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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16
OREGON SQUIRS.

By the recent action of the Sumpter
city council, the municipal election
held December has been declared
illegal, and the old council has been
retained in Office to serve until it's
successor has been legally elected and
qualified
A Portland judge made a young
Portland widow return an engage
ment ring worth 500, which had been
given her as betrothal token by
frank Bleigh. Sc had changed her
mind.
Mrs. Boyd, wife of Rev. A. P. Boyd
| OF SellwOod M. e. church, Portland,
and their son, were killed in a South
lern Pacific wreck An unidentified
tramp was also killed, and William
Ferguson probably fatally injured. The
engine and six coaches went into the
ditch.
Forrest Eldridge, years old, was
found recently his his parents, Levi
Eldridge and wife, drowned in a pool
OF water near the home, on Mckay
creek, 10 miles south of Pendleton.
A record price was reached at Pen
dleton saturday for mill and feed
stuffs Shorts are bringing s21 a ton,
bran $40, on board cars. High prices
are due to a demand from dairymen
in the Willamette valley for Umatilla
mill products. Local mills can not
supply the demand.
Walter and Louis Carlyle, brothers,
who kined Manse Kincaid and Hiram
Shook in 9 rifle battle over the posses
sion of a claim in the Yellow creek
country, near Roseburg, have been
discharged from custody. While there
is no doubt that the Carlyles killed the
two unfriendly ranchmen, their dis
charge meets with public approval.
At Baker City, Ben West was con-
v1cted OF murder in the second degree
for killing Willard Donnelly at Cornu-
copia in November last.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16
Morris Jr. Stockyard King.

By one of the biggest transactions
In recent years in the finances of the
Chicago stockyards, Edward Morris
has come into absolute control of Nor
rls & Co. and the Fairbank Canning
company, and has assumed the posi-
ton in the triumvirate that dominates
the yards which was held during his
lifetime by his father, the late Nelson
Morris.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
and MONTANA items.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur.
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Mrs. c. H. Pomeroy, 81 years old,
wife Of a well-known lawyer, and a
popular hostess Of the houseboat col
ony at Lake Washington, was drowned
in the lake recently.
The second day Of Sunday closing in
North Yakima found the saloons tight
~ closed.
Bitten in the throat by vicious
young horse, j. III. Adams, a farmer, IL
miles from Kirkland, bled to death
within two hours after the attack.
By an Overwhelming vote, following
three hours of heated discussion, the
state federation of labor went on rec
ord as opposed to the Sunday theater.
A disease that is supposed to be hog
cholera has been the cause of the
death of more than 100 fine porkers
in the immediate neighborhood of Pa
louise.
Murdered, the body of Keevil Al
bring, the 2e-year-old son Of A. ]. Al
bring, rancher, living three miles
northeast of Mead, 10 miles north of
Spokane, was found recently.
Fire broke out early Sunday morn
ing at the farm residence of Joseph
Kelly, 1e miles south of Walla Walla.
resulting in the death of Benjamin, the
17-year-old son, and the severe burning
of William A. Kelly OIL Spokane, an
uncle of the dead. boy.
The Wenatchee Milling company re-
ports that it has shipped 450 cars of
-four during 1907 This represents
close 70 2AnsnaA bushels Of wheat
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16
Preacher Got His.

Because he said in sermon that
all women who danced are question
able characters, the Rev. Ernest
Sweeton, a Holiness minister of st.
Louis, was egged and dubbed on the
streets of Newburg, Ind. recently. The
eggs and other missiles knocked him
down and men then beat him with
clubs. No arrests were made.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16
100 PEOPLE
BURNED Up

Boyertown, Pa, Jan. 13.-Nearly 100
persons of this borough were killed in
a theater fire and panic tonight, and
nearly three score injured. many OF
them fatally. A majority Of the killed
were members of the leading families
of the town.
While "The Scottish Reformation"
was being presented in Rhodes opera
house by Mrs. Monroe of Washington
la tank used in a moving-picture scene
exploded. Immediately there was a
wild rush for the exits of the building.
Men of mature years endeavored to
still the panic, but their voices could
not be heard above the shrieks and
screams of the terrified women and
children, who composed the greater
part of the audience.
1t seemed as though nearly the en-
tire audience made rush for the exits
the moment the explosion occurred.
In their attempt to quiet the great
crowd those persons who were on the
stage accidentally upset the coal oil
lamps used at the footlights. TT
burning oil scattered in all direction.
and the lamps which were used to ligF
the opera house exploded, throwing tf
blazing oil over the terrified audienc
who were fighting frantically to gal
the exits In the made rush a sectiO
of the floor gave way, precipitatiI
scores of persons to the basement.
Flames Spread Rapidly.
1t was scarcely five minutes fro
the time of the explosion of the tan
until the entire structure seemed
roaring furnace. There was a me-
scramble to the stairway and score
of women and children were knocke
down and trampled upon, many of the
doubtless being crushed to death. +
least so persons, realizing that exit
the stairways meant almost certa
death, risked their lives by jumpi,
from the windows. Limbs were bro
en- and skulls were crushed by t.
daring method of escape.
In the meantime relief corps WIS
at work at the entrance to the theater,
endeavoring to release those who were
wedged in the doorway and unable to
|extricate themselves. Many persons
who otherwise might have made good
their escape from the furnace were
held in check by the awful jam at the
doors.
Women Fell Into Flames.
AS the flames caught their way to-
ward the front of the building women
could be seen to clasp their hands and
fall back into the flames. Once the
doorways were clear the rescuers drag
ged many women and children from
the stairways leading to the balcony.
Some of them were so badly injured
that they died before reaching tenn
porary hospital. Skulls were crushed
and the faces of some of the victims
were SO horribly mutilated that they
were unrecognizable. In one case the
skull of a child about 10 years old was
crushed almost to jelly.
To add to the terrible disaster the
fire apparatus became disabled and the
structure was left entirely to the
mercy of the flames. It is almost GER
tain that not vestige of the bodies Of
the unfortunates who were overcome
by the smoke and persisted will ever
be found. Assistance was asked from
PottstoWn, but before the fire appar-
atus from that city reached this place
the entire center of the structure was
la roaring furnace.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16
WILL |. vrscHER SHOOTS HIM
Policeman Arrests Tipsy Writer, Well
Known in West.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 13.-Colonel VII
liam Lghtfoot Viseher Of Chicago, a
we'll known newspaper writer, shot
and slightly injured Policeman P. r
Dillon here. Vischer had been arrest.
ed charged with disorderly conduct
and Dillon was trying to put him into
the patrol wagon.
Vischer was locked up. He Is well
known throughout the United States
and especially in Denver, Oregon and
Washington, having worked as news
paper man in almost every city west
of Chicago within the last 40 years
He has also at various times appeared
on the stage as lecturer.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16

Six months ago man gave us an
item. Ever since, when we ask him
II there is enything new, he replies:
NO. nothing mere
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16

There wouldn't be so many mar
riages if a man had an idea his wife
would ever resemble her mother.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16
Cities Bank cIearinqs.

The following table shows the bank
clearances of the different cities nf
the Pacific west and the percentage
Of gain or loss:
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16

Down in the canyons surrouna,-
Lewiston dozens OF farmers arc n,l
ing, their coats hanging in the b p,oW'
and spring weather marking tho ' s'
ginning of work, while on the WE W.
not over 40 miles from Lewiston .,'
farmers are feeding their stock ,o we
ing the papers and planning snr uSa'
work, while the stock runs ovor :,
fields on frozen ground. 'ne
Forced to raise the prices beo..
OF the competition of indenonsasSe'
buyers, the old grain companies bou
lifted the lid on the grain mar,'ss
offering top prices tor all unsold sro,t
on the Nez Perez prairie. Five h'A
dred thousand bushels are still ,n
Sold MI
Contractor George Sticknev b.,
about so men at work in his lun,haN
camps on section IL, near St. Mar;o"
Surveyor General Eagleson has w.
ceived a letter from Secretary lama,
R. Garneld requesting his resignatior
by order Of the president. He refuses
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-16
MONTANA NOTES,

Or
formed an operation on Charles IN.
akinen, young Finnish miner fo,
the removed Of the cause of pain n
his chest, found in the cavity 1oft
by a previous operation two piecos
of rubber tubing, four and five inches
long, respectively. To one was attach.
ed a safety pin, badly rusted. Tho
rubber tubing was nearly a half inch
in diameter. The foreign substances
had been left in the wound when Now
York surgeon sewed it up, following
an operation several months ago. In
akinen is recovering.
The Great I~orthern Railroad com.
pany, for consideration of S6135.
454, has purchased the line of thu
Montana Central railroad.
While Walter Hetrick, fireman on
the Short Line, had his head under
the engine at Butte, examining the
machinery, Engineer Edward Hughes
backed upon him, instantly killing
him, crushing his head to pulD
Hughes did not know that his fireman
had descended to the ground, and was
under the impression that he was still
in the cab
Suits have been begun in this state
against the Northern PACING for vic.
lating the railroad eight hour law
and otner regulations designed for the
benefit of trainmen.
Bank Examiner Collins has made
public summary of the reports Of
the AZ state institutions under super.
vision of that department, and the
showing is remarkable, indeed. Since
the last call in August the banks have
increased their reserve $4,000, and
now have total resources of s26,491,
08S.90. A gain in cash on hand of
$1,250,00O during that time is noted.
Eight additional freight crews have
been laid off the Rock mountain divi-
sion of the Northern Pacific. This
leaves just enough men to run about
three freight trainss out of Missoula
east and three west.
Governor Joseph K Toole has ap-
pointed 80 representative citizens as
delegates to the Missouri river navi.
cation congress, to be held at Sioux
City, Iowa, January 1925 next. The
delegation is headed by William Seal
Ion of Butte
Master in Chancery Crane has filed
finu1ngs in the famous Deed Lodge
valley smoke case in the federal court,
and if approved by Judge Hunt it is
likely that a permanent injunction
asked for by farmers residing close
to the 100000 Washoe smelter at
Anaconda will be granted.
Henry Hammer of Butte, dredge
employee, let loose of the crank of the
windlass which he was turning and
the handle, flying back, struck him on
the head tearing off portion Of his
skull and knocking out his eyes, which
hung down on his breast. He was d.
most instantly killed.
The body of Hezekiah Roadebush, a
pioneer Of Butte and one of the best
known old timers of the camp, was
found in cabin at Rochester recently
where he had died unattended and in
extreme poverty.
The daily tribune., 1908-12-31
Puzzled Mother.

A doctor in one of the West Pnila.
delphia children's homes tells the
story of woman who came to him
one day in a most perturbed state Of
mind. She had taken home her daugh-
ter of five years the week previous,
after stay of year in the home,
and found she had an elephant on her
hands. 'Oh. sir" she said to the doc
tor, whatever can l do with Mary?
You have made her far too grand for her
OWE home. Why. the first day she was
back she refused to be dressed In the
morning till she had bath: then she
would eat no breakf..t whatever be-
cause she wanted fruit and some 'seri,
Gus food first, and last of all, she put
a saucer of water at her place at the
table and she dips her fingers in that
every few minutes. Sure, doctor. |
don't know what III do" and the wom-
an passed out, shaking her head, as II
the problem was certainly too much
for her.
The daily tribune., 1908-12-31
Peculiar AustraIIaE Bird.

To the outside world the greatest
ornithological oddity in this country
is the kookoburra, says the Sidney
(Australia) Times. In earlier times it
was known as the settlers clock" :"
from belief that its joyful paeans
were vented regularly at morn. noon
and dusk, being quiescent through the
heat of the forenoon and the wane of
the afternoon. That belief has long
been shattered The kookaburra
laughs just when the fit takes 1t. par
ticularly when excited; and 1t laughs
as readily at the violent death of its
motherin-iaw as It does at the en-,
ragged settler, when he falls off his
haystack. A wounded bird makes a
demoniacal row, which will bring all
others within hearing into the neigh.
boring tree, and these at once set up
an echoing cackle that Is repeated
again and again.
The daily tribune., 1908-12-31
A Little Devil in the Heart.

An insane devil turks in the heart
Of even the most sainted woman. 1t
is the little devil that makes q young
wife ask her devoted husband which
OF the two he would save If she and
her mother were drowning. writes VIII
liam j. Locke in his story Simple
Septimus," in the American Magazine
1t is the same little devil that is re-
sponsible for infinite mendacity on
the part of men. Have you said
that to another woman" No; Of
course he hadn't, and the wretch is
instantly perjured My immortal
soul" says the good fellow. instanta,
neously converted into an atrocious
liar; and the little devil COOS with sat
isfaction and cufls himself up snugly
to sleep.
The daily tribune., 1908-12-31
The Work of Mai. I.Entan.

L'Enfant, the architect who laid out
Washington, was born in Paris in 1854
and educated in the profession OF arms.
He came TO America during the prog
ress of the revolution and served tin
yorktown as a major of engineers in
the continental army. One OF his works
was that of remodeling Federal hall.
New York city. just prior TO the meet.
ing of congress there. He also de.
signed the badge of he Order OF the
Cincinnati
The daily tribune., 1908-12-31
The First Eviction.

People sometimes complain that the
sense of humor is dying out in Ireland
We are. therefore, especially glad tc
record proof to the contrary. An
Irish tenant who had Just bought un,
der the purchase act boasted to the
agent that his landlord was now God
Almighty" and that he need fear moth,
ing. Don't you be too sure, Pat" was
the reply Remember God Almighty
evicted his first two tenants. Spec
tator.
The daily tribune., 1908-12-31
Reeraanizlna Russian Navy.

According to the Elec c'rician, the
committee appointed in connection
with rebuilding of the Russian navy
has decided to utilize the public con.
tributions which have been subscribed
hor the purpose of rebuilding the war
ships in establishing wireless tele
graph stations at is points on the
Baltic coast line. orders, It is said,
have already been given for the equip
ments
The daily tribune., 1908-12-31
Not the English Kind.

England neither secs fun nor sor,
row in our drama. The island cannot
possibly double up in mir'h when one
stage character tells another that he
spent a month in Philadelphia last
week Our jokes are Tor home con.
sumption. So is our pathos, Just the
same as our national game, our style
of roofing and the way we pronounce
ham Detroit News Tribune
The daily tribune., 1908-12-31
Worlds Production Of Me. ais.

The total production OF metals Of
the world for 1907 showed that 7l3. .00l
tons of copper was produced, 992 .sO2
tons of lead, 9s,700 tons of tin. 73S 40Q
tons OF zinc, 400 tons OF nickel and
10, 500 tons of aluminium. or the pre-,
cious metals, gold, silver and quick,
silver, there were no official reports.
The daily tribune., 1908-12-31
Butterflies LIve Long wIthou. Food

The Countess Maria Won Linden,
Phi. D.. of Bonn university, who has
been engaged for some lime in re
subject of the endurance of hunger
among butterflies. is about to publish
the result of her efforts The countess
has found that butterfly can live for
II days without food. losing during
that period two.thirds Of its normal
weight.
The daily tribune., 1908-12-31
Drink When EIyinu.

Swallows are said to be the only
birds that take their food from the air
and drink when flying. On first ar.
irving in this country the birds feed
on gnats and such insects. but as sum.
mer advances winged beetles are also
eagerly snapped up.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-01
BURKETT ON FILIBUsTER.
Believes Change of Senate Rules
Most Important.

Believes Change of Senate Rules
Most Important.
NEW YORK, June Ito those
who give attention to the progress of
events during the filibuster which
marked the closing days of the recent
session the change in the interpreta-
ton of the senate rules was consider
ed of far greater Importance than the
filibuster.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska, who
gave close attention to the parlimen-
tary tactics employed by the majority
to bring the obstruction to an end,
thus summarized today the changes
which were accomplished between Il
O'Clock midnight and daylight yester-
day morning.
THE filibuster has been proVoca-
tive of the greatest evolution In IA
cilitating legislation since the days
of the 51st congress, when Speaker
Thomas B. Reed announced in the
houes of representatives that gentle
men In their seats could be seen as
well as heard. That announcement
was the result of a filibuster and
came after a rollcall. where the dem
ocrats sat mute when their names
we're called and thus disclosed by the
rollcall the lack of quorum. Untii
Reeds decision it was possible for the
minority to compel the majority
marty to have enough of their mem
hers present to equal a quorum OF
the house. But. Reed decided that
II man was present he was present,
whether he was willing to admit II
or not and thereupon he directed the
clerk TO count the members present
that he saw as well as those that be
heard.
"The house of representatives
through the tightening up OF its rules
NJ limitation on debate has made 1t
almost impossible TO defeat legisla-
t,op by flibuster Filibusters may.
~ course. delay it. they may cause
great deal of annoyance, but they can
not defeat it.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-01

to vote that ticket. while the cam
paign committee of the anti-saloon
party which Is supporting the peoples
ticket had. yesterday. mailed type
written letters to every registered
voter in the town tending to show
that the expenses of the municipality
can be met without the revenue COM
ing from the saloons. and making
an appeal In behalf of the schools and
homes of the town.
Both sides have arranged for car
riages to convey the voters to the
polls, and the vote will be the largest
in the history of town elections here.
Both sides are claiming victory to-
night, but the conservatives on both
sides expect a close vote Person
alities have not entered into the con-
test. and the difference which exists
is simply one of policy.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-01

hood. Gore, when years old, in
Mississippi, his native state, lost an
eye by boy companion shooting an
arrow and accidentally destroying
the sight. At the age of IL the
other eye was put out by lad throw
ing a stone. Instead of going to
school for the blind he attended the
common school, submitting to the re-
quirements the same as other chill
dren, and as a result developed
marvellous memory. He is now 3S
years old and it is predicted that If
his eyesight is restored he will make
a wonderful record in the senate.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-01
WAITER AND
$lOO DISAPPEAR
Proprietor of COney Island Restau-
rant Is Robbed

Charlie Woods, waiter, is alleged
to have filched something like 500
from l.. l.. Miller, proprietor Of the
Coney Island restaurant yesterday
afternoon, and made a successful es-
cape. While the officers of the law
were notified of the crime shortly
afterwards, and telephone communi-
cations descriptive of the man have
been sent to all the surrounding
towns, no trace has been secured of
him.
Woods came to the city about four
days ago and secured a position as
waiter In the coney Island restau-
rant Yesterday afternoon Mr. MIL
Ter was absent from the restaurant
for awhile and had left his pocket
book containing about $50 in a draw
er behind the counter. and about $40
in the till. When he returned Woods
had left the restaurant, and upon
making an examination of the till
hiAtEl AOuhd AiAaL IL AAh bIth AobhNA
and then ascertained that his peck
etbook had also been stolen. II was
at first believed that Woods had ia
ken one of the afternoon trains. but
it has since been learned that he was
seen making his way out of the city
on foot. near Government way,
Woods was a stranger in the city and
came from Spokane. This makes the
third theft that has been committed
in the past month by persons who
secured employment with establish
ments in the city as strangers and
had been trusted with the affairs OF
the business. About a month ago
a stranger was left in charge of the
restaurant owned by Sam Kratzer.
while he and his wife made a visit
to Spokane. and during their absence
he absconded with about $50. and
was never apprehended. and the
other case was that of a bartender
employed by the o. K saloon. who
made away with about $40
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-01
LOCAL OPTION AND SINGLE TAX
These Measures May Garry at oregon
Election Today.

PORTLAND. Ore. June I.-LiQ-
uor and the single tax form the
principal issues in today's state elee-
ton In Oregon and reports received
from over the state indicate that
they have been sufficient to draw
out a large vote. Aside from the
Henry George measure. which, If
passed, viii relieve from taxation all
dwellings, barns, factories, machin-
cry. household furniture and farm
improvements, and place a direct tax
on land. chief interest centers in
the vote on the liquor question.
Local option elections for county
prohibition are being held today in
is Of the 33 counties OF Oregon.
Eight OF the Is other counties are
now dry" and in four OF these the
question of saloons Is resubmltted
today on petition OF the liquor men.
Both sides are claiming victory.
but 1t Is practically certain that sever
al counties will be added to the dry"
territory, and the local optionists
have called for county election In
each one Of these counties today
This extensive campaign TO invade
further the territory now held by the
saloon interests In only a preliminary
step to an election on state pro-
hibltion, which is planned by the
cold-water people for 1910. The
Anti-Saloon Leaguers and the prohi-
bitionists have made up their minds
to cooperate in a campaign that IL
expected to add Oregon TO the list
of prohibition states two years hence.