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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
OREGON SQUIRs.

The La Grande jury in the case of
Nat Hall, charged with the murder of
Isaac Edland at the Indiana mine,
brought in verdict of mot guilty
After several weeks spent in quiet
ly soliciting stock the business men
of Eugene have reached a point which
assures construction by them of rail
road to tidewater on Suislaw river.
Rev. Clearance True Wilson, pastor
of the Grace Methodist church in
Portland, startled his congregation
Sunday evening by coming out en-
phatically and announcing himself as
in favor Of the unwritten law as a
plea for defense in a murder trial.
The third dry Sunday in Portland
passed away quietly as far as the day
and evening were concerned, but dur
ing the early hours Sunday morning
the police broke all previous records
in the number of DRINKS arrested and
placed in limbo.
Maintaining responsibility to the
last and without word to say in part
ing, Holiver Megorden mounted the
scaffold at the penitentiary at Salem
and one minute later was plunged into
eternity. He had paid the penalty for
the murder of his wife, Mary Megor-
den, in the heat of passion, near Nyssa,
Malheur county, March %, 1905.
While held captive as slave in
Chinatown dens in Portland under
threat of death if she dared venture
tc make her escape, Miss Alma Church
became mother of a male child, and il
developed through persistent investiga
ton by detectives who rescued her
that Elmer Lin, her yellow master
gave away the child when it was but
a few days old.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
MONTANA ITEMS

H. G. Withrow of Duluth, Mimi,
committed suicide recently at Helena
at the house of his brother-in-law by
drinking carbolic acid. He was 40
years old and unmarried.
Because the Butte Evening News
raised the price of its papers to the
newsboys, reducing the number from
three to two for cents, all the new
sizes to the number of about 100 went
on a strike.
Joseph Stark, charged with grand
trial Wednesday in the district court
at Virginia City, has disappeared, and
his bondsmen have been obliged to
forfeit the amount of his bond, which
was $780,
Gus Beckman was killed and John
Field and Harry Larson were seriously
injured in a premature blast at He'll
gate recently.
| Three men under arrest at Dillon
who refuse to give names, robbed the
Oregon Short Line section house al
Feeleys station, securing 500.
William Carmichael, a well-known
old-timer of Butte, sprang from the
fourth story of the county hospital re
Gently, apparently with suicidal intent
or else in a delirium, sustaining in
juries which will prove fatal.
Eight men, names unknown, los
their lives in the rush of water dow
Careless creek during the recent cloud
burct al aVina
Miss Elizabeth Jane Eva, aged &c
a well known Butte high school girl
died recently from the effects of drink
ing a quantity of carbolic acid. Sick
| ness was the cause.
There is a slight decrease in tn
amount of gold received this year AM
increase in silver at the United State
assay Office at Helena Gold receive,
was S2,052, 046.67; silver, $50 ,13104
The total receipts for June were s110
1892, of which $108, 5S1.56 was il
gold Choteau county was the banne
producer this month.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
Kings Birthday Honors.

The list of the kings birthday hon
ors, that usually are conferred as a
reward of political and civil service, is
more interesting than usual this year
because of the recognition accorded
art, science and literature. Four new
peers have been named by the king
Sir James Ribbon, the former lord
mayor of Leeds; Sir James Blyth, who
has devoted his wealth to the cam
paign against tuberculosis; Samues
Montague and Alexander Peckover.
the two latter being bankers
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
SERIOUS CONDITION
ICEWAGON DRIVERS And GAR
BAGE men STRIKE In N. Y.
Great Fear of Epidemic From Heaps Of
Garbage-Neary 800 Carloads a
Day and Six Days Behind Now
1900 Men CONTRACTED for in PhiIadeI
phia-Disinfectant Scattered.

New York City is experiencing an
impressive demonstration as to what
extent the comfort of the millions IL
dependent upon the handful, compare
lively, of citizens ordinarily engaged
in collecting garbage and delivering
ice. Two thousand garbage collectors
and an equal number of ice wagon
drivers are on strike ana the city IL
III peril of an epidemic of disease.
The garbage situation is the more
serious and unless speedily remedied
the possibility of evil is startling.
Nearly 755 carts are required to re-
move each days accumulation, and the
work is six days behind.
The chief difficulty encountered by
the health department is that the men
who work for wages cannot honorably
take the places of strikers. Three
dollars day and permanent employ
ment is offered, but has attracted few
Efforts to get men from other cities
have now been made and recruits are
promised from Philadelphia.
The healt- department took hold
late Friday and since has used its
police powers vigorously and it's emer-
gency fund of $S5, 900 without stint, but
so far has been unable to meet condt
lions effectually.
The officials of the board of health
intimated that private citizens would
be doing public duty if they became
garbage collectors. The mayor has de-
clared that the law does not permit
dealing with civil service employees
who are on strike, and the street
cleaning department has refused to
formally entertain the demands of the
men, 1t was intimated that settle
ment might be arranged legally.
Demands of the Men,
The men hold to their original de-
mands, the most important of which
are:
THAT 48 hours constitute weeks
work and that overtime be paid at the
rate of rs cents per hour.
2-That no fines be imposed without
the opportunity for hearing
3-That system of suspension be
( practiced instead of fines.
Monday the situation grew hourly
} worse. What work was done was in
the vicinity of Chinatown, on the east
side Meantime the waste accumu
lated in other streets. In places re
! fuse was piled high and elsewhere
strewn from curb to curb. Unable to
| do better, the health squa-s scattered
disinfectants through miles of high
: ways, hoping to hold in check disease
bfeading germs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
IDAHO NEWS.

The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company has offered a reward of $500
for the arrest of some one understand
ing telephone wires, who cut off a ca
BILE at Pocatello recently.
The telephone operators at Wallace
who went out on a strike a few days
ago have returned to work.
Three Italians were buried in cave
in in a tunnel at the Silver King mine
at Government gulch, near Wardner,
recently and it was IL hours before
they were rescued. None of them
were injured.
The Monarch Timber company is
having constructed two sawmills with
in a half mile of the town of st. Joe.
Mrs. Belle Hall of Priest River, in
her trial for murder of Jack Burnett,
May 10, was freed by the jury.
Douglas & Valentine of Pocatello,
Idaho, have sold to c. B. Reynolds of
Kearney, Neb., $1,000 head of sheep
for $685. 400.
Much interest is being taken in the
proposed extension of the B. R. Lewis
railroad into the Occur d'Alene reser-
walton, where, it is claimed, it will
intersect at some point between Chat
colet and Tekoa the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St. Paul railroad, which is now
| in course of construction.
The annual summer movement of
sheep toward the mountain ranges and
forest reserves has begun.
The steamer Mountain Gem, which
has been sold to the Idaho-Portland
Cement company to the Columbia and
Okanogan Steamboat company, has
gone to the Columbia river, where she
will become tramp steamer in SER
vice around Pasco.
John Broadley escaped from the
county Jail at Moscow while acting as
a trusty.
UP to the present time no charges
have been filed against Thomas Eagen,
the man who shot Miss Hilda Carlson
at Cottonwood, and nothing will be
done until the exact results of his at
tempt are determined.
The Nez Perez Indians are holding
the celebration of the traditional war
dance and parade, the festivities last
ing all this week. Delegations from
several tribes in the northwest will
join in the celebration.
In a row among some Italians work
ing on the railway near~Bonners Ferry,
Eli Rigock, who was shot in his left
side, the bullet striking rib and com
ing out at the lower part of the aldo
men, will recover. Buda Korock, who
was shot over the left eye with 3S
pistol, will recover.
Reports emanating from Weiser, re-
port that an engineer in the employ of
the Northwestern railroad company
has been surveying right of way for
a projected extension.
The striking telephone girls at Po-
catello have decided to go back to
work at the old wage scale, pending a
settlement.
No permits are needed to fish and
hunt on forest reserves.
A most serious coal famine is threat
ening the entire Snake river valley.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
MINES AND MINING.

Refusing a cash offer of S125,000
made by Montana Copper people, John
Cunningham shears sheep for a grub
stake and continues at work alone on
his claims. He holds out for $3.50, 900
for his property. His claims lie in the
heart of the Copper mountain district,
and comprise 100 acres, and contain
some of the biggest bodies of copper in
the district One vein of copper which
is cut square across by canyon in
the hills is not less than 80 feet in
width, and there are at least five mar
rover veins across the grounds. Sew
en- years ago John Cunningham locat-
ed these claims. Since that time he
the summer and has worked on the
claims the balance Of the year with the
money earned through shearing sheep.
Conconully, Wash.-John M. Went
worth of Loomis has unearthed what
| is regarded as a promising gold mine.
The mine is located in the Horse
Spring coulee, about seven miles east
of Loomis. in a mineral producing
country. Wentworth has an option on
the property and is making arrange
ments to develop it at once.
Burke, Idaho.-Another car of gold
and anthony ore has been shipped by
the Stanley mine here to the White
Metal company of Granite City, Ill
The ore in this car assayed an aver
age of $500 in gold and about 400 pei
cent anthony. 1t is said that the
White Metal company has agreed to
pay the Stanley people Is cents {
pound for the ore as it is placed OF
board the car at this town.
A contract closed with the Canadian
Pacific Railway company for it's en-
tire output of coal, the Internationa
Coal & Coke company of Coleman, Al
berta is preparing to increase its fore
of men which will double the outpu
of the mines.
A new company has taken bond o.
the old North Star mine on Pollocl
mountain near Council, Idaho, AM
will begin development work on tn
property.
Workmen on the Belmont mine, owl
, ed by Occur d'Alene, Idaho, and Boise
Idaho, men, III oke into a blind lead o.
the mine near Cambridge Idaho, seN
eral days ago, the strike showing ric
silver-lead values.
: Following the strike OF ere at tn
Montana-Sranda. property at Mullar
: Idaho. a few Gays ago, the manage
ment of the mir is preparing 10 eric
a 900-ton mill, and to increase it
force of men. A surveyor is at tn
r property TO establish a starting poin
F for a raise to the second level
A strike was made in the Grea
Western mine near Murray, Idaho,
few days ago, which shows two an
one-half feet of galena, one-half c
which is considered of Shipping grade
The discovery WAS made in a shat
which the company had sunk about 1
feet The 100-foot tunnel had bee
, started, but had missed the vein, an
, a shaft was thcI sunil, when the or
was encountered.
! Grant Childers was killed and Be
, Hal. was seriously injured by recen
explosion in the Mono mine, 10 mile
northwest of Yreka, Cal, Childers an
Hail. who belonged to the second shit
of the mine. accidentally drilled int
? the blast that had been set by a pre-
! ceding shift, and which had failed t
explode.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
SIXTY SINK IN DESTROYER.
Rumor That the Darde, of French
Navv Is Lost

1t is reported that during the voy-
age Of French squadron, bound from
Marseilles, the battleship Jaureguiber-
ry collided with the torpedo boat de
stroyer Pertuysane and that 60 men
were killed or injured. The maritime
prefecture declines to give out any in
formation in the way Of confirmation
or denial of the report.
Later reports are to the effect that
|it was the torpedo boat destroyer
Darde that collided with the battle
ship Jaureguiberry and that the Darde
was sunk.
The squadron was bound from Mar
settles to Kebier, Algeria.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
Baptist National Convention.

Delegates to the national B. Y. P
U. convention. which will be in SEES
sion July At in Spokane, have arrived,
some coming earlier to have more time
in which to see the country and some
that they may be sure of getting suit
able accommodations.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
TeIeuraphers to Arbitrate.

Arbitration is again under way IN
the fight between the Western UnioB
Telegraph company and the CONNER
cial Telegraphers' union as the result
of visit to New York recently by
Commissioner of Labor Neill, represen-
tative of President Roosevelt, in an ef-
fort to bring about peace.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
France Is Firm.

Paris-The chamber of deputies by
"a decisive majority of 120, after an ex-
citing debate, voted confidence in the
governments policy regarding the
winegrowers movement. Premier
Clemenceau's victory was more de-
cisive than his most ardent friends
had expected.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
Havana cioarmakers Stubborn.

Havana-The cigarmakers who are
on strike, not having replied to the
ultimatum of the manufacturers to sub
NIT their differences to arbitration
which has expired, the managers an
,nounced their intention to close all
their plants indefinitely.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13
Three New AdmIraIs, Retired.

Captains j. L. Hawley. W. H. Reed
er and Perry Garst were placed ON the
retired list of the navy, with the rank
of admiral, under the law permitting
retirement after 40 years Of service.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13

One of the prime properties of truth
Is It's resurrective power. Crush 1t
and 1t will rise again.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-07-13

The ups and downs" are only the
hills and valleys we cross in our eter-
nal quest for happiness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
The FAMOUS
AFFIDAVIT
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Contra.
diets Abe HummeI.
DELMAS SCORChES HIM.
New York Attorney, State Witness,
Shows To BE Convicted
Criminal.
DELMAS SCORChES HIM.

NEW YORK. March 16-At thc open.
lng OF the Thaw trial District attorney
Jerome consented 90 a request from
Mr.. Deimas OF the defense tIat he be-
allowed TO defer the cross examination
OF Dr. Austin Flint. who. IN answer 70
two hypothetical questions. had de
clarcd the opinion that Thaw. az the
time be shot aud killed stanford White,
was sane and knew the nature and
quality Of his act ur. FLINT according
ly was excused aud Air. Jerome put
i've al.enlsis upon thc stand one after
the other. Asserting their familiarity
with the Hypothetical question put To
the experts Tor the defense aud also
Mr.. Ier0mc's lJ.Op word exposition OF
the evidence. they declared their 0rln-
lon that at the time be- shot and killed
stanford White Thaw knew the nature
and quality OF his act and knew that
the act was wrong
Just after lunch Evelyn Thaw was
recalled by Mr. Dclmas. who sought
q prevent the introduction Of further
testimony hy Abraham ilummel lie
askel her " she visited llummcrs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
CAN SHIP TROUT FRY
Rutland Railroad Will Garry Shipments Free
OF Charge

County Fish and Game Warden
Harry Chase has received word from
the state commissioner, II. G. Thomas
of Stowe that one OF the difficulties In
the shipment of trout fry and finger
lngs from the state hatchery has been
remedied. Some time ago the warden
made requisition on the commission
ar for consignment of trout with
which 70 stock the streams In Ben
nington county and received In reply
letter stating that he could have the
stock but that some ope would havoto
pay the expense OF transporting the
little fish from the hatchery TO BEN
uington. The railroad companies so
stated the commissioner, held that the
anti pass law passed by the state leg
islature, made IL impossible for them
90 transport the trout or the messen-
ger who has hitherto accompanied
each shipment without the payment Of
express charges and transportation
fare. General Passenger Agent &. a.
Nimmo OF the Rutland Railroad has
however, informed the commissioner
that the road will carry tne trol; and
return the cans over is lines when ac.
compauled by a messenger with mil
cage. The warden had been fg ri &
The express charges CA a can OF trout
from Rox0ury 10 Bennington and had
found that his consignment would cost
him not far from $50. lie had come
TO the conclusion that bennington
county would have 20 be content with
the trout already In the streams when
he received word Of the new arrange
nent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16

III NINA 81 'NNNl" n fAN III
Office IN the capacity 81 client az the
time she Is alleged 10 have made the
now famous affidavit declaring that
The charges against Stanford White
were false.
After strenuous objections by Jerome
had iccn oycrrulcd she replied decided.
iy. 4 DID" Delmas' victory was short
lived. however. for Justice Fitzgerald
ruled that the defense could not now
plead the professional privilege In
bar Of IIummcrs testimony. for the
privilege was involuntarily waived
when young Mrs. Thaw herself took
the stand and told OF the occurrences
In iIummel's Office.
Late In the session. after Justice
Fitzgerald had ruled that Evelyn Thaw
could not plead the privileged relation
~ client and counsel In regard n her
interviews with Ale Iiummei. Mr.. Je-
rome promptly summoned IIummcl 10
the stand.
when Evelyn Ncsbit called upon
you ne your Office" asked Mr. Jerome.
'dld she not tell you that Thaw had
begged her time and again 10 sign
AMI swear a. documents he had pre-
pared charging stanford white with
hor betrayal aud that when she had
told Thaw II was not 70 1haw had
beaten herr
Mr. Dclmas promptly objected. but
Justice Fitzgerald ovcrrulcd the OBJ
lection.
Yes" said IIummcL
"what next fact do you rccollcct In
connection with this mattcrf' asked
Mr.. Jerome.
II received the statement typowrit.
ten from the stenographcr."
Mr. Jerome here handed 10 IIummcl
a COPY Of the affidavit Evelyn Nosblt
IL said 20 have made IN his Office.
"Dld you ever see Il bcforer' asked
the prosecutor.
yes. sir. In my Office"
Mr. DcImas said he objected 10 the
whole line OF examination. His OBJ
jcciions we're oycrruled. and he noted
exceptions.
Mr.. Hummel said that the paper
handed him mns a carbon copy Of the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16

ASK GOVERNOR FOR PARDONS.
Three Gases Heard a, Bra,tsboro Today
No Decision Made.

Brai,leboro, March l5-Governor
Proctor heard today petitions for the
pardon OF William c. Thomas of Ches.
ter, sentenced last December TO two
yeas 10 state prlson at Windsor, uu-
der the blanket act; George a. Jarvis
OF Barre, sentenced 10 twenty years Ia
the state prison for rape and tying the
victim TO the railroad track; and Sea-
man l.. Wltberell Of Grafton, senpsn.
ced to eighteen years for rape aod an
other statutory offence.
The claim In behalf OF Thomas was
that he pleaded gGilty with the unde.
standing that he would be placed -on
probation. He has a wife aud seyeL
children none Of whom are In school.
Jarvis has served sixteen years,
eight of which we're passed 10 the state
hospita. for the insane. 10 Is claimed
that b. Is on the verge OF insanity
again Tie Is 80 years OLD aud has
been published six times while 10 pris.
on.
Wnhercil has served ten years aud
Do is claimed that ho has been punished
enough \ letter from Charles n.
s1bb ot Washington who prosecuted
Dim hs states attorney, recon ended
pardon on that ground. Supt. ". S.
Lowell testified that witherell has been
o. exemplary prisoner but was fail
. i.g IN tcalth Wi,hercll Is 80 years
.o.d. The girl on whom the crime Is
.ald 20 have been committed says all
| Der testimony was pcfjured.
Governor Proctor took The eases 40.
der consideration but Indicated tlai
tho Thomas case was not one Tor the
exercise Of executive clemency accord
.ug 80 his present understanding OF
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
RACING At NEW ORLEANS.
colonel h'sdy. 10 ~ Co ., saa Happy
Iark. ~ a. 90 4.

Jack. 40 - 60 Q.
NEW ORLEANS. March iG-Frank
O'Ncil. q horse owner. made his reap.
pcarancc o. a jockey at City park lie
was preparing for bis ride Ia the city
Park Derby on judge Post. O'Ncil
had the mount on Royal Breeze In the
9th race and finished second.
Colonel Brady. at ~ 70 I. and Hap.
~ Jack. at y 20 l. won the fir.t aud
second races respectively. The win.
ucrs.
First Racc.-Coloncl Brady. first: An
tome. second: Bitter Sir. thlrl.
Second hacc.-iiappy Jack. first: Bs-
gonln. second; Lady Goodrich third.
Third Race. - Heart Of IIyaclnth.
FIRST; Nellie Burn. second: Ace High.
thlrf.
Fourth Rnce.-Cobmo.a. arst: Lem
on Girl, second; Mary Morris. third.
Firth Rae - Rappahannock. FIRST;
Royal Breofe. second; sagnpansk.
third.
Sixth Race - Sincerity Belle. FIRST;
Evle Greene aecond: Canaan. third.
Seventh Rce.-Alrshlp. first; Golden
Wave. second; Quagga. third.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
DRIVER THROWN HORSE HoTs


Fair Haven. March n Frightened
by an automobile osned and operaie
by ". n. Maynard Of Marble street, a
team oi horse. osned by Dennis Gagne
~ Prospect stree, became unmanagca.
blc and ran until the pole broke,
,hroalrg out Mr Gagne. The animals
b'comlng freed from the wagon ran a
short distance when one fell. breaking
one % bis legs al the ankle. The horse
vas shot later on
Tn horses we're valued ai eco and
scre bought by Mr Gagno about four
years ago. SIR Cagne who IL over 10
wears old had both bis shoulder blades
broken by The fall and vas badly shak
en- up. Although 10 considerable pain
90 serious consequences are feared.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-03-16
GOT LlQU0R-L0ST IT.
Officers Rad Mrs Goodrich at MonipslIsr
After Cohsl gnmsat Arrives.

Montpelier, varch i5.-I'bo officers
rsided Mrs Adclbcrt Goodrich 10 the
Nichols "manor" this morning shor,-
~ after she received a consignment
from Boston by express. and came
away with two gallons Of whIskey and
several bottles. She has i've chIldrcs
one blind, her husband has skipped
out, and on top Of IL all she will he
ojecicd from the block Monday. She
has nj piled TO the city for aid. No
arrest has been made.