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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
sUccUMBs
MOUNTAINS

sUccUMBs IN MOUNTAINS - Mentone.
France. Jan. 17.-GeOrge Leyerweidemann. de-
clared to have been an American. has been found
dead in the on Mount Aiguille, near Castil-
Ion. Exposure Is believed to have been the
cause of his death
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
Doesn't It stand to reason,

Doesn't It stand to reason,
that for perfect health, the
human system must be kept
pure and clean, inside as we'll
as outside?
Then take Cascarets, the
world-famous Bowel Medicine
and system-cleaners, that will
help you KEEP CLEAN
INSIDE.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
PURITY
OF THE
SYSTEM
Is the Secret of
COMPLETE HEALTH.


OBSTRUCTION accumulation of filth in any of it. will
make thobble, move IRREGULARLY and ndSPASMODICALLY
and not attended promptly stop the machine altogether
Isn't that plain that has had
experience machinery human invention
sewing machine trple-expanson engine? All the parts
joints connections geang must be kept absolutely pure and
clean to the best results careless untdy engineer
failure and will lose his job.
Nature handing
earthly elastic
itself cared for.
All that She asks that the body be supplied with Pure Food fuel
of the right kind applied the right atha lubricant be furnished
for the through the marvellous
that all
for the purposes intended without undue strain
exeion there liability OF in the cleansing
sandyou liable to become
of the Of hundreds of
tablets
They a million
They reliable of keeping
chronic they have
from neglect.
conditions of
side" with Caaes Buy little 1Oc box
join MILLIONS FRIENDS.
What Ask Forte
&c c." ~
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
MINES IN MANY CAMPS.

Robert Num- Of Baker City, Ore,
has sold the Ruth group of claims in
the Gable Cove district in eastern Ore.
gon to Greenlee & Crawford Of Port
land for 100000
w. B. Fisher, general superintendent
of mines for the Federal Mining &
Smelling company of Wallace, has re-
signed his position with the company.
The resignation is reported to have
been caused by the closing down of
several properties OF the company and
the necessity of curtaiiing expenses.
The last cleanup from the Cracker.
jack mill in the Hump district yielded
$1,000 gold brick.
The old Robinson mine on Mount
Pisgah, Bingham county, Idaho, has
been purchased by New England CAPT
talists, who will work the property on
big scale.
A railroad crew has. discovered a
new coal field a dozen miles from Cen
coal was uncovered. The cut was exca.
waited to depth OF more than 20 feet.
showing good coal all the way.
Drytown, Cal.-Eleven miners in the
Fremnot Cover gold mine are shut OF
from the surface by severe fire which
Is raging at the 1100-foot level. and
all hope of rescuing them alive has
been abandoned. The miners were
working below the 1100-foot> level.
The rescuers got as far as the 700.
foot level, but could 60 no farther on
account of the smoke. Four of the
imprisoned men are Americans, four
Italians and three Austrians. No hope
is entertained that any are now alive
Steps are being taken to close up the
mine air tight and extinguish the
flames in that way. The Fremont is
largely owned by Goodale G Perkins
of San Francisco. and has been on a
dividend-paying basis.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
Murdered and
Bodies Burned

Salem, Ore. Dec. 8 - News of the
murder of four presons on q ranch,
near Macleay, has reached here. The
bodies Of Mrs. Casteel. her daughter,
aged about "a; her son. aged about 10.
and the foreman Of the ranch, q man
named Montgomery. aged about so.
were discovered in the burned ruins of
their abode ON what 10 known % the
Hurst ranch.
Just how they were killed may never
be known, owing to the oharred condi.
tion Of tire bodies, but from the fact
that shotgun and bloodstained hatch.
ct were found near the place it 10 sur
missed that those weapons were used in
the slaughter. There is some suspicion
a. to the identity OF the murderersand
the motive for the crime, but from the
best evidence at hand it wound seem
that the killing was done by tramps
bent on robbery, who afterward fred
the house to give the impression that
the victims had been accidently burned
to death. The family had about $4,000,
but whether it was in the house or not
10 not known.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
ONLY $25, 100000 ISSUED
Uncle Sam Wants to Cut Down Cost
to People.


The final closing of allotments Of
the 3 per cent one-year certificates
Is definitely announced by Secretary
Cortelyou. He declared that no allot-
ments had been made or would be
made after his announcement of We'd
nesday night that no further PROPOSE
lions would be considered. The point
was not quite clear until his state.
ment today that some few allotments
might not be made from subscriptions
already in hand Wednesday. AS the
matter stands practically all the al.
lotments are to national banks that
have agreed to take out circulation
and in the majority of cases have in.
dicated willingness to surrender the
certificates before maturity upon pay.
ment of accrued interest on the date
of redemption. Information was still
withheld at the treasury as to the
amount of the allotments made, but
such information as is obtainable indi.
Gates that the total will not materially
exceed $25.000,000. Roughly estimated.
these certificates when retired will
have cost the nation only $525.O0O in
interest.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
EkNkSCience !
|xSE4hveantion)

Chinese authorities have decided
that all railroads built by Chinese shall
revert to the government twenty-tiv
Year, after they are opened.
For the first time in their history the
French railways have given German
locomotive makers an order. The loco
motives now ordered are of an uncom-
monty heavy type.
Bananas are being ripened in Eng
land by electricity. The punches are
hung In alright cases In which are
number Of electric lights. The light
and heat ripen the fruit and it can
be easily regulated.
DR.. Arthur d. Little. addressing the
American Chemical Society recently.
mentioned some Interesting instances
Of the immense contributions of chem
tstry to the work and wealth Of the
world. The steel Industry, he said IL
to-day, at every point, under the strict
est chemical control. Abram 6. Hew-
lit estimated that the Bessemer proc
ess alone added. directly and Indirect
ly, $1,000 100000 yearly to the worlds
wealth. Chemical processes of making
madden and indigo colors have changed
the face Of those industries. One-half
Of the entire consumption Of indigo ID
now produced in German chemical
plants. Ultra-marine Is now furnish
ed by chemistry at half the price Of
copper. whereas. in the form Of lapIs
lazuli, in the days Of Liebig. 1t was
dearer than gold.
Ekeberg, the Swedish discoverer Of
tantaluln. gave that name to the metal
because of the tantalizing difficulties
that he encountered while investlgat-
ing 1t. 1t Is only recently that tanta-
lum has been obtained In a state Of
| purity, and the rapidlty with which Il
has been produced in response to the
demands Of commerce and industry, 10
almost unprecedented. 1t furnishes an
excellent nlament for electric lamps.
Only little while ago the mineral
30 rare that not enough could be found
to supply specimens to all the miner
illogical museums. Now Australia
alone produces more than seventy tons
Of tantalite year. This does not seem
a very great quantity, but 1t Is to be
remembered that single pound OF
tantalum suffices to furnish $1,000
lamps, each Of 25-candle power. The
metal Is 20 hard that It 10 said that .
diamond-pointed borer. making 5000
revolutions a minute. produces in It
after three days Of work. an excava-
ton only one-nftieth Of an inch IN
| depth.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
WORLDS LARGEST STACK.

Foundation for W0nderfaI smoke
Conveyor IL Progressing.
Ten thousand tons Of concrete 10
being used In the foundation for the
5O8-foot mokestack In course Of con-
struction by the Boston and Montreal
Mining Company at Indian Point. Just
across the river from Great Falls,
Mont, says the Seattle Post.Intelli-
gencer. When completed the stack will
be the largest in the world. having u
diameter Of fifty feet inside at the top.
Under charge Of Chief Engineer
Scotch Of the Boston and Montana
Company. in this city. the work Of
making the foundation has been start
ed. and the great concrete mixer II
pouring $50 tons Of the mixed article
daily into the great hole which marks
the foundation Of the big stuck.
The building company agreed to have
the stack ready for turning back to the
melter company Nov. Of this year.
but II 10 not certain that the work will
be completed In the time originally
specified
Although the foundation lies In sight
Of the city, and within few minutes
Of the street car line. but few people
have seen the starter for the big stack.
or realize Its proportions.
One OF the necessities for the build
ing Of the big stack was the building
Of a railroad to the top Of the Hill for
the bringing up Of supplies. which was
not completed until few weeks since.
The new rond. with its branches. 10
about four miles In length.
The stack will be the highest struct-
ure Of similar kind In the world, ex-
cept the ElfYel tower in Paris and the
Washington monument In the nations
capital. being but about forty-nine feet
lower than the latter. In the scaffold-
ing necessary to building there will be
1000 feet Of lumber. When complet-
ed It will be the eighth wonder Of tho
world, and already Is attracting the
attention of scientific men throughout
the country.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The grand jury Of Oakland refused to
return an indictment against Harry
leinschmidt, accused Of numbering his
friend, Frank Bellows, on the grounds
Of insufficient evidence. Young Klein.
schmidt is going to school there but
lives in Helena.
Tommy Burns Of. America knocked
out Gunner Jim Moir Of England in
the 10th round before the National
Sporting club in London Mondaynight.
The American had q comparatively
easy task in disposing Of Moir's preten.
sions and securing for himself the title
Of heavyweight champion Of the world.
After the fifth round Burns victory
was certain. ant: Fin the 10th. when the
gunner failed to rise to the call of
time, and was, literally ont to pieces.
Burns left the ring with scarcely a
mark.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
EXPLORATIONS lIF PIKE.

EhaY Had Political Consequence
Not FoFeseeA In That Time.
General Zebulon Pixies explorations
II 1SO6-lSO7 had political consequences
which neither Pike nor anybody else
In his day could foresee, says the Re-
view of Reviews. Although he was
we'll treated by the Spaniards, his cap
turs BY them intensified the desire Of
Americans, especially In the west, to
drive Spain out Of Mexico. Written
In 1908 and published In 1910, his re-
port pointed out the wealth Of Mexi-
co.'s natural resources, showed the
weakness Of SPANS hold on that coun-
try, and urged her expulsion by an
American army II Bonaparte should
seize the Spanish throne, which Bona.
parte did while Pike was writing. and
held it for six years.
Pixies report sent Magee, Kemper,
Long. and other adventure, from our
side OF the line over into Texas and
other parts Of Mexico. More import
ant still, it melted Moses Austin to get
from Ferdinand wills representatives
In 1920 permission to establish colo
ny Of Americans in Texas. which his
son. Stephen +. Austin, planted there
h 1922. When the Mexicans soon aft.
erwAsS drove Spain out the Inevitable
rass cCnh;ct with the Americans be-
gan, which eliminated in Sam Hous.
toms victory over Santa Anna at San
Jacirto In 1886, and the establishment
q the Texas republic.
~ the annexation Of Texas In 1S45
the United States inherited Texas
bounGAu dispute with Mexico, and
this led - the war Of 1S46-ls4S, which.
through conquest and purchase. placed
the stars and stripes over the present
New Mexico. Arizona Except that
part below the ella, which Gadss@n
bought in 1889, California, Nevada
Utah and parts Of Colorado and wyo
ming, and pushed our territory in tn.
southwest onward to the Pacific. While
the American aad Mexican commits
ioners were fixing NJ their peace pacs
at Guadalupe HidalEo In the opsa.n NJ
days Of 1S48. James w. Marshall maca
his gold discovery in the raceway Of
Suffers mill. on the American fork vi
the Sacramento. which made Califot-
mia knock for admission as q state be-
fore the politicians had time to organ
lie It a. territory, melted the search
which led to the gold and silver strikes
In other parts Of the West. and swung
the country's center Of political g.avi-
| u far toward the sunset.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
COLORADO
SCANDAL
MURDER LAID TO COAL
LAND GRABBERS.
JOSEPH WALKER, GOVERNMENT
SECRET SERVICE MAN, KILLED
NEAR DURANGO, COL.

The Denver News publishes a story
that Chief Wilkie of the United States
secret service is in possession of a
mass of evidence, some of which will
be verified by witnesses and much
more of a circumstantial nature. that
10 men are involved in the alleged con-
spiracy to murder United States Sc
cret Service Agent Joseph Walker,
who was killed at the Hesperus mine,
near Durango, Col, recently by a
miner named Vanderweide, while in
search of evidence to be used in the
prosecution of men indicted on the
charge Of defrauding the government
out of valuable coal lands. Chief
Wilkie is preparing a detailed report,
which will be submitted to President
Roosevelt on his request at an early
date.
Since the death Of Walker, 80 men
from the government secret service
have been in the neighborhood gather
ing evidence and when Chief Wilkie
visited that section few days ago a
full report was made to him. The claim
that Walker was shooting at Wander
weide and Superintendent Mason of
the Hesperus mine, who was with Van
derweide at the time the latter killed
Walker, has always been secuted by
the government agents, on the theory
that it would have been impossible to
have shot Walker in the manner he
was shot had he been facing the men
and shooting at them.
Following this view, they made ef-
forts to ascertain II there was others
present at the time of the shooting and
have learned that four other men, all
armed with rifles, were near by and
were present, they claim, for the pur.
pose of carrying out the alleged plan
to murder Walker. 1t is further as
serted on good authority that the
names of these four men are In the
possession Of the government repre-
sentatives, and they will be appre-
hended in due time. The local branch
Of the department Of justice has served
10 subpenas upon persons requiring
them to appear before the federal
grand jury, which will meet in Denver
December IL. and has about a dozen
more to serve.
OF the persons already served, it is
said that several are under suspicion
Of being connected with the alleged
conspiracy to kill Walker An effort to
verify the above through Mr.. Wheeler
and United States District Attorney
Earl Cranston was unavailing. both
men refusing to confir NOR deny the
story. Another development in the
investigation of the Walker killing ia
the fact that an effort will be made to
prosecute Vanderweide and Mason.
who are now charged with murder in
the federal court. Should the federal
court take cognizance Of this connten-
ton. the Colorado law providing capt.
tai punishment would be made to ap-
ply.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
Situation at Goldfieid.

Goldfeld. Nev.-The Florence Gold
field Mining company declared divi-
dend Of 10 per cent a share on its
outstanding stock, payable on January
2. The amount to be distributed is
$3.50, 900.
The mine owners association of
Goldfeld. after considering the general
conditions, passed the following. which
is construed by the Goldfield public
as being a def to the miners union
and forecast of an open camp when
the mines resume work:
Resolved, That the mines of Gold
field district remain closed until the
present financial crisis is relieved;
until local labor conditions are settled
district and until smelters will treat
Goldheld ores at rate which will
warrant the mine owners of this dis
trict to recommence production"
The Goldfeld Chamber of Commerce
has begun war upon the smelter trust
The directors met today and appointed
committee to invite the cooperation
Of other mining camps to send COM
mittee to Washington to induce the
president to investigate the smelter
trust with especial reference to its
alleged policy toward Nevada.
Nevada is being boycotted. it is
claimed. by the smelter trust. which
has placed such burdensome condi.
tons on ore shippers that shipments
are practically prohibited at the time
the smelters are taking all of the ores
Of Colorado and other states where the
trust has large mining interests with.
out any restrictions or advance in
charges.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
In the Occur dAlenos,

Calumet, Mich.-The Calumet &
Arizona Mining company announced a
quarterly dividend of $3.50 a share
Satur lay, as compared with IS three
months ago.
The Black Bear Fraction Mining
company has purchased from John T.
Arglye 13-48th interest in the Black
Cub and Brown Cub lodes in the La.
lande district.
Another strike has been made in the
Rex mine. according to B. M. Francis.
The strike is said to have opened up a
full face of good milling ore.
The big tungsten deposit on Prit-
chard creek, near Murray, will be
worked by the Golden Winnie Tung-
stem Mining company. which will be
formally incorporated in a few days.
Dave Gross of Wallace, it is under
stood, will be president of the COM
pany.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
DISASTER
IN MINE
THIRTY MEN DIE FROM
BLACK DAMP.
EXPLOSION OccUREs IN MINE
NEAR FAYETTE CITY,
Pennsylvania.

Fayette City, Pa, Dec. 3.-Between
rs and 30 miners, possibly more. are
entombed in the Naomi mine of the
United Coal company, located three
miles west of this city, and there is
practically no hope that any Of them
are alive. The Imprisonment Is due to
an explosion of black damp about s
o'clock last night, soon after the night
force went to work.
1t is said miner entering an old
working with an open lamp caused the
explosion. Had the explosion occurred
on other than Sunday night more vic
tins would have been entombed. The
mine employed from 275 to 800 regu-
larly, about one-fourth of them driv-
ing entry at night, but on Sunday
nights only about one-half the night
force goes to work. The mine is of the
shaft type and the concrete sides of
the entry were broken down SO as to
close the passage back considerable
distance. About 100 feet from the en-
trance is located the first airshaft and
from this deadly gas is pouring in
great volumes. The gas found in mines
in this territory is 80 poisonous that
no human being can live In 1t for more
than a few minutes and it is believed
none of the entombed men are still
alive. One man, an unidentified for
eigner, managed to climb to the top of
the first airshaft, but dropped dead
there. No sign of life has come from
the others.
Just after the night force entered
the shaft there was flash which
lighted up the mine and all around it.
There was roar as tons of coal and
slate crashed down the entries crowded
with workmen. Then utter darkness
followed. the explosion putting out Of
business the lighting and air facilities
filled with gases and several persons
persisted while running to get into the
fresh air.
The shock of the explosion shook
buildings in Fayette City and could be
heard for miles. In the homes of min
ers the explosion fell like death sig
nal and emptied every miners cottage
III tu0 vlClully. Nc OCCupduIS VI tucSc
men, women and children-forIh the
saddest picture in the scenes about the
mine this morning. The women and
children are crying and stare with
hope at the seemingly fruitless work
of rescue. The Naomi mine is one OF
the Oldest operated by the United Coal
company. which has its principal Office
in Pittsburg. 1t is one of the biggest
mines in the soft coal region and gave
work to 300 men all the year round.
The property loss will be enormous
as the mine was equipped at a cost
of thousands of dollars with all the
up-to-date mine apparatus, such as
electric lights, electric coal cars and
air ventilating system. The explosion
completely wrecked the air system and
that in itself means that no human
being can live long in the mine as 1t
now is. Thousands are flocking to the
mine mouth, where every means
known to mine operation is being ex-
erted to reach the men. Aid has been
secured from Monongahela City, Bell
virton and other neighboring towns.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
CHICAGO ELEVATOR FALLS
Five Fatally injured; Operator 10 In
competent.

Chicago, Nov. DEMONSTRATION fol.
lowing an elevator accident Saturday
afternoon that resulted in the instant
death of two men, the fatal injury Of
i've persons and the painful injury of
five others. indicates that other ar
rests may follow the arrest of Leo
Considine, operator of the car.
Considine has told the police that he
knew absolutely nothing about run
ming an elevator, but that he was or
dered by one of the managers of the
firm. the Ederheimer & Stein Clothing
Manufacturing company. to take
charge of the car for an hour while
the regular man went to lunch. Con-
sidine's regular work is that of porter.
The investigation indicates that it
was his lack of knowledge rather than
the breaking of a cable that caused
the accident.
The engineer of the building de.
clares the elevator was inspected last
week by the city, and that he has
made a personal inspection Of it daily.
The car was in good condition, he
says. and the fact that the return
weights fell from the top Of the build
ing onto the car shows that the cable
did not break. Had it done so. the
weights would have beaten the car to
the basement, he cUntsaats
Considine's story is that when the
car reached the tenth floor with its
load Of 20 people 1t began to shoot
down like lightning. He reversed the
lever. or rather did what he thought
was reversing it, but this only seemed
to increase the speed. 1t may be con-
tended that in his lack Of knowledge
he did just the opposite of reversing.
Jacob Scramek, clothing cutter, and
a man still unidentified. were taken
from the debris in the basement, dead.
Arthur Norwich, 10; Rose Brantman.
IS; Nicholas Baltis, As; Morris Davis,
IS, and Frank McHale were fatally in
jured.
The flight Of the crowded elevator
caused . panic in the building. The
screams Of 20 people imprisoned could
be heard half block away.
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
Comfort II Any Csst.

The ways Of the newly rich continue
to afford amusement both to those not
yet rich and those who have long been
70. There y good story. says Mra
John Lane. Ia . recent essay. which II
IN addition to the general fund Of such
humor.
A certain nagnate was giving a din
ner. After the ladies returned to the
irawing-room the hostess. tinkIing and
Offering with diamonds, leaned back
In q great tufted chair and shIvered
slightly. A footman went In search Of
her maid.
"Francoise." said the magnate's lady
with languid magnihcence. II feel chill.
"; bring ne another diamond neck.
lace"
Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
A Historians Joke.

Macaulay Is not usually regarded n
q humorous writer. but in his History
Of England" he perpetrates the follow
ing in relating the death Of Charles II.
He says: Several Of the prescriptions
have been preserved. One a them u
signed by fourteen doctors. He recov.
cred his senses. but he was evidently
In q situation Of extreme DANGER"