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POST OFFICE PROMOTIONS.
Recent Changes Made by Postmaster
Barnes

The, following changes have been made
III the clerical force of the Washington
city post Office
James w. Duvall, roster designation
changed from finance clerk to assistant
cashier.
F. c. Burrows. promoted from $1,000 to
81, 400 and roster designation changed
from superintendent OF second-class mat
ter TO finance clerk
J. M. Barnard, promoted from 81. 200 to
81 300, and roster designation changed from
assorter to superintendent of second-ciass
matter.
r. H. Johnson. promoted from s1,lO0 to
81. 100
R. T. Patterson, promoted from $1,000 TO
81. 100
L. Griffin Brooks, promoted from $500 TO
$1,000.
F. G. Montgomery. promoted from ssc, to
5000.
John J. Downey. promoted from 800 to
$780,
William L. Brown, promoted from $500 to
s700.
Edward F. Linkins, promoted from sub-
stitute clerk to stamper at 1900 per annum.
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HELD AS AccoMPL1cE.
Sequel to Last Nights Murder at
Seattle,

SEATTLE. Wash, July 13.-ImmedIately
after the arrest OF Esther Mitchell, the
seyenteen-year-old girl who killed her
brother here last night. orders were given
for the arrest of Mrs Maud creffield. the
widow OF the prophet whose death at the
hands of George Mitchell led to last nights
tragedy.
Mrs. cref1eid, however telephoned the
police where she was to be found, and
when taken to the station frankly admitted
that she had entered into compact with
Esther to kill the slayer OF her husband.
6he win be held as an accomplice
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THE BRYANS IN LONDON.
Luncheon Given my Secretary and
Mrs. Carter

LONDON. July 13-Secretary Ridgeley
Carter of the American embassy and Mrs.
Carter gave luncheon today in honor of
William j. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan. Those
present included James Bryce. the chief
secretary for Ireland, and Mrs. Bryce,
Chancellor of the Exchequer Asquith and
Mrs. Asquith. Henry White. the American
ambassador to Italy; John Morley, the sec
retary of state for India; DR.. Hansen the
arctic explorer Major General Sir Stanley
Clarke and Lady Clarke Lady ST. Heller
and Miss Mildred Carter
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SALISBURY WRECK VICTIMS.
Brooklyn Man Reported to Be Slowly
Sinking

SALISBURY, England, July 13.-The bull
letin posted at the infrmary here this
morning announced that Edward w SEN
tell of Brooklyn. N. Y, one of the pas
sengers injured in the railway disaster OF
July 1, was slowly sinking
Robert S. Crtchell of Chicago, Ill, an
other of the injured passengers is not so
well as yesterday. His temperature rose
during the night.
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HANGED AT NEWPORT NEWS. va.
Andrew Davenport Executed for Muir
der of VIM. Thomas

Special Dispatch to The Star,
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. July 1s.-Andrew
L. Davenport was executed in the Jail yard
IN this city this morning. at 8 O'Clock. for
the murder OF William Thomas, January
- last. Davenport made confession OF
his crime before being executed. TO the Rev.
c. A. Sykes, rector of st. Paurs Episcopal
Church.
Davenport displayed the most remarka-
BILE nerve, walking to the gallows unassist-
ed and remaining calm and unexcited
throughout the ordeal. The trap was
sprung at 459 o'clock and he was pro-
nouneed dead thirteen and one-half min
utes later. His neck was not broken.
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DEATH OF CAPT. BUNTING.
Was One of Surviving Members OF
Confederate Merrimac.

NORFOLK. Va, July 13.-Captain Will
liam Henry Bunting, one of the few sur.
yiying members of the crew of the con-
federate ironclad Merrimac during the
naval engagement in Hampton Roads be-
tween that vessel and the Ericsson mon!-
tor during the civil war, died at the Nor
folk Protestant Hospital today following
an operation. He was leading Virginia
truck grower.
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NEwLANDs' CLOSE CALL.
Nevada Senator Sustained Broken
Collar Bone,

San FRANCISCO. July 13 - United
States Senator Francis Newlands of Ne
vada is suffering from broken coiiar-bone.
The senator was thrown from a horse near
~ Aateo yesterday and had . narrow
escaps from death.
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States Golf Association today at
Englewood, N. J.
ENGLEWOOD, N. j., June 13.-CIear
skies and somewhat cooler temperature
greeted the survivors on the next to the
last days tournament for the amateur
golf championship of the United States Golf
Association. There was a light fresh wind
blowing from the eastward, but not enough
to bother Il e players.
his mornings program consisted of the
third round, an 1S-hole match play between
the winners yesterday afternoon paired as
follows
H. r. Johnstone, Boston, VS.. E. Knowles.
Bedford; G. P. Tiffany, Powellton, VS.. G. S.
Lyon. Toronto; w. T. West. Philadelphia
vs. E. M. Byers, Pittsburg; w. ]. Travis
Garden City, VS.. Jerome Travers, Nassau.
The principal match was that between
the former champion, Walter j. Travis of
Garden City, and Jerome D. Travers OF
Nassau, L. l. The keen rivalry which has
existed between the older player and the
young expert was in evidence from the
start.
Travers as weak on his approach putt
for the first hole and the former cham
pion holed out in 4 to 5.
On his second shot on the next Travis
went out of bounds and the younger player
making no errors squared the match.
Travis won the third in 3 to after get
ting into the rough on his second shot The
fourth was ha1ved in fives, the fifth In
fours and the sixth in fives. A twenty
foot putt gave Travers the seventh in 3
tos4, making the match all square again.
The young Nassau player got the eighth In
to 5, and as the ninth was halved in
fours Travers was one up at the turn.
The card at this stage read:
Travis ........... 3 5 $50
Travers ..... 8 4 4 5 3 3 4-37
George S. Lyon. Toronto, beat Gilman p.
Tiffany. Newburgh, 1 up.
Ellis Knowles, Bedford, n. Y, beat II. B.
Johnstone, Boston. up.
f. M. Byers, Pittsburg, beat w. T. West,
Philadelphia, up and to play.
Walter ]. Travis, Garden City, beat Jer-
ONE D. Travers, Nassau, up and to
play.
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cHoUKNIN's ASSASSIN.

guise.
SEvASTOPOL. Russia. July 13.-It Is cred-
lilly stated that the assassin of Admiral
Cbouknin. commander of the Black Sea
feet was a girl disguised in the uniform Of
sailor. No arrest has yet been made.
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TRAVIS BEAT TRAVERS
Exciting Contest for Amateur
Golf Honors
At ENGLEWO0D, N. j., TODAY
Keen Rivalry Of Players in Evidence
From Start.
DETAILS OF THE GREAT MATCH
Tomorrow's Final Of SO Holes Looked
Forward to With Intense
Interest by All.
At ENGLEWOOD, N. J., TODAY
DETAILS OF THE GREAT MATCH

Walter ]. Travis of the Garden
City Golf Club beat Jerome D.
Travers of Nassau, L. l., three up
and two to play in the third round
of the tournament for the amateur
golf championship of the United
States Golf Association today at
Englewood, N. 7.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
THE SPAS OF CALIFORNIA
Nattsr of Economic Interest TO Amer
leans Who Go Abroad for
Their Health.

The spas OF Europe are vast source
OF profit to the countries in which they
are situated. In these Meccas of the
healthless are annually spent millions
upon millions OF dollars which tend
to the enrichment. not only OF land
lords and tradesmen. but, more or less,
of the whole resident population. IL
is. therefore, says the San Francisco
Argonaut. q matter not alone OF mel
ical but of economic interest that. In
the opinion of DR.. Simon Barnch.
DISTINGUISHED practitioner In hydro
therapy. who is now within the oor-
iers OF the state, there are "sor.n;s III
California the waters OF Which rivn'.
in curative powers. those OF Baden
Baden. Bad -Nauheim. Carlsbad, Can
nes and many other famous springs III
Europe" AS ia well known, particu-
larly such affections as rheumatism,
go,t and nervous disorders yield to ny
drotherapic treatment; and while the
human mind is so constituted that re-
mote and expensive cures are more
highly considered than near and in
expensive ones. 1t is certainly to be
houed that California springs VIII
shortly have a place in the cure Of
these and other diseases. such AS. In
the opinion Of Dr. Baruch. they de-
serve to have. r
Growell lin cheap restaurant)-
Here, waiter! Are these mutton OF
pork. chops?" WATERFRONT you tel
by the faster" mo" Then wha'
difference does it make what they
are?"
Proprietor OF Travelling Menagerie-
"Are you used to looking after horse
, and other animals!' Applicant TO
Job-"Yessir Been used to 'orses al
my life." What steps would you TAX
If lion got loose?" Good long uns
mister!"
"All the room in sleeping car az
pears to be used for the passengers,
said the inquisitive old gentleman
the Pullman porter. where are 20,
ouarters?" well, subj" was the al
swer, "Ah totes EN- in a suit case II
we comes to de end OBJ de trip. an dc
All invests 'em in real estate"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
ADMIRABLE ADVICE.

Go prepared with eau de cologne in
case you should receive the shock OF the
unexpected.
In adversely emulate the iron endur-
ance OF the fox. who would be skinned
alive rather than cry out
Keep stiff upper lip. Never COM
plain except to those you know will help
you. In other words, never complain.
When you need help (and there come
such times to the best Of us) go last OF
all to those whom you have had occa-
sion to assist
Edgar, aged five, was taken in to sec
his new baby brother. After watkins
around him several times and viewtn.
him critically, he finally said: Mamma
don't YOU think we hat better get wis
for that kid like grandpas?"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
SCIENCE TO KILL WHALES.
Station Costing 10000 Is Estab-
Iished for the Purpose on
Vancouver Island.

secbart B. C.-Modern whaling Is
exemplified in scheme in operation
at sechart. on the west coast OF van
couyer island. where whaling station
costing $50. 900 has just been es'ao-
lished.
One hundred men will be employed
there in transforming the carcasses VI
whales into various profitable products
every rart of the leviathans being utii-
lied.
The whales will be caught by the
modern steam whaler Orion, recently
arrived from Europe, which will cruise
of Sechart, where whales will be har-
pooned by modern devices from the
deck of the Orion and patent reels and
special Winchesters will help take care
of the monster after he is conquered
A similar station may be established
next season near Nanaimo.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
HEELS HALF A YARD HIGH.
boot Of The Idea 30 Which Woman
T., Ows Many Foot Dsfos-

Heels, It v said. owe their origin
10 Persia, where they were introduced
upon sandals. In the shape OF blocks
OF wood fixed underneath. such being
the root idea Of those deformities 10
which woman owes 80 many OF her
woes. In Persia. the first homo OF
the heel, however. these blocks Of
wood were used simply 10 raise the
feet from the burning sands Of that
country, and were about two inches
high
With the Persian women these
blocks were vastly higher than those
affected BY the men, their height be-
ing from IS inches to feet. thus be-
coming more OF the nature OF stills
than anything else. Strangely
enough. many years after similar
fashion came into vogue In Venice
but the motive in this case was com
ically different. for by IT. means tedi
GUS husbands thought they would b.
able to keep their wives at home.
The supports OF such shoes IN Venfc
were called "Chapineys." and to ap
pease the vanity Of the ladies, and doubt
less also to sugar the pill, were mad
highly ornate. The height OF thes
chapineys determined the rank OF tn
wearer, an extra coating for the Pill
the noblest danes being permitted I
wear them half yard or more high
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
so1NTmLAT4Na SENTENCES.

steadfastness " not pigheaded-
ness.
A thing worth having ia worth going
after.
Love OF home h the foundation OF
patriotism.
Punctuality y the advance guard
OF progress.
Selfshness and Hinginess are not
evidences OF thrift.
To-day is the crucial point Of yeste--
day and tomorrow.
Men who ride hobbies never walk In
the footprints of others.
Have you ever wondered II summer
airl" is as cool as she looks?
Christianity is vastly more than be-
ing good through fear Of punishment.
It is unsafe to intrust an important
matter to a man who has nothing else to
do.
The man who quits work by the
clock will always have to work by the
clock.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
WOMEN AsTRlDE VI FIELD.
Dlanas Of The English HINT etu
,.s DAck 70 Their DAvAdsA
yHt&sssssasssi skdrh. -, -dtiXl,

t7unting cispaes IN Hng1AnAEAnh
they embrace this year IN even great
o. proportion than usual Of the hash
tonabls science again are keenly sx-
ercised about the question OF women
riding astride. and though ths popular
prejudice against the practice h III
strong a. ever. those who advocate 4.
arc championing their faith With the
courage that Y at least conspicuous,
says the New York Press All the
principal packs have representatives
Of saFtorial division a. appalling.
say the conservatives. ~ would follow
on the granting Of home rule TO Ire
land The Rytchley and the Quoru.
the Blackmore Vale and the v. w. H.
-es those who follow the Vale Of tho
White Horse love TO call themselves
have frowned AZ vainly a. ungallantly
on the fair pioneers, who come &c
their meets In long frock coats th4'
just show nent top boots resting II
stirrups on-ths horror OF it-bott
sides OF a maps hunting saddle. tn
notwithstanding DiannAA still sticl
to their guns and their-by courtesy
"dividsd skirts" and In spite OF tn
outcry OF the doctors, In spite Of "a
suspicion of unholy satisfaction on tn
part Of the field when ops Of tn
',straddlers" comes 70 grief. many o
these riders are going 10 straight an
30 strong that they are slowly bu
surely nndiqg moro imitators ever
weak
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
SCHOOL AID CHURCH NOTES.

The Reno Univsrsity OF Nevada has
decreed that students who miss drills
and DO not pass In military tactics VIII
not get their degrss&
The regents OF California State uni
yersity have decided TO buy 200 acres OF
land to round out" the present irregu-
larly shaped tract on which the LACK
observatory now stands
Rev. Charles H. Stackpols. pastor OF
the First Methodist Episcopal church.
of Melrose, Mass. has sugEr-sAto his
congregation the advisabiliJ OF In
sailing telephones In every pew In
church 30 that those hard Of hearing
nav be able 70 hear the sermon without
trouble.
Mr.. Francis Cation r. r. g.. has
founded In London university fellow
shin for the promotion OF the study Of
National Eusenics." the study OF the
agencies under social control that may
improve or impair the racial qualities OF
future generations, either physically or
mentally.
Very heartily welcomed. the Brothers
of ST. Gabriel's institute. famous Tor
their success in the education OF dear
and dumb boys. has settled at Beacons-
field House. near Plymouth. England, on
their expulsion from France under the
associations law They are about 70
commence there the education OF the
deaf and dumb boys. irrespective Of
creed.
BY special invitation John R. Mott
GOES to Oxford and Cambridge univer-
stiles next February to hold conferences
with the students on matters touching
the personal Christian life. Mr.. Motifs
influence has been profoundly felt IN
American colleges. and it is not surpris-
ing that English universities should de-
sire to feel the touch of his strong per
sonality.
MY resignation has been mostly
brought about by the gossip at after
noon teas" said Rev. H. de Trevelec
3resching at Holy Trinity. Claygate
Enclend. from which living he has re
Gently resigned. The text OF his fare
veil sermon was this: And witha
. they learn to be idle. wandering abou
: from house to house: and not only idle
| but tattlers also and busy bodies. speak
ing things which they ought not"
~Can YOU float alone?" asked the atn
= Lotto girl. as they padded out 10 SCI
r az don't know" murmured tne youn
Il enancier. absently. How large a ioa
1 do you meant"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
ODD OCCURRENCES ABROAD,

One Of the guests at recent golden
wedding at Danxig, Germany. was tho
brides mother. aged 81.
Finding long. rusty nail In his
morning roll, 9 viennese citizen charged
his baker with endangering the public
safety. The baker was fined four dol
lars.
A Birmingham tin worker attempted
to commit suicide the other DAY by
drinking hydrochloric acid. police
man concoctsd an emeuc by scraping
some whitening from the ceiling ana
mixing it with water. 1t saved the
mans life.
A DISASTROUS IRE occurred at the
winery OF THOMAS Hardy & Sons, who
owns the oldest vineyards In South Aus
traliA The nearest water mains were
half a mile away, 30 the iremep played
jets OF wine on the burning buildings
for an hour and half.
A recent number OF the Cape mer-
curry contained this advertisement
Wanted. for German West Africa
man to look after one horse. two Cows
and three pigk One who can impart the
rudiments Of French, singing and the
piano to children preferred"
A blind man made curious defense
at Birmingham. England. to a charge
OF smashing plats-glass window worth
ELS. He had been blind he said. for
seven years. On the night in question
, he cried for assistance TO cross the roaa'
but no one came. Then be heard some
one at a distance and struck at wha'
| used. when he could see. to be boards
, SURROUNDING waste ground. He wal
astoupded when he heard the sound o.
broken glass. The jury acquitted nm
and he was discharged.
An engineer named Knorr. German
\ who has become a naturalized Russian
built four OF the great bridges on thu
Trans Siberian railway, including tn
big Yenisei and Obi bridges. which cost
n respectively, 1880. 900 and $2,Ooo,oe
= They we're great engineering feats. an
q brought him international fame IN ni
= profession. But he was pursued by
. curious fatality. 4 writer IN T. A. T.
= SAYS: He had ave daughters. who wer
:, famous In Russia for their beauty, an
:. whom he loved dearly. Just after b
:. first bridge was completed one OF the'
=, died: and as each OF his three succeeo1n
~ bridges was built. another disd. r
% would not build nth bridge
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
DEFINITIONS AND DERIVATION

The petrifcation agate was named Tor
the river Achates, in Sicily, where 1T was
first found. 80 NNt
A brochure is small book, stitched,
not bound. so named from the Frenon
~brocher." to stitch.
"By-law" owes the first part OF itself
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28

The Mining News will keep
you posted on all matters pertain
ing to mining in central Idaho.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28

Mamma, my leg hurts" COM
planned little girl. Don't say leg.
dear" corrected mamma; "say limb.
Two days later the little girl went to
her mamma and said: Mamma, my
limb hurts where my leg used to be-"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
NOTICE. OF FORFEITURE.
Elk City, Idaho, April IT, 1906.

To K. McLane and h. Il. Dople'
You and each of you are hereby
notified that have EXPENDED the sum 1
lows; $loO in 1903, $500 in 1904 and 500
in 1906, on the Nancy Lee placer claim i'm,
which is situated on Blackfoot hill, Elk
City mining district Elk City, l ldaho
the provisions of section 1924 revised
statutes of the United States being the
year ending December 81, 1905:
And if within ninty day. days iron, from the the
service upon you Of this tSs n Ootee a v
tribute your proportion of such expenl-
diture as co-owners, your interests n
said claim will become the property o.
the undersigned under the provisions OF
section 1924.
First publication April FL, 1906.
Last publication July Il, 1906.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28

Have you ever considered the debt
Of gratitude you owe your country!
yes" answered Senator Sorghum
but it doesn't bother me. debt or
gratitude can't foreclose any mort
cages"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28

A three-year-old boy upset poA "
baking powder. His sister set MIN on
a chair and told him to be good. AFTER
sitting there awhile he saao' A'
you satisfied! | am
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28
COZ F
We are Exclusive agents for
Chase & Sanborn's
High Grade Coffee

CHASE & SANBORN do business differently from
any other Coffee House in the United States. They
give one store in city the exclusive sale OF their COZ
feee and thereby do away with the cost OF many travel
ing statesmen and add this saving to the quality OF their
coffee They are the largest importers of Fine Coffee
in the United States They have had forty years
experience in buying and roasting coffee and have it
down to fine point.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28


The Crooked River Mining and
Milling Company. principal place
of business, Orogrande, Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that at
a meeting of the Board Of Di-
rectors held on the 23d day of
May, 1896, an assessment of two
and one-half cents q 1-2c) per
share was levied upon the capital
stock of the corporation, payable
on the 10Th day Of June, to NJ. E.
Schouweiler at Orogrande, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this as
sessment remains unpaid on the
29th day of June, 1906, will be
delinquent and advertised for
sale at public auction and unless
payment is made before will be
sold on the 21st day of July, 1906,
to pay the delinquent assessment
together with costs of advertis-
ing and expenses of sale.
M. E. SCHoUwEILER,
Acting Secretary, Orogrande,
Idaho. j2-4t
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT Elk
TENSION.
June 20, 1906.
The Crooked River Mining and
Milling Co., Orogrande, Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that at
a meeting of the Board IF Direct
ors of said corporation held or
the 29th day of June, 1906, the
time for the payment of assess
ment of 2 IL cents per share
upon the capital stock of sale
corporation has been extended
from the 10Th day Of June, 1906
to the 18th day of July, 1906
Such extension is granted il
order that all stockholders hav
ample time to pay such assess
ment. Any stock upon whic
this assessment remains unpai
on the 18th day of July, 1906
will be delinquent and advertise
for sale at public auction and III
less payment is made before Wi
be sold on the 9th day of Angus
1906, to pay the delinquent a
sessment together with the co
of advertising and sale of sa
stock.
M. E. SCHoUWEILER,
Acting Secretary, Orogrand
Idaho.
NOTICE OF EXTENSION c
DATE OF SALE.
July 27, 1906.
The Crooked River Mining al
Milling Co., programme, ldaf
Notice is hereby given that
a meeting of the board of dire
ors of said corporation held
the 9th day of July, 1906, t
date of sale of delinquent ste
of said corporation has been
tended from the 9th day Of Al
ust, 1906, to the 9Th day of s.
tember, 1906.
M. E. SCHOUWEILER
Acting Secretary, Orogran
Idaho.
,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-07-28

A New Yorker was visiting in Boston.
Seeing a parrot in cage he asked
Does Polly want cracker?" Il require
no sustenance from you whatsoever,
replied the Back Bay bird, with hauteur.