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NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week—National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.
Aurelio Herrera of Bakersfield, Cal.,
knocked out Young Corbett, ex-cham
plon lightweight, In the fifth round at
Los Angeles. Herrera's victory was
an easy one; Corbett's exhibition was
disappointing.
Willie Fitzgerald and Willie Lewis
fought a 26 round draw at Coltna, Cal.
Headed by Delegate Mark Smith of
Arizona a committee of citizens of that
territory called on the president re
cently to protest against joint state
hood with New Mexico. The president
gave the delegation a cordial recep
tlon. but told Its members that he
was in favor of Joint statehood.
In well Informed Cleveland financial
circles It was believed that the liabil
ities of the firm of Denison, Prior &
Co. will aggregate not less than $1.
200,000 and that possibly the sum may
may be as high as $1,600,000.
Jens C. Jensen, who was compelled
by conscience to accuse himself of
fraudulent naturalization, has been
sentenced by United States District
Judge DeHavon to pay a fine of $3
or In default to bo Imprisoned In the
Alameda (Cal.), county jail.
Captain Benjamin F. Montgomery
of the signal corps has been ordered to
appear before the army retiring board
at San Francisco for examination. He
formerly had charge of the telegraph
service at the White House.
A man who the Chicago police sus
pect to be Frank J. Constantine, the
murderer of Mrs. A. W. Gentry, has
been arrested.
President Roosevelt has indicated
that be Is In accord with the house
committee on foreign and Interstate
commerce In Its support of the Hep
burn bill for the regulation of railroad
freight rates.
Henry Wulff, former state treasurer
of Illinois, and J. W. Loeb, who was
associated with Wulff In the Contin
ental Finance company, which was de
clared by officials of the government
to be a swindling scheme, entered
pleas of guilty at Chicago before Judge
Bethea In the federal court. Sentence
was deferred.
Statues of William Goebel and Hen
ry Clay are proposed for Kentucky's
representation In the hall of fame at
the capital In Washington in a bill
Introduced In the stale legislature. An
appropriation of $10.000 Is provided.
Mrs. Bessie Hollister. 30 years old,
the wife of Franklin C. Hollister of
the printing firm of Hollister Broth
ers. one of the largest concerns of its
kind In Chicago, was murdered by
Richard Ivins, 24 years of age, who
had attempted to assault her.
The International Cigarmakers un
ion has declared the strike of the Key
West cigarmakers off and work will
be resumed at once. The strike has
been on nearly two months.
The Korean war minister, who Is
staying at the Hotel de France In St.
Petersburg, had a narrow escape from
assassination recently at the hands of
a Korean, said to be the minister's
It terpreter. The would be assassin
st ibbed the minister 11 times with a
knife.
Poultney Bigelow has notified the
committee on Intoroconnlc canals that
he will appear before the committee
Thursday morning next to testify re
garding canal conditions.
Louis Hecht, Sr., a well known Jew
ish banker and philanthropist, died at
bis home In Brooklyn recently. He
was born In Hernstadt, Prussia, in
1827. and while a boy came to this
country. In 1849 he went to Califor
nia. w-hero he organized the firm of
Hecht Brothers, wholesale shoo Job
bers. with branches In Boston and Bal
timore,
At a meeting of the cabinet recent
ly, President Roosevelt asked Secre
tary Shaw to remain at the head of
the treasury department until March
1. 1907, and Mr. Shaw agreed to do so.
A section of the Windsor hotel. Mon
treal, was destroyed by fire recently,
causing a loss estimated at $150,000.
The supreme court of Mexico has
declined to grant a slay of execution
In the ease of the three Americana.
Maaton, Richardson and Harle, recent
ly sentenced at Chihuahua to be shot
for murdering people in order to se
cure the Insurance on their lives.
The state department has been In
formed that former President Morales
has left San Domingo on board the
U. 8. S. Dubuque for San Juan. Porto
Rico.
Friends of C. S, Hart have been ad
vised that he and the two other de
fendants will not be executed in ac
cordance with the court's decree by
being stood against an adobe wall and
shot by a squad of soldiers, but will be
sent ta the convict stockade on the
Island In the tropics on the coast of
the southern republic to serve terms
of 20 years each at hard labor, pre
sumably in the salt mines.
FIFTY MILLIONS FOR CZAR.
Finance Minister Kokovsoff Secures
French Loan.
Confirmation has been received of
the report that former Finance Min
ister Kokovsoff has been partially suc
cessful in his mission to Paris,
credit of $50,000,000 has been obtained
from the French bankers, with the as
surance of an Increased amount should
it prove necessary to maintain the sta
bility of the rouble.
It is explained, however, that the
credit Is not In the nature of a loan
to the Russian government, but is
strictly an operation between the state
bank of Russia and the French banks
whereby the sum stated Is placed to
the credit of the state bank as an ad
vance pending the time when the gov
ernment can contract a regular loan.
A
"Diplomatic day" at the state de
partment la Thursday In each week.
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
Official announcement that intercol
legiate football has been prohibited at
Harvard by vote of the board of over
seers, until the game is reformed, is
made. The announcement made known
the action taken ny the board at their
secret meeting held recently.
Eleven of the stars of the Pacific
coast league of 1905 will play ball in
the major leagues this coming season.
Never before in history of baseball
have the American and National lea
gues made such inroads as they have
ths year on the circuit of the far west.
Paris.— Ina 600 point billiard match
Monday f:r the championship of the
world between 'Maurice Vigueux of
Paris and Willie Hoppe the lattter won
by 177 points.
That the Chicago, Milwaukee & Bt.
Paul main line will not pass through
Bpokaue has been made known by the
colliers of the company. A spur branch
line, however, will run into Spokane,
connecting it with the main line. No
reason is given for this route.
Northern Pacific engineers laying
out the building of the Yakima valley
railroad have practically blooaed the
Chicago, Milwanke & Ht. Paul out of
the Naohes pass and forced the select
ion of the 800)10810)10 gateway to the
Hound. Coast officials of the now
tiaurcontinental line are making prep
arations for the use of Hnoqualmie pass
and only a showing of impossibility in
grades or some new advantage in
Naohes pass will change the present
plan.
A 85 cent rate is in force now on a
minimum shipment of 24 tons to the
carload,on timothy seed from Hpokane,
Connell,Moscow and Lewiston to Port
land. A rate of 65 cents a hundred on
condensed milk shipments from Rich
mond and Logan, Utah, to Hpokane
went into effect recently.
A new^Spokane train west to Leav
enworth,* Wash., will probably be in
stalled by the Great Northern Sunday.
It will leave Spokane at 4 p. m. and
will arrive at Leavenworth at mid
night.
The work now being done by the
government at Box canyon on the
Pond d'Oreille river, will be completed
by the end of March, and the canyon
will be navigable at that time, accord
ing to a statement made yesterday by
D. D. Birks, who has recently returned
from a trip op the Pend d'Ureille.
American trade with China* has
fallen off 96 per cent in the past year,
aoooridug to the estimate of Samuel
Glasgow, secretary and treasurer of
the Centennial Mill company at Spo
kane.
D. O. Corbin of Spokane and his
associates have just completed the pur
hase of 17 square miles of coal lauds
in the Crow's Nest district of British
Columbia for about $100,000. The
property was bought from Al Page of
Wardner, Idaho, and the Langley Bros,
of Cranbrook, B. C.
Henry Pratt Jndson, head of the de
partment of political science and dean
of the faculties of the University of
Chicago, has been appointed acting
president of that iutsitution.
Baker ( ity, Ore.— T. J. Murium, an
old miuei of this county, who bus been
treasurer of Bourue Miners' union No.
42, Western Federation, since its or
gauzntion some four or five years ago,
has been lodged in jail in default of
$500 bail. He is charged with the em
bezzlement of $468.
W. C. Pendleton, formerly of Wen
atchee,has been appointed deputy fruit
inspector of King county.
Protests loud and insistent come from
Chicago pulpits against the lawless
conditions which were held responsible
for the murder of Mrs.Frauk Hollister.
This crime, added to the killing of
three other women withiu a few
mouths, rou led the ministers and con
gregations to demaud that better pro
tection be given by the police to
women.
"PROTECTION IS KILLED."
Winston Churchill's Comment on Bal
four's Defeat.
lyomion, Jan. 16.—"We have killed
protection. This is the beginning of
such a political upheaval as has not
been seen in England since the days of
the great reform hill. Manchester has
saved herself by her exertions; she
will save England by her examples."
Thus spoke Winston Churchill
Saturday night, and his opinion that
free trade has gained a victory ts the
opinion of Ihe more responsible of the
unionist and newspapers, though many
of them attempt to explain the result
of the election on Saturday as due
more to questions like Chinese labor
in South Africa, war taxation, etc.
LARGE 'FRISCO FAILURE.
Wllson-Lyon Construction Company I
Short $150,000.
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A failure Involving outstanding lia
bilities of over $300,000 and a net loss
to creditors of at least $150,000 Is the
latest shook in San Francisco business
circles. The Wllson-Lyon Construc
tion company will close its affairs, but
whether It will be allowed to settle on
a pro rata basis or will be forced In
to bankruptcy remains to be deter
mined.
Building Co'lapsed.
Chicago, Jan. 16.—A seven story
warehouse in course of erection by the
Harder Furniture & Van company, at
the corner of Fortieth street aud Cain
met avenue, partialy collapsed Mon
day, injuring three workmen, one of
them seriously. A heavy gale was
blowing at the time and it carried
down a part of the north wall,'which
fell in upon the floors where 100 men
were at work. The majority of them
were protected by the floors, none of
which gave way. The damage to the
building ia estimated at'$4000.
The annual report of the general,
superintendent of railway mail service
for the fiscal year 1905 shows that the
total number of miles of service by
railroad, electric, cable and steamboat
An urgent plea Is made for the ro-1
tlrement and superannuation of clerks
disabled in line of duty or worn out,
through long and faithful service.
Mail Service Extensive.
lines to have been 376,684.03.
OVERDO LIVES SAVED
PASSENGERS AND CREW ON AT
LANTIC STEAMER.
of
lu
is
The Cherokee Went Aground on Jer
sey Coast and Severe Storm Near
ly Sending All to Watery Qrave—
Picked Crew From Sloop Yacht Al
berta Rescued Entire Number.
Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 16.—After
spending 24 hours In terrible anxiety
lest they he wrecked and swept Into
the sea, the passengers and crew. 60
In all, of the Clyde line steamer Chero
kee, bound from San Domingo for New
York, which went aground on the Bri
gantine shoals Friday, have been
rescued and landed at the Inlet. Cap
tain Archibald, two mates and the
ship's carpenter elected to remain
aboard the steamer. The rescue was
accomplished by Captain Mark Caste
and a picked crew In the sloop yacht
Alberta, and their experience was al
most as thrilling as that of the strand
ed passengers. More than a thousand
persons greeted the storm tossed party
ts the sloop sailed into the inlet with
the report that all hands were safe.
When the Cherokee ran Its nose
Into the sand on Friday there was no
fear for the safety of the vessel and
I hose on hoard. During the night a
moderate northeaster set In. sending
ihe vessel deeper into the sand. Day
light Saturday found the storm In full
blast. A heavy rain set In, and later
In the day a fog settled down and the
vessel was lost to view.
The wind rose until It reached a
velocity of 33 miles an hour, and the
passengers and crew had to leave the
leek. A signal from the steamer re
ported all hands on board at dawn to
day.
Then It was decided that the stanch
ilnop Alberta, with Captain Caste at
the helm and a picked crew, should
make an attempt to reach the Chero
kee, and. If possible, fake off those on
board. The Alberta got over the In
let bar In safety, and then went pitch
ing up the coast toward the stranded
steamer. They found the passengers
and most of the crew In a terrible
state of anxiety. The women were
weeping and the men were pleading
'hat something be done. Captain
Archibald and Captain Caste decided
lo make the attempt to transfer the
passengers. Though terribly anxious
to be released from their perilous po
sition. some of the passengers feared
to make the trip In the small boat. At
'he time the sea was rough, with a
fairly stiff wind blowing.
From the shore of Brigantine beach
hundreds watched the rescue, while
nway off at the Atlantic City Inlet a
number of men with strong glasses
kept the anxious crowd there Informed
of the progress of the rescue. A great
cheer went up when It was announced
that the Alberta, loaded with people,
was leaving the steamer,
take the sloop long to make the run
to the Inlet, where the passengers and
crow were congratulated on their safe
landing. Most of them were In an ex
hausted condition, not having had any
sleep for 48 hours.
It did not
Later.
Captian Archibald, his two mates
and the life saving crews who had
refused to leave the steamer, Cherokee
which lies stranded on the Brigantine
shaols, two miles off shore, have at
latsa bandonedt he vessel. Waves were
running over the deck and ponnding
the pilot house, the last refuge of the
captain and his men. The officers
went ashore in one of the boats of the
Brigantine life saving crew.
The big vessel, which is valued at
about $600,000, will probably be a
total loss.
St Petersburg. Jan. 16.—Though
the government is reasserting a pre
carious anthnrily in the cities along
the railroads in the Caucasus, official
advices received show that the moun
taineers are under arms in large sec
tions of the vioeroyalty. The govern
ment of Kutais is entirely in the hands
of insurgents, who have Intel dioteef
taxes and are levying their own import
duties.
The reduction of the inaccessible
districts of Gori and Usargeti, whose
mountain strongholds with their fierce
warriors have been the despair of all
oonqnerers, will involve a campaign
of weeks and even months with the co
operation of mountain artillery, in
comparison with which the operations
are child's play.
The troops in the Caucasus being in
adequate, the government has decided
to send a large force composed of the
veterans returning from Manchuria,
perhaps seven army corps.
No figures regarding the force now
in Manchuria have been given out, but
the inclusion in the budget of an esti
mate of $20,000,000 for the construct
ion of barracks for these troops giveî
some indication of their streught.
Though the process of the revolu
tionär propaganda among the troops
has largely been nullified by the events
of December, the "red" leaders are
renewing their campaign and are dis
seminating thousands of copies of the
appeals of the Saratoff peasant league, !
the union of libreal leaders aud other
organizations declaring that the gov- i
ernmeut lias perished by its own baud
aud that the loyalty of the soldiers is
dact ot hec hampions o thep copie. 1
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Oversight of Spokane Postal Employe
LETTERS BEAR 1905 STAMP.
May Have Legal Bearing.
Through an oversight on the part of
some employe of the Spokane poetof
(ice the dale on the machine stamping
the receipt of letters has not yet been
| changed, and letters received up to
1 Saturday were marked Just one year
1 late. The mistake Is causing some
talk in local legal circles owing to
the fact that the postofflee stamp ts
supposed to be accurate, and import
ant litigation may at times hinge on
this point.
HARRY ORCHARD'S DEFENSE.
His Attorney Sets Up Novel Defense
—Has Alibi Ready.
Boise.—Fred Miller of Spokane, at
torney for Harry Orchard, charged
with the murder of ex-Governor Frank
Steunenberg at Caldwell, has made an
Interesting statement respecting the
Instrument found In his client's trunk,
which bad been pronounced a contri
vance for determining the combination
of safes—a tool used by bank burglars
lu their occupation.
According- to Miller, the Instrument
is used In making loaded dice of the
kind used by gamblers. He said fur
ther that the plaster of parts found
was used in connection with the same
industry.
Another statement made by Miller
was to the effect that Orchard could
prove an ah
case. He could clear him of
charge In that manner, he said, should
he be taken to Colorado to stand trial
for the crime. Orchard, he declared,
was in Salt Lake at the time of the
explosion, being in attendance at a
miners' meeting. ' ,
Miller said he thought he, could
prove some of the exhibits In the case
had been manufactured.
It Is reported that the Jap, Charlie,
knew of the presence of explosives In
Orchard's room days before the ex
plosion. It is rumored he actually saw
the completed Infernal machine.
It Is now reported as Improbable
that the deductions made by Chemist
Jones in the analysis of various pow
ders, liquu s t^d „ «ticks of sup
posed explosives-^!!! be offered as evi
dence In the preliminary examination.
The prosecution seems to
enough evidence to hold the prisoner
for trial will be al hand without that.
Attorney Miller tells of receiving a
warning letter, but would not show it.
He says the letter has been sent to
Spokane to find out. If possible, the
Identity of the writer.
in the Independence
that
think
MARSHALL FIELD
DIED TUESDAY
Marshall Field, the millionaire
Chicago merchant, died at the Holland
house New York city at 4 o'clock Tues
day afternoon after a nine days' illness
of pneumonia.
Death came peacefully while the mem
bers of the family, who bad been in
almost constant attendance for several
days, were gathered aronnd the death
bed. They, as well as the dying mer
chant himself, were prepared for the
end. For days they had been swayed
between hope and fear, bnt when the
alarming turn came today after the
remarkable rally of yesterday, it was
recognized that the end bad been only
briefly deferred. Those who were
present when the merchant died were
Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Marshall
Field, Jr.. August N. Eddy, Mrs. Hen
ry Dibblee, John C. Lincoln and Mrs.
Preston Gibson.
FUNERAL OF DR. HARPER.
Simple Services Over Body of Chicago
'Varsity President—Addressed
by Noted Educators.
Chicago, Jan. 15.—The body of Dr.
William Rainey Harper, late president
of the University of Chicago, was laid
to rest Sunday in a vault In Oakwood
cemetery. The final resting place of
the body of the distinguished educator
will, however, be on the university
campus, where It Is planned to build
a memorial chapel and crypt. The
body lay in state In Haskell hall from
8 o'clock until noon, In the room where
Dr. Harper had led the faculty meet
ings In administering the educational
affairs of the university. This was
according to his wish and the funeral
plans which he himself had drawn up
and signed on the day before his death.
At noon the casket was taken to Man
del hall, where the funeral services
were held. Owing to the small seating
capacity of the hall, admission was by
card, and only a portion of the students
could attend the exercises.
Addresses were delivered by Presi
dent William H. P. Faunce of Brown
university. Chancellor E. Benjamin
Andrews of the University of Ne
braska. Dean Harry Pratt Jndson of
the University-of Chicago and Dr. Ly
man Abbott of New York.
The floral tributes were numerous
and included wreaths from President
Roosevelt. Emperor William of Ger
many and many other distinguished
persons.
The funeral cortege from Mandel
hall to the cemetery consisted only of
the family, a few personal friends and
the trustees of the university.
Mr*. Nellie Orant-Sartorls, daughter
Cincinnati, Jan. 16.—The Times
Star says that Mrs. Grace Taggart,
who was to have appeared in the
Wooster court in connection with her
recent divorce from Captain E.,P. Tag
gart, Ü. 8. A., is on board the steamer
Cedric, with hsr two sons, en route to
Europe. She is said to have been
booked as Mrs Grace Thompson and
was accompanied by a trained nurse.
The arrangement for her sailing are
said to have been made by her friends
without her knoweldge and that she
was afterwards persuaded to make the
trip abroad in order to be out of Cap
! I®' 11 Taggart s reach until alter his de
parture for the Philippines. The party
i i- s ® u route to Paris, where friends of
Mrs. Taggart have arranged for a visit
of uncertain length. The letters re
1 oeived at Wooster from California are
declared to have been written while
Mrs. Taggart was staying in Alexan
' drift, Ky., ami mailed ander cover for
retailing by friends on the coast.
°f Marshall Held, the Chicago mer
chant, who is 111 with pneumonia at the
Holland house In this city. Is not so
w el 1 ■
of General U, S. Grant, spent the sum
mer at Poland Springs, Me., and got
up many progressive euchre parties
Marshall Field Worse.
New York, Jan. 16.—The condition
that were successful.
NORTHWEST STATES
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WASHINGTON, MONTANA, IDAHO
AND OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country—Numerous Acci
dents and Personal Events Take
Plao
A
-Fall Trade la Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The wrestling match at Harrington
between Joe Heinrich of Spokane and
John Swartz, Ed Rux and Armoud Fox
of Harrington was won by Heinrich
In the total wrestling time of 17 min
utes and 55 seconds.
Winfred Cowles, alleged embezzling
sohoool clerk and director of the North
Yakima city board, ha* been acquitted
by a jury and immediately rearrested
on a similar charge, aud placed in the
county jail.
A man whose name has not yet
been discovered, recently was found
dead near Spokane.
Rev. H. Edward Mills, who has been
chosen for the new pastor of the Ply
mouth Congregational church at Spo
kaae, has been In charge of the Edge
wood Congregational church In Seat
tle for three years.
After an eventful life that spanned
almost a century with the male
members of her family connected with
all three of the great wars of the
country. Mrs. Julia Stllley Smith died
at Kettle Falla, recently, at the home
of her son Harvey, aged nearly 98
years.
George Elnsldler, a pioneer of Whit
man county, died suddenly at his home,
southwest of Albion, recently.
The price of sugar beets Is to be
advanced 50 cents per ton If a certain
Increase In the tonnage is reached, ac
cording to a report.
The wheat convention, at Its session
at Pullman, passed a resolution In
dorsing the work of the national
grange In trying to secure removal of
the international revenue tax en de
naturallxed alcohol. A memorial on
the subject will be forwarded to con
gress.
The faculty of the University of
Washington will start a movement
with the assured support of President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root to have
the $20,000.000 Indemnity paid by the
Chinese for the Boxer trouble used
to establish chairs of Chinese lan
guage in the leading universities of
the country.
Jack O'Keefe has accepted the chal
lenge made by Kid Parker to meet him
in Spokane, and has notified the Spo
kane Amateur Athletic club that he
will go against the great little fighter
from Denver, It 1s known that Eddie
Quinn, manager of the S. A. A. C.,
thinks Parker and O'Keefe would
make one of the host fights that has
ever been pulled off in Spokane, so
the sports expect to see the two men
matched.
Joe Rousseau of Tacoma has Iden
tified George Gilmore, the man who
was shot to death by Officer Mort Bell
at Bakersfield. Cal., some weeks ago
while attempting to escape from cus
tody, as his brother, Henry Rousseau,
a resident of Tacoma.
The report of the Yakima Horticul
tural union, composed of fruit grow
ers In Takima county, shows net prof
its of the union for 1905 at approxi
mately $4000. During the year 96 cars
of fruit were shipped.
leaving his crutches as a silent mes
sage to those he left behind. Ray
Strode plunged Into the cold waters
of the Spokane river at Spokane and
carried out his oft repeated threat that
he would end his life In the Spokane
river.
Congressman Cushman has Intro
duced a bill providing for the appoint
ment of commissioners by the gover
nor of Alaska Instead of by judges, as
has been the practice In the past.
The house has passed the Jones bill
providing for the construction of a
bridge across the Columbia river at
Wenatchee.
Dr. N. G. Blalock announces a big
rabbit drive at Blalock Island In the
Columbia river, February 9.
The Washington Irrigation company
has a large force preparing for 1906
water delivery from the Sunnyside ca
nal. This work has been delayed on
account of the pending negotiations for
a sale to the government.
Ross R. Brattaln of Spokane is In
Washington to qualify as United
Stales consul to Heng Chow, China.
Walla Walla has been selected for
the next G. A. R. department encamp
ment, to be held June 25, 26 and 27.
OREGON ITEMS.
Judge Cleland. In the slate circuit
court has handed down a decision
which will result In revolutionizing the
manner of disposing of wives' estates
In Oregon and upsetting popular be
lief that a wife must recognize the
husband In the disposition of property
not acquired as community property.
E. H. Shepard, manager of the two
fruitgrowers' unions of Hood River.
Ore., was one of the speakers at the
meeting of the Northwest Fruitgrow
ers' association at I^aGrande. Ore. His
paper received close attention, and
was one of the best features of the
convention,
O. W. Coffman, marshal of Pendle
ton, Is said to be the youngest officer
holding a similar position in the west.
Mr. Coffman Is 23 years old.
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, rabbi of Tem
ple Beth Israel of Portland, has an
nounced to his congregation his In
tention to leave Portland next Septem
ber and organize a free Jewish relig
ious movement in New York.
Work on the approaches of the Nor
thern Pacific railroad bridge across
the Columbia river at Vancouver, has
been commenced. As soon as the con
troversy with ihe government over the
projected bridge across the Willamette
has been settled that structure will be
commenced. The estimated cost of
the two bridges is $3.000,000.
That there are two Harry Orchards
can be no longer doubted, says the
IDAHO NEWS.
Boise Capital News. The milkman al
Wallace la now definitely ascertained
to be an entirely different individual
from the Harry Orchard confined In
the Jail at Caldwell charged with the
murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg,
Moscow lodge No. 249, B. P. O. E„
dedicated their new temple Friday
with elaborate ceremonies.
Senator Heybum of Idaho may de
cide to exploit his proposition for the
annexation of Santo Domingo.
A laborer named Stelnmlller. em
ployed In digging a sewer at Coeur
d'Alene, was burled in a caveln re
cently and bad a narrow escape from
death.
The Northern Pacific has lost out in
its fight-to prevent the classification
of timber lands valued at $1,500,000 in
Shoshone county, Idaho, as mineral
lands, the railway company being de
cided against by the United States
land office at Coeur d'Alene. The com
pany gets but certain nonmineral
lands. The decision Is signed by Reg
ister R. N. Dunn and Receiver C. D.
Warner.
At the present time the United
Slates geological survey Is maintain
ing 12 gauging stations on Idaho
streams. Seven of these stations are
essential in connection with the rec
lamation projects now under way in
the state.
A new railroad between Mountain
Home and Bruneau, Idaho, a distance
of 20 miles, will probably be construct
a
ed.
Senator W. B. Heyburn has been
busy at this session of the senate, and
word comes from Washington that he
Is likely to succeed In putting his
pure food bill through the senate this
winter. The bill, while generally sup
posed to have much merit, has been
beaten by one scheme or another ses
sion after session, and If Senator Hey
burn succeeds In making It a law It
may rank as a notable victory.
The news that the O. R. & N. com
pany has filed articles of Incorpora
tion at Olympia. Wash., for a route
down the Salmon river was good news
for Lewiston and the tributary coun
try.
In an accident at the Hecla mine
near Burke, B. B. Alton sustained In
juries, by being crushed between an
ore car and the timbers In the tun
nel, from which he died In the hos
pital six hours later.
The Nez Perce Indians will ask con
gress to pass a bill to declare them
competent to transact their own pri
vate business without the consent of
the Indian agent and the department.
MONTANA SQUIBBS.
Policeman Clifford McGllvray has
been suspended from the ranks at
Butte and sent to the county jail un
der arrest as the result of an affray
in Main street, which for a time
threatened a riot.
Two more indictments returned by
the recent federal grand jury have
been made public when F. D. Cooper
and William Wickson, both residents
of Cascade county, appeared before
the federal court and pleaded not guil
ty to the charges alleging violations
of the land laws.
The 19th annflal session of the Mon
tana Society of Engineers, composed
of prominent mining men of the state,
has elected B. H. Dunshee. a promi
nent Amalgamated engineer, president
of the organization. The session of
engineers was held at Lewiston. Mont.
Pleading guilty to having forged the
name of his employer to a check for
$60, with the assurance, he says, that
he would be given one year in the
penitentiary, George Lascas, a youth,
was sentenced Saturday afternoon to
10 years In the penitentiary at hard
labor. Lascaa was dumbfounded by
the sentence. Judge Donlan took oc
casion to say he proposed to put a
stop to the carnival of crime In Butte,
by giving every criminal brought be
fore him for sentence the limit. Las
cas committed forgery in order to buy
wine for burlesque chorus girls.
Oregon Short Line engineers are In
Madison county endeavoring to run
another line to Butte, seeking a route
by which they may extend the Coke
ville, Wyo., cutoff and the Yellowstone
Park branch Into Butte, a thing that
would materially reduce the expense
of operating and make a considerable
saving of time In the shipment of coal
from the Wyoming fields to the Mon
tana markets.
Theatrical Notes.
In reply to a recent inquiry by Rich
ard Mansfield why they refused their
theaters to Sarah Bernhardt. Klaw &
Erlanger replied: Richard Mansfield;
We fear that you have been Imposed
upon. Mme. Bernhardt's managers
have access to theaters of their own,
and are not applying to us for any
dates. There Is neither danger nor
necessity of her playing In tents.
On December 17 In Cincinnati Jo
seph Murphy, the veteran Irish come
dian. began the last fortnight of his
long and memorable career upon the
American stage. He stepped down
and out on the night of December 30,
when his engagement at the Murray
Hill theater terminated. Inasmuch as
Mr. Murphy Is 71 years old and has
been on the stage since the early '40s,
there are few to question his right
to seek a well earned rest.
The Washington theater, located on
Riverside avenue, Spokane, Is first
class In every respect. It has a fine
bill each week. Performances every
afternoon and evening at 2. 7 and
o'clock. Admission to all 15c. Reserv
ed seats 25c. Children 10c.
On the Louisville A Nashville rail
way In a collision between a freight
train and a special car carrying the
"Little Johnny Jones" company, near
Repton. Ala., recently several mem
bers of the company were injured.
Manager John F. Cordray. who has
had charge of the Washington theater
at Spokane since the opening of the
new house, has gone to Vancouver,
B. C., to superintend the work of re
modeling the People's theatre, pur
chased a few days ago by the Sulli
van and Consadlne interests. During
be
of
_ . _
the absence of Mr. Cordray George
Dreher will have charge ot the Wash-1
ington. _
Henry W Savage has entered Into
a contract with Richard Harding Davis
for his new comedy "The War Corre
spondent," In which the comedian,
| Raymond Hitchcock, will begin a star
ring tour the latter part ot December.
CŒUR D'ALENE MINES
DURING 1905 PRODUCED OVER
$15,000,000 IN MINERALS.
Lead-Silver
Mines Contribute Over
$14.000,000—Federal Company Mined
the Most, With Bunker Hill Com
pany Second-Over 3000 Men Em
ployed in District.
From official and semiofficial sources
It is learned that the mines of the
Coeur d'Alene mining district during
1905 produced a total of $15,220,692 In
lead, silver, copper, gold and zinc, an
increase over that of 1904 of approxi
mately $3,000.000.
Of this sum the lead-sliver mines
contributed $14,196,592. the remaining
$1,023.740 standing to the credit of the
copper - gold - silver - zinc
mines.
The tons of ore mined during the
year were approximately 1,445,170. the
Federal Mining & Smelting company's
five mines—the Standard, Mammoth,
Empire State, Tiger Poorman and
Morning—leading with 875,000 tons, as
nearly as can be ascertained; the
Bunker Hill & Sullivan mine ranking
second, with the enormous output of
341,170 tons. The Hecla is third on the
list, with 100,000 tons, then follows tue
Snowstorm, with 65,400 tons; the Her
cules next, with 11,500 tons.
The silver content of ail the ores
ihlpped totals 7.100,000 ounces, having
M.402.000 commercial value, figured at
62 cents an ounce for the year. The
lead content foots up to 249.000,000
oounds. worth $10,080,000, reckoning
it 4 cents a pound, the price allowed
the producer at the mine. The New
York price of lead for the year aver
aged 5 cents a pound. This difference
in price, if allowed the mine owners,
would make the total value of the
output of the Coeur d'Alene mines ap
proximate $17,710,692.
The mines of the Federal company
rlelded 8,200,000 ounces of silver, the
Bunker Hill A Sullivan 2,689,00«, the
Hercules 727.651. the Hecla 682,17»
md the Snowstorm 882.960 ounces.
These figures are officially confirmed.
The Federal company's mines pro
luced 118.784,300 pounds of lead, the
Bunker Hill & Sullivan 97,281,17«
nounds, the Hecla 408,390 pounds and
the Hercules 11,656,948 pounds.
Metallic lead to the total amount of
124,600 tons was produced In this dis
trict during 1905, an increase over last
ear's output of 16,600 tons. It la be
lieved that this remarkable output rep
resents 38 per cent of the total lead
production of the United States for
the year.
Of the eight leading mines in the
district the dividends and net earn
Ings total $6,055,000, the Bunker Hill
t Sullivan leading with $3,256,008; the
Federal company's mines ranking sec
ond with $1.750,000. the Hercules next
with $460,000 and the Hecla with $240,
000 .
producing
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The new mines and prospect proper
ties employ about 1000 men, bringing
the grand total number of the men
employed In the mines of this district
to 3070. These men receive upon an
average $3.60 a day each, totaling
811,052 a day. $331,560 a month or
$3,978,720 during the year.
The chief producer of lead Is the
Snowsboe mine, near Mullan, with an
output last year of 6,108,(172 pounds,
'his being an Increase of Its produc
tion for 1904 of over 3,000,000 pounds.
COMING.
January Attractions at The Spokane
Theater.
January 16-17—"Buster Brown."
January 19-20—"College Widow."
January 21—"When Johnny Comes
Marching Home."
January 23-24—"Bohemians."
January 30-31—"County Chairman."
"COLLEGE WIDOW."
The pretty "College Widow" with
her following of fetching girls and rol
Icklng students will be seen at the
Spokane theater next Friday and Sat
trdny nights under all the favorable
circumstances that made her vogue
-O pronounced in New York and Chi
cago. George Ade's clever and orig
inal comedy, accentuated by the pains
'aklng ami liberal producing policy of
Henry W. Savage is declared to be a
most altogether pleasing entertain
ment. Within a story, admirable In
combining the elements of simplicity
tnd sustained Interest, Mr. Ade In
"The College Widow," has sketched a
score or more of amusing American
character types, irresistible because of
their fidelity to nature.
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"WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCH
ING HOME."
The W. F. Carleton Opera company
will be seen In "When Johnny Comes
Marching Home," at the Spokane the
ater. for one night, Sunday January 21. '
The story of the play Is said to be
intensely dramatic, and Is laid in the
year 1865, during the civil war, but
there is not a vestige of sectional or
party feelings—the opera 1s for the
South as much as the North.
Well Stuffe'd.
"Well, my man." said the military
doctor to a patient who had been on
"low diet" for a long time, "how are
you?"
"Much better, sir."
"Could you eat a small chicken to
day?"
"That I could, sir."
"What would you like it ^stuffed
with?"
"Please, your honor," replied the
hungry patient, "I would like to have
it stuffed with another."—Puck.
The Reporter's Reason.
"Why do you say "a blush crept
over the face of the. fair ulainlWf?"
asks tl)e e( j itor *
-Because." explains the reporter.
"there was so much powder on her
facP J he ( bluah ha " ^eep or else it
*" u | ld ( ralBe to ° much dust "-Modern
e *•
Tokio la 100 years older than St.
Petersburg.