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The sun., 1906-02-18
Recent Development Of European Nations.

Recent Development Of European Nations.
What is useful and almost indispensable
to commentators on current events. namely.
a Trustworthy record of the three immedi-
ately preceding decades, which in the eyes
OF most historians are not yet ripe for final
exposition, is supplied in volume Of some
$40 pages. named The Development of tho
European Ndd,ns Beiveen 1870 and 1900
C. P. P,ltnam's sons, by DR.. j. HOLLAND
ROSE, already we'll known to American
rea ders through his Life Of Napoleon L.
The period chosen for portrayal obviously
comprehends the Franoo-Germau War and
the founding OF the French Republic, the
creation and organization Of the German
Imrire, the acute phases Of the Eastern
oueetion which eliminated in the last
Russo-Turkish War, the making Of Bull
caria and the internal agitation Of Russia,
the full Significance Of which was not to be
revealed until 1905.
The sun., 1906-02-18

Almost equally worthy Of note are the
authors remarks on the work accomplished
by the new German Empire. the political
structure OF which Bismarck deserved to
be called the architect. They win be found
on pages 1878. Mr.. Rose feels tie strange
ness Of the contrast that meets our eyes
when We turn them from the German EN-
pire Of to-day to the state of things that
existed in the years before the advent of
King William and Bismarck to the helm
OF state. In the dark days of the previous
reign Germany had been weak. divided
and helpless. In regard to political life
and industry, she was still almost in swad-
ding clothes; and her struggles to escape
from the irksome restraints Of tho old
The sun., 1906-02-18

ing the only means OF sound national
revival--'Yes: l believe in the future of
France: I believe in it, but on condition that
We have good sense: that we no longer use
mere words as the current coin Of our speech,
but that under words We place realities
that we have not only good sense, but good
sense endowed with coura ge."
The conditions seem to have been full.
filed, To fulfil them has cost toll, worry.
disappointment; but all these have played
their parts in purging the French nature
Of tho frothy sensa tiona lism and eager
irTeeponsibility that inevitably resulted
from the imperialism Of the two Napoleons.
France seems to have outgrown the stage
Of hobbledehoyish adventures. military
or oommunistio, and to have taken on the
staid. sober. and self-respecting mien OF
mAnhood-s process helped on by the
burdens Of debt and oonscription resulting
from her Juvenile esoapades. In a word,
she has attained to full sense Of reepon-
sibility. No longer are her constructive pow
ers hopelessly outmatohed by her critical
powers. In the political sphere she has
found due balance between the brain
and the hand. From analysis she has
worked her way to syntheeis."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
Comparative Table Of Production.

yearly output and zinc for the ending December S
Joplin district which includes not only
joplin 81 Springs ranking th
shipped pounds zinc valued
and valued at 81 $780, making to-
O for the entire district
The Baxter Springs camp pounds of zinc ore
valued pounds of lead valued at ~
making certainly gratifying to the people who
interested camp residents OF the camp or
Springs the production OF the past year with
find of % reported Tor te
Springs stood twentyht while for the year o
thirteenth of $50 pounds valued az
in 1904 to total pounds valued at s325O in 1900
shows One the Baxter Springs camp
shafts today it has seven mills -FOUR
shafts with contracts leu o
three will at least twenty new mills erect
and shafts SUNK The camp mas
until reaches from Baxter Springs on te
north Miami the east the Quapaw
reservation line the west
Below we give decrease all the camps In the DISTRICT
and call your attention showing made by Baxter Springs during
wear OF the older camps
Is piyen in
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

The Baxter Springs camp is going
to make one of the best in the
world within a very short time.
The first strike of lead and zinc ores
was made by A. w. Abrams about
three years ago, while drilling for
water on the farm Of his daughter,
Miss Maude Abrams. 1t had always
been thought there was mineral in
this country, but not very systema-
tic search had been made for 1t.
True, q few shallow holes had been
put down, but all the work that had
been done was in half-hearted
sort of way, and really we think II a
good strike had been made everybody
would have been surprised. But one
day the water gave out In the we'll
on Miss Abrams place and her faith
er secured q drill and decided to go
deeper after water. At q depth Of
about 80 feet the drill went into q
rich body Of zinc ore, and some lead.
There were men in Baxter Springs
who absolutely refused to believe 1t.
They said Mr.. Abrams was working
up q scheme to separate somebody
from his money. But, strange to
say, Mr.. Abrams did not ask any OF
those fellows to turn loose Of their
money. The fact is he did not ask
anybody to invest. He knew that
he had made a very valuable strike
he knew that money could be made
mining lead and zinc ores; and he
determined to make some money.
He went to work and secured some
leases on land near where he made
the strike. But the story Of the
strike got into the papers, and Il
was not long until Mr. Abrams was
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

stone, which Is above all of 1t, Is OF
different thickness.
The Baxter Springs camp has
grown faster than any other camp
ever opened up. This is accounted
for by the fact that the ore is not
pockety, but is sure to be found
anywhere within the proven area.
Capital from all over the country
has been attracted to this camp, and
the development work done already
Is little short of marvellous. We
state as a fact that seven steam
mills are running, and that work Oh
three more is now in progress, and
that before the close of the present
year there will be at least ten more
mills built.
The camp is from three to eight
miles from this city, and the ore
body runs from northeast to south
west. The scattering of the camp
has prevented the building OF CEN
trail point in it, and Baxter Springs
is the favorite residence town for the
miners and operators. This sum-
mer a trolley line will be built from
Baxter Springs into the camp, and
then it will be possible for even the
lowest wage Garner to live in Baxter
Springs where his children can have
the advantage of good school facili-
ties The fare of course will be very
reasonable. The people Of Baxter
Springs have raised $4,000 to help
build the road and 1t will be built.
Very good wagon roads have been
built by the enterprising people OF
Baxter Springs out into the camp,
and the ride from town out into the
camp is delightful.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

deluged with letters and kilograms
from people who wanted q good
thing" Not all who applied could
get in, however, and close COM
pany, composed of Mr.. Abrams OF
this city, E. X. Brown of Eldora,
Iowa, and VIM. Grimes Of Guthrie,
Oklahoma, was formed. 1t was
called the Iowa and Oklahoma De-
velopment Company, in honor Of
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Grimes. These
gentlemen put in some good hard
money, and they did lot of work.
Several thousand dollars were spent
in drilling and sinking shafts, and
many good strikes were made. Mr..
Abrams sank shaft on his daugh-
ter's land, after taking a lease from
her, and the shaft verified the drill
hole in every particular. The ore
was fully as rich as the drilFindica-
ted, and after the ground had been
reasonably we'll developed Mr..
Abrams made q lease to the Sunny
side Mining Company, which built a
concentrating plant and began to do
business right. This company has
made lot of money OH this ground,
and now has enough ore In sight to
run its mill for the next three years
without further development work.
Within thirty days after Mr.. Abrams
made the first strike every foot OF
land in that section was sought af-
ter, and the ore area has widened
out until it is now two miles wide
by about eight miles long. The ore
is found in blanket formation, the
only variation being in the thickness
of the ore body and the depth of 1t.
This is governed very largely by the
formation above the ore, as the lime
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
THE QUAPAW INDIANS.
A Nation That Has Been Almost
Annihilated by the Influ.
ence of Civilization and
the White Mans
Burden.

The first authentic knowledge we
have of the Quapaw tribe of Indi-
ans Is from a treaty with them made
Aug. "a, 1918, at st. Louis, wherein
it was stipulated that this tribe
cede to the United States an i'm
mense tract of land lying east Of the
Mississippi river, north OF the
mouth of the Arkansas, also on the
west side Of that river from the
mouth of the Arkansas up to the
mouth of the Canadian fork, thence
south to Big Red river, thence
south down that river to the big
Raft" thence in direct line to
the Mississippi, thirty leagues below
the Arkansas. Out Of this immense
tract the Quapaws we're permitted
to reserve q small tract on the lower
Arkansas, which would include Pine
Bluff and the famous Hot Springs.
The government agreed to pay for
this land q, 200 in goods and $1,000
annually.
AT this time the Quapaws were
quite an important tribe In numbers
and intelligence. They had not been
contaminated with the civiliZing In
fiuence Of the whites, had q large
number Of warriors, and had been
quite successful In their wars with
the Western Indians, especially the
Comanches. They were as strong,
healthy and vigorous as any OF the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

are not even allowed Medicine"
men or "Prophets;" they have
"Chiefs" and councilmen, hut they
have no authority, except to sign
treaties submitting TO further usur-
pations by the superior race. The
great and once powerful Quapaw
tribe as u tribe has almost passed
away forever.
"They will weep for season, on Bit
terness fed,
For their kindred are gone to the
mounds OF the dead;
But they died not Of hunger or vast
ing decay,
Tie greed Of the white man hath
swept them away
The present home Of the Quapaw
tribe lies south of Baxter Springs,
Kansas. and Is most beautiful
tract of land. 1t Is five mics wide
and Il miles long, fertile rolling
prairie, diversified here and there by
running brooks, patches of timber,
and sometimes by high hills and
rocky bluffs. Spring river, one Of the
most beautiful rivers in the west,
runs through the Nation.
As soon rs the government per-
mitted the Indians to lease lands
for mining purposes good many
prospectors and capitalists appeared
on the scene and leased several
thousand acres OF these lands showing
favorable mineral indications. Hun
dreds OF drill holes have been bored
and many shafts sunk, and In al
most every instance lead and zinc
has been found in paying quantities.
There are now a good many large
concentrating plants in the Quapaw
reserve costing from S., 600 to $40, 900,
and turning out as high as o ton
and half an hour OF ore worth $50
to $50 per ton. The Indians receive,
as a rule, five per cent royalty on
also mineral produced, which should
make them rich: hut there Is where
the white man comes in again. In
a few instances lie has bought these
royalties for song, and In others
has advanced him few dollars to
get drunk on, or traded him q plug
horse, a few pool checks, or an old
cottage organ, so that In nearly ev-
cry instance poor "Lo" gets the
buzzard and the Anglo-Saxon takes
the turkey.
There is q movement on foot now
to have an act passed ty congress
giving the Indians a right to sell all
their lands. and II this goes through,
then another nation will be lost for
ever. Their lands may bring good
prices, but the money will be spent
in thirty days. and they will be OUT
casts, without credit, friends or
home. We are now speaking OF the
full bloods only, as there are many
adopted Indians, half bloods, and
squaw men thoroughly competent TO
transact business, and few Of the
original tribe, who have been educa-
ted in the government schools, have
shown fitness and capacity for tran
sacting any sort of business.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

southern Indians, and were q happy
people, enjoying their own religion,
customs and habits, frequently send
ing several thousand able bodied
warriors to battle with their en-
emies.
But in a short time the encroach-
ment of white settlers forced the
government to take away all these
rich lands, and by the treaty of
Nov. 10, 1924, they were robbed of
everything except small, sickly
tract on Red river near the big
Raft" which was then occupied by
the Caddo tribe. The government
magnanimously gave four of the
chiefs $500 each and allowed the
tribe 81, 600 to pay for their homes
and improvements. 1t was also
stipulated that they were ITO be
concentrated and CONFINED TO
A DISTRICT OF COUNTRY IN
HABITED BY THE CADDO IN
DAMS AND FORM A PART OF
SAID TRIBE" This tract lies on
the Bayou Treache, on the south
side Of Red river, and was the m ost
sickly region in the United States.
Every year their lands were overflow
ed, their crops destroyed, and the
whole tribe became inoculated with
miasmatic fevers to such an extent
that in q short time one-haf oil
them we're dead, and the balance so
debilitated that they never recover
ed their original vigor and manhood,
and finally degenerated to q help
less, hopeless race Of people, with
out a spark Of enterprise, or ambi-
tion.
They appealed to the government
to take them back TO their old home
IN Arkausaw, but their old lands
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

had been gobbled up by whites ant
missionaries, and by a new treat!
made May IL, 1883, they were cedet
40 sections OF land In the northeast
corner OF the Indian Territory
They were removed TO this little
strip and provided with a useless loI
OF rubbish including 100 axes, ion
hoes, ! OK carts, wagon, 20 iror
hand corn mills, also looms, reels,
wheels, wool cards, 100 blankets,
so rifles, 5 shot guns, all with flint
locks, 10 kegs OF powder and six hun
dred pounds OF lead" We may
Judge from the 100 blankets, and
only four OK carts, that the tribe
had been greatly deciminated during
their short stay with the Caddoes on
bayou Treche. In 1883 there was
less than 100 members Of this once
populous tribe residing on their
little reservation south OF Baxter
Springs, Kansas.
Iiy treaty of Feb. %, 1867, they
were forced to sell the government
Il strip of the north side Of their
land Il of Il mile wide and 20 miles
long. at sl.25 per acre; also tract
of their best land oil tlIe west side.
of about 20,0 acres AT sl.l5 per
acre. These lands are selling today
for s2j TO $40 per acre. The Qua
paws were obliged to pay for the
surveying OF these lands, which took
nearly all the proceeds. In 1895 the
chiefs and council Of the tribe allot-
ted to each member 240 acres Of their
land in severalty, and In March OF
that year the allottments were APP
proved by the government. The
Indians were permitted to lease their
lands for three years for agricultur-
al. and ten years for mining purpo-
ses. but their titles were to be in.
alienable for % years
1t will be readily seen that the
history OF the Quapaws Is similar to
that of all other tribes who held
rich lands. Wherever the Indian
came in contact with the Anglo
Saxon the Indian has had the worst
Of 1t. This tribe, seemingly, has
been harassed more than almost any
other, perhaps on account Of their
peaceable and helpless condition,
as they never put up any sort OF a
fight, but quietly submitted to every
demand of the government. One
hundred years ago they were one OF
the happiest nations on earth. living
on their own lands, in their own
way, surrounded with all the COM
forts of life, their woods full of
game, their streams full of fish, a
rich soil, no warriors, no politics.
They were content to live and die as
their forefathers had don1, finally
passing to the Happy Hunting
Grounds, where all good Indians
will finally be gathered together,
and will not be despoiled Of every
thing they hold dear and sacred.
Today. they have dwindled down
to a little band of perhaps 100 full
bloods, and $50 squaw men, half
bloods, and adopted citizens. They
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

Springs made The increase OF ~
t Of its development This present. year.
milling capacity II Will n''h for fh'q pre-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-18
THIS IS MY SYST BIRTHDAY"
Dr.. Walter Courtney.

DIR. Walter Courtney, chief surgeon
of the Northern Pacific railway since
1888, was born in Lambton county, On
tario, Sept. IS, 1855. He was educated
at the local public schools, Strathroy
Collegiate Institute and the University
of Michigan. DR.. Courtney is one of
the most eminent members of his pro-
fession in the northw\t. He Is a
former president of the Minnesota
State Medical society, a member of the
American Medical association, the In
ternational Association of Railway
Surgeons and of a number of other
medical organizations. He has served
as president of the Upper Mississippi
Medical society and has been given
an honorary membership in the North
Dakota State Medical society.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-18
WILL REBUILD
BURNED AREA

Special to Evening Teller.
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho, Sept. 1s.-
(By Nez Perez Cooperative Tele-
phone. 1.-THE report is again current
here that the burned district is to be
rebuilt. 1t has been talked of for
some time, and the arrival yesterday
of Joseph Basler of Pendleton, who
has already made substantial invest
ments in Grangeville. and who has for
some time talked Of erecting a sub
stantial brick on the ground where the
fire destroyed the buildings about a
year ago, has revived the belief that
Grangeville will soon see many new
buildings. Mr.. Basler would not make
a definite statement, but it is learned
from his friends that he intends to
consider the matter seriously and 1t
is probable definite steps will be TAX
en- before he leaves the city.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-18
HAULING GRAIN
TO TRAMWAy
Special to Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller.
NEE PIERCE, Idaho, Sept 1s.-(By
Neg Perez Cooperative Telephone y
Every team that is not needed to car
ry on the work of harvesting Is now
engaged in hauling grain to market.
The roads in every direction leading
to the tramways are lined with teams.
Many of them pass through the city
of Nez Perez and the merchants are
kept busy at all times of the day at
tending to the wants Of the farmers
The farmers take advantage of the
opportunity to visit the city with a
wagon, and usually manage to take
some sort of load to their farm in
stead of going back empty. The i'm
plements that are to be used in the
fall farming are generally purchased
at this time so that they can be haul
ed back on the return trip after the
farmer has taken his grain to the
warehouse.
large number of men who haul to
the tramway come from a long dis
lance Some require two days to make
the trip from the farm to the tram
way and return.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-18
EASTERN men
INVEST IN HUMP
Special to Evening Teller.

Special to Evening Teller.
: GRANGEvILLE. Idaho, Sept. 49,
(By Nez Perez Cooperate Tele-
phone.)--C. B. McKahan of Cripple
Creek, Colo, stopped over yesterday in
Grangeville on his road out from the
Hump, where he had been inspecting
some Of the mining properties there.
Mr.. McKahan is representing eastern
capital, and was looking over the prop
critics there with the view to making
investments. When seen last night by
an Evening Teller representative he
declined to make any statement as to
what company or companies he repre-
scented, and declined to say what rec
concentrations he would make.
Il like the looks of the country" he
said, and I believe there will be some
good mines there. I think enough of
the country that ! have purchased
some smaller claims for myself"
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-18
improve ROAD
TO COTTONWOOD
Eight Hundred Dollars Being
Expended to Repair
Highway.

Special to Evening Teller.
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho, Sept. IS
s(By Nez Perez Cooperative Tele.
phone. )-Extensive improvements are
being made on the Pearson road lead
ing from Grangeville to Cottonwood.
Road Supervisor c. H. Mating. in
charge of the work, was in Grangeville
last night. He says the road will
be in good condition when he has fin
ished the work now under way.
One Of the problems Grangeville has
had to meet is the matter of roads.
The peculiar nature of the soil about
Grangeville makes the roads very bad
during certain seasons Of the year.
The county has not kept the roads in
good repair, and many Of the bridges
and culverts have been almost dam
gerous, and farmers have feared to
cross them with heavy loads.
The present county commissioners,
however, have had the interests Of the
people at heart since taking Office, and
have done all they could to improve
the roads. The Cottonwood road Is
one of the most used in the county,
and the people have long felt the need
OF improving It. The county commits
ssioners recently appropriated $500 for
the Improvement of this road, and the
Grangeville Commercial club added
$500, making a total of $500 for i'm
provements to the road.
The principal work is in replacing
culverts and bridges that are in bad
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-18
WEDDING IS SMART AFFAIR
Miss Olive Van sise Of Grangeville
Welded to George w. BriddIe.

GRANGEVILLE, Idaho, Sept. 49,
CIV Neg Perez COOPERATIVE Tele-
phone Miss Olive Van Sise, one Of
the popular young ladies Of this city,
was married yesterday to George W.
Briddle of Lewiston. The ceremony
was at the home of the bride. and Rev.
w. N. Knox officiated. A few relatives
and friends were invited and dainty
wedding supper was served.
The bride is well known in Grange
vile, and IL q leader. in Grangeyils
society. She is the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. F. d. Van Sise. Mr.. Bird
die is steam engineer. The couple
will reside at Lewiston.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-18
Modest Request.

while l was in Switzerland" said
a society woman who recently re-
turned from sojourn abroad. 81
received letter from my youung
nephew, asking me to send him pho
tographs of Claude Melnotte's palace
on Lake Come.
III not too much trouble. I wish
you would get me one of the latest
pictures OF all the Swiss warships.-
New York Press.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-18
HARVEST HAMS
IN BIC De MANI
Nez Perce Farm ers Are
Taking Advantage Of
Clear Weather err.
Special to Evening Teller

~ ~ idaho' 5 ept. lS,-(By
Nez Perez Co-Operative Telenbon.
men are greatly in demand
here since the resumption Of houu.''
operations after the rain. ,a,..'
number of farmers have bear l., :,
city today inquiring for men to uo.,
with their harvesting outfits NJ.
grain crop is scarcely half hsrvos...
and there are several Weeks, u,.,.
ahead. When the recent rains oo,,
menced many Of the crews wers .,
io"eo a iay-oi1. The men went to
their homes thinking the rains vor,a
continue. This leaves many of ira
crews short handed.
Grain was not damaged by the 70.
cent rains, and 1t will all be saved II
men enough can be secured to keep
the harvesting machinery in opera.
ton.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-18

tions on Crooked creek. Beside doing
assessment work his company has run
several hundred feet of tunnel and
done large amount of cross section
ing. Mr.. Wegener has every conf
dence in the mine and believes there
is great future for the camp.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-18
Lower Taxes in kootsnai County.

RATHDRUM, Idaho, Sept. 18.-Last
week the county commissioners fixed
the tax levy for 1906 at q mills or
ss.7o on each 500 valuation. for state
and county purposes. This is five
mills less than the levy Of last year,
which was 80 mills.