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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
MINES AND MINING.

The situs ton at the CRANKY smelter
is better than 1t has been for some
time past, and within short time
the big plant will be smelling daily
tonnage of ore unprecedented In its
history.
The supply of coke Is Increasing at
Rossland, and on Friday the LIE Roi
smelter at Northport resumed opera
tons after being closed down for sew
eral weeks.
The Butte mill and smeltermen's
union failed to vote upon their propo-
sition to demand an increase in wages.
Jack Burke. one Of the owners of
the Agnes group Of Big Sunday creek
near Saltese, Mont, reports that the
full face of the upper drift has broken
into solid body OF first class con-
centrating ore. The drift has been
in ore carrying much iron, and the
strike was expected. The find was
made at depth of about ITO feet.
Great excitement is reported in the
little town of Scott Mills, Marion coun-
ty, Oregon, over the recent discovery
made there of rich coal veins.
A strike Of great importance was
recently made in the Standard Nam
moth mine at Mace Idaho, the big
property of the Federal Mining &
Smelling company. The shaft Is down
to the 1850 foot level. where work
of cutting a station was begun. Dur
ing the progress Of the work about
10 feet of very rich concentrating gal
ena ore was exposed. The ore is so
rich that much of it might be ship
ped after hand sorting. The vein was
supposed to be about 80 feet from the
station and the discovery of the ore
probably indicates a marked widen
ing of the pay shoot. The other wall
is not yet in sight.
L. L. Carter of Baker City, Ore,
acting for associates in Cincinnati,
has purchased the Brooklyn group Of
copper claims on the Snake river for
$4,000. James, Rongold & Company
of Cincinnati are back of the deal. Mr.
Carter has already taken a crew of
IA men to the property, which lies
south of Lewiston.
1t is reported from Grangeville, Ida
no, that George Hyatt has made a
rich strike on his group of claims on
Maxwell creek in the Marshall lake
district. The ore vein is about two
feet wide on the footwall of five foot
ledge, and carries much free gold, as
does the ore from the Goodenough
mine. The find was made at the end
OF a 27o foot crosscut tunnel.
Andrew Laidlaw has made the final
payment on the Galbraith coal mine
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
LIMIT HOURS OF LABOR.
Bill Affecting Telegraph Operators Is
Agreed To.

Eill fNhSSe''6 '~'>S'~f'' f~'
al Agreed To.
Conferees on the part of the house
and senate reached an agreement on
the bill limiting the hours Of labor
for railway employees, the portion az
fecting telegraph operators being as
follows:
THAT no operator, train dispatcher
or other employee who by the. use OF
the telegraph or the telephone dis
patches reports, transmits, receives or
delivers orders pertaining to or af-
fecting train movements shall be re-
CURED or permitted to be on duty for
a longer period than nine hours in
any "a hours in all towers. offices,
places and stations, continuously oper-
ated, night and day. nor for a longer
period than 13 hours in all towers,
Offices, places and stations operated
only during the daytime except in
case of mergency, when the employees
named in this provision may be per-
mitted to be and remain on duty for
four additional hours in the "a hour
period, on not exceeding three con
secutive days In any week.
provided further, that the Inter
state commerce commission may after
full hearing in a particular case
and for good cause shown, extend the
period within which a common carrier
shall comply with the provisions Of
this proviso as to such cases."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
Storms Rage in the South.

South Mississippi and Louisiana
experienced the worst storm of the
winter and the disturbance manifest
ing itself in heavy rains, fatal electric
displays and cyclonic winds.
At least one death was caused by
sands of dollars damage has been
done.
Philadelphia, Miss. reports lorna
do which damaged small buildings.
At Meridian, Miss, more than five
inches of rain fell, making South
Waipe creek a river half mile wide.
At Mcneil, Miss, many bridges were
washed away and in the vicinity Of
Laul ell planting has been temporarily
suspended.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
WOULD SETTLE WITH HER SON
Mrs. Eddy, Christian Scientist, Makes
Him a Proposition.

Concord, N. H., March Sit has
been learned that about o'clock last
Friday afternoon, the day on which
the bill in equity was filed, messan-
ger from George w. Glover of Dead
wood, S. d., son of Mrs. Mary Baker
Glover Eddy. the Christian Science
priestess, delivered to her a letter in
which Mr.. Glover stated his purpose
OF beginning suit to have her agents
give an accounting of their steward
ship. That afternoon Rev. Irving c..
TomliEson, one of the defendants
named in the suit, left Concord, his
mission being, it is understood, to go
to Mr. Glover. Mr.. Tomlinson is said
to have had in his possession for de-
livery to Mr.. Glover a deed of trust
for certain sum Of money, varlously
estimated from 100000 to $250,000.
This money, it Is declared, was to be
delivered to Mr.. Glover on three con-
ditions, as follows:
First, that neither he nor his house
hold should make any further demands
upon Mrs. Eddy; second, that they
should offer no objections to the pro-
batting of any will that might be Of
fered after her death; third, that they
sould not seek by any legal proceed
ing to set aside any gifts, deeds, OF
conveyances that Mrs. Eddy might
make during her lifetime. Meanwhile
John w. Kelly of Portsmouth,. one OF
the attorneys interested in bringing
the proceedings, had filed the bill il
equity with the clerk of the superior
court and notified Mr. Streeter. coun
sci for Mrs. Eddy. of the fact. Mr.
Streeter had a long conference witt
Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Martin, during
which he made it known that the deco
Of trust was to be given to Mr.. Glover
This conference came TO an end wher
Mr.. Streeter was informed Of the fac
that the bill had been filed and giver
to the press, and Mr.. Streeter ther
recalled Mr.. Tomlinson from his mis-
sion
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09

at Lundbreck Alberta. Mr. Laidlaw
will organize the Galbraith Coal coli
pany, with capital stock Of $780,
900, to handle the mine.
At a meeting of the mine owners
IN Nelson B. c., recently resolution
against the Sunday observance law
which went into effect March l was
passed, the contention being that the
miners preferred to work rather than
do nothing on that day, especially as
the season Of work in some localities
is short.
An IL foot vein of ore averaging
better than 81 ton in gold and silver
has been opened by crosscut on the
Southern Cross property, which lies
about 5000 feet east of the Daisy mine,
near Mullan, Idaho.
With better coke supplies Bound
airy smelters are handling more ore,
which is reflected in shipment re-
turns.
The coming season is expected tc
be a record maker in Salmon river,
Idaho, mining development. Begin
ming at Whitebird and going up the
river as far as higgins, the placer
mines are getting ready for the spring
work. The deep SHOWS and the fact
that the ground is saturated with
moisture will furnish water for much
! longer season than usual.
Arrangements have just been com
pleted whereby the Maple Leaf, one Of
the most promising copper properties
in Franklin camp, B. c., up the North
Fork Of the Kettle river, will be de
veloped on vigorous scale directly
as weather permits.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
MONTANA ITEMS.

An unprovoked shooting attack on
John Geier, Edward Chambers and
Charles Newquist, was made recently
ranch, near Silver. The cause Of the
trouble was load Of hay. None were
seriously hurt.
Montana's railroad commissioner,
B. T. Stanton. was elected chairman
of the commission and II. X. Howry,
secretary of the senate. was elected
secretary. Miss Mohr of Livingston
was selected as stenographer.
Patrick Hurley, a saloOnkeeper at
the Eleven Mile, is under arrest and
a prisoner at Butte charged with hav-
ing shot Charles Johnson. a Finland
err, at the saloon, the weapon used be.
ing shotgun loaded with buckshot
The thighs and legs of Johnson are
peppered with the shot.
The senate, after striking from the
house anti-gambling bill a provision
that cards for cigars might be played
added an amendment prohibiting
bucket shops and the like, and recon-
Idended the bill for concurrence The
house killed the bill for the state
fish commission and fish hatchery
and after an eventfu! debate, passed
Il bill placing an annual tax on the
capital stock of all corporations ex
cepting charitable. eleemosynary an,
religious.
The messenger boys OF Butte have
struck for raise of $3.50 month
AS there is no union of messengers. 4
is thought that this strike will bt
readily settled.
/. P. Hewitt, the crack coach from
Nebraska, who will lead the Washing
ton State college this year, has arriv
ed at Pullman.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
DenIe. Mrs. Eddy Needs Guardian.

Concord, N. H.-Frank H. Street
err, personal attorney for Mrs. Eddy,
says the suit fled by her son would
be defended on every issue involved.
Streeter denies charges that Mrs.
Eddy Is mentally irrational or physi-
cally enfeebled, and says she is as
strong as even she has been In the
past 10 years. He refused to say she
would appear in court personally or
who are her financial guides. AL
fred Harlow, head Of the Christian
Scientist publication committee, has
arrived here.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
UNCLE SANS Cash
MISSING in CHICAGO
SUBTREASURY LOSES $l73,OOO
and MAILWAGON GONE.
Secret Service Mon Kept Busy Try
ing to Run Down the Thieves-MaiI
Wagon Full Of Registered Mail
Driven Away While Postman Was
in Big Building Getting Letters.

Chicago-At midnight Saturday
Secret Service Chief Wilkie and his
detectives ended the week with fail
ure to capture the thief who stole
$4,000 from the United States sub
treasury. Stimulus was given the
search by the daring robbery of a
mail wagon of registered mail valued
at sum variously estimated from
$4,000 to $4,000 The many big rob-
berries in Chicago federal institutions
compels the belief that a bold gang
of thieves regard Uncle Sans deposit
tories here as a rich field for opera
tions.
Investigation into the subtreasury
robbery disclosed several mysterious
losses of money in that institution
within the past few years. Compare
lively recently $4,000 disappeared from
the cage of a trusted teller. Another
money counter discovered 5000 loss,
and it is alleged that other losses of
money, followed by changes in the
personnel of the tellers, occurred and
were never made public. In addition
to the two big postof11ce robberies
brought into notice because Of the
stealing of the wagon Saturday night
another attempted robbery was re-
vealed
Teller George w. Fitzgerald's arrest
for an assault upon a reporter Satur-
day afternoon stimulated interest in
the numerous sensations in federal
circles.
The mail wagon robbed began to
travel over its route at p. m. 1t
collected four large pouches at the
board of trade. Then it proceeded to
the Masonic temple and picked up two
other sacks. At the South Water street
station it got four we'll filled bags
when it stopped at the Stock Exchange
the driver, Charles L. Patterson, en-
tered the building and, taking the con-
tents OF one mail box to the wagon,
he emptied them into the sacks re-
served for that building. He returned
to get the remainder and after a few
minutes returned again to the side
walk. The horse and wagon were NO
where in sight. The startled collector
ran to the corner and looked In the
four directions of the two streets. His
first thought was that the horse had
continued on the regular route with
out waiting for him. He ran to the
next stopping place. Failure to find II
there was followed by a report to the
police. Forty-four stations started de
tectives in search of the rig. 1t wal
found in a dark street. where 1t had
been abandoned after the thieves hat
looted 1t. The robbery is the third bis
one within four years.
Burglars tunneled under the tenn
porary building on the lake front AM
carried away $4,000 in stamps. Two
years later a wagon containing regis
tered letters and packages valued a
$4,000 was stolen from In front o
the Masonic temple The thieves es
capped capture in both cases.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
Mountain Slides Into Valley.

Naples, Italy-A mountain in Pot
enza, near the village Of Montemur-
70, is slipping into the valley In a
series of landslides and threatens to
overwhelm the village. The people
are fleeing in panic. Only a spur of
the mountain is preventing the destruc-
ton of the village and this resistance
apparently soon will be overcome.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
OLDEST PREACHER is DEAD.
George BrinsfieId, Aged 1909, Passes
Away in Arkansas.

Rev. George Brinsfield, said to be
the oldest preacher in the world, died
at the home of his son-in-law, Thomas
Cankey, near Huron, lizard county.
Arkansas, at the age of 100 years. Mr..
BIinsheld was a local Methodist
preacher and remarkable teacher.
He came to Arkansas eighty years ago
from Alabama. He always attended
the conferences of his church, and at
the age of one hundred years he walk
ed to Batesville, distance of fifty
miles, to attend the conference at that
place.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
Bio Fire in Chicago.

Chicago-A fire involving $1,000,000
loss started Saturday morning in
the building 20 to SO Lake street. The
tenants are Denver Chemical com
pany MCGEE Furnace company, Rubel
& Co., Damerest Pure Rye company
and Rex Trading company. No loss
of life is involved.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
U. s. Raises Wages.

The new postoffice bill will go into
effect July l. Clerks and carriers re-
ceive a raise of 500 per year If in
service one year, except to $500 clerks,
who will get $500. The new limit
will be $1,000 per year. At present
$1,000 is the limit.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
Too Good to Keep.
Nez Perce Qdaho) Herald.

An old lady from the Salmon river
country who had been visiting in
Grangeville says her friends there are
awfully nicely fixed. She says they
have hot and cold folding doors. GENE
terry plumbing and indecent lights in
their houses.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
Uncle Sam Made Money.

The comparative statement of the
government receipts and expenditures
shows that for the month of Feb
ruary, 1907, the receipts were $685.
925,496, and the disbursements $45,.
730,315, le&ving surplus for the
month of $S,205,O00, against a sur
plus Of $4,743,O00 for the correspond
ing month last year.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
Winthrop Leaves Porto Rico.

1t is announced that the president
has rendered to Beckman Winthrop,
governor of Porto Rico, the position
of assistant secretary of the treasury.
He was recommended by Postmaster
General Cortelyou. Mr.. Winthrop has
accepted the appointment and will as
sumo his new duties soon.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
Pass Provisions Don't Hold.

Nashville, aTenn-The supreme
court has decided that common car
riers do not have the lawful right
to place on passes a condition that
the passenger accepting such pass
should ride at his own risk
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09

Twenty years ago Edward O'Don-
nell, a lad of Is years, left his home
at Dungloe, County Donegal, Ireland,
to come to America. and for three
years nothing has been heard of him
by his family, which have sent two
brothers to Seattle in search of him.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
CONGRESS HAS ADJOURNED.
Four O'Clock Monday Afternoon Time
for Adjournment.

The seth congress adjourned at 4
o'clock Monday and both houses were
in session from morning to noon con-
sidering conference reports and af-
tording the vice president and speaker
an opportunity to sign the bills. The
appropriation bills have practically
been disposed Of, and there Will be
little further legislation of moment.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09

Peat is used in Germany for bed
ding, fodder, filter fuel and packing
purposes, and the consumption Of it is
constantly increasing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-04
EXTENT OF DAMAGE
ARKANSAS FLOODS ARE WORST IN
 YEARS.
Little Rock and Hot Springs Are Prac- tieaiiy IsoInsed end the Property
 Loss wl1I Be Quite G1a-

<, littis Rock. Arlss. s5an.. sl sThe floBds s through Central Arkansas are the worst known in twenty years Jsffle Rock and Hot Springs are prActicalt1 fAolat- ed Nc trains have been 0p8r&tsd td or from Hot Springs since Wednesday afternoon.
 Not until last evening was the Rock Island able to operate trains out of Little Rock. and all through trains on the Iron Mountain go around Little Rock, entering the State at Texarkana and passed through Camden. Pine Bluff, Fair Oaks and Knobel.
 Many farmers in the vicinity Of Lit tie Rock have been driven from their homes and hundreds of cattle, hogs and live stock have been drowned.
 While the railroads entering this city have reports of washouts at vari- ous points in the State, the greatest damage appears to have been done near this city. All streams in the County are out of bank and many of the bridges in the County are reported to have been washed away and the city is isolated from the country pre- cincts of the County.
 Throughout the day the water con tinued to rise in the southern portion of the city, and although the rain ceased at o'clock this afternoon the water Is still rising tonight It is be- lieved, however, that 1t Is practically at It's high stage in that part of the city. No report was received of loss of life as a result of the flood, but 1t is feared that in the southern part of the city one or two negroes who live near the Fourche river may have been loaf 5
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-04
WILL APPEAL CASES.
Presidenf Interested n vslfafty Of Elm.
 ployer's Liabflfty Act.

President Interested n Validity Of rm- ployer's Liabf1fty Act.
 Washington, Jan. 3-4The recent de- cisions by Judge Evans in the Federal Court at Louisville. and by Judge Mc- Cali in the Federal Court at Memphis, declaring unconstitutional the employ CTS liability act. passed at the last ses. sion of Congress, were broufht to Presidents Rosevelt's attention today. and the announcement was made at the White House that the Presideat will di- rect that an appeal be taken from these decisions. Gyt
 President Roosevelt is greatly inter- ested in this act. and earnestly 9recona- mended to Congress. at It's last session. that 1t be passed.
 The declsions are regarded by ofis cers here aas'matters of the greatest Econsequence. and Attorney General Boz naparte probably will endeavor to have the cases brought to. the Supreme Court of the United States at as early a date as possible, although the govern ment was not directly interested as a party to these cases,8 yet In view of their importance. the government ask. ed and received permission to inter- vene, and Assistant Attorney HarF made an argument in both of these cases. directing his attention solely te the constitutional question Involved.
 MT. Harr today received informs ton from counsel representing the plaintiff in the Louisville case, that an appeal would immediately be taken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-04
COMES BACK AT MCCLELLAN Murphy Gives a Hot
 Answer. QUESTIONS CHANGE OF FRONT Says They Last Parted on Friendly
 Terms. Declares Faiiurs te Reappsiss veerhAs Was Caused By Election Cemmis- sioners Failure To Respect
 Spite of Executive.
QUESTIONS CHANGE OF FRONT

New York, Jan. 3-Leader Charles F. Murphy, of Tammany Hall. today rave out q statement in regard to Mayor Mo- Clellan's action in refusing yesterday to reappoint Election Commissioners voorhis. as President of the Board, tho choice of the regular Democratic or- eanixation in New York.
 Tn appointing John Dooiing to suc- ced voorhis. the Mayor took occas- lon to state that he would no longer "re- cognize the existing control of Tam many Hall," and that he could not "t0i- crate any relations with it's present leader"
 Replying to the Mayors criticism, Mir. Murphy says:
 Although unanimously named in strict conformity with the provisions of the law. by the Democratic .orEaniz- ation of the County of New York for the place. commissioner Voorhis was rejected by the Mayor. not for any of the shuffiing reasons assigned. but sira- ply and solely because last fall. in the designation of the Democratic newspa- pers to publish the election notes. Con- missioner Voorhis refused to violate his oath of of1ce and be a party to the satisfaction of the Mayors petty re- venEes upon the newspapers which had iarshly criticized him.
 .As to the present leader of Tamma- ny Hall, let me observe that no man in the community has held closer reia- tions with him. nor does anyone know him more thoroughly than this saine Mayor. If any reason exists which tus- tifies the breaking of the relations which have existed between the two men, do not know what 1t may be, and urge the Mayor. If he knows. to make such reason public. ! X T parted with the Mayor after our last interview on friendly terfnn. as was led to believe, and If at that time | was unworthy of association with any one who knew n1e. tine Mayor care~ fully concealed any knowledge he may have had in that regard.
 "Whether the Mayor yearns for clean and efficient government. it cannot be hest determined by the personnel of his advisers. McCarren and o'Brien. men whose charasters are well known Co the community"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-04
FAVOR STANDARD OIL.
National Petroleum Association Brings
 Charges of Discrimination.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Discrimination in favor of the Standard oil Company by railroads against other oil shippers is- charged in a petition and complaint filed today with the Interstate Com merce Commission by the National Pe- troleum Association against the Ann Arbor Railroad Company and fifty oth- CT lines constituting the Central Traf- fic Association, the Trunk Line Asso- ciation and the New England territory. The Board of Trade of Kansas City, Mo, alleges to the Commission that the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail- way and other lines running into Kan sas City charge $2 a car for the re- consIgnment of grain shipped out of the city. The Board requests that the Commission prohibit the levying of such a charge or that the charge, if levied at all, be made just and reason able.
 The allegation Is made to the Com mission by the Southern Grocery Com pany of Moultrie. Ga, against the Geor- gia Northern Railway Company and other lines that the defendants levy higher rates of freight upon shipments to Moultrie from Cincinnati, Louisville and Memphis than they levy upon like shipments to other contiguous points in Georgia. The complainants request that the discrimination be abated.