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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
BOOM MINING OF SILVER.
Action of Secretary of Treasury Boon
to the Nest.


1.-The principal result of the resump.
ton of silver purchases by the treasury
department, under the necessity of an
increased demand for subsidiary
COINS" says General Frank Hall, the
veteran mining writer in signed arti-
Gle in the Denver Post, will be to stim-
ulate the production of silver bearing
ores from mines already opened. Ger
tain mines that have been closed since
1893 will be reopened, because the
market will be more stable and in the
ever present hope Of an advance in
price. This implies early enlargement
of both milling and smelling facilities.
Nothing that has occurred in the
last decade has caused more rejoicing
among producers of mineral than the
action taken by the secretary of the
treasury just promulgated. The bene-
fetal influence will be felt throughout
Colorado and all the mining states of
the west 1t will augment the produc-
ton of gold, and also of the rare met
ais. An increased output of silver
means large volume of lead, zinc and
copper, for these metals are so closely
associated it is practically impossible
to increase one without correspond
ing Increase of the Others"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
WEATHER HALTS PANAMA CANAL
Shonts Says They Will Try the Span
sh and Chinese.

ish and Chinese.
T. P. Shonts, chairman, and Joseph
B. Bishop, secretary, of the Panama
canal commission, have arrived in New
York from Colon on the steamer Pan
ANA.
Mr.. Shonts says that general condi-
tions in the canal zone are favorable
and constantly improving.
"All we want" he declared "is more
labor and less rain. The labor prob
lem has been partially solved by the
employment of Spanish workmen. We
have also advertised for Chinese labor
ers. Yellow fever has not appeared
in long time and for the nine days
previous to my departure no smallpox
was prevalent"
Mr.. Shonts said that the engineering
work on the canal was now we'll under
way.
"Chief Engineer Stevens and N.Y.
self have handled Chinese labor. and
we found the men all right They do
the work. and that is the principal OBJ
1ect We aim to get the strong husky
laborers from the rice fields of south
ern China. The Importation of Chinese
labor does not come under the contract
law"
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor. con-
dennis the importation of Chinese la
Dor to the Panama canal He charges
Shonts with bad faith in claiming that
Shonts promised not to import coolies.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
See a Wonderful MIRAGE.

Residents of the heights in the east
ern part of Cleveland, Ohio, recently
witnessed the most remarkable mirage
OF which there is any record in this
part OF the country. Wonderfully clear
and distinct, the Canadian short of
Lake Erie, go miles distant, was spread
out before them in the sky. The phe-
nomenon lasted for more than an hour
and attracted the attention of thou
SANDS OF people before it faded The
invested atmospheric picture was so
clear that the city of Rondeau could be
plainly seen.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
Uncle Sans Boys Killed.

First Lieutenant John F. James and
two privates of the Eighth infantry,
with Contract Surgeon Calvin Snyder
and Internal Revenue Collector Will
liams of Illinois, were killed in hand
to hand fight with force of Pulajanes
at Julia, island of Leyte. The detach-
ment, which numbered 10 men, was
greatly outnumbered, but made a gal
liant fight. The Pulajanes captured
three pistols, four -Jorgensen ri
files and 300 rounds of ammunition.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
Theater Men Defv Law

Louisville, Ky.-In defiance of orders
OF the board of public safety to keep
the house closed Sunday, the managers
of the Avenue theater opened under
disadvantages. Police were stationed
at the doors to keep the actresses
from entering. Some of the actors and
several persons had entered before the
police arrived and the other actors
were piloted into the theater by way
of the roof.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
In Bad Hands.

AN Incredible state of affairs reigns
at warsaw and at LODI. in Russia.
Inc inhabitants are at the mercy of
pandlts and terrorists. Murders and
robberies, reports of which are not
puonsned, occur daily. The authori-
.ies APPARENTLY are powerless. At Lodz
Today six terrorists attacked German
factory owner and his clerk, who. re-
turning from the bank, shot and killed
ootn' and decamped With $500.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
OPERATION FOR SULTAN.
He Missed Weekly Prayers for the
First Time.

Constantinople.-The sultan. who
has been i'll for three weeks, was I'M
able to attend the selamlik.
This Is unprecedented, the sultan
never having failed to perform the
Friday prayers during the 80 years of
his reign
Professor Bergman, the famous
German surgeon, has been summoned
to attend him and it is presumed that
slight operation is necessary.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
Navy Short of Men.

Lack OF officers in the navy is en-
phasized just now. when applications
are in for leave of absence for short
time during the hot months. Most
OF these requests have been refused
as there are not enough officers to go
round. Some of the ships are without
their full quota and there is a demand
for officers to fill the details ashore
and in the various bureaus.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
All Kentucky Went "Dry.v

The wave of moral reform that has
recently passed over Kentucky culmi-
mated in the enforcement of nearly all
OF the existing Sunday closing laws
and as a result nearly every part of
the state was actually dry as a des-
ert.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
Harvard Mascot Dead.

John Lovett, known to every Har-
ward man and throughout the college
world generally as John the orange
man. died at the Massachusetts gen
eral hospital Sunday.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS
Meeting in Boise, Idaho, Sept. 8 to o
Will Be Well Attended.

The business men Of Boise have or
dered $4,000 yards of bunting in the
irrigation colors-green and white
to be used for decorating the city
during the session.
An intense rivalry among the agri-
culturists and horticulturists OF the
different irrigated states that will con-
test for honors at the exposition to
be held during the session Of the Ma
tional congress at Boise, September 3
to 8. In Utah they are reaching the
handsome sum of $4,000 to pay the
expense of their exhibit. In Oregon
and Washington a similar interest is
being taken, while in every district OF
Idaho associations have been formed
for looking after the matter of making
premium-taking exhibits. The Beet
Raisers' association of Colorado will
contest for the magnificent silver low
ing cup and the honor of showing the
best sugar beets. This will be the
largest exhibition of fruits, cereals and
sugar beets ever held in the irrigated
area of the United States.
The rate given to the National Irri-
cation congress, which convenes at
Boise September 8 to 8, is the lowest
that could be made by the Western
Passenger association. One fare plus
SO cents for the round trip, limited to
80 days, with stop-over privileges dur
ing the return trip, will bring thou
sands of visitors to Idaho and the west,
who are interested in making a per-
sonal examination of it's vast re-
sources.
Vice President Fairbanks, a cabinet
officer 16 United States senators, "a
members of congress, 81 governors of
states, will compose the largest as
semblage of distinguished public men
that ever honored session of the Ma
tional Irrigation congress. This num-
Der has already accepted invitations to
the Boise congress, which meets Sep
TENDER to 8, and the list will receive
a number of additions by the time the
congress convenes
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
DAY OF ACCIDENTS.

Sunday Proved a Day of Many Fa-
talities.
One person was instantly killed, an
other was probably fatally injured and
two other persons were slightly hurt
when an automobile in which they
were riding was struck by Chicago
& Milwaukee electric car in Evanston,
Ill.
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Slaughter, 35
years of age, was killed.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18

A ear containing SO persons on tie
Cleveland & Eastern Traction line
jumped the track eight miles south
west of Chardon, Ohio, injuring eight
persons, some of them seriously, and
nearly drowning a dozen others in a
large stagnant pool, into which the car
plunged
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18

In Russia an extensive domestic in
dlistry consists of the manufacture of
wooden spoons, OF which as many as
100000 are made annually They
are rearly all of birch wood.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18
Interesting Statistics.

The work of the government recla-
nation service during the four brief
years of its existence is very succinct-
ly set forth in a statement issued by
F. H. Newell, the head of the bureau,
under date Of July %, which he pre-
pared for the information of the men,
bers and delegates to the approaching
session of the National Irrigation con-
gress.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18

w. H. Hyres, secretary of the Ma
tional board of trade of Kansas City,
shot and killed himself in a weed
grown field of Kansas City soon after
he had informed a director of the
board by telephone that he was short
$4,000 in his accounts.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18

Milton milestone, aged 33, cashier
of the Citizens National bank of
Lansford, Pa, was killed and Daniel
Mcclellan, aged 81, assistant cashier
of the same institution, was fatally in
jured near TamaQua by their carriage
being struck by a trolley car
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18

George Moe, aged Is years, was kill
ed and Miss Minnie Gurschke, IT, was
severely injured in an accident on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
at McCook, Ill.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18

An automobile turned over near
Houston, Texas, George Meiklejohn, a
passenger, being killed. J. Campden
and Mr.. Drake were hurt, but vii,
recover.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-06
LYNCHED THE Negro
he Rad COhMILrID AN ASSAULT
ON A WHITE GIRL,
Mob at chickasha, Indian Territory,
Captures Wretch after Long
Chase-is Identified by victim-He
Voluntarily Confesses and Is Drag.
ged to Handy Tree and Executed.

Chickasha, l. T., July "a negro
who committed criminal assault
upon the 16 year old daughter of Ira
Robertson near Womack was captured
and after being taken back to the
scene of his crime was hanged and
burned near the spot where he COM
mitted the crime. He confessed his
crime and offered no resistance to the
mob. To one person the negro gave
his name as Cliff Mays of Marshall,
Texas, and he told another that it was
Will Newbright of San Antonio. By
the time the negro was overtakep
near Bradley fully 400 men had Joined
in the chase and soon after the cap
ture the march to Womack began.
When the Robertson home was reach
ed and the negro was brought before
the assaulted girl she said at once:
That's the one" and the negro re-
piled: Eyes lady, I'm the one. Gen
tlemen, admit the crime"
The mob then proceeded with their
victim past the SPOT where he had
committed his crime and to tree in
the road on the bank of Walnut creek,
where rope was thrown over limb
about Is feet high and the other end
knotted about the mans neck. He
was given an opportunity to speak
and again he confessed his guilt; and
after fervent prayer to God for for
giveness he was drawn into the air to
die by strangulation. Before life was
extinct the body was lowered to the
ground, logs and brush were heaped
upon it and the mass ignited. For a
moment the body writhed, few
groans were heard and the flames
completed their work. Two hours Ia
ter the charred body was buried unuer
the same tree. under direction of a
deputy marshal from Purcell, who had
been thwarted in his efforts to take
the negro from the mob.
Miss Robertson's condition is not
serious.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-06
&tratAe.
25}tG@te'y"\

OF popularity Of the stock dove
Mr.. Selous writes: when these birds
Hght they constantly interrupt the
dow of the combat by bowling in the
most absurd way, not to one another
but generally, SO to speak, for no object
or purpose whatever, apparently, but
only because they must do so. The
fact is, the bow has become a formula
Of courtship and as counting and fight
ing are intimately connected the one
suggests the other in the mind Of the
bird, who bows, all at once, under a
misconception."
Certain birds get their names from
St Peter. According to a writer: 1.-THE
petrol Gn German 'Petersvogel,' Pc.
ter's bird, bird that skins the
waves, is named after the apostle who
walked upon the waves Of Galilee. But
the parrots is less simple case. In
Spain and in Portugal, as in France,
the word corresponding to parrot al
most certainly represents little Peter
"a familiar name playfully applied
because Peter was 30 common Chris
tian name. Similarly house sparrow
is nicknamed 'pierrot in France"
An Englishman, Edmond Selous, has
been watching doves at play and in
combat. OF the habit Of "billing," in
which SO many birds engage when
they are nesting, he says: "Whers
birds now merely BILL they once, In
my opinion, fed each other-or the
male fed the female-but pleasure
came to be experienced in the contact
alone and the passage of food, which
was never necessary, gradually be
came obsolete. think it by no means
improbable that our own kissing may
have originated in much the same
way; and that birds, when thus bill
ing experience the same sort OF
pleasure that we do when we kiss
must be quite obvious to any one who
has watched them"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-06
Favors Portland & Seattle Road.

Vancouver, Wash. July 5.-A decis-
ion in favor of the Portland & Seattle
railroad and against the Columbia VAL
ley railway has been rendered by Judge
w. w. McCreedie of the state district
court in the case involving the right of
way down the north bank of the Col
umbia river.
The Columbia valley road is, how
ever, to be allowed to construct line
over the Portland & Seattle's right of
way, providing 1t does 30 within rea-
sonable time. The case will be ap.
peaied.
The suit grew out of an attempt on
the part of the Portland & Seattle g
right to condemn right of way over
lands belonging to the Columbia Valley
road. A defense was set up that the
property had already been dedicated to
railway purposes and condemnation
proceedings could not lie against it.
The Portland & Seattle attacked the
good faith of the Columbia Valley
road, declaring that it merely was en-
deavoring to obstruct the Portland &
Seattle in the contrsuction of its rail-
road. Both companies are at present
actively constructing railroads down
the north bank of the Columbia.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-06
DRAWING FOR LANDS
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION

Billings, Mont, July S.-The draw
ing for lands on the Grow Indian reser.
walton began at a. m. here Monday.
Number was drawn by o. D. Will
liams, section foreman of Custer,
Mont. The drawing proceeded with
remarkable rapidity. About $500
names were drawn. Gerald O'Grady,
Edward Becker and Horace Williston,
boys, were chosen from the crowd to
draw the numbers from the big wheel,
resembling big churn. The tickets
were placed in the box and thoroughly
mixed by several turns of the wheel.
Mrs. Joseph Artery of Butte was the
first woman OF draw. She got number
26. A Brown of Atlanta, Ga, who
drew No. 587, was the most remote
resident to draw.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-06
c. e. Elect OI4cers.

The Christian Endeavor Convention
of Northern Idaho and Washington
elected the following officers: F. Ed
gar Barth of Seattle, state president;
Minnie A. Gibbons, Tacoma, state
secretary; George P. Frost, Lewiston
treasurer; vice presidents, Clifford
Wright, North Yakima; w. J. NC
Kean, Spokane; Mr.. Thompson, Ia
coma; superintendent of quiet society
work, Rev. Samuel Harris, Standpoint
missionaries, Rev. N. E. Beach
Charleston; supt. floating work
Mr.. Bloxam, Bellingham; superin
tendent good citizenship work, Car
H. Reeves, Seattle; correspondent,
Miss Cecilia H. Nader, Walla Walla;
junior superintendent, Mrs. H. R.
Ryan, Spokane.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-06
ODD COLONY IN PARAGUAY.
ComMunity Modelled After Edward
Beilamy's "LookinR Rack ward.

cemMunity Modelled After Edward
Bsi1amy's "LookinG backward.
A community which closely approx
mates Bellamy's Looking Backward"
Us Cosme. . little settlement near Asun-
cien, Paraguay, described by William
Latmann in the Leipsic Grenzboten.
Equality, democracy and community
Of wealth and work are the principles
on which it Yves founded In 1894 by a
split in colony Of Australian emf
grants to Paraguay. 1.-THE houses Of
the settlers lie together and form Il
small village and are small, pretty and
clean. They have only one story and
are built Of boards and shingled or
rooted with mazega grass. The roof
hangs far over the side walls and is
supported by posts, detail which al
lows for a widt veranda-most vel.
come adjunct IN not weather. On one
side Of the house is a small outbuild-
ing which contains the kitchen, and
every house has its garden. Little
plantations Of sugar cane lie between
the houses and the gardens.
up to the present the dwelling
houses cover emily a quarter Of the
space which has been reserved for the
village, and when Herr Lacmann visit
cd the place there were some twenty
houses occupied and 1O8 in course Of
erection. In time the buildings will
form a great square, which will lie
about large open square. In addition
number Of smaller public places have
been provided for, which will lie, as
those already in existence, between the
houses. There Is an absolute commu.
nifty Of goods in Cosne, the only excep-
ton being that objects Of household Or
personal use-furniture, cooking uten.
sils, clothing and food-remain the
property Of their users. When one en-
ters the colony he must bring his en-
tire property in with these exceptions
When, however, one wishes to with.
draw he does not receive back the
amount Of his contribution, but only
the amount which corresponds to his
share for the last working period"
Every one must 60 through a proba.
donary period Of one year, and before
this period is completed no member.
ship Is obtained nor any contribution
Of goods made. Every applicant upon
entering must pay into the treasury
$25 for each adult member Of the fam.
lily and half of this amount for each
child. If then the probationers decide
not to remain in the colony their ex-
penses to Buenos Ayres are paid, but
this is not done unless the applicant
remains in the colony three months.
The only requirements are that the
applicant be strong and healthy. "Un.
der no circumstances are colored per.
sons admitted"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-06
Public Printer Investigates.

Public Printer Charles A Shilling
has directed an investigation of the
public printing Office to ascertain the
cause of delay in returning me omni-
bus public building bill to the senate
and whether the public printer could
be held responsible for Inc retention
in the public building bill of the item
appropriating 100000 for the pur-
chase of lands in Washington for pub
lie buildings. after it had been thrown
out by the house.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-06
eLIDDENs ON AN AUTO TOUR
Have Been Travelling for Last Five
Years


Chas. J. Glidden, a veteran automo-
bile tourist, and founder of the trophy
tour bearing his name, has reached
Chicago on his way home to Boston.
Mr.. Glidden and his wife sailed from
Japan last MONTH where they closed,
for the time being, their remarkable
automobile tour of the world, return
ing to this country to spend the sum-
mer Since 1901, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Glidden started on their travels, they
have visited 35 countries and have
covered in their motor car approx
mately $4,000 miles.
1t is Mr. Glidden's intention to con-
tinue his travels until so countries
have been visited and about $4,000
miles of highway have been covered
by his car. He estimates that the
tour as planned will not be COM
pleted until 1911, by which time he
expects to have seen more of the
world and its people than any other
living person.
During their travels Mr.. and Mrs.
Glidden have had many unique ex-
periences and have been entertained
my monarchs and princes, ranging in
influence from the king of the Fills to
a gorgeously robed maharajah of an
Indian state. The tourists have
passed countries where white men are
seldom seen, and where their motor
car is regarded with awe, as super.
natural fire breathing monster.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-06
SPOKANE
Wholesale Produce Prices.

Vegetables POTATOES, 60c cwt; cab
bage, $3.50 cwt.; lettuce, zoe Id; rhu-
barb, $1.00 crate; onions, soc doz.;
spinach, 75c crate; Walla Walla as
paragus, SC ID; radishes, soc; toma-
toes, 1904 crate; strawberries, $3.50
@3.50; cherries, $1.75@2; Walla Wal
la peas, &c lb; gooseberrles, $1.7502
crate; beets, soc doz; new potatoes,
$2.25 cwt.; California red onions, 2:
carrots, zoe doz.
Oranges-$4.00@4.5O box; lemons,
fancy, $4.75@5 case; dried figs, 750
soc; 10 lb box; figs in bulk, &c lib;
black figs, 10 Id package, soc; Fard
dates, S@9c Id; golden dates, 7@8c
Id; cranberries, SIS Dbl, SIS crate; ba-
nanas, $2.75@3.50 bunch.
Flour-Local, $4@4.75 Dbl; Mime
sofa, $5.75@6 Dbl.
Butter and Eggs-Fresh ranch eggs,
current receipts, $3.50 case; fresh
ranch, selected, $3.50 case; best cream
cry butter, ZEE lb; cheese, twins, 15c
Id; local ranch butter, 21c Id; Califor-
mia butter, &c lib.
Honey-$3.25@3.5O; strained honey,
SC Id.
Sugar-Granulated cane sugar, s5.65
per 100 lbs; beet sugar. $5.S5 per 100
lbs.
Coffee - Common package goods,
$16.25 per 100 lbs.
Seed-Alfalfa, $14 cwt; red clover,
$3.50 cwt; Kentucky bluegrass, $3.50
cwt; timothy, s. cwt; opion sets, Sc
Id; white clover, TIC.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, SIG ton; bran and shorts, SIG
OBS ton; white shorts, $21 ton; corn.
$1.35 cwt; cracked corn, $1.45 cwt;
timothy hay, $20@22 ton; alfalfa, SIS
ton; rolled barley, $3.50 cwt; whole
oats, $1.60 cwt; chopped oats, $1.65
cwt; wheat, $1.28 cwt; red shorts. SIS.
Wholesale Meat Prices.
Beef-Steers, dressed, nose Id;
cows. dressed. 5@7Ac Id; mutton.
dressed, 10@12Ac Id; pork, $4,000
Id; hams, 1870 Id; bacon, lac Id; lard,
10@11c lb; dry salt extras, 10A @11c
Id; dry salt backs, 11Ac 10; veal, fam
cy, small, TIC; veal, fancy, large, 50
&c fb.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live Stock-Steers, "a cwt; cows, So
cwt; sheep, $4@5 cwt; hogs, 81 cwt.
Hides-Green steers, &c lb; cows, zc
lib; salted, Nc higher; dry NOES, 15c
Id; calfskins, green, 1Qc Ib; kip, SC lb:
sheepskins, $1@1.25.
Poultry and Eggs-Live hens, 13Ac;
live spring chickens, zoe; live roost
ers, lie; live ducks, lac; live geese
12c; live turkeys, Ice; dressed hens
15c; dressed ducks, lac; dresse,
geese, lac; dressed turkeys, 1Sc; fresI
ranch eggs, $5@5.25.
Creamery products, I. o. b. Spokan
First grade creamery butter IA
22Ac.
Feed-Timothy hay, $17@19 ton: a
falfa hay, $1,000; oats, $1.40 cwt.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-06
Cananea Maintains Order.

Reports from Bisbee, Ariz., say mat.
tiers are quiet at Cananea, the only
disorder reported for the past week
being an attempt upon the life of Ben
Bond, an American ore contractor,
who was shot at from ambush, though
not hit. Bond had been active in
quelling the disturbances last month
and threats have been made by the
striking Mexicans against his life. A
garrison of Mexican infantry is re-
tanned around the mine.