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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28
OREGON soulBs.

The Portland & Seattle railway,
which connects Spokane with Port
land, has opened Offices in Portland in
the union depot. The line will be in
operation from Portland to Pasco
shortly after New Years.
The summary removal of United
States Attorney Bristol has excited
general attention among politicians all
over the state.
Indictments will be returned against
the officials of the defunct Title Guar
antee & Trust company
]. Frank Watson, president of the
Merchants National bank of Portland,
is discussing the reopening of the
bank with the comptroller.
A. Hembree, the Tillamook, Ore
gon, county rancher who was con
victed of having killed his daughter
and his wife about two years ago and
of having afterward burned their bod
les by setting fire to the house, has
been paroled by Governor ChanSAerlin
and has returned to Yamhill codnty.
Francis ]. Heneys assistant TO the
attorney general in the land fraud
prosecutions in Oregon. has again
taken up his work.
William Burner, longshoreman, dis
covered by his wife on the streets in
Portland recently in company of an
other woman, Immediately drew re
volver and shot himself The woman
Mrs. De Reign, grasped the revolver
from Burner and attempted to shoot
herself, but was disarlned by police
man. Both Burner and Mrs. De Reign
admit that murder and suicide com
pact existed between them.
| Because he tried to see the interior
of a 1ve-gallon tank of gasoline by
holding lighted match at the open
ing, the Is year old son of A. B. eros
by, at WOODBURY., lies unconscious
with leg broken In two places and
his body badly lacerated. BY the ex
plosion the boy was hurled against g
telegraph pole with terrific force.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28

Baked in his attempt to kill himself
with poison from the same bottle that
dealt death to his friend, Ed Hoff;'
lacking the nerve in previous at
tempt to drown himself in icy waters
OF the river, after he had failed to kill
his wife, shooting twice at her with
double-barreled shotgun, Frederick
Angle is now detained at Marcus, re-
covering slowly from poison.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28
Democrats Feel Good.

Members of the democratic national
committee were among the most in
terested of the readers of the an
nouncement that President Roosevelt
had reiterated his determination not to
accept another nomination for the
presidency, and while most of them
were reserved in their comment. it
was evident that they saw in it a
favorable omen for their party.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28
'BALLINGER' SREPORT
LAND COMMISSIONER MAKES
HIS ANNUAL REPORT.
Working Hard to Restrain Frauds in
Public Land states-2, ooo, 900 Acres
Restored to Entry and 100000 Re-
leased From Wthdrawal-ReceIp
Nearly Ten Million Dollars.

The report of the commissioner gen.
eral of the land Office, r. S. Ballinger,
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1907,
is made public. 1t shows that subse-
quent to March more than 1000 900
acrs of public lands, previously held
under blanket orders of suspension,
were restored to entry. Nearly 10000
900 acres were released from with
drawal in the same period of time.
"The most strenuous effort" says
the commissioner general, is being
made with the force at my command
to restrain unlawful and fraudulent
practices in the public land states, and
to secure evidence to prosecute those
guilty of violation OF the land laws
The field force is totally inadequate in
number to report all such offenders;
hence the gross offenders are more
particularly sought for"
The report condemns as obsolete and
absurd some of the existing land laws.
in particular the act OF March 8, 1893.
governing the patenting of coal lands.
Title having passed, the government
possesses no guaranty that as public
utility the coal can be made available
to supply the market; on the contrary
these lands have almost uniformly
passed into the hands of spectators
or large combinations controlling the
output or the transportation, SO that
the consumer Is at the mercy of both
in the greater portion of the west"
said the report. 1.-THE inducements for
much of the crime and fraud commit
ted under the present system can be
prevented by separation of the right
to mine from the title to the soil.
The report shows the total cash re-
ceipts for the year from the disposition
OF public lands to have been $9,547,273.
Miscellaneous receipts, including sales
of Indian lands, were $2,005,9 O4; a
grand total of 81, 1853, 1T, representing
an increase of s3,967, 654 in the total
receipts over the preceding year, OF
52.3 per cent.
The total area of the land disposed
Of during the year was 90 ,566 acres.
an increase over 1906 of 1,556.379
acres.
There are now 1859 national forests
formerly called forest reserves) Gre
ated by presidential proclamations, en-
bracing 150,831, SOS acres. The total in
crease in the area of the national for
ests since the last annual report is AZ
1872, 242 acres.
The report concludes with this data
OF future opening of Indian lands to
settlement, already provided for by
congress: Colville reservation, Wash
ington, about 100000 acres will be
opened in year or two; Flathead res
ervation, Montana, about 1000, 900
acres will be opened in 1908; Yakima
reservation. Washington, about Las
600 acres, time for opening not yet
liked; Blackfoot reservation, Montana,
about 100000 acres, may be opened in
1908; Occur d'Alene reservation, Ida
no, 10000 acres, probably be opened
in the fall of 1908; Rosebud reservar
ton, South Dakota. about 1896, 900
acres, will be opened in 1908; Lemhi
reservation, Idaho, about 1000 acres,
will be opened in 1908
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28
British Gale Worst in Years.

The gale along the British coast on
Friday and Saturday, which was de-
scribed by Captain Jameson of the
steamship st. Louis as the worst in his
experience, subsidized Sunday. 1t was
responsible for the loss of some 40
lives, so far as is at present known.
the minor wrecks including a vessel
seen to founder off Swanaga, with a
loss probably of her crew of seven.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28

New York, Dec. 16-Charles Cory.
VINO pieaded guilty Of burglary, may
escape life sentence in the state
prison because Judge Rosalsky de-
clares unfair the law which makes
sentence for life obligatory in the case
OF fourth conviction of felony.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28
Thanks God for the Verdict.

AT heading, Pa, Frank Palmer, aged
80, was convicted of murder in the
nrst degree for killing Mrs. Gertrude
Clinton, his affinity, three months ago,
by cutting her throat. Palmer thank
ed the jury when the verdict was rem.
dered, and added: Thank God. I'm
going"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28
Robbers Murder Husband and Wife

Kansas City, Dec. 16.-Louis B.
Sternberg, a grocer at Fourth street
and Walker avenue, in Kansas CITY.
ran, was killed and his wife, Mrs.
Hattie Sternberg, fatally injured by
unknown robbers who attacked them
and robbed them in their store last
night.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28
BRILLIANT NAVAL BALL.
Farewell Party in Honor of Admiral
Bob Evans.


Bob Evans.
Old Point Comfort, Va, Dec. IA
A brilliant naval and military ball was
given at the Hotel Chamberlain last
Friday in honor of Admiral Evans and
the other officers OF the 16 battleships
which sailed Monday on their notable
cruise to the Pacific ocean. The re-
ception and dance in the gaily deco
rated ballroom closed day given
over almost entirely to social func-
lions.
Anti-Japanese Report Denied.
With regard to the report that all
Japanese servants on board the YES
sells of the Pacific-bound fleet have
been transferred to other ships that
are to be left behind, it was stated on
board the flagship Connecticut today
that only those Japanese stewards and
mess attendants whose enlistments ex-
pired prior to July / next have been
replaced by American sailors recently
trained for the work.
Economy Of Fuel.
Admiral Evans, commanding, has is
sued the last general orders for the
start of the cruise and it's first stage
to Trinidad. Economy OF coal con-
sumption is urged by Admiral Evans
upon every ships crew. One of the
most valuable pieces of information
the transfer of ships to the Pacific Is
expected to develop has to do with
the amount Of fuel consumed. A 10
knot speed is to be maintained
throughout the voyage, and orders
have been issued that only steam
enough to carry that speed economic
ally shall be kept in the boilers. Any
change of distance or interval in the
fleet formation, the orders direct, shall
be corrected Slowly and economic.
ally"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28
Japanese Barley Crop LARGE.

Barley, one Of the chief foodstufrs
OF Japan, has produced an enormous
crop this year. 1t shows an innease
OF more than 10 per cent, accoNs e
to the government figures, and fe
crop will exceed Ito, 1000, 900 bushe 4
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28

Washington.-The next democratic
national convention will be at Denver
and the date of the meeting is fixed
at July, 7.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-12-28

The at survive-ths unflt perish.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-18
TOO Much Bind Tiger.

A dispatch from Marion to The
State says quito sensation was oaus.
cd Thursday evening by the olrcula.
tion OF the report that two we'll known
negro men, who had been drinking
blind tiger, or wood alcohol, were
taken suddenly Ill while talking to
each other and died within few min
utes. 1t Was afterwards learned,
however that only parb OF this was
true. They had been drinking to.
gether and while talking, one OF them +,
Grant Franklin, WAS stricken With ap
poplexy, which proved fatal In about
an hour. The other one, Ray" Ste
phen Bass, evidently thinking that
his 'me, too, had como went to bed
and mt for D physician, who could
find nothing the matter with him OK
cept the effects Of the Whiskey and
the fright Grant FRANKLIN had been
. familiar figure on tho streeus of
Marion for number of years. He
WAS quiet, inoffensIVe and industrious
and bad great many friends among
the white people.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-18
HE WAS CAUGHT.
A Negro Tries to Evade Dobt by Don.
ming WOman's Attire.

"A Negro Tries to Evade Dobt by Don
ming Woman's Attire.
The Charleston correspondent OF
The State relates 8 queer atory of
how n negro tried to dodge q debt.
Disguised at woman. Sidney w.
Burgess, colored, of Greeleyville, VII.
liamshurg county, was arrested
ThnrsdaV afternoon by the police on
Chapel street and Friday morning
sentenced by tho recorder TO pay o
fine Of s2O or spend 30 days in jail.
Mics" Burgess obtained board at
colored Inn on Alexander street on
Tuesday night. "She'' was on her
way to Florida, where employment
was waiting for 'her." A licensed
agent at Kingstree furnished the mon.
ey for transportation ano board. Tho
disguise was employed because Bur-
goss owed 600 under lien to Clarence
Montgomery Of Grooleyville.
Sidney Burgess crop failed this
year and he found himself In debt
SITS. He paid, he said, all but $50 Of
this amount and tried to make ar.
rangaments to pay the rest. The agent
ab KingStree told Burgess that he
would pay the balance OF the deut and
get him work In Florida. He gugges.
ted to Burgess that he don woman's
clothes 80 that he could get out Of
the State all right.
Burgess wore black hat with two
feathers In ID, black waist and q
calico skirt. Hia form looked not
svelt or lifting, remining ono Of q
package Of socks with o stirling about
bhe middle. He was not OF o stout
makeup, and having o clean shaven
face, with rather feminine features,
was muoh like woman In appear.
an0o. 1t was his voice that gave him
away to the bosrders and lod 10 his
arrest.
Mr.. Montgomery Of Greeleyville has
been communicated with by the ohief
of police hore and probably the fine OF
the negro will be paid 80 that no can
go back home and finish working out
his debt.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-18
Thirty Mexican Strikers Killed
and Eighty Wounded iii d
ROW WITH SOLDIERS.
Several Hundred Of the Strikers Held
Up q Railroad Train on lts
Way to Vera Cruz. The
Jails Are Pull Of the
Strlkers.!.

Reports received from Nogales, lib
the Orizabs mill DISTRICT of Texas, ins
dicate that the government has cofns
pleGely mastered the situation. The
strikers have ceased all acts OF yio.
lenoe In tho presence OK the large body
of troops rushed there from the capi-
tai and nearby garrisons. THE serious.
ness of the affair, however, was real
Ized today when 1t was made known
that thirty of the workmen wereklll.
90 outright and over 80 wounded by
soid1erB who were compelled to FIRE on
tho main body Of the rioters before
they could be digperHed. To wag learn.
ed that the men, afte. atllaging tho
stores at the Rio Blanco III Ills, became
emboldened by their SUCCESS. A part
Of the men rushed to Nogales, q short
distance away whore another mill Ia
located. Telegraph, telephone, and
electric light wire wore out and pawn
shops and private houses were pillag-
ed. Then the jails were thro Wn open
and the prisoners set free. Residents
OF tho mill distriot fled In terror TO
the city OF Orizaba. When the abrik-
ers reached NogaleB one ofiici al; and
one gendarme from Orizsba made an
Intellectual effort to check them. rho
striker named Moroles threw q huge
stone as Senior Herrera, mayor of the /
city Of Oflzaba, striking the official
Oh the head and badly wounded him,
Herrera shot Moreles killing him. A
body OF troops arrived and az the
strikers attmepted to resist, vollev
was fired into the mob, killing 30 and
Wounding over 80. After this the mob
was scattered, uhe sbrikers gathered
In groupss at various points and q
body Of 700 collected ON railroad
track and held up the train tor the
city of Vera Oruz for several hours,
the engineer not daring TO run through
the crowd. Finally troops arrived
and charged the men with broad
swords, gcattering them.
The 1Rils and armories are filled
with imprisoned atrlkera. ,5 s. 3 \,
\ The government Il haR learned that d
commtttee OF s6rickers NIX 1efg UfizR-
ba for Flaxcala, Pnobla, and other oiti-
ties, to inoite laborera at those points
to striko. 1t was also earned thah
one man well known to the police had
left for 6he isthmus Of Tehauntepeo
on like mission. ALI OF thesa men
are being pursued by the federal aus
thOIitteS.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-18
O0HFgsSBD TO MURDER.
And Implicated Judge and High
sherin.

shewif.
A dispatch from Lexington KY,
says Judge James Hargis and his aup.
porters are diamayed, ID Is said, as
the result Of John Smith, one Of the
men under Indictment, confassing
participation in .assassinating DR.. ID.
B. Cox at tho order of Judge Hargls
and Sheriff Callahan. Smiths confes.
sion bears out In detail the story told
by Aabury Spiser, who swore to be-.
ing employed by Hargls and Callahan
to kill Cox, Sptcer'G confession was
made last June.
HargiB declares that Smith Is lying.
Smith fears for his life and is beg
ging for protsction against wrath OF
Hargia and Callahan Hargis remains
closely In his store ab Jackson. State
Inspector Hines has just arrived hero
from Jackson and says the situation
does not warrant sending troops to
Jackson and he will recommend TO
Gov. Beokham that none be sent.
The confession made by John
Smith ts now In the hands OF Attor.
ney Jouett, representing the common.
wealth. In this confession Smith says
James Harglns and Edward Callahan
induced bim to enter the conspiracy
against DR.. Cox, making promises to
sec that no was acquitted and to give
him work. He tells about the murder
In detail and says that Callahan gave
him 600 after the killing of Cox, say.
ing James Hargis has sent the mon.
ey.
The situation at Jackson Ia quieter
since Special Judge w. nj. Carnes was
en1oined by the court Of appeals at
Frankfort from presiding in the case
OF Judge James Hargis, charged with
ehe assassination Of DR.. Cox. Judge
OarneS convened court Friday morn.
Ing and made the announcement Sat.
urday that the court OF appeals had
issued q writ Of prohibition restrain.
Ing him from further action In the
case and adjourned court until next
Friday. He also passed tho cases of
Elb0rt Hargis, "Bill" Britton, John
Abner and John Srnith until the same
date, Judge Carnes said he did not
know what final action the appellate
court would take, but that he would
return to jackson next Friday and
made some orders In tho case. Lator
Judge Carnes left Jackson for Frank.
fort to explain to the court Of appeals
certain OF his rulings In favor Of Har.
gs. Judge Csrnes was closely guard.
ed In bis room in the Imperial hotel
bafore he left.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-18
CLAIMED BY AssAgsIM.
Another Russian GeneraI Killed. by
Member uf TerHoEists.

Another Russian GeneraI Killed. by
Hember uf Terrorists.
In So. Petersburg, Russia, Lieut..
Gen. Vladimer Pavloff, the military
proourator, or advocate general, gen.
orally known since the days OF the
late parliament as "Hangman" Paw.
loft, from the epithet constantly up.
piled to him by the radical deputies,
was shot and killed Wednesday while
walking In the garden OF the chief
military court building, near the Mol.
ka canal.
The assassin, who Was disguised as
workman, was captured after long
chase through crowded streets during
which he fired about 40 shots from
Two revOlyerS which ne carried, kill.
ing policeman and wounding q small
boy.
When taken to the police station
Gen. Pavlotf' b slayer was in the high
est spirits chaffed the inVestigetiga.
ting officer about the inadequacy OF
tho police precautions, and described
with gusto how simply and easily his
plan Was executed, answering the Of
tioer's questions with laughing josts.
The orime was executed deliberate.
ly ana showed evidence OF the same
careful preparation which was ohar-
aoterlstic Of the murders Of Gen. liz.
] natieff and Won der LRunitz and un.
doubtedly was carried out by the
same organization, which, 1t is report.
cd, has sentenced Emperor Nicholas
and several OF the ministers to death.
The assassin, who wore the uniform
Of military clerk attached to the
garden under the pretext OF submit
ting o report to the military prooura
tor. He approached the unexpt ctinf
general Within arms length, drew ar
automatic pistol and discharged sew
on shots into Pav'off's body,
Every shot was well almad and twt
of them tore gaping wound In hi
breast, from which the general expir
ed while being carried TO his apart
ments, which were located III th
same building. The assassin ran dow
Glinka street, past the Imperial oper
house, with o crowd Of 80 house POI
ters and court attaches In close pur
anti.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-18
,rwenty Burnod no Death.

Sixteen girls and four youths, from
10 10 is years old, Wefe buTnoG 10
death ST the village of Gelspolshiefn,
Germany, In o fire at Hubert Conps
sny's factory az 9 O'Clock Tuesday
morning. A baaket of celluloid scraps
caught fire from spark and exploded
in o room, where forty persons were
working. The flames spread quickly,
cutting off the exists, Twenty of tha
employees were driven by the fire to
tke end OF a room and perished there.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-18
GIVEN DEATH BLOW.
WAS GETTING READY no ROB
SOUTH OARoLINA.
Bond Collecting Agencies Given Set.
back by South Dakota's
Chief Executive.

The Washington correspondent of
The State, zaok MoGee, says tho &C..
tion Of Gov. Elfod of South Dakota
In recommending to the legislature In
bis annual message the return OF the
e25, 900 that came into the possession
OF that State az the result Of the bond
litigation against North Carolina at.
tracted wide attention In Washington.
1t was the subject of much favorable
comment Of the capitol, not only on
the part OF the North Carolina aena-
tors and representatives but by those
from other Southern States 40 well.
There are two big bond collecting
companies, one headed by ex.Sacre.
tary Carlisle Of the treasury and the
other by Marion Butler of North Oar.
ollna, which have gathered In large
numbers Of oarpetbag and special tax
bonds Issued By Southern States dur
Ing Reconstruction days. Many suob
bonds Issued in the name of South
Carolina figure In these buildings and
recovery @as expected Gn the SUCCESS
ful Guit Issued In the name of South
Dakota against North Carolina.
New York, Illinois and other
States refused absolutely to become
the collecting agencies for the bond
schemers and shylocka who are
threatening litigation against all the
Southern States for the recovery of
the face value Of the worthless Rs.
construction b:n6s and Gov. E.rod has
given death blow to their ambition.
Former Senators Pet5igrew and
Marion Butler schemed and planned
tho whole transaction by which NORTH
Carolina was forced to pay the New
York bondholdors, using South Ds
kota as q collecting agency. United
tateB Senator Kittredge Of South
Dakota is in full accord with the ao
tion taken by Gov. Elrod and 30 OK.
pressed himsolf.
He said: II was exceedingly gla6
that Gov. Elrod made the reconamen.
dation to the legislature and 1 hope
and believe that the appropriation fol
the roturn of the money will ba made.
In point OF good morals his position
ia correob and action by the logisla.
ture. suoh az he has recommended
would be the gracious and proper
thing to do.
II do not believe thai any State
should permit itself TO be used as q
collecting agency In actions against
sister States"
Senator Kittredge then spoke OF
the faot that the suit against North
Carolina was planned and instituted
during the pastigrew rAeima and
prior to the administrator of Gov.
Elrod.
II happen to know" Senator Kit.
tredge continued, "thst Gov. Elrod
has been offered large numbers of old
bonds against Southern States with
the expectation and hope that suits
would be instituted for the recovery
OF what purports to be their face val.
ue.
Knowing that these bonds tender.
ed him were fradulent the governor
has declined TO recieYe them. I do
not know the amounts of these bonds
or the names Of the people who offer.
ed them." ZACK MCGHEE.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-18
prloe Of Land Hiphor.

There has been q general increase
In the value of farm lands, equipment,
and buildings OF over 33 per cent dur
ing the last five years. The highest
increase has been In tho South and
West, and the cotton land shows the
greatest change. This Is all the more
remarkable In view Of tie fact that
In some Of the EAstern farming aeo
tiOns whore the soil has bsen robbed
and where tho country estate own
or has not invaded, there has been q
material decrease In values.