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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
cANNON'S NEPHEW ARRESTED
Fined in Richmond, Ind, for lntoxica
ton and Speeding.


Richmond. Ind, Oct 9.-Richard
Cannon. nephew OF Speaker Cannon,
was fined in the city court yesterday
for intoXication and exceeding the
sreed limit at Cambridge City, with
his automobile.
Cannon, accompanied by young
mar and two women from this city,
went to Cambridge City in Cannon 5
c." and stopped in front of saloon.
Their conduct aroused the ire of
the residents and their arrest was in.
sisted upon. While the marshal was
getting ready to act the party escaped
Afidavits were brought to Rich.
mend and Cannon plead guilty. Can
non was here 10 act as usher at a
wedding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
SO INJURED IN RAIL COLLISION
Two of Victims in Rock island Wreck
VIII Probably Die.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. "a
west bound Rock Island express train
loaded with state fair visitors was
wrecked near Yukon yesterday in a
head-on collision with an east bound
freight. Seven passenger coaches
were knocked from the track, four of
which turned over and rolled down an
embanldnent. The express was loaded
down with passengers and a wild pam
&c prevailed, in which scores were
crushed, though only two were fatally
hurt. 1t is estimated that betEeep
! fifty and sixty were injured. Physi-
clans from Yukon attended g.tne in
Jured, while two relief trains were
sent out from Ell Reno and Oklahoma
! City
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
FORM PRYCE COAL COMPANY
Coal Valley Concern Incorporates
With Canifal of &C mo

Springfield. ILL.,. Oct. s.-(Argus Spe-
cial. .)-The secretary of state issued
10 license to incorporate today to the
Pryce & Son Coal Mining company
of Coal Valley township, Rock Island
county. The capital stock is $1,000
and object to prospect for and mine
and deal in coal The incorporators
are John J. Pryce, John M. Pryce and
Mary Pryce Searle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
Chinese Road Redeems Bonds.

Peking, Oct. 9.-The Hongkong-
Sharkhai bank ana the Banque de
L'indo-Chine have signed the loan of
s.a 100000 for the redemption of the
bonds of the Peking- -Hankow railroad
Tie loan is for so years. It bears )
per cent interest for the first Is years
ard Az per cent after that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
BELIEVED THERE
we're II KILLED
Time Keeper of Destroyed Eis-
vator in Vermont.

Richford, Vermont, Oct 9.-It is be-
lieved today that II persons met death
in the explosion of the grain elevator
Wednesday, the accounts of Time
Keeper Bonney. who was himself
burned to death, showing the names of
g number of laborers not accounted
for. The ruins are still smculdering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
PEACE MOVE THE BAL KAN
REGION PUT UP TO ENGLAND.

to have been the cause While child
Hart was the inmate of an orphans
home, and attracted the attention of
the late Mark Hanna, who took him to
rear. Hart was a member of the
Hanna family for number of years.
He was great favorite with the SEN
ator, whose own son Dan was named
after him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
Indictment for Swift e Co.

Cincinnati, Oct 9.-Swift G Co.. the
Cljcaao packers, were indicted by the
federal grand jury yesterday after
noon on a charge of shipping the car
aass OF lamb which had not under
cone the statutory inspection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
PUBLICLY ADMITS
CHARGES ARE FALSE
Inquiry Into Panama Canal Discrimin
alton Interrupted in Sensa-
tional Manner.

New York, Oct. 9.-Inquiry into the
Panama canal discrimination charges
was temporarily interrupted in a SEN
sational manner today when William
a. Brothers, who broua' the charges,
publicly acquitted Sp Ger Miller, rep
resentativea of tb< Lidgerwood com.
pany, of perjuryi9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
H0BSON SUES FOR $4,000
Bay State Congressman Called Him
Liar in Speech.

Boston, Mass. Oct. 9-Richard Pear
son Hobson has sued Congressman
Keliher for $4,000 on charge of IL
bel. Keliher is declared to have said
Hobson lied when he denied getting
paid for making campaign speech in
this city two weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
Much Good Accomplished
at Chicago, Those In
terested Believe.
AT new ORLEANS NEXT
Delegates Told What Europe
Has Accomplished in the
Same Direction.

Chicago, Oct. 9.--In a speech at the
closing session of the deep waterways
convention today, Theodore p Shonts,
president of the Glover Leaf-Alton
system. said the greatest danger our
country faces today is the physical op-
Grafton Of railroads by commissions
Not Allowed to Manage.
He declared because of hostile .egis-
lation and fear of the owners of rail
road securities that they will not be
allowed TO manage their properties,
the railroad development of the coun-
try is at complete stand-still and
that there can be no return of proper
ty that will stay with us until the rail
roads are fairly treated. John A. Ock-
erson. member of the Mississippi river
commission, also addressed the con-
vention
Was at st. Petersburg.
Mr.. Ockerson said in part:
Il had the honor of appearing as
States at the 18th International Con-
sress OF Navigation held at st. Peters
burg last June.
"The Mississippi river commission
was particularly desirous OF ascertain
ing what was being done in the way
of construction and operation of
dredging plants of great capacity, and
particular attention was paid 10 this
subject.
Mature has not done for European
waterways what it has for us. and
yet they have been developed and i'm
proved until they have become most
important factors in economical trans
portation
Made - Feet Deep.
zone waterway visited has been en-
lsrged and deepened four times to
keep pace with the increasing de-
mands of commerce until now they
have depth of 81 feet.
The Kaiser Wilhelm canal, but a
few years old. has already been found
inadequate and project has been
adopted to double the width and in
crease the depth to 30 feet at cost
of million dollars per mile.
Berlin is ambitious to be a sea
port and project for a maratime
canal from the Baltic sea is under way
Brussels, Ghent and Bruges are en-
gagged on similar projects.
Russia has an elaborate project il
view for enlarging the waterway from
the Baltic sea to the Caspian. pro
ject not unlike our own from the lake:
10 the gulf.
Germany Is Busy.
Germany. France and Austria are
devoting their energies to the con
struction of canals and the improve
ment of thoir streams.
Great Britain has a royal commits
sion appointed for. the purpose of as
certaining the feasibility of develop
ing an elaborate system of waterway
which will involve an expenditure
larger than the total amount eXpend
ed on our rivers and harbors UP t
date.
Throughout an extended tour O
the Russian waterways from the Ba
tic sea to the volga river, continr
Gus stream OF traffic was encountered
Ir the river LEX and its connectin
canal to Amsterdam. the traffi
amounts to over 10000 vessels of a
kinds per anDum.
Many Craft on Danube.
'In a few hours ride on the Danub
river over 100 separate crafts we;
passed.
"The Rhine and the Elbe have
large amount of traffic and the port
of Rotter1a lam and Hamburg are file
With hundreds of river crafts exchan
ing their cargoes for return loat
from distant ports.
"In the face of such facts can it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
G. N. STOCKHOLDERS MEET
}. J. Hill, L. w. Hill and =. WeyerL
haeuser Reelected as Directors.

st. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9.-At the an
nual meeting of the Great Northern
stockholders yesterday afternoon J. ].
Bill, l.. w. Hill and Frederick Weyer.
Eaeuser. whose terms as directors had
expired, were reelected. The board
iGf directors reelected the old omcers
of the road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09
GREAT DEEP WATERWAYS
MEETING BROUGHT TO END

doubted there is an active demand for
this sort of transportation and that it
meets an actual want
Old Officers Returned.
The old officers were reelected ex-
cept D. X. Forgan, who retired in ia
vor of e. S. Conway of Chicago on the
board OH gov vernors. New Orleans Sc
cured the next convention. Resolu-
tions were adopted demanding that a
definite and vigorous policy of water
way Improvement, beginning with the
lakes to the gulf deep waterway, be
promptly adopted by the federal gov
ernment.
Graves Heard at Night.
Chicago, Oct. 9.-Last night at the
reception at the Coliseum, John Tenn
pie Graves, vice presidential candidate
of the independence party, made the
prin cipal address to the waterways
delegates. After complimenting Chi
cago On what he termed its hospitality
and enterprise. he said:
"'There are three things said Lord
Bacon, which makes a nation great
and prosperous-fertiles soil, busy work
shops, and easy conveyances for the
men and commodities from one place
to another
1.-TWO of these prerequisites this pub
lie possesses in abundance The other
element-transport a problem
of America and the world"
With this as his text, the speaker
made strong argument in favor of the
proposed deep waterway. citing facts
gathered in Europe where canals have
been a success, and showing the eco
nomical value of water transportation
over rail-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-09

Hauna's Protege Is Suicide.
Abilene, Kan. Oct 9.--Dan Hart of
this city committed suicide yesterday
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
PLENTY Of work
FOR P|OCHE CAMP
During Winter Many Mines
Will Continue Sending in
Good TOnnages.
RAILROAD RATES AND
SHELTER CHARGES GOOD
Famous Old District Coming
Into Own After Years of
Neglect.

Phoebe has been q great producer OF
precious metals. and various estimates
OF the production or the district have been
all the way from $40 200. 900 TO $50, 600. 900.
says the Denver Mining Review. In the
early days tho cost OF mining was FAR
greater than today, while the mill methods
(pan amalgamation) were OF very crude
nature, and II wGs not uncommon for tho
operators OF that time to leave ore that
carried so or 100 ounces OF silver and
from 80 to 40 per cent lead on tho dump
Now, however, the conditions have
changed and the cost OF handling tho ore
has been reduced to nominal fgure by
modern methods. and through the advent
OF the railroads all ores may be handled
at PROFIT far greater than during the
oarly 'f0s.
been here for the past two weeks look
Ing at the ores OF the district and nego-
tlating with mine owners Tor tho same,
with good results. Contracts have been
made With the Ely Valley, Lucky Star,
Mendah- Nevada and other mine owners
for the product of the several properties,
lost no timo in acquainting his company
with the fact. While it was believed that
eventually the smelter people and the mine
owners would come TO an agreement, II
was not expected to come so soon. and
the news was received on the street with
many expressions of surprise. This fact,
SoupIcu Win lue COuCCSSlOuS IlSuC py tue
railroad company, means much TO Pioche,
and ono OF the most active winters for tho
camp since 1875 is predicted.
The shaft on the Centennial group Is
now down $50 feet and considerable pros
pecting is being done In several claims OF
Tie group. which consist OF six contiguous
ones. Manager Cults expects to resume
shipping about the first OF the year. The
Onondago is working night and day. drift
Ing TO the Day mine, and Will continue
TO Increase It's force as soon as II is pos
n .p.rt lie tlr,sN n
with modern electrical plant.
The Prince Consolidated is working
thirty-nve men and will continue tho
shaft to the 1O0O-foot level, and as the
company Is well financed and the prop
erty well equipped they are planning an
extensive campaign.
The Nevada -Des Moines shaft has
reached $40 feet, but on account OF water
coming In from the lower side of the
porphyry dyke work or sinking was
temporarily abandoned and the force was
put TO work cutting pump station at the
200 foot level pending the arrival from
salt Lake OF a Cameron sinking pump
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
ENGINEERS LEASE is
GREAT PROFIT MAKER

With the finishing touches being put on
tho Florence Goldheld mill, the man
agement Is preparing for an active cam
perlntendent will commence crosscutting
on the 300-foot level OF the Engineers
lease to connect with the main working
approximately ninety feet, and with this
work accomplished the enlargement OF the
shaft to three compartments Will COM
mence. the waste to be hoisted through
the Engineers shaft The big electric
hoist which was used by the Little Flor
ence lease is to be brought down the hill
and installed at the company shaft. says
The company Is still earning handsome
royalties from Its various leases. The
Florence Consolidated and Baby Flor
Carthy of the Engineers, who has taken
charge OF the Annex No 2, declares that
II has far better chances than the Engi-
neers' lease had. and he expects TO take
Since he took charge he has lowered the
shaft 100 feet and is now drifting ON the
S5o-foot level to reach vein which was
cut by the men who graded out for the
MILL Assays taken at the time gave
returns OF $50 and $50 per ton and Nc
Carthy expects to get into the ore on the
350-foot level within ten days. providing
the vein keeps the same dip.
The Florence Consolidated is now stop
ing on a good grade OF ore Atty feet be-
low the l75-foot level where the big
heavy tonnage In the big stope. Ship
ping values are also In evidence on the
first level, 100 feet above. and this part
OF the mine is adding It's quota TO the out
put,
The Baby Florence has three shoots OF
orc opened. two OF which are In tho north
end OF the leased block and near the
Florence Consolidated line. A new twelve
inch drill compressor Is being installed,
Harry P Taylor, president of the En-
gineers Lease company, has been in
southern California for three weeks. but
is expected homo Monday. The affairs
OF that company will then 90 wound up
and final dividend will be paid 10 the
stockholders. This lease has already paid
S360,000 in profits. and it is expected that
the next dividend Will be enough to bring
the total profits UP to half million dol
lars. The ore was all mined in four
months.
Mitchell & Fairfield. who are operating
leases on the Combination No. and the |
Crackerjack. have secured the Daisy |
lease. which adJoins the Engineers on the |
east and north. and will drive a drift over |
into tho south end Of the block. whero |
the Florence Annex had ore OF a medium |
grade up to the dividing line.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
TERE IS GREAT PROFIT
in SELLING METALS

There is a good profit in marketing on
commission the product of mines, says the
Mining World. On October 10, the United
Metals Selling company. which handles
the copper produced by the Amalgamated
constituents, besides other large mines.
paid a quarterly dividend Of So per share.
or per cent (S250,O ,O00). at the rate OF
20 per cent per annum on the S6.O00,00O
capitalization. Since Incorporation in
January. 1900. the United Metals Selling
company has declared dividends aWount-
ing TO So, $50 900. Recently the New York
ton, capitalized 1T 500 900, and market
ing something like 30,00O.OG0 pounds II
copper annually. declared an Initial divl
dend OF 10 per cent Similar profits are
being divided among shareholders In other
metal selling agencies. This fact has
large producers of silver. copper and lead.
TO do their own selling hereafter, Here
tofore the United Metals Selling COM
pany marketed a large part OF the prod
ucts OF the American Smelling and Re-
filming company. The loss OF so impor
tant n contract must be keenly felt by
the Lewisohn agency,
OF interest TO the copper trade IS the
announcement that the 20. 900. 900 to CO..
100000 pounds 10 be produced annually
by the Nevada Consolidated and Cum
berland Ely mines will he sold on COM
mission of l per cent for at least one
year by the American Smelling and Re-
fning company. Il Is believed that as the
Guggenheims are also Interested In the
Utah Copper company tho American
Smelling and Refining company will after
next February. sell the product instead of
the United Metals Selling company. whose
years contract will expire at that time.
the neiShoorhood Of $4,000, 600 pounds an
DuallV
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
BUNKER HILL AND SULLIVAN
INCREASES ITS CAPACITY
Special TO The Tribune.

! Specla! to The Tribune.
SPOKANE, Wash. Nov. Bunker
Hlll & Sullivan mine at Wardner Ida,
east of Spokane. which has produced I2
per cent OF the total lead output OF the
United States the last few years, Will
double its capacity. thus putting out 1000
tons of ore every eight hours. or 5000 tons
day. Stanley Easton. manager of the
property, which Is controlled by Spokane,
Idaho, California and Eastern interests.
headed by F. w Bradley of San Fran
cisco, made the foregoing announcement
while In Spokane the other day. adding:
The improvements we will make will
bring those results We are building a
large mill 400 feet south OF the present
mill, along the Oregon Railroad &c Navl-
CATION company's tracks, and when com
pleted. the hrst unit OF the mill will have
capacity of soc tons OF ore day.
The machinery has been ordered. and
is the most up-to-date II is possible to
buy. Work on the second unit Will be
started as soon as the first s completed
and with the completion Of the second
unit the mill will have a capacity OF 1000
tons day. The output of the mine will
then be handled by the new MILL and the
old one will be remodeled and put in up-
to-date style. When all this work Is COM
plcted the capacity OF the two mills VIII
be 1000 tons day and the capacity oil
the Bunker Hlll Sullivan mine will then
be doubled. The cost of the new mill Will
be $4,000 but by increasing the capacity
the dividends Will be increased.
This property has paid dividends
three years OF Its development, and is
now paying n dividend rate OF SIS 900 a
month. The payroll amounts to $4,000 n
month, and this also Will be increased
with the additional number of miners nee
essary for the working OF the mine when
the capacity Is doubled. The company
now employs 500 men ct the mine and Is
trammlng out 100 tons of ore every
eight hours. The Gre averages Is per
cent lead and ounces In silver, with no
zinc in the product.
The development work during the last
few months has exposed new ore bodies
greater than was ever expected by the
management. With the uncoverlng of tho
new ore bodies, the necessity OF charging
the capacity and crew has become more
and more evident. The Morgan stopc Just
recently opened. has exposed one of the
greatest orc bodies In tho mine In q ter
ritory uneXplored heretofore and the
working OF this ono shoot alone means
the employment of many more men and
the need OF more mill capacity For a
single mine. the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
stands supreme among the lead mines OF
the world With the Increased capacity.
the greatness Of the mine will he more
noticeable than before in tho records of
the mining industry.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
IRON BLOSSOM NEAR
ITS FIRST ORE BODY
Indications in Shaft Point to
Good Disclosures i'll Short
Distance.

One close TO the knight interests
stated Tuesday morning that the report to
the effect that the management OF the Iron
Blossom company had encountered ore In
the new shaft undoubtedly started from
the fact that In the new shaft one OF the
characteristic ''bug-holes" had been found,
This in Itself Is deemed Il very significant
development. for he points out that these
"hug-holes' Indicate that one OF the caves
OF ore is not far distant from the present
point.
Similar developments were found In the
Colorado. Beck Tunnel, Sioux Consoli-
dated, Black Jack and numerous other
Tintic properties whose caves have been
full OF ore. Such a flnd shows that the
ground is loosening up 20 q condition
where ores can be looked for. There Ia
little doubt entertained that the Iron
Blossom will get the ore, for the Sioux
undoubtedly has the Colorado ore chan
mel and ore The only question is as to
the quality OF the rock. the ore altering
somewhat according to all reports In It's
march from the Colorado into the Sioux.
The Iron Blossom stock has been fea-
ture on tho local exchange for several
months, and a big find of ore will give
the entire market good taste, especially
as the election bugaboo is no woyer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
HAMMOND EXPECTS A
REVIVAL IN MINING
Predicts Prosperous Era for
ALI Mining West After
the Election.

Il look for a revival in mining develop
ment on q far moro conservative basis
than obtained In the time OF the boom. -
said John Hays Hammond during an In
terview In New York the other day. ~
large part Of the money that will so into
mining in the future Will be raised by the
small Investors. who realize that when
mining Is conducted on conservative
basis by responsible men Il Involves few
risks and offers probabilities of large
profits
Undoubtedly large number OF IRE
sponsible mining promoters Will be elm
mated from future mining enterprise.
that Is for time. at least. In my opin-
lon mining activity will be general
throughout all the western mining states.
and Ii VIII extend TO all metals. Just
now. everything is at standstlll walt
Ing the result OF the election. ! have
great confidence In tho advance In tho
price or copper metal In the near future,
Tor tho reason that copper today ia being
sold at price not much above the av-
crage cost of production. Copper is abso-
lutely Indispensable 10 industrial progress
and therefore the first substantial re-
vivnl OF industries VIII result In an ad
vance In the price of tho metal"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
TRADING VERY WEAK
ON PRODUCE MARKET
People Too Busy With Politics
TO Think of Anything
Else.

Everything was politics Tuesday. at
least according to the stories OF the local
produce dealers. Trading was very weak
and Market row was practically deserted
OF customers all Gay. The only thing
that there was any marked demand for at
Ill WAS fresh fruit. and even that sold
in very limited quantities, The demand
for grapes was perhaps larger than for
anything else.
No new features were presented Tues
day. either In the way OF new arrivals
or price changes. In fact. quotations have
continued very steady for the last sew
eIal days.
Watermelons are now extremely scarce.
and what are left are not of 4 very good
quality and sell at advanced prices. Con-
cord grapes VIII within the next week
be entirely of the market. Today dealers
are expecting shipment of products
from California
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

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