. The reason for TINS
top OF the bench should DO feet long, and (
possible, not less than u inches VIDE ahu
j "a inches In thickness.
1.-THE best wood for this top Is hard tsonth-5
liable Hnl to- to warp Than tic other cheap woods;
The plank must be thoroughly seasoned, am ,i
should be fastened to the frame WIN lncn
No 5l6 wood screws count sunk INTO inc
top so as to be below the TOP SURFACE o. In, ~,
Orig 10Y and from beneath carefllY marx
With a lead pencil along on both sides q The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-15
Confederate Women.

The greatest sacrifice made during the
war between the States was made by
the women of the South, who stayed at
home while the men Went 70 the front.
nor Was any greater heroism displayed
by brave men on Tie field OF battle than
ny the wives and daughters WHO suffer-
ed The lortures Of anxiety and mental
.anxiety. 10 say nothing Of Their priya-
tons. They liyed on scant ration5 with
out any of The luxuries of life. most of
Them being compelled even 10 do without
coffee and sugar, They were clothed in
garments made from coarse cloths woven
on the premises; they were in constant
dread and terror of Yankee raiders and
frequently ,hey were compelled 10 meet
these rnarauders In their own households
1T the risk Of lie or Of that which q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-15
PRINCES WADE
in BERKSHIRE MUD.
Horse Drops Dead and Great Great
Grandsons OF Louis Philippe
Have Midnight Walk.
.n.o,o,5 u THE Times Dlspatc

fspecal to The Times Dlspatcn. :, ~, !, =. -
Fl LEMON. MASS. OCTOBER october l 5;o,,iau
Louis and Prince Antoine 70 O ,1i.,,,n
great grandsons OF King Louis PHILIPPE.
3 ,rivcd in Lcnox shortly after midnight
Yesterday morning after an exciting ad..
venture in one OF the widest parts OF
the Berkshire hills.
AZ They went from New YORK 70 A! I.,a
"Wednesday by boat, and arrived N s W.
field about 10 o'clock ~ ednesday WE ~,
where they were met by carnage - -
= ,enox Owing to the work progressing
=, = new state road over the malll5 y
sway connecting with Lenox and F s. US
field it was necessary to tax c.rculto 20
route or ten or twelve miles ove' '. oe..s
made almost impossible by the recent
heavy storms, and through dense Wo p,,l
The night could not nave beell =. ua. ~ :,
When within about three mics o.
fanny onerof tie carriage horses sud-
denIv reared into the air and fell over
n twenty foot bank stone dead.
THAT one horse could draw the heavy
corriaue over the muddy roads was mol
70 be thought Of. TO return 20 l.e ,ll..
4fnr another horse would consume a eL1Vc',
two hours time, and It was then nearly
midnight -. ,,,,,o
from, the trolley line, and tho iast car
had not gone, Prince Louis ana fril,cs
Antoine, with their man servant, decided
IL walk to tho car line, and started owl
in the inky darkness, made more se!
by the woods which line the ROADS o.
both sides, 10 add to their misery g.
slight rain was falling, aud the cold
wa ter was dripping from the trees over YER
head. !, ,,,,,o
deep. often losing he beaten track ana
sometimes flounderng In the ditch y
possible haste was made, and they sue
8ceeded in reaching the line 1uSt as we
car appeared around the bend
Meanwhile there was anxiety ~ curtis
Hotel where they were expected shorty
after Ii, until they walked into ne o1-S
lice. muddy from their exposure,
when asked what caused the death 81
the horse the driver replied, lie Just
died, that's nil ~ can tell 4you,'
Prince Louis is twenty-s'x years old
and Prince ntoine ilsstweNtyTthree, Iney
arrived in New York on the Touralne
last Saturday and will spend SIX weeks
In this country. The princes are to re-,
main in Lonox for several DAYS ana WV
M from here to 81. Louis. This - their
first trip to America. They have al
ready come to the conclusion that Berk-
shire roads arc the worst IN the WoFla,
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tive woman values more than life For
toilcts on without a word of news from
tile front, not knowing whether husband
or son or brother or sweetheart, as the
case might be, was stlll alive, and too
worst fears were realized
But they never murfnured: they never
lost their courage; they suffered and en-
dured for the sake Of principle and for
the cause for which they were willing
to sacrifice everything that life held dear
A few OF those women are still alive,
and some OF them arc In destitute CIR
cumstances. They are dependent upon
the public bounty for their support and
a Homo for Needy Confederate Women
has therefore been established in R!cli-
smond. and Is being supported Ut the pub.
lie expense. 1t is a comfortable home.
It is an institution worthy of tho cause
1t represents and therefore worthy OF
support OF all true Southern mon AMI
women who are able to give.
Tomorrow will be donation day at the
Home. and supplies OF food, clothny aud
fuel and other ncccssariss OF such M In
stitution which will readily suggest them
selves will be gratefully received. 1t Is
not necessary to make an appeal TO the
public in behalf of this inst tuition. II
lis enough to direct attention to It and
to say tomorrow has been especially
set apart for receiving donations.