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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
suNDRY SERVICE BILL PASSES.
Carries Total of $94,578, o40, of Which
Nearly $4,000, 900 Is for
Canal Project.

The house, by a vote of 129 to 80,
adopted the senate resolution provid-
ing for the purchase of materials and
equipment for use in the construction
Iof the Panama canal of domestic
manufacture and of the lowest re-
sponsible bidders, unless the president
shall in any case deem the bids or
tenders thereof to be extortionate or
unreasonable. The adoption of the
resolution came after long Discus
sion of purchasing canal material in
open markets, while the sundry SER
vice bill was under consideration.
The sundry civil bill was also pass
ed. 1t carries a total appropriation
of $94, 57S,040, nearly SIG, 1000 900 of
which is for the continuation of work
on the canal. Among the features
of the bill is the amendment discon-
tinuing canteens at all government
and state homes of the old soldiers
where government appropriations are
available
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
MONTANA soUI1Bs.

AS means of combating the dande-
lion plague in Lewistown the civic
society has paid children of Lewis
town half a cent a pound for 1000
pounds Of dandelions, with part of the
roots attached The club was pre-
pared to buy 5000 pounds of dande-
liors, but two tons were all the boys
and girls brought in The amount
OF work done for that $40 would not
be undertaken by men for five times
the sum, but the children seem salts
fed.
A serious cutting ARRAY occurred at
Fort Assiniboine as the result of a
collision between a switch engine and
a car In which number of Italian
roadbed railroad employees were Sleep
ing. 1t appears the engine ran into
the car and injured a number of Ital-
ians. Those who escaped turned upon
the train crew with knives and are
said to have seriously cut several of
them.
Former Mayor Frank ]. Edwards of
Helena has returned from the east
after an absence of five weeks during
which he was in ST. Paul, Rochester.
Mimi, Chicago, Washington and New
York
Helena Elks, have decided to hold
their annual "gambo1 on the green
this year at the big hay ranch of
Frank w. Lingquist in the Prickly
Pear valley.
The towns Of Rosebud and Ashland
have both made preparations for big
celebration July 4.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
OREGON ITEMS.

Colbert P. Blair died at the home
of his granddaughter in Pendleton re
Gently at the age of 100 years
months and II days He was the old
est man in Umatilla county. if not in
the state. He was born in Raleigh
N. c., December 20, 1906; lived in
Kentucky, Illinois and Iowa and came
to Oregon in 1853
By virtue of the Oregon statute
regulating the transaction of business
in this state no policy holder in the
Traders Insurance company of Hi
nois, will suffer the loss of a cent in
premiums or otherwise by reason of
the recent insolvency of that com
pany.
Edward Pickel pioneer, died at
the home of his son in law, William
Turner at Athena last week
One hundred farmers met Saturday
afternoon and formed the Inland EN-
pire Wheatgrowers' association" The
organization has for it's purpose the
promotion and protection of interests
of the farming classes. Officers and
an executive committee were elected
and constitution adopted which was
signed by 60 of those present. The
president was also given power to ap-
point soliciting committee which
shall consist of one member of each
section of the state represented in
the association. The duty of the COM
mittee is to present the purposes of
the organization to different farmers
and secure additional signers Of the
constitution. An imitation fee of 81
is to be paid upon joining the associa-
ton and no assessments can be levied
thereafter except by vote of the mem
bership, and then only for legitimate
expenses.
The house has adopted the confer
ence report on the bill opening the
Blackfoot Indian reservation in
Montana to settlement.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23

Another star was added to theUnion
Saturday, when President Roosevelt
signed the bill admitting Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as one state. The
measure also provides that Arizona
and New Mexico may be admitted to
statehood as the state OF Arizona, pro-
vided the people of the territories
vote in favor of admission on the
terms submitted by congress.
The signing of the bill was made
the occasion of an interesting cere-
mony. Senator Beverage and Repre-
sentative Hamilton, chairmen of the
senate and house committees on ter
ritories, who have worked long and
hard for the measure, were present, as
also were Delegate MCGUIRE of Okla
homa and a number of residents of
Oklahoma; Delegate Andrews of New
Mexico, Secretary Loeb and others.
Just before the president signed the
bill Ambassador Speck Won Sternburg
OF Germany was ushered into the Of
fee, and he, too, witnessed the cere-
mony.
The president used two pens in sign
ing the measure, writing the first
name. Theodore with solid gold
pen presented by the people of Ari-
zont; his family name, Roosevelt,
with an eagles quill taken from an
eagle in Oklahoma. After signing the
bill the president congratulated Sena-
tor Beveridge and Representative
Hamilton on the completion of their
long and arduous labors in connection
with the measure. He also expressed
the hope that the people of Arizona
and New Mexico would avail them
selves of the opportunity to come into
the Union as state. From every
viewpoint, he regarded this as the
wise thing for them to do. as the
opportunity might not come again in
score of years. The president said
he has personal interest in the ad-
mission of Arizona and New Mexico.
as many of the members of his regi-
ment, the Rough Riders, resided in
those territories.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROR
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During tho Past Week-NatIonaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

General Nogi of Japan is trying tt
save General Stoessel of Russia from
being put to death for surrendering
The Rev. r. H. Nassau, who fol
As years has been a missionary in the
Congo Free State, has just returned to
New York, and says that cruelties by
Belgian officials are depopulating the
state and that the atrocities commit
ted there defy all description.
Lieutenant Commander John A. Glib
bons, the American naval attache at
London has gone to Trondhjem, Nor
way, to represent the United States
navy at the coronation of King
Haakon
Judge James S. Woolworth, an at
torney of national reputation and
also prominent in the affairs of the
Episcopal church, died in Omaha re-
Gently, aged n years.
A report has been received from
Santa Eulalia, a mining camp in
Chihuahua, Mexico, that the Buena
TERRA mine is on fire and that seven
men are known to have been asphyxi-
ated A candle set fire to timbering
In the mine.
President Castro will resume the
presidency of Venezula July 5.
The steam schooner Thomas L.
Wand is ashore at Bolinas, northern
point on San Francisco bay, and all
the efforts of tugs to pull her from
the beach on which she was driven
last night with the steam schooner
Aupha, have failed.
Emperor Nicholas has issued a re-
script to the Siberian Cossacks,
granting them in perpetuity the lands
which they now occupy
President Roosevelt has approved
the diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill
A revival of Boxerism and consider
able brigandage is reported from
various sections of north China
Edmund Lyons, vetran of the
stage and noted representative of
the old school of acting, is dead
The decree consolidating Pittsburg
and Allegheny has been signed by
Judge Collier of the county court.
Appleton, Wis.-Wenzel Kabat, con-
victed of having shot and then burned
the body of Michael McCarty, al
wealthy farmer, has been sentenced
to life imprisonment.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
REFUGEES RAISE A PROTEST.
Would Abolish Soup Kitchens In San
Francisco.

Three hundred refugees from the
camps located throughout San Fran
cisco combined in the adoption Sunday
afternoon Of resolutions calling for the
adjustment Of the soup kitchens and
a return to the former plan of dealing
out rations to the destitute of the city.
1t was also declared the sense Of the
meeting that the refugees are being
oppressed by those in charge of the
supplies donated, and calling for a.
committee appointed by Mavor
Schmitz to supersede the army forces
While there were numerous charges
made by speakers at the open air SEES
sion that took place in a vacant lot at
Fillmore and Eden streets, the main
cry was that home life is being de-
stroyed by requiring husband and
wife to be separated during meals and
that such a course is destroying the
manhood Of the citizens.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23

is the third bear he has trapped in
the last month.
William Wilson, the 14-year-old son
of Mrs. w. M Wilson, was drowned
in the North Fork riv recently while
fishing. The boy was with Mrs c.
X. Moffett and Leslie Anderson and
while fishing in the swift water step
ped into deep hole which filled his
high rubber boots and took him under.
The Lewiston wool pool sale of
100000 pounds occurred Tuesday,
June 10.
State Pure Food Commissioner Hit
has created a stir among Lewiston
dealers by condemning 60 cases of
Goldfish, representing seven different
brands, several brands of baking pow
der and quantity of butter that was
not labeled as required by law.
OF 29 applicants who took the
teachers examinations in Latah
county recently only 10 passed, the
smallest percentage on record in the
county.
Jacob Lockman of Nampa is erect
ing big brewery plant at that place.
Mr.. Lockman is the principal owner
of the Sunset Brewing company at
Wallace. -
Dr. William Borhn, physician of
Leland, committed suicide recently by
taking morphine. Dependency over
division of an estate is thought to be
the cause of the act.
Saturday the funeral of Mabel
burroughs occurred in Boise, connected
with whose death there is a story of
great sadness, her two little nieces
having watched beside her body at
the family homestead, nine miles from
Weiser, for six days. The two little
girls, one and the other 4, who is
blind, remained in the house until
June IA. Then the elder gathered up
some clean clothing, and, taking her
blind sister, went to the neighbors,
a mile away When they reached
the place they said they had come
there to stay, as their auntie had
fallen asleep and they could not
awaken her. Investigation disclosed
the facts, and Mr. Borgess. was sent
for
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
Police Held for Murder.

William Horsey, negro performer,
member of the Smart Set" COM
pany, was killed at Chester Pa, while
trying to escape arrest. Horsey, his
wife alleges, was trying to murder her,
and her cries attracted DENLY and
Moore, two local police officers. They
gave chase to the negro, who refused
to stop, and they shot him, the bullet
entering his heart, killing him in
stantly.
The two policemen are under arrest
pending the coroner's inquest.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
KILL FOUR IN PLEASURE PARTY
Train PIows into Handcar Party on a
Bridge.

Bridge
An empty engine on the line of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad in Polk
county. Tenn. played havoc Sunday
morning with a pleasure party who
we're riding on handcar from their
homes at Patty, Tenn. to a nearby
town. The handcar, loaded with men,
women and children, was crossing a
bridge over the Hiawassee river,
when the engine swept around a curve
and crashed into the handcar before
any of the party could jump to safety.
The dead and injured persons were
hurled in all directions. Four persons
were instantly killed, they being S. M
Blankenship, Levy Womack. Matte
Womack and E. H. Brinkley.
Sarah Blankenship. James Brinkley
and John Womack were seriously in
jured
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
SPORTING NOTES.


Track Records, p. NJ. w. A. A. to Date
100 yard dash-Joe Pearson, Spo
kane, 10 seconds.
220 yard dash-Williams, Multno
nah. % seconds.
440 yard dash-Williams, Multno
nah. so 3-5 seconds.
Half mile-Greenhaw o. A. c., POI
3-5
Mile run-Merritt, Spokane, 4:42.
100 yard hurdles-Coats, Multno-
nah, 16 1-5 seconds.
220 yard hurdles-Coats, Multno-
nah, 26 3-5 seconds.
Pole vault-Gilbcrt, Multnomah, IL
feet
High jump-Kerrigan, Multnomah,
feet II IL inches.
Broad jump-Coats, Multnomah, %
feet 1 inch.
Sc pound weight throw-McDonald
Seattle, 81 feet inches.
16 pound hammer throw-Johnson
Multnomah, 1872 feet 9 IL inches.
Shot put-McDonald, Seattle, 40 feet
10 IL inches.
Discus throw-James, Multnomah,
100 feet 6 inches.
Expert management, pleasant
weather, a magnificent attendance and
a series of fiercely contested events
contributed to make the triangular
high school meet at Tacoma last
Saturday one of the most successful
track and field games ever held in the
Pacific Northwest. At the end of the
meet Seattle had made 96 points,
Portland 23 IL and Tacoma IA 1-2
Ira Davis, better known as "Slats"
Davis, who is well known in the Pa
cific northwest IS an umpire and ball
player, has been offered a position as
National League umpire, according to
managers in the Western League,
where Davis work has been the fea-
Iu e of the season.
Ralph N. Post, physical director of |
he Spokane Amateur Athletic club, |
las announced his resignation.
The Palouse Giants are out for the
inland Empire championship, and will
meet any team for that title.
The advertised 20 round go be-
ween Kid Harrison of Spokane and
eddie Santry of Newport was stopped
u the eighth round by Referee Dick
and the fight given to the
spokane boy
The 22d annual trap shooting
of the Sportsmen's Asso-
'iation of the Northwest, will take
,lace on the grounds of the Walla
Valla club, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, June 81, % and %.
James R. Keene's famous four year
Id cold Sysonby, conceded last year
o be the best horse in training in
america, Is dead in his stall at the
'heepshead Bay race track of blood
The horse had been i'll for
long time with a skin disease. {
What promises to develop into the
most exciting feature of the celebra- !
ion at Kendrick, Idaho, the coming
'ourth is the baseball game between {
he Uniontown and Pine Creek teams. ]
Judge Terry, a dyed in the wool par '
lsan of the Uniontown club. made a t
lager this morning of $50 with Fred J
eckwith, the Kendrick merchant,
hat Uniontown would take home the S
urse. I
Lewis and Joe Cans fought fast q
ix-round bout recently in Philadelphia r
! which neither man had the advan- /
age. 7
Jimmy Britt of San Francisco and /
erry McGovern of Brooklyn are to
,eet again, this time in a battle of s
fteen rounds. The fight is to take h
lace within two weeks at Chelsea, @
list outside of Boston, and will be t
cid under the auspices of the Chelsea
thletic club. e
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
new STATE ADDED
OKLAHOMA and INDIAN TERRI.
TORY As One STATE.

Another Star Added to Flag by Presi-
dent Roosevelt Signing the State
hood BiIl-PeopIe of Arizona and
New Mexico Take a Vote Whether
They Will Come in as One State.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
American Leauue.
Iowa Pioneer Dead.

DIR. T. ]. Caldwell, a millionaire
banker and physician, was found dead
In bed in his hotel at Abel recently.
DR.. Caldwell was prominent in Iowa
politics. Death was due to old age.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
IDAHO NOTES.

Andrew Ditrmen caught a bear in
his trap on Hlickleberry mountain last
week. 1t weighed 275 pounds. This
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23

When first taken from the mines
opals are so soft that pieces can be
picked on with the fingers.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
SET FIRE TO JAIL TO ESCAPE.
Instead Of Liberty Prisoners Are Burn
ed to Death

Setting fire to the jail to burn their
way to liberty, two prisoners, George
Washington and Tom Ladneir, were
cremated at Carriere, Miss. The men
expected to burn hole in the roof
large enough to crawl through. Tho
flames got beyond their control and
the heavy smoke overcame the pris-
oners. Their weak cries for help at
tracted passerby, but when help ar
rived the prisoners we're dead.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
TO WIDEN THE KEEL CANAL.
Large Ships Not Able to Get Throuoh
the Waterway.

berlin.-A commission of 80 high
government officials have visited the
hlel canal to study plans for widen
Ing It, Unofficial estimates give the
cost OF this work as $4,000, 900.
Larger vessels are absolutely ex-
GUIDED because the locks are too
small and the curves too sbarp.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
CUPID .cRIRPLED, BUSINESS.
ThIrty-six Girl Clerks Resign in Day
to Wed.

Boggs & Bulbs department store at
Pittsburg, Pa, Is badly crippled be-
cause SO young women employed in
the various departments have selected
the month of June to marry
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-11

"But I must come"
An ugly CLEAN shot from the steel
blue eyes.
ITO SSterfere?" said Raf1es.
mot L."
You give me your word?
81 do"
Bunny, if you break it,
"You may shoot me tOo"'
81 most certainly should" said
Raff1es solemnly. so you come at
your own peril, my dear man. But if
you are coming-well, the sooner the
better, for l must stop at my rooms
on the way"
Five minutes later l was waiting for
him at the Piccadilly entrance to the
Albany. l had a reason for remaining
outside. 1t was the feeling-half hope,
half fear-that Angus Baird might still
be on our trail, that some more imme-
diate and less cold blOOded way Of
dealing with him might result from
sudden encounter between the money
lender and myself. l would not warn
him Of his danger, but / would avert
tragedy at all costs, and when no such
encounter had taken place and Raf1es
and / were fairly on our way to Willes-
den that, think, was still my honest
resolve. would not break my word
il l could help it, but it was comfort
to feel that l could break it If i liked,
on an understood penalty. Alas! l
fear my good intentions were tainted
with a 'devouring curiosity and over
laid by the fascination which goes
hand in hand with horror.
have a poignant recollection Of the
hour 1t took us to reach the house. We
I walked across st. James park Il can
see the lights now. bright on the bridge
and blurred in the water), and we had
some minutes to wait for the last train
to Willesden. 1t left at 11:2l, re-
member and Rafies was put ont 70
md il diG rot 90 on - kenSal Rise.
NJ had 70 2e, ont 81 Wjiissoau juno
rjaa and walk OD lnrOUgn the SueerS
into a fairly open c0unuy that hap
pened 10 be quite new TO me. l could
never find the house again. 1 remem-
Der. however. that we were on dark
footpath between woods and fields
when the clock began striking u.
surely" said l, 1--WE shall ind him
in bed and asleep"
Il hope we do, said Raffies grimly.
Then you mean to break IMP
What else did you Think"
1 / had not though about it at all.
( The ultimate crime had monopolized
my mind. Beside it burglary was a
/ bagatelle, but one TO deprecate none
/ the less. saw obvious objections.
Tie man was au falt with cracksmen
and their ways. He would certainly
have firearms and might be the first
I 10 use them.
Il could wish nothing better" said
! Rah1es. Then it would be man to
man. and devil take the worst shot
You don't suppose prefer foul play to
fair. do you? But die he must by one
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-11

ny. l don't mean it for rot. I've told
you before that the biggest man alive
is the man who's committed a murder
and not yet been found out; at least
he ought to be, but he so very seldom
has the soul to appreciate himself.
Just think Of it! Think Of coming in
here and talking to the men, very
likely about the murder itself, and
knowing you've done it, and wonder
ing how they'd look If they knew.
Oh. il would be great, simply great!
But, besides all that, when you were
caught there'd be a merciful and
dramatic end of you. You'll I'LL the
bill for few weeks and then snuff
out with a flourish of extra specials.
You wouldn't rust with a vile repose
for seven or fourteen years"
Good old Rsfles" l chuckled. 81
begin to forgive you for being in bad
form at dinner"
But l was never more earnest in
my life"
GO onv
Il mean it,"
You know very well that you
wouldn't commit a murder, whatever
else you might do"
II know very we'll I'm going to com
NIT one tonight
He had been leaning back in the sad
dlebag chair, watching me with keen
eyes sheathed by languid lids. Now he
started forward, and his eyes leaped
to mine like cold steel from the scab-
bard. They struck home to my slow
wits. Their meaning was no longer in
doubt. l, who knew the man, read
murder in those hard blue eyes.
"Baird?" ] faltered. moistening my
lips with my tongue.
"Of course"
But you said it didn't matter about
the room in Chelsea?"
L told you lie
"Anywsy. vou gsvs him The slip at
er~aro.''
maj Fss shOTbor di0u'I
Jboughg ] nso Rhan 1 came uu 10 you
mis- evening, but wnen looked out Of
your window you remember? - Ia
make assurance doubly sure, there he
was on the opposite pavement down
below"
And you never said a word about
it,"
Il wasn't going to spoil your dinner
Bunny. and wasn't going to let you
spoil mine. But there he was as large
as life, aud. OF course, he followed us
10 the Albany. A fine game for him
to play, game after bis mean old
heart - blackmail from me, brides
from the police. the one bidding against
the other. But he shan't play it viii
me, He shan't live to, and the world
will have an extortioner the less
Waiter. two Scotch Whistles and so
das. I'm of az II. Bunny. its the
only thing to be done"
You know where he lives. then
Yes, out Willesden way. and alone
I The fellows a miser, among othel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-02-11

We'll. when we got here mads IA
give me souRstA4Rg to eat. spHtttHg In
or and Oh. and Sb0Ht 10 OAclo0k I
heard the gate sk8ts BaAAad biz
and then asked him II ne hRed EdHaA.
Not at all says he. IN yOR nnt
see the seByGRt9'
Il said "a seen her, bubaI thOlgh1
I'D heard her 60. II I waa1miEeRkeA.
no doubt she wo43d eoEse WAeA So
was called, and yetled ttHFse times g
the top Of my voice. OF eoarss~tharO
was no servant 70 come. I-msw thaEs
because 1 came b see h4n 80 1tgnt'
last week, and he interviews EseShlna-
self through the gatn bot woah1n'a
open #. Wei. when Aad aans Ysne
ing aad not a sod Iasd come near %
he was Rs-whtte ss4that ceIbntg. The8
1 told.ehtEa veAeassd 'bs'ye sauEschlAt -