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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28
aours and 10 minutes. this time includ-

hours and 10 minutes. this time includ-
ing five stops.
The work of building the steel bridge
across the Pend Oreille at the lower end
of Box Canyon has been started and
will take about 80 days to complete.
Work on the grade of the Metaline ex-
tension is progressing slowly. and it will
be at least two months before the grade
is ready for the tracklaying gang.
The Sunday excursion over the l. &
W. N. was again crowded to the limit
Sunday, and none of the residents along
the line were able to purchase tickets.
At Spokane the tickets were all sold out
Saturday night.
That the Great Northern will soon
place in service as the Oriental Limited
the finest trains that ever came to the
Northwest, is the report of railway men
who have seen the cars building at the
st. Paul shops. The coaches are painted
cream color, and the new train is to be
known as the White Flyer. The inter-
ior furnishings of the coaches are said
to be the most costly and elegant in use.
Work on the Great Northern depot is
hampered by the non-arrival of ma
terial. AS yet only one carload of pressed
brick has arrived. Several carloads of
Minnesota cut stone for the cross stills
and curbing for the brick platform have
arrived. While waiting for the arrival
of the brick the ground taken out in ex-
cayating has been distributed over the
depot grounds. and plans are being per-
fected for parking on both sides of the
right-of-way.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28
There still remains at least six
weeks of forest fire risk, and 1t is
the duty of all to use every pre-.
caution against setting forest fires
that mean a loss of wealth to the
community.


After having failed in her attempt to
commit suicide about two months ago,
Mrs. Henry Vossberg, of Tweedie, was
more successful on Sunday and severed
the mortal tie.
Mrs. Vossberg had been in poor health
for several years. Last winter abe was
taken to Spokane for an operation, which
proved of little benefit and she returned
to her home. Shortly after she man.
aged to get possession of small calibre
rife, although her family had been
warned of her suicidal tendency and
kept careful watch on her. and shot her.
self through the breast. She was again
taken to Spokane for treatment, and
after recovering from the effects Of the
gunshot wound was permitted to return
home. Last Sunday she again escaped
te vlgilant guard of her family. and 60
ing to the barn found quantity of
poisoned wheat used TO kill ground
squirrels, and going into the woods near
the house ate sufficient quantity to
cause her death. She was missed short
ly before noon and search instituted,
but it was nearly 6 O'Clock when she was
found dead.
Mrs. Vossberg was about 81 years old
and leaves husband and three child.
rem, aged II, 13 and years. Her par
ents and several brothers reside in Spo.
kane.
Funeral services were held at the
Tweedie schoolhouse Tuesday morning,
Rev. N. s. Hawk officiating. Interment
was in the I. o. o. F. cemetery at New
port.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28
STATE DELEGATES ARE NAMED.
County Convention in Session at
Colville.
Newport Man Presiding Officer.

The Republican county convention
was held at Colville Monday for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
state judicial convention, to be held at
Tacoma. s. ]. Appleman, OF Newport,
was chosen to preside over the conven-
ton as chairman, with A. T. Brownlow,
of Chewelah, as secretary. Of the 1873
delegates entitled to seats in the con-
yention only IS were represented and 80
of these by proxy.
Resolutions were adopted indorsirg
the national and state platforms and re-
affirming faith in the party. Speeches
were made by Jacob Stitzel, Howard w.
Stul;, State Senator A. w. Anderson,
State Representative R. A. Thayer and
Is. J. Appleman. Seabury Merritt, of
Spokane, standpat candidate for con-
gress from this district. was present and
made speech scoring the division of
the party into regular and progressive
factions.
Delegates elected to the state conven-
ton at Tacoma we're: A. T. Brownlow,
D. Vanslyke, Chewelah; w. Lon John
son, M. R. Peck, W. R. Baker, of COL
VILE, c. J. Webb. Kettle Falls; Frank
Turner, Frontier; Fred McKeehan, G..
W. Barringer, Marcus; M. R. Flint,
Meyers Falls; J. T. Phillips. F. c..
Krause, Newport; Jerry Cooney, P. NJ.
Cartier Van Dissel, springdale; Roy
Dolliver, ]. D. Slocum, Valley; W. w.
Palmer, Bossburg; L. L. Mathews, lone !;
r. D. McCrea, Hunters.
Alternates were selected as follows:
R. J. Flick, Addy; l.. J. Bowler, Clay
ton; ). D. Casey, George W. Seal, Jacob
Stitzel, Colville; G. w. Noble, Kettle
Falls; Charles Murphy, Northport; A.
| 9. Wetterer, Marcus; O. P. Parmeter,
Daisy; D. P. Harvey, Meyers Falls
6. W. Sutherland, Newport; J. W. Gu
sick, Mclaughlin; F. Il. Slocum, North
port; R. L. O'Hare, Boundary; DR.. D..
H. Lewis, Springdale; s. J. Appleman,
Newport; A. F. sadler. LeClerc; A. J.
Hoskins, Valley; F. E. Snedecor, Calls
pei; H. Tweedie, Johnston; w. B. Rice,
Columbia.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28
RAILROAD AIDS dixie PROJECT
More Property Owners Petition
to Join District.
Lands Reclaimed BY Next Spring.

Diking matters in Calispel Diking
District No. 2, which apparently have
been at a standstill for some time, are
now taking definite shape. and the
chances are that by the beginning OF
next spring the territory included in the
district will be amply protected against
the encroachments of the flood waters of
the Pend Orellle.
There was filed at the last meeting of
the county commissioners petition OF
number of freeholders, whose land was
not included in the original boundaries
of the district. asking that their holdings
be included. The petition is signed by
E. N. Jones and wife, Alfred o. Onesrud
and wife, J. w. Cusick. Geo. H. Jones
and wife. Panhandle Investment Co.
and the Idaho & Washington Northern
railroad.
The petition sets forth that the Idaho
& Washington Northern railroad has
agreed with the diking com mmissioners OF
Calispel Diking District No. 2 that if the
district will construct at its own expense
concrete culvert along the channel OF
the Calispel river and passing through
and under the railroad bridge of said
company across the river. that the rail-
road company will replace its present
bridge with solid fill of earth and stone,
which will operate as dixie against the
flood waters Of the Pend Oreille, which
now flow up the channel of the Calispel
river during high water and overflow
the lands included in the diking district.
The whole of the embankment now
formed by the construction of the Idaho
& Washington Northern railroad as it
extends through sections 10, 80 and 81,
in township 33 north, range A, together
with the aforesaid culvert with gates,
will constitute the dixie to protect all the
lands within the district from the Pend
Oreille overflow.
The northern terminus of the dixie
will be the north end of the Calispel
bridge. and the southern terminus the
point where the l. &. w. N. crosses the
east line of section 81. All of said dixie
is already constructed, and the only ex-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28
GOSSIP OF THE RAILROADS
Burlington Seeks Shorter Route
to the Coast.
|. s. w. N. Completes Ballisting.

That the Hill roads are constantly
seeking cut-offs that will reduce their
mileage to Puget Sound points is borne
out by the decision to build at once
cutoff of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy main line which will result in
the saving of 100 miles. A resolution
adopted by the directors calls for the
building of line from Scribner, Mont.
to the Northern Pacific line at From
berg and the abandonment of 70 miles
of line between Toluca and Scribner.
While the new extension is only 25 miles
long, it vii! give the Burlington an air
line into Laurel, where it connects with
both the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific, over both Of which it runs daily
trains to the coast. There are rumors
that the Hill Interests are becoming
stronger in the: Burlington. and that
eventually the Burlington will have a
through line to Bellingham and Van
couver, in which case there will likely
be a cutoff from Newport to the 8. F. &
n, making short line to North Puget
Sound points. This theory is further
borne out by the fact that Great North
ern engineers have been working all
through Northern Washington for sew
eral years, where there lays vast coun-
trv with both little railroad mileage and
whose invasion is threatened bY Cana
dian roads.
The Idaho & Washington Northern
this week laid off the extra gang of 200
men that has been engaged in ballasting
the line between Newport and lone.
The work of ballasting is completed ex-
cept the applying Of the top dressing.
which is done BY means of the "doser, {"
an apparatus which unloads the gravel
from the cars and spreads it out over
the grade. The section men then COM
plete the work. The track is now in
frst-class condition and as good as the
line from Grand junction into Newport.
As an example of the time that can be
made on the I. CIV. Ms tracks, the
excursion special that leaves lone at
4:55 p. m. on Sundays arrives at Grand
junction, q distance Of 81 miles, in
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28
More Filings for Stevens County Offices

Colyille. Wash. July 26.-The follow
ing declarations of candidacy on the Re-
publican ticket have been filed: Charles
Summers. Daisy, county assessor !;
Frank Pollak, Colville, commissioner OF
the Second district; DR.. w. Mighell.
Colwlle, county coroner.
J: A. Rockford, of Colville, fled his
declaration of candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination as prosecuting attor-
new
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28

"A Blackwell, president of the I. &
w. N, has been entertaining John L.
Hall and G. L. Hagenbuch, of Williams
port, Pa, who are associated with him
in the big enterprises of this section.
They made trip over the new railroad
and to the cement plant at Metaline
Falls last week.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28

The men who have faith in q
new country and get to work with
a determination to work out its
development are the ones that
profit by the rich returns of later
years.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28

Eastern Stevens county is large
enough and its development is
progressing 90 rapidly that it is
time that It took into its own
hands the administration of its
affairs.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-07
HERMANN CASE
NEARING CLOSE
TRIAL OF FORMER CONGRESS-
MAN MAY REACH JURY BE-
FORE END OF THE WEEK.
FEW LOOSE ENDS OF EVIDENCE
YET REMAIN TO BE INTRO
DUCED IN TRIAL.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 6.-The
trial of Binger Hermann former con-
gresham from Oregon and for sew
eral years commissioner of the gen.
eral landotfice at Washington, is en-
tering its final stages, and unless the
unexpected happens the case will
have been disposed of by the jury
before the present week is ended.
Hermann is charged with having
conspired with Franklin p. Mays, Will
lard \. Jones, George SorenSOn and
others to defraud the United States
government of part of the public do
main. in connection with the creation
of the Blue mountain forest reserve
in Eastern Oregon.
There yet remain a few loose ends
in the matter of introducing evidence.
This is expected to require only a
part of Monday. The only feature of
interest in this, as indicated by Prose
cutor Heney yesterday, is the recall
Harley w. Scott editor of the Port
land Oregonian. Mr.. Heney stated
that he desires to secure the intro
duction of various articles and editor
ials printed in the Oregonian. These
have not been read in open court as
yet.
Following the introduction of evil
dence, the balance of Monday will be
occupied. according to the attorneys,
with submitting suggestions. the OPP
posing sides desire embodied in the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-07
NOT
WELL RECEIVED
JAPANESE RAISE STRENUOUS
OBJECTION TO NEUTRALIZA-
TON OF MANCHURIA.
THINK THEY ARE ENTITLED TO
FRUITS OF SO-JAPANESE
WAR THEY SAY.

TOXIC, Feb. 1.-THE proposition of
the United States for the neutraliza-
ton of the railroads in Manchuria
came as a surprise, and the publica-
ton Of details of the note handed to
the Japanese government on Decem-
Der 10 by the American ambassador
aroused an immediate chorus of dis
approval.
Putting aside all questions of the
business or political ACCESSIBILITY of
the proposition, sentiment entered
most largely into the attitude Of the
people of Japan. The foreign office,
while admitting that such a note had
been received, would give no intima-
ton as to how it had been or would
be treated.
Count T. HayaShi, last minister for
foreign affairs and the former ambas-
sador to Great Britain, Count Okuma,
formerly ne Of the most active of
statesmen, and every one whose name
carried any weight whatsoever, We're
quoted in the newspapers in strenuous
objections to giving up what is claim
ed to be the harvest of the war with
Russia
ITEMS of thousands of our soldiers
died in Manchuria in the war with
Russia they said. I'VE got little out
of the war except what was political.
The martial side is represented by the
South Manchurian railway and the
Antung- Mukden. The leased territory
and Port Arthur were only recovered.
These we won ten years before and
lost again by the intrigue of certain
powers when we We're a weaker ma
ton Now the United States, hither-
to always our friend, comes into COM
bination with other powers and pro-
poses that we should give up the
South Manchurian railway, a paying
road, and the Antung- Mukden, the
continuation of our railroads in
Korea. to the control of foreigners and
strangers.
The reasons assigned for this are
that the principle of the open door
and equal opportunity for all nations
doing business in China must be pre-
served. But Japan has entered into
solemn agreement with the powers of
America and Europe to preserve the
integrity of China and to maintain
the principle of the open door and
equal opportunity in concert with
China and with all other nations, and
to this Japan had adhered religiOusly.
In two days, therefore, the United
States attacks the honor and senti-
ment Of the people of Japan. Is it any
wonder that we refuse to permit our
government even to suggest that the
proposal has been received by Japan
with equanimity?"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-07
THINGS WHICH
COME FIRST
REV. BLACKBURN SPEAKS ON
IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNlZ-
ING PROPER VALUES
SOME THINGS IN LIFE TAKE
PRECEDENCE OVER OTHERS
MUST KNOW WHICH

Rev. Beaver, pastor of the Park
night that on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons at o'clock Rev.
Blackburn. pastor of a congregation
in Baker City who is conducting spe-
cial services each evening at the Park
Street church, will give bible readings
at the church. On Saturday even
ing. Lincoln's birthday, he will deliver
a special address on Lincoln to the
members of A. Lincoln Post No. 4,
Walla Walla.
Last night Rev. Blackburn took for
his text, First Things First In part
he said
Acts Spell Life.
"Our acts are the letters of our life
alphabet What they spell depends
on the order they are in. The same
four letters may spell story or they
may spell arts or rates.
THE figure one before these ciprers
is one ten thousandth. 1 doubt Wheth =
er there is an infidel here tonight.
You would be offended if | accused
you of being a fool. You believe in
God. but where do you put that be-
| lief?
Seek We first the kingdom of God;
you believe in the kingdom of God.
What place do you give it in your
thought, your life?
No Question of Precedence
"A married man believes in his
home and in his club, both good things,
but it makes a world of difference
which he puts first
A poodle dog is q very nice thing,
and a baby is a nice thing, but when
a woman prefers a poodle dog to a
baby You despise her.
God is too merciful to give many
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-07

The district court sustained tbo a.
Tense and the government apneaIoa :.
the supreme court
The question of the ability &C
entryman to transfer Il desert lo,
entry has been considered bv tho 60.
before. On the previous occasion a.
court held that, under the desert land
act OF 1877. the entryman had ro
right which he could sell or tror,,ae
The governments contention in .ho
present case, is that under the dasart
land act of 1891, such a right is Given
the entryman.
1t is said that thousands of nerso,s
who have obtained their land by trans
fer. under the desert land act of 1So,
will be affected by the decision Tbis
is regarded as true. particularly of
the Imeprial valley in California
Question Bobs Up.
Whether it is a crime to craze shoe,
without permission in a forest reserva-
ton has arisen in the indictments Of
Pierre Grimade. j. T. Caraious and
Antonio linda, sheep men of California
who were charged with having grazed
their sheep without permission of the
government, in the Sierra forest re-
serve in California.
These indictments were all brought
: in the federal court for the southern
district of California.
! BY act of congress approved June
| 4, 1897, the secretary of the interior
and later, the secretary of agriculture
was directed to make provision for the
protection of the forest reserves. II
was provided that any violation of the
provisions so made should be punish
able, according to the revised statutes
In 1906, Secretly Wilson promulga.
ted a regulation, requiring all per
sons to obtain a permit before grazing
animals in a forest reserve. 1t was
!, by reason of alleged violations of this
regulation that the indictments were
brought.
Attorneys for the sheep men con-
| tended, however, that the act of 1897
was void, so far as it attached penal
ties to any violation of any regula-
| tons thereafter to be made because
F! it sought to provide a penalty for
crime not completely defined 1t was
! also argued that the act was an at
tempt to confer legislative authority
on an executive officer. The court sus-
tanned the defense, and the government
appealed to the supreme court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-07
AGGRESS|vENESS IN
VIRGINIA FURNACES
MARKET DURING LAST WEEK
OF BUSINESS
Virginia Producers Get Contracts il
Eastern District With Drop in Pri-
ces Occurring

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-The most in
teresting feature in pig iron last week
was the aggressive position of the Vir-
ginia Furnaces seeking business in the
eastern territory.
With drop of 80 cents to 70 cents
per ton at the furnaces and a reduc-
ton of % cents per ton in freight
rates, effective March 10, Virginia pro-
ducers have been able to get contracts
in the eastern district aggregating So
900 tons for shipment beginning III
March and running through the third
quarter of the year.
Some of this business was placed the
latter part of January. Two thirds OF
the contracts were for New England
delivery Eastern Pennsylvania pro-
ducers also have been benefited by
the reduction of freight rates into
New England and have taken d fail
tonnage for shipment beginning in
February and extending forward four
to six months.
In finished steel products interest has
been centered on rails and structure
material. Railroads have placed con-
tracts for 10000 tons of heavy rails
including $4,000 tons of open hearth
The Hartman and Hawley lines anC
the Philadelphia and Reading have
placed additional orders with the Stee
corporation mills, while the Baltimore
and Ohio has ordered PSI 900 tons from
the Pennsylvania Steel company Rail
roads have placed orders for 1000 more
cars. They also have placed severa
bridge orders calling for 5000 tons OF
structural shapes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-07


babies to poodle dog women or google
eyed dudes.
Il am not here. tonight to persuade
YOU to believe new things so much as
to put the things you already believe
in the right order.
Give the kingdom of God the first
place because thereby you conserve
your own best interests. There is such
thing as a right looking after ones
self. Jesus appeals to this.
Give the kingdom of God the hrst
place because it affords the best
chance to do good. The worlds great
est benefactors have belonged to the
kingdom of God. To put the king
dom of God in the last place is to
reject Jesus Christ.
The subject tonight will be "A Pet
ure of Two Worlds"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-07
CROP PROSPECTS
l.. .. a. LOOK PROMISING
COLUMBIA COUNTY FARMERS
REPORT DAMAGE FROM
WEATHER NOMINAL.
Initial Reports of Damage From
Foods Overestim ated-Grain Is
Not Hurt Very Greatly.

DAYTON. Wash. Feb. 6-(Spec-
iai)-Crop prospects in Columbia
county were never better according to
grain dealers and shippers Of Dayton
whu have. interviewed over 80 per cent
ci the farmers in the Layton. Waits
burg and Turner VicinitieS. Damage
rom recent heavy rains. which caused
washing. will be slight. First reports
after the flood of a to per cent
danaa are now known to have been
over drawn. In the CoVello and Tur-
her districts where is grown over 60
per cent of the grain. scarcely no
damage was done. Reports from diff
ferent parts of the country say that
no damage was done by freezing, con-
trary to reports sent out earlier to
coast papers. A snow fortunately
preceded each cold spell so that the
damage was inconsiderate. The fur
ther fact that an unusually small
acreage was Sown last fall tended to
reduce losses to the minimum
On the other hand farmers are much
eiated over prospects for a bumper
crop this year. In seeding spring
grain, one Of the first considerations
is the condition of the soil. In the
vicinity of Dayton this is. excellent
say the farmers. The ground is
moistened to a depth of five feet. in
surfing a good crop as far as moisture
is concerned. without additional rain
fail later, which is considered unlikely
The per cent of wheat is to be much
larger this year than ever before
Where in former years practically
everything was barley, the ratio this
year is in favor of wheat Estimates
place the relative amounts of barley
and wheat at 80 and 10 per cent.