The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-11
NORTHWEST NOTES

That there are more than 500 Was
hoe Indians In Nevada Is evident fror
the figures compiled by MAJOR q. w
ingalls,, who Is making a careful cen
sns OF Indian tribes Ia connection
with work for the new Nevada hia
tory.
Engineer N. i. Robson and Fire
man g. g, Cool, both Of Sparks, New.
were killed when the boiler OF the
locomotive on ii wegtbound train ex
i pioded fifteen miles east OF INLAY
Sixteen cars were piled up Ia the
wreck
Pending action ON the proposed
new wage scale prepared at confer.
ence Of mine owners and representa-
tiYes Of the United Mine Workers Of
America last week every ocaI miner
in Montana walked ont on octo.
Der 1st
Two buildings Of the Western
Chemical works at Denver were par.
tally destroyed by fire Thursday
night. The damage Is estimated at
100000. Spontaneous combustion Of
nitric acid is supposed to have caused
the FIRE.
The Boston Ely and the Ely consol
dated Mining companies resumed
operations al Ely, New, after they
had signed agreements with the union
officials 70 recognize the union and to
grant the increase OF 50 cents day
TOR all classes Of laborers,
Prisoners In tho Wyoming state
penitenliary at Rawlins iynchea
Frank Wlgfall, negro, who had been
placed In prison for assaultlng an
aged woman. The guard was over.
powered by the prisoners, who hung
Wigfall, after which they quietly re.
turned 10 their cells,
The strike of the miners at ely, 40
announced BY the union officials, and
threatened by President Charles II,
Meyer OF the Western Federation OF
Miners q week ago. was complete on
October 3, and the indications are
that the operators will not attempt
to open their mines again TIL this
winter.
Power company have voted ut meet
Ing al Telluride. Colo, to dissolve
the corporation. which means that 1t
viii be sold to the highest bidder for
not less than sE,25o00O. Cleveland
and 81. Louis capitalists now have
control Of the company and they win
purchase the holdings,
There Ia no change in the strike sit
uation at Bingham, Utah. The bust
ness men are worried and shut
down OF several months Is feared.
Scores OF persons are leaving the
camp by every train and it Is pre-.
dlcted that several Of the business
houses can run only few days
longer under present conditions.
Two Italians have been arrested at
Wadsworth, Ney,, on tho charge OF
having attempted TO wreck a WORK
train on which were twenty workmen,
the wreck having been averted by the
vigilance Of the engineer,
Tho famous band OF Herefords OF
the late Governor Sparks OF Nevada
has been purchased by w, ID, Duke OF
northern California There were $50
head In the herd and they averaged
500 per head at the sale,
Loyelock hay has now reached y
price Of $l2 ton upwards, (. o, b. |
Loyelock, New, That price was reeeiv,
ed from Reno commission firm, 1t
ls presumed that 1t will set standard |
for the Loyelock farmers to go by,
ers 70 SO by,
In connection with the classification |
Of oil lands the secretary of the inter.
Tor withdrew in August S6,7a6 acres
In Wyoming. making total of 4,
Sla,a2s acres OF oil land now standing
and awaiting needed legls.
latlon in the interests OF the develop.
ment OF tho nations extensive petrol.
gum deposits,
James Cock, formerly conductor
on the Mexican Central railway, was
adIudged Insane as u result, 1t was
declared by a lunacy commission 1T
Seattle, OF III treatment received two
years ago while he was prisoner In
he Mexico City Jail on charge OF
arceny made when his train was rob
bed by bandits.
OF land available for the develop
nent of water power, t5a acres in
and twenty-five acres In
wyoming were withdrawn during the
month by the secretary of the inter
or. and 1861 acres in Arizona, Call,
ornia, Idaho, New Mexico and wyom.
ng We're restored. making total of
Ls16.5S0 acres, including thousands
II water-power sites standing with.
irawn in aid OF proposed legislation
which shall allow for their develop
nent and yet protect the interests OF
he people,
An Italian track walker named r.
4epparelle accidentally killed himself
With a shotgun at Humboldt. New
He tossed his shotgun, which he car.
lied with him to kill rabbits, on, tn~
niatforu whom tha hammer strunlr |