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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
CHATTER XVII.


We are off on a Chinese railway, sin
gle line, the train drawn by a Chinese
engine, driven by Chinese driver. Let
us hope we shall not be telescOped on
the road, for among the passengers is one
of the chief functionaries of the com
pany. In the person of Farusklar.
Our train runs at only moderate speed
since we left Knchgar. On the opposite
horizon we can see the high lands Of the
Pamir; to the southwest rises the Bolor,
the Kachgarian belt from which towers
the summit Of Tagharma. lost among the
clouds.
do not know how to spend my time
Major Noltitz has never visited the ter
ritories crossed by the Grand Transasi-
attic, and l am deprived of the pleasure
Of taking notes from his dictation. DIR.
Tio-Klng does not lift his nose from his
"Cornaro," and Pan Chao reminds me
more Of Paris and France than Of Pekin
and China; besides, when he came to
Europe he came by Suez. and he knows
no more Of Oriental Turkestan than he
does Of Kamtschatka. All the same,
we talk. He is a pleasant companion.
but little less amiability and little
more originality would suit me better.
am reduced to strolling from one car
to another, Longing on the platforms, in
terrogating the horizon. which obstinate
ly refuses to reply. listening on all sides.
Halloo! there are the actor and his
wife apparently in animated conversa-
ton. | approach. They sing in an I'M
dertOne.
Ephrinell and Miss Bluett are talking
away with unusual animation, and
catch the end of the dialogue.
II am afraid" said she, that hair
will be rising in Pekin."
And l." said he. that teeth will be
down. All! If a good war would only
break out, in which the Russians would
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
CHINA WILL ASSERT CLAIMS
In the Peace Negotiations Between
Japan and Russia.

Japan ana Russia.
The Lokal Anzeiger at Berlin prints
an interview with prominent Chi
nese diplomatist, evidently the Chi
nese minister at Berlin. who says that
The dowager empress and the en-
perOr have sent a circular letter to
viceroys and governors and to Chi
nese ministers abroad, asking them
to state fully their views as to what
attitude China should take in the set
dement, of the Manchurian question.
The diplomatist further states that
China. in determining what indemnity
to demand from Russia, will include
not only the reduction in public reve-
nues during the war, but sum suf-
icient to cover damages suffered
through years of illegal occupation of
chat country. He assumes that Japan
will keep her word and hand over
Manchuria 20 China, but thinks it will
be impossible for China to install the
old form of government there since
the improvements the Russians and
Japanese have introduced make a
modern system of administration nee
essary. The diplomatist concludes;
China will no longer play the role
Of a mere spectator, but will assert its
claims with energy in the Portsmouth
negotiations, and interesting develop
ments will certainly follow
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
CHAPTER XVI.

Among the travellers noticed an
American clergyman bound to Pekin.
This was the Rev. Nathaniel Morse Of
Boston, one of those honest Bible dis
tributors, a Yankee missionary, In the
garb of a merchant. and very keen In
business matters. At a venture | make
him No. 10 in my note book
The verifcatlon Of the papers Of young
Pan Chao and DR.. Ticking gave rise
to no difficulty. and on leaving they ex-
changed "ten thousand good-mornings"
with the more amiable Of the Chinese
representatives.
When II came to the turn of Major
Noltltz a slight incident occurred. Sir
Francis Trevellyan, who came TO the
table at the same moment. did not seem
Inclined 10 give way. However, nothing
resulted but naughty and provoking
looks. The gentleman did not even take
the trouble to open his mouth. The Rus
sian and the Englishman each received
the regulation visa, and the affair went
no further.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
CHAPTER xIv.-tCoutInued !

As soon as the train pulls up, a dozen
Travellers Of whom / am one, get out on
10 the track. By the light of the lantern
II is easy TO see that the breakage Is
not due to malevolence. But it is none
the less true that the two last vans, the
nortuary van and the rear van occupied
by the goods guard, are missing. How
far are they3 Nobody knows.
You should have heard the shouts of
the Persian guards engaged In escorting
the remains Of Yen Lou, for which they
were responsiblel The travellers in their
van. like themselves, had not noticed
when the coupling broke. 1t might be
an hour, two hours, since the accident.
What ought to be done was clear
enough. The train must be run back
ward and pick up the lost vans.
Nothing could be more simple. But
and this surprised me-the behavior Of
my lord Fnruskiar seemed very strange.
He insisted In the most pressing manner
that not a moment should he lost. He
spoke TO Popof, to the driver, to the
stoker, and for the first time l discov-
cred that he spoke Russian remarkably
well.
The train began to run back as soon
W VIC hhu lhhtu our pidcte. Aht PNA
man baron attempted TO complain. but
Faruskiar gave him such a look that
he did not care to get another, and stow
ed himself away in thu corner.
Dawn appeared In the east when the
two wagons were found a kilometer off,
and the train gently slowed up to them
after an hours run
Faruskiar and Ghangir went to help In
coupling on the vans, which was done
as firmly as possible. Major Noltitz and
noticed that they exchanged few
words with the other Mongols. After
all, there was nothing astonishing In
that, for they were countrymen of theirs,
We resume our seats In the train, and
the engineer tries to make up for lost
time.
Nevertheless, the train does not arrive
at Kachgar without a long delay, and II
Is half past four In the morning when
we enter the capital of Chinese Turkes-
| tan.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
HEAVY CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
Two Million Increase over July o
1904

Two Million Increase over July Of
1904.
The monthly statement of the ma
tional government receipts and expen-
ditures which will be issued by the
treasury department on August /, will
show the receipts for July, 1905, to
have been approximately $49. $50 900,
and the expenditures about $62, $780,
900, leaving a deficit for the month of
S13,6S0.00O. The deficit last July was
.s173OO,OOO
There were no extraordinary re-
ceipts or expenditures in July, 1904,
and none will appear in the figures for
the present month. This decrease OF
about $3,500,000 in the deficit for this
month as compared with that for
July, 1904, is accounted for by the ma
terial increase in the receipts, partic-
ularly from customs, and a slight de-
crease in expenditures. The receipts
from customs alone will exceed those
for July last year by about S2000,000
Those from internal revenue sources
will probably exceed those Of a year
ago by about 100000.
The receipts this month will in
clude a payment Of about 100000
from the Southern Pacific Railway
company on account of its 18th semi
annual note due the government on
August 1. There was a similar pay
ment from this company last July
The treasury officials regard the show
ing this month with satisfaction and
point to the $2.O0O,OO0 increase in
customs receipts as an indication Of
large increase in business during
the remainder of the year.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
BURSTED
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, IS
VISITED VIOLENT RAINS.
Floods Caused the Loss of a Number
of Lives-Damage to Property I'M
mense-Unprecede Fall of Rain
over the State-Town of Trumbull
Swept by Flood.

Bridgeport, Conn, July 31.-Loss of
life and immense damage to property
followed the bursting of reservoirs
north of this city as a result of I'M
precedented fall Of rain. The precipi-
tation in the series of showers which
struck across Connecticut reached a
total Of seven inches. The dam at
Wards mill at Easton went out at
o'clock Sunday morning, sending a
great body of water down through the
town of Trumbull. There was no warn
ing to the people who lived on the
banks Of what is usually a small wa
ter course. The house occupied by
John Lesco, his wife and several chill
dren was pickeu up by the food and
carried a mile below The LescC
family were asleep at the time and al
were rescued after a perilous journey
A house occupied by Michael Nor
Fan was hurled against the Berkshire
bridge and smashed to kindling wood
and It is believed that Moran was
drowned. Police and firemen went tC
the rescue and saved several lives.
In North Bridgeport the water SWEEP
against the Barnum avenue bridge
and wrecked it just when an ice wa
gon was crossing it. In the Wagon
were William Kowzeski and John Star
kin. The wagon ana horses were swep
away and Kowzesh was drowned
Starkin was able to swim ashore.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
COST OF CHICAGO STRIKE.
Lasted 1906 Days and Cost an Enor
nous Sum.

nous Sum.
The Chicago strike lasted 1O5 days,
and 1920 men were out of employ
ment. says the Minneapolis Times.
The long fight and the large number
Of men engaged in it dwarfed the orig
NAL cause OF the trouble. The team
sters selected as an excuse for strik-
ing the troubles OF II garment work
ers, who had been out many weeks,
and who have long since abandoned
their strike.
Now that the strike is ended. the
bill receipted and paid, it may be ex-
amined with reference to obtaining an
idea Of the cost of the three months
Of business paralysis, smuggling and
Dossism. 1t is not officially exact as
20 some of the items, which must OF
course be estimated, but in dollars and
cents the enort to secure the rein
statement of II garment workers cost
about $4,000 900. The city and cOun-
ty are out S4O6,5OO for extra police
protection and some damage suits
FOR loss of property and life are sure
10 follow The unions paid out $780,
900 in strike benefits and the strikers
lost 500, 900 in wages The employees
IN conducting the fight paid out 3d.
900 900, and experts estimate the
shrinkage in trade, freight business,
in and out, at $6,0O0,0OO.
But this is only part of the cost.
in this statement there is nothing that
shows the amount of human suffer
ing, of starvation and Of the efforts
If honest workingmen to find positions
away from Chicago. Nothing of saw
lngs used during the period of enforc-
ed idleness. Nothing of the sufferings
Of strong men, loyal to their unions,
forced to see dear ones want for even
necessaries.
But there is another story. Twenty
one men were killed and AIS were in
jured, many of them being manned
Tor life. This is the worst feature OF
the strike.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
British Watching the Kaiser.

1t Is understood that the British
government is closely watching the
scheme of the kaiser to make the
Baltic a closed sea. The forthcoming
visit of the Br.lish fleet to the Baltic
is averred in London to mean that
Great Britain desires to convey a gen.
tie hint to the kaiser that the British
foreign Office is fully cognizant of
what is going on. and that it intends
to check at the very outset anything
that might prove detrimental to Brit
aims power.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
CALLED ROCKEFELLER NAMES
Gov. La Follette's Scoring Of Standard
oil Magnate.

oil Magnate.
Springfield ILL.,, July S1.-"John d.
Rockefeller is the greatest criminal OF
the age"
With these words Governor Robert
M. La Toilette of Wisconsin denounced
the richest man in the world in an ad-
dress delivered SUNDAY afternoon at
the state fair grounds before the Iii.
nois Baptist Chautauqua. The declara
ton was greeted with cheers.
Governor La Follette's address was
stern arraignment Of corrupt polite.
ians. state and national, and monopo
lies that control the Industrial and
commercial life of the United States
He scored the Armours and other
large packers.
Governor Deneen presented the
Wisconsin executive to the assem-
blage and occupied a seat on the plat.
form. Later the two governors were
driven to Camp Lincoln.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
Negro In Danger of a Mob.

Roanoke, Va.-Cephas Poindexter,
the negro alleged moonshiner arrested
Wednesday, who shot and killed Unit
ed States Deputy Marshal S. E. Wade
in Franklin county, while the officer
was attempting to arrest him for il
licit distilling. was captured 20 miles
south of Roanoke. He was hurried
to this city and placed in jail to pre-
vent lynching.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
Mckinley Memorial Church.

A church on the site formerly occu-
pied by the Methodist Episcopal
church. in memory of William McKin
ley. was recently dedicated in Poland
Ohio. He joined the Methodist church
when he was IA years of age. There
are a number of memorial windows in
the church, one of them being for vii
liam Mckinley. The pipe organ was
given by Andrew Carnegie. who vol
unteered the gift.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
ACCIDENT ON SANTA FE ROAD.
Four Lives Are Forfeited as Train
Jumps Track.

The California express on the To
peka & Santa Fe road leaving Chi
cago at II O'Clock, went into the ditch
at Lamont, a village 80 miles south
west of there.
One man was taken from the wreck
crushed beyond recognition; three
others were so seriously injured that
their lives are despaired of, and about
20 others sustained slight injuries
The man who was killed and the
three who are said to be fatally hurt
were riding in the smoking car and
the reclining chair car. Among the in
jured is William McVey, a saloon
keeper of Joliet, H., one of whose
arms was crushed so badly that ii
will have to be amputated.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
Commercial Congress.

The most important 10 days Of the
Lewis and Clark Centennial exposi-
ton will be August 1924 inclusive.
The Transmississippi Commercial con-
gress is booked for August 1919 in
elusive and the National Irrigation
congress follows with only Sunday in
tervening.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
TELEGRAPHERS
LOCKED OUT

A general lockout of Iall telegrapers
on the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads is threatened. Three
hunderd and fifty telegraphers employ
ed on the Wilmar, Fergus Falls and
Breckenridge divisions of the Great
Northern are already out.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
ROYALTY WILL TAKE A TRIP.

Prince and Princess viii Leave Lon.
don October 10.
1t has now been definitely arranged
for the prince and princess of Wales
to leave London for their tour in In
dia on Wednesday, October is. and to
join II. NJ. S. Renown at Genoa two
days later. Their suite will leave
Portsmouth on the battleship on Oc-
tober 10, their royal highnesses being
accompanied on their departure from
London only by an equerry and the
princes private secretary.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
Praises Naval Stations.

"The United States naval academy
ranks among the finest in the world,
said Captain Manuel Azueta, dis,
inguished officer of the Mexican navy
who is in this country on a tour of
the naval stations at the invitation
Of the government, through Captain
James f. Miller.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
zionists Refused offer.

By an overwhelming majority the
Zionist congress Sunday afternoon de-
cided not to accept the offer of Great
Britain of a tract of land in East
Africa for the foundation OF Zionist
colony.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05

Statistics compiled by the various
automobile trade associations show
that there are about $1,000 motor cars
in use in this country. the first cost OF
which aggregated $7O,O00.000.
The authorities Of Nordhadsen, Sax
ony, have forbidden the use Of the
streets to any person wearing an ar
ticle Of dress that sweeps the pave
ment.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
MINISTER is A MURDERER.
Rev. j. C. Rawlins Of Georgia Con-
Victed of Crime.

Valdosta, Ga.-Rev. J. G. Rawlins
has been found guilty of accessory to
the murder of two children of Rev and
Mrs W. L. Carter, and unless a high
er court intervenes Rev. Rawlins and
his sons, Milton and Jesse, and All
Moore, negro, will have to hang.
Rawlins' sons and Moore were found
guilty some time ago.
Both Rawlins and Carter were for
years ministers in the Methodist
church. A feud started and Rawlins
plotted to wipe out the Carter family
The boy and girl were killed but Mr.
and Mrs. Carter escaped. Moore con
fessed to the plot.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
LAST STAGES OF STRIKE.
Chicago Men Applying for Their For
mer Jobs.

mer Jobs.
Applications for work by scores of
truck drivers marked what is believ-
ed to be one Of the last stages of the
transfers strike. While a few of the
men were told to report for duty next
Monday morning. there was no gen
eral reinstatement of the strikers.
Many of the State street stores tried
making deliveries in the outlaying ter
ritory without police protection. The
plan generally was successful. AS an
evidence, however. of the precautions
still being taken against possible VIC
lence to the nonunion teamsters, AS
sistant Chief Schuettler reported 220C
patrolmen still on duty.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
President Goes to Church.

Oyster Bay.-The president, accom-
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt and several
OF their children, attended the morning
services at Christ Episcopal church
Sunday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
NEW ASSISTANT ATTY. GENERAL
W. A. Day Will Be Succeeded by NJ.
D. Purdy.

The resignation of Assistant Attor-
ney General William A. Day and the
appointment of Milton ID. Purdy to
succeed him is announced by Attorney
General William H. Moody.
Mr.. Day resigns to become comp
troller of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05

"'Painless dentistry" snorted old
Hunks, who had just had tooth ex-
tracted and was opening his pocket
book with extreme reluctance. Pain
lessp H'mphl You don't seem to think
It hurts to have TO pay 81 for two
minutes workw-Chicago Tribune.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
FIVEPERSONSKILLED
TERRIFIC THUNDER STORM At
C0NEY ISLAND, n. Y.
Lightning Killed Five People and
Injured Nine--One Killed at Grave
send Beach-Nearly so Frustrated
Various Points in the City Struck
by Lightning.

New York, July 1.-During a
thunderstorm OF terrific intensity
which passed over New York Sunday
afternoon, five persons were struck
by lightning and instantly killed, and
nine were seriously injured at the
Parkway baths, Coney Island.
At the same time one man was kill
ed and three others Frustrated at
Gravesend beach.
The Dead.
George Denwitta, Brooklyn.
Jacob Frankel Manhattan.
Robert Wasch Bronx borough.
Charles Bennerle, Brooklyn.
Frank Bennerle, Brooklyn.
Harry Ransweiler, Brooklyn.
The intense heat Of the morning at
tracted a great multitude to the shore
resorts, and late in the afternoon when
the storm blew up from the westward
the park and beach was thronged with
bathers and spectators. The rain de-
scended in torrents and hundreds of
men, women and children sought shell
ter under the big bathhouse, which is
elevated above the sand on piles. The
lightning was incessant and terrific
thunderclaps shook the bathhouse to
the terror of the crowd huddled to-
gether beneath It.
A few minutes before o'clock a
bolt struck the Flagstaff and grounded
in the very thickest of the crowd.
NaarI,, IN porcopc x,yara nroctrofod and
the crowd rushed out into the storm
Those who had remained in the water
were also panic stricken and ran in all
directions, not daring to enter the
bathhouse, which appeared to be on
fire.
Ambulances were summoned from
all the nearest hospitals, and on their
arrival five persons were found dead
and nine unconscious in the bath
house. The bodies of all were scorch
ed by the electric fluid. The nine in
jured were removed to the hospital
where it was said that some probably
would die. Many persons less serious
ly hurt were taken home by friends. A
slight fire in the bathhouse was quick
ly extinguished by the rain.
About the same time Henry Rams
weller was struck and killed while
sheltering under a tree at Gravesend
beach.
Lightning struck at various points
in the city. A store in Flushing ave
nue., Brooklyn. was burned, and a cal
in Sixth avenue, Manhattan, was SCI
on fire, but the occupants escaped un
hurt. The electric light and the tele
phone wires in Bellevue hospital were
struck several times. extinguishing al
lights and causing much alarm among
the patients.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
MAY Strike in Lancashire.

A strike of $4,000 Lancashire cotton
operatives is threatened, owing to the
masters refusal Of per cent ad-
vance in wages.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05

There is a magic in the word that
makes men, even when they are SO
cross and ignorant that they don't
know the meaning Of It, profess a love
for art.-Chicago Record Herald.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05

Clay modelling In schools Is con-
demned by doctors as being worse
than states for transmitting infectious
disease.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05

In Manchuria, Siberia and north
China much use is made of Chinese
brick tea, not as a beverage, but as a
vegetable. boiled with rice and NUT
ton.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05

The polite preacher may be very
popular, but he will never be profit
able.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
SOME RICH SLOW TO PAY.

Cleveland Moffett in Success.
 It is notorious that the rich are often scandalously slow in paying their bills. I recall one instance where the wife of n multi-mlllonaire (she was afterwards oivorced), took no notice, month after month, of bill amounting to over s2O,O0o for her daughters wedding trous- seau. and only then because resource full collector 'held up the multi-mil- lionaire himself in the street one day, and finally got his check.
 have been told of several rich wo- men in the smart set, two of them very rich, who are wont to haggle over prices in the shops if they were in genteel pow ertv One of these ladies whose showy Newport fetes are widely proclaimed, tried. on a certain occasion, to 'bea. down and estimate for candle shades. favors, etc. that she wanted in hurry for a dinner dance, and, having failed in her effort, she finally exclaimed: .'Why, you oughtn.t to charge me cent for these things! Think of the advertis- ing you can get out of it! If you treat me right Tn see that your place is men tioned by all the reporters!
 And another. whose husband is one of the richest men in the world, actually wept before a Fifth avenue dres=maker in her pleadngs for reduction Of $lo on the price of a certain garment that she simply had to have. but couldn't afford, she declared, out of the small allowance made her by her husband.
 When I was in Newport last summer people were laughing at the latest pretty economy of this same husband, who is certainly one of tlre "closest of our idle rnillionaires. He had heard of a new aluminium paint. warranted to keep shiny without much rubbing, and he had forthwith given orders that the brasses on his beautiful yacht be smfared over with this paint so that he might reduce his payroll by the wages of two sailors previously needed to clean these brassesl This gentleman's income must be at least four million dollars!