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New-York tribune., 1906-09-16

ammunition, and AT the same time carried away
the prisoners and punder from the captured Junks
We were divided into eight divisions, hve boats IN
each. Each division had a station 70 which all the
boats repaired once every twenty-fOur hours for
conference and 10 make reports 10 the senior
orrcer. Some trusty natives We're stationed on
shore who kept lookout Tor suspicious vessels and
reported them 10 the station II their immediate
vicinity.
We left Hongkong one morning and had pleas
ant sail Of twelve fifteen miles the south Of
the island through the East Lamrna Channel. In
Chonghom Bay We found most Of the hotilla
assembled, awaiting the arrival OF the tender with
little cutters were about forty feet long ten or
eleven feet beam, and when laden drew about
three feer Of water They had good freeb0ards, and
looked though they We're good sailers What
struck me IS something odd was that At least
twelve hundred men were living and fighting IN
these craft. l had spent many long days and
even nights II q trail whale boat but with more
than slN men, and % spend perhaps months IN any
kind OF open boat with thirty men as companions
was novelty hadn dreamed ~. But l had no
rlSgivlngs. nor Tor moment regretted my decision
When the supplies had been distributed, l was
ordered 70 Cutter No. 3.
Orders We're given for the boats 70 resume their
stations, which We're about TWO miles apart The
atIll4 covered about sixty miles o- coast line, each
division covering the proper ratio OF distances, and
each boat cruising about three miles. II a pirate
Junk was located up a creek " river, signals We're
made the divisions either side, that when
the attack was made there We're usually fifteen
boats u take part II the assault.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-16
Cosmopolitan Pirate Chasers

Mo. 3 was commanded by Young Englishrlan
- who had served N the British navy Hewas one
Of the finest fellows / have ever met. brave as a
lion splendid sailor. a strict dlsclplina-Ian. but
"a good shipnate whom every man II the boat
respected and admired The subcommander was
q Sco-chr-au q good sailor and clever fellow. but
he began 10 tire of the service and while repured
o. be q good fighter, his heart did not seem IN his
work The European portion II the crew repre-
sented at least five nationalities They We're all
what they could get out OF IN dollars and cents
as pay and al the plumber they could carry of
The ten Cinnamon were clever chaps wiry, quick
good b0atmen. and the best of fighters Simple
and genial when We're cruising they became
perfect demons when engaged II q fight with the
pirates.
Our station was at the head Of Tai-tam Bav. a
noted rendezvous Of the pirates, who had friends
living III the small Villages near by These villagers
were confederates and through them the pirates
able O. store and dispose II the plunder brought
1y the Iuuks. Our cruising grounds pleasant
New-York tribune., 1906-09-16
Every Man Chose His Victim

THE moment the rrst gun was exploded | forgot
that there any danger. and was unCOu-
cerned Il had been duck shooting Bvthe time the
second round had been fired from the hOwitzers we
We're sliding alongside the Junk and sCramblng on
board. Il was hot work Tor few seconds. Our
Cinnamon We're the urst 70 get q foothOld on deck,
the men II our boats supporting them with a mus
kerry ure that surprised the pirates. The nve boats
We're soon empty. except Tor the boat keepers who
Were not idle with their muSkets. The smoke OF
our big guns was hanging over the creek and filled
the deck when had al boarded the junk, but
cutasses in hand, were soon making our marks in
blood from right 70 LETT each choosing his
victim.
Under the crowded condition of the deck we could
not pistols, lest by accident hit some Of
our own shIpmates, SO We were Ompelled 10 trust
10 our cutlasses alone. was good swordsnan,
and found that l was q match Tor every pirate |
encountered. Our Cinnamon were wearing their
arms q white band OF cotton with anchor stenCed
thereon. that could distinguish them from
the pirates. Il well that they were SO marked.
for nearly cut down OF our best BOYS Chu-ling.
whom l mistOOk for pirate. The fighting was
fierce and for the first time in my life l saw human
own hands; but | knew that l was engaged in
a holy war. To kill pirate was 10 kill thing
that lived only by proving upon my own shlpmates
l cut and slashed with supreme enjoyment, nor do
| now regret single drop OF blood that | spilled in
those days.
There was an end 70 this night. but there was no
surrendering While the pirates fought for their
casualties were only FIVE men wounded. OF the
enemy. eighty odd were dead. knew, thirty
four were mOrtaly wounded. eighteen were severely
wounded fifteen were unhaTued, and perhaps
fifty jumped overheard and reached the shore.
When We began the night there must have been not
New-York tribune., 1906-09-16
morning

As soon as the day broke we were al under way,
and with sail and oars were long in getting up
10 the mouth Of the creek. | could not see a sem
blance OF a junk, but told that she was likely
covered with tree brush and long grasses. II was
about nine O'Clock when came suddenly upon
the pirates. They were less than hundred Yards
away, and made their presence known by hring a
vOley OF bullets AZ
In an instant sails were lowered and 1uasts un-
shipped and under oars alone we sped on 70 the
nght. Every man not al the roWlOcks had muSket
II his hands waiting Tor the word 70 open nre The
cutters were III single rle that the enemy could
not get their broadside guns 20 bear upon us They
continued 10 shoot, but we reserved our musketry
tre until we were within less than nifty wards. and
then. swinging into line, opened up with the how
ItZers and muSkets simultaneously.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-16

the waters smooth, and the
coast line inviting; but we
scarcely ever went on shore,
lest we be attacked. or our
presence sIgnaled from the high
bluffs along the coast.
Our boat had been on her sta
tion for only three DAYS. cruls-
ing III the open water by night,
and living concealed III the
bushes during the day. when
on the fourth morning we re
CeIved information from one ~
our scouts employed on shore
service thar "a junk was III the
distant othng, and that after
dark She would probably run
Il flr shelter, land her plumber.
and obtain fresh provisions.
During the day we succeeded
II notifying the other boats Of
the division. SO that after the
junk was Well up the bay we
could prevent her escape sea-
ward and bide our time in dav-
light 10 engage her. Shortly
after midnight She came up
the bay. her TWO big clumsy
sails 5elyIng 70 q favorable
breeze, and, passing not a
quarter OF "a mile from where
we lay concealed, entered
small creek and tied UP 70 the
bank for the night, evidently
believing that She had slipped
IN unObserVed Knowing that
they could not escape US. we
turned in and had a good
night rest. disturbed only by
the boats of our division COM
Ing in for the attack which
we planned Tor the following
morning
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14
TRAIN Was DtRAILEO
CUBAN TROOP TR In JUMPED
FROM The TRACK.
Desperate Attack Made by Insurgent
General Guerrero Train Would
Have Been Captured but for Arrival
of General AvaIos and 400 Men
Who Forced Insurgents Back.

Paso Real, Cuba, Sept. 10. - The
government troop train, from Havana,
jumped the track three miles east of
Consolation del Sur. The train was
surrounded by several hundred insur-
gents, commanded by Pine Guerrero
in person, and sustained fire for sew
eral hours. The train would have
been captured but for the timely ar.
rival OF Colonel Avalos and 400 men,
who had fought their way through
from Consolation del Sur.
When this force arrived the revOlu-
tionists retired westward, after having
destroyed the bridge over the Santa
Clara river near Herradura The rev.
olutionists are camped at Arroyo Cruz,
west of Consolation del Sur. Guer-
rera's forces at Consolation del Sur
and in that neighborhood number 200
men and those of the government $780,
The government forces suffered one
man killed and six wounded including
Captain Ravenna, VINO was slightly in
jured.
Previous to the fighting Pine Guer-
rera sent a note to Colonel Diaz, COM
manding the troop train, commanding
his surrender. Diaz replied that he
would die first.
The engagement between Colonel
Avalos and the insurgents near Con-
selacion del Sur lasted an hour. In
both these fights Pine Guerrero car
ried away dead and wounded
The troops will proceed westward
as soon as possible.
Reports received by the government
say that 200 insurgents were killed in
the encounter near Consolation del
Sur, but these figures are not consid-
cred authentic.
A fight is reported to have taken
place at Guanajay, in Santa Clara
province. There were fierce machete
charges, and the rebels retired. Sew
eral of them were wounded and five
were captured. News of the suspen-
sion of hostilities arrived there this
afternoon.
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Almost a Riot in San Francisco.

Banns for the marriae of James II.
Smith of New York, heir of George
Smith of Chicago, to Mrs. Rhinelnader
Stewart Of Baltimore were read in the
Parish church of Alvie, Invernesshire,
Scotland. James 81. Smith was a
bachelor, and is one of the wealthiest
men in the country. He is known as
Silent Smith, He inherited some
years ago an estate valued at upward
of $50, 900, 900 from his uncle, George
Smith. Mr.. Smith purchased the
Whitney residence on Fifth avenue,
New York city, and has entertained
there on lavish style. Mrs.. Stewart
obtained divorce recently, and it was
reported then that she intended to mar
ry Mr.. Smith. She is prominent in
society, as is Mr.. Smith, and Mr..
Stewards Indifference to social affairs
was said to be one of the reasons for
the estrangement of the couple. Mrs.
Stewart was Miss Armstrong of Bal
timore, and is sister of Mrs. Anthony
J. Drexel of Philadelphia.
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Rich New Workers Marry.

A disturbance that at times assumed
the proportions of riot marked the de
parture of 100 strike breakers imported
OF break the strike of the United Rail.
roads employees Monday evening at
Sal Francisco. Surrounded by armed
guards and as many members of the
police department as could be rushed
to the scene, the men were marched
half way across the city, pursued by q
mob of strike sympathizers,w who hurled
bricks and abuse. Becoming frighten-
ed the guards and strike breaker lost
their heads and began shooting. The
affair ended at the ferry building,
where 20 of the armed guards were ar
rested. The mob was dispersed by the
police after the strike breakers had
been hurried on department ferry boat
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NEVSOf NORTHWEST
Washington, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON news items.
. Few Interesting Items Gathered
e,om Our Exchanges of the Sur
.oundina Country-Numerous Acct
a.nts and Personal Events Take
oIace-FalI Trade Is Good.
OREGON NOTES.

The Van Houten & Messenger plan
mo mill at Union burned to the ground
-ooontly. Loss on MILL $4,000; on lum-
hor $1,000; insurance, $1,000. The
oouse of the fire is unknown, but is
sunnosed to have caught from the en-
CINE.
In accordance with the agreement
sigued by the Indians last spring, Ma.
ior Edwards of the Umatilla reserva,
t;on has received from the department
at Washington the rules governing the
taking of stock across the reservation
under the payment of the special tax.
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MONTANA NEWS.

1t is said the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway has finally decided on
crossing the Bitter Root mountains at
Saltese.
An Indian, supposed to be Chief Lit
tie Thunder from the Crow Wild reser-
walton in Montana and relative OF
Crazy Bear of the Sisseton reserve
were found dead near Sisseton recent
ly. 1t is supposed they were dead as
result of quarrel.
J. S. Wisner, public administrator
for Deer Lodge county and a proml-
nent Anaconda citizen, committed sui
eide in Butte lodging house recently
by taking strychnine and morphine.
Brooding over the disgrace of his son
for defaulting to the extent OF more
than 100000 was the cause.
Hereafter, every automobile, buzz
cart, gas buggy, horseless runabout,
steamer and electric wagon in Butte
will have to be numbered just as are
the autos of all large cities.
Nearly one-fifth Of the taxable prop
erty in the state is located in Silver
Bow county. The total assessed valua-
ton of all properties in the county last
year was $50, 1854, 100, gain for 1906
of $13,O64,4l5.
T. E. Murphy, a stranger, was struck
bv q train recently near Forsyth, and
his lees hurt so badly that one of them
was amputated in the hospital at Bill
ings.
Attorney-General Albert j. Galen
has instituted q suit in the district
court at Butte to deprive the Echo
Lake Fish Hatchery company OF the
exclusive use of Echo lake, in Granite
county.
The Milwaukee officials have an
nounced that they desire to locate ma
chine shops at Miles City and make a
division there if the necessary land can
be secured reasonably.
Cesar Myher's action in mistaklng a
bottle of csrboliZc acid for one OF med
icine. cost him his life at Butte last
week.
Miss Mary Dinsdale received terrible
injuries at Red Lodge recently IN a
runaway accident.
Judge Hunt has adjourned the session
of the United States court set for
Helena. until September 10, he finding
il impossible to be there because the
land fraud trials in Oregon have not
been concluded.
Three ranchmen lost their lives Sat
urday afternoon by being overcome by
eas in an abandoned we'll on the flats
below Butte city. The dead are:
Frank ely, aged 81; Mathew Fogarty'
aged "a, Andrew Mehar, aged 3d. 70.
oortv lid Mehar both succumbed in
an attempt to rescue Ely, who had
started DOWN the well with the inten-
: ton of leaning it.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications as they cannot reach the
way to cure DEAFNESS, and that is by constitu-
tiOnal remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infiamed
you have rumbling sound or Imperfect hear
Ing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the res ult, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube re -tored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an int1amed condition OF
the m ucOus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are tie best.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14

Emperor William of Germany had
for his imperial yacht in his cruise
along the Norwegian coast the sumpt1.
Gus Hamburg-American liner Ham
burg. The kaiser wore civilian clothes
at all times, tabooed all talk of politics
and changed daily those privileged to
sit at his table that there should be
royal prerogative that is never fore
gone is the demand that no one shall
address him until spoken to.
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Theatre Attractions.

The Spokane theatre, at Spokane
will on September open with ''Uncle
Josh Perkins" for two nights. Below
is given list Of its ATTRACTIONS for
the month of September:
September 14-15-Hi Henry's Min.
strels.
September 16-22-The Roscinas.
September 24-26-The Juvenile Bos.
tonians.
September 27-28-"Checkers."
September 80, October 1.-The Maid
and the Mummy"
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BrOwning's Perseverance,.

C-e of Browning's letters Is a reply
to q young poet who wrote asking
Browning's advice about publishing q
volume of poems. The reply, in part.
is as follows and may serve a useful
purpose to young poets Of to-day 40
well: 1T sounds strange and almost
sad to me that should be imagined
of authority in this kind. 1 who for
years could not get line printed ex-
cept at my own expense, and I began
half a century ago or more"
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TOT the operation of the regular SEIZED
IDAHO NOTES

| solomon Hasbrouck, clerk of the
supreme court, died recently at Boise
OF heart trouble.
| wallace. Idaho, Sept. deeds to
| approximately 1850 acres of timber
! land In Shoshone and Kootenai coun.
lies' ana bill of sale for steamboat
| pooms, barge and a camp outfit on
/ the st. Joe, from NJ. D. Wright to G.
H. reeves has been file2 at Wallace.
! A nominal sum is mentioned in the
deeds, but it is supposed to aggregate
about $4,000.
f11ty witnesses for the government
are at Weiser to testify before the
grand jury in land fraud cases involv-
ing 10000 acres now in possession of
the Cook Lumber & Timber company
OF Pennsylvania.
! Ed Kilt of Moscow is the proud DOS
SCISSOR of two cubs which he raised
from bottle. The cubs are excep-
tlonally intelligent, and it is COMPARE.
lively easy to teach them tricks.
1t was announced by the chief of the
! Wallace fire department that the
Gamewell Fire Alarm company has un.
til October II in which to install the
new alarm system recently ordered by
| the city.
William Mccullough, Charles Brown
and Steve Douglas, recently killed a
cougar and two large bears near Dent.
Inc cougar measured nine feet II
| inches and is said to be one of the lar
gest ever killed in this state.
| 1t is stated that the educated, church
going Indians residing on that section
| of the Nez Perez reservation known as
| kamiah, the scene of Chief Joseph s
| last stand against the white men, are
contemplating legal steps to annul the
treaty which opened the reservation
about 13 years ago.
The state Saturday made no objec-
ton to the release Of Steve Adams,
the witness in the Steunenberg MUIR
der case, on the writ of habeas corpus
issued yesterday on application of his
uncle, John Lillar of Haines, Ore. The
moment he was released he was ar
rested on a fugitive warrant on tele-
graphic instructions from Sheriff Alex
ander Nesbitt of Denver, Col. The
dispatch stated Adams was wanted for
the murder of Lyle Gregory in that
city on May 49, 1904.
! N. P. Hateley, who lives in the foot
hills of Moscow mountain, was recent
| ly attacked by monster lynx. He
procured a ride and brought down the
animal. The body of the lynx meas
ured over three feet.
V. l.. Burns was captured in San
Francisco after long chase. For a
short time Burns was employed in the
| Oregon Short Line ticket Office at
Boise. He then resigned and left. He
was found by the auditor to be short
$3.50. A former agent of the Short
Line at Arco, in this state, has been
landed in Jail at HALEY. His name is
L. J. Johnson He left two weeks ago,
giving the keys of the Office to a sa-
loon keeper. Before going he gave a
woman, with whom he had lived, $500
which has been recovered. When the
office was checked up, it was found he
was $3.50 short. The man went east
on a stock train and was apprehended
| in Chicago.
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Hi Henry Minstrels.

The famous Hi Henry minstrels,
which have not visited the northwest
for the past seven years, will be the at
traction at the Spokane theater next
Friday and Saturday nights and Satur.
day matinee. Their program is of high
excellence. possessing artists of merit
of varied talent, beautiful stage settings
and moving electrical transformation
effects; superb singing and beautiful
music. and at each performance MIR.
Hi Henry concert virtuoso, will render
his famuos solo and selections from
THE Old Songs"
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Roscean Opera COMPANY.

Among the important attractions
booked for early appearance at the Spo.
kane theater is the favorite Roscean
Opera Co., which is annuonced for one
week, commencing Sunday evening
Sept. Is. They will present most OF
the best operas presented in the west.
The engagement opens with Fra Diavo'
10, the most convincing success of thei,
previous engagement in Spokane.
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Palma Calls Conuress,

President ralma has issued a call
for special session of congress in
Cuba to convene September IA and
consider the disturbed condition of the
country and measures for ending the
situation. The president is weary of
the complicated conditions and is anx-
ious to divide the responsibility with
congress.
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SPOkANE'S MARKETS.
Wholesale Produce Prices,

vSuOtCSdiC VTOOUCS VTICSSs
Vegetables-Cabbage, $2.25@2.50
cwt; green onions, Csc doz; tomatoes
s1.75@2.50 crate; watermellons, $50
5 doz; new potatoes, $1@1.25 cwt;
Walla Walla onions, $4,000 cwt;
carrots, S1.5O cwt; turnips, 1hc Id;
plums, Use; red raspberries, $1.75
crate; blackberries, 81 crate; cucum-
bers, SOC box; summer squash, $3.50
crate; cantaloups, s2.50@3.50 crate;
caulifower, $3.50 doz; green peppers,
$3.50 box; beets, &c lb; green corn,
10c doz.
Apples-Red June, 81; other vari.
ties. s1@$1.75.
Peaches, 75c@$1 box; oranges, $4.75
@5.25 box; lemons, fancy, $6.50@7.50
case; dried figs, 75@S0c 10 lb. box;
figs in bulk, &c Id; black figs, 10 lb
package, soc; Fard dates, S@9c lib;
golden dates, 7@8c lib; bananas, $275
@5 bunch.
Flour-Local, 81 Dbl; Minnesota,
$5.75@6 Dbl.
Butter and eggs-Fresh ranch
eggs, current receipts, 81 case; fresh
ranch, selected, $3.50 case; best
creamery butter, 24c Id; cheese,
twins, lac Id; local ranch butter, Is
@20c lb; California butter, 23@24c
lib; Minnesota butter, 26c. ID.
Honey, $3.50; strained honey, SC h.
Sugar-Granulated cane sugar,
$555 per 100 lbs.
Coffee-Common package goods,
s1725 per 100 lbs.
Seed-Alfalfa, $1350@14 cwt; red
clover, $15.5O@16 cwt; Kentucky
bluegrass, $3.50 cwt; timothy, $5@
5.25 cwt; white clover, $1,000.
Wholesale Meat Prices.
Beef-Steers, dressed, 5@6c lb;
cows, dressed, 4@5c Id; mutton,
dressed, &c Id; pork, 10c Id; hams,
15Rc lib; bacon, 15c lib; lard, 11@
II kc Id; dry salt extras, 11@11Ac
lib; dry salt backs, 111kc lb; veal,
fancy, small, 61z @7hc Id; veal, fancy,
large, 3@5c Id.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, SIG ton; bran and shorts, SIT
ton; white shorts, $21 ton; corn, $1.30
cwt; cracked corn, $1.40 cwt; tim
othy hay, SIG ton; alfalfa, $13 ton;
rolled barley, $1.10 cwt; whole oats,
$1.25@1.40 cwt; chopped oats, $1.35
@s1.5O cwt; wheat 81 cwt; red
shorts, SIG ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live stock-Steers, $3.25@3.5O cwt;
COWS, $2@2.50 cwt; sheep, 1904 cwt;
hogs, SCOOPS.
Hides-Green steers, SC Id; cows,
7c lb; sailed, 1sc higher; dry hides,
15c Id; calf skins, green. 10c Id; kip,
Sc Id; sheepskins, $1@125.
Poultry and egges-Live hens, 10
@13kc; live spring chickens, zoe;
live roosters, 1O@11c; dressed hens,
15c; fresh ranch eggs, $5.75@6.
Creamery produce, f. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat,
22hc.
Feed-Timothy hay, $13@14 tons;
alfalfa hay, $1O.5O@11 ton; oats, 81
cwt.
Northwestern Wheat.
PORTLAND, Ore.-Club, 64c; blue
stem, &c; valley, 67@6Sc; red, 62c.
TACOMA, Wash.-1ac lower; blue
stem, Gle; club, 64c; red, Gle.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14

Hello" said the farmer, what you
swearin' abOut?"
why" snapped the Disguised auto
list, this machines broke down and
can't get it to co."
"Cricky! You're in luck. The last
fell6w that seen like you round here
got all broke up cause he couldn't
git his to op."-Philadelphia Press.