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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15
Mounted Robbers.

The Huang Houtzes are we'll mounted.
have Chinese ponies, which can go
thirty miles a day without firing, and al
be pushed to twice that. The ponies are
never groomed and are exceedingly dirty.
The bandits carry nothing with them but
their arms. except a long fur coat which
they wear In the winter, and a quilt folded
over their saddles. They nave modern
guns and are armed with revolvers. The
majority carry Mauser rifles or big bore
Winchesters. Some have Russian pistols,
and nan nave Japanese weapons which
they ave collected from the battlefields
or have gotten hold Of in some way or
other during the war. Their ammunition
is Of European make and some Of them
have cartridges Of smokeless powder. Dur
ing the China-Japan war they bought or
stole a quantity Of rifles from the run
away Chinese soldiers, and got additional
arms in 1900. when the arsenal Of North
China were looted and the arms distributed
gratis by the officials. They nave cap
tured some gun from the Russians during
the last few years and they ave alto
gether q splendid equipment
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

HIN-CHOU, Manchuria, 1901
have been riding all day on the
railroad with armed guards at
both ends Of my car. We had
a company OF soldiers in the
third-class compartment next to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

Pirates of MRnchuriR.
These same men carry on piracy along
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

man who represents a large organiza-
ton Of British and japanese capitalists.
He is opening up a gold region in the
Klrin province and has to send his sup
plies to the mining camps across country.
He say he dares not start out a cart
without such protection, and that In i'm
portant cases he usually employs one of the
brigands to go along in person. He did
this with two English mining engineers
whom he sent forward last week. Said he:
They might have gotten through all
right with the Huang Houtze flags on their
carta. but. outside the great organiza-
ton Of ~brizands, there are petty bands
Of robbers who might attack them. Such
men win not dare to touch anyone guarded
by a Huang Houtze; for II caught, they
would surely be killed by the latter"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01

LIST, 1910, $15,OOO,OOO and an additional
ten million, collected for the calcnda-
year ending December, 81, 1909. VIII
be collected subsequent to July 1sr
1910 making the estimate for the to-
tai amount of the collection for the fis-
cal year 1910 $25,OO0,OOO.
This is the estimate made by COM
missioner OF international Revenue
Cabell in his annual report The COM
missioner estimates the receipts from
corporations and other sources az
s2GS.00O, 900 and for 1911, $3.50. OOO. O00
The international revenue receipts for
the fiscal year were S2i6.212.719, dc
crease of $5.f53,23O from last year, but
the receipts OF the first three months
of the current year were $65,176. GG2S,
an increase of $2,955.657 over the same
period "A year ago.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
STOCKS

Boston, Mass, Dec. Reports
were more confident today that cop
per merger had not been given up.
1t was even rumored that a statement
to that effect had been issued from
the Office of j. Il. Morgan and COM
pany, but we cannot find that this
was official. The whole list acted much
better and especially Amalgamated,
which was strong all day closing at
the top. The local stocks were scarce,
North Butte rallying two points, Butte
Coalition two, and Copper Range one
with light transactions. The liquid
alton in Lake yesterday seems to have
filled the street full of stock and the
market for it today was comparative
ly weak, buyers being few and far be-
tween. Miami was strong and active
this being probably to help the new
issues of bonds. We think this selling
is over for the present and under
stand on good authority that nego-
tiatiOns for the merger have been sue
cessfully closed but that there may DE
some delay in the announcement on
account of public opinion.-Paine
Weber & Co.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
MINING
HOPE TO SETTLE LOCKOUT.
No Disorder Followed Enforced Idle
ness Of Men at Homestake.

Lead, $. d., Dec. despite the en-
forced idleness of over $500 men
through the lockout by the Home
stake Mining company over labor
troubles, the general impression is that
the difficulty will not be of long dura-
ton, and that settlement of some
sort will be arranged before many
weeks Just what the nature of this
settlement is to be, Is mere specula-
ton, as the company positively de-
clines to give public utterance to any
forecast of its intention.
Although hundreds of men have left
town, some of them temporarily. for
other camps, and many not intending
to return, the depression consequent
upon condition so vitality affecting
the Black Hills is not as widespread or
as deep as was expected. No imme-
dlate steps have been taken by the
Western Federation or other employ
ees organizations to give relief, as
none Is at present required. Absolute
quiet prevails and there is compar-
atively little disorder
The company decided not to close its
big waterpower plant project i'm Spear
fish canyon, where ii is doing the
work connected with the installation OF
Il S1,000000 plant, most of which is
tunnel and excavation at present. This
will afford employment for less than
100 men, almost all of whom are nom
union. outside of this and the nee
essary work of guarding the property
by the many watchmen appointed from
the list of Homestake men who signed
the non-union cards, no other en-
ployees are retained and no other
work done.
Vice President Mahoney of the
Western Federation of Miners arrived
from Denver and is assisting James
Kirwan of the executive board and the
local officers in managing the unions
campaign.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
DEER SAVING PLAN.
Marinette Man Proposes Animals Be
Raised for Commercial Purposes.

While the open season for killing
deer has been on, many of the upper
peninsula sportsmcn have expressed
an opinion as to what legislation is
necessary for the protection of both
hunters and the deer Some have adj
Vocated continuous open season en-
tirely for an indefinite time. A Mar
inette man believes, would save the
that people should be allowed to raise
deer for commercial purposes and sell
venlson from the animals so raised.
This solution Of the problem, the Mar
inctte man believes, would save the
game i'm Wisconsin forests. This plan,
he thinks would also eliminate pot
hunters, who are at present the ban
of all true sportsmcn
Some of the states i'm which deer
have grown scarce have adopted the
system aud have found that it works
we'll Some parties who have taken
up the work have raised as many as
hundred deer In season and have
derived a substantial income from the
business. The deer propagate rapidly
In Iowa one farmer is said 20 have a
herd of 300 deer in an eighty-acrc
tract which he has fenced in with "A
high wire fence. lie has made more
money off the deer than hc has off the
other eighty acres of his farm.
The Wisconsin hunters interested
claim that by the passage of law
allowing the commercial raising Of
deer venison would be so plentiful
that the present demand for it would
in a large measure cease. ana those
who hunted deer would do SO for the
pure sport.
by making vcnison plentiful, parties
who desire it only because of it's
scarcity and high price would cut it !
out as an article of food and wild /
deer would profit as a result.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01

November was $4,000 pounds of min
eral,- a decrease of $4,000 pounds COM
pared with October. The smaller out
put for November was due to the
changing over of the skip from the
conglomerate to the amygdaloid and to
the installing of a larger pump under
ground to take care of the water. The
new skip is of four tons to replace the
two ton skip. During current month
the output should be up to normal
and should be increased as a result of
the Improvement.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
GAY & STURGis GOSSIP.

Calumet, Mich, Dec. 1.-The general
market was very quiet today and what
changes occurred were for the better.
In the Boston market, Miami Bos-
ton Consolidated and Adventure were
taken i'm hand and advanced full
point. Butte Coalition also was in
good demand advancing TO 29%, later
declining to 29h. Superior & Boston
during the first hour advanced to 15h
which was practically the closing price
on it.
In the curb list Cactus sold at Az
and Chief Consolidated at 2. The bal
ance of the curb list was rather quiet
and inactive.
Cactus was bought i'm good volume
on news of an encouraging nature
from the property.
New York. Dec. There was de-
cided disposition on the part of the
leading curb coppers to rally. The
buying of Miami was most impressive
and the stock looks higher. The entire
list would rally easily on the least
encouragement as the recent shake out
has been very thorough. A very rare
condition exists on the curbs, large
short interest has been created. Stocks
appeared scarce i'm the late trading.
Curb coppers look a purchase for II
turn. 1t is rumored that Greene Can
anea has bought one hundred thou
sand shares of Miami at $25. Not con-
firmed.-H. 81 w.
Salt Lake, Dec. Every indica-
tons points to consolidation Utah Cop
per and Boston Cons. A friend of ours
thinks such action would result i'm 10
for Utah Copper and 2S for Boston
Cons. Looks like some thing would
be done i'm weck.-Wooley.
Phoenix, Ariz.-Cactus is working
IS men. The west crosscut on the
third level of Hamilton shaft passed
carbonate ore. Entering sui
phide zone averaging nearly pc:
cent. The east crosscut is in carbon
ate. Three drifts on the fourth level
show sulphide ore 2% to per cent
Not working the Pinto shaft until the
drifts from the Hamilton connect. Bot
tom Pinto shaft is I'm high grade car
Donate ore. Pritchctt states that he
considers the future of the property
rs "A producer now assured.-Gay &
Sturgis.
New York telephone company redu
,es rates five cents for number of
suburban points surrounding New
York
Gold exports for present year now
Exceed $1O0,00O,00
London general market irregular but
copper stocks show advances of n to
per cent
American Cotton oil annual meeting
oday. Nv
Special meeting of Pratt and Whit
ley Co. today to increase stock.
Dividend and interest disbursements
n December will reach $o5,OOO.O0O
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01

Secretary Of Agriculture's report
shows value of farm products i'm pres
ent year sS,76O.OOO 900, a gain of 1869,
000, 900 over 1908.
B. II. T. proposes to spend $4,000, OOO
on development plans.
Rights on new Northwest stock es-
timated at SIG to SIS share.
~ industrials advanced .13.
20 active railroads declined .25.-
Dow, Jones.
Final appraisal of t.. II. Harriman's
estate comes to $149,O00,000.
House OF lords rejects budget thereby
January.
Northwest switchmen strike affect
ing the system TO the coast.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
MAY ENLARGE PUBLICATION.
Finnish Ladies Journal May be In
creased to Sixteen PAGES,

creased 10 sixteen PageS.
\ meeting OF the board of directors
Of the "Naistcn Lchti." which means
the Ladies' Journal, Finnish monthly
publication, was held Monday evening
in the Walz block. over 20 members
were present. representing several wo-
mems societies interested in the pa
per.
The question OF charging the pub
lication from eight pages 10 sixteen pa
ges was discussed. but owing TO the
fact that all of the members Of the
board We're not present action on the
question was postponed until the next
meeting. The publication deals with
questions OF vital Importance to wom
en-, including the suffragist movement
IL was decided no Tho meeting To give
n concert and social the week after the
January payday Arrangements for
this event will be made later.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01

people contemplating mailing Christ
mas packages for delivery in rural
communities to post them as early as
possible in order To avoid congestion
and consequent delay at the postoffice
supplying carriers on the rural routes
IL is suggested packages containing
presents be marked mot To be opened
until Christmas day" and be sent sew
cral days i'm advance. one delivery
viii be made on all rural routes on
Christmas.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
Cav e SturgIs saws:

Boston, Dec. Influenced by the
statement said to come from Morgans
office that the copper merger was still
on the markets opened firm and main
tanned a very good front generally all
day. Copper was off but copper
stocks were strong.
In point of fact the market was sim
ply a natural recovery from a decline
which began last Saturday morning
and lasted three days. Sentiment was
of course favorably influenced and
probably better prices are likely next
few days.
Lake was decidedly heavy after a
strong opening caused by the covering
of the remnant of the short interest.
The stock has every appearance of be-
ing over bought. j. Sturgis
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
PURCHASES FRUIT LANDS.
Or. C. E. Sheldon. of Calumet, Will
Live Near Occur D'Alene.


The Occur D'Alenc Evening Press
says:
Booth and Peterson yesterday sold
TO c. Il. sheldon of Calumet. Mich,
1O-acrc tract OF fruit land from the
orchard of G. a. stowe, east of the
city, for the consideration of $500.
Mr. sheldon purchases the above pro-
pcrty for home and will move his
family here within a few weeks. He
comes here believing that Kootenal
county is the best part of the state.
The property purchased is subirrigat-
ed hill land and is considered the
finest fruit belt in the west. Upon be-
ing shown that tho fruit raised on
this particular land took the gold
medal at the Seattle fair. Mr. Shell
don did not hesitate in the purchas-
ing.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
PAINE. WEBER & co.'s GOSSIP

New York-According to znforma-
ton received from trustworthy sources
developments i'm the copper merger
plan will be governed to a large extent
by the result of conferences which
arc To be held next week i'm Washing
ton between representatives of the
leading companies involved and the
federal authorities. II is understood
that arrangements have been made by
which some OF the copper men will
meet Mr. Taft I'm Washington next
week when il is said full discussion
of the scope of the proposed merger
or agreement will take place.
New York-The Post prints that
Wall street is hearing all kinds Of ex-
plantations for the decline i'm the stool,
market, but the real reason is that il
had become top-heavy and the uncer-
tainties i'm politics existing hero anI
in Europe offered the bears the chance
they had been looking for for weeks
to make some money on the short
side. Practically everybody in the
street is bearish now. A few people
however. who know what the railroads
and the large industrial companies
are earning, decline to get scared.
They hold to the old fashioned idea
that the time to buy stocks. is when
Wall street has one of its periodical
rights. Amalgamated copper Is now
selling eX-combination.
The Copper Range Consolidated
mines have sold their OUTPUTS ahead.
the last sale being made at 1875 cents
a pound.
Duluth-Supt. Atwater of the Butte
and Superior, announced last night
that the ross-cut driven on the so feet
south of the 1000 foot station had cut
two new veins the first being twelve
feet wide, carrying % per cent zinc
it's entire width and the second cross
cut being i'm il is feet with the wall
not yet reached. The last seven feet
of the second vein averages 81 per
cent zinc and 20 ounces silver with
90 feet of zinc or black rock vein prop
err. Those two southerly veins give an
ore width now of about 100 feet. This
strike Is one of the most important in
years here.
Salt Lake wires-Every indication
here points to Il consolidation of Utah
Copper and Boston Consolidated. one
of our best posted friends thinks such
combination would result i'm nearly 20
Tor Utah Copper and 2S for Boston
Cons. Look to us as though some
announcement will be made within a
week.
The increase of 1871 tons in the
foreign visible supply of copper dur
ing the past two weeks brings the to-
tai foreign accumulation up TO 105, 743
tons or 236,S64,000 pounds. During
the month of November the foreign
surplus increased 14,3O4,e4O and there
must be the decrease in the Ameri-
can surplus IL the world position of
can surprise If the world positioncmf
copper Is to show any betterment. |
Tee next statement of the COP
per producers association will is.
sue December 10. The American sur
plus on November first stood at 153
5o9.636 pounds making the worlds
statistical position as follows: Am
erican surplus 1853. 509.63 pounds: for
eign visible supply. 23S.S64,OO total
worlds surplus, S9O.37S,6SG pounds.
Franklin's output for the month of
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
UNLISTED STOCKS.
A. MInnear \ % say TODAY:

j. n. Mlnnear a CO. say to-day:
Renewed talk ON the copper combine
advanced prices for copper shares to-
day and the buying was first class. We
look for n cbntifuation Or this public
interest to DO munifestedi with conse-
quent higher prices, Amalgamated
proved to be a leader The eastern
markets were strong todjy with senti-
ment generally morc-favorablc on
the curbs heavy trading was seen in
Chief, Cactus, Superior & Boston, San
ia Rosalia and several other issues
which have been prominent i'm the late
trading. Chief sold as high as 81, Gao
tus "A, S. & b. up a. point and a half
To 151a and So ON throughout the entire
list. Adventure advanced point and
looks higher. Miami was tipped for "a
rise and sold up over a point to 1S%.
Live Oak was taken i'm hand again and
closed at II bid. We look for higher
prices for a number of the curb issues
and at this writing South Lake, Santa
Rosalia. Kcwccnaw. Butte Ballaklava
and Live Oak look best. Sales of cleo
trolytic copper were reported to have
been made today ut 1879 cents. The
November copper statistics will show
a depletion of the surplus stock esti-
mated as much as 10,000,000 pounds,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
WEATHER FORECAST

Rain or snow and colder tonight and
Thursday. Variable winds becoming
north or northeast and increasing
Thursday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01

Watch for Miss Engelhardtc Jig
Art Display at the Gable Piano Co. S
store. 10
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
EARLY MAILING URGED.

Washington, Dee. 1.-The postoffice
department i'm an official circular urges
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
CORPORATION EXCISE TAX.
Estimated That s25ooo,coO Will be
Collected Next Year.

Washington, Dec. lit Is estimated
there win have been collected from the
special corporation excise tax by July
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
NOTICE OF DIVIDEND

Calumet and arizona
Mining Company has de.
cEared a dividend Of One
Dollar a share, payable
December 2Ofh 1909, to
Stockholders of record
December Srd, 1909.
Transfer books close az
close of business De-
cemberSrd, 1000, and res
open December 10 tn,
1000, at 10 O'Clock n. M.
GORDONR. CAMPBELL
Secretary.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-01
NEW YORK STOCKS.

Gay & Sturgis furnish the sJliowins
New York quotations:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-22
PRIMARY LAW
INVALIDATED
Illinois Supreme Court Practically An
nuIs Measure, Finding it to
be Unconstitutional.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, April ga
decision invalidating the greater por-
ton of the primary election law has
been prepared by the supreme court
and will be publicly delivered in a
few days.
The law is found unconstitutional
in various particulars, and the decl-
sion. it is said, pays strong attention
10 the section which prevents any
voter at a primary from changing his
party allegiance during certain
time. The primary law prevents any
nartisau who has once voted his party
primary ticket from voting any other
party ticket at a primary within one
year.
Prominent members of the legisla-
ture who favor party primaries and
fear the invalidating of the present
law are now at work on new pri-
mary bill
The supreme courts decision, al
ready framed, but held for certain
reasons, practically makes the entire
primary election law null and void.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-22
CONNECTS WILL FARM.
State Board of Control to Buy Two
Hundred and Seven Acres.

FIT. MADISON, Iowa, April 22.-The
members of the state board of con
troll, Clifford S. Robinson, John cownle
and John T. Hamilton. visited the
penitentiary last Saturday and bar
gained for a 207-acre farm in Wash
ington township, situated one mile
north of the penitentiaw. An alb
stract is being made and if everything
is all right the property will be pur-
chased.
The farm is owned by Hector Janse
of this city and is considered one OF
the best in washington township. inc
price is $775o per acre. 1t Is evi-
IDENTIFY the intention of the state TO
raise on the property all the Veget-
ables and other products of the farm
used in the institution, the work TO
be done by the convicts. This Will be
a great saving to the state every year
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-22
EAT CORNED BEEF, CABBAGE
PORK AND ONIONS FOR DINNER

boiled dinner or any other kind of a
dinner.
Wilkinson & Co. sells Mi-o-na for so
cents large box and he guarantees
it to cure Indigestion, catarrh of the
stomach or any chronic or acute sto-n-
ach trouble or money back
Mrs. Susan Rea, says: For months
| endured the pains and agony of the
stomach that | coul' not digest and
my appetite got bad. / doctored with
out relief or success until l Used a
treatment OF Mi-o-na. This remedy
cured my trouble entirely and | can,
since using Mona partake of any
kind o food that | wish 80 Pratt
St, Pontias, Mich.
Mona is a wonder worker. 1t in
stantly stops distress after eating
turns sour stomach into sweet
one; stops belching and heartburn.
Mona is sold by leading druggists
everywhere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-22

and delicately pretty pink rose, thus
the name, Rose party, which had so
many of the fair sex, not to say the
gentlemen skaters of the city. guess
ing until the event was pulled off
last evening.
During the grand march at 900
o'clock, Mr.. King OF the Roll-a-way,
stationed himself at one end of the
rink and as the skaters passed mer-
rily by they were treated to spray
of dainty smelling rose water, the
air being rich with the scent of the
perfume of roses.
Something special is always being
planned for the amusement of the
patrons of the house but last even
ing's affair can now take first place
as nearly two hundred skaters and
oniookers numbering over one hun
dred and fifty were loud in their
praise of the affair
1 Something special in the line of a
neat surprise is being planned for
Friday evening by Messrs. Wilmering
ar King.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-22
ROSE PARTY
WAS BEAUTIFUL
r'''een Dozen of the Most Beautiful
Roses Given Away at RolI-a-
way Last Evening.

Last evening will go down in the
annals Of Keokuk society as one of
'ns most enjoyable to be enjoyed by
party OF young people in this city
'or many weeks. The occasion was
named Rose Wednesday" and well it
misht for those who were not in at,
.enuance at the Roll-a-way last even
ns cannot realize the display Of
niteen dozen of the prettiest roses
euat keokuk florists could furnish and
@,lch blossomed from every button
.,oie and ladies' belt last evening as
'ne merry party OF skaters rolled
around to the music of the band.
hach lady and gentleman visiting
lne popular amusement place last
evening was presented with a dewy