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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
CHICAGO TERMINAL RAILWAY.
Reported to Be Acquired by the Burl-
ington Road.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. June decentralization has
been obtained from an inside source. ac-
cording to one Of the morning newspapers.
OF the story that the Burlington win take
over the Chicago Terminal Transfer Com
pany. According to the report. this deal
was made only after two othsr plans for re-
habilitating the Chicago Terminal Company
and taking care of its bonds fell through.
Omcials Of both roads decline to make any
for publication
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
Head Censul's Report.

The report of Head Consul A. r. Talbot
was devoted to review of the work during
the biennial term. Speaking of the central
tzation OF the work Of the medical depart
ment, he favored the discontinuance of state
head physicians. all applications to go to
the supreme medical directors at the head
office The expenses of his Office for 1903
were $11.0B3. and for 1904. $24 ,S19; total
5000, Appeals on behalf of 2l0 distressed
members were received and the contribu-
lions were $21 90 He spoke in favor Of
the foresters department land recommended
the amendment of the bylaws prohibiting
local camps or foresters teams from hold
Ing Sunday picnics or excursions under the
auspices of the society, with a penalty for
dlsooeolence OF expulsion or revocation of
charter, He commended the order of Junior
Woodmen. as beneficial TO the boys. He ia
vored an interval of three or four years be-
tween the meetings of the head camp, in
the interests of economy. During the BIZ
ennial the new members numbered 121, $50.
and .ls iS2 new camps were chartered. The
society. he said, now includes .14,j3 per
cent of all those eligible for membership
In the states In which IT Is organized. - ;;
Head Clerks Report. So
The report of Head Clerk C. w. Halves
contained the following: The insurance In
force at the close of the biennial term ag-
gregated $1.136, 67S, 500. The society paid
1901 death claims, amounting to $12, 6G3 sos,
as against $500 claims. amounting to $1O,-
726. 435 during the term preceding
The receipts of the benefit fund totaled
$12.57: 7o3. as against s7.57o9ss during the
preceding biennial. The balance at the
close of the term was SS0T ,JS1. The receipts
of the general fund were $1.674, 300, as
against $1.5O3.O11 during the preceding
term, the balance being $3.50. 994. The laps
ed tbeneficiaD membership during the two
years was s117.415. and the lapsed insur-
ance $176. 49,, 500.
The average per capita payment to the
benefit fund was 81. 2611. against so cents
during the term preceding. The increase was
due to the new rates becoming effective
January l, 1904. when the rates of the mem
bers were increased from p per cent to rs
per cent at the various ages. There were
1881 deaths from accident and SO4 deaths
from suicide. OF the latter 24S were farm
ers-3OS5 per cent of the total number.
The farmers also led in accidental Deaths
SS5
Following the presentation of reports the
roll Of delegates was called, committees
were appointed and recess was taken
until afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
Russian Bourse Strong.

ST. PETERSBURG. June 20.-Prices on
che bourse today were again very strong.
Imperial As recovered entirely what they
lost Friday and Saturday, closing at S7h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
Child Accidentally scalded.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMDEN. N. J., June 20-EIlen Leafferty,
four years old. daughter of William Leaf
ferty of 215 Cumberland street, Gloucester,
N. j., fell into tub of boiling water this
morning. She was scalded all over the body
and may de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
Todav,s Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. $3.50. 1888; government receipts
from internal revenue, $685. 600; customs,
$523. col: miscellaneous $47,675: expendi-
lures, 81, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
THE MODERN WoODMEN
FOURTEENTH BIENNIAL MEETING
OF THE HEAD CAMP.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. June 20.-The head
camp Of Modern Woodmen OF America
opened Its fourteenth biennial convention
at the Davidson Theater today with be-
tween GOO and TOO delegates present. repre-
senting over IL 900 camps and nearly 7O0,-
600 members. Mayor David S. Rose well
coined the delegates. Responses were
made by Head Consul AR Talbot for the
Modern Woodmen and Head Clerk Charles
w. Halves of Rock Island. ILL.,. for the
head Office.
, The convention then proceeded with the
presentation of reports. Head Consul "A.
r. Talbot reported for his department as
follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
Foreign Bank Business.

PARIS. June 20. p.m.-Three per cent
rentes, 90 francs STU centimes for the ac-
count. Exchange on London. Is francs IT
confines for checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20

BERLIN, June 2o-Exchange on London.
20 marks 46A pfennigs for checks. Dis
count rates: Short bills. per cent: three
months bills, 29s per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-20
MT. Carlisle's Argument.

Attorney Carlisle In opening his address
Informed the jury that his time was lin
Tied. the time remaining to the defense for
argument being only thirty-ive minutes.
The former Secretary OF the Treasury re-
marked that Crawford could not be con-
"ictet. ,cse he entered into q business
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
Timber on Public Mineral Land
By H. R. Tedrow in Ores and Metals.

By H. R. Tedrow in Ores and Metals.
In United States VS.. United
Verde Copper company, 25 Sup.
Ct. Rep. p. 222, the supreme
court of the United States has
just rendered a decision which is
of interest to mining men. One
Raphael Lopez cut timber from
certain unsurveyed mineral lands
in Arizona, which was consumed
by the United Verde Copper Co.
in roasting its ore at its mines at
Jerome. The government bro't
an action against the company
for $38, ,986.75, being the value
of the timber at the rate of Sc
per cord, and the case was car
ried to the court of last resort.
The Verde company admitted
that it had received and used the
timber and insisted that it was
clearly within its legal rights in
so doing. The decision turned
upon the construction of the
United States statute of June 3,
1873, permitting the telling and
removing 'for building, agricul-
tural, mining, or other domestic
purposes, any timber or trees
growing or being on the public
lands, said lands being mineral,
and not subject to entry under
existing laws Of the United States
except for mineral entry, .
Subject to such rules and regula-
tions as the secretary of the in
terror may prescribe for the pro-
lection of the timber and of the
underground growing upon such
Lands, and for other purposes" "
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
Still Another Dyke.

Leslie Beloe, Frank Thornton
and George Bradford are the
lucky owners of a group Of claims
which promise to "size up" with
any in the district. They are To-
Gated on a dyke about two miles
from town on the trail to the
mouth of Crooked river. The ore
is the same in all respects as that
of the other dykes in the district.
The average assay value is $2.70
There are spots which will eX-
ceed this many times, which, in
fact show the native gold. Two
tunnels are being run on the
property at the present time.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
Is Well Pleased.

M. Hecht of New York City
came in on Wednesdays stage on
a brief tour of inspection. Mr..
Hecht is a heavy stock holder in
the Imperial Corona G. M. Co. ,
which ownes a group Of promis-
ing prospects in this district.
The particular object of his trip
at this time was to verify the
favorable report sent in to head
quarters by the manager regard
ing the development which has
been carried on on a small scale
for several months. He expresses
himself as being well pleased
with the progress made, as well
as with the appearance Of the
property, and gives great credit
to Manager Matt Lundin for the
good work done.
Mr.. Hecht holds the position
of assistant superintendent OF
buildings under. the municipal
government of New York City.
He was accompanied from Lew
iston by his brother-in-law, Otto
CRUDE. Both returned outside
on Thursdays stage.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
A Rich Find.

Jack Anderson and Herman
Brown located a remarkably rich
ledge of free gold ore recently,
near the Buffalo Hill placers, the
ledge in fact being cut by the
tail race. The fact of the veins
existence has been known for
several years, but no attempt has
been made heretofore to locate it,
owing to the backward condition
of the quartz mining industry.
With it's revival, however, nothing
of known value is left Indicated.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
DEAL ON FOR WISE BOY.
New York People Figuring on Buying
that Property.

w. E. Moore, former manager
and still a large stockholder in
the Wise Boy mine, in the Buffalo
Hump camp, says that a deal is
now pending for the sale of the
property to New York parties.
while he would not state the
price expected for the property,
it is supposed to be in the neigh
borhood of $3.50,
The New York people will have
their engineer on the ground next
month when the property will be
thoroughly examined, and there
appears to be little doubt about
the deal going through.
The Wise Boy is considered one
of the best properties in the
Hump and is well equipped with
machinery. 1t has been closed
for some time by litigation and
the consumation of the present
deal will clear up this trouble and
start work again. The deal means
much to the camp and more
money will be spent in the dis
trict and another mine will be
developed. Chronicle.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
Preparing Estimates.

A dispatch from New York to
the Lewiston Tribune says: THE
Westinghouse and Electric Man
ufacturing company's estimating
department is preparing plans
and estimates, based on recent
surveys, for complete electrical
construction and equipment of an
80-mile trolly line between Lew
iston, Grangeville and Nezperce,
via. Nezperce and Camas prairie,
in Idaho, which has been project
ed for some time and which their
representatives will submit to the
local promoters when completed.
No figures or estimates or de-
tails of the plans are available
and they will not be given out till
submitted and approved"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
The Bureaucratic Peril.

If the bureau of forestry keeps
up the record it has made in the
past few weeks, in another month
the entire state of Idaho will
have been withdrawn from set
tlement, in fact practically all
the available public land in the
state has already been withdrawn.
1t is impossible to believe that
the administration at Washing
ton will sanction such an outrage
against the state of Idaho as to
allow all or even a major portion
of the eight million acres now
held up to be put into permanent
reserve. 1t is likely that when
the permanent lines are estab-
lished much Of the land now
withheld will be restored to set
tlement. But in the meantime
the advancement and settlement
of the state is effectually stopped,
and Idaho, which was coming to
the front probably more rapidly
than any other western state at
the present time, has received q
blow at the hands of the govern
ment land department from
which it may take years to re-
cover. Pierce City Miner.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
AMONG THE MINES
Local Happenings of the District--SOme Recent
Strikes ade--Crooked River Company
Soon to Start their Big Mill
Orogrande Items.

The Crooked River Mining and
Milling company have about 80
men working in the mine and
mill. They expect to commence
milling ore within ten days. They
have a force of men stripping
the surface off the dyke around
the glory hole; using water fur
nished by the old power ditch.
Ed Taylor came down from the
Hump sunday to look after his
mining interests here,
w. c.. Brewer has a crew of
men at work on the Bison prop
erty, on Rock creek. 1t is re-
ported here that the property is
looking fine.
Miss Frances Wilson opened
school Tuesday morning in Jas.
H. Colgrove's house on the Poor
man claim. Indications are that
the attendance will be fairly good
but all are not scholars that go.
Bob Pulse came down from Big
creek Monday. He says the snow
is going very slowly up there.
He brought some fine specimens
of ore from Old Gold No. 5, which
is sprinkled with the yellow
metal.
Ed Stamey made a flying triI
to ]. w. Denny's property on the
Calender divide last Thursday
and returned Friday.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
Moved their Mill,

Natwick & Bullock moved their
saw mill out to the Champion this
week, preparatory to filling their
contract for cutting 10000 feet
of lumber for the Thunder Noun
tain Gold company for their new
mill building. Al Chase of Sites,
who has the contract for the de-
livery of the machinery, is rush
ing it in in the most satisfactory
manner.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
Rich Silver Ore.

George Peck and Dave Patter-
son located a quartz claim on
American river recently which
appears to run extremely high in
silver. The rock blisters with
silver when subjected to strong
heat.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
Stockholders Meeting.

The first annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Vendetta &
Orogrande Gold Mining Co., Ltd,
will meet at the office Of the COM
pany in Orogrande, Idaho county,
Idaho, on May 9, 1905, at z o'clock
p. m. JOSEPH POWERS,
Acting Pres.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
Shipped Exhibit.

The executive committee ship
ped about 1900 pounds of the Elk
City ore exhibit to Sites by Clark
& Schofeld's teams on May End.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
Storm in the Hump.

1t is reported here that two
feet of snow fell in the Hump
during the last storm, April 29th
to May 1st, rendering the roads
from the Hump to Grangeville
impossible.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06
The Railroad Situation.

railroad situation in this state:
"The Idaho people seem deter
mined that their present efforts
to release from bondage one Of
the richest sections of the Pacific
northwest shall not prove abor-
tive. They are not only making an
effective canvass Of the districts
directly affected, but they will
also call on Portland for aid to
carry the project to completion.
The trade of Lewiston, the Clear
water and Nez Perce country is
naturally tributary to no other
tide-water port on the Pacific
coast than Portland. But the
railroads some time ago decreed
that all of the products of that
country should be lifted over two
high mountain chains and by a
long unnatural route reach the
ports of Puget Sound. The short
route with a down hill grade has
been ignored, and a deaf ear has
been turned to all petitions and
remonstrances from both Port
land and the people of Idaho.
with no hope of relief from
the railroad company, the people
most affected are now graphing
with the matter in a practical
manner. The O. R. & N. COM
pany, whenever it has been as
sailed for the manner in which it
has ignored Idaho business, has
always asserted that it had suf-
fcient boats on the river to ham
die all freight from Idaho points.
This was a partial truth, for the
Northern Pacific had cut off such
a large share of the traffic that
rightfully should have an outlet
by river, or a river road, that
there was but little left for the
boats to handle. Now the Idaho
people propose to take the O. R.
& N. at it's word and, by building
the road through to Grangeville,
will haul out traffic that will
compel the company to build the
river road or witness the freight
go down the river on boats or
barges.
''The proposed road will tap
400, 900 acres of the best wheat
land in Idaho. This land at a low
estimate is capable Of producing
10,000,000 bushels of grain, and
the greater part of it is not pro-
ducing a bushel, simply because
the industry will not show a pro-
fit after deducting the cost of the
long wagon haul to the distant
railroad stations of the Northern
Pacific.
There may not be as much ir
hauling wheat from Lewiston tC
= Portland by boat as there woulc
be by rail, but the present cost
of transporting freight from
Grangeville to Portland offers
plenty of leeway to admit of both
= the proposed roads and the boats
operating in connection therewitf
making money. With the con-
struction of this line from Lewis
l. ton, all of the immense traffic Of
= that rich and rapidly growing
section would at once be brought
in close touch with Portland
= This city has mucn at stake il
the matter, and our Idaho friends
: should receive the most substan
tial encouragement in their en-
t terprise."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-05-06

used for smelling purposes, smelt-
ing being a separate and distinct
industry from that of mining"
The facts are that the company
roasted its ore at the mines by
piling the ore and wood together
and ''by igniting the wood the
fire is communicated to the sui
phurous or other combustible in
gradients in the ore, and thus, by
the heat generated by its own
combustion and that of the wood
mingled with it, the volatile sub
stances are driven off in vapor,
smoke and gases from the ore
thus treated. By this method
the ores that are extremely sui
phide or highly charged with
other volatile substances are re-
lieved from large portion there
Of, and are the more readily
treated by smelling or other pro-
cesses of reduction, and besides
requires less fuxing material for
such reduction, and are also light
er in weight, and for that reason
when shipped to other points for
smelling or further treatment of
any kind, cost less for freight"
The government contended that
roasting the ore is smelling, and
that smelling is not a purpose
permitted by the act of congress,
and is besides forbidden by the
regulations of the secretary of
the interior. While the court
does not take this view, neither
does it settle the question by
holding that such roasting of ore
is mining and not smelling. In
stead, it takes up the words of
the statute, "other domestic pur=
poses," and gives them con-
struction practically unlimited in
scope. The government took the
position that "other domestic
purposes" meant household pur-
poses," but the court held that
the word domestic" applies to
the locality to which the statute
is directed, and gives permission
to the industries there practiced
to use the public timber, and fur
ther held that the ruling of the
secretary Of the interior threw no
light on the subject as to whether
or not he considered roasting Of
the ore smelling or mining. But,
as to this, it said it made no diff
ference, as the secretary was
absolutely without authority to
make the ruling; such power
vested in him would be the pow
I er Of legislation instead of reg
ulation, and no such power was
intended to be conferred upon
him.
The same statute under consid-
Grafton in this suit was passed
upon by the lower federal court
in 1889 in the case of the United
States VS.. Richmond Mining Co.. i,
10 Fed. Ais, IN a suit by the gov
) ernment to replevin 10000 BUSH
) els of charcoal made from wood
cut on timber land in Nevada.
the construction in that case has
: been affirmed by this recent one,
and the latter being by the high
est court in the land, is, of course,
= absolutely the law until further
, legislation by congress. The opin-
5 ion in the recent case was written
2 by Justice McKenna. Three e
judges could not concur with the
r holding, and in the dissenting
$ opinion Justice Brown shows the
latitude allowed by the decision
= in saying that it practically lib
= crates the word domestic from
Ill -.o.4..sz4.1- - j
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-06-28
Darlington 4 Lindsay.
INDICATED.

]. S. Hathaway, superintendent
of the State Colored Normal School,
charged with immoral conduct
brought about by Jealous employ
ees. has been vindicated in his
unanimous reelection as superin-
tendent. Hathaway vas formerly
a citizen of Mt. Sterling and no
man who enjoyed the confidence of
the people more than he dill.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-06-28
NO Q E

The sun Life Insurance Company of America
a co,1ora, ion organized under the laws OF Ken.
tucky, has on deposit with the treasurer Yi
kentucky, bonds aud securities OF maiheV N"'-
ne exceeding 100000. ,,..,o., q, ,,,o
said Company has made Application " VIZ
undersigned 20 deliver TO 1t NJ Tue eNpiIato I ~
three months from this date all OF SAID bonds
and securities SO deposited, or so much iheieol
as may not be required bv law to be retained on
depusit as security for all debts ana h"oiii'ies
of said Company then existing. .....,..
Notice is hereby given that AZ the eNpIasloh
Of three months from the date hereof the under
stoned Intend unless good cause is shown TO the
contrary. 70 deliver up SAID bonus anu secnrl-
ties 10 the said Company upon being SATISFIED,
bv making the Investigation ana eAaminthtlol :
required by law, tnat All ucvt anu iis"i,iV'.s -.
every kind Of said Company have Deen pald
and extinguished that are>due on may become
due upon any contract or agreement mace WIN
any citizen OF the United states; ana IN the
event, upon said investigation ana eNamihatloh
the undersigned Ascertained that any ueDts anu
liabilities oil said Company that are due or may
become due upon any contract or agreement
made with any citizen OF the United states wy
not paid and eNtingushed then the undersigned
intend 10 retain such portion of said bonds ana
securities as will have market Vaiue TWICE. a.
preat as the said debts and liabilities not then
paid and extiugushed, and unless GOOD cause II
shown TO the contrary, to deliver the remainder
of said bonds and securities IL any, to SAID
Company. 40, a,., 10,
Signed at Frankfort Kentucky, this Abh day
Of June, 1905. ,.,,,y,nn.r
Treasurer OF state of Kentucky
HENRY II. PREWITT,
Insurance Commissioner OF state oil hehtucky
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-06-28
Everybody Coming.

Henry Garrison, one of our boys,
son of d. b. Garrison, formerly
editor of the Mt. Sterling Democrat
and later OF the Sentinel-Democrat,
has put a most remarkable "clean
sweep" sale on consisting of the en-
tire drygoods and notion stock of
M. R. Samuels q Co. From the
opening Saturday through the
driving rain storm, on and on with
out any break tine large safes room
has been filled with eager, anxious
buyers. Mr.. Strossman, business
manager, stood right by Mr., CARR
son and said cut the prices deep,
give the people the best goods that
can be bought at real slaughter
prices. 1t is the people that know
of this opportunity seldom given,
who have collected their pennies
dimes and dollars who know good
thing and are taking advantage Of
the Clean Sweep Sale. The women
! are selling their early vegetables
eggs, poultry-everything they can
spare, and are wisely investing in
these fine goods at "clean sweeT
| prices.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-06-28
Second Medal.

Miss Nancy Orear has returned
from McMinniville, Tenn, where
she attended the National Photog-
raphers Convention. Miss. Orear
ON sharp competition won the
handsome gold medal offered for
Cabinet class work. Miss Orear
had on exhibition twelve of her
specimen photographs and won
with them. This is a high com
pliment when we consider this the
second prize by one who has been
In the business for only 81 years.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1905-06-28

Hon. Thomas Y. Nesbitt, born
near Mt. Sterling, 81 years ago,
dicd at his iiome in siaysviiie We'd
nesday night. He has been identi-
fed with the dry goods business in
Maysville for years, and was a
member of the Board of Education
and director in the Limestone Build
ing Association a1d a member Of
Maysville Commandery, X. T. He
leaves a son, Hugh B. Nesbitt, of
Washington City.