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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-13
How the Thing Was started.

The recount on city clerk was demanded
first Monday morning by w. f. Stockham,
the low candidate Elbourn followed by
n similar demand. w. J. Broatch started
a recount on the mayoralty vote to see
II he could not land second place over
Hennings, but withdrew after few
wards had been counted and 1t was dis
covered that changes had been made throw
ing votes from Hennings TO himself.
The ballot tampering was uncovered in
the boxes from these precincts: Second Of
the First ward, where they were allowed
to pass after merely arousing suspicion;
First and Third of the Second; Second and
Fourth of the Fourth First of the Sew
enth where the board took six votes away
from Elbourn and gave them to Green
leaf; Third and Fourth of the Eighth; Fifth
of the Tenth and Fourth of the Eleventh.
in some Of the precincts from twenty to
twenty-five ballots had been fixed. In
others less than this so far as discovered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-13
Local Record.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, April l2.-Oficial record Of tenn
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day OF the last three
years: 1905. 1905. 1904 1903
Maximum temperature. 6s Sc ~ "a
Minimum temperature. Sc 81 80 Il
Mean temperature ........ 81 So 10 50
Precipitation .,........,.... .H 90 T 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March j.
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 40
Excess for the day Observation-Disclosures. 10
Total deficiency since March l. 1905. ..... 1877
Normal precipitation .............. 10 inch
Deficiency for the day ........... .06 inch
Total rainfall since March 1...... 2. IS inches
Excess since March l. 1906. ....... .3S inch
Deficiency for cor period in 1906. l 81 inches
Deficiency for cor period 1901. is inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-13

TotsIs......Ss Tss "a Totals......A u 90 Is /
St Louis o o 0 o 0 0 0 IL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-13

Inquiry develops that the time each bal
lot box was received at the clerks Office
after the primary was marked on the pay
roll of the election officers and that none
Of the boxes containing the tempered bal
lots was unreasonably late in being de-
livered This is considered another bit of
evidence that the alterations were made
at the city hall. The box from the Fourth
of the Eighth, in which the rubber eraser
was found, was one OF the first to come
in. being delivered at 12:45 o'clock Wednes-
day morning. The box from the Second of
the First was checked in at 6 a. M; from
the First of the Second at 6:l5; Third of
the Second at 1880; Second of the Fourth
at 10; Fourth of the Fourth at 2:l5 First
of the Seventh at AS Third of the Eighth
at $3.50; Fifth Of the Tenth at and Fourth
of the Eleventh at 3:45 o'clock.
The board will reconvene this morning
and take up the demand of L. l.. Robert
son, defeated democratic councilmanic can
didate in the Ninth ward, for a recount.
Robertson was beaten by Thomas Mccoy
ern, on the face of the returns, by about
sixty votes. II is probable his demand will
be complied with.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-13

The thirty ninth regular season of Ma
tional base bali opened Thursday after
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-02-24

creek, measuring over 20 #. in width.
The common vein of the district is
generally lenticular in outline, the len
ticles, ip the majority Of cases, measur-
ing only few inches in width an few
feet in length. The larger veins swell
out, in places, to five or six feet, but
ace seldom traceable for any distance.
They follow the planes of schistosity,
or cut them at a small angle. In some
instances, while the strikes of the vein
and the enclosing schist nearly conceded
the dips proved to be in opposit direc-
tons. Branching veins are not I'm
common, the branches often cutting
directly across the schists. W
The metallic contents of the quartz
veins present little variety. Iron is
usually present in the form of pyrite
and less frequently, magnetic, often
in sufficient quantities to give the vein
rusty color when weathered. Copper
pyrite and galena, the later sometimes
argentiferous, occur less frequently,
and free gold has been found in q num-
Der of veins, occasionally in consider
able quantities. A short lens of quartz
found near the head of Victoria gulch
was studded at one end with numerous
grains and small nuggets of gold, some
of them well crystallized. The gold &C.
Cured mostly at or near the surface,
very little being found in the interior
of the vein. Small veins carrying
grains of gold have been discovered or
nearly all the producing creeks. R. G.
Mcconnell, Geological Survey Of
Canada.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-02-24
Regarding Copper Situation.

There never has been time, since
the use of copper has entered into the
manufacturing industry and become an
important factor in the commercial
world, that the red metal has been in
such demand and has been so scarce in
comparison. 1t is an undeniable fact
that unusual shipments of copper have
been made from Europe to America
during the past year and only the
amount required to fill unexpired con-
tracts have been shipped from the
United States, as the scarcity is felt
more keenly here than abroad.
The visible supply of copper is short
in England as here and nothing but the
restriction in its use caused 10y the ad-
vance in price can stop further appre-
citation and higher quotations, except
an enormous, unusual production. The
latter will, in all probability, be the in
evitable solution of the problem. The
present prices are the incentives which
will open many copper properties, as
ores Of low grade can be worked at a
profit much easier than they could be
some months ago, before the producers
became aware of the reduced supply.
High prices opened several good copper
mines a few years ago and activity in
copper mining is now apparent for the
same reason.
The increased dividends paid by cop
per producing mines may be traced
more to high prices than to heavy ship
ments, as all of of the copper mines il
the United States have been working
to their capacities for several years
If production overtakes consumption
and prices again drop il is not probabl
that copper will be quoted as low TO
several years as it was before the lat
advance, for if production should in
crease ever so rapidly, the demand TO
copper will continue to grow, and cor
sumers are only buying now for imme
date requirements. 1t will, at an
rate, take an enormous quantity Q
copper to fill the present void and I
get reserves ahead. Mining and Ell
r gineering Beview.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-02-24

fine grained; composed OF glass or not;
showing fiuidal structure, and whether
containing good-sized crystals of certain
minerals. The study of rocks is a
branch by itself, knowledge of which
is not indispensable to the prospector,
who must search for minerals regard
| less of their association and environ
ment.
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado
river is in Arizona, about 70 miles north
of Williams, station on the Santa Fe
Railroad. 1t is about 5000 #. deep on
the north side and about 4,700 #. on
the south side, the difference being due
to the southerly dip of the sedimentary
rocks which form the greater portion OF
the walls of the vast chasm. 1t is
from IL to 20 miles in width. The top
most stratum is of carboniferous lime
stone. The bottom Of the greater por-
ton of the canyon is cut down into pre-.
Cambrian crystalline rock. In some
places lava flows ELECTED from vents on
the carboniferous platform, or in still
later rocks, have flowed to the edge of
the gorge and poured over the side into
the abyss, cataract of molten rock,
which filled the canyon to depth OF
about 400 fit, Through this accumula-
ton of debris and sand-laden waters of
the Colorado river has again secured its
way, cutting down once more into the
underlying rocks. Ores of copper and
gold are known to occur in the crystal
line rocks at the bottom of the canyon,
and in the limestone and quartzite near
the bottom of the sedimentary series,
lead-silver ores are found, but the top
ographic conditions are such that, as
yet, little success has attended the
efforts to mine in the Grand Canyon.
A distinction has been made by the
courts between the right to enter
openly and peaceably within the bound
cry lines of a previously located placer
claim for the purpose of perfecting the
location of previously discovered lode,
elil CilS plCNISSO VI ROLiS UPOh oiS
surface of the place for the purpose of
prospecting or searching for an undis-
covered lode. The supreme court OF
Colorado says that while stranger
may enter placer location for the
purpose of locating lode known to ex-
list therein, he may not enter for the
purpose of searching for lode which
has not actually been proven. Clipper
M. Co. VS.. Eli M. Co. (Colo.), 60 Pac
500. Unless the lode be discovered be-
fore patent to the placer has been ap
piled for, the lode is supposed to have
been unknown. Where a lode claim
, adjoins placer, and the owner of thu
y lode desires to take up that portion O.
the lode which he believes to exist with
in the placer, in order to make valit
,. discovery, he should sink shaft at tn
line separating the lode claim from tn
placer claim. If the lode exist at tn
: line it is reasonable to call this bon
: fide discovery of the lode within tn
placer, and if the owner Of the place
t claim has not yet applied for paten
+ to the claim the lode locator may stalk
e his discovery of a lode within the placer
a Mining and Scientific Press.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06
Ampelopsis Tricuspedata.

This vine, which is usually catalogued
as A Veitchi, and is commonly called
Boston Ivy, or Japanese Ivy, is one
of the best covering vines that we
know. The only objection to it is
the fact that it is deciduOus. Yet in
many cases this is not a serious OBJ
lection. We have a vine at the north
end of the house that is beautiful all
through the summer. 1t covers all
that end of the building so closely that
the lumber of the sides is not visible.
When there is even a slight breeze,
the motion of the leaves seems like
that of waves. 1T is entirely hardy
at the North, so of course, is never
injured by any cold that we have in
Florida.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06
Just Appreciation.

The following item, from the Palat-
ka News shows, that the report of
Mrs. Gates, which was printed in this
department on the 23d of May, was
duly Appreciated:
At the recent meeting of the State
Horticultural Society the report of
the standing committee on Ornament
ais was prepared and read by Mrs. e.
Z. Gates, of Welaka. Of this report.
the Times-Union had the following
complimentary notice: "This report
was one of the prettiest and most in
teresting of the entire meeting. some
what because it dealt with a subject
in which every one was interested. and
also because of the plea sing and polish
ed manner in which it had been pre-
pared for presentation. The report
covered the best ways of raising roses
and other flowers, the work of beau4i-
Tying the lawns and grounds surround
ing homes, the planting of hedges. the
care OF palms, and treating briefly but
all departments of natural
Those who have seen
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06

pieces; so we slipped the plant into the
ground without injuring the roots in
the least. This was a large, bushy
plant, an exceedingly fine specimen
four feet tail The leaves were large
and glossy. and the flowers were large
and perfect and beautiful, and sweet
ah! sweet!
Not far away there was a Micro
phylla Rose, a most handsome bush
flush with its beautiful, glistening,
green leaves, and lovely white flowers;
delightfully."- Tea-scented.
Now, the lovely white Roses. The
delicate, creamy white flowers of the
Clematis. The white, waxen-fiower of
the Jasmine, and the pure, soft scarlet
of the Cactus flowers formed a har-
mOny that was most exquisite.
Ada Gist
Mason Co., w. Va, April 10, 1906.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06

long branches or leaves. and each one
| was adorned with three large and per-
| feet flowers, that were exquisite in
shape exquisite i'm texture, exquisite
| i'm color: the sOftest, richest, purest
Scarlet-the scarlet that is seen in per-
fectiOn only in the flowers of the
Cactus. These flowers were in perfect
harmony with the vines on the porch,
| and | thought the effect most charm
ing. An hour or so after placing this
plant on the porch, i went there again,
when L perceived, to my chagrin,
that some one, wishing, doubtless, to
increase the effect produced by the
Cactus. had placed on the porch an
other plant, in range with the Cactus,
and only two or three feet from it.
This other plant was an Amaryllis
JOhnsonii, a fine specimen, indeed,
growing in an eight-inch pot, there
were two stalks growing from one
bulb, the stalks were nearly three feet
tall and each one was crowned with
four superb flowers. of deep, rich,
glowing, velvety scarlet, and yet, these
flowers, superb in their rich color, were
of a shade of scarlet different from
that of the Cactus. Now, the result
was that these colors, splendid as they
were, killed, or rather antagonized
each other, most numerically. So 1
sent the Amaryllis away and let the
Cactus have full sway
Up the side of the porch where the
Cactus stood, Clematis Paniculata
GrandifiOra grew and was festOOned
along the edge of the roof i'm front and |
along the end, and it was in full bloom |
at this time, a great mass of delicate, |
white. fluffy flowers breathing a de-
Hcious fragrance on the air, and filling
my soul with gladness.
At the corner of the porch a Cane
Jasmine (Gardenia) had been planted.
This plant had been growing in a tub
which had been the lower half of an
apple barrel, and was then falling to
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06
Floral Notes From Marion County.
Editor Floral DeDdrtuent:

EdHO flOfdt department.:
Accept thanks for the cuttings, re
ceived last week. l am sending you
today, some of mine.
L have also put in a Seeding of Il
yellow Acacia, and a root of Alpinia,
plant or Ginger Lily" suppose the
latter name comes from the pungent
OdOr of the leaves. When | got my
Alpinia | set it in the open sun and
it did nothing. Then changed it to
an angle of the building where it was
open to the northwest, getting sun in
late afternoon only, and gave it more
water. 1t thrives beautifully, is
clump some eight feet across and
standing five to six feet high, and
every stalk has blossoms.
L have, also, put in a Seeding Tai
low tree, seeds came from the Pacific
islands, brought by a missionary. Rev.
Helm. 1t makes quite a tree, mine is
almost globular in shape, II to 10 feet
high and about same spread of limbs.
When the seeds are fresh in the fall.
every one is a drop of Oil inside
L have mixed up mess of every
thing on my place, a sort of a hodge
podge, but | think that l have every
thing mentioned in your excellent pa
per, at the meeting of the Hortfcultur-
al Society, except one or two. Wish
that Il could meet you and compare
notes. Do you have the Brazilian
Bottle Brush? / have a scarlet one.
but hear that there are pink and white
ones.
L am surprised that more is not
made and said of the Red Bud. (Judas
tree. l have one which attracts about
as much attention as anything l have.
The Japan varnish tree is also a fine
tree, Il do not know its real name).
The Tea shrub is also a fine. hardy.
winter-bloOming plant. 1T grows east
ly and thriftily here on high pine land. |
| have a tree which / bought when |
II WAS il tiny bit of IL thing. at con- |
ServatOry in Avon Park. from Il man |
who said that he had just brought it |
from Jamaica. He called it Il Locust |
and told Cock and bull story about |
its being a native of Palestine and |
the ''LOclISts'' of which men
ton is made in Scripture, where it
speaks of Johns meat being "LOcusts
and wild honey" of course, that is all
bOsh. A Frenchman. who claimed to
be a bOtanist and to have worked for
Mr.. Flagler, told me that the tree was
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06
Harmony.

One day | set a scarIetIfowering
sword Cactus on the porch, where the
long branches could droop over the
side of the porch and show the rich,
glowing scarlet flowers to great adj
vantage. There We're three of those
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-06-06

| dliu tile Only one nave ever seen.
| Qn the above letter the writer apol-
Ogized for treSpasSing on our time at
such length. We wish that more of
our readers would do the same thing.
Such letter is interesting to us and
we believe to our readers. Going back
| over the letter, from the end, we have
no idea what the tree which the
Frenchman called Ebony can be- The
| true ebony of commerce is mostly
| brought from Ceylon and the East In
dian islands, and is the wood of DiO-
spyrOs ebenum, though Won Mueller
mentions IS other varieties of Diospy-
rOs as also furnishing ebony If the
tree ever blooms, it can easily be de-
teTmined if it is of this family. How
Johns Beard, it is CeretOnia siIiqua
and belongs to the family of Iegumi-
hosea, if it is that the flowers will
be like pea blossoms. The foliage will
decide between them now, the Diospy-
rOs has single leaves of good size.
the Ceretonia has pinnate leaves, that |
are numerous small leaflets arranged |
in two rows along the sides of a mid |
rib. |
The Tea Plant (Camellia Thea), is |
a hardy evergreen shrub throughout |
the Southern states and blooms freely |
in winter or early spring. 1t deserves |
to be more commonly cultivated than |
it is. We have two that are over 20 |
years old and though sadly neglected
of late years. blossom every year.
The famous Japanese Lacquer is
furnished by species of Suma ch
Rhus vernicifera. Whether this Japan
Narnish tree belongs to that species
or not we do not know If so, it will
have from II to 10 leaflets on widely
margined midrib.
In regard to the Red Bud or Judas
tree (Cercis Canadensis), we can only
say that we have entirely overlooked
it in writing up our native trees 1t
is Il native but is rare, at least in this
part Of Florida. There is one speci-
men on the banks of the st. Johns
River in this settlement, but we have
not heard of any being set out in door
yards for ornament If seedlings or
young trees can be had, it is certainly
a very handsome Towering tree.
blooming in early spring, before the
leaves appear
The Brazilian Bottle Brush is prob
ably MetrOsideros, of which there are
several species in cultivation.
The TallOw tree is no doubt Sapium
sebiferum, and belongs to the Euphor-
bia family. 1t is'a native of China and
the East Indian islands.
The Alpinias are very beautiful. but
very tender and as they will not :
bloom on stalks of the first years
growth, they seldom flower in the
northern part of the state For this
reason they are not so desirable as
he Hetlichiums, which may freeze to
he ground but will spring I'D and flow
II the same season. Since the above =
Vas written, we have found note. in
he Florists Exchange, telling about
dwarf variety of the Red Bud, it is I
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-16
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ORGANIZE FOR BALL.
Mass Meeting Tonight in Pendleton for
That Purpose.

Mass "eeting Tonight in Pendleton for
That Purpose.
In the city council rooms at Pendle
ton tonight mass meeting is to be
held for the purpose of making ar
Engagements for base ball team. The
East Oregonian says:
For some time past the ball players
of the city have been planning for
meeting and the matter has been
brought to head by letter which
Carl Cooley received this morning
from George ID. O'Connor, manager
of the Walla Walla team. In the let
ter Mr.. O'Connor states that some
time next week Mr.. Burns, city ticket
agent, Mr. Tempany, manager. and
himself will be in Pendleton, aud ask
ing that consultation be arranged
for that time. Also, he states he has
received letter from the manager of
the Yellow Kids of Athena, saying he
would be glad to come to Pendleton
with them. According to Mr.. O'Con-
nor he would like to arrange for games
with Pendleton and Athena early in
the season, as such games are the best
drawing cards he could get.
In order to perfect an organization
here the meeting tomorrow night will
be held. AT that time manager,
secretary and treasurer will be chos-
en-, and Use plans may be formed from
among four or five local enthusiasts so
as to provide financial backing with
which 20 start the season. From $25
to $50 each would be advanced by
each member, and after the season is
opened this would be returned. Under
such a plan the players would be
playing for a percentage and those in
the company would make no money
from the enterprise.
According to the players the kind Of
team which Pendleton will have this
season will depend upon the support
offered by the town. In order to en-
gage any outside players they declare
1t will be necessary to raise a fund
from among the business men of the
city, and following the coming meet
ing it is probable this will be done.
AS 1t is apparent both Athena aud
Walla Walla are to have good teams
this season there is a general desire
to have strong team here also.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-16
CATTLE SUFFER.
Snow is From Ono to Two Feet In Depth
on Upper Umatilla River.

Snow is From Ono to Two Feet In Depth
on Upper Umatilia River.
Stock losses ON the upper Umatilla
river promise to be severe il the cold
weather continues, says the East Ore
gonian.
The early spring and beautiful
weather which had been enjoyed in
that locality had induced stockmen to
drive their cattle to the mountains
aud as some of the young cattle were
weak and severe weather and deep
snow will Cause considerable suffer
J and possibly some loss since it
will be impossible to gather in all the
cattle that had been turned out.
The grass had started nicely on the
foothills and mountains along the
Umatilla and stock had been on the
fresh grass long enough to be weak
ened by the change from the dry feed
OF the winter and were in bad condi-
tion for cold spell. Several hun
dred cattle belonging to small stock
men along the river had been turned
out to range and the owners are now
riding day and night endeavoring to
gather in the weakest ones to give
them feed and shelter. The snow is
from one to two feet in depth on the
upper Umatilla river above Bingham
spipgs,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-03-16
PENDLEToN GAMBLERS.
Wholesale Arrests Were Mado by PEN
dieton Police Tuesday Night.

"hpiesale Arrests Were Made by PEN
dieton Police Tuesday Night.
AS the result of the gambling raid
made Tuesday night by the entire
police force under the direction Of
Chief Gurdane, thirteen of the thirty
i've persons whose names bad been
taken appeared in court yesterday
afternoon says, tho Tribune. Four of
these pleaded not guilty and nine
guilty. Two of those pleading guilty
John Stanton and q. Isner being deal
ers were fined SIS, while the others
who were assessed a fine of $25 were:
J. E. Johns, Ed. Bard, J. Bearbaum.
Steve Noble, H. Aldricb, William
Wambaugh and s. P. Tate. Three cf
these were unable to liqujdate and 20
were remauded to Jail for twelve DAYS.
Ten O'Clock was the time sci for
the arrested gamblers 10 appear in
court, aud when that time arrived.
not single knight OF the green cloth
had put in an appearance. A capper
by the name of Morrison appeared,
however. aud arranged to have the
men who were arrested in the Idle
Hour in court by 2 O'Clock. Accord
ingly the cases against the whole
number were allowed to 60 ovar until
that time.
When O'Clock arrived they seemed
no more anxious to appear than they
did in the morning and it required
tho rom hinod afFortc - o1i A. .s.,:-
in service TO bring in as many of
them as did appear. AS many of
those arrested were transients it is
doubtful if they are ever seen again.
Those who pleaded not guilty al
legged that they we're only playing
with chips, aud their cases will come
up for trial as soon as the city at
torney can get his testimony in shape
to produce convictions.