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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
CHOLERA HINDERs RECEPTION
Cancel All Preparations for Fleet Cele-
bration at Manila.

Manila, Sept. 29.-As had been pre-
viously predicted, the formal welcome
to the battleships of the American fleet
has been postponed on account of the
presence of cholera in this city. The
committees in charge of the reception
after a conference with Governor Gen
eral Smith and number of prominent
business men, today decided that it
would be wisest and safest to cancel
all preparations for the celebration UNI
til the fleet returns from Japan in No
vember. In honor of the fleet s pres
ence, however, the conference cOnclud-
ed to carry out the water parade on the
day of arrival.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
Queensland Backs Out of It.

Sir Claude Macdonald, British am
bassador to Japan, has given notice to
the Japanese government of the with
drawal of Queensland from the opera
ton of the Anglo-Japanese commercial
treaty. The treaty will become void as
between Japan and Queensland after
July 81 next.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
Twenty of Crew Drown.

Launceton, Tasmania, Sept. 2S.-The
British ship Loeb Finlas, from Port
Pirie, South Australia, for Callao, was
wrecked off Foster island at daylight
this morning, and 20 of the crew of "a
were drowned Four men were picked
up by a passing steamer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
Seven Drown; Eight in Party.

Chicago.-Seven men out of a party
of eight were drowned in Calumet river
when the pleasure launch Lemon struck
one of the supports of a railway bridge
and sank. The owner of the launch
succeeded in swimming to the shore.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
TELLS STORY OF sH1PwREcK
capt.wagner of Star of Bengal Repeats
Denunciation Of Tug Captains.

Capt. Wagner OF Star OF Bengal Repeats
DenunciatiOn of Tug Captains.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 29.-Lost; Ben
jamin johnson, foreman; Frank Healy,
bookkeeper; Norman Hawkins, ma
chinist; Wilhelm Perischke, machinist;
John Petersen, second mate; Charles
Bore, fisherman; Charles Burns, fisher
man; Joseph Griffin, waiter; Andrew
Hanson, fisherman; Erick Person,
George Hendrickson, Peter Petersen,
Elinor Swenson, Olof Petersen, Sig
mund Nelson, 72 Chinese, 21 Japanese
and Filipino cannery hands.
Saved: Captain Nicholas Wagner,
Mate Victor Johansen, Gustav A. Jo-
hansen, Alfred Olsen, Frank Muir,
George johnson, Pat LOTUS, Hans
Fredericksen, Olof Hansen, Andrew
Olsen, Thoralf Anderson, David Will
son, Harry Lewald, Frederick Matson,
Lars Kauh, Edward Anderson, Martin
Christensen, Dong Wah, Ding Hing
Survivors Reach Seattle.
Scared and bruised through encoun-
tiers with rocks in being driven before
an angry sea in a providential escape
from death, 10 survivors of the wrecked
ship Star of Bengal have arrived in
ship, carrying 10 sailors and hands
from the Wrangel cannery of the
Alaska Packers association, was driven
ashore and dashed to pieces on the
rocks of Helm point, a bold promintory
one-half mile from the south end of
Coronation island, 80 miles from Wran-
gel, at an early hour September 20.
The time intervening has slightly
revealed the marks of the encounter
through which the survivors passed
in their desperate escape from drown
ing or being crushed beneath the
crumbling ship or its floating cargo of
canned salmon and metal casks. De.
tails as brought to Seattle accentuate
the reports of the affair sent by cable
and proclaim the loss of the Star of
Bengal as one of the most tragic Incl
dents that mark the Pacific.
Emphasizes Charges of Cowardice,
Captain Nicholas Wagner, who ar
rived with his band of SCARED sur
vivors, adds vigorously to charges OF
cowardice made against Captains F
Farrar, master of the tug Hattie Gage
and P. Hamilton, commanding the tug
Kayak. Both towboats are owned and
operated by the Alaska Packers as
ISOLATION, owners of the Star of Ben
gal and the cargo of salmon tina
was destroyed in the wreck. Notwith
standing this, Captain Wagner state
that had the captains not deserted hi
craft in an hour of great need anc
without the least extenuating circum
stances not single life need bav
been lost and in all probability tn
vessel could have been kept off tn
rocks and saved.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
LONDON WORKERS DRUNK.
Free Beer to Thousands of Brewery
and Distillery Men Causes Riot.

London, Sept. 27.-A riot of drunken
ness and street brawling reigned in
London Saturday night. Thousands of
brewery and distillery workers, called
to London by their employers to make
public protest against the proposed
licensing bill, were given free drinks
in all the saloons and the biggest de-
bauch that London has seen in years
resulted.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
Great Factories Close.

In West Virginia lumber plants, glass
factories and iron and steel mills To-
Gated along the rivers are closed on ac-
count of insufficient water In eastern
Ohio the same conditions prevail and
it is feared the great iron and steel
mills at Youngstown, Ohio, employing
over 10000 men, will have to suspend
operations unless the drouth is speedily
broken.
In all sections of the dry zone
prayers are offered up daily and these
prayers will continue until they are
answered with rain.
Rains in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Forest fires which have been raging
in northern Michigan and Wisconsin for
some time have been drenched by rains
of last night and today and all danger
for the present is removed, it is re-
ported.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
PROFITS PARADE STREETS.
Salvation Army and Church Represent
alive March in Chicago.

Salvation Army and Church Represent
alive March in Chicago.
Temperance hosts paraded the streets
of Chicago Saturday in what was in
tended to be an exhibition of their
strength.
Churches of almost every denomina-
ton were represented, and the Saliva
ton Army and the Volunteers of Amer
lea contributed almost their entire To-
cal strength, the Good Templars and
other temperance organizations had
thousands of members in line and
scores of prominent clergymen of the
civ acted as officials of the parade.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
Grind the Corn for the Hor.e,.

Corn and oats should be ground to-
gether for horses. Many good horse
men never feed whole corn. Some
horses cannot digest 1t properly. but
when it Is ground with oats the mix
ture makes one of the best rations for
work team, especially when doing
heavy work. Nearly all the large trans
portatlon companies in the cities never
feed whole corn.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
AT SPOKANE THEATER.
The Honeymooners.

Two nights, starting Sunday, Sep
TENDER 27, Willie Dunley, in George
M. Cohan s big success, "The Honey
mooners, by George NJ. Conan, author
of "Little Johnny Jones', "Forty-
five Minutes From Broadway" "The
Talk of New York. Gritty Miles
From Boston," ''The Yankee Prince, .
etc. Splendid cast of principals. Big
singing chorus.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
Serious Congestion of Coal.

While in the Pittsburg district the
water supply is sufficient to carry on
all business, the low stage of the rivers
has caused congestion of much coal
IN this vicinity. Every available barge
and float has been loaded with coal and
at present, with almost 10000, 900
bushels in the Pittsburg harbor, the
river coal mines have been compelled
to shut down. There are about $4,000
miners employed in the river mines
along the Monongahela valley.
This great feet of coalers is for the
supply of points in the west and south,
and the probabilities are that there
will be coal famine, especially in the
northwest, should conditions prevent
shipment of the coal before cold weather
sets in.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
TINES HARD IN EAST.
FIRES DESTROY FORESTS and
CROPS FAIL -DROUTH.
Closes Coal Mines-Barges Unable to
Move and Myriad of Workmen Lose
Wages-Big Mills Are Closing
Heavy Rains Quench Forest Fire in
Michigan and Wisconsin

Pittsburg, Pa.-With losses aggregat-
ing several million dollars from forest
fires and heavy damage to crops and
live stock and the reported loss of a
number of lives due to fighting timber
fires, the enforced idleness of thousands
of workmen, owing to suspension be-
cause OF lack of water, the health au-
thorities anticipating serious epidemics
of contagious diseases, and many small
streams dried up and practically oblit-
Grated, the drouth of 1908 which has
held western Pennsylvania, eastern
Ohio and West Virginia for two months
remains unbroken, each day gradually
increasing the seriousness of the situa-
ton.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09

One of the worst things under the
sun is a shady reputation.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
Pollard s Opera Co.

Six night, September 1890 and Oc-
tober 1857, after another triumphant
tour of Australia, India, China, Japan
and the Philippines, return of the little
(big) favorites, Pollard s Lilliputian
Opera company, in the Following roper
toire: Tuesday and Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 1890, "Florodora -; Thursday,
October l, "The Belle of New York.
Return engagement during Interstate
fair: Monday and Tuesday, October
Sc, ga Runaway Grip; Wednesday,
Oct. Z, "The Toymaker. Perfect
productions in every detail. Prices, 81
to 25 cents.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
Checkers. -

Three nights, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, October 2, 3 and 4 (matinee
Saturday,, third engagement of Kirk
La Shelle's big production of Henry
Blossom Is character comedy, "Check-
ers," with the same excellent cast,
headed by Hans Robert in the title
role, and David Braham, Jr., as "Push
Miller" Greatest race track scene
ever produced. Prices: Evenings,
$3.50, $1.OO, rs cents, so cents. Matinee
Saturday.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-03
A REPUBLICAN ESTIMATE
OF CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN
NSlglleu,l
GEORGE GRAY

The New York Sun. one Of the lead
ing republican Journals of the country,
sizes up Taft's running mate AS follows:
Jim Sherman, the nominee for
the vice-prcsidency. has been identified
long and protitahly with those elements
of ~indeccncy and corruption which
have brought the republican party in
this state to its present dcrorablc pass.
1t can. he said. ut best. that the conven-
ton made Il stupid choice. 1t might
have taken Odell.
All the same Sherman will get II good
large vote i'll his state. He has the, for
him. inestimable advantage Of being
little known.
His nomination is chiefly important
in pointing ont to Mr.. Taft the supreme
Importance of taking care of his health.
1t occurs to us rs possible that Mr..
Sherman may owe his p~rcfcrmcnt, in
some apprcciahle degree. to the compli-
mcnts in respect to him of which it
has been this papers pleasure and duty
to beStow.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-03
SOMETHING NEW In POLITICS

Those who closely followed the story
of the Chicago convention rs it was
given to the public in the newspapers
had opportunity to observe IA peculiar
feature of the cut and dried arrange
ments for promoting an expression of
the voice of the people.
Accompanying The ready-made tenn
porary chairman to the scene of confer
ence and action was an expert parlia-
mentarian, whose skill was vouched for
by the explanation that he was the
genius who successfully steered Speaker
Reed out of the many entanglements of
his public career and was now peform.
ing the same Office for Speaker Cannon.
1t was stated that the parliamentarian
was o precaution, not n necessity. He
was there to act in case the convention
exhibited a disposition to depart from
the line of conduct prescribed by the adj
ministration-in case there should be
manifested symptoms of an intention to
stampede from the administrations
choice of the presidency.
One cannot but admire, if he does not
commend, the R~ooseveltian generalship
that had foreseen every possible contin-
gency during the months of preparation
for the elevation of Taft to the highest
place under the government.
Finally. with a conviction moulded to
his purpose through the fragrant employ
ment of federal patronage aud power,
the man mt the white house made ready
to push his scheme to a finish by EN-
ploying the methods Of Reed and Can
non, should any of those who had been
brought into the convention bound hand
and foot, succeed in shaking off their
letters and attempt to exercise rights
MS representatives Off free constituency.
This was one of the refinements of
bossism that has recently taken its
place in politics. Idaho Scimitar.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-03
TARIFF REFORM AND ITS KIND

The Philadelphia Record says all the
republican declarations ON the tariff.
fpom the moderate one of Minnesota to
the gross absurdity of Pennsylvania.
show that the Dinglcy tariff will he re-
viscd only in the high protection sense.
The Record goes Oh To say:
NO enemy will he permitted to lay
profanc hands on the sacred cdificc.
What that means has been seen more
than once i'll the history of the party of
protection. That there may be no mis-.
take as to its present purpose, n resolu-
ton introduced by Serene +. Payne pro.
vidcS that the committee of ways and
means, of which lie is chairman, shall
take up the subject during the summer
vacation of congress and use the ma
terials collected by government agents
and experts as a basis for future rcvis.
ion. With this campaign mancuver the
stand-pattcrs and the trusts are entirely
satisfied, in that 1t fOrcshadows an in
tcrminablc delay in making such tariff
revision only as will serve their inter
csts. At the same time it stops the
mouths of all such republican friends of
tariff reforms as prefer party to the pub
lie welfare. Thus with the stand. pat
ters and the trusts in one ring and the
tariff rcformers in the other, the repub.
lican party will march in perfect har-
mony to accomplish the main end in the
preservation of political power
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-03
GOVERNOR DICKERSON

o. All fears of Governor Dickerson
aligning himself with those who oppose
the present police law have been set at
rest by his u~nequivOcal endorsement of
that measure in his Goldfield speach.
1t Is doubtless true, as the governor
says, that the law can be amended so as
to make 1t more effective. It's defects
will he known by the time the next
legislature meets and that body can
make the necessary amendments.
In taking this stand, Governor Dick
erson has given the enemies of law and
order in this state notice that they can
expect no assistance from him in their
efforts to have this law repealed. This
action of the governor is sure to have n
beneficial effect upon the future pros
perity OF the state. 1t settles all doubts
rs to where he stands upon the question
of maintaining law and order in
Nevada.
The governors stand will doubtless
be criticised by such demagogues and
howlers rs Bob Skaggs and Carl Young,
who want the police law repealed, but
1t is sure to meet with the approval of
an overwhelming majority of the solid.
conservative citizens Of the state.
The INDEPENDENT congratulatcs
Governor DickGrson on the manly stand
he has taken. II is notice to the world
that law and order will Ike maintained
in Nevada while he is it's chief exc
cutive.
The governors position on the bank
ing laws is also correct. These laws
should be made so stringent that bank
wreckers would bc given short shrift to
the ~penitentiary. There should I've no
temporizing with them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-03

be classed among the captains. such
men Us Senator Crane, Senator La
Toilette, Speaker Cannon, Senator
Borah, Senator Beveridge. Senator
Hemenway. Senator Bradley go home
with "a feeling that the shoulder straps
have been ripped from their uniforms
and that they have become merely
.Li:LteS in th1 republican ARMY.
1t was quite satisfactory To demo
cratic observers, this last day of the
republican convention. Even if we
admit that republicans are always dis
united the day after II convention. only
to become u solid cohort the day before
election. yet the persistence with which
members of the defeated faction are
buttopholing men known To have
democratic sympathies, and telling
them that this year the democratic
party has the best chance Of the last
two decades, is significant.
The names of ON of the eminent
statesmen who have expressed them
selves to me in this fashion would create
a sensation in the republican national
committee if they were quoted. Indeed.
why should there not lie u republican
revoltr Indiana, a doubtful state. saw
its chosen spokesman wuntonly howled
down by Taft shouters among the dele
gates and in the galleries.
Wisconsin, whose gallant republican
leader received SO glowing u tribute of
spontaneous enthusiasm when his name
"as presented for the presidency. saw
the three vital La Toilette planks dis.
carried On a rollcall of the states repre-
sented. Those members of the conven
ton who happened to be representatives,
i'll congress seeking Il reelection know
what they have to expect from orgrniz-
ell labor when it zones to II vote. The
colOrless plank on the subject of i~niunc-
tions has stirred up labor i'll this town
rs no other action of a national conven-
vention has eve done.
Nor did the ticket nominated tend to
assuage the Indignation of the labor
representatives. Taft as II federal Judge
sent n widely known labor mar to Jail
for participating i'll the American Rail.
way union strike, and descended from
the dignity of the bench to express re.
greet that he did not have Debs within
his jurisdiction in order to Jail him as
well. Sherman, who is supposed to
strengthen Il weak ticket, led the fight
against the adoption of even the milk
and water injunction plank that was
adopted, and it was at his initiative
that Joe Cannon was brought to Chi,
cago to aid in opposing that plank.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-03
Phases OF The Game

Mining is practically the only avenue
by which men may reach sudden
opnlcncc without trcading ON the stoop.
ing shoulders and lean purses of the
~toilers who compose the underlying
social strata.
Frequently one of the toilerS is caught
i'll the uphcaval Of IL newly discovered
mining camp. and tossed to- Il dizzy
height i'll the realm of ..frcnZied
finance. As soon as the new arrival
has had time to catch his breath and
look about, hc sees the predatory rich"
occupying isolated hills slightly above
the "well-to-duS" are all longing to
movc To predatory hill" while the
residents of that desirable lociality are
straining every nerve To reach the dcns
"f the "malcfactors IF great wealth
and join that piratical crew. He joins
in the scramble.
If the newcomers wallet is fat enough
to attract the attention of the %topnotch-
crs, the way is made smooth ard easy
for his tender feet. Almost before he
knews where he is he finds himself
prccning his new plumagc and gazing
with contempt upon the vulgar horde
below. 1t frequently happens that be
fore he has become accustomed to the
altitude; is still dizzy, in fact, some of
the annOntcd relieve him of his lump
and let him fall.
When this happens, the gentleman
usually finds that the top of his par
achutc has beer taInpered with and he
has neglected to prepare for such an
emergency. When the toilcrs sec him
coming they usually manage to side-stcp
and let him break through To the level
occupied by other has bccns." This
accomplished, they throw Il few rocks
OH top of him to prevent bis rising
again, and leave him to- his memories.
Should the ncwly-riscn manage to
keep Il prccarious foothold among the
'prcdatOrics," he soon imagincS that
the woman who help him to rise is no
longer II credit to him and consequently
must he disposed Of. a peroxide anin-
ity OOms up in the foreground and the
old woman" looks parcnu when corn
pared with this blonde vision. Divorce
COurt, etc, etc.
Solomon made the first dazzling sue
cess in mining. lie had Il thousand
wives. Since his day no one has been
able to do so well, but most of them do
rs well ~ they can. Sol. was wise
enough To make his own laws. Had he
been hampcrcd by Il cruel public per
haps his record would moi greatly TX.
coed some Of the more modern achieve.
mcntS
These records Of evil all find their |
way into newspapers. Smith reads |
them, 50 does wise. Smith decides on n |
iiicr in mining stock. He thinks Of the
easy way of making money while wife
thinks of the affinity and objects.
Tho result ia that Smith steals into Il
brokers office. like II resident of Long
Beach enters II "blind pig" and buys
any stock which il offered. Mining
stock, like whisky, is all ''good.' but
You get II better article when yOu huy
in II legitimate way. Rhyolitc Herald.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-03

many other trusts and manufacturers
when they export their products are
allowed under the provisions Of the
tariff law a drawback of 30 per cent of
the tariff duty they have paid ON any
material that has entered into the
manufacture of their products exported:
Last year the amount of drawback
refunded by the government Il the
trusts and manufacturers WAS S5,445,-
l5O.0i. So the trusts were refunded
that amount Of duty ON what they
sold abroad, but charged the full price
tariff protection allowed them 10 charge
to the of the United States.
though selling much cheaper abroad
than at home.
This is II of the small tariff steals
that the republican leaders and the
trusts cooked up between them.
The steel trust and other trusts do
not need more than 30 per cent of the
present tariff duty tn protect them from
the competition of foreign products.
and yet the republican party has re-
fused to give relief To the plundcred
American people.
But you don't understand quite how
you are plundered. do you! The re-
funding Of drawback is one of the plans
to add to trust profits on what they sell
abroad, because the trusts are obliged
to reduce the price of their products to
fnraiUnnrS aud hn,-n -, ,,, H., t,x;n
duty the foreign government demands
into the bargain.
You are, therefore. no: oaly plum
dered by high prices 50 that the trusts
and manufacturers make enormous
profits, hut they are allowed to evade
the tariff tax on the material imported
which they use i'll what they sell abroad
while you have to make up the amount
by taxation, which the trusts are
allowed tn draw back.
Perhaps you will say, if | had known
the tariff law had SO many WAYS of
plundering me / would have voted
against the republican party that has
persisted i'll standing pat, instead of
reforming such a system. But keep
your eyes open, for the smart republican
politicians are busily engaged in getting
up another scheme to fool you again by
promising to revise the tariff after
election. You will please bcar in mind
that these promises of reform are
always to I've redeemed after election IS
But after election is like to,norrow if
may never cOmc.-ESchangc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-03
A Good Fellow Gone Wronu

II. j. Humphrey has resigned 49,
internal revenue collector, and will
become Flanigan'S right hand man in
the management Of the republican
campaign in this state. His successor
is Ben Blow Of st. Louis. The civil
service law is said 10 bc responsible for
Blows appointment. Mr.. Humphreys
business will w. Ia organize the rrpnb
licans IN the various counties in order
to swing Nevada into the Taft column
this fall. Harry is a splendid fellow
and made an excellent collector for
Uncle Sam and it is u pity that the
cXcgcncics Of republican politics In
Nevada have degraded him to the level
Of u political boss. II will I've our pleas.
ant duty during the campaign 10 watch
Harry's conduct in this county and 70
see that he gets all that Is coming TO
him In tho way Of publicity.